punjab 1984 ( punjabi : ਪੰਜਾਬ ੧੯੮੪ ) is a 2014 indian punjabi period drama film directed by anurag singh .

it is based on the 1984-86 punjab insurgency 's impact on social life , notably it is a story of a mother and her missing son .

starring diljit dosanjh and kirron kher , the film is the fourth collaboration between director singh and actor dosanjh .

punjab 1984 released on 27 june 2014 to excellent box office collections .

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my first objection to punjab 1984 is that it attempts to detach the symbolism of punjab + 1984 from the trauma suffered by the sikhs .
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anurag singh , the writer - director of punjab 1984 , maintains the film is not political .
punjab 1984 is a punjabi language drama , with english subtitles , about a woman ' s search for her missing son ; the film is set against the backdrop of political unrest in punjab in 1984 .
punjab 1984 was written and shot in india , but was produced by vancouver - based white hill productions .
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the two big films which stood out at the awards for 2015 were punjab 1984 , and jatt james bond .
punjab 1984 is an upcoming punjabi movie based on 1984 anti - sikh riots by indian government starring diljit dosanjh , kirron kher , pawan malhotra etc . anurag singh is the director of movie and manmord sidhu & gunbir singh sidhu are producers . punjab 1984 will be released on 11th july 2014 . first look :
today , i got a chance to watch diljit dosanjh’s movie “punjab 1984” . during the promotion of this movie it was said that the film was based on facts which presents the trauma of 1984 .
secondly , the movie is plotted in an entirely different ground than that of “punjab + 1984” and some loose rings are inserted in to the story to make it appear that it was connected to “punjab” and “1984” . these rings are far away from the facts . i think many would agree with me that the title “punjab 1984” was given just to market the movie in a more powerful way .
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the two big films which stood out at the awards for 2015 were punjab 1984 and jatt james bond . ‘best film’ was won by the historical and political epic punjab 1984 , while ‘best director’ and ‘best debut director’ was given to rohit jugraj for jatt james bond .
watch online exclusive interview with diljit dosanj and sonam bajwa for thier upcoming movie punjab 1984 punjab 1984 is a 2014 punjabi historic , drama , action film directed by anurag singh . the film is based on 1984 anti - sikh riots & a story of a mother and her missing son . the film will be released on 27 june 2014 .
bollywood veteran feels the film is worthy of oscarbollywood actor anupam kher is so impressed with director anurag singh’s punjab 1984 , a punjabi film focusing on the ill effects of 1984 - 86 punjab insurgency on social life , that he says it is worth going to the oscars .
on the heels of 47 to 84 comes punjab 1984 , another film that tackles the subject of the 1984 anti - sikh riots . punjab 1984 is the story of satwant kaur ( kirron kher ) , a woman in search of her son , shivjit ( diljit dosanjh ) . as she tries to locate her son , satwant crosses paths with corrupt policemen , . . .
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punjab 1984 is an upcoming punjabi movie based on 1984 anti - sikh riots by indian government starring diljit dosanjh , kirron kher , pawan malhotra etc . anurag singh is the director of movie and manmord sidhu & gunbir singh sidhu are producers
actually , no issue is at the focus of the movie . this is an imaginary story that has been named as “punjab 1984” just to sell it .
punjab 1984 first day box office response directed by anurag singh and produced by gunbir singh sidhu & manmord sidhu , the latest punjabi emotional cum . . .
1 . punjab 1984 total box office collection • punjab 1984 , movie has earn good box office income on 1st weekend . moreover , 5th day business of punjab 1984 is expected to rs . 1 crores ( approx . ) however , all songs of the movie are liked by audience very much . 1st week bo collection of the film is predicted as rs . 9 crores ( approx . ) • urltoken collection - total - 5 - days - income - report /
punjab 1984 & transformers : age of extinction 6th day box office response after a successful and decent opening day business and audience response , both the . . .
punjab 1984 ( punjabi ) movie wikithis month seems to be a pack of good entertainers in the punjabi cinemas . after the success of so many . . .
singer - actor diljit singh starrer punjabi movie punjab 1984 bagged award for best film during ptc punjabi film awards function held on march 17 at multipurpose stadium here .
now coming to overseas business , punjab 1984 as expected has done commendable business overseas throughout the world in its 1st weekend . the business is 2nd only to jatt & juliet 2 which released on the same weekend last year . the following tables shows the overseas box office data comparison for jatt & juliet 2 and punjab 1984 .
punjab 1984 third day box office response ( 1st weekend ) after so much effort and buzz in its production and story , the much popular and awaited . . .
punjab 1984 movie review anurag singh who has earlier directed so many good and entertainment focused movies like jatt & juliet , jatt & juliet 2 , disco . . .
a new punjabi movie , “punjab 1984” starring diljit dosanjh was released last friday . the movie was directed by anurag singh who claimed that his movie was “not - political” .
the new “recruits” take training in pakistan and return to punjab to undertake “actions” .
at the expense of repetition i want to say that i had no objections to a film based on a mother - son tragedy , family rivalry , police atrocities , or the corruption of selfish politicians ; but i do object to this movie because : despite being plotted in an entirely different ground it has used the powerful symbolism of “punjab 1984” apparently for commercial interests ; secondly , it attempts to detach the symbolism of “punjab 1984” from 1984 trauma suffered by the sikhs ; thirdly it transmits only that much information about 1984 and post - 1984 which strengthens the state - sponsored symbolism of “dark - times” to refer to the events of 1984 and the aftermath ; and lastly it is a negative portrayal of the sikh struggle .
during the awards , the jersey of celebrity cricket league punjab team was also unveiled .
1984 punjab is a story and performance oriented film and not the entertaining or such film so the music of the film has been kept suitable for the story and script . the script does not demand any unnecessary music or songs that are why the music of this film is simple and related to the theme of the script . music of 1984 punjab has been composed by nick .
“बड़े पर्दे पर दिखा पंजाब के काले दौर 1984 का सच” , reads a headline by amar ujala .
the film is a different concept other than nowadays movies that are based on romance , comedy and action . it is being said quite similar to be in story like the super hit and popular historical film sadda haq . this film shows some new thing mixed with the history of punjab and it is too clear that the movie will be based on the punjab history and historical background . the film revolves on situation of punjab in 1984 . diljit is playing a lead role in this movie . this movie shows that what critical condition punjab had in 1984 . but now it is totally changed . now punjab is well known a good state in the india .
( 1 ) attempt to detach “punjab 1984” trauma from the sikh memory : “1984” has a special meaning for the sikhs . it has become a symbol of the trauma suffered by the sikh nation . sikhs regarded the attack by the indian army at darbar sahib amritsar in june 1984 as the “ghallughara” . the event holds the status of cultural trauma for the sikhs . for the last three decades there was a flood of state propaganda to wash away june 1984 from the sikh memory , but not only did the sikhs remember the trauma of 1984 , they also tried to establish their own narrative about this trauma .
the growing unrest in punjab came to head in 1984 , when the controversial sikh preacher jarnail singh bhindranwale and his armed followers took residence inside the golden temple , the sikh version of the vatican .
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the dhamakedar ptc punjabi film awards took place on march 17 , 2015 in mohali , punjab .
punjab 1984 has outstanding performances by diljit dosanjh , kiron kher and pawan malhotra and been been written and directed by anurag singh without the usual commercial trappings which makes its huge box office success even more outstanding .
the story in punjab 1984 is one that happened all across punjab . family disputes , land disputes and other business disputes became thrown into and interwoven with the ongoing insurgency . some people joined a jathebandi to ensure their security or because a rival had joined another jathebandi . in many disputes about money or land , one side paid the police to frame their rivals in order to get rid of them . ” ( excerpt from simran kaur’s review – “ punjab 1984 : an opportunity for thought & reflection ” published by sikh24 ) .
if “regional” cinema like punjab 1984 is needed to shake up a national industry , then so be it . but hope the shake - up happens at some level . no place is a bad place to learn from .
disco singh was another big winner , with surveen chawla taking the trophy for ‘best actress’ . the ‘best actor’ award was split between diljit dosanjh and gippy grewal for their respective films , punjab 1984 and jatt james bond .
this is the story of a mother and her missing son set in the backdrop of 1984 punjab , when the state was going through a terrible time of terrorism . the film depicts the longing of a mother for her son and her search for her son , who is labelled a terrorist because of the bad times in punjab .
it’s the latest blockbuster that you might not have heard about . a bit of googling tells me that anurag singh’s punjab 1984 had no takers intially . a serious drama in the backdrop of 1984 , and that too in the age of yoyohoneysingh and jatt - juliet , who would watch ? but if only formulas and calculations of what - works - what - doesn’t could prove right every time , we would have been deprived of some of the best films ever made . shailesh kapoor tells us why anurag singh’s punjab 1984 is a must watch , and how it has turned out to be such a blockbuster .
were full even in delhi . film collected 1 . 03 cr nett in east punjab and 12 lakhs in rest
punjab 1984 is the story of a mother and her missing son , set in the backdrop of 1984 punjab , when the state was plagued by terrorism . the film depicts the longing of a mother for her son and her search for her son , who is labelled a terrorist . it shows how he eventually fights for his rights , while longing to return home because of his love for his mother . it also tells us more about the time , which was very sensitive for the youth of punjab . the film is dedicated to the thousands of mothers who lost their sons to these riots .
even as i went in with high expectations , i was not prepared for the brilliance of the cinematic experience i was about to be a part of . know the song “luka chhuppi” from rang de basanti ? punjab 1984 is that song’s little story told through a film . and even though the song featured waheeda rehman as the mother , punjab 1984 can well be described as the story of kirron kher’s character in the same rang de basanti , converted into a full - length feature film .
a very good news for diljit dosanjh fans that his latest movie punjab 1984 have got huge success from overseas countries and even beat the bollywood toppers their . let us have a quick look on the detailed overseas collection by taran adarsh bollywood hungama .
this is the story of a mother and her missing son set in the backdrop of 1984 punjab , when the state was going through a terrible time of terrorism . the film depicts the longing of a mother for her son and her search for her son , who is labelled a terrorist because of the bad times in punjab . it also depicts the sensitive time for the youth of punjab . further , the film is dedicated to thousands of those mothers who lost their sons .
that being said , it’s not my concern to make suggestions to the makers , i simply want to assert my point that the movie’s plot was independent of “punjab + 1984” and that the title appears to be nothing more than a good marketing strategy .
audio articles on june 1984 ( 24 ) : ਨੀਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਕਤਲ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਹੀਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਗਜ਼ਬ . . . ( prof . harinder singh mehboob )
“punjab 1984 isn’t a propaganda film for the khalistan movement , nor should we have expected it to have been . that having been said , i believe the film is positive towards the movement and daljit’s character , shivjit singh ( shiv ) is a strong protagonist .
director anurag singh has directed some of those mindless blockbuster punjabi comedies , one of which i encountered in the aforementioned bus trip . with a solid script and a superb starcast , he comes into his own with punjab 1984 , delivering a knockout performance at the helm .
i ' d say 6 january , 1984 , and each time the response would be , ' oh ! you were born during the massacres . ' i never understood what they meant . what is this [ massacre ] they are talking about ,
says mr . dosanjh , a popular punjabi singer - actor and star of the movie punjab 1984 , which opens across 60 theatres in north america on friday .
go and watch punjab 1984 in a theatre if you can . even if the language is entirely alien to you , the universality of emotions will cut through to you , right across the screen . and great performance can be heard , even when you don’t understand a word .
more importantly for the punjabi film industry is that a genre outside comedy has worked in such a big way . the industry was stagnating as 90 % of the films being made were comedies and while budgets were going up business was not . punjab 1984 is an emotional period drama and is totally different from what has worked in punjab for the last 30 years or so as far as punjabi films are concerned .
punjab 1984 has emerged a blockbuster and is set to be one of the biggest punjabi blockbusters of all time . the film had a great opening and the way it has sustained over the weekdays is even better . the film looks set to be one of the rare films to go over 10 crore nett in east punjab . it could even become the highest grosser ever but that all depends on weeks three to five .
the issue of language strained relationships between punjab state and india ' s federal government , causing tensions that led to the explosive events of 1984 , which in turn led to the deepest scar on the collective conscience of canada ' s sikh community – the air india bombing of 1985 that killed 329 .
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its a story of a mother and her missing son set in the backdrop of 1984 punjab , when the state was going through a terrible time of terrorism . the film depicts the longing of a mother for her son and her search for her son , who is labelled a terrorist because of the bad times in punjab and how he eventually fights for his rights and paralllelly longs to return home because of his love for his mother . it also depicts the sensitive time for the youth of punjab . further , the film is dedicated to thousands of those mothers who lost their sons .
punjab 1984 which released this week has set the cash registers ringing for it’s producers as well as distributors all over the world . the film has seen some fantastic collections throughout the weekend and even the film has held it’s own on monday and tuesday . the following table shows the collection comparisons between the 3 biggest openers of punjabi cinema in east punjab region . rest of india figures are not shown due to complete data not available for disco singh .
it’s a story of a mother and her missing son set in the backdrop of 1984 punjab , when the state was going through a terrible time of terrorism . the film depicts the longing of a mother for her son and her search for her son , who is labeled a terrorist because of the bad times in punjab and how he eventually fights for his rights and paralleled longs to return home because of his love for his mother . it also depicts the sensitive time for the youth of punjab . further , the film is dedicated to thousands of those mothers who lost their sons . punjabi with english subtitles .
pavan malhotra who plays an important role in “punjab : 1984” says punjabis don’t like to open their wounds for public scrutiny and perhaps that’s why we don’t find the reflection of 1984 in the films more often . “punjabis love to laugh at themselves but history tells us that after every fourth generation punjabis have to start afresh . we have braved invaders but have survived to tell our stories . when people identify us with crude humour , i tell them the most telling romantic epics are written in this part of the world . ”
in the 1980s and 1990s , india fought a violent insurgency by sikh militants who wanted to establish their own independent homeland in the northern punjab province . the conflict led to the assassination of prime minister indira gandhi by her sikh bodyguards in 1984 . campaigners say serious human rights abuses were carried out by indian security forces deployed to quell the unrest .
the movie , to be released on friday ( june 27 ) , chronicles the lives of common people of punjab after the tragic and turbulent events of 1984 . the protagonist , satwant kaur , played by veteran actor and chandigarh mp kirron kher , is a woman whose son disappears suddenly . satwant spends her days travelling from town to town , looking for her son .
this movie defames the militant movement and shows khalistani characters as a cruel entities . this film should not be confused of having relation to the 1984 trauma of the sikhs or the sikh freedom movement .
glowing online reviews of last week’s release , punjab 1984 , forced me to a theatre during my short delhi trip earlier this week . my interest in operation bluestar has grown over the last few years , leading me to read a few books on the subject . that familiarity with the subject , and the presence of kirron kher in the principal cast , was sufficient motivation .
the 2015 ptc punjabi film awards was a glamorous affair , welcoming the superstars of punjab to celebrate the best of punjabi cinema and entertainment . find out who won what here .
star cast of punjab 1984 is very popular and is being expected to attract most of the audience especially in punjabi dominated areas . hope diljit will hit the record of punjabi movie . diljit already worked well in jatt & juliet , lions of punjab . he is a good singer . he made record hit with his song lakk 28 kudi da with yo yo honey singh . diljit dosanjh is a superb actor in punjabi music industry . he has millions of fans and he is an old singer in punjabi music industry . there are many names being heard as the star cast of the movie .
that’s all anurag singh’s punjab 1984 is , and all it had to be , a story about a mother looking for her son . the film opens with a brilliant scene during the attack on golden temple , a scene so poignant , i’d have to look long and hard to find anything which matches its simplicity and sincerity while depicting such an important and sensitive event for millions of sikhs around the world .
at the end of the movie , families of those subjected to enforced disappearances in punjab were shown on screen holding photos of victims . brief details were also extended about victims and their families .
new delhi : disallowed by the delhi bar council from appearing for the victims of the 1984 anti - sikh riots in several cases against congress leader sajjan kumar and others on the ground that as leader of opposition in punjab assembly he enjoyed an office of profit , noted lawyer h . s . phoolka has decided to give up the cabinet - rank post in the state to return to delhi and fight the cases .
the movie has evoked mixed reactions from the audience . diljit’s fans , mostly teenagers are praising the movie and some even went on to say that now they know the “facts” about 1984 as these were shown in the movie .
the cast and crew of much - hyped punjabi film ‘punjab 1984’ were in chandigarh on thursday to promote the movie . while director anurag singh spoke of the film and his choice of a tough subject , actors diljit ( left ) dosanjh and sonam bajwa ( right ) shared their experiences of working in a period film . gunbir singh sidhu of white hill productions and basic brothers productions spoke about his expectations from the film .
the story is set during the times of insurgency in punjab and its adverse effect on social life . a mother searches for his missing son during insurgency times . will she be able to find her son ?
. very few actor / singers match the passion that diljit dosanjh shares for punjabi music / cinema and once again he is coming in his new movie named punjab 1984 . this film was in controversies due to news that it has not found any producer for itself but now everything and doubt is clear after the final reveal that the director of the film is anurag singh and producer is gunbir singh sidhu . the film is going to hit the box office on
no doubt , the movie is made while relating to the story with the times of 1984 . the movie starts with death of a character who gets killed by army while he was going to darbar sahib on martyrdom anniversary of guru arjan sahib ji .
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meanwhile , punjab and haryana high court advocate hemant kumar , who had through his petitions under the right to information act obtained information on how the advocate generals of punjab and haryana also enjoy the status of a cabinet minister , has questioned whether barring phoolka from practice while allowing the ags to even appear for the state was not discriminatory , since neither had taken the oath of a cabinet minister but only enjoyed the status of the rank .
the increase in budgets and reach has given the punjabi films some muscle to flex . “now spending rs . 5 to 8 crores on a film is fairly common and we are releasing films with 150 to 175 prints , ” says anurag . “this time we are planning to release the film in territories like kolkata and smaller centres like indore which have not been tapped before , ” says singh . malhotra says the producer had put just one advertisement of “punjab 1984” but it managed good response for two weeks at cinemax in mumbai’s andheri area which is not considered as a hotspot for punjabi films . “this shows that the film managed to cross the language barrier . ” he doesn’t know what the success of “punjab : 1984” will hold for the industry but with a punjabi film releasing every week , anurag says , the filmmakers are looking for newer subjects . in fact the backdrop of militancy has been raised in films like “sadda haq” and “1947 to 1984” but since their presentation was not worthy of national appeal they were not noticed . and the subjects are not always a copy of bollywood . gippy grewal’s “mirza” played out like a hollywood thriller with a healthy use of silence , a rarity in punjabi films .
all of the scenes related to the sikh militancy give the following impression : there was no ideological commitments of those joining the militancy after the attack on darbar sahib and the sikh genocide of 1984 ; further still , that most had joined for personal reasons .
set against the backdrop of the unrest in punjab between 1984 and 1986 , the movie is about
a mother ' s search for her missing son ,
he said .
the story i have tried to tell is a story that is not part of headlines anywhere ,
he says .
it ' s a story that maybe the larger media is not interested in . for them , these people are just figures – so many people are missing , so many people died .
a mother - son story set in the aftermath of operation bluestar , punjab 1984 has a grammar that’s uniquely matter - of - fact . it does not attempt to commercialize the subject , and equally importantly , it does not do the reverse either – of trying to be an off - beat film that demands to be taken seriously . as a result , what we get is a human story , laced with human situations and dialogue , directed with a free spirit that blends entertainment with sensitivity effortlessly .
punjab 1984 is set to cross the 10 crore mark , which remains a magical figure for punjabi films , much like 150 or 200 crore for bollywood . it’s been four days since i watched it , and i’m still wondering why an industry more than 20 times in size not produce such films , at a rate more than once or twice a year . and by “such films” , i don’t mean this exact film , but unconventional subjects where human emotions are treated as , well , human emotions .
the story begins when the father of shiva ( played by diljit dosanjh ) was killed during “crossfire” in the parikarma of darbar sahib between the indian army and sikhs in june 1984 . shiva’s father was termed as a terrorist and his body was disposed of by the state .
like phoolka , who was elected aap mla but has not taken a formal oath as a cabinet minister and was only leader of opposition in the punjab assembly , the two ags have been granted the same status by their respective appointee governments .
this 10 crore nett figure for punjabi films in east punjab is like the 200 crore nett figure for hindi films . till date only three films ( jatt and juliet 2 , jatt and juliet and carry on jatta ) have crossed this mark .
the film will collect around 5 . 75 - 6 crore nett in east punjab in week one which is the second highest first week figure ever and with the fantastic appreciation it has received the 10 crore nett lifetime total will not be difficult .
a government investigation has found that the uk had only a
limited impact
on india ' s 1984 assault on the amritsar golden temple , sikhism ' s holiest shrine . the raid ' s death toll is still disputed after almost 30 years . ( 04 . 02 . 2014 )
“i have decided to quit as the leader of opposition in he punjab assembly and i have conveyed my decision to the party high command , ” he declared , adding that he had discussed the issue with party leader arvind kejriwal before taking the decision .
the lack of acting talent is often cited as a limitation but with singer - actors like dilji dosanjh and gippy grewal finding acceptance and with jimmy shergill making his presence felt on home turf , the industry looks in safe hands . pavan says when a hindi film actor shows multiple facets we call him versatile but when a punjabi singer , acts we call it lack of talent in the industry . “diljit dosanjh is known for his comic timing but in “punjab : 1984” he has done the emotional scenes with equal felicity . he gave a layered performance . ”
firstly , no one had earlier portrayed the events of june 1984 on the big screen , especially what happened inside the darbar sahib complex . but this movie did it although in a very small part and the argument could be put that it was just to the extent that was connected to the story of shiva ( as his father died in that scene , refer earlier in this write - up ) . but my concerns are with what “impression” that scene leaves ? innocents being killed in the cross fire – isn’t that an impression about the events of june 1984 that the state wants to leave ?
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several people , including at least one policeman , have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a police station in the northern indian state of punjab . security has been stepped up on the border to pakistan in response . ( 27 . 07 . 2015 )
diljit dosanjh , the star of punjabi blockbuster ‘jatt & juliet’ and its sequel , claims that his part in ‘punjab 1984’ is his dream role . he says that the choice of this film was not a difficult one for him . “i have been planning to make a film on this subject myself . i used to think that maybe after a few years , i will make this film on my own . it came as a surprise that anurag was also thinking on the same lines and when he approached me with the script , i accepted it right away , ” he says .
“in fact , ” kumar said , “nanda is enrolled with bar council of delhi and it has no objection to his practising despite holding a cabinet - minister rank . ” in the case of mahajan , kumar said he is registered with the punjab and haryana bar council .
i apologise for the long quote above but it perfectly reflects what was shown by anurag singh ( writer - cum - director of punjab 1984 ) in his movie . as readers can see , the author of the above review went on to justify everything in the movie ( especially arguments regarding those joining the movement due to personal reasons , goon elements , corrupt politicians etc . ) saying it had all existed , but at the same time ignoring the fact that there was another side of the picture as well , one that anurag hid ( it’s not simply that he did not merely present it ) .
yet , i have never watched a punjabi film in a theatre before this thursday . till recently , punjabi cinema was not a thriving industry . over the last 3 - 4 years , the industry has found its feet , thanks to the mushrooming of multiplexes in the east punjab territory , creating a fertile ground for business . yet , their cinema has been skewed towards the comedy genre . in a bus trip in punjab last year , i was subject to watching one such punjabi blockbuster on video . assault on the senses won’t be an over - statement to describe the experience .
after 30 years , even state propagandists find it hard to boldly justify their ( mis ) deeds of that time , therefore a new interpretation is being forwarded that the people of punjab were crushed between two wheels – terrorism / militancy and state repression . the movie is clearly along these lines .
“even the advocate generals of twin states of punjab and haryana have been conferred rank and status of state cabinet minister by their respective governments . while in respect of baldev raj mahajan , the order in this regard was issued by haryana’s administration of justice department on august 31 , 2015 i . e . over nine months after he was appointed in november 2014 , thus making him the first ever haryana ag to enjoy the same privilege , in respect of his punjab counterpart , atul nanda , the same notification was issued immediately on his appointment on march 16 , 2017 , ” said kumar .
having fought pro bono ( without any fees ) for over three decades the cases of 1984 riot victims , phoolka is a known and very well - respected figure in the legal , social and political fraternity . it came as a surprise when earlier this month he revealed that the delhi bar council has denied him permission to fight the riots cases .
technically , punjabi is my “mother tongue” . i have grown up seeing my parents converse in the language at home , as well as with friends and relatives . i have even studied punjabi as a third language in school for two years , till i was shifted from a sikh school to a “normal” school , post the 1984 riots in delhi .
now we are standing three decades on and a new generation of sikhs has grown up . these youngsters did not experience the events of 1984 but they feel attached to those events . they are in search of matter to understand these events . books , audio - visual ( lectures , talks , interviews ) , social media discussions help them to have that understanding .
the council’s decision has raised the pertinent issue of whether being a cabinet minister is the same as enjoying cabinet - rank status . an rti activist has questioned if by that yardstick the congress government in punjab and that of the bjp in haryana are right in conferring cabinet - minister rank on two senior practising law officers .
phoolka , who had unsuccessfully contested the lok sabha election from punjab on an aam aadmi party ticket in 2014 , had won the assembly election earlier this year . after that aap , which had won 20 seats in the 117 - member house and emerged as the largest opposition party , had made him the leader of opposition .
film collected 1 . 12 cr nett on saturday and 1 . 50 cr nett on sunday which was huge . film collected 3 . 77 cr nett all india over weekend . film added 3 cr nett on weekdays which was super solid . film collected close to 6 . 10 cr nett in east punjab and 65 lakhs in rest of india .
a society is considered mature when it gathers the courage to look within . so when punjabi film industry , often described as pollywood , the poor cousin of bollywood got wings courtesy a flurry of romantic comedies one wondered when will we get to watch a punjabi film which will dare to look at real issues that confront the state . recently , cutting through the jatt juggernaut , “punjab : 1984” managed to confront the ghosts of the past . the poignant tale of a mother’s search for her son during insurgency , the period film proved that punjabi cinema has more emotions than just a sense of humour and that the fledgling industry can express itself with technical finesse . released in the last week of june , the film held its own in front of bollywood biggies and continues to win praise from critics .
anurag singh who has earlier directed so many good and entertainment focused movies like jatt & juliet , jatt & juliet 2 , disco singh and yaar anmulle , all of which were fun packed comedies ; this is his first serious subject in a punjabi movie which is based on a very sensitive topic of 1984 genocide . apart from the director anurag singh , its a first time for diljit dosanjh as well to face a new challenge
but the point of concern is that the movie is not so remotely connected to that time period which could make this argument acceptable . the movie presented an overview of militancy in the punjab – scenes related to the sikh militant movement in the movie present only the image of the struggle as mindless , violent and cruel terrorism that was being fueled by some self - interested politicians .
film witnessed almost minimal drops on weekdays which was very good . film continued good work in 2nd week and film was super steady over weekend . film collected 55 lakhs , 70 lakhs and 95 lakhs respectively on friday , saturday and sunday . film added 2 . 20 cr nett in 2nd weekend all over india out of which 1 . 85 cr nett was from east punjab .
after this point , the movie goes from being a grounded representation of the reality of punjab to generic masala fare . the last thirty minutes might be inspired by any number of the mainstream ‘100 crore club’ bollywood movies . i literally cringed at the salman khanesque moment when the ‘hero’ challenges the arresting officer ( the villain in this case ) and throws away his gun to have a hand to hand fight .
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nineteen - eighty - four was a watershed year for punjabis ,
says mr . singh , in a telephone interview from his parents ' home in punjab .
i still remember operation bluestar . we used to live in a rented place close to the golden temple . i was on the terrace playing , and it was growing dark , when i started to hear noises . then i saw the sky lighting up , traces of light crisscrossing the night sky . i thought it was firecrackers .
first of all i would say that . . the movie ' s outstanding ! anurag singh ( the director ) just proved that you don ' t need more than 7 0 million rupees ( $ 1 , 500 , 000 approx ) to make a movie that may actually hit hard all those senseless , masala - filled indian movies . i found kirron kher ' s performance in punjab 1984 as the best until this day . she ' ll make you cry , make you laugh and capture your senses silently with those expressions . most of the scenes were technically and emotionally genuine . i mean it . i find it very rare . acting was too good by lead artists , and even better by the rest of crew . movie direction was superb by anurag singh ( huge change after giving 4 - 5 back to back comedy hits ) . songs ' lyrics need special mentioning . . great ! shooting sets were realistic , giving the audience total feel of the 1980s ' unfortunate happenings . i would ' ve rated it with 9 stars , but an extra one especially for kirron kher . respect .
as sukhwinder took centre stage to perform to his latest hit numbers , he called bobby as well and they talked jointly about their upcoming venture ramta jogi . neeru bajwa performed a romantic medley along with roshan prince and jassi gill . the audience stood up as gurdas ji was honoured with as “special star forever award . ” another special “family film award” was awarded to dil vil pyar vyar . the film on the drug abuse menace in punjab “baaz” was honoured as the “film with a social message . ” a special recognition award was also given to harry baweja .
ptc punjabi film awards are truly leading the punjabi film industry . energetic dancers kicked off the show , followed by a performance by nav bajwa and apoorva arora on bollywood punjabi numbers . bobby deol said he was happy to be in punjab , and also announced production of a punjabi film under vijeta productions . the crowds swooned and cheered to scintillating moves and gyrations of the vivacious surveen chawla as she danced to aaaj phir tumpe and disco singh title track . the ceremonial lamp was lit by bobby deol , shinde and narayan . gauhar khan , all set to make her debut in the punjabi film industry , showcased a scintillating performance on a medley of bollywood numbers .
apart from the acting , the cinematography and editing are considerable well done . the movie has a bleached look with a yellowish tinge used effectively to illustrate this bleak period in punjab’s history . the frames , shots , and length of scenes are mostly perfect with the camera lingering just long enough to leave an impact . the music of the film is very strong , especially the songs ‘sawah bann ke’ and ‘ammi udeek di’ . it’s the first time i’ve seen music so well used in a punjabi movie . here it’s not a distraction , but helps further the story forward and acts as a beautiful supplement to help effectively portray the emotions of the characters . overall , i would say that it’s a must watch , even if for the beautiful first half .
the movie then movies to a year and a half later , with kirron kher as the main character of a mother looking for her son . like she says , she used to be worried that he returns home in time , and she still is . the opening credits carry a serene sense of her morose life , her daily routine , as she visits the police station daily , and waits for news about her son . this is of course not a unique or isolated case . it is the story of upheaval in the lives of countless families in punjab during the period of the khalistan movement . it is the true story of thousands of mothers , whose sons went out on a day as ordinary as any , never to be seen or heard from again .
after a decade of insurgency , director manmohan singh brought the audience back to theatres with his romantic tales with a social message . “i started a dialogue between the nris and their families left in punjab . both had little idea about each others’ lives and issues and my film opened a window on them , ” says singh . the trusted cinematographer of yash chopra , brought his mentor’s vision alive in punjabi films with films like “jee aaya nu” , “dil apna punjabi” and “munde u . k . de” . “it is not that good films were not made in punjabi before but they used to be one - off projects where some actors of punjabi origin used to take time out from their bollywood commitments for the sake of giving good cinema to the community , ” says singh referring to films like “chhann pardesi” , which he shot .
after a decade of insurgency , director manmohan singh brought the audience back to theatres with his romantic tales with a social message . | photo credit : 01dfrmann
director anurag singh says the punjabi film industry has found its feet only in the last three - four years . “i had this subject in mind even before “jatt and julliet” but i didn’t have the confidence to tackle the issue . as the people who saw operation bluestar are still alive , i apprehended whether i will be able to do justice to their memories . i didn’t want the film to sound manipulative or get into the politics of the issue . the aim was to humanise the problem and it is the mother and children who suffer the most during any insurgency . ” also , anurag adds , the market was not ripe to fund such a subject . “i had to prove myself in the popular idiom to get funds for a serious subject , ” says the young filmmaker , who delivered two successful instalments of “jatt and julliet” at the box office .


school for scoundrels is a 1960 british comedy film , directed by robert hamer , starring ian carmichael and terry-thomas , and inspired by the " gamesmanship " series of books by stephen potter .

it has been remade twice : in bollywood in 1975 under the title chhoti si baat , and in hollywood in 2006 as school for scoundrels .

school for scoundrels ( 1960 film )

school for scoundrels is a 2006 american feature / comedy film , starring billy bob thornton and jon heder , and directed by todd phillips . the film is based on the 1960 british film school for scoundrels . the film was released on september 29 , 2006 .
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school for scoundrels actor ian carmichael , who has died aged 89 . photograph : duffy / getty images
school for scoundrels is not currently showing on mubi . instead , watch kind hearts and coronets , also directed by robert hamer .
they say that those that can ' t do , teach . not only does school for scoundrels not
do
funny well , it probably couldn ' t teach how to be funny , either . perhaps phillips should have learned more from a real film about scoundrels , dirty rotten scoundrels , only a pg - rated film , but one that is still gutsy enough to go for the jugular that this film flails about desperately to find .
mark jordan legan : first up is the wide - release raucous comedy school for scoundrels , a remake of a classic 1960 british film . billy bob thornton plays an instructor at a secret school that teaches the weak how to take charge of their lives and become winners , no matter what . john heder and ben stiller also star .
a pleasant
back to school
gift for all you college bound heder fans .
although released in 1960 , is very much a film of the 1950s in terms of the attitudes and values it both satirises and portrays .
if you have seen the original
school for scoundrels
with terry thomas and ian carmichael and you rent this film expecting it to be just as funny then you ' re going to be . . .
summary judgment : ' school for scoundrels , ' ' the last king of scotland , ' ' the guardian ' slate contributor mark jordan legan sums up what the nation ' s critics are saying about this week ' s new movie releases - - school for scoundrels , the last king of scotland and the guardian .
the film received mainly negative reviews , with rotten tomatoes giving the film 25 % and a consensus that
school for scoundrels squanders its talented cast with a formulaic , unfocused attempt at a romantic comedy that ' s neither romantic nor funny .
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the film received mainly negative reviews , with rotten tomatoes giving the film 25 % and a consensus that
school for scoundrels squanders its talented cast with a formulaic , unfocused attempt at a romantic comedy that ' s neither romantic nor funny .
( wikipedia )
today’s the birthday of film actress janette scott . star of many classic and charming films throughout the 1950s and 60s , janette was the object of ian carmichael’s and terry - thomas’ affection in the enduring british comedy “school for scoundrels” .
in this film in 1960 , ms scott was 22 years old , while ian carmichael was 40 and terry thomas was already 49 ! a slightly scandalous age difference that was important at the time in real life , but totally ignored for the film industry .
1960 british comedy film . stars ian carmichael , terry - thomas , janette scott , alastair sim , dennis price , edward chapman , peter jones , kynaston reeves and others .
slate contributor mark jordan legan sums up what the nation ' s critics are saying about this week ' s new movie releases — school for scoundrels , the last king of scotland and the guardian .
i highly recommend checking out the original 1960 movie if you can . alistair sim , terry thomas and ian carmichael .
chaos ensues for staff and students alike when an all - boys and an all - girls school are amalgamated into one .
school for scoundrels came in at # 4 at the north american box office in its opening weekend , accumulating $ 8 , 602 , 333 , before eventually grossing $ 23 , 947 , 685 worldwide . [ 1 ]
the original 1960 school for scoundrels had a bluer - than - blue - chip british cast . aside from carmichael , sim and terry - thomas , there was dennis price as the slippery car dealer and john le mesurier as the icily disapproving head waiter . janette scott , who played april , the object of palfrey ' s swooning love , was surely one of the most breathtakingly beautiful people ever to appear in any british film .
a special school teaches a young loser how to cheat his way to the top .
comedy , suspense , one - upmanship – everything’s to play for when film characters take to the tennis court . with wimbledon upon us , here are some of our favourite tennis moments on film .
back in may 2016 , art & hue had a lovely day out to elstree for the screening of school of scoundrels at the laura ashley manor hotel . not only was it wonderful to retrace the steps of terry - thomas but i also had the pleasure of meeting the film’s leading lady janette scott .
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this is the original school for scoundrels movie not to get confused with the remake . this movie stars some well known actors , but for some reason i just couldn ' t get into this movie , and got bored with it . maybe i ' ll give it another chance one day .
three of the art & hue prints were displayed on an easel for attendees to discover when arriving for the screening and janette scott was presented with the pop art which thankfully she loved . it was lovely to meet her and great to hear how the hotel was exactly the same as it was back in 1959 when school for scoundrels was filmed .
school for scoundrels [ dvd ] [ 1960 ] : urltoken ian carmichael , terry - thomas , alastair sim , janette scott , dennis price , peter jones , edward chapman , john le mesurier , irene handl , kynaston reeves , hattie jacques , hugh paddick , cyril frankel , hal e . chester , robert hamer , douglas rankin , patricia moyes , stephen potter : dvd & blu - ray
based on a 1960 british film , school for scoundrels tells the story of a low - confidence nyc
meter maid
named roger . roger is the kind of guy who gets mugged when he writes a parking ticket , gets bullied by his co - workers and passes out when he tries to ask his pretty neighbor , amanda , out on a date . when he gets rejected as a big brother by a third student , a friend slips him a phone number to an underground class for men in need of backbone .
timeless in that what it shows could be seen in any schoolyard , classroom or working place , and in any society in 1960 as well as today .
brushing up on his tennis skills is integral to henry palfrey’s ( ian carmichael ) education at the school of lifemanship in this 1960 british comedy , in which palfrey goes head to head with his humiliating rival raymond delauney ( terry - thomas , above ) .
before he became a tv regular with his performances as bertie wooster and lord peter wimsey , he had been established as one of britain ' s biggest post - war box office stars with innocent , guileless roles in classic boulting brothers films such as private ' s progress ( 1956 ) and i ' m all right jack ( 1959 ) . my favourite carmichael film is also one of my favourite british films , and perhaps favourite films full stop . it is that tremendous 1960 comedy school for scoundrels , the last film by the great , troubled director robert hamer ( who made kind hearts and coronets ) .
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yeah it starred billy bob and sean william scott . i used to watch that , silverman , and scoundrels on comedy central during the summer in high school ! i think that ' s why i made the connections lol
the character of dr . p is a homage to the headmaster of the fictional yeovil college of lifemanship , stephen potter , in the original 1960 film . the lifemanship books , actual works on which both films are based , were written by the real author named stephen potter .
the remake has a similar theme to the original film , but a noticeably different plot and tone .
legan : wait for the dvd release , is pretty much what the critics suggest . rolling stone likes it , calling school for scoundrels uproarious and unexpectedly biting . but the hollywood reporter snarls , an inert an muddled mash - up of romantic comedy and theater of stupid cruelty . and newsday calls it a battering ram of rude encounters that aspires to be a romantic comedy .
school for scoundrels : admitting or seeing your self has a failure can be a most disappointing life experience , as ian carmichael sees himself . all not lost where one needs to pick up the pieces . the right school is at hand , to get one back on track with the correct teaching . along with terry thomas , janette scott , dennis price and good old alastair sim the headmaster , you could feel , that revenge or minor standing up for yourself is sweet and well worth the effort . hattie jacques plays a small part too is this film . hilariously funny and joyful to watch .
school for scoundrels is yet another film where the promise of concept and cast proves funnier than the execution . who better to portray a loser stumbling his way into confidence than napoleon dynamite ' s ultimate loser - hero jon heder ? who better to deliver an acerbic , bullying , confrontational mentor - type than the always - cranky billy bob thornton ? how fun would it be to pit those two against each other ?
previously a members club , it became a hotel in 1969 . formerly called the edgwarebury , it was amazing to see the location of where terry - thomas and ian carmichael filmed the famous tennis scenes at “the old chippentonian tennis club” which inspired two of the art prints from the school for scoundrels pop art collection .
price had , of course , previously appeared in director robert hamer’s peerless classic kind hearts and coronets , and school for scoundrels sadly represented the final curtain for the director , who had descended from a functioning alcoholic to a non - functioning one . he was fired and cyril frankel ( who went on to direct many itc series ) completed the picture . you wouldn’t know there were any such ructions , so easily confident is the finished film and so smoothly does its effective repertory company fit in .
just as henry fell for their nonsense in the first half of the film , the winsome welshmen are suckered in now and end up swapping the swiftmobile for an ex - works austin - healey 100 six , plus 100 guineas in cash .
always a favourite scene for filmmakers wanting to provide a theatre for their characters’ rivalries and resentments , a doubles match turns aggro for kristen wiig and her fellow bridesmaids in paul feig ’s wedding - planning comedy .
notoriously , todd phillips – the frat comedy director who created the hangover – tried to re - make school for scoundrels in 2006 with billy bob thornton in the
professor
role and jon heder in ian carmichael ' s clueless pupil part . this remake was terrible , but even now i think phillips deserves some points for his sheer good taste in knowing about this gem and sincerely wanting to revive it .
[ us ] school for scoundrels ( 2006 ) - a loser down on his luck seeks help from a confidence guru to impress a girl . stars jon heder & billy bob thornton , with appearances by sarah silverman , paul scheer , aziz ansari , david cross , michael clarke duncan , ben stiller , jim parsons , luis guzman , jon glaser
school for scoundrels ( d . robert hamer , 1959 ) was adapted from a popular series of books by stephen potter - gamesmanship ( 1947 ) , lifemanship ( 1950 ) , oneupmanship ( 1952 ) and supermanship ( 1958 ) - in which he explained
how to win without actually cheating
by taking psychological advantage of your opponent at every possible opportunity .
[ us ] school for scoundrels ( 2006 ) - a loser down on his luck seeks help from a confidence guru to impress a girl . stars jon heder & billy bob thornton , with appearances by sarah silverman , paul scheer , aziz ansari , david cross , michael clarke duncan , ben stiller , jim parsons , luis guzman , jon glaser : netflixbestof
is set would have had few echoes for the great majority of its audience .
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ironically , what school for scoundrels truly lacks is an edge , as it plays mostly within the realm of the safe and broad . perhaps if todd phillips , who made a couple of popular r - rated raunchy comedies in old school and road trip , could have gone with a more acutely adult approach , there might have been the audacious behavior from dr . p that the film sorely lacks . all there is in terms of confrontation is a heated tennis match , a paint ball game , some rather distasteful rape references , and an airport bait and switch , but the behavior among the participants never rises up to the level of evil , out - and - out maliciousness .
the object of henry’s studies has been to overcome all the slights and advantages taken of him in the first part of the film .
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surprisingly it took till 2004 before anyone used the wimbledon championship as a backdrop for a romantic comedy . richard loncraine ’s film teamed paul bettany as an english player on a downward turn with kirsten dunst as a rising us star .
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the premise of the film is simple : life is divided into winners and losers ; you are either one - up or one - down .
i recommend this film to people who like anchorman and napoleon dynamite . . . it ' s light - hearted and innocent : great family viewing . i ' ve seen it three times now and i still find things to laugh at : ) i give this film five stars ! !
small pleasures are all school for scoundrels amounts to , despite a capable cast and an interesting premise , somewhat reminiscent of anger management in its structure . unfortunately , despite a few snicker - worthy moments , the story never breaks out of its sitcom delivery to gel into a substantive whole , playing most of its laughs through interactions among the comedic supporting cast , while the main plot offers little but predictable developments and a ham - fisted delivery .
henry strenuously denies ownership and april departs with delauney for swimming and a spot of dinner .
britain’s top comic actors are gathered for a tale of one - upsmanship and delicious revenge .
this must be possibly the best english film ever , it has everything in it from dark sarcasm to hilarious comedy , listen carefully to the beautiful diction and wonderfully class ridden cast of stalwart actors , such a superbly warped story of conniving and underhand behaviour could have been inspired by our own politicians , the film was made in the fifties though , did the writer have a crystal ball perhaps ? . truly a superb and very witty film .
the characters in the film are largely all caricatures : the wimpish henry , the rakish delauney , the sweet and innocent april , the calculating potter .
i still looks matchless , but take a dose of these for more of that withnail feeling .
a shy , bumbling , clumsy fool of a man enrolls in a special school that teaches
dashing
skills to win over the woman he loves from a more suave competitor .
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this is the ultimate terry thomas film . he gets to act out being the most wonderful cad , stealing girls off poor saps arms , driving open top sports cars are a furious pace , and generally getting the chance to utter ' hard cheese old boy ' . carmicheal is excellent , bewildered to begin with and slowly learning the dark arts of upmanship . i implore all to see this film , as always the golden rule is - if a film as alistair sim in it , its got to be worth a look . currently avialable on a 2 film dvd release , with another uk b & w comedy classic . buy and enjoy .
this is the ultimate terry thomas film . he gets to act out being the most wonderful cad , stealing girls off poor saps arms , driving open top sports cars are a furious pace , and generally getting the chance to utter ' hard cheese old boy ' . carmicheal is excellent , bewildered to begin with and slowly learning the dark arts of upmanship . i implore all to see this film , as always the golden rule is - if a film as alistair sim in it , its got to be worth a look . currently avialable on a 2 film dvd release , with another uk b & w ; comedy classic . buy and enjoy .
and even when things seem to be looking up for palfrey as he runs across lovely april smith , delauney starts to elbow his way in and the two of them begin a tussle for her affections .
is very much a ‘how to’ in the kind of rapscallion behaviour that was probably typical of withnail before he replaced such caddishness with alcohol and antifreeze . the film stars
in michelangelo antonioni ’s swinging london drama blowup , the photographer played by david hemmings observes mimes playing tennis with no ball – perhaps the most mysterious tennis match in film .
reformed parolee steve lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter .
we are , of course , waiting for delauney to get his comeuppance and this is left until last .
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( spoilers ) possibly the pinnacle of terry - thomas’ bounder persona , and certainly the one where it’s put to best caddish use , as he gives eternally feckless mug ian carmichael a thorough lesson in one - upmanship , only for the latter to turn the tables when he finds himself a tutor . school for scoundrels is beautifully written ( by an uncredited peter ustinov and frank tarloff ) , filled with clever set pieces , a fine supporting cast and a really very pretty object of the competing chaps’ affection ( janette scott ) , but it’s terry - thomas who is the glue that binds this together . and , while i couldn’t say for sure , this might have the highest “ hard cheese ” count of any of his films .
this one of my most favourite films so yes a bit bias but this is just charming anyone who has been a bit of an underdog will get what this film is about and to be honest a film starring three legends is a film worth watching anyway , i have seen it on television three times now and ive been ovedue to get it on dvd and i will be watching it more now i have good stuff never goes out of date bit of a clitche but they just dont make like they do nowadays .
huge thanks must go to elstree studios and morris bright in particular for organising everything and introducing me to janette , as well as to studiocanal who had the idea for the pop art collection to coincide with the screening .
gloatbridge promptly disappears beneath a mountain of ledgers with only a cup of tea and an adding machine for solace .
terrific film & a real
blast from the past
i have caught this film , and bits of it over the years , and it has always made me smile . yes , it is dated , and yes , the humour is very 50 ' s english - but what is wrong with this , when it is performed this well ? highly recommended .
gloatbridge has either deliberately sabotaged henry’s instruction to book a table for two at the camellia room or got the name wrong accidentally ; either way , by the time the booking for mr . poultry has been discovered by the overbearingly snooty
this fabulous film is available on dvd at last , twinned with another alaister sim classic , the green man . but , the star of this film is the dapper terry - thomas . every scene he is in is superb . from the suave cad in the first half of the film to the flustered toff in the second , this is one of his finest performances and stands up to repeat viewings due to his expressive faces and masterful comic timing . i hear there is going to be a hollywood remake of this film , which will be a huge mistake as there has been no one like t - t since . i recommend anyone who is a fan of british comedy to see this classic or you will forever be crying ' hard cheese ' !
very often , at least in cinematic portrayals , the girl was passive and grateful for whoever flung themselves her way .
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one of the great british comedies of all time . sim , scott , carmichael and terry - thomas on top form , and a completely unexpected last ten minutes which makes the film almost perfect .
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truth to tell , there ' s little sign of the elegance and wit that characterised earlier hamer films such as kind hearts and coronets or the spider and the fly ( both 1949 ) - the virtues of school for scoundrels rest almost entirely in the script and performances . thankfully , the latter are up to scratch - terry - thomas in particular is outstanding as a classic british bounder , a somewhat under - used sim creates another memorably eccentric authority figure , and the supporting cast includes such comedy stalwarts as john le mesurier , hattie jacques ( who were married at the time ) and irene handl .
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) , go off the rails in las vegas in an attempt to find the crumbling american dream . their druggy escapades make withnail’s penchant for lighter fluid and camberwell carrots seem positively light by comparison , as they cause similar havoc and mayhem for holidaying americans .
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droll and dry british comedy with perfect casting and a hilarious laugh - out - loud punchline . . . wait for it !
absolutely hilarious . i am deliberately doing this in capitals to show you the idea . i bought this for my moms christmas present it is amazing buy buy buy buy buy buy buy it its hilarious and you really grow on roger wardell not suitable for anyone under 10 depending on how mature they are if they can hear the word tit without being silly about it then fair enough but if not save it a few yearsbut yes hilarious film absolutely amazing words cant express
the film manages to hold this world and its characters up to gentle ridicule whilst simultaneously evoking its attraction and the somewhat guilty pleasure in the audience that they would like to share in such a pleasant existence .
carmichael enrolls in alastair sim’s school for success . sim’s curriculum teaches methods of winning against every person a man encounters , even if the method is underhanded and unethical . the newly graduated carmichael is soon getting the upper hand over one and all , the head clerk , the car salesmen , and , most especially , terry - thomas . however , when his method of seduction is…
this is unusual , since henry is traditionally late and his staff have no fear of , or respect for , him at all .
april , however , has realised that henry stopped for all the right reasons and this is quickly confirmed by his declaration of love .
peter bradshaw , in a documentary on the blu - ray release , has suggested school for scoundrels is all about class , and middleclass palfrey’s attempts to rise in status , but i’m not sure this isn’t a partial misreading . certainly , potter ( fictionally portrayed here by sim as dean of the school of lifemanship ) as an oxford graduate and a member of the savile club , was familiar with rank and privilege , with those in the position to get ahead merely through being born ahead , but we aren’t really witnessing palfrey’s struggle for status here . he already has that . he’s already the member of a club . he already has his own business , bequeathed by his uncle , in which he does very little . so much so that his daily grind amounts to attempting the times crossword and signing letters ( he’s not quite in a position where he doesn’t have to work , like bertie wooster , but close enough ) and is ordered about by his chief clerk , the wonderfully named gloatbridge ( mr grimsdale himself , edward chapman ) .
to further the aims of the st trinian ' s marriage bureau run by flash harry , the school contrives to win a competition with a european
goodwill
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the film has found a huge and passionate audience , resonating with successive generations , and sometimes it’s hard not to want more of the pair’s world – full of battered jaguars , plastic - bag wellington boots and dodgy intoxicants .
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the trailer made this remake look like quite a slapstick affair , but in reality this has got quite a lot more going for it .
do they make actors like ian carmichael any more ? it is a commonplace to say that drama schools and the world of drama itself – on stage and screens big and small – have no time for posh . posh started to go out of style with john osborne ' s look back in anger . but in real life in 2010 , posh is still there . posh exists . the outrageously posh boris johnson – whose mannerisms have in fact been semi - consciously crafted in the comic tradition of ian carmichael – is mayor of london and david cameron and various other bullingdon alumni are poised to take over the running of the country . so perhaps we should be training actors to be posh to tackle this reality . there must be loads of younger actors who can easily do
patrician
, though for the life of me i can only think of julian rhind - tutt . anyway , let ' s all pay tribute to ian carmichael by renting a dvd copy of school for scoundrels .
henry falls for the pair’s sales patter hook , line and sinker and hands over his cheque –“make it out to bearer and don’t cross it” .
this is one of my favourite british comedies with an outstanding cast . i had it on vhs and wore it out ! i identified with the main character henry palfrey as i was a bit reserved and shy when i was younger and was frequently ' one down ' as he is in the film . he managed to reverse that position by the end of the film ( as did i , eventually ! ) i thoroughly recommend this masterpiece to add to your collection .
the violence in scoundrels is built on the principle that if pain is the basis of all humor , then a guy getting hit in the crotch is the pinnacle of hilarity . thus , the gag is employed using multiple paintballs , tennis balls , live electrical cardio paddles and old - fashioned kicking . additionally , paintballs , tennis balls , tennis racquets , punches , shoves and slaps are delivered to all other manner of body parts for comedic effect .
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legan : the nation ' s critics praise the film and absolutely rave about forest whitaker . the new york post shouts , a vital , visceral film with whitaker ' s sometimes - funny , sometimes - frightening , always - commanding performance . usa today says , whitaker is astoundingly multi - faceted and convincing as idi amin . in the performance of his career , he fully inhabits the part . and newsweek roars , whitaker gives a chilling performance in this intelligent , sometimes gruesome thriller .
school for scoundrels ’ little man’s fantasy can be seen in a range of different comic features , from the secret life of walter mitty to the nutty professor ( i’m thinking the original in both cases , although i’ll give you the eddie murphy remake of the latter , and ben stiller is generally prone to playing the beta guy ) . palfrey is too well - meaning , too decent , and his encounter with the utterly reprehensible raymond delauney ( the kind of name you suspect he made up for himself ) leads him to toughen up . the notion that he could learn to be other than physically , socially and romantically inept is the cathartic one of the worm turning , with the caveat that he only turns so far , failing at the last hurdle of casting off his essential decency in the area of woomanship ( while scott’s april smith finds palfrey’s genuineness appealing , she doesn’t want someone who’s spineless ) .
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admittedly , there isn’t much of a role for the love interest in all this , with the men simply duking it out over april’s affections . scott’s adorable , particularly in palfrey’s dressing gown , but the shorthand of her not being at very least annoyed with henry’s manipulative behaviour because he didn’t go through with his flawlessly planned seduction technique serves to emphasise how reactive and functional she is ( the preceding scene , as palfrey engineers spilling wine on april’s dress as a prelude to having his way with her is the picture at its most ruthless ; this is earlier played for laughs , with hatti jacques on hand for sofa technique at the school – there’s even an assisting reclining chair : “ it smacks a little of impatience , yes ” agrees potter ) .
terry - thomas is a treasure . he gets to play condescending ass , frustrated victim , and back . a comedy for people that enjoy watching people squirm .
claire’s knee ( not least in tennis whites ) prompts flutters of ardour for an intellectual holidaying in lake annecy in éric rohmer ’s beguiling comedy of sexual morality .
this short propaganda film , produced at the end of world war ii , warns that although adolf hitler is dead , his ideas of racial hatred , violence and conquest live on in the german people , and in like - minded people in the united states .
the event was organised by elstree studios as part of the ongoing celebrations to mark 90 years of the studios . charming deck - chairs were laid out for the screening on the very location where the tennis matches were filmed and after the screening , morris bright ( the chairman of elstree studios , and the co - author of the 90 years of elstree book ) held a question & answer session with the film’s star janette scott .
for those who think this is hilarious , i just think the standards of hilarity must have slipped since the original film was made in 1959 . the nuanced performance of alistair sim is incomparable , with the naieve ian carmichael bumbling through life before he discovers the secrets of lifemanship . it is an ok watch but i think it loses the spirit of the original story and it is hard to define it as a re - make .
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roger learns of dr . p ' s plans for amanda , from lonnie ( ben stiller ) , a depressed former student , whose girlfriend was also led astray when he was humiliated by dr . p . lonnie shows roger a fascicle full of evidence that dr . p is a fraud , who uses multiple identities and false stories to attract or distract his victims . after learning that dr . p invited amanda to miami , roger is determined to stop him once for all . he heads for the airport where dr . p tells him he is a winner and grants him two tickets - one for him and one for amanda . however , roger at first doesn ' t know that dr . p has sent him to the wrong gate . after realizing he was again tricked by dr . p , roger heads to the right gate and boards the plane to miami in the last moment . with the aid of lonnie and classmates , he finally exposes dr . p ' s duplicity , it ' s revealed that dr . p isn ' t a doctor or surgeon ( he wanted to use a defibrillator on roger who just fainted , but was truly faking ) and that his wife is still alive . amanda finally realizes she was wrong and returns to roger . when meeting roger after some time , dr . p grants him a diploma for passing his course - the first diploma ever issued by him . he also invites roger to attend one of his future courses as a guest , but roger refuses . the film closes with a summary of what happened to most characters after the film ' s events .
based on the books by stephen potter , a young man finds a very special school . it teaches him how to take advantage of people ; how to seduce women , how to gain points in conversation , and how to beat a better tennis player by driving him crazy . he begins to put the lessons into operation .
potter’s tuition begins immediately with an exercise in name calling and continues as he demonstrates how to make henry feel guilty for asking potter to return the pen which he has stolen .
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delauney follows potter to the station , hears him asking for a ticket to yeovil , and the penny finally drops as to the stranger’s identity and explains the sudden transformation in henry .
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based on the stephen potter
one upmanship
and
lifemanship
books , a young man finds a very special school . it teaches him how to take advantage of people how to seduce women , how to gain points in conversation , and how to beat a better tennis player by driving him crazy . he begins to put the lessons into operation .
is an interesting and informative snapshot of where a certain echelon of british society was at the point where one largely unremarkable decade tipped over into another which history has celebrated , for better or worse .
turns out , it wouldn ' t be that much fun at all . at least not in the hands of director todd phillips ( already responsible for cinema duds starsky & hutch and road trip ) . his screenplay seems to be relying heavily on the fact that the performers will just
be funny .
and though they can be seen swinging for the fences , said heavy hitters rarely connect . also , we get no genuine humor born from any real consideration of what it means to search for manhood in modern america . just too - familiar gags and another shot to the groin .
another film charting the unbridled chaos possible when holidaying in the english countryside , mike leigh ’s famous play for today episode follows an equally silly pair of urban interlopers . unlike withnail and marwood , however , keith ( roger sloman ) and candice marie ( alison steadman ) live clean , respectable lives devoid of heavy drinking and smoking . such observing of the country code doesn’t help them , however , when the pair come up against that most terrifying of english fears : someone who doesn’t follow the rules of camping . it’s just as well that withnail and marwood chose the lakes as their holiday destination rather than dorset – who knows what chaos might have ensued if the pair had chosen the corfe castle campsite for their country getaway ?
i cannot remember how many times i have watched this film now - it takes me back to a time of charming english etiquette which , being too young , i never witnessed . the range of social situations through which we are taken in the apprenticeship of ' lifemanship ' are hilarious , and in a gentle and exquisitely - understated way . ian carmichael is , of course excellent , but my all - time hero , terry - thomas , is on the toppest of forms delivering the
look ' s like a polish stomach pump
and
oh i say , smashing cricket stroke
lines with his unshakeable aplomb . a nostalgic treasure of a film .
and carmichael , though always in danger of being upstaged by all these male character actors in seedy and scoundrelly roles , always held his ground and made his muddled decency and likability into a comic force of its own . his crisis of conscience about potter ' s sneaky tricks at the end of the film is a genuinely dramatic , tense moment .
most of the sexual content involves crude dialogue and a running joke about homosexual rape . during the paintball outing , lesher captures three of the losers and we see them in their underwear tied up and leaning over a log . later we learn lesher raped them and another character . ( the film cackles ,
isn ' t that hilarious ?
)
carmichael’s characters are never quite as mawkishly indulgent as norman wisdom’s but they’re cut from the same naïve underdog cloth , only on a different side of the class divide . his pictures require a presence as unrepentantly unsentimental as thomas to redress the balance , and as much as palfrey’s succession of losses are excruciating , the pleasure of the ( first half of the ) picture is as much about delauney getting away with being a blighter and stinker and loving every minute of it . the structure is a clever one , a flashback for the first forty minutes as palfrey recounts his succession of shames to potter , only for him get payback for – almost – each snub subsequently .
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and we close with the wide - release action drama , the guardian . kevin costner plays a rugged coast guard leader , training young recruits for the top - level rescue swimmers unit . ashton kutcher and the atlantic ocean star .
ian carmichael , who has died at the age of 89 , was an actor with an incredible work ethic and appetite for the acting life : he filmed his last episodes of the period tv hospital drama the royal just last year .
as the books were essentially non - narrative , the film presents an original scenario whereby alastair sim plays a character named stephen potter , whose college of lifemanship is attended by men such as the hapless henry palfrey ( ian carmichael ) , plagued by cads such as raymond delaunay ( terry - thomas ) and slimy car salesmen dunstan and dudley dorchester ( dennis price and peter jones ) .
this is one of my all time favourite british comedy films . with such a superb cast , how could it be anything but great . without giving away any of the storyline , i can only say to anyone thinking of buying it , do so ! the partnership of peter jones and dennis price can only be described as priceless . and must work on the helical friction principal ! ! ! must mention alistair simm and can leave out neither ian carmichael nor the lovely jannette scott . but then what about the inimitable terry thomas ? tell you what , why not just buy the film and see them all for yourself ?
unfortunately for palfrey he ' s totally outclassed and has no option other than to call upon the assistance of mr potter and his college of lifemanship where he is transformed from someone who is perpetually one down to someone who is constantly one up .
palfrey’s subsequent besting of delauney , off - balancing and ruffling that smooth self - confidence and entirely disrupting his flow during their return tennis match is a tour de force of terry - thomas enragement ( “ do you think i ought to tell her it was my fault we are late ? ” asks palfrey , having purposefully made them late for the club ; “ no ! ” screams delauney . “ oh nuts ! ” explodes delauney , as the game becomes a debacle . “ and we don’t tolerate filthy language in this club , sir ! ” warns a club member ) i’m not entirely convinced of delauney’s credits - roll need to enrol at potter’s school , however , since he knows this stuff himself instinctively ; presumably , he just wants to be unstoppable .
over the coming year i do actually intend to put some content behind the menu items . copyright issues withstanding , i intend to incorporate some small snippets of video from each of alastair ' s films and television appearances . i will continue to add the the gallery section and will eventually ( web design skills permitting ) add a forum section where like - minded individuals can muse upon aspects of alastair ' s career and his role in british film and theatre .
most satisfying , though , is his rematch with the winsome welshmen , played by dennis price ( dunstan dorchester ) and peter jones ( the voice of the book in the hitch hiker’s guide to the galaxy , amongst many achievements , as dudley dorchester ) ; their characters were very similar to those played by ustinov and jones in ‘50s radio show in all directions , and ustinov was set to reprise his role here , but for shooting on spartacus . their business patter is entirely designed for here - coming - another - sucker ( “ with this sort of car , age is really of no cost ” ) and a desire for easily clearable cash in event of dissatisfied customers ( “ cheque to bearer , if you don’t mind . and please don’t cross it , sir ” ) , so palfrey manoeuvring them into paying him 100 guineas for the car and a swap with new sports car , amid knowledgeable gibberish about the changing the swiftmobile’s multi - hydronuts and feeding it a mixture to get the best out of it ( “ one of petrol , two of meths ” ) , and having a racing driver interested , is most amusing .