Shaan calls Shah Rukh's film an 'Ocean's 12' rip-off
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Pakistani film actor Shaan has criticised Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming movie, Happy New Year, calling it a rip-off of famous American comedy-heist film Ocean’s 12, the Gulf News reported on Tuesday.
“Happy New Year is what — Oceans 12? Let’s be honest. They have to realise that they don’t have any scripts anymore, whatever scripts they have, it starts to become an art film,” said Shaan speaking to Gulf News.
The actor who recently starred in Operation 021 is currently in Abu Dhabi for the International Showbiz Expo, where he is expected to discuss the growth and prospects of the Pakistani film industry.
He also added that Pakistan and India should work together to produce superior films.
“We actors don’t have to win votes, so we don’t have to belittle each other. Actors can still be friends. We can still make good films and go beyond boundaries. That will only happen if major stakeholders like Shah Rukh or Aamir will shoot a film in Pakistan,” said Shaan, who plans to do a remake of Mahesh Bhatt’s much-admired film Arth.
Shaan has also been cast in two upcoming Pakistani films, Yalghaar and Gidh.
While in the UAE, the Pakistani actor is also expected to walk the Red Carpet at the opening night of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival on Thursday.
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Oct 21, 2014 08:50pm
So what if shaan criticized over SRK's movie.??? It is not first time in bollywood. Bang Bang is totally copy of ToM Cruise's Knight n Days.. there are so many examples such lite it.
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Oct 21, 2014 08:56pm
@Aijaz Soomro ... get some info before commenting. Bang Bang was made by FOX studios, the same one that made the english one. So its not a copy, its a official remake.
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Oct 21, 2014 09:06pm
This is just a cheap publicity stunt by Shaan ............................
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Oct 21, 2014 09:11pm
It has gotten so bad even Indians don't watch Shahrukh movies.
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Oct 21, 2014 09:15pm
Is Shaan advocate of Hollywood???
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Oct 21, 2014 09:17pm
This is just cheap publicity stunt by shaan..............if he is so serious about cinema world why he is not criticizing the made in pakistan...........
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Oct 21, 2014 09:18pm
Its not a hidden fact that Bollywood copies Hollywood, all their moves dances, hit story lines and movies are the copies of Hollywood. They should be sued immediately.
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Oct 21, 2014 09:21pm
Didn't people throw bottles and demanded their money back for Operation 021?
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Oct 21, 2014 09:22pm
You are right Shan. And we really commend your effort towards revival of our film industry. I really beleive that with the quality movies we have made recently and with some upcoming ones we are surely going to surpass bollywood. Just keep this simple approach of prefering quality over quantity. All the best hero!
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Oct 21, 2014 09:32pm
Sour grapes over 021's failure? Bollywood addresses different audiences - commercial with Happy New Year, a thinking one with Haider and others with the LunchBox and Ship of Theseus. Shaan has been growing bitter by the day.
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Oct 21, 2014 09:32pm
@run Official remake! who are you kidding mate?
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Oct 21, 2014 09:37pm
@JackDomm Yes - it is.. They purchased the rights for the Hollywood movie
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Oct 21, 2014 09:40pm
@Sana Batool Pls inform Hollywood asap, probably they don't know.
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Oct 21, 2014 09:45pm
As a Pakistani, I think Shan should pay more attention to his contribution to the cinema industry.
Let the cine goers and history be the judge of others.
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Oct 21, 2014 10:03pm
'Bang Bang' earned more than Shaan's 'Operation 021' in pakistan. Sour grapes Mr. Shaan??
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Oct 21, 2014 10:13pm
Vishal Bhardwaz and Gulzar has made many popular Bollywood movies on adapted foreign script and customized into Indian conditions.What is so unusual about this- it is being done world over.
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Oct 21, 2014 10:13pm
Who is Shah Rukh Khan?
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Oct 21, 2014 10:15pm
I am agree with him, bollywood is losing its shine with every coming day..most r hollywood copies, south remakes nd cheap comedy and a lot of lust..lack of talent
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Oct 21, 2014 10:57pm
Somebody used to say Cheap sellout.
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Oct 21, 2014 11:22pm
My respects to Shan. The only Pakistan loving Pakistani artist.
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Oct 21, 2014 11:40pm
Sour grapes brother?
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Oct 21, 2014 11:44pm
@run
Official remake or copy -- it's an official copy. Happy.
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Oct 21, 2014 11:45pm
A childish stuntbaazi by Pakistani artist to seek publicity...SRK would not even ackowledge this guy
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Oct 21, 2014 11:56pm
@Mazrat ke saath Failure got him badly cause him imbalance mind and cultivate bitter taste towards Bollywood.
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Oct 21, 2014 11:59pm
Isnt he himself making a remake of ARTH?
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Oct 22, 2014 12:13am
isn't this the same Shaan who called artists like Ali Zafar cheap sellouts for working in India? What a hypocrite
still would love to see India n Pakistan working together n welcome Shaan's offer of collabration. Why lose everything because of nonsense hatred for each other
waiting for Ali Zafar's Kill Dill n eagerly awaiting Fawad's next bollywood venture
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Oct 22, 2014 12:53am
It certainly reminds me of Ocean series. However. I will reserve comment until I see the review. I think if SRK would release all his outtakes as film, it would still make more money than many of Shawn's films.
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Oct 22, 2014 12:58am
What is this guy's problem and what is his desire. On one hand he says 2-nation theory he is proud of, criticized Ali Zafar and other for having worked in Bollywood films during awards ceremony openly and asks likes of Sharukh to come and make a film in Pakistan.
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Oct 22, 2014 01:06am
@Jawad ...correct information makes me happy always my friend.
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Oct 22, 2014 01:23am
@Shri : SRK might not even heard of him ;)
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Oct 22, 2014 01:26am
I'm confused. Is he schizophrenic? On the one hand he says SRK's movie is a rip-off, on the other he says "We actors don’t have to win votes, so we don’t have to belittle each other. Actors can still be friends."
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Monsieur Shaan, you're a class act all the way.
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Oct 22, 2014 01:37am
@Bob
still a copy
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Oct 22, 2014 01:38am
@Prakash
still a cheat and copy of great movies
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Oct 22, 2014 01:38am
Thank you Shan! I really appreciate your honest opinion if it is true. Hopefully this will help our own SRK to do somethings right instead of hosting parties, maybe he can work little harder and have his own creativity.
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Oct 22, 2014 01:49am
. Shaan should have known that they do have items songs too besides the hidi remake of Hollywood movies.....Fellow Indians there is no need to get disturbed...... ps don't take my comment sarcastic and acidulous ..what I said I mean it
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Oct 22, 2014 02:02am
By the way...who is shaan??
I am surprised this man commenting on SRK..
For us it is like backside artist commenting on SRK.
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Oct 22, 2014 02:04am
My goodness...it is scary...Bollywood will be shut down and every one will now watch Pakistan made movies
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Oct 22, 2014 02:11am
Did anyone notice the irony here ? Shaan says Bollywood does not have scripts anymore and he himself is making a remake of a Bollywood film Arth. Yeah mein kya sunn raha hu lol.
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Oct 22, 2014 02:32am
SRK is the most famous actor on earth(3.5 billion people know him, more than Tom Cruise who is 2nd on the list, search google).He is the world's 2nd most richest actor in the world. He has earned many civilian awards from countries all over the world(france,germany,India).
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Oct 22, 2014 03:09am
Why so much of anger Shaan? to be honest you should have taken up that Ghajini role which apparently you were offered. At least Indians would have known that someone like you exists. Anyway best of luck with your original Maula Jatts movies. May you live 100 more years and giver 100 more entertainments like MJ for your Pakistani viewers.
Love..
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Oct 22, 2014 03:33am
Shaan has pointed out correctly.Yesterday i watched a film Leon and then i realised that boby devol's film bichu was 100% copy of that. Its not Shahrukh only, amitabh, hrithik and many other bollywood super stars work in the films which are absolute copy of some hollywood film. Amitabh and hrithik,s famous film "Agni path " is copy of Scarface. Bollywood has copied many characters and theme of famous hollywood film "The God Father". There are many many examples where bollywood makes copy of hollywood films even many time use the same character and copy the facial expression and get ups also.
Why we are not able to make films like bollywood ? there are too many reasons and if someone rationally think then he can find out the true reasons.
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Oct 22, 2014 03:37am
look who is talking , one who is making remake of bollywood classis ARTH remake
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Oct 22, 2014 04:02am
We all follow(Imitate) all the time It's very human nature, that's how we learn and progress.Why drive cars, keep riding bullock carts?
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Oct 22, 2014 04:07am
Typical Pakistani mentality of self-entitlement bordering on Arrogance.
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Oct 22, 2014 04:08am
If Shaan were offered the lead part in this movie, would he have turned it down? It's just, simple "entertainment".
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Oct 22, 2014 04:12am
It's business, if it sells, make it. That's what Hollywoodians do.
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Oct 22, 2014 06:44am
Our own South Indian Film industry which consists of 4 languages then we have Bengali, Oriya and Bhojpuri Film industry. All of these are singularly Much bigger then whole Pakistani Film Industry. May be Marathi film Industry which produces like 10 movies might similar to Pakistani film Industry. Why Bollywood will work with Pakistani Industry when these South Indian industry can produce marvelous Musicians and Stars like A. R. Rahman , Rajanikant, Maniratnam , Ram Gopal Verma , Deepaika Padukone.
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Oct 22, 2014 07:08am
Shaan who???
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Oct 22, 2014 07:38am
Shan is jealous of Pakistani actors who got job in Bollywood and they are earning more than the Pakistani superstar Mr. Shan the great. He is also desperate that nobody from Bollywood offers him any role, so out of desperation he keeps on criticizing paki artist who works for b town. Copied. Or not copied, Bollywood is the one of the big industries in the world. And the movies do entertain people and earns millions of dollars. So grapes are sour for shan.
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Oct 22, 2014 07:57am
Why does he or anyone critical of Bollywood movies watch our movies?.. Dekhna bhai hai or bolna bhi hai.... Is he frustrated for not getting work in Bollywood?....
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Oct 22, 2014 08:19am
@IamPakistani
Shaan derided and insulted Pakistani artists working in Bollywood at ARY Film Awards. How come he is talking about joint ventures with India now ? He is a pseudo patriot and for that deserves two hoots.
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Oct 22, 2014 08:40am
This guy is too critical of Bollywood in a biased way.
You can put your point of view without being overly critical of others, and this is by making quality films.
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Oct 22, 2014 09:08am
Who is SHAAN ???
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Oct 22, 2014 09:20am
@Justin Rhodes (USA) Lol
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Oct 22, 2014 09:32am
Shaan FYI, shahrukh is famous all over the world , including Pakistan. Whereas leave alone world, I Dont think people in India even know who shaan is. And pls stop begging to be part of bollywood.
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Oct 22, 2014 09:39am
Regardless of what Shaan said, most of The Indians don't even know their movies are copies of Hollywood or from elsewhere. I showed Memento to an Indian friend and his jaw dropped when he realized how badly it was copied as Ganjani.
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Oct 22, 2014 09:40am
said Shaan, who plans to do a remake of Mahesh Bhatt’s much-admired film Arth....WOW when you do it its a remake and when srk does it then its a copy...get a life man...
He also added that Pakistan and India should work together to produce superior films
“We actors don’t have to win votes, so we don’t have to belittle each other. Actors can still be friends. We can still make good films and go beyond boundaries.......having said that you are defaming srk on the other hand for ripping of Ocean's 12 story.....cheap stunt...
you do this because indian movies always outshine your movies when released on the same date...WAAR movie was a nice try to show india is behind militancy in paksitan but the whole world knows the truth...what a pity that pak army is funding a movie like this to chnage their image globally...
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Oct 22, 2014 09:50am
Is it a news Indians are copying hollywood movies, Pakistani songs and dramas since long and lack creativity
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Oct 22, 2014 09:50am
"said Shaan, who plans to do a remake of Mahesh Bhatt’s much-admired film Arth."
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Oct 22, 2014 10:00am
@Mazrat ke saath I agree with your view. There are a majority commercial movies in Bollywood to address masses and make quick buck. However there are a number of good movies with nice stories and also artistic ones to cater to middle class taste. Particularly this trend has become more prominent since year 2000.
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Oct 22, 2014 10:02am
@Aijaz Soomro its not a copy but an official remake...just saying
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Oct 22, 2014 10:03am
"We actors don’t have to win votes, so we don’t have to belittle each other"
Then Shaan went ahead and did just that. He has a big future in politics.
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Oct 22, 2014 10:09am
Question for Shaan: SRKs production "Red Chilli" has a budget 60 times (atleast) of the entire and combined budget of Pakistans production houses. Tell me one reason why he should make collaborative films with Pak? Its like Vivaan (heard of him?) saying Brad Pit and Angelina Jolie to collaborate with him so that they can tap his talent.
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Oct 22, 2014 10:17am
He doesn't want to belittle anyone and goes ahead and does it.
He believes that movies shouldn't be ripped off, and goes ahead and does just that.
If he doesn't like Bollywood movies, he really shouldn't bother watching them.
If he is jealous, those sour grapes are very much apparent. His movies will never find appeal else where not because they are Pakistani, but because they are really not well made.
And it is quite rich to assume that this movie is a rip off even before it is released. Just because a heist movie was made in the west doesn't mean that all heist movies that follow are rip offs.
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Oct 22, 2014 10:17am
@Aijaz Soomro It is an authorised remake. The people involved in the original movie are getting their pound of flesh.
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Oct 22, 2014 10:18am
@wondi Didn't think he would stoop this low. Must be upset with how things are turning out for him. Sounds like a baby crying for attention.
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Oct 22, 2014 10:39am
One is a big star and the other is a has been film artist who is fast reaching retirement age. The bitterness is understandable. This dude will be singing a different tune if Bollywood offers him a even bit role. He is just jealous that other Pakistani actors have found mainstream acceptance in India while old geezers like him find no takers. The fact that Bang Bang made more money that his last caper must surely hurt.
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Oct 22, 2014 10:51am
If he has a problem with indian actor, than why he is making remake ARTH ( Mahesh Bahatt Movie)..
Its a cheap publicity....Grow Up Shaannn
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Oct 22, 2014 11:05am
Plagiarism is now a news in India. The other day, while flipping through channels, I saw SRK really losing his temper in a show called Kapil comedy show. I was intrigued. stopped and went till the end, and it turned out to be a prank. It reminded me of an identical prank held a few days back in Faisal Qureshi's morning show on Eid.
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Oct 22, 2014 11:13am
Y u people's make unnecessary story with india n pakistan. .... If u people don't have good to say , u should keep ur mouth shut.... u start compare between india nd pakistan. .... Instead compare or hate speech , u should appreciate the things that are growing nd developing in both brother country .... not criticised. ...... I don't understand the thinking of people Wat they want...... I love to trevl new place nd via net I know very well about pakistan by geographical..... We should remove this kind of mentality people from our society who r harmful for humanity. .... grow up friends. .....start Appreciate nd enjoying the things instead divide nd compare nd criticised. ..
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Oct 22, 2014 11:17am
He is right, Bollywood movies have no stories like kick, dhoom 3. Unrealistic actions, now Bollywood is a corporate cinema, a club of 100 200 crores. Watch srk's movies darr, ram jaane, kkhh, dwdljg, ausum movies. Now movies are kind of less storyline more business oriented, only attract a specific kind of audience. Good to see growing Pakistan cinema, O21 was fabulous movie.
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Oct 22, 2014 11:25am
Who is shaan????????????????????????????????????????????????
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Oct 22, 2014 11:50am
Sahi bola - Hindi film industry (& not Bollywood..urrgh) is in dire need of good scripts & genuine competition (not just sons/ daughters of well connected people).
Once the film industry moves out of the hands of a select few fair-skinned Punjabi/ Muslim families, quality will automatically improve...
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Oct 22, 2014 12:06pm
@Old Ravian : bro just watch comedy with kapil show when Amitabh bachchan was guest. It was telecast few months back. Similar prank was played by amitji. And your faisal quoresi morning show on EID came after months of that episode.
Do I need to explain more?
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Oct 22, 2014 12:31pm
What is this guys problem? Has anybody (from Bollywood) commented on his film or on his acting? Except Kudha Ke Liye all his movies are stupid and senseless. And he don't deserve to criticize anybody. Doesn't he know that very Pakistani actors are doing Bollywood movies? I think he has been refused in Bollywood, that's why he is going Bananas.
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Oct 22, 2014 12:48pm
@Sajid Khan - You are right. See the movie and then comment.
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Oct 22, 2014 12:54pm
@raja hindustani that doesn't mean anything. Movies that win Oscars can be very boring. Bodyguard did well for Salman Khan but I could barely watch half hour of that mindless cr$p
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Oct 22, 2014 12:58pm
He speak as if Indian cinema is a tiny team of 10 people who ran out of scripts. Sure there are some crappy movies made in India like everywhere else but compete with the good ones (of which there are plenty) not with the bad ones.
Also how can he say xyz is a rip off and then rip off from a hindi movie (Arth) himself?
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Oct 22, 2014 01:04pm
though I am a Salman khan fan..fact remains dt shahrukh will spend more money in promoting his film. than d amount shaan's movie earns. .grow up.kid...
who knows u outside Pakistan!
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Oct 22, 2014 01:18pm
woah...... these guys are fast. he watched the movie on a pirated dvd even before the movie is released........
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Oct 22, 2014 01:29pm
@Shamsher Singh Bajwa That was the fault of Cinema. They advertised it as an Urdu movie whereas it was an english movie. People in that cinema expected traditional Pakistani Urdu movie that they didn't get. The movie was a big success in multiplexes.
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Oct 22, 2014 07:05pm
The fact of the matter is Indian and Pakistani movies are nowhere near the Hollywood movies. India copies Hollywood and Pakistan copies Bollywood. I don't watch any of the Bang Bang, Dhoom Dhoom, Happy New year or the Operation 021. Hollywood is the most creative and until and unless these actors and their teams don't think on their own, people would call them victims of inferiority complex whether that person is Shan Shahid, Shahruk Khan or Amitabh Bachan.
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Oct 23, 2014 09:24am
@Sana Batool we also copy science,math,english,literature,chemistry,etc from them not to forget nuclear weapons
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Oct 23, 2014 10:28am
Anybody plz tell me who is Shaan??
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Oct 23, 2014 11:45am
@Aijaz Soomro bang bang is official remake of tom cruise movie..
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Oct 23, 2014 11:48am
Who is talking?a unknown face out side of pakistan..i think ali jafar and fawad khan is good actor shaan..i dont know why he crticise srk and aamir?without any reason? Growup man
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Oct 23, 2014 11:54am
@Warrior Bin Qasim
I ain't no SRK fan... but his financials show that regardless of whatever critics say of his movies, he is making merry!
I guess there is no accounting for taste, good or otherwise!
Sigh....
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Oct 23, 2014 01:19pm
@green what is budget of your movie and how much their box office collection first see then illeterate terrorist
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Oct 23, 2014 01:49pm
Such a high amount of Jealousy lol
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Oct 23, 2014 02:48pm
@Sudhakar
You can only copy from Hollywood and that too poorly.
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Oct 23, 2014 05:01pm
@Warrior Bin Qasim "It has gotten so bad even Indians don't watch Shahrukh movies."
Bad is bad wherever it comes from. Pity the Pakistanis, everything is an entertainment for them - it happens when there is nothing to look up to.
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Oct 23, 2014 06:23pm
Shaan make movies what people from India & Pakistan and other countries like to see - so just move along with the tide. Why don't you try out those art movies - who had good actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Om puri, Smita patil etc etc. who switched over to commercial films.
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Oct 23, 2014 06:29pm
do not see it .
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Oct 23, 2014 07:52pm
Ocean's 11 (2001) is a remake of 1960 version.
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Oct 23, 2014 08:13pm
Just give him a small role in the next movie and throw some money at him. He will cool down.
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Oct 23, 2014 08:31pm
all films made in India and Pakistan are copies of hollywood films, the film makers of both countries do not have an original idea between them.
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Oct 24, 2014 11:14am
Bollywood actors has always copied films from Hollywood. Bang Bang was a copy of Tom Cruise's Knight & Day (2010) & now SRK's Happy New Year (2014) is a copy of Brad Pits' Oceans 12 (2004). Very unfortunate to hear
Salman Khan (The Copy King of Bollywood)
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1- Kick (2014) is a Telugu copy of Kick (2009)
2- Jai ho (2014) is a Telugu copy of Jai Ho
3- Ready (2011) is a Telugu copy of Ready (2008)
4- Bodyguard (2011) is a Malayalam copy of Bodyguard (2010)
5- Wanted (2009) is a Tamil copy of Pokkiri (2007)
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Oct 24, 2014 12:15pm
I think the Title of the news item does not reflect what Shaan was trying to say. Anyways, its no secret that tens of Bollywood movies are copied from or are remakes of Hollywood movies. Some of the modern hits have been either copies or remakes of hollywood movies e.g. Ghajini (Momento), Munna Bhai MBBS (Patch Adams), Ek Ajnabi (Man on Fire), and many comedy movies. I don't think there is anything wrong with remaking or copying a movie as long as copyrights are not violated and remakes are well made and well adopted to local culture and audience.
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Oct 24, 2014 12:56pm
Silly shaan why are you so obsessed with bollywood film industry. Mind your own industry.
Please dont make a fool of our self. We are far aheadd.
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Oct 24, 2014 07:07pm
If Bollywood is to be criticized for plagiarism then why are you remaking Arth ? Can't you work sincerely to improve your own cinema rather than professing others. I admire Shan for his acting but he should not try to become bigger than any industry.
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Oct 25, 2014 08:22am
@run hahaha jit film industry run out of ideas bk in 60s. Even copied pak films.
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Oct 25, 2014 08:26am
@Shamsher Singh Bajwa I don't know about that but, hope they did.I hate sh% T films too.
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Oct 25, 2014 08:30am
@Justin Rhodes (USA)
I think he Indian royalty or summat.
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Oct 25, 2014 08:33am
@GR
He pick and choose things.
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Oct 25, 2014 09:04am
This is strange, first this guy criticizes Bollywood movies, and then he wants Bollywood to cooperate with Pakistani film industry! Pakistanis have to understand that Indian film industry has no compelling reasons to cooperate with Pakistani industry. Actually, tomorrow if Pakistanis banned Indian films completely in their country, it will not make any difference to Bollywood. Afterall Pakistan is such a tiny market, that for Indian producers it is no more than spare change. Pakistan should now seek a new identity by cooperating with Arabs and Iranians, and should forget about India for good...
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