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Books Bollywood fans will love - Commentary
21 December 2009 10:03 AM, PST
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Hindi film may be one of the most dynamic mediums ever, so much so that its magic springs from mere written words about it with undiluted vibrancy—in the hands of a skilled author, that is. 'The Bollywood Ticket' recommends essential reading for film buffs and bookworms alike.
'King of Bollywood: Shahrukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema'
By Anupama Chopra
'King of Bollywood: Shahrukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema' (Grand Central Publishing, 2007), by Anupama Chopra, belongs on the bookshelf of every Bollywood fan. The author is a journalist who has written about Bollywood since 1993 for publications such as the 'New York Times,' the 'Los Angeles Times,' and 'Variety.' In this excellently written and researched biography, Chopra looks at the entire Hindi film industry through the prism of its biggest star, Shahrukh Khan, who is often called the Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt of India.
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I like being directed by women: Ben Kingsley
15 December 2009 10:49 AM, PST
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Oscar-winning veteran actor Ben Kingsley, who will be seen in Bollywood director Leena Yadav's crime thriller 'Teen Patti' as a narrator, says he loves working with women directors and responds well to them as they see things men miss.'I just did two other films with female directors. I like being directed by females. They bring a different eye through the camera and an unusual perspective,' Kingsley told Ians.Yadav is the third woman to direct Kingsley.'Female directors see things that guys miss. I respond well to female direction. The ego is in a different place. They are focussed on fundamental things like narrative and human behaviour rather than issues that may be distorted by the male ego,' the Hollywood actor said before leaving for Abu Dhabi.In 'Teen Patti', he has teamed up with Hindi film industry's megastar Amitabh Bachchan. He,
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Ben Kingsley bowled over by ‘Auro’ Amitabh Bachchan
15 December 2009 4:02 AM, PST
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Sir Ben Kingsley watched his ‘Teen Patti’ co-star Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Paa’ on Thursday night. And he’s completely bowled over.
“Mr. Bachchan’s total transformation is a great technical achievement. His body language and physical transformation were remarkable. I didn’t know anything about that particular condition (Progeria). To play an exiled isolated child is a very remarkable achievement on his part.”
The two have worked together recently in ‘Teen Patti’. But Sir Ben warns that his is a very small part in the film. “It’s a very small part. It was an opportunity to work with an Indian crew again after ‘Gandhi’. I missed that. It was an opportunity to work with Mr. Bachchan who is an icon in his.
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Review & Photos: An Evening with Pinewood Legends
8 December 2009 4:51 AM, PST
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On Saturday I was lucky enough to attend a very special charity evening in aid of the Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation. It took place, as you might have guessed at the legendary Pinewood Studios just outside London near Windsor. The event was in aid of the Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation, a charity that helps people with disabilities to increase independence and improve life skills.
The event was named the Pinewood Legends evening for a reason. Invited along as guests of the Foundation were:
Roy Button OBE (Senior Vice President & MD of Warner Bros.)
Paul Weston (Stunts, Daylight, Superman I, II, III)
Terence Clegg (Producer, Out of Africa, A Clock Work Orange)
Mike Moran (Movie music score composer)
Joss Williams (Special Effects Supervisor on Green Zone, Hell Boy 2, Rambo, The Bourne Ultimatum)
Anthony Waye (Producer, Casino Royale)
Saeed Jaffrey (Actor, Gandhi)
Paul Hitchcock (Producers, Mission Impossible, Firefox)
The evening started with
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Ask Your Questions to the Pinewood Legends
3 December 2009 7:20 AM, PST
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As many of you will have seen, this coming Saturday is the Pinewood Legends evening in aid of Queen Elizabeth Foundation. Nearly all the tickets for the event have gone (follow details here to apply but be quick!) but you can still be part of the evening.
At the event, The Pinewood Legends will doing a Q&A and we want to give you the chance to ask them some questions.
Put your questions in the comments below and make sure you say specifically who you want your question to go to from the following list:
Roy Button OBE (Senior Vice President & MD of Warner Bros.)
Paul Weston (Stunts, Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Joss Williams (Special Effects Supervisor on Green Zone, Hell Boy 2, Rambo, The Bourne Ultimatum)
Tony Waye (Producer, Bond Franchise)
Terence Clegg (Producer, Out of Africa, A Clock Work Orange)
Paul Hitchcock (Producer – Mission Impossible I & II)
Saeed Jeffrey (Actor,
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Ben Kingsley gets romantic at Taj! - News
2 December 2009 10:17 PM, PST
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We all know that Hollywood actor Ben Kingsley is going to play Shah Jahan to Mumtaz Mahal Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, in the period film Taj. Ben is presently in Agra to over see postscript arrangements of the film and visited the Taj Mahal yesterday along with his wife and Brazilian model Daniela Lavender.The actor famous all over the world for essaying the role of Mahatma Gandhi, in the Oscar conqueror film Gandhi (1982), interacted with the media during the visit. In fact
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Aishwarya Rai to star opposite Ben Kingsley in 'Taj'
2 December 2009 11:30 AM, PST
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British actor Sir Ben Kingsley—best known for his Oscar-winning performance as the famous Indian independence leader in 'Gandhi' (1982)—is set to play the emperor who built the Taj Mahal, and Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will reportedly play the emperor's beloved wife, in 'Taj,' a film about the legendary lovers.
Shooting is scheduled to start in July, primarily in the Indian city of Agra, where the Taj Mahal is located. The film is expected to release in 2011.
The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ruled India in the 17th century. His third and favorite wife, Mumtaz, died giving birth to her 14th child, and the devastated emperor spent the next 20 years building her tomb, which is regarded as one of the architectural wonders of the world. Soon after the completion of the monument, Shah Jahan was deposed and imprisoned by his son.
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India is in my bones says Sir Ben Kingsley
2 December 2009 3:40 AM, PST
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India is home for me and one does not visit but comes home, said Sir Ben Kingsley at a press conference at Iffi Goa today. He said that like a long lost melody or a forgotten perfume, the extraordinary welcome has assured him that the thread that was created in 1981-82 during filming of Gandhi has not snapped. “Same juices are flowing in my body, the same as when Attenborough said action for Gandhi,” said the legendary actor who is the guest of honor at Iffi Goa.
Remembering the shooting of Gandhi, Sir Ben Kingsley said that the performance was made possible by the extraordinary trust.
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Sir Ben Kingsley: Aishwarya may not play Mumtaz Mahal - News
1 December 2009 2:09 AM, PST
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Krishna Bhanji, who is known all over the world as actor Sir Ben Kingsley, who has had his strong roots in India, is all set now to don the grease paint to play yet another legend- Shah Jahan. Twenty seven years after he rose to fame playing the part in Richard Attenborough's film after playing the role of Mohandas Gandhi way back two decades ago. Now he is all set to play the important personality who paid his tribute to love by ordering the construction of the monument Taj Mahal
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Direction is a difficult job: Sir Ben Kingsley
30 November 2009 11:38 PM, PST
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Krishna Bhanji, who is known all over the world as actor Sir Ben Kingsley, who has had his strong roots in India, is all set now to don the grease paint to play yet another legend- Shah Jahan. Twenty seven years after he rose to fame playing the part in Richard Attenborough’s film after playing the role of Mohandas Gandhi way back two decades ago. Now he is all set to play the important personality who paid his tribute to love by ordering the construction of the monument Taj Mahal.
Though the media is agog with the breaking news that Aishwarya Rai is all set to play the role of his wife.
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Indira Gandhi Biopic Recasts Helen Mirren As The Queen, Taps Tom Hanks For Lbj?
30 November 2009 3:00 PM, PST
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Indira Gandhi, India's first and only female Prime Minister, is getting a much-deserved biopic, and big name actors are being wooed for star-studded cameos. According to The Daily Telegraph, Helen Mirren is in talks to return to the role of Queen Elizabeth II, who she won an Oscar for playing in 2006's "The Queen." Emily Watson, meanwhile, has been cast as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Other expected -- or at least sought-after -- portrayals include Tom Hanks as Lyndon Johnson, Tommy Lee Jones as Richard Nixon and Albert Finney as British actor Peter Ustinov.
The biopic, titled "Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story," will be released in two parts, a la Steven Soderbergh's "Che" films. Both will be directed by Indian filmmaker Krishna Shah, who last helmed a pair of American B-movies called "Hard Rock Zombies" and "American Drive-In" back in 1985. Since then he seems to have primarily
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'Sbk' arrival triggers rumours of Srk sighting in Goa!
30 November 2009 12:09 PM, PST
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Don't believe in rumours - it is wisely said. Hours before Sir Ben Kingsley was to arrive in Panaji for the 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India (Iffi), the venue was abuzz with rumours of Shah Rukh Khan dropping by at the Iffi venue at the same time.By afternoon, even mediapersons were bitten by the Srk bug. Some insisted that the Bollywood superstar and Sir Kingsley would be addressing a joint press conference.King Khan finally did not arrive for the Iffi. Turns out that the confusion had arisen after the organisers had flashed messages that Sbk (initials of Sir Ben Kingsley) would be addressing the media on Monday afternoon.And Sbk had mutated into Srk (Shah Rukh Khan's initials) in a matter of minutes, which had the rumour mills working furiously.'We had heard that Srk was coming. There were messages floating around that
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Ben Kingsley to attend premiere of Paa
30 November 2009 5:05 AM, PST
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Ben Kingsley who won accolades and award for Mohandas Gandhi in the film Gandhi will be attending the premiere of Amitabh Bachchan starrer Paa on December 3 in Mumbai.
Ben Kingsley shares the screen space with Amitabh Bachchan in Leena Yadav's Teen Patti. A source reveals, ''Both the actors bonded really well on the sets and Mr. Bachchan has personally invited Kingsley to attend his premiere to be held in the coming week in Mumbai.''
The source continues, ''Ben is down in India for the Iffi festival in Goa. The Hollywood actor will be coming to Mumbai to attend the premiere. He is one of the special invitee on the guest list of Mr Bachchan.''
''Apart from the Hollywood actor Ben Kingsley attending the premiere, one will also see Aamir Khan who too is been personally invited by Amitabh Bachchan. One will also witness the unusual entry of the junior and senior Bachchan.
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Ben Kingsley to attend premiere of Paa
30 November 2009 5:05 AM, PST
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Ben Kingsley who won accolades and award for Mohandas Gandhi in the film Gandhi will be attending the premiere of Amitabh Bachchan starrer Paa on December 3 in Mumbai.
Ben Kingsley shares the screen space with Amitabh Bachchan in Leena Yadav's Teen Patti. A source reveals, ''Both the actors bonded really well on the sets and Mr. Bachchan has personally invited Kingsley to attend his premiere to be held in the coming week in Mumbai.''
The source continues, ''Ben is down in India for the Iffi festival in Goa. The Hollywood actor will be coming to Mumbai to attend the premiere. He is one of the special invitee on the guest list of Mr Bachchan.''
''Apart from the Hollywood actor Ben Kingsley attending the premiere, one will also see Aamir Khan who too is been personally invited by Amitabh Bachchan. One will also witness the unusual entry of the junior and senior Bachchan.
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Ben Kingsley Stars in Taj
30 November 2009 3:15 AM, PST
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Of all the great qualities of cinema, its ability to evoke empathy is probably its best. I have never been to India, but it’s easy to gain an appreciation for the country when the spirit of it is captured on film. That’s what I felt while watching Gandhi. People can talk about dramatic license and inaccuracies, but it’s really a beautiful film. According to The Guardian, the star of Gandhi, Ben Kingsley, is now planning to produce and act in a new movie about Shah Jahan, who ruled over the Mughal empire in present day India between 1628 and 1658. The name of the film, Taj, comes from the Taj Mahal, which was built during his reign. Ben Kingsley is quoted as saying:
“With my passion for India and the Taj Mahal now becoming one of the seven wonders of the World, I am compelled to ask ‘why’ and
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Ben Kingsley to raise money for dream film ‘Taj’ in India
30 November 2009 12:37 AM, PST
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Panaji, Nov 29 (Ians) Veteran actor Ben Kingsley, who won accolades across the world with his performance as Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough’s “Gandhi”, is in Goa to raise money for his forthcoming dream project “Taj” apart from gracing the 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India (Iffi).
The Academy award winning actor who landed in Goa Sunday told reporters at the airport that he would also be hunting for finances for his forthcoming film “Taj”.
“I am looking out for finances for this film,” Sir Ben Kingsley told reporters at the airport, adding that he was “very serious about the film”.
Kingsley, who is expected to portray the.
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Taj Mahal: the making-of
29 November 2009 11:35 PM, PST
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Almost 30 years after he won an Oscar for playing the titular Indian peacemaker in Gandhi, Ben Kingsley is set to take another passage to India in Taj.
Budgeted at a fairly modest $15-18 million, Taj tells the story of Shah Jahan, the Emperor who whipped up one of the most famous buildings in the world as a tribute to his much-missed dead wife.
The carked-it missus in question will be played by Bollywood megastar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and the movie is scheduled to start filming next autumn.
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Ben Kingsley to Play Another Famous Indian Luminary in Taj
29 November 2009 7:40 AM, PST
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Back in 1982, Ben Kingsley gave a world renowned Oscar winning performance playing Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. He's never played him again, and probably never will, leaving that performance to live on forever. However, according to The Guardian, Kingsley is now attached to play another "instrumental figure in Indian history" as Shah Jahan, the man who built the Taj Mahal back in the 1600s. Sbk Pictures, Kingsley's company, made the announcement recently and confirmed that Kingsley would be producing as well. Taj, as the project will be titled, will have a $25 to $30 million budget (which is pretty big for India).
"With my passion for India and the Taj Mahal now becoming one of the seven wonders of the World, I am compelled to ask 'why' and 'how' this scream of grief frozen in marble came into being," Kingsley said in the statement. "It is an indelible monument to
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Sir Ben Kingsley To Rebuild the Taj Mahal
26 November 2009 12:06 PM, PST
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Anglo-Indian actor Sir Ben Kingsley - real name Krishna Pandit Vhanji - is to be seen rebuilding the Taj Mahal in the epic period movie Taj. He will be playing the role of Shah Jahan who created the monument in honour of his wife Mumtaz, who dies whilst giving birth to his 14th child. "With my passion for India and the Taj Mahal now becoming one of the Seven Wonders of the World, I am compelled to ask 'why' and 'how' this scream of grief frozen in marble came into being," said Sir Ben. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will play Mumtaz.
Although famous for his Oscar-winning role in Gandhi nearly thirty years ago, Sir Ben’s first Bollywood movie won’t appear until next year. Teen Patti is due for release on February 12th. Also starring Amitabh Bachchan, R Madhavan, Raima Sen and Shraddha Kapoor, it promises to be a real knockout of a movie.
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Ben Kingsley to Build the Taj Majal
25 November 2009 12:32 PM, PST
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In 1982, Ben Kingsley became Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. The film instantly became a classic and went on to dominate the Oscars, earning Best Picture, Director, Actor, Writing, Editing, Costume Design, Cinematography, and Art Direction. And even though those are ridiculously enormous shoes to fill, the Guardian reports that Kingsley is heading back to Indian history to play Shah Jahan, the emperor who built the Taj Mahal.
Back in the mid-1600s, Shah Jahan was a Mughal Emperor who was devastated when his favorite (third) wife Mumtaz Mahal died while giving birth to their fourteenth child. In her honor, he decided to erect a grand mausoleum that would not only be epically impressive and beautiful, but also so glorious that sins would be washed away. It took roughly 21 years to create and has been included on some Seven Wonders of the World lists.
Titled Taj, the script was
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