Abeer Soofi chosen amongst 1000 for Mere Sai

This year on the completion of 100 years of the momentous event when Sai Baba took Samadhi in Shirdi, Mere Sai is all set to launch the historic story of Sai’s journey of Shraddha and Shaburi on Sony Entertainment Television. Abeer Soofi will been seen essaying the role of Sai Baba It was a difficult task for the casting and production to get someone with proper looks and precision of Sai. More than 1000 people auditioned for this role and Abeer Soofi was one of them. The count was later then shot down to 300 and from that 3 people were short listed and finally he was amongst the top runners. Abeer had to go under mock trials over and over again thrice.When contacted, Abeer Soofi he confirmed, “Yes, I am playing the role of Sai Baba in the show ‘Mere Sai’ on Sony Entertainment Television. It was way beyond challenging as I had played negative and comic roles earlier and playing Sai was a completely different experience. However everything just fell in place and I hope viewers will like this new avatar of me. It is an important role and I am putting my best foot forward to do complete justice.”

Gulshan Grover and Yash Pal Sharma honoured to be the special guests of Megh Mandal Sansthan

On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, Megh Mandal Sanstha, a non-profit organization organized their third annual event ‘Chaitranjali’ which felicitated selected talented artists of India. The event was intended towards honoring the much celebrated Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma on his 111th death anniversary. At this grand occasion some of the high esteem dignitaries like honorary Governor of Haryana Sri Kaptan Singh, Honorable Union Minister of State for External Affairs Government of India - General Sri VK Singh and Shiv Sena MP Sri Arvind Singh along with the veteran actor Gulshan Grover and Yashpal  Sharma bestowed their presence. 

Titled after the legendary Raja Ravi Varma, the award felicitated Painters of India and is known to be one of the prestigious awards in the field of art.  Talented actors Gulshan Grover and Yashpal  Sharma who have given the audiences some unforgettable movies and roles were gracing the event and were completely over whelmed with the honor they received by the organizing team.  

Sharing their emotions, the dynamic duos Gulshan Grover and Yashpal Sharma said, "We are thankful to the Secretary of Megh Mandal Sanatan Ms Vimlesh Brijwall for giving us a chance to be part of such a noteworthy event which is highly recognized. We were glad to share stage with some of big dignities of the political world and over whelmed to felicitate the artists of our country. Not many know this but

Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of our Indian cinema has worked under the legendry painter Raja Ravi Varma. It is through the guidance and encouragement of Raja Ravi, Dadsahelb Phalkeji got into-moving pictures and that’s how our industry came into existence. So in some way or the other, we are in this industry because of Raja Raviji and it is big privilege for us to be part of an event which is titled on him and is awarding the deserving talented artist of our nation.

The proud winners of Raja Ravi Varma awards were Shobha Broota ,Vikram Nayak & Vipul Das  from Delhi, Vinod Sharma from Mumbai, Dr.Ram verain Jain UP, Anjani Reddy from Hyderabad, Shashikant Dotre from Sholapur, Maharashtra, Rekha Rao Mumbai Maharashtra

Haasil actor Nikita Dutta bags Bollywood film, Gold!

Nikita Dutta, who will be seen next in Sony Entertainment Television’s upcoming show Haasil featuring Zayed Khan and Vatsal Sheth, has bagged another big role in the Akshay Kumar starter film Gold directed by ReemaKagti.Nikita has already started shooting in Amritsar for the Bollywood film. She has completed the Haasil shoot schedule in Mauritius in the first week of September and travelled to Amritsar immediately after landing in India to start shooting for the film. She is currently in Amritsar shooting with Akshay Kumar and is extremely excited to share the screen space with the Bollywood star.Post completing the shooting schedule of the film Gold, Nikita will join Zayed Khan and Vatsal Sheth to shoot for Haasil in Mumbai. Nikita has been balancing both her big television show Haasil and Bollywood film perfectly. The extremely focused actor has been giving her best for both the projects. Sources inform she is the love interest of Sunny Kaushal (brother of Vicky Kaushal) in the film. For Nikita, who has previously worked in TV show Ek Duke KeVaaste,  believes it's a double bonanza to bag two big roles in film and TV show simultaneously.In the show Haasil, Nikita Dutta will be essaying the role of Aanchal who happens to be a brave and courageous woman. She has had a gala time shooting in Mauritius and is now elated to join Zayed Khan and Vatsal Sheth for the shoot in Mumbai by the end of this month. Stay tuned to Sony Entertainment Television to watch the much anticipated show, Haasil.

Tu Hai Mera Sunday cast hosts a special screening for B-Town friends

Just a few days ahead of its release, the cast of Tu Hai Mera Sunday hosted a special screening of the film last night. Tu Hai Mera Sunday brings to celluloid a story of five football friends trying to escape the madness of everyday life. Before it hit the theaters for the audience, they held a special screening for their B-town friends in Mumbai. The B-town stars who attended the special screening were ace directors including Rajkumar Hirani, Kiran Rao, Amol Gupte, R Balki, Gauri Shinde, Vijay Krishna Acharya, legendary lyricist Javed Akhtar. Also present were names like Tannishtha Chatterjee, Ranvir Shorey, Sandhya Mridul. Also snapped were the star cast of the film. The trailer of this film has intrigued the audience to watch the film and not only the trailer but also the songs have created a huge anticipation amongst the masses.Tu Hai Mera Sunday releases worldwide on 6th October and has been produced by Love & Faith Films.

‘YRF Viewer’s Choice Awards’ Records a Reach of Over 40 Million Fans

When the best in entertainment and a social media giant come together, there is bound to be a blockbuster. For the first time ever, Yash Raj Films - one of the leading production houses in the entertainment vertical and Facebook teamed up for one-of-a-kind Bollywood awards on Facebook - ‘YRF Viewer’s Choice Awards’ to celebrate the best of YRF over the years. The awards kick-started on 12th September and concluded on 29th September with Facebook Live sessions. The campaign was hosted on the official brand page of Yash Raj Films (www.facebook.com/yrf). The 15 unique and unconventional categories were rolled out for the fans to vote for their favourite nomination. From DAAG (1973) to BEFIKRE (2016), ‘YRF Viewer’s Choice Awards’ took the fans on a nostalgic journey of YRF’s most celebrated work. The campaign witnessed an overwhelming response from film admirers and the numbers are proof. Over the span of 15 days, the polls attracted a massive number of over 40 million reach, 10 million views across video assets and 4 lakh plus votes for 15 categories with multiple activations in place. The cumulative of both the Live sessions held for the awards hit a reach of 5 million. Owing to YRF’s robust digital presence, ‘YRF Viewer’s Choice Awards’ saw a massive voter participation from international geographies namely U.S., U.K., Canada, U.A.E. and Australia. Celebrating the jury i.e. the fans themselves, 100 lucky participants will be gratified with YRF and Facebook branded merchandise. The success of ‘YRF Viewer’s Choice Awards’ can be attributed to the unconditional love and support of YRF film admirers from across the globe. 

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