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  • Instagram: Akshay & CAYA unveil 24 toilets over 24 hours

    MUMBAI: As part of all the action leading to the upcoming release of the movie Viacom18 Motion Pictures’ “Toilet Ek Prem Katha”, the lead actor in the film – Akshay Kumar – unveiled 24 toilets over 24 hours on Instagram, in partnership with CAYA. The activity is reflective of the ethos of the film, which addresses the larger conern of open defecation in India, in an entertaining manner. These toilets will help bring much needed sanitation across smaller villages in Jaipur, Delhi, Rewri, Mohali, Karnal, Panipat, Kota, Yamuna Nagar, Narnaul, Gurgaon and address the pertinent issue of open defecation.

    Starring Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar & produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, Toilet Ek Prem Katha is co-produced by KriArj Entertainment along with with Cape of Good Films, Friday Film Works, Plan C Studios and Abundantia Entertainment. The movie releases on 11 August, 2017.

    “Toilets can be such a taboo subject, but it’s such an important part of everyday life that many of us take for granted. This campaign is a small, but hopefully impactful contribution from the team of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha towards giving the people in these cities a much needed resource, and making sanitation a part of their conversations in a positive manner. We hope that through the movie, and this campaign, we can bring more awareness to such an important issue!” says Akshay Kumar.

    Commenting on the association, Rudraup Datta, Marketing Head, Viacom18 Motion Pictures says, “It is often said that cinema is an agent of social change & with Toilet Ek Prem Katha we have a complete family entertainer which highlights one of the biggest issues faced by our country; open defecation. Thanks to Akshay Kumar we have been able to implement the campaign for 24 Toilets/24 hours as an effort to take this mission to the ground level, driven by Caya. With Instagram on board, we can leverage it digitally and reach out to millions of consumers and hope to inspire and encourage them to join the fight against this stigma.”

    To join the actor on his journey as part of the 24 Toilets / 24 Hours campaign, you can follow Akshay’s Instagram stories on @akshaykumar, where he will be posting stories every hour. You can also follow the hashtag #24Hours24Toilets.

    Toilet Ek Prem Katha, directed by Shree Narayan Singh is a love story between Keshav (Akshay Kumar) and the progressive Jaya (Bhumi Pednekar), set in two villages near Mathura. The film traces the journey of a man in love, whose only aim in life is to get what his wife demands and rightfully so! Toilet Ek Prem Katha is a satirical take on a battle against the age old tradition of open defecation in the country.

  • Akshay spots new talent in a TV-Ad, signs him for a pivotal role in BOSS

    Akshay spots new talent in a TV-Ad, signs him for a pivotal role in BOSS

    MUMBAI:  From Khiladi to BOSS – Akshay Kumar – is one of the finest actors in the film industry at present.

    Over the years he has successfully promoted new talent in the film Industry, like Shiv Pandit in BOSS

    But this time the actor has gone a step ahead and has spotted a TV Actor Akash Dabade for a pivotal role in BOSS. Akshay went through many audition rounds and there were also few established names which were shortlisted, but somehow he wasn’t convinced.

    “It so happened that one day when Akshay was watching TV he spotted Akash in a television commercial for a mobile company, impressed by his sense of humor and acting Akshay immediately told his team to get in touch with Akash and signed him for the role without an audition,” confirms a source. 

    The best part is that Akash has turned out to be one of the highlights of the film and is a guy to watch out for. Produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Cape Of Good Films and Ashwin Varde Productions BOSS is all set to release this on 16 October.

  • Akshay’s ‘Boss’ to feature biggest club song

    Akshay’s ‘Boss’ to feature biggest club song

    MUMBAI: Akshay Kumar along with Sonakshi Sinha is all set to take ‘Boss‘ to the next level. Titled Party All Night, the song is touted to be the biggest club song of the year and it is heard that the producers are sparing no efforts to make it the blockbuster chart buster.

    This song will also have the added attraction of Yo Yo Honey Singh. News is also that it will be for the very first time that Akshay Kumar will be working with music director Sumit Dutt who has been a Salman Khan favorite and has been the man behind various blockbuster hits like Dhinkachika, Character Dheela, Desi Beat and many others to his credit.

    While Sumit Dutt will direct the song, ace choreographer Raju Khan will be making Akshay and Sonakshi sway to the beats.

    The shooting of the first part of the song is over and was shot in one of the suburban properties in Mumbai while the other half is scheduled to be shot in Bangkok next month. Buzz is that a mammoth crowd of over 600 dancers and junior artistes will be a part of it.

    A source close to the team said, “In the film, the song comes at a very integral point, which is why Akshay wants to make it his biggest and best song to date. Akshay is wearing a leading international designer‘s costume.”

    The song has been designed as the ultimate club number of 2013. It is the first full, all-out dance number that Akshay has done in years. This is his return to hard core dancing.

    Produced by Viacom 18, Cape of Good Films and Ashwin Varde Productions, ‘Boss‘ is directed by Anthony D‘souza and is all set to hit the screens this October.

  • Akshay to supervise Vidhyut for Commando 2

    Akshay to supervise Vidhyut for Commando 2

    MUMBAI: Director-producer Vipul shah who cast Vidhyut Jamwal in his recent movie Commando is now ready to make the sequel of the movie where action hero Akshay Kumar will supervise the newcomer.

    Shah who has already worked with the actor in four films – Aankhen, Waqt: The Race Against Time, Namastey London and Singh is Kinng. The director will collaborate with Kumar for Commando 2 as a consultant and advisor to supervise some of Jamwal‘s stunts.

    As reported in IANS Shah said, “According to me, Akshay is the best action hero in the country. He was the most excited when we started ‘Commando‘ with Vidyut and, in fact, we’d have liked Akshay to be more participative in ‘Commando’. However, he was too busy. But now in ‘Commando 2‘, we definitely intend to bring Akshay in.”

  • Akshay fans shun Joker; Tiger manages to attract viewers

    Akshay fans shun Joker; Tiger manages to attract viewers

    Mumbai: Joker failed to find any slot and faced near total rejection from the moviegoers. As the film‘s hero Akshay Kumar kept away from the film‘s promotions, his fans followed suit by staying away from the cinema halls.

    For Sonakshi Sinha, this is her first failure after two hits (Dabangg and Rowdy Rathore). The film managed a poor Rs 147 million for the opening weekend.

    Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi was not appreciated and ended its first week on the lower side of Rs 100 million, finishing at Rs 96.5 million.

    Ek Tha Tiger, despite a massive multiple screen/show release, added just Rs 306.2 million in its second week, which took its two week (16 day) total to Rs 1.84 billion. It further added Rs 65.1 million over the third weekend, taking its 19 day total to Rs 1.91 billion.

    Gangs Of Wasseypur collected Rs 11 million in its third week, taking its total tally to Rs 225.5 million.

    JIsm2 added Rs 1.5 million in the fourth week taking its total collection to Rs 358.5 million.

  • Star Gold presents ‘Savlon Sabse Favourite Kaun 2006’

    Star Gold presents ‘Savlon Sabse Favourite Kaun 2006’

    MUMBAI: Star Gold will open the voting lines for the opinion poll of bollywood Savlon Sabsey Favourite Kaun International 2006 from 12 November.
    The poll is open for fans not just from India but also from other countries including the Middle East, South East Asia, US, UK, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Australia and New Zealand.

    The nominees for different categories are:

    – Sabsey Favourite Hero:
    Amitabh, Abhishek, Akshay, Ajay or Aamir, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Kha, Hrithik, John and Sanjay Dutt.

    – Sabsey Favourite Heroine:
    Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Sushmita Sen, Juhi Chawla, Kajol, Priyanka Chopra and Ayesha Takia.

    – Sabsey Favourite Comic Hero:
    Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani, Rajpal Yadav, Johnny Lever and Paresh Rawal.

    – Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine:
    Kangana Ranaut, Tanushree Dutta, Konkona Sen Sharma, Sneha Ullal and Soha Ali Khan.

    – Sabsey Favourite Naya Hero:
    Abhay Deol, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Khemu, Upen Patel and Shiny Ahuja.

    – Sabsey Favourite Film:
    Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Rang De Basanti, Krrish, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Fanna.

    – Sabsey Tez Sitara:
    Sharman Joshi , Kunal Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan.

    People can vote for this category only on www.indya.com

    To find out more about Savlon Sabsey Favourite Kaun International keep watching Star Gold along with the hosts Ranvir Shorey, Vinay Pathak and Suresh Menon. Accompanying them will be Savlon SFKI ambassador- Ayesha Takia.

    To vote: SMS ‘SFK’ to 7827 or Log on to www.indya.com.

    The first episode of Bandhon Mein Hai Dum will premiere on 12 November at 12 pm.