Poet-painter gets Sohail Khan's support, gives proceeds for charity

Nature has always intrigued Dr.Nandita Desai, a painter-poet-educationist rolled into one. In her current series, the inspiration has been the greens, something that Dr.Desai worries will be extinct if we do not take steps to preserve it today. Hence, Nandita has captured all that she loves in various shadows of Green. Whether it be the vales, the flowers, the trees, the plants, the shrubs or the occasional creeper that tries to attract your attention with its curves, Nandita has used the brush as a magic wand to preserve those moments of time in frozen frames.
What happens when Desai and the benevolent Sohail Khan chance to meet? If Salman Khan chooses to paint, Sohail Khan, who confesses that "I cannot even draw a straight line" more than did his bit when he along with sufi singers Mudasir Ali and Victoria Polyakova, actor Vaishali Desai,artists Prafulla Dahanukar and Varsha Vyas, Aashish Vyas and Anusha Srinivasan Iyer of Art Buy Appointment Gallery, helped sell paintings for charity at Gallery Art Buy Appointment, and initiative to help young artists achieve their dreams.
In a simple event where Sohail managed to take out time between his shoot,the actor spent time talking to media and helping Nandita move her art for charity.
Said Nandita, "Earth,to me, is a living organism... ever changing,ever colourful and embodying the celebration of life. Nature vows me and inspires my creative spirit.Its energy leads me on an artistic journey.The idea is to look at what we see as nomal today may not be there at all tomorrow. If we need to have a tomorrow, we must protect our environment today," she reasons. The proceeds  go to  charity towards Save Earth NGO and the elderly.

Evelyn Sharma gets a VidyaBalan connect with Euphoria!

 
Even before actress Vidya Balan made it big in Bollywood,she was a known face in the industry, thanks to her association with the bandEuphoria. Now, newbie Evelyn Sharma is hoping, the same magic will rub on heras well. 
The half-German-half-Indian international supermodel, who isworking in a couple of Hindi flicks, including the Ranbir Kapoor-DeepikaPadukone-starrer Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani, says, “When I was approached toperform for a Euphoria video opposite Palash Sen, I was very excited.”

 

“They've introduced many popular actresses, including VidyaBalan and Neha Dhupia. Moreover, I'm a huge fan of rock music, so I was morethan thrilled to do a slow rock song video with them,” she adds. Like mostEuphoria numbers earlier, the recently released video is also getting ravereviews. 
Meanwhile, apart from Ayan Mukerji's Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani underKaran Johar's banner Dharma Productions, Evelyn’s is also gearing up for ManishTiwary's Issaq opposite Prateik Babbar and veteran filmmaker PramodChakravorty's grandson Prateek Chakravorty’s debut film From Sydney With Love.

Kashmera Shah’s play goes the Hollywood way!

Many movies have shot two to three different endings andclimax sequences and decided which one to add in their projects at the lastminute. 
It’s a common practice in Hollywood to shoot two movieendings, take the opinions of focus groups and a cross section of people andretain the one more accepted. Bollywood too has caught up with a similar trendoff late. 
But what surprises us now is that Kashmera Shah’s latestplay Tere Ghar Ke Samne has adopted a similar practice, albeit with adifference. 
Over a few summer Sundays spread across weeks, Kash’s playhas been running to packed houses at various theatre outlets, whileexperimenting with not two, but three different endings. Almost every week, theviewers get to see a different climax to her play. Whoa! 
What’s more! What started as a one-off experiment is nowbecoming the norm. “Earlier we thought we’d do this for a couple of weeks andthen stick to the end the audiences find the best. But this experimenting processgets the actors and audiences alike so kicked, that we are continuing with it,”reveals Kash. 
Thanks to this, a select percentage of audiences have evenreturned for an extra round of the play, just to see how it will end in theirsecond outing. We are often amazed how you manage to begin such whacky trendsKash, but it’s cool as long as you continue to amuse and entertain. More powerto you and your wackiness girl!

Nana Patekar’s loss isPrakash Raj’s gain!

There was a strong buzz that Nana Patekar was approached toplay the main villain opposite Aazaan-fame star Sachiin Joshi for hisforthcoming film Mumbai Mirror. 
But inside sources reveal that Prakash Raj has been signedon for the pivotal role. The powerhouse performer, who happens to be theflavour of the year with Singham, is also very excited about his role in thefilm. And why not! After all the Jaykant Shikre of Singham will now get to playShetty; the most dreaded character in Mumbai Mirror. 
But instead of a righteous cop like Bajirao Singham, Shettywill clash with the raw energy of a quirky whimsical and corrupt cop played bySachiin Joshi. 
The realistic commercial potboiler mirrors the Mumbaiunderbelly and revolves around the nexus between powerful corrupt dance barlords and the Mumbai Police. Directed by Ankush Bhatt, of Bhindi Bazaar Inc.fame, the movie has some scintillating music by Anand Raj Anand. It’s expectedto release in September 2012.

Animation film Krishna Aur Kans to release in cinemas on 3rd August in 3D

The first look trailer of ‘Krishna Aur Kans’ will be in cinemas from 11^th May onwards

Following the success of animation TV series- ‘Little Krishna’, Reliance Entertainment brings the globally revered mythological character Krishna on the silver screen in a 3D animation film titled ‘Krishna Aur Kans’. The film will release on 3^rd August, a week prior to Janmashtami, as a build up to the festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. The first look 3D trailer of ‘Krishna Aur Kans’ will be in cinemas from 11^th May onwards.

Reliance Entertainment, CEO, Sanjeev Lamba says, “Krishna Aur Kans is India’s first animation film to be released in 3D and is sure to bring families together in cinemas this Janmashtami. It is a captivating story based on Lord Krishna’s early life and the victory of good over evil. We are extremely excited about bringing Krishna Aur Kans to cinemas on 3^rd August and are hopeful it will add more colors to every family’s festive celebrations.”

Hailed as India’s first stereoscopic animated film, ‘Krishna Aur Kans’ is an exciting narrative full of action and drama. The movie chronicles Krishna’s early years – from his birth as the nemesis of his tyrannical uncle Kans, to his combat against lethal demons till the age of 10. This riveting film brings to life Krishna’s various adventures and miracles, in an aim to fulfill his aim on earth – to put an end to evil.

‘Krishna Aur Kans’ is directed by Vikram Veturi. Its script and dialogues are by Kamlesh Pandey, music by Shantanu Moitra, lyrics by Swanand Kirkire and songs rendered by Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghosal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Ustad Rashid Khan and more.