Anurag Kashyap:
His All-Time Bollywood favorites
3 defining films
- Pyaasa
- Bandit Queen
- Sahib Biwi aur Ghulam
3 defining directors
- Guru Dutt
- Shekar Kapur
- Bimal Roy
3 defining Actors
- Dilip Kumar
- Amitabh Bacchan
- Nasseruddin Shah
Views on Tamil Cinema
Anurag is a big fan of the kind of films churned out in Tamil Cinema so much so that he could not resist from watching the charming Azhagar Samiyin Kuthirai in spite of not getting subtitles. He is in awe of the fact that most of the scripts in Kollywood are written in the native Tamil language which is not the case in Bollywood where English takes over due to the tremendous western influence. He calls Chennai, the birthplace of a new language in Indian cinema & regards the audiences as some of the most evolved movie-watchers in the country.
The Madurai Triumvirate
He adores Bala, Ameer & Sasi Kumar who he fondly refers to as the Madurai Triumvirate. He mentions that their regional films, Paruthiveeran, Subramaniyapuram & Naan Kadavul, set off something within him inspiring his going back to his roots which is the prime reason in dedicating his revenge-saga, Gangs of Wasseypur to the three of them. He even distributed Bala’s Paradesi under his Phanton Film’s banner in North India.
On Aaranya Kaandam
When questioned about that one Tamil film which totally blew him, his prompt reply is Aaranya Kaandam. He proudly says that he possesses the Director’s cut of the film and is in awe of Kumararaja’s work.
We wish Anurag a very happy Birthday & hope to get more films from his stables that would make Indian Cinema even more proud.
Chinmayi:
“Oru vela un kannu vazxhiya avanga enna paakala polarukku”
as Chinmayi dubs this in background with an expert’s touch.
Her Intent towards Social Awareness
Here is an example:
She has spoken of Stem Cell Banking/donation with an aim to raise awareness at various instances of time (2010, 2013):
But this has been an interesting assignment. Read up www.lifecellinternational.com. Umbilical Cord Stem cell banking should be a must do.
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) March 20, 2010
I urge you to take the previous RT of @latasrinivasan seriously and see if you can be a stem cell donor for Karthik.
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) April 5, 2013
but has not just stopped there. She had tweeted early this year that she got herself registered as a stem cell donor:
Now a registered blood stem cell donor with Datri. If you are attending the Chennai Open matches, do sign up.
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) January 1, 2014
Her bit towards Philanthropy
Her Entrepreneurial moves
We wish a happy birthday to Chinmayi wishing her a lot more wonderful songs from the very many talented composers in the country & also wish that she continues her bit towards raising social awareness among netizens!
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