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Always right: dangerous

Most of the time right and wrong are relative terms. Right and wrong in one frame are not necessarily right or wrong in another frame. But still, some universal truths are right in all frames.

Now coming to question, there are two scenarios;

1- a person always claims to be right

2- the person wants to be right.

“It is for better to prove yourself right than to prove others wrong”

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Sobhita Dhulipala and Emraan Hashmi in a scene from Bard of Blood, a 7-part Indian espionage thriller based on the novel by Bilal Siddiqi (premiered on Netflix in September 2019)

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शाहरुख खान के लाडले आर्यन खान जल्द करेंगे डेब्यू, एक्टिंग नहीं बल्कि ये काम करते आएंगे नजर !

शाहरुख खान के लाडले आर्यन खान जल्द करेंगे डेब्यू, एक्टिंग नहीं बल्कि ये काम करते आएंगे नजर !

शाहरुख खान (Shah Rukh Khan) के बेटे आर्यन खान (Aryan Khan) एक बार फिर से सुर्खियां बटोर रहे हैं. इसके पीछे की वजह का उनका डेब्यू. जैसा की उनके पिता यानी शाहरुख खान (Shah Rukh Khan) पहले भी कई बार ये बता चुके हैं कि आर्या खान को एक्टिंग में कोई इंट्रेस्ट नहीं हैं. शाहरुख का कहना था की उनका बेटे का फिल्ममेकिंग की तरफ ज्यादा रुझान है. काफी लंबे समय से ही ये खबरें आती रही हैं कि आर्यन खान (Aryan…

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That’s the worst part of being a man in the intelligence game. The wait. Minutes turn into hours, which turn into days, which turn into months and, sometimes, even years. But then, all of it boils down to those few seconds. The seconds that justify the wait. The seconds that make or break. The seconds that determine life and death.

Bilal Siddiqi, The Bard of Blood

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shah rukh khan to co produce new web show called Bard of Blood with emraan hashmi

shah rukh khan to co produce new web show called Bard of Blood with emraan hashmi

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Publish Date:Fri, 27 Jul 2018 03:51 PM (IST) मुंबई। सेल फोन ज़िंदगी का हिस्सा है और इसी कारण अब एंटरटेनमेंट के कारोबारियों ने वेब सीरीज़ को अपने बिज़नेस का नया हथियार बना लिया है। दनादन आ रही वेब सीरीज़ में अब एक नया नाम जुड़ गया है – बार्ड ऑफ ब्लड।

शाहरुख़ और गौरी खान की रेड चिलीज़ एंटरटेनमेंट के को प्रोडक्शन में ये नेट फ्लिक्स की ओरिजनल वेब सीरीज़ होगी जिसकी घोषणा शुक्रवार को की गई। इमरान…

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#BrunchBookChallenge: 5 movies that would make great books - brunch boc

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The cool crazy The Departed Bilal Siddiqi

“I’d really love to read Martin Scorsese’s The Departed as a book. Each character has the scope to be fleshed out and given their space to breathe if it were to be a novel, because in a film the runtime limits you.” One character I’d like to write out in more detail: “I’d like to read a whole backstory of Jack Nicholson’s character – Frank Costello. This would give us more insight and time to live with the crazy, ruthless character and what made him that way.”

Watch out! The Truman Show Durjoy Datta

“I’d like to see The Truman Show, which is one of my absolute favourite movies. The character lives a life that’s being watched by millions and though the movie came out years ago, it is so contemporary. It would be quite something to go into the psyche of people watching Truman en masse.” One character I’d like to write out in more detail: “I’d like auxiliary characters to be given more space in the novel to truly understand why voyeurism is a big draw.”

Age of innocence Masaan Gurmehar Kaur

“One movie that I would like to read as a book would be Masaan. I’m always curious as to how films that visually show with two intertwined yet completely different stories would be written on paper. Also there is a certain innocence about the unscathed young romance between Deepak and Shaalu.” One character I’d like to write out in more detail: “I would love to see Devi be turned into a fictional character because there is this fearlessness and vulnerability about her that I’d like to see put into words.”

Serial winner Once Upon a Time in the West Vivaan Shah

“I’d love to see Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West as a novel. As a matter of fact, I’d love to see a series of novels with The Man with No Name played by Clint Eastwood in Leone’s Dollars Trilogy. ” One character I’d like to write out in more detail: “The Man with No Name. To see a novel employ the same anti-economy of storytelling by employing words to stretch out its stylistic legs and create a new form of narrative communication the way Leone did non-verbally with this character would be amazing.”

Fun n frolic Khubsoorat Andaleeb Wajid

“Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Khubsoorat would make a fantastic book. It would be challenging to see all that chaos play out on the pages and to read from the points of view of the many characters in the movie.” One character I’d like to write out in more detail: “Rekha’s character Manju could be more contemporary. She could be an entrepreneur.”

From HT Brunch, June 21, 2020

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10 Indian Originals on Netflix You Need to Watch Out For

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As Netflix goes big on India, here’s a list of shows/films we are excited about.

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Last Updated: November 10, 2018, 10:21 AM IST

Aiming to monetise the vast untapped market that is India, Netflix has decided to go big on the content from the region to attract more subscribers.

The streaming giant recently announced an exciting line-up of several new projects, especially green-lit keeping in mind the taste and sensibilities of the Indian audiences.

Here, we give you a low-down on the most promising of the lot.

Bard of Blood

Produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, this multilingual espionage thriller based on Bilal Siddiqi’s book, stars Emraan Hashmi in the lead role.

A series set against the backdrop of the Indian subcontinent, it’s the story of Kabir Anand, an expelled spy, who is recalled from his present life of a professor in Panchgani to save his nation and long-lost love.

Baahubali: Before the Beginning

A spin-off series based on SS Rajamouli’s epic film Baahubali: The Beginning, it stars Mrunal Thakur as Sivagami and Rahul Bose as Skandadasa. Atul Kulkarni, Vaquar Shaikh, Jameel Khan, Siddharth Arora and Anup Soni also star in the series in important roles.

Hotel Mumbai

Directed by Anthony Maras, the film is based on true stories revolving around the devastating 2008 Mumbai attacks. It stars Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher and Jason Isaacs in important roles.

Rajma Chawal

A humorous family drama set in New Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, it is slated to release globally on November 30, 2018. Directed by Leena Yadav, the film stars Rishi Kapoor, Aparshakti Khurana and Amyra Dastur in pivotal roles.

Cobalt Blue

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, it revolves around two siblings—a brother and sister—who fall in love with the same man and how their traditional Marathi family is shattered by the events that follow. Written and directed by Sachin Kundalkar, it focuses on the pain and the beauty of forbidden love.

Chopsticks

It’s the story of an under-confident, talented girl who has been sidestepped all her life. She seeks out a local con to help recover her stolen car from a crazy Mumbai gangster, and in the process, finds her self-confidence. The film stars Mithila Palkar, Abhay Deol and Vijay Raaz in the lead roles.

Leila

Produced by Deepa Mehta, it’s a dystopian fiction series adapted from the novel of the same name by Urmi Juvekar.

The story of a mother’s search for her daughter, from whom she was separated 16 years ago, it stars Huma Qureshi and Siddharth Suryanarayan in the lead roles.

Bulbul

Produced by Anushka Sharma’s Clean Slate Films, it is a period film set in a world of old beliefs and superstitions.

It’s the story of Satya, Bulbul—his brother’s child bride—and their haunted ancestral village, which is plagued by mysterious deaths and the stories of a woman in the shadows.

15th August

Produced by Madhuri Dixit, this Marathi film is set in a Mumbai chawl and follows the course of a single day as the residents prepare for the flag-hoisting ceremony. It showcases the struggles of middle-class India and how love sets us free.

Music Teacher

Directed by Sarthak Dasgupta, it is the story of an emotionally troubled music teacher, played by Manav Kaul, who gets a chance to come to terms with his bitterness with an estranged student, who is now a celebrated Bollywood singer.

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Emraan Hashmi’s son delivers inspiring speech on World Cancer Day, gets standing ovation from Sonali Bendre - bollywood

Emraan Hashmi’s son Ayaan Hashmi delivered a powerful speech on World Cancer Day at an event. Ayaan, a cancer survivor, was among the speakers at the Nargis Dutt Foundation event hosted by Priya Dutt and won the hearts of the audience with his words of wisdom. Taking to the stage with confidence, Ayaan began his speech, “Yesterday was my birthday, surprisingly today is cancer day. I think it is a coincidence. So my first day I was doing this was at Tata Memorial Hospital event. That was pretty good too. But I think this one is going to be a little bit better because I am going to say something about cancer.”   Sharing details of his battle with cancer, he went on to say, “Cancer is horrible, it hurts you in every way, mentally and physically but after I survived cancer, my whole life has changed. I was strong, I was a fearless leader. For (fighting) cancer, you need to have a few qualities and that everyone over here has. You need to be strong. Everyone is strong over here. Fearless and fighter.”He ended his speech saying, “To end my speech, I will only say one sentence ‘Cancer is curable’.” This received loud claps from the audience including actor Sonali Bendre, who is seen standing up for the kid to clap for him.” The video got a huge response on social media with many showing their love for the young boy. TV actor Sanjeeda Shaikh wrote, “Aww tight hug.” A viewer reacted, “Strength of nation.... love you lil hero.” Another wrote, “Adorable and strong n smart kid ! Wish you best always.”One more commented to the video, “May God bless him he his sooo cutee.”Also read: Vishal Bhardwaj feels Arnab Goswami ‘is less piercing’ post Kunal Kamra incident, wife Rekha Bhardwaj jokes ‘TV was on mute’Ayaan was diagnosed with first-stage cancer at the age of four in 2014. He was declared cancer-free last year. Emraan had shared the news on Twitter with a few pictures and wrote, “Today, 5 years after his diagnosis Ayaan has been declared cancer free. It has been quite a journey. Thank you for all your prayers and wishes. Love and prayers for all the cancer fighters out there, hope and belief goes a long way. You can WIN this battle !!! #thekissoflife.” Emraan had also co-written a book titled The Kiss of Life: How A Superhero and My Son Defeated Cancer along with Bilal Siddiqi. Emraan made his digital debut on Netflix last year with web show, Bard of Blood. It was produced by Shah Rukh Khan. He was recently seen in the film, The Body and will now be seen alongside Amitabh Bachchan in Chehre. Follow @htshowbiz for more Read the full article

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Sada Tamatar Score 8//10. Shahrukh Khan produced spy series Bard OF Blood is slick, dark, emotional and portrays Bilal Siddiqi’s book by the same name. Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings flew down to Mumbai to announce a deal with Shah Rukh Khan-founded Red Chillies for their first partnership: Bard of Blood, a multi-lingual action spy series is the original spy thriller of Indian characters. Set in the troubled Pakistani province of Balochistan, the series deals with cross-border terrorism, and involves rogue Indian agents contending with Pakistani intelligence services and the heroic actions of several covert agents. We like the speed and the frames. We think it is international in its content, almost contending with the American Spy series which are more based on limited research on this subject; especially when cross border terrorism is limited to ISIS or Al Qaeda portrayal. Indians have their own demons. Being based on a work of fiction with international terrorism undertones, is always a difficult task- given how limited you can run your imagination. Emran Hashmi looks good, Sobhita Dhulipala makes her mark as an actor and the Kirti Kulhari Sehgal creates a sizzle. We recommend the series for its narrative, good direction by Ribhu Dasgupta and finally a spy thriller that we can talk about in answer to the barrage of ISIS and Al Qaeda fiction we are so used to in the USA. @therealemraan @iamsrk @redchilliesent https://www.instagram.com/p/B64L1dCBny0/?igshid=1lfumzx26lrd1

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Bard Of Blood Trailer: Emraan Hashmi As An Undercover Agent Comes With An Espionage Thriller

Throughout the career of Emraan Hashmi has been seen in roles such as gangster, con man and romantic heartthrob. However, these characters have not managed to justify his talent as an actor. Now, Emraan will be seen in Netflix series Bard of Blood which is made by Shahrukh Khan’s Red Chillies Production. Trailer of the series has given us some glimpses of Emraan Hashmi’s character. Previously, Shahrukh has informed us about the show through his tweets and a promotional video.

Trailer is about 2 minutes and 30 seconds long. In the very beginning of trailer, we can see that some Indian spies have been caught in Balochistan, Pakistan. To find solution for this problem, a school teacher named Kabir Anand aka Emraan hashmi has been summoned. Kabir has been asked to rescue these spies. On the occasion, it has been informed to us also that Kabir has been dismissed from his work after a failed mission. Failure of the past still haunts Kabir. However, he decides to take charge of the rescue mission. In this mission, two agents have accompanied Kabir which is played by Sobhita Dhulipala aka Isha and Vineet Kumar aka Veer. Being a fighter, Kabir likes to give everything for a mission. Same time, he struggle to deal with his inner demons and complete the task.

In addition to Emraan Hashmi, Sobhita Dhulipala and Vineet Kumar, Kirti Kulhari, Rajit Kapoor and Jaideep Ahlawat will be seen in this series. Gaurav Verma and Bilal Siddiqi have worked on the story and it has been directed by Ribhu Dasgupta.

Regarding the series, director Ribhu Dasgupta has told us “This journey on Bard of Blood has been one which I will cherish all my life. It has changed me as a person and as a filmmaker for the best. Directing the series for Netflix, in association with Red Chillies Entertainment and Mr. Khan has been an extremely fulfilling experience. I am so glad I could be part of it and very excited about the trailer launch.”

Bard of Blood is based upon a book by Bilal Siddiqi that has been released in 2015. Seven episodes will be seen in this series and it is going to premiere on 27th September, 2019.

Reference Link: https://youtu.be/uEE7HqPvqOg

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Mehwish Hayat calls out Shahrukh Khan for villifying Pakistan

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Mehwish Hayat calls out Shahrukh Khan for villifying Pakistan

Maybe Shahrukh Khan thought it was a great plan to money on the current political strains among India and Pakistan by discharging the trailer of his cooperation venture with Netflix, Bard of Blood.

By and by adopting a similar strategy Bollywood has taken so for quite a long time, the trailer for the arrangement ended up being against Pakistan and stereotyped Muslims as fear mongers.

When the trailer was discharged, it turned into the top pattern in Pakistan too, where individuals rushed to call attention to how Indian big names were not just capitalizing on the political circumstance of the two nations yet additionally advancing scorn and war through their media.

Adopting a similar strategy, Pakistani entertainer Mehwish Hayat, who had as of late spoken finally about Bollywood’s portrayal of Pakistan, expressed how Shahrukh by and by did what she had been expressing for such a long time.

“This fair vindicates what I have been stating for such a long time. One more week and one more enemy of Pakistan venture. Presently would we be able to wake up, smell the espresso and see Bollywood’s plan for what it is? @iamsrkBe devoted, no one is halting you – simply don’t do it to the detriment of denouncing us,” composed Mehwish on her Twitter.

Troubadour of Blood depends on Bilal Siddiqi’s book of a similar name. The arrangement will include Emraan Hashmi as banished RAW specialist Kabir Anand, who is gotten back to support after four knowledge officials are held hostage in Pakistan before they could send a bit of significant data to India.

With the uncertainities developing in India, maybe the Muslims in the locale are dreading for their own wellbeing and making jingoistic substance to legitimize their nationalism. Versifier of Blood has a Muslim author, a Muslim maker and a Muslim lead entertainer, but then its enemy of Muslim, what more could delineate the weight Modi’s India is under right now!

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Pakistani Twitter criticises SRK's Netflix series for stereotyping Muslims

Pakistani Twitter criticises SRK’s Netflix series for stereotyping Muslims

The trailer for the Netflix series, ‘Bard of Blood’, produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, was released yesterday.

The seven-episode thriller series is based on a 2015 book of the same name by Bilal Siddiqi. The trailer starts with the capture of some Indian spies in Balochistan and that’s how things go downhill from there.

In a recent tweet, Shah Rukh Khan described it as “a…

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ACTRESS KIRTI KULHARI WILL NEXT BE SEEN IN THE FILM MISSION MANGAL RELEASING ON 15TH. AUGUST FOLLOWED BY BARD OF BLOOD :

ACTRESS KIRTI KULHARI WILL NEXT BE SEEN IN THE FILM MISSION MANGAL RELEASING ON 15TH. AUGUST FOLLOWED BY BARD OF BLOOD :

Kirti Kulhari who turns a year older today is all set to surprise the audience this year with a number of different characters she is playing in her upcoming projects.After receiving accolades for her performance in Amazon Prime’s Four More Shots Please, this beauty will now be seen in an amazing show, Bard of Blood, an adaptation of author Bilal Siddiqi’s eponymous novel. Kirti will be seen…

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Netflix to produce TV series with Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan

The eight-episode series will be based on the political thriller by Indian author Bilal Siddiqi and is set (and will be filmed) on the Indian subcontinent. It will be a multilingual production, featuring characters speaking in Hindu, Urdu, English and more. The plot follows a young Shakespeare professor living in the Indian hill station Panchgani … Continue reading “Netflix to produce TV series…

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The actress, after vanishing from Bollywood, went on to reveal that she has settled down in Nairobi, Kenya and is leading a spiritual life.

A film inspired by the controversial life of former Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni is reportedly in the works. The rights to Bilal Siddiqi’s book, “The Stardust Affair”, which is loosely based on the life of  Mamta Kulkarni, have been acquired by Dabangg 3 producer Nikhil Dwivedi. “Nikhil has acquired the rights to Bilal Siddiqi’s book, ‘The Stardust Affair’, which is loosely based on the tumultuous and eventful life of Mamta Kulkarni. Her life and journey is something that almost everyone is aware of, right from being a Bollywood star to becoming a ‘godmother’ to alleged underworld links, Mamta Kulkarni has always been in the headlines. The book will serve as the base for Nikhil’s next production and the producer will release an official announcement once all the formalities are complete,” said a source. Mamta Kulkarni was Known for her oomph and style in the nineties, Mamta had starred in hits like “Karan Arjun“, “Baazi” and “China Gate“. The actress, after vanishing from Bollywood, went on to reveal that she has settled down in Nairobi, Kenya and is leading a spiritual life. However, her name did pop up again, a few years ago, in connection to an alleged drug racket. “Work on the film’s script will begin soon after all modalities are locked and once the shoots begin, the team will finalise a leading lady to shoulder the project,” said the source.

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Emraan Hashmi killing it in 'Bard of Blood'

Emraan Hashmi killing it in ‘Bard of Blood’

Netflix series Bard of Blood opens with a disclaimer: it’s based on a novel by Bilal Siddiqi, and it’s a work of fiction, not intended to depict true events or real people. It’s easy to see why — the deep-cover action-drama is set in Pakistan, where Indian spies work to get their hands on the Taliban’s terrorist plans. It’s a compelling concept on paper, but how is it in execution?

Opening Shot: …