To honor late Amjad Khan's work as Gabbar in Sholay, the makers of Sholay 3D kept a special screening yesterday of the 3D version for his son Shadaab Khan and his wife Rumana Achwa.

To honor late Amjad Khan's work as Gabbar in Sholay, the makers of Sholay 3D kept a special screening yesterday of the 3D version for his son Shadaab Khan and his wife Rumana Achwa.

Sachin Pilgaonkar who acted in the original movie had also attended the screening.

With the producer and presenter Jayantilal Gada and Shaan Uttam Singh, the screening was also attended by Meenakshi Dixit and Satish Kaushik.

Sholay 3D will hit the silver screen on 3rd January 2013.

Nagesh's ‘Lakshmi’ impact's Juhi Chawla and Nandita Das

Nagesh's ‘Lakshmi’ impact's Juhi Chawla and Nandita Das

Recently co producer of Lakshmi, Elahe Hiptoola had invited actors like Anoop Soni, Nandita Das and Juhi Chawla to be a part of the private screening of the film. The movie had left everyone speechless.

Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, Lakshmi is the story of a frightening reality that haunts women from deprived backgrounds. A hero in a land filled with cowards, whose courage and determination finally triumphs over evil.

The film had a bigger impact on Juhi Chawla. In a conversation with Elahe, Juhi said, “I still don't know what to say. I haven't seen anything like this before. I am trying to express myself and failing. I hope you understand. God bless you my dear for making a film which will impact a lot of people and their lives.”

Nandita Das congratulated Nagesh for the completion of his film and appreciated the character of the pimp played by him. “Nagesh you are a fabulous actor! Love the dialogues in a film that needs to be so serious”, she said.

Presented by Jayantilal Gada (pen) and produced by UV News Media & Communication Ltd & A Kukunoor Movies Production, Lakshmi stars Monali Thakur, Shefali Shah, actor-producer Satish Kaushik and Ram Kapoor. The film is slated to release on January 17, 2014.

Actual footage from sleazy C grade films used in Ashim Ahluwalia's Miss Lovely Nawaazuddin Siddique's

Actual footage from sleazy C  grade films used in  Ashim Ahluwalia's Miss Lovely Nawaazuddin Siddique's

Believe it or not, actual footage from sleazy, C-grade films has been used in Ashim Ahluwalia's film Miss Lovely! The film has been cleared by the Indian Censor Board with an 'Adult' certificate.
Miss Lovely revolves around the destructive relationship between two brothers, played by Nawazuddin Siddique and Anil George, who make sleazy, C-grade films in the 1980s in Mumbai. 
Regarding the use of actual footage from C-grade films in the movie, debutant director Ashim says, "Instead of trying to recreate these sex-horror films, I just felt that it would be more authentic and genuine to use footage from real C-grade films from that era. It's almost impossible to recreate the weirdness, wildness, and sleaziness of the original films."
It was not an easy task to procure and use footage from old C-grade films. Ashim explains, "I had spent a lot of time researching the horror-porn industry in Mumbai so I managed to talk to producers and directors to let me use portions of their old films. We had to restore many of the original negatives as they were really damaged. They were pretty shocked that anyone could be interested in these forgotten films."

Ashim never intended Miss Lovely to be a family film and is happy that the film has finally been cleared with a few cuts and blurs and an 'Adult' certificate. He says, "I wanted the audience to see Miss Lovely uncut, the way it was made. It's not family entertainment - the subject is quite dark and there is a lot of sexuality and violence. There is some pretty wild footage from real C-grade films that we used as part of our film so an 'Adult' certificate is fitting for us."

Miss Lovely has been acclaimed and applauded at the Cannes Film Festival and other prestigious film festivals worldwide. The movie stars Nawazuddin Siddique, Niharika Singh and Anil George in leading roles. It will release on January 17, 2014.

Theater Company Manchtantra Presents "Love etc" in Mumbai on 29th Dec

Manch Tantra, a 10 year old theatre group has come a long way since its inception. It was formed in the year 2003 by Ayushmann Khurrana, Rochak Kohli and others who are presently successfully etching their names in theatre and bollywood. From a group of 10 enthusiastic thespians who took up this endeavor of creating a benchmark in the field of theatre today Manchtantra comprises of over 50 members pan India. The versatility of the group is evident through the diverse genres which the group portrays in its productions, including musicals, comedy, romance, tragedy, satire etc.

This December, Manchtantra is bringing for the Mumbai audience a hinglish romantic comedy ‘ LOVE ETC’ conceptualised by Sukriti Vadhera ,penned by Raveena Beniwal & Sapna Kakkar & directed by  Hardeep Singh Sethi , an experienced theatre artist.

The play ' love etc' promises to enthrall the audience with scintillating character based performances & captivating choreography.

The soulful musical score has been composed by Rochak Kohli and sung by Ayushamann Khurrana and Rochak Kohli (Paani Da Rang Fame)

“Love Etc” is a story that brings to life the “Etc” in love.

Maya, the carefree spoilt girlfriend’s insecurities start to creep in her decade old relationship when her live in partner Pranav, a photographer, reveals his obsession with Sharon, a fictitious character in a book. Life within the walls of a relationship with the clumsy Maya is getting on his nerves, while the overzealous girlfriend’s endeavors to win back her boyfriend ends up in a comedy of errors which spins around the universal fact that men are from mars and women from Venus!  Whether the couple manages to see through the “etc” and ultimately realise their love or do the self created complexities get the better of them is what the play has in store.

Packed with music, choreography, comedy and full on drama, the play will compel the audience to laugh at the complexities of love and at the same time relate the incidents to their own “not so perfect” relationships. A pacy Hinglish play with a breath of fresh and youthful air with relatable characters awaits you. Come watch the lighter side of insecurities and inner struggle of a woman to realise that imperfections in a relation is what make love perfect 29^th December 2013, at St. Andrews, Bandra, Mumbai.

Book your tickets at http://in.bookmyshow.com/plays/Manch-Tantras-Love-Etc/ET00018951

Anurag all praises for The Wolf of Wall Street

Anurag all praises for The Wolf of Wall Street

Recently Anurag attended the screening

of

Martin Scorsese

'

latest film The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio and all he had to say was that the film is pure genius. The both shared some profound thoughts, commenting on the same Anurag said, "It was Martin Scorsese whose Taxi Driver inspired me, since then he has consistently inspired a generation of us. I saw The Wolf of Wall Street in Marrakech much before anyone

,

 when he showed it to us and its something I boasted about to my friends here

.

"

These pictures were taken at the Marrakech Film Festival, Morocco during a Special screening of The Wolf of Wall Street held recently. 

 

These pictures were taken at the Marrakech Film Festival, Morocco during a Special screening of The Wolf of Wall Street held recently. 

 

Sonam Kapoor, post her massive success at the box office with Raanjhanaa, has been getting a lot of invites for events in Varanasi.

Sonam Kapoor, post her massive success at the box office with Raanjhanaa, has been getting a lot of invites for events in Varanasi.

Sonam, who shot major portions of the film in Varanasi has developed a very strong fan base in that belt and has become more popular.

So much so, that the actress is the first choice for the events happening there in the year ending.

1^st January is regarded as a very special day for most inaugurations of schools/colleges and other organizations there.

Since these involve local public who are her fans, they are very keen to have the pretty actress join them for the same.

Sonam, who has been shooting for her upcoming next in Rajasthan, is humbled with the requests that have been coming in from Varanasi.

The film will always be very special for Sonam and she is keen to visit Varanasi again as it is very close to her heart and she has fond memories of shooting the film there.

NEXT BIG BOLLYWOOD MOVIES SCEHDUELD FOR 2014

Jai Ho

First big film of 2014 to be released. It is Salman’s release after a gap of one and a half years.

Starring:  Salman Khan, Daisy Shah, Sana Khan, Tabu, Sushil Meena

Director: Sohail Khan

Producer: Eros and Sohail Khan Productionz.

Release: 24th January’ 14

Gunday

An ode to Yash Chopra’s 1979 action drama Kaala Pathar. Also Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor  will be coming together for the first time.

Starring: Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor and Irrfan Khan

Director: Ali Abbas Zafar

Producer: Yash Raj Films

Release: 14th February’14

Sholay 3D
Iconic film to now be released in 3D format so youth can watch the cult film on the big screen.

Presenter: Jayantilal Gada & Sippy Brothers

Release: 3rd January’14

P.K.
Rajkumar Hirani and actor Aamir Khan coming together after the major box office success of 3 Idiots.

Starring: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma and Sushant Singh Rajput

Director: Rajkumar Hirani

Release: 6th June'14

Kick
Eid release of Salman Khan after Ek Tha Tiger.

Starring: Salman Khan

Director: Sajid Nadiadwala

Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala

Release date: 27th July’14

Bang Bang
Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, whose chemistry was loved in ZNMD, paired up for another film.

Starring: Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif

Director: Sidharth Anand

Producer: Fox Star Studios

Release: 2nd October'14

Fan

Shahrukh Khan back with Aditya Chopra's production house.

Starring: SRK

Producer: YRF

Director: Maneesh Sharma

Writer: Habib Faisal

Release : 19th December’ 14

Detective Byomkesh Bakshi
Dibakar Banerjee and YRF coming together for the first to make a film on a detective series.

Starring: Sushant Singh Rajput

Director: Dibakar Banerjee

Producer: YRF and Dibakar Banerjee

Release: 12th December'14

Bombay Velvet
Anurag Kashyap’s most commercial film after Gangs Of Wasseypur. This project has been the director’s most ambitious project till date. Also this would the first time that audiences will get to see a fresh pair on screen with Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma coming together for the first time.

Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Karan Johar, Kay Kay Menon and Siddharth Basu

Director: Anurag Kashyap

Producer: Phantom films and Fox Star Studios

Release: 25th December'14


INTERESTING FILMS

Ugly

Anurag Kashyap’s first ever thriller emotional drama.

Starring: Rahul Bhatt, Ronit Roy, Girish Kulkarni, Siddharth Kapoor, Vinit Kumar Singh, Vipin Sharma and Surveen Chawla

Director: Anurag Kashyap

Producer: Phantom films & DAR Motion Pictures

Release: 31st January’14

Total Siyapaa
Neeraj Pandey’s upcoming comedy drama after Special Chabbis. The film is directed by Eeshwar Niwas and would be the director’s comeback after a gap of 5 years.

Starring: Ali Zafar & Yami Gautam

Director: Eeshwar Niwas

Producer: Reliance Entertainment & Neeraj Pandey

Release: 31st January’14

One By Two
Abhay Deol turns producer with this film.

Starring : Abhay Deol and Preeti Desai

Director: Devika Bhagat

Producer: Abhay Deol

Release: 31st January’14

O Teri
Salman Khan’s home production

Starring: Pulkit Samrat and Sarah Jane Diaz

Director: Umesh Bhisht

Producer: Salman Khan & Atul Agnihotri

Release: 7th March’ 14

Aankhon Dekhi
Rajat Kapoor coming back to cinema after a very long time.

Starring: Sanjay Mishra, Rajat Kapoor, Seema Bhargava Pahwa, Taranjeet Kaur, Maya Sarao, Namit Das, Manu Rishi Chaddha, Brijendra Kala

Director: Rajat Kapoor

Producer: Manish Mundra

Release: 14th February' 14 (tentative)

Bewakoofiyan

Set in Delhi on a couple in times of recession. Fresh pairing of Sonam Kapoor and Ayushmann

Starring: Sonam Kapoor, Ayushman Khurana and Rishi Kapoor

Director: Nupur Asthana

Producer: YRF

Release: 14th March’14

Dawat-e-Ishq
Directed by Habib Faisal post Parineeti and Arjun Kapoor starrer Ishaqzaade. The director will indeed be working again with the actress in his next. The director who is known for his most famous comedy drama Do Dooni Chaar will be teaming up with the production house yet again.

Starring: Aditya Roy Kapur, Parinneti Chopra, Anupam Kher and Karan Wahi

Director: Habib Faisal

Producer: YRF

Release: 9th May’14

Mardaani
Rani Mukherji will be teaming up with YRF. The film will see the actress doing action scenes for the very first time. She will be playing the role of a cop in the film.

Starring: Rani Mukherji

Director: Pradeep Sarkar

Producer: YRF

Release: 18th July’14

Kill Dil
Director of Bunty Aur Babli, Shaad Ali returning to direction after 4 yrs.

Starring: Govinda, Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra and Ali Zafar

Director: Shaad Ali

Producer: YRF

Release: 5th September'14

Phantom
Kabir Khan’s next film after Ek Tha Tiger. Fresh pairing of Saif and Katrina.

Starring: Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif

Director: Kabir Khan

Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala

Release: 2014

PRAKASH ELECTRONICS 95% COMPLETED

PRAKASH ELECTRONICS 95% COMPLETED


 Himalayan Dreams PRAKASH ELECTRONICS is now  95% completed.The film is being written and directed by Manoj Sharma,lyrics & musicby Praveen Bharadwaj, Cinemotagraphy by Sarvanan,DanceS BY Naresh,Art by Jatin Bhatia and Editing by Dharam singh,.

The film stars Hemant Pandey [ prakash ],Hrishitta Bhatt, Manoj Pahwa,Sanjay Mishra,Brejesh Hirjee, Chandrachur Singh, Manoj Joshi, Himani Shivpuri, Anupam Shayam, Mithlesh Chaturvedi, Govind Pandey, Geeta Bishth, Ram Mehar, , Umesh Singh, Nikhil Sharma and Gourav Sharma, 

 Last schedule will commence from 8 th dec 2014

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS FOR MYSHTI CHATTERJEE

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS FOR MYSHTI CHATTERJEE

Promising, youthful and upcoming talented actress, Myshti Chatterjee was in for a big surprise for her birthday celebrations. A special get together was organized in Hare Ram Hare Krishna, Govinda Restaurant, wherein Prabhu Ji Devakinandan Das ji, extended his special blessings to her.

A special cake was cut amongst the guests mainly P.K.Gupta (M.D of Rajshree Productions), Surinder Rihal Singh (Punjabi Producer), Balbir Chand (Sachin Tendulkar lookalike), Akansh Misra (Music Director of film Raqt), Amit Kumaran (In-house lyrist of Disney UTV), Vinith Handa (President- Bollywood Echo), Rafique (Writer n Novelist) and Dewat Singh (President- Rosoft Pvt. Ltd.)

Myshti, who is always a creative choice for Jewellery and Print Catalogues has just completed the shoot for her Hindi film tentatively titled “The Mall”. She was immensely elated for been showered with flowers and wishes from all the guests.

She looked stunning in a latest trendy costume specially designed by Rupal Singh.

Walking with Dinosaurs 3D review by ANIZ FILMVALA

Walking with Dinosaurs 3D

review by

ANIZ FILMVALA

*****

STORY.
During the Late Cretaceous period 70 million years ago, the Alexornis bird Alex narrates about three Pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi, Scowler, and Juniper who grow from infants into adulthood. Alex has a symbiotic relationship with Pachyrhinosaurus. Patchi leads the herd in migrating, and they also encounter the predator Gorgon the Gorgosaurus.

CRITIC VIEW.
An endeavor for a full fledge commercial movie based on dinosaurs is truly a visual bonanza for the audiences who are fan of creatures history,they will get accurately the feel of the century when they existed on planet earth.

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS is the eventual cinematic experience on big screen with 3D, it will make you absorb yourself in every visuals.

A story weaves into a documentary of Dinosaurs is fun to watch in whole as it’s more engaging then just learning and to see what has happened then.

Though there are many flaws in the making as there has been no effort put on the expression of the creatures on lip-synching and some portions [Ariel shot of where the migration of the creatures] has a complex CGI effects.

In whole the movie is full of a spectacular visual and a good Music by Paul Leonard-MorganIn background. So just sit back and enjoy.

CAST.
Directed by         Neil Nightingale,Barry Cook
Produced by        Mike Devlin,Luke Hetherington,Amanda Hill,Deepak Nayar
Written by           John Collee
Starring                John Leguizamo,Justin Long,Tiya Sircar,Skyler Stone
Music by              Paul Leonard-Morgan
Cinematography               John Brooks
Editing by            John Carnochan,Jeremiah O’Driscoll
Studio    BBC Earth,Evergreen Films

Voiceovers for prehistoric creatures
    John Leguizamo … Alex
    Justin Long … Patchi
    Tiya Sircar … Juniper
    Skyler Stone … Scowler

ThisWeekOnPVRDirectorsRare | A modern day couple's love life from engagement to wedding

 

Tamil film called Kalyana Samayal Saadham (The Wedding Feast).

Written and Directed by R S Prasanna it's a modern day couple's love life from engagement to wedding.

A Romantic Comedy that takes a 'Woody Allen'ish view on the Big Fat South Indian Wedding, the movie daringly walks the razor edge of adult humor. It is the first Indian film to deal with "Performance Anxiety" that afflicts the Male Lead, Ragu, just a month before his arranged marriage with Meera, the quintessential TamBrahm modern girl.

Starring K Prasanna and Lekha Washington it was recently viewed by Kamal Haasan upon his personal request at his home, and he warmly appreciated the whole team, calling the film "Very cute!"

It all started with this promo song video which became a huge viral sensation, using Facebook completely to showcase a modern day couple's love life from engagement to Wedding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUg4PvMeZrg

Now Showing with English subtitles on PVR Director's Rare

PVR Goregaon, Mumbai - 2.15 pm
PVR Mulund, Mumbai - 2.15 pm
PVR Kurla, Mumbai - 2.15 pm
PVR Ampa Skywalk Chennai - 1.00 pm

Coming Soon to Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Cochin.

The team of ‘Darr@The Mall’ wrapped up the shooting of their film at a mall in Mumbai

The team of ‘Darr@The Mall’ wrapped up the shooting of their film at a mall in Mumbai and to celebrate the wrap-up of the film, the cast and crew of the film celebrated at the Ren Lounge in Bandra.

Keeping in tune with the horror genre, the venue was decorated to resemble a dark and haunted place and the cast turned up wearing black. Actors Jimmy Shergill and Nushrat Bharucha were joined by producers NP Singh from MSM Motion Pictures and Abhimanyu Singh from Contiloe Entertainment.

The cast of the film comprising Jimmy, Nushrat Bharucha, Arif Zakaria, Asif Basra, Nivedita Bhattacharya, Shraddha Kaul and Neeraj Sood

let their hair down as they had a great time and shook a leg to popular numbers.

The venue also reverberated with music of all kinds from Bollywood to hip-hop and the cast of the film took to the dance-floor to shake a leg after the customary popping of champagne. The cast and the guests, comprising celebs from the film and TV industry were in high spirits as they partied till the wee hours of the morning. The peppy number ‘Pinacolada’ from the film was also played and the song was enjoyed by one and all, which was evident by the fact that everyone took to the dance floor when the song started playing.

The 

 Darr@The Mall  

 team is gearing up for more promotions in the coming days...