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Gautam Gulati signs his first Rom-Com with R-Vision
Ravindra Singh, MD R-Vision India Pvt Ltd have signed Bigg Boss season 8 winner Gautam Gulati for his next production venture “Udanchoo”. Gautam Gulati who is riding high on popularity post his stay at the popular Reality Show Bigg Boss Season 8 has been getting quite a few film offers. And the young actor has signed his first rom-com with R-Vision. R-Vision is a banner that has produced blockbusters like ‘Pappu Can’t Dance Sala’, ‘I Am 24’, ‘Nakshatra’, ‘In Rahon Se’. The MD of the R Vision Mr. Ravindra Singh is also well known singer and has delivered many music albums in different flavors like devotional, patriotic, romantic for music lovers. Other cast & credits of the film are being finalized. The film is slated to go on floor in the first week of April this year.
Nanak Shah Fakir is the fist biopic on Guru Nanak. The promotions of the film have just kick started.
Below is an interview with the director Sartaj Singh Pannu talking about the film and what went into making of this epic.
Nanak Shah Fakir spans 70 years: Sartaj Singh Pannu
Director of the first biopic on Guru Nanak talks why it was difficult to make a film on the Guru
Easily one of the most iconic personalities to have been born in India, Guru Nanak is one person whose story deserves to be told. Strangely however it took over a 100 years cinema to finally have a film on a personality that defines so much about India. Directed by Sartaj Singh Pannu, Nanak Shah Fakir features powerful actors such as Tom Alter, Adil Hussain and Arif Zakaria has been shot across the country in an effort to stay true to the settings of Nanak’s era. The trailer has just been launched and the film is set to release in April this year. Here’s an excerpt with the director.
Nanak Shah Fakir is the first biopic on Guru Nanak. What do you think took so long for film to be made on him?
Because it can steer instant controversy. Firstly projection of Guru Nanak in flesh and blood is not acceptable, therefore to make hundred percent live action it not possible. Second, animation is very expense, third certain facts in history are blurred between factual and rituals, fourth it requires huge budget to mount a film on Guru Nanak as he traveled far and wide in 15th century.
When you started working on this film what were your biggest hurdles?
To make a film without showing Guru Nanak, so we had multiple meeting with Mr. Pankaj Kandpur, creative director Tata Elxsi. Mark D’Souza our in-house VFX supervisor of the film worked on CG test shots with Mr. Pankaj Kandpur for many month, till we reached technical satisfactory level , after months of back and forth we started shooting. My Director Of Photography Sandip Patil used multiple cameras to insure fluidity of scenes which would later involve tricky CGI shots in the Post
How did you manage to keep the film true to the period. We understand you have shot across many states in the country.
Not many reference were available on pre- mogul era period films, intense research was done Payal Saluja, an NID graduate, a very experienced costume designer along with Production Designers worked really hard and stuck to brief, remained true to Socio- Geo-political and Economic culture of 14 & 15 century. We were ruled by Muslims of Turk Persian origin, most of the country was Hindu, Persian was official government language but we spoke Hindi.
As the story spanned around 70 years, from the birth of guru nanak, till he departs, the Make-up department had to be exceptional. I had to convince my producer to step up first prosthetic Lab in India to reduce cost on talent import and Prosthetic material .Indigenous Prosthetic artist Preetisheel Singh and clover Wotton with team of 10 people worked over an year to give exact natural ageing on many character, designed severed limbs used in first battle of Panipat war, made 50 years old men look 200 year humans living in Himalayas etc
As guru nanak travelling extensively with his message of IK ONKAR.”One god’ he went north south, east ,west. We shot in snow, desert, ocean, jungle, ladkh, Punjab, Mumbai, Gujarat, Rajasthan, oddisa, green room studios etc.
It was challenge for my unit and my actors who stood by the film and shot at most adverse location with heavy costumes and face altering prosthetic which sometimes took 4-6 six hours to complete especially on Adil Husain and Tom alter, Arif and Manav Kaul
How long did you take to complete the shoot of the film?
We started in April 2012 and completed 2013 October The most aspiring part was the music rendered by Uttam Singh and sung by Nirmal Singh. The music gave me insight into spiritual feel of the film and dialogues by Sagar Sarhadi were of poetic flavor
Did it not make sense to have a well known star to be a part of such a film? How did you choose your cast?
The film was very cumbersome, additional baggage of stars and paraphernalia would take the would be detrimental to film. I thought I required long commitment from technicians and actors , which Arif Zakaria gave me. Mardana, reenacted by Arif was a rebaab player who lived in village Talwandi of Guru Nanak, he was Guru Nanak’s friend and companion during his childhood and all his travels. The story is narrated through his life and character.
Nanak is your second film and comes almost 4 years after Soch Lo. What’s your next?
Yeah, this has taken almost three years, I have many scripts which I have writing over the years. I want to make this intercontinental classic revenge love story in ’50s and ’60s based in Punjab and wild outback’s of Australia, I’m a trying to talk to actors. If this takes time, I’ll make a quickie contemporary film.
Zareen Khan does not forgets to thank Vindu Dara Singh
Some people always remember the people who have helped them in the past. Zareen Khan is one among them. At PTC Awards in 2014, Vindu Dara Singh was the first person she thanked after winning the best debut award for her movie Jatt James Bond. She was offered quite a lot of movies, but she rejected them. It was Vindu who convinced her to do the movie. She recalled his dialogue to her in Housefull 2 ‘Sosa pe kar lo bharosa’ and it worked like a magic.
Now she is working on her second movie called ‘Ishq My Religion’, and has other big offers, but has not forgotten to thank the person who made it happen.
Chitah Yajnesh Shetty honored by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Mumbai.The martial Arts Guru has been awarded and appreciated by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Devendra Fadnavis and the Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and Sanjay Dhote in Rajura panchayat Samiti ground( Chandrapur) which was organized by a prominent women organization from Nagpur district on 16th March 2015.
The Award and recognition has been given to Chitah Yajnesh Shetty for his immense support and believe in Women Empowerment, he has been giving training to women on self defence techniques which aims to provide women with information about what to do in dangerous situations.His focus being “In case of an attack, we want women to know how to defend themselves and survive.”
Chitah Yajnesh Shetty is a legend in Indian Martial Arts History, known for his acclaimed contribution of training 4 generation Bollywood actors, School children, Women, Security Forces, Special Children and senior citizens. Personally trained and certified CYS an ambassador of Bruce Lee Federation for India.
Vindu Dara Singh presents top awards at PTC Awards
The best of Punjabi cinema was awarded in the PTC awards this year and here you can see the three hosts Sonu Sood , Binu Dhillon and Daljit Dosanjh looking at the hard earned trophy of best hero presented by Vindu Dara Singh along with the best heroine Surveen Chawla !
The suspense was a pleasant one for both the top heroes of punjabi cinema as Daljit himself won for 1984 and Gippy Grewal too won for Jatt James Bond all is well that ends well.
Preety performing for a Mehndi at Amby Valley.
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“Friend- Tere Jaisa Yaar Kahan” gets best children’s film Award at “7th Nashik International Film Festival”
Movie’ Friend-Tere Jaisa Yaar Kahan’, made under the banner of Navdeep Film Creative has won the best Childrens movie Award & film’s Child artist Chinmay Deshakar ( Best Dramebaaz Fame) has won Best Child Actor Jury Award at the 7th Nashik International Film Festival”. The producer of the movie is Raju Pachghare and director is Jagadish Watharkar. Parents are busy with work and pay less attention towards their children and it affects them in different ways. The movie is themed on this factor. The 7th Nashik International Film Festival was held on March 22, 2015 at Sula Swine, Nashik.
Producer Raju Pachghare said “I thank the Jury and will request the people to watch the move which releases during summer holidays. Parents will see where they are wrong and how to improve.”
Director Jagadish Watharkar says “We are trying to make the move taxfree. This movie is based on children.”
Jackie Whaki Hindi film by Mamendra Kumar’s start recording Second Song At Enzy Studio
film being made under the banner of Discovery International Hindi film “Whaki Jackie” has become. The film’s producer, Mr. Mamendra Kumar. Super Action King, director of the film’s director and executive producer Mr. Sanjeet Kumar Patil .
The first song of the film, the film world-known singer and she Indu Sonali Raut, recorded by. The film’s music is infinite. The first song of the film world renowned recording artist auspicious beginning Ram Mishra was breaking the coconut, Shubham Tiwari on occasion, Baleshwar Singh, Rajiv Singh were present.
Gabbar Is Back – Official Trailer HD | Starring Akshay Kumar & Shruti Haasan | 1st May, 2015
Presenting the dhamakedaar trailer of Gabbar Is Back starring Akshay Kumar and Shruti Haasan.
This is one such story of a man remorselessly wronged by the establishment. One freak incident results in everything he held dear taken away from him. Predictably, the system doesn’t seem to care – let alone resolve. That’s when Ajay (AK) takes matters in his own hands. An underground vigilante army, a secret identity, an elaborate modus…all of these combined make a ‘GABBAR’ – a true hero, with dreadful villainous instincts.
Releasing on 1st May 201
Rupesh Rai Sikand’s shoot music album “ANGOORI PANI” with Mamta Sunar.
Well known commercial ad-maker, director Rupesh Rai Sikand shot an erotic & exotic but energetic music album with model Mamta Sunar on 24th March at Basra Studio in Kandiwali, Mumbai. Rupesh Rai Sikand, after completing his Punjabi film ‘Canada The Flight’ which was shot in Bangkok, Punjab & Chandigarh with Yuvraaj Hans & Navraaj Hans (sons of Hansraaj Hans).
Banner is Roopesh Rai Productions, DOP Madhusudan Shi, Choreographer Devendra Thape, Music Director Altaf Sayyed , Singer Prahruti Kakkar.
