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  • Nike rolls out ‘Parallel Journeys’ campaign

    MUMBAI: Nike has launched a television campaign titled ‘Parallel Journeys‘. The ad campaign is a part of Nike‘s Bleed Blue campaign.

    The TVC has been created by JWT Bangalore. It has been directed by Abhinay Deo (RDP Films) with creative direction by Senthil Kumar (JWT).

    The TV campaign celebrates the millions of young cricket athletes in India who relentlessly pursue perfection in the sport, no matter where they are or on what field they play. It features a roster of the sport‘s best athletes, parallels the journey of hard work, training and dedication young cricketers take to achieve success, just as India‘s elite athletes do, the company said.

    Nike India marketing director Avinash Pant said, “Nike‘s ‘Parallel Journeys‘ captures the journey to perfection in the sport clearly demonstrating the passion and hunger of a new breed that will stop at nothing. In the true spirit of ‘Just Do it‘, a new generation of millions of young athletes can believe that one day they will be the voice of an entire nation.”

    According to the official communiqué, Nike‘s ‘Parallel Journeys‘ travels the length and breadth of the country capturing the determination, passion and aspiration through the eyes of every young cricket athlete. It also features a “dynamic” soundtrack inspired by the sounds that surround the street game in India by simply using nothing but voices.

  • UTV to screen Delhi Belly at Cannes

    UTV to screen Delhi Belly at Cannes

    MUMBAI: After successfully releasing Delhi Belly in Hong Kong on 10 May, UTV Motion Pictures is set to screen the film at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival.

    The film is all about Tashi, Arun and Nitin – flatmates, buddies and partners in crime. Tashi is to get married in a month but still doesn‘t know if his fiancé is the one!

    Arun can‘t make up his mind who he wants to kill first – his girlfriend who has just dumped him or his stupid, annoying boss whose idea of creativity is sketching a smiling banana! And Nitin is about to discover that eating delicious tandoori chicken off a street vendor is going to give him the worst case of Delhi Belly he‘s ever known!

    Three regular blokes, living the regular life except for one small detail – they are on the hit list of one of the world‘s deadliest crime syndicates. Will they be able to get away before the shit hits the roof and it comes crashing down?

    Directed by Abhinay Deo and written by Akshat Verma ,the film has brilliant performance by Imran Khan, Kunal Roy Kapur and Vir Das and, along with the music which has been rendered by Ram Sampath, won many awards this year.

  • Excel Entertainment lines up six films

    Excel Entertainment lines up six films

    MUMBAI: Head honchos of Excel Entertainment, Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, have gone ahead and announced the making of six films in the coming 10 months for an investment of Rs 3 billion.

    Sidhwani said Zoya Akhtar‘s next after Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara would go on floors by the yearend. The production house has almost finished the Aamir Khan-Kareena Kapoor-Rani Mukerji starrer Talaash that will release in November. The director Reema Kagti is already planning her next film jointly written by her and Zoya.

    Farhan‘s next after Don 2 will go on floors in early 2013; he is translating the idea he has in mind into a script. Abhishek Kapoor has completed the script of Rock On 2, and has started working on its screenplay along with Pubali who wrote Rock On!

    The fifth film is a story submitted by Abhinay Deo of Delhi Belly fame to Farhan and Ritesh. This film, about two friends, will have two stars in the lead.

    The script by a new writer-director has been approved but Sidhwani refused to divulge the name, saying that a formal announcement will be made later.

  • Harvard to screen Delhi Belly

    Harvard to screen Delhi Belly

    MUMBAI: Aamir Khan’s Delhi Belly will be screened at the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government next month.

    The film’s director Abhinay Deo has also been invited to participate at the Harvard India Conference 2012 and speak on the new age of cinema.

    Delhi Belly is the story of three struggling room-mates who unknowingly become potential prey of a ruthless gangster.

    Incidentally, Excel entertainment head honcho Ritesh Sidhwani has also been invited for the conference. Sidhwani will talk on the business of entertainment panel with the theme The New Age of Entertainment.

    The conference, jointly organised by the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, will be held on 24 and 25 March.

    The theme of Harvard India Conference 2012 is India – The Next Frontier.

  • Zoya Akhtar to pay tribute to Bollywood in next

    Zoya Akhtar to pay tribute to Bollywood in next

    MUMBAI: After being lauded for her last film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Zoya Akhtar will be working on two assignments: one would be her next feature film and the other a 25-minute short film that will pay a tribute to the Indian film industry that is to complete its century next year.

    Others who are contemplating to pay a homage to Bollywood in its centenary year include R.Balki, known for his films Cheeni Kum and Paa and Dibakar Banerjee, known for his film LSD and the up for release Shanghai.

    “We’re really proud of her. She’s been burning the midnight oil to give the short film its desired shape and colour. It would be unfair if my partner Farhan (producer-director-actor-singer-writer Farhan Akhtar) or I gave away the actual content of her movie. But we can promise that it’s a beautiful film that pays tribute to one of the biggest and oldest film industries in the world. It’s a beautiful story woven around filmmaking,” producer Ridesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment said.

    Meanwhile, the production house is working on a couple of films of which one each would be directed by Akhtar, Abhishek Kapoor and Abhinay Deo. The announcement would be made shortly.

  • Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara romps home with the Black Lady, Aruna Irani Gets Lifetime Award

    Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara romps home with the Black Lady, Aruna Irani Gets Lifetime Award

    NEW DELHI: Thespian Aruna Irani who has achieved fame as an item girl, heroine, vamp a comedienne, and a producer-director, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Filmfare Awards held in Mumbai.

    ‘Zindagi na milegi Dobara‘ won the best film award and its director Zoya Akhtar was named best director with her brother Farhan Akhtar bagging the best supporting actor award for males in the popular awards. The film was also voted best film by the Critics Jury.

    ‘Rockstar‘ by Imtiaz Ali bagged awards for actor Ranbir Kapoor in both the popular and critics categories. This year‘s Idea Filmfare Awards held a special significance as the 2500th trophy was presented at the award ceremony, to maestro AR Rahman for ‘Rockstar‘. Irshad Kamil also bagged the best lyric award for the song ‘Nadaan Parinday‘ and Mohit Chauhan won it for singing the song ‘Jo bhi mein‘ in this film.

    Vidya Balan got the best actress award for essaying the role of Silk Smitha in the film ‘The Dirty Picture‘, while ‘No one killed Jessica‘ won awards for supporting actor (female) for Rani Mukerji.

    ‘The Dirty Picture‘ also got awards for best costume for Niharika Khan, and Idea Sony Scene of the Year.

    ‘Delhi Belly‘ got awards for best debutante Director Abhinay Deo, art direction for Shashank Tere, editing for Huzefa Lokhandawala, and best screenplay for Akshat Verma.

    ‘Don 2‘ won awards for best sound design for Nakul Kamte, best action to Action Concepts, and Best Special Effects to Red Chillies VFX.

    ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara‘ also got the cinematography award for Carlos Catalon, the choreography award for Bosco Caesar, and best dialogue to Farhan Akhtar.

    Best debutante male and female awards went to Vidyut Jamal for ‘Force‘ and Parineeti Chopra for ‘Ladies vs Ricky Bahl‘.

    The RD Burman award for Upcoming talent in field of music went to KRSNA for ‘Tanu Weds Manu‘ while the best background score went to Ranjit Barot for ‘Shaitan‘.

    Sanjay Chouhan got the best story award for ‘I am Kalam‘, while the Special Jury Certificate for Outstanding Talent went to Partho Gupte for the film ‘Stanley ka Dabba‘.

    The Idea Filmfare Awards 2011 held at the Reliance MediaWorks Studios in the Film City in Goregoan. The Awards ceremony was hosted by Shahrukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, and the recording will be telecast on Sony Entertainment Television on 19 February.