Jaipur exhibitor to felicitate Sajid Nadiadwala

The producer, director, Sajid Nadiadwala has had a fabulous run with his movies at the box office this year.

Right from Highway to 2 States to Heropanti to the record breaking film Kick, the numbers have benefited the theater owners as well in a big way owing to huge footfalls.

So, the owner of a very popular and old theater in Jaipur, Raj Mandir has invited Sajid Nadiadwala to their city.
They want to personally meet the producer and felicitate him for the year that has been for them.

Sajid Nadiadwala was very surprised and at the same time overwhelmed to have received this call.

Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment has been contributing to the Indian Cinema in a big way since decades now. The production house will now be entering the 60th year of its operations.

Deepika sends Calcutta sweets back home....

Deepika Padukone is currently shooting in Kolkata for her upcoming film Piku, along side Amitabh Bachchan and Irfan Khan.

The ace actress has been in the city for a while and has been exploring the cuisine and delicacies which Kolkata is known for. 

One of the crew members recommended Deepika to have Sandesh from a sweet shop and also went ahead and ordered one on set.

The actress loved the Sandesh which was made of jaggery and milk. She loved the sweet and shared it with her team members.

She also was keen to send back a box home to Bangalore.

Sandesh needs to be consumed within 24 hours, so she sent someone for her team to deliver the Sandesh home.

Huma Qureshi is against wastage of food

While Huma Qureshi has set up her own house here in Bombay, she often has get togethers and parties at home with friends. We hear that get togethers in her house are the best and people usually come over for dinner as the food in her house is much sought after.

In such cases, there is a lot of food that is called for as good hosts make sure there is always more than enough food for their guests.

However, Huma Qureshi makes sure she makes all arrangements of leftover food.

The outlets may be different each time but she makes sure it does not get wasted.

Recently when she had a get together at home, she had called a group of youngsters who look into making this food reach the needy.

When the quantum of food is less, she gives it to the security of her building.

When contacted Huma Qureshi, she shares, “We all have get-togethers at home on occasions and I am sure everyone feels the pinch of all the extra food getting wasted. But not everyone can do much about it, that late in the night. So, now I make sure that the arrangement for the leftover food is done prior to the party.”

Saif Ali Khan talks about his upcoming film “HAPPY ENDING”

शराफत गयी तेल लेने से लम्बे समय बाद सिल्वर स्क्रीन पर दिखेंगे जायेद खान।

​कुछ समय से जायेद खान सिल्वर स्क्रीन से दूर थे लेकिन ट्रिनिटी ग्रुप की कॉमिक फिल्म शराफत गयी तेल लेने ' में नजर आएंगे। जायेद के फैंस उनकी ई आगामी फिल्म का बेसब्री से इंतजार कर रहे है साथ ही जायेद के दोस्त और परिवार इस फिल्म को लेकर काफी उस्ताही है। शराफत गयी तेल लेने का निर्देशन गुरमीत सिंह ने किया है इस फिल्म से पहले वे वार्निंग और व्हाट द फिश फिल्म से उन्हें नाम मिला है। सूत्रों के अनुसार कॉमिक फिल्म शराफत गयी तेल लेने के ट्रेलर लॉन्च पर ह्रितिक रोशन आएंगे। इस फिल्म में जायेद के अलावा टीना देसाई और अनुपम खेर जैसे कलाकार भी है। 

जायेद ने जब इस फिल्म के बारे में ह्रितिक को बताया तो वे काफी कुश हुए और इस खास दिन का हिस्सा बनने के लिए उत्साही दिखे। ​ह्रितिक अपने व्यस्त शेडूल में से समय निकाल कर शराफत गयी तेल लेने  ट्रेलर लॉन्च का हिस्सा बनेंगे। 

Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar saab’s musical gift to National Children’s Film Festival of India

Support keeps pouring in from Bollywood for the unique and progressive initiative by Children’s Film Festival of India (CFSI) - National Children’s Film Festival (NCFF). Many industry heavyweights like Amitabh Bachchcan, Sonakshi Sinha, Ajay Devgn, Subhash Ghai  and Satish kaushik have already played their part by voicing their support towards the development of cinema for children in India.  Latest addition to this long list of well wishers and supporters are Music Composer and Director Vishal Bhardwaj and Legendary lyricist Gulzar Saab.

Vishal Ji and Gulzar Saab have been associated with children’s film and content for a while now with films like Makdee. Acknowledging CFSI’s well rounded efforts over the years towards the development of children centric cinema, the duo joined decided to extend support. Upon hearing the various initiatives and the launch of NCFF, they decided to create a fun peppy track for CFSI and the children. 

Speaking on the subject, CEO,CFSI, Dr .Shravan Kumar said, “It is an honour to have veterans like Vishal ji and Gulzar Sahab on board and creating something marvelous for CFSI. The track created by Vishalji is a very peppy number and instantly infuses energy not only kids but everyone who hears it. I hope that CFSI’s association with Vishalji and Gulzar Saab extends further as we would like to work together and create good music and cinema together. The song was created for CFSI as a whole but what better platform to launch it other than the Festival itself ?”

The festival kicked off in Delhi today and will be attended by celebrities like Sania Mirza, Jimmy Shergill, Dia Mirza, Sakshi Tanwar and many others, all of whom have come out to fuel the growth of children’s content with strong Indian flavours.  The Festival will last from 14 – 16 November 2014.

Dibakar Banerjee speaks out about Swastika's stealing controversy​

Swastika Mukherjee, who plays an ultra glamorous spy in Dibakar Banerjee’s next, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy, was recently accused of shoplifting in Singapore.

Swastika was the only actress in the 35 people contingent that traveled to Singapore to attend the Darpan Film Festival which celebrates best of Bengali cinema.

She explored the place and then went to a boutique later, where she was accused of stealing the earrings.

While people are worried about the film, director Dibakar Banerjee does not feel that the controversy will mar the prospects of his film.

He is confident about Detective Byomkesh Bakshy and is in fact worried about Swastika’s reputation. He feels it is a very unfortunate incident and is concerned about the actress.

Dibakar Banerjee says, “I don’t think anything can go against the film. So I don’t think we should think about that. Rather, we should worry about the incident and the reputation of the actor. This incident is unfortunate and I hope it gets resolved amicably as soon as possible.”

​कुणाल कोहली ने ​ज्योति कपूर के आरोपों का खंडन किया।

​कुणाल कोहली और ​जेनिफर विंगेट अभिनीत 'फिर से ' फिल्म के निर्माता दावते इश्क़ की को राईटर ज्योति  कपूर से नाराज है क्यूंकि निर्देशक से एक्टर बने कुणाल कोहली पर उनकी स्क्रिप्ट लेने का आरोप लगाया है। 

​इस राइटर का कहना है की तक़रीबन एक साल पहले यह स्क्रिप्ट कुणाल कोहली को सुनाई थी ​लेकिन इस के कोई पुख्ता सबूत कोई नहीं है जो बात उन्होंने कही है। 

इस सब पर कुणाल कोहली ने यह सफाई दी है " जो भी आरोप लगे है वे सभी बेबुनियाद है यह शायद पैसा मांगने के लिए या सस्ती पब्लिसिटी पाने के लिए किया जा रहा है। आप किसी इंसान से एक बार मिलते है इसका मतलब यह नहीं होता की आप उनकी स्क्रिप्ट ले लेते हो। में पहले से ही सुखमनी सदन के साथ स्क्रिप्ट पर काम कर रहा था जब ज्योति से मुलाकात हुई। यह बहुत गकट बात है की एक बार किसीसे मिलने पर स्क्रिप्ट लेने का आरोप लगे। ऐसे फ्रॉड केस निर्माताओ और निर्देशकों नए टैलेंट  का मनोबल गिराते है।  में इस मसले में पूरी तरह निपटाने के लिए सहयोग करूँगा तथा कुछ भी नहीं छुपाऊँगा। 

कुणाल कोहली फिर से इस फिल्म से बतौर एक्टर डेब्यू कर रहे है ,कुणाल अपने निर्देशन में हम तुम और फ़ना जैसी हिट फिल्मे दे चुके है। बॉम्बे  फिल्म कंपनी लिमिटेड द्वारा और शिव कुमार द्वारा निर्मित इस फिल्म में कुणाल कोहली और अजय भुइयां द्वारा निर्देशित "फिर से "यह फिल्म  मई 2015 में प्रदर्शित करने के लिए निर्धारित है।

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​Kunal Kohli refutes Jyoti Kapoor's allegations.

The makers of Kunal Kohli and Jennifer Winget starrer Phir Se are miffed with Daawat-e-Ishq co-writer Jyoti Kapoor who claims that director-turned-actor Kunal Kohli has plagiarized her script.

While the writer has approached the Film Writers Association ( FWA) claiming that she narrated the script to  Kohli over a year ago, truth be told, the writers claims are false and baseless with no proof to back her malicious statements.

Putting all speculation to rest,clarifies Kunal Kohli, "The allegations are completing false and are made with vested interests - Whether this is an excuse to extort money or plain fame ,the accusations are completely baseless and harassing .Just meeting someone once doesn't mean you copied their script. I was already writing the script with Sukhmani Sadana when I met Jyoti. It's sad and wrong she would use one meeting to accuse me of plagiarism.Fraud cases like this discourage producer- directors from meeting new talent.I'm completely willing to cooperate with the authorities  and sort this out as I have nothing to hide".

Kunal Kohli makes his acting debut with “Phir Se”, having made his mark as director with films like Hum Tum and Fanaa. Presented by Bombay Film Company Ltd and produced by Shiv Kumar ,the film will be directed by Kunal Kohli and Ajay Bhuyan and is scheduled to release May 2015.​

Aamir Khan's sister and Reena Datta come together for their Art Exhibition.

Reena Datta and Aamir Khan’s sister, Farhat Datta along with two other renowned artists Lotika Talwar and Laxmi Honavar have organized for an exhibition of their paintings.

The event which is supposed to be held in Bandra from 20th November to 23rd November will showcase artworks which will bring out their unique voice and vision and giving expression to their individual paths of exploration.

The exhibition is very special for all of them and they have personally sent out invites to friends and family to be a part of this beautiful and vibrant outing.

The kind of paintings on display would be charcoal paintings and paintings with the medium of water colors, acrylics, pen and inks.

All four artists that have come together for this exhibition have the art of depicting interesting stories with their paintings each one’s vision being unique.

Roller coaster ride to Karachi

The first schedule of the much talked about movie Welcome 2 Karachi has wrapped up in London. The story revolves around how the adventure duo lands up in Karachi, Pakistan amidst the political conditions.

The movie which had a lavish mahurat with the industry’s who’s who attending it went through a lot of hurdles in its initial schedule. Producer Vashu Bhagnani and director Ashish R Mohan remained tough throughout it and overcame all the problems for the movie to finish smoothly.

London witnessed the crew working for long hours without much of rest in climatic conditions which usually an Indian body cannot easily sustain.

The lead actors Arshad Warsi and Jackky Bhagnani were mistaken as terrorists by the Scotland Yard in London. Both the actors and extras were required to shoot in Wales for a particular sequence dressed in Talibani outfits with guns in their hands. The crew was suddenly surrounded by Scotland Yard resulting in halt of the shoot. Finally the misunderstanding was cleared off by Vashu Bhagnani producing the necessary documents.

Also, Jackky has left no stone unturned after the replacing incident. He was so dedicated to his role that he ended up hurting himself. It was a stunt where fighter Gita, and Jackky along with the gun curvy evacuation ended up hitting him accidentally on his hip bone with a dummy metal gun. He was in deep pain after throughout the sequence but like a true professional, he went on to complete the shoot without any hindrance to the crew.

When contacted Jackky replied, "Yes I met with an accident on the sets of the movie. In my line of work such incidents happen on the sets. But one should not be let down and work with utmost spirit and that's exactly what I did. We had that particular location only for a day and hence had to finish the shoot on the same day itself."

Well, as they say. All’s well that ends well!!!

The movie is slated to release on April 10^th 2015. 

John Wick review by ANIZ FILMVALA

John Wick 

review by 

ANIZ FILMVALA 

*****

Directed by Chad Stahelski

John Wick [Keanu Reeves] a lethal mafia bludgeon is in a forlorn as he has lost his wife Helen [Moynahan] due to an incurable illness. Her dying gift a little dog to him is the only survival source to cope with desolate life.

One night when he encounter to one Iosef [Alfie Allen] and his gang adds to more grievous trouble as he forcibly insists on buying his'69 Mustang’ but ultimately he steals the car and manically kills his dog, when he drives the car to one infamous garage of Aurelio's [Leguizamo] to get it unofficially transferred and customized Aurelio realizes whose car it is, he refuses to get involved. The royal mess created by losef leads to mayhem as his father Viggo [Michael Nyqvist] is none other but a head of Russian Mafia. Thus Viggo now wants to protect his son and seeks pardon from wick’s reprisal but in vain. Wick in spite of the enormous threat of the Russian Mafia goes on brutal hunting of Iosef killing his henchmen one by one.

John Wick is a dark and guttural cinematic experience with lots of bloodshed and less scope to narrative of an insignificant vengeance drama.

Cast
Keanu Reeves as John Wick
Michael Nyqvist as Viggo Tarasov
Alfie Allen as Iosef Tarasov
Bridget Moynahan as Helen Wick

Boyhood review by ANIZ FILMVALA

Boyhood

review by

ANIZ FILMVALA

*****

A unique approach to film making!!

Director Richard Linklater and his cast Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater and Ethan Hawke have shot for a period of 12 years to show the real transition of a family. A benchmark in history of cinema, surely to be remembered for years to come it’s not a easy task for a director or the cast to be assembled for such a long period and give a performance with fine distinction of what the script demands.

Year 2002 Mason Evans Jr. [Ellar Coltrane] and his older sister Samantha [Lorelei Linklater] are being raised by Olivia [Patricia Arquette] a single parent in Texas. Mason's father, Mason Sr. [Ethan Hawke], often takes the children’s for vacation. Meanwhile sometime in 2004, Olivia takes a decision to get married to her professor Bill Welbrock [Marco Perella] as they try to blend their two families; Bill obnoxious behavior endangers the children, therefore Olivia files for divorce.

Mason Sr. is always the guiding spirit to the children’s and he also gives Samantha some growing tips about using contraceptive while dating her boyfriend. While some years passed, Olivia teaches psychology at a college where she meets an ex military veteran and gets married to him. Mason Sr also remarry’s and has a baby.

In 2012, Mason has his first crush on Sheena but in a short instance has a painful breakup. The film leaves us at a stage where Mason begins his new innings leaving her mother alone and distressed as he forays into further opportunity in life.

The engaging part of the film lies in its basic proposition of showing the routine growth of human relationships, the complexity and the emotions what coerce the married life and raising their children’s.

Ellar Coltrane as Mason has done an incredible job by giving a realistic performance which grows with the time and days. Richard Linklater deserves a standing ovation for his endurance, this kind of endeavor which is not easily taken by a film maker.

Cast
Ellar Coltrane as Mason Evans, Jr.
Patricia Arquette as Olivia Evans
Lorelei Linklater as Samantha Evans
Ethan Hawke as Mason Evans, Sr.
Libby Villari as Mason's grandmother
Marco Perella as Bill Welbrock
Brad Hawkins as Jim
Jenni Tooley as Annie
Zoe Graham as Sheena
Charlie Sexton as Jimmy
Jamie Howard as Mindy Welbrock
Andrew Villarreal as Randy Welbrock
Elijah Smith as Tommy
Nick Krause as Charlie
Tom McTigue as Mr. Turlington
Steven Chester Prince as Ted
Evie Thompson as Jill
Jennifer Griffin as Mrs. Darby
Tamara Jolaine as Tammy
Taylor Weaver as Barb
Ryan Power as Paul

Aditya Roy Kapur is the most fuss free actor.

Aditya Roy Kapur is known for his humble aura. The actor is a very simple and down to earth. Even when it comes to his professional life the actor does not come with any frills.

Aditya is one of those actors who has no tantrums. So much so that he travels to sets without his entourage behind him.

In fact, he is usually oblivious about his spot boy, driver and hair and make-up guy.

Unlike most actors who arrive with a car full of their staff members, Aditya rides his bike alone wherever required.

Ungli Pein Nachaley ready to shock with Girl-on-Girl action !

Ready to shock the socks off audiences, Dharma Productions' is soon to launch the song "Ungli Pein Nachaley", a risqué,bold track that will act as the promotional song of the film starring Emraan Hashmi,Kangana Ranaut and Sanjay Dutt in leading roles. 

Unlike the bright , larger-than-life songs that Dharma has come to be associated with over the years, Ungli Pein Nachaley starring Emraan Hashmi is something the production house has not attempted before.The song that will have temperatures soaring feature supermodels from across the globe alongside Hashmi. What's more is that the content of the song will raise eyebrows as it features girl-on-girl action that will shock many, especially the censors.

Rajkumar Hirani loves street food

Raju Hirani ditches a five star hotel and hops in a street food place in Delhi to eat the local food.

Recently Rajkumar Hirani was in Delhi for the first song launch of his film P.K., Tharki Chokro.

Since he was in Delhi he preferred to rather try the variety of local food on the popular streets that the city has to offer instead of eating in a five star hotel.

It was surprising for the team to have this coming from a person of that stature. However, knowing the down to earth and grounded man that Rajkumar Hirani is, it was not unbelievable at all.

He was very comfortable eating with the other commoners at the eatery and thoroughly enjoyed the flavors of the food.

Char Sahibzaade Winning Hearts All Over

Harry Baweja's Chaar Sahibzaade, could not have predicted the appreciation that is coming his way.

Given the film was to tell the generations to come about the real story behind the reverence of Shri Guru Govind Singh, its heart-warming that a lawyer in Ludhiana  has collected  funds and is showing  the movie  to about 3000 children from 5 different schools. In Aurangabad someone has booked theatre for 3 days and showing to everyone who wants to see the film. Gurgaon DT star Mall has kept minimum cost for the ticket plus provided free beverage and snacks for the audience. 

Akal Purakh Schools are showing all children the film across 42 schools and 50,000 students. Also for screening held in Pritampura on wednesday, langar was served for free.

In Ranchi, Chaar Sahabzaade has been arranged free of charge on 11th and 12th November.

Just goes to show when you make a heartfelt venture, the universe conspires to make it a success.

Special Screening of Kill Dil

While Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra and Ali Zafar are busy promoting their upcoming release Kill Dil, the trio have been spending a lot of time on the phone with their team in Mumbai, planning a special screening of the film.

The actors have been planning to organize a special screening of their film.They would be busy with the outstation promotions of the film till the last leg. 

They have asked their team to get all their work done at the earliest, as they want to reach Mumbai in time for the screening. 

Its a normal trend in Bollywood among the youngsters to invite friends and contemporaries for film screenings.

Kill Dil is a special film for Ranveer, Ali and Parineeti. The actors are personally looking into the preparations of the screening and have individually called and messaged all their friends in the industry, for the screening that will be held on Thursday evening. 

Hrithik Roshan graces the cover of HiBlitz's 10th Anniversary Special.

After the stupendous success of Agneepath and Krrish3, Hrithik Roshan cemented his position as one of the most successful and powerful stars in the industry as Bang Bang continued his winning streak and created a splash at the box office, breaking quite a few records.

The superstar who prefers his work to speak for itself gets candid in the latest issue of lifestyle magazine HiBlitz on the occasion of their 10th Anniversary ,as the magazine crowns him the "Renaissance Man".

In an exclusive interview with the magazine , Hrithik talks about the success of Bang Bang!, his bucket list, fame and how box office is king !

Says editor Shalini Sharma, "This year we decided to pack in some edge into our Anniversary issue by recognizing some of the most talented people in India.Hrithik Roshan is more than just a really beautiful looking man.He constantly strives to battle inner demons and inner frailties.In this issue we celebrate the glorious manifestation of this sharp,savvy,confident individual"

Sonam Kapoor off to a flying start !

Actress and International Fashion icon Sonam Kapoor who was recently celebrated at the Cannes Film Festival redefined fashion in the country ever since she made her acting debut - The style icon ,after topping  almost every fashion list in the country has also been a lucky mascot to actors she’s worked with ,the same proving true for heartthrob Fawad Khan as he made his big Bollywood debut with Khoobsurat.

Having worked on several money spinners,Sonam Kapoor has also proved to be a favorite with some of the biggest filmmakers including Sanjay Leela Bhansali,Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra,Karan Johar and Aanand Rai who are all praise for Sonam and her ability to connect with the masses – With the success of Khoobsurat, the industry was all praise for Sonam’s acting prowess as she made for the perfect Disney Girl in the country’s first official Disney rom-com.

The actress now has an exciting year ahead with Arbaaz Khan’s Dolly Ki Doli where she plays a runaway bride in the comic-caper and Sooraj Bharjatya’s next opposite superstar Salman Khan truly making this her year to shine ! And flagging it off on the right note,Sonam Kapoorentered the HELLO! Hall of Fame and was awarded “Entertainer of the Year” by the high fashion and lifestyle magazine for her incredible performance in Khoobsurat and for representing the country on the global map.

KICK coffee table book in the making

Sajid Nadiadwala, producer for over 28 years turned director with Salman Khan starrer Kick which broke all records and became the biggest number a debut director's film has made.

A source close to the producer shares on request of anonymity that Sajid Nadiadwala is getting special coffee table books of Kick made.

On request the source revealed, "This book covers the journey and will have very interesting things that went into the making of this high octane action film. Right from the making of the mask to shooting of the most iconic and stylish train sequence, the book beautifully captures the spectacular journey of making the film."

The producer is very happy and excited to send the coffee table book along with DVDs of all his films that released in 2014 as keepsakes to all his friends.

This gift will be shared on the occasion of his production house entering the 60th year of operations.

Sajid Nadiadwala's production house Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment is one of the few traditional production houses existing in the industry since decades and growing strong with each passing year.