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Mumbai. ‘Makar Sankranti’, also known as ‘Kite festival’ dedicated to Sun God, signifies that we should turn away from the darkness of delusion and enjoy a new life with bright light. It is one of the few chosen Indian Hindu festivals which has a fixed date. The harvest festival marks the arrival of spring season.
On this auspicious occasion social organization Gandhi Vichar Manch in association with Agrabandhu Seva Samiti’s (regd.), Mumbai once again with their joint effort came forward to help the poor, the blind, the handicapped and the needy people distributed food grains, blankets, bed sheets at a function held at Sai Baba Mandir, Near Malad Shopping Center, Malad (West), Mumbai and give these deprived people a light of happiness in their lives.
The function was successfully concluded in presence of Gandhi Vichar Manch’s National President Manmohan Gupta, Program President Laxminarayan Agarwal a.k.a Mannu Seth (President of Agrabandhu Seva Samiti), Program host Kanbihari Agarwal, Brijmohan Agarwal, Ramprakash Mittle, Amrishchandra Agrawal, Babulal Agarwal, Sai Darshan Mandir Trust trustee Narendra Khaitan, Kanhaiyalal Yadav,Smt. Snehlata Manmohan Gupta, Udesh Agarwal, J.P. Singh, Gopal Das, Shobha Brijmohan Agarwal, media personnel, friends, well-wishers who graced the occasion to make it a grand fare.Trustee Kishanchand Gupta lit the traditional lamp to mark the beginning of the ceremony. Both the associations’ President expressed their views and extended their warm wishes to all those present.
The success of the event goes to all the humble efforts Sumithi Shinde, President of Suman Handicapped Association, J.P. Singh, Mumbai district President of Gandhi Vichar Manch and Agrabandhu Seva Samiti members. Jai Prakash Pandey and Anil R. Agarwal were the programme co-ordinators. At the end of the programme Mithlesh Mishra, National General Secretary thanked all the people in making the program successful.————-Sanjay Sharma Raj (P.R.O.)
Actress Ekktaa BP Singh who currently features in Colors Channel Top rated show Shakti: kahani astitva ki, has groomed for her film Days of Tafree — In Class; Out of Class’ which is released on 23rd September. She plays the character of a comedian and she will try to bring a smile on everyones faces. Her character in the film is a contrast from her character in Shakti. The film is the Hindi remake of the highest-grossing Gujarati film of all time,’Chhello Divas’.
Written and directed by Krishnadev Yagnik, Produced by Anand Pandit and Rashmi Sharma. “It’s my pleasure to associate with this film which is the remake of Gujrati film Chhello Divas. I’m playing a character of a comedian. I love to make people laugh. I feel the essence of this film should be enjoyed by patrons across the country,” says Ekktaa BP Singh.
Featuring debutants Yash Soni, Ansh Bagri, Sanchay Goswami, Sarabjeet Bindra, Nimisha Mehta, Kinjal Rajpriya, Anuradha Mukherjee and Mamta Chowdhary, the film follows the lives of seven youngsters through their years in college. ‘Days of Tafree’, produced by Anand Pandit Motion Pictures and Rashmi Sharma Films, released on September 23.
NCPA in association with Bollywood choreographer Sandip Soparrkar and super model Alesia Raut presented “Born to Love – Life Story of Cupid” a musical dance drama from Greek mythology based on the life of god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection – Cupid. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the war god Mars and is known in Latin also as Amor (“Love”).
This is the first time Sandip Soparrkar performed with supermodel Alesia Raut. The event took place at National centre of Performing Arts (NCPA) Nariman Point. Tata Memorial Hall was packed with audience and everyone was seen applauding for Sandip Soparrkar and Alesia Raut’s power packed performance. The entire auditorium was decorated with red roses and heart shape balloons creating a super romantic environment. Entire audience at the show stuck right till the last moment not wanting to miss any of the romantic and emotional scene presented by the dynamic duo.
The evening began with a question and answer session with the dance Maestro monitored by actress Sharbani Mukherjee, where Sandip informed all that Ballroom and Latin dances are now a part of Asian Games and Olympic Games too.
Sandip Soparrkar said, “I feel honoured the NCPA asked me to put this talk and the show up for them, being here and performing at the Tata Theater is a privilege and I feel humbled.”
Alesia Raut who made her dancing debut on stage said “I am thrilled to be dancing and the adulation makes me feel that I can take this more seriously and I will, you will see me dancing on stage often now.”
The show “Born to Love – Life Story of Cupid” had Sandip Soparrkar singing live hit tracks from Bollywood and Hollywood along with dancing and audience.
Others guests who were present at the event were actors Yuvraj Parashar, Kapil Sharma, Dev Balani, Mithun Purandare, Raj Kumar Singh, Amit Dolawat, classical dancer Vijayshree Choudhary, Lata Surendran and Ballroom dancing legend Salomi Roy Kapoor.
The 14th edition of India Kids Fashion Show with title sponsors Scullers unveiled in Bengaluru from the 25th to 26th June 2016 at Royal Orchid Resort & Convention Center.
The showcase spread over two days witnessed iconic fashion brands take to the runway first ever time showcasing collection by brands like FOX, Sela, Pumpkin Patch, Pluie, Laali, Nino, Utsa, Lavender while Scullers showcased its collection at the grand finale.
Over thirty kids walked the ramp showcasing the new Scullers kids ‘Spring Summer’ collection playfully dressed in trendy t-shirts, chinos, denims, sweaters, jackets, tops, shirts & dresses. The collection was inspired by nautical prints and the liveliness and cheerfulness of St. Tropez. Kannada actress Sanjanna, Vito Dell Erba, Creative Director, Future Lifestyle Fashion, Sujatha, Chief Brand Manager Scullers-Kids & Women, Sangeet Kishore, Brand Manager Scullers- Men & Sports walked the runway with the kids. “I am truly delighted to be a part of both IKFS and Scullers who gave me this opportunity to walk with lovely kids who looked stunning on the ramp” said Sanjanna.
The other celebrities who walked the ramp with the kids were Priyanka Khurana Goyal of Mrs. Earth fame, Dr. Rishika Himanshu Raj of Mrs. India finalist fame, Kannada actress Kavya Shetty and Wanitha Ashok, environmental activist and Global Fitfluencial Ambassador. The show was choreographed by celebrity choreographer Imam Siddique who was delighted to work for the first ever time with kids.
Speaking on the occasion Sujatha, Chief Brand Manager, Scullers said “Scullers which stands for celebration of joy, optimism and new beginnings is excited to be associated with this event and dress the petite style icons. It is a joy to witness the smile on these innocent faces as they walk the ramp confidently spreading excitement”.
Actress Srishti Sharma Comming in new avatar as a Nageen in Chidiya Ghar. As a Special entry.
युवाओं के दिलो दीमाग पर असर करने वाली वैसे तो कई फिल्में बनी हैं और दर्शकों ने उसे यथोचित सम्मान भी दिया है जैसे की एकता कपूर की लव सेक्स और धोखा, बीए पास, रागिनी एमएमएस, हेट स्टोरी आदि । इन फिल्मों ने कम बज़ट की होते हुए भी अपनी कंटेंट की वज़ह से वाहवाही बटोरी और बॉक्स ऑफिस पर अच्छा खासा कलेक्शन किया । उन्ही फिल्मों की तर्ज़ पर और कुछ नए अनुसंधान के साथ एक नए विषय को ध्यान में रखते हुए युवाओं पर आधारित फिल्म है क्राइम अफ़ेयर और बदला ! जिसकी अभिनेत्री और निर्मात्री हैं नेहा बंसल । फिल्म क्राइम अफ़ेयर और बदला के रीलिज़ की सारी तैयारियां पूरी हो चुकी हैं और यह फिल्म आगामी २५ मार्च से दर्शकों के सामने प्रदर्शित होने जा रही है ।
एनबी इंटरटेनमेंट के बैनर तले बन रही फिल्म क्राइम अफ़ेयर और बदला से फिल्म निर्माण के क्षेत्र में हाथ आजमाने से पहले नेहा बंसल ने बतौर अभिनेत्री अलग अलग जॉनर की लगभग सात से आठ फिल्में की हैं । यहीं से नेहा ने फिल्म मेकिंग की बारीकियों को समझना शुरू किया और फिर प्रियंका चोपड़ा, अनुष्का शर्मा, दिया मिर्जा और लारा दत्ता की राह पर चलते फिल्म क्राइम अफ़ेयर और बदला बनाने का ऐलान कर दिया । इस फिल्म का निर्देशन नितेश श्रीवास्तव ने किया हैं जबकि फिल्म में नेहा बंसल के साथ वीरेंद्र मिश्रा, नैना खेड़ेकर, कोमल शर्मा,अहसान कुरैशी, सोनी पटेल, नितेश श्रीवास्तव, हरबंश लाली, धर्मेन्द्र के साथ बाल कलाकार अंशिका बंसल की मुख्य भूमिकाएं हैं । फिल्म के संगीत रंजीत मंडल ने तैयार किया है वहीँ गीतों के बोल नेहा बंसल ने लिखे हैं वहीँ फिल्म के नृत्य निर्देशक हैं पप्पू प्रधान । फिल्म क्राइम अफ़ेयर और बदला के पीआरओ हैं संजय भूषण पटियाला ।
Actress Srishti Sharma Pics Of Jewellerey Shoot
“A model of outstanding merits” this is how I am called in the field of Modeling. The advertisers & Advertising Agencies, say that I have all the physical assests, mental setup & admirable looks, which make a Model most perfect.
There are 3 basic things which are must for a Model. One is rich vital statistics, fantastic figure & bewitching beauty. The God has given me all the three as a Free Gift. With the help of these Virtues I have made my presence felt in the field of Modelling I have been the part of numberless, print ads, commercial flicks & promotional reels. All the parties, for whom I have worked as a Model, are fully satisfied with my behavior, dealing & the results.
Now, I have ventured in Bollywood, as I have fully prepared myself for it. I have few offers, which I am considering minutely. Shortly a big announcement & launching event is to be held with Big Bang & Bash.
NFDC Film Bazaar, 2015, hosts successful Film Tourism Symposium sessions with Shri Sunil Arora, Secretary of I&B, Shri Vinod Zutshi, Secretary of Tourism on Day 1 (Nov 21) and with Shri Shharat Sharma, Additional Director General, ASI and Film Industry Delegates on Day 2 (Nov 22) to facilitate the ease of shooting films in India
Goa, November 22, 2015: As part of the Film Facilitation Office, the Ministry of Tourism in association with the Ministry of I&B and the NFDC began a four-day Symposium on Film Tourism on 21st November, 2015. The objective of this symposium is to explore current challenges facing filmmakers to film in India and the steps that can be taken to facilitate greater ease of shooting / producing a feature /non-feature film. The deliberations are going to be centered on how a single window clearance could effectively deal with the facilitation of an eco-system that would be sensitive to the needs of both the filmmakers and the administration.
The first day of the Film Tourism Symposium was a session chaired by Sh. Sunil Arora, Secretary Ministry of I&B, Sh. Vinod Zutshi, Secretary. Nina Lath Gupta (MD, NFDC), of Tourism and attended by film industry delegates with the objective of the session being to ease out the problems faced by domestic and international filmmakers in India and have a single window clearance for shooting permissions in India.
The sessions saw the participation of film industry delegates such as Anubhav Sinha, Kabir Khan, Sanjay Suri, Prakash Jha, Sudhir Mishra, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Ramesh Sippy, Shyam Benegal, Bharat Bala, Madhur Bhandarkar, Vani Tripathi Tikoo along with line producers Iqbal Kidwai ( French Indian film Un Plus Une, Monsoon Wedding, etc.), Pravesh Sahni (Slumdog Millionaire, Zero Dark Thirty, Mission: Impossibe –Ghost Protocol, etc.), Deborah Benattar and Jawed Wani (La Fabrique Films), James Weyman (Ontario Media Development Corporation, Ruth Harley (New Zealand Film Commission), Ruth Harley (Former CEO Screen Australia and New Zealand Film Commission), Michael Hendrix, a film producer from Germany, Krzysztof Solek (Film Polska, Poland) and tourism delegates Har Sahay Meena (MD, Tamil Nadu Tourism), Khyati Nayak (Manager, Film Cell, Gujarat Tourism) and Sandesh Yashlaha (General Manager, MP Tourism), and others.
Regarding challenges faced by filmmakers shooting in India, the Secretary, Mr. Sunil Arora, Ministry of I&B, proposed the need to conduct a well structured workshop between the fraternity and the Central Government, various State Governments and relevant Government Departments. The outcome of this workshop, which is a first amongst many, will be to lay down the required changes that may be done by various ministries so as develop a film friendly environment. NFDC would be responsible for holding these dialogues and the first such workshop would be held at the end of this year.
Shyam Benegal said, “The problem with filming locations is that we need permissions at three levels: district, state, central. That’s the level of bureaucracy we are dealing with. The concerns of the ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) should be that there should be no damage to monuments, no environmental damage, and of course, security concerns.” He added, “I’ll give you an instance. I wanted to shoot in Khajuraho and went through hell to get permissions. The ASI said that we can’t shoot at places with pornographic statues. The statues are the point of the place. Either you give full permission or don’t allow at all. No one from ASI is seriously concerned about the damage to monuments. They want to know what you are shooting and what will the impression of the place be. The government should create a body of people who serve as guides. We need better production, transportation, infrastructure facilities. We have no such problems while shooting in Europe. A single window clearance, without exception, is needed for us and outsiders and it can be done by the NFDC. “
Pravesh Sahni said, “I have been a line producer for Hollywood films for twenty years. We have worked out Holy Smoke, Mission :Impossible – Ghost Protocol, The Viceroy House, Slumdog Millionaire, and others. We lost Skyfall and Bourne Supremacy due to delay in permissions. Zero Dark Thirty began preparation in Jordan and shifted to Chandigarh. It went to the Oscars. We need support from the ministries. The charges of the Port Trust are 5 lacs INR per day for foreigners while for a Bengali film it is INR 25000 per day. So there is a different rate. If you are in Kolkata, you need two different police permissions to shoot on Howrah Bridge. At the railways, you need to make three different payments and need three permissions.”
He added, “Chandigarh and Rajasthan are relatively friendly.
We had difficulty shooting Slumdog Millionaire and Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol in South Mumbai because we can only shoot on Sundays. One is not allowed to shoot at Taj Mahal beyond a point so we shot behind it but paid the full money because we are scared that someone might disrupt the shooting.
The Customs Manual doesn’t allow us to get props, make up, and digital shooting media. During Eat, Pray, Love the Customs had problems with Julia Roberts ‘ costumes. We had problems to import a left -hand BMW for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.”
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra said, “We have been waiting for single window clearance. I’ve shot all my movies here in India. People are co-operative. India is a complex place. We have local dadas. If we hand over responsibility to the District Magistrate, he must assure us that there will be no problem. We need a point person. I don’t know how we build skill sets in different states.
I know that skill sets are creative, logistic and technical. Line producers should be accredited by NFDC and they are responsible for permissions. The Line Producer and District Magistrate are responsible. We have to abolish script submission because what are the parameters for evaluation? We made Rang De Basanti guerilla style because MIGs crashing was a 2000-crore mess.”
He praised certain locations and said, “We have not even scratched the surface of the beauty of the country. The line producers need to find locations and at the end of the film, all the location and contact details.
I’m not sure about charging for using locations because the place and the country is getting advertised and promoted, whether the crew is foreign or Indian. Of course, we must not expect freebies, we must pay for policemen if needed.
The Jammu and Kashmir tourism department went out of their way when I shot there for Mirziya. The DM came and helped us. They opened the Gurez Valley for shooting after 60 years. We have shot 3 films in Delhi and Rajasthan as people are co-operative.”
Prakash Jha was all praise for the shooting set-up in Madhya Pradesh. He said, “I shoot in Indore and Panchmadi in Bhopal because the infrastructure, administration and actors are responsive. I shot in Bhopal with 5000 actors for 9 months and it went smoothly. We can change locations easily. The CM of MP is accessible on phone. He appoints a principal secretary for film crews. We create jobs for locals so the government is supportive.
I have shot with Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone and many others in Bhopal and we can request the onlookers to clear the street. Bhopal and other places in MP have excellent tourism infrastructure like guest houses, hotels, and transport.”
He added, “It’s terrible that you have permissions but people come and quote rules and ask for money and you have to pay them off and move on.
Can there be punitive actions genuinely? I don’t believe in the need for permission to shoot and censorship. I believe in paying and shooting and getting out. Why should I have to submit my script for approval? Of course, I understand about army and restricted areas. Don’t make things in principle. Make them work.”
Sh. Sunil Arora said, “We plan to have a day-long conference with filmmakers and government bodies before the end of December and implement changes in the first quarter of 2016.”
Nina Lath Gupta said, “A single window clearance for shooting has been our endeavour over the years. Change will not happen overnight but we shall see tangible outcomes in the months to come under the guidance of Shri Vinod Zutshi and Shri Sunil Arora.”
Film Tourism Symposium- DAY 2
The second day of the session held on November 22 was with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on the current guidelines for filming in different heritage sites/monuments that belong to the ASI and the existing ground realities in securing filming permissions at ASI sites. The session chaired by Sh. Shharat Sharma, Addl. Director General, ASI and Ms. Nina Lath Gupta, MD, NFDC, and attended by prominent filmmakers, line producers and international delegates to Film Bazaar, discussed how filming at ASI sites could become easier without impinging upon the principal concern of the ASI, especially with regard to protecting national monuments from damage.
The discussions had the following positive outcomes, as given below:
In regard to day 2 of the Symposium, Sh. Shharat Sharma, Additional Director General, ASI said, “ASI acknowledges the role that films can play in spreading our history and culture to different parts of the world and spreading the message of how to preserve our national heritage.”
He added, “It was a good learning process for ASI to come to know the problems faced by the film industry and that filmmakers are committed to helping the ASI to preserve the monuments. Many new areas of co-operation have come up where ASI and the film industry can further each other’s cause and collaborate to make India a better film tourism destination.”
Prakash Jha said, “The ASI should simplify all monument rules and regulations and be specific so that there is no room for discretionary powers on shoot and content. Don’t get morality involved. We will follow the defined rules and we have to protect and love our monuments. The application and payment process can be done online. The ASI, NFDC, CBFC can all work together for a single window clearance.”
Bharat Bala said, “In Namibia, there is a place called the Moon Crater and it is a hollow place in a desert that looks like the surface of the moon. So we filmed over there and after that the government sent us a supervisor to help us clean all the tyre marks and restore the place. They preserve their spots beautifully so even we should have a supervisor at our monuments ensuring cleaning and preservation.”
Anubhav Sinha said, “It is complicated to shoot at historical monuments whether it is the Taj Mahal in India or Parthenon in Greece or the Colosseum in Rome. What they do abroad is that they treat it like a business. Forever 5 people of your team, they appoint 1 representative for a fee per hour. He ensures that we do not damage the monument and we clean up and he helps us to follow the rules and regulations. As a businessman, this works for me so even the ASI can appoint a person like this. The ASI can also guide us on the insurance plan for each monument. The supervisor from ASI can spend time with film units prior to the shoots so he known how we function and that we are a chaotic bunch of people. ”
Iqbal Kidwai said, “The ASI can categorize iconic and lesser-known monuments and draw up a different fee list for them too. Every film cannot afford to pay a high insurance so there should be different fees for different types of films and reduce the dicrimination in entry fee for foreign and Indian crew members.”
Pravesh Sahni said, “The monuments should be open for set-up and shooting during sunrise and sunset because filmmakers and DoPs call that the magic hour. We will not project light on it but we need to roll by 4 am. Every filmmaker wants to highlight the Taj Mahal. For instance, Danny Boyle was insistent on shooting certain portions of the Taj Mahal but we could not manage permissions so we had to recreate the set at ND Studios in Karjat in Maharashtra.”
Nina Lath Gupta said, “The ASI can draw up a list of permissions needed including the local permissions and rules to follow. Producers will not violate the rules because of the high costs involved. Let liaison officers be appointed for each film.”
ABOUT FILM BAZAAR
Film Bazaar in its 9th edition is exclusively created to encourage collaboration between the international and South Asian film fraternities. The market aims at facilitating the sales of world cinema in the region. The 2014 market saw an attendance of 1042 delegates from 38 countries with country delegations from Canada, South Korea and Poland. Film Bazaar will be held from 20-24 November 2015 at Goa Marriott Resort in Goa (India).
ABOUT NFDC
Incorporated in the year 1975 National Film Development Corporation Ltd is formed by Ministry of Information and broadcasting (GoI) with the primary objective of promoting the good cinema movement. NFDC is instrumental for creating an ecosystem to support the financing, distribution and development of independent films across the country.
MUMBAI, November 1st, 2015 – On Saturday, 31st October, Jio MAMI 17thMumbai Film Festival with Star India’s Movie Mela, India’s first movie carnival witnessed a staggering turnout of over two thousand movie fans and celebrities who came together to celebrate their collective passion for the movies.
The event which was open to all delegates of the Jio MAMI 17th Mumbai Film Festival With Star India took place in the iconic Mehboob Studios in Bandra and kicked off with a session by Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi on their creative collaboration. This was followed by a once-in-a-lifetime reunion of the team of Mr. India. Sridevi, Anil Kapoor, Boney Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Aftab Shivdasani, Huzaan Khodaiji, Karan Nath and Ahmed Khan took a walk down memory lane as an audience of 800 listened enthralled by anecdotes of how the much-loved classic was made.
Simultaneously on Stage 2 of Mehboob Studios, Kabir Khan, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar did sessions that explored their creative process. Later in the daySonam Kapoor and Rohan Joshi of AIB were in conversation about the challenges of being a celebrity in times of social media. Huma Qureshi was in conversation with director Gurinder Chadda and Ajit Thakur, CEO of Trinity Pictures and Shridhar Raghavan conducted a masterclass on script-writing.
And that wasn’t all, Varun Dhawan was in conversation with Anupama Chopra and Rajeev Masand on the films that shaped him. Deepika Padukone spoke about her eight year journey in the industry.
The evening also saw a stupendous congregation of the leading talent from Bollywood for a panel that explored the altering landscape of the film industry. Alia Bhatt, Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Ayushmann Khurrana, Aditya Roy Kapur and Kriti Sanon spoke candidly about the challenges of being a next gen actor. The day concluded on a musical note with composer Pritam strumming his popular hits and talking to the audience on how he made his signature tunes.
SIC Elegant Productions THE LAST HORROR as the name suggest is a suspense HORROR movie, written and directed by Salim Raza and produced by Sharif Ansari.
The film has photography by Chandrika Prasad Gupta, music by Sayed Ahmed. The film is distributed by Aeries Films/Hyder Gola will hit the screen on October 30, 2015.
