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‘Sharmaji Ki Lag Gai’ Releasing On 15th Mar 2019



 Rock Mountain Productions & Tweet Entertainment’s comedy film Sharmaji Ki Lag Gayi is all set for a grand release on 15th Mar, 2019. Sharmaji (Brijendra Kala) & his beautiful & young wife Shobha (Mugdha Godse) are staying in a city which is in North India. Sharmaji is a professor but he is working as a columnist in a newspaper named “Jhunjhuna” which belongs to Murli (Krushna Abhishek) A Young & charming Guy. Sharmaji's sex solution column becomes very popular & everyone wants his advice including Top politicians, Police et al. Sharmaji always thinks “Har koi uski biwi Shobha se line marta hai” Murli is very close to Sharmaji & his wife. Lalan (Hemant Pandey) is a small gunda in the city. In market Lalan meets Shobha.”Bas kya tha wo use chedta hai” Shobha calls Sharmaji & tells her story but Sharmaji advices her to let it go don't mess with a gunda but Murli becomes very angry & he beats Lalan & also put him behind bars with the help of Inspector Tiwari (Mukesh Tiwari). Shobha is very happy but Sharmaji is very upset. Lalan's mother (Himani Shivpuri) meets Sharmaji & requests him to bail out Lalan. Sharmaji goes to police station but Inspector Tiwari refuses due to pressure from politicians. In return, Lalan say's to Sharmaji that “Murli aur apki patni Shobha ka kuch lafda hai kya?” The film is a fun ride with lots of turns & twist.

The credits of the film are written & directed by Manoj Sharma, produced by Nilkanth Regmi & Vanshmani Sharma, associate produced by A. K. Arora, Vatsal Baxi & Kamal Kishor Mishra, creative produced by Jiten Purohit, executive produced by Jeetlal Saroj, music & lyrics by Praveen Bhardwaj, cinematography by Sarvanan Elavarasu, choreography by Lollypop & Mitali Pradhan, background music by Lalit Mishra, edited by C. Singh, Head Of Production is Radheyshyam Gupta, production designed by Manisha Naik, media consultancy by Ekta & Himanshu Jhunjhunwala (Dwapar Promoters), Location is Mumbai, censor certificate is U/A, singers are Aman Trikha, Uvie, Pinky & Swati Sharma. The film stars Krushna Abhishek, Mugdha Godse, Brijendra Kala, Mukesh Tiwari, Mushtaq Khan, Himani Shivpuri, Hemant Pandey, Tiku Talsania & Shweta Khanduri.

Bollywood Buzz

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Vikrant Anand Received Peace Award From Home Minister Rajnath Singh 

Vikrant Anand recently received a Peace Award from Home Minister Shri. Rajnath Singh at an event in New Delhi.

 Incidentally speaking Vikrant Anand who has acted in many Hindi films & South Indian films too recently received a peace award from Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh at an award function in New Delhi. 

 Vikrant Anand’s role in Hindi film Dosti Ke side effectss was well appreciated by the critics as well as the audiences. Apart from acting he also does a lot of social work.

 Vikrant Anand averred, “I am feeling very happy for receiving this award. I will try to do some more social work.” He also said that I am so lucky that I got a chance to meet our Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi at a event in New Delhi. 

Vikrant Anand has recently signed 2 new Hindi Films which will go on the floors in the month of May, 2019.  

Web Series Round Up

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Yeh Crazy Dil’ Is A Hidden Gem Of Web Series

Yeh Crazy Dil’ is a hidden gem in the recent plethora of web series you must watch.Sometimes the most hyped online films, web series or short films turn out to be a total bummer, while the ones that actually make the cut; are never spoken about. Yeh Crazy Dil is one of them. This 6 episode web series is set in Mumbai & revolves around the life of Aadar (Adeeb Rais) & Koyal (Zoa Morani) who are facing their quarter life crises.

From breaking up to hooking up with tinder dates, from moving on to settling for office romance & to finding out the answer to the most difficult question, can exes be friends? This series has all the drama we need!

The Always Kabhi Kabhi actress Zoa Morani is seemingly fresh in her character with her deglam avatar. She has stepped into the character of this 26 year old working girl with a broken heart effortlessly. Adeeb Rais, who debuts with Yeh Crazy Dil is impressive with his performance. Well placed glimpses of Lillete Dubey & Mini Mathur add to the charm of this break up love story.Yeh Crazy Dil is the gem you must watch right away! 

Shivratri revives bond between Kashmiri Pandits & Muslims

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Nasheman News : Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, 62, returned after performing ‘Umrah’ (pilgrimage to Mecca) last month. He lives in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, but his current visit to Jammu has a special purpose and meaning.

He has brought walnuts to greet Girdharilal Daftari, his 68-year-old Kashmiri Pandit friend who lives in Jammu after shifting out of the Valley in early 1990 after outbreak of militancy.

Walnuts are traditionally offered by Muslims to their Kashmiri Pandit neighbours and friends ahead of Shivratri.

Bhat and Daftari have been friends for over 30 years. The turbulence of time has upset many equations in Kashmir, but the brotherhood between Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims has somehow survived.

“How can I forget to be with my friend on an occasion like Shivratri. In good old days, I would look forward to the special feast of fish and nadru (lotus stem) at Daftari’s home. The love and affection that went along the food, served on Shivratri, cannot be expressed in words,” said Bhat.

Since the outbreak of insurgency in Kashmir over 30 years ago, there has hardly been a year when Bhat and Daftari haven’t been together on the festival. 

In a way, they are like hundreds of other Kashmiri Muslim and Pandit friends. They may not be able to visit each other on Shivratri due to geographical distance, yet continue to share the same feelings of nostalgia.

With their intertwined histories, culture and livelihood for centuries, most among the two communities believe they will withstand the present turmoil.

“Can you believe it? I was taught Arabic and Persian by a Pandit teacher. Isn’t this a statement that dispels the fear about the shared future of these two communities?” said Nisar Ahmad, 69, a resident of Srinagar.

The close links between the two communities were more pronounced in villages than cities.

“I would ask my Muslim neighbour to bring mutton, fish, nadru and other things for the festival. But it would take me quite a bit of time convincing him that he must accept the money for these purchases,” said Shamlal Koul, 63, who lived in a north Kashmir village before shifting out of the Valley.

The mutual trust has stood the test of time. Pandits would not eat pork and the local Muslims would not eat beef.

“That was the level of faith we had between us. It cannot be denied that under the influence of the changing times, our youth might not feel so passionately about their Muslim neighbours.

“That is something nobody can deny. Children of the two communities feel betrayed. They have not interacted with each other so often after 1990, and whenever there has been some social media interaction between them, it has been based on mistrust.

“It is the duty of the elders among the two communities to educate children about the love and respect Pandits and Muslims in Kashmir had for each other.

“The pain of migration, leaving everything behind, is something nobody among our community can forget. But Kashmiri Muslims have been more unfortunate because of the lives of youth snatched by violence during this period,” said Daftari.

He said the Muslim festival of Eid and the Shivratri have to regain their historic meaning for the two communities.

“Unless that happens, both Muslims and Pandits would lose the most glorious chapter of their history,” Daftari rued.


Last rites of IAF chopper pilot done with military honours

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Nasheman News : The last rites of Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter pilot, Squadron Leader Siddharth Vashisth, who was among the six personnel killed when their MI-17 chopper crashed near Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir, were done with full military honours here on Friday.

Hundreds of people, including family members and friends, and serving and retired defence officers attended the cremation.

Air Force personnel fired in the air and reversed their arms as a mark of respect.

He is survived by his wife, Squadron Leader Arti Singh, who is also posted with the IAF in Srinagar, and a two-year-old son.

The 31-year-old pilot was a fourth generation from his family in the defence forces. He had received commendation on January 26 for his exceptional contribution towards rescue operations during the Kerala floods last year.

Siddharth had taken off from the Srinagar airport on Wednesday morning and the helicopter crashed minutes later due to a technical snag.

He was posted to 154 Helicopter Unit in Srinagar in last July. He had joined the IAF in 2010.

Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore and other senior officers met the family of the pilot and condoled his death.

The last rites of IAF corporal Vikrant of Haryana’s Jhajjar district were also done on Friday with full military honours.

Bangalore Buzz

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By: Husna Rizwan

AndwemetIndia’s 1st Ever Matchmaking Platform For 30+ Singles

andwemet is a newly launched responsible matchmaking platform for Urban Indians who are over the age of 30 years, which is aiming to bring back trust into online matchmaking. In its 1st ever 30 days of launch, the platform boasts of verified profiles in high 3 digits from across 3 continents with countries being USA, UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Canada & of course India.

 The platform has a unique signup process which takes around 20 minutes  however  this time is well spent as it makes the individual think on what they seek from a relationship, which we believe is one of the main USP of andwemet. The platform also provides the long desired change to online matchmaking, which in the recent past had been limited to the classifieds or swipe left / right options. andwemet enables members to connect beyond physical appearances as it encourages members to bring to the fore Relationship deal-breakers early in the conversation thereby bringing in the  required transparency & avoiding subsequent heartache’s.

“With these unique features, andwemet aims to bring back trust back into online matchmaking,” says Shalini Singh, Founder of andwemet. She further adds, “Given that our audience is self-assured & mature, they are fairly certain of what they are seeking in a life partner. andwemet is a rational matchmaking platform for the Indian diaspora over the age of 30 years.”The fact that this service has been founded by a woman (the first & the only of its kind in India) may have something to do with the logic which has been built in the platform. It is understood that an AI module on the application is expected soon, which will revolutionize the way matchmaking is done in the future.

 Launched in the current year of 2019, a match is andwemet away for Single (Unmarried, Divorced, Separated, Widow, Widower) Urban Indians who are 30 years & beyond to find a companion in a non-intimidating environment. Getting in a relationship calls for investment of time & emotional energy. Individuals in their 30’s & beyond have altered expectations, for which andwemet ensures that members’ values & beliefs come through clearly before a live connect.

Hindi Film Review

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Total Dhamaal Is A “Leave-Your-Brains-Behind-At-Home” Entertainer

 Banner: Ajay Devgn Films, Maruti International, Fox Star Studios, Pen India Limited & Mangal Murti Films

 Producers: Fox Star Studios, Ajay Devgn FFilms, Ashok Thakeria, Indra Kumar, Sri Adhikari Brothers & Anand Pandit 

Director: Indra Kumar

 Star Cast: Ajay Devgn, Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey, Anil Kapoor, Riteish Desmukh, Esha Gupta, Boma Irani, Sanjay Mishra, Mahesh Manjrekar, Pitobhash Tripathy, Sudesh Lehri, Niharica Raizada, Swati Kapoor, Vijay Patkar, Manoj Pahwa, Rajpal Yadav, Johnny Lever, Crystal – The Monkey,  Sanjay Dutt, Ashish Chaudhary, Jackie SHroff & above all Sonakshi Sinha  

Music: Gourav-Roshin & Sandip Shirodkar

 The Dhamaal franchise might not be counted in same league as Golmaal or Housefull films. But fact is that both Dhamaal in year 2007 & Double Dhamaal in year 2011 have been successful ventures & have worked on small screen arena as well. Therefore, recall value is quite strong. Hence, it’s no surprise that 3rd part of franchise namely Total Dhamaal, carries a lot of expectations. Makers have even upped scale & madness by not only getting 3 prominent actors (Ajay Devgn, Madhuri Dixit & Anil Kapoor) in addition to existing star cast minus Ashish Chowdhary but by also making it an adventure comedy, a rarely explored genre in Bollywood. 

Scripted scenario of Total Dhamaal reveals story of a bunch of greedy madcap characters on an adventure. Guddu (Ajay Devgn) is a small-time conman. He along with his partner Johnny (Sanjay Mishra) gets a tip that a large sum of money is being exchanged in a hotel room. They reach there only to realize that one who is receiving money is a police commissioner (Boman Irani). Nevertheless, Guddu & Johnny rob money from commissioner & escape. At this point, their driver Pintu (Manoj Pahwa) double crosses them & runs away with money, amounting to Rs. 50 crores. Meanwhile, Avinash Patel (Anil Kapoor) & Bindu (Madhuri Dixit) are married for 17 years & have now filed for a divorce. Lallan (Riteish Deshmukh) & Jhingur (Pitobash Tripathy) are firemen who are fired from their job for taking a bribe. And Aditya Srivastav (Arshad Warsi) & Manav Srivastav (Jaaved Jaaferi) are in need of a job. They are employed in an antiques arts gallery by its owner Altaaf (Sudesh Lehri). Unfortunately, Manav Shrivastav ends up breaking these antique materials worth crores. With no other option, they run away from gallery & that too by stealing Altaaf’s high-tech car. They along with Lallan-Jhingur & Avinash-Bindu are on highway when they see a plane crashing. They go to site & see Pintu who is inside ill-fated flight. He’s about to die & he blurts out to them that he has hidden money he stole from Guddu at a zoo in Janakpur, located almost 450 kms away from site. Before he confesses, Guddu reaches there & tells others to back off since it’s his money. But others threaten to go to cops. That’s when Guddu devises a plan, whoever reaches Janakpur Zoo first will be sole owner of those Rs. 50 crores. Thus begins race of these guys towards Janakpur. What happens next forms rest of crux of film.

 Ved Prakash, Paritosh Painter & Bunty Rathore’s story is lame as it’s just borrowed from 1st ever part. There’s absolutely no novelty & it’s completely predictable. Ved Prakash, Paritosh Painter & Bunty Rathore’s screenplay thankfully is a bit better as funny situations this time are different than last time. But at certain points, it’s also a bit random. This is especially true in 2nd half. Ved Prakash, Paritosh Painter & Bunty Rathore’s dialogues are one highpoints & add to fun. 

Indra Kumar’s direction is a bit outdated. He hasn’t realized that times have changed. Plot & script already takes viewers intelligence for granted & his direction doesn’t help much either.  Film gets stretched in middle of 2nd half. Also certain communities are made fun of & it might not go down well with a section of audiences. On positive side, there are numerous sub tracks as there are so many characters but he nicely shifts focus equally between them. 

Total Dhamaal begins with a bang. The entry scenes of all characters are hilarious, especially that of Guddu. Lallan’s entry scene would also raise loads of laughs, manner in which all principal characters bump into each other is also quite nicely done. But then, there’s no story movement as next 80-90 minutes are devoted to characters trying to reach Janakpur Zoo & varied obstacles they encounter on their way. Some scenes here are funny & genuinely raise laughs like madness in railway tunnel, Avinash-Bindu’s attempt to take a shortcut, sequence involving GPS (voiced funnily by Jackie Shroff) & Lallan’s scary helicopter ride.  

Post interval though it begins to seem repetitive. Also, 2nd half is devoid of humor especially when compared to 1st ever half. Skydiving & waterfall scenes just don’t work. Notice how makers have taken a jump in narrative. They don’t explain how Avinash-Bindu escape from waterfall & how Lallan got hold of a motorbike. It seems like director Indra Kumar suddenly realized that he’s invested too much time in doing Total Dhamaal & hence quickly jumped to climax. However he ought to have done it in a better way, finale is also quite long drawn & again like Dhamaal, it gets emotional. Thankfully element of wild animals & humor surrounding them give climax a nice touch. 

Gourav-Roshin’s music gets no scope & thankfully, no songs are added in middle of adventure. “Paisa Yeh Paisa” is most memorable from lot. “Mungda” is disappointing while “Speaker Phat Jaaye” is played in end credits. Kookie Gulati’s song direction is visually great.

 Sandeep Shirodkar’s background score suits genre of film. Keiko Nakahara’s cinematography is satisfactory. Durgaprasad Mahapatra’s production design is a bit gaudy & even poor in some scenes. R P Yadav’s action is fine while NY VFXWaala’s VFX is average. In scenes of animals, VFX is quite good but in some sequences, it’s a letdown. Dharmendra Sharma’s editing could have been crisper. At same time, way focus shifts from 1 character to other is praiseworthy. 

Performance wise Ajay Devgn is hilarious & his expressions are spot on, thereby inducing maximum laughs. Anil Kapoor is loud but it works overall. Madhuri Dixit gets her comic timing just right. Her character also has a sensitive side. However, Anil-Madhuri’s tu-tu main-main gets on one’s nerves after a point. Riteish Deshmukh sadly gets a raw deal & gets dominated, although he too gets his share of funny scenes. Arshad Warsi is sans complaints as always. Jaaved Jaaferi, one of biggest strengths of franchise, is quite good. Since there are too many actors, his screen time is a bit less as compared to last 2 films. But his admirers will surely have no reason to complain. Esha Gupta as Prachi has a very late entry but leaves a mark. Boman Irani is decent & his scenes with Ajay Devgn & Vijay Patkar as Inspector Patkar are quite funny. From supporting cast, Vijay Patkar, Sanjay Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Pitobash Tripathy, Sudesh Lehri, Mahesh Manjrekar as Chinappa Swami & Srikant Maski as Reddy are notable. Johny Lever as Shubroto however leaves  maximum impact out of these supporting actors. Special mention should also go to Crystal (monkey Zoo security official) as he’s funny & cute & also to Jackie Shroff who is funny as voice of GPS. Sonakshi Sinha is okay in “Mungda” song.

 Tail Piece: Total Dhamaal is a “leave-your-brains-behind-at-home” entertainer with its share of funny moments. If you are not looking for wisdom & rationale in a light-hearted entertainer, then this movie is definitely for you.

 At the box office turnstiles, it’s only masses who might give film thumbs up & they’ll majorly determine fate of film. Period!!!!!

Nayantara Sahgal unveils new novel, slams Modi

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Nasheman News : Veteran author Nayantara Sahgal unveiled her new novel “The Fate Of Butterflies” at a function attended by bibliophiles and several known faces from the literary and political world, here on Wednesday.

The novel, Sahgal said, confronts the toxic dangers of “war, religious polarisation and authoritarian charisma — a dystopian future that is already upon the world”.

Sahgal was introduced by author Namita Gokhale during the launch at Oxford Bookstore. “The Fate Of Butterflies” is published by Speaking Tiger and is priced Rs 450.

In a conversation with Sanjoy Roy, producer of the Jaipur Literature Festival, Sahgal said all her novels have been stories of the times she has lived in and how they contributed to the making of India. “But this novel is about the unmaking of India,” she said, pointing to the horrors of innocent people being lynched.

Sahgal, a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family and one of the most vocal critics of Indira Gandhi during the Emergency, alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government draws inspiration from Nazi Germany.

Alleging that India was under a dictatorial regime, the 91-year-old writer said while Germans were told that Jews were a danger to them, the majority community in India is being told that it is under threat from the country’s Muslims. She said ministers have spread this fear.

Remarking that she is a believing Hindu, Sahgal said she “absolutely rejects” the ideology of Hindutva.

“What’s happening in the country has nothing to do with Hinduism, but a political ideology that has nothing at all to do with religion,” she said.


Bollywood Buzz

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 Krushna & Mugdha Launched The Music Of ‘Sharmaji Ki Lag Gai’ 

Nilkanth Regmi, Vanshmani Sharma of Rock Mountain Productions in association with Tweet Entertainment had recently organized the music launch of their Comedy film Sharmaji Ki Lag Gai at The View Preview, Andheri (West) Mumbai.Krushna Abhishek & Mugdha Godse came specially to launch the music. Sunil Pal, choreographer Lollypop, Mitali Pradhan, music director Praveen Bhardwaj, Singer Uvie & Pinky, Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoor Media & Jiten Purohit also came to attend the event.

The credits of the film are lyrics written & composed by Praveen Bhardwaj, written & directed by Manoj Sharma. The film will release on 15th Mar, 2019 all over. Zee Music Company has released the music of the film. A K Arora & Vatsal Baxi are associate producer & Kamal Kishore Mishra is the co-producer of the film.

Army chief Bipin Rawat flies LCA Tejas : Aero India 2019

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The Light Combat Aircraft, known as Tejas, took to the skies for the first time after being inducted into IAF, with Army chief Bipin Rawat onboard, at the Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru on Thursday. The Indian Air Force gave clearance to the aircraft on Wednesday.

The indigenously developed multirole fighter aircraft has been developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Tejas is primarily meant to replace the MiG 21. The Tejas is powered by a General Electric F414 engine.

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