PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA DIRECTOR- LUV RANJAN TO LAUNCH DIGITAL SITCOM ‘LIFE SAHI HAI’

                  ~Trailer will be released on www.LifeSahiHai.com on May 18~

 Luv Ranjan, the writer and director of ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama’ series, today announced, his company- Luv Films’ latest venture of a digital sitcom titled ‘Life Sahi Hai’. The sitcom’s trailer will be released on www.LifeSahiHai.com, on May 18 and its first episode will air in the month of May itself, marking the start of the company’s journey on worldwide web.

 This slice of life and coming of age digital sitcom will see the creative team of ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama’ coming together again to push the boundaries of story telling. ‘Life Sahi Hai’ is produced by Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg under their company Luv Films and is created by Tarun Jain (co-writer of Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2). The season will have multiple directors.

 ‘Life Sahi Hai’ is about four boys in their early 20s, who come from different parts of India to live together independently for the first time, in Delhi, right after college. Coming from diverse backgrounds and having lived very different lives, the guys don’t immediately get along with each other. But feeding off each other’s strengths for help in professional as well as personal problems, they soon become buddies. Actors Tarun Jain, Suhail Nayyar, Abhishek Saha and Siddhant Chaturvedi are essaying the characters of the four boys.

 Commenting on his latest venture, Luv Ranjan says, “Our stories and characters resonate with todays youth, as has been seen in the Pyaar Ka Punchnama series. The audiences feel a sense of familiarity when our characters come alive, almost as if they are one amongst them. With Life Sahi Hai’s theme revolving around the common aspirations of today’s youth and the show being launched online as a digital sitcom, we are hoping to fuel the entertainment appetite of the young audience.”

 Luv Films, partner and producer, Ankur Garg adds, “As a company producing and distributing youthful and quality content, we’re thrilled to see our story come alive on the no holds barred online medium. There has been an immense boom in the online space in recent times and going by the opportunities that this medium offers, we are certain about achieving scale and building a brand from Life Sahi Hai.” 

 ‘Life Sahi Hai’ is planned as a multi-season sitcom. It will be available to audiences for free viewing on www.LifeSahiHai.com, YouTube and Facebook. The first season will have 12 episodes, out of which the first six episodes will be aired until July, followed by a mid-season break.  Luv Films has partnered with One Digital Entertainment – India’s largest digital video and creator network, to power the digital content.

 ‘Life Sahi Hai’ is powered by Himalaya Herbals Men and its associate sponsors are Mahindra Gusto 125 and ICICI Bank.

 About Luv Films: Luv Films (founded in 2012) is a dynamic and vibrant start-up by writer-director Luv Ranjan and his childhood friend- Ankur Garg, focused towards production of creative youth content for Bollywood films, Digital & TV. Life Sahi Hai marks the company’s foray into digital content production. Luv Ranjan, who is better known for his Pyaar Ka Punchnama series and AkaashVani is the creative driving force of the company and Ankur- an ex-Microsoft executive, IIM-Ahmedabad and Pune University alum handles the company’s business reigns.

Vidya Balan’s amazing transformation to young Geeta Bali in Ekk Albela

Vidya Balan will be seen playing the role of renowned yesteryear actress Geeta Bali in her debut Marathi movie, Ekk Albela.

Presented by Mangalmurti Films, the biopic produced by Dr. Monish Babre and Kimaya Motion Pictures Production and directed by Shekhar Sartandel, is a tribute to the legendary actor, Bhagwan Dada, for his contribution to the Hindi film industry.

Ever since the first look of Ekk Albela has been launched, people couldn’t stop raving about Vidya Balan’s striking resemblance to Geeta Bali.

Makeup artist Vidyadhar Bhatte and costume designer Subarna Ray Chaudhuri reveal what it took for the powerhouse performer to slip into her character.

“I took six-seven wigs along and tried out 10 hairstyles before zeroing down on a middle parting that enhanced the likeness between the two,“ says Vidyadhar, adding that the National Award winning actress has been wanting to do a Marathi film for a long time. “She was in Cochin when I called her. She heard the script upon her return and immediately agreed to be a part of the film.”

Vidyadhar wanted to keep Vidya’s look as natural as possible. “Geeta Bali had a thin upper lip so I used foundation to make Vidya’s lip appear thinner, ditto for her eyebrows which I coloured. Vidya didn't take much time to get dressed and would never interfere in his work.

Costume designer Subarna Ray Chaudhuri, who had designed Vidya’s costumes in just six days, says, “We had a clear brief that Vidya had to look exactly like Geeta Bali, especially in the songs, ‘Shola Jo Bhadke’ and ‘Bholi Surat Dil Ke Khote’. I have worked with Vidya on Parineeta earlier so I am familiar with her taste. We used a lot of pista green, maroon and yellow because the colours complement her,” she says.

The designer would send pictures of sample fabrics to the director who would convert them in black and white to see if they had the desired effect. Even the jewellery was customised. “Designs from the time aren't readily available. We've used a lot of gold, silver, emeralds, rubies and pearls. Hoop earrings which were in vogue, as also voluminous georgettes, silk and prints. We wanted to stay true to the theme and the period, so saris were draped in a certain way, the skirts were high-waisted and the blouses had cowl necks,” says Subarna.

KHAYYAM SAAB & HIS WIFE JAGJIT KAUR DONATE THEIR ENTIRE WEALTH TO FWICE FOR THE WELFARE OF THE INDUSTRY'S TECHNICIANS AND WORKERS (in pi

KHAYYAM SAAB & HIS WIFE JAGJIT KAUR DONATE THEIR ENTIRE WEALTH TO FWICE FOR THE WELFARE OF THE INDUSTRY'S TECHNICIANS AND WORKERS

Veteran music composer, Padma Bhushan Shri Khayyam Sahab and his wife Jagjit Kaur announced to donate their entire life earnings and wealth back to the film industry from where it was earned by forming a trust called Khayyam Jagjit Kaur KPJ Charitable Trust that annually provides a designated sum of money to the FWICE forever to support artists, workers and technicians of the film industry. Khayyam Sahab and his wife Jagjit Kaur announced the same at Maheshwari Bhavan (Oshiwara, Andheri W) in presence of Subhash Ghai, Nitin Mukesh, FWICE President Kamlesh Pandey, FWICE General Secretary Dilip Pithwa, Talat Aziz, Bhupinder and Mitali Singh, Uttam Singh, Mukesh Sharma, actor and Hon. Secretary of CINTAA Sushant Singh among others.

MEET BROS ARE THE NEW ‘Party Animals’

Be it Baby Doll, Chittiyan Kalaiyan, High Heels or the more recent Cham Cham, Ijazat or Girl I Need You,

They have made you dance & romance to their tunes. Their music set the perfect party mood.

Meet the new party animals in bollywood - Manmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh, fondly and popularly known and credited as the 'Meet Bros'. They are the dashing, unassuming boys who are churning hits after hits without knowing the deep plethora of music that lies within them. Maybe that's what makes them so humble. Actors, enterpernurs and music directors, the multi faceted duo are ready to set the screen on fire and are geared up for their brand new single Party Animals, that releases today.

How did the transition happen?

'It's time people see the faces behind that name. We are artists first and musicians later and that's what we want the world to see', says Manmeet Singh.

When producers are lining up outside their studio for more 'Baby dolls' and 'Chittiyan kalaiyan' the boys who are also focusing on their independent music say 'We were always told by fans who saw us perform live that they would like to see us on screen & feature in singles, but it's the T-Series head honcho Bhushan Kumar, who gave us the push and put his faith in us, after he saw us perform at Tulsi Kumars wedding', says Harmeet Singh of the duo'.. The Brothers are extremely sought after in the party and shows circuit due to their kind of music and performance and thus it comes as no surprise that their first single is also titled ‘Party Animals’.

On quizzing how it was to face the camera and how much the brothers had to rehearse, they apprise us that's this is not their first attempt in front of the camera. Manmeet who was a popular face on TV and Punjabi films at one time gave all that up for music along with Harmeet who was a model and an actor himself having featured in various commercials and TV Shows. ' So these days we are made to make the music and feature in the video as well.' Well of whatever little we hear, producer and director friends of the brothers who have seen the video are already pestering them to act in their forthcoming projects.

T-series is not leaving any stone unturned to make sure the audiences lap up this single which is being touted as the most expensive independent song in the recent times. The single is co-produced by Meet Entertainment which is the Brothers first home production... It's our maiden project and we can assure you that this is just the beginning," states Harmeet. 

The single is talked to be the next party anthem of the country the lyrics of which have been penned by the talented Kumaar. The Director & choreographer of the video Bosco & the creative director Rajesh Pandey have made sure the look, styling & the feel of the video that has never been seen before on Indian celluloid.. "Be it production value, locations of Bangkok or superlative quality of music, we have put our best foot forward," says Manmeet. The song has been released on YouTube .