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  • Delhi High Court dismisses plea seeking ban on movie ‘Ram-Leela’

    Delhi High Court dismisses plea seeking ban on movie ‘Ram-Leela’

    Even as the Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking a ban on the release of the movie Ram-Leela on the ground that it would hurt the religious sentiments of people, a review petition is coming up on this issue in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court later this week.

     

    A division bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Manmohan of Delhi High Court imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on NGO Rashtravadi Shiv Sena which filed the plea wanting a change of title of the movie starring Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone should be changed as it hurts the religious sentiments of people.

     

    (The Allahabad High Court had earlier rejected a similar petition by social activist Nutan Thakur on the ground that the film had not been cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification. However, Thakur has filed a review on the plea that the trailer has been passed by the CBFC.)

     

    Ram-Leela, which is scheduled to be released on 15 November, has been directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

     

    The plea in Delhi filed by the NGO’s president Jai Bhagwan Goyal said: “The title Ram-Leela which is understood by Hindus as enactment of the life and story of Lord Ram (Maryada Purshottam), is nowhere doing the same but on the contrary the film is portraying sex, violence and vulgarity, which is deeply hurting the religious sentiments and feelings of Hindus.”

     

    “The enactment, production and scheduled release of the film Ram-Leela is a gross insult to the religious feelings of Hindus,” the plea said, adding the objection is only in respect of naming such a film Ram-Leela.

  • ‘War Chhod Na Yaar’ collects Rs 4.4 cr; ‘Besharam’ inches past Rs 50 cr mark

    ‘War Chhod Na Yaar’ collects Rs 4.4 cr; ‘Besharam’ inches past Rs 50 cr mark

    Navratri is not the best period to release a film as visiting a cinema hall is last thing to do on people’s mind as the observance of this nine day festival with Garba and Dandiya raas in Western India, Pujo in the East and Ramleela in Hindi belt keep the people busy. Despite this, four films released last Friday to disastrous results. While Baat Ban Gayee, Kya Hua Achanak and Paapi were lost without trace, War Chhod Na Yaar starring Sharman Joshi, Javed Jaff and Soha Ali Khan survived but just barely. The film collected Rs 4.4 crore for its opening weekend.

     

    Besharam managed a nine day first week of Rs 50.3 crore of which Rs 18.5 crore came from the unsuspecting opening day audience; the film went on sliding down on days that followed as its bad reports caught on. This was Ranbir’s second outing for this year after Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani which was a major box-office blockbuster raking in close to Rs 185 crore.

     

    Warning 3D/2D has run out of steam adding just Rs 15 lakh in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 3.35 crore.

     

    The Lunch Box has collected Rs 1.55 crore in its third week taking its three week tally to Rs 19.4 crore.

     

    Phata Poster Nikhla Hero has added a symbolic Rs 65 lakh in its third week taking its three week total to Rs 35.4 crore.

     

    Grand Masti has collected Rs 1.4 crore in its fourth week to take its four week total to Rs 91.2 crore.

  • Shoojit Sircar wraps up the shooting of Running Shaadi.com

    Shoojit Sircar wraps up the shooting of Running Shaadi.com

    MUMBAI: It was quite a sprint and now the shooting of Running Shaadi.com is complete. Produced by Vicky Donor director Shoojit Sircar and his partner Ronnie Lahiri (Rising Sun Films) and co-produced by Crouching Tiger motion pictures, the film is a young rom-com starring Amit Sadh (Kai Po Che) and Tapsee Pannu (Chashme Baddoor) in the lead and is directed by debutant Amit Roy, who has previously worked as a cinematographer in films like Sarkar and Dum Maaro Dum. The film went on floors in October and the start-to-finish Patiala schedule ended on December 10.

     

    Running Shaadi.com revolves around a website which helps people elope and get married. When Ram Bharose (Amit) and Nimmi (Tapsee) fall in love while on the run, one hilarious situation leads to another and they have to handle their own runningshaadi. Add to that a wide array of unique characters make for an endearing light-hearted story.

     

    With Sircar himself being the creative mentor of the film, Running Shaadi.com has a head start. “We at Rising Sun Films are committed to making entertaining cinema and this film fits the bill perfectly. We had a fun, fast shoot and now we are getting into post-production to finish the film,” said the filmmaker.

     

    The film will release in mid-2014.

  • Chitra Singh launches Ghazal Maestros unreleased album with Universal Music India

    Chitra Singh launches Ghazal Maestros unreleased album with Universal Music India

    MUMBAI: Remembering Jagjit Singh on his second death anniversary, Chitra Singh launched Ghazal Maestros’ unreleased album with Universal Music India.

    The late Jagjit Singh’s album was presented with great pride by his wife, noted Ghazal singer Chitra Singh and leading music label, Universal Music India on 10 October.

    Titled ‘The Voice Beyond’, the album includes seven of Jagit Singh’s unreleased, original compositions. The album was launched on the maestro’s second death anniversary at an event conceptualised by his wife Chitra Singh. Music and memories marked the evening which saw eminent personalities like veteran actor/politician, Shatrughan Sinha and director Subhash Ghai sharing anecdotes about the time spent with the singer.

    The music fraternity came together to commemorate Jagjit Singh’s legacy. Creating a wave of nostalgia, a soulful medley of Jagjit Singh’s earlier hits sung by Anup Jalota, Deepak Pandit, Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt stirred the audience.

    Speaking on the occasion, Chitra Singh said, “If the album is successful in celebrating Jagitji’s music and the legacy created by him, then I am successful.  We wanted to pay tribute to his genius by releasing previously unheard tracks. As they are unreleased compositions, I am releasing them for him, as that is what he would have wanted as a gift to his million fans.”

    Universal Music India VP marketing Sunil D’sa said, “We are proud to have the opportunity to launch the album of a true legend. Universal has always been a platform for talent. It will be exciting to see audiences react to the album, as we are sure Jagjit Singh’s Ghazals will create frenzy among his fans even today.”

    The album The Voice Beyond will be available in physical and digital formats at all leading music stores.

  • Bella Thorne & Kyra Sedgwick set for thriller ‘Big Sky’

    MUMBAI: The star of Disney Channel’s about-to-end Shake It Up continues her march into more mature material. Having joined the indie Home Invasion earlier this year, Bella Thorne has now signed on along with Kyra Sedgwick as the leads in Manis Film’s thriller Big Sky.

    The English language debut by Jorge Michel Grau, who helmed the original Spanish language chiller We Are What We Are, features Thorne as Hazel and the former The Closer star as her protective mother Dee. On their way to a desert facility to help the teen deal with her paralysing agoraphobia, the two find themselves attacked by gunmen and Hazel has to fight her own demons for the duo to survive.

    Frank Grillo, who starred in End of Watch, Zero Dark Thirty and will be in upcoming CaptainAmerica: The Winter Soldier plays the male lead in the film along with Les Miserables’ Aaron Tveit. Randy Manis, Matthew Salloway and Christina Papagjika are producing. Christine Vachon is executive producing for Killer Films with Jeffrey V. Mandel of TBD Syndicate and AKA pictures’ Clayton Young. Ricky Tollman is co-producing.

    AKA pictures – a subsidiary of Benaroya Pictures – is co-financing Big Sky. Having finished Warner Bros’ The Familymoon with Adam Sandler and Drew Berrymore earlier this summer, Thorne is next set for Disney’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

  • Chitra Singh launches Ghazal Maestros unreleased album with Universal Music India

    Chitra Singh launches Ghazal Maestros unreleased album with Universal Music India

    Remembering Jagjit Singh on his second death anniversary, Chitra Singh launched Ghazal Maestros’ unreleased album with Universal Music India.

     

    The late Jagjit Singh’s album was presented with great pride by his wife, noted Ghazal singer Chitra Singh and leading music label, Universal Music India on 10 October.

     

    Titled ‘The Voice Beyond’, the album includes seven of Jagit Singh’s unreleased, original compositions. The album was launched on the maestro’s second death anniversary at an event conceptualised by his wife Chitra Singh. Music and memories marked the evening which saw eminent personalities like veteran actor/politician, Shatrughan Sinha and director Subhash Ghai sharing anecdotes about the time spent with the singer.

     

    The music fraternity came together to commemorate Jagjit Singh’s legacy. Creating a wave of nostalgia, a soulful medley of Jagjit Singh’s earlier hits sung by Anup Jalota, Deepak Pandit, Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt stirred the audience.

     

    Speaking on the occasion, Chitra Singh said, “If the album is successful in celebrating Jagitji’s music and the legacy created by him, then I am successful.  We wanted to pay tribute to his genius by releasing previously unheard tracks. As they are unreleased compositions, I am releasing them for him, as that is what he would have wanted as a gift to his million fans.”

     

    Universal Music India VP marketing Sunil D’sa said, “We are proud to have the opportunity to launch the album of a true legend. Universal has always been a platform for talent. It will be exciting to see audiences react to the album, as we are sure Jagjit Singh’s Ghazals will create frenzy among his fans even today.”

     

    The album The Voice Beyond will be available in physical and digital formats at all leading music stores.

  • Chhod na yaar… this is not comedy

    Chhod na yaar… this is not comedy

    MUMBAI: War Chhod Na Yaar is an attempt at making a war comedy. We don’t make too many war films and a comedy at that; this is the first such attempt at cross-pollination. Since a comedy will need one of the two countries involved as stupid and since it can’t be India or the Indian army, it is the Pakistani army which will have to look inefficient and stupid. It also shows Pakistan as being totally dependent on Chinese arms which are not effective.

    Producer: AOPL Entertainment P Ltd.
    Director: Faraz Haider.
    Cast: Sharman Joshi, Soha Ali Khan, Javed Jaaferi, Dalip Tahil, Sanjay Mishra, Mukul Dev, Manoj Pahwa.

    A wire fence separates sandy terrain with the Indian army on one side, led by Sharman Joshi, and a bunch of ragtag Pakistani army soldiers on the other, led by Sanjay Mishra and Javed Jaaferi. At nights, both Sharman and Javed meet at the fencing and play cards, with Sharman always carrying a bottle of alcohol as a gift for his Pakistani counterpart. The army on both sides also play antakshari across the wires. However, the playing sessions, antakshari and bonhomie are not going to last as a Pakistani minister manipulated by the Chinese and an Indian minister under influence of an American politician (both played by Dalip Tahil) are planning a war between both the countries. The Pakistani general, Manoj Pahwa, has little interest in what his minister is indulging in and is addicted to a game on his cell phone.

    The Indian minister takes Soha Ali Khan, a TV reporter, to the border post under Sharman’s command, where she can shoot his speech which he wants her to telecast the day war starts to make it look as if the minister braved the war and visited the soldiers on the border. The Pakistani minister chooses to send his message shot in a studio but makes it look like he is on border. It is all about the politicians creating tensions though the public may not want it. Even the soldiers don’t want war and want to coexist in peace.

    While Soha and Sharman share romantic vibes, she also thinks that as a media person, she can make the world aware of the people’s feelings on both sides which may force politicians to backtrack, bringing an end to the war. A bunch of young people also exchange notes with their friends across the border through social networks. Soha crosses the fence with the help of Javed and interviews Pakistani soldiers, she also interviews the Indian side and asks her channel to telecast live the whole story from the minister confiding in her about the war to the views of the army on both sides.

    Comedy has not been the forte of Hindi makers and War Chhod Na Yaar also falls short on being an outright comedy. There are some funny scenes but consistency is missing. There is also repetition. For example, Pahwa and the Chinese leader do the same thing throughout and can’t be expected to be entertaining every time they appear. Also, the end part becomes boring when sermonising begins. Direction is fair. The film has a hummable number in Main jagu aksar….Cinematography is good.

    War Chhod Na Yaar not only lacks in face value but its release period is also not conducive to good box office results.

  • Akshay’s Boss gets into the Guinness Book for the largest poster

    Akshay’s Boss gets into the Guinness Book for the largest poster

    NEW DELHI: Actor Akshay Kumar’s film has created another record even before its release – it has entered the Guinness of World Records for the largest film poster in the world, a record so far held by Michael Jackson’s This Is It.

    Akshay’s fan club, which calls itself Team Akshay, decided to swing into action. Logistics were put into place and work had begun to make a special poster of Boss that would be the largest poster in the world which was completed in four months.

    The largest poster in the world was achieved and unveiled at Little Gransden Airfield, Little Gransden, UK, on 3 October. Macro Arts (UK) did the manufacturing of the poster. Incidentally, Macro Arts is the same company that had made Michael Jackson’s poster.

    The world’s largest poster of Boss is 58.87 metres wide and 54.94 metres high. When the Guinness officials came to measure it, it was recorded that the Indian Boss film poster had beaten Michael Jackson’s record by a 15 to 20 per cent margin.

    The official certification for the same was done in the UK itself and the Boss poster also finds a mention on the official Guinness website.

    Actor Akshay Kumar said, “It’s a matter of honour. I thank everyone who made this possible.”

  • Big B to do Bhushan Kumar’s ‘102 Not Out’

    Big B to do Bhushan Kumar’s ‘102 Not Out’

    MUMBAI: Good news for all Big B lovers. Amitabh Bachchan began the shoot for Bhoothnath Returns on 9 October, at Filmcity, Mumbai. Producer Bhushan Kumar is very excited with his very first association with Bachchan that he has showed his eagerness to work with Big B again. Even before starting Bhoothnath Returns shoot in full force, Bhushan Kumar announced his next project with Amitabh Bachchan.

    On the special occasion of Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday, Bhushan announced his new project with him. After listening the story, the shahensha of Bollywood has given a nod to star in T-Series’ next production being directed by Umesh Shukla.
    Titled 102 Not Out, the movie is about an old man who decides to break the world record of longevity. With Bachchan playing the lead role, the movie shows us how to live a life as opposed to merely existing. This Amitabh Bachchan starrer will also have Paresh Rawal is a pivotal role. 

    102 Not Out will be directed by Umesh Shukla and will be his second movie under the T-Series exclusive five film deal. Big B was last seen in Prakash Jha’s Satyagraha.

  • Chhod na yaar… this is not comedy

    Chhod na yaar… this is not comedy

    War Chhod Na Yaar is an attempt at making a war comedy. We don’t make too many war films and a comedy at that; this is the first such attempt at cross-pollination. Since a comedy will need one of the two countries involved as stupid and since it can’t be India or the Indian army, it is the Pakistani army which will have to look inefficient and stupid. It also shows Pakistan as being totally dependent on Chinese arms which are not effective.

    A wire fence separates sandy terrain with the Indian army on one side, led by Sharman Joshi, and a bunch of ragtag Pakistani army soldiers on the other, led by Sanjay Mishra and Javed Jaaferi. At nights, both Sharman and Javed meet at the fencing and play cards, with Sharman always carrying a bottle of alcohol as a gift for his Pakistani counterpart. The army on both sides also play antakshari across the wires. However, the playing sessions, antakshari and bonhomie are not going to last as a Pakistani minister manipulated by the Chinese and an Indian minister under influence of an American politician (both played by Dalip Tahil) are planning a war between both the countries. The Pakistani general, Manoj Pahwa, has little interest in what his minister is indulging in and is addicted to a game on his cell phone.

    The Indian minister takes Soha Ali Khan, a TV reporter, to the border post under Sharman’s command, where she can shoot his speech which he wants her to telecast the day war starts to make it look as if the minister braved the war and visited the soldiers on the border. The Pakistani minister chooses to send his message shot in a studio but makes it look like he is on border. It is all about the politicians creating tensions though the public may not want it. Even the soldiers don’t want war and want to coexist in peace.

     

    Producer: AOPL Entertainment P Ltd.
    Director: Faraz Haider.
    Cast: Sharman Joshi, Soha Ali Khan, Javed Jaaferi, Dalip Tahil, Sanjay Mishra, Mukul Dev, Manoj Pahwa.

    While Soha and Sharman share romantic vibes, she also thinks that as a media person, she can make the world aware of the people’s feelings on both sides which may force politicians to backtrack, bringing an end to the war. A bunch of young people also exchange notes with their friends across the border through social networks. Soha crosses the fence with the help of Javed and interviews Pakistani soldiers, she also interviews the Indian side and asks her channel to telecast live the whole story from the minister confiding in her about the war to the views of the army on both sides.

    Comedy has not been the forte of Hindi makers and War Chhod Na Yaar also falls short on being an outright comedy. There are some funny scenes but consistency is missing. There is also repetition. For example, Pahwa and the Chinese leader do the same thing throughout and can’t be expected to be entertaining every time they appear. Also, the end part becomes boring when sermonising begins. Direction is fair. The film has a hummable number in Main jagu aksar….Cinematography is good.

    War Chhod Na Yaar not only lacks in face value but its release period is also not conducive to good box office results.