Anurag Kashyap accuses Big B of postponing release of Chittagong
Anurag Kashyap is known to speak from his heart and doesn’t believe in mincing words. This time Anurag has gone ahead and taken pot-shots at none other than Amitabh Bachchan. Apparently, Anurag is upset as he feels that Big B used his clout to postpone the release of the film Chittagong (which is also based on the 1930 Chittagong uprising just like the Abhishek Bachchan starrer Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey)
While Khelein Hum Jee Jan Sey (KHJJS) is a big budget film made by a veteran director like Ashutosh Gowariker and stars bigwigs such as Abhishek Bachchan and Deepika Padukone, Chittagong is a relatively smaller film directed by Sonali Bose and stars Manoj Bajpayee in the lead.
Both Chittagong and KHJJS were to release last Friday (Dec 3) but finally only KHJJS released and Chittagong got postponed. Anurag Kashyap may not be directly involved with the film but he still smelt something fishy in this sudden act and expressed his rant on a social networking site. The maverick filmmaker said, “See Chittagong, a far superior film made on the same subject as Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.. At 1/8 th the cost, far superior actors and immense passion… Producers decided to sit on it, because of a phone call from someone, because that someone was trying desperately to save his son’s career… welcome to Bollywood, where whose son you are outshines all the hard work and passion and potential and talent. KHJJS came and went, now what?”
The comment has certainly not gone down too well with Big B who has called the accusation as incorrect and baseless. While Big B refuses to comment further on this issue, this certainly is something he won’t forget in a long time to come.
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey gets U/A certificate
The yet to be released Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey has been in the news for all reasons possible, and now yet again the film is in the spotlight, this time its for the film’s certification. The Ashutosh Gowariker film has been given a U/A certificate, the justification for the same is that the violence in the film is towards children and therefore parental guidance becomes imperative.
The film based on Chittagong uprising against the Britishers, had a lot of kids who fought in it and most of them were underage. Therefore the film shows a lot of young actors in violent situations. Says Sunita Gowariker “The film has a lot children dying therefore censor board is of the opinion that kids must be accompanied with parents who can explain to them the relevance and context of it.” When asked if she is happy with the censor board’s decision she said “I am myself a mother of two kids and I completely understand the censor board’s stance.”
Dozens hurt in Bangladesh amid nationwide strike
November 15, 2010 by Trend PK
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DHAKA:Dozens were injured in violent clashes between protesters and police in major cities across Bangladesh Sunday as a nationwide strike called by the main opposition party brought the country to a standstill.
The clashes erupted as Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists staged day-long protests over the eviction of BNP leader and former two-time premier Khaleda Zia from her home on Saturday, triggering late-night rioting.
Officers fired rubber bullets and used batons against strike supporters in front of the party headquarters in Dhaka and its regional office in the second biggest city of Chittagong, police said.
A former commerce minister was among a dozen injured in Chittagong, the country’s main port city, while a police inspector was hit by a small bomb in northern Mymensingh city, local police told AFP.
A police van was burnt out by a petrol
Bangladesh to Persuade China to Use Chittagong Port
March 15, 2010 by Trend PK
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DHAKA: Bangladesh will persuade China to use Chittagong port as a commercial outlet for its southern Yunnan province, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said on Sunday.
The Bangladesh stance was announced nearly three months after Bangladesh had agreed to allow India, Nepal and Bhutan to use its two sea ports mainly Chittagong port.
“It will be a great achievement if China agrees to use our Chittagong port, which we want to develop into a regional commercial hub by building a deep seaport in the Bay of Bengal,” she told a news conference.
The offer for Chittagong port to Beijing will be discussed when Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visits China from Wednesday on a five-day itinerary, Moni said.
The impoverished south Asian country has taken plans to build an $8.7 billion deep-sea port in three phases to raise bulk cargo handling capacity to 100 million tonnes and container handling to 3.0 million twenty-feet equivalent unit (TEU) containers annually by 2055.
Presently the port handles 30.5 million tonnes of bulk cargo and 1.1 million TEUs annually.
Port officials said when built the port would serve Nepal, Bhutan, southern China, Myanmar and the northeastern region of India.
To use Chittagong port China will need a road or railway link or both between Kunming, the capital of southern Yunnan province with Chittagong via Myanmar, Moni said.
Myanmar last year had agreed to expand a planned road project with Bangladesh to link up with China in a tri-nation network, another foreign ministry official said.
Bangladesh and Myanmar signed a deal in July 2007 to construct a 25 km (16 mile) road to connect the two countries and construction will begin soon, officials at the Communication Ministry said.
The road project between Myanmar and Bangladesh is nearing completion, a senior foreign ministry official said on Sunday.
Chinese investment for Bangladesh’s energy and IT sectors, boosting trade and seeking assistance for building a $9 billion deep seaport and a $2.5 billion river bridge will be on top of Hasina’s agenda.
China is Bangladesh’s biggest trade partner with annual turnover worth more than $4 billion — with the balance heavily in Beijing’s favour.
After bilateral talks with her Chinese counterpart and signing of probable agreements for financial assistance, Hasina will visit Kunming on March 20.
India Beat Bangladesh by 113 Runs in Final Test
CHITTAGONG: India defeated Bangladesh by 113 runs in the first cricket Test in Chittagong on Thursday.
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Chasing a tough victory target of 415 runs, Bangladesh were all out for 301 in 75.2 overs on the fifth day. Ishant Sharma (3-48) and Amit Mishra (4-92) were the wicket-takers.
Mushfiqur Rahim scored 101.
India scored 243 in the first innings and bowled out Bangladesh for 242. The visitors declared their second innings for 413 for eight.
India have taken a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.
India Beat Bangladesh by 113 Runs in Final Test was first posted on January 21, 2010 at 4:51 pm.
Naeem Islam guides Bangladesh home in final ODI
Bangladesh won the fifth and final ODI at Chittagong by just one wicket and one over to spare. Chasing 222, the Tigers kept Zimbabwe interested in the game all the while by losing wickets at regular intervals. In the end, it needed an unbeaten 73 (from 90 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes) from Naeem Islam at no.8 to win the match for the homeside. Bangladesh have clinched the series 4-1 with that.
Earlier Zimbabwe got to 221 out of nowhere thanks to a brilliant century from Brendan Taylor after they were asked to bat first by Shakib Al Hasan. Naeem Islam got the Man of the Match award and Abdul Razzak picked up the Player of the Series award.
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