Nasheman News : Producer Boney Kapoor has taken the rights of Egyptian drama “Hepta: The Last Lecture” to remake the film in Hindi and other languages in India.
The film will be produced by Kapoor’s Bayview Projects and co-produced by Fresh Lime Films, read a statement issued on the former’s behalf.
Based on Mohamed Sadek’s best-selling book, “Hepta…”, directed by Hadi El Bagoury, revolves around the seven stages of love.
Kapoor said: “India and Egypt have been strongly influencing each other’s culture, arts and architecture since ancient times.
“It is a pleasure to cooperate with Egyptian cinema. I strongly believe that this is only the beginning and we shall soon be seeing films from Egypt and India being remade in their respective languages.”
Kapoor is also remaking Hindi film “Pink” in Tamil. Titled “AK 59”, it features superstar Ajith, and is currently being shot.
Falguni Shah, Prashant Mistry lose at Grammys 2019
Nasheman News : Falguni Shah and Prashant Mistry of Indian origin have lost at the ongoing Grammys, which is also being attended by Grammy and Oscar-winning Indian musician A.R. Rahman.
London-based Indian music producer, mix and mastering engineer Prashant Mistry’s album “Symbol” was nominated for the Best Immersive Audio Album at the 61st Grammy Awards. The honour went to “Eye In The Sky – 35th Anniversary Edition”.
Falguni, on the other hand, was nominated for her album “Falu’s Bazaar” in the Best Children’s Music. The award was given to Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats for “All The Sounds”.
Meanwhile, Rahman tweeted a photograph that featured him, his daughter Raheema and others, ahead of the ceremony on Sunday night. He captioned it: “All set to go for Grammy Awards night.”
He has been updating about the ceremony to his millions of fans on Instagram by posting photographs from there. It includes a photograph featuring the legendary singer Dolly Parton on stage.
Has the Khan triumvirate lost its hold on the box office
[NASHEMAN NEWS] If you were one of the three Khan superstars in Bollywood, then 2018 was definitely not your year. While Shah Rukh Khan has delivered what looks like a box office debacle in “Zero”, quite recently his Khan fellow-superstar Aamir Khan too came up with one of the biggest duds of his career, “The Thugs Of Hindostan”.
Earlier during the year, Salman Khan’s “Race 3” underperformed abysmally at the box office.
Is the Khan triumvirate losing its touch?
Says trade analyst Amod Mehra: “The writing is very clear on the wall. It is time all three Khan superstars switched to more mature roles. Or else they would no longer be superstars.”
However, film and trade analyst Girish Johar doesn’t see the setbacks of 2018 as detrimental to the Khans’ careers. “The three Khans are SUPERSTARS, a film here or there doesn’t matter. Their fan following does not decrease nor does their stardom get affected. Yes, all three failing together in one year does raise eyebrows but I am sure they are bound to bounce back with their next outings. Also yes, they have to be much much more careful as audiences are growing, their taste patterns are changing faster…so what they bring to the table has to be extraordinary as anything below neither suits their stature nor is it any longer expected from them.”
What next for the Khans?
While Salman Khan has the eagerly-awaited Eid release “Bharat” which spans the lifestory of one man from India’s independence in 1947 to present day, Aamir Khan is taking a sabbatical from the big screen to do a web series based on the Mahabharat. Shah Rukh Khan is not committed to any new project.
All three Khan superstars need to sit and do some serious career thinking and revamping. Their fan-following remains intact. Only their selection of roles needs to change.
Warns critic Raja Sen: “Their films may have underperformed this time, but each of the three Khans is just one hit away from being on top of the heap again. Any obituaries or celebrations by gleeful rivals would be premature.”
Bollywood Buzz
Actress Malobika MJ All Set To Make Her Debut As A Singer
Actress Malobika MJ debuts as singer with music video “Kill Karda” to be choreographed by Ganesh Acharya.
By the way actress Malobika MJ has already done 3 big music videos & above all 6 Bengali film as a main lead heroine.
Malobika MJ has just sang her 1st ever song named “Kill Karda” written by Shabbir Ahmed & composed by Raaj Ashu. The video is being choreographed & directed by Ganesh Acharya. The music video was shot just in 2 days at Angel Studio, Mumbai.
Malobika MJ had done the rehearsal for just 3 days before shooting the video.
Karan Johar emotional to walk ramp at Royal Opera House
[Nasheman news] Mumbai For filmmaker Karan Johar, walking the ramp at the Royal Opera House here brought back a flurry of childhood memories.
Karan was one of the star showstoppers apart from Tabu for designer Gaurav Gupta’s opening show for the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer/Resort 2019 at the iconic venue, which continues to hold significance in the cultural fabric of contemporary Mumbai.
After the show here on Tuesday night, he said: “This is very emotional moment for me. I have so many memories of watching movies in this particular space. Royal Opera House is where I have come as a child several times, watched movies, and I can’t believe that this has now transformed into this hugely iconic space.
“Just walking the ramp in this particular place makes me feel like life is completing an entire circle.”
While talking about life in circles and orbiting things that are beautiful, Karan said these things make him think of Gupta. whose work, he feels, comes with an edge.
On walking the ramp, the filmmaker who was dressed in black with a red embellished blazer adding spunk to the look.
“When I heard Tabu was opening the show, it was kind of a given that I will be here because Tabu and I go a long way back and I do believe in what Gaurav said that she is truly one of the country’s best actors — versatile like Gaurav’s garments, adaptive like Gaurav’s garments and timeless like Gaurav’s garments,” said Karan, who was recently in Davos for the World Economic Forum.
Vidya Balan to make Tamil debut with ‘Pink’ remake
Nasheman News : Actress Vidya Balan, last seen on screen in Telugu film “NTR Kathanayakudu”, will be making her Tamil debut via upcoming yet-untitled Tamil remake of Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu starrer “Pink”.
The film’s producer Boney Kapoor, who is foraying into southern filmdom with this project, said in a statement.
Vidya has been paired opposite Ajith Kumar in the remake being directed by H. Vinoth. The shoot is underway in Hyderabad.
“Happy to introduce Vidya Balan to Tamil audiences. She is paired with Ajith and her role is very special. Shraddha Srinath has also been roped in for a pivotal role. Rangaraj Pandey plays a very important character,” Kapoor said in the statement.
The film also stars Adhik Ravichandran, Arjun Chidambaram, Abhirami Venkatachalam, Andrea Tariang, Aswin Rao and Sujith Shankar among others.
Apparently, it was late Sridevi’s wish that Ajith does a film in her husband’s production.
“While working with Ajith in ‘English Vinglish’, Sridevi had expressed her desire that Ajith does a Tamil film for our home production. Nothing exciting came up till one day last year.
“Ajith suggested remaking ‘Pink’ in Tamil. She immediately agreed as she thought it was most appropriate and timely film to make and Ajith would bring all the elements required to make it into a great Tamil film,” Kapoor had previously said.
The film, slated to release on May 1, will feature music by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Popular lensman Nirav Shah has been roped in to crank the camera.
Kapoor also confirmed that he has another project with Ajith in the offing.
“We hope to bring the remake of ‘Pink’ to theatres on May 1. We are subsequently doing another film together and that will be scheduled to go on the floors in July 2019 and will be released on the April 10, 2020,” he added.
Bollywood Buzz
Tiger Shroff Shakes A Leg With Ganesh Acharya
Tiger Shroff recently shook a leg with Ganesh Acharya at the launch of his newly launched dance academy named GADA.
Choreographer Ganesh Acharya recently launched his dance academy in Mumbai. A lot of biggies of Bollywood including veteran actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha and others had congratulated the choreographer for the same on Audio Visual.
Tiger Shroff, donned in a black T – Shirt with “Gada” scribbled all over it had also attended the launch & did a few dance moves by shaking his leg with the dance GURU. Ganesh Acharya then also performed with his academy dancers to officially launch the academy.
An Interactive Session With Debutante Actress Madhumita Biswas
“It Was My Childhood Dream To Be A Well-Known Actress Of Bollywood” – Madhumita Biswas
The latest beauty with brains to make her debut in B-Town’s celluloid silver screen is, hold your breath, the stunning & the gorgeous Madhumita Biswas. But of course Madumita Biswas has already made her debut on small screen platform with a cute cameo & other substantial roles in small screen serials like Pavitra Bandhan, Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, Kumkum Bhagya, Bhagyalaxmi, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai & TV Biwi Aur Mai. Time to have a Telephonic interaction with the charming actress!
*Tell us about your pre-filmic background in a nutshell?
*I hail from a small town Navapara Rajim in Nagpur district. Basically I am a very happy go lucky girl, normally boys are like that, but I become extremely serious & a very hard working girl once I am saddled with work.
*So you became extra serious when you got a chance of acting?
*No I didn’t get a chance or an offer to act just like that. I had to literally struggle it out. Even pass through the gruelling process of auditions where I was rejected most of the time in spite of the fact that I had done an intensive course of acting from Nagpur before landing up in Bollywood.
*So what was the resultant effect?
*With a slow & steady process I am finally reaching my destination of fulfilling my childhood dream of becoming a well-known actress of Bollywood.
*Was it really tough to achieve your goal?
*Yeah! You can say that first & foremost it took me almost 3 years to understand the real Bollywood & its real people & be extremely comfortable with most of them. The real point of frustration was that even after passing through flying colours in a few auditions I had landed up with miniscule cameo roles in half a dozen small screen serials & when I finally landed up a full-fledged role in TV Biwi Aur Mai its transmission was stopped just within 2 months & even pulled off the channel for lack of proper TRP ratings. Can you believe that?
*And then what happened?
*Thankfully destiny changed the course of my luck as I got an offer for enacting the lead heroine in Ajay sir’s upcoming movie titled SUSPENSE!!!!! And I was very determined to achieve my childhood dream & not quit half way.
*So what is Ajay sir’s movie SUSPENSE all about?
*You see sir! When the film’s title itself is SUSPENSE then of course the movie itself will be full of suspense. Aur woh suspense khol ne ke liye sabko movie hall mein toh jana hi padega na!!!!! Moreover the movie SUSPENSE is full of thrill, chill & pill of the entire gamut of commercial ingredients intact. So guys & Gals get ready, the movie SUSPENSE ka suspense finally open hoga very soon.
*So what is your character in your upcoming movie SUSPENSE?
*Actually speaking I am playing the role of Ananya, the wife of the lead actor Vikram & together they face the many ups & Downs, the highs & lows & the good & bad phase of their life.
*How was it working with your big ticket director namely Ajay Yadav?
*It was just a fantastic experience working with Ajay sir & also a superb experience of working with my costars Antara & Vikram. Not to forget the entire team of thre movie SUSPENSE.
*Who are your favourite Bollywood directors with whom you would like to work in future?
*The very first ever name that comes to my mind is Sanjay Leela Bhansali, He makes such superb historical movies. Then I would also like to work with prolific directors like Raj Kumar Hirani & Anurag Basu.
*Who are your favourite Bollywood actors & actresses?
*My most favourite actress who has highly inspired me is none other than Deepika Padukone who always does such awe inspiring roles with all her own favourite directors. And then amongst the actors Ranvir Singh & Ranbir Kapoor are my most favourite actors and yes it is my wish that if given a chance I would definitely like to work with both of them. That too time & again!
*One last question! What do you think of the #metoo movement which had gained momentum in Hollywood & has now even reached the Bollywoodian shores.
*What can I say about it! Whatever I say will be like ‘Chota munh badi baat’. But of course I would like to point out that even I have met many such people but I know very well how to handle them. Period!!!!!
An Interactive Session With Vikram Mastal Sharma
Vikram Mastal Sharma’s Journey From Small Arena ‘Alif Laila’ To Celluloid Silver Screen ‘Suspense’
Vikram Mastal Sharma who is now a handsome hunk & a good looking dude, had begun his Bollywood journey as a child actor in the year 2005 with small screen serials like Alif Laila, Aankhen & Prithviraj Chauhan. As a teenager he had dabbled with small screen serials like Ramayan enacting the role of Hanuman & subsequently in small screen serials like Koi Toh Ho Apna in negative role, Razia Sultan, Sankatmochan Mahabali. Currently he is in the news for his act in 21 Sarfarosh: Saragrahi 1897 which is now being streamed on the Netflix Digital platform as a Web Series for which he is garnering a lot of critical acclaim. And now Vikram Sharma is all set to make his debut on the Bollywoodian Horizon with Ajay Yadav’s upcoming movie Suspense as a main leading hero.
*Right at the outset give us a little insight into your pre-filmic background?
*Nothing much to reveal on that score. I hail from a small town of Saklanpur 70 kms away from Bhopal, and before I could realise anything I found myself in filmy studio’s donning grease paint & facing arc lights as a child artist. TV Serial karte karte kab bada ho gaya pata hi nahin chala but I did achieve my academic qualification.
*You are earning a lot of acclaim of late. How come?
*I have done 1 more, small screen project for the Channel Discovery Jeet titled 21 Sarfaforsh: Saragrahi 1897 in which I had enacted the role of Balvinder Singh an army man which became immensely popular & now since it is streaming continuously on the Netflix digital platform I am once again garnering a lot of critical acclaim as well as fan popularity.
*Fine! So how the transition from the small screen arena to the celluloid silver screen happen & why did take it take so long?
*As I had recounted earlier I had made my debut as a child actor & I had never even dreamt about it. Maybe I was destined to be an actor so the opportunity just kept knocking on my luck’s door. So here I am. Yes now that I had grown up I did want to make my silver screen debut. So I kept on circulating my biodata & pics & once again opportunity knocked on my door & Ajay sir saw my pics & I got a call from him and after a few preliminaries I was signed on board as a main leading man for his suspense oriented film Titled SUSPENSE.
*Right! So what is ‘Suspense’ movie all about?
*Well! Suspense is all about a suspense that the movie goers have to go to the cinema halls & discover for themselves. But I can assure one & all that Suspense has all the shades in lieu with all the commercial trappings. I am enacting the character whose name is Vikram & he has mission to fulfil in his journey, he comes across emotions, laughter, romance, revenge, action & of course a murder mystery.
*How was Ajay Yadav as a director?
*Ajay sir was one cool guy on the sets he gave me a lot of freedom to portray the role in my way. He accepted some of my suggestions & even rejected some of them explaining that it was all for the betterment of the film. In fact he was very practical in every sense of the term.
*What kind of actor do you consider yourself?
*I think I am a very spontaneous actor & not at all mechanical.
*How was it working with your co-star Madhumita Biswas?
*There is one more co-star in Suspense. Antara & I think both were very good & will go very far in the long run.
*What do you think of the #metoo movement which had gained momentum in Hollywood & has now even reached the Bollywoodian shores.
*I think one finds these so called #metoo movement in each & every professional arena. One should know how to deal with this in one’s own way. And as you rightly said sir that main bach gaya because I had started my career as a child star.
*Which Bollywood director is in your wish list?
*To name just 2 I would say Neeraj Pandey & Anurag Basu. They always make realistic cinema.
*As a parting shot tell us what is your ultimate goal?
*Right now & even since I started I was always focussed on my work, But yes my ultimate aim is to bag a National award one day aur woh toh main lekar hi jaoonga. Period!!!!!
I feel responsible: Karan Johar on Pandya, Rahul row
Nasheman News : Filmmaker Karan Johar feels “very responsible” about the repercussions that cricketers Hardik Pandya and K.L. Rahul have faced since they made some misogynistic remarks on his chat show but says he has no control over answers that come his way.
Karan, who is currently at the World Economic Forum, spoke about the controversial episode in an interview to ET Now.
He said: “I have to say that I feel very responsible because it was my show and my platform. I invited them as guests, and so the ramifications and the repercussions of the show are my responsibility. I have had so many sleepless nights wondering how can I undo this damage, who is going to listen to me…
“It has now gone into a zone that is beyond my control. I have to say, and I don’t defend myself with it, but the questions I asked the two boys are questions I ask everyone, including women. Even when Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt were there, I asked them those questions.”
Pandya and Rahul faced a lot of flak for their comments on women when they opened up on their personal life on Karan’s celebrity chat show “Koffee With Karan”, aired on Star World.
Karan, who has mostly had Bollywood celebrities as guests on his shows, said: “I have no control about the answers that come my way. And post the show, I have a control room which has about 16-17 girls. The show ‘Koffee With Karan’ is run entirely by women and I am the only man there. None of them came up. Some thought, ‘Oh, he’s wild, he’s crazy, he’s cracked, he’s mad, he said funny things…’ No one came and told me it was inappropriate or that ‘Karan, maybe we should edit it’, and as a result, I didn’t think… I regret what has happened to them (Pandya and Rahul).”
Following the episode, the two cricketers were sent home midway through a three-match ODI series in Australia.
The filmmaker added: “I don’t care about the TRPs… People don’t understand that an English language show is never dependent on its ratings. We are nowhere on the radar of ratings. It was meant to be my show, and I want to say it, it is frivolous, sometimes a completely borderline, ridiculous, irreverent, candid, ‘stop making sense’ is our mantra… That’s the show.
“But I am not saying or justifying the conversation that happened on the episode. I am just saying that perhaps that things were said that crossed the boundaries, and I apologize because it was my platform where it happened. I feel the boys have paid the price for it already.”
Karan also said he will be “conscious about shooting any episode now”.
“I would be worried about asking the kind of questions… I was being edgy, and that’s the vibe of the show.”
Does he think cricketers are off his list now? “I think I am off their list,” he quipped.
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