Maniesh Paul makes Ankush dance on Indian Idol 10

Indian Idol is one of the most prestigious avenues that has given wings to dreams of aspiring singers from across the nation. Millions have crooned and displayed their singing prowess to impress judges and win the coveted title of Indian Idol over the past years. Only a handful have been successful. Sony Entertainment Television along with the trio of fantastic judges have searched every nook and corner of the nation to find the best singing talent. Ankush Bharadwaj, a 26-year-old multi-talented singer from Himachal Pradesh is living his dream as he performs on the Indian Idol 10 stage.

On one hand we have the esteemed jury encouraging the contestants to show their best performance.  On the other hand, Maniesh Paul is making the contestants feel comfortable with his whacky sense of humour. In an interesting twist, Maniesh who had managed to get his hands on the secret diary of Ankush, shared his secret wish-list with the jury panel and studio audience! Ankush’s number one wish was to get selected in Indian Idol 10 and the second one, to visit a foreign country and dance with foreigners. Gifted anchor Maniesh Paul fulfilled his heartfelt wish and invited 2 foreigners to shake a leg with the talented singer. Initially Ankush was hesitant to dance, where Maniesh came to his rescue and showed him the ropes of giving an impressive dance performance.

When contacted Ankush confirmed, “Getting selected for Indian Idol was always on top of my bucket list! I am really happy that I have been able to fulfil it. Initially I was petrified when I saw my secret diary with Maniesh bhaiya, but he is very helpful and a gem of a person. Initially I felt a bit shy when Maniesh bhaiya invited two foreigner girls to dance along with me and it was a bit awkward. However, he quickly taught me few dance steps. On the stage of Indian Idol, we danced without a care in the world! It was a truly memorable moment for me and I enjoyed it to the core!”

WITNESS THE STAR-STUDDED 19th NEXA IIFA AWARDS STYLED BY MYNTRA ON COLORS THIS 29th JULY AT 6 PM

The highly anticipated 19th Edition of IIFA Weekend & Awards was a spectacular celebration as the magnificent Siam Niramit Theatre transformed into the perfect mélange of glitz, glamour and star power.

For the fourth consecutive year, the IIFAs will be broadcast exclusively on India’s No.1 premium Hindi entertainment channel, COLORS with a stunning line-up of star-studded programming:

The grand finale of the IIFA Weekend & Awards, the 19th edition of NEXA IIFA Awards Styled by Myntra, will be telecast on the 29th of July. Catch the IIFA Green Carpet at 6 pm followed by the Awards main event at 8 pm.

For the digital savvy viewers the same will be available on India’s leading video-on-demand platform, VOOT, from the house of Viacom18.

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Rishi Kapoor, Taapsee Pannu, Anubhav Sinha along with star cast reached Delhi for the promotions of MULK

The Talented star cast of controversial movie Mulk, Rishi Kapoor, Taapsee Pannu, Neena Gupta and Prateik Babbar, Prachee Shah Pandya, Ashrut Jain, Vartika Singh were witnessed in India Habitat Centre, for media interactions and promotion along with survey launch of their upcoming film. Bolstering the steadfast popularity of the legal drama genre in Bollywood, courtroom drama Mulk will get its theatrical release in India on August 3, 2018. The film is directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced by Deepak Mukut.

Therefore, while interacting with media peeps Director Anubhav Sinha states, "Essentially Mulk is a courtroom drama, a story of a family that must protect its pride. The film tries to table questions that we don’t address in the open. We like to call it a social thriller. It is not political. It is a story of you and me, about us. Our conduct. Our prejudices. Our preconceived notions- about each other. We don’t talk to each other about the problems we have with each other. But I guess everything in life is political. The film doesn’t claim to give answers but it is not impossible to find some in there. It is a story of our times. It does not try to teach you anything, it just tells you an engaging story about the people of India."

Whereas, actress Taapsee Pannu is playing the character of a lawyer in this film. Therefore for the same she said, “The role really became stressful for me during shooting because if you see the kind of star cast  the film has, it was really became difficult for me to perform with renowned actors like Rishi Kapoor , Ashutosh Rana and other good theatre actors. I was trying my best to give the shot in single take without ant mistake”. Considering the controversial issue she added, “I don’t watch news regularly and I am not even politically active but too I know the right or wrong. And I feel really sad about Hindu-Muslim issue perception”.

One of the prominent Actor of Bollywood, Rishi Kapoor, who is playing the main lead in film, said, “I don’t have much idea about politics and their policies. When I heard the script I really found it good and enjoyed my character.” He added, “We should not have any wrong feelings about Hindu-Muslim. This issue is very old but still have a strong impact on all of us. We should sit and solve this issue rather than doing unnecessary thing.”

Featured under the banner of Banaras MediaWorks & Soham Rockstar Entertainment. The film is shot in Benaras and Lucknow.

Sachin Gupta's Pakhi, thriller drama brings a new take on child trafficking to the audience on August 10, 2018

After the massive success of the short film- Pihu, National Award winning Writer-Director Sachin Gupta is back with a feature film, Pakhi which is all set to release this August. The film's music was launched recently and received great reviews from all across the world. On the occasion,  Sumit Kant Kaul, Anamika Shukla, the lead actors in the film with director Sachin Gupta, singer Prateeksha Srivastava and Music Composer  Shivang  Mathur were present in the presence of the media fraternity. 

The film Pakhi is the story of a 10-year old girl who is about to get married and is trapped in the world of web trafficking. While the subject of prostitution and child trafficking stays a matter of concern, the film aims to address what goes on behind the cruel business which sees the highest violations of agency, freedom, and esteem. For instance, the pre-puberty treatments that the women are subjected to for the flesh trade to flourish. 

Pakhi is based on true events and is all set to rejig the cinematic perspectives with a plot which explores the depth of societal distress and the value of human lives. Pakhi, a social crime drama discusses the dark world of child trafficking which is plaguing our society at large with a completely fresh perspective. Set in the times of a natural conflict for existence, it explores and exposes the dark realities behind the world of human trafficking. With estimated 27 million adults and 13 million children around the world who are victims of human trafficking, “Pakhi” becomes a subject that records the highest violations and yet a subject, so obvious a subject talked about. With the refreshing plot of conflict, survival, and triumph over the circumstances, “Pakhi” is set to bring the society close to a mirror they cannot escape without introspecting.

When Sachin Gupta is asked about his work he said, “Let the force be with you. We all are Pakhi and responsible for the creation of 'her'- #IAmPakhi”. Sachin Gupta, a National award 'Natya Bhushan' winning Indian film-maker and writer has directed “Pakhi” with his vision of meaningful and societal retrospective cinema. Sachin is known for his work in the field of theatre, having 14 original plays and 4 screenplays to his credit. He made his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed Paranthe Wali Gali (2014) which he produced under his production banner, Chilsag Pictures, a production house he established in 2012.

Expressing his opinion on the matter, Sachin Gupta said, "When even after 73 years of Independence we are witnessing social practices like a girl getting married off at a tender age and pushed into the cycle of flesh trade, where is this freedom or where is it leading us? When there is the right to life for the children of free India, where are we standing as moral humans? It is time we talk about what the trade encompasses when lives of women are branded. This film talks a sincere effort towards it". At the conference, Gupta also discussed about running a campaign #IAmPakhi on social media that will highlight the issue and this Independence Day, it could be a step to free the Pakhi that we all are passively responsible for.

  

Chilsag Entertainment Network is an Indian Media and Entertainment company headquartered in New Delhi, India, active in all aspects of the entertainment industry with a focus on Film, Education, and Theatre. Chilsag operates a diversified portfolio in the world of cinema and performing arts with a library of 18 Original Plays, Eight Feature films and Hundreds of short films and web episodes to its credit.

“Bajne do Shehnai….yaar” will be loved by today's generation: Lalit Parimoo

The first show of the new play “Bajne do Shehnai…Yaar” by the theatre drama artist Lalit Parimoo had been houseful and many artist were present at the first show. In association with clap center, Natsamaj is presenting a new, humorous play "Bajne do Shehnai….yaar” which was launched at Clap Centre, Malad, written and directed by Lalit Parimoo.

Avinash Kuri, Sandeep Jain,  Tripti Bajoria, Mahima Sogani, Geeta Agarwal, K Saagar are in the leads. The sets and lights are handled by Amit Srivastav. The music is given by Prem Kumar, Rahul Srivatsav and Siddharth Ranjan. Shashank Prajapati is managing the stage and backstage by Shashank Prajapati and Sharad Bisnoi and Siddharth Ranjan.B N Vishwakarma is the poster designer and Bhupali Tambloli is the producer.

The play is based on the story of an orthodox family where the parents are traditional and unable to cope up with the new changes whereas the children are opposite to their parents. This creates funny situations where both the generations seem to remain alien to one another.

The story begins with, Hansal leaving the parents' home to live with his elder brother Mayank, which creates a stir in the family. Mayank encourages his younger brother to shed his virginity and enjoy life as an epicurean with food, girls, night life and no responsibility.

Mayank, who is a womanizer, after heartbreak with one of his girls, develops a deeper emotions and feelings for her and decided to marry the girl and becomes more responsible as a professional. Meanwhile the younger one blossoms into a playboy, imitating the elder one and has learnt dating, dancing, drinking and became irresponsible.  This creates a new, interesting and humorous clash between the brothers as both have changed and are about to lead new lives.

On this occasion, writer's director Lalit Parimoo said that the story is based on today's social environment, wherein a metro city, the live-in relationship is augmented. Its the satire on the carelessness of freedom of today’s youth. All the artists are very happy and before the show Friends and companions were a very enthusiast for the show and hope to be staged in the nation as well as the whole world.