tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46478168471046689332024-03-13T01:49:14.465-07:00Welcome To The Blogs of Niilesh A RajeWith words as our tools of thought, I feel one should keep the channel of communication open by reaching the minds of our readers. Niilesh A Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11760909095657585987noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647816847104668933.post-1446643770237509692023-12-31T11:17:00.000-08:002023-12-31T11:17:35.321-08:00Satyashodhak: Actor Sandeep Kulkarni portrays the pivotal role of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule in his upcoming film all set to hit screens on January 5, 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNdepZhrzQ48Vavtf1nwKGBXQnQK4jZUGqiiH_xgT17etwPR9x2ggVu5X5xdV7fBvNS9lojoKdBBpvKW6n_VmS8Iz0a8FuqscDvMDHuZXBpbMOxZ0X0txkAvzrIOfxQHY1rDUsB9ZFLTMqFMKE6Q07qwpeF5y1eX96ce-hScjmtR-57KSJ6Fk0eih5t2I/s547/Satyashodhak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="463" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNdepZhrzQ48Vavtf1nwKGBXQnQK4jZUGqiiH_xgT17etwPR9x2ggVu5X5xdV7fBvNS9lojoKdBBpvKW6n_VmS8Iz0a8FuqscDvMDHuZXBpbMOxZ0X0txkAvzrIOfxQHY1rDUsB9ZFLTMqFMKE6Q07qwpeF5y1eX96ce-hScjmtR-57KSJ6Fk0eih5t2I/w339-h400/Satyashodhak.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify;">The most awaited Marathi film 'Satyashodhak,' a
biopic of India's popular and eminent social reformer Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
written and directed by Nilesh Jalamkar is all set to hit screens on January 5,
2024.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify;">Lead actor Sandeep Kulkarni, known for his
acclaimed performances in Marathi and Hindi films will be portraying the pivotal
role of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule in this film alongside with actor Rajshri
Deshpande who will playing role of Savitri Bai Phule.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify;">In a freewheeling chat, Sandeep Kulkarni said, “I
am very much excited for my upcoming biopic of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule titled as
“Satyashodhak”. The biopic is not just based upon the life and times of eminent
social reformer Mahatma Jyotirao Phule. On the contrary the film does showcase the
struggle faced by both Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Savitri Bai Phule on the big
screen with regards to women education and other social issues faced within the society. This involved a lot of study and deep
research.”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify;">The supporting cast includes, Ravindra Mankani,
Ganesh Yadav, Suresh Vishwakarma, Siddheshwar Zadbuke, Aniket Kelkar, Anirudh
Bankar, Rahul Tayade, Monica Tayade and Jayashree Gaikwad in pivotal roles contribute
equally well to the film's emotional depth</span><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify;">'Satyashodhak' film is a tribute to the spirit
of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, a visionary who paved the way for social justice. It's
a story that needs to be shared not only to entertain but also to inspire and
provoke thought on contemporary social issues.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify;">'Satyashodhak' film is slated for January 5, 2024
release. Coincidentally, January 3 is observed as Savitribai Phule Jayanti, the
birth anniversary of India's first lady school teacher.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Niilesh A Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11760909095657585987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647816847104668933.post-38869781430233010422022-08-13T20:34:00.001-07:002022-08-13T20:34:33.110-07:00Silsila : 41 Years for the release of Amitabh Bachchan Ji's movie 'Silsila'<p><span> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46R3Y6JDQs_CI65-ykkqSW-rDd_ePr3fTCW0RDusFusxV_kcbHl8_EyyHgsai_VbLYcQiIHRlh4psJ7Q0NqfqBxqHbEiEXZx0q229Bq-rEwFse0HbLUltHel-5fgZQKa2ISpRoq0yMazxTQFuRw8yuX9ak1FmAyzTj4YFf9Dw8cE7OA-c-Df5w47K-g/s452/Silsila.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="332" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46R3Y6JDQs_CI65-ykkqSW-rDd_ePr3fTCW0RDusFusxV_kcbHl8_EyyHgsai_VbLYcQiIHRlh4psJ7Q0NqfqBxqHbEiEXZx0q229Bq-rEwFse0HbLUltHel-5fgZQKa2ISpRoq0yMazxTQFuRw8yuX9ak1FmAyzTj4YFf9Dw8cE7OA-c-Df5w47K-g/s320/Silsila.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><br /><p>14th August 2022 - 41 years for the release of Amitabh Bachchan Ji's movie 'Silsila' (The Affair, 1981). The advertisement proclaimed boldly, “Love is faith and faith is forever”. The movie was controversial right from the beginning much before its release date especially with extra marital themes addressed boldly by Yash Ji in his film then.</p><p>The original cast was Padmini Kolhapure but it did not work out as she was tight on time with her dates and availability. Then next choice then made was Parveen Babi and Smita Patil. Both were not considered apt for the roles and were eventually dropped from the choice list. </p><p>The film witnessed average business at box office and was trashed by the media then as 'Silly Sila'. However, today's age the film has gained a strong cult and is considered to be classic. The movie's soundtrack became "super-hit" upon the release and still continues to be equally popular.</p><p>Silsila was shot in Yash Ji’s house in Kashmir, Delhi and Netherlands. Netherlands is another beautiful country in Europe, where the evergreen song ‘Dekha Ek Khwab’ featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha was shot. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ogxxTlpJVGjZworhgaX8fKDNTjoBY9MyxN6tnrdeDeSX8Y0hEAcZwu011SoD-Hl1tTbcxHE6cW09xoQTCAu0b1cfDr3AQuoWfBSZwUDBrVtNVVTigADRzLcqKwLO3S4fS42dXZbgygm9biRClpD1-wAm59sgfQAsVOhWyKI6rYlLSeStoO4oiFcs8Q/s623/SILSILA14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="585" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ogxxTlpJVGjZworhgaX8fKDNTjoBY9MyxN6tnrdeDeSX8Y0hEAcZwu011SoD-Hl1tTbcxHE6cW09xoQTCAu0b1cfDr3AQuoWfBSZwUDBrVtNVVTigADRzLcqKwLO3S4fS42dXZbgygm9biRClpD1-wAm59sgfQAsVOhWyKI6rYlLSeStoO4oiFcs8Q/s320/SILSILA14.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>“Dekha Ek Khwab To Ye Silsile Hue” the popular song from the movie is also the first Hindi Film song release written by Javed Akhtar after the duo Salim-Javed split. Tunes were composed by Shiv Hari. It is learned that Javed Saab ended up spending one full day with composers and words started flowing like a river end result was a musical hit song. </p><p>The song was shot at Keukenhof Tulip Garden, Netherlands giving more power to the lyrics "Dur Tak Nigahon Mein Hai Gul Khile Huye" with Keukenhof. Keukenhof (Kitchen garden) is also known as the Garden of Europe, and is situated near Lisse, Netherlands, and is the world’s largest flower garden. Several hit movies and songs from our Indian Film Industry have been shot here. The costumes worn by Amitabh Bachchan in the movie were his own clothes. </p><p>Yash Ji's choice of lyricist had always been Sahir Ludhianvi and he was his obvious choice when it came to “Silsila”. He never replaced Sahir with anyone else until Sahir passed away. It is learned that Yash Ji had requested Sahir Saab to write all the songs for the movie within five days. Sahir Saab said, "He would give all the required songs after a span of two weeks only and not a minute before". He did not understand the obvious reason why this rush in delivering it within next five days. The reason, the music director was busy post seven days and Lata Mangeshkar Ji was travelling abroad for 10 days. Yash Ji’s recording staff had kept the pot in place for whatever was required to complete the recording. </p><p>Sahir Saab was deeply hurt as he felt his very own viewpoints were not considered at all even while the recording dates were being planned by Yash Ji. He bluntly refused to write any songs for the movie “Silsila”. Yash Ji tried to convince Sahir Saab there were many lyricists ready to write all the songs within two days but he still wanted him only to write all the songs. Sahir Saab said, “In that case, he should go with other lyricists and have the songs written from them”. The end result was an abrupt end of this long professional relationship they both shared over a decade. </p><p>To sum it up I would quote this song from the movie “Silsila” here, “Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye Hum Yunhi Saath Saath Chaltey”. Love, is a singular experience plurally felt witnessing delicate merger of two souls . . . </p>Niilesh A Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11760909095657585987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647816847104668933.post-45396857538616231202022-05-11T19:49:00.003-07:002022-05-11T19:49:59.194-07:00DON - The Iconic Thriller<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOAjUgzX4duAGC---Ge6gtJ7ErKgfYGjlrPWwphEI6Rog3-KgSsUa_TDf18LjjHDtD51t03xbhbCZCNY2rCsgyuFDVOSmAX4GlSZ30tJijpQ89LBh9uHfP01UOsm5BcQlZy_HFr1UQg-pBSP5ivQssQ8XAes11PWs8ynINT3X6-P_2WF8qhi6drQqNA/s610/DON.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="447" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOAjUgzX4duAGC---Ge6gtJ7ErKgfYGjlrPWwphEI6Rog3-KgSsUa_TDf18LjjHDtD51t03xbhbCZCNY2rCsgyuFDVOSmAX4GlSZ30tJijpQ89LBh9uHfP01UOsm5BcQlZy_HFr1UQg-pBSP5ivQssQ8XAes11PWs8ynINT3X6-P_2WF8qhi6drQqNA/s320/DON.jpg" /></a></div>
DON, a Spanish word which means “Gentleman” or “Nobleman” indicating the term of respect for a man usually followed by his first name. Director Chandra Barot who directed the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan starrer “DON” was right when he showcased Mumbai as the city of opportunities and success stories, a city for dream and dream merchants and a city of Gold. Barot's lyrical reference to the song 'Ei Hai Bambai Nagariya tu dekh Babuwa? Sone chandi ki dagariya too dekh babuwa'. Narration of the song has also witnesses the beauty of Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel very well covered with Amitabh Bachchan performing in this dance number. Kalyanji Anandji's music continues to soothe the ears of music lovers even today. I equally love the background music heard during thriller or action sequence in this movie. Dialogues none other than Salim Javed. <div><br /></div><div>What intrigued me is the fact that Chandra Barot’s DON attained the cult status in India, proved to be an iconic thriller and dialogues constantly mouthed by innumerable fans. Also, it was Barot’s first movie as a Director then why after such an exalted success he never came up with his other movie down the memory lane. He did though but after a long gap in 1991. After the release of DON there was a long queue of Producer’s at Chandra Barot’s Peddar Road home. But, destiny had its own plans and the future was not as rosy as we would have imagined. The primary reason for the project DON being the director Chandra wanted to help his friend the producer of the movie Nariman A. Irani who had suffered big financial setback. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Chandra Barot – The Director’s Creativity </b></div><div><br /></div><div>Director Chandra Barot finished his Senior Cambridge Examination in 1959 and had spent most of his life in Dar es Salaam. Between his Senior Cambridge Examinations and results he had 6 months time frame. His father mentioned him about part time vacancy at Barclays Bank. Chandra immediately took up the offer at Barclays Bank and worked with the organization not for 6 months but full time for brie period of nine years making it as his full time profession. Very few can imagine a Corporate Executive from an MNC goes ahead in life to become a Creative Director. Chandra was known for dressing well and flaunting fancy accessories he possessed then. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Amitabh Bachchan’s Electrifying Entry Rich Baritone Voice (Yeh Dus Lakh Ka Sona Tho Mein Bhool Jaunga Raj Singh Magar Tumhe Yaad Rakhunga) </b></div><div><br /></div><div>Amitabh Bachchan's graceful entry in the 1978 movie DON the opening sequence was shot what today is called as Navi Mumbai just before CIDCO showcasing sprawling land and vast expanse of grass. Amitabh Bachchan impeccably dressed going well with his personal Ray-Ban glasses which he had bought from London.
Amitabh Bachchan and Zeenat Aman (Mujhe junglee billiyan pasand hai . . . Thank you Don) </div><div><br /></div><div>Observation being Amitabh Bachchan and Zeenat Aman are not shown together in this scene. Amitabh is mouthing his famous dialogue (Mujhe junglee billiyan pasand hai) in Sea Rock Hotel whereas Zeenat Aman's shot was completed at Mehboob Studios ('Thank you, Don'). The two scenes were later merged.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>"Ye Mera Dil Pyaar Ka Deewana" </b></div><div><br /></div><div>While there have been many hit songs that feature Amitabh Bachchan but "Ye Mera Dil Pyaar Ka Deewana" song from the movie DON is amongst the first few songs of Amitabh Bachchan which feature just him and the opposite cast (Helen) in this song and no one else. We had earlier seen him feature in the song say from Bombay to Goa but that was amongst a group of people. Hence this song sets him apart from the rest of the pack. Yes, later after the movie DON we did see Amitabh Bachchan feature in many more toe-tapping numbers who came up with his own dancing style. </div><div><br /></div><div>The song, "Ye Mera Dil Pyaar Ka Deewana" was the first song from the movie DON which was shot in the leading studios in Mumbai, Mehboob Studios (Bandra). The look and feel gives one the impression it was shot in one of the leading hotels in the suburbs. The check style jacket and the emerald green colored shirt which Amitabh wore in this song was the same one he had purchased it from Cecil Gee - London's Leading Stylist for men's wear. Not to forget Amitabh Bachchan's graceful entry in the movie impeccably dressed with his personal Ray-Ban glasses was also bought from London during his visit.</div><div><br /></div><div>The song, "Ye Mera Dil Pyaar Ka Deewana" was the first song from the movie DON which was shot in the leading studios in Mumbai, Mehboob Studios (Bandra). Lyrics were by Indeevar Saab and melodious voice was of Asha Ji for this pulsating song. The word Dil in this song makes it sound that this song is romantic but in reality, it was never a romantic number. On the contrary, in this song, Helen tries to seek revenge with Amitabh for having killed her fiance. Helen had already performed earlier in numbers like, "O Haseena Zulfonwaali" and "Piya Tu Aab Tho Aaja". So, far Helen to perform this number "Ye Mera Dil Pyaar Ka Deewana" wasn’t too difficult. Kalyanji Anandji's music continues to soothe the ears of music lovers even today. I equally love the background music heard during thriller or action sequence in this movie. Dialogues none other than Salim-Javed. </div><div><br /></div><div>The choreographer for the song was P L Raj (birth name Devraj Peter Lewis) who was in his early 30's while the movie DON was in the making. He was amongst the leading choreographer during 60s and 70s within Hindi Cinema. In 2001, P L Raj was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for technical excellence. Today, his son Lesle Peter Lewis is a popular composer and a member of the duo Colonial Cousins. </div><div><br /></div><div>Director Chandra Barot’s DON attained the cult status in India, proved to be an iconic thriller and dialogues constantly mouthed by innumerable fans. The primary reason for the project DON being the director Chandra wanted to help his friend the producer of the movie Nariman A Irani who had suffered a big financial setback. </div><div><br /></div><div>Director Chandra Barot finished his Senior Cambridge Examination in 1959 and had spent most of his life in Dar es Salaam. Between his Senior Cambridge Examinations and results, he had 6 months time frame. His father mentioned him about part time vacancy at Barclays Bank. Chandra immediately took up the offer at Barclays Bank and worked with the organization, not for 6 months but full time for a brief period of nine years making it as his full-time profession. Very few can imagine a Corporate Executive from an MNC goes ahead in life to become a Creative Director. Chandra was known for dressing well and flaunting fancy accessories he possessed then. </div><div><br /></div><div>I dedicate this piece to all the fans of the 1978 movie DON. Watching the movie (several times) I had the impression that DON means a Man in Powerful Position but now I also view it from Spanish angle meaning “Nobleman” or "Gentleman" expressing honour or respect to highly respected Mr. Amitabh Bachchan Ji and also to the whole crew of the 1978 starrer DON for giving each one of us an iconic thriller.
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75);"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The word "Process" within Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is very vital and utmost care should be taken and we should choose our process wisely. The right selection of the process determines the make or break of successful RPA implementation. The observation is RPA projects don't meet the Return Of Investment (ROI) expectations only due to the wrong choice in selection of the process.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With so much hype around RPA the customers or business leaders with limited awareness of RPA often end up selecting wrong process as part of their debut RPA implementation. The wrong choice of process doesn't yield them the expected ROI leaving them dejected. Looking at their lower ROI even other Business Leaders tend to loose the confidence in RPA implementation.</span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Choosing process wisely what does that mean. Let's first understand your key purpose or objective while doing RPA implementation and what is that you as a Business Leader want to achieve.</span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(a) Are you trying to introduce RPA only to reduce the employee head count?</span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(c) Are you looking forward to automate only the complex process?</span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before we can address these questions let us be clear in understanding what contributes in wrong selection of RPA process.</span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(a) If your process logic or business rules they keep on changing often with increasing regularity then such process does not fit to be a good candidate in RPA process selection. New business rules means re-configuration each time the business rules or logic changes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(b) If your process has dependency on government or regulatory changes which do keep changing often then such process too won't yield the optimum ROI as far as RPA implementation goes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(c) If your process has low volume of data or if your process selected is one that runs just once in a given year (E.g. Annual Appraisal of Employees) such process don't give the best ROI results or equate in man hours saving.</span><br />
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Niilesh A Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11760909095657585987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647816847104668933.post-13802932251267153082018-06-02T10:52:00.000-07:002019-06-02T08:02:30.587-07:00Mera Naam Raj Kapoor by : Niilesh A Raje<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tribute to Late Raj Kapoor Ji the prolific Indian film actor, producer, director and the greatest showman of Indian Cinema on his 30th death anniversary today. Raj Kapoor Sahab dominated the Indian Film Industry with his good work with ease and poise.</div>
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While Raj Sahab called himself as a joker but for the hear-throb of the millions he was the Raju the common man next door. In show business where the stakes are high and pressure tremendous Late Raj Kapoor Ji went way ahead in his life to establish R K Studios, producing and directing some of the biggest box office hits in the history of Indian Cinema.</div>
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Amongst all of his movies I would like to share some interesting anecdotes from his movie "Bobby". Raj Kapoor Sahab at one point of time in his career was considered at par with the Almighty. Even the dust he tried to touch used to get converted into gold. But, after the release of "Mera Naam Joker" then next three to four years left Raj Saab under deep mental turmoil coupled with huge financial losses. Raj Sahab not only lost his parents during the said time but also lost his his dear friend and close associate Jaikishen Ji from the duo Shankar-Jaikishen.</div>
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But, as they say, "All it takes is one big success to wipe out all your previous failure". Same thing happened with Raj Kapoor Ji after the release of Bobby. Raj Sahab was inspired watching the 1970 Hollywood movie "Love Story" an American romantic drama film written by Erich Segal. Lover of Archie comics Raj Sahab went ahead to read the bestselling novel "Love Story" also written by the author Erich Segal before adapting it into a movie. The adage “Love Means Never Having To Say You’re Sorry” has been well said by the author Erich Segal in his enduring classic.</div>
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Neetu Singh was one of them aspiring for the role in the movie "Bobby". She did not get "Bobby" in reel life but got her "Bobby" in real life. Two new stars were born post the release of this movie one was Rishi Kapoor and other was Dimple Kapadia. In an interview Rishi Kapoor stated, "There was a misconception that the film was made to launch me as an actor. The film was actually made to pay the debts of Mera Naam Joker".</div>
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With Jaikishen having passed away the probability of doing the music with just one half of the team was something Raj Sahab wasn't convinced off. Music score for "Bobby" was finally done by the duo Laxmikant Pyarelal Ji. It is indeed creditable that Late Anand Bakshi Saab placed his stamp of creativity in "Bobby" with his prolific lyrics. </div>
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"Bobby" became a sensational box office hit not only within India but also globally. "Bobby" restored the position of Late Raj Kapoor Ji within the industry once again in good sound and financial position. Raj Sahab became the biggest film maker and continues to remain the greatest showman of Indian Cinema.</div>
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Niilesh A Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11760909095657585987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647816847104668933.post-80094147813394839882017-08-20T19:03:00.001-07:002017-08-20T19:03:32.584-07:00Blackmail (Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas) : By ~ Niilesh A Raje<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Niilesh A Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11760909095657585987noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647816847104668933.post-81138933077731353532017-08-15T04:32:00.000-07:002017-08-15T04:32:57.270-07:00SHOLAY : 42 Years Epitome of Box Office Success by Niilesh A Raje<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Forty-two years ago on this date, 15th August movie “SHOLAY” was released which till date has proved to be indeed a defining moment in the history of Indian Cinema. The greatest story ever told. Out of the many songs featured in this movie, I would love to pen down short piece on this toe tapping number from the movie namely, “Mehbooba Mehbooba”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just before the start of this gypsy number is the climax and electrifying dialogue from Sanjeev Kumar (Thakur), <i>“Ye Heera Gabbar Ko Badukein Aur Goliyan Bhejne Ata Hai. Ek Do Din Mein Gabbar Use Jaroor Milega. Loha Garam Hai Mar Do Hatoda”.</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While R D Burman composed the songs for the movie the lyrics were penned down by Bakshi Saab (Anand Bakshi), “Phool Bahaaron Se Nikla, Chaand Sitaaron Se Nikla Din Dooba”. Song was sung by the music composer himself R D Burman that later gave him a good identity as the lead singer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was planned for a five-day shoot for which sets were constructed and the shooting location for the song was none other than R K Studio at Chembur. Screenplay writer Salim Saab used to drop in between during the shoot of this song. Yes, matters of the heart speak and we see Helen play a pivotal role in this super hit song.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Actor Jalal Agha played the role of the gypsy singer opposite Helen. In the song actor, Helen has played her role well where she is seen neither speaking nor singing anything in the song in front of the ruthless Gabbar Singh. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shooting scheduled dates were already communicated to Jalal Agha in advance but it’s learnt that he failed to report on day one of his shoot as he was out of station working on other assignment. Ramesh Sippy was obviously upset and decided to go ahead and complete the solo shots with Helen required in this song. Ramesh Sippy had made up his mind to do the role himself in an unlikely event if Jalal Agha did not report on the second day for the shooting. He did report on the next day and we see him wearing European gypsy costume playing the mandolin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The song was indeed toe tapping however the curiosity and thrill amongst the masses in this song being Jai and Veeru seen in the background who are preparing for an explosion within the vicinity of Gabbar Singh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">R D Burman was later seen as plagiarist for using the tune of Demis Roussos’s, “Say you love me” in the song “Mehbooba Mehbooba”. The reality being the tune was indeed recommended to Pancham Da by Ramesh Sippy only who had heard this song earlier at his brother’s home and developed instant liking towards its tune.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Its forty two years now since SHOLAY was released both the movie and songs still continue to be the epitome of box office success.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The veteran lyricist of this song Bakshi Saab (Anand Bakshi) went way ahead with the same word "Mehbooba" and two years later post release of Sholay in the year 1977 came up with another lovely number from movie "Dharam Veer", <i>"O meri mehbooba mehbooba mehbooba tujhe jaana hai toh jaa teri marji mera kya".</i></span></div>
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Niilesh A Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11760909095657585987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647816847104668933.post-52593569377307074072017-08-13T09:26:00.000-07:002017-08-13T18:41:55.522-07:0036 Years “Silsila” ~ by Niilesh A Raje<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">14th August 2017 completes 36 years for the release of Amitabh Bachchan Ji's movie 'Silsila' (The Affair, 1981). The advertisement proclaimed boldly, <i>“Love is faith and faith is forever”.</i> The movie was controversial right from the beginning much before its release date especially with extra marital themes addressed boldly by Yash Ji in his film.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The film witnessed average business at box office and was trashed by the media then as 'silly sila'. However, today's age the film has gained a strong cult and is considered to be classic. The movie's soundtrack became "super-hit" upon the release and still continues to be equally popular.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Silsila was shot in Yash Ji’s house in Kashmir, </span>Delhi<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> and Netherlands. Netherlands is another beautiful country in Europe, where the evergreen song </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">‘Dekha Ek Khwab’</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha was shot.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The song was shot at Keukenhof Tulip Garden, Netherlands giving more power to the lyrics <i>"Dur Tak Nigahon Mein Hai Gul Khile Huye"</i> with Keukenhof. Keukenhof (Kitchen garden) is also known as the Garden of Europe, and is situated near Lisse, Netherlands, and is the world’s largest flower garden. Several hit movies and songs from our Indian Film Industry have been shot here. The costumes worn by Amitabh Bachchan in the movie were his own clothes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yash Ji's choice of lyricist had always been Sahir Ludhianvi and he was his obvious choice when it came to “Silsila”. He never replaced Sahir with anyone else until Sahir passed away. It is learned that Yash Ji had requested Sahir Saab to write all the songs for the movie within five days. Sahir Saab said, "He would give all the required songs after a span of two weeks only and not a minute before". He did not understand the obvious reason why this rush in delivering it within next five days. The reason, the music director was busy post seven days and Lata Mangeshkar Ji was travelling abroad for 10 days. Yash Ji’s recording staff had kept the pot in place for whatever was required to complete the recording.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sahir Saab was deeply hurt as he felt his very own viewpoints were not considered at all even while the recording dates were being planned by Yash Ji. He bluntly refused to write any songs for the movie “Silsila”. Yash Ji tried to convince Sahir Saab there were many lyricists ready to write all the songs within two days but he still wanted him only to write all the songs. Sahir Saab said, “In that case, he should go with other lyricists and have the songs written from them”. The end result was an abrupt end of this long professional relationship they both shared over a decade. To sum it up I would quote this song from the movie “Silsila” here, <i>“Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye Hum Yunhi Saath Saath Chaltey”. </i>“Love is faith and faith is forever”. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Niilesh A Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11760909095657585987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647816847104668933.post-4601594827912722122017-07-29T02:58:00.001-07:002017-07-29T02:58:56.387-07:0035 years of 'KHUD-DAAR’ : by Niilesh A Raje<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Twenty-seven years the journey that was when Gulshan Kumar along with Mahesh Bhatt presented the musical rage Aashiqui. The curiosity of this romantic movie started right from the time the poster was released. The way the couple was seen to be making love passionately under the coat and smooching each other followed by the tagline "Love Makes Life Live". Even today after almost over two decades the love story of Rahul Roy and the dusky girl from Delhi Anu Aggarwal still resonates fresh in the hearts of the lovers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aashiqui was the love story of youthful love between a homeless parentless orphan girl (Anu Aggarwal) and a singer guitarist (Rahul Roy). The venue was Sea Rock Hotel, Bandra a common friend's luncheon that Anu chanced to meet the director Mahesh Bhatt of Aashiqui. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anu wasn't too keen to get into movies her only aim then was to fly back to Paris. Each time Mahesh used to call her Anu used to reply, "I will call you back". Finally, when Anu went to meet Mahesh Bhatt couple of days later at his shoot location she politely declined the offer as she had to return back to Paris before the next season of haute-couture begins. Pat came the reply from Mahesh Bhatt, "We will complete the shoot in three months". This response was like, "There’s many a slip twixt the cup and the lip". </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day, in an old house in Chimbai Village in Bandra, Anu lip-synched the song - "Jaane jigar jaane man . . . jaanam jaane jahan". Chimbai, the 400-year-old beach in Mumbai was once a quaint fishing village. Rahul Roy and Anu Aggarwal who came from nowhere became the talk of the town. Even the signature style of actor Deepak Tijori became a rage. Not to forget the hair style of Rahul Roy. It looked as if the masses had accepted this new theme of love namely Aashiqui. People were able to connect to them as the cast was seen to be somewhere from daily walks of life. Apart from the great story line was the haunting music that captivated the ears of many music lovers. Having good songs in a movie can alone make the movie hit looked to be a distant dream for many film makers then. Aashiqui had indeed a good storyline as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aashiqui was actually as inspiration from the personal life of Mahesh Bhatt. "I couldn't forget the day when Gulshan Kumar came to me and he lived up to his words. He was an unusual man". I was shooting in the suburbs when Gulshan Ji approached Mahesh Bhatt and said, "Aap Ka Naam Mahesh Hai Na. Will it be ok if you and I work together in synergy towards a musical film in which there would be roughly about 8 or 9 songs I guarantee you we together would set the nation a blaze. I would take the music into every home and heart. Gulshan Kumar came from nowhere but he could take a thousand MBA Graduates and teach them lessons in Management. Aashiqui was launched in Sudeep Studio in Mumbai" admits Mahesh Bhatt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Director Mahesh Bhatt wasn't apprehensive taking new entrant like Rahul Roy or Anu Aggarwal. Right after his first take with Anu, he said, "Ok" happily. That only shows the creative confidence of the director. It was, <i>"Love In The Times of Cholera"</i> book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that really helped Anu Aggarwal study and prepare well for the role. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The film also marked the career of singer Kumar Sanu and music composers Nadeem-Shravan. The first song that got recorded was, <i>"Nazar Ke Saamne Jigar Ke Pass"</i>. The movie swept away with four Filmfare awards to its credit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Starting with the movie Aashiqui Kumar Sanu's career took him to exalted heights. He was awarded the Filmfare Best Male Playback Singer Award for five consecutive years. He also holds the Guinness Book world record for recording the most songs in a day, 28, in the year 1993. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also had seen the anger in the eyes of Tom Alter and Reema Lagoo playing their part equally well in the movie. Reema Lagoo began her journey with Mahesh Bhatt in the world of movies with Aashiqui in which she played the role of a single parent to Rahul Roy supporting her son in his matters of the heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The letter from Anu to Rahul which read, "Rahul aagle shanivaar library ke baju wale classroom mein milna 7:30 baje Anu" and the song follows, <i>Dheere Dheere Se Meri Zindagi Mein Aana. </i>Director Mahesh Bhatt reminisced how he used to meet his crush then when he was in Bombay Scottish School in the late 60's.<i> </i></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today's generation of songs may bore listeners after a week of their production whereas songs of Aashiqui have been soothing the ears of people for several decades. Not to forget the curtain opens up with the song only and the voice of Kumar Sanu,<i> "Bas Ek Sanam Chaahiye Aashiqui Ke Liye" where the title of the movie comes in the first opening lines only. </i></span></div>
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Niilesh A Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11760909095657585987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647816847104668933.post-15596861299601942822017-04-20T08:28:00.002-07:002017-04-20T22:02:59.188-07:0039 Years of DON ( Anecdotes of an Iconic Thriller ) : by Niilesh A Raje<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">While there have been many hit songs that feature Amitabh Bachchan but <i>"Ye Mera Dil Pyaar Ka Deewana"</i> song from the movie DON is amongst the first few songs of Amitabh Bachchan which feature just him and the opposite cast (Helen) in this song and <span style="color: #333333;">no one else. We had earlier seen him feature in the song say from <i>Bombay to Goa</i> but that was amongst a </span>group of people. Hence this song sets him apart from the rest of the pack. Yes, later after the movie DON we did see Amitabh Bachchan feature in many more toe-tapping numbers who came up with his own dancing style.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The song, </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">"Ye Mera Dil Pyaar Ka Deewana" </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">was the first song from the movie DON which was shot in the leading studios in Mumbai, Mehboob Studios (Bandra). The look and feel gives one</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> the impression it was shot in one of the leading hotels in the suburbs. The check style jacket and the emerald green colored shirt which Amitabh wore in this song was the same one he had purchased it from Cecil Gee - London's Leading Stylist for men's wear. Not to forget Amitabh Bachchan's graceful entry in the movie impeccably dressed with his personal Ray-Ban glasses was also bought from London during his visit. </span></div>
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etched his place in history of Bollywood for delivering some of the biggest
hits that whizzed audiences away into a world of make-believe, where simple
people did wondrous things and made you laugh and cry with them. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Manmohan Desai, The Man Himself <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Born on 26th February, 1937 to a Gujarati couple Kalavati and
Kikubhai Desai, Manmohan Desai moved to the Khetwadi locality in Mumbai at the
age of four. Mumbai, the city of dreams and dream merchants had always been his
home. This love for the city of Mumbai was often portrayed on the screen in his
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Not many had heard of Khetwadi then in the early 80’s. There was a
time when the nondescript Khetwadi was not reflected in the maps of the city.
No doubt the taxi drivers gave blank look when asked for the address for MKD
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Desai had film making in his blood stream. His father was a film
producer who owned Paramount Studios (later Filmalaya) and made films, mainly
stunt films, between 1931 and 1941. When his father passed away at a young age
of 39 due to a ruptured appendix, the family plunged into heavy liabilities and
debts. Desai’s mother was pretty clear about not wanting to “live with debts”.
She sold off the massive bungalow they owned in Versova and the cars to repay
the debts. Only thing that she did not sell was the studio as it was the source
of their monthly income then.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Amar Akbar Anthony (Evergreen Entertainer)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Amar Akbar Anthony, the evergreen entertainer which has captivated
millions of movie lovers continues to be one of the most remembered films for
its performances, dialogues and scenes. The maker of this mega hit, the
maverick Manmohan Desai etched his place in history for delivering some of the
biggest hits of Hindi cinema that whizzed audiences away into a world of
make-believe, where simple people did wondrous things and made you laugh and
cry with them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Desai had stumbled upon the idea for Amar Akbar Anthony from a
news item he had read in an evening newspaper. An alcoholic man named Jackson
was fed up with his life and one day he packed his three children in a car and
decided to drop them off in the park. Manmohan Desai’s story began from where
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Desai twisted the story and did away with the alcohol angle. In
the film’s story when the father returns he finds that all his three children
have gone missing. The eldest kid Amar (Vinod Khanna) is adopted by a Hindu
police officer, the second one Anthony (Amitabh Bachchan) by a Catholic priest
and the third one Akbar (Rishi Kapoor) by a Muslim tailor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Amar Akbar Anthony was also Kader Khan’s first blockbuster as
writer. It was the first and last time when Rafi Saab, Lata Didi, Kishore Kumar
and Mukesh Ji sang a song together in the film <i>‘Hum Ko Tumse Hogaya Pyar Kya Karein’</i>. There were three different
male voices for the heroes but only Lata Mangeshkar for all the leading ladies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">My Name
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The most memorable character among the trio is of course Anthony
Gonsalves. The original name of Amitabh Bachchan’s character was Anthony
Fernandes. It was music composer Pyarelal Ji who requested Late Manmohan Desai
to change it to Anthony Gonsalves after his guruji’s name. Anthony Gonsalves
was one of India’s leading violinists and music arrangers who later moved to
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The inspiration for Anthony came to Desai from the real life
character Antav, a bootlegger who was staying close to his home in Khetwadi. He
used to wear a funny hat and conversed with Desai in his lingo, “Desai, kaisa
hai? Dikhtaich nahin!” Director Desai was fascinated by his character and
decided to model the character of Anthony Bhai on him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The song ‘My name is Anthony Gonsalves’ begins with these lines
spoken by Anthony when he emerges from the Easter egg – <i>“You see, the whole country of the system is juxtapositioned by the
hemoglobin in the atmosphere because you are a sophisticated rhetorician
intoxicated by the exuberance of your own verbosity.”</i> It is an almost exact
quotation from a speech in the Parliament of the United Kingdom given by
British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli in 1878. Disraeli (who was referring
to William Ewart Gladstone) used the word “inebriated” rather than
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Amitabh Bachchan had once
said, “He (Desai) would first design the `items’ that he wanted in the film
then he would shoot them and then write the (screenplay) to link them up.”
Interestingly, Desai was known to do some of the craziest stuff but it always
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donation’ scene, where three sons of a mother donate her blood at the same
time? The scene was criticized for being a medical improbability. Three
separate tubes carry the men’s blood to a suspended bottle from where one tube
carries the collected blood to the mother Bharti (Nirupa Roy)! The credits end
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The place where Kishan Lal
and his family who are seen living in an old home is part of Bandra. The songs
and items from the movie that were executed first. The items included the Easter Egg scene,
Saibaba Qawwali and Bachchan’s drunken scene in front of the mirror. Most of
the shoot had been indoors in studios as in RK, Kamalistan and Ranjit. The
Saibaba song was shot in the outskirts of Mumbai city then namely Borivali
where Saibaba temple was built. The song <i>“Humko
Tumse Ho Gaya Hai Pyaar”</i> was shot in the quiet Aksa beach. The indoor
church scenes were done in Don Bosco Matunga while for outdoor shoot it was
Mount Mary church in Bandra. The indoor church scenes were done between 3 and
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Those were the days when
movies were being played in large single screen cinemas and these were
considered to be huge success only if they ran twenty five consecutive weeks –
the silver jubilee as they say. Amar Akbar Anthony witnessed the seventy five week
long run making Desai reach the exalted position as the most successful
director not only for the year but also for the decade. Amar Akbar Anthony is
the only movie where the titles start after twenty three minutes and thirty
seven seconds and is considered to be the longest amongst Hindi films. The
titles open up with the tinge of emotions and the song, <i>“Ye Saach Hai Koi Kahani Nahin . . . Khoon Khoon Hota Hai Paani Nahin”.
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parents came above God and of course, above self. Hurt them and you hurt
yourself was his simple belief which continues to echo even today in the world
of cinema. In most of the Manmohan Desai films one thing was evident; he always
showcased his profound respect for the mother figure. He said, “In my films I
always talk about ‘Ma Sherovali’. I feel a woman is a supreme creation. It is
she who conceives, she who bears the child after nine months, she who takes
care through hardships. She brings into the world a new life. I rate them very
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believed in the “Lost and Found” formula left behind an indelible mark in
Bollywood film history, with films that spun magic with great music, top order
performances and thoroughly enjoyable storylines that worked even with a touch
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Niilesh A Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11760909095657585987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647816847104668933.post-40631654313417168142016-12-05T17:48:00.000-08:002017-04-13T16:13:41.157-07:00Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar ( Front Rank Author of India ) ~ by : Niilesh A Raje<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Tribute as token of my love and respect to the front rank author of India namely Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar on his 126<sup>th</sup> birth anniversary today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The story goes this way. One of the
Uncles of Ramji Sakpal who had turned Sanyasi came in the company of some
Hermits upon Mhow in Central India where Ramji Sakpal used to reside with his
family. One of the women from his family was on her way to the river for
washing purposes happen to pass by the group of Hermits among whom was their
old relative. The lady at once recognized him. Ramji Sakpal ran towards him and
requested him to bless their house with his visit. The sanyasin had renounced
the world hence did not agree to come and pay visit to Ramji’s house. However,
he bestowed on Ramji Sakpal a boon that a boy would be born in the family who
would leave an indelible mark in the history of India. The boon arrived on the
14<sup>th</sup> day of April 1891 the birth of a boy the 14<sup>th</sup> child
of Ramji Sakpal. He was named as Bhim and rose to fame as the front rank author
of India. He was none other than Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar whose eternal search
for knowledge coupled with lofty ambitions took him to exalted heights and
raised himself from dust to doyen. Yes indeed, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar set
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There was a Brahmin teacher in the
High School by the surname Ambedkar where Bhim studied. This teacher loved Bhim
very much. During their school recess the teacher would drop daily part of his
own meal into the hands of this little boy Bhim. The original surname of Bhim’s
father was Sakpal. Bhim drew his surname Ambavadekar from his native Ambavade.
However, this teacher took so much liking to this young boy that he even went
ahead to change his surname from Ambavadekar to his very own surname namely
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar well
remembered his teacher who had treated him kindly during his school days. Much
later in life when Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar was on his eve of departure for the
first session of Round Table Conference Baba Saheb received hearty
congratulations letter from this same teacher.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During school days both Bhim and his
elder brother were denied to take up Sanskrit as the second language. They both
had no other option but to take up Persian language. Not to forget Bhim passed
his Matriculation Examinations from Elphinstone High School. Bhim obtained 282
marks and his highest score was in the Persian language. Looking at his average
marks in high school then not many would have ever imagined that Bhim would be
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bhim had learnt from his sisters that
boys from village have found jobs in mills in Mumbai. He made up his mind to
take up the job of winding boy in the mills of Bombay then (now Mumbai). He did
not have enough money either to reach Mumbai. He decided to steal the purse of
his aunt in whose company Bhim used to sleep on the floor. For three nights
back to back he made his attempt to steal the purse tucked up at the waist of
his aunt but no luck. Finally, on his fourth attempt Bhim was successful but
only to get half an anna in it. With that small amount travelling to Mumbai was
ruled out. The episode of stealing money caused anxiety in Bhim and he made up his mind that he would study hard looking forward and
clear all his examinations so that he can earn his own livelihood without
depending upon his father. From that day onwards he put in all his energy in
getting good education. The same teachers who were once disappointed seeing his
grades were then recommending his father to give him the best possible
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In June 1913 The Maharaja of Baroda
thought of sending some students to U.S.A. for higher studies at Columbia
University. Bhimrao was advised to apply for one of the scholarships which the
state had advertised. He did so and finally the Maharaja decided to send
Bhimrao along with other three students for higher education. The agreement was
signed that he would serve for ten years at Baroda State after completion of
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finally, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar
arrived in New York in the third week of July 1913. He seized every possible
hour for his study for which Bhimrao was given a life’s opportunity. After long
hours of concentration and hard labour Bhimrao devoted to research and he
finally completed his thesis which was accepted by Columbia University in the
second week of June 1916. After a very successful career at Columbia University
Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar now turned his attention to London and he left America
in June 1916 to study further with London School of Economics and Political
Science. He had persuaded the Maharaja of Baroda to grant him permission for
pursuing his higher studies in London. While he started his work on his thesis
he was informed that his period of scholarship was over and was thus called
back to India by the Dewan of Baroda. He was determined to come back to London
to complete his pending studies. With kind recommendation from his professor,
Prof. Edwin Cannan he secured permission from London University to resume his
studies within a period not exceeding four years from October 1917. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There was a vacancy in Sydenham
College of Commerce and Economics, Bombay (now Mumbai). Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar
wrote letter to Lord Sydenham, former Governor of Bombay (his London
acquaintance) requesting him to recommend him to the Government of Bombay for
the post of professorship in Sydenham College. His interview went well and
finally Government appointed Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar as the professor of
Political Economy in Sydenham College. Few years later Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar
arrived in London once again to pursue his pending studies with the London
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One thesis was completed by him in
1921 while in October 1922 he completed his famous thesis, <i>“The Problem of the
Rupee”</i> and submitted it to the University of London. In March 1923 Dr. Baba
Saheb Ambedkar while he was in Germany was called back by his professor Edwin
Cannan who asked him to rewrite his thesis without changing his conclusions. With
financial resources running out he could not stay any further in London to
rewrite his thesis. On his arrival in Bombay in April 1923 few days later he
re-submitted his thesis, <i>“The Problem of the Rupee” </i>from Bombay. The examiners
finally accepted it and to his great joy Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar was awarded
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There have been so many books and
articles written by Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar on varied topics readily available.
So be it economics, politics, regional or law related one would find his
thoughts reaching to his readers through the medium of writing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There goes an old adage, <i>"Leaders
Are Readers".</i> Perhaps not all readers are leaders, but all leaders have
been compulsive readers.<span style="text-align: start;"> When it came to reading Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar was no
exception. “Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar and Reading” or be it “Dr. Baba Saheb
Ambedkar and Books” this combination was always inseparable. Dr. Baba Saheb
Ambedkar was too fond of books. He had a wide collection of books. To have his own books,
to read them, make important notes from them and have these notes committed to
his memory was the key thing Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar was madly in love with. He had razor sharp memory and he could easily tell with authenticity which reference is in which book, which page and which paragraph.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was insatiable. While in school instead of reading regular textbooks he
exhibited his interest in reading books outside his regular school curriculum.
Bhim’s father was well aware of his passion and love towards books and he never
wanted that his son be deprived of this. On the contrary his father always
supplied Bhim with new books even if it did mean borrowing money from his two married
daughters. He ensured that the lamp of reading was always burning for Bhim. In
his college days Prof. Muller of Elphinstone College used to lent him books to
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books Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar never thought twice about it. If he did like the
book he would just go ahead and buy it in his collection. Even when he was not
keeping well and just five days before he passed away Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar
paid visit to bookshop at Connaught Place to have look at new arrivals and
ordered some books to be sent to his residence. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar and the list is indeed comprehensive. If one does watch movies based on his life, read books written on him or for him one can understand his journey of life was indeed inspiring
and remains an immense source of motivation to each one of us. It's just not possible for me to cover all his defining moments in this short piece of mine. Whatever I have penned down remains to be my small tribute to this prolific writer and compulsive reader Late Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eminent Director Late V. Shantaram Marathi movie
"PINJRA" was re-released in digital format this year. 31<sup>st</sup> March
2016 marked 44 years of completion since the movie was first released on the
same day in the year 1972. The plot revolves around a respected village school
teacher (Dr. Shreeram Lagoo) who falls in love with a travelling
dancer (Sandhya) and later faces a moral dilemma.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">The movie was one of the biggest commercial success of its
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In my article herewith I won’t delve into the plot or synopsis
details of this movie. I would rather focus more on behind the scenes what
happened before and during the making of this iconic musical hit Marathi movie
“PINJRA”. The whole shoot of the movie was completed in a span of just 40 days
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had played the lead role in this movie. Dr. Shreeram Lagoo is
well known not as a good film and theatre actor but also holds the reputation
of being an eminent ENT Surgeon Gold Medalist.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One day post completion of his play there were two individuals
who were waiting in the backstage to meet Dr. Shreeram Lagoo.
One individual was by the name Ravindra who was in his relations and was
working as an Assistant Director to the eminent director Late V. Shantaram
then. Other individual was Mr. Anant Mane also a Film Director.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ravindra said to Dr. Shreeram Lagoo, “Anna Saheb
(means V. Shantaram) is in the midst of making new Marathi movie. To lead the
lead role as an actor we both (Ravindra and Anant Mane) have recommended your
name to Anna Saheb to play the lead role in his upcoming movie. As we both have
watched several Marathi plays we are positive you would give complete justice
to the role that would be offered to you in his upcoming Marathi movie.
However, Anna Saheb has not seen you perform till date live on the center stage
so we request you at least come down and meet him (Anna Saheb – V. Shantaram)
in person”.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hearing this Dr. Shreeram Lagoo said, “It
would indeed be a matter of pride for me to meet Anna Saheb (V. Shantaram Ji)
an eminent director and a man of such great stature. However, whether I would
work or not in his movie shall be decided by me only when I am done reading the
script. So first things first you’ll first arrange to send me the script. Let
me read it then we can decide when to meet director V. Shantaram Ji”.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To which Ravindra replied, “Anna Saheb never discloses his
script to anyone before. That’s his style of working”. </span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pat came the reply from Dr. Shreeram Lagoo, “I too
do not accept any roles prior reading the complete script. That’s my style of
working”. </span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Both Ravindra and Anant Mane were now looking at each other and
totally confused what to do next.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mane said, “Dr. Saheb you see in this line of show business one
got to be really very careful when it comes to your script. It’s an accepted
fact that good scripts do get stolen. It’s not that we don’t trust you but due
to such incidents taking place Anna Saheb has been very particular and
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But, Dr. Shreeram Lagoo was upfront and
equally firm in his opinion for reading the script first before concluding on
anything. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mane realized this and said, “We both would try to bring the
script for you to read first. However, the fact that you have read the script
before should not be shown or disclosed to Anna Saheb (V. Shantaram Ji) any
time during the course of your meeting with him”.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This assurance from both Ravindra and Anant Mane brought smile
on the face of Dr. ShreeramLagoo. He felt, “If I like the script
there is no harm in going ahead. However, if I don’t like the script at least I
get the opportunity to meet this legendary director V. Shantaram Ji”.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The script was indeed well written and Dr. Shreeram Lagoo felt
it gels well keeping his age in mind and his role that of respected village
school teacher who later falls in love with the travelling dancer.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">With Mr. Kiran Shantaram (Son of the veteran director Late V.
Shantaram and Jayashree). An eminent Indian Film Personality and former Sheriff
of Mumbai and Chairman of V. Shantaram Foundation</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Finally the day came when the meeting was finalized between Dr. Shreeram Lagoo and
Director of the movie Late V. Shantaram. Venue was Mumbai’s iconic RajKamal
Studio where the legend had his office. RajKamal studio in Parel was the same
studio where superstar Mr. Amitabh Bachchan had shot many important sequences
for his blockbuster movie <i>'Deewar'</i> which includes <i>“Khush
To Bhaut Hoge Tum”, “Mere Paas Maa Hai”</i> and death sequence. Rajkamal
was best known for <i>Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946), Amar Bhoopali
(1951), Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955) and Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957)</i>.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The meeting was very cordial they did not discuss anything
related to the movie script. Anna Saheb was curious to know more about Dr. Shreeram Lagoo’s
work in the Marathi play “Natsamrat” and who was the writer who had written the
script etc. Anna Saheb would always be interested to know the person whom he
meets is just interested in his work or is also abreast about surrounding
events and happenings. That was exactly he wanted to judge from Dr. Shreeram Lagoo when
he asked him the author’s name and who is he who had penned down the script of
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The meeting lasted for around 45 minutes and Anna Saheb
concluded it by saying, “Dr. Saheb you would work in this project. Other
details would be communicated to you by my team members Ravindra and Anant
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It was communicated to Dr. Shreeram Lagoo the
shooting of the movie would commence next month and would be completed in a
span of forty days. Most of the projects by Anna Saheb (V. Shantaram) were
always completed in forty days’ time frame at a stretch.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The time frame made Dr. Shreeram Lagoo bit
apprehensive as he was ferociously busy and booked with dates for three
different Marathi plays from three different producers. These dates had already
kept him busy for next sixty days. He had never worked in Marathi movies so to
commit forty days for his first project “PINJRA” made him all the more nervous.
It was like either you accept one project here and reject the ongoing three
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anant Mane went and spoke to Anna Saheb regards the busy
schedule of Dr. Shreeram Lagoo. Finally the agreement was Dr. Lagoo would
give ten days per month for the next four months to complete his schedule of
forty days.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When asked for commercials to be charged Dr. Shreeram Lagoo being
novice in the Marathi Film and this being his first project was also not sure
how much to quote. All he knew was while acting in movies the remuneration was
much more in comparison to Marathi plays. He also knew the remuneration was
much higher in Hindi movies but this was his project to be done in Marathi.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Those days in early 70’s Dr. Shreeram Lagoo used
to get Rs 150/- per live performance. He used to perform at least one live
Marathi play per day. So shooting for “PINJRA” for forty days would equate
to Rs 6000/- is the remuneration Dr. Shreeram Lagoo asked
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Rupees six thousand was indeed a very high amount to be
commanded and asked for especially this being Marathi movie. The final price
communicated was Rs 2,500/- to Dr. Shreeram Lagoo reason
even in those days (1971) the main cameraman from Rajkamal Studio was paid Rs
300 per month. Also, this being Dr. Shreeram Lagoo’s first
project in Marathi movies an amount worth Rs 2,500/- was justified right is
what Anna Saheb and his team members Ravindra and Anant Mane felt.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The whole shoot of the movie “PINJRA’ was done in Maharashtra
Kolhapur and the nearby villages out there. Once famous studio <i>“Shalini”</i> out
there was purchased by Late V. Shantaram and was named as <i>“ShanthKiran
Studios”.</i> Which sequence would be shot the next day and where all
these details were disclosed to the whole crew at least one day prior.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One day when Dr. Shreeram Lagoo reached the
sets early morning he saw all the crew members part of this project were
exhibiting nervousness. Investigation revealed that a night before robbery had
taken place at the studio. All the costumes and belongings that were part of
the project were robbed overnight. Now to get new dress stitched once again
would mean a delay of at least 4-5 days which means the schedule of forty days
(ten days per month) would definitely get extended. This thought made Dr. Shreeram Lagoo more
nervous as he knew his busy schedule for the next six months. How and when now
would he be able to meet his commitment for forty days is what kept him
thinking all the time. Dot on time 9 am Anna Saheb (V. Shantaram) came at the
shooting venue on learning of this incident he later said, “Let’s first get all
the clothes stitched again today for those whose shooting was scheduled today.
Then step by step let the tailor stitch the clothes as per rest of the shooting
schedule. Let’s put in few extra hours daily for next few days for whatever
time we lost today. Let’s not forget Dr. Saheb (Dr. Shreeram Lagoo)
needs to be released in ten days timeframe with no further delay as was agreed
earlier”. Hearing this Dr. Shreeram Lagoo was not only
speechless but his level of respect towards Anna Saheb (V. Shantaram) increased
ten folds on hearing this. That was the mark of this man in great stature the
eminent director Late V. Shantaram – The Man Who Altered the Course of Indian
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Niilesh A Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11760909095657585987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647816847104668933.post-64108545031838009642016-09-27T00:24:00.000-07:002016-09-27T00:25:53.505-07:00PINK : Mr. Amitabh Bachchan’s flamboyant confidence and baritone continues to endorse his trademark once again ~ by : Niilesh A Raje <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So what if someone says, <i>“You are as black as a crow”</i> by putting in baseless, false and fabricated charges against you. That’s fine. Well, but please can you come and stand inside the witness box to prove your point. And when you have someone a maverick lawyer like Deepak Sehgal (Amitabh Bachchan) who acts as the defense attorney to assist the trio rise from the embarrassing situation in the movie <i>Pink</i> then it’s obviously not going to be an easy win.<br />
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Returning back home post watching the movie too many thoughts started crossing my mind. So how safe are today’s women when they are commuting all alone in cab or auto in the darkness of the night. In today's age of social media the journey for "No" means "No" starts right from the time the guy sends his Facebook Add Friend Request to the girl he wants to get friendly with. In the initial he knows it's very unlikely that his add friend request might get accepted but if it does it's good for him. But on the contrary if the response towards his add friend request is "No" and if it gets declined then it hurts the male ego. Imagine if the impact of "No" as the answer can be so high on social media like Facebook then what it would mean as "No" for these boys in the movie <i>Pink</i> who were expecting to have some good time with the three girls post their drinks and dinner party.<br />
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In the initial part of this movie <i>Pink</i> it’s not the voice but the energy in the eyes the death stare of this retired lawyer Deepak Sehgal that’s sufficient enough to amplify his emotions where we see him just observing the three girls who are staying in the opposite building. These three working girls Meenal (Taapsee Pannu), Falak (Kirti Kulhari) and Andrea (Andrea Tariang) are sharing an apartment in a plush South Delhi neighbourhood. In the later half of the movie the retired lawyer Deepak Sehgal decides to return back as the defense lawyer for these three girls staying in his opposite building wearing his black coat reflecting the epitome of dignity, honour, wisdom and justice.<br />
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Once the courtroom drama unfolds it’s the lawyer Deepak Sehgal (Amitabh Bachchan) whose rich baritone voice resonates inside the courtroom. Not only that but we also see this retired lawyer return to form who showcases his ability to ask blunt and pointed questions to the petitioner or respondent appearing inside the witness box. He questions a woman, <i>“Are you a virgin?”</i> in the court room in front of everybody with full determination and absence of fear. Septuagenarian and Superstar Mr. Amitabh Bachchan’s flamboyant confidence and baritone continues to endorse his trademark once again in this movie. The attackers are represented in the courtroom by Piyush Mishra (Prashant Mehra)<br />
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The movie <i>Pink</i> ends up on a very positive note. It tells you that whether a woman is a sex-worker, wife or slave, if she says 'No' to being touched then no man has the right to force himself on her. In today’s world of emerging and competitive corporate markets women be it working or housewife they all should have the freedom to walk freely in the society and never under the chamber of fear. One of the scenes in the movie when I witnessed the hairs on my arms bristles is when Taapsee Pannu is forcefully taken into a van and molested till she begs and pleads the men to leave her alone. The way the courtroom drama is portrayed indeed reflects that the film maker’s director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and producer Shoojit Sircar of this film have met several lawyers to ensure that procedures and legal language adhere to the real life scenario.<br />
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The movie <i>Pink</i> indeed brings out the reality and attitude towards these women is quite repugnant. Can this be absolutely avoidable?<br />
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Niilesh A Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11760909095657585987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647816847104668933.post-65666816624502007742016-09-11T18:59:00.000-07:002016-09-11T18:59:24.590-07:00"In school I always excelled and got highest marks in English Literature" admits the legendary film, stage actor and director Mr. Naseeruddin Shah in freewheeling chat with writer Niilesh A Raje <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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in Mumbai who had come down to be part of the vibrant book launch event held during
the Ganpati week end which marked the Marathi book release titled <i>“Ani Mug Ek Divas”.</i> This Marathi book about
the legendary film, stage actor and director Mr. Naseeruddin Shah has been
successfully translated by the eminent director, screenwriter and prolific author
Padma Bhushan Awardee Ms. Sai Paranjpye. The book has been published by </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Popular Prakashan<span style="background: white;">. The English version “And Then One Day” <i>(A Memoir)</i> penned down by Naseeruddin
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">It was all started one day when the author Sai
Paranjype received the phone call from this legendary actor Naseeruddin Shah
asking, <i>“Sai I need to meet you. Let me
know what time suits you the best”.</i> Sai was bit curious to know why Naseer
wants to meet her. Without asking anything Sai gave him the time and on the
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The journey to pen down the English version of
this book was never a planned activity and it started in the year 2002 when Mr.
Naseeruddin Shah had been to </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Prague</span><span style="color: #1d2129;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">the
largest city in Czech Republic for six month long shoot of a big budget
Hollywood Film namely, <i>“The League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen”.</i> Apart from the shooting and with nothing else to do in city
like Prague where it gets dark too early Mr. Shah penned down the English
version of his autobiography mostly during shootings, post shootings or while waiting
for his next shot. It took him almost 12 years before the English version of
the book was released in 2014. In 2016 we now have the Marathi version of his
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">During the course of this book translation Sai
realized that Naseeruddin had fascination for English words depicting his good
hold on the language and words which were mostly unheard or those that were not
used in regular conversations. Sai used to make note of all such words where
she had difficulty in translating them. And, instead of calling Naseeruddin
daily she used to make note of these words as observations. Once her work was
completed they both met again that’s when she cleared all her observations to
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">No doubt while in school Naseeruddin always
excelled and got the highest marks and won awards in English literature whereas
getting good grades in Maths or Physics used to be a distant dream for him. He
remembers getting either 0 or 5 marks in these subjects. His father aspired him
to become a Doctor. As the book states
while in school Naseeruddin had good observational skills. He used to listen to
his teachers intonations, the way they dressed or the way they wiped the
blackboard. These things used to appeal him more rather than what subject was
the teacher trying to teach to the class and conveying.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Readers must be wondering now having written
his autobiography what’s the next book title Naseeruddin would like to work
upon. Would it be a sequel to this first one? No. On the contrary what
Naseeruddin would like to do is to pen portrait of how he has seen and
experienced his association with the Film Industry from close angle in the 40
years of his glorious journey. A topic which he feels might be interesting to
him but must be disappointing to many others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, where he won a gold medal for the
best all-rounder student and was also the Head Student Council. The book is a
tribute by the author to his teacher, Dr. Kalam who through the medium of this
book brings alive some rare, personal and unheard of anecdotes from Dr. Kalam’s
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spend a lot of time with Dr. Kalam and also travelled far and wide with him. He
was also Dr. Kalam’s adviser during the post Presidency years, as well as his</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">closest student. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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co-author three books with Dr. Kalam. One of his key observations being Dr.
Kalam had a voracious appetite for knowledge and paid attention to the minutest
details. Dr. Kalam would insist on revisiting each sentence multiple times and
refining it till he was satisfied. No wonder they came up with as many as
twenty drafts for any important speech which needed to be delivered by Dr.
Kalam. Even before going up on the stage minutes before he would say, ‘Srijan,
what are the new things we are going to talk about in this lecture? He was
always looking to improve and was eager for the next version.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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maximum space in the house of Dr. Kalam located at 10, Rajaji Marg. Books were
seen scattered all over his bedroom and even in the garden. Dr. Kalam never set
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">The author has shared so many interesting
anecdotes chapter wise that it keeps the readers totally engrossed. What touched
author the most of Dr. Kalam was his humility. He always introduced people as
friends whether they were his secretaries, his driver, his gardener, his cook
or even a stranger he might have met while ago. Dr. Kalam viewed everyone in
this world as truly flat – there was no place for hierarchies and ranks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">While the author was in the middle of his
second year at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad something
really interesting happened. The students had the opportunity to participate in
a course and the co-faculty for this course was none other than Dr. A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam – the eleventh President of India. Author being the general
secretary of the student union and the student coordinator for this course had
the privilege of accompanying his professor to the airport to welcome Dr. Kalam
in the campus. That was the first brush the author had with Dr. Kalam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Till he, Srijan Pal Singh graduated from
IIMA in 2009 he was in touch with Dr. Kalam over email and sometimes over phone
call. Once the results were out Srijan passed out with flying colors and got
the coveted KVS Gold Medal which is highly prized at IIMA. It was then again
author states he contacted Dr. Kalam requesting for his time to meet him at his
New Delhi residence as he was equally keen to show him the medal that was
awarded to him in person. Within two hours he received a positive reply from
Dr. Kalam asking him to come down to meet him next week at his New Delhi residence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">The author distinctly remembers his first
meeting with Dr. Kalam at his New Delhi residence. He says Dr. Kalam said,
“Srijan, let me tell you something from my own experience. Every talent has a responsibility.
Each achievement comes with an expectation. Medals come with the weight of
duty. Don’t be scared . . . but be aware".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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extremely fond of children and one of his dreams was that all children should
get education. Taking his vision ahead, Srijan pal Singh has decided to donate
all the royalties from the book to the charitable cause of providing free
education to underprivileged children through an initiative called The Kalam
Library Project.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">This book is dedicated by his student
Srijan Pal Singh, who worked closely with him, right till the last day of his
life. Recollecting his mentor’s values, oaths and messages to the youth, Srijan
beautifully hares the lessons Dr Kalam taught beyond the classroom. Giving us a
peel into his daily routine, travels, reflections on various national and
international issues, anecdotes and quips, this book helps readers get up-close
and personal with the greatest Indian of contemporary times.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">In the true sense we can say the author
Srijan Pal Singh knows the man behind the legend whom the world knew as Dr. A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam. The stories anecdotes covered in this book are beautifully told. This
memoir is indeed a delight for all the Kalam fans and anyone who wishes to be reignited
with his invaluable insights on life and the world around us.</span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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My Teacher, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Language : </span></b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">English<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Edition : </span></b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">2016<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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February 2016 - "Hi Niilesh. My name is Amitabh Bachchan". That's the
way I met this legend the first time. The way he introduced just swept
me off my feet. Big B is the legend who needs no introduction. 47 years
ago a young man named Mr. Amitabh Bachchan walked into the office of
Director Khwaja Ahmad Abbas to sign his first film "Saat Hindustani" to
join the Indian Film Industry. The year was 1969. My piece "Amitabh's
Glorious Journey" published in today's newspaper . . .</span></span> </div>
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February 2016 - My piece on this beautiful actress Madhubala who was
born on Valentine Day is published in today's newspaper. "Zindagi Bhar
Nahi Bhoolegi Who Barsaat Ki Raat" . . .</span></span> </div>
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February 2016 - Happy Birthday !!! Waheeda Rehman Ji. My piece "Epitome
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February 2016 - वाढदिवसाच्या खूप खूप शुभेच्छा ! ! ! My piece penned
down for the legendary actor Mr. Ramesh Deo The Grand Old Man of Marathi
Cinema on his 90th Birthday has been published in today's "Afternoon
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The Independence Day weekend might
have been long weekend for many but for the whole crew of St. Xavier's College
(Mumbai) for the professors and their students it marked the opening ceremony for
their three day annual festival of St Xavier's College namely “Malhar”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The theme of this year's Malhar was 'A
Chronicle' and it proved to be a crowd-puller as over 67 different colleges
from Mumbai, Pune, and Chennai participated in this annual festival with great
enthusiasm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">'Malhar Conclave' the festival's
first day which coincided with Independence Day celebrations drew people in
large numbers for interactive sessions and discussions. Day one of Conclave started
with keynote address from Mr. Julio Francis Riberio.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Mr. Ribeiro has been a Padma Bhushan
Awardee, India's third highest civilian award for his services. He was also the
former Mumbai Police Commissioner and Indian Ambassador to Romania. He led the
Punjab Police during part of the Punjab insurgency periods. He held positions
such as Special Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Home
Affairs and Adviser to the Governor of Punjab.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">When former Assistant Commissioner of
Police Mr. Vasant</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Dhoble
retired he said, “If there is one person whom I always looked up as my role
model during my service then it has been the retired Police Commissioner Mr. Julio
Ribeiro”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">There is a Marathi phrase namely; <i>“Jashas Tase”</i> it means tit for tat is
fair attitude which has been his credo. It's the reason Mr. Julio Ribeiro
remains to be my inspiration who has also authored a book titled, “Bullet for
Bullet” said Mr. Dhoble. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Response: The policemen are required to
adhere to the law. When you have the common masses on your side no one can touch
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">On being an IPS officer “The ‘S’ in IPS
stands for service. You’ve come to serve the people, not to be their masters.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">“Old social institutions like joint family and
caste system are breaking down.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">“Value system has changed”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">“Economic crimes like avoiding the
income tax are more dangerous.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">“I have worked with the youth and can
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Response: “Try to influence young
minds. At schools we must convey to the young that these practices are not good
and ethically right”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">“Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a very good campaign; but in practice we must understand it. It should be a movement and even colleges should get involved“.</span></div>
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interesting anecdotes about the film <i>“Aandhi”</i>
and it’s songs I would like to share today with the voice of my readers</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">(a) The
Plot</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> - J.K. (Sanjeev
Kumar) is a hotel Manager in a scenic location in India. One day he gallantly
comes to the rescue of a drunk daughter, Aarti (Suchitra Sen) of a politician,
and chooses to be discrete about it. When she recovers both fall in love and
get married in a small marriage ceremony, have a daughter, and thereafter
differences arise to such an extent that they decide to separate. Years pass
J.K. and Aarti meet again when she is an established politician, both are still
attracted to each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">(b) Gulzar Saab then was involved working in
two projects namely </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">“Aandhi”</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> and
other being </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">“Mausam”.</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Aandhi was
first shot in Kashmir in 1974. It was producer J. Om Prakash who suggested to
Gulzar Saab that </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">“Aandhi Ke Baad Mausam
Achha Hota Hai”</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> (After the storm (Aandhi) the weather (Mausam) gets
better). Gulzar Saab agreed and </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Aandhi</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">
was the project taken up first then came </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Mausam</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">(c) The role of Hotel Manager J.K. in this
film has been played by actor Sanjeev Kumar. Well, Gulzar Saab used to sit
alone in Hotel Akbar in Delhi writing Aandhi’s script right from frame one to
the end. There was an hotel employee by the name J.K. who served Gulzar Saab
well day and night during his stay in the hotel. Gulzar Saab promised to name
the hero of his film Sanjeev Kumar after this gentleman named J.K.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">(d) The exalted success of the film musical
hit <i>“Aandhi”</i> is pretty much evident
with the number of views as seen on YouTube. The lyrics were penned down by
none other than Gulzar Saab and music from the legendary music composer R D
Burman.</span></div>
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<i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">(e) Tum
Aa Gaye Ho, Noor Aa Gaya Hai . . . Nahin To Chiragon Se Lau Jaa Rahi Thee</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> (Light has arrived with your arrival.
The flames from the lamps were dying down) . The first line of this romantic
duet was shot in a small garden behind the Oberoi Hotel from where the Dal Lake
can be seen distinctly. The rest of the song was shot in Shalimar Baugh. Other
musical numbers from this film includes, <i>“Tere
Bina Zindagi Se Koi”</i> and <i>“Iss Mod Se
Jate Hain”.</i> While Gulzar Saab won his Filmfare Award as the Best Film
(Critics) it was actor Sanjeev Kumar who won his Filmfare for being the “Best
Actor” for the film <i>Aandhi.</i> </span></div>
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