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Rating 4 / 5

Audience Reaction: They loved this one too.

IndiaGlitz.com
****
“…Gubbare is actually maudlin and has an element of triteness again. Nana Patekar is sincere but gives away the game. The predictable story is only mildly touching, largely because of Anita Hasnandani’s effective performance and Raju Singh’s evocative background score…
To sum up, Dus Kahaniyaan is a surprise package from Gupta, whose last two films (Zinda, Shootout At Lokhandwala) have also shown a decided upward graph after his earlier tepid work. It will be a pity if its unconventional content and format does not reap box-office rewards. To me, this is the most riveting watch since Jab We Met.”

Bollywood Mantra
“‘Gubbare’- This short story has been directed by Sanjay Gupta and stars Nana Patekar, Anita Hasnandani and Rohit Roy. It revolves around Anita who has a fight with her husband on the bus; she then sits besides a strange man on the bus who is holding 11 red balloons. This intrigues her and she wants to find out why he is holding these 11 red balloons. She then goes on a journey into the man’s past which teaches a valuable lesson at the end. An average story with a fairly average screenplay. Fine performances by Nana and Anita.”

IndiaFm
“‘Gubbare’
Cast: Nana Patekar, Anita and Rohit Roy.
After an argument with her husband in the bus, Anita sits next to an intriguing man holding 11 red balloons. This story unfolds a journey within a journey into this man’s past, uncovering the key to one of the most important lessons in life. Fantastic performance by Nana. Anita is effective. Sanjay Gupta is in form yet again! ”

ScreenIndia
“One also liked the stylised though predictable Rise And Fall(Gupta again) and High On The Highway(Hansal Mehta’s broodingly dark contribution). Not quite making the same grade is Gupta’s predictable Gubbare, saved by Anita Hasnandani’s sincere acting and Nana’s charisma and director Rohit Roy’s in-your-face Rice Plate (despite the outstanding turns by Shabana and Naseer).”

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Some more Dus Kahaniyaan goodies as promised:

B4U Rushes with Dia Mirza
Dus Kahaniyaan Remix Video
Janiye Remix Video
Aaja Soniye Video

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Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Arbaaz Khan, Dino Morea, Dia Mirza, Shabana Azmi, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher, Minissha Lamba, Nana Patekar, Aftab Shivdasani, Amrita Singh, Mandira Bedi, Jimmy Shergill, Rohit Roy, Manoj Bajpai, Mahesh Manjrekar
Directors: Apoorva Lakhia, Hansal Mehta, Jasmeet Dhodi, Meghna Gulzar, Rohit Roy, Sanjay Gupta

Visions of six directors merge in Dus Kahaniyaan. Epic in scale yet meticulously made, Dus Kahaniyaan boasts an extraordinary ensemble cast.

Starring Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah, this sensitive tale called Rice Plate takes a look at a Hindu woman and a Muslim man’s reactions towards material things.

Dino Morea and Tareena Patel star in the short story, Sex on the Beach where Dino picks a worn out book on the beach and out pops a female character. The couple have a wonderful time together but then Dino’s life suddenly changes as the dream woman springs some surprises on him.

Another story titled Love Dale stars Anupam Kher, Aftab Shivdasani and Neha Oberoi

Neha meets an old woman on a train wearing only one earring. Finding this strange, a conversation starts between the two but this chance encounter changes Neha’s life forever as fate and destiny come into play.

Then there is a tale about Matrimony starring Mandira Bedi, Arbaz Khan and Sudhanshu Pandey.

Happily married couple, Mr and Mrs Sarin live a blissful life. Mrs Sarin meets her bedridden aunt every Thursday. But is she really meeting her aunt? This is a story about betrayal and faith where love can make a fool out of us all.

Another story titled Gubbare stars Anita Hasnandani, Nana Patekar and Rohit Roy.

After an argument with her husband on the bus, Anita sits next to an intriguing man holding 14 red balloons. As the journey progresses, another journey begins into this man’s past uncovering the key to one of the most important lessons in life.

The story titled Pooranmashi starring Amrita Singh, Minisha Lamba and Parmeet Sethi shows the bond between a mother and her daughter. As her only child, who is about to get married, the mother tries to give her everything in order to make to her happy.

The next story (titled Strangers in the Night) starring Neha Dhupia and Mahesh Manjrekar focuses on a couple who reveal secrets to each other on their anniversary.

But when the wife narrates an interesting encounter with a stranger at the railway station waiting room, the revelations suddenly starts to affect their relationship.

Jimmy Shergill and Masumeh star in High on the Highway which symbolises their companionship and their unspoken love.

Its unpredictable and volatile turns define this story of two people who discover the boundaries of freedom and the recklessness of life.

Manoj Bajpai and Dia Mirza star in Zahir, a short story about friendship, love and mystery. A writer is driven to madness after he makes a startling discovery about the woman he loves.

Sanjay Dutt and Suniel Shetty star in the Rise and Fall, a story about dreams focusing on two gangsters, their friendship and subsequent betrayal.

Rise and Fall is a story of two friends united as brothers but divided by power.

With each story having its own twist in the tale Dus Kahaniyaan is an ambitious production looking at modern romance of people living in the realms of power where fortunes are made and squandered, honour betrayed and redeemed, and love lost and rediscovered.

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Some new images have been added to the gallery from the official site of the movie.

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Watch this space for two more music videos with some glimpses of Anita. I also highly recommend the music of the movie.

***1/2

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File name: 01 – Dus .mp3
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http://www.mediafire.com/?8xdycmmi23v

File name: 02 – Jaaniye .mp3
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http://www.mediafire.com/?2z9ztwmmxvf

File name: 03 – Aaja Soniye.mp3
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File name: 04 – Nach Le Soniye .mp3
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File name: 05 – O Maahiya .mp3
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File name: 06 – Mushkil Kushaa .mp3
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File name: 07 – Vichodeya Ne .mp3
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File name: 08 – Kaala Peela .mp3
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File name: 09 – Bin Tum .mp3
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File name: 10 – Bhula Diya.mp3
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Bonus! Dus Kahaniyan Title Track audio (Especially for Mohini)
Listen online on our Esnips

Dus – Dus Kahaniya…

New clear images added to the Dus Kahaniyaan album in gallery that you can use to make me siggies.

Video Trailer (THANKS Moh)

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I also heard that Sanjay Gupta might release life-size portraits of stars from Dus Kahaaniyan in multiplexes so you can take pictures with them at the cinemas. So if any of you in India find an Anita one, do try and post a picture

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Anita Hassanandani has come a long way from being a model to debuting in Balaji production “Kabhi Sautan, Kabhi Saheli”, to featuring in films like “Krishna Cottage” and “Koi Aap Sa”. Now she is all set to enter “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi”. Anita speaks about her onscreen experience so far.

Q: You will be entering “Kyunki” soon, how did you get this offer?
A: They called me up and I too was interested in the offer since I had not been working for a long time. I knew that I am not doing a lead, which would have required me to work around the clock for 25-28 days a month. That was another reason why I accepted the cameo role.

Q: What’s your role in the serial?
A: As I said, I am doing a cameo. I play Nakul’s love interest, a very simple character who changes his life. I have a regular part which will last at least two to three months.

Q: What made you shift from modeling to acting in serials?
A: One has to move ahead and keep experimenting. I was interested in acting so I started giving auditions.

Q: What’s your role in Sanjay Gupta’s “Dus Kahaniyan”?
A: The film is a compilation of 10 stories. I am playing a newly-wed in one of them titled “Gubbare”. My coactors are Nana Patekar and Rohit Roy.

Q: How was the experience of working with Nana Patekar?
A: It was brilliant, I had apprehensions before but they were cleared once I started working. Nanaji is a phenomenon. One gets to learn so much from him.

Q: Do you think you will be able to work both in films and television at the same time?
A: I would love to do both. But it’s very difficult, especially if you are playing the lead in a serial. A lead actor in a daily soap is required to work 25-28 days a month, which makes it impossible to commit for any other project.

Q: You made your debut with Balaji Telefilms and since then you have worked with them on many occasions. How has your experience been of working with Ekta Kapoor?
A: It’s been a wonderful experience for me till now. Balaji is a nice production house and things get executed according to plans. Ekta Kapoor personally takes care of everything. I am aware of various actors who have said it was tough to work with Balaji Telefilms, and that it was too tedious.

Well, I have never had any tiff with them to date, and as far as the word hectic is concerned, whichever production house you work with, if you are playing the lead role in a daily soap you will definitely run short of time. It’s hectic everywhere, not just in Balaji.

Q: Your future projects?
A: Actually, I haven’t worked for a long time, so at present, I am enjoying working in ‘Kyunki’. I am not involved with any other project as of now.

Q: Your inclination is towards movies or television?
A: As I said, I would love to do both, but yes, I am more inclined towards films. -Jayant Mishra

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See pictures of our Rockstar from this music video shoot!

(someone looks very fit and toned…)

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By Subhash K. Jha, July 13, 2007 – 10:00 IST

Remember those small-town melas where professional photographers in small tents with over-sized cameras clicked pictures of you with cardboard cut-outs of your favorite actors? If Sanjay Gupta has his way he would bring back those days.

Revealing his plans he says, ” What I intend to do is to put up life-size cardboard cut-outs of 30-feet in length and 8-feet in height with all the stars from Dus Kahaniyaan. Each of these cut-outs will be put up at the multiplexes. There will be a gap next to every star in the cut-out for the viewer to accommodate himself and get photographed with his favourite actor. In fact a whole family or group of friends can get themselves photographed with the stars at various positions in the cut-out.”

A bit of an old fashioned idea, no? Gupta is defiant. “As a child I remember posing in a studio with Dharmendra. You watch how this old fashioned idea catches on like wildfire. This is the era of cell-phone cameras. So everyone can click in an instant. This is going to be put up at IMAX and the other bigger multiplexes. It’s a little bit of added masti for cinegoers,” says Gupta.

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Nana Patekar plays a pivotal role.

Although Sanjay Gupta’s wife Anu left him three years ago the prolific filmmaker continues to miss her presence in life.

Just how much she means to his life is proven by the fact that Gupta has decided to dedicate one of his forthcoming films to his former wife.

Confesses Gupta, “Yes I’m dedicating my short film Gubbare to my ex-wife. It’s a story about love, life and loss. And I instinctively thought of her when I made it.”

In Sanjay Gupta’s short film Nana Patekar plays a man on a bus who brings together a young squabbling couple. The film’s title comes from the balloons that Nana’s character carries on the bus, supposedly for his own beloved.

After a special screening of Gubbare, everyone including Gupta and Patekar broke down. Perhaps one area of empathy between the director and his principal actor is their marital status. Both Gupta and Patekar are left without their wives, but continue to depend emotionally on their estranged soul mate.

Says Gupta, “You’re right. My wife is my best friend. And so is Nana’s. You’ve to see him in Gubbare to know how much of his emotions he invests in this role of a man who believes love is the only reason to live. It’s Nana’s best performance to date.”

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She’s been ‘chilling out’ for over six months. Having taken a break from television, Anita Hassanandani (formerly in Kavyanjali) is presently spending her free time working out and staying fit.

Now, she’s geared up to play a part in one of the short films in Sanjay Gupta’s Dus Kahaaniyan.

Says Anita, “I still haven’t started shooting for it, but I recently did a photo shoot for the film.”

Camera shy

Titled Gubbarein (Balloons), Anita’s short story also stars Rohit Roy and Nana Patekar. “It sounds very interesting and is completely different from anything I have done so far.

I have never worked with either of my present co-stars, so it will be interesting to see how it turns out,” she says.

Finally emerging from her self-imposed sabbatical, Anita will also be seen in a seven-episode cameo for Balaji’s new show Kayamath. She says, “It’s a romantic track with Eijaz (Khan).

It should be good fun, but I am not looking at doing full-time television work now. I am looking out for good films and am also meeting producers down South for interesting film offers.”

When asked if she thinks the promos of Kayamath resemble Kavyanjali, she says, “Oh, I think it’s so much better. It looks fabulous.

The first time I saw it I was reminded of Ash and Abhishek in Kuch Na Kaho. The director, Anil V Kumar, has brilliantly captured the chemistry between the two actors.”

Recently, Anita was seen in a lean look hosting the curtain raiser for the Filmfare Awards with Chetan Hansraj. “I have lost a lot of weight and I feel ultra-confident about my look now.

Initially, the thought of being photographed was nerve-wracking for me. Now, I’m like, ‘Bring on the cameras!’”

Anita’s Hindi films

Kucch To Hai

Krishna Cottage

Koi Aap Sa

Silsilay

She’s also worked in numerous South films

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