From Tamma Tamma to Tamatoa, Bappi da goes Hollywood!

The original Disco King of Indian music has his sights set on Hollywood with the upcoming much-awaited Hollywood musical film Moana. Bappi Lahiri has entertained generation after generation with his foot tapping music, and now he is back with “Shona”. The Shiny Singer croons his way into Disney’s next fun adventure animated gem – Moana with a song called “Shona” (Gold). Could it be apter?

Following the tremendous success of Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar’s reprisal of “Jungle Jungle Baat Chali Hai!” and the Hindi localized version of “Bare Necessities” featuring Vishal Dadlani, the studio is all set to localize their forthcoming film Moana and has collaborated with Bappi da to voice the dialogues and sing for the character of Tamatoa, a giant crab with a fondness for shiny treasures found which he hoards!

Confirms the Studio, “At Disney India, we believe that audience will always enjoy a movie that they find a connect with. The Jungle Book songs were such a highlight for our campaign and now with Moana as well, we wanted to retain the fun of this character and his song and Bappi Da was happy to voice it and sing for the movie ! Bappi da is someone who has fans across age groups and he is just a perfect fit for the character and the song! Moana is a movie we are extremely excited about. The movie is a fun-filled adventurous journey and we can't wait for the audience to meet Moana, Maui and Tamatoa. " said Amrita Pandey, VP, Studios, Disney India.

Speaking of this collaboration, Bappi Da said, “My family and I have been big fans of Disney. From its characters to its music, it has always been iconic. It’s a great pleasure to associate with Moana. I am always looking forward to doing new things. This is the first time I’m dubbing for an animated character and I had a lot of fun doing that. The character that I play is very similar to my own personality. I am hoping that people will enjoy this avatar of mine and shower their love on me like they have always done. It’s truly a ‘golden’ memory”

Moana stars Auli’i Cravalho as the titular heroine and Dwayne Johnson as Maui. Moana showcases the life-changing journey of a tenacious 16-year-old who teams up with the mighty demigod Maui to fulfill an ancient quest.

The film releases in India on the 2nd of December, 2016.

Pooja Chopra is very excited with the response for her acting in Neeraj Pandey short film Ouch

The first call that came from Neeraj pandey himself had me most exited and dancing through the day. He's one the directors I have tremendous respect for and have always wanted to work with , so there was no way I would have let this opportunity pass me than the added pressure was to perform to the best of my ability. It wasn't easy knowing the fact that an actor like Manoj Bajpayee is who I would be sharing screen space with , and film would be directed by Neeraj Pandey. Although a short , I knew and was determined to do my best, cold feet and nervous at first but then you tell yourself this is not the time to be nervous it's time to prove yourself , exactly what I had told myself before the Miss India pageant .

Neeraj sir is an institution in himself , the few days of workshop and shoot itself had me in complete awe of him the way he thinks is what makes him who he is. He guided me through the process there was so much to learn from him and I tried to  soak in as much as I could.

Manoj Bajpayee although a senior and a seasoned actor made me feel at ease , passion for the craft and dedication is what shines through him.

I feel extremely fortunate to have worked with such stalwarts in my career . At the moment everyone's positive reaction to the film is what's keeping me happy and beaming with joy  :) :).

"Sarabjeet'' fame Shivani Saini attends luxury watches event

Shivani Saini, who played the role of the daughter of Sarabjeet in "Sarabjeet'' attended the display of luxurious watches event held on 20th Oct. at Penthouse of Ambience Caitriona, Gurugram. This gala event was organized by noted luxurious collector Rahul Kapoor of Delhi and many big names of international watch world attended it. Among the august gathering of the guests, there were Pierre Lheureux. Stefen Kudos and Marco Lang and many high profile people of Delhi. Noted socialite of Delhi Sabah Shaikh also attended the event. 

The watches ranging from 5 lac to 75 lac and above were displayed and seeing the price tags Shivani commented that she has to work very hard in Bollywood so that one day she will be in a position to buy such watches. 

Rahul Kapoor said,''now watches have become the symbol of style statement so the demand of high price watches is
increasing day by day''. 

Now with the efforts of Rahul Kapoor to bring renown international brands in India must be good news for luxurious brand collectors. 

Neha Sharma's 41 day old baby bump

Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful phase of a woman's life. Well, it's not an easy as it sounds though.

Well, Neha Sharma, the leading lady of Anubhav Sinha's Tum Bin 2 had one of the best experiences of the shoot yet a gruelling one. She had to shoot for a 41 day schedule at Scotland with a heavy Prosthetic belly, which gave a tough time to Neha.

Initially, just a day old shoot but for some reason the shoot panned out for 41 days. It was done merely to get the perfect shot and yes the hard-work indeed paid off.

The '41 day pregnancy' which had a massive take on Neha's health didn't refrain her form giving her a good performance.

Well, it's for nothing the say it just comes naturally to a woman.

Tum Bin 2, jointly produced by Bhushan Kumar and Anubhav Sinha, who has also written & directed, will release on 18th November 2016.

Tum Bin 2's 007 connection

'Tum Bin 2', the romantic saga is already creating waves across the country and fans are eagerly awaiting for the film's release. And now there is something  more that all the fans can watch out for in the film. 

The quintessential romantic sequence, had to have the best location to go along the mood of the film. Although it was a difficult challenge for the makers of the film to create a perfect romantic aura for the film, Anubhav Sinha, the director of the film, while doing the recce, drove for several hours from Glasgow to Glencoe in search of a suitable venue in Scotland. 

Coincidentally, he chose the same spot that was used to film a dramatic sequence for 'Skyfall' that starred Daniel Craig and Judi Dench. The scene in 'Tum Bin 2' features newcomer Aditya Seal, who did not want to miss the opportunity of taking a picture at the iconic spot. The sequence was shot on a bright sunny day with clear skies unlike the one with dreary sky in 'Skyfall'. The popular road is now called the 'Skyfall road'.

 As Anubhav recollects, it was one of the most memorable experience of the entire shoot schedule. 

Tum Bin 2, which is  jointly produced by Bhushan Kumar and Anubhav Sinha, who has also written & directed the film is set to release on 18th November 2016.

Sachin Tendulkar attends the special screening of Mirzya For Saiyami Kher

Screening of Mirzya organised by Saiyami Kher for Sachin Tendulkar. The actress who happens to be a huge fan of the cricketer, held a special screening for him. Sachin was seen at the screening along with his wife Anjali. Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and cricketer Zaheer Khan too were spotted.

A musical tribute to late Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh

It was quite an eventful evening at the Tum Bin 2 concert which was held on the death anniversary of the iconic ghazal singer Jagjit Singh.

Music masteros Rekha Bharadwaj, Anup Jalota, Hariharan and Jaswinder Singh paid their tribute to the late singer by singing some of his ghazals.

Jagjit Singh's contribution to the film Tum Bin and to the industry has been priceless, hence the makers decided to pay an ode to him.

All in all, it was an evening worth remembering for each and every person present there. 

Tum Bin2, produced by Bhushan Kumar and Anubhav Sinha releases on November 18. 

Ajay Devgn burns Raavan’s effigy in Delhi on Dussehra

As the Navratri festival culminated with Dussehra yesterday, the actor-film maker shot a fiery arrow to set ablaze the effigy of Raavan.

A crowd of more than 1lakh 50 thousand people was present at the venue to witness this. Ajay Devgn, who is gearing up for his next release Shivaay, was delighted to be present there!

ADF, Jayantilal Gada (PEN) and Narendra Hirawat present, An Ajay Devgn Films Production, Shivaay stars Ajay Devgn, Sayyeshaa, Erika Kaar and Abigail Eames and is directed by Ajay Devgn.

Tum Bin 2 star cast on a Navratri Spree

The cast of 'Tum Bin 2' Neha Sharma, Aditya Seal and Aashim Gulati were on a Navratri Spree having visiting dandiya queen Falguni Pathak and then the famous sister duo Preeti-Pinky.

Not only did they seek the blessings of the Goddess but they also danced to the tunes of the garba songs and interacted with the crowd.

'Golmaal Again' to release in Diwali 2017!

The recent media rumors doing the rounds about 'Golmaal Again' not releasing next Diwali to avoid the clash with another superstar's movie, is completely untrue.

The makers will be releasing the film next year on Diwali. As of now, they don't possess information about any other big release next year, which hereby squashes the news of any such clash .

'Gomaal Again' is all set to go on floors early next year. If any further developments on the same take place, as official publicists of 'Golmaal Again', we will send you an up

date.

'Teri Fariyaad' From Tum Bin 2 Strikes The Right Cord With The Audience

The soulful song Teri Fariyaad from Tum Bin 2 has definitely created history as the song has become a huge rage among the audience. Not only is the song is topping charts but it is also being appreciated for bringing back the Ghazal era. The beautiful rendition which has been re-created for the sequel features Jagjit Singh’s voice along with Rekha Bhardwaj’s.

Producer Bhushan Kumar and director Anubhav Sinha who have reunited for this movie, are of the opinion that the music album of this film would be incomplete without this beautiful Ghazal. The song which is picturised on Neha Sharma, Aashim Gulati and Aditya Seal has been recreated by Ankit Tiwari & penned by lyricist Shakeel Azmi.

Tum Bin 2, produced by Bhushan Kumar and Anubhav Sinha releases on November 18. 

When Real Anna Hazare and Reel Anna Hazare came together!

Anna Hazara along with director Shashank Udapurkar who is also playing Anna in reel life was seen in  the capital promoting their upcoming biopic 'Anna'. Both of them looked so alike that everyone present at the event could not differentiate between the real and reel Anna. 

Presented by The Rise Pictures Pvt. Ltd, produced by Manindra Jain, distributed in India by SPE India, 'Anna' stars Shashank Udapurkar,Tanishaa Mukherji,Rajit Kapoor, Sharat Saxena and Govind Namdeo, and is Directed by Shashank Udapurkar. The movie is all set to release on 14th October 2016.

Celebrities attend Mira Nair's Queen Of Katwe special screening

After rave reviews globally and critical acclaim, Mira Nairs Queen Of Katwe is all set to release this Friday...a special screening was held for the film fraternity recently.

Seen appreciating the film were filmmaker Rahul Dholakia, Actress Nandita Das, fan actress Shreya Pilgaokar and Baba Azmi . this Friday

Starring Oscar winner Lupita Nyongo, the real life based Queen of Katwe releases in theaters

Murli Sharma Dubs In Three Languages For Tutak Tutak Tutiya

This is probably a first for Bollywood. Versatile actor Murli Sharma has dubbed his own dialogues in Hindi, Tamil,

and Telegu in the upcoming trilingual feature releasing on October 7.

The three separate versions - Tutak Tutak Tutiya (Hindi), Devi (Tamil) and Abhinetri (Telegu) - feature Sonu Sood, Prabhu Deva, Tamannaah and Murli Sharma in common but otherwise have a different cast.

The film (or films) is billed as a horror-comedy with Sonu playing a film star and Murli his slightly sycophantic manager.

In multilingual, the same scene has to be shot separately n simultaneously for each language, but most actors are not multilingual so dubbing artists fill the gap .However Director A L Vijay during shooting,after every scene of the Tamil version he would praise Murli's Tamil diction and joke that Murli should dub his own voice. However what started as a joke became serious and Murli ended up dubbing his own dialogues in all three versions. "Tamil definitely was tough but I am glad I did it."smiles Murli who's also dubs his own Marathi n Telugu films.Ask him what next."well I hv heard a Gujrati n a Kannada film script.let's see" he says

Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man Tell No Tales

Watch as Captain Jack Sparrow is pursued by an old rival, Captain Salazar, who along with his crew of ghost pirates has escaped from the Devil’s Triangle, and is determined to kill every pirate at sea. Jack seeks the Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that grants its possessor total control over the seas, in order to defeat Salazar.

The movie stars Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Geoffrey Rush and Orlando Bloom and is slated to release in May 2017.

Anna Hazare Wants To Fight Against Pakistan for India

The Indian army's surgical strike on Pakistan has created a stir and has brought forth the current Indo Pak situation. While people all over the country have come forward and expressed their view on the same, there is one social activist whose statement has made a deep impact.

Anna Hazare, whose life will soon be seen on celluloid recently spoke about how he would like to join the army back at this age (79 years old) and  fight against Pakistan . Anna who was recently on a show to promote his film spoke the the same in detail while making this statement. He said, "Agar Pakistan nahi manta hai aur zarurat padi toh main seema pe jake ladunga." (If Pakistan doesn't listen and if need be I'll go and fight at the border).

Hazare was drafted in the Indian Army in April 1960, where he initially worked as an army truck driver and was later attested as a soldier. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Hazare was posted at the border in the Khem Karan sector. He was the sole survivor of an enemy attack.

Anna's Biopic is coming up on 14th October,2016.

Well, we are sure that Anna's statement will be an inspiration to the youth of the countr

y.