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| Kabir
Bedi says: "Surviving is the most important thing" - the star / producer at India's biggest international film fest |
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| KABIR BEDI - STARRING IN 'TAKE 3 GIRLS' | ||
| Kabir says "surviving is
the most important thing" and introduces his new film, TAKE
3 GIRLS, to an international festival audience. Kabir told us on November 24 that he would be returning to India right after the final gala show of RAI 2's ISOLA DEI FAMOSI the following Friday, to work on the TAJ MAHAL project, which is still in post production, his documentary on the TATA family and on various new movie projects. The main reason for his speedy departure from Europe, leaving behind many film, production and advertising offers in Italy, is Kabir's appearance in the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), where he presents the premiere of Baz Taylor's Anglo-Indian social comedy TAKE 3 GIRLS to the festival audience. |
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At a November 30 press conference on the premiere of TAKE 3 GIRLS, internationally renowned Kabir was asked how he dealt with having appeared in a number of flops as well as in his many, many successful projects. He said: "[People do films] for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes you do it just for the cash. Sometimes you just get caught in bad films (without realising it). OCTOPUSSY, the Bond film, was such a silly thing... but it was a Bond film! There are things you do for strategic reasons". Proudly, he added: "Survival and learning continuously along the way are my reasons for being here. At my age you realise, it's a long-term marathon, not just a 100-metre dash. It's about long-term survival, and I've managed to survive on three continents." This year, the 35th IIFI festival is being held at the resort of Panaji, the capital of Goa. Along the city's palm-lined boulevards there are street theatre shows, there are movie shows right on the beach, and there is a carnavalesque atmosphere everywhere. There have been major international film festivals in India since 1952, and they have been held yearly since 1975, but so far only in the federal capital of New Delhi. This has meant the state-sponsored event was often hampered by bureaucracy and political problems. The Goa government invested about 26 million dollars (1.20 billion rupees/19.5 million euro) in an updated version of this major cultural event. There are some 400 showings of about 200 films in seven categories, modelled on the world famous film festival in Cannes, France. More than 5,000 visitors are being expected. Mira Nair's new film 'Vanity Fair' (cinema release on December 3) based on William Makepeace Thackeray's classic novel about Victorian England, is the opening movie. The final film in the festival is Oliver Stone's controversial epic 'Alexander', the most expensive movie ever made in Hollywood to date. The opening event was a live concert by internationally famous Bollywood composer A.R. Rahman, held in the 1,000-seat auditorium of the Kala Academy, which looks vaguely like the Knossos palace on Crete. Among the first guests were Aamir Khan (Lagaan), director Mira Nair and Shabana Azmi, Kabir's co-star in ISHQ, ISHQ, ISHQ (1974) and VISHWASGHAAT (1977). On December 1 the festival will be dedicated to Aids, with Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan presenting three films on the subject. The festival will also include an homage to Italian star Vittorio Gassman, who died in 2000. Indian comedian Mehmood (the father of pop singer Lucky Ali) and producer Yash Yohar, both of whom recently died, are also being honoured. Yash Yohar produced the New York-based hit movie 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' (internationally known as 'Indian Love Story') with Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta. TV station RTL 2 is planning to show a German-dubbed version of the film in early 2005 on German TV. The 35 countries represented at the festival include Germany, which is presenting eight films shot in Bavaria. German Oscar laureate and director Florian Gallenberger is one of the jury members. There are four films from Burkina Faso, whose director innovated African cinema by using material from the continent's rich oral history tradition. Sanjay Dutt's box office hit 'Munnabhai MBBS' is one of the 12 blockbusters of the 2003-2004 season that are being shown in the 'Mainstream Indian Cinema' category. As in Cannes, there is - for the first time - a film market for the worldwide movie and broadcasting industry, where Kabir will be making an appearance in his capacity as film producer. The festival ends on December 9. |
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