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Kerala: Dalit Law student’s murder accused in police custody

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Thiruvananthapuram: The suspect in the April 28 brutal rape and murder of a 30-year old Dalit woman at Perumbavoor in Kochi is in police custody, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said.

“Investigation team has received full information about the accused. From yesterday onwards, the accused was under police radar,” he said reacting to reports that the accused, Amir Ul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam, had been nabbed by the Special Investigation team probing the murder.

Police have received all information, he said.

“The people of Kerala were waiting for such a news”, he said to a question.

“The development is a feather in the cap of Kerala Police”, the Chief Minister said.

A report from Kochi quoting police sources said that a Special Investigation Team probing the murder of the woman was questioning the suspect. They said the 23-year-old Islam’s arrest is expected to be recorded today, only after which his DNA samples will be taken.

The LDF government, after assuming power on May 25 had changed the investigation team and entrusted the probe to ADGP B Sandhya on its first cabinet meeting itself.

The rape and murder was in focus during the Assembly polls campaign with political parties attacking the then UDF regime for tardy progress in the investigation and failure to nab the culprits. The woman was murdered in her home on April 28.

The attack, which took place at Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district, had been a major campaign plank of the LDF in the run up to the May 16 Assembly elections.

(PTI)

Movie Review: ‘Project Marathwada’ is an extremely sensitive film dealing with t farmers suicides

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Project Marathwada

Director: Bhavin Wadia
Star Cast: Om Puri, Seema Biswas & Dalip Tahil

Bhavin Wadia in his latest offering namely Project Marathawada has dealt with a very sensitive topic of farmer’s suicide which is still prevalent in certain pockets of Maharashtra. All kudos to the producers who have backed such a topical & meaningful cinema.

The scripted scenario of Project Marathawada opens with a poor peasant Tukaram’s (Om Puri) son committing a suicide leaving the family shattered. The old man struggles to get justice as everyone turns a deaf ear to his pleas. That’s when he takes the drastic decision of ending his own life, but not before he makes his voice heard.

Director Bhavin Wadia takes up this noble cause as its theme in Project Marathawada but scratches only the surface. he makes the issue look shockingly uni – dimensional. The story lacks depth and banks solely on the prowess of the film’s accomplished cast.

All the veteran actors like Om Puri, Seema Biswas, Dalip Tahil et al are more than perfect in their job of salvaging the situation. The film’s supporting cast too has performed very well.

Tail Piece: Project Maratha may perform well in the interiors but will definitely need a strong word of mouth to run all over.

Movie Review: ‘TE3N’ is enjoyable only for its thriller element & brilliant performances by its actors

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TE3N

Director: Ribhu Dasgupta
Star Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Nawazuddin Siddique
Music: Clinton Cerejo

In his 1st ever outing Micheal director Ribhu Dasgupta did not make much of a directorial mark and he fails to make much of a directorial marking in his 2nd outing TE3N too. Although TE3N is an official remake of a South Korean film named montage. That apart It’s the mysterious element of TE3N & the dynamic performances of the trio of Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan & above all Nawazuddin Siddiqui that helps the film to be on track to some extent.

The scripted scenario of TE3N starts off with a flashback event featuring Inspector Martin (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) & John Roy (Amitabh Bachchan). This is then followed by the religious daily visit of John Roy to the police station to meet Inspector Sarita Sarkar (Vidya Balan), regarding the kidnapping & killing of his granddaughter Angela Roy. The story then oscillates between the past & the present. Amidst all this, there also exists the story of the guilt filled Inspector – turned -Priest Martin Das, the very man who was in charge of Angela Roy’s case. While the police department (including Inspector Martin Das) gives up totally on the Angela Roy’s case, John Roy simply refuses to do so and vows to his wheelchair ridden wife that he will not take rest until he nails the innocent Angela Roy’s dreaded kidnapper & murderer. Around 8 years later, there occurs a kidnapping of a school going kid Ronny. The mysterious part about this kidnapping is that, it is totally similar to that of Angela Roy. That’s when the trio of Father Martin, Inspector Sarita Sarkar & John Roy set out to search the masterminded smart criminal. While Father Martin & Inspector Sarita Sarkar go the legal way, John Roy, despite his old age sets out on his own to nab the criminal.

Director Ribhu Dasgupta seems to be a novice as far as the “Whodunit” thriller genre is concerned. He loses his directorial grip from “The Start” to The End”. One can’t even say that he has extracted good work from “The Cast” & “The Crew” as they are all well – known names in their respective arena.

Performance wise its once again Amitabh Bachchan who delivers a sterling act. Indeed he deserves a standing ovation in film after film. After Piku he adds one more feather to his histrionics cap. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is perfect in whatever he has been given to perform. But obviously his latent talent has not been fully tapped. While Vidya Balan is as usual superb in her cameo act too. The supporting actors are adequate and fill the bill.

Tail Piece: TE3N will really have to struggle at the Box Office Turnstiles to make its mark. audience.

Sultan: The Game, Now Available On Google Play

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To be a Sultan, all you need to do is download the game on Google Play here: http://bit.ly/prsultan

High quality visual effects, sleek controls, action – centric game play, exclusive combat experience, all this and more in Sultan: The Game! Developed by 99Games in collaboration with Yash Raj Films (YRF), Sultan: The Game will be available on Google Play from today and will shortly be available on other stores.

“The release of Sultan: The Game has further cemented our relationship with Yash Raj Films. We’ve attempted to do something different this time with Sultan: The Game. We’ve opened up pre – registrations for the game and have seen a tremendous response so far.” said Rohith Bhat, CEO, 99Games. He added, “Sultan: The Game by itself will not disappoint consumers and will put their nimble fingers to test.”

Manan Mehta, Vice – President of Marketing & Merchandise at Yash Raj Films, said “At YRF, we are very particular when it comes to our partnerships and firmly believe that film – themed games are not just another avenue to market our film. We treat games as a massive opportunity to engage with cinema goers as well as widen our audience base. In 99Games, we found a strategic partner who understands this ideology and can bring their expertise to the table. Sultan: The Game is one of the best developed film -themed games to have come out and will allow the audience to step into the shoes of the titular character.”

99Games is India’s leading Developer & Publisher of games of international standards for Global & Indian consumers. It takes pride in creating India’s most successfully monetized game “Star Chef” and India’s most downloaded game “Dhoom: 3 The Game’. 99Games has published over 17 game titles since launch in 2009 and has clocked in 31 Million downloads globally till date. It has a unique growth strategy of addressing the Global & Indian market. With a highly experienced & stable management team working collaboratively for over 5 years, 99Games is considered as thought leaders in the Indian gaming industry. 99Games has raised $5MM to date from quality institutional investors – Kalaari Capital & Ascent Capital. More details at http://www.99games.in

“Wrestling is not a sport, it’s about fighting what lies within.” – Sultan

Sultan is a sports drama which is all about getting up and fighting life inside & outside the ring. It’s a journey of a wrestler and his love story.

Produced by Aditya Chopra & written & directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, SULTAN releases this Eid 2016.

FIR filed against JD(S) MLA

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Bengaluru: An FIR has been filed against JD(S) MLA Mallikarjun Khuba, who in a sting operation was purportedly seen negotiating a money deal in exchange for votes ahead of the June 11 biennial elections to four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka.

The First Information Report(FIR) was filed by Karnataka Legislative Assembly Secretary S Murthy, also the Returning Officer, on the directions of Election Commission of India.

“I have filed a complaint today and an FIR was lodged at Vidhana Soudha Police station against MLA Mallikarjun Khuba and others under Prevention of Corruption Act and section 171(B) of the Indian Penal Code,” Murthy told PTI today.

He said the complaint was filed based on the sting operation by a news channel in which Khuba is seen purportedly discussing an amount of over Rs five crore in exchange for votes.

Khuba represents Basavakalyana constituency in Bidar district.

Deciding against cancelling or postponing the June 11 Rajya Sabha elections to four seats from Karnataka, the Election Commission had said it “cannot ignore to take cognisance of certain illegal activities” as appeared in media, including the TV channels.

In its June 9 order, the EC had said that Khuba, being a public servant, “may also be deemed to have committed an offence under the relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, for seeking bribe for performing his constitutional function as such public servant of electing a member of the Rajya Sabha.

“…therefore, the Commission holds that an FIR be lodged against Khuba and others and the whole matter be entrusted to the CBI for such deeper probe so that all those who may be involved in such nefarious activities are exposed and duly punished under the law,” it had said.

The June 2 sting by two channels purportedly showed MLAs negotiating a money deal in exchange for their votes in the biennial elections to four Rajya Sabha seats from the state.

JD(S) had demanded cancelling the polls, while Congress and BJP were opposed to change in the poll schedule.

Union Minister Nirmala Seetharaman and Congress’ Jairam Ramesh, Oscar Fernandes and K C Ramamurthy won the Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka in the June 11 election, highlighted by cross-voting from the JDS.

(Agencies)

Cabinet approves civil aviation policy

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Hindu Mahasabha airhostess

New Delhi: The much-awaited national civil aviation policy that seeks to strengthen regional connectivity and tap the sector’s high growth potential was Wednesday cleared by the Union Cabinet.

Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said the policy is a “game changer” and that the country’s aviation sector is poised to become the world’s third largest by 2022.

The policy has been finalised after nearly eight months since the Ministry came out with the revised draft in October 2015 and follows many rounds of deliberations with stakeholders. The NDA government had for the first time unveiled the policy draft in November 2014.

“NDA government clears India’s first ever integrated National Civil Aviation Policy. This will be a game-changer for the sector,” Raju said in a tweet.

In another tweet, the Minister said India would be the third largest civil aviation market by 2022. “To achieve this, we need right intentions, vision, planning and execution,” he added.

Significantly, India’s domestic air traffic market logged the fastest growth in the world for the 13th consecutive month in April. The market grew at nearly 22 per cent during the month.

“India’s domestic traffic soared 21.8 per cent, marking the 20th month of double-digit traffic growth and the 13th consecutive month it has led the domestic markets,” global airlines body, International Air Transport Association (IATA) had said last month.

Initially, the policy was expected to be finalised in the last financial year as certain proposals were to be in effect from April 1, 2016.

However, the government had been moving back and forth on the policy seeking to sort out the differences among stakeholders including on 5/20 norm.

In the run-up to the framing of policy, various provisions including the issue of international flying norm witnessed extensive debate, with legacy carriers opposing any changes to the rule, while start-up airlines frantically demanding its scrapping.

Significantly, AirAsia Berhad –a key stakeholder in AirAsia India had recently said that it was confident of the Government scrapping the norm.

“…the ruling (5/20 norm) is expected to be revoked along with a new National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) to be introduced in the near future, given massive lobbying against it,” AirAsia Berhad said in its 2015 annual report released yesterday.

(Agencies)

Bhojpuri Films Round Up

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Bhai Hoke Ta Aisan DI

Beta Hoke Ta Aishan DI In Progress

Swastik Interior & Aar Ke Aar Films Music Presents Beta Hoke Ta Aishan DI in progress in Mumbai studios. The credits of the film are written & produced by Ravindra Kumar Ravi, music & directed by Chandrama Chandrasahi, co – produced by Vishawkarma Prashad. lyrics by Ravindra kumar, Nandu
Parwana, cinematography by Shreekant Ashati & Ram Tiwari, editing by Gurjant Singh, action by Nishant Pathan & choreography by Shailesh Kohli & Premanshu Yadav. It stars Kuldeep Kumar, Versha Ritu, Sanjay Panday, Umesh Singh Avinash et al.

Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi Editing In Progress

The editing progress of Balaji Films Entertainment Presents Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi in a mumbai studio this week. The credits of the film are produced by Vijay Pandit, directed by Ajay kumar Jhaa, written by Arvind Tiwari, co – produced by Mahesh Upadhay, music by Om jhaa & lyrics by Pyarelal Yadav & Arvind Tiwari. It stars Rakesh mishra, Viraj Bhatt, Sanjay Panday, Anjana Singh, Tanushree, Aayaz Khan, Samarth Chaturvedi, Prem Dubey, Sanjay Verma et al.

Daku Ramkishan Background Music Complete

The background music of Y R S Films’ Daku Ramkishan has been completed recently at Nakul’s P N P Studio. The credits of the film are produced by Ramkishan, directed by A. Dhirendra from his own screenplay, dialogues by Ramkishan, Dhirendra, Jeetu & Dhananjay, music by Ganesh Pandey, lyrics by Narendrajeet & Shankar, choreography by Dinesh Balraj, action by Aslam Khan & Dheeraj Chaudhary, editing by Awadh Narayan Singh, art by Ram Babu & cinematography by Ramesh Nath. It stars, Ramkishan, Palak Tiwari, Mukesh Sharma, Virendra Kumar, Aysha Shaikh, Drishti Verma, Rinky, Harinder, V. K. Upadhyay, Gorakh Yadav, Suraj Premi, Geeta Bharti, Murlidhar Sharma, Deva, Mahakal, Ajay Panchal, Rinky Singh & Jeetu Jaiswal.

Jaan Hamaar Editing Complete

The editing of Koyal Films’ Jaan Hamaar has been completed recently, under the supervision of editor Susmit Mondal. The credits of the film are produced & directed by Kashinath Jaiswal, written & lyrics by Mritunjay Shrivastav, music by Raja Bhattacharya, cinematography by Shahbaaz Khan “Pappu” & creative director is Paras N. Singh. It stars Shahbaz Khan, Kalpana Shah, Ali Khan, Anand Mohan, Poonam Verma, Vandana Singh, Seema Singh & debutant Prem Singh.

Hitler Dubbing Complete

The dubbing of A. K. Creation’s Hitler has been completed recently at Shakuntalam Studio. The credits of the film are produced by Mohammad Nasim, directed by Santram, story – screenplay – dialgoues by Nanhe Pandey, Som Bhushan & Santram, lyrics by S. Kumar, Santram & Tasavur Ali, music by S. Kumar, action by Shahabuddin, editing by Kamal Sahgal, cinematography by Ram Sharan & choreography by Santosh Sarvadarshi & Bhoopi. It stars Viraj Bhatt, Monalisa, Sanjay Pandey, Manoj Tiger, Murlidhar, Bhoomika, Sanjay Verma, Tanveer Shaikh, Pooja, Anara Gupta, Janardan Rajbhar, Rinki Shukla, Dipti, Ashok, Jayraj Singh, Javed Rehman, Aman Samani & Mohammed Nasim.

Jitab Ham Pyar Ke Bazi Post Production Complete

The post production work of Laxmi Entertainment Production & Rudraksh Films Presents Jitab Ham Pyar Ke Bazi has been completed this week. The credits of the film are produced by Sitaram Chaurasiya & Nilesh Sakhiya, directed by Pradip. R. Sharma, lyrics & music by Ashok Sinha, cinematography by Hemant. K. Asthana & action by Hira Yadav. It stars Anand Dev Mishra, Archna Singh, Abhilasha, Vinay Shrivastav, Ritu Panday, Sanjay Varma, Jitendra Shukla, Ravin Raj, Sanjna Silk, Ross Laskar, Robin et al.

Jaani Dushman Muhurat Held

The muhurat of Varchaswaa Infratech Pvt Ltd & Krishna Alliance India Pvt Ltd Presents
Jaani Dushman was held in Mumbai this week. The credits of the film are produced by Anand Mohan Sharma & Gulshan R. Ali, directed by Gulshan R. Ali, lyrics by Sachchidanand Kavach, cinematography by Daya Shankar Singh, choreography by Kanu Mukharji & editing by Sanjay Kashyap. It stars Pankaj Kesari, Avinash Shahi, Jai Yadav, Reshma Shaikh, Priyanka Singh, Bhavna Rajput, Priya Tiwari, Priyanka Maharaj, Rakshita, Toshif Khan, Ashfaque R Shaikh, Shweta Shah, Jeetu Shukla, Megha Khote et al.

Dabangai – Baliya Ke Dabangai Applied For Censors

S S Film Factory Presents Shiv Shivam Entertainment’s Dabangai -Baliya Ke
Dabangai has recently been applied for Censors. The credits of the film are produced by Vinod B. Singh, directed by Samim Saiyad, story & lyrics by Bhrigu Brinda, music by Raj Sen, choreography by Feroz Khan & Kedar Subba, action by Heera Yadav, cinematography by Najir Khan & Vijay R. Panday & editing by Alok Singh. It stars Manoj R. Panday, Anjani Singh, Udhari Babu, Priya sharma, Prity Singhaniya, Chandan -Nandan, Jaswant Kumar, Prem Dubey & many, many more with special appearance by Anjana Singh & Seema Singh.

Rangeela Rajkumar Muhurat Held

The muhurat of Varchaswaa Infratech Pvt Ltd & Krishna Alliance India Pvt Ltd Presents
Rangeela Rajkumar was held in Mumbai this week. The credits of the film are producer by Anand Mohan Sharma, Gulshan R. Ali & Arun Kushwaha, directed by Gulshan R. Ali, written by Sabha Verma, lyrics by Sachchidanand Kavach, cinematography by Daya Shankar Singh, choreography by Kanu Mukharji, editing by Sanjay Kashyap. It stars Pankaj Kesari & Jai Yadav.

Singh Bhaiya Dubbing Starts

The dubbing of Sujit Singh Production’ Singh Bhaiya has started this week in Mumbai. The credits of the film are directed by Aashish Sinha, written by Arvind Tiwari, music by Avinash Jha Ghunghru, lyrics by Ajad Singh, choreography by Dilip Mishra, action by Heera Lal Yadav & art by Mukesh Kumar. It stars Sujit Singh, Priya Sharma, Sanjay Pandey, Dharmendra Singh, Sanjay Varma, Maya Yadav, Satya Prakash Singh, Glori & Aayesha.

Herogiri Editing Starts

The editing of Yash Movie Maker & Sabran Films’ Herogiri has started in Mumbai this week. The credits of the film are produced by Nirmal Chaudhari & Aaryan Raj Vijay, directed b Manoj S. Tomar, story – screenplay – lyrics Virendra Panday, dialogues by Sanjay Raj, music by Madhukar Anand, cinematography by P. Arun Eknathan, choreography J. D. & action by Chandra Pant. It stars Anand Ojha, Kajal Raghwani, Archana Singh, Sanjay Pandey, Manoj Tiger, C P Bhatt, Ritu Pandey, Pushpa Varma, Vijay Mishra, Sunil Datt Pandey et al.

Play review: ‘Abhi Na Jao Chhodkar’ is a must see play for Gen X

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Abhi Na Jao Chhodkar

Producer – Director – Writer – Set Designer -Costume – Makeup: Rashmi Sharma Artistes: Rashmi Sharma, Zeus Paranjape, Vedika Bhandari, Sadiq Abbas Rizvi, Revant Bhatia, Paritosh Tiwari & Pooja Muralia Music: Nitin Hivarkar Lights: Avinash Kumar Production Manager: Vipin Pandey

“Laughing while falling in Love again because it transcends all” avers Rashmi Sharma, the founder of PGT group. Love as we all know brings two imperfect and completely different people together. It transcends age, time, place, behaviour & worldly concerns. Some say Love happens only once while some say Love can happen again…….Can we fall in Love again?????

Progressive Theatre Group presents Abhi Na Jao Chhodkar directed & penned by Rashmi Sharma a well – known name in theatre circle. The play is a heart warming romantic comedy satire on love & commitment between 2 odd people with nothing in common. Asha‘s life took a turn when she falls for a married struggling actor Aakash Chatterjee. She decides to move in with him against the society norms and has a daughter named Mishti from him out of wedlock. 13 years later, the comfortable world she craved for herself comes crashing down when Aakash abandons her due to his weaknesses & failures as an actor. Heart Broken Asha struggles to stand on her own feet. Asha who is a trained Kathak dancer decides to use her talent to impart Kathak training to students to earn a living for her as well as for her daughter. When she was about to give up on Love & relationships she hears a knock on the door, probably a knock on her heart. Monty Fernandez enters her life as a storm who was again a struggling actor waiting to change her life in the most amazing way. Asha who does not want to depend on another man again especially an actor created walls around herself but in vain. The magic of love unfolded and certain incidents happen which leads them to care for each other, eventually leading them to fall in love. She does not want Monty to be straddled to a woman with a 13 year old child. But Monty who was convinced that he has found a woman of his dreams in Asha was not ready to let her go. They both express their love for each other but fate was repeating itself. Monty got an opportunity to act in a film to be shot abroad. Asha & Misti are shattered again. Will Monty come back? Can Asha find true love a 2nd time? These questions forms the crux of the story of Abhi Na Jao Chhodkar.

The script is well documented and narrated by director Rashmi Sharma. She has succeeded in leading the audiences towards the realisation of her vision. The overall creative interpretation of the script is good. Soulful music is the highlight of the play. I left the theatre humming the song. The music touched the chords of my heart.

In terms of acting Rashmi Sharma & Zeus Paranjape nailed it. Their act was subtle & convincing. I could feel the ups & downs they were going through in their life. If your true love is knocking on your heart and you are confused because of your bad past experience, this is a play for you. One can fall in love a 2nd time. There is no particular time when true love happens, it can happen anytime and at any age. Love does not need to be perfect it just needs to be true.

Movie Review: ‘Housefull 3’ is like a staple diet for masses & utter nonsensical film for the classes

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Housefull 3

Director: Sajid – Farhad
Star Cast: Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Ritiesh Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Lisa Haydon, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Chunkey Pandey, Nikitin Dheer, Sameer Kochhar & Arav Chowdhary
Music: Sohail Sen, Mika Singh, Tanishk Bagchi, Milind Gaba & Sharib – Toshi

The Housefull movie franchise has always been looked forward too, but the next two instalment namely Housefull 2 & Housefull 3 including the 1st one Housefull has no doubt been lapped up by the masala entertainment oriented masses, yet it has never proved to be a delight for the classy cine goer’s as well as the critics. Yet incidentally speaking. Housefull & Housefull 2 had proved to be a runaway blockbuster hits and Housefull 3 is already on its way to cross the 100 Crore mark. So sorry to say but let the classy cine goer’s & critics turn up their noses at Housefull 3 too, but the masses are all set to lap it up.

The Scripted scenario of Housefull 3 starts off in the plush city of London where a gang of 3 robbers steal diamonds from a museum in broad daylight but get busted by the cops, thus landing up in jail. This is followed by the introduction of the self – confessed “lucky papa” of London, Batook Patel (Boman Irani) and his 3 darling daughters Ganga Patel (Jaqueline Fernandez), Jamuna Patel (Lisa Haydon) & Saraswati Patel (Nargis Fakhri). While Ganga is an MD in psychoanalysis, Jamuna is a wax figure maker & Saraswati is socially connected to a physically challenged society. Despite being the lucky father to 3 beautiful & dutiful grown up daughters, Batook Patel just does not want them to get married, for reasons best known to him. On the other hand, while the 3 daughters behave extremely cultured & civilized before their father, behind his back, they become just the opposite, which means ultra – glam & modern party animals. In other words, Ganga becomes Gracy, Jamuna becomes Jenny and Saraswati becomes Sarah. Besides being ultra – glam, all the 3 also have a boyfriend each in the form of Sandy (Akshay Kumar) a footballer with split personality disorder, rapper Bunty (Abhishek Bachchan) & a car racer Teddy (Riteish Deshmukh). Because of the existing situations & circumstances that prevail in the house, getting married to their respective boyfriends looks like an impossible dream for the 3 girls. Lured by Ganga, Jamuna & Saraswati’s strong financial background, when Sandy, Bunty & Teddy convince the girls to marry them, all the 3 girls reject their proposals citing an astrologer’s prediction. Amidst all this, enters the dreaded Mumbai Don Urja Nagre (Jackie Shroff), who has a secret agenda of his own.

Director duo Sajid – Farhad have wielded the megaphone, apart from scripting it with Rajan Agarwal in lieu with dialogues by K. Subhash, for Housefull 3. And the less said about their writing & directional skills the better. The gags, the situations and even the bland humour has been lifted directly from the social media sites which appears as stale as a week long over kept food. Sajid – Farhad had seriously erred in their debut directorial outing namely Entertainment and in their 2nd directorial offering namely Housefull 3 too, they have erred seriously thereby driving a nail straight in their own directorial coffin. Need I say anything more?

The performances off all the actor’s can be described in just 1 word. Akshay Kumar (Comfortable), Riteish Deshmukh (Enjoyable), Abhishek Bachchan (Decent), Jacqueline Fernandez (Ok), Nargis Fakhri (So – So), Lisa Haydon (Forgettable), Boman Irani (Perfect), Jackie Shroff (Interesting), Chunky Pandey (Funny), Nikitin Dheer (Good), Sameer Kochhar (Unimpressive) & Arav Chowdhary (Promising). That’s it.

Tail Piece: Housefull 3 is strictly recommended for lovers of such over – the -top non – sensical cinema. While the rest of the gentry are humbly requested to stay away for their own good.

Small Screen Trade Round Up

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Subhash Chandra

Subhash Chandra Elected To Rajya Sabha As An Independent Member

Essel Group Chairman & noted philanthropist Subhash Chandra has been elected to Rajya Sabha as an independent candidate from Haryana. Chandra was supported by the Haryana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party who received 29 votes. His election coincides with the Essel Group completing 90 years of existence. Chandra launched the 1st private satellite television channel Zee TV in 1992 and later the 1st private news channel Zee News. For his outstanding contributions to the media industry, Dr Chandra was awarded the 2011 International Emmy Directorate Award at the 39th International Emmy Awards in New York, 1st to receive the award recognising excellence in television programming outside the United States. He also now presents a weekly Dr. Subhash Chandra Show, where he shares the lessons learnt by him in his journey with an invited audience and an estimated 230+ million viewers across the country and overseas.

SPN India Launches FTA Movie Channel “Sony Wah”

After Star India launching its free to air (FTA) movie channel Star Utsav Movie, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has expanded the scope of its Hindi movie channels from 3 to 4 with Sony Wah. Based on a deep understanding of audiences across different strata in the Hindi speaking markets (HSM) landscape, Sony WAH a premium FTA Hindi movie channel will cater to the unserved needs of rural & small town India. Celebrating the best of Hindi Cinema, Sony WAH, with its positioning of “Filmon Ka Mela” will bring alive the content & experience that audiences of FTA channels have never seen before. The channel will showcase a mix of Hindi movies as well as films from the Southern parts of India dubbed in Hindi. There will be a lot of marquee titles as well ranging across present day blockbusters to movies from the last 3 decades.

Sanjay Pugalia Excited About Joining Raghav Bahl’s Quintillion Media

Former editor of CNBC Awaaz & CNBC Bajaar, Sanjay Pugalia has joined Raghav Bahl’s The Quint. He has joined as president & editorial director of the group, which includes media properties like The Quint & Bloomberg Quint. Pugalia will report to Bahl. His main focus will be on setting up Hindi digital news platform for the venture and will also play an important role in varied other verticals of Quintillion Media. Excited about joining hands with Bahl, Pugalia averred, “It’s indeed a pleasure to work with Raghav Bahl who has set high standards & goals in this field. I am excited about the new young team that has been put in place. Their work in English is extremely impressive.” Pugalia’s induction is part of Quintillion Media’s strategy to explode its regional presence, which it has been piloting over the past few months.

Marinating Films’ Desi Explorers Now All Set To Explore Taiwan

After exploring the cities & the places of import in Jordan, Marinating Films Pvt Ltd has now stepped into Taiwan for the 2nd part of its concept of web based tourism. The production house began its journey of the island nation on 11th Jun, 2016. Sarah Khan, Surbhi Jyoti & Jai Soni will be the new explorers of the Taiwan edition along with Sukirti Kandpal, Vrushika Mehta & Kishwar Merchant from the Jordan series. The Taiwan sojourn will be a 10 episodic series and will go live on line from mid – Jul, 2016 on in -house YouTube channel. The Hindi travel show will focus on how a country can have different facets for different characters.
The makers of Desi Explorers say that their team will be exploring Taiwan from North to South for 12 days. Some of the iconic sites that will be covered include Sun Moon Lake, Taroko National Park, Hualien & Taitung amongst others. Marinating Films producer Sunny Arora averred, “Desi Explorers will give an insight about the countries that our team will travel and the celebrities they travel with. The viewers will get to explore a very different side of their favourite celebrities”

Colors Infinity Brings On Another Season Of English Singing Talent Hunt

Looking for the next English singing protégé, Colors Infinity returns with India’s 1st ever home grown English language singing talent show, The Stage. Season 2 promises to be even bigger & better after the resounding success of its 1st edition. In the 1st season, 20 singers were given the opportunity of a lifetime to take the stage and display their talent. But this year, singers across the country will get an opportunity to participate and become a part of this life changing experience by submitting their video entries onhttp://www.colorsinfinity.com/thestage/ starting 10th Jun, 2016. With call for entries the 2nd season promises to attract talent from every corner of the country, giving them a platform to exhibit their singing prowess. Shortlisted participants from the online entries will vie in the on – ground auditions to be held in Mumbai, Delhi & Bengaluru for the final spots. Judges Vishal Dadlani, Monica Dogra, Ehsaan Noorani & Devraj Sanyal reunite with host Shibani Dandekar once more in the search of the next singing sensation.

Doordarshan To invite Counter Proposals For Afternoon Kid Slot

Even as Doordarshan has received a proposal for a kids show for the 3.00 pm to 4.00 pm time band on DD National, the pubcaster has decided to invite counter proposals through the Swiss Challenge Method. This method will ensure transparency and give a fair chance to all with a commitment for providing entertainment programme for children on the national public service broadcaster. The key features of this outsourcing is to attract bids for its slots in the genre of “Kids Entertainment” for DD National from interested production houses through Request For Proposal notified on Doordarshan website. A Swiss challenge is a form of public procurement in some jurisdictions which enables a public authority which has received an unsolicited bid for a public project or services to publish the bid and invite 3rd parties to match or exceed it. Under this method, prospective programmers will be asked to create & market Children’s programme on the channel for a fixed tenure of 2 years. These slots from are 3.00 pm to 4.00 pm (One Hour) are available from Monday to Saturday.

SPN Acquires The Exclusive TV & Digital Rights

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has acquired the exclusive broadcast & digital rights to telecast the 3rd edition of the Indian Open World Ranking Snooker Tournament, in India & the Indian Sub -Continent. This year’s tournament being held in Hyderabad from 4 Jul, 2016 to 9th Jul, 2016 will be telecast live & exclusive on Sony SIX, daily from 5 pm to 8 pm. In addition to the live coverage, snooker enthusiasts will also be able to live stream all the matches on Sony LIV. The Indian Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament and has raised the profile of cue sports in India. India has produced several top ranking players in the past who have contributed to the rising popularity of the sport; namely, Geet Sethi, Pankaj Advani, Aditya Mehta et al. Since its inception in 2013, India Open has seen the participation of leading snooker players from around the world including World Champions Neil Robertson, John Higgins & Mark Williams as well as current legends Ding Junhui, Marco Fu, Mark Selby & Stuart Bingham to name a few.

Zindagi Presents Paani Jaisa Pyaar By Humsafar Director Sarmad Sultan Khoosat

Known for its good storytelling, Zindagi will present a new fiction series, Paani Jaisa Pyaar. It is yet another masterpiece by the Humsafar & Shehr – E – Zaat director, Sarmad Sultan Khoosat. With a versatile ensemble cast featuring Saba Qamar, Mikaal Zulfiqar & Juggan Kazim in the lead roles along with established actors like Ahsan Khan, Samina Peerzada, Babrik Shah, Rizwan Ali & Nausheen Shah, Paani Jaisa Pyaar premiered on 9 Jun, 2016 at 8:00 PM, every Mon to Sat.

The Epic Channel Launches Its New Show

The Epic Channel launched its new show titled, Drishti – Documentaries on Epic. The series will be hosted by the renowned actress Tilottama Shome. Starting from 6th Jun, 2016 the show will air every Mon to Fri at 9 pm. Drishti, the series is a collection of the finest documentaries produced in India. Each episode showcases one or more documentaries, each with its own distinctive topic. The documentaries bring out the reality that is in each of the themes explored, some path – breaking while others with a social message. Watch the acclaimed work of directors like Jimmy Goldblum, Adam Weber, Roopa Barua, Ishani K. Dutta to name a few.

Network18 hires Zee Business’ Amish Devgan

The game of musical chairs in the Indian news TV channel business continues unabated. Over the last couple of months there have been many a high profile resignation & reappointment amongst those delivering news to Indian viewers. The latest to also make a move is Amish Devgan who has hopped on board Network18 as executive editor. Devgan will closely work with Network18 news CEO & group editor in chief Rahul Joshi and consulting editor Prabal Pratap Singh. He will use his expertise to devise various strategies & plans for all the Hindi News Channels under the group. Network 18 has 2 Hindi News Channels namely IBN7 & CNBC Awaaz

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