have had no luck at finding any trailors for risk on the web.. let alone any posters/stills. though will post when I do. I am really looking forward to it though, especially to see how sawant makes out post-ramu...

yeah, it would be interesting to see how he will fare without Ram.

but what the @&) is up with RGV signing Himesh for more films??

just when we thought there were only 2 cop films coming out, there is a third now… and its directed by manish gupta (the guy who wrote d and sarkar)! though sonu sood seems like a terrible choice from what little I have seen of him, but this still sounds pretty interesting… esp w/ om puri there. we cld be getting 3 potential great cop films this summer! will be interesting to see how gupta makes out post ramu...




Sonu Sood will play the role of Om Puri in the remake of Ardh Satya

Kunal M Shah

Actor Sonu Sood has been chosen to play the character of Om Puri in the new remake of Ardh Satya. The film has been titled Chai Paani Sahib and will be directed by Manish Gupta who has earlier scripted films like Sarkar and D.

Om Puri will also star in the film and play an ACP. Determined to make it seem as realistic as possible, the director has shot the film on actual locations such as Dharavi and the Kherwadi police stations.

“I play Sriram Narvekar in the film and you can call the film a modern-day Ardh Satya. We have been shooting in real-life locations like Dharavi, Patelwadi and other slums. In fact, even today, we shot a vital sequence at the Kherwadi police station,” says actor Sonu Sood. “Chai Paani… deals with the ups and downs of a cop's life just as in Ardh Satya. It shows how the cop deals with the underworld, extortions and so on. Manish Gupta told me that Chai Paani… was his tribute to the classic.”

About his role in the film, Sonu says, “When Manish narrated the film to me, I was overwhelmed by the way he had crafted it. After I agreed to do the film, I saw Ardh Satya several times. But I did not want to play the character in a similar fashion so I have come up with my own style. What you will see is a cop who reacts like Nana Patekar from Ab Tak Chappan, has behavioral traits of Om Puri from Ardh Satya and has a unique style like Amitabh Bachchan's from Zanjeer. There are glimpses of all these great actors in the character I play.”

Sonu has enjoyed shooting in real life locales for the film. “It creates a certain degree of realism,” he says. “I was shooting at Patelwadi near Seven Bungalows and was surprised to see the warmth and the unity of people living there!” he says. “The title of the film Chai Paani Sahib is apt. All know what what 'chai paani' means in the cops' language and it speaks volumes about bribes and underhand deals.”

Sonu reveals that the film has not only characters from real life but also scenes that correspond closely with real life.

Sonu Sood? haha. I have yet to a performance of his that I like. Poor filmmakers might've been the deciding factor. We'll see...

ya you are probably right, though that is still no excuse. there are plenty of b-grade stars who are much actors than this guy

telugu wallpapers: http://idlebrain.com/download/shiva2006.html

they used the same logo, as the original Shiva, sans Nagarjunas imprinted face. They keep showing the belt, I wonder if thats the equivilent of the cycle chain!!?

good observation, you are probably right. though most of the audiences in the hindi belt have probably never seen the original shiva, so all these shiva references (first the songs and now this) will probably be lost on them. but I am sure it will work wonders for the telugu dubbed version.

anyways, it seems like another festival is having a varma retrospective, including shiva…

We are very pleased to announce the acceptance of 18 more features and 10 shorts to the growing 2006 Fantastic Fest line-up. Highlights include the announcement of our closing night film, Darren Aronofsky's THE FOUNTAIN. Darren Aronofsky will be live in person for the screening and will also be introducing a repertory fantastic film that night (title TBA). We have also confirmed Terry Gilliam's TIDELAND, a retrospective of legendary Indian genre director Ram Gopal Varna… link

hehe. that cycle chain is legendary in telugu cinema. for a second there, I thought the film festival was going to play his first film Shiva. The term "retrospective" led me to believe that.

Hope RGV fest reaches LA! and soon!!

when does the audio release??

intersting stuff, upendra limaye’s character seems to based on arun gawli. well he definitely has got the look down, am starting to look forward to this performance..

upendra limaye


arun gawli



Shiva 2006: Ramu makes film on Gawli!

His gangsta rap is the best music that Ram Gopal Varma makes for sure. And after allegedly immortalising Dawood Ibrahim on celluloid in Company, Ramu is apparently trying to repeat the act with don-turned-politician Arun Gawli in his forthcoming Shiva, which is said to be a remake of Varma’s old hit film by the same name. And though the director is tightlipped about it, a source claims that Upendra Limaye is playing the role of Gawli in the film. When asked about this, Limaye was non-committal and didn’t reveal much. “I’m playing the main villain in the film and I can’t reveal more than that at this point. But I had a wonderful time working with Ramuji and he keeps assuring me that I will go places with this role.” Wonder how big ‘daddy’ Gawli will react to this?

what a coinky dinky:

I just watched some new trailers. And I love the "Police Police, Chor Police" song, which is the same tune as Botony Class. Put an immediate smile on my face. There is also a new song, which resembles Maestro's 80's style songs!! can't wait for the audio to release

you just might be in luck… link

everyone is claiming a World Premiere.

Thank you so much! I'm going to try to buy tickets in advance, for all 4. I hope they don't overlap

Songs

Interesting stuff! IR even sings in one song (Shapath).

just listened to Police Police! streaming quality sucks, but it'll do now. 80's stuff baby!! can't wait to get my hands on the CD and blast by ear loabs(sp?) with it

you reckon a tamil version be released?

Josh Mein by Yesudas will be Jagada Jagada remake from Geethanjali?? did you listen to all of it? Dragun?