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ENTERTAINMENT :CINEMA
Q&A
Rahul
Dev
After
a three-and-a-half year wait, model Rahul Dev finally made his debut with
the recently released Champion. Critics panned the film but praised his
performance. The actor on roles and how not to get slotted.
Q. Critics
liked your performance but a few seemed confused whether it was acting
or your looks.
A.
Well,
Charlie Chaplin said that if you look the part, then you don't have to
act. I don't believe in being loud. I find that stupid. Understated things
work much better.
Q. What's
next?
A.
Aashiq, in which I'm a bad guy again, Ashoka the Great, in which I have
a very strong supporting role, and Mukt, in which I'm the hero opposite
Aditi Govitrikar.
Q. So
you don't want to be bad?
A.
No, I don't want to get slotted. I'm here to do exciting roles. I hope
they happen.
Q. How
much do you work out?
A.
For
two and a half hours daily.
QUESTION
OF THE WEEK
Will Raju
Chacha, made for a rumoured Rs 30 crore, recover its investment? Ajay
Devgan has made the film with passion and paise and is distributing it
himself.
Hot
Debutant
Vivek Oberoi,
the son of actor Suresh Oberoi, has filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma all excited.
After seeing a screen test, Varma signed Oberoi not for one but three
films, including an underworld saga tentatively titled Company. "He's
one of the best actors I've seen," Varma says enthusiastically. We'll
see.
Changing
Tracks
After 16
years of playing wife and mom, retired heroine Rati Agnihotri decided
to take on a new role. After she signed up with Rahul Rawail for Kuch
khatti, kuch meethi, filmmakers are making a beeline for her door. She
currently has five films on hand including Subhash Ghai's Yaadein. Agnihotri,
who has a 14-year-old son, is playing mom to the likes of Bobby Deol.
But that doesn't bother her. "I am a mom in real life," she
says. "These characters are in tune with my sensibilities at this
point in life. I would feel foolish running around trees now." Good
thinking.
Antara,
Act II
She played
the sassy best friend in Ram Gopal Varma's Mast and then did the disappearing
act. Now Antara Maali is back in action with Khiladi 420. Also, in this
film she finally gets to do the glam gal act that includes a steamy song
number with Akshay Kumar. "It's a typical khiladi film-inane and
fun. But I was very excited when I was doing it. It's nice to look good
for a change." Coming up next are a couple of more artistic projects.
"But I'll always be around," Antara promises, "I can't
do anything better than acting."
BOX OFFICE
Dr Babasaheb
Ambedkar
Weeks in release: 1
Collections: Rs 16,57,858
Tax-free status works in small centres but big cities don't bite.
Verdict: Average to flop
Ghaath
Weeks in release: 2
Collections: Rs 4,63,095
Manoj Bajpai's angry young man act is getting stale.
Verdict: Flop
Snip
Weeks in release: 2
Collections: Rs1,67,755
This Indi flick starring Sophiya Haque does not click with either masses
or the classes.
Verdict: Flop
Mumbai collections only
Source: Trade magazines
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