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Mumbai, Sunday, November 06, 2011
02 entertainment
‘I am not comfortablewith intimate scenes’
Priyanka Jain■ [email protected]
For National Award- winning actor ManojBajpayee, enactingelaborate sequences
with intense dialogues is adaily routine. But some scenesmake him squirm. Manojreveals, “I am against physicalintimacy on screen. I don’t feelcomfortable doing suchsequences. I am shy that way.”
Apparently, for one intimatescene with Tia Bajpai in debu-tant director Maqbool Khan’sLanka, Manoj had cold feetand needed 20 retakes. Hesays, “It’s a small scene but it was big thing for me. I am notused to enacting such scenes.So the director and others were making fun of me when Ifumbled and was visibly nerv-ous. Though I wanted to finishit off sooner and move on toother scenes, it took forever.”
Incidentally, Manoj’scharacter is derived fromRaavan and is socially andpolitically very powerful.When he becomes obsessed with a girl, his downfall begins.Manoj’s one-sided love makes
him force her into a relation-ship with him without herconsent. Didn’t he express hisinability to do such scenes atthe scripting stage? He says, “Idecided to go ahead of myfears and portray this dark
character. Maqbool convincedme that it wouldn’t look vulgaror out of place.”
Lanka is a modern-dayfolklore shot in Uttar Pradesh,and talks about love, loyalty, betrayal and justice. Set to
release on December 9, it wasearlier titled Vibhishan because it also talks aboutManoj’s relationship with his brother, who is a reason behindhis downfall. He says, “My brother (Arjan Bajwa) follows
my diktat unquestioninglyuntil he meets Tia, who is virtually under house arrest.Blinded by love I can’t seeher plight, but Arjan decidesto stand up for what he believes is right.”
Robin Bansal■ [email protected]
Actor-turned-business- woman Shilpa Shettydoesn’t blame her
marriage and multiple ventures for her disappear-ance from films. It’s the lackof “interesting” and new rolesthat have compelled the36-year-old to announce a break from the big screen.
“No earth-shattering roles
were being offered to me.Whatever little work wascoming my way, I had already
done those things. I didn’t want to repeat myself,”says Shilpa. “So, I havetaken this deliberate breakfor two years before I startacting again. I had reason todo that because I got marriedand responsibilities andpriorities all changed for meovernight.”
And no, she isn’t missingher original profession. “Idon’t miss it. I’m very contentin my life,” says the actor, who
will once again seen oncelluloid in her long awaitedupcoming flick, Desire.
Roshmila Bhattacharya■ [email protected]
A bhishekBachchanadmits that oneof the thrills of featuring in theofficial Indian
remake of the British film,
The Italian Job, was theprospect of getting to dosome of the cool car stunts.“I love driving cars andthe 1969 classic ismemorable as muchfor MichaelCaine’sdialogue(The line,“You wereonly
supposed to blow the bloodydoors off!” was votedfavourite film one-liner in a2003 poll) as it was for theMini Coopers Ss that werean integral part of theaction,” says the actor.
During pre-productiontalks with the makers of Players, Abbas and Mustan,
Abhishek was adamantabout having the originalMinis. It was easier said thandone. When the producer-director duo started looking
out for the iconic cars, theydiscovered there was one inPune and a couple of t hem inBangalore. Three cars werenot enough. What if one of them got banged up or busted! So then they turnedtheir attention to NewZealand where a large chunkof the film has been shot.
In the picturesque countrythey found 23 Minis. “We bought three each in red, blue and yellow and all ninecars were on the sets during
a chase sequence,” informsMustan.
For Abhishek, however,the excitement of driving a
Mini Cooper that he had sofar only watched zippingaround on screen in one of his favourite films quicklyebbed. He realised that it was easier standing besidesthe car than sitting in one.“Three of the tallest actorsin the unit—Sonam(Kapoor), Sikander (Kher)and me — were driving
these cars. It would takeus five min-
utes to get into one andanother five to get out. Ourknees would bump againstthe steering wheel and ourheads would hit the roof. Butonce you got going, it was adream ride,” beams the star.
The original Mini Coopershad been upgraded about adecade ago and now themanufacturers are comingup with a newer version of the cars next year.
Since Players is pencilledfor a January 6, 2012,release the timing couldn’thave been better thoughthere is no tie-up so far.
From becoming the get-away vehicle of the play-ers, the Minis could
soon be plying onIndian roads.
The Mini Coopers that made The Italian Jobmemorable will make an appearance in Players,the Indian remake, even as an upgraded versionof the car gears up to hit the roads next year
Two-time National Award winner Manoj Bajpai found it difficult tophysically abuse a woman in upcoming movie, Lanka
We bought three Minis inred, blue and yellow and all
nine cars were on the setsduring a chase sequence—Director Mustan
GETTYIMAGES
Bollywood doesn’t want me: Shilpa
Shilpa Shetty
VIRALBHAYANI
Manoj Bajpayeein Lanka
ICONIC MINIS DRIVE
INTO BOLLYWOOD
Abhishek Bachchan in aMini Cooper in Players
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The UnbearableLightness of
Being by MilanKundera Thisnovel capturedthe imaginationof a whole gen-eration in the’80s. Deployingan unusualnarrativestyle, Kunderaframes hisnovel in the
context of philosophicalmeditations on heaviness and
lightness, and the apparentlylimited lives of human beings.
My name is Red by OrhanPamuk This magical storyabout Turkish miniaturists at
the time of their first majorinteraction with Europe,is remarkably like a miniatureitself.
Ravan and Eddie by KiranNagarkar His detailing of thelife in Mumbai chawlscomplement the complex innerlives of his protagonists. This book is masterfully written andhappens to be my favouritenovel on Mumbai.
—Manali Shah
‘Ravan and Eddie is masterfully written’
The Genius of CharlieParker (1945) by CharlieParker This album is one of the first records I heard frommy dad’s collection. And it is
definitely an ear-popping one.There’s nothing to be saidabout Charlie Parker. He’s just simply unbelievable.
Couldn’t Stand the
Weather (1984) by StevieRay Vaughan He is myfavourite blues guitarplayer. He has the fire and soulof an extra-terrestrial.
Face First (1993) andIllicit (1992) by TribalTech This is the best fusion band of all-time, led by ScottHenderson and Gary Willis.They redefined fusion withsome amazing virtuoso playingand great writing.
IOU (1982), MetalFatigue (1985) andSixteen Men of Tain(2000) by AllanHoldsworth He is my guitarhero. He has the most distinc-
tive voice on the instrumentever. And he’s a genius, nodoubt about it.
Giant Steps (1960)by John Coltrane A fiery inventive saxophonist,Coltrane pushed harmonicenvelopes and redefined jazz writing in a massive way. Thisis one of my favourite works by the legendarymusician.
—Nirmika Singh
LISTEN Floyd Fernandes, guitarist-composer
‘Allan Holdworth has the most distinctive voice’
Golden Dragon (TajMahal Mumbai) The ambi-ence and the service is undeni-ably the best, and has stood thetest of time. But so has thesesame crème brûlée! The beautiful crust of caramelised
sugar and the subtleness with which such an ingredient has been blended into the brûlée isnothing short of a masterpiece. You have to taste it to believeit. It arouses all your senses.
Wasabi- by Morimoto (TajMahal Mumbai) TheKamakobo-Wrapped Pomfret is very delicately done and very well presented. I love all thecarpaccio’s available there.
Cafe Brittania (BallardEstate) I love the MuttonBerry Pulao and ChickenFarcha. The Patrani Macchi isto die for. Truly one of the veryfew places that has kept the
Parsi cuisine alive in Mumbai.
Gajalee (Vile Parle) Myfavorite dishes at the Gajalee would be the Bombil Fry andthe Prawns in Hirwa Masala, which literally translates intoprawns in green masala.The crabs here are divineespecially when prepared in butter garlic sauce.
Mainland China (Andheri)Chinese cuisine at its best,coupled with good service,clean and simple food andnot much fanfare. I lovethe chicken clay pot withsticky rice.
—Rochelle Pinto
EAT Rajeev Basak, Executive Chef, Bungalow 9
‘You have to taste it to believe it’
The Godfather series(1972) Francis Coppola wielded the director’s hat withenough laissez-faire to bringout the much-needed reluc-
tance in Michael’s eyes and thegut-wrenching benevolence inMarlon Brando’s part as DonCorleone. Every dialogue has acult following.
American History X(1998) This movie stays on your mind for a long time evenafter the end credits roll out. Itmakes you wonder how easy itis for brutality to seep into your personality. Nortonshould have won an Oscar forthis film.
Jeux D’Enfants (2003)The title of this French filmmeans Love Me if You Dare. Itrevolves around two childhood
friends, who as kids indulge ina ‘dare’ game that brings themcloser in a sociopathic way. Thedares are sometimes funny,dark and at times outrageous.
Dilwale Dulhaniya LeJayenge (1975) All of us wanted to find our own Raj andSimran after watching thisfilm. DDLJ is a classic andtimeless love story.
Shaheed (1965) This film is based Shaheed Bhagat Singh.Portrayed by Manoj Kumar, thefilm tells us why he joins thefreedom movement and choos-es the path of revolution.
—Priyanka Jain
WATCH Jimmy Sheirgill, actor
‘DDLJ is a classic and timeless love story’
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