Abhi Zinda Hoon Tou Jee Lene Do – Naajayaz

This is indeed a timeless song. No wonder it was a big hit in 1995 & even to this day, the song is very popular in India. It was sung by Kumar Sanu & Roop Kumar Rathod. And Naseerudin Shah gave wonderful expressions. The movie Naajayaz itself was also a blockbuster.

It's got very deep, meaningful lyrics. You just can't say anything about the poetic depth...what if you make a mistake! This is by far the most beautiful rain song, cause you see reality in it.

Again it's very, very difficult to choose the best lines. First of all, I love the main stanza. It starts off beautifully:

'Barsaat kay mausam mein, tanhai kay alam mein,
Main ghar say nikal aaya, bootal bhi utha laya.'

There's so much truth in this:

'Abhi zinda hoon tou jee lene do
Bhari barsaat mein pee lene do.'

People just don't let you live with peace. They have issues with everything...your choices are far more important to them. They have to interfere even when it's none of their business but you can't make them see all this...they'd continue to be the nuisance they are.

I love this line: 'Mujhay tukron mein nahin jee na hai,
Katra katra tou nahin pee na hai.'

And I don't know what is there so difficult to understand about this.

'Maikadoon mein tou piya karta hoon, chalti rahon mein bhi pee lene do.'
I think 'chalti rahon mein' it's going to be more fun. You do anything that's a little different from the god-damn norms & rules (that we are supposed to follow) is sure fun.

So much depth is in the line: 'Aag say aag bhujay gi dil ki, mujhay yeh aag bhi pee lene do.'
However, I think it's unfair that courageous individuals are the only ones who are supposed to do the impossible & make it better for others.

Jo Haal Dil Ka Idhar Ho Raha Hai– Sarfarosh

Quite a sexy song! Both Aamir Khan & Sonali look great. I don't think everyone can look nice while dancing & singing in the rain.

Sarfarosh is one of Aamir Khan's best movies in my opinion. The story line is excellent. All the songs are nice. The movie revolves around cross-border terrorism. Naseerudin Shah makes an awesome villain. It's a brilliant movie. You are sure to love Aamir Khan in it & I've enjoyed watching it every time. You know the director researched & worked on this particular project for seven years & hard work shows.

Hosh walon ko khabar kya is my favourite song. It's got brilliant lyrics. About this song, what I basically like is both the people know exactly what's going on & after wasting so much time, when they meet again, they don't waste a single second...Very smart approach! I like it.

And there are couple of cool rain songs besides Mausam hai aashiqana. I'll try to cover them. Hope you guys enjoy this one.

Dirty Pictures Theatrical Trailer

Silk Smitha puts me off  from the day I first read about this project but Dirty Pictures - a movie on Smitha's life is releasing soon and I thought it would be better to share its theatrical trailer. Being a production of Ekta Kapoor, two things were inevitable 1. Her brother Tushar Kapoor is pretty much a part of the cast in this home production as well and 2. The movie is revolving around sex and lust (specialty of Ekta Kapoor's production house keeping in mind the useless porn movie Raginni MMS she made.)

Anyhow, a movie on Silk Smith could not be made without sex and lust. The cast is superb. Vidya Balan must have acted well but most of her fans are questioning her choice of doing a dirty movie in the first place since she is already doing so well. Naseeruddin Shah looks a bit old even with the dyed hair. My favorite is Emraan Hashmi of the lot.

Vidya Balan Not In Ishqiya 2

After shit loads of success from Ishqiya and bagging so many Best Actress Awards, it was quite a shocker for most people to hear that Vidya Balan is not going to be a part of the film sequel. While Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi will carry on the legacy in Ishqiya 2 as the male leads, Vidya will be out of the scene completely.

Director Abhishek Chaubey has confirmed the news that Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi will fall in love again in the sequel but with two different girls this time.

It is heard that Madhuri Dixit was approached to play the role of one of the leading ladies in the sequel but she asked a very high fee, so one cannot say much about who will be working in the second part.

Sadly, one looks back and remembers when Vidya Balan ambitiously asked Shahrukh Khan and Hugh Jackman to star with her in Ishqiya 2 at a media event...and now it will all be a dream for her. Anyway, she is a good actress and she did her part well in Ishqiya and will have much more to prove as an actress in the future.

Naseeruddin Shah To Take A Break From Cinema This Year

Naseeruddin Shah is always busy in his acting career even at this age but he enjoys his work more because he always has a feeling of incompleteness in him.

However, with time his cynicism on Bollywood films is growing bigger and better. He is not happy to see the kind of cinema being produced for the masses these days.

He was also upset with Vishal Bhardwaj for making him do the role in 7 Khoon Maaf because Naseer was never convinced about that role wholeheartedly. He worked in 4 films in 2010 and none of them did well as per his expectations.

So, this year Naseeruddin will take a break from cinema with all this cynicism taking a toll on him and would rather concentrate on theatre.

I have always been a big fan of Naseeruddin Shah...one of the really good, educated actors of India who knows and understands cinema very deeply. I often wonder how a deep artist like him with all his criticism is still surviving in such a made up industry and is going strong. Compared to Big B and other flashy actors, Naseeruddin Shah's work is always a class apart!

Vivaan: Didn't feel sad when dad was being killed

Vivaan Shah had a great time working with Priyanka Chopra & he admits that he was scared. "I had a wonderful time working with Priyanka Chopra. I was intimidated working with Priyanka Chopra. But with her kind-hearted and friendly nature, she really made it comfortable for me on the sets. She gave me a lot of tips on acting. I learnt a lot and it's been one of the most cherished experienced of my life."

See the son of Naseeruddin Shah talks like a normal human being. Although he was intimidated by Priyanka & he even praised Priyanka for her friendly nature, but this doesn’t sound like Sara Dias who just went on praising Ranbir Kapoor like anything & that was just an ad, to begin with. And you will notice that Vivaan talks about his character & the character of his dad. He sounds quite down-to-earth at the moment.

Naseeruddin Shah is also playing an important role in the film. When asked if his character in the film is better than father, Vivaan says, "I can't call my character better than dad's character. Both are extremely interesting and different, which is shown in the film." And was he nervous working with his dad? "I wasn't nervous performing in front of my dad. Every time he was on set, I was motivated and charged up even more. I even tried to impress him."

So did he feel sad when his dad was being killed in the film? "I don't play my dad's son in the film. So I didn't feel sad when dad was murdered by Priyanka," says Vivaan.

7 Khoon Maaf Special Screening

Vidya Balan & Naseeruddin Shah To Do Intimate Scenes In Dirty Pictures

 Vidya Balan portraying herself as Silk Smitha

Silk Smitha

Vidya Balan and Naseeruddin Shah had an impressive on screen chemistry in Inshqiya. Now they are coming together in Dirty Pictures once again. Dirty Pictures is the story about the real life of Silk Smitha's, which was quite colorful as well. It has been said the lady had multiple lovers. Naseeruddin Shah will play the role of one of Smitha's lovers who was particularly close to her.

Word is that Vidya and Naseeruddin Shah will share two intimate love scenes in  Dirty Pictures. It is not decided if there will be any lip locking but Vidya and the director are both clear on one thing that the scene has to be done aesthetically well.

Though, over all the movie is the journey of Silk Smitha's life, her encounters with the different men in her life and of course how she dealt with things emotionally.

Priyanka Thinks Vivaan Shah Is A Brilliant Actor

Priyanka Chopra has a new favorite in Bollywood and it is the new comer Vivaan Shah. 7 Khoon Maaf is his debut film and Priyanka is in love with his actings skills. So much so, she said acting is in his genes after all he is the son of the best Indian actor around - the one and only Naseeruddin Shah. The film 7 Khoon Maaf is from Vivaan's point of view so his role is quite significant.

Priyanka said, she connected really well with Vivaan with whom she spent lots of time on the sets. Both Vivaan and Naseeruddin Shah played the role of her husbands in 7 Khoon Maaf. Priyanka said both father and son brilliantly essayed the roles they were given and it was interesting to work with both of them.

Naseeruddin Shah excited about his role

Naseeruddin Shah is tired of playing the good guy or saint in the movies & he’s very excited about his character Milan Luthria in'Dirty Picture' who is a thorough lecher.

"I'm sick of playing a saint. A do-gooder. And with Milan at the helm, I am sure he'll extract great work from me as an entertaining lech," said the 60-year-old actor.

'Dirty Picture' is inspired by the true story of Southern actress Silk Smitha. Vidya Balan will be playing the lead role in the movie.

Priyanka Talks About Intimacy With 7 Husbands

Priyanka is pretty much in the news because of 7 Khoon Maaf. She was asked about her intimate scenes with all the co-stars and Priyanka said that the character marries 7 people and all marriages have intimacy along with other emotions. So, she tried to make every actor comfortable and did the scenes with all honesty giving the best   of her acting skills. 

She said, the intimate scenes were part of the character and she gave it her best shot. She said that she was most comfortable with John Abrahan since she already knew him well as they have worked in three films before. She said Neil Nitin Mukesh and Vivaan Shah were the best of pals as the moment Priyanka met them, she got along very well with them so the comfort zone was pretty much there. Alex who came from Russia was fun to be with and she loved his company. She said Irfaan Khan is one person who taught her a lot about acting and she loved working with him for the first time.

As for Annu Kapoor, Priyanka knew him for all her life as he is a friend of her father. But she admitted working with Naseeruddin Shah was what really gave her trouble. She was so nervous and scared of working with him whom she calls an institution of cinema himself. 

So from the looks of it Priyanka did try to make the most of her time with her 7 husbands and learnt something from each one of them.

ISHQIYA gets maximum Star Screen Award nominations

Ishqiya - the first block buster of the year stands among the most acclaimed films of 2010. The film not only got appreciated by the audience but remained one of the hot favourites in the international film festivals circuit. To add a feather on the hat, ISHQIYA now gets nominated in 13 categories in the Star Screen Award which makes the film one of the highest nominated movies for 2010. The list below mentions the categories in which Ishqiya is nominated:

Category:

Best Actor: Naseeruddin Shah

Best Actress: Vidya Balan

Best Supporting Actor: Arshad Warsi

Best Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Best Lyrics: Gulzar-Dil to Baccha Hai Ji../Ibn-e-Batuta..

Best Singer: Male:Rahat Fateh Ali Khan-Dil to Baccha Hai Ji..

Best Singer: Female:Rekha Bhardwaj-Ab Mujhe../ Badi Dheere..

Best Background Music: Hitesh Sonik

Best Editing: Namrata Rao

Best Art Direction: Nitin Chandrakant Desai

Most Promising Debut Director: Abhishek Chaubey

Best Sound P: M Satheesh / Shajith Koyeri

Naseeruddin Shah's wish list revealed

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah might be choosy about his films. But despite doing few and far between films, the actor has a long wish list which he wants to fulfill in the coming time.

Naseer has no qualms about doing films with anyone till the script appeals him. The so called master's of cinema are not his only preferred choice. In his words, "I've had bad experiences with the so-called 'masters' of cinema. I did A WEDNESDAY and FIRAAQ unaware about the directors' capabilities. The younger kids do have a greater hunger." In the past Naseeruddin Shah has worked with newcomers and the films have been tremendously praised.

Now, the veteran actor has a new wish list. The wish list includes names of a few filmmakers with whom Naseeruddin Shah would like to team up. But, he's not pushing things around. The role has to appeal to him and the script has to make sense to him before he can actually sign on the dotted line.

Naseeruddin Shah's wish list includes names like Raju Hirani and Anurag Kashyap. However he has not listed Sanjay Leela Bhansali in his wish list as he feels his cinema is too opulent and something which does not suit him. Talking about Sanjay Leela's cinema, the veteran actor adds, "I don't fit into his kind of operatic dramas. I love his song sequences but my time for singing songs is long past."

7 Khoon Maaf - Theatrical Trailer

I had to put this trailer here as we start our movie blog. Darlinggggggggggggggggggg....

This Time I Am Going To Drinkkkkkkkkkkkk His Blooooooooooooooooood hahahahahahha