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  • &Pictures partners ‘Dil Dhadakne Do;’ acquires Excel movies’ telecast rights

    &Pictures partners ‘Dil Dhadakne Do;’ acquires Excel movies’ telecast rights

    MUMBAI: Hindi movie channel &Pictures from the Zee stable, has partnered with Excel Entertainment for the promotion of its upcoming movie – Dil Dhadakne Do, which is slated to release on 5 June.

     

    Additionally, &Pictures has also exclusively acquired the telecast rights of Excel Entertainment’s previously released films namely Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya, Don and Don 2.

     

    Adding an innovative take on their partnership for Dil Dhadakne Do, &Pictures has created a platform for audiences to meet the movie’s stars namely Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, and Farhan Akhtar.

     

    As part of the promotions, &Pictures will invite viewers to share the fun side of their families via the ‘Crazy Family Contest.’ Viewers have to take crazy and funny family pictures and Whatsapp it to the &Pictures number (08879763807) along with their name and the city they hail from. Shortlisted winners will get a chance to hang out with the Dil Dhadakne Do star cast as they tour Indian cities for the promotion of the film.

     

    Chopra said, “We are coming to your city to meet your family.”

     

    Excel Entertainment’s Ritesh Sidhwani added, “The contest is an interesting integration aimed towards finding families who are as much fun as our Mehra family. Also, this will be our first association with & Pictures and we look forward for many more in the future.”

     

    Directed by Zoya Akhtar, Dil Dhadakne Do is produced by Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar and is a comedy-drama set on a cruise ship.

  • Nagesh Kukunoor makes a mark with ‘Lakshmi’

    Nagesh Kukunoor makes a mark with ‘Lakshmi’

    MUMBAI: His unprecedented subjects have always enticed the serious movie buffs. However, filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor’s last few attempts at movie making went awry as he received flak from almost everybody. But his recent attempt with Lakshmi seems to be a comeback of sorts for the director.

     

    Kukunoor’s recent film that is set to hit the theatres on Friday is already getting rave reviews from people who have watched it. The director, who is remembered for films like Hyderabad Blues, 3 Deewarein, Iqbal and Dor, has tried his hand at a topic that is a pressing issue of the time.

     

    Lakshmi starring Monali Thakur, Shefali Shah, Satish Kaushik, Ram Kapoor and Nagesh Kukunoor himself, deals with the harsh realities of human trafficking and child prostitution. He has brought to the fore the issue that continues behind closed curtains in rural areas of India. Interestingly, the film has already won the Best Film – Mercedes Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January this year.

     

    “A gut wrenching story of a 14yr old thrown into human trafficking. The experience is difficult to put into words,” writes a Twitter user.

     

    A well-known film critic posts, “#Lakshmi Outstanding. Better than Teen Deewarein, Iqbal and Dor. Welcome back, Nagesh Kukunoor.”

  • FOODFOOD integrates with Nagesh Kukunoor’s Lakshmi

    FOODFOOD integrates with Nagesh Kukunoor’s Lakshmi

    MUMBAI: FOODFOOD, the No 1 food lifestyle channel in India joins with director Nagesh Kukunoor’s film,  Lakshmi,  based on women trafficking, a frightening reality that haunts women from deprived backgrounds. A true story of a child-woman whose spirit could not be broken in spite of trauma and emotional battering she faced.

     

    As a part of the integration FOODFOOD is hosting a contest during its popular TV show Cook Smart with Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor who is joined by director Nagesh Kukunoor, stars Shefali Shah &the protagonist Monali Thakur (ex Indian Idol) on the show. During the episode, January 23rd, 5.00 PM, viewers will be asked three contest questions from the said episode and the questions will be posted on Facebook page of FOODFOOD. The winners will get Lakshmi movie merchandise and exciting prizes.

     

    Stay tuned to FOODFOOD on January 23rd, at 5.00 PM, to Cook Smart and win fabulous prizes.