TINSEL TOWN ROCKS FOGSV SILICON VALLEY ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY

Lacuna Bar echoed to the sound of music with the party to honour Dr Romesh Japra, Convenor, FogSV Festival of Globe Silicon Valley, eminent cardiologist and philanthropist known as much for his knack to win over hearts, as his quest to save hearts.  The guests including actor Prashantt Guptha, composer Aashish Rego, Dillzan Wadia, Rajniesh Duggall, Shadaab Mirza, Mudasir Ali, lyricist Sandeep Nath, actors Deepak Dobriyal, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Bidita  Bag, Rekha Rana, Taran Adarsh, Girish Wankhede, director-composer Vineet Sharma, producer Sonal Deshpande, director Nasrina Khan, director Munindra Gupta, Neeraj Vasudeva, Anand Kumar, Akruti Nagpal, Rakesh Sabharwal among others walked in hordes to cheer Dr Romesh Japra in his endeavour.    

Says Dr Romesh Japra, "The mission of Festival of Globe Silicon Valley has been to help communities better integrate with each other and unify the greater purpose of the common good. Through a dazzling array of events centered on film, culture, dance and art, we plan to bring artistes, audiences, social activists and investors on the same page to celebrate our present and commit to improving our future.” 

While the last years’ turnout was over 1,50,000 people, this year, FogSV is  looking at more global movie screenings, world premieres, and Fog Awards from Aug 10-14, followed by the Independence Day Mela on Aug 15, this year.    

Suhaib Ilyasi demands State and Police Protection for maestro Ghulam Ali Sahib as he comes to promote his film Ghar Wapsi to Mumbai

Journalist and Filmmaker Suhaib Ilyasi whose film Ghar Wapsi is under production over the past six months and which also marks the debut of Ghulam Ali as an actor apart from singing an Indian patriotic song in the film has asked for police protection for the legendary singer.

Also present at the event were Rajendra Singh, National President of the Hindu Shakti Sena and Acharya Hathyogi Sahil Maharaj who pleaded that Ghulam Ali sahib should be accorded police protection.

While Rajendra Singh spoke about how the late Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray did not oppose any Pakistani citizen who spoke good about India and wanted the Shiv Sena to toe the line, Sahil Maharaj said that the conversions that took place earlier will not take place during the Modi rule. “There were conversions for 500 years during the Mughal, British and the Sonia Gandhi regime. We will not let these conversions take place in our Hindu Raj and our Modi Raj now. I am glad that Mr Ilyasi has made a feature film about the conversions and Ghar Wapsi," said Maharaj.

Ilyasi and others who addressed a press conference in Mumbai expressed dissatisfaction over how the singer's concert was cancelled last year in Mumbai and said that the state and the police machinery should be deployed on Friday when the singer addresses a press conference to mark the music release of the film Ghar Wapsi.

“Ghulam Ali Sahib is a legend and I want to request the Mumbai police and the Maharashtra government to provide protection to Ghulam Ali saab during his stay in Mumbai. There is a threat to Ali saab by Shiv Sena. They did not allow him to perform in India last year,” said Ilyasi.

Priyanka Chopra’s ‘Tough Cop’ Act In The New Promo of ‘Jai Gangaajal’ Is Awesome!

Priyanka Chopra will be seen playing a no-nonsense cop named Abha Mathur in Prakash Jha’s upcoming film ‘Jai Gangaajal’ and a new promo of the film has been unveiled, which has left us in awe of the former beauty queen.
The new promo of the film focuses on Chopra as IPS officer SP Abha Mathur, who takes charge of Bankipur district and announces on her first day of duty that she is not here to just throw her weight around, but to crack down on law-breakers. The promo then goes on to show how Mathur takes on the anti-social elements in her jurisdiction, despite opposition from local politicians, who don’t want her to upset the nexus of politics and crime.
Priyanka has nailed the tough cop look and her dialogue delivery and body language will bring back memories of cop films like 'Ardh Satya’ and ‘Zanjeer’, which had featured righteous and incorruptible cops.

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. Watch the new promo here -

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