Zed Plus is a political satire film

Ace film maker Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi, who is all set with his next much awaited film Zed Plus says these days we don't make films on political satire.
"I think these days there is no space for political satire in Hindi cinema. Our life is related to politics and we dont make films on politics and common man. I thought this was an interesting concept to make a film on political satire, " Dr Chandra Prakash Dwivedi said.

Zed Plus is a social political satire on a common  man starring Adil Hussain and Mona Singh in lead.

It was certainly a unique  event as the actors attented the event donning their character look in the film. The event kicked off with a small play introducing their characters of the film while Hrishita Bhatt was the narrator of the play.

The National award winner Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi says the viewers have to get their brains with them to watch this film Zed Plus.
He says, "People feel to watch films they should keep  their brains at home  but please  get your  brains with you to watch Zed Plus."

Actress Mona Singh says, "I am not doing too many films because not too many intellegent  films are being offered to me.. I loved the script of Zed Plus. I didn't have to do any research as I just followed my directors instructions. After doing this film I feel I am directors actor."

Produced by Mukund Purohit and Mandira Kashyap, Directed by Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi Zed Plus is slated for Nov 28 release.

Artist Present for the Event were... Adil Hussain, Mona Singh, Hrishita Bhat,  Shivani Tanksale, Mukesh Tiwari and Rahul Singh along with Producer Akshay Shah and Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi (Director).

Children’s Film Society of India Launches the First Edition of National Children’s Film Festival

In a bid to expand the market for Children’s film and encourage talent in the country, Children’s Film Society India (CFSI) has announced the launch of a three day National children’s film festival for the first time ever. The move comes close on the heels of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modiji’s cleanliness drive announcement and in keeping with his vision; CFSI has announced the central theme of the festival as ‘Swachhta’.

Entitled as National Children’s Film Festival (NCFF), the event will focus on Children’s films which are either made or shot in India or the makers are Indian. The festival is a three day event, which will kick-start at the capital New Delhi in Siri fort Auditorium from 14^th November, Children’s Day and conclude on 16^th November 2014.NCFF will be organized by CSFI every alternate year.

The festival will screen a score of unreleased films with CFSI’s production and latest offering, Pappu Ki Pugdandi leading the pack. Other fresh content that will be showcased in the festival are Shortcut Safari which will be premiered for the first time , The Goal, Mahek Mirza , Ek Ajooba (CSFI productions)  Kummati, Krish Trish and Baltiboy- 3 (curated films). The films are carefully handpicked to create an opportunity for children to experience qualitative content made exclusively for them. Some of these films have won several awards, globally.

Talking about the festival, Mr. Shravan Kumar, CEO, CFSI said, “At CFSI we not only want to make films but also make film makers. The objective behind this festival is not just to expand the children’s film market or encourage makers to come forward but also to nurture talent from a very young age. If we can showcase the right content and create a conducive environment for children to pursue film making or allied creative career paths, I ‘m sure we will get great talent emerging out of our country. Films, I believe is the most powerful medium and if used effectively we can entertain while addressing various pressing issues”.

In Delhi, the festival will take place at Siri Fort Auditorium. NCFF has garnered eyeballs from the country’s celebrated Bollywood personalities such as Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, Mr. Ajay Devgn and Ms. Sonakshi Sinha, who have culled out time from their busy schedule to wish CFSI and NCFF through video bytes. Other celebrities will conduct wokshops and participate in cultural activities.

NCFF will present itself as a carnival to woo young audiences and also lend itself as a learning platform through various workshops such as dance, music, magic act, animation and a special focused workshop on Chaplin based on the film “Boot Cake”. There will be a kids mela where children can have fun galore after watching good cinema. Children will be encouraged to take part in various competitions such as Painting on Swachhta, Digital Collage making on Clean India & Craft on making utility items through waste materials. Armed with the objective of developing a taste for good cinema, CFSI will also organize FILM WORKSHOPS for children with a view to getting them acquainted with the basics of film making.  These Workshops will be conducted by experts from film institutes including FTII for groups of talented and deserving children between the age group of 5 to 16 years.

The Festival screenings in Delhi, will be arranged in Auditoriums I, II and III at Siri Fort, Khel Gaon daily, with 2 shows at 10.00 a.m., 2.30 p.m. for children. Admission will be free for all shows however; the entry for children will be regulated through the educational institutions on a first come first serve basis.

Evelyn's next collection is a Khadi collection inspired by modi's make in India campaign

Evelyn Sharma’s first designer collection was a big hit and was quite popular among the youth. Impressed by the response that she got for her first collection which she is now all set to launch her second collection. If sources are to be believed,then her second collection will be inspired by Narendra Modi’s Make in India campaign.

Evelyn Sharma is known for her sense of styling. In her forthcoming show "Life Mein Ek Baar" she will be seen wearing some of her designed cloths. 

Evelyn says, “It’s very inspiring what Mr. Modi believes in, his Make in India campaign gave me this fabulous idea of using Khadi to design my new collection. I will be launching it very soon.”

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.