Kareena Kapoor to design own line of clothing
Numerous Bollywood actors have been endorsing clothing brands. But actor Kareena Kapoor is toeing the line as she gets ready to design her own line of clothing. Her simple but stylish looks in Jab We Met have been appreciated and the movie has been a hit. Kapoor will be launching her line of clothes for a retail brand that she has been endorsing. Hollywood actors Jennifer Lopez and Victoria Beckham have designed their own line of clothing in the past. In India, Kapoor will be the first Bollywood actor to design her own line of clothing. Kapoor is a popular face in Bollywood and currently brand ambassador of products like Globus, Head and Shoulders and recently Anne French. Globus has been promoting her looks in outdoor hoardings and a Head and Shoulders video starring the Jab We Met actor is all over TV channels.
Courtesy: Business of cinema
AAMIR KHAN RECENT INTERVIEW
'As a director to get the shot's judgment right while being in front of the camera was the biggest challenge' - Aamir Khan
By HETAL ADESARA
Today Aamir Khan – the actor, producer and director - is on Cloud 9. Taare Zameen Par - his directorial debut has opened to a heartwarming response from the audience and critics alike.
In the critical wee hours before the movie’s release, a nail biting Aamir Khan spoke to Businessofcinema.com and fielded questions about the film, his apprehension about how the audience would react to it and more.
His greatest fear of the audience rejecting the film has been put to rest and he has cleared his exam with flying colours – distinction in hand.
Like a proud parent, Aamir holds his newest baby – Taare Zameen Par - close to his heart and talks animatedly about the hard labour that went in until the baby was finally born on 21 December, 2007.
Excerpts from a heart to heart…
What is your opinion of the movie now that it’s complete and ready for release?
I am very excited about the movie. I think it is a very important film and I loved the script when I had heard it first. I am very keen to know the reaction of the audience.
Amongst your contemporaries, you are the first one to produce, direct and act in the same movie. How did you juggle between the three roles and how easy or difficult was it for you?
It was very difficult and it comes with its own demands. But it is not like it hasn’t been done before. A lot of great personalities have done it like Raj Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Shantaram ji just to name a few who have acted and directed successfully. Of course it comes with its own demands and it was difficult.
Well as a producer I had to be involved mostly in the evenings after the shooting got over to discuss production issues for the coming days of shooting. The tough one was acting and directing at the same time. As an actor you come to the sets and go straight to the make up room and get ready. You live with your lines and you’re preparing from the actor’s point of view. You are not concerned with the other crew members or cast. You don’t have to spend the time with them; you are spending time with yourself.
As a director your job is quite contrary to that as you actually have to be on the sets first and not in the makeup room. You have to have discussions with your creative team - the DOP, the production designer, the sound person, the art director and you figure out how you have to plot the scene and take the shot. Then you have spend time with each actor who are in the scene that day, instruct them and get them ready for the scene.
I first went to the sets first and gave instructions. Then I used to go to the makeup room and get ready. Then I came back on the sets again to talk to the actors while the lighting was being set up. It was more like going back and forth. You have to be in two places at the same time.
When you are facing the camera and giving the shot as an actor; the director in you has to judge if the shot and angle is right as you can’t see yourself and the other actors. So you have to be able to sense and judge intuitively whether you got the shot right and managed to capture the moment. I had to judge whether Darsheel or any other actor who was with me did it right. To get that judgment right was a challenge and you have to be very alert.
How has this movie helped you as an individual and as a parent?The concept of the film was not mine, it was Amol’s (Gupte) concept. The dialogues are also written by him so it is his film from scratch. When I heard the story it had a great impact on me. Not only did I find the script brilliant but it was a moving, uplifting and heartwarming script.
Another important thing that happened to me when I heard the script was that it sensitized me more towards my children. And mind you, I think I am a very good father. But even beyond that I felt that this script brought me closer to kids and my kids in particular.
Could you elaborate on how it brought you closer to your kids?
It helped me understand and connect with them better. I give a lot of time to my kids but that is not enough. It is important at what level are you connecting with them and how much are you hearing them out. You have to be alert to their feelings, fears and excitement. It is important to what extent you are able to understand that the child is an individual standing in front of you who has his own thoughts, feelings etc.
In our lives, as adults we have our own responsibilities and worries and we are immersed in our work. Our kids become the soft focus somewhere in the midst of all this. This movie helped me to bring the sharp focus back on my kids.
To complete the answer, when I felt this, I wanted to share this with people and the parents of the country. This is a very important film for parents and for the youth of today who in some years’ time will themselves be parents. And of course it is for kids too as it is about them so many will identify with it.
Is Taare Zameen Par an entertainer or a serious film?
If by entertainment you mean whether it has an item song, short skirts, heroine, romance, action – this film does not have any of these. It does not have the normal ingredients of a film but nonetheless it is an entertaining film. It is very much a mainstream film. By that I mean that no matter how different the subject is, it is my firm belief that this movie is going to be very popular amongst audiences. In the history of Indian cinema, a film like this has never been made before. It has the capacity to touch the cords of many hearts and in that sense it is entertaining and engaging. I don’t know if I am right or wrong.
Another important thing that happened to me when I heard the script was that it sensitized me more towards my children. And mind you, I think I am a very good father. But even beyond that I felt that this script brought me closer to kids and my kids in particular.
Could you elaborate on how it brought you closer to your kids?
It helped me understand and connect with them better. I give a lot of time to my kids but that is not enough. It is important at what level are you connecting with them and how much are you hearing them out. You have to be alert to their feelings, fears and excitement. It is important to what extent you are able to understand that the child is an individual standing in front of you who has his own thoughts, feelings etc.
In our lives, as adults we have our own responsibilities and worries and we are immersed in our work. Our kids become the soft focus somewhere in the midst of all this. This movie helped me to bring the sharp focus back on my kids.
To complete the answer, when I felt this, I wanted to share this with people and the parents of the country. This is a very important film for parents and for the youth of today who in some years’ time will themselves be parents. And of course it is for kids too as it is about them so many will identify with it.
Is Taare Zameen Par an entertainer or a serious film?
If by entertainment you mean whether it has an item song, short skirts, heroine, romance, action – this film does not have any of these. It does not have the normal ingredients of a film but nonetheless it is an entertaining film. It is very much a mainstream film. By that I mean that no matter how different the subject is, it is my firm belief that this movie is going to be very popular amongst audiences. In the history of Indian cinema, a film like this has never been made before. It has the capacity to touch the cords of many hearts and in that sense it is entertaining and engaging. I don’t know if I am right or wrong.
Courtesy: BUSINESS OF CINEMA
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