Nautanki Saala in Dubai!

After creating waves in India, Nautanki Saala! team rocked Dubai. A spectacular premier for the film was held in Maidan hotel, Dubai.

The screening saw the cast and crew, Ayushmann Khurrana, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Evelyn Sharma, Gaelyn Mendonca, Pooja Salvi, Rohan Sippy and Bhushan Kumar in full attendance.

Daayan scares Emraan Hashmi!

Daayan scares Emraan Hashmi!

Emraan Hashmi is all set for his next release ‘Ek Thi Daayan’ with Konkana Sen Sharma, Kalki Kochlein and Huma Qureshi. The  promotions for the film are on and recently at an event in Delhi, Emraan encountered a spooky incident.
The actor was seen talking about his film and suddenly Emraan was taken by surprise when an artist in a costume of daayan came on the stage came and tried to kiss him. This act spooked the actor completely and for a minute he was stunned and started thinking if that really happened. These artist looked like real daayans as they were seen wearing black saris with dark makeup.
Well, Ekta Kapoor is known for her innovative ideas for promotions. And this time also she hasn't disappointed the masses.

 Fukrey - Trailer Launch

Farhan Akhtar , Ritesh Sidhwani along with the director of the movie Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and the Star cast, Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Manjot Singh, Ali Fazal and Richa Chadda launched the trailer of their movie, Fukrey at Jai Hind College canteen and have showed all their Fukro Ki Toli.

Th movie set in Delhi and outlines the situation about a  gamble gone wrong. However essentially the film is about these 4 Fukras (wella/ Jobless) who aspire to enter college and day dream about how it would be...

So the makers found it only fitting to have the trailer launch at a college cafeteria. To add to the college flavour, they had college benches on the stage and they serves Samosa and Frooti's to the guest and media from the college canteen.

Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani who are college friends, admitted that they were Fukras themselves... Even though they got admission in college, they were perpetually hanging out outside college, in the cafeteria etc.

At the event, the audiences where first shown the recently launched animated jingle which explains and establishes the meaning and hence the film title , Fukrey

The trailer showed a thrilling mixture of unique characters played by the star cast Honey, Choocha, Lali, Zafar along with the deadly Bholi Panjaban.

The film is essentially based out of Delhi. 

This is for the first time Excel is going to the heartland of the country usually their films are very urban. Infact, excel excels in films on friends bonding - Dil Chahta Hai, Rock On,  ZNMD and now Fukrey.

So go cheap with Fukrey on 14th June.

Nautanki Saala! rises above slapstick comedy!

Nautanki Saala! rises above slapstick comedy!

The verdict for Rohan Sippy’s ‘Nautanki Saala!’  is out. Reviewers as well as audiences have liked the film and the fact that it has risen above the recent times slapstick comedy. They feel it is clean comedy and a complete family entertainer. It doesn’t give you the typical double meaning dialogues and one liners.

The two male leads, Ayushmaan Khurana and Kunal Roy Kapur with the three ladies have done an exceptional job. Madhureeta Mukherjee writing for TOI says: "This is no Shakespearean act, but there's enough drama, demons and devtaas to rival our desi phantoms of the operas."

Saibal Chatterjee,  from NDTV says, “Rohan Sippy’s ‘Nautanki Saala!’, with its robust desi twist to a very Gallic idea, has the feel of an oasis in the desert. It ultimately turns out to be just a mirage, but all said and done its idiosyncrasies have the heft to lift the film high enough and keep it afloat all the way through to the end.”

Another ace reviewer Taran Adars says: "’Nautanki Saala!’ is uncontaminated, witty and amusing, offers an interesting premise with plenty of good laughs. A lightweight fare that caters to cineastes with an appetite for contemporary cinema, this movie ought to be on your 'to watch' list for sure!"

Mayank Shekar says, “The humor is "relatively subtle; it relies heavily on some smart lines and funny set-pieces rather than the plausibility of the situation the characters find themselves in."

Well, we are sure these reviews are a reason for celebration for the entire cast and crew of ‘Nautanki Saala!’