‘Ishq Forever’ Actor Krishna Chaturvedi Bagged The Lead Role Through Facebook!

If you thought uploading your best pictures on your Facebook page was an utter waste of time, this story shall definitely change your mind. Buzz has it that actor Krishna Chaturvedi, who will be seen making his acting debut in ‘Ishq Forever’, bagged the lead role after producer Shabeer Boxwala saw him on Facebook!

Confirming the news, Boxwala said, “We had auditioned many actors for the lead role, but couldn’t narrow down on any particular person. Finally, one fine day, I came across Krishna’s profile on Facebook and immediately felt that this young man is my protagonist. As I have written the story myself, I had a certain image of the protagonist in my mind and Krishna fit it perfectly. So I messaged him and asked him to meet me for an audition and the rest, as they say, is history.”

Produced by Ajay Shah, Harry Gandhi and Shabeer Boxwala under their banner Friday Cine Entertainment, ‘Ishq Forever’ is a love story in the tradition of ‘It Happened One Night’, ‘Jab We Met’ and ‘Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi’ where the boy and the girl meet on a journey that changes their lives. The film, which has been directed by Sameer Sippy, is slated to release on January 29.

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Bajirao Mastani weekend release

Eros International and Bhansali Productions’ Bajirao Mastani captivates the imagination of critics & audiences and takes worldwide box-office by storm

Garners an excellent Rs. 90.80 crore worldwide in its opening weekend, with a gross box office of Rs. 60.80 crores in India and Rs. 30 crore overseas 

Eros International Media Ltd, a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry released its latest Bajirao Mastani to thundering applause and rave reviews from critics and fans worldwide. Directed by master craftsman Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bajirao Mastani ended the opening weekend on a big high collectingRs. 90.80 crore worldwide – Rs. 60.80 crore gross (Rs 46.77 crore NBOC) in India and Rs. 30 crore (USD 4.5 million) overseas. The film showed an upward graph through the weekend with collections showing a jump of 21% on Saturday over Friday and 44% jump on Sunday over Friday in multiplexes across India.

As trends indicate, Bajirao Mastani has shown unprecedented response on Monday too with morning and noon shows registering higher collections over Friday morning and noon shows, promising bigger and better first week collections.

Starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra, Bajirao Mastani has reported phenomenal business overseas too. The film is at number 10 in the Top Ten US box office charts and number 7 on the UK charts. Bajirao Mastanihas grossed a fantastic $1.7 million for the weekend in the USA. Eros released Bajirao Mastani across 3750 screens worldwide and expects showcasing to further increase to meet demand in the next week.

With critics and cinegoers hailing the film a "masterpiece" and an "epic saga", one they highly recommend watching, Bajirao Mastani is a celebration of Indian cinema and it’s no surprise that the critical acclaim has been followed by the film's remarkable commercial success.

Commenting on the film’s performance, Nandu Ahuja, Sr. VP, India Theatrical, Eros International Media Limited, said,“Sanjay Leela Bhansali has once again delivered a film rich in content and high on entertainment. Bajirao Mastani has truly delivered on its promise of being not just a film, but an experience. Following superb audience and critics reactions, the film has shown an outstanding growth in collections through the weekend. Ticket sales across multiplexes in India have been humungous and extremely encouraging with occupancies ranging between 70 to 80%. This in itself speak volumes of the power of good content and the film’s performance. With at least 2 weeks holidays and no new releases ahead, we expect the film to continue growing”.

Pranab Kapadia, President – Marketing & Distribution, Eros International plc added on the film’s overseas performance, “Bajirao Mastani is a true masterpiece of Indian cinema that we have been very proud to showcase to the global audience. Films like this don’t come along every day and Bajirao Mastani has been one of the most talked about Indian films overseas”.

With the success of Bajirao Mastani, it is indeed Eros’ year at the box office with the company delivering some of the biggest blockbusters this year including critically acclaimed films namely Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Badlapur and NH10. Eros has also successfully released a host of regional hits like Srimanthudu, Belaseshe, Mumbai Pune Mumbai 2 etc.

Eros International and Bhansali Productions’ Bajirao Mastani released worldwide on December 18. 

Naseeruddin Shah & Arshad Warsi together for 'Irada

Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi shared great camaraderie in Ishqiya and Dedh Ishiqya. The two talented actors who have given some power packed performances in the past, will soon be back on the silver screen together in a film titled 'Irada' 

The man behind getting these two actors together who will be pitted against each other is none other than lyricist Sameer Anjaan. The film revolves around a social issue and will be helmed by debutant directors Aparna Singh, Nishant Tripathi.

The movie is presented by Irada Entertainment and produced by Falguni Patel and Prince Soni and slated to release in winter 2016. 

Sunny Leone gets mobbed on the sets of Mastizaade in Bangkok

Sunny Leone will be next seen in a double role as Laila and Lily Lele in Milap Zaveri’s adult comedy Mastizaade also starring Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das.

While shooting a hot and steamy car wash song sequence on a beach in Bangkok, the gorgeous actress was shocked to see thousands of people gathered to watch her groove to Rom Rom Romantic, a naughty, playful and wicked song from the original soundtrack sung by Mika Singh, composed by Amaal Mallik and choreographed by Mudassar Khan.

The minute Sunny landed on set in her stunning bikini ready to hose down the bright red sports car, the crowd started shouting her name repeatedly which left her hugely surprised and ecstatic! Little did she know that she has such a massive fan following in Thailand!

These people were not just Sunny’s Indian fans touring Bangkok but also foreign tourists and local residents who went literally berserk seeing their favourite star dance right in front of their eyes. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity and Sunny obliged each of her fans with autographs and selfies once the shoot for the day was over.

In the final picturisation of the song, the audience will notice huge groups of people gathered around Sunny cheering her on, clapping in the air and literally singing along with her almost like they were at a rock concert!

The crowds were so uncontrollable that the production team didn’t have any choice but to invite each one of Sunny’s fans to be a part of the shoot and sing and dance along. They didn’t even have to call for any junior artists on the day since all the real Sunny fans automatically filled the frame. Each one of these fans will be pleasantly surprised when they see themselves on screen once the movie releases.

Milap informs, “We had a sexy and fun car wash sequence to shoot in Pattaya with smoking hot Sunny in a stunning bikini! Naturally the crowd and onlookers went BESERK! We had very little time to shoot it and leave because the crowd started to mob Sunny! The sequence is one of the highlights of the film and will make everyone want to wash their cars immediately!”

Mastizaade directed by Milap Zaveri, starring Sunny Leone, Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das releases on 29 January 2016.

Sanah Kapur bags her first award

Bollywood's new found talent Sanah Kapur who made her debut in the star studded movie ‘Shandaar’  has bagged her first award for her outstanding performance.  The young and talented actress received the ‘Best Debutant Award’ at the BIG Star Entertainment Awards 2015.   Being a viewer’s choice award, Sanah Kapur successfully proved that she is truly the audiences most favorite.

Even though ‘Shandaar’ didn’t go well on the box office, Sanah’s immense talent was highlighted and appreciated by everyone.  Her realistic performance has inspired many of her female fans (overweight fans) who now take Sanah Kapur as their role model and have accepted themselves as they are.  It is being known that Sanah has been receiving many compliments from her fans on various social media platforms who have mentioned that she is an inspiration to them.
The appreciation hasn’t just been on web but also in reality! A source close to Sanah, told us that incidentally when Sanah had gone for the BIG Star Entertainment Awards, she met a bunch of female fans who were waiting outside the venue just to have quick talk with their favorite role model. The super sweet actress not all met them and clicked selfies, but also showed her concern by telling them to reach thier home safely.
Expressing her thoughts on receiving so much love and appreciation, Sanah Kapur says, “I am overwhelmed and amazed to get such a great response from my audiences and the industry. I had never thought that my dream would become a reality so soon. It feels great to know that your hard work gets such high acknowledgments and I am thankful to all those who have encouraged and supported me in my journey.  First awards are always special and it becomes even more special when it has been chosen by the public. I hope to keep entertaining my audiences and do many more interesting roles in the future.”

Well with so much of love and appreciation coming towards this talented actress for her first movie itself,  we are awaiting to see much more of her in the coming future.