RE: October 2009 - News - 3

By Subhash K Jha
Posted On Friday, October 16, 2009 at 03:13:01 AM

Ajay Devgan’s next as a director is an action film with Sanjay Dutt

The camaraderie that grew between Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgan during the making of All The Best will now spill over into a full-on action film to be directed by Ajay Devgan.

The film will have both the actors returning to their roots as action stars. Incidentally, both Dutt and Devgan started their respective careers with stunt-oriented films, Rocky and Phool Aur Kante, respectively.

Confirming the news, Devgan says, “We’re working on it. Sanjay and I became really close during All The Best. The camaraderie that you’ll see in the film is not fake.”

Ajay’s film will have stunts supervised by the best international action directors. Both Dutt and Devgan feel that they haven’t been able to tap their fascination for stunts to the level that they should have. This is their chance to really get cracking. The film is slated to begin early next year.

It will be a complete change of pace for Devgan from his first directorial venture, U Me Aur Hum, which starred Devgan and wife Kajol, who was fighting memory loss.

Quelle: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/2...ion-replay.html

übersetzt von Diwali:
Ajay hat ja, wenn ich mich recht erinnere, bereits bekannt gegeben, dass er als nächstes bei einem Action-Film Regie führen will; und angeblich wollen nun er und Sanju zusammen einen machen. Ajay meint, sie beide stünden sich vor allem seit All The Best sehr nahe, und sie würden an dem Projekt arbeiten. Anfang nächsten Jahres soll es losgehen...

Ajay Devgn, who is known for his daredevil stunt scenes, has broken all his part records in his forthcoming film, All The Best. He has proposed to leading lady Bipasha Basu in an upturned car, which is suspended mid-air, eight feet above the ground.

A source from the production unit said, “It’s quite a unique stunt. We took all the precautions as it was risky for both Ajay and Bipasha. The car was suspended mid-air and Bipasha had to stand under it. Ajay had to maintain his balance in the car and, at the same time, look romantic as he was proposing to Bipasha by offering her a rose. It took almost two days to plan the scene and an entire day to shoot it.”

But apparently the particular stunt took a lot of planning and efforts to get it perfect. Says a source, ''It was something completely different from what audiences would ever get to see. Not only did the car have to be suspended from mid air and Ajay had to

balance his weight, we had to take all the precautionary measures as Bipasha was standing below the car and nothing could go wrong. To add to it, it had to look completely romantic. It took us two days to plan and an entire day to shoot.'' Well quite obviously Ajay proposes such that Bipasha could not dispose

Quelle: http://www.ajaydevgn.com

übersetzt von soulsurfer:
Ajay Devgn, bekannt für halsbrecherische Stunts, hat seine eigenen Rekorde für ATB gebrochen. Mit einem Heiratsantrag an Bipasha Basu in einem sich überschlagenden Auto, knapp drei Meter über der Erde.
Eine Quelle aus der Produktion meint:"Das ist ziemlich einzigartig. Wir haben versucht, alles sicher zu machen, aber es war für beide gefährlich, Ajay und Bipasha. Das Auto überschlug sich in der Luft und Bipasha stand direkt darunter. Ajay musste im Auto das Gleichgewicht behalten und gleichzeitig mit einem romantischen Gesichtsausdruck Bipasha den Heiratsantrag machen und ihr eine Rose reichen. Die Planung für die Szene dauerte zwei Tage, der Dreh dann einen."

October 19th, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by sampurn

Trust Ajay Devgan as a producer to know how to delight his audiences, and he can give his competitors a run for their money! The usually low profile actor cum producer went out to meet his audiences along with the team of All The Best to Cinemax on Sunday evening.

Seen along with him was Bipasha Basu, dressed in a sexy blue outfit, director Rohit Shetty and the gang of the comedians namely, Sanjay Mishra, Atul Parchure and Mukesh Tiwari.

The audiences were in for a pleasant surprise to see their stars right in front of them post the movie. After the interaction, the stars also took time to speak to the media and expressed their delight at the responses.

Looks like the team got all the Best Wishes they needed!

Quelle: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/ente..._100262471.html

October 21, 2009 - 08:58 IST

The festival of lights has brought cheer. Year after year, you look at the festive season to bail out the film industry from insurmountable difficulties and losses. This year was no exception. The previous Diwali releases had brought all-round cheer and we were expecting an encore this year.

Of course, the so-called soothsayers predicted doomsday for all three films [BLUE, ALL THE BEST and MAIN AURR MRS. KHANNA], but BLUE and ALL THE BEST have proved them wrong. This Diwali, the film industry has been rewarded handsomely by Lady Luck, with BLUE and ALL THE BEST generating excellent business.

The Friday to Monday response has been covered already, so let's move forward...

A section of the media has gone ballistic speculating about the budget of BLUE. Some said Rs. 90 crores. Some said Rs. 100 crores. Some said Rs. 125 crores. No one knows the actual number, except the producers of course, and in this case, I've been told that the cost is anywhere between Rs. 70 crores and Rs. 80 crores [includes P & A expenses].

Now here's a surprise! Not many are aware that the actors of BLUE decided to forego a chunk of their remuneration, so that BLUE doesn't turn red, financially speaking. Let's not forget, it's not the film, but the price that fails.

BLUE had a fantastic 4-day weekend, while Tuesday was rock-steady at some screens, but witnessed a dip at places. Of course, Week 2 holds the key and it would be interesting to see if it's high tide or low tide on coming days. As for ALL THE BEST, Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty should celebrate. The film picked up dramatically on Sunday and Monday and was neck-to-neck with BLUE at several screens. On Tuesday, ALL THE BEST was ahead at several places, which proved that the business has indeed shown a jump.

ALL THE BEST is a family entertainer and that segment of moviegoers has embraced the film with open arms. Like they say in filmi lingo, picture chipak gayee hain. I foresee a very good innings for ALL THE BEST in Week 2. This laughathon should ensure that Ajay Devgn, its producer, laughs all the way to the bank.

MAIN AURR MRS. KHANNA got completely sidelined in the process. The film would've fared better had it not clashed with BLUE and ALL THE BEST. The overall numbers are poor.

In the final tally, the race is between BLUE and ALL THE BEST. As on this date, both seem to be shining bright!

Quelle: http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/bu...talk/index.html

New Delhi, October 21, 2009

Katrina is the latest victim of this serial prankster! Ajay Devgn made his Rajneeti co-star Katrina gift Nana Patekar a cake box containing old underwear, a single chappal and a fake moustache.

Recently, on the sets of Prakash Jha's Rajneeti, Ajay took Arjun Rampal and Manoj Bajpayee into confidence and pulled a joke on his leading lady.

The trio told the actress that it was Nana Patekar's birthday and they said that since he was in a bad mood, Katrina ought to wish him and present him with a gift box. Poor Katrina wasn't aware that the cake box actually contained some funny items.

A source from the unit reveals, "This prank was Ajay's brain child and he took everyone on the sets in confidence. The trio walked up to Katrina and told her it was Nana's birthday and that they were throwing a party for him. They told her that she had to dress modestly in Indian attire, as Nana was very particular about how women dressed."

Kat hurriedly dressed up in a salwar-kameez and walked up to Nana with a box given by Ajay. "When Nana opened the box he was shocked to find old underwear, a single chappal and a fake moustache as a gift. Kat was horrified."

A source close to Kat adds, "She was embarrassed and turned beet red. Everyone including Ajay, Arjun and Manoj started laughing hysterically. Nana finally told her it was a prank and that she should be more careful with Ajay from now .

Quelle: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Ajay-Devgn...le1-467525.aspx

übersetzt von soulsurfer:
Auf dem Set von RAJNEETI haben Ajay, Arjun und Manoj Kareena einen Streich gespielt: Sie haben ihr weisgemacht, dass Nana Patekar Geburtstag hätte und deswegen depremiert wäre. Sie solle ihn aufheitern und ihm ein Geschenk überbringen. Dabei möge sie sich doch bitte dezent und indisch kleiden, weil Nana das gefalle.
Kareena zog eine Salwar Kameez an, ging zu Nana, gratulierte ihm und übergab das Päckchen. Als Nana dieses öffnete, kam gebrauchte Unterwäsche, ein alter Schlappen und ein falscher Schnurrbart zum Vorschein. Kareena war das unglaublich peinlich und sie soll ziemlich sauer gewesen sein.

MARK MANUEL , TNN 15 October 2009, 12:00am IST

You would have thought, with two other big budget, multi-star films releasing tomorrow alongside his All the Best, Fun Begins..., producer-actor Ajay Devgn might be in an excitable state of nerves

Far from it! On Monday evening, when I met him at home over coffee, Ajay was uber cool. Also, sleepy. That’s because it was 8 pm and in the Devgn bungalow at JVPD, it’s lights out at 9. “My daughter Nysa won’t sleep without me,” said Ajay explaining the early nights. “But, yes, I saw the film again yesterday with family and friends who are absolutely honest in their criticism. And, from seven to 65, they were all laughing non-stop! My mother, who normally worries about my releases, was relaxed. And I’ve never seen my father laughing so much. So I’m quite confident the film will work.”

He’s busy dubbing for London Dreams with Salman Khan. And shooting with Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor for Rajniti. But it’s All the Best that Ajay is living right now. And happily for the producer in him, the book on this Devgn Films release is that it is a clean comedy that families can enjoy for Diwali, there are no double meaning dialogues at the cost of humour, the situations in the script are hilarious, the performances by Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu, Fardeen Khan and, well, Ajay himself are funny and riotous. “The film takes ten minutes to sink in,” Ajay revealed, “but from then on until the climax, you’ll laugh. There is an emotional moment in between. It’s needed. You take a rest in between laughing!”

I understand the production of the film in Goa and Hyderabad was one big party. “We had a blast,” Ajay agreed, “this is a good team, and for 80 to 90 per cent of the film, all the characters are in every scene. Well, five are definitely there... and there are seven or eight characters. The climax has 20! All complement each other. When you are comfortable with your co-stars, when the entire cast understands that the film is the most important thing, then there is no stress. It’s team work. You can see that in All the Best. There’s great rapport between Sanju and me, Bips and I always get along well, Fardeen - I just got to know, but what a great guy he is, and Mugdha took just a day to get comfortable.”

Ajay is handsome in his praise for his director, Rohit Shetty, who apparently knows the pulse of comedies. “A comedy improvises,” said Ajay, “but how much works, when do you stop stretching it? Rohit has mastered the knack of entertaining audiences. He stopped well within the limit.” And he’s also generous in his acknowledgement of Sanjay Dutt’s performance: “His best - after Munnabhai, what timing, but Sanju was behaving like a producer... he was more worried about the film than me!” His own performance, Ajay is naturally reluctant to discuss. From action and intense roles that won him two National Awards, he’s now doing comedies. “I’m honest at what I do,” he shrugged, “and I guess that works.”

It was getting onto 9 pm and Ajay was stubbing out his last cigarette when the door burst open. Little Nysa bounded in, cutely dressed for bed, but with a reserve amount of energy and mischief left in her to fuss over her father. “How long,” she demanded. “Five minutes, sweetheart,” the big Bollywood producer-actor said unconvincingly. She picked up his phone meaningfully and began to fiddle with the keys. “Nysa... please, not my phone,” Ajay was pleading. “All the best,” I told him slipping out.

Quelle http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/enter...how/5123896.cms

übersetzt von Diwali:
Ajay ist überzeugt, dass ATB beim Publikum ankommen wird: "Ich habe mir den Film gestern zusammen mit Familie und Freunden angesehen, die mit ihrer Kritik absolut ehrlich sind. Und alle, von 7 bis 65 Jahre, haben ununterbrochen gelacht. Meine Mutter, die normalerweise sehr besorgt über meine Releases ist, war entspannt. Und meinen Vater habe ich noch nie so viel lachen sehen. Deshalb bin ich ganz zuversichtlich, dass der Film ankommen wird."

October 15th, 2009 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS

By Robin Bansal
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) You can laugh your way through his comedies, but director Rohit Shetty says it took a 19-day, mindboggling session for him and his team to crack the climax of his new film “All The Best - Fun Begins” that releases Friday.

“There is a common perception that scripting a comedy is the easiest thing to do, but it is the most difficult thing,” Shetty, who was here to promote the film, told IANS in an interview.

“We had to write close to 15 drafts for the ‘All The Best’ climax and it took us around 19 days to write it and figure out what the end should be because it is very dialogue-oriented.”

Produced by Ajay Devgn, the cast includes him along with Bipasha Basu, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan and Mugdha Godse.

“The climax is very unpredictable…but in the sense that it is not something new or something different or never seen. At the same time, it doesn’t even end the way audiences would be thinking…it takes a turn and that is the best part of the film.”

“The whole strategy behind comedies is very easy. If I am laughing in the scripting room with my team that means the audiences are also going to laugh. It’s a very simple theory, but it’s very difficult to implement,” he explained.

Comedies also seem to have taken the 35-year-old by storm, as he has decided to stick to the genre. He has already made successful lighthearted entertainers like “Golmaal”, “Sunday” and “Golmaal Returns”.

“I am not shifting my genre (comedy) at least for the coming five years because people want me to do films like that and they are paying me for it; so why should I change? I don’t want to disappoint my audiences by doing something else,” he said.

“All The Best” is releasing with two other big budget movies, “Blue” and “Main Aurr Mrs Khanna”, but Shetty is unperturbed by the competition.

“We will be affecting each other’s business in the first week for sure, but content will matter and the film that is good will run till the second week. Nobody is thinking about that. The real weekend will start Oct 19 onwards,” he said.

Shetty is otherwise confident of his film.

“I have a gut feeling that this one will work for sure. I don’t know how big it will be or what business it will do, but what I really know is once the audiences come out of the theatre, they’ll definitely have a smile on their faces,” he said.

Rumours are also rife about a sequel to “All The Best”.

Shetty said: “It’s too early to say. We are just waiting to see how it goes and how the audience takes to it. And how they react after watching the film. For that matter I also keep on visiting the internet and reading what they want.”

And what about the third instalment in the “Golmaal” franchise?

“We have cracked the story, but we need to write the screenplay, the situations and the dialogues. It’s a long procedure that will take around six months. We’ll start filming may be by mid-next year,” he said.

Quelle: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/ente..._100260858.html

übersetzt von Diwali:
Auch Rohit Shetty ist zuversichtlich: "Ich fühle, dass der Film funktionieren wird. Ich weiß nicht, wie groß der Anklang sein wird oder wie das Box-Office-Ergebnis aussehen wird, aber eines weiß ich ganz bestimmt: Wenn die Leute aus dem Kino kommen, werden sie definitiv ein Lächeln auf ihrem Gesicht haben."