gulabi gang is a 2012 norwegian-indian – danish co-production documentary written and directed by nishtha jain and co-written and produced by torstein grude at piraya film .

it released nationwide in india on 21 february 2014 .

the film has received the best film on social issues , and the best non-feature film editing at the 61st national film awards .

gulabi gang ( film )

a special film event with nishtha jain who will screen her award winning documentary film gulabi gang , followed by a discussion with the film maker .
a special film event with nishtha jain who will screen her award winning documentary gulabi gang , followed by a discussion with the film maker .
2015 gulabi gang public liberty and human rights award , aljazeera . quatar 2013 gulabi gang amnesty international award best human rights award , south africa 2013 gulabi gang amnesty international award , warzawa poland 2012 gulabi gang norwegian golden chair award 2012 gulabi gang best film muhr asian / african dubia int film 2006 derby queen filmmakers international screenwriting awards finalist 2003 whipsmart best educational video cinekink nyc 2000 red rain honorable mention , eveo international film competition 2000 red rain rockefeller foundation , nominee 2000 launderland oakland creative arts fellowshi p 1998 red rain film arts foundations 1998 red rain pioneer film foundation 1991 supreme concrete jungle jury award , new york exposition of film and video
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9th dubai international film festival 2012 - best film , muhr asiaafrica documentary section .
international premiere : idfa , amsterdam , 2012 opening film : dok . fest muenchen , 2013 opening film : documentary section , kortfilmfestivalen , grimstad , norway 2012 opening film : our lives to live international film festival , iawrt , new delhi opening film : pune women’s film festival 2013 opening film : doc @ everest , bangalore 2014 opening film : reality check , ncpa , mumbai 2014
“i’ve spent three years showing this film ( gulabi gang ) around to distributors . the distribution system has no interest in promoting films that highlight social issues , ” says jain .
i doubt you will see a more important film this year . gulabi gang is an ideology , a searing exercise in awareness , which is why you must make this your mandatory watch this weekend .
but even once the film is made , it is an uphill struggle to sell the film to an indian audience .
“the canard that documentaries are the spinach of the film world – good for you , but not fun – crumbles in the face of gulabi gang . the film is genuinely entertaining , shot through with wry humour and an unblinkered view of life in rural india . ” time out delhi
based around the banda district in up , the film follows a vigilante gang of rural women armed with lathis and dressed in pink saris .
sohum shah presents nishtha jain ' s multiple award winning documentary gulabi gang . the film is being theatrically released in india by pvr director ' s rare on 21st february , 2014 . connect with us at : urltoken urltoken subscribe to recyclewala labs : urltoken
in a country swaddled in conservatism and regressive patriarchy , pal is an inspiring figure and jain ' s gulabi gang is testament to this . some ridicule the women in pink saris . many of the gang members are , for all their fandom for pal , intensely conservative themselves , which is evident from how they keep their faces covered . but there ' s no mistaking the anger that the gulabi gang feels at violence being inflicted upon other women .
the norwegian short film festival 2012 - opening film , documentary competition , and winner of the golden chair for best documentary . ( world premiere )
this is the premise for the film , writers ( ‘sulemani keeda’ in hindi ) , directed by amit v masurkar , who was at the zurich film festival for the film’s german - language region premiere . the film’s premise is a familiar real - life story for today’s talented indian indie filmmakers .
women , the poor - i see all the oppressed people as dalit
is how sampat pal views things . in 2006 she founded the gulabi gang to unite women and to change people’s attitudes within the patriarchal indian society . gulabi means pink . the women wear pink saris , carry long bamboo staffs and radically challenge the beliefs of the obedient indian women who accept everything silently . 150 , 000 women have already joined the gulabi gang . nishtha jain’s impressive film shows the strength and dignity with which these defiant indian women successfully fight against masculine violence and oppression . andrea naica - loebell
in india , it is the film distributors who decide how big an audience a film can reach . once a film is made it is up to distributors to pick it up and ensure it is shown in as many theatres as possible .
join us and cinema politica at the bloor for the toronto premiere of gulabi gang , an impeccably shot film that follows a group of fearless women who fight gender violence in india with great ferocity . entry by donation . director nishtha jain will be in attendance for a post - screening discussion !
sampat pal devi has been profiled in two documentaries : kim longinotto ’s 2010 pink saris and nishtha jain ’s award - winning 2012 film gulabi gang . this is no arty festival film — where gulaab gang succeeds is in its total embrace of the bollywood style , with all its music and deliberate artifice . the characters here sing and dance , and the ones who die go out in a blaze of bright red fake blood . it wouldn’t be as exciting any other way .
gulabi gang is a documentary that you should watch with google at hand . it ' s not comprehensive because jain doesn ' t delve into either pal ' s own history or the beginnings of gulabi gang . neither does it provide a particularly in - depth understand of bundelkhand ' s social hierarchies . the villages in the documentary could have been in any part of north or central india . but gulabi gang does an offer a glimpse into why pal , with her ego and her confidence , is such a hero to those who commit to the pink sari : she ' s one of the few women who are committed to fighting for other women and the oppressed .
production company piraya film . co - production : raintree films and final cut for real
our lives to live international film festival , india , 2012 . ( indian premiere )
in bundelkhand , india , a revolution is in the making among the poorest of the poor , as the fiery women of the gulabi gang empower themselves and take up the fight against gender violence , caste oppression and widespread corruption .
nishtha jain is an award winning filmmaker based in mumbai . ms jain will be in the us for the screening of gulabi gang in new york city at the new york india film festival on saturday may 10 th . she will be coming to woodstock for a screening of her film at woodstock artists association and museum on sunday may 11 th . the screening will be followed by q & a and discussion .
ideally , filmmakers would be able to make films about genders not their own without there being any issues , and without reading the credits this isn ' t necessarily something that would occur to people watching the movie , but at this particular point in the development of both society and cinema it would be nice if a film like
gulaab gang
were made by a woman , as were the two previous films about the gulabi gang .
in bundelkhand , india , a revolution is in the making among the poorest of the poor , as sampat pal and the fiery women of her gulabi gang empower themselves and take up the fight against gender violence , caste oppression and widespread corruption .
the gang encounters resistance everywhere – whole villages connive in protecting the perpetrators of violence . as the film pulls us into the centre of these blazing conflicts , it uncovers a complex story , disturbing yet heartening .
“documentary film gulabi gang , supported by “ship of theseus” actor sohum shah , has received critical appreciation , a rare feat for a documentary in india . says sohum , “i found the film extremely engaging . there is humour in it and the twists and turns of the narrative kept me hooked . i took on the project to bring the story of sampat pal devi to light and i am glad that my efforts have been appreciated . ” – times of india
at different points in the film , it seems many of the women in gulabi gang are ready to fight injustice as long as it doesn ' t show up in their own families and lives . when it does , as in one member named husna jahan ' s case , then the pro - woman and pro - victim principles are abandoned . when jahan ' s brother kills their sister for marrying a man of her own choosing , jahan sides with her brother . this is their way , she tells jain and pal . family and society are more important than a socio - political movement . this is particularly ironic because earlier in the film , jahan is shown actively campaigning for gulabi gang . it is to jain ' s credit that she ' s able to capture jahan ' s contradictory convictions . jahan ' s commitment to gulabi gang is as solid as is her loyalty towards her brother . when she has to choose between the two , however , she picks her family .
a whole village connives in protecting the perpetrators of violence , aided by those in power . everywhere , the gang encounters resistance to its notions of gender equality and efforts for social change . the film pulls us into the centre of all these blazing conflicts : we are moved by the womens courage and determination , while their frustrations and disappointments mirror our own . as it travels with them through the dusty and desolate landscape , gulabi gang uncovers a complex story , disturbing yet heartening .
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collecting enough funds to make even a low budget film is the first hurdle they need to overcome .
nishtha jain was born in new delhi , india . she studied film direction at the film and television institute of india , pune . since 2002 she’s been working as an independent filmmaker and is currently based in mumbai . her films have received several international awards and have been extensively shown in international film festivals and art / photo exhibitions . her 2008 film lakshmi and me was nominated for the silver wolf award , idfa , amsterdam and won award for the best documentary , at flahertiana international film festival , russia ; bucharest international film festival ; new york indian film festival ; idpa , india ; special jury prize at cinema verite international film festival , tehran and golden apricot international film festival , yerevan ; jury special mention , doc planete review , warsaw . filmography ( direction ) family album , 2010 at my doorstep , 2009 lakshmi and me , 2008 six yards to democracy , 2006 call it slut , 2006 city of photos , 2005
two wannabe screenwriters dulal and mainak dream of making it big in bollywood , india’s hindi film industry based in mumbai . they desperately try to pitch their concept to film producers without much success . eventually they stumble upon the son of a film tycoon who commissions them to write a screenplay but there are strings attached .
masurkar also thinks that new distribution platforms alone are not enough to break the distribution stranglehold . “if people have to pay money to watch a film online they need to know about the film . the film has to be recommended by their peer group or they need to have read the reviews , ” he adds .
this impeccably shot film follows a group of fearless women who fight gender violence in india with great ferocity .
company shows how the hindi film industry went into trouble after violent split between chandu and mallik . another interview of chotta shakeel which was given to the times of india describes the intense circumstance inside the mumbai film industry due to gang disputes . it appears that depiction of a dispute in company — where fictional film star naved khan falls between mallik ' s and chandu ' s disputing gangs and becomes immensely confused — is a reference to a notable interview when chotta shakeel almost leaves a clarification of underworld ' s finance in indian film industry . [ 13 ]
directed by filmmaker nishtha jain , this is a documentary - not to be confused with the upcoming gulaab gang starring madhuri dixit .
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“distributors have become gatekeepers of the indian film industry by deciding what people should be watching , ” says sailesh .
desolation , dust and despair . and yet it is hope that this film discovers , as it follows the gulabi gang , an unusual group of rural women . led by the energetic and charismatic sampat pal , they travel long distances to fight for the rights of women and dalits . they encounter resistance , apathy and corruption , even ridicule . sometimes whole villages connive against them to protect the perpetrators of violence . the film pulls us into the centre of these blazing conflicts and uncovers a complex story , disturbing yet heartening .
back in 2006 , pal began a women ' s collective that took the law into its own hands . it came to be known as gulabi gang because all the members wore pink saris and carried pink lathis . if a woman or her parents complained to the gulabi gang that a woman was being mistreated , the ladies in their uniform of pink saris and wielding pink lathis attacked the accused . they became well known in the bundelkhand area . by the time jain and her camera started following pal around , she was famous and revered . gulabi gang had grown to a sizeable number and had ' branches ' in different villages , each headed up by a
commander
.
long live sampat pal
is a chant that ' s heard repeatedly in jain ' s documentary and it ' s testament to both pal ' s popularity and the faith that is placed in her ability to set things right .
but there is no doubt that a bollywood blockbuster can destroy the prospects of an indie film at the box office . “even if an indie film is doing well , a big studio film release could wipe out all the other films that are showing in the cinema theatre that week , ” admits masurkar . “the only way to beat bollywood is to make a good film and hope that the first audience like it and spread the news by word of mouth . ”
synopsis enter the badlands of bundelkhand in central india and you have entered a place of desolation , dust and despair . this film follows the gulabi gang , an unusual group of rural women led by the energetic and charismatic sampat pal . they travel long distances to fight for the rights of women and dalits . often they encounter resistance , apathy and corruption , even ridicule . sometimes whole villages connive against them to protect the perpetrators of violence . while we see gulabi gang members struggling against gender violence and state corruption , we also see the flip side – members getting intoxicated by the trappings of their new found power . breaking away from the deep - rooted patriarchal structure is a challenge even for the most fearless amongst them . the film pulls us into the centre of these blazing conflicts and uncovers a complex story about the nature of power itself .
jain carries me with her daunting journey that i will hold on to for many years probably . the instances were revolting , the tall talks about women’s morality – a sham and the despite the distressing situations – gulabi gang is a ray of hope , brimming with optimism to change the stringent attitudes with galvanizing ferociousness . i am going with a 3 . 5 / 5 and a big thumbs up to the gulabi ladies . this movie made a part of your movement in spirit !
torstein grude is a painter , director , cinematographer and producer and one of the initiators of the independent production company piraya film as . he received a degree in media theory and film history from the university of bergen in 1994 , then enrolled at the london international film school , where he finished his last year of training in 1997 . grude ' s
“a deeply affecting work that reminds us of the vulnerability of women in rural india , and shines a light on the efforts of this group to protect , educate , and empower their gender against cruel husbands , corrupt politicians , and an orthodox , regressive mindset . the film , which i strongly recommend that you watch , is a testament to their courageous work and the difference they have made . ” rajeev masand’s review of gulabi gang : urltoken
gulaab gang
is a film advocating education for girls and autonomy for women , made by a first - time director who faced enormous obstacles in getting it made . that thumbnail version makes it almost impossible to root against the film , although some of soumik sen ' s obstacles were of his own creation . his claims that the film is fiction and that any resemblance to real people is coincidental strain credibility to the breaking point , as the pink saris worn by the title gang are the very ones worn by the real - life gulabi gang , whose name sen didn ' t even bother to change , and upon whose founder sen ' s protagonist is heavily based . this led to legal disputes that threatened to delay release of the movie . all of this is meant not to reignite the debates about poetic license in fictional films drawn from real life , but to make the point that
gulaab gang
is a movie whose director needs to get out of its way . which is a wildly delicious bit of irony , considering that it ' s about women taking charge of their own lives , and that sen is a man .
an example of parallel cinema , company received critical acclaim at the austin film festival , new york asian film festival , and the fribourg international film festival . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] british director danny boyle cited the trilogy as influences on his academy award - winning film slumdog millionaire ( 2008 ) , for their
slick , often mesmerizing portrayals of the mumbai underworld
, their display of
brutality and urban violence
, and their gritty realism . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
enter the badlands of bundelkhand in central india and you have entered a place of desolation , dust and despair . and yet it is hope that this film discovers , as it follows the gulabi gang , an unusual group of rural women . led by the energetic and charismatic sampat pal , they travel long distances to fight for the rights of women and dalits . they encounter resistance , apathy and corruption , even ridicule . sometimes whole villages connive against them to protect the perpetrators of violence . the film pulls us into the centre of these blazing conflicts and uncovers a complex story , disturbing yet heartening .
as producer sohum shah rightly pointed out , documentaries usually don’t have the engaging quality that commercial cinema flaunts . however , filmmaker nishtha jain does conjure up one thrilling film with innumerable nail biting moments and many more emotional ones . considering gulabi gang is a documentary based on the life of leader , sampat pal , the woman’s charisma is unbeatable . the documentary is equally appalling as daunting . sampat pal isn’t any ordinary woman and tracing her life journey is quite a heavy task .
“director nishtha jain offers us a front row seat to india’s heart of darkness . here a girl can be married at 11 and burned to death at 15 . women , even those strong enough to be part of the gulabi gang , support honor killings . the parents of murdered girls shrug , take money in exchange for silence and life goes on . except that sampat pal makes sure that it doesn’t . the gang comprises women vigilantes who wear pink saris and wield sticks . they find strength in numbers and fight against abusive husbands , corrupt politicians and police . we are told the gang has 150 , 000 members . sampat pal is remarkable for her strength and courage but jain also captures the contradictions in this revolution . pal has power . people touch her feet . she can get things done – in places , she seems like a don . what she has wrought is incredible and inspiring . gulabi gang is a fascinating portrait of the power of one . ” from anupama – the front row :
synopsis – enter the badlands of bundelkhand in central india and you have entered a place of desolation , dust and despair . and yet it is hope that this film discovers , as it follows the gulabi gang , an unusual group of rural women . led by the energetic and charismatic sampat pal , they travel long distances to fight for the rights of women and dalits . they encounter resistance , apathy and corruption , even ridicule . sometimes whole villages connive against them to protect the perpetrators of violence . the film pulls us into the centre of these blazing conflicts and uncovers a complex story , disturbing yet heartening .
for many in gulabi gang , feminism and pro - woman stances are an elaborate and satisfying performance . jain is able to point this out with eloquent subtlety in her documentary . women like jahan accuse others of the weakness that they themselves exhibit when their own family members are implicated in violence against women . the sense of gulabi gang ' s public campaigns being a performance is perhaps most evident in the scenes where members are seen practicing combat using lathis . there ' s no gusto as the sticks strike . instead the moves are lackadaisical , as though the two ' fighting ' women are dancing a lacklustre garba . yet when the same women speak at meetings , their words are fiery and heartfelt .
the film highlights the economics behind running an indian mafia organization . in the opening , ajay devgan describes the modus operandi of underworld :
” the film is genuinely entertaining , shot through with wry humour and an unblinkered view of life in rural india . ” time out delhi
while in the desolate and dusty badlands of bundelkhand in central india , an unusual group of rural women referred to as the gulabi gang offer a sign of hope . led by the charismatic sampat pal , these women travel long distances to fight for the rights of women and dalits . along the way , they encounter resistance , apathy , corruption , and even ridicule .
enter the badlands of bundelkhand in central india and you have entered a place of desolation , dust and despair . and yet it is hope that we discover as we follow the pink sari - clad women of gulabi gang . these women travel long distances by cart and tractor , bus and train , to wrest justice for women and dalits , undeterred by sneering policemen and condescending bureaucrats .
in kim longinotto ' s documentary pink saris , about sampat pal and her all - woman vigilante posse called gulabi gang , pal says to a young woman ,
if you ' re shy , you die .
the sampat pal in nishtha jain ' s gulabi gang is older , more measured and diplomatic . she knows she has to negotiate her way through an intensely conservative bundelkhand , tempering her anger with smiles and understanding nods . in longinotto ' s documentary , pal is a legend in the making , a woman working her way towards becoming an icon . in jain ' s documentary , which was shot a few years later , pal ' s become a hero , one whom villagers call in times of crises , and a potent mix of sleuth and saviour .
“even though we managed on an extremely low budget without any star actors , towards the end of the filmmaking process we did not have any money to finish the film . it cost us more to do post - production than to make the entire film , ” masurkar tells swissinfo . ch .
jain ' s documentary suggests that pal is bringing change to bundelkhand , albeit very tentatively and delicately . by the time we see pal in this documentary , she is less eager to follow the vigilante ' s path and instead urges victims ' families to use the law to their advantage and for justice . pal also encourages members of the gulabi gang to stand for local elections , which is perhaps the ultimate sign of gulabi gang becoming part of the system rather than countering it . it ' s heartening that some of the pink - clad candidates win . but it ' s telling that at least one of the winners that jain shows is illiterate ( despite having a supposedly well - educated husband ) and is more comfortable conforming to the practice of covering her face in public .
the gulabi gang , with a membership of thousands , is active across many districts . suman singh , one of the leaders , has made it her personal mission to send a land - grabbing village chief behind bars , along with his murderous henchmen . but whats to be done when the brother of a fellow activist carriesout an ' honour killing ' ? husna , a longtime member , is forced to choose between family loyalties and all that their fragile movement stands for . the gang is still very new , and many of its members still steeped in conservative values .
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gulabi gang documents their struggle , showing the women at recruitment meetings , investigating the death by burning of a young woman and attending to various domestic conflicts . they are fearless , and they won ' t rest until an official investigation is started and the perpetrators are punished . but will they be equally persistent when their own families are involved , or will traditions gain the upper hand after all ?
synopsis : enter the badlands of bundelkhand in central india and you have entered a place of desolation , dust and despair . and yet it is hope that we discover as we follow the pink sari - clad women of gulabi gang . these women travel long distances by cart and tractor , bus and train , to wrest justice for women and dalits , undeterred by sneering policemen and condescending bureaucrats .
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…
nishtha jain worked as an editor in television before joining the film and television institute of india , where she specialized in film direction . since 1998 , she has been making documentaries and shorts , and briefly worked as commissioning editor for a documentary channel . among her special interests are the individual and collective narratives that
sampat became aware of the unfairness of the system at an early age . in 2006 , she founded gulabi gang , an organization run by and for women . it raises the issue of injustice against women and dalits and teaches them how to defend themselves . the group goes from village to village dressed in pink saris and armed with sticks . the organization currently has several thousand members spread over a large area .
i have always maintained that getting preachy doesn’t guarantee popularity but consistent well - intentioned work does . the climax could have been tauter but the build up to where the story ends for me was outrageously fantastic . a gulabi gang member holds on to her views on morality more than the essence of their beliefs is terrible , thereby expressing that it will take a severe tumultuous change individually to witness a shift in mentalities .
two prizes at al jazeera int . film festival 2015 to simon lereng wilmont for his films ' chikara - the sumo wrestlers son ' & ' the fencing champion '
sampat pal devi , india’s real - life feminist activist known for her hot pink saris , unsuccessfully sued to prevent the mar . 7 release of gulaab gang ( pink gang ) , saying the filmmakers did not get her approval . but not to worry — this highly dramatized account keeps its story clearly within the realm of fiction , and writer - director soumik sen has nothing to apologize for .
prevailing audience tastes are a bigger problem for documentary filmmakers who tackle serious subjects and whose films often lack the entertainment value that is critical to the success of a film .
bundelkhand , a region notorious for its rebels - turned - armed bandits , is witnessing a new kind of rebellion with an unusual cast of characters . these are the pink sari - clad women of the gulabi gang , who use words as weapons – demanding their rights , submitting petitions and haranguing corrupt officials . they travel long distances by cart and tractor , bus and train , to wrest justice for women and dalits , undeterred by sneering policemen and condescending bureaucrats .
director – nishtha jain is an independent indian filmmaker . she has directed several films including the critically acclaimed city of photos ( 2005 ) and lakshmi and me ( 2008 ) . she studied film direction at the film and television institute of india , pune . together with smriti nevatia jain , she created an independent documentary outfit raintree films based out of mumbai . her films have received numerous awards and have been extensively shown in international film festivals , broadcast on international tv networks and regularly shown in schools and colleges in india and abroad .
bundelkhand in central india , a region notorious for its rebels - turned - armed bandits , is witnessing a new kind of rebellion with an unusual cast of characters . these are the pink sari - clad women of the gulabi gang , who use words as weapons demanding their rights , submitting petitions and haranguing corrupt officials . they travel long distances by cart and tractor , bus and train , to wrest justice for women and dalits , undeterred by sneering policemen and condescending bureaucrats .
indian independent cinema has a whole section devoted to it at the tenth zurich film festival . despite doing well at international festivals , indie films struggle to attract an audience back home .
human rights , york university – department of film and sexuality studies at york university , and is co - presented with ontario punjabi association ( o . p . a . ) , ryerson indian students’ association ,
ultimately
gulaab gang
is a compelling ninety minute underdog - vs . - the - system action picture that has the misfortune to unfold over the course of two hours and twenty minutes . its lulls never entirely kill it , but it ' s only through the power of madhuri dixit ' s performance in the lead as rajjo and juhi chawla ' s astonishingly villainous turn as the corrupt politician whom rajjo must take down that
gulaab gang
maintains the momentum necessary to power through to the end . it starts promisingly , with a narrated intro concisely setting up rajjo ' s motivations in starting the ashram where she educates girls for free and , when necessary , organizes them into a fighting force . the way rajjo and gang deal with one oily local extortionist bureaucrat is immensely satisfying . but once the main story , involving the ambitious politician ( chawla ) who seeks to co - opt the gang to burnish her own feminist and populist credentials , the pace begins to dip rather badly .
despite the fact that sen takes an unconscionably long time to tell the central story without sufficient subplots or songs ( of which there are only a couple ) , there ' s plenty to like in
gulaab gang
. madhuri dixit is one of the all - time greats and getting to see her work is a delight regardless of the surrounding film ' s quality , but getting to see her wreaking havoc in the kind of wild action sequences usually reserved for the thick - mustached , bare - chested , and male is a particular joy .
gulaab gang
could have stood the addition of at least a half - dozen additional sequences ; in fact , a whole movie of madhuri dixit doing flying spin kicks and carving henchmen in half with scythes would be welcome . although that would deprive the audience of the joys of seeing juhi chawla investing her villain with such melodramatic pathology . all chawla is missing , in her role similarly usually reserved for men in popular film , is a mustache to twirl .
the story revolves around a young man named chandu ( chandarkant nagre ) ( played by vivek oberoi ) joining the world of crime in the mumbai underworld to
make it big
someday . gradually he learns tricks of the trade and increases the gang ' s earnings and profits . this leads to his affinity with malik ( ajay devgan ) who is the leader of the gang . the film features one cold - blooded murder scene wherein malik and chandu kill saeed and his brother anis in the rear seat of the car on a chilling rainy day . thereafter malik goes on a bloody rampage killing all his opponents , to take the reins of underworld in his hands . in this stage , malik says a prominent dialogue
saab ganda hai par dhanda hai ye
( thing are dirty but its business ) .
new delhi : the 61st national awards is going to be announced on wednesday , 16th april 2014 , by the directorate of film festivals . this prestigious honour is awarded to celebrate the best of indian cinema , and many regional and mainstream movies are nominated .
by putting a potboiler spin on his version of her story , and by casting two of india’s best - loved 1980s divas , madhuri dixit and juhi chawla , as ruthless political rivals , sen has whipped up a moving film graced with energy and passion .
“it is the same all over the world , if you have a star you get more eyeballs . but in india there are lots of people who will watch an amir khan [ bollywood star ] film just because it has him in it , ” says masurkar .
“low budget , independent movies have created their own star system . if your film has high - brow actors like irfan khan or nawazuddin siddiqui then your core audience will automatically assume that it will be better than other independent fare out there , ” says producer sailesh .
in one of the instances , sampat was investigating the case of a woman who was charred to death in her kitchen . evidently a murder case , the ease with which it was treated is heartbreaking . tampering with on scene evidence , the lackadaisical approach of the police , the apathy of her own family , it all clubs together to portray a horrifying story . when sampat prods the deceased’s father , a shamefully drunk man says , ” it was the girl’s fate ! ” unfortunately , the girl’s death was a brutal murder and hence cannot be attributed to her fate . the activist and her gulabi gang relentlessly pester the police , take the case to higher authorities and doesn’t give up unless full blown investigation begins .
the social reality in bundelkhand is the rampant atrocities against women , beaten , burnt , gang - raped and killed almost seem like a norm in those circles . for someone city bred and secure all my life , enjoying the normalcy of my existence , it was choking to be a part of the experience pal shares .
the hero worship lavished upon pal seems well - placed when pal helps soondhi register a case against rajrani ' s husband . when she bluntly and logically shreds rajrani ' s in - laws ' contention that girl killed herself , it ' s easy to see why pal is a hero in bundelkhand and that her feisty spirit has inspired the film gulaab gang , which is due to release in a few weeks . and yet , the silences remain and the crimes continue in bundelkhand . for all of pal ' s celebrity stature , she cannot prevent these crimes from taking place and she cannot inspire her followers to hold feminist principles over ties of blood .
2016 instructor summerfuel international students u . c . berkeley , berkeley , ca visual storytelling 2008 - 09 adjunct faculty california state university monterey , intro to documentary 2002 - 09 adjunct faculty san francisco state university digital video intensive , san francisco , ca . classes : producing / marketing documentary film , documentary narrative structure and interview techniques 2005 instructor california state university monterey , creative process in film 2003 instructor california college of arts , oakland , ca , documentary shorts 2001 instructor u . c . berkeley , berkeley ca , documentary portraiture 1999 instructor graduate assistant , california college of arts , oakland , ca , experimental documentary
it’s tremendous fun watching dixit and chawla in their roles ; just as much fun are the performances by tannishtha chatterjee ( brick lane ) , priyanka bose and divya jagdale as rajjo’s enthusiastic supporters . sen has also composed music for the film , and even sung its rousing closing song , “tere jai ho . ”
company received universal critical acclaim . alok kumar of planet bollywood gave the movie 9 . 5 stars out of 10 , saying that
varma has brought his audience yet another innovative and enjoyable film . company should prove to be a sound investment of time and effort for all those involved .
[ 6 ]
taran adarsh of bollywood hungama gave 3 stars out of 5 , saying that
on the whole , company is amongst ramgopal varma ' s finest works . a stylishly narrated tale , the film will win plaudits and reap a rich harvest at the box - office for its hard - hitting content .
[ 9 ]
company is believed to be an almost - true story based on depictions of the d - company split between mumbai crime lords dawood ibrahim and chotta rajan . it ' s said that the recruitment of chandu to aslam ali ' s gang by mallik was almost identical to chotta rajan ' s introduction to dawood after rajan ' s mentor and boss bada rajan died in the early 1980s .
his rival gang leader and colleague under aslam ' s umbrella sharma , who was in a meeting with police inspector rathod , is killed off . inspector rathod , who once tortured and abused chandu in jail in early days , is killed at malik ' s permission . however , both come at loggerheads during the execution of a contract killing . chandu stops the deliberate vehicle crash and falls from malik ' s favor . the contract was from a politician who tries to use malik ' s gang to eliminate a front - runner , a contender for home minister ' s post . the assassination ( a staged truck - car collision ) takes place in spite of chandu ' s emotional misdemeanor since malik , not relaying on chandu anymore , gives direct orders . the rift between chandu and malik widens due to misunderstandings . the commissioner of police , sreenivasan ips ( mohanlal ) uses the rift to bring the mafia under control . chandu and malik end up becoming bitter enemies . after chandu ' s retaliation of the assassination of his lifelong friend of one of lieutenants warsi , two factions of mumbai ' s once most powerful gang ' company ' went to a full - scale war .
the documentary is not typical , the shooting style is brisk and mostly the theme is poignant . the celebration of woman power in such obsolete regional extremes of india that has for years remained devoid of proper literacy and awareness for women’s rights is inspiring . sampat pal and her gang is gutsy , fearless and celebrate womanhood is ways wider than ours . the story and its cinematic translation amazed me .
for choosing this material and these actors to play it , and for the terrific , organic camaraderie of the title gang , soumik sen is to be commended . he shoots interestingly , in the manner of a talented but raw newcomer . but he has a tendency to repeat himself , and there are long stretches of
gulaab gang
where nothing ' s happening at all , and there ' s no reason why the next thing that happens couldn ' t have happened before the preceding ten minutes of wheel - spinning . this can be written off to sen being a rookie director with an as - yet unrefined style . but sen ' s appropriation of a well - known , previously - filmed story , not changing much of anything essential , and presenting it as a fictionalization sits a little weird .
gulabi gang is more about what sampat pal stands for in bundelkhand , rather than an introduction to the group that is on its way to becoming a political party . jain spends no time on pal ' s own story , focussing instead on showing pal ' s importance in present times . for many , including the local police , pal is a troublemaker . to some , like soondhi whose daughter rajrani is killed by at her in - laws ' home , pal embodies hope . while rajrani ' s father and brother are easily convinced to sign documents that state rajrani committed suicide , soondhi wants justice for her daughter . realising the men in the family will not pick a fight with rajrani ' s husband or in - laws , soondhi turns to pal for help . pal doesn ' t just listen to soondhi , she also champions the mother ' s cause and files a case against rajrani ' s husband .
writer : nishtha jain , torstein grude . camera : rakesh haridas , torstein grude . sound : peter schultz , niraj gera , mateen ahmed . editing : arjun gourisaria , nishtha jain , erik andersson . music : peter scartabello . production : piray film as . producer : torstein grude . length : 96 min . international sales : kudos family as .
now , it remains to be seen if cate blanchett was right in suggesting there’s a lucrative market in woman - centric films like this one . gulaab gang certainly deserves a warm reception , and sentimental overseas indian audiences should revel in the chance to spend three hours in the company of two of india’s most graceful , charismatic actresses of a certain age as they battle memorably onscreen . but sen ' s unconventional approach may put off traditional bollywood audiences .
radford ' s style in the movie is an interesting experiment . like chaplin in
modern times ,
he uses passages of dialogue that are not meant to be understood - - nonsense words and phrases , garbled as they are transmitted over big brother ' s primitive tv , and yet listened to no more or less urgently than the messages that say something . the 1954 film version of orwell ' s novel turned it into a cautionary , simplistic science - fiction tale . this version penetrates much more deeply into the novel ' s heart of darkness .
michael radford ' s brilliant film of orwell ' s vision does a good job of finding that line between the
future
world of 1984 and the grim postwar world in which orwell wrote . the movie ' s 1984 is like a year arrived at through a time warp , an alternative reality that looks constructed out of old radio tubes and smashed office furniture . there is not a single prop in this movie that you couldn ' t buy in a junkyard , and yet the visual result is uncanny : orwell ' s hero , winston smith , lives in a world of grim and crushing inhumanity , of bombed factories , bug - infested bedrooms , and citizens desperate for the most simple pleasures .
this story is , of course , well known . 1984 must be one of the most widely read novels of our time . what is remarkable about the movie is how completely it satisfied my feelings about the book ; the movie looks , feels , and almost tastes and smells like orwell ' s bleak and angry vision . john hurt , with his scrawny body and lined and weary face , makes the perfect winston smith ; and richard burton , looking so old and weary in this film that it is little wonder he died soon after finishing it , is the immensely cynical o ' brien , who feels close to people only while he is torturing them . suzanna hamilton is julia , a fierce little war orphan whose rebellion is basically inspired by her hungers .
the role of vilas pandit , the closest aide of malik who appeared to be the consigliere of malik ' s gang , is believed to be a depiction of real - life d - company aide , counselor and dawood ibrahim ' s confidant sharad shetty . after the split between dawood and rajan , shetty was one of very few hindus left in the mainstream d - company . here it can be stated that the fate of shetty was correctly perceived in company . company showed vilas pandit was shot to death by chandu in hong kong when pandit went to chandu ' s place for an unprecedented meeting ; chandu misinterpreted his appearance as an attempted hit . real - life d - company counselor sharad shetty , too , was killed outside a dubai nightclub , by a hit carried out by chotta rajan . ironically this real - life hit was carried out eight months after the release of company which depicted a similar incident in the adopted storyline .
the film opens with smith rewriting history : his task is to change obsolete government documents so that they reflect current reality . he methodically scratches out old headlines , obliterates the photographs of newly made
unpersons ,
and attends mass rallies at which the worship of big brother alternates with numbing reports of the endless world war that is still going on somewhere , involving somebody . into smith ' s world comes a girl , julia , who slips him a note of stunning force . the note says ,
i love you .
smith and julia become revolutionaries by making love , walking in the countryside , and eating strawberry jam . then smith is summoned to the office of o ' brien , a high official of the
inner party ,
who seems to be a revolutionary too , and gives him the banned writings of an enemy of the state .
ziya us - salam of idlebrain gave a
thumbs - up
rating and said ,
watch company for three reasons . varma . mohan lal . vivek oberoi . mohan lal in his maiden hindi film venture , is a class act . as a south indian cop , his accent comes in handy . nothing overboard , everything poised about him . limited dialogues limitless gestures . then watch company for vivek oberoi . a star son of sorts - character artiste suresh oberoi is his father - never once does he give you an impression that he is making his debut here . his gaunt frame , hollow cheek bones and restlessness go well with his role of a new entrant into the underworld who knows no fear , respects no reputations and lives only on some tacit principles .
[ 10 ] in one of the post - release interviews , director ram gopal varma apparently referred to mohanlal as the robert de niro of indian cinema . [ 11 ]
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age of the dragons is a 2011 fantasy film starring danny glover and vinnie jones , directed by ryan little .

a fantasy-themed reimagining of herman melville 's classic novel , moby dick , it was released in the united kingdom on march 4 , 2011 .

age of the dragons

there is some truth in advertising - age of the dragons does drag on for an age .
the coming of dragons ( the darkest age , # 1 ) by a . j . lake
brooklands dragons jfc coaches football from reception age to year 8 / u13’s with league , cup & tournament football available at the appropriate age group .
the dragons age grade teams form an integral part of our player development pathway . we operate teams at u16s and u18s age groups and both compete in the wru regional championship .
herman melville ' s moby - dick gets a landlocked remix courtesy of ill - conceived action - adventure age of the dragons .
we enter two squads into the regional age grade competition - dragons north and dragons south . the split is decided on by school first , then place of residence .
mixed with a theatrical quality , age of the dragons sounds quite nice , though dialogue is sometimes a little hard to hear .
i only have a few dragons in my market . how can i buy other dragons ?
the wheel of fire were involved in the wheel of fire - blighters war shortly before the age of fire when they met and recruited a pair of mated dragons : aurel and irelia .
even dragons eventually succumb to the ravages of age . as death approaches , the wyrm enters a state known to sages as “the twilight . ” ( what the dragons call this period , if anything , is unknown . ) although the average age of a twilight dragon is within a couple of decades of maximum age , some dragons enter the twilight more than a century earlier . others enter twilight only in the last few years of life . some never enter twilight , going overnight from full , ancient health to death of old age .
dragon age : inquisition was ign ' s game of the year for 2014 . for more on the game , be sure to check out ign ' s review of dragon age : inquisition .
the dragons academy has a tradition of producing talented players for the dragons with a large number of the current first team squad having come through the academy system .
so thank heavens for age of the dragons . it ' s a fresh retelling of moby - dick that , if the trailer is any indication , vastly improves on both huston ' s adaptation and the original source novel itself . how does age of the dragons manage this impressive feat ? glad you asked . here are 10 unequivocal reasons . . .
as direct consequences of the beginning of the conflict , the siblings grew separated and could survive the age of fire acquiring skills and friendships , to overcome the challenges of these years .
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a new dragon age game is in the works , according to bioware writer alexis kennedy .
the iron bull swings his sword in 2014’s dragon age : inquisition . bioware / electronic arts
the role of the dragons academy is to identify and develop talented young athletes from age 15 to 23 years of age by developing them through a performance development programme . this programme is tailored towards the needs of the individual to ensure that the player can reach their maximum potential . the academy delivers services across the following areas :
businesswoman chanelle mccoy is the newest member of the dragons’ den team after eamonn quinn quit .
age of the dragons is not to be confused with the hugely successful video game franchise dragon age , but i ' m sure it ' s totally cool with the producers if you do mistake the movie for the game . no , instead this thing is based on fancy literature or whatever :
the film ' s called age of the dragons , so the fact that all the whales have been replaced with dragons probably won ' t surprise anyone . but what a brilliant idea – dragons are , after all , much better than whales . dragons exist to breathe fire and eat children . whales mainly exist to process quantities of plankton with their pleated throats . it ' s not really up for discussion .
the dragon age franchise lost a senior writer for the series when david gaider left bioware early last year . also around the same time , there was public polling by darrah about a possible dragon age tactics .
the number of shards you receive in trade varies based on the rarity of the dragon . 1 shard is the correct amount for some of the most common dragons , while some rare dragons will trade for several hundred shards .
if you have already collected 9 dragonsai dragons you could start collecting the pedestals or placing the dragons in hibernation , but it is not be possible to have more than 9 dragons displayed in the habitat at this time .
a few particularly religious dragons choose more devotional routes . some draconic sects set areas aside where ancient dragons can lie down and die peacefully , perhaps euthanized by their fellow believers . these areas lead to tales of dragons’ graveyards .
in addition to the daily dragon deals in the market , dragons can also be purchased directly from the dragonarium . tap the “dragons” icon on the left of your screen to access the dragonarium at any time .
in game of thrones , they don’t have cannons . they have dragons . and you can’t just raise taxes to buy dragons . and if you don’t have a dragon , you can’t just raise a bigger army to defeat a dragon . you pledge fealty to the people who have dragons . you keep yourself in the same system because of the power of dragons .
bioware’s new fantasy role - player not only atones for the sins of dragon age ii but brings some genuinely new ideas to the war table .
chromatics who reach the end of old age find themselves in a quandary . although some dragon varieties , such as certain metallics , can will themselves to die , chromatic dragons cannot . thus , those powerful or lucky enough to reach old age face the slow decline into twilight , further weakening , and , eventually , death .
but with age of the dragons , filmmaker ryan little goes one step further . combining large segments of dialogue and narration from the book , and tossing in a somewhat half - cocked medieval - meets - steampunk visual theme , age of the dragons is an amalgamation of the original story , with just a dash of modern flare and a hint of fantasy . the white whale is swapped out for a white dragon , and the ocean setting is changed to an icy moutain - based land setting ( the ship , quite stupidly , is retained ) .
in march , wizards of the coast announced at pax east that it would be bringing the traditional pen - and - paper role - playing game dungeons & dragons into the digital age with a new tool : d & d beyond .
we don’t yet know the full power of spells , but we do know they can make your dragons look pretty awesome ! experiment with different combinations of spells to create a custom look for your dragons .
there have been three dragon age games to date : 2009’s dragon age : origins , 2011’s dragon age 2 and 2014’s dragon age : inquisition . bioware has not officially announced a fourth title in the series . its parent company , electronic arts , has only discussed a separate project from bioware — a new intellectual property that company executives have described as an “action - adventure” title that is “built around a live service” with a “disruptive new social design . ”
ea :
. . . we have no new information to share regarding dragon age at this time .
with the help of the two dragons the conflict was over , and the pair settled into former dragon ' s cave . when the two dragons had a clutch , the dwarves considered the bargain broken because it was believed that making a clutch was out of the accord .
to find out more about what each age group offers & the leagues they play in , click on their team page .
we’d love your help . let us know what’s wrong with this preview of the coming of dragons by a . j . lake .
the wheel of fire - dragons war ( or conflict , or feud ) was an ongoing series of conflict and hostilities between the dwarf wheel of fire clan and the dragons during the age of fire . to hypatian knowledge ( and by own wistala ' s account ) the war was known as
wheel of fire - barbarian war
or
wheel of fire - varvar war
( being unaware the dragon - dwarvish feud behind it , and only taking count of the conflicts involving barbarians ) .
so but yeah the dragons were all sleeping , probably having really fun dreams , full of joy and wonderment .
ign reached out to ea for confirmation on the new dragon age game . a company representative replied that
it ' s a pleasure having alexis involved with bioware ; we have no new information to share regarding dragon age at this time .
only newly - hatched dragons still in the hatchery can be traded to eloni for shards .
the enchanted dragons are quite rare and mysterious , and will only appear in the dragonarium once collected .
other dragons seek out plane - traveling rituals , attempt to find the astral domain of their patron deity ( usually tiamat , among chromatic dragons , or bahamut among metallics ) , and disappear from the mortal world . what happens to them when they arrive there is unknown even to other dragons .
when the dystopian future envisioned in blade runner finally comes to fruition , age of the dragons will be used to distinguish humans from replicants , because if you ' re not in teary despair by the film ' s end , you probably aren ' t human .
a young dragon also starts to build its hoard . dragons of this age are likely to attack random travelers or caravans , scrounging whatever wealth they can acquire by using such an unsophisticated approach . as dragons grow older , they grow wiser and more selective , but a young dragon just wants to start accumulating treasure .
bioware is working on a new entry in the dragon age franchise , a writer on the unannounced project said in a recent interview with eurogamer .
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the last phase of the war culminated in the third battle of lavadome : despite some losses caused to dragons , the dwarves suffered an heavy defeat and lost their whole army .
i will say this , though : those dragons were adorable . they looked like something out of dark crystal !
and chanelle – who hoped to work for the family business from a young age – says she always wants to make her dad proud .
in short : an excellent return to form for the dragon age series , and the biggest and most ambitious western role - player since the new generation began .
elder dragons lay eggs less often than adults do but treat them with the same care . ancient dragons almost never produce offspring , but those that do are highly protective—more so even than adults .
emerald dragons : 1 , 250 , 000 health , must be level 7 to summon .
frost dragons : 3 , 000 , 000 health , must be level 25 to summon .
gold dragons : 6 , 000 , 000 health , must be level 41 to summon .
i apologize if this photorecap made this movie seem interesting . it was not interesting ! but there you have it , now you can discuss age of the dragons at pta meetings and cocktail parties with nothing less than supreme confidence ! we watched it for you !
it ' s highly hinted that this reason covered a number of other motivations , as the natural fear of such powerful being so close their territories , the prospective of the dragons hoard and the following alliance with the andam .
watch this and more trailers at urltoken title : age of dragons genre : action , fantasy , science fiction cast : danny glover , vinnie jones , corey sevier , sofia pernas release date : 04 / 03 / 2011 . . read more at urltoken
notionally it was a secret but , because of who i was working with , everyone who cared knew . and then the day i started , mark darrah [ executive producer of the dragon age franchise ] tweeted saying , ' welcome to the dragon age franchise , ' so i thought , well , i guess that ' s official now then .
i leveled up my dragon but it still looks like a baby . do the dragons ever become adults ?
ancient red dragons : 12 , 500 , 000 health , must be level 60 to summon .
finally they decided an ultimate and bold attempt : a strike in the very heart of the dragon empire , both to kill wistala and to conquer the treasures of the dragons to regain their wealth .
it ' s said that early reviews of moby - dick were unfavourable , but age of the dragons isn ' t leaving anything up to chance . there ' s a woman in it who takes her top off , you see . if only herman melville had appended the end of his tome so that it read :
it was the devious - cruising rachel , that in her retracing search after her missing children , only found another orphan . and then a woman took her top off and you could see everything ,
he may have escaped those early brickbats . well played , age of the dragons . well played .
the physical appearance of the habitat will not change with every upgrade , but the number of dragons and / or amount of dragoncash the habitat can hold will increase . be sure to check the habitat’s stats to see what will increase with the upgrade .
the mum - of - two will sit alongside veteran dragons gavin duffy , barry o’sullivan , alison cowzer and eleanor mcevoy after joining the rte show .
melville may have deliberately set moby - dick at sea so that the voyage of the pequod would mimic the loneliness of the human condition , but age of the dragons has found a better idea . why not set the whole thing on land ? not only will it be cheaper to film , but . . . actually , no , that ' s about it . it ' ll be cheaper to film .
adult dragons seek to expand their territories dramatically or even to move their lairs , abandoning whatever haphazard sanctuary they might have found as youths in favor of larger , more comfortable , or even custom - built homes . these efforts sometimes pit them against other dragons or territorial monsters . thus , adult dragons are the most likely to initiate combat with other wyrms .
also at this age , dragons begin to contemplate long - term schemes . although they devote less time to scheming than elder dragons do , they might establish contacts within nearby communities or merchant organizations , the better to learn when and where great treasures will become available . their negotiating strategies boil down to bribery or threats , rather than the elaborate manipulations and deceptions employed by more powerful wyrms .
not sure which dragons to breed ? view your current goals or visit the dragonarium to see which dragons you haven ' t collected yet . tapping on a dragon in the dragonarium will give you a breeding tip to help you breed that dragon .
“we now have a dog and alistair is still the dumbest one in the party . ” — morrigan this article contains spoilers for dragon age : origins . click here to reveal them .
everyone who makes even a cursory study of dragons knows of their four main stages of life , which sages have dubbed young , adult , elder , and ancient . in truth , dragons must first pass through an earlier stage that few adventurers see : wyrmling . they also pass through a final stage called twilight .
the separated setup makes sense , since kennedy works remotely — he is based in greenwich , u . k . , while the dragon age team is at bioware edmonton , seven hours behind .
in the adult stage bearded dragons are about 2 years old and fully grown in length and will start to grow more in width . dragons in this stage are a lot more laid back and relaxed . dragons have a complete sense of what to expect in their daily life and have a full recognition of the people and things around it . spending most of their time basking and occasionally walking over to eat . dragons don ' t like to exude too much energy unless of course they are male and see a female or rival male . dragons typically live for about 8 - 10 years , but there have been cases where they lived to be 15 . it is important to remember at this stage your face is imprinted on them , they recognize you for providing their needs and this is the best age to spend long periods of time holding them and even taking them out to a park or pet store ( with a harness ) .
“i fall off horses . it ' s this thing i do . ” — maric this article contains spoilers for dragon age : the stolen throne . click here to reveal them .
this is a book for kids , i ' d say age 8 - 11 , and it ' s probably a good fit for both boys and girls of that age . it is fast paced , full of magic and some surprises . for grown ups like me , i thought it was a fun quick read , but it didn ' t move me in any meaningful ways . . . .
excellent read with a good vocabulary . my bilingual ( spanish / english ) eleven year old son and i read it to each and will continue with the next book in the darkest age series .
update : an ea representative sent polygon the following statement : “it’s a pleasure having alexis involved with bioware ; we have no new information to share regarding dragon age at this time . ”
age of the dragons is a sloppy concoction of ideas , some good , some very bad . if you ' re curious , see it . the film is watchable enough to glean some enjoyment from the experience . sadly , though , beyond the opening moments , this one just doesn ' t have much going for it , other than maybe production design , and a quick , but lively performance from vinnie jones .
the remainder of her titles refer to her personal actions : she came to be called mhysa (
mother
) through the liberation of yunkai , [ 34 ] and took the title breaker of chains after the sack of astapor . [ 32 ] she calls herself
the unburnt
due to her miraculous survival of drogo ' s funeral pyre and conflagrations at the house of the undying and the temple of the dosh khaleen . it was that same pyre that , of course , gave daenerys her most impressive title ,
mother of dragons .
daenerys unsuccessfully appeals to more of the merchant nobles of qarth to lend her ships . after meeting with the returns to xaro ' s home to find that it has been attacked ; half of her men have been brutally murdered , irri is dead , and doreah and the dragons are missing . unbeknown to her , doreah has taken her dragons to the house of the undying , due to an alliance with xaro and pyat pree . [ 23 ]
there is a limit to how many total habitats you can have depending on the level of your park . level up your park to increase your habitat limit and unlock different types of habitats and dragons .
believe it or not , this image shows vinnie jones roaring the word
bastard
at a dragon . hopefully this means that , elsewhere in the film , jones will headbutt the dragon for being a nonce . either way , since at no point during moby dick does vinnie jones call a whale a bastard , it ' s bound to suffer in comparison with age of the dragons .
the mighty dragons , despite all their power , are still mortal . with the exception of those who extend their existence by unnatural means , such as the vile dracoliches , death eventually comes to them all . most chromatic dragons die in battle—defending their territory from rivals , invading other wyrms’ territories , or falling victim to the business ends of adventuring parties’ swords and spells .
today we ' ll kick things off with no less than a syfy original ! and believe me , age of the dragons is as inessential as it gets . if you missed its world premiere on saturday night , don ' t worry , you missed nothing . or , if you did manage to see it , then let ' s commiserate !
it’s easy to be captivated by the medieval world of westeros in game of thrones . i mean , everybody loves a good story about kings and queens , princes and princesses , swords and lords , and castles and banners . but have you ever wondered why westeros is stuck in this never ending medieval age ? they’ve lived like this for thousands and thousands of years . how come their society hasn’t progressed ? nerdwriter blames the dragons .
non - tower dragons were changed from having stamina - based health to damage - based health on february 21 , 2014 .
“there are huge differences between all of that and what i’m working on at bioware , ” kennedy told eurogamer , “which i can now legitimately say is in the dragon age franchise although it has been known for a while . ”
, the dragon crashes onto the top of the fort . the final portion of the battle occurs when the warden climbs to the top of the tower , facing off against the archdemon in a dramatic final battle . this battle leaves the archdemon dead and ends the fifth blight .
so later the crew came upon this mountainside nest of dragons , like thirty deep . and of course ahab ' s orders were to murder every last one of them . fine , all in a day ' s work for a—whatever job this is .
maester aemon explains that the word
prince
in high valyrian is gender - neutral . he claims that daenerys is the prince that was promised ; the dragons prove that .
age of the dragons synopsis : set in a medieval realm where captain ahab and crew hunt dragons for the vitriol that powers their world , ishmael , a charismatic harpooner joins their quest . ahab’s adopted daughter rachel , beautiful and tough , runs the hunting vessel . ahab’s obsession is to seek revenge on a great “white dragon” that slaughtered his family when he was young and left his body scarred and mauled , drives the crew deeper into the heart of darkness . in the white dragon’s lair ahab’s secrets are revealed and rachel must choose between following him on his dark quest or escaping to a new life with ishmael .
rarity remedies are primarily intended to assist with breeding enchanted dragons , so you can ' t brew a rarity remedy for a dragon unless you own the base version of that dragon .
dragons setting out on these crusades for glory might consume their entire hoard before doing so . they find the notion of leaving all their hard - earned wealth for thieves utterly anathema .
dragons lay eggs in small clutches , the exact number varying according to the kind of dragon . females can lay eggs as often as once per year but rarely do so that frequently . dragons have a greater degree of influence over their own reproductive systems than humanoids do . although a female dragon cannot completely control whether or not mating produces fertile eggs , the chance of fertilization falls dramatically if the dragon does not wish to reproduce .
the masters are bewildered by daenerys unwavering confidence until drogon lands beside her . she mounts her dragon and the two take flight , while rhaegal and viserion break free from the catacombs of the great pyramid - all three dragons finally reunited . daenerys then orders her dragons to burn the slave masters ' ships ; tilting the negotiating table in her favor . meanwhile , grey worm executes razdal and belicho but spares yezzan to spread tidings of her power . daario leads the daenerys ' khalasar to slaughter the sons of the harpy ; ending the threat of the slave masters and their harpy allies .
what remains is a rather odd “angry black man” meme – a bizarrely strewn , and possibly accidental , race commentary with black man danny glover seeking an almost irrational revenge on the evil “white” dragon , while his white crew grows more and more weary of his vengeance . with that in mind , the predictable conclusion of the tale leaves a bad taste in one ' s mouth , and draws to question whether age of the dragons might have been racist all along , likely ( hopefully ) accidentally .
over in japan , a game called puzzle & dragons reigns supreme , so much so that as of april 2013 , it was the top grossing ios and android game in the world . now , the game has been downloaded around 25 million times , but while impressive , that number is a bit misleading . the majority of that figure originates from japan . as of november , the game has managed just two million downloads in north america , and at the time of writing is sitting at number 37 in the top grossing ios apps . while the top 37 out of the plethora of apps available on ios is no small feat , that’s doesn’t hold a candle to games you’ve likely never heard of , such as doubledown casino ( 20 ) or castle age hd ( 13 ) . the relativity of popularity aside , why hasn’t puzzle & dragons caught on in america when it is such a phenomenon elsewhere ?
as aftermath of the conflict , the wheel of fire were effectively destroyed as nation and culture , the remains later joined the deep alliance .
there’s more to it , too . the whole video explaining how dragons stop progress by nerdwriter below is really , really fun to geek out on .
such phase of the conflict ended with the battle of ba - drink : wistala avenged her murdered family by killing king gobold and causing the almost destruction of the wheel of fire . additionally she managed to cause the death of king hammar during the same battle , causing a break - up of his dominion over the barbarians and saving the northern hypatian land .
although the specifics of mating rites and relationships vary from one kind of dragon to another , several commonalities exist . young dragons can mate , and might do so out of sheer biological urge—or even , at times , for love—but they are rarely prepared to rear young . they might abandon clutches of eggs wherever the eggs will have a decent chance of survival . few eggs left in this way survive—and dragons that hatch from them might not learn to fend for themselves well enough before becoming prey .
adam bradford , curse’s product lead , explained that while resourceful gamers use plenty of home - brewed digital tools , d & d beyond will be a platform with “all of those elements , all with the entire library of official dungeons & dragons content fully integrated . ”
the new teaser posters for
how to train your dragon ,
the upcoming dreamworks animated comedy , are online . the film is set in a mythical world of vikings and dragons . the story centers around a viking teenager . . .
daenerys is devastated upon learning of ser barristan ' s untimely death at the hands of the sons of the harpy , having lost another one of her most trusted advisers , and grieves over his corpse in the throne room . upon the suggestion of daario , dany decides to round up each of the leaders of meereen ' s noble families , including hizdahr zo loraq .
all the three surviving hatchlings kept in mind the hate and the horror of that day , but it was wistala the first to struck the wheel of fire .
apparently , melisandre is unaware of the above , since she keeps stating stannis is azor ahai ( although stannis was born on storm ' s end and has not woken any stone dragons ) .
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and with chanelle joining alison and eleanor , it’s the first ever trio of women in the international history of the business series .
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and yet neither the bugs nor the gutless combat are anywhere near bad enough to spoil the game entirely , simply because there’s so much else to do . technically you’re just there to fight but what’s much more interesting is the way you interact with the game world and its people . although there are dragons and monsters of all kinds dragon age’s fantasy world is relatively grounded . it’s politics , not magic rings , which underpin its drama and bioware do very well to show that almost none of the human characters are comic book villains .
the filmmakers are using models for some of the dragon footage , but aglaure said that roughly three - quarters of the dragons seen in the film will be of the pixels - and - bytes variety , digitally inserted into shots featuring their human co - stars . that makes
dragon fire
a more pricey proposition than many locally made movies , though the budget is still nothing to compare to the tens of millions of dollars spent on a typical hollywood blockbuster .
as for the nature of the content kennedy is writing , he said , “what i can say is i have been given considerable autonomy to work on a storyline bit of lore which is well - segregated from other parts of the game . ” he added , “it ' s nothing that grandiose , but it is distinct . it’s a bit of lore which has not been addressed much to date in dragon age . ”
there are huge differences between all of that and what i ' m working on at bioware ,
kennedy told eurogamer with a pause , adding
which i can now legitimately say is in the dragon age franchise although it has been known for a while .
daenerys is increasingly referred to as the
dragon queen
as her exploits become more famous and the dragons grow , but this is a matter of common parlance and not a title she uses herself . [ 66 ]
given the lack of any roman numerals in the title we had assumed this would be a semi - reboot of the franchise , especially after the reception for the last game . but it really is just dragon age iii in all but name , filled with fan - servicing cameos and a back story that goes largely unexplained unless you dig into it yourself or knew it already .
some ancients spend years hibernating or counting and recounting their hoards , for lack of anything better to do . others ignite conflict , invading other dragons’ territories or inspiring mortal allies to go to war , in hopes of finding a challenge to pass the time . a few revert to behaviors of younger dragons , hunting and raiding at whim . some devote themselves fanatically to whatever religious beliefs they hold , or seek out new ones .
although wyrmlings are small and weak by dragon standards , a wyrmling is roughly the size of a large wolf or a full - grown human . even at their youngest , dragons have few natural predators .
the u18s squad is for our best players at u18s age group . selection is made in early may after a trial process that takes nominations from development officers , u16s coaches , college coaches and through watching club and school rugby .
daenerys leads the remnants of her khalasar across the red waste , hoping to find shelter in the far lands of the east . she tries to feed her newborn dragons , but they refuse the raw meat she offers . she regards the dragons as her sons . [ 18 ] the mare drogo gave her as a wedding gift dies of exhaustion and daenerys decides to send her three bloodriders , rakharo , aggo and kovarro , with their remaining horses to explore in three separate directions , knowing that they are her last hope . she then stares at a red comet in the sky above ( elsewhere , at winterfell , osha believes this comet is in fact an omen for the dragons owned by daenerys ) . [ 19 ]
what ' s the name o . . . : solved . boy around teenage age or early adulthood and a girl . the two goes on a ship which later on gets attacked by a dragon , the boy finds out he has a mysterious ability [ s ]
age of the dragons
is an adaptation of herman melville ' s classic novel moby dick . set in a medieval realm where captain ahab and crew hunt dragons for the vitriol that powers their world , ishmael , a charismatic harpooner joins their quest . ahab ' s adopted daughter rachel , beautiful and tough , runs the hunting vessel . ahab ' s obsession is to seek revenge on a great
white dragon
that slaughtered his family when he was young and left his body scarred and mauled , drives the crew deeper into the heart of darkness . in the white dragon ' s lair ahab ' s secrets are revealed and rachel must choose between following him on his dark quest or escaping to a new life with ishmael .
the wheel of fire lost most of its warriors and its richness after the second phase of the feud . however the dwarves were resistant and tenacious by own nature , and in the following years gathered their forces .
even so , a dragon is not born with the full memories of prior generations . rather , a wyrmling has a grasp of the generalities of the world and of its own identity . it knows how to move , how to use its innate abilities , who and what its parents are , and—perhaps most important—how to view the world around it . this awareness is one reason that even the youngest dragons are capable of surviving to adulthood . it is also why a sense of superiority and arrogance is ubiquitous among chromatic dragons : they are born already knowing that they’re among the most powerful creatures in the world ( or at least will be , after they mature ) .
daenerys and jon discuss the dragons and how her ancestors caged them , and in turn became less impressive as the power of the dragons waned . jon questions daenerys ' s assertion of infertility , particularly when she admits that she never got an informed opinion about her condition from anyone except mirri maz duur herself . their conversation is interrupted by the return of all three lannisters . cersei has agreed to work with daenerys , but not by keeping her troops back : the lannister army will march north to fight alongside the starks and targaryens .
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harpoon - wielding foster daughter notwithstanding , the script sticks closely to the names of characters and objects , and daines said it follows most of the particulars of melville ' s story .
the components to making the helm of dragon power have been seen to drop from other monsters . keira will sometimes drop the dragon talon . cronus will sometimes drop jewels of fire and the battle of the dark legion will sometimes drop the dragon scale and the dragon talon . the deathrune siege will sometimes give the wall of fire and the dragon talon .
following the removal of the golden harpy from the top of the great pyramid and the subsequent murder of white rat , daenerys is furious . she orders that he be buried with full honors in the temple of the graces as a statement to the sons of the harpy , and orders that the unsullied patrol the streets of meereen . she later receives hizdahr zo loraq ' s report on the situation in yunkai . daenerys is pleased that the wise masters will share their rule with the former slaves but refuses to support hizdahr ' s concession of allowing the fighting pits to reopen .
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brooklands dragons jfc enter teams into the timperley & district league from year u7s onwards with fixtures initially played indoors ( jjb soccerdome ) then moving outdoors from year u9 upwards .
the egg / embryo stage of a dragons life last anywhere from 40 - 75 days . during this time the dragon develops from a speck hardly bigger than a grain of sand until hatching at the size of a penny . when dragon ' s are weightless in their eggs they develop a skeleton , organs and sometimes , a the beginnings of a personality . click for more information on egg care .
elder dragons have lived long enough that they have fully adopted the long view in terms of their goals and efforts . they have gathered minions— sometimes veritable armies of them—and know well the sizes and capabilities of all the humanoid communities within , and bordering on , their territories . they might make efforts to influence the development of said communities , either overtly—through threats and demands—or in secret , manipulating agents within the local power structure . when adventurers discover that the king’s vizier , the high priest , and the local guild - masters are all puppets of a dragon pulling strings behind the scenes , odds are good that the dragon is an elder . some dragons engage in such manipulative practices to siphon off the wealth of a city or small kingdom ; some do it out of desire for power and authority ; some are just bored .
the guerrins of ferelden : a genealogical history .
this book traces the line of arl eamon back to the time of the alamarri clans . it doesn ' t seem to have been read much .
most chromatic dragons do not desire a gradual decline , instead choosing to go out in the proverbial blaze of glory . they invade other dragons’ territories , particularly those of lifelong rivals , prepared to end it all in a final , calamitous clash of fire and claw . others raze entire communities , challenging the greatest humanoid heroes to face them . invariably , a dragon with a death wish finds someone or something capable of killing it—but the amount of destruction it can wreak in the process is on par with the worst of natural disasters . a single ancient dragon with nothing to lose and no concern for consequences or self - preservation can decimate kingdoms or render entire regions uninhabitable .
some time later , daenerys leads her armada to westeros . with the liberation of slaver ' s bay complete , daenerys sails the summer sea , her three dragons : drogon , rhaegal and viserion fly over the her assembled armada , composed of the horde of dothraki , ironborn , dornishmen , reachmen , and unsullied fleet of house targaryen . daenerys , clad in targaryen black , stands on the deck of the flagship with tyrion , missandei , and varys , looking ahead to either the gift of a new ally , or another massive war within house targaryen for the iron throne .
the coming of dragons starts off on a ship about to go down in a violent storm . one of the main characters named edmund comes on deck before it crashes and sees a strange creature moving through the sky breathing fire . edmund is the son of the king of sussex and is traveling in secret to his uncle for his father is away from the kingdom and his mother fears for the family line . the boat crashes but edmund is luckily saved the second main character , the ship captains daughter , named elspeth who h
the king is dead , the greyjoys are in open rebellion , a wildling army marches on the wall , and in the east a targaryen girl has three dragons . before long , she will turn her eyes to westeros .
vinnie jones was there , because he ' ll apparently appear in anything ? he ' s like the modern - day udo kier . anyway , his character was a salty englishman who heckled ishmael and then challenged him to a harpoon - throwing contest ? we ' re only five minutes into this thing and i ' m already confused . why is everyone carrying around a harpoon in a landlocked town ? i guess that ' s what they use instead of swords in this world ? fine , age of the dragons !
the high priestess of the dosh khaleen introduces dany to the other khaleesis , some of whom hate her for not being of pure blood . during her time in captivity , daenerys befriends a young khaleesi named ornela , a lhazareen girl taken from her village at the age of twelve . the high priestess gives dany permission to relieve herself outside but sends ornela to escort her . the pair are accosted by jorah mormont and daario naharis , who have traveled to vaes dothrak to rescue her . she tells them to cancel their rescue plan and proposes a plan of her own .
daenerys eats the raw heart of a stallion before the eyes of the dosh khaleen , the dothraki wise women , and names her unborn son rhaego in honor of her slain brother , rhaegar targaryen . the dothraki crones prophesy that daenerys ' s son will be the stallion who mounts the world , the
khal of khals
who will unite the dothraki into a single horde that will overrun all the lands of the world . [ 13 ]
an antique , wine - stained map showing the boundaries of the ancient tevinter imperium .
as set - up in the last game there’s a war going on in dragon age’s tolkien - esque fantasy world , between the mages and templars . and although inquisition largely fails in explaining who these groups are and what they want the plot itself is fairly straightforward : the game’s equivalent of the pope is killed at at the start of the game , creating not just a power vacuum but rifts in the sky that start spewing demons . your player character is found at the epicentre of one , with no knowledge of how they got there but the magic ability to close rifts if they get close enough to them .
the location of fort drakon was originally an outpost of the tevinter imperium . the imperium ' s mages built a tower rising out of a mountain to symbolize its power . the city of denerim was built around the tower , and after the imperium lost control of the region , it passed through the control of different teyrns who ruled the area . the city ' s population could retreat into the fort if it was threatened . eventually fort drakon settled under the command of the arl of denerim . it is now used as a garrison for denerim’s city guard as well as a prison . its current name comes from emperor drakon , first emperor of orlais . [ 1 ]
more so those that of other creatures , a dragon’s life cycle and life span shape its capabilities and even its personality . barring violence or disease , even the shortest - lived dragon can expect to see a score of centuries . members of different dragon families , such as the metallics , might live longer than others , like chromatic dragons .
each dragon drops a different component for making the helm of dragon power . emeralds drop the dragon talon , frosts drop the dragon scale , golds drop wall of fire , and ancient reds drop the jewel of fire .
she returns to the room with many doors and finds her dragons chained to a pedestal in front of her . pyat pree appears and explains that she and her brood are the source of his restored magic . daenerys is also chained by pyat ' s magic . the young queen is unconcerned however , and simply regards pree with a cool , almost lazy gaze . she calmly utters a single word :
dracarys
; after a couple of tries , all three dragons unleash their fiery breath , and pyat pree is incinerated .
queequeg , being a foreigner with mystical ties to dragons , enacted a solemn ritual tying ishmael to the dragon he ' d slaughtered . it was very moving and not at all disgusting .
finally ! ! for years i ' ve been thinking ,
you know , the one thing missing from moby dick is dragons .
thank you syfy for finally righting this wrong .
by the time it becomes ancient , a dragon ranks among the most powerful creatures to walk the earth . its lair is nigh impregnable . its hoard contains more wealth than any kingdom since the fall of the great empires . its name ( or at least one of them ) is known far and wide among dragons and humanoids both . the dragon has survived longer than most nations .
the war badly affected the dragon population , causing many deaths : also ( from a strategic point of view ) it was decisive to allow the ironriders offensives during the war of the red queen .
the amount of food you receive for growing a certain crop depends on the level of sebastian ' s snackery . upgrading the snackery will allow you to grow more food in the same amount of time . don ' t forget you can also purchase additional farm plots in the
buildings
section of the market .
producers set a scene in preparation for a shoot during the production of an upcoming science fiction version on
moby dick
that features dragons rather than whales on friday , feb . 19 , 2010 in provo . james roh / daily herald
this stone is patterned with odd bands and ripples of color , like the contents of a witch ' s cauldron .
chanelle told the mail on sunday : “his sick way of controlling me was connected to his crippling fear of failure .
the pequod ended up being some giant dump truck that drives around on logs ? what ? this was captain ahab ' s vessel that he used to catch dragons . but it was also the most efficient way to travel back then , of course ! duh !