Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Crackling chemistry between Dharmendra and Deepshika Nagpal

Crackling chemistry between Dharmendra and Deepshika Nagpal

 

Deepshika Nagpal who was last seen in Bigg Boss 8 is currently gearing up for her upcoming film ‘Second Hand Husbandwhere the actress will be seen romancing with none other than living legend Dharmendra.  After doing films with Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan the hot bombshell has now bagged a pivotal role in ‘Second Hand Husband’ which also stars Gippy Gerewal and Govinda’s daughter Narmada Ahuja in it. Deepshika had previously worked with the Doel family but in different films.

 

Deepshika is playing the role of Dharmendra’s girlfriend in the film and have shot few romantic sequences also, After watching the crackling chemistry between Dharmendra and Deepshika, the director of the film was very happy and also was seen appreciating their on screen Jodi.

 

She is one of the few actresses who got an opportunity to work with all the members of Doel family. Commenting on this Deepshikha says , "I am playing Dharamji's girl friend . It's comedy film. Dharm Ji did one guest appearance song in my film barsaat ki Raat after that I am doing this film. It's always Plesure to work with Deol family. I worked with Hemaji in Jai Mata Ki. With sunny and bobby in " Dillagi "they all are superb human being . My director is very happy as Dharamji and mine chemistry was coming very good."

 

 

 

Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, ZEEL wins IMPACT Person of the Year 2014

 

Mumbai, December 07, 2014: Mr. Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) was awarded the prestigious IMPACT Person of the Year 2014 on December 05, 2014 at a glittering function held at the ITC Grand Central, Mumbai. The Governor of Maharashtra, Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao felicitated Mr. Goenka with the award in the presence of Dr. Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Essel Group and ZEEL and Mr. Annurag Batra, Chairman, exchange4media Group.

 

Mr. Punit Goenka won this award for his efforts in bringing about change in television audience measurement in the country, driving profitability in the broadcast sector and steering ZEEL to a steady rise.

 

On accepting the award, Mr. Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, ZEEL said, “It is always a pleasure to get an award which recognizes your achievements, and for making a difference to the industry. But for me, this is a special one, since it also recognizes and applauds the human side and hence titled as ‘IMPACT Person of the Year’.”

 

Mr. Goenka further added, “I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our Chairman, Dr. Subhash Chandra, for it is his pioneering vision and guidance, which makes us stand tall today ; my wife, Shreyasi, who has been a great support to me ; and of course my entire team at ZEE.”

 

The Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra, Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao, in his keynote address, congratulated Mr. Goenka, saying, “Goenka has not only risen through the ranks to head ZEE but has expanded its global footprint by offering an amazing variety of content through its channels.”

 

The nominees for the 10th edition of the IMPACT Person of the Year were Sam Balsara, Chairman and Managing Director, Madison World, Piyush Pandey, Executive Chairman and Creative Director – South Asia, Ogilvy & Mather India, Prasoon Joshi, Chairman, McCann WorldGroup APAC & CEO, Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, ZEEL, BD Park, President & CEO, Samsung S West Asia and Sachin Bansal & Binny Bansal, CEO & COO, Flipkart. The selection process for IMPACT Person of the Year 2014 was handled by IMRB International. After receiving nominations, the final voting was done by a select few from across the advertisement, media and marketing fraternity. IMPACT’s editorial team then analysed the results to arrive at IMPACT Person of the Year 2014.

To watch the Impact Person of the year 2014 video, please click this link: http://youtu.be/hqzUZcNh3y4

 

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Actress Veena Malik sentenced to 26-year in prison with fine



Pakistani actress Veena Malik who made her mark in bollywood, has enjoyed the stardom and then selected to live a happily married life with her husband Asad Bashir Khatak and her new born baby. It seems that Veena Malik was quite happy in her life but suddenly controversy never seem to leave her away as her problems are  not coming to an end till now. Recently Veena Malik and her husband was awarded by the court for 26-year incarcerations and was also fined them Rs. 1.3 million Pakistani money. A Pakistan court on Tuesday sentenced the owner of the country’s biggest media group Geo TV to 26 years in prison for broadcasting a show which they said it  was blasphemous. The verdict against Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman along with the host of the show and two guests, including Veena Malik, was announced by an anti-terror court in the city of Gilgit, which is controlled by Pakistan territory but also part of the Kashmir region which India also claims. The morning show was broadcasted live on Geo TV in May featuring Malik dancing with her new husband while a group of Sufi musicians sang a devotional song about the wedding of the Prophet Mohammad’s (PBUH) daughter. Malik returned to Dubai two weeks ago from the US after giving birth to a baby boy. Her lawyer has already started the work to appeal against the verdict in higher courts.


Shocked Veena Malik said, " Its a shock to me but I have complete faith in Pakistan’s higher courts and judiciary … This court works separately from the other courts in Pakistan. There are higher courts in Pakistan such as the Supreme Court. Whenever there is an issue a court will look into the facts of the case. We were not even present in the court at the time of the verdict. I have belief and trust in courts.”


Geo Television Network was accused of blasphemy after it ran a program insulting the family of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). The four people including Mir Shakeel ur Rehman, Shaista lodhi, Veena Malik and her husband Asad Bashir Khatak convicted were also ordered to pay a fine by  selling their properties and surrender their passports, according to a copy of the court order. Veena maintains that she’s innocent and would never commit blasphemy. “We are planning to return to Pakistan in December. I have always been a person who faced troubles by looking it in the eye. I have faced highs and lows in my life. But I am sure I haven’t done anything wrong.”




Saturday, October 11, 2014

The team of 'Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami' joined hands for the 'Clean India Movement'

 

~The team saluted Gandhiji with Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami on his birthday ~

 

Mumbai, October 7, 2014: As our respectable Prime Minister - Mr. Narendra Modi launched the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’ to fulfil Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of Clean India; the team of ‘Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami’ contributed to the movement in their own small way.

 

The entire team of this upcoming satire got together on the occasion of Gandhiji’s birthday to pay tribute to the father of the nation. They started with saluting Gandhiji with an Ekkees Toppon ki Salaami (21 gun salute), followed by honouring common people who have served the society and have been honest and faithful. The team then joined the ‘Clean India Movement’ that was kicked off by the PM by pledging to dedicate 100 hours a year towards cleaning the city. Actors like Anupam Kher, Divyendu Sharma, Aditi Sharma, Neha Dhupia and Manu Rishi were present on the occasion to take up the pledge and work towards building a cleaner India.

 

The team also released a new game called ‘Clean Up Your Society’ that signifies the message that the movie sends across – to clean the society and keep the bad elements away. The game starts with giving the players, the option to name two bad elements in the society. The objective is to shoot all the bad elements and clean the society of them. At the end of the game, the player gets the final score and a percentage of how much they contributed in removing the bad elements. Check out the ‘Clean Up Your Society’ game here - http://bit.ly/CleanUpOurSociety 

 

Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami is an upcoming comedy & satire, produced by Abhinav & Anurradha Shukla directed by Ravindra Gautam under the banner of Nautanki Films. With star cast like Divyendu Sharma, Anupam Kher and Neha Dhupia, it is a tale of a son's struggle to bring back the honour that his father was unfairly ripped off. ‘Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami’ is set to release all across the nation on October 10, 2014.

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

This is how publicity is done these days - ATTACK!



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: bollywood times <bollywoob.times@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 7:16 PM
Subject: Fwd: Flop film Trip to Bhangarh copies Bhaangarh
To:


Ctrl C (copy) Bhaangarh + Ctrl V (paste) = ‘Trip to Bhangarh

Plagiarism is not uncommon in entertainment industry, and the latest to suffer is the upcoming film ‘Bhaangarh’ made by Dilip Sood. In a truly copy pasted version of the movie, we have ‘Trip to Bhangarh’ where the director Jeetender Panwar has diligently stolen the concept and made it his own. This film was originally titled as ‘Mangal Raat Deewani’. It is evident from such a title that ‘Trip to Bhangarh’ has disastrously tried to upgrade their C grade film by copying the title of ‘Bhaangarh’.

Very cleverly, Mr. Panwar has announced the release date of his film on 22nd August, 2014 trying to encash on the hits of ‘Bhaangarh’ on the social networking sites. ‘Bhaangarh’ is slated to release on a later date, which has been used by our cunning director as an opportunity to confuse the audience by releasing his film before the original one.  
The unscrupulous motive can easily be traced from the clearly outlined similarities from the trailers.
1.       The director may have blissfully forgotten that a human eye can capture the reality more than what his camera movements could have done while making ‘Trip to Bhangarh’.
Seen below is the official trailer of ‘Bhaangarh’

Insert Bhangaarh image 1

X|           Trip to Bhangarh: Look how his camera even from a different angle failed to deceive the audience.

Insert Trip to Bhangarh image 1
2.       Did you not get tharshed by your school teacher for cheating? We doubt that Mr. Panwar.
Seen below is the official trailer of ‘Bhaangarh’


Insert Bhaangarh image 2

X|           Trip to Bhangarh: A little more of reframing might have helped. Unfortunately our director lost his dictionary while shooting in ‘Bhangarh’
                InsertTrip to Bhangarh image 2


3.       Holy Shit!....You stole the actress too?
Suzanna Mukherjee was seen playing a lead role in the original movie ‘Bhaangarh’
Insert Bhaangarh image 3

X|           Trip to Bhangarh: ……..and her expression says it all! Am sure we all liked her previous expression in ‘Bhaangarh’ and Suzanna would have been really happy if it was only her ‘Trip to Bhangarh’ rather than making it look like she is going through exorcism.

                Insert trip to Bhangarh image 3

So here’s a question to our Mr. noodlehead (director), is ‘Trip To Bhangarh’ is a comedy film? Horror film? Or a sad thriller?




Sunday, April 27, 2014

IIFA toasts to winners of the Technical Awards at IIFA Magic of the Movies




 


~ Day three continues to bring Bollywood glamour to Tampa Bay ~

27th April, 2014, New Delhi: The IIFA Magic of the Movies andTechnical Awards was an evening dedicated to winners of the Technical and Special Awards of the Tata Motors IIFA Awards 2014. Held at the Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre, the Green Carpet was rolled out to welcome stars and the super talents of Bollywood.

 

The Green Carpet was rolled out the welcome the starts and guests. Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Yami Gautam, Sridevi, ParineetiChopra, Malaika Arora, Gauhar Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Dia Mirza, Hritik Roshan, Govinda, Anil Kapoor, Shatrugan Sinha, Sonu Sood, Anupam Kher, Vir Das, Bonny Kapoor, Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra, Mika, Shankar Ehsaan Loy and many more.         

On stage, the masters of ceremony Saif Ali Khan and Vir Das captivated audiences with their wit and impish humour. The evening kicked off with a captivating performance by Farhan Akhtar who sang some of hits – Dil Chahta Hai, Senorita and Zinda.  Other highlights of the evening were enthralling performances by Bipasha Basu who entertained the audience on Lat Lag Gayee, Hungama Ho Gaya, Baby Doll, Lungi dance and many more, suave Sonakshi Sinha performed on Har Kisi Ko Nahi Milta, Party all night, Sari Ke Fall Sa and Gandi baat. The sexy Kareena Kapoor Khan engaged the audience in a special act as well on Aayiye Meherban, Baho Me Chale Aao, Babuji Dheere Chalna and Yeh Mera Dil. World renowned musician, Ustaad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan stirred the audiences with his soulful music. Singer Mika’s engaging performance brought the audience to their feet on Dummadam Mastakalander, Agal Bagal, Sawaan, Subah Hone na de.  Pritham set the stage ablaze along with the Nashville Blue Grass Musicians, Adit Singh Sharma, Papon and others.

Of course, in the midst of all this entertainment, the super talents were facilitated for their excellence in the year 2013. Winners accepted the coveted trophies with excitement and fervor, as the air filled with thunderous applause and cheers.

 

The night had extravagant sets coupled with lasers, special effects, lighting and acoustics to create a magnificent audio and visual impact. The ambience and the excitement through the evening truly took the audience on a fabulous ride, one that they'd never want to end.

 

Watch out for all this and more when this spectacular, starry, starry night will be telecast exclusively on Star. Don’t miss the magic and magnetism of Bollywood’s glitziest, prestigious and most glamorous – Videocon D2H IIFA Weekend and the Tata Motors IIFA Awards 2014!

 

Category

Winner

Film

Cinematography

Binod Pradhan

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Screenplay

Prasoon Joshi

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Dialogue

Prasoon Joshi

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Editing

P. S. Bharti

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Production Design

Wasiq Khan

Goliyon Ki Rasleela- Ramleela

Choreography

Remo D'souza

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Action

Sham Kaushal & Tony Ching Siu Tung

Krrish 3

Sound Design

Nakul Kamte

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Song Recording

Vinod Verma for Lungi Dance

Chennai Express

Sound Mixing

Anup Dev

Chennai Express

Debajit Changmai

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Background Score

Shankar-Ehsaan- Loy

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Special Effects (Visuals)

KeitanYadav & Haresh Hingorani ( Red Chillies VFX)

Krrish 3

Costume Designing

Dolly Ahluwalia

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Make-Up

Vikram Gaikwad

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag



Sunday, April 20, 2014

YRF ANNOUNCES ITS RENEWED MOVIE SLATE

 


YASH RAJ FILMS is happy to renew its slate of forthcoming films for 2014 & 2015. These dates supercede the ones announced earlier for some of the films.

 

MARDAANI                                                        

22 August, 2014

 

Shivani Shivaji Roy is an astute cop working in a Mumbai Crime Branch unit. Deft at picking up hidden clues and fearless in confronting hardened criminals, Shivani stumbles on a case that will change her life forever.

 

Starring Rani Mukerji in the lead, playing the role of a cop for the first time, the raw and gritty film will be a distinct departure from Pradeep Sarkar’s style of filmmaking.

 

Directed by Pradeep Sarkar and Produced by Aditya Chopra

 

DAAWAT-E-ISHQ                                              

05 September, 2014

 

A deliciously romantic coming together of Gulrez “Gullu” Qadir (Parineeti Chopra) a Hyderabadi shoe-sales girl disillusioned with love because of her encounters with dowry-seeking men; and Tariq “Taru” Haidar (Aditya Roy Kapoor) a Lucknawi cook who can charm anybody with the aroma and flavours of his biryani and kebabs.

 

Starring Aditya Roy Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra

Written & Directed by Habib Faisal and Produced by Aditya Chopra

Music by Sajid-Wajid and Lyrics by Kausar Munir

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Diwali, 2014

 

An action-packed musical heist.

 

Starring Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Jackie Shroff & Vivaan Shah

Directed by Farah Khan and Produced by Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt. Ltd.

Music by Vishal-Shekhar and Lyrics by Irshad Kamil

Distributed worldwide exclusively by YRF

 

KILL DIL                                              

14 November, 2014

 

Once upon a time in North India, two killers – Dev (Ranveer Singh) and Tutu (Ali Zafar), roamed free. Abandoned when young and vulnerable, Bhaiyaji (Govinda) gave them shelter and… nurtured them to kill. All is normal in their lives until destiny throws free spirited Disha (Parineeti Chopra) into the mix. What follows is a game of defiance, deception and love.

 

Starring Ranveer Singh, Ali Zafar, Parineeti Chopra and Govinda

Directed by Shaad Ali and Produced by Aditya Chopra

Music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Lyrics by Gulzar

 

TITLI                                                          

TBD

 

In the badlands of Delhi's dystopic underbelly, Titli, the youngest member of a violent car-jacking brotherhood plots a desperate bid to escape the 'family' business.

His struggle to do so is countered at each stage by his indignant brothers, who finally try marrying him off to 'settle' him.

 

Titli, finds an unlikely ally in his new wife, caught though she is in her own web of warped reality and dysfunctional dreams. They form a strange, beneficial partnership, only to confront their inability to escape the bindings of their family roots.  But is escape, the same as freedom? 

 

Starring Ranveer Shorey, Amit Sial and introducing Shashank Arora

Directed by Kanu Behl and Produced by Dibakar Banerjee

 

DETECTIVE BYOMKESH BAKSHY!     

13 February, 2015

 

In a contemporary interpretation of war torn Calcutta during the 1940’s, the film follows the first adventure of Byomkesh (Sushant Singh Rajput), fresh out of college, as he pits himself against an evil genius who is out to destroy the world. It’s his wits against the most villainous arch criminal the world has seen, in a world of murder, international political intrigue and seduction. 

 

Starring Sushant Singh Rajput

Directed and Produced by Dibakar Banerjee

 

BANK-CHOR

06 March, 2015

 

A comic-caper, that tells the story of 3 morons trying to rob a bank who pick the worst day possible when everything that can go wrong, goes wrong and how they’re inadvertently caught in the crossfire of cops, industrialists and corrupt netas.

 

Starring Kapil Sharma

Directed by Bumpy and Produced by Ashish Patil

A Y-Films Production

 

DUM LAGA KE HAISHA

24 April, 2015

 

From overcoming his fear of the English language to dealing with an overbearing father, Prem (Ayushmann Khurrana) discovers that his oversized and mismatched wife, Sandhya (Bhumi Pednekar), who he thought was a spanner in his business and life, will actually lead him to something quite cool.

 

Starring Ayushmann Khurrana & Bhumi Pednekar

Directed by Sharad Kataria and Produced by Maneesh Sharma

Music by Anu Malik

 

FAN

14 August, 2015

 

Shah Rukh Khan, the man unarguably with one of the greatest fan following globally, will now play the role of being the biggest fan himself in the forthcoming movie. 

 

Starring Shah Rukh Khan

Directed by Maneesh Sharma, Produced by Aditya Chopra and Written by Habib Faisal

 

 

More exciting YRF releases to look forward to in 2015… to be announced soon!

 

 

 


Saturday, March 1, 2014

Punit Goenka - MD & CEO, ZEEL bags the prestigious "Media Person of the Year" award at the IAA Leadership Awards

Mumbai, March 02, 2014:  The International Advertising Association’s (IAA) India Chapter bestowed the prestigious ‘Media Person of the Year’ award on Mr. Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL), at the recently held IAA Leadership Awards ceremony, in Mumbai.

In its second edition of the IAA Leadership Awards, the ceremony celebrated the leaders in the field of marketing, advertising and media, honoring select individuals hand-picked from a two stage selection process. The award was conferred upon Mr. Goenka the honorable Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Mr. Manish Tewari.

Addressing the audience, in his acceptance speech, ZEEL MD & CEO, Mr. Punit Goenka said, “This award is a result of the valuable lessons learnt from our Chairman, Mr. Subhash Chandra and of the innovative approach taken by the entire team at ZEE”.  Mr. Goenka also thanked the esteemed jury members and the core team at IAA and accepted the award on behalf of all the members of the ZEE Family.  ZEE as a corporate brand has been remarkably built to a global cadre in the last two decades, and esteemed awards like these are definitely like a feather to brand ZEE’s crown.

Please find below the complete list of the winners at the IAA Leadership Awards 2014:

IAA Leadership Awards

Categories

Winners

CEO of The Year

Nitin Paranjpe, Hindustan Unilever

Media Person of The Year

Punit Goenka, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited

News Anchor of the Year

Arnab Goswami, Times Now

Editor of the Year

Dr. Gulab Kothari, Rajasthan Patrika

Hall of Fame

Ramesh Narayan

Brand Ambassador OF The Year: Male

Shah Rukh Khan

Brand Ambassador OF The Year: Female

Priyanka Chopra

Media Agency Head of the Year

Shashi Sinha, IPG Mediabrands

Creative Agency Head of the Year

R. Balkrishnan, Lowe Lintas & Partners

Marketer of the Year: Banking

Kartik Jain, HDFC Bank

Marketer of the Year: Insurance

Sanjay Tripathy, HDFC Standard Life Insurance

Marketer of the Year: Auto: 2 Wheeler

Anil Dua, Hero Moto Corp

Marketer of the Year: Auto Passenger Vehicles

Rakesh Srivastava, Hyundai Motor India

Marketer of the Year: Mobile Services

Shashi Shankar, Idea

Marketer of the Year: Mobile Devices

Shubhodip Pal, Micromax

Marketer of the Year: FMCG: Personal Care, Laundry and Toiletries

Arun Srinivas, Hindustan Unilever

Marketer of the Year: FMCG: Foods & Beverages

Rajesh V.L., ITC Limited Foods Division

Marketer of the Year: FMCG: Consumer Durables

Sandeep Tiwari, Samsung India Electronics

Marketer of the Year: Home Improvement

Kumar Pillay, Ultratech Cement

Marketer of the Year: Household Products

Sonali Dhawan, Proctor & Gamble

Marketer of the Year: Ecommerce

Ravi Vora, Flipkart.com

 


Sunday, February 9, 2014

HAWAA HAWAAI TO RELEASE ON MAY 9TH 2014

 

Fox Star Studios and celebrated filmmaker Amole Gupte's pulsating Formula 1 journey of emotions and entertainment—Hawaa Hawaai,will have a world wide release on May 9th 2014, making it a perfect summer holiday film for the families—and the first sports film of this kind!

 

Celebrating the idea of chasing a dream with a passion like no other, Hawaa Hawaai revolves around the belief that every achievement is the result of a dream dared!

 

Featuring critically acclaimed and one of the most promising young stars, Saqib Saleem, and national award winner, child actor - Partho Gupte in lead roles, Hawaa Hawaai will celebrate  their journey  as they set out to live their dream through exciting twists and turns against the backdrop of sports!

 

While speaking about Hawaa Hawaai, Amole Gupte adds , “ Hawaa Hawaai celebrates the triumph of the human spirit against all odds and salutes those dreamers who carry the will to turn their dreams into a reality. It’s a clean, family entertainer which will find resonance with the dreamer inside us. I am glad I have got a chance to work with two path breaking performers with a great ensemble cast.”

 

Hawaa Hawaai also takes forward, Fox Star Studios’ commitment towards nurturing high- concept cinema evidenced in  award winning and commercially successful films like Stanley Ka Dabba and Jolly LLB.

 

Vijay Singh CEO Fox Star Studios, adds, “We are happy to partner with Amole and Deepa and are proud to present to the audiences worldwide, one of the most exciting stories of 2014. The film celebrates the power of dreaming big and chasing one’s impossible dreams. Hawaa Hawaai salutes every dreamer who has the courage to follow his/her dream.We have tremendous belief in Amole’s vision. He is by far one of the finest story tellers and we are glad to take our partnership that started with Stanley Ka Dabba, to the next level.'

 

So get ready for an inspiring summer entertainer coming your way— Time to live your dreams!