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Yam Hain Hum To Be Replaced With Woh Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle

After channels like Star Plus, Life OK, Zee TV et al are prepping to launch new shows this month, now Sab TV is all set to launch a romantic comedy titled Woh Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle produced by Vipul Shah’s Optimystix Entertainment. The show will launch on 18th Jan, 2016 and will be aired at 10:30 pm from Mon to Fri. Incidentally speaking it will replace Swastik Productions’ Yam Hai Hum, which went off the air from 15th Jan, 2016. Yam Hai Hum was launched on 15th Dec, 2014 and will complete the journey of 283 episodes on Sab TV. Woh Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle will have a hilarious love triangle set amidst a hospital and will present a fresh concept of a love clash between 2 men, Nathu Nakabandi (Ali Asgar) & Dr. Ranbir (Ather Habib) for the pretty Dr. Diya (Krishna Gokani). The approximate per episode expenditure of the show is estimated at Rs 60 to Rs 7 lakh.

Films Division Working On Docu TV channel & Resumption Of Short films in theatre’s

A total of 110 films from over 20 countries including India will be screened in 4 sections at the forthcoming 14th edition of the Mumbai International Festival for Documentary, Short & Animation Films later this month. Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal will be the chief guest for the inauguration on 28th Jan, 2016 and the Festival will conclude on 3rd Feb, 2016. Jackie Shroff, the 1st ever brand ambassador for the Festival, will also be present. A record 825 entries has been received for the competition and 110 shortlisted for the international, National, New Media & Animation categories. The 5 member Jury for the International section is headed by Den Askarian of Germany and other members are Jesper Andersen from Denmark, Mathieu Roy from Canada & Siddharth Kak & Gitanjali Rao from India. The National Jury is headed by filmmaker Mike Pandey and its other members are Biju Dhanapalan & Uma d’Cunha from India, Andrius Stonys from Lithuania & Jane Yu from Taiwan. The jury for a special section on Public Service Awareness will be headed by the veteran Ramesh Meer with Sekhar Muklharjee & Ashish Kulkarni as members. In another major shift, the screenings of the films in the Festival will be held at the Films Division theatres, Russian Culture Centre & Sophia College theatres at Pedder Road, Mumbai. Until now, the Festival has been held at the Tata Centre at Nariman Point.

 

Life OK Channel Promises Sci – Fi Twist With Their New Show Bahu Hamari Rajni Kanth’

Hindi General Entertainment Channel (GEC) Life OK rings in 2016 with a new comedy drama titled Bahu Hamari Rajni Kanth, which is based around the familiar saas bahu concept but with a sci – fi twist to it. Conceptualised over a span of 6 months, the show will be produced by Sonali Jaffar & Aamir Jaffar of Full House Media. Though channel hasn’t confirmed the exact launch date for the show, Sonali Jaffer informed that they haven’t locked down on any dates so far but the pilot episode will mostly likely air from either 8th Feb, 2016 or 15th Feb, 2016.

9XM Media Is Not UP For Sale

Recent media reports had spurred speculations that the Pradeep Guha led 9X Media, which has New Silk Route Advisors as a private equity fund holder, is up for sale. However, refuting all such rumours, Guha clarifies that there is no truth behind the published statements. He futher added that he had read the report and was shocked. He then clarified that 9XM is not up for sale. The network now operates 5 channels namely 9XM (Bollywood music), 9X Jhakaas (Marathi music), 9XO (International music), 9X Tashan (Punjabi music) & 9X Jalwa (forever young Bollywood music). New Silk Route holds 80% stake in 9X Media while Guha owns 15%. Being a media company that has been operating for so many years, eventually the private equity had to come out at some point. And that’s all that they are talking about at this stage. This does not imply any managerial or operational changes in the network or channel.

Channel V To Launch 2 New Shows In Jan 2016

Channel V is all geared up to launch 2 new shows in Jan, 2016 namely Mastaangi
as well as the 2nd season of Sadda Haq. The 2 new shows will see its launch on 18th Jan, 2016 & 19th Jan, 2016 respectively. The love story Mastaangi will be aired from Mon to Sat at 6 pm. The show transcends two lifetimes and is set against the backdrop of a college. The lead protagonists are shown as soul mates in past life but their love story comes to a tragic end with both of them meeting an untimely death. They meet again in a new life only to uncover the mystery of their past life and rekindle their love once again. On the other hand, the new season of Sadda Haq will be aired from Mon to Sat at 6:30 pm and is set in a space research centre. The female protagonist Sanyukta will play the role of a scientist working on Mission Mars 2020. The launches are backed with a 360 degree marketing campaign across key markets & platforms, targeting the core audiences. The new & current shows are also available on Hotstar.

Sumit Sambhal Lega To Be Replaced With Tamanna

Star Plus is all set to replace the Indian adaptation of Everybody Loves Raymond – Sumit Sambhal Lega, with a new show called Tamanna, from 1st Feb, 2016. The show, produced by Ramesh Deo Productions, will be aired at 10 pm from Mon to Fri. Meanwhile Sumit Sambhal Lega, which went off air on 9th Jan, 2016 will enjoy its presence on the channel till 30th Jan, 2016 in the form of Best of Sumit Sambhal Lega during the same time slot of 10 pm. Tamanna is based on the life of a female cricketer. The story will revolve around a woman who wants to become a cricketer and the sacrifices she makes to make her dream successful. Tamanna in the 10 pm time band will be pitched against other programmes across Hindi GECs like Colors’ prime time show Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi, which is among the top rated show in Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India rating. On the other hand, it will also compete against Zee TV’s Yeh Vaada Raha, Life OK’s Savdhan India, India fights Back; Sab TV’s new show Sahib Biwi Aur Boss, which was launched on 21st Dec, 2015, &TV’s Begusarai & Sony Entertainment Television’s Power Couple.

Rishtey Refreshes Content Line – Up

In light of free to air (FTA) channels claiming a chunk of ratings according to all India data by Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, Viacom18’s FTA channel Rishtey is all set to ride the wave by launching a volley of fiction offering covering 7 days a week as well as by extending its early prime time slot. Additionally, the channel will be sprucing up its weekend programming by introducing kids friendly content & airing blockbuster movies. What’s more, along with the introduction of new shows, Rishtey will also be refreshing its channel packaging. With festivities kicking off in style, Rishtey’s 1st major outing in 2016 will be the launch of a romantic drama Salaam -E – Ishq, a love – hate story of Zain & Aliya set against the Muslim milieu. The show was launched on 11th Jan, 2016 is being aired from Mon to Sat at 9 pm. Pertinent to note here is that this is the same show that previously had its run on Rishtey’s sister channel Colors as Beintehaa.

Zeel Appoints Adesh Kumar Gupta

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (Zeel) has appointed Adesh Kumar Gupta as an additional director in the category of independent directors with effect from 30th Dec, 2015. The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that the Board of Directors of the company approved Gupta’s appointment. With an experience of over 35 years in corporate strategy, M & A, business restructuring, fund raising & taxation, Gupta during his career of over 3 decades in Aditya Birla Group, held varied senior positions in companies like Indian Rayon, Birla Global Finance, Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd & Grasim Industries Ltd. Post his retirement as whole – time director & CFO of Grasim Industries, Gupta ventured into the business finance & corporate service space as designated partner of Progressive Consulting & Business Advisory LLP. He had also represented FICCI as a member of NACAS (National Accounting and Auditing Standards) which was instrumental in setting up Accounting Standards in India. Additionally, Gupta currently serves on the Boards of Aditya Birla Insurance Brokers & Aditya Birla Trustee Company.

Vijay TV To Launch Tamil Dubbed Version Of Siya Ke Ram On 4th Jan 2016

After dubbing Star Plus’ Hindi mythology saga Mahabharata in Tamil, Star India’s Tamil General Entertainment Channel Vijay TV is all set to offer another show to its viewers. The Tamil dubbed version of Star Plus’ historical series Siya Ke Ram, which has been titled Seethayin Raman will go on air from 4th Jan, 2016 and will be telecast from Mon to Fri at 7 pm. The show is sponsored by Poorvika Mobiles, powered by VBJ, Ramraj Dhoties & Shirts, co-presented by Cardia Life Perfect Care, Prestige & Sakthi Stabilizer & Inverter. This television series is directed by Nikhil Sinha under the banner of Triangle Films. The show features Ashish Sharma & Madhirakshi Mundle playing Lord Rama & Sita respectively.

Sony Six Acquires Masters Champions League (MCL) Rights

Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) India (formerly Multi Screen Media) has bagged the exclusive telecast rights to the 1st edition of the Masters Champions League (MCL), a T20 cricket league, which is slated to begin on 28th Jan, 2016. Further expanding its bouquet of international sporting events, Sony Six will telecast all the 18 matches of the inaugural edition of the tournament live & exclusive from Dubai & Sharjah across the Indian sub – continent. The MCL has also roped in Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the current captain of the Indian national cricket team as the brand ambassador. Six teams will take part in the tournament led by an iconic player and each team has been named after zodiac signs, such as Libra, Gemini, Sagittarius, Virgo, Capricorn & Leo.

Viacom Asks Shareholders To Reject “Mini – Tender” Offer By TRC Capital

Canadian firm TRC Capital, which has been known for making “mini – tender” offers for stock in big companies at below market prices, has now targeted Viacom Inc. TRC Capital has made an unsolicited “mini -tender” offer to purchase up to 2.5 million shares of Viacom Class B common stock at a price of $38.88% share, which is approximately 4.7% below the closing price on 22nd Dec, 2015, the day before the commencement of the offer, and approximately 5.6% below Wed’s closing price of $41.18. The offer is for approximately 0.72% of the outstanding Class B shares of Viacom common stock as of 4th Nov, 2015. Viacom says that it does not endorse TRC’s unsolicited mini – tender offer and recommends that shareholders do not tender their shares.

Zee Kannada Spruces Up Its Weekends With New Seasons Of 2 Non – Fiction Shows

Zee Kannada recently spruced up its weekend by bringing back 2 of its most popular weekend non – fiction shows namely Sa Re Ga Ma Pa season 11 & Weekend With Ramesh season 2. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Season 11 saw approximately 8500 people between the age group of 18 to 80 taking part in the auditions, out of which 30 best singers were selected from Udupi, Shivamogga, Gadag, Mysore, Yadgir, Bellary, Bangalore and varied other places of Karnataka. Mentoring & channelising this talent will be the judges namely singer Vijay Prakash, composer Arjun Janya & Rajesh Krishnan. To add glamour & fun, Anushree will continue as the host of this season too. In Weekend With Ramesh Season 2, actor – director Ramesh Arvind will take the centre stage and will narrate real life stories of reel life stars. The show will unravel what happens behind the scenes as well as showcase celebs and their lives. Arvind will take the audience on an inside journey with the celebrities through all walks of their lives. While Sa Re Ga Ma Pa will be aired at 7.30 pm, Weekend With Ramesh season 2 will be aired at 9 pm on Sat & Sun.

Aaj Tak Leads Tally With A Reach Of Over 100 Million

The current leader in the Hindi News channels’ genre Aaj Tak has managed to garner a reach over 100 million Hindi Speaking Market (HSM) viewers for 4 weeks in a row as per Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India analysis (Mkt – HSM (U+R), TG – 4+ Yrs, NCCS All, Wk -46 -49’ 15, Avg Weekly Coverage). With this feat, Aaj Tak has managed to widen the gap between itself and the other trailing news channels.

Star India Acquires Asia Cup Global Media Rights Till 2023

Strengthening its cricket portfolio, Star India has acquired the global media rights of Asia Cup for a period of 8 years, running from 2016 to 2023. The events, which are included under this agreement are as follows: Asia Cup, Women’s Asia Cup, Emerging Asia Cup & U19 Asia Cup to be held from 2016 – 2023. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) took the decision to award the rights to Star India at its meeting held on 20th Dec, 2015 in Singapore. ACC president Sidath Weetimuny said that the value offered by Star India for the eight year rights was significantly higher than any of ACC’s previous commercial contracts.

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NTR Joins The 50 Crore Rupees Club

Joining a super big – ticket club is a coveted accomplishment in a feat -hungry industry like Tollywood. NTR may not be after feats, but his fans have for long wanted their matinee idol to join the 50 Crore Rupees Club. As such, Baadshah’s failure to make the cut by a not – so – huge margin (it fell short of 3 crore rupees) was a matter of some disappointment. Ever since that film, NTR has been awaited to join the league of 5 Telugu stars namely Ram Charan (Magadheera), Pawan Kalyan (Gabbar Singh & Attarintiki Daredi), Mahesh Babu (Dookudu & Srimanthudu), Allu Arjun (Race Gurram) & Prabhas (Baahubali. NTR has become the 6th Telugu star to achieve this feat.

Vijay Sethupathi Enacts The Character Of Soodhu Kavvum Once Again

The versatile actor Vijay Sethupathi presently has many films in his kitty and one among them is Rekka. The film is touted to be an action film set in Madurai and Lakshmi Menon is acting as the lead heroine in this film. In a recent interview, the film’s director Rathina Siva has revealed that Vijay Sethupathi plays a kidnapper in the film and Lakshmi Menon plays the role of a village belle. Incidentally speaking Vijay Sethupathi had played a kidnapper in his cult classic hit film Soodhu Kavvum and this will be the 2nd time he will be portraying the role of kidnapper. But the director reveals this is a much serious kidnapper role unlike Soodhu Kavvum which used kidnapping episodes for comedy.

Sivakarthikeyan Reacts To Trisha’s Words About Him

Sivakarthikeyan’s star value has skyrocketed with his recent film Rajini Murugan being declared as a super hit venture. Now the actor is acting in a film directed by Bhakyaraj and he will be teaming up with Mohan Raja of Thani Oruvan fame later this year. Recently there were rumours that actress Trisha who has completed more than a decade in the film industry as a heroine and still goes strong has rejected to act as the heroine opposite Sivakarthikeyan. In a recent twitter interaction with her fans Trisha had revealed that there is no truth in the news and she would love to work with the Ethirneechal actor any time. What more, Sivakarthikeyan has noticed this interaction and has promptly acknowledged Trisha’s gesture with a Thanks, in the same tweet trial.

Dhanush & Anirudh Team Up Again

There has been a widespread talk amongst the Kollywood town that Dhanush broke up the DnA label and parted his way from Anirudh after the beep song controversy. Now the pan Indian actor has ignored this buzz as a rumour. In fact Dhanush & Selvaraghavan are teaming up for a film which will be funded by PVP Cinema and Anirudh Ravichander will be taking care of the tunes for this yet to be titled film and we an official announcement from the team regarding this will be made soon.

Trisha & Nayanthara Clash Over Supremacy Issue

Among the leading ladies of South India, it is Trisha & Nayanthara who have weathered competition from younger girls for the past 1 decade or so and are still the most favored dream girls amongst their invidual fans. This Friday the 29th of Jan, 2016 films of both these beauties are going to clash head on at the Andhra box office. Sundar C’s Aranmanai 2 starring Trisha, Hansika & Siddharth in the lead roles is hitting the theatres as Kalavathi in Telugu and Nayanthara – Vijay Sethupathi’s Naanum Rowdy Dhaan directed by Vignesh Shivan will give the newer film tough competition as Nene Rowdy Ne. A sumptuous treat indeed for Telugu fans of Nayan & Trisha this weekend.

Suriya & Trivikram Movie Finalised

Kollywood actor Suriya came all the way from Chennai to Hyderabad to meet the maverick director Trivikram Srinivas to discuss about his upcoming Telugu –  Tamil project. The actor – director met in a star hotel and have finalised the project. After the meeting, Suriya left for Chennai and Trivikram gave a send off to the actor up to the airport. The project will go onto the sets once Trivikram wraps up his next release A…….Aa. Meanwhile, Suriya is awaiting the release of his upcoming sci – fi thriller 24. Directed by Vikram Kumar, the film will see Suriya in triple role. The makers are planning to release the film on 14th Apr, 2016. It is learnt that Suriya will simultaneously work for Singam 3 and an untitled Trivikram’s project from the summer month of 2016.

Venkatesh Turns Kick Boxer

Victory Venkatesh has carved a niche for himself as a remake hero of Telugu cinema. Most of his films are remakes from other South Indian languages or from Bollywood. After enticing the audiences with remakes like Drushyam & Gopala Gopala, the actor will act in another remake and this time he has chosen Bollywood film Saala Khadoos. Directed by Sudha Kongara Prasad, the film is poised for 29th Jan, 2016 release.  Starring R. Madhavan & Ritika Singh in the lead roles, the film is a bilingual in Hindi & Tamil. Venkatesh watched the film in a special screening and evinced interest to remake it in Telugu.

Venky & Maruti Film Overseas By BlueSky

BlueSky Cinemas, one of the leading players in overseas market for Indian movies recently acquired the theatrical screening rights of Maruti & Venkatesh’s next full length comedy entertainer’ overseas rights. After Bhale Bhale Magadivoi blockbuster Maruti is directing another fun filled entertainer with victory Venkatesh. Nayanathara who is on the success track in Tamil industry with recent consecutive hits is playing a leading role after a long time in Telugu. Other star cast includes Prudhvi, Vennela Kishore, Bramhanandam, Brahmaji, Jaya Prakash, Jabardasth Venu, Lakshmi & Rajitha.

Mollywood Pays Last Respect To Kalpana

Actress Kalpana’s death came as a shock to the entire film fraternity. Most of the M’Town celebrities turned up for the funeral which was held recently at Thripunithara, Kochi. While many were present at her flat, others also paid respect to her earthly remains before being cremated. Mohanlal, Dulquer, Fahadh, Nazriya, Prithviraj, Kunchako Boban, Kavya Madhavan, Maniyanpilla Raju et al were present. Her family, including 2 sisters Urvashi & Kalarenjini, Urvashi’s ex – husband Manoj K. Jayan and others were inconsolable. Most of the actors including Anoop Menon, Prithviraj, Manju Warrier, Dulquer et al posted about their encounters with Kalpana. Prithviraj said that he was on the same flight with Kalpana to Hyderabad, recalling their conversation. The untimely death has greatly affected everyone.

Anoop Menon To Play Manju Warrier’s Husband

Manju Warrier has an interesting role of a volleyball coach in an upcoming movie. The movie is titled Karingunnam Sixes and is being directed by Deepu Karunakaran. The actress will play a married woman in the movie. Anoop Menon will play her husband in it.
Anoop Menon & Manju Warrier had shared screen space in Paavada. which was released recently. Manju had a cameo in it. She had played the role of Anoop’s love interest in it. The shooting is all set to begin by the 2nd week of Feb, 2016. Trivandrum will be the major location.

Kausalya Is Amma

The yesteryears top actress in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu & Malayalam (Priyamudan, Pooveli, Vanathai Pola et al) has acted in over 30 films as heroine in Tamil & Malayalam including Karumadi Kuttan with Kalabhavan Mani & Ponmudan with Murali Kausalya playing Amma (mother) in a mega television serial that is telecast in Suvarna Satellite Channel from Mon to Fri from 1st Feb, 2016 at 8.30 pm.
Kausalya has acted in Kannada films such as Badri, Ree Swalpa Barthira, Gautham and her leap in to small screen is a welcome step. Sudesh Rao is directing this television serial.

Prakash Raj’s Brisk Shoot

The nation’s pride Prakash Raj’s 3rd direction in Kannada Idolle Ramayana held a brisk shoot at Premiere studio in Mysuru featuring himself, Priyamani, Achyuth Kumar, Aravind participating in the 1st schedule. Art director Shashidhar Adapa has prepared a special room. The film Odolle Ramayana takes place with the backdrop of Sri Ramanavami. Prakash Raj sitting in the posh room erected by national award winning art director Shashidhar Adapa says the film proceedings is about the happenins in the life of an affluent person for 2 days. The room set is the main beauty of the film says Prakash Raj. On the subject borrowed from Malayalam, Prakash Raj says it has been very neatly adjusted to the environ of the Kannada cinema.

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Rhythm To Release On 19th Feb 2016

Rhythm, a romantic musical revolving around the theme of love, friendship, music & passion, having fresh new faces is all set to release on 19th Feb, 2016. The credits of the film are banner is A Vicky Films Pvt Ltd, presented by R. N. Kumar, written, produced & directed by Vivek Kumar, music by Salman Ahmad (Junoon Band fame), Suresh Peters, Adeel Chaudhry , Pranay Rijia & Naveed Zafar, lyrics by Sameer Anjaan, Salman Ahmad, Naveed Zafar, Jacqueline Kelly (English version). The film stars Pakistani perfomer Adeel Chaudhry & Rinil Routh is lead roles, backed by Gurleen Chopra, Kiran Srinivas, Vibhu Raghav, Kosha Jayaswal, Kuba Gras & Salman Ahmad in a very special appearance.

Aishwarya Rai – Bachchan Starts Shooting For Sarbjit

There has been a lot of excitement for Omung Kumar’s upcoming biopic Sarbjit. The movie which has kick started shooting from this week with their 1st schedule in Mumbai, stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Randeep Hooda in the lead. While Randeep Hooda has already shot his 1st scene as Sarbjit, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also started with the shooting recently. Being a biopic, the makers have kept the looks of both lead characters extremely guarded but it seems that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is going to have a complete de – glam look. The bewitching actress who is always been portrayed as the diva of Bollywood would go for a complete make over for her role as Dalbir Kaur, Sarabjit’s sister in the movie. In order to portray the realistic character of Dalbir Kaur, Aishwarya has chosen a de – glam look with no makeup & simple dressing.
With Aishwarya donning a complete de – glam look, it would be exciting to see how this gorgeous actress will look in the character of a middle aged struggling woman. The film is divided into a vast schedule which includes shooting in Mumbai from last month and they will move on to shoot in the varied cities of Punjab like Amritsar, Malerkotla, Bhikipind & Patiala in the month of Jan, 2016 and finally the last leg of the schedule will be shot in Delhi in the month of Feb, 2016.

Club Dancer Due On 26th Feb 2016 All Over

Film Magic Productions & S. Mukerji presentation’s Club Dancer is all set to release on 26th Feb, 2016 all over. Zee Music will release the audio CDs of the film shortly. The credits of the film are directed by B. Prasad, cinematography by Reddy Rao, lyrics by Veerender & Disksha, music by Sanjay Basu, Joy & Veerninder, singers are Amit Kumar, Sunidhi Chauhan & Veerender, choreography by Raju – Shabana, action by Riaz & editing by Vikas. The film stars débutante Rajbir Singh enacting the title role, Nisha Mawani (From London), Aryan Vaid, Ejaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Zarina Wahab, débutante Karishma, Kumaar & Hollywood sensation Judi Shekoni.

Paagalpan 3 Songs Recorded

Producer & director Kumar Babloo & music composers Shankar – Sushant have recorded 3 songs recently for First Break Films’ Paagalpan at Meet Bros Recording Theatre. They were penned by Francez & Ashok Madhup and were rendered by Kunal Ganjawala, Sonu Kakkad, Pamela jain & Suresh Wadkar. The other credits of the film are cinematography by Hemant Sharma, action by Mangal Fauji & executive produced by Santosh Sharma. The film is already 50% complete and the last shooting stint of 20 days will be held in Feb, 2016. The film stars Rahul Roy, Mukesh Rishi, Shakti Kapoor, Vishaal, Menka, Dheeraj Nagar, Pankaj Berry, Vedita Pratap Singh, Puja Saxena et al.

Swadesh Ki Khatir Due In Mar 2016 All Over

Sheetal Movie Temple’s Swadesh Ki Khatir which has been cleared by the censors with U certificate is all set for Mar, 2016 release all over. The credits of the film are produced & directed by Maann Singh, music: Josfi, cinematography by Ranadev Bhaduri, choreography by Madhav Kishan, editing by Sharad Singh & excutive produced by Sheetal Singh Rajput. The entire film has been shot in UP locales. The film stars Mukesh Khanna, Maann Singh, Ila Pandey, Pramod Singh, Prashant Singh, Sushil Arya, Rajendra Lal, Aarti, Jr. Mehmood & Raza Murad.

Rocky Handsome features John Abraham as a lean mean power machine

The 1st look of John Abraham had set the temperature soaring with John Abraham’s brawny look holding a gun in his dapper suit attire and a bare bodied John doing some hand to hand action sequences choreographed by world renowned action directors. It is set in Goa, Mumbai, Pune & Seychelles & it is all set to release on 25th Mar, 2016. The credits of the film are presented by JA Entertainment & Azure Entertainment, produced by John Abraham & Sunir Kheterpal & directed by Nishikant.

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai Due For Release Soon

Bibia Film Production Presents Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai is due for release soon. The credits of the film are story & produced by Purnima Mead, executive producer by Amreetaa Roy, directed by Keshhav Panneriy, cinematography by Rupam Chetiapatra, screenplay by Keshhav Panneriy & Amreetaa Roy, dialogues by Amreetaa Roy, art by Tapan Roy, music by Harry Anand, Omkar Minhas & Vishwajeet Brahma, singers are Neeti Mohan, Shilpa Rao, Ash King et al & production
controlled by Salim. The film stars Manjari Fadnis, Arbaaz Khan, Himansh Kohli, Supriya Pathak Kapur, Ashutosh Rana & Prem Chopra.

Ishq Forever All Set To Release On 19th Feb 2016

Ishq Forever all set to release on 19th Feb, 2016. The credits of the film are banner is A Friday Cine Entertainment Pvt Ltd Production, produced by Ajay Shah, Himanshu Gandhi & Shabeer Boxwala & directed by Sameer Sippy. The film stars Lisa Ray, Ruhi Singh, débutante Krishna Chaturvedi & Jaaved Jafferi.

Today’s Last Night Editing Started

The editing of Maheshwar Films International’s Today’s Last Night has already started at Bollywood Umang Studio under the supervision of Dharam Soni. The credits of the film are produced by Manoj Maheshwar, co – produced by Ritu Mann, executive produced by Manjeet Yadav, directed by Sunny Kapoor, music & lyrics by Om Jha, choreography by Sanjay Korbe & Arjun, cinematography by Feroze Sayyad & production controllers are Sushil Arora & Ravis Gupta. It’s a MFI Acting Studio Presentation. The film stars Manoj Maheshwar, Shweta Mishra, Mitesh Yadav, Jyoti, Siddharth Sangar, Ankush Mohite along with Devraj, Lucky, Nicky, Suniti, Lavoni, Satish Rajput, R. K. Sinha, Arvinder, Sandeep Dixit, Sameer Praveen, Surendra, Komal Jha & Savio D’costa.

Hum Hain Wonder Boys Mixing Completed

The mixing of Marutinandan Entertainment’s Hum Hain Wonder Boys has been completed this week. The credits of the film are producer by Rekha H. Patel, directed by Anil S. Mehta, written by Sanjay Kumar, music by Manik SD & Sam -Indi, lyrics by Pursotam Pandey, Jitendra Mirzapuri & Sonu Sagar, singers are Javed Ali, Rupesh Mishra & Indrani Sharma, cinematography by Late V. Subba Rao & Arun Phasalkar, choreography by JD & Suraj Bharti, action by Singh Is King & editing by Ram Gopal Verma. The film are Harshit Patel, Neha Shree, Harsita, Hemant Pandey, Raza Murad, Mustaq Khan, Eshan Khan & Pankaj berry.

Akhir Kab Tak Shooting Starts.

Mithilesh Avinash’s Aakhir Kab Tak’s shooting has already started. The creadits of the film are banner is P. N. J. Films, produced by Nishikant Jha, directed by Mithilesh Avinash, written by Mohammad Shahbaaz, lyrics by Roop Kumar Jaiswal, music by Jayant Aryan, choreography by Santosh Kumar, cinematography by D. K. Sharma, action by Hira Yadav, action assistance by Dharam Soni, post production by Kapil Shah, art by Shreekanth & costume designing by Munna. The film stars Vinay Rana, Manisha Singh, Ajay Pratap, Madhu Sarkar, Dhiraj Pandit, Pratibha Pandey, Aditya Mohan, Ram Sujan Singh , Habib Bhai, Karishma Mittal, Mehnaz Shroff, Vinod Mishra, Soni Patel & Suman Jha

Charu Sharma’s New Biographic Film Is Ambassador Of Socialism

For the first time ever in the history of biographic films, filmmaker Charu Sharma is making a feature length biography documentary film on great socialist Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia titled Ambassador Of Socialism. Charu Sharma, filmmaker with Nitesh Agrawal Jain, a Samajwadi party leader, met the respected Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav at his residence for the above film and discussed the project in detail. Respected Chief Minister become happy for their initiative and encouraged them to complete it as soon as possible because very few people of Dr. Lohia’s era are left. This credits of the film are banner is Krokio Media & directed by Charu Sharma with the inspiration of Nitesh Agrawal Jain. The film will be of feature length with a title of Ambassador Of Socialism. 2 exclusive books will also be launched with the film titled “White Anchorite Of Socialism” & “Son Of Nation – Lohia”. The tentative release date of the film is 12th Oct, 2016, coinciding with the death anniversary of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia. The shooting will be done in different parts of Uttar Pradesh.

Ajab Sing Ki Gajab Kahani Muhurat Held

The muhurat of the film Ajab Sing Ki Gajab Kahani was kick started at the hands of Shreyas Talpade. The film stars, 1st time in film history, IRS Ajay Sing, débutante Yashika Basra, TV actress Ishita Ganguli, Govind Namdev, Yashpal Sharma, Akhilesh Mishra, Doli Bindra, Ali Khan, Comedy Actors Vikas Giri, Mukesh Ahuja & Pawan Sharma. Rakhi Sawant also attended the muhurat ceremony and she is also performing an item number in the film. IRS Ajay Sing who is posted as Deputy Commissioner at Jamashedpur, is making his debut in the main lead. This film’s story is also the real life story of Ajay Sing. The story & direction is by Rishi Mishra. Producer Binod Kumar’s Sri Triveni Films International is producing this film which is based on real characters playing actual roles. The film is about corruption & black money. The film which is an intense film with the accent on emotion has music by Sushant Shankar & Tanmay Pahwa, cinematogra@hy by. Shravanan & production head as well designer is Aishwarya Sharma. Producer Binod Kumar said, the film will go on the floors on 15th Jan, 2016 in real locales like Jamshedpur, Banaras & Delhi.

Do Lafzon Ki Kahani To Release On 4th Mar 2016

Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, a contemporary love story directed by Deepak Tijori and starring Randeep Hooda & Kajal Aggarwal, is all set to hit the screens on 4th Mar, 2016. Eros International Presents an Alumbra Entertainment & Dhiraj Motion Pictures Production in association with Focus Motion Pictures & Deepak Tijori Films, the film is produced by Dhiraj Shetty & Avinash V. Rai.

Main Khudiram Bose Hoon A Biopic Begins Filming In Jan 2016

A biopic on patriotic leader Khudiram Bose will begin filming in mid – Jan, 2016. Produced by Ashok Sahni Films, this period drama will showcase the never before heard facts about the life of Khudiram Bose who was one of the youngest revolutionaries from Bengal. Directed by Bhanu Prakash Jha Main Khudiram Bose Hoon releases in May, 2016. The story is written by Dhiraj Mishra. Rustic locales like Chunar, Mirjapur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Midnapur & Khadagpur have been identified for the film. Kanishk Kumar Jain will enact the role of the main protagonist Khudiram Bose.

Langda Rajkumar Special Screening Held

The special screening of Madari Arts Langda Rajkumar Was held at Fun Republic. The screening was attended by film celebrities like Mukesh Khanna, Anupam Shyam, Jagmohan Kapoor, Anil Yadav, Mukesh Bhatt, Vinod Pandey, Dr. Achala Nagar & Bobby Bedi. The credits of the film are produced by Madari Arts, written & directed by Ajay Anand, background music by Manoj Singh, lyrics by Rajendra Salil & editing by Chaitanya V. Tanna & Manoj Sankala. It stars Anand Kumar in title role, Rahil Khan, Master Adnan Kalsekar, Sharat Sonu, Sarvapriyadarshi, Kiran Gupta, Vandana Gupta et al.

Shaher Maseeha Nahi Website Launched

Omkaar Film & Television Production’s Shaher Maseeha Nahi (Based on Dr. Arunendra Bharti Novel) has launched its website named ww.omkaarproduction.com. The credits of the film are produced by Rajan Kumar, directed by Amar Vatsa from his own screenplay, music by Prekhar Verma, lyrics by Dheeraj Kumar & Dr. Arunendra Bharti, choreography by Rajesh Sharwana Padwale, Manoj & Kala Reddy, editing by Sandeep Mishra, art by Yogesh Shilke, editing by Sandeep Mishra, cinematography by Biswajit Das, action by Tinu Verma & creative head is Virendra Verma. It stars Rajan Kumar, Trisha Khan, Poonam Kapri, Riya Bharti, Asha Kapri, Shradha, Aatish Kumar Sinha, Ritesh Dhawan, Mohammed Hasim Khan, Inder Upadhyay, Komal, Rajesh Khanna, Jitendra Yadav, Yog Guru Swami Ranjan Ji, Baby Charmi, Baby Kalyani & Master Rajveer.

Kaun Ho Tum Editing Starts

An editing of Jaanu Raj Films TV International’s Kaun Ho Tum has started recently. The credits of the film are produced by Jyotsna, Jeetu Soni, Hansraj Lohara & Sanjay kumar, directed by Hansraj Lohara, written & lyrics by Hansraj, music by Chintu Mishra & Navin & cinematography by Raju Ranjan. It stars Jeetu Soni, Hansika Raj, Madhu Sharma, Hansraj Lohara, Manoj Sinha et al.

Chiranjeev was an emotional journey for me: Director Ramesh More

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Director Ramesh More’s, of Champions fame, latest released film Chiranjeev deals with a rural oriented superstitious custom that plagues a particular village in the interiors.

So what is your latest released film Chirajeev all about?

First of all, let me clarify one thing that my latest released film Chiranjeev does not represent the name of a person but it signifies the subject of Chiranjeev that revolves around the blind superstitious faith in rural India of the era of 1980s. The lead hero Bharat Jadhav is not a lunatic person as is believed by the innocent villagers.

What does this Chiranjeev custom signifies?

The Chiranjeev custom signifies the age old belief in the village that at least one member of every household will upheld the blind custom, in which he is declared a mad person come what may.

So what happens then?

My main protagonist Bharat Jadhav revolts against this age old custom and declares openly that he is not a lunatic person as believed by everyone in the village. And ultimately he succeeds in making people believe in his sanity, thereby putting an end to the superstitious belief.

What are the highlights of the film Chiranjeev?

The highlight of the film is the overall par excellence performance of the lead actor Bharat Jadhav. Besides lending him able support are Alka Kubal, Kishore Kadam, Bhargavi Chirmule, Ravi Kale, Suhasini Deshpande, Sandhya Kamble & debutante actor Rohit Nair in a very special role.

What else would you like to add?

The film Chiranjeev was shot at the varied locales in Konkan. The film has been produced by Ramdas Menon of Mumbai Cine International and Carnival Pictures. My expectations from the film are good and I hope that the audiences live up to my expectations. Period!

Worldwide Films Round Up

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BOYEGA – DAKOTA – LARSON VIE FOR BAFTA AWARD

Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega, Fifty Shades Of Grey actor Dakota Johnson & Brie Larson, who is an awards favorite for Room are among those nominated for the EE Rising Star Award, which will be presented at the BAFTA Film Awards. The other nominees for the award are Taron Egerton, who starred in Kingsman: The Secret Service and appeared alongside Tom Hardy in London set gangster movie Legend, Bel Powley, who was nominated for the Independent Spirit Awards for coming – of – age drama The Diary 0f A Teenage Girl. Past winners of the award include Tom Hardy, James McAvoy, Kristen Stewart & Will Poulter. Jack O’Connell won the award last year following his performance in Yann Demange’s directorial debut 71. The jury that selected the nominees included Mike Newell, Olivia Colman, Jonathan Ross, Nina Gold, Lucy Bevan, Gabrielle Tana & James King.

YOUNG FRENCH CINEMA PROGRAM. ALL SET FOR 2ND EDITION

US & Canadian auds will get a snapshot of Gaul’s rising filmmakers & talent during the 2nd edition of the Young French Cinema Program, an initiative put together by French promo org Unifrance Films, the French embassy & Telefilm Canada. The lineup of the upcoming Young French Cinema Program includes Jean – Charles Hue’s Eat Your Bones, which world premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight, Ossama Mohammed & Wiam Simav Bedirxan’s Silvered Water, which premiered in Cannes’ Special Screenings, Antoine Barraud’s Berlin premiering Portrait Of The Artist & Alix Delaporte The Last Hammer Blow, which bowed at Venice. The program will also play an indie Quebecois film, Chorus, directed by François Delisle. The selected movies, most of which have premiered in one of the top North American festivals in 2015, will screen at US & Canadian theaters, universities & non – profit orgs.

CRITIC GUOAN TO PRESENT US – CHINA FILM SUMMIT

Dick Cook Studios & Chinese state owned enterprise CITIC Guoan are to present a new China – US Motion Picture Summit, to be held in China in Mar, 2016. The event is backed by China Media Culture Promotion Association & Beijing Film Academy, with Winston Baker, which organizes its own Film Finance Forum series, as conference producer. It will be held on 25th Mar, 2016 in Grand Epoch City, a new destination near Beijing that includes a replica of the Great Wall of China. “The summit will bring together top executives, award winning filmmakers, writers, technology leaders, & corporate delegates to address industry trends & strategies for success between Chinese & US entertainment businesses,” organizers said. Speakers have not yet been announced.

YAHOO SHUTTERS VIDEO SERVICE NAMELY YAHOO SCREEN

Yahoo has shut down Yahoo Screen, the video hub the beleaguered company launched over 2 years ago to unite its many original & syndicated programming under one roof. Yahoo Screen was home to everything from the recent streaming of an overseas NFL game to licensed clips of Saturday Night Live to the slate of original series launched last year including former NBC comedy Community, from Sony Pictures Television. The ambitious originals initiative led to Yahoo declaring a $42 million write down late last year. The plan now is to move the video properties from Yahoo Screen to the company’s many digital magazines, where like minded content can sit side by side. Streamed concerts from Yahoo Screen’s Live Nation channel, for instance, can now be surrounded with content from Yahoo Music.

DOWNTOWN ABBEY & SHERLOCK: The ABOMINLE BRIDE RULE OVER FESTIVE PERIOD

The festive finale of period drama Downton Abbey attracted a consolidated audience of almost 11 million in UK, where it aired on 25th Dec, 2015 on commercial channel ITV. The 2 hour episode drew an initial audience totaling 6.9 million, which gave it a 29.6% share. It has since added 4 million time shifted viewers. The Victorian era special edition of Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, which aired on New Year’s Day on BBC, attracted the biggest live audience of the festive period with 8.4 million viewers. Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, starring Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman, took a 34.7% share.

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS TOPS UK 2015 BOX OFFICE

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become UK’s biggest movie released in 2015, with a box office total of £97.4 million ($143 million). J.J. Abrams’ film overtook the previous UK 2015 box office king, Spectre, in just 16 days of business, and has now outperformed UK’s 2nd biggest film of all time, Avatar. Spectre has taken $137 million, while 2009’s Avatar took $138 million. The all time box office champion in UK remains 2012’s Skyfall with $151 million. In US, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is also the 2nd biggest film of all time. On Sunday, Disney reported a domestic box office for the movie totaling $740 million, which has only been surpassed Stateside by Avatar on $761 million. Globally, Star Wars: The Force Awakens ranks as the 6th highest grossing film in history, having earned $1.5 billion worldwide.

BERGER TO CHAIR BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE

Josh Berger, the president & managing director of Warner Bros. Entertainment UK, Ireland & Spain, has been appointed as chair of the British Film Institute. Berger, who has served as a BFI Governor since 2011, will take over as chair in Feb, 2016 when Greg Dyke steps down. Berger will serve a 4 year term. “I look forward to working with BFI chief executive Amanda Nevill and her team to build on the great work that Greg Dyke has done as BFI chair over the last 7 years,” Berger said. “Our goal is to ensure that BFI continues protecting & promoting UK’s thriving film culture, and supporting & nurturing the ideas & talent that make up our world class British film industry, of which we are all so rightly proud.”

HOLLYWOOD RULES FRENCH BOX OFFICE IN 2015

Propelled by Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Minions & Jurassic World, the same Box Office juggernauts that are pushing European box office to record (Germany) or standout (UK & Spain) 2015 results, Hollywood punched its best results this decade in France, with US movies taking a 54.5% market share for 2015, France’s CNC state film / TV board announced Thursday. Results comes after 4 years when, save for 2013, the biggest box office narrative has been the rise of the French blockbuster in France, exemplified by The Intouchables & Bad (Serial) Weddings. In 2015, it was Hollywood’s & Star Wars: The Force Awakens year, however, though Minions, the French could point out, was animated in France and the characters the creation of France’s Pierre Coffin. Total tix sold in France, 206 million (about $1.5 billion at current dollar conversion rates), was 1.4% down on 2014, but above the 199.6 million average for the last 10 years.

CHOMET MOVES INTO PRODUCTION ON THE THOUSAND MILES

4 time Academy Award nominated Sylvain Chomet, the multi – talented French writer – helmer – animator -composer, is moving into production on The Thousand Miles, his anticipated return to feature animation direction after 2003 debut The Triplets of Belleville 2010’s The Illusionist. Having completed a lengthy development process, Chomet and his animation team will initiate character design & story boarding later this month, followed by production animation with actors. The Thousand Miles is slated for a 2017 release. With dialogue playing an uncharacteristically larger part of the Chomet’s 3rd animation feature, after mere garbled utterance in his 1st & 2nd, The Thousand Miles also marks Chomet’s effective English language debut.

5 FILMS HEADLINE UNIFRANCE RENDEZ – VOUS & FIVE FEATURING PIERRE

Niney, Boss’s Daughter, a Wild Bunch market premiere & Irreplaceable, on Le Pacte’s books, will all screen at the 18th UniFrance Rendez -Vous with French Cinema, the biggest national film market in the world. Other potential highlights, of new films screening, take in Indie Sales’ Dofus – Book 1: Julith, Bac’s The Great Game, Films Distribution’s Good Luck Sam, a EuropaCorp drama, Stop Me Here, Elle Driver’s Jailbirds, Pathe’s Come What May & The Other Angle’s The Roommates Party.”Running 14th Jan, 2016 to 18th Jan, 2016 in Paris, the Rendez – Vous will also highlight the state & direction of France’s movie export industry, the biggest in the world after US in its sales agents numbers and, with UK. depending on the definition of what constitutes a UK film, in theatrical gross & companies revenues.

REALITISM ACQUIRES CASABLANCAS – THE MAN WHO LOVED WOMAN

Realitism Film is on board to produce Hubert Woroniecki’s Casablancas – The Man Who Loved Women, a hybrid documentary feature portraying the glamorous & the colorful life of John Casablancas, the New York born creator of Elite modeling agency. Budgeted at $800,000 and sold by Films Distribution, the docu is narrated by Casablancas based on an interview which he gave to Woroniecki 2 years before passing in 2013. The doc weaves exclusive archive stills from Casablancas’ life, footage from TV interviews & animation. Casablancas launched the careers of such supermodels as Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Linda Evangelista & Kate Moss. Through the Elite agency, Casablancas turned these models into pop culture icons. Diane Jassem, Christine Ponelle & Grégory Bernard are producing at Paris based Realitism Film, the shingle behind Rodolphe Marconi’s Lagerfeld Confidentiel which played in Berlin in 2007 & Quentin Dupieux’s movies such as Wrong Cops & Realité.

NETFLIX ACQUIRES JE SUIS CHARLIE

Giving far wider potential play to an insider’s documentary on an event & group of artists that moved the world, Paris based Pyramide International has licensed docu – feature tribute Je Suis Charlie to Netflix. Directed by father – son team Daniel Leconte & Emmanuel Leconte, the former a close friend of the French cartoonists & helmer of a 2008 Charlie Hebdo docu -feature, It’s Hard To be Loved By Jerks. Je suis Charlie will be made available in US, Canada, UK & Australia / New Zealand on 6 Jan, 2016, the eve of the 1st anniversary of the attack on Charlie Hebdo’s office in Paris, which left 12 dead. Move comes as Pyramide International, a premier European arthouse sales company, is pushing out early pre – sales on 2 other key titles: Mikhael Hers’ This Summer Feeling & Lea Fehrer’s Les Ogres. This Summer Feeling & Les Ogres both screen at Paris’ UniFrance Rendez – Vous with French Cinema, unspooling 14th Jan, 2016 to 18th Jan, 2016.

MORRICONE TO BE FETED BY LOS ANGELES ITALIA FILM FASHION & ART FESTIVAL

Ennio Morricone will be feted by the 11th Los Angeles – Italia Film Fashion & Art Festival, the annual pre – Oscars event comprising movies & music and celebrating showbiz ties between Italy & Hollywood, which will run 21st Feb, 2016 to 27th Feb, 2016 at Hollywood & Highland Center. The venerable Italian composer, whose long list of credits includes scores for Once Upon A Time In The West, Bugsby & The Mission received an Honorary Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 2007. He is also a Golden Globes nominee this year for composing the original score for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight and is also considered a possible contender for additional accolades, including a possible Oscar nomination. Morricone is also a candidate for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

QUO VADO BREAKS OPENING RECORD

Italian laffer Quo Vado, featuring local comic sensation Checco Zalone has scored a record breaking Euros 22.2 million ($24.2 million) in its opening weekend at the Italian box office, a haul on a par with the total take – to – date in Italy of Star Wars: The Force Awakens after more than 3 weeks. Quo Vado, about a Southern Italian slacker hellbent on holding on to his parasitic Government job even when he is transferred out of spite to the North Pole, has pulverised all Italian 1st frame box office results since its 1st Jan, 2016 release via Medusa on more than 1,200 screens, occupying roughly one 3rd of the country’s screen space. Pic directed by Gennaro Nunziante pulled a boffo more than Euros 18,000 ($19,600) screen average.

ITALY INCREASES RESOURES FOR FILM & TV PRODUCTION RESOURSES

Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini is kicking off the year on a positive note for the country’s film & TV industries by raising available resources for film & TV production incentives by 21% to Euros 140 million ($153 million) in 2016. Italy’s parliament has just approved a national budget comprising measures to beef up the country’s production tax credits which have been key to luring Hollywood shoots, including Paramount’s Zoolander 2, and MGM & Paramount’s Ben Hur remake, to Rome’s storied Cinecittà Studios in 2015. Both pics were entirely shot in Italy. “We are boosting a fiscal mechanism that is generating a huge increase in international productions in Italy,” the Italo culture Czar boasted in a statement.

LEONE FILM GROUP INKS MULTIMILLION 3 YEAR DEAL

Italy’s Leone Film Group, the company originally founded by spaghetti western master Sergio Leone, has inked a multimillion dollar 3 year pay TV deal with Murdoch owned Sky for Italy, which marks a further sign of its rise to prominence in Italy’s film distribution arena. Deal, which covers 39 upcoming 1st run feature films, will cover the Jul, 2016 -Jun, 2019 period. The value is tied to the box office performance of the titles. No other financial details were disclosed. The deal with Sky marks Leone Group’s key alliance with the country’s top pay TV provider, a crucial component of the local distribution cycle. “After our recent deals with RAI, Medusa & Netflix, this deal with Sky Italia is ulterior confirmation of the excellent work Leone Film Group is doing,” boasted managing director Andrea Leone in a statement.

NETFLIX TO BE LAUNCH IN RUSSIA IN JAN 2016

Streaming platform Netflix is preparing to launch in Russia in Jan, 2016 according to a report in Russian newspaper Izvestia. Initially the service will be available via set – top boxes & smart TV sets. “We hope that there will be more licensed content in Russia, and with the advent of Netflix people will start to get used to the consumer subscription model,” LG Electronics smart TV manager Vitaliy Svistunov said. Netflix plans to complete its global expansion by the end of Jan, 2016. In Europe, its progress has been completed in stages. In 2012, it became available in UK, Ireland and the Nordic countries, and the following year it expanded to the Netherlands. In 2014, it launched in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg & Switzerland, and last year, it added Spain, Italy & Portugal. Joris Evers, Netflix’s head of communications for Europe, told Variety, “We aim to largely complete our global expansion by the end of this year,” but would not specify exactly when the service would launch in Russia.

VIACOM FORMS JOINT VENTURE WITH LEGACY

Viacom Internation Media Networks, which operates Viacom channels such as MTV & Nickelodeon around the world, has restructured its television business in Russia. VIMN has entered into a new partnership with Legacy Media so that the business complies with the amended Russian Mass Media Law, which has already taken effect on 1st Jan, 2016. The law sets the maximum foreign stake in Russian mass media companies at 20%. A new joint venture between VIMN & Legacy will operate the 12 pay TV channels in Russia that were previously owned & operated by VIMN alone. “Since entering the Russian market in 1998, VIMN’s local operations have grown strongly with all 4 of its core global brands, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Comedy (Comedy Central) & Paramount Channel, now firmly established,” VIMN said in a statement. “VIMN & Legacy Media are committed to providing Russian TV viewers with the best in children’s, comedy, music & general entertainment programming & film, and will continue to build on the strong recent performance of these brands.

LA JAULA DE ORO’S DIEGO OQUEMADA – DIEZ PREPS OPERATION ATLAS

Director of Guatemala US road movie thriller La Jaula De Oro (The Golden Dream), a standout Latin American debut, Spain born Mexican Diego Quemada – Diez is readying political thriller Operation Atlas as he launches an Academy Award campaign for his 1st feature. Winner of a Cannes Un Certain Talent Award, La Jaula De Oro (The Golden Dream) tracks 3 teens, one a young Tzxotzil native, from Guatemala across the length of Mexico as they dodge migration cops, clash with gangs & travel on train tops to a white knuckle climax on US, Mexico border. After immigration, Operation Atlas takes another hot button issue: Civil resistance to multinational corporation development projects backed by local governments – hydroelectric dams, massive deforestation & varied fossil – fuel programs (oil, mining, fracking et al), which is a recurrent narrative throughout Latin America.

NEW SHINGLE PACTS WITH ITALY’S INDIGO FILM

Maze Pictures, the new independent film label set up by prominent German producers Philipp Kreuzer & Jörg Schulze, has joined forces with Italy’s Indigo Film to co – produce high -concept Italo skein “Due Di Noi (Two of Us) written & directed by Ivan Cotroneo. “Due Di Noi (Two of Us) is an ensemble 25 minute, 12 episode series in which each character is played by 2 actors with distinctly different physical traits who represent different masks people wear on the workplace, at home, and in social situations. Cotroneo is known internationally for Italo pubcaster RAI’s hit show Crazy For Love, featuring Bollywood style musical numbers, sold widely including to Huace Media International for China, and also for groundbreaking Italian cross – platform sitcom An Imperfect Mom, optioned by ABC for US.

SPAIN’S BOX OFFICE SURGED 8% In 2015

Total box office gross in Spain soared in 2015 vs. 2014 by 8.4% to €571 million ($625.8 million), per Rentrak Spain. Reason: the same winning combination which looks set to spell all – time records or standout total Box Office trawls for 2015 in France, UK & Germany: Hollywood juggernaut perfs from the likes of Star Wars – The Force Awakens, Minions & Jurassic World plus a national comedy phenomena or 2. In Spain’s case, latter is repped by Spanish Affair 2. Produced by Lazona & Weather Films AIE, a tax vehicle, for Telecinco Cinema, the film production arm broadcast group Mediaset España, it has topped 2015 as Spain’s highest – grossing movie of the year, pushing Minions into No. 2 spot with its €31 million ($34.0 million) cume, and counting.

SPECTRE PUNCHED BARNSTORMING RESULT IN UK – France – GERMANY

In Spain, underscoring the status of world’s biggest tyke – driven family entertainment as must see events, Inside Out also made the top 5, giving UPI Spain 3 Top 5 Box Office berths & Disney 2. Spanish cinema couldn’t equal its market share of 25% in 2014, its biggest since 1977. But at 19%, its slice of Spain’s total box office pie was still the 2nd best on Rentrak records, dating back to 1997, per Arturo Guillen, Rentrak VP, Europe, Middle East & Africa. Total 2015 admissions in Spain came in at 94 million, 6.7% up vs. 2014. After 4 years of crisis lacerated successive decline from 2009, Spain’s 2015 Box Office gross, the 4th worst this century, is still way down on its all -time record of €691.6 million ($757.9 million by current currency conversion), posted in 2004, driven by rampant multiplexing from 1990’s onwards and a bullish economy.

SPAIN GETS NEW INDUSTRY SKEWED PUBLIC INCENTIVE SYSTEM

In the 1st potentially game – changing regulatory overhaul since 1994, Spain’s interim Government has unveiled a new subsidy system that looks likely to facilitate public financing for a small score – or – more of movie projects which has snagged private – sector finance: TV funding, distribution P&A or international sales deals. At least in domestic market terms, new system, which was rushed onto the statue books before 20th Dec, 2015 general elections, catches the Spanish film industry on a roll having posted market shares of 25% in 2014 and, boosted by Telecinco Cinema co – produced Spanish Affair 2, 19% through mid – Dec, 2015, per producers’ association Fapae. Now the new system has sparked fierce debate among the production sector as to whether it is a boon or a bane.

WANDA IN FINAL TALKS TO BUY MAJORITY STAKE

Chinese entertainment giant Wanda Group is in final negotiations to buy a majority stake in Legendary Entertainment, the Hollywood studio run by Thomas Tull that has built a substantial, multi – genre content operation from a base of fantasy & gamer franchises, according to an individual familiar with the situation. Talks to complete the deal have not concluded but the Chinese company would buy out the stake of 2 other investors in a deal that values the company between $3 billion & $4 billion, said the individual, who declined to be named when speaking about confidential talks. The deal would give the Chinese conglomerate, which owns Wanda Cinemas, AMC Entertainment and vast real estate holdings, another major foothold in US, beyond AMC, the No. 2 theater chain in North America. The deal would leave Legendary founder & CEO Thomas Tull in charge of the company and with a substantial minority ownership interest, the source added.

“Police Line is my debut film as a presenter”: Shridhar Chari

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Shridhar Chari happens to be a highly qualified man and also an executive officer in a non – filmy public relation’s organization. Once by chance Shridhar Chari met Marathi actress Sharmila Bavishkar on the Marathi film sets of Police Line. She introduced him to director Raju Parshekar, who in turn asked him to join his on the floor film Police Line as a presenter. Police Line is now ready for release on 5th Feb, 2016.

Shridhar Chari

You are presenting the film Police Line so tell us what is it all about?

Yes! Police Line is my debut film as a presenter and my experience during the making of this was just wonderful. Police Line is all about the realistic & the aesthetic presentation of a common policeman and his family’s life. How they live & survive in a colony meant for them. How they struggle to meet the two ends meet while living in a very pathetic condition. And seeing their pathetic condition only, inspired me to join the Marathi film industry and present Police Line.

But then Police Line is only trying to portray the goody, goody I mean positive side of a common cop?

Lets 1st have a glimpse of their down trodden life as a cop. How they diligently perform their duty come rain or sunshine and sometimes 24 x 7. And we only have their image in our mind namely that of a corrupt cop. Have we ever stopped to think what are their strength & weaknessess? How much do they suffer in the line of duty and yet they do not have a word of complaint.

Prior to these you have also produced a music album. Right!

Yes! You are right. Prior to my entry in the Marathi film industry as a presenter, and since I am an ardent devotee of Satya Sai Baba, I had produced a music album named Shri Sai Samarpan and let me add that this title of the music album was given to me by the well – known singer Anup Jalota. Till this date I have produced exactly 4 volumes of Shri Sai Samararpan.

Now tell us about the cast & the credits of Police Line.

The film Police Line has been presented by me and produced by Rupali Deepak Pawar & Vaishali Nitin Pawar. The other credits of the film are directed by Raju Parsekar, story by Deepak Srirang Pawar, music by Pravin Kunwar & Deepak Shinde & editing by Satish Patil. The film stars Santosh Juvekar, Jayant Sawarkar, Satish Pulekar, Nisha Parulekar, Poornima Ahire – Kend & débutante actress Sayali Sanjeev and many others.

So what next after Police Line?

Let’s see. It all depends on the success of my 1st ever presented film Police Line. So if Police Line 1 depicts the realistically positive side of a cop’s life then in Police Line 2 we may portray the negatively darker side of a cop’s life albeit it will also be presented with a very realistic & very aesthetic approach. Period!

Bhojpuri Films Roundup

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Yadav Pan Bhandar Is Ready For Censors

Actor, Singer & Politician Manoj Tiwari’s upcoming film Yadav Pan Bhandar is now ready to go for approval in the censor board. The credits of the film are produced by Jitesh Dube, directed by Ajay Kumar, lyrics by Shyam Dehati, music by Madhukar Anand & action by Shakeel. It stars Manoj Tiwari, Gunjan Panth, Sanjay Pandey, Manoj Tiger, Brijesh Tripathi, Reena Rani, Seema Singh, Nilema Singh, Divya Diwedi, Ayaz Khan, C. P. Bhatt, Baal Govind Banjara, Vinod Mishra, Sunita Singh, Rahul Shrivastav, Vikas Singh Veerappan, Omkar Jaiswal, Kittu, Manmouji et al.

Rani Ho Gaeeli Tohar Musical Muhurat Held

The musical muhurat of Birajishri Balaji Art Films’ Rani Ho Gaeeli Tohar was held with 1st song recording at Pancham Studio recently. The muhurat song was rendered by Indu Sonali under the supervision of music director Sahil. The credits of the film are produced by Raja Ram Kanaujia, written & directed by Prakash Anand. Rest 9 out of 10 songs will be recorded very soon, in the voices of Khushboo Jain, Ritesh Pandey, Alok Kumar, Mohan Rathod, Happy Rai, Priyanka Mallya & Honey B. All the lyrics are penned by Prakash Anand & Sagar. The cast & crew members are under finalization. The film will mount the sets from 20th Feb, 2016 in the beautiful locales of Varanasi, Devariya, Salempur, Majhauli Raj et al.

Love Ka Sauda Releasing Soon In Bihar & Jharkhand

Krishna Music & S. S. Films’ Love Ka Sauda is going to be released in Jan, 2016 in Bihar & Jharkhand. The credits of the film are produced & directed by Shambhu Sadharan, lyrics by Amzad Ansari, Sanjay Snehi & Ajeet Mahiya, music by Shambhu Sadharan, cinematography by Subrat Gautam & singers are Khushboo, Uttam, Rekha Yadav, Shivam Sargam & Raushan Singh. It stars Shweta, Krishna, Saheb Laldhari, Bharat Bhushan, Rahul Deewana, Lalit Albela, Shyam Shiva, Lalita, Kiran, Khushboo, Rani & Soni.

Loha Pahalwan Pawan Singh Signed

Pawan Singh has been signed for Nishad Production’s Loha Pahalwan. The credits of the film are directed by Iqbal Baksh, produced by Sanjay Nishad & Gautam Nishad, written by Prakash Jais, music by Chhote Baba, choreography by Dilip Mistri, action by Javed Sheikh, editing by Kunal Prabhu & cinematography by Dinesh R. Patel. The film will mount the sets shortly. G.M.L. Teleservices Pvt. Ltd. presents the film.
It stars Payas Pandit, Prakash Jais, Manoj Tiger, Shivam Sharma, Rajeev Vashisth, Kiran Mallah & Sushil Singh.

 

Khaki Vardiwala Grand Release This Week In Mumbai

After garnering success in Bihar, Avinash Film Productions Khaki Vardiwala has been released with bumper response recently with 25 cinemas through Balaji Cine Vision Pvt Ltd. The credits of the film are produced by Dr. S. D. Gautam, directed by Meraj Khan, written by Nanhe Pandey, music by Anuj Tiwari, lyrics by Jahid Akhtar, Durgavati & Pyarelal “Kavi”, choreography by Ashok – Mayank, Santosh Kumar & Ram Devan, action by Dilip Yadav, editing by Jitendra Singh “Jitu”, cinematography by Dilip John, Sahil Ansari & Jagvinder Hundal & co -produced by Maya Gautam. It stars Viraj Bhatt, Madhuri Mishra, Ayaz Khan, Sanjay Pandey, Manoj Tiger, Brajesh Tripathi, Rajkapoor Shahi, Gopal Rai, Kokila Yadav, Shankar Dayal Gautam, Prerna Sharma, Gaffar Khan & Seema Singh.

Dulha Hindustani Dubbing Starts

Dizimac Telefilms Dulha Hindustani have started with the dubbing & editing of their film and are looking forward for promotions. The credits of the film are produced by Manjur Alam, directed by Mahmood Alam, written by Dr. Amjad Ansari, lyrics by Parmeshwar Premi, Nousad Khan, Ramesh Ram & Raj Yadav, music by Nousad – Preetam, choreography by Sanjay Kourye & Kanu Mukherji & action by Firoj Shaikh. It stars Alok Kumar, Ritu Singh, Aanara Gupta, Rahul Kapoor, Seema Singh, Nikhil Raj, Bony Singh, Mantlal, Saheb Lal, Mukesh Sahu, Raja Babu, Dilip Sinha, Santosh Bindu Bajrangi, Aarti Jaiswal, Sinesh et al.

Hum Hayi Jodi No. 1 DI In Progress

Kailash Mansarovar Production Pvt Ltd’s Hum Hayi Jodi No. 1’s DI is in progress in Mumbai. The credits of the film are produced by Premal Gora Gandhi Pvt Ltd, Preemal Goragandhi, Amar Motwani, & Aaresh Patel, written & directed by Dilip Gulati, choreography by Pappu Khanna, action by Heera yadav, music by Raj Sen – Dhiraj Sen & screenplay & dialogues by Kundan Shukla. It stars Ravi Kishan, Rani Chatterji, Poonam Dubey, Sardarad Singh, Upendra Chaudhary, Parsuram, Bhavana Singh Chavhan, Purendra Giri, Dinesh Tivari et al.

Prem Vidrohi Is In Censors

Purvaiya Entertainment & R. K. Silver Screen’s Prem Vidrohi is in Censors for approval. The credits of the film are produced by Anjani Upadhyay & Rajesh Jayswal, written by Subodh Gandhi, directed by Sanoj Mishra, lyrics by Bipin Bahar & Ashok Ghyal, music by Vishnu Mishra, choreography by Mayanak – Ashok, action by Dilip Yadav & editing by Alok Singh. It stars Ravi Kishan, Sangeeta Tiwari, Awadhesh Mishra, Shri Kanakani, Bobby Darling, Sakku Rana, Sanju Solanki, Ashok Lal, Upendre Choudhary, Sharad Raj Singh, Pushpa Verma, Anjani Upadhyay, Surendre Giri, Surendre Pal, Sunil et al.

Sarkar Raj 2nd Schedule Starts Soon

J. Soharata Production & Dubey Films’ Sarkar Raj’s 2nd schedule will be starting soon. The film is presented by Maa Kela Devi. The credits of the film are produced by Jaswant Kumar & Arvind Dubey, directed by Arvind Chaube, music by Madhukar Anand, cinematography by Pramod Pandey, written by Manoj Kushwaha, action by Dilip Yadav & editing by Jitendra Singh “Jitu”. It stars Pawan Singh, Monalisha, Supriya Pandey, Dinesh Thapa, Ayaz Khan, Jay Singh, Jaspindre Singh Jassi, Arvind Dubey, Anup Arora, Prakash Jais, Pushpa Shukla, Ram Shyam, Baal Govind, Dhiraj Tiwari, Sandeep Yadav, Ankur Tiwari, Aanara Gupta, Jaswant Kumar et al.

Aashiq Aawara Will Release In Holi

Shreyesh Film’s upcoming movie Aashiq Aawara will release during the festival of Holi. The credits of the film are produced by Prem Ray, directed by Satish Jain, music by Rajesh – Rajnis, lyrics by Pyarlal Yadav, cinematography by Firoz Khan, line produced by Nilabh Tiwari, art by Anjani Tiwari, choreography by Kanu Mukherji, action by R. P. Yadav, editing by Santosh Harvade & production by Nishant Singh. It stars Dineshlal Yadav “Nirahua”, Aamrapli, Kajal Raghwani, Sanjay Pandey, Sushant Singh, Priya Singh, Shravani Goshwami, Ranjit Singh, Prakash Jais, Pradeep Sharma, Anup Arora, Shakela Majid et al.

 

Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet 2nd Schedule To Start Soon

Rahul Kapoor’s upcoming film Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet’s 2nd schedule will start soon. The credits of the film are produced by Rahul Kapoor, directed by Ishtiyak Shaikh “Bunti”, written by Ashlam Shaikh, lyrics by Pyarelal Yadav & Azad Singh, music by Avinash Jha “Ghunghuru”, choreography by Pappu Khanna & Rikki Gupta, cinematography by Neetu Ekbal Singh & action by Dilip Yadav. It stars Khesarilal Yadav, Sweety Chabara, Brijesh Tripathi, Awdhesh Mishra, Pallavi Kohli, Anoop Arora, Neha Singh, Ayyaz Khan, Ujjer Khan, Raghav Modi & Kiran Yadav.

A Bad Man Babu Casting Complete

Eastern Estate Films upcoming film A Bad Man Babu’s casting has been completed. The movie will be released in Bhojpuri & Orissa Language. The credits of the film are produced by Sanjeev Kumar, written & directed by Braj Bhushan, music by K. Ratnesh, lyrics by Mithilesh Singh & singers are Udit Narayan, Sadhna Sargam, Sudesh Bhosle, Indu Sonali & Kalpana. It stars Rani Chatterji, Pinku Shrivastav, Awdhesh Mishra, Pushpa Verma et al.

Ishq’s Music Complete

Director Mithlesh Avinash’s upcoming movie Ishq’s music has now been completed. The film Ishq is being made under the banner of Siya Films. The credits of the film are produced by Gopi Yadav & Dilip Singh, directed by Avinash Mithlesh, lyrics by Vinay Bihari, music by Madhukar Anand, screenplay & dialogues by Santosh Mishra, choreography by Kanu Mukherjee & cinematography by Devendra Tiwari. It stars Pawan Singh, Aditya Ojha, Sweetie Chhabra, Ayusi Tiwari, Dharmendra Singh, Pappu Yadav, Chandni Yadav, Soni Patel, Maya Yadav, K. K. Goswami, Raj Kapoor Shahi et al.

Sajan Ki Bahon Mein Released

Sajan Ki Bahon Mein was released in Mumbai recently, Gujarat, Daman & Silvassa. Sajan Ki Bahon Mein has been made under the banner of Super Hit Films Entertainment. The credits of the film are produced by Pankaj Tiwari, directed by Baljeet Singh, music by Damodar Raao, screenplay & dialogues by R. S. Tiwari, lyrics by Rajesh Mishra, Harishchandra, Pinto Giri & Bipin Bihari Ojha, choreography by Mahesh Acharya & Mukesh Jaiswal, action by Ramakant Mishra & singers are Mohan Rathod, Indu Sonali, Lali Mishra, Rupesh Mishra, Damodar Raao & Khushboo Jain. It stars R. S. Tiwari, Renuja Singh, Ritu Pandey, Riya Rastogi, Rita Rai, Chandan Rajput, Anoop Arora, Pankaj Tiwari, Shatrughan Tiwari, Subhash Shukla, Brijesh Tiwari, Gopal Rai, Vishanu Shankar Belu, Damodar Raao et al.

Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi Shooting In Progress

The shooting of Balaji Films Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi is currently going on in the outskirts of Gujrat & Vadodra’s varied locales. The credits of the film are produced by Sanjay Shukla, directed by Ajay Kumar Jhaa, co – produced by Mahesh Upadhay, written by Arvind Tiwari, lyrics by Pyarelal Yadav & Arvind Tiwari, music by Om Jhaa, acton by Hira Yadav, choreography by Anthony & cinematography by Nitu Iqbal. It stars Viraj Bhatt, Sanjay Panday, Anjana Singh, Anup Arora, Prem Dubey, Samarth Chaturvedi, Sanjay Verma et al.

Balma Bihar Wala 2 Is In Censors

Deoghar Entertainment Presents in association with Aaksh Entertainments Balama Bihar Wala 2’s is now in Censors for approval. The credits of the film are produced by Ritesh Thakur, co – produced by Kaushal Singh & Munna Dubey, directed by Vishnu Shankar Vellu, cinematography by Ravi Chandan, written by Manoj Kushwaha, music by Chhote Baba, lyrics by Bibhakar Panday, Azad Singh & Chanchal Kavi & action by Hira Yadav. It stars Pakhi Hegde, Arvind Akela Kallu, Ritesh Panday, Anil Samrat, Vishnu Shankar Vellu, Anshu Tiwari, Hira Yadav, Kaushal Munaa et al.

Maee Ke Ancharwa Babuji Ke Dular Shooting Complete

The Shooting of Brajraj Films Presents’ Maee Ke Ancharwa Babuji Ke Dular has been Completed this week in Kushi Nagar, UP. The credits of the film are produced by Kamini Ben & Kannu Bhai Patel, directed by Shyam Charan Yadav, written by Ashoklal Dehati, music by Ashok Sinha & lyrics by Pyarelal Yadav Kaviji, Rajesh Mishra, Dhananjay Bhatt, Munna Dubey & Ashoklal Dehati. It stars Babloo Master, Ritu Singh, Kunal Singh, Baleshwar Singh, Vinod Tiwari, Dharmendra Singh, C. P. Bhatt, Gyan Singh, Alok Shrivastav, Rajan Kharwar, Asha Chauhan, Pratibha Mishra, Pawan Sharma, Payal Mishra et al.

Ram Milaye Jodi Shooting Starts

The shooting of Bind Movies Entertainment Presents’ Ram Milaye Jodi has started in Mangraha & Mirzapur this week. The credits of the film are produced by Virendra Bind, directed by Aaftab Ali, written by Anil Vishwakarma, lyrics by Pyarelal Yadav Kaviji, music by Om Jha, cinematography by D. K. Sharma & choreography by Santosh Kumar. It stars Débutante Bhojpuri Lok Gayak Ajay Yadav, Archana Singh, Gopal Rai, Ram Mishra, Bandini Mishra, Sanjay Verma, Pappu Yadav, Poonam Verma, Deepak Pandey & Baleshwar Singh.

Maee Ke Dularuvaa Trailer Launched

The trailer of Varchasva Infratech Pvt Ltd Presents Maee Ke Dularuvaa has been launched by Varchasva Music. The credits of the film are produced by Gulshan R. Ali & Anand Mohan Sharma, directed by Shiva Sahani, cinematography by Daya Shankar Singh, choreography by Kanu Mukharji, music by Satyam Munna, lyrics by Kumar Sangeet, Bhirug Brinda & Suresh Saral & singers are Panchami Goswami & Saubik Kabi. It stars Manan Tiwari, Vyomik, Samreen, Aaryan, Rajesh Tomar, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Vinit, Abhishek, Rupa Singh, Seema Singh, Dharmendra & Zafar Khan.

Movie Review: ‘Jugni’ mixes romance & music in a perfect blend

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jugni

Producer: Karan Grover, Manas Malhotra & Shefali Bhushan
Director: Shefali Bhushan
Star Cast: Siddhanth Behl, Sugandha Garg, Sadhana Singh, Anuitta K Jha, Samir Sharma, Chandan Gill etc
Genre: Musical Romance
Verdict: GOOD

Director Shefali Bhushan in her debut directorial offering Jugni has made a very heart touching film about the professional plight of the rural folk singers who always dream of making it big in tinsel town.

Jugni (Firefly) is the beat of the soul, the free-flying spirit. Jugni is Vibhavari or Vibs (Sugandha Garg). Vibs is a music director, working on her 1st big break in the Hindi film industry. When work and home affairs, with her live-in boyfriend Sid (Samir Sharma) hit a high tide, Vibs hits the road with a glint of hope; to find music. The journey takes her to a village in Punjab in search of a Bibi Saroop (Sadhana Singh), whose voice holds the promise that Vibs is searching for. But as the twist of fate would have it, Mastana (Siddhant Behl), Bibi’s son and a proficient singer himself, is the voice and man who winds his way into Vibs’ heart.

Aces: The remarkable performance of the lead players Siddhanth Behl as Mastana and Sugandha garg as Vibhavari followed by Sadhana Singh as Bibi Saroop. Another highlight of Jugni is its soundtrack by Clinton Cerejo and one special soul stirring number composed by Allah Rakha Rahman.

Minuses: The only minus point of the film Jugni is its totally predictable story line marred by sub plots which has no connection whatsoever with the musical backdrop.

Last Word: Jugni has its own freshness in all aspects and respects and will appeal to both the urban (multiplex) & rural (single screen) audiences. An ideal weekend fare.

Movie Review: ‘Guru’ is a power packed film a real treat for lovers of action films

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Producers: Sunil Lulla and Deepak Pandurang Rane
Director: Sanjay Jadhav
Star Cast: Ankush Chaudhary, Urmila Kanetkar, Murali Sharma etc
Genre: Action
Verdict: Good

Director Sanjay Jadhav in collaboration with his hero Ankush Chaudhary has given a hat trick of successful movies in the past but in Guru he has taken refuge in the Southern style of power packed action movies.

Plot: Guru (Ankush Chaudhary) is a small – time crook who adopts a village and defends it against a criminal mastermind troubling its residents.
Guru is your basic Robin Hood, who takes from the crooked and gives to the charity. On the run from his friendly neighborhood policeman, he is witness to a murder. Guru returns to his village to get away from the scandal, but the scandal follows him. The murder he witnessed is part of a larger conspiracy, which threatens to endanger him, as well as his loved ones. With his brother seriously injured & his newfound sweetheart (Urmila Kanitkar) in considerable danger, the stage is all set for Guru to take things in his own hands.

Aces: Ankush Chaudhary has given a good account of himself over all but his comic timing and his chemistry with Urmila Kanetkar is seen to be believed. Urmila Kanetkar also leaves an impact with her good screen presence. While Hindi actor Murali Sharma hams away to glory.

Minuses: Too much of mind-boggling action topped with the wreckage of cars a la Rohit Shetty style.

Last Word: Marathi audiences will love this action packed movie with a stamped Southern style of filmmaking.

Movie Review: ‘Kya Kool Hain Hum 3’ is an adult porn rom com that has gone for a toss

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Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3

Producers: Ekta Kapoor & Shobha Kapoor
Director: Umesh Ghadge
Star Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Krushna Abhishek, Mandana Karimi, Gizele Thakral, Claudia Ciesla, Shakti Kapoor, Meghana Naidu, Sushmita Mukherji, Andrew & Danny Suma
Genre: Adult Sex Comedy
Verdict: AVERAGE

Umesh Ghadge who is basically a Marathi director who now makes his debut in the Hindi film arena with Kya Kool Hai Hum 3 albeit with disastrous result. He has made a total mess of this Kya Kool Hain
Hum franchise in fact even worse than its earlier 2 versions.

Plot: Kanhaiyya (Tusshar Kapoor) is a good – for -nothing fellow who gets kicked out of his house by his business tycoon father (who else, but Shakti Kapoor). Meghna Naidu (the Kaliyon Ka Chaman babe at her horniest best) is Tusshar’s aunt & stepmother. Rocky (Aftab Shivdasani) is his ‘chuddy – buddy’ friendly mate, literally (found frolicking with babes more often than not in his 3 tiered palatial mansion with unclad beauties on every floor). Very soon, Kanhaiyya’s grandmother catches Rocky getting his rockers off to pornography – a development that kills her, quite literally. This prompts them to meet their Thailand – based friend Mickey (Krushna), who would rather refer to his place of residence as ‘Thai – land’.

But Mickey forgets to tell Rocky & Kanhaiyya that he is a porn filmmaker. So now the out of job boys become shameless porn stars. No doubt Kanhaiyya starts feeling guilty yet he continues enjoying what he is doing and turns Cock – eyed whenever he sees anything resembling Color Red especially in case of vulgarly gyrating semi nude babes.

Aces: Some humorous gags which may appeal to the mass audiences of multiplex & single theatres (front benchers).

Minuses: Everything goes haywire with the film from scene one like bad script, bad direction, bad gags topped with poorest performances by all the actors. Girls can be seen in their Bikini best, and even especially & carelessly leaving their bras strewn around anywhere nay everywhere and even guys are seen sporting their flimsiest & semi transparent G Strings leaving nothing to imagination. And the lewd & obscene gestures made by all the characters have crossed all limits in this film. Wonder what happened to Censor Board’s stringent policies or this time have they turned liberal with a vengeance as a cover up for their greasy palms?

Last Word: The film may prove to be enjoyable, for people who really relish such horny & blatantly sexy fares. And the audiences for such films comprises of select few ones known as front benchers of the single theatre’s who are now also found amongst the multiplex crowds. Need I say more.

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