Tuesday 24 April 2018

Dharmendra surprises Sunny and Karan Deol on the sets of Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas


Last Friday, when Sunny Deol was shooting son, Karan’s debut film, Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas, at the Buddh racing circuit in NCR, he had a surprise visitor!
Dharmendra was in Delhi for some work and had heard that they were shooting some racing car sequence. So he decided to drop by and watch his grandson in action. He didn’t want to disturb them at work and hence didn't inform anyone about his arrival on the set.   
When Dharmendra reached the set, the atmosphere had shifted in the mood. On seeing his father, Sunny had a hint of tears in his eyes. Even though Sunny didn't say anything, Dharmendra noticed this. Sunny said that his father's visit to the set seemed unreal and unexpected. 

Karan Singh Grover,Kunaal Roy Kapur,Ravi Dubey & Priya Banerjee at launch of 2nd poster of Hindi film 3DEV at Water Kingdom


Chintan Rana producer of Hindi film 3 DEV along with Ayub Khan of Sky Enterprises launched the 2nd poster of their film with actors Karan Singh Grover, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Ravi Dubey and Priya Banerjee at the Water Kingdom, Gorai. The cast also celebrated the 20th anniversary of Water Kingdom. The film is made under the banner of R2 Phillum Productions and is directed by Ankoosh Bhatt. The film will release on 25th May 2018 all over.   



Monday 23 April 2018

IPRS distributed royalty worth 13 Crore in one day among music composers and lyricist


Javed Akhtar, Chairman of IPRS (Indian Performing Right Society) came to distribute 13 Crore received for TV synchronization between all author and composer members at The Club, Andheri West. Rs.10,000 was distributed to author/composer having 10 or less than 10 works registered with IPRS and the balance royalty was distributed equally to all remaining authors/composers which was Rs. 53,000. This TV Synchronization royalty was paid by PPL on behalf of Saregama, Sony Music, Tips, Universal Music, Venus and Aditya Music. 
Rakesh Nigam, CEO IPRS says - "We are happy to distribute the royalty to all authors and composers of our society. After all its all hard work and effort put by them". Raju Singh, Sudhakar Sharma, Shravan Rathod, Harmeet, A M Turaaz, Prashant Ingole, Jatin Pandit, Sanjeev Darshan, Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen, Ashish Rego, Shibani Kashyap and many more came to collect the royalty. The entire fraternity of IPRS thanked Shri Javed Akhtar for his hard work and effort put in by him. 

Indra Kumar Recreates the ‘80s hit track Paisa Yeh Paisa for his next Total Dhamaal!



Director Indra Kumar recreates Karz song Paisa Yeh Paisa for his next adventure comedy, Total Dhamaal, the third instalment of his popular comedy franchise which is all about greed and people chasing money. The song features Jaaved Jaaferi, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh, Ajay Devgn, Indra Kumar, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Mishra and Pitobash who had a great time matching steps to the yesteryear hit.

Talking about the song, Anil Kapoor shares, “It feels great to be dancing to this classic number. I am matching steps with all these young stars and it feels great to be able to give it your best.”

Madhuri Dixit cited Paisa Yeh Paisa as one of her all-time favourites. “I’m really happy that Indra Kumar has decided to revisit this classic number. It’s a song that I’ve grooved to for so many years. Even after so long, it retains its energy,” she said.

The actress, who is known for her dancing talent as much as for her acting chops, was modest when asked if she was the best dancer on the set. She replied, “I can’t say I’m the best, because we have Jaaved and Arshad, who are trained dancers and a lot better than me. But yes, you can say that I am the best woman dancer in the film.”

Indra Kumar called Total Dhamaal his biggest film yet, both in terms of cast and budget. Explaining the reason behind recreating the 80s’ track, he said, “Subhashji and his wonderful composers Laxmikant-Pyarelalji created this song many years ago and it’s still relevant. Even now, people are chasing money. So, this song fits the theme of our film perfectly.”

Happy to have the hit jodi of Anil-Madhuri in his film, he added, “They’re an iconic pair and they still create an electric atmosphere on screen together.”

An adventure comedy, Total Dhamaal is touted to feature thrilling stunt sequences. Indra Kumar said, “We’ve used actionbased situations to create humour. We also have four more songs to shoot, which we’ll do in the days to come.”

Total Dhamaal, presented by Fox Star Studios, produced by Ajay Devgn Ffilms, Indra Kumar, Ashok Thakeria, Sri Adhikari Brothers, Anand Pandit and Fox Star Studios, and co-produced by Jayantilal Gada and Sangeeta Ahir releases on December 7 ,2018.

Sunday 22 April 2018

Sachin Tendulkar could play Doctor Strange, says Benedict Cumberbatch!


Vivo ILP 2018 saw the amalgamation of Sports and Entertainment when ‘Binga’ Brett Lee met ‘Doctor Strange’, Benedict Cumberbatch on the sidelines of the press tour for ‘Marvel Avengers: Infinity War’ in Singapore.  The special episode, to be aired exclusively on the Star Sports Network, will be a part of Kent Cricket Live as a build up to a ‘Super Sunday’ on 22nd April 2018 at 2:30 PM. 

Covering a wide spectrum of topics, the interview conducted by Brett Lee had Benedict Cumberbatch speaking about his favorite cricketers, life as a movie star, sharing screen space with Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo and much more. 

When quizzed on cricket, Cumberbatch mentioned “Graham Gooch was my hero when growing up. I loved playing cricket and because I was a wicket keeper, I had my eye on Jack Russell.” 

Brett Lee also went on to ask about Benedict’s views on who would best fit the role of Doctor Strange to which he replied “Sachin Tendulkar would do quite well in fitting the role as Doctor Strange as he is quite extraordinary” 

The interview will be aired on 22nd April 2018 as part of the Super Sunday Broadcast, giving fans of the VIVO IPL an exclusive sneak peek into the life of Benedict Cumberbatch and some exclusive ‘behind the scenes’ information for the upcoming Marvel Avengers: Infinity War movie only on the Star Sports Network as a special broadcast for all Indian fans. 

Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War is set to release in India on the 27th of April 2018 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telegu, in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D formats.

Badumbaaa Song Launched!

The foot tapping and fun number Badumbaaa from 102 Not Out was launched recently. Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor who have sung the song were present on the occasion along with director Umesh Shukla and Vivek Krishnani, MD, Sony Pictures India. 


In the song, Amitabh Bachchan’s character, a 102year old father
is seen cheering on his grumpy son, played by Rishi Kapoor, with quirky moves. 



Not only did the song receive a great response from everyone present at the event but all were mesmerized with their off-screen banter and enjoyed watching them together on the stage after so many years!

Mahurat with song recording of film Time Nahi Hai

Mahurat of Hindi comedy film Time Nahi hai was planned with title song recording at AVM Studio, Andheri. The film is produced by Manish Rander, Shyam Malani, Rajesh Rander, Subas B, Vishnu Sarda and Sanjay Garg of Pooja Movies and Fun. Manoj Sharma is writer-director of the film.Sunny Agarwal is project designer of the film.Aaman Trikha came to record the title song of the film. Krushna Abhishek and Yuvika Chaudhary who are playing the lead in the film also came for the mahurat of the film. Pravin Bhardwaj is the music director of the film. Other casts of the film are Rajnish Duggal, Shakti Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Sunny Agarwal, Anjan Shrivastav, Alok Nath. Entire shooting of the film will be in Mumbai and Udaipur.

Friday 20 April 2018

Shoojit Sircar’s October becomes a Clear Winner!



Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu starrer October has been garnering immense love from all quarters, be it the audiences or critics. The film which is a beautiful story of love and the journey of two innocent souls has been greeted with open arms.

The film opened with a very warm word of mouth which in turn converted into good box office. October has only seen growth in its numbers ever since. The film has turned out to be one of the best-reviewed films in the recent time.

To add to all the positivity around the film, October is also on its way to becoming a clear winner in terms of returns for its producers keeping the figures in mind at which the film was mounted.

When contacted the producers Ronnie Lahiri mentioned their happiness over the success of October. While they said they always knew a genre like this will be a huge experiment, what they are happy about is that it’s not only paid off well by getting great reviews but also performing at the ticket windows.

Shoojit Sircar and his team is known for doing experimental cinema with working on films like Vicky Donor, Madras Café, etc. With October too, the makers are happy that this was an experiment which has paid off well. They are happy that a film without any commercial attractions such as promotional songs, action sequences N  dance has been appreciated, which is better for the future of Indian entertainment.  

Produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar, October stars Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu. A Rising Sun Films Production, directed by Shoojit Sircar, experience the film at a theatre near you.

Mr Amitabh Bachchan completes 10 iconic years of his blog today!

10 years of the most read blog of India by Amitabh Bachchan have been completed today on Apr 17, 2018 .. he began writing it on this day in 2008, and today marks 10 fantastic years of the blog, that has inspired millinos and created lot of excitement and news with his writing.

Today is the 3676th Day .. Mr Bachchan has been blogging every day without a break for 10 years ..!! 

From playing a 102 year old character in his upcoming 102 Not Out with Rishi Kapoor releasing on 4th May.. to writing Blog non stop for 3676 days .. Mr Bachchan never fails to amaze us!



10 years..! 
April 17, 2008, a few words went out to the world of the airs .. and in the waves of connection some of them carried a recognise of them and sent some sentiments back .. and the next and the next and the next... 
.. and 10 years went by ..
I knew no one .. and neither did any of you .. and then we all came to know each other and built a home .. the warmest and most hospitable in the entire world .. 
.. does 10 years need celebration .. why 10 why not 11 or many more or other .. I have often wondered on these celebratory fawning .. each day is a celebration and each day is lived with the harmony of our togetherness .. this is the ultimate celebration .. 
.. it is not just the continuity of my writings .. it is also the continuity of your feelings as well .. when you do not respond, I fear there has been a loss .. a loss is unbearable and so it remains constant .. the joint family of the Ef .. the Ef does not need elaboration .. it is now in developed character, a world , a living, a constant by itself .. it has strength of its existence and the affection of millions .. 
… celebrations bring wishes and counter wishes .. we can do without them .. we have for so many years .. and we may and shall continue .. as ever before ..

Nikah of Adnan Khan and Eisha Singh Zara in serial Ishq Subhan Allah on ZEE TV


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New Series on Zee tv "Ishq Subhan Allah", telecast - 14th March at 10 pm. -Monday to Friday.  It's a story of Zara, she belongs to the present generation...Who does not have the typical mentality...She is a Muslim..Knows Quran and she follows all rituals but she is not lakeer ki fakeer...Always has her valid reasoning .. knows what is right and what is wrong so she never follows anything blindly as aankhe band karke nahin balki aankhe khol ke Dil se maante huye follow karna chahiye. 

Nazariya hamara durust ho to jeene ka tareeka durust hota hai . Allah has given us equal rights .So equality should be maintained and as woman we should have equal rights. It's not just the matter of Qubool Hain or Talaaq Talaaq Talaaq...it is about what is written and what we practice. In her opinion - What we read, it should be understood correctly. And Allah Ishq se ...Mohabbat se..pyaar se insaniyat ko jodta  hai .. cruelty se..dushmani se nahin ...shayad isiliye " Ishq Subhan Allah" is the correct title. 

It is a story of a daughter who wants all the womanhood to be empowered for their rights, which they truly deserve. 

Saturday 14 April 2018

Rohit Purohit -A new Perspective to the digital World



Born in Rajasthan completed schooling in college in Mumbai. With a Degree in BCA Mr. Purohit is keen on optimising digital presence of Brands/ Celebrities. He started off promoting DJs in the year 2010. Ever since there has been looking back for him, his trajectory in the Digital marketing arena has been commedable with the kind of associations & collaborations he has struck. 
In the year 2011 he established Gear Of Future which proffered 360 angle digital solutions. This firm got on board celebrities & brands like Universal Music, Late Labh Janjua, DJ Kiran Kamath, DJ Shadow(Dubai) Mustafa Zahid, Mudassar Khan, Hina Khan, Monali Thakur.

In the year 2017 Gear of Future was rebranded with addition of cut above services & associations as Creative Corona. The bandwidth of the mergers & campaigns widened with enlistment of clients like Hema Malini, Music Director Sachin-Jigar, Sharad Kelkar, Rahul Roy, Deboleena Bhattacharya, Gurinder Seagal, Tanishk Bagchi. The strategies now included marketing, branding, digital prominence aggregating etc.

At the given point he aims at widening the scope of content production, digital distribution, spewing extensive marketing campaigns in lines with OTT portals and building engagement & traction from the target audience to the relevant content. 

Friday 13 April 2018

Delhi’s Urvashi Reaches Mrs India UK 2018 Pageant Finals!


One of the finalists for the forthcoming Mrs India UK pageant, Urvashi Salaria Chawla represents Indian married women in the UK



    Urvashi Salaria Chawla from Delhi, India is a finalist for "Colors TV UK presents Mrs India UK 2018 organized by BrandWok". Mrs India UK is a unique pioneer pageant in the United Kingdom for British Indians and Asian married women residing in the United Kingdom.
Urvashi Salaria Chawla is a successful entrepreneur in the makeup industry who owns a beauty studio in India and is an esteemed Asian Bridal Makeup Artist in London.
   Academically she's a journalism graduate, worked in the aviation industry, a beauty blogger and now she's representing married Asian women residing in the UK in such a massive platform. She has been married and residing in London for 4 years. She is an environmentalist by nature who believes in spreading awareness about climate change. She has been doing a lot of plantation drives and also has been closely associated with volunteering in environmental activities like WWF Earth Hour campaign. Urvashi believes in expressing the notion of "beauty with a purpose". She will be competing with 30 other multi-talented finalists.
   Mrs India UK aims to encourage, empower women and provide opportunities to married women. It ensures learning, development, building confidence and strengthening the bond between diversified cultures of Indians abroad. Urvashi and all the other contestants of Mrs India UK have been going through intensive training with various mentors. They’ve had sessions for fitness, catwalk, acting, photoshoot and much more during this journey. Urvashi tells, “Our mentors have been super helpful and supportive throughout our journey focusing on individual attention. Not just that – they’ve been mentoring us through online sessions too.”
   Urvashi recently won the subtitle of Mrs Glamorous at Mrs India UK 2018. The finale of this beauty pageant is on 15th April at Hilton Tower Bridge, London.

Tuesday 10 April 2018

Team October Opts for Innovative Idea, celebrates film at a special October Feast


Team October bowls over people across the country with its innovation n  warmth. Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu who will be seen playing hotel management students on their upcoming release took over Holiday Inn in Mumbai for a very special October Feast.

While we all know the luxury and comfort of the hotel, little do we know the fast-paced busy lives of the hotel employee.
In October the actor did not just break the barrier but also made sure to show what these employees actually do. Varun Dhawan along with Shoojit Sircar and Banita Sandhu went around different departments of the hotel to show the other side of the hotel biz.
The actor gave a tour around the restaurant, kitchen, cleaning zone, procurement room, linen room, laundry, vegetable cutting room and staff canteen.

Not just that he even demonstrated all of the regular tasks in a hotel like cutting vegetables, mopping, washing dishes, identifying good vegetables, etc.

For the first time, a movie has attempted an event like this and it has been an extravagant time for everyone who was part of it!

Monday 9 April 2018

3rd Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Nobel Aawards



Sunny Shah,Founder of International Human Rights Council organised 3rd edition of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Nobel Award at Sea Princess Hotel ,Juhu where debate happened regarding Human Rights, Award were given to lawyers, doctors, architectures , actors from film and serials, fashion, retail and journalist from print media and channels .  International Human Rights Council has more than 34,000 members from all over India who look after social work . Actress Rimi Sen, Manisha Kelkar, Ekta Jain of Dwapar Promoters, Tanisha Singh, Sudesh Bhosle, Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoor, Aditya Kumar of Telly Chaska, Shikha Dhariwal of News 18, Unmesh Gujarathi Editor Dabang Duniya, Dr. Khooshi Gurubhai Thakkar Editor Perfect Women and many more came to receive the award .Sunny Shah also celebrated his birthday on this ocassion. 

Amitabh Bachchan surprised kids with his exemplary football skills during the shoot of 102 Not Out!


102 Not Out will see Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor sharing screen space after a gap of 27 years.  One of the fun songs in the film is a song titled Bachche ki Jaan loge kya, in which Amitabh Bachchan is seen playing football with a bunch of happy kids! During the shoot, when Mr Bachchan showcased his football skills, the kids were quite mesmerized by it, as the thespian showed off quite a few sporty moves and vigour while throwing the ball around!. Not just that, the kids even requested him to show them some of his techniques.
Being the generous person that he is, he happily obliged the kids and even played a game of football with them after the shoot. Taking about the same, director Umesh Shukla says, “The kids were quite excited to see Mr Bachchan play football. Though he plays a 102-year-old (young) in the film, he had a great time shooting with the kids and enjoying a game of football with them. His energy and enthusiasm to play were infectious!”

Friday 6 April 2018

Varun Dhawan's bike trip!




Shoojit Sircar is known for keeping his films authentic and real. Even in October, the director asked Varun Dhawan to keep his entire presence as natural as possible. 

The actor had spent time learning the tasks of a Hotel Management Student in a real hotel where he trained for washing, cleaning and cooking.

The film has extensively been shot in Delhi and had the actor use a bike for transport in the film. He was required to ride a bike for 3 hours non stop on the Delhi Highway in the peak of winter.

While the actor knows how to ride a bike, he was very nervous as he hasn’t ridden a bike on a highway let alone on the roads of Delhi.

Shoojit Sircar briefed Varun Dhawan the requirements of the shot and the actor, setting aside all his qualms got on the bike and took off on the highway. 

Varun Dhawan shares, "I was first time riding a bike on the highway that too 4 at night. Shoojit dada wanted a long journey so I was riding for a good 3 hours in the winter with trucks around me. I was scared but didn’t want to disappoint him and also didn’t want a stuntman to ride it for me"

Produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar, October stars Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu. A Rising Sun Films Production, directed by Shoojit Sircar the film is set to release on 13th April 2018.

Shoojit Sircar states that Banita has done the most hard work in October!


Banita Sandhu who is all set to make her Bollywood Debut with Shoojit Sircar's October, has charmed us all with her beautiful expressions in the Doublemint advertisment. Shoojit Sircar who directed the ad had identified Banita instantly as his Shiuli for October. 

Shoojit Sircar shares, "I wanted a girl who looked Shiuli, who looked a little South Indian and also whose eye would speak a lot."

While we have heard a lot about Varun Dhawan's character in the film, there is little that has been spoken about Banita which has only made us more curious to watch her in the film.

Just like Varun Dhawan, the actress will be seen playing a hotel management student with a very complex yet charismatic relationship with the actor. The actress with her performance, has already got people close to the film praising her hard work. 

Varun Dhawan shares, "Banita is a selfless actress and so giving in scenes. The type of work she has put in for her first film is unbelievable." 

Ronnie Lahiri, the producer of the film adds, "Its a very important role. For me it is one of the best debut that anyone has done."

Shoojit Sircar further opines that, "The most hard work done by someone in the film is actually this girl Banita."

With so much praises doing rounds for Banita, we are all looking forward to watch her in the film. 

Produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar, October stars Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu. A Rising Sun Films Production, directed by Shoojit Sircar the film is set to release on 13th April 2018.

English-Telugu language film ‘Friends In Law’ Poster OUT Now!

 
HRH Film Productions is a Hyderabad based company which is aiming to use the power of cinema to entertain and make a positive change. Their first feature film is going to be Friends in Law starring Shreedevi Chowdary and Ashlin Harris. Shreedevi will be making her on-screen debut with this film.

Celebrity photographer turned filmmaker Amit Khanna directs the English/Telugu language crossover film. Amit Khanna and Shreedevi Chowdary have co-produced the film with businesswoman Swati Sanghi, who hails from the famous Sanghi industrialist family. Anuya Chauhan Kudecha and Ritesh Kudecha are associate producers on the movie.


Friends in Law, a thought-provoking story about an orthodox Indian mother going on a journey of self-realisation after spending 10 days with her gay son’s partner is a first of its kind Indian film about the acceptance of homosexuality. Producers of the film are hoping to open an important debate on gay rights in India with an engaging story told predominantly in English.

The movie will travel to other high profile film festivals around the world before getting a global release. Producers are confident that the audiences will be entertained and will think about the film long after it has ended. Director and co-producer Amit Khanna hope the team can use the power of cinema to make a positive difference.

Unlike other Indian films where gay people are portrayed as victims or outcasts, Friends In Law presents the gay male protagonist in a positive way. British actor Ashlin Harris plays the gay son's partner.

Wednesday 4 April 2018

When Varun Dhawan was mistaken for a Hotel Employee by tourist!


Varun Dhawan who is set to bring October this April has gone through an on set training for his character of a Hotel Management Student in the film.

The makers shot the entire sequence with Hotel as a backdrop at reallocation of a five-star hotel in Delhi. Shoojit Sircar who believes in honest and authentic ways of shooting made Varun do everything a real hotel management student goes through, from washing toilets, cleaning dishes, vacuuming, cooking, etc. the actor was required to do all these tasks to pick up the mannerisms of a hotel employee.

Since they were shooting in an actual hotel which hosted a lot of guests from other countries would consider Varun Dhawan as a real employee and order him things to do. The actor was asked to get food orders for the guest and even stopped to request to come for cleaning the room. Varun being of his character completely would even adhere to their requests.

A few times during these practices, Shoojit Sircar would take his shots for the film which Varun was unaware about until he was shown how perfect the shots are. 

Tuesday 3 April 2018

Ovais Khan: From Ad Films To A Bollywood Movie!




They say in Bollywood if you have the zeal to succeed, nothing can stop you and that's just what's happening with Ovais Khan who will be debuting in the industry as a director with his maiden comedy venture.

Starting out as a fashion photographer, Ovais shifted to Mumbai from Delhi and in no time started hitting headlines. In 2007, the photographer was being covered everywhere for being the only one to have brought together as many as nine Bollywood directors including the likes of Farhan Akhtar, Rajkumar Hirani, Abbas Mustan, Siddharth Malhotra, Sudheer Mishra, Madhur Bhandarkar, etc. modelling for him as his subject.

Moving onto the next level in his career, Ovais then took up the ad world and assisted some of the biggest ad makers in the world including the likes of Armin Franzen for Chevrolet, Kaka Tong for Volkswagon, Zubin Mistry for Tata Nano and Bjorn Charpentier for Dell Laptop to name a few. He eventually graduated to taking up ads as a DOP and shot ad films with Rayan Giggs, AR Rahman, Boris Becker, Michael Johson, Viswanathan Anand, Kareena Kapoor Khan etc.

Talking about his journey into films Ovais says, "It's been almost 10 years that I have come from 1 frame to 24 frames. It's just not a coincidence that I am trying to be a director. It's a conscious next step." And with that grit, the director got signed by Yashvi films for his next Rom-Com the casting for which is soon to finalise. The movie is based in London and Mauritius and will go on floors May end.

Ovais can't wait to start shooting for his maiden venture and excitedly states, "I have put the very crucial years of my life in this industry, tried to learn everything and waited to touch the right chord. Yashvi films have given me the chance to prove it and I am going to make the most of this chance!"

Well, this director sure has the passion to make big waves and we can't wait for his film to shape up!

Monday 2 April 2018

Celebs came for 1st Cinema Aajtak Awards 2018




Narendra Sharma owner of Cinema Aajtak magazine organised his 1st award in assocaitaion with Puneet Khare and Satish Agarwal at Mayor Hall,Andheri . They invited guest from all walks of life. Producer- Director Saawan Kumar Tak, Champak Jain of Venus Records, Navraj Hans, Ekta Jain of Dwapar Promoters ,Child actress Nitanshi Goel, Aditya Kumar of Telly Chaska Website, Lizaa Malik, Gurinder Chadha , Shabab Sabri and many more came to receive the award.