Raveena Tandon's Dual Appearance

Ravishing Raveena Tandon will make her appearance on popular comedy show "The Kapil Sharma Show" where mast mast girl will soon be seen promoting her next reality show. Her upcoming visit to the sets of the show has stirred up a lot of excitement amongst the audience, celeb guest and the comedians of the show! According to sources "Raveena Tandon brought some glamour to Jackie Chan's appearance on 'The Kapil Sharma Show'. Audience surely do not want to miss Jackie Chan's camaraderie with Mast Mast girl Raveena Tandon." The actress also did a fun jig with Jackie. Source added Now, that's something we can't wait to see.

A journey of 2000 kilometers and 16 years to find ‘Durga’

2017 has brought a lot of new shows across channels and the most promising amongst them is Star Plus’s ‘Meri Durga’. The show which went on air yesterday at 6:30 pm; portrays a beautiful father-daughter relationship on the lines of the recent Amir Khan starrer mega blockbuster. The show has been produced by Paperback Films which has Ravindra Gautam and Pradeep Kumar as partners. 

Pradeep Kumar of Paperback Films was born and bought up in Bettiah, Bihar and came to Mumbai to enter the Indian Navy but found his calling in content production. Starting at junior profile Pradeep quickly rose to the helm of production in a decade and headed production at Shakuntalam Telefilms since its inception. At Shakuntalam he steered the production of many daily soaps. He recently left Shakuntalam Telefilms to pursue his ambition of being a producer himself and thus Paperback Films was born. 

Commenting on the occasion Pradeep said, “I was totally opposite the lead character Durga, I loved to read and study. I came to Mumbai to join Indian Navy but destiny had other plans for me. Never did I think that I would be a producer in my childhood days. I got introduced to Ravindra in 2012 and we hit off from there. In the year 2016 we were approved by Star Plus to produce the audio and video pilot for ‘Meri Durga’. It was a big year for us and we have worked very hard on bringing this show to life. I am hopeful that the audience likes and appreciates the show.”

As ‘Dangal’ continues to break all records at the Box Office; the same magic is expected to reflect in the TRP Charts with ‘Meri Durga’ as a school peon struggles to provide education to his daughter. However for Pradeep he says the true measure of success is; “Even if we are able to change the life of 1 girl through the show, I will think that we are successful. The show highlights the Indian education system and urges parents to recognize and encourage their child’s innate talent.” The show is based in Haryana – the state with the highest rate of female feticide; and a set has been created in a studio in Mumbai. “The noble father – daughter chemistry is what we portrayed in the promos on air currently. I strongly believe that it doesn’t matter where you come from, your dreams determine what you will become in future.” Says Pradeep as he signs off.

We also now believe in the same after meeting this successful producer who has emerged victorious through persistent hard work and his self-made journey of over 16 years from Bihar to the tinsel town; we wish him all the best for his venture.

Gurmeet Choudhary visits CISF Headquarters, tells jawans they are real heroes

Gurmeet Choudhary recently visited the CISF Headquarters in Mumbai to spend time with the jawans and interacted with them.The talented actor who hails from an army background discussed about how an actor's life is way too different from the disciplined one of the jawans and how they always feel protected in their presence. He also spoke about women safety. In fact, few jawans also shared poems with Gurmeet and sung songs.Besides that a group of women also performed martial arts in front of Gurmeet and also taught him some defence moves. Later, men commandos also performed Krav Maga (a martial art form) as the actor joined them.The actor also shook his leg with the women in uniform on his famous romantic numbers including Khamoshiyan and Tu Har Lamha.

टाइटैनिक और आल अबाउट ईव के साथ ला ला लैंड

दुनिया के सबसे बड़े और बहुप्रतीक्षित फिल्म अवार्ड्स ' ८९ वे अकैडमी अवार्ड्स' (द ऑस्कर्स) का ऐलान कर दिया गया है।  जैसी कि  उम्मीद की जा रही थी म्यूजिकल रोमांस फिल्म ला ला लैंड पर वोट बरस पड़े।  इस फिल्म को भिन्न १४ श्रेणियों में नामित किया गया। इस प्रकार से ला ला लैंड रिकॉर्ड नॉमिनेशन पाने वाली फिल्मों टाइटैनिक और आल अबाउट ईव के साथ आ गई। ड्रामा फिल्म आल अबाउट ईव (१९५०) ने १४ नॉमिनेशन में से श्रेष्ठ फिल्म सहित छह श्रेणियों के ऑस्कर जीते। ऑस्कर अवार्ड्स जीतने के लिहाज़ से ला ला लैंड को टाइटैनिक से चुनौती है।  टाइटैनिक ने बेस्ट फिल्म और बेस्ट डायरेक्टर सही ११ श्रेणियों के ऑस्कर जीते।  ला ला लैंड को बेस्ट पिक्चर, बेस्ट डायरेक्टर, बेस्ट एक्टर, बेस्ट एक्ट्रेस, बेस्ट ओरिजिनल स्क्रीनप्ले, बेस्ट सिनेमेटोग्राफी, बेस्ट फिल्म एडिटिंग, बेस्ट कॉस्ट्यूम डिजाईन, बेस्ट ओरिजिनल स्कोर, बेस्ट ओरिजिनल सांग की श्रेणी में दो नॉमिनेशन, बेस्ट प्रोडक्शन डिजाईन, बेस्ट साउंड एडिटिंग और बेस्ट साउंड मिक्सिंग की श्रेणी में नॉमिनेशन मिले हैं।  ला ला लैंड के बाद सबसे ज़्यादा नॉमिनेशन पाने वाली फिल्म मूनलाइट रही।  इस फिल्म को बेस्ट पिक्चर, बेस्ट डायरेक्टर और बेस्ट अडॉप्टेड स्क्रीनप्ले की श्रेणी में भी नामांकन मिले हैं।  इस साल के ऑस्कर पुरस्कार नॉमिनेशन  में कुल छह अश्वेत एक्टर्स को नॉमिनेशन मिले हैं।  इस प्रकार से यह पुरस्कार 'ऑस्कर्स सो वाइट' के टैग से छुटकारा पा सकेंगे।  बेस्ट पिक्चर की दौड़ में शामिल नौ फिल्मों में अराइवल एक साइंस फिक्शन थ्रिलर फिल्म है।  इस बार एक्टर-डायरेक्टर मेल गिब्सन फिल्म हैक्सा रिज के लिए बेस्ट  डायरेक्टर की श्रेणी में नामित हुए हैं।  बेस्ट पिक्चर की श्रेणी में नामित फिल्मों में अराइवल, हैक्सा रिज, हेल ऒर  हाई वाटर, हिडन फिगर्स, ला ला लैंड, मेनचेस्टर बय द सी, लायन और मूनलाइट के नाम शामिल हैं। बेस्ट डायरेक्टर की श्रेणी में मेल गिब्सन के अलावा डेमियन कैज़ेल, केनेथ लोनेरगन, बैरी जेनकिन्स और डेनिस विलेनुवे के नाम शामिल है।  श्रेष्ठ अभिनेत्रियों में इसाबेले हुपेर्ट, रूथ नेग्ग, नताली पोर्टमैन, एमा स्टोन और मेरील स्ट्रीप तथा श्रेष्ठ अभिनेता की श्रेणी में कैसी अफ्फ्लेक, एंड्रू गारफील्ड, रयान गोसलिंग, विगो मोर्टेनसेन और डेंजेल वाशिंगटन के नाम शामिल हैं।  ऑस्कर विजेताओं के नाम २६ फरवरी को घोषित किये जायेंगे।  

THE 89TH ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED ON STAR MOVIES

~ La La Land leads with 14 nominations amongst the contenders for the upcoming award show on February 27^th  2017~

The 89^th edition of the Academy Awards is sure to be one of the most anticipated events across the world. Your wait is finally over as the 89^th academy awards announces its nominations on Star Movies.

With a month to go for the prestigious awards night, the nominations were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs accompanied by past Oscar® winners and Nominees- actresses Brie Larson, Jennifer Hudson, Director Jason Reitman, actor Ken Watanabe and Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki. They each took turns revealing which directors, artists, composers, musicians and screenwriters are being honored for their respective films in 2016.

The Oscars® will be held at the Dolby Theater which will be televised LIVE on Star Movies, Star Movies HD and Star Movies Select HD at 5:30am on Monday, February 27^th with a repeat at 8:30 pm. Here is a look at the nominations in each category.

Nominations in the BEST PICTURE category

Arrival 

Fences 

Hacksaw Ridge 

Hell or High Water 

Hidden Figures 

La La Land 

Manchester by the Sea 

Lion 

Moonlight 

Nominations in the BEST DIRECTOR category

Denis Villeneuve, Arrival 

Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge 

Damien Chazelle, La La Land 

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea 

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

Nominations in the BEST ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE category

Isabelle Huppert, Elle 

Ruth Negga, Loving 

Natalie Portman, Jackie 

Emma Stone, La La Land 

Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins 

Nominations in the BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE category

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea 

Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge 

Ryan Gosling, La La Land 

Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic 

Denzel Washington, Fences 

Nominations in the BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE category

Viola Davis, Fences 

Naomie Harris, Moonlight 

Nicole Kidman, Lion 

Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures 

Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea 

Nominations in the BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE category

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight 

Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water 

Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea 

Dev Patel, Lion 

Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals 

Nominations in the BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY) category

Arrival 

Fences 

Hidden Figures 

Lion 

Moonlight

Nominations in the BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) category

Hell or High Water 

La La Land 

The Lobster 

Manchester by the Sea 

20th Century Women 

Nominations in the BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY category

Arrival

La La Land

Lion

Moonlight

Silence 

Nominations in the BEST ORIGINAL SCORE category

Jackie 

La La Land 

Lion 

Moonlight 

Passengers

Nominations in the BEST VISUAL EFFECTS category

Deepwater Horizon 

Doctor Strange 

The Jungle Book 

Kubo and the Two Strings 

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Nominations in the BEST FILM EDITING category

Arrival

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

La La Land

Moonlight

Nominations in the BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING category

A Man Called Ove

Star Trek Beyond

Suicide Squad 

Nominations in the BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN category

Arrival 

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 

Hail, Caesar! 

La La Land 

Passengers 

Nominations in the BEST COSTUME DESIGN category

Allied 

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 

Florence Foster Jenkins 

Jackie 

La La Land

Nominations in the BEST ORIGINAL SONG category

"Audition: The Fools Who Dream" - La La Land 

"Can't Stop the Feeling" - Trolls 

"City of Stars" - La La Land 

"The Empty Chair" -  Jim: The James Foley Story 

"How Far I'll Go" –Moana

Nominations in the BEST SOUND EDITING category

Arrival

Deepwater Horizon

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Sully 

Nominations in the BEST SOUND MIXING category

Arrival 

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi 

Nominations in the BEST ANIMATED FEATURE category

Kubo and the Two Strings 

Moana 

My Life as a Zucchini 

The Red Turtle 

Zootopia

Nominations in the BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE category

Land of Mine 

A Man Called Ove 

The Salesman 

Tanna 

Toni Erdmann

Nominations in the BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE category

Fire at Sea 

I Am Not Your Negro 

Life Animated 

OJ: Made in America

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Nominations in the BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT category

Extremis 

4.1 Miles 

Joe's Violin 

Watani: My Homeland 

The White Helmets 

Nominations in the BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION) category

EnnemisInterieurs 

La Femme et le TGV 

Silent Nights 

Sing 

Timecode

Nominations in the BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED) category

Blind Vaysha 

Borrowed Time 

Pear Cider and Cigarettes 

Pearl 

Piper 

Get ready to witness the most desired award event in the history of cinema. With the nominations being announced, the Oscar® fever finally begins. So don’t miss the chance to watch THE OSCARS® live on Monday, February 27^th at 5:30 AM followed by a repeat at 8:30 PM on Star Movies, Star Movies HD and Star Movies Select HD.