Jaipur: A court here Saturday told police to register a case
against Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, actor Ranveer Singh,
actress Deepika Padukone and others for allegedly hurting religious
sentiments of people in their upcoming movie `Ram Leela`, a lawyer said.
A complaint was filed by advocate Pawan Sharma in the court of the additional chief metropolitan magistrate.
"In
the complaint, we have stated that going by the promo, the movie `Ram
Leela`, which is slated for release Nov 15, is promoting enmity between
different groups on ground of religion," Sharma said.
He said
that the court took cognizance of the compliant and asked the Shyam
Nagar police in the city to register a first information report (FIR).
"The court has directed the police to investigate the complainant," said Sharma.
New Delhi: John Abraham, who has been propagating off-beat and
"sensible" films in a space full of masala entertainment, believes that
Bollywood currently lacks "sensible" stories to tell.
"We
lack stories. We have no stories to tell. We put five songs with five
comedy scenes and say it`s done," John told reporters in an interview.
That`s
one reason why the 40-year-old is loving and enjoying every bit of his
new role as a film producer. Thanks to it, he is being able to serve the
audience with eclectic movies - the entertaining "Vicky Donor" and the
engaging "Madras Cafe".
"I love the role of a producer because I
make the kind of films which I want to make. I make sensible films. I
think `Vicky Donor` and `Madras Cafe` are examples enough about the
cinema which I want to propagate," he said.
John, who has been in the film industry for a decade, is all for a healthy mix of genres at the box office.
"While
we keep making formula films, as a producer and an actor, I want to say
let`s make sensible films which the audience will accept. I want to
thank them for accepting a film like `Madras Cafe`," he said of his
movie, which focusses on the Sri Lankan civil war.
In fact, now John, a former supermodel, himself is open to the idea of producing a masala film.
"I`d love to produce a big masala film, and I will make sure that you are genuinely entertained by it," he said.
As an actor, he admits it has been "important to be a part of commercial films and to entertain people".
"At
the end of the day, people want to laugh and enjoy. But if I am doing a
`Race 2`, `Housefull 2`, `Dostana 2` or a `Welcome Back`, it is
important that I make sure that a `Madras Cafe` is also made.
"John
Abraham is known to do a mix of films. If I do a `New York`, I will do a
`Kabul Express` as well. It is important to balance it out," John
added.
He says it`s been fun to be a part of true blue Bollywood entertainers.
"I
don`t regret it. They are fun. I am not condescending towards them, but
it is good to have a balance of both. I love slapstick comedy. The best
case in point is `Chennai Express`. I am sure I will enjoy it. But I
feel it is interesting to make a `Madras Cafe`," he said.
Irrespective of the genre, the story line is prime.
"I
feel that only a good story line can get you respect. Commercial is a
by-product, you will make money... but a good story line will get you
respect," said John.
Anurag Kashyap angry as 'The Lunchbox' loses Oscar chance
New Delhi: `The Lunchbox` director Ritesh Batra and producer
Anurag Kashyap have lashed out at the selection committee for choosing
Gujarati film `The Good Road` over their movie as India`s official entry
for the Oscars next year.
Kashyap, who has produced the film
with Guneet Monga, said he is disappointed because `The Lunchbox` had a
good chance of making it to the final five in the Best Foreign Film
category.
'Krrish 3' is Hrithik's career best: Vivek Oberoi
Mumbai: Actor Vivek Oberoi says Hrithik Roshan, who features in a
triple role in `Krrish 3`, has delivered his career`s best performance
in the sci-fi movie.
"`Krrish 3` is one of Hrithik Roshan`s career`s best performance," Vivek said here in an interview.
"To
play three characters - Krishna, Krrish and Rohit and to play them so
differently in one film...especially there are scenes where they
(Hrithik`s characters in the film) are talking to each other and the
performances are so beautifully done that they look like different
people...It is an outstanding performance," added Vivek.
Directed
by Rakesh Roshan, `Krrish 3` is the third film in the franchise that
began with `Koi Mil Gaya` in 2003. It also features Priyanka Chopra and
Kangana Ranaut.
Vivek even recalls an incident when during the
dubbing of the film, he became teary eyed after watching Hrithik`s
performance in one of the scenes from the movie.
"When I was
dubbing for the film, there was a very emotional scene of Rohit, being
played by Hrithik in the film and his performance and emotion in that
scene was so deep, so beautiful that it touched my heart deeply. I was
choked in that moment," recalled the 37-year-old.
"I couldn`t
speak, there were tears in my eyes. I remember stopping the dubbing (in
between), came out and called up Hrithik and said,` I love you man, what
a performance`," he added.
"So to all the fans of Hrithik out
there, I would like to say watch out for `Krrish 3`. It is probably the
best performance of his career as yet," Vivek said.
`Krrish 3` releases Nov 4.
