Sunday 30 December 2018

Anurag Kashyap is just like a child. --- Sanjay Singh

When an actor says he is from the National School of Drama, you ought to take him seriously. You are sure that the person will be good at his craft and will add a lot of value to any project he is involved in as an actor. In the last few years, actor Sanjay Singh is making his way into the film industry in a slow but steady space. He has worked with filmmakers of repute like Anurag Kashyap and RS Prasanna and has a lot of interesting projects in his kitty. Here are excerpts from an interview.

You have trained extensively in acting. Apart from studying at the National School of Drama you have also obtained a Master’s degree in acting from the Punjab University. The industry has a mix of trained and untrained actors.

People like me, who do not come from a film background, do not get opportunities very easily. Unlike people who are from the industry or come from film families, we have to work really hard to prove ourselves and get that one break which can help us in propelling our
career forward. Training is almost like a weapon for actors who come into the industry without any reference or contact. Being a trained actor helps you in understanding your craft better, so that when you face the camera finally you give a good account of yourself. My
training gave me the confidence to take it up as a profession and get into the industry.

What is the biggest thing or lesson you learnt at the National School of Drama?

The National School of Drama gives you a lot of exposure, not just as an actor but also as a human being. It helps in expanding your horizon and gives you the ability to think beyond all that you have learnt in your life. You find students coming from different states or from foreign countries. You get abreast of different kinds of culture and sensibilities and that helps you grow as a person. You also get to be trained by some of the best faculty members in the country.

You have worked with renowned directors like Anurag Kashyap on ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur 2’ and RS Prasanna on ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’.

Anurag Kashyap is just like a child. He is always very excited and eager to get the best out of his actors. I had done a small part in a scene in ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur 2’. I remember he was very happy to see the way the scene shaped up and asked Nawaz, Manoj sir and the other actors to come and have a look at the scene on the monitor. Working with him was an absolute joy as he was always very excited and jubilant on the sets. Prasanna is calm and humble person. I had a brief role in ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’ but from whatever little interaction I had with him, I could figure out that he was a very grounded human being.

You played the lead role in ‘Murari The Mad Gentleman’ and have done 
supporting parts in other films. What are the kind of roles you would, 
ideally, like to play?

I am not bothered about the length of a role. I am willing to play both lead roles and supporting parts as long as I feel the character that I am playing is pivotal to the storyline. When I started out, I did some small roles but now, I am more careful about the work I take
up and make a conscious effort to play parts that add some value to the film.

Would you like to do something in the digital space?

I am in talks with a few people for a couple of projects in the digital space. As an actor, I just want to be a part of good projects. The medium is not much of an importance to me. If I am offered a good role in a web-series or even a short film, I would love to do it.

Can you share something about your forthcoming projects?

‘Surgical Strike’ should be out soon. I have shot for a film called ‘Iski Uski Sabki’ which has Sanjai Mishra, Sahil Vaid, Anjali Patil and Prashant Narayanan in it. I am playing one of the lead parts in the film. I am also doing a film called ‘Chidi Balla’ which co-stars Abhimanyu Singh, Chetan Sharma, Mayur More and Ranjan Raj. There are a bunch of good projects which should come out one by one. All of these are good films but have been made on a small scale. It gets a difficult for smaller films to reach out to a large audience. I hope
they all find their audience and get a lot of love from them.

Ek Angoothi, Sau Ungliyaa. Milata Chaley Kundaliyaan!


Here's presenting to the second poster of the upcoming movie #FraudSaiyaan starring #ArshadWarsi and #SaurabhShukla! The film is all set to tickle your funny bones this January! 

Prakash Jha Productions present a Drama King Entertainment production, "Fraud Saiyaan". Produced by Disha Prakash Jha & Kanishk Gangwal, the film is directed by Sourabh Shrivastava and starring Arshad Warsi, Saurabh Shukla and Sara Loren. It will hit the silver screen on 18th January 2019.

Taapsee Pannu unveils the new jersey of her badminton team Pune7Aces

Taapsee Pannu recently ventured into sports and bought a badminton team called Pune 7 Aces which will compete at the Premiere Badminton league (PBL). At an event that took place yesterday, Taapsee along with her entire team unveiled the team jersey. 

The team members Mathais Boe, Carolina Marin, Chirag Shetty, Valdimir Ivanov, Line Kjaersfeldt, Lakshya Sen, Brice Leverdez, Harsheel Dani, Ajay Jayaram and Prajakta Sawant  were present at the event. The matches will begin from this Saturday. 

Pune 7 Aces makes its debut in this season's Premiere Badminton League(PBL). 

Wednesday 26 December 2018

Vidyut Jammwal turns Santa for underprivileged kids of an NGO


# VidyutJammwal who is popular among the kids  decided to bring cheer and smiles to  underprivileged kids by spending time with them at an NGO on the occasion of #Christmas. 

Vidyut taught kids the art of balancing mind and body and the importance of healthy living.

 The kids were very happy to have a fit 
#Santa among them who not only made them laugh but also spread the important message of having a healthy lifestyle. 

Thursday 20 December 2018

Elli Avram and Arshad Warsi shake a leg at the song launch of Chamma Chamma!



Arshad Warsi is all set to tickle your funny bones with his upcoming film ‘Fraud Saiyaan’. The first song of the movie Chamma Chamma was released yesterday. The song is a recreated version of the iconic track that features Urmila Matondkar.  

The song is composed by Tanishk Bagchi and features Elli Avram, Arshad Warsi and Saurabh Shukla. Romi, Arun and Neha Kakkar have given playback for the song which also features rap by Ikka. The song has been directed and choreographed by Adil Sheikh 


Present at the event were Arshad Warsi, Elli Avram, Mr Sunil Agarwal - Group CEO, Prakash Jha Productions, Producers Disha Jha and Kanishk Gangwal, Kumar Taurani, Girish Taurani, choreographer Adil Sheikh, Priyanka Mundana, Amal Donwaar, Sharad Tripathi and KL Chabbra, 

 
Prakash Jha Productions present a Drama King Entertainment production, "Fraud Saiyaan". Produced by Disha Prakash Jha & Kanishk Gangwal, the film is directed by Sourabh Shrivastava and starring Arshad Warsi, Saurabh Shukla and Sara Loren. It will hit the silver screen on 18th January 2019.

Tuesday 11 December 2018

Dinesh Vijan's Luka Chuppi to release on 1st March 2019!


After the stupendous success of Stree, Maddock films has announced its first release of 2019, Luka Chuppi. The film brings together the never seen before  - Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon and is all set to release on March 1st 2019. 
Directed by debutant Laxman Utekar, and produced by Dinesh Vijan the film set in Mathura will showcase Kartik and Kriti as local TV reporters.
Coming from the success of Kriti’s Bareilly ki barfi, Kartik's Sonu ki titu ki sweety and Dinesh Vijan’s Stree, Luka Chuppi looks like a winner already! 
Kriti and Kartik have both proved themselves not only as actors but also commercially viable. Coincidentally, the 100 crores Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety was also released the same time this year.
Dinesh Vijan adds, “At Maddock, we’ve always tried to ensure we achieve a balance between content and commercial cinema. Stree has been a big boost and we can’t wait for Luka Chuppi now. Kartik and Kriti have done a phenomenal job and it’s exciting to bring it to the audiences.” 
The young heartthrobs raised a lot of curiosity when Kriti posted a picture from the film recently. Supported by Aparshakti Khurana, Pankaj Tripathi, and Vinay Pathak in pivotal roles, Luka Chuppi is exciting us for 2019 already!