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Editorial: Bollywood
scriptwriting, a lost art? |
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 This
week, 'The Times' newspaper reported
an interesting story about an Indian
film production company settling a
plagiarism lawsuit out-of-court with
Twentieth Century Fox of Hollywood.
The sum paid was reportedly $200,000.
Will
this stop Bollywood ripping off Hollywood
plots in future, I wondered? Will
it heck.
What
caught my attention was a quote from
the article, which claimed that "the
problem is, Bollywood has no tradition
of producing original screenplays.”
Really? My mind is aghast that a country
that can give us great writers like
Vikram Seth and Arundhati Roy has
a shortage of scriptwriters. But,
of course, Bollywood scriptwriters
are a completely different breed entirely
- imagine having to write Booker-winning
prose interspersed with romantic lyrics
of boy-meets-girl variety...go on,
give it a go.
Suddenly
a $200,000 settlement is beginning
to look quite reasonable!
PS.
The image above is from the film
'Agyaat', although she looks pretty
aghast at the thought of writing a
Bollywood script too!!
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(Lopa
Patel - Editor, Redhotcurry.com)
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Indian
Summer Season
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The
British Museum's Indian Summer
season includes: Garden and
Cosmos: The Royal Paintings
of Jodhpur, an exhibition
which runs from 28 May - 23
August 2009, feat. fifty-five
works from the Mehrangarh
Museum Trust in Jodhpur and
an Indian Landscape presenting
Indian biodiversity. 
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India
season cometh (again)
Rachel
Christie: A Black Beauty will vanquish all
her critics
Non-Doms
- it's time to "pay up or ship out"
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| From
Lopa Patel's Blog: |
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Important
Health Advice for Women.
Pot
Noodle TV Adverts
The
RSA Fellowship Council - what does it all
mean?
'10
things I wish I'd known' before I started
my career.
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| Bollywood
plagiarism case settled out-of-court |
 'The
Times' newspaper reported today (7 August
2009) that an out-of-court settlement had
been reached between BR Films of India and
Twentieth Century Fox over alleged plagiarism.
Twentieth Century Fox took the Mumbai-based
BR Films to court, alleging that the Indian
company’s forthcoming film 'Banda Yeh
Bindaas Hai' (This Guy is Fearless) was an
illegal remake of the American studio’s
Oscar-winning crime caper 'My Cousin Vinny'.
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more
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| UTV
Movies signs biggest movie acquisition deal
of 2009 |
 UTV
Movies, the premier Hindi Movie Channel from
the UTV Network has acquired World telecast
rights for 25 Reliance Big Entertainment films
from which 20 films will be World TV premieres.
The list of films includes Blockbuster hits
such as Rock On, Luck By Chance, Johnny Gaddar.
Other titles include recent hits like 13B,
Sikandar, Karzz, Aag, Marigold, Go, Love Story
2050, Summer 2007, Cash and Khoya Khoya Chaand.
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more
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| Kaminey,
UK Release 14 August 2009 |
 Kaminey
is a story about a pair of twins - Charlie
& Guddu who can’t stand the sight
of each other. They are as different as chalk
and cheese, Charlie lisps while Guddu stammers.
One fateful rainy night, their carefully separated
lives cross paths.
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more |
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| Teree
Sang, UK Release 7 August 2009 |
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 'Teree
Sang' s a journey of accepting one's mistakes,
a tale of courage & determination. It's
a cry for help by those numerous Kidult
couples that have & are facing such
a dilemma in their lives at this very moment.
It's an attempt to bring to light an issue...teenage
pregnancy... which is rampant & is growing
exponentially in the current Indian society.
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more
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| Kisaan,
UK Release 7 August 2009 |
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 This
sweeping, melodramatic saga of a powerful
father, and his two sons, presents an honest
view of the rugged life and goals of a simple
farming family against the lush green agricultural
lands of modern day Punjab.
In the struggle of land and brotherhood,
tragedy befalls forcing each man to re-examine
his convictions.
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more
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| Agyaat,
UK Release 7 August 2009 |
 A
film unit goes for a shoot deep into a forest
They settle at a place with bare minimal facilities
run by a strange and quirky man called Setu,
who is murdered under mysterious circumstances.
From then on it is a desperate struggle to
survive against that unknown entity.
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more
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| Love
Aaj Kal, UK Release 31 July 2009 |
 So
there is the frolic and despair of modern
living. The liberation and confusion. And
there is the past – the times of innocence
and compulsion. And there is distance, and
the fondness that increases with distance.
Gaps widen between two people, but bridges
keep growing too. In 'Love Aaj Kal' we realize
that the process of relationship remains the
same.
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| 'And
Tigers Mingle', Saturday 15 - Sunday 16 August
2009 |
 A
momentary glimpse into Victorian splendour
through poetic adventure and moving grace
- performance poetry and Kathak dance. Discover
hidden stories and imagined histories on a
special out-of-hours performance tour. 'And
Tigers Mingle' uses slam, hip-hop, performance
poetry and Kathak dance to offer visitors
a new insight into the stunning Arts and Crafts
Victorian mansion house Wightwick Manor &
Gardens, Wolverhampton on Saturday 15 and
Sunday 16 August 2009.
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more |
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Entertainment News |
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Maharaja:
the Splendour of India's Royal Courts: 10
Oct 2009 - 17 Jan 2010
Anish
Kapoor Exhibition at the Royal Academy,
26 September - 11 December
Decibel
Performing Arts Showcase: 15 – 18 September
2009
Pop
Samiti: The future for British Asians, 12
-14 August 2009
Janmastami:
Krishna Festival, 14 -16 August 2009
BBC
'Bollywood' Proms: 17 July - 12 September
2009
The
Black Album by Hanif Kureishi, 14 July - 7
October 2009
British
Asian Musicians By Jaskirt Dhaliwal, 6 July
- 28 August 2009
Indian
Summer: Garden & Cosmos, Royal Paintings
of Jodhpur, 28 May - 23 Aug |
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