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  • Excel Films launching ‘3 Storeys’

    Excel Films launching ‘3 Storeys’

    MUMBAI: Masumeh who started with hit TV series Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai and Gubbare and stepped in to films with ‘Chupke Se’ and highly acclaimed ‘Maqbool’ is all set to be seen in Excel Films’ ‘3 Storeys’ directed by Arjun Mukherjee next.

    The actress will be seen returning to the Big screen after 7 years. Ask her where she has been hiding and she says, “I’ve not been hiding. In fact I have been working tirelessly on building my company, Short Circuit. Acting is a passion and it so happened that the role in 3 Storeys was everything I wanted and believed in. It really reminded me of why I began acting in the first place.” 

    Having turned entrepreneur with her video ad and digital agency, Short Circuit, Masumeh has worked and produced on 100 ads for a multitude of clients. Ask her if we would see her more in films now, she says, “I am actor by choice, because I am passionate about it. I want to take up roles where I can challenge myself and channel the passion I have for acting”.

  • Shahid and Shraddha signed for Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider

    Shahid and Shraddha signed for Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider

    Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and Tabu have been roped in for Vishal Bhardwaj’s ambitious next in line Shakespeare trilogy Haider, an Indian adaptation of Hamlet.

     

    While Tabu has already been a part of this trilogy as Lady Macbeth in Vishal’s Maqbool in 2003, Shahid will be pairing up with the director after the 2009 film Kaminey.

     

    The Kapoor boy will be essaying the lead role of Hamlet while Shraddha and Tabu’s role are still being kept under wraps.

     

    Hamlet is the story of a son of a former king who takes revenge from his uncle and the then King Claudius for snatching away the throne by murdering his father.

     

    The Indian version of this Shakespeare tragedy will be shot in the beautiful locales around Kashmir and is slated to go on floors by the end of 2013.

  • Vishal Bhardwaj to shoot Hamlet in Kashmir

    Vishal Bhardwaj to shoot Hamlet in Kashmir

    Though the leading man in Vishal Bhardwaj’s film adaptation of Hamlet is still under wraps, the locations for the film has been finalised. Bhardwaj’ recently revealed that the film will be shot in Kashmir.

     

    Apparently, the director wanted to weave the story of Hamlet with a violent, political backdrop and he believes that the story of Kashmir would perfectly suit the theme. With Maqbool (adaptation of Macbeth) which was based in Mumbai and Omkara (adaptation of Othello) based in a small town in the north, this location for yet another drama seems to be an apt choice.

     

    The film is said for a 2014 release and will coincide with the 450th birth anniversary celebrations of the most popular playwright William Shakespeare. Thus, continues Bhardwaj’s obsession with making movies on his favourite writer’s plays.

  • Bedi’s Kaleidoscope to develop TV, mobile content; announces Rs 200 mn strategic investment by ABP

    Bedi’s Kaleidoscope to develop TV, mobile content; announces Rs 200 mn strategic investment by ABP

    NEW DELHI: The Bobby Bedi promoted entertainment company Kaleidoscope Entertainment Pvt Ltd (KEPL) has announced a strategic partnership with leading Indian media conglomerate – ABP Pvt. Ltd.

    The ABP-Kaleidoscope partnership will capitalise on both companies’ strengths to create original content across media by producing high quality content for filmed entertainment, TV, mobile and Internet.

    ABP will pump in Rs 200 million to kickstart Kaleidoscope’s foray into new media, primarily focused at TV and mobile content development.

    A rapid scale up of operations is envisaged to establish a broad and deep presence as a provider of premium content for this space.

    “The paradigm of entertainment today has evolved beyond conventional definitions. The new media and digital content segment is growing in excess of 50 per cent annually and we envisage an acceleration driven by the ever widening consumer base for technology products,” Kaleidoscope Entertainment Pvt Ltd MD Bobby Bedi said.

    He also said that Kaleidoscope is “privileged” to join hands with the ABP Group, a blue chip media house in India, to leverage the best resources and expertise of both companies, offering rapid access to the fast growing entertainment industry, while also enabling us to quickly gear up to create and supply the mushrooming demand for technology driven entertainment content.
    According to ABP Pvt Ltd MD and CEO Pramath Raj Sinha, “A conglomeration of Kaleidoscope (one of India’s leading entertainment companies) and the ABP Group (one of the best in the business of media across genres) this enterprise is a win-win partnership for both the companies. This marks our foray into entertainment.”

    KEPL claimed it’s India’s first production house to follow an international approach in filmmaking and is an internationally recognised film and television production house with critically acclaimed films like Bandit Queen, Saathiya, Maqbool and Mangal Pandey – The Rising to its credit.

    The ABP Group has, today, evolved into one of the foremost media conglomerates in the country, with twelve premier publications, two 24-hour national TV news channels, two leading book publishing businesses, several mobile and Internet properties and a radio channel in the offing.