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Cinestaan Film Company to produce 3 Films Cinestaan Entertainment Private Limited unveiled its plans to produce films and shall soon foray into television and internet services. Rohit Khattar is Founder and Chairman of Cinestaan and Anand Mahindra is a major investor.

Cinestaan's first subsidiary, the Cinestaan Film Company is delighted to announce its foray into film production with a three film agreement with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s ROMP Pictures. 

Rohit Khattar, Founder Chairman says, “I am delighted to announce the launch of Cinestaan Entertainment in partnership with Anand Mahindra. We share a common vision and similar tastes in story telling which shall, we hope, manifest in some good films. Cinestaan is committed to preserving the rich legacy of our cinema heritage for which we are working on several initiatives including an oral histories television project that shall celebrate the memories and contributions of our screen legends. 

To begin our film slate with a prodigal talent like Rakeysh Mehra is an incredible high and we are excited about developing these films with him.  Cinestaan shall announce some more projects soon."

Cinestaan Film Company’s first film as a co-production with ROMP Pictures will be the Rakeysh Mehra directed ‘Mirziya'. The second film ‘FanneyKhan’, is an official remake of an Oscar Nominated film to be directed by Nitin Kakkar, the National Award Winner for Best Film “Filmistan” in 2013. The third film (yet untitled) shall again be directed by Rakeysh Mehra.

More film specific information shall be shared shortly. 

About Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra:

Three times National Award Winner &Baafta nominated Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is one of the most exciting film-makers of recent times.  His recent blockbuster BHAAG MILKHA BHAAG has made biopics the flavor of the day or RANG DE BASANTI, which changed a whole generation’s thinking and become one of the most important films in the History of Indian Cinema. Even his debut film AKS, was dubbed by critics “ahead of its times”. Rakeysh has heralded the “new age” film-maker with his unique style and tone of telling his stories. Add to that the technical finesse that all his films have along with some of the best music in recent times. He is a director whose films audiences look forward to for a real “cinematic experience”. 

About Rohit Khattar:  

Rohit Khattar is a creative entrepreneur with interests in hospitality and entertainment. He is Chairman of Old World Hospitality, which is India’s largest live entertainment organiser and operates Performing Arts and Convention Centres, Hotels and Restaurants. He is also the Non-Executive Chairman of Mumbai Mantra Media Limited, which is developing entertainment infrastructure and content.

Vivek Oberoi returns to YRF after 12 years

To Bajao the Bank-Chor

In a massive announcement, Vivek Oberoi has just been confirmed to join the lead cast of YRF’s ‘Bank Chor’. He returns to Yash Raj Films 12 years after his super-successful last outing with them, Shaad Ali’s ‘Saathiya’. Vivek has been on a roll with two back to back blockbusters, ‘Krrish 3’ & ‘Grand Masti’ and will be seen in a completely different role as a CBI Officer who turns the bank-chors lives upside down. ‘Bank Chor’ is scheduled to go on the floors immediately and is planned for an early 2015 release.

Added Vivek, “I'm really happy to be back in the Yash Raj family again, truly glad Adi thought of me for this role. Working with my buddy Riteish is always a pleasure, hope we bring our crazy chemistry to this one too! Here's hoping our entire team of Bank Chor steals a million hearts!”

Speaking on the same, Ashish Patil, Business & Creative Head, Youth Films, Brand Partnerships & Talent Management at Yash Raj Films, “The game just got bigger with Vivek hitting the Bank Chor crime scene. Vivek brings his A-Game to whatever he does, and with this character that’s signature rockstar badass Vivek, he’s going to set the screen on fire. We’re thrilled to welcome him to the party!”   

Vivek Oberoi goes head on against Riteish Deshmukh who leads the gang of bank-chors. The two actors have been part of the super successful franchise ‘Grand Masti’. However, in this film, they will share an entirely different chemistry with Vivek making life miserable for the bank-chors. Rhea Chakraborty, previously seen in Mere Dad Ki Maruti, plays the female lead in this mad riot.

‘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. And just when you think things can’t get any worse, in comes a CBI officer who turns their lives into a living hell! ‘Bank-Chor’ is directed by Bumpy and produced by Ashish Patil.

More exciting announcements on the project in the pipeline, stay tuned for more!

Varun Dhawan, Shashank Khaitan and Aditya Singh Rajput at STRUT finale

Creative Director & Celebrity Dance Instructor of STRUT – THE DANCEMAKERS, Bhaavesh Gandhi put up a stupendous show with his dance academy, flaunting their dancing moves. An extravagant finale show put up by his students & him, exhibited their spectacular dance moves, giving the finale that extra edge.

Keeping up their tradition every season Strut The Dancemakers, had Bollywood’s current heartthrob, VARUN DHAWAN, as their Strut Star of this season, along with the director of the recent super hit, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, SHASHANK KHAITAN. The show, that was brilliantly put up for these celebrities, apart from students’ families & friends, was received with tremendous applause & accolades. Dialogue writer & Lyricist, and soon-to-be a chat show host, NIRANJAN IYENGAR, one of the partners of Strut was also present at the finale.

The extravaganza witnessed a new dance form BollyZumba, merging Zumba with Bollywood moves.

Super Advertising model & actor, ADITYA SINGH RAJPUT wore his dancing shoes and showcased his smooth moves to forms such as Strut Jazz, Bollyfusion & BollyZumba, superbly choreographed by Bhaavesh Gandhi on hits song, such as; Whistle Baja, Timber by Keisha & Varun Dhawan’s Besharmi Ki Height. Varun Dhawan even complimented Aditya on his stupendous energy, which remained consistent throughout all his performances.

On his association with Bhaavesh, Aditya Singh Rajput says, “Bhaavesh Gandhi is a close friend. I’ve known him for 5 years now, I had a great time learning all new power packed moves. Bhaavesh Gandhi is a fabulous talent to look out for. His choreography is unique and will soon set a trend in Bollywood!”

Aditya Singh Rajput is a part of Vishal Mahadkar & Essel Vision's next horror Movie 3: AM, which is slated for Sep 2014 release.

Longines Ambassador of Elegance Aishwarya Rai at the Opening Ceremony of Glasgow 2014, the XX Commonwealth Games

On Wednesday 23 July 2014, Longines Ambassador of Elegance Aishwarya Rai attended, together with Mr. Walter von Känel, President of Longines, the Opening Ceremony of Glasgow 2014, the XX Commonwealth Games.

During this ceremony, the Baton was delivered to Her Majesty The Queen, who read her welcome message to the athletes. This event officially opened the XX Commonwealth Games. Over a period of 288 days, the Baton visited 71 Nations and Territories, and covered 190,000km.

Longines is the Official Timekeeper and Watch of the Games, that are held in Glasgow from 23 July to 3 August 2014. In addition, the Swiss watch brand is the Presenting Partner of the Gymnastics competitions. It provides more than 190 timekeepers and 122 tonnes of equipment to support the event.

The Official Watch of Glasgow 2014 is a chronograph in steel from the Conquest Classic collection, housing an exclusive mechanical column-wheel calibre. With a diameter of 41 mm, its black dial is set with one arabic numeral and 11 applied indices with Super-LumiNova®. It displays the hours and the minutes, a small second at 9, a 30-minute counter at 3, a 12-hour counter at 6 as well as the date at 4:30. Just as the entire Conquest Classic collection, this timepiece is water-resistant to 5 bar and its screw-down case back is fitted with a sapphire glass.

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving 71 teams of  athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years. It features 17 sports in 11 days of competition with 261 medal events on show. The Games play host to 4500 athletes and sell 1,000,000 tickets with the event aided by an army of 15,000 volunteers.

Longines’ involvement in the Commonwealth Games dates back to 1962, when it was the Timekeeper of the event in Perth, Australia.

Dancing sensation Suhani Dhanki

Leaving everyone spell bound emerging dancing sensation Suhani Dhanki entices Mumbai with her graceful  performs at Y. B. Chavan Centre as a part of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)

‘Dance is Life’… This holds true for upcoming dancing talent Suhani Dhanki, a trained Bharatnatyam dancer who is fast emerging as a known face both nationally and internationally. She recently performed at a dance recital in Mumbai.

Holding a masters degree in Bharatanatyam with a distinction and gold medal from Bharata College of Fine Arts & Culture and a degree in LLB from the Mumbai University, taking up this dance form was a deliberate choice for Suhani.

Talking about Suhani love for dance she said with pride, “When I watched my guru dance and her commitment to the art, I knew that this was the dance form for me. I learnt Kathak but Bharatnatyam is the closest to my heart and will always remain so.”

Dancing for the last 15 years, she takes inspiration from her guru her interest and dedication was inspired from her guru.  In a typical guru - shishya relationship, Suhani has not just imbibed dance lessons from her guru but also a form of tradition that she is extremely proud of.

Suhani performed live at the Y. B. Chavan Centre as a part of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) where she beautifully presented 'Shivaarchana', composed and choreographed by her guru Dr Sanddhya V Pureccha in traditional Bharatanatyam of the Tanjavur style. She also performed Abhinaya Pada from the Marathi Nirupana of Raja Sarfoji II of Tanjore, choreographed by the legendary late Acharya Parvatikumar. The highlight of the show was her performance onstage to live music. Noted artists like Dr Sanddhya V Pureccha on nattvangam, Sivaprasad on vocals, Satish Krishnamurthy on mridangam and S R Balasubramaniam on violin, all made her performance memorable.

Mumbai being a city that eagerly adopts all forms of art has a wonderful audience for this non native form of dance who appreciated and further encouraged her performance. Currently pursuing her Masters in Fine Arts from the Bharata College of Arts and Culture, Mumbai Suhani is also looking forward to quite a few performances later this month. This talented girl has also recently played the character of Madri in the telly saga Mahabharata.