Veteran Actor Farooq Sheikh expired

Veteran and seasoned actor Farooq Sheikh expired, late Friday night in Dubai after suffering a sudden heart attack. The actor was 65. His body will be brought to Mumbai later in the day.

Farooq Sheikh,who has been part of very notable parallel films like Shatranj Ke Khiladi by Satyajit Ray, Kissi Se Na Kehna, Noorie and Chashme Buddoor died last night, following a severe heart attack. He is best known for his films during the 1970s and 1980s.

Born on March 25th 1948, Farooq Sheikh was known for picking roles that were 'out of the box'. He began his career in Bollywood in 1973 with Garm Hava. His last two films include Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani in which he played the role of Ranbir Kapoor's father. The actor was also seen in Club 60.

Farooq Sheikh was part of many serials and shows on television and also performed on stage in famous productions such as Tumhari Amrita (1992), alongside Shabana Azmi, directed by Feroz Abbas Khan, and presented the TV show, Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (Season 1).

He won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Lahore. Shaikh was born to Mustafa Shaikh, a Mumbai lawyer and Farida Shaikh in Amroli in Gujarat's Baroda District near Naswadi village near bodeli town. Hailing from a zamindari family, Farooq grew up in luxurious surroundings. He was the eldest of five children.

4bollywoodlovers.com expresses grief over the veteran actor's death and offer condolences for the grieving family. May his soul rest in peace.

Source : Entertainment One India

Dhoom 3 Breaks Box Office Records Worth Rs 313 crores

With its silver run at the box office in less than a week, 'Dhoom 3' has beaten the year's highest grossers behind. The Aamir Khan starrer has amassed moolah worth Rs 313 crores so far and with it broken box office records.

According to Koimoi, on day six, the film's total worldwide collections is Rs 313 crores. While the domestic box office reports stand as tall as Rs 173 crores, on the overseas front 'Dhoom 3' managed to gross Rs 84 crores.

 The film not only has got overwhelming footfalls in India but in Pakistan 'Dhoom 3' is living up to its name. It has broken box office records in Pakistan with multiplexes running five consecutive shows of the film. In Karachi alone the film earned Rs 20 million and broke the record of 'Waar' that was released last month.

The Christmas holiday falling in the middle of the week (Wednesday) resulted in good business for the makers as they earned approximately Rs 23.75 crores that day according to Koimoi.

Source : Times of India

Mahabharat – 3D Review

Rating: 2/5 Stars (Two Stars)

Voice Cast: Amitabh Bachchan as Bheeshma, Vidya Balan as Draupadi, Ajay Devgn as Arjun, Sunny Deol as Bheem, Anil Kapoor as Karna, Jackie Shroff as Duryodhan, Deepti Naval as Kunti, Vrajesh Hirjee as Dushashan, Shatrughan Sinha as Lord Krishna, Anupam Kher as Shakuni

Director: Amaan Khan

What’s Good: Revival of the Epic that holds great value for all Indians.

What’s Bad: The animation is definitely poor and the film has no fun value in it.

Loo break: Quite many.

Watch or Not?: Usually I would have given a thumbs up to indigenous works of filmmakers who are trying their hand at something new but with Mahabharat – 3D I was most disappointed. We have seen way better animation films come out of India and this one though undertakes the magnanimity of translating an epic, I will still suggest you to give this one a miss. It isn’t worth ending your year with a shabbily done films like it.

The story of Mahabharat – 3D is something every young or old Indian is fluent with. The story of sibling rivalry between Pandavas and Kauravas which has defined the contours of relationships, the film traps the excitement of interpersonal relationships, the socio-political and mostly personal politics between the conflicting families.

The story that leads to the great war between them in Kurukhshetra is something that Indians hold of great value. Watch and find out about the tumultuous fight of the Pandavas to topple the Kauravas and win the throne  which rightfully belongs to them.

Mahabharat – 3D Review: Script Analysis

The script of Mahabharat – 3D remains the same that the original entails but the execution isn’t praiseworthy at all. The best thing about watching an animation film is to enjoy it and when it isn’t fun enough you tend to lose interest. Though mythological adaptations have been adept for making animation films in India, there is a clear lack of imagination in furthering the narrative in this stint.

It wasn’t elaborate enough and it seemed that the characters were half heartedly done. The makers take it for granted that you are fluent with the story and hence hasn’t indulged much in detailing the plot. The endeavor was clearly half baked. There is no heart in the story despite the poignancy of the epic and it indeed is the maker’s fault that they were so busy making it slick that they forgot to narrate the tale well.

To its credit, the voices have been well picked. I believe a lot of research and hassle-some work has gone into picking the right voices for the roles. Amitabh Bachchan is obviously as iconic as ever but to loop in Sunny Deol and Anil Kapoor, mostly Vidya Balan is work of sheer great voice casting.

Mahabharat – 3D Review: Star Performances

Amongst the voices, the best rendered are obviously Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan. There is the right pitch, the right tone and the right angst they get to the otherwise mundane characters. Anil Kapoor and Sunny Deol have also done a fantastic job in their respective parts. While they can never be the natural choice for the characters, they do their job to perfection. However, Jackie Shroff was a bit of disappointment for me and so was Deepti Naval.

Mahabharat – 3D Review: Direction, Editing and Screenplay

Amaan Khan does understand the basic premise of a good animation film. With hints of novelty and veins of inventiveness, the film’s originality in terms of direction cannot be questioned. However the animation is poor despite being well-intentioned. It isn’t neat, it isn’t funny and mostly by end it becomes too tedious to be endured. There are barely any hilt moments what with the editing done so bluntly.

Mahabharat – 3D Review: The Last Word

Mahabharat – 3D was not expected to be a work of genius. I wasn’t hoping for another Avatar but I was definitely looking for more meat than what was served to me. Except phenomenal voice casting, the film has very little to gloat about. Don’t waste your time at the theaters on this one and wait for the TV telecast. I am settling for a 2/5 for it. Indian animation can easily show more wild originality than what we got here. Buck up for the next time.

Source : Koi Moi