Varun Dhawan is the youngest actor David Dhawan has ever directed !!

Varun Dhawan is the youngest actor David Dhawan has ever directed !!

Comedy King David Dhawan’s upcoming film ‘Main Tera Hero’ will see the father directing his son, the nation’s current heartthrob Varun Dhawan for the very first time.

From being a Student to now becoming a Hero, it has been quite a transition for this good looking actor! Buzz is that people are already looking forward to see the camaraderie the father-son duo creates on screen!!

David Dhawan who has given a string of Blockbusters with Superstars like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Salman Khan, Govinda, Akshay Kumar in the past with films like Biwi No 1, Hero No 1, Mr & Mrs Khiladi,Partner, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi are a few to name and the list is endless! Is quite excited to direct his son who by far is the youngest hero he has worked with!

A source close from to production team says,” In Davidji’s 25 year old career, his son Varun will be the youngest actor he has ever directed. Despite being the director’s son, Davidhji was very strict with Varun on the sets. Infact he was stricter with Varun than he was with Illeana and Nargis! On the set, it looked like a typical Director Actor relationship!”

Main Tera Hero is a romantic comedy, and we surely can’t wait to see the duo create magic on-screen

Directed by David Dhawan and produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, Main Tera Hero is all set to hit the screens on 4^th April 2014, starring Varun Dhawan, Ileana D’cruz and Nargis Fakhri in the lead roles.

Imtiaz Ali launches Tisca Chopra's debut book 'Acting Smart'!!

Imtiaz Ali launches Tisca Chopra's debut book 'Acting Smart'!!

Stunning actress, Tisca Chopra recently had a pre-launch event for her 1st book 'Acting Smart' at the Indian Non-Friction Literature festival with director Imtiaz Ali.

We hear that Imtiaz Ali who is a very dear friend of Tisca Chopra not only unveiled the book but has also contributed to a few episodes and anecdotes in the book along with Raju Hirani, Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani and many more.

The event saw Tisca Chopra and Imtiaz Ali talking to the audiences and sharing few of their personal and interesting experiences which they have come across, since Acting Smart is a book for all the cinegoers and movie buffs!!

Also present at the event was Tisca Chopra's husband Sanjay Chopra who is also a writer and cheered and supported Tisca throughout the event.

Well, we are sure that Tisca Chopra with her book ‘Acting Smart’ definitely has a long way to go!

Ajay Devgn matches steps with Prabhudeva in 'Action Jackson'

Ajay Devgn matches steps with Prabhudeva in 

'Action Jackson'

Prabhudeva's much anticipated film 'Action Jackson' starring Superstar Ajay Devgn 

'ACTION JACKSON' is directed by  Prabhudheva and stars Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha,Yami Gautam, Kunal Roy Kapur & Others.

The film is set to release on 6th June, 2014 and is Produced by Gordhan Tanwani under his banner Baba Arts Limited Production & distributed by Eros International

'ACTION JACKSON' has Music by Himesh Reshammiya, Action by Ravi Verman, Choreography by Vishnu Deva, the film's DOP is by Vijay Kumar Arora and Art by R K Nagu

 

Abhay Deol and Preeti Desai promote One by Two at Radio Mirchi

"Salman Khan organizes a special screening of his film Jai Ho for specially able children"

HUGH JACKMAN TO STAR IN DIRECTOR JOE WRIGHT’S LIVE-ACTION PETER PAN FEATURE FILM

HUGH JACKMAN TO STAR IN DIRECTOR JOE WRIGHT’S

LIVE-ACTION PETER PAN FEATURE FILM

BURBANK, CA – January 24, 2014 – Academy Award^® nominee Hugh Jackman (“Les Misérables”) has been set to star in Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming live-action Peter Pan feature for director Joe Wright (“Atonement,” “Pride & Prejudice”).  The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

            Jackman will portray the villainous Blackbeard in an all-new tale about author J.M. Barrie’s beloved character Peter Pan, the boy who would never grow up.

            Silverman stated, “Hugh Jackman always delivers indelible performances that resonate with audiences.  We know he will create a Blackbeard who will be a powerful presence in this original Peter Pan adventure.”

            Kroll added, “There is a reason that Hugh is known and loved the world over.  He is uncompromising in his dedication to every role, and we are all thrilled to be working with him again.”

Best known to audiences worldwide for his portrayal of the Wolverine, Jackman most recently wrapped production on “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” reprising his role as the conflicted Super Hero for the sixth time in that popular film franchise.  In addition to an Oscar^® nomination, he won a Golden Globe Award and earned a BAFTA Award nomination for his gripping performance as Jean Valjean in 2012’s “Les Misérables.”  This past fall, Jackman led an all-star cast in the acclaimed dramatic thriller “Prisoners.”  Also an accomplished stage actor, he received a 2004 Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway musical “The Boy From Oz.”

            Wright will direct the as-yet-untitled Peter Pan adventure from a screenplay by Jason Fuchs.  Greg Berlanti and Paul Webster are serving as producers. 

The film is set for a worldwide release beginning  July 17, 2015.

Gandhi, Gangster and Entertainment at Day 3 of India Non-Fiction Festival

Gandhi, Gangster and Entertainment at Day 3 of India Non-Fiction Festival

Mumbai 26^th January: On the occasion of our republic day, Laxmi Dhaul, Sidharth Bhatia and Shruti Seth discussed the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi and his relevance in today’s world at India Non-Fiction Festival (INFF). The audience was rightly fascinated and inspired. The event also marked the launch of ‘Magic Mantras’ by Laxmi Dhaul, a book that in the words of Shruti Seth is a guiding light for young adults in particular and everyone else in general, towards a peaceful tomorrow.

‘Acting Smart your Ticket to Showbiz’ by Tisca Chopra, which talks about the world of Cinema was launched by Imtiaz Ali. The session was peppered with wit, humour and many interesting anecdotes. 

Flavours, food and their cultural as well as emotional references were discussed in great taste by the renowned chef Vicky Ratnani, Kunal Vijayakar and Farzana Contractor. While Dr. Rajat Chauhan along with Charles Assisi motivated the audience to look for deeper meaning in life and a happiness that comes from within.   

The session ‘Non Fiction hitting hard’ was exciting and controversial to say the least. The audiences sat on the edge of their seats as the lives of Dawood Ibrahim, Karim Lala and Bal Thackerray was discussed by the esteemed reporters Hussain Zaidi, Harish Nambiar and Vaibhav Purandare. Questions like “Does Sharad Pawar lead Dawood Ibrahim or vice versa?” to “Do crime reports get pressurized by the government?” from the audiences was an indication of the palpable stimulation and interest by one and all.

Keeping in tune with the action packed day, the evening ended with Raghu Ram talking about his personal life, the failure of our education system and our highly competitive culture in the session ‘Man, Roadie: Raghu Ram’ with Kumaar Bagrodia.  The day ended with Raghu Ram singing ‘Manmani’ on popular demand.

It was an interesting weekend indeed with sessions that made the audiences think about their past, present and surely the future.

Shahid Kappor will finally put all the speculations to rest. The actor is all set to go bald for his upcoming movie Haider.

Shahid Kappor will finally put all the speculations to rest. The actor is all set to go bald for his upcoming movie Haider.

Since the news of his hair being cut for Haider had come out, everyone has been speculation about how much will he let go.

Shahid Kapoor has been extremely nervous and this must have been the toughest decision of his life. No commercial actor has ever taken such a drastic decision.

Shahid Kapoor who is known for his hair, takes time and effort for styling his hair has been discussing minute details with people around him.

When Shahid was described the look of his role and the look change he will have to go through, since then the actor has been contemplation with the idea.

Finally the actor has taken the decision and will shed it all on 27th of January. It has been one of the toughest decisions of his life to take such a big step.

Shahid Kapoor says, "I am nervous about this. It was a tough decision to take".

Except for Aamir Khan who is known to do drastic things for his role, this is first time in younger lot. 

Its almost like all decisions in Shahid's life have become before going bald or after going bald.

6th ROYAL STAG MIRCHI MUSIC AWARDS POWERED BY IDEA

Less than a month to go for the

6^th ROYAL STAG MIRCHI MUSIC AWARDS POWERED BY IDEA

~ musical maestros meet to Shortlist the winners ~ 

Mumbai, January 23, 2014: India’s No. 1 radio station, Radio Mirchi, has set the stage for the biggest musical awards night by hosting the grand jury meet of the 6^th edition of Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards powered by Idea. The eminent jury met today at JW Marriott to close in on the nominations and select the winners across each category. 

The jury panel headed by Javed Akhtar comprised of renowned and illustrious members of the Hindi music fraternity like Sameer, Prasoon Joshi, Irshad Kamil, Swanand Kirkire, Ramesh Sippy, Subhash Ghai, Sooraj Barjatya, Sudhir Mishra, Anurag Basu, Shankar Mahadevan, Anu Malik, Aadesh Shrivastava, Lalit Pandit, Louiz Banks, Raju Singh, Suresh Wadkar, Sadhna Sargam, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Talat Aziz, Alka Yagnik, Sapna Mukherjee, Illa Arun and Shalendra Singh.

Prashant Panday, Executive Director and CEO, ENIL, said, “Mirchi Music Awards reflect our deep appreciation for the highly creative music fraternity. It’s what we say: Music ko Mirchi ka salaam. With Javed saab as the Chairman, the high power jury comprises eminent personalities from the music & film fraternity. The entire process is audited by EY ensuring a fair and transparent process of selection of winners. In its 6^th year of existence, the awards show on Colors aims to reach out to more than 75 million viewers nationally”.

The 6th Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards, slated to be held by mid February, 2014, will bring together the biggest maestros of the music industry and Bollywood alike.

To know more about the jury, categories and nominees for Mirchi Music Awards log on to www.radiomirchi.com.

For the first time in the history of YRF, they will be throwing a huge success party for Dhoom 3.

For the first time in the history of YRF, they will be throwing a huge success party for Dhoom 3.

Yash Raj Films is known to do the unusual each time and break mediocrity.

Aditya Chopra, for the first time has got into the planning of a lavish party which will be held tomorrow for the super success of Dhoom 3.

Dhoom 3 has broken all records in the Indian cinema and set new benchmarks which are very high to cross.

The team has planned the party at the YRF terrace lounge. Be it launching their films or any other event, YRF does it all in style.

This time around they have planned to celebrate the success of Dhoom 3 in a grand way.

This is the first time in their operations of 45-50 years that they have decided to throw a success party.

The party will be attended by everyone who is close to Aditya Chopra; friends and family, their in house talent, friends of Aamir and of course the entire cast and crew of Dhoom 3.

Special arrangements are being made for the party which will be a grand affair.

Radio Mirchi's Mirchi Top 20 to be aired on Colors on Saturday 25th January at 7 PM.