Videsh

“Do our desires have such power that they can enter our lives in human form,” wonders the battered protagonist of Videsh at the movie’s end.

Reminds me of Hermann Hesse, the Nobel-winning author who, in a prologue to one of his books, muses about the challenge of writing about non-existent things: “The fact that serious and conscientious men treat them as existing things brings them a step closer to existence…” Something like this happens to Chand ( Preity Zinta ) in Deepa Mehta’s film Videsh

Akshay-Priyanka may pair again!

Akshay Kumar is set to play another romantic-comic role in director Priyadarshan’s next film.

Priyadarshan seems to have an endless stock of entertainment inside him. One after the other he keeps making movies that blend comedy with romance and suspense. And the director has become fond of actor Akshay Kumar too.

8x10 Tasveer

Akshay plays Jai Puri, a thirty-plus man who has a unique supernatural gift to see into the past of dead people by touching an object belonging to them or by seeing their photos.

His family, friends and even he at times is skeptical of this power. But Jai manages to eke out a living in this land so steeped in belief of the supernatural.

Ayesha Takia plays Jai’s wife and also the breadwinner of the family. She grudgingly believes in her husband’s powers.

Jai is not on talking terms with his father Jatin Puri (Benjamin Gilani), who is an oil baron, living a lavish life of luxury and fame. Jai never wished to follow his father’s profession but nonetheless loved him deep within.

Sharmila Tagore plays Jai’s mother Savitri, a woman torn between her husband and son. She sincerely wishes her son to return to the family fold.

A personal tragedy provokes Jai to use his supernatural powers to unravel a mystery that seems impenetrable to an ordinary mind. But Jai’s mind is not ordinary.

The film has Akshay Kumar doing some death-defying stunts. In one scene he jumps off the edge of a high cliff and lands into water. The stunt was shot with the help of safety cables.

In another stunt, Akshay, tied with chains, sinks underwater where he can’t use his arms to swim back to the surface. It’s almost a Houdini kind of stunt where Akshay unshackles himself.

Director Nagesh Kukunoor describes ‘8x10 Tasveer’ as an action thriller. Apparently, Akshay and Nagesh had their differences in the initial days of shooting but soon they got used to each other’s style of working.

‘8x10 Tasveer’ is written by Kukunoor and has music by Salim-Suleiman and Bohemia.

The film is produced by Percept Picture Company.

‘8x10 Tasveer’ is set for release on April 3, 2009.

Jani Dushman

It is difficult to do justice to horror films in Bollywood with the lack of documentation and material available on the subject. Therefore, this article has been written almost entirely on the basis of memory. As a result there will be certain oversights but the idea is to pay some kind of homage to a genre that has managed to maintain its niche in India's massive film industry.

The earliest 'horror' films in Indian cinema revolved around themes of reincarnation and rebirth. Basically they were the typical old-fashioned ghost story. The attempt was not to scare as much as to give the love story a new dimension. The most famous is probably Kamaal (Pakeezah) Amrohi's debut film, Mahal. Starring Madhubala and Ashok Kumar the film is a complicated ghost story, which sees Ashok Kumar moving into an abandoned mansion with a tragic history. It is also immortalised by Madhubala's beauty and Lata Mangeshkar's first major hit song 'Ayega Aanewala'. Atmospherically photographed in the German expressionist style appropriately by the German cameraman Joseph Wirsching the film is heralded as an all time classic.

Barah Aana (2009) (story)

After Bas Yun Hi, Barah Aana is Raja Menon’s second movie. It is one of those movies with a lot of potential that has not been exploited fully. The story’s a good one, so is the cast but the narration is unimpressive, until the second half when it actually takes off.

The opening scene has Shukla (Naseeruddin Shah) running through some woods huffing and puffing, with three thugs chasing him and we find out he’s actually dead, atleast on paper. Then the story begins.

Shukla (Naseeruddin Shah), a chauffeur; Aman (Arjun Mathur), a waiter and Yadav (Vijay Raaz), a watchman are all roommates in Dharavi. Shukla and Yadav are abused by their employers while Aman is in love with a drug peddler Kate (Violante Palcido) and fends off advances by Rani (Tanishta Chatterjee). So what separates them from getting respect? Money. So they extort money for a kidnapping they never planned and this leads to more kidnappings and more money. And like all good plans it goes all wrong. So, how is it fixed? Money.

Naseeruddin Shah is the stoic types who never says a word, but still manages to say it all, as he puts up with all the insults by his employer and finally loses it. Vijay Raaz is fabulous. His transition from a watchman to a kidnapper with money to burn is natural and convincing. Arjun Mathur is so-so.

Aloo Chaat (story)

This movie really inspired me alot,d story is very real,its what happen in life 2day.i'll just give a brief hint.the story was focus on 3 person.(1)a dieing man who fell in luv.(2)a lady who is tired of life.(3)a man who is lookin for a perfect lady to date. The most fascinating thing is that,he traveled all the way from indian to london for proper medication not knowing that along the line he will fall in love.this story really makes me realize that what so ever thing Udo just live life it to the fullest cos 2morrow might be too late and know matter how strong ur heart is it will surely fall in luv.Its a most wash movie.

Ek The Power Of One (2009) (Story)

Nandu did not know what his fathers name was and his mother had died when he was born. He survived nevertheless and by the time he was 9 years old the corrupt world had filled in him, hatred so strong that he lost all feelings of compassion and humanity. With no other ambitions and goal and armed with only a will to survive and give back to the world what it had given him, Nandu took to the world of crime. He killed…his first victim was when he was just 9 years old….The opposition leader Bhushan Purohit hires Nandu for a unique job. He wants Nandu to make an assassination attempt on him while he would be addressing a rally to kick start his election campaign. Bhushan is sure that the attempt would create a sympathy wave so strong that he would tide over the elections to an overwhelming victory. The day of the rally arrives and everything is going according to the plan. Nandu locks his target but before he could fire a bullet rips through the forehead of Bhushan Purohit. Nandu is shocked. To his horror he sees Rocky's car being blown away by a truck which smashes into his car. Police surround the area and almost zeroes in on Nandu who in a daredevil fashion makes his escape into a running train. It is here that Nandu meets Shekhar. Shekhar is very excited as he is returning to his house after 14 years. He had run away as a child due to an incident and it was off late that he pined to go back home when he realized that his grandfather was still waiting for him to come back. He shows him the watch that belonged to his grandfather and which he had taken with him. He tells him about his cousin who was getting married and it would be a family reunion on this happy occasion. The train stops at a station. Nandu is shocked to see that the police have followed the train. They had seen him from the back and the officer looks at him and trains his gun towards him. As he takes the shot Shekhar comes in the way accidentally and is hit…Shekhar dies on the spot…as he falls down his eyes imploringly stare at Nandu…the watch in his hands falls down…the police converge into the apartment and find Nandu missing…The beautiful quaint house set in the midst of greenery is full of celebrations…the occasion is Baisakhi but more than that it is the expected return of Shekhar that has the members of the house in this state of happiness. Shekhar's grandfather, his three bua's, their husbands, the kids of the house, his cousin who is going to get married and Preet all are waiting to see him. Preet is the daughter of Shekhar's grandfather's best friend Arvind who had died in an accident years back and she has grown up in this house. She is full of life and colors, beautiful, buxom, innocent, energetic, and carefree. She also believes that she is the most beautiful girl one could come across.Nandu arrives and the kids assume that he is Shekhar. Emotions take over everyone as they welcome him. Preet is enamored by him from the word go and stares at him as if she is seeing a Greek god. It is an emotional high as Nandu meets Shekhar's grandfather. When he returns his watch to him tears well up in his eyes and he says that time had stopped when Shekhar had run away and now it had began back for him. At this point Nandu realizes that all is not as well as it seemed in the house…there was a lot of hidden pain in what the grandfather had said. His decision to stay here and find out more is cemented. The various family members are introduced and each of them is one of a kind. He strongly connects with the grandfather and the eldest bua whose daughter is going to get married and for the first time starts realizing what family and love of a family is all about. Preet starts wooing him and in his presence feels very conscious and wants him to notice her beauty. Among all this fun and happiness Nandu finds out the problems that the family are faced with and in his own way helps them come out of it. Soon he starts changing his opinion and softening and reacting to emotions…something which he had never felt before. He also starts falling for Preet. The case of Bhushan Purohit's assassination was hotting up and special officer from the CBI, Nandkumar Rane…popularly known as Inspector Rane, is given the responsibility of tracking down the killer. Ins. Rane has his own unique way of functioning and is a huge threat to Nandu. Soon enough Ins. Rane's investigation leads him to Shekhar's village where he meets Nandu. Will Nandu be able to come out of the crisis a winner? Will the family come to know about his truth? What would be the fate of Nandu and Preet's love story? Who was the real killer of Bhushan Purohit? "Ek – The Power of One" is a journey that Nandu undertakes and learns the true meaning of life in an entertaining narrative encompassing various emotions that comprise life.

Tera Mera Ki Rishta (2009) (Story)

MEET, a Punjabi boy who lives at Vancouver is a total fun loving chap. Adventure is his secondname. High speed bikes, racing cars, ice hockey and what not, you name any adventure andMEET is there to rock. He is an adventurous brat of a highly sophisticated Canadian family.Now lets see our girl Rajjo... A girl from Punjab… a girl of principles. Family values & cultural priorities are very close to her heart. Come what may, she will never act in a way that will embarrass her family. What happens when MEET and Rajjo, from entirely different worlds come together….!!Sophistication of Canada openly welcomes the openness of Punjab but in a mischevious way.. MEET, who never thinks twice before saying 'I LOVE YOU' to a girl. Now meets Rajjo, forwhom saying "I LOVE YOU" will be the biggest moment of her life.As everything was going in a merry way, tale takes a sudden turn. Before they could realize, fate has parted their ways… But destiny has something else to offer…..Meet is not ready to surrender in front of the fate…he will not let his love slip away in frontof his eyes... And in this topsy turvy tale of love, family & relationships, they just cant help asking each other... TERA MERA KI RISHTA...