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  • Shah Rukh Khan plans to shoot films in New Zealand

    Shah Rukh Khan plans to shoot films in New Zealand

    Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has said he is planning to shoot for his upcoming films in New Zealand.

     

    He stated to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, who holds the Tourism portfolio, during a reception by the Prime Minister late last week.

     

    Earlier, films like Players and I hate Luv Storys have been shot in New Zealand, which is hosting the Cricket World Cup next year.

     

    Khan was welcomed with a traditional Maori dance and was presented an official New Zealand Back Caps Cricket Team Shirt.

     

    Khan was there for the ‘Temptations Reloaded show which had Madhuri Dixit Nene, Rani Mukherji and Jacqueline Fernandez among others.

  • Amitabh Bachchan to cut the ribbon for 19th KIFF

    Amitabh Bachchan to cut the ribbon for 19th KIFF

    Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan will inaugurate the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival in the month of November. Kolkata Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee has made an official declaration regarding the same, “I am very happy and delighted to share with you all, that Shri Amitabh Bachchan ji, a great legend, has kindly accepted our invitation to inaugurate the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival to be held on 10th November, 2013.”

    Bollywood celebrities like, Shah Rukh Khan, Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are also expected to be present at the film festival. CM Mamta Banerjee has said that she is making efforts to get the whole Bachchan family at the event and at the same time she said that state’s brand ambassador SRK is also likely to be present there. If all these celebs come in the film festival then it would be really amazing for their fans to see all of them on the same platform together.

  • Madras Caf fails to rake in the moolah, collects Rs 18 crore

    Madras Caf fails to rake in the moolah, collects Rs 18 crore

    Madras Cafe, starring John Abraham directed by Shoojit Sircar of Vicky Donor fame, opened low on Friday but managed to do better on Saturday and Sunday, especially at select multiplexes in Metro cities. However, public response failed to match that of the critics thus the slide is inevitable on days to follow. The film has collected Rs 18 crore for the opening weekend.

     

    Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara, a story about underworld rivalry borne out of love for same girl, fails on all counts from casting to scripting. The film, which opened on 15 August holiday and took Rs 34.6 crore for the four day weekend, could add only little over Rs 14 crore for the other four days to close its first week with Rs 48.8 crore, the best figures coming from Bombay Circuit. The film is a sequel to Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai (2010) but has failed to cash in on the success of the first installment.

     

    Chennai Express starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone sustains well with the advantage of a weak opposition in its second week. The film collects Rs 36.7 crore in its second week to take its two week tally to Rs 178.7 crore.

     

    B.A. Pass collects Rs 45 lakh in its third week and takes its three week total to Rs 7.05 crore.

     

    Ramaiya Vastavaiya adds Rs 10 lakh for the fifth week to take its five week total to Rs 26.07 crore.

     

    Bhaag Milkha Bhaag has added Rs 1.1 crore in its sixth week taking its six week tally to Rs 106.35 crore.

  • ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ and ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ to release in Romania

    ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ and ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ to release in Romania

    MUMBAI: Yash Chopra’s last gesture of love is all set to release in Romania. Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma, Jab Tak Hai Jaan will release in Romania with subtitles on 18 October. The blockbuster film had a worldwide release on 13 November 2012.

     

    This benchmark release will be followed by another treat for Romanian audiences – the release of one more YRF historic blockbuster – Ek Tha Tiger. Starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in lead roles, the film has been directed by Kabir Khan.

     

    Yash Raj Films continues to make waves all over the world with its films reaching newer heights with each passing day.

  • Rohit Shetty and Reliance MediaWorks partner again for ‘Chennai Express’

    Rohit Shetty and Reliance MediaWorks partner again for ‘Chennai Express’

    Mumbai 21st August 2013: Reliance MediaWorks (www.reliancemediaworks.com) has again partnered with film director Rohit Shetty for his latest offering ‘Chennai Express” which released in August 2013. Reliance MediaWorks provided solutions for services in visual effects, Digital intermediate (DI) and Digital Cinema Mastering for the film. The Company also worked on SD telecine for the rushes and HD color correction for the promo deliveries in various formats across delivery platforms. The processing lab also worked on negative processing & the final release prints of the film.

    Chennai Express is about a man’s journey from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and what happens along the way after he falls in love with the daughter of a don. The film top lines Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone and is produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and UTV Motion Pictures.

    The Team at Reliance MediaWorks has delivered 68 minutes of 1300 Visual Effects shots along with an elaborate colour grading Digital Intermediate (DI). The Reliance MediaWorks DI team included colorist Makarand Surte, Sr. Line Producer Dilesh Gupta, who were ably supported by the entire DI team

    Mr. Naveen Paul – Creative Head for VFX, Reliance MediaWorks said “It has been a privilege and a challenge to work with the combination of Rohit Shetty and Shah Rukh Khan, on Chennai Express. The duo gave us a free hand to execute their vision. It has been an absolute honour for us to be associated with such dedicated team of professionals who allowed the free flow and interaction of ideas and creativity.” Naveen credits his team comprising Pankaj Kalbende, Ranadheer Reddy, Abrez Mohammed, Vinoth Ganesh along with others who worked on executing and delivering the result.

    We would like to thank the team at Red Chllies and Rohit Shetty for their support and trust in our capabilities, Added Nishit Shetty, Vice President, Operations, Reliance MediaWorks.

  • OUATIMD fails to cash in on Independence Day release

    OUATIMD fails to cash in on Independence Day release

    MUMBAI: Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara starring Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan and Sonakshi Sinha could reap only limited benefit of its release on 15th August holiday as the screens available to it were limited. Thereafter, as the reports were unfavourable, the film could not grow over the weekend. The film ended its four-day weekend with Rs 34.6 crore.

    Chennai Express starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone has become the biggest weekend grosser as well as setting a fantastic record for the biggest first week collections. With paid previews included the film has set a new benchmark of Rs 142 crore for week one. With the week’s new release not enjoying favourable reports, the film will stand to gain in its second week run.

    B A Pass has been able to sustain through its second week. The film collected Rs 1.25 crore in second week to take its two week total to Rs 6.6 crore.

    Ramaiya Vastavaiya has added a symbolic Rs 12 lakh in its fourth week taking its four week total to Rs 25.97 crore.

    D-Day has finally remained much below its merits, managed a meagre Rs 10 lakh in its fourth week taking its four week total to Rs 19.6 crore.

    Bhaag Milkha Bhaag the biopic on the great Indian athlete Milkha Singh also called “the flying sikh” starring Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor has collected Rs 2.5 crore in its fifth week to take its five week tally to Rs 105.25 crore.

  • SRK starrer Chennai Express storms ahead with Rs 92 crore

    SRK starrer Chennai Express storms ahead with Rs 92 crore

    MUMBAI: Rohit Shetty’s big budget action-comedy Chennai Express has made the most of the Eid weekend solo release. The Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer’s high decibel promotion has also paid rewards as the film has swept the box office to set a new weekend collection record. Also, calling it a clean family entertainer has helped, as the film ended its weekend (paid previews on 8 August included) with Rs 92 crore, an outstanding fete on all counts.

    Having exhausted a lot of its ‘Must Watch’ audience, the film has slowed down at multiplexes but holding on well at single screens. The film left no chance of using various platforms for promotions, SRK featured on popular television fiction and non-fiction shows over the past one month including Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, Madhubala: Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, Jhalak Dikhla Jaa, Comedy Nights With Kapil to name a few.

    Of the smaller releases of the last week, BA Pass starring Shilpa Shukla (Chak De India! fame) seems to have impressed the critics as a noir film! The film managed to put together Rs 5.35 crore for its first week.

    Rabba Main Kya Karoon starring Akash Chopra, Arshad Warsi, Paresh Rawal and Riya Sen has bordered on the one crore rupees mark in its first week.

    Bajatey Raho coined as a revenge comedy and having some well known names to boast off like Tusshar Kapoor, Dolly Ahluwalia, Ranvir Shorey, Ravi Kishan, Vinay Pathak, Vishakha Singh struggled to put together another Rs 55 lakh in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 7.05 crore.

    Ramaiya Vastavaiya which marked the debut of Girish Kumar alongside Shruti Hassan collected Rs 1.2 crore in its third week to take its three week total to Rs 25.85 crore.

     

    D-Day has done reasonably well to collect Rs 1.5 crore in its third week to take its three week total to Rs 19.5 crore.

     

    Bhaag Milkha Bhaag which saw Farhan Akhtar depict the role of ‘the flying sikh’ Milhka Singh has collected Rs 8.5 crore in its fourth week to take its four week total to Rs 102.75 crore.

  • Kansai Nerolac launches new TVC with brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan

    Kansai Nerolac launches new TVC with brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan

    NEW DELHI: Kansai Nerolac Paints today unveiled its brand new TVC featuring its brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan. The TVC highlights the weather defense formula of Nerolac Excel in extreme tropical weather conditions of high rainfall, humidity and heat. 

    In order to showcase extreme weather conditions in India, the ad shoot panned across various outdoor locations – from the historic locales of Jodhpur to the picturesque countryside of Kerala.

    The ad film features a gigantic 50 feet furled umbrella being ferried on a boat across the rivers of Kerala and the narrow by-lanes of Jodhpur, stirring curiosity among the passerby. Upon reaching its destination, the crowd gathered is amazed to witness the umbrella being unfurled by its owners to protect their homes against the harsh weather conditions – extreme heat (Jodhpur) and torrential rain (Kerala). 

    The ad film culminates with Shah Rukh, who is one of the bystanders‘ exclaiming that – ‘Homes that are not painted with Nerolac Excel will need some other kind of weather protection and for Nerolac Excel homes; the paint takes care of everything‘.

    The ad film is also dubbed in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali and is currently being aired across all national channels. The ad will also witness SRK speaking in Malyalam for a TVC for the first time. 

    Kansai Nerolac has also tied up with SRK‘s upcoming movie Chennai Express to promote the new Nerolac Excel campaign during his multi-city promotions.

    “It‘s been a great association with Nerolac so far. The kind of innovations and evolutions they are bringing about in the paint technology has been truly commendable. The concept of this TVC is very unique and refreshing with the appropriate use of the gigantic umbrella. Despite the logistical challenges of shooting in extreme weather conditions and transportation of the huge umbrella, the team has pulled off the ad film really well,” says Shah Rukh.

    Kansai Nerolac Paints vice-president- marketing and sales (Decorative) Sukhpreet Singh said, “The film follows a realistic approach capturing the expression and reaction of the locals on witnessing the gigantic umbrella which is aesthetically interwoven with the scenic rustic beauty of the locations. Our association with SRK has grown stronger over the years with him lending his persona to the brand.”

    The ad film is a visual treat as one explores the rustic locales of Kerala and Jodhpur accompanied by a melodious audio. One will witness exaggeration, passive humor and an element of surprise and suspense throughout the film.

  • ABP Majha celebrates excellence in Maharashtra

    ABP Majha celebrates excellence in Maharashtra

    MUMBAI: “Delhi gave me birth, Mumbai brought me up. This state and this city have made me what I am today,” said superstar Shah Rukh Khan at Majha Sanman Puraskar, ABP Majha’s pioneer initiative which celebrates the contributions of Maharashtrain’s in different fields.

    ABP CEO Ashok Venkatramani says, “We started this for recognising all the achievements that Maharashtrians have won, through excellence in their own fields and in the process have brought glory to the nation. It is a great motivator and it elevates people to greater heights that they deserve. We usually look at the last year or two and pick up stories of success and stories of excellence of Maharashtrians or people from the state of Maharashtra.”

     
    The awardees were selected on the basis of excellence in their respective feilds

     

    In its fourth year, the award function was indeed a memorable evening with union cabinet minister Sharad Pawar as the chief guest and Khan as the star attraction along with the ABP family. What more? The grand trophy is designed by eminent artist – Arzaan Khambatta who beautifully captures the dynamism, alertness, and effort of a Mahrashtrian to move ahead and benefit the society at large.

    ABP Majha recognises the work of Vijaya Mehta in the field of art

    Venkatramani informs,”This is a very well received award. It helps us to bond with our consumers and with our viewers. We are able to bring out unknown stories of excellence which is there all around the state, which otherwise does not get the focus and attention. By rewarding those achievers, we are rewarding not only from ourselves but on behalf of all our audiences.”

    (L-R) Kiran Nagarkar, Sharad Pawar and Aveek Sarkar

    ABP recognised and felicitated 11 living legends of Maharashtra, who have brought excellence in their chosen fields and have added to the pride of Maharashtra through their immense contribution.
    ABP COO Avinash Pandey emphasises: “All the people that we awarded, you wouldn’t find them getting awarded by all sections of the society. These individuals, at their individual level have done extra-ordinary service to the society. And we have recognised their contributions, irrespective of any commercial pressure. We don’t give award to anybody who doesn’t deserve it. And that’s the strength of ABP unlike many other awards which are available in the market.”

    Union cabinet minister Sharad Pawar graces the occasion as the chief guest

    The awardees this year included various personalities from Maharashtra who contributed greatly to the society in fields like art, literature, music, sports, fashion, entertainment and business. The winners are – Sanjay Nahar in Rashtriya Ekta, Rahi Sarnobat in sports, Sneha Khanwalkar in culture, Shri Milind Kamble in Industrialist, Amrishbhai Patel & Suresh Khanapurakar in social service, Dr. Chetan Chitnis in research, Prabhakar Kolte in Art (painting), Shrimati Vijaya Mehta in Art, and Shrimati Kishori Amonkar in music.

    Indeed, this is a wonderful brand property for the network considering that this gives it the opportunity to connect with the Marathi Manus sentiment of ABP Majha’s viewer’s base.

    Delhi gave me birth, Mumbai brought me up. This state and this city have made me what I am today, says Shah Rukh Khan

    Pandey talks about the importance of the awards from the business perspective. “This award function stands for three things. One, it generates extra-ordinary content for Television; Second, it helps as a party of the society as we are representatives of the society. It is our way of giving back to the society. This is our natural responsibility as a business. Third, it helps my advertisers to integrate well with the cause and the content and deliver a remarkable story to the viewers. This is why from year on year we make it better than what we did last year.”

    The evening kicked off with a fabulous performance by Sharbari Dance troop enthralling the audience with traditional Ganesh Vandana. Post this, ABP group chairman Aveek Sarkar shared his vision for ABP Majha and lauded the ceaseless commitment they put towards being a responsible and progressive News channel.

    Majha Sanman Puraskar goes on to add a commendable CSR initiate for the ABP network. What does ABP stand for as a news channel in India? Pandey concludes in his response: “I have worked in news companies all my life. ABP is one such company that it does not do anything, unless it adds immense value to the viewer, advertiser or reader. If it is not valuable information, they will not go for it.”

  • Shah Rukh debutes with Shekhar Ravjiani for a Marathi musical

    Shah Rukh debutes with Shekhar Ravjiani for a Marathi musical

    MUMBAI: Venturing into a new foray Bollywood‘s Baadshah Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) is about to make a musical debut in the regional language space with a Marathi movie. It is confirmed that SRK will shoot for a song with the music composer and singer Shekhar Ravjiani. Apparently it didn‘t take a lot of convincing for Ravjiani for his music single, Saanvlias the proceeds from this song will be donated to an NGO.

    Saanvli will also feature Sunidhi Chauhan and the songs refreshes the concept of first love which is why SRK has been roped in since he is synonymous with romance.

    A source from the industry revealed “Shekhar met him (SRK) at a studio and played out the single for him. He connected with the song instantly and agreed to feature in the video.”

    The music video has been directed by Ravi Jadhav (who has won a National Award forNatrang) and the lyrics are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The song video will feature Shah Rukh reciting the verse that reads ‘Parchhayi Teri Saanvli Si, Natkhat Thodi Baavli Si‘.

    When contacted, Shekhar who is also one of the judges for Indian Idol Junior confirmed the story and said, “His thoughtfulness and love has made this video very special to me.” Shekhari‘s credibility in the regional language was much appreciated last year in his album Saazni.