ZINDA OPENS TODAY

ZINDA, Bollywood's remake of OLDBOY, opens today and so it looks like the legal threats from the producers of OLDBOY were either settled or abandoned.

To commemorate this momentous event (which the Indian press has been calling the most original movie to come out of Bollywood without a hint of irony) here's links to an interview with Lara Dutta, playing the Kang Hye-Jeong role, where she talks about star Sanjay Dutt's habit of feeding insects to the crew, and a link to even more breathless reviews. And did you know that Bollywood also remade THE USUAL SUSPECTS in 2005? It was called CHOCOLATE.

My promise to you? A full review of ZINDA on Monday morning. If you're in NYC it's playing at the ImaginAsian theater.