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Modi govt has no plans to build Ram Mandir, clarifies Pralhad Joshi

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Ballari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government has no plans of beginning construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya, according to Lok Sabha member and Karnataka BJP president Pralhad Joshi.

Speaking to reporters here, Joshi said that the case pertaining to Ram Janmabhoomi was pending before the Allahabad High Court and he had no any information on Union government taking up the construction of Ram Mandir at the disputed site. He clarified that the Union government had no any such proposal.

Joshi was in the town to take part in the campaigning for elections to Legislative Council from local bodies constituencies.

He said that the Union government had already “clarified” its stand on the Kalasa-Banduri project.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held talks with the Goa and Maharashtra chief ministers seeking their co-operation. It is now the responsibility of the State government to convince the Opposition in these states. But, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has not been making any such effort,” Joshi said.

(Agencies)

 

Rajya Sabha takes up Juvenile Justice bill for discussion

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New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday took up for discussion the Juvenile Justice amendment bill, a day after members cutting across party lines agreed that the important legislation should be taken up immediately.

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014, provides for the trial of those between 16-18 years as adults for heinous offences. Also, anyone between the age of 16-18 who commits a less serious offence may be tried as an adult if he is apprehended after he attains the age of 21.

Giving out the bill’s details, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said borstals — a custodial institution for young offenders — would be set up under the proposed law to house juveniles accused of heinous crime.

“They (juvenile convicts) will not stay with adults in jails meant for adults… They will be kept in borstals. It does not exist at present… it will be created,” the minister said.

The convicted juvenile will stay in borstals till they attain the age of 21, and will be evaluated to decide whether they should be released.

“There will be a review… if they still have a criminal bent of mind, they will serve the complete sentence,” said the minister.

Maneka Gandhi said juvenile crime was being encouraged by the existing law.

“Juveniles’ involvement in crime is increasing the fastest. Children walk into police stations and say we have murdered… send us to a juvenile home,” the minister said.

Pointing out that even children committed crime against other children, she wondered: “Are we going to protect the victim or the criminal?”

“It (the bill) will stop a 16-year-old from saying ‘I have burnt a jhuggi. Send me to juvenile justice (board)’. ‘Or I have raped, murdered, send me to JJ…’,” Maneka Gandhi said.

(Agencies)

Will oppose death penalty to anyone: Teesta Setalvad

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Bengaluru: “I am opposed to death penalty and I think the RS did the right thing by sending the proposal in the case of the juvenile in Delhi rape case to a Select Committee.

Even while fighting the Gujarat riot cases, there was pressure that we should seek the death penalty for the accused,” said social activist Teesta Setalvad, who spoke to Nasheman.in recently on a private visit to Bengaluru.

Setalvad claimed that the current BJP government, is trying to settle score with her and other activists for opposing them.

Setalvad is one of the country’s leading campaigners against communal violence, who has been fighting for ensuring justice for the 2002 Gujarat riot victims.

Greece moves to recognise the state of Palestine

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Official says parliament is set to vote in a session that will be attended by the Palestinian president.

Greece is expected to join dozens of other countries that accord recognition to Palestine [AP]

Greece is expected to join dozens of other countries that accord recognition to Palestine [AP]

by Al Jazeera

Greece is set to recognise the state of Palestine in a parliamentary vote to be attended by the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, a government source said.

A solemn ceremony will accompany the vote on Tuesday as Greece joins dozens of other countries that accord recognition to Palestine, the source told the AFP news agency.

Abbas arrived for a two-day visit in Athens and is meeting President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, the Associated Press reported.

Last week, the Greek parliament’s foreign affairs committee unanimously approved a motion to recognise Palestine.

Tsipras travelled to Israel last month when he met with both Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Palestine’s flag was hoisted for the first time at UN headquarters in New York on September 30, in a symbolic gesture.

Abbas then took to the podium to call for universal recognition of Palestine.

China: Scores missing after landslide buries industrial park buildings

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Landslide also ruptured national gas pipeline, causing explosion

A landslide struck the city of Shenzhen, China Sunday, toppling buildings and leaving dozens of people missing. (Photo: ChinaTopix/AP)

A landslide struck the city of Shenzhen, China Sunday, toppling buildings and leaving dozens of people missing. (Photo: ChinaTopix/AP)

by Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams

Scores of people were missing Sunday after a landslide occurred in an industrial park in southern China that buried dozens of buildings, sparked an explosion from a ruptured national gas pipeline, and forced the evacuation of roughly 900 people.

“I saw red earth and mud running towards the company building,” Xinhuaquotes one local worker as saying.

Official reports from the government-controlled media left out the cause of the landslide in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, the New York Timesreports.

DDCA row: Jaitley files defamation complaint against Kejriwal

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New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday filed a criminal defamation complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders for making what he said were false allegations about irregularities in the DDCA.

Jaitley said the allegations levelled by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders will cause “irreversible damage to his reputation”.

Advocate Sidharth Luthra told the court that the minister did not take “a single penny” from the Delhi and District Cricket Association and that Kejriwal and AAP leaders had made defamatory and baseless charges.

“No member of the family of Jaitely is involved in any capacity with the companies involved in the DDCA case,” Luthra told the court.

He cited Facebook and Twitter posts of AAP leaders to show how Jaitley was defamed.

In his complaint against Kejriwal, Jaitley also named AAP leaders Kumar Vishwas, Raghav Chadha, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh and Deepak Bajpai.

Jaitley, who headed the DDCA for 13 years till 2013, has been accused of corruption by Delhi’s ruling AAP. He has denied the charges.

Kejriwal has demanded that Jaitley must resign from the government or be removed as finance minister to enable an independent probe into the DDCA affairs.

(Agencies)

Dec 16 gang-rape: SC dismisses plea against release of juvenile convict

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the plea to stay the release of the 20-year-old who was convicted for the December 16, 2012 gang rape and was released from a remand home on Sunday.

The apex court in its judgement said to DCW: ‘We share your concern but under existing law, detention cannot go beyond 3 years’.

The Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal, had approached the Supreme Court to stay release of the juvenile convict, who is now 20 years old and was known to be the most brutal of the attackers.

“How many more Nirbhayas will we create before we change the system. Nirbhayas rapist should not be released under any circumstances today,” Maliwal tweeted.

“SC accepted petition. Matter was listed on Monday as Item No 3. Case subjudice now. Nirbhaya rapist should not be released until case heard,” Maliwal said in another tweet.

A vacation bench comprising Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit in their order pronounced at 2 AM on Sunday, posted the matter for hearing on Monday.

The Special Leave Petition filed by DCW against the order of the Delhi High Court, which refused to restrain the release of the convict, was referred by the Chief Justice of India T S Thakur before the vacation bench.

After the order by the court, DCW chairperson and the lawyers of the women’s panel hoped that since the matter has become sub judice, the government and Delhi Police will not release the juvenile offender today as scheduled.

The juvenile was moved out of Delhi on Saturday even as distraught parents of the victim strongly kept on opposing his release. The parents were briefly detained by the police after they held a protest against the convict’s release.

Sources said that the convict was taken to an undisclosed location from a correction home in North Delhi amid concerns that there was threat to his life.

They said the juvenile has been kept under observation of an NGO under protection of Delhi Police.

(PTI)

VHP’s first lot of stones for Ram Temple arrives in Ayodhya

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Ayodhya: Almost six months after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) announced its nationwide drive to collect stones for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, two trucks of stones arrived in the temple city on Sunday.

“Two trucks of stones have been unloaded at Ram Sewak Puram, a VHP property in Ayodhya, and ‘Shila Pujan’ (praying of the stones) has been performed by Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, the president of Ram Janam Bhumi Nyas,” VHP spokesman Sharad Sharma said.

Meanwhile, Mahant Nritya Gopal Das told PTI that there was a “signal” from the Modi government that the temple will be built “now”.

“Now, the time has come for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Lots of stones arrived today in Ayodhya and their arrival will continue. We have signals from Modi government that Mandir (temple) construction would be done now,” he said.

Reacting to the arrival of stones at the VHP headquarters, Faizabad Senior Superintendent of Police Mohit Gupta said that the police was monitoring the situation.

“We are monitoring all the developments minutely. Stones have arrived and being kept in a private premises. Due to this development, if their was any breach in peace or communal harmony we will definitely take action,” he said.

Asserting its resolve to build the Ram temple, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad had in June announced a nationwide drive to collect stones for construction of the temple.

“About 2.25 lakhs cubic ft of stones are required for the construction of the Ram temple and about 1.25 lakh cubic ft of stones are ready at the VHP’s headquarter in Ayodhya. The rest one lakh cubic ft stones would be collected nationwide from Hindu devotees,” VHP leader Ashok Singhal, who died last month in Gurgaon, had said.

The announcement had met with a quick reaction from the administration, which had said that it would oppose the move as the matter was sub judice.

Principal Secretary (Home) Devashish Panda had said that the Uttar Pradesh government would not allow arrival of stones in Ayodhya for construction of Ram Temple.

“Since the matter is sub judice, the government will not allow starting of any new tradition regarding Ayodhya issue,” he had said.

(Agencies)

Bollywood Newsline

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OMUNG KUMAR’S ‘SARBJIT’ GOES ON FLOOR

The much awaited film SARBJIT which is a biopic on the slain prisoner Sarbjit Singh has gone on the floors with its 1st Schedule in Mumbai on 14th Dec, 2015 . The said biopic is the 2nd directorial venture of the National Award winning director Omung Kumar and stars the enigmatic Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Dalbir Kaur, well celebrated actor; Randeep Hooda as Sarabjit Singh; the power packed performer Riccha Chadda as Sarbjit’s wife & Darshan Kumaar as Sarbjit’s lawyer. The film has been in the news lately owing to its strong casting progression; and the cast has finally after many months of intense pre – production taken their characters on floor. The film is divided into a vast schedule which includes shooting in Mumbai from Dec, 2015 then moving on to shoot in various cities of Punjab like Amritsar, Malerkotla, Bhikipind & Patiala in the month of Jan, 2015 and finally the last leg of the schedule will be shot in Delhi in the month of Feb, 2015. SARBJIT is Produced by Sandeep Singh, Omung Kumar & Vashu Bhagnani. The credits of the film are script by Rajesh Beri & Utkarshini Vashishtha, directed by Omung Kumar, cinematography by Kiran Deohans, production design by Vanitha Kumar, creative director is Sandeep singh, costumes designed by Shaahid Amir & Neetu Singh & creative producer is Akshay Balsaraf. SARBJIT is slated to release on the 20th May, 2016 with its premiere to be held at the well acclaimed Cannes Film Festival.

‘BAADSHAHO’ TO RELEASE ON REPUBLIC DAY – 26TH JAN 2017

Ajay Devgn will be seen in Milan Luthria’s BAADSHAHO presented by Super Cassettes Industries Pvt Ltd & Milan Luthria Films Pvt Ltd. The movie which is touted to be an action thriller, has sealed one of the most important dates of the year it is all set to hit the screens on 26th Jan, 2017. BAADSHAHO stars Ajay Devgn – Devgn & Luthria have previously worked together on KACCHE DHAAGE, CHORI CHORI & ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAI. The film will see music baron Bhushan Kumar & Milan Luthria in their 1st joint production. However, the duo have come together earlier for brilliant music collaboration in the past with film like ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAI & THE DIRTY PICTURE. Presented by Super Cassettes Industries Pvt Ltd & Milan Luthria Films Pvt Ltd, Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar & Milan Luthria, directed by Milan Luthria BAADSHAHO is all set to release on 26th Jan, 2017.

UNITED MEDIAWORKS & K SERA SERA JOIN HANDS TO MERGE THEIR OPERATIONS

K Sera Sera (KSS) Digital Cinema Private Limited & United MediaWorks (UMW) have joined forces to become the 3rd largest digital cinema player in the country. The 2 companies have decided to integrate their full operations & technology and use their combined energies to develop & consolidate their market position. Post the merger across content, technology & operations, the new venture will serve their existing 600 digital cinema theatres across the country. KSS’s Satish Panchariya will be the Chairman of the new company & UMW’s Ashish Bhandari will be the Managing Director. To fuel their expansion plans, both the companies plan to invest INR 100 crores over the next 2 to 3 years. This investment will be used to build state – of – art & scalable digital cinema technology and on ground servicing, while assisting in digital content security & distribution of the films. Over the next 2 years, the joint venture is aiming to capture 25% market share with presence in 2000 screens across India. As part of their growth strategy, the 2 companies aim at reaching out to advertisers, targeting both, national & regional players and offer them pan India reach. Both the companies are working together to build a common technology platform for content acquisition, content processing & field servicing. The new platform will not only provide cost effective solutions to both multiplexes & single screen theatres, but also offer advertisers a wide reach across the country for better ROIs. Additionally, the companies will mutually work towards delivering best quality services and reaching out to the untapped market segments of India. They intend to serve the Indian cinema industry with best products & services. The existing workforce will remain unaffected in both the companies. United Mediaworks has a strong presence in Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, Gujarat, West Bengal & Karnataka. Whereas K Sera Sera is present in the entire Hindi belt including Delhi, UP, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh & Andhra Pradesh. Going forward the new venture will look at capturing more markets across southern & eastern India.

NASEERUDDIN SHAH & ARSHAD WARSI TOGETHER FOR ‘IRADA‘

Naseeruddin Shah & Arshad Warsi shared great camaraderie in ISHQIYA & DEDH ISHIQYA. The 2 talented actors who have given some power packed performances in the past, will soon be back on the silver screen together in a film titled IRADA. The man behind getting these 2 actors together who will be pitted against each other is none other than lyricist Sameer Anjaan. The film revolves around a social issue and will be helmed by debutant directors Aparna Singh & Nishant Tripathi. The movie is presented by Irada Entertainment & produced by Falguni Patel & Prince Soni & slated to release in the winter of 2016.

TISCA BAGS BEST ACTRESS AWARD FOR ‘RAHASYA’

Tisca Chopra has recently bagged “Best Actress” award for Most Entertaining Actor in Thriller for RAHASYA. “Doing a film like RAHASYA is a reward in itself. The “Best Actress” award (Most Entertaining Actor – female in a Thriller) is like the icing on the cake, more so, since it’s not for a big ticket film, but a small film that almost didn’t get released,” says Tisca.The versatile actress who made her mark with films like TAARE ZAMEEN PAR & QISSA, amongst others, has also proven her mettle in South & Marathi film industry, garnering accolades for her power packed performances with each big screen outing. Tisca will next be seen in GHAYAL ONCE AGAIN & LOVESHUDA.

‘DO LAFZON KI KAHANI’S TRAILER ATTACHED TO ‘BAJIRAO MASTANI’

Presented by Eros International worldwide DO LAFZON KI KAHANI directed by Deepak Tijori starring Randeep Hooda & Kajal Aggarwal’s upcoming trailer attached to BAJIRAO MASTANI. The film has a unique pairing of Randeep & Kajal which has extensively been shot in Malaysia. BAJIRAO MASTANI has hit the screens on this week and Deepak didn’t want to miss the opportunity of getting his film’s trailer attached to this magnum opus film. There were many films which were eyeing to get their trailer attached, but it was Deepak who made his films trailer to the final cut. The film is currently in its post production stage and is scheduled to release early next year.

SIDDHARTH MAHADEVAN CREATING WAVES ONCE AGAIN WITH ‘DILWALE’
After giving huge hits like “Pehli Baar” in DIL DHADAKNE DO & “Sarphira” of KATTI BATTI , Siddharth Mahadevan is all set to create waves with Shah Rukh Khans DILWALE song called “Tukur Tukur” . It is the next party anthem of the youth and is soon topping the charts with his magical voice. His high energy voice had created sensation with his debut called “Zinda” for Farhan Akhtar starrer BHAAG MILKHA BHAAG. Followed up with his quick contributions in films such as MALANG, DHOOM 3, DHUAN, D – DAY , HULLA RE, 2 STATES amongst others.

HIT SHARMA, GRAPHIC INDIA & ISM KOMIX PARTNER ON A NEW DIGITAL COMIC SERIES, “HYPER TYGERS” CREATING INDIA’S 1ST ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERHERO TEAM

Graphic India, UK based, ISM Komix & Cornerstone Sport, announced today that leading cricket sports hero, Rohit Sharma, are launching a new environmental superhero team called, “HYPER TYGERS.” The digital comic will be free to read on all devices from 1st Feb, 2016 through Sharma’s Facebook page & the Graphic POP! Mobile app. With the world and its leaders focused on the Environment and saving our planet, Mr. Modi has called for “Climate Justice” & “working towards a greener future” whilst UK PM David Cameron has said this is “a moment to remember and a huge step forward in helping to secure the future of our planet.” This calls for superheroes! Now India and the UK have teamed up to create India’s 1st environmental superheroes the Green Tyger & the Hyper Tygers. Hyper Tygers & the Green Tyger are looking for corporate (including CSR), commercial, digital & marketing sponsors who share their ambition of promoting environmental awareness & positive social change. Hyper Tygers is set in a futuristic India in the year 2077, charting the meteoric rise of a small Indian rural community and their cricket team, including their mysterious hero the Green Tyger. We follow the Hyper Tygers astronomic journey to become the greatest Hyper Cricket team in the world. It’s a rags to riches story, addressing many of the environmental & social growing pains that India & the world are undergoing as rural meets mega city, tradition clashes with future technology, class lines blur and corporations put profit over people and the environment. The enigmatic hero of the story is a masked & rebellious cricketer known only as the Green Tyger, with amazing super powers tied to the nature & the earth. Playing in the Hyper Cricket League, fighting against injustice & saving the environment from Mr. X and the monstrous terrors created from his dreaded Shadow Corporation, experience the rise of India’s new heroes & the birth of a legendary team. For Hyper Tygers, which will be launched in India & UK, Graphic India is partnered with ISM Komix, a UK based company founded by Thomas Ehret & Debbie Mason, focussed on producing digitally focused sports media to promote positive social change & awareness through sport. The Hyper Tygers characters & story were created by acclaimed UK creators, Steve Salem & Xan Morgan, with the comic series written by novelist & author, Sarwat Chadda & illustrated by acclaimed Graphic India artist, Edison George. Hyper Tygers is also developing original storylines with UK charity Elephant Family, founded by Mark Shand, brother of the Duchess of Cornwall who the Charity counts as it Royal President along with HRH The Prince of Wales. Hyper Tygers will launch in Jan, 2016 as a free weekly English & Hindi digital comic series made available on Rohit Sharma’s Facebook page, reaching his 7.5 Million fans, through the specially created, Graphic POP! Facebook app, which was created in partnership with Facebook by Graphic India. The comic series will also be available on the Graphic India iOS & Android apps as well as converted into a series of digital motion comics, which will be distributed on leading digital video platforms throughout India. A mobile game will also be released at the beginning of the year.ISM Komix & Graphic India will also be planning a worldwide animation, digital video & gaming strategy around Hyper Tygers to reach cricket audiences across numerous media platforms around the world.

UNIVERSAL PICTURES & AMBLIN PARTNERS ANNOUNCE MULTI – YEAR FILM PARTNERSHIP

Universal Pictures & Amblin Partners, a new company announced today by DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment & Entertainment One (eOne), will enter into a multi – year partnership in which Universal will market & distribute films produced by Amblin Partners domestically and in select international territories. The recent announcement was made by Chairman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, Jeff Shell; Chairman, Universal Pictures, Donna Langley; Amblin Partners Founder, Steven Spielberg & Participant Media Chairman, Jeff Skoll. Under terms of the agreement, Universal Pictures & Focus Features will handle distribution & marketing for approximately 4 to 7 Amblin Partners films each year. The 1st title, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, will be released in Oct, 2016.

CHHOTA BHEEM HAS A BRAND NEW AVATAR FOR HIS UPCOMING FILM ‘CHHOTA BHEEM – HIMALAYAN ADVENTURE’

India’s favourite laddoo loving superhero, Chhota Bheem is the country’s most beloved cartoon character and the apparel, toys, games, comic books, stationery and other merchandise is a testimony to the Chhota Bheem’s popularity. This winter, Chhota Bheem will be seen in a completely new and stylish avatar in CHHOTA BHEEM – HIMALAYAN ADVENTURE, the official trailer for which was recently released. The storyline follows Bheem to the snow capped Himalayan Mountains where he will not only enjoy some snow filled adventures but also take on the evil dacoit, Hidimbak. In keeping with the plot of the film, Chhota Bheem’s character was given a stylish new look and a lot of research went into this. The team who worked on the film even visited the Himalayas to study local customs & traditions in order to breathe life into the script. Not only will Bheem’s friends, Chutki, Raju, Jaggu, Kalia, Dholu and Bholu join him on this Himalayan Adventure but they will also have their own jacket, scarf & warm mitten clad looks. Audiences can watch Chhota Bheem in an action packed & thrilling mountain adventure when CHHOTA BHEEM – HIMALAYAN ADVENTURE releases on 8th Jan, 2016.

INDIAN CINEMA TO BE HONORED BY LUMINARIES OF THE FILM INDUSTRY: 11TH EDITION OF RENAULT SONY GUILD FILM AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Celebrating excellence in cinema, The Film & Television Producers Guild of India has announced the 11th Edition of Renault Sony Guild Film Awards. The Guild constitutes of the most influential luminaries in cinema who select winners, making it one of the most credible and much revered accolades. The extravaganza will unfold with New Year Celebrations in Jan, 2016 and will be broadcast exclusively on Sony Entertainment Television. Bollywood superstars Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Shahid Kapoor, Ayushmann Khuranna, Kriti Sanon & Sonakshi Sinha feature among other star performers who will set the stage on fire with one incredible act after another. After a successful hosting stint last year, television’s superstar comedian Kapil Sharma will don the host’s hat once again and entertain the audiences with his unbeatable comic timing. Instituted to celebrate exceptional achievements in Indian Cinema, the film fraternity will congregate, once again this year, to celebrate & honour the best contributions & accomplishments in the industry and to celebrate their work in the previous year. The Sony Guild Awards honour excellence in the creative as well as technical categories. Conceptualized, produced, marketed & promoted by Wizcraft International Entertainment, the Awards will bring together the most celebrated stars of Indian Television & Cinema on one spectacularly star – studded stage. It is the only Award that does not allow the general public to be part of the voting process in keeping with its policy of ‘By the Industry, For the Industry’. The Guild consists of over 160 members, who constitute some of the most powerful & influential luminaries in its sector. The winners of the Awards are chosen by the Guild’s members, making it one of the most credible and much revered accolades. Established in 1954 by the stalwarts of the Indian film industry including B.N. Sircar, S. Mukherjee, The Film & TV Producers Guild is today the most progressive body in show business. From renowned film makers / production houses like Yashraj films, Ramesh Sippy, Mukesh Bhatt, Subhash Ghai, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rakesh Roshan, AB Corp, Prakash Jha, Eros entertainment, Excel Entertainment ; to the young brigade of Aditya Chopra, Karan Johar, Ashutosh Gowariker, Farhan Akhtar, Raj Kumar Hirani, Kunal Kohli, Rohan Sippy, Ritesh Batra, Guneet Monga etc. to stars turned producers like Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Anushka Sharma; to new diversified media companies like Disney – UTV, Reliance Entertainment, Balaji telefilms, PVR, Viacom 18, Fox Star Studios; to the film makers of international stature from the East & the South such as Mrinal Sen, Goutam Ghose, D. Suresh Babu, etc., to leading TV production houses like Star TV, Colors, Sony TV, all are symbols of the Indian filmed content. Over the years, the Guild has also been instrumental in organizing fund raisers such as “Saath Hain Hum – Uttarakhand” & “Hum Hain…….Ummeed – E – Kashmir’ in aid of victims & seminars & conventions with influential trade bodies like FICCI & CII. Also, the Guild has instituted Annual Awards for excellence in film & television, an award by the industry, for the industry & of the industry.

PANORAMA STUDIOS & PEN MOVIES ACQUIRE ALL INDIA RIGHTS OF ‘MASTIZAADE’ FOR THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION

Panorama Studios & Pen Movies have acquired the all India rights of theatrical distribution of Pritish Nandy Communications produced MASTIZAADE starring Sunny Leone, Tusshar Kapoor featuring a special appearance by Ritesh Deshmukh & directed by Milap Zaveri. Fresh from the success of PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2, Panorama Studios have also distributed GABBAR IS BACK, ALONE, SINGHAM RETURNS & produced films like SPECIAL 26, DRISHYAM &PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA franchise.

REGIONAL FILM NEWS

‘KHAKI VARDIWALA’ RELEASING ON 1ST JAN, 2016 IN MUMBAI

After success in Bihar, Avinash Film Productions KHAKI VARDIWALA is now going to be released in Mumbai on 1st Jan, 2016. The film is being produced by Dr. S. D. Gautam & directed by Meraj Khan. The film is written by Nanhe Pandey, music by Anuj Tiwari, lyrics by Jahid Akhtar, Durgavati & Pyarelal “Kavi”, choreography by Ashok – Mayank, Santosh Kumar & Ram Devan, action by Dilip Yadav, editing by Jitendra Singh ‘Jitu’, cinematography by Dilip John, Sahil Ansari & Jagvinder Hundal. Co – Producer: Maya Gautam. It stars Viraj Bhatt, Madhuri Mishra, Ayaz Khan, Sanjay Pandey, Manoj Tiger, Brajesh Tripathi, Rajkapoor Shahi, Gopal Rai, Kokila Yadav, Shankar Dayal Gautam, Prerna Sharma, Gaffar Khan & Seema Singh.

‘SHAHER MASEEHA NAHI’ SHAYMALA MUSIC ACQUIRED AUDIO-VIDEO RIGHTS

Shaymala Music has acquired Audio – Video rights of Omkaar Film & Television Production’s SHAHER MASEEHA NAHI (Based on Dr. Arunendra Bharti’s Novel). The film is being produced by Rajan Kumar & directed by Amar Vatsa from his own screenplay. It has music by Prekhar Verma, lyrics by Dheeraj Kumar & Dr. Arunendra Bharti, choreography by Rajesh Sharwana Padwale, Manoj & Kala Reddy, editing by Sandeep Mishra, art by Yogesh Shilke, editing by Sandeep Mishra, cinematography by Biswajit Das, action by Tinu Verma & creative head is Virendra Verma. It stars Rajan Kumar, Trisha Khan, Poonam Kapri, Riya Bharti, Asha Kapri, Shradha, Aatish Kumar Sinha, Ritesh Dhawan, Mohammed Hasim Khan, Inder Upadhyay, Komal, Rajesh Khanna, Jitendra Yadav, Yog Guru Swami Ranjan Ji, Baby Charmi, Baby Kalyani & Master Rajveer.

‘PILANTRRU’ RELEASED THIS WEEK

Shilpa S. Movies’ presentation PILANTRRU released this week on 18th Dec, 2015 at Imperial Cinema, Grant Road, Mumbai with a crowed opening. The film is being produced by Shilpa Subhash Duragkar & directed by Sanjiv Yashwant Kolte. This film is based on the story written by Gayatry Kolte Muley & screenplay – dialogues by Sanjiv Y. Kolte. It has music by Aman Shlok, lyrics by Nitin Naigaonkar, editing by Sachin Natekar, art by Nana Misal and cinematography by Raj Erani. It stars Prabhakar Aambone, Vatsal Polkarmvar Aambone, Mahesh Paturkar, Niranjan Kokar Dekar, Navin, Mahesh Raipurkar, Sachin Giri, Anand Deep Peshwani & Chinmay Deshkar as Pilantrru.

UN Security Council agrees on Syria peace plan

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Draft resolution calling for peace conference in January and ceasefire adopted unanimously by council’s 15 members.

The conflict in Syria started in mid-2011 after protests against Assad's rule and has killed an estimated 300,000 people [Reuters]

The conflict in Syria started in mid-2011 after protests against Assad’s rule and has killed an estimated 300,000 people [Reuters]

by Al Jazeera

The UN Security Council has unanimously agreed on the text of a draft resolution for peace talks in January and a ceasefire aimed at ending the war in Syria.

All 15 members of the council agreed to approve the text, which came after hours of negotiation between world powers on Friday.

Al Jazeera’s Diplomatic Editor James Bays, reporting from New York said the text was a long time coming and came despite reservations from Russia.

“There was lots of resistance from Moscow but Western diplomats [are] telling me they are very happy with what they have,” he said.

“This will be the first time there’s been a Security Council resolution on Syria and on political transition in Syria during five years of civil war.”

 

John Kerry, US secretary of state, said the resolution aims to install a transitional government within the first six months, paving the way for elections within the next 18 months.

He said any agreement would exclude the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and al-Nusra Front.

“We have emphasised from the beginning that for this to work it has to be implemented by the men and women of Syria and cannot be opposed from the outside,” Kerry said.

“The resolution that we just approved is a milestone because it sets out specific concepts with specific time-frames.

The text does not include mention of Assad’s fate or which opposition groups will be included in peace talks.

Both have been key obstacles in reaching an agreement in talks thus far.

Obama’s remarks

Earlier on Friday, US President Barack Obama reaffirmed his insistence that Assad step down, warning there can be no peace there without a legitimate government.

“I think that Assad is going to have to leave in order for the country to stop the blood, for all the parties involved to be able to move forward in a nonsectarian way,” Obama said at a year-end news conference at the White House.

The conflict in Syria started in mid-2011 after protests against Assad’s rule were violently put down by government security forces.

The war has killed more than 300,000 people according to some estimates, and sent millions of Syrians fleeing for neighbouring countries and Europe, giving rise to the worst refugee crisis since World War II.

Groups such as ISIL have also conquered large tracts of land, from where they have planned attacks on a number of states including France, Turkey, and Lebanon.

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