Rumi Jaffrey
We Must Pledge To Look After Satish’s Family – Rumi Jaffrey
Rumi Jaffrey feels the support and sympathy for Satish Kaushik’s wife and daughter may not last beyond a few days. “Sab apne apne kaam mein phir lag jayenge(everyone will get busy with work). We must not let this happen with Satish’s family. I’ve a plan. I will propose that all of his close friends should take turns visiting Satish’s home each day for the next one year,” says Rumi. He feels financial security is not the issue here. “It’s is the fear of being isolated just because the man of the house is gone. Satish’s family doesn’t need | Click Here...
Pal Rumi Jaffrey Throws Birthday Party For Rishi Kapoor
On September 5 when Rishi Kapoor would have turned 69 had he lived, his close friend writer-director Rumi Jaffrey threw a birthday party for his departed pal, where some of Rishi’s close friends and family joined in. Says Rumi, “We celebrated Chintuji’s 69th Birthday at our home with Neetuji ,Shatrughan Sinha, Hanan Jafry, Anu Ranjan, Lali Dhawan, Shashi Ranjan, Mohini Chabria, David Dhawan, Pammi Gautam and Randhir Kapoor … the sweetest cake my wife made with a dafli , a guitar, nagchampa agarbatti, Twitter symbol, his book, paya and a bottle of Black Label. Thi | Click Here...
Review Of Chehre: The Mighty Bachchan’s Monologue Will Blow Your Mind
Chehre Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Emraan Hashmi, Annu Kapoor, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Raghuveer Yadav, Rhea Chakraborty, Crystal d’Souza Directed by Rumi Jaffrey Rating: **** A snow blizzard drives the wizard of awe far beyond the precincts of the plot, into a tirade against all atrocities and crimes committed against women. He speaks about Nirbhaya and acid attacks, women being made to relive the trauma of rape each time they attend a court hearing. He speaks. Everyone on the screen and in the audience, listens. “There is no nya | Click Here...
Rumi Jaffrey: “I Am Back After Quarantine”
The Covid virus couldn’t have chosen a worse time to strike director Rumi Jaffrey.His new ambitious directorial Chehre, a suspense thriller featuring Amitabh Bachchan is up for release this Friday. Jaffrey a writer and director of inescapable renown says he was caught on the wrong foot. “I was in quarantine in Hyderabad after my daughter’s wedding.I’ve just returned to Mumbai. I couldn’t do any press or media interaction because of the virus. But I think Chehre is the kind of film that audiences will appreciate without recommendation. They | Click Here...
Rhea Chakraborty Ready To Face The Camera Again
After being traumatized for more than a year, Rhea Chakraborty has bounced back. Filmmaker Rumi Jaffrey in whose suspense thriller Chehre Rhea makes a comeback of sorts, was happy to host Rhea at his daughter’s pre-wedding festivities last week. “She is at peace with herself. She has come to terms with whatever happened to her. Now she’s more thoughtful and quiet. But ready to work again,” says Rumi. The problem is, all those loud mouthed proposal makers posing as filmmakers who promised Rhea movie offers whenever she was ready to return, have | Click Here...
Rumi Jaffrey: “We Are Not Exposing Rhea To The Media Yet”
“Abhhi woh apne haadse se nikal hi rahi hai…She’s just getting out of her trauma.” Writer-director Rumi Jaffrey makes it clear that Rhea Chakraborty will not be seen doing any media to promote Chehre, the film she shot with Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi just before her boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput passed away. Rumi never thought Rhea would become such a controversial part of Chehre. “To be honest, she doesn’t have that much to do in Chehre. So those who go to see my film in the hope of getting a good look at Rhea are in for a disappoint | Click Here...
Remembering Sushant Singh Rajput: Friend Rumi Jaffrey Still Can’t Believe He’s Gone
“Would you believe, I still continue to read his messages on the phone.Usska number delete karne ka mann nahin karta. I still feel he’s alive. His enthusiasm, his excitement about life was so infectious.He wanted to so many things. He wanted to act, direct films, write, do organic farming…. I am reminded of singer Noorjehan’s song Jo na mil sake wohi bewafa, Ye badi ajeeb si baat hain Jo chala gaya mujhe chodkar, Wohi aaj tak mere saath hai, ” says writer-poet-director Rumi Jaffrey about his friend actor Sushant Singh Rajput whose first death anniversary falls on | Click Here...
No one abandoned him, he just didn’t want to meet anyone: Rumi Jaffrey on Sushant Singh Rajput
Writer-director Rumi Jaffrey is in a state of shock after hearing of Sushant Singh Rajput’s sudden death. “This is the third death of someone so close to me happening within weeks. Rishi Kapoor was like a brother, then Wajid Khan who was like family. And now Sushant….I can’t believe it! Sushant was very close to me and my family. He loved my wife’s cooking and insisted on having her khana as soon as the lockdown would be over. We had to meet for the film that we were doing. It was to be produced by Vashu Bhagnani. For some time now Sushant and I were discussing a possible p | Click Here...