THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on Jordan Belfort's memoir of the same name. It was released on December 25, 2013. The screenplay was written by Terence Winter, and the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort, a New York stockbroker who runs a firm that engages in securities fraud and corruption on Wall Street in the 1990s. It is a true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise from absolutely nothing to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government. 

But more appropriately, I would like to name it as the "Bubble-gum Boy," the name of a documentary made by Tirus, my little boy. The more we have, the more we want. Jordan, with his shrewdness rises from the dust to become a broker to reckon with on Wall Street. He has everything possible but that one ingredient I felt was missing from his life was love. A hilarious movie, the dialogues definitely will give you the full worth of your money spent. But a film I would suggest you don't take your children to. Explicit words and even scenes that will definitely make you uncomfortable even if you thought you were best friends with your child. But otherwise, a great film to chill out with your best friend 'cause you will definitely both laugh your heads off, without restrain and without giving two hoots of what the person sitting next to you says. 

The film is historically significant as the first major movie to be distributed entirely digitally.

Director:

 Martin Scorsese

Writers:

 Terence Winter (screenplay), Jordan Belfort (book)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Jordan Belfort
	Jonah Hill	...	Donnie Azoff
	Margot Robbie	...	Naomi Lapaglia
	Matthew McConaughey	...	Mark Hanna
	Kyle Chandler	...	Agent Patrick Denham
	Rob Reiner	...	Max Belfort
	Jon Bernthal	...	Brad
	Jon Favreau	...	Manny Riskin
	Jean Dujardin	...	Jean Jacques Saurel
	Joanna Lumley	...	Aunt Emma
	Cristin Milioti	...	Teresa Petrillo
	Christine Ebersole	...	Leah Belfort
	Shea Whigham	...	Captain Ted Beecham
	Katarina Cas	...	Chantalle
	P.J. Byrne	...	Nicky Koskoff ('Rugrat')

* Grateful to Wikipedia for information

It's not subtle, but Martin Scorsese's depiction of the debauched rise and fall of a wayward Wall Street broker is an exhilarating riot of bad taste, writes Peter Bradshaw

The link to a video from the film

http://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2013/jun/17/wolf-wall-street-scorsese-dicaprio-video

KO:YAD- The man, his boat and two rivers!

Manju Bora is known for her highly passionate movies and over the years, she has given people some intense stories, which have left us only wanting for more. So, the frames I saw in KO:YAD the evening of 22nd December, 2013, made me wonder if I would be watching anything more romantic; love, pain, hate, sadness, all emotions seamlessly woven together in a film directed by Manju Bora, wishing she creates something new sooner than later.

KO:YAD 

A Silent Way

Synopsis

Paukam lives by the river Disang in a small house. His only belongings are the two rivers Disang and Brahmaputra and the boat given to him by his father. Paukam's father left his mother for another woman when he was just a child. His mother then left for her parents’ home taking Paukam with her. Paukam's grandfather built a small house for them in their backyard. His mother worked odd jobs in the neighbourhood to earn their livelihood. But because she was a single mother, a few men tried to exploit her physically. One day, a person called Mitum Gam, who is her father’s age, rapes her which leads to her committing suicide.

After his mother’s suicide, Paukam is taken to his father’s home where his stepmother refuses to accept him. As he comes of age, his father gives him his boat and Paukam sets out to live independently by the river Disang.

There he marries Taksiri and has three children. He earns his livelihood by collecting firewood from the two rivers. Through his meagre earnings Paukam manages to educate his first son Migam, giving him the opportunities that he never had as a child. Migam goes on to pursue medicine, but betrays his family by leaving them alone and destitute. Paukam’s other children, deprived of the opportunities presented to his eldest, also leave him soon after.

Finally, the boat, the only constant in his life, he thought would never betray him, sinks in a whirlpool leaving him and his wife with nothing.

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AAAS Productions Pvt. Ltd. presents

KO:YAD

A SILENT WAY

A Film by Manju Borah

 Cast

Paukam--                  Sewan Singh Yein

Taksiri--                    Tarulata Kutum

Junior Paukam--       Bidur Mili

Migam--                    Diganta Panging

Setlai--                     Bipin Panging

Oisiri--                      Supriya Doley

Paukam’s father--     Janraj Yein

Paukam’s mother--    Priety Pegu

Paukam’s step mother-- Beauty Mili

Oitak--                      Rubi Mili

Paukam’s uncle--       Ramen Patiri

Champak--                Dibakar Pegu

Monpal--                   Dadhi Upadhyai

Pagob--                     Sarbeswar Kutum

Taksiri’s father--       Mahesh Pegu

Taksiri’s mother--      Lakkhimai Doley

Mitum Gam--            Muhiram Pegu

Mitum Gam’s wife--   Pranita Yein

Paukam’s grand father-- Keshab Pait

Paukam’s grand mother--  Shakuntala Mili

  

AN AAAS Productions Pvt. Ltd. Presentation 2012

 PARTICULARS OF THE FILM  ::

1.   Title in Original Language                                   :  KO:YAD

2.   Title in English                                                    :  A SILENT WAY

3.   Original Language of the Film                             : MISING

4.   Language of Subtitle                                           : ENGLISH

5.   Country of Origin                                               : INDIA

6.   Title Registration no.                                           :  70/12 (EIMPA, Guwahati)

7.   Year of Production                                             : 2012

8.   Date of Theatrical Release                                  : Not yet

9.   Awards                                                               :  National Awards for Best Mising Film and

                                                                                      Best Cinematography Award in 60th

                                                                                      National Film Awards 2012.

                                                                                      Selected in Indian Panorama of the 44^th

                                                                                      International Film Festival of India, 2013.

                                                                                      International Awards for Best Director and

                                                                                      Best Actor in 2^nd Ladakh International Film

                                                                                      Festival, 2013.

                                                                                      Official selection in Competitive Section of

                                                                                      4^th Jagaran Film Festival, 2013.

                                                                                      Official selection in Competitive Section of

                                                                                      15^th Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI) 2013.

                                                                                      Selected in 11^th World Film Festival of

                                                                                      Bankok, Thailand, 2013.

                                                                                      Selected in 1^st Chiangkhan Film Festival in

                                                                                      Loei, Thailand, 2013.

                                                                                      Specially invited to 19^th Kolkata

                                                                                      International Film Festival, 2013.

Silver Gateway of India Special Jury Award
in 15^th Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI), 2013.

(2) TECHNICAL DETAILS ::

1.   Running time                                                       :  90 min.

2.   Censor Certificate no.                                         :  CIL/1/11/2012- Guwahati

                                                                                      Dated: 24.12.2012

2.   Length                                                                 : 2575.85 meters

3.   Number of Reels                                                 : 5 (five)

4.   Film Format                                                         : 35mm Cinemascope

5.   Black & White / Colour                                       : Colour

6.   Sound                                                                  : Dolby Digital

7.   Laboratory                                                           :  Prasad Film Laboratories

                                                                                      58, Arunachalam Road, Saligramam

                                                                                      Chennai-600093, Tel: 23760092      

(4) CREDITS ::

1.   Director                                                                 :   MANJU BORAH

2.   Story/Dialogue                                                      :   Anil Panging

3.   Screenplay                                                             :   MANJU BORAH

4.   Cinematography                                                    :   SUDHEER PALSANE

5.   Music                                                                    :   M. MANGANGSANA

6.   Editing                                                                  :   A. SREEKAR PRASAD

7.   Costume                                                                :   JIBAN DAWKA

8.   Make-up                                                                :   UDAY MANDAL.

9.   Effects & Dubbing                                               :   JATIN SARMA

10.Sound Mixing                                                        :   YUVARAJ

11.Production designer & Chief Assistant                 :   JIBAN DAWKA

Rajanigandha and my first tears in the movie-hall

Oh what's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a second hand emotion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart
When a heart can be broken....

I remember Tina Turner singing this song in the mid 80s with a passion unknown, mostly 'cause she had suffered a traumatic and strained life with her husband and separated from him in the mid 70s. That was her life which was again made into a full movie in the early 90s. 

However, I am of a different opinion from Tina Turner and would like to say that love has everything to do with everything. Love makes life complete and creates a completely different personality out of a person who never really knew what love was all about. 

However, a decade earlier to when Tina Turner sang this song, Basu Chatterjee created a story of love; love of a woman for two men. Or was it just for one?

Mom took me to watch this movie in a hall in Shillong with a couple of my aunts when I obviously didn't even know what it was to be in love and for the first time cried when the actress was crying for her love. I wish I knew why I cried but Mom still keeps telling me that I was sniffing in the dark and that I was looking for her saree to wipe my tears and also blow my nose. 

However, the story kind of has more meaning to it now when I read about it than then when I was a little girl. 

Deepa (Vidya Sinha) is a graduate student in Delhi who is in a long-term relationship with Sanjay (Amol Palekar), whom she plans to marry. Sanjay is a loquacious, humorous, and a good individual who is also rather lackadaisical and forgetful with no sense of punctuality.

A job interview call from a college in Mumbai re-acquaints her with Navin (Dinesh Thakur) whom she had split up with under acrimonious circumstances. Navin is in every way the antithesis of Sanjay: He is very punctual and looks after her during her stay in Mumbai. Navin shows her the city and helps her with the job interview. This rekindles Deepa's feelings for him, and she finds herself torn between the two men and between her past and her present. Upon her return to Delhi, she feels that her first love (Navin) is her true love. She receives a letter stating that she has got the job in Mumbai. At the same time Sanjay comes to her house and tells her that he has got a promotion. Deepa then feels that she should forget the past and get married to Sanjay. Whom she decides to marry forms the climax of the movie.

However, what I do remember though was that Basu Chatterjee's film Rajanigandha made me feel very sad for quite a couple of days! And as a little girl, I hardly knew why!

Directed by	Basu Chatterjee
Produced by	Suresh Jindal, Kamal Saigal
Written by	Basu Chatterjee(dialogue)
Screenplay by	Basu Chatterjee
Story by	Manu Bhandari
Starring	Amol Palekar Vidya Sinha Dinesh Thakur
Music by	Salil Choudhury Yogesh (Lyrics)
Cinematography	K. K. Mahajan
Editing by	G.G. Mayekar
Release dates	·         1974
Running time	110 min.
Country	India
Language	Hindi

 *Thanks to information on this movie from Wikipedia