Kallpana Lajmi on Aadesh Srivastava

Source: http://203.199.69.66/hitlist/2006/february/131344.htm

On Aadesh Shrivastava

He disappeared after a point. I had to get bits of background music from his arranger. He's too busy on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. He had promised he'd get me rustic voices from Bihar and UP. He lied. Except for the one track by Himani Kapoor, which in any case is a traditional thumri, I don't like the other compositions.

Here is the full article:

Mithun abused me, says Kallpana Lajmi
By: Subhash K Jha
February 21, 2006

Mithun Chakraborty While Kallpana Lajmi's Chingaari is getting rave reviews for Sushmita Sen, Lajmi has had to bear the brunt of several jabs taken at her. Here in an exclusive interview with hitList, she speaks out on the problems and flare-ups she had to put up with during the making of Chingaari. Box Office But I'm not happy with the opening. Who will pay Rs 300 per ticket in the multiplexes even if they worship Sushmita Sen? I thought the multiplex culture would help Chingaari. Instead that culture smashed my film. The single theatres are doing well. The release of a film has to be patterned according to the subject…. People prefer to see Kallpana Lajmi on pirated DVDs. Kallpana Lajmi Anuj's acting I didn't charge any directorial fee. Still the budget went haywire. Anuj was given full attention by Sushmita, Mithun-da, Ila and me. But he ruined the role. He simply froze in front of the camera. I've gone through hell with Anuj Sawhney and his father. At the end of it, I truly feel conflicted. Should I just give up making films I believe in and became an escapist filmmaker? I haven't earned a penny from Chingaari Chingaari's finances I had only 2.30 crores to spend on the film, a part of which came from my romantic lead Anuj Sawhney's father's pocket. That's why he could get away with his obnoxious behaviour. My producer was too new to argue with the father-son pair. I tried getting several other heroes including Akshaye Khanna, Dino Morea… even Tusshar Kapoor in desperation. They all said they wouldn't work with me. Because I'm a woman making a woman-centric film. Love scenes Mithun scenes with Sushmita were meant to be repugnant. In a strange way, this perverse priest who's been taught to hate the whore, loves Basanti. He wants sex only with her. The prostitute in my film celebrates her profession in the same way that you write or I make films. She has no problems being a sex worker until love comes in her life. Sush-Anuj kissing scene When Sushmita decided to withdraw her support to the film after this foolish boy's cheap stunt, I didn't blame her. As a woman I understood her sense of injured pride. But as a filmmaker, I needed her to stand by the film. Because of her obstinate withdrawal of promotional support, we lost business worth lakhs of rupees. Mithun-Sush confrontation Sushmita did something remarkable. She asked me to let her do an entire take without rehearsals. I agreed. When she gobbled up Mithun da, he didn't know what hit him. That stunned look on his face was real. After the shot Mithun da was livid. He called me to a corner and abused me in graphic language. You don't know what I've gone through. Half the time, he was drunk. I had put my foot down. He didn't like it. For the last five days he didn't touch a drop. Hence, the inconsistent performance. Mithun-Sush problems Mithun never expected Sush to be so gifted. He came on the sets nonchalantly as someone whom Sush and I admired for years. He never ever imagined Sush was a volcano waiting to erupt. The minute he realised her potential he froze. For the confrontation scene between them, I made her do unbelievably long shots, which pissed off Mithun-da. She completely ate him up. Sush had to suffer quite a lot. But she did it. Somewhere, the friction between them helped their performances. The crude love scenes I'm grateful to Sushmita for breaking the mould as to the way prostitutes are shown in our films. I asked her to let me film two scenes of sexual crudity. She thought about it and trusted me. Even here Mithunda was very, very difficult. Sushmita truly went beyond the script even in the crude scenes. On Aadesh Shrivastava He disappeared after a point. I had to get bits of background music from his arranger. He's too busy on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. He had promised he'd get me rustic voices from Bihar and UP. He lied. Except for the one track by Himani Kapoor, which in any case is a traditional thumri, I don't like the other compositions.

true...and looking at her comment on music...i feel bad abt himani for her maiden song in the film music.

Abhi - this is by Subhash K Jha again - so....

Originally posted by: adwarakanath

Hmm....looks like she's very bitter on the film and it's music flopping.

Originally posted by: selsynch

Source: http://203.199.69.66/hitlist/2006/february/131344.htm

On Aadesh Shrivastava

He disappeared after a point. I had to get bits of background music from his arranger. He's too busy on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. He had promised he'd get me rustic voices from Bihar and UP. He lied. Except for the one track by Himani Kapoor, which in any case is a traditional thumri, I don't like the other compositions.

selsynch could you please copy the whole article i am unable to access the link,please

Thanks in advance 😉

Originally posted by: Sarkar

selsynch could you please copy the whole article i am unable to access the link,please

Thanks in advance 😉

Posted the full in the original post

The movie was 🤢 . Sushmita was the only saving grace.

Rajeev's thumri was only used as a background score. Himani's thumri came in the opening credits. Its not a real break for either of them. Music on the whole was forgettable.

I always used to wonder how the mentors were getting the time to do both SRGMP and compose music for films. Both are such demanding jobs.

Originally posted by: selsynch

Source: http://203.199.69.66/hitlist/2006/february/131344.htm

On Aadesh Shrivastava

He disappeared after a point. I had to get bits of background music from his arranger. He's too busy on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. He had promised he'd get me rustic voices from Bihar and UP. He lied. Except for the one track by Himani Kapoor, which in any case is a traditional thumri, I don't like the other compositions.

Here is the full article:

Mithun abused me, says Kallpana Lajmi
By: Subhash K Jha
February 21, 2006

Mithun Chakraborty While Kallpana Lajmi's Chingaari is getting rave reviews for Sushmita Sen, Lajmi has had to bear the brunt of several jabs taken at her. Here in an exclusive interview with hitList, she speaks out on the problems and flare-ups she had to put up with during the making of Chingaari. Box Office But I'm not happy with the opening. Who will pay Rs 300 per ticket in the multiplexes even if they worship Sushmita Sen? I thought the multiplex culture would help Chingaari. Instead that culture smashed my film. The single theatres are doing well. The release of a film has to be patterned according to the subject…. People prefer to see Kallpana Lajmi on pirated DVDs. Kallpana Lajmi Anuj's acting I didn't charge any directorial fee. Still the budget went haywire. Anuj was given full attention by Sushmita, Mithun-da, Ila and me. But he ruined the role. He simply froze in front of the camera. I've gone through hell with Anuj Sawhney and his father. At the end of it, I truly feel conflicted. Should I just give up making films I believe in and became an escapist filmmaker? I haven't earned a penny from Chingaari Chingaari's finances I had only 2.30 crores to spend on the film, a part of which came from my romantic lead Anuj Sawhney's father's pocket. That's why he could get away with his obnoxious behaviour. My producer was too new to argue with the father-son pair. I tried getting several other heroes including Akshaye Khanna, Dino Morea… even Tusshar Kapoor in desperation. They all said they wouldn't work with me. Because I'm a woman making a woman-centric film. Love scenes Mithun scenes with Sushmita were meant to be repugnant. In a strange way, this perverse priest who's been taught to hate the whore, loves Basanti. He wants sex only with her. The prostitute in my film celebrates her profession in the same way that you write or I make films. She has no problems being a sex worker until love comes in her life. Sush-Anuj kissing scene When Sushmita decided to withdraw her support to the film after this foolish boy's cheap stunt, I didn't blame her. As a woman I understood her sense of injured pride. But as a filmmaker, I needed her to stand by the film. Because of her obstinate withdrawal of promotional support, we lost business worth lakhs of rupees. Mithun-Sush confrontation Sushmita did something remarkable. She asked me to let her do an entire take without rehearsals. I agreed. When she gobbled up Mithun da, he didn't know what hit him. That stunned look on his face was real. After the shot Mithun da was livid. He called me to a corner and abused me in graphic language. You don't know what I've gone through. Half the time, he was drunk. I had put my foot down. He didn't like it. For the last five days he didn't touch a drop. Hence, the inconsistent performance. Mithun-Sush problems Mithun never expected Sush to be so gifted. He came on the sets nonchalantly as someone whom Sush and I admired for years. He never ever imagined Sush was a volcano waiting to erupt. The minute he realised her potential he froze. For the confrontation scene between them, I made her do unbelievably long shots, which pissed off Mithun-da. She completely ate him up. Sush had to suffer quite a lot. But she did it. Somewhere, the friction between them helped their performances. The crude love scenes I'm grateful to Sushmita for breaking the mould as to the way prostitutes are shown in our films. I asked her to let me film two scenes of sexual crudity. She thought about it and trusted me. Even here Mithunda was very, very difficult. Sushmita truly went beyond the script even in the crude scenes. On Aadesh Shrivastava He disappeared after a point. I had to get bits of background music from his arranger. He's too busy on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. He had promised he'd get me rustic voices from Bihar and UP. He lied. Except for the one track by Himani Kapoor, which in any case is a traditional thumri, I don't like the other compositions.

Hey! This is not the full interview. Midday has not included the whole interview! I read the whole article in The telegraph and Kalpana praised Himani a looooot! She said that Himani is the singing discovery of the new millenium, she gives some vocal expressions that singers find hard to give at 40.😃

Originally posted by: anshu03

Let me tell you that after this Article was printed, Kalpana Lajmi said on camera that she was mis quoted on several issues and these are not here comments. So please dont give importance to these loose talks.
Kalpana Lajmi has never called Mithun drunk and said all these things and if she says so then i believe her.
Infact Anuj Sahney ki tareef kar rahi thi and also was praising Mithun to the sky. Yeh sab rumours industry main bahut hain. My near and dear ones are all from this industry and this is just cheap way to sell stuff. You can read Mumbai times of a week ago, where Kalpana has denied these comments.

anshu03 : Can you please provide us with link and post the articles if possible.

YALGAAR HO!!!!!! Love ARR

Originally posted by: Qwest

anshu03 : Can you please provide us with link and post the articles if possible.

YALGAAR HO!!!!!! Love ARR

Yeah please do that. We love insider info but we like proof too 😉