Eros International to release the highly anticipated Telugu action fantasy thriller Saakshyam on July 27

Eros International Media Ltd, a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, in association with Abhishek Pictures will release the much awaited, big ticket Telugu action fantasy thriller Saakshyam on July 27, 2018.

Produced by Abhishek Nama and directed by Sriwass, the Telugu action entertainer features superstar Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas and Pooja Hegde as main leads along with Sharath Kumar, Meena, Jagapathi Babu, Ravi Kishan, Ashutosh Rana, Madhu Guru Swamy, Jay Prakash, Pavithra Lokesh and Vennela Kishore seen in supporting roles.

The story based on five elements of nature backed by spectacular effects that promises to be a visual treat, has the audience curiosity around the film heightened. Well known music director Harshavardhan Rameshwar has composed the music in the film with Arthur A Wilson as cinematographer and national award winning fight choreographer Peter Hein.

Speaking on the announcement, Sunil Lulla, Managing Director, Eros International Media Ltd said, “We are delighted to partner with Abhishek Pictures and come on board this eagerly awaited release. With a hugely popular cast, high octane entertainment and a talented director like Sriwass with who we hope to recreate the success of our previous venture Dictator, we anticipate the film to be a mass entertainer. Our association on the film continues our focus to make strategic inroads into south Indian cinema”.

With Saakshyam, Eros International reaffirms its distribution expertise in the regional markets, further amplified through tie-ups with leading players.

Kartik Aaryan is the New Face of Park Avenue deos

The popular deo, Park Avenue, has signed Kartik Aaryan as their new face of Park Avenue Deos. The brand was looking for someone who can easily have a great connect with its target audience and they found a perfect match in the young heartthrob of the nation, Kartik Aaryan. Kartik is not just popular amongst the females but also amidst the males. His bromantic act on screen has always made him crowd favourite.

Kartik's commercial which is now on air was shot in Bangkok. A good fragrance is surely a turn on and well, well, now the girls have now more reasons to be attracted towards him. Well, in the advertising world, Kartik's brand value has really increased and this young actor is making the most of it.

The much-awaited political drama; The Accidental Prime Minister complete its shoot

The very first look of The Accidental Prime Minister got some extolling reviews all across the nation, Anupam Kher as Manmohan Singh was undoubtedly one of the best makeovers that the country witnessed. The political drama is based on the memoir by Indian policy analyst Sanjaya Baru, The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh.

The shoot of the movie is finally finished with the entire cast being on the board. Anupam Kher is in the primary role, featuring as Dr. Manmohan Singh. Akshaye Khanna will be playing the role of the Indian Policy analyst Sanjaya Baru, followed by Munish Bhardwaj as Kapil Sibbal, Anil Rastogi as Shivraj Patil, Aahna Kumra as Priyanka Gandhi, Arjun Mathur as Rahul Gandhi, Vijay Kumar as Bhairao Singh, Vimal Verma as Laloo Prasad Yadav, Shiv Subrahmanyam as P.Chindambram, Manoj Tiger as Aman Singh,Naval Shukla as Yashwant Sinha.

The movie also features Ajit Satbhai as Narsimha Rao, Divya Seth Shah as Gursharan Kaur, Sunil Kothari as APJ Abdul Kalam, Suzzane Bernet as Sonia Gandhi and Pradip Chakrabarti as Pranab Mukherjee.

The actors and their respective looks have created enough buzz for the audience to demand more from this political drama. Debutant Director  Vijay Ratnakar Gutte spoke, “We are enthralled by the reviews we have gotten so far with the looks of the characters. It has only made us work hard and kingpin better towards delivering this product”

The script is written by Vijay Gutte and Mayank Tewari; Tewari recently won the Asian Film Awards for India’s official Oscar’s entry -  Newton.

The creative producer of the film is Hansal Mehta and the movie is produced by Bohra Bros. 'The Accidental Prime Minister' is slated to release on December 21, 2018.

Jim Sarbh’s debut Bengali film heads to the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2018 has announced its regional films list, with critically acclaimed films due for screening at the largest film festival in the Southern Hemisphere. The regional film category spans the different regions of India with brilliant submissions from each region.

From Bengal, Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s Jonaki has been selected to be screened at the festival this year. The film revolves around an 80 year old woman who reminisces about those closest to her from a time in their lives, as she searches for love in a world she is about to leave behind. The film stars the late veteran Bengali actress Lolita Chatterjee, with Jim Sarbh as her lover along with Ratnabali Bhattacharjee and Sumanto Chattopadhyay. This film also marks Jim Sarbh’s debut in Bengali cinema.

When asked about his experience, the film being selected in the festival and working with Lolita Ma'am he said, " I am very glad it has been selected and being screened at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. I used to live in Sydney when I was a kid so I am quite excited that two films that I am in are both screening at the festival. I hope I get a chance to go.

For me it wasnt really a Bengali film. It was more a silent experimental dreamscape film because I didnt have any lines. I guess I dont really think of films in terms of their regional location, it is more about the content and quality. I enjoyed working with Aditya, I think he is a lovely guy, Has a keen sense of the atmosphere of things and how to capture the decaying essence of things

I really enjoyed working with Lolita Ma'am, there are scenes in the film, there are scenes that havent made it to the film where she really pushed herself out of her comfort zone and it was so invigorating to see somebody her age still ready to try new things, to experiment, to be a part of a film that most people would find it difficult to understand. it was an inspiration to watch her on set and to just watch her being so open to new experiences and to give herself over completely to the director's vision "

Under the unifying theme of Inclusion, the festival promises to showcase cinematic marvels celebrating acceptance and unity against prejudice. The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne begins on 10th August 2018 to 22nd August 2018 with an array of screenings, competitions, panel discussions and other activities planned for the Australian audience.

Neha Kakkar learns ‘Bombaiyya words’ from Mumbai’s contestant Kunal Pandit

India’s most loved singing reality show ‘Indian Idol’ is entertaining its viewers with an amazing talent they have got this season. With the captivating Monsoon theme, the season 10 has kept all its audience engaged during the initial episodes. During the shoot of theater round, Neha Kakkar turned into Neha Bhai and the whole credit goes to contestant Kunal Pandit. 

Being a proud Delhi girl Neha is not used to the terminologies and the slang language of Mumbai. When Neha heard Kunal speak certain bombaiyya words Neha immediately rushed to him and urged him to teach her a few local slangs. This is when contestant Kunal Pandit from Mumbai came to her rescue and taught her simple and harmless words like bantaai, bachchi and kalti- vaalty from him. When Neha started repeating after him, co-judges Anu and Vishal went all Aww by pulling her cheeks finding Neha very cute. Neha who has the Delhi language wants to make sure that she fits into a bombaiyya girl perfectly by the end of this season.

Sources from the set reveal, “It was indeed a very cute moment to see Neha Kakkar make an attempt to pronounce our bombaiyya local words. She sounded very cute and everyone on the set couldn’t help but giggle to her cuteness. Kunal made sure that he taught Neha a few slangs before he left the stage.”

Will Kunal Pandit make Mumbai proud by getting selected in Top 12?