Shemaroo's Filmigaane enters the "Limca Book of Records"

#FilmiGaaneAntakshri kick-started with a great momentum and broke the record of 'Most tweets in a day' only to make another record with a breathtaking figure of 34,949 tweets. The last record for 'Most tweets in a day' stood at 2,858 tweets in February 2015.

#FilmiGaaneAntakshari, an initiative by Shemaroo’s Filmigaane, is the first of its kind digital campaign that is runnning on Twitter for 7 continuous days, 24 hours from 26th September’16 to 3rd October’16 running for a total of 168 hours. This campaign is not just unique because it runs for 168 hours continuous, but it goes a step ahead by making us re-live with the beautiful retro era of songs released on or before the year 2000.

Along with breaking a record of 'Most tweets in a day' #FilmiGaane is attempting a record in the 'Limca Book of Records' for playing the longest running Antakshari on TWITTER. During the course of this campaign, winners are selected everyday and by Day 4, 1000 winners have already been declared and roughly a 1000+ more are yet to win! A Grand prize worth Rs. 10,000 awaits the person who will have the maximum participation during the campaign.  

DASU releases new single- Holding On!

Following the success of his previous music videos “Dil Kya Kare (Did I Love You?)” and “Frenemies”, NY/NJ based R&B/Pop sensation Amrit Dasu a.k.a. DASU has just launched the music video for his latest single“Holding On” via Universal Music. Since its release barely 4 days ago, the music video has already crossed a phenomenal 500,000 views on YouTube/VEVO which is incredible for an English song by an Indian origin artiste! 

On “Holding On” the singer-songwriter DASU chronicles the feeling of loss felt after the end of a relationship and the lyrical intensity of the song is beautifully reflected in the music video that was shot in New Jersey. 

With the music video crossing half a million views within a few days of its release, “Holding On” is turning out to be a huge fan favourite for DASU! The fans seem to love his softer side as he seeks reconciliation with his lost love on the song and video which DASU says “….is a song about someone holding on to the person who made home feel home". 

With this third single “Holding On” already gaining recognition, DASU continues to build a reputation and winning over hearts and hordes of fans through his lyrics and unique vocal talent. 

“Holding On” EP is available exclusively on Universal Music across all digital platforms.

Makers to donate percentage of 31st October revenue to Widow Colony

The makers of 31^st October, including writer-producer Harry Sachdeva and National award winning filmmaker Shivaji Lotan Patil, will donate a portion from the box office earning of their poignant thriller to the women of Widow Colony in tilak vihaar, Delhi 

Based in New Delhi, ‘Widow Colony’ is run by the government, providing shelter to thousands of families affected by the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 that followed the assassination of the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Starring Soha Ali Khan and Vir Das, 31^st October is the first mainstream film based on the aftermath of Indira Gandhi’s assassination and its repercussions. Vir and Soha play a Sikh couple in the film who tries to escape from a riot-prone area with their kids post the assassination of the late political leader.

Harry Sachdeva says, “ Widow Colony exists because of that dark day took place in Indian history. More than 400 families reside in the Colony. When we visited the Colony as a part of the research, we decided to share a big part of the revenue with them." 

Produced by Magical Dreams Productions Pvt Ltd, Panorama Studios, Anand Prakash and Harry Sachdeva and directed by Shivaji Lotan Patil, 31^st October featuring Soha Ali Khan and Vir Das is scheduled to release October 7, 2016.

The Weeknd Makes History As New Single "Starboy" Captures "Biggest Opening Weekend In Streaming History"

Academy Award®-nominated, two-time GRAMMY Award®-winning multiplatinum alternative R&B THE WEEKND makes history yet again, capturing the record for “Most Release Weekend Streams Ever” with his brand new single “Starboy” featuring Daft Punk. It’s the title track and first single from his mega-anticipated fourth full-length album Starboy [XO/Republic Records], arriving November 25, 2016.

Pre-Order the album HERE.

“Starboy” went live at digital partners on Thursday September 22. Between Thursday and Sunday, it amassed over 17 million streams globally and 6.5 million streams in the United States alone, shattering the previous record in the process. Meanwhile, at radio, “Starboy”stands out as the “One Week Most Added Record of All Time in North America,” becoming #1 Most Added at Top 40, Rhythm, Urban, and Hot AC—yet another history-making accolade. This sets the stage for Starboy to become one of the biggest albums of 2016.

The official “Starboy” music video premiered today on VEVO. Directed by frequent collaborator Grant Singer [Future, Skrillex], it offers up an explosive visual companion to the song. Watch HERE.

On October 1, THE WEEKND takes the stage as the musical guest on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. He’ll be performing“Starboy” live for the very first time. 

The Weeknd’s last album, 2015’s Beauty Behind The Madness recently received an RIAA triple-platinum certification for cumulative sales in excess of 3 million. Off one album, he received 16 RIAA certifications from tracks alone with “The Hills” [7x-platinum], “Can’t Feel My Face”[5x-platinum], “Often” [2x-platinum], “In The Night” [platinum], and “Acquainted” [platinum]. Upon its debut, the record held #1 on the Billboard Top 200 for three consecutive weeks. Throughout this incredible journey, THE WEEKND became the “First Male to Simultaneously Top Billboard’s Hot 100, Top 200, and Artist 100,” the “First Artist to Ever Simultaneously Hold Top 3 Slots on Billboard’s R&B Chart,” and the “First Artist Ever Recorded By Mediabase to Cross 300 Million in Audience Within One Week.” 

The album proved ubiquitous at radio. “Can’t Feel My Face” peaked at #1 on Top 40, reaching an audience of 4.19 Billion. “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)” also went to #1, playing to an audience of 4.2 Billion, while “The Hills” landed at #2 and hit an audience of 3.69 Billion. Cumulatively, the audience exceeds 14.6 Billion-plus for songs from Beauty Behind The Madness. 

Fans, critics, and the industry at large have recognized this inimitable talent. He took home two GRAMMY Awards® [“Best Urban Contemporary Album” for Beauty Behind The Madness and “Best R&B Performance” for “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”] out of seven nominations. He won eight Billboard Music Awards including “Top 100 Artist,” “Top R&B Artist,” “Top R&B Album” for Beauty Behind The Madness, “Top R&B Song” for “The Hills,” “Top Song Sales,” “Top Radio Songs,” “Top Streaming Songs,” and “Top Streaming Song (Audio)” for “The Hills.” “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)” even garnered THE WEEKND his first ever Academy Award® nomination in the category of “Best Original Song.” 

Anna Hazare Wants To Fight Against Pakistan for India

The Indian army's surgical strike on Pakistan has created a stir and has brought forth the current Indo Pak situation. While people all over the country have come forward and expressed their view on the same, there is one social activist whose statement has made a deep impact.Anna Hazare, whose life will soon be seen on celluloid recently spoke about how he would like to join the army back at this age (79 years old) and  fight against Pakistan . Anna who was recently on a show to promote his film spoke the the same in detail while making this statement. He said, "Agar Pakistan nahi manta hai aur zarurat padi toh main seema pe jake ladunga." (If Pakistan doesn't listen and if need be I'll go and fight at the order).Hazare was drafted in the Indian Army in April 1960, where he initially worked as an army truck driver and was later attested as a soldier. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Hazare was posted at the border in the Khem Karan sector. He was the sole survivor of an enemy attack.Anna's Biopic is coming up on 14th October,2016. 

About the film: 

The true story of the man of truth KISAN BABURAO HAZARE including all true events. This biopic includes the events and character that influenced Kisan, a struggling village boy with his own thoughts and questions of the purpose of life. Kisan finds the answers and purpose of his life through several events and influential characters in his life. Kisan started  his Journey  from service to Indian Army as Driver and then finds his only selfless and inclusive purpose of working for People of village by inspiring them to stand for ourselves using the weapon of Anashan and Shramdan. And Thus we get to know the Real Anna, fighting for the people of country against corruption at  Ramlila Maidan, Delhi. The whole story, from Kisan to Anna is told to us through each Ideals and Psyche of Anna presenting at what so called the second battle of Independence. This story of struggle, truth , battle inspires us to create more Anna in today's times. This is the honest attempt to create the Inspiration through this film with the big heart. 

Presented by The Rise Pictures Pvt. Ltd, produced by Manindra Jain, distributed in India by SPE India, 'Anna' stars Shashank Udapurkar,Tanishaa Mukherji,Rajit Kapoor, Sharat Saxena and Govind Namdeo, and is Directed by Shashank Udapurkar. The movie is all set to release on 14th October, 2016.