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As predictable as a movie could get, Gunday's "twist" is the most laughable of them all.
Read moreThe opening line of the trailer announces in Irrfan Khan's voice that this story character driven. It does get you interested, but then soon enough he tells you that a city like Kolkata is known for the friendship of two people and you know which direction the film is headed - exaggeration, inflated opinion about self and so on. I understand it is a creative liberty and so on, yet it also tells me not enough thought has been put into it.
The love triangle-action genre mix is interesting too. More so because the triangle is out in the open. I really hope that they stick to their promise and the characters are defined enough to know why they are in love with the same woman and why she'd fall for one of them, if at all. Right now, from the look of it, both Bikram (Ranveer Singh) and Bala (Arjun Kapoor) are one and the same in term of personalities. Maybe Bikram is a little fiercer than Bala. But that might have to do more with Ranveer Singh's personality over Arjun Kapoor's. Both giving their best over-emphatic dialogue delivery which is a put off.
Speaking of which Priyanka Chopra plays their common muse, Nandita. And being the muse seems to be the reason for Nandita's existence. Sad state of affairs considering Priyanka Chopra's stature and capabilities. I'd be so happy to be proven wrong.
And there is a good hope of that, considering we have Irrfan Khan in the mix. His presence puts things right back in balance, which is always a good way to enter the theater.
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- meeta, a part of the audience
Friendship. It's made to look so fickle in Gunday that you feel nothing for any of the characters or their relationships. And love of course, is superficial. In any case, love drama, friendship melodrama, and a few abuses directed towards the "system" later, Gunday is spread too thin on an already flimsy plot line.
Gunday is one of those films that make you wonder why it was made at all. The action is plain and pretty much boring. The performances are overtly stylish and overbearing. The dialogue delivery by one and all is too focussed on making an impact without having any support from the dialogue itself.
The writing is so predictable that even if you haven't seen the trailer you can tell what's going to happen next. If you've seen the trailer, that's pretty much all you need to know. It is a shudder-worthy shame that this story about friendship nods its hat to Sholay.
Given all these aspects, you could keep yourself from blaming the cast. Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor flare their nostrils appropriately and seem to have worked extra hard on moving their lips to indicate impact and energy. There is a one off scene each for Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra which gives them room to let go of the forced style and actually emote. As one would expect, it is too little and too late.
DO NOT get me started on how Irrfan Khan is wasted here.
A little too late also comes the courtesy mumbo-jumbo about how the protagonists do what they do because of the "system". That is a tough one to sell, given their attitude from when they were shown as 12-13 year olds.
The only silver lining is that the first half is reasonably well-paced. There was also this flicker of a comment on how best friends can take each other for granted, but as the movie progressed, it felt like only I saw it. But, other than that Gunday is as mediocre as it gets.
But then again, what do you expect from a film that has characters grow up from being children to adults with the camera on their running feet only to break into a song introducing themselves. Or a film that has too many themes and doesn't take a single one seriously - love, friendship, angst against system.
- meeta, a part of the audience
Thumbs up, by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama : ...GUNDAY has a credible story to tell, is packed with unexpected twists that keep you on the edge and offers entertainment in large doses. This racy, gripping masala fare is sure to hit the pot of gold at the box-office! ... full review
Thumbs up, by Bhagyashri Pawar, Bollywood Life : ...Ali Abbas Zafar has done a great job with his cast. It's certainly worth watching 'coz Gunday isn't a serious film which makes you leave the theatre with a heavy heart and neither a typical masala entertainer nor 'the happily ever after' kinda rom-com. Gunday is different and we love it!... full review
Thumbs up, by aneela.zeb.b, Desi Martini : ...Less rough diamond more pure coal ... full review
Thumbs up, by Martin D'Souza, Glamsham.com : ...For me, the real star of the film is director Zafar and the script. It only goes to show what a difference it can make to a movie. ... full review
Thumbs up, by Mohar Basu, koimoi : ...I won't question the novelty of the attempt because the film was clearly an ode to an extremely inspiring era of crackling work in cinema. But Ali Abbas Zafar doesn't match up to the tall promises of giving us a wholesome lip smackingly satisfying commercial film that is not sloppily written... full review
Thumbs up, by Divya Solgama, MoviezADDA : ...Well there are lots and lots of dum for all those who love masala entertainers as this movie is totally enjoyable and engaging. Though, it could have been much better especially in the second half and might not appeal to the ones who love meaningful cinema. 'Gunday' is like a old wine presented in the new bottle but as they say the older the wine gets the more it intoxicates you, similarly in 'Gunday' you will be highly intoxicated due to its entertainment quotien... full review
Thumbs up, by Mansha Rastogi, Now Running.com : ...Gunday is entertaining despite being a masala fair. This old wine in a saucy new bottle works! ... full review
Thumbs up, by K N Gupta, SmasHits.com : ...Overall, the movie is a must watch because of outstanding performances of the entire cast. Director Abbas Zafar proves his mettle once again.... full review
Thumbs up, by Ankita Chaurasia, Star Blockbuster : ...Gunday is an out-and-out entertainer. It has drawn on love and friendship like no tomorrow and that makes it palatable to more than half of India's population. If you are looking for a film that stays with you, then Gunday is not for you. However, if you are looking forward to be entertained you know what to ask for at the box-office window. Gunday is swag for your buck and it would help if you can whistle and hoot. Paisa vasool... full review
Thumbs up, by Srijana Mitra Das, Times of India : ...Gunday offers glitter coating a grim tale. ... full review
So-So, by SOMESH SINHA, Desi Martini : ... You won't regret paying for this movie. Cheers for the fabulous film. Woot!... full review
So-So, by Rachit Gupta, Filmfare : ...The climax is gripping. It's a pity that the rest of the movie didn't have the same resolve. The film has solid performances... full review
So-So, by Ravi Kandala , fullhyd.com : ...The music, but for the song mentioned above and Priyanka's cabaret number, is ho-hum. The film is shot very well, and the technical values are excellent - it would not do for a Yash Raj film to not have them anyway.... full review
So-So, by Anupama Chopra, Hindustan Times : ...Gunday is an affectionate collection of clichés. I think most of you will figure out what's coming before it does. But in the second half, when Bikram and Bala are at each other's throats, the film loses its spel... full review
So-So, by Faheem Ruhani, india today : ...The film gets it strongest spark from the camaraderie shared by Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh. Together they are too good buddy Priyanka Chopra does not have a lengthy part unlike the boys but her role is pivotal to the central conflict and drama in the film. Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gunday-priyanka-chopra-ranveer-singh-arjun-kapoor-irrfan-khan-saurabh-shukla/1/343576.html... full review
So-So, Indicine : ...Due to the buzz generated, Gunday is expected to take a huge opening with opening day collections likely to come in the 13-15 crore range (also due to Valentine's Day). It should sustain well throughout its first week, but the big question is if the film can cross the 100 crore mark by the end of its run.... full review
So-So, by Nandini Ramnath, Live Mint : ...a fair sense of rhythm that occasionally slackens during the 153-minute running time, and a clear understanding of the meaning of popular entertainment, Hindi movie style... full review
So-So, by Joginder Tuteja, Movie Talkies : ...It is these very volcanos that were expected to be the mainstay of Gunday and in that aspect, second time filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar starts with a blast.... full review
So-So, by Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies : ...The film's strongest point is the cast. Ranveer and Arjun may not have the magical chemistry of Amitabh-Dharamendra from Sholay. Priyanka Chopra brings a lot of sincerity to her role that is as complex as it is improbable— a tough act. Irrfan Khan is dependably masterful. ... full review
So-So, by Rummana Ahmed, yahoo! India : ...Despite its flaws, the various elements in 'Gunday' somehow come together and bring you a watchable film.... full review
Thumbs down, by Anna MM Vetticad, annavetticadgoes2themovies : ...This is not an unwatchable film. It's simply unremarkable, inconsistent and unoriginal... full review
Thumbs down, by Nikhil Kumar, Apun Ka Choice : ...Predictable, generic and overlong, 'Gunday' doesn't give you bang for the buck. There's hardly a silver lining in this coalmine. ... full review
Thumbs down, by Bobby Sing, Bobby Talks Cinema.com : ...In all for me GUNDAY was a predictable, boring, loud, over the top, mega disappointment from a reputed production house, unfortunately. Moreover watching its two (poorly conceived) protagonists running towards the camera in slow motion, I could only remember another big YRF debacle released few years back... full review
Thumbs down, cinemaah : ...Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor have to try hard at machismo which came effortlessly to the real stars of the period—Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha. The plot is rather close to the old Raj Khosla Dostana. Priyanka Chopra's costumes may be self-consciously sexy, but she manages the husky slinkiness of Zeenat Aman. However, Irrfan just steals every scene he is in—it really is a 'special' appearance... full review
Thumbs down, Daily Bhaskar : ...Just like any Yash Raj's film, Gunday's music is also above average. But there is nothing remarkable about the music and it will soon fade away from your playlist. ... full review
Thumbs down, by Nikhil Arora, Desi Martini : ...Gunday is an unsuccessful stab at an 80s masala film ... full review
Thumbs down, by Raja Sivaramakrishnan, Desi Martini : ...Inconsistent Script, Weak Story and loose editing brings down the movie ... full review
Thumbs down, by Sarita Tanwar, DNA : ... A two-hero film is a rarity these days. Watch it only for that reason. ... full review
Thumbs down, by Johnson Thomas, Free Press Journal : ...Ranveer and Arjun obviously had little else to work on in terms of character study. Priyanka's comely loveliness livens-up the love challenge and Irrfan Khan's tempered grandstanding manages to make the over-the-top seem bearable. Saurabh Shukla, the gem of an actor that he is, manages to fit in even in this outlandish proposition ... full review
Thumbs down, by Rajeev Masand, IBN Live : ...Gunday isn't unwatchable, but it's certainly a case of potential squandered. The film has an authentic look and feel of 70s Calcutta, some robust cinematography, and a few good tunes. It's also got two live-wire leading men whose on-screen chemistry sadly isn't mined for enough laughs... full review
Thumbs down, by Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV : ...Gunday is like the dusty minefields it is set in. Its loud explosions deliver loads of coal, but no trace of any diamonds.... full review
Thumbs down, by Sukanya Verma, Rediff : ...Finally, there's Irrfan Khan, wearing the expression of a man standing in the middle of a mess -- that is Gunday... full review
Thumbs down, by Anuj Kumar, The Hindu : ... Irrfan's silence carries more weight than the collective rhetoric served by Ranveer and Arjun.... full review
Thumbs down, by Aparna Mudi, Zee News : ...the entire look and feel of the movie is of 80s Bollywood. It`s like travelling back in time, where there were no metro-sexual heroes and toned modern heroines. It is not a Valentine's Day date, but the men should make a day out to celebrate their friendship with this movie. Though the film has nothing new to offer, one can watch it for nostalgia's sake!... full review
WeThePerfectTwo: gunday is an awesome movie.... i loved it...
WesleysKidrauhl: #Gunday public review: the story line is OK but ranveer and Arjun's acting and their chemistry is SO good that u will NOT be disappointed!
vishals_14: Just watched Gunday! AMAZING MOVIE ! #Bollywood
VikramKrishna19: GUNDAY is superb!!!
TobyJohn5: Gunday was a really good movie! 9/10!
tejal_lad7: Loved the bromance in Gunday ;) Priyanka was a stunner. Want want a Gunday 2 @priyankachopra @RanveerOfficial http://twitter.com/tejal_lad7/status/434581990373724160/photo/1
Sumeyya_SamMiKx: watched #Gundey....AMAZING MOIVE :D Loved it
Spicysangria: GUNDAY starring Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor is a MUST WATCH film... Fabulous acting and... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=730480710325785
souvikdgrt: Just watched #Gunday Awesome film!
souravsrkr601: gunday is a great movie
solo_kc: Saw the #gunday film just amazing rocks also in nepal
shivrawail: #Gunday is FANTASTIC! Congratulations @aliabbaszafar .. Aapke tevar alag hain :)))
shazad_24: Will go cinema again to watch #Gunday brillant movie
Sharanyashettyy: Boss...bollywood #ishtyle #gunday.. enjoyed it... @RanveerOfficial irfan arjun @priyankachopra rocked it ... 3/5..
seemazu: Gunday was awesome. :) Chahey tu angotha lag wa lo
SamarSKhan: Okay. Gunday is now easily one of my all time favorite films. Pure masala, Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor and Irrfan Khan killed it.
saima_selim: #Gunday I seriously need to watch film ASAP.
Rushh: Been ages since a saw a proper proper old fashion Hindi movie! #Gunday @RanveerOfficial @priyankachopra . Super stuff!
RoshanPalla: #Gunday = #SuperHit awesome film 3.75/5
ronesh: Loved #Gunday Perfect mix of action, romance, pulsating music & superior production standards @CineCentre http://twitter.com/ronesh/status/434648847630237696/photo/1
Reemaprajapati: Arjun kapoor, irrfan khan and arjun's smile ... That's all was enough for me in #Gunday. Good acting cn take the movie to another level :)
reebbiikkaa: just watched #gunday ... something more than awesome... (Y)
RanveersLeela: First half of Gunday is funny and entertaining but the second half is totally AMAZING!! The whole film comes together beautifully!
ranveerisfab: i seriously looved gunday ♡ they all did such a great job woow @priyankachopra @RanveerOfficial @GundayTheFilm
PritikGuitarist: Watched Gunday. Again same story, one girl, two lovers. But really nice story. <3 Must watch. In the end, both... https://www.facebook.com/IamPritik/posts/664468230256358
prathore2647: Gunday is good movie
prashan79764769: gunday will be became a big hit .what a supar movie.
prakhararya3536: Watched Gunday! good movie.
poojaspunky: Don miss this #Gunday definitely it ll be a treat to watch Em on Big Screen....
PeeCeeManiac: All in all #Gunday is the kind of film you go to see with your friends dance, screams, whistle and more ! Total paysaa vasool movie
panchalpranav14: Gunde.. Movie is nice story, nice music..and nice acter
NikiShahu: Gunday!!! Awesome movie!!! Treat for a girls eye!!! ❤
mrsingh6767: Gudd moviee gunday... :-)
MrAnupShahu: So finally watched #Gunday and I love the movie. 5 Stars from me. One of the best movie from @yrf @RanveerOfficial #ArjunKapoor (Y) Superb!
meeralishah2897: Ah..#Gunday awsum film! In love wid music! Superb acting by @RanveerOfficial #Arjun @priyankachopra ...Congratulations to team #Gunday
Legend_Khan1: Watched Gunday and liked it, would give 3.5/5 for a Maasla action film
kuldeeppansingh: Gunday movie the love of my valentine's day.
Khiladi__786: give gunday 8/10
KavediaKinjal: Gunday best movie.. <3
JudgmentalNYer: So happy my lady friends came with me to see #Gunday. I love sharing my love for Bollywood with people and I am so happy they enjoyed it!
JiinalPatel: gunday was a good movie
jeetofcourse: Watched Gunday...it was a fun watch..paisa wasool
jeeenuuu: Loved Gunday more than I love life. 2 down, 6 to go.
imHareshG: If one watch it again n again wont get bore #Gunday
im_anilyadav: i love you both.parineeti chopra #HaseeTohPhasee , priyanka chopra #Gunday nice movie.
illaydillay: Watched #Gunday. Family thought it was okay, @BunnyyG and i thought it was craazy. Watch it at least once. 80's-like, super entertaining
HiiamVinay: #Gunday awesome movie! 2nd half of the movie is really engaging. @RanveerOfficial, Arjun kapoor & @priyankachopra at their best!
HannaKh: Good masala entertainer though predictable story... I liked #Gunday and loved ranveer and arjun.
hamsanat: #Gunday refuse to be broken. Blockbuster all the way
gupta_ammy: Gunday..... I love this movie A real Friendship....
Geneliatic: Saw #Gunday yday Anddddd I loved it!!☺♥ The Gundays are tooooo Hawt! :* Bikram Bala♥♥
forever17kruti: watched #Gunday this morning, ahhh loved the adrenaline rush and the hard core entertainment & drama, a typical Bwood movie contd..
filthiestwerke: Gunday was superb.
fayrahs: Bikram Bala & Nandita made this Valentines even more special =) #GUNDAY
dheerajmalineni: Gunday:its a typical bollywood masala mvi gud fun watch ...Bromance,Romance action all 3.25/5..can b 1st hit of 2014
Deepu7777: Rockin Gunday..!!!! @priyankachopra @RanveerOfficial outstandin performnce as always. Soon to break al box offce records..!!!
DasRupankan: Gunday is a good film...i enjoyed it vry much......:3
darshit1991: Absolutely loved and enjoyed #Gunday Arjun Kapoor and @priyankachopra were killer! And @RanveerOfficial You are a STAR!! Go watch now!!
coolsonali015: Gunday the ultimate film packed with all stuffs to make it a typical bollywood blockbuster a must watch #Gunday @yrf
coolguysmiling: I found #gunday amazing. friendship , action ,emotions. Ranveer-Arjun chemistry is best. Superbbbb...
concisetrade: GUNDAY. Its a mass entertainer full of drama , action & Impressive performances. 3.5 /5 . Ranveer & arjun Rocked (y) - Mujtaba Azim.
ChopraLover: I'm a Salman Fan! I saw Gunday today..& I LOVED it! :D
BeingMaira: #Gunday is a lovely movie!! @priyankachopra @RanveerOfficial and #ArjunKapoor were amazing in it! ❤ Must watch people!
Barunki_Muskaan: Hey guys... pls watch #Gunday! Ull regret if you dont!!:)
Badtameezak: Gunday is a Great story about Friendship and dedication.Loved it @priyankachopra @RanveerOfficial
Arul_Mozhian: Great performance by #IrrfanKhan #Superb #Gunday
AnushkaVInamdar: Ouuuuuu snap ... Its #Gunday time #amazingmovie #mustwatch #omgranveersinghsbody http://twitter.com/AnushkaVInamdar/status/434583307817582592/photo/1
aniyuvi: #GUNDAY Amazing performances by the WHOLE CAST n CREW.. @irrfan_k @priyankachopra @RanveerOfficial #ArjunKapoor TAKE A BOW.. ^___^
anggy_ra: And congrats to @aliabbaszafar for Gunday! It's way better than MBKD, you just showed your diamond, Sir! It's FAB!
AmaniHamideh: Gunday was such a good movie!
akash_semwal: Gunday Such a great film i enjoy it........
AchalPatel12: #Gunday nice movie. Second half is quiet ok but if you love to watch masala films definitely don't miss this one. "Angutha Lagwalo"
xxSakshi_Manixx: Saw Gunday.. Wasn't the greatest but was definitely entertaining
sushanthreddy: #Gunday is Lay's packet movie. Big n fat from out... But very very less matter inside. It's not bad but it took itself way too seriously !!
rupanidmr: Movie okayish, but what a terrific screen presence this Ranveer Singh! Awesome performance yet again after Ram Leela.. #Gunday
pradeep_smenon: If you sit to watch #Gunday with an open mind,chances are the cast will take you to the finish line. But otherwise, it's a superficial mess.
PinkyPromise_00: Hi @RanveerOfficial last night i watched Gunday...It was a good movie but not like Lootera... sorry :)
Muaaz17: Gunday is an average movie with an old story.
MichelleJDantis: #Gunday is a fun Bromeo & Julius <3 @priyankachopra @RanveerOfficial and Arjun Kapoor are great characters in an alright film. 3/5
husaintha18: #Gunday.. nice attempt by ali abbas zafar bala rocks as usual but Bikram was not upto the mark irfann sir doesn't have much scope. 3 star
hasanz86: #Gundey was not a bad movie
ankitrajpal2: Gm to all Gunday 2 nd part a good and 1 time watch only
zaiinabkhan: Gunday was a sick movie but that shit wouldn't end lol, i swear it was 4 hours long
vivvick: #gunday pathetic acting, even pathatic script #yrf
vatsal_becks: Watch gunday at your own risk. Only good thing about movie is ranveer singh though and obviously without any doubt irrfan khan too :-)
trollpwnde: Krishi Darshana on DD Chandana is better than Gunday.
sharmaeshan: Unbearable first hour of #Gunday . I am getting out in half time. Yuck! Yuck!
sauravbhanot: #Gunday is probably the crappiest film I've seen in a long time! Or was it Dostana 2 that i saw? Horrible! So dissapointed!
salucious: gunday simply irritating
rakeshcamin: Horrible movie of the year #gunday
rachitmathur5: Bakwsss movie #Gunday 1 star !!
perksofpooja: Gunday was so dumb! Ranveer is too cute to be a tough guy
niveditabasu: Watched #Gunday With my brother @lostboy54 even though we found Ranveer to be a total eye candy, the film lacked soul
neelmoti: Gunday: Yuck !
mr_tanmay: Gunday ** film
MehtaHitesh: #gunday is just a waste of day
Marcopo50514289: #Gunday movie worst ever. Worst acting. worst screenplay.Never seen such ham acting before;
ManojG7: #Gunday is the Bojpuri venture of YRF films ..... Simply stupidity
m_ritika1610: #gunday a complete disappointment....#sigh
kityindian: Why in dis world was #Gunday made????... oh yes for making money ... #patheticmovie
jayeshughade: #Gunday too mch of ham act + SlowMo + sissy action + 2 potential actors gne wrong + random sngs + cheezy dialogues.. Irrfan d only watchable
ImpatientWoman: Gunday looks like a terribly bad movie :/
iAshishPunjabi: #YRF another flop movie #Gunday ,,, Grow up man !! Gunday doesn't make sense !!
em_ufsee: Saw Gunday. It's more predictable than Antonio Valencia running down the wing. Shit film. Rather watch Salman's films tbh...
dawood_kkhan: Epic Failure Disaster #Gunday #Gundey Shit film .. Only Priyanka Chopra Best Rahi hai .. Baki Sab Waste ..
chickoo_chirag: Gunday is incredibly stupid, boring film that has been utterly overacted with uber loudness. Disappointing fare!
Benaaam: wasted money on #gunday
becauseofb: Halfway through #Gunday. Mera dimaag bhi doodh jaise ubal raha hai. NOTHING makes sense! Plis be returning my money! #Fail #crap
Author_Asjad: Sorry @aliabbaszafar sir,u disappoint with #Gunday weakness of film is ur direction department aftr #MBKD i m expecting much better.
AtuleUnadkat: Gunday Movie. Pl don't see it.
amin_hafeezz: #Gunday Itni bakwas film hai K SRGay Ki Gando Film #RaOne tum logon ko achi lage ki .. Total Bakwas #Gunday film pr lannat
adityaarora89: #GUNDAY dekhke kat gyaa bhai! Super waste of time and money. PC looks sexy though,but still the movie sucks!
abs2792: #Gunday nahi it shud hv been called GUDVEY, BHAGODEY OR CHUTYE..Another crap frm #yrf
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Of whatever little the promo suggests,Arjun stands no chance compared to Ranveer and will be blown away completely! Hopefully all goes well,I'd love to see Ranveer Singh as the next true mass maharaja of bollywood after Salman Khan!
@Anuj some where i was reading about this film and they are thinking this is 100 Cr film.Do you think this would be? but I think Arjun too is good may be Ranveer is too mad.
@Anup i am looking to watch it.
@sidhart - i think everybody is excited about it,,,,me personally because m a bengoli boy and the movie is situated in kolkata and also will be released in bengoli,,,,so i will watch both the version,,,,and i think releasing it in bengoli will help it alot incollecting really good earning in west bengal......although i will watch it in gaziabaad,,,,but m interested in knowing the response of audience of west bengal....
@Siddharth : Yeah dude 100 cr is no big deal these days. Its the new benchmark for medium budget films like Bhaag Milkha Bhaag,Grand Masti,Gunday etc. Khans' and Roshan now have a much higher benchmark which begins at 150 cr and goes up to even 250 and beyond depending on the release size,investment,release date,pre release hype etc! If GUNDAY indeed carries positive word of mouth among the urban and masses alike,there's no reason why it can't nett in the range of 100-120 cr.
Even Ranbir's benchmark is 125cr except for that shameless release (the second most widely released hindi film which failed to gross 95cr worldwide.)
@Ehinome:Good,so u do accept media made posterboy Ranbir is [comment edited because it is a personal attack] whose benchmark is perhaps 50% lesser than that of Khans' and Roshan! Next i'm hopeful Ranveer Singh demolishes this [comment edited because it is a personal attack] Kapoor scion whose idea of good acting is dancing like an [comment edited because it is a personal attack] and making weird sounds and faces like a [comment edited because it is a personal attack] ! Buuuffeeee anyone? :P
There is so much discussion going on these days about the so called Bollywood stars. Thought that I would also share my view:
Aamir - Best actor among all stars. One of the most respected persons in Bollywood along with Mahesh Bhatt and very few others. Although all the stars have their own huge fan bases, but other than Aamir and Salmaan, no one even tries to influence this base for a good cause. And that's why I can never consider Sachin as the greatest Indian cricketer. Ganguly and Kumble will always rate higher for me (among his contemporaries). Respect for Aamir increased even further after he married Kiran Rao cementing the fact that it is more about substance for him rather than dumb things.
Salmaan - I can't stand his movies but still I am his fan and want each and every one of his movie to cross 200 crores. He is THE DUDE. Respect hai bande k liye.
Hrithik Roshan - He was the weakest link in ZNMD. Why all that plastic attitude. Did well in Agneepath. That should be his best movie till date I guess. Koi Mil Gaya was okay while Dhoom 2 was worse. Still curse my friend for dragging me to the theatre. Haven't seen any of his other movies. Comparing Hrithik to Salmaan is an insult to THE DUDE.
Self proclaimed King of Bollywood - I mean really? King?? But then I realise that people in this country worship Asaraam and all those ^%&%*. This guy does not know acting, can't dance, average physique....just those dimples over which only girls drool. Gets beaten up by Police men at the stadium. Enough said. And yeah his movies are as great as this great man. His single movie which I like is Swadesh.
Akshay Kumar - If I compare in terms of number movies of him which I liked, he will come second to Aamir. Hera Pheri still makes me laugh. But anyways his image is not that of a super star. He is a likable character....Akki bhai
Amitabh Bachchan - He is 71 with huge fan base, but still never says anything for a cause. Another selfish fellow. And this person wanted to work for the country after getting into the LS.
Just my two cents.
You guys need to watch some Malayalam and Tamil movies. Latest one I can suggest is Drishyam. And do watch Aadukalam...it's really good. And, Bejoy Nambiar who directed the marvelous Shaitan
ia a Mallu director. Hera Pheri, Hulchul, and Bhhool Bhulaiyaa are all remakes of Priyadarshan's Mallu movies.
Mani Ratnam is a Tamil director.
@Kapil:Yeah u rate circus clown Joker Kumar ahead of Hrithik without ever hearing of Lakshya & Jodhaa Akbar and expect people to be taking you seriously? And who compared HR with Salman? Different actors catering to different sensibilities doing different films. Only someone with hallucinating issues would make such retard comparisons. For all that ranting,you cannot deny that SRK is a superstar of epic proportions whose had the biggest contribution in putting bollywood on the world map,much more than the pseudo intellectual midget despite AK having done better films. As for "The Sachin Tendulkar",i'm too small a person to even speak of him. The fact that you compare Sachin with Kumble is pretty akin to naming HR and Salman in the same sentence viz comparing apples with oranges.
PS:HR was the single biggest factor why ZNMD did nearly a 100 cr in 2011 (a huge number back then) and ended up being a big Hit. Else we all know the box office track record of the terrible Abhay Deol and rookie Farhan Akhtar (pre Bhaag Milkha Bhaag).
@Anuj : Akshay may do many dumb movies, but in between those, he does come up with some pretty decent movies, last one was Special 26. Actually those dumb movies are for the fans of Koi Mil Gaya, Krishh nth, Dhoom nth and all such craps.
SRK is a superstar....yes indeed, but so are Aasaram, David Guetta and Justin Beiber. They do know what sells, but it doesn't make them any better.
I compared HR to Salman because someone referred to HR as super star. He can never be close to Salman in terms of popularity and following. There's respect for Salman because he knows what are his limitations and what he is good at, rather than pretending that he is the best actor, unlike SRK (Bechara buddha ho gaya par seekh nahin paya abhi tak).
And who watches SRK's movies overseas? Only NRIs na, so whats the big deal. Actually, because of him, foreigners think that Bollywood is all about crap song and dance....and that we can't make any better movies. A film like Ship of Theseus has contributed much more for Indian cinema in gaining meaningful recognition overseas rather than all of SRK's movies put together.
And why all this obsession with 100, 200, 300 cr. Leave these stats for distributors and producers. When I go for a movie, it is for myself and my enjoyment. I don't care how much is the movie going to gross. Just 2 days back, I watched Listen Amaya. This movie got me hooked since the start. While as for Dhoom 3, nothing could make me even wanting to watch it....not even Aamir. I guess actors don't matter for me anymore barring a very select few like Nawazuddin, Irfan Khan, Naseeruddin Shah and late Farooq Sheikh. It's the director which has far greater influence on me.
As for Sachin, I compared him as a cricketer and not as a batsman, by which I meant Sachin - as a batsman including his public image and his other off field activities. Ganguly revolutionised Indian cricket by rooting out nepotism and selecting the team on the basis of merit ony. He had the guts to speak out against anything which was wrong, unlike Sachin and Dhoni. Dhoni is Srinivasan's pet (or shall I say pet who lays golden eggs). Kumble tried a lot to change things in Karnataka Association. Sachin has not done any such thing. He even got elected to RS with much fanfare, but have you ever heard of these two words together after that - Sachin Tendulkar and Rajya Sabha?
So, I am not comparing them just in terms of their core competences, but as overall public figures.
"Actually those dumb movies are for the fans of Koi Mil Gaya, Krishh nth, Dhoom nth and all such craps."~still a lot better than De Dana Dan,KI,8*10 Tasveer,CC2C,TMK,Thank You,Heyy Babyy,Tashan,Joker,Desi Boyz and what not? If an above average Special 26 is the best the circus clown Joker Kumar's got i shudder to think about the eventuality of equating his best with the likes of Lakshya,Jodhaa Akbar,Agneepath and ZNMD! And yes HR is referred to as a superstar 'coz he factually is one with a proven track record of consistent box office hits over the last 14 years (something which joker Kumar has struggled through his worthless filmography). For the rest of your comments,big lol...they're so ridiculous that they ain't even deserving of a response!
"I compared HR to Salman because someone referred to HR as super star."~yes and that's 'coz Salman Khan is a megastar of mammoth proportion whose popularity can be equated to the likes of Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan (acting ability varies from person to person,imo Salman is one of bollywood's best comedians till date). That still does not change the fact that HR is a massive star in his own right with a huge fan following across the globe. As for SRK,Indian movies are watched by Nri's and people of Indian origin only mate! 90% of the people watching Indian films overseas are either Nri's or people of Indian origin. That does not change the fact that SRK is the undisputed king of the Nri diaspora and yes his films are indeed watched by more folk overseas than Salman,Aamir and Rajni Sir's in terms of sheer numbers!
Do you work for some distributor ? If yes, then you are doing a good job. If no, then why are you so infatuated by numbers. Don't you have any other argument?
I am not some NRI who is home sick that I should bear with some middle/upper middle/upper class crap family drama playing in the theatre. I prefer realistic movies where directors put great effort in even minutest of details, like the clothes and bag of Emraan Hashmi in Shanghai. You can appreciate it if you ever lived in Delhi or nearby cities. Had there been SRK in place of him, then that character would have certainly looked like a son of some millionaire. KHNH, K3G, KKHH, DDLJ - these movies are for kids and homesick NRIs, not for someone with some grey matter. We should not even talk about Chennai Express, Ra1, RNBDJ, OSO, Main hoon na and all. All these movies were super duper hits but were they worth even a single watch.
NRIs don't watch Salman's movies because they can't relate to them. As for Aamir's movies, NRIs get a decent number of similar movies in US/UK/Canada which require some of their brains. It is only SRK's dumb movies showing lifestyles of Indian middle class and above people that they don't get to watch in their countries.
Have you even seen Ship of Theseus, Listen Amaya or Shahid. I bet you don't have patience to watch and appreciate such movies.
For me, if I am not staring at the end credits after the movie has finished, then it was most certainly a waste of money and time for me.
I liked Lakshya when I watched it 8 or 9 years back. But I can't say what will be my reaction if I watch it again now. Because after reading Javed Akhtar's so many tweets, I am very doubtful about him. He is such a child. No class.
I have not seen even a single minute of Jodha Akbar while in some 15-20 minutes of Agneepath, which I saw, HR was looking really good. As for ZNMD, I have already told, he was the weakest link in the movie. And by the way, movie wasn't that great at all. Those three guys never looked like friends. There was no chemistry. Other than the locations, there was nothing good about the movie. Kai Po Che had much greater emotional connect between the three protagonists.
It was the most anticipated movie for me in 2014 among all the movies have been released.....But haven't thought that i would like more Hasee To Phasee then Gunday.....Doesn't have anything new,,,,,nothing breathtaking.....
Having irfan khan and ranveer singh in cast along with priyanka chopda and a decent actor Arjun Kapoor in it and this is what u make......
The storyline is full of loopholes....
The storyline is so predictable,,,,and almost all of the dialogues are taken from Amitabh/Satru/Shashi kapoor and Mithoon movies.....I was just predicting all the dialogues before actors were saying it......
Just an engaging screenplay and beautiful cinematography makes it a decent watch,,,,that too not in big screen,,,,although i havnt disliked it as much as you(Meetu) have reviewed.....
Instead of this,,,,movie will gross a lot of income,,,,due to its star cast , good music and massive promotion,,,,and person who doesn't devote much of there mind in the movie,,,,will definitely gonna like it a lot......
"Because after reading Javed Akhtar's so many tweets, I am very doubtful about him. He is such a child. No class."~of what i know,Javed Akhtar himself rates HR as a fine actor and right up there among the best. For him,he would always remain like a son considering Javed Saab's age. With regards to class,if class refers to sophistication,style and personality you'd be blind to say HR's got none of it. Ask the women who fell in love with KNPH,Dhoom-2 and Agneepath. If class refers to sadakchaap,seetimaar mawali style lowbrow pungent stuff i'm sure Joker Kumar would be your best bet! HR was the single biggest reason why ZNMD worked and a lot better than overrated poker faced flopstar Abhay Deol or the rookie Farhan Akhtar!
@Anuj : You need to broaden your horizon buddy.
watch this...really funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enyCO7HPv18
Bollywood was,is and will continue to remain the most watched and popular film industry across the length and breath of this land by some distance. Shouting from rooftops or ranting on public discussion forums (something which bollywood critics specialize in) will not change the facts!
I thought India has a holiday for distributing guns to the needy. Gun Day aka
Jokes aside, this has been well received by
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@Kapil : People grow old and i guess u have faster than your contemporaries. Fyi,this ain't a Tamil/Telugu or Malayalam movie forum by the way! Perhaps a Rajni or Mamooty fanboy club might be more in sync with your taste since ur part of that <20% of the Indian population who watches regional films and goes about recommending them to folk who have no idea about the a,b,c of these languages.
@Harsh it did feel out of place
@Kapil worry not! the rest of us can have healthy discussion about films and how we, personally, like them.
@Suman I know!
@Anuj Please refrain from deciding on what kind of a forum this is. Also, one of these days I am going to read through ALL your comments word-for-word and replace all derogatory/personal attack remarks with [edited/deleted because it contained a personal attack and/or was abusive.]
@Meeta:Firstly,in my definition of derogatory I cannot remember abusing or personally attacking anyone unless of course in retaliation. Secondly,if any of them are indeed in retaliation (which all of them are) I hope you edit the provocative one's made by other members on your forum too. Thirdly,no more comments from my side on your forum 'coz i really do not see a point in sharing my 2 cents on bollywood cinema,the performers & its interesting box office dynamics through the ages at a place where "factual data" based on proven statistics is undermined in favor of personal definitions of "good & bad cinema". As for the one's here who found favor with me (quite a handful of what i can remember over the last 3-4 months),my blog's always open to you guys. Good Luck!
@Meeu : Yes, certainly. We shall all have healthy discussions on this forum.
@Anuj : We need all kinds of views in a discussion/argument, otherwise there's no fun if everybody agrees. And, you are the star here...just like Agraj said, Virat Kohli of WOGMA
@Anuj All actors except maybe Hrithik Roshan have been called names. Anyway, thank you.
@Divya ha ha ha ha!
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Accomplishing an ocean landing will give the California-based SpaceX flexibility to recover its boosters from a wider variety of space missions. The firm, owned and operated by Musk, wants to refurbish and refly its rockets, potentially slashing launch costs.
Similar efforts are underway by fellow tech titan Jeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, as well as industry stalwart United Launch Alliance, a partnership of Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
For now, SpaceX is concentrating on reusing just the first stage of its Falcon rockets, which sell for about $61 million, the company's website shows.
Of that, only about $200,000 is for fuel, Musk said at the American Geophysical Union conference in San Francisco last month.
"With reusable rockets, we can reduce the cost of access to space by probably two orders of magnitude," or a factor of 100, Musk said at the conference.
SpaceX eventually wants to return the rocket's second-stage for reuse as well.
The rocket slated to launch NASA's Jason-3 satellite is an older version of the rocket that flew last month and does not have the power to attempt a touchdown on land, SpaceX said.
The booster that landed on Dec. 21 will be test-fired in Florida, but probably not reflown, Musk told reporters after the landing. He said the company likely would attempt relaunch of another recovered rocket in 2016.
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I sent over a whole heap of samples for display and it was a great excuse to sew up a few fresh ones too.
I have a cupboard full of Make It Perfect samples but sometimes I sneak the samples out of the cupboard and into my own wardrobe! I needed to make a new Skippy dress because nothing was sample-worthy and this is what was created...
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You are here: Rendering > Principles An Introduction to TrueType Fonts: A look inside the TTF format Contents The primary font technology used on Microsoft Windows and the Mac OS is based on the TrueType specification. TrueType fonts are scalable which means the glyphs can be displayed at any resolution and any point size (though the glyphs may not look good in extreme cases). A TrueType font is a binary file containing a number of tables. There is a directory of tables at the start of the file. The file may contain only one table of each type, and the type is indicated by a case-sensitive four letter tag. Each table and the whole font have checksums. The TrueType specification was developed by Apple and adopted by Microsoft. Later Microsoft and Adobe expanded the specification to support smart rendering and PostScript glyphs. The new specification, which added more tables, was called OpenType. Apple also added tables to TrueType to support a different smart rendering system producing the Apple Advanced Typography (AAT) font specification. SIL's Graphite smart rendering system works by adding tables, too. This section is only concerned with the tables which were part of the original TrueType specification and which are still used in OpenType, AAT, and Graphite to describe glyphs and provide general font data. For more details, see the reference documentation ( Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, ISO/IEC).1 Glyphs ('glyf')All fonts contain glyphs. TrueType fonts describe each glyph as a set of paths. A path is simply a closed curve specified using points and particular mathematics. A lower case 'i' has two paths, one for the dot and one for the rest of it. The paths are filled with pixels to create the final letter form. This set of paths is called an outline. Drawing the glyphs is an art in its own right. Another way that a glyph may be specified is in terms of other component glyphs. A glyph may consist of references to other glyphs which are combined to make the new compound glyph. An 'acute e' could be composed of the glyphs for 'e' and 'acute'. In such compound glyphs, each component glyph has placement and optional transformation data associated with it. The 'glyf' table contains the data describing each glyph in the font. A particular glyph is identified by a glyph id, which is used exclusively throughout the font to identify that glyph. See "Character to Glyph Mapping" below. At low resolutions (on a computer screen), slight differences in how an outline aligns with the available pixels on a device can make a large visual difference. The 'm' on the left below is malformed because of bad alignment. The 'm' on the right has been adjusted to fit the available pixels better. There are two approaches to solving this problem of alignment. 1.1 HintingIn addition to the basic mathematical data that describes each glyph's outlines, the font can store a set of 'instructions' (called hints) which are executed when the glyph is drawn on screen. These instructions move some of the points which define the glyph so that they are positioned well in relation to the grid onto which the glyph is to be drawn (shown above). The hinting code is very complicated and very few people interact directly with it. Most font design tools provide a feature to auto-hint the glyphs a user draws, but the result varies from passable to terrible depending on several factors. The best hints are created manually by highly skilled people using special tools. If hinting is done well, the results are dramatic. For example, compare the on-screen display quality of Times New Roman (which has been very thoroughly manually hinted) against SILDoulos (which has been auto-hinted using a font design tool). Manual hinting can triple the time it takes to design a font, but it is sometimes worth the investment. Hinting information is contained in three tables within the font—'cvt', 'fpgm', and 'prep'. These tables cannot be easily edited outside of specialized font hinting software. 1.2 Anti-AliasingAnti-aliasing is another approach which has become more popular recently. It consists of smudging the edges of the glyph outline slightly by using grey pixels on a screen. The eye averages out the smudging, and the results are clearer than without it. This approach is used in such programs as Adobe Acrobat Reader and for some fonts in Windows to produce more legible glyphs. Microsoft has also recently patented a new technology called ClearType (primarily of interest to LCD display users). White on a computer screen actually consists of red, green, and blue pixels placed very close together. ClearType manipulates these color pixels separately to finely control the edges of glyphs, resulting in cleaner, more legible letters. The best way to improve the legibility of a font is to increase the screen resolution. Screen displays are improving each year, so eventually hinting and anti-aliasing will not be needed, but many years probably will pass before these techniques can be discarded. 2 Character to Glyph Mapping ('cmap')The 'cmap' table is used to convert from an outside encoding (such as Unicode) to internal glyph ids. The rendering system uses the 'cmap' to convert the Unicode code points in a string to glyph ids and then renders the appropriate glyph shapes at the proper positions on the screen or printer. Glyph ids are used exclusively to reference glyphs in all other font tables. The 'cmap' table consists of a set of mapping subtables for different technologies and architectures. This allows the same font to work on multiple operating systems. For example, most TrueType fonts have three subtables within the 'cmap', two for Apple and one for Microsoft. Each mapping subtable has two numbers associated with it: the platform id and the encoding id. The platform id indicates what architecture the subtable is designed for. For example, a platform id of 0 indicates Apple Unicode, 1 indicates Apple Script Manager, 2 indicates ISO, and 3 indicates Microsoft. The meaning of the encoding id depends on the platform. For example, some older fonts have only two subtables: Platform 1, encoding 0 (Mac Roman 8-bit simple 256 glyph encoding) and Platform 3, encoding 1 (Windows Unicode). The mapping subtables use various formats to reduce their size, but all formats map from a character code to a glyph id. Multiple character codes can map to the same glyph id. For example, space (U+0020) and no-break space (U+00A0) often map to the same glyph id. There are some special glyph ids which are reserved by convention as described in the below table. It is advisable to follow these conventions when modifying fonts. Glyph 0 is normally an open rectangle and is used by rendering systems to substitute for characters that are not present in the font.
3 Glyph Names ('post')The 'post' table provides a name for each glyph based on PostScript conventions. These names are primarily of interest to font designers, engineers, and automatic tools which work with fonts at the glyph level. The table also stores some miscellaneous information such as the italic angle, the underline position, and whether the font uses proportional spacing. It is possible (common in large CJK fonts) to have a 'post' table which is empty (provides no names.) Glyph PostScript names can contain any alphanumeric character, though there are some restrictions. Adobe's naming convention is the industry-wide standard. This provides a predefined list of 1054 special names, like .notdef, space, and Aacute. Glyphs not in this list are given a name based on their unicode value (e.g. uni0E4D) with a possible modifier (uni0E48.left) or based on a sequence of codes (for ligatures—uni0E380E48). If a font contains a non-empty 'post' table and does not use these naming guidelines, it may not work correctly with some software (e.g. Adobe Acrobat). For detailed information about PostScript glyph names, see FDBP Glyph Naming. 4 Metrics, Style, Weight, etc. ('hmtx', 'hdmx', 'OS/2', etc.)The 'hmtx' (horizontal metrics) table specifies the advance width and left side bearing for each glyph. Glyphs are positioned relative to a given point on the screen or page. The horizontal distance from the current point to the left most point on the glyph is the left side bearing. The horizontal distance the current point moves after the glyph is drawn to be positioned for the next glyph is the advance width. For example, an overstriking glyph will have an advance width of 0 with possibly a negative left side bearing (if it is intended to follow the overstruck glyph), while a space glyph will have a large advance width, even though there is no actual glyph outline for this glyph. Changing the advance width will alter the positioning of every glyph on a line after the changed glyph. Changing the left side bearing will only alter the placement of an individual glyph. In right to left scripts, glyphs still are described using a left to right coordinate system. The left side bearing and advance width will scale along with the glyph outlines and also can be modified by hints. For performance reasons (e.g. calculating line breaks before actually rendering glyphs), a font may provide precalculated advance widths for each glyph at various sizes and resolutions in its 'hdmx' (horizontal device metrics) table. To support glyphs drawn on a vertical baseline, the 'vmtx' and 'VDMX' tables may be present. They are analagous to the 'hmtx' and 'hdmx' tables. The 'OS/2' table provides font wide metrics that control line spacing in Windows. It also indicates the style and weight of a font as well as a rough description of its overall look. On the Mac OS, the 'head' and 'hhea' tables are used instead of the 'OS/2' table to store this information. Information in all three tables should agree. In addition, the 'OS/2' table provides information about what range of characters are in the font, both in terms of Windows' codepages and Unicode ranges. This data can affect whether a given font will be used to display Unicode data. The 'head' table contains the checksum for the entire font and other summary information about the font as a whole. The 'hhea' table specifies summary information about the horizontal metrics. 5 Kerning ('kern')The optional 'kern' table specifies how glyph combinations should be kerned. On the Windows, the only format which is supported provides simple pair kerning. Pairs of glyph ids are listed with the amount by which the origin of the second glyph should be moved in relation to the first glyph. This movement will result in a shift in all following glyphs on the same line. For example, if an 'A' follows a 'W' then the 'A' and all subsequent glyphs on the line should be moved left. OpenType and AAT tables provide a much more sophisticated mechanism that includes complex contextual kerning. For more information, see the relevant specification. 6 General Font Information ('name')The 'name' table stores text strings which an application can use to provide information about the font. Each string in the 'name' table has a platform and encoding id corresponding to the platform and encoding ids in the 'cmap' table. Each string also has a language id which can be used to support strings in different languages. For Windows (platform id 3) the language id is the same as a Windows LCID. For the Mac OS (platform id 1), script manager codes are used instead. See the TrueType documentation for details. Each string also has a name id which describes the meaning of this string and its use. The list below was taken from current documentation. This list may grow in the future. Other strings can be included but are not assigned a special meaning.
7 What's Left?Four other tables are usually present in each font. The 'loca' table simply provides an offset (based on a glyph id) for glyph data in the 'glyf' table. It is required if a 'glyf' table is present (see below). The required 'maxp' table provides information about the overall complexity of the glyphs and hints. The optional 'LTSH' table indicates when a given glyph's size begins to scale without being affected by hinting. The optional 'PCLT' table stores fontwide information based on Hewlett-Packard's Printer Control Language specification. Several other optional tables can be present which are used to accommodate bitmaps. An OpenType font can use the 'CFF' table (instead of the 'glyf' and 'loca' tables) for PostScript glyphs. OpenType, AAT, and Graphite also define additional tables primarily for smart rendering. Periodically entirely new tables or new fields within existing tables are added to the specification to support new rendering features. Two other related though older font specifications that the reader should be aware of are TrueType Open and TrueType GX. Roughly, TrueType Open is like OpenType without the support for PostScript glyphs. TrueType GX is like AAT before support for Unicode was added. 8 ConclusionIn this section the reader has obtained a basic understanding of bare TrueType fonts and has been equipped to explore further. The official specifications (referenced in the Introduction) can provide more details. It is often helpful to compare specifications from both Microsoft and Apple. To further explore smart rendering, "Rendering technologies overview" should be a useful resource. A quick summary of all tables used in TrueType, OpenType, AAT, and Graphite fonts can be found in TrueType table listing. For a better understanding of how rendering relates to keyboarding and encoding, see Constable (2000). 9 ReferencesConstable, Peter. 2000. Understanding Multilingual software on MS Windows: The answer to the ultimate question of fonts, keyboards and everything. ms. Available in CTC Resource Collection 2000 CD-ROM, by SIL International. Dallas: SIL International. Note: the opinions expressed in submitted contributions below do not necessarily reflect the opinions of our website.
"Al Jones", Thu, Nov 8, 2012 09:01 (EST) Just have to comment, since I work with (er, play with, really) fonts I sometimes have to go back to basic references. This article is one of the better written ones I've seen. Thanks //al
"Gus Calabrese aka 99guspuppet", Mon, Nov 17, 2014 11:51 (EST) this document was a big help
"Umesh Kulkarni", Fri, May 29, 2015 00:03 (EDT) Hi Thank you for an excellent introduction to the TTF internals.
"Dan", Fri, Feb 12, 2016 06:10 (EST) Amazing post that explains very well some fundamental characteristics of the fonts. Thanks!
"Ryan McCoppin", Wed, Aug 10, 2016 10:24 (EDT) Searching for information on font internals is next to impossible, mainly because no one is looking except those uncommon few working with them. Thanks so much SIL for providing this essential information! No one else is providing it. You're great. :)
martinpk, Thu, Aug 11, 2016 07:06 (EDT) Thanks, Ryan, much appreciated! —Peter
"Jason Thompson", Mon, Nov 14, 2016 22:52 (EST) Thank you for putting out this information in such a well written manner.
"henry", Sun, Sep 16, 2018 04:31 (EDT) i need a custom font software. Instead of Unicode characters, the Opentype output file would be just a glyph ( an image of the character alone). And the font file output would not be referenced to any character as the case of the popular Font Editors. And i can create just a font, save and use...than creating for the whole unicode characters
martinpk, Mon, Sep 17, 2018 11:19 (EDT) Hi Henry, I recommend you post this question over at our SIL Fonts community. Thanks! © 2003-2024 SIL International, all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted elsewhere on this page. |


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dry, a dish washer heats up water to remove water on dishes.
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"Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it."
— 1 Thessalonians 5:24
Heaven is a place where we shall never sin; where we shall cease our constant watch against an indefatigable enemy, because there will be no tempter to ensnare our feet.
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Believer, let us often reflect with joy on the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints, and honour the faithfulness of our God by a holy confidence in him.
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