Rati Agnihotri plays mother to her son Tanuj Virwani on-screen too!

Some like to sport gem stones while others believe their co-stars are lucky charms for them! Our B-town celebrities also take a step forward to announce who their lucky charms are! 

Whether it is the beautiful Kajol who is seen in all Kjo’s films or Salman sporting the sapphire blue bracelet they are all lucky charms for these actors! 

Interestingly budding actor Tanuj Virwani (son of veteran actress Rati Agnihotri) will soon be seen in Viacom 18’s Luv U Soniyo along with Miss India (2010) Neha Hinge  

Tanuj who is very close to his mother wanted Ratiji only to play his on-screen mothers role as he considers her as his lucky charm, and since this is his first bollywood film he wanted her to be part of it, informs a source. 

When quizzed Tanuj about it he said, “You won’t believe it, but when I signed the film, my mom did not have any idea about it and one morning I just handed over the cheque of the signing amount. I could see the happiness in her eyes and later when Joe and I were discussing about who should play the mothers character we both took moms name (Ratiji), it’s as if we were thinking on the same wave length. My mom is my lucky charm and I am happy she is a part of my first bollywood film” he concluded 

Distributed by Viacom 18 Media Pvt Ltd, Directed by Joe Rajan and Produced by Harvey India Productions & Odyssey Corporation India Limited ‘Luv U Soniyo’ is all set to hit the screens on 26^th July, 2013!

Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor Launch the Trailer of 'Satyagraha' via Video Conferencing in London!!

Superstar Ajay Devgn & the beautiful Kareen Kapoor who are holidaying in the beautiful locales of London recently launched the  'Satyagraha' trailer via Video-Conferencing with the rest of the cast in Mumbai!

Devgn who is on a month long vacation is in London while Bebo had flown to the same place to bring in elder sister Karisma's birthday! The duo took out personal time from their vacation to fulfill their work commitment, and attended the launch via live video conferencing!!  The time difference between Mumbai and London is +4:30 hours, Devgn & Kareena made sure they were present on time and even interacted with the media in London as well as Mumbai! 

Prakash Jha's 'Satyagraha' is all set to hit the screens this August and stars Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpai, Kareena Kapoor & Amrita Rao!

YRF & Dibakar Banerjee Reboot “Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!”

 

The mystery unfolds in cinemas worldwide on 12 Dec 2014 

Friday, June 28, 2013: The co-production venture of YRF & Dibakar Banerjee Productions (DBP) announces its first directorial outing with Dibakar – “DETECTIVE BYOMKESH BAKSHY!”  

"We are rebooting Byomkesh. Right back to his first ever case. We could have called this Byomkesh Begins. Everything else from now on will follow us!" says Dibakar, tongue in cheek. In a contemporary interpretation of war torn Calcutta during the 1940’s, the film follows the first adventure of Byomkesh, fresh out of college, as he pits himself against an evil genius who is out to destroy the world. "It’s his wits against the most villainous arch criminal the world has seen, in a world of murder, international political intrigue and seduction" 

This is the first in a series that will feature Bengali bestseller writer Saradindu Banerjee's most famous creation and India's widest read and best known detective character for the first time in a Hindi feature. 

"Sushant Singh Rajput has that dormant volcano thing about him that is just right for my Byomkesh." Says Dibakar of his leading man, "He looks so quiet, so self-absorbed and withdrawn - till you challenge him. Then he explodes and becomes the most dangerous man in the world - at least for the criminals." 

The director and the lead are working hard to get the character, feel and the spectacle of the period thriller that starts shooting January 2014.  

“DETECTIVE BYOMKESH BAKSHY!” releases 12th December 2014

NFDC's National Award Winner The Good Road to release on July 19th

NFDC (National Film Development Corporation) announces today, that its National Award Winner 2013- Best Feature Film - Gujarati, The Good Road, is scheduled to release on July 19th in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Baroda, and Gandhinagar, across PVR cinemas under the Director's Rare banner.
The 60th National Film Awards ceremony of the Directorate of Film Festivals presented its annual National Film Awards to honor the best of Indian Cinema in 2012, on May 3, 2013. An Award in this Category has come to a Gujarati film after a gap of 20 years, after Manvini Bhavai by Upendra Trivedi, in 1993.
A modern Gujarati tale, The Good Road, is directed by debut feature filmmaker Gyan Correa. In its story based around Kachchh, Gujarat, The Good Road is a journey of three sets of people who are travelling on a highway, cutting through the Banni, bordering the Rann. They are all on a journey to achieve their respective pursuits, but over the next twenty-four hours, will discover something altogether different, something new and unexpected about their lives.
Well-known actress Sonali Kulkarni (Kiran) plays the pivotal role, along side Ajay Gehi (David), Keval Katrodia (Aditya), Shamji Dhana Kerasia (Pappu), Priyank Upadhyay (Shaukat), and Poonam Kesarsingh Rajput (Poonam). The film showcases technical excellence from experts like the Oscar Award winning Sound Designer Resul Pookutty, ace Cinematographer Amitabha Singh (Chillar Party, Khosla ka Ghosla), Music Director Rajat Dholakia (Delhi 6, Mirch Masala) and Multi talented Editor Paresh Kamdar (Tunnu ki Tina, Rasayatra).
The microsite of the film www.thegoodroadfilm.com
, which will serve as an official platform for all updates and information, will be live on June 29th. 
About NFDC Cinemas of India
Incorporated in the year 1975, the National Film Development Corporation Ltd. (a Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting) was formed by the Government of India with the primary objective of planning, promoting and organizing an integrated and efficient development of the Indian film industry in accordance with the national economic policy and objectives laid down by the Central Government from time to time. With more than 300 films in 18 regional Indian languages, many of which have earned global acclaim and won national and international awards, NFDC has worked with filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Mira Nair, Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani, Adoor Gopalikrishnan, Richard Atenborough, amongst many others. 
NFDC aims at fostering excellence in cinema and promoting the diversity of its culture by supporting and encouraging films made in various Indian languages through productions and co-productions, script development and need based workshops. In the last five years NFDC commissioned 23 productions across 12 Indian languages and introduced 15 new filmmakers.  

Khoobsurat Friday Episode

Menka and Lalit comes with so many gifts for Ehsaas , as Ehasaas is very happy to see those things. We find Mr. Sandu is there at Aradhya’s home as he has important talk to do with Aradhya, but Aradhya refuse to talk to him on business matter n asks him to leave from her home, and she scolds him very much. Mr. Sandu doesn’t likes Aradhya’s behavior  but Aradhya forces him to go back. As Ehassas seeing his mother in anger he comes with a glass of cold drink and tries to overcome her anger, finally Aradhhya’s anger melts. as Ehsaas tries to teach her yoga and he says isse gussa control hota hai, as he learn this from his school. Ehsaas succeeded to overcome her mother’s anger as all goes to have snacks on dining table. All family members are discussing about his birthday. and they decide to have a fancy dress competition on his party. As Aradhya decides that she will make him radio jockey as Ehassa refuses, all are surprised what he wants to become, Ehsaas tells them that he wants to become a doctor as Aradhya agrees that surely she will buy him a doctor’s dress with stethoscopes. Aradhya goes out to escort her father n mother suddenly she finds a man talking to a woman in a distance. From behind she finds its Dr. Shekhar, but suddenly man gets inside the car and moves from there, Aradhya surprised that he should be Shekhar after so many years once again she finds a hope to meet him again. As she decides she will find him anywhere soon.