Not only will we hear the majestic baritone of Amitabh Bachchan as he sings for “Badumbaaa” in Umesh Shukla’s 102 Not Out, but his co – star Rishi Kapoor too will be heard crooning for the 1st time in his career. Kapoor along with Amitabh Bachchan will be singing the song “Badumbaaa” which is a fun & lively foot tapping number that has even been composed by Bachchan. During the last day of the shoot, the team was having a discussion about how 102 Not Out should also have a song featuring both the actors. Bachchan instantly gave a nod to the idea and even said that he would compose the song himself. When Umesh Shukla, the director approached Rishiji to sing the song, though the actor was apprehensive he said that he would like to do rehearsals first and then sing. Umesh says, “When Rishiji came to the recording studio, after the 1st ever rehearsal itself he was himself surprised to discover his singing talent & his 1st one time was perfect.” Not only will we see the 2 superstars back after 27 years but also singing together! Umesh Shukla’s film releases worldwide on 4th May 2018.
Shriya Pilgaonkar In Anubhav Sinha’s Next.
Shriya Pilgaonkar who made her Bollywood debut as Shahrukh Khan’s love interest in Fan, has now joined the cast of Anubhav Sinha’s next film, Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai. The film also stars Richa Chadha, Pankaj Tripathi, Saurabh Shukla, Vinay Pathak, Manoj Pahwa & Kumud Mishra. With such an incredible ensemble, this film is already generating a lot of excitement. The pretty actress says, “Yes, We’ve begun filming in Lucknow. It’s an outstanding script written by Anubhav Sir and I am super excited to work with these powerhouse performers who have been on my wish list of actors to work with. It’s a dream team for sure.” Shriya will also be seen in Mirzapur, a web show produced by Excel Entertainment starring Ali Fazal, Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi etc.
Pankaj Tripathi & Taapsee Pannu Win National Awards
Pankaj Tripathi, has been acknowledged for his spectacular role as a CRPF Officer in Netwon. The 65th National Awards has just been announced that the Gangs of Wasseypur & Masaan actor has won a Special Mention Award for his role in Newton. Says Pankaj,” I am absolutely delighted. I had no idea I was even in the running. It feels amazing to know that the whole country thought my role in Newton was one of my best and to win the Special Mention Award at the highest film award in India is just exhilarating. My director and co-actors made it so easy for me to act in this film.” Says Taapsee Pannu, “I am elated with the news about Ghazi winning the Best Telugu film. This is the 3rd time that I have had the opportunity to be a part of a National Award Winning film. Even though I had a special appearance in the film, it was personally a very satisfying part for me as an actor. I’m ecstatic with the news about the film winning the National Award Honor.”
Ronnie Screwvala Backs Sushant & Sara’s Love Story
Abhishek Kapoor’s Kedarnath has been the talk of the town lately owing to the differences between Abhishek & producer Prernaa Arora of KriArj Entertainment which led to a halt in the shooting of the film. Ronnie Screwvala has taken over the reins of the movie by compensating the former producers Bhushan Kumar, Prernaa Arora & Ekta Kapoor. He will now be producing the project, the 2nd schedule of which will start by the month end in Mumbai. Abhishek Kapoor says, “I feel invigorated that he has stepped in & reinforced his faith in me. Just being in the same room with Ronnie is a privilege, making a movie with him is an honor”. Coincidentally, the film marks the 2nd time collaboration for Abhishek & Ronnie after the 2013 buddy drama Kai Po Che that had also featured Sushant Singh Rajput, Rajkummar Rao & Amit Sadh. Kedarnath, which marks the acting debut of Amrita Singh & Saif Ali Khan’s daughter, Sara, opposite Sushant Singh Rajput, is a love story set against the backdrop of the flash floods that wrecked the temple town in Jun, 2013 and claimed over a hundred thousand lives. The actor is also a part of Abhishek Chaubey’s dacoit drama Sonchiriya, which is also produced by Ronnie Screwvala and features Bhumi Pednekar & Manoj Bajpayee.
Virat Kohli Loves His Luxury Cars
Indian Cricket team captain Virat Kohli took out some time from his busy IPL schedule to unveil the 2nd generation Audi RS 5 Coupé at Bengaluru, the hometown of his IPL team recently. Priced at INR 1,10,65,000, the all new Audi RS 5 Coupé is now available at all Audi dealerships across India.Virat Kohli fell in love with the Audi RS5 as he unveiled the car. Virat who already owns a fleet of Audi cars said, “I am a big fan of luxury cars, both sedan & SUVs, and depends on really where I am going & what occasion I am attending. Usually for everyday travel, I prefer to be sitting behind in a SUV but on other occasions, I prefer sedans more, I definitely do like luxury cars. My association has been really good since the time it began. Audi has made me feel like I am involved in all the innovations that come through which I think is the most important thing. I am launching all the new cars, Can’t ask for anything more. Sometimes they let me drive it back home as well without doing anything apart from that. So it’s been really cool.” he added.
London School Of Economics Invites Anupam Kher For A Keynote Speech
Anupam Kher’s incredible body of work includes over 500 feature films worldwide. The actor who is also a highly sought after motivational speaker, has spoken in London at the India Forum (LIF) 2018, hosted by the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE). Previously known as the Economic Forum for India at LSE (EFIL), which is a 1st ever of its kind conference in UK involving keynote speeches & panel discussions on major issues facing contemporary India across a variety of fields. Kher flew to London to address the students at the Old Theatre at LSE in London. Says Anupam Kher, “It was a pleasure to speak to the students at the London School of Economics. By sharing my life experiences, I motivated them to achieve their dreams, become successful individuals and most importantly responsible human beings. The youth are the future of the country and live in times of tough competition where certain failure is inevitable. The Power of Failure gave me the strength to succeed and it is our responsibility to help our youth realize this to be able to live life to its fullest”.
‘Rsvp’s Shoot In Sri Lanka Delayed
Anshuman Jha’s RSVP opposite Tannishtha Chatterjee has hit an unusual roadblock. The film was slated to kick – off in Sri Lanka on 27th Mar, 2018. However, given that the country declared a state of emergency last month after witnessing a spate of communal violence, the director of the film Chandan Roy Sanyal finds himself staring at a delay as far as his labor of love is concerned. The line producers in Sri Lanka suggested that they delay the shoot by at least a month to avoid running into trouble there. It affected all their individual schedules. Now, they are looking at rolling the project by Jul, 2018 end as the cast & the crew will be available then. Chandan Roy Sanyal says “We will most probably shoot in Assam, if not Sri Lanka. It’s a road trip film with love story and Assam is a kind of place which has an unexplored landscape. The delay has thrown all our individual schedules off as Anshuman, Tannishtha & me have other commitments lined up.” Anshuman adds “There is a silver lining that we both, Tannistha & me, have been nursing injuries (my ankle & Tannishtha’s shoulder) and we are using this uncalled break to recuperate”.
Bold & Controversial Film ‘Unfreedom’ Starring Adil Hussain Is Out Now On Netflix
Raj Amit Kumar’s provocative directorial debut, Unfreedom, starring Adil Hussain and Victor Banerjee, has been recently released internationally by Netflix making it one of the boldest & the most controversial Indian films to release on the platform. Unfreedom is a contemporary thriller based in a society torn apart by political, religious & sexual turmoil. Alternating between New York & New Delhi, the film combines 2 powerful stories about religious fundamentalism & intolerance. One of which follows a Muslim terrorist Husain (Bhanu Uday), attempting to silence a liberal Muslim scholar Fareed (Victor Banerjee). The other story is about a young woman Leela (Preeti Gupta), who defies her devout father Devraj (Adil Hussain) and escapes an arranged marriage because she is secretly involved in a taboo lesbian romance with Sakhi (Bhavani Lee). Through these stories, the film creates a powerful portrait of the troubled times we live in and depicts the lengths to which the protagonists go in order to hold on to their strong & conflicting viewpoints on freedom, faith, family & love. Raj Amit Kumar says, “I am glad that Unfreedom finds such a popular platform like Netflix after the ban in India and the efforts of censorship guardians in India to stop the film”.
Celebs At Bengali New Year Bash
It was a night of revelry at Tipsy Gypsy, Fun Republic, Andheri, as celebs walked the red carpet looking stunning & stylish in IWM Buzz & Assorted Motion Pictures’ Celeb Nababarsho Bash 2018. In a unique initiative, celebrities enjoyed the Bengali New Year flavor with dance, masti and of course, rasogollas. Some names who attended the gala evening are Gurmeet Choudhary & Debina Bonerjee, Gautam Rode & Pankhuri Awasthi, Onir, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Arjan Bajwa, Tina Datta, Shweta Basu Prasad, Siddharth Kannan, Ssumier Pasricha, Sreejita De, Bidita Bag, Kamalika Guha Thakurta, Gunjan Utreja, Ishita Ganguly, Jaya Bhattacharya etc.
