ManaTelugu.com - Daily Serials | TV Shows | Movie News

Panaji: Anurag Basu is working with Ranbir Kapoor and his girlfriend Katrina Kaif in “Jagga Jasoos” and the filmmaker says casting real-life couple in a film is often a disadvantage as it is difficult for them to romance on-screen. The upcoming detective comedy-drama will reunite Basu with his “Barfi” star and this is the first time the director is helming a project with Katrina as the female lead. “Having a real-life couple is not an advantage but it is rather a disadvantage. The actors know each other so well and you are lovers in real-life, it gets difficult for them to bring their chemistry on the screen. So this is going to be very challenging,” Basu told PTI on the sidelines of IFFI. The director says “Jagga Jasoos” is not delayed and it was supposed to come after Ranbir’s other projects- “Bombay Velvet” and “Tamasha” as the actor prefers to have a gap of six months between his two movies. “We have not shot the film. Ranbir is shooting Karan Johar’s film. I have only shot few days when he was free.

Our film was always supposed to come after ‘Bombay Velvet’ and ‘Tamasha’. When I started my film I knew this is going to be my schedule as Ranbir keeps a gap of six months. No actor would release two films in two months. This was the chronology that was to happen.” There has been a lot of speculations about the film but the “Gangster” helmer is not complaining as he feels it is a good sign and shows that people are curious about the project. “It is good that speculations are there, it shows people are curious about the film.” According to the filmmaker they will resume the shooting in January and wrap the film in two months for a release in 2016.

Trends come and go in the cinematic world, but the fact that clean humour and good comedy reign over “meaningless” entertainers has sustained over the years, says Bollywood’s beloved comedian and character actor Johnny Lever, who now simply skips “nonsense” films. “I’ve been in the industry for the last 35 years. If we compare today’s comedy with the one that we used to see earlier, then there is a difference, but it’s not a big one. Trend always keeps on changing… But good comedy is always appreciated more than vulgar and meaningless one,” Johnny, best known for his roles in films like “Raja Hindustani”, “Deewana Mastana” and “Dulhe Raja”, told IANS in an interview.

“For making a good comedy film, you need a good writer whose craft can be understood through the time that he takes to write his script. A good writer takes time to go in-depth into a subject and then comes out with a good script. Then it’s the job of the actor and director to improvise with it and make it even better,” Johnny said. The “Housefull 2” actor, who will perform with his daughter Jamie in the US next year, also feels that when it comes to vulgar comedy, its “easy to write and perform”.

“It takes less time. That’s why it is seen quite often these days. In earlier times, in the era of Mehmood Ali and Kishore Kumar, people used to observe a lot and used to take time in writing scripts. Comedy made in a hurry is waste and meaningless. The comedy, where you are insulting people, is easy to write,” Johnny said. Gearing up to feature in director Rohit Shetty’s Shah Rukh Khan- and Kajol-starrer “Dilwale”, Johnny said he does “fewer” films now. “I choose scripts which bring out some meaningful message. Otherwise, I skip being part of nonsense comedies… it won’t look good if I’ll appear in a film just to show my face and do weird roles, especially after working in around 400 films,” he added. However, he feels that in current times, comedy is so popular that it’s almost part of every character in a film. Due to this, a comedian’s work has become tougher. “Everybody is doing comedy – right from the lead actor to villain and supporting cast. But I have never felt the fear of being neglected or overshadowed. People often call me saying: ‘Johnny, we have a role that we think only you can do’. If I like the character, then I instantly say yes to them. “A supportive actor’s career depends upon the variety that he showcases in all his roles. If his roles will be similar to one another, then his career will not have a long run. Also it’s the job of a supporting actor to maintain the liveliness in the film. In that way, he holds a big job in his hands,” added the actor, who has infused life into several movies during his career.

Ram Gopal Varma’s upcoming release Killing Veerappan which is all geared up to hit the screens worldwide on 4th December, has now landed itself in legal trouble. Veerappan’s wife Muthulakshmi said in a press meet this morning that she gave permission to Ram Gopal Varma for filming only the Hindi version of her late husband’s story.

Muthulakshmi alleged that not only Ram Gopal Varma went on to make the film in three other languages like Kannada, Telugu and Tamil, he also showed her husband in a bad light. Muthulakshmi has also approached a local court demanding a ban on the film.

Muthulakshmi went on to state that she will not allow the film to release unless RGV shows her the complete film before its theatrical release. Muthulakshmi expressed her concerns that if the film showcases her husband as a cruel and negative man, it will make an adverse affect on her family.

Meanwhile, one of the film’s unit members expressed dismay over Muthulakshmi’s last minute allegations as they duly paid her a huge amount several years ago for the rights to make the film.

Many in the industry say that Allu Arjun like his father Allu Aravind has very smart planning regarding his career as he always picks up right directors and stories. When NTR and Mahesh Babu rejected the offer to do Gona Ganna Reddy in Gunasekhar’s Rudhramadevi, Allu Arjun took up the initiative and did the movie. The rest as they say is history.

While Mahesh Babu refused to do ‘Manam’ director Vikram Kumar’s movie, Allu Arjun signed a film under his direction, which will be launched next year. When big heroes were skeptical of working with Surender Reddy, he took the chance of working with him and got the biggest hit of his career with Racegurram. Industry folks say his choice of working with class directors like Vikram Kumar after doing a movie with Boyapati Srinu is right choice as it would balance his career well. The question is whether his choice of working with Boyapati would be fruitful or not?