Mumbai, Leading Bollywood studios such as Reliance Big Entertainment, Yash Raj Films, UTV Motion Pictures, Eros International and Studio 18 have joined hands here Thursday with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to set up an anti-piracy coalition.
Announced here on the last day of the FICCI Frames entertainment convention, the coalition will target all [...]
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New Delhi, Last seen in Yash Raj Films’ “Laaga Chunari Mein Daag” in 2007, Jaya Bachchan is back with low-budget venture “Lovesongs” and her husband Amitabh Bachchan says she has to believe in the filmmaker and the movie to take up the role.
“She has this inclination of wanting to be associated in ventures… that she [...]
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New Delhi, Yash Raj Films is launching newcomer Ranveer Singh opposite “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” actress Anushka Sharma in their next project.
The film will be directed by Maneesh Sharma, who worked as an assistant director on Shah Rukh Khan starrer “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”. The untitled venture will be produced by Aditya Chopra. [...]
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Mumbai, Filmmaker Karan Johar is hosting good friend Aditya Chopra’s chat show with celebrities, “Lift Kara De”, on Sony channel in the new year. But Karan too has plans to venture into the television business soon but at a smaller scale than Yash Raj Films.
“We at Dharma (Productions) are definitely looking at going into television. [...]
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New Delhi, Yash Raj Films (YRF) have released their 11 films on Blue-ray disc to give consumers an experience of high definition viewing through the cutting edge technology format.
The studio has released “New York”, “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”, “Dostana”, “Bachna Ae Haseeno”, “Chak De! India”, “Dhoom: 2″, “Fanaa”, “Veer-Zaara”, “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”, “Silsila” [...]
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Mumbai, Ranbir Kapoor, who is expected to direct Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan in his directorial debut late next year, missed an opportunity to team up with his dad in the recently released “Rocket Singh – The Salesman of The Year” because producer Aditya Chopra thought it wasn’t a good idea.
“The entire Yash Raj team [...]
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Some films absorb you instantly, from the very outset. But it takes time to get into the world of a salesman who thinks from his heart.
Come to think of it, ROCKET SINGH - SALESMAN OF THE YEAR is about a simpleton, but the story of his struggle and accomplishment isn’t the kind that would charge you or make you charter a similar path in life. Also, the story of an underdog who comes up the hard way should make you feel euphoric in the end, right? But ROCKET SINGH - SALESMAN OF THE YEAR doesn’t.
Frankly, ROCKET SINGH - SALESMAN OF THE YEAR is more of a documentary on the life of a salesman. It’s a decent film, no two opinions on that, but the question is, [a] Is the story powerful enough to excite you and [b] Does it grab your attention in entirety? Sadly, the answer to both the questions is in the negative.
There’s another problem and this is strictly from the point of those seeking entertainment. A Yash Raj film with Ranbir Kapoor [after AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI] essaying the title role, coupled with fun-filled promos ['Pocket Mein Rocket Hain'] might make you assume that it would offer loads of entertainment, but this has barely a song or two, as good as no romance and hardly any comic moments - the recipe for most Hindi movies.
In a nutshell, ROCKET SINGH - SALESMAN OF THE YEAR is a dull and dry experience.
Harpreet Singh Bedi [Ranbir Kapoor] has just graduated and his marks are, well, let’s say a little embarrassing. But marks never stopped him from dreaming of an exciting and adventurous career, and they never will.
He takes a deep, positive breath and dives into the world of sales, rumoured to be an ultra cool career. It’s everything he dreamt of, with its smooth dressing, smoother talking men and women who can sell ice to an Eskimo, dreams to an insomniac and a lifetime mobile connection to a dying man. But soon, his idea of success begins clashing with the strange ways of these ‘professionals’ and ‘bosses’ he looked up to.
ROCKET SINGH - SALESMAN OF THE YEAR may be based on a simpleton’s life, but the viewer gets a hang of things only towards the second hour. The entire first hour is devoted to establishing the characters and also getting used to the way sales persons go about their business.
There’s not much excitement in the first hour, barring a few attention-grabbing scenes that pop up intermittently. The story just flows, with the viewer not reacting much to the proceedings. But things change for better towards the post-interval portions when the protagonist and his colleagues’ lives get complicated.
At least two sequences deserve a mention here. The first, when Ranbir and his boss have a lengthy telephonic conversation. The second, when the boss realises his folly and apologises to Ranbir. But, unfortunately, the culmination to the story doesn’t give the feeling of euphoria or victory. Ideally speaking, it should have. That’s one of the reasons why the impact is missing.
Shimit Amin is an efficient storyteller and he has been most faithful to the plot, but if the plot itself has its limitations, there’s not much he can do to boost the proceedings. Jaideep Sahni has had the courage to narrate a new story, but the story is one-dimensional. Also, there screenplay is devoid of songs, romance and entertainment, which will go against the film completely.
Salim-Sulaiman’s background score is effectual. Vikash Nowlakha’s cinematography is alright.
Ranbir Kapoor is an exceptional actor and ROCKET SINGH - SALESMAN OF THE YEAR mirrors this fact. The actor underplays his part beautifully, which only goes to prove that he’s equally at ease essaying straight-out-of-life roles. Prem Chopra is exceptional. A number of new faces enact pivotal roles here, but the ones who stand out are Ranbir’s boss Puri and colleague Nitin. Both are fantastic.
D. Santosh is first-rate. Gauhar Khan leaves a strong impression. Shazahn Padamsee doesn’t get any scope.
On the whole, ROCKET SINGH - SALESMAN OF THE YEAR is more of a documentary on the life of a salesman. Lack of music, romance and entertainment, coupled with zilch hype, will go against the film. A colossal disappointment!
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New Delhi, Yash Raj Film’s “Rocket Singh – Salesman Of The Year”, slated for Dec 11 release in India, has been selected to be screened at the 6th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).
The film, starring Ranbir Kapoor and helmed by “Chak De! India” director Shimit Amin, will be part of the Indian [...]
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Mumbai, “Indian Idol 3″ finalist Meiyung Chang from Dhanbad, Jharkhand, is reportedly making his big screen debut alongside Shahid Kapoor.
The film, which is actor Parmeet Sethi’s directorial debut, also stars Anushka Sharma and is being produced by Yash Raj Films.
Chang, as he’s affectionately known in the industry, has been strictly prohibited from talking about [...]
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Mumbai, Uday Chopra and Priyanka Chopra starrer romantic comedy “Pyaar Impossible”, made under the banner of Yash Raj Films, is now scheduled to release next year to escape the clutch of releases at the end of this year.
“‘Pyaar Impossible’ will now release in the new year for strategic and logistical reasons. This prudent decision has [...]
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