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rambabu liked a reply to the topic Sachin Tendulkar lobbies for business partner over disputed land !!.
9 years ago
Shampa Sadhya replied to the topic Sachin Tendulkar lobbies for business partner over disputed land !!.
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
Although I am a big fan of Tendulkar, I strongly object to his intention of extending favour to his friend by using his connection. It's good that he was not entertained.
True...I too am a fan of Tendulkar but he has been known to take advantage of his position every now and then. Few years ago, he refused to pay and got the taxes waived off of his luxury Ferrari car. Now this. While in reality, people like him should be more willing to pay their taxes on time and not taking benefits because that would mean money taken from other people in not so fortunate conditions. But they feel like they are gods or something and have every right to being treated differently.
I agree with you kalyani on every point. It would have been great if he had set an example. On saying so I would like to comment that we expect great deed from the celebrities and when they fail we raise our fingers but when we do the same in our own capacity it all goes unnoticed. That does not mean I am supporting Sachin's favour taking act but we must also learn to applaud his good gestures too such as when he refused to advertise liquor brand as well as cigarettes.
9 years ago
took the quiz Quiz about K.Kamaraj.
K.Kamaraj was a famous indian politician. He was also a famous freedom fighter. This quiz will update the birth, death, early life, political life and more about K.Kamaraj.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Salman Khan acquitted in black buck case.
If you have enough money, you can do whatever you like. Why Chinkara ? you can shoot a man still remain unpunished.. Courtesy The Indian Judicial system.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic please admin moderator send my earning and approved my article!!! .
suni51 wrote:
I am afraid the number of entertainers are increasing by the day (including me) maybe a day will come when you will have more entertainers and lesser entertained. Do something to get rid of entertainers and bring site back to normal.
Sorry can't help! These are the days of cheap entertainment and the entertainers are here by public demand!
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Bollywood singer Mubrak Begum Passed away.
usha manohar wrote:
A lot has been said about the monopoly of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle over other singers including Mubarak Begum. This article throws some light over this issue while paying rich tributes to Mubarak Begum and her singing voice ..
http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-edit-page/mubarak-begum-was-born-before-her-time-she-would-have-been-much-better-understood-today/
Thanks for the link, it is indeed a very well written and lovely analysis of Mubarak Begum's voice. It is only now that the trend of rough, husky, voices with a different kind of sweetness are appreciated only now. I think the trend might have been set by Usha Utthup, I simply love her voice and others too, Shalmali Kholgade, Rekha Bharadwaj among others. But when Mubarak Begum was in the industry, it was the era of sweet voices as embodied by Asha, Lata, Suman Kalyanpur etc. But still, Mubarak's is a genre in it self and very lovely to listen to.
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Salman Khan acquitted in black buck case.
So I must use my own gun if I am interested to be hanged otherwise they will find me 'not guilty'? I never thought I will go to Rajasthan with my own gun for shooting a movie and shoot a chinkara instead. What a funny argument!
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to usha manohar for his/her reply to the topic Remembering Rajesh Khanna on his death anniversary.
I don't simply write for the sake of writing like some members here do... except for Madhumati and Yahudi none of his films were commercially very successful. In fact I recall an interview conducted by DD with his wife and son after the death of Bimal Roy, where they stated that they could hold on to their house in Mumbai which was mortgaged because of Madhumati and its success , whereas for Bimal Roy it was a come down to make a film like Madhumati since it had all the elements that would make sure that it would succeed in the box office but id not have his real stamp on it.
Though Bimal Roy was already something of a legend in the film world by this time, his films had not been commercially altogether successful. The recent documentary film (2007) by his son Joy Roy, Remembering Bimal Roy, suggests that he was indifferent to considerations of money and profit. Nevertheless, Madhumati (1958), a much lighter film compared to his earlier films, scripted by Ritwik Ghatak that paired Dilip Kumar with Vyjayantimala, did extraordinarily well at the box office, helped no doubt as well by the memorable lyrics of Salil Chaudhary and Lata Mangeshkar’s beautiful rendering of its songs. Yahudi, also made in 1958, was nearly as successful .
Indiatimes Movies ranked the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films although it was not a commercial success [2] Devdas was also ranked at Number 2 on University of Iowa's List of Top 10 Bollywood Films by Corey K. Creekmur.[3] The film was also noted for its cinematography and lighting under Kamal Bose that enhanced the emotional torment of the tight-lipped protagonist played by Dilip Kumar.
Do Bigha Zameen cannot be readily categorized with contemporary village epics such Mother India (1957) nor socially-conscience critiques like Shree 420 (1955) andPyaasa (1957). With such a new vision of Indian cinema, stylistically and socially, Do Bigha Zameen hit a broader audience, becoming the first Indian film to win the Prix Internationale at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.
Do Bigha Zameen so radical and why does everyone now bring it up in discussions of must-see Bollywood films although it was not commercialy successful when it was first released in 1954 ? The film is directed by Bimal Roy, a prominent member of the post-colonialist Bengali intelligentsia, who was directly influenced by another radical film movement sweeping Europe: Italian Neorealism.
(source - wilipedia and others )
9 years ago
Ravishankar Prasad took the quiz History.
1. In the caste system, who were referred to as Laborers?
2. Who built the Indus valley cities Harappa & Mohenjodaro, more than 5000 years ago?
3. Which among these is not a most popular Vedic god?
4. On the banks of which river, the ancient Indus valley city Harappa was situated?
5. What did the Aryans of those days have for trading?
9 years ago
Ravishankar Prasad passed the quiz History.
1. In the caste system, who were referred to as Laborers?
2. Who built the Indus valley cities Harappa & Mohenjodaro, more than 5000 years ago?
3. Which among these is not a most popular Vedic god?
4. On the banks of which river, the ancient Indus valley city Harappa was situated?
5. What did the Aryans of those days have for trading?
9 years ago
rambabu liked a reply to the topic Sachin Tendulkar lobbies for business partner over disputed land !!.
9 years ago
Shampa Sadhya replied to the topic Sachin Tendulkar lobbies for business partner over disputed land !!.
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
Although I am a big fan of Tendulkar, I strongly object to his intention of extending favour to his friend by using his connection. It's good that he was not entertained.
True...I too am a fan of Tendulkar but he has been known to take advantage of his position every now and then. Few years ago, he refused to pay and got the taxes waived off of his luxury Ferrari car. Now this. While in reality, people like him should be more willing to pay their taxes on time and not taking benefits because that would mean money taken from other people in not so fortunate conditions. But they feel like they are gods or something and have every right to being treated differently.
I agree with you kalyani on every point. It would have been great if he had set an example. On saying so I would like to comment that we expect great deed from the celebrities and when they fail we raise our fingers but when we do the same in our own capacity it all goes unnoticed. That does not mean I am supporting Sachin's favour taking act but we must also learn to applaud his good gestures too such as when he refused to advertise liquor brand as well as cigarettes.
9 years ago
took the quiz Quiz about K.Kamaraj.
K.Kamaraj was a famous indian politician. He was also a famous freedom fighter. This quiz will update the birth, death, early life, political life and more about K.Kamaraj.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Salman Khan acquitted in black buck case.
If you have enough money, you can do whatever you like. Why Chinkara ? you can shoot a man still remain unpunished.. Courtesy The Indian Judicial system.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic please admin moderator send my earning and approved my article!!! .
suni51 wrote:
I am afraid the number of entertainers are increasing by the day (including me) maybe a day will come when you will have more entertainers and lesser entertained. Do something to get rid of entertainers and bring site back to normal.
Sorry can't help! These are the days of cheap entertainment and the entertainers are here by public demand!
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Bollywood singer Mubrak Begum Passed away.
usha manohar wrote:
A lot has been said about the monopoly of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle over other singers including Mubarak Begum. This article throws some light over this issue while paying rich tributes to Mubarak Begum and her singing voice ..
http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-edit-page/mubarak-begum-was-born-before-her-time-she-would-have-been-much-better-understood-today/
Thanks for the link, it is indeed a very well written and lovely analysis of Mubarak Begum's voice. It is only now that the trend of rough, husky, voices with a different kind of sweetness are appreciated only now. I think the trend might have been set by Usha Utthup, I simply love her voice and others too, Shalmali Kholgade, Rekha Bharadwaj among others. But when Mubarak Begum was in the industry, it was the era of sweet voices as embodied by Asha, Lata, Suman Kalyanpur etc. But still, Mubarak's is a genre in it self and very lovely to listen to.
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Salman Khan acquitted in black buck case.
So I must use my own gun if I am interested to be hanged otherwise they will find me 'not guilty'? I never thought I will go to Rajasthan with my own gun for shooting a movie and shoot a chinkara instead. What a funny argument!
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to usha manohar for his/her reply to the topic Remembering Rajesh Khanna on his death anniversary.
I don't simply write for the sake of writing like some members here do... except for Madhumati and Yahudi none of his films were commercially very successful. In fact I recall an interview conducted by DD with his wife and son after the death of Bimal Roy, where they stated that they could hold on to their house in Mumbai which was mortgaged because of Madhumati and its success , whereas for Bimal Roy it was a come down to make a film like Madhumati since it had all the elements that would make sure that it would succeed in the box office but id not have his real stamp on it.
Though Bimal Roy was already something of a legend in the film world by this time, his films had not been commercially altogether successful. The recent documentary film (2007) by his son Joy Roy, Remembering Bimal Roy, suggests that he was indifferent to considerations of money and profit. Nevertheless, Madhumati (1958), a much lighter film compared to his earlier films, scripted by Ritwik Ghatak that paired Dilip Kumar with Vyjayantimala, did extraordinarily well at the box office, helped no doubt as well by the memorable lyrics of Salil Chaudhary and Lata Mangeshkar’s beautiful rendering of its songs. Yahudi, also made in 1958, was nearly as successful .
Indiatimes Movies ranked the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films although it was not a commercial success [2] Devdas was also ranked at Number 2 on University of Iowa's List of Top 10 Bollywood Films by Corey K. Creekmur.[3] The film was also noted for its cinematography and lighting under Kamal Bose that enhanced the emotional torment of the tight-lipped protagonist played by Dilip Kumar.
Do Bigha Zameen cannot be readily categorized with contemporary village epics such Mother India (1957) nor socially-conscience critiques like Shree 420 (1955) andPyaasa (1957). With such a new vision of Indian cinema, stylistically and socially, Do Bigha Zameen hit a broader audience, becoming the first Indian film to win the Prix Internationale at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.
Do Bigha Zameen so radical and why does everyone now bring it up in discussions of must-see Bollywood films although it was not commercialy successful when it was first released in 1954 ? The film is directed by Bimal Roy, a prominent member of the post-colonialist Bengali intelligentsia, who was directly influenced by another radical film movement sweeping Europe: Italian Neorealism.
(source - wilipedia and others )
9 years ago
Ravishankar Prasad took the quiz History.
1. In the caste system, who were referred to as Laborers?
2. Who built the Indus valley cities Harappa & Mohenjodaro, more than 5000 years ago?
3. Which among these is not a most popular Vedic god?
4. On the banks of which river, the ancient Indus valley city Harappa was situated?
5. What did the Aryans of those days have for trading?
9 years ago
Ravishankar Prasad passed the quiz History.
1. In the caste system, who were referred to as Laborers?
2. Who built the Indus valley cities Harappa & Mohenjodaro, more than 5000 years ago?
3. Which among these is not a most popular Vedic god?
4. On the banks of which river, the ancient Indus valley city Harappa was situated?
5. What did the Aryans of those days have for trading?
9 years ago