Harshvardhan Kapoor leaves no stone unturned for Abhinav Bindra's biopic

Harshvardhan Kapoor is going all out to headline Abhinav Bindra's biopic and one would expect nothing less from the actor who delivered a stellar debut with Mirzya.  It is learnt that the highly anticipated biopic is a coming-of-age story that will showcase Bindra’s growth and transition from childhood to adulthood, as he trains to be a professional shooter. In order to ace the role, Harshvardhan will be required to lose and gain weight to look younger and older respectively. Making the actor appear believable and authentic as he ages in the film will also invlove the use of prosthetics and VFX. Reveals a source, “Harshvardhan needs to gain and lose weight to not only appear authentic but also to be able to make the necessary impact with the film by showing Bindra’s transition, as he ages in the movie. The actor will be essaying Bindra’s character as a young child and as India's first ever Olympic champion who earned a gold medal in Beijing in 2008 and finished at the fourth place in Rio De Janeiro in the year 2016.” It is clear that just at 26 years of age, Harshvardhan is well on his way to becoming synonymous with performance-oriented roles considering his movie choices and hard-core preparation.

World Autism Day at Oberoi Mallin association with SOPAN Trust

Oberoi Mall, a landmark shopping destination in Mumbai celebrated World Autism Awareness Day in association with SOPAN Trust on April 1, 2018.  SOPAN, an NGO which provides services to children with autism and developmental disabilities, put up a stall at the Oberoi Mall foyer. Several interactive activities to make the general public participate in this event were undertaken. The activities undertaken at the SOPAN stall were interactive games, Interviews; Tattoo printing, Nail art, distribution of pamphlets, exhibition of items made by the students of SOPAN and showing films on autism.

The Event was attended by enthusiastic crowd of 150 people from SOPAN and many more from the general public who visited Oberoi Mall on that day.The general public was drawn to the stall because of the beautiful display of items and the interactive games and activities. The feedback given by the public was very heartwarming. One of the writings in the feedback diary:

“Felt really good seeing an organization working so hard with full dedication in regard to such a cause”

Mr. Anupam T, Vice President, Oberoi Mall, said, The event was jointly organized with SOPAN who is providing services to children with autism and other developmental disabilities for the past 15 years. We are happy to associate with them to help build awareness and support these kids”.

Taapsee Pannu roped in as the brand ambassador of Nivea India

Taapsee Pannu, who’s become the new favourite face for brands, is on an endorsement spree. The actress, who’s been on an up rise since PINK, has had no looking back. Her immense popularity amongst the audience especially the youth is what makes her a favourite currently for several brands. Already a face for as many as six brands, in a new turn of events, Nivea India announced Taapsee Pannu as their brand new ambassador and face for the body wash category and shower gel category. The brand believes that the Naam Shabana actress is the perfect ambassador to promote Nivea Creme Care due to her youth icon status and therefore deemed her a perfect fit. When asked of her new endorsement deal, the actress, who is currently shooting for Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyaan, quipped, “It’s such an amazing feeling to be roped in by a brand for which you have been a consumer since years. The quality, reach and range of their products is so wide that it’s an honour to be chosen as their brand ambassador."

When Anupam Kher met Danny Boyle in New York!

Indian star Anupam Kher  recently met acclaimed director Danny Boyle of  Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and Steve Jobs fame recently while the former was shooting in New York for NBC’s next. The seasoned actor has been part of notable Hollywood films and TV shows like Bend It Like Beckham, Speedy Singhs, Silver Linings Playbook, 24, Sense8, A Family Man, The Big Sick, The Indian Detective and Lust, Caution among others and having recently met Robert De Niro , also happened to casually catch up with acclaimed director Danny Boyle. The two share a warm equation and in fact the award winning filmmaker even held a session at Anupam Kher's acting school during his trip to India . Riding high with the distinction of having earned his second nomination at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, after the Oscar-winning, Silver Linings Playbook, Kher is undoubtedly one of the most sought after Indian actors in Hollywood .  While details of the meeting between the two remain unknown, we hope to see them working together soon.

STATEMENT BY JOHN ABRAHAM ENTERTAINMENT ON PARMANU

Termination of the agreement by us is valid and legal..Kriarj has committed material breaches which left us with no choice but to terminate in the interest of the film..We would like to state that this extreme step has been taken by us after days of trying to resolve the issues at hand in the best interest of the release of the film. 

We have fulfilled our commitment at every stage of this project and intimated Kriarj in writing from time to time..We have been waiting and asking for payments at every stage..our payments have either been delayed or we have received wrong UTR number. Cheque payments have been stopped time and again. Delay in payments / non-payments, have caused delays in the post production work after the film's principal shoot was completed in time and on schedule last year. 

 Despite repeated follow up, the distribution plan for the film has not been shared and there has been no transparency in their dealings with third parties. We have till date not been privy to any signed contracts of third parties with Kriarj, if any. 

 JA Entertainment has time and again sat on the marketing campaign and the dates have been pushed at least 3 times, thanks to delayed payments. Not only that Kriarj without our approval has gone out and made statements giving false reasons for the delay. 

 Our repeated follow-ups have only been met with false promises to settle the issue, thus wasting crucial time on the project. The industry knows of the track record of kriarj..There has been a similar incident in the past with another film where they have done the same thing. 

Given the above, and in the best interest of the film, we have terminated our contract with KriArj Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and will soon announce the release schedule. 

any future attempts by Kriarj to jeppardize the film or defame the production house and / or the film, like they have done in the past with other films, will compel us to initiate legal proceedings against them.