Shahid Kapoor has a busy 2015

Shahid turns 34 years today. 

The young actor has had an interesting journey from a background dancer to one of the leading actors. 

Shahid has had an interesting body of work and yet there is more good in store for him.

Shahid Kapoor’s last outing; Haider won him accolades from everyone. His performance was absolutely loved.

The actor has an interesting mix of projects in hand right now where he will be seen in different avatars. 

While he has finished shooting for Shaandar with Vikas Bahl, he will soon start shooting for Abhishek Chaubey’s Udta Pubjab.

Udta Punjab is a very demanding role and Shahid has been prepping for the same.

In the latter part of the year Shahid will begin shooting for Maghadheera which again would be an out of the regular script and Shahid would have to learn to ride a horse, sword fighting and get an absolutely different look.
 
Shahid also has Farzi which is currently in the scripting and pre production stage.

Aamir Khan's fan comes out in support of him over AIB roast

A lot of people have written open letters expressing their surprise over Aamir Khan’s views on the AIB roast. Here is a fan of Aamir who has come out in support of him and written an open letter, citing 4 reasons why people need to stop being hard on Aamir Khan.

1. 
He didn’t watch the video. How do you know that? He told you.

He said it himself. So to begin with, let’s stop saying that “He hasn’t even watched the video and is only reacting to what he has heard”, No shit, Sherlock! THATS WHAT HE SAID!
He heard about it, not from Vidyut or Pooja Bhatt or Russel Peters, he heard about it from Karan Johar and Arjun Kapoor - who were part of the roast. He heard jokes that you yourself didn’t hear, because those jokes didn’t even make it to you the YouTube telecast. 
So, in some ways, he reacted to a more complete version of the roast, as compared to those of you, who chose not to spend 4000 and watch it live. I did.

2. 
“I’m all for free speech. No issues” - I quote him. HE said this. In fact, his films have been banned, his effigies burnt, BECAUSE he chose to exercise this very Freedom Of Speech. and think about it, that’s exactly what is happening yet again, isn’t that what the Open Letter Writers are doing? Isn’t this their version of Effigy Burning? - and again, because he exercised that same Freedom Of Speech.

Did he say that AIB should be banned? Did he say that AIB should be jailed? What the fuck did he say? He said that he didn’t like it. That he didn’t think it was funny and he wasn’t impressed.

In fact, what’s bothering me is how people like Russel Peters (who I usually think is hilarious) is asking him to shut up! How can we talk about Freedom Of Speech and ask someone to Shut up! I mean WTF! 
He also said actors are not artists. Don’t even get me started on that.

What if Aamir had come out, in support of AIB and said that he absolutely loved the roast, then you’d all be celebrating him right?
So, what you want is NOT Freedom Of Speech. 
You want everyone to agree with you. You Don’t Want A Debate.

Your attitude is:
“We Roast. We Funny. You Disagree. You No Cool.”
Isn’t that the same as the Right Wing?

3.
BOSEDKBOSEDKBOSEDK. 
That’s the catch now, isn’t it? The fact that he produced a really funny film that was full of expletives and now he says he isn’t impressed by bad language? How dare he! Haww. 

I know twitter is a medium of 140 characters, and it’s tough to understand anything that can’t be expressed in just that much, so i’m going to try explaining it in 140 characters.

“Delhi Belly is a fictional film. Arpita*, Farida Jalal, Reema Lagoo, Simi Garewal are real people. The Roast was Not Fiction. Huge difference” (I would have liked to add the word ‘Dumbass’ in there but I ran out of characters)

*If you watched the roast on YouTube, you probably missed out on the super crass jokes about Salman Khan’s sister Arpita, who btw, had not signed up for the roast. No prizes for guessing why they edited them out.

Are we really so childish that we think that if someone produced a film with gaalis, he has to enjoy it every time bad language is used?

By that logic, does Rohit Shetty have to jump with joy every time a car gets blown up, even if it happens in real life?

Does everything have to be simplified to such a stupid level?

4. What really gets my goat is how most people, who just can’t seem to have an opinion of their own, are sharing these rather smartly written Open Letters accompanied by their comments like “My Point Exactly” / “Have Lost Respect for Aamir” I mean, give him a break.

The man goes out and actually talks about LGBT rights, risking his conservative fan base. Famous people, some even from the LGBT community haven’t done that. And it doesn’t count if you’re joking about it. If you have the balls, take a stand for the issue. 
The man takes on Powerful Godmen, in a genuine Satire. He makes a film about Dyslexia that actually makes a huge difference to parenting not only for special but all children.
He actually apologises on National Television for having been part of regressive films. He takes on the media and the politicians in Peepli Live. And in almost every episode of Satyamva Jayate, he targets powerful lobbies. 
And then he voices his personal opinion on a fucking ‘roast’ and we lose respect for HIM and can’t stop writing open letters about how we’re disappointed in HIM?

What does that say about US?

Yami Gautam garners appreciation for Badlapur

Yami Gautam is overwhelmed with the praises coming her way 

The actress has been receiving a lot of acclaim for her role in the recently released film, Badlapur.

She has played a very crucial role in the film that drives the emotions and everyone who has seen it has found her performance very impactful. The feedback has also been that she looks lovely and effortless on screen.

This was the first time that she was paired opposite Varun Dhawan and their chemistry is being loved by audiences at large.

Yami’s co stars Sidharth Malhotra, with whom she has worked on a series of advertisements of a popular ice cream brand and Pulkit Samrat with whom she is working in her next, took to twitter 

​and expressed their appreciation after watching the film. ​

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Sidharth Malhotra tweeted “Without an effective performance from u there is no #Badlapur well done @YamiGautam_YG happy for u :)”

Pulkit Samrat praised Yami saying “Just!! saw #Badlapur Fab film!! One can definitely kill for @YamiGautam_YG  she's so lovely n kudos to @Varun_dvn for his performance!”

Sidharth Bhardwaj Eliminated from Khatron Ke Khiladi: Darr Ka Blockbuster Returns!

Seasoned reality television shows hotshot; Sidharth Bhardwaj was the second contestant to be eliminated from Khatron Ke Khiladi: Darr Ka Blockbuster Returns after merely 3 weeks on the show. After facing a grueling stunt and stiff competition from Sana Khan, Sagarika Ghatge, Rakesh Kumar and Hussain Kuwajerwala, Sidharth could not better the record set by the rest and was shown the door.

Sidharth looked like a prospective winner for this season of Khatron Ke Khiladi: Darr Ka Blockbuster Returns with his fearless attitude and sporting nature. But it takes a lot more than that to survive on the toughest stunt-based show on Indian television where one mistake can turn out to be the one that really counts. And when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Under the tutelage of Rohit Shetty, the fearless bunch keep pushing each other to perform better, advising and instilling motivation at every step of the game.

Always finding a way out when put in difficult situations, whether being tangled with cables in a room filled with water or finding a white snake in a pile of highly dangerous hissing serpents; Sidharth has proved his mettle on the show consistenyl. But he did not anticipate that the other Khiladis will outperform him in the elimination task for this week.

Commenting on his elimination, Sidharth said, “Winning and losing is part and parcel of the game and I will take this loss in my stride. I believed I could win or least reach the final of the show, but you never know how circumstances turn out. Khartron Ke Khiladi – Darr Ka Blockbuster has been a mind-boggling and extremely fun experience, especially with this amazing lot of Khiladis and Rohit Shetty. We had a crazy time on the shoots as well as off it.”

Sidharth’s journey on the show may have been short lived but it has had it’s fair share of ups and downs.

Here’s wishing him all the luck in all his future endeavors.

To find out which Khiladi will impress the stunt maestro Rohit Shetty and who will be the next to bid adieu to the show, keep watching Khatron Ke Khiladi – Darr Ka Blockbuster Returns, every weekend at 9 PM, only on COLORS!

Fashion show inspired by Sushant's Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! look.

Sushant Singh Rajput re works his schedule and makes time to be a part of a special fashion show.

One of the Mumbai's engineering colleges, K J Somaiya , will be putting up a different fashion show which will be inspired by Sushant's look from his upcoming film, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! , for their annual festival.

Sushant's look in the film, as seen in the trailer, has been loved by the audiences and so the college decided to use this Indian outfit, the dhoti in innovative styles.

When Sushant got to know about this, he found it very interesting. He immediately asked his team to work out a way to be present for this event.

The college students were very happy to know they could showcase their style in front of the guy who has himself looked so stylish in the dhoti.

Sushant Singh Rajput confirms the news and adds, "I am looking forward to the show. It will be very interesting to see the participants experiment with the dhoti."

The event is taking place in KJ Somaiya College on 25th February.

Shraddha Kapoor couriers a book to her fan in New York.

Shraddha Kappor definitely keeps in touch with her fans. Especially this girl, Samina, who regularly writes to her.

Samina contacted Shraddha initially on a social networking site and then the two have been regularly keeping in touch via email. 

The girl wrote a message to Shraddha on how she is looking forward to her 16th birthday and if Shraddha can please wish her on this day.

Shraddha is very fond of her and wanted to gift her something. She gave it a lot of thought and then decided to give her something which is precious to her.

After much thinking Shraddha pulled a book out of her shelf which she had kept from her school days.

It was one of Shraddha favourite books while growing up and she had preserved it. However she thought this would be an ideal gift.

She wrote a personal message on the book and sent it to her.

"Samina has been expressing her unconditional love towards me since many years. She has just turned sweet sixteen and I thought of gifting her my book that I have grown up with. I kept it very well and now want her to have it! Just like the book, Samina holds a very special place in my heart. It belongs to her now! "

Kriti Sanon on repeat mode

This is an extremely special year for Kriti Sanon.

The actress has been bagging most of the awards this season for her debut in the super successful film Heropanti.

She delivered an excellent performance in the film and garnered audience appreciation for her acting talent and skill.

And now she has been receiving numerous awards for her impressive debut.

Since Kriti’s family is in Delhi, her parents could not be present with her at the award shows.

They wanted to capture all the memories for life. So even though they watched the telecasts of the award shows, they even recorded them.

They want to be able to revisit these proud moments.

Kriti has been constantly receiving congratulatory messages from her friends and family. She is inundated with calls and her family is very happy with the kind of recognition she has been receiving.

​Kriti Sanon shares, "My parents couldn't  be here with me for the award shows but they were very happy to see me go up on stage each time in the telecast."

Maayaa Creation's 'Paisa Ho Paisa' is all set to release on 13th Mar, 2015.

First look of " paisa ho paisa ", a road movie. It is a romantic comedy, a roller coaster joy ride. It has story, screenplay, dialogues & direction by Muktha Sunder. 

Producer:

Vishwanathan & Maayaa Creation

Director: 

Muktha Sunder

Cast:

Dhruv Bhandari

Madalas Shah

Kanishka Soni

Vivek

Antony 

SYNOPSIS - "PAISA HO PAISA"

Ashwin an engineering college student meets a beautiful girl Bhoomika in the campus. After a few playful encounters, they fall in love. Ashwin hails from a lower middle class family and all the time he thinks of making big money in a very short time. When Bhoomika stumbles upon something big, she consults Ashwin and his friends and together they strike it rich in a very big way using an invisible chemical (A chemical when it is sprayed on anything or anyone the object or the person becomes invisible). However they are forced to be on the run after being chased by the cops. Now starts the wild goose chase with ruthless & buffoonery gangsters, comic cops, bungling CBI officer and the hero and his friends playing all kinds of pranks.  The chase and the laugh riot continues all the way from Pondicherry to Sani Singhnapur crossing 4 state borders with innumerable comic situations. The climax of the movie has been shot inside Sani Singhnapur Temple. Besides it has also been shot in the exotic locations of Karwar, Goa, Mercara, Pune, Ahmednagar, Mahabaleshwar & Panchagani. The movie has a running time of 1 hour & 45 minutes with 4 songs. Close to 30 minutes of computer graphics work has also been done in the movie. It is a road movie, a romantic comedy imbibed with roller coaster joyride and a jolly good movie without any boring moments. Maayaa Creation's "Paisa Ho Paisa" is all set to release in the month of January, 2015. It has story, screenplay, dialogues & direction by Muktha Sunder. The other credits of the movie are executive producer is Vishwanathan, cinematography by  Rajkumar, art direction by Vijayanand & music by Manoj, G. D. Prasad & Nirojan. The starcast of the movie comprises of Dhruv Bhandari, Madalasa Shah, Kanishka Soni, Vivek, Antony.

poster launch of ISHQEDARRIYAAN.

The first poster Launch of Ishqedarriyaan directed by national award winner VK Prakah and produced by Rajesh Banga,Starring Evelyn Sharma and Mahakshay was done at Bora bora andheri west on saturday afternoon.

The yesteryear actress Yogita Bali who made a rare appearance launched the poster and showed support to her son and was by his side through the evening.

Other to attend the event were Rocky S and MOhit Datta.

Mahakshay had his entire family who made sure they attended the event to show support for the film.Producer Rajesh Banga and his wife Geena Dosanjh played perfect hosts to all through the evening.

Rock On 2 to be shot in Shillong?

The producer of Excel entertainment’s Rock On 2, Ritesh Sidhwani is on a location hunt for the film.

While parts of the film are going to be shot in Mumbai, the script demands picturesque locations with lots of mountains as well.

So Ritesh is on a recce and while Shillong was his frist stop, he moves to Cherrapunji next.

The Meghalaya Chief Minister too is keen that the film is shot there.

Ritesh Sidhwani shares, “Dr Mukul M Sangma is really keen that we shoot the Rock On sequel in the state because the film will get this part of the country a lot of attention. He’s promised us full cooperation.”

Shillong is India’s rock capital and they feel that it is an appropriate place to shoot the film.

Rock On is a cult classic and the sequel will feature the epic trio from the first part; Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal and Purab Kohli. Shraddha Kapoor is going to play the female lead in the film.

Ritesh adds, “The script can lend itself to any picturesque place away from Mumbai and right now Shillong is a hot favourite. I’ll push for it but eventually the logistics have to work out.”

Suzanna supports AIB Roast

With a mother who is half-Russian and half-Ukrainian and a father who is Bengali, actress SuzannaMukherjee has grown up imbibing the best of all the worlds. Probably that's why Suzanna understands and respects both Indian and western cultures as she’s had a taste of both.

When quizzed about the AIB Roast which has become a subject of much discussion, Suzanna explains, “Though I know, in our Indian culture certain language and jokes are not permissible, the fact is, AIB Roast is a form of comedy which is accepted internationally across all cultures, and not meant to be taken seriously as a criticism or insult. It's a kind of humor. In fact the American roast is much worse, for example, like Jeff Ross Roasts America show or Russell Peter’s roasts are more insulting. I think in India, we need to understand the concept of a roast here. Roasts are not insulting or humiliating as some people think it to be but actually a unique way of honouring the person (Roastee), who is getting roasted (subjected to jokes and insult comedy) and the intention is to amuse the audience (consisting mostly of friends, fans, and well-wishers). I don’t think the AIB roast was meant to hurt or offend anybody. I have seen the video and enjoyed it. We live in a democracy and we should be allowed the freedom of speech. In fact, Karan Johar had come up with the disclaimer at the beginning of the show that those who get easily offended may not like the humor and so they should not watch.” 

As for herself, when it comes to being a Roastee, Suzanna laughs, “I would love to be in the audience but when it comes to being roasted for me, I think it will take some time.”

चोटिल होने किए बावजूद सोनम कपूर ने प्रेम रतन धन पायो का ​स्पेशल सॉन्ग किया शूट।

सोनम कपूर हालही में हॉस्पिटल में इलाज करवा कर लौटी है और इसके तुरंत बाद ही वे शूट पर लौट आयी। सोनम प्रेम रतन धन पायो इस फिल्म  स्पेशल राजस्थानी सॉन्ग के लिए ,कर्जत तक ट्रेवल कर रही है जब की उनके पाँव में चोट लगी हुई है। 

सोनम ने स्पेशल पपेट थीम पर आधारित इस सॉन्ग की शूटिंग तीन रातो से कर रही है , इसी सॉन्ग की शूटिंग के वक्त पिछली रात सोनम चोटिल हो गयी। सोनम एकदम से फिसल गयी और उनकी टखने छिल गए और पाँव में चोट लग गयी। 

​इस सॉन्ग में सोनम पुरे राजस्थानी अवतार में दिखेगी बड़े वजनदार लहंगे और वजनदार चांदी की जेवरात पहने हुए नजर आएगी। चोटिल होने के बावजूद  ​सोनम ने फैसला किया की शूटिंग युही जारी रहेगी ताकि कास्ट और क्रू समय पर शूट निपटले। 

फ़िलहाल सोनम मुंबई में है और चोट से बाहर आरही है , इस घटना के बाद सारा ही क्रू सोनम की प्रशंसा कर रहा था की किसी सोनम ने उनके चहरे पर चोटिल होने की कोई शिकन आने नहीं दी और शूट भी समय पर पूरा करलिया। 

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Sonam Kapoor shoots despite injury for PRDP's special song !

Sonam Kapoor who was recently hospitalized for a respiratory infection , was back on her feet in no time and travelled to Karjat to shoot a special Rajasthani song for Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.

The actress who has been shooting for the special puppet themed song for 3 nights in Karjat ,happened to meet with a bad injury last night , as she slipped and fell and ended up hurting her legs and bruising her ankles.

What's more is that the song sees Sonam in a typically voluminous Rajasthani lehenga, with heavy silver jewellery which was exhausting in itself - Despite the injury, the actress decided to continue shooting for the song so that the cast and crew could wrap up on time.

Now that she is in Mumbai, Sonam will tend to her injury - The crew couldn't help but commend her for pulling the song off, without an ounce of discomfort showing on her face

Vivek Oberoi associates with "Children Across Borders" while in the US!

Vivek Oberoi is currently in the United States on a vacation with his wife Priyanka and son Vivaan Veer – The actor who has wanted to make this trip for a while now, was occupied with his professional commitments and after wrapping the schedule of his upcoming YRF film, immediately booked himself on a 20 day long vacation with his family.

While in the US, the actor has also associated with an initiative called "Children Across Borders" , and is working towards raising funds for the international social organization.The charity events were organized in St Petersburg, Florida and Temp.

When contacted said Vivek," I am currently in the US ,enjoying some quality time with Priyanka and my son Veer.Before I get into the next schedule of my film , I wanted to take my family for a much needed vacation. Importantly, I'm here to be part of a social initiative called Children Across Borders dedicated to enhancing the educational and cultural enlightenment of children across the globe."

Chris Bosh loves Abhishek Bachchan’s Dostana and KANK !

Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan recently attended the NBA All-Star 2015 and participated in the Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Feb. 13 at Madison Square Garden as a goodwill ambassador to the league.  Bachchan, a self-proclaimed Los Angeles Lakers fan­­­­, met NBA players and legends while in New York for 5 days and went behind the scenes at NBA All-Star Saturday Night and the 64^thNBA All-Star Game. 

Abhishek Bachchan became the first-ever Indian to take part in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.

While in NY, Abhishek also happened to meet Chris Bosh aka Christopher Wesson , an American football player ,who plays for NBA’s Miami Heat and was completely taken by surprise to know that the star footballer has watched 2 of his films and knows quite a bit about Bollywood. Chris spoke toAbhishek at length about Dostana and Kabhi Alveda Na Kehna ,two films he has watched . Sources reveal that Chris visits his friends in Toronto often , all huge Bollywood buffs and on several occasions has watched a couple of movies, including Abhishek’s KANK and Dostana ,huge of the biggest NRI blockbusters.

Says Chris Bosh, “Abhishek is a great guy and I’ve watched 2 of his films with my friends ,while in Toronto. The guys out there love Bollywood movies.”

Priyanka Chopra beats Deepika Padukone - announced Hottest Woman of 2015!

She’s hugely talented, intelligent, driven, multifaceted, risk-taker, socially conscious, adorable, beautiful, sassy and also very very Sexy…. It’s very difficult to describe Priyanka Chopra in one sentence. So when over 10 million people from across the world voted for her as the ‘World’s sexiest Asian Woman’, you cant help but nod your head in agreement.

The World's Sexiest Asian Woman recently also bagged the spot for the "Hottest Women of 2015" ,elbowing out contemporaries with a whopping 53% votes beating Deepika Padukone who received 35% of the votes.This isn't the first time that the SHERO has beat Deepika at a poll - Priyanka topped the Sexiest Woman in a Bikini poll, bagging 22,552 votes out of the 23,775 votes that came in, winning by a huge margin.

One of Bollywood’s most sought after actresses and international recording artist Priyanka Chopra also made it to the Numero Uno spot on the Ultimate Guys Guide- Maxim India’s Hottest List for 2013.

This was the second consecutive year that Priyanka made it to the top rankings on the magazine’s Hottest List , an annual poll with some of the most gorgeous women competing for the crown.The “Exotic” singer and power player beat the likes of Grammy award winner Beyonce and Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima to the no#1 spot.

Katrina Kaif – rules the brand endorsement circuit !

Apart from being one of the most sought after actresses in Bollywood,Katrina Kaif is also the most popular face on the small screen courtesy her kitty of endorsements that include everything from a soft beverage brand, to products in the cosmetic line right down to a jewellery brand.

Katrina has carved a niche for herself as one of the most bankable Bollywood stars, with brand equity on par the top male actors of Bollywood given the success the brands have seen post her association with them.

 The mere fact that Katrina has endorsed a total of 20 brands in a year, goes on to show that when it comes to product endorsement, Bollywood’s lucky mascot at the box office is also a force to be reckoned with on the brand front.

Not surprisingly, the actress was announced “Brand Endorser of the Year – Female” at the International Advertising Association Awards earlier in 2013. Not too long ago, Katrina Kaif was also voted the most powerful celebrity endorser, in a celebrity-brand association recall study conducted by Ormax Media and now  continues to rule the roost on the popularity charts as per the recent Ormax Cinematix 2014 report .

Katrina emerged the "most popular actress" of last year , based on Ormax "Stars India Loves" report ,conducted across 44 cities.The actress elbowed out her contemporaries with a whopping 44% votes . The figure represents the popularity of each star i.e % of cine-goers who name the star as one of their two most favourite female stars.

What's more is that the actress was recently crowned "The Hottest Woman in the World" as she bagged the Numero Uno spot on the Ultimate Guys Guide- Maxim India’s Hottest List for 2014, an annual poll with some of the

most gorgeous women competing for the crown.

It doesn’t just stop there ,Katrina was voted the “Sexiest Woman Alive” by a Youth Survey 2014 conducted by the national daily , elbowing out Hollywood star Angelina Jolie and music sensation Beyonce ..Katrina Kaif was the only Bollywood actress to feature in the top 10 rankings of the survey,held by TRA - Trust Research Advisory last year across 15 prime cities in the country.

The actress also emerged on the number 3 spot on the Most Searched Indian People list , as per the Google Zeitgeist list 2013,surpassing views of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar in one of his career’s finest years.Katrina was also voted sexiest woman in the world for 5 years in a row by a leading magazine.

जब अभिषेक बच्चन को पता चला की फुटबॉल प्लेयर क्रिस बॉश ने भी उनकी फिल्मे देखि है।

​अभिषेक बच्चन ऐसे पहले भारतीय बन गए है जिन्होंने एनबीए के सेलिब्रिटी गेम का हिस्सा बने। ​इस सेलेब्रिटी गेम दौरान अभिषेक न्यूयॉर्क में थे तब वे अमेरिकन फुटबॉल प्लेयर क्रिस बॉश से मिले जो की मायामी हिट टीम के लिए खेलते है।  जब अभिषेक क्रिस  मिले तो यह बात जान कर दंग रहगये की इस स्टार फुटबॉलर को बॉलीवुड की अच्छी खासी जानकारी है और वे अभिषेक की दो फिल्मे दोस्ताना और कभी अलविदा ना कहना' देख चुके है। सूत्रों की माने तो क्रिस टोरांटो में अपने दोस्तों के घर जाते है सभी बॉलीवुड फिल्मो के बड़े फैन है और वे कई मौको पर बॉलीवुड फिल्मे देखते है जिसमे उन्होंने अभिषेक की यह दोनों एनआरआई हिट रही फिल्मे देखि है।  

​क्रिस बॉश कहते है " अभिषेक बड़े ही अच्छे इंसान है,​मेने अपने दोस्तों के साथ अभिषेक की दो फिल्मे देखि है जब में टोरांटो दोस्तों से मिलने गया , वे सभी बॉलीवुड फिल्मो के बहुत बड़े फैन है। 

Sonakshi Sinha, Bollywood’s Golden Girl, to be brand ambassador in to adorn India’s faces India

Foster Grant™, iconic American eyewear brand,



MUMBAI, February 18th, 2015 – FGX International, a leading eyewear designer and

marketer, marks its foray into India with the launch of Foster Grant™ Signature, the

company’s iconic 85 year old brand!  Taking forward the Brand’s storied history of

working with iconic Hollywood stars, FGX International is pleased to be associated

with one of India’s leading Bollywood stars, Sonakshi Sinha, to be the face of the

brand in India.

Foster Grant™ is a brand that promises the meeting of classic American style with

unstoppable performance. The Foster Grant Signature collection will include both

sunglasses as well as optical frames. Discerning consumers will enjoy superior

styling, performance grade eyewear from Foster Grant Signature, with its wondrous

heritage and rich history for which the brand is known. Foster Grant Signature

celebrates classic and timeless design meshed with modern trends to give

consumers the opportunity to express themselves. All the collections meet the

highest quality standards, and sunglasses provide 100% UVA/UVB sun protection.

Commenting on FGX International’s entry in the Indian eyewear market, Mr.

Matthew Panucci, Executive Vice President of International Markets, FGX

International said, “We have assessed the unique needs of the Indian consumer

and the fit with our brands. We are thrilled to be expanding into India in order to help

meet the vast opportunity in the sunglasses category, and to satisfy consumers’

growing desire for contemporary sunglasses and optical frames. This is an exciting

milestone for FGX International, and we are committed to partnering with the Indian

trade to drive category growth and increase consumer acceptance and usage of

sunglasses.”

“I am honored to be working with a brand with such a strong legacy,” said Sonakshi

Sinha. “There’s a rich history behind Foster Grant and I’m happy to be an integral

part of the team as they begin their exciting journey in India. The Foster Grant

Signature collection embodies today's lifestyle, where eyewear is no longer just a

necessity, but an expression of a person's personality and will soon gain favour as

an important, stylish and chic accessory.”

She adds, “The ‘Who’s that behind those Foster Grants?’ tagline is such a

recognizable piece of pop culture and I look forward to giving it shape in India in

partnership with the Foster Grant team here.”

In India, the Foster Grant Signature collection will be available through opticians,

optical retail chains, and departmental stores, and will be supported with an

advertising campaign featuring their brand ambassador – Sonakshi Sinha, to reach

out and engage with the style conscious clientele in India.

FGX International is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Essilor International, the world’s

leading ophthalmic optics company, whose mission is improving lives by improving

sight.  FGX International holds an impressive portfolio of highly recognized owned

and licensed eyewear brands, most notably, Foster Grant, which is historically

acclaimed as the original American sunglasses company since selling its first pair in

1929. Foster Grant celebrated 85 years of rich history and celebrity heritage in 2014

as the first sunglasses brand in the United States.   Foster Grant remains the

number one selling sunglasses brand in the United States, and a top 5 selling brand

in the world.

About FGX International

FGX International Inc. is a leading designer and marketer of non-prescription sunglasses and reading

glasses with a portfolio of established, highly recognized eyewear brands including Foster Grant®,

Ryders®, Magnivision®, Gargoyles®, Corinne McCormack®, Solar Shield®, and Polinelli®. FGXI also

holds licenses for brands such as Reebok®, Revlon®, Ironman®, Dockers®, Nine West®, and

Panama Jack®. Based in Smithfield, Rhode Island in the United States, FGXI has approximately 500

full time employees. Additional offices are located in New York City; San Luis Obispo, California;

Toronto; Vancouver; Milan; Stoke-on-Trent, England; Mexico City; and Shenzhen, China. FGX

International is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Essilor International. For more information about Foster

Grant Signature, please visit the www.fostergrant.in website

About Essilor

Essilor is the world leader in ophthalmic optics. From design to production, the company has

developed a wide range of lenses to correct and protect vision. Its mission is improving lives by

improving sight. The company invests more than €150 million per year in research and innovation to

offer increasingly high-performance products. Its leading brands include Varilux®, Crizal®,

Transitions®, Definity®, Xperio®, Optifog™, Foster Grant®, Bolon® and Costa®. Essilor also

develops and markets equipment, instruments and services for optical professionals.  For more

information, please visit the

Kuch Kuch Locha Hai wraps in Goa

18th February 2015, Mumbai: Devang Dholakia’s much anticipated comic caper Kuch Kuch Locha Hai recently wrapped its week long schedule in Mumbai and Goa. The film which is now in its post production phase stars the sizzling Sunny Leone and the lovable Ram Kapoor in never before seen roles. Also joining the lead pair were starlet Evelyn Sharma and Debutante Navdeep Chhabria. During this schedule two key songs and a few scenes were shot.

The film has been produced by Mukesh Purohit from Magic Pictures, K.K Agarwal  and is being co-produced by Maximus Multimedia Pvt Ltd and Riyaz Mohammed. Asha Jhaveri from Japan has joined the film as an associate producer.

Speaking from the sets of Kuch Kuch Locha Hai, Director Devang Dholakia said, ““90 percent of the film was completed in Malaysia already and we have canned two songs and a couple of scenes in the span of 7 days in Goa”.  When the subject of the atypical title of the film was broached, Devang responded with absolutele honesty and a smile, “Simply speaking, My favorite film of all time is Kuch Kuch Hota hai hence the title Kuch Kuch Locha hai”. The comedy with a lot of locha’s will have Sunny Leone essaying the role of an Actress.”

Another unique project under Devang’s belt is the Sunny Leone and Karishma Tanna (of Grand Masti and Big Boss Fame) starrer Tina and Lolo. The movie is produced by Mukesh Purohits’s Magic Pictures and Alumbra Productions. The film is 70 per cent complete. “Karishma was inside the Big Bosses House. We thought she would be in there for 10 days but when she did not get eliminated, we decided to any way start shooting the film. Now when i get her dates again I shall finish the film in April or May in Mumbai within seven or eight days. Two Songs also need to be picturised” said Devang.

2015 is turning out to be a very exciting time for Magic Pictures helmed by Mukesh Purohit with two awaited releases in Kuch Kuch Locha Hai and Tina and Lolo. This has inspired the producer to expand the scope of his banner and he plans to now roll out a minimum of 4 movies a year. Says Mukesh, “I already have a banner, Magic pictures and I also plan on starting a big Production House. I will be signing many directors and writers to work with us.”

Nana Patekar gears up for Ab Tak Chhappan 2.

 The sequel has more action than the first part. The film is directed by Action director Aejaz Gulab.
Wave Cinemas Ponty Chadha presents "Ab Tak Chhappan 2" starring, Nana Patekar, Gul Panag, Ashutosh Rana, Vikram Ghokhale, Mohan Agaashe, Govind Namdev, and Raj Zutshi, and is directed by Aejaz Gulab. Ab Tak Chhappan 2 is an Alumbra entertainment production and is slated for  February 27th release.