Another sports for Vineet Kumar Singh

Vineet Kumar Singh whose recent release Mukkabaaz has garnered the actor immense appreciation from all quarters is ready for yet another sports film. The actor who got recognised for his powerful performance in Mukkabaaz, playing the character of a boxer will be seen playing a hockey player in Gold, which will remind you of the golden era of Indian hockey staring Akshay Kumar in a never seen before avatar. Just like the kind of prep Vineet did for his role in Mukkabaaz, training as a professional boxer for months, the actor underwent special training for Gold too.  Vineet will be seen playing one of the players from the hockey team which gets an Olympic for the country. He went through an extensive training from international coaches to learn to adapt mannerism of the hockey player and learn the nuances of the game. Source shares, "Vineet believes in giving his 100% to his character. Even if it requires intense training or learning something new he always makes sure that he does it catching all the nuances of it which can help his character in the film. The actor along with all the other actors from then film went through an extensive training."

Will visit a Shiv temple today: Tarun Khanna on celebrating Mahashivratri

Actor Tarun Khanna, who is essaying the role of Mahadev in Siddharth Kumar Tewary’s  Karamphaldata Shani as well as Paramavatar Shri Krishna simultaneously, is a big shivji bhakth. As he celebrates Mahashivratri today, the actor says that he follows his teachings religiously. “I feel very honoured and proud to play Mahadev’s character. I absolutely idolize and adore him. He is my ultimate god. I totally agree with all his lessons,” he says.The actor says that he plans to go to a Shiv temple today to celebrate the festival. “Not a single hour in my life goes without me mentioning his name. That's his significance in my life . Definitely, I will visit a shiv temple today with my wife Smriti and take his blessings,” he says

Film Industry throngs acclaimed veteran poet Sayeed Quadri’s ‘Awarapan’ book launch

A poet? A warrior? A philosopher? A wordsmith? What would be apt to describe the immensely talented Sayeed Quadri, the man of valued words. And words that matter. 

The wordsmith behind immortal numbers like Bheegae Hont Tere, Mula Mera Maula, In Dino, Kaho Na Kaho, Dil Keh Raha hai, Ore Khuda, Awarapan among many others, the winner of the Best Lyricist award at the 6th IIFA Awards  and Standout Performance by Lyricist at the Stardust Awards for Murder,,  Sayeed Quadri is behind the lyrics of many successful films including Jism, Saaya, Paap, Rog, Zeher, Nazar, Kalyug, Fareb, Bas EK Pal, Aisa Kyon Hota Hai, Anwar, Life In A Metro, The Train, Awarapan, Wo Lamhe, Gangster, Raaz, Billu, De Danadhan, Barfi, Billu, Ki & Ka, Traffic, Jannat 1 & 2, Murder 1,2, 3 among many others. 

It has not been an easy journey from Jodhpur to Mumbai and the Indian film industry and the transition from being an LIC agent to a respected and revered poet. And to make his mark in a world that rarely understands the story behind a poet’s immortal verses... 

Ask Sayeed Quadri about this and he would simply call his poems “an expression of his Awargi or Awarapan”, as he would term it. 

And hence when Sayeed Quadri released his book of poems, aptly titled Awarapan, a summation of his journey, besides his family including wife Reena Quadri, daughters Aabshar Quadri and Kaynat Quadri, son Nayaab Quadri, niece Kashish Sheikh, nephew Adil Sheikh and son-in-law Sahil Sheikh, stalwarts of the likes of Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt, Mithoon Sharma, Narendra Sharma, Kumar Taurani, Mohammed Irfan, Jubin Nautiyal, Darshan Raval, Naushad Khan, Rumi Jaffery, Jayantilal Gada, Shyam Bajaj, Narendra Bajaj, Chirag Bajaj and Mithoon’s haunting melodies were there to laud him in his moment of glory!

From Black Panther To X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Here Are some of the Most Anticipated Superhero and Fantasy Movies Of 2018

2017 turned out to be a whopper of a movie year with India seeing the best of Hollywood releases and spectacular superhero and fantasy flicks. 2018 promises to be even bigger with Black Panther, Avengers InfinityWar, X Men and lots more! Heres a quick recapof the top superhero and fantasy films to look forward to

Black Panther (February 16)

Black Panther is the first of 2018 superhero spectacles and also the first to feature a predominately black cast. Buzz is thatBlack Panther is going to be nothing short of stellar. Fans have been waiting since forever for the rise of a black superhero and get his own movie. The anticipation and excitement for T’Challa’s first solo flick is super high. And looking at the trailer, the expectations are sure to be met.

Early Man (February 16)

Early Man is an upcoming stop motion animated adventure which is about an early cavemen and their battle to save their way of life from an evil lord who is voiced by Tom Hiddleston and the inhabitants of nearby Bronze Age City.

A Wrinkle in Time (March 9)

A Wrinkle in Time is directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Jennifer Lee.It is based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Madeleine L'Engle. The film stars Storm Reid, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Levi Miller, Deric McCabe, Chris Pine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peña, André Holland, Zach Galifianakis, and Oprah Winfrey.

Tomb Raider (March 16)

Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander kicking serious ass makes this film something to watch out for.

Pacific Rim Uprising (March 23)

Even though the sequel of Pacific Rim doesn’t have Del Toro, Charlie Hunnam an Idris Elba but we can’t wait to watch what Rinko Kikuchi, John Boyega, Scott Eastwood and Cailee Spaeny have in store for us.

The New Mutants (April 13)

A superhero horror movie where a group of mutants discover their powers while being held against their will in a concealed facility? The film is directed by Josh Boone and stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga, Blu Hunt, and Alice Braga.

Avengers: Infinity War (27th April)

This is mostly the biggest movie of the year. Every hero. The biggest Big Villain that ever existed.And presumably more action and drama and laughs than most of the other Marvel films to date. Avengers: Infinity War is the movie all the other movies have been leading up to and for that reason alone it promises to be spectacular. The fact that it's being made by Anthony and Joe Russo, who made the last two Captain America movies so great, is just a bonus. The summer won't know what hit it.

Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25)

After the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the excitement of the standalone fmovie has reached its peak. It's a prequel about the early days of Han Solo, so we—and presumably everyone else—will be lining up to see it.

Untitled Deadpool Sequel (June 1)

The first part was a surprise hit at the box office. Its sequel promises to have presumably more cursing, blood, and guns. It also has Josh Brolin as Cable. And Atlanta's Zazie Beetz as Domino.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (June 22) 

Expect more dinosaurs, more Chris Pratt, and Bryce Dallas Howard. 

Ant-Man and the Wasp (July 6) 

This movie is based on the Marvel Comics characters Scoot Lang (ant-man) and Hope Van Dyne (Wasp). Get ready for more slapstick, Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) charm, and Evangaline Lilly kicking airborne ass while rocking an A+ bob. Oh, and Michelle Pfeiffer as well. 

Mowgli  (October 19) 

The Jungle Book now named as Mowgli is a live action adventure fantasy film. The film stars Rohan Chand, Matthew Rhys and Freida Pinto, with motion capture performances from Serkis, Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hollander and Cate Blanchett and Andy Serkis who is also playing Baloo in the film. 

  X-Men: Dark Phoenix (November 2) 

The X-Men movies may have had a great run, but after the epochal Logan they could easily have been sunsetted as a cinematic franchise. It is the intended to be the thirteenth installment in the X-men film Series. In X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the X-Men must face the full power of the Dark Phoenix as well as the alien Shi'ar Empire.

Sonu Sood arranges for a cricket pitch

Always the fronting humanitarian causes, Sonu Sood took the initiative to create a cricket pitch for kids in his vicinity. A cricket fanatic himself, the talented actor arranged for the pitch in a month’s span, which he will take to in his free time to play with the kids. Living in a city where huge playgrounds are hard to come by, kids find it disheartening to not have a place to play. To remedy this, Sonu decided to get started on making a cricket pitch in the backyard of his society complex. A source says, “Only recently Sonu gifted the kids in his society cricket gear and kit. After playing cricket with them, he realised that they didn’t have proper levelled grounds in the premises. He immediately planned to make a pitch. He encourages kids to play more outdoor games to keep themselves fit rather than playing video games indoors.”