Kolkata: Still soaking the success of 'Ek Tha Tiger' as the script writer, journalist-author-radio storyteller and lyricist Neelesh Mishra said he had director Kabir Khan had Salman Khan in mind while creating the character of secret service agent Tiger as "it was in sync with his iconic stature".
"I think no other actor could have been more convincing for the part. Ek Tha Tiger was destined to be a hit the moment it had Salma-Katrina in the lead," Mishra told PTI
in an interview today. About the espionage bit in the film s main plot, he
said "As a journalist I have been familiar with world of espionage and had friends in RAW and other intelligence bureau. However one does have to infuse some liberties when adopting the same world for the Bollywood screen."...
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07:00 PM, Nov 23, 2012
New Delhi: Journalist, scriptwriter and lyricist Neelesh Misra dons many hats. And now as a radio jockey, he hopes to revive the traditional storytelling culture, which he says has faded into oblivion due to technology. Misra has returned as a storyteller for the second season of 92.7 Big FM's radio show 'Yaadon Ka Idiotbox'. "Traditional storytelling did not stand a chance on its own. I'm fortunate enough that through this...
01:27 PM, Sep 18, 2012
New Delhi: It seems music director Pritam Chakraborty has taken the plagiarism charges seriously. Now, he wants to reclaim his position as a talented and original composer. Listen to Barfi songs if you dont believe it. A new song of Barfi called Kyon has got good response after the lyricist of the film Neelesh Misra posted the link to the audio of the song on the micro blogging site Twitter....
12:05 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Contemporary journalists Neelesh Misra and Rahul Pandita, one fine day, decided to pursue the rigorous quest of reality. Travelled into the hearts of India's battle zones, and dug out the vulnerability that stopped the revenue collectors from frequenting those places since, wait, Akbar's reign. The remote corners of the country which yearn for some form of authority, official surveillance, or at least a frame of management are given lemons in...
05:40 PM, May 19, 2011
Johannesburg: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has named an unchanged 15-man squad for South Africa's three-Test series in England next month, putting faith in the men who beat New Zealand 1-0 earlier this year. South Africa will tour England for Test matches at The Oval, Headingley and Lord's in what will be a fascinating battle for the No. 1 spot. England are currently holders of that title but South Africa are...
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