Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt's recent visit to Radio Mirchi Mumbai studio for the promotion of their upcoming movie 2 States.

First Look International Trailer of ANNIE

ANNIE   

Date: 2-Jan-15

Director: Will Gluck

Genre: Comedy, musical         

Cast: Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David Zayas and Cameron Diaz

Featuring the music of Jay-Z   

A Broadway classic that has delighted audiences for generations comes to the big screen with a new, contemporary vision in Columbia Pictures’ comedy, Annie. Academy Award® nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) stars as Annie, a young, happy foster kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they’d be back for her someday, it’s been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). But everything’s about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) – advised by his brilliant VP, Grace (Rose Byrne) and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor, Guy (Bobby Cannavale) – makes a thinly veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he’s her guardian angel, but Annie’s self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it’s the other way around.        

www.annie-movie.com

 

ANNIE

ANNIE  

Date: 2-Jan-15

Director: Will Gluck

Genre: Comedy, musical         

Cast: Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David Zayas and Cameron Diaz

Featuring the music of Jay-Z   

A Broadway classic that has delighted audiences for generations comes to the big screen with a new, contemporary vision in Columbia Pictures’ comedy, Annie. Academy Award® nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) stars as Annie, a young, happy foster kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they’d be back for her someday, it’s been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). But everything’s about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) – advised by his brilliant VP, Grace (Rose Byrne) and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor, Guy (Bobby Cannavale) – makes a thinly veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he’s her guardian angel, but Annie’s self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it’s the other way around.        

www.annie-movie.com

Two different music companies coming together with their music for Heropanti

Given the music scenario in the industry, we see a surprising thing happening with the music of Tiger Shroff's debut film, Heropanti.

We see two different music companies coming together with their music for the film.

The first song of Heropanti, Whistle Baja which was recently launched amidst flute sellers is owned by Sa Re Ga Ma music company for years now as it was Jackie Shroff's tune from his film Hero.

While all the other songs of the film are owned by T-series.

This is an exceptional case we see in the industry for Tiger Shroff.

Whistle Baja has a different version of his father's Hero tune which is a huge cult even today..

Sabbir Khan says, 

Yes its unusual and I guess the first of its kind when two giant music companies like T. Series and Saregama have collaborated for one film... We have got great feedback about the music for Heropanti and it reaffirms our faith in the creative content.

Farhan Akhtar is excited to start shooting his first film 2014

Farhan Akhtar is excited to start shooting his first film 2014.
He will be back shooting after a gap almost 5/6 months.

In all this time Farhan has been looking into the pre production of films his banner Excel Entertainment is producing. At the same time he has also extensively been doing city visit with his band Farhan Live.

However now he is looking forward to go back to a film set.

Farhan Akhtar is gearing up to start shooting for Zoya Akhtar's next film Dil Dhadakne Do. He has a pivotal role in the film and has been doing readings for the film.

Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar would be working together for the third time - with Luck by Chance, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and now Dil Dhadakne Do

Shahid Kapoor- The new DJ in B' town

Shahid personally is a part of some very memorable songs in his career… Right from Mauja Hi Mauja from Jab We Met to Dhantana from Kaminey to Gaandi Baat from Rambo Rajkumar.

Shahid personally is inclined towards music and being a dancer it comes naturally to him.

In a broader perspective also Shahid is a music enthusiast and collects varied music.

Shahid has also recently bought himself a console and has been practicing DJ’ing in his free time.

He discusses music at length with people around him. He enquires about their taste and preferences and the on the latest song they might have heard.

He has been thoroughly enjoying himself behind the console and has created new playlists.

He has collected music across genres - , rock, pop, jazz, bollywood, electronic and rave. He has been selecting music from various countries and enjoys world music.

He has organized and filed his music in an interesting manner and knows the segregation at the back of his hand.

Source close to Shahid shares “He spends a lot of time mixing music and thoroughly enjoys himself.”

A GRAND VINTAGE AFFAIR WITH MOËT & CHANDON

A GRAND VINTAGE AFFAIR WITH MOËT & CHANDON

New Delhi, 14 April 2014: Monday evening saw Moët & Chandon host an intimate soirée for New Delhi’s power-list. A decadent affair, the evening was a gastronomic tribute to Moët & Chandon’s Grand Vintage Collection and celebrated Elise Losfelt’s (Winemaker, Moët & Chandon) maiden visit to the country. The evening commenced with cocktails at Keya and culminated at Kainoosh with a spectacular epicurean odyssey crafted by Marut Sikka. The menu was inspired by and paired with the Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 1975, Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 1992 and Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2004.

Speaking on the occasion, Gaurav Bhatia, Marketing Director, Moët Hennessy India said, "Moët & Chandon has been a symbol of glamour, grandeur and success since 1743.  Tonight we came together to celebrate the world’s most-loved Champagne over a mélange of food and wine at Kainoosh. Marut’s elaborate creations took us through a fabulous evening with nouvelle Indian cuisine paired with wines from the Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage Collection.”

Guests including Aroon and Rekha Purie, Madhu Verma, Vir Sanghvi, Lekha and Ranjan Poddar, Anupam Poddar,  Malavika & Devashish Poddar, Kallie Purie, Adhiraj Singh, Tikka Shatrujit Singh and Jaisal Singh, were seen enjoying the beautiful evening.

The ambience was a splendid translation of the Moët & Chandon heritage, recreated in black and gold with candle-light adding an ethereal touch to the décor.

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 Grand Vintage collection

The Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage Collection is the world’s largest collection of vintage champagnes across the ages – the ultimate celebration of champagne excellence. The essence of a single year, each Grand Vintage is a truly unique blend based on the harvest of that year’s extraordinary grapes.

Satish Kaushik pitches a political satire - Dekh Tamasha Dekh this election

Satish Kaushik pitches a political satire - Dekh Tamasha Dekh this election

Veteran actor Satish Kaushik hits the silver screen this election season with his Political satire Dekh Tamasha Dekh. Satish Kaushik plays the lead character in the film who is a corrupt politician. Grape vine has it that the character is based on GD Goenka at least in terms of mannerisms, look and feel.

To bring the character alive on screen, Satish Kaushik takes a mud bath in a particular scene. He was briefed about the scene the previous day and he knew that it would be around a bathtub, while taking bath he would be talking with people. He landed on the sets and realized that he had to take a mud bath head to toe and not just an ordinary bath.  Apparently this scene was completely modelled on GD Goenka, who would sit in a tub taking an oil bath and talk with his business associates. The scene was pushed up by notches with a mud bath instead on an oil bath. Satish ji who has mastered comedy as a genre added a sun glass to his look which upped the comic quotient.

Dekh Tamasha Dekh is a satire on the Indian political scenario today in search of the religious identity of a poor man who gets crushed under the humungous hoardings of a politician, played by Satish Kaushik. Directed by Feroz Abbas Khan of Gandhi, My Father fame. Other than Satish Kaushik, the film features also Tanvi Azmi and a host of powerhouse actors from the Marathi industry.

Satish Kaushik is all set to chart out an interesting career graph right now. Essentially known for his comic roles as Calendar and Pappu Pager, the actor has proved his mettle with Road Movie, Brick Lane and more recently Lakshmi.

Talking about his role in Dekh Tamasha Dekh, Satish Kaushik said, “My audience has really accepted me well in comic roles and that is how I’m primarily perceived in the Industry but as an actor I am open to all kinds of roles. Dekh Tamasha Dekh is an interesting project and I feel this is the right timing for a political satire. I play a corrupt politician. Yes there is comedy but the role also has a lot of grey shades which I enjoyed playing”.

Talking of greys, satires and dark comedies, Satish Kaushik was the dialogue writer of the cult black comedy, Jaane Bhi Do yaroon . Dekh tamasha Dekh releases on 18th April.

A social and political satire based on a true story,it revolves around the search for the religious identity of a poor man crushed under the weight of a politician's hoarding.

The film explores an Incredible India that is impossible to understand,where bizarre is normal.Where religion is funnier then the best comedy show and politics is scarier then the worst horror movie.Welcome to HIndu-isthan.

PRODUCER:SUNIL LULLA & FEROZ ABBAS KHAn

DIRECTOR:FEROZ ABBAS KHAN

WRITER:SHAFAAT KHAN

CINEMATOGRAPHER:HEMANT CHATURVEDI

EDITOR:SREEKAR PRASAD

SOUND DESIGN:BAYLON FONSECA

CAST:SATISH KAUSHIK,TANVI AZMI,VINAY JAIN,SHARAD PONKSHE,GANESH YADAV and others.

 

Koyelaanchal Team Faced Danger

Koyelaanchal Team Faced Danger

Asshu Trikha ,the filmmaker recently finished the shoot of Koyelaanchal. The shooting took place in remote areas of Jharkhand with Suniel Shetty and Vinod Khanna. A crew-member says, “As soon as we started  shooting, we had to follow a lot of rules as we were shooting in areas near the coalmines and Naxal strongholds. We had to cover our faces with masks so to not inhale coal dust. We also had to eat jaggery and chickpeas to purge the dust from our system”

Once the set was so crowded that the situation went out of control. A source says, “With inebriated people creating a ruckus, we had to pack up for a day.We returned to the set only to find broken props.”

When asked to Asshu Trikha,he confirmed that a stone was hurled at Vinod Khanna during the film’s shoot, “In such areas, you can never tell who is a Naxalite and who isn’t. During the shoot, someone threw a stone at Vinod (Khanna).Luckily, he ducked in time. Undeterred by this incident, he continued shooting for the scene. The locals punished the miscreant on their own and we didn’t have to get the police involved”, says Asshu.

Asshu  further adds, “Many of the locals we hired worked in coalmines; they would be intoxicated all day and they’d not come on time for the shoot. Thankfully, we had security personnel in Ramgarh who helped us stick to our schedule.”  

Koyelaanchal is slated for 9^th May release.

Suniel Shetty injured his leg on the sets of Koyelaanchal

Suniel Shetty injured his leg on the sets of Koyelaanchal

On the sets of Asshu Trikha’s Koyelaanchal, Suniel Shetty got hurt while shooting an action sequence. He refused to use body double and performed the sequence on his own.

On this Asshu says,” There’s a scene in the movie where Suniel runs after a moving car and he tried to get hold of the driver in order to stop him. He gets dragged to a point vut he couldn’t hold on, he fell. Sunil was supposed to roll towards camera. But unfortunately he got hurt and was left with a nasty swelling on his leg. Even then Suniel continued shooting the scene till it was approved by me.”

Asshu applauded Suniel for carrying on with the shoot even after getting injured . “It was quite difficult to execute the scene at night since it was extremely cold. Suniel shot the action scene for three nights consecutively even though he was finding it difficult to walk. Though I suggested him to shoot the scenes three to four days later, he insisted to go as per schedule .  He’s 50 plus but he has the strength and willingness to do action all on his own. He’s probably easiest actor to work with and is totally director’s actor. ” says Asshu

Koyelaanchal is slated for 9^th May  2014 release

COLORS launches Idea presents Khatron Ke Khiladi – The Game ~ Idea Cellular Extends Partnership online through Khatron Ke Khiladi – The Game ~

COLORS launches Idea presents Khatron Ke Khiladi – The Game

~ Idea Cellular Extends Partnership online through Khatron Ke Khiladi – The Game ~

~ Brings viewers an adventurous acrophobic gaming experience~

MUMBAI, 14^th April, 2014: Following the successful launch of Idea presents Khatron Ke Khiladi – Darr Ka Blockbuster, COLORS is all set to enhance audience engagement with the launch of Idea presents Khatron Ke Khiladi – The Game. Through this 3D interactive game, COLORS will recreate the Khatron Ke Khiladi experience for the show’s loyal viewers who have been supporting the show since its on-air launch. Idea presents Khatron Ke Khiladi – The Game will be available for free download on the iOS and Android platforms to Indian audiences.

Idea presents Khatron Ke Khiladi – The Game is a reflex-testing challenge addressing the fear of heights amongst players as they balance their avatars on a tight rope above the concrete jungles of South Africa, braving tough conditions like wind force and oscillations. To further engage audiences, the game will feature a special contest wherein the highest scorers will compete to win an iPad Mini.

Speaking about the launch of the game, Vivek Srivastava, Digital Head – COLORS, said, “Digital strategies, today, go beyond the realm of audience outreach through social media platforms and increasingly focus on engaging with them to create a strong brand recall and relationship. We have tasted success when we introduced an interactive 3D mobile game for 24 which was featured as the top game across platforms with over half a million downloads. With the launch of Idea presents Khatron Ke Khiladi – The Game, we are looking forward to bringing the audiences’ biggest fears to their fingertips through a thrilling entertainment experience that is deeply seated in agility and balance.”

Designed by Gameshastra Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Idea presents Khatron Ke Khiladi – The Game is an adventure-based interactive mobile game which allows a player to raise their scores basis the distance they are able to cover while they balance on a tight rope while facing grave weather conditions. Every stage of the game also enables players to earn varied power-ups such as ‘Super Boost’ and ‘Extra Life’ which allows the player to increase their expertise levels within the game. The Game also features some incredible in-app purchases including merchandise such as shoes and track suits for their avatars with the bonus that they earn. During the course of this highly-addictive game, players will be able to gain multiple levels of achievement starting from Baby Steps for the first-time players to Champion, Unstoppable and even Obsessed for more seasoned players. Users can download the Game by sending an sms KKK to 56882* to get the link to download the game or download it from Google play store or Apple Play store.

Commenting on their association with Khatron Ke Khiladi – the Game, Mr. Sashi Shankar, Chief Marketing Officer, Idea Cellular said, “Gaming, on the mobile and digital platform is a key focus area for Idea. The show’s on-air success led us to extend our partnership with the property on the digital medium as well. Idea presents Khatron Ke Khiladi – The Game, fits well in our marketing communication strategy as it offers unique brand integration into the property, and being a digital Game, it offers  a thrilling yet entertaining way of reaching out to our online audiences.”

Idea presents Khatron Ke Khiladi – Darr Ka Blockbuster powered by Gionee Smart Phone is the ultimate stunt-based action reality show which has been entertaining audiences for over 3 weeks. The show features celebrity contestants like Gauahar Khan, Kushal Tandon, Mugdha Godse, Dayanand Shetty, Karanvir Bohra, Teejay Sidhu, Nikitin Dheer, Gurmeet Choudary, Debina Bonnerjee, Rajniesh Duggall, Geeta Tandon, Salman Yusuff Khan and Ranveer Shorey who perform daredevil stunts under the expert guidance of action maestro Rohit Shetty.

For latest updates on the show follow @ColorsTV and @KKKonCOLORS on Twitter and Facebook | For exclusive pictures follow COLORSTV on Instagram | Follow the hashtag #KKKonColors

About ‘COLORS’:

‘COLORS’ is Viacom18’s flagship brand in the entertainment space in India. A combination of ‘emotions’ and ‘variety’, COLORS launched on 21st July 2008 offers an entire spectrum of emotions to its viewers. From Fiction shows to Format shows to Reality shows to Blockbuster Movies – the basket contains all ‘Jasbaat Ke Rang’. ‘COLORS’ is dedicated to promoting ‘Cohesive viewing’, through programmes like Sanskaar…Dharohar Apnon Ki, Sasural Simar Ka, Balika Vadhu - Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishtey, Madhubala...Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, Beintehaa, Rangrasiya, Uttaran, Bani - Ishq Da Kalma, Comedy Nights With Kapil, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, India’s Got Talent, 24, Mission Sapne, Khatron Ke Khiladi and Bigg Boss amongst others.

About Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd:

Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. is a 50/50 joint venture operation in India between Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B, world's leading entertainment content company, comprising brands like BET, MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures) (www.viacom.com) and the Network18 (www.network18online.com) Group, the group operates news channels - CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz, CNBC-TV18 Prime HD, CNN-IBN, IBN7 and IBN-Lokmat (a Marathi regional news channel in partnership with the Lokmat group).The joint venture includes leading brands across television, film and digital media to build one of India's leading multimedia entertainment power house. Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. includes the vibrant youth brand - MTV (www.mtvindia.com), the fastest growing kids cluster - Nick (www.nickindia.com), Nick Jr, Nick Teen & Sonic, India's premier International Entertainment channel - Vh1, India’s only English Entertainment Comedy Channel – Comedy Central, India’s only linear film production & distribution banner - Viacom18 Motion Pictures, COLORS (www.colorstv.in) one of India’s leading Hindi General Entertainment channel. This apart, Viacom18 also runs Viacom's consumer products business in India and also a brand solutions offering - Integrated Network Solutions (INS)

Farhan on a concert trail

Farhan Akhtar who has taken his passion for music to the next level has been spending quality time on his band Farhan Live.

Since the past few months the actor has been visiting a lot of cities for his concerts but April seems to be a little too packed.

Farhan will be visiting 4 places for his performance. Each week the actor will be performing in a new place.

The actor started the first visit with Allahabad at the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Techonology, on 13th he will be performing at Esplanade Theartre in Singapore, 20th he will be at Guwahati and the finale performance for the month will be in Tampa Bay, Florida at IIFA.