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  • Bombay HC asks board to reconsider certification of Bhansalis film

    Bombay HC asks board to reconsider certification of Bhansalis film

    MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the appellate tribunal of the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) to reconsider the U/A certification given to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s recently released film, Goliyon Ki Rasleela – Ramleela.

     

    An observation was made by the Division Bench of Justices V M Kanade and M S Sonak that the CBFC did not apply its mind while granting certification to the film. The court was acting on a petition filed by Sandeep Shukla, a member of the Congress and vice-president of Shree Maharashtra Ramleela Mandal. The mandal organises Ramleela every year during Navratri at Azad Maidan. Shukla claimed that the film’s title is misleading and the contents have hurt the religious sentiments of followers of Hindu deity Ram and Hanuman.

     

    The court asked the CBFC to consider whether the guidelines of the Cinematograph Act were followed before granting certification to the movie. “Utmost care has to be taken by the board in such cases and ensure that the guidelines are followed and that there are no violations,” said the court.

     

    Although the board tried to convey to the court that the guidelines were followed in their view, the judges were not satisfied and said that there has been non-application of mind. The judges said that the

     

    board did not apply its mind while granting certification to Bhansali’s movie. They also noted that the CBFC has to be careful in the future while issuing certification to movies.

     

    The petition was filed against director and producer of the movie Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the Production Company, Eros International Media Limited and the CBFC, which granted the film a U/A certificate on 1 November. The court also directed the CBFC to see if any content of the movie or its title has violated any fundamental rights of citizens as alleged by the petitioner and disposed of the petition.

     

    According to the petition, the term ‘Ramleela’ has been historically associated with the plays depicting the life of Ram. Since the movie is based on a love story and not on the conventional meaning attributed to ‘Ramleela’, the petitioners claimed that the producers are “deliberately and intentionally” using the term for commercial success.
    “The commercial exploitation of the word ‘Ramleela’ amounts to infringement. The defendants cannot be allowed to misuse the same for their commercial venture,” the petition stated.

  • Akshay Kumar & Ashvini Yardi to release Fugly on 16 May 2014

    Akshay Kumar & Ashvini Yardi to release Fugly on 16 May 2014

    NEW DELHI: After the success of their first venture OMG: Oh My God!, actor Akshay Kumar and Ashvini Yardi are all set to release Fugly, a coming-of-age drama set in the by lanes of Delhi.

     

    The film’s release date has just been announced as 16 May 2014.

     

    Produced by the Grazing Goat Pictures and directed by Kabir Sadanand, Fugly is shot extensively in Delhi and the breathtaking locations of Leh. It is the story of four friends – Dev, Devi, Gaurav and Aditya and how this carefree bunch, at the threshold of their lives, get caught in a Fugly incident, which sucks them slowly into the big bad world of corruption, politics and the real society in the capital.

     

    The central characters are played by an ensemble of some of the freshest faces to emerge from India: Anil Kapoor’s nephew Mohit Marwah, Olympic medalist Boxer Vijender Singh, grand niece of Sayed Jaffery Kiara Advani and Slumdog Millionaire actor Arti Lamba will make their Bollywood debuts in the film. The film also sees the fondly remembered Anjali, from the 1998 blockbuster, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Sana Saeed, in a special song and Jimmy Shergill who returns to the big screen after Bullet Raja.

     

    With Fugly, Akshay and Ashvini have followed up the huge success of their first film venture, OMG: Oh My God, and their regional successes, the critically acclaimed Marathi film 72 Miles Ek Pravas, and the Punjabi comic-caper ‘Bhaji in Problem’.

     

    Spearheading investment into quality, subject-driven film-making, Grazing Goat Pictures is taking Hindi and regional cinema to new heights with a range of innovative and fresh projects.

  • Kangana shares her wedding jitters in Queens teaser

    Kangana shares her wedding jitters in Queens teaser

    MUMBAI: Content plays a key role while promoting any film. Keeping that in mind, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures has presented an innovative teaser to promote their upcoming movie Queen, starring Kangana Ranaut.

     

    The teaser stands out from a traditional one-minute glimpse into the entire film. Queen’s teaser has Kangana addressing the viewers, asking them for tips for her honeymoon, in an endearing, coy manner. Kangana plays the role of ‘Rani’ in the film, a shy bride-to-be who shares her wedding-jitters in the teaser.

     

    Kangana’s character has developed an instant connect with the audience, with the teaser going viral and viewers loving the personal approach adopted by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, to present the teaser. There’s a strong word-of-mouth doing the rounds as viewers have been sharing the teaser link on all social platforms including Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp.

     

    A strong character, a flawless actor and a powerful script well presented with simplicity has resulted into a clutter breaking Bollywood teaser. Says Viacom18 Motion Pictures head of marketing Rudrarup Datta in a release: “Our objective is to make the audience love Rani for what she is. A simple innocent girl, who will win your heart with her honesty. The teaser is the first step towards that, which not only gets your attention but also compels you to engage. We are thrilled with the response to the teaser which will now lead into the main theatrical trailer for the film.”

    Going by the initial audience response, the idea certainly seems to work for the film. Queen, directed by Vikas Bahl and produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures is scheduled for release on 28 February, 2014.

  • Amol Palekar to head CMS Vatavaran Environment Filmfest Jury

    Amol Palekar to head CMS Vatavaran Environment Filmfest Jury

    NEW DELHI: Eminent actor, director and producer Amol Palekar will head the jury for the coveted 7th CMS Vatavaran Awards in national and international categories.

     

    The Award Jury is meeting from today for three days at the ITC Maurya, New Delhi.

     

    The jury comprises 14 eminent personalities from widely divergent sectors and streams, that is filmmaking, conservation, research and media will be headed by Amol Palekar

     

    The jury members include World Bank New Delhi senior environmental specialist, Dr Anupam Joshi; Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) member secretary (Chief Executive Officer) Dipali Khanna; author, columnist, birder Ranjit Lal; filmmaker, Vichitra Nirmiti, Pune Sumitra Bhave; film critic and senior columnist The Indian Express Shubhra Gupta; The Hindu, New Delhi features editor Ziya Us Salam.

     

    CMS Vatavaran received a total of 541 entries out of which 86 Indian and International films have been nominated in 11 categories. The Awards will be conferred on 2 February 2014 during the 7th CMS VATAVARAN 2014 International Environment & Wildlife Film Festival and Forum which is scheduled from 30 January to 3 February 2014 at IGNCA Lawns, New Delhi.

     

    Vatavaran is India’s only International Environment & Wildlife Film Festival and Forum organised as initiative of Centre for Media Studies, New Delhi. The festival is not just a film festival celebrating the cinematic art of films but focuses more on using the films as a tool and catalyst for creating impact. The festival has an International recognition and till date 39 festivals have been organised in 26 cities of India ever since its maiden run in 2002.

  • Kamasutra 3D in the contention list for Oscars 2014 in three categories

    Kamasutra 3D in the contention list for Oscars 2014 in three categories

    New Delhi: Rupesh Paul’s Kamasutra 3D figures in the contention list of the 86th Academy Awards, with selection in the three categories – Best Motion Picture, Original Score and Original Song with five songs.

     

    It is the only movie from India contending in the music category lists. The results were announced on yesterday by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on its official website.

     

    Kamasutra 3D has been slated for a 23 May 2014 release after its premiere.

     

    Presented by Dr George John (GJ Entertainments) and produced under the house of Rupesh Paul Productions (RPPL), in co-production and project design by Sohan Roy, Kamasutra 3D is the only movie with five songs after The Great Gatsby to be selected in the Original Song category. The songs include – Aygiri Nandini, Saawariya, I Felt, Of Soil and Har Har Mahadeva – composed by Chennai based music directors, Sachin and Sreejith while its lyrics are penned by Rupesh Paul and Pratyush Prakash.

     

    Also scripted and penned by Rupesh Paul, the movie is set in the backdrop of the real historical milieu portraying the journey of a soulful love embodied with betrayal and war. It weaves the transformative changes in body, mind and soul by the forbidden world of sexual love and sensuality.

     

    Recently, with the release of its work-in-progress trailer, Kamasutra 3D critically came out to be more of a Hollywood war based epic movie than a classic erotica, it hyped to be with the sensuous Sherlyn Chopra, initially.

     

    Director Rupesh Paul, however, confirmed that he would not disappoint his viewers expecting the movie to be a classic erotica.

     

    Speaking on the Oscar entry, he stated, “Probably now we have an answer for all of them who claimed the movie to be a soft porn. Hopefully, they know that soft porns are not eligible for the Academy Award nominations”. He would his movie to be considered a musical than epic or erotica as Kamasutra 3D is influenced with its melody over the drama.

     

    After creating the best of pre sale records at the Cannes Film Festival 2013 and the American Film Market 2013 with its sale in most of the territories, Kamasutra 3D is all hopeful to make it in the final nominations of the categories in the 86th Academy Awards to be announced on 16 January, 2014 in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

  • Bring Aamir, Katrina as dolls to your home

    Bring Aamir, Katrina as dolls to your home

    MUMBAI: Now, it’s no more an international phenomenon as like their Western counterparts, even the Indian movie makers are opening up to launching collector dolls. India’s most popular action movie franchise, Dhoom 3 has entered the league of Hollywood blockbusters like Twilight, Pirates of the Caribbean and Hunger Games with the launch of the first-ever Indian celebrity collector dolls by Mattel.

     

    The highly-detailed limited-edition dolls are based on Bollywood icons Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif as ‘Sahir’ and ‘Aaliya’ respectively, and capture the excitement of the film.

     

    Katrina doll, based on her character Aaliya from the movie, is an acrobat dancer who is glamour and style personified – a veritable goddess in her dazzling silver and golden attire. The look for this doll is inspired from the superhit song Malang.

     

    Aamir’s doll is based on his character Sahir, who not just a star performer in a contemporary circus, but secretly a cool and clever thief. His perfectly carved body and distinctive tattoo complements his ingenious mind.

     

    The dolls come with an ‘authenticity certificate’ which certifies them as collector items for keepsake and with autographed posters of the stars, plus an exclusive gift voucher.

  • First look of Paranthe Wali Gali released

    First look of Paranthe Wali Gali released

    MUMBAI: Director Sachin Gupta, who has proved his mettle in the theatre world, wanted to zoom in on the like of the Delhi Streets, and nothing could have been better than naming Paranthe Waali Gali. The film that was announced earlier this year, is ready to be released in January.

     

    However, the first look of the film that stars Anuj Saxena and debutant Neha, was released today.

     

    The story of the feature film Paranthe Wali Gali starts from the famous and popular lane in Delhi and then moves into the lives of the characters living there. This film can be considered the story of unsung love that blossoms in very famous lane of paranthe in Old Delhi, and deals with affair of emotions and caring between the couple. Set in the backdrop of theatre, it is about their journey giving inroads into life in theater.  A romantic comedy, it also has various other dimensions. It is a sensitive film of dreams, success, failure and relation. It is something that everybody who dreams, can relate to.

     

    The film is trying to touch parts of Old Delhi from Dariba Kalan to Kinari Bazaar and Khari Bawri – places that have not been explored till now. It is a place of much nostalgia for many people. The name itself has romantic foodie connotations. As an allegory to life, one can fantasize about plates of steamy, crispy, puffed up Paranthas, drowning in lots of gooey, yummy ghee, stuffed with an array of vegetables and meats.

  • The weeks releases fail to work at BO, pundits pin hope on Dhoom 3

    The weeks releases fail to work at BO, pundits pin hope on Dhoom 3

    MUMBAI: Jackpot, Sachin Joshi’s third attempt at seeking recognition as a film actor, has come to naught. Released at a fair number of screens, the film has remained poor in collections as it has only managed 2.8 crore for its opening weekend. It will be tough to feed the cinema halls Monday onwards.

     

    What The Fish makes its debut with cancelled shows due to no show by audience; an exercise in total loss of money and efforts.

     

    R…. Rajkumar has a face saving first week thanks to its collections from single screens away from metros. The film has collected 41.3 crore in its first week with second week expected to gain some due to poor oppositions.

     

    Club 60 has gone unnoticed.

     

    Bullet Raja continued its poor run in its second week with figures of 2.55 crore taking its two week total to 32.3 crore.

     

    Goliyon Ki Rasleela: Ram-Leela has added 2.85 crore in its fourth week taking its four week total to 103.15 crore.

     

    Singh Saab The Great comes to the end of its run with a three week tally of 273 crore.

     

    Krrish 3 has collected 55 lakh in its sixth week to take its six week total to 175.95 crore.

     

    The exhibition trade pins its hopes on Dhoom 3 to end the year 2013 on a positive note as most films they had hopes from have failed to live up the trade’s expectations. Even the movie lovers are looking forward to this Aamir Khan-YRF offering.

  • Hrithik-Suzanne call it quits

    Hrithik-Suzanne call it quits

    MUMBAI: It was in 2010 during the shooting of Kites when the rumours of everything not being hunky-dory between Hrithik Roshan and his wife Sussanne started rolling. The actor was rumoured to be dating the film’s lead actress Barbara Mori. However, he rubbished all the rumours and said all was well.

     

    But as unfortunate as it may sound, now an official announcement has come from Roshan that reveals that the couple are ending their 17-year long relationship. They got married on 20 December 2000. It’s an irony that the announcement has come just few days before their 13th marriage anniversary.

     

    It reads: “Sussanne has decided to separate from me and end our 17-year relationship. This is a very trying time for the entire family and I request the media and the people to grant us our privacy at this time. I do not wish this news to disempower my fans and the people about the institution of marriage in any way. I am a firm believer in this institution and respect and honour it at the highest level…. And once again I thank my fans for all the concern and prayers for my health, my treatment is going well and I should be able to resume my life in every way very soon. Thank you.”

     

    It was few months back during the Ganesh Visarjan puja that the tensed situation between the couple came to the fore as Sussanne wasn’t spotted at the Roshan home.

     

    It mounted up when a few weeks later, she came to attend Roshan senior’s birthday bash from her parents home with their two sons – Hrehaan, 7 and Hridhaan, 5 and made an early exit. Apparently, by then she had already moved to her parents – Sanjay and Zarine Khan’s Juhu home. The final blow came when unlike earlier, Suzanne wasn’t seen in public with Roshan at any of the promotional events of the third installment of Krissh.

  • Evelyn Sharma to match dance steps with Arshad Warsi

    Evelyn Sharma to match dance steps with Arshad Warsi

    MUMBAI: Evelyn Sharma seems to have all the luck by her side. From starting out as a fashionista and graduating to Bollywood success with super hits like Nautanki Saala! and then Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (YJHD), she’s now turning a new leaf in her career.

     

    Evelyn has been signed by director Neeraj Pathak for Bhaiyyaji Superhit starring Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta and Arshad Warsi.

     

    Pitted as the leading lady opposite Arshad, she plays a cute, sexy but traditional Indian girl. But what the actress is most excited about is matching dance steps with him. Apart from being a powerhouse performer, Arshad is well-known for being a great dancer. And Evelyn feels this gives her a chance to hone her dancing skills too. Nowadays, the girl is often spotted at a dance rehearsal hall in Andheri, Mumbai. We wonder if that has something to do with the challenge of dancing with Arshad.

     

    Meanwhile, having bagged a role with various shades, comedy, songs, dance and all, Evelyn is glad to work with director Neeraj Pathak. “He spotted me in YJHD and invited me to his office for a meeting. He compliments me for my talent and thinks I am a quick learner. I feel honoured with the praise,” said the actress.