‘Family Antakshari #Baithe Baithe Kya Kare’

SAB TV launches ‘Family Antakshari #Baithe Baithe Kya Kare’

A stellar musical extravaganza for the entire family

L to R Sugandha, Mantra, Mr. Anooj Kapoor Sr. EVP & Business Head, SAB TV, Annu Kapoor, Shaan & Gajendra Singh

Mumbai, 17 September, 2014: SAB TV, India’s most loved family channel is geared up to launch a special Antakshari show that shall involve the entire family, right from the youngest member to the grandparents in a fun-filled melodic musical game show. The TV series aptly named ‘Family Antakshari #Baithe Baithe Kya Kare’ shall position itself specifically among its viewers as Antakshari is one of India’s most popular family activities at social gatherings.

The show by Gajendra Singh from SaaiBaba Productions, is an unique offering for audiences with a refreshing flavor. Industry veteran – Annu Kapoor shall be seated on the prestigious position of Shri Antakshari for this lyrical TV series and shall be hosted by the talented Mantra and multi-faceted Sugandha Mishra. This distinct non-fiction TV show shall be aired on Saturday andSunday at 8-9 pm starting from 27^th September 2014. The game show shall involve multiple interactive rounds with the contestants that shall engage them and the audience simultaneously. It shall include many contending rounds that have never been seen on Indian television before.

Mr. Anooj Kapoor, Senior EVP & Business Head - SAB TV said, “At SAB TV we are always eager to offer innovative content to our loyal viewers. With Family Antakshari, we are presenting the traditional activity in a different style to involve every member of the family in the game.  True to the channel’s brand ideology of ‘Asli Mazaa SAB Ke Saath Aata Hai’, the show will highlight the positives of the joint family system. Participating families will enjoy Antakshari as they will be taken through a joyful ride of symphonies along with Annu Kapoor, Mantra and Sugandha. The producer, Gajendra Singh has tasted success with his music shows across different genres and I am positive he shall repeat the same with SAB TV’s Family Antakshari. ”

Gajendra Singh, Producer – Saaibaba Productions said, “Antakshari is an activity loved by the entire family irrespective of their age. This is exactly the thought behind the concept of Family Antakshari. We have designed innovative rounds to test the knowledge of our participants. Families across the country shall love to watch the show and be a part of the musical fest.”

Family Antakshari shall comprise of multiple unique rounds for the contesting families such as karaoke round wherein the participant will be shown songs with missing words and they would need to sing the complete version. Another such interesting round involves anchors to enact a famous scene/dance step from a movie and the participants need to guess and sing any song from that particular movie. A competition is not over without a fast-paced buzzer round where participants need to identify the tune and sing the correct song. To top it all is ‘AnnuJi Ki Googly’, a special round wherein the judge will field different questions and clues about Hindi movies and songs to the participating families and they will have to identify the same and sing the correct song to win points.

SAB TV’s Family Antakshari - #Baithe Baithe Kya Karein is ready to take its viewers on a melodic and mystical trip of new and old tunes from the land of Hindi entertainment.

About SAB TV -

SAB is a part of the network of Television channels owned by Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd. SAB is India’s only family comedy entertainment channel with a core brand promise of ‘Asli Mazaa SAB ke Saath Hai’. SAB with its impressive lineup of innovative programs and light-hearted content ranging from daily family comedy to path breaking concepts like silent comedy is dedicated to promoting an enjoyable “family-viewing” experience. Its current programming mix includes Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, Chidiyaghar, BaalVeer, Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hai, Chandrakant Chiplunkar Seedi Bambawala and F.I.R. For its differentiated programming and healthy entertainment SAB has also won the Brand Leadership award in media & entertainment space.

3 AM starcast at Radio Mirchi Mumbai studio

Aditya Roy Kapur visits the girls' loo

Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra went on a very exciting and fun food yatra where they travelled from Mumbai to Chandigarh, trying the various delicacies that each city has to offer.

The duo visited Delhi where they went on a college trail. They wanted to try the variety of food offered by college canteens

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The first college that they visited was Miranda house which is a girls’ college. There were thousands of girls present to catch a glimpse of Aditya and on seeing him they all went crazy.

The minute Aditya entered the college the girls began yelling his name.

While Aditya was there he needed to visit the loo. But he was very hesitant as there were only girls’ loos since it is a girls’ college.

He thought he would go later and he was very reluctant. But finally he visited the girls’ washroom as there was no other option.

A Special 3 AM Screening for fans of Rannvijay Singh.

Rannvijay Singh's upcoming horror film 3 AM is making a lot of buzz already. The film has been names as 3 AM as it is rumored to be the 'Ghost Hour'. It is argued that while spending a night at a haunted location the most critical hour is 3 AM.

Keeping same in mind the makers have come up with an idea of hosting film screening at 3 in night.  It was Rannvijay's idea and he wanted this screening to be exclusively for his fans. He wanted to have first hand experience of audience reactions.

Rannvijay is very excited for the screening and has already activated a contest on his social media account. 

Rannvijay is known to be fans celebrity.  He has always gone ahead and done something special for his fans. This time his big idea for his fans was exclusive first screening of film at 3 am.

Tamanchey's Song " In Da Club" Launched by Salman Khan

Accolades for Margarita with a Straw

Margarita, with a Straw starring Kalki Kolechin and directed by Shonali Bose won the NETPAC award for Best

Asian Film at the 39^th Toronto International Film Festival.

The film is about a young romantic rebel in a wheelchair. Undeterred by cerebral palsy, she embarks on exhilarating adventures of self discovery. The film has received raving reviews and a thunderous response from all quarters.

Please find below a few reviews compiled for your quick referral.

The NETPAC  jury has been high on praise for the film and said  “Margarita, with a Straw is both universal and groundbreaking. Director Shonali Bose and actress Kalki Koechlin have jointly created a character and a world that embody a love letter to life, with all its highs and lows, in spite of overwhelming physical limitations.”

The Hollywood Reporter - Although on paper this sounds incredibly PC, winning performances and a light directorial touch make for a very accessible and sweet story about disability and coming out 

Toronto Film Scene - Movies like Margarita, with a Straw are rare gems. The film addresses cerebral palsy, death, and sexuality, without superficiality. While many films may exploit these topics, this movie offers a fresh and much needed take. Laila—literally—gives society the finger as she addresses her desires and doesn’t conform to the prejudice of “normalcy.”

Travelling the Film Festival circuit - Margarita, With a Straw has also been officially selected at the 58^th BFI London Film Festival and the 19th Busan International Film Festival. The film’s stellar cast also includes veteran star

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Revathy, Hollywood actor William Moseley (lead of the Narnia Chronicles) and the talented new face Sayani Gupta in pivotal roles.

It is scheduled for an early 2015 release in India.

No mobiles on FAN set

Aditya Chopra is known to be vigilant about films and the content of it while working on any project. Even before he starts working on a film he considers the security measure he would need to take on them.

This time around the producer has gone one step ahead for the security of his upcoming film Fan.

Fan which will star Shah Rukh Khan has generated a lot of curiosity. So much so that everyone wants to know what the film is about and what is being shot.

The entire film is being shot at YRF which has lead to no glimpse of the film. The producer has even made a rule of not carrying phone while on the sets.

Everyone on the set enters the shoot in the morning has to keep their phones outside near the registration and only retrieve them in the evening once the shoot wraps.  Even SRK who is inseparable from his phone has to as a mandate keep his phone out with the security.

All the phones and equipment which can catch videos and images are kept in a safe which is kept 

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 lock and key.

From the actors, director and staff everyone has been given a security mandate by Aditya Chopra to follow the no phone rule on set.

To add to the curiosity, SRK has been heard telling everyone how excited he is on working on fan.

Directed by Maneesh Sharma this is Shahrukh Khan’s first film with after the demise of Yash Chopra.

THE MUSIC OF HAPPY NEW YEAR

Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt Ltd unlocked the Music of their film Happy New Year on Monday, September 15th, 2014 with the director Farah Khan and the cast Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah, music directors Vishal–Shekhar, Lyricist Irshad Kamil, Singers Neeti Mohan, Kanika Kapoor, Sukhwinder Singh, Dr Zeus and the Producers.

TV personalities Rithwik Dhanraj and Kunwar Amar set the mood for the evening by introducing the first act by singer Neeti Mohan where she sang the medley Manwa Laage which was followed by a performance by Shillong Choir. Then singer Sukhwinder Singh sang his song from the film Satakali. To get the momentum going singer Kanika Kapoor and Dr Zeus performed on the most sensual song of the album, Lovely. London based magician Keelan Leyser, added to the awesomeness with his tricks on iPAD, but the clear show-stopper of the evening was the performance of the cast on the song India Waale, which was constantly cheered and whistled to.

“Music plays an important part in my all films. I always think of scenes and sequences keeping songs in mind. The music has always taken the story forward, and more so in HNY because a lot of the story has been told through songs. I have to thank Irshad Bhai (Kamil), Vishal-Shekhar and all the singers for doing a fantastic job. Shah Rukh is a great inspiration for making music because he has great songs down the years. I always go that extra mile for the songs because its picturized on him,” said Farah Khan, Director HNY.

Lyricist Irshad Kamil said, “Working on Happy New Year was a journey of celebration. I want to thank Farah Khan for converting every music sitting into a party. This experience will surely carry on for life as I am still not out of it, though the music is heading for its launch.”

Music Directors Vishal – Shekhar said, “HNY is our third film with Farah who's always been like family to us. The music of the film has every bit of the trademark Farah Khan energy...vibrant and colourful, just like her. It's always a pleasure to work with Farah and the undying faith that she has in us pushes us even harder to exceed her expectations of us each time. It's been an honour to have composed the music for a magnum opus such as this one and the journey has been unforgettable. HNY is our fourth film with Shah Rukh and even today we can say that no one does it the way he does...from being the best producer to the most phenomenal performer. And once again, he's brought our music to life with his magic along with the hugely talented ensemble cast. HNY is sonically massive in keeping with the larger-than-life scale of the film which has seen some amazing team work and has truly been made with a lot of heart.”

“Music has always been an integral part of an Indian film. The music of HNY is an album that can cater to all tastes. We hope that it will be liked by all as the music is happy and made from the heart,” said Venky Mysore, CEO RCE.

“Happy New Year strengthens the bond that Shah Rukh and I share. The first song India Waale is the new anthem that has received an overwhelming response across all platforms and Manwa Laange is the new love song that is topping the charts. The entire music album is so fresh and hummable that the audience will fall in love with each and every composition,” said Bhushan Kumar, CMD, T-Series.

Happy New Year is a rollicking, flamboyant, colourful, witty, action-packed musical bonanza. The film is produced by Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt Ltd and distributed by Yash Raj Films worldwide. HNY will release this Diwali in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages

HNY SONGS:

1. India Waale

Singers: Neeti Mohan, Vishal Dadlani, KK and Shankar Mahadevan

Lyrics: Irshad Kamil

2. Manwa Laage

Singers: Shreya Ghoshal and Arijit Singh

Lyrics: Irshad Kamil

3. Satakli

Singer: Sukhwinder Singh

Lyrics: Irshad Kamil

4. Lovely

Singers: Kanika Kapoor, Ravindra Upadhyay, Miraya Varma and Fateh

Lyrics: Jiwan Mann and Kumar

Music: Dr Zeus

5. World Dance Medley

Singers: Neeti Mohan, Vishal Dadlani, Sukhwinder Singh, KK, Shankar Mahadevan and Shah Rukh Khan

Lyrics: Irshad Kamil

6. Nonsense Ki night

Singer: Mika Singh

Lyrics: Farah Khan, Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani

7. Dance Like A Chammiya

Singer: Sunidhi Chauhan and Vishal Dadlani

8. Sharabi

Singer: Manj Musik, Nindy Kaur, Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani

Lyrics: Kumar, Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani

9. India Waale (Electronic)

Singer: Neeti Mohan, Vishal Dadlani, KK and Shankar Mahadevan

Lyrics: Irshad Kamil

10. The Heist

Instrumental: John Stewart Eduri

11. Kamlee

Singer: Kanika Kapoor, Ravindra Upadhyay, Miraya Varma and Fateh

Rekha’s ‘SUPER NANI’ Trailer to be attached to Sonam Kapoor’s Khoobsurat!!

The original’ Khubsoorat’ star’s much awaited film trailer will be seen in theatres this Friday onwards!

Women power is all set to get the magical and evergreen ‘Rekha’ touch with her much awaited Super Nani releasing this Diwali on 24^th October 2014! Bharat Shah Presents a Maruti International Production; Super Nani is produced by Indra Kumar and Ashok Thakeria, directed by Indra Kumar.

And in what’s great news for all Rekha fans out there, the first theatrical trailer will be attached to none other Sonam Kapoor’s Khoobsurat releasing this Friday 19^th September!! 

Rekha had acted in the original hit classic Khubsoorat of 1980 and now, her trailer will be attached to the modern day Khoobsurat, a true circle of life indeed!!

Touted as Rekha’s long awaited ‘comeback’ mainstream venture, Super Nani stars Rekha, Sharman Joshi, Shweta Kumar, Anupam Kher and Randhir Kapoor.

Baa, maa, mummy, ammi, aayi, maata, mother… various names of the same dame. She is the one who brings us to this world, the one who brings us up, the one who feeds us, and the one who teaches us to live life. But as we grow up, we are the ones who start teaching her the ways of life. Super Nani’ gives a strong message to all the women that their power lies within themselves; all they need to do is discover and use it.

The journey of Rekha aka Bharti Bhatia and her grandson played by Sharman Joshi is definitely a one to be experienced, as the fun, laughter, tickles, and tears of happiness will leave you with a light heart and a changed mind!

With this cinema ode for all the women out there on 24th October, looks like this Diwali there are sure to be a lot more fireworks than usual, especially at the cinema!!

Astounding response for Finding Fanny

Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Productions hosts a party to celebrate the astounding response on Finding Fanny

One of the most critically acclaimed films of the year Finding Fanny celebrated the response to their film at a Sofitel Hotel yesterday. Finding Fanny has been immensely supported by the audiences and the critics which called for a huge celebration by the Producer Dinesh Vijan. 

The Party saw the entire starcast of the film including Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Naserrudin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor with director Homi Adajania and Producer Dinesh Vijan. This was the first time that the entire starcast came together after the film. 

Finding Fanny is an off the wall, comical story about a bunch of oddballs who venture out to find Stefanie Fernandes (Fanny); in the process, they discover a strange sense of solace and love amongst each other, and end up seeing a point to their previously pointless lives.

THE MAZE RUNNER releasing on 19th September.

"No one has ever survived a night in the maze." 

The Maze Runner  is the much awaited movie adaptation of the popular first book in the young-adult post-apocalyptic science fiction trilogy of the same name by James Dashner releasing on 19th September.

Dylan O'Brien stars as Thomas, along with Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.

The Maze Runner marks the feature directorial debut of Wes Ball (of Ruin), working from a script by Noah Oppenheim and James Dashner (who wrote thebook on which the film is based). The story follows teen Thomas (Dylan O'Brien), who awakens in a rusty elevator with no memory of who he is, only to learn he's been delivered to the middle of an intricate maze, along with a slew of other boys, who have been trying to find their way out of the ever-changing labyrinth — all while establishing a functioning society in what they call TheGlade. Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter and more star in the film arriving on September 19th, 2014.

'VARTAK NAGAR'

KOLKATA'S PRODUCTION HOUSE DEBUTS IN BOLLYWOOD WITH 'VARTAK NAGAR' Mumbai, 16th September, 2014: Kolkata's own homegrown production house Adarsh Telemedia hand in glove with Dione Entertainment have in the recent past teamed up with Kunal Kohli to produce their maiden Bollywood venture,'Vartak Nagar- The Story Of Four Crows'.  Vartak Nagar, directed by the debutant Atul Taishete, stars Jimmy Sheirgill as a powerful underworld don and Raghu Rama mill union leader in the central roles. Set against the Great Bombay Mill Strike and the gangster era of the 1980's, the film deals with the lives of four lower middle class school going friends and their lives as impacted by the strike, their loss of innocence and their journey which takes them through the highs of friendship, the lows of betrayal and eventually redemption. When asked why the producer Amit Agarwal chose a film like Vartak Nagar as his first foray into Bollywood, he said, " We explored many scripts from varying genres before deciding on Vartak Nagar.  The film is a gritty hard hitting film and for Kunal too this has been a step away from the romantic films that he is usually associated with. We were hunting for a film that mixed content with entertainment and as a story had a unique universal appeal. We are currently locking down on more Bollywood films as well and what we can promise is that each one of our future projects will be as content driven, as exciting and will be as universally appealing as Vartak Nagar."