Neetu’s proud moment

Neetu’s proud moment

We've heard a lot of actors helping their staff with expensive gifts, financial aid and free guest appearances. Recently actress Neetu Chandra helped her maid’s daughter get married. Her maid was to call off the wedding due to financial problems which bothered Neetu and she helped her not only with money but also with home appliances. “I’d asked my maid about the preparations, and she told me that it may not happen because she was facing financial problems”, says Neetu. She gifted whatever was required to start a married life. My mother was proud of me, and I too felt nice doing it”, adds Neetu.

Spectra Media's 'THE FROZEN GOUND' releasing on 30th AUGUST

 Spectra Media's

'THE FROZEN GOUND'

releasing on 30th AUGUST

Starring: Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Nicolas Cage, John Cusack,Dean Norris

Director: Scott Walker

An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches

of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on

actual events.

Genres: Crime |Thriller

Writers: Scott Walker

TIMES TELIVISION NETWORK Launching a new channel

TIMES TELIVISION NETWORK

Launching a new channel

Begining shortly

Elli Avram is from Greece and making her debut opposite Manish Paul with film Mickey Virus directed by Saurabh Varma.

Elli Avram is from Greece and making her debut opposite Manish Paul with film Mickey Virus directed by Saurabh Varma. Elli is daughter of Swedish actress Maria Granlund who has worked with Ingmar Bergman in Oscar winning film Fanny and Alexander and has been doing a lot of theater in Sweden.

Elli was chosen after auditions and no one was aware of her background. Later when her mom was visiting India, the crew got to know her identity. 

Mickey virus is slated to release on 25 October this year. The film is a comic thriller set in Delhi around the life of a Punjabi computer geek Mickey (played by Manish) who plans a con of a lifetime.

BELVEDERE CELEBRATES LITTLESHILPA’S NEW COLLECTION – GREY MATTERS An evening where fashion and music were stirred to perfection

BELVEDERE CELEBRATES LITTLESHILPA’S NEW COLLECTION – GREY MATTERS

An evening where fashion and music were stirred to perfection

Mumbai, August 25, 2013:  Belvedere Vodka hosted an after-show party for Shilpa Chavan and her eponymous label LittleShilpa on Saturday evening at Mangiamo. Held on the side-lines of the on-going fashion-week, the evening celebrated LittleShilpa’s new collection ‘Grey Matters’.

Speaking about the occasion, Gaurav Bhatia- Marketing Director for Belvedere Vodka in India said, “Belvedere’s association with LittleShilpa goes back a long time. Not unlike Belvedere, LittleShilpa is synonymous with all things avant-garde and über. True luxe is a mélange of creative expression and attitude with impeccable quality. And LittleShilpa represents this spirit in the edgiest manner.”

The evening saw a convergence of interesting people and conversations; of music and design. Guests including, Amrita Puri, Prateik Babbar, Siddhant Kapoor, Narendra Kumar Ahmed, Aki Narula, Moses Singh,  Indrani Dasgupta, Binal Trivedi, Pia Trivedi, Carol Gracias, Riddhima Sood, Cyrus Sahukar and Shenaz Treasurywala moved beyond the ‘shaken-and-stirred’ and were seen enjoying the sensuel Belvedere cocktails.

About Belvedere Vodka:

The first luxury vodka, Belvedere is distilled four times - the optimum number for enhancing its subtle sweetness and smooth, clean finish. Made from Dańkowskie Gold Rye, as well as from water solely from its own pristine source, Belvedere acquires its distinctive taste. Steeped in history, Belvedere is made in Poland following traditions dating back 600 years ago, and is handcrafted in small batches to ensure superior quality that meet only the highest of standards. Today, Belvedere's high character and uncompromising integrity are recognized internationally by discriminating vodka enthusiasts. Belvedere achieves the perfect balance between purity and character that distinguishes each unique martini. No synthetic juices. Only the purest nectars and true luxury vodka. That is the essence of the new age über luxury Belvedere cocktail.

Fox Star Studios fantasy flick ‘PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS 3D” (releasing on 30th August 2013)

Fox Star Studios fantasy flick ‘PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS 3D” (releasing on 30^th August 2013)

Director: Thor Freudenthal

Cast:Logan Lerman – critically-acclaimed The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Alexandra Daddario, Leven Rambin (The Hunger Games), Brandon T. Jackson , Jake Abel  , Douglas Smith, Stanley Tucci (Jack the Giant Slayer, The Hunger Games), Anthony Head (from the UK), Nathan Fillion (“Castle”).      

Hawaa Hawaai’: Amole's dream takes flight!

Hawaa Hawaai’: Amole's dream takes flight!

Fox Star Studios and celebrated filmmaker Amole Gupte have just revealed ‘Hawaa Hawaai’ as the name of their under-production film… a pulsating Formula 1 journey of emotions and entertainment.

Hawaa Hawaai is a film inspired by the belief that every achievement is the result of a dream dared!

Amole Gupte says, “Dreamers possess the might to move mountains. This dream flight is the triumph of human spirit in the wake of adversity… rooted so deep in our ethos that the identification with the protagonists of the tale is instant. I have been so lucky to have netted two magical performers ably supported by an ensemble cast that is equally talented and exciting.”

Featuring critically acclaimed and popular youth star Saqib Saleem and national award winning child actor - Partho Gupte in lead roles, Hawaa Hawaai will release on April 18^th 2014.

The film is part of Fox Star Studios’ sustained desire to create high- concept cinema and ensure it breaks through to audiences globally. Vijay Singh CEO Fox Star Studios, added, “We have tremendous faith in Amole and Deepa’s vision. Whilst Amole was narrating the story to us, we were transported into his magical, but real world. The emotions overwhelmed all of us, and we knew that we must back this very special film.”

‘Hawaa Hawaai’ is yet another step forward by Fox Star Studios, in our dream to create, nurture and sustain high concept cinema, the evidence of which, we gave earlier this year with Jolly LLB. Our journey with Amole that began with Stanley Ka Dabba has found wings with Hawaa Hawaai and we bet that it’s going to be an exciting flight.”

Fox Star Studios and Amole Gupte’s Stanley Ka Dabba which won critical and popular acclaim is still traveling to newer markets, even as it has already found audiences in over 15 international markets, from America to Europe to Far East including Japan recently.

Sohum Shah, whose Ship of Theseus won critical acclaim, hails from a small town, Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan,

   Sohum Shah, whose Ship of Theseus won critical acclaim, hails from a small town, Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, a place with meagre population. The actor has an established real estate business there. 

    He says, “It is only after I reached the peak of the family business — that I’d established at an early age — that I felt the need to explore life’s meaning and purpose. In a certain sense, my film was the catalyst.” 

    The actor says as soon as he read the script of the Ship of Theseus, he decided not only to act in it but also to produce it. “I wanted to attach my name to a philosophical and profound film and this was just the right venture,” he says. 

    Besides garnering accolades for his performance from noteworthy film personalities, the actor was even praised by filmmaker Deepa Mehta, who went so far as to describe him as, “the most brilliant discovery of the year.” He concludes, “Being appreciated for my craft is encouraging. The intent is to make a difference and set a precedent.”

MADRAS CAFE review by ANIZ FILMVALA

MADRAS CAFE 

review by 

ANIZ FILMVALA

*****

Madras Cafe.
STORY.
John Abraham, "Madras Cafe  The film, set in India and Sri Lanka, is a political spy thriller set against backdrop of the Sri Lankan civil war.Vikram Singh (John Abraham) is an Indian Army special officer who is appointed by the intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing to conduct covert operations in Sri Lanka shortly after Indian Peace Keeping Force was forced to withdraw.As he journeys to Sri Lanka, with the intention of disrupting a rebel group, he discovers the larger issue. There he meets a British journalist (Jaya) who wants to reveal the truth about the civil war, and in the process he uncovers a conspiracy.

CRITIC VIEW.
Directed by Shoojit Sircar [Vicky Donor] gets the hidden conspiracy of late PM assasination on screen with many flaws and less perfection.

The movie has a energy of a chronicled research in the making giving less scope for entertainment and cinematic liberties which triggers the box office boom.

Joh Abraham has given his best and a astute performance. Surely will garner accolades and esteem to his credit.

Band of supporting cast Siddharth Basu as Robin Dutt,Ajay Rathnam as Anna Bhaskaran and Nargis Fakhri as Anita Pratap, gives one reason more to get the glimpse of  'Madras Cafe '.

CAST.
Directed by Shoojit Sircar
Produced by John Abraham,Viacom 18 Motion Pictures,Ronnie Lahiri
Written by Somnath Dey,Shubendu Bhattacharya
Starring         John Abraham,Nargis Fakhri,Rashi Khanna
Music by         Shantanu Moitra
Cinematography Kamaljeet Negi
Editing by         Chandrashekhar Prajapati
Studio         JA Entertainment,Rising Sun Films
Distributed by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures

JOBS review by ANIZ FILMVALA

JOBS

 review by

 ANIZ FILMVALA

*****

JOBS.

STORY.
The film opens in 2001 with Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) introducing the iPod at an Apple Town Hall meeting. It then flashes back to Reed College in 1974. Jobs had already dropped out due to the high expense of tuition, but was still auditing classes with the approval of Dean Jack Dudman (James Woods) who took him under his wing.[7] Jobs is particularly invested in a course on calligraphy.[8] He meets up with his friend Daniel Kottke (Lukas Haas) who is excited to see that Jobs is holding a copy of Be Here Now by Baba Ram Dass. Influenced by this book and his experiences with LSD, Jobs and Kottke spend time in India.[9]
The film then moves forward to 1976 where Jobs is back in Los Altos, California living at home with his adoptive parents Paul (John Getz) and Clara (Lesley Ann Warren). He is working for Atari and develops a partnership with his childhood friend Steve Wozniak (Josh Gad) after he sees that Wozniak has built a personal computer (the Apple 1). They name their new company Apple Computer, though there already is a company called Apple Records that is owned by The Beatles (Wozniak then teases Jobs that this is symbolic of his preference for Bob Dylan). Wozniak gives a demonstration of the Apple 1 at the Homebrew Computer Club, where Jobs receives a contract with Paul Terrell (Brad William Henke). Jobs asks his mechanic/carpenter father Paul for permission to use the family garage (set up as a carpentry/tool center) for his new company. His father agrees and Jobs then adds Kottke, Bill Fernandez (Victor Rasuk), Bill Atkinson (Nelson Franklin), Chris Espinosa (Eddie Hassell), and later Rod Hold (Ron Eldard) to the Apple team to build Apple 1 computers.[10] Terrell is disappointed by what they produce which forces Jobs to seek capital elsewhere. After many failed attempts by Jobs to gain venture capital, Mike Markkula (Dermot Mulroney) invests in the company which allows them to move forward.
Jobs and Wozniak develop the Apple II and introduce it at the 1977 West Coast Computer Faire. The Apple II is a remarkable success and suddenly, the company (and Jobs) are very successful. Jobs thus begins to distance himself from old friends such as his housemates Kottke and his high school girlfriend Chris-Ann Brennan (Ahna O'Reilly) who tells him that she is pregnant with their child. Brennan eventually gives birth to Lisa Brennan-Jobs whom Jobs continues to deny is his daughter. He also brings in John Sculley (Matthew Modine) to become the CEO of the company. As his behavior becomes more erratic (for example firing an employee for not appreciating his investment in using fonts), Jobs is moved away from The Lisa to the Macintosh Group where he works with Bill Atkinson, Burrell Smith (Lenny Jacobson), Chris Espinosa, and Andy Hertzfeld (Elden Henson). He also forces the original team leader of the Macintosh group, Jef Raskin, out of it. Though the Macintosh is introduced with a great deal of fanfare in 1984, Jobs is forced out of the company by Sculley in 1985.
The film jumps forward to 1996. Jobs is married to Laurene Powell Jobs (Abby Brammell) and has accepted Lisa (Annika Bertea) as his daughter (she now lives with them). He has a son, Reed (Paul Baretto) and is also running the company NeXT which Apple decides to buy. He is asked by then CEO-Gil Amelio to return to Apple as a consultant. Jobs does so and eventually fires Amelio and Markkula (who did not support him when he was forced out of Apple 11 years prior) when he is named the new CEO. Jobs becomes interested in the work of Jonathan Ive (Giles Matthey) and works to reinvent Apple. The film ends with Jobs recording the dialogue for the Think Different commercial in 1997.

CRITIC VIEW.
Steve Jobs biopic acted by Ashton Kutcher  is good, while watching you can get hooked and be attentive to his performance which can be one reason to recommend the movie.

Though the movie has been facing criticism world over by the media and watcher's.I did find some substance to be glued till the end.

Steve Jobs a  American entrepreneur was charismatic and pioneer of the personal computer revolution in 80's to match him and personify his stature is not a ball game.

It's a lookalike casting  which  Director Joshua Michael Stern took care of but 'Jobs' does not enthuse or energize. Steve Jobs iconic personality was far to magnanimous to get it on silver screen is not a easy task.

Music by John Debney is competent, additional cast support by Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak, Dermot Mulroney as Mike Markkula [millionaire investor ] and Matthew Modine as John Sculley have given a memorable and fine performance.

CAST.
Directed by Joshua Michael Stern
Produced by Mark Hulme
Written by Matt Whiteley
Starring         Ashton Kutcher,Dermot Mulroney,Josh Gad,Lukas Haas,J. K. Simmons,Lesley Ann Warren,Ron Eldard,Ahna O'Reilly,John Getz,James Woods,Matthew Modine
Music by John Debney
Cinematography Russell Carpenter (U.S.),Aseem Bajaj (India)
Editing by      Robert Komatsu
Studio         Endgame Entertainment Five Star Feature Films
Distributed by Open Road Films (United States) Entertainment One (Canada)

KICK ASS -2 review by ANIZ FILMVALA

KICK ASS -2 

review by 

ANIZ FILMVALA
*****

STORY.
Dave Lizewski has retired from fighting crime, but inspired other ordinary citizens to become super heroes. He asks Mindy Macready to train him so he can become a proper hero. His girlfriend Katie Deauxma notices his odd behavior and frequent absence and thinks he is cheating on her with Mindy, (even though she is cheating on him), and breaks up with him. Mindy is caught crime fighting by her guardian Marcus, and promises to try to live an ordinary life. Not wanting to work alone, Kick-Ass joins a team of heroes called "Justice Forever". The team, led by Colonel Stars and Stripes, includes Dave's friend Marty as Battle Guy, Dr Gravity, Insect Man, the parents of an assassinated kid named Tommy and Night-Bitch. Chris D'Amico, upset at his mother's apathy towards his father's death, accidentally kills her with a tanning bed. Chris uses his inheritance to become a super villain, calling himself "The Motherfucker".
Justice Forever serves the community, at first by helping poor people and patrolling the streets, then taking on the larger task of shutting down an illegal brothel. After patrols, Night-Bitch and Kick-Ass begin a sexual relationship. Dave and Marty try to get Todd involved but Todd gets upset when Dave and Marty mock his costume and name (Ass Kicker).
Mindy tries to lead a normal life, and Marcus arranges for her to go to a slumber party with the popular girls in her class, led by Brooke. Brooke suggests Mindy try out for the dance team at school, but when Mindy wows the audience with her audition Brooke is not pleased. Dave tries to get Mindy back to crime-fighting, prompting her to ask a boy to take her out on a date. When Mindy eventually allows the boy to take her out, it all turns out to be a cruel prank, and Brooke and her friends abandon Mindy in the forest to walk home alone. Mindy goes to Dave for sympathy and he encourages her to beat the mean girls at their own game. The next day Mindy takes on the girls, first with verbal put-downs, then using a crowd control shock baton to induce sickness. Mindy is suspended from school and Marcus is disappointed.
The Motherfucker uses his wealth to assemble a gang of supervillains, and establishes a lair, complete with shark tank. He tracks down Colonel Stars and Stripes and has his gang murder and decapitate him, publishing taunts and threats on Twitter saying that this is only the beginning. He continues his quest to destroy anything Kick-Ass loves, tracking down Night-Bitch and attempting to rape her. When the police are called to the scene, Mother Russia, a massive Russian ex-con, kills several police officers. This results in a police clamp down on all costumed villains and vigilantes, and the police arrest anyone dressed as a superhero. When the police come to the Lizewski house, Dave's father takes responsibility for being Kick-Ass.
Dave's friend Todd joins The Motherfucker's gang; The Motherfucker learns from him that the man arrested for being Kick-Ass is Dave's father. He has Mr. Lizewski killed in jail and sends a photograph to Dave. Dave vows to never put on the Kick-Ass costume again. The other members of Justice Forever attend the funeral in sympathy with Dave, but the funeral is ambushed by the Motherfucker's gang and Dave is kidnapped. Mindy pursues the van, killing all its occupants and rescuing Dave. Mindy convinces Dave to become Kick-Ass again and confront the Motherfucker.
They assemble their superhero friends and go to the Motherfucker's lair for a final confrontation. While Kick-Ass fights the Motherfucker, Hit-Girl struggles against Mother Russia. Mother Russia has nearly beaten Hit-Girl. She laughs at the syringe Hit-Girl is holding, believing it to be poison, and instead injects Hit-Girl with it. The "last resort" contains adrenaline, rejuvenating Hit-Girl so she can kill Mother Russia, stabbing her with shards of glass. Todd saves Marty from one of the Motherfucker's gang and the two make up. Fighting on the rooftop, the Motherfucker falls through a skylight, but Kick-Ass grabs his arm. The Motherfucker refuses help and falls, but lands in the shark tank. He survives the fall but is mauled by the shark.
Mindy takes Dave home, and says she is leaving New York, to protect Marcus from police inquiry as she is wanted for murder. She tells him he is now the superhero the city needs and kisses him before departing. Dave accepts the responsibility and begins training and upgrading his equipment.
In a post-credits scene, Chris screams from his hospital bed, his legs gone, and barely able to move.

CRITIC VIEW.
Directed by Jeff Wadlow  a sequel to Kick-Ass a 2010  British version of an American superhero's movie  story of teenage New Yorkers in masks and slickly designed costume's.Out on a combat with a clumsy villain [ named Motherfucker] and his hired goons

 Chloë Grace Moretz's is sexy in her purple-haired Hit Girl image and still 15, she is violent and lethal in her combatant act.

 Jim Carrey as the leader of  "Justice Forever" does not tickle much and looks disfigured.

Though some action shot on a car chase are very high octane and appealing.

The movie leaves us to think of that we can be superheroes in this universe


CAST.
Directed by Jeff Wadlow
Produced by Adam Bohling,Tarquin Pack,Matthew Vaughn,Brad Pitt,David Reid
Screenplay by Jeff Wadlow
Based on Kick-Ass 2 and Hit-Girl by Mark Millar,John Romita, Jr.
Starring         Aaron Taylor-Johnson,Christopher Mintz-Plasse,Chloë Grace Moretz,Jim Carrey
Music by         Henry Jackman,Matthew Margeson
Cinematography Tim Maurice-Jones
Editing by         Eddie Hamilton
Studio         Marv Films,Plan B Entertainment
Distributed by Universal Pictures

The Kapoors will dance to Daler-Mika's song in Besharam.

The Kapoors will dance to Daler-Mika's 

song in Besharam.

Now this is what we call a family affair; the Kapoors shaking a leg to a tune sung by Mika and older brother Daler Mehndi in Besharam. 
The two older Kapoors play bumbling cops on the trail of Babli, the filmi goon played by Ranbir in the film and the trio unite for a special dance number, Hand Uthake Nachche, where the two generations are pitted against each other in a jugalbandi. The song composed by Lalit Pandit will have Daler Mehndi voicing Rishi while Ranbir's part will be sung by Mika. 

A source close to the film's director Abhinav Kashyap told Mirror, "In the film Rishi and Neetu chase around Ranbir and the song will have a jugalbandi between the Kapoors reflecting the old v/s new theme." Ranbir is currently in Sri lanka shooting for Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet and is expected to arrive back in Mumbai by the end of this month for the song's schedule. 

"A set is being constructed at Film City and choreographer Bosco and Ceasar have been roped in for this song. Sunidhi Chauhan will be the voice of Neetu Kapoor and Abhinav is leaving no stone unturned for the big day. He has told his team to make sure that everything is in place before the Kapoors arrive to ensure a smooth shoot," the source added.

Vikram Bhatt’s horror film without sex and songs

Vikram Bhatt’s horror film without sex and songs

Vikram Bhatt who is known for his scare to death film is nn a bid to
separate himself from rest of the bollywood crowd. He will have no sex
or song in his upcoming Horror flick Horror Story.

“The film relentlessly showcases horror. I assure you that it’s horror
from the first scene to the last and has been shot in an international
format. The highlight of the film is that there is no song and no
other frills. We have introduced a lot of new talent through this film
and they have done a fabulous job. The film is all set to give the
audience an edge-of-the-seat experience.” Says Vikram.

Vikram is experimenting with all new star cast this time. Asking about
the reason he replies, “My film does not need stars. So I took the
trouble of giving a launch pad to new comers. This definitely brings
in new faces for the celluloid. However I feel big stars cannot turn
the audience fearful.”

 “Horror Story” revolves around seven youngsters who challenge each
other to spend the night at the infamous hotel in the heart of the
city. Little did the friends know that their idea of fun will turn out
to be the most horrendous night of their life.

Vikram has a lot of expectations from Horror Story, talking about the
expectation from the film, Vikram says, “Hope the horror film is
fearful enough for the audience to clench their teeth and stick to
their seats. If they do so, I will feel I have been successful is
freighting them to the heights of fearfulness.”

Karan Kundra the television actor also debuts with this film along
with Ravish Desai, Hasan Zaidi, Nishant Malkani,  Aparna Bajpai,
Radhika Menon, Nandini Vaid.

The film releases on 13th September, 2013 and the film is produced by
ASA Production and Enterprises Pvt Ltd and is directed by Ayush Raina.