A LOOK AT SOME FUN FACTS FROM THE FILM- KUNG FU PANDA 3

~As the beloved Po will soon be returning to our television screens on Sunday, 19th March on Star Movies, here are some fun quirky facts about the animated series~

Animation isn’t child’s play. Thus, after every scene was approved after the animation, the animator would receive a fortune cookie with a customized fortune! Now we know what encouraged them to make Po so special! 

Kung Fu Panda is based out of China and when the first movie in the series had released the Chinese were very impressed with their authenticity towards their culture. Hence, they decided to join hands and create the first ever co-produced American feature film.

The directors Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Alessandro Carloni decided to shoot 1/3rd of the film in China and the rest in America. 

Apart from Po, the villains were equally loved by all. These previous 2 movies had British artists Ian McShane and Gary Oldman. Kai is the first villain to not have a British Accent.

Various actors have been a part of Po’s on screen journey. One such person is Jackie Chan who has lent his voice for two different characters of the same film – as Monkey in the English release and as Li (Po’s birth father) in Mandarin.

Not only have famous personalities like Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie given their voice to this edition of the series, but four of Angelina Jolie’s children, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Pax Jolie-Pitt, Knox Jolie-Pitt and Zahara Jolie Pitt are voice extras in a scene in the movie!

J. K. Simmons was all set to play ‘Kai’. However, the Mads Mikkelson had replaced him mid-way and the character had to be rewritten. The writers plight didn’t end here as later on Rebel Wilson was replaced by Kate Hudson leading to them having to rewrite her character as well!!

Apart from our dearest Po, Tigress has always been seen red qipao with golden vine patterns and black pants. In this film, they decided to give her a new outfit where she donned a long sleeve yellow tunic with red.

Last but not the least, for all the Po fans out there, he and his friends shall be entertaining their audiences for a long six movie or chapter franchise as announced by DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, in 2010.

Looking forward to seeing Po and his friends premiering exclusively on Star Movies on 19th March at 1 pm and 9 pm.

DEBUTANT PRODUCER, SMITA TRIPATHI'S HORROR FILM 'COOKIE' TO GO ON FLOORS SOON

Smita Tripathi, with a burning desire to move into films, she launched Sixth Sense Cine Vision and their first production ‘Cookie’ is all set to go on floor soon. After going through many scripts which failed to chill her, Lalit Marathe’s ‘Cookie’ rattled her bones. 

Reena Wadhwa is one of the leading actresses for this film and a nationwide hunt is on for 18 to 20 year old girls to play the lead character. Commenting on the film, Reema says, “I’m delighted to get back after a long sabbatical and I’m really excited and motivated with a great role and wonderful people to work with. I am sure this will be a fabulous restart to my journey as an actor.” 

Lalit Marathe, who is the writer-director of the film and has worked on films like Bhoot and Swades in the past, describes ‘Cookie’ as an exercise in relentless mind numbing horror. It revolves around the belief that when people die they don’t really go away, they linger around us, close by hoping to set things right. So if one really wants see them then they can see them. For they want one to. If one doesn’t, they may try harder and this is where things can get out of hand. Because complicated people make complicated spirits. The movie is filled with terrifying moments that demonstrate how feeble our denials are against the existence of ghosts. According to Lalit, “Horror films are made to scare people. This film may scar.”

Himansh Kohli supports 'Save Girl Child' initiative

Himansh Kohli who shot to fame with 'Yaariyan' recently walked the ramp for supporting a social cause called 'Naari Shakti'. The cause works for spreading the message to save girl child.The actor was the showstopper for designer Kirti Rathore. Speaking about his association Himansh says, "Every girl deserves the right to live the way they want and pursue their dreams. This is my small contribution towards creating awareness for saving the girl child."

Akshay Kumar to play Gulshan Kumar in his biopic titled ‘Mogul’

Music Mogul Gulshan Kumar’s rags-to-riches life story was larger than life. Gulshan Kumar was an innovator. His devotion to Mata Rani and his passion for his work led to his meteoric rise to success. His devotional music made him a huge household name in India. He created a whole new music industry that didn’t exist before building his own company T-Series into a gigantic musical empire. His larger than life story is now being made into a Bollywood film titled ‘Mogul’ that will be produced by his wife Sudesh Kumari and directed by Subhash Kapoor. Superstar Akshay Kumar who shared a special bond with Gulshan Kumar will be playing him on-screen.

Akshay who will play Gulshan Kumar said, ‘I had the good fortune of knowing Gulshan ji well and had a close association with him right from my first film Saugandh. We both shared many things in common and come from a similar background. I am very excited to play him on-screen".

Gulshan Kumar’s son Bhushan Kumar added, ‘Mogul is not a film for me. It’s my dream come true. My father has been my guiding force all through my life and I have always felt his presence with me in everything I do. I always knew that one day I would make Mogul and share my father's amazing story with the world. I am also extremely happy that my mother Sudesh Kumari will be producing Mogul. I can think of no one better than Akshay to play him on-screen.’

 Subhash Kapoor said, ‘When Vikram Malhotra shared the idea of the film with me it was a feeling of disbelief. I always told my team that the one story I would love to make a movie on was Gulshanji's and here am I doing just that.’

 Gulshan Kumar was extremely attached to his younger daughter Tulsi Kumar and thus the film has been announced today on her birthday. Shooting of Mogul will begin end of 2017.

DEBUTANT PRODUCER, SMITA TRIPATHI’S HORROR FILM ‘COOKIE’ TO GO ON FLOORS SOON

Smita Tripathi, with a burning desire to move into films, she launched Sixth Sense Cine Vision and their first production ‘Cookie’ is all set to go on floor soon. After going through many scripts which failed to chill her, Lalit Marathe’s ‘Cookie’ rattled her bones. 

Reena Wadhwa is one of the leading actresses for this film and a nationwide hunt is on for 18 to 20 year old girls to play the lead character. Commenting on the film, Reema says, “I’m delighted to get back after a long sabbatical and I’m really excited and motivated with a great role and wonderful people to work with. I am sure this will be a fabulous restart to my journey as an actor.” 

Lalit Marathe, who is the writer-director of the film and has worked on films like Bhoot and Swades in the past, describes ‘Cookie’ as an exercise in relentless mind numbing horror. It revolves around the belief that when people die they don’t really go away, they linger around us, close by hoping to set things right. So if one really wants see them then they can see them. For they want one to. If one doesn’t, they may try harder and this is where things can get out of hand. Because complicated people make complicated spirits. The movie is filled with terrifying moments that demonstrate how feeble our denials are against the existence of ghosts. According to Lalit, “Horror films are made to scare people. This film may scar.”