Pakistani'​s Aamina Sheikh & Iram Bilal For Josh

Independent fiction film director Iram Bilal with Pakistan’s supermodel and leading actress Aamina Sheikh in Mumbai for Josh, MAMI’s only entry from Pakistan in 5 years

Iram Parveen Bilal, the maker of Josh, spent 4 years working on her debut feature film which is the only Pakistani film to make it to the 14th Mumbai International Film Festival this year. Josh is the only fiction film from Pakistan to be screened at MAMI in the last 5 years. It was recently mentioned in Hollywood’s Variety and IndieWire for being one of only 2 fiction films to be granted the prestigious Women In Film Finishing Fund. It is also a film that has been mentored by the likes of the Oscar nominated Hany Abu Assad.

Aamina Sheikh is one of the most well known and loved faces of the Pakistani fashion and entertainment industry today. In just 5 years she has made her mark in both the fashion and media industry with an array of high profile fashion shoots, TV serials and local and international films under her belt. As a model, Aamina’s career is studded with experience in having worked with some of the best designers, photographers and stylists that the industry has to offer. Not only does she bring amazing versatility to every brand that she works with but she is also highly celebrated for her professionalism. As an actor, Aamina is seen portraying strong and challenging characters with incredible sensitivity and attention to details along with being extremely natural in her portrayal of complex roles. She is the face of L’Oreal Paris, Emirates Airlines, Pantene Shampoo and Clear Shampoo in Pakistan. She has won Best Actress At New York City International Film Festival 2012 Face Of The Year Award from Sunday Daily Times and Best Emerging Talent Award & Best Model Of The Year Award under Lux Style Award. Currently, this talented and stunning model and actress is married to Mohib Mirza, an actor and comedian. The couple has since then acted in many telefims as an on screen couple.

Watch Teaser Trailer - http://vimeo.com/47132258

The story of Josh is simple and powerful and based on Fatima, a committed schoolteacher living the cosmopolitan high life in Karachi, who is devastated when her nanny, Nusrat, inexplicably disappears. Though her friends and family beg her not to disturb the status quo and confront the powerful feudals in Nusrat’s village, Fatima travels there to investigate. Will the trials and tribulations deter Fatima’s resolve? Will the quest challenge an already complicated romantic relationship? What all shall Fatima have to sacrifice in the search for answers? Josh (English Title: Against the Grain) is the story of a privileged woman whose life is shattered in a single moment. It is the story of a woman in search for a dangerous truth. It is the story of the biggest challenge to Pakistan’s still reigning feudalism: the country’s youth. The film explores the internal debates the young are struggling with, and how solutions can be attainable if and when they stand united. .Josh is the story of Fatima’s search for a dangerous truth in Nusrat’s feudal village. The starcast includes Aamina Sheikh, Mohib Mirza, Khalid Malik, Navin Waqar, Kaiser Khan Nizamani , Khalid Ahmed, Parveen Akber, Nyla Jafri, , Saleem Mairaj, Adnan Shah Tipu, Ali Rizvi, Faizan Haqquee and many more.

Team ‘Chakravyuh’ Visits Hindu College for its Promotions

The cast and director of the film ‘Chakravyuh’ are leaving no stone unturned for the promotions of the film based on the serious issue of naxalism. The grounds of Hindu College were where they kick started the Delhi leg of promotions.

The entire cast which includes Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol, Manoj bajpayee, Esha Deol and Anjali Patil stuck to the characters they play in the film and were dressed accordingly. From the moment they stepped in the Hindu College Hostel, the team was mobbed by a number of students who came to catch a glimpse of the stars. Arjun Rampal for whom Hindu college is his alma mater, was mobbed by crazy fans who tore off the Bollywood star's shirt as he was taking a tour of the College Hostel in an open jeep.

It was a walk down the memory lane moment for Director Prakash Jha and manoj bajpayee who were the students of Ramjas College.

Manoj Bajpayee in the end took over the mic and delighted the crowd with his famous dialogue from GOW “goli nahin marenge, uski keh ke lenge” and the crowd roared.

Arjun Rampal was at home in Hindu College. “That was my room,”and he pointed to the ground floor of the hostel. The team also distributed the music cds of the film. It was a treat to watch such a promotional scene at DU campus yesterday with hundreds of students dancing roaring and cheering the team of ‘Chakravyuh’.

The Film releases on Dussehra, 24th Oct.

“I wish I had made a film like AJAB GAZABB at that time after I made DHOOM 2 instead of setting out to make a KIDNAP” - SANJAY GHADVI

How would you describe your latest film AJAB GAZABB?

AJAB GHAZAB is a full on romantic comedy starring Jackky Bhagnani and Nidhi Subbaiah and based on the relationship between a young boy and a young girl. It is a comedy with a lot of twists and turns, like a thriller.
You seem to take a great delight to make films belonging to different genres?

You can say that, because my filmography is very rare. I made my debut with a film based on rock music long before Farhan Akhtar came up with his own film ROCK ON. Then I set out to make a film called MERE YAAR KI SHAADI on the scale of DILWALE DULHANIYA LE JAYENGE and a full blown action film like DHOOM
You have never made any comedy till date!

My friends in the film industry like Minissha Lamba, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai used to always tell me that I should do a comedy but it has been a conscious effort on my part not to make a comedy. I always feel that comedy isn’t an easy genre. It isn’t an easy job. I had trained under Anant Balani on how to take the performance from my actors, before I bagged my debut film TERE LIYE, which was a youthful romantic film.
Is AJAB GAZABB an out and out remake of any South Indian film?

My film AJAB GAZABB is a remake of a Telugu film called SEEMA TAPAKAI. It means Urban Firecracker. I liked the Hindi film has shaped and saw it three times. Mayur Puri has written the Hindi adaptation of the film. Since we felt that the sensibilities are different, we made it a point to make a frame to frame Hindi remake.We chose to give it a contemporary Mumbai feel to the films, because we opted for Indianisation. Mayur Puri has also written the Hindi adaptation. Since the sensibilities between the South and the North are different, we decided not to make it a frame to frame copy.
How did you bag the assignment to direct your film?

I always go purely by the story. In fact, I had even suggested some minor changes. We do not know whether WANTED and ROWDY RATHORE clicked because of the stars like Salman Khan or Akshay Kumar respectively, or since the film was a remake, but when I suggested some changes, immediately Vashu Bhagnani told me that I should direct the film.
Why do you think producer Vashu Bhagnani took you on board as the director?

While I was working with YRF, I used to be viewed at as an Uday Chopra specialist since I was portraying a producer’s son well in my film.
Why did you sign on a new face like Nidhi Subbaiah?

We took on a new face like Nidhi Subbaiah frankly because we wanted to make the film in a short period of time, in just two and a half months flat, with new faces, especially sine the Telugu original was made on a small budget for just two and a half crores. On the first day of the shooting of the film itself, we had announced the date of release of the film as October 24. I have made just 6 films till date. As a director, you should know where to draw the line. After DHOOM 2, I did not set out to make as many as 25 films, because I have always believed that a director should always make only one film at a time. A film is like a wife and you cannot have two wives at the same time.
Why do you think KIDNAP did not click at the box office?

I confess that KIDNAP was a half hearted attempt on my part after DHOOM 2. I wish I had made a film like AJAB GAZABB at that time after I made DHOOM 2 instead of setting out to make a KIDNAP. Today when I look back at my career, I have an allergy to the word kidnap.
How crucial will be the success of AJAB GAZABB to you as a filmmaker?

Frankly, I would say that the box office success of AJAB GAZABB will be more crucial to me than the success of all my other films. The reason is that though 30 to 40 films have been made by Yashraj Films and there have been only three all time greats- DHOOM, DHOOM 2 and CHAK DE INDIA, which have had zero influence by YRF, a lot of producers felt that I did not direct DHOOM and DHOOM 2 and did not want to work with me at all.

First look poster and trailer of CARRIE

CARRIE

Release date: 10-May-13

Genre: Horror, thriller

Director: Kimberly Peirce

Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort, Julianne Moore

A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.

Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, Carrie is directed by Kimberly Peirce with a screenplay by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.

Here are the first look images and trailer of CARRIE starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore, based on the book by Stephen King.

Pls view and share the trailer from here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-CS00Ltvro&feature=share&list=PL1a9FKznAmII05trMbGoi6TTsImztlbQs

Actor Sunny Leone at a dance rehearsal with choreograp​her Shabina Khan

Actor Sunny Leone does a Chammak Challo with choreographer-director Shabina Khan at Oscar Hall, Andheri (W). Looks like we will see the jhatka-matkas of this bombshell in Bollywood blockbusters soon. Check out the adjacent pics!