Ritu Seth returns to acting after 8 years with Bade Bhaiyya Ki Dulhania

The makers of Sony Entertainment Television’s upcoming fiction show, Bade Bhaiyya Ki Dulhania are leaving no stone unturned to get the right cast for the show. After roping in the talented actor Priyanshu Jora to play the lead role of Abhishek, the makers have now roped in the beautiful Ritu Seth whom viewers fondly remember as Tulsi Virani’s daughter Shobha from 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'. She will be seen playing the role of Priyanshu’s chachi in the show; marking her comeback to fiction after a hiatus of 8 years.

Speaking about the same, Ritu said, "After 'Kyunki...' ended, I took a break for personal reasons as I wanted to concentrate on my family. Now that my daughter is five and a half, I felt it was the right time to make a comeback. I realised that it's never going to happen if I don't return now and Bade Bhaiyya Ki Dulhania seemed like the perfect choice. I am thrilled about this new adventure in my career.

Elaborating on her character Ritu added, “I didn't want to play a mother since every mom looks the same and does similar stuff on screen. My character, Madhu is a prominent one and will add the perfect spice in the story. When I heard the concept of the show, I just couldn’t turn it down as the show and my character in particular are extremely interesting. I am sure viewers will love to see me in this new avatar.”

Papon’s ‘Chu liya’ from Hai Apna Dil Toh Awara Launched

Papon’s ‘ChhuLiya’ from Hai ApnaDilTohAwara Launched

The cast and makers of forthcoming film ‘Hai ApnaDilTohAwara’ – Director MonjoyMukerji, Producers – Depakk Gupta and Neha Gupta and singers Papon and Neha Rajpal launched a new song titled ‘ChhuLiya’. The film is set to revive legendary actor Shree Joy Mukerji’s production house.

The song was launched in a high octane event full of fanfare, where Bollywood had turned up to support legendary actor Joy Mukerji’s son MonjoyMukerji who makes his directorial debut with the film. Shot in the picturesque location of Kashmir, ‘ChhuLiya’ is a romantic number crooned by Paponand Neha Rajpaland composed by Ajay Singha. The song features the lead couple SahilAnand and Niyati Joshi. The beautiful scenery and along with soothing lyrics will definitely touch your heart.

Speaking on the occasion of the launch singer Papon said, “Monjoy is a very dear friend of mine and has a very good ear for music, so when he asked me to sing for his movie, I immediately said yes and this song will be very close to my heart.” Apart from the cast, singers Papon and MohitChuahn were also present for the launch. Zarine Khan, Tanisha Mukerji, Gautam Gulati and many more were present to support the film.

Commenting on the same director Monjoy said, “I am very proud of our film’s music. We have tried to keep a good balance reaching out to maximum people. My father’s movies always had great music and the challenge was to match it up and am very happy we have managed to reach the same level. ‘Meharam Mere’ by Mohit Chauhan and ‘ChhuLiya’ by Papon are my personal favourites though I like the entire album.”

Produced by MonjoyMukerji Productions in association with Anikaa Films, the film is written and directed by MonjoyMukerji. Younger brother Sujoy Mukerji along with Ashwani Kumar of K.N Films are Associate Producers. Shree Ashok Sanghvi is the Co-Producer of the Film. The Music of the film is composed by Ajay Singha there are two additional Composers Subhash Pradhan who composed the title track and Pervez Quadir who composed the Sufi track on the Poetry of “Bulleh Shah’ lyrics are written by PinkyPoonawala, Mohit Pathak and Kumaar. Anil Singh is the DOP, who has done a wonderful job with his refreshing framing.  Both Chhuliya and Mehram mere have been Choreographed by Ranju Varghese. The film stars SahilAnand, VikramKochhar, HerryTangiri, Niyati Joshi, JayakaYagnik, NileshLalwaniDivyaChouksey and Sareh Far

Marathi film Lapachhapi premieres at the Brooklyn Film Festival

It was the World Premiere of the film Marathi film Lapachhapi on June 5, 2016. Brooklyn Film Festival, Windmill Studios... a moment to cherish for India and Marathi cinema. This was the first ever Marathi film at Brooklyn and the first Indian horror at the festival since 19 years of inception.

The filmmakers were very well appreciated for their efforts and the turnout was quite good despite the fact that there were thundershowers that lashed Brooklyn last evening.

"The response of the audience was superb. They emoted at the right places and we knew that the film was struck the right chord not just with the Indian diaspora but the locals in the US as well and that was the marketing strategy from day one," says S Ramachandran, Associate Producer of Lapachhapi.

As for the director, he handled a series of questions post screening with elan. "It was a good audience and they understood the film despite the fact that we were showing the film in Marathi albeit with English subtitles," he says.

Jitendra Patil, the producer of Lapachhapi knew that this was a battle won. And now to fight the war.

Incidentally Lapachhapi did not just have the world premiere at the festival. it was also the official selection at the festival, making it the first Indian horror at Brooklyn and the first Marathi film ever at Brooklyn since 19 years of its inception.

Director Vishal Furia, producer Jitendra Patil, Co producer Meena Patil and Associate Producer Ramachandran Srinivasan at the Brooklyn Film Festival Red carpet 

Lapachhapi Associate Producer Ramachandran Srinivasan poses for the cameras with US director Neal Dhand, Lapachhapi producer Jitendra Patil and director Vishal Furia and acclaimed US Cameraman Paul Hinson at the Premiere of Lapachhapi at the Brooklyn Film Festival on Sunday, June 5, 2016 

Lapachhapi Associate Producer Ramachandran Srinivasan meets up with Joey King, actress from White House Down and Conjuring at the screening of the latter's film Borealis at the Brooklyn Film Festival 

Lapachhapi Associate Producer Ramachandran Srinivasan poses for the cameras with US filmmakers Leslie McCleave and Sarah Pirozek at the Brooklyn Film Festival

Yo Se Sultan Ka Romantic Song Is Here – Jag Ghoomeya!

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a master of soulful melodies. So when he singsJag Ghoomeya, a gentle, soothing song about finding ultimate love, and the quest for it, it’s bound to work wonders and touch your heart with its sound! 

An ode to true love and the kind of commitment as well as affection that makes the world go around, Jag Ghoomeya has a Sufi touch blended with a folksy theme. This romantic rendition talks about the purity and spirituality of true love and appears in the film at a key juncture of Sultan’s romance with Aarfa.

Meaningful and melodious, Jag Ghoomeya also has a female version titled the same by Neha Bhasin which is a part of Sultan’s music album.

Music: Vishal-Shekhar

Lyrics: Irshad Kamil 

Produced by Aditya Chopra and written-directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Sultan will release this Eid 2016.