“It is really amazing that the rights of my forthcoming novels are sold out even before they are published.” – Amit Khan

The name Amit Khan needs no special introduction today. He is a big name in the world of Hindi thriller novels. More than 100 novels written by him have been published so far. Not only that, his novels are now being published in English & Marathi by reputed publishing houses. Amit Khan is also very active in Bollywood. He has written many films and a lot of episodes of television serials scripted by him have been telecasted so far. He is also doing Marathi films. Laal Ishq produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali Productions released recently was based on Amit Khan’s story. “Fifty – Fifty” which has been produced by Manmohan Desai Productions. His writing achievements are far more diverse. Amit Khan has also written a lot of Diamond Comics which have been published in Hindi, English & Bengali languages. The biggest & the most interesting news is that the film rights of 2 of his novels have recently been purchased by 2 producers. That too rights of those novels which have not even been published yet!

How did this journey of writing begin?

Even I did not realize! I was 12 years old. I wrote a story based on the life of American President George Washington and it got published. Since then writing & getting published became a regular part of my life. It is still in progress. My 1st novel was published when I was 15 years old. So far a total of 105 novels have been out. I have also written many short stories. From English magazine Women’s Era to Manohar Kahaniyaan & Navbharat Times, everywhere my stories have been published.

What do you feel about “Films Based On Novels”?

Today there are many writers in Bollywood but very few of them are good writers who are creating remarkable work. In a film, screenplay matters more than a story and I believe every story must have a USP. Based on this USP, the complete marketing strategy is designed. Crores of rupees are at stake on that. Many a times the script is good but there is no USP. “Films Based On Novels” is a new concept in Bollywood but this has been going on in Hollywood since a long time. Many of Gulshan Nanda’s novels have been turned into films earlier. Good films have been created based on Chetan Bhagat’s novels too. I am being approached by producers with good offers. 2 of my novels on which I was working, rights of those novels have been purchased even before publishing of those novels. 1 of them was purchased by Dhaval Gada (Pen India) and the other was acquired by an NRI businessman Pradeep Rangwani. Based on this latter novel, production of the film has actually begun. The title of that film is “Red Affair” & Arbaaz Khan is playing the lead role in it.

Any other project on hand or in the pipeline?

Yes, I am also working on a comedy film for UV Films. The film is titled – Suicide Circus. It is my dream project. I want to cast Amitabh Bachchan in this film. As soon as I complete the script, he will be the 1st person to be approached for the project.

Your identity is that of a Thriller Writer, then how come you are writing a Comedy Film?

I think if you are a sensible writer, then you can write a novel based on any genre. I have also written many love stories which have been published and received good readership. I have also penned comedies. In fact Suicide Circus is based on one of my short stories.

Good! We have heard that you also have a YouTube channel.

Yes, indeed! “Amit Khan Ki Chaupaal” is the name of my YouTube Channel. It has recently started and already received wonderful response. On this channel you can find stories & poetry created by me and narrated in my voice. This channel is being handled by “P. K. Online” a big company. After starting this channel – “Amit Khan Ki Chaupaal”, I have started receiving offers from radio channels. They want me to narrate my stories in a radio show just like Nilesh Mishra. As soon as my deal with a radio channel is finalized, I will surely let you know.

Babri Masjid Editing Starts

Maa Kela Devi Films Babri Masjid’s editing has started. Credits: Producer: Dhirendra Chaubey, Director: Dev Pandey, Music: Ghunguru, Lyrics: Azad Singh & Pyarelal Yadav, Writer: Manoj Khushwaha, Camera: R. R. Prince, Dance: Rikki Gupta & Pappu Khanna & Co -Producer: Rohan Chubey & Pallav Chaubey. Cast: Khesarilal Yadav, Kajal Raghwani, Awadhesh Mishra, Brijesh Tripathi, Anup Arora, Trisha Khan, Ritu Pandey, Sambhavna Seth, K. K. Goshwami, Aanara Gupta, Pappu Yadav & Dev Singh.

Mahua Muhurat Held At Suchana Bhavan Ranchi (Jharkhand)

The Nagpuri Film Mahua’s muhurat of Sailza Movie’s was held at Suchana Bhavan Ranchi (Jharkhand) on 13th. Credits: Producer: Satyan Shrivastav, Director: Sanjay Varma, Writer: Balal Ansari, Lyrics: Vijay Prabhakar, Music: Upendra Pathak, Art: Shyam ji Sanskar & Camera: Sumit Sachdeva. Shri C. P. Singh(mantri Of Jharkhand Sarkar), Join Secretary Bidhan Sabha Of Jharkhand Shishir Jha, I. R. D. A Of Dipti Director Shalini Varma & Rashid Akhtar, were chief guest of this event. Cast: Stefi Patel, Prince Sondhi, Alli Khan, Shakti Singh, Punam Singh, Kajal Singh, Vinod Singh, Dinesh & Deva.

Love With Me (A Danger Girl) Entire shooting Complete

The entire shooting of Matarani Sherawali Entertainment Presents Love with Me (A Danger Girl) has been completed this week at Ranchi Jharkhand. Credits: Producer: Sanjay Banarasi, Manoj Jain & Ramesh Mahto, Writer: Sanjay Krishna, Director: Pankaj Sinha, Music: Chintu Mishra & Camera: Sumit Sachdeva. Cast: Ahtesham Khan Bobby, Kamna Singh, Vijay Singh, Vimal Sharma, Saiyad Salauddin, Puja, Pankaj Sinha, Vicky, Vinod Singh, Kajal, Anushka Varma Sankar Pathak, Babulal & Ramesh Mahto.

Action Raja Censored

Anushka Films Enterprises Action Raja has been censored with an “A” Certificate. Credits: Producer: Kamal Kishor Sahu, Director: Sanjay Shrivastav & Music: Chhote Baba. Cast: Yash Kumar, Neha Shree, Archana Singh, Sanjay Pandey, Baleshwar Singh, Rajkapoor Shahi, Raman Chaurasiya, C. P. Bhatt, Vaibhav Rai et al.

Garam Masala Editing In Progress

The editing of Dipali Films Production Presents Garam Masala is in progress in a Mumbai’s studio. Credits: Producer: Nilesh Panday & Sadhana Panday, Director: Ajay Kumar jhaa, Writer: Arvind Tiwari, Music: Om jhaa, Lyrics: Pyarelal Yadav & Shyam Dehati, Dance: Kanu Mukherjee & Anthoni, Camera: Parmod Panday & Action: Jitu Singh. Cast: Aditya ojha, Tanushree, Nehashree, Prakash jaish, Shymali Shriwastav, Sanjay verma, Ratnesh Barnwal, Ajay singh, Abhay Yadav & Sanjay Panday.

Beta Ho Ke Ta Aishan Ready For Release

Swastik Enterprises & Aar Ke Aar Films & Music Presents Beta Ho Ke Ta Aishan is now ready for release. Credits: Writer & Producer: Ravindra kumar Ravi & Music & Director: Chandrama Chandra Sahi. Cast: Kuldip Kumar, Varsha Ritu, Swati Singh, Sanjay Panday, Umesh Singh, Tarun Dhaya, Avinash, Padam Singh et al.

Ye Hamar Jaan Tohra Me Basela Pran Editing In Progress

The editing of Raise india & Jay Hind Production in association with Chaudhary Cine Vision Presents YeE Hamar Jaan Tohra Me Basela Pran. Credits: Producer: Bharat Bhushan Kumar, Director: Amit Kumar Verma, Writer: Pappu Pritam, Co – Producer: Manish Kumar, Vijay Kumar Soni & Chandan Chaudhari, Music: Chhote Baba, Lyrics: Kanhiya Prasad Shrivastav, Santosh Puri, Bibhakar Panday, Munna dubey, Premsagar Singh & Vinay Nirmal Singh, Camera: Shiva Chaudhary, Dance: Kanu Mukherjee, Action: Pradip Khadka & Art: Awadhesh Rai. Cast: Priyanka Pandit, Ritesh Panday, Anand Mohan, Brijesh Tripathi, Bandani Mishra, Ratnesh Barnwal, Pramod Gupta, Chandan Chaudhari & Prem Dubey.

Jila Champaran Shooting To Start

The shooting of Prakrati Films Jila Champaran will start soon Credits: Producer: Surendra Prasad, Director: Lal Babu Pandit, Music: Madhukar Anand, Lyrics: Pyarelal Yadav & Azad Singh, Writer: Manoj Kushwaha, Camera: Ishwar Barik & Action: B. Rajesh Kann. Cast: Khesarilal Yadav.

Sanam Hamar Hau Item Song Shot

An item song for Shivnandan Films Sanam Hamar Hau was picturised on Glory. Credits:
Producer: Shivnandan Patel, Writer & Director: Kundan Shukla, Music: Anuj Tiwari & Action: Heera Yadav. Cast: Dipak Patel, Poonam Dubey, Sanjay Shukla, Umesh Singh, Ratnesh Barnwal, J. P. Singh, Baal Govind, Pappu Yadav, Manoj Mohani, Miraj Shaikh, Raj Shaikh, Akshat Raj, Shahina, Umesh Yadav, Deepak Pandey et al.

Mohabbat Shooting Complete

Krishna Entertainment & Laxmi Movie Entertainment Production’s Mohabbat shooting was completed In Mumbai. Credits: Producer: Maya Yadav, Director: Premanshu Singh, Lyrics: Azad Singh & Music: Avinash Jha Ghunghuru. Cast: Pradeep Pandey Chintu, Kajal Yadav, Aanara Gupta, Maya Yadav, Mehnaj Shroff, Santosh & Ayaz Khan.

Chir Haran Shooting To Start

Jai Ambe Entertainment’s Chir Haran’s shooting was recently held in Gujarat. Credits: Producer: Manish Mishra, Director: Ajay Jhaa, Writer: Bijendra Singh, Music: Madhukar Anand, Lyrics: Azad Singh & Bijendra Singh, Co -P roducer: O. P. Mishra, J. P. Mishra & Rajesh Dubey, Camera: Javed Akhtar Naik. Cast: Viraj Bhatt, Monalisha, Sanjeev Jhaa, Seema Singh, Anand Mohan, Om Gupta, Amrendra Sharma, Sandeep, Arun Tiwari et al.

Kahani Kishmat Ke Editing Starts

Shrinathj Ji Production’s Kahani Kishmat Ke’s editing has started in Mumbai. Credits: Producer: Rajesh Singh, Director: Bali, Lyrics: Vinay Bihari, Shyam Dehati & S. Kumar, Music: K. Ratnesh & Rajesh Singh, Camera: Ravi Chandan, Dance: Bali, Writer: Om Yadav & Action: Dilip Yadav & Bajirao. Cast: Viraj Bhatt, Shubhi Sharma, Arvind Akela Kallu, Enushree, Anil Yadav, Maya Yadav, Kunal Singh, Seema Singh, Rakhi Sawant et al.

India W/S Pakistan Shooting Starts

India E Commerce’s India W/S Pakistan’s shooting has started. Credits: Producer: Anil Kabra & Pradeep Singh, Writer & Director: Firoz A. R. Khan, Music: Madhukar Anand, Lyrics: Pyarelal Yadav, Action: Heera Yadav, Camera: Firoz Khan, Dance: Pappu Khanna & Rikki Gupta, Editor: Gurjant & Art: Najir. Cast: Yash Kumar, Rakesh Mishra, Priyanka Pandit, Arvind Akela Kallu, Shubham Tiwari, Gourav Jha, Raj Chauhan, Aditya Mohan, Awadhesh Mishra, Anil Yadav, Maya Yadav, Pushkar Anil Singh, Anup Arora, Dev Singh, Abhinav Kumar & Ayaz Khan.

Rudra Shooting To Start

The shooting of Sai Shraddha Motion Pictures Creations Rudra to start soon. Credits: Producer: Laxman Gupta & Jay Prakash Sarvgalla, Director: Rakesh Bhardwaj, Music: S. Kumar, Co – Producer: Shailendra Singh & Camera: Najir Khan. Cast: Yash Kumar, Tanushree, Nisha Dubey, Awadhesh Mishra, Manoj Tiger, Dev Singh, Manish Chaturvedi, Radhe Mishra, Kiran Yadav, Renu Pandey, Shravan Tiwari, Glory Mohanta et al.

Kasam Paida Karnewale KI Shooting Complete

The shooting of Tanvi Multimedia’s Kasam Paida Karnewale ki was completed recently in Gujarat. Credits: Producer: Deepak Shah, Director: Parag Patil, Co – Producer: Shailendra Singh, Production Controller: Monu Upadhyay, Music: Dhananjay Mishra, Lyrics: Kavi Ji, Azad Singh & Rajesh Mishra, Dance: Mayank Shrivastav, Kanu Mukherji & Ricky Gupta, Camera: Jagmindar Singh & Writer: Manoj Kushwaha. Cast: Yash Kumar, Ritu Singh, Nidhi Jha, Awadhesh Mishra, Anand Mohan, Manoj Tiger, Maya Yadav, Brajesh Tripathi, Sujan Singh, Rajeev Singh, Radhe Mishra, Sanjeev Sharma & Khesarilal Yadav (Special Appearance).

Aatankvadi Shooting Starts

Shreyash Films Aatankvadi shooting has started in Gujarat. Credits: Producer: Prem Rai, Director: M. I. Raj, Lyrics: Azad Singh & Pyarelal Yadav, Music: Madhukar Anand, Excutive Producer: Nishant Singh, Co -Producer: Niraj Sharma, Camera: Ravi Chandan, Art: Anjani Tiwari & Action: Dilip Yadav. Cast; Kheasrilal Yadav, Shubhi Sharma, Ranjeet, Awadhesh Mishra, Gopal Rai, Manoj Tiger, Karan Pandey, Anup Arora, Jai Singh, Priya Singh & Shakeela Mazid.

Mohabbat Ke Sougat Editing Complete

Pallavi Prakash International’s Mohabbat Ke Sougat’s editing is complete. Credit: Producer: Pallavi Prakash, Director: Braj Bhushan & Music: Chote Baba, Pankaj & Pritam Manish Sinha. Cast: Aditya Mohan, Shweta Yadav, Uday Shrivastav, Smita Dubey, Harish Pandit & Nitesh Kumar.

Om Har Har Mahadev Song Shooting To Be Held

Blue Fox Motion Pictures Private Limited’s Om Har Har Mahadev’s song shooting will start soon. Credits: Producer: Blue Fox Motion Pictures Private Limited, Director: Vishnu Shankar Belu & Music: Chote Baba. Cast: Ravi Kishan, Gunjan Pant, Amrish Singh, Priyesh Sinha, Sangeeta Tiwari, Payash Pandit et al.

Veer Arjun Shooting To Start

Blue Fox Motion Pictuers Private Limited’s Veer Arjun’s shooting has started from 15th Feb, 2017. Credits: Producer: Blue Fox Motion Pictures Private Limited, Director: Raghvesh Asthana & Music: Madhukar Anand. Cast: Priyesh Sinha, Payash Pandit et al.

Gundey’s Shooting To Start

Razak Khan Film Production & DVS Entertainmnet’s Gundey’s shooting to start in Mumbai. Credits: Producer: Razak Khan & Sachin Jha, Director: Bali, Music: Shyam Dehati & Damodar Raao, Lyrics: Shyam Dehati, Writer: Indrjeet Kumar & Action: Shahbuddin. Cast: Viraj Bhatt, Rani Chatterji, Kunal Tiwari, Manoj Tiger, Sanjay Pandey, Anjana Singh, Vividha, Mahi Khan, Sahil Shaikh, Arun Suryvanshi, Soniya Mishra et al.

Dulhin Ganga Paar Ke Editing Starts

Brand Billa Production’s Dulhan Ganga Paar Ke’ editing has started. Credits: Writer & Producer: Arvind Kumar Singh, Director: Aslam Shaikh, Music: Madhukar Anand, Lyrics: Azad Singh & Pyarelal Yadav & Co -Producer: Ramashankar Pandey. Cast: Khesarilal Yadav, Kajal Raghwani, Kriti Yadav, Trisha Khan, Priyanka Maharaj, Awadhesh Mishra, Brajesh Tripathi & Ayaz Khan.

VIDYUT JAMMWAL – THE ACTION STAR OF THIS GENERATION

We’ve all seen action packed Bollywood films with high octane & death – defying stunts that are executed by stunt doubles most of the times. But the only actor who is a trained martial artist since before he became an actor and does all his stunts is Vidyut Jammwal. His role models being Sylvester Stallone & Jackie Chan, Vidyut has paved his way as an action star without any Bollywood influences & roots. He doesn’t follow a pattern in films or even stick to certain roles & habits. As he says himself, “Out of the comfort zone is the comfort zone”.Apart from being effortlessly sexy, fit & amazing at his job, Vidyut is an intelligent man who thinks women should not change their bodies to look good for anybody. Being quite the fitness fanatic, Vidyut thinks giving up certain foods to lose weight and getting fit is a myth. He also thinks to be disciplined in training doesn’t mean to workout at 4 am, he thinks discipline is working out daily at whatever time possible. Inspiring millions with the kinds of stunts he executes and just being himself, Vidyut has become the action star of this generation.

RASHTRAPUTRA AZAD IS BACK

It was a great evening of 27th Feb, 2017, which is now a date to remember as after an interval of 6 decades the legendary film company and Pillar of Indian Cinema, The Bombay Talkies Studios, makes a comeback with the film Rashtraputra to be made in 25 Indian & foreign languages. This is the 1st time phenomenon in the history of world cinema. Rashtraputra is a movie based on the thoughts & philosophy of the greatest revolutionary freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad. The Bombay Talkies Studios’ are paying their tribute to Shri Chandrashekhar Azad on his Veergati Diwas. Azad was a student of military school and now the commander of The Bombay Talkies Studios has a definite aim & ambition to reinforce Nationalism.

RAVI BHATIA RELEASES HIS YOUTH ORIENTED ALBUM “MOBILER”

The renowned director Ravi Bhatia of Studio Max, who had earlier come up with not only the remix album Chutney Mix but also directed a film called Two Little Indians has now come up with his latest youth – oriented music album called “Mobiler”, which has been composed by producer Yogendra Nagda who has also faced the camera as the DJ and sung by Amaan Trikha & Ritu Pathak. The video starring Tara Shukla & Sagar Khan has been choreographed by Sonu Baba and directed by Ravi himself.

VARUN & ALIA CELEBRATE THEIR ENDLESS LOVE AFFAIR WITH SINGAPORE & SILKAIR

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB), together with SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, organized a press conference to announce their close collaboration with Dharma Productions for BADRINATH KI DULHANIYA, which features key scenes & songs filmed in Singapore. The film, directed by Shashank Khaitan & starring Alia Bhatt & Varun Dhawan, will hit the screens on Friday, 10th Marc, 2017 across India. Despite filming taking place even over the Diwali holidays in Nov last year, the 2 stars had an enjoyable. time shooting in Singapore. As a city that constantly evolves & provides a plethora of filming locations with convenience, it continues to be an exciting destination for Bollywood movies. Explaining his rationale for including Singapore in the movie,
Director Shashank Khaitan highlighted, “Singapore offers an interesting mix of a unique multicultural society interwoven into a dynamic city that pulsates with modern vibrancy – something that works well with the characters of Badri & Vaidehi as they embark on a journey of self – discovery. Singapore is intricately woven into the essence of the plot”. Alia’s character in the movie goes through a transformation in Singapore, where the story of her involvement with SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, unfolds.

MULTIPLE AWARD – WINNING FILM ‘BLUE MOUNTAINS’ TO HIT THEATRES
ON 7th APR 2017

Raujesh Jain’s multiple award -winning film BLUE MOUNTAINS is slated to release across the country on 7th Apr, 2017. The film stars Ranvir Shorey, Gracy Singh (of LAGAAN fame), Rajpal. Yadav &
Yatharth Rathnam (Winner of The Stage, the country’s 1st English singing reality show) in pivotal roles. Having garnered several awards at many prestigious film festivals, BLUE MOUNTAINS revolves around the journey of a young boy, Som, played by debutante Yatharth Rathnam, from a picturesque hill station who gets trapped in the vicious circle of “reality TV”. Suman Ganguli, the director, is excited about the film’s release. “My film has an uplifting tale of losing glory but finding redemption, which is the best way to live this crazy adventure called life.” Raujesh Jain, the producer, is upbeat about the film’s theatrical prospects as well. “BLUE MOUNTAINS has a story that has been told not only with a lot of charm but also sensitivity by our director, and we are sure it will resonate with the audience.” The music has been composed by Late Adesh Srivastava, Monty Sharma &
Sandeep Surya with playback by Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghosal, Kailashnath Rathnam. The film explores changing human emotions beyond mere winning or losing in life.

‘SARKAR 3’ TRAILER LAUNCHED BY AMITABH BACHCHAN & TEAM

The success of maverick director Ram Gopal Varma’s blockbuster hit SARKAR starring thespian Amitabh Bachchan as the Godfatheresque patriarch of the city aka Subhash Nagre. saw a 2nd installment in 2008 with SARKAR RAJ, firmly establishing it as one of the most impactful franchises of Indian cinema. After more than 8 years, the franchise is back with Amitabh Bachchan’s ubiquitous fury, his trademark intimidating stares, highly memorable one – liners, complemented by a crescendo of haunting music! The SARKAR 3 trailer was launched amidst much fanfare in the presence of the legend himself, Amitabh Bachchan, who extensively spoke about how this franchise has been special for him. He also shared his experiences while shooting the film and spearheaded a fun interaction with his co -stars on stage namely Jackie Shroff, Amit Sadh, Yami Gautam, Rohini Hattangadi director, Ram Gopal Varma. Present on stage launching the trailer were the producers & presenters of the film, CEO Rahul Mittra (Wave Cinemas) & Parag Sanghvi (Alumbra Entertainment) along with Nandu Ahuja, Sr. VP, India Theatrical, Eros International. Ram Gopal Verma spoke about how it was a challenge to work on a successful sequel due to the high audience expectations & his experiences teaming up again with Bachchan Sr and the rest of the exciting ensemble cast.

Of late Mukesh Khanna launched his own website & also unveiled Shaktimaan Wax statue and also spoke regarding new Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI) films at Raheja Classic club, Andheri (West) Mumbai.

Mukesh Khanna invited all his friends, relatives & the media) for the launch of his website www.mukeshkhanna.in. He also unveiled the Shaktimaan wax statue & also spoke to the media regarding the new films of Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI). He also showed promos of new 8 films made by Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI) to the media & the guest. Satish Kaushik, Pankaj Parashar, Shravan Kumar, CEO Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI), Manish Tiwari and many more came for this event.

Mukesh Khanna also spoke regarding his newly formed website, Children’s Film Society of India’s (CFSI) new plans and Shaktimaan’s wax statue. Some of the films showcased were Chidiyakhana by Manish Tiwari, School Chalen by Satish Kaushik, Banarsi Jasoos by Pankaj Parashar, Tennis Buddies by Anup Wadhwa, Naani Teri Morni by Akash Aditya Lamba & the small sceen serial V3.

Kajal Chauhan happens to be the latest starlet to make her entry on the Bollywood firmament. Hailing from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and having done her MBA too from the same place, she also took part in a Beauty Pageant and was crowned Miss. Jabalpur in the year 2012. Her next stopover destination was of course Bollywood. But here she made her debut on the small screen serial titled Chakravartin Asoka Samrat in the year 2016, in which she enacted a pivotal role. That apart Kaajal Chauhan also happens to be a Brand Ambassador of Kala Media Network Pvt Ltd.

Welcome to Bollywood! Kaajal. When & how did you think of becoming an actress?

Shaheenji It would be cliched to say that I was interested in donning the grease paint & facing the arclights since I was that I high.

So how did everything fell into place?

I am hailing from Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh and also acquired my academic degree of MBA from Jabalpur itself. And while I was in college I got an opportunity to become a model. And then one thing led to another and I entered a Beauty Pageant and I was lucky enough to be crowned Miss. Jabalpur in the year 2012.

And then what happened?

Naturally my next stop over destination was Bollywood. When I landed here I was a rank albeit a raw newcomer but then fortunately I happened to meet Ajay ji of Kala Media Network Pvt Ltd and he was like a God sent opportunity for me.

So how did Kala Media Network Pvt Ltd help you in achieving your goals?

First of all let me tell you that Kala Media Network Pvt Ltd has a very strong foothold in the Bollywoodian Film Indusry both in the Big Screen as well as the small screen arena. They have come out with many films in many languages like Hindi, Marathi et al. Besides Kala Media Network Pvt Ltd has also come out with many ad films as well as many short films and also Film Festival oriented films.

Please continue!

Yes as I was saying Kala Media Network Pvt Ltd has many more plans tucked up its sleeves to promote extremely talented newcomers like me. In fact it was Ajay ji of Kala Media Network Pvt Ltd who was instrumental in getting me my 1st ever big break on the small screen in an extremely prestigious small screen serial like Chakravartin Asoka Samrat and Kala Media Network Pvt Ltd has also got me some Big Screen offers some of which have already gone on the floors and some of them are in the pipeline. That apart at present I am the face, I mean I am the Brand Ambassador of Kala Media Network Pvt Ltd who are doing a yeoman’s service of thoroughly promoting extremely talented debutants like me.

Ok! As a parting shot tell us how do you feel at this stage on being a part & parcel of the film industry?

Oh! I am thrilled, excited, overjoyed and everything rolled into one. In fact now I feel as if I am floating on cloud 9. Just imagine that a rank & raw newcomer like me has now got everything laid on a platter. And it was all because of Ajay ji & his prestigious company like Kala Media Network Pvt Ltd. And as a parting shot I would like to say that the audiences as well as all my fans out there are really going to appreciate my performance in all the arenas of the Bollywood Film Industry.

NAGA CHAITANYA TO MAKE TAMIL DEBUT

Telugu actor Naga Chaitanya will be teaming up with director Karthick Naren for his upcoming Tamil horror thriller Naragasooran, thereby marking his debut in the Tamil film industry. Naga Chaitanya is said to be on board. It’s going to be a dual hero subject and the team is in talks with Arvind Swami too. Karthick had met Arvind recently but they are yet to officially announce anything. Although Chaitanya made a special appearance in Gautham Vasudev Menon’s 2010 Tamil romantic drama Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya, this project will feature him in a full – length role. The team is yet to take a call on whether they can make it as a Tamil – Telugu bilingual or not. The regular shooting is likely to commence in mid – Jun, 2017.

BALAKRISHNA CAUGHT IN A DILEMMA

Nandamuri Balakrishna is yet to take a call on his next film. Balakrishna thought of doing Raithu with Krishna Vamsi, but that project is put on hold for the moment. Khaidi No. 150 dealing with the same theme of the struggles of farmers seems to be the reason for putting Raithu on hold. Balakrishna has decided to do movies with different themes post Gautamiputra Satakarni and that is the reason why he is taking time for his next film. He is yet to find a right script that is good enough to follow up GPSK. Directors like Sriwass & Vinayak have reportedly approached NBK, but he is not in a mood to take up a masala potboiler at this point. Mass masala movies have always been great fodder for Balakrishna and it will get extremely tough for him to find scripts if he stays away from doing commercial films. Interestingly, new age directors are still not approaching the veteran star in spite of being aware of Balakrishna’s willingness to do content driven films.

CHIRANJEEVI TO LAUNCH “UYYALAVADA”

Megastar Chiranjeevi is all set to launch his next movie in the month of Apr, 2017 with much fanfare. Since he has cancelled the success celebrations of Khaidi No 150, fans are disappointed. To please them, he said he would hold the launch of his next movie in a big way. Although director Surender Reddy is still penning the final touches to the script of Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy”, the megastar has reportedly to decide to launch the movie in Apr, 2017 only. His plan is to release the movie for Sankranthi 2018. So, the regular shoot should commence from May, 2017 itself to meet the deadline. The movie will also be made with a whopping Rs 80 Cr budget. Surender Reddy is trying to rope in a big Bollywood cinematographer. Graphical team of Magadheera will be working on the movie.

LOCATION TROUBLE FOR RAM CHARAN

Ram Charan & director Sukumar’s period love drama was launched with much fanfare last month. Samantha was also selected as the main heroine in the last minute replacing Anupama Parameswaran. The movie was to commence its regular shoot from 15th Feb, 2017. But still it has not started. Perhaps director Sukumar is finding hard to get a right locale for the movie. He wants to shoot major part of the movie in lush green village atmosphere. Pollachi in Tamilnadu has been chosen but the director later felt that the locales of Pollachi are not virgin. They have been explored in many movies. So, he is now exploring some villages in Karnataka & Kerala. The location not only should be lush with greenery but it should also be ideal for shoot for Ram Charan without any trouble. 70% of the movie will be shot here. So, once the right locale is fixed, Ram Charan will be joining the shoot. The team is hoping to select 1 locale by end of this month and begin the movie from Mar, 2017.

ILEANA DOES THE “MACARENA” DANCE

Ileana D’Cruz recently stated that she couldn’t find a “corny” photograph for Valentine’s Day and instead ended up doing the “Macarena” dance with her best friend. Ileana shared a black & white video of herself along with her friend on Instagram. The 2 friends can be seen sporting unicorn onsies. “I tried to find a corny photo of me holding a heart up or something, but I didn’t have any so I decided on this video instead, of my bestie and I dancing to the “Macarena” in onesies, of course. She’s gonna kill me after she sees this Happy Valentine’s Day to you!” Ileana captioned the video. On the work front, Ileana will be seen in Anees Bazmee’s upcoming film Mubarakan. The film also stars Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor & Athiya Shetty. The film is all set to hit the screens on 28th Jul, 2017.

NAGARJUNA TO ENACT THE ROLE OF A MENTALIST

After playing an ardent devotee of Lord Balaji in his Telugu release Om Namo Venkatesaya, Akkineni Nagarjuna will be playing a mentalist in horror – thriller Raju Gari Gadhi 2. It seems his character has been designed in such a way that it will be a treat for his fans. He enacts the role of a mentalist. He will be seen riding a fancy bike in the film. He will be in a very different avatar and, contrary to rumors, he is not playing an extended cameo. Being directed by Ohmkar, the film is a sequel to his own 2015 sleeper hit Raju Gari Gadhi. The sequel also stars Seerat Kapoor, Samantha Ruth Prabhu & Shakalaka Shankar. That apart Samantha & Nagarjuna are not paired together. They’re not playing a couple. Also, Samantha is not playing the ghost…….She will be seen in a very emotional role. Nagarjuna will commence shooting in Mar, 2017. The film is being produced by PVP Cinema & has music by S. S. Thaman.

NENU LOCAL JOINS 1 MILLION DOLLARS CLUB

Nenu Local has finally joined the club of 1 million dollars movies. The movie got bookings of $45k through mobile ticket offers. The film already grossed $960k by end of 2nd Mon. So, it has now officially joined the club of Telugu movies that grossed more than 1 million dollars at USA Box –Office turnstiles. Nani starrer was released on 3rd Feb, 2017 and took about $750 opening weekend gross but it has slowed down its run later. And now finally has touched the 1 million dollars mark. This is 3rd movie for Nani to have achieved this mark. Rajamouli directed Eega was his 1st ever 1 million dollars movie. Maruthi’s Bhale Bhale Magadivoy is his biggest hit till date as the movie grossed about $1.4 million. So, the distributors of Nenu Local have now entered into a break – even zone.

VIJAY ANTONY CREATING RIPPLES

Vijay Antony of Bichagadu fame is all set to entertain us as Yaman for this Shivaratri. Telugu version trailer of this film has been receiving good response on YouTube. The trailer has clocked over 5 lakh views in 3 days. This is no mean feat for a low budget Tamil dubbed film. Yaman is a political thriller directed by Jeeva Shankar who previously made Nakili with Vijay Antony. Although Vijay Antony’s last film Bethaludu didn’t live up to the expectations, buyers are now hoping that he would recreate the magic of Bichagadu as Yaman. Trailer of Yaman is very interesting and definitely creates curiosity around it. Vijay Antony is known for picking interesting scripts and switching genres. He looks massy & powerful in the attire of a politician. Mia George played the female lead in this film and the rest of the star cast mostly consists of debutante actors. Vijay Antony also is the music composer for this film.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE FOR PAWAN’S STAR POWER

Katamarayudu is red hot in the Tollywood trade at the moment. Business circles didn’t show much interest in the movie until the teaser was out. But everything has changed in the span of 30 seconds as the teaser turned out to be an instant hit on the internet. Clocking over 7.2 Million views, Katamarayudu is the most liked Telugu film teaser on the video sharing website, YouTube. The look & the feel of the film is superb in the teaser that buyers are betting huge on Katamarayudu now. The distribution rights of this film are selling like hot cake everywhere. Nizam rights were bought by Nithin & Asian Films for a whopping Rs. 20 crore & Ceded rights were bagged for Rs. 12 crore. Uttarandhra region was sold for Rs. 8.3 crore & Guntur rights for Rs. 6.5 crore. East & West Godavari districts distribution rights were bagged for 5.5 crore & 4.85 crore respectively. Overseas deal is likely to be closed for Rs. 12 crore out of which Rs. 2 crore is refundable. So Katamarayudu should make around Rs. 85 crore from the theatricals to be a successful venture. Who would have guessed that the remake of a Tamil film that was already dubbed in Telugu will create such a sensation in the Tollywood market? It is sheer power of the power star!

AMY JACKSON’S PHONE HACKED

Amy Jackson, currently filming her scenes in Rajinikanth’s 2.0, recently discovered that personal pictures taken on her phone had made their way online. The photos, which were of her & a friend and were taken in London recently, are believed to have been accessed at a mobile store in Mumbai airport where Amy took her phone to be checked and where it was allegedly hacked. Amy recently said that she will go to the cops once she flies out of Chennai. She was shocked when this happened. She feels that this isn’t a trivial matter and has to be taken up seriously. She avers, “I will register a complaint with the cybercrime cell in London and ensure the hackers are taken to task. Cyber safety is the need of the hour,” Amy, whose hometown is London, realised her phone had been hacked when pictures auto – saved in her iCloud account were published online. “It was on 7th Feb, 2017 when 2 pictures with her best friend having dinner appeared online that she realised her phone was hacked. She went to the service centre because she wasn’t able to log in.

ADAH’S IDEA OF A PERFECT MATCH!!!

Adah Sharma recently stated that her Mr. Right would be a food gourmet & an animal lover, but most of all, a person who remains happy & spreads happiness. “With time, my requirement of a perfect match has changed. Now I realise that I like those people who are happy & not insecure. I enjoy the company of someone who loves animals, likes my bad jokes, likes food & loves to work. Basically, I like those people who stay & keep others happy & don’t crib,” Adah averred. On Valentine’s Day, she has no specific plans. “All the people who are in my life are the ones I love. I love being with them all the time. So I was with my family & friends.” “I live my life with love & passion. Whatever I do, I do it with full of love, even If it is just dressing up for an occasion,” she said. Adah, who will be seen next in the film Commando 2, concluded by averring: “As actors, we make these movies for the audience. Therefore, we are waiting to see the audience response. I feel so special when I read the comments of the audience because people who have not even met us, they shower us with so much love.”

PRABHAS’ 150 CR MOVIE LAUNCHED

The much – awaited #Prabhas19, the new film of Prabhas was launched in the simplest way possible. Without any hungama, the team held its pooja ceremony early morning recently. Prabhas, director Sujeeth, producers Vamsi, Pramod and few of the team’s friends attended the launch. The film will be made with a whopping Rs 150 Crore budget. Madhie, the trusted cinematographer of UV Creations who worked for Run Raja Run, and Mirchi, will be handling the camera. Kenny Beats, who worked for Hollywood movie Transformers, will be filming biggest ever action episode in Tollywood’s history with estimated budget of Rs 25 Cr. The entire action sequence will be shot in Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Prabhas will be presented in a never – before – seen avatar. Director Sujeeth said he would promise all the fans of Prabhas anna that they would get the best entertainment.

NITHIN BAGS PK’S RIGHTS

Pawan Kalyan’s diehard fan & actor Nithin has bagged the Nizam distribution rights of Katamarayudu. Nithin made it official that Asian Movies & Shreshth Movies will be distributing Katamarayudu across Telangana state. “THRILLED to announce that Asian films n sreshth movies wil b distributing POWERSTAR’S KAATAMARAYUDU for Nizam area,” tweeted Nithin. This news is exciting for Pawan Kalyan fans as Nithin previously distributed Attarintiki Daredi for Nizam that went on to become an industry hit. Meanwhile, Pawan Kalyan is co – producing a movie with Nithin in the lead role. Looks like the bonding between Pawan & Nithin is growing stronger by the day. Katamarayudu is slated for 29th Mar, 2017 release. The film’s teaser has clocked nearly 7 Million views on YouTube in 1 week!!!

VENKATESH’S GURU FOR SUMMER

Victory Venkatesh has played many versatile characters over the years but for the 1st time ever, he is going to be seen in a sports drama. The movie is Guru and Venkatesh will be seen in the role of a hard hitting boxing coach. The film has completed its shoot & post – production. Guru has been directed by the National Award winning Sudha Kongara, who has worked with the maestro Mani Ratnam for 7 years, before taking up direction herself. The movie is a gritty & realistic sports drama with strong emotions. Ritika Singh & Mumtaz Sorcar will be sharing the screen with Venkatesh in this movie. Ritika Singh is a real life mixed martial arts expert who represented India at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games. She has recently won a National Award as well as a Filmfare Award for Best Debut for the movie Irudhu Suttru. Mumtaz Sorcar is the daughter of the legendary magician, P. C. Sorkar. A special lyrical video from the film titled “Aye Sakkanodu” will be released on 17th Feb, 2017. The audio album of the film will be released in the 1st week of Mar, 2017. Guru is aiming for a summer release and the exact release date will be announced soon. Sashikant of Y Not Studios is producing the movie & Santosh Narayanan is composing the music.

MAHESH GEARING UP FOR A MONTH LONG SHOOT

Mahesh Babu & his team will be leaving for Diu, the Union Territory & Mumbai for the filming of final action sequences from next week. As the summer season is slowly setting in, Mahesh will have to sweat out more for this movie in these locales where humidity is high. Murugadoss is said to have planned a month long grueling schedule. Murugadoss & cameraman Santosh Sivan have planned to shoot key action episodes – shoot out between terrorists & Counter Terrorist Squad – in Mumbai & Diu. Mahesh Babu is playing the role of an intelligence officer who works in the wing of Counter Terrorism. Once this lengthy episode gets done, only 2 songs will be remained to shoot in Hyderabad. Mahesh Babu is now taking enough rest before heading for this new schedule.

ALLU ARJUN GOES FOR BOLLYWOOD MUSIC DIRECTOR

Recently, Pritam (A & R Venture Jam 8) bagged Ravi Teja – starrer Touch Chesi Choodu. The same music director & his talent pool are now all set to compose for the film of no less a star than Allu Arjun!!! Bunny’s next with writer – turned – director Vakkantham Vamsi reportedly has Pritam on board. After working with the likes of S S Thaman & Devi Sri Prasad, it’s interesting that the Stylish Star has gone for the Bollywood talent. In recent times, Pritam was associated with such names as Dangal, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Dilwale & Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. In 2013, Pritam had won the Filmfare award for Barfi and most recently, for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.