‘I am a fan of Punjabi language’
He has sung in his mother-tongue Tamil as well as Hindi and now composer AR Rahman has crooned his first Punjabi number Maahi Ve for Imtiaz Ali's Highway. He said it was easier than Hindi. “First of all, I am singing in Punjabi, nobody complimented me,” said the Oscar winning composer. In Hindi, he has sung hit numbers Hamma Hammma and Khwaja Mere Khwaja. When asked how did he pick up the language, Rahman said: “I am a fan of the language, I have been listening to Nusrat (Fateh Ali Khan) saab's songs for the past 25 years. So, it was just affection for the language. Then, of course, working with Subhash Ghai and (late) Yash Chopra jee (helped). It was easier than Hindi,” he added.
I am not against all commercial films, I am against illogical films. All commercial films are not illogical. like 3 Idiots was a commercial film and had a very good story
— Nawazuddin siddiqui
Pavan Kripalani, director of Darr @ The Mall, came up with this concept of a ‘torture workshop’ in which some of the actors were locked in a dark room for over 10 hours so that they could actually feel the fear and claustrophobia required to pull off the sequences successfully. The director would make loud noises or so as to scare the actors and get the right expressions.
lawrence doesn't rate her talent
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer lawrence does not think she is a good performer. The American Hustle star always thinks she has “got away with it” when she gets a good review for her performances, reported Contactmusic.
“I always feel like I'm pulling the wool over everyone's eyes about my acting. When I get good reviews I think ‘Alright - got away with another one.' I watch my performance and I think, ‘Yeah, it's sort of alright' but then when I read the reviews I don't quite get what the big deal is, I really don't,” she said.
After a busy 2013, the 23-year-old beauty, who is believed to have reconciled with on-and-off boyfriend Nicholas Hoult, is hoping this year is much quieter so far.
“2013 was kind of a blur for me. So much happened that was extremely good and extremely great. In 2014 I'd like a bit of a rest. I'd like to slow down. I'm hoping it will be a peaceful time.”