BHARAT PRERNA AWARDS 2017 – IN RECOGNITION OF THE SILENT HEROES
Dr. Aneeel Murarka & Manish Murarka – Founders of Ample Missiion held Bharat Prerna Awards 2017 – In recognition of The Silent Heroes – a brilliant & unique initiative to honor the saga of bravery of the “Specially Abled Achievers” of the country who have never been applauded or appreciated for their brave acts. The event saw the presence of Pooja Bedi, Asit Kumarr Modi, Manish Wadhwa, Nitesh Pandey, Sooraj Thapar, Jiten Lalwani, Dilip Sen, Kunika, Poonam Pandey, Avinash Dwivedi, Sambhavna Seth & Namish Taneja, Akshat Singh et al. The idea behind this noble initiative is to honor the saga of bravery of an individual & displayed an extraordinary courage or act which has become an example for fellow citizens to motivate & follow which bought pride to the country. Hence, they have now put together a one – of – a – kind award function, a special recognition & award for all those who have pursued meritorious acts against all odds. Aneel Murarka who is a known philanthropist mentions, “If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knoDDDws no fear, these ordinary people have pursued extraordinary acts of bravery without fearing for life.”
TRAILER OF OSCAR WINNING FILM ‘THE SALESMAN’ RELEASED
Sunil Doshi Presents the Oscar winning Asghar Farhadi film, “The Salesman”, distributed by PVR, will release in India on 31st Mar, 2017. THE SALESMAN has also won the “Best Screenplay” & “Best Actor” award in Festival De Cannes last year. The Iranian director, Asghar Farhadi had earlier also won an Oscar for his film SEPEERATION. THE SALESMAN, written & directed by Asghar Farhadi, featuring Shahab Hosseini & Taraneh Alidoosti is about a couple who are forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad & Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.
K. R. REDDY ANNOUNCES 2 FILMS ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Director K. R. Reddy (JALAKAR RAAKH KAR DOONGa, AMdANI ATTANI KHARCHA. RUPAYYA, SHESHNAG et al fame) has announced 2 films on his birthday on 15th Mar, 2017. One of the films is a comedy fare while the other is a women oriented film with 3 heroines. He is also in final talks with a big star – actor for another film. The cast & other credits of the films are being finalized.
SALUTING THE SAILORS
Capt. Sunil Nangia Master Mariner & Editor of Sailor Today Magazine hosted “Sailor Today Sea Shore Awards 2017” to recognize & felicitate outstanding achievements & contributions of Seafarers, Shipping Companies & Maritime Organizations. A bevy of celebrities Naved Jaffrey, Chhavi Mittal,
Salil Ankola, Puja Banerjee, Sandip Soparrkar, Sharbani Mukherjee, Ashish Roy, Roma Navani, Jassi, Leena Mogre, Shweta Khanduri, Delnaz Irani, Myrah, Neha Laxmi Iyer et al joined in the celebration, to honor the Merchant Navy. For the first time Mumbai Police Band performed & supported the Merchant Navy. The show was hosted by Umesh Pherwani, Neha Banerjee, Neha Laxmi, Daljit Kaur et al set the stage on fire with their performances. The occasion witnessed the participation of more than 1600 key decision – making shipping entities, representing all major international shipping companies in the region as well as from around the globe, including the Pacific Rim countries, Europe & America. Sailor Today
Sea Shore Awards are non – competitive in nature and aims to felicitate the achievements & outstanding services of seafarers & shipping organizations.
MILIND GUNAJI TURNS GREY FOR ‘SHATIKA – THE UNDRAPED’
Having portrayed memorable roles in his prolific film career, Milind Gunaji is all set to surprise the audience & his fans once again with his next offering, SHATIKA – THE UNDRAPE, a short film directed by young debutante Sritama Dutta. Produced by Aditya Bhardwaj & Publicist turned Executive Producer Vedant Mishra, SHATIKA – THE UNDRAPED. also features Susmita Mukherjee, Harry Josh & Swagata Naik. Milind Gunaji who is known to have played several menacing characters on screen with great aplomb will be seen playing a grey character again in the film. Sritama Dutta met Milind Gunaji on the sets of KAMASUTRA, where she was the Associate Director. In one of her conversations with Milind Gunaji, Sritama had mentioned about Shatika’s story & her desire to direct a short with him. Milind assured her that he will be a part of her next independent project whenever it would commence and years later when he was approached by Sritama, he immediately agreed to take up the project because he whole heartedly supports women empowerment and leaves no stone unturned to spread awareness for the same.
GURMEET CHOUDHARY & DEBINA BONNERJEE TO ADOPT 2 GIRLS!
Gurmeet Choudhary & his wife Debina Bonnerjee are now ready to embrace parenthood. During the auspicious Holi week, the actors drove down to Jarampur, a small village in Bihar (Gurmeet’s hometown) and adopted 2 girls Pooja & Lata, aged 6 & 9. Gurmeet’s parents – mother Anmol, who is a Hindi school teacher & father Sitaram who is a retired army officer are settled there and that’s where Pooja, an orphan, was living with her uncle & 1st cousin Lata. But last year Lata’s father passed away and the 2 girls moved in with a distant relative. “After hearing about their plight from my mother I discussed them with my wife. Debina agreed with me that it was time to give the kids a home, a deserving education & my last name,” says Gurmeet. The initial plan was to support them financially but then remembering his own childhood in Jarampur, which was without electricity for months during the monsoons and where life was difficult without proper amenities, Gurmeet decided to adopt them. “We will be going to Jarampur for the final signatures after Holi. It is a 2- day process. Everybody, including my parents, keeps asking me when I’m planning a baby. Its official now, I’m bringing home 2 daughters and we couldn’t be more excited”.
TITLE CHANGED FROM ‘THE MOTHER’ TO ‘MAATR – THE MOTHER’
Apparently the makers of THE MOTHER decided to change the title of their movie to MAATR – THE MOTHER as another movie titled MOM starring Sridevi and produced by Boney Kapoor is in the offing. Movie titles, as we all know, are aggressively fought over, but here there has been a relatively peaceful change in name. Of course, other than the title, there is little common between the 2 movies. While Sridevi’s MOM, traces the fragile relationship between a stepmother & daughter; MAATR – THE MOTHER is a hard -hitting drama based on one of the most gruesome crimes committed against women – Rape! Director Ashtar Sayed confirmed “We were planning to use the title THE MOTHER for our film but that title was not available. Also earlier made a movie titled MOTHER 98 and we didn’t want any connect in the audience’s mind with that. Moreover, we were aware that Boney Kapoor was also making a movie titled MOM. So we felt that MAATR – THE MOTHER was the best for our film.” MAATR – THE MOTHER’s storyline revolves a mother’s love for her daughter transcends everything, taking on the corrupt system & societal impediments. MAATR – THE MOTHER, the producers believe will help create awareness about a heinous crime and some empathy amongst the viewers for rape survivors. In Sridevi’s MOM the actress plays a stepmom in conflict with her 18 – year – old daughter (Pakistani actress) Sajal Aly.
HIMANSH KOHLI SUPPORTS “SAVE GIRL CHILD” INITIATIVE
Himansh Kohli who shot to fame with YAARIYAAN recently walked the ramp for supporting a social cause called “Naari Shakti”. The cause works for spreading the message to save girl child.The actor was the showstopper for designer Kirti Rathore. Speaking about his association Himansh says, “Every girl deserves the right to live the way they want and pursue their dreams. This is my small contribution towards creating awareness for saving the girl child.”
DIANA PENTY SAYS THAT ‘LUCKNOW CENTRAL’ IS A STORY SHE RELATES TO!
Diana Penty, who was last seen in HAPPY BHAG JAYEGI last year, will be seen playing an NGO worker who puts the prisoners on the path of reform in LUCKNOW CENTRAL. The movie produced by Nikhil Advani and marks the directorial debut of Ranjit Tiwari, will see Diana share the screen space with Farhan Akhar for the 1st time. “I met Farhan for the 1st time when we were shooting the look test for LUCKNOW CENTRAL and then when the whole cast came together for a few readings. I had a meeting with Nikhil Advani and when he told me about LUCKNOW CENTRAL in brief, it immediately piqued my interest. The next day I got a full narration of the film and was convinced that this is a story I wanted to be part of. We did a reading the day after. Before I knew it, I had landed the role and was shooting for the look test!” “What makes LUCKNOW CENTRAL special besides its storyline is the coming together of a stellar cast. When you’re in the midst of such fine talent, you’re bound to gain some,” she adds.
NITZ KAKKAR TO LAUNCH NEW SONG “YAAD” WITH CHARLIE CHAUHAN
Nitin aka Nitz Kakkar is an acclaimed singer and has performed at numerous stage events, private events & college festivals. Some of the praiseworthy tracks that he has sung are “Naughty Girl” from Zee music Company, besides “Tere Bin”, “Baarish”, “Bann Meri Girlfriend” & “Aj Fir Teri Yaad”. During the launch of “Naughty Girl”, lyricist Sameer said, “It’s these youngsters’ time. All of these kids are full of talent and only need to be given a chance.” Now, Nitz Kakkar is all set to launch his new song featuring Charlie Chauhan. It’s a sad song, sung & composed by Nitz Kakkar & lyrics penned down by Garima Anand. Charlie Chauhan is a popular television actress known for playing the lead role of Ela in the teen drama BEST FRIENDS FOREVER and also role of Mukti in the popular youth show KAISI YEH YAARIYAAN. She was also seen playing an important role in an anthology series YEH HAI AASHIQUI. Meanwhile, Chauhan started. WAher career with the popular MTV reality show MTV ROADIES 7, and later had also participated in another reality dance show NACH BALIYE 5. Titled as YAAD, the Nitz Kakkar’s song featuring Charlie Chauhan will be out in April this year.
SINGER MOHIT GAUR LAUNCHES
YOUTUBE PROJECT “MOHIT KE STORYSONGS”
The cute & heart throb Singer Mohit Gaur who got fame through Star Plus show INDIA’S RAW STAR and landed in the acting space by the Channel V’s Musical show ISHQ UNPLUGGED. Now the singer / actor Mohit is crooning for his fans as he came with his own YouTube project named MOHIT KE STORYSONGS, where every month he will upload one StorySong, written, composed & sung by him. Till now he has already entertained his fans with his 2 Story songs which are getting huge response from the viewers. He also showcases some amazing engagement practices from his Facebook page via weekly live video chat session #SuperSundayWithMG every Sunday at 9pm. Mohit ensures he responds personally to all his fans criticism & appreciation he receives on his Social media especially on Youtube. Mohit Gaur says, “This year, I am going to follow my dreams of delivering all the songs I have lined up for my fans.”
RONIT ROY INDULGES HIS PHOTOGRAPHY OBSESSION ON ‘SARKAR 3’ SETS!
Ronit Roy who will be seen in SARKAR 3, sharing screen space with Amitabh Bachchan for the 1st time, got to unleash his inner mobile photographer on the sets!. The actor apparently loves clicking candid pictures of his co – stars, and spent much of his free time between shots clicking unusual pictures of Amitabh Bachchan, Amit Sadh and more, from all sorts of angles! As seen in these quirky on the set images, Ronit took many clicks on his unsuspecting co – stars on his personal phone and also indulged in a selfie with Mr Bachchan himself! Says Ronit, “I was very taken in by the set design which transported me to an era gone by. It was quite surreal. Add to that the presence of Mr. Amitabh Bachchan in deep thought. It was quite magical so i wanted to capture those moments for myself to remind me of this when my memory starts failing me!”! Sarkar 3 releases on 7th Apr, 2017.
HOLLYWOOD CALLS OUR DESI GIRL PRIYANKA CHOPRA THEIR MOST BANKABLE BADASS!
The Apr, 2017 cover of Marie Claire International pays tribute to the rebels, risk takers & power players and their unwavering renegade style. And who better than Priyanka Chopra to represent that as she persistently proves that there is truly nothing she can’t do! Referring to her as “Hollywood’s Most Bankable Badass”, Marie Claire features Priyanka Chopra on the cover dressed in a fiery, fierce red ensemble. From presenting at the Oscars & the Emmy’s, to being named as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time Magazine, the country’s highest paid actress with her talent, passion & drive truly exemplified what it meant to be a go – getter. She is now all set to turn on the heat, as the villainess in Baywatch, also starring Dwayne Johnson & Zac Efron. As the film is all set to release worldwide this year, Marie Claire International now touting her as Hollywood’s Most Bankable Badass, holds testimony to how our very own Desi Girl has wowed the Wild Wild West. Referring to her as one of the biggest stars in the world, the Hollywood star welcomed Priyanka to the badass dysfunctional Baywatch family.
SALMAN KHAN & SONAKSHI SINHA ALL SET TO ROCK “DA BANG – THE TOUR”, IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND!
Whilst Sonakshi Sinha is gung ho on the release of her next film Noor, she seems even more excited to be travelling for the Salman Khan “Da -Bang – The Tour to Australia & New Zealand, which is clashing with the release dates. Sonakshi considers Dabanng as her gift to her by Salman Khan. Says Sonakshi “No words can describe how special DABANGG is to me and I love live performances so I’m glad that one of the biggest International Tours of 2017 is called “Da – Bang – The Tour”, which is similar to my debut film,, which holds a special place in my heart. If the script has Rajjo in it you can be assured it will be played by me and no one else” She adds “My closest friend got married in Sydney, and now I will be performing there. I love the energy that comes with performing live and am looking forward to the tour in Australia & New Zealand. I enjoy watching the shows of Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, & Justin Bieber. Their production value is always outstanding. I assure you that if the DABANGG Jodi is together again it will be great”
AMIT SADH CAST BY AMITABH BACHCHAN IN ‘SARKAR 3’!
The megastar has added another creative feather in his career cap. It has been revealed that he had a major role to play in Amit Sadh’s presence in SARKAR 3. The talented young star was cast by Mr. Bachchan. It was he who recommended Amit for the character of Shivaji to RGV and that’s when he went to meet RGV! Mr. Bachchan was confident he was best suited for the role. Amit Sadh plays the role of Shivaji Nagre alias Cheeku, the highly arrogant & volatile grandson of Sarkar. Besides Amitabh Bachchan, SARKAR 3 stars Ronit Roy, Manoj Bajpayee, Amit Sadh, Jackie Shroff & Yami Gautam with Rohini Hattangani in titular roles. Well, not everyone gets as lucky as Amit Sadh to be personally recommended by the stalwart himself! Says Amit, “I was extremely pumped when i got a call from RGV Sir’s office to play the character. SARKAR 3 is one of the most exciting films I’ve worked on!! I am very fortunate enough to have worked with Mr Bachchan and it has been a great learning experience!” Amit Sadh’s character in the film seems to have been inspired by Aditya Thackeray.