| GENERAL
DATA |
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| other
titles |
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Rudraksha
Rudrakash |
| catch
phrases |
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The Power to Possess |
| release
category |
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big-screen-movie |
| genre |
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phantasy/supernatural,
psychological thriller |
| length |
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145
minutes (unsynchronised Hindi-version)
144 minutes (DVD-version)
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| release
dates |
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India - February 13, 2004
• Britain - February 13, 2004
• South Africa - February 13, 2004 |
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| PRODUCTION |
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| country
of production |
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India |
| production |
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Karma
Enterprises |
| executive
producer |
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Sohail
Maklai, Nitin Manmohan |
| screenplay |
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Mani Shankar
(screenplay and story) |
| music |
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MUSIC:
Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa, Ehsaan Noorani (as Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy)
LYRICS: Sameer
SINGERS:
TITLES:
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| choreography |
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Vaibhavi
Merchant |
| photography |
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T. Surendra
Reddy |
| distribution |
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| filming
location |
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Hyderabad,
India |
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| DIRECTOR |
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Mani Shankar
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| CAST |
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Sanjay
Dutt (Varun)
Suniel Shetty (Bhuria)
Bipasha Basu (Dr. Gayatri)
Isha Koppikar (Lali, Bhuria's friend)
Raj Zutshi (lunatic)
Virendra Saxena (watchman)
Ashok Kumar (Sri Lankan inspector)
Amitabh Bachchan (narrator)
SUPPORTING CAST
Agnes Darenius (Suzy)
Tanya, Venessa, Ashina (research-assistants)
Vinay Varma (Swamiji)
T. Varalakhsmi (old lady with arthritis)
Prakash Mehta (Marwari Seth)
Alice (Marwari wife)
Zeeshan (Marwari servant)
Pramod Sharma (bar owner)
Nigar Khan (bar dancer)
Altaf, Ravi Kabra, Shaikh Salam (brawlers at the club)
Javed (karate master)
Omer, Sayed, Nayeem, Rashid, Zeshan, Latif, Babloo, Ahmed, Murtaza
(karate students)
Prasad (merchant)
Sachin (mental asylum doctor)
Tino Wreth (American Embassy Official)
Banerjee (lawyer)
VasuDev (sub-inspector)
Vijay Raju (Sri Lankan rioter)
GuruRaj (Sri Lankan inspector 2)
Parvez (senior archaeologist)
Parminder Singh, Farhan, Steve (junior archaeologists)
Takshin (Mumbai gangster)
Tammana (TV artist 1)
Suresh Ghera (TV artist advocate)
Altaf Basha (brawler in Mumbai)
Taher (victim in Mumbai) |
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| SUMMARY |
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Varun
(Sanjay Dutt) uses his paranormal powers to help the suffering
and the infirm. Dr. Gayatri (Bipasha Basu) is a scientist who,
with her team, is looking for an explanation of paranormal phenomena.
She also does research on black magic and other ancient rituals.
In one of her many travels from the US, Dr. Gayatri hears about
Varun and his extraordinary gift in India, and decides to study
him. Varun agrees.
During the experiments that follow, Varun clashes with a strong,
evil power from the past that has its roots in the legend about
a particular rudraksh*, said to contain seeds that can change people
into an almost omnipotent super-being.
Although Varun tries as hard as he can to escape from the evil powers,
he also feels irresistibly drawn to them, and so he embarks on a
quest to discover the truth about the rudraksh.
In his journey, he comes to the snow-covered mountaintops of the
Himalayas and to the ruins of King Ravan’s palace, who is
described in the Ramayana as the powerful and evil ruler of the
kingdom
of
Lanka… |
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STILLS WITH KABIR IN RUDRAKSH |
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BEDI DETAILS |
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| Kabir's
part |
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Kabir
plays the role of 'Pandit Ved Bushan', a tantric master, in this
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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
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| 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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March
12, 2003 "I
feel more connected with Bollywood now." - Kabir
Bedi interview, with a picture of Kabir |
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| LINKS |
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| official
website |
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Rudraksh
- The Power to Possess |
| video
trailers |
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related links |
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• July
10, 2003
3
premieres for Rudraksh
• May 16, 2003 4
Bollywood films screened at IIFA
• January 21, 2003 Sanjay
Dutt gets exemption
• July 22, 2002 Sanjay
Dutt on a spiritual journey
• Suniel
Shetty - filmography, including new projects
• Bipasha
Basu - information, pictures, wallpapers, screensavers
• Rudraksh
- preview #1
• Rudraksh
- preview #2
• Rudraksh
- movie poster
• Rudraksh
- 9 movie stills/downloads
• Rudraksh
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| INFORMATION -
QUICK BITS |
• *Rudraksh
- the tears of Lord Shiva
’Rudraksh’ is a combination of the words 'rudra' and 'aksha'.
'Rudra' stems from the
Sanskrit for 'weeping', and is also the ancient name of the
Lord Shiva.
'Aksha' means 'eye'.
According to legend, Rudra/Shiva wept when he beheld the man-built ‘triple
city’ of Tripura, which upset the divine balance between earth, the atmosphere
and heaven. He then took his bow and shot his arrows at the triple city to destroy
it.
But when Lord Shiva’s divine tear fell to earth, it turned into the rudraksh
plant – known to mortals as Elaeocarpus Sphaericus, the blue marble tree.
Today, the term ‘rudraksh’ refers both to this tree and to its sacred
seeds to which are attributed magical powers.
The bead-like seeds are used in chains and other jewelry that is worn on the
body. By chanting mantras the powers of the rudraksh are called into action to
protect the wearer from evil, sin etc, much like the Roman Catholic rosary or
the kolomboi, or worry beads, favoured by Greek men. The beans carry
'mukhis', or grooves, whose number is highly significant – especially a
'one mukhi rudraksh' is believed to hold great powers. Before wear, the rudraksh
is cleansed with milk, ghee or oil.
Rudraksh beads are supposed to be among the most powerful charms in Hinduism,
and symbolise divine mercy over man’s intransigence.
In the centre of the Rudraksh
movie poster there is a dark-brown rudraksh bead embedded in
filigrain. |
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| INFORMATION -
GENERAL INFORMATION |
• The movie is said
to have some breathtaking special effects.
• The scenes with special effects are said to be in total 75 minutes long
- a record time in Indian cinema.
• During production, Rudraksh is rumoured to have also a nailbiting climax.
• As is often the case in Indian films, Rudraksh has two opposing couples
as the main characters: heroes Sanjay Dhutt and Bipasha Basu face villains Suniel
Shetty and Isha Koppikar. |
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| INFORMATION -
PRODUCTION DIARY |
»January 21,
2003 - A Bombay court allows Sanjay Dutt to
visit Hyderabad until February 1, 2003 to shoot scenes
for Rudraksh.
»March 28, 2003 - Sanjay Dutt returns to Hyderabad to shoot more
scenes for Rudraksh.
»Around April 12, 2003 - 10 reels are
now completed.
»Around May 1, 2003 - 14 reels of the
film are now completed.
»May 16, 2003 - Rudraksh is among four
films first shown to an international audience on the eve of
the I.I.F.A. Awards in the auditorium of the Monte Casino complex,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
»May 17, 2003 - The movie is scheduled
to be released on August 15, 2003.
»June 17, 2003 - Kabir is
in Hyderabad for some post-production work on Rudraksh.
»July 10, 2003 - The release of Rudraksh
had been shifted from August to September 2003 because work on
the special effects had to be completed. The producers announced
today the new release date of October 3, 2003. They plan to hold
three premiere-galas worldwide: a premiere show in London, Britain,
in South Africa and in Pune, India, where Nitin Manmohan, one
of the producers, owns a multiplex cinema.
»End of December 2003 - Rudraksh is scheduled
to be released on January 30, 2004.
»Early January 2004- The release of
Rudraksh is now planned for February 6, 2004.
»February 13, 2004 - Rudraksh is released
today in India, Britain and in the Republic of South Africa (showings
in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Kwazulu-Natal).
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