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

DAR Motion Pictures ‘Zindagi Abhi Baki Hai’ launched

                 A feature on Yuvraj Singh’s inspiring journey of his battle with Cancer

• Was launched at a charity dinner held on the sidelines of ICC event in London; proceeds of auction of Platinum DVD to go to Yuvraj Singh Foundation
• A Gurmeet Singh Film, ‘Zindagi Abhi Baki Hai’ was conceived by Nishant Jeet Arora

In a one of its kind initiative last night YouWeCan’s ‘Zindagi Abhi Baki Hai’ was launched at a charity dinner on the sidelines of an International Cricket Council event in London. Presented by DAR Motion Pictures, Gurmeet Singh’s ‘Zindagi Abhi Baki Hai’ is a 70 minute feature on Yuvraj Singh’s inspiring journey of his battle with Cancer and was conceived by Nishant Jeet Arora. Yuvraj’s mother Ms. Shabnam Singh was also at his side when the DVD was launched.

The proceeds from the charity auction, which included exclusive cricket memorabilia such as Sachin Tendulkar’s t-shirt from his 200^th test match, 2011 World cup winning medal along with a chance to win a dinner date with Yuvraj and a special practice session with the Indian cricketer himself, will go to the Yuvraj Singh Foundation (YSF).

Held at London Hilton in Park Lane, the event which was hosted by Mark Nicholas, was also attended by Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Saurav Ganguly, Kevin Pieterson, Mr Arun Rangachari, Chairman DAR Capital Group, Mr. Vivek Rangachari, Director DAR Media Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Nishant Jeet Arora, the entire Indian cricket team, businessmen, fans, and the media. Noted comedian Kapil Sharma also performed a stand-up comedy act at the event which had the entire crowd in raptures.

Speaking at the launch, an emotional Yuvraj Singh said: "I am happy that DAR has come forward to support me to create more and more awareness about the disease. Cancer happens to strong people. We needn't fear it, we have to face it and come out stronger from its grip. With this DVD, I hope to show people that there is a life after cancer, it doesn't end with it."

YSF, through its initiative ‘YouWeCan’, aims to work for the early detection of cancer, for one and all, so that no one has to fight cancer alone. YSF aims to create consciousness on cancer prevention, early detection and fight against the associated stigma. YSF is a non-profit organization registered under the Bombay Trust Act 1950.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Arun Rangachari said: “Cancer is the most endemic disease and amongst the most fatal in the world today. We at DAR feel strongly about addressing this along with other human issues to the best of our ability. The best way we felt for our small contribution to this cause was through what we do best i.e. Films. Hence, through our robust Corporate Responsibility Programme we decided to back the creation of this inspirational DVD.”

A wholly-owned subsidiary of DAR Capital Group, DAR Motion Pictures was established as a result of the Group’s strong leveraging in the burgeoning Indian Media & Entertainment industry. DAR Motion Pictures is focused on producing, acquiring and distributing quality content in Hindi and other regional languages. DARMP's latest releases include the critically acclaimed and successful films ‘D-Day’ and ‘The Lunchbox’, with Anurag Kashyap's ‘Ugly’ and ‘Fattack’ a co-production with Bejoy Nambiar set for end 2014 releases. In addition past releases include ‘Lalbaug Parel’, ‘Haunted 3D’, ‘Mickey Virus’, amongst others.