I seriously hope the trend catches on. . OST's success should be decoupled from the success of the movie as much as possible.
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Jahanzeb Farooq <[email protected]>wrote: > > But Mehra says the film's nine songs will be used in the background, > not picturized as in typical Hindi films. > > very good in fact. that hero heroine singing and dancing etc does not > look realistic at all, at least it does not suite to Delhi 6 type of > film. > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > > > Delhi 6' Reveals 'The Devil Within': Rakeysh Mehra By LISA > TSERING > > indiawest.com February 12, 2009 03:03:00 PM > > > > It's 2:30 in the morning Mumbai time, but Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is > > energized by the prospect of talking about his latest project, > "Delhi 6." > > > > The writer-director of the acclaimed box office hit "Rang De > Basanti" aims > > to put his unique stamp on a theme that has been explored many times > > onscreen before — when a young Indian American man returns "home" to > India > > for the first time, what will he find there? > > > > "Delhi 6 is a microcosm of India," Mehra told India-West by phone > in a > > recent interview. "It's one of the oldest cities in India, almost > 1,000 > > years old, and still holds those values and traditions. At the same > time, > > it's in the middle of 'Global India.' It's a crazy dichotomy." > > > > He was in an editing suite, putting the finishing touches on what is > one of > > the season's most eagerly awaited films, to be released Feb. 20. > > > > With music by A.R. Rahman and a cast that includes Abhishek > Bachchan, Sonam > > Kapoor, Om Puri, Rishi Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman, "Delhi 6" is a > story about > > Roshan (Bachchan), a man brought up in the United States who has to > go to > > Delhi at the request of his aging grandmother (Rehman). > > > > "Roshan is a second-generation Indian with an American passport, who > has > > never been to India," explained Mehra. "When he gets there, his soul > is > > happy — he feels a kind of attraction that you feel when you go home > to your > > village." > > > > Once he gets there, he meets Bittu (Kapoor), a girl who wants to > leave India > > for the West. "She wants to get out," said Mehra. "Then, electricity > happens > > between them." > > > > "Delhi 6" is more of a character study than a "plot-oriented film," > said > > Mehra. "I see it as a fabric; I try to weave different patterns." > Mehra also > > juxtaposes a staging of the Ram Leela with Roshan's story to add a > simpler > > good-versus-evil motif. > > > > Abhishek Bachchan was the first actor Mehra considered for the role, > which > > was just fine with the actor himself. "He knew I'd understand the > role," > > Bachchan told India-West Feb. 6 from New York, where he was visiting > his > > wife, Aishwarya Rai, on her promotional tour for "The Pink Panther > 2." > > > > "I spent a large part of my childhood abroad," he added. Bachchan > had > > earlier spent three years at Boston University, where he studied > liberal > > arts and drama, and found it easy to adopt an American accent. "We > discussed > > the accent I would use in the film," he said. "We put a hint of an > American > > accent in, not too much stress on it." > > > > Bachchan praised Mehra's writing and directorial style — just enough > > pressure to craft a good performance, but not so much that the > actors are > > stifled. "His script is so precise, so detailed. But he lets you > loose on > > the set," he said. > > > > Mehra said he first narrated the idea for the film to Bachchan seven > years > > ago. "I really liked his interpretation of it," said Mehra. "He read > between > > the lines. It was I who was scared to touch it. I kept that script > under my > > pillow all those years." > > > > A.R. Rahman introduces new talent Ash King on the soundtrack, which > is an > > effective blend of classic qawaali styles and electronica-fueled > dance > > music. But Mehra says the film's nine songs will be used in the > background, > > not picturized as in typical Hindi films. > > > > "With 'Rang De Basanti,' people accepted that the characters weren't > > singing," said Mehra. "I think I started a trend. A.R. has done a > beautiful > > job." > > > > To add another layer of realism, Mehra insisted the film be shot in > sync > > sound. "There's no other way," he said firmly. > > > > Knowing that shooting the entire film on location in Purani Dilli > itself > > would be a massive headache, Mehra decided instead to build a huge > set 100 > > kms from Jaipur, and only shot a few selected scenes in Old Delhi. > > > > Since the character of Roshan is of mixed heritage — his mother is > Muslim > > and his father Hindu — the film touches on the issue of communal > conflict. > > "There's a caste system and a religious divide," said Mehra. "The > film > > starts getting deeper into troubled waters … it's a movie about the > devil > > within. We disguise this devil with layers, but we are never able to > > confront it. > > > > "'Delhi 6' is a black comedy, a social drama, but a family film, > too," Mehra > > told India-West. "I grew up there. All my childhood memories are > there. This > > film is semi-autobiographical — with the pigeons, the kites, the > smells of > > the food. It's as real as it gets." > > http://www.indiawest.com/readmore.aspx?id=901&sid=3 > > > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > > >
