The sinister ploy to pack off Pakistani actors from Bollywood had gathered momentum earlier too but had fizzled out for some reason or the other. But this time around everyone has suddenly woken up and started debating once again over the topic of Country vs Art.

To give an example of filmmaking. Well! Here art & commercial filmmaking go hand in hand. So a filmmaker who claims that his films also have an elemental artistic value but the fact is that he always ends up making an out an out commercial film, now that’s besides the point.

But these sudden conscious awareness of Country vs Art is certainly not without any reason. It has all started off with Raj Thakrey’s MNS protest against Pakistani actors who are working in Bollywood more especially after the Uri attack on the Indian Army by none other than the so called terrorists.

So once again the current hot topic running in Bollywood over Pakistani actors is a hot & happening discussions for everyone these days.

Not only these all of a sudden the Indian Motion Pictures Association (IMPPA) too has recently banned a few Pakistani actors. Some Bollywood Celebs are in favor of this decision while some are not. And Salman Khan is certainly not!!! He has even given media bytes in their favor by stating, “Pakistani actors are definitely not terrorist. They come in our country with proper legal documents including work permits. So why blame the poor guys for the Border attacks & warfare, to the extent of packing them off to their country.”

Salman Khan had even gone to the extent of giving a call to Shri. Raj Thakrey to sort out the matter amicably, but he had got a very unresponsive response from Raj Thackrey in general and his office in particular.

In fact apart from Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan & Karan Johar many more Bollywood Celebs have adopted a very favorable attitude towards the so called Pakistani actors.

And as mentioned earlier such a thing has happened not only now but before also. So it is but natural that many more Celebs will come out in support of Pakistani actors.

To sum it up having a patriotic feeling for our Country is more than fair enough. But for a few terrorist attacks where is the point in hitting out at art (Films) & artistes? So what if these so called artistes belong to a different nation altogether.

Banner: S. K. Pictures Pvt Ltd
Producer: Sushikailash
Director: Israr Ahmed
Starcast: Yogesh Kumar, Madalasa Sharma, Jimmy Shergill, Hrishita Bhatt, Shagufta Ali, Shakti Kapoor et al
Music: Pramod Panth

Director Israr Ahmed has made a cocktail of yesteryears films and the main culprit for this seems to be the writer Aadesh Arjun who has not only borrowed the plot but also most of the dialogues, punches as well as most of the scenarios from the most popular films of yesteryears.

The scripted scenario of Dil Sala Sanki opens with a song & dance of Badal (Debutant Yogesh Kumar) who, since he was that high had been idolizing the most powerful Don Bachcha Babu (Jimmy Shergil) and by the time he grows up he becomes the Don’s trusted right hand man, in fact his Man Friday. And just then a new family of Sharmaji (Shakti Kapoor), his wife (Shagufta Ali) & their daughter Megha (Madalasa Sharma) arrives in the neighborhood and then it is just love at first sight for Badal. But Megha does not reciprocrate’s Badal’s advances mainly because Badal happens to be a criminal. And then tragedy strikes when Bachcha Babu’s wife accidently succumbs, or rather murdered by Bachcha Babu himself, in a kitchen fire. Later on he also expresses his desire to marry Megha. And when Badal tries to intervene as he loves Megha, the Don’s other goons beat him black & blue and he is left for dead. But Badal returns back to save Megha from the clutches of Bachcha Babu.

Director Israr Ahmed has taken over the directorial reigns from where the original director seems to have left off and Israr Ahmed has churned out a totally commercial venture which will be lapped up by the masses.

Performance wise Yogesh Kumar is the mainstay of the film and he has literally proved that he is indeed a “sanki” actor & performer who has really done well in both the action & the dance sequences. But he still needs to hone up his all round skills to go a long way in Bollywood. And the same holds true for Madalsa Sharma. While Jimmy Shergill, Hrishita Bhatt and veteran actors like Shakti Kapoor, Shagufta Ali are no doubt good and do their might in carrying the film forward.

Tail Piece: Dil Sala Sanki is a masala oriented, fairly entertaining film meant for the masses.

Banner: Anand Motion Pictures & Rashmi Sharma Films
Producers: Anand Pandit & Rashmi Sharma
Director: Krishnadev Yagnik
Starcast: Yash Soni, Ansh Bagri, Sanchay Goswami, Nimisha Mehta, Kinjal Rajpriya, Anuradha Mukherji & Sarabjit Bindra et al
Music: Bobby – Imraan

Nowadays regional film directors are tracking their way towards Bollywood. So after Marathi Film director Ravi Jadhav made his entry into Bollywood with Banjo this week, it is now the turn of Gujarati Film director Krishnadev Yagnik who makes his Bollywoodian debut with Days Of Tafree which happens to be a remake of his own superhit Gujarati film Chello Divas.

The scripted scenario of Days Of Tafree centers around 7 best friends namely Nikhil (Yash Soni), Vicky (Ansh Bagri), Suresh (Sanchay Goswami), Dhulla (Sarabjit Bindra), Pooja (Nimisha Mehta), Nisha (Kinjal Rajpriya) & Nisha (Anuradha Mukherjee) all of whom are busy enjoying their college life in Delhi. Their lives, loves, relationships which are mostly full of pranks & fun are explored until the last day (Chello Divas) of the College arrives and all the 7 friends are now all set to start a new chapter of their lives.

Debutant director Krishnadev Yagnik has made or rather remade a totally fun film, full of non-stop laughter & joi de vivre. In fact Days Of Tafree is a merry go round roller coaster ride of comedy. A special vote of thanks goes to the producers duo of Anand Pandit & Rashmi Sharma for joining hands to bring this lovely gift for the Hindi audiences.

Performance wise all the debutant actors like Yash Soni, Ansh Bagri, Sanchay Goswami, Nimisha Mehta, Kinjal Rajpriya, Anuradha Mukherji & Sarabjit Bindra et al have given off their “Best” to the best of their abilities and all of them indeed deserve full marks for that.

Tail Piece: Chello Divas nay Days Of Tafree is a very entertaining film for one & all.

Banner: Eros International
Producer: Krishika Lulla
Director: Ravi Jadhav
Starcast: Riteish Deshmukh, Nargis Fakhri, Dharmesh Yelande, Aditya Kumar, Ram Menon, Mahesh Shetty, Luke Kenny, Mohan Kapur et al
Music: Vishal–Shekhar

Ravi Jadhav, the well – known director of Marathi Cinema, now makes his debut in Bollywood. The conception of the story is good and the film could have turned out to be a good musical entertainer. But alas it was not to be so.

The scripted scenario of Banjo kickstarts with film the “musical introduction” of the Mumbai based Nandkishore aka Taraat (Riteish Deshmukh), an extraordinary banjo player who also doubles up as an extortionist for the sake of earning extra money. His Banjo band consists of 3 (part time) members named Grease (Dharmesh Yelande), Paper (Aditya Kumar) & Vaaja (Ram Menon). On the other side of the globe (New York, to be specific), exists an aspiring & spunky DJ Chris (Nargis Fakhri), who wants to enter a prestigious music championship. While she is searching for the right music as her entry in the championship, her Mumbai based friend (Luke Kenny) helps her by sending a recording of Taraat’s banjo performance during Ganeshotsav festival. Totally impressed by Taraat’s mesmerising tunes, Chris reaches Mumbai, in order to search for Taraat and his talented team members, as she wants to collaborate for a song with them as her entry in the music championship. In no time, Taraat unknowingly becomes Chris’ guide & friend in Mumbai. And while, doing so, he gradually falls in love with her. At the same time, Taraat and his gang refrain from revealing to Chris that they are banjo players, fearing insult & rejection from her. What they don’t realise however is that it is in search of their band for whom Chris has especially flown down to India. One fine day, when Chris gets to know about Taraat and his Banjo band, her happiness knows no bounds and she immediately starts jamming with them for her songs. Amidst all this, an unfortunate incident occurs that completely changes the lives of Taraat, his band members & Chris as well.

Director Ravi Jadhav’s directorial skills have gone awry because of the poorerst writing skills of Ravi Jadhav himself in tandem with
Kapil Sawant & Nikhil Mehrotra. Need I say anything more?

Performance wise Ritiesh Deshmukh has really worked wonders by literally getting into the skin of the character. Just watch out for his new avatar of a Banjo player dwelling in the grimy slums in lieu with his side job as a tapori extortionist and then he also showcases one more side of his as a silent lover. On the other hand, Nargis Fakhri delivers a convincing performance. The next in line superb performance comes from Luke Kenny in a believable role of a street smart musician. Some of the other actors like Dharmesh Yelande as Grease, Aditya Kumar as Paper, Ram Menon as Vaaja & Mahesh Shetty as Pakya are too good to be true.

Tail Piece: Banjo can very well be termed as an arty film lover’s delight and should be promising enough for the global film festival circuits. But its commercial prospects at the Box Office turnstiles are very bleak.

Banner: Fox Star Studios, Inspired Entertainment & Friday FilmWorks
Producer: Arun Pandey & Fox Star Studios
Director: Neeraj Pandey
Starcast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Disha Patani, Kiara Advani, Bhoomika Chawla, Anupam Kher et al.
Music: Amaal Mallik, Rochak Kohli & Sanjoy Chaudhary

Director Neeraj Pandey has proved his worth time & again with his flawless directional skills in scores of movies. And now he his back with his outstanding directorial venture namely M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story. So much so that after this film he may very well be crowned as the “Badshah Of Biopic” movies. Take a Bow Mr. Neeraj Pandey.

Fox Star Studios’ M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a film mainly about the untold & unknown aspects of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s life. The film starts off with the iconic match that took place between India & Sri Lanka on 2nd Apr, 2011. This is followed by a series of flashbacks into the life of M. S. Dhoni, who grows up with his passion of playing football. It is during one such match when his sports teacher spots his impeccable talent in goalkeeping. On his insistence, an initially reluctant Dhoni, then starts playing cricket. When Dhoni realises that he is only keeping wickets and not getting an opportunity to bat, he “creates an opportunity” and starts smashing the ball in all directions, thus, impressing one & all. Things, then, start gradually moving forward for Dhoni, who, after playing for a handful of Government organisations, lands up becoming a TC (Ticket Collector) at Kharagpur station and starts playing for the railways. As days pass, his job tires him physically & mentally too, leaving him limited time for cricket practice. When frustration reaches its peak in Dhoni’s mind, he quits his railway job and comes back home, something that extremely annoys his father (Anupam Kher). Amidst all this, when Dhoni gets a call from the selectors to play for India, he does not play well on the ground, despite that being his 1st ever international match. He however gets insipired on meeting Priyanka (Disha Patani) who boosts up his morale and Dhoni regains his form. Just when life starts blooming for Dhoni, both, professionally & personally, an unexpected tragedy buoys him down miserably. Around this time, Dhoni happens to meet Sakshi (Kiara Advani).

Director Neeraj Pandey has done full justice to this Dhoni Biopic. He promised to highlight “the untold story” about Dhoni, whose “private life” has been extremely guarded. The film is all about the trails, the tribulations, the challenges, the failures & the eventual success of Dhoni. And Neeraj does not let the viewers down. He delivers what he has promised. Besides the film remains clear of gossips, scandals & rumors in any form. In fact Neeraj has just presented the true sides of Dhoni’s life. And what a presentation!!! A special worthy mention also goes for the entire technical team. Take a Bow once again Mr. Neeraj Pandey.

Performance wise Sushant Singh Rajput is outstanding & brilliant to the core!!! In fact he is “MS Dhoni personified” in every frame of the film. He has given his all to make sure that his role as Dhoni simply remains “unforgettable” unlike his totally forgettable last outing namely Yashraj Films Detective Byomkesh Bakshi. While Disha Patani makes a picture perfect debut, but Kiara Advani is just about ok. On the other hand Bhumika Chawla enacting the role of Dhoni’s sister springs a pleasant surprise and that too when she has made her comeback to Bollywood after almost a decade. Welcome Back Bhumika!!! Anupam Kher in one word is “Superb”. That apart the entire supporting cast lends an adequate support and makes the film worth watching even more.

Tail Piece: M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story will hit many more centuries at the Box Office turnstiles. Besides In a nation where Bollywood & cricket are considered as religion, the amalgamation of both will really work wonders at the Box Office turnstiles. All in all M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a not to be missed film at any cost.

Producers: Madhu Nathani & Kamal Nathani
Director: Amol Shetge
Star Cast: Shashank Ketkar, Sachit Patil, Gashmeer Mahajani, Amruta Khanvilkar, Neha Mahajan & Roger D’Costa
Genre: Suspense Thriller
Ratings: Two and a half

Director Amol Shetge’s latest offering One Way Ticket offers a novelty in that it has been shot on foreign locales like Europe (France-Italy-Spain), Thailand and Mauritius. Besides it has been shot on board a cruise ship all of which is certainly a rarity for Marathi Cinema audience.

One Way Ticket unfolds with Samar Raj (Sachit Patil) busy writing a blog with his assistant Nisha (Neha Mahajan) about their recent overseas journey on board a cruise ship and then the movie relapses into a flashback mode. Some more strangers like Aniket (Shashank Ketkar), Madhu (Amruta Khanvilkar) & Aditya Rane (Gashmeer Mahajani) also come on board the cruise ship. Once all the 5 strangers are on board, the mysterious journey begins.

The directorial skills of Amol Shetge is ok. Performance wise the best of the whole lot is Shashank Ketkar. Next in line are Sachit Patil, Neha Mahajan and Amruta Khanvilkar, but strictly not in the same order while sadly enough Gashmeer Mahajani disappoints big time that too in his new avatar.

One Way Ticket will be liked more by the classy audience of Multiplex Cinemas.

Baaghi Ishq Ready For Release

Director Parag Patil’s Baaghi Ishq is now ready for release. The film has been produced by Hemant Gupta & Manoj Gupta, directed by Parag Patil, music by Damodar Raao & lyrics by Rajesh Mishra & Munna Dubey. The film stars Sandeep Singh Rajput, Priyanka Pandit, Awadhesh Mishra, Manoj Singh Tiger, Ritu Pandey, Sujan Singh, Priti Singh, Prerna Sushma, Rakesh Triapthi, Maahi Gupta, Kanak Pandey et al.

Bhail Tohra Se Pyar HAIL – I Love You
Gets U/A Certificate

Mitwa Production House’s Bhail Tohra Se
Pyar – I Love You got U/A Certificate from Censor Board. The film has been produced by Dharmendra Maurya, directed by Shad Kumar, written & Lyrics by Babloo, music by Mangesh Raul & Pal Kanpuri & cinematography by Gaurang Saha. The film stars Vinay Anand, Gunjan Pant, Rajeev Dinkar, Simran, Samarth Chaturvedi, Anand Mohan, Pankaj Vishwakarma, Dev Malhotra, Mehnaz Shraff, Shravani Goswami, Abhilasha Prasad, Kanchan Awasthi. Manju Sinha, Seema Singh, Rakesh Mishra, Murli Lalwani, Bal Govind Banjara, Baby Farha, Baby Fariya, Farhan, Shabnam, Ashfiya et al.

Chandal Chaukadi Musical Muhurat Held

The musical muhurt of Goyal Films’ Chandal Chaukadi was held in Mumbai this week. The film has been written & produced by Raju Goyal & lyrics & music by Munna Dubey. The film stars Pramod Premi Yadav, Iqbal Durrani, Jai Singh, Deepak Bhatia et al.

Dulhan Ganga Paar Ke Shooting Starts

The shooting of Brand Billa Production’s Dulhan Ganga Paar Ke has started in Gujrat this week. The film has been written & produced by Arvind Kumar Singh, directed by Aslam Shaikh, music by Madhukar Anand & lyrics by Azad Singh & Pyarelal Yadav. The film stars Khesari Lal Yadav, Kajal Raghwani, Pratibha Pandey, Trisha Khan, Priyanka Maharaj, Awadhesh Mishra, Ayaz Khan, Brajesh Tripathi et al.

Hum Hain Magadh Ke Samrat Grand Muhurat Held

The grand muhurat of Sanwariya Films’ Hum Hain Magadh Samrat was held recently in Mumbai. The film has been produced by Prakash Singh, Rajesh Prasad, Guddu Yadav & Manoj Singh, directed by Vishnu Shankar Belu, cinematography by Pankaj Soni, music by Chhote Baba & Sawan, lyrics by Krishna Bedardi, Azad Singh, Santosh Puri & Anand Singh. The film stars Santosh Renu Yadav, Vikas Singh Rajput, Jassi Singh, Manoj Tiger, Saniya Khan, Arun Singh “Bhojpuriya Kaka”, Deepak Suman “Golu”, Rakesh Yadav, Aru Raj et al.

Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet Gets U/A Certificate

Faith Incorporate Movies’ Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet gets a U/A Certificate from Censor Board. The film has been produced by Rahul Kapoor, directed by Ishtiyaque Sheikh “Bunty”, music by Ghunghru & lyrics by Pyarelal Yadav & Azad Singh. The film stars Khesari Lal Yadav, Sweety Chabra, Awadhesh Mishra, Rajan Modi, Brajesh Tripathi, Ayaz Khan, Anup Arora, Manoj Tiger, Kiran Yadav, Krishna Kumar, Pankaj Tiwari, Uzair Khan, Pallavi Koli, Neelam Pandey, Ila Pandey, Aparna Pathak, Santosh Shrivastav, Mahesh Aacharya, Irfan, Santosh Pahlwan & Parmod.

Jwala Trailer Coming Soon

The trailer of Aasoo Nihlani & Raj Lalchandani Present & Producer Crown Films Jagdish Sharma Productions’ Jwala is coming soon. The film has been directed by Jagdish Sharma, music by Ghungru, lyrics by Pyarelal Yadav, Shyam Dehati & Azad Singh & cinematography by Feroz Khan. The film stars Khesari Lal Yadav, Tanushree, Sheetal Ahirao, Sanjay Varma, Kaiser, K. K. Goswami, Mehnaaz, Brijesh Tripathi, Aashutosh Khare, R. K. Shahi & Awdesh Mishra.

Jiyab Na Tohre Bina Satellite Rights Sold To Bihari Wood

Amit Jemni Presents Anushka Entertainment’s Jiyab Na Tohre Bina’s Satellite rights have been sold to Bihari Wood. The film has been produced by Farida Sheikh, directed by Sanjay Shrivastav, cinematography by Qamar Khan, music by Baba Jagirdar & lyrics by Vinay Bihari & Ramesh Tiwari. The film stars Avinash Shahi, Ashtha, Deepak Bhatia, Sahil Shaikh, Sanjay Verma, Madhuri Pandey, Farida Shaikh, Seema Singh & Uttam Jha.

Jung Siyasat Ke Shooting Complete

The shooting of Hero Entertainment’s
Jung Siyasat Ke has been completed. The film has been produced by S. P. Jaiswal & Vishwakarma Prasad, written & directed by Nandu Saini Nirmohi, music by Chhote Baba, lyrics by Sachchidanand Kavach, Azad Singh, Munna Dubey, R. R. Pankaj & Vinay Nirmal & cinematography by Gifty Mehra. The film stars Hero Bhai “S. P. Jaiswal”, Raviraj Dipu, Eenu Shree, Baleshwar Singh, Ella Pandey, Anjali Banerjee, Sanjay Pandey, Ram Mishra, Santosh Shrivastava, C. P. Bhatt, Vaibhav Rai, Saahil Shaikh, Sunita Singh, Mahi Singh, Sunil Chaudhary, Pratibha Pandey & Glory Mahanta.

Kasam Maiyya Ki Mixing In Progress

The mixing of Prem Ramchela Production’s Kasam Maiya Ki is currently in progress at Shakuntalam Studio. The film has been produced by Prem Sinha & Gyan Das Gupta, written & directed by Rama Mehra, music by Rajesh Ghayal, cinematography by Ashok Saroj. The film stars Prem Sinha, Gyan Das Gupta, Brijesh Tripathi, Gurubachan, Ali Khan, Mahesh Raj, Dev Malhotra, Raj Gautam, Puja Manish Vyas, Saba Khan, Aruna Shivya, Rama Mehra & Seema Singh.

Love The Target Shooting Starts In Agra

The shooting of Raj Moviez Entertainment’s Love The Target has started in Agra this week. The film has been produced by Aryan Raj & Dipankar Vishwas, directed by Aryan Raj & music by Shekhar Sharma. The film stars Umesh Raj, Aman Hashmi, Payal Minat et al.

Mohabbat Shooting Starts In Lucknow

The shooting of Krishna Entertainment & Laxmi Movie Entertainment Production’s Mohabbat has started in Lucknow. The film has been produced by Maya Yadav, directed by Premanshu Singh, lyrics by Azad Singh & music by Avinash Jha “Ghunghuru”. The film stars Pradeep Pandey “Chintu”, Kajal Yadav, Aanara Gupta, Maya Yadav, Ayaz Khan, Mehnaj Shroff, Santosh et al.

Mohabbat Ke Sougat Shooting Starts

The shooting of director Braj Bhushan’s Mohabbat Ke Sougat has started at Alwar (Rajasthan) this week. The film has been produced by Pallavi Prakash, directed by Braj Bhushan, music by Chhote Baba & Pankaj, Pritam & Manish Sinha. The film stars Aditya Mohan, Shweta Yadav, Uday Shrivastav, Smita Dubey, Harish Pandit et al.

Marte Dum TAK Muhurat Complete

The muhurat of Jai Masandevi Films Presents’ Marte Dum Tak has been completed in Mumbai’s Krishna Studio recently. The film has been produced by Vijay Prasad, directed by Baali & music by Shyam Dehati. The film stars Lalit Kumar, Monalisha et al.

Pyar Ki Dhadkan 1st Look To Come Out Soon

The 1st look of Kishori Films’ Pyar Ki Dhadkan is coming soon. The film has bee produced by Shikha Misra & Dhupendra Bhagat, directed by Sujit Kumar Singh, music by Madhukar Aanand & executive produced by Raja & JP. The film stars Pawan Singh, Shikha Mishra with Sagar Panday playing a lead role.

Prem Ke Dushman Ready For Release

K. G. N. Entertainment’s Prem Ke Dushman is ready for release. The film has been produced by Mohammad Nadir & Mohammad Javed, directed by A. K. Modek, music by Gopal Pandey & lyrics by Sanjay Pandey, Mohammad Nadir & Mohammad Javed. The film stars Ram Yadav, Sakib Khan, Roopomita, Maya Yadav, Vinay Ambastha, Samarth Chaturvedi, Sanjay Verma, Seema Singh, Soniya Sharma, Neeta, Jaiprakash Gupta, Mohammad Asraf, Mohammad Seraj et al.

Sugna 2 Post Production Starts

The post production work of Sadbhavana Films in association with Brown Eye Entertainments’ Sugna 2 has started this week in UP. The film has been produced by Ram Bharat, Vipin & Satydev Chaudhari, directed by Ajay Ojha, music by Gunvant Sen, lyrics by Fanindra Rao & Bali Khan & cinematography by Ashok Chakrvarty. The film stars Aaditya Ojha, Nehasree, Neha Singh, Ajay Surywanshi, Akbar Nakvi, Govind Khatri, C. P. Bhatt, Prakash Jais, Sanjay Varma & Pramod Maautho.

Sarkar Raaj Special Song Shot

Rani Chatterji & Pawan Singh shot for a special song of Sarkar Raaj this week. The film has been produced. By Indian E-Commerce, directed by Arvind Chaubey & music by Madhukar Anand. The film stars Pawan Singh, Rani Chatterji, Monalisha, Brajesh Tripathi, Jaswant Kumar, Sunil Thapa, Ayaz Khan, Vikas Singh, Jai Singh, Jaspinder Singh Jassi, Arvind Dubey, Prakash Jais, Baal Govind, Dhiraj Tiwari, Sandeep Yadav, Ratnesh Barnwal, Anita Singh, Shakeel Manjit, Irfan Khan, Sonu Khatri, Tarzan et al.

Tu Mera Dushman Song Recording In Progress

The song recording of S. S. Film Factory Present, Indu Entertaining Films & Luckki Entertainments’ Tu Mera Dushman is currently in progress. The film has been produced by Vinod Kumar Verma & Sanjay Singh, directed by Subhash Prajapti, music by Narendra Nirmal & lyrics by Laxman Ojha. The film stars Aaditya Mohan, K. K. Pandit, Tanushree, Archana Singh, Ritu Singh, Kiran Yadav, Sanjay Verma, Manoj Tiger, Vinod Sharma, Sanjay Pandey, Seema Singh et al.

Tohare Khatir Shooting Complete

The shooting of Prajapati Films Tohare Khatir has been completed at Gopalganj in (Bihar) recently. The film has been produced by Anil Prajapti, directed by Vinay Channa & music by Chandan Kumar. The film stars Neelkamal, Bhavna Bharthwal, Anand Mohan, Awadhesh Mishra, Glory Mohanta, Kiran Verma et al.

Amrita Aur Main Is Based On The Real Life Triangular Love Story Of Celebrity Novelist Amrita Pritam, Celebrity Lyricist Sahir Ludianvi & Celebrity Painter Imroz

Sumit Mishra happens to be the coolest guy around this side of the filmy horizon. After dabbling with painting, literature and above all art direction on the big screen as well as the small screen arena, he has now wielded the megaphone for a daringly different triangular albeit a real life love story aptly titled Amruta Aur Main, but of course the “woh” in the title is missing. Amruta Aur Main is in fact about the real life love story of the Celebrity Novelist Amrita Pritam and her so called closeness with Bollywood’s Celebrity Lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi & also with a Celebrity Painter Imroz but of course during the different stages of her life. So Sumit Mishra has now captured the shorter version of this beautiful albeit dual love stories on the vast canvas of the celluloid silver screen. This meeting with Sumit Mishra was an enlightment in itself.

On The Conception Of Making A Short Film Amrita Aur Main

I did not get the idea of making Amrita Aur Main just like that. I was toying with this idea for a long, long time. In fact it has taken me more than a few years to conceptualize the subject matter of Amrita Aur Main. The film is mainly based on the real life triangular love story, of course based in the different phases of the 3 character’s life namely the Celebrity Novelist Amrita Pritam and her closeness with Bollywood’s Celebrity Lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi & also with the Celebrity Painter Imroz. And of course it takes time to bring such a story on the Celluloid Silver Screen. So what if its just a mini version of it. And perhaps this could be termed as the 1st ever mini version of a Triangular Celebrity Love Story. Nevertheless I had to face several roadblocks in my jouney towards achieving this goal. There were immense unbearable struggles on the way but finally I succeeded in concluding my journey.

On His Denial Of Labelling Amrita Aur Main As A Biopic

I strongly believe that a film like Amrita Aur Main should never be slotted in a Biopic category. In fact in my directorial debut movie Amrita Aur Main I have just tried to depict those 8 romantic phases in Amrita Pritam’s life without adhering to the age old culture & customs and even those orthodox beliefs with complete honesty.

On His Opinion On The Delicate Relationships Shared By Amrita Pritam with Sahir Ludhianvi & Imroz

I really find it tough to explain the deep love in Amrita Pritam’s life. Yet it Is really believed that Amrita Pritam’s relationship with Sahir Ludhiavi was as vast as a sky, while her relationship with Imroz is best described as an enchanting shelter over her head which was totally confined in the boundaries of love. It is also known that Amrita Pritam’s affection for Sahir Ludianvi was unrequited. And in my opinion Amrita Pritam’s intimacy as well as romantic moments with Imroz are laced with several layers of passion & romance. And even though they could not get married, they had a very beautiful long life companionship. Ultimately Amrita Pritam left this world but not her soul. But even today Amrita Pritam is omnipresent through her works & Imroz’s paintings. The one thing which sets the love of Amrita & Imroz apart was that though there was an age difference between them their love & their hearts were together. And sure enough they found total solace in each other’s companionship.

On His Selection Of Actors To Enact The Role Of The Historical Characters

First of all it was an enormous task finding the right actor to enact the sensitive role of Amrita Pritam. I did come across several actors of the new generation trying to visualize and match them to Amrita Pritam’s personality. And this process also went on for a long, long time. But then one day during one of the shows, when Shruti Ulfat appeared in front of me, she looked striking. That was the moment when I observed that her body language, dressing sense and other mannerisms strongly reminded me of Amrita Pritam. This was during the shoot of the television serial Mahakumb that we came across and understood each other completely. Which was really, really necessary for the smooth working relationship of an actor – director. Then I arranged some books for Shruti on Amruta Pritam. Later on we began workshops during which Shruti & myself discussed the nuances and from here onwards Shruti began fitting into the sensitive character of Amrita Pritam. Thereafter I could see that Shruti had entrenched herself completely into the character of the great Amrita Pritam. So we commenced the shooting of Amrita Aur Main and Shruti has never disappointed me thereafter. That apart I honestly concede that I have totally made use of my imagination to create the character of Imroz. As I wanted to depict the intense & the soulful love between Amrita Pritam & Imroz. So much so that I still haven’t come out of the pure & the spiritual live interlude. I think I have finally fulfilled my inner desire to bring into reality my deepest of dream project and see it fructify. I could feel Amrita Pritam’s presence in each & every framed shot filmed on Shruti. And then as a filmmaker the image that I had of Imroz in my mind was dedicatedly accomplished by actor Jay Yadav.

On Amrita Aur Main Bagging Accolades & Award

You see Amrita Aur Main has already garnered appreciation, accolades & awards galore. In Raipur Short Film Festival I bagged 2 trophies namely that of the “Best Director” & the “Best Editor”. Moreover Amrita Aur Main also got a “Special Festival Mention” in the 5th Kolkatta Shorts International Film Festival. And especially Amruta Aur Main once again garnered a lot of accolades & appreciation in the 3rd Noida International Film Festival. That apart there were over 700 films from over 70 countries entered in the 3rd Noida International Film Festival, where my film Amrita Aur Main was announced as the “Best Film” and to top it the Jury also awarded me with the “Best Director” trophy and that happened to be the proudest and the historic moment of my life.

On His Next Agenda Of His Professional Career As A Filmmaker

At present I am enjoying all the moments of basking in the lime lighted success of Amita Aur Main. But anyways I have also started the scripting of my next film to be tentatively titled as Benaras, through which I want to depict the 3 different aspects of the culture of Benaras. Apart from this I intend to work on the life sketch of the famed Pakistani Poetess named Sara Shagufta.

Feroz Khan was an actor-producer-director- editor of Hindi Cinema. So present herewith is a just a small tribute to the Late Feroz Khan.

To start off Feroz Khan was known for his flamboyant style, with cow boyish swagger & cigar toting persona; this revolutionized the style quotient of the otherwise conventional “Filmy” hero. He was also known as the style icon of Bollywood.

Firoz Khan had appeared in over 50 films in the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s, and became one of India’s Best-Loved heroes with his role in the 1980’s hit film Qurbani, which he had also directed. Firoz Khan followed this multi-disciplinary achievement by directing more successful films like Dayavan (1988) & Janbaaz (1986). He had 1st won the Black Lady namely the Filmfare “Best Supporting Actor” award for Aadmi Aur Insaan in 1970 and was also honored with the Filmfare “Lifetime Achievement” award in 2000.

A little peekaboo in his earlier life will not be out of place at this juncture. Firoz Khan was born on 25th Sept, 1939 in Bangalore, India, to an Afghan immigrant. His father belonged to Tanoli Tribe of Pathan ethnicity from the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, while his mother was of Persian background.

Firoz Khan was educated in Bishop Cotton Boys’ School, Bangalore & St. Germain High School, Bangalore. His brothers are Sanjay Khan (Abbas Khan), Shahrukh Shah Ali Khan, Sameer Khan & Akbar Khan. His sisters are Khurshid Shahnavar & Dilshad Begum Sheikh, popularly known as Dilshad Bibi. After his schooling in Bangalore, he headed straight to the Mekkah of Bollywood where he made his debut as a 2nd lead in a film called Didi in the year 1960.

Firoz Khan had smoothly made the beginning of his filmy career and thereafter it was a smoot sailing as far as his filmy career is concerned. Through the early 1960s & 1970s, he made low-budget thrillers opposite starlets. In 1962, he appeared in an English-language film titled Tarzan Goes To India opposite Simi Garewal. Incidentally speaking his 1st big hit was in 1965, with Phani Majumdar’s Oonche Log, where he was pitted against screen idols Raaj Kumar & Ashok Kumar in which he had given a notably sensitive performance. But sadly enough this was followed by some more small budget hit films like Samson, Ek Sapera Ek Lutera, Char Darvesh et al. But then again, in the same year, he had enacted the role of a sacrificing lover in the mushy musical movie Arzoo, starring Sadhana. With this movie Firoz Khan earned his entry into the A-list of 2nd leads. With the film Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969), Firoz Khan won his debut Filmfare award for “Best Actor” in a Supporting Role. His other hit films of those times were Khotey Sikkay, Geeta Mera Naam, Pyasi Sham, Shankar Shambhu & Safar. Firoz Khan had also appeared alongside his real-life brother Sanjay Khan in some of the superhit films like Upaasna (1967), Mela (1971) & Nagin (1976).

Later on had turned into a successful producer & director in the year of 1971 so as to improve his career opportunities as a leading man with his 1st directorial film Apradh, which also happened to be the 1st Indian movie showing auto racing in Germany; Mumtaaz was his co-star. Firoz Khan had also produced, directed and starred in the 1975 film superhit Dharmatma, which also happened to be the 1st Indian film to be shot in Afghanistan and was also his 1st ever blockbuster hit as a producer, director and star and had also marked the appearance of Drean Girl Hema Malini in a glamorous avatar. This movie was inspired by the Hollywood film The Godfather.

To continue further, throughout the late 1970s & 1980s, he was a leading Bollywood star, directing & starring in many of his films. Thereafter he had also starred in the Punjabi film Bhagat Dhanna Jat (1974). But the 1980 film Qurbani, with Zeenat Aman, was the biggest hit of his career and had also launched the singing career of the iconic Pakistani pop singer Nazia Hassan, with her memorable track “Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye”. In 1986, Firoz Khan had also directed & starred in Janbaaz, another film which was declared a superhit film at the Box-Office turnstiles, which some considered it to be one of his Best Movie. It featured an all-star cast and was possessed of great songs & excellent cinematography. In 1988, Firoz Khan had directed & starred in Dayavan, which was a remake of a South Indian film titled Nayagan. After directing & starring in Yalgaar (1992), Firoz Khan had taken a long break from acting for an unbelievable 11 years.

Firoz Khan had then made his comeback as a filmmaker in Bollywood by launching his son Fardeen Khan’s career with the 1998 film Prem Aggan, which had, however, proved to be a Bomb at Box-Office turnstiles. And In 2003, he had made his acting comeback as well as produced & directed Janasheen, which had also starred his son Fardeen Khan. By the way he had always used performing animals in his films, like a chimpanzee & a lion were used in Janasheen, but People for Animals (PFA) Haryana chairman Naresh Kadyan had moved a complaint in the court of law at Faridabad for animal cruelty and a legal action as per law against the producer, director & actor.

Once again Firoz Khan had starred alongside his son Fardeen Khan in a film called Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005) and had made his last film appearance in Welcome (2007). Welcome has been one of the Best Comedy films made in recent time in which he had worked with Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Nana Patekar, Anil Kapoor & Katrina Kaif. And of course Welcome was also declared as a blockbuster movie that year at the Box-Office turnstiles.

In realty Feroz Khan was always ahead of his time in terms of his unmatchable style, which had reflected in his movies & music. His movies like Qurbani & Dharmatma are the cult favorite films in Hindi cinema.

Now this was a shocker as in May, 2006, Feroz Khan was blacklisted by the then Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf when he went there to promote his brother’s film, Taj Mahal. In an intelligence report submitted to Musharraf, he was said to have gotten drunk & insulted Pakistani singer & anchor Fakhr-E-Alam and criticising the country by averring, “I am a proud Indian. India is a secular country. The Muslims there are making a lot of progress unlike in Pakistan. Our President is a Muslim & our Prime Minister a Sikh. Pakistan was made in the name of Islam, but look how the Muslims are killing Muslims here.”

Pakistan’s high commission in India and the foreign & interior ministries were subsequently directed to deny Feroz Khan a visa in the future.

Time to know just a little bit about Feroz Khan’s personal life. He had married Sundari Khan in 1965, but divorced her in 1985. They had 2 children, Laila Khan (born in 1970) & Fardeen Khan (born in 1974). Fardeen Khan was married to Natasha Madhwani, daughter of former Bollywood actress Mumtaz. He also has a granddaughter named Diani Isabella Khan born on 12th Dec, 2013 and a grandson named Zaan Funiturewala born on 9th Mar, 2015.

And then it was curtains down for Firoz Khan as he died as a result of lung cancer on 27th Apr, 2009 at the age of 69 in Bangalore.

As mentioned earlier Firoz Khan had finally succumbed to a battle with lung cancer on 27th Apr, 2009. During his illness he had returned to rest at his farmhouse in Bangalore.

Ultimately he was laid to rest in his beloved Bangalore near to his mother’s grave at Hosur Road Shia Kabristan with 1000’s in attendance which included his close family, dear friends and also notable celebrities of Indian film industry. Till this date he is remembered for his larger than life presence & excellence in cinema.

As a parting shot present herewith is Firoz Khan’s all time career achievements: He had won accolades and several awards namely Filmfare “Best Supporting Actor” award for Aadmi Aur Insaan (1971), Bangalore Film Journalist Award (BFJA) for “Best Supporting Actor” for Aadmi Aur Insaan (1971), Filmfare Nomination as “Best Supporting Actor” for Safar (1971), Filmfare Nomination as “Best Supporting Actor” for International Crook (1975), Filmfare “Lifetime Achievement” Award (2001), Filmfare Nomination as “Best Villain” for Janasheen (2004), IIFA Award for “Best Performance” in a Negative Role in 2004, Zee Cine Award for “Lifetime Achievement” in 2008 & “Pride Of The industry” at the Max Stardust Awards 2009.

In the end it is time have a glimpse of his Filmography which includes as an actor: Didi (1960), Main Shadi Karne Chala (1962), Reporter Raju (1962), Tarzan Goes To India (1962), Bahurani (1963), Suhagan (1964), Char Dervesh (1964), Oonche Log (1965), Raat Andheri Thi (1965), Ek Sapera Ek Lootera (1965), Arzoo (1965), Tasveer (1966), Main Wohi Hoon (1966), Woh Koi Aur Hoga (1967), Raat Aur Din (1967), CID 909 (1967), Aurat (1967), Aag (1967), Nadir Shah (1968), Pyaasi Sham (1969), Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969), Safar (1970), Mela (1971), Ek Paheli (1971), Upaasna (1971), Apradh (1972), Kashmakash (1973), Kisan Aur Bhagwan (1974), Khhotte Sikkay (1974), Geeta Mera Naam (1974), Ghar Ki Laaj (1960), Bhagat Dhanna Jatt (1974), Anjaan Raahen (1974), International Crook (1974), Rani Aur Lalpari (1975), Kala Sona (1975), Aa Jaa Sanam (1975), Dharmatma (1975), Sharafat Chod Di Maine (1976), Qabeela (1976), Shanker Shambu (1976), Nagin (1976), Jadu Tona (1977), Darinda (1977), Chunaoti (1980), Qurbani (1980), Khoon Aur Paani (1981), Kachche Heere (1982), Janbaaz (1986), Dayavan (1988), Meet Mere Man Ka (1991), Yalgaar (1992), Prem Agan (1998), Janasheen (2003), Chitappa (2005), Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena – Special Appearance(2005), Om Shanti Om – Special Appearance(2007) & Welcome (2007) – as a director & producer: Apradh (1972), Dharmatma (1975), Qurbani (1980), Janbaaz (1986), Dayavan (1988), Yalgaar, Prem Agan (1998)
& Janasheen (2003)

Nishant Kumar, a tall, dark & handsome dude hails from Patna. He happens to be a trained actor and is now all set to make his debut with a much talked about film namely Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death.

How about giving us your brief introduction?

I hail from Patna and I am very passionate about acting since I was that high and you won’t believe this but right since the day I had crossed the 14 summers of my life I had started indulging myself in anchoring and moreover I also started doing varied programmes on Zee Tv but of course all this was in Patna.

What happened then?

And then since I was not getting the right opportunity I honed up my acting skills in Marwah Studio in Noida where I also acquired a Diploma in Cinema and headed straight to Bollywood. Out here too I brushed up my acting skills in Anupam Kher’s acting school.

How did you bag your debut movie Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death?

After finishing my acting course I sort of kept my eyes & years open for a good project and luckily this movie project Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death just fell into my lap but I would rather say that it was more of a friendly or rather a family affair.

Ok! What is your role in Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death?

First of all I would say that the film Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death clearly has a backdrop of “Terrorism” and I play the role of one of the dreaded Don. In fact it is an amalgamation of all the “Terrorist” activities put together and believe me Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death is also a patriotic film to the core. And in the end one of the evil man is sent to the gallows to be hanged till death. There have been cases where people fighting for their country have been sent to gallows too, but in return they were also declared a martyr. So this time one of the evil man is sent to the gallows to be hanged till death yehi hai judgement and the reasons are shockingly surprising. All in all Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death is a good entertaining & musically oriented romantic film too. In fact you will find all the colorful & dark shades in my character of Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death.

What would you like to say about your co-star Neetu Wadhwa?

I would that say she is good. She is very cooperative & helpful. We vibed well & shared a great chemistry on the sets.

What would you say about your director of Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death?

My director Mann Kumar has crafted this film Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death very painstakingly. I would say he is brilliant and the way he used to explain each & every scene it used to become just like a piece of calkwalk for us. He even left us a lot of room for improvisation. I could not have asked a better film as a debut than Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death.

Lastly tell us what are the highlights of Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death?

Without blinking my eyes I can safely say that music is the finest & the best highlight of Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death. All the numbers are soothing, melodious, meliflous & foot tapping too. In fact our music director Mahesh Rakesh have designed the entire musical package of Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death in such a way that it has all the colors & shades. In fact all the numbers are too good, but my personal favourites are “Rabba”, “Jashn Manale” & above all “Vandematram”. That’s it!!!