Bhoot Aaya to narrate a story of a brutal spirit

Sony Entertainment Television’s horror series Bhoot Aaya will narrate yet another spine chilling episode this weekend of a married couple Tejas and Aditi.  Tejas and Aditi have been going through a financial crisis and with god’s grace they get a house to stay for free through a friend. When they move into that house strange things start to happen to Aditi. She informs Tejas that she doesn’t want to stay there anymore as something is wrong about the place. One night a shopkeeper in the neighborhood tells Aditi that there was a Dai maa who used to do illegal abortion and used to throw dead bodies of unborn children behind that house in the drainage tunnel. But Tejas doesn’t believe her and convinces her to stay in that house as they can’t afford to rent another house. One day they find some stinking dead body kind of thing on the terrace, and incidents continue to haunt them. Aditi gets her hand cut, and then a friend who comes to help also experiences a painful hand cut. Finally they call for a Guruji who does a Pooja in the house. But after all that what has happened Aditi and Tejas decide to leave that house. Later, the paranormal investigation reveals that the canal behind the house used to carry the dead bodies of infants which were a result of illegal abortions. Their spirits have been wandering around, and Aditi going through an abortion herself in the past attracted the sprits to her further.

What will happen to Aditi and Tejas? Will they get rid of this evil in their life?

Watch the complete story this Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 11 pm.

An evening of tribute for the Indian Cinema Industry legend ‘Farooque Shaikh’

                    The life might end one day but the soul of epics remains in many hearts!

Farooque Shaikh continues to evoke much affection and respect within the film fraternity. Indian Films & TV Directors Association organizes a tribute to late Farooque Shaikh at the S P Jain Auditorium in Bhavan’s College on 16^th January 2014, where some of India's finest directors will assemble to recall the experience of working with the remarkable actor. 

The list of stalwarts is led by MS Sathyu who introduced Sheikh in 'Garm Hawa' in 1973. Muzaffar Ali who selected the actor to play a lead in nearly all of the films he directed, starting with 'Gaman' (1978) to 'Umrao Jaan' (1981) and 'Anjuman' (1986). It was while shooting 'Anjuman' that Sheikh became acquainted with the plight of the impoverished chikankari artisans of Lucknow. It spawned a lifelong association with the classic white embroidered kurta-pyjama that remained his unique hallmark. Admired by the karigar skills and pristine beauty of fabric, he then used to order his outfits directly from the karigars.

The tribute will feature many veteran & new age Hindi film directors, actors & writers who worked with him, naming few - Sagar Sarhadi, Ramesh Talwar, Raman Kumar, Pankaj Parashar, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, Sanjay Tripathi, Avinash Kumar Singh, Shona Urvashi, Suhail Tatari, Javed Siddiqui and Anand Rai. Among his co-actors Deepti Naval will share her thoughts on their long working partnership spanning Doordarshan television shows leading on to 'Chashme Buddoor' right up to 'Listen Amaya' last year.

It is organised by Ashoke Pandit - President of the Indian Films & TV Directors Association who said, "We thought we should invite all the directors who have worked with the late veteran actor Shaikh to share interesting moments with the actor, whether these are humorous or sensitive or simply give an insight into his unique personality. They will narrate little trivia which will be useful to those who have merely seen Shaikh on screen and want to know more about him as an actor & human being. This great actor and exceptional human being deserve to be remembered in the most dignified way. What better than inviting all his directors upon a common forum to celebrate his talent and his persona"

The Indian Films & Television Directors’ Association is an organization which aims to unite the film & television directors, assistant directors, co - directors, 2nd unit directors, engaged in the making of Feature films; Short films; Documentaries; TV films and all categories of TV programs, Video films; Music Videos; Ad films; Corporate films etc and to inculcate self discipline, fraternal goodwill and to promote professionalism among its members and to regulate their relations with each other as well as with others, involved in the films and television productions.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag run away with maximum wins at the 9th Renault Star Guild Awards

The 9^th edition of the Renault Star Guild Awards was brought to a close this evening with the biggest stars of the Indian Film and Television industry at Mumbai’s NSCI Ground, Worli. The eventful night saw Salman Khan take centre stage for the second year running as the host for the evening, sharing screen space and a brilliant camaraderie with his colleagues.

The Film & Television Producers Guild of India announced the winners in Film & Television for the year gone by where the Milkha Singh biopic, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag were the favourites of the night, walking away with an impressive 8 awards.  Farhan Akthar swept the Best Actor in a leading role category and saw the film take home Best Screenplay and Best Story for Prasoon Joshi, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design, Best Actress in a supporting role for Divya Dutta, Best Director for Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and the enviable Best Film award for Viacom 18 Motions Pictures and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.

Speaking of his Best Actor in a leading role, Farhan Akthar said, “The biggest thank-you goes to Milkha Singh and his family for all the support and passion that he put in to me. When I met him for the first time, he told me about the sacrifices he went through in his life and Prasoon has captured it very well in the title track.”

2013’s heartwarming The Lunchbox won 3 awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the Star Verdict Awards for Irfaan Khan and The Yash Chopra Award for the Most Promising Debut Director to Ritesh Batra.

2013, being a year for big ticket films that saw an unprecedented number of movie-goers with box office sales spilling over the Rs. 500 cr mark The Film & Television Producers Guild of India introduced the Guild Hall of Fame announcing 2013’s nine major film titles from the year gone by to be included into this exclusive club. The announcement made by Ramesh Sippy and host, Salman Khan saw Race 2, Aashiqui 2, Krrish 3, Chennai Express, Dhoom 3, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Grand Masti, Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani being inducted into the Guild Hall of Fame.

Commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of late filmmaker Khwaja Ahmed Abbas, the Guild also introduced the K. A. Abbas Honour for Cinema with Social Sensitivity. Mr. Amitabh Bachchan gave away the award naming the film, Shahid as its first ever recipient.

Varun Sharma of Fukrey fame and Arshad Warsi (Jolly LLB) shared the award for Best Performance in a comic role while Sushant Singh Rajput walked away with the award for Most Promising Debut – Male for the unconventional film, Kai Po Che! Vaani Kapoor took home the award for Most Promising Debut – Female for the film, Shuddh Desi Romance.

The evening was coupled with enthralling performances by the superstars themselves including Kareena Kapoor Khan, Prabhu Deva who was joined by young starlet, Sonakshi Sinha, Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez.

The Renault Star Guild Awards have been instituted by the Film and Television Producers Guild of India with an objective to establish a standard for honouring excellence and achievements in the Indian film industry.

The 9^th Renault Star Guild Awards is presented by Renault and Star TV. The Brand Parners for the Awards are Gionee Smart Phone and the Videocon Group. WeChat is the official Messaging Partner for the event.

FILM AWARDS
AWARD	NAME	FILM
Best Editing	Chandrashekhar Prajapati	Madras Café
Best Cinematography	Binod Pradhan	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Art Direction	Rashid Khan	Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela
Best Sound Design	Nakul Kamte	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Sound Mixing	Bishwadeep Chatterjee	Madras Café
Best Special Effects	Dhoom 3 Krrish 3
Best Costume Design	Anju Modi, Maxima Basu	Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela
Best Screenplay	Prasoon Joshi	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Story	Prasoon Joshi	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Dialogue	Hussain Dalal	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Red FM Bajaate Raho Dialogue of the Year	Himanshu Sharma	Raanjhana
Best Choreography	Remo D’souza	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (Badtameez Dil & Balam Pichkari)
Best Lyrics	Mithoon	Aashiqui 2 (Tum Hi Ho)
Best Music	Pritam	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Best Playback Singer – Male	Arijit Singh	Aashiqui 2 (Tum Hi Ho)
Best Playback Singer – Female	Bhoomi Trivedi	Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela (Ram Chahe Leela)
Best Performance in a Comic Role	Varun Sharma Arshad Warsi	Fukrey Jolly LLB
Best Performance in a Negative Role	Supriya Pathak	Goliyon Ka Rasleela: Ramleela
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Nawazuddin Siddiqui	The Lunchbox
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Divya Dutta	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Most Promising Debut Male	Sushant Singh Rajput	Kai Po Che!
Most Promising Debut Female	Vaani Kapoor	Shuddh Desi Romance
The Yash Chopra Award for The Most Promising Debut Director	Ritesh Batra	The Lunchbox
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Farhan Akthar	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Actress in a Leading Role	Deepika Padukone	Chennai Express
Best Director	Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Film	Viacom18 Motion Pictures & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Lifetime Achievement Honour	Salim Khan
Lifetime Achievement Honour	Tanuja Mukherjee
K. A. Abbas Award for Social Sensitivity in Hindi Cinema	Shahid
Renault Star Guild Entertainer of the Year	Shahrukh Khan
Star Verdict of the Year	Irfaan Khan for The Lunchbox
Jodi of the Year	Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor (Aashiqui 2)
TELEVISION AWARDS
AWARD	NAME
Best Reality TV Show	Endemol India for Bigg Boss 7
Best Writer	Balika Vadhu
Best Mythological Series	Star Plus for Mahabharat
Best Cast	Cast of Mahabharat
Best Actor	Rajat Tokas for Jodha Akbar
Best Actress	Drashti Dhammi for Madhubala Ankita Lokhande for Pavitra Rishta

Priyanka Chopra Most Beautiful - features as one of the Top 13 Most Beautiful Women in the World.

After creating a splash on the international front with her record breaking single "Exotic" feat Pitbull, and her Hollywood debut Disney's Planes ,Priyanka Chopra is also the only Indian to represent the high street fashion brand GUESS on the global platform as she shot with Bryan Adams.

The actress and international artist who is the most talked about personality abroad added another feather to her illustrious hat,making it to the list of the World's Most Beautiful Women .

Priyanka made it to the Top 13 Beautiful Women of 2013 in a survey drawn up by an international agency for celebrity publicity — PBLCTY.

Interestingly, Priyanka Chopra is the only Indian to make it to the list, which also includes names like Beyonce Knowles,Jennifer Lawrence, Alicia Quarles, Scarlett Johannson among others.

Says Priyanka Chopra, "The announcement came as a huge surprise to me and its extremely flattering and humbling ".

LISTEN TO FIRST SINGLE “COMING OF AGE” NOW BAND CONFIRMED FOR COACHELLA 2014

Foster The People are set to release their highly anticipated new album, Supermodel, on March 18 via Columbia Records. Produced by Paul Epworth, the globally influenced Supermodel is the follow-up to the group’s critically acclaimed 2011 debut Torches.

Recorded in various locations around the world, Supermodel began as frontman Mark Foster and producer Paul Epworth set up a writing studio in a riad in Essaouira, Morocco at the end of 2012. “We didn't have any rules. We just created as much as we could in seven days,” Foster recalls, “And in the spirit of wanderlust and discovery we ended up stumbling on the musical identity of what this record was going to feel like.” 

From Morocco the album continued to migrate with Foster and the band. Work continued at Woodshed Studios in Malibu, Henson Studios and Bronson Island in Los Angeles and was finished at Epworth’s Wolf Tone Studios in London.

Supermodel will be available for pre-order beginning Tuesday, January 14 and will include an instant download of the album’s first single “Coming Of Age” at fosterthepeople.com and select digital retailers (see full track listing below). Fans can also listen to “Coming Of Age” now on the band’s website, where the song is set to a visual documenting the creation of a mural inspired by the new album. The mural lives on a building in downtown Los Angeles and, at seven stories tall, is one of the largest painted murals in the United States. 

To celebrate the announcement of Supermodel, Foster The People have confirmed two intimate club dates in Seattle and Portland on January 19 and 20. Tickets for both shows go on sale at 1:00p.m. PT/4:00p.m. ET today at fosterthepeople.com. The band is also confirmed to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA on April 12 and 19.

Foster the People is Foster, Cubbie Fink and Mark Pontius. Founded by Foster in 2009, the group achieved success with the 2011 release of their debut album Torches, which has sold nearly 2 million albums and over 9 million singles worldwide. Torches features the #1 hit single “Pumped Up Kicks,” which was declared “the year’s anthem” by SPIN, and also spawned the chart topping singles “Don’t Stop (Color On The Walls),” “Houdini,” and “Helena Beat.” Foster the People garnered three GRAMMY nominations for their monumental debut, including Best Alternative Album, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Pumped Up Kicks” and Best Short Form Music Video for “Houdini.

SUPERMODEL TRACK LISTING:

1. Are You What You Want to Be

2. Ask Yourself

3. Coming of Age

4. Nevermind

5. Pseudologia Fantastica

6. The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones

7. Best Friend

8. A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon

9. Goats in Trees

10. The Truth

11. Fire Escape

SEE FOSTER THE PEOPLE LIVE:

January 19                                                   Seattle, WA                                             The Crocodile
January 20                                                  Portland, OR                                        Doug Fir Lounge
April 12                                                         Indio, CA                                                      Coachella
April 19                                                         Indio, CA                                                      Coachella