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  • Vidya Balan gets ready to play a sleuth

    Vidya Balan gets ready to play a sleuth

    MUMBAI: She is not considered the ‘Ms Perfectionist’ of Bollywood for no reason. There’s something about her that has added this tag to her name. We are talking about Vidya Balan, who after portraying a quirky Punjabi woman in Ghanchakkar and making headlines for her odd pairing with Farhan Akhtar in the upcoming Shaadi Ke Side Effects, is back in the news again – this time for getting in to the character of Bobby Jasoos.

     

    On Monday morning, pictures of the actress disguised as a beggar came out in the news. According to reports, the actor was so much in to the character that during the shoot a woman even gave her some money. The actor who has always pushed the boundaries to get in to the character is doing the same again.

     

    And the film’s producers know they have got an awesome performer on board. Dia Mirza, who is producing the movie along with Sahil Sangha, tweeted the picture from the shoot and wrote, “That’s our #BobbyJasoos in DISGUISE 😉 She’s one of a kind. #VidyaBalan”.

     

    The film went on the floor on November 23, 2013 in the picturesque city of Hyderabad and will be shot in one schedule, over a span of 55 days, amongst a host of never seen before real locations that stand testament to the vibrant and royal cultural history of Hyderabad, as it aims to be a summer 2014 release.

     

    Producers Dia Mirza and Sahil Sangha have put together a strong supporting cast that surround Vidya Balan in a pulsating, thrilling and most importantly heartwarming tale of a woman whose solitary dream is to become the numero uno private eye of her community. The cast includes Ali Fazal, Arjan Bajwa, Anupriya, Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi, Aakash Dahiya and Rajender Gupta amongst others. The film also marks the return of Kiran Kumar who has been away from the big screen for some time and the makers are more than excited to present him in a dynamic new avatar.

     

    Shantanu Moitra and Swanand Kirkire are collaborating on the music of the film.

     

    Dia said in a release, “The idea of Bobby Jasoos was born over a year and a half ago. Today, blessed with an ideal cast and fantastic crew we are ready to roll and nothing gives me more pleasure. The actors have been busy in workshops, readings, look tests and their enthusiasm and excitement is palpable. Vidya has ably led from the front and her dedication to preparing for this part is evidence to the fact that she is an actor who continues to respects the craft and is hungry for more despite achieving so much already. I can’t wait for Bobby to be unleashed.”

  • Shaadi Ke Side Effects trailer launched with Krissh 3

    Shaadi Ke Side Effects trailer launched with Krissh 3

    MUMBAI: While watching Krissh 3, the audiences may get a double treat as the first look trailer of Balaji Motion Pictures and Pritish Nandy Communications’ Shaadi Ke Side Effects will be attached with Krrish 3!

     

    The movie stars Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan and the theatrical trailer of the film, directed by Saket Chaudhary ,was screened amid a packed house yesterday, with audience laughing off their seats, courtesy an innovative “Battle of the Sexes” themed event. The highlight being a spirited debate between the leads of the shaadicom (aka shaadi comedy) Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan who play Sid and Trisha in the film.

     

    Balaji CEO Alpana Mishra, says, “To have the trailer of our film Shaadi Ke Side Effects attached to one of the most anticipated films of the year, Krrish 3 is fantastic. With Krrish 3’s massive release of 4000 plus screens we are sure to garner major eyeballs and reach the widest audience.”

     

    Talking about the film, producer Pritish Nandy says, “My belief is that Shaadi Ke Side Effects has the ability to be 2014’s most exciting film. It is wild, wicked and wonderfully entertaining. Mars VS Venus at its best.”

    The film will release worldwide on February 28, 2014.

  • Shaadi Ke Side Effects to release on Valentine’s day

    Shaadi Ke Side Effects to release on Valentine’s day

    It seems Shaadi Ke Side Effects starring Vidya Balan and Farhan Akhtar is facing a tough time with no free slots available for the film’s release. Initially, the romantic movie was slated to release on 6 December, but now it has been postponed to 14 February. The duo is sharing the screen space for the first time.

     

    It is said that the producers of the movie are playing safe, taking into consideration that the much hyped Dhoom 3 has occupied the slot for December release.

     

    However, yet again, the February release is not a clean release for SKSE considering the fact Yash Raj’s Gunday starring Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor too comes out on Valentine’s day.

     

    Shaadi Ke Side Effects is produced by Balaji Motion Pictures along with Pritish Nandy Communications and is directed by Saket Chowdhary.

     

    Chowdhary ventured into direction with his directorial debut Pyaar Ke Side Effects which became a surprise success in the multiplexes.

  • Vidya Balan sheds extra kilos for her next movie

    Vidya Balan sheds extra kilos for her next movie

    Vidya Balan who started her Bollywood career with Parineeta, has been simultaneously lauded and criticised for her full-figure.

     

    The talented actress is undergoing a transformation for her upcoming film opposite Emraan Hashmi. Directed by Mohit Suri, the Vishesh Films production will see Vidya play a florist working with a posh hotel. The role demanded Vidya to shed a few kilos to fit the mould, and Vidya readily complied.

     

    The filmmakers did not ask Vidya to lose weight, but she knew that the role demanded so. She is an intelligent artiste who puts in a lot of effort to portray characters convincingly, so she is on a strict diet and exercise regime.

     

    This has not happened for the first time, many actors have actually shaped up as and when the role demands for. Best example would be Kareena Kapoor for her film Tashan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for Dhoom 2 and many more.

    Vidya Balan was last seen opposite Emraan in Ghanchakkar. Prior to that, the two worked together in Milan Luthria’s The Dirty Picture.

  • B4U brings Bollwood to Manhattan

    B4U brings Bollwood to Manhattan

    A day of fun and excitement in New York as B4U Television Network vows the crowds at the annual India Independence Day Parade >on Sunday 18th August 2013.

    The India Day Parade, celebrating its 33rd anniversary attracted a diverse audience from all around America and is considered the largest Independence Day parade in the world outside India. Madison Avenue was closed for the festivities as decorative floats brought a slice of Indian culture to scores of onlookers.

    More than 25,000 people attended the event which was organised by the Federation Of Indian Associations With special guests including Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, and Tamil film star Sarath Kumar, the event celebrated India’s 67th Independence day with exclusive performances, marching bands, a procession of over forty floats and mouth-watering food. The veteran social activist Anna Hazare also marched along with hundreds of his supporters.

    B4U kept the crowds entertained with live music and a large float that was seen as one of the most colourful attractions of the event. DJ Ladla on the B4U float played some catchy Bollywood tracks and patriotic songs as the crowds swayed along. The colours of the B4U logo red, white and black adorned the float and were the cynosure of all eyes. B4U branded T-shirts and goodie bags were given away by the B4U team to thousands who lined up through the parade.

    As the worldwide pioneer of Bollywood entertainment, B4U certainly lived up to its reputation as it represented Indian cinema and celebrated Bollywood music at this prestigious event in New York City.

  • Big Flix joins hand with Shemaroo Entertainment

    Big Flix joins hand with Shemaroo Entertainment

    MUMBAI: Reliance Entertainment Digital’s movie-on-demand service, Big Flix, has formed a licensing agreement with one of the leading content houses of the country – Shemaroo Entertainment. The alliance will allow users of Big Flix to stream a wide range of blockbusters movies by Shemaroo Entertainment – ranging from black and white films to some of the most recent releases.

    The catalogue offers an assortment of classics to latest hits with a blend of genres in multiple languages – Hindi, Marathi and Tamil. Few of the finest Hindi classics like the iconic film Mughal-E-Azam, Raj Kapoor’s Anari, Mithun’s Disco Dancer, Rajesh Khanna’s Roti to some of the contemporary films like Amitabh Bachchan’s Black, Aamir Khan’s Sarfarosh, Vidya Balan’s Ishqiya & The Dirty Picture and so on form the part of the list.

    The Marathi catalogue will feature key titles like Aaichcha Gondhal, Abhimanyu, Joshi ki Kamble and Juiley, while Tamil titles like Balam, Ivar, Mahesh Saranya Matrum Palar and Manja Velu will the add to the variety of the Shemaroo catalogue on Big Flix.

    Commenting on the association with Shemaroo Entertainment, Big Flix business head Shreyash Sigtia said, “There is a definite demand for classic films amongst movie enthusiasts and Shemaroo Entertainment is credited to have given Indian audiences some iconic and successful titles in Bollywood for decades now. We are delighted to partner with Shemaroo Entertainment to add an array of blockbusters from every decade to the existing catalogue on Big Flix. The multi-lingual catalogue will cater perfectly to the movie enthusiasts who desire an assortment of film entertainment anytime, anywhere. Also with this alliance, Big Flix continues to tie up with leading entertainment companies, thereby acquiring internet rights of some of the best titles of the industry.”

    Shemaroo Entertainment director Jai Maroo said, “We are glad to join hands with Big Flix as the association is in line with our strategy to be one of the major content providers across countries. Our vision is to be present on all devices, any time and on any connection. Big Flix being a prominent online platform in digital space will help us cater to wider range of audience across geographies. Shemaroo has turned into a one-stop-shop for many of the platforms where we not only provide the content but also manage it.”

  • Ghanchakkar misses the mark even as YJHD crosses Rs 180 Cr at the

    Ghanchakkar misses the mark even as YJHD crosses Rs 180 Cr at the

    MUMBAI: The Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan starrer Ghanchakkar fails to please the audience, with a poor script and execution. The film opened to indifferent response on Friday, it could not cash in on Saturday and did only marginally better on Sunday to end its opening weekend with figures of Rs 19.35 crore.

    Raanjhanaa, which marked the debut of the south superstar Dhanush of Kolavari Di fame, has met with mixed response due to its second half. However, the first week collection figures are a respectable with Rs 32.2 crore; the film may benefit due to poor opposition in Ghanchakkar at places other than North where the Punjabi film, Jatt & Juliet 2, is creating a havoc.

    Shortcut Romeo the remake of Susi Ganeshan‘s own Tamil film Thiruttu Payale, starring Neil Nitin Mukesh, Ameesha Patel and Puja Gupta is doing poorly in its first week having collected just Rs 2.5 crore.

    Enemmy, Mithun Chakraborty‘s home production starring Mithun, Mahakshay, Suniel Shetty, Kay Kay Menon and Johnny Lever is doing poor business, barely collecting Rs 1.5 crore in its one week run.

    Fukrey, a north-centric youth comedy, has sustained reasonably well in its second week adding Rs 10.7 crore to take its tally to Rs 28.2 crore.

    Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani continues to move smoothly in its fourth straight week. The film has collected Rs 7.3 crore in its fourth week to take its four week tally to Rs 180.25 crore.

  • Debunking plagiarism Rajkumar Gupta: “Gunchakkar script is co-written by Parvez Sheikh”

    Debunking plagiarism Rajkumar Gupta: “Gunchakkar script is co-written by Parvez Sheikh”

    BENGALURU: Denying plagiarism, the soon to be released Hindi film Gunchakkar director Rajkumar Gupta said that the story belonged to a writer named Parvez Sheikh who had co-written the script. Gupta said that Sheikh had narrated the script to him way back in 2008.

    According to reports, Dhirender Kumar who hails from Nepal, alleged that the story ofGhunchakkar was similar to the one for which he had penned a script in 2010-11. Kumar, who claims to have registered the script, filed a complaint with the Film Writers Association on May 20, has sent a legal notice to the production house UTV Motion Pictures, and requested a High Court stay for its slated release date of 28 June 2013.

     
     

    Reacting strongly to queries, Gupta questioned Kumar’s silence for such a long time – the trailer of the film was released more than three months ago. He said “It’s strange that people always get up and claim that the story is theirs and file cases in the week before which a film is to be released. Collectively, as an industry we should be going against such people to court. This claim is absolutely false.”

    Refusing to comment further on the counteraction measures, he said that the UTV team was looking into it. Gupta was at the Reliance Digital Store in Bengaluru for promoting the film along with the lead actors of Ghanchakkar – Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi.

  • I always wanted to do Comedy: Vidya Balan

    I always wanted to do Comedy: Vidya Balan

    MUMBAI: Its Vidya all the way! With successive hits and boosting the girl power as the 100th year of the Indian Cinema unfolds, Vidya Balan has come a long way from her‘Susheel‘ (sophisticated) avatar in Parineeta (2005) to her spell bounding performances in The Dirty Picture, Kahaaniand Ishqiya.

    Her latest Ghanchakkar (Crazy) is a suspense comedy that hits the silver screens come 28 June and is much awaited as it‘s the first film post her marriage to the honcho Siddharth Roy Kapur.

    Balan stars as the loud-mouthed wife of a bank robber (Emraan Hashmi) who loses his memory after a heist. As per her latest interview with Reuters on Ghanchakkar, Balan speaks about her breaking the stereotypes and gladly accepting her sexuality. On being asked about her role in the movie, Balan affirms her role being a loud middle-class housewife with a stereotype middle-class woman persona.

    Commenting about Raj‘s direction, she reveals that, “He (director Raj Kumar Gupta) finds humour in situations that are so mundane and everyday. Thrillers are his genre but I knew he‘d do humour well too. When he came to me with this, I always wanted to do comedy and this was a breath of fresh air.”

    The 35-year-old actress has paved her way up through taking on versatile roles over the years. The actress‘ strong presence was appreciated in her bold The Dirty Picture (2011), the thriller flick Kahaani (2012) and also her bad-ass role in Ishqiya (2010), all winning her numerous Best Actress Awards consecutively.

    Apart from her movies‘ box office collections soaring high, her leads have been critically acclaimed as well. About her next screen bet Ghanchakkar (Crazy), which is a suspense comedy that opens in cinemas on 28 June.

    Spreading her charm beyond the borders, Balan has elevated herself to a spot in an elite nine- member Cannes festival jury headed by filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The charming actress sure knows how to achieve milestones in her career.

  • Nihar Naturals launches “Garv se Badlo” campaign

    MUMBAI: After “Chotte kadam pragati ki aur” campaign, Nihar Naturals is all set to launch the second phase of the campaign titled “Garv se Badlo.”

    The new TVC features their brand ambassador Vidya Balan, encouraging women to choose a bottle of the Nihar Shanti Amla giving her a sense of pride from beautiful looking hair, whilst empowering her to embark upon impactful changes in the lives of many Indian children.

    Created by BBH India, the film creatively puts forth the campaign, showcasing that each pop of the bottle cap is in turn putting a smile of education on the faces of young India. The first TVC showcased how Nihar Naturals is empowering the women of today whereas the new campaign showcases the satisfaction with which these progressive women are enabling big changes in the society. The brand puts forth a sense of identity she achieves through her everyday household choice, making these women the standing custodians for the astute future generations.

    BBH India managing partner Subhash Kamat said, “We see Nihar as a progressive brand with its head held high amongst many traditional rivals. As a progressive brand, we believe it‘s not just about delivering strong category benefits but actually empowering our consumers to do good for others as well. This is precisely what this program for Nihar Shanti Amla is about. It‘s not just communication, but a platform: something that the brand helps the consumer contribute to children‘s education in this country. We believe it‘s a very powerful message and are very excited by the prospects.”

    The TVC depicts Balan as a loved school teacher by her students who undertakes an interactive style of teaching with hand-puppets, song and dance. She too is a user of Nihar Shanti Amla facilitating education in the lives of her students as well as children across the nation through her choice of hair oil.

    The television campaign is produced by Apostrophe while Koushik Sarkar has directed it.