Ringan film premiere

The premiere of film Ringan, held at PVR Icon, Andheri West, saw a bevy of celebrities who walked in to congratulate the Ringan team and Vidhi Kasliwal who has released the film under her banner, Landmarc Films. Besides Vidhi Kasliwal of Landmarc Films, Director Makrand Mane, cast Shashank Shende, child artiste Sahil Joshi, Abhay Mahajan and others, spotted at the do were Hussain Kuwajerwala with wife Tina, Sachin Khedekar, Makrand Deshpande, Bharat Dabholkar, Terence Lewis, Dalip Tahil, Sachin Kundalkar among others. Ringan is a heart-warming journey of a father-son in pursuit of happiness and love. This film has been honoured with many awards and accolades, including the National Award.  A Landmarc Films Presentation and a My Role Motion Pictures Production, yours is to watch RIngan at a theatre near you!

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan And Media Mogul Ajay Sethi Acquire T20 Global League Teams

The T20 Global League is making all the right noises nowadays and two prominent Indians have associated with Cricket South Africa by acquiring franchises. 

While Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who also owns IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, has been named owner of the Cape Town franchise of Cricket South Africa’s upcoming T20 League, businessman and media mogul Ajay Sethi has acquired the Port Elizabeth franchise. 

Outlining his plans to local media and stakeholders at a welcoming event in Port Elizabeth, Sethi said, “Port Elizabeth is a beautiful city and is deeply entrenched with interesting cricketing history. I am very pleased and proud to represent this city as my franchise team. In the coming weeks, we look forward to working very closely with the Mayor and City Council to put together a robust plan of action to create value for both the city and the team.” 

He further added, “In addition, I would like to extend my thanks to CSA (Cricket South Africa) in accepting our bid and giving us an opportunity to become a part of this exciting T20 Global League journey. This tournament is about the fans, the players, rekindling the magic and reviving the battles, between bat and ball, between heart and mind, showing the world what makes this game extraordinary.” 

Marquee player Imran Tahir, who has great expectations, gushed, “I’m really looking forward to the new team; I hope we as Protea players and the international marquee players make this league the best league in the world and show what South Africa is all about.” 

Andrew Whitfield, Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture for Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality also attended the event. He too is excited by the possibilities presented to the city by the T20 Global League. 

“This franchise has further incentivized us to invest and support our cricket infrastructure for the city.  The T20 Global League will show the youth in PE that there is opportunity in sport. Working together with Ajay Sethi and CSA, we can leverage opportunities beyond cricket,” Whitfield concluded.

Former ICC CEO and current CEO of Cricket South Africa (CSA), Haroon Lorgat, who feels they have a winner up their sleeves, said, “Fans can look forward to epic game experiences, complimented by action-packed stadiums, big entertainment, top class broadcasters and accessible ticket prices. We can firmly say that the era of 'sportainment' has dawned upon us. It's now South Africa's time to capitalise while reigniting and celebrating our love for the game.” 

The player draft is scheduled for 19 August, with almost 400 players from 10 countries confirming their interest.

Onir’s Shab gets ‘A’ certificate by CBFC

National award winning filmmaker Onir is elated that his upcoming relationship drama Shab featuring two newcomers Ashish Bisht and Arpita Chatterjee and Raveena Tandon has got thumbs-up from the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with no cuts at all.

Onir says, “I am delighted that my film has been left untouched, and pleasantly surprised that the CBFC asked for no cuts. Of course, it’s an ‘Adult’ film with adult situation. So it’s been appropriately certified.”

Onir was apprehensive about the CBFC’s response. He says, “I thought they’d ask for visual cuts. But they didn’t – only a few negligible audio cuts that I am happily making because if the CBFC had not cut anything, I’d have felt really insecure.”

Shab stars Raveena Tandon along with debutant actors Ashish Bisht and Arpita Chatterjee and is produced by Sanjay Suri, Bhavna Talwar, Onir and Mohan T. Mulani. The film slated to release on 14th July 

Akshay Kumar's look for Gold. Started shooting for the film today

Working Birthday for Aanand L Rai

One of the most successful filmmakers in the country today, Aanand L Rai, celebrated his birthday yesterday, doing what he loves most - making films ! Rai, who recently wrapped up the first schedule of his untitled next with Shah Rukh Khan , is neck deep in work , with his professional commitments both as a producer and a director.  

The filmmaker is busy with the prep of the next schedule of his ambitious film , that goes on floors in a few days at a suburban Mumbai studio. If that wasn't all, Rai is also busy with the release plans of his next two films – Shubh Mangal Saavdhan and Newton. 

Says a source, " It was a working birthday for Aanand L Rai and knowing his love and passion for his work, he wouldn't have had it any other way. The filmmaker went for a private lunch with his team ,post which he was back in his office to work on his projects under his home banner Colour Yellow Productions.