ARIJIT SINGH KICK-STARTED HIS FIRST EVER INDIA TOUR WITH A BREATHTAKING PERFORMANCE IN KOLKATA

Singing sensation Arijit Singh wooed the audiences in Kolkata as he kick-started his 1st ever India tour at New Town Eco Park, Kolkata. On Christmas Eve, Royal Stag Mega Music Arijit Singh MTV India Tour Produced by Wizcraft marked its footprint with The City Of Joy, Kolkata. The concert series, an initiative of GiMA Concerts, began on Arijit’s home-turf, Kolkata and will now be held across major cities right up till March 2018. Kolkata witnessed a spectacular evening that featured Arijit Singh’s biggest hits such as ‘Kabira’, ‘Channa Mereya’, ‘Ilahi’ among others and a medley of Bengali songs. The evening also saw the audiences enthralled by the special ‘Make It Large’ surprise element moments during the event. Commenting on the occasion, Arijit Singh said, “I am honored to have begun my first integrated and exclusive India tour in Kolkata and on Christmas Eve.  This journey along with GiMA & MTV will definitely be an incredible experience for me.”

Rati Pandey: Queen Anusuya is one of the most challenging role I’ve played

Rati Pandey who was seen in different genre of shows is playing the role of Queen Anusuya in Sony entertainment Television’s Porus. She feels that it has been one of the most challenging roles she has played till now. From different emotions to fighting sequences, every day is a different act for her altogether. She feels that she has been working on multiple shows on the same time. It is quite challenging for her to take up such an important role and to fulfil it. Rati Pandey has been a versatile actress and she has been the first choice for this role by Siddharth Kumar Tewary. It has also developed her as an actress and have never worked so hard to prepare for a role. Source from the set reveal,” It is definitely challenging for her as this role is an important part of the show. From fighting sequences to being emotional and also taking up horse riding it has evolved her as an actor too and she has done the role beautifully.”

Indian actor Rakshak Sahni to make big-budget Hollywood debut with Eastern Crimes

With movies like Lion and Slumdog Millionnaire clicking big at the Hollywood box-office, more and more makers are coming forward with subjects involving Indian actors. One such movie to go on floors soon is Eastern Crimes, with an estimated budget of 30 million dollars. Bollywood actor Rakshak Sahni who began his career in the Indian film industry, playing the lead in Kavyanjali on Star Plus, will play a parallel lead with a yet-to-be-finalized American star in this Hollywood feature film about two cop buddies. What's more! The makers are in talks with none other than six-time Oscar-nominated director Peter Weir to direct the film. Weir is known for great Hollywood blockbusters such as The Truman Show, Dead Poets Society and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Produced by Los Angeles-based NeuAsia Studios, Eastern Crimes is written by Mansur Ahmed; who has also co-developed the screenplay for The Treasure of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, being directed by the Casino Royale director Martin Campbell. "It's rare that a role is written for an Indian actor to play a parallel action hero opposite a leading American actor in a major Hollywood production. So when Mansur Ahmed sent me the script of Eastern Crimes, it immediately got me excited," says Rakshak who is confident that the movie will be a milestone in his career. It's expected to begin shooting in mid-2018.

Taapsee Pannu stays connected to her roots while shooting for Soorma

Taapsee recently wrapped up her India schedule of Shaad Ali's Soorma a film on the life of former hockey skipper Sandeep Singh alongside actors Diljit Dosanjh and Angad Bedi. Taapsee plays the character of a hockey player paired opposite to Diljit. The shooting of Soorma is currently in progress in Shahabad, a small village in Haryana. Taapsee, who hails from a Sikh family, got nostalgic while shooting in Shahabad since most of her years she spent in Delhi and Mumbai. Taapsee spent her early years to pursue best of educations in Delhi but she always remembered her roots from Punjab and strived to spend some time in meadows and enjoying the life in the village without work stress. While shooting for Soorma she fulfilled her wish by spending some quality time by visiting local Gurudwara, eating food from local dhabas, wearing traditional clothes, visiting local farms of wheat and sugar canes. She enjoyed every bit of her life spending time in Shahabad which she missed out in metropolitan cities. Taapsee had the best of her time while staying rooted to her culture. When asked Taapsee, she said, “While growing up it was a tradition to go back to our ancestral village back in Punjab almost every holiday season. But lately after moving to Mumbai I didn’t get much time to go there. Visiting Shahabad refreshed all those memories. I really enjoyed shooting in that locality. It has so many memories attached to it like playing in the fields, tubewell, having some typical Punjabi paranthas from local houses. The air in these areas makes me feel nostalgic.”

Karan Kundrra learns to play the piano for 1921

Karan Kundrra will be seen opposite Zarine Khan in Vikram Bhatt’s next horror venture, 1921. In the recently released song of the movie, ‘Sunn Le Zara’ Karan Kundrra is seen playing the piano. Interestingly, Karan spent three months learning to play the piano and to prep for his role in 1921. The actor said that the piano was one of those musical instruments, which he always wanted to learn. He took classes from one of the renowned piano teachers in town before heading to London to shoot for the film. Adding to that there was initially going to be someone on deck just in case, but it was never needed. Looks like Karan is already setting bars for himself. 

Motion Picture Capital presents, A Loneranger & Reliance Entertainment Production, written and directed by Vikram Bhatt, Produced by Reliance Entertainment and Vikram Bhatt, 1921 is all set to release on 12th January 2018.