R Balki
Amitabh Bachchan Appreciates Abhishek Bachchan’s Performance In R Balki’s Ghoomer In This Way; Read
For years, Abhishek Bachchan has been known in Bollywood and to the masses as the son of the mighty popular Shehenshaah of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan. Though Abhishek has been a great performer himself, having shown us ample proof in films Guru, Dasvi, Bob Biswas, Breathe and much more, he has not got what he deserved as far as the limelight goes. Now with R Balki's film Ghoomer releasing today, Amitabh Bachchan cannot control his emotions and sentiments in describing his son's performance in the film. He was seen penning an emotional note for Abhishek, appreciating his journey as an actor | Click Here...
How The Hell Did We Do it? Balki On 13 Years Of Paa
Senior and Junior Bachchan switching their real-life roles on screen…nah, forget it! Won’t work. This is what the audacious Balki was told by his renowned cinematographer P C Sriram about the concept behind Paa. Only two people on-board believed it would work: Balki and Mr Bachchan. But since Balki trusted Sriram’s judgement implicitly he decided to call off the project. However Balki flew to Hyderabad with Sriram for Mr Bachchan’s looks test. Mr B had to do the last day’s shooting of Shoojit Sircar’s Johnny Walker which never got released , | Click Here...
Balki Willing To Make Bachchan Bio-Pic, On One Condition
R Balki who is an unabashed Amitabh Bachchan fan says he is more than willing to make the Bachchan bio-pic. “But who will play the Big B? You tell me! There is not a single actor in this country who would dare to step into those Size 8 shoes.I would love to make the bio-pic. But there is no one I can get to play the Bachchan,” sighs Balki. Not even AB Junior? “Abhishek? Is he crazy to do something so foolhardy? Of course Abhishek would never play his father on screen. He knows it’s impossible for anyone to play the Mega Bachchan , not even | Click Here...
Writer and Director Gauri Shinde announces an auction of the late Sridevi’s sarees on 10 years of English Vinglish
One of the first movies to hit the trifecta of having a great story, relatability and social messaging while also being a memorable watch was English Vinglish all the way back in 2012. One of the most iconic Sridevi characters, Shashi Godbole reminded us so much of our own mothers. A movie that made us laugh and left us with tears, English Vinglish celebrates its 10 years of existence this year. To celebrate this momentous occasion, writer and director Gauri Shinde along with the cast and crew of the film held a panel discussion today. Guests like Producer of the film R Balki, Prod | Click Here...
The Incredible Journey Of Balki As A Filmmaker
In a career of 15 years the inevitably unpredictable R. Balki has directed only five films, and none since Padman in 2018. Before we plunge into Balki’s Chup:The Revenge Of The Artiste this Friday, let’s assess his five directorial undertakings so far, each completely different in theme, ,mood and derringdo from the previous. 1. Cheeni Kum(2007): Cheeni Kum is probably the sauciest, sassiest, slickest, smoothest and most scrumptious romantic comedy you’ll see in the Hindi language in a long time.She’s in London for a holiday. He is a cantankerous | Click Here...
Did Bad Reviews For Kagaz Ke Phool Kill him Or Was Unrequited Love The Reason For Guru Dutt’s Suicide?
On 10 October, 1964 one of Indian cinema’s most gifted filmmakers ended his life. Guru Dutt was only 39 .Some say the bad reviews for his most celebrated work Kagaz Ka Phool did him in. R Balki's new engrossing thriller Chup explores this line of thought. Some say Guru Dutt Padukone (yes Deepika is related to him) died of an accidental overdose . But most of us believe , Guru Dutt died of a broken heart. Hopelessly and tragically in love with the beauteous Waheeda Rehman, Guru Dutt ended his life because without love, there was no life. And Gu | Click Here...
Sunny Deol On Working With Balki
Actor Sunny Deol has not been seen on screen since Blank in 2019 which drew a blank at the boxoffice .He hopes to make a comeback with R Balki’s Chup which opens this week. In Chup Sunny Deol got to work with R Balki for the first time. Deol recently opened up on his experience of working with the director."It is my first time working with Balki . He is really a great professional with a great vision. He knows what he wants and is very precise with his work, and that's what made us finish the shoot within just 45 days. It was a great pleasure working with hi | Click Here...
First-ever Pan-India ‘Freeview’ of R Balki’s ‘Chup’ on 20th September!
For the first time ever, the team of R Balki’s Chup featuring Sunny Deol, Dulquer Salmaan and Pooja Bhatt, have organised a special public ‘free of cost’ viewing of their highly-anticipated romantic psycho thriller for the audience three days before its release across 10 cities of the country. Traditionally, most films have been shown to the critics and the film industry before the audience. But for the first time ever, the audience will get to see a film before anybody else! The special public freeview of Chup has been organised in ten cities including Mumbai, Pune, Ahmed | Click Here...
R Balki’s Chup Serial Killer Takes On Film Critics
The trailer of R Balki’s Chup once again shows R Balki to be one of the most innovative and enterprising filmmakers in Indian cinema. Never afraid to break the glass ceiling , in his debut film Cheeni Kum he depicted a summer-winter love story between Tabu and Amitabh Bachchan. In Shamitabh, Amitabh played the ghost voice of a mute superstar. “The challenge is to do something completely unexpected. I like to surprise myself and the audience,” says Balki. The idea to do film on how film criticism affects cinema came to Balki after his first film Cheeni | Click Here...
Watch: Sunny Deol Dulquer Salmaan starrer ‘Chup’ teaser revealed on legend Guru Dutt’s birth anniversary
A wonderful and amazing update coming in for all fans and admirers of Sunny Deol and Dulquer Salmaan. The moment when R Balki and his team had announced 'Chup' featuring the two actors, we all were extremely excited and happy. The psychological thriller promises to be an entertaining watch and no wonder we are all looking forward to it. Well, finally, the moment is here where we can see the teaser and anticipate what's in store for us. On the birth anniversary of legendary Guru Dutt, the teaser of the movie was released and ever since then, fans have been showering a lot of | Click Here...
Breaking: Amitabh Bachchan In A Very Special Role In Balki’s Film
R Balki has sworn he will never direct a film without Amitabh Bachchan in it. From his directorial debut Cheeni Kum to his last-released directorial Padman in 2018, the senior Bachchan has been a part of every film of R Balki. It therefore comes as no surprise to know that Mr Bachchan is in Balki’s new underproduction directorial Ghoomer which stars Saiyami Kher as a cricket player and Abhishek Bachchan as her coach. Shabana Azmi ,working for the first time with Balki, stars as Saiyami’s cricket-loving grandmother. And now Balki’s lucky mascot Amita | Click Here...
Shabana Azmi Teams Up With Balki For The First Time
It’s a film about cricket and the mighty Shabana Azmi plays a woman who loves cricket in S Balki’s underproduction Ghoomer which stars Abhishek Bachchan and Saiyami Kher .The latter plays a budding cricketer and the former is her coach. Abhishek has earlier done the remarkable Paa with director Balki where he played his own father Amitabh Bachchan’s father(yes, that’s not a typo). Shabana Azmi who has never worked with Balki before plays Saiyami’s grandmother.A cricket aficionado, Shabana encourages Saiyami to follow her dreams of making it as a nationa | Click Here...
Scoop: Abhishek Bachchan In R Balki’s Next
They created history together in Paa in 2009. And now Abhishek Bachchan and director R Balki are coming back together for what promises to be yet another ground-breaking drama. The actor and director will team up for a film that goes on the floors early in 2022 right after Balki wraps up his Dulquer Salman-Pooja Bhatt-Sunny Deol starrer Chup: Revenge Of The Artiste. Says an informed source, “It will be something totally unique and out-of-the box like Paa . After Paa Abhishek and Balki have been waiting to find the right vehicle to come together again | Click Here...
R Balki’s next starring Sunny Deol, Pooja Bhatt, Shreya Dhanwanthary and Dulquer Salmaan to be a homage to legendary filmmaker Guru Dutt
The wait is over! There was already a lot of anticipation around the announcement of R Balki's upcoming project. The filmmaker has now released the motion poster of his much-awaited psychological thriller, Chup. Balki is honouring the greatest and most original artist of all time, Guru Dutt, by announcing the project on his death anniversary. Chup is R Balki’s debut in the genre of blood and kills. A thriller of global significance, the movie is being conceptually touted as the first-of-its-kind in the world. His films have always piqued the interest of fans, critics and peers ali | Click Here...
R Balki: “Yes, Mr Bachchan Is Also Part Of My Sunny Deol-Dulquer Starrer”
The astoundingly unpredictable R Balki’s career-graph is about to get another jolt. He is all set to direct his next film . His last directorial was the well-received Akshay Kumar starrer Padman a bio-pic on Arunachalam Muruganantham who made sanitary pads affordable to underprivileged women. Balki’s new untitled film, a thriller, will feature another Punjabi superstar. “Yes, Sunny Deol is in my film. I’ve never worked with him. I don’t know why I thought of him. But this was a role that needed a man with an understated machismo. Strong yet vulnerable. | Click Here...
Big News: Sunny Deol and Dulquer Salmaan to work together in R Balki’s next film
Some lovely news coming in for all fans of Sunny Deol and Dulquer Salmaan. As per the latest post by trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Sunny Deol and Dulquer Salmaan are all set to work together in R Balki's next untitled movie. The movie also stars Scam 1992 fame Shreya Dhanwanthary and the movie is expected to release in early 2022. How excited are you all for this? Let us know your views in the comments below and for more updates, stay tuned to IWMBuzz.com | Click Here...
R Balki, Hariharan Honour Ilaiyaraaja: The Boundless Composer
Gnanathesikan, known to the entire world as Ilaiyaraaja has composed more than 7,000 songs in nearly 200 films in Tamil Telugu and other languages. R Balki who is the only contemporary Hindi filmmaker who has coaxed Ilaiyaraaja to crossover from the South to North Indian cinema in Cheeni Kam , Paa and Shamitabh pays rich tributes to his most favourite music composer . Speaking exclusively Balki says, “What are my thoughts on him? I don’t have thoughts on him. My thoughts are all about him. Like I always tell him he grows younger every year. That’s because his body compos | Click Here...
Exclusive: Moviemaking & the new revenue model in OTT era: Trade Experts Speak
"Nothing in the world causes so much misery as uncertainty." The famous lines of Martin Luther ring loud in today's Covid inflicted world, especially for the cinema business. Many businesses have been hit by these unforeseen circumstances, but inspite of repeated attempts to draw some reliefs in policies & procedures, the movie business has hit the toughest wall that is seemingly proving hardest to break. With theaters shut to avoid Covid spread, opening every now and then with a blink of hope, the traditional box office movie mantra seems to have become a thing of the past. One | Click Here...
R Balki To Direct Dulquer Salman
The multi-talented R Balki who last directed Padman in 2018 with Akshay Kumar, is set to return to direction, this time with a thriller featuring the immensely talented Malayalam actor Dulquer Salman who has so far not had much luck in Hindi cinema. Sources say the film will be a start-to-finish quickie and will feature the multi-faceted Dulquer in a role never seen before. Balki has always made effective use of South Indian talent in Hindi cinema, be it Ilaiyaraja’s music in Cheeni Kam and Paa , Dhanush’s and Arundhati Nag’s acting tale | Click Here...
Nepotism Debate: Shekhar Kapur takes a dig at R. Balki on his Ranbir-Alia statement, Maanvi Gagroo asks, ‘Where to apply?’
Ever since Sushant Singh Rajput's demise in Bollywood, the heated arguments around nepotism have been stronger than ever before. While some have called out openly against the practices of nepotism and favoritism prevalent in the industry, some find the debate not worthy of a discussion. One such personality is R. Balki who grabbed eyeballs a few days back for saying that the nepotism debate is foolish and there are hardly any actors better than Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. While netizens didn't deny that Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are fantastic actors, they also had their o | Click Here...
R Balki-Akshay Kumar Film Shows How To Shoot Post-Lockdown
By Subhash K JhaWith the Coronavirus bringing all shooting in Mumbai to a halt, Akshay Kumar and his Padman director R Balki, took the initiative to break the deadlock by shooting a Corona-preventive ad film on May 26. Shedding light on the experience of stepping out to shoot after two months Balki says, “Akshay and I shot an ad for the health ministry about the post-lockdown responsibilities of each one of us. We need to get back to work but ensure our safety and those of others.” The ad shows how shooting can be resumed in the post-lockdown scenario, Says Balki | Click Here...
