Anil Kapoor learns to play the trumpet for Fanney Khan

Superstar Anil Kapoor kickstarted his career with Woh Saat Din (1983) for which he learnt to play the harmonium .Ironically , 35 years later, the star learnt to play the trumpet for his upcoming film Fanney Khan.

Says Anil Kapoor, "The trumpet is an integral part of my character in the film. My character, Fanney, plays it when he is sad or happy. So I had to make it look real. I was excited to learn a new instrument and took lessons from [professional player] Ramesh Kumar Gurung.It was challenging to emote while using the instrument.”

The star chronicles the place of music in his career as he also learnt the sitar as a child artist starring in Tu Payal Mein Geet (1971) and would travel from Chembur to Bandra for his lessons as a 12 year old. He says, “I learned to play the harmonium from Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan. Music has played an integral part in my career. I understood melody and rhythm through the characters I have played

Mukesh Chhabra scores a sixer

Renowned casting director-filmmaker, Mukesh Chhabra has made a substantial contribution to Indian cinema by introducing some of the most remarkable talents in the country to the world.

Having worked closely with award-winning filmmakers for landmark movies, the cinephile has yet again proved his mettle – of spotting the talent in six successful projects this year so far!

Associated with critically acclaimed and commercially successful films such as Gangs of Wasseypur, Shahid, Kai Po Che, Highway, Haider and Dangal, the ace casting director-turned-filmmaker has worked on various interesting projects this year catering to different target audience and for different mediums including Baaghi 2, Veere Di Wedding, Sanju, and Sacred Games, Lust Stories in the web series space.

With years of cinema expertise and now also ruling the internet space, Mukesh has successfully spotted and honed the very best of acting talent in line with the exact requirements of feature films, TV commercials and other mediums. Having worked on two 100 crore grossers this year – Baaghi 2 and Sanju, Mukesh has handpicked and trained competent artists to portray challenging roles that were seemingly in complete contrast to their inherent psyche and potential.

“Casting is one of the core aspects of filmmaking. I want to help talented people meet the right directors. I love casting more as it gives me happiness. While working on a project, I only follow my script while casting. As far as Bollywood is concerned, only your talent will take you further.”

Mukesh successfully heads his own casting company and is a credible authority to open the topic to conversation. The ace casting director will be working on 35 more films including Nitesh Tiwari’s next and will soon announce a very big show for Netflix.

Sony Max Highlights and Listings- 16th – 31st July

MON	16-Jul-18	09:00:00PM	DANGEROUS KHILADI 6
TUE	17-Jul-18	09:00:00PM	YEVADU
WED	18-Jul-18	09:00:00PM	MAIN HOON LUCKY THE RACER
THU	19-Jul-18	09:00:00PM	RAJ MAHAL 3
FRI	20-Jul-18	08:00:00PM	TERROR 2
SAT	21-Jul-18	08:00:00PM	BLACKMAIL
SUN	22-Jul-18	08:00:00PM	Kanchana Returns
MON	23-Jul-18	09:00:00PM	DYNAMITE
TUE	24-Jul-18	09:00:00PM	SON OF SATYAMURTHY
WED	25-Jul-18	09:00:00PM	Janta Garage
THU	26-Jul-18	09:00:00PM	KAASHMORA 2
FRI	27-Jul-18	08:00:00PM	KANCHANA THE WONDER CAR
SAT	28-Jul-18	08:00:00PM	THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS
SUN	29-Jul-18	08:00:00PM	SARRAINODU
MON	30-Jul-18	09:00:00PM	HYPER
TUE	31-Jul-18	09:00:00PM	YEVADU 2

Pankaj Tripathi roped in for Season 2 of Sacred Games?

Actor Pankaj Tripathi had a successful year in the year 2017 with multiple releases that even won him a National Award for his film Newton. The year 2018 already saw him in some interesting projects including Tamil film Kaala, Angrezi Mein Kehte Hai, Phamous, Kaalakandi, Punjabi film Harjeeta and very recently in Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane's video on demand series on Netflix Sacred Games. The series is divided into 8 episodes and has Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Neeraj Kabi, Kubra Sait, and Luke Kenny amongst many others. Sacred Games is a crime thriller drama and has kept viewers on the edge of their seat.

Set in Mumbai with multiple twists and turns in each episode takes Vikram Chandra's novel adaptation to a great height. Out of the entire cast of Sacred Games, the surprise package is Pankaj Tripathi who plays a very important character that has the efficiency to take the plot for its makers for part series. The Masaan actor’s role has wickedness, a very ruthless yet very subtle and calm character that has been played by Pankaj in his own stride. The plot ends at a point where it has the full potential of a Sacred Games Season 2 where Pankaj will be seen as one of the main characters. The makers already roped him to play the main antagonist in season 2 where he will be more dreaded and fearless than Nawazuddin in season 1.

We cannot wait to see this super talented actor to play the part in Sacred Games Season 2, who has left his mark on each role he has played so far.

First Look Posters Of Bollywood's Next Controversial Film, ‘Hotel Milan’

After creating quite a stir with his directorial debut, the highly controversial ‘Coffee With D’, the director Vishal Mishra is back with yet another controversial film, 'Hotel Milan'. The film is produced by Haresh Patel's A D Films.

Shot in Uttar Pradesh, ‘Hotel Milan’ takes a stand against anti-Romeo squad and political hooliganism in northern state.

Vishal Mishra is delighted to collaborate with Haresh Patel, whose A D Films has been involved in distribution and production for two decades and distributed films like ‘Race 3’, ‘Rustom’, ‘Kahaani 2’, ‘ Udta Punjab’, ‘Commando 2’, 'Rowdy Rathore’, 'Grand Masti', 'Shivaay' and ‘Entertainment'. He has also been the producer for more than ten Gujarati films and made his debut in Bollywood as a producer with ‘Machine’ (2017).

Looking forward to present the film to the audiences, director Vishal Mishra said, ”It’s my pleasure to collaborate with Hareshji who has three decades of experience in production and distribution. He signed me within minutes after our first narration. It’s quite a daring film and I’m blessed to have a team with a big heart.”

The film has some of the finest actors, Kunal Roy Kapur, Karishma Sharma (Ragini MMS 3), Jaideep Ahlawat, Zeishan Quadri (Gangs of Wasseypur 3), Rajesh Sharma (Tanu Weds Manu Returns, MS Dhoni) and Zakir Hussain (Judwaa 2) in pivotal roles.

 ‘Hotel Milan’ is set to release on 14th of September and the trailer will be out in August.