FICCI-IIFA CONCLAVE focuses of creation of BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CINEMA and ENTERTAINMENT

Established as the biggest celebration of cinema, every year the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) extends its focus beyond films and creates a platform for businesses opportunities and trade relations. Taking forward its tradition of the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum, the first ever edition of IIFA Utsavam will host the FICCI Media and Entertainment Business Conclave.

At IIFA Utsavam 2016, noted dignitaries from the government gracing the event will be Shri K Chandrasekhar Rao, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana, Mr K Taraka Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister of Panchayat Raj & IT, Government of Telangana, Shri. Azmeera Chandulal, Hon'ble Minister ST Development, Tourism and Culture, Shri. Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Commercial Taxes, Cinematography, Shri T. Padma Rao Goud, Excise & Prohibition, Sports and Youth Services. They are being joined byP Ram Mohan Rao, President, Telangana State Film Chamber of Commerce, Smt. Sangita Reddy, Chairperson FICCI Telangana & AP State Council & JT MD Apollo Hospitals Limited and P Ram Mohan Rao, President, Telangana State Film Chamber of Commerce, B Venkestesham (IAS) - Secretary Tourism, Dil Raju – Noted Film Producer / Director n Film Tourism in Telangana

Also present will be eminent personalities from the film and entertainment space including  Dr Kamal Haasan, Chairman, Media and Entertainment Business Conclave, Nagarjuna, D. Venkatesh, Allu Arjun, along with Ramesh Sippy, co-chair, FICCI Media & Entertainment Committee, Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra, Chairman, FICCI Film Forum, D. Suresh Babu,Ramanaidu Studios, Resul Pookutty, Oscar Award-winning sound designer, and Shri G Rajendra Prasad, President, Movie Artist Association among a host of eminent personalities who will be present at the event.

The main session at the event is “Making Hyderabad a Hub of Media & Entertainment Industry”. This interesting panel will look at India and its immense potential in focus areas of the entertainment space and how our country can take a lead and emerge as an International entertainment hub. To make this happen, the panel would discuss the infrastructure requirements, talent (human capital), marketing, content initiatives as well as any policy facilitation to be taken across the Indian M & E landscape. It will also identify the challenges and try to provide solutions, which could take India in the right direction towards making it as a Hub of Entertainment Industry. 

Other sessions to take note are ‘Enabling the digital content and creative ecosystem in Telangana’, Benefits of Film Tourism in Telangana followed by a valedictory session on Young Turks- Vivek Oberoi, Allu Sirish.

WINNERS LIST: TAMIL AND MALYALAM AWARDS WINNERS

TAMIL WINNERS:

Category	Entry	Film
Best Picture	Arka Media Works Pvt Ltd	Baahubali-The Beginning
Direction	Mohan Raja	Thani Oruvan
Leading Role Male	Jayam Ravi	Thani Oruvan
Leading Role Female	Nayanthara	Maya
Supporting Role Male	Sathyaraj	Baahubali-The Beginning
Supporting Role Female	Ramya Krishnan	Baahubali-The Beginning
Comic Role	Kovai Sarala	Kanchana 2
Negative Role	Arvind Swamy	Thani Oruvan
Music Direction	Anirudh Ravichander	Kaththi
Lyrics	Dhanush	Maari
Playback Singer Male	Haricharan	Baahubali-The Beginning
Playback Singer Female	Geetha Madhuri	Baahubali-The Beginning

MALYALAM WINNERS:

Category	Entry	Film
Best Picture	Suresh Raj, Binoy Shankarath and Ragy Thomas	Ennu Ninte Moideen
Direction	Lal Jose	Neena
Leading Role Male	Prithviraj Sukumaran	Ennu Ninte Moideen
Leading Role Female	Parvathi Menon	Ennu Ninte Moideen
Supporting Role Male	Aju Varghese	Oru Vadakan Selfie
Supporting Role Female	Lena Kumar	Ennu Ninte Moideen
Comic Role	Vinay Forrt	Premam
Negative Role	Jayasurya	Iyobinte Pusthakam
Music Direction	Rajesh Murugesan	Premam
Lyrics	Shabareesh Varma	Premam
Playback Singer Male	Vijay Yesudas	Premam
Playback Singer Female	Shreya Ghoshal	Ennu Ninte Moideen

This Republic Day, CID cops to face the biggest challenge to save the nation

Sony Entertainment Television’s CID team will be seen in the middle of the biggest case ever! The trio of ACP Pradyuman, Daya and Abhijeet will face their deadliest enemy when they realise the nation is in danger. The episode will see the case take off in UK where a big NRI industrialist Devender who sponsors patriotic events in India is killed in a bomb blast. Also an international model Niharika's husband Jayant is kidnapped on landing in India after a man he knows is shot dead. When the cops dig deeper to investigate they realise that a dance troupe who will be performing at the Republic Day charity event is also involved. How are these incidents related? Who is the mastermind behind these crimes? Wil the cops be able to save 40000 lives who will be present at the event?

FCAT Gives Clearance To Prakash Jha's Jai Gangaajal With Only Two Minor Changes

Ace filmmaker Prakash Jha waged a war against the Censor Board Of Film Certification (CBFC), when the Revising Committee, headed by CBFC Chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani, asked him to make 11 cuts, for a UA certificate, in his upcoming film Jai Gangaajal and the filmmaker has finally come out with flying colours.

The cop-drama got a clearance from the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), which suggested only two minor changes - first to change a word in a dialogue and the second, to reduce the length of a scene by a few seconds. The Revising Committee had asked Prakash Jha to make 11 cuts in his cop-drama for a UA certificate, which if applied across the film would have added up to 70-odd cuts and would have changed its very texture. Pahlaj Nihlani had also threatened to give the Priyanka Chopra starrer an ‘A’ certificate, if 'necessary' changes were not made.

An elated Jha said, "There are just two changes now but they are very minor. Pahlaj Nihalani had asked for 11 cuts. Now, we have been allowed everything including the language. There are no objections."

“The tribunal appreciated the film and called it a very powerful movie. They said they don’t want to disrupt it," he revealed.

The National Award-winning filmmaker had first gone to the examining committee but the members there had a difference of opinion. He then approached the revising committee, which was presided by Nihalani.

“I felt so humiliated at the revising committee where he himself was the chairperson. And I had to tell him to stop shouting. His behaviour is bad and so is his thinking. The way he treats producers is humiliating," Jha further added.

“The Censor Board is not a menace, it is all Pahlaj Nihalani’s personal agenda. He does not understand. His own manipulations and methods are questionable. I hope he gets the signal that these things will not be tolerated,” he concluded.

Written and directed by Prakash Jha, produced by Prakash Jha Productions and Play Entertainment and co-produced by Milind Dabke, Jai Gangaajal revisits the dusty heartland of Central India and examines the society–police relationship. Starring Priyanka Chopra, the movie is all set to release on 4th March, 2016. Jai Gangaajal is not a prequel or a sequel to Ajay Devgn starrer Gangaajal but is a fresh story.

FPC for the coming week (25th January-29th January) for & TV.

Below the synopsis of the shows:

 Begusarai-26th January, 10:00PM

 Intrigue build up on who is the driving force behind Bindia Poonam and Lakhan Poonam romance picks up again.

Saubhagyalakshmi- 27st January, 8:00PM

BM gets a year's extention at college and learns bhairavi was the one to do so and she is the trustee of the college. Samarth tries talking to muskaan and has got her an expensive necklace which she turns down. Bhairavi is determined she will not let muskaan be a part of her family while muskaan comes to know that sambhav is related to samarth and has no money of his own.

Adhuri Kahani Humari-28th January, 7:30PM

After finding out that the palace is empty manu reaches naimishya van where maya has created a brahmjaal of the palace to have the wedding. Takshika with an army of ardhnagins tries to stop manu and is nearly about to kill her when matarani's divine intervention happens and her lion comes to protect manu. On the other side maya is about to get married to madhav in the brahm jaal and manu cannot enter it. Everyone is under the influence of kala jaadu. With matarani's holy water and lotus manu manages to break the brahmjaal and expose maya infront of everyone.

Babhiji Ghar Par hain-25th January, 10:30PM

Anita has told vibhuti that u have become so unromantic how enthusiastic shaitan u used to be now u don't - u used to write on my ghar ka wall love letter and my father used to search who has done that and now u don't even say it that u love me Next day Anita sees it on wall "bhuri chimatkali" she is fuming with an anger and Tiwari puts oil in fire.

Santoshi Maa:- 25th January, 9:00PM

Madhu is obliged & praises kranti maa for all fortunes she and her family has, and how her mother in law got cured due to blessings (kripa) of kranti maa. Kranti maa wants to flaunt her miracle and asks Kaki to uplift the frame and just when Kaki is lifting the frame, it falls and breaks. Kranti maa to save the situation blames Kaki wearing slippers while on the stage. The crowd tells Mishra family to leave from the venue.

 Yeh Kahan Aagaye Hum- 29th January, 9:30PM

 Rahul again dreams of being attacked by the tiger his health start getting deteriorate. And entire family getting shocked to see tiger pawmark in the house.