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Baaghi Ishq Ready For Release

January 27, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

Baaghi Ishq

Baaghi Ishq Ready For Release

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

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

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

Chandal Chaukadi Musical Muhurat Held

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

Dulhan Ganga Paar Ke Shooting Starts

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

Hum Hain Magadh Ke Samrat Grand Muhurat Held

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

Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet Gets U/A Certificate

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

Jwala Trailer Coming Soon

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

Jiyab Na Tohre Bina Satellite Rights Sold To Bihari Wood

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

Jung Siyasat Ke Shooting Complete

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

Kasam Maiyya Ki Mixing In Progress

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

Love The Target Shooting Starts In Agra

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

Mohabbat Shooting Starts In Lucknow

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

Mohabbat Ke Sougat Shooting Starts

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

Marte Dum TAK Muhurat Complete

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

Pyar Ki Dhadkan 1st Look To Come Out Soon

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

Prem Ke Dushman Ready For Release

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

Sugna 2 Post Production Starts

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

Sarkar Raaj Special Song Shot

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

Tu Mera Dushman Song Recording In Progress

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

Tohare Khatir Shooting Complete

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

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VIKRANT MORE’S FACE OF TRUTH – GRAND TRAILER LAUNCH

January 27, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

Face Of Truth

VIKRANT MORE’S FACE OF TRUTH – GRAND TRAILER LAUNCH

Writer – Producer – Director Vikrant More recently had a Grand Trailer launch of his Wings To Bollywood Entertainment’s soon to be released Hindi film Face Of truth in Hotel The Grand Peninsula. The trailer launch was held in Shaikh Foundation’s Awards Presentation Ceremony. The film Face Of Truth is based on a social awareness topic dealing with the burning issue of child suicide and also their mentally oriented varied depression problems. The film Face Of Truth also bagged an award for the “Best Film On Child Welfare” from Shaikh Foundation. The Trailer Launch function of Face Of Truth was well attended by Bollywood Celebs, Historian Vivek Agarwal, Chief Spokesperson of National Congress Party Nawab Malik, President of Shaikh Foundation Gulnaaz Shaikh et al. The film Face Of Truth is all set to release on the auspicious day of the birth anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on 14th April, 2017.

PVR PICTURES TO DISTRIBUTE ‘ANARKALI OF ARRAH’

PVR Pictures has now come forward to distribute ANARKALI OF ARRAH, produced by Priya & Sandiip Kapur, written & directed by Avinash Das and starring Swara Bhaskar, Sanjai Mishra, Pankaj Tripathy, ishhtiaq Khan, has music by Rohit Sharma. The plot of the film revolves around an erotic singer from Arrah, a small town in Bihar. She epitomizes a common feature of the local culture of the region at naach parties. The female performers of these orchestra parties sing songs replete with double meaning as well as obviously lewd & direct sexual references & innuendos. Anaarkali is the star performer of her troupe. The feisty Anaarkali knows the ways of the world and is ambitious as well as confident of her success. Until a fateful day when during a performance Anaarkali gets molested on stage by a very powerful man of the region. What follows is a series of events that causes the conflict between the 2 to escalate as Anaarkali refuses to compromise. The world around her turns increasingly vicious & misogynist. Anaarkali flees Arrah, hoping for a life of safety & anonymity.

ULTRA LAUNCHES THE DVD, VCD & BLU – RAY PACK OF THE FILM M. S. DHONI – THE UNTOLD STORY’ IN INDIA

The Ultra Group launched the DVD, VCD & Blu – ray pack of M. S. DHONI – THE UNTOLD STORY at an affordable price of Rs 399/-, Rs 149/- & Rs 799/- respectively. The DVD is also available in Tamil for Rs 149/-. An exclusive DVD pack also has been launched, which turns in the shape of a bat after opening the cover. Produced by Arun Pandey and Fox Star Studios & directed by Neeraj Pandey, the film became a critical & commercial blockbuster and earned approximately over Rs 240 crores worldwide. The film is the highest grossing biopic in the history of Indian cinema and the 3rd highest grossing movie of 2016 after DANGAL & SULTAN. It is a quintessential family film for all age – groups. It stars Sushant Singh Rajput in the lead role as M. S. Dhoni along with Anupam Kher, Disha Patani, Kiara Advani et al in pivotal roles. The film is a complete family entertainer that has dollops of emotions laced into the dramatic plot of the narrative. The film based on the life of the most successful Indian captain of all times, Mahendra Singh Dhoni chronicles his life from a budding cricketer from Ranchi becoming the most celebrated cricketer of our times.

SOHAIL KHAN – PRIYA DUTT – SHEKHAR RAVIJANI – POOJA BEDI ​COME TOGETHER FOR THE LAUNCH OF “DRAMA TEEN: A COOL -HEADEd GUIDE FOR PARENTS & TEENAGERS”
Academician & Founder of Kangaroo Kids Education Ltd, Lina Ash​a​r launched her 2nd book called “DRAMA TEEN: A COOL -HEADEd GUIDE FOR PARENTS & TEENAGERS”. The launch witnessed a panel discussion where Sohail Khan, Priya Dutt, Shekhar Ravijani & Pooja Bedi discussed topics like resolving conflicts between parents & teens and preparing teens for puberty. Pooja Bedi averred, “These days kids get easily influenced because of the internet. You cannot control them but protect them. Kids do not come with how to operate manuals. I have single handedly raised my children and even after sharing the same house, food, lifestyle, both have grown up to be completely different individuals.” Ms. Lina Ash​a​r commented, “In this book I have addressed the issues that both parent & teenage face these days. Inspired by real -life experiences, this book is more like a guide for parents & teenagers to understand each other without much conflict.” The book talks about ways to minimize the pain & the trauma the ‘drama – teen’ phase can cause both the teens & their parents.

SONAKSHI SINHA TO BE A PART OF NEVER SEEN BEFORE VIRTUAL REALITY IMMERSIVE GAMING EXPERIENCE

Ahead of the hugely awaited RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER’s 3rd Feb, 2017 release, Sony Pictures Entertainment is bringing the 1st ever immersive virtual reality gaming experience with haptic techonology in India, enabling everyone to experience Alice’s biggest fight against the undead as she races to save the humanity from complete oblivion. The virtual reality game will be experienced by Sonakshi Sinha, who herself loves to kick ass in films was more than happy to be associated with this kind of a unique gaming experience. The experience, dubbed “The Road To Raccoon City”, serves as a perfect complement to the upcoming high – octane flick, featuring content from the movie, complete with voice over from Alice actress Milla Jovovich. It features the renowned HAPTIC technology to simulate a zombie attack, as users wear VR glasses and a vest that provides vibration & audio feedback while they shoot at zombies projected on – screen with a gun. Flagged off in Japan for a world tour, the immersive Haptic gaming experience is a result of cooperation between Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), video production company Sony PCL & parent company Sony Corp. The Haptic experience has been brought to India as the most innovative marketing stunt ever for any film.

THE GRAND TRAILER OF NASEERUDDIN SHAH & ARSHAD WARSI STARRER ‘IRADA’ LAUNCHED!!!

The dynamic & inimitable acting duo Naseeruddin Shah & Arshad Warsi are all set to re – unite on the big screen with their new engaging thriller IRADA, which was unveiled by the cast & the crew. The trailer received a positive response from all quarters and everyone is now looking forward to this gripping film. Helmed by debutante director Aparnaa Singh, IRADA highlights a pressing social environmental issue and stars Divya Dutta, Sagrika Ghatge & Sharad Kelkar in pivotal roles. With nuanced performances by renowned talent, IRADA is due for release on 17th Feb, 2017. An Irada Entertainment LLP production, produced by Falguni Patel & Prince Soni, directed by Aparnaa Singh, IRADA starring Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, Sagarika Ghatge, Divya Dutta & Sharad Kelkar is all set to release on 17th Feb, 2017.

RAHUL SHARMA & ASIN’S 1ST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Asin & Rahul who had married in a dreamy multi – cultural wedding last year recently celebrated their 1st wedding anniversary. Not much was known of how they celebrated this occasion but we have gotten our hands on a few photographs of how the couple spent the day and must say it is not what you would imagine! Asin & Rahul handpicked a few shelters for mentally challenged boys, orphans, abused & homeless kids and decided to make the day special for them on their 1st wedding anniversary. They brought with them supplies, food, gifts & financial help to these institutions and spent time with the kids there sharing lunch. Must say these 2 are setting an inspiring example.

INDIA’S 1ST DOGOMANCE (DOG ROMANCE) LAUNCHED

Where Eagles Dare Entertainment’s 1st production called BRUNIE goes on the floors next month. Billed as India’s 1st dogomance, the film traces the love story between Brunie & Kalu, 2 pariah dogs who go on to change the mindsets of the humans around them. While Brunie & Kalu have already been cast, the filmmakers are now looking to cast the humans in the film, and the auditions for the same are in progress at the moment. BRUNIE has been produced by Suraj Chitre & Uday Athavale and is directed by Suraj Chitre. Suneet Vats will be the Director of Photography for the film being choreographed by Naimesh Bramhabhatt. 2 important people in the crew are dog trainers Joseph & Selvis who have a history of training dogs without any stress to the animals. The music of the film has been given by Sukumar Datta, a former Pritam associate who has just composed a title track for the Hollywood film PASSENGERS. Also among the composers are Ameya Shildhankar & Vinay Katoch while the lyrics have been written by Tarun Bisht. BRUNIE has been conceptualised by Tejpal Wagh while the screenplay & dialogues have been written by Suraj Chitre.

ADITYA NARAYAN PERFORMS HIS LATEST SINGLE “YAARA” FOR THE 1ST TIME FOR MUMBAI POLICE

Singer, host & actor Aditya Narayan who is well – known for giving playback to many hit chartbusters like “Tattad Tattad” & “Ishqyaoon Dishkyaoon” was recently spotted at Umang 2017. Aditya had his commitments in Pune on the same day but he wound up early and rushed directly from Pune to the venue just for the love & respect he has for our Mumbai police. Despite Aditya’s tight schedule he managed to reach at the Umang 2017 as he had already given them a commitment. Aditya was excited to perform in front of Mumbai police and it was indeed a special one as he was performing his latest single “Yaara” for the 1st time on stage. It is his way of showing gratitude & respect for Mumbai Police. Aditya avers, “It was a great experience while performing in front of our brave hearts. I was really looking forward to performing for the Mumbai police who work so hard day in & day out to keep us safe. I had an event in Pune that got a bit delayed hence I had to rush back but I got here in time and I am glad I had a chance to perform here at Umang 2017.”

AKSHAY REVEALS HIS SERIOUS SIDE

The trailer starts with a monologue in which Akshay spells out statistics about the state of judiciary in India. The 1st trailer of JOLLY LLB 2 saw Akshay Kumar at his wittiest, jovially dealing with cases that came his way. But with the movie’s 2nd trailer, Akshay has revealed a completely new side of his character. The trailer starts with a monologue in which Akshay spells out statistics about the state of the judiciary in India. The trailer, which has a patriotic feeling to it and hit theatres on 25th Jan, 2017, a day before Republic Day. The angry young lawyer is seen taking on Annu Kapoor, who plays a corrupt lawyer who will do anything to win a case. Akshay posted the trailer on his Twitter account, prompting hundreds of replies from his followers. In his monologue, Akshay says that for a population of 125 crore, India has only 21,000 judges & 3.5 crore pending cases. The trailer also throws light on how difficult it is to be a lawyer in our country. Speaking about the trailer, Akshay avers, “The new trailer reveals a new side of the film. It shows that a common person has it in him to stand up & fight for what is right, and that he can stand up against the corrupt & the powerful. The trailer is the soul of our film. We are thrilled that we are getting such an amazing response.” Directed by Subhash Kapoor, the film releases on 10th Feb, 2017.

SALMAN SUPPORTS WONDERCHEF GIRL TUMPAKUMARI

Tumpakumari, a visually challenged 16 year old girl was discovered through a viral video on Internet 2 years back. Rest, as they say is history. Wonderchef, the Home Appliances brand came forward to support Tumpa, brought her to Mumbai and is now ensuring her stay, education & music training. Hariharan acknowledged Tumpa’s talent and agreed to train her directly under him. Tumpa became an internet sensation this week when Bollywood superstar Salman Khan tweeted her video in which she is singing “Sun raha hai na tu” from the movie Aashiqui 2 and requested CEO of Colors Channel Raj Nayak to consider the girl for their TV show rising star. Ever since Salman made a tweet in appreciation of Tumpa the video has gone viral and has been retweeted by more than 2.7k people and with over 11k likes. TumpaKumari, an orphan, hails from Ranchi and her talent was identified by Wonderchef back in 2014 and that’s when the Managing Director Ravi Saxena & Chef Sanjeev Kapoor decided to support her by sponsoring all of her expenses & brought her to Mumbai. Ravi Saxena avers, “Tumpa possesses an extraordinary talent and we are supporting her in & out so that she can fulfill her dream of becoming a playback singer. ”

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“Yoga helps you to gain total inner peace” – Ajay Yoga Master

January 23, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

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Ajay Chaubey is popularly known as Ajay Yoga Master. He had started taking a keen interest in Yoga since he was that high. And then since the age of 10 he had arrived in Mumbai and started practicing Yoga regularly. Soon enough he had many followers especially in Bollywood and decided to further impart his knowledge of Yoga on a professional level by starting off with his own Yoga Centre known as Om Yoga Health Clinic Pvt. Ltd. Later on he even diversified in Bollywood arena by launching his own Production House known as Kala Media Network Pvt. Ltd and recently he launched his maiden Hindi film titled Ek Dard starring debutante as well as well – known Bollywoodian actors.

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How did you get interested in Yoga at such an early age of 10?

I cannot pinpoint any particular reason for that. Suffice it to say that I just got interested in the art of Yoga. But I understood this art in the very early stages of my life. You see Yoga is a God given gift in every human being. You can say that it is a kind of meditation that gives us a total inner peace. When we are lost in deep meditation and during that particular phase we become one with God on a sub conscious level. It also helps us to control all our 5 senses. You see in today’s fast life a human being is too worried in his day to day life. He is always tensed up worrying constantly about everything around him and especially about his family, his personal life, his professional life and so on & so forth. He forgets how to control his own life, his own dreams & his own desires. In fact he does everything in excess today without bothering much about what is in store for him tomorrow.

So how exactly do you help people perform Yoga in their day to day life?

First all let me inform you that to impart a regular day to day Yoga training I have already started an institution known as Om Yoga Health Clinic Pvt. Ltd. Wherein I hold a regular Yoga workshops.

Why is your Yoga Centre also known as a Health Clinic?

For the simple reason that getting regularly involved in Yoga also helps you to have a good health on a long term basis. In fact Yoga also helps you to be healthy & fit. It also gives you protection against minor ailments.

What does the curriculum of your Yoga & Health Clinic include?

In this Yoga workshop we provide a Holistic solution to all your psychological & physical health problems too, as I have mentioned earlier, on a regular and even day to day basis. Besides there are varied courses on offer like Yoga, Meditation, Pranayam, Accupressure, Holistic Care, Aerobics, Ayurvedic Health Care, Body Scrub etc all rolled into one with a flat 30% discount on each & every course mentioned here.

What are the benefits that a client of your Yoga & Health Clinic gets?

First of all it will help them to reach their own potential and they even learn to help & protect themselves from some of the minor ailments. So it is high time that they become a part of this wonderful experience to rejuvenate themselves in a totally serene ambiance. They can enroll themselves with a registration by calling us on +91 9821553595 / 02265567111 or shooting an email on info@omyogaclinic.com or even by visiting our website www.omyogaclinic.com

By the way what was the reason for having a sister concern named Kala Media Network Pvt. Ltd.?

Well! The main reason for that is simple. Since I have a great number of Bollywood clientele which includes filmmakers & other Bollywood Celebs I thought of starting my own Production House too, known as Kala Media Network Pvt. Ltd and under this banner I recently launched a maiden Hindi film titled Ek Dard starring debutante as well as well – known Bollywoodian actors.

Finally tell us what will be the function of Kala Media Network Pvt. Ltd.?

To be very honest Kala Media Network Pvt Ltd will first of all help in promoting all the aspiring artistes. Besides offering, to all concerned, discounted courses on Photography, Designing, Acting, Dance, Yoga, Karate & Body Fitness Classes. We will also bring out our own magazine. That apart we will also take care of events, make films & commercial advertisements & above all deal in hoardings too.

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Armaan Malik Renders Voice To Arbaaz

January 23, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

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“Barf Si Tu Pighal Jaa…….!” a breathtaking song from Red Affair was recently recorded in Audio Garage Studio in Juhu. Armaan Malik, the heartthrob of today’s young generation has rendered his mesmerizing voice to the song. Harry Anand has created compelling music for the lyrics penned by famous novelist Amit Khan, who is also the writer & the creative director of this film.

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Music Director Harry Anand while appreciating the lyrics averred, “The lyrics of this song has the power to change the definition of erotic songs in our films. Very decent yet sensuous words are the strengths of this song. It is a beautiful song. And Armaan Malik has sung it beautifully with an exceptional touch of his own.

Producer – director of the film Pradeep Rangwani said that as soon as Amit Khan narrated him the lines of this song, he was impressed and instantly made up his mind that this song will be a part of his film. Music director Harry Anand has adorned the beautiful lyrics with equally beautiful tune. To top it all, Arman Malik’s voice takes the song to an entirely new level. Without doubt, Armaan’s voice has the magical touch that makes it a memorable song.

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Samrat Bhambhwani, Associate Producer of Red Affair praised the song and averred, “The song is an extraordinary example of the lyrics & the tune is truly hypnotizing. Armaan’s beautiful rendition has made it a perfect creation.

Armaan Malik himself looked impressed with the song and he put all his heart during the recording making sure that it becomes a soul – touching symphony.

Red Affair is being produced under the banner of UV Films. This venture created by producer – director Pradeep Rangwani will feature Arbaaz Khan, Manjiri Phadnis, ‘Mukul Dev, Ashmit Patel & Mehek Chahal. This film is based on a novel written by Amit Khan. The novel will be published in Hindi & English language before the release of the film.

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ROHIT PATHAK TO WORK WITH SOUTH SUPERSTAR KARTHI

January 23, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

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ROHIT PATHAK TO WORK WITH SOUTH SUPERSTAR KARTHI

Rohit Pathak is riding high on the success of his career. The action hero is currently busy in the look test of Gautam Singh’s next film, the shoot of which starts by the end of this month. Rohit Pathak had signed his next South film under the banner of Dream Warrior Pictures. He is all set to shoot his next big film with superstar Karthi (younger brother of Suriya – GHAJNI fame). The Film stars Karthi as the protagonist & Rohit Pathak as one of the parallel Antagonists. The shoot starts in Jan, 2017 in Chennai. The film is inspired by some yesteryear incidents and shall be one of the most awaited action – thriller blockbusters of 2017. The film is produced by Prabhu.

VIN DIESEL AWESTRUCK BY URVASHI RAUTELA?

Several Bollywood celebrities were spotted at the Indian premiere of Deepika Padukone & Vin Diesel starrer XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE. Quite a few actresses from Bollywood were spotted at the red carpet of the movie premiere. However, it was Urvashi Rautela, who managed to make heads turn at the star – stubbed event. The former International beauty queen was spotted chit – chatting with Vin Diesel. But that’s not all. An on – looker informs, “While Vin was being mostly polite with everyone, it was surprising to see him holding Urvashi’s hands. He seemed quite awe – struck by her. They chatted for quite some time. He looked extremely comfortable with Urvashi.”

CHANDRAKANT SINGH TO INTRODUCE KANNADA STAR AINDRITA RAY

Chandrakant Singh who has made 3 comedies and 1 social awareness with Women Empowerment film SIX X is now planning a thriller film COMING BACK with Arbaaz Khan in a double role. The film will be entirely shot in Arosa Switzerland. The film is produced by Mahendra Singh Namdev of Ahilya Productions & Rakesh Datta of RRD Motion Pictures. The film also have Kannada superstar Aindrita Ray who will be making her debut in Hindi films, with this film which is the 1st Hindi film to be shot entirely in Swtzerland.

IMTIAZ ALI’S WINDOW SEAT FILMS & REPUTED JAPANESE ENTERTAINMENT CONGLOMERATE, SHOCHIKU JOIN HANDS TO PRODUCE – ‘LOVE IN TOKYO’

Imtiaz Ali is all set to collaborate with Shochiku, the most reputed Japanese Entertainment Conglomerate, for a very special Hindi film. Titled LOVE IN TOKYO, the film borrows only its title from the 1960s classic and is not a remake. To be directed by Arif Ali, it will be a contemporary take on love & relationships beyond the limits of language and will have its cast & crew drawn from both India & Japan. The film will be shot almost entirely in Japan and will be co – produced by Window Seat Films &
Shochiku. Imtiaz averred, “Asia is coming closer. There are too many similarities between me & someone in Tokyo – we wear similar clothes, have the same relationship issues & experience the same family concerns. One thing is different and that is the language. A story that bridges this gap is challenging & exciting. I am excited & honored to collaborate with Shochiku, perhaps the most prolific media house in Japan, on LOVE IN TOKYO.” Mitsuhito Hosoda, the Deputy CEO of Shochiku, elaborated on this venture as, “At Shochiku, we have quite a few 1st time efforts to our credit that have changed the map of cinema in Japan. We produced the 1st ever color motion picture in our country and have bridged enduring tradition with modern tastes by retaining interest in Kabuki theatre. We view this as a huge opportunity and hope to lay the foundation for creative, quality films with this venture.”

MADAME TUSSAUDS, ALL SET TO DAZZLE DELHI!

Madame Tussauds the legendary wax attraction entertainment hotspot is soon to launch in New Delhi and will be the latest tourist & locals’ experiential zone to be visited. The dazzling entertainment zone uniquely planned for visitors to interact with their favorite stars & figures of inspiration; is set to launch in early summer of 2017. Located in the heart of Delhi – Connaught Place at Regal Cinema, the team is thrilled about the exhilarating experience they are about to embark on. Merlin Entertainments is committed to bringing lifetime experiences, which influence people, and Madame Tussauds is a testimony to their global reach. The wax attraction will exhibit over 50 figures from diverse leagues such as History, Sport, Music, Films & TV. Each wax figure is created with the expertise of over 20 international & local artists working at a time to ensure an authentic visitor experience worth in an excess of ₹ 1.5 crores each. Anshul Jain, General Manager, and Director, Merlin Entertainments India Pvt Ltd averred, “The Wax Attraction will provide an immersive & exhilarating experience of the glittering world of renowned celebrities & personalities of the likes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sachin Tendulkar to glamorous divas like Kim Kardashian to the Indian audiences.

SHOOJIT SIRCAR TO MAKE UNSUNG MARTYR UDHAM SINGH’S BIOPIC

Shoojit Sircar, whose production house Rising Sun Films has created a new benchmark on social thrillers with PINK, has begun work on his next directorial venture – a film that focuses on a real life forgotten hero Udham Singh. Based around the Indian Independence struggle and the unsung martyr Udham Singh, Sircar has been working on the film’s pre – production patiently, as this has been a passionate project for him for years. Sircar averred, “During my theatre days in Delhi, back in 1995 when I was still studying, I would go with a group to Punjab which was just coming out of a period of turmoil, and sing songs of communal harmony. I visited Amritsar & the Jallianwala Bagh then and was greatly inspired by the story of this fiery revolutionary who shot dead Sir Michael O’Dwyer, the former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab in British India, in London to avenge the massacre of 1919.” Shoojit has been hoping to make this inspiring story of this heroic martyr for a long time, but each time around, a film based on the Indian freedom struggle would come up and he would push his film to a later date. “Udham Singh’s name doesn’t find a mention in our textbooks, he was one of our silent heroes, but his daring & sacrifice marked a turning point in India’s history. After Bhagat Singh, he was one of our greatest martyrs and his vision for the country was very contemporary & relevant even today,” asserts the filmmaker who’s scouting for a leading man who can play this heroic role, which spans 30 – 40 years and will bring the Shaheed to life..Sircar has begun shooting background scenes, and will film the major portions in Punjab, Kashmir & parts of New Delhi. The film will also travel to Kolkata & London, for the assassination of General Dwyer took place in the United Kingdom. Simultaneously, even as he searches for a suitable hero to play this martyr, Sircar is working closely with writer Juhi Chaturvedi on a fresh, young love story. Sircar will be directing both the films together.

‘HARAAMKHOR’ SOARS HIGH IN INDIE GENRE AT THE BOX OFFICE TURNSTILES!!!

From a film that was banned to having a release was a long way for HARAAMKHOR. The Nawazuddin Siddique & Shweta Tripathi starter opened to positive reviews across the board speaking volumes of the impeccable acting of all on screen and of the old subject matter the film displays bravely on screen. HARAAMKHOR within the 1st weekend itself soared high moving clearly into a profit margin, having already been produced on an extremely low budget of under 1 Crore. Amongst its indie peers, the film soared high! The film prior to its release through its distribution & digital rights had already earned back its money spent. The film took home a sum of 1.01 crores over its 1st weekend. When compared to the film of its genre, size & budget, it’s done better than most other like ALIGARH which earned 26 lakhs with a release in 400 screens, PARCHED earned 12 lakhs in 150 screen on its opening day, BUDHIA SINGH earned 24 lakhs with a release in 638 screens & ANGRY INDIAN GODDESSES earned 25 lakhs from 280 screens. Even when the trailer hit the digital world, it organically garnered over 7 million views without a penny spent on its promotions & push strategies. The film has already recovered its production & incurring costs prior to release and now has officially registered itself into the profitable margin.

AJAY DEVGN – ARJUN RAMPAL – RANDEEP HOODA & SALIM – SULAIMAN TO FIGHT IT OUT AS TEAM OWNERS

Super Fight League (SFL), the world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) league is all set to enthrall the Indian audiences beginning 20th Jan, 2017 till 25th Feb, 2017. Bollywood Superstars Ajay Devgn, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda & Music director duo Salim – Sulaiman will own a stake in different teams for the inaugural season. Ajay Devgn will be the co – owner of Mumbai Maniacs along with Amit Burman from Dabur, Arjun Rampal will be the co – owner of Delhi Heroes along with Aditya Munjal from Hero Cycles. Much – admired actor Randeep Hooda co – owns the team Haryana Sultans alongside Kanav Parwal from SPA Capital. Salim Merchant & Sulaiman Merchant will co – own UP Nawabs with Jaskaran Punihani & Navraj Jaura from Jaura Group. Bill Dosanjh, SFL’s CEO & Principal Founder averred, “We are extremely excited to welcome our team owners for the inaugural season of the Super Fight League. The support we’ve received has been unprecedented and will surely help promote combat sports locally across India. We have witnessed Bollywood’s association across sports in India and are proud to partner with them for yet another thrilling chapter.

OFFICIAL POSTER OF MEET SUNNY GILL & AGENTS OF ‘SNIFF’! FILM RELEASED

The official poster of Amole Gupte directed, a Trinity Pictures franchise, SNIFF slated to release on 5th May, 2017 has been released. A promotional video has been specially shot to introduce the lead character Sunny Gill & his squad, Agents of Sniff. Sunny Gill, India’s youngest spy super hero is all set to hit theaters on 5th May, 2017 with the release of Trinity Pictures’ SNIFF directed by Amole Gupte. The makers got the cast of the film to shoot a fun promotional digital video on what it takes to sniff out crime. From the PM being on your speed dial to drug syndicates gunning for them, Sunny Gill & his agents of sniff make it look all too easy.

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ARMAAN MALIK RENDERS VOICE TO ‘RED AFFAIR’

January 23, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

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ARMAAN MALIK RENDERS VOICE TO ‘RED AFFAIR’

“Barf Si Tu Pighal Jaa…….!” a breathtaking song from RED AFFAIR was recently recorded in Audio Garage Studio in Juhu. Armaan Malik, rendered his mesmerizing voice to the song. Harry Anand has created compelling music for the lyrics penned by novelist Amit Khan, who is also the. writer & the creative director of this film. Music Director Harry Anand averred, “Lyrics of this song have the power to change the definition of erotic songs in our films. It is a beautiful song sung by Armaan Malik beautifully with an exceptional touch of his own.” Producer – director of the film Pradeep Rangwani averred that as soon as Amit Khan narrated him the lines of this song, he was impressed & instantly made up his mind that this song will be a part of his film. Arman Malik’s voice takes the song to an entirely new level. RED AFFAIR is being produced & directed by Pradeep Rangwani and stars Arbaaz Khan, Manjiri Phadnis, Mukul Dev, Ashmit Patel and his current girl friend Mehek Chahal. This film is based on a novel written by Amit Khan. The novel will be published in Hindi & English language before the release of the film.

AMUL VIKAS MOHAN SHOOTS BEHEN HOGI TERI IN LUCKNOW METRO TRAIN

A romantic song has been shot in the Lucknow metro train for BEHEN HOGI TERI. The train has been making trial runs in the city and will be seen on screen in May, 2017. Amul Vikas Mohan, one of the producers of the film said, “The story of our film is set in Lucknow so we want to incorporate as many elements of the city as possible in our film. Our film will release in May, 2017 and the Metro will also start in Lucknow this year. So we wanted to be the 1st ones to capitalize on this and show the Lucknow Metro in a film. The song is about a young urban couple whose romance has just started to bloom. It’s a romantic number composed by Rishi Rich, the England based Indian music composer. The music is very much like Lucknow, a perfect blend of urban & traditional.” BEHEN HOGI TERI is all set to release on 26th May this year. BEHEN HOGI TERI produced by Antony D’souza, Amul Vikas Mohan & Nitin Upadhyaya, directed by Ajay K Pannalal and it stars Rajkummar Rao, Shruti Haasan, Gautam Gulati, Gulshan Grover, Ranjeet et al.

]DR. MSG’S TRIBUTE TO INDIAN ARMY

With a power packed Movie to boost the confidence of Indian Army, MSG is back with HIND KA NAPAK KO JAWAB, a film based on Surgical Strikes. To coincide with the occasion of Army Day, the movie’s 1st song is all set to release soon. The lyrics of the song are “Na Dharam Se Na Jaat Se, Na Desh Jihad Se, Jung Hai Meri Aantakwaad Se.”
Praising the courage & selfless actions of the army in protecting our country, the film’s director & lead actor, Dr. MSG averred, “I salute the spirit of Indian Army and want to bring their great work to the public through my film.” He added that its all because of our respected army officials that we are able to celebrate each & every single moment of our life. We live our life fearlessly with the hard work of army personnel. Co -director of the Film, Honeypreet Insan is also portraying an important character in the film. The film is all set to hit the screens soon.

VIKRAM BHATT’S WEB SERIES ‘MAAYA’ STARS SHAMA SIKANDER

Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, who is stepping into the digital space with his web series MAAYA on his own channel, “VB On The Web”, is getting a lot of attention with the scorching trailer of MAAYA. The web series features, Shama Sikandar, Veer Arya, Vipul Gupta, Aradhya Tiang & Parina Chopra and the 1st episode will be aired on “VB On The Web” on 27th Jan, 2017. The date also happens to be Vikram Bhatt’s birthday.

AAMAN TRIKHA LAUNCHES MUSIC ALBUM “MARHUM”

Aaman Trikha launched a melodious & soulful music album “MARHUM” of debutant singer Dr. Reena Mehta recently. The song is dedicated to Indian Army. Besides Aaman Trikha, Ajaz Khan (Big Boss fame), Ravi Khanna (Bajrangi Bhaijaan fame) & Arvind Kumar Waghela were present. Ratnakar of Worldwide Records has brought out the music by Gufy, with lyrics by Shailendra Sharma & Zubair Shaikh, video director Amaan Khan (Raju), Rapper GP JI, choreographed by Shabana Khan. Gaurav Ajay Kaura (GAK), Greeva Kansara, Shivender, Ruhi Chaturvedi & Aamir Shaikh star in the video. Dr Reena Mehta who was born in Mumbai but migrated to Sydney (Australia) is basically a scientist who had proficiency in embryology, genetics & cancer research, she was also awarded a PHD at Bombay University. Music runs through her family from her grandmother to her mother Asha who was a classical singer & a radio & TV artist and lyricist Hasrat Jaipuri & Ravindra Jain inspired her.

PVR CINEMAS HOSTS INDIA PREMIERE OF ‘XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE’ IN MUMBAI
PVR cinemas hosted the India premiere of the movie XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE in association with Viacom18 Motion Pictures at Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel in Mumbai. The premiere witnessed the protagonists of the film, Vin Diesel & Deepika Padukone along with the director of the film – DJ Caruso walk the red carpet . PVR’s association with Viacom18 Motion Pictures has taken cinema marketing a few notches higher by converting their theatres in Mumbai (PVR Citi Mall), Delhi (PVR Priya) & Bangalore (PVR Market City) into xXx – PVR cinemas. Ajay Bijli, Chairman & MD, PVR Ltd averred, “PVR cinemas have always gone beyond the set benchmarks of cinema viewing, and constantly endeavored to provide enhanced cine experience. Joining hands with partners like Viacom 18 gives patrons an opportunity to connect with their favorite movie franchise even outside the cinema halls.” COO – Viacom18 Motion Pictures, Ajit Andhare averred, “ With India steadily growing as a top priority markets for Hollywood films, and this combination of star power with scale & action we are looking to take this franchise wider to a new level of localization. PVR partnership will provide this reach and an augmented movie – going experience.”

‘SWADES KI KHAATIR’ GETS SUBSIDY FROM UP GOVERNMENT.

Akhilesh Yadav, the dynamic CM of Uttar Pradesh has handed over the subsidy cheque to producer – director Maan Singh of Sheetal Movie Temple’s SWADES KI KHAATIR. The film is all set for Apr, 2017 release all over and is a patriotic film which highlights the people of Uttar Pradesh in a big way. Mukesh Khanna, in the role of a school teacher leads the cast of the film which has been shot entirely in Benaras locales for 30 days. The entire talkie portion and all the 6 songs were picturised on new leading actors Pramod Singh, Sushant Singh, Maan Singh, debutante heroine Ila Pande from Benaras, Raza Murad & Mukesh Khanna. The film is being written, produced & directed by Maan Singh (of Bhojpuri film GANGA MAAI & Hindi film SANT RAVIDASS fame). The credits of the film are. lyrics by Gayatri Singh, music by Late Josfi – Sunil Singh, singers are Late Josfi, Anupama Deshpande, Vinod Rathod, Vaishali Samant, Prashant Singh & chorus.

J & K DIRECTOR TOURISM OF THE STATE MAHMOOD AHMAD SHAH PRAISES IMRAN KHAN FOR HIS FILM ‘SARGOSHIYAN’

Actor Imran Khan who will be making his directorial debut with his film SARGOSHIYAN
was recently a part of J & K tourism press conference which was held in Mumbai in the presence on J & K director tourism of the state Mahmood Ahmad Shah. The press conference was held to promote J & K Tourism as due to the recent turmoil the tourism activity got completely disturbed resulting to huge loss to the Tourism Industry. Mahmood feels, films like SARGOSHIYAN will help to change the perception of people towards Kashmir. Imran is indeed very happy getting amazing review from the director tourism. J & K used to be favorite Bollywood destination, before the onset of militancy. There was a time when films seem to be incomplete if they were not shot in Kashmir. Songs from 60’s & 70’s were shot in the state. SARGOSHIYAN would be released under the banner of Imran Khan Production’s and is slated to release in Mar, 2017. Alok Nath, Farida Jalal, Tom Alter & Shahbaz Khan play prominent roles in the film, along with Sara Afreen Khan, Aditi Bhatia, Hasan Zaidi & Indraneil Sengupta.

‘MONA_DARLING’ IS INDIA’S 1ST SOCIAL MEDIA THRILLER

Anshuman Jha, Divya Menon. Suzzana Mukherjee & Sanjay Suri act in MONA_DARLING presented by Vashu Bhagnani’s Pooja films & produced by First Ray films & directed by Shashi Sudigala. It is a horror – thriller set in the contemporary, post – cyber world, and a non – traditional whodunit that questions the blurring lines diving real from virtual, good from evil & ultimately life from death. A contemporary whodunnit, with a splash of supernatural, set in a college campus somewhere in India (a la Indian Institute Of Technology) where a few mysterious deaths occur and the only common link between the victims is that, seconds before their deaths, they all accepted a “Facebook friend request” from a certain profile page of Mona_Darling. When Mona is missing, her friend, and a fellow student, Sarah recruits the help of a classmate, Wiki – a borderline sociopathic genius. This odd – couple of amateur sleuths carry on their investigation as the story leads them into unexpected corners & terrifying revelations.It’s a pacy thriller, confined to limited locations on 1 single campus, populated by fresh, sexy, young characters. More importantly it captures the present zeitgeist of young India and its obsession with social networking.

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Garam Masala Editing Complete

January 23, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

Garam Masala Editing Complete

The editing of Dipali Films Entertainment Presents Garam Masala and its dubbing has also started this week. Credits: Producer: Nilesh Panday. & Sadhana Panday, Director: Ajay Kumar Jhaa, Writer: Arvind Tiwari, Music: Om Jhaa, Lyrics: Pyarelal Yadav & Shyam Dehati, Dances: Anthoni, Cameraman: Parmod Panday & Action: Jitu Singh. Cast: Aditya Ojha, Tanushree, Nehashree, Sanjay Panday, Prakash Jais, Sanjay verma, Shymali Shriwastav, Ratnesh Barnwal, Ajay Singh, Abhay Yadav et al.

Sawaria Mohe Rang De Post Production Work Complete

Sawaria Mohe Rang De

Producer Sushila Bhatia has completed the entire post – production work of Status Air Vision’s Sawariya Mohe Rang De and the film is being readied for Feb, 2017 release. Credits: Editor & Director: Dilip Gulati, Music: Dheeraj Sen, Dances: Pappu Khanna, Action: Mohammed Bhai, Executive Producer: Satyen Bhatia, Co – Producer: Himmat Bhatia, Writer & Lyricist: Paras Jaiswal & Costumes: Neepa Bhatia. Cast: Rani Chatterji, Avinash Shahi et al.

Bhairi Bhail Sajanwa Hamaar Due In Feb 2017

Producer Mahendra Sureka & Kapishwar Films’ Bhairi Bhail Sajanwa Hamaar (Darling Humse Door Ho Gaya) has been passed by the Censors with an ‘A’ certificate (only for Adults). The film is all set for Feb, 2017 release. Credits: Writer, Director & Editor: Dilip Gulati, Music: D. Sushant, Lyrics: Ashok Nirala, Cameraman: Ashok Narayan, Dances: Ashwin Thakker & Action: Darshan Singh Mahal. Cast: Gunjan Pant, Avinash Shahi, Sapna Sappu, Irfan Khan, Ramesh Goyal, Mahesh Raaj & Jayshri T.

Mahua Entire Shooting Complete

The Entire Shooting Of Sailza Movies Nagpuri film Mahua has been completed this Week at Ranchi Jharkhand. Credits: Producer: Satyan Shrivastav, Director: Sanjay Varma, Writer: Balal Ansari, Lyricist: Vijay Prabhakar, Music: Upendra Pathak, Art: Shyam ji Sanskar & Cameraman Sumit Sachdeva. Cast: Stefi Patel, Prince Sondhi, Ali Khan, Shakti Singh, Punam Singh, Kajal Singh, Vinod Singh, Dinesh Deva, Glori Mehanta et al.

Bhaagya Na Jaane Koi For Censors

The 1st digital print of Status Air Vision’s Bhaagya Na Jaane Koi (in Hindi & Avadhi languages) is out and has been applied for censors. The film is being readied for mid – week of Feb, 2017 release all over. The film is based on the true story written by well – known legendary author Munshi Premchand from his 2 largest selling novels Kafan & Nirmala.Credits: Producer: Sushila Bhatia, Editor & Director: Dilip Gulati (who shot the entire film in Lucknow locales for a non – stop 30 days stint), Co – Producer: Himmat Bhatia, Executive Producer: Satyen Bhatia, Screenplay & Dialogues: Paras Jaiswal, Cameraman: Debu Deodhar & Hemant, Lyricist: Sushila Bhatia, Music: Iqbal Darbar & Uday Mazumdar, costumes: Neepa Bhatia & background music: Vanraj Bhatia. Cast: Rajpal Yadav, Sadhu Meher, Netra Raghuraman, Anita Sehgal & Roopa Mishra.

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Bollywood News Round Up

January 16, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

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COPYRIGHT OWNERS CALL FOR COMPETITIVE PRICING OVER REGULATION BY TRAI

TRAI was given jurisdiction over carriage issues in the television sector at the start of 2004. Since then it has issued a number of price controls, which included: A price freeze across the entire industry in 2004 with a price cap of Rs. 5 per channel per subscriber in areas where addressable systems were not introduced; and More notably through the recent Draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting And Cable Services) (8th) (Addressable Systems) Tariff Order, 2016, which is likely to take effect from 1st Apr, 2017. The current draft order prescribes maximum retail price caps for pay channels, by genre, INR 10 (USD 0.15) for movie channels (a – la – carte), excluding taxes and further caps channels into 7 genres.

“As India continues to develop its thriving creative industry, a transparent, market – based environment free from mandated tariffs, is essential to build investor confidence and to foster the creation of quality content benefiting India’s consumers & its economy,” said Siddharth Roy Kapur, President of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India. “We believe that price controls should only be considered when the market lacks competition which harms consumers or where there is clear systemic market failure. It would be advantageous to abolish any restrictions on price and thereby encourage FDI investments in India — as is the case in countries such as Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore & South Korea, where the retail & wholesale rates are not subject to restrictions. A more economically efficient model would be to allow the market to determine prices while encouraging investment in quality content,” said Kulmeet Makkar, Chief Executive Officer of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India. Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios said, “Since the availability of content is not an issue in the context of the Indian market, restricting numbers / genres / mix tantamount to predetermination and therefore, pre – empts creativity. There can never be an exhaustive list of genres for Governments to determine any mix & TRAI’s intervention will have cataclysmic effect on the creative community as a whole as TRAI effectively has price capped creativity.” “Under the Copyright Act, 1957, a content owner has the freedom to monetize copyright works and enter into contracts to monetize content in a manner he deems fit. However the price restrictions imposed by TRAI interferes with this basic freedom. It risks stifling creativity and may force smaller companies out of the market – resulting in less choice for consumers,” said Uday Singh, Managing Director, Motion Picture Dist. Association (India) Pvt. Ltd. Sectoral regulations have seriously impeded the growth of the film sector. Despite active participation by global studios & broadcasters, investments in the sector have trickled down in the past few years. Indian studios & independent producers are also facing similar challenges. An open market environment can best guarantee that the film sector will not be distorted to the detriment of consumers, creators & providers.

‘IRADA’ STARRING ARSHAD WARSI & NASEERUDDIN SHAH WILL NOW RELEASE ON 17TH FEB 2017

Naseeruddin Shah & Arshad Warsi are all set to re – unite on the big screen. The talented duo will be seen together in debutant director Aparnaa Singh’s venture IRADA, which is all set to release on 17th Feb, 2017. The plot of the film is based on a social environmental issue. The film also stars Divya Dutta, Sagrika Ghatge & Sharad Kelkar in pivotal roles. The movie is presented by Irada Entertainment LLP & produced by Falguni Patel & Prince Soni.

SHOOJIT SIRCAR TO MAKE UNSUNG MARTYR UDHAM SINGH’S BIOPIC

Shoojit Sircar, whose production house Rising Sun Films has created a new benchmark on social thrillers with PINK, has begun work on his next directorial venture – a film that focuses on a real life forgotten hero Udham Singh. Based around the Indian Independence struggle and the unsung martyr Udham Singh, Sircar has been working on the film’s pre – production patiently, as this has been a passion project for him for years. Speaking about the film, Sircar said, “During my theatre days in Delhi, back in 1995 when I was still studying, I would go with a group to Punjab which was just coming out of a period of turmoil, and sing songs of communal harmony. I visited Amritsar & Jallianwala Bagh then and was greatly inspired by the story of this fiery revolutionary who shot dead Sir Michael O’Dwyer, the former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab in British India, in London to avenge the massacre of 1919.” That Sircar has decided to focus on this film next is pre – destined. He has been hoping to make the inspiring story of this heroic martyr for a long time, but each time around, a film based on the Indian freedom struggle would come up and he would push his film to a later date. “I guess every film has its own destiny. But now the time has come to remind the people of our country about those behind the freedom we are enjoying today. Udham Singh’s name doesn’t find a mention in our textbooks, he was one of our silent heroes, but his daring & sacrifice marked a turning point in India’s history. After Bhagat Singh, he was one of our greatest martyrs and his vision for the country was very contemporary & relevant even today,” asserts the filmmaker who’s scouting for a leading man who can play this heroic role, which spans 30 – 40 years and will bring the Shaheed to life. The film will be made under Shoojit’s home banner Rising Sun Films and will be produced by his partner Ronnie Lahiri. To bring to life the story of Udham Singh, Sircar has begun shooting background scenes, and will film major portions in Punjab, Kashmir and parts of New Delhi. The film will also travel to Kolkata & London, for the assassination of General Dwyer took place in the United Kingdom. Simultaneously, even as he searches for a suitable hero to play this martyr, Sircar is working closely with writer Juhi Chaturvedi on a fresh, young love story. Sircar will be directing both films together. Talk about being prolific & a fantastic storyteller!

IMTIAZ ALI’S WINDOW SEAT FILMS & REPUTED JAPANESE ENTERTAINMENT CONGLOMERATE, SHOCHIKU JOIN HANDS TO PRODUCE – ‘LOVE IN TOKYO’

It’s time for some love beyond borders of languages & landscapes. Imtiaz Ali, this generation’s master filmmaker of love stories, will collaborate with Shochiku, the most reputed Japanese Entertainment Conglomerate, for a very special Hindi film. Titled LOVE IN TOKYO, the film borrows only its title from the 1960s classic and is not a remake. To be directed by Arif Ali, it will be a contemporary take on love & relationships beyond the limits of language and will have its cast & crew
drawn from both India & Japan. The film will be shot almost entirely in Japan and will be co – produced by Window Seat Films & Shochiku. The project was announced recently at a function to highlight the year of Japan India Friendly Exchanges in New Delhi in the presence of His Excellency Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India, Imtiaz, Arif & Shochiku representative, Takeya Ito. Speaking about this 1st of its kind Indo – Japanese collaboration, Imtiaz
said, “Asia is coming closer. There are too many similarities between me & someone in Tokyo – we wear similar clothes, have the same relationship issues & experience the same family concerns. One thing is different and that is language. A story that bridges this gap is challenging & exciting. I am excited & honoured to collaborate with Shochiku, perhaps the most prolific media house in Japan, on LOVE IN TOKYO.” Mitsuhito Hosoda, the Deputy CEO of Shochiku, elaborated on this venture as, “At Shochiku, we have quite a few 1st time efforts to our credit that have changed the map of cinema in Japan. We produced the 1st ever color motion picture in our country and have bridged enduring tradition with modern tastes by retaining interest in Kabuki theatre. In joining hands with Window Seat Films, we have begun yet another 1st time effort of working closely with popular Hindi cinema. We view this as a huge opportunity and hope to lay the foundation for creative, quality films with this venture.”

ULTRA MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT PARTICIPATES IN GLOBAL CONTENT BAZAR 2017 WITH EXCLUSIVE TITLES & NEW OFFERINGS

Ultra Media & Entertainment Private Ltd this year along with its other titles is exclusively introducing ULTRA COOKERY & RUSTED POSTBOX (Docudrama). ULTRA COOKERY is a unique cooking show which features varied user – friendly recipes from all over the world, which one can prepare in the confines of their home. RUSTED POSTBOX is a riveting docudrama series which features & narrates varied significant events & personalities worldwide through stamps, notes & coins featured on them. It will also be presenting MALGUDI DAYS and the entire catalogue of 70 films from Children Films Society of India (CFSI). Ultra participated in Global Content Bazar 2017 which was held from 12th Jan, 2017 – 14th Jan, 2017 at World Trade Centre, Mumbai. Along with its exhaustive slate of titles spread across Films, Television, Animation & Film Preservation Services, It also presented its latest exclusive production in Cookery & Docudramas. This year to participate in Global Content Bazar, Ultra exclusively introduced ULTRA COOKERY & RUSTED POSTBOX – a series of docudramas from www.mintageworld.com – World’s 1st online museum for Vintage coins, Stamps & Currency notes. ULTRA COOKERY: A series of cookery videos that feature healthy, delicious and easy to cook multi – cuisine recipes. The recipes shown in ULTRA COOKERY are quick to make and are a blend of innovative & novel techniques that are easy to follow and can be tried by anyone in their kitchen. This program is primarily recommended for the working folks who share a passion for cooking. RUSTED POSTBOX: It is a unique concept by mintage world, launched with a social motive to create awareness amongst the general public on the various coins, stamps & currency notes that have been launched to celebrate & commemorate significant global historic events & personalities. It is a series of docudramas that talk about the evolution of various coins, stamps & currency notes from around the world explaining its historical & cultural significance. Here “each stamp, coin & note tells a story” that is narrated in an easy, lucid story telling format with an effective voice over. Ultra Media & Entertainment Private Ltd (Est. 1982) is a professionally managed Entertainment Conglomerate from India providing end to end solutions for the Television & Film Industry globally. The company pioneers in Content Acquisition & Distribution of varied media rights of Indian & International Television Drama, Films, Animation & other content in varied genres & languages from different production companies worldwide. Ultra currently has an extensive & diversified library consisting of over 1500 titles comprising of blockbuster Indian Television Dramas, Films, Animation, Lifestyle & Variety content. We specialize in distributing these programs in varied existing Physical, Non Physical and emerging formats in several territories. It is also a fully integrated, multi – faceted studio engaged in multiple aspects of entertainment, including full – scale television & film production & distribution & post production services like 3D Conversion, VFX, DI, Editing, Dubbing & Sound designing. It is also engaged into Film preservation and thus provides
Restoration, Scanning, Up – scaling & Colorization services.

PRODUCTION BEGINS ON ‘MAGIC CAMP’ STARRING ADAM DEVINE, GILLIAN JACOBS & JEFFREY TAMBOR DIRECTED BY MARK WATERS

Production has begun on Disney’s MAGIC CAMP a live – action comedy starring Adam Devine, Gillian Jacobs & Emmy® & Golden Globe® winner Jeffrey Tambor directed by Mark Waters. The film is shooting on locations in & around Los Angeles and is scheduled for release in 2017. Tambor plays Roy Preston, the owner of a summer camp for aspiring young magicians & Devine is Andy, a former camper whose flailing career as a magician has forced him to return to the camp as a counselor. Also returning to the camp is Andy’s former partner & current nemesis, Darkwood, played by Jacobs, who is now a successful magician. When preparations begin for the end – of – summer magic contest between rival teams of campers, Andy & his team of ragtag misfits must go head to head with Darkwood & her campers. In the process, Andy is inspired by the young campers & rediscovers his passion for magic. MAGIC CAMP is produced by Suzanne Todd with Mario Iscovich & Jessica Tuchinsky serving as executive producers. The film also stars: Nathaniel McIntyre, Isabella Crovetti, J .J Totah, Izabella Alverez, Hayden Crawford, Bianca Grava, Lonnie Chavis,

CHANDRAKANT SINGH WHO IS DIRECTING A THRILLER WITH ARBAAZ KHAN & KANNAD STAR AINDRITA RAY WENT TO FINALISE THE LOCATIONS IN SWITZERLAND

Chandrakant Singh who has made 3 comedies & 1 social awareness film with Women Empowerment film SIX X is now planning a thriller film COMING BACK with Arbaaz Khan in double role. The film will be entirely shot in Arosa Switzerland. The film is produced by Mahendra Singh Namdev of Ahilya Productions & Rakesh Datta of RRD Motion Pictures. The film also has Kannad superstar Aindrita Ray who will be making her debut in Hindi film. This film is the 1st Hindi film to be shot entirely in Swtzerland.

FUTURE GROUP’S CENTRAL HELD 3 DAYS FREE SHOPPING PAN INDIA

As the New Year 2017 began, Future Group’s. Central offered a never before shopping experience to shopaholics with 3 Days FREE Shopping. With best deals on over 200 brands at unbelievable discounts, spanning across varied categories such as apparel, footwear, handbags, sportswear, jewellery, travel gear, lingerie, toys, sunglasses et al. The 3 days of Free Shopping Weekend made every shopper’s dream come true. One could pick up any apparel, footwear, handbags, sportswear, Jewellery, travel gear, lingerie, toys, sunglasses et al worth Rs. 8000/- MRP for which one had to pay only Rs. 4000/- and can get that Rs 4000/- back too through free garments worth Rs 2000/- MRP, free shopping vouchers worth Rs. 1500/- & free Future Pay Wallet credit worth Rs. 500/- This is the 1st time ever a consumer had it all for Free as confirmed by Store Manager Umesh Agnihotri of Dahisar branch. Marketing managers Neha Sinha & Charanjeet Malik welcomed the media @ the event. 3 days Free Shopping was their attempt to provide all customers with a never – seen – before shopping
extravaganza. Central was launched with a primary intention to offer the best & the latest options to the fashion conscious consumers. The 3 Days Free Shopping enabled the consumers to not only access 100’s of brands but also made them almost Free. This shopping deal was held at all the 35 stores of Central Pan India. Model actress Ekta jain came specially to wish them all the best.

25TH EDITION OF LAKSHMINARAYANA GLOBAL MUSIC FESTIVAL TO BE HELD

The Lahshminarayana Global Music Festival has already been held in 55 cities across 22 countries, and will now also take place in USA, UK & Germany this year. Recognized worldwide for bringing the best of international musical talents under one roof, showcasing music from every genre – Indian classical to jazz, the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) kicked off its 25th edition in Sri Shanmukhananda Hall, on 13th Jan, 2017. These concerts will be dedicated to the birth centenary of Lord Yehudi Menuhin, the most prolific violinist of the 20th century. Founded by violin legend Dr. L. Subramaniam & Viji Subramaniam, the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) was launched by Bharat Ratna MS Subbulakshmi in 1992. Since its inception, Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) has hosted some of the biggest names in the music industry including Bismillah Khan, Lord Yehudi Menuhin, Gangubai Hangal, Pandit Jasraj, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Al – Jarreau, Steven Seagal & Symphony Orchestras. Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) is the only music festival that has been able to showcase talent from around the world and provide a platform for myriad styles of music; it has presented Indian Classical (Carnatic & Hindustani), Jazz, Rock, Western Classical, Orchestral, Indian Folk, Ghazals, Hindi Film music, and different Classical & Folk styles from 5 different continents. This year’s edition will begin with an evening of Global Fusion Music, with a line – up of acclaimed international artistes with Dr. L. Subramaniam: Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam, Vadim Repin (prodigy violinist & recipient of France’s most prestigious musical award, the “Victoried Honneur” for a lifetime’s dedication to music), Svetlana Smolina (hailed by Los Angeles Times as “an outstanding pianist with a luxuriant tone” and a frequent player on global stages including – Carnegie Hall, Salzburg Festival, & Hollywood Bowl) & Audun Sandvik (Norwegian cellist & teacher at the Norwegian Academy of Music, one of Europe’s most prestigious institutes). Commenting on the event, Dr. L. Subramaniam, Founder & Artistic Director, of Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF), averred, “It gives me immense pleasure to celebrate the 25th edition of this unique festival. I have always been passionate about taking Indian arts & culture to a global audience, while exposing Indians to global music. When we started the festival over 2 decades ago, we never imagined that it would attain a global stature and be associated with so many legendary names from the world of music. Today, we are honored to dedicate our silver jubilee edition to one of the most important musician of our time, Yehudi Meuhin.” Speaking on this occasion, Kavita Krishnamurti, acclaimed playback singer & Director, Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) averred, “Over the years, the festival has received an overwhelming response amassing millions of views across social media platforms, and hosting over 2 lakh people at a single event. Each musician has a unique talent, and when they share a stage, it creates a riveting experience for everyone. I invite everybody to enjoy an evening of diverse musical talents.” The fest has already been held in 55 cities across 22 countries till date. This year, in addition to its presence in Bangalore, Mumbai, San Diego, Chicago & New York, the festival will also be held in UK & Germany for the 1st time ever. Moreover, music enthusiasts have yet another reason to enjoy the show as it is free for all.” The accompanying artists for Mumbai include – Atul Raninga (Keyboards), Ravi Iyer (Guitar), Jayanthi (Guitar), V. V. Ramanamurthy (Mridangam), Girish Vishwa (Dholak), Ashish Jha (Tabla) & Satya Sai G (Morsing).

RIYAZ GANGJI & RESHMA GANGJI RINGING THE 1ST BELL

Libas by Riyaz Gangji has just gone public. It means that Libas has become the 1st Indian designer label to get listed on the National Stock Exchange of India. With an Initial Public Offering of Rs.68; Libas has done what many Indian designer houses & labels have been trying to do since the past half a decade. When approached, Riyaz Gangji explained the reason behind the move, “It’s easy to grow your company if you have people’s confidence. Once your brand has the top of mind recall, sales automatically happen. Of course, this does not mean that your product or service can suffer. In fact, now that we are publicly listed, there is an even bigger responsibility towards the people that the brand has.” Before the face show of the New Year; this comes across as much welcome news, especially when demonetization & the current currency crunch in the country has been a spirit dampener for many businesses, fashion included. An upbeat Riyaz Gangji added, “I think being able to do business with your
forte is very important. People will only notice numbers once the show is over.” Launching an IPO is a tedious & lengthy process and can consume up to 2 years! Leave alone the added compliance & responsibilities that it deposits to the promoters’ shoulders.” When asked Riyaz Gangji what motivated him to take up this task, he answered, “Just being creative was not giving me satisfaction, I reached a point where I wanted every city in the country to wear Libas. We want to touch the lives of as many people as possible, like an FMCG brand. And such sort of a scale was only possible through going public. His better half & partner Rashma Gangji in everything was ecstatic, with her joy knowing no bounds, “We are already present in Pune, Mumbai Ludhiana, Delhi & also in Dubai. We want to be available in every Tier 1 & Tier 2 city of India. That is the ultimate plan for now.” Deepak Sharma of Saarthi, Ravi Varanasi of NSE, Rahul Roy et al wished all the best to Reshma Riyaz Gangji & Nishant Mahimtura of Libas.

SHEKHAR SUMAN TO HOST BRANDS IMPACT’S SUCCESS STORIES – ‘ZAMEEN SE FALAK TAK’ SEASON 1 ON ZEE BUSINESS CHANNEL

Delhi based Brands Impact, one of the top branding agencies in India, has announced the launch of its unique TV Series, Success Stories – ZAMEEN SE FALAK TAK Season 1 to be hosted by Shekhar Suman, one of India’s legendary actors, and a pioneer who made TV popular with his several successful shows & wowed a whole generation. The show is to be presented by Brands Impact and aired every Sun on the popular National channel, Zee Business, starting 1st Jan, 2017. Speaking on the occasion, Amol Monga, Director, Brands Impact, averred, “We have grown up seeing the interviews & the life journeys of film celebrities, politicians & cricketers. This show is an endeavor to share the stories of some of the most “extraordinary ordinary” men who left no stones unturned against all odds & impediments to achieve enviable success.” The 13 week long series will showcase the untold stories of 13 individuals including
Pahlaj Nihalani, Chairman, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), and Sonu Sood, Indian film actor, whose journey from a small town boy to Hollywood is as fascinating as it is inspiring. The stories of several entrepreneurs will also be showcased on this unique platform that will be hosted by Shekhar Suman, who is not only a highly acclaimed actor himself but also one of the very few professional hosts who can bring alive any conversation and make the participants open up like none other. The man for all seasons……. the multi – talented Shekhar Suman has interviewed the 1st 13 deserving individuals in his inimitable style that makes for a very compelling viewing in the 1st edition of the much awaited “Success Stories – ZAMEEN SE FALAK TAK”. Interestingly, Shekhar will be seen, perhaps for the 1st time in a bearded avatar on this show. When asked for the reason for the change? He said in his characteristic demeanor – “Life is too short to have the same of anything……. it becomes monotonous & boring……. life is all about experimenting & exploring the unknown. Change is the only constant.” The show is the brainchild of dynamic & young entrepreneur, Amol Monga, a branding & events professional who has already made his presence felt through his venture Brands Impact and a series of highly successful & internationally acclaimed events including the International Quality Awards. For this TV Show, Brands Impact, has joined hands with Water Entertainment, a well known production house of Mumbai and the show has been directed by Varun Middha. The series promises to unveil The Grand Tales of Success of some of the UNSUNG REAL HEROES who, through their sheer hard work, diligence & determination, have achieved the impossible in their respective fields. “This show is an attempt to honor & celebrate prominent & successful people from all walks of life, all of whom had an inspiring & humbling story to tell. It is our privilege & honour to unravel their stories to the world, so that others can take inspiration & cue from these real life heroes and learn to make their lives better & more beautiful,” added Ankita Singh, Vice President – Brands Impact. The associate sponsors of the show include Sampatti Trading & Developers Ltd, Pushti Group & Bollywoodkart.com. The Fashion partner is Absoluto & the Outdoor Media Partner is Global Advertisers. Brands Impact is one of India’s top brand management firms that specializes in creating extraordinary brands out of ordinary businesses. Our comprehensive bouquet of services includes branding, creative design, web enablement, advertising, public relations, event management, online promotions, social media management and more.

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Naga Chaitanya’s Project Cancelled

January 16, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

Naga Chaitanya

Chaitanya’s Project Cancelled

Only in the last week of Nov, 2016 Naga Chaitanya’s film with the prestigious Suresh Productions got shelved. It has reportedly been revived by Rana Daggubati, who will produce it, while debutante Krishna will direct. 2 months later, Mohankrishna Indraganti’s directorial has been shelved. At least in the next 6 months, Chay won’t be reviving this project. Indraganti will start directing a new – age drama starring Adivi Sesh, Srinivas Avasarala & Vennela Kishore in lead roles. Post Premam & Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo, there seems to have been a change in Chay’s strategy. He is currently doing a coming – of – age rom – com in the direction of Kalyan Krishna of Soggade Chinni Nayana fame. The same has Rakul Preet Singh as female lead, besides Jagapathi Babu in a crucial role.

Ramba In Lands Herself In A Soup

Ramba’s brother Vasu’s wife Pallavi had filed a case in 2014 that her husband & sister – in – law are harassing her for dowry. The Hyderabad Court had issued a summon for Ramba to appear in court, but it could not be served on her as she was residing in Canada at that time. Meanwhile Ramba, herself is estranged from her husband and has returned to India with her two kids and has approached the Chennai Court to seek monthly maintenance from him. Ramba had gone to Hyderabad & the cops coming to know about it handed the summon to her and the court has directed her to appear for hearing in her sister – in – law’s harassment case.

Bairava Witnesses An important Post Release Change

Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s Bairavaa released on a huge scale on 12th Jan, 2017 and the film has had a tremendous 1st day opening collections across Tamil Nadu and other parts of the world. However the film has evoked mixed reviews from critics & audiences. The film’s original running length is above two hours & 40 minutes and this has lead to the general feeling that the film is too lengthy. Heeding to this response feedback, the makers of the film have decided to trim the length by cutting 7 minutes of the film from 14th January 2017. The trimmed version is expected to be screened and that may increase the positive feeling about the film.

Trisha Expresses Her Gratitude To Simbu

Trisha recently became the victim of harsh attack by miscreants claiming to be Jallikattu supporters on recently. A group of men claiming to be pro – Jallikattu activists tried to lay siege to the shooting spot of Garjanai which has Trisha playing the lead role. Later the actor was safely taken back with the timely intervention of a police personnel. The shooting was also eventually called off.
Meanwhile Trisha was also severely abused & harassed in social media by miscreants.
Trisha has now lambasted the attackers for abusing a woman & her family in the name of upholding Tamil culture. “Disrespecting a woman & her family is Tamil culture? You should be ashamed to call yourself a Tamilian or even speak about Tamil culture.” The petite actor asked in her Tweet.

Vijay Stuns North Indian Stuntmen

Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s grand 60th film Bairavaa has hit the celluloid silver. screens this week. And the film’s director Bharathan in his exclusively detailed interview sounds modest in tone but his words exude confidence that the film has come out really well in all aspects and it will be a win – win for all stakeholders. It is not secret that Vijay has mastered the art of performing stunt sequences and he is a superior action hero amongst the current lot. In this film too he has performed all the risky stunt sequences without using any dupe artistes. In fact Bharathan reveals an interesting fact about Vijay’s flabbergasting performance in a particular risky fight scene.

Anupama Parameswaran Bags Mega Hero’s Movie

After Trivikram Srinivas roped her in for a brief yet curious role in A Aa, Anupama Parameswaran hasn’t had to look back. She successfully reprised her own role in the Telugu remake of Premam. A day before the release of her 1st full – fledged Telugu film, the Shatamanam Bhavati actress has confirmed that she will pair up with Ram Charan in Sukumar’s next! This should be considered her best Tollywood project ever. Sukumar must have cast her as the cute girl suits most for a villager’s role. In a recent interview, when Anupama was asked as to on what basis she picks up her roles, she said, “It is intuition & some invisible force that tells me. When it comes to Telugu, I consult Trivikram Garu if I am confused.”

RGV Downgrades Chiranjeevi’s Movie

Naga Babu may once again be angry with his “akku pakshi”. The Twitter Legend from Mumbai has taken oblique potshots at choosing a remake for a milestone movie. No star director can dare to praise Balakrishna’s movie and belittle Chiranjeevi’s in the same tweet, RGV being the only exception. “Hey @DirKrish Am supremely thrilled to hear my judgement went so right…….Congrats on the roaring talk of #GPSK…….100 Cheers to you & Balayya Salute to @DirKrish n Balayya for pushing Telugu cinema pride to skies with original content instead of bringing down with borrowed content.” Needless to say, by “borrowed content”, he means Khaidi No. 150, the remake of Kaththi.

Sai Pallavi Signs Her 2nd Telugu Movie

Is Sai Pallavi slowly becoming a Tollywoodian primarily? The extremely choosy Premam (Malayalam) sensation has just been signed for her 2nd Telugu movie. It’s the film to be directed by Mahesh Babu’s sister, Manjula. She will be cast opposite Sundeep Kishan in this Gemini Kiran production. Sai Pallavi has been rejecting one too many offers. After disappointing many, she finally chose Sekhar Kammula’s Fidha, in which she plays Varun Tej’s romantic interest. Looks like it’s only the script that matters to her, not factors like director, hero, et al. Since Manjula is making a comeback to films after many years, she must be out to tell a novel story.

Randamoozham Will Start Rolling From 2018

Sreekumar Menon the director of Randamoozham said that the colossal project Randamoozham will start rolling from 2018. He said that a team has been. researching on this project for the last 2 years and is going to complete the work and the next phase of the pre – production has already started. He added that it will be a project of international stature and the launch of the film will be on par with the international standards. There were also reports that top stars of India will be playing prominent characters in the film. Names heard so far are that of Big B, Aishwary Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Nagarjuna et al.

Did Anu Emmanuel Sign On The Dotted Lines
Anu Emmanuel had debuted in films through Mollywood as a child artiste. It was the 2011 film Swapna Sanchari that gave her the recognition as an actress. Later she came back as the heroine opposite Nivin Pauly in Action Hero Biju in 2016. Unconfirmed reports are coming in that the actress is roped in to play the heroine of Vikram in the prestigious project of Gautham Menon titled Dhruva Natchathiram. There was a report in grapevine earlier that actress Nayantara was the choice for the role, but it was rubbished as rumor by the director. The project Dhruva Natchathiram was taking its rounds for quiet a few years. Initially it was stated that Surya would do the lead role. But Surya got out of it due to creative differences with Gautham Menon.

Rashmika For Ganesh’s Film

The runaway hit Kannada film Kirik Party heroine Rashmika Mandana who ruled the 1st half of the film with her smile, sweet looks & talent scales a new height. She has been booked for Chamak of Golden star Ganesh’s film. Director of Simple Ag Ond Love story now getting ready as Operation Alamelamma is directing this combination. The film is all set to go on the floors in the next month says Suni. Hailing from hilly region Virajpet of Coorg district in Karnataka, Rashmika was in to modeling. After the release of Kirik Party trailer even Milana Prakash also contacted her for a role in challenging star Darshan’s film.

Aadu Aata Adu Ready

The 1st copy of Aadu Aata Adu was ready in Nov, 2012. The film was completed in Sept, 2011; the original film of this Aadu Aata Aadu in Tamil was Thirutta Payal was released in 2006. So for the Kannada audience, it is more than a decade stale subject on the celluloid. silver screen. Jagan is in the lead role with Shruthi Prakash. The photos released then & now are capturing attention. Director Ramnath Rigvedi of films like Bisi Bisi, Buddivantha (Upendra starrer) is waiting anxiously for the release of the film. Jagan a realtor & Kannada film distributor in Davanagere since his college days. For Aadu Aata Adu cameraman PL Ravi captured in locales like Malaysia, Melkote, Mysore, Eagleton club and other surroundings.

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Movie Review: Ok Jaanu is a delightful film oozing a lot of fuzzy warmth

January 16, 2017 by Shaheen Raaj

Ok Jaanu

Banner: Madras Talkies & Dharma Productions
Producers: Mani Ratnam, Apoorva Mehta, Hiroo Yash Johar & Karan Johar
Director: Shaad Ali
Star Cast: Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Leela Samson,
Karan Nath et al
Music: A. R. Rahman

Director Shaad Ali’s biggest claim to fame has been the runaway hit film namely the Rani Mukherjee & Vivek Oberoi starrer Saathiya and sadly enough Shaad Ali still seems to have a Saathiya hangover. Besides Ok Jaanu happens to be the official remake of Dulquar Salman & Nithya Menen starrer O Kadhal Kanmani, Mani Ratram’s Tamil film.

Aditya Gunjal aka Adi (Aditya Roy Kapur) is a Video Game Developer & Tara Agnihotri (Shraddha Kapoor) is a student of architecture. Both have dreams of furthering their career by going to USA & Paris respectively. Once Adi & Tara bump into each other at a common friend’s wedding and hit off from there. Right at the outset Adi & Tara are extremely clear about what they want from their respective lives. Despite being career oriented, Adi & Tara start enjoying each other’s company very much. At the same time, they are in unison with the fact that, despite being in love, they will not get married, for their own personal reasons. A few days of knowing each other, Tara gets into a live – in relationship with Adi, who is himself living as a house guest with Gopi Shrivastava (Naseeruddin Shah) & his Alzheimer affected wife Charu Shrivastava (Leela Samson) in Mumbai. Adi gets a call to work in USA & Tara decides to go to Paris, it is then they realize that they will be missing each other’s company a lot.

The main flaw of Ok Jaanu is the writing part tackled by Mani Ratnam. That apart Shaad Ali’s directional skills, after a long hiatus (Kill Bill), leaves much to be desired. Musically ok barring the title track. A well – deserved mention should also go to Ravi K. Chandran (cinematographer) & A. Sreekar Prasad (editor).

Performance wise the Aashiqui 2 lead pair Aditya Roy Kapur & Shraddha Kapur are good and they enliven the proceedings with their excellent on – screen chemistry. On the other hand Naseeruddin Shah & Leela Samson have delivered a convincing act effortlessly. While the rest of the cast help in carrying the film forward with utmost ease.

Tail Piece: At the Box Office turnstiles OK Jaanu’s chances are fair as it is a film which will mainly appeal to the Gen X’s multiplex crowd. yet all said & done Ok Jaanu is a delightful film oozing a lot of fuzzy wamth.

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