WAKING UP THE WILD ANIMAL IN MAN

At some time or the other man is tempted to fall for the baser instincts of life. Some surrender, some don’t. Producer-director Suneel Darshan has made a major attempt at studying this phenomenon.

Not much is known about the 23-year old shy guy from Hyderabad, who has made such an upfront impact with his hard-hitting political thriller, Shool. Reticent and boyish, E Niwas, or Shinu as his friends call him, is the second among three sons.

From one monarch to another: Sangeet Samrat, Naushad reminisces on bosom pal Yusuf Khan, the man behind the legend of Dilip Kumar, dubbed the Last Emperor among actors.

Background score recorded for Be-Lagaam
The background music recording of Be-Lagaam was completed at Disha Audio Studio by Nitin Kumar. Being made under the banner of Rishi Films International, it is produced by Dr Anil K Mehta and directed by Ramlakhan Mishra.

Back to business
Bumped into a glowing, dazzling Madhuri Nene nee Dixit recently at a suburban preview theatre where she arrived with her parents just like the good old days.

Box Office

THE HEARTACHE PERSISTS
Dame luck is yet to smile on the film industry in a big way in the second half of ’99. Every big film released in the last four months has spelt heartaches and sleepless nights for the trade.

Talking Business

ANOTHER LACKLUSTRE INITIAL
The poor opening response to Thakshak all over, has created a wave of disillusionment among distributors. More so because almost every second film released in recent weeks, has taken a setback at the box-office.

Ali's Notes

Kamal ka ek aur kamaal
Some success stories simply baffle me. So I let them be and send up a prayer for their success stories to grow more and more successful in more ways than they already are -- the success story of Kamal Haasan is a classic example.

THANKS TO THE LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS: Distributors vouch small is in for the big time

A Delhi-based film distributor arrived in Mumbai to acquire films. He enquired about the price of a Sunil Shetty starrer, and films featuring the other stars.