Priyanka Chopra crowned 2015's " It Girl”

Going where no Indian woman has gone before , Priyanka Chopra,with her  world-wide influence and her constant need to push the envelope has bravely taken on uncharted waters.

From being the original "Desi Girl" in Bollywood ,to an icon of "Girl Power" , a superstar in Bollywood to a rising star in American pop culture, Priyanka Chopra is truly a trailblazer, creating ripples in unchartered waters of American television and has already featured on Time Magazine's power cover apart from 10 other international covers.

Priyanka Chopra has now been crowned 2015's IT GIRL , joining the likes of legendary icons Audrey Hepburn, Julie Andrews, Diana Ross, Liza Minelli, Meryl Streep ,Goldie Hawn, Janet Jackson, Julia Roberts,Halle Berry, Beyonce and Jennifer Lawrence among others.

Spanning 58 years between 1960 to 2015 , Harpers Bazaar puts the spotlight on 58 women who have truly been game-changers with their astounding beauty and impressive talent and closing the list is our very own Priyanka Chopra.

The global icon has set an example of straddling successful careers both on home turf and America,cutting across continents and playing out the east-meets-west role with both power and superstardom.

After bagging the People’s Choice Awards 2016 for Favorite Actress in a New TV Series and being a presenter at the prestigious Oscars, PriyankaChopra apart from becoming a household name in America with Quantico is also being touted the “next big thing” as she turns villain in the big ticket movie-Baywatch alongside Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.

She was also recently named guest judge on the 15th season of Project Runway.

While her role in the international television show Quantico was originally written for an American, her role in Baywatch was meant to be played by a man but Priyanka Chopra has always managed to bend the world to her will.

From releasing hit international records to capturing the hearts of billions of American television viewers ,Priyanka has managed to seamlessly fit into the fabric of American pop culture.

CHATURNATH: DUBBING PROGRESSES

The dubbing of Organ Entertainment’s Hindi feature Film CHATURNATH is in progress at Digital Dreams Studio, Laxmi Industrial Estate, Andheri, west. The film is produced and directed by Swadesh Mishra & Co-produced By Arvind Agarwal & Rajesh Maurya. It stars Omkardas Manikpuri ‘Nattha’, Nira Suraez, Arvind Agarwal, Rajesh Maurya, Kanchan Bhardwaj, Akhilesh Gaud, Anang Tripathi and Desh Deepak. It has music by Singh Brothers & Dibya Jyoti and lyrics are penned by Pt. Kiran Mishra & S. R. Bharti. DoP: Pappu Shetty. Media Consultant: Oneup Relations. 

KUCHH KARO NAA Complete

The entire shooting of Sahil Production’s maiden venture KUCHH KARO NAA is now complete. It was filmed at Sai Leela Bunglow, Amol Form House and Khadoli Picnic Spot and Bhiwandi locals. The film's editing is in progress at Preet Entertainment Studio, Goregaon, west. Anil S. Mehta directs the film for producer Anil Rai. Shaami M. Irfan has written the story-screenplay and dialogues. Mahaveer Prasad Saw is co-producer. It stars Ajay Dixit, Momita Sarkar, Falak Khan, Priya Goswami, Mrunalini Shirat, Nazir Sayyed, Sujeet Sugna, Dr. Anil k. Rohella, Sandeep Bhojak, Janardan Mishra, Shubham Patil, Muskan, Pawan Gupta, Laxman Mahade Tate, Pranjal Bhoir and Virendra Mishra. DoP: Shankar Sharma. Editor: Sanath Ballamanja. Music : Ravindra Kumar Tiwari. Singers: Annu Chaudhary, Khushboo Jain, Ravindra Tiwari and Love Poddar. All songs are penned by Shyamji Shyam. Media Consultant: Oneup Relations.

Ruhan Mahendra Kapoor, Annu Kapoor, Johnny Lever, Raaman Khuranaa, Vijayta Pandit, Amrit Mann, Dilraj Kaur among others

Singer Ruhan Mahendra Kapoor took centrestage alongside Raaman Khuranaa, President – Global Punjabi Association, Annu Kapoor, Johnny Lever, Vijayta Pandit, Amrit Mann, Dilraj Kaur and a host of other celebrities at The Global Punjabi Association’s celebration of the spirit of Independence in loving memory of the musical genius Padmashree Mahendra Kapoor ji. The day also marked the fourth anniversary of the Global Punjabi Association and the second year of the Padmashree Mahendra Kapoor Awards hosted by the same association. 

Says Ruhan Kapoor, “It is the 69th Independence of India celebrations in dad’s memory. And it will be a momentous occasion. I will miss dad and we have done thousands of shows together. I miss him every time I perform alone but he is with me through his immortal songs.” Ruhan will perform songs like Hai Preet Yahan Kei Reet Sada, Tum Agar Saath Dene Ka Vaada Karo, Neele Gagan Ke Tale, Lakhon Hai Dilwale, Mere Desh Ki Dharti, Mahendra Kapoor’s Punjabi song medley, and duets like Tere Sang Pyaar Nahi Todna among others.

Says Raaman Khuranaa, “While there is no dearth of great causes for an organization like this, it is also true that occasionally one needs to celebrate, dance and laugh for the many blessings that Waheguru Ji gives. This is a dual celebration as we are giving away Mahendra Kapoor Awards to many deserving Indians.”

The Global Punjabi Association has been doing a great service in bringing the people of Punjabi origin together to do good work. The association has, at its core, a dream and vision of social and cultural uplift, uniting and harnessing the dynamic energies of their members to the service of the aged, the sick and the downtrodden. This association is a non-political and non-Government organization. In a short while, it has already taken up a host of cultural programmes as well as programmes for disabled children, fitting of prosthetics for old and impoverished persons with medical issues.

Riteish Deshmukh opts for herbal cigarettes for his role in Banjo

Riteish Deshmukh, who will be seen playing a street musician in Eros International’s musical drama, Banjo, had to come out of his comfort zone to shoot for a smoking sequence.

While shooting for the movie, directed by critically-acclaimed filmmaker Ravi Jadhav, Riteish had to enact couple of scenes in which his role required him to smoke. But since the talented actor is a non-smoker, he used herbal cigarettes to make his performance look real and believable.

A source says, “Riteish is against smoking. He was asked to smoke for some of his previous roles as well. But he always said no. However, in Banjo, he is playing the role of a street performer. He realised that his role required him to smoke.”

So, he opted for herbal cigarettes that do not contain tobacco. Riteish confirms, “To make my character look more believable, I was supposed to smoke in a few scenes, as that was integral to the script. Thankfully, I had to smoke herbal cigarettes and not the actual ones that are harmful.”

Banjo, produced by Eros International and directed by Ravi Jadhav starring Riteish Deshmukh and Nargis Fakhri, releases on 23rd September.