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Friday, 8 December 2017

Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Gulzar, Varun Dhawan, Myrra, Vidya Balan, Kriti Sanon, Bhumi Pednekar, Irrfan Khan, Rajkumar Rao at the Star Screen Awards

The glitterati of tinsel town descended on the Star Screen Awards that boasted of the who’s who from the industry. The red carpet saw the likes of Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Varun Dhawan, VIdya Balan, Kriti Sanon, Myrra, Bhumi Pednekar, Irrfan Khan, Rajkumar Rao and many more at their stylist best. Black, gold and blue seemed to be outdoing the other colours. Here’s a sneak peek…

Tuesday, 3 October 2017

Cricket keeps youth away from vices Sohail Khan at TPL launch.

Dusshera is the day where good triumphs over evil. And what could be
more auspicious than to launch the Tony Premiere League (TPL), an
initiative by Daanish Hingora and Naren Moriani.

“TPL is an initiative where we, childhood friends from Bandra, come
together on the field to relive the good old days. I am not an underarm
cricketer but I am here with my friends” says Sohail Khan, the owner of
Mumbai Heroes, when he unveiled the TPL Trophy in the presence of
Daanish Hingora, Narein Moriani, Rahul Kanal and the team owners of TPL
at the players’ auction at Taj Land’s End, Bandra.

Add Daanish Hingora and Naren Moriani, Founders and Team Owners of
TPL, “Today in this era of mobile and computer games, cricket comes like
a breath of fresh air”.

Avers Rahul Kanal, Team Onwer, I Love Mumbai, and a pillar of
strength to TPL, “Cricket becomes a platform for us to unite people and
have fun on the field as well”.

Lauding Aaditya Thackeray’s move to have the exhibition match between
Yuva Mumbai and Mumbai Heroes on November 3 followed by the TPL
matches, Sohail Khan also seconds Daanish Hingora and Naren Moriani’s
opinion. “I completely agree with Daanish and Naren on their thought of
the need for cricket to precede over computer games. I am a father of
two children and I encourage my children to go out and play. Games keep
you away from vices. And Aaditya Thackeray with his move to promote
games among youth is doing just that. We are with him at every step and
as a youth icon, he inspires by example”. Interestingly, Tony Premiere
League (TPL), as the premiere underarm league of Mumbai that has set an
example for many to follow as well.

A brief look at the teams. Founders and owners Naren Moriani and
Daanish Hingora bring to you the teams, Tony Gorilla (Naren Moriani),
Rayyan Rangers (Daanish Hingora), I Love Mumbai (Rahul Kanal), Ricky
Tigers (Bobby Marwaha), Sach Indians (Rohan Sachdeo), Team circus
(Chanakya Dhanda), Rama Tigers (Deepak Moorjani), Dabang Boys (Vinay),
Playboy (Parag Sanghvi), Samat Lion’s (Suraj Samat), Utsaav Jewel
(Ravi Pankaj Jagawat and Ravi Hinduja), Agicha Stallions (Gaurav Agicha
and Sanjay Makhija), All Stars (Zeeshan Siddiqui), Mumbai Dreamz
(Wasib Peshimam), M II warriors (Gurmeet Sonna and Kranti Shanbaug),
also the co-sponsors of the league.

The matches will also be live on tonypremiereleague youtube channel.

Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Weight and watch this Vidhi Kasliwal film!

Vidhi Kasliwal, Sachin Kundalkar, Sai Tamhankar and Priya Bapat

When Sachin Kundalkar came to producer Vidhi Kasliwal with a Vazandaar concept, she was game. Only thing is she wanted the story to be set in a younger age bracket. The director agreed, and seeds of Vazandaar, the Marathi film were sown. Today, as Vazandaar is set for a Nov 11 release, producer Vidhi Kasliwal is elated.

“The idea was to keep the film as real as possible, with the actresses putting on and losing weight in real as well as reel life. I was worried that no top actresses would agree to it. But Sachin was sure and rightly so!” Both Sai Tamhankar and Priya Bapat agreed instantly. “The only thing was that both the actresses loved the opposite roles. The actresses liked the other characters, and got cast in the role of their choice.”

Vazandaar is a simple story on how we should love ourselves and look beyond our body image because self image is bigger than body image. “You have to look beautiful to yourself and accept yourself as you are. This film is bigger than just a film,” elaborates Vidhi who feels that though the protagonists are women, the film has universal appeal.

“Self image or body image is gender-blind. Men have equally had issues with their body... either receding hairline or shoulders are not that broad or not tall enough... the list could go on” Kundalkar, avers Vidhi, understands women psyche really well. She cites the references of Aiyya and Happy Journey. “He is a very sensitive person, attuned to feelings. That makes a very big difference.”

Vazandaar is about the friendship of two girls who are from different backgrounds, and how both of them help each other out. Their weighty issue almost costs them their friendship. how, both the women work to restore the friendship and keep that bond and girl power alive, forms the crux of the story.

NEZ Global Icon Award for Bappi Lahiri

Actress Rokeya Prachy, Bappi Lahiri, Director Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar & Producer Rita Jhawar at the opening ceremony of NEZ International Film Fest where Bappi da received the Global Icon Award at iLead Campus

Bappi Lahiri and Director Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar share a moment at the opening ceremony of NEZ International Film Fest where Bappi da received the Global Icon Award at iLead Campus

Four and half decades in the industry and yet rediscovering himself… fresh with every attempt... From Zeenat Aman to Parveen Babi to Vidya Balan… they all go Ooh la la over Bappi Lahiri... And now, Kolkata once again lauded its musical genius son Bappi Lahiri by bestowing on the prestigious NEZ Global Icon Award at the NEZ International Film Festival. Bappi da received the award in the hands of award-winning filmmaker Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar, Producer Rita Jhawar and actress Rokeya Prachy from Bangladesh.

Enthused Bappi Lahiri, "I have won accolades from around the globe but to be here in my own city Kolkata and to be appreciated and honoured here is a different feeling altogether. I am overjoyed to have received the NEZ Global Icon Award today. I have been associated with filmmaker Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar for a while now and I am really looking forward to work with him in future."

"Bappi da has composed over 5000 songs in over 600 films in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Odia,Bhojpui, Assamese. He is also the Guinness Book of Records holder for recording over 180 songs for 33 films in 1986, a record he has since beaten many times over. And he is also a prominent face in Hollywood making India proud there… Therefore we thought there be could no one better than Bappi da for the Global Icon Award," averred filmmaker Sudeeep Ranjan Sarkar who is also the Director at NEZ International Film Festival.

Monday, 19 September 2016

JAS Motion Pictures’ auspicious launch on Ganesh Chaturthi

Jeetu Shankar, Somji R Shastri, Punit Chopra, Arvind Agarwal, Manish Begrajka and Bhadra Kanaiya at the launch of JAS Motion Pictures on Ganesh Chaturthi

Ustad Rajendra Khan,Shakil Siddiqui,Jeetu Shankar,Manish Begrajka,Nasirr Khan,Arvind Agarwal,Bhadra Kanaiya,Punit Chopra& Somji R Shastri at d launch of JAS Motion Pictures on Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi marked the logo launch of JAS Motion Pictures, an interesting venture to promote new talent alongside veterans. The brainchild of famous Tabla exponent Jeetu Shankar, Arvind Agarwal, Somji R Shastri, Marques Xavier, Manish Begrajka, Bhadra Kanaiya & Puneet Chopra, JAS Motion Pictures aims to promote new talent in music, acting and all creative aspects and also JAS Motion Pictures will be venturing into TV serials.

The logo launch was attended by veteran music-makers of the likes of Virendra Shankar Raju Shankar, Deepak Pandit, Ram Shankar, Pradeep Pandit, Sarangi Nawaz Sabir Khan, Sanjay Vidyarthi, Surinder Khan, Kertikeya Tiwari, singers Sujata Trivedi, Aishwarya Majmudar, Sukriti Kakkar and Prakriti Kakkar, actor Nasirr Khan, comedian Shakeel Siddiqui among others. Performances began to herald Lord Ganesha post the launch and went on till wee hours of the morning.

The first offering from JAS Motion Pictures will be with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan on the vocals, set to tune by Piyush Shankar and Rishabh Shankar both of whom are young talented artists.

Post this, five films will be announced by Ravi Rai, Nasirr Khan, Shivam Nair and Marques Xavier. Albums by new singers will follow. Carnival Cinemas will also be a part of the venture.

Wednesday, 2 September 2015

Catch Lesle Lewis live with Dil Chahe Desi Girl at TAP Resto Bar, Bandra (West)

After launching Coke Studio at MTV; his first Indi-Pop songs Pari Hoon Main and Janam Samjha Karo; Indian Remix with Asha Bhosle with Piya Tu Ab Toh Aa Ja; Classical Fusion with Colonial Cousins; ace musician Lesle Lewis is reborn with Dil Chahe Desi Girl, his latest singles that takes Hindi Music to global shores. Catch Lesle Lewis live with Dil Chahe Desi Girl at TAP Resto Bar, Bandra (West).