Aishwarya was hurt during Guru
Ashhhhhhhhh fell and got bruised during the shoot of Guru. Guess what was she riding on- a bicycle…lagta hai kissiii ne Ash ko distract kar diya kya…he he he!
59Poor Ash she keeps hurting herself on the sets. But last time it was really big- she was shooting for ‘Khakee’ and she had met with an accident when a jeep backed down on her on the sets. Good that Mani chose a historical film set against the backdrop of India’s struggle for Independence because of which Ash just had to ride a bicycle!
Aishwarya got homesick during Guru
Friends I have been talking a lot about Abhishek in Guru and almost nothing about Aishwarya. But not to worry I have exclusive stuff on her on the sets of Guru and min dyou these are not part of the Abhishek- Aishwarya saga that is going on in media.
Apparently Ash felt so homesick during the shoot that she decided to rush home during an unexpected break between a location change from Badami to Chennai. “She got fed up of Studio food and therefore rushed home. In Badami, she was surviving on salads and liquids. She is a foodie, yet she has to maintain her diet. That’s how most of her favourite food gets eliminated from her menu” informs Hari Singh her business manager. Looks like this mistress of spices loves mild vegetables more than spices!
Guru to be dubbed in Tamil
Imagine Abhishek talking in Tamil…Ash dear has already done it for Mani Ratnam. But jokes apart, Guru is going to be dubbed in Tamil. The Tamil version will be released along with the Hindi version on January 12, 2007. And it will be a pongal special for Tamilians.
Madras talkies and people in Madras are crazy about Ash and to top all that their marriage scene in the movie (perhaps also in their real life) has been shot at the famous Madurai temple. And with all the hype and hoopla around Abhishek and Aishwarya the movie is definitely gonna have a lot of audience. Stay tuned guys there is more to come.
Abhishek in Guru has the whole cake
After fourteen flops before Mani Ratnam directed “Yuva” in 2004 Abhishek had some awesome hits to himself which includes Sarkar, Bluffmaster, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and now Dhoom-2. But the fact has been that except for Bluffmaster Abhishek had at most got the second importance in all the other movies. But Guru seems to be Abhishek’s cake alone from the start to the end. To occupy so much space in Mani Ratnam’s movie is not just exhilarating but also rewarding in itself for Abhishek Bachchan as it would help him to make an image distinct from his father’s.
Speaking about the film, Abhishek recently told a TV news channel, “Guru has been a very challenging film. It was a very tough film to do. I hope it is rewarded, more so for Mani because he has worked very hard on it. He is just truly a genius and deserves every bit of credit that he gets.” And we hope the film will be a pleasure to watch in terms of screenplay and the story, which of course remains Mani Ratnam’s forte.
Eeji, ooji, suniye ji…Guru hai ji!
Remember tapping your leg for “Chaiyan Chaiyan”? How can you forget right? The combo- Mani Ratnam, Gulzaar and A.R Rahman, repeats in Guru and it has yet again proved to be a deadly combination. November 15 saw the audio launch of Guru but the CDs reached the shelves only on 18th of November. Sony BMG labels the music.
Mani says “The film spans over 30 years between the 50s-80s. We wanted the music to be an interpretation with a certain amount of modernity. We wanted it to evoke the era not recreate it. ‘Mayya Mayya‘ featuring Mallika Sherawat celebrates freedom. It is set in Istanbul, Turkey. It has a Middle Eastern sound and a belly dance to it. The architecture, the way cinematographer Rajiv Menon lit the place and the way it has been choreographed, gives you that buzz of the early ‘50s in an exotic land. It has been sung by a Canadian singer, Chinmayee and Keerthi “.
Other sound tracks include: A seven-minute song sung by Bappida and K.S Chitra called ‘Yammo yammo’ steals the limelight. Playback singer Madhushree has also recorded a song called ‘Baazi Laga’. And the tracks also have Uditnarayan, Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal and more.
Sab mai bolooon kya…CD khareedo bhai! And give your precious opinion for others about the soundtrack on our website.
Aree Aur suno Guru…!
Abhishek is being heavily complimented for his sleek, slender and sexy looks till now…have you ever wondered how he agreed to put on eleven kilos for his 65-year-old character in Guru? Are tension kyon lene ka…mai hoon na bata ne ke liye…believe me it is all Mr Ratnam’s strategy. Fortunately for Mr Ratnam, Abhishek’s got a sweet tooth and therefore his million-dollar idea worked well. Abhishek was first taken aback by the demand, as he had to join the Dhoom-2 team after the Guru schedule but then being a dedicated actor he agreed to it. Like father like son! And so began Mr Ratnam’s strategy to feed Abhishek at least 12 Rasagullas every day!!! Now that’s what u call having a penchant for reality.
Even Ash was asked to put on a few kilos but not as much as Abhishek. I guess Mr Ratnam missed out on that part of reality…Guju women at middle age are really hefty!!! No offence to the community…I was just pointing out Guru details yaar- java dyo ne!!!
Aage ki dastan…
“Han to meherbaan, Kadardaan suniye aage ki dastaan”. 
Mani has chosen an impressive starcast for the film and one can say that characters speak for the actors that have been chosen for the role. Let me give you a quick review at the starcast:
Abhishek Bachchan as Gurukant Desai: There’s a saying in our village, if people say bad things about you, you must be doing something good. Sounds true, doesn’t it?
Aishwarya Rai as Sujatha: I hated my father for forcing me to marry Guru. But I was sent away to Bombay to live with my unwanted husband and my anger 
in a one-room chawl. I don’t know when I stopped thinking of him as a stranger and started calling him Guru. I was too shy to say things like I love you, but love was perfume I wore everyday. Some people call him God, some say he is evil, but for me he is the man who has to just enter the room and I can feel that perfume waft its way across and settle on me… that perfume called love.
Mithun Chakraborty as Manikdas Gupta (Nanaji): Swathantra – is the newspaper I run, and the newspaper runs me. Gurubhai
was like a son to me, when I met him first on the streets of Bombay. He had righteous anger and a desire to achieve his goals. I liked that. He was in a hurry to make his own way. I liked that even more. When others told me that Gurubhai was not all white, I thought they were envious of him and ignored them. That was my mistake. No cost is too great in the pursuit of truth. And in my fight for the truth I knew that I’d either destroy Guru or myself. And I was prepared for both.
Madhavan as Shyam Saxena: Gurukanth Desai should be put in a jail and the keys should be thrown away. It’s not just that he is evil, but he awakens the evil in everyone. Gurubhai flirted 
with the law and the lawmakers, did anything and everything to enhance his business, and then buried the laws and built a fountain on top of it to make the grave look pretty. Profit and the share price were the only two parameters that mattered to him. Right and wrong, just and unjust were incidental. I will fight him and the Gurus of this world till the very end.
Vidya Balan as Meenu: I met Gurubhai when I was seven years old. He was the only one who never asked me 
why I limped. While Nanaji and Shyam could only see what Gurubhai had done, I could see why he had done it. When you run fast you do kick up a lot of dust. But dust always settles. I could see it from my wheelchair but Nanaji could not. I like fights. And this one where everyone I loved was fighting each other was exciting. They cared but they fought. The contradiction was exactly like life. And I loved life. Especially when there was so little of it left.
Ashwariya’s brother and Abhishek’s close friend. MallikaArya Babbar, son of Raj and Nadira Babbar, acts as Sherawat gives a guest appearance in the movie but this time in full costume. Now isn’t that a deadly starcast…I swear that it’s gonna be a different but pleasant experiment on screen.
I guess I poured out a lot today! Just a small wait and I’ll be back in less than 24 hours.
Guru le hogayee mai shuroooooooooo!!!
Han to doston… Directed by Mani Ratnam, who has written the script with Suhasini Mani Ratnam and Anurag Kashyap, Guru, is said to be a mature love story. The film was shot in Turkey and Bagalkot, Karnataka, as well as in Chennai. The architecture and mood of the film is so meticulous that one is instantly transported to the Bombay of the 1950s.
Mani Ratnam films are always prooned in secrecy and when they release they just take the audience by a whirlwind. This time Mani didn’t even narrate the entire script to anyone except Abhishek Bachchan who plays the title role and is in the film from the beginning to end.
The unit members share that “No actor from Mani’s repertoire has ever had a chance to play a role like the one Abhishek plays in Guru. His character starts in his 20s in the Bombay of 1950s and ages to 65. Abhishek not only had to put on weight but had to be fitted with a specially made bodysuit to make him look bulky and obese. It took him four hours every day in the sweltering sun just to get into the bodysuit and another hour at the end of the day to get out of costume. But at the end of the day the effort was worth his while.”
Wooph, bulky Abhishek? But of course the risk is worth taking for Mani! Stay tuned for the next piece of Guru people!
Guru ho ja shuroooooooo…!!!
With all due respect and reverence to my revered audience, I take a pledge that I will duly fulfill my duty to keep you abreast with all the information on Mani Ratnam’s film “GURU”!!! Will that do for a formal pledge? Well even if it doesn’t I am going to give the regular updates on ‘Guru’ for sure. And that’s a promise.
He is known to produce the real with a fresh entertaining factor. Mani Ratnam consistently chose realistic, contemporary themes and complex plots for his movies in an industry often accused of making commercial, fairy-tale-like, formulaic movies. And in his career, now spanning two decades, GURU is no exception. Even this promises a middle way carefully carved between the artistic and the commercial.
The promo of Guru is out and creating ripples at the box office.
Its music, by none other than A.R Rahman, is wining rave reviews in the industry. And the story is that of the classic, elegant Gujarati youth who, as the movie says, is the villager, a visionary and a winner.
‘Guru’ stars Abhishek Bahchcan, Mithun Chakravarthy, Aishwarya Rai, Madhavan and Vidya Balan in the lead while Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal, Chitra, Madhushree, A R Rahman and Bappi Lahiri do the singing part of it. And of course Mallika does a fully clothed song for Ratnam. No one but Mani Ratnam could have done that I suppose!
And before you are totally in mood to listening to everything written or spoken about GURU let me ask you to wait for a little while (not more than 24 hours) before I reveal the inner stuff about GURU. Stay tuned people…ah don’t sigh its gonna be one heck of a journey!
