‘I’m in awe of my daughter’
The usually reticent Ajay Devgan gets talking to After Hours about his directorial debut and the ‘woman power’ at home
Amidst the Khan domination, he is the distinguished Devgan. Absorbed solely in his craft and resisting the paraphernalia that comes with stardom, Ajay has steered away from the beaten path.
“Whatever little success I’ve achieved has been my own terms. I’m proud that I didn’t have to succumb to pressures or change myself to achieve something more than I already have,” he notes.
While the year promises some mega releases for him - Anubhav Sinha’s ‘Cash’, Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Sholay’, Rajkumar Santoshi’s ‘Halla Bol’ and Rohit Shetty’s ‘Sunday’ - Ajay is also calling the shots for his home production ‘U, Me aur Hum’.
For someone who began editing his father’s (veteran action director Veeru Devgan) sequences at the age of 10, this seems but a natural progression. “It’s a commercial film. I’m not trying to prove a point saying, ‘Look, I’ve made a kickass film!’ It’s just an attempt to make a good film.” And having seen both extremes of luck, Ajay is grounded enough to not be affected by its vagaries. “When you’ve seen your father work from scratch, his highs and lows, it gives you the confidence to change things for yourself too.”
While the ‘brooding and intense’ image wows women, Ajay asserts that he is ‘a happy-go-lucky guy’. “I have my share fun. If you take life or your work too seriously then you won’t be able to enjoy it.” The actor who lives life ‘moment by moment’ adds, “I’m a very lazy person. It takes much effort to get me out of the house.”
Urge Ajay to talk about the women in his life and he pithily says, “Kajol has added everything to my life. I am what I am due to the women in my life- my mother, my wife and my daughter Nysa. I’m a satisfied person or else it would’ve reflected in my work and behaviour.”
Ask Ajay what kind of a dad he is and he says with a boyish grin, “I’m in awe of my daughter. Nysa has taught me to laugh, to smile and forget my problems once I’m home.” He adds, “Though she’s much like me in temperament, she blabbers continuously like Kajol.” And daddy’s tip to Nysa? “I’d say- ‘Look, I followed what I thought was right in life. I regret nothing. I never did what my heart said no to...’”
Tuesday 26 June 2007
Monday 25 June 2007
Aankhen 2 with Ajay Devgan and Aamir Khan?
What a sight!
Gaurang Doshi, the producer of Aankhen, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Paresh Rawal and Sushmita Sen is all set to make a sequel to his film. But it will be a sequel with a 'difference' (haven't we heard that before?). Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan and Akshay Khanna will replace the earlier cast, only Amitabh Bachchan will feature from the previous cast. The film will be made in three languages, English, Tamil and Hindi.
Says a source, "Gaurang Doshi is set to sign Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan, Akshay Khanna and Upen Patel for Aankhen 2 this week. He is planning to cast Ajay Devgan in a negative role, Bachchan will be seen in the film once again. As for the girls, Sushmita might be missing. In her place, two other actresses will be seen. What's more, the three guys won't be blind this time."
But what stopped Gaurang from having his earlier team on board for Aankhen 2? He's even going ahead with a new director. "Gaurang had fall-out with Akshay Kumar and Vipul Shah during the making of Aankhen. So he decided to make Aankhen 2 without them. Instead, he's finalised a new director from an advertising background," says our source.
Not just that, Aankhen 2 promises to have a better reach as it will be made in three languages i.e. Hindi, English and Tamil, "The Tamil version will have top-notch stars from the South. The rights for the English version are with Mark Johnson, the producer of films like Chronicles of Narnia, Rain Man etc. "Gaurang is leaving for LA to finalise all the details pertaining to the English version," says our source.
When contacted Gaurang Doshi, said, "Who has leaked all the information across to you?" and added, "Yes, I can only let you know that the Hindi version will have five big heroes, the sequel to Aankhen should be big. But I can't let out the details at this point. And how did you come to know about my LA trip?"
Gaurang Doshi, the producer of Aankhen, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Paresh Rawal and Sushmita Sen is all set to make a sequel to his film. But it will be a sequel with a 'difference' (haven't we heard that before?). Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan and Akshay Khanna will replace the earlier cast, only Amitabh Bachchan will feature from the previous cast. The film will be made in three languages, English, Tamil and Hindi.
Says a source, "Gaurang Doshi is set to sign Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan, Akshay Khanna and Upen Patel for Aankhen 2 this week. He is planning to cast Ajay Devgan in a negative role, Bachchan will be seen in the film once again. As for the girls, Sushmita might be missing. In her place, two other actresses will be seen. What's more, the three guys won't be blind this time."
But what stopped Gaurang from having his earlier team on board for Aankhen 2? He's even going ahead with a new director. "Gaurang had fall-out with Akshay Kumar and Vipul Shah during the making of Aankhen. So he decided to make Aankhen 2 without them. Instead, he's finalised a new director from an advertising background," says our source.
Not just that, Aankhen 2 promises to have a better reach as it will be made in three languages i.e. Hindi, English and Tamil, "The Tamil version will have top-notch stars from the South. The rights for the English version are with Mark Johnson, the producer of films like Chronicles of Narnia, Rain Man etc. "Gaurang is leaving for LA to finalise all the details pertaining to the English version," says our source.
When contacted Gaurang Doshi, said, "Who has leaked all the information across to you?" and added, "Yes, I can only let you know that the Hindi version will have five big heroes, the sequel to Aankhen should be big. But I can't let out the details at this point. And how did you come to know about my LA trip?"
Kya mamu banaya!
Kya mamu banaya!
Delhi junta mistakes Ajay Devgan for real-life cop and beats co-actor Ashish Mohan thinking he's a thief
Recently, while shooting for Rohit Shetty's Sunday in Delhi, one of the film's actors was beaten up by the public courtesy co-star Ajay Devgan. The actor, who plays a police officer in the film, was chasing Ashish Mohan (also an assistant director on the film) down Chandani Chowk on a motorbike for a scene when the Delhi junta mistook him for a real-life thief. As a result, Mohan was beaten up black and blue!
A unit source informs, "The public literally pounced on Ashish when they saw he was being chased by a cop on a bike. Initially, Ashish thought somebody was playing a prank on him and screamed for help but the public was in no mood to listen. Rohit Shetty finally had to intervene and control the situation. Later, Ajay checked up on Ashish to see if he was alright."
The source explains that the public was unable to identify the actors and that's why it went out of hand. "Ajay was wearing a helmet and a police uniform, so the public mistook the scene for an actual chor-police chase. First, two men got off an autorickshaw and caught Ashish by the collar. Seeing this, some roadside romeos too joined in to beat Ashish."
Director Rohit Shetty confirms the incident and says he was shooting the scene with hidden cameras. "It's very difficult to shoot in Chandani Chowk. At any given instant, there are over 1 lakh people present, so we decided to shoot with hidden cameras from a certain distance. I wanted the actors involved in the scene to go all out in the chase and normal cameras would've alerted the public to what was going on," he says.
When Ajay saw the public reaction, he froze in his tracks. But a few seconds later he burst out laughing. "My assistants and I ran to save Ashish and explained to the public that we were shooting a film. They did not believe us since they couldn't see any cameras around but we managed to convince them," Shetty adds.
A crewmember adds that the public in Delhi is extremely unpredictable. "We had to protect Ajay and hence made him wear a helmet. As for other actors, they shot most of their scenes indoors. There's another scene where Ajay wasn't required to ride a bike, but still he came to the venue wearing a helmet. We had to shoot adjacent to the Jama Masjid and it's a very crowded area, so we instructed Ajay to ride the bike all the way from the hotel to the Jama Masjid," says the source.
Sunday is produced by Ajay's secretary-turned-director Kumar Mangat. The film, scheduled to release in November, stars Ajay Devgan, Ayesha Takia, Irrfan Khan and Arshad Warsi.
Delhi junta mistakes Ajay Devgan for real-life cop and beats co-actor Ashish Mohan thinking he's a thief
Recently, while shooting for Rohit Shetty's Sunday in Delhi, one of the film's actors was beaten up by the public courtesy co-star Ajay Devgan. The actor, who plays a police officer in the film, was chasing Ashish Mohan (also an assistant director on the film) down Chandani Chowk on a motorbike for a scene when the Delhi junta mistook him for a real-life thief. As a result, Mohan was beaten up black and blue!
A unit source informs, "The public literally pounced on Ashish when they saw he was being chased by a cop on a bike. Initially, Ashish thought somebody was playing a prank on him and screamed for help but the public was in no mood to listen. Rohit Shetty finally had to intervene and control the situation. Later, Ajay checked up on Ashish to see if he was alright."
The source explains that the public was unable to identify the actors and that's why it went out of hand. "Ajay was wearing a helmet and a police uniform, so the public mistook the scene for an actual chor-police chase. First, two men got off an autorickshaw and caught Ashish by the collar. Seeing this, some roadside romeos too joined in to beat Ashish."
Director Rohit Shetty confirms the incident and says he was shooting the scene with hidden cameras. "It's very difficult to shoot in Chandani Chowk. At any given instant, there are over 1 lakh people present, so we decided to shoot with hidden cameras from a certain distance. I wanted the actors involved in the scene to go all out in the chase and normal cameras would've alerted the public to what was going on," he says.
When Ajay saw the public reaction, he froze in his tracks. But a few seconds later he burst out laughing. "My assistants and I ran to save Ashish and explained to the public that we were shooting a film. They did not believe us since they couldn't see any cameras around but we managed to convince them," Shetty adds.
A crewmember adds that the public in Delhi is extremely unpredictable. "We had to protect Ajay and hence made him wear a helmet. As for other actors, they shot most of their scenes indoors. There's another scene where Ajay wasn't required to ride a bike, but still he came to the venue wearing a helmet. We had to shoot adjacent to the Jama Masjid and it's a very crowded area, so we instructed Ajay to ride the bike all the way from the hotel to the Jama Masjid," says the source.
Sunday is produced by Ajay's secretary-turned-director Kumar Mangat. The film, scheduled to release in November, stars Ajay Devgan, Ayesha Takia, Irrfan Khan and Arshad Warsi.
Ajay Devgan's role of a lifetime
Ajay Devgan's role of a lifetime!
Ajay Devgan dons innumerable caps in Rajkumar Santoshi's HALLA BOL. But the most interesting cap that he dons, according to the maker is that of a man who meets his conscience in his journey of life.
"It is a beautiful role. Ajay is a versatile actor. Only he could have done justice to the character," says Rajkumar Santoshi who is looking forward to the thought-provoking entertainer hitting the marquee this August. "The thought of the film appealed to me. It was hard-hitting. The first person, in fact the only person who came to my mind, was Ajay," he reveals. "And now, we are ready with the film.
Ajay has more than done justice to the character of Ashfaque aka Sameer Khan. His portrayal of a small-town boy becoming a successful film star, and his struggle, and confronting his own conscience will bring to light various facets of the actor and human being."
Ajay Devgan dons innumerable caps in Rajkumar Santoshi's HALLA BOL. But the most interesting cap that he dons, according to the maker is that of a man who meets his conscience in his journey of life.
"It is a beautiful role. Ajay is a versatile actor. Only he could have done justice to the character," says Rajkumar Santoshi who is looking forward to the thought-provoking entertainer hitting the marquee this August. "The thought of the film appealed to me. It was hard-hitting. The first person, in fact the only person who came to my mind, was Ajay," he reveals. "And now, we are ready with the film.
Ajay has more than done justice to the character of Ashfaque aka Sameer Khan. His portrayal of a small-town boy becoming a successful film star, and his struggle, and confronting his own conscience will bring to light various facets of the actor and human being."
really don't have any forte' Ajay Devgan Interview
really don't have any forte'
Was it difficult to break out of your action hero image?
No, I think I was lucky to get the right roles at the right time with the right directors . That gave me scope to do lots of different things. I did Phool aur Kaante then Jigar and then Divyashakti which wasn't an action film. Then came Dilwale which was a big hit followed by Zakhm and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam . Like that, three-four films came together, so it wasn't that difficult.
What's important, critical acclaim or mass popularity?
It should be a balance of both. Nothing works single-handedly. It's very important for critics to appreciate your work, it gives you satisfaction, and also supports the film and makes people see it. The second aspect too is important for people to see your film and appreciate it because that's how the collections come.
Action, comedy, romance - what's your forte?
I really don't think there is a forte. I should be convinced and charged about the character and the film. Then I tend to do better, but later if I feel that the film is not working or I'm not enjoying playing the character , then it becomes very difficult for me to work. I know it's not professional of me but that's how it is. I start losing interest.
Your character Omkara was the central character in that film yet Saif walked away with all the praise...
Nothing like that. There was a hero, there was a villain and I think Saif did brilliantly well. I really think the kind of appreciation I got was good. So it was a balanced thing. Somebody had to do this and somebody had to do that. If I had been asked to do Saif's role then I wouldn't have done it, only for one reason that I have done a few negative roles in the recent past. It was getting monotonous for me. I was happier playing Omkara than Langda Tyagi.
You're playing Veeru's character in Ram Gopal Verma's remake of Sholay. What should the audience expect from it?
Sholay has shaped up very well and I'm also waiting for its release. The audience cannot think about the earlier film because the whole concept of this film is different. The setting is urban, the humour is urban and the attitudes too. When you change the situation of the film everything changes. So I don't think there can be any comparison .
You're turned director with U, Me Aur Hum. How is it like to be in the director's seat?
Nothing different, really. I'm just doing what I was earlier doing when I used to be an assistant director.
Kajol is working in the film. How's it like to direct your wife?
She's a great actress and we share a comfort zone. As for who calls the shots, come and see on the sets.
It's seen that off-screen couples don't make good pairs on-screen ...
That's not true. We did Pyar To Hona Hi Tha and Ishq and both worked well. If it's a good film it works, if not then it flops.
Lastly, how do you rate yourself as an actor?
I'm nobody to decide such a thing. Everybody thinks they're the best. I think it's for the audience to decide.
Was it difficult to break out of your action hero image?
No, I think I was lucky to get the right roles at the right time with the right directors . That gave me scope to do lots of different things. I did Phool aur Kaante then Jigar and then Divyashakti which wasn't an action film. Then came Dilwale which was a big hit followed by Zakhm and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam . Like that, three-four films came together, so it wasn't that difficult.
What's important, critical acclaim or mass popularity?
It should be a balance of both. Nothing works single-handedly. It's very important for critics to appreciate your work, it gives you satisfaction, and also supports the film and makes people see it. The second aspect too is important for people to see your film and appreciate it because that's how the collections come.
Action, comedy, romance - what's your forte?
I really don't think there is a forte. I should be convinced and charged about the character and the film. Then I tend to do better, but later if I feel that the film is not working or I'm not enjoying playing the character , then it becomes very difficult for me to work. I know it's not professional of me but that's how it is. I start losing interest.
Your character Omkara was the central character in that film yet Saif walked away with all the praise...
Nothing like that. There was a hero, there was a villain and I think Saif did brilliantly well. I really think the kind of appreciation I got was good. So it was a balanced thing. Somebody had to do this and somebody had to do that. If I had been asked to do Saif's role then I wouldn't have done it, only for one reason that I have done a few negative roles in the recent past. It was getting monotonous for me. I was happier playing Omkara than Langda Tyagi.
You're playing Veeru's character in Ram Gopal Verma's remake of Sholay. What should the audience expect from it?
Sholay has shaped up very well and I'm also waiting for its release. The audience cannot think about the earlier film because the whole concept of this film is different. The setting is urban, the humour is urban and the attitudes too. When you change the situation of the film everything changes. So I don't think there can be any comparison .
You're turned director with U, Me Aur Hum. How is it like to be in the director's seat?
Nothing different, really. I'm just doing what I was earlier doing when I used to be an assistant director.
Kajol is working in the film. How's it like to direct your wife?
She's a great actress and we share a comfort zone. As for who calls the shots, come and see on the sets.
It's seen that off-screen couples don't make good pairs on-screen ...
That's not true. We did Pyar To Hona Hi Tha and Ishq and both worked well. If it's a good film it works, if not then it flops.
Lastly, how do you rate yourself as an actor?
I'm nobody to decide such a thing. Everybody thinks they're the best. I think it's for the audience to decide.
Monday 18 June 2007
Sunday 17 June 2007
Santoshi's Halla Bol to release in August
Santoshi's Halla Bol to release in August
MUMBAI: Director Rajkumar Santoshi's Halla Bol is being slated for an 10 August 2007 release worldwide.
The film has been produced by Abdol Samee Siddiqui under the banner of Sunrise Pictures in association with Studio 18.
Siddiqui says, "Halla Bol is a hard-hitting film. The story and screenplay have been written by Santoshi himself. The post-production work is in full swing and the film is fast heading towards its first copy soon. We are looking forward to release the film on 10 August all over."
The movie stars Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan, Pankaj Kapoor and Darshan Jariwala. The lyrics are penned by Sameer and Mehboob, while Sukhwinder Singh has provided the music compositions, including the background score
MUMBAI: Director Rajkumar Santoshi's Halla Bol is being slated for an 10 August 2007 release worldwide.
The film has been produced by Abdol Samee Siddiqui under the banner of Sunrise Pictures in association with Studio 18.
Siddiqui says, "Halla Bol is a hard-hitting film. The story and screenplay have been written by Santoshi himself. The post-production work is in full swing and the film is fast heading towards its first copy soon. We are looking forward to release the film on 10 August all over."
The movie stars Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan, Pankaj Kapoor and Darshan Jariwala. The lyrics are penned by Sameer and Mehboob, while Sukhwinder Singh has provided the music compositions, including the background score
Saturday 16 June 2007
Cashing in on action
Cashing in on action
With bad boys, babes and blow-ups, director Anubhav Sinha says his thriller Cash is full paisa vasool
THE only thing in Cash that matches with Oceans 12 is its genre — this Ajay Devgan, Sunil Shetty, Riteish Deshmukh, Zayed Khan, Esha Deol, Shamita Shetty and Dia Mirza starrer is also a heist movie. "The story, look, content, everything else is different," stresses Dus director Anubhav Sinha, "Even the style is more John Woo (Mission Impossible 2, Face/Off)."
In fact, Sinha describes Cash (releasing July 27) as the cooler, lighter film compared to his massive hit Dus, putting it in the league of comic book thrillers. "Dus involved saving 25,000 lives but Cash is about stealing three diamonds. Even if you see a chase, nobody gets hurt; there isn't a drop of blood spilt except in a small animation sequence. You can take a five-year-old to this film and not ask them to look away for a second. There's just bikes, people and cars flying in the air!"
And though Cash has Sunil, Zayed, Esha and Dia from his Dus cast, Sinha says it was always meant to revolve around big gun Devgan. "I owe at least half of what I've achieved to Sanju (Sanjay Dutt), but I didn't approach Abhishek (Bachchan) and him. They didn't have dates and it wouldn't be fair putting them in a tight spot over friendship."
Sinha says his team really wanted him to do a "cool action film" after Dus and Ajay, Zayed, Riteish and Sunil had a ball on the sets. The director says he was extremely cautious with these pranksters on board.
"I stayed far away from them. It's like expecting to open a door and fall into a deep well. Ajay discovered this store that sold gags. The next day, I saw Riteish and him come smiling up to me. Riteish had this MP3 player with headphones and said, 'Tune yeh remix suna?' I put the earphones on and pressed the play button. I immediately felt a mild shock! The whole unit was laughing at me."
The director also played along with their looks, giving blond spiked hair to Ajay and Riteish and blue to Zayed. "At the risk of sounding pompous, style is not something you can induce, just like personal clothing. It's within me — I think if I had tried it with Cash, it would have showed."
Sinha is ace at action, but says he'll switch genres with his next, coming by 2008-end. Yet, he's had fun with Cash. "I always say that action movies are made by kids and watched by kids between six to sixty years. Look at John Woo and Jackie Chan. They have to be kids at heart! Chan must be mad to jump from one 30-storeyed building to another."
Cash's own action is more flamboyant, with sky-diving, kite-surfing, water-skiing and skate-boarding during the shoot at Cape Town. Of course, there are also the mandatory cars blowing up. "We did one stunt from a 57-storeyed building. I have no fear of heights, but looking down from there, I promise you I wasn't comfortable!" The bad guys, led by Ajay Devgan's character, have an underworld don (Sunil) and a security officer (Shamita)to contend with. Of course, like the hot Dus music video, Sinha is also shooting one with Cash, again laid to Vishal-Shekhar's rhythms. "It's a single shot music video choreographed by Rajiv. My editor is already giving me dirty looks!"
With bad boys, babes and blow-ups, director Anubhav Sinha says his thriller Cash is full paisa vasool
THE only thing in Cash that matches with Oceans 12 is its genre — this Ajay Devgan, Sunil Shetty, Riteish Deshmukh, Zayed Khan, Esha Deol, Shamita Shetty and Dia Mirza starrer is also a heist movie. "The story, look, content, everything else is different," stresses Dus director Anubhav Sinha, "Even the style is more John Woo (Mission Impossible 2, Face/Off)."
In fact, Sinha describes Cash (releasing July 27) as the cooler, lighter film compared to his massive hit Dus, putting it in the league of comic book thrillers. "Dus involved saving 25,000 lives but Cash is about stealing three diamonds. Even if you see a chase, nobody gets hurt; there isn't a drop of blood spilt except in a small animation sequence. You can take a five-year-old to this film and not ask them to look away for a second. There's just bikes, people and cars flying in the air!"
And though Cash has Sunil, Zayed, Esha and Dia from his Dus cast, Sinha says it was always meant to revolve around big gun Devgan. "I owe at least half of what I've achieved to Sanju (Sanjay Dutt), but I didn't approach Abhishek (Bachchan) and him. They didn't have dates and it wouldn't be fair putting them in a tight spot over friendship."
Sinha says his team really wanted him to do a "cool action film" after Dus and Ajay, Zayed, Riteish and Sunil had a ball on the sets. The director says he was extremely cautious with these pranksters on board.
"I stayed far away from them. It's like expecting to open a door and fall into a deep well. Ajay discovered this store that sold gags. The next day, I saw Riteish and him come smiling up to me. Riteish had this MP3 player with headphones and said, 'Tune yeh remix suna?' I put the earphones on and pressed the play button. I immediately felt a mild shock! The whole unit was laughing at me."
The director also played along with their looks, giving blond spiked hair to Ajay and Riteish and blue to Zayed. "At the risk of sounding pompous, style is not something you can induce, just like personal clothing. It's within me — I think if I had tried it with Cash, it would have showed."
Sinha is ace at action, but says he'll switch genres with his next, coming by 2008-end. Yet, he's had fun with Cash. "I always say that action movies are made by kids and watched by kids between six to sixty years. Look at John Woo and Jackie Chan. They have to be kids at heart! Chan must be mad to jump from one 30-storeyed building to another."
Cash's own action is more flamboyant, with sky-diving, kite-surfing, water-skiing and skate-boarding during the shoot at Cape Town. Of course, there are also the mandatory cars blowing up. "We did one stunt from a 57-storeyed building. I have no fear of heights, but looking down from there, I promise you I wasn't comfortable!" The bad guys, led by Ajay Devgan's character, have an underworld don (Sunil) and a security officer (Shamita)to contend with. Of course, like the hot Dus music video, Sinha is also shooting one with Cash, again laid to Vishal-Shekhar's rhythms. "It's a single shot music video choreographed by Rajiv. My editor is already giving me dirty looks!"
Thursday 7 June 2007
Wednesday 6 June 2007
Priyanka "I would love to work with Ajay"
Priyanka weighs her words when she talks to the press but she is forthcoming. When asked to name the three actors that she hasn't worked with but would like to she had this to say.
"I have not worked with Aamir Khan. I would love to work with him. I have not worked with Ajay Devgan. I think he is a very interesting…eh…very talented actor. I haven't worked with Saif."
Monday 4 June 2007
CASH (preview)
Film: Cash
Director: Anubhav Sinha
Producer: Anubhav Sinha, Sohail Maklai and Anish Ranjan
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Zayed Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Esha Deol, Shamita Shetty, Suniel Shetty, Dia Mirza
Music Director: Vishal - Shekar
Synopsis:
Cash is about Karan aka Doc (Ajay Devgan), an ace con artist who has hired the services of top notch robbers Puja (Esha Deol), Aditi (Dia Mirza), Danny (Zayed Khan) & Lucky (Riteish Deshmukh) to rob a set of 3 priceless antiquity diamonds in South Africa. Shania (Shamita Shetty), the head of security at the Indian embassy of South Africa is one of the many threats to this elite cartel.
Finally, Angad (Sunil Shetty), a vicious underworld henchman who after a series of events manages to get two of the three diamonds is now in hot pursuit of the third stone!!
Karan and his mates are left with a great risk of being caught by Shania who is on a hot trail of the thieves. Karan and his mates now have no option but to steal back the diamond and return it to the authorities.
This leads to a non stop high adrenaline action, adventure caper on a canvas for all audiences like never before.
Director: Anubhav Sinha
Producer: Anubhav Sinha, Sohail Maklai and Anish Ranjan
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Zayed Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Esha Deol, Shamita Shetty, Suniel Shetty, Dia Mirza
Music Director: Vishal - Shekar
Synopsis:
Cash is about Karan aka Doc (Ajay Devgan), an ace con artist who has hired the services of top notch robbers Puja (Esha Deol), Aditi (Dia Mirza), Danny (Zayed Khan) & Lucky (Riteish Deshmukh) to rob a set of 3 priceless antiquity diamonds in South Africa. Shania (Shamita Shetty), the head of security at the Indian embassy of South Africa is one of the many threats to this elite cartel.
Finally, Angad (Sunil Shetty), a vicious underworld henchman who after a series of events manages to get two of the three diamonds is now in hot pursuit of the third stone!!
Karan and his mates are left with a great risk of being caught by Shania who is on a hot trail of the thieves. Karan and his mates now have no option but to steal back the diamond and return it to the authorities.
This leads to a non stop high adrenaline action, adventure caper on a canvas for all audiences like never before.
Saturday 2 June 2007
RGV's Sholay (preview)
Film: Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sushmita Sen, Nisha Kithari, Gaurav Kapoor, Mohanlal, Rajpal Yadav, Urmila Matondkar, Sushant Singh, Ajay Devgan , Abhishek Bachchan, Prashant Raj
Producer: Ram Gopal Varma
Music Director: Ganesh Hegde, Bappi Lahiri
Synopsis: A train pulls into C.S.T. station and two young men step off. It's their very first visit to Mumbai city. Only they are not here to visit. They have arrived with dreams of buying Mumbai out.
Poor deluded fools, you might think… but that's only till the first time you run into them. After that, it'll be clear enough who's deluded and who has just been made the fool.
For this is a pair of street toughs par excellence… Jai, the younger of the two looks up to Veeru for guidance. Veeru in turn looks out for him. The pair's loyalty to one another is absolute.
Virendra Chavan (Ajay Devgan) and Jai Ranade (Prashant Raj) grew up in Latur together, where they came to be known to their town folk as Veeru & Jai. From their early days, the young men admired success and strength and sought in every which way to emulate it.
Veeru went to work as a bodyguard for Sharad Patil, the local political heavyweight. But, when Patil went to jail in a scam, he lost his job. It was then that idea of coming to Mumbai took his fancy. As expected, his prodigy Jai tagged along.
So Mumbai it was…
Within a week of their arrival on the recommendation of an old acquaintance of theirs called Soorma (Rajpal Yadav) who runs a dance bar, they found work with Shambhul Seth, a criminal with heavy underworld connections and also high on the police scanner.In his pursuit of Shambhul, the Inspector Ranveer (Mohanlal) came into contact with Veeru and Jai. On meeting them, he realized that these were no hardened criminals. Small time hoodlums, perhaps, but deep inside their values were still intact. He chose to appeal to the honesty in them.
He exposed them to Shambhul's criminal past. Veeru and Jai were surprised by this. They agreed to help in whatever way they could. The inspector in the process of trying to get Shambhul got into a deadly trap and both Veeru and Jai in a show of extraordinary courage and strength managed to rescue him and managed to finish off Shambhul seth. But in the bargain, Veeru and Jai had to be arrested as well for associating with a criminal and for a while went to jail.
Much later, when the inspector needed help in his hunt for Gabbar Singh (Amitabh Bachchan), his brief impression of these two young men returned to him. Since he could not expect the police to help in a quest for personal revenge, and his principles would not allow him to turn to the underworld for help, he decided to enlist the help of Veeru and Jai.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sushmita Sen, Nisha Kithari, Gaurav Kapoor, Mohanlal, Rajpal Yadav, Urmila Matondkar, Sushant Singh, Ajay Devgan , Abhishek Bachchan, Prashant Raj
Producer: Ram Gopal Varma
Music Director: Ganesh Hegde, Bappi Lahiri
Synopsis: A train pulls into C.S.T. station and two young men step off. It's their very first visit to Mumbai city. Only they are not here to visit. They have arrived with dreams of buying Mumbai out.
Poor deluded fools, you might think… but that's only till the first time you run into them. After that, it'll be clear enough who's deluded and who has just been made the fool.
For this is a pair of street toughs par excellence… Jai, the younger of the two looks up to Veeru for guidance. Veeru in turn looks out for him. The pair's loyalty to one another is absolute.
Virendra Chavan (Ajay Devgan) and Jai Ranade (Prashant Raj) grew up in Latur together, where they came to be known to their town folk as Veeru & Jai. From their early days, the young men admired success and strength and sought in every which way to emulate it.
Veeru went to work as a bodyguard for Sharad Patil, the local political heavyweight. But, when Patil went to jail in a scam, he lost his job. It was then that idea of coming to Mumbai took his fancy. As expected, his prodigy Jai tagged along.
So Mumbai it was…
Within a week of their arrival on the recommendation of an old acquaintance of theirs called Soorma (Rajpal Yadav) who runs a dance bar, they found work with Shambhul Seth, a criminal with heavy underworld connections and also high on the police scanner.In his pursuit of Shambhul, the Inspector Ranveer (Mohanlal) came into contact with Veeru and Jai. On meeting them, he realized that these were no hardened criminals. Small time hoodlums, perhaps, but deep inside their values were still intact. He chose to appeal to the honesty in them.
He exposed them to Shambhul's criminal past. Veeru and Jai were surprised by this. They agreed to help in whatever way they could. The inspector in the process of trying to get Shambhul got into a deadly trap and both Veeru and Jai in a show of extraordinary courage and strength managed to rescue him and managed to finish off Shambhul seth. But in the bargain, Veeru and Jai had to be arrested as well for associating with a criminal and for a while went to jail.
Much later, when the inspector needed help in his hunt for Gabbar Singh (Amitabh Bachchan), his brief impression of these two young men returned to him. Since he could not expect the police to help in a quest for personal revenge, and his principles would not allow him to turn to the underworld for help, he decided to enlist the help of Veeru and Jai.
Latest News on 'Sunday'
Shooting resumes for Mangat's Sunday
MUMBAI: The final shooting schedule for producer Kumar Mangat's movie Sunday has resumed after a gap of little more than a month. Backed by Eros International, the film is directed by Rohit Shetty. It stars Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Ayesha Takia, Irrfan Khan, Anjani Sukhani and Mukesh Tiwari.
Mangat informs that he the shooting for the film has resumed in Bombay and Delhi.
"Ajay Devgan is back after completing his first 20-days shooting spell for his directorial debut U, Me Aur Hum aboard the Star Libra cruise liner. They have already begun shooting for this week in various parts of Bombay and then followed by a major schedule once again in Delhi," says a source.
The final track for the film has recently been recorded. Shibani Kashyap has sung and composed the song, which was penned by Virat Mishra. DJ Suketu is remixing the number while Kashyap will also feature in the music video, which will be shot in July.
Shetty says, "We have resumed the shooting from 22 May and by the end of June we will have wrapped up the entire shooting. In Delhi we are filming mostly at virgin locales. The remaining two songs will be later canned in Australia."
Inderjit Chadha is the line producer while Sanjeev Joshi is the executive producer. After the end of this schedule the film will be complete with the exception of two songs that will be shot in Australia.
MUMBAI: The final shooting schedule for producer Kumar Mangat's movie Sunday has resumed after a gap of little more than a month. Backed by Eros International, the film is directed by Rohit Shetty. It stars Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Ayesha Takia, Irrfan Khan, Anjani Sukhani and Mukesh Tiwari.
Mangat informs that he the shooting for the film has resumed in Bombay and Delhi.
"Ajay Devgan is back after completing his first 20-days shooting spell for his directorial debut U, Me Aur Hum aboard the Star Libra cruise liner. They have already begun shooting for this week in various parts of Bombay and then followed by a major schedule once again in Delhi," says a source.
The final track for the film has recently been recorded. Shibani Kashyap has sung and composed the song, which was penned by Virat Mishra. DJ Suketu is remixing the number while Kashyap will also feature in the music video, which will be shot in July.
Shetty says, "We have resumed the shooting from 22 May and by the end of June we will have wrapped up the entire shooting. In Delhi we are filming mostly at virgin locales. The remaining two songs will be later canned in Australia."
Inderjit Chadha is the line producer while Sanjeev Joshi is the executive producer. After the end of this schedule the film will be complete with the exception of two songs that will be shot in Australia.
Films Under Production And Releasing Soon
Completed
Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay(expected 31st August 2007)
Cash(expected 20th July 2007)
Naam(expected autumn 2007)
Halla Bol(expected autumn 2007)
Under Production
Sunday
U, Me aur Hum
Mr Fraud
Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay(expected 31st August 2007)
Cash(expected 20th July 2007)
Naam(expected autumn 2007)
Halla Bol(expected autumn 2007)
Under Production
Sunday
U, Me aur Hum
Mr Fraud
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