Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt pose for photographers as they arrive at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California in this January 15, 2012 file photo. Oscar-winning actress Jolie said on May 14, 2013 that she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy after finding out she had a gene mutation that leads to a sharply higher risk of both breast and ovarian cancer. Jolie, writing in the New York Times, said her mother's death from cancer at 56 and the discovery that she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation led to her decision out of fears she might not be around for her six children.
Late night talk show hosts Jay Leno (L) and Jimmy Fallon pose backstage at the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, in this January 13, 2013 file photo. "Late Night" host Fallon has signed a deal with NBC-TV that will keep him at the network, clearing the way for him to succeed Jay Leno as host of the "Tonight Show," according to media reports.
Filmfare, India's answer to the Golden Globe, SAG, Oscars and BAFTA all rolled into one, held its great annual awards extravaganza yesterday.
For the last couple of years, the awards are held at Yash Raj studios and the performances usually happen separately and the entire event is then edited and cutaway shots of the actors in the audience are interspersed as and when the editors in their wisdom feel they should be. That makes for interesting viewing because you'll see that the person sitting next to Piggy Chops has changed at least 5 times. So either she's really unpleasant to sit next to, or there's something fishy at the editing table.
Since it was the 100thyear of Indian cinema, one would think that it would be even bigger and better and hopefully not longer than before - at 4 hours, it is a bit of a stretch. You usually feel like you're watching Lagaan without the entertainment or popcorn. Here are the top 10 things that have haunted my dreams ever since I saw the awards last night.
1. Nach Baliye rocks. Going by the sheer number of dance performances, each worse than the last, this was more Nach Baliye, less Filmfare. From Katrina Kaif looking stunning but simply standing and swaying to some music, and Ranvir Singh jumping around like Jiminy Cricket and SRK doing some half-baked Hugh Jackman-ish dance, you really felt that you were watching Nach Baliye. And that suddenly Rahul Mahajan and Dimpy would skip on to the stage. Which might have been more entertaining, but instead we got Amrita Rao and Chunky Pandey.
2. The land of the forgotten star. Even has-beens are allowed into Filmfare. The camera panning over the audience at the awards revealed has-beens, never-beens, will-never-bes all filling up the seats at the studio. From Chunky Pandey to Tanisha to Amrita Rao to Minisha Lamba, they were all there. Some of them even presented awards. At least it shows that the Filmfare folks are an inclusive lot, or desperate. The motto seemed to be if you have empty seats you better call anyone you can to fill them up.
3. The resurrection of Yash Chopra. Karan Johar in a white dinner jacket with a shiny black lapel played God and announced to Pam Chopra and the audience that Yash Chopra was a living legend. Pam looked shocked to say the least. I thought they might be introducing a 3-D film on Chopra. But no, it was simply the Queen's language getting the better of poor KJo.
Actress Jodie Foster poses with her Cecil B. DeMille award at the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California in this January 13, 2013 file photo.
Actress and director Angelina Jolie arrives at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California in this January 15, 2012 file photo.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Actor Kevin Costner, winner of Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for 'Hatfields & McCoys', and wife Christine Baumgartner pose for a portrait at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.
