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| Monday, April 27, 2009 |
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Hey Guys,
I would like to begin with thanking the audiences who have supported Aloo Chaat. The film began slowly, picked up and has been steady for four and a half weeks now. The film has grossed more than Rs.11 crores worldwide. It's doing especially well in the North, in fact it was running in 26 screens in Delhi and its adjoining suburbs till yesterday.
These have been interesting three weeks for me, and I had like to share a few things which would, I am sure, interest a lot of people. To begin with, I would love to discuss the people whose power of written/spoken word can sway the audience into watching/not watching the film, 'Film Critics'. The point of debate for me is not about how correct they are in the judgment of the films (in fact I agree with a few in their review of most of the films), but it's rather about their way of working.
The concept of seeing films back to back by critics is rather flawed. When you watch a film like Firaaq which I believe is a good film, after the film over, you are left with a heavy and a thoughtful mind. Can one be in a mindset to watch a light entertainer after that? Not really. As the previous film will have a back log on your mind, and one cannot judge a film with a neutral mind.
Another thing which I feel the need to share with you guys is something I feel very strongly about. There was another film being screened (press show) immediately after my film, where I saw a few of the critics leaving the hall midway in the film. This is absolute not done. How can you judge a film after having watched half of it? The critics must realize that they are not the paying public, who incidentally have all the right to leave a film as and when they want, but they (critics) are the people whose written word carries the power of influencing the minds of the paying public. They need to be true to the job, and even if a film is the worst they have ever seen, they need to respect the filmmaker who has put in a year of his life, if not more, by at least watching the film. Though they have all the rights in the world later to crap the film in their reviews.
Moving on to something more personal, I just got married very recently, and it's been quite a whirlwind of sorts. It's been parties, parties and some more parties. I have always been a person who had a commitment phobia but I would like to pass on this info to like minded individuals that its actually good fun to be married provided you marry the right person.
Lastly, I would again thank the people who have gone to the halls to see Aloo Chaat.
Cheers! |
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| Posted by Robby Grewal at 16:00 IST |
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Right from his memorable school days, Robby always knew one thing - he was never going to have this much fun ever again. After graduation, he was quite clear that he needed a career that would consume him. It had to be more than work.
It was at that juncture where a successful break in television became the stepping-stone towards an exciting journey ahead. It was at this stage when he decided to set up Red Ice Films, a production house producing high quality television commercials and features films. At 27 Robby made his first film – Samay. Followed by producing Yahaan, which was shot in Kashmir. In between producing and directing feature films, there was always going back to his first love ‘ad films’ then came his directorial Mp3 –Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar, a film about the adolescent growing up years
Next on the cards is a film called Aloo Chaat of which the principal shooting has just been wrapped up, and going on the floors on the April 16. It is a film tentatively titled Khusar Prasad Ka Bhoot. |
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