Yash Patnaik's Ishq Mein Marjawan on Colors hits a Century

Ruling the ratings chart as one of the Top 5 shows in the urban markets, COLORS’ Ishq Mein Marjawan has won high praise from across the country. Built on a foundation of lies, treachery and malevolence - the unconventional love story follows the story of protagonists Deep Raichand (Arjun Bijlani) and Aarohi Kashyap (Aalisha Panwar) and has recently completed 100 episodes. The cast and crew members are in a joyous mood and celebrated the momentous occasion by letting their hair down at the party organized for this milestone. When contacted, Arjun Bijlani shared, “It has been a wonderful journey so far and I celebrated this milestone with the entire cast last night. This would have not been possible without the passion and hard work that we have put in and the support of our fans. I am extremely delighted and wish we complete a 1000 episodes of this engaging narrative. Yash and Mamta Patnaik always come up with innovative content ”

Aalisha Panwar added, “It feels great that our dedication and commitment to the show is paying off well. I feel fortunate that my fans are showering love on me for playing the dual roles of Aarohi and Tara. We promise to keep our audiences engaged every week and make this show even more successful in the future.” 

Producer Yash Patnaik says, ““At a time when early primetime slots are filled with family and social dramas, Ishq Main Marjawan came as a breath of fresh air. It was risky to put a thriller drama at that time slot as the audience are mostly women whereas thrillers generally find their audience at late prime time.. I am glad we found our audience. It’s so heartening to see the show growing every week and being in the top 5. We are thankful to Colors for encouraging us to make IMM and supporting it all through our”

Being part of Kolkata Baabu Moshayes is going very well for me: Anshul Pandey

Actor Anshul Pandey, who is playing for Kolkata Baabu Moshayes in Ekta Kapoor and Anand Mishra’s MTV BCL, says that he loves his team. The actor adds that the team has superb players and he is proud to be part of it. “Being a part of Kolkata Baabu Moshayes is going very well so far. We have a good bunch of dedicated players and the team is very different from last year. Many of us are new and everybody is amazing,” he says, adding, “It has also been a great experience with Marinating Films. It’s amazing to work with them.” 

The actor says that he is concentrating on the basics of the game. “The main task and responsibility is to get the basics right and stick to your game plan. The trick is to perfect the basics and not try something too fancy,” he says. 

However, there are some challenges that the team is facing as well. “The main challenge for me is to get the hang of this ball that is used to play BCL. It behaves very differently from the normal cricket ball, so, yes, to understand it and see how it behaves is the main task,” he says. 

Anshul has already started practicing regularly. “Since the last three days I have been regular at practice and these have been intense 3-hour sessions,” he says. 

Stamina has never been an issue for Anshul. “Stamina and energy has never been an issue for me. I play football regularly twice a week and also run on a daily basis. The focus for me is to build some arm strength. The ball used in BCL is very soft so to bowl fast you really have to bend your back and use considerable arm strength. That's what am working on,” he says. 

Anshul is not part of any show at the moment and had some time on his hands, which is why he decided to be part of BCL. “I am not doing any show currently so it was the right time to be a part of MTV BCL this year. Also, cricket is something that I have played well till state level and is very closely associated with my life,” he says. 

In fact, his association with the game goes back to his school days. “I have loved cricket from a very early age and have been playing cricket all my life. I have not played regularly or followed the sport much since a year, otherwise it’s been a massive influence my entire life,” he says. 

Ask him who his role model in cricket has been, and he says, “My favourite cricketer is Mr Sachin Tendulkar. I have always been a batting all-rounder and am sure he's been an inspiration to every cricketer in my generation and other generations. He was a genius at the craft. One bowler that I have always loved is Glen McGrath.”

Charul Malik debuts on TV

Charul Malik of Saas Bahu and Suspense fame from India TV is a household name in Indian news and entertainment industry. Charul a versatile main stream news anchor, show host to become the leading entertainment news anchor in the country has now entered into acting with her debut with a  cameo in the hit comedy show Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai. 

Charul who has played close to 500 odd character during her entertainment anchoring is feeling thrilled at trying her hand towards acting and she feel it would not be as easy as it seems as she would have to take a new avatar and also gel in well with the crew and the work type as it could be vastly different from what she has been doing so far and it would also make her step out of her comfort zone as well. 

Charul plays a role of a old bengali woman who has lost her love and would try and get her love back..... she dons two hats again in the role and would like the viewers to watch the show for more insight on her role. 

Charul also thanks the producers of the show Benaifer & Sanjay Kohli from the bottom of her heart for their confidence in Charul and kindness & love towards her to offer her this cameo. Charul is super excited to work with Shashank Bali a seasoned director of the show and learn a few acting tips as well. 

Charul would want to thanks the entire crew and acting staff of Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai And Script Writer Manoj Santoshi for their support and kindness. 

We wish Charul all the best for her new endeavour

Varun Dhawan's October gift to fans this Valentine's Day

Shoojit Sircar and Varun Dhawan have given a sweet and striking gift to the legions of their fans: Introducing them to the world of October with a special video launched digitally today! 

Shoojit Sircar's unique take on love will make you wonder about the beautiful journey of life and relationships. 

The film reportedly sees Varun Dhawan surpass all previous performances and  milestone he has set so far along with the young talent Banita Sandhu who is making her acting debut in the film. 

Tell us what you think! 

Produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar, October stars Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu. A Rising Sun Films Production, directed by Shoojit Sircar the film is set to release on 13th April 2018.

Rohit Roy graces the India Art Festival 2018

As an artist I am drawn to all kinds of art. From the time I was five, I used to.love to doodle and my father used to tell me to learn art. I grew up to become an artist of another kind, but I simply love art. And The India Art Festival is an out-of-the-world experience. I am simply amazed by the art here," said Rohit Roy who spent time speaking to the artists and happily posing with them for the shutterbugs at the India Art Festival, Worli. Check out the adjacent pictures!