Qaidi Band – the motley crew of youth seeking freedom with their music while behind bars, launched their song “I am India” at Gateway of India recently by posing for a special photograph.

Saluting youthful optimism, never say die spirit & freedom as we experience it, this song from the film Qaidi Band is the perfect youth anthem for this season.
A thumping, high – energy track, Habib Faisal has written the lyrics of “I am India”. Arijit Singh & Yashita Sharma has sung the number & above all Amit Trivedi has composed the Qaidi Band film’s music.

Yash Raj Films’ up next movie, Qaidi Band features Aadar Jain & Anya Singh in the lead. Directed by Habib Faisal, the film is a riveting tale of Undertrials who come together to form a band in jail and their music becomes their only hope for freedom.

Dunkirk, the much – anticipated new cinematic event from director Christopher Nolan, battled to the top of the Indian Box – Office turnstiles in its opening weekend debut, earning an estimated Rs.15.57 Crore Gross across 417 screens including 10 IMAX screens and still going strong. The announcement was made by Denzil Dias, Managing Director, Warner Bros. Pictures (India). Dunkirk’s opening is the biggest opening ever for a Non – Dubbed MPA film and is also the Biggest IMAX opening for an MPA film.

Written & directed by Christopher Nolan, the epic action thriller, Dunkirk brings the story of Operation Dynamo to the big screen as it unfolds on land, sea & air utilizing a mixture of IMAX® & 65 mm film. The film opens as hundreds of thousands of Allied troops are trapped on the beach. Their backs to the sea, they face an impossible situation as the enemy closes in.

In making the announcement, Denzil Dias stated, “Christopher Nolan has created a film that brings this extraordinary event to the screen in a thrilling & uniquely real cinematic experience. Critics & audiences alike agree that Dunkirk must be seen on the biggest possible screen, and we anticipate that the incredible response amongst audiences across India will drive continued success well into the coming weeks at the Box – Office turnstiles.”

Directed by Christopher Nolan (Interstellar, Inception, The Dark Knight Trilogy) from his own screenplay, Dunkirk features a multigenerational cast, including Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn – Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D’Arcy & Barry Keoghan, with Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance & Tom Hardy. The film was produced by Emma Thomas & Christopher Nolan, with Jake Myers serving as executive producer.

The behind – the – scenes creative team on Dunkirk included director of photography Hoyte Van Hoytema, production designer Nathan Crowley, editor Lee Smith, costume designer Jeffrey Kurland, visual effects supervisor Andrew Jackson & special effects supervisor Scott Fisher. The music was composed by Hans Zimmer. Dunkirk was filmed on location in France, Holland, UK & Los Angeles utilizing a combination of IMAX® & 65 mm film.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Syncopy Production, a film by Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk. Opening in conventional theatres & IMAX, the film was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Sanjana’s Half Nude Video Goes Viral

The censor seized portions of “2” of Sanjana Galrani, a severe punishment in which she is made nude revealing the back portion of the actress, tying her with a rope and the cop character Ravishanker hitting her from a marble with caterpillar on the back of Sanjana had exit in this “A” certified film “2” a sequel of Dandupalya. After the film’s release somewhere the censor portions of Sanjana’s torture has got leaked. The photographs make it horrible and the video that is out in the social media is a case of further worry. Actress Sanjana expressed unhappiness on director Srinivasa Raju for not keeping this portion but it was censored is what she had not taken note of.

Regina Cassandra & Haripriya In Kurukshetra

The biggest film in the coming days is Kurukshetra in Munirathna Naidu’s massive production and ace director Naganna’s leadership is slowly getting ready to go on the floors. The confirmed actors are challenging star Darshan as Duryodhana & V Ravichandran as Sri Krishna. The latest addition to the list is the lovely looking Regina Cassandra who made her debut in Suryakanthi Kanada Cinema a few years ago. Haripriya also adds to the list for an important role. Is Regina taking on Draupadi role or not is not confirmed yet. The film is ready to begin in Aug, says director Naganna who has given the biggest venture Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna starring Darshan in the title role of that historical cinema. As of now the costumes selection for Darshan & V Ravichandran is in the final stages, Bahubali team is adding up for the technical team. For the huge sets the support from Mumbai has been sought by the art director of the film.

Shruthi Hariharan’s Short Film In Progress

Learning is earning. From earning to spending from where you have earned is the very good gesture indeed. This is what a very beautiful actress Shruthi Hariharan is doing. With no crores of bank balance in her name Shruthi Hariharan has taken up 2ndhome production of a short film. The 1st one Last Kannadiga was well received although not a monetary gain. Look at the zeal of this actress. The new avenue is also good method of progressing in profession. Shruthi Hariharan ABC short film is also richly popular on YouTube Channel. Shruthi Hariharan is already in her 2nd short film in Kalathmike banner. It is Reeta. Rachan is directing this film with Shreya Anchan, Roopa Nataraj & Abhinav in lead roles. The concept is based on marital rape. Such a situation rises what is the remedy in the books of law. How does the Indian law reciprocate for such a situation? The shoot has been completed by Vinod & team. There are 5 different get ups. It is new & interesting. Getting hold of new concept & participating in making of it is my interest says Shruthi Hariharan.

Hindi movie channel Sony Max is all set to host the world television premiere of the action thriller Rowdy Hero 2 at 8 pm on 22nd Jul, 2017. The movie is based on the lives of 2 identical brothers. This South Indian blockbuster is directed by R. S Durai Senthilkumar and features superstars Dhanush, Trisha Krishnan & Anupama Parameswaran in pivotal roles in the movie.

Son Of Satyamurthy 2 Premiere Fetches 4.81 Mn Impressions

The TV premiere of Son Of Satyamurthy 2 was the 4th – most – watched Hindi movie in urban + rural Hindi – speaking market (HSM) with 4.81 million impressions, as per BARC India ratings for Week 28. Son Of Satyamurthy 2, the Hindi – dubbed version of Telugu romantic comedy -action film Hyper, had premiered on Sony Max on 8th Jul, 2017. Salman – Shah Rukh’s 1995 action thriller Karan Arjun was the top film with 5.24 million impressions.

Cauvery News To Be Launched On

The crowded Tamil news space will see a new player in Cauvery News, which is slated for its official launch on 25th Aug, 2017. The free – to – air (FTA) channel is promoted by S Elangovan, the promoter of Cauvery Power Trading Chennai, Elango Industries, Kaveri Gas Power, Cauvery Solar Power & Cauvery Power Generation Chennai.

Aarambh’ To Take A 200 – Year Leap

Star Plus’ fantasy series Aarambh is all set to take a 200 – year leap in its storyline, almost after a month of its launch. With the 200 – year leap, the series will introduce a plethora of new characters, along with a new storyline. The show will also be renamed as Kahani Devsena Ki: Aarambh.

KBC Season 9 Gets 3 Sponsors

Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is all set to bring back the 9th season of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) after a gap of 2 years. The channel is planning to air the show by Oct, 2017 and it will run on weekdays for 6 weeks. KBC being one of the oldest & popular properties, SET has been able to lock in 3 sponsors even before the launch of the show. The channel has got on board Reliance Jio as the presenting sponsor while the series is being co – powered by Vivo Cameras & Mobile & Ching’s Secret.

Sun Direct Turns Profitable

Sun Direct, the DTH arm of the Kalanithi Maran – promoted Sun group, has turned profitable at the net level for the full fiscal for the 1st time. For the financial year ended 31 Mar, 2017, Sun Direct posted a net profit of Rs 32.21 crore compared to a loss of Rs 35.30 crore a year ago. Total income stood at Rs 1,211.04 crore, up 8.46% from Rs 1,116.61 crore in FY16. The FY17 figures are provisional. Sun Direct does not officially announce its financial performance as it is not a listed company.

Colors To Launch Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 & Dev Anand

Hindi GEC Colors is all set to air the 8th season of its popular reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi from 22nd Jul, 2017 at 9 pm, every Sat & Sun. Produced by Endemol Shine India, the new season is built on the theme of Pain In Spain and marks the return of Bollywood director Rohit Shetty as the host of the show. On 29 Jul, 2017, Colors will add one more show, completing its weekend line – up with the crime thriller Dev Anand, which will air at 10 pm. Produced by Peninsula Pictures, the detective series will feature Ashish Chowdhry in lead role.

Dishum Broadcasting To Launch Bhojpuri GEC

Founded by Vishal Gurnani and backed by other undisclosed investors, newly incorporated Dishum Broadcasting is gearing up to launch its 1st channel in the form of Bhojpuri GEC Dishum. The free – to – air (FTA) channel will launch on 15th Aug, 2017. After incubating Dishum, the company has plans to launch 2 more channels in the movie & news genres. It also plans to start a movie theatre chain across the Bhojpuri -speaking belt of Bihar & Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Stage Set For A Bidding War

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has issued tender notice for Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights. The BCCI has broken the IPL media rights into 3 packages, India sub – continent TV rights, India sub – continent digital rights & rest of the world (ROW) media rights. The rights cycle is for 5 years 2018 – 2o22. The India sub – continent TV & digital rights are expected to witness fierce battle between Star India & Sony Pictures Networks India. Amazon India, Twitter, Facebook & Reliance Jio are also interested in the India sub – continent digital rights.

MTV Ropes In 12 Sponsors

Viacom18’s youth GEC MTV has roped in 12 sponsors for the 10th season of its popular show Splitsvilla. The 10th season kicked off on 23rd Jul, 2017 at 7 pm. The channel has got on board Vivo as the presenting sponsor whereas the latest season is powered by Denver Deodorants, Syska Personal Care, PC Jeweller & Manforce.

Star Plus To Launch Rishton Ka Chakravyuh

Hindi GEC Star Plus is all set to premiere a new show titled Rishton Ka Chakravyuh on 7th Aug, 2017. It will air at 6 pm, Mon – Fri. Rishton Ka Chakravyuh will replace the channel’s existing show Mere Angne Mein, produced by Sphere Origins.

Republic TV & Times Now See A Spike

Arch rivals Republic TV & Times Now both saw their viewership grow significantly in Week 28. According to BARC data, Republic TV, which continued its run as the top English news channel, saw a 60.13% jump in weekly impressions to 1.39 million. Times Now’s weekly impressions expanded by a whopping 85.64% to 1.12 million.

Zee Cafe Reclaims Top Position

Zee Cafe reclaimed its leading position from Comedy Central with 406,000 impressions in Week 28, a growth of 20.83% over the earlier week. Comedy Central slipped to the 2nd position with 323,000 weekly impressions, a drop of 4.02%. Star World moved up to the 3rd place with 202,000 weekly impressions, as Colors Infinity SD dropped to the 4th place with 184,000 weekly impressions.

Hotstar Takes Aim At Piracy

Hotstar, which is Star India’s video – on – demand platform and the exclusive online destination for HBO content in India, launched Game Of Thrones’ Season 7 on 17 Jul, 2017. The 1st episode of the new season was available for audiences to view within minutes of its US telecast, under the Hotstar Premium service. Game Of Thrones, the broadcaster said, is the world’s most avidly watched & anticipated show, with immense excitement & conjecture preceding every season premiere. Unfortunately, it is also the most illegally downloaded show in the world, despite the content being legally distributed, globally, by its creators.

Sony Le Plex Hd To Premiere Trumbo

Sony Le Plex HD is all set to showcase the real life story of Hollywood’s Academy Award winning writer Dalton Trumbo as he deifies all odds to keep up with his passion of writing with the India TV premiere of Trumbo on 23rd Jul, 2017 at 1 pm & 9 pm. Directed by American filmmaker Jay Roach, the movie stars actors like Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane & Helen Mirren.

Zee Anmol To Add A Hindi – Dubbed Marathi Show

Following its success with the Tamil show Naagkanya, Hindi free – to -air general entertainment channel (GEC) Zee Anmol is introducing more regional content into its programming. Accordingly, the channel is adding a Marathi mythological series entitled Jai Malhar on 24th Jul, 2017. Considering that Jai Malhar is one of the most popular shows on Zee Marathi (ZEEL’s Marathi GEC), the channel has decided to add the Hindi – dubbed version of the show to its line – up.

Star Plus Reclaims Top Spot

After slipping to the 3rd position the previous week, Hindi GEC Star Plus reclaimed the Hindi GEC throne from Zee TV in the week ended 14th Jul, 2017 according to BARC data in the urban + rural Hindi – speaking market (HSM). Star Plus registered 62.91 crore weekly impressions, marking a growth of 3.82%. Zee TV dropped to 2nd place as impressions declined by 1.74% to 62.36 crore.

Zee Café To Premiere The Kettering Incident

After launching BBC 1st block, English Entertainment Channel Zee Café is all set to premiere The Kettering Incident on 25th Jul, 2017 at 10 pm. Directed by Rowan Woods & Tony Krawitz and starring Elizabeth Debicki, Matthew Le Nevez & Henry Nixon, the show revolves around Dr. Anna Macy, who finds herself inexplicably linked to the disappearance of 2 girls, 15 years apart.

Viacom International Media Networks To Expand

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of Viacom & HyppTV, a IPTV service by Telekom Malaysia Berhad, have announced their collaboration to launch Paramount Channel for the 1st time in Malaysia. As part of the same agreement, 2 more Viacom channels, MTV Asia & Nickelodeon, will also join HyppTV service from 1st Aug, 2017.

Star Utsav Sets A New Record On DD Freedish

Star India’s free – to – air (FTA) Hindi GEC Star Utsav was the highest bidder for a non – news slot in the 36th e – auction of vacant slots on Doordarshan’s free direct – to – home (DTH) platform Freedish. The channel had bid Rs 8.4 crore to renew its slot on the DTH platform. Star India had acquired more slots in that same auction for Rs 8.3 crore & Rs 8.2 crore respectively.

Doordarshan Invites Proposals

In an effort to revamp its content, Doordarshan has invited proposals for programmes in different genres under the sponsored category for mid prime time band. There are a total of 8 genres – Youth / Women Magazine, Family Drama / sitcom / Suspense Thriller, Mythological, Film based series, Chat shows / Game shows / Quiz Shows, Musical shows / Reality shows / Travel shows / Cookery shows, Celebrity Chat shows & Telefilm series.

ITAT Upholds I – T Dept’s Rs 450 Tax Demand

News broadcaster NDTV’s problems have compounded with the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) upholding the Income Tax Department’s tax demand of Rs 450 crore on an investment by American media company NBC Universal in NDTV Networks. NBC had invested $150 million in NDTV Networks, which is the holding company for NDTV’s entertainment & lifestyle channels, digital media & other interests, including media products & services in 2008. The tax demand is for the assessment year 2009 ­– 2010.

Dsport Partners Nodwin

DSport, the sports TV channel launched by Discovery Communications India, has partnered Nodwin Gaming to showcase the flagship e – sports tournament in the country – ESL India Premiership. As a part of the partnership, DSport will telecast 90 minutes of action everyday starting 19 Jul, 2017 from 2:30 pm to 4 pm and will continue until Dec, 2017. E – Sports, the broadcaster said, has revolutionised the concept of sports and recently has been added as a medal event in 2022’s Asian Games.

BBC Earth Branded Block Launches

BBC Worldwide has inked a deal that sees for the 1st time a BBC Earth branded block in South Korea. The block is now available on leading Korean cable channel KMH’s newly launched documentary channel, DocuOne. It launched together with DocuOne on 18th Jul, 2017 and will be available for 6 hours a day, in 2 – hour prime time slots, as part of a basic cable package to over 12 million households. Programmes on the block are subtitled in Korean.

Epic Channel Awards Creative Duties

Makani Creatives has bagged the creative mandate of Hindi infotainment channel Epic. Epic channel has broadened its vision from its initial history & mythology focus. It will now showcase a wide array of original content across varied genres. The channel recently announced its plan to expand the scope of its offerings by including within its programming an eclectic mix of non – fiction content that aspires to imbibe the diversity of India.

BBC Serves Its Most Streamed Wimbledon

BBC served 24.1 million stream requests during the tennis Grand Slam Wimbledon this year via BBC Sport & BBC iPlayer, making it the most streamed Wimbledon to date. The most popular match was Rafa Nadal & Gilles Muller’s 66 – game epic with 1.4 million requests.

Sony To Power Sports Biz

After completing the 1s phase of acquisition of Ten Sports Network from ZEEL in Mar, 2017, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has re -branded the Ten Sports channels as Sony Ten to unify the sports network under the mother brand, and has dedicated a channel each for cricket, football, fight sports & best of international sports.

Epic To Launch Inspiring Series Umeed India

After changing its positioning as an infotainment channel, Epic launched on 20th Jul, 2017 a show that will narrate the story of 13 top athletes who are preparing for the next Olympics. The show will mark the debut of ace cricketer Virender Sehwag as host. Highlighting the struggle & hard work of India’s non – cricket sportspersons, infotainment channel Epic started airing a new show titled Umeed India from 20th Jul, 2017 every Thurs, at 8 pm.

ZEEL Acquires Remaining 51%

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has completed the acquisition of Bengaluru-based charter plane services firm Fly By Wire (FBW) by acquiring the remaining 51% stake in the company after getting clearance from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA). ZEEL acquired 49% stake in FBW in May this year. In March last year, the company had announced that it would fully acquire FBW for Rs 61.25 crore.

Colors Channel Extends Its Support

Hindi GEC Colors has extended its support to the 5th edition of the women – only marathon event Pinkathon, which will be held in Delhi on 17th Sept, 2017. The channel has associated with the cause for the 23rd time as a presenting sponsor, spreading the message of “wellbeing of women” through this initiative. The focus of this event is to encourage an active lifestyle & overall fitness amongst women, while creating a much -needed awareness about breast cancer & bone health and encourage thousands of new or 1st – timer women to take up running.

Hotstar Continues To Be #1

For the 1st half of this year, Hotstar continues to be in the #1 spot in terms of monthly active usage. Star India’s video streaming app is thus ahead of JioTV & JioCinema from Reliance Jio Infocomm, according to data from app analytics firm App Annie Inc. While JioTV stood in the 2nd place, JioCinema was ranked 3rd. Hotstar offers a free as well as a premium subscription service. It recently scaled up its premium subscription – based offering to maintain its dominance in India over global giants Amazon Prime Video & Netflix. After HBO, ABC & Fox shows, Hotstar bolstered its premium offering by bringing the US cable brand Showtime to the country through a deal with media conglomerate CBS.

MIB Withdraws 6 TV Channel Licences

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has cancelled 6 TV channel licences in Jun,2017. With 7 TV channel licences being given in the same month, the total number of permitted of TV channels grew by just 1 to 883, as of 30 Jun, 2017. The ministry has cancelled 4 uplinking & 2 downlinking licences in Jun, 2017. Bangla Entertainment’s uplinking licence under the name Aath has been cancelled as the company had procured a downlinking licence under the name Sony Aath in Mar, this year.

Hinduja Group’s NXT Digital Enters Punjab

The Punjab cable TV market, dominated by Fastway Transmission, will have a new competitor. The Hinduja Group – owned headend – in – the -sky (HITS) platform NXT Digital has entered the market. NXT Digital’s aim is to get in local cable operators (LCOs) to migrate to the HITS platform. Punjab has around 34 lakh TV households. While around 28 lakh households have cable TV, the rest have direct – to – home (DTH) connections.

The Judicial Magistrate Court in Ooty has recently issued a non – bailable warrant against 8 actors including Suriya, Sathyaraj, Cheran, Sarath Kumar, Vivek, Vijay Kumar, Arun Vijay & Sriyapriya in a defamation case filed by a petitioner named Rozario after they failed to appear before the judge Senthilkumar Rajavel. According to Rozario, the 8 actors defamed the entire journalist community while speaking at the condemning meet held against the report published by leading news daily on the alleged prostitution business within the industry. The latest update on the matter is that the Madras High Court has quashed the petition filed against all the 8 actors and thus the issue has come to an end.

Sanjana Galrani’s Half Nude Video Goes Viral

The censor seized portions of “2” of Sanjana Galrani, a severe punishment in which she is made nude revealing the back portion of the actress, tying her with a rope and the cop’s character Ravishanker hitting her from a marble with caterpillar on the back of Sanjana had existed in this “A” certified film “2” a sequel of Dandupalya. After the film’s release somewhere the censor portions of Sanjana’s torture had got leaked. The photographs make it horrible and the video that is out in the social media is a case of further worry. Actress Sanjana expressed unhappiness on director Srinivasa Raju for not keeping this portion but it was censored is what she had not taken note of.

Darshan & V Ravichandran In Kurukshetra

The biggest film in the coming days is Kurukshetra in Munirathna Naidu’s massive production and ace director Naganna’s leadership is slowly getting ready to go on the floors. The confirmed actors are challenging star Darshan as Duryodhana & V Ravichandran as Sri Krishna. The latest addition to the list is the lovely looking Regina Cassandra who made her debut in Suryakanthi Kanada Cinema a few years ago. Haripriya also adds to the list for an important role. Is Regina taking on Draupadi’s role or not is not confirmed yet. The film is ready to begin in Aug, 2017says director Naganna who has given the biggest venture Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna starring Darshan in the title role of that historical cinema. As of now the costumes selection for Darshan & V Ravichandran is in the final stages, Bahubali team is adding up for the technical team. For the huge sets the support from Mumbai has been sought by the art director of the film.

Varu To Team Up Wih A Young boy Vimal

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, after winning critical acclaim for her performance in Tharai Thappattai last year, is now having her next release in Tamil namely Vikram Veddha which is scheduled for an Aug, 2017 in which she has enacted an important role alongside R Madhavan & Vijay Sethuapthi. The star kid turned heroine is also busy with her activism for women safety through her Save Sakthi Campaign. Varulaxmi Sarathkumar will also be teaming up for the 1st time ever with a young & dashing debutante actor Vimal for a film titled as Gemini Ganesan. The film will be directed by a debutante director named Muthukumar.

Suriya to be directed By Sudha Kongara

Patty Jenkins the director of Wonder Woman starring Gal Gadot is being celebrated as the 1st woman director to garner the biggest domestic opening of all time and also being praised for doing her bit to narrow the gender gap in the entertainment industry. A good one & a half years before Jenkins our very own Sudha Kongara made waves by making the 1st ever genuine ad critically acclaimed commercially super hit movie Irudhi Suttru starring R Madhavan & Rithika Singh. And now the latest update on her is that Suriya has heard her script and impressed by it has agreed not only to act but also to produce the film under his 2D Entertainment banner.

Pooja Hegde To Team Up With Bellamkonda Sreenivas

Pooja Hegde, the potential star actress who has acted opposite the likes of Allu Arjun & Hrithik Roshan (Mohen Jadaro), has now gone for a budding hero this time. It’s none other than Bellamkonda Sreenivas. The news is that the fledgling actress has signed on the dotted line to act in Sriwass’ next, produced by Nama Abhishek of Abhishek Pictures. This is the banner’s Production No. 4. The makers stated that Pooja Hedge will be seen in a crucial and glamour – based role. Jagapathi Babu is playing one of the key roles. Music is by Rock Star Devi Sri Prasad. Peter Hein has been roped in for stunts, while Sai Madhav Burra, who penned dialogues for Gautamiputra Satakarni & Khaidi No. 150 earlier this year, is writing for this untitled movie.

Miya Enters The 10 Million Club

Miya walks into the 10 million club, but not in terms of money. The gorgeous actress has become the 1st ever celebrity from Mollywood to get 1 Crore likes on Facebook. The excited actress also had a live interaction on Facebook with her fans, from the location of Sherlock Toms in Kochi. In her Live video, Miya did not forget to thank her fans, including Tamil & Telugu fans. Nazriya Nazim, who has been away from cinema post her marriage with Fahadh Faasil, is in the 2nd position with over 76 lakhs Facebook likes.

Sridevi To Team Up with Mohanlal

During one of the promotional events of Baahubali in Kochi, director S S Rajamouli had expressed his desire to work with Mohanlal. Followed by this, rumours broke out that Mohanlal would be teaming up with S S Rajamouli for a big budget project. Later, the complete actor himself clarified that those were just rumours. Now, the latest buzz is that Mohanlal & Sridevi will indeed be playing the lead role in S S Rajamouli’s next movie, which is set in the present time period. Unlike his last release, Baahubali, it is going to be a contemporary film this time, closer to reality and about the struggles of life. It is heard that S S Rajamouli is also planning to rope in a Telugu hero as well as a Bollywood actor for his forthcoming venture.

Dileep’s Custody Extended

After 2 days of custody, the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Angamaly has extended the Police custody period of actor Dileep. On the bail application of the actor, who was arrested and charged with conspiracy in connection with an actress’ abduction which had taken place in Feb, 2017, the court will consider the case soon. Dileep’s arrest has sent a shock wave across the film industry. The actor was arrested by police in Aluva on 10th Jul, 2017 evening @ 6:30 pm after being literally questioned for about 5 hours. The actor has now been remanded to 14 days judicial custody from 11th Jul, 2017 and was lodged in Aluva sub – jail. The actor was presented to the Angamaly Judicial Magistrate court on 12th Jul, 2017 and was sent for 2 days police custody for further questioning & collection of evidence. Investigative officers are looking to gather more evidence and find out about the involvement of more people in the case. Further arrests are likely.

Vishal And Varalaxmi To Tie the Knot Soon

Vishal & Varalakshmi have been rumoured to be a couple for many years, but ever since the Nadigar Sangam elections the duo have kept a distance from each other in public. Speculations of a break up also arose when Varu tweeted without mentioning a name that a person informed his girlfriend of 7 years that he is breaking up through his manager. At the Thupparivaalan teaser launch. Vishal, responding to comparisons with Kamarajar, stated that he is nowhere near the legend but takes inspiration from him to work selflessly. He also added in jest that unlike Kamarajar he will not remain a bachelor and will marry soon as one Lakshmi will be angry with him if he doesn’t. Those present at the event were of the opinion that Vishal is indeed referring to the Thaarai Thappattai heroine. One more proof that the couple have buried their differences if any is the fact that Varalakshmi is the leading lady of Vishal’s Sandaikozhi 2 directed by Linguswamy.

Kamal Haasan To Face A Defamation Suit

Ever since the premiere of Bigg Boss, Kamal Haasan seems to be embroiled in a series of controversies. From the Hindu Makkal Katchi protesting against the reality show to the actor being reprimanded for revealing the name of the Malayalam actress in the assault case, there seems to be one controversy after another surrounding the actor & the reality show. And it doesn’t end there. K Krishnaswamy, the leader of Puthiya Tamizhagam has threatened to file an Rs 100 crore defamation case against Kamal Haasan. As a contestant named Gayathri Raghuram used the word Cheri (slum) while she was talking to a housemate and this didn’t settle well with most groups. The comment irked K Krishnaswamy & he wants Kamal Haasan to apologise for the comment made by the housemate on a public platform.

Khushbu Quits Twitter

Just recently, Khushbu took to her Twitter page to clarify on the delay in commencing her husband Sundar C’s dream project Sangamithra and how a few people are spreading unnecessary rumours. But of late, Khushbu posted a series of tweets saying that the platform has become an addiction and quit Twitter for a while. However, unlike the other actresses, Khushbu didn’t close her Twitter account only thing is we won’t be seeing her tweets for a while as she wants to be in the real world by reading books & spending quality time with her family.

Rakul Preet Singh Feels Upbeat

Rakul Preet Singh who is yet to prove her mettle in Tamil cinema, has completed the shoot of Karthi’s Theeran Adhigaaram Ondu. Vinoth of Sathuranga Vettai fame is directing Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru, which is said to be an action thriller inspired by real life crime elements. Karthi plays a tough cop in Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru for which Ghibran of Uttama Villain fame is composing the music & Sathyan Sooryan of Maya fame is cranking the camera. S R Prabhu & S R Prakash Babu’s Dream Warrior Pictures is bankrolling the film, which has Abhimanyu Singh of Thalaivaa fame as the baddie & Bose Venkat is also said to be playing an important role.

A R Rahman upsets His Fans

At his recent music concert in London, A R Rahman had predominantly performed Tamil songs, which upset his Hindi speaking audiences, who left the venue midway. A R Rahman also received harsh criticisms on Twitter and fans demanded a refund from the Academy Award winning music composer. A R Rahman is also getting support from varied actors & technicians in the film industry. Simbu T Rajinder, who was silent after the Box – Office turnstiles failure of Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan has now conveyed his support to A R Rahman on Twitter. It is worth mentioning here that A R Rahman has provided chartbuster albums including Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaya & Achcham Yenbathu Madamaiyada for Simbu T Rajinder.

96 To Span Over 30 Locales

For Vijay Sethupathi & Trisha Krishnan’s feel – good romantic entertainer 96, director Prem Kumar has finalized 30 different locales. The 1st schedule of the film has been shot in Spiti Valley, Rajasthan & Kolkata. The 2nd schedule of the film will be shot in Kumbakonam and Trisha is expected to join the team. Produced by Madras Enterprises, the film also has ace comedian Janakaraj, Vinothini & Kaali Venkat in important roles. “Since it’s a travel based story, we chose 30 different locales”, said the film’s director Prem Kumar, who handled cinematography for Vijay Sethupathi’s Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom and & Sundarapandian. Govind Menon is scoring the music for the film and Shanmugasundaram is cranking the camera.

Party Began With A Pooja

Venkat Prabhu’s new film Party began with a Pooja Ceremony in Chennai. The principal shoot of Party has already commenced in Fiji Islands and the team is planning to complete the entire film in 1 schedule. Besides Venkat Prabhu’s regulars Jai & “Mirchi” Shiva, Party also has an ensemble cast of actors including Sathyaraj, “Kayal” Chandran, Regina Cassandra, Nassar, Nivetha Pethuraj, Sanchita Shetty & Ramya Krishnan. Venkat Prabhu’s brother Premgi Amaran has been roped in to score music for Party, Rajesh Yadav of Chennai 28 fame will handle the cinematography and Praveen K L takes care of editing. T Siva of Amma Creations, who produced Venkat Prabhu’s Saroja is bankrolling Party.

by Shaheen Raaj & Rizwan Asad

Aaron Carter Arrested

Singer Aaron carter hasn’t seemed well for several years now, and some events that occurred recently have just cemented that fact. He was driving around somewhere in Georgia when he was pulled over, apparently for some concerning behavior behind the wheel. but Aaron Carter refused to do any testing, no breathalyzer for him, and no blood or urine tests, either. So he was technically charged with a breath test analyzer refusal, which is also pretty bad news. The arresting officer most likely took his license right then & there. Aaron Carter was also arrested for drug possession & possession of drug – related objects as there was a small amount of marijuana found in the car, and presumably some means to smoke it. He was taken to the local jail and booked on a $4,610 bond. As of right now, he’s still there. His girlfriend, Madison Parker, is also there with him on a $4,360 bond. She was also in the car with him, and charged with drug possession and also obstruction of law enforcement officers.

Matt Baier On A Cheating Spree

Matt Baier amidst allegations that he frequently used drugs (while claiming to be several years sober), cheated on more than one occasion, and often lost his temper with his fiancee / meal ticket. Even now that he’s been kicked to the curb, Matt Baier still continues to make tabloid headlines with his bad behavior. Earlier this week, Matt Baier while filming episodes of Teen Mom 2. Now, it seems the troubled reality star has decided to indulge in another of his vices now that he’s once again a single man. Insiders say that Matt Baier is gambling again, news that’s likely to alarm those closest to him, as he’s struggled with gambling addiction in the past too.

Brad Pitt Partying At Nightclubs

Back in May, 2017 following months of rumors about his personal life and the state of his mental health, Brad Pitt was seeking treatment for substance abuse. In a recent media interaction BradPitt revealed that since college days he couldn’t recall going a single day in his adult life without some sort of inebriant. After a tumultuous year, Brad Pitt’s life is reportedly settling back down these days. His formerly contentious custody battle with Angelina Jolie is said to have reached a more civil stage in which both parties are working together to figure out an arrangement that works best for their kids. The actor is working again, and there also rumors that Brad Pitt, of course, & his sobriety is still relatively new, and thus, rather fragile. anyone who’s struggled with addiction can tell you that at the point Brad Pitt’s at now, it’s a near – constant battle. So it’s no surprise that friends are said to be concerned by reports that Brad Pitt was recently spotted partying at a nightclub into the wee hours of the morning.

Sienna Miller Dumps Ben Affleck

Sienna Miller may have never achieved household name as an actress, but if you toss out the male – female double standard and give credit where it’s due for bedding the best & the brightest a – lister’s, then Sienna is a living legend. Yes, the official list now goes: Micheal Chamberlain, Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Steve Mcqueen, Huge Hefner ….Miller! Actually, there are 2 millers, because Arthur Miller deserves utmost props for banging Marilyn Monroe as a playwright. Anyways, Sienna Miller has conducted high – profile relationships with Jude Law, Tom Sturridge & Balthazar Getty. Back in late 2015 / early 2016, it was rumored that Miller dated Ben Affleck following his split from Jennifer Garner. The 2 filmed Live By Night together, and sources say they really hit it off on sets. But either the relationship fizzled out or it never really began, because Ben & Sienna went their separate ways not long after they finished promoting the film. But it doesn’t really matter, because these days, Sienna’s got bigger fish to fry. In fact, she’s reportedly been getting cozy with the most coveted newly – single fish in the sea.

David & Jenelle’s Wedding Date Revealed

After years of arrests, meltdowns, varied drug habits, and general bad behavior, one is convinced that Jenelle Evans was done surprising one 7 all. So just when you think that Jenelle has done her last terrible deed, that nothing else she could do could possibly shock anyone, she turns around & proves one wrong. And she’s doing just that with the latest news concerning her upcoming wedding to David Eason. Which, by the way, is happening really, really soon. Like, in just over 2 months. Jenelle Evans & David Eason announced the big news with some photos taken from a “save The date” photo shoot.

Justin Bieber Banned From China

Justin Bieber has been banned from China. Beijing’s Culture Bureau posted a statement to its website explaining that unspecified misdeeds on behalf of the 22 – year – old Canadian artist means that he would no longer be welcome on Chinese stages. “Justin Bieber is a gifted singer, but he is also a controversial young foreign singer,” the bureau said while responding to a fan’s request for a “detailed explanation” about the absence of China dates on the pop stars upcoming world tour. “as far as we are concerned, he has engaged in a series of bad behaviors, both in his social life and during a previous performance in China, which caused discontent amongst the public.” Justin Bieber is all set to arrive in Asia later this year as part of his purpose world tour, with shows scheduled in Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore & Hong Kong. Since the tour was announced, Chinese fans had noticed & lamented the absences of dates in Middle Kingdom. The bureau didn’t elaborate on exactly what “behavior” had rendered him persona non grata in China.

Chester Bennington No More

A few new details have emerged when it comes to Chester Bennington’s suicide. The 41 – year – old Linkin Park on 20th Jul, 2017 His body was discovered at his home in California around 9 am, with authorities determining Bennington died via hanging. famous for such hits as “Crawling”, “One Step Closer,” & “In The End” Bennington and his Linkin Park bandmates put out one of the most popular albums in alternative rock history with “Meteora” in 2003. The group won 2 grammy awards and sold over 70 million albums during its run. but no amount of success could help Bennington overcome his demons. He talked in the past about a drug addiction & depression that was linked to sexual abuse he suffered as a child. However it’s unknown at the moment whether any drugs were there in Bennington’s system at the time of his death; nor can we know for sure what was on his mind when he made this fateful decision.

O. J. Simpson Granted Parole

One of the most infamous public figures in America will soon be a free man once again. O. J. Simpson was granted parole recently after delivering a rambling account of his crimes and his time behind bars to a committee of prison officials. O J Simpson has served 9 years behind bars on armed robbery charges stemming from a 2007 arrest in Las Vegas. O J Simpson told the parole board that he had no intention of committing a crime on the day in question, but was simply trying to retrieve items that he believed had been stolen from him. He maintained that it was only by sheer coincidence that he & the victim wound up in the same city on the same day. “As a perfect storm we all ended up in Las Vegas, you know?” O J Simpson said with a laugh. “I was there for a wedding and I was told that the property was there too.” O J Simpson often contradicted himself during his testimony, offering excuses & justifications for his actions one moment, then telling the parole board that he takes “full responsibility” for his crimes the next.

Big Brother 19: Recent Eviction Halted?

Big Brother Season 19 has been filled with twists since it premiered, but the biggest shocker of all came on the latest episode of the CBS hit. The den of temptation has played a key role in some of the season’s biggest evictions, but nobody could have prepared for what was about to happen when the latest twist was unleashed on the house. With the halting hex being announced live on air, it gave one houseguest the power to cancel the week’s eviction and send Julie Chen home early. Bidding Julie Chen adieu and saying she was not getting to welcome someone on to her stage was hilarious enough, but did it come to fruition? Dominique was picked still reeling in the aftermath of being kept on the block. Paul wanted her to apologize to him, but she did not give a damn.

Joseph & Tasha Welcome Their 2nd child

It’s only been about 2 months since it was we found out that Joseph Gordon – Lewitt & his wife Tasha Mccauley were expecting their 2nd child. And the news has come that their 2ndson has already been born, in Jun, 2017 to be precise. The very private couple confirmed the birth to People’s magazine though the boy’s name has not been released. What is really known by now that he has a 2 – year – old big brother and that he has some incredibly smart & talented parents

The 26 days shooting schedule of Amrosh Film Pvt Ltd’s Bhojpuriya Sultan has been completed at Champaran, Bihar & Nepal recently. With this, 90% of the shooting has been completed. The film is being produced by Avinash Kumar Poddar, directed by Neeraj Bhardwaj, story by Avinash Kumar Poddar & Manisha Bhardwaj. screenplay by Neeraj Bhardwaj & Prem Kashyap, lyrics by Vinay Bihari, Manoj Mishra, Avinash Pandey & Alok Jha. Music by Rajbir Singh & Neeraj Bhardwaj. Action by Pradeep Khadka & Cinematography by Ranveer Singh. The film stars Rani Chatterjee, Pramod Premi, Alok Kumar, Nisha Singh, Sanjay Pandey, Lalitesh Jha, Seema Singh, Priya Ranjan & Archana Singh.

Patna Wale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge Background Music Starts

The background music of Shree Kamala Film’s Patnawale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge has started at Eye Focus Studio. The film is being Produced by Keshari Nath, directed by Sanjay Kumar Sinha, written by Jeetendra Suman, music by Aman Shlok, lyrics by Santosh Puri, action by Pradip Khadka, editing by Govind Dubey, choreography by Kedar Subba & cinematography by Saanu Sinha. The film stars Gunjan Pant, Kalpana Shah, Kirshore Singh “Munna”, Kritn Ajitesh, Bipin Kumar, Ramesh Singh, Rahul Shrivastava, Om Kapoor, Jayant Kumar, Rupa Singh, Subodh Seth, Santosh Sinha, Ashok Gupta, Brijesh Kumar, Chhaya, Amar Singh, Ekta Verma & Seema Singh.

Lallu Ram Editing Started

The editing Of L. P. G. Entertainment’s Lallu Ram has started at i Focus Studio. The film has been produced by Andy N Sandy Film International & Academy, directed By Amol Dwivedi, written by Shiva Maan Singh, lyrics by Anjaan Sagry & Anoop Singh, music by Tinu Purohit, cinemetography by Shiv Shakti, choreographer by Sailesh Mantri & action by Singh is King. The film stars Newton Lukka, Ruchi Tiwari, Mohan Joshi, Deepak Shirkey, Bhagyashree Chaubisha, Mohammad Afzal, Unka Roy et al..

Criminal Editing Progresses

The editing of M. G. Films, Rasleela Entertainment & Nutan Films’ Criminal is currently in progress at Audio Lab, under the supervision of editor Jeetendra Singh “Jeetu”. The film has been produced by Gulshan R. Ali, Ras Bihari Lal & Prakash Sinha, directed by Meraj Khan, music by Avinash Jha “Ghunghroo”, lyrics by Pyarelal Yadav, Shyam Dehati & Azad Singh & cinematography by Pramod Pandey. The film stars Pawan Singh, Kunal Singh, Sanjay Pandey, K. K. Goswami, Ayaz Khan, Gopal Rai, Sanjay Verma, Prakash Sinha, Priya Singh, Sangeeta Tiwari, Ranjeet Singh & Brijesh Tripathi.

Dhadkela Karejwa Tohare Naame Musical Muhurt Held

The musical muhurat of Eye Sight Entertainment Presents & Sandhya Film Production’s Dhadkela Karejwa Tohare Naame was launched with the 1st song recording at San Digital Studio under the baton of music director Pankaj Pritam & Santosh Kumar. The songs were rendered by Romi Mukherjee & Kewal Prajapati and it was penned by Rasiya Kumar. On this occasion, director M. I. Raj, director Iqbal Baksh, writer S. K. Chauhan and other film personalities were present.The film has been produced by Geeta Srivastava, written & directed by Santosh Pal & cinematography by. Heera Saroj. The film stars debutante Ghanshyam Srivastava, Gopal Rai, Arvind Pal, Rafiq Sheikh, J. Neelam & Manoj Tiger. One leading lady is yet to be finalized.

Babri Masjid Shooting Starts In Lucknow

The shooting of Maa Kela Devi Films’ Babri Masjid has started in Lucknow. The film has been produced by Dhirendra Chaubey, directed by Dev Pandey, music by Ghunguru, lyrics by Azad Singh & Pyarelal Yadav & cinematography by R. R. Prince. The film stars Khesari Lal Yadav, Kajal Raghwani, Awadhesh Mishra, Brijesh Tripathi, Anup Arora, Trisha Khan, Ritu Pandey, Sambhavna Seth, K. K. Goshwami, Aanara Gupta, Pappu Yadav, Dev Singh et al.

Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet Running Successfully In Theaters

Faith Incorporate Movies Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet is running successfully in Mumbai, UP, Gujarat & Bihar. The film has been produced by Rahul Kapoor, directed by Ishtiyaque Sheikh Bunty, music by Ghunghuru & lyrics by Pyarelal Yadav & Azad Singh. The film stars Khesarilal 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 et al.

Bairi Bhail Sajanwa Hamaar Releasing Soon

The trailer & the music launch of Bairi Bhail Sajanwa Hamar was held recently and it is releasing soon. The film has been produced by Mahendra Sureka, written & directed by Dilip Gulati, musicby D. Sushant & lyrics by Ashok Nirala. The film stars Gunjan Pant, Avinash Shahi, Irfan Khan, Sapna, Laxmi, Jaishree T, Mahesh Raj, Ramesh Goyal, Kamal Malik, Pranav Vatsa, Savita Singh et al.

Dulha Hindustani 1st Look Out

The 1st look of DGMAKE Telefilms & Alam Brothers Productions’ Dulha Hindustani is now out. The film has been produced by Manjur Alam, directed by Mahmood Alam, music by Noushad Pritam & Lyrics: Parmeshwar Premi, Noushad Khan, Laxman ji, Ramesh Ram & Yadav Raj. The film stars Alok Kumar, Priya Singh, Rahul Kapoor, Aanara Gupta, Nikhil Raj, Dilip Sinha, Rupa Singh, Mantulal, Farukh, Mukesh, Bony Singh, Dinesh, Rajesh, Jitendra Gorakhpuri, Saheb Lal Dhari et al.

Parivar Ke Babu Song Recording In Progress

The song recording of Sanskar Art International’s’ Parivar Ke Babu is currently in progress this week. The film has been produced by Dinesh Tiwari, directed by Dhananjay Pratap Singh & music by Damodar Raao. The fim has Rani Chatterji, Shubhi Sharma, Inushree, Aditya Mohan, Jeet Rashtogi, Dinesh Tiwari, Veeru Chauhan, Dev Singh, Sumit Mehta, Sunil Dhariya, Seema Singh et al.

Mohabbat Ke Sougat Editing Complete

The editing of Pallavi Prakash International’s Mohabbat Ke Sougat has been completed this week. The film has been produced by Pallavi Prakash, directed by Braj Bhushan & music by Chotte Baba, Pankaj, Pritam & Manish Sinha. The film has stars Aditya Mohan, Shweta Yadav, Uday Shrivastav, Smita Dubey, Harish Pandit, Nitesh Kumar et al.

Mohabbat Editing Complete

The editing of Krishna Entertainment & Laxmi Movie Entertainment Production’s Mohabbat has been completed this week. 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.

VEER ARJUN

Shooting Starts After Chhath Puja In Jharkhand
The shooting of Blue Fox Motion Pictures Private Limited’s Veer Arjun will start after Chhath Puja in the beautiful locales of Jharkhand. Producer: Blue Fox Motion Pictures Private Limited. Director: Raghvesh Asthana & Music: Madhukar Anand. Cast: Priyesh Sinha, Payash Pandit et al.

RUDRA

Muhurat Complete
The muhurat of Sai Shraddha Motion Pictures Creations’ Rudra has been completed in Pancham Studio. Producers: Laxman Gupta, Jay Prakash Sarvgalla. Director: Rakesh Bhardwaj. Music: S. Kumar & Camera: Najir Khan. Cast: Yash Kumar, Nisha Dubey, Awadhesh Mishra, Manoj Tiger, Dev Singh, Manish Chaturvedi, Radhe Mishra, Kiran Yadav, Renu Pandey, Shravan Tiwari, Glory Mohanta et al.

DAHSHAT
Trailer & Music Launched
The trailer & music launch of Prem Entertainment’s Dahshat has been completed n Mumbai. Worldwide records release this films music.
Producer: Prem Entertainment. Director: Sanjay Shrivastav. Music: Damodar Raav, Chotte Baba & Lyrics: Rajesh Mishra, Ashok Sinha, Azad Singh. Cast: Satyendr Singh, Priyanka Pandit, Sanjay Pandey, Ram Mishra, Baleshwar Singh, Sunil Verma, Santosh Shrivashtav, Prem Babu et al.

DUDH MANGOGE TO KHIR DENGE, KASHMIR MANGOGE TO CHIR DENGE

Muhurat Complete
The muhurat of India E – Commerce & Maa Ambe Films’ Dudh Mangoge To Khir Denge, Kashmir Mangoge To Chir Denge has been completed in Pancham Studio Mumbai. Producers: Pawan Singh & Pradeep Singh. Director: Arvind Chaubey & Music: Chote Baba. Cast: Pawan Singh.

RAJ SHANSHAH

Item Song Shot
The item song of Raj Chauhan’s Film Raj Shanshah was shot in Future Studio. The item girl Glory Mohanta performed on this song. Director: Dilip Gulati.

DULHIN GANGA PAAR KE

Editing Starts
The editing of Brand Billa Production’s Dulhan Ganga Paar Ke has started this week. Writer & Producer: Arvind Kumar Singh. Director: Aslam Shaikh. Music: Madhukar Anand & Lyrics: Azad Singh, Pyarelal Yadav. Cast: Khesari Lal Yadav, Kajal Raghwani, Kriti Yadav, Trisha Khan, Priyanka Maharaj, Awadhesh Mishra, Ayaz Khan, Brajesh Tripathi et al.

RANI DILVARJAANI
1st Look Out
The 1st look of Shrinathji Productions’ Rani Dilvarjaani is now out.
Producer: Rajesh Singh Raju. Director: Baali. Music: Krishna, Rajesh Singh & Lyrics: Shyam Dehati. Cast: Rani Chatterji, Pakhi Hegde, Anajna Singh, Shubhi Sharma, Seema Singh, Archana Singh, Monalisha, Maahi Khan, Viraj Bhatt, Kunal Singh, Dipak Bhatiya, Shyam Dehati, Jamal Khan, Anil Yadv, Ayaz Khan et al.

SUGNA 2

Dubbing Starts
The dubbing of Sadbhavana Films in association with Brown Eye Entertainments’ Sugna 2 has started in UP. Producers: Ram Bharat, Vipin & Satydev Chaudhari. Director: Ajay Ojha. Music: Gunvant Sen. Lyrics: Fadindra Raw, Bali Khan. & DOP: Ashok Chakrvarty. Cast: Aaditya Ojha, Nehasree, Neha Singh, Ajay Surywanshi, Akbar Nakvi, Govind Khatri, C. P. Bhatt, Prakash Jes, Sanjay Warma & Pramod Maautho.

PYAR KI DHADKAN

One Additional Song Shot
One additional song of Kishori Films Pyar Ki Dhadkan has been shot this week. Producers: Shikha Misra & Dhupendra Bhagat. Director: Sujit
Kumar Singh. Music: Madhukar Aanand & EP: Raja & JP. Cast: Pawan Singh, Shikha Mishra with Sagar Panday playing a leading role.

JWALA

Realeasing This Week In Bihar
Aasoo Nihlani & Raj Lalchandani Presents & Producer Crown Films’ Jwala is releasing this week in Bihar. Director: Jagdish Sharma. Music: Ghungaru & Lyrics: Pyarelal Yadav, Shyam Dehati & Azad Singh. Cast: Khesarilal Yadav, Tanushree, Sheetal Ahirao, Sanjay Varma, Kaiser, K K Goswami, Mehnaaz, British Tripathi, Aashutosh Khare, RK Shahi & Awdesh Mishra.

Akhil Akkineni’s Homosexual Nightmare

Handsome Akhil Akkineni makes women go weak in their knees. The young & handsome actor is considered to be one of the most desirable celebrities in South India, though he is yet to make a mark in Tollywood. Generally, good – looking stars like him regularly get love proposals from female fans & high – profile women. But Akhil Akkineni confesses he was hit upon once by a gay person. Akhil Akkineni has revealed this to Rana Dugabatti in his talk show “No 1 Yaari”. “Once I was travelling to Abu Dhabi & I dozed off. When I woke up, I saw a note from him. The note said I was looking hot. If I said yes to his proposal, the person would do anything for me. When I asked the flight attendant who has left the message, she informed me that a guy had hots for me,” Akhil Akkineni stated laughing about the whole funny incident. So, now we know that Akhil Akkineni is a pin – up boy for homosexuals too. Meanwhile, Akhil Akkineni is now shooting for Vikram Kumar’s Malli Kaluddam in Hyderabad. The film has Priyadarshan’s daughter as heroine.

Allu Arjun’s Desperate Attempt

There has been buzz about Allu Arjun trying to grab an opportunity to work under India’s #1director S S Rajamouli. Allu Arjun and his camp are reportedly trying hard to make S S Rajamouli commit to do a movie with him. Meanwhile, Allu Arjun & S S Rajamouli came on one stage during a traffic awareness event conducted in Hyderabad. On this stage, Allu Arjun tried his best to impress S S Rajamouli by recalling an incident when S S Rajamouli was controlling the traffic on Hyderabad roads while he & his friends were partying on New Year’s Eve. S S Rajamouli tried to be as emotionless as possible while Bunny is talking about him. However, S S Rajamouli appreciated for doing “I am That Change” short film and Allu Arjun used this opportunity to shower praises upon S S Rajamouli for making Baahubali and making all of us proud. Although Allu Arjun is more than willing to star in S S Rajamouli’s film, the hotshot director doesn’t seem interested at least for the moment.

Nikhil Not Too Keen

A K Entertainments has set the trend of making back – to – back films with 1 hero at a time. In the past, they made back – to – back films with Raj Tharun. Now, the production house has approached Nikhil to sign him as their next hero. Recently A K Entertainments had announced the Telugu remake of Kannada hit Kirrik Party with Nikhil. The film will soon go on to the floors and Nikhil has already started working on his new look. So, the production house is now in the process of getting Nikhil to sign a deal. However, talk is that Nikhil is not too keen on the idea as a deal would mean being tied down to one production house. In case, his film becomes a hit and he is offered a bigger pay check by another producer, he cannot break the deal & walk out. Also, he “will” have to do 3 films despite hits & flops. So, while Nikhil is still thinking, A K Entertainments is in the task of getting him to sign on the dotted line.

Taapsee Pannu Apologies

Taapsee Pannu, who has apologised for her comment on Southern Cinema’s midriff craze, says the obsession for a female body exists everywhere. The actress, who made a strong statement about how a woman’s “no means no” with the hard – hitting drama “Pink”, was trolled after she featured in a comic video wherein she spoke about how in her debut Telugu movie Jhummandi Naadam (2010) director K. Raghavendra Rao had a coconut thrown at her navel to add “sensuality”. It’s a sequence oft repeated in the filmmaker’s films, but there are usually flowers or fruits instead of a coconut. “There’s an obsession for a female’s body everywhere. Do I need to name some songs in Bollywood that have some weird obsessions? It’s not just there (in the Southern Film Industry),” Taapsee Pannu told on the sidelines of the 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend & Awards held here last week. “I was just sharing my experience because I have seen that in the South, and that glamour bit has not happened with me in Bollywood yet,” added the actress, who has featured in films like Baby & Naam Shabana, apart from Pink, all of which saw her portray intense characters. Taapsee Pannu says that her comment in the video was “misconstrued” by the media which led to it being blown out of proportion. She apologised nevertheless because she wanted “peace”.

Rajasekhar’s Daughter Signs

Shivani, the beautiful daughter of Dr Rajasekhar & Jeevitha, is very serious about her acting career. Even before she signed a film, she has signed an agreement with a Celebrity Management agency to look after her career. Kwaan, a popular Talent agency that handles big actors in Bollywood, Kollywood & Tollywood, has signed her for their agency and it will bring offers to her. Shivani has done a beautiful photo shoot recently and GreatAndhra.com published them exclusively. Shivani who is a graduate speaks Telugu & Tamil languages fluently. She wants to do regular heroine roles with a glamorous touch. Rajasekhar promises that he won’t get involved in her acting assignments and would give her full freedom.

NTR Proves His Worth

Jai Lava Kusa’s business is almost closed in Andhra area for a stunning price. There were few doubts about Jai Lava Kusa’s business to get affected due to competition during Dussera season. But NTR’s superstardom is working wonders for the film. The film has reportedly made Rs. 36 crore from its theatrical business in Andhra area alone. Pre – release business of Jai Lava Kusa (JLK) in Telugu states will be around Rs. 70 crore as per the latest estimates. This is huge as it is clashing with Spyder & Paisa Vasool for Dussera. Buyers are betting big on NTR in spite of competition. They believe that Jai Lava Kusa (JLK) will withstand the competition and become a hit with the masses. Producer Nandamuri Kalyan Ram is so confident about the movie that he refused to offer any discounts on the asking price. He was willing to release the film on his own if buyers don’t meet his expectations. Pre – release business of Jai Lava Kusa (JLK) can be attributed to NTR as director Bobby didn’t add any value to the project. In fact his last film was a huge disaster.

Rana Daggubati Denies Rumours

In the Tollywood drug story, many rumours are floating around and one of the accused rather indirectly has been Rana Daggubati. While his father Suresh Daggupati has denied any of his sons having any links with drug – takers or they taking drugs even for fun, the rumours haven’t died down as yet. But this is not the 1st time Rana Daggubati is in the thick of rumours. In the past, he was linked to many heroines. Some time back, he finally decided to answer and maintained that while some rumours were true, some had no base whatsoever. However, he gets serious when it comes to the recent Tollywood drug story or the ‘Udta Tollywood’ controversy. While Rana Daggubati’s name does not figure in the list of people who received notices from Excise department, it is being said that Suresh Babu had used his influence in government to make sure his son’s name is off the list. Now, there is another version that since Rana Daggubati enjoys parties and is into Bollywood circles, he is said to be into party drugs. It is just a presumption, insists Rana Daggubati . “I run 20 kilometers daily & work for hours to maintain my physique. If I take drugs, would it be possible to do all these,” he stated.

Kajal Aggarwal Too Denies Rumours

Kajal Aggarwal has been in the news for varied reasons including her love life. Kajal Aggarwal has a steady boyfriend in Mumbai who is a businessman and is close to her family members. This news has been doing rounds for a long time. But Kajal Aggarwal has not talked about this yet. On the other hand, recently Telugu media has started writing about her close proximity with a young Telugu star who has been doing both Telugu & Tamil movies. Even though they have not acted together yet, the media reported that Kajal Aggarwal has developed a special bond with this young hero. The Chandamama star has now denied the reports & laughed off the rumours. Kajal Aggarwal clarifies that she is not in love with anyone nor is she dating any star at this moment. Kajal Aggarwal has Nene Raju Nene Mantri for release next month. She also has Mersal in Tamil.

Ravi Teja Stays Away

Ravi Teja’s Raja The Great was actually planned for Sept, 2017 release, but producer Dil Raju decided to push it to Oct, 2017 as Sept, 2017 got too crowded. Raja The Great was targeting at 15th Sept, 2017 release to make the most of the vacuum before Dussera. With Jai Lava Kusa starring NTR in triple roles moving to 21st Sept, 2017, Raja The Great is now pushed to 12th Oct, 2017 by Dil Raju. Dussera fight is going to be between Mahesh Babu & Balakrishna Nandamuri heroes this year. Spyder is releasing on 27th Sept, 2017 & Balakrishna Nandamuri’s Paisa Vasool will hit the screens on 29th Sept, 2017. Dil Raju who is a smart player decided to push his film out of the rush and releasing it before Diwali. Ravi Teja is playing a blind man in Raja The Great directed by Anil Ravipudi, who delivered back – to – back hits with Patas & Supreme. Though the protagonist is blind in Raja The Great, it is a full time entertainer sans melodrama.

Rakul Preet Singh Craves Challenges

Well, few films old commercial actresses usually want to continue doing song – & – dance roles for a very long time. But Rakul Preet Singh states that she has already become tired of such roles. In fact, in the past, she has maintained that she is ready to do skin show for her roles and thanks to such comments she is the 1st choice for glam doll roles. And luckily for her, her films clicked and she is a sought – after heroine. But she has been hinting that she wants to do roles that have some meat. However, she has to realize that Anushka is the 1st choice for female -oriented roles. And if Anushka is busy, then there are girls like Nitya Menon. Of late, Samantha Ruth prabhu is also being considered for “women characters”. And Rakul Preet Singh is nowhere in the race for such roles. Also, Rakul Preet Singh has to realize that it is best to go with the trend rather than take risks at the peak of one’s career. After all, in the commercial genre, she is the 1st choice.

Nani Roots To NTR & ANR

Natural Star Nani is in no mood to slow down. Most prolific actor at the moment in current Tollywood has dared to pick an evergreen film title of legendary NTR & ANR that is Krishnarjuna Yuddham. The announcement of Krishnarjuna Yuddham title under Merlapaka Gandhi’s direction with young producers Sahu Garapati & Harish Peddi of Shine Screens banner created a big buzz in film circles. Apparently, star heroes like Balakrishna Nandamuri or Junior NTR from Nandamuri family & Nagarjuna or Naga Chaitanya from Akkineni family aren’t wagering to choice on their respective ancestral titles. One needs instinctual impulse to grab such titles and Nani snatched all the attention with Krishnarjuna Yuddham, an exquisite show of his confidence levels. Reports suggest that regular shooting of this film will kick start from this month end itself.

Two Times Lucky Means A Film

Nivetha Thomas might have been asked to play sister to Pawan Kalyan, but she has proven to be a lucky heroine for hero Nani. In the past, Nani & Nivetha Thomas were seen in Gentleman that was a success. Later, they went on to act in Ninnu Kori. The film is now in theatres and is doing commercially well. So, given the sentiments in Tollywood, she gets another chance to do a film with Nani. The actor has just announced 2 films, one of which is Krisharjuna Yuddam which will see Nani playing a dual role. Since the film requires two heroines, one of them will be Nivetha Thomas. For now, Nani is busy completing Dil Raju’s film being directed by Venu Sriram titled MCA. Once the film is done, Krishnarjuna Yuddam will go on the floors & Nani intends to hit a hat – trick with Nivetha thomas.

Pawan Kalyan Is #1

A hero might be a star or a super star. But it is his market that decides his being ahead of others. So when it comes to Tollywood, Pawan Kalyan seems to be the ace in the pack. A hero’s capacity is determined by the business his film does before its release, while it’s in the making. In Pawan Kalyan’s case, his yet – to – be titled film has made nearly Rs 90 crore business in the Telugu states alone. Now, that is way beyond the amount made by Mahesh Babu – Murugadoss’ Spyder or NTR’s Jai Lava Kusa, in which NTR is playing a triple role. Despite all the hype, teasers & pre – look hype, their films haven’t managed to do business on par with Pawan Kalyan’s films. In Telugu, barring S S Rajamouli, no one is in a place to command a huge market value. So, Pawan Kalyan has proven that he is capable of managing good price despite working with directors who have no commendable track record. And when he pairs up with crazy director like Trivikram, the market expectations are bound to be sky – high. Goes without saying, this gets reflected in business and that’s the reason why Pawan Kalyan is in #1 position.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu Gets Bold

Samantha Ruth Prabhu who is all set to tie the knots with Naga Chaitanya is turning bold. Most stars feel shy of replying answers related to sex but Samantha Ruth Prabhu gave an answer that became a topic. When asked what she likes the most food or sex, Samantha Ruth Prabhu replied that she prefers sex. She also said that she would starve any day. This is a truly bold statement from a Telugu actress. Selecting sex over food has gone viral. This small video clip from a lengthy interview she gave for a women’s magazine is now trending on social media. This is not the 1st time that Samantha gave such a bold interview but her answer to this tricky & cheeky question tops it all. No wonder then that Samantha is the favourite of the youth.

Pooja Hegde To Continue Bikini Show

Pooja Hegde is in much demand in Tollywood as she has sizzled with her glamorous act in DJ Duvvada Jagannadham. The beauty had earlier stated that she would not think twice if she is asked to wear bikini in her future films. She is game even for a 2 piece bikini show in her upcoming films as well. In DJ Duvvada Jagannadham, she did a bikini show but it was blurred in the movie when the makers applied for a “UA” certificate. Censor Board these days is not allowing extreme close up of bikini shots of a heroine for “UA” or “U” Certification. Only in “A” certified movie such shots are allowed. On the other hand, Pooja Hegde states that wearing a bikini is not a big deal and she is game for it. Before she entered into film industry, she was a renowned model. The Kannada girl also dropped off her idea of completely shifting to Bollywood after the release of DJ Duvvada Jagannadham. Some time back, She didn’t want to continue in Telugu films as she wanted to concentrate only on Hindi films, but she has changed her mind after Telugu producers have offered her huge remuneration. She has already signed Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas’s movie for a whopping Rs 1.25 cr. She is in talks with Mahesh Babu – Vamsy Paidipally’s movie as well.

Nag Chaitanya Scared

Naga Chaitanya is a bankable star, but he is not one who has had blockbusters in his career. But he does have his share of hits and he manages a hit at an average of 2 films. Raarandoi Veduka Choodam is the latest release of Chaitu and the film has done decent business as compared to his films in the past. The film was produced on Annapurna Banner and it will complete 50 days tomorrow. So, Nagarjuna had planned to put up a huge poster to mark the success of the film. Raarandoi Veduka Choodam is not a mega hit, but it is one of the biggest hits of Naga Chaintanya’s career and there was every reason for celebration. However, after the scene created following the claims by DJ Duvvada Jagannadham ‘s team, Nagarjuna is said to be wary of holding a press meet & announcing the figure. In all, Raarandoi Veduka Choodam managed a market share of Rs 30 crores, which is pretty good for a Chaitu film. Though it is very little when compared to films like DJ Duvvada Jagannadham which managed to make Rs 20 crores share in Nizam alone. But DJ Duvvada Jagannadham ‘s team claimed that DJ Duvvada Jagannadham was the biggest hit following Baahubali and even went on to indirectly hint that the film of megastar and other top heroes was nowhere near their success. This has irked many in the industry and also mega fans. So, the latest is that Naga Chaitanya is not very comfortable disclosing the figures of Raarandoi Veduka Choodam. But again, that would mean denying Chaitu his share of fame.

Red Hot Regina Goes All Out

Regina Cassandra is looking sizzling hot in the posters & promos of Nakshatram. The talented actress has done a few glamorous roles before, but nothing as intense as this one. The posters & her solo stills from the movie are receiving wild reactions from fans. People say it is one of the steamiest acts on Telugu screen in recent times. Regina Cassandra has been struggling to find that big break for a long time. She is constantly switching between Tamil & Telugu industries, but sadly nothing seems to be working out for her. Even acclaimed films like Maa Nagaram didn’t yield the desired results for her. Though she has a few Tamil projects on hands besides Nakshatram, it is a very important film for her to stay in the competition. Nakshatram needs to click for Regina Cassandra to grab a few more opportunities in Tollywood. She has given it all in terms of glam show and is hoping that Nakshatram turns her fortunes & make her a star.

Varun Tej Fan Of Sekhar Kammula

Varun Tej, who has teamed up with Sekhar Kammula in the forthcoming Telugu release Fidaa, says he is a fan of the filmmakers natural approach to filmmaking & realism he brings to his craft. In the film, slated for release on Fri, Varun plays an NRI doctor. On teaming up with Kammula for the 1st time, Varun Tej stated, “What makes Sekhar sir distinct from the filmmakers I have worked with so far is his natural approach to filmmaking.” “I’m a huge fan of his style. He doesn’t like to go overboard for the sake of satisfying a section of the audiences. He brings lot of realism to his work.” Varun Tej also stated that the film questions the society’s archaic notion about marriage. “The way Sekhar sir has treated the film’s climax, which breaks the tradition of how marriage is viewed in our society, made me fall in love with the film. I could call it my “fidaa” moment of the film. I was moved by the climax and I’m sure audiences will love it too,” he averred. Fidaa marks the Telugu debut of Malayalam actress Sai Pallavi & Varun is all praise for the newbie.

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Praditya Agarwal, a former model in his own right along with his better half Sashi Bansal, who had no connection with modeling whatsoever; are doing a yeoman’s service since the last 2 years to be precise since the year 2015, through a casting & modeling agency, named Pg3Casting based in Bangalore, which they had both launched with a great fanfare.

Now 2 years down the line Praditya Agarwal, the Ceo of Pg3Casting, in a nostalgic mood avers, Since I was involved in the modeling arena myself once upon a time, I realized the trails & tribulations of an aspiring models. The main problem that they face is that they do not get the right platform to reach their main destination. And that is where our Pg3Casting comes in. Since the last 1 year we have got the feedback & testimonials that proclaim that Pg3Casting is indeed a par excellence platform for aspiring models & actors too.”

Taking a cue from Praditya Agawal his better half & business partner Sashi Bansal Coo of Pg3Casting explains further, “Of late Page3artist, a casting & modeling agency based in Bangalore, is indeed creating a lot of waves for having promoted innumerable aspiring male & female models. In fact a few of the male & female models including children have got placements in Zee Music, Sony MTV et al while some of them have also been a model for products of popular brands including endorsements.”

Praditya Agarwal takes over from Sashi Bansal by stating, “Intially when we launched Pg3Casting there were a lot of hiccups & stumbling block, and the fault was totally our own as on our website we use to give the complete address of the aspiring models including their so called email address. It was much latter we realized that the clients were hing the models & actors directly and nobody was coming to us. Even most of the models deserted us without informing us. This resulted in a situation that for practically 6 months we had no work at all and the office was almost on the brink of a closure. Then we took a firm stand and streamlined everything and within no time we were back into business and how? Today Pg3Casting agency is one of the most popular agency and both our clients in lieu with our models & actors are quite happy with us?
Taking a breather sashi Bansal chips in, “So when we were back into business our company specialized in Model grooming, Model Portfolios, Big Screen Casting, Small Screen Casting, Model Bookings, Fashion Shows et al. So you name it and we have the instant solution for your requirement. That apart our company Pg3Casting also deals in all kinds of commercial photography for shirts, trousers, jackets, shoes, Saree, jewelery, Designer wears including all kinds of apparels & products photography.”
Praditya Agarwal continued with his further nuggets on Page3Casting, That apart or company Pg3 Casting has a fully equipped studio, which also has its own rooster of professionals including make – up artists, photographers, image editors, videographer’s et al to fulfill all kinds of photographic & videographic requirements too.”

At present Page3artist has a data base of more than 50,000 actors & models which includes the aspiring as well as the professional ones, hailing from all over India. The company works effortlessly to place the artists & have been successful in launching many new faces.

Page3artist is now gearing up to add many more feathers to its illustrious cap and thereby cross many, many milestones in its chequered history.

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Director Madhur Bhandarkar, National Award winning filmmaker, certainly needs no special introduction. From a video cassettes library owner to filmmaking was not exactly a smooth sailing journey for him.

Yet apart from winning a lot of critical acclaim for his movies from Chandani Bar to Indu Sarkar, Madhur Bhandarkar has always been surrounded by controversies galore. So much so that it is rightly said that controversy is indeed the middle name of Madhur Bhandarkar.

Be that as it may be so Madhur Bhandar’s latest film Indu Sarkar is almost on the verge of release on 28th Jul, 2017 and right since the day the release date has been announced its controversial spell has begun. First it was the Censor Chief Pahlaj Nihalani in lieu with one of the Gandhi family’s member who had tried to put a full – stop over Indu Sarkar’s release with the objection that there are many incidents in the film which may taint the Gandhi family’s image and just when that controversy had ended, here comes another roadblock in the way of Madhur Bhandarkar and his film Indu Sarkar.

It so happens that now the Congress Party workers are raising a huge protest against Madhur Bhandarkar and his film Indu Sarkar mainly to stop the smooth sailing release of Indu Sarkar that too without any rhyme or reason whatsoever.

Since the Congress Party workers protest broke out yesterday Madhur Bhandar in a special media briefing has urged the Congress Vice – President to put a check on these so called protests stating that, “I am fighting on all the fronts right now and it’s a bit scary also – Congress Party Workers are protesting strongly against me and my film Indu Sarkar. Besides somebody is sending me legal notice, Jagdish Tytler wants a clear image in the movie and then censor board too. Please do something about it. I just hope that I go through all these obstacles smoothly and release the film on 28th Jul, 2017.”

Madhur Bhandarkar added further, “I have also requested Rahul Gandhi on Twitter to keep a check on his party workers who are protesting against my film. Lots of people have made documentaries on the Emergency. But Congress is rattled ever since the trailer is out. The higher authorities in Congress have to play a major role and hold a press briefing to say that they condemn such acts. Do you want to run a parallel censor? Some Congress party workers have distanced themselves from me ever since the trailer of the film has come out.”

Madhur Bhandarkar also made a reference to his 16th Jul, 2017 tweet when he had tagged the account of the Office of Rahul Gandhi on Twitter and wrote, “Dear Rahul Gandhi after Pune, I have to cancel today’s (Sun) press conference at Nagpur. Do you approve this hooliganism? Can I have my freedom of expression?”

Madhur Bhandarkar also requested the Congress President Rahul Gandhi to take action against the local Congress party workers, who are constantly sending threats to him regarding the release of his forthcoming film Indu Sarkar. So much so that he was forced to cancel the promotional activities of his film in Nagpur & Pune last week after receiving threats from the Congress party workers

Earlier on, Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam had penned a letter to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Chief Pahlaj Nihalani, asking for the movie to be screened for them before it is censored. The CBFC later suggested 12 cuts & 2 disclaimers in the film. Madhur Bhandarkar had been asked to remove words like RSS & Akali from the film Indu Sarkar.

The film Indu Sarkar features Neil Nitin Mukesh, Kirti Kulhari, Anupam Kher & Tota Roy Chaudhary. And it is set against the backdrop of the 1975 – 1977 Emergency Period, although it has characters inspired by the Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Late son Sanjay Gandhi.

As of now Madhur Bhandarkar has been provided police protection amidst tight security.