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‘I want a break right now’
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t’s 7pm across the seven seas and while I get ready to wrap up a tiring but fruitful day, a population of 1.2 billion in another land is waking up to start a new day. This is my land that I miss for very obvious reasons (read: mum, dad sister, food in an often fluctuating order of preference) and for some surprisingly not so obvious reasons (read: pure chaos). After being subjected to crowds and the noise of maddening numbers and decibels, there sometimes creeps up a feeling of loneliness when all you see outside your window is an average of 10 people occupying the sidewalks in Los Angeles at any given time. All that silence sometimes just means more noise in your head. The warm air in Mumbai coupled with the constant chatter of neighbours gossiping, or the sound of children playing outside after school or a synchronised 9pm cacophony of daily family dramas on TV was strangely therapeutic and calming. Whilst I may not have access to them right now, I do have the chance to feel closer to my homeland, thanks to HT, whilst still enjoying the space of my current work land.
I’m excited to start this amazing ride with all you HT readers. This is my first of any form of direct interaction including social networking which I stay away from. Not only because I am a very private person but I also suffer from an addictive personality disorder which will result in my spending more time online instead of reading scripts. So here’s to starting many Sundays together — rekindling the magic of simpler times, waiting for each other’s response and making our rendezvous count! Cheers! Mail me at freida.pinto @hindustantimes.com
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I’M PLANNING TO TAKE A MUCH-NEEDED BREAK ... I WANT TO SET OFF ON A ROAD TRIP ACROSS EUROPE WITH (WIFE) SUSSANNE Roshmila Bhattacharya ■ roshmila.bhattacharya@hindustantimes.com
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fter the Agneepath remake and Krrish 3, buzz is that actor Hrithik Roshan has been signed on for another film co-starring Priyanka Chopra. However, the actor denies any such development, and says he wants to take a break from films at the moment. “I’m planning to take a much-needed break after Krrish 3 wraps up around
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Anarkali court chali! Collin Rodrigues ■
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roducer Sajid Nadiadwala’s upcoming comic caper, Housefull 2, may be headed for trouble. The Maharashtra wing of the NGO, Bharatiya Bhrashtachar Nivaran Sanstha, has raised objections to the song, Anarkali Disco Chali, which features actor Malaika Arora Khan. They claim that the song’s lyrics spread disinformation and distort history. The NGO feels that the line — Oye hoye chod chaad ke apne Saleem ki gali, Anarkali disco chali… — from the song, could have a negative impact on children. “In the Maharashtra School Board curriculum, you find lessons on Saleem, who is the son of Mughal emperor Akbar. After
listening to the song, children in the state would wonder why Saleem stayed in a gali (passage) or why Anarkali (Saleem’s love interest according to history) went to a disco,” says Sameer Rai, Maharashtra president of the NGO. Rai claims he had called up Nadiadwala’s office and wasn’t allowed to speak to him. He plans to file a PIL against the song on Monday, once the courts open after a three-day break. “Before filing the case on Monday, we will send a legal notice to Nadiadwala. We want the lyrics of Anarkali to be changed or else we will request the court to stop the release. We can’t allow people to misrepresent our past,” says Rai. Nadiadwala was unavailable for comment.
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August-September. I want to set off on a road trip across Europe with (wife) Sussanne. I’d like a month or two off,” says the actor, who says he is not planning to sign any new film before year-end. Hrithik feels it’s beyond him to work on multiple projects at a time, unlike other actors. Hopefully, I won’t get so excited about any script such that I directly jump into another project,” he says. Though Hrithik is open to doing a sequel to Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011),
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which is on hold for now, he has no idea about the latest on filmmaker Shekhar Kapur’s futuristic love story, Paani, in which the director has reportedly offered the 38year-old actor the lead role. “The last time we spoke about Paani was a year ago. Everything will depend on what stage Shekhar’s project is in now. It would be an honour to work with him, but we haven’t met since,” he says.
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‘CONVERTING TITANIC INTO 3D WAS TOUGH’ Robin Bansal ■
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hree hundred people, 60 weeks, 279,000 frames and $18 million (R92cr) — that’s what went into converting multiple Oscaraward winning flick Titanic into 3D, reveals its coproducer Jon Landau. “It was very painstaking. It took us 60 weeks. Director James Cameron looked at every frame of film to convert it into 3D and there were 2,79,000 frames,” says the 51year-old, who is on a threeday trip to India. The Leonardo DiCaprioKate Winslet starrer’s 3D release is a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. The new version releases worldwide on April 5. “What Titanic is going to show people is that 3D enhances drama and not action, because all of a sud-
den, in an intimate moment between Jack and Rose (the lead characters in the movie), we’ve sneaked into that room with them and are observing that very private moment,” says the producer. Landau is also upbeat about Bollywood. “I’ve seen some Bollywood movies. When they’re hits here, you pay attention over there, whether it’s 3 Idiots or Bodyguard,” he says, adding, “Just the way Hollywood makes movies for the rest of the world, Bollywood needs to make movies for rest of the world as well. I look forward to that.” Landau was expected to visit the Taj Mahal on Saturday before leaving for London for the world premiere of Titanic 3D. “From the business point of view, India is an emerging market, and the purpose of my visit was to recognise it. I hope to be back when we release the next Avatars,” he says.