Karan Singh Grover to go lean for his next

Karan Singh Grover is known for his envious muscular physique and cool six-pack abs. 

However, it’s learnt that, the talented actor will lose a lot of his muscle to get a leaner body for his next.

A source says, “Karan is all set to shed the muscle weight and his new look will be closer to the leaner avatar. The actor is very excited about the same and has already started planning his fitness routine to tone down his body and sport a lean look.”

“Karan has chalked out a customised fitness regime to get a leaner body in a short time and will do aerial yoga. As far as his diet is concerned, he will opt for low-fat stuff

Narendra Jha’s thought provoking film “My Father Iqbal” releasing on 21st October 2016

Narendra Jha’s thought provoking film “My Father Iqbal” is releasing on 21^st October 2016 all over.Narendra Jha is a well-known actor, who played Dr. Meer Hilal in Vishal Bharadwaj's  Haider. Also seen as Raj Bansal the main antagonist in the movie Ghayal, which is the sequel of Ghayal released in 1990. The journey continues with the films like Hamaari Adhuri Kahani, Mohenjodaro  upcoming Force 2, Raees, Kabil, and now “My Father Iqbal”.

Film “My Father Iqbal” is based on a real life incident of an engineer from J&K's PwD Department who fulfils multiple responsibilities in his life. He is a husband, father and above all - a sincere and honest citizen. The film captures the struggle of a father who'd go to any length to achieve the dreams of his child while maintaining his duty towards the country. Father depicts the patriotism of a common man who fights for his country. A father is not just protective towards his family but also towards the entire society that he lives in. Some terrorists use the Father to create havoc in the atmosphere that the family hails from. Father always sacrifice his dreams, he stands like a protective rock and saves everyone from the evil intentions.

Produced under the banner of Yash Corporation, Produced by Paresh Mehta, directed by Suzad Iqbal Khan, Pranav Shah is executive producer, written by Abinash Singh Chib, Sagar Nath Jha & Suzad Iqbal Khan, music by Biswajit Bhattacharjee & Varun Agarwal, cinematography by Ananta Gille, lyrics by Abinash Singh Chib, Suzad Iqbal Khan & Krishna Bhardwaj, choreography by Kausar Shaikh & editing by Honey Sethi.

Songs are rendered by Aman Trikha, Shahid Mallya, Uvie, Asa Singh (son of Arvinder Singh), Divya Kumar, Anamika Choudhary and Debomalya.

Actors of the film are Narendra Jha, Komal Thackar, Paresh Mehta, Raj Sharma, Amit Lekhwani, Sagar Nath Jha, Sudam Aftab Khan & Kumar Vaibhav. 

Arjun Kapoor inaugurates 7th Jagran Film Festival in Mumbai

The finale week of 7th Jagran Film Festival commenced with an electrifying opening ceremony on September 26 at Cinepolis theatre, Andheri (Mumbai). The coveted film festival got off to a rousing start with the ceremonial tradition of lighting the lamp by Chief Guest Arjun Kapoor.

The festival began with the screening of the French film, Road To Istanbul, a 92-minute feature film that talks about the issue of young Europeans converting to Islam and taking up the Jihadi cause.

Produced by John Brehat in association with 3B Productions, Tassili Films, Arte France and Scope Pictures and directed by Rachid Bouchareb, the film stars Astrid Whettnall, Pauline Burlet, Patricia Ide and Abel Jafri. The film, a unique piece of art, has been screened at various international film festivals this year including Berlin International Film Festival and Eurasia International Film Festival among others. 

Other film screened on the opening day of the festival was a Spanish film, In The Name Of Girl, written and directed by Tania Hermida and features Eva Mayu Mecham Benavides, Markus Mecham Benavides and Martin Leon.

While interacting with the media, Arjun Kapoor said, “Our budding filmmakers want to understand cinema, learn from cinema. Hindi or English films are not enough, films across the world can influence us, especially actors, filmmakers and technicians.."This is the purest form of education our budding filmmakers can get. It is not corrupted by commercialisation in anyway.

Manoj Srivastava, Strategic Consultant of Jagran Film Festival said at the event, “The first day of the finale week of Jagran Film Festival set pace for the week-long cinematic extravaganza.”

Abigail Eames's fan moment with Badshah

Abigail Eames, the British child artiste who makes her Indian debut in Shivaay had a fan moment during the music video shoot of the title track Bolo Har Har Har.Abigail was in India for the dubbing of Shivaay recently and though she was not scheduled to go to the shoot, Abigail, landed up on the shoot as she wanted to meet Badshah. She has been introduced to the Indian music scene by the crew while shooting.Abigail and Badshah shared some time talking about music while Badshah was doing his elaborate special tattoo for his look in the Bolo Har Har Har music video. The track has received rave reviews from the Music Pundits as well as the audience across the country and rest of the world. Badshah is very happy with the way the music video and the track have turned out and is being received by listeners.Clearly from today's generation, Abigail is absolutely thrilled that her film has such a powerful song. She has also asked for the English translation and made BOLO HAR HAR HAR a favourite on her playlist.

ART WITH A HEART

Rouble Nagi Art Foundation’s recent art camp for children with hearing impairment saw more than 750 children attend from all over Maharashtra. Held to celebrate the World Deaf Day, the event was hosted by Mumbai University and Mulund Rotary School for Deaf.The Art camp was curated and put together by artist Rouble Nagi and was designed to illustrate that special children can do anything other children can do. Rouble Nagi quoted “Looking at all these children, you realise that at times actions speak louder than words. To be able to converse in sign is a testament to their teachers and families. Hearing impairment does not stop these children from doing and achieving anything they put their minds to and being just as happy as other kids.”

Special children should be valued by society and have the same opportunities as any other child. Let all of us support this initiative by creating awareness. The event was attended by Aaditya Thackeray, Krishika Lulla, Sujay Jairaj, Saahil Nagi, Malaika Khan, Daisy Shah, Elli Avram, Vindu Dara Singh, Madhoo Shah, Sunil Mehra, Dr. Manish Motwani, Shweta Rohira, Deanne Pandey, Rageshwari Loomba, Sandeep Soparrkar, Leslie Lewis, Deepika Gehani, Archana Kochhar, Schauna Chauhan Saluja to name a few.