★ Ajay Devgn Happy Birthday !

Apr 2nd, 2013

Bollywood actor, director, and producer Ajay Devgn turned 44 years today. His latest release was Sajid Khan directed HIMMATWALA, remake of 1983 blockbuster HIMMATWALA
Devgn had first appeared as a child actor in PYARI BEHNA (1985).

He began his professional career six years later with PHOOL AUR KAANTE (1991) in and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance.
The actor his very first film proved that acting has nothing to do with looks.

He then starred in films such as JIGAR (1992), DILWALE (1994), SUHAAG (1994), NAAJAYAZ (1995), DILJALE (1996) and ISHQ (1997).

In 1999, he received his first National Film Award for Best Actorfor his performance in Mahesh Bhatt’s drama ZAKHM.
His reserved attitude and personality earned him several critical acclaim and he managed to establish himself as one of the leading actors in the Hindi film industry.

In the early 2000s, he starred in LAJJA (2001), COMPANY (2002), and his portrayal of Bhagat Singh in Rajkumar Santoshi’s biopic- THE LEGEND OF BHAGAT SINGH (2003) won him his second National Film Award for Best Actor.

Some of his critically appreciated yet commercially successful films include
RAINCOAT (2004), YUVA (2004), OMKARA (2006), GOLMAAL:FUN UNLIMITED (2006), GOLMAAL RETURNS (2008), ALL THE BEST – FUN BEGINS (2009), ONCE UPON ATIME IN MUMBAAI (2010), GOLMAAL 3 (2010), RAAJNEETI (2010), SINGHAM (2011), BOL BACHCHAN (2012) AND SON OF SARDAAR (2012).

It is quite evident from the above list that the actor has tried his hand in almost every genre and has tasted success in the same.

Ajay Devgn owns a production company called Ajay Devgn Films (ADF)
In 2008, he debuted as a film director with U ME AUR HUM .
The actor is married to Bollywood actress Kajol and is the father of two children.

The actor has several upcoming films including MR. FRAUD, SARGNA, NISHABD , SATYAGRAHA , POWER , NAAM and GULEL.

★ Ajay Devgn Happy Birthday !

★ Salman Khan has brought back ‘family’ emotions: Shakti Kapoor

Mar 11th, 2013
Mumbai: Shakti Kapoor credits superstar Salman Khan for bringing back parents and family emotions back on the bigscreen, something he believes was missing from Hindi films for some time.
“There used to be a lot of emotions around parents once and the audience wants it again. ‘Himmatwala’ (remake) ison the same lines and Salman Khan is responsible for starting it again,” the 57-year-old said here Sunday at the music launchof his upcoming film ‘Saawariya- Khatu Shyam Ji Ki Amar Gatha’.

“In ‘Wanted’, ‘Ready’, ‘Dabangg’ and ‘Dabangg 2’ you get to see emotions revolving around mother,

father and brother which was missing from our films for some time,” he added.
Directed by Vinod Chhabra, ‘Saawariya – Khatu Shyam Ji Ki Amar Gatha’ tells about the glory and wonders of Lord Khatu Shyam.
Talking about his role in the film, Shakti said: “‘Saawariya…’ isfor god. It is a family drama andafter watching the film you will feel like it is a Rajshri (the banner known for making ‘HumAapke Hain Koun…!’ and ‘Vivaah’) film.”
“I play a guy with dark shades, what I am known for. The only dark character in the film is Shakti Kapoor. However, in the end he realises his mistake and asks god for forgiveness,” he added.

★ Ajay Devgn’s fight with real tiger in HIMMATWALA a tribute to 80s

Mar 8th, 2013

When was the last time when one had seen the main stream stars of the present times fighting with a tiger on the screen? Not in the recent memory. Indeed, with the changing locations, and the element of urbanity being the predominant motif, as also the presence of animal right activists who honey comb the film to see whether there has been a violence against an animal when they are a part of cinema, has meant that the machoist acts of film stars when they fought on screen with the beast of the jungle, has become a part of folklore.

But in the era of remakes, Sajid Khan has been smart enough to leverage the platform of HIMMATWALA to include a fight with a tiger on the screen in his latest offering. Indeed, it is one of the highlights of the remake HIMMATWALA where Ajay Devgn has fought with a real tiger. To avoid any controversy associated with the fighting scene, Mauritius was chosen as the location to shoot this scene, as Mauritius specializes in training tigers who can be used for shooting films. This scene was shot over a periodof one week, and this action scene was supervised by Ajay Devgn’s father Veeru Devgn.

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The action scene would remind the viewers of the similar hand to paw fight that Big B indulged in, with the tiger in MR. NATWARLAL. As a matter of fact, Big B along with Dharmendra- who did it in scores of films including, MAA, AANKHEN, etc., where two stars who featured prominently in a fight with a tiger. As HIMMATWALA is a remake of the film of the era of the eighties, the inclusion of tiger fight could be a tribute to that era of Hindi cinema.
One may also ponder whether the inclusion of fight with the Tiger in HIMMATWALA by Sajid Khan has been an after thought, after the phenomenal success of LIFE OF PI, where the tiger played an important role? Even other wise, Sajid Khan has a penchant for wild animals, as he showed it in HOUSEFULL 2 as well, where Asin had a crocodile as a pet. The wild animals could be the lucky mascotfor Sajid Khan and the tiger could do the trick for HIMMATWALA as well!

★ Review: Himmatwala First Trailer

Jan 25th, 2012

Movie: Himmatwala

Director: Sajid Khan

Star: Ajay Devgn; Cast: Mahesh Manjrekar, Paresh Rawal, Tamannaah.
Sajid Khan seems to have played amaster stroke in the devolution ofIndian cinema with his latest movie – Himmatwala. I was going to write a longer review but a tag line at the end of the trailer sums it up beautifully – The 80s will be back.
Darwin will be proved wrong on March 29, 2013.
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