Jaipur Literature Festival 2011 Diary: Day One
Suparn Verma remembers the time he spent with the legend during a Rediff Chat.
Why would the rarely seen diva make an exception for Mrs Kundra?
After two forgettable days, writer-director Suparn Verma was back with a bang on Monday alongside Rediff.com correspondent Abhishek Mande attending the Jaipur Literature Fest, the biggest literary meet in the Asia Pacific. Here's their Day 4 dairy:
Rediff.com correspondent Abhishek Mande was attending the Jaipur Literature Festival, considered Asia-Pacific's leading literature event. He shares vignettes of Day 3.
Writer-Director Suparn Verma and Rediff.com correspondent Abhishek Mande are attending the Jaipur Literary Festival, the leading literary event in the Asia Pacific. After their enthralling experiences on Day 1, Suparn didn't have a good Day 2; although Abhishek cuckooed all through the day. This is what he has to say:
With the kind of lives we lead and the movies we make, we are ideal fodder for humour, says the irreverent Suparn Verma.
Even though Ranbir's movie was released a week ago, it's still doing better business than the just released action thriller Acid Factory.
They are so bad that they are good. Drunk, Stoned or Stone Cold Sober these will make your day! Director Suparn Verma's unusual take on showbiz.
In a world of high stakes where one film can make or break careers, the critic lays himself on the line when giving his opinion, says Suparn Verma.
'They banned the word sexy from the song Sexy Mujhe Log Bole, which starred Karisma Kapoor in an Anu Malik number. Yet, the same Censor Board allows the word to be used years later when Amitabh Bachchan lovingly calls the cancer-ridden kid Sexy in Cheeni Kum!... They will allow Vishal Bhardwaj to use cuss words in Omkara, but not in Kaminey!'
Director Suparn Verma seems upset about some of the Oscar wins this year. He rants about it.
After five days of cultural jamboree curtains drew on the Jaipur Literature Festival and writer-director Suparn Verma and Rediff.com correspondent Abhishek Mande witnessed all the extravaganza. From revisiting the '70s to an intense India-Pak debate, Day 5 was packed with action. And here's all.
Director Suparn Verma's got a strong case of l'armour for all things French. Check out his zany new column!
Sanjay Gupta on producing Acid Factory.
Aftab Shivdasani chats with Rediff readers.
Director Suparn Verma bids adieu to his friend and colleague Sourabh Usha Narang.
Director Suparn Verma chats with his fans about his second flick.
Director Suparn Verma talks about his forthcoming multistarrer and why Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena bombed.
'The actors are far out. They all underplay their parts. There is no overacting and there is no trying to achieve dramatronics.'
At 6 pm on December 3, Mumbai's youth intend to stage a 'non-cooperation' movement of sorts at the Gateway of India. Suparn Verma, filmmaker and ex-rediff employee, has spearheaded the protest, inviting everyone to join him.
Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena director Suparn Verma gets ready with his next.
Suparn Verma and Raja Sen dissect 2007 with Rediff Readers, while Bolly Woods moderates the chat.
Director Suparn Verma and resident film critic Raja Sen discuss the 2007 movies.
Ex-rediff.com staffer and Bollywood film-maker Suparn Verma's blog post asking Mumbaikars to gather outside the Taj Mahal hotel on December 3 at 6 pm has set off a huge response and citizens fed up of the way their city is taken for granted have vowed to be there.
Debutant director Suparn Verma, unplugged on Rediff Chat.
Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha Akkineni are simply fabulous in the second season of The Family Man, raves Namrata Thakker.
The sizzling Koena Mitra bares her heart for rediff readers.
The Filmfare OTT awards 2021 were held at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel, and the big winners of the night were quite expectedly, Scam 1992 and The Family Man 2.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the Bollywood debutantes on streaming platforms.
OTT has been flooded with a number of film and Web series releases, and many of them are very entertaining.
The lockdown has seen some amazing shows finding their way to home screens.
Some exciting news shows, some gripping sequels coming up.
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