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  • TV’s beloved ‘urban’ family returns for Urban Company’s video series

    TV’s beloved ‘urban’ family returns for Urban Company’s video series

    Mumbai: What’s common between a Native RO Water Purifier and the most loved family of 2000’s television? It’s Urban Company’s latest video series, conceptualised and written by Bare Bones Collective.

    Urban Company’s latest video series sees Ratna Pathak Shah, Satish Shah, Deven Bhojani, and Rajesh Sharma reunite to tickle your funny bone with an ‘Urban Company’ twist.

    The family that made us laugh out loud with their ‘upper class vs middle class’ antics is back to introduce Urban Company’s ‘Native RO Water Purifier’.

    A revolutionary product by Urban Company, the Native RO Water Purifier is a homegrown water purifier that requires servicing only once every two years! Tailor-made for Indian households, it promises a hassle-free experience along with unparalleled convenience.

    The writers Manaswi Mohata and Anuya Jakatdar, with the iconic cast, made The RO feel at home, just like all of us!

    The video series was released on Urban Company’s social media platforms, which include YouTube and Instagram.

    Talking about their latest project, Bare Bones Collective co-founder and chief creative officer Girish Narayandass said, “We’re excited to collaborate with Urban Company, and, who better to bring back for the launch of the Native RO Water Purifier than the beloved urban family? Hope it takes everyone on a nostalgic trip back to the 2000s.”

    Adding to the enthusiasm, Urban Company director of marketing Divya Jain shared, “With our latest campaign featuring the cast of a beloved sitcom, we’re tapping into the heart of Indian millennials who prioritize both convenience and cutting-edge technology. By partnering with Bare Bones Collective, we’ve embarked on a unique journey that intertwines humor, family dynamics, and smart living solutions such as Urban Company’s Native RO Water Purifier.”

    Twilight Entertainment is the production house on this project.

  • FTII to broad base its course content; introduce choice based credit systems

    FTII to broad base its course content; introduce choice based credit systems

    NEW DELHI: The Film and Television Institute of India is to have new syllabus for its courses aimed at streamlining academic course work.

    The Governing Council of the FTII in its 129th meeting held in Mumbai today also gave approval to the Academic Council’s proposal to convert FTII into a holistic institute of cinema, television and allied arts, offering varied choice of subjects related to cinema and digital media.

    The GC also approved the vision document of FTII, which proposes to switch from teacher centric approach to learning centric approach, giving students enough flexibility to steer his / her career.

    The GC Meeting was chaired by Chairman Gajendra Chauhan and Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Ajay Mittal attended the meeting as a special invitee.

    The Academic Council of FTII, headed by noted filmmaker and television producer B P Singh, had drawn up an action plan for broad basing the course content. The proposal envisages setting up of nine different “schools” under the aegis of FTII, which will offer 22 courses, including short-term courses in music composing, animation and gaming, prosthetics and make up, costume design etc, besides the core subjects like direction, cinematography, acting, editing and sound design.

    The new syllabus aims to finish the courses in time bound manner. The new syllabus has been drawn up through a collaborative process taking inputs from academics, experts and alumni of FTII.

    The institute will also introduce Choice Based Credit System which would replace the present system of annual assessment. The new syllabus under semester system would be introduced from August 2016 batch, while existing batches will continue to be covered under the old system. The GC also approved appointment of a Proctor and new rules regarding hostel accommodation.

    Film maker Rajkumar Hirani, actor Satish Shah, former Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Director Pankaj Chandra, former Mumbai Univesity Vice Chancellor Dr Rajan Welukar, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, DG K G Suresh, Films DivisonDG Mukesh Sharma, Ramoji Film & Television Institute, Hyderabad, Director Pavan Manvi, and noted film critic Bhavana Somayya were among those attended the meeting.

  • FTII to broad base its course content; introduce choice based credit systems

    FTII to broad base its course content; introduce choice based credit systems

    NEW DELHI: The Film and Television Institute of India is to have new syllabus for its courses aimed at streamlining academic course work.

    The Governing Council of the FTII in its 129th meeting held in Mumbai today also gave approval to the Academic Council’s proposal to convert FTII into a holistic institute of cinema, television and allied arts, offering varied choice of subjects related to cinema and digital media.

    The GC also approved the vision document of FTII, which proposes to switch from teacher centric approach to learning centric approach, giving students enough flexibility to steer his / her career.

    The GC Meeting was chaired by Chairman Gajendra Chauhan and Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Ajay Mittal attended the meeting as a special invitee.

    The Academic Council of FTII, headed by noted filmmaker and television producer B P Singh, had drawn up an action plan for broad basing the course content. The proposal envisages setting up of nine different “schools” under the aegis of FTII, which will offer 22 courses, including short-term courses in music composing, animation and gaming, prosthetics and make up, costume design etc, besides the core subjects like direction, cinematography, acting, editing and sound design.

    The new syllabus aims to finish the courses in time bound manner. The new syllabus has been drawn up through a collaborative process taking inputs from academics, experts and alumni of FTII.

    The institute will also introduce Choice Based Credit System which would replace the present system of annual assessment. The new syllabus under semester system would be introduced from August 2016 batch, while existing batches will continue to be covered under the old system. The GC also approved appointment of a Proctor and new rules regarding hostel accommodation.

    Film maker Rajkumar Hirani, actor Satish Shah, former Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Director Pankaj Chandra, former Mumbai Univesity Vice Chancellor Dr Rajan Welukar, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, DG K G Suresh, Films DivisonDG Mukesh Sharma, Ramoji Film & Television Institute, Hyderabad, Director Pavan Manvi, and noted film critic Bhavana Somayya were among those attended the meeting.

  • NFDC’s classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro to re-release on 2 November

    NFDC’s classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro to re-release on 2 November

    MUMBAI: NFDC Cinemas of India in association with PVR Director‘s Rare will re-release the digitally restored version of Kundan Shah‘s film on 2 November exclusively across PVR Cinemas in 11 cities including Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Surat, and Gurgaon. The film will be released in 2K projection.

    A dark satire on the rampant corruption in Indian politics, bureaucracy, news media and business, the film comprises an ensemble cast of Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, Satish Shah, Bhakti Barve and Neena Gupta. Released in 1983, the film resonated very well with the audineces for its superb satirical depiction of the essential, timeless, human condition, supreme self-interest and some moral/ethical anchor.

    Speaking on this occasion, NFDC Managing Director Nina Lath Gupta said, “We are glad to re-release the digitally restored version of an old time classic like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro! We discussed our intent to re-release the film with Kundan Shah at the time of the film‘s DVD launch, fully knowing its potential for a theatrical release, and are confident that the younger audineces of today who are yet to see the film will love the plot and the charaters. The film will release under the PVR Director‘s Rare banner, fitting perfectly with the nature of the initiative taken by PVR.”

    Averred PVR Ltd. JMD Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, “We are completely thrilled to bring to the movie connoisseurs one of the most epic movie of the 80‘s and is confident to receive a positive response from the audience. Re-releasing a digitally restored version of an old classic is a novel initiative taken by PVR Director‘s Rare with NFDC. As a multiplex chain we are wholly committed to bring to our discerning audience a cinema that is amazingly entertaining, meaningful and engaging.”

  • Maker of science programmes turns to Bollywood

    Maker of science programmes turns to Bollywood

    MUMBAI: Maker of the popular science programme ‘Turning Point‘, Sanjay Tripathy, has debuted into filmmaking with his upcoming film ‘Club 60‘ that delves into the lives of a bunch of people aged 60.

    Commenting on his drive to make it to Bollywood, Tripathy said, “I started my career as a journalist. I also produced and directed many science based shows for BBC, National Geographic and Discovery. But making films was always the final destination.”

    Club 60 is about four-five oldies. They are not depressed or bored. They are not even counting their final days. They are a group of happy-go-lucky people who are members of Club 60.

    Being a graduate in Physics and having created a number of science based shows, one expected a science fiction from Tripathy. But the director maintains that the film is very close to his heart as it is based on his own experience.

    “It is based on my personal experience. I used to frequent a club in south Bombay. There I interacted with a bunch of fun loving, passionate oldies. I found out that they were plagued with a lot of troubles in their life but that did not deter their spirit and zeal to live life happily,” he said.

    The film boasts of veteran actors like Farooque Sheikh, Sarika, Satish Shah, Tinu Anand, Raghubir Yadav and Sharat Saxena.

    The film, now under production, is expected to be wrapped up in September and to release by the end of this year.