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  • Deepika Padukone voted in as the Number 1 Bollywood heroine

    Deepika Padukone voted in as the Number 1 Bollywood heroine

    MUMBAI: It serves as evidence that Deepika Padukone has stolen the hearts of countless Bollywood fans across the nation, as she got voted for the top spot on India Today’s Mood of the Nation: Bollywood’s Heroine No. 1 Poll.

     

    India Today holds the Mood of the Nation Poll, a comprehensive annual poll to gauge mass opinion on a variety of topics. The poll is conducted online on topics ranging from politics, sports and entertainment. In the ‘Bollywood’s Number 1 Heroine’ category, Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor earned 10% vote each to come in after Deepika Padukone, who received 13%. Sonakshi Sinha and Priyanka Chopra secured 9% and 6% votes respectively.

     

    Deepika Padukone received rave reviews for her very first performance in Om Shanti Om in 2007. She won 4 Best Female Debut Awards and was even nominated as Best Actress for the same. Delivering hits after hits with ‘Cocktail’, ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, ‘Ram Leela’ and ‘Chennai Express’, she has won several esteemed awards for her performances in her acting career of 8 years.

     

    Deepika Padukone also leads the way on social media with the most number of followers on social networking websites Facebook and Twitter as compared to the rest of the film industry. Humbled by the massive fanfare, Deepika even engaged in a live chat with her fans on Facebook to celebrate hitting 15 million followers. The graceful actress is also among the few Bollywood personalities who have an account on photo-sharing website Instagram.

     

    Apart from wowing audiences with her skill as an impeccable actress, Deepika Padukone has also turned heads as a style diva, having received awards for her wonderful fashion sense. Practically every look she has donned has worked for the ever graceful Deepika Padukone. She was also voted as the sexiest woman in the world in a poll conducted by FHM Magazine in July this year.

  • Ready to train like MC Mary Kom?

    Ready to train like MC Mary Kom?

    MUMBAI: Everybody is envying Priyanka Chopra’s toned body and all credit goes to the training same as that of MC Mary Kom! People obsessed about health and good physique are going crazy trying to achieve this new benchmark, and makers of the movie Mary Kom have just made it easy! In a brand new on-ground campaign launched recently and continuing till month end, fans can take part in the ‘Mary Kom Boot Kamp’ challenge and get access to MC Mary Kom’s daily routine workout!

     

    In association with Gold’s Gym, MC Mary Kom has set a vigorous routine for all Bollywood and fitness enthusiasts. This challenge is open to all fans willing to go up against ‘Mary Kom’s set routine of five activities in the stipulated time. The ‘Mary Kom Boot Kamp’ will be held in select Gold’s Gyms across Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Panchkula, Delhi NCR, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati and Kolkata. Participants will be divided in three batches of 10 each and those who complete the fastest will be the winners of their respective batch.

     

    The nation’s fastest 35 who complete the tasks in the least amount of time will be declared by Viacom 18 on 1st September on their social properties and win cool prizes like one month/year free gym membership, exclusive Mary Kom merchandise, movie tickets etc. Adding to the excitement would be a chance to meet PC herself! The actress is planning a visit to all the nine cities to motivate her fans, and the winners get a special chance to meet and greet this Bollywood Diva.

     

    The fans are equally inquisitive about a day in the life of our five-time successive World Boxing Champion MC Mary Kom, to give a sneak peak, she herself created this exercise routine which involves exercises such as burpees, kettle bell swings, roll over push-ups, jab cross punches, kettle bell, single handed clean & press, swiss ball plank hold, chin ups, squat and overhead press.

     

    To register, participants can walk into the nearest branch of Gold’s Gym and register at the ‘Mary Kom’ registration desk.

     

    ‘Mary Kom’, the film is about the Indian Boxer and Olympic Bronze medallist MC Mary Kom. Depicting her life, struggles, family and her perseverance to be the best – Priyanka Chopra stars as Mary Kom along with Darshan Kumaar, Sunil Thapa, Shishir Sharma and American actor Zachary Coffin. Directed by Omung Kumar, ‘Mary Kom’ is produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures & Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film is scheduled for release on September 5, 2014.

  • SRK’s new role: Ambassador for Interpol’s ‘Turn Back Crime’ campaign

    SRK’s new role: Ambassador for Interpol’s ‘Turn Back Crime’ campaign

    MUMBAI: Working for a social cause once again, the Bollywood superstar and heart-throb Shah Rukh Khan has now joined hands with Interpol to promote greater awareness in preventing crime.

     

    The multi-award winning actor has been chosen by Interpol as the ambassador of its Turn Back Crime campaign. The global initiative highlights the dangers of organised crime and its effect on day-to-day lives of people. The campaign is aimed at helping the public better understand these issues and empowering them not to be duped by criminals when buying products or using the internet.

     

    The don of Bollywood is the first Indian to be made an Ambassador for the global campaign. He will be lending his voice to help spread the message that all of society benefits when citizens respect the law and fight crime.

     

    SRK joins actor Jackie Chan as an Ambassador for the campaign, which has already garnered support from public figures including footballer Lionel Messi, Formula 1 racing drivers Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen.

     

    Talking about this new opportunity, Shah Rukh Khan said, “It’s a very special honour to be a part of Interpol’s Turn Back Crime Campaign as an Ambassador. As Mahatma Gandhi once said, ‘I shall not fear anyone on Earth. I shall fear only God. I shall not bear ill will toward anyone. I shall not submit to injustice from anyone. I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering, if I have to.’”

     

    “We all should believe in this maxim and in whatever way possible resolve not to let unjust people who might threaten us with criminal activity make us fear them. Because I believe we can, we should, and we must stand together against the few who commit crimes against any human being, in whatever form or guise these crimes might take,” the actor added.

     

    The campaign is also reaching out to companies and policy-makers in a bid to form a united front against contemporary crime challenges, and to support the ongoing activities of the global law enforcement community.

     

    Happy with this new engagement, Interpol Secretary General Ronald K Noble said, “Shah Rukh Khan has dedicated his life to making films which reflect the highest level of professionalism and commitment to bringing joy into the lives of hundreds of millions of filmgoers in India and around the world.”

     

     “We are honoured to have him as an Ambassador for Interpol’s global Turn Back Crime campaign and we look forward to seeing how he puts his artistic talents behind this campaign,” concluded the Interpol chief.

  • Mukesh Bhatt re-elected as President of Guild at 60th Annual General Meeting

    Mukesh Bhatt re-elected as President of Guild at 60th Annual General Meeting

    MUMBAI: Shri Mukesh Bhatt was unanimously re-elected as President of The Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. (“Guild”) at the first meeting of its newly constituted Guild Council of Management which was held immediately after the 60th Annual General Meeting on 27th August, 2014 at Hotel Sun-n-Sand, Juhu, Mumbai.

     

    The other office bearers re-elected as part of Shri Bhatt’s Management Team are Shri Dheeraj Kumar & Shri Siddharth Roy Kapur as Vice Presidents & Shri Ashim Samanta as Treasurer. Additionally, Shri Manish Goswami & Shri Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios were elected as Vice Presidents and Ms. Shrishti Arya was elected as Treasurer.

     

    Veteran Guild member Shri Kamalkumar Barjatya was honored by the Council on being accorded the privilege as a Member Emeritus of the Council of Management. Shri Madhu Mantena, Shri Sabbas Joseph & Shri Hiren Gada were elected as new members in the Guild Council of Management for the year 2014-15 whilst Ms. Guneet Monga was nominated by the Council as a Special Invitee.

     

    Kulmeet Makkar will continue to manage the affairs of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. as its Chief Executive Officer.

     

    In his opening speech at the Guild Annual General Meeting – President Shri Mukesh Bhatt, in the course of apprising the members about various initiatives of Guild during last 12 months, also said …… “Since my anointment as President 2 years back, we have continued to tread on the holy grail of strengthening ‘Brand Guild’ and in all modesty, the process towards achieving this end has yielded providential results for the Guild. In this endeavor, I would like to mention the name of Kulmeet Makkar, Guild CEO, who has undertaken concerted efforts to give a professional and refined outlook to the Guild in the eyes of all stakeholders. By and large, the Guild has grown in stature over the last 2 years, with the kind of recognition it has been getting from all quarters such as Central & State Governments, foreign delegates & emissaries and friendly trade bodies. This year, with the new Government in place, we hope to establish channels of communication with the new order in our endeavor to further boost the healthy relationship we enjoyed with the previous regime which will positively lead to exponential growth of the film industry in the next 5 years.”

     

    The following are the members of the newly elected Council of Management of Guild:-
     

    1. Shri Mukesh Bhatt (President)

    2. Shri Dheeraj Kumar (Vice President)

    3. Shri Siddharth Roy Kapur (Vice President)

    4. Shri Manish Goswami (Vice President)
     
    5. Shri Vijay Singh (Vice President)

    6. Shri Ashim Samanta (Treasurer)

    7. Ms. Shrishti Arya (Treasurer)

    8. Shri Ramesh Sippy

    9. Shri Manmohan Shetty

    10. Shri Ashutosh Gowariker

    11. Shri Vipul Shah

    12. Shri Rakesh Roshan

    13. Shri Bobby Bedi

    14. Shri Sushilkumar Agrawal

    15. Shri Karan Johar

    16. Shri Farhan Akhtar

    17. Ms. Ekta Kapoor

    18. Shri Ratan Jain

    19. Shri N P Singh

    20. Shri Madhu Mantena

    21. Shri Hiren Gada

    22. Shri Sabbas Joseph

    23. Shri Kiran Shantaram (Permanent Member)

    24. Shri Randhir Kapoor (Permanent Member)

    25. Shri Amit Khanna (Permanent Member)

    26. Shri Kamalkumar Barjatya (Member Emeritus)

    27. Shri Rajkumar Kohli (Co-opted Member)

    Issued by the Film & Television Producers Guild of India Limited 28th August 2014.

  • ‘Mardaani’ tax-free in MP and UP

    ‘Mardaani’ tax-free in MP and UP

    MUMBAI: Rani Mukherji starrer action-drama Mardaani which highlights the problem of child trafficking in the country has been given a tax-free status in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

     

    The Akhilesh Yadav-helmed state government as well as the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government announced they would exempt the film from entertainment tax because of the bold social message conveyed by it.

     

    Talking about the movie the MP Chief Minister tweeted, “Trafficking of young girls and women is worst evil which needs to be eliminated. Mardaani has brought it into focus.”

     

    Praising the movie and Rani for her performance he added, “After a very long time, went along with family to watch a movie. Mardaani turned out to be soul stirring saga highlighting a societal evil. I congratulate Rani Mukherji for a wonderful and powerful performance in Mardaani. Aditya Chopra has done well to produce this movie.”

     

    Honored by the response, Rani and Aditya issued an official statement to the declaration. It said, “Thank you Shri Chouhan Shivraj for your appreciation of Mardaani and its message and deciding to give the film tax free status in MP. Trafficking of girls and women needs to be completely eradicated and we film-makers can only do this much in our limited capacity, but with support from you, others will also hopefully join in to take this cause forward meaningfully.”

     

    The movie, starring Rani as a police officer, released on 22 August is generating impressive critical acclaim. The movie collected approximately Rs 15 crore on its opening weekend.

  • Nagesh Kukunoor gets SRK for a cameo

    Nagesh Kukunoor gets SRK for a cameo

    MUMBAI:  In a bid to give the noble cause of eye donation an impetus director Nagesh Kukunoor has got none other than the Baadshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan to do a cameo in his upcoming Marathi film Dhanak.

     

    According to media reports, SRK recently shot for this movie in Rajasthan for two days despite his busy schedule.

     

    Nagesh Kukunoor’s last film Laxmi highlighted the plight of young girls forced into prostitution in Hyderabad. His film Dhanak, being made in Marathi, hopes to support the noble cause of eye donation. Even though Shah Rukh Khan’s role in the film is now known, buzz is that he will be playing himself in the film and will endorse the noble cause of eye donation.

     

    Dhanak tells the story of the deep bond that an older sister shares with her blind, younger brother and how she works towards restoring his eyesight before he turns nine. 

     

    Dhanak which means a ‘rainbow’ in Rajasthani language is reportedly a remake of the Iranian film Besak. Even though the film’s title is Dhanak, it will be called as Rainbow overseas.

     

    SRK is currently busy promoting his upcoming movie Happy New Year, directed by Farah Khan which is slated for Diwali release this year.

  • ‘Mardaani’: A decent opening at the BO

    ‘Mardaani’: A decent opening at the BO

    MUMBAI: Mardaani, a Rani Mukerji show, her own Dabangg or Singham, gets an indifferent opening response. It improves a little on Saturday and again on Sunday to end its opening weekend with Rs 14.46 crore. Besides routines content, it’s ‘A’ certification also kept younger lot at bay.

     

    Three other films released last Friday have all proved to be irrelevant failing to find audience. They are MAD: Mad About Dance, Life Is Beautiful and Katiyabaaz, though the last mentioned won some critical appreciation.

     

    Singham Returns made the most of its extended weekend which included holidays of Independence Day on Friday and Gokul Ashtami on Monday by putting together Rs 85.3 crore for four days. The slide began Tuesday onwards as the film ended its first week with Rs 110 crore. Despite weak opposition in its second week, the drop was drastic on the eighth day as the film managed to collect a little over Rs 3 crore.

     

    Entertainment has added Rs 11.75 crore in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 61.55 crore.

     

    Kick has collected Rs 2.2 crore in its third week taking its three week tally to Rs 226.1 crore.

     

  • DJ Aqeel to remix ‘What the Fark’

    DJ Aqeel to remix ‘What the Fark’

    MUMBAI: A track mischievously titled ‘What the Fark’ from actor Virr Das’ latest film ‘Amit Sahni Ki List’ has caught the attention of DJ Aqeel.

     

    The DJ who earned his fame after the track ‘Shake it Daddy Mix’, followed it up with his other super-hit remixes of old Hindi songs around the year 2000, and is looking at remixing more songs.

     

    Composed by Virr Das along with his comical rock act ‘Alien Chutney’, ‘What the Fark’ is currently a club favourite across the country with fans going crazy on this number.

     

    Sources close to the DJ confirmed saying, “DJ Aqeel is very choosy about the songs he mixes. ‘What the Fark’ is a catchy number with lots of potential for a re-mix version and that’s the reason why he wants to mix it himself. He has on prior occasions heard Alien Chutney’s elaborate renditions of quirky songs. He loved their composition of ‘What the Fark’ and wants to now add his own flavour to it.”

     

    Das has a good equation with DJ Aqeel and is pleased to have his song remixed by him. They are glad the song has worked so well and hope the re-mixed version will be as popular as the original song.

     

    DJ Aqeel also promises an EMD version of this quirky number and hopes to launch it soon across the nation.

     

    Amit Sahni Ki List is a 2014 Indian romantic comedy film produced by Pyxis Pictures and directed by Ajay Bhuyan. The film stars Virr Das, Vega Tamotia, Kavi Shastri and Anindita Nayar in lead roles, and tells the story of Amit Sahni (a successful investment banker) which revolves around his quests, pursuits and twists in finding love and Ms. Perfect based on his list.

  • New stills from ‘Mary Kom’ revealed!

    New stills from ‘Mary Kom’ revealed!

    MUMBAI: Priyanka Chopra’s portrayal of India’s boxing champion MC Mary Kom in her upcoming sports biopic titled ‘Mary Kom’ has attracted widespread praise for the actress. Building a boxer’s physique in the short span of 90 days is no easy task, but Priyanka Chopra has left no stone unturned to perfect the look.

     

    A series of new stills from the film reveal moments in the film where Priyanka, as Mary Kom, is seen pushing herself beyond her limits while working out. The unyielding determination is clearly visible in Priyanka’s eyes as she performs incredibly taxing exercises. She is seen flexing rock-solid shoulders and biceps like never before. Trained by MC Mary Kom’s real-life boxing coaches and fighting real-life boxers, Priyanka Chopra has really gone the extra mile to make the film as authentic as it can get!

  • Akshay Kumar to star in the ‘Warrior’ remake- ‘Brothers’

    Akshay Kumar to star in the ‘Warrior’ remake- ‘Brothers’

    MUMBAI:  Finally making it official, Karan Johar has announced the Hindi remake of Gavin O’Connor’s 2011 contact sports drama Warrior. Named Brothers, the movie stars Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez and Jackie Shroff and will be produced by Dharma Productions and Lionsgate, Endemol India.

     

    Tweeting about the same, Karan Johar posted, “Dharma Productions, Lionsgate, Endemol India present Brothers directed by Karan Malhotra and starring Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez and Jackie Shroff. Releasing Oct 2nd, 2015.”

     

    The original film shows the story of two brothers, one a former Marine and the other a former UFC fighter-turned-school teacher. Driven by their own motives, the siblings eventually find themselves competing in the same mixed martial arts tournament with the grand prize of 5 million dollars. It starred Nick Nolte, Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton.

     

    Lead star Akshay Kumar who will be seen playing the role originally played by Tom Hardy posted on Facebook, “My first association with @karanjohar…Brothers”

     

    Going on floors on 2 October 2015, the movie will be directed by the Agneepath famed Karan Malhotra.

     

    Interestingly, this will be Sidharth Malhotra’s third film with the Dharma banner after his debut Student of The Year and Hasee Toh Phasee. In the meanwhile, director Karan Malhotra’s next release however is the much-talked about film Shuddhi which stars Salman Khan in the lead.