Complete
Cinema - Trade
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TALKING
OF REGIONAL CINEMA :
Many
regular producers have moved into regional cinemas
and there are around 50 to 60 producers now who are
making Bhopuri, Marathi or Punjabi Films on regular
basis. The only disadvantage is that the films of
all three regions have no regular buyers and the
producers have to mostly release the films themselves.
Even though many of the regional films do good business
and some of hem are able to generate revenues equal
to many Hindi films it is strange fact that buyers
cannot make up their minds on regional cinema. The
recently released Waris Shah and Raja Thakur were
both able to get houseful boards, even with other
strong opposition from regular Hindi films, Hollwood
or dubbed
films. Why buyers treat our regional cinema as pariah
is still not clear.
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Complete Cinema 30th September 2006
1.
The story
During the regime of Mughal Emporer Aurangzeb musicians got persecuted, as
he believed that music took a man away from GOD. Even after Aurangzeb’s
death, various rulers who succeeded him had a fixed mindset about music and
they tried to suppress it with their own methods. In one such period came Waris
Shah ( Gurdas Maan), a disciple of Baba Makhdoom, who popularized music. To
fulfill the last wish of his Guru, Waris Shah reached a village to write the
epic love story of HEER RANJHA which was now his sole mission in life.
2.
Critical Analysis
With his new film Waris Shah Gurdas Maan goes one step ahead. Rarely one could
have come across such expensive film in Punjabi since the film depicts the
life and times of Waris Shah, it required a township of 18th century. And director
and art director must be complimented for creating such a huge and realistic
set of the village.You feel like you are watching a bi budget Hindi film. Right
from the first scene the director is in command of the situation, and as the
film progresses the drama becomes more and more interesting. Juhi chawla looks
as cute and charming as she looked in her prime. And since the film is about
music, it had to be major highlight and it is so. The power of the song ‘Allah
Hu’ and its picturisation moves you inside out.
3.
Trade Analysis
Production values are excellent. Technically very good. Script could have been
more tight. Dialogues are brilliant. Musically, a top class effort. Cinematography
very competent. Choreography very good. Editing crisp. Performance wise Gurdas
Maan comes out with the best performance of his career. Juhi chawla is a perfect
foil to Gurdas Maan. Divya Dutta is very good. Sushant singh, Gurkirtan and
Mukesh rishi act very well. Directorically Manoj Punj once again proves that
he is a director of top class.
AT
BOX OFFICE IT WILL DO WELL
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Film
Info - Waris
shah – ishq daa waaris ( Punjabi )
Released
this week in Punjab Sai Productions’ Waris
Shah – Ishq Daa Waaris is the legendary love
story of poet Waris Shah. Suraj sanim’s script
is well researched and written wih finesse. Dialogues
are very good.
Gurdas
Maan plays the title role with aplomb and all sincerity
at his command.
Juhi
Chawla shines. She looks pretty, though a bit over
weight. Her costumes deserve special mention. Divya
Dutta does justice to her role. Sushant Singh leaves
a mark in a small role. All the actors lend a lovely
support.
Manoj
Punj’s direction is very good. However the
slow pace of the drama will keep the youth away from
the film. Jaidev Kumar’s music is good. RA.
Krishna’s cinematography is eye-filling. Production
values are of good standard.
On
the whole waris shah – ishq daa waaris is an
appealing fare.It should score in India as well as
overseas circuit.
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WARIS SHAH
- ISHQ DAA WAARIS RELEASED UNDER SAI PRODUCTIONS
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Super Cinema - 30th september 2006
Sai Productions' Waris Shah - Ishq Daa Waaris released
this week. It is the tale of the lengendary sufi
poet Waris Shah covering the period when he wrote
the classic HEER. The period is early 18th century.
Aurangzeb is gone but his order curbing music in
the country is still being followed by certain muslim
rulers. Sufi saints continue with their songs as
their pholosophy takes them nearer to GOD through
music.
Gurdas Maan plays the role of a young poet musician
Waris Shah and he becomes a disciple of Baba Makhdoom
( Mukesh Rishi ). Baba Makhdoom is killed by the
Muslim ruler because he sings and loves music.
Director Manoj Punj does a commendable job in extracting
good performances from
the actors and faithfully creating the atmosphere
of the period. But his technique remains traditional.
Bombay Times - Times of India 7th October 2006.
Waris Shah - Ishq Daa Waaris Chosen for Berlin Film
Festival Asia Pacific.
Maan Says " Its always great when your films reach
a wider audience and that too an international one.
But more importantly the appreciation from people
back home is what gives me a high! " Now that's Ishq
Daa Maan for you!