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Bol Bachchan (2012) Was A Remake Of 1979 Film Gol Maal ( Photo Credit – IMDb )

It has been 45 years since Hrishikesh Mukerjee’s classic film Gol Maal was released in the theaters. The film received a cult status the moment people walked out of the theaters smiling. And it still leaves you with a smile whenever you watch the classic.

The film starred Amol Palekar and Utpal Dutt in the lead role, with Bindiya Goswami, Shubha Khote, and Dina Pathak in the supporting lead. It earned a blockbuster status at the box office.

Years later, Rohit Shetty was so inspired by the film that he took inspiration twice. Once for Golmaal: Fun Unlimited, which borrowed only the name of the Og classic, and for the second time, he attempted a remake that was titled Bol Bachchan!

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His portrayals of the idiosyncratic, moustache-fanatic, and rule-imposing Bhawani Shankar or the stern Acp Dhurandhar Bhatawadekar in a brace of breezy Bollywood comedies are undeniably unforgettable, but he played a more realistic role in ‘Guddi’ – that gentle deconstruction of the glittering yet hollow edifice of filmdom.

Utpal Dutt, as Prof Gupta in the 1971 film, knows neither scolding nor advice will change the filmstar-struck teenager (then Jaya Bhaduri in her first Hindi film), and the only way out is to let her indulge in fascination with films and learn first-hand the artificiality, heartbreaks, and struggle that lies behind them.

Portraying a teacher, with innovative ideas, was not difficult for Dutt, who was born on this day (March 29) in Bengal’s Barisal (now in Bangladesh) in 1929. He had been an English teacher in (then) Calcutta’s South Point School in the 1950s and earned his students’ admiration for his insights into literature,...

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has completed a “wondrous” 55 years in the world of Hindi cinema and to celebrate it he has given himself an AI spin. It was in 1969, when the cine icon stepped into the world of showbiz with ‘Saat Hindustani’ and since then he has captivated the audience with his impeccable performances on screen.

Amitabh took to X (formerly Twitter), where he dropped two AI images of himself.

The first picture has a camera lens in place of his spectacle lens. The second photo has a colourful camera reel like streamers with faces and eyes made on it.

“T 4924 – 55 years in the wondrous world of Cinema… and AI, gives me its interpretation… a presentation by Ef B… self made,” Big B wrote on Twitter.

Even though he started his acting career with ‘Saat Hindustani, Big B had first began his journey as a voice narrator in ‘Bhuvan Shome’ starring...

From making his debut playing a Santhal rebel in a Mrinal Sen film to being emblazoned in public memory as the Disco Dancer, from Communist to Bjp bhakt, and hospitality industry baron based out of Ooty, Mithun Chakraborty has lived a crowded and colourful life that has finally been acknowledged by the President confirming upon him the prestigious Padma Bhushan.

Born on June 16, 1950, in Kolkata, Mithun marked his acting debut with the critically acclaimed Mrinal Sen film ‘Mrigayaa’ in 1976. His big screen journey is a fascinating odyssey, and he is celebrated for his versatility, seamlessly transitioning between various genres, including drama, action and dance.

Mithun’s filmography, in fact, is a testament to his versatility and enduring appeal. Here’s the Ians selection of his most memorable films:

‘Mrigayaa’: The actor’s foray into cinema began with the 1976 historical film set in the British Raj, ‘Mrigayaa’, directed by Mrinal Sen....

Taking a trip down the memory lane, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has a career spanning over five decades, shared his experience of bagging his first film, and revealed his thoughts about the first earnings.

Amitabh Bachchan, who is referred to as the ‘Shahenshah of Bollywood’, and ‘Sadi Ke Mahanayak’, made his film debut in 1969, as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen’s National Award-winning film Bhuvan Shome.

However, his first acting role was as one of the seven protagonists in the 1969 film ‘Saat Hindustani’, directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and featuring Utpal Dutt, Anwar Ali, Madhu and Jalal Agha.

Episode 27 of the quiz-based reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ season 15 was a Ganesh Chaturthi special. Host Big B welcomed Vivek Kumar Agrawal from Naila-Janjgir, Chhatisgarh to the hot seat.

The contestant shared that it took 17 years for him to reach Kbc. He owns a retail shop for utensils.

During the conversation,...

Taking a trip down the memory lane, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has a career spanning over five decades, shared his experience of bagging his first film, and revealed his thoughts about the first earnings.

Amitabh Bachchan, who is referred to as the ‘Shahenshah of Bollywood’, and ‘Sadi Ke Mahanayak’, made his film debut in 1969, as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen’s National Award-winning film Bhuvan Shome.

However, his first acting role was as one of the seven protagonists in the 1969 film ‘Saat Hindustani’, directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and featuring Utpal Dutt, Anwar Ali, Madhu and Jalal Agha.

Episode 27 of the quiz-based reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ season 15 was a Ganesh Chaturthi special. Host Big B welcomed Vivek Kumar Agrawal from Naila-Janjgir, Chhatisgarh to the hot seat.

The contestant shared that it took 17 years for him to reach Kbc. He owns a retail shop for utensils.

During the conversation,...

By Vinayak Chakravorty

He was the alt superstar of Bangla cinema in its glory years, the affable Bhadralok icon who crafted a towering stature ironically banking on down-to-earth, believable characters that represented middle-class Bengal. The brand of stardom was in stark contrast to the other shining luminary of contemporary cinema in the state -- Uttam Kumar -- whose position as Mahanayak in the Bengali psyche was primarily cemented in idol worship and mass hysteria.

Soumitra Chattopadhyay -- Chatterjee to anglicised India -- answers to the term ‘phenomenon' as absolutely as few actors do, for the sheer ease with which he defied the cliches of image. His stardom was sensational, and yet born out of realism. He was the mascot of the peerless Satyajit Ray's oeuvre, having worked with the maestro in 14 films, and yet he scored with the same assuredness in works of contemporary commercial powerhouses as Ajoy Kar and Tarun Mazumdar.

While we get to watch new films all the time, the lockdown could be a golden chance to catch up with a few classics across genres. Digital platforms are overflowing with them, and you would literally be spoilt for choice selecting some really enjoyable stuff that has come out of Bollywood over the decades. Twenty-one days, it would seem, is too short a time to catch up with what really defines vintage Bollywood and is available in the Ott libraries.

Ians picks a few old films that you might want to revisit, that will let you relax and bust the stress of lockdown. Of course, this is not a definitive list.

* Chupke Chupke (1975)

Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the comedy film is about a man pretending to be a driver and fooling his wife's brother-in-law as an attempt to prove that the brother-in-law is not as smart as he claims to be.

Satyajit Ray's The Stranger (1991) is showing January 20 - February 18, 2020 in many countries around the world in the series A Journey into Indian Cinema.Bengalis, quite self-celebratory, build the foundations of their lives and societies on what they call culture and struggle. While culture encompasses their deep-seated love for cinema, sports, and the arts, struggle is more a comment on their Left-leaning ambitions which prevents them from ever becoming very rich. It is somewhat akin to the American usage of “hustle.”It is curious when Satyajit Ray (one of the reigning deities of that aforementioned culture) makes his last film The Stranger, in 1992, barely a few months before his death, holding a mirror to the community’s bourgeois hypocrisies and asking people to re-evaluate their priorities and revisit the definitions of culture, struggle, and pride embedded in their psyches. He wants people to educate their minds before falling into their echo chambers of unfounded pride.

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan went down memory lane as he attended the opening ceremony of the 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) in Goa. He reminisced how he had shot his first film "Saat Hindustani" in the place.

An excerpt of what Amitabh spoke was shared on the official Twitter account of Iffi 2019.

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He said: "It's always a nostalgic feeling to be back in Goa. And it brings me immense pleasure to come back here."

"Saat Hindustani", a 1969 Indian film, was directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film portrays the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule.

The also cast included Utpal Dutt, Madhu, Shehnaz, Ak Hangal and Anwar Ali.

The inaugural gala of Iffi 2019 was also attended by Tamil cinema icon Rajinikanth.

Currently, Big B has three films in his kitty,...

The incredible Rajinikanth - the living legend on his own, known for his phenomenal star power and action once followed the subtle, controlled and noted nuance of Amol Palekar - the actor/filmmaker known for his award winning performance in evergreen gems like Golmaal and other memorable movies like Rajnigandha, Chhoti Si Baat, Chitchor etc.

It may sound strange, weird but it?s true, the crowd pleasing massy flashy image of Thalaivar who can do anything onscreen followed the simplicity of Amol Palekar.

It was the year 1981; The Rajini mania was on the rise thanks to the remakes of his idol Amitabh Bachchan?s Don - Billa (1980), Amar Akbar Anthony - Ram Robert Rahim (May 1980), Deewar - Thee (1981) etc.

1981 - The year when Rajini did Thee - the Tamil version of Amitabh Bachchan?s classic Deewar (1975), the action phenomenon also starred in the Thillu Mullu - (English meaning Hodgepodge) -...

10. Agantuk

Ray’s last film , based on a short story “Atithi” written by him. The film defines the meaning and the value of relationship on the backdrop of an ever changing social spectrum and questions the effect of the huge technological growth on human civilization. Utpal Dutt gives a superlative performance as the protagonist.

9. Shatranj Ke Khilari

Ray’s one and only full length Hindi feature film, based on the short story of Munshi Premchand. The film is set on the back drop of Indian Rebellion of 1857 and features some terrific performances from the actors Amjad Khan and Sanjeev Kumar.

8. Nayak

“Nayak” is the story of a matinee idol and Ray’s attempt to reveal the darker elements of his mind in a long-distance train journey. Uttam Kumar and Sharmila Tagore give some brilliant performances in the movie.

7. Apur Sansar

The...

This is a movie that was not originally planned as a comedy and went on to win Indian National award for the best Feature film, Director and Actor for the year. “Bhuvan Shome” was released in 1969 and is widely credited as to have pioneered Indian Cinema’s new wave and is a confident endeavour at many levels.

It starts with depictions of the legends of Bengal (including Satyajit Ray) and makes one think of how fortunate the language, culture and art scene of the land had been and still is. You are sure in the least to envy those who call this part of India home.

The great auteur Mrinal Sen allows the script to grow organically, developing funny bones in the process untill a wholesome body of art emerges. And in his own words, it is also a rare commercial success.

Bhuvan Shome (played by Utpal Dutt...

Starring Boman Irani, Vir Das, Neha Dhupia, Lisa Haydon, Sanjay Mishra, Vijay Raaz, Ram Kapoor

Directed by Akash Deep

When it comes to goofy bantering, the two guys Santa and Banta are the tops. A film on their enthusiastic asininity could be just the prescription for an evening of lighthearted entertainment, especially when two actors with impeccable comic timing are playing the lead.

The saddest sight in a comedy is watching two talented comic actors struggling with lines that seem to be written as an ongoing joke on how unfunny jokes can be.

Santa Banta Pvt Ltd takes the two beloved Sikh characters from a million and one SMS jokes in the past 15 years, and squeezes them into a satirical straightjacket so suffocating and turgid it reduces the two comic heroes to a shadow of a caricature.

Don’t get me wrong. This film boasts of a wealth of comic...

There are some trailers that stay with you long after you’ve seen it! And that’s exactly what has happened with Shoojit Sircar’s family comedy drama Piku’s trailer that went live on You Tube and Facebook on Wednesday night.

In less than a few hours, the trailer went viral and began trending nationally. Several celebrities joined fans and critics as they gushed about the trailer and showered the cast- Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan with profuse praises!

Leading Bollywood critic Rajeev Masand who was one of the first to tweet said “#Piku looks like such fun! And whattay cast.” Leading director Karan Johar who was equally impressed with the trailer said “Superb and unusual trailer!”

Ranveer Singh who couldn’t contain his happiness said “Motion se hi Emotion! 3 of my fav actors in what promises 2 b a little gem!” The actor was also joined by...

A movie that features 3 great actors- Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan- has not only appealed to the common audience, but also Bollywood celebs. These Bollywood celebs (including Deepika Padukone's alleged beau Ranveer Singh) took to a micro-blogging site to express their opinion about the Piku trailer. Here's what they had to say:

Ranveer Singh: Motion se hi Emotion!! 3 of my fav actors in what promises 2 b a little gem! http://bit.ly/Piku-Trailer @deepikapadukone @SrBachchan @irrfan_k

Ayushmann Khurrana: Lads and ladies, watch the amazing Piku trailer http://youtu.be/oeiKUlUUNQ8 . @ShoojitSircar @writeonj @ronnielahiri #woot

Shraddha Kapoor: Motion se hi emotion! Lol. Smiling after watching the trailer of #Piku! http://bit.ly/Piku-Trailer

Karan Johar: Superb and unusual trailer!!! http://youtu.be/oeiKUlUUNQ8 @writeonj @deepikapadukone @SrBachchan @SnehaRajani ...can't wait to see it!! #Piku

Radhika Apte: Oh my this Piku trailer is amazing.

Bollywood actor, Akshay Kumar, is always finding new ways to entertain his audiences, whether it be performing dangerous stunts or doing the unexpected that leaves the audience awestruck. Now Akshay has attempted a never-before-dreamt stunt for his upcoming film, The Shaukeens.

Along with his stunning leading lady in the film, Lisa Haydon, there is a scene where the two are sitting on a couch and hanging mid-air, which has left everybody speechless. This scene was shot with the help of a chopper, which flew the two stars on the red couch, high up in the air.

This decision was put forward by Akshay himself, who was inspired by a Tom and Jerry episode, and insisted that this scene has to be included in the film. The scene was shot on a stunning beach in Cape Town.

The Shaukeens is a remake of the 1982 film, Shaukeen, which starred Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt,...

After many setbacks, the remake of the 80s Bollywood classic Shaukeen starring Akshay Kumar and Lisa Haydon, finally went on floor few weeks back and now the makers have decided to re-title the film. While initially they decided to retain the original title, now they believe that it should be titled as The Shaukeens.

Producer Murad Khetani stated that the title change adds the contemporary touch. Though it is an official remake, according to Murad, it is only the essence of the previous film that has been maintained. However, the story and the characters have undergone some changes in order to make it relevant to modern times. They are also planning to add some more humour, colour, more glamour and edginess in order to present it as a complete package. They feel that the current title adds to the coolness quotient and will be able to attract the youth audience too.

Suchitra Sen

What:

Suchitra Sen Film Festival- a tribute.

Screening of acclaimed films of Suchitra Sen like Harano Sur, Bombai Ka Babu, Aatmiyo Swajan, Aandhi, Guerrilla and Lal Tip.

The festival is being organised by the Entertainment Society of Goa.

When:

11-16 April.

Entry:

Free and open to all.

Venue:

Auditorium 1

Maquinez Palace

Panaji, Goa.

About the event:

List of films

Harano Sur (11 April)

Director: Ajay Kar

(1957, 162min, B/W)

Cast: Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar, Pahari Sanyal, Utpal Dutta.

Aloke Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar), mentally imbalanced, following a train accident, is rescued on escaping from the asylum by Doctor Roma Banerjee (Suchitra Sen). There, while treating him at her home they fall in love, and marry. But a second accident makes Aloke recall his past life as a rich businessman in Calcutta and forget Roma. Could Aloke ultimately remember the days he spent with wife Roma?

Bombai Ka Babu (12 April)

Director: Raj Khosla

Cast: Suchitra Sen,...

Remember the colossal triumvirate of Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt and A. K. Hangal lusting after the comely Rati Agnihotri in Basu Chatterjee's 1982 comedy Shaukeen? The remake, to be directed by Rumi Jaffery will star Annu Kapoor, Paresh Rawal and Anupam Kher in the three roles. A hunt is on for the sexy young girl's part. Confirming these developments, the neo-Shaukeen director Rumi Jaffery says, "Yes, we've finalized Annu Kapoor, Paresh Rawal and Anupam Kher to play the three roles in Shaukeen. All three actors are National award winners and I can assure you, they won't allow audiences to miss those wonderful actors in the old Shaukeen." Rishi Kapoor was expected to play one of the three leery old men in the new Shaukeen. But his dates could not be worked out. Anupam gladly stepped into the role. Rumi says it was essential to get the right cast. "Otherwise...

Chennai, March 30: The shooting of the remake of superstar Rajinikanth-starrer Tamil comedy "Thillu Mullu", which itself is a remake of Hindi blockbuster "Gol Maal", has been completed. The remake is also titled "Thillu Mullu".

"Thank god and the whole unit we finished "Thillu Mullu" shooting. Hope we did a justice to the real one. Cheers," Shiva posted on his Twitter page.

Shiva and Isha Talwar play the lead in the film, which is directed by debutant Badri. It also features Prakash Raj, Mano Bala, Kovai Sarla, Sathyan, Soori and Santhanam in important roles.

Prakash Raj will step into the shoes of Utpal Dutt from the.

Movie Review: "Golmaal"; Star Cast: Vijaya Raghavendra, Shubha Poonja, Rangayana Raghu, Om Prakash Rao, Petrol Prasanna, Sanketh Kashi and others; Writer-Director: Pramod Chakravarthy; Producer: Anaji Nagaraj; Camera: R. Giri; Music Director: Radhey Krishna; Rating: * - drags, lacks fun element.

This "Golmaal" is different - it's neither a patch on Hrishikesh Mukherjee's classic comedy of the same name in which Amol Palekar and Utpal Dutt had outwitted movie buffs, nor does it have any similarity with Bollywood filmmaker Rohit Shetty's recent "Golmaal" series that were high on commercial elements.

The Kannada film is a patience test for viewers.

Before the release, the producer and the director had claimed.

“If you start with a hero’s role, that’s all you’ll remain. You’ll never become an actor”

Even after 37 years of “Sholay”, it is very unlikely that one can forget the character actor A. K. Hangal who played the notable role of “Rahim Chacha” in the film with his famous one liner, “Itna sannata kyon hai, bhai”. Hangal, who passed away on August 26, in his last interview, given two months ago to Niilesh A Raje and Rajesh Subramanian:

“In Sholay, I was given the character role of a blind man and to get this character right I used psycho-technique to get the feeling of blindness,” revealed the veteran actor, when we met him at his modest apartment at Santacruz.

“I must admit that I got many fantastic roles. The length of the role never mattered to me; what mattered was the character”, added the nonagenarian who once advised actor Sanjeev Kumar,...

Mumbai, Aug 27: Rohit Roy was was hoping to cast A.K. Hangal in the remake of 1982 film "Shaukeen", but rues his wish will remain unfulfilled after the veteran actor's demise Sunday.

Hangal played Inder Sen, one of the three old men in the Basu Chatterjee movie, which also features Ashok Kumar and Utpal Dutt.

Rohit was set to direct a new age version of the movie, with Bipasha Basu in the lead, and wished Hangal could have shot a cameo for.

Get ready to laugh and marvel at all the stunts with Rohit Shetty’s latest film, Bol Bachchan, starring Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan with their leading ladies Asin and Prachi Desai. The film is inspired by the 1979 comedy gem, Gol Maal, with Amol Palekar playing a double role for his strict boss Utpal Dutt. As with most Rohit Shetty films, there’s a good mix of stunts, plotlines given away, and some fabulous dishoom dishoom which the trailer gets us hyped for. The famous moustache jokes seem apparent in this redo, but this time the invented brother is quite the camp character as revealed in Abhishek’s later entry. The girls look lovely here, but are mainly restricted to swishing their hair around! The trailer definitely sets up the comedy of mistaken identity, where Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) who is clearly on the wrong side of...

Bol Bachchan is a 2012 Bollywood comedy film, starring Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin Thottumkal and Prachi Desai. Directed by Rohit Shetty, the story of the film is inspired by the 1979 comedy flick, Gol Maal. According to the Gol Maal Ramprasad (Amol Palekar) has just his sister Ratna (Manju Singh) to call his family and Dr. Kedar (David) who they consider family. Ram is looking for a better job when Dr. Kedar tells him about Bhavani Shankar’s (Utpal Dutt) company. Mr. Bhavani believes that if a man does not have a mustache then he is characterless. He also does not approve of youth wearing modern clothing or knowing anything about sports. Ram has no problem with the mustache and he takes to wearing kurtas and is ignorant about sports. Bhavani Shankar impressed with Ram hires him.

Problems arise when Bhavani Shankar attends a cricket match and spots Ram there but...

Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee has been my way of life. He is, for many Bengalis even if he passed our stage of life three decades ago. This is one classic test that he endured like his mentor Satyajit Ray. But even apart from the towering shadow of Ray, Soumitra carved out an image for himself which he fostered over a period of time, so much so that even younger generations can’t but try to emulate him.

Be it the dreamer in Apu (Apur Sansar) or Amal (Charulata), the charismatic sleuth in Feluda (Sonar Kella), the casual romantic in Teen Bhuvaner Paare (twisting his way to impress Tanuja) and Basanta Bilap or the fairy-tale villain Mayur Bahan in Jhinder Bandi, Soumitra has played it all. He had been a successful hero, second only to Uttam Kumar in popularity perhaps but never shied away from doing character roles even then. How...

A potent mix of sleek production, inspiration from literary works, sex and high quality music are behind a resurgent commercial Bengali cinema, which is again giving tough competition to Bollywood films in West Bengal..Bengali cinema has been going through an excellent phase for the last two-three years. But there is no place for complacency and we need to build up and improve on it,. filmmaker Sandip Ray told Ians.His latest film .Royal Bengal Rahasya., based on the detective series Feluda created by his father Satyajit Ray, has been a blockbuster hit.The year 2008-09 was the year of renaissance of the Bengali film industry as the new genre of talented directors with their fresh ideas and challenging attitudes changed the tide of the industry.Movies like .Antaheen., .Kalbela., .Autograph., .Aparajita Tumi., .Abohoman., .Moner Manush., .Arekti Premer Golpo., .Chalo Lets Go., and .Mahanagar@Kolkata. created a rage among the urban audience,...

Ever since Bol Bachchan was announced, there have been speculations galore around it being an official remake of Amol Palekar-Utpal Dutt starrer Golmaal. Since Rohit Shetty is the director of Bollywood's biggest franchise till date, Golmaal, there were no doubts whatsoever that it was time for payback. However, as it has turned out, even though rights of Hrishikesh Mukherjee directed laugh fest have been bought by the makers of Bol Bachchan, there would be an altogether different spin to the tale, hence ensuring that quite a few surprises would be in store for the viewers. "For Bol Bachchan, Rohit didn't want any controversies whatsoever", says a source attached to the film, "For his Sunday, he had bought rights of the Telugu film Anukokunda Oka Roju. Ditto for Singham which is the remake of namesake Tamil film. This is the reason why even though only the basic thread of...

Ever since Bol Bachchan was announced, there have been speculations galore around it being an official remake of Amol Palekar-Utpal Dutt starrer Golmaal. Since Rohit Shetty is the director of Bollywood's biggest franchise till date, Golmaal, there were no doubts whatsoever that it was time for payback. However, as it has turned out, even though rights of Hrishikesh Mukherjee directed laugh fest have been bought by the makers of Bol Bachchan, there would be an altogether different spin to the tale, hence ensuring that quite a few surprises would be in store for the viewers. "For Bol Bachchan, Rohit didn't want any controversies whatsoever", says a source attached to the film, "For his Sunday, he had bought rights of the Telugu film Anukokunda Oka Roju. Ditto for Singham which is the remake of namesake Tamil film. This is the reason why even though only the basic thread of...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Genelia D'souza has decided to opt out of the Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bol Bachchan, despite being asked to stay on board. The reason for Genelia's sudden exit was her presumably 'insignificant role'.After Zameen, Rohit Shetty will once again be directing his favourite Ajay Devgn, alongwith Abhishek Bachchan in the film which is a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal.While Abhishek will be playing Amol Palekar's role in the original film, Ajay Devgn will have to fill in the shoes of Utpal Dutt, whose performance as Bhawani Shankar is still widely considered a benchmark. Genelia was supposed to play ...

Long Shadows: The Late Work of Satyajit Ray opens this evening and runs through April 26 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center: "Of special interest is Home and the World [1984; image above], his final, wonderful adaptation of a work by his mentor, Rabindranath Tagore (whose 150th anniversary we celebrate this year), as well as his final, luminous work, The Stranger, an extraordinary summing up of so much of Ray's worldview graced with a sensational lead performance by Utpal Dutt." Plus, "we asked some friends of the Film Society: what film would you recommend seeing, and why?" Meantime, Paul Brunick posts a roundup on Distant Thunder (1973) at Alt Screen. Update, 4/20: Salman Rushdie for the Fslc on The Golden Fortress (1974): "The film is a true delight and the moment when the Golden Fortress is discovered — when it is revealed not to be a child's fantasy but a real place, shimmering on...