New Delhi: Anubhav Sinha has dismissed reports that his upcoming Madhuri Dixit-Juhi Chawla starrer 'Gulaab Gang' is based on the life of Sampat Pal.
"It is not based on anybody's life, it's a fiction. Yes, there are some similarities like it has a women's gang and the pink colour but the film is not a documentation of Sampat Pal's life. A lot of people took it for granted that it's about the gang but it's not," Sinha told PTI in an interview.
The 'Ra.One' director is turning producer with the film and admits that it was not an easy project to put together.
"Soumik Sen (director) told me the story while we were in Benaras and I was really impressed with it. Logistically, it was very challenging to put the movie together as it has no male protagonist, and then you have action and dance...
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10:33 AM, May 05, 2013
Mumbai: Juhi Chawla, who will be teaming up for the first time with Madhuri Dixit in 'Gulab Gang', says had there been insecurity and rivalry between them the film would not have worked out. In late 80s and early 90s, Madhuri and Juhi were considered to be thick competitors. But now, they are working together on Anubhav Sinha's home production 'Gulab Gang'. "We were rivals earlier. There was rivalry which...
05:49 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: Actress Juhi Chawla imbibed the mannerism and dressing style of leading women politicians like Sonia Gandhi, Sushma Swaraj and Mamata Banerjee for her role in the upcoming film 'Gulab Gang'. The 45-year-old former Miss India, known for her bubbly personality, admits that it was a challenge to get into the skin of a politician's character in the film, which also stars Madhuri Dixit. "It is my second negative...
02:27 PM, May 01, 2013
Composer Shekhar Ravjiani was also present at the event and felt that Sinha's effort will help non-film music. ...
04:09 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Director Anubhav Sinha claims that audiences identify Shah Rukh Khan with a certain image. ...
12:22 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Mumbai: Director-turned-producer Anubhav Sinha says shooting for 'Warning' has been wrapped up and the two-part underwater 3D movie will be released without any intermission. "Warning is a 90-minute 3D franchise. It is about six-seven friends who ignore a warning and get into life threatening crisis. Some survive and some don't," Sinha, who has produced the film, told IANS. "It's a no interval film and a good e.g. would be 'Delhi...
02:59 PM, Aug 16, 2012
Mumbai: Director-turned-producer Anubhav Sinha is set to produce his first 'erotic' film as a tribute to his mentors for successfully creating 'a genre' in the main stream Bollywood. It will be shot in 3D. "My erotic thriller goes on floors in December or by January. This erotic thriller is my official tribute to Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt with no humour attached to the statement," Sinha told IANS. "It's a...
01:02 PM, Aug 14, 2012
Mumbai: In the Real Dirty Picture of Bollywood, CNN-IBN's sting operation Cobrapost exposed the large-scale presence of black money in Bollywood. Recorded videos of established directors like Anubhav Sinha, Vashu Bhagnani, Anees Basmi and Rajeev Kaul, Sandeep Marwah, and actors like Aarti Chhabria's parents and Payal Rohatgi with boyfriend Sangram Singh were broadcasted on television openly asking for black money. It created a storm of reactions in the film industry....
01:50 PM, Jul 12, 2012
The actor Payal Rohatgi has come up with a similar line of defence as others. She claims that she and her partner asked for cash only to tick off a persistent reporter. ...
08:48 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna member and anti-corruption crusader Kiran Bedi on Wednesday tweeted her reaction to the Cobrapost-IBN Network expose on the use of black money in Bollywood. She said, "Is Bollywood, Dirtywood or Blackwood? Was that the main reason this 'Wood' did not come out in support of Anna's movement despite requests?" Popular filmmakers Anubhav Sinha, Anees Bazmee and Vashu Bhagnani were caught on tape discussing the use of...
08:34 AM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: Popular filmmakers Anubhav Sinha, Anees Bazmee and Vashu Bhagnani were caught on tape discussing the use of black money in the industry in a Cobrapost-IBN Network Expose. While most of the filmmakers denied their on camera claims, industry veterans expressed shock on seeing known filmmakers openly talking about ways to launder black money. Filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt said, "What I have heard from Vashu, it is shocking what we've...
07:47 AM, Jul 11, 2012
Mumbai: Top Bollywood producers and directors reveal on camera how black money funds their films and how they launder it for their investors. Vashu Bhagnani, Anubhav Sinha and Anees Bazmee reveal Bollywood's worst kept secret on camera. It's a Cobrapost-IBN Network Expose of Bollywood's Black Money Business Model. It's the Really Dirty Picture. Anubhav Sinha First up, the story of the man who is counted amongst the biggest success stories...
08:16 PM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: After directing Shah Rukh Khan in 'Ra.One', Anubhav Sinha is all set to make his comeback as a producer with a horror franchise called 'Warning'. The 47-year-old filmmaker says he has been inspired by several horror franchises from all over the world and has bought remake right for the first in the series. "I am creating a horror franchise and worldwide there have been several such franchises from...
04:39 PM, Jun 26, 2012
New Delhi: The Fiji islands are emerging as the latest hotspot for Indian films, with three movies, '3G', 'Warning' and 'Ammali Tumaali', being shot in the picturesque South Pacific island locales in less than a year. Neil Nitin Mukesh's new film '3G' began shooting in Fiji in mid-May. It has been followed by Anubhav Sinha's new venture titled 'Warning', which held its muhurat shot earlier this week in Nadi town....
02:44 PM, Jun 16, 2012
Mumbai: Actress Madhuri Dixit, who has been roped in to play the lead in Anubhav Sinha's home production 'Gulab Gang', says contrary to reports she is not playing a gangster and will not be mouthing bad words. "I don't know where all these things (about abuses) came from. There is nothing abusive in the movie. It is not even about gangsters. In the film women are not gangsters.. they are...
06:03 PM, Jun 08, 2012
New Delhi: Actors normally don't get a second chance to comeback, but then there are exceptions to everything. Madhuri Dixit is one such actor who has got her second chance to comeback in Abhishek Chaubey's 'Dedh Ishqiya'. The first edition 'Ishqiya' was made with Vidya Balan in the lead. That role got her critical praises which fetched her more female oriented films. Later she did films such as 'The Dirty...
04:24 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: After 'Ra.One', director Anubhav Sinha is excited to work with Madhuri Dixit in his debut production 'Gulab Gang'. The film will see the 'Dhak Dhak' girl playing a gangster for the first time in her movie career. It is the second film after 'Dedh Ishqiya' that Madhuri has signed after relocating to India from the US. "It was not a sudden development though. I have been in touch...
12:51 PM, May 07, 2012
Mumbai: Issue-based realistic cinema is what Sudhir Mishra is known for, but the director has changed track and surprised everyone by announcing 'an out-and-out action film' for which he is collaborating with Anubhav Sinha of 'RA.One' fame. "We haven't decided if that would be my next film. It all depends on 'Mehrunissa'. If that takes off, then I'll do the film for Anubhav next," Mishra said when contacted. Apparently Sinha's...
04:10 PM, Jan 13, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who says marketing has become an indispensable part of filmmaking because of the rising ticket prices, used the best marketing strategy to promote his 'RA.One', but feels he could have made the sci-fi superhero movie in a better way. "I think it's very, very important in entertainment to get into merchandising, to get into gaming and be on the net... we cannot negate...
07:38 PM, Jan 10, 2012
