Monday, November 18, 2019

Casting Couch history in Bollywood.

Collected from various sources on the internet and media.
Mamta Kulkarni slept with Rajkumar Santoshi to get a role in the industry:
"The hottest and boldest actress of 90s shocked everyone in the industry when she accused famous director Rajkumar Santoshi of forcing himself onto her when she went to him to bag a big role in movies."
https://www.naukrinama.com/stressbuster/bollywood-actresses-who-slept-directors/
Kalki Koechelin:
"Kalki openly admitted that she had been in such situations, but instead of refusing, she made the best opportunity of it. And once she gets successful, she will quit it."
https://www.naukrinama.com/stressbuster/bollywood-actresses-who-slept-directors/
Kangana Ranaut:
"Kangana Ranaut is one of the most outspoken actresses of Bollywood who never shy away to speak her mind in public. She revealed that she was forced into casting couch before getting a big role in movies."
https://www.naukrinama.com/stressbuster/bollywood-actresses-who-slept-directors/
Preeti Jain:
"Actress Preeti Jain accused National Award-winning director Madhur Bhandarkar of taking advantage of her in the pretext of offering her a role in movie."
https://www.naukrinama.com/stressbuster/bollywood-actresses-who-slept-directors/
Payal Rohtagi:
"The actress stormed the Bollywood when she accused famous director Dibakar Banerjee of abusing and inappropriately touching her. Dibakar Banerjee denied of all the accusations and even Anurag Kashyap supported him."
https://www.naukrinama.com/stressbuster/bollywood-actresses-who-slept-directors/
Tisca Chopra:
"In an interview, Tisca Chopra admitted that she too has gone through the casting couch experience in her struggling days. She also said that casting couch is a reality in Bollywood and it is like a secret agreement between producer and actor of which nobody openly talks about."
https://www.naukrinama.com/stressbuster/bollywood-actresses-who-slept-directors/
Sherlyn Chopra:
"The ‘Kamasutra’ actress had publicly admitted that she had slept with producer for money. She has also been caught in prostitution scandals in order to make a living."
https://www.naukrinama.com/stressbuster/bollywood-actresses-who-slept-directors/
Surveen Chawla:
"Surveen Chawla made an entry into Bollywood with the movie Hate Story 2 in a super hot avatar. In an interview, she said that she has faces ‘sleazy’ offers from directors and producers to get a role in movies but she never accepted one."
https://www.naukrinama.com/stressbuster/bollywood-actresses-who-slept-directors/
Rakhi Sawant claims that their exists casting couch's in the Industry:
"When I was a struggler, yes I did face the casting couch. But it wasn’t as if every producer or director I approached was guilty. As in every walk of life, there is sexual corruption in the film industry also."
"People in Bollywood don’t speak out the truth about the casting couch although it is happening right here in front of their eyes."
Shakti Kapoor got caught:
While some demanded a boycott of Kapoor, others suggested his behaviour was commonplace in the Indian film industry. Kapoor certainly seems to think so - in the video clip he names three leading actresses and claims they have had sex with top producers and directors to clinch roles. "So you have to do it just once," he told the undercover reporter.
Aman Verma:
"Once, Shakti Kapoor and Aman Verma faced the light of the day, when the duo was caught on camera, while asking for sexual favours with the new comers."
https://filmymantra.com/bollywood-celebs-slept-producers-get-first-big-break/
Sayali Bhagat suffered:
"The 27 year old actress does not want anything to do with Bollywood after suffering 7 years of sexual harassment from seniors, veterans, colleagues in the industry. Shiney is not the only one who has made passes at me or sexually harassed me in the film industry. It is an industry filled with lechers who treat women like me like a piece of meat. Everyone wants a piece of you. I would like to bring to the media's notice some first hand experiences."
https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/topic/4684452

Friday, November 15, 2019

Which Don was better? (2006 - Shahrukh or 1978 - Amitabh)

Shahrukh's Don (2006) won the award for Best Asian Film of the year:
“Don was awarded Best Asian Film at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival. The film was also nominated for nine awards at the 52nd Filmfare Awards, including nominations for Best Film and Best Actor for Shahrukh Khan.”
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_(2006_Hindi_film)
Amitabh’s Don has illogical fallacies and plotholes like Vijay not being able to prove the differences between him and Don. The police should know that they have fingerprints of Don (as per Kamini - Helen), yet they dont even attempt to get fingerprints of Vijay.
Conclusion: The don of Shahrukh Khan is better than the don of Amitabh.

Saturday, November 9, 2019

Why National Film Awards never mattered or meant anything in Indian cinema.

Amitabh Bachchan famously brayed like a donkey that the timeline of Bollywood can be divided easily into "before Dilip Kumar" and "after Dilip Kumar", yet he forgot that Dilip Kumar never won any national awards but Amitabh who barked multiple times got at-least five National Awards.
"The history of Indian Cinema shall always be written as 'before Dilip Kumar and after Dilip Kumar'."Dec 11, 2018
"It is indeed very shocking that Dilip Kumar has never bagged a National Award till date. Even today the veteran actor is ruling the hearts of millions. Mughal-E-Azam, Naya Daur, Ganga Jamuna, to name a few, were some of the extraordinary dramas that he had featured in, and are still loved."
Even Arjun Rampal has a National Film Award:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor Does that make him a better actor than Dilip Kumar?
Ajay Devgn who won two such national awards said they are rigged:
"I feel all awards in India are rigged. You know how the business operates, it’s a money making thing."
Amitabh himself claims relationships decide who gets a National Award:
He added: “Relationships and circumstances sometimes decide who it is that shall be rewarded.”
Salman Khan won two National Awards as well in 2012 & 2016.
2012 - "Best Children's Film" (Chillar Party)
2016 - "Best Popular FIlm Providing Wholesome Entertainment (Bajrangi Bhaijaan)"
How a National Award is won:
"The National Film Awards decide winners after a panel of government-appointed specialists puts a vote. It can’t be coincidental that the winners of the awards are usually the people that also happen to be in attendance."
Movies like Ra.One (2011) get National Awards. Mithunda got a National Film Award for his performance in Mrigaya (1976), this award is not that hard to get the only problem is that only one person can be slected for the best actor category among the National Awards every year. So even if another actor acts better than the actor who wins the best actor award, the fact is that none of the acting of a actor matter is the specialists did not vote for that actor. This award is purely decided on bias and discrimination.

Sunday, November 3, 2019

Coolie was not the highest grosser of 1983. Himmatwala was the highest grosser.

It is time to set the record straight on the facts about who was an actual box office star and who was not. The reality about the highest grossing movie of 1983 and which movie was a joke & a flop.
Image of that proves my argument
As per this source the real fact is that Himmatwala was the highest grosser while "coolie" was the second highest:
#1: Himmatwala #2: Coolie #3: Souten #4: Avtaar #5: Hero #6: Agar Tum Na Hote #7: Justice Chaudhury #8: Betaab #9: Mawaali #10: Naukar Biwi Ka
"Himmatwala on release was a giant commercial success, grossing 50 million rupees (five crore). Becoming the highest grossing Indian Film of 1983."
The top five grossers are clearly stated their. Himmatwala was the highest, Betaab is the second, then Hero, Coolie is the fourth, Anda Kanoon is the fifth.
No one should be farting on the internet or over here or anywhere for that matter saying and claiming that amitabh bachchan's coolie was a highest grosser!

Raj Kapoor's achievements.

As a director Raj directed seven movies that were each the biggest hits of the year's they were released in:

  1. "Ram Teri Ganga Maili" (1985)
  2. "Prem Rog" (1982)
  3. "Bobby" (1973)
  4. "Sangam" (1964)
  5. "Shree 420" (1955)
  6. "Awaara" (1951)
  7. "Barsaat" (1949)

Source - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls009418032/
Three industry hits:

  1. Barsaat (1949)
  2. Awaara (1951)
  3. Shree 420 (1955)

Source: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls027134343/
Definition of a Industry hit:
"A movie that sets new record in full run shares is called an Industry Hit. It crosses full run( closing) shares of previous Industry Hit."
https://www.cinejosh.com/news/3/40787/definitions-of-movies-statuses.html
Other actors like Amitabh, Dharmendra, Shahrukh, Sunny, Salman, Hrithik Roshan each have only one industry hit (Sholay, Gadar, Dhoom 2, Chennai Express, Hum Aapke Hain Koun!). So Raj was three times bigger of a star than each of those six actors.
Five films where Raj Kapoor himself was acting (not just directing) and all were biggest hits of the years they were released in:
Sangam (1964), Anari (1959), Shree 420 (1955), Awaara (1951), Barsaat (1949).
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls009418032/

Drona's power.

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