Rhea Chakraborty heats up the action in Bank Chor! Cast as the female lead of the film

Rhea Chakraborty has been announced as the female lead of Y-Films’ ‘Bank-Chor’. She has a cracker of a role in the film where she will be seen with Riteish Deshmukh for the first time. Rhea started her career as MTV’s youngest VJ, and then made her big screen debut in the sleeper hit of 2013, Mere Dad Ki Maruti. She was also seen opposite Ayushmann Khurrana in his single, O Heeriye. This young actor is all set to explode in Bollywood with an exciting line-up of films. Up next is Rohan Sippy’s Sonali Cable, in which she plays the lead role of Sonali. She will also be seen in UTV Spotboy’s much awaited, ‘Babbu Ki Jawani’. There are a couple of big announcements around the corner, one from Yash Raj Films itself. More on that later.

 An excited Rhea added, “Bank Chor is a rollercoaster ride and I’m delighted to be on it. I’ve had a blast with the team on Mere Dad Ki Maruti and I’m sure this is only going to be bigger and better. Get ready for some LOLs!”

Speaking on the same, Ashish Patil, Business & Creative Head, Youth Films, Brand Partnerships & Talent Management at Yash Raj Films, "We needed someone with spunk, who could be cute and hot at the same time besides speak 2000 words per minute for this part. Rhea speaks 8000 words per minute in real life! She hit the ball out of the park on the other fronts as well and with her outrageous sense of humor she's gonna kill it!"

‘Bank-Chor’ is a comic-caper, that tells the story of 3 morons trying to rob a bank who pick the worst day possible when everything that can go wrong, goes wrong and how they’re inadvertently caught in the crossfire of cops, industrialists and corrupt netas. ‘Bank-Chor’ is directed by Bumpy and produced by Ashish Patil. More exciting announcements on the project in the pipeline, stay tuned!

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL to release on 25th July in India!

 

After receiving tremendous acclaim overseas, the grandest, most extravagant, artistic, star-studded film from Wes Anderson aka 'THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL' is all set to release on 25th July in India!

The movie recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars; and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.  The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting; a raging battle for an enormous family fortune; and the sweetest confection of a love affair – all against the backdrop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.

Fox Searchlight Pictures in association with Indian Paintbrush and Studio Babelsberg present, an American Empirical Picture, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, directed and written by Wes Anderson and story by Anderson & Hugo Guinness. 

The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Jude Law, Bill Murray,Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson and Owen Wilson. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL: a caper in constant motion, kinetic and comic; a timeless tale of friendship, honor, and promises fulfilled. Director Wes Anderson says his eighth feature film comes from a mix of inspirations including the pre-code comedies of the 1930’sand the stories and memoirs of Viennese writer Stefan Zweig.

The Citizens of Zubrowka- Cast of The Grand Budapest Hotel

Author (Tom Wilkinson):  Renowned author of "The Grand Budapest Hotel".  Our National Treasure.

Young Writer (Jude Law): The younger, fictionalized version of the author.  A guest of the Grand Budapest in its later years.

Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes):  The legendary, original concierge of the Grand Budapest.  Mentor to Zero.

Madame D (Tilda Swinton):  The aged Countess of Schloss Lutz.  Great friend to Gustave H.

Henckels (Edward Norton):  Captain of the Lutz Military Police.

Dmitri (Adrien Brody):  Son and presumed-heir to Madame D.

 Jopling (Willem Dafoe):  Associate of Dimitri and Private Inquiry Agent.

Deputy Kovacs (Jeff Goldblum):  An important attorney.

Ludwig (Harvey Keitel):  Underworld figure, inmate of Checkpoint 19 Criminal Internment Camp.

M. Ivan (Bill Murray):  Concierge of Hotel Excelsior Palace and member of the “The Society of the Crossed Keys”

 M. Chuck (Owen Wilson):  Acting concierge of the Grand Budapest during its appropriation for military use.

Rohit Shetty explores Mumbai City like never before for Singham Returns!!

 

Blockbuster director Rohit Shetty is always known to bring out the hidden gems from any place where he shoots. His shoots in Goa have always shown us the picturesque locations of the breathtaking city like never before.

 But what we hear is that this time the director has shot in the exotic corners of Mumbai as the story of Singham Returns revolves around Mumbai city.

 Rohit Shetty has not only shot in iconic sites of the city but also unexplored remote places and the bylanes of Mumbai to bring out the real character of the city. The team has shot in places which are rarely seen on the silver screen like Reay Road, Cotton Green, Urankhanwadi Chawl, Mahim Durgah, and JJ Fylover which are very difficult to shoot owing to the places being crowded.

  

Apart from these places Rohit has also managed to shoot in iconic places like Gateway of India, where they got special permission to shoot after 6 yrs as well as the Worli Fort.

A source close to his team said, ' Rohit sir is very particular about the locations in his films and for Singham Returns since the story revolves in Mumbai he wanted to shoot at places which show the real Mumbai.

Well, with this news we cannot wait to see Mumbai from Rohit Shetty's viewpoint on the big screen!!

The lion is all set to roar as Singham Returns releases this Independence Day 15^th August.

Singham Returns is produced by Ajay Devgn Ffilms, Rohit Shetty Productions and Reliance Entertainment.

Bhansali Productions all set for a roaring year ahead !

Creative maverick ,director/ producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali who was celebrated last year thanks to the unprecedented success of his magnum opus Ram Leela has an exciting year ahead with his production ventures under his home banner Bhansali Productions.

Mary Kom produced by Bhansali that marks the directorial debut of Omung Kumar starring Priyanka Chopra in and as Mary Kom will release 5^thSeptember 2014 , followed by Gabbar starring Akshay Kumar which went on floors earlier this year and is scheduled to release in the first half of 2015.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali will then don the director’s hat for his ambitious next Bajirao Mastani starring Ranveer Singh , Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra which will go on floors this October and is already the most sought after film of next year.

After the riveting success of Rowdy Rathore which roared at the B/O and entered the 100 crore club, Bhansali Productions will soon start work on Rowdy Rathore 2 which will roll by the mid of next year with Akshay Kumar toplining the cast .

Says a reliable trade analyst, “Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali turned producer in the year 1999 and has ever since put his money where his heart heart is, producing films under the Bhansali Productions banner that has over the years come to be synonymous with larger-than-life grandeur, stunning visuals and stories that have had audiences leaving the theaters with a tear and a smile.” 

Says Sanjay Leela Bhansali, "I enjoy producing to an extent that it is the joy of creating .There are several films in the pipeline and we are also going to roll with Rowdy Rathore 2 shortly ,but its too soon to divulge details”.

THE MOST APPETIZING MUSIC OF THE YEAR IS HERE!

             DAAWAT-E-ISHQ TITLE SONG AND MUSIC ALBUM OUT NOW!

  The deliciously romantic music from Daawat-e-Ishq is now ready to be served!

From the ever so talented music duo, “music chefs” Sajid-Wajid with delectable lyrics by Kausar Munir comes a  Daawat to savour 6 flavoursome tracks and one aromatic instrumental with generous measures of qawali which instantly envelope you with the zesty cultures of Hyderabad and Lucknow:

·         DAAWAT-E-ISHQ - A fresh and modern Qawali with a beautiful amalgamation of the bulbultara and a rock grunge guitar
Singers: JAVED ALI, SUNIDHI CHAUHAN

·         MANNAT – Fall in love with the tunes of the romantic rebab played with a very soulful Arabic composition
Singers: SONU NIGAM, SHREYA GHOSHAL, KEERTHI SAGATHIA
REPRISE Singers: SONU NIGAM, SHREYA GHOSHAL

·         RANGRELI - A very festive dance track celebrating the vibrant colors of love!
Singers: WAJID, SHREYA GHOSHAL

·         SHAYARANA - A soft and indulgent Rock ballad with dreamy lyrics
Singers: SHALMALI KHOLGADE

·         JAADU TONE WAALIYAN - A passionate union of Rock and Sufi… a Sajid-Wajid masterpiece!
Singer: SHABAB SABRI

·         DAAWAT-E-ISHQ (INSTRUMENTAL)
Arranged and Produced by: HITESH MODAK

Arrive at a “tuning-setting” Sajid-Wajid style as the sizzling pair of Lucknow ka Aashiq, Tariq, Aditya Roy Kapur and Hyderabab ki Tez Gulrez, Parineeti Chopra, make their own  masaledaar albeli rangreli pichchar... Daawat-e-Ishq!

Produced by Aditya Chopra, the film is written and directed by Habib Faisal.

Watch the first delightfully delicious title song from the album here:

yrf YouTube Channel

This new age “Rock Qawali” will leave you mouth-watering and lip-smacking for more!

Stay tuned to the yrf YouTube Channel for the full album – out tomorrow!

Go to a music store and grab it fresh off the shelf - CDs & MP3s in stores tomorrow!

Watch Love Happen Over Food on 5^th September 2014