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.”