दिल चाहता हैं के १६ साल पर

इस फिल्म ने मुझे बॉलीवूड में दी पहचान – सोनाली कुलकर्णी

अभिनेता आमिर खान, सैफ अली खान, अक्षय खन्ना, प्रीती जिंटा औऱ सोनाली कुलकर्णी स्टारर फिल्म ‘दिल चाहता हैं’ (2001)  की रिलीज़ को 10 अगस्त को 16 साल हो गयें हैं। 16 साल बाद भी यह बॉलीवूड की एक ऐसी एव्हरग्रीन फिल्म हैं, जो आपका काफी मनोरंजन करती हैं। बॉलीवूड की माइलस्टोन मुवीज की फहरिश्त में इस फिल्म को गिना जाता हैं। अभिनेत्री सोनाली कुलकर्णी ने इस फिल्म में सैफ अली खान की गर्लफ्रेंड पूजा की भूमिका निभायी थी। फिल्म की सोलाहवी साल गिरह के उपलक्ष में बातचित करतें हुए सोनाली कहती हैं, “ दिल चाहता हैं की, कास्टिंग डायरेक्टर थी जोया अख्तर। जोया ने मुझे पूजा की भूमिका ऑफर की थी। मुझे बॉलीवूड में इस भूमिका ने पहचान दिलायी। और तो और इस फिल्म से मेरा मेकओवर भी हुआ। कैसे कपडे पहनने हैं, किस तरह के कपडों पर किस तरह बैग कैरी करें। हर एक चीज में एक बदलावसा आया।“ फिल्म ‘दिल चाहता हैं’ में, सोनाली और सैफ पर ‘वो लडकी हैं कहाँ’ यह गाना फिल्माया गया हैं। इस मनोरंजक गाने की यादैं ताजा करतें हुए सोनाली कहती हैं, “यह गाना फराह खान ने कोरीओग्राफ किया हैं। और जब फराह मुझे स्टेप्स करने के लिए कहती तब इस गाने के अजीब से स्टेप्स करने में मुझे थोडी हिचकिचाहट होतीं। हम सभी वह स्टेप्स करतें वक्त एक दूसरे को देखदेखकर काफी हसतें। लेकिन देखिय़े, आज भी यह गाना लोग कितना याद करतें हैं।“ सोनाली कहती हैं, “ दिल चाहता हैं की, शुटिंग के वक्त मेरा जनमदिन भी था। वह मेरा एक यादगार जनमदिन था। आमिर, सैफ, अक्षय सभी ने मुझे शुभकामनाएँ दी थी। वह तीनों स्टार होने के बावजुद काफी विनम्र थे। यह फिल्म की पूरी टीम ही इतनी बेहतरीन थी, की, सबकी सकारात्मकता फिल्म में प्रतिबिंबित हुई। इस फिल्म ने साबित कर दिखाया, की अच्छी कहानीयाँ ही लोगों को पसंद आती हैं।“

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As an actor yet to get his due Feels Akshay Kumar

Considered to be one of the most lovable and bankable stars in  Bollywood, Akshay Kumar still feels that his star-power has not got  its due in Bollywood even when his films have a relevant social message and do well. He does have two decades of masala films and critically acclaimed narratives behind him. 

 Akshay feels he still has not got his due as an actor,“I still haven’t got my due as an actor from the industry. I just got the National Award and the Padma Shri 8 years ago. That is recognition from the government, not the industry.” 

Akshay, whose latest film, Toilet – Ek Prem Katha, revolves around the lack of toilets in households in India, also spoke about the importance of such a film and what is in store for the audience. 

“Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is a comedy. Stories of five-six real people have been merged to make this into a tale of one person. Of course, as the title suggests, there is a love story as well, but above everything else,  it has entertainment value and driving home a message ", Akshay said 

On detaching  himself from the box-office of his movies yet taking off to some place before his movie releases, Akshay stated, "Well, anyone would be nervous, but I'm lucky that I get to experience it three-four times a year. I feel less nervous than those who have only one film a year because then, the pressure is more. At the most, I'll be sad till the weekend. Also, it's not that I want to vanish when my film releases, as some sections of the media report. For example, I've taken a 15-day break from the schedule of Gold in London, to promote Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. Once this film releases, I'll return and resume shooting as people are waiting for me there." 

Toilet – Ek Prem Katha stars Akshay Kumar opposite Bhumi Pednekar.Talking about his heroine, Akshay is all praise about his screen wife(Jaya) Bhumi Pednekar 'I'd say Bhumi is a very brave actress to take on a role like this, knowing fully well about the open-defecation scenes. Though she was properly dressed and all precautions were taken, to do a scene where you are pretending to defecate in the open takes a lot of courage. More so with the crew around.'.. 

“I loved the script and felt that if it can change my mindset, it can change others’ as well,” he added, talking about how it changed his attitude about the problem. “In the beginning, I didn’t know the statistics of the number of people who attend to nature’s call in the open. I was also unaware that about 30 per cent of the rapes happen when women attend nature’s call in the open. You have pervert men waiting in the fields for these women with camera phones. So, open use of the toilet is spiralling into other social evils.” 

Produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, co-produced by KriArj Entertainment along with Cape of Good Films, Friday Film Works, Plan C Studios and Abundantia Entertainment, Toilet; Ek Prem Katha is directed by Shree Narayan Singh Film, releases on 11th August, 2017.

The hits just keep on coming- Kaveri all set to launch her third and newest single, “Again”

16-year-old super star Kaveri has written, sung and composed the music for her brand new track- Again which will launch on the 9th of August. Daughter of Suchitra Krishnamoorthi and celebrated filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, this is Kaveri’s third single after her first 2 smash hits- Did You Know and Half a Heart.

Having a strong passion for music, Kaveri started her singing career at the extremely young age of just 6 and recorded her first single at the mere age of 12! Her debut song ‘Did You Know’ was a massive hit that gained a lot of love and support from the audiences.

Kaveri is not only trained in Hindustani classical music but also in western classical vocals, piano and guitar.  The gifted artist is all set to captivate the audiences with her video release of her new single ‘Again’. The song showcases the complicated journey of an adult and their constantly changing views on love. Kaveri emphasizes on the teenage years and how they affect them both emotionally and mentally. The budding singing talent states that with her ever changing circumstances, song writing has been the only consistent defining factor in her life. 

Speaking about her musical voyage, Kaveri says “I feel extremely fortunate to be able to sing and pursue what I've aspired in my whole life. I am grateful to my parents for everything- for encouraging me to be totally fearless and do what I really wanted to do, especially my mother who has been my inspiration throughout. I look forward to growing as an artist and learn more about music. I look forward to keeping writing and doing what I love for as long as I can”.

The video of her latest song ‘Again’ is all ready to be launched in this month and is already available to stream on Saavn and Google Music.

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‘Umeed’ Trailer Is Hard-Hitting, Thought-Provoking And Spine-Chilling

Rajat S Mukherjee will make his directorial debut with the medical thriller ‘Umeed’, presented by S.O.I.E. The film based on true events boasts of an ensemble cast and its trailer was released today. 

One of the most hard-hitting films to have been made in India, ‘Umeed’ revolves around the concept of unethical drug trials, wherein foreign pharmaceutical companies conduct drug trials on children from poverty-ridden Indian families in rural hinterlands by obtaining their consent through unethical means.

The film stars Anjali Patil as a social activist, who decides to lock horns with the big pharmaceutical companies with the help of a lawyer (Freddy Daruwala) and a supermodel (Pallavi Das), who had unwittingly endorsed the products of the pharmaceutical companies involved in such unethical activities. Apart from the actors mentioned above, ‘Umeed’ also stars Harsh Chhaya, Dalip Tahil, Mohan Kapur, Milind Gunaji, Achint Kaur and other able supporting players.

From what we could see in the trailer, ‘Umeed’ is quite a hard-hitting fare, a medical thriller, which will provoke people to think about certain harsh facts that have been ignored by everyone.

Presented by S.O.I.E and produced by Welcome Friends Productions, ‘Umeed’ is slated to hit cinemas on September 22 this year.

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