Kriti Sanon learns Karate for Singh is Bling

Kriti Sanon who made her big debut with Sajid Nadiadwala's Heropanti, will soon be seen sharing screen space with Akshay Kumar in Singh is Bling.

Kriti has already started prepping for the film.

The actress who was earlier learning salsa for the film, is now taking karate lessons for same. Kriti's role requires her to perform a lot of action scenes, for which she is training under karate expert Mehul Vora.

We have always seen Akshay Kumar do a lot of action for his films, but this time around we will get to see his heroine execute some intense action scenes.

Kriti Sanon is training hard and is very excited for the film.

What If review by ANIZ FILMVALA

What If

review by

ANIZ FILMVALA

*****

Director Michael Dowse take on transition of friendship to love in ‘What If’ [earlier titled ‘The F Word’]. What if your close friend is nurturing a passionate liking towards you? The predicament is a universal dilemma in today’s youth of this fast track life of sex and friendship relations. Michael Dowse gives us the cinematic vision of this beautiful evolution with great care and emotional excitement for 101 minutes.

Wallace [Daniel Radcliffe] is not so happy about his career, living with his sister and nephew in Toronto, Ontario.Being cheated by his girlfriend he decides to not be very social for a year.He is intimidate by Allan [Adam Driver] for a party where he encounter Chantry [Zoe Kazan] Allan's cousin and the two get along for a lengthy conversation and move out for a long walk and unwillingly she shares her number. Chantry has a boyfriend [Rafe Spall] but she shows desire of having a friendship with him and Wallace instantly agrees. The smooth sailing of just being a friend begins with countless meeting and even going on nude date to a island when Chantry’s boyfriend is out on work tour in Dublin.The friendship evolve's in love with some melodrama and excitement of a typical bollywood flick.

Daniel Radcliffe fits the bill of a rom-com hero and gives ample melodramatic moments of lover boy. Zoe Kazan as Chantry is delightful as a next door girl look and also sets the screen on fire with her seductive moves [when she goes through a moments of loneliness].

The film is a fitting answer to the audience who is baffled about their emotions and gives the wrong impression about their feelings to their near ones in the name of just being friends.

Cast
Daniel Radcliffe as Wallace
Zoe Kazan as Chantry
Megan Park as Dalia
Adam Driver as Allan
Mackenzie Davis as Nicole
Rafe Spall as BenJemima
Rooper as Ellie
Jordan Hayes as Becky
Meghan Heffern as Tabby
Jonathan Cherry as Josh
Tommie-Amber Pirie as Gretchen
Adam Fergus as Rolf
Lucius Hoyos as Felix
Rebecca Northan as Holly

AN EVENING OF CHAMPAGNE AND MUSIC!

Mumbai, Sunday, October 12, 2014: Sunday evening saw the coming together of the city’s chic set at Asilo, the city’s highest rooftop bar at the Palladium Hotel to indulge in some of the finest Moët & Chandonchampagnes on offer along with some live electronic performances by the DJ duo Audio Units.

The fabulous evening, hosted by Moët Hennessy India and Asilo saw a stylish turnout of guests reveling in the spirit of the evening. Guests seen at the sundowner enjoying the über-luxury experience included Gaurav and Pratima Bhatia, Farhad Taraporevala, Sagarika Ghatge, Jay Singh, Karim Morani, Aftab Patel, Dilshaad Khambatta among many others.

Against the backdrop of the city’s amber hued evening, Gold Dusk truly lent Asilo a fabulous ambience in keeping with its contemporary décor, Trés chic indeed!

About Moët & Chandon

Moët & Chandon is the champagne of success and glamour since 1743. Renowned for its achievements, firsts and legendary pioneering spirit, Moët & Chandon is the Maison that introduced champagne to the world. Synonymous with the most venerable of traditions and the most modern of pleasures, Moët & Chandon has celebrated life’s most triumphant moments with grandeur and generosity for nearly 270 years.

Moët & Chandon shares the magic of champagne with the world, offering a range of unique wines for every occasion, mood and palate. From the iconic Moët Impérial to the Grand Vintage Collection, the extroverted Moët Rosé Impérial to the innovative Moët Ice Impérial, each champagne dazzles and delights with bright fruitiness, a seductive palate and an elegant maturity.

www.Moët.com

About Asilo

Asilo (A-sea-lo) meaning haven in Spanish is an open to sky sanctuary perched on the 40th floor of the Palladium Hotel and one of the most sought after rooftop destinations in the country. Jay Singh and Sanjay Mahtani (of JSM Corporation, the chieftains behind Shiro, Hard Rock Cafe,​ California Pizza Kitchen and Pink Berry) present a destination that ​offers​ a breath taking, panoramic view of Mumbai city from our uber luxe venue, also the highest in the city. Our design and ambience of white décor, warm wooden flooring & chic outdoor seating with 5 private dining lounges instantly transports one to a Santorini state of mind.

The menu is filled with exquisite and carefully selected dishes which are subtle yet daring. We are the first restaurant in Mumbai to utilize a Josper, an elegant combination of a grill & oven, which allows for moist & tender cooking. We also adopt the unique Robata style of cooking, which uses lava stones, bringing out the most exquisite flavors in all our grilled dishes. We invite you to experience Asilo, a literal sanctuary in the middle of Mumbai city.

Bigg Boss Season 8 gets its first wildcard contestant, Ali Quli Mirza!

Emotions have been running high in the Bigg Boss house this season. To bring in a wave of change, Bigg Boss is all set to open doors to a brand-new face…this season’s first wildcard contestant, Ali Quli Mirza. A singer-cum-actor by profession, Ali Quli is best known for his Arabic songs in Dubai, UK and other parts of the Indian sub-continent. He will soon be making his Bollywood debut in Kamal Sadanah’s movie Roar.

Known to be the one with an attractive personality, good physique and wonderful voice, Ali Quli’s entry into the Bigg Boss house promises to raise excitement levels at least amongst the female contestants. While he will be a new face for most, Ali Quli has previously interacted with Sonali Raut, Upen Patel and Arya Babbar on separate occasions. But the big question that continues to loom is, ‘Will Ali Quli’s entry create a rift in the budding relationships in the house?”

Speaking about his impending entry into the Bigg Boss house, Ali Quli Mirza said, “Bigg Boss, this year, has been really unexpected and so I am nervous about how it will work out for me. While it is true that I am familiar with some of the contestants, they have an edge over me since they have already been living in the house for over 3 weeks now. I am only going inside with the hopes of making some new friends. Let’s see how it works out!”

While Ali Quli Mirza seems truly excited to change the equations inside the Bigg Boss house, it remains to be seen how Sonali, Upen and Arya welcome him!

To find out how Ali Quli Mirza’s journey inside the Bigg Boss house will shape up,

Keep watching, Bigg Boss Season 8, every day at 9.00 PM on COLORS!

Rajdhani Express in Yash Raj Studios

YRF studios put together Rajdhani express for their upcoming project 'Fan' to be directed by Maneesh Sharma, starring Shahrukh Khan.

The train was being constructed for a special sequence between the actor and the villian.

The film has recently started shooting and all the details are being kept under wraps.

Maneesh Sharma has been personally looking into all the details of the film.

​Ranveer Singh takes off pants for Happy Budday ​

The Happy Budday song from Yash Raj Films upcoming film Kill Dil made Ranveer take off his pants.

Happy Budday is the birthday song in Kill Dil in which Ranveer Singh sings at Parineeti Chopra's birthday party in the film.

The song was shot in Lavasa at night and it was very hot, around 40 degrees at that time. In this heat, Ranveer Singh was wearing leather pants for the song.

While shooting the song, the heat got to him and Ranveer became so uncomfortable in the leather pants that he took them off for air.

A pantless Ranveer was quite a sight for many present and created a huge commotion.

200 girls who were dancers in the song, started cat calling and whistling  at Ranveer.

Hearing the noise, people came to their windows to see what the commotion was about.  People even came out of their houses and down in their night suits to see Ranveer without pants.

People took pictures of Ranveer with his pants off and  this further complicated things. The unit had to run around taking everybody’s, including the dancers’ cell phones and deleting the pictures.

However Parineeti took a picture of Ranveer with his pants down and she has said she will keep it to blackmail him.

​Kill Dil also stars Govinda and Ali Zafar. Directed by Shaad Ali, it releases on 14th November.

Katrina Kaif calls Aditya Roy Kapur a dark horse.

Katrina Kaif  thinks that Aditya Roy Kapur is a dark horse.

She will share the screen space with Aditya Roy Kapur in their upcoming film Fitoor.

The actress feels that Aditya is a very dynamic actor and an ace performer.

Katrina said, "I saw Aashiqui 2 and I think Aditya did a fabulous job in it. He is a good actor and I am looking forward to work with him."

Post her success of Bang Bang the actress will immediately start shooting for Fitoor in mid November.

Aditya was seen experimenting as the role of a chef in his last Daawat- E- Ishq which he did very convincingly and walked away with a lot of positive response for the role.

He is a very silent performer, lets his work do the talking.

Katrina Kaif is looking forward to work with him in their upcoming film Fitoor.

Katrina will be working with Aditya, a relatively younger actor to which she jokes, "Its good right? I will get to bully him. I will push him around and be mean to him.'

‘The Lunchbox’ receives Star Box Office India’s ‘Film with Best Return On Investment’ award

Having recently completed its India release anniversary, Lunchbox which emerged as the largest grossing foreign language film on the US Box office in 2014, second highest ticketed movie in France is still continuing its impressive global box office run

Mumbai, 14^th October 2014: Described as a defining film in the history of Indian cinema, ‘The Lunchbox’ which has won numerous domestic and international accolades in its slight over a year’s run at the box office wins yet another award. Produced by Arun Rangachari, Anurag Kashyap, and Guneet Monga, Ritesh Batra’s directorial debut which stars Irrfan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Nimrat Kaur was recently conferred the ‘Film with the Best Return on Investment’ award at the Star Box Office India’s 2014 awards. Mr. Vivek Rangachari, Producer, DAR Motion Pictures and Guneet Monga from Sikhya Entertainment were present on the occasion to receive the award.

Critically acclaimed and globally loved 'The Lunchbox' is a story about a mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality. The film’s theme has universal resonance, and won over audiences at all the film festivals it was screened. The film is a compelling example of global collaboration with studios from India, USA, France and Germany coming together to produce a film that strikes a chord with global audiences. The top-rated film by critics in India this year, The Lunchbox was distributed in the US by Sony Classic Pictures.

Commenting on the award, Mr. Vivek Rangachari, said: "When the script of ‘The Lunchbox’ came to me, I was sure this movie will do great but the kind of response we have got from India as well as globally is way beyond all expectations. DAR is really happy to be a part of the project which has created a new path for Indian cinema nationally and globally.”

Written and directed by Ritesh Batra, 'The Lunchbox' has released globally in various countries like UK, USA, New Zealand, France, Germany, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil, China, Columbia, Malaysia, Italy, Israel, Hungary, Hong Kong, Japan, Poland, Middle East, Singapore amongst others. Furthermore, it has been showcased in various film festivals including The Cannes Film Festival, The Telluride Film Festival, The Toronto Film Festival, The London Film Festival, etc. winning various awards like Viewers Choice Award at the International Critics' Week, Best Film at The London Film Festival and The Filmfare awards, to name a few.

 Produced by Arun Rangachari of Dar Motion Pictures (India) and Guneet Monga and Anurag Kashyap of Sikhya Entertainment (India), The Lunchbox has been co-produced by Vivek Rangachari, Nina Lath Gupta of NFDC (India), Karan Johar (Dharma Productions), UTV Motion Pictures, Shanaab Alam, Sunil John, Nittin Keni, Karsten Stöter and Benny Drechsel of Rohfilm (Germany), Cedomir Kolar and Marc Baschet of ASAP Films (France), Danis Tanovic and executive produced by Lydia Dean Pilcher of CineMosaic, Irrfan and Ritesh Batra.

About DAR Motion Pictures

A wholly-owned subsidiary of DAR Capital Group, DAR Motion Pictures was established as a result of the Group’s strong leveraging in the burgeoning Indian Media & Entertainment industry. DAR Motion Pictures is focused on producing, acquiring and distributing quality content in Hindi and other regional languages. DARMP's latest releases include the critically acclaimed and successful films ‘D-Day’ and ‘The Lunchbox’ ‘Mickey Virus’ and soon to be released Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Ugly’.

Sohum Shah goes underground for Tumbad

The actor – producer who won a lot of accolades for the critically acclaimed film, Ship of Theseus is keeping low key.

The actor who will next be seen in Tumbad is keeping his look under wraps as his look is transformational.

The film is a dark period thriller set against the backdrop of colonial India and infused with elements of fantasy.

For the same, the actor completely changed his physical appearance and is looking more bulky.

So, the actor is keeping away from events, parties and other social gatherings in order to hide his look

The actor underwent various look tests before finalizing this one.

Sohum is completely immersed in the making of this film as it is very special to him. He is very excited about his role and he is constantly prepping for the same.

There is a lot of mystery surrounding Tumbad and Sohum Shah wishes to maintain it.

Comedy Nights With Kapil | Happy New Year Special

The cast of Happy New Year - Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Vivan - along with director Farah Khan brought in good times on the set of Comedy Nights With Kapil. Such a good time they had, that King Khan, at the end of the shoot, revealed that they may come for the show on the pretext of promoting, but in truth, they only attend the shoot to cut down their tension during release time.

Here's a tiny recap of what happened:

- Farah and Boman, who generally are at loggerheads with each other, actually performed a romantic number.

- The cast of CNWK and HNY went on a hugging spree

- There was a face off between Farah Khan and 'Faroj Khan' (Kiku) which culminated into a cat fight

- Sonu Sood went shirtless on CNWK on the request of the audience - especially when SRK said, "Ek cheque abhi tak baaki hai!"

- Deepika commented playfully, "Kya main yahaan acting classes lene aayi hoon?" when she was requested to say her famous 'Ek Chutki Sindoor Ki Kimat..." dialogue

- The cast took Farah Khan's case on being a strict director

Shaad Ali's gift to Ali Zafar

Ali Zafar, Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra and Govinda got along extremely well during the shoot of Kill Dill and the chemistry shows in the trailer and the songs.

The cast would chat around the bonfire every night post pack-up.  These sessions used to go on till the wee hours of the morning. Ali used to sing live for them and the rest of the cast would join in.They bonded over old classics as Ali sung unplugged versions of the songs.

Says Ali, " Kill Dil's shoot will always hold a set of very fond memories for me. Each one in the cast and crew made every day special. Luckily we had a mix of people who were crazy about music so we all connected through it on some other level. At times, we would be up and singing till dawn, and would have return to the sets to shoot after a few hours."

If that wasn’t all, director Shaad also gifted Ali a guitar “Shad is a great guy to work with. He doesn't let work seem like work. I am lucky to have found a new friend in him. I still carry the guitar he gifted me," says Ali

Detective Byomkesh Bakshi teaser to be out soon

Audiences will be able to take a sneak peak at the teaser trailer of Dibakar Banarjee’s Detective Byomkesh Bakshi while they visit cinemas to watch Shahrukh Khan’s Happy New Year this Diwali.

Yash Raj Films is distributing Happy New Year and hence decided to attach the teaser trailer of one of their most promising films alongside.

It is an interesting trailer about the first adventures of Byomkesh, fresh out of college. 

Sushant plays the legendary detective and he has undergone a transformation for his look in the film.

The audiences will get to see Sushant Singh Rajput in a very different avatar.

Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami Special Screening

Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami which released last Friday has received immense appreciation. The film has been highly recommend by the critics.

So much so that the makers have been getting calls from the industry for when can they see the film.

The makers kept a special screening yesterday for the industry people at Lightbox.

Along with the starcast of the film, present were Anil Kapoor, David Dhawan, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Daisy Shah, Claudia, and others.

Hrithik Roshan at Radio Mirchi Mumbai for the success of his movie Bang Bang!

Krishika Lulla Best Woman Entrepreneur of the Year

Krishika Lulla Best Woman Entrepreneur  of the Year.Though her films have won awards in the commercial category across functions, it was a special moment for Krishika Lulla as a producer when Journalist Association of India decided to herald her as the Best Woman Entrepreneur of the Year at the recently held 21st JAI National Awards at New Delhi.With films that range from being star studded affairs to niche quality outings, the USP for Krishika's work stays on to be various genres being explored.SaysKrishika, "I'm truly privileged for this recognition. It's been a wonderful journey last few years. I'm absolutely enjoying my role as a film producer and an entrepreneur.  It's been a challenging yet fulfilling experience. I am honored my work has been recognized and thank the Journalist Association of India for the award."