MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA NOVEMBER 06 , 2015 12.35 P.M.
[ MILESTONE : Vidur’s Film Diary completed 6th year of its existence in May 2015. June 2015 marks the beginning of its journey in the 7th year. ]
As an ACTING TRAINER my success rate was 40% in the year 2013 – 2014 . It jumps to 55% in 2014 – 2015. This is unprecedented for any ACTING INSTITUTE or ACTING TRAINER. I am continuously writing Vidur’s Film Diary since 6 years. And to my utter surprise I am noticing that there were no lean months in these 6 years. It never happened that a month came and there were no student in any of the 5 fields of entertainment, which my diary covers. There were more than a dozen working students every month.
For the full understanding of my body of work in 2013 – 2014 & 2014 – 2015, please watch the 05 videos posted below :
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Obituary :
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Saeed Jaffrey :
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Born on January 08, 1929 at Malerkotla, Punjab, Saeed Jaffrey died on November 15, 2015 at the age of 86 in London.
In a career spanning over 60 years, he worked in more than 150 films. Apart from Hindi and American films, he worked in several British films and TV serials. He was inseparable part of Merchant Ivory Production films such as “The Guru” [ 1969 ] , “Hullabaloo Over Georgie And Bonnie’s Pictures” [ 1978 ] , ” The Courtesans Of Bombay” [ 1983 ] and “The Deceivers” [ 1988 ].
He made debut in Hindi films with Satyajit Ray’s “Shatranj Ke Khilari” [ 1977 ]. He fortified in position in Hindi film industry with films like ” Chashme Buddoor” [ 1981 ], “Ram Teri Ganga Maili” [ 1985 ] and “Henna” [ 1991 ].
He won Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for “Shatranj Ke Khilari”, “Ram Teri Ganga Maili” and “Henna”.
He also penned his autobiography, “Saeed : An Actor’s Journey”.
Saeed Jaffrey spent major part of his early years in Gorakhpur and Allahabad, two cities I am also associated with.
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New Hindi Film Releases & Me :
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First Week – November 06
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1 – Charlie Ke Chakkar Mein ……………………………………………………….. X
2 – Four Pillars Of Basement ……………………………………………………….. X
3 – Prithipal Singh ….. A Story ……………………………………………………… X
4 – Ranbanka ……………………………………………………………………………….. X
5 – Yaara Silly Silly ………………………………………………………………………. X
Second Week – November 12
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1 – Prem Ratan Dhan Payo ………………………………………. Sonam Kapoor
…………………………………………………………………………… Neil Nitin Mukesh
2 – Run Bhuumi ………………………………………………………………………….. X
Third Week – November 20
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1 -X : Past Is Present …………………………………………………………………… X
Fourth Week – November 27
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1 – Tamasha …………………………………………………………….. Ranbir Kapoor
2 – Yeh Ishq Sarfira ……………………………………………………………………. X
In total ………..……… 10 ………..….. films got released in November. Out of these ……………..….. 10 …………………… released films ………………….. 02 ……………………… films have …………… 03 ……………. artistes , who are trained by me .
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Theatre & Me :
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1 – Saunil Daru is playing a role in ” No Exit “.
2 – Smilie Suri is playing a role in ” Double Trouble “.
My …………. 02 ………….. students in ………… 02 …………. plays .
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Commercials & Me :
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1 – Ranbir Kapoor is the Brand Ambassador of ” Lenovo Vibe ” .
2 – Khalid is the Brand Ambassador of ” Jhandu Kesari Jeewan ” .
3 – Priyanka Chopra is the Brand Ambassador of ” Schmitten Luxury Chocolates ” .
4 – Priyanka Chopra is the Brand Ambassador of ” Colgate Active Salt ” .
My ………….. 03 …………… students in …………… 04 …………… commercial campaigns .
My 03 students appeared in 02 films, 02 student in 02 plays and 03 students appeared in 04 Ads .
Thus total number of students working in the month of November 2015 comes to 08.
On behalf of all the students & staff of VIDUR Acting Institute , VIDUR Editing Studio , VIDUR Club and VIDUR Merchandise, I congratulate my above mentioned 08 students .
May God bless them for making me proud and they shine in their chosen field .
[ List of released films, dates and other information have been taken from http://www.bollywoodhungama.com . I express gratitude. ]
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