An important news for film lovers

An important news for film lovers

Oscar and JIFF – watch 13 films from different countries as their official entry to the Oscar from various countries

Audience vote would choose the best film

JIFF would mail this report to the Oscars and film directors/producers 

Jaipur 25 January: It is tough to know how world’s best film is selected and to know this process is even tougher……… but now it’s possible in Pinkcity Jaipur. If you are a film maker, film lover, artist, associated with literature and loves to watch &create then JIFF 2014 is a must for you. A film festival where 13 films from 13 different countries would be screened. These films were the official entry to the Oscar from their respective countries. Every film speaks a lot about its country’s social, political and cultural scenario. Audience can experience this in JIFF and see why these films were the official selection from their country.

Viewers would not only watch various countries’ Oscar entry but would also be able to select the best film among these. This year audience would be provided a rating card where they could give comments about each film and rate them. The film with the maximum points will win the Audience choice award. JIFF would also mail these rating to the Oscar committee and related film directors and producers.

The 13 films for audience choice competition are as follows :El Limpiador (The Cleaner) (Peru), Halima's Path (Croatia), The Great Passage (Japan), MujPes Killer(My Dog Killer) (Slovakia), Mother, I Love You (Latvia), Class Enemy (Slovania), Agon (Albania), Porcelain Horse (Ecuador), ZindaBhaag (Pakistan), Sang Kiai(Indonesia), 15 Years and One Day (Spain), Soongava: Dance of the Orchids (Nepal), Horses of God (Morocco),

The list of these films can even be seen of JIFF’s Official website www.jiffindia.org

These films would be screened at Rajmandir on 1^st February and from 2-5 February at Trivoli, Golcha Cinema.

Film ‘Kya Dilli Kya Lahore’ that marks the directorial debut of actor Vijay Raaz

Film ‘Kya Dilli Kya Lahore’ that marks the directorial debut of actor Vijay Raaz is all set to release on 25th April this year. The film that has one of the most respected filmmaker and lyricist Gulzar Saab's name associated with it as a mentor and as a presenter of the film, stars Vijay Raaz, Manu Rishi, Raj Zutshi and Vishwajit Pradhan.

Kya Dilli Kya Lahore is a non political drama set in 1948 on the Indo-Pak partition backdrop.

The film produced by Karan Arora of Picture Thoughts Production will be released in India by Wave Cinemas.

Ranveer Singh’s mother called the director of Gunday, Ali Abbas Zafar,

Ranveer Singh’s mother called the director of Gunday, Ali Abbas Zafar, out of concern to not have any shirtless scenes with her son post the series of negative effects it was having on the actor.

Every time Ranveer Singh went shirtless in front of the camera, the actor has got an injury.

Looks like, off late, there has been some black magic done on Ranveer Singh. The first time on the sets of Gunday, while shooting the first song, when Ranveer Singh did a shirtless scene, he had his head bumped into a dancer which caused a gash on his cheek. The actor had to take 11 stitches for it, the mark for which stays with him lifetime.

In the next instance, when he had to do a shirtless scene in the mud pit, a glass cut into his leg and he got 9 stitches. For shooting the rest of the film, the actor required help to take care of his leg.

In his next attempt, while shooting the bare body mud wrestling scene, Ranveer singh got some kind of skin allergy.

It all started when his shirtless look in Ram Leela was released. They were in Durgapur and he got bitten by the mosquito and got dengue.

Seems like Ranveer Singh’s bare body was too hot to handle on the sets of Gunday, which is slated to release on 14th February 2014.

Top 10 films to be watched at Navi Mumbai International Film Festival (NMIFF) 2014

Top 10 films to be watched at Navi Mumbai International Film Festival (NMIFF) 2014

NAME	DIRECTOR	COUNTRY
Titanic Love	Mark Pressdee	UK
Behind Closed Doors	Raam Marne	India
P.M. Postmortem	Balasaheb Gore &ArunNewaskar	India
Chitrapatanga a butterfly	PramodShelar	India
[tha-ki-ta-tha] - Talking Drums	Philipp Holl	Germany
Prism	SandipPandurang Mane	India
Maliwood Talks	SudhirKasabe	India
Tara	Kumar Raj	India
Touring Talkies	GajendraAhire	India
Surkhaab	Sanjay Talreja	India

Titanic Love

Director : Mark Pressdee

Country :UK

"Jack is a small man in a Titanic world. He longs to lead a settled life - to have a good job, the gaff in town, money in his back pocket, and to have the perfect life with his girlfriend Lucy.The only problem is, Lucy has an obsession...with all things Titanic! Lucy has found a \'Titanic Love Cruise\' and wants to re-live the Hollywood dream. Jack doesn\'t! They can\'t afford it and Lucy is furious. Their relationship hits rough waters, so Jack calls on his best friend Delroy for advice and a cheap alternative.True to form, Delroy and his trusty sidekick Jaz come up with a cunning plan that could change their lives forever.Delroy is going to bring Hollywood and Titanic to England!There is no turning back, and Jack has no choice but to entrust his future with Lucy to Delroy. Jack, Lucy, Delroy and Jazz are about to experience the voyage of their lives!Will it all end in disaster? All will be revealed in a thrilling climax!

Festivals and Awards

Black International Film Festival (MVSA Awards For The Best Short 2012 category, 2012 )

LA Comedy Kick Ass Awards (2nd award – Best Screenplay,2012)

Kontrast Film Festival (Award for Excellence at The Indie Fest in Los Angeles, 2013)

Behind Closed Doors

Director: Raam Marne

Country: India

"Domestic violence, known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence has been broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship.More than half of the school going children in domestic violence shelters shows clinical levels of anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder. Children may exhibit a wide range of reactions to exposure to violence in their home. Younger children do not have the ability to adequately express their feelings verbally, consequently, the manifestation of these emotions is often behavioral. Children may become withdrawn, non-verbal, and exhibit regressed behaviors such as clinging and whining. Eating and sleeping difficulty, concentration problems, generalized anxiety, and physical complaints. Girls are more likely to exhibit withdrawal and unfortunately run the risk of being "missed" as a child in need of support."

Festivals and Awards

2^nd Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival (Special Festival Mention-Jury’13)

P.M. Postmortem

Director: Balasaheb Gore &ArunNewaskar

Country: India

When a human being expires in some mysterious circumstances a POSTMORTEM is done. The relatives of the deceased feel that the body should not undergo the process of cutting/butchering. It is also believed that the Doctor performs the POSTMORTEM but the realty is else.The POSTMORTEM is done by other uneducated person. The Doctor just has a look at the body and prepares his report. The story is about that uneducated Person, his life and his status in Society and Family. His hole family face the facts of his POSTMORTEM work.

Chitrapatanga a butterfly

Director :PramodShelar

Country : India

Chitrapatangah’ is the Sanskrit word for butterfly. And just like the myriad colours of a butterfly, myriad emotions and dreams also bloom in our hearts.But what about people with disability? They too have the same emotions, dreams, aspirations, ideas and thoughts that others do. Because no disability can paralyze ones heart and mind.‘Chitrapatangah’ is a story of these dreams, these ambitions. The story of a differently abled boy and his imagination.This short film is our little effort to offer a new perspective to the world of the differently abled.

[tha-ki-ta-tha] - Talking Drums

Director : Philipp Holl

Country : Germany

tha-ki-ta-tha" - sound of tabla, pulse of India. In such a colorful society like the Indian, it`s only natural that the instruments and even the music itself are full of colors and variations. The documentary "tha-ki-ta-tha" gives us now a detailed view on one special element of this music, the tabla.

Prism

Director :SandipPandurang Mane

Country : India

Story of child who enjoys and learns things in nature rather than school which becomes obstruction for him.

Maliwood Talks

Director :SudhirKasabe

Country : India

It is an inspiring story about a “Malegaon film industry” popularly known as “Maliwood”. The journey that began 13 years ago is making films with low budget handy cam to big budget T.V. serial. This work is appreciated and applauded all over the world but it’s marked withsacrifice, hardship of countless people. Their sheer passion for cinema has placed a small town “Malegaon” on a world map for its contribution to the cinema.

Tara

Director : Kumar Raj

Country : India

It's a saga of an illiterate illegal brewer- an Indian gypsy Woman- who is outlawed from her house and hamlet by her husband allegedly for adultery when she is already nine months pregnant.Will she survive this stroke? Will she commit suicide? Is she innocent ? Will she be able to prove her innocence.

Touring Talkies

Director :GajendraAhire

Country : India

The story of a lone woman Chandi\'s struggle to save her Chandi Touring Talkies from going out of business in the male chauvinistic world of travelling cinema. Chandi\'s arch rival Subhnya tricks her wayward father to pledge her tent in a fixed gambling session and gives her six months to recover her tent. He also steals the screening rights to the latest blockbuster movie from right under her nose, leaving her stranded for options. As she mulls over her predicament enters Avinash an art film maker from a different world of cinema. As Subhnya denies him a screen to play the blockbuster, Chandi and Avinash end up helping each other out. Whether Chandi is able to save her tent or not forms the story.

Festivals and Awards

 Nominated in Oscar in foreign film category

Surkhaab

Director : Sanjay Talreja

Country : India

Surkhaab, a story of our times…of globalization, immigration and basic survival.Jeet, has spent her formative years training hard to become a state level Judo champion. The discipline required has made Jeet into a straight shooter, who is unafraid to say things as they are. Now, trying to adjust to a life after sports, she finds herself tackling the chauvinistic and corrupt world of a life in a village in Punjab.Needless to say, she finds herself in deep trouble which necessitates that she leave, and leave quickly. She has no desire to leave her roots but is left with no option. Although she has no trust in them, Jeet is forced to ask the help of the local hustler Balbir and his nephew Kuldeep. Through them she obtains a counterfeit visa to come to see her brother in Toronto, Canada. The film explores the real life challenges and obstacles faced by a reluctant immigrant to one of the most beautiful, peaceful and “safe” countries in the world. All Jeet wants is to see her brother and make a basic life for herself. Will Jeet survive? Can she make sense of what is happening to and around her? This is the story of one woman’s courageous journey to build a life she can live with dignity, honesty and above all, integrity.

Magnificent Trailer Launch of Balaji Motion Pictures Main Tera Hero

Magnificent Trailer Launch of Balaji Motion Pictures Main Tera Hero

 

It was an afternoon to remember where the trailer of one of the most anticipated films of the year ‘Main Tera Hero’ was launched. With youthful energy and vibrancy, this event felt another aura of energy.

The king of comedies ‘David Dhawan ’ will be seen directing his younger son Varun Dhawan for the very first time. Main Tera Hero is a comic love triangle which encircles around Varun Dhawan, Ileana D’cruz and Nargis Fakhri with various twists and turns. 

The Trailer of the film which recently released created a tremendous amount of buzz and people are already quite keen to see the film.

The entire cast and crew of Main Tera Hero were present on stage to interact with the media and share wonderful moments from their experiences together: Producer Ekta Kapoor, Director David Dhawan and Actors Varun Dhawan, Ileana D’cruz and Nargis Fakhri.

Directed by David Dhawan and produced by Balaji Motion Pictures,Main Tera Hero is all set to hit the screens on 4^th April 2014, starring Varun Dhawan, Ileana D’cruz and Narghis Fakhri in the lead roles.

Varun Dhawan to perform on the song 'Palat' from Main Tera Hero for the very first time!!

Varun Dhawan to perform on the song 'Palat'  from Main Tera Hero for the very first time!!

The country’s latest and youngest heartthrob Varun Dhawan is all set to charm the audiences with his next film Main Tera Hero. 

The dashing Varun Dhawan will be seen romancing not only 1 but 2 very hot ladies in his upcoming film Main Tera Hero which has been directed by his father David Dhawan.

Touted to be one of the biggest entertainers of the year, Main Tera Hero will see David Dhawan teaming up with his son for the very first time!

 The Trailer of the film has created a lot of buzz in the film industry and all the fans are raving to have a glimpse of the film!

Well! whats more Varun will be seen performing on the song 'Palat' from his film for the very first time at this years Screen Awards!!

Well, the Hero has sure made an entry with a bang!

Dont forget to catch Varun Dhawan on Life Ok Screen Awards on 25th January 2014, 8pm. 

Directed by David Dhawan and produced by Balaji Motion Pictures,Main Tera Hero is all set to hit the screens on 4^th April 2014, starring Varun Dhawan, Ileana D’cruz and Narghis Fakhri in the lead roles.

Jai Ho team did gathered for the promotions of the movie

For the first time Salman khan will be presenting the movie titled O Teri

For the first time Salman khan will be presenting the movie titled O Teri starring Pulkit Samrat, Bilal Amrohi and Sara Jane Dias.

Produced by Atul Agnihotri and Alvira Agnihotri the trailer of the movie launched yesterday at the Bandra Theater.

Salman Khan, Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Agnihotri, Pulkit Samrat, Bilal Amrohi, Sara Jane Dias and Director Umesh Bhisht.

JAI HO review by ANIZ FILMVALA

JAI HO

 review by

 ANIZ FILMVALA

 *****

Our desi Hercules is back, with loads of action and audacity to get things right.

Salman Khan and Salman Khan all over with a huge ensemble of cast of Tabu,Ashmit Patel, Santosh Shukla, Sana Khan ,Danny Denzongpa, Mohinish Behl, Mukul Dev, Sharad Kapoor, Aditya Pancholi, Yash Tonk and many more despite the fact that they have nothing significant to do.

Debutant Daisy Shah is a debacle.

Fans are going to get some thrills and fun out of 144 minutes as rest is run of the mill and not so engaging [there are not a single state of the art action designed or any high value production].

The music also leaves you in despair as much as the choreography no trendsetter move this time.

Director Sohail Khan and his team has shown that Salman Khan Presence on screen is enough to rake in mullah rather they working hard on any innovative style and substance to make the movie a blockbuster hit.

Bear it or ignore ‘JAI HO’