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DATA |
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titles |
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Father.Responsibilities |
| catch
phrases |
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Father - responsibilities in life...
• Confronting a reality he never bargained for... |
| release
category |
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TV-movie |
| genre |
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melodrama/social
drama |
| length |
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90 minutes |
| release
dates |
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Malaysia - June 19, 2005 - 22:31 - RTM TV1 (Malam section, Pentas
Asia), Father's Day
Father was officially screened in January 2005 in the Information
Ministry of Malaysia, with VIPs of the Malaysian ministry present.
The Director General Head of Information Ministry of Malaysia highly
appreciated the producer-director Baldev Singh for his good quality
work.
At the same occasion, lead actor Kabir
Bedi had a live teleconference
from Dubai with the Ministry of Malaysia to brief
them on the film.
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| PRODUCTION |
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| country
of production |
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Malaysia/India |
| production |
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Sri
Saheb Production Sdn Bhd |
| executive
producer |
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Baldev
Singh |
| screenplay |
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Yasmin
Yahya, based on Baldev Singh's storyline idea |
| music |
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Amur
Aalee Tharan |
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| cinematography |
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C. Kumaresan |
| distribution |
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| filming
location |
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Malaysia:
Bandar Baru Selayang, Selangor |
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| DIRECTOR |
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Baldev
Singh, assistant director: Aziz Sattar |
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| CAST |
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Jalalludin
Hassan (Joe, Karl's
friend)
Yasmin Yussuff (Farah,
Karl's wife)
Betty Banafe
Jasminder Kaur Chahal (Karl's daughter)
Firdaus Ibrahim
Syira Ilina
Aziz Sattar
Sanjana Sidhu
Shamser Sidhu
Edika Yusof |
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| SUMMARY |
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The
TV-movie tells the story of Karl, married to the lovely Farah.
He is a man who initially looks forward to his retirement days
but is disappointed
when
his three children neglect him. |
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PICTURES |
| KABIR
BEDI DETAILS |
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| Kabir's
part |
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Kabir plays
Karl, the lead of the retired man. He will talk 'Malay English'
in this film. |
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| Kabir's
showstopper |
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Kabir plays the violin in this movie! |
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| Andrea's
review |
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| IN
SHORT... |
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Character
actor Kabir plays first fiddle in this melodramatic tribute to
all the fathers of this world. |
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| discussion |
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discuss
this movie with others |
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| KABIR
BEDI PICTURES |
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| Kabir
stills |
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movie
picture galleries |
| reviews
w/ Kabir pix |
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| other
links w/ Kabir pix |
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Utusan February
28, 2004 - with a picture of Kabir |
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| tv
broadcasts |
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want
to see Kabir in
it? check TV listings of Kabir's
work - current/archives |
| not
to be confused with |
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...John
Power's film Father (1990), starring Max von Sydow and Carol
Drinkwater - but a very different storyline. |
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| LINKS |
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| official
website |
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| video
trailers |
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related links |
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• October
31, 2005 Malaysia Aims To Become Hindi Telemovie Hub
• July
31, 2005 Jasminder Kaur Chahal - Bollywood dreams
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May 10, 2004 Gerai
selebriti Kabir mentioned
as one of the few Indian actors who are since many years successful
in Western cinema. |
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| INFORMATION -
QUICK BITS |
• Father is probably
the costliest drama ever produced by Sri Saheb
Production.
• The made-for-TV movie was scheduled to be broadcast
on Malaysian TV on Father's Day in June 2004 but was eventually
broadcast a year later, on Father's Day, June 19, 2005.
• At the 18th Malay Film Festival 2005
on July 16/17, 2005 in
Kuala
Lumpur, art director Mansher Singh received the award
for 'Best Art Direction TV-movie' for Father. |
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| INFORMATION -
GENERAL INFORMATION |
• Kabir plays
the fiddle in Father!
• Kabir
on working with local actors
in Father:
- "I studied the script and worked around the expression first. Then I got
into the rhythm of speaking 'Malay English'. Getting into the rhythm was quite
easy after watching people around me talking. After a while it sounded very organic
and I kind of like it."
• Kabir said in an
interview that he likes the plot of Father very much and the Malaysian cast members
who exude great spirit and enthusiasm:
- "It's a good plot. More often when viewers like the story, they will like
the film. Hopefully, this will be true for this drama. There is often an air
of excitement on the set and it's very heart-warming to watch them try to give
their best."
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Producer/director Baldev Singh on choosing Kabir:
- "I wanted to add more colour to our industry and decided to get big names
like Kabir Bedi." |
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| INFORMATION -
PEOPLE |
• Baldev
Singh was the cinematographer of Kabir's success
movie NAGIN (1976).
• Baldev Singh spent many years
in India, working as a movie director and also as a stuntman.
He still is nursing a serious injury which he sustained
while doing a motorcycle stunt in India.
• Only child Jasminder Kaur Chahal is
often called "Jessy" and was born in
Kelana Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. She was about 22 years
old when the movie Father was made.
• Jasminder Kaur Chahal was crowned Miss
Malaysia/India
Worldwide in 2002.
• Jasminder Kaur Chahal has a degree in Computing/Multimedia
and considers herself to be a bookworm.
• Italian and traditional Punjabi dishes are Jasminder
Kaur
Chahal's favourite food.
• Jasminder Kaur Chahal was a TV-presenter for
the Olympics in 2004.
• Jasminder Kaur Chahal says: "Life is short and
I have to play hard. I don't want to have regrets when I'm old."
• Jalalludin Hassan is
a well-known Malaysian TV-drama actor, born 1953 in Kuala Lumpur.
• Yasmin Yussuff is unrelated to fashion designer Yasmin
Yusuf, well-known in Britain.
• Malaysian actress and singer Betty Banafe is of Malay,
Arab, Dutch and Javanese descent. |
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| INFORMATION -
PRODUCTION DIARY |
»End of February
2004 - Kabir is filming
on set in Malaysia and is being interviewed by the Malaysian
press. He speaks about filming for Father, his career,
the Bollywood movie industry and, of course, his world-success
Sandokan.
»March 11, 2004 - The first scheduled
broadcast of Father will be on Malaysian channel TV2 on June
20, 2004 (Father's Day).
»January 2005 - Father was
officially screened in the Information Ministry of
Malaysia, with VIPs of the Malaysian ministry present. The
Director General Head of Information Ministry of Malaysia highly
appreciated the producer-director Baldev Singh for his good
quality work.
At the same occasion, lead actor Kabir had
a live teleconference from Dubai with the Ministry of Malaysia to brief them
on the film.
»late January 2005 - Ads placed in Indian film trade magazines
to find distributors for the movie.
»June 19, 2005 - Father
was shown this evening on Father's Day at 22:31 on Malaysian
TV channel RTM TV1 (Malam section, Pentas Asia) - the movie
could also be watched in other countries, for example in Bangladesh,
and many viewers praised Kabir's performance.
»July 16 and 17, 2005 - Father
receives an award at the 18th Malay Film Festival 2005 in
Kuala Lumpur: Art director Mansher Singh receives the award
for 'Best Art Direction TV-movie'. |
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