Mukta arts celebrates its 42nd anniversary today with a 3 film deal announcement with Zee Studios

 It was 24th October 1978 when Subhash Ghai launchd his production company MUKTA ARTS with Rishi Kapoor starrer KARZ -an evergreen musical classic till date and never looked back in launching all his movies on 24th October which is his wedding anniversary. He named his company Mukta Arts after his wife Mukta Ghai from Pune.

A student from the acting course of FTII had a stint of four years as an actor in Mumbai and became a story writer for top 6 directors of the 70s including Prakash Mehra and Dulal Guha with his scripts like Aakhri Daku and Khan Dost . After being a writer for 3 years he was given a chance to direct his own script KALICHARAN which established him as a director par excellence. He wrote and directed another super hit VISHWANATH for Shatrughan Sinha’s production. He was recognised for his crispy talent of dialogue writing extracting performances from actors big or small.

 

After directing two more films with a bigger canvas Gautam Govinda n Krodhi starring Dharmendra , he launched his production company on 24 th October 1978 with KARZ. With KARZ he came up in the rank of top musical directors and craftsmen of hindi mainstream cinema.

 

After watching KARZ superstar DILIP KUMAR accepted to work under his direction in script VIDHATA a golden jubilee God father film produced by Gulshan Rai with a young new actor SANJAY DUTT again which was launched on 24 oct 1981.

 

He launched his new company as MUKTA ARTS PVT LTD company on 24 th October 1982 with his evergreen musical love story HERO introducing JACKIE SHROFF AND MEENAXI SHESHADRI.

 

He launched a court drama MERI JUNG for his mentor N N sippy on 24 oct 1984 casting then rising actor Anil Kapoor who became a star actor for his performance as a lawyer.

 

Since then on every 24 th October the whole film industry would wait for his announcement of a new movie under mukta arts. Distributors would send their cheques in advance on the 24th without knowing the star cast. He became the most popular writer-director producer of india. Media titled him as SHOWMAN after his biggest blockbuster action film KARMA with an immortal patriotic song “e watan tere liye”

 

A string of blockbusters were followed like family drama RAM LAKHAN , Epical story of two titans SAUDAGAR with Dilip kumar raj kumar , an emotional crime Thriller KHALNAYAK , An indian daughter story PARDES , a Grand big screen musical TAAL , a father-daughter's social drama YAADEIEN , period drama KISNA , a musical canvas YUVRAAJ, an Issue based drama on terrorists BLACK And WHITE. all these movies were launched on 24th October of the year

 

In 2001 Mukta Arts was the first hindi production company which was listed in public in India and raised funds to set up a world class film and media arts school Whistling Woods International in Film City Mumbai to groom the next generations of content and film makers.

 

Mukta Arts produced 42 films including super hits like Aitraaz, China Town, Iqbal, Ek aur Ek Gyarah, Apna Sapna Money Money, Jaan etc and distributed 400 plus films and today runs 60 screens as exhibitors all over.

 

Mukta arts developed a huge story bank with young and veteran writers and today it has tied up with one of India’s biggest studios ZEE STUDIO to produce three movies in 2021. Scripts of all three are ready which include a comedy, a thriller and a courtroom drama.Cast and crew being finalised to go on floors in March 2021.

 

Again on 24th 2020 when Mukta arts is back with a bang in film productions too. Wait n watch next 24 th October 2021 for a bigger surprise.

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It took Manoj Bajpayee 4 hours to get ready for his many avatars in Suraj Pe Mangal Bhai shoot

 

Promising oodles of laughter, Zee Studios' upcoming comedy flick Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari helmed by director Abhishek Sharma is all set to release this Diwali.

The joyride starring Manoj Bajpayee, Diljit Dosanjh, and Fatima Sana Shaikh tells the story of a wedding detective agency that runs background checks on prospective grooms. It gets dramatic when the worlds of Suraj played by Diljit and Mangal played by Manoj collide.

Manoj, who is evidently one of the most impressive actors of our times, has taken the opportunity of playing detective to slip into multiple looks for the film. In the trailer itself, one can see him shift gears with impeccable ease moving from playing a beggar, to an old dabbawala to a turbaned Sikh, prosthetic look to even slipping into the look of a Maharashtrian woman complete with nauvari saree.

 

Revealing his process in a behind - the - scenes, the video takes us through steps of getting into the prosthetic look, which he dons in of the songs. It would take him close to 4 hours to get ready for that specific look. Being a director's actor, Manoj went through it patiently and the result looks pretty damn good.

 

In an earlier interview, Abhishek had said, "Manoj is one of those rare actors in Bollywood who can play any character with flair. In this film, because he plays a wedding spy, he dons many looks. I remember how excited he was getting into these different looks. When people watch this film they will realize the real marvel of this brilliant actor all over again.”

SHAH RUKH KHAN AND KAJOL’S DDLJ STATUE TO BE UNVEILED IN LEICESTER SQUARE STATUE TO MARK THE FILM’S 25th ANNIVERSARY

Heart of London Business Alliance today revealed the latest statue to join Leicester Square’s ‘Scenes in the Square’ movie statue trail will be of the king of romance, Shah Rukh Khan, alongside his co-star Kajol, from their film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. This will be the first ever long-term Bollywood statue erected in the UK. The announcement, thus, marks the 25th anniversary of Indian cinema’s most loved film, DDLJ, and also coincides with the big 50th year celebrations of Yash Raj Films.

 

Written and directed by debutant Aditya Chopra, DDLJ shattered all box office records and is one of the biggest all-time blockbusters in the history of Hindi cinema. It also went on to become the longest-running Hindi film of all time! DDLJ is also the winner of a record-breaking (at the time) 10 Filmfare Awards and the film literally changed the face of Bollywood globally.

 

The film was made at a budget of 4 crore and the blockbuster, in 1995, collected 89 crore in India, 13.50 crore in overseas markets. Thus, total collections stood at 102.50 crore worldwide in 1995! In today’s inflation adjusted value, DDLJ’s collection stands at a staggering 455 crore in India and 69 crore in overseas territories, taking the total worldwide collections to a phenomenal 524 crore!

 

DDLJ, often dubbed the Romeo & Juliet of Bollywood cinema, is about two non-resident Indians, Raj and Simran, and their star-crossed love story across Europe and India, beginning on a train from King’s Cross Station. The statue is set to be unveiled in Spring 2021, when organisers hope that its stars Khan and Kajol will be able to travel to unveil the statue in a special celebratory event.

 

The location couldn’t be more fitting, as Leicester Square featured in DDLJ in a scene when Raj and Simran first cross paths, albeit unbeknown to one another. Fittingly, the scene features two of the square’s cinemas prominently, with Raj seen in front of the Vue cinema, and Simran walking past the Odeon Leicester Square. The new statue will be positioned along the eastern terrace, outside the Odeon cinema, honouring this scene. Other London locations featured in the film include Horseguards Avenue, Hyde Park, Tower Bridge and King’s Cross Station.

The statue will join nine other film icons from the past 100 years, eight of which were unveiled in late February and recently granted longer term residency by Westminster Council to remain in Leicester Square until at least July 2023. In September a statue of Harry Potter also joined the original line up, while visitors can still encounter Laurel & Hardy, Bugs Bunny, Gene Kelly in Singin’ in the Rain, Mary Poppins, Mr. Bean, Paddington and iconic DC Super-Heroes Batman and Wonder Woman.

 

Mark Williams, Director of Destination Marketing at Heart of London Business Alliance, says: “It’s fantastic to be adding such titans of international cinema to our trail as Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is one of the most successful and important Bollywood films of all time, and it’s exciting to be able to bring to the trail the first film that actually features Leicester Square as a location. This statue is a fitting tribute to the global popularity of Bollywood and the cultural bridges that cinema can help build, and we’re in no doubt it will attract fans from all around the world.”

 

Avtar Panesar, Vice President of Special Projects at Yash Raj Films, added: “When Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was released 25 years ago, it changed the face of the industry and captured the hearts of everyone who saw it. We’re thrilled to be able to announce this statue, and to be the first film of Indian origin to be represented in ‘Scenes in the Square’. We are honoured that these Bollywood superstars have been recognized alongside the Hollywood elite, from Gene Kelly to Laurel & Hardy, and this is a great way to express the international appeal of cinema.”

Dinesh Vijan's next starring RajKummar Rao & Kriti Sanon to start shooting in Chandigarh on 30th October 2020 as scheduled

Dinesh Vijan and his team are all geared up for their next untitled movie starring Rajkummar Rao & Kriti Sanon. The movie is all set to go on floors on 30th October with the key cast in Chandigarh.

 

Along with Rajkummar and Kriti the film will also feature Aparshakti Khurana, Paresh Rawal and Ratna Pathak in pivotal roles.

 

A source close to the development shares, "We are all extremely excited about the upcoming project. According to our plan & schedule the shooting will start on time. The whole crew will leave on 23rd of October and we will begin with the shoot on 30th October in Chandigarh".

 

With the talented star cast and under the direction of Abhishek Jain, the makers will announce the title of the film soon.