"SEHER" Grand launching of Music Video by Ashar Anis Khan

A grand function was organised for launch of music video "SEHER" by Ashar Anis Khan & Zee Music Co, at 'The View'. SEHER music was appreciated by all guest's and media present on the occasion.

Main lead Salman Shaikh, who is already popular as a anchor and actor in TV Serials like 'Aarambh - Kuch rang pyar ke aise bhi, etc' was appreciated by everyone present.

Guest's Sunil Pal entertained all the guests with his hillorious comment's, Ali Khan (actor & politician) , Mandar Deshpande (Playback Singer) Prashant Pandey (Etv Bharat Ent.)Vikalp Mehta aka Akshay Kumar, gave their best wishes.

It is a Sifar Production presentation, where cast Salman Shaikh & Rashmi Rekha Ray, along with producer Ashar Anis Khan of Sifar Productions, Director Dipanshu Saini, DOP Vinod Chabbra, editor Meraj Ali, Himanshu Tiwari Di & Colurest Amit Mishra, prod. head Amit Kumat, art director Swarup Das and A.D Sumit Raj were present.

Nawaz looks to Rasika for her honest critique

Rasika Dugal needs no introduction. The actor who will be playing Safia Manto in the upcoming film by Nandita Das has already been garnering a lot of attention and praise for her role since the Cannes film festival. The actress who has worked in both films and theatre for many years is passionate about cinema and filmmaking and it shows in each film she chooses.

Currently busy with promoting the film, Rasika and her co actor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui who plays Manto himself have been talking a lot about the film and hosting screenings for various press houses and groups of people. Post each screening, there is a ritual the two extremely talented actors follow, it is to critique each other’s work. While both actors didn't want to fall into the trap of over articulating during shoot, they are talking about all the details now that the film is complete and ready for release.' We often talk about the scenes that worked, the moments that had caught us unaware. How a scene had felt while shooting and how that has/or has not come to life on screen; which of my scenes he liked the most and vice versa. It is rare to get honest feedback in this business. And from the people whose opinion you trust. I get to learn a lot and totally enjoy these conversations with Nawaz.' While audiences have always known, Rasika Dugal is a volcano of talent, we can now safely say, it is true as Nawazuddin believes in her credibility too.

Safia Manto who was the author’s backbone every step of the way was a strong lady herself. Unfortunately not much has been said about her until now. Slated to release this September, audiences will get to watch the story of Manto and his strong wife, Safia

Harshvardhan Rane’s fan drives for 20 hours to meet him in Russia

Sometimes, the extent to which fans go to exhibit their love and affection for their favourite Bollywood actors turns out to be surprising for them as well. Recently, Harshvardhan Rane was pleasantly surprised by his female fan, who followed him all the way to Russia!

The talented actor, who won huge appreciation for his latest war drama, PALTAN, recently visited Russia to represent Indian cinema at the Colors of India festival.

Little did the actor anticipate about a female fan travelling for 20 hours from Cheboksary to the event location in Russia to catch a glimpse of her favourite actor at the festival. When Harshvardhan’s fan learnt about the festival venue, she headed straight to the auditorium and expressed her love and admiration for him in front of the gathered crowd.

Within no time, Harshvardhan rushed to where his fan was seated and spent some time talking to her and also clicked selfies. In fact, the actor reciprocated his love on her social networking site.

Harshvardhan enthralled the audience, especially his female fans with his first energetic dance performance on the global platform. The talented actor was also part of a big meet-and-greet session with his ardent female fans who drove 1500 kms just to meet him and also sang his popular song, ‘Tu Kheench Meri Photo’ (Sanam Teri Kasam) followed by a flash mob activity.  

Besides representing Indian Cinema at the global level by inaugurating the ceremony with other artists and embassy people, Harshvardhan, during his trip, also shook a leg with 70 gorgeous and talented dancers.

EPIC SHOWCASES THE MAGNIFICENCE OF INDIA: JUNGLE KE BAAHUBALI

EPIC continues its quest of bringing the wonders of India to its viewers and raises the bar by airing multiple global award-winning film "Jungle ke Baahubali" for the first time on television. The world television premiere of this film will air exclusively on EPIC, split into two parts - first one airing on 22nd September and the second airing on 29th September. On both days the film will air at 3pm, 5pm, 7pm and 9pm.

"Jungle ke Baahubali", is an odyssey into India’s picturesque and unique wetland canvases and the spectacular wildlife in them. It’s exploration of the theme of protection of flagship, and keystone wildlife species, by forest departments and governments, with support of locals and researchers has won it recognition at the prestigious Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, New York, Isla Earth Conservancy Award of Merit, Catalina Film Festival, Avalon, California among several others.

The project entailed 7 years of research that involved observing and filming the wild Asian Elephant and the One Horned Indian Rhinoceros in its natural environment. The film’s director Sumesh Lekhi along with his crew spent time with villagers understanding how their daily lives are affected and how they have to work along with the forest department to keep elephants away from their crops and homes.

Along with this special film premiere, the channel will pay tribute to World Tourism Day and World Architecture Day by showcasing marvels of India with a curated playlist of select programming.

The EPIC line-up for World Tourism Day will bring out the international theme of ‘Creating Sustainable Tourism’ and celebrate India and the tourism potential India has to offer. The programming for the day are curated episodes from an array of shows like Indipedia - a foreigner exploring and understanding India, Ekaant - a show on historically significant abandoned places, EPIC Specials -Andamans - Jewels of the Sea anchored by Tom Alter, Nandadevi - a pilgrimage feature show hosted by Vivek Oberoi and Wilderness Days - a series on India’s rich and diverse wildlife. The special will showcase on 27th September from 1 – 7 pm.

Close on the heels of World Tourism Day is World Architecture Day on 1st October where EPIC  will air episodes from its popular shows – Sanrachna and Made In India that showcase and tell the stories of India’s ingenious structures and architectural marvels. Among the most-renowned monuments to be seen in this spectacular tour on-air are the Lepakshi temple in Andhra Pradesh and the Vitthala temple of Hampi in Karnataka, 'Jhulta Minara' in Ahmedabad, Gol Gumbaz in Hyderabad, Konark Sun Temple in Orissa, Jantar Mantar in Jaipur, Vijay Stambh in Rajasthan, Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu and Ajanta-Ellora caves in Maharashtra along with Lothal and Dholavira in Gujarat - the prominent archaeological sites belonging to the great Indus Valley Civilization in India.

The show will air only on EPIC on 1st October from 1- 7 pm.

Tips crosses 1 crore subscribers, gears up for bigger plans

With the advent of music available on online medium, leading music and filmmaking company Tips has moved on to the next level. It has notched up a staggering count of 1 crore online subscribers and in the process has achieved a milestone that only a select few have been able to enjoy in the industry. A relatively new entrant in this medium, Tips has managed this with some quick fire actions coming into play that has allowed it to keep a high pace on.

“The biggest success for Tips in the recent times is the musical success of Race 3. Each and every song from the film is enjoying huge viewership, both on the videos as well as audio, especially 'Allah Duhai Hai'. Another major success has been the music of Genius which is still notching up great numbers with songs like 'Tera Fitoor' and 'Dil Meri Na Sune' doing so well. Even though the film has already released, Himesh Reshammiya’ s music is continuing to enjoy huge patronage, as a result of which subscribers too are getting added to the online channel in thousands on a daily basis,” informs our well-placed source.

While that has been a result of some of the newest titles that Tips has put together, what is also working out quite well is the repertoire that it has built over the years.

“There is a huge count of Atif Aslam chartbusters like 'Jeena Laga Hoon' [Ramaiya Vastavaiya] that Tips has already collaborated on over the years. Music lovers continue to flock the channel for that. Then there are also pleasant surprises like the music of Aksar 2 [Aaj Zid] which keep finding patronage. Of course, hundreds of yesteryear super hit songs from the years gone by ensure that there is a wonderful mix of new and old songs that make this channel an ideal mix,” the source continues. 

It is this mix of new and old that Kumar Taurani of Tips wants to leverage upon in time to come as well. 

“We are positioned quite well to make the best of it since not many out there enjoy the coming together of 70s, 80s, 90s chartbusters as well as music that we have put together for the Millennial generation,” says Taurani who is quite active in taking this forward, “You name the year and we have some of the biggest chartbusters from the era gone by as well as the current times. As a music lover, I have always been enticed by the sound of melodies as well as the beats of the rhythm. Music runs in our family. Along with my brother Ramesh, we make sure that each and every soundtrack that we put together has at least a couple of memorable chartbusters that would cut across generations. This is what keeps us going.” 

No wonder, the plan now is to take this enviable collection of music to the next level and ensure that subscription multiplies at a far more rapid pace in years to come. While the 1 crore mark has been reached since the inception of channel, one waits to see how quick does it find it move to the 2 crore mark, and then beyond.