Page 3
Recently I picked up a Hindi DVD from a video store, an award winning movie by acclaimed director Madhur Bhandarkar, 'Page 3'- Winner of the national award for best Indian movie of 2004. Suprisingly there was another award category for best Hindi movie which went to internationally acclaimed director Rituparno Ghosh's 'Raincoat' (Another abstract, offbeat film).
Back to 'page 3'-The title originates from the 'page three girls' published in the UK tabloid 'The Sun'. A Page Three girl is a woman who models for topless photographs, the writing that accompanies the Page Three girl picture usually explains the model's name, age, where she 'hails from', and some brief details of her personality.
Many people opposed the publication of 'Page three' claiming it to be sexist, demeaning and exploititive. Similarly Bhandarkar's movie is also provocative and hard hitting.The movie shows the naked truth about wannabe 'bollywood' starlets and exploititive film makers (the casting couch) and explores many other issues like dysfunctional families, (gay) infidelity, paedophilia, drug culture and even wife-swapping The movie proves that in Bollywood only Sex, Sleaze & 'SRK' sell.
Konkana Sen Sharma stars as the protagonist, a 'Page three' Journalist madhavi sharma and the film follows her story as she frequents the ‘Page 3’ circuit of parties, events, and soirees, mingling with the who’s who of Mumbai(Bombay- Home of Bollywood). Gay fashion designers, wannabe models, aspiring actors, debauched socialites and moneyed industrialists all jostle for attention, and the need to be seen.
The movie stars also stars Atul Kulkarni, Boman Irani & Bikram Saluja.
Back to 'page 3'-The title originates from the 'page three girls' published in the UK tabloid 'The Sun'. A Page Three girl is a woman who models for topless photographs, the writing that accompanies the Page Three girl picture usually explains the model's name, age, where she 'hails from', and some brief details of her personality.
Many people opposed the publication of 'Page three' claiming it to be sexist, demeaning and exploititive. Similarly Bhandarkar's movie is also provocative and hard hitting.The movie shows the naked truth about wannabe 'bollywood' starlets and exploititive film makers (the casting couch) and explores many other issues like dysfunctional families, (gay) infidelity, paedophilia, drug culture and even wife-swapping The movie proves that in Bollywood only Sex, Sleaze & 'SRK' sell.
Konkana Sen Sharma stars as the protagonist, a 'Page three' Journalist madhavi sharma and the film follows her story as she frequents the ‘Page 3’ circuit of parties, events, and soirees, mingling with the who’s who of Mumbai(Bombay- Home of Bollywood). Gay fashion designers, wannabe models, aspiring actors, debauched socialites and moneyed industrialists all jostle for attention, and the need to be seen.
The movie stars also stars Atul Kulkarni, Boman Irani & Bikram Saluja.
posted by GS at 9:59 PM
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