Banner: Balaji Motion Pictures & Maruti International
Producers: Sameer Nair, Aman Gill, Ashok Thakeria, Sri Adhikari Brothers & Anand Pandit
Director: Indra Kumar
Star Cast: Ritesh Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Urvashi Rautela, Pooja Bannerrjee, Mishti, Shraddha Das, Sonali Raut, Kangana Sharma, Usha Nadkarni, Sanjay Mishra, Shreyas Talpade, Sudesh Lehri et al
Music: Sanjeev – Darshan, Shaarib – Toshi & Shaan

Director Indra Kumar’s latest outing Great Grand Masti is a rollicking albeit profusely oriented double entendre comic film, the 3rd installment in the Masti film series after Masti (2004) & Grand Masti (2013). But incidentally speaking the sequel Great Grand Masti does not at all lives up to the expectations bar previously raised by both its prequels namely Masti &
Grand Masti.

The loosely scripted scenario of Great Grand Masti starts off in its usual manner of establishing a premise of 3 sexless marriages. The Masti boys namely, Meet Mehta (Vivek Oberoi), Prem Chawla (Aftab Shivdasani) & Riteish Deshmukh (Amar Saxena) are trying to add some spice to their dead love lives but their attempts are foiled by the kith & kin of their respective wives’ families. Self -proclaimed Godman, Antakshari Baba (Sanjay Mishra) & Amar’s mother – in – law’s (Usha Nadkarni) faith in him is a hindrance for Amar who is on a lookout for some fun with his darling wife Sapna Saxena (Pooja Bannerjee). On the other hand, the childish & immature sister – in -law (Kangna Sharma) of Prem and her clingy nature to her sister & Prem’s wife Nisha Chawla (Shraddha Das) is a menace for Prem. Going ahead, the cross connection or rather the Judwaa experience between Meet’s wife Rekha Mehta (Mishti) and her body builder brother (Ketan Karandhe) makes him stay away from his wife. Prem, a real estate broker by profession, decides to take a break from the mundane life and decides to visit the village, Doodhwadi along with his 2 best friends to get some ‘masti’ under the pretext of selling off the so called haunted & heritage bungalow of Amar. As the trio set out on this crazy journey, they encounter the sexy Shabari (Urvashi Rautela). As the 3 men try to woo her & gain her attention, they realize that this time their Masti is not with a human but with a ghost who is longing for love & lust. As the 3 guys are trapped in the clutches of Shabari aka Ragini, the tale gets even further twisted when the wives of the trio decide to give a surprise to their hubbies.

Director Indra Kumar seems to have made Great Grand Masti only for the rural masses namely the so called front benchers, who relish in such double entendre fare accompanied with their own fully blasted citees & catcalls in the darkened cinema halls. But the film may not go down well with the classy metropolitan cine goers as Great Grand Masti doesn’t at all match up to the comedy quotient of the Masti franchise. Moreover Great Grand Masti also fails to retain the viewers attention span mostly succumbing to its predictability throughout the movie. So all in all Great Grand Masti’s main villian is its faulty & uninteresting script and overall the absolutely hackneyed directorial skills of Indra Kumar as his previously rib ticking directorial attempts in Masti & Grand Masti were absolutely entertaining & hilarious to the core.

Performance wise of course, the trio of Masti boys namely Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi & Aftab Shivdasani have really become proficient in enacting & re-enacting their mastibhara roles 3rd time in a row. Moreover the trio of actor’s namely Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi & Aftab Shivdasani’s comic timing is the probably the only saving grace of Great Grand Masti. Minus the trio of them the movie Great Grand Masti’s overall value is totally ZERO. Amongst the trio of actresses Mishti, Pooja Bannerjee & Shraddha Das also prove to be a big disappointment as they are nothing but glamour dolls displayed in a toy shop window of a shopping mall. That apart the other actress like Sonali Raut & Kangana Sharma too fails to impress, but actors like Shreyas Talpade in a cameo role of Babu Rangeela certainly & strongly makes his presence felt. On the other hand veteran actors like Sudesh Lehri, Sanjay Mishra & above all Usha Nadkarni have given a very interestingly believable account of themselves.

Tail Piece: Great Grand Masti will definitely fail to register any real masti oriented magic at the Box Office turnstiles.

Indervesh Yogee, the debutant director of Love Ke Funday talks at length about directing his 1st ever realistic new age movie, which he promises will highly appeal to the Gen X of the country.

*So what is your debut directorial movie Love Ke Funday all about?

*Actually speaking Love Ke Funday is all about today’s modern generation and their idea of love. Now trends have changed. Today’s generation is all about the social media interaction on What’s app, Facebook, Twitter et al. It’s a generation of quick love. So the attraction is strong but it is short – lived and with time it almost fizzles out. That apart Love Ke Funday is based in Mumbai and it talks about how people fall in love in this fast paced era.

*Ok! So how different is this love story of Love Ke Funday from the rest of the movie?

*The story & the characters of Love Ke Funday are very real. But Instead of fancy love scenes, the characters meet on the road or the cafeteria or a club. We have added an aspect of human psychological touch to our love story where, for example, you walk in the sun and you see your shadow ahead of you. You cannot catch it so you walk behind it. If you change your direction and walk in the opposite direction then your shadow will follow you. When someone does not give you attention, then that person’s importance increases. As soon as you change your focus, that person feels your importance and walks behind you. Keeping this in mind we have shaped the story of Love Ke Funday.

*Tell us something about the lead characters of Love Ke Funday?

*First & foremost Love Ke Funday has Aryan played by Shaleen Bhanot. His co -character describes him saying he’s done a PHD in talking nonsense but Aryan is more practical than the others. He believes that its not love when 2 people fall for each other in a day; its a mere mutually oriented fatal attraction. He is the flirty kind of a guy and calls every girl by a car’s name according to her features. If some girl is tall he will call her Limousine. If a girl is dusky and a little healthy he will call her Duster. Then there is a 2nd character named Sandy. He is also a flirty guy. We have described him in the movie by saying, there are girls who date him, rate him & wait for him…the ones who have done all this hate him! These characters represent the youth of today.

*Are you aware that Love Ke Funday is already being compared to films like Pyaar Ka Punchnama & Mastizaade?

*Be that as it maybe as per us Love Ke Funday is very different from all the above mentioned films. But one thing is for sure, we haven’t crossed the vulgarity & double entendre (double meaning) line; it’s much less than these films. Love Ke Funday can be called bold; we have bold jokes & punches. But even the bold scenes are shot in a funny way and not in a sexy or vulgar way.

*Love Ke Funday’s producer Faaiz Anwar is a legend when it comes to lyrics. So what kind of songs will be seen in this film?

*Frankly speaking Love Ke Funday’s music is the insurance of the film. So when we started working on it, we 1st got our film insured with the songs! We have some really very good & catchy songs. Mika Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Javed Ali & Jojo have sung the songs in Love Ke Funday. Mika Singh’s song is simply great and I think it will be a chartbuster. He himself is very excited about the song! Sukhwinder Singh’s song is very good, and he has taken it upon himself to promote the film & the song. I am hoping that it will be the next “Chaiya Chaiya…” The 3rd song is sung by Javed Ali. He is a fantastic singer and our choreographer has given some great dance moves. We shot it in Kashmir in the midst of snow. The title song of the film is written by Faaiz Anwar and we all know he has written excellent songs. It has been sung by Jojo. People will love the songs and listen to them for the next 10 – 15 years.

*As a parting shot tell us what made you guys think of a title like Love Ke Funday?

*To be very honest we all felt that the title has to be attractive and should sound interesting. Moreover, the film is about the fundamentals of love so there couldn’t be a better title than this. This generation uses these fundamentals in the film.

Amruta Subhash takes lessons In Kannada. And Veteran actresses Jayshree & Uma Kulkarni help Amruta to learn Kannada.

An actress goes through all that’s required for the betterment of her role and actress Amruta Subhash is one of them. This actress who has already had an impressive career in Marathi Cinema has learnt Kannada as a prep for her role in Astu from veteran actress B. Jayashree and has also won the National Award for her role in this film.

This film produced under the banner of Gaurikaa Films with producers Sheela Rao & Dr. Mohan Agashe has been released this week all over Maharashtra . Along with Dr. Mohan Agashe, this film also stars Irawati Harshe, Devika Daftardar, Amruta Subhash, Nachiket Purnputre, Milind Soman, et al. The film has a story by Sumitra Bhave and is directed by Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukhtankar. Amruta Subhash has essayed the role of a Mahuta’s wife Chenamma and has worked with an elephant named Laxmi in the film for which she undertook a workshop to learn the nuances of the role.

The character of Chenamma has a influence of Marathi & Kannada and a lot of dialogues are in Kannada she avers, “I just didn’t want to mug the dialogues in Kannada as I also wanted to learn the meaning of these dialogues in Kannada. Therefore I took the help of veteran translators Uma and Virupaksh Kulkarni and learnt the nuances of the Kannada dialogues from my veteran actor – mother Jyoti Subhash friend actress B. Jayashree and she really took a liking for my role and came down to Pune and I recorded her version of the dialogues and learnt the nuances of the Kannada dialogues and there are also two lullabys which B. Jayshree & Uma taught me, which have been added in the film. My role in the film is small says Amruta but it changed my way of looking at life. The film scenario & the script has been written so well that I enjoyed working in this film and its an experience I will cherish all my life.” concludes Amruta.

Eros International’s Trinity Pictures announces 2 Indo – Chinese co -productions with leading Chinese film companies, Peacock Mountain Culture & Media Ltd & Huaxia Film Distribution Co Ltd. These films will be directed by Kabir Khan & Siddharth Anand and released in Fiscal 2018

Eros International Media Ltd, a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, announced recently that Trinity Pictures, India’s 1st franchise feature film studio, is planning 2 landmark Indo – China co – productions to be released in Fiscal 2018. Kabir Khan’s travel drama THE ZOOKEEPER (working title) & Siddharth Anand’s cross – cultural romantic comedy LOVE IN BEIJING (working title). The films will co -produced with China’s Peacock Mountain Culture & Media Ltd & Huaxia Film Distribution Co Ltd.

The 2 films are the 1st ever Indo – China co – productions set in both India & China and will have Han Sanping, former Chairman of China Film Group, as their Creative Producer. Sanping has produced more than 300 films & 100 TV series, including RED CLIFF, KARATE KID & LET THE BULLET FLY.

With the cast from both India & China, a leading Indian male actor and leading Chinese actress, Kabir Khan’s human drama, THE ZOOKEEPER, tells the journey of an Indian zoo keeper to China to find a panda to return to India in order to save his zoo. Siddharth Anand’s cross – cultural romantic comedy, LOVE IN BEIJING, also with an A – lister Indian actress & leading Chinese male actor is based on an Indian girl who falls in love with a Chinese man. Production costs for THE ZOOKEEPER by Kabir Khan are expected to be (approximately) USD $25.0 million & LOVE IN BEIJING (approximately) USD $15.0 million. The films will be shot simultaneously in both languages and are due for release in Fiscal 2018.

While the original stories were developed by the Trinity Pictures Writers’ Room, creative teams from both Trinity Pictures & the Chinese film companies have worked closely on the scripts to create storylines that blend Sino – Indian culture. The films will be shot across India & China with major parts of Kabir Khan’s THE ZOOKEEPER shot in Chengdu while Siddharth Anand’s LOVE IN BEIJING will be shot in Beijing and its suburbs.

Commenting on the Indo – China co -productions, Jyoti Deshpande, Group CEO, Eros International averred, “We continue to establish our dominant global distribution network including entry into the Chinese market. We believe China to be a significant market opportunity for Indian films. Following our co – production treatise last year, we are very proud to announce the 1st of our joint productions going into production soon. With Trinity, we also want to tell stories that transcend the language barrier and have mainstream appeal. We believe our Indo -China co – productions will be game -changing as we pave the way to open up one of the largest film markets in the world.”

Ajit Thakur, CEO, Trinity Pictures added, “It’s a revolutionary milestone for Indian cinema as Eros’ Trinity Pictures becomes the 1st Indian studio to collaborate with China’s Huaxia Film Distribution Co Ltd & Peacock Mountain Culture & Media Ltd and deliver our vision for a truly global film. Having 2 acclaimed directors like Kabir Khan & Siddharth Anand on board with us, is a big leap towards opening one of the biggest & the fastest growing film markets in the world. With these co – productions being shot in both languages, we hope to present compelling film content, weaving in the socio – cultural worlds of both the countries, which should appeal to the massive Sino – Indian market”.

Creative Producer, Han Sanping averred, “Creating an entertaining movie for 2 of the biggest markets in the world is a big challenge. But having good creative people from both India & China working together we are sure to be successful.”

Allen Liu, Partner, Peacock Mountain added on the association, “It’s exciting to finally pull the curtains over the efforts from writers from both India & China side. Getting the right & the organic story was one of the most important aspect for both the teams from the beginning. Hope the movie shapes up to be a true co -production”.

Director Kabir Khan commented, “It’s an exciting challenge to shoot the film in 2 languages, a 1st for me and creating a whole new world of completely unique characters. There is tremendous potential with similarities in art & culture and I hope to present a film that will be a complete package and will combine the ethos of both the countries.”

Director Siddharth Anand averred, “I am thrilled to be part of a film that will cater to a much wider audience, span new geographies and reach new territories. We are working on a story and creating characters that should resonate with audiences in both the markets.”

Last year, Eros International signed memorandums with leading Chinese state owned film companies China Film Group Corp, Shanghai Film Group & Fudan University for the exploitation of intellectual property rights as well as to develop, co – produce & distribute Indo -China films across all platforms in both countries during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to China.

As per PwC Outlook 2016, China is expected to overtake the US box office in 2016 growing to $10.3 billion. In 2015, the Box Office grew to $6.3 billion marking a 49% year on year growth. In comparison, the US box office is expected to contract from $10.3 billion to $10 billion next year, with Hollywood’s share of the Chinese Box Office slipping to 38.4% in 2015 from 45.5% in 2014. In early 2014, China had just under 19,000 screens and by end of 2015, that number grew to almost 32,000. Overall, China is propelling Asia – Pacific’s growth (including Indonesia, Malaysia) with Box Office revenue across Asia -Pacific expected to grow to $21.11 billion by 2020 and thus continue to emerge as important growth markets for Bollywood.

THE JUNGLE BOOK COMPLETES 100 DAYS AND CREATES HISTORY!!!

The Jungle BooK completes 100 days and creates History. That apart The Jungle Book is back in more cinema halls. Disney’s The Jungle Book adds one more feather in its glittering cap!!! The live action & epic adventure has already set the record of being the Highest Grossing Hollywood Film of all time in India, and raised the bar when it comes to marketing English movies in the country. Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Neli Sethi, The Jungle Book now completes 100 days of its running in Indian theatres on 16th Jul, 2016!!! The film’s total Box -Office collection so far is a whopping 260.28 crores (Gross Box Office) and 187.40 cr NBOC, thus setting a benchmark for English films in India. And if these benchmarks are not enough, encouraged by a surge in demand, driven by the audience’s unparalleled love for the wild adventure, the Studios is all set to bring back the magic of Mowgli, Bagheera, Baloo & Shere Khan to more screens. The film will now be screened at 25 additional screens in the country.

Kabali gets the biggest ever screen count

Initially, the role was offered to Biju Menon and he was really happy to do this. Unfortunately, dates became the villain in the story again. Biju Menon was really busy with his current shooting schedules which made the entry of Anoop Menon in to this project impossible. This would be a simple movie and might be a strong comeback of Mohanlal as a common man. We all are loving to see such characters from him In this movie, he would be seen in the role of a Panchayath Secretary which has been titled as Pranayopanishath. The film has been penned by P Sindhuraj

Janani All Set To Do Malar

Janani all set to do Malar. Janani Iyer is all set to do Malar in her upcoming Tamil movie Thollaikatchi. Is it the Tamil remake of Premam??? Hold on hold on, we are not talking about our Malar miss. The film is completely different. Janani will enact the character named Malar. Nothing related with our Malar miss except the name. Janani is not doing heaps of Malayalam movies, but she is really busy in Kollywood. This gorgeous actress has got 3 big projects in her kitty. Her latest Malayalam movie is Ithu Thanda Police.
Thollaikatchi is a romantic comedy film directed by Sadiq Khan. She is paired with Ashwin Kakumanu and she is showcasing a traditional girl who is always wearing half – sarees.

Deepa Gowda All Set To Tie The Nuptial Knot

Deepa Gowda all set to tie the nuptial knot. With half a dozen films to her credit Deepa Gowda of Just Madveli, Last Bus, Kollegala, Jwalantham, Adbutha, Panditha Bhagyavidhaata, a Tamil film has decided to settle down in marriage and work in a mobile company Samsung in her life. Adbutha is my last Kannada film. I am working in Samsung Company and getting married to Mr Arun in Hassan in Oct this year she disclosed on recently at the audio release of Adbutha speaking to a few journalists. Deepa Gowda twin sister Raani also settled down in marriage after a few films in Kannada and other languages.

Samskrithi Shenoy To Star In Kannada
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Samskrithi Shenoy to star iin Kannada
Movies. Well known Malayalam, Tamil & Telugu films actress Samskrithi Shenoy, daughter of a doctor Govinda Shenoy hailing from Karkala near Mangaluru, makes her debut in Kannada cinema Happy Birthday. Director of this film Mahesh Sukhadhare has kept the name of the heroine in tight secrecy. As the release of Happy Birthday, a film by politician Cheluvanarayana Swamy son Sachin in lead role is hitting the screen in the month of Aug, 2016. Samkriti Shenoy impressed with story & screenplay of the film given the green signal after consulting her father. This is a desi village film. Set in the backdrop of Mandya district. It highlights the culture of that region. Dr Ambarish plays a prominent role in this film. V Harikrishna’s music, Dr V Nagendra Prasad, Yogaraj Bhat, Krishne Gowda & K Kalyan have lent lyrics.

Kabali To Hit The Screens on 22nd July 2016

Kabali to hit the screens on 22nd July 2016. As the biggest film of the year Kabali is getting ready to hit the screens on 22nd Jul, 2016 day in and day out, we keep getting news about the film’s huge release in every nook & corner of the globe. Today we have an interesting update about the film’s release plans in the USA which contributes a huge chunk of overseas market for Tamil films. The distribution rights to release the film across USA has been acquired by Cine Galaxy, the film distribution firm which released Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s Theri and Suriya’s 24 in the country. A top official of Cine Galaxy has confirmed that Kabali will be releasing in 400 screens in Tamil & Telugu languages and this is the biggest number of screens allotted for a Rajinikanth starrer in USA.

Is Trisha & Nayanthara Adopting The Same Love Policy?

Is Trisha & Nayanthara adopting the same love policy? Two of the most charismatic leading ladies of the South Trisha & Nayanthara have withstood heavy competition from much younger girls to stay right at the top for more than a decade. The 2 who are fast friends offscreen seems to have adopted the same policy in recent times. Nayanthara is heading the cast in the new film Dora produced by Sargunam & directed by Dass Ramaswamy. It has been revealed that Nayan is acting without a love interest in the murder mystery film. Similarly Trisha is shooting for Mohini directed by Madhesh and so far a major portion of the horror comedy has been completed but still there is no sign of a hero. We guess that justifies our title

Parthiban Signs 1 More Film With A Young Hero

Parthiban signs 1 more film with a young hero. Chandran who made a grand debut in Prabhu Solomon’s Kayal has just signed a film for a new company 2MB aka 2 Movie Buffs. The as yet untitled film has Satna Titus of Pichaikaaran fame as the heroine. Actor & director Parthiban who off late is doing character roles is doing an important role as a thief in the film which is directed by Sudhar, a veteran of many short films making his debut on the silver screen.

Ajith Scores A Hat Trick With A Brand New Comedy Combo

Ajith scores a Hat Trick with a brand new comedy combo. Ajith’s hat trick collaboration with director Siruthai Siva Thala 57 has started shooting from the 8th Jul, 2016 and the film produced by Sathyajyothi Films has Anirudh scoring the music. There is a strong buzz that Kajal Agarwal is on the verge of signing the leading lady’s role in Thala 57. Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Karunakaran has come on board for the primary comedian role that was offered to Santhanam first. Thambi Ramaiah is the other cast member who is joining with Ajith – Siva combo for the 3rd time.

Nani’s Villain Is Andala Rakshasi Actor

Nani’s Villain is Andala Rakshasi actor. After Srinivas Avasarala in Gentleman, it’s the turn of yet another actor to don the mantle of a villain for the 1st time ever, for a Nani film. It’s Naveen Chandra of Andala Rakshasi fame. The news is that Naveen Chandra will play a negative character in Nani’s film with Trinadha Rao Nakkina of Cinema Choopistha Mama fame. The actor is lucky because it not only has a hat trick hero playing the lead role, but it’s also produced by an ace producer – Dil Raju. The actor hasn’t had success at the box office so far, but since his 1st film became popular on television, his stubble face is pretty much familiar. He has since acted in some Tamil movies. His recent releases, namely Tripura & Lacchimdeviki O Lekkundi were big flops.

Santhanam’s ‘Dhilluku Dhuddu’ in Telugu

Santhanam’s ‘Dhilluku Dhuddu’ in Telugu.
When others are busy making horror -comedies, one Kollywood filmmaker chose to be different. He made a reel vs real ghost drama, a spoof like feature. It’s Rambala, the director of the 7th Jul, 2016 release Dhilluku Dhuddu. With the film proving to be a big hit there (it has already grossed Rs. 12 cr), it may see a Telugu released (dubbed version) soon. There are reports that it might be remade in Hindi. Starring Santhanam in the lead role, it has Shanaya playing the female lead. Yogi Babu is in another important role. Music is by SS Thaman.

Venky’s Sports Drama To Go On Floors

Venky’s Sports Drama to go on Floors.
It’s known that, post Babu Bangaram, Venkatesh’s next film to go on the floors will be the remake of Madhavan starrer Irudhi Suttru (Saala Khadoos in Hindi). To be directed by Sudha Kongaru, the movie will have Ritika Singh reprising her own part from the original. To be co – produced by D Suresh Babu, the sports drama will go on the floors in Sept, 2016. Efforts are on to shoot the 1st schedule in Vizag. Venky will start growing a beard for the role. He is not going to sport 6 pack abs, but will look fit enough for the character. Music is by Santosh Narayanan of Kabali fame. Cinematography is by Sivakumar Vijayan. Art direction is by Santhanam.

Pani Leni Puli Raju Release Date Fixed For 15th July 2016

Pani Leni Puli Raju release date fixed for 15th July 2016. With a never – say – die spirit, Dhan Raj is coming back in the role of a lead. Call it courage or whatever, he is playing 13 roles in this comedy entertainer. Directed by Chacha, the film is Pani Leni Puli Raju. Funnily enough, this one without work has 13 avatars to essay. The film will hit the screens on 15th Jul, 2016. “Dhan Raj’s character is molded in a new fashion. Raghu Babu’s character is a continuation of his role in Bunny,” the director says. The producer says, “The songs released recently have been getting a very good response. A motion poster with dialogues released the other day has been a hit. We are confident of delivering a hit.”

Anoop Menon & Mohanlal Duo Are Back Again

Anoop Menon & Mohanlal duo are back Again. After Kanal, Mohanlal & Anoop Menon are all set to rejoin again for an upcoming movie. The movie would be directed by Jibu Jacob. Initially, the role was offered to Biju Menon and he was really happy to do this. Unfortunately, dates became the villain in the story again. Biju Menon was really busy with his current shooting schedules which made the entry of Anoop Menon in to this project. This would be a simple movie and might be a strong comeback of Mohanlal as a common man. We all are loving to see such characters from him. In this movie, he would be seen in the role of a Panchayath Secretary which has been titled as Pranayopanishath. The film has penned by P Sindhuraj.

Harshvardhan Joshi’s dreams seem to be coming all true! “Who would’ve thought a law student from Gujarat would come to Mumbai and pursue his Bollywood dreams,” quips Harshvardhan who although moved to Mumbai to study Cyber Law but landed up with his debut Bollywood film Love Ke Funday produced by Faaiz Anwar & Prem Prakash Gupta of FRV Big Business Entertainment Pvt Ltd & Prem Motion Pictures.

“I was always interested in acting and would keep participating in modelling contests and what not. I made it into the Grooming Competition of NIFT and that was the turning point,” states Harshvardhan while further adding, “I then moved to Mumbai and joined this theater group called Karma Kala Manch and worked with Azad Bharti for 3 years. It was during this stint that Director Indervesh Yogee saw me in short stories of Desi Bamboo online YouTube viral network and offered me to audition for the role in Love Ke Funday.”

Moving from theater to films wasn’t that easy a transition for Harshvardhan who says, “I was used to slightly dramatic, theater style acting while for this film my role had to be very subtle. In fact ironically, mine was the most subtle, emotional, one woman man, part. So I had to learn how to underplay.”

Well, if underplay is what gets him the applause so be it because we surely think this Gujarat Boy is here to stay!

Rishank Tiwari, the dashing & the debonair dude, hails from Saugor hills in the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh and once he gained an instant limelighted recognition when he had bagged the crowning glory of being singled out as Mr. Madhya Pradesh in 2009. No doubt this crowning glory was a result of his own merit. His next step to stardom was when he bagged a Bollywood movie named Love Ke Funday, produced by lyricist Faaiz Anwar & Prem Prakash Gupta of FRV Big Business Entertainment Pvt Ltd & Prem Motion Movies.

*Hi Rishank tell us how did you make your foray in Bollywood?

*First of all let me start from the beginning I have a big loving family and with a big family comes big expectations. While different members of my family wanted to see me in different professions, I could only choose to become one of them. However, becoming an actor was the only way I could role play everything that my family wanted me to. This was where my love for becoming an actor began. Being a religious person, I started following my passion of acting very religiously! So, acting became my reason for living, it became my religion too.”

*So how did you bag such a lovely role in Love Ke Funday?

*Actually speaking this particular answer also needs a little elaboration. So to begin with let me inform you that I’ve done theatre for 3 and a half years. But like any other upcoming actor, I had to audition for the role of Love Ke Funday. I’m glad that my film makers acknowledged my talent and gave me a break. This is an exciting new beginning for me. I hope as my learning graph in the industry goes up, the entire film industry will accept this ‘small town boy’ wholeheartedly.

*It really sounds strange but debuting in a film is one thing and starring with 2 heroines in a single film Love Ke Funday is a different ball game altogether. What say?

*To be very honest it was indeed very difficult. But I consider myself lucky that I got a chance to act with 2 heroines namely Ritika Gulati & Samiksha Bhatnagar. In fact I am the only hero amongst the 4 of us who got a chance to romance with 2 heroines. That apart I strongly believe that acting is all about drawing inspiration from real life experiences but in the movie I’m shown to be a married guy who has a relationship with another girl outside of marriage! None of this has happened to me in real life but now it happened in reel life which made it all the more difficult to essay the complex yet enjoyable role but as they alway’s say that all’s well that end’s well.”

*Now tell us something about your producer Faiz Anwar, your director Indervesh Yogi and your co – stars Ritika Gulati, Samiksha Bhatnagar, Harshavardhan Joshi & Shaleen Bhanot.

*Faiz Anwaar Sir is not only a reputed lyricist but also a gem of a person as a producer. Inervesh Yogi is a very talented director just watch out for him in his future directorial ventures. I couldn’t have asked for a better producer and director for my debout film and as for the girls Ritika Gulati & Samiksha Bhatnagar they are also debutant actors like me and we have miles & miles to go before we succeed in making a mark in Bollywood and proving our perfect histrinics. But it was fun working with Ritika, Samiksha, Harshavardhan Joshi and a senior actor like Shaleen Bhanot. In fact I woud say that Love Ke Fundey is a real rollercoaster ride of entertainment.

Producer: Jerry Weintraub, David Barron, Alan Riche & Tony Ludwig
Director: David Yates
Star Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, Djimon Hounsou, Jim Broadbent & Christoph Waltz
Music: Rupert Gregson – Williams & Hans Zimmer

Several movies have been crafted on the fictional character of Tarzan, which was originally conceived by popular author Edgar Rice Borroughs, till this date. But of course the latest version namely The Legend Of Tarzan directed by well – known director David Yates does a complete volte face as the legendary character Tarzan no longer resides in the dense jungle as an uneducated beastly character albeit a hunted species. But of late he has shifted & resides in the city. What happens to the Tarzan of the city is well worth watching on the celluloid silver screen at least once.

The original story of Tarzan is about a boy born & raised in the jungles of Africa. So the moment we hear the name Tarzan, we are fast taken back to our childhood when we would hear the story of a young boy who was raised by the beasts of the forest as one of them, until he falls in love with another beautiful girl, who just like him feels more at home in the dense jungles. However, The Legend Of Tarzan is a different story altogether. Unlike the popular story, this film starts off with Tarzan having given up his wild ways for a more peaceful & comfortable life in London as John Clayton III aka Lord Greystoke (Alexander Skarsgard) with his beloved wife Jane (Margot Robbie) at his side. But this time of peacefulness is fast shattered when he is invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of the Parliament, to investigate the activities at a mining encampment. Unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed & revenge, masterminded by the Belgian Captain Leon Rom (Christoph Waltz), Tarzan undertakes the journey putting all at stake.

Director David Yates efforts to change the entire scenario in The Legend Of Tarzan is laudable but the mnillion dollar question is will the modern day version of Tarzan be acceptable to today’s cine goers? Here, it must be pointed out that despite a story that keeps looping from past to present back & forth, director David Yates does well to give each timeline equal importance while simultaneously merging the 2 sans the usual confusion.

Performance wise Alexander Skarsgard as Tarzan is ok but he does fall short of the expectation bar that other past actor have raised who have literally lived the role and done complete justice to it. Margot Robbie as Jane seems to have been completely miscast. Christoph Waltz as Captain Leon Rom is perfect to the hilt. No doubt all the other actors have made their presence felt it is Samuel L Jackson’s character that is totally out of place.

Tail Piece: The Legend Of Tarzan maybe good enough as a one time watch but it fails to live upto the expectation of the Gen Next.