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  • Actors Apply associates with Vijayta & Lakhia for projects

    MUMBAI: ActorsApply.com is helping cast key characters for Apoorva Lakhia’s next, a romantic-thriller web series to be shot partially in India and London. The online system is also on the lookout for a debutante to star in Vijayta Films’ next, a much-anticipated venture starring Sunny Deol’s son, Karan Deol.

    From helping to find for actors for Ajay Devgn’s ‘Shivaay’ in New York, to helping discover actors for casting director Bharat Jha for ‘Housefull 3’ to further assisting Parag Mehta find talented actors for his biopic venture ‘Sarabjit’ and upcoming Bollywood film. The company has also helped search for talented actors for Dev Patel starrer ‘Hotel Mumbai’, an American-Australian thriller film.

    ActorsApply.com guarantees a seamless and secure screening process for actors as well as casting directors and filmmakers. While the latter have the option to release castings to actors and receive preferential submissions directly from them, actors can use the platform to gain industry insights on casting, auditioning techniques, tutorials and other useful information that can help them kick-start their careers.

    The ActorsApply app is further made available on IOS and Android.

    ActorsApply.com director Kartikaye Jhalani said, “It is an honor to work for the prestigious Vijayta Films as well as to associate with Apoorva Lakhia for his web series venture.”

    About his experience, Ajay Devgn said, “We were searching for a child actor for the character of Gaura for Shivaay and I was amazed at how quickly they turned our enquiry into auditions.”

    Lakhia said, “I cast supporting characters for my upcoming feature with their help and now I am hunting for over 100 characters for my web series ‘Kab Ke Bichde’.”

  • Zanjeer scriptwriters demand royalty from producer for remake

    Zanjeer scriptwriters demand royalty from producer for remake

    MUMBAI: Zanjeer scriptwriters Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar are demanding royalty for their script from producer Amit Mehra, late Prakash Mehra‘s son, who has expressed intent to remake the blockbuster.

    Last week, Mehra first met Khan followed by Akhtar. The writers told the producer that they would need a substantial sum of money if Mehra wanted to re-translate the Zanjeer script on celluloid.

    “Yes, I met both of them at their respective homes. I am taking their blessings,” Mehra said.

    When probed about the royalty the writers are demanding, he did not deny, adding, “I am meeting them again soon.”

    Indiantelevision.com had earlier reported that the two scriptwriters were miffed
    with Mehra for not taking them into confidence about his Zanjeer remake.

    Meanwhile, in a departure from the regular norm, director Apoorva Lakhia
    has sought the consent of the Bachchans before embarking on his project. He
    even went to the extent of offering Abhishek Bachchan the lead role, but he is said to have declined.

    With junior Bachchan refusing to play the role, Lakhia promptly approached Amitabh Bachchan to play a cameo in the film to which he agreed.

  • Art director Ashish Lakhia passes away

    Art director Ashish Lakhia passes away

    MUMBAI: Art director Ashish Lakhia, aged 49, passed away in Ahmedabad on Sunday morning of multiple organ failure.

    Said a grieving actor – director Amole Gupte, “A lot more than just art director, Ashish was a painting prodigy as a child and, in fact, had inspired me to become a painter. His passing away is an irreparable loss for me.”

    Remembered for his art direction in Ketan Mehta‘s Holi, Mirch Masala and Maya Memsaab among others, where he worked in tandem with his mother Meera, Lakhia was brother of actor Aditya Lakhia aka ‘Kachra‘ of Lagaan and also a cousin of director Apoorva Lakhia.

    Besides being into art direction, Lakhia has also made many documentary films. Said Apoorva, “It‘s a pity that he was taken as only an art-house artiste. I only wish our industry had got him into the mainstream mould.”

  • Apoorva Lakhia set to remake Zanjeer

    Apoorva Lakhia set to remake Zanjeer

    MUMBAI: Apoorva Lakhia, known for his films like Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost, Ek Ajnabee and Shootout at Lokhandwala, is set to remake Zanjeer, the Prakash Mehra magnum opus.


    “My film starts from 20 April. So I am going to start work on it. It is the remake of ‘Zanjeer‘ and next week I am going to shoot for an ad in Thailand,” Lakhia said.


    Lakhia has roped in Chiranjeevi‘s son Ram Charan Teja to play the role that Amitabh Bachchan played in the original. Teja is already an icon for his Southern fans.


    The 1973 classic, starring Jaya Bhaduri and Pran, played a pivotal role in Amitabh‘s career. This film not only catapulted him to fame, but also gave him the title of angry young man.

  • Balaji Telefilms plans to invest Rs 350 million for movie business

    Balaji Telefilms plans to invest Rs 350 million for movie business

    MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms plans to scale up its movie business in the next fiscal. The leading TV content company intends to invest Rs 350 million, sources say, and is tieing up with various production houses for this.

    Balaji is partnering with Popcorn Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, a company owned by Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty, for three movies. Raaste, having stars like Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham, will be released in the next fiscal.”The revenues from our movie projects will get reflected in the next financial year. We will have the releases in various stages of the year,” says the source.

    Balaji has also joined hands with White Feather Films, a company started by Sanjay Dutt and Sanjay Gupta, for three films – Shootout at Lokhandwala directed by Apoorva Lakhia, Woodstock Villa directed by Hansal Mehta and Dus Kahaniyan. Shoot Out at Lokhandwala, estimated to cost Rs 120 million, is expected to release by the first quarter of the next financial year.

    As part of a strategy, Balaji Telefilms is venturing into co-production deals to de-risk its movie business. Besides, the production house feels that the partner will bring in its filmmaking expertise.

    Balaji Telefilms produced two films in the last fiscal and raked in a revenue of Rs 104 million, incurring a minor loss. While Kya Kool Hai Hum was a success, the second film Koi Aap Sa didn’t fare well in the box office.

    The company is adopting a cautious approach and will not be releasing any movie this year.

    Balaji Telefilms saw a robust growth in FY06 with topline increasing 43 per cent to Rs 2.8 billion. Net profit rose 44 per cent to Rs 594 million on the back of a rate revision from Star and an increase in programming hours.