Category: Entertainment

Mumbai, August 20: Actress and content creator Laakshi Pathak, who is currently having a fruitful career, feels that If she wasn’t a content creator, she would probably be working for a dentist and would have planned to open her dental clinic someday.

Talking about her journey, she says, “I was in my 3rd year of college when I started making videos on Musical.ly. I didn’t even plan to make it a career, but the audience liked what I did, and soon, I realized that this was my chance to pursue something that made me happy. Soon after, I joined a talent agency called Creators Nest. They helped me find my true passion. Nikhil Jerath Sir mentored me personally and helped me find what I was passionate about. I really owe my success to them.”

Being an actor by chance, Laakshi reveals, “I never planned to be an actress; it just kind of happened. In fact, my parents expected me to be a doctor. But I kept making makeup videos. I’m glad I kept moving in this direction because makeup videos turned out to be a huge success. Creators Nest gave me the courage to chase my dreams, and I’m so grateful for that.”

Sharing her experience of working in Mauka E Vardaat, she adds, “The experience was great! I learned a lot about acting while being on set. My co-stars were amazing and supported me. The feeling of facing the camera in such a professional setup was truly exciting. The best part about my work is that I absolutely love what I do. I get to connect with people. It’s awesome that people love watching my videos and genuinely care about me. And fortunately, I make money while doing what I love.”

The entertainment industry is full of competition, but Laakshi feels that she stands out. “The one thing that makes me stand out is my willingness to try different things. I always welcome the chance to improve my skills. My one-of-a-kind personality and positivity are just a couple of things that make me stand out from the crowd,” she shares.

Talking about her inspiration, Laakshi says, “My biggest inspiration is my father. He has taught me humility and hard work are key to achieving greatness. And of course, my mother always valued my opinion and supported me in everything I did. They both are my role models.”

Laakshi has achieved so much at a young age. On this, she says, “I don’t know about calling myself successful so soon. I have so much more to accomplish, learn, improve and achieve if I want to be as successful as all those people whom I admire and look up to. I have a long way to go.”

“Honestly, I am going with the flow and letting life take me where it goes. Also, I’m working on my acting skills! I’m feeling more confident with the way I am now, but If they ever make a remake of Om Shaanti Om, I’d love to play Shantipriya. I like everything about that character. I like her name; I like her outfits, and I even love the way she sounds,” Laakshi concludes.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 20: Shaikh Ishaque Mohd Ghouse, a Mumbai-based social media content creator with 7 million followers on multiple social media platforms, marked his acting debut with the recently released film Mimi on Netflix. He is sharing screen space with Pankaj Tripathi and Kriti Sanon in the movie.

It all started when his videos went viral, and Maddock Films contacted him to cast him in their upcoming movie. His unique and comical acting style paved the way for him into the silver screen community.

Shaikh Ishaque Mohd Ghouse, also known by the name SRK, works under a Talent Agency called Creators Nest and gives all credit to them for his success. Speaking about the agency, he lovingly says, “I have been with Creators Nest from the beginning. I have had a huge transformation in my overall personality, as well as my life. Their team, especially Nikhil Jerath Sir, have helped me develop into a better person and a more successful individual. I can say with all confidence that I wouldn’t be where I am today without them.”

On working with Pankaj Tripathi sir, SRK excitedly shares, “He is my inspiration and to debut with him was a dream come true. I was over the moon as soon as I got to know my first film is with him. I learned a lot about acting by working under the tutelage of such great actors. It was a challenge for me, but the biggest thing I learned from working in the film was patience and focus.”

“I didn’t know who was involved in the film until my audition. I was speechless when I was asked to audition next to Manoj Pahwa Sir. That’s when I realized that this movie was a big deal. I was told about the cast after my audition, and I remember being absolutely ecstatic. I manifested that I want to do this movie,” he adds.

“After signing the contract, I returned home to my family. They were delighted and proud of me. My mother was crying happy tears, and my father was distributing sweets to everyone. It was the highlight of my life. I watched the movie with my entire family, and the feeling was out of this world. My mom is proud of me, and that’s all that matters to me,” he says happily.

What started as a hobby has now led him to an opportunity to turn his passion into his profession. SRK is also a storyteller who creates viral video content. He does this by self-producing and directing all of his own social media videos. His content is funny, relatable, and inspirational. He has been doing multiple influencer marketing campaigns with big e-commerce and FMCG brands. “Creators Nest’s team challenges me to achieve more and pushes me to the limit. They have been a constant support for me in his industry.” He concludes. *

His first full-fledged movie Mimi was a huge success, and his acting in the movie was praised and loved by all audiences. He has many projects lined up for the near future. One can definitely say the young actor has set his foot firmly into Bollywood.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 19: The popular music composer duo Javed-Mohsin is back with the year’s much anticipated musical anthem Kabhii Tumhhe from the recently released film Shershaah. The song is featured on the magnetic couple Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani.

Talking about the process, elated composer duo Javed-Mohsin shares, “We didn’t go through any particular process to compose it; the melody was an instinctive creation. We were in Juhu, and the music supervisor at Dharma Productions, Mr. Azeem Dayani, called us and wanted to meet us. He noticed us humming a hook line of Kabhii Tumhhe and told us that he had locked this for a film called Shershaah that stars Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani. It was his faith in us. The brief which came to us was to keep it as simple as possible yet deep. We dubbed the song with Darshan Raval, a dear friend of ours. Everyone at Dharma loved the song so much that they decided to record the female version of the song.”

Kabhii Tumhhe has been shot by Mr. Karan Johar (especially by himself). Interestingly, it’s his favourite soundtrack from the album; hence he shot this song personally. Sung by talented Darshan Raval (male version) and Palak Muchhal (female version), the song is programmed by Aditya Dev, mixed and mastered by Eric Pillai. The music supervisor is Azeem Dayani and penned by Rashmi Virag.

Sharing more on the challenges, the duo says, “It wasn’t that challenging as we believe that melody is a god’s gift. There are times when we realise that a good melody strikes while we are just jamming casually. Every song or melody has its fate in a film. Kabhii Tumhhe was made to be in Shershaah. People really love the song since they have heard the song in an important scene of the film. After Pal from Jalebi, we are getting so much appreciation for this song. The whole Shershaah team is delighted and proud.”

“We would like to give the biggest credit to Rashmi Virag sir, who has written the song. We feel that for a melody like this, it could haven’t got better words. It strikes the right emotion in the film. Darshan and Palak are talented singers, and they have really worked hard on it. Many live instruments were recorded in it like violins, strings, chorus, piano, guitars etc. Even we have introduced a special Shillong chamber choir in the song for the first time in Bollywood,” the duo concludes.

Earlier, Javed-Mohsin had composed record-breaking songs such as Ding Ding from Munna Michael, Pal from Jalebi and the only original song from Coolie No. 1 remake, Teri Bhabhi Khadi Hai and the entire album of Suraj Par Mangal Bhari.

Mumbai, August 19: Singer Santvani Trivedi who recently topped the charts with her release “Krishna mashup”, is now all set to swoon the audience with producer Munna Shukul’s romantic track “MaroSavariyo”, which is sure to tug at your heartstrings in no time.

The song’s gist revolves around love and longing and is much relevant not only for today’s audience but also for audience and music lovers across all generations. It feels relatable for the young music lovers, and for the older generation, it is sure to bring back pleasant memories. Producer Munna Shukul and singer Santvani Trivedi have tried to serve a track with an element of uniqueness. Singer Santvani Trivedi aspires to surprise and make her audience fall in love with her calm and heartwarming voice all over again.

The video track is such that it aptly captures the contemporary feel and shifts the listeners to the time when they have been in a similar situation and makes it a blissful and wholesome experience for viewers to watch. Check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaleKotCskU

The video track has been unveiled on the YouTube handle of SHUKUL MUSIC. Music lovers who gravitate around to genre of soft and romantic melodies will have a delightful experience watching this track starring Harsh Thakkar. Fans have showered immense love and appraisal on the track, and with the electrifying energy that the track has been crafted with, it is sure to deliver cheerful vibes

Coming to the song’s credits, this foot-tapping song has been crooned by singer Santvani Trivedi, produced by Munna Shukul; the music director is Aakash Parmar. Whereas Hema Shukla has directed it, the assistant director is Kautik Shukla, and DOP is Mehul Prajapati and production by team Shukul Showbiz.

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 18: There is great news for the fans of Not Dating and Poles Apart. After the tremendous success of the first seasons of the two web series, Hasley India Originals is set to come up with their second season.

“We have already started working on the second seasons of Not Dating and Poles Apart. The story and the script are almost ready. We are in talks with key over the top (OTT) platforms for the two web series and will begin shooting soon,” said Ankit Madaan, Founder, Hasley India Originals, which has carved a niche for itself for its prolific, out-of-the-box, and trending content.

Hasley India has created and curated several videos and web series that have broken the internet. Besides Not Dating and Poles Apart, its other popular web shows include Dating An Air Hostess and Friends With Benefits.

The content company’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/HasleyIndiachannel/videos) boasts more than 2.1 million subscribers. Its shows have provided an excellent platform for young and emerging artists to showcase their talent before a fast-growing audience base.

Hasley India is now set to expand and has lined up several more interesting projects, and going ahead, it also plans to foray into films and emerge as a big movie banner.

“We are working on many more web shows and series. While comedy sketches remain our forte, Hasley India is all set to rock the digital space in the coming time with many more offerings. We also intend to create world-class short films that could be screened before global audiences at prominent film festivals,” said Ankit.

High-quality and cool content, which the audiences can easily relate to, has been the key to Hasley India’s success, and this will continue to be its focus in the future too.

“We will continue to strive to bring the content that matches the audience’s taste. We are confident our upcoming offerings will receive the same love and affection we have received so far,” he added.

Mumbai, August 16: Producer Deep Chovatiya and singer Dhara Shah are ready to climb the charts with their new track “HAR HAR MAHADEV”, a combination of electrifying and energetic music and amazing visuals, and grab a place in the hearts of music lovers with their winsome delivery.

The track has been crooned by singer Dhara Shah to perfection in her soothing voice and is a blend of her soulful voice and mesmerising lyrics that are sure to tug at your heartstrings in no time. While crafting the track, due care has been taken that justice is done to the lyrics of the song and that the genre of BHAJAN gains eyeballs among today’s generation as well.

Curated with an ensemble of their talented team, the music track is sure going to take place in people’s playlists and is going to be the go-to song during this holy month of Shravan. The song aptly captures the spiritual emotions by complementing its uplifting lyrics with shots captured in the breathtaking landscape to pay tribute to the grandeur of Lord Shiva. The music track is a pleasure to listen to during this holy month of Shravan since its lyrics are Sanskrit shlokas. It is something new for the audience. The music listeners who gravitate around the soothing bhajans genre will have immense pleasure listening to this melody in Dhara’s heartwarming voice.

In an exclusive chat, producer Deep Chovatiya revealed that the song is very close to his heart as he wanted to gift the world a track to adorn the divinity of lord shiva. He also added that the seed for this track had been planted while worshipping lord shiva and owing to his talented team who helped him bring the song to life. This track will add up to the pleasure of bhakti and preserve the essence of bhajan in today’s day and age.

The video track has been unveiled on YouTube to enhance Shravan bhakti on a melodic, soothing and positive note. The team had a pleasing experience creating the video track, and they are excited for the audience to watch the track and feel the same pleasure. Check out the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_eA3PJ59Mc

Coming to the credits of the song, the song has been crooned by Dharashah, lyrics have been given by Hardik Vyas, composed by Jaldeep Shah and music mix and mastering is done by Poojan Shah. The melancholic flute has been played by Shreyas Dave and tabla by Vishal Vaghela. The track has been curated by studio Dreamaginewave(Ahmedabad) and studio fifty three (Surat). The video has emerged out beautifully and the credit goes to DOP Dev Patel, ariel cinematography Vinay Chohan.

The song produced by Amandeep Singh Batra, Abhishek Verma, and Shubham Jain has already garnered 2 million + views on YouTube.

Chandigarh, Aug 16: It is wonderful to learn more about different industries doing differently to cater to their audiences uniquely. Amongst this, how could the music industry stay behind? We have already witnessed the massive talents of individuals in the music industry so far, who have given some of the greatest tracks of all time. However, what has kept them still buzzing high is their quest to keep creating magic with new songs and featuring refreshing pairs to soothe not just our ears but also our eyes. Doing exactly that is Celebrino Records (@celebrinorecords), the rising music label, which has now created more noise by dropping their newest track titled “Ishq Nibhava”.

Ishq Nibhava is a beautiful song that features popular television faces Shakti Arora and Divya Agarwal. It mesmerizes the listeners as a song filled with melody. Ishq Nibhava is a Punjabi track, which has been sung by ace singers Nitin Gupta & Rupali Jagga. Why it touches the hearts of people is the honesty with which it has been made, depicting the pain and struggles of a long-distance relationship.

The direction company of the music video, Team Last Page, has done a fab job at capturing the emotions of the characters well. Adding the magic to it are the lyrics penned by Mannu & Shubham Sharma and music by Nitin Gupta & Mannu. The entire feel of the song takes people to a whole new world and compels them to be a part of the journey of the characters; such is the finesse and emotions with which Ishq Nibhava has been created and produced by Amandeep Singh Batra, Abhishek Verma, and Shubham Jain.

The song shows how two people love-struck by each other are separated by time and situations, but still, their love keeps them together. The song has already garnered over 2 million views on YouTube; check it out here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-rzeQjDenI. You can also stream the song on Spotify (https://bit.ly/IshqNibhavaSpotify), Apple Music, Gaana, Wynk, Jio-Saavn, Amazon Prime Music, Hungama, Resso and YouTube.

Daboo Malik & Parthiv Gohil team up

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 16: Two talented musicians of the music fraternity have collaborated nearly after a decade to fulfil a long-kept promise and awe the music lovers with their new composition “Ek Khayaal Tera Hi Hai”. The duo is looking forward to making a place in the hearts and playlists of the audiences right away. The track is produced under Daboo Malik’s label MWM Entertainment.

The track is curated to represent the story of friendship between two friends in the most melancholic and melodious way possible. The gist of the song revolves around love and friendship. While decoding the content of their album, Daboo Malik said, “The ideas were in our head, and it came together through our friendship, via discussions, which led to the creation of this album.” Both the musicians emphasised the organic progression of their album. “It came naturally to us as part of the creative process. The idea of being in sync and matching each other’s frequency is also why the tracks emerge out beautifully the way they do. ”

Parthiv Gohil expressed his gratitude towards Daboo Malik for letting him be a part of this project and added that they have proven themselves to be a dynamic duo in an exclusive chat. They have previously been together on world tours and have received immense love and appraisal for consistently delivering their melodious musical delights. Now they are all set to win the hearts of their fans and audience yet again with “EK KHAYAAL TERA HI HE” singer Parthiv Gohil and Daboo Malik’s refreshing voice and beats promise to take this track far.

Singer Parthiv Gohil makes sure to sing with passion, convey the emotion within the lyrics well, and make sure that his energy matches the audience’s, creating a cheerful vibe.

The track is crafted to lift your spirit and touch your heart swiftly by the electrifying energy that the track has been curated with.  Music listeners who gravitate around the genre of soft and romantic songs will enjoy this mesmerising melody.

Coming to the song’s credits, Parthiv Gohil has crooned the song, and music has been given by Daboo Malik, while Panchhi Jalonvi gives lyrics.  Hardik Tailor has programmed the track while Amey Londhe mixed the song and recorded the vocals.

Daboo Malik and Parthiv Gohil have teamed up nearly after a decade for their new release: “EK KHYAAL TERAA.”

Hear the announcement from the musical duo at https://www.instagram.com/tv/CSbWp-sFLO4/

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14: Ram Alladi’s film Ra’s Metanoia has won significant critical acclaim and awards for Gandhi’s life. Shot entirely in New York and New Jersey, ‘Ra’s Metanoia’ combines vintage film styling with state of the art computer-generated sets to create this spellbinding non-linear telling of Gandhi’s life. Along with this sci-fi element, this periodic drama is of a 40-minute length. It depicts several events of his life, such as “Magic Spell of Book”, childhood days with mother Putlibai, father Karamchand Gandhi’s death, Bapu and Kasturba’s companion at Aga Khan Palace detention camp and cream part of the film the “Night before January 30th 1948”.

Mahatma Gandhi has been the subject of various books, films and series over the decades, and many of them have made headlines for its award-winning portrayal of the legend’s life. It may seem like there’s nothing much left to tell about Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. But his ever-evolving legacy and the indomitable spirit would never cease to enchant generations of Indians. New York-based independent filmmaker known for award-winning documentary Chiseled had something different to do for Gandhi, a childhood fascination. Gandhi’s life story gradually turned into an on-screen drama for Ram.

Director Ram said, talking about Ra Metanoia and winning several accolades, “It took me nearly 30 years to make this film. I personally feel it is such an amazing experience to have written the story and directed it. I’m honoured to have received numerous awards, including the award for best director from Dada Saheb Film Festival 2021 and best biographical film, best screenplay and best actor at the Oniros Film Awards – NY. The award affirms the importance of Gandhi’s teachings and his impact on freedom struggles around the world which I captured in the film. I’m also delighted to be perpetuating Gandhi’s legacy through my film.”

Website – Metanoia.film

Trailer – https://youtu.be/FvWlRaC5wXA

Production Director of Bhuj The Pride Of India, Narendra Rahurikar, creates life-like sets to fuel the war movie. For the first time in Indian cinema, fighter aircraft are recreated from the era of 1971.

 Mumbai, Maharashtra [India]: The trailer of Ajay Devgn starrer Bhuj: The Pride of India showcases massive war and action sequences. The flying jets and blasts add to the movie’s appeal, evoking an emotion of patriotism and are an integral part of the movie.

For the first time in Indian cinema, life-like models with exteriors and interiors of multiple MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force and Sabre jets of the Pakistan Air Force have been made for the movie.

Narendra Rahurikar, the production director of Bhuj, excitedly recalls the process of making a model version of the Antonov An-12 aircraft, which the Indian Air Force had in 1971. This aircraft had a huge structure, and on the demand of the action director and the movie, it had to be created in a manner that it would move with speed and look authentic from inside and out. Rahurikar and the team made it happen, and the result will soon be on the silver screen.

“We fight to win and win with a knockout because there are no runners up in war. Same in art direction, every set has to be up to the mark,” says production director Narendra Rahurikar.

The Abhishek Dudhaiya directorial is based on real events from the 1971 Indo-Pak war when Pakistan attacked Bhuj airbase as part of Operation Chenghiz Khan. As Rahurikar mentions, “Bhuj of today is very different from the Bhuj of 1971”. “We researched in-depth about the era and recreated villages of Gujarat from Indian and Pakistan away from Bhuj to bring an authentic look to the movie”, he added.

Research for the movie wasn’t limited to the location, look and feel; the production director left no stone un-turned by looking after the minutest details from the army and air force accessories to anti-aircraft guns and trucks that were used back in 1971 for this war movie.

“It has happened for the first time in the history of Indian cinema that for the shoot of Bhuj: The Pride Of India, Narendra Rahurikar replicated about thirty aircrafts and tanks of the air force and air army,” says director Abhishek Dudhaiya.

Inspired by the journey of IAF Squadron Vijay Karnik (Ajay Devgn), the trailer of Bhuj indicates that the audiences are in for some of the biggest action sequences Indian cinema has witnessed.   

About Narendra Rahurikar

Creating sets and transforming spaces under his direction for over two decades, Narendra Rahurikar, a qualified Bachelor in Fine Art in Commercial Art, has versatile experience in the field of design and innovation. From being bemused by the power of art in his college days to expanding his vision and horizon with time, he came a long way when he laid the foundation of his dream project D’FineArt. The company’s goal was to create a multi-dimensional portfolio and cater to all kinds of services in the media & entertainment industry, beginning from Storyboards, Pre-visualization, Graphics, Animations apart from our basic speciality of production designing requirements for the film & television fraternity.

Through his professional journey, he has worked on multiple movies like Chennai Express, Golmaal Series, Singham 2, Heropanti, Bol Bachchan, and more.

About Bhuj The Pride Of India

Bhuj: The Pride of India is set for a direct-to-digital release on Disney+ Hotstar on August 13, just two days before Independence Day.

Website Link: https://www.dfineart.in/