Showing posts with label Tere Bin Laden 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tere Bin Laden 2. Show all posts
I should block Nag Panchami for release of my films-Manish Paul
7:44 AM
We spoke with Manish Paul, who is known for his whacky sense of humour, about completing 10 years in Mumbai this week and how a roller coaster ride it has been so far
Noyon Jyoti Parasara (BOMBAY TIMES; September 11, 2015)
How has your 10-year journey in Mumbai been?
I complete a decade in the city on September 12. I came with just two suitcases and stayed with my maternal grandparents in Chembur. I walked every day to the domestic airport, that was about 14 kilometers away. I used to pack a bag, which I still have and call it my struggle bag, with one pack of biscuits and a mango drink and walk. Then, I would take a bus to Andheri. From those days to where I am today, I think it has been a great journey. It feels good when people tell me that they like my work. It's nice when grannies recognise me at airports and signal me to come and meet them.
How much of your humour on screen is scripted?
I believe in on the spot humour. I have a very good writer who gives me pointers. So mostly whatever you have seen on stage, like the kind of masti I have done with Karan Johar or Madhuri Dixit, is not written.
You have been an RJ, VJ and actor. What are you most comfortable with?
I am an entertainer and comfortable with everything. Many have asked me what I would have been if not an actor.I don't know! All I know is that I would have put my best into whatever I do.
Who do you think is the best host?
I like what Amitabh Bachchan sir does. I had hosted a KBC episode with him, and I was amazed at how he reads from the prompters and suddenly takes off, talks to audience and has fun with them. It is important to keep the audience inter ested and he does it brilliantly. I also enjoyed working with Shah Rukh sir. Before every show that we do, we meet in the vanity, read the script once and go on stage and take pointers. So even if I crack a joke at him, he takes it very sportingly and then cracks one right back on me.
There's been a long gap since your first film...
Yes, but I have not become as big an actor that I can decide the release dates of my films. I often joke that I should block Nag Panchami for release of my films. Tere Bin Laden 2 is ready now. The film requires a lot of CG, and we also redid the film a bit as the director felt it was not up to the mark. Thankfully, it has come out well and we are really happy!
Tell us about some crazy fan experiences.
There is this fan in Delhi who has got the same tattoo as mine. She told me that she is not getting married and that she's told her family she wants some one like me. She knows everything about me and it's almost scary. But she tells me that I need not worry as she is not going to trouble me. There was another girl in Bengaluru, who kept sliding letters below my door throughout the night. She left only after I wrote to her, telling her that I have got all her letters and that I would really like to sleep.
Any message for your fans on Follo?
One message to all my fans - 'Follo' me! On a serious note, I tell everybody that I came to Mumbai with nothing but my work. If someone asks me to sweep the floor, I will do it better than anyone else. Have faith in yourself and do your best.
I complete a decade in the city on September 12. I came with just two suitcases and stayed with my maternal grandparents in Chembur. I walked every day to the domestic airport, that was about 14 kilometers away. I used to pack a bag, which I still have and call it my struggle bag, with one pack of biscuits and a mango drink and walk. Then, I would take a bus to Andheri. From those days to where I am today, I think it has been a great journey. It feels good when people tell me that they like my work. It's nice when grannies recognise me at airports and signal me to come and meet them.
How much of your humour on screen is scripted?
I believe in on the spot humour. I have a very good writer who gives me pointers. So mostly whatever you have seen on stage, like the kind of masti I have done with Karan Johar or Madhuri Dixit, is not written.
You have been an RJ, VJ and actor. What are you most comfortable with?
I am an entertainer and comfortable with everything. Many have asked me what I would have been if not an actor.I don't know! All I know is that I would have put my best into whatever I do.
Who do you think is the best host?
I like what Amitabh Bachchan sir does. I had hosted a KBC episode with him, and I was amazed at how he reads from the prompters and suddenly takes off, talks to audience and has fun with them. It is important to keep the audience inter ested and he does it brilliantly. I also enjoyed working with Shah Rukh sir. Before every show that we do, we meet in the vanity, read the script once and go on stage and take pointers. So even if I crack a joke at him, he takes it very sportingly and then cracks one right back on me.
There's been a long gap since your first film...
Yes, but I have not become as big an actor that I can decide the release dates of my films. I often joke that I should block Nag Panchami for release of my films. Tere Bin Laden 2 is ready now. The film requires a lot of CG, and we also redid the film a bit as the director felt it was not up to the mark. Thankfully, it has come out well and we are really happy!
Tell us about some crazy fan experiences.
There is this fan in Delhi who has got the same tattoo as mine. She told me that she is not getting married and that she's told her family she wants some one like me. She knows everything about me and it's almost scary. But she tells me that I need not worry as she is not going to trouble me. There was another girl in Bengaluru, who kept sliding letters below my door throughout the night. She left only after I wrote to her, telling her that I have got all her letters and that I would really like to sleep.
Any message for your fans on Follo?
One message to all my fans - 'Follo' me! On a serious note, I tell everybody that I came to Mumbai with nothing but my work. If someone asks me to sweep the floor, I will do it better than anyone else. Have faith in yourself and do your best.
We are exploring what happened that night in Abbottabad-Abhishek Sharma
7:43 AM
Ankur Pathak (MUMBAI MIRROR; May 28, 2015)
In 2010, Abhishek Sharma's
Tere Bin Laden opened in Indian theatres to a rousing reception.
The satire, about a young Pakistani man's desperate attempts to
migrate to the US, involved Ali Zafar's character selling a video
featuring a fake Osama Bin Laden to news channels.
Taking it a step further, Sharma says that the sequel which is titled Tere Bin Laden Dead or Alive explores what happened on May 2, 2011, the day the “Most wanted man in the world“ was finally executed. While Ali Zafar has been replaced by Manish Paul, Pradhuman Singh, who played Laden in the original, will return in the sequel. On what inspired the story, Sharma said, “His so-called killing is still shrouded in mystery and I felt this story would give us a great narrative edge.“
The director adds that conspiracy theories have been used to create laughs. “It's absolute farce! We're making fun of the war on terror, America's foreign policies, Pakistan's reaction to the global outrage and even the movie Zero Dark Thirty that claimed to be a serious take on what exactly happened,“ Sharma said. So why did it take him so long to organise the film's release? He replied: “We finally have locked October 30 as the date of release. The film required extensive VFX work and I got busy with another film in between the Akshay Kumar-starrer The Shaukeens. We had to digitally recreate the silent helicopter which was allegedly used to land in Abbottabad, the sleepy town in Pakistan which is where Osama is believed to have been killed.“
Taking it a step further, Sharma says that the sequel which is titled Tere Bin Laden Dead or Alive explores what happened on May 2, 2011, the day the “Most wanted man in the world“ was finally executed. While Ali Zafar has been replaced by Manish Paul, Pradhuman Singh, who played Laden in the original, will return in the sequel. On what inspired the story, Sharma said, “His so-called killing is still shrouded in mystery and I felt this story would give us a great narrative edge.“
The director adds that conspiracy theories have been used to create laughs. “It's absolute farce! We're making fun of the war on terror, America's foreign policies, Pakistan's reaction to the global outrage and even the movie Zero Dark Thirty that claimed to be a serious take on what exactly happened,“ Sharma said. So why did it take him so long to organise the film's release? He replied: “We finally have locked October 30 as the date of release. The film required extensive VFX work and I got busy with another film in between the Akshay Kumar-starrer The Shaukeens. We had to digitally recreate the silent helicopter which was allegedly used to land in Abbottabad, the sleepy town in Pakistan which is where Osama is believed to have been killed.“
People thought I was mad when I accepted Tere Bin Laden 2-Manish Paul
10:11 AM
Tanvi Trivedi (MID-DAY; February 16, 2014)
Popular telly anchor and actor Manish Paul got picked for Tere Bin Laden 2 while hosting Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. He says, “People thought I was mad, because the earlier part starring Ali Zafar had done very well. That put more pressure on me.”
While shooting for the film, delivering a four-page monologue unnerved him. As the actor says, “I was as nervous as a child is before his exams while shooting that scene. Initially, the shot kept getting postponed and I felt relaxed that it might not happen after all. But finally, the day we decided to shoot this particular sequence, the director asked me to take my time as he had kept three-hours for it. I delivered the lines in one go and the shot was okayed in 15 minutes.”
About both his film and television roles, he says, “Anchoring is impromptu. On the other hand, I have just started doing films. Earlier too, I was offered many roles but didn’t want to do anything.”
Will he let go of TV projects to concentrate only on films, like other actors? “No, I will continue hosting shows. Films have been my first love, but I can’t forget what TV has given me,” he adds.
Abbottabad comes to Mumbai for Tere Bin Laden 2
9:56 PM
The makers of Tere Bin Laden's sequel re-create the former al Qaeda chief's assassination and his Pakistani den in Film City
Ankur Pathak (MUMBAI MIRROR; November 30, 2013)For the sequel of the 2010 sleeper hit Tere Bin Laden, director Abhishek Sharma has re-created Abbottabad-- the Pakistani district where Osama bin Laden was found and killed by American forces on May 2, 2011. The set has been erected by production designer Wasiq Khan in Mumbai’s Film City.
Mirror has learnt that the sequel has a sequence which shows the former al Qaeda chief’s assassination, but it has a satirical spin to it. “We are mocking both the American forces as well as Pakistan. I hope nobody takes offence,” says Sharma.
"While we were shooting the scene, it suddenly started raining. This added to the drama and made the sequence more real," he adds. His production designers did extensive research to create the Pakistani suburb in Mumbai, getting specific details about the house and the environment.
Using VFX technology, the makers have also created a Black Hawk—the chopper which was used by the Navy SEALs and was crucial in Laden's assassination, putting an end to America’s decade-long manhunt for the world’s most-wanted terrorist.
"We only had a rough sketch of the chopper which was leaked to the media by the American officials, as our reference points," says Sharma. Previously, a similar helicopter was created for Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar-nominated Hollywood thriller Zero Dark Thirty (2012).
Produced by Pooja Shetty of Walkwater Media, the sequel is expected to release in 2014 and features Manish Paul and Sikandar Kher in the lead roles. Ali Zaffar, who had an important role in the first film, will be seen in an extended cameo, while Pradhuman Singh reprises his role as Osama bin Laden.
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