Blog Posts by Sayoni Sinha

  • ‘I can’t be funny all the time’

    By Sayoni Sinha | Yahoo! India Movies – Thu 31 Jan, 2013 1:04 PM IST

    Says Boman Irani has he talks about his Blu-ray collection and how he uses humour to get out of sticky situations

    “I can’t be prancing around all the time trying to be funny. I am human after all,” says Boman Irani about the after- effects of the roles he has selected to do. For the multi-faceted actor, acting wasn't his first love. Before he was bitten by the acting bug, Boman was a well-known photographer and theatre artist. But everything did not come easy to him. From selling chips to waiting tables at a five-star hotel, Boman has done it all.The actor has donned a new role and that is of a chat show host of Teachers Achievers Club and as part of the show which will feature achievers from various fields. The candid conversations will be dotted with video from friends and family of the guests. “It is a humbling experience to listen to their journey and the common thread running through each of them is humility,” he says. In a free-wheeling chat, the actor talks about his show, the

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  • Being a Khan

    By Sayoni Sinha | Yahoo! India Movies – Wed 30 Jan, 2013 1:08 PM IST

    Outlook Turning Points 2013 [Published By The New York Times]: Shah Rukh Khan

    I am an actor. Time does not frame my days with as much conviction as images do. Images rule my life. Moments and memories imprint themselves on my being in the form of the snapshots that I weave into my expression. The essence of my art is the ability to create images that resonate with the emotional imagery of those watching them.

    I am a Khan. The name itself conjures multiple images in my mind too: a strapping man riding a horse, his reckless hair flowing from beneath a turban tied firm around his head. His ruggedly handsome face marked by weathered lines and a distinctly large nose.

    A stereotyped extremist; no dance, no drink, no cigarette tipping off his lips, no monogamy, no blasphemy; a fair, silent face beguiling a violent fury smoldering within. A streak that could even make him blow himself up in the name of his God. Then there is the image of me being shoved into a back room of a vast American airport

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  • We have no safety issues: SRK

    By Sayoni Sinha | Yahoo! India Movies – Wed 30 Jan, 2013 12:43 PM IST


    Caught in the middle of a controversy, SRK issues statement clarifying issues about his article in a magazine

    With India and Pakistan getting involved in a war of words over Shah Rukh Khan’s security in India, the actor tried to put the issue to rest by issuing a statement on Tuesday. “I would like to tell all those who are offering me unsolicited advice that we in India are extremely safe and happy. We have an amazing democratic, free and secular way of life. In the environs that we live here in my country India, we have no safety issues regarding life or material. As a matter of fact it is irksome for me to clarify this non-existent issue. With respect I would like to say to anyone who is interpreting my views and offering advice regarding them, please read what I have written first,” he stated in the statement.

    In an interview to Outlook Turning Points magazine, the star had written about his experience of being a Muslim in India, which made  Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed Read More »

  • 'Don't understand the basis of this controversy'

    By Sayoni Sinha | Yahoo! India Movies – Wed 30 Jan, 2013 12:36 PM IST

    Said Shah Rukh Khan in his media statement questioning the basis of controversy between the two countries

    According to me, all our lives we are defined by three identities.  Two of which are fortunately acquired by birth  and are a matter of unconditional love and acceptance. The first identity is acquired by where one is born. Our Motherland. That defines us. So foremost all of us here like me are proud Indians.  Second the family name and upbringing that our parents give us. Mine is Khan, like some of us here. I am very proud of my parents, like all of us are here. I love them unconditionally.  The third is the profession we choose that defines us. By some quirk of fate I am a celebrity… a public figure in the fields of art and media. Like most of us are here today.
     
    As I said being an Indian and my parents’ child is an unconditional accepted truth of my life and I am very proud of both. The third… being a public figure makes me open to any kind of questioning, adjectives good and bad

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  • Wrote ‘David’ before ‘Shaitan’

    By Sayoni Sinha | Yahoo! India Movies – Tue 29 Jan, 2013 5:41 PM IST


    Says Bejoy Nambiar as he talks about weaving three stories in one and the challenges involved

    When Bejoy Nambiar’s stylish debut film released, many had compared it Amores Perros in terms of its existential flounce. For a first time director, the sheer scale and intricacies of his vision was worth appreciating. But for the director the film was just a stepping stone to get producers fund his magnum opus ‘David’. “I had written David way before Shaitan but I knew upfront that as a debutant director, I won’t be able to scale the film to the extent of which the script demanded. Shaitan filled that vacuum and helped in getting the support that David needed.”

    Nambia is no stranger to the art of persuasion. As an absolute novice, he convinced Mohanlal to come to Mumbai to act in his first short film Reflections (2005). The finesse and the narrative was enough to convince persuaded Mani Ratnam to hire him as an assistant on Guru and Raavan. From there to getting Anurag Kashyap to produce

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