Film Camp - Banglore

“FilmCamp”, a platform to encourage and promote independent film makers. Also to share, learn and appreciate the art of film making. This event is the first of its kind this season happening at the Center for Management Studies, Jain Group of Institutions, Bangalore, where independent film makers get to showcase their works to a wider audience which includes other film-makers, professionals and critics from the film industry.

I am looking forward to this event tomorrow.
Details are here.
All are Welcome.
cheers
jhaji.

Muvie Geek does a u-turn

That's right people! Just like they say in Bollywood, nothing's for certain.... the dead don't stay dead for long. Guess the same applies for Muvie Geek. Just when it was declared dead and a proper funeral was held, it shamelessly rises up again.

When it comes to being lazy, the people at Blogger.com have put me to shame for their lack of good templates has forced me to move out to somewhere else... a place that offered better sex and better templates. It was bang on!

Muvie Geek is now located at http://muviegeek.vox.com . Keep checking it now for updates shall hopefully be regular.

Till then, peace n out,
The man you people have always looked upto,
The Exinator

Velu's Blog URL Change

Hi everyone. Velu's changed the name and address of his blog from: http://tvnair.blogspot.com

to: http://moviezmazaa.blogspot.com/

So can everybody please change the link to his blog on your list. I've changed it on BBN, and my blog.

Hello Bollywood Bloggers from Bombay !!!

1. As the invite says, we need for you to confirm your attendance to us via email.

2. You can come if you’re a veteran blogger / a new blogger / a blog reader / a blog commentator / a blog stalker (though we will kill you) or just a friend of a blogger (though I know most of us have few of these).

3. Entrance is @ Rs. 150/- per head and covers the entrées and NOT booze.

and last and most importantly…..

4. DO SPREAD THE WORD.

Believe me, this is going to be one heck of a meet you don’t wanna miss.

I am looking forward to this meet,it will be my first such meet.I read this invite here , here and here

All are Welcome.
cheers
jhaji.

Get To Know Bollywood Better With Desi Galaxy

We have one more person joining the BBNetwork boat, and she is Sabeen from Desi Galaxy. She has been "celebrating the celebrities of Desi stardom" since November 2005, long before some of us new what blogging was.

Desi Galaxy is more about the actors and actresses of Bollywood than it is about the movies. Sabeen introduces and explains to us the men and women behind our favorite (or not so favorite) filmi charactors, musicians, and other behind the scene artists responsible for all the glamour and appeal of Bollywood So if you want to get to know your favorite stars better, head over to Desi Galaxy. And please welcome her to BBNetwork.

Geek Of All Trades Takes On Hindi Films

I would like you all to join me in welcoming Carla to The Network. Hindi films make up only one of her geekinesses; others include art, baseball, catblogging, comics, food, languages, law, magic, movies (all sorts), music, news, politics, religion, science, self-reflection, technology, and last but not least the internet. Wew! All trades that is!

Carla is not new to Hindi films, and neither is Filmi Geek a new blog. Carla has written over 90 Hindi film reviews to date, ranging from the 1950s films to the latest, e.g. Eklavya and The Namesake. Being a true geek of both films and languages, Carla's reviews are full of all the lingo one would expect from pro film critics (or my eglish teacher, God knows how much she hated me for not taking her class seriously :p). Add that to her deeply thoughtful and unique perspective on each film and you have a film review that is always a pleasure to read.

Welcome to BBNetwork Carla, very glad to have you aboard!

Forced To Upgrade

I was forced to upgrade my account to the new version of Blogger. In the beginning, when I logged into my old Blogger account, I was given two choices: continue to dashboard, and upgrade your account. But for the last few weeks (yes weeks) they had removed the "continue to dashboard" option. So today, I had to do it; I had to upgrade in order to update my blog.

My concerns were: 1) Would I be able to use my old template with the new Blogger? and 2) As BBNetwork is a team blog, would this upgrade affect other members in terms of them being able to login and post on this blog? The old template can obviously be used the new Blogger, as you can see. We have the choice of either using the classic templates (i.e. our own designs) or the newer templates with all the new fancy coding which I found very hard to modify.

As for the concern #2, I don't know, yet. That is something I would need to hear from you. Please tell me if this has had any (bad) effects on you as a team/network member. Any changes? ha?

Farhan Akhtar's Don

Dear Exinator,

I did check out your blog Muvie Geek and found it very interesting. Your choice of favourite films (on your profile) is absolutely hilarious! You have a great sense of humour!

I also checked out the posts on your blogs and found it quite entertaining especially your take on Farhan Akhtar’s Don. You and I had pretty similar reasons for watching Farhan Akhtar’s Don. I watched it not for Shahrukh Khan but for Farhan Akhtar as well because I have tremendous respect for him as a film-maker. Like you, I also tried not to compare the earlier Don with the new one because it’s unfair. However, comparison was inevitable. Though I feel that Farhan Akhtar has managed to hold on to his own knowing fully well that critics would be waiting to bay for his blood upon the release of his remake of this 1978 classic! However, I think that inspite of keeping the basic premise same, he has beautifully adapted his version of Don to suit the present generations’ sensibilities.

I have written about Farhan Akhtar’s Don twice. Once prior to watching it and once after watching. I would love it if you could check out my posts on Farhan Akhtar’s Don and let me know of what you think. After reading your posts, I got a sense that both of us had different views on Farhan Akhtar’s Don.

Anyways, happy Bollywood Blogging to everybody and have a great weekend!!!!