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  • Stranded Evelyn boards an overnight train to reach for work on time

    Stranded Evelyn boards an overnight train to reach for work on time

    MUMBAI: Some Bollywood stars are known to go out of the way to accommodate their producers, sometimes braving risks and weather. We often hear such episodes of professionalism about Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. Joining the list now is actor Evelyn Sharma, who became popular with Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.

     

    Recently, while she was on her way to shoot for DivyaKhosla Kumar’s Yaariyan in Darjeeling and Sikkim, Evelyn’s flight was rerouted from Bagdogra to Guwahati airport because of a bad storm, leaving her stranded alone with her luggage.

     

    Since the shooting was scheduled for next day, Evelyn decided to take an overnight train from Guwahati to Siliguri to reach her sets on time as she thought it would be a big hassle for any producer to reschedule location shoots.

     

    “Luckily, God sent an angel to help me. The person guided and guarded me throughout the journey – from going to the railway station, arranging for a ticket on a completely booked train, guarding me for 10 hours on the journey, inviting me for lunch in Siliguri and safely dropping me to the car which brought me to the shoot in Sikkim,” revealed Evelyn though concealing the name and gender of this ‘angel’.

     

    “Without the timely help, I would have been lost in Guwahati, as my phone was dead and the flight personnel did not help at all,” she adds.

     

    The entire film crew was impressed with Evelyn’s bravery of taking the train alone at night, just to make sure she reaches on time.

     

    Yaariyan is the directorial debut of T-Series’ head honcho Bhushan Kumar’s wife Divya Khosla Kumar and releases on 31 January next year.

  • India to make major presence at Rome Film Festival

    India to make major presence at Rome Film Festival

    NEW DELHI: The Jury of the Cimema XXI section of the Rome Film Festival that commences tomorrow and will be on till 17 November also has an Indian filmmaker, Ashim Ahluwalia on board.

     

    Ashim Ahluwalia came to the limelight with his debut film John & Jane that had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and later screened at the Berlin Film Festival. It was the first Indian film to be distributed by HBO Films. His first feature-length film — Miss Lovely premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, in the Un Certain Regard section.

     

    An outsider with respect to the Bollywood cinema system, Ashim Ahluwalia is part of the new generation of Indian directors who avoid working with the stars of Hindi films.

     

    The Jury is chaired by American director and artist Larry Clark and other members include Yuri Ancarani (Italy), Laila Pakalnina (Latvia) and Michael Wahrmann (Uruguay).

     

    On the occasion of the 100 Years of Indian Cinema, a restored version of Kamal Swaroop’s 1988 cult classic Om Dar Ba Dar will be screened out of competition in CinemaXXI.

     

    The two Indian films competing in the CinemaXXI section are Prantik Basu’s Makara and Kamal Swaroop’s Rangbhoomi. The Seventh Walk (Saatvin Sair) by Amit Dutta will be the closing film section.

    CinemaXXI is a competitive section devoted to new trends in world cinema and focuses on works that reflect the continuous reinvention of cinema in the contemporary audiovisual landscape. CinemaXXI hosts feature-length, medium-length, and short films.

  • NFDC unveils the 20 films to be screened at Film Bazaar

    NFDC unveils the 20 films to be screened at Film Bazaar

    NEW DELHI: The Film Bazaar, a part of 44th International Film Festival organised by NFDC will showcase twenty Indian and Bangladeshi feature and non-feature films in the Market Recommendation section.

    Market Recommendations showcase select films looking for gap finance, distribution partners and world sales.

    While The Film Bazaar will be held from 20 to 24 November at Marriott Resort alongside IFFI (International Film Festival of India) that will go on from 20 November to 30 November.

    The “Film Bazaar Recommends” Attihannu Mattu Kanaja (Fig Fruit and The Wasps) directed by M S Prakash Babu, Chaurya (Theft) directed by Sameer Patil, Chikka Putta

    (Small Things, Big Things) directed by Saumyananda Sahi, Coffee Bloom directed by Manu Warrier, It’s not about the Cycle directed by Achyutanand Dwivedi, Jai Ho – A Film On A R Rahman directed by Umesh Aggarwal, Jayjaykar (Triumph of Life) directed by Shantanu Ganesh Rode, Kutchi Vahan Pani Wala (From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf) directed by Shaina Anand and Ashok Sukumaran, Lajwanti (The Honor Keeper) directed by Pushpender Singh, M Cream directed by Agneya Singh, Margarita, With A Straw directed by Shonali Bose, Mrs. Scooter directed by Shiladitya Moulik, Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi by Sameer Thahir, Rangbhoomi by Kamal Swaroop, That Sinking Feeling by Nandan Saxena, Titli by Kanu Behl, Under Construction by Rubaiyat Hossain, Vees Mhanje Vees (Twenty Means Twenty) by Uday Bhandarkar, Yahaan Sab ki Lagi Hai (Everybody Gets Screwed Here) by Satavisha Bose & Cyrus Khambata, Zinda Bhaag by Meenu and Farjad.

    In the meanwhile, NFDC has also announced five projects of its Work-In-Progress Lab programme, of which four are part of the Market Recommendations. The Work-in-Progress Lab gives five filmmakers a chance to have their rough-cut feature length films viewed by a panel of international advisors who have a one-on-one discussion with the filmmaker with an intention to help the filmmaker achieve an accomplished final cut of the film.

    Apart from Titli, Margarita, With A Straw, Attihannu Mattu Kanaja, and the Bangladeshi Under Construction, the other finalist in the Lab is Killa by director Avinash Arun in Marathi.

    Of the above, Kanu Behl’s Titli produced by Dibakar Banerjee was a part of the sixth edition of NFDC Film Bazaar’s Screenwriters’ Lab and Co-production Market 2012. Yash Raj Films came on board later as a co-producer of the film.

    The mentors of the lab this year are: Rome Film Festival artistic director Marco Mueller; British Film Critic and Historian Derek Malcolm; chairman of ADEF and Rezo Films Laurent Danielou;  and acclaimed producer and script consultant Philippa Campbell.

  • India to make major presence at Rome Film Festival

    India to make major presence at Rome Film Festival

    NEW DELHI: The Jury of the Cimema XXI section of the Rome Film Festival that commences tomorrow and will be on till 17 November also has an Indian filmmaker, Ashim Ahluwalia on board.

    Ashim Ahluwalia came to the limelight with his debut film John & Jane that had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and later screened at the Berlin Film Festival. It was the first Indian film to be distributed by HBO Films. His first feature-length film — Miss Lovely premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, in the Un Certain Regard section.

    An outsider with respect to the Bollywood cinema system, Ashim Ahluwalia is part of the new generation of Indian directors who avoid working with the stars of Hindi films.

    The Jury is chaired by American director and artist Larry Clark and other members include Yuri Ancarani (Italy), Laila Pakalnina (Latvia) and Michael Wahrmann (Uruguay).

    On the occasion of the 100 Years of Indian Cinema, a restored version of Kamal Swaroop’s 1988 cult classic Om Dar Ba Dar will be screened out of competition in CinemaXXI.

    The two Indian films competing in the CinemaXXI section are Prantik Basu’s Makara and Kamal Swaroop’s Rangbhoomi. The Seventh Walk (Saatvin Sair) by Amit Dutta will be the closing film section.

    CinemaXXI is a competitive section devoted to new trends in world cinema and focuses on works that reflect the continuous reinvention of cinema in the contemporary audiovisual landscape. CinemaXXI hosts feature-length, medium-length, and short films.

  • ‘Bhaji in problem’ receives record price from distributors in Punjab

    ‘Bhaji in problem’ receives record price from distributors in Punjab

    NEW DELHI: With ten days to go for the release of the Punjabi comical relief, Bhaji in Problem from Akshay Kumar and Ashvini Yardi’s production house Grazing Goat Pictures, the company has been inundated with huge demands for the rights of the film from across cinemas in Punjab!

    Bhaji in Problem stars some of Punjab’s most reputed stars such as Gippy Grewal and Gurpreet Ghuggi who are joined by Sasural Ghenda Phool’s Ragini Khanna and veteran actor Om Puri as central characters.

    The film is directed by Smeep Kang who has delivered successful hits such as Carry on Jatta and Lucky Di Unlucky Story.

    The film also sees cricketer Harbajan Singh make a friendly appearance in the film. Akshay Kumar who is producing the film with Grazing Goat Pictures Co-producer Ashvini Yardi will feature in an extended role.

    Bhaji in Problem is Grazing Goat Picture’s second regional film production after the poignant Marathi film 72 Miles Ek Pravas. The film is being released on 15 November.

  • Bhaji in problem receives record price from distributors in Punjab

    Bhaji in problem receives record price from distributors in Punjab

    NEW DELHI: With ten days to go for the release of the Punjabi comical relief, Bhaji in Problem from Akshay Kumar and Ashvini Yardi’s production house Grazing Goat Pictures, the company has been inundated with huge demands for the rights of the film from across cinemas in Punjab!

     

    Bhaji in Problem stars some of Punjab’s most reputed stars such as Gippy Grewal and Gurpreet Ghuggi who are joined by Sasural Ghenda Phool’s Ragini Khanna and veteran actor Om Puri as central characters.

     

    The film is directed by Smeep Kang who has delivered successful hits such as Carry on Jatta and Lucky Di Unlucky Story.

     

    The film also sees cricketer Harbajan Singh make a friendly appearance in the film. Akshay Kumar who is producing the film with Grazing Goat Pictures Co-producer Ashvini Yardi will feature in an extended role.

     

    Bhaji in Problem is Grazing Goat Picture’s second regional film production after the poignant Marathi film 72 Miles Ek Pravas. The film is being released on 15 November.

  • Krrish 3 rakes in Rs 77 crore in four days

    Krrish 3 rakes in Rs 77 crore in four days

    MUMBAI: The third instalment to the Hrithik Roshan starrer superhero movie Krrish 3, the much awaited solo Diwali release, took a scary start as the film did not enjoy positive reports and the collections did not meet expectations in its opening weekend as it fell during the dull pre-Diwali period and Diwali day. The film was expected to break the shackles on Monday being the Vikram Samvat (New Year) and a national holiday which the film did. The film took a massive jump in collections on Monday by adding a huge Rs 31 crore thus taking its four day total to Rs 77 crore. The film is reported to be steady today – Tuesday being a holiday in many parts – will benefit the film’s collection.

     

    Micky Virus, which marked the debut of Manish Paul on the big screen, remains below par in its first week with figures of Rs 7.4 crore and little more expected to be added in the coming days.

     

    Boss remains a poor fare as the collections drop to about 10 per cent of its first week figure; the film has collected Rs 4.5 crore in its second week. Thus taking its two week total to Rs 51.7 crore.

     

    Shahid collects Rs 50 lakh in its second week thus taking its two week total to Rs 3.6 crore.

  • Mukta Arts launches four theatres this festive season

    Mukta Arts launches four theatres this festive season

    MUMBAI: Mukta Cinemas, a division of Mukta Arts Limited, has launched four new theatre properties under its brand name “Mukta A2 Cinemas”.

    These are: Jaihind Mukta A2 Cinemas in Lalbaug Mumbai (2 screens), Mukta A2 Cinema in Banswara, Rajhastan (2 screens), Mukta A2 Cinema in Junnar Maharashtra (single screen) and Mukta A2 Cinema in Sailu Parbhani (single screen).

    All the properties have begun with the superhit film Krrish 3.

    With these additions, total properties under Mukta Cinemas in operation rose to seven with total screens at 17. Apart from the additions mentioned above, work is already underway for 10 more properties that will further take the screen count to nearly 45.

  • Shyam Benegal to head jury for Asia Pacific Screen Awards

    Shyam Benegal to head jury for Asia Pacific Screen Awards

    NEW DELHI: Famed filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly has been shortlisted in the features in competition of the 7th Annual Awards of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

    Other films from acclaimed filmmakers include Hong Kong’s Wong Kar Wai (The Grandmaster), Japan’s Hayao Miyazaki (The Wind Rises) and Hirokazu Kore Eda (Like Father, Like Son), as well as Kim Ki Duk (Moebius) from the Republic of Korea and Asghar Farhadi (The Past) from the Islamic Republic of Iran. First timers competing with them include Singapore’s Anthony Chen (Ilo, Ilo) and Australia’s Kim Mordaunt (The Rocket).

     

    The International Nominations Council is currently deliberating in Brisbane ahead of the 2013 nominations announcement this month. The 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards ceremony will be held in Brisbane’s historic City Hall on 12 December at a glittering event, with nominees and industry luminaries in attendance. Films are submitted to the awards across four categories; Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film, Animated Feature Film and Children’s Feature Film.

     

    The 2013 International Nominations Council are currently in Brisbane to determine the nominees in the six feature film categories of Best Feature Film, Achievement in Directing, Best Screenplay, Achievement in Cinematography, Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor.

     

    The awards are the Asia Pacific region’s highest accolade in film, recognising and promoting cinematic excellence and cultural diversity of the world’s fastest growing film region: comprising 70 countries and areas, 4.5 billion people, and responsible for half of the world’s film output.

     

    With an incredibly strong line-up of over 230 films from 41 countries and areas, including Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film submissions from an unprecedented 19 countries, the 2013 competition reinforces the award’s position as the region’s highest accolade in film, recognising and promoting the cinematic excellence and cultural diversity of the vast Asia Pacific.

     

    Features in competition for 2013 include films not only awarded within their own countries and areas, but also at the world’s leading film festivals beyond Asia Pacific, with the line-up including multiple award winners from Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, Sundance, Venice and Tribeca.

     

    Winners in the feature film categories will be determined by the 2013 APSA International Jury, headed by esteemed Indian screenwriter and director Shyam Benegal, who will lead a group of accomplished Jury members including Korean screenwriter and director Kim Tae-yong, “Queen of Sri Lankan Cinema” actress of stage and screen Hon Dr Malani Fonseka, Turkish actor Tamer Levent, Swiss director Christoph Schaub and Hong Kong producer Albert Lee. The International Jury can also, at its discretion, present a further prize: the Jury Grand Prize, for which nominated feature films are eligible.

     

    Winners of the Documentary Feature Film, Animated Feature Film and Children’s Feature Film categories will be peer-voted by the APSA Academy members.

     

    The Middle Eastern countries encompassed by the Asia Pacific region have a particularly strong number of entries this year, from countries and areas including Iraqi Kurdistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and the Palestinian Territories. The Islamic Republic of Iran alone sees no less than four grand masters of cinema in the competition, APSA Academy members Asghar Farhadi (The Past), Jafar Panahi (Closed Curtain), Mohammad Rasoulof (Manuscripts Don’t Burn) and also Mohsen Makhmalbaf (The Gardener).

     

    APSA Director of Awards Competition, Maxine Williamson is thrilled by the final competition: ‘It’s extremely satisfying to see the competition line up get even stronger year after year, and what is particularly rewarding in 2013 is the healthy number of entries received from the thriving APSA Academy, testament to the ever-growing strength of the awards.’

     

    In addition to the many entries from APSA Academy members, the completed 2011 MPA APSA Academy Film Fund project, Maryam Ebrahimi’s documentary feature film No Burqas Behind Bars, is also entered in competition, and is the third completed film fund project to enter the competition.

     

    Brisbane’s Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said of the close of competition: “This is a very exciting part of the Awards process, and I looking forward to announcing the 2013 nominees. It will be our great pleasure to welcome the nominees to Brisbane in December for this extremely prestigious international event.”

     

     The chairman of the 2013 International Nominations Council is South Korea’s Professor Hong-Joon Kimwhi is a published author, award-winning director and screenwriter, Professor Kim is also a former Commissioner of the Korean Film Council and is a Film Professor at the Korean National University of Arts.

     

    Members include India’s Meenakshi Shedde, an independent film curator, film festival consultant, film critic, film director and journalist who is the India Consultant to the Berlin and Dubai Film Festivals; Jeanette Paulson Hereniko (Hawaii), the founder of the Hawaii International Film Festival, a founding board member of the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC), and a former film festival juror at Berlin, Rotterdam, Busan, Singapore and Mumbai; Kathryn Weir (Australia), head curator of the Australian Cinémath?que and also Head Curator of International Contemporary Art at Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA); producer Peggy Chiao (Taiwan), the former chairperson of the prestigious Golden Horse Film Festival, and the pioneer who cultivated the co-production of films among China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan; Philip Cheah (Singapore), film critic, Vice-President of NETPAC and program consultant for the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival, South-east Asian Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival and the Asia Pacific Films website; and APSA Film Competition Director Maxine Williamson (Australia).

     

    Two additional major awards for outstanding achievement will be presented at the ceremony. The UNESCO Award for outstanding contribution to the promotion and preservation of cultural diversity through film, and the FIAPF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film which celebrates a film practitioner from the region whose career and actions contribute strongly to the development of the film industry. The APSA NETPAC Development Prize of $ 5,000 will also be awarded.

     

    The Asia Pacific Screen Awards are managed by economic development board Brisbane Marketing in a unique collaboration with Paris-based UNESCO and FIAPF-International Federation of Film Producers Associations.

  • Vashu Bhagnani presents Youngistan with son Jackky in the lead

    Vashu Bhagnani presents Youngistan with son Jackky in the lead

    MUMBAI: With movies like Ajab Gazab Prem, FALTU etc, actor Jackky Bhagnani has almost become a youth icon. Now, the actor will be seen in MSM Motion Pictures and Vashu Bhagnani, Youngistan, a love story set in the backdrop of Indian politics. The film, besides Jackky stars Neha Sharma, Farooq Shaikh and Boman Irani.

     

    While the first schedule of the film has been shot overseas and Lucknow, the second schedule of the film will go on floors soon at the picturesque Taj Mahal in Agra making it the ideal locale to launch the film and its unique campaign titled “Yo Youngistan Go Youngistan”. Uttar Pradesh lends itself very nicely to this film that has a political backdrop. To add to it, Agra, a symbol of power and love supplements the entire setting. Yo Youngistan Go Youngistan is a ground rally that will travel across the country and collect youth pledges and will also see several youth icons from various walks of life join Jackky Bhagnani in getting the young Indians to pledge to vote. The campaign will also generate findings on the change Young India wishes to see in their policies and their politicians.

     

    Jackky Bhagnani said in a press release, “For me as the name suggests Youngistan stands for the youth by the youth and of the youth of India. The film is a common live story in a very uncommon premise “.

     

    The film is scheduled to release on 1 May 2014.