Tiger Shroff MJ Tribute Song Launch

On the occasion of Teacher's Day, Tiger Shroff launched a special Michael Jackson tribute video featuring his dance teacher Paresh Shirodkar and himself.

Tiger was keen to launch this on teacher's day as he dedicates the video to two of his gurus; MJ who has indirectly taught him so much and Paresh Shirodkar whom he gives credit for all his killer moves.

The video was hugely appreciated by one and all present at the event who cheered and hooted while Tiger showcased his grooves and jumps in the video.

The event also saw tiger and his teacher break into some popular steps of the king of pop like the body wave and the moon walk.

The video is now live.. Please find below the link :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BalHQpOo7s&feature=youtu.be

Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami to celebrate the spirit of the common man

The Team of Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami pays an ode to R. K. Laxman's Common Man Statue which has been installed at the Worli Sea Face.

The very well known Indian Cartoon, The Common Man has represented the hopes, aspirations, troubles and perhaps even foibles of the average Indian, through a daily comic strip since years together.

Since Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami is a story of a common man, the team wants to celebrate the spirit of a common man.

Anupam Kher, Neha Dhupia, Manu Rishi, Divyendu Sharma and Aditi Sharma will get together to commemorate the statue on 9th September.

The film is a satire about the life of a common man. It revolves around the relationship between a father and his son.

The film stars Anupam Kher, Neha Dhupia, Divyendu Sharma, Manu Rishi, Aditi Sharma and Rajesh Sharma.

Directed by Ravindra Gautam and produced by Abhinav Shukla the film is set to release on 19th September 2014.

Mahurat of Vashu Bhagnani and Ashish R Mohan's next movie Welcome 2 Karachi

It was raining stars at Vashu Bhagnani’s office Pooja Films on Friday! Pooja Films collaborated with Virgo Entertainment Ltd to produce Ashish R Mohan’s latest comedy adventure Welcome 2 Karachi starring Arshad Warsi and Irrfan Khan as lead actors with KK, a super sexy Pakistani actress who plays an ISI agent on chase.

A happy and proud Rohit Shetty was present to support director Ashish R Mohan who assisted him in past in the Golmaal series. Also present was producer Vashu Bhagnani’s good old friend and colleague from the industry director David Dhawan supporting him in full swing setting the media to frenzy!

Welcome 2 Karachi is about how two cool adventurers find themselves in Karachi, Pakistan amidst the political tension. When asked the director about the why he chose Karachi, he quoted “Karachi when compared to any other place is considered to be the most dangerous city, but it’s the people who make the perception. Good human beings are everywhere and that’s what I would like to show through my film.”

The movie is being extensively shot in London with a lookalike locale of Karachi. There is lot more to discover when the movie unfolds in the next six months. Till then keeping our imagination and hopes high we wait for a super hit film “Welcome 2 Karachi" in 2015!

Creature 3D gets U/A certificate

This week, cine-goers can look forward to a treat with Bipasha Basu- Imran Abbas starrer Creature 3D, produced by T-Series. Releasing on September 12, the film directed by Vikram Bhatt, is the first sci-fi creature film  to have received a U/A certificate from the Censors. The U/A certificate establishes the film's enhanced potential and appeal among the youngsters as much as among adults.

The much awaited T-Series movie Creature 3D helmed by Vikram Bhatt, has been certified by the Central Board of Film Certification without any audio/video cuts and has been given the U/A tag with a run time of 2 hours 14 minutes. This means children can watch the movie under adult supervision.

Creature 3D created by Vikram is not a fictional character but based on India's history. It's inspired by Brahmarakshas who were a regular feature in old Indian stories like Vikram and Vetala, Panchatantra and other old wives tales, as per Hindu mythology.

Director Vikram Bhatt says, “We have tried something very new and interesting and hope with the U/A certificate, maximum people can see it.”

Producer Bhushan Kumar of T-Series says, “Creature 3D is a complete different genre of cinema with VFX at par with Hollywood standards. The U/A certificate will help us to cater to larger audiences and show them India’s first Creature film.”

(Certificate no : 4927)

PK is Aamir's toughest shoot ever

Aamir Khan feels that his role in PK has been very challenging and by far one of his most difficult films.

The ace actor felt that PK is one of his most emotional film as he had to portray different emotions within seconds.

Aamir also felt that if he put his films on scales then all his films will be on one side and PK on the other.

Aamir has time and again been praised for his perfectionist behavior and yet again PK is another example of this.

The actor felt that PK is a high on emotions film.

Aamir without revealing much felt that people will understand and connect with PK only after watching the film.

Looking at the poster itself one can gauge how different is the film and Aamir's role as well.

Aamir also had to learn Bhojpuri as his character demanded that.

Huma goes the casual way

Huma Qureshi has her own sense of style.

She likes to dress casually and keep it simple.

Huma has an interesting mix of collection in her wadrobe and even manages to carry of different attires from gowns, to dresses to Indian but what she loves most is her denims.

She is usually dressed in casuals in all her outings.

She swears by her t-shirts, jackets and denims and is seen sporting it most of the times.

For most public appearances, screenings or industry get together she prefers to keep it simple.

She is very true to her sense of style and comfort is her priority. She accessories herself and even in her casual and simple look she manages to look chic.

7 Day PVR Monsoon Film Festival

Watch the official festival trailer
http://youtu.be/9BQqoY_eZvc

Get your dose of romance and the feel-good factor with the quintessential backdrop of the rains, with the following films to be screened at the PVR Monsoon Film Festival:

Friday, September 5 :   The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
Starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep, the film is based on the bestselling novel about photographer Robert Kincaid who wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson, for four days in the 1960s.

Saturday, September 6 :    Casablanca (1942)
Easily one of the greatest films of all time, Casablanca is a romantic drama starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman about an American expatriate who meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II, Casablanca went on to win three Academy Awards, including the Oscar for Best Film that year.

Sunday, September 7 :      Doctor Zhivago (1965)
One of the highest grossing films of all time, Doctor Zhivago is the story of a Russian doctor/poet who, although married, falls for a political activist’s wife and experiences hardships during the Bolshevik Revolution.

Monday, September 8 :   Gone With the Wind (1939)
Starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh the epic romance tells the story of Scarlett O’Hara and her romantic pursuit of Ashley Wilkes and her marriage to Rhett Butler. Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era, the story which is told from the perspective of white Southerners has received ten Academy Awards, including Best Film.

Tuesday, September 9 :    The Notebook (2004)
A cult film from the 2000s, The Notebook is a period drama set in 1936, starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, about a poor and passionate young man who falls in love with a rich young woman and gives her a sense of freedom.

Wednesday, September 10 :  A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Labeled one of the greatest American movies of all time, A Streetcar Named Desire is the story of the disturbed Southern belle Blanche DuBois who moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while the new and steamy urban ambiance is a shock to Blanche’s nerves.

Wednesday, September 11 :  Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 
A musical comedy, Singin’ in the Rain offers a lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the late ’20s, with the three stars portraying performers caught up in the transition from silent films to “talkies.”

So, grab your movie partner and head to High Street Phoenix to make the most of the PVR Monsoon Film Festival.

To book tickets visit www.PVRDirectorsRare.com | www.PVRCinemas.com | www.BookMyShow.com

Priyanka Chopra attending the Toronto Film Festival​.

P.K. trending on Amul's creativity

Aamir Khan's PK has created a huge stir since the launch of its first poster so much so that Amul has already come out a communication on the film.

Amul as a brand is very creative and is  known for their print ads since decades. Their creative depicts current affairs, be it politics, sports, judiciary or Bollywood.

Usually Amul incorporates their communication with topical films post the release, however this time Amul has taken out a communication on PK post the launch of the 1^st poster itself.

With a lot of buzz around the posters and the release, P.K is the most anticipated film of the year.

Sin City2: A Dame to Kill For review by ANIZ FILMVALA

Sin City2: A Dame to Kill For

review by

ANIZ FILMVALA

*****

Bang!! Bang!!! So Sin City 2 is back rather after a long hiatus but fully loaded and lethal, razz·ma·tazz as never before 3D imaging of tough masculine face straight from comic strip: bad guy’s versus bad guys, a million horsepower energy which will sweep you out of your feet.
The film has five episode of Sin City : Just Another Saturday Night, The Long Bad Night, A Dame to Kill For, The Long Bad Night - II and the most enthralling Nancy's Last Dance" each of the episode has riveting depiction of the dark side of the Sin City. Josh Brolin v/s Eva Green - Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jessica Alba v/s Powers Booth

Marv [Mickey Rourke] is battered and suffering from memory loss wondering about his past.
Johnny [Levitt] an overconfident young gambler arrives in Sin City and heads to Roark place where he hits the jackpot with instinctive skill of card playing and makes enemy with the Roark gang and in consequences is killed.

Ava [Eva Green] foul plays to kill her wealthy tycoon husband which Dwight falls prey to it and is almost killed in the mayhem caused by Ava’s goon, but Marv comes to his rescue and sweeps him out at the last minute.

Nancy [Jessica Alba] is on a mission to avenge the self killing of her lost love Hartigan [Bruce Willis] done by Roark as he was agonized about his devil looking son’s killing by Hartigan.

Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller Sin City 2 is a visual tribute to the evergreen comic caricatures of Dark Horse Comics which must have been a daily dose to many readers globally. The movie has been shot in Black and White enhancing the authentic experience to the comic addicts.

Mickey Rourke recreates [with prosthetics] the Stone Age monstourius effect in Marv, Josh Brolin as Dwight justifies the caricature gradation with chutzpah, Jessica Alba rules with her deadly moves and erotica on the title track which sets the screen on fire. Not to missed if you have lived the comic world to drive your boredom moments.

Cast

Mickey Rourke as Marv

Jessica Alba as Nancy Callahan

Josh Brolin as Dwight McCarthy

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Johnny

Rosario Dawson as Gail

Bruce Willis as John Hartigan

Eva Green as Ava Lord

Powers Boothe as Senator Roark

Dennis Haysbert as Manute

Ray Liotta as Joey

Stacy Keach as Wallenquist

Jaime King as Goldie and Wendy

Christopher Lloyd as Kroenig

Jamie Chung as Miho

Jeremy Piven as Bob

Christopher Meloni as Mort

Juno Temple as Sally

Marton Csokas as Damien Lord

Jude Ciccolella as Liebowitz

Julia Garner as Marcy

Lady Gaga as Bertha

Alexa Vega as Gilda

CREATURE created by Vikram Bhatt

Bhushan Kumar gives India its first sci - fi Creature film

CREATURE created by Vikram Bhatt puts Bollywood At Par With Hollywood with Creature 3D

After 100 years of Cinema, Bollywood is set to take the leap that will
finally bring the audience on the same page as 21st century filmmakers the
world  over! This is Vikram Bhatt's excitement as its few decades to finally
have a completely CGI  (Computer Generated Imagery) character we can call our own.

It has been years since we have been applauding Hollywood for making Gollum from scratch in THE LORD OF THE RINGS or were thrilled when JURASSIC PARK showed us dinosaurs but it is only now with the mythological CREATURE that Vikram Bhatt has conjured that we have something to boast of! 

Creature created by Vikram is not a fictional character but based on India's history. It's inspired by Brahmarakshas who were a regular feature in old Indian stories like Vikram and Vetala, Panchatantra and other old wives tales, as per Hindu mythology. Kudos to the  team of CREATURE because unlike most others who have attempted to have CGI characters in their films, CREATURE makers have not restricted the minutes  of screen time that features this imaginary being.

"Our Creature is as much a part of the film as the hero and the heroine, it
has the same amount of screen time, he has as much footage, not some
10-15mins towards the end" said Bhatt, "All I know is that we have a great
sense of responsibility of what we have brought into the hindi film
industry. If this works we would have opened a whole new avenue for other
filmmakers here!"

Bhushan Kumar who has received positive feedback from the media industry and exhibitors who has seen a small chunk of Creature says, "Creature 3D is the efforts and vision of Vikram Bhatt which we at T-Series has supported fully.The response we received from the industry is overwhelming and we are confident with the VFX and effects. Our Creature doesn't merely come and go, the Creature is present for an hour as equal to our lead actors."

The technique and the craft alone make CREATURE that landmark film that
will certainly give the audience the thrills we have longed for, in Hindi
Cinema! "I know one thing for sure, when the audience sees it, they will
make others see it!" quipped Bhatt.

Creature 3D, starring Bipasha Basu and Imran Abbas, directed by Vikram Bhatt, produced under the banner of T-series, is slated for 12th September 2014 release

Finding Fanny fun on Comedy Nights With Kapil

Finding Fanny fun on Comedy Nights With Kapil

In a first time on Comedy Nights With Kapil, comedian Kapil Sharma enacted a dream sequence, singing ‘Paani Da’ where he imagined the dream girl of Gen Next Deepika Padukone wherever he looked and lo and behold! Deepika actually appeared in front of his eyes – accompanied by her Finding Fanny co-star Arjun Kapoor.

Unfortunately for Arjun, his entry had him see Palak everywhere! “It’s not a dream to see palak everywhere! It’s a nightmare!” said the funny Kapoor. We don’t blame him – Palak went ahead to proclaim that she wanted to marry him!

Luckily for him, Deepika had tricks up her sleeve to cheer up his day. In spite of Kapil being at his flirtatious best on the show (Note: He sang a made up version of a Hindi song for Dips… ‘Fanny Re’), Deepika went ahead and placed a kiss on heartthrob Arjun’s cheek. Poor Kapil!

As a celebrity, quirky fan requests are normal. Arjun did not look shocked when a fan asked him to repair Kapil’s old Kinetic Luna and actually even obliged. Unfortunately, for the hottie, he failed and ended up making Dips and Kapil sit on the Luna while he pushed them around! We’re sure that made Kapil’s day!

Other fun moments included Daadi and Gutthi dressing up as Dimple Kapadia and doing a ‘hot’ number on the song ‘Shake your bootiya’. So hot were they that Arjun and Deepika could not resist and had to join in! Arjun and Deepika also learnt to jive on the show!

All in all, we think this was a good learning experience for the on-screen pair!

Aamir Khan pledges to support 16th Mumbai Film Festival

Contributes 11 lakhs and encourages others to contribute

Mumbai: September 2014: Post the social media campaign started to support the 16^th Mumbai Film Festival, organized by Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) has received an overwhelming support not only from the Indian Film Fraternity fraternity but from across the globe.  Actor and Producer Aamir Khan has pledged his support for 16^th Mumbai Film Festival by donating 11 lakhs today. In his tweet this morning he has expressed his support to the campaign and the festival and has requested others to do so as well.

He tweeted, “Hey guys, the Mumbai Film Festival needs our help. I'm donating 11 lakhs. Would be really great if all of you came forward and donated as much as you can to make it happen! Thanks. Love.a”

The campaign to save the festival, organized by Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), has gained impetus from other film fraternity members like Actor Kamal Haasan , Ronnie Screwvala after Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani, Cinestaan Film Company, promoted by Anand Mahindra and Rohit Khattar, producers Manish Mundra, Vivek Kajaria and Nilesh Navlakha, director Hansal Mehta and noted author and critic Anupama Chopra.

Ronnie Screwvala in his tweet said, “Mumbai is the cultural hub of India, especially for cinemas. Let's all join in to make the Mumbai Film Festival a reality.”

Actor Shahid Kapoor in his tweet said, “ Mumbai - the film capital of India - should boast of a world class film festival. Lets get together and  #Pledge4MAMI.”

Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director, Toronto International Film Festival, said, "Mumbai is one of the most exciting film cities in the world and it deserves a strong film festival. I hope everyone can offer their support to help keep the door open for a celebration of global cinema in Mumbai every year."

Roger Garcia, Executive Director, Hong Kong International Film Festival said, The Mumbai Film festival fills an important gap in the Indian Film Festival landscape. It brings the international perspective of films and filmmakers right into the heart of the bollywood industry adding to its cosmopolitan atmosphere of vibrant creativity. Mumbai Film Festival introduces the artistic side of Indian cinema to visitors like myself, while giving Indian movie-goers an essential menu of the best in contemporary films. It’s a loss would be felt not only in India but also around the world – an outcome that I hope we can all help prevent.

Dorothee Wenner, Film maker, Curator, & Programmer, Berlinale , DIFF said, “ It is wonderful to follow from far-away Berlin the kind of support MAMI gets these days: so many people actively fighting for a film festival with the proud tradition of celebrating cinema’s diversity is encouraging for cinephiles from around the world. Keep going!”

Witnessing the overwhelming support, festival director, Mr. Srinivasan Narayan said, “We are touched by the support that we have received from the fraternity. We would like to thank each and everyone who have contributed in their own way. The festival has now grown stronger than ever.”

To contribute, please visit http://www.mumbaifilmfest.org/pledge . To contribute via cheque, please write to director@mumbaifilmfest.com. The cheque will be collected by a festival representative. All donations to Mumbai Film Festival are covered under the 80G of the income tax act.

About Mumbai Film Festival:

The Mumbai Film Festival is organized by Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) - a Trust comprised of Indian film industry stalwarts, was founded in 1997 by late filmmaker Shri Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Noted filmmaker Shri Shyam Benegal heads the body that consists of film directors including: Veteran film maker Ramesh Sippy, Director Sudhir Mishra, young directors Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Umesh Kulkarni, Kiran Rao, Vikramaditya Motwane and Farhan Akhtar, publisher Navin Berry and producer-director-lyricist Amit Khanna.

Tiger Shroff turns trainer for father Jackie

Tiger Shroff who is a fitness buff has taken keen interest in his father Jackie Shroff's fitness. Since the past couple of months the actor has put his father on a strict fitness regime.

Jackie has been a little carefree about his health and fitness but now after his son has insisted he has been listening and paying attention to fitness.

Tiger has put Jackie on a strict diet and has been making him do scheduled workouts. He has designed a workout regime that suits Jackie. 

Also, Jackie's late night outings have been reduced. Tiger wants his father to take more care of himself and be discipline about his fitness.

Tiger says, "Dad is the opposite of me in many ways. He is… what’s the word…’bindaas’ — oblivious to all forms of social restraint."

He further adds, "But he has agreed to listen to me finally as he needs to get into shape for his role of a boxer in his next."

PHANTOM FILMS

BLUMHOUSE PRODUCTIONS, IVANHOE PICTURES AND PHANTOM FILMS FORM A PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE LOCAL LANGUAGE GENRE MOVIES IN INDIA

Partnership Brings Together Leaders in Indian and Horror Film Production

‎Blumhouse Productions, Ivanhoe Pictures and Phantom Films announced today that they have formed a multi-year partnership to produce local language genre movies in India. The deal calls for the production of a minimum of ten films over five years.

Ivanhoe, the recently launched Asian focused film and television production company, will finance the films, Phantom, which is India's first director led production house, will produce while one of its founders Anurag Kashyap, the acclaimed Indian filmmaker, will direct one of the movies and Blumhouse will help oversee the creative, bringing its expertise creating horror franchises like Paranormal Activity,The Purge, Insidious and Sinister. The films will be released in India under the Blumhouse brand, which has generated success in the area. Distribution will be announced at a later time.

Ivanhoe co-founder and CEO John Penotti commented:  "We are so pleased to be part of this extraordinary partnership. Blumhouse and Phantom are two of the film world's most innovative and forward thinking producers of highly commercial, quality driven films in the market. We look forward to many years of productive and thrill-filled collaboration."

Madhu Mantena, one of the founders of Phantom Films said: "We are very proud of being part of this first of its kind association in the Indian Sub Continent and couldn't be more excited about our collaboration with the progressive creative forces of Blumhouse and Ivanhoe. Look forward to some terrifying films from India."

Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse said: "Ivanhoe and Phantom are the perfect partners to help create engaging, terrifying films for the rapidly growing Indian market. We are excited to bring our approach of empowering filmmakers to tell their favorite genre stories to local-language productions."

The deal was negotiated on behalf of Ivanhoe Pictures by CFO Suraj Gohill, CAA for Blumhouse and CAA KWAN for Phantom.

About Ivanhoe Pictures

Ivanhoe Pictures was formed in 2013 as a motion picture and television financing and production entity, focusing on content for a global audience. The company pursues production opportunities that bridge North American and Asian film and TV communities. Last year Ivanhoe announced a $130mil co-financing pact with Fox International Productions, concentrating on select local language pictures in China, India, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.  In addition to their burgeoning development slate, the Company has partnered with producer Nina Jacobson (Hunger Games) to finance and produce Kevin Kwan's comedic best-seller, Crazy Rich Asians. Ivanhoe Pictures has offices in Los Angeles, Beijing and New York.

About Phantom Films

Phantom Films is India's first 'Directors' Company'. It has been formed by four young creative minds of the country, viz. Vikas Bahl, Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena.  They have joined hands to start a journey with a distinct focus on fostering creative energies to develop enduring and entertaining content. They have had 3 releases till now Lootera, Hasee toh Phasee & Queen, and have a slate of releases lined up like Ugly, Bombay Velvet, NH10 & Ghoomketu.

About Blumhouse Productions

Blumhouse Productions, which has a first-look deal with Universal Pictures, is a multi-media production company that has pioneered a new model of studio filmmaking- producing high-quality micro-budget films. Since its launch, Blumhouse has produced the highly profitable Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Insidious and Sinister franchises. Blumhouse will also be forming partnerships with NBCUniversal to provide a variety of content including network and cable television shows, digital properties and more. In television, Blumhouse is in production on Ascension (SyFy), Eye Candy (MTV) and South of Hell (WE). Blumhouse's development slate includes Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects with eOne and an un-scripted show with Mike Darnell. Blumhouse previously executive produced the Emmy award-winning and Critics’ Choice award winner The Normal Heart for HBO, Stranded for Syfy and The River for ABC. Blumhouse’s upcoming micro-budget wide releases include Ouija and The Boy Next Door for Universal and the next chapters in the Insidious and Sinister franchises for Focus Features.Whiplash with Sony Pictures Classics, which won both the Grand Jury and Audience prizes at Sundance, will be out this fall. 

Shastri Sisters and Udann cast at Andhericha Raja Pandal

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa | Sonam Kapoor - Fawad Khan Special

Life of Crime reveiw by ANIZ FILMVALA

Life of Crime 

reveiw by 

ANIZ FILMVALA 

*****

If criminals are over ambitious to their impromptu skills, the result is mockery of a crime. Set in 1978 Louis [John Hawkes] and Ordell [Yasiin Bey] are petty criminals on the streets of Greenwich Connecticut, to get rich quickly they plan a kidnapping of a rich socialite Mickey [Jennifer Aniston] and they succeed but are they going to get the big ransom amount of a million dollar from her distraught husband Frank (Tim Robbins) who has already send her the divorcé papers  but is unknown of her being hostage to the goons.

Next the two have to chart out a new plan to backup their quandary before their time runs out.

The film is a classic adaptation from Elmore Leonard's The Switch. The gone era of seventies is stylishly depicted.

Precisely on a slow pace, subtle comical situation and not so great witty lines drags the entertainment value of watching the movie. Directed by Daniel Schechter’ Life of Crime’ is an average comical crime thriller.

Cast

Jennifer Aniston as Mickey Dawson

Yasiin Bey as Ordell Robbie

Isla Fisher as Melanie Ralston

Will Forte as Marshall Taylor

Mark Boone Jr. as Richard

Tim Robbins as Frank Dawson

John Hawkes as Louis Gara

Charlie Tahan as Bo Dawson

Seana Kofoed as Kay

Chyna Layne as Loretta

Clea Lewis as Tyra Taylor

Jenna Nye as Shelly Taylor

Alex Ladove as Pamela Taylor

Leonard Robinson as Officer Dixon

R. Marcus Taylor as Borsalino

Kevin Corrigan as Ray