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.”

Juhi Chawla Mehta at the Land Summit 2017

Actor and Activist, Juhi Chawla Mehta at the Land Summit 2017. The Summit was held on 11,12,13 March 2017 atTrident Nariman Point, Mumbai. She was one of the respectable speakers, who spoke on environmental safety and various measures to protect the ecosystem, while we move towards the rapid development process.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan to lend vocals for Raveena Tandon’s 'Maatr-The Mother'

Raveena Tandon, who will next be seen essaying the role of a mother in 'Maatr - The Mother’, and now we hear that Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has come on board for the movie, to lend his voice for a song in it.  When we got in touch with the director of Maatr-The Mother, Ashtar Sayed, he said, “The film originally didn’t have any music, but when we started editing the movie, we felt the need for it. So we got some beautiful songs and lyrics for our film. The music has been given by a Pakistani Sufi rock band Fuzön. They had composed one beautiful song, which is sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.” 

He added, “Rahat has got a mesmerising voice and I’m just in awe of his voice and his songs.” The music of 'Maatr-The Mother' is created by the Sufi rock band Fuzön. Rahat himself has been part of Bollywood as a playback singer with the movie Paap in 2003.

Matr-The Mother also features Madhur Mittal as the antagonist, who was also seen in Slumdog Millionaire. The movie delves on justice for women, who have been victims of violence and rape. 

While Maatr-The Mother has been written by Michael Pellico and directed by Ashtar Sayed, the film is being produced under the banners CDB Musical in association with Anjum Rizvi Film Co., Manoj Adhikari Production and Pugmark Films Pvt Ltd. 

Maatr-The Mother is all set to hit the theaters on April 21, 2017