Varun Dhawan turns superhero!

 After the stupendous success of the hindi version of The Jungle Book here comes yet another big news...After PC, Irrfan, Nana, Om Puri and Shefali Shah, voicing for The Jungle Book it's time for yet another casting coup for the much awaited superhero avenger movie Captain America Civil War!

 Disney India has done it again and the studio and Varun Dhawan have collaborated on the massive summer blockbuster, Marvels Captain America - Civil War’s Hindi language version.  For this year’s most-anticipated and eagerly awaited superhero film, the Studio has got on board versatile actor and youth icon Varun Dhawan to lend his voice for Steve Rogers AKA Cap Am in the Hindi version of the colossal superhero action flick.

In the past Varun Dhawan was main lead in Disney India’s homegrown dance franchise ABCD 2 - one of the most successful films of 2015. The film was a sequel of 2013’s hit film ABCD: Any Body Can Dance. Thus, making them a winning team. When quizzed the star on the association with Captain America: Civil War, he said, "When Disney India got in touch with me to voice Captain America it tickled a creative box in my head. I have immense respect for voice over artist as it's very difficult job to do. Captain America is a matured and a balanced leader. This is something that I am not. So that made it all the more challenging for me. Captain America Civil War is bigger better and the action is huge. It's a film for kids and adults and the actual moral of the film is something I loved and believed in so I was very happy to voice it. I was blown away by the trailer and that got me very interested to take it up as a challenge. I have seen all the Avenger movies till now and this one definitely takes the Avengers series to a different level. I'm very happy to be part of the Marvel Universe. The film has an amazing connect with kids so that was one of the main reasons for me to do it."

 “Captain America: Civil War is the year’s most-anticipated and eagerly awaited superhero film. Hindi audience for Marvel’s movies has been growing rapidly over the years. During ABCD 2, we have seen what a huge draw Varun has with younger audience and kids, this made him our obvious and first choice for voicing Cap Am in the latest Marvel tentpole. Varun has the x-factor and versatility as an actor and we are delighted that he is equally excited about the movie ! We believe his charisma and his huge fan following is just what we need to take Captain America: Civil War to a wider Hindi audience. This movie brings the Captain America team up against Tony Stark and his team, there is a lot of fun and action to watch out for ! ” said Amrita Pandey, Vice President – Studios, Disney India.

Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” finds Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps—one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability. 

Captain America: Civil War releases in India on May 6 in 3D, IMAX and 2D. It will be released in four languages - English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Dev Patel Had A Tough Time

Dev Patel, who shot to fame with Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, will be next seen playing the lead role in ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’, a film based on the life of mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan and thoughPatel is being lauded for his performance in the film, not many might know that Dev actually is bad at math!

Confirming the same, Dev admitted that while shooting the film, the makers had got a mathematician named Ken Ono on the sets to break down complex mathematical formulas for Dev. The actor further quipped that despite the help of Ono, he did not understand most of what was being explained to him and that there was a quite a lot of acting required so as to cover up his mathematical inabilities. For those who do not know this, Ken Ono is a Japanese-American mathematician who specializes in number theory, especially in integer partitions, modular forms, and the fields of interest similar to that of Srinivasa Ramanujan.

On his part, Ono says, “I was involved because they wanted to get their mathematics right and before I knew it, I was on the sets in England, helping out with so many different things. It was of course difficult to explain how to be a mathematician to someone who is not a mathematician. My favourite scene in the film is the scene whereDev Patel, who plays Ramanujan, completes a complex mathematical formlua on the blackboard and one can see that he has done it in real time. My challenge was to select a formula that he could remember easily and complete it in the sequence.”

An Edward R. Pressman/Animus Films production in association with Cayenne Pepper Productions, ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’, starring Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Devika Bhise, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones and Arundhati Nag, has been written and directed by Matthew Brown and is slated to release, in English and Tamil, on April 29, 2016.

Deepika Padukone is Tube Light of Salman Khan

Reliable sources informs us that Salman Khan again will be hero of Kabir Khan’s next film, tentatively titled Tube Light. In film, Salman Khan’s leading lady will be Deepika Padukone. Currently Deepika Padukone is busy in the shooting of Hollywood film XXX Return of Xander Cage. Its shooting will over by the end of this month. After returning from abroad,  Deepika Pdukone will discuss script with Kabir Khan. Then she will able to decide, whether she do this film or not. Till then wait and watch.

Darshan Kumar learns urdu for Sarabjit

The talented actor Darshan Kumar who has showcased his exceptional acting skills in his previous movies will be seen in a very distinctive and important role in Omung Kumar’s upcoming biopic ‘Sarbjit’. The actor will be portraying the role of, Awais Sheikh a Pakistani lawyer who left no stone unturned to get justice for Sarbjit.  Darshan who is doing his second biopic with national award winner Omung Kumar is known to be going beyond his limits to get into the character.
A source close to the fine actor revealed that as Darshan is playing a Pakistani lawyer, most of his dialogues required him to speak in pure Urdu. The hardworking actor who hails from a Jat family had never spoken authentic Urdu  but for the perfection of the role, the actor learnt the basic Urdu Words  and accent too.  It is also known that to get an in-depth knowledge of his character Darshan had frequently been in touch with the real Awais Sheikh who is currently in Sweden. To know the lawyers body language and speech Darshan used to watch his videos unlimited times and also stunned Mr. Sheik when he saw Darshan's look in the movie for the first time. That’s not all! Once when Awais Sheikh had interaction with Darshan, he had offered him to give help in learning urdu but to his surprise the fine actor Darshan already had mastered the accent and was also the first person to pronounce the lawyer's name precisely. 

Talking more about it, Darshan Kumar said, "I have been to Pakistan couple of times for my theatre shows, while staying in Lahore i had interacted with locals quite often so i had few images in my mind on how their body language and accent is. During that time i discovered that a lot of them speak Urdu with a touch of Punjabi language and my friends who were based there helped me to catch the language. That's how i gained my initial knowledge and then it was all about mugging the dialogues and doing continuous rehearsals.  

Sonali Bendre's Experiments with Parenting

Sonali Bendre's book on parenting 'The Modern Gurukul - Mya Experiments with Parenting has generated fabulous response from parenets. Taking this popularity into account, several brand manufactureres (including food products and clothing) have approached Sonali to be the face of their brands that sells products for kids. And outh of theses many brands Sonali has decided to endorse three brands which she finds has huge connect with kids.