Recently, a fire broke out on the sets of Anil Kapoor’s Aisha. Luckily there were no major damages and no one was grievously injured.
On Thursday afternoon, the incident happened because of an electrical problem at Filmistan Studios in Goregaon where the shooting was on. However, the fire wasn’t of great magnitude and was controlled within 15 minutes. As there wasn’t much damage on the sets, the shooting will resume in two days time.
According to a fire brigade control officer, the fire damaged the curtains and electrical wire on the sets. For precaution sake, four to five trucks were dispatched.
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Next year may well be the year of sequels with most directors and producers ready to make Part 2 or Part 3 of their landmark films. Of course, the trend has already been set by Rohit Shetty and his Golmaal series , of which two are already out. The director is all set to begin work on the trilogy in the coming year, the cast of which will remain the same, except for the absence of Arshad Warsi from the sequel and the trilogy.
Another film which is dying to have a sequel is ’Mr India’. Producer Boney Kapoor is very keen on making a sequel which will star his wife Sridevi and brother Anil Kapoor. This time round he intends to rope in Salman Khan as well as a superhero. Priyadarshan made ’Hera Pheri’ and gave us those loveable characters of Babubrao, Ghanshyam and Raju.
But he had no hand in the sequel, ’Phir Hera Pheri’ and now one hears that ’Hera Pheri 4’ is on the cards and it will be directed by Anees Bazmee. And no we haven’t missed Hera Pheri 3, just that the trilogy is being called ’Hera Pheri 4’. And that’s not all, there is Farhan Akhtar’s ’Don 2’, Abbas Mustan’s ’Race 2’, Shetty’s ’All The Best 2’, and ’Agyaat 2’ as well.
One also hears that there may just be a ’Dhoom 3’ as well. So that makes it almost a year full of sequels and trilogies. Bollywood has finally joined with Hollywood in the business of making sequels. It is after all, a matter of brand value. If it sells, then why not?
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At 90, legendary singer Manna Dey is a busy man. After being recently honoured with the 55th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his lifetime contribution towards Indian cinema, he is busy singing around the world.
Asked what keeps him going, Dey told IANS: "It’s the love of my fans. I sing for my fans. They have showered me with so much love and adulation everywhere I go, I cannot say no to them."
He is just back from a musical tour in the US and is busy practising every morning at his home in Banaswadi here for the concert this Sunday. He could not turn down the long pending request of his fans here.
"Both me and my wife Sulochana love Bangalore. People here are musically inclined and I hope to give my best at the concert for my fans," said Dey, who shifted from Mumbai to Bangalore in 2001 to stay near his daughter Shuroma here.
During his three-hour long concert, he will sing 25 of his popular songs including "Aye mere pyare watan", "Pucho na kaise maine raen bitaye", "Aey bhai zara dekh ke chalo", "Zindagi kaisi hai pehali" and "Jhanak jhanak tore bajey payaliya" at Ambedkar Bhavan here.
The event is being organised by Manna Dey Fan Club in Bangalore in collaboration with Maam Entertainment, a city-based event management group.
"It’s an honour for us that Manna Dey has agreed to perform for his fans in Bangalore. He’s a legend and it will be a sheer pleasure for his fans in the city to listen to the veteran singers," Arundhati Biswas, a member of the club, told IANS.
There are around 500 members in the club.
At the concert, Dey will walk down the memory lane to re-live a 60-year singing career with some of his most popular songs and recount anecdotes from his life and career as one of the most versatile singers of the Hindi film industry.
K.C. Khurana, the 85-year-old anchorperson who has been hosting several of Dey’s shows since last three decades, will be specially coming from New Delhi to accompany the singer at the dais in Bangalore.
"All his old musicians who played for Manna da earlier will be coming from Mumbai to play at the concert," added Biswas.
As a tribute to the legend, Dey will be felicitated on the day by his fans.
In commemoration, a silver coin engraved with a portrait of Manna Dey will be released at the concert, along with limited editions of an audio CD with 15 of Manna Dey’s biggest hits selected personally by him.
While the concert is mainly by invitation, limited tickets priced at Rs.500 and Rs.250 are also available, say the organisers who are hoping to host around 1,300 in the audience on the day.
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