SHEEBA & AKASHDEEP TO ACT IN A PLAY!
Sheeba, who was last seen on the TV show Haasil, has now shifted her focus to theatre. And her latest play Golmaal, holds a special place in her heart as she will be acting for the 1st time alongside her husband, producer Akashdeep. They will play spouses in the play. Sheeba says, “This is the 1st time ever I am acting with Akashdeep. Previously, I have worked with him on projects he has directed. I have always been a director’s actor & I surrender myself to his vision. Then he was the boss, but now, I am the boss… both in real life & in this play. As an actor, I disconnect from my personal equation when I am working, which is what people witness when Akashdeep & I rehearse together. They can see bits of Sheeba in my character, but never my relationship with him. I don’t like my personal & professional lives to intermingle.” Unlike many, the actress doesn’t see it as an advantage to work with her spouse. “There is no advantage at all. I can say a lot of things and have arguments with my co-actors. However, it’s not easy to do that with your spouse as it might affect your relationship back home!” The play will premiere this month only.
PAYAL GHOSH BAGS THE “BEST DEBUT” AWARD FOR ‘PATEL KI PUNJABI SHAADI’
Actress Payal Ghosh who debuted in 2017’s rom com Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi is on cloud 9 currently after she recently bagged an award at Radio City’s Mumbai City Icon Awards. Payal was awarded for her performance in the film and received her trophy from the Mayor of Mumbai, Shri Vishwanath Mahadeshwar & RJ Gaurav. Payal is happy that the film is giving her accolades as well as more projects, “It was a dream debut for her as she shared screen space with Stalwarts like Rishi Kapoor, Paresh Raval & Prem Chopra. The amount one can learn just being around them is priceless and winning this award is the cherry on the cake” says a source. Gushing about her award Payal says, “It always a great feeling when your work is appreciated and an award is like a validation to the hard work an actor puts in to create a character. Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi was such an enriching experience for me and getting this award just makes it that much more special” she signs off.
RAVEENA TANDON APPEALS THE GOVERNMENT TO BAN ANIMAL CIRCUSES
Animals suffering in circuses have a fresh ray of hope, with the outspoken actor Raveena Tandon now supporting their freedom. The actor has written to the Minister of Environment, Forests & Climate Change to impose a “complete & immediate end” to the use of all animals in circuses. She joins another actor Dia Mirza, who had also asked the Government to end animal circuses. In the letter, Raveena observed “I believe that it is time we dissociate cruelty from entertainment, and let these majestic creatures be where they belong. Our culture also has many traditional art forms which showcase the skill of our artists. They should be adopted by circuses to evolve into an engaging & healthy entertainment” Raveena Tandon supports the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), which has been campaigning for the freedom of these abused animals. Lending her support & appreciation to their work she said, “I express my support to FIAPO’s End Circus Suffering campaign, which has helped hundreds of circus animals to be freed from this cruel form of entertainment. I urge you to consider the universal cruelty to animals in this industry and impose a complete & immediate end to the use of all animals in circuses.”
DHANUSH TO UNVEIL INDIA POSTER OF ‘EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF FAKIR’ IN CANNES
Dhanush starrer The Extraordinary Journey Of Fakir, an Indo-French production, will be showcased in Cannes this year in one of the many events on the sidelines of the festival. The India poster for the film will be unveiled by the cast & the film will be honored at the India Day celebrations at the festival on 11th May, 2018 along with Manto. The “comic adventure” directed by Ken Scott is Dhanush’s 1st ever international project and will be released in English & French. The French producer of the film is Brio Films of Luc Bossi, who has also co-written the film. The film is not an art house cinema even though it’s based on a French novella, “The Extraordinary Journey of The Fakir Who Got Trapped In An Ikea Wardrobe”, by Romain Uertolas. “While the book was in a fantastical zone, the film is an accessible fable, an entertainer and is a stellar salad of a cast from all continents, held together by Dhanush.” The film also stars Bernice Bejo, Gerard Jugnot, Erin Moriarty & Barkhad Abdi. The film is set in Mumbai, Paris, Falklands, Spain, Rome & Libya, and will release in France on 30th May, 2018. The film has turned out to be a “true collaboration between India & France” for its makers and is expected to attract audiences in both countries.
KARAN JOHAR IS BOLLYWOOD’S 1ST EVER FILMMAKER TO BE AT MADAME TUSSAUDS
Joining his peers of Bollywood, Karan Johar will now have his wax statue at Madame Tussauds later this year. As Karan’s film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai will complete 2 decades this year, he now has another reason to celebrate. Karan Johar will be the 1st ever Indian filmmaker to enter the world renowned attraction. Karan being the unique & wonderful personality that he is, he has been an extremely popular name that fans & visitors at the attraction enquired about. Karan’s talent & career goes well beyond just filmmaking which makes him an exciting & entertaining personality for them to add to many other iconic International wax figures. Additionally, Karan’s figure will not just be launched in 1 city but will simultaneously head out on tour across Asia to give his many fans across the world a chance to experience him being waxed. The procedures have begun & the figure will be ready in 6 months.
‘DAKHILA’ ANNNOUNCEMENT PARTY
Producers Chandrshekhar SK, Rajesh Mugullu & Writer-Director Ajit Varma held a party at Take It Easy to announce their film Dakhila recently. The film is being made under the banner of Tirupati Productions & Aaraat Entertainment. Present at the party were Shabaaz Khan, South Star Riaz Khan (who is playing the central character). Also starring in the film are Rajpal Yadav, debutante Surya Dev Malik, Raj Chohan, South Star Suchitra Bannerji, Sandip Bharadwaj, Ashok Beniwal, Supriya Karnik, Kulwant Singh, Asif Ali, Manish Khanna & Shiraz Mustafa.
HANSAL MEHTA & ‘OMERTA’ IN TROUBLE AGAIN
Hansal Mehta known for his socially relevant films is on the wrong side of the law now. The Supreme Court through its arbitrator Samrat Sen has attached the revenue paid to Hansal from all projects involving him in varied capacities beginning with Omerta which releases next month. Adarsh Telemedia, a film production house bankrolled by Amit Agarwal, lent a sum of over Rs 7 crore to Hansal and producer Shaailesh Singh for the film Simran when demonetization struck Bollywood along with the rest of India. Mehta had convinced the Calcutta based Adarsh Telemedia to bail the film by lending a sum against a minimum guarantee which got the film released in Sept, last year. The arbitrator,a senior legal counsel already came heavily on Mehta and his production house, ironically called Karma, when Adarsh Telemedia filed a law suit against Mehta and couple of his associates. Mehta moved on to other projects ignoring the constant reminders from Amit Agarwal and the production house got an arbitration order in their favor. As per the order, whatever Mehta earns to the tune of 7 Cr, should be deposited in a separate bank account. It is now expected that other projects like Balaji’s Mental Hai Kya? The Scam, The Accidental Prime Minister, Garbage, Bose Dead or Alive & Ronnie Screwvala, a film with director Bejoy Nambiar, a proposed Abhishek-Aishwarya Rai starrer & Soha Ali Khan’s biopic on Ram Jethmalani may fall under the radar of the recovery of Adarsh Telemedia.
MUMBAI GETS THE TRIPPIEST PARTY VENUE: LSD–NO LIMITS
Mumbai’s most exclusive party destination, LSD night club has opened its door on 26th Apr, 2018 in Andheri to fun & party lovers in Mumbai. It is a luxurious & elegant, highly-anticipated new entrant to Mumbai’s Nightclub lovers. The club and experience have been designed to suit Indian sensibilities. The excitement & curiousness of the guests was palpable as they walked through the doors of this enormous venue. The outlet offers the best cocktails, international delicacies & mouth-watering cuisines all under one roof. LSD has an extensive variety of domestic & international liquors paired with scrumptious food. At the opening night, LSD witnessed as a star-studded creme da la creme at the launch of this swanky & impressive new venue. The evening was graced by the presence of renowned personalities like Siddharth Shukla, Bhagyashree and Himalaya, Raghav, Jaideep Ahlawat, Dharmesh, Barun Sobti, Chirag Sethi, Karan Singh Chhabra, Zeeshan Quadri, Deepak Kalra, Kunal Jai Singh, Sahil Anand, Amrinder Singh and many more from the industry. We have made sure there is something to satiate every palate in a warm & friendly environment. We have intentionally combined the psychedelic trip of graffiti’s with contemporary architect to present a nightclub which is one of its kind in Mumbai.” says Lovelesh Kumar, Director Lsd.
TEASER POSTER OF ‘BIOSCOPEWALA’ RELEASES
A modern day reading of Tagore’s heart wrenching classic, Kabuliwala, Bioscopewala extrapolates the characters & their conflicts, exploring alternative endings & experiences. Bioscopewala stars legendary actor Danny Denzongpa, Geetanjali Thapa, Tisca Chopra & Adil Hussain. Presented by Fox Star Studios in association with Star India, Bioscopewala is Produced by Sunil Doshi & directed by Deb Medhekar. Bioscopewala releases in theatres on 25th May 2018.
‘PHAMOUS’ TO RELEASE ON 1ST JUN 2018
The makers of Phamous have announced the new release date with a poster. Phamous starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Jackie Shroff, Kay Kay, Pankaj Tripathi, Mahie Gill & Shriya Saran in pivotal roles from the streets of Chambal is a story of power & lust will now release on 1st Jun, 2018. The trailer of the film has also been released
KUNAL KHEMU JOINS THE CAST OF ABHISHEK VARMAN’S KALANK
The shoot of director Abhishek Varman’s Kalank has been kick started in Mumbai. Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan & Madhuri Dixit have already started shooting. Now, Golmaal actor Kunal Khemu joins the ensemble cast which also includes Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur & above all Sunjay Dutt. Abhishek Varman who is happy with Kunal’s performance has an important role for him. According to a source, “Abhishek feels Kunal is extremely promising and he has already shot a few scenes that the filmmaker has loved. “Kalank, produced by Fox Star Studios, Dharma Productions, & Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment is slated to release on 19th Apr, 2019.
THE TRAILER LAUNCH OF ‘3 DEV’
Producer Chintan Rana of 3 Dev along with Ayub Khan of E4U Enterprises launched the trailer of their film with Kay Kay Menon, Karan Singh Grover, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Ravi Dubey , Poonam Kaur & Priya Banerjee in Mumbai in the presence of Rajan Batra, Mahendra Kataria, Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoor, Vaidehi of Laughing Colors. The film made under the banner of R2 Phillum Productions is directed by Ankoosh Bhatt. The dialogues in the trailer are quite funny which will make you laugh. The movie which also stars Raima Sen, Tisca Chopra & Bengali star Prosenjit Chatterjee, is scheduled for release on 1st Jun, 2018.
