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Hastey Hastey postponed to May 30
Download Hastey-Hastey wallpapers GO CAM Films' first venture Hastey Hastey has been postponed by a week. The film originally scheduled to release on May 23 will now hit theatres on May 30. The film is a light-hearted entertainer shot in the US and stars Jimmy Sheirgill, Rajpal Yadav along with newcomers Nisha Rawal and Monishka. Bollywood Hungama got in touch with producer Shivaram Kumar to confirm this piece of news, “Yes, Hastey Hastey would now release on May 30. It gives us an open week with even the IPL matches ending on Jun 1. Moreover, it gives a good amount of time to do the publicity. The music which released recently has caught on big time and is making its way to the countdown charts”, says the first-time excited producer.
'Cricketers are no different from prostitutes'
Downloads Jannat wallpapers Wonder who has more reason to feel offended, cricketers or sex workers. But Mahesh Bhatt's forthcoming film Jannat where Emran Hashmi plays a bookie compares the two professions….and explicitly says cricketers are like prostitutes. What's more, the censor board saw nothing objectionable on the world's poshest profession being compared with the oldest. Says a character in Jannat, "Dekhiye Sir. Cricketers aur prostitutes ke beech zyada farq nahin hota. Donon ki jawani khatm to kahani khatm." In fact producer Mahesh Bhatt is supremely gung-ho about this latest eyebrow-raising tryst with controversy. "Yes, those are the exact words in Jannat. And what's wrong with that? If you think about it, we're all prostitutes. And at least they deliver what they promise. I'm no different from a prostitute. I too am a pleasure peddler. And please, I'd rather be a prostitute than a saint," says the eternal celluloid renegade who has earlier whipped up a frenzy of controversies in movies like Arth, Zakhm and Woh Lamhe.
After Himesh, Nikhil pays homage to rickshaw drivers
Once upon a time, rickshaw drivers used to be pretty much in vogue, especially when it came to Rajinikanth movies. Ever since Rajini's Baasha turned out to be a global blockbuster, auto rickshaws started playing an important role in majority of movies starring the Superstar. While Hindi films haven't really warmed up to auto rickshaws (with the rare exception being Sirf Tum where Jackie Shroff played an auto rickshaw driver), it took a Himesh Reshammiya to make it all fashionable, considering the fact that he had them packed all the way from India to Germany with entire bag, baggage and vehicle in his debut flick Aap Kaa Surroor. Now Nikhil Dwivedi, the young man from My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves, is also trying to do his bit for auto rickshaw drivers in his upcoming film Khalbali Hai Khalbali. Buzz is that for one of the songs from the film, he has as many as 100 auto rickshaws along with the drivers filling up the frames. Confirms Ajay Chandok, director of Khalbali Hai Khalbali, "My film is an out and out mass entertainer and I don't see any reason why I shouldn't be targeting this particular segment of audience. It is my way of paying homage to the community which has been providing services to us Mumbaikars at a relentless pace. We have shot the number at some of the strategic locations in the city of Mumbai to get the right true flavor on screen." Laughs Nikhil Dwivedi, "It was fun to be interacting with them. Yes, I have been on rickshaws as a passenger, but it was a unique experience to be interacting with them so closely and even match steps." Incidentally, these auto rickshaw drivers were arranged by the song's choreographer duo of Bosco and Ceaser. They went all out to lend an authenticity to the frames and didn't relent before everyone got their steps right. Apart from 100 drivers and Nikhil, the song also features South star Sada.
Mimoh's launch turned into nightmare, Mithun goes into depression
The quality and outcome of Mimoh's purported dream launch, Jimmy, has sent shock waves across the industry. While the pre-release vibes from the film were indicative of a hard time ahead not even the shrewdest trade pundit could have predicted such a harsh and relentless attack on a film that clearly and tragically doesn't deliver the goods. While the shell-shocked star-parent Mithun Chakraborty has gone into a shell, sources close to the family say Mithun wasn't quite unprepared for the severe backlash. "Mithunda kind of knew what was coming. When he had seen the rushes he was shocked by the tackiness of the product. Jimmy was certainly not the launch that the doting father had dreamt for his son. Given a choice Mithun-da would've liked to shelve the film. And if it was his own home production he'd have done exactly that regardless of financial losses. But this was someone else's money and simply refunding Rs 5 crores was not the solution." It was late last year after seeing the rushes that the appalled and panicky Papa stepped in to perform Operation Rescue. "Mithun da saw how poorly the film had been put together. The production values were much below par. The producers had promised to shoot in foreign locations, especially Dubai. All Mithun-da saw were indoor shots done shabbily. He decided to take matters into hands. Two extra songs were shot. No expenses were spared to make them look lavish. But it was too late," the source ends regretfully. A lot of Chakraborty's friends also feel that the choice of director was wrong. Continues the source, "Raj N Sippy had made a series of successful films in the 1970s. But he has been pretty much out of the loop in recent times. Mithunda's friends advised him against handing over the responsibility of launching Mimoh to a director whose best years came 25 years ago. But Mithunda was adamant. He argued that Raj Sippy had worked with the best of superstars in the past from Amitabh Bachchan to Dharmendra to Mithun. In fact, Raj had directed Mithun in Boxer which was a flop but which remains one of Mithuda's favourite films. Raj Sippy had also directed Akshay Kumar in his first film (Sugandh). So Raj was the chosen once…Once things started going wrong there was little Mithunda could do." Post-release the velocity of the criticism against Jimmy has hit the emotional actor hard. Mithunda refuses to say anything about Mimoh's failed debut, beyond…. "I always maintained my son is a better dancer than me. Everyone agrees. I'm happy with that. Beyond that, Mimoh has his own destiny. He's named after Michael Jackson and Mohammad Ali. Like the two, he'll have to fight his way through life. I can only be there to support him. He'll have to fight the battle on his own."
'Valu' at 43rd Karlovy Vary, Silk Screen Film Festival
Mukta Arts' first Marathi film VALU - THE WILD BULL will be screened at the 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (4th - 12th July). The film will be also screened at Pennsylvania's Silk Screen Film Festival. Directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, it stars Atul Kulkarni, Dr. Mohan Agashe, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Bharati Acharekar, Girish Kulkarni, Nirmitee Sawant and others.
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Star India launches comic book series
Media and entertainment company Star India in association with Prakash Books have launched a set of comic books based on some of the popular shows and characters on its tv channels.
PTV wants to be visible in India again
Pakistan Television (PTV) is keen to make itself visible in India again and is scouting for a partner here as required by the regulatory guidelines of the country.
India magazine industry thriving, big players moving in
Rising incomes and growing literacy are boosting readership and revenues of magazines and newspapers.
Sponsors of SRK's
The show has delivered ratings significantly lower than IPL and Star has now offered its sponsors free advertising on the show's reruns. Bollywood biz | Day in Pics
DTH cos hope to break even with carriage fee
With mounting losses plaguing DTH operators, Tata Sky and Dish TV, both the players have now resorted to charging carriage fee from new channels for shoring up their revenues.
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