By Arnab Ray babua khilaadi dadua anari Ever since I watched “Namak Halal” and Amitabh’s “I can talk Ingliss I can walk Ingliss. and I can laugh Ingliss…Ingliss is a varry phunnny language…Bhairon becomes Byron because their minds are very narrow” I knew that there was a Bhojpuri movie hidden somewhere there just waiting to come out. And so it has —Namak Halal has been dubbed into Bhojpuri and released as “Babua Khiladi Dadua Anari” —inspired by “Main Khiladi Tu Anari”, one of Bollywood’s rare movies with a subtly gay subtext (or so people claim).  Of course there... 

An IPS from Tamilnadu acts in Bhojpuri film: enjoy Bhojpuri with Tamil accent!   Patna: those who complain about Bhojpuri cinema being invaded by outsiders may get yet another chance to crib heartily. According to reports, senior Bihar cadre IPS officer Ravindran Sankaran, 43, is now making his debut as actor in a Bhojpuri film scheduled to be released on May 10. His Bhojpuri dreams having come true, he says his dream is to act with Rajinikanth some day. The Kovai-based cop has been working in Bihar for the last 16 years and said he was a big fan of Rajini and was even the secretary... 

Bhojpuri film ‘Kaalia’ completes shoot in Naxal stronghold: Jehanabad   Jehanabad: believe it or not, according to a latest report, a Bhojpuri film has just completed its shooting schedule at a site that lies right at the heart of Naxalite stronghold in Bihar – Jehanabad! The subject of the film? Feudal tyranny and the peasant’s fight against the landlord! But then this is not a subject uncommon in Bhojpuri films where the village Thakur often turns out the villain. It is definitely for the first time in the recent history of Bihar that a film maker Hyder Kazmi selected Jehanabad,... 

Bhojpuri film ‘Deswa’ to be screened at South Asian Film Festival 2011   Bhojpuri film ‘Deswa’, directed by Nitin Chandra and produced by Neetu Chandra is to be screened at the South Asian Film Festival 2011 Goa on the 16th December. The film revolves around the lives of three young men from Bihar and various dead ends in their lives that lead them towards a life of crime. After spending several years in the prison when they come out, they find that Bihar has changed. The filmmaker claims that it is the first attempt at realism in Bhojpuri cinema after a number of decades and... 

What is Bhojpuri cinema like and what should it become: going beyond condemnation [part II]! By Ratnakar Tripathy Patna: after the Bhojpuri fest in Patna concluded yesterday, it is now time to conclude the story on Bhojpuri cinema through this promised sequel. Earlier, the first among the two main points made were that Bhojpuri cinema has acquired its present stature and size entirely due to the audience support from the Bihari migrant community and its increased ability to spend money at the box office [part I of the post - http://www.bihardays.com/3bhr/bhojpuri-cinema-like-become-going-beyond-condemnation-part/]. The... 

To all the critics of Bhojpuri Cinema by Prashant Sajnwa bairi bhaile hamar First Tamil film was released in silent era of film making during 1916, first Tamil Talkie was Kalidas released in 1931. First Telegu, Malyali and Kannada talkie films were also released during 1931 to 1934. And apart from that they had history of silent films. You must be wondering why am I talking about all that…The reason is there is this trend of self proclaimed critics and wanna bee’s who dont know a jack about development of films, the background & sociology part of it started coming up with their...