Death anniversary of famous singer Alam Lohar today

LAHORE: The death anniversary of Alam Lohar is being observed with solemnity and reverence today, TrendPK reported Sunday.

He was born in the small village of AachGoach in Gujrat District, in Punjab, to a family of blacksmiths.

Alam Lohar developed a new style of singing the Punjabi Vaar, an epic or folk tale. He is famous for his rendition of Waris Shah’s Heer, which he has memorized in 36 styles and forms.

He recorded his first album at the age of 13 and has outsold all other singers in Pakistan in the 1970s.

It was the Queen’s Jubilee event in the UK and there was a singing competition between all Commonwealth Countries and after all performances: Alam Lohar won the award as the best performance and was handed a gold medal for his unique and God given voice.

In many rural villages, the local traditional people have called him ‘Sher-e-Punjab’ or ‘Heerah’ meaning diamond.

His famous compositions are DhartiPanjDaryavan Di, SaifulMalook, Jugni , Mirza, Qissa, SohniMahiwal, SassiPannu.

Alam Lohar died in an accident near Sham ki Bhaitiyan on July 3, 1979. He was given the Pride of Performance award in 1979 by General Zia Ul Haq in Islamabad and has received numerous awards within his lifetime. TrendPK

In 2 States, Saif will play Punjabi boy who marries his Tamilian girlfriend

Saif Ali Khan is all set to play his first biographical character in Siddharth Anand’s 2 States. The role of the Punjabi ‘boy’ Krish who will marry

his Tamilian sweetheart Ananya but only with the consent of the two sets of parents is essentially the story of Bhagat’s own courtship and marriage in real

life.
Saif is expected to spend time with Chetan Bhagat to understand his character and get into Krish’s mind. In real life too, Saif is all set to get into a

cross-cultural marriage. 2 States is quite a learning curve for the Nawab.
Bhagat would like to exercise a more close vigil over the casting of the protagonists than he did in his novel’s other movie adaptations like Hello

(One Night At The Call Centre) and 3 Idiots (5 Point Someone). In both these cases Bhagat had no say. And he liked it that way.
But in 2 States, the personal element is extremely pronounced. For better or for worse Saif Ali Khan came to the storyboard from the outset as part of

the project.
And Bhagat is okay with that. Says India’s best-selling author, “It is not important for Krish to be played by a Punjabi or Ananya to be played by a

Tamilian. I’m aware Saif is not a Punjabi. To me that serves the story’s purpose even better. The whole idea of 2 States is to convey a pan-India

appeal. The novel is about an inter-state union. What better way to show this than to have a non-Punjabi actor playing my Punjabi protagonist?”
However, if Saif thinks he can just walk into the role of the Punjabi guy and claim it to be his own, as he did in Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal, then he

has another thought coming. Chetan Bhagat would like the Punjabi protagonist’s projection in 2 States to be freed of stereotypes and external

trappings.
Says Bhagat, “We’re always shown Punjabis and Tamils in a culture-specific light. I wouldn’t want my protagonists to be portrayed with regional

eccentricities.”
In brief, Saif has a lot of preparation to do this time. Unlike the Sardarji in Love Aaj Kal, the Punjabi boy in 2 States would have to be

played as a product of a pan-Indian sensibility. This is not to say he can play it Saif. It would require a personality transformation far more subtle than

Saif’s Langda Tyagi in Omkara with very little physical prop.
Director Siddharth Anand who is the star’s old friend is looking at a large stretch of preparation-time for his hero which Saif would be able to give only

after he completes his home production Agent Vinod.
Chetan Bhagat admits 2 States is his most personal novel to date and the screen adaptation most precious to him. “Like Krish in my novel I fell in love with

a Tamil girl and we decided to marry only with the parent’s consent. In the film Ek Duuje Ke Liye when the Tamil boy decides to marry the Punjabi girl their

parents slap and beat up their respective offsprings. Aaj ke din kaun bachche maar khayenge? So you could say 2 States is like Ek Duuje Ke

Liye meeting Diwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge.”

Darpan’s 30th death anniversary today

Staff Report

KARACHI: Pakistan’s one of the famous film actors Syed Ishrat Abbas alias Darpan passed away about 30 years ago but his acting is still alive.

Darpan was one of the original romantic heroes of the golden age of the Pakistan film industry.

Darpan was a top hero in the beginning of the 60s. He was introduced in film Amanat in 1950 and after one more Punjabi film Billo.

He died on November 8, 1980 in Lahore. Trend Pk

Chakori Died on November 1st 2010

Famous Lollywood Actress Chakori passes away on November 1, 2010.

She was ill for a while. She was married to famous actor Kaifee. She belongs to Sindh but got popularity in Punjabi films, especially in mega hit film Moula Jatt in 1979. Her role as “Daro Natni” was super hit role. She has two sons with Kaifee.

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Sachin Tendulkar insists on making time for special date with Bollywood

After scoring his 49th century last week Sachin Tendulkar made a call to his buddy filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra with a request. Sachin and his wife wanted to watch the recently released highly-acclaimed working-class comedy Do Dooni Chaar which brought the Rishi Kapoor-Neetu Singh pair together again after 30 years.

Sachin didn’t know the film’s makers and therefore asked Chopra with whom he has lately been in touch, about watching Do Dooni Chaar. As luck would have it, Vinod Chopra himself loved this little film about a mathematics professor in Delhi trying to buy a car for his family, and immediately got in touch with the film’s team

Sachin Tendulkar, his wife and their close friends watched Do Dooni Chaar at the Ketnav dubbing studio in Bandra recently.

Sachin was overwhelmed.

Says the film’s director Habib Faizal, “Sachin did express a wish to relax with my film after his triumph last week Vidhu Vinod Chopra is a good friend of Tendulkar’s. And luckily for us, Vinod too loved Do Dooni Chaar. Sachin Tendulkar seemed to really connect with the film. It could be because Sachin has himself come up the hard way. And though today is a super-icon he knows the middleclass milieu of my film. I think he remains a man rooted to basics.”

A Marathi by birth Sachim seemed to enjoy the Punjabi milieu and jokes in Do Dooni Chaar.

Says Habib, “After the match at Bangalore where Sachin scored his 49th century he expressed a wish to relax by watching Do Dooni Chaar. I think he’s a fan of Rishi Kapoor and Neetuji. Unfortunately, they couldn’t attend the screening at Ketnav.”

Though cricket and Bollywood are never far apart cricket’s biggest icon Sachin Tendulkar, a self-confessed movie buff, hardly gets time to watch movies, let alone act in one. Recently, he turned down Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Ferrari Ki Sawari. But after watching Do Dooni Chaar, he has expressed a desire to work with Habib Faizal.

Baba Bulleh Shah’s 213th urs begins

Staff Report

KASUR: The annual rituals of Baba Bulleh Shah, the famous Punjabi sufi poet of Punjabi have started.

Punjab’s Provincial Minister for Religious Affairs Ahsanuddin Qureshi inaugurated the rituals on Friday.

It is the 213th urs of Baba Bulleh Shah and the ritual will continue for three days. Thousands of devotees have started arriving at his shrine. SAMAA

Bollywood remake of Archie to be made featuring LSD cast

Everyone wondered what happened to the brilliant newbies who debuted in Dibakar Banerjee’s Love Sex Aur Dhoka. Well here’s the low-down on Anshuman Jha and Raj Kumar Yadav. Both of them are back as leads in debutant director Amit Chauhan’s Boys Toh Boys Hai.

Here is good news for all you Archie Comic fans. This comic caper film is based on the lines of the celebrated comic book but set in Delhi instead of Riverdale. It’s a youthful story of four young guys who face the similar problem in their life, which is ‘no woman’. They are looking to fall in love but the right woman doesn’t seem to be coming their way. The crux of the story is how they eventually find their way to their true love.

Anshuman plays a sardar in the film, complete with a beard and turban. He is learning Punjabi language to do justice to his character and is even learning to tie the turban from his Punjabi friends. Raj Kumar on the other hand plays a baniya and there is character called ‘Atal Bihari Bakshi’ who si a Punjabi born in Bihar played by debutant Anuj Kumar.

The look and feel of the film will be very much like the Archie comics. The film will have the same colours etc. The first schedule of the film will start in Mumbai from September 21. The film is being produced by KE Entertainment and written by Manu Rishi of Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye and Aisha fame.

Priyanka wants to marry a Punjabi guy

MUMBAI: Its a Punjabi guy in Priyanka Chopras wish list.

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Pixion’s VFX for Tere Bin Laden makes it more hilarious

Who ever thought that a film that has an Osama look alike would go down well with audience? But proving all else wrong Tere Bin Laden, presented by Walkwater media and produced by Pooja Shetty Deora and Aarti Shetty, with debutant director Abhishek Sharma at its helm opened at the box office to an excellent response. Where on one side industry bigwigs like Aamir Khan, Karan Johar and Salman Khan gave the film a thumbs up, it also got a great response from the critics and audience alike.

Apart from the Punjabi spouting cute Osama look a like, what makes the film more than just a comedy flick and an offbeat staple Bollywood masala melange is the visual effects (VFX) executed by Mumbai-based VFX house Pixion. Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Pixion VFX Head Viral Thakkar shared, “The VFX used in the film was intended to help the narrative of the film. At most of the places, the effects where invisible but complimented the gripping storyline.”

The work for Tere Bin Laden was divided between two facilities of Pixion, Mumbai and Chennai. “It took us around four months to complete the 150 shots with 27 artists working on them. The key people who made this project possible were Ranadheer Reddy (Compositing head – Mumbai) and Harihara Suthan (Vfx Head – Chennai),” added Viral.

In a special VFX showcase series by Bollywood Hungama, we bring you an exclusive VFX making, courtesy Pixion and Walkwater Media.

Four militants killed in Orakzai region

KALAYA: Security forces in a clash in Orakzai region killed four militants as the forces campaign against militants continued in the region.

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