Huma Qureshi overwhelmed by the response for 'Mitti Di Khushboo'

Huma Qureshi has been overwhelmed by the response she has been getting for 'Mitti Di Khushboo', a music video she has recently featured in.

The ace actress feels the response to the video is very positive, something which she gets during the release of the film.

The song also features Ayushmann Khurrana who, along with Huma launched his new single “Mitti di Khushboo" at an event recently.

Post the song launch , Huma has been flooded with calls and messages from friends and industry mates praising the song and on how the actor is complimenting the song.

The ad and song, are displaying an entire story in a few minutes, which requires more hard work than a film. Huma having such an expressive face has carried off the look very well and has given a perfect feel to the song.

Audiences have also loved the chemistry the actors share on screen. They have received appreciation from all quarters.

Goa attracts tourists during the monsoons!

Goa attracts an all time record high of 18% tourists during the monsoons!

Goa Tourism’s effort in promoting monsoon tourism pays off

Panjim, October 10, 2014 – Monsoons have never been better before for Goa as the State witnessed a record high of tourist arrivals during the months of June, July and August 2014. The State recorded 18% increase in tourists for the 3 months against tourist arrivals during the same period in 2013.

The rise in tourists is attributed to the introduction of safety and security measures, awareness created on hinterland, culture, monsoon and pilgrim tourism through rigorous PR and marketing initiatives. Some such initiatives include domestic and international road shows, exhibitions and; international travel agents FAM trips.

White water rafting which can be experienced in Goa only during the monsoons was a big success along with Goa InstaWalk where bloggers and influencers from all over the country were given an opportunity to showcase their passion for photography whilst experiencing the cultural and natural aspects of Goa. This was conducted in the months of June and August 2014 at Tambdi Surla and Arvalem waterfalls.

Festivals such as Sao Joao which is celebrated at the onset of the monsoon season by Catholics; and Bonderam, the flag festival which creates a carnival ambience and celebrated on the fourthSaturday of August every year at Divar Island further drew in tourists due to promotional efforts of Goa Tourism.

The state has witnessed the highest percentage of tourist arrivals in the State during the monsoons which was earlier considered an off-season. This confirms Goa tourism’s marketing and promotional efforts are paying off well to draw in tourists to the State during the season.

Mr. Ameya Abhyankar IAS, Director, Department of Tourism said, “Rebranding and re-positioning of brand Goa as a land of all seasons and capitalizing on the fact that Goa is the world’s only tourist destination that has the maximum contrasts in the smallest geographical space further notched up the numbers of tourists in the State during the monsoons”

Keanu Reeves returns as a hitman in ‘John Wick’

Keanu Reeves returns as a hitman in ‘John Wick’

PVR Pictures to release the highly anticipated action thriller on November 14th in India

Mumbai, October 10th, 2014:  The modern day ninja Keanu Reeves who’s known to bring highly entertaining action films, is all set to arrive this November in and as ‘John Wick’. PVE Pictures will be releasing the movie on November 14th in major cities.  John Wick is a stylish tale of revenge and redemption set in a brilliantly imagined New York City.

John Wick is the story of a retired hitman(Reeves), who, after the sudden death of his beloved wife, receives one last gift from her, a beagle puppy named Daisy, and a note imploring him not to forget how to love. But John’s mourning is interrupted when his 1969 Boss Mustang catches the eye of sadistic thug Losef Tarasov (Alfie Allen). When John refuses to sell the car, Losef and his henchmen break into his house and steal it, beating John unconscious and leaving Daisy dead. Unwittingly, they have just reawakened one of the most brutal assassins the underworld has ever seen.

John Wick stars Keanu Reeves (the Matrix trilogy, Speed), Michael Nyqvist (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Alfie Allen (“Game of Thrones,” Plastic), (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Red Dawn), Bridget Moynahan (“Blue Bloods,” Coyote Ugly), Dean Winters (“Rescue Me,” “30 Rock”), Lance Reddick (The Guest, “Fringe”), Toby Leonard Moore (“Underbelly”), Adrianne Palicki with Ian McShane (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, “Deadwood”), with John Leguizamo (Ice Age, Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet), and Willem Dafoe (A Most Wanted Man, The Grand Budapest Hotel).

Speaking on the release of John Wick, Mr. Deepak Sharma, COO, PVR Pictures said, “Keanu Reeves in John Wick will be seen in top form. He’s always been known to deliver power packed action hits. I am sure John Wick will be thoroughly enjoyed by the Indian audience."

John Wick re-unites the duo behind the cult action sequences of the blockbuster 'The Matrix' with stunt director Chad Stahelski donning the director's hat and Keanu Reeves proving why he is considered as one of Hollywood's greatest action heroes.

Official Trailer- http://youtu.be/7_liXvlW-oA 

Release Date- 14th November (India)
Starring- Keanu Reeves, Alfie Allen,  Adrianne Palicki and Willem Dafoe
Director- Chad Stahelski
Producer- Basil Iwanyk, David Leitch, Eva Longoria, and Michael Witherill.

About PVR Pictures:

PVR Pictures is the flagship film production and distribution arm of PVR Limited and has built an impressive slate in Hindi & English films which it markets and distributes.

Established in 2001, PVR Pictures is the No. 1 independent Hollywood Film Distributor in India.  Since then, the company has distributed more than 250 plus titles. PVR Pictures releases nearly 20 films theatrically every year.

Led by its passionate promoters Ajay Bijli and Sanjeev K Bijli, PVR Pictures has distributed award-winning films like The Iron Lady, My Week with Marilyn, Ides of March, The Tree of Life, Biutiful, Drive and popular titles like Step Up 3D, Haywire, Breaking Dawn, New Moon, Red and The Rum Diary.

Over 50cr for #Haider in Week 1

Over 50cr for #Haider in Week 1 collects 2.55 cr on Thursday. Cumulative now stands at 41cr Nett. Steady on weekdays!

Overseas: collects 10.43cr (GBOC) Haider continues to show an impressive growth day on day !

Cumulative box office reported so far is USD 1.9 million. North America  is at USD 674 K with some screens yet to report. 

Gulf cumulative reported so far (with some missing screens) is at USD 650 K / AED 2.4 Million. 

UK box office reported so far is USD 212 K/ GBP 131 K.

Buddha in a Traffic Jam will be screened in MAMI film festival

Vivek Agnihotri’s BUDDHA IN A TRAFFIC JAM starring Anuroday Singh, Mahie Gill, Anupam Kher and Pallavi Joshi, is set against the backdrop of a premier B-school. The film will be screened in prestigious MAMI film festival on 16th October 2014.

When asked Vivek Agnihotri about it, he says, “I think it's a very big platform for a very small film, and this film raises most important and sensitive national issues. I am delighted that such a politically volatile film will be staged at such a platform. This film is raised by the youth, for the youth, of the youth, It's that kind of film. So i am sure that all issues we have raised in the film are becoming so true now. That people who will see it will find them relevant.”

Buddha In a Traffic Jam is an intriguing account of how a management student is drawn into the issues related with Naxalites, the story revolves around how he starts getting sucked into situations which are a threat to him and even the nation, at large!

​कंगना रनोट सिख रही है ट्रिपल जम्प।

​कंगना रनोट सिख रही है ट्रिपल जम्प। 

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बॉलीवुड में कंगना रनोट को  एक वर्सटाइल एक्टर के तौर पर उन्हें जाना जाता है , वे अपने किरदार को निभाने के लिए पूरी तरह वह किरादर अपनाती है। आनंद राय की तनु वेड्स मनु २ इस फिल्म में वह एक हरयाणवी खिलाडी का किरदार करेंगी। 

​अगर सूत्रों की माने तो यह अभिनेत्री अपनी आगामी फिल्म तनु वेड्स मनु २ के लिए ट्रिपल जम्प इस खेल की जैम कर ट्रेनिंग कर रही है। इस खेल में जमीन पर पैर राख्ने से पहले दूसरे पैर से जम्प करना होता है यह बड़ा ही कठिन खेल है अगर कोई आम इंसान करे तो। कंगना अपने फिटनेस और वर्क आउट के साथ वह इस खेल के लिए फ्लेक्सिबल हो रही है। यह ट्रेनिंग वे सुनीता दुबे और आकाश कुचेकर इन ट्रेनर्स से ले रही है। 

इस बारे में आनंद राय कहते है "​ हा यह बात सच है की कंगना ट्रिपल जम्प करती हुई नजर आएगी और इसके लिए वह बाकायदा ट्रैनिंग ले रही है।  तनु वेड्स मनु २ में वह एक हरयाणवी खिलाडी का किरदार कर रही है। 

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Kangana Ranaut to train for the triple jump.

Kangana Ranaut , one of the most versatile actresses in Bollywood, will this time around get under the skin of her character as she essays the role of a Haryanvi athlete in Aanand Rai’s Tanu Weds Manu 2.

If sources are to be believed, the actress will be training to perform triple jumps, a track and field sport that involves jumping into a sand pit. What’s more challenging is the fact that an individual has to land on the same foot they take off from.The actress will also alter her fitness and workout regime to improve her flexibility for the sport. and the trainer name is Suneeta Dubey & Aakash Kuchekar (shivom crossfit)

Confirming the news says Aanand L Rai, “ Yes, Kangana will be training to perform triple jumps as she essays the role of a Haryanvi athlete in the film.”

Chennaiyin FC launches jersey and announces Ozone Group as principal sponsor

Mumbai, October 9, 2014 – It was a landmark day for Chennaiyin FC as the Hero Indian Super League franchise launched their home jersey and also announced prominent real estate developers Ozone Group as their principal sponsor.

Chennaiyin FC co-owners Abhishek Bachchan and Mrs Vita Dani and Ozone Group CEO Srini Gopalan were present at the occasion along with six players – Gouramangi Singh, Bojan Djordjic, Bernard Mendy, Harmanjot Khabra, Jeje Lalpekhlua and Abhishek Das.

After unveiling the jersey, Abhishek Bachchan stated, “It’s an important day for us as we unveil the jersey of Chennaiyin FC. The boys have been training very hard and as owners we plan to give them all the moral support possible. We hope the quality and standard of Indian football is something the international arena wakes up to.”

Mrs Vita Dani said, “We are delighted to launch our jersey and are excited to have Ozone Group as the principal sponsor for Chennaiyin FC and welcome them on board. We look forward to working with them in the Hero Indian Super League. The decision was made easy as there are definite synergies in our vision for Chennaiyin FC. This association symbolises a shared dream of creating a successful brand and world class franchise.”

Ozone Group CEO Srini Gopalan said, “It is due to the love and passion for the game, Ozone Group decided to be a part of ISL and Chennaiyin FC. The Group promotes football at a grass-root level with Ozone Football Academy. At the club, we provide people with the opportunity to pursue football as a career.

“Chennai is very close to our heart, as Ozone Group has a beautiful development, the Metrozone in the city. We have received an encouraging response from the Chennaites and now it is our time to pay our gratitude by supporting this initiative in the city. We are very excited to be associated with Chennaiyin & ISL, which is poised to become a successful sporting event in the country - especially for the millions of football fans that we have across India.”

Chennaiyin FC starts their Hero Indian Super League campaign with an away game against FC Goa on October 15 while their first home fixture is against Kerala Blasters on October 21

Accord Equips

Accord Equips to conduct a workshop at Broadcast India Exhibition on Data Management and Recovery

Mumbai, October 2014: Broadcast India Exhibition & Symposium 2014 to kickstart from 15th to 17th of October. This year at Broadcast India Exhibition & Symposium 2014, Mr. Tejash Shah, Managing Director of Accord Equips will discuss about “Data Management & Recovery” on 15^th October 2014 at 11 am.

Topic “Data Management & Recovery” is important to all the areas of film, TV, web & VFX production. It assumes significance in today’s times as most shootings happen on tapeless formats like mobile phones, handy-cams to the most expensive professional cameras. The ease of shooting has led to the entrance of many amateurs and indie film makers. Lot of these films makers and seasoned senior film makers forget the importance of footage management while shooting and after.

To discuss and highlight on same Mr. Tejash Shah will speak on the significance of having well planned footage management for the following reasons that are, production houses dedicate an assistant to handle rushes in times of tapes & negatives but when tapeless media emerged, this was taken lightly. To make matters more difficult, film makers today are shooting much more footage than the days when they shot on tapes & negatives. Editors are often lost in the sea of footage due to unclear detailing. This results in loss of post production time, increased costs and delayed deliveries. Often footage is damaged due to improper handling of the hard discs and other media.

This seminar caters to everyone who would like to keep their data safe and learn more about data management and recovery. The session will delve the professionals and consumers on footage and data management, Footage & Data Recovery in case of crashed hard discs and cards, Film & Photo Archiving and wiping data so that no one can recover the data.

Entry: Free

Date: 15th October 2014

Time: 11.00 am

Venue: Bombay Exhibition Center

NSE Estate, Off Western Express Highway,

Ram Mandir Road, Goregaon East Road,

Goregaon (E), Mumbai- 63

ZED PLUS

Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s ZED PLUS releasing on 21^st November 2014.

Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s is all set to release his next film ZED PLUS on 21^st November 2014. Known for directing the 1991 television epicChanakya in which he also played the title role of the political strategistChanakya. His other major work is the 2003 the highly acclaimed and national award winning film Pinjar, a tragic love story set amidst the Hindu-Muslim tensions during the Partition of India, based on Amrita Pritam’s novel of the same name. He has also directed the 1996 television series Miryunjay which is based on the life of Karana, from the epicMahabharat, and he won a Screen Videocon Best Director award for the same. His recent show Upanishad Ganga was also received very well.

Zed Plus is story is set in contemporary India in a small town of Rajasthan.A coalition Government, troubled by corruption and communalism, is on the verge of collapsing due to in fights of the coalition partners. All the ministers are making efforts to save the government. But still…..it appears that Government will fall.

In this time of political crisis the Prime Minister gets a call from one of his coalition partners who offers him the “perfect solution”. The solution is that Prime Minister should visit a Dargah popularly known as Peepal wale peer kee Dargah in Fatehpur - a small town of Rajasthan. Prime Minsister should offer a “chaddar” and bow his head in respect of the peer and Government would be saved. Will a Prime Minister, fighting communalism, visit a Dargah to save his Government?

Having exhausted all options, the Prime Minister decides to pay a visit to Peepal wale peer ki Dargah in Fatehpur, Rajasthan. Suddenly a sleeping town wakes up to welcome the Prime Minister.  The Prime Minister visits the Peepal wale peer kee dargah and “Luck by Chance” he meets apuncturewala – Aslam.

The highest authority of the country meets the lowest denominator of the society. Some strange conversation follows between a Prime Minister and a puncturewala and entire nation is surprised to learn that a puncture wala has been given Zed security by the Prime Minister!

What follows in unique story of a common man with Zed Security.

ZED PLUS CAST:

1. Adil Hussain
2. Mona Singh
3. Mukesh Tiwari
4. Sanjay Mishra
5. Kulbhushan Kharbanda
6. Rahul Singh
7. Shivani Tanksale
8. K K Raina
9. Ekavali Khanna
10. Dr. Anil Rastogi

ZED PLUS Crew:

1. Banner – Mukund Purohit Production Pvt. Ltd & Wisdomtree Productions Pvt. Ltd
2. Producers – Mukund Purohit & Mandira Kashyap
3. Director – Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi
4. Story Writer – Ramkumar Singh
5. Screenplay / Dialogue – Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi & Ramkumar Singh
6. Director of Photography – H.M Ramchandran
7. Music Director – Sukhwinder Singh & Nayab
8. Lyrics – Manoj Muntashir
9. Background Score – Bapi - Tutul
10. Production Design – Muneesh Sappel
11. Editor – Aseem Sinha
12. Sound Designer – Kaamod Kharade

Pritam Chakraborty composing for Jagga Jasoos

Music Maestro Pritam might have made all his plans to the tee to enjoy an extended vacation but looks like he isn’t destined. Some of the best work he has done is with his good friend Anurag Basu and his JAGGA JASOOS, that made his cut short his vacation.

"The second schedule of Jagga Jasoos begins on October 13 and will continue till December during which 90 per cent of the film will be wrapped up as Ranbir (Kapoor) doesn't have dates to spare thereafter. I've composed two romantic tracks but since the film is a musical with 20-odd songs—small ditties that carry forward a conversation—I need to give at least seven more songs by the year end," informed Pritam.

Munna Bhai and Rancho come together for Rajkumar Hirani's P.K.

Raj Kumar Hirani gets Munna Bhai and Rancho together for P.K.

We have seen the ace director work only with Sanjay Dutt and Aamir Khan in his films uptill now.

The director shares a very strong bond and level of comfort with both these actors.

Hence working on a project like P.K. was a fun ride for all three of them.

Both the characters of Munna and Rancho went on to become memorable characters for the audiences and people remember them till date.

Going forward, with P.K., it only looks like their characters in this upcoming film will become an extension to their identity.

Raj Kumar Hirani is extremely glad that he could get his two favorite actors together on board for this ambitious project of his.

Vinod Chopra Films and Rajkumar Hirani Films in association with UTV Motion Pictures present P.K. which releases on 19th December. 

Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami review by ANIZ FILMVALA

Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami

review by

ANIZ FILMVALA

*****

‘Like father like son’ the famous quote is a part of our Indian culture which is slowly dying but our audacious director Ravindra Gautam rekindles the strong middle-class bonding in a father and son relationship with great care and shows the contemporary condition of living a life on fast track.

Shekhar [Manu Rishi] and Subhash Joshi [Divyendu Sharma] are on an implausible effort to get a ‘Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami’ [21-cannon salute] for their father Purushotam Joshi [Anupam Kher] as his last wish,the man who had served a honest service for 35 years as a government employee, but died of a shock because on his retirement day he was dishonored for a petty crime which he never did instead of getting a farewell bid with great tribute.

Parallel is a crooked CM with host of illegitimate relationship one being her mistress Jayaprabha [Neha Dhupia] gives him trepidation by revealing the facts of their intimacy, as a result he dies a sudden death due to panic, as the grand preparation of funeral for the CM is done with the  last rites to be given with a ‘Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami’.

Taanya [Aditi Sharma] is a PA to the CM and is engaged to Subhash gets a easy passage to exchange the body of sr. Joshi with the CM’s, will they succeed?

Anupam Kher as Purushotam Joshi is believable as for him the role does not demand more skills doing it effortlessly. Divyendu Sharma gives the most exceptional performance about making ETKS a very heartrending and entertaining film. Aditi Sharma is refreshingly fresh and gifted with ample talent surely to be here for a long innings. A must watch for everybody as a dose of reality check is the need of this hour.

 Cast
Anupam Kher as Purushotam Narayan Joshi
Neha Dhupia as Jayaprabha
Divyendu Sharma as Subhash Joshi
Manu Rishi as Shekhar Joshi
Aditi Sharma as Taanya Srivastav
Rajesh Sharma as Daya Shankar Pandey
Uttara Baokar as Kalawati
Supriya Kumari as Sushma Joshi
Bhagwan Tiwari as Abhinav Shivhare
Sudhir Pande as Patwardhan
Aashif Sheikh as Arnav Goswami
Anurag Arora as Khairnaar

WELCOME CHARLIE!

Dialogue promo of Happy New Year - A Farah Khan Film !

 Watch SRK in an all new avatar! Get ready to... WELCOME CHARLIE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQEA6xa52s8&list=UUjJKg01HAP01xCLVhDmnLhw

YRF's Bank Chor

The on location YRF's Bank Chor was held yesterday at Mehboob studio. The film is a comic-caper, that tells the story of 3 morons trying to rob a bank who pick the worst day possible when everything that can go wrong, goes wrong and how they’re inadvertently caught in the crossfire of cops, industrialists and corrupt netas.

The film is under the YRF's Y film Banner which stars Ritesh Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Rhea 

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The film has been directed by Bumpy and produced by Ashish Patil

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Shraddha Kapoor loves interacting with her fans.

‎Shraddha Kapoor is basking in glory of congratulatory messages for Haider. Everyone has been raving about her performance.

Even with lots of people coming up to her where ever she goes, Shraddha loves interacting with her fans. She is very fond of getting into brief talks with them.

She respects the feelings of her fans and feels that an actor sustains because of his/her fans.

Shraddha considers her fans to be an integral part of her life and always makes times to interact with them, when  approached.

She loves getting into little wee conversations with her fans. She makes sure she signs autographs with personal messages for her fans and also clicks pictures with them.

The actress is keen on knowing what her fans think of her and makes sure she implements on the feedback she receives from her fans.

Recently, when the actress was at a hotel for her shoot, she bumped into a couple from Indore in the lift. The couple was really startled to meet the actress. They were in complete awe of her.

Shraddha made sure she took out atleast 5 minutes to interact with the couple and had a generic conversation with them.

The couple was highly elated by the bubbly actresses gesture.

AC/DC’s Rock or Bust

                         

(Rock or Bust static Album Artwork)                                        (“Play Ball” Single Artwork)

 AC/DC’s Rock or Bust pre-order. In the few hours since the launch, the pre-order has already reach #1 on iTunes in Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, and Luxembourg! The album pre-order is also Top 5 in an additional 16 markets including #3 in Germany, #4 in Italy & Brazil, and #5 in Spain.

The lead single, “Play Ball,” is available as an IG and was serviced to radio along with the launch. The track was immediately added to A-list on UK’s Absolute Radio with solid plays on Radio 2, 6 Music and XFM. “Play Ball” was also immediately added to Australia’s 96FM. The pseudo video for “Play Ball” will be live later today on VEVO, ACDC.com and the band’s social networks.

AC/DC ‘ROCK OR BUST’ AVAILABLE

FOR PRE-ORDER TODAY

“PLAY BALL,” FIRST TRACK AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY ON ALBUM PRE-ORDERS

‘ROCK OR BUST’ COVER ART FEATURES A UNIQUE 3-D MOVING IMAGE

(Mumbai; October 9^th, 2014) – AC/DC’s recently announced album ‘Rock or Bust’ is available today for pre-order via ACDC.com and all digital retail outlets. “Play Ball” is the first track offered as instant gratification to those who pre-order ‘Rock or Bust’ ahead of its official December 2^nd release.  “Play Ball” will also premiere on iHeart Media’s Mainstream, Active and Classic Rock radio formats starting today with multiple spins throughout the day.  “Play Ball” is currently being featured as part of Turner Sports’ 2014 Major League Baseball Postseason campaign.

AC/DC are also giving fans a sneak peek today at the full track listing (see below) and cover art for ‘Rock or Bust.’  ‘Rock or Bust’ features a non-traditional and inventive three-dimensional lenticular cover, which gives the illusion of the band’s iconic logo exploding as the packaging is moved in different directions.  This unique 3-D cover art can be seen on the band’s site and will be available in both the CD and vinyl versions of the album.  ‘Rock or Bust’ was recorded in Spring 2014 in Vancouver, BC with producer Brendan O’Brien and mixed by Mike Fraser.  ‘Rock or Bust’ is the band’s first album of new material in six years, following their immensely successful ‘Black Ice,’ which entered charts at #1 in 31 countries and has sold nearly 8 million copies worldwide.

‘Rock or Bust’ Track list is as follows:

1.       Rock or Bust

2.       Play Ball

3.       Rock The Blues Away

4.       Miss Adventure

5.       Dogs of War

6.       Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder

7.       Hard Times

8.       Baptism By Fire

9.       Rock the House

10.   Sweet Candy

11.   Emission Control