Karan Deol's rigorous preparation for his debut 'Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas'

Father- Son duo Sunny and Karan Deol  have been quite busy shooting for Karan's debut film  'Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas' which is being directed by Deol Sr.  

The shoot is underway in Manali since a couple of months now and recently they were filming for a high octane action sequence. The weather conditions weren't permissible for the shoot but Sunny being the hard taskmaster that he is, he wanted Karan to use his best potential and make the scenes look a visual treat. Even the locals found it strenuous to work in that climate. And even though the conditions were extreme, Karan who is all geared up for his debut also wanted give his best and leave no stone unturned to attain perfection. Towards the end, Sunny was quite content with his son Karan's performance. 

Karan has been preparing for the character from past two years and is practically living the life of a Manali Boy.

Abu Dhabi Week opens in Mumbai

The dedicated efforts of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi to increase the numbers of tourists from India, has got off to a promising start when several hundred Mumbaikars witnessed the opening of the first “Abu Dhabi Week” in India.

The exposition, which will run from Friday to Sunday at Mumbai’s sprawling MMRDA ground

BKC will feature a collection of Abu Dhabi’s tourist and cultural attractions, which the organisers believe will encourage more Indians to consider the emirate as a holiday destination.

Before declaring the opening of the weekend festival, Mubarak Al Nuaimi, Director of Promotions and Overseas Offices at the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi addressed media, members of the travel trade and distinguished invitees , and said that during the first eight months of 2017, Abu Dhabi had seen a 9 percent increase in hotel occupancy by Indian guests.

A total of 223,000 guests from India stayed in hotels in Abu Dhabi for an average of 2.8 days during this period, he added. In a pre-event statement reflecting the increasing potential of India for the Abu Dhabi tourism sector, Mubarak Al Nuaimi said: “India is a key tier-one priority for Abu Dhabi, and it represents our second-largest international source market for hotel guests.”

“Apart from positioning the emirate as a holiday destination, we will also underline the message that Abu Dhabi is an ideal business location for the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions, MICE, industry, with a superb selection of venues for delegations from India,” he added.

Celebrities like Amardeep Singh Natt , Music director Vickey Prasad, TV Actors- Bhavesh Balchandani, Reem Shaikh, Roshani Walia, Anushka Sen, Arishfa Khan, Ashnoor Kaur, Ekta Jain, Shree Rajput, Harshvardhan Joshi, Saloni Daini, Ashila Bhatia, Sanchiti Sakat and Ahsaas Channa, Aditya Kumar and Imran Shaikh of Travelegend.com who attended Friday’sinaugural ceremonies shared their views .

Lyricist Kumaar does it in Golmaal way

Lyricist kumaar yet again comes with Golmaal again but this time he rather kept more simple than tricky. "Its always exciting working with Rohit Shetty. We both understand each other so well that i get immense freedom working for him. I have been fortunate to be part of the entire Golmaal series. But this time i thought to keep the songs as simple as a common man's daily routine. If u hear the songs you can feel its line of every person be it hum nahi sudhrenge or itna sannata or the title track. I didn't try anything different or intelligent. Sometimes i feel too much intelligence fades the innocence. "In this era where multiple composers and lyricist croon music for a movie. Kumaar is trending with multiple composers with one lyricist. Golmaal has multiple composers but kumaar is the solo lyricist. Talking about this the lyricist says,"Being solo lyricist always a bit more responsibility. Previously in the series i have worked with Vishal Shekhar and Pritam. But this time there were multiple composers so the excitement and fun was more. I enjoy working with new talents. But you need to adjust as the temperament and approach of each composer is different so you need to fit in it".

Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoor Media Pvt Ltd met M S Dhoni and Virat Kohli at charity cricket match at Andheri Sports club.

Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoor Media Pvt Ltd met MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli at charity cricket match at Andheri Sports club.

From Thor's Cate Blanchett to Priyanka Chopra, top female villains of all time!

Hell hath No Fury like a Woman scorned. Well we all have heard this adage numerous times in real life but in reel too, we have had exceedingly vicious and remarkable women essaying some of the most menacing villains of all time!

Fans across the globe, including India are gearing up in excitement to see Marvel’s First Female Villain Hela in Thor Ragnarok releasing on 3^rd November, played by none other than the Oscar winner Cate Blanchett!

Speaking of marvel's first female villain Hela, played by Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth has publicly said, "Cate’s Blanchett is just brilliant as Hela. She is one of the greatest actors that has ever been. I had ideas of what she might do but I was completely blindsided by the outcome. She just has this insane off-kilter attitude or look or kind of movement to her character."

 

Releasing on 3rd November, “Thor: Ragnarok” is directed by Taika Waititi and returns Chris Hemsworth starring as Thor and Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as Loki. They are joined by Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson and Karl Urban, with Mark Ruffalo and Anthony Hopkins. 

While we wait in bated breath for Hela to unleash her villainy on Thor, Loki and The Hulk, heres recapturing some of the best female villains in cinema of all time in Hollywood and Bollywood!

Cate Blanchett – Thor: Ragnarok

Blanchett took on the role of the fearsome Hela in which she becomes Marvel’s first on-screen female villain, and will also see her destroying Thor’s famous hammer, Mjölnir. Co-star Mark Ruffalo, who plays the Hulk, has said that Blanchett “plays the worst of the worst. [Hela is] so evil.” Looks like its chills on 3^rd November!

Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl

Pike was an icy-cool Amy Dunne in David Fincher's 2014 adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best-selling thriller.

Tilda Swinton - The Chronicles of Narnia

Swinton has played the cold-hearted White Witch in a trilogy of Narnia films - and terrified generations of children in the process as the icy villainess.

Cruella De Vil- 101 Dalmations

 101 Dalmatians was based on a novel by the British writer Dodie Smith in which villainous Cruella de Vil (voiced in the film by Betty Lou Gerson) plans to skin puppies for a new fur coat. Cruella De Vil played by Glenn Close was portrayed to be a proper monster with an unhealthy pallor, emaciated body draped in an oversized fur coat and a thin face.

Basic Instinct

After appearing in unsuccessful movies, Sharon Stone got her big break by uncrossing her legs during the scene of the police investigation. Thanks to her evil performance in this sex thriller, Basic Instinct made millions at the box office.

Bellatrix Umbridge and Dolores Umbridge- Harry Potter Franchise

Along with the scary Voldemort, it’s the evil of the female witches of the Harry Potter franchise such as Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter) and Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton), who in their power hungry avatars terrorize and strike horror amongst the students of Hogwarts and the wizarding world.

Konkona Sen Sharma

The actual ‘daayan’ of the movie was Konkona Sen Sharma – she sent right shivers up the audience’s spine as a witch disguised in a khadi sari-clad mysterious woman with kohl-lined eyes.

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra plays a powerful, successful boss-lady who seduces her office junior with who she has a history – and tries all sorts of tricks to get him back, in ‘Aitraaz’. And she fits the bill perfectly as the sultry seductress. Her villainous performance had won her a number of awards and much praise from critics as well as audiences.

Bipasha Basu

The sizzling Bipasha Basu got her first nomination for a negative role for the cult hit 2003 movie ‘Jism’ and established Bipasha even more firmly in her Bollywood career.

Kajol

The very first woman to make the Filmfare list of actors commended for their negative role was Kajol for her role as a psychopathic killer in ‘Gupt’ – one of the best films of 1997.

Urmila Matondkar

Her acting in ‘Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya’ was nothing short of brilliant – an obsessed, jealous mistress who turns a stalker, with the tables turned on a man this time!

Hulk star Mark Ruffalo would love to do a Bollywood film but there’s a catch!

Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo, who is most popular for his onscreen character the Hulk, will be seen reprising the role of Bruce Banner/the Hulk in the Taika Waititi’s directorial, Thor: Ragnarok.

When asked in a recent interview about making a debut in Bollywood, he admitted that he would love to be a part of the Hindi film industry however he said that there would be a slight problem. He confessed that he cannot sing and dance but he can do performance-oriented roles in Bollywood.

When asked if the perception of Bollywood cinema being only about song and dance has changed, Ruffalo said, “I saw a cool Bollywood film… A tough guy thing where there are rival gangs…’Scarface’ characters… more like gangster character. I look forward to seeing what more Indian cinema can come up with.” 

But would he like to be a part of one? “Why not? I can’t sing and dance very well, but I can do some of the straight roles,” he said.

When asked about what’s going to be exciting in the movie he said, “Thor: Ragnarok” will see the characters Thor and Hulk battling for the first time. Ruffalo says he has been waiting for this for the past six years. It was great to smash him (Thor). I have been waiting for six years to smash him… It was really fun. People always want to see Thor and Hulk fight and I’ve got to do it in this one.”

Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok will hit theaters on 3rd November in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu in IMAX, 3D, 4DX and 2D formats.