Two in a week, the world and Bollywood

Dear All,

I just thought to myself that I had written a Blog few days back and I remmebered a comment by a dear friend that I wrote 4 blogs this year , I laughed so hard , it was funny .. anyway how we doing today, all going well etc ...

This random thought just came in my head the other day, about the incidents that happened this year around the world, like Japan disaster, Innocent people being killed all around the world in wars, in the name of land, religion, conflicts, women and kids being raped and starving to death , there is so much hatred in this world and we read, discuss and continue our journeys in life, REASON is that everyone has their own problems and one needs focus on themseleves and I suppose that shall be one's goal to be a nice human being and take responsibility for their own actions. If everyone does that, it will be a stress free happy world.


Anyway lets talk some Bollywood guys, well where shall I start, Brand Aamir khan is rocking, one touch by him and it turns into Gold. well the guy has been slogging and working hard for nearly 27 years so he deserves it. In my last Blog I spoke about SRK's DON 2 and Tom Cruises MI 4 .... so i thought Don@ trailer was slick cos of SRK but seriously people Tom Cruise eats everyone alive in his trailer, it is totally fab and I had a Blood Rush. well we cant compare both industries, but we are great at copying stuff ... as De NIRO said , steal whatever you see when it comes to acting cos I promise you, they must have stolen it in the first place indeed.


on that lovely note , my next meeting is starting in 5 so will love ya and leave ya ...


blessings xxx

Life in general

Hello people, 

I have been deciding to write a blog for a while and yes I did manage to have my free moments but never really got down to it, then perhaps I thought today I shall write and came up with this amazing topic and bummer its all forgotten now ... just finished some work email and I thought let me write a blog and guess what the first thing I need to type was the TITLE, like seriously if blogging wasnt harder, I have to think of a cool title to attract, I mean I am writing this blog cos my dear friend Divya pushed me as always and she said it will be great for your work and you need to connect. Slowly there will be no avenues left I swear, facebook, twitter, blogs, linkedin, what apps, bbm, skype, facetime. I mean what happened to the normal way of connecting and I don't mean text messaging either lol

Anyways I watched a stunning film today called "the tree of life" visually stunning and great performances but not everyones cuppa tea as its super slow but once you let yourself in, its amazing. (Do not watch it on my account), anyway it was a story about a family in suburban usa. anyway screw it , just google and figure it out for yourself

I have been working very hard lately on my own feature 7 welcome to LONDON, taken a break from Iconic Academy as I didnt get time, but been busy with my shows on ZING, Brits Bollywood.

Anyway I am quite anal (pardon my french) when it comes to perfection, so been cutting promotional material for our film and its just funny that everything has to be perfect and I have to push every cell in my brain and body to be happy and have that satisfying feeling, sometimes why cant i just say , fuck it , this is it ... 

took five minutes out and watched the trailer of DON2 , looks smashing but then ended up seeing the trailer of Mission Impossible 4 and oh my days , Hollywood smashed it like no man's business, I could not even compare the two, even though I will end up watching both.

Recently I attended the London Indian Film Festival and what a fabolous eventful 10 days they were, met three cool directors which included Abhinay Deo (Game and Delhi Belly) , Rituparno Ghosh (Raincoat etc) and Anurag Kashyup ( Dev D , Black Friday). 

I enjoyed talking to all of them on my show, Do check it out on my shows but one thing I leanrt from them was no matter what obstacles you come across, never give up.

I had a million problems, obstacles like everyone during the last two years while I made my film but I had a belief and I knew that one needs to be super strong and solid when it comes to that. I am really looking forward to the release of 7WTL. Guys do join the facebook page and twitter page for it and spread the word. Official Teaser trailers and few music videos are all done, we are just locking dates in all territories hence figuring out all but by means you will be thrilled soon Inshallah.

best wishes and much love to all

as always I have no frrriicckking clue for what I spoke about and as always I wont check ha ha 

Asad 

xxx

Blank Ideas and Thoughts

Jesus ... I am going to be honest with you, I had so many ideas and things I wanted to share with you but as soon as I came onto this page, I have gone blank and numb, that’s cos I am in a screening and I’m being cheeky as I have already seen the film and hence scribbling on this page, NOW please don’t ever complain about me not loving you, I certainly do ...

Soooooooooo my people, how we doing today ... Yes I know I have not written a blog for a while, even though I had every intention to write on a regular basis, I think I'll have to download the application on my phone and scribble my thoughts whenever they come to me. Life has been really hectic lately, been busy with a lot of work whether its working on 7 welcome to London or rest of the work which includes another feature I have acted in, plus my Zing TV shows.

I hope you have all enjoyed Kee Artist's single Jaaneman part 2 which features your own (moi) as a prop ... I always thought guys and gals are a prop in music videos depending on who is singing it but I loved the track and wish Kee all the best for the future.

I always thought blogs were about a persons own experience and thoughts, hence I won’t be talking about any inspiring quotes and words of wisdom, there is always facebook for that ha ha 

Also recently people have been talking about some footballers personal sex life or who will be the next person in Madame Tussands , I think all that is making the public chutiya's , and well public is public, they need something to talk about , but hey each to their own ....

Recently I was out for dinner with a few mates at a really nice Lebanese place in town and then the belly dancers did what they do best, Dancing and one of them came towards me and started dancing for me, which was very uncomfortable. Even though we had a distance between us and I was sitting down but it just made me realize that people might take people working in media and in front of camera too be really outgoing but deep down we are all normal people and hence shy in real life, but switch on the camera and see the magic ;)

One of my closest friends is down from Bombay on Thursday for the champions league final, Lucky B*****d, I might get him drunk and go in his place, lets see how that plan rolls up, Plus going to the house of commons on Tuesday for a dinner with the elected people, so will share my experience for sure.

Anyway people I have rats and mice jumping up and down in my sweet tummy so will head for dinner , some yummy turkish food cos I begin a new diet regime from tomorrow 8am, wish me well ...

Lots of love and Blessings< 

Asad 

xxxx

ps my laptop battery is dying so I'll post this now and well its from the Lions mouth so I wont check the spelling etc ;) wink wink 

Asadism Finally :)

First thing first, sincere apologies for being MIA, not my fault seriously, I mean I thought about writing a blog and every time something will come up and I'll be lazy, but here we are and I'm thinking how can I justify my absence and where shall I start. Hmmm how about I share my morning with you guys, I left our film 7-welcome to London on render last night and it took 10 hours to finish but there was a crash in between which meant I had to start again. P.s when I said our film, it means it belongs to each and everyone for you cos it was made from love and for your pleasure. We are doing a big screening for industry people in next two weeks as its finally ready to the standard I always dreamt of. 

Anyway, How are tricks, what is new in your lives, I watched the Lincoln Lawyer the other day and I highly recommend this legal thriller, when I was at university, I had a Scottish female friend who always thought I was the brown version of Mr. Matthew McConaughey. Today I can say I just want to be Asad Shan aka me. We all have an identity crisis time from time or even we have idols or we admire certain individuals for their looks, their views, their style or certain attributes, but have you realised how we just need to be happy with ourselves and thank the lord for the existing blessings we have. 

Showbiz is a funny business, having been part of it for the last 5 years. John Abraham who is a lovely bloke told me that people always tell him this n that about acting, looks etc. He said he started his career at 33 and has been acting for touching 7 years now. He said if you have a certain quality or possess a skill, flaunt it. That's the advice Karan Johar gave him and he shared with me. One should always believe in them. 

I have been very lucky to have patient loved ones, whether my parents, family and friends. They believe in me and that’s really important. Your loved ones become your strength.

Gosh I feel like talking in one tangent, I mean I have no set topic nor I’m going to rip people apart or their movies etc but I always felt there is lot of unity required within media. The insecure people are the ones who are always bitching about others but I was given an advise by someone, that let the dogs bark, once they are tired, they will stop. You just walk past them.

We just finished cutting our first music video for 7WTL, and let me tell you it’s looking amazing. We are gunning for a summer release as Cricket has pushed all movies behind and well we will be ready by then. I hate being a perfectionist like seriously, its like a disease, everything has to be proper and to the highest standard which means I set myself and the team the hardest of targets and make them sweat more. I am a strict director when it comes to work and I know what I need but I love my habit of listening to others and doing what is right for the product. 

I have to thank a few people who have been a pillar in my life, Don’t worry I wont name and shame you guys J .Its my dream to make films in UK and to unite with all the right talent here and everywhere else.

I went to my local Labour party meet and was offered the position of secretary for my ward in my first meeting. I think I’ll keep my eyes on the bigger prize. It was really interesting through to receive an email from Labour saying that they have given their blessings to the current Govt to bomb Libya and save their souls.

I have also realised that twitter and facebook has made me ample new friends and loved ones. People that I admire for their honesty, their love and realism. That is such an attractive quality.

I have to confess, I ended up watching Julie & Julia (now it’s hard for a straight hot blooded male to admit this) but I did watch it as I had heard so much about it and it was about cooking. Now in a perfect world, I would love food on table but that means my mum’s anchor butter sponsored cooking (NO Thanks) hence I have actually started making small bits and bobs in my kitchen. Ok fine I have a grill machine and oven but it still counts as cooking. FYI my mum and I’m sure all our mothers are the best cooks in the world. They are just a different breed J

Finally I just want to take this opportunity to say that you all make a difference to my life and thank you for being there, regardless of the work line I am in, I think of myself as a normal being trying to play his part in this beautiful universe

Till next time leaving you with love and blessings

Yours truly,

Asad

Xoxo

p.s I wish I would read and revise this but I have enough faith in you guys , wink wink 

Ideas and thoughts :)

Hello all, Before I blabber away and carry on with this Blog, let me just wish you guys one last time a happy new year and may all your wishes come true (reasonable ones) of course.


Now I was suppose to write this blog an hour ago but between eating my dinner (salmon salad ) , I was flicking through various channels on my sky box and ended up catching the Simpson's movie and the legendary dialogue by Homer to his daughter Maggie, "you were my greatest mistake ever" which made me chuckle cos all my friends who are the youngest in their family, they all end up saying that they were a mistake. (do they mean there parents were not suppose to have sex), I mean whats the deal there people, are you trying to be funny cos I am sure your parents won't find it humorous , then why categorise yourselves as a mistake ... luckily I am the first born (you should see the cheeky smile I have on right now )


OK, true fact about me , If I am at home, I can not have lunch or dinner without watching TV, DVD blah blah. I know its not a good habit but I am addictive, problem is which most people wont realise that if you did that, you will end up eating loads more than you were suppose to, so be careful :)


Guess what, I ended up watching America's top model , Jesus Christ , that show is funny , hey before I carry on , let me just say I had no intention to say any of the above before I sat down which just shows how our attention span works in life, 20 minutes in front of the TV and my thought process changed. I mean some girls on ATM (America's top model) were HOT, some were blah but like all reality shows, there were tears etc and you only make it on screen if you do the extra drama and have a background story, like I have slept in a sleeping bag my entire life. OK I am bored and hence switched off TV so I could focus fully on this BLOG.


Had a productive day today as my Grading editor was working with me and we have one reel to go before we put all our footage together, wooohoooo sorry a bit of technical info there, I apologise for the intellects who are not sad like me (work in films )


I have to share something funny with you, which is that I got great feedback for my blogs and before I sat down today, I had no idea what I shall write or what I wrote last time, which is scary and funny at the sane time, but now everyone has these expectations because just like life, you set yourself a standard and then your entire life you have to be consistent and fulfil those tasks. In my case I just write as I speak or think, hence welcome to Asadism and the Jazz continues.


I have a million thoughts going in my head right now and I am trying to grab one, but it is so hard. I tell you what I love best on a daily basis :) It is the ME time, when I am all alone and my phone is on the charger (silent), TV is off and it is dead quiet outside on the street, I love that moment, I open my window and I look out, I feel and breathe that silent air, it is stunning (now that doesn't mean I hate people) , I just find moments like that very inspiring. 


Now this blog will not contain me bitching or putting anyone down so all you people who are looking for gossip or masala, try something else for tonight , cos we are all about peace and harmony. On that lovely note, many of you are starting work again from tomorrow, I wish you all the best, stay happy and in great health.


love always and yes I have no idea, what I have written above, wink wink


Asad
xxxx




p.s we are enrolling at Iconic Bollywood Acting Academy for the Jan batch 2011, so all you lovely people and your friends, come and learn a new craft and skill. It is super fun, The link is provided above for the courses. God bless and peace out :)

Addiction

First thing first, thank you so much for your continuous love and your wonderful feedback. I love connecting with you all and mostly its about sharing one's thoughts and ideas. I mean Chris Nolan said an idea can change the freaking world, now I ain't doing that jazz, Cos that would mean I will have more responsibility to rule this world and spread Asadism but I have no plans :)

You know I had a random thought which was about addiction. I have not understood addiction till I played Yakuza3 on my Playstation3 and slept at 6am one night, what the F ... but knowing how I control over my emotions and people who know me well also know that I have a wonderful ability to switch on and off, like literally if I stop talking to someone or decide to, I erase that from my life ... it has served me well in life. I am not saying that I know it all or anything like that but I am happy with what I do. If anyone is expecting some intellectual bullshit in this blog, go and listen to Deepak Chopra, the guy is a legend , talking about Dr Deepak Chopra , ha ha I watched the little fockers and he had a special appearance and movie was fuck all ... Gosh I do not swear but that felt good .... I mean it was a typical studio executive sitting down one fine day and deciding that hey its freaking Xmas and we don't have a blockbuster and we need a movie , so lets make the fockers ... and that it was ... we were put through the misery but truth is IT IS YOUR OWN CHOICE , your inner voice telling you which movie to watch , always listen to yourself and not the critics, Cos critics will ruin the film for you by giving out spoilers. I always make my own mind up about every film, I just watched Tees Maar Khan , A Bollywood film, now the only good thing about the film was Katrina Kaif looking smoking HOT and Akshay Khanna who was brilliant , rest was all mindless bad script. People have said to me that I shall be nice about every film , well I am super nice cos I always ask you to watch every film on your account cos its about your own mind, its your decision, its your taste, I remember dragging my brother to watch Wong kar wai 2046, once the film was over, he threatened to disown me , now I loved it but he didn't ...


I have made a film which most of you are aware, things have started moving fast and we are working on final few things, will let you know when we ready to announce something, I am a perfectionist and will put my best step forward, I mean that's all I can do, and people will judge my film on its own credibility not because they like me and I am proud of my team and everyone who has worked on this.


so when it comes to watching any film, basically its your own call and your own choice, screw everyone else (literally not practically) and don't try this at home unless you are married :)

I started writing a new film, romantic comedy and film starts with the most hilarious VO and first line of the script is Saif Ali Khan, Now Saif is not in the film but its a super funny scene and I laughed and laughed till I was coughing after I read the first scene, I am quite excited about writing this.

Also I went shopping on Boxing day and only travelled five minutes to Canary Wharf and Zara was my love for that day, Happy with the stuff I got and also excited to bump into people who I knew from ages ago or who know me from TV etc, its a blessing to have nice people around you and I am super blessed.

I will never write shit about people or dis people just to make others laugh or to win spectators , each to their own and its your own battle , just live and let live.

p.s I have no freaking clue what I wrote above but I wont change anything,

see you soon, lots of love

Asad
xxxx

Merry Xmas and here we are 2010

First thing first, bowing my head down to all you guys ... you wonder why ... well I am actually embarrassed because I never kept my promise alive of blogging once a week, which is a RIGHT number ... yes once a week, last time I blogged was 5th Nov 2010. I tend to keep my promise always and my excuse will be working, shooting, mentoring, teaching , post production, shooting in snow and literally killing myself , falling ill and yes being lazy ...

I have so much to share with you guys, I mean I have like a million billion thoughts in my head everyday, sometimes some of them are worth sharing and some aren't. I recently tweeted that I read somewhere that always speak well of others even if they don't, that should cause them some embarrassment even though it probably wont cos they lack self respect and are just pure losers. I don't think there is such a thing as a Loser ... All popular people deep down are losers cos they are scared of being alone or being acknowledged ...

I was in Royal China last night for dinner with my co producer of 7- welcome to London as she was travelling to join her family in India, her husband and daughter left a day before and we decided to meet to discuss work  and catch up. In the midst of our dinner , this Bollywood Actor called Aftab Shivdasani walked in and sat two tables away from us. I always studied body languages and I was actually in stitches  as he was hoping that people will recognise him so he was putting his head down , after five minutes he realised that there were no Desi people there and his hunger of being recognised was all over the place so he kept looking up flapping his arms etc. See the hunger of knowing that you should be recognised is like a drug.

On the contrary to that my brother always tells me off for being super nice and talking to everyone, (If someone comes up to me , I am always nice ) or I get told by my mum for being a tramp, yes my mother tells me off for being dressed in my track bottoms when I am at home, I always tell my brother that your work speaks for you and we are a public commodity and well tracks make it comfortable for me to switch on between work and gym but when I head out  I look like a million bucks or I believe ... p.s I am not kidding , wink wink

Truth is hard to handle , yes one has to be sure of themselves, I certainly am happy with what I do or have achieved and will continue on working hard at my goals and mission statements in life.


I have been blessed with amazing people in my life. From my parents to my closed loves ones or people I have faith in and trust. Thank you so much for being part of my life , for putting up with me and for trusting me. Also if i have ever hurt someone intentionally or unintentionally, please forgive me. By saying sorry I can only feel better and sleep well and I do not feel small.

I want to write more but will do in a day or two, for now I think this is enough,

Merry Christmas to all my loved ones and to everyone out there, please keep me in your prayers and remember to be nice and have a great time with family

peace out and love

Asad xx