After workling in three back to back serious films - 'Aakrosh', 'Lamhaa' and 'Pankh', Bipasha Basu would be seen in a quintessential Bollywood commercial entertainer with 'Dum Maaro Dum'. No wonder, if talks around her veer towards this Rohan Sippy film being termed as dark and edgy, Bipasha gets into a defensive mode and instead calls 'Dum Maaro Dum' as an entertaining thriller.
"Since the film deals with the menace of drugs, there is a lot of reality involved in it. However none of us ever treated 'Dum Maaro Dum' as a dark film at all. On the contrary it is a very cool stylish thriller", says Bipasha whose last thriller was 'Race' that had released exactly three years ago.
Set in Goa, 'Dum Maaro Dum' threatens to expose the drug underbelly of the country and how three stories (that of Bipasha Basu-Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar and Abhishek Bachchan) get intermingled with each other.
"Yes, the basic premise of 'Dum Maaro Dum' is drugs", says Bipasha who was last seen with Abhishek Bachchan in 'Dhoom 2', "This is a menace that we can't turn our face away from. People assume that due to advent of education the problem is extinct but the fact is that it is only turning out to be bigger every year. So yes, the crux of the film is a little dark but to depict that on screen, we haven't made a dark film."
Well Bipasha, we would know when the film releases all over on 22nd April.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Bipasha - "'Dum Maaro Dum' is not a dark film"
After workling in three back to back serious films - 'Aakrosh', 'Lamhaa' and 'Pankh', Bipasha Basu would be seen in a quintessential Bollywood commercial entertainer with 'Dum Maaro Dum'. No wonder, if talks around her veer towards this Rohan Sippy film being termed as dark and edgy, Bipasha gets into a defensive mode and instead calls 'Dum Maaro Dum' as an entertaining thriller.
"Since the film deals with the menace of drugs, there is a lot of reality involved in it. However none of us ever treated 'Dum Maaro Dum' as a dark film at all. On the contrary it is a very cool stylish thriller", says Bipasha whose last thriller was 'Race' that had released exactly three years ago.
Set in Goa, 'Dum Maaro Dum' threatens to expose the drug underbelly of the country and how three stories (that of Bipasha Basu-Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar and Abhishek Bachchan) get intermingled with each other.
"Yes, the basic premise of 'Dum Maaro Dum' is drugs", says Bipasha who was last seen with Abhishek Bachchan in 'Dhoom 2', "This is a menace that we can't turn our face away from. People assume that due to advent of education the problem is extinct but the fact is that it is only turning out to be bigger every year. So yes, the crux of the film is a little dark but to depict that on screen, we haven't made a dark film."
Well Bipasha, we would know when the film releases all over on 22nd April.
"Since the film deals with the menace of drugs, there is a lot of reality involved in it. However none of us ever treated 'Dum Maaro Dum' as a dark film at all. On the contrary it is a very cool stylish thriller", says Bipasha whose last thriller was 'Race' that had released exactly three years ago.
Set in Goa, 'Dum Maaro Dum' threatens to expose the drug underbelly of the country and how three stories (that of Bipasha Basu-Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar and Abhishek Bachchan) get intermingled with each other.
"Yes, the basic premise of 'Dum Maaro Dum' is drugs", says Bipasha who was last seen with Abhishek Bachchan in 'Dhoom 2', "This is a menace that we can't turn our face away from. People assume that due to advent of education the problem is extinct but the fact is that it is only turning out to be bigger every year. So yes, the crux of the film is a little dark but to depict that on screen, we haven't made a dark film."
Well Bipasha, we would know when the film releases all over on 22nd April.
Bipasha's new love
The sultry actress who is in Orchha shooting for Hollywood film Singularity says the Madhya Pradesh town is her 'Maximum City'?Imagine being caught during Ramanavmi in Orchha. Known as the city of Ram temples, the small town in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh had some celebrities for company last week, with Roland Joffe shooting the Bipasha Basu in Josh Hartnett-starrer Singularity. While Hollywood heartthrob Hartnett went largely unnoticed, Basu was barely able to move out of her accommodation, and was surrounded by security at all times. "The city has come alive suddenly. It's throbbing with life. There's no space to walk let alone shoot. Most of Singularity will be shot in Orchha, to depict 18th century India in the film. The remaining part will be shot in London. The film depicts two eras, " she said. Basu was also impressed by how easily the Hollywood unit took to India. "I feel less Indian than them, " she laughed. "I have never been to Orccha. If it wasn't for this film, I'd have missed one of the most beautiful spots in our country. " We hear that this appreciation was absent when Basu first reached Orchha. She complained about the mosquitoes and lack of amenities. "But the foreign unit just blended in. They loved the place and the food. I soon fell in line. "
Police Story
Dum Maaro Dum is Rohan Sippy's third film in 10 years after Kuch Na Kaho and Bluffmaster. Just one of those signs of a man in no hurry to prove himself.
At the end of a long day on the road promoting the film in Jaipur, he settles down for a telephonic interview. “It's not been a conscious thing to take my own time. I was also caught up producing Taxi 9211 and Chandni Chowk to China between that and looking for the right story. Shridhar Raghavan wrote the story two years back and from then on, we have been working on the production.”
Does the pressure of being the son of Ramesh Sippy, the man who made Sholay, have anything to do with it?
The real pressure
“The pressure is because there are so many good filmmakers today. The real pressure is just to try and do your best among your contemporaries, within the films releasing that year and stand out for your work within that period. And dad is very much part of the work we're doing. He's the producer and is involved from scripting to editing. We try to be as collaborative as possible.”
The slick promos for DMD have generated a lot of buzz with its stylised cuts and music. Rohan insists that all of that style came out organically. “The first thing I read is the 40-50 page novella that Shridhar came up with overnight. That was the starting point for my excitement. Then followed the combination of things — the backdrop of drugs, the characters we had, the setting of Goa. It was really nice to be able to react to all the material we put together. I would love to say I even know what style it is but I don't. I have to give a lot of credit to all the collaborators I have worked with, starting with Shridhar.”
The film that stars Abhishek Bachchan, Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar and Bipasha Basu took two years to make since the day Rohan read the novella. He started shoot a year back and wrapped it up by July last year. “The shooting days were only about 70. We went at a reasonably fast clip.”
One of the big decisions he had to take was to rewrite the title song derived from Dev Anand's Hare Rama Hare Krishna. “The context is as different as India in 1971 and India in 2011. It's obviously a different landscape and even within whatever this drug sub-culture is, that was the time of free love and hippies and turning on, tuning in and dropping out. Now, it is the rave culture, there's aggression and a completely different sub-culture at work. From the genre onwards, there's no similarity to that film. That really dictated the tone we wanted to take with the song. It was at a certain point in the script, just before the climax and it set up something what ACP Kamath (Abhishek) was going up against.”
Is it an anti-drug film?
“No, it's a suspense thriller, driven by a cop who is at the heart of investigating a drug mafia and trying to get to who is behind it. That really is the overriding arch of the film. It's not a film about tripping.”
Rohan initially wanted his buddy Abhishek to play the role that went to Rana. “But when he read the script, he tripped on the Kamath character, the cop. That also settled pretty well into my head. It's a well-balanced script that offers all the characters equal importance.”
As the film jumps from Prateik's story to Abhishek's to Rana's before becoming a linear narrative, Rohan wanted someone who starts as a mere presence in the film but, before we realise, has a much bigger role to play. Rana fit the bill perfectly, he says.
“We tend to put too much at the doorstep of actors. Abhishek gives everything in terms of effort, discipline and craft to any director and the rest is up to the director to choose the right material and exploit the talent. Abhishek puts himself in the director's hands and that's what he's guilty of. But that's the nature of the beast (the industry), we fail more than we succeed,” he says
Shouldn't a filmmaker make it a point to leave his fingerprints on his work? “No, No… I am chronically averse to that notion. Leaving that stamp is the least relevant thing to me. It's about telling the story as well as you can. For me, it's about bringing a story to life. If I was writing, there's lot more authorship I can claim. But given that it's Shridhar's script, you really try to play a part in making it work as a film. Taking that journey from one to the other is really what I see my role as. Luckily, I found enough people… Like this film would have been different if Midival Punditz wasn't there. At each stage, obviously there's a huge decision. There is so much in the hands of so many guys. I think I got lucky this time with the number of boxes I managed to check.”
Rohan does not see the need to write his own material. “I am not a writer. When you have a friend like Shridhar who is obviously much better at it than I am, it's good to put down that pen,” he laughs.
At the end of a long day on the road promoting the film in Jaipur, he settles down for a telephonic interview. “It's not been a conscious thing to take my own time. I was also caught up producing Taxi 9211 and Chandni Chowk to China between that and looking for the right story. Shridhar Raghavan wrote the story two years back and from then on, we have been working on the production.”
Does the pressure of being the son of Ramesh Sippy, the man who made Sholay, have anything to do with it?
The real pressure
“The pressure is because there are so many good filmmakers today. The real pressure is just to try and do your best among your contemporaries, within the films releasing that year and stand out for your work within that period. And dad is very much part of the work we're doing. He's the producer and is involved from scripting to editing. We try to be as collaborative as possible.”
The slick promos for DMD have generated a lot of buzz with its stylised cuts and music. Rohan insists that all of that style came out organically. “The first thing I read is the 40-50 page novella that Shridhar came up with overnight. That was the starting point for my excitement. Then followed the combination of things — the backdrop of drugs, the characters we had, the setting of Goa. It was really nice to be able to react to all the material we put together. I would love to say I even know what style it is but I don't. I have to give a lot of credit to all the collaborators I have worked with, starting with Shridhar.”
The film that stars Abhishek Bachchan, Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar and Bipasha Basu took two years to make since the day Rohan read the novella. He started shoot a year back and wrapped it up by July last year. “The shooting days were only about 70. We went at a reasonably fast clip.”
One of the big decisions he had to take was to rewrite the title song derived from Dev Anand's Hare Rama Hare Krishna. “The context is as different as India in 1971 and India in 2011. It's obviously a different landscape and even within whatever this drug sub-culture is, that was the time of free love and hippies and turning on, tuning in and dropping out. Now, it is the rave culture, there's aggression and a completely different sub-culture at work. From the genre onwards, there's no similarity to that film. That really dictated the tone we wanted to take with the song. It was at a certain point in the script, just before the climax and it set up something what ACP Kamath (Abhishek) was going up against.”
Is it an anti-drug film?
“No, it's a suspense thriller, driven by a cop who is at the heart of investigating a drug mafia and trying to get to who is behind it. That really is the overriding arch of the film. It's not a film about tripping.”
Rohan initially wanted his buddy Abhishek to play the role that went to Rana. “But when he read the script, he tripped on the Kamath character, the cop. That also settled pretty well into my head. It's a well-balanced script that offers all the characters equal importance.”
As the film jumps from Prateik's story to Abhishek's to Rana's before becoming a linear narrative, Rohan wanted someone who starts as a mere presence in the film but, before we realise, has a much bigger role to play. Rana fit the bill perfectly, he says.
“We tend to put too much at the doorstep of actors. Abhishek gives everything in terms of effort, discipline and craft to any director and the rest is up to the director to choose the right material and exploit the talent. Abhishek puts himself in the director's hands and that's what he's guilty of. But that's the nature of the beast (the industry), we fail more than we succeed,” he says
Shouldn't a filmmaker make it a point to leave his fingerprints on his work? “No, No… I am chronically averse to that notion. Leaving that stamp is the least relevant thing to me. It's about telling the story as well as you can. For me, it's about bringing a story to life. If I was writing, there's lot more authorship I can claim. But given that it's Shridhar's script, you really try to play a part in making it work as a film. Taking that journey from one to the other is really what I see my role as. Luckily, I found enough people… Like this film would have been different if Midival Punditz wasn't there. At each stage, obviously there's a huge decision. There is so much in the hands of so many guys. I think I got lucky this time with the number of boxes I managed to check.”
Rohan does not see the need to write his own material. “I am not a writer. When you have a friend like Shridhar who is obviously much better at it than I am, it's good to put down that pen,” he laughs.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Beauty!!!!!!!
This dusky beauty has certainly cemented her position as an A-list actress. With several hits to her name in different genres, she is quite a popular choice for producers. Bipasha charges about 2 crores.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Bipasha Basu
This light eyed, 5’8†high, dusky colored Bengali beauty started modeling at a very young age. She won the Ford Supermodel of the World contest at the age of seventeen; she was also named Tulips Miss Super Vivacious. She is consistently ranked as Asia’s sexiest women. The bong bombeshell appeared in the controversial film “Jism†where Bipasha together with John gave quite a hot and sizzling performance. The film marked the duo as sex symbols. Bipasha Basu following her image did quite a lot of hot and teasing roles in films like No Entry, Phir Hera Pheri, Omkara, Dhoom 2 etc.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Bipasha Basu turns on the heat with ‘Filmfare’ April 2009 issue
There is no denying the fact that our Dusky Bong beauty Bipasha Basu is one of the hottest girls in the tinsel town. The gal has yet again displayed her sexy avatar on the latest issue of Filmfare magazine where she appears in a bikini top looking her sexiest best. She looked gorgeous in a black dress at the launch of the magazine.
Bipasha Basu, who is playing a Kashmiri girl in Rahul Dholakia’s Lamhaa, had created a stir when she had walked out of the shooting and flown back to Mumbai from Kashmir. But now, she is back and has resumed the shooting. Now, the latest buzz is that the dusky diva is all set to wear her ‘Boyfriend’s jeans’. This trend started when Victoria Beckham slipped into her husband David Beckham’s jeans.
Bipasha Basu, who is playing a Kashmiri girl in Rahul Dholakia’s Lamhaa, had created a stir when she had walked out of the shooting and flown back to Mumbai from Kashmir. But now, she is back and has resumed the shooting. Now, the latest buzz is that the dusky diva is all set to wear her ‘Boyfriend’s jeans’. This trend started when Victoria Beckham slipped into her husband David Beckham’s jeans.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Bipasha Basu revealing her fitness mantra in ‘Cosmopolitan’
Bipasha Basu’s ‘Aa Dekhe Zara’ is set for release and the promos of the film are already on the television screens with Bips looking as fit and gorgeous as ever. There is no denying the fact that this dusky Bong beauty is a proud owner of a fit and perfectly shaped body. She is featured On Cosmopolitan India (supplement) March 2009 issue which portrays her at different poses in the gym. In the interview titled “Fly High with Bipasha”, Bipasha reveals that if she has 2 hours free, she spends half an hour with her boyfriend John Abraham, and the rest at her gym or at the pool. Check out the scans of the super sexy Bipasha Basu from the March 2009 issue of Cosmopolitan.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Asin Scared of Photoshoots!
Athletic beauty Bipasha Basu who has a very good skin and a fit body has recently revealed her beauty secrets. She says,
“I am a kind of person who is completely into workouts. I believe in being healthy and it’s not about just looking good. I always feel that being healthy is the key reason for me. That’s the reason I am so much into fitness”, Says Bipasha.
Bipasha reveals her health and beauty regime. “I drink 10 glasses of water a day. Apply sunscreen with a high SPF every time I step out in the sun. Eat small meals, around six times a day at regular intervals. Involve the proper food items in my diet judiciously which are highly nutritious. Exercising 4 times a week at minimum for an hour a day and minimum 7-8 hours of sleep a day definitely makes one look fit and beautiful.” she signs off.
“I am a kind of person who is completely into workouts. I believe in being healthy and it’s not about just looking good. I always feel that being healthy is the key reason for me. That’s the reason I am so much into fitness”, Says Bipasha.
Bipasha reveals her health and beauty regime. “I drink 10 glasses of water a day. Apply sunscreen with a high SPF every time I step out in the sun. Eat small meals, around six times a day at regular intervals. Involve the proper food items in my diet judiciously which are highly nutritious. Exercising 4 times a week at minimum for an hour a day and minimum 7-8 hours of sleep a day definitely makes one look fit and beautiful.” she signs off.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Loss... and found
Abbas-Mustan’s Mr Fraud has been revived after three years, but will be reshot. (The loss? Rs 8 crore) Reveals our source, “Sanju’s legal issues and combination dates availability of all stars was the major hurdle Mr Fraud faced, for nearly three years. Now, everything is back on track.
Bipasha BasuBut keeping the present times in mind, the producers, Shri Ashtavinayak Cine Visions, are however planning to reshoot most of the film.
Some portions will be shot in London too. Although the producers will stand to suffer a loss of a whopping Rs 8 crore, they are pretty confident of the script and don’t mind re-shooting.”
Says an official spokesperson of Shri Ashtavinayak, “Yes, we are indeed reviving Mr Fraud. Combination dates of al
l actors have been worked out.”
Abbas-Mustan remained unavailable for comment.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Bips is bored of looking sexy
Bipasha Basu is known for her sex appeal and very few have been able to tap her acting talent.
Bipasha Basu. (TOI Photo)More PicsThe woman who has so far tried hard to break away from the ‘sexy’ tag by doing films like Apaharan, Omkara, Corporate and Goal but she is still working hard to change her image. “I am bored of being looked upon as just hot. Not that I don’t like it. It’s a compliment but people somehow associate all my roles with the word sexy! If I play a teacher I am a sexy teacher, sexy cop, sexy housewife. I can’t help it. I am not trying to get rid of my image but it’s just that no matter what I do, these adjectives just don’t leave me!” But we can’t help it either, Bips ... jo hai so hai!
Bipasha Basu. (TOI Photo)More PicsThe woman who has so far tried hard to break away from the ‘sexy’ tag by doing films like Apaharan, Omkara, Corporate and Goal but she is still working hard to change her image. “I am bored of being looked upon as just hot. Not that I don’t like it. It’s a compliment but people somehow associate all my roles with the word sexy! If I play a teacher I am a sexy teacher, sexy cop, sexy housewife. I can’t help it. I am not trying to get rid of my image but it’s just that no matter what I do, these adjectives just don’t leave me!” But we can’t help it either, Bips ... jo hai so hai!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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