Watch ‘Phoonk 2' alone if you want to win Rs.500,000

Watch  ‘Phoonk 2′  alone if you want to win Rs.500,000

 

 

Director Ram Gopal Varma claims "Phoonk 2" is scarier than "Phoonk" and says that the person who can watch the movie without being afraid can earn Rs500, 000.
"I am sure that 'Phoonk 2' is very, very scary and I'm sure nobody would leave the theater without fear. So we do a competition under a scientific observation," said Varma.

"Someone who says she will not fear while watching the film will be screened 'Phoonk 2' in a theater alone. Will be connected to an ECG machine to monitor your heart rate and the machine will be connected to a screen outside the room. If your heart rate remains normal, it will earn 500 rupees, 000 ", Varma said.

Varma said he had consulted a physician about the contest.

"The doctor says that if an average man is subjected to extreme emotion, your heart rate increases and an emotion may be fear. Thus, if a man sitting in a theater does not show any physical activity other than watching a movie and watching the film, if your heart rate increases will be somewhat in response to what he sees on the screen. In a film like 'Phoonk 2' emotion is only fear, "said Varma.

 

He asked what if a viewer gets a heart attack, said: "First, the person who dares to enter this competition will have to sign a link where you mentioned that we are not responsible for his death. But there will be an ambulance and physician outside the theater. "

"Phoonk 2" was released on Monday. The contest will continue until the trade is released April 9.

Directed by newcomer Milind Gadagkar "Phoonk 2 is the sequel to" Phoonk "which was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and the cast remains the same.

Asked why not this time directing the film, Varma said: " 'Phoonk 2' was the concept of Milind is so I asked him to direct the film."

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Phoonk 2 - First Look

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Amitabh to unveil ‘Rann' trailer on the eve of his birthday

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma’s much anticipated film, ‘Rann’ will see Amitabh Bachchan in a never seen before role. In ‘Rann’ Amitabh will essay the role of a media personality who is a hardcore upholder of journalistic ethics and runs a private TV news channel.

The producers of the film have chosen October 10, Big B’s birthday eve to unveil the theatrical trailer. And the birthday boy himself will do the honours in the company of director and good friend RGV.

The grand occasion will be celebrated at a plush multiplex in the suburbs of Mumbai. “There will be a cake cutting ceremony to celebrate Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday that falls on October 11 and salute the legendary actor for completing 40 glorious years in the industry,” informs an insider.

Let’s hope to see Big B shinning at the silver screen for many more years. Ameen!

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Aishwarya 's film in forest trouble

The shooting of Mani Ratnam's film Ravan, starring Aishwarya Rai, has hit a roadblock once again with the forest authorities in Maharashtra slapping cases against 14 members of the film's crew, charging them with trespassing on forest property.

"They have been charged with illegally entering forest property and undertaking land levelling work to facilitate the film's shoot," a forest official said. "After the cases were filed, the film crew applied for permission for the shoot and even deposited Rs 2.5 lakh," the official added.

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B.O. update: 'Agyaat' best at single screens, 'Teree Sang' has an edge

Both AGYAAT and TEREE SANG competed for audience attention this Friday. While AGYAAT was strong at single screens -- 60% to 70% -- the numbers at plexes weren't too encouraging [20% +]. On the other hand, TEREE SANG sprung a pleasant surprise by fetching a better start at plexes. The reports are positive and the film is expected to grow with a strong word of mouth. Saturday and Sunday, of course, hold the key.

The youth has taken to TEREE SANG and have appreciated the subject as also the lead pair of the film. However, the ending of AGYAAT has come in for sharp criticism from several places. The silver lining is, both AGYAAT and TEREE SANG are low-cost fares and wouldn't find it tough to recover their investments.

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Agyaat - Movie Review

Ramgopal Varma thinks differently. This time too the maverick film-maker defies the stereotype and takes to the dense forests of Sri Lanka to meet an 'unknown' force.

But let's clear the misconception at the very start. AGYAAT is no supernatural thriller [like PHOONK] or a horror fest [like BHOOT]. This one's more of an adventure thriller that doesn't scare you at all, but makes you a participant in a pulse-pounding journey.

For any movie to succeed, it ought to keep the viewer engrossed first and foremost. AGYAAT succeeds in doing that, especially towards the second hour. You haven't witnessed a journey like the one in AGYAAT on the Hindi screen before. In the West, the most memorable film I can think of is THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT.

AGYAAT works for several factors. The dense jungle blows your mind away, the sound design and the background score are easily at par with international films, the camera movement is spectacular and of course, RGV's execution of the material is just right for a film of this genre.

But, at the same time, the culmination to the film is debatable. Of course, one would be doing gross injustice to the film by revealing the end, but it's bound to have its share of advocates and adversaries. It might bring a smile on your face or a smirk, but the fact remains that the reactions would be in extremes.

Final word? Take a trip!

A film unit goes for a shoot deep into a forest. They settle at a place with bare minimal facilities run by a strange and quirky man called Setu [Joy Fernandes]. The hero of the film, Sharman [Gautam Rode], is a completely self-obsessed man with no other concern except for his muscles and the leading lady, Aasha [Priyanka Kothari].

The team consists of the director [Howard Rosemeyer], producer [Ishrat Ali], the superstar's spot boy [Ishteyak], cinematographer [Kali Prasad Mukherjee], action director [Ravi Kale], second assistant [Rasika Duggal] and an assistant director [Nitin Reddy].

It all begins when the camera conks off... They have two days waiting for the replacement to arrive and with no form of entertainment or communication, when Setu suggests a camping trip into the forest, they jump at the opportunity. As they settle near a pond for the night, Setu hears a strange sound. He goes to investigate and never returns. After a desperate search, they discover his dead body.

Panic sets in among the unit members and they jump into the vehicle, but they being unfamiliar with the terrain results in an accident. Completely lost and trapped in the jungle as Setu, the only guy who knows the way out, is dead, they don't know which way to move to get out of the forest.

The first 25 minutes of AGYAAT are very unlike an RGV film. In a majority of his films, RGV comes to the point at the very start, but AGYAAT begins with a dream song [so unlike RGV] and the next 20 minutes are devoted to introducing the characters.

The film actually takes off when the unit decides to penetrate into the jungles and Setu is murdered. From that point onwards, the by-now-famous RGV stamp is visible in several sequences. The two deaths before the interval [Joy Fernandes and Ishrat Ali] are brilliantly executed, especially Ishrat's murder at the interval point.

AGYAAT becomes an adventure ride in the post-interval portions. Though it rests on a thin story, it's the adventure element that drives the film to its destination. There are deaths galore, but it's not blood or gore that puts you off. The murders are depicted very, very differently, leaving a lot to your imagination.

RGV experiments again, this time attempting an all-new genre. It must've been extremely difficult to shoot in the forests, that's the first thought that crosses your mind. As mentioned at the very outset, the sound design [Dwarak Warrier], background score [Amar Mohile] and cinematography [Surjodeep Ghosh] are top notch. Thee three names contribute enormously to RGV's vision.

Now to the actors! Nitin Reddy [a star in Telugu films] makes a first-rate debut in Hindi films. He dances exceptionally well [the film begins with a dance] and his confident performance make him an actor to watch out for. Priyanka Kothari shows vast improvement over her previous works. She's good this time. Gautam Rode enacts the hot-headed superstar with conviction.

Every actor in the film makes an impression, but Ishteyak, Kali Prasad Mukherjee and Rasika Duggal stand out.

On the whole, AGYAAT has an absorbing second half, but the culmination to the film would meet with diverse reactions. At the box-office, the distributors have recovered a substantial chunk of their investment from its dubbed Telugu rights and the remainder should be recovered given its aggressive promotional campaign and extensive release [700 + screens in Hindi belt]. The low-cost film, therefore, should prove to be a profitable venture on the strength of its economics!

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Ram Gopal Varma and In Pics: Priyanka Kothari at the pre-release bash of Agyaat

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'Agyaat' is a thriller, not a horror film

Director Ram Gopal Varma makes the point clear

Ram Gopal Varma says he has cut out a smoking scene from a song in his upcoming "Agyaat" for television after the censor board objected to it. The filmmaker also stressed the movie is a thriller and not a horror flick as people are perceiving it to be from the promos.

"We have altered the song because the censor board thinks it is not viable for audiences of TV, which is a mass medium, though the big screen version might carry it in accordance with the certification of the film. The DVD version will however carry the scene without any doubt," Varma told IANS on phone from Mumbai.

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had asked the director to re-edit the music track "Jai Shri Shambhu" as it encourages substance abuse. The track shows leading lady Priyanka Kothari puffing a 'chillum' (pipe) while she sings "Dum Maro, yeh hai Sahara".

This is not the first time Varma has been associated with controversies.

He first sparked one when he visited the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, one of the sites of the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai, with then Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and his actor son Riteish. Protesters thought he was collecting material for a film on the tragedy - something the director has denied.

He was again in the news when the censor board refused to clear another of his forthcoming films "Rann" unless he removed a song "Jana gana mana rann" - a take-off on the national anthem, which he refused to remove.

Asked if the controversies were coincidental or a publicity gimmick, Varma said: "I take a subject matter which is very hard hitting and obviously many people have problems with that and raise their voice against it.

"I just do my job and shoot whatever I think is right for the film and they do theirs in pointing out whatever they think is not right for the masses."

Coming back to "Agyaat", Varma said its promos might be spooky, but it does not belong to the horror genre.

"People are perceiving that 'Agyaat' is a horror film. I would like to make a point here that it's not a scary film. It's an adventure thriller," he clarified.

Produced by Varma and Ronnie Screwvala, "Agyaat" is about a film unit on a shoot in a dense forest and then crew members start getting killed one by one under mysterious circumstances by an invisible creature.

"Hollywood has made thousands of such films about people stuck somewhere and getting killed under unknown reasons. I thought what if this time people don't see what is killing them...the idea was to compel them to use their own imagination as a weapon, which is more lethal," the filmmaker said.

Releasing on August 7, "Agyaat" has an ensemble cast and includes Telugu actor Nitin Reddy.

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Most Hated People In Bollywood

I recently read that an Indian nerwspaper conducted a poll on the most hated people in bollywood !!

The list was topped by Himesh Reshammiya (pictured left) with 25% votes, next was Rakhi Sawant and Ekta Kapoor, followed by Ram Gopal Varma and Vivek Oberoi.

Though Himesh scored the highest in this poll, it is Ekta Kapoor’s hate club which leads with 86,860 members.

The second biggest hate club belongs to Himesh with 38,730 members.

And let’s talk about Shah Rukh Khan. His hate-love ratio is 1:100. While his hate club has 4000 members, his love group has 400,000! He is the only one with this kind of ratio, beating everyone in Bollywood!

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Ram Gopal Varma did it all for publicity….

Ram Gopal Varma’s permisiion to air his song Jana Gana Mana Rann Hai in his forthcoming film Rann that is reportedly based on the national anthem has been denied by The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). This has made him highly disappointed.

While addressing the media, Vijaya Chawak, secretary to CBFC chairperson Vinayak Azad said that the song violates guidelines 219 of Section 5B2 of the Cinematography Act and the lines Jana Gana Mana are a violation of the National Honour Act of 1971.

Apparently, Rann co-producer Sheetal Talwar (with Madhu Mantena) is unaware of the order by CBFC is waiting for Azad’s return on Wednesday, who is still traveling.

But the controversial director is very upset. . “The Rann song is not the national anthem. It’s just inspired by what the national anthem stands for. The national anthem has a completely different meaning. But, yes, the Rann song stands exactly for what the national anthem does today… and in consideration of what we are going through”.

People saying that RGV knew the song would meet these consequences and did it all for the publicity makes him feel angry. Responding to such statements RGV says, “Of course, I have done it for publicity. Any material that goes out of a filmmaker’s office by way of interviews, audio-visuals, music pieces or anything else is to garner publicity for his film. I have made a film and I want as many people out there as possible to know that it will soon come to their theatres. I also want them to know what the film is going to be all about. I ask you, if I had known that this was going to happen, would I deliberately turn people off my film?”

He says that in no manner did he attempt to ridicule or demean or show the national anthem in a bad or comic light. It only seeks to draw attention of all concerned to the problems that the country has.

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Rann - First Look

So Rann - ram Gopal Verma's new movie is in the news for having remixed or twisted the National anthem - Jana Gana Mana - Here are the changed lyrics of the song and also some posters of a first look of the movie. Its about journalism and media reporting gone wrong !!

The cast includes Amitabh Bachchan,Paresh Rawal, Rajat Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Manisha Koirala, Purab Kohli,Suchitra Krishnamurthy as well as Gul Panag.

Ramu’s India 24/7 is now Rann again

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma’s media-based film, whose title had recently been changed to "India 24/7", is now back to its original title "Rann", says megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

Bachchan, who plays the owner of a news channel called ‘India 24/7′ in the film, revealed the new development on his blog and has also put up a picture from the movie.

"The photograph is from my film that I shoot for these days - Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Rann’. Yes… It is back to being called that since the title we wanted – ‘India 24/7′ is with another producer who refuses to part with it," Bachchan posted on his blog.

"This (the picture) is my character - Vijay Harshvardhan Malik, the owner of the TV channel "India 24/7". And that is where the story of this film unfolds, which is why RGV (Ram Gopal Varma) felt that "India 24/7" as the title of the film was appropriate.

"But since someone else has it and has refused to part with it, despite our requests, even though they have no intention of starting a film by that title, we felt we should leave the issue and move on giving the other producer our warmest wishes and greetings," he added.

"Rann" is Varma’s attempt to "expose the Indian media" and apart from the Big B, it stars Paresh Rawal, Rajat Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Manisha Koirala, Purab Kohli and Gul Panag.

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Total 10: Ramu registers his 26/11 film

Two weeks after most filmmakers registered films relating to the terror attack on Mumbai, Ram Gopal Verma has gone and registered a title for a film called ‘Total Ten’.

Can it be more than just a coincidence that there were ten terrorists that attacked Mumbai? A source close to the director spills the beans for us.

“Ramu knew that there would be a huge number of films that would be registered relating to the attack. And since he had received huge amount of flak for visiting the Taj with Vilasrao Deshmukh and Riteish, he decided to lie low and not do anything about it. But he always planned to make a film about it,” says the source.

The director who was in the firing line of the public doesn’t plan to start the movie anytime soon. He will first be wrapping up Agyaat and Rann before he launches Total Ten.

“This is going to be one of RGV’s biggest projects with a big star cast. But it won’t begin for atleast another one year. He plans to use original confessions and transcripts from the event and getting access to them could take the director years,” informs the source.

RGV won’t be the first director to want to cash in on the 26/11 carnage. As many as 30 titles had been registered with the Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association and Association of Motion Picture and Television Programme Producers even before the terror attack was over. Shootout At Taj, Shootout At Oberoi, Shootout At CST, Operation Black Tornado, Operation Cyclone, Ultimate Hero, The Real Hero, Woh 60 Ghante, Taj To Oberoi are some of the titles that have been registered by directors and producers. Producer Kumar Mangat has registered the titles 26/11 and 26 as well.

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