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  • Shahid and Shraddha signed for Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Haider’

    MUMBAI: Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and Tabu have been roped in for Vishal Bhardwaj‘s ambitious next in line Shakespeare trilogy Haider, an Indian adaptation of Hamlet.


    While Tabu has already been a part of this trilogy as Lady Macbeth in Vishal‘s Maqbool in 2003, Shahid will be pairing up with the director after the 2009 film Kaminey.






    The Kapoor boy will be essaying the lead role of Hamlet while Shraddha and Tabu‘s role are still being kept under wraps.


    Hamlet is the story of a son of a former king who takes revenge from his uncle and the then King Claudius for snatching away the throne by murdering his father.


    The Indian version of this Shakespeare tragedy will be shot in the beautiful locales around Kashmir and is slated to go on floors by the end of 2013.

  • Abhi-Aish to celebrate ‘Happy Anniversary’

    MUMBAI: Ad maker Prahlad Kakkar, best known for his work on the famous Pepsi TV commercial with Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar is planning to dip his hands into Bollywood filmmaking.

    His upcoming flick will see the comeback of the gorgeous diva Aishwarya Bachchan. The film tentatively titled Happy Anniversary will be produced by Gaurang Doshi and will explore the anatomy of marriage.

    Ash‘s hubby Abhishek Bachchan will be playing the male lead and the two will be seen sharing the screen space after a span of five years since their last film Guru in 2007.

    Happy Anniversary will be shot in Africa and is slated for a release in January 2014.

  • Abhi-Aish to celebrate Happy Anniversary

    Abhi-Aish to celebrate Happy Anniversary

    Ad maker Prahlad Kakkar, best known for his work on the famous Pepsi TV commercial with Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar is planning to dip his hands into Bollywood filmmaking.

     

    His upcoming flick will see the comeback of the gorgeous diva Aishwarya Bachchan. The film tentatively titled Happy Anniversary will be produced by Gaurang Doshi and will explore the anatomy of marriage.

     

    Ash’s hubby Abhishek Bachchan will be playing the male lead and the two will be seen sharing the screen space after a span of five years since their last film Guru in 2007.

     

    Happy Anniversary will be shot in Africa and is slated for a release in January 2014.

  • Priyanka Chopra named India’s most dangerous celebrity online

    Priyanka Chopra named India’s most dangerous celebrity online

    Actress Priyanka Chopra has topped the list of the most dangerous celebrities in the Indian cyberspace this year followed by Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, according to a study.

    Priyanka took the mantle from Sunny Leone, who topped the list last year but dropped to the ninth position this time, in the study by security software maker McAfee.

    Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Kumar were in the top five in the study which highlights how cybercriminals use celebrities to take advantage of fans seeking more information about their idols.

    “In India where celebrities enjoy demigod status, cybercriminals often use their names to lure people to sites which host malicious software designed to compromise personal details and disrupt devices,” McAfee India Centre VP Engineering (Consumer and Mobile Business Group) Venkatasubrahmanyam Krishnapur said.

    This year, searching for a celebrity’s name, with search terms like wall paper, videos and nude pictures resulted in the highest instances of malware-laden sites. Chopra, showed 79 infected search results, while Shah Rukh was at the second spot with 75 malicious sites, Salman ranked third, with 68 infected sites.

    The top-10 list was rounded off by Saif Ali Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Leone and Hrithik Roshan.

  • A ‘Sooper se Ooper’ launch of Jigsaw Pictures into feature films

    A ‘Sooper se Ooper’ launch of Jigsaw Pictures into feature films

    MUMBAI: Having produced over 150 television commercials, music videos and even a critically acclaimed short film, The Fall (starring Rahul Bose), production house Jigsaw Pictures is now venturing into feature films with their first commercial film Sooper Se Ooper. This quirky drama with Vir Das in lead has been co produced with Reliance Entertainment and is scheduled to come to theatres across India on 25 October, 2013. 

    Jigsaw Pictures CEO and creative producer Rajnish Lall has had over nine years of experience in advertising, having worked in Clarion, Contract & Bates and thereafter headed the marketing division at B4U shortly after. He then founded Jigsaw Pictures about eight years ago and will debut as a creative producer and the line producer of Sooper se Ooper. He is among a few who is comfortably straddling the productions both in the TV commercials and feature films.  

    On his first production, Rajnish said, “Working on this film was like taking a fresh guard in the field of production… it has been an amazing, exciting and rich experience in the last two years. From fine tuning the script, putting together the right cast and technical team of my choice, the extensive shoot in Rajasthan and Mumbai to production of lovely songs all within a modest budget has been a Sooper se Ooper experience! In this journey we had the support and guidance of a big studio like Reliance Entertainment.” 

    The movie Sooper se Ooper is based on an Indian superstition ‘that making a will (legal document) is an indication that that your time has come near’. The story revolves around the character of Vir Das, whose fortune has dwindled and selling his ancestral property may just be the way out of the situation but he runs into a problem as the ancestral land was not will-ed to him by his parents. Filmed in Rajasthan and Mumbai, the story takes an interesting and entertaining turn during the journey from village to city and vice-versa. 

    The film stars Vir Das, Gulshan Grover, Deepak Dobriyal, Kirti Kulhari and Yashpal Sharma, among others. The music has been composed by Sonu Niigam and Bickram Ghosh who debut as a music duo in Hindi films and has quirky fusion BGM from Ranjit Barot. The director, a veteran of TV commercials also makes his debut with this film. The film is being presented by Reliance Entertainment and produced by Jigsaw Pictures. 

    Jigsaw Pictures’ next feature production is a comic thriller set in Mumbai and Kerala, which they will start shooting in April 2014.

  • A Sooper se Ooper launch of Jigsaw Pictures into feature films

    A Sooper se Ooper launch of Jigsaw Pictures into feature films

    Having produced over 150 television commercials, music videos and even a critically acclaimed short film, The Fall (starring Rahul Bose), production house Jigsaw Pictures is now venturing into feature films with their first commercial film Sooper Se Ooper. This quirky drama with Vir Das in lead has been co produced with Reliance Entertainment and is scheduled to come to theatres across India on 25 October, 2013.

     

    Jigsaw Pictures CEO and creative producer Rajnish Lall has had over nine years of experience in advertising, having worked in Clarion, Contract & Bates and thereafter headed the marketing division at B4U shortly after. He then founded Jigsaw Pictures about eight years ago and will debut as a creative producer and the line producer of Sooper se Ooper. He is among a few who is comfortably straddling the productions both in the TV commercials and feature films.  

     

    On his first production, Rajnish said, “Working on this film was like taking a fresh guard in the field of production… it has been an amazing, exciting and rich experience in the last two years. From fine tuning the script, putting together the right cast and technical team of my choice, the extensive shoot in Rajasthan and Mumbai to production of lovely songs all within a modest budget has been a Sooper se Ooper experience! In this journey we had the support and guidance of a big studio like Reliance Entertainment.”

     

    The movie Sooper se Ooper is based on an Indian superstition ‘that making a will (legal document) is an indication that that your time has come near’. The story revolves around the character of Vir Das, whose fortune has dwindled and selling his ancestral property may just be the way out of the situation but he runs into a problem as the ancestral land was not will-ed to him by his parents. Filmed in Rajasthan and Mumbai, the story takes an interesting and entertaining turn during the journey from village to city and vice-versa.

     

    The film stars Vir Das, Gulshan Grover, Deepak Dobriyal, Kirti Kulhari and Yashpal Sharma, among others. The music has been composed by Sonu Niigam and Bickram Ghosh who debut as a music duo in Hindi films and has quirky fusion BGM from Ranjit Barot. The director, a veteran of TV commercials also makes his debut with this film. The film is being presented by Reliance Entertainment and produced by Jigsaw Pictures.

     

    Jigsaw Pictures’ next feature production is a comic thriller set in Mumbai and Kerala, which they will start shooting in April 2014.

  • Blaupunkt is the sound that drives Ayushmann Khurrana

    Blaupunkt is the sound that drives Ayushmann Khurrana

    Ayushmann Khurrana, the multi-faceted actor, singer, composer has been roped in as the brand ambassador for Blaupunkt India, the Germany based leading car infotainment brand.

    The brand that epitomises quality, contemporary style, innovation and superior sound, was looking for a face in India that would personify these core values.

    Taking this association a step further, Blaupunkt is the official sound partner of Ayushmann’s new soft rock love ballad single “O Heeriye!’ in which he is seen using Blaupunkt’s recently launched premium headphones – Style.

    “My association with Blaupunkt goes back a long way, my first music system was a Blaupunkt and to now partner with the brand, is an honour. Music is an integral part of my life and Blaupunkt’s premium sound takes the music experience to a very different level – be it in the car or at home. For me, quality and innovation play an equally important role, which is reflected in every product of the Blaupunkt range,” said Ayushmann Khurrana.

    Commenting on the same, Blaupunkt India marketing head Preeti Bakshi said, “AYK and Blaupunkt are both recognised for great music, innovation, and cool style. We are very excited to partner with Ayushmann and together we will further accelerate the connect of Blaupunkt products with Indian youth and young at heart.”

  • Shaadi Ke Side Effects to release on Valentine’s day

    Shaadi Ke Side Effects to release on Valentine’s day

    MUMBAI: It seems Shaadi Ke Side Effects starring Vidya Balan and Farhan Akhtar is facing a tough time with no free slots available for the film’s release. Initially, the romantic movie was slated to release on 6 December, but now it has been postponed to 14 February. The duo is sharing the screen space for the first time.

    It is said that the producers of the movie are playing safe, taking into consideration that the much hyped Dhoom 3 has occupied the slot for December release.

    However, yet again, the February release is not a clean release for SKSE considering the fact Yash Raj‘s Gunday starring Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor too comes out on Valentine’s day.

    Shaadi Ke Side Effects is produced by Balaji Motion Pictures along with Pritish Nandy Communications and is directed by Saket Chowdhary.

    Chowdhary ventured into direction with his directorial debut Pyaar Ke Side Effects which became a surprise success in the multiplexes.

  • Shaadi Ke Side Effects to release on Valentine’s day

    Shaadi Ke Side Effects to release on Valentine’s day

    It seems Shaadi Ke Side Effects starring Vidya Balan and Farhan Akhtar is facing a tough time with no free slots available for the film’s release. Initially, the romantic movie was slated to release on 6 December, but now it has been postponed to 14 February. The duo is sharing the screen space for the first time.

     

    It is said that the producers of the movie are playing safe, taking into consideration that the much hyped Dhoom 3 has occupied the slot for December release.

     

    However, yet again, the February release is not a clean release for SKSE considering the fact Yash Raj’s Gunday starring Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor too comes out on Valentine’s day.

     

    Shaadi Ke Side Effects is produced by Balaji Motion Pictures along with Pritish Nandy Communications and is directed by Saket Chowdhary.

     

    Chowdhary ventured into direction with his directorial debut Pyaar Ke Side Effects which became a surprise success in the multiplexes.

  • Grand Masti reaches Rs 64.7 crore; Phata Poster opens poorly with Rs 19.5 crore

    Grand Masti reaches Rs 64.7 crore; Phata Poster opens poorly with Rs 19.5 crore

    Phata Poster Nikhla Hero, starring Shahid Kapoor and Ileana D’Cruz, which had opened to poor response, could not improve much over the weekend. The film has managed to collect Rs 19.5 crore for its opening weekend.

     

    The Lunch Box starring Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui has cashed in on all the positive reports and good word of mouth as the figures almost doubled on Saturday and tripled on Sunday over its opening day collections to record an impressive Rs 6.25 crore for its first weekend.

     

    Grand Masti the sequel to the 2004 Masti directed by Indra Kumar did excellent first week business as the masses and the youth took to the film. The film had to depend on domestic collections mainly to cover itself as not much is expected from overseas or satellite. The film has gone onto collect Rs 64.7 crore for the first week.

     

    Horror Story the Vikram Bhatt scripted screamer has collected Rs 4.6 crore in its first week.

     

    John Day starring Naseeruddin Shah, Randeep Hooda, Taran Bajaj and Harsh Chhaya has failed badly.

     

    Shuddh Desi Romance sustained very well; the Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra, Rishi Kapoor and Vaani Kapoor starrer’s two week total is Rs 45.25 crore.
    Zanjeer has failed miserably. The film has managed a mere Rs 20 lakh for its second week to take its two week total to Rs 13.95 crore.

     

    Satyagraha the political drama from Prakash Jha has added Rs 1.5 crore in its third week to take its three week tally to Rs 60.1 crore.

     

    Madras Café has collected Rs 75 lakh in its fourth week to take its four week total to Rs 41.4 crore.

     

    Chennai Express has collected Rs 45 lakh in its sixth week thus taking its six week tally to 200.95 crore.