If sources are to be believed, Ajith is playing the role of a Sri Lankan Tamil in 'Billa 2', to be directed by Chakri Toleti.
"Ajith plays David, who comes to India from Sri Lanka. How he transforms into international don Billa is the story of 'Billa 2'," says a source.
We hear Ajith worked hard to get his Lankan Tamil accent right. Meanwhile, attempts are on for a grand audio launch, which is expected to take place in the first week of April.
"Stunts will be the major highlight of 'Billa 2'. A German stunt team and Ajith shot some risky scenes without a body double," added the source.
அஜீத், நயன்தாரா நடித்த பில்லா படம் வெற்றிகரமாக ஓடியதால் அதன் இரண்டாம் பாகம் ‘பில்லா-2’ என்ற பெயரில் தயாராகிறது. பில்லா படத்தில் டேவிட் என்ற சர்வதேச கடத்தல் மன்னன் வேடத்தில் அஜீத் நடித்தார்.
பில்லா-2 வில் அவரது கேரக்டர் ரகசியமாக வைக்கப்பட்டு உள்ளது. இலங்கை தமிழ் அகதி வேடத்தில் அவர் நடிப்பதாக வதந்தி பரவு உள்ளது. தமிழ் அகதியான அவர் எப்படி சர்வதேச கடத்தல்காரனாக மாறுகிறார் என்பதுபோல் கதை சித்தரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாகவும் கூறப்பட்டது.
ஆனால் படக்குழுவை சேர்ந்தவர்கள் இதை மறுத்தனர். அஜீத் இலங்கை தமிழனாக நடிக்கவில்லை என்றும் தமிழகத்தில் இருந்து இலங்கை சென்ற தமிழ் தம்பதிக்கு பிறந்த மகனாக நடிக்கிறார் என்றும் கூறினர்.
இதன் சண்டை காட்சிகள் நவீன தொழில்நுட்பத்தில் ஹாலிவுட் ரகத்தில் எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாகவும் கூறப்படுகிறது இதில் கதாநாயகியாக பார்வதி ஓமனக்குட்டன் நடிக்கிறார். சக்ரிபோலட்டி இயக்குகிறார். மே மாதம் இரண்டாவது வாரத்தில் படத்தை ரிலீஸ் செய்ய திட்டமிட்டுள்ளனர்.
Exclusive First Look: Oh La La! – The Dirty Picture
We have been teased with the posters and the trailer but finally we get to see Vidya in all her gorgeous Silk Smitha glory in the song that has been the talk of the town even before its release! We are talking about sizzling song ‘Oh La La’ from the upcoming The Dirty Picture. Composed by Vishal Shekhar, legend Bappi Lahiri is the man behind this destined to be hit song along with the always fabulous Shreya Ghosal!
Check out the gorgeousness of this picturization!
Directed by Milan Luthri, The Dirty Picture stars Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor, and Nasseeruddin Shah.
Imagine a make-up girl who became an extra and then the most wanted heroine of the early 80s.
Chronicling the meteoric rise and steep fall of the erstwhile screen sensation, The Dirty Picture is set against the colorful and entertaining backdrop of the fierce male-dominated South-Indian film industry of the 80s.
The quintessential siren, Silk, knew her audiences, and it didn’t seem like anything would stop the ambitious starlet, till it did, in the form of unrequited love.
To the world, she was the queen of sensuality. But at heart, she was just another woman yearning for love in a ruthless world.
Balaji and Milan Luthria team up again after their smash hit, Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, to create a humorous yet poignant entertainer, which is already in the news for being the most keenly anticipated musical drama of the year! The Dirty Picture is set to release on December 2nd!
The Dirty Picture is the upcoming biopic of sensual 80s screen siren, Silk Smitha, starring Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Tusshar Kapoor.
When a film is called “The Dirty Picture” and is set in the 1980s, a decade not entirely reknowned in Bollywood for films filled with good taste and high artistic aspirations - you know there are going to be certain expectations of the soundtrack.
It was the era of Disco Dancer and Ilzaam, a decade when Bappi Lahiri’s infectiously cheesy disco anthems ruled the airwaves; an era (like now) when Bollywood also often looked South for inspiration, resulting in surprisingly saucy, glitz laden epic dance numbers in films like Himmatwala.
With The Dirty Picture soundtrack Vishal-Shekhar have essentially created a time-machine to transport the listener back to the full-on filmi glory of the early Eighties.
The track that captured everyone’s attention with the trailer, Ooh La La, kickstarts the album. Combining both cheesy disco pop and vaguely Southern inflected beats, Ooh La La firmly cements a retro Eighties feel with its cute oldskool disco synth effects that kick in halfway through the song. The persistent percussion – handclaps, a variety of drums, is infectious, and vocals from Shreya Ghoshal and Bappi Lahiri add a touch of authenticity – plus as they trade verses they sound like they are having an absolute blast singing! But if there’s one thing you’ll remember from this song, it’s Shreya’s delivery of the lyrics – at one point gradually becoming more and more sensually breathless until she’s actually panting. Dirty Picture indeed!
An alternate mix of the song Ooh La La (Dhol Mix) is included on the album – presumably for those wanting a dancefloor friendly version. The original is pretty dancefloor ready as it is, but the Dhol Mix (as the name suggests) amps up the bhangra factor a little bit, kicking up the dhol in the mix, and modernises the synth effects to make them a little more Noughties, a little less Eighties.
Ishq Sufiyana is exactly what the title suggests: a Sufi inflected love ballad. The arrangement, characterised by driving percussion and luscious, soaring strings, is kept fairly simple to allow focus on the gorgeous, confident voice of vocalist Kamal Khan. The melody is absolutely lovely. I think this one is a slow burner of a track that will get under your skin the more you hear it. An alternate version of the track,Ishq Sufiyana (female), voiced by Sunidhi Chauhan (who shows off her vocal range and flexibility!) also appears on the album.
Honeymoon Ki Raat sounds like a song picturised in a cheesy 80s nightclub or hotel room – and it has all the cheesy pun lyrics and synth effects to go with it: e.g “kamadev ka sutra”. It’s not a terrible song, but it’s almost over the top in how cheesy and in your face it is – almost going for an 80s disco James Bond vibe - and that won’t be to everyone’s liking. It’s definitely a successful recreation of a certain kind of 80s film song – the kind that depends heavily on the picturisation for context and success. Sunidhi Chauhan proves she’s a chameleon in her vocal delivery – her vocals here are a touch husky at points, a touch breathy, delivered like a nightclub vixen.
Middle Eastern influences and a breathy spoken word intro give way to a thumpingly hypnotic beat and insane, double entendre-laced lyrics in Twinkle Twinkle. Shreya Ghoshal channels her sauciest side and is joined by Rana Muzumder who livens up the second half of the song all too briefly. Infectious and addictive, this song is over way too soon, and I can’t wait to see how it’s picturised!
Cheesy disco-pop and sly raunchiness combine in The Dirty Picture soundtrack – a short, but supremely evocative Eighties recreation. It’s frothy, it’s fun, and above all, it’s faithful to the era.
What’s Bad: The first 20 minutes and some portions in the second half which are boring; the story, which is about a video game, will not be fully understood by the computer-illiterate older generation.
Verdict:Ra.One has novelty and great visual effects to see it through at the box-office and ensure profits in spite of its very high cost.
Loo break: A few in the first half.
Watch or Not?: Definitely watch Ra.One for the superlative performances and the grand visual effects and the 3D effects.
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Eros International and Red Chillies Entertainment’s Ra.One is the story of Shekhar Subramanium (Shah Rukh Khan), who lives in London and who is so clumsy and uncool that his young, school-going son, Pratik (master Armaan Varma), does not consider him as his hero or idol. In fact, he doesn’t even respect his father like a son should.
Shekhar works in a gaming company and he alongwith his colleagues makes a video game, Ra.One, in which the villain, Ra.One, is almost invincible. He makes the villain so powerful because his son tells him that heroes are boring and villains are cool. As luck would have it, Pratik, who plays games under the name of Lucifer, defeats Ra.One upto a level. Ra.One then loses his head and escapes from the computer in search of Lucifer. Soon, he kills Shekhar when he lies to him that his name is Lucifer. Shekhar takes on the blame in a bid to save his son’s life. But Ra.One, who has now taken the identity of Shekhar’s own colleague Akashi (Tom Wu), does not give up his search for Lucifer alias Pratik.
Meanwhile, Pratik goes to his dad’s office and between Jenny (Shahana Goswami) and Pratik, the two decide that G.One or, in other words, the Good One from the game would have to be released from the game to combat Ra.One.
Pratik and his widowed mother, Sonia (Kareena Kapoor), leave London to return to India and are given a hot chase by Ra.One. After a lot of misses, Ra.One finally confronts the mother-son duo but G.One emerges in the form of Shekhar to save them.
Now, G.One, Sonia and Pratik come to India after G.One has almost eliminated Ra.One. However, Ra.One is re-constructed one day and lands in India. What happens next? Does he find Lucifer? Does G.One protect Sonia and Pratik alias Lucifer? If so, how?
Ra.One Review: Script Analysis
The story, penned by Anubhav Sinha, has been liberally borrowed from several Hollywood films but it has been suitably Indianised. The Indianised screenplay, written by Kanika Dhillon, David Benullo, Mushtaq Shiekh and Anubhav Sinha, is fast-paced for a good part, but the first 20 minutes, and some portions in the second half are a bit boring. Perhaps, the most heart-touching Indian sentiment in the drama is when G.One comes to the rescue of Sonia and Pratik for the first time, appearing like Shekhar. There are other emotional moments like when Sonia takes a promise from G.One that he would save Pratik’s life, come what may, and when G.One and Pratik join forces to try and combat Ra.One in the end. Also, how Pratik is made to realise that ultimately, it is the hero who is good, and it is the villain who is evil and that good is what one should pursue, is subtle yet effective. But the emotions are understated and although they touch the heart-strings, they do not draw tears from the audience’s eyes. Had the sentiments been more pronounced, it would’ve been better as the viewers would be moved to tears.
However, where there are less-than-required emotions, there are some sequences which are absolutely brilliant and constitute major highlights of the film. Among such highlight sequences worthy of applause in the cinemas are the one in which Ra.One chases Sonia and Pratik; the one in which G.One appears all of a sudden between Ra.One and the car in which Sonia and Pratik are seated (in this particular scene, there will be deafening applause in the cinemas); the action sequences between G.One and Ra.One; the taxi-stand sequence at Bombay airport; the Rajnikanth sequence; the sequence showing the re-construction of Ra.One first and G.One later; the train sequence, etc. Here, it must be added that although the writers and the director have taken care to explain the technicalities of the video game in a simplified manner, yet, the drama will be more understood by the city and multiplex audience than the audience in the smaller centres and those frequenting single-screen cinemas. Again, since the base of the story is the Ra.One video game, it will not be fully understood by the computer-illiterate older generation. On the other hand, kids and the youth will love the drama for the very reasons the older generation wouldn’t – it has a lot of technical jargon, the drama is more subtle and less over-dramatic; and the experience is absolutely novel for the Indian audiences.
Comedy is enjoyable and entertaining but the film could’ve done with more of it, especially in the pre-interval portion. The visual effects are excellent and so are the 3D effects (for those watching in 3D). Another plus point of the drama is that it is not stretched too much. The climax, in which the young son of Shekhar collaborates with G.One, to fight the evil Ra.One is exciting in a different way – more than a nail-biting and edge-of-the-seat climax (which the chase by Ra.One in the first half is), it has heart-warming sentiments of father and son.
Ra.One Movie Review: Star Performances
Shah Rukh Khan does a splendid job and is the life of the film. He is good as Shekhar and fantastic as G.One. The look of G.One is wonderful. Kareena Kapoor is also lovely. She looks gorgeous and acts with effortless ease. She is brilliant in emotional scenes. Both, Shah Rukh and Kareena’s dances are remarkable. Arjun Rampal makes an effective villain and looks very handsome and formidable. Master Armaan Varma makes a sensational debut. He looks charming and acts with such aplomb that it is difficult to believe, this is his first film. Tom Wu is menacing enough. Dalip Tahhil is stylish as ever. Shahana Goswami is as natural and realistic as can be. Satish Shah and Suresh Menon evoke laughter. Rajnikanth appears in a single scene in special appearance and makes his presence felt with mersmerising effect. Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra don’t add much in special appearances. Amitabh Bachchan’s voice over in a portion of the film heightens the impact.
Ra.One Review: Direction & Music
Anubhav Sinha’s direction is good. Credit goes to him for giving the Indian audience a supremely novel experience. He has excelled in the visual effects department as well as in extracting good work from the actors. Music (Vishal-Shekhar) could’ve been better. While the Chhammak Chhallo song is extraordinary, the others could’ve and should’ve been better. The Dildaara song is appealing. The other songs range from fair to good. Song picturisations (Ganesh Hegde and Feroz Khan) are very eye-filling. The picturisations ofChhammak Chhallo and Criminal songs (both by Ganesh Hegde) are extraordinary. Background score by Vishal-Shekhar is wonderful. Nicola Pecorini and V. Manikandan’s camerawork is marvellous. The film looks just too beautiful. Visual effects are outstanding. Action scenes, choreographed by Parvez Khan, Spiro Razatos and Firoz Boss, are mind-boggling. Sets (Sabu Cyril and Marcus Wookey) are lovely. The conversion from 2D to 3D (by Prime Focus) is remarkable. Production values are just too grand.
Ra.One Review: Komal Nahta’s Verdict
On the whole, Ra.One has the novelty factor and visual effects as its greatest plus points. It may be lagging in the other departments but these two – novelty and visual effects – will definitely see the high-budgeted film make profits for all concerned. Looking to the almost unprecedented hype and huge craze for the film and its grand opening, it will sail past its safety mark in the first week itself (after considering all the other sources of revenue too) and then go on to yield profits.
Ra.One Trailer
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Young penguin Erik (Ava Acres) is taken in by a flying penguin, Sven (Hank Azaria), even as his father, Mumble (Elijah Wood), tries to win the admiration and love of his child. When their rookery is hit with a disaster, Mumble saves the day. Read the review of Happy Feet Two for more.
Happy Feet Two Review
Business rating: 2.5/5 stars
Star cast: Elijah Wood, Ava Acres, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, P!nk, Sofía Vergara, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon.
What’s Good: The voice acting; the animation; the comedy and emotions in the script; the 3D effects which are excellent.
What’s Bad: The film will appeal only to a section of the Indian audience; the rather lengthy climax; the plethora of songs that will not be liked by everybody in the audience.
Verdict: Happy Feet Two is entertaining fare which will do above average business at the Indian box-office.
Loo break:None at all!
Watch or Not?:Definitely. Happy Feet Two is for kids, young adults and adults.
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Kennedy Miller Mitchell and Village Roadshaw Pictures’ Happy Feet Two is a sequel to the animation film, Happy Feet.
Young penguin Erik (voice of Ava Acres) is reluctant to dance as all the other penguins in his rookery do. When Erik’s father, Mumble (voice of Elijah Wood), prompts him to try, Erik fumbles and ends up being the laughing stock of the penguin community. He then leaves the rookery with three young penguin friends, and chances upon another faraway group of penguins led by a flying penguin, Sven (voice of Hank Azaria). Erik is in awe of Sven, in spite of his father telling him that penguins can’t really fly.
On their way back to their home, Mumble saves the life of a giant Elephant Seal, which promises Mumble a favour. Once back, the group of penguins discovers that their home (a huge pit in between snowy mountains) has been blocked by ice from all sides because of an earthquake. No one from their rookery can now get out of there.
Even as Mumble tries to help those stuck inside, including his wife, Gloria (voice of P!nk), Erik leans towards Sven, who arrives with his whole community to help. As the penguins, who are stuck inside, start becoming desperate, and try different ways to escape, Mumble comes up with an innovative idea. Does it work? Is he able to save the penguins? What about young Erik’s idol-worship of Sven? Who is Sven really? All these questions are answered in the rest of the film and the climax.
Happy Feet Two Review: Script Analysis
First of all, it must be said that Happy Feet Two manages to do what few animation sequels have done so far – it is as entertaining, if not more, than the first film of the series. While Happy Feet concentrated on the tumultuous journey of (the then young) Mumble from an outcaste to the savior of his herd, the sequel tells the story of Mumble’s relationship with his impressionable son. But that’s not all. The screenwriters (George Miller, Warren Coleman, Gary Eck and Paul Livingston) have added the elements of adventure, comedy and heartwarming emotions to the script, making Happy Feet Two a complete package.
On the flip side, the many songs in the film, though entertaining and well-composed, will bore a certain section of the Indian audience to whom the film might seem like a musical. Moreover, since the film is an animation film, a genre that still sees comparatively lesser appreciation from the paying public in India, it will have to depend on mainly the city-based Indian audiences (especially kids).
This is not to say that the film is meant only for kids. It has plenty for adults as well. The track of Will the Krill (voice of Brad Pitt) and Bill the Krill (Matt Damon) is such that it will be understood and much appreciated by the young adults and adults only. On the other hand, the kids will enjoy the bumbling ways of young Erik and his friends, the stylish yet funny characterisations of Ramon and Lovelace (both voiced by Robin Williams) and the climactic sequence where all the penguin nations, Elephant Seals and even Krills get together to save the stranded penguins. The climax, which is otherwise entertaining, could have been cut short by a few minutes.
Happy Feet Two Review: Voice Performances
The voice acting is top rate. Elijah Wood betters his act from Happy Feet, making his voice acting a veritable delight. Ava Acres is very good as young Erik’s voice. Robin Williams excels in both his characters. Hank Azaria (as Sven) is impressive. Sofía Vergara (as voice of Carmen) does a fine job. P!nk (as Gloria) is fine. Benjamin Flores Jr. (as Atticus), Common (as Seymour), Hugo Weaving (as Noah the Elder) and others offer very good support. Brad Pitt and Matt Damon are a delight. They have the best dialogues to mouth.
Happy Feet Two Review: Direction & Technical Aspects
George Miller’s direction is very good as he manages to tell the story in an engaging and entertaining manner. He balances the adventure and the emotional elements very well. John Powell’s background score goes with the mood of the film. The choreography (by Wade Robson, Dein Perry, Kate Wormald and Savion Glover) is very good. David Peers’ cinematography is very good. The animation (animation director: Rob Coleman) is of a very superior quality. The film is a delight to watch in 3D because of several action scenes that use 3D effects to the maximum.
Happy Feet Two Review: The Last Word
On the whole, Happy Feet Two is an entertaining fare which works for both, the kids and the adults. However, it will primarily find appreciation among a section of the multiplex audience in Indian cities.
