MOVIE DUNIYA: September 2008

Sep 25, 2008

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Bollywood Actor Shreyas Talpade Interview

'I learnt many lessons from SRK when he promoted OSO' - Shreyas Talpade

Be it supporting actor roles in mainstream commercial films, main lead roles in art house movies, or production of Marathi movies, Shreyas Talpade is one of the few actors who has dabbled in so many things within a short span of time. And seen success.

Be it in Om Shanti Om or Dor or his own production Sanai Chaughadi which is running in its 13th week currently, Talpade is raring to go and time is not far when he will also don a director's hat.

Excerpts:

How has life been post Om Shanti Om?
Om Shanti Om gave me two good friends - Shah Rukh and Farah. Post Om Shanti Om life has been wonderful. I have no complaints. Actually, not just Om Shanti Om, if you look at my career graph with films like Iqbal, Dor, Apna Sapna Money Money and Om Shanti Om, I have worked with the best of directors. Now, I am keeping my fingers crossed for Welcome To Sajjanpur and Golmaal Returns.

From working with young people like Shah Rukh and Farah to working with a veteran like Shyam Benegal, how was the transition for you?
You know, even I had similar thoughts in my mind initially. I had a perception that Shyam babu was very strict, but when I went for the shoot on the first day, Shyam ji was shooting with Ravi Kishan and Raajeshwari and he joked with them, I did not know whether he was joking or not. I wondered is he Shyam babu only? But then people on the sets laughed and so did I.

He is extremely chilled out and probably the youngest on the sets. He gives a lot of freedom to improvise and there was always a positive atmosphere on the sets, we always had lunch on the sets and then we would have dinner together every night. Amrita and I often think that the shooting of Sajjanpur got over too soon.

Can you tell us about the movie Welcome To Sajjanpur and your role in it?
Welcome to Sajjanpur is a sweet satire. The film is on the lives of a few people who live in...

Sajjanpur village. I play the role of Mahadev, who is a BA educated boy and wants to become a novel writer, but instead becomes a letter writer. At the crux of all this, there is a love story between me and Amrita, who is my childhood friend in the movie. The film also has a lot of statements on various issues but they have been put across in humorous ways. The movie reminds you a lot of Malgudi Days, where in a village there are a few good and bad people.

What made you select the film?
I signed the film primarily because of Shyam babu. I mean, who would not want to work with him? His passion and enthusiasm is unmatched and unparallel. Also, the subject is unique, fresh and original. I wouldn't say the film is different, because different is a very abused word now. Also the way the character of Mahadev develops in the film is very interesting. And, then UTV stepped in and the going got better.

When and how did you plunge into production of movies?
Production is all thanks to Mr Ghai, he pushed me into it. I want to thank him for it, if it was not for him I wouldn't have done it. Sanai Chaughadi, my first production in Marathi, is running in its 13th week now. Production is a very nice process and I don't want to give it up.

What are you future plans for your production company Affluence Movies?
I want to make films that appeal instantly when you hear a sentence about it. I want to produce more Marathi films and a few Hindi films too. I am looking at a few Hindi scripts, but nothing has been finalized yet. I can take a few risks and experiment with Marathi films, but with Hindi films I know that I want to make light hearted Hindi films to begin with.

Will you also act in the movies that you produce?
I may also act in the Hindi films that I produce, but for the Marathi films, I will only produce them because my commitments with Hindi movies keep me very occupied. I am what I am because of Marathi TV and plays, so I will not stop working for them.

Will all your productions be in association with Mukta?
Some movies will be for Mukta and..

some may be with another company. I do not want to say anything before signing papers.

After working with companies like UTV, have you learnt a lesson or two for your own production house and movies?
As far as marketing of movies is concerned, UTV is undoubtedly the best. I like the way they are promoting Welcome To Sajjanpur. It is a great example. In fact even Subhash Ghai is a one man army and there is so much one can learn from him. For my first Marathi home production - Sanai Chaughde, I learnt a lot of lessons from Shah Rukh and the way he promoted Om Shanti Om. Even I put in a lot of effort for promoting Sanai Chaughde, but with whatever limited contacts and money I had.

Any thoughts on directing a movie soon?
The director's bug has bit me, but my friends are asking me to keep away from direction right now. They say I should concentrate on acting, and then I have also started production. So I have a lot to focus on. I too have to prioritize. But I will direct a movie sometime soon.

source:businessofcinema.com

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Telugu Film Actresses Biographies, Reallife Photos, Galleries, Birthdays, Filmography

Telugu Film Actresses Biographies, Reallife Photos, Galleries, Birthdays, Filmography

* Aamani
* Aarti Agarwal
* Aarti Chabria
* Abhinayasri
* Aditi Agarwal
* Aditi Govtrikar
* Aisha Takia
* Aishwarya Rai
* Alphonsa
* Amala
* Ambika
* Amisha Patel
* Amrita Rao
* Anita
* Anjala Zhaveri
* Anjali
* Anjali Devi
* Ankita
* Antra Mali
* Anushka
* Asha Saini
* Ashima Bhalla
* Ashwini Nachapa
* Asin
* Astha Singhal
* Anu Agrawal
* Anu Mehta
* Ayesha Julka
* B. Saroja
* Bhagyasri
* Bhanupriya
* Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
* Bhoomika Chawla
* Celina Jaitley
* Chandini
* Charmee
* Color's Swathy
* Dasari Kotiratnam
* Deepti Bhatnagar
* Devayani
* Devika
* Disco Shanthi
* Divya Bharathi
* Gajala
* Geeta
* Geetanjali
* Girija
* Gopika
* Gowthami
* Gowri Munjal
* Gracey Singh
* Genilia
* Gurleen Chopra
* G.Varalakshmi
* Hansika Motwani
* Hemalatha
* Hema Malini
* Heera
* Indraza
* Isha Gopikkar
* Ileana D'cruz
* Jamuna
* Janaki
* Jayapradha
* Jayalalitha
* Jayasudha
* Jeevitha
* Juhi Chawla
* Jyothika
* Kajal
* Kajol
* Kalyani
* Kamilini Mukherji
* Kamna Jethmalani
* Kanchana
* Kanchanamala
* Kasthuri
* Katrina Kaif
* Kavitha
* Keerthi Chawla
* Keerthi Reddy
* Khushbu.
* Kiran Rathode
* Krishna Kumari
* K.R. Vijaya
* Lakshmirajyam
* Lalitha, Ragini, Padmini
* Laxmi Rai
* Laila
* Laya
* Lisa Ray
* Madhavi
* Madhubala(Old)
* Madhubala
* Madhu Sharma
* Maheshwari
* Mahima Chowdhary
* Malasri
* Malavika
* Mallika Sherawat
* Mamata Mohandas
* Mandhakini
* Manihsa Koirala
* Manjula
* Manya
* Meena
* Meera Chopra
* Meera Jasmine
* Meghana Naidu
* Mink
* Mohini
* Mumaith Khan
* Monika Bedi
* Mon Mon Sen
* Muthyarla Aruna
* Nagma
* Namitha
* Namratha Shirodkar
* Navneeth Kaur
* Nayanatara
* Neetu Chandra
* Neha Dhupia
* Nikita
* Ooha
* Parvati Melton
* Pasupuleti Kannamba
* Pooja Bhat
* Poonam Kaur
* Prabha
* Pratyusha
* Preethi Jinganiya
* Preity Zinta
* Prema
* Priya Gil
* Priyamani
* Priyaraman
* Raasi
* Rachana
* Radha
* Radhika
* Raima Sen
* Rajashree
* Rajasulochana
* Rakshita
* Ramaprabha
* Rambha
* Ramya Krishna
* Ranjitha
* Rati
* Ravali
* Revathi
* Raveena Tandon
* Reema Sen
* Rekha
* Renu Desai
* Richa
* Rimmi Sen
* Roja
* Roshini
* Ruthika
* Saloni
* Sakshi Sivanand
* Sadha
* Sandhya
* Sangeetha
* Sanghavi
* Santhakumari
* Savithri
* Seetha
* Senior Sriranjani
* Shalini
* Sharadha
* Shamitha
* Shamitha Shetty
* Shantha kumari
* Shehnaz
* Shena
* Shilpa Shetty
* Shobana
* Shreya
* Silk smitha
* Simran
* Sindhu Tolani
* Sneha
* Sneha Ullal
* Sonia Agarwal
* Sonal Chauhan
* Sonali Bindre
* Sonali Joshi
* Sonam
* Soundarya
* Sridevi
* Sridevi
* Subhasri
* Suhasini
* Suhasini
* Sujatha
* Sukanya
* Sumalatha
* Surabhi Kamala
* Suryakantham
* Sushmita Sen
* S.Varalakshmi
* Swathi

* Tabu
* Tamanna
* Tanu Rai
* Tanushree Dutta
* Trisha
* Tulip Sharma
* Twinkle Khanna
* Urmila
* Urvasi
* Vani Vishwanath
* Vanisri
* Veda
* Vedika
* Vijaya Nirmala
* Vijayashanthi
* Vineetha
* Wahed Rehman
* Yana Gupta

Sep 22, 2008

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Telugu Film Actors Biography, Filmography, Photo Gallery

Telugu Film Actors Biography, Filmography, and Photo Gallery

* Aaryan Rajesh
* Abbas
* Akkineni Nagarjuna
* Akkineni Nageshwara Rao
* Allari Naresh
* Ali
* Allu Arjun
* Allu Rama Lingaiah
* Aravind Swamy
* Arja Janardhana Rao
* Arjun
* Arun Pandyan
* Ashish Vidyarthi

* Babu Mohan
* Baladitya
* Bala Krishna
* Bhanu Chander
* Bharath
* Brahmanandam

* Chandra Mohan
* Chalam
* Chiranjeevi
* Chitthuri Nagaiah
* Ch.Narayana Rao
* C.S.R.Anjaneyulu

* Daggubati Venkatesh
* Dasari Narayana Rao
* Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
* Dhoolipala

* Eelapata Raghuramaiah

* Ghattamaneni Krishna
* Gollapudi Maruthi Rao
* Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
* Gurramkonda Krishna

* Harikrishna (Nandamuri)
* Harinath Raju
* Harish

* JD Chakravarthi
* Jagapathi Babu

* K.Jaggaiah
* K.Viswanath
* Kaikala Satyanarayana
* Kalabhavan Mani
* Kalyan Chakravarthi
* Kalyan Ram
* Kamal Haasan
* Kanakala Devadas
* Kanakala Rajeev
* Kantha Rao
* Karthik
* Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao
* Kota Sreenivasa Rao
* Krishna Bhagavaan
* Krishnam Raju
* Kunapareddy Achyuth

* Lawrence (Raghava)
* Lingamurthy

* M.S.Narayana
* Madhavan
* Mahesh Babu Gattamaneni
* Mammuti
* Manoj Kumar
* Mikkilineni
* Mohan
* Mohan Babu M
* Mohan Lal
* Mukkamala
* Murali Mohan

* Nagabhooshanam
* Nagendra Babu
* Nalla Ramamurthy
* Nandamuri Balakrishna
* Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
* Naresh
* Nassar
* Navadeep
* Naveen Vadde
* Nitin
* Jr. NTR
* Padmanabam
* Pawan Kalyan
* Perumallu
* Prabhakara Reddy
* Prabhas
* Prabhu
* Prabhu Deva
* Pradeep Pothana
* Pradeep Rawat
* Prakash Raj
* Prashanth
* Raghuvaran
* Raja
* Rajanala
* Raja Shekhar
* Rajendra Prasad
* Rajesh
* Rajini Kanth
* Raj Kumar
* Raghuvaran
* Rahul Dev
* Ram
* Ram Charan Teja
* Ramanamurthy
* Ramana Reddy
* Ramesh
* Rao Gopala Rao
* Ravi Teja
* Relangi
* Rohit
* R.Nageswara Rao
* Sachin
* Sai Kiran
* Sai Kumar
* Sakshi Ranga Rao
* Sayaji Shinde
* Sharath Babu
* Sharath Kumar
* Shashank
* Shimbu
* Shiva Balaji
* Shiva Rao
* Shoban Babu
* Shubhalekha Sudhakar
* Siddharth
* Somayajulu
* Sonu Sood
* Srihari
* Srikanth
* Subbaraju
* Sudhakar
* Suman
* Suman Shetty
* Sumanth
* Sunil
* Suresh
* Suresh Gopi
* Surya
* Sutthi Velu
* S.P. Balasubramaniam
* S. V. Ranga Rao
* SV Krishna Reddy
* T. Gopichand
* Tanikella Bharani
* Tarakaratna
* Tarun
* Thriller Manju
* Thyaga Raju
* Uday Kiran
* Upendhra
* Venu
* Venu Madhav
* Vijaykanth
* Vikram
* Vineeth
* Vinod Kumar
* Vishal
* Vishnu Vardhan