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MUMBAI | Mor Mann Ke Bharam, a Chhattisgarhi feature film, directed by Karma Takapa, Heer Ganjwala and Abhishek Varma has been selected for competition in the India Gold section of the 17th edition of the prestigious Mumbai Film Festival, organized by Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI). The festival will take place between 29th October and 5th November 2015.
The film is produced by HumanTrail Pictures and Viren Jain (Anand BEC Fertilizers, Bhilai) in association with IPTA Raigarh. It will have its World Premiere in Mumbai during the festival. The film has been chosen amongst more than 200 other films submitted to the film festival and is among the 14 films competing for the coveted ‘Gateway of India’ award at the festival.
Completely shot in Raigarh town of the Chhattisgarh state, it is a collaboration of cast from the local theatre group, IPTA Raigarh and its members and the crew from different parts of the country who have recently graduated from the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Usha Athaley, Ajay Athaley, Karma P Takapa, Mona Ganjwala, Vinit Ganjwala, Abhishek Varma and Renu Agrawal have jointly co-produced the film.
Mor Mann Ke Bharam is a story of an author’s struggle between what he wants to write and what others might want to read culminates into a surrealist novel. This film is the debut of the directors and the crew – Sonu (Cinematographer), Anadi Athaley (Editor) and Ankur Chaudhary (Sound Designer) – all of whom have graduated with the batch of 2009 in their respective fields from the FTII. Akash Tripathy and Sumit Mittal, from the theatre group, have been part of the supporting crew.
Besides the crew, this is also the debut film for most of the cast. The main cast includes Ramesh Pani, Aparnaa, Yuvraj Singh Azad and Tinku Devangan. They have been associated with IPTA Raigarh over the last two decades. Netram Yadav, Vinod Bohidar, Ajay Athaley, Bharat Nishad, Kuldeep Das, Surendra Bareth, Vivekanand Pradhan, Shyam Devkar, Alok Beriya, Tony Chawda, Komal Thakkar, Kathil Painkra, Prem Shankar, Prem Shankar Mishra, Yash Gehlot and Poyam Singh have been part of the supporting cast of this film. Chandradeep Kuldeep has composed the background score, Rajkumari Kuldeep and Sugita Padihari Das have sung the songs for the film.
The film has been made possible with unconditional love and support from the people of Raigarh. This film is a unique collaboration between different artists from different fields from Chhattisgarh and other parts of the country. It features four different folk songs of Chhattisgarh, in their original form and uses local motifs embedded in Chhattisgarhi culture that have not found space on the big screen till date. The film will release statewide in the near future.
ABOUT HUMANTRAIL PICTURES
HumanTrail Pictures is a production company based in Mumbai. It is a collaboration between some alumni from FTII from different specializations. Our aim is to explore newer business models to make the underrepresented genres of films accessible to the audience who want to watch different cinema but do not otherwise have any access to it. We also aim to diversify and highlight local cultures of different parts of India, which remain largely unexplored.
DIRECTORS
ABHISHEK VARMA
Abhishek is an independent filmmaker based out of Noida. He has been trained in film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, India. Prior to joining the film institute, he worked in IT consulting. Abhishek also has an MBA from IIM, Lucknow.
HEER GANJWALA
Heer, born and brought up in Mumbai, has been trained in film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, India. Prior to joining the film institute, she has worked with Sagar Ballary, as an assistant, on the film Kaccha Limbu and Bheja Fry 2. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media from the Mumbai University.
KARMA TAKAPA
Karma, born in Gangtok, Sikkim, has been trained in film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, India. He also holds a master’s degree in journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi. He has worked with Indian Express as a reporter prior to joining the film institute. He has also worked with Kamal K M, for his film, I.D., as an actor and assistant.
Winds of Change Entertainment’s Love Exchange is an upbeat romantic comedy movie, based on a Marathi boy and a Punjabi girl who works in the same company. The story revolves around these two lovers who hails from different cultural backgrounds and have to exchange their homes for three months to get acquainted with each other’s family values.
Being cinematographed by Devendra Golatkar, written by Madhuri Vaidya, screenplay by Raj V Shetty and Lekha Trailokya, lyrics by Kumaar, music by Jaidev Kumar, produced by Nadia Ali Shirazi and directed by Raj V Shetty. The film features newcomers Mohit Madan and Jyoti Sharma as a lead fair supported by Raju Kher, Darshan Jariwala, Manoj Pahwa, Nilu Kohli and Shama Deshpande. The film is releasing shortly, marketed and distributed by Girish Wankhede.
Ashwatha Tree and Champaran Talkies Once Upon A Time In Bihar is an Indian political social drama based on tangible incidents, set in the year 2003-2004 in ravenous terrains of Buxar District of Bihar. The film is cinematographed by Sanjay Khanzode, lyrics by Alok Shankar, music by Ashutosh Singh, produced by Neetu Chandra, Nitin Chandra and Samir Kumar and story, screenplay and direction by Nitin Chandra.
The cast of the film includes Aashish Vidyarthi, Kranti Prakash Jha, Ajay Kumar, Arti Puri, Pankaj Jha and Deepak Singh. The movie is scheduled to release on October 30, 2015.
Guddu Ki Gun is an adult comedy written and directed by director duo Shantanu Ray Chhibber and Sheershak Anand. The film is cinematographed by Keiko Nakahara, music is scored by Gajendra Verma, Raju Sarkar and Saqi and it stars Kunal Khemu, Payal Sarkar and Aparna Sharma.
It is produced by Sachin Jain under the banner of Emenox Pvt. Ltd, whom are also the distributors of the film. Guddu Ki Gun will hit the screens all over on October 30, 2015.
Main Aur Charles is a true story of an enigmatic con man called Charles who is a vicious killer. The film is a fictitious thriller inspired by real events based on criminal Charles Sobhraj. It is produced by Raju Chadha, Amit Kapoor and Vikram Khakhar.
Being cinematographed by Anuj Rakesh Dhawan, edited by Nipun Gupta and written and directed by Prawaal Raman. The movie features Randeep Hoonda, Richa Chadda Adil Hussain and Tisca Chopra. The film is slated for October 30, 2015 and is produced under the banner of Cynozure Networkz.
Yash Raj Films and Dibaker Bannerji Productions Pvt Ltd’s Titli is 2015 Bollywood drama written and directed by Kanu Behl, who makes his directorial debut with this film. The basic plot is about a boy’s struggle to escape of his oppressive elder brother, is a coming of age story that explores the patriarchy and the circle of violence running within a family.
The movie has cinematography by Siddharth Diwan and edited by Namrata Rao. It stars Ranvir Shorey, Amit Sial, Shashank Arora, Lalit Behl and Shivani Raghuvanshi. Titli is releasing on October 30, 2015 and the movie is distributed all over by Yash Raj Films. Titli was screened in the Un Certain Regard Section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
Actress Geeta Basra who looked stunning on her Mehendi ceremony, wearing an elegant lemon yellow lehenga and a candy pink choli with pita embroidery designed by Archana Kochhar. She looks every bit of a typical Punjabi bride.
Her appealing earrings and beautiful Headgear with Maang Tika are exclusively crafted by renowned Narayan Jewellers from Vadodra.
Subhash Ghai celebrates 37 yrs of MUKTA ARTS
-Khalnayak and Ram Lakhan team reunites-
Recently the Showman of Bollywood, Subhash Ghai celebrated 37 years of his production house ‘Mukta Arts, which is one of India’s leading entertainment conglomerates and has pioneered many firsts within the Indian entertainment industry. It was a double celebration for the talented director as he celebrated his wedding anniversary and production house’s 37th anniversary on the same day!
The celebration of this joyful moments started by hosting a small ritual pooja at the Iskon Temple in Juhu in the morning, which was attended by film-makers like Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Abbas Mastan , lyrics writers Irshaad Kamil and Kumar, producers Manmohan Shetty and Ramesh Taurani and a very close friend Sunil Gavaskar.
At night, a special party was organized by Mrs. Mukta Ghai for his close friends and family at their house in Mumbai. The party was attended by top Bollywood celebrities including Shriram Nene and Madhuri Dixit Nene, Anupam Kher, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Adnan Sami, Sonu Nigam, Rohit Roy, Satish Kaushik , Gulshan Grover, Poonam Shatrughan Sinha , Kush Sinha , Shreyas Talpade, pradeep guha and many such more who were seen having a gala time with each other and rejoicing with drinks and good food till the wee hours of the morning.
The party could easily be called a reunion for the Ram Lakhan and Kalnayak team who were seen in high spirits by clicking selfies, recalling their past memories, having few nostalgic moments and also suggesting their director to make a remake of his epic films like Khalnayak and Karz. Film-makers like Manmohan Shetty, Pradeep Guha, Amar Butala, producer of Bajrangi Bhaijaan and other business associates were also seen at the party adding a business touch to it and discussing about the future prospects of Mukta Arts and Whistling Woods.
The merriment moment got higher as Subhash Ghai along with Mukta Arts MD, Rahul Puri also shared special news on the company, which has greenlit three film projects to be produced next year with big stars and suitable directors, which would go on floor next year and would release by 2017-2018.
“A lot of surprises are to come in 2016 bringing smiles to everyone, we have gone through the excellent and enviable journey for 37 years in producing quality films with its own high and low , have faced biggest and toughest times but nothing shook us in a bad patch of time. We are here with three best of the scripts for mainstream cinema and you will see them on the floor on 2016 -17 . SHOW MUST GO ON “ – said Subhash Ghai on thiseventful occasion.
Well one can surely say, this celebration was a grand and an unforgettable affair!
Leading film studio ties up with the leading Mumbai film festival to recognize & support new talent
Mumbai, Leading Indian film studio, Eros International Media Limited (Eros International) has teamed up with the internationally acclaimed 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival opening on October 29 as their Knowledge Partner to recognize and support new talent.
Eros International, with its over three decades of experience in establishing Indian cinema on a global platform has associated with Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival to strengthen its content strategy of backing good cinema, identifying and rewarding new talent. Furthermore, Eros International as Knowledge Partner will be awarding the Gold category winners at the festival.
Speaking on this association, Sunil Lulla, Managing Director, Eros International, said, “As Knowledge Partner, we saw a synergy in tying up with a significant film platform like MAMI which showcases the best of Indian and international cinema. It’s a perfect opportunity to build on our vision of being a leading content company and recognizing new talent. It’s been a fantastic year with some great commercial and critically acclaimed successes like NH10, Badlapur, Tanu Weds Manu Returns and Bajrangi Bhaijaan and associating with MAMI is a step forward in supporting good cinema”.
Anupama Chopra, Festival Director, 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival commented, “We are thrilled to have Eros International as our Knowledge Partner. It’s very exciting that a leading studio has joined hands with our film festival to support new talent. I hope that this opens many doors and enables new voices to emerge”.
About Eros International Media Ltd Eros International Media Ltd. (BSE Script Code: 533261; NSE Script Code: EROSMEDIA) is a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry that acquires, co-produces and distributes Indian films across all available formats such as cinema, television and digital new media. Eros International is part of Eros International Plc, which became the first Indian media Company to raise capital and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Eros International has experience of over three decades in establishing a global platform for Indian cinema. The company has a competitive advantage through its extensive and growing movie library comprising of over 2,000 films, which include Hindi, Tamil, and other regional language films for home entertainment distribution. Eros International has built a dynamic business model by combining the release of new films every year with the exploitation of its film library. For further information please visit: www.erosintl.com
To attend the festival, viewers can register online at http://in.bookmyshow.com/mami/ or visit registration counters at the festival venues listed above.
JIO MAMI VISION 2015
The Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star India is an inclusive movie feast. We showcase the latest cutting-edge, independent cinema – art house fare alongside genre movies from Bollywood and Hollywood and cult international movies. We offer the best of world cinema to the people of Mumbai and we offer the best of Indian cinema to the world. The festival is run by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image popularly known as MAMI. This is a space where we revel in the sheer pleasure of cinema, the joy it gives us and how much it enhances our lives. The goal is to nurture and ignite a passion for movies. We want Jio MAMI to be shorthand for excellence in cinema.
ABOUT JIO MAMI
Mumbai – the financial capital of India is also the epicentre of the Indian film industry. The city plays such a major role in production and dissemination of Indian films and television programmes that it is widely known by its acronym ‘Bollywood’. In 1997, a group of film industry stalwarts headed by late Hrishikesh Mukherjee founded the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) as a not-for-profit Trust. Their main objective was to organise an annual International Film Festival which the film industry and the country could be proud of. MAMI has been organising the festival for the last 16 years and aims to foster a climate of good cinema. MAMI engages people from all walks of life across the city and country who enjoy and love good cinema. It is Mumbai’s only film festival that is entirely created and run by film professionals and a group of members from corporate India. Appreciation of good cinema, stripped off all the limiting labels of art and commercial, can only come about through exposure to the best of films the world has to offer. The Festival is the first step in that direction.
In their Mission Statement in 1997, the MAMI Board of Trustees said, “We feel it is the need of the hour to disseminate and inculcate good cinema among Indian audiences. The only way to achieve this is to celebrate cinema by hosting an International Film Festival in Mumbai, India ‘s film and entertainment capital. MAMI (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) is committed to start Mumbai’s first independent international film festival organized by practicing film makers.”
For more information on MAMI and the upcoming 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival scheduled to be held from 29th October- 5th November 2015, do visit our MAMI Website, Twitter handle, Facebook Page, Instagram and YouTube as follows:
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MUMBAI, – Claude Lelouch’s latest directorial venture, ‘Un Plus Une’ will close the Jio MAMI 17th Mumbai Film Festival With Star India. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and stars Academy Award winner Jean Dujardin and Elsa Zylberstein. Also making appearances in it are Indian actors Kalki Koechlin and Rahul Vohra.
Set in France and India, the film follows Antoine (Jean Dujardin), a self-involved man-child as he travels to India on work where he meets Anna (Elsa Zylberstein), the wife of the French ambassador.
Universally acknowledged as one of the masters of French cinema, Claude Lelouch previously won the Palm d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966 and an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film in 1967.
‘Un plu Une’ is part of the ‘Rendezvous’ category that presents the best in contemporary French filmmaking at the festival.
The Jio MAMI 17th Mumbai Film Festival with Star India will be held in Mumbai from October 29th to November 5th 2015. The film screenings will take place at PVR Juhu, PVR Citi Mall, Andheri, PVR LP, Phoenix Mills, PVR Ghatkopar and Regal-Colaba. To attend the festival, viewers can register online at http://in.bookmyshow.com/mami/ or visit registration counters at the festival venues listed above.
