Thanks for the info! Hope to see it out soon! BTW, you should post more often! Do you like JA?
--- In [email protected], "Matthew Islam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When I had met Nasreen late last year in london, she was in a dinner trying > as only a sweet person like she can, quite indirectly to convince the boss > to give her the nod for more time and a sitting of sorts for work. My > bhaijaan being the reticent person he is, said.....it will happen when it > happens. We had a great dinner and they were scheduled to meet up soon in > Chennai but I think its in official talks now......I do know that she was > hoping for a documentary, which I arrogantly proposed to help with (in > anyway) but she thought a book would be appropriate for now. Nasreen is a > sweet sweet person and the boss is good friends with her, so who > knows......may be soon! I dearly hope so! > > Be well. > Matthew Islam > > > On Jan 31, 2008 12:34 AM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Nasreen to book Rahman > > Shilpa Jamkhandikar > > Wednesday, January 30, 2008 23:59 IST > > http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1148318 > > > > The author and documentary film-maker plans to write a volume on the > > composer > > > > It's an exclusive function, where Shah Rukh Khan was honoured by the > > French government. Hardly anyone managed to get near King Khan, except for > > one exception. Nasreen Munni Kabeer was especially ushered backstage, where > > Shah Rukh gave her a big hug, and the two chatted for quite a while before > > he made his way out. > > > > Not very surprising, considering Kabir is one the few who made it to the > > inner world of Shah Rukh Khan by making two documentaries on the star. "When > > I made those documentaries, he was peaking as a star. But in the four or > > five years since I made the documentaries, (The Inner World of Shah Rukh > > Khan/The Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan), he has become a much bigger star," > > she says. > > > > Ask her if she remains in touch with Shah Rukh and she states humbly, "I > > do call him and we do chat once in a while, but he is a busy, busy man, I > > don't expect him to have that kind of time for me. After all, I am just a > > small documentary film-maker." However, Kabir has covered Shah Rukh Khan > > during his recent visit to Paris and may also do another documentary on the > > star. "I get footage from wherever I can and then put it together to see if > > I can get something interesting," she says. > > > > So is she working on another such project? "Well, I have always liked to > > work on those who have changed the course of the Hindi film industry. I did > > a documentary on Amitabh Bachchan many years back, and then Shah Rukh. I > > would love to do a book on A R Rahman soon. I am in talks with him. I hope > > it works out," she says. > > > > In the pipeline is also a project to transcribe the dialogues of Mehboob > > Khan's classic Mother India and a few more documentaries. > > > > "I love Mother India, it's a classic film and also one that has so many > > layers. I am not only transcribing and translating the dialogues into > > English, I am also analysing the film as I go along. I have done the same > > for Mughal-E -Azam and I hope to do more such films," she ends. > > > > >
