Ajay Chaubey is popularly known as Ajay Yoga Master. He had started taking a keen interest in Yoga since he was that high. And then since the age of 10 he had arrived in Mumbai and started practicing Yoga regularly. Soon enough he had many followers especially in Bollywood and decided to further impart his knowledge of Yoga on a professional level by starting off with his own Yoga Centre known as Om Yoga Health Clinic Pvt. Ltd. Later on he even diversified in Bollywood arena by launching his own Production House known as Kala Media Network Pvt. Ltd and recently he launched his maiden Hindi film titled Ek Dard starring debutante as well as well – known Bollywoodian actors.

How did you get interested in Yoga at such an early age of 10?

I cannot pinpoint any particular reason for that. Suffice it to say that I just got interested in the art of Yoga. But I understood this art in the very early stages of my life. You see Yoga is a God given gift in every human being. You can say that it is a kind of meditation that gives us a total inner peace. When we are lost in deep meditation and during that particular phase we become one with God on a sub conscious level. It also helps us to control all our 5 senses. You see in today’s fast life a human being is too worried in his day to day life. He is always tensed up worrying constantly about everything around him and especially about his family, his personal life, his professional life and so on & so forth. He forgets how to control his own life, his own dreams & his own desires. In fact he does everything in excess today without bothering much about what is in store for him tomorrow.

So how exactly do you help people perform Yoga in their day to day life?

First all let me inform you that to impart a regular day to day Yoga training I have already started an institution known as Om Yoga Health Clinic Pvt. Ltd. Wherein I hold a regular Yoga workshops.

Why is your Yoga Centre also known as a Health Clinic?

For the simple reason that getting regularly involved in Yoga also helps you to have a good health on a long term basis. In fact Yoga also helps you to be healthy & fit. It also gives you protection against minor ailments.

What does the curriculum of your Yoga & Health Clinic include?

In this Yoga workshop we provide a Holistic solution to all your psychological & physical health problems too, as I have mentioned earlier, on a regular and even day to day basis. Besides there are varied courses on offer like Yoga, Meditation, Pranayam, Accupressure, Holistic Care, Aerobics, Ayurvedic Health Care, Body Scrub etc all rolled into one with a flat 30% discount on each & every course mentioned here.

What are the benefits that a client of your Yoga & Health Clinic gets?

First of all it will help them to reach their own potential and they even learn to help & protect themselves from some of the minor ailments. So it is high time that they become a part of this wonderful experience to rejuvenate themselves in a totally serene ambiance. They can enroll themselves with a registration by calling us on +91 9821553595 / 02265567111 or shooting an email on info@omyogaclinic.com or even by visiting our website www.omyogaclinic.com

By the way what was the reason for having a sister concern named Kala Media Network Pvt. Ltd.?

Well! The main reason for that is simple. Since I have a great number of Bollywood clientele which includes filmmakers & other Bollywood Celebs I thought of starting my own Production House too, known as Kala Media Network Pvt. Ltd and under this banner I recently launched a maiden Hindi film titled Ek Dard starring debutante as well as well – known Bollywoodian actors.

Finally tell us what will be the function of Kala Media Network Pvt. Ltd.?

To be very honest Kala Media Network Pvt Ltd will first of all help in promoting all the aspiring artistes. Besides offering, to all concerned, discounted courses on Photography, Designing, Acting, Dance, Yoga, Karate & Body Fitness Classes. We will also bring out our own magazine. That apart we will also take care of events, make films & commercial advertisements & above all deal in hoardings too.

“Barf Si Tu Pighal Jaa…….!” a breathtaking song from Red Affair was recently recorded in Audio Garage Studio in Juhu. Armaan Malik, the heartthrob of today’s young generation has rendered his mesmerizing voice to the song. Harry Anand has created compelling music for the lyrics penned by famous novelist Amit Khan, who is also the writer & the creative director of this film.

Music Director Harry Anand while appreciating the lyrics averred, “The lyrics of this song has the power to change the definition of erotic songs in our films. Very decent yet sensuous words are the strengths of this song. It is a beautiful song. And Armaan Malik has sung it beautifully with an exceptional touch of his own.

Producer – director of the film Pradeep Rangwani said that as soon as Amit Khan narrated him the lines of this song, he was impressed and instantly made up his mind that this song will be a part of his film. Music director Harry Anand has adorned the beautiful lyrics with equally beautiful tune. To top it all, Arman Malik’s voice takes the song to an entirely new level. Without doubt, Armaan’s voice has the magical touch that makes it a memorable song.

Samrat Bhambhwani, Associate Producer of Red Affair praised the song and averred, “The song is an extraordinary example of the lyrics & the tune is truly hypnotizing. Armaan’s beautiful rendition has made it a perfect creation.

Armaan Malik himself looked impressed with the song and he put all his heart during the recording making sure that it becomes a soul – touching symphony.

Red Affair is being produced under the banner of UV Films. This venture created by producer – director Pradeep Rangwani will feature Arbaaz Khan, Manjiri Phadnis, ‘Mukul Dev, Ashmit Patel & Mehek Chahal. This film is based on a novel written by Amit Khan. The novel will be published in Hindi & English language before the release of the film.

ARMAAN MALIK RENDERS VOICE TO ‘RED AFFAIR’

“Barf Si Tu Pighal Jaa…….!” a breathtaking song from RED AFFAIR was recently recorded in Audio Garage Studio in Juhu. Armaan Malik, rendered his mesmerizing voice to the song. Harry Anand has created compelling music for the lyrics penned by novelist Amit Khan, who is also the. writer & the creative director of this film. Music Director Harry Anand averred, “Lyrics of this song have the power to change the definition of erotic songs in our films. It is a beautiful song sung by Armaan Malik beautifully with an exceptional touch of his own.” Producer – director of the film Pradeep Rangwani averred that as soon as Amit Khan narrated him the lines of this song, he was impressed & instantly made up his mind that this song will be a part of his film. Arman Malik’s voice takes the song to an entirely new level. RED AFFAIR is being produced & directed by Pradeep Rangwani and stars Arbaaz Khan, Manjiri Phadnis, Mukul Dev, Ashmit Patel and his current girl friend Mehek Chahal. This film is based on a novel written by Amit Khan. The novel will be published in Hindi & English language before the release of the film.

AMUL VIKAS MOHAN SHOOTS BEHEN HOGI TERI IN LUCKNOW METRO TRAIN

A romantic song has been shot in the Lucknow metro train for BEHEN HOGI TERI. The train has been making trial runs in the city and will be seen on screen in May, 2017. Amul Vikas Mohan, one of the producers of the film said, “The story of our film is set in Lucknow so we want to incorporate as many elements of the city as possible in our film. Our film will release in May, 2017 and the Metro will also start in Lucknow this year. So we wanted to be the 1st ones to capitalize on this and show the Lucknow Metro in a film. The song is about a young urban couple whose romance has just started to bloom. It’s a romantic number composed by Rishi Rich, the England based Indian music composer. The music is very much like Lucknow, a perfect blend of urban & traditional.” BEHEN HOGI TERI is all set to release on 26th May this year. BEHEN HOGI TERI produced by Antony D’souza, Amul Vikas Mohan & Nitin Upadhyaya, directed by Ajay K Pannalal and it stars Rajkummar Rao, Shruti Haasan, Gautam Gulati, Gulshan Grover, Ranjeet et al.

]DR. MSG’S TRIBUTE TO INDIAN ARMY

With a power packed Movie to boost the confidence of Indian Army, MSG is back with HIND KA NAPAK KO JAWAB, a film based on Surgical Strikes. To coincide with the occasion of Army Day, the movie’s 1st song is all set to release soon. The lyrics of the song are “Na Dharam Se Na Jaat Se, Na Desh Jihad Se, Jung Hai Meri Aantakwaad Se.”
Praising the courage & selfless actions of the army in protecting our country, the film’s director & lead actor, Dr. MSG averred, “I salute the spirit of Indian Army and want to bring their great work to the public through my film.” He added that its all because of our respected army officials that we are able to celebrate each & every single moment of our life. We live our life fearlessly with the hard work of army personnel. Co -director of the Film, Honeypreet Insan is also portraying an important character in the film. The film is all set to hit the screens soon.

VIKRAM BHATT’S WEB SERIES ‘MAAYA’ STARS SHAMA SIKANDER

Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, who is stepping into the digital space with his web series MAAYA on his own channel, “VB On The Web”, is getting a lot of attention with the scorching trailer of MAAYA. The web series features, Shama Sikandar, Veer Arya, Vipul Gupta, Aradhya Tiang & Parina Chopra and the 1st episode will be aired on “VB On The Web” on 27th Jan, 2017. The date also happens to be Vikram Bhatt’s birthday.

AAMAN TRIKHA LAUNCHES MUSIC ALBUM “MARHUM”

Aaman Trikha launched a melodious & soulful music album “MARHUM” of debutant singer Dr. Reena Mehta recently. The song is dedicated to Indian Army. Besides Aaman Trikha, Ajaz Khan (Big Boss fame), Ravi Khanna (Bajrangi Bhaijaan fame) & Arvind Kumar Waghela were present. Ratnakar of Worldwide Records has brought out the music by Gufy, with lyrics by Shailendra Sharma & Zubair Shaikh, video director Amaan Khan (Raju), Rapper GP JI, choreographed by Shabana Khan. Gaurav Ajay Kaura (GAK), Greeva Kansara, Shivender, Ruhi Chaturvedi & Aamir Shaikh star in the video. Dr Reena Mehta who was born in Mumbai but migrated to Sydney (Australia) is basically a scientist who had proficiency in embryology, genetics & cancer research, she was also awarded a PHD at Bombay University. Music runs through her family from her grandmother to her mother Asha who was a classical singer & a radio & TV artist and lyricist Hasrat Jaipuri & Ravindra Jain inspired her.

PVR CINEMAS HOSTS INDIA PREMIERE OF ‘XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE’ IN MUMBAI
PVR cinemas hosted the India premiere of the movie XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE in association with Viacom18 Motion Pictures at Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel in Mumbai. The premiere witnessed the protagonists of the film, Vin Diesel & Deepika Padukone along with the director of the film – DJ Caruso walk the red carpet . PVR’s association with Viacom18 Motion Pictures has taken cinema marketing a few notches higher by converting their theatres in Mumbai (PVR Citi Mall), Delhi (PVR Priya) & Bangalore (PVR Market City) into xXx – PVR cinemas. Ajay Bijli, Chairman & MD, PVR Ltd averred, “PVR cinemas have always gone beyond the set benchmarks of cinema viewing, and constantly endeavored to provide enhanced cine experience. Joining hands with partners like Viacom 18 gives patrons an opportunity to connect with their favorite movie franchise even outside the cinema halls.” COO – Viacom18 Motion Pictures, Ajit Andhare averred, “ With India steadily growing as a top priority markets for Hollywood films, and this combination of star power with scale & action we are looking to take this franchise wider to a new level of localization. PVR partnership will provide this reach and an augmented movie – going experience.”

‘SWADES KI KHAATIR’ GETS SUBSIDY FROM UP GOVERNMENT.

Akhilesh Yadav, the dynamic CM of Uttar Pradesh has handed over the subsidy cheque to producer – director Maan Singh of Sheetal Movie Temple’s SWADES KI KHAATIR. The film is all set for Apr, 2017 release all over and is a patriotic film which highlights the people of Uttar Pradesh in a big way. Mukesh Khanna, in the role of a school teacher leads the cast of the film which has been shot entirely in Benaras locales for 30 days. The entire talkie portion and all the 6 songs were picturised on new leading actors Pramod Singh, Sushant Singh, Maan Singh, debutante heroine Ila Pande from Benaras, Raza Murad & Mukesh Khanna. The film is being written, produced & directed by Maan Singh (of Bhojpuri film GANGA MAAI & Hindi film SANT RAVIDASS fame). The credits of the film are. lyrics by Gayatri Singh, music by Late Josfi – Sunil Singh, singers are Late Josfi, Anupama Deshpande, Vinod Rathod, Vaishali Samant, Prashant Singh & chorus.

J & K DIRECTOR TOURISM OF THE STATE MAHMOOD AHMAD SHAH PRAISES IMRAN KHAN FOR HIS FILM ‘SARGOSHIYAN’

Actor Imran Khan who will be making his directorial debut with his film SARGOSHIYAN
was recently a part of J & K tourism press conference which was held in Mumbai in the presence on J & K director tourism of the state Mahmood Ahmad Shah. The press conference was held to promote J & K Tourism as due to the recent turmoil the tourism activity got completely disturbed resulting to huge loss to the Tourism Industry. Mahmood feels, films like SARGOSHIYAN will help to change the perception of people towards Kashmir. Imran is indeed very happy getting amazing review from the director tourism. J & K used to be favorite Bollywood destination, before the onset of militancy. There was a time when films seem to be incomplete if they were not shot in Kashmir. Songs from 60’s & 70’s were shot in the state. SARGOSHIYAN would be released under the banner of Imran Khan Production’s and is slated to release in Mar, 2017. Alok Nath, Farida Jalal, Tom Alter & Shahbaz Khan play prominent roles in the film, along with Sara Afreen Khan, Aditi Bhatia, Hasan Zaidi & Indraneil Sengupta.

‘MONA_DARLING’ IS INDIA’S 1ST SOCIAL MEDIA THRILLER

Anshuman Jha, Divya Menon. Suzzana Mukherjee & Sanjay Suri act in MONA_DARLING presented by Vashu Bhagnani’s Pooja films & produced by First Ray films & directed by Shashi Sudigala. It is a horror – thriller set in the contemporary, post – cyber world, and a non – traditional whodunit that questions the blurring lines diving real from virtual, good from evil & ultimately life from death. A contemporary whodunnit, with a splash of supernatural, set in a college campus somewhere in India (a la Indian Institute Of Technology) where a few mysterious deaths occur and the only common link between the victims is that, seconds before their deaths, they all accepted a “Facebook friend request” from a certain profile page of Mona_Darling. When Mona is missing, her friend, and a fellow student, Sarah recruits the help of a classmate, Wiki – a borderline sociopathic genius. This odd – couple of amateur sleuths carry on their investigation as the story leads them into unexpected corners & terrifying revelations.It’s a pacy thriller, confined to limited locations on 1 single campus, populated by fresh, sexy, young characters. More importantly it captures the present zeitgeist of young India and its obsession with social networking.

Garam Masala Editing Complete

The editing of Dipali Films Entertainment Presents Garam Masala and its dubbing has also started this week. Credits: Producer: Nilesh Panday. & Sadhana Panday, Director: Ajay Kumar Jhaa, Writer: Arvind Tiwari, Music: Om Jhaa, Lyrics: Pyarelal Yadav & Shyam Dehati, Dances: Anthoni, Cameraman: Parmod Panday & Action: Jitu Singh. Cast: Aditya Ojha, Tanushree, Nehashree, Sanjay Panday, Prakash Jais, Sanjay verma, Shymali Shriwastav, Ratnesh Barnwal, Ajay Singh, Abhay Yadav et al.

Sawaria Mohe Rang De Post Production Work Complete

Producer Sushila Bhatia has completed the entire post – production work of Status Air Vision’s Sawariya Mohe Rang De and the film is being readied for Feb, 2017 release. Credits: Editor & Director: Dilip Gulati, Music: Dheeraj Sen, Dances: Pappu Khanna, Action: Mohammed Bhai, Executive Producer: Satyen Bhatia, Co – Producer: Himmat Bhatia, Writer & Lyricist: Paras Jaiswal & Costumes: Neepa Bhatia. Cast: Rani Chatterji, Avinash Shahi et al.

Bhairi Bhail Sajanwa Hamaar Due In Feb 2017

Producer Mahendra Sureka & Kapishwar Films’ Bhairi Bhail Sajanwa Hamaar (Darling Humse Door Ho Gaya) has been passed by the Censors with an ‘A’ certificate (only for Adults). The film is all set for Feb, 2017 release. Credits: Writer, Director & Editor: Dilip Gulati, Music: D. Sushant, Lyrics: Ashok Nirala, Cameraman: Ashok Narayan, Dances: Ashwin Thakker & Action: Darshan Singh Mahal. Cast: Gunjan Pant, Avinash Shahi, Sapna Sappu, Irfan Khan, Ramesh Goyal, Mahesh Raaj & Jayshri T.

Mahua Entire Shooting Complete

The Entire Shooting Of Sailza Movies Nagpuri film Mahua has been completed this Week at Ranchi Jharkhand. Credits: Producer: Satyan Shrivastav, Director: Sanjay Varma, Writer: Balal Ansari, Lyricist: Vijay Prabhakar, Music: Upendra Pathak, Art: Shyam ji Sanskar & Cameraman Sumit Sachdeva. Cast: Stefi Patel, Prince Sondhi, Ali Khan, Shakti Singh, Punam Singh, Kajal Singh, Vinod Singh, Dinesh Deva, Glori Mehanta et al.

Bhaagya Na Jaane Koi For Censors

The 1st digital print of Status Air Vision’s Bhaagya Na Jaane Koi (in Hindi & Avadhi languages) is out and has been applied for censors. The film is being readied for mid – week of Feb, 2017 release all over. The film is based on the true story written by well – known legendary author Munshi Premchand from his 2 largest selling novels Kafan & Nirmala.Credits: Producer: Sushila Bhatia, Editor & Director: Dilip Gulati (who shot the entire film in Lucknow locales for a non – stop 30 days stint), Co – Producer: Himmat Bhatia, Executive Producer: Satyen Bhatia, Screenplay & Dialogues: Paras Jaiswal, Cameraman: Debu Deodhar & Hemant, Lyricist: Sushila Bhatia, Music: Iqbal Darbar & Uday Mazumdar, costumes: Neepa Bhatia & background music: Vanraj Bhatia. Cast: Rajpal Yadav, Sadhu Meher, Netra Raghuraman, Anita Sehgal & Roopa Mishra.

COPYRIGHT OWNERS CALL FOR COMPETITIVE PRICING OVER REGULATION BY TRAI

TRAI was given jurisdiction over carriage issues in the television sector at the start of 2004. Since then it has issued a number of price controls, which included: A price freeze across the entire industry in 2004 with a price cap of Rs. 5 per channel per subscriber in areas where addressable systems were not introduced; and More notably through the recent Draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting And Cable Services) (8th) (Addressable Systems) Tariff Order, 2016, which is likely to take effect from 1st Apr, 2017. The current draft order prescribes maximum retail price caps for pay channels, by genre, INR 10 (USD 0.15) for movie channels (a – la – carte), excluding taxes and further caps channels into 7 genres.

“As India continues to develop its thriving creative industry, a transparent, market – based environment free from mandated tariffs, is essential to build investor confidence and to foster the creation of quality content benefiting India’s consumers & its economy,” said Siddharth Roy Kapur, President of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India. “We believe that price controls should only be considered when the market lacks competition which harms consumers or where there is clear systemic market failure. It would be advantageous to abolish any restrictions on price and thereby encourage FDI investments in India — as is the case in countries such as Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore & South Korea, where the retail & wholesale rates are not subject to restrictions. A more economically efficient model would be to allow the market to determine prices while encouraging investment in quality content,” said Kulmeet Makkar, Chief Executive Officer of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India. Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios said, “Since the availability of content is not an issue in the context of the Indian market, restricting numbers / genres / mix tantamount to predetermination and therefore, pre – empts creativity. There can never be an exhaustive list of genres for Governments to determine any mix & TRAI’s intervention will have cataclysmic effect on the creative community as a whole as TRAI effectively has price capped creativity.” “Under the Copyright Act, 1957, a content owner has the freedom to monetize copyright works and enter into contracts to monetize content in a manner he deems fit. However the price restrictions imposed by TRAI interferes with this basic freedom. It risks stifling creativity and may force smaller companies out of the market – resulting in less choice for consumers,” said Uday Singh, Managing Director, Motion Picture Dist. Association (India) Pvt. Ltd. Sectoral regulations have seriously impeded the growth of the film sector. Despite active participation by global studios & broadcasters, investments in the sector have trickled down in the past few years. Indian studios & independent producers are also facing similar challenges. An open market environment can best guarantee that the film sector will not be distorted to the detriment of consumers, creators & providers.

‘IRADA’ STARRING ARSHAD WARSI & NASEERUDDIN SHAH WILL NOW RELEASE ON 17TH FEB 2017

Naseeruddin Shah & Arshad Warsi are all set to re – unite on the big screen. The talented duo will be seen together in debutant director Aparnaa Singh’s venture IRADA, which is all set to release on 17th Feb, 2017. The plot of the film is based on a social environmental issue. The film also stars Divya Dutta, Sagrika Ghatge & Sharad Kelkar in pivotal roles. The movie is presented by Irada Entertainment LLP & produced by Falguni Patel & Prince Soni.

SHOOJIT SIRCAR TO MAKE UNSUNG MARTYR UDHAM SINGH’S BIOPIC

Shoojit Sircar, whose production house Rising Sun Films has created a new benchmark on social thrillers with PINK, has begun work on his next directorial venture – a film that focuses on a real life forgotten hero Udham Singh. Based around the Indian Independence struggle and the unsung martyr Udham Singh, Sircar has been working on the film’s pre – production patiently, as this has been a passion project for him for years. Speaking about the film, Sircar said, “During my theatre days in Delhi, back in 1995 when I was still studying, I would go with a group to Punjab which was just coming out of a period of turmoil, and sing songs of communal harmony. I visited Amritsar & Jallianwala Bagh then and was greatly inspired by the story of this fiery revolutionary who shot dead Sir Michael O’Dwyer, the former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab in British India, in London to avenge the massacre of 1919.” That Sircar has decided to focus on this film next is pre – destined. He has been hoping to make the inspiring story of this heroic martyr for a long time, but each time around, a film based on the Indian freedom struggle would come up and he would push his film to a later date. “I guess every film has its own destiny. But now the time has come to remind the people of our country about those behind the freedom we are enjoying today. Udham Singh’s name doesn’t find a mention in our textbooks, he was one of our silent heroes, but his daring & sacrifice marked a turning point in India’s history. After Bhagat Singh, he was one of our greatest martyrs and his vision for the country was very contemporary & relevant even today,” asserts the filmmaker who’s scouting for a leading man who can play this heroic role, which spans 30 – 40 years and will bring the Shaheed to life. The film will be made under Shoojit’s home banner Rising Sun Films and will be produced by his partner Ronnie Lahiri. To bring to life the story of Udham Singh, Sircar has begun shooting background scenes, and will film major portions in Punjab, Kashmir and parts of New Delhi. The film will also travel to Kolkata & London, for the assassination of General Dwyer took place in the United Kingdom. Simultaneously, even as he searches for a suitable hero to play this martyr, Sircar is working closely with writer Juhi Chaturvedi on a fresh, young love story. Sircar will be directing both films together. Talk about being prolific & a fantastic storyteller!

IMTIAZ ALI’S WINDOW SEAT FILMS & REPUTED JAPANESE ENTERTAINMENT CONGLOMERATE, SHOCHIKU JOIN HANDS TO PRODUCE – ‘LOVE IN TOKYO’

It’s time for some love beyond borders of languages & landscapes. Imtiaz Ali, this generation’s master filmmaker of love stories, will collaborate with Shochiku, the most reputed Japanese Entertainment Conglomerate, for a very special Hindi film. Titled LOVE IN TOKYO, the film borrows only its title from the 1960s classic and is not a remake. To be directed by Arif Ali, it will be a contemporary take on love & relationships beyond the limits of language and will have its cast & crew
drawn from both India & Japan. The film will be shot almost entirely in Japan and will be co – produced by Window Seat Films & Shochiku. The project was announced recently at a function to highlight the year of Japan India Friendly Exchanges in New Delhi in the presence of His Excellency Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India, Imtiaz, Arif & Shochiku representative, Takeya Ito. Speaking about this 1st of its kind Indo – Japanese collaboration, Imtiaz
said, “Asia is coming closer. There are too many similarities between me & someone in Tokyo – we wear similar clothes, have the same relationship issues & experience the same family concerns. One thing is different and that is language. A story that bridges this gap is challenging & exciting. I am excited & honoured to collaborate with Shochiku, perhaps the most prolific media house in Japan, on LOVE IN TOKYO.” Mitsuhito Hosoda, the Deputy CEO of Shochiku, elaborated on this venture as, “At Shochiku, we have quite a few 1st time efforts to our credit that have changed the map of cinema in Japan. We produced the 1st ever color motion picture in our country and have bridged enduring tradition with modern tastes by retaining interest in Kabuki theatre. In joining hands with Window Seat Films, we have begun yet another 1st time effort of working closely with popular Hindi cinema. We view this as a huge opportunity and hope to lay the foundation for creative, quality films with this venture.”

ULTRA MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT PARTICIPATES IN GLOBAL CONTENT BAZAR 2017 WITH EXCLUSIVE TITLES & NEW OFFERINGS

Ultra Media & Entertainment Private Ltd this year along with its other titles is exclusively introducing ULTRA COOKERY & RUSTED POSTBOX (Docudrama). ULTRA COOKERY is a unique cooking show which features varied user – friendly recipes from all over the world, which one can prepare in the confines of their home. RUSTED POSTBOX is a riveting docudrama series which features & narrates varied significant events & personalities worldwide through stamps, notes & coins featured on them. It will also be presenting MALGUDI DAYS and the entire catalogue of 70 films from Children Films Society of India (CFSI). Ultra participated in Global Content Bazar 2017 which was held from 12th Jan, 2017 – 14th Jan, 2017 at World Trade Centre, Mumbai. Along with its exhaustive slate of titles spread across Films, Television, Animation & Film Preservation Services, It also presented its latest exclusive production in Cookery & Docudramas. This year to participate in Global Content Bazar, Ultra exclusively introduced ULTRA COOKERY & RUSTED POSTBOX – a series of docudramas from www.mintageworld.com – World’s 1st online museum for Vintage coins, Stamps & Currency notes. ULTRA COOKERY: A series of cookery videos that feature healthy, delicious and easy to cook multi – cuisine recipes. The recipes shown in ULTRA COOKERY are quick to make and are a blend of innovative & novel techniques that are easy to follow and can be tried by anyone in their kitchen. This program is primarily recommended for the working folks who share a passion for cooking. RUSTED POSTBOX: It is a unique concept by mintage world, launched with a social motive to create awareness amongst the general public on the various coins, stamps & currency notes that have been launched to celebrate & commemorate significant global historic events & personalities. It is a series of docudramas that talk about the evolution of various coins, stamps & currency notes from around the world explaining its historical & cultural significance. Here “each stamp, coin & note tells a story” that is narrated in an easy, lucid story telling format with an effective voice over. Ultra Media & Entertainment Private Ltd (Est. 1982) is a professionally managed Entertainment Conglomerate from India providing end to end solutions for the Television & Film Industry globally. The company pioneers in Content Acquisition & Distribution of varied media rights of Indian & International Television Drama, Films, Animation & other content in varied genres & languages from different production companies worldwide. Ultra currently has an extensive & diversified library consisting of over 1500 titles comprising of blockbuster Indian Television Dramas, Films, Animation, Lifestyle & Variety content. We specialize in distributing these programs in varied existing Physical, Non Physical and emerging formats in several territories. It is also a fully integrated, multi – faceted studio engaged in multiple aspects of entertainment, including full – scale television & film production & distribution & post production services like 3D Conversion, VFX, DI, Editing, Dubbing & Sound designing. It is also engaged into Film preservation and thus provides
Restoration, Scanning, Up – scaling & Colorization services.

PRODUCTION BEGINS ON ‘MAGIC CAMP’ STARRING ADAM DEVINE, GILLIAN JACOBS & JEFFREY TAMBOR DIRECTED BY MARK WATERS

Production has begun on Disney’s MAGIC CAMP a live – action comedy starring Adam Devine, Gillian Jacobs & Emmy® & Golden Globe® winner Jeffrey Tambor directed by Mark Waters. The film is shooting on locations in & around Los Angeles and is scheduled for release in 2017. Tambor plays Roy Preston, the owner of a summer camp for aspiring young magicians & Devine is Andy, a former camper whose flailing career as a magician has forced him to return to the camp as a counselor. Also returning to the camp is Andy’s former partner & current nemesis, Darkwood, played by Jacobs, who is now a successful magician. When preparations begin for the end – of – summer magic contest between rival teams of campers, Andy & his team of ragtag misfits must go head to head with Darkwood & her campers. In the process, Andy is inspired by the young campers & rediscovers his passion for magic. MAGIC CAMP is produced by Suzanne Todd with Mario Iscovich & Jessica Tuchinsky serving as executive producers. The film also stars: Nathaniel McIntyre, Isabella Crovetti, J .J Totah, Izabella Alverez, Hayden Crawford, Bianca Grava, Lonnie Chavis,

CHANDRAKANT SINGH WHO IS DIRECTING A THRILLER WITH ARBAAZ KHAN & KANNAD STAR AINDRITA RAY WENT TO FINALISE THE LOCATIONS IN SWITZERLAND

Chandrakant Singh who has made 3 comedies & 1 social awareness film with Women Empowerment film SIX X is now planning a thriller film COMING BACK with Arbaaz Khan in double role. The film will be entirely shot in Arosa Switzerland. The film is produced by Mahendra Singh Namdev of Ahilya Productions & Rakesh Datta of RRD Motion Pictures. The film also has Kannad superstar Aindrita Ray who will be making her debut in Hindi film. This film is the 1st Hindi film to be shot entirely in Swtzerland.

FUTURE GROUP’S CENTRAL HELD 3 DAYS FREE SHOPPING PAN INDIA

As the New Year 2017 began, Future Group’s. Central offered a never before shopping experience to shopaholics with 3 Days FREE Shopping. With best deals on over 200 brands at unbelievable discounts, spanning across varied categories such as apparel, footwear, handbags, sportswear, jewellery, travel gear, lingerie, toys, sunglasses et al. The 3 days of Free Shopping Weekend made every shopper’s dream come true. One could pick up any apparel, footwear, handbags, sportswear, Jewellery, travel gear, lingerie, toys, sunglasses et al worth Rs. 8000/- MRP for which one had to pay only Rs. 4000/- and can get that Rs 4000/- back too through free garments worth Rs 2000/- MRP, free shopping vouchers worth Rs. 1500/- & free Future Pay Wallet credit worth Rs. 500/- This is the 1st time ever a consumer had it all for Free as confirmed by Store Manager Umesh Agnihotri of Dahisar branch. Marketing managers Neha Sinha & Charanjeet Malik welcomed the media @ the event. 3 days Free Shopping was their attempt to provide all customers with a never – seen – before shopping
extravaganza. Central was launched with a primary intention to offer the best & the latest options to the fashion conscious consumers. The 3 Days Free Shopping enabled the consumers to not only access 100’s of brands but also made them almost Free. This shopping deal was held at all the 35 stores of Central Pan India. Model actress Ekta jain came specially to wish them all the best.

25TH EDITION OF LAKSHMINARAYANA GLOBAL MUSIC FESTIVAL TO BE HELD

The Lahshminarayana Global Music Festival has already been held in 55 cities across 22 countries, and will now also take place in USA, UK & Germany this year. Recognized worldwide for bringing the best of international musical talents under one roof, showcasing music from every genre – Indian classical to jazz, the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) kicked off its 25th edition in Sri Shanmukhananda Hall, on 13th Jan, 2017. These concerts will be dedicated to the birth centenary of Lord Yehudi Menuhin, the most prolific violinist of the 20th century. Founded by violin legend Dr. L. Subramaniam & Viji Subramaniam, the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) was launched by Bharat Ratna MS Subbulakshmi in 1992. Since its inception, Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) has hosted some of the biggest names in the music industry including Bismillah Khan, Lord Yehudi Menuhin, Gangubai Hangal, Pandit Jasraj, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Al – Jarreau, Steven Seagal & Symphony Orchestras. Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) is the only music festival that has been able to showcase talent from around the world and provide a platform for myriad styles of music; it has presented Indian Classical (Carnatic & Hindustani), Jazz, Rock, Western Classical, Orchestral, Indian Folk, Ghazals, Hindi Film music, and different Classical & Folk styles from 5 different continents. This year’s edition will begin with an evening of Global Fusion Music, with a line – up of acclaimed international artistes with Dr. L. Subramaniam: Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam, Vadim Repin (prodigy violinist & recipient of France’s most prestigious musical award, the “Victoried Honneur” for a lifetime’s dedication to music), Svetlana Smolina (hailed by Los Angeles Times as “an outstanding pianist with a luxuriant tone” and a frequent player on global stages including – Carnegie Hall, Salzburg Festival, & Hollywood Bowl) & Audun Sandvik (Norwegian cellist & teacher at the Norwegian Academy of Music, one of Europe’s most prestigious institutes). Commenting on the event, Dr. L. Subramaniam, Founder & Artistic Director, of Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF), averred, “It gives me immense pleasure to celebrate the 25th edition of this unique festival. I have always been passionate about taking Indian arts & culture to a global audience, while exposing Indians to global music. When we started the festival over 2 decades ago, we never imagined that it would attain a global stature and be associated with so many legendary names from the world of music. Today, we are honored to dedicate our silver jubilee edition to one of the most important musician of our time, Yehudi Meuhin.” Speaking on this occasion, Kavita Krishnamurti, acclaimed playback singer & Director, Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) averred, “Over the years, the festival has received an overwhelming response amassing millions of views across social media platforms, and hosting over 2 lakh people at a single event. Each musician has a unique talent, and when they share a stage, it creates a riveting experience for everyone. I invite everybody to enjoy an evening of diverse musical talents.” The fest has already been held in 55 cities across 22 countries till date. This year, in addition to its presence in Bangalore, Mumbai, San Diego, Chicago & New York, the festival will also be held in UK & Germany for the 1st time ever. Moreover, music enthusiasts have yet another reason to enjoy the show as it is free for all.” The accompanying artists for Mumbai include – Atul Raninga (Keyboards), Ravi Iyer (Guitar), Jayanthi (Guitar), V. V. Ramanamurthy (Mridangam), Girish Vishwa (Dholak), Ashish Jha (Tabla) & Satya Sai G (Morsing).

RIYAZ GANGJI & RESHMA GANGJI RINGING THE 1ST BELL

Libas by Riyaz Gangji has just gone public. It means that Libas has become the 1st Indian designer label to get listed on the National Stock Exchange of India. With an Initial Public Offering of Rs.68; Libas has done what many Indian designer houses & labels have been trying to do since the past half a decade. When approached, Riyaz Gangji explained the reason behind the move, “It’s easy to grow your company if you have people’s confidence. Once your brand has the top of mind recall, sales automatically happen. Of course, this does not mean that your product or service can suffer. In fact, now that we are publicly listed, there is an even bigger responsibility towards the people that the brand has.” Before the face show of the New Year; this comes across as much welcome news, especially when demonetization & the current currency crunch in the country has been a spirit dampener for many businesses, fashion included. An upbeat Riyaz Gangji added, “I think being able to do business with your
forte is very important. People will only notice numbers once the show is over.” Launching an IPO is a tedious & lengthy process and can consume up to 2 years! Leave alone the added compliance & responsibilities that it deposits to the promoters’ shoulders.” When asked Riyaz Gangji what motivated him to take up this task, he answered, “Just being creative was not giving me satisfaction, I reached a point where I wanted every city in the country to wear Libas. We want to touch the lives of as many people as possible, like an FMCG brand. And such sort of a scale was only possible through going public. His better half & partner Rashma Gangji in everything was ecstatic, with her joy knowing no bounds, “We are already present in Pune, Mumbai Ludhiana, Delhi & also in Dubai. We want to be available in every Tier 1 & Tier 2 city of India. That is the ultimate plan for now.” Deepak Sharma of Saarthi, Ravi Varanasi of NSE, Rahul Roy et al wished all the best to Reshma Riyaz Gangji & Nishant Mahimtura of Libas.

SHEKHAR SUMAN TO HOST BRANDS IMPACT’S SUCCESS STORIES – ‘ZAMEEN SE FALAK TAK’ SEASON 1 ON ZEE BUSINESS CHANNEL

Delhi based Brands Impact, one of the top branding agencies in India, has announced the launch of its unique TV Series, Success Stories – ZAMEEN SE FALAK TAK Season 1 to be hosted by Shekhar Suman, one of India’s legendary actors, and a pioneer who made TV popular with his several successful shows & wowed a whole generation. The show is to be presented by Brands Impact and aired every Sun on the popular National channel, Zee Business, starting 1st Jan, 2017. Speaking on the occasion, Amol Monga, Director, Brands Impact, averred, “We have grown up seeing the interviews & the life journeys of film celebrities, politicians & cricketers. This show is an endeavor to share the stories of some of the most “extraordinary ordinary” men who left no stones unturned against all odds & impediments to achieve enviable success.” The 13 week long series will showcase the untold stories of 13 individuals including
Pahlaj Nihalani, Chairman, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), and Sonu Sood, Indian film actor, whose journey from a small town boy to Hollywood is as fascinating as it is inspiring. The stories of several entrepreneurs will also be showcased on this unique platform that will be hosted by Shekhar Suman, who is not only a highly acclaimed actor himself but also one of the very few professional hosts who can bring alive any conversation and make the participants open up like none other. The man for all seasons……. the multi – talented Shekhar Suman has interviewed the 1st 13 deserving individuals in his inimitable style that makes for a very compelling viewing in the 1st edition of the much awaited “Success Stories – ZAMEEN SE FALAK TAK”. Interestingly, Shekhar will be seen, perhaps for the 1st time in a bearded avatar on this show. When asked for the reason for the change? He said in his characteristic demeanor – “Life is too short to have the same of anything……. it becomes monotonous & boring……. life is all about experimenting & exploring the unknown. Change is the only constant.” The show is the brainchild of dynamic & young entrepreneur, Amol Monga, a branding & events professional who has already made his presence felt through his venture Brands Impact and a series of highly successful & internationally acclaimed events including the International Quality Awards. For this TV Show, Brands Impact, has joined hands with Water Entertainment, a well known production house of Mumbai and the show has been directed by Varun Middha. The series promises to unveil The Grand Tales of Success of some of the UNSUNG REAL HEROES who, through their sheer hard work, diligence & determination, have achieved the impossible in their respective fields. “This show is an attempt to honor & celebrate prominent & successful people from all walks of life, all of whom had an inspiring & humbling story to tell. It is our privilege & honour to unravel their stories to the world, so that others can take inspiration & cue from these real life heroes and learn to make their lives better & more beautiful,” added Ankita Singh, Vice President – Brands Impact. The associate sponsors of the show include Sampatti Trading & Developers Ltd, Pushti Group & Bollywoodkart.com. The Fashion partner is Absoluto & the Outdoor Media Partner is Global Advertisers. Brands Impact is one of India’s top brand management firms that specializes in creating extraordinary brands out of ordinary businesses. Our comprehensive bouquet of services includes branding, creative design, web enablement, advertising, public relations, event management, online promotions, social media management and more.

Chaitanya’s Project Cancelled

Only in the last week of Nov, 2016 Naga Chaitanya’s film with the prestigious Suresh Productions got shelved. It has reportedly been revived by Rana Daggubati, who will produce it, while debutante Krishna will direct. 2 months later, Mohankrishna Indraganti’s directorial has been shelved. At least in the next 6 months, Chay won’t be reviving this project. Indraganti will start directing a new – age drama starring Adivi Sesh, Srinivas Avasarala & Vennela Kishore in lead roles. Post Premam & Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo, there seems to have been a change in Chay’s strategy. He is currently doing a coming – of – age rom – com in the direction of Kalyan Krishna of Soggade Chinni Nayana fame. The same has Rakul Preet Singh as female lead, besides Jagapathi Babu in a crucial role.

Ramba In Lands Herself In A Soup

Ramba’s brother Vasu’s wife Pallavi had filed a case in 2014 that her husband & sister – in – law are harassing her for dowry. The Hyderabad Court had issued a summon for Ramba to appear in court, but it could not be served on her as she was residing in Canada at that time. Meanwhile Ramba, herself is estranged from her husband and has returned to India with her two kids and has approached the Chennai Court to seek monthly maintenance from him. Ramba had gone to Hyderabad & the cops coming to know about it handed the summon to her and the court has directed her to appear for hearing in her sister – in – law’s harassment case.

Bairava Witnesses An important Post Release Change

Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s Bairavaa released on a huge scale on 12th Jan, 2017 and the film has had a tremendous 1st day opening collections across Tamil Nadu and other parts of the world. However the film has evoked mixed reviews from critics & audiences. The film’s original running length is above two hours & 40 minutes and this has lead to the general feeling that the film is too lengthy. Heeding to this response feedback, the makers of the film have decided to trim the length by cutting 7 minutes of the film from 14th January 2017. The trimmed version is expected to be screened and that may increase the positive feeling about the film.

Trisha Expresses Her Gratitude To Simbu

Trisha recently became the victim of harsh attack by miscreants claiming to be Jallikattu supporters on recently. A group of men claiming to be pro – Jallikattu activists tried to lay siege to the shooting spot of Garjanai which has Trisha playing the lead role. Later the actor was safely taken back with the timely intervention of a police personnel. The shooting was also eventually called off.
Meanwhile Trisha was also severely abused & harassed in social media by miscreants.
Trisha has now lambasted the attackers for abusing a woman & her family in the name of upholding Tamil culture. “Disrespecting a woman & her family is Tamil culture? You should be ashamed to call yourself a Tamilian or even speak about Tamil culture.” The petite actor asked in her Tweet.

Vijay Stuns North Indian Stuntmen

Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s grand 60th film Bairavaa has hit the celluloid silver. screens this week. And the film’s director Bharathan in his exclusively detailed interview sounds modest in tone but his words exude confidence that the film has come out really well in all aspects and it will be a win – win for all stakeholders. It is not secret that Vijay has mastered the art of performing stunt sequences and he is a superior action hero amongst the current lot. In this film too he has performed all the risky stunt sequences without using any dupe artistes. In fact Bharathan reveals an interesting fact about Vijay’s flabbergasting performance in a particular risky fight scene.

Anupama Parameswaran Bags Mega Hero’s Movie

After Trivikram Srinivas roped her in for a brief yet curious role in A Aa, Anupama Parameswaran hasn’t had to look back. She successfully reprised her own role in the Telugu remake of Premam. A day before the release of her 1st full – fledged Telugu film, the Shatamanam Bhavati actress has confirmed that she will pair up with Ram Charan in Sukumar’s next! This should be considered her best Tollywood project ever. Sukumar must have cast her as the cute girl suits most for a villager’s role. In a recent interview, when Anupama was asked as to on what basis she picks up her roles, she said, “It is intuition & some invisible force that tells me. When it comes to Telugu, I consult Trivikram Garu if I am confused.”

RGV Downgrades Chiranjeevi’s Movie

Naga Babu may once again be angry with his “akku pakshi”. The Twitter Legend from Mumbai has taken oblique potshots at choosing a remake for a milestone movie. No star director can dare to praise Balakrishna’s movie and belittle Chiranjeevi’s in the same tweet, RGV being the only exception. “Hey @DirKrish Am supremely thrilled to hear my judgement went so right…….Congrats on the roaring talk of #GPSK…….100 Cheers to you & Balayya Salute to @DirKrish n Balayya for pushing Telugu cinema pride to skies with original content instead of bringing down with borrowed content.” Needless to say, by “borrowed content”, he means Khaidi No. 150, the remake of Kaththi.

Sai Pallavi Signs Her 2nd Telugu Movie

Is Sai Pallavi slowly becoming a Tollywoodian primarily? The extremely choosy Premam (Malayalam) sensation has just been signed for her 2nd Telugu movie. It’s the film to be directed by Mahesh Babu’s sister, Manjula. She will be cast opposite Sundeep Kishan in this Gemini Kiran production. Sai Pallavi has been rejecting one too many offers. After disappointing many, she finally chose Sekhar Kammula’s Fidha, in which she plays Varun Tej’s romantic interest. Looks like it’s only the script that matters to her, not factors like director, hero, et al. Since Manjula is making a comeback to films after many years, she must be out to tell a novel story.

Randamoozham Will Start Rolling From 2018

Sreekumar Menon the director of Randamoozham said that the colossal project Randamoozham will start rolling from 2018. He said that a team has been. researching on this project for the last 2 years and is going to complete the work and the next phase of the pre – production has already started. He added that it will be a project of international stature and the launch of the film will be on par with the international standards. There were also reports that top stars of India will be playing prominent characters in the film. Names heard so far are that of Big B, Aishwary Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Nagarjuna et al.

Did Anu Emmanuel Sign On The Dotted Lines
Anu Emmanuel had debuted in films through Mollywood as a child artiste. It was the 2011 film Swapna Sanchari that gave her the recognition as an actress. Later she came back as the heroine opposite Nivin Pauly in Action Hero Biju in 2016. Unconfirmed reports are coming in that the actress is roped in to play the heroine of Vikram in the prestigious project of Gautham Menon titled Dhruva Natchathiram. There was a report in grapevine earlier that actress Nayantara was the choice for the role, but it was rubbished as rumor by the director. The project Dhruva Natchathiram was taking its rounds for quiet a few years. Initially it was stated that Surya would do the lead role. But Surya got out of it due to creative differences with Gautham Menon.

Rashmika For Ganesh’s Film

The runaway hit Kannada film Kirik Party heroine Rashmika Mandana who ruled the 1st half of the film with her smile, sweet looks & talent scales a new height. She has been booked for Chamak of Golden star Ganesh’s film. Director of Simple Ag Ond Love story now getting ready as Operation Alamelamma is directing this combination. The film is all set to go on the floors in the next month says Suni. Hailing from hilly region Virajpet of Coorg district in Karnataka, Rashmika was in to modeling. After the release of Kirik Party trailer even Milana Prakash also contacted her for a role in challenging star Darshan’s film.

Aadu Aata Adu Ready

The 1st copy of Aadu Aata Adu was ready in Nov, 2012. The film was completed in Sept, 2011; the original film of this Aadu Aata Aadu in Tamil was Thirutta Payal was released in 2006. So for the Kannada audience, it is more than a decade stale subject on the celluloid. silver screen. Jagan is in the lead role with Shruthi Prakash. The photos released then & now are capturing attention. Director Ramnath Rigvedi of films like Bisi Bisi, Buddivantha (Upendra starrer) is waiting anxiously for the release of the film. Jagan a realtor & Kannada film distributor in Davanagere since his college days. For Aadu Aata Adu cameraman PL Ravi captured in locales like Malaysia, Melkote, Mysore, Eagleton club and other surroundings.

Banner: Madras Talkies & Dharma Productions
Producers: Mani Ratnam, Apoorva Mehta, Hiroo Yash Johar & Karan Johar
Director: Shaad Ali
Star Cast: Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Leela Samson,
Karan Nath et al
Music: A. R. Rahman

Director Shaad Ali’s biggest claim to fame has been the runaway hit film namely the Rani Mukherjee & Vivek Oberoi starrer Saathiya and sadly enough Shaad Ali still seems to have a Saathiya hangover. Besides Ok Jaanu happens to be the official remake of Dulquar Salman & Nithya Menen starrer O Kadhal Kanmani, Mani Ratram’s Tamil film.

Aditya Gunjal aka Adi (Aditya Roy Kapur) is a Video Game Developer & Tara Agnihotri (Shraddha Kapoor) is a student of architecture. Both have dreams of furthering their career by going to USA & Paris respectively. Once Adi & Tara bump into each other at a common friend’s wedding and hit off from there. Right at the outset Adi & Tara are extremely clear about what they want from their respective lives. Despite being career oriented, Adi & Tara start enjoying each other’s company very much. At the same time, they are in unison with the fact that, despite being in love, they will not get married, for their own personal reasons. A few days of knowing each other, Tara gets into a live – in relationship with Adi, who is himself living as a house guest with Gopi Shrivastava (Naseeruddin Shah) & his Alzheimer affected wife Charu Shrivastava (Leela Samson) in Mumbai. Adi gets a call to work in USA & Tara decides to go to Paris, it is then they realize that they will be missing each other’s company a lot.

The main flaw of Ok Jaanu is the writing part tackled by Mani Ratnam. That apart Shaad Ali’s directional skills, after a long hiatus (Kill Bill), leaves much to be desired. Musically ok barring the title track. A well – deserved mention should also go to Ravi K. Chandran (cinematographer) & A. Sreekar Prasad (editor).

Performance wise the Aashiqui 2 lead pair Aditya Roy Kapur & Shraddha Kapur are good and they enliven the proceedings with their excellent on – screen chemistry. On the other hand Naseeruddin Shah & Leela Samson have delivered a convincing act effortlessly. While the rest of the cast help in carrying the film forward with utmost ease.

Tail Piece: At the Box Office turnstiles OK Jaanu’s chances are fair as it is a film which will mainly appeal to the Gen X’s multiplex crowd. yet all said & done Ok Jaanu is a delightful film oozing a lot of fuzzy wamth.

2017 Begins On A Romantic Note

Ti Saddhya Kay Karte? is a question a person ends up asking one of his old friends who knew her / him! Yes that’s how personal this film promises to be. At some point all of us have fallen in love during our childhood days. And after a point we grew up, but we could never forget that special person. We are always intrigued about that person & their whereabouts now! Zee Studios alongside Asankhya Productions brings to us the 1st big Marathi release of 2017! Ti Saddhya Kay Karte directed by Satish Rajwade & written by Manswini Lata Ravindra starring a brigade of exciting actors from Ankush Chaudhari & Tejashri Pradhan to debutantes Abhinay Berde & singer turned actress Arya Ambekar! The film also stars Sukanya Mone, Sanjay Mone, Tushar Dalvi & child artistes Hruditya Rajwade & Nirmohi Agnihotri! It’s a love story that is designed in 3 stages! The 1st is the childhood phase, the 2nd teenage & the 3rd belonging to grown – ups. So we will experience 3 stages of life of these 2 main characters; Anurag & Tanvi! Anurag is played by Hruditya (child), Abhinay (teenage) & Ankush (adult) whereas Nirmohi (child), Arya (teenage) & Tejashri (adult) together will portray Tanvi! This whole idea of a 3 stage love story is so refreshing & unique.

Ulka Gupta’ Enters Marathi Cinema Industry

Ulka Gupta garnered much love & appreciation for her performance of little Laxmibai in the Hindi Serial Jhansi Ki Rani. Now Ulka is all set to make her debut in Marathi films with Sonali Entertainment House’ produced, G. S. Films Academy Production’ presents Odh…….The Attraction.
This film spotlights our society’s hypocrisy & inability to understand the relationship of friendship between a girl & a boy. Odh…….
The Attraction is one such tale of pure friendship. Ulka will share the screen with veterans like Mohan Joshi, Bhau Kadam, Bharat Ganeshpure, Shashikant Ketkar & Jayvant Bhalekar. The shooting of this film has already kicked off at places like Latur, Tuljapur & Takviki. Ulka has previously starred in Hindi, Tamil & Telegu films. Ulka is now working on her Marathi which can benefit her performance. The story & the screenplay of Odh…….The Attraction is written by director Dinesh Thakur whereas the dialogues are penned by Ganesh Kadam. The songs for Odh…….The Attraction are written by Abhay Inamdar, Sanjali Rode, Kuku Prabhas & Kaustubh. The compositions to these songs are credited to Pravin Kunvar whereas they are sung by popular singers like Swapnil Bandodkar, Dr. Neha Rajpal, Rohit Raut, Anandii Joshi & Javed Ali. The cinematography of this film is done by famous cinematographer V. N. Reddy’s son, Ravikant Reddy.

Kumar Sanu’s “Halke Halke Bolne”

Marathi cinema is currently undergoing many positive changes. It has increased its reach like never before. Many new producers are getting drawn to Marathi stories. One such production house is Bramhandnayak Movies which previously brought us Dhol Tashe! Now they are all set to entertain us with another exciting film titled Halke Halke & they have collaborated with A. R. Films’ on this project. Very recently a melodious romantic song from this film was recorded in the voice of popular Bollywood singer, Kumar Sanu. “Halke Halke Bolne” is a song that will definitely rule our hearts just like all classic songs of Kumar Sanu. Alongside Kumar Sanu producer turned singer A. Anuradha has also sung this song. Raj Anjute who was the producer of Dhol Tashe has now turned director with Halke Halke.

Vazandar Shines Outside India Too

After earning the appreciation of viewers in Maharashtra and other parts of India, Landmarc Film’s Vazandar’ produced by Vidhi Kasliwal is winning hearts in USA as well. At a time when the concept of beauty revolves around how slim & trim you are, this film by Sachin Kundalkar breaks away from the norms. It tells you to love yourself the way you are. It also questions societal stereotypes about being fit. Ultimately, being fit is a state of feeling good about your body and not about fitting into size moulds that society has created. The movie was screened in Bay Area & Chicago recently and on popular demand, more shows have been organised at Denver, Detroit, Seattle, Los Angeles, Columbus, Hudson & Dallas. A similar screening was held in Qatar and it got a great response there as well. For Vazandar, Sai Tamhankar & Priya Bapat put in a lot of effort. In fact, while actresses are told to lose weight for roles usually, Sai & Priya needed to put on and they happily did. Also, after the shoot was done, they shed all the gained weight. Apart from this, their acting skills have received rave reviews. Chirag Patil, Chetan Chitnis & Siddharth Chandekar also feature in pivotal roles in Vazandar. The music of the movie has also been appreciated. All in all this is a film that reiterates the power of regional cinema and its global reach. This is one film that is true to its title – Vazandar.

Exchange Offer Songs Recorded

Marathi Chitrapat’s Sagar Creation Combine’s Exchange Offer’s songs recorded and muhurat performed. Credits: Producer: Ashok Bagla, Director: Raj, Music: Aman Shlok, Lyrics: Rangnat Sontakke & Singer Khusboo Jain. 5 songs are already recorded. This film is all set to be released soon. It went on the sets on 5th Nov, 2016 in Pune, Dahisar, Boribali, Virar et al. Cast: Sushimita Rana, Anurag Pandit, Kishor Hadikar & Sulil Godbole.

Shaurya – Gatha Abhimanachi Is Authentic Dark & Action Packed

Zee Yuva, the new youth centered entertainment channel is breaking barriers of conventional entertainment on television. Their newest show Shaurya – Gatha Abhimanachi, a tribute to the bravery of Maharashtra Police is one important step in transforming conventional entertainment.
The 1st 2 episodes have been telecast this week & they are tributes to all the bravehearts who fought the 26/11 battle in Mumbai. Yes the most heart – breaking event in the history of terrorism in India is an ambitious 1st story to tell. The “Shaurya” team has succeeded in doing so. Never do we feel that they are taking unnecessary creative liberty & diluting the original facts. The intent is clear to let us into those turbulent few days, where whole of India was praying for Mumbai. The visual style of the show is very unlike daily soaps. It appears to be a feature film. The background score complements the visuals well & helps in building the tension for the viewers.
Shivraj Walvekar has essayed the role of Police Officer Issak Bagwan with great sincerity & the rest of the cast too exceeds in their parts. These 2 episodes are even more important as they have been shown on the very same date. They were telecast on 25th Nov, 2016 & 26th Nov, 2016. Shaurya – Gatha Abhimanachi is telecast on Zee Yuva every Fri – Sat at 9pm.

Sonali Raut Now In Marathi Cinema

“Kingfisher Calender Girl” is considered to be a prestigious tag that works as an entry ticket to Bollywood. Sonali Raut is one such star who entered Bollywood through this way. And now she is all set to enter the Marathi entertainment industry! Her debut Bollywood film was Himesh Reshmaiya’s The Xpose. In this film Sonali essayed a challenging negative character. Sonali’s hot photoshot alongside superstar Ranvir Singh also raised many eyebrows & was in the limelight. Her special song “Lipstick Lagake” from the film Great Grand Masti became super hit. Sonali was also seen as a contestant in popular reality shows Bigg Boss 7 & Jhalak Dikhla Ja Season 9. So now she is all set to enter the Marathi film industry with an exceedingly hot item song. It will be interesting to see how different will this song be from her previous work in Bollywood. Not to forget the glamour baggage that “Kingfisher Girl” Sonali will bring to the Marathi film in which this item song belongs. The film is titled Hero & the song will be shot soon!

Fugay’s Release Date gets Postponed for Audience’s Convenience

The decision of Modi government to ban 500 & 1000 rupee notes for the eradication of black money has received mixed reactions around the nation. This decision has affected all sections & fields in the society including the entertainment industry. So to support this cause & also for the convenience of the film audience Fugay Marathi film’s release date has been postponed. Fugay was supposed to release on 2nd Dec, 2016, but now the audiences have to wait for few weeks more. Fugay produced by Ashwin Anchan & Anuradha Joshi under the banner Maay Productions & co – produced by GSEAMS Arjun Singh Baran & Kartik Nishandar, will soon be released in theatres. GSEAMS’ Arjun Singh Baran & Kartik Nishandar said that they do support this decision as it’s for the welfare of the nation but currently people are busy exchanging the notes, hence it would be unfair to release the film now.

Amitabh Bachchan – Tiger Shroff – Riyaz Gangji – Reshma Gangji Attended The Muhurat Of Bhikari

Ganesh Acharya who is going to produce & direct Bhikari with Sharad Shelar under the banner Mi Maratha Film Production had invited Big B to give his blessings. Swapnil Joshi, Rucha Inamdar, Sayaji Shinde, who were all dressed in Libas creations, and Manoj Joshi came for mahurat. Big B unveiled the design of the film and gave his blessings and all the best to the entire cast of the film. The film is remake of Tamil super hit film Pichaikkaran. Riyaz & Reshma Gangji of Libas stores designed the costumes for the cast for this film’s muhurat. Tiger Shroff, Ravi Kishan, Sukhwinder Singh, Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoor, Pooja Sawant & Pooja Bose were also present at this great event.

Hrudayantar Inaugurated By Shah RuKh Khan

Bollywood’s famous fashion designer Vikram Phadnis is soon becoming a film producer & director with a new Marathi film titled Hrudayantar. This film is being produced under the banners of Vikram Phadnis Productions & Young Berry Entertainment belonging to Pratap Sarnaik & his son Purvesh Sarnaik. Hridayantar stars Mukta Barve & Subodh Bhave in lead roles. Recently this film was inaugurated by none other than, Shah Rukh Khan. SRK also gave the 1st clap for the shooting of this film to commence. SRK is a long – time friend & well – wisher to Vikram. Arjun Kapoor was also present at this event. On this occasion SRK spoke about his affection for Vikram & wished him luck for this film & his future films in Marathi as well as Bollywood! The presence of such Bollywood stars made this a prestigious & memorable event. Along with SRK & Arjun Kapoor many other Bollywood celebrities attended this event. They include Abbas – Mastan, Vipul Shah, Sanjay Gupta, Sohail Khan, Athiya Shetty, Sanjay Kapoor, Ritesh Sindhwani, Baba Siddiqui, Kiara Advani, Malaika Arrora Khan, Neil Nitin Mukesh et al. Vikram phadnis stressed that Mukta Barve & Subodh Bhave are the perfect actors who can pull of the characters in Hridayantar. He expressed that since he is a Maharashtrian himself, directing his 1st film in Marathi will be more convenient for him, but he would also want to direct Bollywood films in the future.

Akshay Kumar & Dimple Kapadia Launch The Music Of Kaul Manacha

The music for the film Kaul Manacha was recently launched in a star studded event in Mumbai suburbs. Akshay Kumar & Dimple Kapadia were the chief guests for this launch. Producer Rajesh Patil, Vitthal Rupnawar, Narashi Vasani, director Bheemrao Mude, actors Rajesh Shringarpure were present for this event. After showcasing the trailer of this film Akshay interacted with the journalists about his 1st love from the school. He said that the film’s trailer has reminded him of his childhood. He averred, “Marathi films are getting bigger and can earn more than Bollywood in terms of profit -cost ratio”.The music has been composed by Rohan and the songs are penned by Manoj Yadav. “Tick Tock” is a fun song sung by Prajakta Shukre, Rohan Pradhan & Rohan Gokhle. “Manmanjiri” a romantic song is sung by Armaan Malik & Shreya Ghoshal. “Kaul Niyateeshee” is sung by Adarsh Shinde.

Vivek Oberoi In An Inspiring Marathi Web Series

Vivek Oberoi is one actor who has always been socially aware. Every now & then Vivek has donated for many important social causes. Whether it’s floods or any natural disaster Vivek Oberoi has stood as an example for the film industry regarding helping the needful. Vivek has now initiated an affordable housing project, Karma
Infrastructure in remote areas of Maharashtra. While researching, he met many inspiring people from that region.
These inspiring stories shook Vivek’s heart. And now, he has decided to show those stories through a Marathi web series. The
Web series will cover 9 different true stories in 9 different episodes. All these stories belong to the common man of that region. These stories will portray their struggle for achieving their dreams. These stories can definitely prove to be inspiring to all the audiences.

Krishna Abhishek Makes His Debut In A Marathi Film

Krushna Abhishek the star of Nach Baliye, Jhalak Dikhala Jaa, Comedy Circus 1, 2, 3, Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo, Jubilee Comedy Circus, Comedy Nights Bachao is all set to start his new innings with Marathi films. The muhurat of Aniruddh Enterprises Vivek Kawade’s Bhingari was recently held in Andheri. The credits of the film are produced by Chandrakant Pawar & Nityanand Yewale, written & directed by Murali Lalwani, cinematography by Yuvraj Indoria, music by On Kumar, choreography by Sunil Thakur, costume designing by Swapnil Kamble & executive producer is Rekha Surendra Jagtap. India’s Comedy King & Versatile actor Krushna Abhishek starts his debut in Marathi film with Bhingari. He is very exited to get such a fantastic debut in Marathi film Industry. He averred, “Bhingari is like my mamu’s (Govinda) blockbuster Raja Babu. I my doing best for Bhingari. Before some years I got offers for Marathi films, but couldn’t manage dates. But now time has to come to do some versatile act. So I am starting that with Bhingari”. His co – star Kaanchan is also starting her filmy career with this Bhingari. The rest of the supporting actors are Ramesh Swami, Jayesh Chavhan et al. On this occasion many Bollywood & Marathi film stars came together in big numbers. Specially Kashmira Shah, Aarati singh, Smita Tambe, Resham Tipnis to give their best wishes to the cast & the crew.

Rohini Hattangadi Makes A Comeback On The Small Screen

Rohini Hattangadi is one of the few artiste who has worked extensively on all 3 mediums of films, theatre & television with equal success. From Marathi, Hindi to Hollywood she has done it all. For many years she had a strong bond with Colors Marathi as she starred in the superhit serial Chaar Divas Sasuche. A serial that made her a household name all over Maharashtra.
Now after 3 years she is returning to Colors Marathi with the upcoming serial Sakhya Re. The serial also stars our favorite actor
Suyash Tilak & talented debutant Dnyanada Ramtirthkar. In Sakhya Re Rohini Hattangadi essays the dashing character of Masaheb, who is an elderly, respected & powerful woman from a royal family. The audiences were waiting for Rohini Hattangadi’s comeback from a long time now. And now she is back with an exciting role in a refreshing new serial Sakhya Re.

Shreya Ghoshal’s Melodious Voice For Deva

Deva is an upcoming Marathi film that has already been highly awaited! And the reason is Ankush Chaudhari, whose unique look & hairstyle went viral on social media recently, which has created lots of buzz for Deva. Now another exciting news is out, Bollywood’s melodious queen Shreya Ghoshal is singing a song for Deva! The song is composed by Amit Raj & was recently recorded in Shreya’s voice. Every music director dreams of working with his / her favorite singers. Amit Raj is no exception here. So, because of Deva Amit Raj’s dream to work with his favorite singer Shreya Ghoshal has been fulfilled. The lyrics of this song are written by star writer Kshitij Patwardhan! Deva is jointly produced by Innovative Films & Pramod Films & will be a major attraction in Marathi cinema in 2017. The film has been shot in the beautiful backdrop of Konkan. South’s famous director Murali Nalappa has directed Deva

The Godfather Will Soon Be Marathified into Raaiba

Mario Puzzo’s gangster novel “The Godfather” is one such piece of literature as around the world there are more than 80 different interpretations & inspired works of this classic novel. In Indian context films like Dharmatma, Dayavan, Sarkar, Virasat & few others are nothing but interpretations of this novel. All these directors have come up with unique backgrounds & settings for the same plot of The Godfather. Most of these directors consider this as a huge challenge, but very few succeed. The newest addition to this list of directors is a Marathi director named Milind Kavde. The director has films like Yedyanchi Jatra, 4 Idiots, Just Gammat, Shinma & 1234 to his credit. He is now coming up with his highly ambitious project Raaiba. As said the director is inspired by the novel & is all set to add Marathi context to this tale. The story of the film is conceived & written by Kavde himself. The film will focus on the journey of a farmer’s son who ends up becoming an underworld Don. The dialogues are penned by Sachin Andhare. The casting process too has started & the makers are looking for the right actors to play the right role. Around 30 – 35 well known artistes are said to be a part of this film. The film will be shot in different cities of Maharashtra like Nagar, Sangamner, Wai, Kolhapur et al.

Girija Oak Returns On Small Screen

Girija Oak has created her own space in different fields like films, theatre, tv serials & even advertisements! Currently her play Don Special is being loved by the audiences. But now after a long interval she is finally coming back to television! Star Pravah’s brand new serial Ga Sahajani stars Girija in an important role. Ga Sahajani is a tale of 6 women working together in a bank. It’s telecast began from 10th Oct, 2016. It will be telecast from Mon to Thurs at 8.00 pm only on Star Pravah. Girija plays the character named Vidya Vispute. Vidya is the branch head of the bank & is a simple & kind by nature. She has the habit of understanding & befriending her co – workers. The serial is directed by veteran Purushottam Berde & also stars Sharvari Pillai, Niyati Rajwade, Namrata Aavte, Pournima Ahire, Surbhi Bhave & Mausami Tondvalkar. The serial is a light – hearted comedy to make people forget their day to day stress.

12 Films Of A Single Producer Sadanand Pappu Laad To Release On 24th Feb 2017

Producer Sadanand Pappu Laad is all set for releasing as many as 12 films simultaneously from his own banner which will be a world record as no single producer has so far achieved this feat ever since the commercialization of Cinema has begun all over the world which is watched by crores of people in the cinema halls. On 11th Dec, 2016 at the Laadacha Ganpati Temple wherein the mahurat shots of 2 films namely Saheliyaan…….Naughty Girls, being directed by Vicky Ranawat, Sshh…….Toh Aalaay being directed by Balasaheb Gore were being taken, the hugely excited producer Sadanand Pappu Laad was in his full elements and averred, “I am going to release 12 films, all new, on 24th Feb, 2017 and also 26th Feb, 2016 happens to be my birthday. I am introducing many new talents to the film industry and will continue to do so, even in my forthcoming films which I am already shooting in Pune, Nasik locales even in Mumbai. The films are already complete and are in the various stages of post -production like dubbing, sound mixing, final mixing of soundtracks, Digital intermediate(DI) and awaits censorship shortly while the publicity will be held in full swing during the mid – week of Feb, 2017. The 12 films to release simultaneously on 24th Feb, 2017 are 8 Marathi films namely Laadachi Chingi, Kumbharwade Dongri, Swami, Ek Cutting Chai One By Two, Saawli, Dhoorpi, Shhh…….Toh Aalay, (directed by Balasaheb Gore), Saheliyaan……Naughty Girls (Hindi, directed by Vicky Ranawat), Bloody Zindagi(Hindi), Dagabaaz Pandit (Bhojpuri) & 2 two more which are under production in Marathi which will be completed before 30th Dec, 2016 and are already 70% complete. Sadanand Pappu Laad is doing a yeoman service by introducing fresh talents to the film industry which is now heading for a New Bharat, New India, New Hindustaan under the leadership of our dynamic PM Shri Narendra Modi & Sadanand Pappu Laad.

Dipali & Sukhada’s Jugalbandi

Dipali Sayyed, who has charmed the fans with her acting & amazing dancing skills, will be seen for the 1st time ever dancing to a jugalbandi of Marathi – Hindi fusion song. This song appears in the forthcoming R. P. G. Production’ Presents & Rajashree Gaikwad produced movie Hero. Along with Dipali, we will see accomplished classical dancer -actress Sukhadha Khandkekar giving a scintillating performance to the tunes of this song. The picturisation of the song, from the N. N. Siddiqui directed Hero, was completed recently. “Dhinak Dhina Aag Laga Doon Main” & “Ga Bai Majha Tora Nakharel” is sung by well – known veteran singer Asha Bhosale & Sadhana Sargam in their velvety voice. This Marathi – Hindi fusion song, written by lyricists Aslam Sayani & Kaustubh Pant, has been set to music by Raja Ali & is choreographed by Phulwa Khamkar. Dipali Sayyed has been seen dancing to numerous songs, but because of this song from Hero,
the movie goers will get to see an extraordinary performance by Dipali & Sukhadha together for the 1st time ever. In this Anis Morab co – produced movie Hero, we have actors like Ramesh Deo, Vijay Patkar, Uday Tikekar, Sukhadha Khandekar, Bhushan Patil & Vaishnavi Karmaakar.

Harbour Line Love Story Announced

Writer – producer – director Babu Bhatt (of Mumbai Shooter & Lai Jhakaas) which is on the verge of release) has announced Saptshrungi Films’ Harbour Line Love Story (in Marathi) which will go on the floors in Jan, 2017 with a start – to – finish shooting stint in Aurangabad locales. H. Mukesh Bhatt (of Lai Jhakaas) plays the male lead in the film which will also star a new heroine in the female lead who is yet to be finalised.

Lai Jhakaas Dubbing Complete

The dubbing of Producer Kishore Yande & R. K. Yande Films’ Lai Jhakaas has been completed on 10th Dec, 2016. The final mixing of soundtracks of the film began from 12th Dec, 2016. The film written & directed by Babu Bhatt was shot in a 45 days shooting stint on actual locales of Aurangabad & Mumbai wherein the entire talkie portions & 5 songs of the film have been picturised on new leading romantic pair H. Mukesh Bhatt & Manisha along with Sanjay Narvekar, Nisha Parulekar, Manoj Joshi, Nishigandha Wad, Sanjay Narvekar, Uday Tikekar, Nagesh Bhosle, Sunil Tawde, Bhau Kadam, Kamlakar Satpute, Sanjay Kulkarni, Jennie(item girl), Cynthia Vimal(from Australia) & others. DoP: Dilshad, Lyrics: Rajesh Bambugade & Babu Bhatt, Music: Sanjay Raj Gauri Nandan & Singers: Sachin Pilgaonkar, Sadhna Sargam, Sudesh Bhosle. Kaushik Deshpande, Vaishali Mane, Sheila Gauri, Art: Sunil Singh Baba & Action: Akbar Sharif. The film is being readied for Jan, 2017 release.

Karar Gears Up For The Release

Karar – a film about increasing insensitivity in the society will be releasing very soon. The film stars Subodh Bhave in the lead role. The film has 2 leading ladies – Urmila Kanetkar & Kranti Redkar. The film is directed by Manoj Kotian & produced by Poonam & Neelam Sevia. The trailer & the music launch of this film was done recently. The starcast & the crew of the film was present for this event. Subodh Bhave said, “Karar is a family film and it shows the struggle of everyone’s family life & their issues. Kranti commented that Karar is a very close film to her. “I am doing the role of Radha who is very serious. I learnt so many things from Subodh during this film”. The story is written by Sanjay Jagtap & Hemant Edalabadkar has written the dialogues.
The music of this film is composed by Vijay Gavande & Paresh Shah. Guru Thakur & Mangesh Kangane have penned the lyrics. Avadhoot Gupte, Shreya Ghoshal, Bela Shende, Sonu Kakkar, Jasraj Joshi, Neha Rajpal & Vaishali Samant have given the playback for the songs.