Star Movies viewers all set to exercise the ‘Power of Choice’ You Pick The Flick with #YPTF and Star Movies plays it.

When you are the leading English movie channel of the country you tend to set new benchmarks for the category to follow. Especially when it comes to understanding what the viewers want. No wonder then that Star Movies has yet again given the reigns of the channel into its audiences with the latest avatar of #YouPickTheFlick – viewers get to pick the film of their choice and it airs on the channel from 8th November, 2014.

Star Movies always strives to enhance the viewer experience every time they showcase epic films and this time they have decided to empower their viewers by letting them decide which movie they love more amongst others and want to watch on Star Movies every weekend.

Viewers don’t pick a flick, they need to fight it out against the fans of the other film. The viewer votes, promotes and ensures that his pick wins over the other. The victory can be celebrated with your loved ones at home over the weekend.

Every Saturday, Star Movies will pit two of the latest movies for the Battle YPTF for the following week, and viewers will battle it out using their Facebook page and Twitter handles.

This epic battle will begin with the truly Incredible Hulk locking horns with the “Genius, Billionaire, Playboy and Philanthropist” – Iron Man for votes and the winner will be out on 8^th November on TV screens. The week after, put pedal to the metal as Fast & Furious 6 and Death Race will race for your votes. For the romantics, Twilight Saga-Breaking Dawn 2 will be competing with Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons to steal the hearts of Star Movies viewers.

Speaking about bringing this experience to the viewers, Mr. Kevin Vaz, General Manager – English Cluster, Star India said, “At Star Movies, all our initiatives are created with our viewer in focus. Their needs and choices drive our innovations. So #YPTF or You Pick The Flick was a natural extension that goes one step ahead in empowering our viewers and giving them the power of choice.  We want to have a deeper interaction with our viewers and enrich their movie watching experience.”

Time to pick your favourites and let everyone know that you picked the flick on Star Movies every Saturday from 8^th November at 7pm!

Cosmic connect and colours of passion

The indelible impression of Gods and Goddesses that Indians have can be largely attributed to the visual cultural heritage of Raja Ravi Varma. His paintings of beautiful sari-clad women drew so much appreciation in the West, that a beautiful woman would often be described as looking ‘as if she had stepped out of a Varma canvas’.

One of Ravi Varma’s greatest contributions was to democratise the production and distribution of art with the creation of the Lithographic Press in 1894. Cosmic Heart Gallery  hosted a very special exhibition with reproductions of the lithographs rendered on limestone by Mumbai-based Rashme Mehta.

Director Ketan Mehta,  actors Nandana Sen, Ajay Gehi and cosmic healer Jalpa Vithalani were part of the event.

 “These historical images on limestone have been recreated from the text of the artist’s works and from documentation of the various subjects which I have researched in the last fifteen years,” says  Mehta.

This is one among the many exclusive exhibitions curated by Cosmic Heart Gallery, which was established with the intention of creating space for nurturing the soul through art. Says cosmic healer Jalpa Vithalani, “Cosmic Heart creations are about beauty, art, creativity and expression of the Absolute. You will melt in the presence of our collection of paintings as you soak in the energy, colour and flow. This particular exhibition is about bringing back our cultural heritage, our ‘Indian Sankskriti’, epic stories, history of a bygone era, alive once again into our homes, to pass onto our next generations.”

The exhibition of Raja Ravi Varma’s works are on at Cosmic Heart Gallery.  Timings: 11am to 7pm - Tuesday to Saturday.

Pallavi Kulkarni returns to small screen with Sony TV’s Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar

Marathi beauty Pallavi Kulkarni Nerurkar, who was last seen in Vaidehi is returning to the small screen after a sabbatical of 7 years with Sony Entertainment Television’s Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar. Playing the main lead opposite Ronit Roy, this show is about reinstilling faith in the institution of marriage. Produced by Balaji Telefilms, this mature love story explores the complexities of human relationships. The story revolves around a married couple, Dr. Nachiket Khanna and Ragini Patel who loved each other so much that it drove them apart.

Speaking about her return to Indian television, Pallavi Kulkarni Nerurkar said “I am glad to make a comeback on television as Ragini Patel with Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar. Ragini is a strong headed woman who has bought up her two children single handedly.”

Ali Zafar sketches super Amitabh Bachchan live !

Ali Zafar who will next be seen in Yash Raj's Kill Dil , couldn't contain his excitement when the team of the film went to the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati to promote the film - Ali who has been a huge fan of host Amitabh Bachchan , was extremely excited to meet him and interact with the veteran who he deeply admires.

Ali who is also a renowned artist in Pakistan got the opportunity to sketch the superstar live , fulfilling a long standing dream - Says Ali, "“I am a huge fan of Bachchan, I have grown up watching his films and songs. I used to draw as a child, and I had taken a sketch of Amitabh that I had done when I was a 13-year-old kid. When I gifted it to him he adored it and asked me to draw him ‘live’, as the episode was going on. It was a dream- come-true".

What's more is that Mr.Bachchan also requested the versatile actor/singer to sing for him -"  It was an impromptu performance but I know most of his songs. So, I sang a medley of his old hits including Chookar mere mann ko, My name is Anthony Gonsalves, Angrezi mein kehte hai, Jaha teri yeh nazar hai and Yeh dosti with an acoustic guitar"

Star Movies and Universal Pictures International come together to bring the First look of Fast and Furious 7 to the Indian Fans

Star Movies and Universal Pictures International -India gave fans a sneak peek into the latest sequel of the Fast & Furious franchise, Fast & Furious 7, by airing its first look on Sunday, 2nd November! In a first-of-its-kind experience, fans in India watched the trailer of the movie along with the rest of the world.

Thirteen years ago, Universal Pictures released the action film set within the underground street-racing subculture of East Los Angeles called The Fast and the Furious.  Six films later, the franchise has grown into a global sensation, garnering more than $2.3 billion in worldwide box-office receipts and setting a record as Universal’s highest grossing franchise in history. 

The key to the Fast & Furious success lies with the fans themselves. For fans in India who were awaiting the 7^th edition of one of the most iconic movie franchises in the world, Star Movies together with Universal Pictures launched the trailer of Fast & Furious 7. The film will be releasing in cinemas on 3rd April 2015.

In less than 24 hours, the video garnered 1 lac views and over 9 million impressions!

The first look of Fast & Furious 7 awaits fans at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvKV6j1VGU8 and https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10150446412769964&set=vb.73166874963&type=2&theater

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