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Vidya Balan may step in 'Pa'
By Our Correspondent ©2007 Bollyvista.com
'Cheeni Kum' might have been accepted by audiences with mixed reactions but its director R. Balki is all excited about his next movie 'Pa' with same producer Sunil Manchanda. 'Pa' is ready to go on the floors in due time and features Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan. It is a very light comedy film portraying the relationship between a father and son.
Although Balki had thought of casting Aishwarya Rai in the film earlier, news has come in that Vidya Balan may step in the project instead of Rai.
'Pa' will have musical notes from Ilaiyaraaja, who is being appreciated for his work in 'Cheeni Kum'.
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Thanks raja_fan for posting the full news item !
Looks like IR was present for "Cheeni Kum" preview. Here is a short interview of his:
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems...trek&Topic=-59
thanks,
Krishnan
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Folks,
here is a wiki search on IR in Cheeni kum.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheeni_Kum
Part of the article is pasted here.
Music Composer Ilayaraja has composed 7 tracks. The reaction towards this album is generally positive. Fans of the maestro have praised Raja's efforts in spreading the acclaimed tamil tunes and modernizing it in hindi. Although some fans have panned that Raja should've created some more tunes and should've created a original soundtrack rather than recycle his classic tamil tunes. Reviewers such as Indiafm has rated "Cheeni Kum" 3 stars out off 5 with Joginer Tuteja quoting "'Cheeni Kum' turns out to be an enjoyable album which has its moments throughout its 7 track duration. While one never expected a musical from a film which told a love story that had never been seen before, 'Cheeni Kum' manages to throw in a nice-n-little pleasant surprise." Other sites such as Planet Bollywood, Sulekha, and fellow internet bloggers have praised Raja's melodious tunes in comparison's to today's music given by Himesh Reshamiya or Anu Malik.
Similarily [Businessofcinema.com] gave the album a 3/5 rating and mentioned that "sounds of the instruments and Vocals blend in harmony to provide a simple yet powerful score. This album is a must have, especially to play in between all those generated scores we are usually subjected to."
However,Rediff.com reviewer, Sonia Chopra has given the album a 2.5 out 5 stars quoting "The music is largely monotonous; only one or two voices have been used throughout. Not that Shreya Ghosal is not a good singer, she's terrific; but three songs one after the other, with the same voice, does begin to grate on your nerves. Plus, all the songs sound similar. Even lyrics by Sameer and Manoj Tapadia are disappointing and mediocre. When people say that they appreciate simple lyrics, they don't mean lyrics without any imagination whatsoever!" The Rediff bloggers have widely countered her logic by claiming that she has no ear for the maestro's music followed by a series of negative comments against her and the site's biased reviews as well.
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Realactivex,
Don't take wikipedia seriously :)
Do you know that you and I can edit that page ourselves ? :D
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http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/28/stor...2805770200.htm
And I read in bbc website that CK managed to be #8 in London BO...
http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?a...lnews&id=33360
someone said he'll wait for Subash Jha's review...he says IR's melodies are talcum fresh...
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guys, did you all notice the patronising manner in which these portals portray IR or Kamal ?
"'Pa' will have musical notes from Ilaiyaraaja, who is being appreciated for his work in 'Cheeni Kum'"
for Kamal it is always "the talented Kamal"
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CK got a 70% response this coming weekend in comparison to the dull 20% on opening day. Declared Super hit overseas along with Shootout as well.
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