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| Rajnikanth returns home after treatment Posted: 14 Jul 2011 04:28 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP): News reports say Indian movie star Rajnikanth has returned home after staying several weeks in a hospital in Singapore where he was being treated for a kidney ailment. Press Trust of India reports that the 60-year-old actor arrived in the southern Indian city of Chennai on Thursday. PTI says scores of fans were at the airport to greet the star. Three hospital stays in April interrupted the shooting of his latest film, "Rana," before Rajnikanth left for Singapore in late May. Rajnikanth's real name is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad. He has acted in more than 175 films since 1975. Many are in the Tamil and Telugu language films in southern India. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:38 AM PDT Two lonely hearts find true love and start A Beautiful Life. IT would appear that Hong Kong filmmaker Andrew Lau is better known for his male-centric crime thrillers like The Young And Dangerous series (1996-1998) and the Infernal Affairs trilogy (2002-2003) or even recent actioners like Initial D (2005) and Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen (2010). But, a closer examination of his filmography shows romantic affairs such as Sausalito (2000), Dance Of A Dream (2001), Korean flick Daisy (2006) and Look For A Star (2008). So, for his latest romantic escapade titled A Beautiful Life, Lau sets his touching love story between two lonely hearts against the rustic Beijing landscape. The two-hour romantic flick stars Taiwan-born, Hong Kong-based Shu Qi and China's Liu Ye as star-crossed lovebirds. She is Li Peiru, an aggressive and materialistic real-estate agent from Hong Kong, who sets out to make her fortune in Beijing but ends up in a torturous affair with her married boss. He is Fang Zhendong, a rigid and righteous patrol officer in China, who decides to remain single to care for his autistic brother Zhencong. The two couldn't be more different, yet they are drawn together during a chance encounter at a karaoke lounge when she gets drunk and throws up on him. As the path of true love never runs smoothly, what begins as a rom-com takes a different turn. Just as Peiru is surrounded by selfish and greedy people, Zhendong is surrounded by a bunch of warm-hearted disabled folks. Other cast members include Anthony Wong (who plays Zhendong's blind friend), Tian Liang (Zhendong's autistic brother Zhencong), Feng Danying (Zhencong's mute girlfriend, Xiaowan) and Andrew Lin (Peiru's irresponsible boyfriend). The soundtrack of this modern-day romance includes Mandarin songs like Taiwanese singer Bobby Chen's Bu Zai Rang Ni Gu Dan (also the Chinese title of the movie) and Hong Kong singer Jackie Cheung's Wu Sheng De Ji Ta (Silent Guitar). The latter was adapted from Danny Summer's 1998 Cantonese version, which was in turn adapted by Malay rock band Search in its classic Fantasia Bulan Madu. In a recorded interview, prolific cinematographer-turned-director Lau, 51, talked about how A Beautiful Life reflected what was happening in Hong Kong and China today. "Like Peiru, many Hong Kong girls now head north to mainland China for work, relentlessly seeking opportunities to make money. In the movie, the lass crosses paths with a police officer and thus begins their love story." Commenting on her character Peiru, Shu Qi, 35, remarked that many people list out their criteria for a partner and forget what it means to love. "Some people fall in love with the idea of a perfect lover who fulfils all her wishes. So, they love all the things they imagine that person can give them instead of actually falling in love with a real person who can love them back." Working with Lau again since Look For A Star was even more painful this time around. "The director seems to think that our tears flow from a tap. There was a long, emotional scene that tired me out as we did it again and again – seven takes in all – until the skies started to get stormy. "It turned out that the director was actually waiting for the lightning and thunder to complement the mood of the two lovers," groused Shu Qi, who is looking forward to making her directorial debut in the near future. Lau gave her the opportunity to make an early edit in this movie, just for the experience. Sharing his thoughts on the love story between Peiru and Zhendong, Liu Ye, 33, offered: "Many people are in pursuit of the perfect love, but fail to realise that it does not exist. In the end, they've to understand that loving somebody means having to accept faults and imperfection." – Seto Kit Yan A Beautiful Life opens in local cinemas today. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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