Archana Chandele of Nagpur won Bright Perfect Miss India 2016 attended by celebrities at Sun & Sand Hotel,Juhu

Khooshi Thakkar, Gurubhai Thakkar , Yogesh Lakhani of Bright outdoor and Srinivas Rao Bhagavatula of ‘People’s Engineering‘ organised Bright Perfect Miss India 2016 at Sun & Sand Hotel, Juhu where celebs from Bollywood came  .Designer Archana Kochhar,Sana Khan designed dresses for models who took part in finals. Sherlyn Chopra, Tinaa Ghaai, Ankita Shrivastava, Prateeka Rao,Maryam Zakaria, Ekta Jain, Tanisha Singh, Chandrakant Singh , Salma Agah, Sasha Agah, Sunil Pal, Shabab Sabri, Ajaz Khan, Sujay Mukherji, Supriya Mukherji, Geeta Hari, Sweta Khanduri, Sanchiti Sakat and many more came to part of this event.Archana Chandele of Nagpur won the crown,Ekta Sachgotra from Jammu was 1st runner up and Krishna Patel was 2nd runner up.Pooja Misrra not only anchored the event but also performed at this event. Sanchiti Sakat,Yash Wadali and Shabab Sabri sang specially for this event. Sunil Pal cracked some latest jokes at this event.  

Tinaa Ghaai is back on TV after gap of 8 years with serial May I Coming Madam on Life OK

Tinaa Ghaai who is singer ,actress and social worker is back on TV after a gap of 8 years which she took for her daughter.Now she is seen in sitcom May I Coming Madam as bhua ji . The serial have Sandeep Anand as Sajan Agarwal,Neha Pendse as girlfriend,Sapna Sikarwar as Daadi,Shoma Rathod as mother- in-law as cast. The serial is produced by Sanjay Kohli and Bilaifer Kohli of Edit ll Production and directed by Shashank Bali.The serial is aired on Life OK from Monday to Friday at 9.30 PM.

Anirudh Dave will be in Santa in coming episode of Dheeraj Kumar serial Yaro Ka Tashan on Sab TV

On the occasion of Christmas special episode shoot of YARO KA TASHAN  Mr Dheeraj Kumar , the producer of the show visits the set at kandivali East, which was beautifully decorated for Christmas episode and where Mr. Dheeraj Kumar celebrated the occasion of Christmas with the artist and the team. Here Anirudh Dave (YARO) playing his  character in Santa look .

Khooshi Thakkar,Archana Kochhar,Srinivas Rao,Supriya Mukherji,Ekta jain,Sana Khan, Anupriya & Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoor at Bright Perfect Miss India 2016 press conference in Mumbai

Khooshi Thakkar, Gurubhai Thakkar and Yogesh Lakhani of Bright outdoor invited Srinivas Rao of ‘People’s Engineering‘, Supriya Mukherji,Ekta Jain, Designer Archana Kochhar and Sana Khan, Avantika for the press conference of  Bright Perfect Miss India 2016 in Andheri West.Models were introduced to media.Archana Kochhar, Tanisha Singh, Ekta Jain, Salma Agha, Afzal Thakkar, Sasha Agah, Avantika Srivastava, Sana Khan will judge the final event on 28th December at Juhu.The event is co-supported by Big 92.7 FM, Mid Day, Multiplex Channel, Bawree,Ossam Jewels. 

Shivarama K Bhandary launched his 13th unisex salon and spa at BKC,Bandra East

The opening of a new 13th  SHIVAS BKC outlet of Shiva’s Hair Designer Pvt Ltd,chain of unisex salon was full of glitz with  MD and Chairman Dr. Shivarama K Bhandary  along  with Mr Aseem Kaushik--Director  L'oreal  Professional Products Division in India  graced the occasion along with  Mr Aby George Philip-General Manager L'oreal Professional Products division.Shivarama of Shiva Stylo is the Bollywood most popular hair stylist has launched his 13th makeover store in BKC. Shivarama K Bhandary did puja with his wife Anushri .He also took blessing from his mother Gulabi Bhandary.

Days of Tafree's Grand Premiere in Mumbai

September 22, 2016, Mumbai: Despite the heavy rain, filmmaker Anand Pandit and Rashmi Sharma’s Days of Tafree saw a grand premiere this Wednesday at a suburban theater in Mumbai.

This dazzling event was attended by a bevy of Bollywood celebrities, including Sunny Leone along with husband Danie Weber, Daisy Shah, Sharman Joshi, Jeetendra, Rakesh Roshan, director duo Abbas-Mustan, Ramesh Sippy with wife Kiran Juneja, Inder Kumar, Omung Kumar, Poonam Dhillon, Ravi Behl, Arjan Bajwa, and many more showing their love and support to the entire cast of crew of the film.

‘We need more entertaining films like Days of Tafree,’ said Rakesh Roshan.

‘The trailer reminded me of my college days and I am most excited to watch the movie,’ said Sunny Leone.‘Anand Pandit and Rashmi Sharma are a deadly combination when it comes to production. I am sure the film will rock the box office,’ added producer Vashu Bhagnani.

Marking their Bollywood screen debut with Days of Tafree, the leading stars of the film were seen glowing at the grand screening of the film. The event was surely a splendid one. Special screenings were arranged for over 400 college students. Guests were given a royal cine-going experience. Students were seen enjoying the film to the fullest.

 

Filmmaker and producer Anand Pandit said, ‘I am extremely overwhelmed with the response received. This movie is extremely special to me as I relate to the story and I feel it will have a strong connect amongst today’s youth. Days of Tafree is a light, fun film and we are very confident that it will be loved by all age groups across.’

A selfie booth was placed at the venue where students and fans were seen taking selfies with the star cast of the film and interacting with the fans, even performing to the songs of their film. There were a lot of fun props offered to make it a unique experience for all the guests.  Moreover, a classroom set up was created at the venue, where a teacher was seen interacting with the college students, an effort to revive college days for many present. The venue was abuzz with happy faces.

Days of Tafree is a coming of age campus film produced by Anand Pandit Motion Pictures and Rashmi Sharma Films. The movie stars Yash Soni, Ansh Bagri, Sanchay Goswami, Sarabjit Bindra, Nimisha Mehta, Kinjal Rajpriya and Anuradha Mukherjee and is directed by Krishnadev Yagnik. The movie releases on September 23, 2016.

"Sarkaar Hazir Ho" launched with 10 days shooting

The muhurat of Jodidaar Films & TV Productions presentation ''Sarkaar Hazir Ho" was held on 18th Sept. at Basra Studio followed by 10 days shooting schedule. The shooting took place at Basra Studio and Essel Studio. Pandit Pradeep Vyas is the writer, producer and director of the film and it stars Manoj Malhotra, Karishma Kanwar, Amit Kumar, Aarti Joshi,Hemant Sharma and Prithvi Zutsi. Harish Vyas is the associated producer of the film and it's project is designed by well known social activist Bina Pugalia. Lyrics by Abdul Gaffar and Pandit Pradeep Vyas and cinematography by Heera Saroj are the other major credits of this courtroom drama thriller film of which Aaradhya Gautam is the executive producer. 

Darkhaast reveals the real intimacy between the lead pair of Shivaay

Darkhaast, the romantic track from Shivaay starring Ajay Devgn and Erika Kaar has passion and poignance in equal measure.  Shot exquisitely against the Himalayan landscape, the song dwells on intimate moments between the film's lead couple, who are madly in love.

  

While the magic of the song will unfold when it breaks online on September 22 at 12 noon, sources say that lyricist Sayyeed Qaudri and music composer Mithoon had a tough task working on it.

It is said that Ajay in his instruction to his music team was clear that each word had to be carefully chosen because Darkhaast isn't just a song in the film.  It is a track that captures the emotions and situation in which the couple are. It's a crucial part of the narrative because it takes the story forward in rhyme. 

The actor-filmmaker graciously admits that Sayyeed and Mithoon are also the storytellers of the film because of their close participation in this composition. 

Farah Khan, Sajid Khan and David Dhawan Launch Jeet Gian's The Three Wise Monkeys.

Amidst great tongue-in-cheek humour, jokes and gags blockbuster comedy trio Farah Khan, Sajid Khan and David Dhawan launched author Jeet Gian's second book The Three Wise Monkeys at Sun & Sand, Juhu, Mumbai.

 After tasting success with his debut book The 3 U-Turns of My Life, Jeet Gian, who is a Chartered Accountant and founding partner of JCA Consulting Group, Dubai couldn't help but be more excited at the launch of his second book and the occasion only got bigger and better with the presence of the three renowned comedy film directors.

Jeet who seemed very excited at the launch spoke passionately about his book, "The Three Wise Monkeys is a ready reckoner on how to make easy and quick money by simply working indoors wearing shorts from…prison! No seriously, though this book is a humour genre but the contents are subtle and serious involving current burning issues, such as hoarding of black money within the country and outside country in foreign offshore accounts with Switzerland and Mauritius using third party nominee directors to hide ultimate beneficial owners (UBO)."

He further added, "I have tried through funny characters and through funny situations to entertain and at the same time gibe at our CA profession, relationship between middle aged married couples of high society, rich businessmen craving for name, fame and awards, greedy bankers and unwillingness among politicians to deliver the promises made to the public during the elections. Like my previous book, this book is also a suspense, which reveals in bits and pieces at regular intervals to intrigue readers. Lastly, this book will help young India how to make quick money by selling…kidney!"

Having said that the book does seem very relatable almost to the point of being inspired by real life cases. Ask Jeet if that's the case and he says, "No, but it’s inspired by the real life events of our ancestors, that is, monkeys and their philosophy 'See no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil'."

Pink team gets emotional during media interactions in Mumbai

Post thundering critical and commercial acclaim, with overwhelming word of mouth from all corners of India, the PINK team held a special media interaction to discuss the film and its reactions. It was quite an emotional meeting with the media, with Shoojit Sircar even tearing up towards the end. Present at the interaction were Amitabh Bachchan, Shoojit Sircar, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Director Anirrudha Chowdhury, Angad Bedi, Vijay Varma, Raashul Tandon, Tusshar Pandey, Writer Ritesh shah, Shantanu Moitra, Producer Ronnie Lahiri and Producer Rashmi Sharma

Also present was poet Tanveer Ghazi who gave the stirring words of the poem in the end

From Chulbule and Chips to Chulbul Pandey “Yellow Diamond” announces “Salman Khan” as Brand Ambassador

New Delhi, September 19, 2016: Yellow Diamond, one of India’s growing snack makers and the flagship brand of Prataap Snacks, has signed on India’s biggest and most popular Bollywood celebrity Salman Khan, as their brand ambassador.

The megastar, fresh from the recent success of ‘Sultan’, will be the face of the home-grown brand of potato chips, namkeen and extruded snacks. Interestingly, Khan also shares his famous on-screen moniker, Chulbul Pandey, with one of the most widely appreciated Yellow Diamond snacks,Chulbule (savoury sticks).

Salman Khan says, “I met with the founders of Prataap Snacks and they shared their journey from small beginnings to becoming one of India's biggest snack food companies – a "Make in India" journey. Yellow Diamond snacks seeks to understand the Indian consumer and the Indian palate to help them take on the global giants. It is a pleasure and privilege to be associated with Prataap Snacks as the brand ambassador for Yellow Diamond.”

"Never thought I would be asked to play a mother of four!" - Lupita Nyong'o speaks on Mira Nair's 'Queen of Katwe'

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker, Mira Nair's forthcoming drama, Disney's Queen of Katwe is all set to release in India on 7th October 2016. The movie had a world premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival in September 2016. Like Nair’s previous films, Queen of Katwe is a heartwarming and riveting drama. Based on real-life events, the film chronicles the inspiring story of an underdog from the streets of rural Uganda. She’s a young girl whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess; as a result of the support from her family and community, she develops confidence and determination to pursue her dream to become an international chess champion.

It was an email that Lupita got from her director Mira Nair with the script for Queen of Katwe, during the Christmas of 2014 which spoke on how Phiona Mutesi, an uneducated girl from the slums of Uganda, rose to become the chess champion of her country and an international chess master. Nair wanted her to play Phiona’s mother, Harriet. “Five pages in I wrote my manager and agent with the words ‘I must do this film,’, ” says Lupita.

“To play a mother of four in Uganda, a formidable mother who has so much worked against her, was so compelling to me. It wasn’t something I thought I’d be asked to do”—at least not by Hollywood. “The fact that it was based on a true story, an uplifting story out of Africa. . . .” She inhales and shakes her head. “Oh, my goodness, all my dreams were coming true in that script.”

Singer-Actor Manesha A Agarwal,Padamshri Anup Jalota,Vishwa Mohan Bhatt at musical play Main Hoon Meera in Mumbai

Singer-Actor Manesha A Agarwal did a musical play Main Hoon Meera where she acted & sung along with Padamshri Anup Jalota at Nehru centre, Mumbai . Manesha A Agarwal played Meera and Anup Jalota played Krishna in this musical play which is composed by Grammy Award Winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Saurabh Bhatt . Both Manesha A Agarwal and Anup Jalota won the audience over with their incredible performance and dialogue delivery.The musical play was directed by Ramesh Lakhmapure and choreographed by Anita Pradhan. Main Hoon Meera album was released in the market by Times Music.

Lyricist Tanveer Ghazi's Big B Encounter!

Poet Tanveer Ghazi seems to be over the moon these days. The highly coveted shayar can't seem to get over the appreciative phone call he received from Mr. Amitabh Bachchan himself for his work in Pink. "It's like a dream come true. I still pinch myself sometimes," says Ghazi jubilantly.

Tanveer has been a writer all along, mostly famous for his verses, poems and what not. So much so that Maharashtra government has awarded him with the famous Sahir Ludhianvi award for his contribution to shayri. Being a person who refused to go through the grind to get big projects Tanveer took his time to make a mark in the industry. "I am not a person who would want to go through the typical Bollywood struggle to get work. I write because I enjoy writing and I am thankful to God that whatever I have written till now has been appreciated by people," says Tanveer who has two books Ehsaas  and Samundar, a collection of his poems in Hindi and Urdu respectively, to his name. "I was recognised in the space I belonged and that's what matter most. But I did do some work in Bollywood like the critically acclaimed film Manthan. I started off with writing just one song in that film and Ravindar Jain ji was doing the music of that movie around that time but slowly song after song I took over the writing work because the director liked my work so much."

"I faded into my homeland again but then I kept being called back for more and more work. My last film before Pink happened was Hate Story 2," he adds.

So how did Pink happen? "Shantanu Moitra Sir was looking for a writer and since I had worked with singer Harshdeep Kaur for her album, she recommended my name. The first time he called he gave me ten mins for dummy lyrics. It was too little a time but I had to gave my best shot, in my record time, I wrote the final lyrics. Surprisingly, the work I sent was liked so much that it immediately got finalised and that's how the song Kaari Kaari happened in Pink," and while talking about his experience of having worked with Shantanu Moitra he starts gushing about his Big B experience, "I was called once again for a verse that Amitabh Sir had to recite during the climax of the film. It was a herculean task to come up with something for him and I gave it all to it. My verse was liked by Mr. Bachchan so much that he personally called me to applaud me for it and that was the best day of my life."

Little do many know that apart from Tanveer Ghazi there are only four other lyrics or poets or writers who's works Mr. Bachchan has recited in films first one being Sahir Ludhianvi's works in Kabhie Kabhie, then was Javed Akhtar's verses in Silsila, his own father Harivansh Rai Bachchan's works in Agnipath, Gulzar's verses in Aks and eventually came Pink.

Well Big B's words have surely encouraged Ghazi to venture full fledgedly into film industry. In the times of meaningless songs, Ghazi will truly be a breath of fresh air!

After Katrina Kaif and Jacqueline Fernandez, Abbas Mustan to Give A Dance Number To Kiara Advani

The songs zara zara touch me and lat lag gayi, changed a lot of things for Katrina Kaif and Jacqueline Fernandez in Bollywood. Not only did the songs become popular but the actresses became household names over night. All thanks to director duo Abbas Mustan.

Well now, the directors are all set to give a similar dance number to Kiara Advani in their next film Machine. The actress told the filmmakers that she would like a dance number in the film, and the filmmakers agreed for the same and added it in her contract.

The song will a promotional song and the shoot will soon commence. 

Tum Bin 2 Teaser Unveiled Among Much Fanfare

From the time the announcement of Tum Bin 2 was made, there was a lot of curiosity among moviegoers considering the success of Tum Bin. And finally, two teasers of Tum Bin 2 was unveiled yesterday.

The film which is directed by Anubhav Sinha will see two newcomers Aditya Seal and Ashim Gulati will be seen romancing the gorgeous Neha Sharma in the film.

Not just that, the track 'Koi Fariyaad' from Tum Bin has been recreated for this film and the music is composed by none other than the marvelous music composer Ankit Tiwari.

Not just that, the track 'Koi Fariyaad' from Tum Bin has been recreated for this film and the music is composed by none other than the marvelous music composer Ankit Tiwari.

Post Airlift success B4U Motion Pictures joins hands with Abundantia and T-Series for overseas distribution rights of NOOR & CHEF!!

On the back of Airlift success, B4U Motion Pictures wins the overseas distribution rights for T-Series and Abundantia’s next two productions NOOR & CHEF. 

Abundantia is built with the vision of producing and supporting progressive, high-quality entertainment content and the company has made strong strides in its motion pictures business in a short span of time with films like Airlift and Baby.

Launching both B4U Movies and B4U Music in 1999, the B4U network has been labeled as the foremost Asian channel to pioneer Bollywood and Indian Entertainment worldwide.  Currently with the number one music channel in India and a vast presence across 100 countries worldwide, B4U  has created a brand with a strong momentum across multiple platforms including TV, Cinema, Press, New Media and Digital.  B4U Motion Pictures has its footprints across all these countries and has delivered successes like Queen, Drishyam and Airlift recently.

Both the films, NOOR-Starring Sonakshi Sinha and CHEF- Starring Saif Ali Khan open up a fresh genre for Hindi films in the overseas markets and the makers are confident that with the marketing and distribution strength of B4U Motion Pictures, both the films would be able to optimize their reach and noise amongst the worldwide audience.  

Ishan Saksena, CEO B4U is extremely excited about the collaboration and said “We are delighted to be partnering with T - Series and Abundantia again as they have a history of putting out great content. With cutting edge films like Noor and Chef, we are yet again looking to enthrall the audience with new age Cinema”.

Sunil Shah, Head of Film Division - B4U Motion Pictures added, “It was gratifying to exhibit our marketing and distribution expertise with Airlift internationally. Post the success of Airlift, Noor and Chef offer us a chance to go certain notches up and delivering films that are hits globally”.

Speaking on taking the partnership with B4U forward, Vikram Malhotra, Founder & CEO of Abundantia Entertainment, said "Abundantia prides itself on producing and supporting content that has resonated with millions of viewers across the world. In a very short span of time, our films like Baby and Airlift have not only won hearts but also delivered strong at the box office. High quality content needs high quality support in distribution and we are delighted that along with our partners at T-series, the winning combination of T-series-Abundantia-B4U is now back together for Noor and Chef".

Bhushan Kumar Chief Managing Director of T Series stated  “We had a great working relationship between T-Series, Abundantia and B4U during Airlift and we were looking at an opportunity to repeat this combination in our future projects. With Noor and Chef we have been able to get this combination back and we are sure that together we would be able to create the same magic in international markets.”

Actress Sweta Bhardwaj,Chandrakant Singh,Singer Sandeep Batraa,Lyricist Prashant Ingole & Devendra Jadhav visited Ganesh Galli,Parel to take blessing

Producer-director Chandrakant Singh took Sweta Bhardwaj and Devendra Jadhav to take blessings for their film SIX X at Ganesh Galli,Parel.Singer-Music director Sandeep Batraa went with his friend lyricist Prashant Ingole to take blessing for his film Ek Tha Hero which is releasing on 23rd September all over. Sandeep Batraa sang Ganpati bhajan and aatish song after the darshan .

Oscar winning Lupita Nyong'o and Mira Nair attend the TIFF premiere of 'Queen of Katwe'

And Lupita Nyong'o continued to captivate fans with her outstanding red carpet appearances one after another.

On Saturday at the 41st Toronto International Film Festival Queen of Katwe premiere, the 33-year-old continued to surpass expectations in a jaw-dropping yellow-and-blue number, which she accessorized with over $600,000 worth of jewelry from Tiffany & Co.

The actress set the red carpet on fire in a strapless House of Herrera yellow gown, adorned with velvet, royal blue floral patterns, which accentuated her slender figure and toned arms. 

She added a dramatic flair with a matching color headpiece that wrapped around her head, popping a bright red to her lips and opted for metallic blue pumps.

The actress joined her fellow co-star David Oyelowo and director Mira Nair in the excitement of their film.

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker, Mira Nair's forthcoming drama, Disney's Queen of Katwe is all set to release in India on 7th October, 2016. The movie will premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival in September, 2016. Like Nair’s previous films, Queen of Katwe is a heartwarming and riveting drama. Based on real-life events, the film chronicles the inspiring story of an underdog from the streets of rural Uganda. She’s a young girl whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess; as a result of the support from her family and community she develops confidence and determination to pursue her dream to become an international chess champion.

Queen of Katwe is all set to release in India on 7^th October, 2016.

Mira Nair's son Gives Soundtrack for Queen Of Katwe

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker, Mira Nair's forthcoming drama, Disney's Queen of Katwe is all set to release in India on 7^th October 2016. The movie will premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival in September 2016.

Like Nair’s previous films, Queen of Katwe is a heartwarming and riveting drama. Based on real-life events, the film chronicles the inspiring story of an underdog from the streets of rural Uganda. She’s a young girl whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess; as a result of the support from her family and community, she develops confidence and determination to pursue her dream to become an international chess champion. 

The film stars Oscar® winner Lupita Nyong’o, Golden Globe® nominee David Oyelowo and newcomer Madina Nalwanga…and has a splendid musical team coming together for the soundtrack! 

It was already announced that the makers are partnering with 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning recording artist Alicia Keys (“Girl on Fire,” “No One”) The multi-talented singer/songwriter/producer’s new original song, “Back to Life,” appears in the film. 

Well we have stumbled upon the fact that the film features a cutting-edge Afrobeat soundtrack curated by the Ugandan rapper Young Cardamom (aka Zohran Kwame Mamdani), the co-music supervisor, who took inspiration on from the Katwe streets to immerse the audience in the modern sound of today’s Kampala. And Zohran Mamdani is none other than Mira Nair’s son with her professor husband, Mahmood Mamdani (a Ugandan who teaches mainly in Kampala)!!

He is the music supervisor on Queen Of Katwe along with Linda Cohen.

“Queen of Katwe,” which will have its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on September 10, is directed by Nair from a screenplay by William Wheeler and stars Golden Globe® nominee David Oyelowo, Oscar winner and Tony nominee Lupita Nyong’o and newcomer Madina Nalwanga. The film is based on the vibrant true story of Phiona Mutesi, a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda who is introduced to the game of chess by Robert Katende, a former missionary and soccer coach, and goes on to become an international chess champion.

Bollywood's leading ladies come together for first sneak peak of PINK!! An exclusive first preview was held just for B-Town's female personalities!!

Shoojit Sircar's PINK is definitely creating a lot of buzz and discussion with audiences eager to see the film, post the shocking trailer. Well some of B-town's leading ladies were the first lucky ones to catch the film at an exclusive screening held for them recently!

The makers consciously decided to pay tribute to the strength of women, by showing PINK first to some of the who's who of the film fraternity and we hear they came out of the screening completely thunderstruck!!

Present at the screening were the hosts of the evening Shoojit Sircar, Producers Ronnie Lahiri and Rashmi Sharma, along with Director Anirrudha Roy Chowdhury and cast Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang, Angad Bedi (Who came with his mother), Vijay Varma, Tushar Pandey who welcomed guests graciously. The audience included happy and chirpy faces such as Kangana Ranaut, Dia Mirza, Yami Gautam, Eli Avram, Saiyami Kher, Prachi Desai, Gauhar Khan, Tisca Chopra, Usha Jadhav, Sunidhi Chauhan and many more!

The women had a grand time meeting each other and watching PINK, and were heard raving about the entertaining social thriller.