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Thursday 3 July 2014

The AnupamKher Show – KucchBhi Ho Sakta Hai

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The AnupamKher Show – KucchBhi Ho Sakta Hai

~A weekly candid series talks about the struggles and victories of varied celebrities ~

~Produced by Actor Prepares Production, Season 1 of the showPremieres on 6^thJuly, 2014 every Sunday at 8.00pm on COLORS ~

Mumbai, July 02, 2014:The life of a superstar is the stuff dreams are made of. A life enigmatic and king sized. However, that’s just one side of the image that we as viewers get to witness. So, who were these people before they became the reason for a million heartbeats going aflutter? Were they born into a life of luxury and stardom or was stardom just handed to them? Are their lives really so different from ours? Did they or do they still have moments of doubt? Where do they find inspiration? Did they have to deal with parents who just didn’t get them? What are their real thoughts on dancing in the streets of Europe to songs with weird lyrics? Intriguing questions all, and veteran actor and a master teacher, AnupamKher has set out to get them answered by the very people we see and idolize and sometimes put up on a pedestal through The AnupamKher Show – KucchBhi Ho Sakta Hai, Starting 6th July at 8 PM. AnupamKher is all set to take viewers on an exciting journey where the stars will step down from their ivory towers of glamour and high life to bare it all an open, honest and fun filled conversation.

The AnupamKher Show - KucchBhi Ho Sakta Hai – Season I, a show hosted and produced by AnupamKher, provides viewers an unprecedented glimpse into the lives of their favourite celebrities, as they reveal stories of faith, hope, struggle, victory and success. While the series kicks off with the superstar of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan who shares bittersweet and sometimes rib-ticklingly funny anecdotes from his life, subsequent episodes which will air every Sunday will feature artists and prominent personalities like Mahesh Bhatt and Alia Bhatt, David Dhawan and VarunDhawan, Akshay Kumar, VidyaBalan, KanganaRanaut, Kapil Sharma, Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri, Parineeti Chopra and Aditya Roy Kapur, Sonam Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor, and cricketer Yuvraj Singh.

Talking about success is the easiest thing to do. But the road to success is often paved with a lot of obstacles, sacrifices, tears and testing times. And talking about those times often requires strength of character. Helping the viewer’s take notice of this inner strength of people admired for their outer beauty and talent will be actor extraordinaire Anupam Kher. These are people who have marched through life taking the good with the bad, the happy with the sad. But they soldier on, with a smile on their lips and the ability to look back and laugh at their own naïve mistakes. Until now, you’ve sung and danced with them, it’s time to shed a tear, smile and laugh with them. It’s a show that will help viewers understand their idols not from the perspective of fans but that of a friend. A show filled with stories of hope, inspiration, love and laughter, it embodies the essence of our life because in life, literally, Kucch bhi ho sakta hai!

Speaking about the show, Raj Nayak, CEO – COLORS, said, “The AnupamKher Show – KucchBhi Ho Sakta Hai will bring to light the extraordinary experiences which have shaped some of India’s most revered personalities. While Mission Sapne had celebrities living the life of a common man, with The AnupamKher Show – KucchBhi Ho Sakta Hai, we will see a new set of celebrities talking about their journey from ‘aam’ to ‘khaas’. Their battles will inspire many and make viewers look at them in a different light.”

Commenting on the show’s concept, AnupamKher, Producer of Actor Prepares Productionsaid, “Having experienced the bitter and sweet sides of life first-hand, I was looking for an outlet to share stories of self-motivation with audiences to tell them that they are not alone. During the course of the series, viewers will get an insight into life with the ultimate learning that nothing is impossible if you just believe. I would like to thank my friends and colleagues for supporting my venture and lending their names to my first television production and giving me an opportunity to showcase them as the people I have grown to know, appreciate and love.”

The idea behind the show is not to provide just a peek into the faces behind the lights, camera and action, but to give the viewers’ inspiration to learn from those they idolize. These are stories of love, passion, perseverance and kindness which everyone can now access through the show and also through a robust digital campaign. Conversations just like on screen are sure to erupt on social networking sites when fans access exclusive behind-the-scenes content and much more. The show is sponsored by Jyothi Laboratories’ Henko.

It’s time to connect with the stars you love in a way you’ve never been able to before. Share their laughter, feel their pain, discover stories and be inspired only on

The AnupamKher Show – KucchBhi Ho Sakta Hai, starting 6th July, 2014, every Sunday at 8.00 P.M. only on COLORS!

For latest updates on the show, follow @ColorsTV and @AnupamPKheron Twitter | Follow the hashtag #TheAnupamKherShow| For exclusive pictures follow COLORSTV on Instagram |

Sidharth goes on a theater crawl

Sidharth goes on a theater crawl

Sidharth Malhotra has been visiting theaters to gather first hand audience reactions for his film, Ek Villian.

The film which released this weekend is doing extremely well at the box office.

Sidharth has made a couple of outings where he has visited theaters.

He is trying to gather non biased reaction and liking the experience

Ek Villian marks Sidharth in a very different avataar.

Sidharth was very nervous before the release. Its the first time audiences will see him doing hard core action and stunts.

Hence, he was apprehensive if he will be able to do justice and if the audience will accept him.

On his previous two outings Student of The year and Hasse Toh Phasee the audiences have seen him essaying the role of the boy next door. As an actor he is pushing the envelope in Ek Villian which was making him anxious.

However the reaction has be unanimously positive and Sidharth has been elated.

Says Sidharth, "I have been visiting theaters to catch first hand audience reaction. It was wonderful and one of a kind experience!! "

Tiger Shroff

Tiger Shroff who made his debut a month ago with Heropanti made a cracking success at the box office. The actor got a lot of appreciation for his action and dancing in the film.

The actor not only garnered a lot of appreciation but also created a huge fan following for him. Tiger recently join the social media wagon and has got a lot of fan following.

The actor is spending quality time interaction and engaging with the fans. The growing popularity of the actor has made him reached 2 million (2,226,175) likes on Facebook.

The humbled actor personally thanked his fans on crossing the 2 million following line on Facebook.

He clicked an image of himself thanking his fans and shared it on Facebook.

Vidya Balan meets Prosenjit in Kolkata

Vidya Balan recently re-visited Kolkatta to promote her soon to release film Bobby Jasoos.

Kolkata as a city is very close to Vidya. The ace actor has extensively shot for her film Kahaani in the city

Kahaani was shot in Kolkata entirely and while shooting the film Vidya got a chance to experience the city in its true element.

She also learnt talking in Bengali and got to know people in Kolkata. Vidya infact got to know Prosenjit, the biggest superstar of Bengali cinema.

The two talented actors are good friends and they keep in touch.

So much so that even though VIdya briefy visited Kolkata for promotions of Bobby Jasoos she called Prosenjit and briefly met him during her visit.

Spokesperson shares "Vidya was in Kolkata only for a day with things lined up back to back. However she was keen to meet Prosenjit, even if it was briefly.

VIdya is in the last promotion leg for her upcoming film Bobby Jasoos. Directed by Samar Shaikh, produced by Dia Mirza and Sahil Sangha under their banner Born Free Entertainment and presented by Reliance Entertainment, Bobby Jasoos releases on July 4th.

Special Screening of Bobby Jasoos

The entire cast of the film was present and it was a kind of a reunion of sorts.

The film has an eclectic cast with powerful actors.

The cast got a chance to bond before the film went on floors at a 10 day workshop.

They then left for Hyderabad and were shooting on real locations which was very challenging. The journey got easier as they understood and helped each other.

It was a long shooting schedule where they all bonded. However, once they were back in the city they all got absorbed in new projects and could not keep in touch much.

So they were all euphoric to meet everyone at the special screening of the film yesterday. They were reminiscing the experience they had during the shooting schedule.

All of them are really excited about the release of the film this week.

Bobby Jasoos, directed by Samar Shaikh, produced by Born Free Entertainment and presented by Reliance Entertainment, is about a young woman who wants to become the number one detective in the city of Hyderabad.

सोनम कपूर अपने फिटनेस ट्रेनर और जिम इक्विपमेंट को हमेशा रखती है साथ में।

सोनम कपूर अपने फिटनेस ट्रेनर और जिम इक्विपमेंट को हमेशा रखती है साथ में।

सोनम कपूर अपने फिटनेस के लिए अपनी पर्सनल ट्रेनर राधिका कार्ले के साथ ट्रैवल कर रही है, हालही में सोनम ने अपनी आगामी फिल्म राम रत्न धन पायो के लिए तक़रीबन ८ किलो तक वजन घटाया है। इस से पहले अरबाज खान प्रोडक्शन के लिए सोनम को अपना वजन बढ़ाना पड़ा था। उसके बाद सोनम के पास इतना वक़्त नहीं था की वे एक हफ्ते के भीतर शेप में आये लेकिन उनकी भरोसेमंद फिटनेस ट्रेनर राधिका के गाइडेंस से बहुत काम वक्त में बेवकूफियां फिल्म के लिए बिकनी पहन सके ऐसा शेप हासिल किया था। सोनम अब रेगुलर स्विम करती है साथ ही कार्डिओ और योग पर भी बहुत ज्यादा ध्यान देती है, राधिका खुद सोनम के फिटनेस और डाइट का ध्यान रखती है, क्युंकि सोनम ने हाली में कहा था की वे एक फूडी है और उनके खाना अच्छा लगता है।

Masters of Cinema to share their knowledge and take you through the journey of film making

Masters of Cinema to share their knowledge and take you through the journey of film making

Special tete-a-tete discussions with renowned directors at the 5^thJagran Film Festival

Jagran film festival has been synonymous with broadened imagination and empowerment. Apart from showcasing Indian and International cinema, an integral part of the festival is the Master Class. The master class sessions are where directors take you through the journey of film making.

The 5^th edition of Jagran Film Festival, under the banner of Master Class, promises the audience an opportunity to meet key representatives of national and international cinema giving them an opportunity to connect with each other for special insightful discussions on films. The festival creates a platform for cinema lovers to discuss and get acquainted with various aspects of national as well as international cinema from global viewpoint.

Mahesh Bhatt, Sudhir Mishra, Anubhav Sinha, Subhash Ghai, Nandini Singh, Vijay Raaz, Amol Gupte, Shyam Benegal, Atul Tiwari and
Feroz Abbas Khanare some of the names forming the part of some of the panel discussions.There are going to be panel discussions and workshops going to be held under the banner of Master Class each day.

Come, be a part of the Master Class and get benefited with the plethora of expertise and knowledge of these national masters of cinema. The festival promises to be bigger and better this edition with both size and power over the years.

Website :

www.jff.co.in/

Hangover from Kick

Salman Khan has lent his voice for the the second song of Kick , Hangover.

Hangover is a romantic track which will feature Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez.

With the trailer having crossed 10 million views, there is a lot of buzz around the release of the film.

Jumme Ki Raat, the first song of Kick, has become very popular among the audiences and is now the most downloaded song.

This Salman-Jacqueline starrer is all set to release this Eid.

Farhan turns Photographer

The multi talented personality of the industry, Farhan Akhtar has turned a photographer. The actor, who is currently shooting for his sister, Zoya Akhtar’s next film, Dil Dhadakne Do, has been capturing the scenic beauty of Spain, where they were shooting.

The team of Dil Dhadakne Do will be seen shooting at picturesque locations. They were in Spain and now they have moved to Turkey. The team had done a long recce and shortlisted beautiful locations for shooting the film.

However, Farhan who is absolutely mesmerized with the places they are shooting at always has his personal camera with him, in his free time.

He has been clicking pictures of the unique city, Istanbul where they are shooting currently, for his personal catalogue. He did that while they were in Spain as well.

कजिन्स के साथ अमेरिका की ट्रिप पर जाएगी असिन।

कजिन्स के साथ अमेरिका की ट्रिप पर जाएगी असिन।

असिन जो की एक पारिवारिक लड़की है, असिन अपनी आगामी फिल्म ऑल इज़ वेल के दूसरे शूटिंग शेडूल से पहले असिन अपने कजिन्स के साथ अमेरिका एक छोटी ट्रिप पर जा रही है।

असिन अपने फिल्मो के चलते काफी व्यस्त है और वे हमेशा चाहती है की कुछ अच्छा समय अपने परिवार के साथ व्यथित करे, वैसे भी वह अपने काम व्यस्त होती तो कुछ समय तो परिवार को देना तो लाजमी हो जाता है। असिन अपने कजिन्स को फ्लोरिडा में डिस्नी लैंड ले जाना चाहती है उनकी यह इच्छा हमेशा से रही है की वह उस जगह जाकर देखे।

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Asin To Fly Off With Cousins To States

Asin, who is quite the family girl, will be flying off to the United States with her cousins for a short trip before heading back to start shooting for her next schedule of ‘All Is Well’.

A source close to the actress said, “Though Asin is quite busy with her film schedule, she always makes it a point to spend some quality time with her family members, irrespective of the volume of work on her plate.”

Asin plans to take her cousins to the Disney Land in Florida as they had expressed a desire to see the place.

अमित सहानी की लिस्ट के लिए वीरदास का सूटवाले लुक में।

अभिनेता वीरदास अपनी ज्यादा तर फिल्मो में कैज़ुअल कपड़ो में दिखे है, वीर की आगामी फिल्म अमित सहानी की लिस्ट में वे एक इन्वेस्टर बैंकर बने है।

वीरदास ने ोिस फिल्म के लिए बर्ने स्टीनसन ( नील पैट्रिक हैर्रिस) ने 'हाउ आई मेट युअर मदर' में परिधान किये हुए सूट की तरह है। वीर इस फिल्म में सूट पर डाइविंग सूट पहने हुए भी दिखेंगे।

अभिनेता वीरदास, अभिनेत्री वेगा, कवी शास्त्री और अनंदिता अभिनीत तथा पीक्सिस पिचर्स निर्मित और अजय भुयान निर्देशित फिल्म "अमित सहानी की लिस्ट " १८ जुलाई को सभी सिनेमा घरो में प्रदर्शित होगी।

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Vir Das To Get Dapper For ‘Amit Sahni Ki List’

अमित सहानी की लिस्ट के लिए वीरदास का सूटवाले लुक में।

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Vir Das To Get Dapper For ‘Amit Sahni Ki List’

Actor Vir Das, who has mostly played casually dressed characters in his films so far, will be next seen playing a dapper investment banker in upcoming rom-com ‘Amit Sahni Ki List’.

Sources attached to the unit claim that in the film, Vir Das will be seen obsessed with his suits, just like Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) from ‘How I Met Your Mother’. A source added that Vir’s character will be even seen wearing a suit inside a diving suit!

Produced by Pyxis Pictures and directed by Ajay Bhuyan, ‘Amit Sahni Ki List’ stars Vir Das, Vega Tamotia, Anindita Nayar and Kavi Shastri in lead roles.

Actor Vir Das, who has mostly played casually dressed characters in his films so far, will be next seen playing a dapper investment banker in upcoming rom-com ‘Amit Sahni Ki List’.

Produced by Pyxis Pictures and directed by Ajay Bhuyan, ‘Amit Sahni Ki List’ stars Vir Das, Vega Tamotia, Anindita Nayar and Kavi Shastri in lead roles.

Daawat-E-Ishq trailer to be launched at an iftar party

The Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra starrer, Dawat-e-Ishq is all set to launch the trailer of their film.

The trailer, which will be launched during the month of Ramzaan, will have a special theme attached to the big event.

The team of the film has planned to do the trailer launch event at an Iftaari party.

This event will also mark Bollywood’s first Iftaari party.

As a production house, YRF plans their events in a special way each time.

Dawat-e-Ishq, which is a Muslim social and it also revolves around food and romance, was just appropriate to be launched in this fashion. The film has extensively been shot around Hyderabad and Lucknow.

So, the event will have a variety of delicacies including the special items which are there at an Ifaari.

The trailer will be launched on July 7.

I am not a Pakistani Actor: Inaamulhaq

I am not a Pakistani Actor: Inaamulhaq

Actor Inaamulhaq who was seen making his debut with ‘Filmistaan’ has come across a funny incident after the release of the film. Since Inaamulhaq looked quite promising in the role of Aftab- a Pakistani character who makes Hindi Film piracy and sells them cross the border, his character has convinced a lot of people to believe him to be a Pakistani actor. Inaamulhaq being an Indian has managed to get the right accent of a Pakistani in Filmistaan.

When asked Inaamulhaq about the people he has come across believing him to be a Pakistani Actor, he laughingly said, “These days when ever I go out on any theater visit or with my friends, people come to me to congratulate for my performance and get really shocked to know I am an Indian Actor and not a Pakistaani actor. I guess my involvement with the character fAfteb convinced people to believe the same. I am an Indian, born and bought up in Saharanpur.

Wednesday 2 July 2014

The Harbinger: Patchwork Launch

The Harbinger: Patchwork Launch

~ A grand evening with Rochelle Maria Rao at Oxford Bookstore ~

Displaying Rochelle Rao at the launch of The Harbinger Patchwork published by Leadstart Publishing.JPG

Mumbai, 29^th June, 2014: Leadstart Publishing and Oxford Bookstore hosted the book launch of Author, Neerja Gaurie’s The Harbinger: Patchwork on 29^thJune, 2014 at 6.30 pm. It was an enthralling evening at the Churchgate Oxford Bookstore where the book was released by 2012’s Miss Femina Miss India International, Rochelle Maria Rao.

It was a great evening as Neerja Gaurie, Author of The Harbinger: Patchwork and Rochelle Maria Rao unveiled the book and read excerpts from it. Rochelle, being an avid reader, spoke about how gripping the book was that keeping it down was out of the question. Neerja spoke about how the book is for all women going through turbulent times and finding themselves is the key to having that balance.

The event ended with a vote of thanks to all those that graced themselves for the event. An entre of food and beverages were served to everyone at the bookstore.

Mr. Swarup Nanda, CEO of Leadstart Publishing said “Neerja Gaurie is an outstanding author who brings out passion and emotion in her writing. We at Leadstart Publishing are humbled to have such talents in our midst. We sincerely thank Rochelle Maria Rao for willing to take out time to be with us for The Harbinger: Patchwork Book Launch”

About the Neerja Gaurie:

The author was educated at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, in the discipline of Foreign Languages and later qualified with masters in History. She has been an educator for over 33 years with a stint as Principal of an Institution in the South. Apart from academics she has dabbled some on stage and is a voracious reader and movie buff. She lives in a little village of Dehradun, India, and leaves it sometimes to be with her two grown up sons and daughter-in-law. Writing is a passion she hopes will remain kindled. She is currently visiting faculty for French and History.

About The Harbinger: Patchwork

A solitary woman (milieu 21st century India … an educated, trendy, modern and apparently free spirited one at that) describes her passage through life by jottings that reflect her moods … travails and happy moments, intricately woven that emerge as 'patchwork'. A story unravels with a day to day account of life managed and lived while she goes through a tumultuous divorce proceeding. The setting is in sylvan and pristine, forested and mountainous surroundings, a solitary figure leading a soulful solitary life. This could be the story of any woman anywhere

About Leadstart Publishing

Leadstart Publishing is a leading publishing house from India. It is both creative and progressive in its vision and publishing focii. The Leadstart Lists feature distinguished authors and writing from across the globe. Today, Leadstart Publishing has 10 brands and publishes over 200 titles a year, with imprints and products in all major book categories. Leadstart is also India’s largest book distribution network, with a retail distribution spread of over 100 cities, almost four times the size of its closest competitor. Leadstart Publishing has been termed ‘the fastest-growing book publishing company in India today,’ by The Week magazine. Leadstart has offices in India and the US and operates around the world in association with global partners.

About Oxford Bookstores

Established in 1919 Oxford Bookstore is the best equipped 'base-camp' for journeys of the mind offering its customers the widest range of outstanding titles and consistently courteous and informed service for close to a century. Today, with more than 30 stores in India, India’s first dedicated Children’s bookstore, Oxford Junior, India’s first of its kind tea boutique, Cha Bar, India’s only literary festival created by a bookstore, Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, Oxford Bookstore offers booklovers access to the very best in publishing enhanced by a variety of events which salute books, visual & performing arts and celebrate the word.

“UGLY” to be the opening film at 5th Jagran Film Festival

“UGLY” to be the opening film at 5^th Jagran Film Festival

Amol Palekar and Goutam Ghose to head film juries at JFF

“UGLY a psychological thriller and an emotional drama by Anurag Kashyap to open at 5^TH Jagran Film Festival”

“Amol Palekar to head the jury of Indian Showcase while Goutam Ghose will lend his expertise in judging the international short film competition”

As the country’s most eagerly awaited event, the 5^th Jagran Film Festival, draws closer, it has been revealed that this edition of the festival will open with the screening of ‘UGLY” as its opening film, a psychological thriller and an emotional drama film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap. It has also been announced that renowned Film makers Amol Palekar and Goutam Ghose are going to head the feature and short film juries respectively at this edition of the Jagran Film Festival.

Ugly is an emotional drama with an edgy thriller element. An astounding tale of corruption, coldness, and violence the film opens with the kidnapping of an aspiring actor's 10-year-old daughter. Ugly was earlier screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The film also had the privilege of opening the 2014 New York Indian Film Festival. The film stars Girish Kulkarni, Ronit Roy, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Vinit Kumar Singh, Surveen Chawla and Vipin Sharma in pivotal roles. The film marks Anurag's return as a director after Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2. The film has officially been scheduled to release on September 19th, 2014.

The festival promises to feature an interesting lineup of movies from across the world. The festival has a competition for Indian features and International shorts. While Amol Palekar who is also known as an accomplished actor who set off a trend in the seventies with his ‘The Guy Next Door’ image, will head the Jury for Indian Showcase which is the Indian Competition for feature films, Bengali Film maker known internationally Goutam Ghose will lend his expertise in judging the international short film competition.

The Indian Showcase and the International Short Film Competition have 25 entries each from over 35 countries jointly. The juries will meet during the Mumbai leg of the festival in September and the results will be announced at a gala in Mumbai in the presence of a star studded audience.