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Bihar: FIR against toppers, VR College after CM orders SIT probe

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Patna: Patna Police have loded FIR against three Class XII toppers and Vaishali’s VR College Management and examination and evaluation centre superintendents and teachers for forgery, cheating and criminal conspiracy. The FIR was lodged on Monday night after CM Nitish Kumar ordered police headquarters to set up a special investigation team under an additional director general of police. The SIT has been asked to submit report to the state DGP within 10 days.

Bihar School Examination Board has already cancelled result of controversial toppers Saurav Srestha and Rahul Raj – both from Vaishali’s VR College. Another VR College toppers in arts Ruby Rai, who has been given a week to take retest, faces FIR along with Saurav amd Rahul at Patna’s Kotwali Police station.

Kotwali Police station SHP Ramesh Kumar Singh said: “The case has been lodged on complaint of secondary education board director Rajiv Prasad Singh Ranjan.

CM Nitish Kumar earlier dissolved a judicial committee set up by BSEB to probe the matter as the board has no landate to set up such a committee. The CM had called an emergy meeting of education department officials last evening and reportedly pulled up BSEB chaian Lalkeshwar Prasad for exceeding his brief to order probe unilaterally. The CM had been also reportedly upset with contradictory view of the state board and education department on the raging controversy.

(Agencies)

Modi leaves on five-nation tour

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for a five-nation tour that will take him to Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, the US and Mexico.

“PM Narendra Modi leaving for Herat, Afghanistan, marking the start of his five-nation visit,” the Prime Minister’s Office tweeted.

Modi will stop over in Herat in Afghanistan where he, along with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, will jointly inaugurate the India-Afghan Friendship Dam, earlier known as Salma Dam, rebuilt with India’s aid.

After attending a lunch hosted in his honour by President Ghani, Modi will proceed to Doha, Qatar, where he will meet Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani on Saturday.

He will also visit an Indian workers’ camp in Doha on Saturday.

On Sunday, he will meet Emir of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.

Following his engagements in Qatar, he will leave for Switzerland on Sunday.

On June 6, Modi will hold a meeting with President of the Swiss Confederation Johann Schneider-Ammann and also interact with business leaders.

The same day, he will depart for Washington where he will meet US President Barack Obama and address a joint sitting of the US Congress.

On June 8, he will leave for Mexico City where he will meet Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto before returning to India.

(IANS)

An Interview With Producer Chanderpaul Singh (Bhouri)

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Débutante producer Chanderpaul Singh is now ready with an off beat & realistic film, needless to say with all the commercial trappings intact, offering named Bhouri. In this exclusive interview he speaks at length all about his pet project Bhouri.

ON HIS LATEST UPCOMING FILM BHOURI

First of all I would like to enlighten one & all that my upcoming film Bhouri is a women centric film. It depicts how all women, especially if they are beautiful, in a particular small village is treated as an object of lusty desire of some men to give vent to their carnal pleasure.

ON THE BRIEF OUTLINE ABOUT THE PLOT OF BHOURI

The opening sequence of Bhouri introduces us to the part of a famished rural India to which the higher authorities have turned a blind eye. The local governance & supplies are dominated by a group of 5 upper class men who collectively rule the village. They exploit their power in every possible way. The villagers are compelled to satisfy them, often at a great expense to their meagre means & dignified self respect to the extent that most of the women, especially Bhouri the most beautiful of them who was recently married to Dhanua one of the villager, in the village have been compelled to flesh trade for these so called 5 tyrants’ gratified sexual pleasures. And all these women are a hapless & helpless as their men folks’ only means of livelihood in the village is the Zamindar owned & run kiln (Bhatta). The film Bhouri narrates the plight of these women who are sexually exploited sometimes even with force. Until Bhouri revolts & protests strongly against this sexual malpractices.

ON THE CONSTANT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION SCENARIO IN BOLLYWOOD MOVIES

Yes! You are right on this score but you forget one thing that every film maker & director presents such oft repeated scenario with their own perspective, their own hindsight. And as far as Bhouri is concerned it is based on one particular angle which is set against the backdrop of the fight of women in rural India. In particular Bhouri is based on a fictional yet somewhat true story of a 22 year old girl named Bhouri whose extremely fair complexion & sharp features became a source of endless pain & punishment in life as her only crime was that her over attractive looks aroused (sexual) lust, lust & only lust.

ON THE SUPPOSED CENSOR BOARDS OBJECTION AGAINST THE BLATANTLY BOLD THEME OF BHOURI WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF SKIN SHOW

The skin show that you are referring to has been done in a very decent & dignified manner as per the requirement of the theme of the film. So I don’t think the censors will raise any objections to it.

ON THE PARTING SHOT OF GIVING AN INSIGHT INTO THE CAST & CREW OF BHOURI

Bhouri has been produced by me under the banner of S Video Picture Pvt Ltd Presents. The other crew members are directed by Jasbir Bhati, screenplay & dialogues by Jagat Bhushan Singh & Manjeet Mahipal, cinematography by Mohammed Rubaiz, editing by Mansoor Azmi & Miraz Ali, music by Sanjay Pathak & lyrics by Priya Pathak & Manjeet Mahipal. The film stars débutante Masha Paur as Bhouri & stalwarts like Raghuveer Yadav, Kunika, Shakti Kapoor, Mohan Joshi, Sitaram Panchal, Mohan Joshi, Mukesh Rishi & above all Aditya Pancholi.

Movie Review: ‘Shaukeen Kaminay’ is a cliched social comedy

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Shaukeen Kaminay

Producers: Brajesh Pandey and Pratima Pandey
Director: Anil Chourasiya
Star Cast: Kartik Gaur, Narendra Tiwari, Sahil Garg, Vanshika Gupta, Yasmin Pathan & Priyanka Singh

Hardik (Kartik Gaur), Som (Narendra Tiwari) and Sunny (Sahil Garg) are three best bachelor friends staying together and always busy enjoying life. Besides one day they take a bait that they will marry only a virgin girl. One day they land up in a small village called Nariganj which has a concept of One Night Wedding. All three of them get married to innocent village girls, pay the money to enjoy a few days with them and return back to the city and get busy with their daily routine.

The only redeeming factor of Shaukeen Kaminay is the good performances of Kartik Gaur, Narendra Tiwari & Sahil Garg. All three of them have tried to give off their best in their debut roles. That apart one or two songs are really catchy.

The concept of the film itself is too far fetched and unbelievable and to save their skin the film makers have tried to pass it off as fictional. The worst disappointment are the female brigade of actors who are neither good looking nor can they act for nuts.

All in all Shaukeen Kaminay may be liked by the rural audiences but its prospects in the Metro cities are very bleak.

5 candidates in the fray for RS elections in Karnataka

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Bengaluru: Five candidates including Union Minister Nirmala Seetharaman are in the fray for the biennial elections to fill four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka.

“Five candidates are in the fray now after independent candidate KA Mohan’s papers were rejected,” Karnataka Legislative Assembly Secretary S Murthy, who is also the Returning Officer, told PTI.

Mohan’s papers were rejected for not enclosing proposers’ names and an additional affidavit. Friday was the last date for withdrawal of candidature.

Voting is scheduled for June 11and counting of votes will happen on the same day.

Congress has fielded three candidates Jairam Ramesh, Oscar Fernandes (former Union ministers) and former IPS officer Ramamurthy, while BJP and JD(S) have fielded Union Minister Nirmala Seetharaman and B M Farooq, respectively.

Congress decision to field the third candidate, Ramamurthy, has given tense moments to JD(S), which needs five additional votes to see its candidate through, as it has 40 members.

The required strength for victory is 45 votes.

To the JDS discomfiture, five of its MLAs, including Zameer Ahmed, have reportedly decided to back the third candidate of Congress.

Congress has 122 MLAs and needs extra 13 votes to ensure the victory of its third candidate, with Chief Minister Siddaramiah seeking support of 11 Independents and five JDS rebel legislators.

BJP is also short of one vote but is confident of making up the shortfall.

Meanwhile, 8 candidates are in the fray for the biennial elections to fill 7 seats of Karnataka Legislative Council, for which voting be held on June 10.

(Agencies)

Khadse quits; first blow to BJP under Modi-Shah combine

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Mumbai: Facing heat over a string of corruption charges including irregularities in a land deal, Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse today resigned, the first casualty in BJP after Narendra Modi-Amit Shah combine took over the party pledging zero-tolerance to corruption.

With his options running out and the central leadership sending a clear and stern message to him, the 64-year-old veteran from north Maharashtra drove to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s official residence here this morning and offered his resignation.

The fate of Khadse was sealed two days back after Fadnavis briefed Modi and Shah in Delhi over the allegations against him, which were not only leveraged by Congress, NCP and AAP to embarrass the first BJP-led government in the state but even made ally Shiv Sena to come out seeking his ouster.

Considered “number two” in the Cabinet handling vital portfolios of Revenue and Agriculture, Khadse has been facing heat over a series of allegations including irregularities in a land deal in Pune and getting calls allegedly from fugitive Dawood Ibrahim’s residence in Karachi on his mobile phone besides the alleged bribe sought by a personal aide.

He is in a spot over the purchase of a three-acre Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) land in Pune allegedly at a low price of around Rs 3.75 crore from its original owner in the name of his wife and son-in-law. The market value of the land is reportedly Rs 40 crore.

Rubbishing the allegations, Khadse said he has been a victim of an “unprecedented media trial.”

Addressing a press meet with the state party chief Raosaheb Danve after his meeting with Chief Minister, Khadse, seen as the OBC face of the party with a massive following in northern districts, said, “For the last 40 years, I have been in politics and the party but had not experienced a media trial like this.”

“There has been an unprecedented media trial against me,” he said, adding, “I have demanded Fadnavis that an inquiry be ordered into the allegations.”

Stating Khadse was forced to quit as charges against him were “serious”, Congress demanded a high level investigation into the matter.

“Only resignation will not do. We want a high level judicial inquiry into the scams involving Khadse. We don’t trust this government, which may sabotage the investigation,” Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan told PTI.

Former AAP leader Anjali Damania, who was on a hunger strike demanding Khadse’s resignation for the last three days, said this was the initial victory for her after exposing Khadse’s wrongdoings.

AAP national spokesperson Preeti Sharma Menon said, “We are relieved that finally, after he was totally exposed in past few weeks, BJP removed Khadse from office.”

(PTI)

Movie Review: ‘The Nice guys’ is an absolutely enjoyable film

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The Nice guys

Producer: Joel Silver
Director: Shane Black
Star Cast: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Keith David, Angourie Rice, Margeret Qualley, Kim Bassinger and Matt Bomer

In 1977 Los Angeles, a boy named Bobby witnesses fading porn star Misty Mountains (Murielle Telio) die in a car crash. Later that week, down – on – his – luck private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is approached by Mrs. Glenn, the aunt of Misty Mountains who is obsessively claiming to have seen her niece alive. Holland is sceptical of her claim, but realizes that a missing girl named Amelia Kutner (Margaret Qualley) is somehow involved and accepts the job. However, Amelia does not wish to be found and hires enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) to intimidate Holland into staying away from her. Healy fights with the older Guy, while Blue Face is seriously injured in a hit –and – run while chasing Holly and Amelia. Blue Face reveals to Healy that their boss has dispatched a hit man named John Boy (Matt Bomer) to kill Amelia.

Directorially the film is very powerful, take a bow Mr. Shane Blake, and the added bonanza is the sterling performances by the 2 lead actors Russell Crowe & Ryan Gosling and the surprise packet of the film is Matt Bomer, though his act sounds more like a cameo.

Its Very hard to find a spoiler in a movie so interesting.

After a long time here comes a movie which is not to be missed at any cost. A word of caution, the movie is not suitable for children of impressionable age.

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74

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The heavyweight world champion’s fast fists and personality transcended sports and captivated the world.

Ali exploded on the public scene in the 1960s with several nationally televised fights [Reuters]

Ali exploded on the public scene in the 1960s with several nationally televised fights [Reuters]

by Al Jazeera

Ali’s death was confirmed in a statement issued by family spokesman Bob Gunnell late on Friday evening, a day after he was admitted to a Phoenix-area hospital with a respiratory ailment.
The cause of death or the name of the hospital where he died were not immediately disclosed.
Ali had long suffered from Parkinson’s syndrome, which impaired his speech and made the once-graceful athlete almost a prisoner in his own body.

Even so, Ali’s youthful proclamation of himself as “the Greatest” rang true until the end for the millions of people worldwide who admired him for his courage both inside and outside the ring.

“A part of me slipped away, the greatest piece,” George Foreman, a former heavyweight boxer and one of Ali’s most formidable opponents in the ring, said on Twitter after the news of Ali’s death.

Roy Jones Jr, a former champion boxer who grew up during Ali’s prime, also said on Twitter: “My heart is deeply saddened yet both appreciative and relieved that the greatest is now resting in the greatest place.”

Few could argue with his athletic prowess at his peak in the 1960s. With his dancing feet and quick fists, he could, as he put it, “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee”.

However, Ali became much more than a colourful and interesting athlete. He spoke boldly against racism in the 1960s, as well as the Vietnam War.

During and after his championship reign, Ali met scores of world leaders, travelled to promote Islam and for a time he was considered the most recognisable person on earth, known even in remote villages far from the US.

Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds, reporting from Los Angeles, said: “Ali was a product of his time, of the civil rights movement, of the Black Power movement. Coming of age, he was the symbol of the emergence of that way of thinking in the US.

“Things such as his conversion to Islam and his opposition to the Vietnam War, made him more than an athlete and a sports superstar. These made him more of a cultural figure.”

Ali once estimated he had made $57m in his pro career, but the effect of the punches lingered long after most of the money was gone.

Ali’s diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease came about three years after he retired from boxing in 1981.

His influence extended far beyond boxing. He became the unofficial spokesman for millions of blacks and oppressed people around the world because of his refusal to compromise his opinions and stand up to white authorities.

“I can’t imagine a world without Mohammad Ali. He has been such a towering figure. Not only in sports, but also culturally, politically and socially. He loved everyone and everyone who met him loved him,” Lou Eisen, a boxing writer and historian, said.

He told Al Jazeera from Toronto: “There is no bitterness in the man. He was not bitter towards the government or the boxing association, which did a lot of illegal things to him. He did not let the bitterness get to him.”

In a realm where athletes often battle inarticulateness as well as their opponents, Ali was known as the Louisville Lip and loved to talk, especially about himself.

Once asked about his preferred legacy, Ali said: “I would like to be remembered as a man who won the heavyweight title three times, who was humorous and who treated everyone right. As a man who never looked down on those who looked up to him … who stood up for his beliefs … who tried to unite all humankind through faith and love.

“And if all that’s too much, then I guess I’d settle for being remembered only as a great boxer who became a leader and a champion of his people. And I wouldn’t even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was.”

Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 17, 1942, as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, a name shared with a 19th century slavery abolitionist. He changed his name after his conversion to Islam.

Ali was survived by his wife, the former Lonnie Williams, who knew him when she was a child in Louisville, along with his nine children.

NIA chief’s cleanchit to Pakistan sparks row

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New Delhi: The reported statement of NIA Chief that so far there is no hand of Pakistan government or its agency in helping JeM carry out the Pathankot attack has triggered a sparring between India and Pakistan with New Delhi saying that involvement of its nationals “is an accepted fact”.

Even as the NIA backtracked on its chief Sharad Kumar’s statement, on its part Islamabad, touted his remarks to claim “vindication” of its long standing position in this regard.

The whole row started over a written interview purportedly given by Kumar to a television channel in which he had said “no. So far, no evidence to show that Pakistan government or Pakistani government agency was helping Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM) or Masood Azhar or his aides carry out Pathankot attack.”

Later the NIA issued a statement saying the observation attributed to DG NIA as regards Pathankot investigations “are strongly refuted.” It said his statement has been misquoted.

The External Affairs Minister reacted to the controversy today saying the DG NIA has already issued a clarification and it put out the government’s position that “the involvement of Pakistan’s nationals in the Pathankot Air Base attack is an accepted fact.

“I would remind you that investigations are ongoing. Foreign Secretary had conveyed to his Pakistani counterpart when they met in New Delhi in April that it was time for review of progress in investigation in the attack after return of Pakistan’s JIT, which had gathered all evidence that it had wanted when it visited India,” External Affairs spokesperson said in a statement.

He said enough information has also been provided to Pakistani authorities through two Letters Rogatory to conduct investigation in Pakistan so that all those associated in Pakistan with planning, support and execution of the attack are brought to justice.

“At this stage, we await further response and information from Pakistan. It would be injudicious to speculate in this situation,” he said.

At the Congress briefing, party’s chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala made a scathing attack on the government accusing it of weakening India’s fight against terrorism nationally and internationally with the NIA director giving “clean chit” to Pakistan and its agencies.

He said that this was lamentable given the fact that India had succeeded in putting Pakistan in the dock after the 26-11 Mumbai terror attacks.

Faulting the Modi dispensation for inviting the Pakistani officers including those from the “infamous ISI” to visit the Pathankot airbase, he said that what did the JIT officers did after returning was to attack India and Indian government.

Raising a number of questions for the Prime Minister, he said that it has been a fact that Pakistan has sponsored terrorism and terrorist activities against India for decades. This is a fact well known in international circles.

He said it is a fact that Maulana Masood Azhar, Lakhwi or their terrot outfits or Dawood Ibrahim and other anti-India elements were roaming freely in Pakistan without any protection, help and support from Pakistan government.

Asked whether Congress would demand removal of the NIA director, Surjewala said that the director was “just a pawn” and was trotting out the line given by the Modi government. He said that it must be understood that the NIA director is an officer who has been given an extension.

He also targeted the Prime Minister for his impromptu visit to Pakistan to participate in a birthday and a marriage. He said that the terror strike at Pathankot took place a week later.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also hit at the government and tweeted “No other PM in the history of independent India knelt before Pak like this”.

(PTI)

Bollywood Stars Round Up

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HRITHIK ROSHAN

HRITHIK ROSHAN UNVEILS RADO INTRODUCES CHOCOLATE BROWN COLLECTION IN INDIA

Rado officially introduced its chocolate brown high-tech ceramic collection at the Rado boutique in Mumbai. Marking the second anniversary of the boutique, the new line of watches was launched by Rado brand ambassador Hrithik Roshan. Rado is proud to add a new colour to its growing spectrum of high-tech ceramic: chocolate brown. Hrithik Roshan states, “I am really excited to launch these stunning watches, which have become my favourite chocolate indulgence these days.”

VINDU DARA SINGH TO FULFILL HIS FATHER’S DREAM ALONG WITH HIS BROTHER

Vindu Dara Singh and his brother Amrik have now decided to take their father’s beautiful Dara Studio in Mohali Punjab to new heights with various studio sets so that the Punjab film industry can enjoy the benefits of it. The films being made in Punjab have now become as good as Bollywood and the industry there will welcome the Dara Studio which is the only film studio with open arms. Rattan Aulakh who will head operations states that various sets like a court house, dhabba, police station, jail etc will be available and a croma room too shall be at hand along with staying facilities for the unit members. Late Dara Singh’s name will keep flying high on Punjabi soil.

ROZLYN KHAN PLAYS PROSTITUTE SUGANDHI IN MANTO’S URDU PLAY!

Rozlyn Khan says, “Essaying the role of Sugandhi in the Urdu Play HATAK (The Insult) written by Saadat Hasan Manto was the most difficult role of my career ! ”The world renowned Saadat Hasan Manto was amongst the greatest writers of short stories in South Asian history! His legacy continues and in the play HATAK which was renamed as Sugandhi, Rozlyn Khan essayed the role of a poor woman, Sugandhi who is forced to sell her body for a living. This play directed by Mujeeb Khan, highlights the degradation of women. They would go for the nearest baton, if a cleaver could not be found, to bash the head of a society intent on sending its womenfolk to eke out a living by selling their charms and the physical repository of those charms. Rozlyn has confessed that essaying the role of Sugandhi was the most difficult role of her career! Incidentally, there is also a biopic being made on Manto by Nandita Das in which Nawazuddin Siddiqui is essaying the title role.

JUGRAJ CHAUHAN EXCITED ABOUT HIS SEQUEL TO ‘SARDARJI’ AS ‘SARDARJI 2’

With growing popularity of regional cinema, especially Punjabi Cinema, Rohit Jugraj Chauhan is all set to release on the 24thJune, 2016 his biggest film till date SARDAAR JI 2, as a franchise of SARDAARJI. Rohit Jugraj Chauhan for those who don’t know him is someone who has paved his own path. Having started with a perfect launch pad, assisting Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ram Gopal Verma. Chauhan also has written films like PLAYERS. However popular success for the director came when he breakthrough Punjabi cinema in a grand way and achieved a repute of becoming a path breaking director. His film SARDAARJI, today a franchise went onto become the highest grossing, most successful Punjabi film till date. Not only that he even became the trendsetter by making a film in the thriller genre called JATT JAMES BOND, a genre otherwise alien in Punjabi Cinema. Now his sequel to SARDAARJI staring the Punjabi megastar Diljit currently awaits release.

GOVINDRAO NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2016

Govindrao have bagged topped the nomination list of Potential Nominee for National Excellence Awards – 2016 (NEAs) on Socio-Economic Development of the Country by ALMA AWARDS. Govindrao is making his debut by playing the lead character in the movie SLUMDOG KARODPATI. Govindrao is very excited to hear that at his initial career stage he has been nominated for the award. He said that “I’m eagerly waiting for the award day. I would love to hear my name as an awardee.” Devidas Yerme, father of Govindrao said, “I’m very happy about my son being nominated for an award even before the release of his first film as an actor. I never thought that he’ll take up acting as I’m a farmer by profession. I’ll pray to God that he’ll receive this award and make not only me but also his entire family including the farmers proud”.
KIARA ADVANI ECSTATIC ABOUT WORKING WITH KAREENA’S STAFF

It’s natural for any budding actor to look upto Kareena Kapoor Khan. After all she is one of the most talented and stunning actresses’ of B- town today. One such actress who adores her is Kiara Advani. Kiara not only looks upto Kareena but is also looking forward to working with her staff in her next film. Kiara, who will soon start shooting for Abbas Mustan’s MACHINE in Georgia will be working with Kareena’s staff. Kareena’s hairstylist Pompy Hans and her makeup artist Ritesh Naik will be travelling with her for the month long schedule. Kiara who has already met Pompy and Ritesh can’t wait to start working with the talented team. The trio has met and discussed the styling options that will suit her look in the film. Pompy and Ritesh too are looking forward to working with the talented actress. We are sure that Kiara will look nothing less than drop dead gorgeous on screen now that she has the best team working for her.

PVR STRENGTHENS ITS PRESENCE IN MAHARASHTRA WITH PANVEL GETTING ITS FIRST PVR’S 5- SCREEN MULTIPLEX

In proximity to Mumbai, Panvel gets its first PVR multiplex. Panvel is an important city of Raigad district (Maharashtra) and is highly populated due to its closeness to Mumbai. The diverse population of the city has created a customer base which is expanding at an exponential rate. However, the market is clearly untapped when one talks about the entertainment destinations. PVR, India’s largest cinema exhibition company, realizing the growing demand of a premium entertainment hub, launches its 5- screens multiplex at Orion Mall, which is also the first multi-brand mall in the city along with the multiplex. With this launch, PVR’s screen count in Maharashtra reaches to 143 screens across 35 properties. Gautam Dutta, CEO, PVR Cinemas, said, “We are very excited to open our first multiplex in the city and hope that our brand becomes equally popular with the people here as well.” Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, Joint Managing Director, PVR Ltd added, “ I am sure we will be able to fulfill the expectations of our audience here. With this launch, PVR reaches a total count of 524 screens at 114 properties across 47 cities pan India”.

HIMANSH KOHLI OF YAARIAN STARS OPPOSITE ZOYA AFROZ OF EXPOSE IN ‘SWEETIE DESAI WEDS’

NRI Yaariyan lead actor Himansh Kohli is all set to win hearts again with his next college romance, SWEETIE DESAI WEDS NRI. Actress Zoya Afroz (Expose) will be starring opposite Himansh in this rom com produced by Grand Motion Pictures and Asmiya Productions. Shooting of this has been done in the interiors of Baroda, Directed by Hasnain Hyderabadwala, the movie promises to be a dhamaal comedy! While Zoya Afroz plays a happy go lucky girl (Sweetie), Himansh plays a simple Gujarati guy from Baroda and his character is on the lines of Saif Ali Khan’s from KAL HO NAA HO. The USP of the film is that it’s a clean family entertainer with melodious music sung by Arijit Singh and Palak Muchhal. What backs the movie up is the strong support from Shamiana Short Film Club’s Cyrus Dastur & director Hasnain Hyderabadwala who is known for doing commercial cinema like THE TRAIN & THE KILLER. He is all set to entertain the audience with this complete different genre

‘RANGOON’ TO RELEASE ON 24 FEBRUARY, 2017

Vishal Bhardwaj has now set the expectations soaring high for his upcoming period drama – RANGOON which will witness some epic battle scenes and historic references. Starring Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Saif Ali Khan the film wrapped its final shoot schedule a couple of weeks back and entire team. Sajid Nadiadwala’s production house Nadiadwala Grandson has delivered some of the biggest hits in Indian Cinema, feels that no stone should be left unturned to make this film a benchmark. Sajid wants to get the best VFX technicians from around the world to work on it. Ajit Andhare of Viacom18 Motion Pictures which has created some of the most appreciated cinema content in recent times felt that this is a film that would define the ‘epic love story’ genre and given the post production detail suggested that that the film should be released on February 24, 2017. Vishal Bhardwaj said, “When we suggested Feb 24th as the release date – Kangana was very excited as she is sentimentally attached to February given the exceptional response to TANU WEDS MANU which had released in the same period and was also produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures. Given that its Shahid’s birthday on 25th February, there is no better way to celebrate. For Saif and me, RANGOON has been even more special since it’s been ten years since Omkara and an interesting experience working together again after a full decade.”

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