Vancouver is desperate to run one of the hottest shows of Bollywood, the IIFA 2013 Awards and Weekend in its abode.
Christy Clark from the British Columbia has made this request to Wizcraft International Entertainment to hold its 14th edition of the IIFA awards at Vancouver. It’s worth noting that the 12th edition was hosted at Toronto earlier this year.
“If you could put what happened in Toronto in Vancouver, it will be great. Vancouver has a vast Indian population and one of the youngest Indian populations in Canada. It is a place where IIFA will feel at home,” said Clark.
Clark had a meeting with the important members of the Hindi film fraternity that included the Board members of IIFA committee. Actor Anil Kapoor, a well known face in the Bollywood, Ramesh Sippy, the president of Television and the Film Producers Guild were present among the others.
Christy was quite good at communicating to everyone as to why the IIFA three day festival could turn out fantabulous when conducted at Vancouver. The event will include worldwide film premieres, film festival and a platform for some mind-blowing performances apart from being an awards presentation ceremony.
“We put up a great show for the Winter Olympics 2010 and we will put up a great show for IIFA. If we can bring IIFA to Vancouver, there are so many things we can communicate through this wonderful medium, the business of doing business. I promise you, we know we have to do a lot work to bring IIFA to Vancouver. It is the heart of creativity in Canada and it is also the gateway to North America in more ways than one. People will say, ‘Man, those Winter Olympics were good but IIFA was better!” added Christy.
Clark also invited the Bollywood directors, producers and actors to visit British Columbia for the purpose of shooting Indian films.
The director of the IIFA, Andre Timmins was of the opinion “We are in the process of finalizing the destination for IIFA 2012 and 2013. The remarkable success over the years and especially after its North American premiere in Toronto earlier this year, IIFA has sparked global interest and we have received several bids from countries vying to host the Weekend and Awards. We understand this as a sign of the growing importance of India in the world economy and how the Indian film industry has become an international phenomenon and we hope to further this endeavor.”
It’s also worth noting that the destination for IIFA 2012 remains undecided.
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Vidya Balan’s ‘The Dirty Picture’ has already started to receive jaw dropping reactions from the audience due to its raunchy dance numbers and Vidya Balan in cleavage-revealing blouses and bitsy clothes. Trade pundits, critics and fans are of the opinion that its going to beat the musical extravaganza ‘Rockstar’ , Farhan Akthar’s thriller ‘Don 2’ and the comedic ‘ Desi Boyz’.
The movie is directed by Milan Luthria and is said to depict a tragic tale of a south Indian sex symbol who was famous during the 80s and 90s. Vidya Balan dons the role of a voluptuous Woman. In order to make her character realistic, Vidya Balan has totally left behind the elegant Image she donned in movies like ‘Paa’, ‘Parineeta’ and ‘No One Killed Jessica’. She wears garish costumes and performs skin show by making sexy dance moves. It could be said that she has even surpassed the image she created of a sexually active woman in ‘Ishiqya’.
When the movie was launched it created a stir among the public as it was said that the movie is based on south Indian sex symbol ‘Silk’ who had ended her own life in the year 1996. But after a recent objection filed by late Smitha’s brother, the movie makers have announced that its not based on any actress’ life.
Vidya made the crowd go wild while she gave a sensual performance along with co star Naseeruddin Shah at the music launch of the movie.
Based on the complaints and criticisms the movie is receiving, trade pundits have estimated that Ekta Kapoor’s ‘The Dirty Picture’ starring Vidya Balan will steal the show when it hits the floor on Dec 2nd.
T.N. Kapoor belonging to Indore informed the IANS “ The Dirty Picture’ is likely to do good business as it has got mass appeal. Vidya’s already generated a lot of buzz with the way she is presenting herself in the film.”
When asked about Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Rockstar’ he said “Rockstar’ is for youngsters and caters to the audiences of bigger cities. It may do well.”
Shot in London Desi Boyz is hitting the theatres on Dec 25th and will cast the magic team of John Abraham and Akshay Kumar.
” ‘Desi Boyz’ is good but whatever little I have heard about the story, I don’t think the audiences will be able to digest it. But since it is a solo release, people would definitely go and watch it as they wouldn’t have any other option to choose from,” revealed T.N. Kapoor.
Delhi based distributor is of the opinion
“Rockstar’ is for the multiplex audiences and I don’t find anything extraordinary in ‘Desi Boyz’ and ‘Don 2′. All the three films are made at a budget of over Rs.70 crore and it often becomes difficult to recover so much cost.
I feel ‘The Dirty Picture’ will work more than other films as it has appeal for both mass and class. ‘The Dirty Picture’ will not only work in the metros but it is likely to work in B and C class cities like Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar and Bareilly among others.”
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The Slumdog Millionaire fame Freida Pinto plays the role of a soothsayer in the movie ‘Immortals’. When asked about how she would use her supernatural powers in real life she said she would like to grant longevity to women’s career as she thinks women in filmdom do not have shelf life.
“If I had Phaedra’s powers and if I could look into the future, I think I would want longevity in my career. I say from the point of view that women as such do not have greater shelf life in this industry,” says the Immortals
But she also accepts that there are exceptions to this case:
“Some of them defy all odds like Helen Mirren or Meryl Streep, who can do exactly what a 20-year-old, can do. So I think I would wish for that”.
Her new movie Immortals has a fabulous cast of Mickey Rourke, Luke Evans, Henry Cavill and the Vampire Diaries fame Joseph Morgan playing the role of Lysander. It’s a tale of destiny, vengeance and treachery directed by Tarem Singh and she gives high praises to the director.
“What is unique about this film is it is completely Tarsem’s take. He never puts you in a box tight room and wants you to repeat his vision word to word. He not only wants you to understand his vision but also bring in your own take to the film,” says Ms. Pinto who grabbed the limelight as a result of Danny Boyle’s blockbuster Slumdog Millionaire.
“I was to incorporate stillness in my character from the very beginning, which meant no twitching of the eyebrows or too many body movements. He felt that since Phaedra is so contained and internalized, everything had to come out through the eyes and her words rather than the body movement. Because he gave me the flexibility and chance to understand his vision and bring that into my character, I think we managed to pull it off.”
From the very beginning of her career the 27 year old actress has been a part of interesting movies like ‘Ris of the Planet of the apes’, ‘Miral’ and ‘You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger’, among other movies and she feels that every movie has taught her something.
“Every director that I have worked with has had a USP. Danny sees how he keeps you sucked into the character throughout the film. With Woody Allen, it’s hands off but sometimes hands on, so you sometimes don’t know which way you are going. Every time you deliver a line and look at him for approval, which is quite rare to receive. He was interesting to work with as he lets you improvise and play with the lines,” says Freida
“Julian Schnabel of ‘Miral’ was very fatherly and kind and compassionate about the story he was filming. With Tarsem it was a completely different world. Nothing like what I had already experienced.”
Freida being an Indian by birth, one would expect her to experiment with Bollywood movies but she clearly rejected the possibility of any such plans. However, she agrees that the style of Bollywood industry is changing as a result of modern technology.
“They (Bollywood films) are an amazing celebration; we have enjoyed them for years. At the moment it is changing and with directors like Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banarjee…it’s a style that is slowly changing; something that we saw in the 1980s and it’s happening again with modern technology. I have already done ‘Trishna’, so when people see it, they’ll know I’ve already done a Hindi film,” she added.
“Even ‘Slumdog’ for me is an Indian film, it was directed by an English director but one cannot discredit the fact that there was Anil Kapoor or Irrfan Khan in the film,” she concluded.
The sequel of Farhan Akhtar’s don is ready to release on December 23rd. Needless to say, the promotions are about to start for the movie in full swing! Check out the first song of the movie. Tell us, what do you think about it?
