THE MAKING OF REFUGEE - FIGHTING AGAINST FIRE

A FIERCE SCREAM OF A MAN CRYING OUT FOR BEING TREATED AS A HUMAN BEING
For a change I put myself in the place of JP Dutta’s learned father, OP Dutta, seventy and over and still very alert, very agile, very active on all fronts, alive to the changes that have taken place in man and nature, between man and the many marvels and miracles that have made man a plaything in the hands of destiny, of miracles both traditional and modern.

Preview

KAROBAAR
Money can’t buy you love
Rakesh is in a strage dilemma. His last film with Hrithik turned out to be one of the greatest hits of our time. It naturally means he has soared sky high and expectations from him in his next film will take some living up to

Review

JOSH
Compelling performances,
engrossing treatment
DIRECTOR Mansoor Khan seems to have regained his lost touch, last seen in films like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Joh Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, with his latest thriller, Venus Records and Tapes’ Josh.

Ask Anupam

Anupam Kher on Acting
Yes, this is just the kind of story I wanted to tell all you young strugglers and hopefuls, aiming for the stars above, a story frightening, an absolutely alarming and sickening story straight from the police files.

Short Takes

REINVENTING THE TAPORI
He sports a leather jacket and an eagle pendant, and not to forget, every bit of the streetsmart tapori attitude in the movie. It’s SHAH RUKH KHAN’s turn to play the tapori this time, in Josh, which hit the screens, last Friday.

News Flash

12-day shoot for
Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai
Producer RB Chowdhury and director Kirti Kumar are currently shooting for Super Good Films’ Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai in Delhi, Agra, Shimla and Mumbai during a 12-day shooting schedule from June 1 featuring the entire cast comprising Govinda.

Ali's Notes

DUTT SAHAB, DIL MAT TODO
I don’t know whether I am repeating what I said many years ago but I very strongly feel I must because what I said then has still not made any impression and I want that impression to show results - soon

Editorial

Eye on the 500cr pie
AUDACITY. Yes, that’s what it takes to run a satellite channel down South, these days. Almost all the leading players in the fray are now gearing up for bigger slices of the ad revenue pie.

People's Verdict

Bumper opening for Josh
AFTER a long gap, distributors all over India are all excited about the bumper response from all over India to Venus’s Josh, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Priya Gill and Chandrachur Singh.

Focus

The state of the South Indian film industry in terms of box-office returns is no different from the Hindi film industry. However, Tamil and Telugu films have been an exception and provide a silver lining to an otherwise bleak picture...

Newsmaker

Tough man, soft heart
The Rustom-E-Hind (wrestling champion of India) who went on to become the Rustom-E-Zamaan (champion of the world) and then suddenly,

PRODUCERS PETITION THE CCCA...

Winds of change in business patterns, likely
The entire business pattern in the film industry may soon see a sea change if the producers have their way. The executive committee of the Central Circuit Cine Association is meeting in Mumbai on June 19 to discuss the producers’ demand for reduction in the period of distribution rights and sale of cable and satellite rights.

"Set your house in order," commissioner tells filmfolk

The Mumbai film industry held an improptu meeting with the top brass of Mumbai Police on Sunday, June 11, to enlighten them on the menace of video piracy and extortion threats recieved by some filmfolk.

AS PREVIEW AUDIENCES RAVE...

Nidaan to hit screens on July 7
By Our Correspondent
An enchanting love story with a social message, Nidaan, produced by RV Pandit, producer of National award winning film Maachis, will be released all over India and abroad on July 7.