01-05-2021 The Asian Independent

12 01-05-2021 to 15-05-2021 BOLLYWOOD
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Irrfan beyond spotlight: Lesserknown
gems of the actor
New Delhi : On the first
death anniversary of Irrfan
Khan, we take a look at some
of his comparatively less celebrated
performances, across a
gamut of genres that the actor
habitually excelled in.
TOKYO TRIAL
Based on true incidents, the
four-part Japanese mini-series
released in 2016. Irrfan played
an Indian jurist, Radhabinod
Pal. He was one of three Asian
judges appointed to the
International Military Tribunal
for the Far East. The historical
drama series focuses on a
decade-long investigation into
events in the Pacific during and
after World War II. The show
was nominated at the 2017
International Emmys in the
Randhir Kapoor
tests Covid-19
positive,
hospitalised
Mumbai : Bollywood actor-filmmaker
Randhir Kapoor has tested positive for Covid-
19 and has been hospitalised, authorities at
Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani
Hospital confirmed on Thursday.
"Veteran actor Shri Randhir Kapoor is
admitted to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital
Mumbai for Covid-19 treatment last night.
His condition remains stable," Dr Santosh
Shetty, CEO and Executive Director,
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, said
in a statement. The 74-year-old, who is the
father of actresses Karisma and Kareena
Kapoor, and is married to actress Babita, has
Best TV Movie/Mini-Series
category.
IN TREATMENT
The 2008 American drama
television series for HBO has
Irrfan playing a widower,
Sunil, from Kolkata, who shifts
to the US with his son's family.
Irrfan's character had an important
role to play in season three
of the show that won at the
Golden Globes and the Emmys.
KARAMATI COAT
Also known as "Miraculous
Coat", this 1993 children's film
was directed by Ajay Karthik.
Irrfan played of Jaggu in the
film, about a boy named Raghu
who gets a magical coat from a
stranger.
THE GOAL
The 1999 film cast Irrfan as
lately been in the
news after
Bombay High
Court asked him
and his sister
Rima Jain to submit
the divorce
decree of their
brother, late Rajiv
Kapoor, in a property-related
case.
On Wednesday,
Randhir informed
that he was trying
to trace the
divorce papers to
produce in court,
and has deputed a
tracer for the job.
a football coach who spots a
talented young boy and encourages
him to shine in the sport.
The Gul Bahar Singh directorial
has won several Indian and
international awards.
KALI SALWAR
The 2002 Hindi film is
based on Sadat Haasan Manto's
work and features Irrfan with
Sadiya Siddiqui. Directed by
Fareeda Mehta, the story follows
the life of a small-town
prostitute who arrives in
Mumbai. Irrfan plays Shankar,
charming and witty character.
THE BYPASS
This was a 2003 silent short
film united Irrfan and
Nawazuddin Siddiqui. In the
17-minute film, two violent
muggers (Siddiqui and Sundar
Dan Detha) rob and kill innocent
travellers on a secluded
highway in Rajasthan, till they
face a corrupt and equally cruel
cop, played by Irrfan. The film
was screened at Edinburgh
International Film Festival and
Aubagne Film Festival.
ROAD TO LADAKH
The 2008 film starring Irrfan
and Koel Puri is considered a
hidden gem in the actor's filmography.
It was directed by
Ashvin Kumar and narrates the
story of a man and a woman,
who hail from diametrically
different worlds, who are stuck
in a remote place with each
other.
Dharmendra is ’a loner
living with the
remembrance of those
touching memories’
Mumbai : Bollywood icon Dharmendra tweeted to
say he is a loner now,
living with his memories.
He says he misses
the days he used to
actively shoot for
films.
The actor shared his
sentiments replying to
a post by filmmaker
Anil Sharma. In his
tweet, Sharma had
posted a black and
white throwback picture
of Dharmendra
with the late filmmaker
Yash Chopra and the
late actors Feroz Khan
and Iftekhar, from the
time they shot Chopra'
1969 film, "Aadmi
Aur Insaan". The snapshot
catches the quartet in a happy mood. Dharmendra
tweeted to say he misses those days of "lively laughter".
He wrote how he is just a "loner" now, who often remembers
those times. "Kahan gaie woh din .... Anil, I am
missing those moments full of lively laughter.........A
loner, living with the remembrance of those touching
memories....." he wrote.
To this, Sharma replied: "Sir u can never b loner ..
whole worlds loves u n with u .. sab aake APNE hain
..corona ka samay hai toh bas mulakatein nahi ho pa rahi
hain .. pls stay safe sir @aapkadharam," he wrote.
Jaaved Jaaferi on father
Jagdeep: He passed on his
wisdom and values to us
Mumbai : Jaaved
Jaaferi feels the legacy his
father, late Bollywood
comedian Jagdeep, created
in his lifetime helped him
and his brother Naved have
a better life. It has also
helped Jaaved's son
Meezaan, who is trying to
find a foothold in
Bollywood, understand the
value of everything.
"After the partition
when my father, as a little
boy came to India with his
mother, they lived on the
footpath and slept hungry.
He had no choice but to
take whatever work came
his way -- incidentally it was an acting job, as a
child artiste. He was good at it so he kept getting
work, and gradually acting became the profession,"
Jaaved recalls, speaking to IANS.
He continues: "When we were born, even
though we did not face poverty the way my father
did, we understood the value of every basic thing
of life -- having meals of three times, a roof over
our heads, going to school as children. So, our
level of passion towards acting and compassion
towards those who are not lucky to have the
basics of daily life is, of a different level altogether."
"Now my son Mezaan, who is also an actor,
understands the value of everything. My father
passed on his wisdom and values to us and his
grandson. It is our three generations of actors who
Los Angeles : Actor George Clooney
turns 60 on May 6 but the idea does not
make him very happy.
"As far as turning 60, listen, I'm not
thrilled with it but it's better than dead. So
I'll take it. I got two options," Clooney
said. Clooney and his wife Amal have
three-year-old twins -- Ella and Alexander
-- and the couple are already teaching the
little ones to be charitable.
"Well, you try (to instill charitable values).
They're not quite four yet so they
don't (understand). My kids will always
say, they'll pick up a toy and they'll go,
'This is for the poor people'," said Clooney,
reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"I go, 'Good. OK, so let's put it in the
basket and we'll take it to the poor people.'
And then there's this shock on their face
when reality hits," the actor added while
speaking to Entertainment Tonight.
Clooney said: "But I hope so. My parents
always taught me that the best things
you could do (is) challenge people in
power and look out for people who aren't
in power and those kinds of things."
He is a director of the Motion Picture
and Television Fund, which was founded
in 1921 and offers care and assistance to
have been acting and performing
in the Indian film
industry, so our passion,
compassion and dedication
towards performing art is
almost like worship,"
Jaaved adds.
Jaaved and Naved were
for long associated with the
trendsetting dance show
"Boogie Woogie", one of the
oldest reality TV shows in
India. If reality television as
a genre has changed since
the time "Boogie Woogie"
had first aired in 1996,
Jaaved feels it is all a part of
evolution in pop culture.
"I think evolution is only
natural with technology, and TV, cinema and our
overall entertainment industry is also a part of
that. Reality shows on TV becoming a prominent
genre happened because of that. When we started
our journey on TV with non-fiction shows, the
concept of reality shows -- where kids are invited
to showcase their talent and based on that their
talent was recognised -- was not there on Indian
TV. So, when we started 'Boogie Boogie', it was
an original show. We did not have any reference
point and we were not copying any show from the
western television. I think back then, even in
American or British television, there was no show
exactly like ours. It was an original concept," he
says. Jaaved will next be heard as a funny commentator
in the upcoming "Lava Ka Dhaava" on
Netflix from May 5.
George Clooney on
turning 60: I’M
NOT THRILLED
those of the industry and their families
financial assistance, case management and
even residential living at the Wasserman
Campus in Los Angeles. Clooney loves
taking his wife to visit the facility.