RE: August 2009 - News - 4

The industry is abuzz with rumours that Vipul Shah’s ambitious and anticipated musical London Dreams is a copy of 1984 Oscar-winning film Amadeus.

Milos Forman directed Amadeus revolves Austrian musicians Salieri and Mozart. Salieri is immensely jealous of Mozart’s talent. He thinks his own music is pure and Mozart’s compositions are outlandish. He tries to thwart Mozart’s musical attempts and even gets his hands on Mozart’s original work through his wife and passes it off as his own. In the end, his envy gets the better of him and he murders Mozart.

London Dreams, shot extensively in London, Paris and Punjab is the story of two childhood friends, played by Ajay and Salman who want to be rock stars. So they grow up and fulfill their dreams and both of them fall in love with Asin, the dancer of their band which is called London Dreams. It is about the rivalry between them and also about who finally gets the girl.

If London Dreams is a contemporary adaptation of Amadeus then, Ajay Devgan will play Salieri whose music is pure, Salman will play the outlandish Mozart and Asin will play Salman’s love interest. Shaka Laka Boom Boom starring Bobby Deol, Upen Patel, Celina Jaitley and Kangna Ranaut, was an awfully made take on Amadeus.

When contacted, Vipul Shah said, “London Dreams is not similar to any film. It is an original piece of work. Why does everybody have to doubt an Indian filmmaker? Just because it is about two guys who are in the world of music, so it becomes like some other film?”

Let's just wait for his dreams to unfold. London Dreams releases on October 30, 2009.

Quelle: http://www.starboxoffice.com/newsDetails...ws_20090827_127

übersetzt von soulsurfer:
Die Gerüchte, dass LD ein Aufguss von Foremans AMADEUS sei, gab es doch schon einmal ... Halte ich für ziemlich an den Haaren herbeigezogen. Dieselben Vorwürfe musste auch der unsäglich SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM (2007) ohne Konsequenzen über sich ergehen lassen. Der Regisseur Vipul Shah weißt die Vorwürfe jedenfalls entschieden zurück.

Also alles kalter Kaffee ...

MEENA IYER , TNN 30 August 2009, 12:00am IST

Hot and sexy — that’s the stereotypical image the junta has of Bipasha Basu.

And, well, she isn’t apologetic about it because at the end of the day, every woman aspires to be just that. But what the actress fails to understand is why people can’t see beyond the obvious.

Bipasha, who has done some remarkable work in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Corporate and Prakash Jha’s Apaharan and shown her own histrionics in Rituparno Ghosh’s Shob Choritro Kalponik besides proving she’s no bimbette in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Omkara, said indignantly:

“Despite this, if I have to fight the stereotypical image that filmmakers have of me being just hot and sexy, then it is rather sad. There are a set of people out there who are myopic.”
Perhaps the Bengali beauty has a point. In all fairness one must say she has juggled the sexy parts with the meaningful ones. In the year of Corporate where she displayed acting prowess she also did Dhoom-2 where she romped around in a bikini.

“To remember one and overlook the other is unfair,’’ argued the actress. Her current lot of films though are a happy mix. There is Sanjay Gupta’s Pankh, where she is an actress on screen, Ajay Devgan’s All The Best — a madcap comedy that is a big ticket bet this Diwali, and Priyadarshan’s untitled venture where she has “a thinking role’’.

“Good work is happening,’’ admitted Bipasha. “Priyadarshan is someone I also wanted to work with. He is a filmmaker with foresight and I know I’m in a pair of very capable hands.’’ She is also happy with the way Ajay Devgan’s release has shaped up. “All The Best is one laugh-a-riot,’’ revealed the actress. “Believe me, we not only had a blast shooting it, we had a blast even while dubbing for the film because it’s a situational comedy that is so funny.’’

However, what comes as a shock is the news that Bipasha who has always had cordial relations with her female co-stars, is now having a cold war with Mugdha Godse, the other girl in All The Best. “Are you buying this story,’’ she asked incredulously.

“I read somewhere that I had stopped Ajay Devgan and Fardeen Khan from going to Mugdha’s party. Am I some mastermind who can actually stop my co-stars from doing what they must?’’ She herself was at an official event that day with her co-star Neil Nitin Mukesh because boyfriend John Abraham was not in town. She remembers wishing Mugdha and sending her flowers, a card and chocolates. “Over the years, I have rarely had a problem with my co-stars,’’ said Bipasha. “With some girls I’m friendly, with others I’m cordial. But to suggest that I have a cold war going with Mugdha is ridiculous.’’

Quelle: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4948174.cms

übersetzt von soulsurfer:
Hier in Kürze das Wichtigste:
Trotz ihrer Arbeit in OMKARA, APAHARAN, CORPORATE und SHOB CHORITRO KALPONIK wird Bips von vielen als Schauspielerin unterschätzt und nur ihr sexy Äußeres wahrgenommen.
Die Arbeit in ATB hat sie sehr genossen und fand Dreharbeiten und Film superlustig.
Die Berichte über ihre Differenzen mit Mugda bezeichnet sie als frei erfunden. Sie fragt sinngemäß: "Wer bin ich denn, dass ich Ajay Devgan und Fardeen Khan vom Besuch von Mugdas Geburtstagsparty abhalten könnte?"

By Juicy Mausi . Aug 31, 2009

The actress is hardly there in the first promos

My Ghajini sweetie Asin Thottumkal has got the first taste of how bad Bollywood can be.

A li'l birdie chirped that she is feeling leftout these days. The boys gang of London Dreams – actors Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan, and director Vipul Amrutlal Shah – didn't think it was important to include Asin prominently in the first promos of the film, as it is a story of "two best friends".

Only after Asin complained to Vipul that the director is now going around town saying that the forthcoming trailers will have ample footage of the actress, and that she is important to the film.

Quelle: http://buzz18.in.com/snippets/gossip/asi...dreams/152852/0

übersetzt von soulsurfer:
Also, erstens fühlt sich Asin bei den ersten Promos für LD benachteiligt und hat sich deswegen bei Vipul beklagt.

Rs. 120 cr. deal between Indian Films & Vipul for London Dreams scrapped
By Joginder Tuteja, August 31, 2009 - 15:13 IST

Exactly a year back, right after the release of Singh Is Kinng, it was announced amidst much fanfare that Indian Films was in the process of acquiring London Dreams for a never heard before figure of Rs. 120 crores. It was obvious that Vipul Shah, maker of this Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan and Asin starrer, had hit the jackpot with the biggest ever deal for a Bollywood film.

However, as things stand today, the deal is scrapped. Indian Films is no longer associated with London Dreams and Vipul Shah is happy to go back to the old school method of selling the film to various distributors across the country.

"Yes, there is nothing happening with Indian Films as far as London Dreams is concerned. Frankly, I am not dependent on the corporate houses to see my film release in theaters. I have enough distributors across the country who are willing to pick the film and I am more than glad to release the film through them", says Vipul Shah who has announced the release of the film as 30th October and has already begun the promotional campaign.

Looking at the response that the promos are expected to generate, what if a corporate house, including even Indian Films, shows a renewed interest in the project and is willing to renegotiate? Would he be willing to have a discussion?

"See, I am doing business here. Whatever works best for my film, I will do that. But no, I am not waiting for anyone here. There are great offers already and it's a matter of time before they are sealed and announced", Vipul responds.

While the figure quoted by Vipul was Rs. 120 crores at the time of announcement of London Dreams, it is but natural that in today's market scenario, the amount would be much lesser. This is understandable too since the entire recession and slow down did impact consumers as well as the making of the films, something that reflects in the extremely poor success rate that Bollywood had to show for most part of the first half of 2009.

No wonder, while Shah Rukh Khan's My Name Is Khan is said to have been sold for Rs. 98 crores, even Kites and Three Idiots have not crossed the elusive Rs. 100 crores mark.

"These are all big films that you mention and also the most anticipated in the coming months. Hence they also serve as a benchmark for us", says Vipul, "Since London Dreams too pretty much falls in the same bracket, it would be a matter of 5%-10% drift. Our film is not far behind either."

Quelle: http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/200...3227/index.html

übersetzt von soulsurfer:
Zweitens erlöst LD heute nicht mehr 120 Cr. Rs., wie ursprünglich gedacht, sondern muss sich wohl wie anderen Großproduktionen mit einem Betrag knapp unter der Hundertergrenze begnügen.