heartless is a 2009 british horror film written and directed by philip ridley and starring jim sturgess , noel clarke , clémence poésy and eddie marsan .

this was ridley 's first film in fourteen years since 1995 's the passion of darkly noon .

the film garnered positive reception from critics who praised the performances and dark atmospheric tone that complimented the faustian plot .

heartless ( 2009 film )

public domain - film reviews . slant magazine . retrieved may 31 , 2009 .
public domain ( 2003 ) - telefilm canada . retrieved may 31 , 2009 .
for those without comedic tastes , the so - called experts at wikipedia have an article about halloween ii ( 2009 film ) .
sxsw 2009 : the heartless bastards the powerhouse singer erika wennerstrom recently moved to austin , secluded herself in her apartment for six months , wrote a new album ' s worth of songs and re - formed her band the heartless bastards .
lesser incidents continued on until the film left theaters after three weeks , then resumed when the film was re - released in october 2009 , and yet again when the film was released on dvd an blu - ray .
philip ridley’s supernatural thriller , heartless ( 2009 ) , turned into a melodrama of otherworldly proportions . we watch horror films to be horrified . heartless ( 2009 ) could have been a great horror film if the proper director had a hold of it . so many of the more interesting concepts of the film were wasted . the opposite effect was achieved . at the end , i was left with a tear in my eye , wondering why i ever decided to watch heartless in the first place .
the film had its premiere on 31 august 2009 at film 4 ' s fright fest . it was noted for being one of the first british films to almost have a simultaneous multi - platform release , being released in cinemas 21 may and distributed on dvd , blu - ray and digital download just four days later on 25 may 2010 . the film was shown as part of the 2009 cork film festival . heartless was part of the fantasia festival 2010 .
heartless - 2009 the darker it gets the more you see plot : jamie morgan , a young man with a large heart - shaped birthmark on his face , discovers that t . . .
this article is about the 2003 canadian film about reality tv . for the 2015 film set in minnesota , see the public domain ( film ) .
[ zack ] snyder ' s watchmen is mechanical , heartless and , tragically , hollow .
heartless ( 2009 ) turned into an extremely , slow - paced horror that failed to maintain the same excitement as it does in the promotional efforts for the film . it turned into an ever - twisting drama–that had absolutely nothing to do with connecting the film’s plot–his brother being a thief or junkie on the run from some anonymous person , who enters the film just as confusingly as he exits . there is a little romance thrown in there—and jamie finally lands his first big kiss—at 25 .
public domain is a 2003 canadian film about reality tv . it was directed by kris lefcoe and stars nicole de boer , mike beaver , lindy booth and dov tiefenbach . the film is openly critical of reality tv and portrays the hosts and producers as cruel and heartless people . while it was considered a
feature
film , it has toured film festivals more than it has been screened in cinemas .
this is the shocking moment heartless fraudsters celebrate after conning an elderly man out of £82 , 500 in a boiler room scam .
retired nelzine was a victim of investment fraud in 2009 when she was cold - called by a supposed investment broker who offered her the opportunity to buy shares in a company .
heartless .
unrated . running time : 1 hour , 53 minutes . at laemmle ' s sunset 5 , west hollywood .
when critics were finally able to review halloween ii on opening day , the film was met with unamimously negative reviews from every film critic who matters a fuck .
there are other bits in the film mildly worthy of mentioning ; stellar performances by sturgess and mawle , the cinematography and brief cgi in the film fantastically created a dank and hellish atmosphere . the overall concept for the film was extremely creative . nevertheless , no thorough execution is this film’s downfall . it wound up only succeeding as a great concept for a horror genre film . i feel a hollywood remake underway .
the devious ploy sees heartless salespeople harass the victims via email and phone , persuading them to invest small sums of around £250 in shares and currency .
on march 3 , 2009 , while zombie was contemplating ways to make the film suck , his wife sherri moon pointed out daeg faerch ' s height and suggested he be promoted to adult michael myers while concurrently playing young michael . then it hit zombie like a pile of bricks ,
this is a great way to make the film suck - - i ' ll fire daeg !
he co - presents kermode & mayo ' s film review on radio 5 live , appears on the news channel ' s film 24 and is a presenter on the culture show .
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peter landesman’s film is a kind of hagiography , and it leans toward whitewashing its subject’s legacy .
‘s first new film in 14 years , it actually arrives as a very slight disappointment . whenever
zombie and the weinsteins refused to let the film undergo massive reshoots when the test screenings failed , and it was released in theaters august 28 , 2009 . it was a fan - repelling bomb - - critics hated it , audiences hated it , fans hated it , and the film made no money at the box office . it was savaged by the final destination in 3 - d . halloween ii bankrupted the weinsteins .
outspoken , opinionated and never lost for words , mark is the uk ' s leading film critic .
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sloppily written , amateurishly directed and littered with unconvincing performances . there are many ideas and themes in the film which could have worked if handled better , but unfortunately the film goes for the cliched option every time , and what should be an emotionally interesting ride descends into cloying sentimentality . a very disappointing film .
this film has a dark side to it which i just think is amazing . i got to say when i started to watch it i thought it looked boring but i was so wrong . heartless is scary , upseting , wierd and definaly strange but it is very good . i dont like horror or thriller films that much but i got to say this is a good film .
i have not seen passion of darkly noon , bu it hear it is a fine film as well .
zack snyder ' s film version of watchmen is a grim and grisly excursion into comic - book mythology .
“ [ chase wright vanek is ] a pallid replacement for the previous film ' s daeg faerch . ”
the opinion of the public and the opinion of film critics are not always in line . critics look analytically at the elements that construct a film , while audiences view through the lens of entertainment , primarily judging a film on whether or not they enjoyed it . sometimes , a film that does all the wrong things in terms of composition manages to become an audience favorite . the boondock saints ( 1999 ) is one such picture .
the boondock saints also has appeal simply because of its status in cinema culture . people are interested in seeing what the fuss is all about . clearly , the film is surviving the test of time as troy duffy wrote and directed its sequel in 2009 ( to largely the same critical response ) , indicating an ongoing market for the macmanus brothers a decade later .
an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,
sorry to bother you .
in an attempt to make some money , the film was re - released in time for halloween . unfortunately , it only made $ 0 . 00 , bringing the film ' s total gross to $ 0 . 00 worldwide .
‘ odd tone too often results from the uneasy attempt to mix an arthouse character study with standard horror film tropes .
halloween iii may or may not resume production until the duo is finished with the nicolas cage film , drive angry .
on june 22 , 2009 , a brand new trailer was released showing different scenes . this trailer was highly massacred by film critics as varied as roger ebert , richard roeper , gene shalit , longtime halloween fan howard stern , ben lyons , ben mankiewicz , peter travers , hugh hefner , stan lee , gene simmons , and bobcat goldthwait . to add fuel to the ever - growing fire , critics and fans alike were quick to point out their disappointment in the heartless absense of daeg faerch , but rather , his scenes were replaced with those of chase wright vanek , causing an enormous downgrade from the previous teaser trailer .
on the mountain , the third album under the heartless bastards moniker , wennerstrom ' s throaty vocals are as dominant as ever , backed by powerful rock riffs and quieter acoustic flourishes . it ' s a subtle departure from the band ' s brighter , bluesy sophomore album , all this time ; in fact , it also chronicles wennerstrom ' s breakup with her boyfriend of 11 years , a former bassist in the heartless bastards .
i cant make it to the frightfest this year but i am deadly excited about that film , especially as your sources seem to shed great light upon this forthcoming film too , so now your great anticipation has spread . . . thanks ( ? )
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
i ' ve never heard of philip ridely before so i looked him up on imdb ( as i usually do when mark mentions a film or filmmaker i ' ve not heard of ) and i ' m pleased to see his two films ( other than heartless ) star viggo mortensen . is that another reason mark likes the director so much ?
i really enjoyed this film , very sad and great acting throughout . did not get some of it but enjoyed most of it .
the film debuted at no . 3 , with an estimated $ 0 . 00 at the box office . it was behind final destination 4 3 - d ( no . 1 ) and second - week champ inglorious basterds ( no . 2 ) . the film continued to make no money until it left theaters early , after only three weeks . everybody was disappointed by every aspect of the film .
heartless follows sofie and sebastian - two siblings with a deep dark and fatal secret . in order to survive they must suck energy out of other people . we follow their quest for answers as . . . see full summary »
heartless is a movie starring jim sturgess , luke treadaway , and clémence poésy . jamie morgan , a young man with a large heart - shaped birthmark on his face , discovers that there are demons on the streets of east london .
saw heartless at ff last night - alan jones described it as his very favourite film of the year , and though i wouldn ' t go as far as he does , i did find it a very absorbing watch , and it was great to see such a distinctive , imaginative and unapologetically british horror film get financed and produced . it ' s by no means flawless , but has some great ideas , visual flourish , a dash ( not too much ) of social commentary , and a real sense of film - making craft . look out for a truly fantastic cameo from eddie marsan , too . more of this , and less of lesbian vampire killers please ! ps descent 2 was thoroughly enjoyable too , imo the 2nd best film of the festival after the superb trick r treat
filming officially began february 20 , 2009 in georgia . zombie suddenly became dissatisfied with his vision .
i was tired of making good movies like house of 1000 corpses , the devil ' s rejects , and halloween . so i decided i would make a movie that sucks the sweat off a dead man ' s balls .
zombie wasn ' t satisfied with the clean look of super 35mm film and the 2 . 35 : 1 aspect ratio , so he used an ultra - grainy 16mm film that he dubbed
sub 16
rather than super 16 , and filmed in the 1 . 85 : 1 ratio .
the a . v . club agrees , writing , “less a proper action - thriller than a series of gratuitously violent setpieces strung together with only the sketchiest semblance of a plot , the boondock saints is clearly designed to appeal to heartless armchair sadists . ”
the film is also filled with many visually provocative moments as well as an impressive soundtrack of original songs by ridley and longtime musical collaborator nick bicat .
don ' t believe the idiot who wrote this review . the film is great . . . the locations and the cinematography alone makes it worth watching
on the subject of horror i would like to know your opinion on the recently banned film grotesque that payed homage to the guinea pig film series ( or the first couple in particular ) , and the also recent downgrading of friday the 13th to a 15 certificate ( the 1980 version obviously ) .
just watched darkly noon after seeing this , wow that was great , normally not a fan of brendan fraser but he really worked in this i didnt find him distracting like i would . well how was heartless then , we need a review now after this .
until its sequel a decade later , the boondock saints existed as the only film from director and screenwriter troy duffy . a bartender in los angeles , duffy wrote the film’s screenplay during his break periods . he said he saw a drug dealer steal money from a dead woman ' s body and grew increasingly upset by the constant stream of violence and terror in the world . he wrote the film as a way of acting out a form of vigilante justice on the people who make life uglier . after successfully selling the film to miramax , the inexperienced 28 year - old duffy was also given the director’s chair . additionally , his band was to provide the film’s soundtrack , and miramax even offered to buy the bar where duffy worked and make him co - owner .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
nathan rabin of the a . v . club gave the film a
b–
, crediting its second - half moral tale and the brief appearances by marsan and spall but felt it was hampered by the first half with its
plodding pace , portentous tone , and underdeveloped characters
, concluding that ,
ridley is a master of atmosphere and mood , but his fantastical conceits require a strong protagonist who isn’t defined first by his birthmark , then by its absence .
ben rawson - jones of digital spy felt the film wasted its main cast with a promising plot that was half - heartedly executed with failed horror elements and dialogue that telegraphs the story , saying that ,
the form and content are a perfect match in heartless . both are desperately terrible .
he gave the film 1 star out of 5 . nick schager of slant magazine criticized ridley for crafting a faustian film with an empty - headed protagonist , telegraphed plot elements , mixed moral themes and a muddled third act , giving the film 1 star out of 4 .
as well as being the lead actor , jim sturges also sang two of the songs in the film’s soundtrack . when talking about the film’s music ridley explained that “ [ jim sturgess ] heard some of the songs and loved them . he wondered if , perhaps , it would be right for him to sing a couple . to be honest , jim and i had discussed this possibility much earlier ( jim’s talents are boundless . as well as being one of the greatest actors around , he is also a great singer…not to mention song writer , poet – the list goes on ! ) . initially , we had both agreed it probably wouldn’t be right . but as the film progressed , and the exploration of jamie’s mind in the film become ever more obsessive…well , it just seemed to make total sense for jim to perform the two songs most pertinent to jamie’s state of mind : the theme music , heartless , and another me . ”
“in a word , ugly . it just pips halloween : the curse of michael myers ( aka halloween 6 ) to the title of worst halloween film ever . ”
on march 3 , 2009 , daeg sadly was fired from reprising the role of young michael myers . the
reason
given as
increased height
and
puberty concerns ,
which could easily have been cheated in post - production .
it hurt him more than it hurt me ,
zombie has said .
i did everything i could to make the film suck . and since i’m too opinionated and incompetent to use special effects and / or clever cinematography to make daeg seem younger and shorter , and since i want the film to suck so badly , i thought the easiest way to make it suck is to replace daeg with a cunt who can ' t act to save his fucking life .
ah , bummer that this new philip ridley film isn \ ' t very good . i had high hopes for it , now i will hesitate to check it out .
“it amazes me how this film was snubbed not only by the oscars - - which is fully understandable , but also by the razzies ! i was expecting a few . ”
heartless is like a sprawling , literary fantasy novel condensed into two hours . the amount of creativity and ideas on display is astonishing . plot points , motifs and dialogue foreshadow and repeat themselves . character development is critical . and there are some perfectly constructed subplots and moments which seem like digressions , but when viewed retrospectively manage to fit in perfectly with the journey of the film ' s central character . it is written and directed by a highly acclaimed novelist and playwright , after all .
bill moseley , who was to portray new character uncle seymour coffins cited
scheduling conflicts
as the reason he dropped out of the film . however , zombie suspects something else .
sixty - eight percent of the film had to be reshot in order to crush fans’ wants , needs , and demands . ironically , zombie remains unimpressed by the theatrical cut .
i hate the final cut ,
he says .
when you went to see this film , you should have been prepared for disappointment , especially if you’re a daeg fan .
halloween ii ( formerly known as h2 , halloween : the devil walks among us , halloween ii : where the fuck is daeg ? , and halloween : crucifixtion ( of rob zombie ) ) is rob zombie ’s 2009 abortion of the halloween franchise . it is not a remake of the halloween ii that came out in 1981 . unlike the previous film , h2 was intended to suck . this change in direction popped in the writer - director ’s head when he unfortunately , incorrectly , and egotistically decided that daeg faerch was
waaay too old
for the role of young michael myers and that his scenes wouldn’t work .
when aidy isn ' t writing poetry , she likes to write film reviews . if she is curious about something she seen or heard , she ' d maybe write about that , too .
although steve miner ( friday the 13th part 3d , halloween h20 : twenty years later ) was the rumored director , it was announced that todd farmer would write , with patrick lussier directing . conflicting news reports followed , including one stating that the weinsteins were looking for pitches for the film . farmer gave a long and detailed account of the events leading to the cancellation of the film .
wennerstrom now leads a new live band , which includes bassist jesse ebaugh and drummer dave colvin , who played on the group ' s original demo tapes . it will be the first time the heartless bastards ' members have played sxsw as something of a local act — wennerstrom has since relocated permanently from dayton , ohio , to austin .
i ' d hardly call the frightfest forum ' s reaction to the film typical of the response to the film - the audience was pretty much evenly split into love - it - or - hate - it camps , which is pretty common with all of ridley ' s stuff . i think you ' ll like it mark , but it is very different from reflecting skin and darkly noon .
if only they knew she had the power : de van’s somber telekinetic exercise lacks verve previously a scribe and actress for francois ozon in some of his early works , marina de van has become a notable director in her own right , mostly due to a phenomenal debut with 2002’s in my skin , in which she stars as a woman obsessed with cutting off parts of herself…and eating it . while she consistently delves into matters of the grotesque , she hasn’t quite matched the intensity of her first feature , though odd and offbeat often describe her works , such as the schizoid 2009 bellucci / marceau headliner don’t look back . her latest film , dark touch , set in ireland and filmed in english , has her signature ambiguous menace in an otherwise straightforward genre effort focused on an abused preadolescent female with telekinetic powers . unfortunately , the film will have you recall carrie more
“best appreciated for its sustained creepy vibe and sporadically arresting images , ‘heartless’ moves from one outré moment to another , from one self - conscious allusion to the next ( ‘donnie darko’ and ‘taxi driver’ ) . it doesn’t go anywhere special or much of anywhere , though it goes there in appreciably icky style . ”–manhola dargis , the new york times ( contemporaneous )
hey , dr k , thanks for the recommendation of darkly noon , just watched it and enjoyed it . i ' ll try to track down philip ridley ' s other films . now i ' m excited about heartless - anyone got any information on when i might get to be able to see it ( being as i ' ve missed ff ) ?
on april 24 , 2009 , yahoo ! movies premiered the official teaser trailer for h2 . despite all of the plot elements and new characters that were introduced in this trailer , nothing from it received any more recognition than that of the appearance of daeg faerch as young michael , despite the fact that he had been recast due to the clash his height and puberty had on rob zombie’s inflated ego . as usual , daeg received unanimously rave reviews while chase wright vanek was largely ignored .
after a 15 - year sabbatical from feature filmmaking , brit helmer philip ridley ( “the reflecting skin” ) returns with “heartless , ” a stylish low - key scarer about a facially deformed young londoner’s fateful interaction with supernatural beings in his east end neighborhood . there’s more mood than matter here , but suspenseful atmospherics effectively distract from minor plot holes . backed by a [ … ]
philip ridley , probably most famous for writing the krays starring spandau ballet brothers martin and gary kemp , is also the writer / director of one of my favourite cinematic experiences of recent years , the passion of darkly noon , and now he has made a horror movie , heartless . and i haven ' t seen it . and , frankly , i ' m terrified .
on december 25 , 2009 , the penniless weinsteins enlisted the help of sony to help them release halloween ii on dvd and blu - ray . they said ,
are you fucking kidding me , harv ? release this steaming pile of cow manure to blockbuster and netflix and expect a profit ? and put us out or work , too ? and how the hell did you afford that fancy suit ? goodwill ?
the negotiations continued until sony agreed to release it - - on january 12 , 2010 .
the horror genre is rife with awful and evil parents permanently scarring their children , from norma bates and margaret white to pamela voorhees , and several more . an intriguing new film from ifc , dark touch , touches on many of these themes , including a horrifying portrait of child abuse , as a girl is haunted by her past , and untold demons . the film , from marina de van , is now available on vod and available on sundancenow . we’re thrilled to offer you the chance to see this film for free by entering this week’s contest on fm . one lucky horror fan will get the chance to see this film for free . all you have to do to enter this unique giveaway , is tweet @ fmwolfmandy your favorite ( or least favorite ) mother and / or father from a horror movie . a random winner will be selected by wednesday 12 pm pt , and an online code for
after test screening halloween ii in new york city and los angeles , the film scored worse than the test screenings for halloween : the curse of michael myers . despite this , rob zombie felt that the film didn ' t suck enough . so he and the weinteins went out of their way to make some dramatic changes , none of which involved bringing daeg back and attempting to make a half - decent film . zombie decided to further explore the angle of michael myers being a trashy hobo sith with a deteriorating mask . after too many puffs of a mexican joint , he decided to add some psycho - babble about a white horse in order to give deborah and young michael an unneeded purpose . he also decided to let the adult michael myers talk . . . something long forbidden in the franchise . none of these elements impressed fans , who begged for zombie to put some effort into the film .
i kept on watching this for clémence poésy . . . turned out that it was so unnecessary , just a bad - written , superficial , empty / idiotic role . what a meaningless film with such good actors . big dislike .
i always try to set my expectations at neutral before i see any film , but there are some film - makers that ( annoyingly ) make me anticipate more . paul t . anderson , david lynch , martin scorsese , gaspar noe , and , of course , jim cameron . avatar trailer looks good to me , but i ' m sure the hype and anticipation felt by many who have had blue balls for near 11 years now may end up being * crushed * .
the film featured a number of original songs for which ridley himself had written the lyrics . the music for these songs were composed by ridley’s long - time collaborator nick bicât who had previously written music for productions of ridley’s stage plays and films . on nick bicât’s website it states that the songs had been written to act “like a greek chorus , commenting on the action . every song in the film - whether heard on the radio , in a club , or used as part of the score” .
in heartless ' s hellish version of east london , you have to be afraid of everything . the man in the corner shop can sell you a gun , if you ask nicely , the hoodies down the road morph into mutated lizards with a penchant for arson and the city looks like something for blade runner - where there are shades of sinister , beautiful decay . this is equal parts a paranoid mood piece and fantasy horror .
needed to be more trim and lean to work effectively as a thriller , but then again , the digressions and ( indulgent ? ) flourishes are what have stayed with me . although ridley ' s ostensibly an urban writer , he seemed far more confident with the open rural spaces of ' the reflecting skin ' than the tenement buildings and concrete underpasses of ' heartless ' . for me his strongest recent works have been his monologues .
the second test screening got even more out of control . the number of daeg fans rose to a total of 6 trillion . they managed to bound and gag security , break into the projection room , and replace the reel with halloween iii : season of the witch . rob zombie was none too impressed , and he stormed into the projection room like a pretentious prima donna , beat up the daeg fans within inches of their lives , and replaced the reel with the much - maligned h2 . once the film finally started , everybody in the audience booed and pelted trash at the screen and everybody responsible for the film . the only halloween ii cast or crew member not booed , pelted , or insulted was weird al yankovic , who actually participated in the sabotage . after the film ended , a q & a was held . comments ranged from
the ending sucked ,
the whole film sucked ,
and
where ' s deag ?
one person was brave enough to tell the cast and crew :
way back in the 1930s , a us church group released a film called tell your children , depicting the corrosive , devastating effects of marijuana on the nation ' s young . tell your children was a cry from the heart , a clarion call . how tragic , then , that this movie was later recut and retitled for the exploitation circuit . in its new guise , the film now known as reefer madness would become a favourite of the very bong - smoking , trash - talking delinquents it meant to condemn .
the film starts well enough but heavily dissolves as it progresses . den of greek writes , “it ' s interesting to see smecker pick apart what connor and murphy have been up to . but as the violence intensifies in the last 50 minutes , the story disintegrates into a narrative sludge , with even the precise , calculating smecker devolving into a perspiring , desperate maniac . ” the film spends more time trying to come up with clever ways for the boys to kill people instead of justifying why its victims deserve death .
never quite lives up to the standards set by it ' s lofty faustian ambition despite it ' s relatively unique blend of horror + fantasy set amongst a neon - lit london similarly seen in cornish ' s attack the block . but it ' s ridley ' s invention and determination to not simply conform to type that proves his downfall ; heartless delivers neither a philosophical message of any weight , a meaningful father / son sub - plot nor the . .
some people call it a cruel , heartless and essentially exploitative opus . something to gibber at , in fact . but alien is not in the business of old - style family entertainment ( which was , after all , often as warm and gooey as hot treacle , and about as nourishing ) . it bases its appeal on a different set of values . not very enlightening ones , no doubt . but exactly in tune with much more cynical times . it deserves its success for gauging , and gorging , its audience so thoroughly . technically a british film , it certainly shows how much talent we have in this country if only we had the courage to develop it ourselves . but that ' s another story , and a much less exciting one .
what makes it so watchable to audiences ? for the most part , those very same qualities , as evidenced by stereogum ' s quote above where they refer to the film as
widely recognized as a ridiculous parody of itself .
the film’s commitment to its own obnoxiousness has given it definitive “so bad it’s good” classification among audiences . it is an irreverent fast food movie - - nobody watches boondock saints to experience a master class on cinematic perfection , and you won ' t find any aspect of duffy ' s direction taught in academic film study . it is hilariously over - the - top in every single element of its construction : plot , characters , action , dialogue , cinematography - - you name it , boondock has it in spades of silliness . it is style over substance , and sometimes that ' s what people want .
i went and saw the final destination , i normally go to cineworld and have a unlimited card which in theory grants free access to any film in general release but i had to pay £1 . 50 for the cinema to afford the screen , which i was just offended by .
we see them meeting , and it feels absolutely real : you wonder which of these two diffident and soft - spoken people summoned the energy to speak first . but wait . in real life , before shooting on this film began , charlyne yi and michael cera were already girlfriend and boyfriend , and were celebrated by such gossip sites as gawker as
america ' s twee - hearts .
therefore their courtship in the film is scripted , although it feels uncannily real , perhaps because cera and yi have such enveloping personas that little they do is quite acting .
the new incarnation of the heartless bastards kicks off npr music ' s nighttime south by southwest showcase , as the band performs material from its new record , the mountain . listeners can hear the whole evening concert broadcast live from stubb ' s bar - b - q in austin , texas , and archived online afterward , starting at 11 p . m . et on wed . , march 18 . ( also on the bill will be the avett brothers and headliner the decemberists . )
other assaults soon followed leading up to the release , and the weinsteins felt pressured to bring faerch back . they tried forcing rob to bring the young actor back , but he was adamant .
i want this film to suck ! can ' t you get that through your thick head ?
the weinsteins off and on threatened to fire rob , and dammit , they should have , if only because of this daeg recast . meanwhile , harvey weinstein kept telling fans ,
we ' re looking into it . whatever rob had that made halloween such a great film , he ain ' t got it no more . [ sic ] he seriously needs to get his ass back on track and bring back what made the first film such a success - - daeg faerch . we , the weinstein company , will not support this film until this error is corrected ; either way , we ' re still contractually obligated to release this horseshit , so we can ' t just burn the reel . i wish we would have canceled the movie after daeg was recast ; maybe that would have taught that pretentious bastard zombie a fucking lesson . asshole . . .
the heartless bastards ' success rests largely on the talents of lead vocalist , guitarist and songwriter erika wennerstrom , who ' s long been a standout purveyor of raw garage rock . her husky , powerhouse delivery defines the sound of the group , though lately , her ambition has also made for a poignant storyline . wennerstrom recently secluded herself in a small austin , texas , apartment for six months in order to write new songs , reemerging with a new band lineup and , eventually , a new album .
these matters give
paper heart
an intriguing quality on top of its intrinsic appeal . and the onscreen presence of
nick ,
as the director , is uncannily well - acted by johnson , embodying a hungry young l . a . filmmaker who thinks all human considerations are secondary to his film . there are moments when he insists on violating the privacy of charlyne and michael with his camera , and these scenes are so well - acted and handled that , in retrospect , you realize this is a very well - made film indeed . there ' s more than meets the eye .
after premiering in the directors’ fortnight sidebar at the 2014 cannes film festival , belgian auteur fabrice du welz ’s excellent fourth feature alleluia went on to play in the esteemed vanguard lineup in the toronto international film festival before nabbing best actor and actress awards at fantastic fest for superb performances from laurent lucas and lola duenas . although this didn’t translate into notable box office profit for us distributor music box films ( released in mid - july for a limited theatrical run , the title didn’t crack ten grand in its paltry five week run ) , du welz’s beautiful cult - classic in the making will eventually secure a greater following . a recent blu - ray re - release of criterion collection’s presentation of the 1969 leonard kastle film , the honeymoon killers , based on the same romantic killing spree , should funnel some attention to it , as well as du welz’s break into english language in 2016 with his next title .
johnny kevorkian , the 33 - year - old director of last year ' s the disappeared , an atmospheric supernatural thriller about a young boy who vanishes on an estate populated by prowling hoodies , agrees .
although it ' s a ghost story , much of the fear in the disappeared is real ,
says kevorkian .
these threatening nasty gangs run these estates . the film is exploiting the fact that things like gangs killing little kids really happens . so of course , in the film , you wonder if these guys are the cause of the boy going missing , and that is really scary .
we live in a golden age for cinematic beasties . vampires and zombies have been so ubiquitous in pop culture lately that they threaten to outnumber the living . demons haven’t fared as well , though a handful of souls are willing to give the devil his due . first , guillermo del toro brought hellboy to the big screen . now , after a long hiatus , novelist and filmmaker philip ridley ( the reflecting skin ) returns to directing with heartless , a moody , portentous tale of demons running amok on the streets of london .
get ready for 10 truly terrifying nights when washington , d . c . ’s spooky movie international horror film festival haunts the afi silver theatre on oct 10 - 19 for the fest’s 8th annual edition . things really jolt alive on the 10th with the opening night film willow creek , a surprising genre entry by comedian - turned - director bobcat goldthwait , who tells the tale about a couple of amateur bigfoot hunters who get in way over their heads in the woods . goldthwait will be on hand for a post - screening q & a moderated by film comment‘s laura kern . also playing on this opening night are a program of scary short films and the feature an american terror , a post - columbine fright flick by haylar garcia . as for the other nine nights , sticking true to the “international” in the fest’s name are movies such as the ireland / france / sweden co - production dark touch by marina de van about
xavier dolan , sophie marceau and sienna miller also among those on the cannes film festival’s competition jury the cannes film festival has named the jury for its 68th edition , comprising nine world cinema names from canada , spain , the us , uk , france , mali and mexico . us filmmakers joel and ethan coen , who won the palme d’or in 1991 for barton fink and the grand prize of the jury in 2013 with inside llewyn davis , were previously announced as co - presidents of the jury , which will include four women and five men . the jury will select from the films in competition , with prize winners to be announced on stage at a ceremony on may 24 . the winner of the palme d’or will be screened during the festival’s closing evening on may 25 , in the presence of the jury and the entire team of the winning film . the jury joel & ethan coen ( presidents ) directors , writers , producers
although it ' s called
heartless
( for several key reasons including an especially gruesome one ) , this compelling psychological horror - thriller contains a tremendous amount of heart . that would be largely thanks to a moving and deeply sensitive lead performance by jim sturgess (
across the universe ,
21
) as jamie , a shy east londoner disfigured by wine - colored birthmarks and haunted by the decade - old death of his beloved father ( timothy spall ) , who lands on a nightmarish collision course with demonic forces .
xavier dolan , sophie marceau and sienna miller also among those on the cannes film festival’s competition jury the cannes film festival has named the jury for its 68th edition , comprising nine world cinema names from canada , spain , the us , uk , france , mali and mexico . us filmmakers joel and ethan coen , who won the palme d’or in 1991 for barton fink and the grand prize of the jury in 2013 with inside llewyn davis , were previously announced as co - presidents of the jury , which will include four women and five men . the jury will select from the films in competition , with prize winners to be announced on stage at a ceremony on may 24 . the winner of the palme d’or will be screened during the festival’s closing evening on may 25 , in the presence of the jury and the entire team of the winning film . click here for full line - up of filmsthe jury joel & ethan coen ( presidents ) directors , writers
these days , perhaps , there is no director who represents the genre so well as larry clark , a sixtysomething film - maker gone native in a perilous world of renegade skaters and oversexed adolescents . clark , if nothing else , seems passionately , intensely interested in his subject matter – and maybe that ' s the problem .
this is strange consider it is a movie whose directorial style is very much inspired by people such as david lynch and terry gilliam . these are directors famous for their long , digression - fuelled films . an extra 20 minutes onto the film , in order to flesh out some of the strands , would not have gone amiss .
since the film now begins at the end then jumps to the middle before it actually starts , a detailed voiceover narration from sam loomis is now included , in the hopes of eliminating audience confusion . unfortunately , due to an oversight , most of the vo has nothing to do with what ' s actually occurring on - screen .
another incident occured at the premiere of the film at grauman ' s chinese theater in los angeles . a very clever daeg fan snuck into the projection room and replaced the reel with the original halloween ii from 1981 , directed by rick rosenthal . at this point , zombie was very pissed off about the backlash . when introducing the film , he said ,
i made this film so that it could suck . i know you all hate it , and i want you to , but please stop rubbing it in my fucking face . thank you .
the boos turned into cheers the minute jamie lee curtis , brian andrews , and kyle richards appeared on screen . the appearance of donald pleasence received a standing ovation , causing current dr . loomis malcolm mcdowell to put a paper bag over his head for the rest of the day . critics were unable to officially review zombie ' s h2 at the premiere due to the fact that the reel could never be found after it was replaced .
the flesh - eating movie that had them requiring ambulance intervention in toronto never lets up . it’s also a complex drama of adulthood , sex , conformity , hazing , body image and lust julia ducournau is a 33 - year - old first - time feature director who makes her worryingly brilliant debut with this saturnalia of arthouse horror . at the toronto film festival , it had audiences dry - heaving and indeed wet - heaving in the aisles and the cinema lavatories . this is the sort of film which pundits are often keen to label “black comedy” as a way of re - establishing their own sang - froid . in the same tongue - in - cheek spirit , it has been called coming - of - age drama . there is a grain of truth in both of these labels . it is a film about cannibalism , and has clearly been influenced by jorge michel grau ’s we are what we are , john fawcett ’s ginger snaps , and perhaps especially marina de van ’s body shocker in my
i thought the same about district 9 mark . i was sure this could never live up to the hype of the trailers and the trail of glowing reviews it left behind . it was . . . better than i could have hoped . it ' s the best thing i ' ve seen all year , or maybe any year . i need to see it again . as you ' re a fellow man of your word i hope heartless is as good as you hope . i ' ll have to check ridley out now . thanks man . keep it up . re
the director philip ridley scares up a sinister - spooky atmosphere straightaway in “heartless , ” a horror movie that’s art - house aspirational and involves violence , madness , faith and the evil that men , demons or just filmmakers do . set in a contemporary east london churning with dark shadows and inexplicable savagery , this digitally shot , visually murky movie is a muddle of tones ranging from the grotesque to the queasily comic to the absurd . among the horrors paraded across the screen is a gang of toughs in hoodies who set innocents afire for no real reason other than that it suits the director’s overwrought imagination .
sheridan sweats , pants , and emotes with abandon , but heartless is as witless as its protagonist , whose willingness to make a pact with satan is so knuckleheaded that his subsequent torment feels deserved . somewhere in this supernatural morass of loud noises and faux - scary sights seems to lurk a message about accepting yourself . any coherent thoughts , however , are eventually drowned out by the cast’s overdoing - it , narrative somersaults involving jamie’s neighbor ( noel clarke ) and model girlfriend ( clémence poésy ) , and seriously subpar cg , be it for bursts of hellfire or unholy monsters with third - rate dinosaur faces .
i knew that philip ridley had written the krays , but not that he directed a film . as a huge fan of his dark children books when i read them in primary school and still reading now , i will definately 100 % try and see the passion of darkly noon , hoping its like the books i read but just turned up to 11 .
but wait . although nicholas jasenovec appears in the film , that ' s not the real nicholas jasenovec . it ' s an actor , jake m . johnson , who is taller and darker , and in my opinion , more handsome than the real jasenovec . photographs reveal the real jasenovec is shorter , cute , likes sweat clothes , wears horn - rimmed glasses .
written and directed by philip ridley ; director of photography , matt gray ; edited by chris gill and paul knight ; music by david julyan , songs by nick bicat ; production design by ricky eyres ; costumes by jo thompson ; produced by richard raymond and pippa cross ; released by ifc films . running time : 1 hour 49 minutes . this film is not rated .


kruttika desai-khan ( née desai , stylised kruttika desai ; born 23 february 1968 ) , is an indian film , theatre and television actress .

she rose to fame playing mangala in early tv series of india - buniyaad .

she is known for her portrayal of ambaji in the zee tv series ram milaayi jodi .

she portrayed the role of shanti devi , on star plus daily show mere angne mein which became one of the most successful and long-running show .

the show ended in august 2017 after a successful run of 2 years .

she is the daughter of the late shri giresh desai .

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artist : aanjjan srivastav , krutika desai khan , rajit kapoor , a . k . hangal
krutika desai khan ' s career started in 1987 . that is more than 31 years ago .
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- krutika desai khan ( mere angne mein ) real age is 49 years . she was born on 23 february 1968
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she is married to imtiaz khan , the brother of actor amjad khan and the son of hindi film actor ‘jayant’ aka ‘zakaria khan’ .
changed his name from zecharian khan ( birth name ) to imtiaz khan for his career .
adopted a daughter , ayesha khan , with his wife krutika desai . she is a stage actress who has done the play holi .
brother of the late actor amjad khan , son of late actor jayant , and uncle of actor shadaab khan , and brother of inayat khan .
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desai is married to imtiaz khan , the son of hindi film actor jayant and the brother of actor amjad khan . the couple has one daughter .
desai is married to imtiaz khan , the son of hindi film actor jayant and the brother of actor amjad khan . the couple have one daughter .
krutika desai khan who sometimes also spells her name as kruttika desai is the daughter of noted stage personalty late shri girish desai . she is a popular indian film theater & television actress . krutika is married to imtiaz khan the son of renowned hindi film actor of the yester years jayant and the brother of the late actor amjad khan . imtiaz himself is an accomplished actor and director of the hindi film & television scene .
television actress krutika desai khan , who has gone bald for her role in uttaran , says she has no qualms in experimenting with her looks on the small screen .
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irrfan khan wasn’t keen on doing television shows but his friend shahbaaz khan persuaded him to come on board . ( youtube )
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partly based on devaki nandan khatri’s novel of the same name , the show starred actors such as durga jasraj , rajendra gupta , irrfan khan , akhilendra mishra , mukesh khanna , pankaj dheer and krutika desai , among others . shahbaaz khan and shikha swaroop played the lead roles .
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krutika desai might be playing a conservative and dominating saas in ' mere angne mein ' , but it is so unlike her real self .
dance has always been a rejuvenating factor for me and i think that it has nothing to do with age .
says krutika desai .
. she is married to imtiaz khan . they have adopted daughter named ayesha .
says krutika desai who’s playing a conservative mommy in ram milayee jodi , a daily soap on zee about two culturally diverse individuals making an odd pair .
gauhar khan was part of indian version of ' keeping up with the kardashians ' : gauhar made her acting debut in the the 2003 drama film ' miss india : the mystery ' . gauhar khan along with her sister nigaar khan appeared on a tv show
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krutika desai khan ' s net worth is estimated to be in the range of approximately $ 1089765757 in 2018 , according to the users of vipfaq . the estimated net worth includes stocks , properties , and luxury goods such as yachts and private airplanes .
actors pankaj dheer , shahbaaz khan and shikha swaroop of the hit 1994 television drama chandrakanta relive the memories of the show that had a massive fan following and also starred irrfan khan .
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shahbaaz khan and shikha swaroop played the lead roles in the fantasy drama chandrakanta . ( youtube )
krutika desai khan , otherwise called krutika desai is a renowned indian film , theater , and tv performing artist and assuming an alternate part in hindi television from 1985 . she got hitched to imtiaz khan , an acclaimed director . krutika is well known for her tv serial exhibitions . as she officially done bunches of hindi serial and as of now she comes to limelight for her part in uttaran . her portfolio is full of shows like chandrakanta , hungama , superhit muqabla , mansi , tumhari disha , woh rehne waali mehlon ki , ram milaayi jodi lastly uttaran . the actress can be easily spotted in the very popular show of star plus channel
actress krutika desai , who recently became the first woman to go bald on indian television — she did it for her character in colors’ uttaran — says it wasn’t an easy decision .
actress krutika desai , who has shot a dance sequence for the show “mere angne mein” , says dance rejuvenates her and she enjoyed doing something “out - of - the - box” .
krutika desai khan is a noted television actress best known for playing the role of safiya in the popular fantasy series of doordarshan in the mid - 1990s – chandrakanta . krutika is married to imtiaz khan , the brother of great villain of bollywood , amjad khan . her father - in - law jayant has also appeared in a few movies . krutika has appeared in supporting roles for a few bollywood movies like insaaf , dastak and sof ha ' olam smola . she is a theater artist too and has been associated with
akansha
, a theater workshop for street children . she has acted in numerous gujarati plays also . pallavi bani parvati and to karo shree ganesh are her noted gujarati plays .
imtiaz khan is an actor and director , known for yaadon ki baaraat ( 1973 ) , noor jahan ( 2000 ) and dharmatma ( 1975 ) . he is married to kruttika desai . they have one child .
kruttika desai was born on february 23 , 1968 in india . she is an actress , known for
she was born in mumbai into the hindu family of the great theatre actor and director - late girish desai .
krutika desai khan , popularly known as ammaji from star plus serial mere angne mein is a glamorous 49 - year - old lady . no need to look so confused . yes , the traditional oldie grandmother ammaji avatar is her on - screen avatar and not her real self . if you still do not believe us , take a look at a picture of krutika desai wearing a sexy blue bikini with its cover up . this photo of ammaji turned hot babe perfectly sums up the expression – blast from the past . krutika who has mostly portrayed roles of mothers , grandmothers or mother - in - laws is giving a tough competition to younger indian television actresses with her bold and sexy avatar . meanwhile , mere angne mein might be another serial along with jaana na dil se door , pardes mein hai mera dil and koi laut ke aaya hai to go off air very soon .
krutika desai and ananya khare , the mother - daughter duo from mere angne mein are also known to be at loggerheads . playing a sweet supportive family on screen , these two actresses can’t stand each other . they are not even in the same frame except for their profession . as the sources reveal , krutika once advised ananya regarding a dialogue and it’s delivery . this kick started their never ending ego war . well , “bin maangi salah” is never welcome krutika . it’s said that the two actresses rubbish off this news but their friends reveal that they can’t even get clicked for a social media post together .
usually carrying a sombre demeanour because of the nature of her character , krutika shed all her inhibitions and went all out while dancing to the peppy song .
she plays a ‘conservative’ gujarati mother in the zee daily , ram milayee jodi . but krutika desai , best remembered as a princess on the doordarshan show chandrakanta , says that the show happened out of nowhere . “ do saheliyaan had wrapped up abruptly . i was disappointed because the show closed in just three months . i was ready to pack for on a family vacation when this role came by . i loved the way writer and co - producer rajita sharma had constructed the story and characters , ” says desai .
catfights aren’t just restricted to newbies ; it can involve senior actors too . krutika desai and ananya khare , who play mother shanti devi and daughter sarla in mere angne mein can’t see eye to eye . while they belt out power - packed performance on screen , it’s a different story when the cameras stop rolling . playing supportive family members in the show , they apparently can’t stand each other in real life . in fact , the production team is finding it difficult to handle them as they are together in almost every scene . their only solace is that the two don’t let off steam during the shoot . so , why are they at loggerheads ? a source from the unit reveals , “it all started when krutika gave a suggestion to ananya regarding her dialogue delivery during a shoot , which did not go down well with her . she snubbed krutika in front of the whole unit . this ticked off the ananya and the two snapped all communication . even if other actors want a group picture to post on social media , the two are never in the same frame . ” however , ananya refutes the news , saying , “that’s not true . i usually keep to myself and krutika is a private person , too . but we talk when required . ” krutika , too rubbishes the buzz , “what ? i’ve never had problems with anyone . ”
this mother - daughter can’t see eye to eye : catfights aren’t just restricted to newbies ; it can involve senior actors too . krutika desai and ananya khare , who play mother shanti devi and daughter sarla in mere angne mein can’t see eye to eye . while they belt out power - packed performance on screen , it’s a different story when the cameras stop rolling . playing supportive family members in the show , they apparently can’t stand each other in real life . in fact , the production team is finding it difficult to handle them as they are together in almost every scene . their only solace is that the two don’t let off steam during the shoot . so , why are they at loggerheads ? a source from the unit reveals , “it all started when krutika gave a suggestion to ananya regarding her dialogue delivery during a shoot , which did not go down well with her . she snubbed krutika in front of the whole unit . this ticked off the ananya and the two snapped all communication . even if other actors want a group picture to post on social media , the two are never in the same frame . ” however , ananya refutes the news , saying , “that’s not true . i usually keep to myself and krutika is a private person , too . but we talk when required . ” krutika , too rubbishes the buzz , “what ? i’ve never had problems with anyone . ”
she was spotted in a bikini , enjoying the waves on a local beach . “a bikini is definitely more comfortable than a sari , ” says krutika . this off - screen avatar is a far cry to her sari - clad authoritarian image .
but krutika feels that her latest look has its own perks . “i can never have a bad - hair day now . i don’t have to worry about shampooing or buying hair products . also , it is spiritually uplifting , ” quips the actress .
in the show , krutika is seen in the role of a matriarch named shanti devi shrivastav . she surprised the cast and crew of the show by agreeing to give an impromptu dance performance on the song “banno tera swagger” as part of a pre - wedding ceremony in the ongoing track of the show .
krutika desai was very much appreciated in the serial named ' lipstick ' which was based on a daringly different subject . she grabbed the offer instantly when the role was offered to her , as it is a never - before show on indian television . the plot was conceived with the intent of shocking the middle class sensibilities and presenting an unadulterated view of the upper class . she claims that she was fortunate enough to be a part of the show , which was based on a bold theme and was also a departure from the run - of - the - mill fare and examined various issues like homosexuality and extramarital relationships .
in mere angne mein , krutika is giving bahus nightmares as a strict , rule - abiding conservative family head of the shrivastavs . her orthodox character of keeping the women of the household in control has garnered a good fan following among the masses . and it came as a pleasant surprise to all of us seeing ‘ammaji’ actor’s hatke personality , which is quite the opposite . the picture of fun loving krutika donning a blue bikini with a cover up is from the year 2015 . the actress is all smiling for the camera wearing sunnies and wind flowing in her hair . we cannot help admiring the lovely change shown by the seasoned actress from reel to real .
ronit roy owns a security agency : ronit roy owns a security agency of his own called ace security and protection . his company has provided security to the likes of aamir khan , hrithik roshan and shah rukh khan . popularly known as “big b” of indian television industry , ronit roy launched in the film industry with the succesful ‘jaan tere naam’ ( 1992 ) . he is mainly recognized for his portrayal of rishabh bajaj , mihir virani in daily soaps ' kasauti zindagi kay ' and ' kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi ' . he was last seen in the serial ' adaalat ' as kd pathak . currently , he is playing the role of neil in the daily soap ' itna karo na mujhe pyaar ' .
“dance has always been a rejuvenating factor for me and i think that it has nothing to do with age . a child and an adult can have the same level of joy and excitement while dancing . for me i always try to do something out of the box which surprises people and thankfully it has always impressed everyone , ” said krutika .
krutika desai claims that she is very passionate about her home and her privacy . her life does not revolve around acting and she feels that there are different dimensions to her persona . there is also a broader spectrum to her life and she also includes herself in hobbies like reading , traveling and cooking . she sees herself as much as a homemaker and mother as an actress . whole talking about her choice of roles she claims that she is very selective and loves adorning western clothes on screen . she is too much in love with traveling and gets glimpses into the diverse cultures of the places to visits . she is basically a mountain person and enjoys taking long walks in the dense woods .
desai feels that the definition of an odd match is subjective : “conventionally , people think that two individuals from similar backgrounds might click . but some also believe that extreme opposites work because each partner brings something different to the table . within the entertainment industry , you’ll find both kinds of couples . some will have worked and some will not have worked . ”
krutika desai in another popular balaji soap ' kkusum ' she plays the character of devanshi who has a certain amount of mystery and intrigue around her . sometimes she appears to be too good and at other times she seems to be very convincing and manipulating . she gives all the credit of her looks , portrayal and entry to the creative team of the balaji productions . in another popular sony television soap ' yeh meri life hai ' she plays the mother of ronit gujral who hails from the highest rank of the social order and cannot accept a girl from a middle class family as her daughter - in - law . she always seems to be on her toes in scheming plots to underestimate her daughter - in - laws .
since the last few years when i have moved on to character roles , it doesn ' t matter ( how i look ) . i am ready to experiment , go fat , go bald . . . anything ,
krutika , who will play the role of ekadish , akash a . k . a . vishnu ' s mother , in the show , told ians .
krutika desai is one of those sensuous glam dolls who has made her entry into the television circuit during the period of 1980s which is known as the ' booming era ' of the small screen . she is a cancerian - gemini casp and is extremely emotional about her family . she was one of those early birds who jumped into the television bandwagon and worked on several chartbusters of the small screen including ' hungama ' , ' kismet ' , ' zameen aasman ' , ' superhit muqabla ' , ' chandrakanta ' , ' mansi ' and ' a mouthful of sky ' . she has also acted in two feature films , one in hindi and the other one in bengali . she had also traveled as far as israel in the year 2003 for an english crossover film .
in 2003 she appeared in an english crossover film . she was well appreciated for her work in ‘lipstick’ . it was a role that has never been experimented on small screen before . the serial presented an unadulterated view of the upper class and is still known for its bold theme . she is married to imtiaz khan and has one daughter . imtiaz was earlier married to anju mahendra , better known as rajesh khanna ’s girlfriend .
the daily is about two culturally diverse individuals , who make an odd pair because their lifestyles and sensibilities don’t match . does the actor know of any such pair in real life ? “mine ! ” exclaims desai . “my husband imtiaz and i are different . religion , our ways of looking at life , food choices ( he’s non - vegetarian and i’m vegetarian ) differ . but we’re happy because we accept our differences and work towards being on the same page as much as possible . ”
the actor had also played the role of a glamorous journalist in a daily suspense thriller called black on 9x . would the show have worked better had it been on another channel ? “9x had a small audience base and so our show’s viewership suffered . it would have been a bigger hit had it been on a channel like zee , ” desai says . “sunil ( producer - director sunil agnihotri ) is working on another show . if all goes well , we’ll probably work together again . ”
the cat fight turns more interesting when the girls get rowdy over a guy . apparently , madhura naik was an acquaintance of ali merchant , sara khan ’s husband , for a very long time . she warned sara about ali before they got married . but it was love all over the place for sara at that time , and madhura’s interference in her love life created rifts between the two . sources say that ali merchant also created differences between madhura and her boyfriend which later on , led to their breakup . ( also read : udaan : has this colors tv prime time show lost it’s track over time ? )
nandish sandhu has worked in numerous call centers : nandish was born in a punjabi sikh family . he did his primary schooling from st peters and later joined the royal indian military college as he always wanted to become a fighter pilot . he also pursued a degree in hotel management from ihm mumbai . after finishing his degree he worked with taj and also in numerous call centers before starting his career in modeling . nandish is a cricketer and an excellent cook as well . he started his career with tv show ‘kasturi’ but gained popularity as veer in ' uttaran ' . he is currently seen dancing with his partner reshami desai in ' nach baliye 7 ' .
coming to news of mere angne mein rumoured to be going off the air , it is in the news for wrapping up by july showcasing its final episode . according to reports , the daily drama series would be getting replaced by chakravyuh with sangeeta ghosh and narayani shastri in the lead . but ammaji aka krutika has refuted all the rumours and was quoted saying , “not at all . who is saying that my show is going off the air ? at least we have not been informed about it . and it is not possible because our contracts were renewed recently . so , it is not even a remote possibility that the show is going off the air . ” well , don’t take mere angne mein off the channel for the sake of ammaji fans .
saumya tandon is a poet : saumya did her schooling from st . mary’s convent in ujjain and master’s in business from fore school of management . saumya is a poet and her self - composed poems has been published in the form of a book called ‘meri bhavnayein’ which was nominated for modi young writer national award . she has her own website as well . she started her television career by hosting ' zor ka jhatka ' with shahrukh khan in 2011 . she has hosted ' dance india dance ' . saumya made her bollywood debut with ' jab we met ' , starring shahid kapoor and kareena kapoor where she played kareena’s sister . she has also hosted three series of ' mallika - e - kitchen ' on colors tv . currently she is seen on & tv in ' bhabhiji ghar pe hain ' , which is a comedy show .
sunny leone ' s first job was at german bakery : sunny leone grabbed eyeballs with her hot avatar in ' bigg boss ' and moved to bollywood to set the screen on fire . the adult star faced criticism as well with her sudden found stardom in the industry . however , sunny believes that it will take her a few films to prove her mettle as an actress . sunny ' s real name is karenjit kaur vohra but she is better known by her stage name sunny leone . the adult porn star is an indo - canadian and american actress , businesswoman and model . sunny is not much of a party person and likes to spend her free time reading . sunny leone grew up in a typical punjabi family and watched bollywood films . her favourite actor is aamir khan ever since she watched his film ‘dil’ . the first job of her career was at a german bakery .
sachin tyagi was into buying and selling cars : this actor from meerut was into buying and selling cars . he also used to write and compose songs and has been passionate about singing . after getting encouragement from friends he released his first music album in 2003 which was a not a hit but did fairly well . sachin is a multifaceted actor and designs furniture as well . sachin made his acting debut with show ‘family business’ in 2004 . singing took a backseat for awhile for this aspiring actor . he acted in tv shows ‘tumhari disha’ , ‘saara akaash’ , ‘soolah singaar’ and ‘kajaal’ . sachin was the winner of sahara one ' s reality music show , ‘jhoom india’ . he hosted reality show ‘kabhi kabhii pyaar kabhi kabhii yaar’ on sony . sachin has 2 daughters from his first marriage . he got married to actress rakshanda khan in 2014 . in his free time , sachin loves to go on long drives with family , composing music .
she was born in 23 february 1968 . she started her acting career in the late 1980s with doordarshan television serials . buniyaad was her first break . she was quite active in the 1990’s . chandrakanta was her big break in acting career . other noted roles include uttaran , lipstick , super hit muquabla , yeh meri life hai , ram milaayi jodi , manasi , a mouthful of sky , buniyaad , annu ki ho gayee waah bhai waah , woh rehne waali mehlon ki , kkusum and tumhari disha . she shaved her head to give a realistic view to her character in uttaran . she was the first woman to go bald on indian television and for her it was not an easy decision . she took 4 days before giving a nod to the director . desai has been one of those sensuous glam dolls of small screen in the 1990’s .
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“the producer asked me if i am willing to look bald using prosthetics . i felt it wouldn’t look real . he then asked if i could go bald for real . i said i needed some time and it took me four days to agree , ” she says .
she adds , “as a lead actress , you cannot experiment with your looks . but as a character artiste , you thrive on challenging roles and don’t mind playing ugly or negative characters . ”
so , how did her family react to her new look ? she says , “had i thought about it too much , i would have got cold feet . my daughter thinks i look cool . my husband said that i always crib about him not paying me attention and the new haircut will ensure that he doesn’t notice me all the more . ”
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the 47 - year - old actress feels 20 at heart and loves to explore the world in style . currently vacationing in bali , she shot for long hours to complete the wedding track , so that she could go on a much - needed break .
when asked about being bikini - bod fit , she reveals , “i do yoga . besides discipline and hard work , one has to constantly deprive oneself of gourmet pleasures . i try to do that , but it’s hard . ”
salil kicks the butt actor and host salil acharya has successfully managed to kick the butt . the fitness freak shares , “i used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day . i’ve always been a sportsperson but smoking exhausted me — i couldn’t swim , my voice got rougher , which is not ideal for an rj . also my dogs suffered from passive smoking . it made me irritable , and so one day i just discarded the pack of cigarettes that i had bought . i haven’t smoked ever since . i didn’t experience any peculiar withdrawal symptoms like irritation or headache . the only thing i miss is the time i used to have completely to myself in a day . ”
rithvik’s a flautist now : rithvik dhanjani , who’s known for his dancing abilities , has added yet another skill to his repertoire — playing the flute . the actor learnt the instrument when he was shooting for one of his shows . “i was narrating the story of a flautist and i had to learn the basics of the instrument for the episode . i also got the chance to hear him play . i fell so much in love with its sound that i continued learning how to play the flute with the help of online lessons . i’ve been at it for a couple of months now , ” he says . interestingly , this skill of his came in handy recently on a reality show too , where he could impress everyone present .
bhupinder gets a taekwondo black belt : bhupinder singh , who was recently in the news for his spat with a colleague on the set of kaala teeka , has a reason to smile now . the actor just got his black belt certificate in taekwondo . bhupinder , who started training eight years ago when he was offered a tamil film , admits that the art has made him calmer . he says , “you do lose your temper and sometimes find yourself in situations that can get out of control . but martial arts makes you a disciplined individual . spiritually , it has helped me immensely as an actor . you focus more on your body and mind . ”
indira can speak eight languages it’s always an advantage for an actor to be fluent in multiple languages . however , indira krishnan can speak as many as eight languages . she has the same command over oriya as she has over german . she says , “it’s because of my love for languages . i’m a tamilian born and brought up in mumbai . i picked up german when my father was transferred there . when i started my career , i got a chance to do an oriya film . since they refused to use a dubbing artiste , i had to learn the language . over the years , i have also become fluent in telugu , malayalam and gujarati . my diverse roles also helped me master so many languages . ” indira will now be seen playing a devdasi in ' krishnadasi ' . “for the first time , i will have a marathi get - up , ” she says .
guess what ? ridheema tiwari was born shweta tiwari : it could have been a classic case of identity crisis due to the same name . before ridheema tiwari entered the industry , she was called shweta tiwari . however , since there was already a popular actress by the same name , she changed hers to avoid any confusion . “i would often get mistaken for shweta tiwari of kasautii zindagii kay fame . on several occasions , i have landed up for a look test only to be told that they were looking for the other shweta . that prompted me to change the name . it was embarrassing for me . ” ridheema has now changed the spelling of her name to ridhyma m tiwaare for better prospects . “i feel more peace within and i feel in sync with the universe . ”
sidhanth owns 60 pairs of shoes : sidhanth gupta is one of those who believe in the phrase ` shoes maketh the man ' . no wonder then that he owns more than 60 pairs of them . he says , “i don ' t mind splurging on a pair of good shoes . i ' m obsessed about footwear , and they feature on my shopping list everytime i go on a trip . “ the actor recently took a break from the shoot of his tv show tashan - e - ishq . “i visited london to ring in my friend ' s birthday . it was supposed to be a laid - back trip , and the plan was to spend time with him and his family . but i ended up going on a shopping spree . i bought 13 pairs of chic , comfortable shoes . they occupy a prominent space in my home , “ he says . but isn ' t this obsession usually associated with women ? “shoes have nothing to do with gender . they are an important part of a person ' s wardrobe , and i ' m quite proud of my collection , “ he laughs . sahil celebrates birthday with family after six years : it ' s a double celebration for sahil anand today — the actor will be ringing in his birthday along with the new year !
rithvik dhanjani : i weighed 130 kilos in school rithvik might be very fit now , but he tells us things were pretty different for him in school . he says , “i was fat and weighed 130 kilos back then . now i get many compliments about my dance moves and voice , but it wasn’t so in my earlier days . ” once he decided that he had to cut all the flab , there was no looking back . about his decision to become an actor , he says , “i was 15 when i had first acted in a school play . and even though i had no dialogues , i fell in love with acting . ever since , i have been following my dream . ” — ( credit : riya jhinkwan )
gautam rode is a watch collector gautam rode is a stickler for punctuality . the actor makes sure that he is on time for any appointment — be it for a meeting or a shoot . so , it’s not surprising to learn that he’s passionate about watches , and boasts of a collection of over 30 watches .
i believe there is a lot to achieve in this one life , ” he says , adding , “so , i like to be on time wherever i am going and expect the same from others as well . ” speaking about his collection , gautam shares , “my shopping abroad is incomplete if i haven’t picked up a couple of watches . it’s not just a great accessory , but a necessity for me . ” while he has watches to ensure that he is never defeated by time , on the acting front , he listens to emotional songs when he has to perform a sad sequence . recently when he shot for a death sequence of his onscreen mother in ' suryaputra karna ' , the actor put on ' main kabhi batlata nahi ' ( taare zameen par ) to prepare himself for the scene . “music helps set the mood . so , before such a sequence , it’s always good to get into the mood . the song is one of my personal favourites , ” he says .
vrushika makes her co - actors dance to her tunes : don’t be intimidated by vrushika mehta’s weird postures when you catch her during a break on the set of her show ' satrangi sasural ' . since the professional dancer doesn’t get enough time to practice her dance moves owing to her hectic schedule , she is often seen rehearsing and stretching to keep in touch with her passion . what’s more , the actress gets her co - actors to join her in her dance escapades . she has also started a routine called ‘the step of the day’ , where she teaches a step to everyone on the set in between scenes or during a break .
shruti learnt flamenco during her vacation : shruti bapna , who plays divyanka tripathi’s elder sister in yeh hai mohabbatein , was on a 25 - day break recently . and as she left for london and spain to satiate the traveller in her , she turned it into a ‘learning holiday’ . she learnt spanish and flamenco , the traditional dance in spain . “flamenco has a strong influence of rajasthani folk dance and kathak — especially the hand and foot movements , ” she says , adding , “it was a liberating experience and i didn’t want to come back . but then here i am , back to my daily routine and mumbai traffic . the first few days were difficult at the shoot as i was too enthusiastic for my character in the show , which is older than my real age . ”
srishty is losing sleep over her voice : srishty rode , who will be seen in chalti ka naam gaadi , has a habit of talking in her sleep since childhood . she says , “i talk in english , urdu and in a south indian accent . my family found it amusing at first . my mom would come to me with various queries when i was in that state and i would answer them correctly . but now no one sleeps in my room due to all the noise i make . ” the actress also gets weird dreams every night . “i get up in the middle of the night , terrified only to realize that i was the one talking . it’s weird and scary ! i have accepted this problem as a part of my life . ”
abhaas mehta is a certified air diver : he is known for his portrayal of various negative characters , but what many might not be aware is that actor abhaas mehta , who was last seen as betaal in sinhasan battisi , has not only studied law , but is also a certified commercial air diver now . “i have just returned from a four - month commercial diving course in scotland . i plan to pursue it professionally . the experience has been extremely enriching . ”
ravi wants to get back to boxing some day : ravi bhatia , who was last seen as salim in ' jodha akbar ' , was once an aspiring boxer . he says , “i started boxing when i was in school and won a bronze in the district level championship . i had also won a gold medal at himachal state open boxing championship . i always wanted to face the arc lights . so after winning the gold medal , i came to mumbai . ” and does he miss boxing ? “yes , i do . i want to get back to my first love some day . given an opportunity , i would love to play the role of a boxer , ” he says .
sharad kelkar dubbed in hindi for ' bahubali ' ss rajamouli ' s mangnum opus ' bahubali ' was not only highly appreciated by cinema goers but also by film critics . the film broke all the previous records and went on to do an earth - shattering business at the box office . everyone associated with the film has been proud of the venture and so is dashing actor sharad kelkar . wondering why ? well here ' s the answer . we all know that the dashing actor is blessed with baritone voice but not many know that he was the voice behind ' bahubali ' s ' lead actor prabhas . yes , you read it right . sharad kelkar , who has dubbed for many films was the voice for prabhas in the hindi version of ' bahubali ' . ' when asked , how he bagged the project , sharad shared ,
i have dubbed for many english films but that was just for fun . it is like doing homework for different characters when i am not doing anything . i had dubbed for a tamil film and they liked my voice . soon i was brought on board for the project .
disha vakani in b grade movies : a graduate in dramatic arts from gujarat college , disha vakani is a daughter of noted gujarati theatre personality bhim vakani . this influenced disha to start her acting career as a child artiste with her father . most famous for playing the role of daya jethalal gada on a comedic indian television series called ' taarak mehta ka ooltah chashmah ' , she also appeared in such bollywood films as devdas and love story 2050 . daya jethalal gada ( disha vakani ) and her brother sundar ( mayur vakani ) are also brother and sister in real . the saree clad daya ben was also a part of the 1997 film ' kamsin : the untouched ' , a b - grade entertainer . quite opposite to her daya ben character , who shies away from getting remotely close to her onscreen husband on the popular tv show . in ' kamsin : the untouched ' , disha has not only shed the saree and worn skimpy clothes but has also given some really intimate scenes .
aashka goradia was ekta kapoor ' s ex secretary : aashka used to work as ekta kapoor’s secretary before becoming a popular small screen actress . aashka recently launched a business venture with her boyfriend of three years rohit bakshi . the duo has opened a gola ( ice candy ) store called ' i say ice ' in andheri . famous for her roles as kumud and kallavati in the respective indian television series ' kkusum ' and ' laagi tujhse lagan ' , she is also notable for her reality television appearances . she competed in season 6 of the popular indian reality show ' bigg boss ' . in 2014 , she began hosting a financial planning - themed series titled ' get rich with aashka ' .
ali asgar was a hotel management student : ali asgar is a hotel management student from the institute of hotel management at dadar , mumbai . after his degree , he got an opportunity to work for a hotel abroad which he refused and stayed back with his family . ali started his tv career with ' ek - do - teen - chaar ' on doordarshan . ali ' s career zoomed with shows like ' ghauranda ' , ' parampara ' , ' kartavya ' , ' karz ' followed by balaji ' s ' itihaas ' , ' kutumb ' , ' hum paanch - season 2 ' , ' kahaani ghar ghar kii ' . currently , he is winning millions of hearts with his character of dadi in ' comedy nights with kapil ' . also it is an interesting fact that ali will be the first celebrity to be roped in for yogesh sarkar ka magic show , j . d . majethia and ashish kapadia’s upcoming venture on sab tv . the show will feature a celebrity in every episode .
gurmeet choudhary won mr . jabalpur title : gurmeet choudhary is an indian model and actor who got immense popularity for the role of lord rama in the popular series ' ramayana ' in 2008 . he has won mr . jabalpur title and also participated in mr . india contest . at the age of 18 , he joined a theatre in jabalpur and tried really hard for almost 5 years to reach where he is now . gurmeet’s television debut came in 2006 , as the antagonist in india ' s first 3d television series , ' mayavi ' .
ragini khanna worked in numerous advertising agencies : superstar govinda’s niece , ragini khanna , did her schooling from r . n . shah high school and has a master’s degree in commerce from mumbai university . ragini loves singing and wanted to be a singer before becoming an actress . she has worked in about 25 advertising agencies . ragini made her debut with ' radhaa ki betiyan kuch kar dikhayengi ' on ndtv imagine . after this , she bagged the lead role of bharti for sony tv’s ' bhaskar bharti ' . ragini got appreciation for her role in ' sasural genda phool ' . she has also participated in ' jhalak dikhlaja season 5 ' .
avika gor is the only actress to win the ' face of the year ' award in vietnam : the talented avika gor is better known to us as anandi from ' balika vadhu ' . she got her big break from color tv’s ' balika vadhu ' and has been on a roll since then . she is currently working with ' sasural simar ka ' . avika has been always appreciated for her acting skills . she has also acted in movies like ‘morning walk’ and ‘paathshaala’ . she has also been honored for her performance in ' balika vadhu ' with the ' face of the year ' award in vietnam and is the only television actress from india to be facilitated with this prestigious award . avika was born on 30th june , 1997 and she aspires to be miss universe in the future .
anas rashid owns a fast food restaurant in punjab : anas has been the winner of mr . punjab in 2003 . besides being a successful actor on television now , he is an entrepreneur as well and owns a fast food restaurant in punjab which serves exotic indian dishes . he has studied in an urdu medium school and is well versed with urdu and arabic , which he can read and write too . anas is also a trained singer and was recently felicitated by the up government for his achievement in the acting profession . anas got immense fame and popularity by playing the character of prithviraj chauhan in the serial ' dharti ka veer yodha – prithviraj chauhan ' and continue to spread his charm playing sooraj rathi in the hit show ' diya aur baati hum ' on star plus .
aamir ali won the title of mr . photogenic at grasim mr . india 2000 : aamir ali is a b . a graduate of american university in washington d . c . aamir has also won the titles of mr . photogenic , best smile and best dressed personality at grasim mr . india 2000 . he began his acting career in a commercial for bajaj scooters and went on to appear on other campaigns as well . currently , he is seen playing the role of dylan singh in ‘dilli waali thakur gurls’ on & tv opposite sukriti kandpal .
anup soni is an alumnus of national school of drama : an established name in indian television , anup soni is an alumnus of the national school of drama , pune . he started his television career with shows ‘sea hawk’ and ‘saaya’ . anup got separated from his first wife ritu with whom he has two daughters , zoya and myra . he got married to actress juhi babbar , daughter of raj and nadira babbar . they have a boy , imaan . anup soni is active in all three medium of entertainment - television , theatre and movies .