http://www.desipowerchat.comLatest from Bollywood - ALWAYSTahaan - A fable-like journey of an 8yr old boy Tahaan. Having lost his best friend, his donkey Birbal, to a businessman as part of debt re-payment he sets off on a journey to bring his donkey back home.Tahaan (2008)Movie InformationMovie Name: Tahaan Tagline: a boy with a grenad Year of Release: 2008Release Date: 5 September 2008Presenter: i Dream Production, Santosh Sivan Producer: Shripal Morakhia, Mubina Rattonsey Director: Santosh Sivan Cast: Purav Bhandare, Anupam Kher, Rahul Bose, Rahul Khanna, Sana Shaikh, Sarika, Victor Banerji, Ankush Dubey, Dheirya Sonecha Music Director: Sunil Babu Story Writer: Santosh Sivan, Ritesh Menon, Paul Hardart Dialogue Writer: Anirudhya Mitra Screenplay Writer: Santosh Sivan, Ritesh Menon, Paul Hardart Editor: Shakti Hasija Production Designer: Rajakrishnan Casting Director: Abhimanyu Ray Costume Designer: Shahnaz Vahanvaty Sound Designer: Rajakrishnan Line Producer: Milind Verekar Synopsis : "Tahaan - A boy with a grenade" is a fable-like journey of the eponymous eight-year-old boy, whose life revolves around the pursuit to find real purpose in his little world. Tahaan (Purav Bhandare) lives with his grandfather (Victor Banerjee), his mother Haba (Sarika) and older sister Zoya (Sana Shaikh,) in the serene meadows of Kashmir. They all live in the hope that someday Tahaan's father, who's been missing for over three years, will return. The death of his grandfather leads the local moneylender Lalaji and his manager Kuka (Rahul Khanna) to take away the assets of the family, including their pet donkey Birbal, against repayment of a pending loan. Now, life for Tahaan, his mother and sister takes a turn towards rougher pastures. For Tahaan, bringing his favourite donkey Birbal back home becomes the sole purpose in life. After various efforts at money-making, Tahaan approaches Lalaji with the prospect of regaining his lost asset but is devastated to learn that an old man Subhan Darr (Anupam Kher) has bought Birbal and taken him across the mountains... the same mountains from where Tahaan's father never returned. But Tahaan sums up courage and chases after Subhan. The prophetic old man doesn't befriend Tahaan at first sight but slowly warms up to this energetic and determined soul whose love for Birbal is paramount. But at the end of the journey, Tahaan is further disheartened when Subhan gifts Birbal to his orphaned eight-year-old nephew, and even the long-time helper of Subhan called Zafar (Rahul Bose), cannot be of any assistance to poor Tahaan. On his way back home, Tahaan finally encounters a teenage lad Idrees, who convinces him that his efforts would never be sufficient to get Birbal back. Instead, he promises to get Birbal back for a favour. All Tahaan will have to do is carry a package across the mountains on his next journey. Seeing Tahaan's eagerness, Idrees hands him a grenade. He tells him that when the time is right he will be told what is to be done. Tahaan sets off on his second journey with Subhan and Zafar, the grenade and package tucked away under Birbal's saddle. What is the price that Tahaan will have to pay for Birbal? And how far will he go to save his only meaning in life? Tahaan is now at a crossroad where his ultimate decision would determine his fate... "Will he get Birbal back?" [ More Detail ]
Actors: Rozina, Sultan Rahi &Mehboob KashmiriFilm: Thah (Punjabi - 1972)Story &dialogs: Waris LudhyanviProducer &Director: Diljeet Mirza A presentation of Pakistan Film Magazine on http://mazhar.dk/film/ [ More Detail ]
*RE-EDIT &REPOST* Clips from the film "300" with music from Led Zeppelin - "Kashmir"...-MOVIE INFO-FILM: 300PRODUCED BY: Legendary Pictures, Inc., Virtual Studios, Atmosphere Entertainment MM LLC, Hollywood Gang ProductionsDISTRIBUTED BY: Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures International-SONG INFO-SONG: "Kashmir"ARTISTS: Led ZeppelinALBUM: Physical GraffitiLABEL: Swan SongDISTRIBUTED BY: Atlantic Records*THIS IS A FAN-MADE VIDEO. ALL MUSIC &IMAGES used in this video are the property of their respective owners and are used here for entertainment purposes only. [ More Detail ]
Jammu Kashmir, April 24 (ANI): With cinema halls having downed shutters, in insurgency-hit Jammu and Kashmir, catching a movie in a theatre is a pipedream that will turn a reality only when the political strife ends. With most cinema halls having been converted into bases for security personnel, youth perforce have to turn to VCDs and DVDs for watching movies. Prior to the time when insurgency began in Kashmir, there were more than 15-16 cinema halls catering to moviegoers in the state, but the outbreak of armed insurgency resulted in closure of the halls. [ More Detail ]
A line drawn on a map cannot divide the hearts of people who live on the land. Yet it rends the very fabric of their life. The time is mid-1940s and the place, Mirpur, a town in the south-west of the princely state of Mirpur. Sakina, the beautiful daughter of a proud landowner, falls in love with Sheeda, who is of a humble peasant stock. Terrified of the consequences, the couple elopes to Rajouri.A turbulence is raging in the state which will leave it divided into two parts, one to go with Pakistan and the other to form a part of India. Eventually, Mirpur falls in 'Azad' Kashmir and Rajouri on the Indian side.Sheeda and Sakina now find themselves firmly separated from their familial ties. Though nursing a sense of guilt, Sakina lives happily with her husband and children in her newly found home. But, not for long. Sardara, Sheeda's old sympathizer emerges one day from his past.Learning from him about her father's death and her mother's solitude, Sakina insists on visiting her father's grave in Mirpur across the Line of Control along with old Saradara.The husband and wife part in the fond hope that they will re-unite soon enough. Fate, however, has something else in store for them. The acrimony between India and Pakistan culminates into a full-scale war and put pays to the hopes of the fackless lovers. Their children grow old, get married and raise their own children in turn. Sheeda builds himself a fine house in Rajouri.Surrounded by his progeny and cushioned by his prosperity, the old man pines for his love. Then, one day destiny brings back Sakina -- now in her eighties -- to her husband and family in Rajouri.The children and grand children are rejoicing the matriarch's return to the fold when comes the message that her permit has expired and cannot be extended.Sakina has to go back to the other side of Kashmir and no amount of persuasion can budge the authorities to let her stay. Heart broken, the old woman dies on the Line of Control, leaving behind officers of India and Pakistan Army arguing among themselves to which side the permit-expired corpse belongs. [ More Detail ]
Come &Enjoy Himalaya Filmfestival 2009!Op 14 en 15 februari 2009 is er een feest in Nederland, voor wie er oog voor heeft...In ons lage land bij de zee worden zo'n 45 films en documentaires vertoond over de hoogste bergenTegenwoordig kennen de meesten van ons de Himalayaregio - met plaatsen als Pakistan, Kasjmir, Nepal, Bhutan en Tibet - waarschijnlijk als een regio vol terreur, of een streek waar fanatisme en strijd aan de orde van de dag zijn. Of we denken precies het tegenovergestelde en beschouwen de Himalaya regio als een etherisch Shangri-La dat slechts dun bevolkt wordt door mensen die het "geheim van het Leven" kennen. We weten zo weinig van dit deel van de wereld dat we ons zowel de ergste als de meest uitzonderlijke voorstellingen ervan kunnen maken. In werkelijkheid vind je er krijgsheren, gewapende meisjes die zich bij de opstandelingen hebben aangesloten en legers die de bevolking onderdrukken; maar je vindt er ook rondtrekkende asceten, in het rood geklede monniken en mooie mensen die lachen om hun eigen armoede. De Himalaya regio is echter meer dan dat: het is ook een gebied met vele natuurlijke en cultuurlandschappen, met een lange en ingewikkelde geschiedenis, met zeer uiteenlopende bevolkingsgroepen. We hopen u te laten zien dat het ware gezicht van de Himalaya regio pas zichtbaar wordt als we verder kijken dan de stereotypen. Dit Filmfestival geeft u de kans om, door middel van uitstekende films en documentaires, de Himalaya regio te ontdekken, om verder te reizen dan het beeld van de streek dat u in gewone films krijgt voorgeschoteld en om kennis te maken met de fascinerende diversiteit en haar unieke karakter.45 films in 2dagen tijd: www.himalayafilmfestival.nl [ More Detail ]