MADHUR AND KAREENA SEEK BAPPA’S BLESSING FOR HEROINE

What better way could it be to approach the release of your film with the blessings of Bappa! Director Madhur Bhandarkarand Kareena Kapoor celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi first day at Sarvajanik Ganeshostav Mandal in Bandra, Mumbai on 19^thSeptember, Wednesday. Dressed in all traditional avatar Kareena and Madhur did Lord Ganesha’s darshan and prayed for the success of their forthcoming release Heroine. The crowd gathered in big numbers, while Madhur and Kareena did the aarti. First the director-actress duo had gone to Siddhivinayak to launch the music of the film and now this. “We will go wherever Bappa calls us!”said Madhur.

UTV Motion Picturesand Bhandarkar Entertainments film Heroine releases worldwide on 21^stSeptember. The film also stars Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda, Divya Dutta and Shahana Goswami.

Films to be screened at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival, an initiative by MAMI: 18th- 25th October, 2012

                         Films to be screened at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival

 The 14th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival, which will run from 18th- 25th October, 2012 at NCPA and Inox, includes movies by some of the most rewarded directors from all over world which will only enhance the cinematic experience this year.

There has been considerable buzz about the films that will be showcased at the much anticipated 14th Mumbai Film Festival. Out of the many films that will be screened, some of the noted movies that will be shown are; On the Road, by Walter Salles the provocative story of Sal Paradise, a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty, a free-spirited, fearless, fast talking Westerner, and his girl, Marylou. Rust and Bone, by Jacques Audiard a story about Ali who finds himself with a five year-old child on his hands. Sam is his son, but he hardly knows him. Homeless, penniless and friendless, Ali takes refuge with his sister in Antibes where things improve immediately. Blancanieves (Snow White), by Pablo Berger a stunning gothic melodrama by the popular take by the Grimm Brothers.

ORIGINAL TITLE	Blancanieves
ENGLISH TITLE	Snow White
Country(ies)	Spain
Year of Production	2012
Duration of the film	104 mins.
Director	Pablo Berger
Synopsis	Snow White is a stunning Gothic melodrama inspired by the popular tale by the Brothers Grimm. Snow White is Carmen, a beautiful young woman with a childhood tormented by his terrible stepmother, Encarna. Running from her past, Carmen, will undertake an exciting journey accompanied by his new friends: a troupe of dwarves Toreros. An original vision of the classic tale, set in the south of Spain in the 20's, full of adventure, excitement and humor. With a surprise ending, BLANCANIEVES we discover that "life is not like in the stories." A sensory experience. A real tribute to silent films.
Producer	Jérôme Vidal, Ibon Cormenzana, Pablo Berger
Story	Writer’s Name(s)
Script / Screenplay	Pablo Berger
Director of Photography	Kiko de la Rica
Editor	Fernando Franco
Music	Alfonso Vilallonga
Cast	Maribel Verdú, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Pere Ponce, Angela Molina, Jose Maria Pau, Inma Cuesta, Macarena García, Sofia Oria
Director’s Biography	Paul Berger is a Spanish film director and publicist born in Bilbao in 1963. In 1988 he directed his first short film, Mother, with artistic director Álex de la Iglesia and collaborations Torrebruno and Ramon Barea. With winnings from getting a grant from the Provincial Council of Bizkaia to study a masters in film at New York University. After Ph.D., works as a professor of management at the NYFA (New York Film Academy). Thereafter, he began a parallel career as a publicist and producer of music, culminating in 2003 with his film Torremolinos 73, with Javier Cámara, Fernando Tejero and Candela Peña.
Director’s Filmography (select filmography)	1. Short Mom (1988) 2. Torremolinos 73 (2003) 3. Snow White (2012)

ORIGINAL TITLE	De rouille et d'os
ENGLISH TITLE	Rust & Bone
Country(ies)	France, Belgium
Year of Production	2012
Duration of the film	120 mins.
Director	Jacques Audiard
Synopsis	Ali finds himself with a five year-old child on his hands. Sam is his son, but he hardly knows him. Homeless, penniless and friendless, Ali takes refuge with his sister in Antibes where things improve immediately. She puts them up in her garage and takes the child under her wings. During a night club brawl Ali runs into Stephanie who trains killer whales. He drives her home and leaves her his phone number. He is poor, she is beautiful and self-assured. When one of her training sessions ends in tragedy, a call in the night brings them together again. When Ali sees her next, she is confined to a wheel chair because she has lost her legs and with them quite a few illusions. Ali helps her without pitying her and Stephanie gains new strength to continue living her life in a positive way.
Producer	Jacques Audiard, Martine Cassinelli, Pascal Caucheteux
Story	Craig Davidson
Script / Screenplay	Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain
Director of Photography	Stéphane Fontaine
Editor	Juliette Welfling
Music	Alexandre Desplat
Cast	Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bouli Lanners, Céline Sallette, Corinne Masiero, Alex Martin, Tibo Vandenborre, Mourad Frarema, Jean-Michel Correia
Director’s Biography	Jacques Audiard (born 30 April 1952) is a French film director, the son of Michel Audiard, also a notable screenwriter and film director. He won twice both the César Award for Best Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language, in 2005 for The Beat That My Heart Skipped and in 2010 for A Prophet. He also won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. His film Rust and Bone competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Audiard was born in Paris. At the beginning of the 1980s he successfully began screenwriting, including Réveillon chez Bob! and Mortelle randonnée, Baxter, Fréquence Meurtre and Saxo. In 1994, he directed the film Regarde les hommes tomber, a road movie with Mathieu Kassovitz and Jean-Louis Trintignant. The film won the César Award for the best first film and the prix Georges-Sadoul. Two years later he reunited with Mathieu Kassovitz and Jean-Louis Trintignant on his second movie Un héros très discret adapted from the eponymous novel by Jean-François Deniau. His fourth movie, De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté, received 10 nominations at the Césars and won eight, among them the awards for best film, best director, best screenplay, best film music, and best cinematography. He also released some music videos, among them Comme elle vient by Noir Désir where all the actors were deaf-mute and interpret the lyrics of the song in sign language. The beginning of the feature (a sequence with subtitles) created a minor scandal. It displayed three women discussing politics who come to the conclusion that "it is better to be deaf than to listen to that".
Director’s Filmography (select filmography)	4. See How They Fall (Regarde les hommes tomber) (1994) 5. A Self-Made Hero (Un héros très discret) (1996) 6. Norme française (short / 1998) 7. Read My Lips (Sur mes lèvres) (2001) 8. The Beat That My Heart Skipped (De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté) (2005) 9. A Prophet (Un prophète) (2009) 10. Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) (2012)
Festivals & Awards	1. Cabourg Romantic Film Festival (Best Film (Meilluer film) / 2012)

ORIGINAL TITLE	On The Road
ENGLISH TITLE	On The Road
Country(ies)	USA
Year of Production	2012
Duration of the film	137 mins.
Director	Walter Salles
Synopsis	"On the Road" tells the provocative story of Sal Paradise (Sam Riley), a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund), a free-spirited, fearless, fast talking Westerner, and his girl, Marylou (Kristen Stewart). Together, Sal and Dean travel cross-country in a quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism engulfing them, in search of the unknown, themselves, and the pursuit of “it” -- the pure essence of experience. Seeking unchartered terrain and the last American frontier, the duo encounter an eclectic mix of men and women.
Producer	Nathanael Karmitz, Charles Gillibert, Rebecca Yeldham, Roman Coppola
Story	Jack Kerouac
Script / Screenplay	Jose Rivera
Director of Photography	Éric Gautier
Editor	Francois Gedigier
Music	Gustavo Santaolalla
Cast	Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Danny Morgan, Alice Braga, Marie-Ginette Guay, Elisabeth Moss, Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen
Director’s Biography	Walter Moreira Salles, Jr. (born April 12, 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker and film producer of international prominence. Salles was born in Rio de Janeiro. He is the son of Elizinha Goncalves and Walter Moreira Salles, a Brazilian banker and ambassador, and the brother of João Moreira Salles, also a filmmaker. Both, along with two other brothers, banker, Pedro Moreira Salles and eldest brother and publisher, Fernando Moreira Salles, were heirs to the bank Unibanco, one of the largest and richest in South America, which merged with Banco Itaú in 2009-10. Salles attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
Director’s Filmography (select filmography)	11. A Grande Arte (Exposure, 1991) 12. Socorro Nobre (Life Somewhere Else, 1995) 13. Terra Estrangeira (Foreign Land, 1995) 14. Central do Brasil (Central Station, 1998) 15. O Primeiro Dia (Midnight, 1999) 16. Abril Despedaçado (Behind the Sun, 2001) 17. Diários de Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries, 2004) 18. Dark Water (2005) 19. Paris, je t'aime (segment "Loin du 16e", 2006) 20. To Each His Own Cinema (segment A 8 944 km de Cannes (5,557 Miles From Cannes), 2007) 21. Linha de Passe (2008) 22. On the Road (2012)

 

Special screening of film Heroine was held for yesteryears Heroines in Mumbai

On Tuesday evening co-producer Renu Bhandarkar, wife of Madhur Bhandarkar, held a special screening of UTV Motion Pictures and Bhandarkar Entertainment’s film Heroinefor yesteryears actress Helen and her friends and family at Ketnav in Mumbai. Helen plays a crucial role in the film. To cheer for Helen were present Asha Parekh, Sadhana, Waheeda Rehman, Shammi Aunty, Sangeeta Bijlani, Alvira Agnihotri, Salim Khan and Salma Khan.

DIRECTOR MADHUR BHANDARKAR AND ACTOR KAREENA KAPOOR AT A PRESS CONFERENCE OF FILM 'HEROINE' IN DELHI

UTV Motion Pictures and Bhandarkar Entertainment’s film Heroine, which is directed by Madhur Bhandarkarwill release on 21st September. The film is based on the life of a superstar, Mahi Arora. Mahi, portrayed by actress Kareena Kapoor, goes through ups and downs, which have been captured on screen brightly by the National Award winning film director. Glamour, love, lies, fame, fans and fortune… the story take you on a journey with Mahi and her emotions. Madhur Bhandarkar and Kareena Kapoor addressed the media during a press conference at The Imperial Hotel in New Delhi on 18^th September, 2012.

Time UnRawals with Him around

Known for his genius comic timing, PareshRawal is not just an ace smile-maker onscreen, but it seems offline he createsquite a furoren, of sorts as well. While shooting for Priyan’s comic next, Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal produced by Percept Pictures, a source exclaims, “The making of the film was one happyplace to be in. Paresh Rawal would keep the crew and unit members in suchsplits even off-screen that thirty minutes of a power break would seem to ceasein a matter of seconds and it was back to work before we realized it.” It takesa happy crew to make a happy film after all. The rest of the joyride ensembleof Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal to hit the marquee on 28th September includes Shreyas, Nana Patekar,Asrani, Madhurima, Om Puri, Shakti Kapoor. We sure look forward to this one!