Vidyut Jamwal teaching Self-defense to college girls

Known for his stunning actions and stunts, Vidyut Jamwal has taken an initiative to teach girls to defend themselves in any scenario.

The actor yesterday visited a college festival, where he taught the college girls to physically tackle situations while being attached.

The actors who thinks that every girl is capable of defending themselves, he showed some easy moves to try when being attached manually, with a knife, gun or a stick.

With a very enthusiastic crowd, everyone was keen to learn the moves. The actor has been visiting a lot of cities around the country taking these workshops.

This was his first workshop in Mumbai. The event took place at St. Andrews Auditorium.

Jimmy Shergil has always been a first choice

Jimmy Shergil has always been a first choice for the movie. When shooting Bullet Raja, the film was offered to him but since Jimmy's date were already alloted the film moved on to Sonu Sood.It was confirmed Sonu Sood as the actor for the movie since the signing amount was paid; but due to leg injuiry in which his leg got fractured, unwillingly he returned the entire amount to the producer. And that's when the first choice was re-considered.

Sonu Sood says'' it's unfortunate that i could not do this movie because of my leg injury. this movie could have a medium to depict a completely new side of mine acting skills into horror genre movies. It would have been a pleasure working with director Pavan Kirpalani . My best wishes to Jimmy and the movie".

 

Spike Jonze’s Oscar nominated film ‘HER’ coming this Valentine's Day, February 14

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Spike Jonze’s Oscar nominated film

‘HER’

Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Olivia Wilde, Rooney Mara and Scarlett Johansson (Voice)

Synopsis: Set in Los Angeles, in the near future, “Her” follows Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix), a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people.  Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive and unique entity in its own right.  Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet “Samantha,” a bright, female voice(Scarlett Johansson) who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny.  As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other. 

From the singular perspective of Oscar^®-nominated filmmaker Spike Jonze comes “Her”, an original love story that explores the evolving nature—and the risks—of intimacy in the modern world.

YouTube Trailer Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzBvJmrFmrU

Ramaiya Vastavaiya’s ‘Jeene Laga Hoon’ Takes Over YouTube in 2013!

Ramaiya Vastavaiya’s ‘Jeene Laga Hoon’ Takes Over YouTube in 2013!

In a year where the Hindi Film Industry churned out fantastic music there’s one song which stood out the most – Jeene Laga Hoon from the Prabhudheva film Ramaiya Vastavaiya. YouTube India recently declared Jeene Laga Hoon as the #1 trending music video in 2013. The song, featuring Girish Kumar & Shruti Haasan, beat Miley Cyrus’s We Can’t Stop & the tunes from Aashiqui 2. Composed by Sachin-Jigar and sung by Atif Aslam & Shreya Ghoshal; Jeene Laga Hoon was one of the most awaited songs of 2013 after audiences got a 10 second preview online, 4 months prior to the actual release.

Speaking about the success, Producer Kumar Taurani says, “We’re obviously very happy that the audience fell in love with Jeene Laga Hoon just as we did. We at TIPS have always made music a priority in our films and the success of this song on a medium like YouTube goes to prove that even in this digital age you don’t need any gimmicks to promote a soundtrack, you just need simple tunes with great lyrics and voices. ”  

Along with popular music, Ramaiya Vastavaiya directed by Prabhu Deva was applauded for being one of the few family films in 2013. The television premiere also received the 2^nd highest TRP on television following Chennai Express.

Expect more hit music from TIPS this year, as they gear up for their next film It’s Entertainment starring Akshay Kumar & Tamannaah Bhatia, releasing 8^th August, 2014.

Film star Govinda releases music album “NA HEERE NU SATA”

Film star Govinda releases music album “NA HEERE NU SATA”

Actor Govinda released music album “NA HEERE NU SATA” on 9^th February 2014 at Light Box in Santacruz. On this occasion Additional Commissioner of Mumbai Police South Zone Mr. Krishan Prakash & Model, Actress Tanisha Singh also graced this function. Album was made under the banner of A.M.Films, entire team Producer Ajay Makkar, Director Roopesh Rai Sikand, Music director Altaf Sayyed, Lyricist Atiya Sayyed, Choreographer Saurabh Goswami, creative support Hari Om, singers Sanj.V & Palak Muchhal and leading girl Shobhita Rana, plus entire media were present. This album is picturised in exotic location of Malvan and main USP is this album has double role for the first time in album making. Album “NA HEERE NU SATA” is the silent pain of love, it’s a romantic tale of love, it is a romantic concept based music album and is closely knitted along a story line which ends with a climax scene.

Actor Govinda had lots of praise for this album, he congratulated Roopesh Rai Sikand, Ajay Makkar and Shobhita Rana and wished them best of luck. Director Roopesh Rai Sikand said exotic place of Malvan were unexplored and so he thought to picturise this album there, it took lots of effort for his crew during the entire shoot, but it was worth as the beauty has come out in full bloom. Roopesh Rai Sikand had made several music videos, TV serials, documentaries. Telefilms and commercial films in past and had achieved many awards also on national level.

Rajat has got very positive response on the trailer of Ankhon Dekhi

Rajat Kapoor has got very positive response on the trailer of Ankhon Dekhi. It has encouraged him to make more films like this.

The actor director, Rajat Kapoor feels that a film like this could not be made 10 years back. But the audience today has become more accepting to content like this.

Ankhon Dekhi already seems to have started interesting a lot of audience to theaters.

The response of the trailer has been so good that it has become a motivating factor for Rajat to make more films like Ankhon Dekhi.

Directed by Rajat Kapoor, with an interesting cast including Sanjay Mishra, Seema Pahwa, Maya Sarao, etc, the film is set to release on 21st March.  

QTP turns 15 this year!

QTP turns 15 this year!

Kicks off anniversary tour by bringing down…

Award-winning play HeLa, inspired by the book:
'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' by Rebecca Skloot

A compelling, thought-provoking play will hit the floorboards, this month, as award-winning play HeLa makes its way from Scotland’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival to India on a thee-city tour. The multi-faceted and impactful story of HeLa has been brought to India by QTP as part of its 15^th anniversary celebrations. QTP has associated with British Council to bring the show HeLa to India.

HeLa has been inspired by the book: ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ by Rebecca Skloot, and is about ethics, equality and ownership of our DNA and will pose a pertinent question: ‘What is more human – the DNA that make up our bodies or the personalities that come from our souls?’ It is a true story of Henrietta Lacks, who in 1951 walked into the coloured section of the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore with a pain in her abdomen. A cell sample taken without her permission was used as the raw material for some of the most important scientific discoveries of the past 100 years. This solo, one-woman show by actor Adura Onashile, takes as its inspiration the true life story of Henrietta Lacks and the extraordinary life of the HeLa cell line. It is an all-consuming story, intertwining genetic identity, social responsibility and current ethical debates about human tissue research and ownership.  

Directed by Graham Eatough, performed by actor Adura Onashile, HeLa is produced by Iron-Oxide, Scotland’s leading large-scale companies that specialises in producing daring outdoor shows. HeLa is a fusion of video, music, monologue and physicality, which makes it a feast for all senses. 

The play was showcased at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 and ran to packed houses during its 24-day run. Vivek Rao, the senior producer at QTP, who was invited as a delegate as part of the British Council Showcase at this Fringe edition, watched HeLa and it struck a chord with him, stronger than any of the other performances, and decided that it was a play that India must get the opportunity to see. It seemed like the perfect way to celebrate QTP’s 15^th anniversary as well.

HeLa was nominated for numerous Fringe Awards and also won the ‘Flying Artichoke Award’ (Scottish Arts Club-Edinburgh Guide-Scottish Theatre Fringe Award). It also received nominations for Total Theatre Award 2013 and Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award 2013. 

Tour plan:

The three-city tour will commence from 14^th February:

> Mumbai 4 shows: 15^th to 17^th February

             Sitara Studio

> Delhi 5 shows: 21^st to 23^rd February

             British Council Auditorium

> Bangalore 6 shows: 26^th February to 2^nd March

             Jagriti Theatre

MUSICAL HIT ASHIQUI 2 GETS TELUGU FLAVOUR

MUSICAL HIT ASHIQUI 2 GETS TELUGU FLAVOUR


Remake films of Bollywood dates back to the days of the inception of films. The trend of remaking a Hindi film is common to both mainstream and parallel cinema. Wanted, Khatta Meetha, Rowdy Rathore are a few examples of a great remake.

A year after the release of the film that has marked the progress of Indian cinema, Aashiqui 2 a blockbuster hit of 2013 is all set to be remade in a new style by none other than most efficient producer Mr. Bandla Ganesh who has an eye to perfection.

Bandla Ganesh is an Indian producer in Telugu cinema and recently has a Cine MAA Award for best film Gabbar Singh (2013) in his kitty.

Remake of Aashiqui 2 has Sachiin Joshi in lead who is an Indian film actor, producer and made his debut with Aazaan in 2011 and has Mounamelanoyi his first musical hit film in Telugu. Bandla Ganesh sees the best side of Sachiin Joshi which has passion for cinema, hardwork, perseverance, killer attitude and fire in his belly to prove himself. This makes him the lead of the remake of the biggest musical hit movie Aashiqui 2.  When contacted Sachiin Joshi,he said  "I am very excited about Aashiqui 2 as it was the biggest rage among youth. The trend of Bollywood remaking big south movies, I want to try the same with the biggest Bollywood film".

Mumbai Heroes steals the show defeats Bengal Tigers

Mumbai Heroes steals the show defeats Bengal Tigers

The third match of Mumbai Heroes was held at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack opposite Bengal Tigers where Mumbai Heroes won by 72 runs.

The match was a treat to the eye for the fans of Mumbai heroes as Apoorva Lakhia, Raja Bierwani, and Aftab Shivdasani played spectacularly well and made the team proud. Apoorva Lakhia made 21 runs in 11 balls, Raja made 33 runs off 33 balls while Aftab made 43 runs in 34 balls and made the team win. 

While Apoorva, Raja and Aftab rocked the batting line up, Bobby Deol and Varun Badola rocked in balling where each of them took 3 wickets. Bobby Deol got the man of the match award and Aftab Shivdasani got the Power player award.

Suniel Shetty says," This time we played very well, not only Appu and Aftab but also the whole team was on fire this time. We gave a tough competition to the Bengal tigers and won by 72 runs which is a very good win. I am proud of the team and we are trying our best to make it to the semi finals as well."

Niche films being recognized at the award ceremonies

The year 2013 saw releases of various content based films like Ship Of Theseus, Shahid, The Lunchbox etc. These films were equally loved by the audience and critics.

However, with the award season going on, all these films are getting recognized at the award ceremonies. Although, all these content based films aren't bagging popular choice awards, they are being widely recognized.

With such content based films which have released last year, the awareness and demand for these art house films have increased at a large extent.

The fact that these films are being recognized at award ceremonies proves that these films are getting one step closer to the audience. There is a hunger amongst the audience for such cinema and with these films releasing in good numbers, it looks the demand of the audiences will be soon met.

Films like Ship Of Theseus, The Lunchbox, Shahid, B A Pass etc indeed have garnered immense appreciation and now the audience are looking forward for more such releases.

 

Amit Sadh didn't decline Amole Gupte’s film for money

Amit Sadh didn't decline Amole Gupte’s film for money

There has been talk in the industry that Amit Sadh declined Amole Gupte's Hawaa Hawaai as he wanted more money. 

While Amole Gupte’s next Hawaa Hawaai is getting a lot of attention for its unusual name and return of Partho after Stanley Ka Dabba, Amit Sadh is also has earned accolades for his role in Kai Po Che and us doing films with respected  names like Shoojit Sircar and Subhash Kapoor. 

Amit who was initially approached for film regrets his decision for not taking up his film. After meeting Amole Gupte, Amit was very excited and wanted to work in his film, but the dates couldn't be worked out.

Amit says, “I had met him and wanted to work with him but it is my misfortune that I didn't do it. I regret my decision. I will always look back and regret my inability. It is one of the mistakes I made in my career. It was just that I was not able to take the right decision at that time."

Amit Sadh's next 'Running Shaadi.com' has been wrapped and is all set for a 2014 release and will soon start shooting for 'Guddu Rangeela'. 

Amitabh Bachchan inaugurated Mumbai's dedicated Pediatric Superspeciality "Surya Child Care Hospital"

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Today, we are inaugurating a dedicated pediatric multi-specialty hospital in Santacruz. The purpose of this hospital will be to provide comprehensive and complete pediatric services under one roof. This hospital now has 120 beds that includes 65 NICU beds, 15 PICU beds. The NICU and PICU facility are state of art and one of the largest facility, not only in Mumbai but also in this country. Services provided here include: PICU, NICU, general pediatrics, a world class pediatric surgery complex, advanced diagnostics, fetal medicine, genetic services, and many other pediatric sub-specialties like nephrology, neurology, endocrinology, gastroenterology etc.

On this occasion, we dedicate this day, to all our heroes from neonatal intensive care unit of Surya, who are some of smallest, tiniest, sickest neonatal survivors of this country. These infants were born as early as 24 weeks, and weighed as low as 500 grams. These babies, despite being born at very early gestational age, with extremely low birth weight,  with smallest size and having gone through extremely difficult journey during their neonatal period, they valiantly fought this difficult  battle and  have emerged as intact victorious survivors. They have fought many medical and surgical problems, with the pendulum swinging several times between life and death in the course of their hospital stay; however, finally defying all odds they have made it through. Today, we are felicitating some of these tiny miracles, who have now blossomed, by none other than Shri Amitabhji Bachchan.

We are proud to call some of these tiny tots and their families together to celebrate the day of inauguration and dedicate this hospital to the care of children of this country. We are also launching “Surya Child Foundation” which will cater to the needs of high risk NICU graduates. This foundation will also have a parent support group which will help and guide the parents of all NICU graduates to sail through most the difficult and emotionally challenging time. This foundation will also help and guide them in upbringing these kids up to 5 years of age.