Showing posts with label Love Hostel. Show all posts
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Life was more private back in the day-Bobby Deol
7:52 AM
Onkar Kulkarni (BOMBAY TIMES; September 3, 2024)
After a lean phase that lasted for many years, Bobby Deol made a comeback with a bang. The actor made his way back to the spotlight with his work on OTT, like Class of ’83, Love Hostel and Aashram, for which he won a lot of appreciation. While he was thrilled about his new innings on OTT, the actor was always yearning to make a grand re-entry on the big screen. Of course, then Animal changed the course of his career.
“Every actor’s dream is to be seen on the silver screen. The magic of the silver screen is unmatched. I wonder what kind of impact a show like Aashram would have had if it was a theatrical film. Wherever I go, people still talk to me about the show and about my characters in Love Hostel and Animal. In fact, there was chatter about how the audience wanted to see spin-offs of my roles from these two projects. The audience’s desire to watch more of me is what I have always craved for as an actor,” Bobby says.
‘When an individual’s self-belief is strong, they attract the right people’
Ask Bobby whether he has decoded the secret behind his recent success and the exciting roles he is being offered, and he says, “There is no answer to that. I feel that when an individual’s self-belief is strong and when they are positive and focused, they create a kind of energy that attracts the right people. I believe that is happening to me. But I must also acknowledge that my fans have always been there for me. They have supported me right from the time I started my career. Today, I know how happy they are for me... it’s amazing.”
‘Life was more private back in the day’
While he’s kicked about the way the audience is accepting him in various roles in this phase of his career, he misses the kind of privacy and calm actors enjoyed back in the day. Bobby, who will soon be seen in Tamil film Kanguva, explains, “Earlier, actors could keep their lives private. Now you can’t do that (laughs). Every individual needs their personal space, but today, it is difficult for actors to have any privacy.”
Professionally, anything uncomfortable excites me; comfort scares me-Sanya Malhotra
8:32 AM
Walking into 2023 with four biggies, including Jawan and Kathal, Sanya says she seeks unconventional subjects to keep growing as an artiste
Priyanka Sharma (MID-DAY; December 12, 2022)
Sanya Malhotra has no time to pause. With four films slated to release next year, she is moving one from movie set to another. Does the frenetic pace get to her? Far from it. “There is no other way I would like it to be,” the actor grins.
“This is something that I had always imagined myself doing. [The shoots] are back-to-back. I had mentally prepared myself to live a life like this.”
Her line-up for 2023 is promising — she has Jawan that sees her share screen space with Shah Rukh Khan, the Hindi adaptation of acclaimed Malayalam film The Great Indian Kitchen (2021), a comedy in Kathal, and a period drama in Sam Bahadur. Malhotra counts herself lucky to be a part of such eclectic stories.
“These films are so diverse, yet rich in their storytelling. To reunite with Guneet Monga for Kathal [after Pagglait], work with Meghna Gulzar ma’am and Vicky [Kaushal in the Sam Manekshaw biopic], and headline a big film like The Great Indian Kitchen — [these films] helped me check many boxes on my wish list.”
In comparison, 2022 was a tepid year for the actor. Though Love Hostel with Vikrant Massey received positive reviews, it failed to attract viewers. Her second release, Hit - The First Case opposite Rajkummar Rao, didn’t make an impact at the box office either. Malhotra, however, is unfazed, continuing to front subjects that speak to her.
“I don’t look at choices as risks; I only see them as opportunities. Also, today, I feel everything is mainstream, or nothing is. My journey began with an unconventional character [in Dangal], and what followed was a natural progression. Comfort scares me. In my personal life, I like being easy-going, but professionally, anything uncomfortable excites me because I know those are the areas where I will grow in life. Growth, as it is, is not a comfortable experience. I’m constantly seeking to grow as an actor, and I hope that never stops.”
Vikrant Massey delays his honeymoon and begins shooting for Gaslight within days of marriage; says "My wife is upset"
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Uma Ramasubramanian (MID-DAY; March 14, 2022)
Vikrant Massey and Sheetal Thakur’s love story had the perfect culmination as the two tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Bilaspur, last month. A dreamy honeymoon would have been the ideal follow-up. But the actor had to trade honeymoon in an exotic country for long working hours at Rajkot instead. Within days of the nuptials, Massey headed to Gujarat to shoot for Pavan Kirpalani’s Gaslight.
So, it’s not surprising that he begins the chat with: “My wife is upset.” Currently filming with Sara Ali Khan and Chitrangda Singh, Massey hopes to make it up to his wife soon. “Ideally, we would have liked to take a month off, but there are certain commitments that you have to fulfil. It’s a balancing act. I spent four days at home after the wedding. After that, I have been shooting. I will make it up to Sheetal. She has been supportive, but there are moments when she complains like any wife would.”
The actor was keen to work with Pavan Kirpalani for long. Things fell in place only with the upcoming thriller. “We were to collaborate on Bhoot Police [2021]. However, things kept going back and forth, and I had to drop out of the film eventually. I am glad this has finally happened,” he says, adding that co-star Khan is “a vibrant energy on the set.”
He kicked off 2022 with Love Hostel that tackled the rampant honour killings in our country by telling the love story of Massey’s Ashu and Sanya Malhotra’s Jyoti. Despite its brave theme, the film received mixed response. “A lot of people have bashed the film. But that’s the beauty of films — there are so many interpretations. Criticism doesn’t bother me because I see them as different perspectives. I neither disregard nor take any of them seriously. Everyone has the right to voice their opinion.”
The actor adds that filming the ZEE5 drama took a toll on him. “I was so disturbed that I wanted to take therapy throughout the filming. The timing of the film also held significance. The subject is relevant in the times that we are living in.”
(Crisp) Movie Review: LOVE HOSTEL by FENIL SETA
11:06 AM
Love Hostel rests on an interesting idea. The combo of concept of a ‘love hostel’ for runaway couples, honour killing element and No Country For Old Men style treatment could have made for a great watch. A few scenes are well executed. Sadly, the subplots are poor and not well defined. A crucial character is conveniently forgotten in the last act. Bobby Deol’s menacing character also becomes laughable after a point as he’s only killing everyone. His character is such that if he would have called for a meal from Swiggy, he would have even killed the delivery boy for no reason! Speaking of performances, Bobby Deol tries his best to give his best but is letdown by the script and characterization. Vikrant Massey is not in top form. Sanya Malhotra is the best performer in the film. Raj Arjun is fine but disappears, shockingly, later on. Swaroopa Ghosh (MLA), Simran Rawal (Babli) and Aditi Vasudev (Nidhi Dahiya) are decent. All in all, Love Hostel fails to impress.
My rating - ** out of 5!
Once an image is built, tough to break it; my dad and my brother were not able to do it-Bobby Deol
8:29 AM
Playing a mercenary in Love Hostel, Bobby Deol says he is eager to experiment with different roles in his second innings
Uma Ramasubramanian (MID-DAY; February 24, 2022)
In his second innings at the movies, it’s evident that Bobby Deol is choosing roles with more abandon, eager to experiment the way he hadn’t done before. His upcoming film, Love Hostel, is a prime example. The ZEE5 film, which revolves around honour killing, sees him play a mercenary in pursuit of a young couple.
Deol says, “I have realised that once an actor’s image is built, it’s difficult to break it. My dad [Dharmendra] and brother [Sunny Deol] were not able to do it. But I have always wanted to do different roles. [Earlier] I never got the opportunity [to experiment]. But the way people accepted my negative role in Aashram, proved that they want to see actors in varied roles.”
After Aashram, Deol will be seen in a negative role again in the Sanya Malhotra and Vikrant Massey film. Does he not worry about being typecast? “It’s true that if you do a role well, you get the same kind of offers. But negative characters can be played in several different ways,” he argues.
Though his early years in the industry were hard, the actor’s passion for cinema remains unbridled. He credits it to actor-father Dharmendra, whom he considers his inspiration. “You learn from your mistakes. You can have people around [who inspire you] — like my father who has so much fire in him — but you have to [teach] yourself to create that fire. Recently, he told me, ‘I had thought I would work till 80. Today, I am 86 and still working. I am grateful for that.’ It inspires me to see him working even at this age.”
Haseen Dillruba's sequel looks like a genuine possibility-Vikrant Massey
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Buoyed by audience’s love for Haseen Dillruba, Vikrant dissects how film’s ending lends itself to second edition
Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; July 12, 2021)
With Haseen Dillruba, two things were firmly established — that there are enough takers for a twisted romantic thriller. Secondly, there is little that Vikrant Massey, who perhaps got the most delicious part in the love triangle, can’t pull off with conviction. For the actor, playing Rishu in the Taapsee Pannu and Harshvardhan Rane-starrer was a way of shattering his good-boy perception.
A week into the film dropping online, we start our chat with the question everyone is asking on Twitter: Is there a sequel on the cards? “It looks like a genuine possibility. People want it, and if there is public demand, we will think about it. The film ends at a delicious point, and Kanika [Dhillon] is a masterful writer. Sequels depend on producers; if they are game, we will be too. When this film came to me, I was looking to play a grey part. Basis my off-screen personality, the public perception is, ‘How sweet is this boy!’ But as an actor, I need to bring to screen every facet of human personality. I am fortunate that I am not pigeon-holed, and want my audience to find something new with each [of my offerings].”
Where the Netflix film scores on its strong performances, it also has its weak points, particularly the central idea that true love comes with a shade of sadomasochism. A section of netizens have pointed out that the film glorifies toxic love. The actor defends the depiction, saying, “If people don’t like a film, that’s fair. But they need to understand we don’t live in a utopian world. It’s almost like bachcho ke saamne sach mat bolo. We weren’t justifying [the behaviour]. It’s a story that belongs in a pulpy fictional world.”
In the pipeline is the shoot of Shah Rukh Khan-backed Love Hostel that sees Massey opposite Sanya Malhotra. With the lockdowns interrupting shoots, he says inhabiting a character becomes challenging. “The first day is a jhatka start, but with the help of the team, we find our groove again.”
I can’t believe I’m doing a Shah Rukh Khan film-Sanya Malhotra
8:28 AM
Sanya Malhotra on her next and what made Anurag Basu’s anthology refreshing
Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; November 14, 2020)
It’s a happy Diwali for Sanya Malhotra who will be bringing in the festival with her family in Delhi bonding over board games and Punjabi khana. At the same time, the actress will get into several other homes through Anurag Basu’s crime anthology, Ludo, in which she plays a girl who is days away from a dream wedding in Lake Como with a wealthy NRI when a sex tape from her past crops up to haunt her and put an unsuitable bachelor in her way again. She is paired with Aditya Roy Kapur and she reveals that the two bonded rather unconventionally. “There was no script and Adi and I were clueless about the next day’s shoot,” she laughs, all praise for her brilliant co-actor who was on the same page as her. “We used to feed off each other’s energies.”
Over the years, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra, among others, have spoken about how Anurag has his own way of working. Sanya joins the party and says Ludo was a refreshing experience as she could be spontaneous in front of the camera. “The film was in Dada’s mind and I just went along with his vision. He is so good at his craft that one doesn’t have to worry. When I had asked him for a script, he told me not to think too much. It was a shock initially, I’d thought that it would be difficult as I like doing my homework before facing the camera, but to my surprise, it was wonderful to go with the flow,” she avers.
Though the film is titled Ludo, Sanya informs that no one played the board game on the set, but it did keep her busy through the lockdown. “I am obsessed with Ludo. I played it online with friends and the actual board game with family. I am quite good at it,” she says.
Sanya has two more films, the sliceof-life comedy Pagglait and a thriller, Love Hostel. Prod her on jumping genres and she reasons, “It is a conscious effort to sign different films. There are some really good scripts and one can’t say no to memorable characters. I complete four years in the industry this December and looking back, I’m happy to have experimented so much,” says the actress who wrestled into the spotlight as Dangal’s Babita Kumari, impressed in Pataakha, Badhai Ho, and Photograph, and was more recently seen in Shakuntala Devi. Prod her on her next and she says that Pagglait is a special film and is lining up to release soon while Love Hostel, featuring Vikrant Massey and Bobby Deol, rolls early next year. “I’m a huge Shah Rukh (Khan) fan and he is producing it. I still can’t believe I’m in an SRK film! I’m so grateful,” she exults. Has she met SRK? “Not yet, but I hope to meet him soon.”
Sanya was planning to enroll for online dance classes at the beginning of the lockdown, but an unexpected injury put her out of action. “But I dance at home and I want to take a break from acting someday to learn tap dancing. It won’t happen during the Coronavirus pandemic. But, hopefully soon,” she signs off.
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