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  • I will return after ‘Bhootnath Returns’: Nitesh Tiwari

    I will return after ‘Bhootnath Returns’: Nitesh Tiwari

    MUMBAI: After his first directorial debut, Chillar Party, Leo Burnett’s chief creative officer (CCO) Nitesh Tiwari’s second film Bhootnath Returns, starring Amitabh Bachchan, will hit the screens in April, this year.

     

    And it is after this that the man will return to the creative agency.

     

    “I was supposed to join back in February and because of the film it got a little delayed,” says Tiwari rubbishing the various speculations about him not coming back to Leo Burnett.

     

    “I will be back in April once the film releases,” says Tiwari.

     

    Another rumour doing the rounds in the industry is that of Leo Burnett’s chief creative officer India subcontinent KV Sridhar (Pops) leaving the agency.  

     

    “I’m not going anywhere. It is all rubbish,” says Pops to indiantelevision.com. “If I stand for elections for Aam Aadmi Party, I will let people know,” he adds in humour.

     

    In 2012, both Pops and Tiwari were handed over the additional roles of looking at the subcontinent and pan-India, respectively, with an aim to better and grow the agency.

     

  • Chillar Party bags best Indian film award at ICFFI

    Chillar Party bags best Indian film award at ICFFI

    MUMBAI/HYDERABAD: The 17th International Children Festival India (ICFFI) concluded in Hyderabad with the Andhra Pradesh governor ES Narsimhan calling upon filmmakers to treat making films for children as a corporate social responsibility and set aside budget for atleast one children‘s film every year.

    While Iranian film Alafzar (Meadow) directed by Mohammad-Ali Talebi won the Golden Elephant for Best feature Film in the international section, the Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl directed Chillar Party received the Golden Elephant for the best Hindi film in the Indian section. The children‘s jury also selected the film as the best film.

    The German film Vorstadkrokodile 2 (The Crocodiles Strike Back) by Christian Ditter won the Golden Elephant in the international category from the children‘s jury. Both the adult and children jury selected Nineandhalf Goodbye by Halina Dyrschka of Germany as the best film.

    In the little character category Varun Haldar and Vineeta Nayak‘s Hamari Duniya received the best director award. Umesh Kulkarni won the best director award for Vihir while his film received a special mention from the children jury.
    Lost in Africa by Vibeka Muasya, a collaboration between Denmark and Kenya received the best director award in the international category. The children jury also made a special mention of the film.

    Nila Madhab Panda‘s I Am that already has several international laurels to its credit, received two awards; one by Sanjay Chouhan for the best screenplay for I Am Kalam and the other by actor Harsh Maya who won the best actor award for his role in the film.

    The colourful closing ceremony was attended by Andhra Pradesh Information and Public Relations minister DK Aruna, Kerala Social Welfare minister MK Muneer, Children‘s Film Society (CFSI) chairperson Nandita Das and CFSI CEO Sushovan Banerjee.

    Das revealed that around 175,000 children attended the week-long festival.

    , that saw a participation of 152 films from 40 countries, ended on Sunday with the presentation of awards.

    While the award for the Best Indian director was bagged by Umesh Kulkarni for Vihir, . Sanjay Iranian film Alafzar (Meadow) directed by Mohammad-Ali Talebi won the Golden Elephant for Best feature Film in the international category, while the German film Vorstadkrokodile 2 (The Crocodiles Strike Back) by Christian Ditter was named the Best Feature Film in the international category from the children‘s jury.

    The seven-day film festival was organised by the Children‘s Film Society of India along with the Central and Andhra Pradesh governments. 

  • Salman Khan to make film on loopholes in education system

    Salman Khan to make film on loopholes in education system

    MUMBAI: Encouraged by the response he got from Chillar Party that he
    co-produced with UTV Movies, Salman Khan has decided to go more deep
    into the children genre by setting to highlight loopholes in the India
    education system.


    Khan has decided to produce and act in Mahesh Manjrekar’s Hindi remake
    of the Marathi film, Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho. Khan is likely to play
    the father of two kids in the film.
     
    Confirming the same, Manjrekar said, “Yes, Salman is very keen to
    produce the film. And I am going to make the Hindi remake in due time.
    Let him get free from his other assignments, after which we will sit
    together and work out details.”
    After the release of Bodyguard next month, Khan will start
    Yash Raj Films‘ Ek Tha Tiger followed by Sher Khan and Dabangg 2.


    The remake of Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho will be made under Khan’s Being
    Human banner and the proceeds of the film will entirely go towards the
    actor’s charity foundation.

  • Two Chillar Party sequels in offing

    Two Chillar Party sequels in offing

    MUMBAI: Going by the response that his first production venture Chillar Party has been getting, Salman Khan has decided to make not one but two sequels of the film. With this move, Khan has apparently made it clear that he‘d like to be on board for the entire series.


    Confirming the same, co-director Vikas Bahl said, “We actually shot the film two years ago. And when Salman came into the picture the kids were again back into action. They bonded so well with Salman, that it would be heartbreaking for them if he had moved on.”


    On Khan coming aboard for the two sequels, Bahl added, “Yes we‘ve written two more screenplays for the Chillar Party series. In one, all the kids get together to take the slum-kid Fatka (Irfan Khan) and all his slum-mates to school. In the third film, the kids are the think-tank for the Indian Olympic squad hired by the government.”


    Incidentally, the first film had delved on several issues as child employment, love for animals and politician’s involvement in housing society matter.


    Bahl, along with writer-director Nitesh Tiwari, is in the process of writing the fourth story of the Chillar Party series.