Sujoy finally comes up with Badla!

Sujoy Gosh would be one of the script writers who have been constantly questioned by the media on his upcoming project. The script writer who did surprise almost everyone in the film industry with his amazing script 'Kahaani' was being trailed to find what he was planning next. Many had in minds that it will be a sequel to Kahaani, namely 'Kahaani 2'. It was also said that viacom 18 who had produced the movie was careful when selling rights to Tamil and Telugu film makers to avoid any issues to their sequel. 

But it turns out that Sujoy has other thoughts in mind and this time he is focusing on casting Amitabh Bachchan as the lead. The movie is now titled as 'Badla' and its still in early stages. He had earlier tweeted about this with a pinch of humor :

"The script that i'm writing for sir is called BADLA, which, if i write well, will have sir and naseer ji & the balan. all depends on script."

Also he did take up the opportunity to clarify that this is not a sequel to 'Kahaani', "BADLA is not the sequel to Kahaani. thats another story altogether. I hope this helps in bringing down the telephone bill :)". 

The movie 'Kahaani' was backed up with a fine star cast and some extra ordinary performances by Vidya Balan and this time too, Sujoy doesn't wish to put the stakes down as he still wants the best of performers into the movie and we know he what he is capable of doing.

So eagerly waiting on the next tweet ;-)

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- Unknown Updated at: Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Mahesh Bhatt, Subhash Ghai = Casting Couch - true??

Well, atleast the columnist Suhel Seth says it is! Although it was a open secret in the industry the names that have been pulled up by Suhel seems to be grabbing attention, as it is for the first time Mahesh Bhatt is being accused of something of this nature. Subash Ghai had already been in news with a foreign actress mentioning him in her book. The recent observation was made by Suhel Seth, who is also a well known TV personality that the Ghai's and Bhatt's should get out of their casting couches and give opportunity to the better script writers!

This was following the video which was uploaded on May 16th by the columnist who had all praises for Kahaani, which he had recently viewed. He was impressed with the performances and was more happy to find the plot and the style of narration. He has mentioned Sujoy Gosh's talents in many portions and he adds that Vidya Balan is not the only reason he loved the movie, but he was amazed with the way the film had been shot and its brilliant plot.

After he lauds Sujoy Ghosh for the film, he goes ahead and adds, “My appeal to all the Mahesh Bhatts and Subhash Ghais and all the titans would be to get off your casting couch - you`ve been there, done her - and start investing in people who can write good scripts.”

This has turned up as a stir to the industry. Although both Mahesh Bhatt and Subhash Ghai has went ahead declining all claims by Suhel, it is still a mystery which needs to be unveiled. We have seen many actors and lead actresses talk about it in hush, but no one has dared to speak it out.

This time it is much more serious since the honchos of  Bollywood are being brought into the picture! We will still have to wait on what comes of it, or as usual it may precipitate without making much of a talk. Well, truth doesn't stay covered...!

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- Unknown Updated at: Saturday, May 19, 2012

Kahaani witnesses major setback !!!

Sujoy Ghosh's movie Kahaani which was all set to release on 9 th March, 2012 has witnessed a major setback. The Kolkata Metro Western Railway Authority have demanded deletion of an important scene within the next two days. The scene has Vidya standing at the Kalighat platform, waiting to board a train but suddenly a man pushes her on the tracks before a speeding train. 

Metro authorities had allowed the film unit to shoot for four days last year at the busy Tollygunje and Kalighat metro stations. Senior officials of the Kolkata Metro Railway happened to watch the promos of Kahaani on YouTube last month and have asked producers of the film to remove the particular clip from their trailers as well as from the film. According to sources filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh didn’t mention this scene when they submitted the script to the Kolkata Railway Authority

Protyush Kumar Ghosh said, "I found the clip objectionable and wrote a letter to the film's director citing our objection to it. We requested him to delete the particular portion and withdraw the promos as it showed the Metro in bad light."

The filmmaker said, "The scene is actually a dream sequence and the scene had been shot using computer-generated imagery technique with the help of some special celluloid effects and no such scene was shot on the Kolkata metro platform."

General Manager P B Murti said, "We are opposed to the scene as we are very concerned about the rate of suicides on the Metro tracks. We know how people get ideas for committing suicide and for other criminal activities." Protyush added, "As it is, there are many cases of suicides on metro tracks. Since the metro railway's inception in 1988, there have been a total of 234 cases registered with the authorities of which, as many as 120 people have died while the remaining 114 passengers have somehow managed to survive."

To which Sujoy Ghosh said: "The scene in the film is not meant to remind people of suicides. Anyways, if anybody has to commit suicide, he will not do it because of my film. As a filmmaker I need to show all sides of a city, including the darker aspects."

The General Manager of Kolkata Metro Railway will see the scene on 7th March and take a final call on the scene.

The movie is based on the real life experiences of novelist Advaita Kala (author of Almost Single), who has penned the script for the film. Kahaani is all about a seven-month pregnant woman who comes alone to Kolkata from London in search of her husband, just the way Advaita had landed in Kolkata from the US to work at the Oberoi Grand hotel. She was retracing the footsteps of her then boyfriend who had worked at the same hotel a year ago.

Author : Suja , a management trainee, programmer, movie enthusiast and a fashion critic who loves to enjoy each moment of her life and is crazy  about music! (suja@indiaviolet.com)

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- Unknown Updated at: Thursday, March 08, 2012

Sujoy feels it a delight to work with Vidya!

Sujoy Gosh who is all geared up for his upcoming movie 'Kahaani' feels that it was a boon to work with Vidya Balan, and mentioned  that she did not just act according to his words, but has added her own magic to the role she is performing. In the movie, Vidya plays the role of a pregnant NRI woman who arrives at Kolkatta in search of her missing husband.

"'Kahaani' is more of Vidya's baby than mine today. She had a certain belief in the film and today she is proud of it. She was not just an actor on the film; she was much more than that. She knew everything about what was happening on the production front. At times she even managed crowds when things became a little unruly while shooting," Ghosh told PTI.

Sujoy has had his share of downs in the industry when the first movie of his, 'Aladin' flopped at box office. "When we were writing 'Kahaani', 'Aladin' was yet to be released and we felt that it would be a superhit. However things changed and there was this mountain of a strong 'No' in front of us," says Ghosh.

He adds that it has been a tough time for him since, and most of the acquaintances had asked him not to do a movie similar to 'Kahaani' but he wanted to work it out and also to work with Vidya, which he says has helped him by far. Also he mentioned that he has no speculations or formula's for the movie, and is waiting for the Friday review to find things out.

Also it has been mentioned that playing a pregnant woman as main protagonist is going to be tough for a director, but Sujoy feels it as the demand for the story and says that he has been able to mend the situations to suit the character and needs.

We will have to wait till Friday to have the final word on what his experiment has been!

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- Unknown Updated at: Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Jhankaar beats sequel cooking??

Jhankaar Beats might come back with a sequel after a decade of its musical success. The movie had showed friends who were dedicating their life for the band and the music which they believed. Earlier this week, Pritish Nandy had announced that the sequel to this movie is in the making and might show the after life of friends from where they stopped. 

Sujoy Ghosh is said to be the director for the movie and he will be working on the project as soon as his movie Kahaani, a Vidya Balan starrer, hits the screens. "Both Pritish Nandy as well as Sujoy are gung ho about the prospects of bringing the film back to the audience. Close to a decade has gone by since JHANKAAR BEATS was released and now there is good enough platform to move the story forward and check out what this loveable bunch of friends are up to," says a source close to the production house.

The star cast of the movie will have a change over as few actors like Rinkie Khanna and Shayan Munshi are already separated themselves from the performance career. Although it is said to have Sanjay Suri and Juhi Chawla, playing the couple and parents of a teenage daugher. It will also have Rahul Bose, Riya Sen and other crew with most probability. The music will be done by Vishal - Shekhar who had gained much popularity through the original version of Jhankaar Beats.

Vishal - Shekhar also shares a special bond with the director and has been part of his projects through Kahaani, Home Delivery and Aladin. So we will have to wait on Sujoy to officially confirm on what the project is about and when it will start off, currently he is busy with post-production of Kahaani.


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- Unknown Updated at: Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Amitabh sings Ekla Cholo for Kahani

Amitabh Bachchan is all set to make another super hit with his singing as he completes the song for the Vidya Balan starrer 'Kahaani', on tuesday the superstar posted "Just back from work, music lets you forget time! Vishal (Dadlani) and Shekhar (Ravjiani) have done a most inspiring Ekla Cholo... for the film Kahaani, grateful to be a part of Tagore’s masterpiece!"

The song seems to be too tough one to start with and Amitabh ji mentioned that he is ready to get it re recorded until he finds it perfect, but the director Sujoy seems to be happy with the current set. Amit ji says “A Rabindra Sangeet has a structure that is unlike that of a normal Hindi film song,”  adding that though he had recorded the song to Sujoy’s satisfaction, he himself wasn’t happy. “I plan to re-record it, again and again if necessary, till I get it right. Otherwise, not just by the Bengalis who consider me their ‘jamai babu’ (son-in-law), my head will be chopped off in my own house.”

The director feels that this song was essential for the movie, he says that when the worldly-wise pessimism around her is a downer and Vidya needs someone who will tell her, ‘If no one listens to your call, walk alone, don’t be afraid…’ “That message is inherent in Tagore’s Jodi Tor Daak Shune Keu Na Aashe Tobe Ekla Cholo Re… but to convey it I needed a commanding voice that you would listen to and believe in and whose better than Mr Bachchan’s,” reasons Sujoy. “It’s a bonus that he also happens to be a very good singer.”

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- Unknown Updated at: Thursday, February 09, 2012

First Look : Vidya Balan's Kahaani Posters out

As the promotions for Dirty Picture are ending, the next movie of Vidya Balan's next movie is ready for filming. Sujoy Gosh has released the first looks of Vidya's movie 'Kahaani'. The first look of the poster gives in the idea of godess kaali behind the pregnant Vidya.

The movie is also said to have derived its theme from the famous movie 'Kill Bill', the movie already said to be too dear to Vidya and she will surely grab the center stage there. Ghosh, who has earlier directed films like Aladin, Home Delivery and Jhankaar Beats, has co-produced the film as well.

The film has been extensively shot in Kolkata. It will release on March 9, 2012.

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- Unknown Updated at: Thursday, December 01, 2011

Vidya the Drunken Master!

Sujoy Gosh had a shoot interrupted due to drunken master Vidya Balan interrupting the shoot. Sujoy had scheduled a photoshoot for his upcoming movie 'Kahani' with Vidya Balan, Vidya took this opportunity to reach the sets fully drunk and she was in a state where she was unable to stand on her feet. The director Sujoy was stunned at this sight and did not know how to handle the situation.

It took equal count of time to make him realize that this was pure acting talent of actress Vidya Balan which did surprise the director. The director was embarrassed to learn this fact as he was unable to catch the actress in act! This did tickle up the crowd surrounding the shoot and this was much a lighter moment for the crew. Also did he add that he will give full marks to the actress for her convincing act and this could never have been better!

Kahani is a movie which narrate the story of a women whose husband comes from London to India in search of job and goes missing. The character played by Vidya is of his pregnant wife who comes in search of her husband and the hassles they pass through.

Never doubt the master!

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- Unknown Updated at: Wednesday, August 17, 2011