COPY OF THE LEGAL NOTICE SEND TO PAKASTANI MEDIA

Re: - 149/INDIL/RV/2012

To, November 22, 2012

The Nation News Paper

Mr. Majid Nizami

(Managing Director)

(Nawaiwaqt Group of Newspaper)

Having address at NIPCO House,
4 Shaarey Fatima Jinnah
Lahore, Pakistan

Also at

Khayaban-e-Shamsheer

Phase-V, Defence Housing Society

Karachi, Pakistan

Also at

Nawaiwaqt House, Zero Point

Islamabad, Pakistan

Also at

Nawaiwaqt House, Abdali Road,

Multan, Pakistan

Dear Sir/s,

We are concerned for our client MR. VEERAJ KUMAR VERMA @RAJAN VERMA, having address at 301, 3^rd Floor, Building No. 4-A, New Mhada Colony, Lokhandwala, Andheri (West), Mumbai, India- 400 053, upon whose instruction and behalf, we have to serve following notice upon you;
That our client is a law abiding and peace loving citizen of India and is an actor by profession having acted in various feature films which has been proved blockbuster on the box office and some films are going to be released very soon and considering the same, our client is having a very good reputation within the society as well as within the entertainment industry at large, whereas, you no. 1 is a leading newspaper of Pakistan having a very good reputation within the international media and thus in routine course, whatever the news is being published by you, the same is being treated as a most trusted and truthful news not only within Pakistan but also at international level and thus, it is your bounden and mandatory duty to check the authenticity of any news before you publish the same in your news paper. Our client further states that you no. 2 is the Managing Director of you no. 1 and is actively involved into the day to day affaires of you no. 1 and thus, are very much liable and responsible for the acts and deeds done by you no. 2 for and on behalf of you no.1.
That our client in routine course of the business, had produced and acted into a film i.e. Hindi Feature Film titled “Ashok Chakra”, which was intended to give a tribute to the martyr and victim of the inopportune tragedy of the attack done by the terrorists on 26/11/2008 at our financial capital Mumbai. Our client states that the said film was completed well within time and was released worldwide and was very much appreciated by the people at large. Our client further states that in the said film, our client had played the lead role of “Kasab”, the only surviving terrorist, who after trail before the Hon’ble Court at Mumbai, was sentenced to death.
You are also aware that the said terrorist Kasab, pursuant to the judgment and order of the Hon’ble Court and pursuant to rejection of his mercy plea by the Hon’ble President of India, the said Terrorist was hanged till death on 21/11/2012 at Yarwada Jail, Maharashtra, India and the said news came to be reflected everywhere in India as well as at International level via print and electronic media. That our client was very much shocked and surprised to go through a news on internet published by you no. 1 through you no. 2 in your news paper in it’s 21/11/2012 edition wherein the news regarding the judicial hanging of the said terrorist was published however, it was more surprising that instead of Photograph of Kasab, the still photograph of our client (procured from the said film wherein our client is carrying a weapon into his hands) is being published in the said column in your newspaper. Our client states that by the said act, you have made an attempt to pretend as if our client is the real Kasab and terrorist who have killed various innocent people on the said fateful day and also, you have made an illegal and unjustified attempt to declare our client as one of the dreaded International Terrorist.
That due to your aforesaid acts and deeds and willful default, the reputation and dignity of our client has been badly hampered within the society as well as at the international level at large. At the same time, it has also caused security concerned of our client and his family members at any time and place as, after the said news being published, a prudent man will carry an impression that our client is a real culprit of the said attack on Mumbai and mass killing of the innocent people of our country and foreigners.
Further, due to your aforesaid illegal and unjustified acts and deeds and due to publication of the photograph of our client in your news paper which is being published and distributed worldwide, our client shall face various problems in immigration, Visa, security check etc., while his visits to abroad and it is quite natural that he could be refused to provide Visas for the Country like America and in that case, our client shall not only face a tremendous mental and physical torture but also, shall face a huge and irreparable monitory losses as, in routine course of his profession, our client is required to visit outside India most frequently for the purpose of shooting of his films.
That it is quite regretful and surprising that the photograph of Kasab is easily available and specially for the media like you and the photograph of our client cannot be procured that much easily however despite the said fact, the photograph of our client has been affixed instead of Kasab which clearly indicates towards your selfish motive and design best known to you and the said fact itself indicates that the reputation of our client has been intentionally hampered by you at International level.
In the circumstances, our client have instructed us to address you the present notice which we hereby do and call upon you to compensate our client to the tune of Rs. 10,00,00,000/- (INR Ten Crores Only) for the mental and physical trauma and financial losses faced by our client and at the same time, you are also called upon to tender your unconditional written apology in your newspaper in prominent place within one week from the date of receipt of the present notice failing which, our client shall have left with no other option but to initiate necessary Civil and Criminal proceedings against you as per provisions of the Law of the land and in such event, you shall alone be responsible for the entire risk as to cost and consequences thereof, which you may please take note well in advance.

Thanking You

Your’s truly

For INDI LEXUS

Neeraj D. Gupta

Advocate

The Attacks of 26/11 first look launch pics and RGV note

RGV screens the first look of The Attacks of 26/11

Ram Gopal Varma held a simple screening of his latest film, The Attacks of 26/11 for the media and the families of the victims, the survivors and their families and the cops of the incident that shook the nation. The feel of the 15-minute first look was very heavy with the audience getting overwhelmed. While few opined that it took them back to the days they were trying to erase, a pint-sized wonderkid Devika responsible for nailing Kasab was vocal when she felt "that such films are the need of the hour. Kasab's hanging should be made public so that people actually believe he has been hanged. I want it to be a lesson to all terrorists."

Mrs. Salaskar agreed with Devika when she expressed her happiness on The Attacks of 26/11 being made. Ram Gopal Varma was clear in his thought. "I had never intended to make a film at that point when I went there. What could I have possibly seen at that place what the media had not already been showing ever since. I never ever intended to make a film on those attacks when I went to The Taj. Why now? Now after all these years, after the whole truth has been uncovered by the investigators and by the virtue of an extensive knowledge I have gathered from various sources about the actual truths behind those attacks from both authorized and eye witness accounts, I developed a desire to film the actual story of those attacks the attacks began."

A touching screening indeed.

A NOTE FROM RAM GOPAL VARMA ON THE

FIRST LOOK UNVEILING OF ATTACKS of 26/11

In the context of me launching the first look of my film 'The attacks of 26/11' at Nehru auditorium, the 23rd at 6 pm in spite of it not being relevant to the film by itself, I just wanted to clarify my position on the controversy surrounding
the highly criticized visit of mine to the Taj after the attacks of
26/11... the allegation of my seeming insensitivity
towards the incident came out of a speculation that the late
Vilasraoji facilitated my visit to the Taj, for me to have access
to unseen views, in view of me casting Riteish in a film that I was
planning to do on those attacks. That speculation was completely
baseless because of the following reasons:
1. What could I have possibly seen at that place what the media
had not already been showing ever since the attacks began?
2. If I am accused of wanting to cast Riteish,then my question is
"Would I have cast him as a terrorist or a cop or what ? And this too,
at a time
when no one including the police knew what or who was behind
the attacks".
3. I was a member of a group of nearly 30 people that were only
allowed into restricted areas…
Why else would the investigative agencies allow any of us to
walk into areas where the crime scenes are being investigated?
       The truth of why I went to the Taj at that time was nothing
but my curiosity to witness a scene of an unprecedented happening and
since I just happened to be with close friend Riteish I took the
opportunity …Riteish himself did not know that anybody would read
meanings into this act and his father Vilasraoji did not even know
that I was in the group.
Having said this, I also agree that it is highly understandable that
during those emotional and traumatic moments it is very
natural that various concerned would feel a strong sense of
indignation on such seemingly callous and selfish
behaviour… but like I said and maintained ever since that time, I
never ever intended to make a film on those attacks when I went to the
Taj.

WHY NOW?

Now after all these years, after the whole truth has been uncovered by
the investigators and by the virtue of an extensive knowledge I have
gathered from various sources about the actual truths behind those
attacks from both authorized and eye witness accounts, I developed a
desire to film the acutal story of those attacks

Subhash Ghai’s quest to find his 'Kaanchi' takes him to Chandigarh!

Preparations for Subhash Ghai's magnum opus – KAANCHI is in full swing, while stars like Mithun Chakraborty and Rishi Kapoor have been signed for major parts in the film, the hunt for its leading lady is still on. With that respect, Subhash Ghai will be visiting Chandigarh on November 30^th, Friday, and not only address the media to reveal his big plans for his next directorial venture, but shall also begin his hunt for a new heroine to play the title role of KAANCHI.
The auditions for the title role of Kaanchi, a young pahadi girl will be held in Chandigarh at hotel Taj on 1^stand 2^nd December. Everyone aspiring to be a part of this big project will have to register for the auditions by 30 November 2012 at admukta@gmail.com or call Mr. Juneja on 09888999082.

The opportunity is thrown open for girls, who have never appeared in films before, are between the age group of 18 -22 with fair complexion, slightly stout and have medium height. Other requisites are good eye color, aggressiveness, clear diction, and basic acting and dancing skills.

Known to have launched and groomed 11 stars in Bollywood, including Madhuri, Manisha, Mahima , Katrina , Kareena , Meenakshi Sheshadri and so on, one wonders who will be Subhash Ghai’s next find.

A teaser of KAANCHI released by Mukta arts is available on Youtube and muktaarts.com.

Vikram Bhatt’s ASA Productions joins hands with Bhushan Kumar's T-Series for a 5 film deal

Fresh of the success of Raaz 3 and 1920 Evil Returns, director/producer Vikram Bhatt, known to be the Face of Indian Horror, along with ASA Productions recently got into a partnership with T-Series to produce 5 films that promise to push the barriers in the sci-fi ,thriller and horror genre.

While the two powerhouses come together to produce 5 films,2 of them will be directed by Vikram Bhatt himself –an action film set in the science-fiction genre and another down the line,Bhatt’s most ambitious yet, a first-of-its kind where 3D technology will be the least of its novelty for which actress Bipasha Basu has been roped in,details of which are tightly being kept under wraps.

For now the first to go on floors this January,a supernatural thriller , starring Kunal Khemu .Followed by Hate Story 2 a tale of revenge and betrayal directed by Vishal Pandya.Talking about the merger says Bhushan Kumar ,”We are happy to associate with Vikram Bhatt and ASA Productions ,they have an impressive track-record with their films –Not to mention, Vikram is the ultimate in the horror and sci-fi genre …We look forward to doing some great work together”.

Adds producer/director Vikram Bhatt, ASA Productions “"Bhushan Kumar and TSeries understand the value of a new idea and are willing to cross frontiers to make the films of the future. It's rare to find partners who share your belief and vision. We at ASA our lucky to have come together with like minded people."

T-Series Ropes In Mithoon For 3-Film Deal
It's usual for one to see solo artists running after Music labels and coaxing them to release their tracks. However, one usually doesn't see a Music giant chasing a composer to rope him in. The latter seems to have happened with music composer Mithoon. It is learnt that the Music baron Bhushan Kumar has roped Mithoon for a three film deal!
Althought the details of the films are being tightly guarded, one does learn that this may be Mithoon's first to sign up such a deal. Apparently, the composer doesn't play more than a song or two during music sittings. However, when he sat down to discuss the tunes with Bhushan Kumar he ended up sharing 7 songs in one go and the Bhushan loved them all!
Confirming the reports, Bhushan Kumar jubilantly said, " Yes its true that ive signed Mithoon for three of my films.I was thrilled to hear the songs he played me and I didn't want to miss even one of them.I can assure you that each one of them will be immortal."
One can only wait to hear the lovely melodies of Mithoon now.

Wishing Indian Idol Star Harish Moyal & his better half Meenu many more melodius years ahead…

Singing in his finest tunes & winning hearts of many people through the show Indian Idol Harish Moyal managed to fine tune his married life & celebrated his 10^th marriage anniversary last week with great pomp pomp admists all his family members & friends from the industry at a plush banquet in the suburbs.

To wish Harish & Meenu, All his friends from the Indian Idol Family were present. Rahul Vaidya, Prajakta Shukre & Abhijit Sawant were a good company to each other singing.

Mika Singh with his quirkiness entertained audience & wished them a happy married life in his own Style.

Meiyang Chang , Monali Thakur & Naveen Prabhakar were seen bonding & chit chatting.

Manish Goel had wife for his company to wish the couple a married life.

It was a melodious evening when everyone wished Them & sang the ‘We Wish you a happy married life’ in their own andaaz.

Wishing Harish & Meenu many more melodious years ahead!!!