Ram Gopal Varma and Karan Johar belong to two completely different schools of filmmaking and every now and then, they don't hesitate in taking pot shots at each other. Now with RGV's Rakht Charitra ready for release next week, once again a new war of words has emerged between him and KJo It all started on popular social networking site Twitter when Ram Gopal Varma made a statement saying, "Rc has no loving families...it only has warring families. So all those who liked kabhi khushi kabhi gum better stay away from Rakta charitra" In reply, Karan Johar who actually was on a so-called Twitter sabbatical tweeted, "Apparently Rakhtcharitra is not for people who liked K3G!! Didn't know planet pluto had multiplexes!! Aliens can't wait to see it!!" Ramu in his own tongue-in-cheek humorous style replied to Karan and said, "@kjohar25 ha ha ha ha that's a super one karan" He also went on to add, "Having said that rakta charitra is meant for men in women and not for women in men" While Karan is yet to react to this comment, one thing is certain that this is just the beginning and maybe the best is yet to come.Oct 18, 2010
RGV and KJo's war of words on Twitter
Ram Gopal Varma and Karan Johar belong to two completely different schools of filmmaking and every now and then, they don't hesitate in taking pot shots at each other. Now with RGV's Rakht Charitra ready for release next week, once again a new war of words has emerged between him and KJo It all started on popular social networking site Twitter when Ram Gopal Varma made a statement saying, "Rc has no loving families...it only has warring families. So all those who liked kabhi khushi kabhi gum better stay away from Rakta charitra" In reply, Karan Johar who actually was on a so-called Twitter sabbatical tweeted, "Apparently Rakhtcharitra is not for people who liked K3G!! Didn't know planet pluto had multiplexes!! Aliens can't wait to see it!!" Ramu in his own tongue-in-cheek humorous style replied to Karan and said, "@kjohar25 ha ha ha ha that's a super one karan" He also went on to add, "Having said that rakta charitra is meant for men in women and not for women in men" While Karan is yet to react to this comment, one thing is certain that this is just the beginning and maybe the best is yet to come.
Live Chat: Ram Gopal Varma today (Oct 16) at 1400 hrs IST
When it comes to serious, hard-hitting and gripping cinema, there is no one better than Ram Gopal Varma. The maker of films such as Shiva, Satya, Company, Bhoot and Sarkar is now ready with his latest venture Rakht Charitra which is releasing in 2 parts and in 3 different languages namely Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Bollywood Hungama gives you a chance to have a live video chat with the man himself - Ram Gopal Varma today Oct 16, at 1400 hrs IST. Don't miss!Live Chat: Rohit Shetty on October 18 at 1600 hrs IST
Think of laughathons like Golmaal, Golmaal Returns and All The Best and the common factor connecting all these films is director Rohit Shetty. Rohit Shetty's next biggie Golmaal 3's promos are hilarious and the film is the Diwali's big release. Bollywood Hungama gives you a chance to have a live video chat with Rohit Shetty on Monday, October 18 at 1600 hrs IST. Don't miss!Check Out: Complete list of Indian films to be screened at MAMI
The 12th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival by MAMI (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) is scheduled to take place from Oct 21 to Oct 28 in Mumbai. Following is the complete list of all the Indian films that are going to be screened at the festival: Sr. No.
Title
Director
Country/Language
Section 1
Autumn (Harud)
Aamir Bashir
India (Urdu)
International Competition 2
Virgin Goat
Murali Nair
India
Indian Frame 3
Iti Mrinalini
Aparna Sen
India (Bengali)
Indian Frame 4
Riding The Stallion Of A Dream (Kanasemba Kudureyaneri)
Girish Kasarvalli
India (Kannada)
Indian Frame 5
I Am Kalam
Nila Madhab Panda
India (Hindi)
Indian Frame 6
The Way Home (Veettilekkulla Vazhi)
Dr. Biju
India (Malayalam-Hindi)
Indian Frame 7
Ayirathil Oruvan
Selvaraghavan
India (Tamil)
Indian Frame 8
Memories In March
Sanjay Nag
India
Indian Frame 9
Semshook
Siddhartha A. Kumar
India- Spain
Indian Frame 10
Nirmalya
Shekhar Sartandel
India (Marathi)
Indian Frame 11
BBD
Anjan Dutt
India
Indian Frame 12
Mani Mangalsutra
Gauri Sarawate
India (Marathi)
Indian Frame 13
Good Morning Good Night
Sudish Kamath
India (English)
Indian Frame 14
Mirch
Vinay Shukla
India (Sindhi / Rajasthani / English / Hindi)
Indian Frame 15
Tripping on a Bicycle
Nallamuthu
India (English)
New Faces in Indian Cinema 16
The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project
Srinivas Sunderrajan
India (English-Hindi)
New Faces in Indian Cinema 17
Burzwagaman - Biography Of A Farmer (Burzwagaman - Shetkaryachi Atmakatha)
Hitendra Upasani
India (Marathi)
New Faces in Indian Cinema 18
Alif
Kamal
India (Hindi/Marathi/English)
New Faces in Indian Cinema 19
Athmakadha
Premlal
India ( Malayalam)
New Faces in IndianCinema 20
Platform
Veena Lokur
India (Marathi)
New Faces in Indian Cinema
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