GREAT DILIP KUMAR..WRITER-DIRECTOR TOO!

All knows our Yusufsahab..Dilip Kumar is great actor; but very few knows that he is good writer & director too!

Dilipkumar, Vyjayantimala & Nasir Khan

in film 'Ganga Jamuna' (1961).

Vyjayanthimala, Dilipkumar & Motilala 

in film 'Leader (1964).

Dilip Kumar produced & wrote (he acted) milestone movie 'Ganga Jamuna' (1961)...in which superstar Amitabh Bachchan observed 'angry young man image' for him! Wahida Rahaman, Dilip Kumar & Manoj Kumar in 'Aadmi' (1968).

Waheeda Rehman, Dilipkumar & Manojkumar

in film 'Aadmi' (1968).

Then he wrote political drama film 'Leader' (1964) and co-directed romantic film.. 
'Dil Diya Dard Liya' (1966). After that he directed intense drama 'Aadmi' (1968) for which he did not take credit!

Apart from above movies, he gave guidance to his some other films' directors & co-artist in improvisation of scenes!..which some thinks interference! Latter in 1992 producer Sudhakar Bokade asked him to direct - 'Kalinga'!

Anyway, Dilip Kumarji wrote, produced & directed films are among the masterpieces in our Indian Cinema!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

'GULLY BOY' AND '8 MILE'..SAME?!

Bollywood movie 'Gully Boy' won Best awards in this '65th Filmfare'..and again remembered it's similarity with 17 years old Hollywood film '8 Mile'! In this context, note that 'Gully Boy' was out from 'Oscar's race!

'Gully Boy' (according to it's filmmakers) may inspired by lives of rappers in Mumbai; but we can not ignore it's similarity with '6 Mile' in plots and visuals! Protagonists of both the films are with odd family backgrounds from slum areas. And they pursue their dream of becoming rapper in contrast situations! Things like supportive friends, love triangles & rap battles also there in both the films.

Scenes from Hollywood film '8 Mile' & Bollywood movie 'Gully Boy'!

In Curtis Hanson's movie '8 Mile' (2002) American rapper Eminem played the main role and won 'Oscar's 'Best Original Song' award for his..
 "Lose Yourself.." In film artists Mekhi Phifer & Brittany Murphy accompanied him!

In Farhan & Zoya Akhtar's well made movie 'Gully Boy' (2019) Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt also acted superbly! But it's "Apna time aayega.." is still away from international recognition!

Any way, I admire Akhtar brother-sister filmmakers & these artists.

Congratulations!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

'PARASITE' AND 'MINSARA KANNA'!

South Korean film 'Parasite' (2019) & Tamil film 'Minsara Kanna' (1999)

South Korean film 'Parasite' won this '92nd Oscar's four awards including 'Best Picture'!

But now here, in South Indian film industry..Tamil cine-goers finds some similarity between 'Parasite' & their 20 years old movie 'Minsara Kanna'! Came to know that, specifically fans of actor Vijay (who is hero of that film) are claiming this!

Tamil movie 'Minsara Kanna' (1999) is about wealthy young man who presents himself as poor and gets job in rich family to win his lady love. In this he manages to get his other family members to be employed with that rich family. M. A. Kennedy wrote and K. S. Ravikumar directed this.

And, South Korean Bong Joon-Ho directed film 'Parasite' (2019) tells the story of poor family (with need of jobs). In this, after a young boy of this family, other members of it also slowly enters into the lives of a wealthy family!

But, commercial film 'Minsara Kanna' was with slightly different romantic plot! Whereas, with different genre 'Parasite' explores the living of poor & rich in complex situations!

So what can we say in it?

- Manoj Kulkarni

Congrats! 

South Korean, Bong Joon-Ho's film 'Parasite' became first foreign language film to win 'Oscar's Best Picture'!

- Manoj Kulkarni

FOUR IMAGES OF CHILDREN OF FOUR GREAT FILMS!

Here are four close-ups from world cinema's four great filmmakers' four trendsetter films..in which they focused the reality through eyes of the children:

(Left side) :

Franco Interlenghi in 'Shoeshine' (1946) made by one of the pioneers of 'Italian Neo-Realism'..great Vittorio De Sica!

(Right side) :

Subir Banerjee in 'Pather Panchali' (1955) made by one of the pioneers of Neo-Realistic Cinema in our India..great Satyajit Ray!

(Left side) :
Jean-Pierre Leaud in 'The 400 Blows' (1959) made by one of the pioneers of 'French New Wave'..great Francois Truffaut!

(Right side) :

Nikolai Burlyayev in 'Ivan's Childhood' (1962) first film of master & theorist of great Soviet/Russian cinema..Andrei Tarkovsky!




I admire these great filmmakers of world cinema!
Tribute these great artists!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

CHINA & 'DR. KOTNIS KI AMAR KAHANI'!

On current tragic situation in China..I remembered this great picture portraying great hero in the history of Indo-China friendship!

Real Dr. Kotnis' great medical work!

V. Shantaram (with wife) Jayashree..

in the roles of Dr. Kotnis & Chng Lan!

Based on the novel 'And.. One Did Not Come Back' written by..
K. A. Abbas, this film was made by V. - Shantaram in 1946. This shows the real story of Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis who devoted his life in serving medical assistance in China!

Salute & Tribute!!

- Manoj Kulkarni