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  • Not much collection at the box office

    Not much collection at the box office

    MUMBAI: Mr X paid for its poor content and the resultant negative word of mouth. Having opened to below par collections on day one, it failed to better its opening day collections on Saturday and Sunday and ended its opening weekend with Rs 12.45 crore.

     

    Margarita With A Straw, despite limited screens release, put up a poor performance at the box office. Except Kalki Koechlin, who earned some plaudits for her performance, nobody looks likely to benefit from this enterprise. The film collected Rs 1.9 crore. NH 8 Road To Nidhivan is starved of audience and has no hope at the box office.

     

    Nanak Shah Fakir carried lots of hope coming as it does after a very successful Char Sahebzaade, another film on the Sikh saga, but fails to even get a decent opening.

     

    Ek Paheli Leela, with Sunny Leone’s skin show being the draw, had a limited appeal, which wears out after its opening weekend. The film added little over Rs 7 crore for the rest of the four days to end its first week with Rs 18.7 crore.

     

    Dharam Sankat Mein proves that best of performers can’t carry a film if the content is poor. The trio of Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah and Annu Kapoor could do little to salvage this poorly crafted film, which opened to weak response and remained that way through its first week. The film could manage just about Rs 7.6 crore for its first week.

     

    Detective ByomkeshBakshy, despite its deficiencies, managed a reasonable second week thanks to poor oppositions. The film collected Rs 5.2 crore to take its two week tally Rs 25.17 crore.

     

    Dum Laga Ke Haisha, the best performer at the box office so far this year, added a symbolic Rs 5 lakh in its seventh week to come to the end of its run at the box office with total of Rs 30.37 crore.

  • Sunny Leone fails to grab eyeballs at box office

    Sunny Leone fails to grab eyeballs at box office

    MUMBAI: It is sex over sermon and Sunny Leone scores over legendary actors Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah and Annu Kapoor as her first double role film, Ek Paheli Leela, scores over talent packed Dharam Sankat Mein.

     

    Not that Ek Paheli Leela is great shakes. It remained on the lower side on Friday and failed to add to its opening day figures on Saturday. The film ended its first weekend with figures of Rs 11.2 crore mainly on the strength of its performance at single screens.

     

    Dharam Sankat Mein lacked in the pre-release promotion and suffered on this count. The film had a poor opening despite stalwarts like Rawal, Shah and Malik in the cast. The comparison to Rawal’s trendsetting OMG: Oh My God was inevitable and Dharam Sanakat Mein fell short by miles besides the fact that quite a few films on the similar theme have followed OMG. The film gets a poor opening and barely manages to cross the Rs 1 crore-mark on its opening day and hardly improves on Saturday. The film has had a weekend of Rs 5.1 crore.

     

    Barefoot To Goa stays out of contention as far as box office is concerned. Such group funded idealistic films need a commercial approach.

     

    Detective Byomkesh Bakshi, another small film after Dum Laga Ke Haisha from Yash Raj Films, remains average. An indulgent film based on the WW2 era Bengali fictional character, the film falls prey to its mediocre content. It manages to collect Rs 19.97 crore for the first week. The film has added Rs 3.27 for its second weekend to take its two week tally to Rs 23.14 crore.

     

    Barkhaa is a lost cause. The film fails to cross Rs 1 crore mark even after two weeks.

     

    Dum Laga Ke Haisha has collected Rs 35 lakh in its sixth week to take its six week tally to Rs 30.32 crore.

     

    NH10 added Rs 30 lakh in its fourth week to take its four-week total to Rs 30.5 crore.

     

    Far from the days when English films released in India eons after their premiere release in the West, that too at one Metro at a time, Fast & Furious 7, released at multiple screens across India and opened to a bumper response.

     

    The fact that the brand equity had been built over the years helped as did the ensemble star cast. The film collected better than many Hindi super star films in its first week with figures of about Rs 70 crore.

     

    Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s foray into Hollywood cinema with Broken Horses, a rehash of his 1989 Hindi film Parinda, comes a cropper. The film has gone almost unnoticed in Indian cinemas.

  • ‘Dharam Sankat Mein’ as also box office prospects

    ‘Dharam Sankat Mein’ as also box office prospects

    A remake of the 2010 British film, The Infidel, Dharam Sankat Mein is one more in the line of films depicting Baba-led sects and sub sects and juxtaposing one religion against another. Viacom18, one of the makers of the film, promotes it with a tagline: From The Studio Which Brought OMG- Oh My God. This, along with the fact that like OMG, this film also stars Paresh Rawal as the protagonist, makes a comparison inevitable.

    Rawal is a successful caterer in Ahmedabad tending to most big weddings and events. He is an atheist yet he has a problem. His son is in love with Auritra Ghosh, whose father and rest of the family are the followers of Neel baba (Naseeruddin Shah). Auritra is stuck between her love and her father’s choice of a suitor for her. She knows her father would prefer to marry her only into a religious family, especially one following the ways of Neel baba.

    Rawal, who wakes up to call of Azaan from a nearby Masjid, which irritates him, starts his day by playing a pop number by his favourite Sikh singer to change his mood. His son pesters him to come visit Neel Dharma sessions, if for nothing else, only to please his prospective father in law. Now, Rawal is a family man, who loves his wife and kids and every time he decides to comply with his son’s wishes, something comes in the way.

    His character has an inherent hatred for Muslims and the early morning Azaan and his verbal scraps with his Muslim neighbour, Annu Kapoor, only add to his discomfiture for the community. Annu’s car is always parked in the way making it impossible for Rawal to manoeuvre his car out. For every small reason, Annu, a lawyer by profession, sends legal notices to Rawal as well as to other society members.

    After Rawal’s mother demise, his wife keeps reminding him to go check her bank locker. One fine day, Rawal decides to do just that. And therein he finds a document, which turns his world upside down. He finds an adoption certificate and it emerges that he was born to Muslim parents, later left with an orphanage from where a Hindu Brahmin family adopted him.

    Rawal raids the orphanage registration office, breaks into their cupboards and gets hold of his file. He learns the name of his father. He now seeks help from Annu to help him find his biological father, wanting to meet him once and find out what made him desert him. Ahmedabad Muslim community is not small by any means and finding Rawal’s father after 50 years is worse than finding a needle in a haystack! Surprisingly, Annu does it in a day! Rawal’s father is counting his last days at a community sanatorium.

    Rawal visits the sanatorium but the Imaam there, Murli Sharma, won’t allow him. The reason? As it were his father was on last stage and seeing that his son is a Hindu, he would die of shock! Rawal seeks Annu’s help to learn the Islamic ways to once see his father. This goes on every time Rawal tries to meet his father as Murli blocks him till the matter lands in a court where Annu fights on behalf of Rawal.

    On the other hand, Rawal’s attempts at placating his son’s to be in-laws backfires. As he tries to find his identity between a Hindu and a Muslim, he loses his family and his standing in life. While his family leaves him, nobody wants to do business with his reputed catering service.

    That’s where the comparison between comes up between Dharam Sankat Mein and OMG: Oh My God. Though Rawal’s problems are same in Dharam Sankat Mein as in OMG, the latter was a debate about the very existence of God. As a film, it had an excellent material, better cast and a great screenplay where the court scenes stole the show not to forget its star power. Dharam Sankat Mein on its part, has no solid issues, while it highlights a fake Baba, it is mainly concerned about Islam bashing. The court case here is muted with no arguments played up. The final exposure of Shah is too stagey to carry any appeal. What also goes against the film is that Shah’s part in the film has been used a bit too much to promote the film which, though looks interesting the first time you watch it on screen, becomes monotonous the next time and thereafter it is forced on you.

    This is a Rawal vehicle all along, though his character or his part is not as strong as OMG. Just seeing him on screen is a treat. Annu Kapoor gives one of his best for the third time after Mr India and Vicky Donor. Shah in a cameo overacts. The supporting cast is okay. While the direction is just passable, the adaptation from The Infidel is too loose to merit a mention. Dialogue is mundane. Music has not been blended well. Editing is amiss.

    Dharam Sankat Mein has not opened well and with word of mouth not being in favour, it will disappoint.

    Producers: Viacom 18, Sajjad Chunawala, Shariqu Patel.

    Director: Fuwad Khan.

    Cast: Rawal Rawal, Annu Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah.

    ‘Ek Paheli Leela’: Rides on Sunny Leone

    Ek Paheli Leela is a reincarnation story. By casting Sunny Leone, the makers make their intentions clear that the genre is just an excuse and their idea is to cash in on Leone’s skin show. There are people out there who expect her to shed whatever skimpy clothes she wears someday!

    Meera (Sunny Leone) is a super model having descended from Italy for a shoot in Rajasthan. She has a phobia for air travel having survived a plane crash in which she had lost both her parents. However, her agent, Andy, has made a commitment to shoot in Rajasthan and hence she has to travel.

    In Rajasthan while she is shooting, a local royal, Mohit Ahlawat, falls for her and finally also wins her over. They both get married.

    Meanwhile, Jay Bhanushali, has his own story. He has moved into a new house and since then, he has been having these dreams of his past making him wake up suddenly. To solve the problem of his dreams, which deprive him of restful sleep, Jay meets up with a guru. He is informed by the guru that he has been reborn because his love 300 years back had remained unrequited. He was in love with Leela but had not been able to marry her because of an evil man, Rahul Dev, who was besotted with her and had even created an indestructible statue for her.

    Jay proceeds instantly to Rajasthan to meet Leela and tell her about their past lives. Here, Jay realizes that Leela, of his past life, is now a super model named Meera and is married to Mohit. The rest is about convincing Meera about their love three centuries ago and dealing with those who destroyed their love.

    The story is predictable as all past life love stories are similar. Direction is fair though length is an impediment. Leone is not known for her histrionics and distractions are provided with glamorous costumes and a horde of songs composed by half a dozen music makers; some of this are already popular. Ahlawat is good while Bhanushali is passable. Dev is his usual self.

    Ek Paheli has managed a decent opening and it also caters to single screen audience. The film is likely to sail safe.

    Producers: Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Ahmed Khan, Shaira Khan.

    Director: Bobby Khan.

    Cast: Sunny Leone, Jay Bhanushali, Mohit Ahlawat, Rajniesh Duggal, Rahul Dev, Jas Arora, Shivani Tanksale, VJ Andy.

    ‘Barefoot To Goa’: Direction shows indulgence

    Barefoot To Goa is a road film of sorts with the roadies being two young kids. A brother sister duo, Prakhar Morchhale and Saara Nahar, are not at ease with their mother, Purva Parag, a dominating householder. Her husband and the father of these two kids, Kuldeep Dubey has little interest in them and even lesser interest in the matters of the house.

    The kids have a good memory of their paternal grandmother while their mother, Purva wants no hint of her in their house. All the besan ladoos she sends for her son and grand kids are consigned to the garbage bin by her before her husband or kids can see them while the letters are hidden in the closet.

    The kids are fond of their grandmother and keep asking about her, while their unnecessarily villainous mother puts them off the subject. The husband is indifferent not having the courage to argue on why, while her mother can stay with them and his mother can’t.

    The kids, kin on meeting their loving grandmother, accidentally (read contrived) come across their grandmother’s letters to their father, which their mother has hidden in her closet. They don’t know whether they should inform their father of the mother’s guiles or not. Instead, the kids just decide to go meet their grandmother.

    They run away from home after breaking their piggy bank to go met their grandma in Goa. The rest of the film is about their travel and travails till they reach Goa, which reads like any of the children’s adventure stories from the Famous Five and Enid Blyton kind of children’s literature.

    However, the makers, in an attempt to make this simple, unimaginative film into a classic, screw it up totally with an unpleasant, unnecessary unhappy ending. Totally illogical when it comes to storytelling involving kids.

    The only noteworthy performers in the film are Nahar, who excels and Mochhale, who is a natural. Rest pass muster. Direction shows indulgence. Cinematography is pleasant.

    Producer: Praveen Morchhale, Satyajit Chourasiya.

    Director: Praveen Morchhale.

    Cast: Saara Nahar, Prakhar Morchhale, Farrukha Jaffar, Purva Parag, Kuldeep Dubey.

  • “CBFC should examine a film’s message & not ban it due to some scenes”: Paresh Rawal

    “CBFC should examine a film’s message & not ban it due to some scenes”: Paresh Rawal

    NEW DELHI: In the wake of fingers being pointed at the current Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairman Pahlaj Nahalani’s questionable decisions regarding many a films that have come up for release recently, veteran actor Paresh Rawal has said that the message of a film and not some shots here or there should come in for scrutiny before the CBFC.

     

    Rawal said that every film may contain one or two scenes that may hurt someone, but what has to be seen is whether the message sought to be conveyed by the film is meaningful. He felt that the work of the CBFC was a thankless job.

     

    Referring to protests held outside film theatres, often by persons who had not even bothered to see the concerned film, Rawal said this was sad. He added that even the communal divides in the country often occurred because of misinformation.

     

    Denying reports that his latest film Dharam Sankat Mein had been shown to some religious leaders to get their approval, he said it would be a “dangerous trend if a film is shown to extra-constitutional authorities.”

     

    Rawal, who was in the Capital for promoting the film along with actor Annu Kapoor, said: “Even a serious message if conveyed lightly manages to make an impact.”

     

    Replying to a question posed by Indiantelevision.com about the run-of-the-mill comedies that he acts in along with some meaningful cinema, he said that it should not be forgotten that it was the money made from those so-called trashy comedies, which helped him take serious cinema even at fees far lower than he would otherwise get.

     

    Rawal revealed that he was making the biopic on Narendra Modi under his own banner. He said that films on Modi had been made in Gujarati, but never in Hindi. The movie is slated to go on floors in August.

     

    He also said a sequel to OMG was underway with him, Akshay Kumar and Mithun Chakraborty.

     

    Rawal informed that he loved serious cinema and therefore his most memorable films were Sardar, which was a biopic on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Road to Sangam, and OMG – Oh my God.

     

    Hailing from the theatre background, Rawal had never planned his career in cinema when he came on the big screen in 1984.

     

    Answering a question, he said that he had cut down the number of films he would do to three or four a year, after become a Member of Parliament. However, he said he was an actor first, then an MP. Rawal also informed that his perspective about Parliament had changed since he became an MP.

     

    Stressing that the country faced problems because there was no ‘Manav Dharam’ or ‘Rashtra Dharam,’ Rawal said that if people loved their country, there would have been no need for the Government to announce programmes on Swachh Bharat or sanitation.

     

    Agreeing to his point of view, Kapoor said that problems like rape etc. were not confined to India, but Indians themselves often talked about them as if they were ashamed of being Indian but did little to stop these crimes. He said Manav Dharam should be uppermost. He added that while there was freedom of speech, why did people resort to freedom of action.

     

    When asked about simultaneously acting in comedy and serious films, he said that every theatre person learnt to have a ‘switch on, switch off’ quality and therefore he has no problem going from the set of light film to that of a serious one.

     

    Speaking about the message that their latest film conveys, Kapoor said, “We are sure that you’ll learn something from this film and the message it gives is of ‘humanity’ and that of all religions, humanity is the biggest religion.”

     

    Directed by Fuwad Khan and produced by Sajjad Chunawala, Dharam Sankat Meinis a remake of the 2010 British comedy film The Infidel and also stars Naseeruddin Shah.

     

    The story revolves around a character named Dharam Pal, played by Rawal, who faces the dilemma of choosing between two religions and goes through identity crises when he discovers that what he believed himself to be was actually born to a Muslim family.

     

    The film is slated for release on 10 April.

  • Viacom18 to release Paresh Rawal’s ‘Dharam Sankat Mein’ on 10 April

    Viacom18 to release Paresh Rawal’s ‘Dharam Sankat Mein’ on 10 April

    MUMBAI: Viacom18 Motion Pictures is all set to release the Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah and Annu Kapoor starrer Dharam Sankat Mein on 10 April.

     

    The movie is a sequel to OMG – Oh! My God, which also starred Akshay Kumar along with Rawal.

     

    In the upcoming satirical film, Rawal will be seen playing a father, a maulwi and a pundit. Dharam Sankat Meinis the story of a man torn by the dilemma of choosing between two religions.

     

    Rawal plays Dharampal, a man caught in an identity crisis of epic proportions. His entire belief system is shaken when documents from his departed mother’s locker reveal to him that instead of being what he believed himself to be – an average upper middle class Hindu – he was actually born to a Muslim family.

     

    Speaking about his role, Rawal said, “The film goes into a series of hilarious events that follows once I figure my true identity. Dharam Sankat Mein is an important film wherein a good message is being delivered through a rib tickling story.”

     

    Talking about his journey so far in the film industry, Rawal added, “I’m fortunate to have got the opportunity to play interesting characters. I hope to continue entertaining the audience and my fans.”

  • ‘Dharam Sankat Mein’ to release in March 2015

    ‘Dharam Sankat Mein’ to release in March 2015

    Mumbai: Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the studio that gave us entertaining and thought-provoking films like Queen and Mary Kom this year, has announced the release of ‘Dharam Sankat Mein’ for 13 March 2015. The movie is said to be an official adaptation of the smashing British satire, ‘The Infidel’ and will challenge stereotypes from a humorous eyeglass.

     

    Produced by Sajjad Chunawala and Shariq Patel from Trigno Media and directed by Fuwad Khan, the cast list also boasts veterans Annu Kapoor and Naseeruddin Shah in pivotal roles. The shoot schedule of Dharam Sankat Mein has culminated. The film is at post-production stage now.

     

    For the last three years, Viacom18 Motion Pictures, has delivered successful movies.

  • ‘Badlapur Boys’…Breathless!

    ‘Badlapur Boys’…Breathless!

    MUMBAI: Like most Indian sports films, Badlapur Boys is more about underdogs taking the top spot. From Lagaan (the poster design resembles that of Lagaan) and Iqbal to Hawa Hawaai and many others in between, such themes are common now. The basic plot remains the same, only the sport in the question changes. Here, it is Kabaddi.

    Badlapur and neighbouring 42 villages were renowned for cultivating Basmati rice but the failing rains over the years has rendered the area barren and poor. The villagers want the government to build a canal to bring water to these villages. A number of representations to the local District Collector fail to bear any results; their file is stuck in the system and has not reached the CM of the state.

    During one of the representations to the DC, one of the villagers threatens to self-immolate if the DC does not move their file. On the 16th day he does so, leaving his young son and wife behind. The case has been closed declaring the man mad. The son, who loved playing Kabaddi, grows up to be NIshan. He now works as a farm labourer in the next village. Caught playing Kabaddi while the goats he was tending to destroyed some crop in a field, he is made to swear he will never play the sport again.

     

     

       
     

    Producers: Karrm Movies.

    Director: Shailesh Verma.

    Cast: Nishan, Saranya Mohan, Annu Kapoor, Kishori Shahane, Puja Gupta.

    NIshan grows up watching other kids playing Kabaddi from the side-lines. But, the problem is, their Badlapur team is a perpetual loser. They never win, so much so that they decide to play the next match with a team which is much worse than them to restore some prestige to their name in the village where everybody makes fun of them.

    During the village fair, an ex-national Kabaddi team member and the present coach of the Railways’ team, Annu Kapoor, is the chief guest. He seems to have seen a spark in the village team and offers to coach it. The team is na?ve and learns about 75th UP state Kabaddi championships in Allahabad. From total losers, they aspire to participate there and save their reputation once and for all. From then on, things work in their favour, especially that of Nishan. Once forbidden to play the sport, he is relieved of his promise when one of the members abstains.

    The tournament is between 32 teams from UP but, again, one team has met with an accident and can’t make it. Conveniently, Annu Kapoor wields a considerable amount of influence to change the basic rules and get the lads from Badlapur to fill in as the 32nd team! They need a name and he names them Badlapur Boys.

    The rest is like what we have been seeing since ages in films. The hero takes a beating initially only to bounce back later: Badlapur Boys go on winning bout after bout. In between, there has been some scheming and backstabbing. The hero, Nishan is hurt on purpose to disable him and to stop him from playing more matches. Playing any more could prove fatal for him but he is determined to play, win and meet the CM (who is the chief guest) face to face and tell him what his father did and why.

    The Badlapur Boys win the finals, the sacrifice of Nishan is rewarded a few years later with a canal for the village farmers.

    Kabaddi has started getting some attention recently with league tournaments with big shot team owners backing them. But the attention has not been enough to draw people to spend on watching the games. Also, the one watched at league level on TV is real pro compared to rather tame games played in the movie.

    ‘Main Aur Mr Right’…Wrong movie!

    Main Aur Mr Right is a kind of contemporary film where a group of young friends, all well placed in their lives, meet on regular basis and have a blast. Except one of them, Shenaz Treasurywala, all are taken: one couple is married, one is engaged and the one is together but not committed yet.

     

     

    Producers: Pooja Gujral, Aseem Raees.

    Director: Adeeb Rais.

    Cast: Shenaz Treasurywala, Barun Sobti.

     

    Shenaz Treasurywala runs a casting agency and looking at the kind of ‘talent’ she screens regularly, it would be surprising if her agency makes any money. Her friends always bug her with suggestions to find a man and settle down in life. However, Shenaz is too choosy, she is Ms Perfect and won’t plan to marry unless she meets her Mr Right.

    Shenaz’s opinion about herself is rather high and no man impresses her. But her friends just won’t let her be. And, just to stop them bothering her every day, she announces one day that she has finally found her Mr Right and she will present him to the gang soon. Being a talent manager, she is flooded with pictures and portfolios and remembers one of them of a good-looking lad, Barun Sobti. He aspires to be an actor in league with Salman Khan who is his idol and whose name he swears by.

    Things are not as easy as Shenaz imagined. Barun is a typical rough shod Punjabi who does everything that is gross. He lacks in style and class that Shenaz and her friends relate to. But, she takes it as a challenge to mould and polish Barun so that she could present him to her friends. Of course, he would have come from abroad to return soon. She offers a hefty sum for role playing to the struggler who, like most strugglers, is broke most of the time.

    Barun has perfected everything Shenaz wished and she is ready to take him to her friends. The presentation of ‘Mr Right’ finally happens; all are duly impressed. He blends with the group well and becomes a part of it. The bonhomie continues but Barun soon realises that the bonhomie is fake, all the friends are keeping their true feelings from each other and usually lying to keep the friendship going. His honest na?ve self begins pointing out the follies of every one of them. Till, one fine evening, while the friends are having a nice time at a restaurant, the bubble bursts; Barun is recognised by one of his struggler friends who is a waiter in the same restaurant. This was just when all the friends were confessing to their wrongdoings.

    The friendships are shattered, so are the pairs. As an outcome of this breaking of the clique, Shenaz finds her Mr Right within the group itself. That lasts for a few months until she starts missing Barun. The contemporary film then ends on a traditional note as the idea of Mr Right is dumped and Barun and Shenaz are the real item instead of role playing.

    Direction is average. The film tries to tell too many stories in one go. Bappi Lahiri has scored some hummable music. Cinematography is fair. Editing is lacking. Performances are generally passable except that of Barun Sobti who is impressive.

    Main Aur Mr Right shows no prospects at the box office.

  • Akshay Kumar strives hard for the National Award, in ‘The Shaukeens’

    Akshay Kumar strives hard for the National Award, in ‘The Shaukeens’

    MUMBAI: With Akshay Kumar’s latest flick The Shaukeens ready for release, his character in the movie was recently announced. The actor will play a real life version of himself, but with a surprising twist. He will be seen playing an alcoholic superstar in the feature.

     

    Director Abhishek Sharma reveals, “In the film, Akshay desperately wants to win the National Award. There is this huge conflict between him and his business manager (Cyrus Broacha), who wants him to break box-office records instead. But Akshay is ready to do anything to bag the most respected award in the country.”

     

    This interesting spin to the character goes on to form the highlight of the movie produced by Murad Khetani and Ashwin Varde.

     

    Sharma further reveals that the manner in which the superstar achieves his goal goes on to become a crucial part of the films plot.

     

    “In the middle of all this mad conflict are a greedy secretary, an eccentric director and a commercial filmmaker — all driving Akshay crazy, who’s wasted, anyway! It is madness like never seen before,” adds Sharma.     

          

    The Shaukeens is a remake of 1982 comedy movie Shaukeen directed by Basu Chatterjee. It stars Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Piyush Mishra and Lisa Haydon along with Akshay Kumar.

     

    Produced by Cine1 Studios, Cape Of Good Films and Ashwin Varde Productions, the film is set to release on 7 November 2014.

  • Shah Rukh Khan inaugurates the new identity of ABP News SBS at Telebrations

    Shah Rukh Khan inaugurates the new identity of ABP News SBS at Telebrations

    MUMBAI: In a star studded evening, ABP News Saas Bahu aur Saazish, the No.1 show of Indian Television News celebrated its 10 year of leadership and revealed the new identity of the program. Right from King Khan- Shah Rukh Khan to leading actress Deepika Padukone, to Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah together with famous faces of Indian Television like Karan Patel, Nia Sharma, Rashmi Desai, Neelu Vaghela etc. inaugurated the much awaited identity of Saas Bahu aur Saazish.

    On this big day, the SBS 10th year evening witnessed hundreds of Television Stars coming together to a glorious evening, wherein the industry, together, felicitated 10 Impact makers of Indian Television. These awards are bestowed to those whose contribution to Indian Television industry is par excellence and they with their zeal and hard work have done path breaking, trend defining work for years. These 10 big stalwarts who received the coveted “Achievers awards trophy 2014” were Annu Kapoor, Prem Krishen/Sunil Mehta, Cineyug (Mazhar Nadiadwala/ Aly Morani), Ali Asgar, Dilip Joshi, Neelu Waghela, Shivaji Satam, Sandip Sikand, and R.D Tailang.

    On the occasion, Ashok Venkatramani, CEO, MCCS India said “Saas Bahu Aur Saazish is the program which has become the household name among Indian woman. 10 years back when we started SBS, the idea was to report all the crucial happening of soap operas which at that time were beginning to engulf the Indian audience. Today with the new identity launch, we are looking forward to become more sharper in our reporting and reach to our SBS Family. On the 10th year of Telebrations, we would like to thank entire entertainment industry, our viewers, and partners who have been supportive throughout. We look forward to provide entertaining content along with keeping the values of reporting alive”

    The team of Happy New Year, who were also the film partner of the Saas Bahu aur Saazish Telebrations, were completely enamoured by the show. Shah Rukh Khan said, “Saal ki Sabse Entertaining Film, Mil rahi hai Saal ke Sabse Entertaining Program se” (This year’s most entertaining film is meeting the most entertaining program of Indian television”) and hence the celebrations is on the card. Shah Rukh along with his complete co-stars (Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, and Vivaan Shah) called many TV stars on stage and gave them multiple dares including tongue twisters, Dance like Vivaan, speak like Abhishek Bachchan. The highlight of this segment was Deepika Padukone making the leading ladies of Indian soap operas dance on her peppy number “main Lovely ho gayee yaar” thus taking the audience to a huge uproar.

  • Anupam and Lisa get drunk: Behind the scenes of ‘The Shaukeens’

    Anupam and Lisa get drunk: Behind the scenes of ‘The Shaukeens’

    MUMBAI: To give a scene reality touch while shooting, actor Anupam Kher and Lisa Haydon downed a little too much red wine on the sets of The Shaukeens.

    Tired after a hard day at work, where the lead actors Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Piyush Mishra and Lisa Haydon were scheduled to travel to three different locations to shoot three different scenes in one day, with each location about two hours away from the next. Haydon and Kher decided to break away from the tradition of using mock drinks for shooting the last scene for the day where they were to be filmed while drinking wine by having actual red wine.

    By the time the final shot was taken, the two had downed three to four glasses each, a source from the sets revealed. “Luckily, it was the last scene for the day. So, no one noticed that the actors were actually in high spirits.”

    The Shaukeens is a remake of 1982 comedy movie Shaukeen directed by Basu Chatterjee. It stars Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Piyush Mishra and Lisa Haydon along with Akshay Kumar in a special appearance. Produced by Cine1 Studios, Cape Of Good Films and Ashwin Varde Productions and directed by Abhishek Sharma, the film is set to release on 7 November 2014.