I never belonged to any camp: Ameesha Patel - Page 3

Originally posted by: radsuinda

Could someone tell me how Gadar became such a huge blockbuster? Wasn't kargil war going on at that time?

Some interesting articles worth reading about the success of Gadar...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/historic-revolt/817002/0

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?212571

There was so much written about it back in the day, it was a surprise success because it released on the same day as Lagaan, and there were many protests against it for being anti-Pakistani. Sunny Deol's and Anil Sharma's careers were on decline, and people thought Ameesha was ruining her career after KNPH's success. Surprisingly it worked in their favor, the movie revived and started careers. It is the biggest blockbuster since Sholay. Although it's kind of sad that the film is left unacknowledged today, even at that time it was ignored at awards.

Originally posted by: *Aryan*

Too many comments on the quote in the topic title and it's not even complete. This is what she said:

"I never belonged to any camp or tried fueling the egos of big stars so probably that's why I couldn't be a part of many big projects. I don't like sitting and drinking with actors at their houses till the wee hours of the morning for no rhyme or reason"

Trying to say she's ousted from Wardah & Sanju's camp? Or Sanju is not a big star?

She talked about her friendship with Sanju in the interview. Stop over analyzing everything she says.

damn, what a long article..and that too on Ameesha. 😕

Gadar was a huge box office success...but thts abt it...its not the kind of film that would be remembered 10 or 20 years down the line for its quality...(like Lagaan, or DCH are, which were released in the same year or like sholay is...the best thing abt it was sunny deol's honest performance and he was the main reason why the film did so well anyway...tht man had huge mass following back then.

one of the article says -
After adjusting box-office figures for inflation, Gadar - Ek Prem Katha, at an estimated Rs 2000 crore, is Hindi cinema's biggest-ever grosser. On the completion of ten years of the film, director Anil Sharma crows, "Those were the days when the best theatres had their costliest tickets priced at Rs 25. The film did Rs 267 crore nett business a decade ago

2000 crores😲😲

Originally posted by: pathaka

Gadar was a huge box office success...but thts abt it...its not the kind of film that would be remembered 10 or 20 years down the line for its quality...(like Lagaan, or DCH are, which were released in the same year or like sholay is...the best thing abt it was sunny deol's honest performance and he was the main reason why the film did so well anyway...tht man had huge mass following back then.

It's not remembered because it doesn't have Aamir Khan or it's not a Yash Raj production. Come on, Gadar is played on TV all the time. Filmfare lists always ignore it and we all know why, the same reason they ignored handing out any awards for it.

It's definitely melodramatic, larger than life, and the action is unintentionally hilarious in some parts, but it's still a very well made film. The acting, the dialogue, the cinematography, the locales, the songs, the costumes, etc - everything was pitch perfect. It's a beautiful film despite its flaws, and it's evident they worked very hard on it. The movie was shot within two years and they did a lot of research before they began filming. Too bad nowadays periodic dramas are not appreciated, all you see is modern rom-com shit by YRF and co.

People created chaos at the cinemas to watch it for the umpteenth time for a reason. Half of the audience at the theaters stood for three complete hours. You don't see that kind of craze on any film today. Not even on a SRK, Aamir, or Salman film. No matter how much the media publicizes Ek Tha Tiger, the craze around it is nothing compared to the hysteria that was Gadar.

Originally posted by: bwtsweetu

one of the article says -
After adjusting box-office figures for inflation, Gadar - Ek Prem Katha, at an estimated Rs 2000 crore, is Hindi cinema's biggest-ever grosser. On the completion of ten years of the film, director Anil Sharma crows, "Those were the days when the best theatres had their costliest tickets priced at Rs 25. The film did Rs 267 crore nett business a decade ago

2000 crores😲😲

People can discredit Gadar all they want, but they can't snatch history away. Whether you hate the film or not, it won't change the fact that it is Hindi cinema's biggest blockbuster ever!

Originally posted by: *Aryan*

It's not remembered because it doesn't have Aamir Khan or it's not a Yash Raj production. Come on, Gadar is played on TV all the time. Filmfare lists always ignores it and we all know why, the same reason they ignored handing out any awards for it.

It's definitely melodramatic, larger than life, and the action is unintentionally hilarious in some parts, but it's still a very well made film. The acting, the dialogue, the cinematography, the locales, the songs, the costumes, etc - everything was pitch perfect. It's a beautiful film despite its flaws, and it's evident they worked very hard on it. The movie was shot within two years and they did a lot of research before they began filming. Too bad nowadays periodic dramas are not appreciated, all you see is modern rom-com shit by YRF and co.

People created chaos at the cinemas to watch it for the umpteenth time for a reason. Half of the audience at the theaters stood for three complete hours. You don't see that kind of craze on any film today. Not even a SRK, Aamir, or Salman film. No matter how much the media publicizes Ek Tha Tiger, the craze around it is nothing compared to the hysteria that was Gadar.

None of the camp wanted you..