Sony Max Highlights and Listings 1st -16th March

SUN	1-Mar-15	08:00:00PM	HEROPANTI	Tiger Shroff, Kriti Sanon
MON	2-Mar-15	09:00:00PM	GUNDAY	Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan
TUE	3-Mar-15	09:00:00PM	MAGADHEERA (DUB)	Kajal Agarwal, Ram Charan Teja
WED	4-Mar-15	09:00:00PM	EK THA TIGER	Salman Khan, Katrina  Kaif
THU	5-Mar-15	09:00:00PM	KILL DIL	Ranveer Singh, Ali Zafar, Parineeti Chopra, Govinda
FRI	6-Mar-15	09:00:00PM	MARDAANI	Rani  Mukherjee
SAT	7-Mar-15	08:00:00PM	BHOOTHNATH RETURNS	Amitabh Bachchan, Boman, Irani
SUN	8-Mar-15	08:00:00PM	MAIN HOON LUCKY THE RACER (DUB)	Allu Arjun, Shruti Haasan, Prakash Raj
MON	9-Mar-15	09:00:00PM	SHOOTOUT AT WADALA	John  Abraham, Kangana Ranaut, Anil Kapoor
TUE	10-Mar-15	09:00:00PM	DAAWAT-E-ISHQ	Parineeti Chopra, Aditya Roy Kapoor
WED	11-Mar-15	09:00:00PM	DHOOM	John  Abraham,  Abhishek Bachchan,  Uday  Chopra
THU	12-Mar-15	09:00:00PM	MERI JUNG - ONE MAN ARMY	Rahul  Dev, Charmi, Nagarjuna
FRI	13-Mar-15	09:00:00PM	CHIRUTHA (DUB)	Ramcharan Teja, Neha Sharma
SAT	14-Mar-15	08:00:00PM	KRRISH 3	Hrithik Roshan, Vivek Oberoi, Priyanka Chopra
SUN	15-Mar-15	08:00:00PM	ROWDY RATHORE	Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha
MON	16-Mar-15	09:00:00PM	MOHABBATEIN	Shahrukh  Khan,  Aishwarya  Rai, Amitabh Bachchan

Eros International launches Motion Pictures Production Company

Appoints Ajit Thakur as CEO to lead company’s focused production initiatives

Eros International has announced the appointment of Ajit Thakur as CEO to spearhead the company’s motion pictures production division, Trinity Pictures. Ajit has joined the leadership team at Eros and will lead Trinity Pictures’ endeavor to invest in developing intellectual property in-house.

Speaking on the development, Jyoti Deshpande, Group CEO, Eros International said, “We are excited about taking a big creative initiative with Trinity and warmly welcome Ajit to join the Eros family to drive this initiative with his wealth of experience and successful track record. While our acquisition and co-production model is all about scale, portfolio and market share, the Trinity label will be all about quality, success rate and building franchises with lasting value which perfectly complements our overall content strategy. We are fortunate to have David Maisel, the founder of Marvel Studios on the board of Eros International plc and are hopeful of recreating some of that franchise magic for Trinity”.

Ajit Thakur, CEO, Trinity Pictures added, “It has been a dream to build a franchise based motion picture label and in Eros I have found a perfect home to my dreams. I am happy to be a part of the Eros family, India’s biggest film studio and hoping to create at Trinity something meaningful and of lasting value”.

Before joining Eros, Ajit Thakur has held a number of key positions for companies such as Coca Cola and Unilever, UTV, Sony Television and most recently Star TV.

CID Team to encounter a Ghostly Intruder

This week , CID team is about to encounter a very twisted case of a strange woman who suffers from sleep walking. The story starts when this strange woman enters a house and is about to attack a small child when his parents- Anand and Krutika manage to stop her and in the ensuing struggle, the girl is pushed out of the window from a height of 30 feet. But to the shock of the family, she does not land on the ground below the window but instead disappear into thin air. The family decides to leave the house, but as they are driving down the deserted road they are once again attacked by the ghostly stranger and their car hits a tree. The next morning the small child, Sunny is found wandering in the jungle asking people to save his parents. The CID team gets on the case to help the small child find his parents. The team manages to trace the stranger but at the same time are taken aback to find that the woman, Shruti suffers from sleep walking and doesn’t recall any of the events of that night. The question that comes is, is it possible for someone to travel a distance, enter a house and attack a family under the effect of sleep walking? 

Is Shruti telling the truth or is someone else using her as a weapon to commit these crimes? Will CID team find out Shruti’s truth or will the criminal succeed in bluffing them? To find out, watch CID on 22nd February, Sunday at 10PM on Sony Entertainment Television.

Swara Impressed with Tamil Film Industry

Swara Bhaskar has been admiring the Tamil film industry for a while now. She has acted with R. Madhavan and Dhanush in her films Tanu Weds Manu and Raanjhanaa and found them to be good people apart from being great actors. But a stint in the experimental film X brought her closer to the Tamil industry and the the working of its technical crew.

X is a film that looks at a filmmaker's fractured journey through life, presented through fragments of his past. The narrative unfolds in the course of a night when he meets a mysterious girl who triggers off memories of all the women who shaped his life.

Since no two women are alike, each woman has been treated by a different filmmaker. Eleven filmmakers with disparate styles worked on this bridge between different kinds of Indian cinema. And after all the chapters of his life were shot, the episodes were broken down again into further pieces and put together like a jigsaw puzzle by ace editors Sreekar Prasad and Vijay Prabakaran.

Swara stars in the segment directed by Nalan Kumaraswamy, one of the Tamil industry's brightest new directors whose directorial debut Soothu Kavum has acheived cult status in new Tamil cinema. Swara's character is crucial as she is the key to unlocking the mystery of how the entire narrative comes together.

Says Swara, "I am mighty impressed with the working of the technical and creative crew of the Tamil film industry. We shot in a village two hours outside of Madras and the punctuality and professionalism of the crew was impressive. Nalan is a fantastic director who wastes no time, knows what he wants but also knows to play and improvise on the spot. The story was written by national award winning writer-director Thiagarajan Kumararaja, whose Aaranya Kaandam is a cult film. I essay a Tamil character so has to speak Tamil dialogues too. All in all it was a great experience that left me admiring the people who make up this dynamic industry. I'm grateful to Sudhish Kamath who convinced me to be part of this project, and I'm now actually looking forward to doing a Tamil film! (smiles) "

X is produced by Aankhon Dekhi producer Manish Mundhra and Shiladitya Bora and Sudhish Kamath have helmed the project.

It also stars Rajat Kapoor, Huma Qureishi, Anshuman Jha, among a talented ensemble cast.

Tigmanshu Dhulia to be honoured at International Film Festival of Prayag

Acclaimed filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia will be honoured at the much awaited First Edition of  International Film Festival of Prayag (IFFP) to be held in Allahabad from 26th to 28th February 2015. Tigmanshu Dhulia is well known for his movies like Haasil,  Charas, Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster and Bullet Raja. National Award wining Movie  Paan Singh Tomar director has his roots in Allahabad as he was born there. Director Tigmanshu Dhulia will also share tips on movies and direction with budding filmmakers during the three day film festival. 

Hasan Haider, Founder of the festival and owner of media production house, Z&Z Media Pvt. Ltd was quoted, “Tigmanshu Dhulia is a renowned filmmaker and the best part is that most of his movies have been based in Uttar Pradesh. It’s a proud moment for us to honour Tigmanshu ji for his contribution towards Hindi Cinema.”

About IFFP
With the support of cine lovers, Allahabad is all set to hold the 1st International Film Festival of Prayag, 2015! The festival of 3 Days, occurring on 26th, 27th and 28th February’2015, will be a unique one. 
Being organised by Z&Z Media Pvt Ltd, IFFP is in one way an encouragement of the film industry as well as the pioneers associated with it. Unlike the common film festivals, IFFP comes with an ambitious agenda. Here, we will be laying emphasis on promoting Art in the Cinemas while screening the splendid Independent Films from around the globe. Moreover, our mission is to signify Allahabad as a land rich in art and culture. We want to make it the biggest cine-destination and bring in light the creativity and talent of Northern India.  This is just a way to inspire the film professionals and those students who aspire to become great film makers. IFFP will serve as a creative platform for these rising stars