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Bollywood To Participate In “Mumbaikar Festival”

August 25, 2016 by Shaheen Raaj

Mumbaikar Festival

Come December and the world will witness ”Mumbaikar Festival” to be held in Mumbai. This colourful festival is the brainchild of noted BJP leader Tarun Rathi and businessman Rohit Poddar. On the occasion of the announcement of this festival many big wigs of politics & entertainment industry were present. The Governor of Maharashtra Shri C V Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis, former army General V K Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Kailas Vijayvargiya, Sudhir Manguntiwar were present there while Bollywood was represented by Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Tanisha Mukherjee, Tanuja, Priety Zinta, Govinda, Vivek Oberoi, Udit Narayan, Anupam Kher, Dino Moreo, Madhur Bhandarkar, Bhushan Kumar, Sajid Khan & Kumar Mangat.

Speaking on this occasion Tarun Rathi averred, ”The film industry has given major contribution for the growth of Mumbai. This industry has put the city on the world map so it’s contribution can’t be ignored. In ”Mumbaikar Festival” proper representation will be given to Bollywood and I am sure with the participation of Bollywood this festival will be a memorable one”.

Then Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi, Udit Narayan and other celebs also talked about Mumbai’s contribution in their life and assured full support to this unique festival.

Filed Under: Film

Nirbhaya gang-rape convict tries to commit suicide

August 25, 2016 by Nasheman

Nirbhaya

New Delhi: Vinay Sharma, one of the four convicts in the December 16, 2012, Nirbhaya gang-rape, was being treated at a city hospital after he tried to commit suicide by hanging himself inside his cell in Tihar Jail, an official said on Thursday

Sharma was admitted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital (DDU) after he consumed pills and tried to hang himself from the ventilator of his cell by using a towel on Wednesday night.

“Tamil Nadu Police security personnel prevented Vinay from commiting suicide after they saw him trying to hang himself in his cell around 9.30 p.m. He was immediately taken to DDU hospital for treatment. He is now reportedly out of danger,” Tihar Jail Superintendent Bijendra Kumar told IANS.

The officer said that Sharma has been lodged in Jail No.8 of the high security ward in Tihar. He, however, said the reason for the attempt was not known. “I cannot say why he tried to commit suicide as we immediately sent him to hospital for treatment,” Kumar said.

Asked if Sharma was being harassed inside the jail which led him to take such step, Kumar said: “We did not get any such complaint from his side.”

Sharma’s lawyer A.P. Singh claimed that it was not a suicide attempt but attempt to murder. “Few days ago, I met him in jail where he complained about torture inside the jail premises,” Singh told IANS.

Sharma had in 2013 demanded extra security in jail, claiming that he was being beaten up by other inmates and police officials.

Sharma, Mukesh, Pawan, Akshay Thakur and Ram Singh, along with a juvenile, were accused of gang-raping and brutally assaulting a 23-year-old paramedical student inside a private bus. The victim and her friend were thrown out of the bus after the crime.

The victim died of grave intestinal injuries on December 29, 2012, at Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital where she was airlifted for specialised treatment.

Vinay, along with three others, had approached the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s 2014 verdict that described their offence as “rarest of rare” and handed them death penalities.

Sharma is the second among the all gang-rape accused who tried to commit suicide.

In 2013, Ram Singh, the prime accused in the case and the driver of the bus in which the gang-rape occurred, was found dead in the Tihar Jail.

(IANS)

Filed Under: India

Odisha to woo investors in Bengaluru

August 24, 2016 by Nasheman

naveen patnaik

Bengaluru: Odisha government will be holding an investors’ meet here on August 26 as part of celebrations to mark 80 years of the state and birth centenary of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik.

The state government has invited around 250 large and medium industries from sectors like engineering, IT, hardware, aviation, textile, medical devices, lubricants, aerospace, beverages, telecom, defence, transport and consumer durables,Odisha Industries Minister Debi Prasad Mishra said in a release.

He said investors’ meet is aimed at meeting the target set by the Osisha’s Industrial Policy Resolution-2015 to attract investment worth Rs 1.73 lakh crore by 2019-20 from different sectors.

Odisha government in association with Shri Biju Patnaik Centenary Celebration Organising Committee and All Odisha Association of Bengaluru is also organising an event commemorating 80 years of the state and Patnaik’s birth centenary, besides a blood donation camp.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, and Union Minister Ananth Kumar are expected to attend the event, according to a release by the organisers.

(Agencies)

Filed Under: India

Turkish tanks enter Syria to clear ISIL from Jarablus

August 24, 2016 by Nasheman

Offensive said to be campaign by Turkey and US-led coalition to clear ISIL from Syrian border town of Jarablus.

The operation reportedly involved artillery and rocket shelling as well as warplanes and tanks [Reuters]

The operation reportedly involved artillery and rocket shelling as well as warplanes and tanks [Reuters]

by Al Jazeera

Turkish tank units have entered Syria as part of a military operation backed by Turkish and US-led coalition warplanes to clear the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group from the Syrian border town of Jarablus, according to Turkish state media.

Turkish special forces had crossed the border and entered Jarablus early on Wednesday, officials said.

“The operation, which began at around 4am local time (01:00 GMT), is aimed at clearing the Turkish borders of terrorist groups, helping to enhance border security and supporting the territorial integrity of Syria,” Anadolu Agency quoted Turkish officials as saying.

Turkish media said the operation involved artillery and rocket shelling as well as warplanes, before the ground forces, including heavy armoured vehicles, entered Syria towards noon.

So far, Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters backed by Turkey have captured four villages and total of 46 ISIL fighters have been killed in the operation, Dogan news agency said on Wednesday.

Turkish daily Hurriyet reported that Turkish tanks in Syrian territories blocked ISIL’s support routes and Turkish fighter jets along with coalition jets pounded ISIL vehicles headed from the al-Bab region to support ISIL fighters in the Jarablus area.

Meanwhile some 5,000 FSA fighters, including groups from the Sultan Murat Brigade, Sukur al-Jeber, Sham Front and Feylek al-Sham, were reportedly advancing toward central Jarablus.

PYD and ISIL targeted

The operation is targeting ISIL and Syrian Kurdish fighters in northern Syria to end attacks on Turkey’s border, President Tayyip Erdogan said in a speech in the capital Ankara on Wednesday.

“At 4:00 this morning, operations started in the north of Syria against terror groups which constantly threaten our country, like Daesh [the Arabic acronym for ISIL] and the PYD [the Syrian Kurdish group],” he said in a speech in Ankara.

Turkey had pledged on Monday to “completely cleanse” ISIL fighters from its border region after a suicide bomber suspected of links to the group killed 54 people at a Kurdish wedding in the southeastern city of Gaziantep.

Turkey is also concerned about the growing influence of Syrian Kurdish groups along its border, where they have captured large expanses of territory since the start of the Syrian war in 2011.

Turkey sees them as tied to the PKK, which has been waging an armed campaign mainly in the country’s southeast.

“It is hard to conduct this operation without the green light from Moscow, Tehran, Damascus and Washington,” Metin Gurcan, security analyst, told Al Jazeera from Istanbul.

“The open objective in this operation is that Turkey is trying to create an ISIL-free humanitarian zone by clearing Jarablus for possible flow of refugees,” he said.

“The covert objective is another one. The PYD’s recent advances alarmed Ankara. Turkey aims to deny the PYD’s objective of connecting cantons it controls and creating monolithic Kurdish entity.”

The military operation against ISIL comes as Syrian rebels, backed by Turkey, also say they are in the final stages of preparing an assault from Turkish territory on Jarablus, aiming to pre-empt a potential attempt by Syrian Kurdish forces of PYD to take it.

The PYD, a critical part of the US-backed campaign against ISIL, took near-complete control of Hasaka city on Tuesday.

The group already controls chunks of northern Syria where Kurdish groups have established de facto autonomy since the start of the Syria war – a development that has alarmed Turkey.

Filed Under: Muslim World

Joker Finally Hits The Marquee

August 24, 2016 by Shaheen Raaj

Joker

Joker Finally Hits The Marquee

The most anticipated period – set political satire of the season, Joker hit the marquee this week and has rose to mixed reviews of critical acclaim amongst curious interests. The movie stars Guru Somasundaram, Ramya Pandian, Bava Chelladurai, Gayathri & Ramasamy amongst others. The film is directed by Raju Murugan, the man who took the director’s seat for the phenomenally successful Cuckoo. Joker has music by Sean Roldon and the film was rolled out under the production of S. R. Prabhakar & S. R. Prabhu. It’s an ecstatic moment of double happiness for Prabhu, as he welcomes a new member to his family, along with the rising fame for his movie. Prabhu, and his wife Deepthi were recently blessed with a little bundle of joy, a baby boy.

A Taxi Driver Stuns Chiyaan Vikram

The grand wedding of Akshita, daughter of actor Vikram, happened recently in Chennai. In this function it so happened that a diamond ring, which costs Rs.12 lakhs, was lost and the family of Chiyaan were too sad since it’s their precious jewel that should not have gone missing.
But ultimately the ring has been handed over to them by Lakshmanan, a Chennai cab driver, who found it in his car. Actually Akshita had hired his taxi earlier and lost it there unknowingly. The honest cab driver has returned it recently. And the Chiyaan’s family was stunned by the cab drivers honesty.

Chiranjeevi All Set To Be Choreographed By A Dancing Sensation

Megastar Chiranjeevi’s dance moves must be amongst the most – glorified and written about sensations of Indian cinema. His dances have always cast a magical spell on the audiences whenever a dancing diamond choreographed it. Dance masters like Raju Sundaram of bygone era & Prabhu Deva & Raghava Lawrence of the current generation have choreographed several immortal dance moves for the Megastar. As Chiru is returning with a big bang after 8 years, everyone is quite excited about the prospect of watching him rock the floor. And with someone special, he is set to do that. He is Prabhu Deva, who is choreographing for Chiru’s untitled 150th movie.

Venkat Prabhu All Set To Do A Film With 3 Other Stars

Director Venkat Prabhu is presently busy with the post production of his Chennai 600028 II which is also his maiden production venture. This is the sequel to his directorial debut and 2007’s blockbuster Chennai 600028. One thing that every film buff has been expecting for long is the sequel to Thala Ajith’s landmark 50th film Mankatha. In a recent interview Venkat Prabhu, the mastermind behind the memorable blockbuster has opened up about the possibility of Mankatha 2. He has said that he is as eager as the fans to make a sequel to Mankatha. Whether the sequel will be a continuation of the same story or an altogether different plot is something he will decide soon. Venkat Prabhu also conveyed his wish to do a film with Ilayathalapathy Vijay and that will be a cool & colourful film.

A Special Mahesh – Murugadoss’ Film’s Shooting Was Held During The Night Time

Mahesh Babu’s film with A. R. Murugadoss has been shot recently in Hyderabad and areas in the vicinity. Currently, some action scenes too are being shot only in night times. The Anbariv duo, namely Anbu & Arivu, who recently choreographed stunts for Kabali, are choreographing the fights. In the scenes shot in this schedule, Mahesh is sporting a new look to present him in a new avatar. In this Rs. 100 cr – budgeted flick, Mahesh is supposedly seen in the role of a RAW officer. He is actually playing the role of a CBI officer, but there are also chances that Mahesh is a RAW officer. While S. J. Suryah is a main villain, Nadhiya is playing his wife.

Manavoori Ramayanam’s 1st Look Out

Prakash Raj, the maker of Dhoni & Ulavacharu Biryani, is done with his 3rd movie. The Telugu – Kannada bi – lingual, titled as Manavoori Ramayanam in Telugu, is currently in post – production stage. It will hit the marquee in Sept, 2016. It’s jointly produced by Prakash Raj & First Copy Pictures. Starring Prakash Raj, Priyamani, Sathyadev, Prudhvi & Raghu Babu. The human drama tells the story of a well – respected Dubai – return whose life takes a turn when a particular incident takes place on Sri Rama Navami day. It drives home the point that there is a Rama & a Ravana in each one of us, the director adds.

Lakkunnodu Finally Launched

Manchu Vishnu’s Lakkunnodu, to be directed by Raj Kiran of Geethanjali & Tripura fame, has been formally launched. To be produced by MVV Sathyanarayana, this one is touted by the makers as coming with a refreshing concept. “I am very happy to produce a film with a versatile concept in the direction of Raj Kiran and with Vishnu as the male lead. This is his romantic -comedy after the super hit film Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam. Raj Kiran has chosen to direct a kind of film distinct from what he has done previously. Vishnu was ready to do the film as soon as Raj Kiran narrated the storyline. Diamond Rathna Babu is writing the dialogues, besides elaborating the story line. Cinematography is by Sai Sriram. Editing is by Madhu. The film will be taken to the floors in the 2nd week of Sept, 2016. “We will announce the names of other actors & technicians soon enough”, averred the producer.

Aatadukundam Raa Censor & Release Date Finalised

Aatadukundam Raa has recently been certified with a U/A certificate. The Sushanth – starrer will hit the screens on 19th Aug, 2016. Sonam Preet is paired with Sushanth. After Kalidas, Current & Adda, actor Sushanth is teaming up with director G. Nageswara Reddy for an action entertainer. Titled as Aatadukundam Raa (Just Chill) under the presentation of Annapurna Studios banner, this one is produced jointly by A. Naga Suseela & Chintalapudi Srinivasa Rao under their banners Sri Nag Corporation & Sri G Films. Just recently, a song in which Akkineni Akhil makes a special appearance was shot on the 2 young actors.

Robbery Is A Film Inspired By Robinhood

3 Lakhs Rs looted from an ATM counter in Mumbai from various accounts and the brilliant thieves fitted a skimmer device in an ATM counter in Trivandrum as well. The master mind behind this big theft was by a group of Romanians in Kerala. They have really baffled our public as well as the police with this new technique. No has heard anything like this in their state as yet. The interesting part in this robbery is the method they adopted has got a close resemblance to the modus of operandi of Prithviraj’s character in Robinhood. In that movie Prithvi is a tech wizard and an ATM burglar. But the film makers have come forward with the clarification that they had no clue whether the techniques work or not. They only worked out something believable with the help of a friend. But the brain behind this robbery might have done certain hard work to make the machines.

Priyadarshan’s Daughter All Set To Tread In Her Father’s Footsteps

Priyadarshan is the much adored director of Mollywood and he has left an indelible imprint in Bollywood too by remaking many of the hit Malayalam flicks out there. Now his daughter is treading on her father’s footsteps by joining as the assistant director of Anand Sankar for a movie starring Vikram, Nayanthara et al, titled Irumugan. This was informed by her mother and famous actress Lissy through her social networking page.

Adbutha Audio Released

A horror based film yet again, Adbutha (Adhu Bhootha) is ready with its 1st print and audio plus trailer of the film was released recently by Mohan Kumar councillor of Bengaluru City Corporation & Vasanna proprietor of Green House Raj Milan. Anbu Urs has made the script for this film. He has given a horror touch to all the characters in the film. Even a car also strikes as a ghost. From publication division Channaveera Gowda now enters film production field. His wife Girija Gowda is the co – producer. When the blood on the poster of Adbutha was inquired director Anbu Urs says he had told to keep it blue but the designer changed the colour. The film in a nutshell says the lack of “love” in the society what would happen. The protagonist of the film Ravi has 2 shades, one is an abnormal role. Deepa Gowda plays a teacher, Anjana has 2 layered role to perform in her debut film.

Filed Under: Film

Modi Ka Gaon All Set To Hit The Marquee In Nov 2016

August 24, 2016 by Shaheen Raaj

Modi Ka Gaon

Swarnim Global Services Pvt Ltd’s upcoming film Modi Ka Gaon is all set to hit the marquee in Nov 2016.

While its editing is in progress from this week till month end of Aug, 2016. Modi Ka Gaon is a film by CA Suresh Jha who has also written & produced the film under his own home production banner namely Swarnim Global Services Pvt Ltd.
Modi Ka Gaon is actually based on the real & true life of our Indian villagers which has constantly been organised so well day by day by the Narendra Modi Government.

Modi Ka Gaon focusses more on the real situations of the backward villages of the State of Bihar an also stresses on the fact that if the political leaders and people’s representatives worked a little harder and properly the things will improve a lot better.

The credits of Modi Ka Gaon includes screenplay & dialogues by Akhand Pratap Chauhan & music & lyrics by Manojanand Chaudhary (an NRI music composer from New Zealand).

Modi Ka Gaon stars debutant actors Chandramani Mishra, Rohit Raj, Phulkant Shah and above all 2 debutant child artistes namely Master Sarvagya & Baby Swarnim.

Modi Ka Gaon is expected to be released in the month of Nov, 2016.

Filed Under: Film

Bollywood Round Up

August 24, 2016 by Shaheen Raaj

TALAT AZIZ

‘MAJAZ’ IS THE 1ST FILM AS A MUSIC DIRECTOR – TALAT AZIZ

Talat Aziz makes his debut as a music director in films with MAJAZ, after having composed for a few TV serials. MAJAZ which is releasing on 25th Aug, 2016 is a biopic of Majaz. Asrar ul Haq Majaz commonly known as Majaz Lakhawi who was an Indian Urdu poet known for his romantic & revolutionary poetry. He composed ghazals & nazms in Urdu; Majaz was the maternal uncle of popular Poet & lyricist Javed Akhtar. MAJAZ has 12 songs, including ghazals & nazams sung by Talat, Sonu Nigam & Alka Yagnik. Talat has not only played with the strings to pour the soul but also given his voice to the songs in the film. Director of the movie is Ravinder Singh Priyanshu
Chatterjee & Rashmi Sharma are in the main lead with Neelima Azeem, Shahab
Khan & Anas Khan.

MUSIC RELEASE OF FILM ‘YEA TOH TWO MUCH HO GAYAA’

The music release of YEA TOH TWO MUCH HO GAYAA was held at Grand Imperial Banquet, Andheri. The film is directed by director Anwer Khan & produced by Ali Unwala. Present were Jimmy Shergill, Pooja Chopra, Bruna Abdullah, Vijay Patkar, Rajiv Surti, Ayub Khan of E4U Enterprises, Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoor Media. Aftab Ahmed Khan, a former Indian Police Service
office & politician noted for his encounter killings of gangsters came specially to launch the audio. The film is made under the banner of M A Entertainment & Trinity Films. Dialogues of the film is written by Bholu Khan, cinematography done by Rajiv Srivastav, Lyrics by Anwer Khan, Jairaj Selvan & Vishal B. Patil, Music by Avishek Majumdar. The film stars Jimmy Shergill, Arbaaz Khan, Pooja Chopra, Murali Sharma, Bruna Abdullah, Zarina Wahab & Vijay Patkar. E4U Enterprises is releasing the film on 2nd Sept, 2016 all over. Zee Music has music rights of the film.

ARBAAZ KHAN & SUNNY LEONE TEAMED IN ‘TERA INTEZAAR’

Mrs. Aman Mehta & Bijal Mehta of Bagashree Films mark their debut as producers with TERA INTEZAAR. It is a romantic thriller with Arbaaz Khan & Sunny Leone being directed by Raajeev Walia. The mahurat was held recently in presence of choreographer Mudassar,
Arbaaz Khan, Sunny Leone, Arya Babbar, Sudha Chandran, Salil Ankola, Hanif Noyda, Gowhar Khan, Bani Singh & Reicha Sharma, besides the music director Raaj Ashoo & singer Swati Sharma. Raajev Walia said, “While we were outlining the characters for TERA INTEZAAR the 1st name that popped in our head was Sunny Leone. Arbaaz Khan has been in the industry for 2 decades now and he has been successful in the work he has done be it in the form of a leading actor, a host, or in establishing his own production house and directing super hit films.” Music is by Raaj Ashoo, lyrics by Shabbir Ahmed and singers are Armaan Malik, Sherya Ghoshal et al. T -Series is releasing the music for this movie. The movie will showcase some of the best special effects and it is shot at exotic locales of India & abroad.

MUSIC LAUNCH OF ‘MY FATHER IQBAL’

Yash Corporation unveiled music of its debut project MY FATHER IQBAL by singer Arvinder Singh and lead actor Narendra Jha. Producer Paresh Mehta and the director Suzad Iqbal Khan were present with entire cast & crew, besides Hon Ex – minister of J & K (Power) Babu Singh. Narendra Jha, who played the protagonist Iqbal in the film, said that this film is made on a real incident. Singers Uvie & Asa Singh sang live at the media gathering. MY FATHER IQBAL is based on a real life incident of an engineer from J & K’s PWD Department who fulfils multiple responsibilities in his life. The film captures the struggle of a father who’d go to any length to achieve the dreams of his child while maintaining his duty towards the country. The film has music by Biswajit Bhattacharjee & Varun Agarwal and stars Narendra Jha, Komal Thackar, Paresh Mehta, Raj Sharma, Amit Lekhwani, Sagar Nath Jha, Sudam Aftab Khan & Kumar Vaibhav. It is slated for release in the month of Sept, 2016

STAR STUDDED MAHURAT OF HINDI FEATURE FILM ‘DARTA HAI KYU’

The mahurat of DARTA HAI KYU directed by debutant Rajesh Bhardwaj was held in the presence of the Chief Guest – Arbaaz Khan. Rati Agnihotri, Alok Nath, Raajpal Yadav, Rajendra Gupta, Navni Parihar, Avtar Gill & Rajesh Bhardwaj were present. The brief scene shot captured a dialogue between Avtar Gill and the lead cast. The title DARTA HAI KYU is a
comedy about hair loss and how this little problem has taken the men’s world by a storm, across section. The film tries to address the issues & the insecurities related to this widely prevalent and commonplace problem of hair loss through a witty narrative. “I wanted to start my journey in Bollywood with a genuine unique idea, not just recycle what is already been done. That is how the idea of DARTA HAI KYU came to me. This film addresses the problem we all observe but are scared to speak about – the issue of hair loss in a lighter note.” Rajesh Bhardwaj has directed numerous ad films till date, with Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Juhi Chawla, Raveena Tandon, Arbaaz Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Amrita Rao, Tina Dutta, Gurmeet Choudhary, Shweta Tiwari & even Brett Lee. DARTA HAI KYU will hit the floors in Sept, 2016 and the principal photography will be done in Mumbai, Delhi & Vadodara.

SHAHID MALLYA LENDS HIS VOICE FOR HINDI FILM ‘JACQUELINE I AM COMING’

Shahid Mallya recently sang “Shikwa Na Shikayat” for the film JACQUELINE I AM COMING. The song is composed by Sukumar Dutta. The song was the muhurat song for the film which was recorded in the studio of T – Series. Shahid Mallya said, “I hope people will like the song which has loads of emotions & feelings. Apart from the song, the subject of the film is extremely interesting.” Director Pinku Dubey added, “JACQUELINE I AM COMING is a mature love story and I am sure that everyone will relate to the true love shown in the film. It’s an old age love story which has been seen in very few fims in Indian Cinema.” Writer – director Pinku Dubey & Producer Manish Giri were present at the occasion. This film is a sweet love story which will surely touch everyone’s hearts. The film will begin to shoot in Madhya Pradesh soon.

POSTER LAUNCH OF ‘UMFORMUNG – THE TRANSFORMATION’

Criminal psychologist – filmmaker Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar’s Hindi feature film UMFORMUNG – THE TRANSFORMATION made news when monks & sex workers came together under one roof at Kolkata to watch the film. Now, the poster launch of the film, that speaks of equality among all of God’s creations, was held in Mumbai. Besides Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar & producers Rita Jhawar & Saharsh Khaitan, music director Sanjib Sarkar, actors Sushil Bhosale, Neha Kapoor, Parijat Chakraborty, were present at the do at Bora Bora Club in Andheri West. Along with them were present chief guest Bappi Lahiri and Shaleen Bhanot, Mudasir Ali, Gaurav Chopra, Aamir Dalvi, K. K. Goswami et al. The story of intense dimensions, two parallel stories juxtaposed in one world UMFORMUNG – THE TRANSFORMATION is about a Buddhistmonk in search of the ultimate truth on one hand, and a ruthless entrepreneur who knows that power is the ultimate truth on the other. Languid & unbiased, the film unfolds as Karma unfolds. The journey of the monk from the idyllic monastery set in the mountains to prostitutes at a city brothel and his movement into the path of self – actualisation, alongside the transformation of the builder when life comes half way to meet her on her path of self – destruction, forms the crux of UMFORMUNG – THE TRANSFORMATION.

FINALLY KRITI GETS HER OWN VOICE!

Vikram Bhatt’s RAAZ REBOOT is rather special for it’s heroine Kriti Kharbanda for more reasons than one. Not only does the film marks the South star’s Bollywood debut, but this is also her 1st ever horror film and the 1st film that she has dubbed for! Yes, the actress with several superhits down South to her credit had never dubbed for her own voice before RAAZ REBOOT and Kriti shares that it is more difficult than acting! Kriti says, “Dubbing for RAAZ REBOOT was my 1st ever dubbing experience as all of my films in South were dubbed since I don’t speak those languages. And I really think that dubbing is more difficult than acting. While acting, you just go with the flow of what you are feeling & emoting, but dubbing requires recreating & reliving every emotion again. So, it better match up to the performance or up it.”

KANGANA RANAUT WANTS AN INTERNATIONAL DRIVING LICENSE

Kangana Ranaut, will soon be travelling to the US to shoot for Hanasal Mehta’s SIMRAN. Kangana enjoys driving and on her days off plans to drive around the countryside and explore the local sights. She has applied for an international driving license for the same.

AJAY DEVGN INVITED TO INDORE BY HIS FAN CLUBS FOR ‘SHIVAAY’S TRAILER LAUNCH!!

Ajay Devgn has numerous fan clubs across India and they are all eagerly waiting to see a glimpse of Ajay Devgn’s magnamopus SHIVAAY. The constant insistence of the fan clubs compelled Ajay Devgn to agree to launch the trailer in one of the Hindi strongholds of Bollywood cinema. Fans from several parts of the country will be congregating in the heartland of India, Indore, to show their love for Ajay Devgn. In a unique gesture for the fan groups, the star launched the trailer of his directorial SHIVAAY in their midst on 7th Aug, 2016. The star felt it was the most apt way to share his creation with his ardent supporters. The Indore based fan group which is one of the largest & extremely active made a special request for a meet & greet. The actor – director decided to launch the trailer in their city. The trailer was available for all to see as it went live from the event on all official SHIVAAY and Ajay Devgn Social Media handles. The theatre going audience watching Akshay Kumar’s RUSTOM starting 12th Aug, 2016 across the globe, will be especially treated as SHIVAAY’s trailer will be attached to the film.

‘DELHI MERE BAAP KI’ TO BE CENSORED

Shashi Raaj Films’ DELHI MERE BAAP KI will be shown to the censors shortly. The film is being presented by Mike Verma of Canan Movie Productions and is produced & directed by Shashi Pal (Shashi Raaj) from his own story & screenplay. Dialogues: Balwinder Singh. Cast: Vikram Thakur, Gurutej Tejji, Komal Dhillon, Tina, Amrit Pal Kaur, Dinesh Hingoo & Shakti Kapoor. Cinematography: Rajesh Kanojia. Lyrics & Music: Karan Raanjha. The 1st digital print of the film is out.

MUSICAL DRAMA ‘BHAIRAVI’ RELEASES EXCLUSIVELY ON MUVIZZ.COM

BHAIRAVI a musical drama film has been released for the 1st time exclusively on muvizz.com. The film which was shot in the year 2008 was never ever before released because of the movie’s post production issues. The film stars Sandeep Kulkarni, Priya Gill, Deepak Qazir, Subrat Dutta & Shabnam Vadhera. The story follows the life of Bhairavi, a passionate Sitar Player. The film celebrates music along with portraying the shades of feelings & insecurities of an unsung musician. Sandeep Kulkarni says, “The film is very dear to me as an actor and also as a person, because the story is loosely based on one of our country’s sitar maestro who’s also acclaimed internationally. The story has layers of music gharana, passion & politics with interrelated love.” Suhail Tatari, director of Bhairavi says, “BHAIRAVI has taken me into a world of Indian classical music. For several years the papers lay in my files and it rolled a few years later. One of the major challenges was the music, since the film being a musical drama, I was trying to learn the nuances of music from musicians and the music director. Both lead actors were put under training to learn sitar. Music had indeed become a character in the film.”

ZEEL TO SHOWCASE 4 FILMS FROM THEIR INDO – PAK PEACE INITIATIVE AT MOSAIC INTERNATIONAL SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2016

ZEEL’s peace initiative continues its global reach, this time heading to Ontario, Canada where 4 of its films were screened at the Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF) 2016 recently. With an aim to spread the message of peace & harmony, ZEEL brought together cultural thought leader in the form of 12 film makers from both the countries for the 1st time to showcase their work on a single platform and facilitate an apolitical exchange environment. Out of 12 films, 2 Indian & 2 Pakistani films were screened at MISAFF. The 4 films are Aparna Sen’s SAARI RAAT, Meenu – Farjad’s JEEWAN HAATHI, Ketan Mehta’s TOBA TEK SINGH & Mehreen Jabbar’s LAALA BEGUM. Meenu – Farjad who’s JEEVAN HAATHI is a satire on the media business and its manufactured reality which generates & creates conflict in society, said, “JEEVAN HAATHI (the elephant in the room) is part of a unique initiative between Indian & Pakistani filmmakers called Zeal for Unity.” Ketan Mehta’s TOBA TEK SINGH based on Saadat Hasan Manto’s story by the same name. The story of LAALA BEGUM, directed by Mehreen Jabbar is about 2 estranged sisters and what happens when, after 20 odd years of estrangement, they are forced to have a face – to – face confrontation about their issues. Aparna Sen’s SAARI RAAT, based on Badal Sarkar’s writing, starring Konkana Sen, is a story about a couple who find themselves taking shelter in a dilapidated warehouse and as the night progresses the couple finds themselves in the midst of an unforgettable night that changes their life forever. The Indo -Pak initiative that was kick – started with one of its kind’s historic launch Wagah -Attari Border earlier this year, is a momentous step towards changing the way people across both the countries see, feel & think about each other. The film makers who have come together for this initiative are Aparna Sen, Bejoy Nambiar, Ketan Mehta, Nikkhil Advani, Tanuja Chandra & Tigmanshu Dhulia from India and Khalid Ahmed, Mehreen Jabbar, Meenu – Farjad, Sabiha Sumar, Siraj Ul Haque & Shahbaz Sumar from Pakistan.

PRITAM TO RECREATE ‘BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN’ MAGIC ONCE AGAIN WITH SALMAN’S ‘TUBELIGHT’

Preetam has been roped in for Kabir Khan’s next film. The hit trio of BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN is back! Pritam Chakraborty’s compositions topped the charts last year when he joined hands with director Kabir Khan for the Salman Khan magnum opus BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN. The 3 have now come together once again to try and recreate the magic of last year’s blockbuster with TUBELIGHT, which is Kabir Khan’s next starring Salman. The ace music – composer recently met Kabir to try & understand the music that would best suit the script of TUBELIGHT. Since the film is an Indo – Sino period drama, buzz is that it is expected to have Indian music with a Chinese touch. With Pritam in full form, music & films – lovers are now waiting to see what does the much -in – demand musician, pull out from his sleeve this time around!

EVELYN SHARMA FLAUNTS HER BIKINI BODY ON A BEACH IN BALI

The gorgeous actress Evelyn Sharma is holidaying in Bali. Evelyn Sharma flaunts her bikini body on a beach. She looks very hot in blue bikini. Evelyn says that she likes to be under the sun and on the beaches. She loves to pose in bikinis and thankfully she doesn’t need to do special work outs to look perfect in a bikini.
Evelyn is blessed with a bikini body and the lady loves to put it on display for the pleasure of her fans. Evelyn Sharma has now bagged a role with Amit Sadh in an upcoming film.

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Sakshi Malik comes home to a rousing reception, Haryana CM appoints her Beti Bachao ambassador

August 24, 2016 by Nasheman

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New Delhi: Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik came home to a grand reception on Wednesday morning in New Delhi. She is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in wrestling.

The wrestler was received by a contingent of ministers from the Haryana government at the Capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. Haryana’s sports and youth affairs minister Anil Vij, who was present in Rio as head of the state delegation, accompanied the star wrestler on the return flight.

“It was my dream and hard work of years,” Sakshi told Times Now after landing in the country. “Since long I had thought of going to the Olympics to win a medal for the country. It finally happened in Rio.”

She also thanked wrestlers Geeta Phogat, Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt for their contribution to her success. “It was inspiring when Geeta Phogat qualified for wrestling as she was the first Indian woman to qualify for Olympics. It lit a hope that if one weight category can qualify, there can be more. She also has a role to play in my victory,” Sakshi said.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, while felicitating her in Bahadurgarh, also announced that she will be the face of the ‘Beti Bacaho, Beti Padhao’ campaign in the state.

Meanwhile, preparations for her rousing reception are on in full swing at her village Mokhra Khas in Rohtak district.

(Agencies)

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Never blamed RSS as a body for Gandhi’s killing: Rahul to SC

August 24, 2016 by Nasheman

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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today told the Supreme Court that he had never blamed RSS as an institution that killed Mahatma Gandhi but had stated that a person associated with it was responsible for his assassination.

A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R S Nariman, which was hearing the petition filed by Gandhi challenging the summons issued to him as an accused in a defamation case, said it will dispose of the petition if the complainant agreed.

The bench noted that the Congress leader had filed an affidavit in the Bombay High Court while seeking quashing of the defamation complaint against him stating that, at an election rally, he had not blamed RSS as an institution for the assassination of Gandhi but a person associated with it.

The bench, which posted the matter for September 1, asked the complainant’s counsel and senior advocate U R Lalit to seek instruction whether the complainant was ready to end the case if Gandhi’s statement is taken on record.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Congress Vice President, drew the attention of the bench to the affidavit filed in the high court.

The bench, which heard the matter for about half-an-hour, said “what we understand is that the accused never blamed RSS as an institution that killed Mahatma Gandhi but the person associated with it.”

The apex court had on July 27 criticised the trial court in Maharashtra for asking the police to probe the criminal defamation complaint lodged against Gandhi for his remarks allegedly accusing RSS for assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

The apex court’s remarks had come after the same bench said that the Congress leader should not have resorted to “collective denunciation” of an organisation (RSS) and will have to face trial if he does not express regret.

Rajesh Mahadev Kunte, secretary of Bhiwandi unit of RSS, had alleged in his complaint that Gandhi told in an election rally at Sonale on March 6, 2015 that the “RSS people killed Gandhiji”. The case is pending before a magisterial court in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra’s Thane district.

Earlier, the bench had questioned the speech and wondered “why he had made a speech quoting wrong historical fact”.

The penal provisions make defamation an offence punishable with up to a two-year jail term.

Kunte had alleged that the Congress leader had sought to tarnish the reputation of RSS through his speech.

Following the complaint, the magistrate’s court had initiated proceedings and issued notice to Gandhi directing him to appear before it. The Congress leader was summoned to appear before the trial court on January 6 this year.

Gandhi had then approached the High Court seeking exemption from appearance and quashing of the case.

The High Court had dismissed the petition and refused to grant stay on its order, leading to an appeal in the Supreme Court.

(PTI)

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Tremors in east, north-east India as power quake hits Myanmar

August 24, 2016 by Nasheman

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Kolkata: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale and epicentred in Myanmar today shook several parts of east and northeast India.

According to National Centre for Seismology, a unit of Ministry of Earth Sciences, the epicenter of the quake was in Myanmar and it occurred at 4:04 PM at a depth of 58 kms.

Tremors were felt in Bihar, West Bengal and northeastern states in India, spreading panic among people

There were no immediate reports of loss to life or property.

The northeast is one of the most earthquake-prone regions in the world.

(Agencies)

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