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Dhanush To Start 1 More Sequel

April 24, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

Dhanush-Trisha

Dhanush To Start 1 More Sequel

Nowadays sequels are becoming the norm not only in Hollywood & Bollywood but also in Kollywood. Dhanush has just completed his VIP2 directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth the sequel to his blockbuster hit Velai Illa Pattadhari. Director Balaji Mohan announced early last year that he is writing the script to the 2nd part of his super hit Maari in which Dhanush rocked as a “thara local don”. It is now confirmed that the scripting is in the final stages & the shooting is all set to begin in Aug this year. It is also learnt that Kajal Agarwal & Robo Shankar will reprise their roles from the original.

Parvathi Admits Facing Sexual Abuse

In a recent interview, Parvathy made some shocking revelations that she had faced sexual assaults & abuses from her co -workers in cinema. The actress who do not wish to reveal the names of the criminals said that such people are a real threat to the society. Parvathy added that she could understand & relate to the emotional & physical pain undergone by the popular actress who was recently molested by a gang in a moving car. The actress said that she had also faced a similar crime but she had successfully overcome it with positivity. According to Parvathy, she is a survivor & not a victim.

Mahesh Babu’s Only Choice Is To Don A Directors Hat

Mahesh Babu’s 1st straight Tamil film SPYder directed by A. R. Murugadoss will soon go into postproduction for a late Jun 2017 release. The Prince of Tollywood in an interview to a leading Tamil weekly conceded that the opportunity to act alongside Ilayathalapathy Vijay was narrowly missed when Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyan Selvan got shelved. Mahesh Babu has said that he would love to work with Vijay again and there are only 2 criteria, 1 is that the story should give equal importance to both and a director who can handle the 2 mega heroes. His only choice among the current generation directors is A. R. Murugadoss.

Vijay Sethupathi Without A Heroine

Vijay Sethupathi will be teaming up again with his Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom director Balaji Tharaneetharan. This will be the Makkal Selvan’s 25th film as an actor and the film has been titled as Seethakathi.
In a recent interview to an English newspaper, the director has revealed some interesting information about the plot & characters of the film. According to Balaji. Vijay Sethupathi plays the character named Ayya, who is a theater artist. The film is basically the story of an actor but it will be entertaining as comedy has been given a lot of importance in the script. Vijay Sethupathi does not have any love interest or female pair in the film. But Remya Nambeesan and few other popular heroines will come as actresses in the film.

Ravi Teja’s Touch Chesi Choodu challenge

Ravi Teja, who is said to be playing a cop in Touch Chesi Choodu, has his task cut out. While his khaki – clad avatar in Vikramarkudu is still fresh in minds, the tough challenge for him is to not act with that hangover. The flip side of essaying a role one made a huge impression with is that it’s difficult to outgrow it. S S Rajamouli extracted e shades of the Mass Maharaja as a cop in the 2006 blockbuster. And what new shade debutante Vikram Sirikonda is going to show is to be seen. If he pulls it off in a new way, R T will have re – invented himself after a sabbatical & a raft of flops in recent years. Starring Raashi Khanna & Lavanya Tripathi, it has story by Vakkantham Vamsi.

Sonu Locks Horns With Pawan

Sonu Sood is again playing a crucial role in a Trivikram Srinivas film. The last time he did, it was in Julayi (earlier it was Athadu). In Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s 25th film, he is once again on board to essay a key role.
The actor’s last 3 main Telugu releases, Bhai, Aagadu & Abhinetri’ were disasters. He has been choosy down South, but he never goes out of fashion. Sonu is one of the longest -standing baddies from the North, having been roped in more than 3 dozen times between Telugu & Tamil, in which languages he is decently fluent.

RGV’s Tweet Ridicules Mega Brother

Imagine someone inviting physical assault on himself! That is what Ram Gopal Varma has done. Probably because he doesn’t want Naga Babu to think high of himself about having called him Akku Pakshi and worse, RGV has cleverly said that he should have actually beat him up for the Twitter attacks he had been mounting on Megastar Chiranjeevi! “Chiranjeevi gaari laanti annayya naakunte nenu matladina maatalaki kottevaadini. naga babu gaaru maataltho vadilesaru ..real sorry to him,” he said, meaning that had he had a brother like Chiranjeevi, he would have attacked him physically.

Babu Baga Busy Censor Done

Babu Baga Busy has recently completed its censor formalities. The film has been certified with “A”. The adult comedy will hit the screens in the month of May, 2017. “Our film has got the appreciation of Censor Board members. We are going to release it as a perfect summer film in May, 2017” producer Abhishek Nama of Sri Abhishek Pictures has said. Starring Srinivas Avasarala as the hero, the adult comedy is directed by debutante Naveen Medaram. With Mishty Chakravarty, Tejaswi Madivada, Supriya Aysola & Shreemukhi in key roles, its trailer has garnered more than 5 million views.

Mohanlal To Sport 2 Different Get Ups

Mohanlal who is currently busy with the shoot of his new movie with director B. Unnikrishnan titled Villain will next act in Lal Jose’s directorial. This is for the 1st time in his career, the complete actor is teaming up with Lal Jose. Reportedly, Mohanlal will be seen in 2 get – ups, as the movie narrates 2 phases of his character – one of a middle -aged college lecturer and the other in a salt n pepper avatar. Touted be an out & out comedy entertainer, the movie will start rolling immediately after Mohanlal completes the filming of Villain. Scripted by Benny P Nayarambalam, the movie is currently in the pre – production stage.

Yet Another Multi – Starrer To Hit The Big Screens

After a brief gap, Mollywood is all geared up to watch a multi – starrer entertainer. Titled Third World Boys starring Siju Wilson, Soubin Sahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese, Shine Tom Chacko, Sudhy Koppa & Premjith in the lead roles, is slated to hit the big screens on 26th May, 2017. Directed by debutantes Shahaladharan Sashidharan & Ayyappa Swaroop, the movie revolves around a group of young men who set out for a trip to hill station. What happens next forms the crux of the film. Third World Boys is currently in the post – production phase.

Deepa Expecting Shine

The most promising actress of Kannada cinema Deepa Sannidhi is lucky besides talent in her career. Starting from Sarathi with challenging star Darshan she is now in her 9th film Chakravarthy that is again with Darshan. “I have a pretty good role to perform in Chakravarthy. Like how the protagonist role is in 3 shades, my roles also move like that. In a commercial cinema an actress is touch & go. This is not the case in this film Chakravarthy. I would say it is my career important film. There is enough of variety to perform.

Yethiraj 1st Ever Tamil Movie

The big release of popular star Arya’s Kadamban for coming Friday is also a big occasion for Kannada actor & journalist Yethiraj. The actor of over 100 films in Kannada, TV actor besides an anchor of shows Yethiraj is playing the role of Karuna in Raghav’s direction of Super Good Films Kadamban. Yathiraj has performed in quite a few memorable films in Kannada and he is heading for a big opening with abundant experience. There are many actors who have gone from Kannada to Telugu & Tamil cinema industry but as a recognized journalist taking up a daunting task in over 1 decade in acting the entry of Yethiraj is notable.

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Colors Infinity Brings New Seasons

April 24, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

Colors Infinity

Colors Infinity Brings New Seasons

Colors Infinity is all set to premiere the latest seasons of 2 of the most critically acclaimed TV shows of recent times. After the gripping season finale, the channel is all set to showcase Season 3 of Better Call Saul along with the latest Season of Fargo, adding to the library of Instant Premieres.
The 2nd season of Better Call Saul allowed fans into a new world of complexity by deepening one of the shows pivotal relationships. Colors Infinity lawyers up this Apr to showcase Season 3, as it kicks off with Jimmy & Kim dealing with Chuck & the fallout of their Mesa Verde scheme. The all new season is set to premiere within 12 hours of its US premiere.

Keshet Asia establishes office In India

Keshet Asia, the Hong Kong – based subsidiary of Keshet International (KI), has expanded its footprint in India with 2 major hires & establishing an office in Mumbai.
Arpit Agarwal will lead the Indian operation on the ground as director, India & SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) reporting to Gary Pudney, head of Asia. Mihir Karlekar joins Arpit Agarwal as the senior sales manager, India & SAARC.
Together, they will seek to increase the volume of KI’s scripted & non – scripted formats being adapted for the Indian audiences, and uncover local IP for international distribution. They will also co -develop with Indian creators and begin to lay the foundations for an eventual local production business.

Arre Appoints Viacom18’s Jaideep Singh As Director

Entertainment business veteran & former Viacom18 Integrated Network Solutions head, Jaideep Singh has been roped in by Arré as a director on its management team. Jaideep Singh will guide the platform’s monetisation drive / strategy, launch Arré’s music vertical & contribute his experience towards expanding other content verticals as well. He will be working closely with founders B. Saikumar, Ajay Chacko & Ray C as Arré expands its content footprint as India’s fastest growing original content brand on digital. Arré has built a distinct voice by its unique take on culture & society using stories, doodles & audio besides video. It is one of the country’s fastest growing digital brands on social media besides being widely distributed across a range of domestic & international platforms like SonyLIV, YuppTV, Vodafone Play, Ola Prime Play, TF1 Xtra (OTT Network in France) et al. in addition to its own website & apps on IOS & Android.

Fox Asia Appoints Mike Rich as EVP

Fox Networks Group (FNG) Asia has named media the industry veteran Mike Rich as the executive vice president, advertising sales & content partnerships for Asia Pacific and the Middle East. The company also announced that Simeon Dawes, who has been keen to focus full – time on his other business interest, will leave the group by the end of Apr, 2017. In this enhanced role, Mike Rich will lead teams across the region to identify new revenue streams for FNG Asia and its content partners, and to further strengthen FNG’s position as a leader in advertising innovation. He will report to Fox Network Groups Asia president Zubin Gandevia.
Rich has more than 25 years of media & marketing experience in agency & client roles, and he brings to FNG Asia a keen understanding of the content & media industry across the US, Europe & Asia. He most recently served as Global President of Publicis Media’s Content Ventures division. Prior to that, he was CEO of GroupM Asia’s content business. Rich has also consulted for a multitude of major rights owners.

Zindagi All Set To Introduce Season 2

After the successful 1st ever season of Kuzey Guney, the channel is all set to introduce Kuzey Guney – Season 2 by popular demand. The 1st ever season of the Turkish show aired on Zindagi, the Premium Hindi Entertainment Channel has resonated well and won the hearts of the audiences. Kuzey Guney – the story of 2 radically opposite brothers had a huge fan following and was admired by fans for its engaging story. The previous season of the show ended with Ferhat plotting against Kuzey and later, killing his best friend Ali. The death game played by Ferhat affects Kuzey, Cemre & Zeynep so much that they are still reeling from its consequence. Shattered & broken by the incident, Kuzey sets out on a mission to seek revenge for the death of his friend. To safeguard his loved ones, he moves away from them.

Shakti Bags 5 Awards

Colors celebrated the 5th Colors Golden Petal Awards in a star – studded event. As the entire Colors family came together to toast the best performers, the power was put in the hands of the viewers to select their all – round favorites. The show on a transgender’s struggle for her identity, Shakti…..Astitva Ke Ehsaas Kii bagged 5 awards at the 5th Colors Golden Petal Awards. Viewers will get a chance to witness the magnificence of the 5th Colors Golden Petal Awards on Colors Channel on 29th Apr. 2017.

Subhash Chandra Hails GST

Essel Group chairman & Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Subhash Chandra has welcomed the GST Bill while addressing the Upper House of the Parliament for the 1st time ever. Dr. Subhash Chandra is an independent RS member from Haryana. ZEE, as a brand today, has achieved a global recognition, reaching over a billion viewers in 171 countries. A compilation of his tweets on GST:Today, I gave my maiden speech in Rajya Sabha and participated in the GST Bill debate. I congratulate the Government, Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji & FM Shri @arunjaitley ji for bringing this historic GST bill. Since independence we’ve been hearing from almost everyone that we need to work for welfare of common man & uplift the poor class, he said.

DD Ad Budget Crosses Rs 33 million

Doordarshan has released an additional Rs 216,000 for advertising & publicity taking the total revised estimate to Rs 33.796 million, just as the financial year 2016 -2017 coming to a close. In an order of 30th Mar, 2017, DD Directorate General approved the release of Rs 38.8 million for 71 units against a total demand of over Rs 57.6 million. Intially allocated Rs 47.58 million for the year for advertising & publicity, the field unit had surrendered a sum of Rs 14 million earlier. However, the additional sum was given to meet exigency expenses. The amount was given against the non – plan & Internal & Extra – budgetary Resources of Prasar Bharati. Earlier, stressing that revenue generation is not the main objective of Prasar Bharati, the Parliament was told that the pubcaster is generating its revenue through Internal Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR) to meet its operating expenses.

DD Agriculture Programmes Get Additional Budget

Just before the financial year 2016 – 2017 came to a close, the Central Production Centre of Doordarshan has been allocated an additional sum of Rs 1.9 million in a modified budget for production of agriculture programmes. The CPC, which produces programmes for DD Kisan apart from DD National, had given a budget of Rs 5.2 million at the beginning of the year. Thus, the total budget for 2016 – 2017 has risen to Rs 7.1 million. The directive was given by the Directorate General of DD after a letter was received in this connection on 28th Mar, 2017. The additional allocation has been given under Broadcasting Mode under the scheme “Mass Media Support to Agriculture Extension” assisted by other Ministries.
Earlier, in Dec, 2016, Doordarshan News & 30 regional news units (RNU) were allocated an additional Rs 100.8 million for the current year, taking the total allocation to about Rs 474 million for expenses that include payment to stringers & to the news agencies — United News of India & Press Trust of India.

&TV Ropes In Suniel Shetty

Known for its distinctive reality formats like The Voice India, So You Think You Can Dance, India Poochega Sabse Shaana Kaun & Killer Karaoke, &TV is all set out to launch a one – of – its – kind reality series – India’s Asli Champion…..Hai Dum!!! Produced by Colosceum Media Pvt Ltd, the show is slated to premiere soon on &TV. The show is the ultimate test of physical & mental endurance where contestants from different walks of life will compete for the glorious title of being India’s Asli Champion. The channel has roped in India’s iconic action hero Suniel Shetty to take on the mantle as a host for the series!!! India’s Asli Champion….. Hai Dum!!! will see contestants performing tasks designed to judge not just their physical fitness but also their grit & determination.

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GANGA KI BETI – EK JALPARI Grand Musical Muhurat Held

April 7, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

GANGA KI BETI - EK JALPARI

GANGA KI BETI – EK JALPARI Grand Musical Muhurat Held

A grand musical muhurat of Mita Productions’ GANGA KI BETI – EK JALPARI was performed at Krishna Recording Studio, Goregaon (W), Mumbai, on 22nd March. The muhurat song was rendered in the voice of Rakesh Mishra, penned by Pyarelal Yadav ‘Kavi’ & composed by music composer Aman Shlok. On this occasion well known financier & industrialist Suresh Lulla, and many film personalities like director Sanjay Kumar Sinha, Pushpa Verma, Uday Shrivastava, Rajan Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Samarjeet (PRO), designer Ajaye Kumar and others were presented. The film is being produced by Dr. Amit Kumar, written & directed by Kumar Vikal. co – produced by Sajjan Kumar, lyrics by Bhim Singh & Santosh Puri, action by Dilip Yadav & editing by Nakul Prasad. It stars, Rakesh Mishra, Gunjan Pant, Sachit Kumar, Shivangi Shahi, Isha Sarkar, Jiddi, Shakeela Mazid, Anand Mohan, Sajjan Kumar, Mukul Tomar, K. K. Goswami & Brijesh Tripathi.

SANNATA Shivangi Shahi Signed

TV serial actress Shivangi Shahi has been signed in Amrapali Films’ SANNATA. The film is being produced by B. N. Pandit & Udai Singh Tomar, written & directed by Kumar Vikal, music by Aman Shlok, lyrics by Pyarelal Yadav, Santosh Puri & Bhim Singh & cinematography by Ganesh Kumar & Shyam Sunder. It stars Lakshya Kumar, Sachit Kumar, Ritesh Roy, Anamika Singh, Karan Sood, Shivendra Jha et al.

PARDESI DAROGA Going On The. Floors Next Month

Fool Ganga Entertainment’s PARDESI DAROGA is going on the floors in Bihar with start to finish shooting schedule next month. The film is being produced by Hare Ram Paswan, directed by Rajesh Balak, written by Bhirug Vrinda, lyrics by Durgawati, Rajesh Raju & Bhirug Vrinda, choreography by Sanjay Suman, action by Rohit Mukhiya & cinematography by Shiva Chaudhary. It stars Harish Kumar, Aditi Singh, Kundan Kumar, Pradeep Yadav, Ravi Roy, Jaswant Kumar et al.

GAON KE LAL Released On 24th Mar, 2017 In Bihar & Jharkhand

Jainub Art Movies’ GAON KE LAL was finally released on 24th Mar, in Bihar & Jharkhand at many cinemas. The film is being produced by Er. A. N. Tripathi & M. A. Siwani, directed by Jagdish Singh, story by A. N. Tripathi, screenplay & dialogues by Santram, music by Vijay Nanda, lyrics by Subhash Yadav, Vishwanath Rajpuri & Durgesh Tiwari, action by Pradip Khadka, editing by Kamal Sahgal choreography by Santosh Sarvadarshi & cinematography by D. K. Sharma & associate director is Santram. It stars Satyendra Singh, Priya Kapoor, Bipin Singh, Santosh Shrivastav, Judy Michael, Babloo Singh, Tyagi, Vedprakash Dube, Jay Tilak, Reena Mishra, Nazar, Neelam Pandey & Seema Singh.

TJAAN HAMAAR Censored

Koyal Films’ JAAN HAMAAR” has been passed by CBFC with “U / A” certificate without any cuts. The film is being produced & directed by Kashinath Jaiswal, written & lyrics by Mritunjay Shrivastav, music by Raja Bhattacharya, action by Baban, choreography by Kailash Sharma cinematography by Shahbaaz Khan “Pappu”. & creative director is Paras N. Singh. It stars Shahbaz Khan, Kalpana Shah, Ali Khan, Poonam Verma, Vandana Singh, Seema Singh & debutante Prem Singh.

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Dulquer Salmaan’s Comrade In America

April 7, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

Dulquer Salmaan

Dulquer Salmaan’s Comrade In America

After a long wait, the 1st ever official teaser of Comrade In America (CIA), the upcoming Dulquer Salmaan movie, is out. “Here it is guys !! We have given this film our everything ! Cannot wait for you all to watch the final version. For now here is a little teaser ! #ComradeInAmerica #CIA [sic],” Dulquer posted on his social media page. The 32 – second teaser video introduces Aji John, the character played by Dulquer Salmaan in the movie. Blended with Gopi Sunder’s brilliant background score, the teaser features an interesting conversation between Aji, a strong communist follower, and a police officer, played by Maheshinte Prathikaaram fame Sujith Shankar. Within few minutes of the release, the teaser has already created a storm on the Internet. Touted to be an intense love story, the movie is about Aji Johan’s journey to the USA in search of his lady love. Debutant Karthika Muraleedharan plays the female lead along with Soubin Shahir, John Vijay, Jinu Joseph, Siddique and many others in the supporting cast. Jointly produced by director Amal Neerad & Anwar Rasheed, for the banners Amal Neerad Productions & Anwar Rasheed Entertainment, this upcoming action based love story CIA is written by Shibin Francis. The movie is expected to hit the screens on 5th May, 2017.

Rashmika Mandanna Making Waves In Kannada Cinema

The professional kick on upward trend for Kirik Party first half heroine Rashmika Mandanna is on the rise. Very quickly this sweet looking heroine Rashmika got an offer in power star Puneeth Rajakumar film Anjani Puthra. She is shooting for the film as of now. With such a big offer in A Harsha direction, Rashmika has got offer opposite Golden star Ganesh in Chamak. In adjacent state Telugu film of Naga Shourya this pretty actress is likely to act as heroine. In addition to that Telugu move by this heroine the biggest in the pipeline is for “stylish star” Allu Arjun film, the name of Rashmika Mandanna is heard. Allu Arjun starring film in debutant Vakkantham Vamshi, Rashmika has given look test. Arjun Sarja ala Arjun Tamil action king is also in pivotal role. Sridhar Lagadapathi is producer of the film and Rashmika Mandanna Telugu film is likely to be Naa Peru Soorya.

Dada Makes A Grand Comeback

Kichcha Sudeep is attending the audio, trailer and also launches teaser as he invited by his colleagues. In one of the trailer release event he had even told that he is not very busy. A film from the team of Gombegala Love – hero Arjun & director Santosh “Dada Is Back” starring Parthibhan in prominent role. The trailer is catching everyone’s fancy. Kichcha Sudeep speaking after the trailer release said that “Dada Is back referring to Dr Vishnuvardhana, with such a name the film would get legendary actor blessings also he felt. Chickpet MLA RV Devaraj, RV Yuvaraj, Kanakapura R Srinivas, Big Boss 4 fame Pratham were present at the trailer launch. The word “Hukum” is very prominent in this film. The contents of the film only in the trailer and not deviated says director Santosh. This is a Pakka Mass entertainer. Some of the contents on Rowdy life dealt in this film are not found in any of the films observes the director. Shravya is female lead for Arun in this film. Sharat Lohitashva, Dattanna are also in the cast.

Shubra Is A No Problem Heroine

The tall & the lanky heroine Shubra Ayyappa was seen in Vajrakaya and the song sung by Tamil actor Dhanush “No Problem….! this model turned actress participated with Dr Shivarajakumar. Shubra was not seen after that in any Kannada cinema. She is now seen in John Seena of director Simple Suni team. Utpal & Vidhyuth Chandra are in the title roles in this film. Shubra has 2 different shades in this film. One is beautiful and the other is deglamorised role. Shubra has clip for her teeth & thick glasses. Shubra is very happy for the acting opportunity tucked in this film of director Suni. Vidhyuth of 6.3 feet tall actor is hero for Shubra Ayyappa. For Utpal it is Priyanka of Ganapa film fame. After release of Operation Alamella, John Seena is heading for release.

Mammootty’s Movie The Great Father All Set To Satisfy Everyone

Prithviraj happens to be one of the producer’s of ‘The Great Father’ starring Mammootty in the lead role. The actor who has pinned high hopes on the movie, took to his social networking page to assure the audiences that the film, will satisfy audiences of all age groups. The movie which is scripted & directed by debutant Haneef Adeni, hit the theatres this week, and has opened to positive responses. With the hype, the movie has created, film trade analysts expect the movie to do great business at the Box – Office turnstiles. In the action thriller, Mammootty essays the role of David Ninan while Sneha essays the role of Michelle David, wife of Megastar’s character in the movie. Child artiste Anikha stars as the couple’s daughter Sara David. The Great Father’ revolves around a father – daughter bonding. Bankrolled by August Cinema,The Great Father also has Arya in a significant role.

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Signed

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar who made her Bollywood debut with the Mammootty starrer entertainer Kasba, has signed her next Mollywood movie. Titled Aakasha Mittayee, the upcoming movie is the remake of Samuthirakani’s Tamil directorial Appa. This upcoming family drama will also be directed by Samuthirakani and will feature Jayaram and Varalaxmi as a married couple. The movie, which also has Kalabhavan Shajohn in a pivotal role, started rolling on Sat in Kochi. Varalaxmi Sarathkumar The actress will start shooting for the movie from 1st Apr, 2017.

Nivin Pauly’s Kayamkulam Kochunni shelved!!!!!

Nivin Pauly’s upcoming movie Kayamkulam Kochunni, directed by Roshan Andrews, was announced back in Aug, 2016. As director Roshan Andrews & scenarist duo Bobby -Sanjay have been maintaining silence about the project, now it seems the movie has been dropped. As the Premam actor is currently occupied with several other projects, it is heard that Kayamkulam Kochunni has been temporarily shelved. The upcoming historical drama was supposed to feature Nivin Pauly in the titular role along with several prominent stars from Kollywood & Bollywood. Meanwhile, Nivin Pauly has some other most – awaited projects in his kitty, including a few Tamil projects.

What’s next for Fahadh Faasil!!!!

While his latest release Take Off has been receiving unanimous positive responses from fans & critics alike, Fahadh Faasil will have a fully packed year ahead. As per the latest update, the acting powerhouse will team up with Anwar Rasheed for an upcoming project which is likely to kick – start later this year. Meanwhile, the actor has several other projects in his kitty. His upcoming campus entertainer Role Models & Dileesh Pothen’s Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum are on the verge of completion. Fahadh will also be teaming up with Mamta Mohandas for a forest adventure thriller, Carbon, which will start rolling in Aug – Sept this year. The versatile actor is also busy with his Tamil debut Velaikaaran, teaming up with Nayanthara & Sivakarthikeyan.

Gauthami Nair To Tie The Knots

Gauthami Nair, who made her acting debut with the Dulquer Salmaan starrer movie Second Show (2012), is all set to enter into a wedlock. Reportedly, she will get married in the month of May this year. Though her fiance’s details are yet to be disclosed, it is rumoured that her beau is also from Mollywood industry. The actress is expected to announce her wedding news soon!!!!! Gauthami, is still known for her notable role as Lakshmi in the superhit Fahadh Faasil starrer film, Diamond Necklace. The actress had also won the Filmfare Award for supporting actress for her performance in the movie. Gauthami who has appeared in several other Mollywood films, was last seen in the 2016 movie Campus Diary.

MOHANLAL TO DO A FILM WITH NIVIN PAULY!!!

Mohanlal & Nivin Pauly, it seems, have been approached to play the lead roles in an upcoming project. It is heard that the movie will be produced by K K Rajagopal, who had earlier associated with Mohanlal for the 2010 release Shikkar. However, there is no official announcement on the project yet. Earlier on, Nivin Pauly was indeed approached to play an important role in Mohanlal’s movie Geethanjali, but the actor had turned down the offer due to date clashes. As both the stars are undisputed kings of the Box – Office turnstiles down south if the movie materializes it will be a SURE hit on the Box – Office turnstiles.

DULQUER SALMAAN’S NEW LOOK LEAKED!!!

Dulquer Salmaan who is basking in the success of his latest release Jomonte Suviseshangal has recently joined the sets of Soubin Sahir’s debut directorial Parava, in which the actor is playing a cameo role. Interestingly, the actor sports a never seen before avatar for the film. His new look leaked online and has gone viral in no time. In the pictures, the actor is spotted with no moustache, but with a thick beard in his latest get -up. The actor will be seen in the role of a native of Mattancherry in this film. Parava marks to be 2nd time association of Dulquer Salman & Soubin Sahir after blockbusters Charlie & Kali. Parava mainly features Shane Nigam, Zain Sainuddeen & Arjun Ashokan in & pivotal roles. The shoot of the film is currently progressing in Mattancherry, Kochi.

MANJU REPLACES VIDYA

After Vidya Balan opted out of Aami, the biopic of poet & writer Madhavi Kutty, many actresses’ names have been coming up including Parvathy & Tabu. And now, it looks like the long wait has come to an end to find the women who have the facial features of Aami. Director Kamal has confirmed that actress Manju Warrier will be playing the most challenging role of Aami in the movie. To get into the character of a middle – aged Madhavi Kutty, Manju Warrier will be gaining a few kilos too. Apart from Manju Warrier, the film also has Murali Gopy, Anoop Menon & Prithviraj in important roles. The movie’s shoot will begin on 20th Mar, 2017 at Ottapalam.

PRITHVIRAJ MAKES A HUMBLE REQUEST!!!

Prithviraj’s horror thriller, Ezra hit the big screens this week and has opened to positive responses. Ezra has been raved about for its unusual plot & spine chilling narrative style! However, few sections of the social media are engaged in finding weird pleasure by revealing the plot & suspense of the movie. Reportedly, few netizens are disclosing the suspense element of the movie through What’s app & Facebook posts. Reacting to this, Prithviraj made a humble request to audiences to stop doing this low minded act. The actor took to his official social media page to put forward his request – “A big thank you and a humble request! There are numerous forwards floating around FB, WhatsApp and other platforms revealing the plot and the suspense of #EZRA. I fail to understand the motivation behind this want to spoil the experience for people yet to watch the movie. As an actor proud to have taken a step to try something truly different in Malayalam, I would be greatly obliged if this is stopped and discouraged. And THANK YOU…….for presenting EZRA with one among the biggest ever openings for a film in Kerala and for all the support and appreciation. Cheers!” wrote Prithviraj.

THE GREAT FATHER TEASER OUT

After a long wait, the 1st ever teaser of Mammootty’s most awaited movie The Great father is out! The teaser was screened along with Prithviraj’s Ezra, which hit the big screens this week. The 20 seconds long video gives a glimpse about Mammootty’s character David Ninan, who is also a smoker, in the Haneef Adeni directorial. The intriguing teaser hit the cyber space exactly at 11.11 am and has already created waves on social media. “#TheGreatFather intro teaser..YouTube release at 11:11 am! Also catch David on the big screen with #EZRA! #Mammukka #M_Swag [sic],” wrote Prithviraj, who has co – produced The Great Father, on his social media page. The Great Father marks to be the reunion of Mammootty & Sneha after 6 years. The actress essays the role Michelle David, wife of Megastar’s character in the movie. Child artiste Anikha stars as the couple’s daughter Sara David. The movie also has Kollywood star Arya in a significant role. Bankrolled by August Cinema, co – owned by Prithviraj, Arya, Santhosh Sivan & Shaji Natesan, The Great Father is expected to hit the screens in Mar, 2017. Stay tuned!!!

FAHADH & VINAYAKAN ARE CLASSMATES!!!

Fahadh Faasil who was last seen in Maheshinte Prathikaaram, is all busy with director Rafi’s upcoming movie, Role Model. The movie will have actor Vinayakan, in the role of Fahadh’s class mate. As Vinayakan has garnered a huge fan base in Kerala with his power packed performance (PPP) in Kamattipaadam, expectations from the movie are sky high. Touted to be a campus movie, Role Model has Namitha Pramod in the female lead. The comedy entertainer marks the 1st time ever association of Fahadh, Namitha & Vinayakan. Coming from a power packed combination of actors, we can expect something BIG!. The comedy entertainer emphasizes on how friendships play an important role in shaping a person in the different phases of his life. The movie also stars Vinay Forrt, Sharafudheen, Seetha and many others in significant roles.

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Moushmi – Padmini – Dheeraj – Sanu – Salma To Get 2nd Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Nobel Award

April 7, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

ekta jain & moushmi chatterjee(1)

Sunny Shah, Founder of International Human Rights Council has planned 2nd edition of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Nobel Award on 11th Apr, 2017 at Juhu.

In this awards ceremony awards will be given to Lawyers, Doctors, Ministers, Income Tax Officers, Sports Person, Architectures, Actors from films & Small Screen Serials, Environmenalistst, Fashion Industry, Retailers & journalists from Print Media & Electroni Channels. International Human Rights Council has now more than 21,000 members from all over India who look after social work .This year they are planning to do something for Transgenders.

Actresses Moushmi Chatterjee, Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoor Media, Salma Agha, Padmini Kolhapure, Dheeraj Kumar, Navin Prabhakar, Himesh Reshammiya, Kumar Sanu, Balwinder Sandhu Ex – cricketer, Radhe Maa, Sanchiti Sakat, Sonal Sonkavde, IRS IT Department, Mukesh Rishi, Laxmi Narayan Tripathi Transgender activist and many more will receive the award.

There will also be some musical performance by Yash Wadali, Sanchiti Sakat et. Income Tax Commissioner Subachan Ram & Rajkumar Badole, Minister of social justice will be guest of Honour for the awards function.

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Alankrita Bora Finally Signs On The. Dotted lin

April 5, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

alankrita bora

Alankrita Bora, better known as one of the finalist vying for the beauty pageant crown of Miss Diva Universe 2016, is also an International dancer of repute from Dubai, besides she has also bagged the crown of other beauty pageant title of “Miss beautiful Face Of The Year”, “Miss Northeast” powered by Signature spirit, Calendar Girl & 1st ever youngest girl to represent Miss Diva Universe 2016.

Alankrita Bora has recently signed on the. dotted line for a movie named as Raja Abroadiya. She will be playing Twinkle in the film. Regarding her character Alankrita avers, “I loved the script & the character is fun loving, bubbly, cheerful et al. By the way Lakhwinder Shabla is producing & directing the film Raja Abroadiya under his banner Shabla Films Pvt Ltd. And the film will be shot in India & Germany.

Alankrita Bora further added, “Raja Abroadiya is a rom com story of a rich but less educated boy and poor but highly educated girl who decides to go abroad by doing fake marriage. The other credits of the film are story written by Mani Manjinder Singh, Cameraman is Ishaan Sharma, Casting has been done by Dinesh Sudarshan Soi, art by Abhishek Redkar & music by Jaidev Kumar & Mukhtar Sahota.” concluded Alankrita Bora.

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RAMSAY RETURNS

April 5, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

Shyam Ramsay. Photo: MS Gopal.

Shyam Ramsay. Photo: MS Gopal.

RAMSAY RETURNS

Shyam Ramsay with over 30 horror films to his credit, the pioneer of horror films in India is now back with the advent of the web platform he makes a mega come back and premiered his web series PHIR SE RAMSAY from 24th Mar, 2017. The series were shot on the out skirts of mumbai where sets havelis & entire graveyard was recreated for vfx. The first season of the cult horror series is directed by Saasha Ramsay daughter of Shyam Ramsay the 3rd generation of Ramsay family. After making memorable films & most popular TV series the ZEE HORROR SHOW now Ramsays have focused on the digital media. The web series has been made by 101 India with the production house being qed films and was released. online from 24th Mar, 2017.

‘DOBAARA – SEE YOUR EVIL’ IS ALL SET TO RELEASE ON 19TH MAY, 2017

B4U Motion Pictures is ready with the release of their film DOBAARA – SEE YOUR EVIL, an official adaptation of the cult horror film OCULUS. The film has been directed by Prawaal Raman, who is known for films like DARNA MANA HAI, 404 ERROR NOT FOUND & MAIN AUR CHARLES recently. DOBAARA – SEE YOUR EVIL stars real life siblings Saqib Saleem & Huma Qureshi who also play brother & sister in the film. The film revolves around a haunted mirror. It shows the emotional journey of siblings Natasha Merchant played by Huma Qureshi & Kabeer Merchant played by Saqib Saleem dealing with the death of their parents. Other cast members are Lisa Ray, Adil Hussain, Madalina Bellariu & Rhea Chakraborty. B4U Motion Pictures Presents, in association with Zahhak Films Limited, DOBAARA – SEE YOUR EVIL is releasing on 19th May, 2017.

PATRIOTIC FILM ‘MAIN KHUDIRAM BOSE HUN’ TO RELEASE ON 11TH AUG 2017

Ashok Sahni FIlm’s next MAIN KHUDIRAM BOSE HUN will be released on 11th Aug, 2017, death anniversary of the martyr. MAIN KHUDIRAM BOSE HUN is a film about Midnapur – born Khudiram Bose who was hanged at the age of 18 for planting bombs at varied locales. Khudiram, a teenage student became a martyr by walking on the path of revolution. Directed by Manoj Giri & produced by Ashok Sahni. The story is written by Dhiraj Mishra & music is by Bapi -Tutul. Kanishk Kumar Jain, Sushant Sahni & Rituparno Sen Gupta are playing important roles. This patriotic Hindi film has already been shot at varied locales like Chunar, Mirzapur, Mumbai & Allahabad.

‘HALF GIRLFRIEND: THE RELATIONSHIP STATUS INDIA NEEDS’

Mohit Suri’s next – HALF GIRLFRIEND: THE RELATIONSHIP STATUS INDIA NEEDS, an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s bestselling novel by the same name sets out to explore the “in – between” space in relationships today. For the 1st time, Arjun Kapoor & Shraddha Kapoor star opposite each other in this intense – musical romance. “As I observed young people, I saw a lot of situations where people were more than friends but not quite in a Relationship. When you find someone special but you are not yet fully together. I felt there was something needed between a friend & girl. friend.
Hence, HALF GIRLFRIEND: THE RELATIONSHIP STATUS INDIA NEEDS was born.” Says Chetan Bhagat, whose previous screen adaptation 2 STATES, was a blockbuster. “A love that may be somewhere in between, but a love that still is unconditional. It’s a take on the unexplored, Grey area of relationships today. What also makes it special is a collaboration between me & Ekta after EK VILLIAN.” adds director Mohit Suri. With 3 creative forces Mohit, Chetan & Ekta coming together for this musical romance, the anticipation around the film & its music is extremely high. Half Girlfriend! Dost se Zyada, Girfriend se kam. Directed by Mohit Suri, Produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, Mohit Suri & Chetan Bhagat, HALF GIRLFRIEND: THE RELATIONSHIP STATUS INDIA NEEDS, releases on 19th May, 2017

L’ORÉAL PARIS ANNOUNCES DEEPIKA PADUKONE AS ITS NEW GLOBAL BRAND AMBASSADOR

L’Oréal Paris has appointed Deepika Padukone as its new global brand ambassador. As the new L’Oréal Paris spokesperson, Deepika Padukone joins the list of illustrious women that represent the brand like Jane Fonda, Blake Lively, Julianne Moore, Susan Sarandon, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan etc. L’Oréal Paris spokespeople are passionate & talented individuals. Pierre – Emmanuel Angeloglou, Global President – L’Oréal Paris said, “Deepika is undeniably a phenomenal actor & a beautiful person. She has accomplished a lot in a very short time and is an icon for many young women across the world. With her beauty, confidence & grace, she epitomizes our brand’s values, and we are very pleased to announce her as a global ambassador for L’Oréal Paris.” Deepika Padukone has had an inspiring journey to becoming one of India’s most iconic & successful actors. An ace badminton player in her early days, Deepika Padukone has been applauded for her stellar work in several films like PIKU, TAMASHA, BAJIRAO MASTANI, RAM LEELA, COCKTAIL etc. Her recent debut in Hollywood with the globally successful XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE has cemented her place in international cinema as well. “It is an absolute privilege to be joining the L’Oréal Paris family and the league of extraordinary women associated with this iconic brand”, said Deepika Padukone

KARAN JOHAR TO MAKE HIS DEBUT AS A SINGER

Karan Johar recoreded a song for Shekhar Ravijani who is a composer cum singer. Karan Johar has rapped as well as sung a song… Badshah was present for the rap portions but the rap is done on by Karan…He has no time before he entered the recording studio…Karan will deliver a solo performance at the finale episode of the reality music show “Dil Hai Hindustani”.

MALISHKA HONOURED WITH IMPACT’S 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN MEDIA 2017

Malishka Mendonsa, popularly known as RJ Malishka aka Mumbai Ki Rani, recently received an award at the 6th edition of IMPACT magazine’s 50 Most Influential Women in Media, Marketing & Advertising 2017. Malishka has been voicing her thoughts for the past 12 years. She is somebody who can speak on almost anything with honesty & ease, managing to make her point while simultaneously being entertaining. Her show “Morning No. 1 with Malishka” is the most award – winning breakfast show. IMPACT’s list ranking 50 Most Influential Women in Media, Marketing & Advertising is an endeavour to acknowledge the achievements of women who give a whole new meaning to the words – power & influence. These women have not just made significant contributions in the media domain and broken through the proverbial glass ceiling, but have also played a crucial role in changing the way the industry is perceived today. Shah Rukh Khan congratulated Malishka on her achievement “Malishka brought new life into a budding FM industry and became its game – changer. Her unfailing energy, her flair for the medium & her connect with the common man / listener is remarkable! She is entertaining, warm, witty & full of ideas, on & off radio too.”

BIPASHA BASU URGES SOUND SLEEP AT NIGHT TO SPRINGFIT IN MORN!

The sultry Bipasha Basu & her better half Karan Singh Grover, the Brand Ambassadors of Springfit Mattresses launched the *Young & Trendy Autograph Collection* along with a TVC shoot for the brand at Film City with Nitin Gupta, Executive Director, Springfield Mattresses & S K Malhotra, Head, Sales & Marketing.“Springfit is an Indian company that has a mattress for almost every budget from 20,000 – 250,000. I personally love the comfort of the bed,” gushed Bipasha Basu. Basu – launched Autograph Collection comes at the same time as the international expansion plans of the company that boasts of over one billion sales with production facilities at Coimbatore, Meerut, & Haridwar. “Springfit is also one of the fastest – growing and most premium mattress brands in India with 100 distributor & 2000 dealers with highly reliable quality products. It feels good when you stand for a premium brand that is responsible for us getting sound sleep in this stressful time,” adds Karan Singh Grover.“Whether it be JW Marriot, Hyatt, Taj, Radisson, Intercontinental, Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza or any major brand, you can find Springfit in their rooms,” says *Nitin Gupta, Executive Director, Springfit Mattresses.* Need we say more!

MUSICAL NIGHT FOR ‘LAALI KI SHAADI MEIN LAADDOO DEEWANA’

Producer T P Aggarwal & Rahul Aggarwal hosted a musical evening to celebrate the music of their upcoming film LAALI KI SHAADI MEIN LAADDOO DEEWANA. While Akshara Haasan could not attend the event, Vivaan Shah, Gurmeet Choudhary & Kavitta Verma made sure they had fun while Sukhwinder, Malini Awasthi, Ankit Tiwari, Mohd. Irfan, Mohit Lalwani along with composers Vipin Patwa, Revant – Siddharth & Arko performed. Writer – director Manish Harishankar was happy receiving congratulatory wishes from everyone including actors Sanjay Mishra, Suhasini Mulay, Ravi Kishan & Kishori Shahane. Host Siddharth Kannan made sure everyone shook a leg on the stage and enjoyed the evening.Also present were members of IMPPA along with prominent industry people like Jayantilal Gada, Ashoke Pandit, Suparn Sen, Benoit, Sushma Shiromani, Yogesh Lakhani, N. R. Pachisia, Ganesh Jain, Suresh Mishra, Milind Dabke & Distributor Sunny Khanna. The film produced by Star Entertainment Worldwide Pvt Ltd is slated to release on 7th Apr, 2017.

THE ANTI – HERO IS BACK!

Be it Maya Bhai from SHOOTOUT AT LOKHANDWALA, gangster – turned -politician Pratap Ravi in RAKHT CHARITRA, gangster Chandu in COMPANY or the evil Kaal in the superhero franchise KRRISH 3, Vivek Oberoi has always managed to pull off grey characters with élan. Making bad look so good, the versatile actor is back in the grey zone this year as he will be portraying 2 distinct characters, something that nobody has seen before. Vivek will be seen locking horns with Ajith Kumar in the biggest Tamil film this year, VIVEGAM and will also be making his debut on the digital platform with his much – awaited web series, Excel Entertainment’s POWER PLAY to be released globally on Amazon, in which he plays the pivotal character. The kind of response & reactions Vivek has received for anti – hero roles has been unprecedented. While he enjoys doing comedies as well, he finds negative characters or roles with grey shades more challenging that are drastically different from the kind of person he is in real life.

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Abhishek Ray Bags Mirchi Music Awards 201

April 5, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

Abhishek Ray

Music Composer – Singer – Wild Life Activist Abhishek Ray was on cloud 9 recently as his film Wedding Anniversary finally saw the light of the day as it had lightened up the aisles & the darkened auditorium as it got released on 24th Feb, 201z and he had composed all the songs for the film, which is a rare feat in recent times.

Music Composer Abhishek Ray is known more for his soundtrack of films like Paan Singh Tomar, Saheb Biwi & Gangster, I Am Kalaam, Yeh Saali Zindagi, Welcome Back and many, many more.

Music Composer Abhishek Ray just got the “Best Non – Film Song Award Of The Year” for his song “Aye jahaan Aasmaan” sung by Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal & written by Nusrat Badr.

Music Composer Abhishek Ray made his melodious debut when he was in school from none. Other than the legendary poet Gulzar in their famous collaborative effort Udaas Paani. In fact the 2nd nomination this year at Mirchi Awards was also for his song “Yeh Dil” written by Gulzar & sung by Hariharan.

Music Composer Abhishek Ray thanked his family, his mentor Gulzar Sahab, his friends Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal and mother nature after getting this award.

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Behind Every Great Role There’s A Great Casting Director!

April 5, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

Dinesh Soi

Arguably one of the most underplayed role in film making would be that of a casting director but not many know it’s perfect casting that actually brings a film together. Ever wondered what would Chak De! India look like if it wasn’t for Shah Rukh Khan playing Kabir Khan or what would Kuch Kuch Hota Hai look like if Twinkle Khanna had done Rani Mukerjee’s part Tina, as Karan Johar so rightly wanted? Weird right? It’s all the magic of casting that brings the right people in the right role.

And while the Hindi cinema buffs might only know of Mukesh Chhabra for casting, there’s another man who’s done some brilliant job at getting the right people for the right roles and that’s Casting Director Dinesh Sudarshan Soi.

Having done casting in more than 200 films (Bollywood, Pollywood, Marathi & South), Dinesh Soi just completed producer Pradeep Rangwani’s Red Affair as a project whose casting comprises of Arbaaz Khan, Manjari Fadnis, Ashmit Patel, Maheck Chahal, Mukul Dev and many other noticeable characters.

Hailing from the solid educational background, Dinesh owes his journey in film industry to destiny. “I was an academically inclined man and as cliched as it may sound, films happened luck by chance,” says Dinesh who’s journey from Mohali to Mumbai happened incidentally & interestingly.

Being academically ACCA (I) UK, M.Com from Panjab University, and MBA in Marketing from Symbiosis Pune, he was a Professor at Mohali, Punjab. He casually participated in Mr. North India contest in 2007 and won it, followed by a number of good assignments. Being crazy for movies since his childhood, opportunity had started knocking his door now.

Lights, Camera & Action had always attracted him, he took a call and moved to Mumbai in 2008. Once a Professor, switched on to actor and played the role of Jugnu in Star Plus’ popular show Mann Ki Aawaz Pratigya. But soon realizing that he could achieve much more by becoming a Casting Director, formed his own Casting Company at a very young age.

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‘Toxic gas attack’ in Syria kills at least 58 people

April 4, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

Opposition says government or Russian jets pounded the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib.

The attack caused many people to choke or faint, and some to foam at the mouth [Al Jazeera]

The attack caused many people to choke or faint, and some to foam at the mouth [Al Jazeera]

by Al Jazeera

At least 58 people, including nine children, were killed in an air raid that released “toxic gas” on the rebel-held Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun on Tuesday, a monitor said.

The attack caused many people to choke or faint, and some had foam coming from their mouths, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, citing medical sources who described the symptoms as possible signs of a gas attack.

Locals said the attack began in the early morning, when they heard planes in the sky followed by a series of loud explosions after which people very quickly began to show symptoms. They said they could not identify the planes. Both Syrian and Russian jets have bombed the area before.

Russia’s defence ministry denied it carried out the raids, telling the State-run RIA news agency that it carried out no bombing runs in the area on Tuesday.

The Syrian government has repeatedly denied using such weapons and the Syrian army could not immediately be reached for comment.

Opposition activtists and the AFP news agency, citing one of its journalists on the scene, later said a rocket had slammed into a hospital where the victims were being treated, bringing rubble down on medics as they struggled to deal with victims.

The Observatory monitoring group, which tracks the war through a network of contacts on the ground, was unable to confirm the nature of the substance used.

Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher, reporting from Beirut, said locals on the ground expected that the number of dead would increase and that many of the wounded were children.

“There were people fainting, they were vomiting, they were foaming at the mouth,” Fisher said.

“In that situation, the treatment tends to be to try and strip people off, to get the chemicals away from their bodies, to hose them down as quickly as possible. But even then some of the pictures that have been posted on social media in the last couple of hours show very young people struggling for breath, many people dead where they fell.”

‘Disgusting act’

Fisher reported that hospitals in the area were overwhelmed with the scale of the apparent attack and that footage showed them struggling to cope with the number of victims.

“Al Jazeera has no way of independently confirming the stories that are coming from there but the reality is there are a number of sources who are saying so many similar things,” Fisher said.

“It appears that what we’re being told is a fair reflection of the current events in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province in Syria.”

The Edlib Media Centre (EMC), a pro-opposition group, posted images that were widely shared on social media, showing many people being treated by medics and what appeared to be dead bodies, many of them children.

The national opposition in Syria called for an immediate United Nations investigation and for the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting and condemn those behind the attack. The French government also called on the Security Council to meet.

“A new and particularly serious chemical attack took place this morning in Idlib province. The first information suggests a large number of victims, including children. I condemn this disgusting act,” France’s foreign minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, said in a statement.

“In the face of such serious actions that threaten international security, I ask for everyone not to shirk their responsibilities,” he added.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the “inhuman” attack could endanger peace talks, AFP reported, citing sources.

Hospitals bombed

On Sunday, suspected Russian fighter jets bombed a hospital in a city in Idlib, wounding several people, a rescue group said.

At least ten people were wounded when three air raids targeted the main hospital in Maaret al-Numan, destroying the building, a White Helmets group official told Al Jazeera.

The White Helmets, also know as the Syrian Civil Defence, are volunteer rescuers that operate in rebel-held territory.

“For the past week, Idlib has been targeted by ongoing air strikes, and after yesterday’s attack, one of its main hospitals has been mostly destroyed and can no longer function,” Majid, another member of the White Helmets, said.

Over the past year, Doctors Without Borders has received reports of at least 71 attacks on at least 32 different health facilities, which it runs or supports in Syria.

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