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Shraddha, Rajkummar's paranormal experience
Stree director Amar Kaushik says actors Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao faced lot of strange experiences while shooting the horror comedy.
During a night shoot, the locals of Chanderi -- a town in Madhya Pradesh -- warned the team about not shooting at a street, which has been abandoned. Due to the tight schedule, the team went ahead, but faced several issues.
Throughout the night, there were a lot of unidentified technical glitches from the focus puller not being able to focus, to lights going off repeatedly to bulbs shattering.
Once dawn arrived, the shoot became very smooth.
"A day prior to our shoot, a few locals came to me and told that the street we had picked up for the shoot was haunted and no one goes there," Kaushik said in a statement to a leading publication.
"Since we had to shoot a night scene, they were particularly worried. However, we went ahead with the shoot as the location perfectly suited our requirements but that particular night we faced a lot of difficulties while shooting," he added.
Presented by Dinesh Vijan and a Maddock Films production in association with D2r films and Jio Studios, Stree will release on 31 August.
Luv Sinha did his own stunts in 'Paltan'
Luv Sinha did his own stunts in war drama Paltan, a film through which he is stepping into Bollywood as an actor.
The son of veteran actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha and brother of actress Sonakshi Sinha is thrilled to be a part of J.P. Dutta's film. While performing some action sequence, Luv did his stunts on his own despite being suggested to go for a stunt double by Dutta himself.
"I feel as an actor it is important to commit to the role fully and push yourself as much as you can, without relying on other methods to enhance your performance. The audience today can pick up on things very quickly so it's always better to train and then do your own stunts in a safe manner," Luv said in a statement to a leading media publication.
The film has been shot in Leh. The place was covered with snow and also had some mountain terrain. Luv had to shoot a chase sequence. He was offered a trained stunt double to do the running but Luv insisted on doing it himself.
Dutta's Paltan will release on 7 September. It is based on the Nathu La and Cho La military clashes of 1967 which took place along the Sikkim border. The film also features Sonu Sood, Siddhanth Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Harshvardhan Rane.
Sunny Leone shares key to good chemistry in relationship
Actress Sunny Leone says the ability to be good friends at first is the key to a sparkling chemistry in a relationship.
On how to achieve good chemistry in a relationship, Sunny told an online media portal over an email from Los Angeles, "It is honesty and the ability to be friends first."
The actress, who is married to Daniel Weber, will be seen hosting the 11th season of Splitsvilla, with the theme 'Emotions vs Science' on MTV.
I love that I have been working on this show for the past five years. It's a time I look forward to every year because it's so much fun... This year I believe we have a great looking bunch of contestants and they are all very talented and outgoing. They are so entertaining," she said.
Sunny will be seen co-hosting the show with Rannvijay Singha, who she calls her "Rakhi brother".
We have so much fun together laughing. I love his family and this year was especially tough for me because I got very ill during shooting and he helped me out so much, keeping an eye on my children as I was hospitalised for a night. They really love being around him and he is a great 'little big brother'," she said.
Kangana Ranaut fascinated by mysticism
Actor Kangana Ranaut finds mysticism fascinating, and is looking forward to an interaction with yogi and mystic Sadhguru.
The interaction will take place on Wednesday.
Sadhguru is the most intriguing intellect that I have encountered. Mysticism isn't a doorway to just exuberance and peace. I truly believe that if we as humanity could tap into the dimensions beyond the physical, we can transform the world. It's a small step to wrap our little heads around the vastness of that world," the Queen star said.
Kangana said she has always been fascinated by mysticism, and is intrigued by Sadhguru's book "Inner Engineering".
She also said Swami Vivekananda's practical and scientific approach to things has impacted her deeply.
On the work front, Kangana will star in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, a biopic on the Rani of Jhansi, and in comic thriller Mental Hai Kya.
Kajol launches trailer of 'Helicopter Eela' on her b'day
Actress Kajol released the trailer of her upcoming film Helicopter Eela on her 44th birthday on Sunday.
"Helicopter Eela trailer is here! Film will be everywhere on September 7," Kajol tweeted along with the link to the trailer.
Directed by Pradeep Sarkar, the film also stars the National Award-winning actor Riddhi Sen, who will be playing Kajol's son.
Written by Mitesh Shah, Helicopter Eela will see Kajol playing a single mother and an aspiring singer. The movie is co-produced by Ajay Devgn and Jayantilal Gada of Pen India Ltd.
‘Brahmastra' is a universe by itself: Big B
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently shooting for Brahmastra in Bulgaria, says the upcoming film is a universe by itself, for itself and of itself.
Amitabh on Saturday night took to his blog, where he shared a few photographs from outside the film's set.
The night still works. The rain doth excuse itself, the winds they express presence. The slush envelopes the mandatory 'dry day' and the work for the nights nears its end well almost.... This is Brahmastra after all. It is a universe by itself, for itself, of itself with a mere minor change. It is eventually for us all this be its finality."
If the massive giant equipments be any proof on the making of the film in its largeness be assured and convinced," he added.
Brahmastra is a fantasy adventure trilogy. Its first part is slated to hit the screens on Independence Day, 2019.
The film also stars Ranbir Kapoor, Nagarjuna and Alia Bhatt. This will be the first time Amitabh will be seen working with Alia and Ranbir.
It is directed by Ayan Mukerji, who is known for films like Wake Up Sid and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui to buy plot in Kasara for farming
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui will buy a plot in Kasara for farming, says his brother Shamas Siddiqui.
Nawazuddin, who enjoys going to his hometown Budhana in Uttar Pradesh and indulging in farming, also intends to educate farmers about the new techniques available in the field.
“We have been scouting for plots in Kasara. Due to Nawaz bhai's tight schedule, it has become increasingly difficult for him to travel to Budhana to farm. The plots shortlisted in Kasara are close to the river," Shamas said in a statement.
We have been farmers all our lives and it helps us de-stress. We had implemented new irrigation techniques in Budhana which helped the farmers there. We hope to educate the local farmers here on the advancements in agricultural technology and techniques," he added.
They plan to start farming by next month.
An actor shouldn't have any limitations: Ihana Dhillon
Actress Ihana Dhillon, who made her Bollywood debut with Hate story 4, says that an actor shouldn't have any kind of limitation when it comes to working in films.
Ihana was interacting with the media on Monday where she spoke about the kind of roles she wants to portray in films.
I think as an actor, we shouldn't have any limitations. I want to explore each and every kind of role but I would like to work in movies which are based on history.
In future, if I get an opportunity to play a real character then I will be more than happy but apart from that I don't have specific preference because as an actor I feel we shouldn't restrict ourselves when it comes to working in different genres and languages. I want to explore everything," she said.
Being a fan of historical films, Ihana expressed her wish to work with film maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
I want to work with everyone but I really want to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali. As I said earlier I would love to be part of historical films and he is known for making that kind of successful movies. When it comes to actors, I would like to work with every actor of Hindi film industry," Ihana told the media.
Talking about her upcoming projects, Ihana says that after the release of Hate Story 4, she was busy shooting for her Punjabi films.
I just completed shooting one of my Punjabi films titled Gulam and after that, I will start shooting for another Punjabi film. I will also start shooting for my Hindi film which will be announced very soon," she said.
Ihana will also be the narrator in Arjun Rampal's upcoming film Nastika.
(Source : IANS)
Singer Ankit Tiwari lends his voice for Shiivam Tiwari’s “22Days”
He was the voice behind the ever popular romantic number ‘Sun raha na tu’ from Aashiqui 2. Apart from being a singer, Ankit Tiwari is also a composer and has scored the music for his songs. Some of his other notable hits also include ‘Teri galiyan’ from Ek Villain, which he composed too. This year, he will be crooning again for Shiivam Tiwari in 22Days. Ankit has lent his beautiful voice for Shiivam and the song has been penned by Sagar Lahori, music by Parivesh Singh.
22Days starring Rahul Dev and Shiivam Tiwari is a romantic suspense drama. The film produced by Mauritius based business man Adhir Gunness, first Mauritian Producer to produce Bollywood Movie, under the banner of Quatre Bornes Films Producton.
Actor-director Shivam Tiwari said he is very thankful to producer Adhir, who kept faith in him, to make such a beautiful romantic suspense drama movie. Shivam also thanked his actors specially Rahul Dev, Hemant Pandey, Kritika Mishra, Sophia Singh, Kirti Chaudhary, Rajkumar Kanojia, and Rashmi Ray, who cooperated. The film is a story of business man Vishal who faces competition with Omtino Industry, and while in race where Vishal is leading, Jenny enters in his married life. How Vishal faces all situation is to be seen on screen.
Maniesh Paul shares the first look of 'Briefcase'
Maniesh Paul is known for his versatility in the industry, he has never backed away from taking up new challenges and surprising his audience. Started his career as an anchor, he moved on to become an RJ. He also marked his presence as a singer and as an actor. The entertainer was even seen making some groovy steps in the recent Da Banng Tour. Now, the actor has shared a rather intense poster of his upcoming short film Breifcase.
Keeping true to the worth of its title, the actor gave a brief peak of what the short film is about.
He wrote, "So here comes my new film…very close to my heart…dont want to say much…just watchout for the fim…thanks @tseries.official for presenting it #mp #newfilm #comingsoon #newavtar"
We surely can't wait anymore!
Double whammy for Manoj Bajpayee as Gali Guliyan also heads to IFFM
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2018 has announced its regional films list, with critically acclaimed films due for screening at the largest film festival in the Southern Hemisphere. The Hindi Film category spans the marvellous films from different regions of India, with equally brilliant films from across the country.
Gali Guliyan (In the Shadows) directed by Dipesh Jain has been selected to be screened at the festival this year, having had its world premiere at the Jio MAMI festival in 2017. This will be second film starring Manoj Bajpayee to be screened at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, with Tabrez Noorani’s Love Sonia opening the festival. With Manoj Bajpayee in the lead, the film is a psychological thriller about a lonely and paranoid man who is trapped within his own mind and is losing touch with reality, all the while trying to escape it.
Manoj Bajpayee, who is also nominated for Best Actor, said, "In the Shadows (Gali Guliyan) and Love Sonia both are in the nominations at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne and it gives me great pleasure to say that. I am really happy that two of my films have been nominated in several categories and I myself have been nominated for Best Actor. In the Shadows will be releasing in India as Gali Guliyan. For any actor it is a great achievement. I am very happy that the kind of films that I am doing is creating some kind of a buzz in all the international film festivals and all the award ceremonies and it is very important that in all of this, the filmmakers create a great impact.”
Under the unifying theme of Inclusion, the festival promises to showcase cinematic marvels celebrating acceptance and unity against prejudice. The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne begins on 10 August 2018 to 22 August 2018 with an array of screenings, competitions, panel discussions and other activities planned for the Australian audience.
Kajol thanks fans for the response to Ela trailer
Superstar Kajol has thanked all her fans for the response she has received for her film Ela’s trailer. She has posted a thank you video.
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