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Poland’s joint venture gives nod for original sports thriller content in 3 languages

Mumbai (Maharashtra) India: The XXIV Olympic Winter Games is scheduled to be held in Beijing (China) from 4-20 February 2022. The game is a major international sports event on snow held every four years in different countries.

Galloping close to its heels and to commemorate with the event will be the prime global release of the first-ever international winter sports film of the season, No Means No in Polish, English, and Hindi languages. Besides, it is also the first joint co-production venture of Poland with Indian filmmaker Vikash Verma.

“Beyond their cornerstone role in athletics, the Olympic Games have long been an event of economic and political importance. Hosting the Olympics is a true test for a city’s claim for global recognition. With winter sports too gaining importance, the real feat lies in building and organizing and in making sure the outcome of these few weeks leaves a beneficial legacy, other than just winning the bid,” informs Vikash Verma.

He further adds, “The main protagonist in my film too is a sportsman who goes to Poland to be a part of the skiing championship. Every Olympians not only expect top-notch performances from their minds and bodies but intend to get crucial advantages from the very best equipment for their sports and the weather conditions they’re competing in. Skis, for example, must stand up to near-constant changes in stress during races.”

Through the years, skiing has emerged as a popular adventure sport with India too becoming a great pick for skiing enthusiasts because of the Himalayas; where one has a thrilling and memorable experience. It may also be recalled that our Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated ‘Khelo India Winter Games’, the second edition of J&K (Jammu & Kashmir) sports hub this year on February 26 in Gulmarg.

Vikash Verma, chairman of G7 Securitas Group and G7 Films under which the co-production is being made, is a high-profile personality from Mumbai.  He reveals, “I am an ardent sports lover and this script of mine with skiing as its base has elements of thrill, romance, suspense, and dare-defying actions. It was well received by the respective Polish authorities who finally gave it the nod for our first Indo-Polish venture and the beginning of our new association in the entertainment industry.”

Located in the heart of Europe, Poland is a logistical and cultural country and a home for winter sports. The country has a largely temperate seasonal climate and has the sixth-largest economy with high standards of living, safety, and economic freedom. It has impressive snow-clad mountain ranges, from the Table Mountains to the High Tatras and the Carpathians Forest with budgeted pricing and hospitable people and checks out to ski for a perfect winter like Zakopane, Szczyrk, Karpacz, Bialka Tatrzanska – Koteinica, Szklarska Poreba, Wisla, Ustron and Zywiec

Speaking about the co-international production, he says, “International co-venture modes have an advantage to both its domestic viewers. Sharing resources and knowledge proportion with creative and technical participation makes it more accessible to more than one national market. Co-production helps globalization and cultural diversity. In a business-friendly environment, it helps in promoting tourism too.”

“This film expresses and denotes friendly ties with both the countries. I am thankful to Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Professor Piotr Glinski, who is in charge of the culture ministry, had played a key role in the movie’s making. Other political dignitaries include Mr. Adam Burakowsi, the ambassador of Poland to India, based at the foreign embassy in Delhi, and Mr. Damian Irzyk – Consul General of the Republic of Poland based in Mumbai, also have been a great help to facilitate this dream project. Madam Malgorzata Pepek, Member of Parliament, Poland, chairwoman of the Polish & Indian Parliament is convinced that this film will lead to interesting projects in the future; while Mr. Ajay Bisaria, former Indian Ambassador to Poland (now High Commissioner to Canada) had underlined the cultural connection and friendship between the two countries.  And above all, not to forget about the good wishes of minister Subodh Kant Sahay who represented the Ranchi constituency of Jharkhand and a member of the congress and the then Cabinet Minister for Tourism who saw this joint venture as a milestone in the history of Indian cinema.  This mega movie is now geared up to hit the marque soon after the pandemic subsides by then,” highlights Verma.

A classic theme with sports in films has always been the triumph at the ticket windows. The sports-based film has found space since the era of silent film with Charlie Chaplin’s The Champion. Vikash Verma’s No Means No recalls Bollywoods’ many films featuring charismatic actors from the Kapoors’ scion family Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor with scenic snow-clad mountains and winter sports. It also has shades of more than three-decade-old Hollywood films like Better Off Dead, Ski Fever, and Hot Dog…The Movie. This upcoming action thriller by debutante producer-director Vikash Verma’s  No Means No, also aims to deepen bilateral relations between India and Poland, just like Raj Kapoor’s 1970 classic movie, Mera Naam Joker, rekindled the bond between India and Soviet Russia.

Embarking on his ambitious debut project Vikash Verma recalls his experiences and challenges he had to face during the entire shooting schedule. “We had faced harsh climatic conditions and it was challenging with both Indian and Poland units of artists and technicians braving it all. We shot more than 80 percent of the film at ethereal places such as snow-clad Polish mountains, nearby ski-sport towns, and especially in the town of Bielsko-Biala (little Vienna) which is now glorified on the road maps.”

The Polish and Indian people are eagerly looking forward to their first International sports thriller, No Means No will optimize exhibition market size for this cinema made in triple languages in both domestic and international business functions.

No Means No will also see the debut of the young-talented-handsome and dynamic action star Dhruv Verma in the lead. Lending him equal support is the patriarch actor Gulshan Grover with Sharad Kapoor, Deepraj Rana, Milind Joshi, Nazia Hussain, and Kat Kristian.  Actors from Poland features Anna Ador, Jersey Handzlik, Anna Guzik, Natalia Bak, Slywia Czech and Pawel Czech.

Mumbai, Maharashtra [India]: From Limbo Skating to singing, acting, and influencing people through social media, Aniket Chindak has done it all. He has represented India at various International Skating Championships and has 31 Guinness World Records to his name.

This multi-talented young man from Karnataka however was out of sight for almost 2.5 years. He says it was the dirty politics in the field of skating that made him leave the sport. “Skating was my life. It gave me wings to fly high and achieve everything that I had dreamt of. But the politics in the field led to my downfall. I had no other option but to step back and sit at home for almost 2.5 years. It was the most depressive phase of my life and I couldn’t do anything for a long time. The pandemic further worsened the situation.”

Aniket says he had hit his lowest at that time and there was no other option but to get hold of himself and rise. “Pandemic and lockdown gave me a lot of time to understand a lot of things. During that time, I learned the art of not giving up, no matter how bad the situation is. It taught me to deal with politics and all those things that can hinder my growth,” says Aniket.

The sportsman currently has a lot in the pipeline. He believes in experimenting and trying out new things. Therefore, Aniket is working on 6-8 songs of different genres, which will be released very soon. Also, he is planning his acting debut with something interesting. He says, “I will soon make the official announcements and talk about each project in detail. At the moment, all I can tell you is these projects will play a very important role in my career. It’s huge for me as well as the people close to me – as they have seen me break through the barriers and grow.”

It would be interesting to see this very talented artist coming back to entertain his audience.

Aniket’s song-covers for the Punjabi Music Label Speed Records were big hits in the past. Apart from singing several tracks, he was also featured in the music videos, which were well received by the audience.

Mumbai, Maharashtra [India]: Actor Siddhant Issar, who is excited for the release of his next short film Sanghaar The Massacre on April 16th feels that it is his humble and small attempt to throw light on how some corrupt politicians of The Left Wing misuse Leftist, Communist, Maoist and Naxalite ideologies to divide people based on their faith, belief, colour, religion, etc. and exploit this for their political benefits.

The film will throw light on how Lal Salaam leaders misguide economically backward and weaker sections of the society into believing that they are being victimised. They do this as a business, a means to come into power, by winning votes.

He shares, “The divide is done most in Indian villages and forest areas. They seed imaginary fears in the minds of the underprivileged that they will be persecuted by those in power but there is no persecution or execution actually happening. The propaganda they sell is entirely fake. They make the majority appear like an enemy in the minds of minorities. This creates an unnecessary divide and disruption of peace, while such leaders proclaim themselves to be the saviours, the maseehas .”

“My film will remind everyone of this one fact that no left-wing person has in our recent history done anything substantial for the underprivileged, living in backward areas. They have only exploited them and rather they have suppressed them from excelling, educating, and growing because the day their vote bank is uplifted, they won’t need any saviors in these Left Wing Leaders,” he adds.

“Communism, Marxism, Maoism, The Naxal Movement or whatever you call it, is a disease. Their philosophy is our country’s number one enemy at the moment. They have convinced many innocent people living in tribal zones, that they are not even a part of India. They don’t agree with the concept or idea of India as a nation. What happened a few days back in Chhattisgarh, where 22 Jawans were killed by Naxalites was pathetic,” he concludes.

Sanghaar The Massacre will be released on Siddhants YouTube channel Showman Theatre Productions – on April 16, 2021.

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Goa, [India]: The biggest male pageant of India – Rubaru Mr. India, is going to stage its 17^th edition this year. The event will take place in April at Hibis Resort. At the culmination of the event, the new Rubaru Mr. India titleholders will get elected, which would represent India at some of the biggest and most prestigious international pageants across the globe.

As part of the safety measures taken by the Rubaru Mr. India organization, everyone who is coming for the pageant will have to carry a COVID – 19 negative reports, that the person will submit at the venue. Along with that, he/she would undergo another COVID – 19 test at the venue before checking in. The vice president of the pageant, Pankaj Kharbanda mentioned, “For us, everyone’s safety and health is of prime importance. Everyone who is coming for the pageant will carry a COVID – 19 negative reports. Along with this, that person would undergo yet another COVID – 19 test at the resort. All the individuals’ temperatures will also be checked before their check-in at the resort. During the pageant, all the health and safety measures will be followed. For us our candidates’ and guests’ well-being is of paramount importance and there is going to be no compromise with that.”

For its 17^th edition, the pageant has joined hands with some of the finest brands in the industry. India’s foremost luxury brand and the Indian distributor of Ferrari – Bizotico will be the gift partner of the pageant. Academic guidance institution and talent promoting enterprise – SidhanEduhub will be the Talent, Education, and Infotainment partner of the pageant, and India’s leading fashion photographer, Amit Khanna will reprise his role as the pageant’s official photographer. The candidates of the pageant will open the final show in an exclusive Indo-Western collection by the designer, Vishal Thawami. Talent management company – AB Productions will be the event for the pageant and four former Rubaru Mr. India winners – PrateekBaid, AkashChoudhary, AshwaniNeeraj, and PardeepKharera – will return to the pageant as the candidates’ trainers and mentors. International beauty queen and Rubaru Miss India Elite 2019, Nakita Tania Fernandes will be seen hosting the special segments of the pageant, and ManavRanka will reprise his role as the West Zone director of the competition.

Rubaru Mr. India is the biggest male pageant in India. The pageant was created in the year 2004 and is owned by an Indian pageant organization and talent promoting agency, Rubaru Group. The winners/top placers of the pageant represent India at some of the biggest and most well-established international modelling competitions and beauty pageants across the globe. Ever since the pageant’s inception in the year 2004, it has sent India’s representatives to more than 15 different international pageants. It also holds the record of being associated with the maximum number of international modelling organizations in India. Rubaru Mr. India pageant has produced the maximum number of international award winners in men’s pageantry in India, making it one of the most successful male beauty pageants in the world. The pageant is headed by its founder and president, Sandeep Kumar, and Mumbai-based entrepreneur, Pankaj Kharbanda is the current vice-president of the pageant.

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Mumbai, Maharashtra [India]: This year the Bollywood’s Holi festival had lost its sheen. Due to the daily rising cases of Covid-19 in Mumbai, the BMC had banned the Holi celebrations in the city.

Rewinding to Bollywood’s biggest Holi bash, it is almost inevitable not to forget about the most happening party at R.K. Studios in Chembur hosted by the legendary showman Raj Kapoor. During those golden days, all the glitterati came under one roof to celebrate the festival of colors.

Continuing the tradition for more than the last 15-years, Vikash Verma, chairman of G7 Securitas Group and G7 Films has been hosting the most happening Bollywood Holi party. “Since childhood along with my father I have been attending Raj Kapoor Sirs’ Holi party from Union Park in R k Studio Chembur and have been an ardent fan of him,” reveals Vikash Verma.

Every Holi celebration was always a novel musical bash with sumptuous food – mixed with dance & masti. Vikash Verma’s Holi party was just like a themed event that saw more than 500 guests attending the function with utmost fervor and enthusiasm at his Marine Drive penthouse terrace residence. According to sources from Hindustan Times, it said that guests from around the globe flew down in private jets for the exclusive party which seemed like a replica of Raj Kapoor’s famous parties.

His guest lists comprised of industrialists, businessmen, Bollywood actors and television personalities, filmmakers including several other bureaucrats, celebrities, and dignitaries.

Bollywood actors Suniel Shetty, Preity Zinta, Neetu Chandra, and Zoya Afroz, TV personalities Armaan Kohli, Kunika, Siddharth Nigam, Sushant Divgikar, Pritam Singh, director Rajkumar Kohli, and filmmaker Rekha Sahay were always a part of the celebrations. Businessman Saurabh Daftary, singers Hariharan, Jaspinder Narula and Micckey Narula, pop star Harshi Patel, and music director Anand Raj Anand, among others also make it to the bash.

Foreign diplomats like Dr. Revai-Bere Norbet from Hungary, Michal Lason from Poland, along with IAS officers, Subodh Kant Sahay, former tourism minister were also seen among the guests.

Except for last-to-last year, when Vikash Verma celebrated this festival in Poland where he was filming his mega film “No Means No” in three languages – Hindi, English, and Polish. “Celebrating the good over evil is also a divine celebration in Poland too,” states Vikash Verma. This first Indo-Polish film canned at the picturesque locales has an ensemble of the cast from both countries. Similarly, like Raj Kapoor’s romance with Russia, director Vikash Verma has rekindled the showman’s charisma with Poland. Like other big Bollywood and Hollywood films, “No Means No”, too has deferred the release due to the corona pandemic crisis.

There is a wonderful saying that “Those who have the strength within, rise to every challenge”. The iconic style clubbed with this most anticipated film will surely re-write history as Vikash Verma, the new emerging, and enterprising showman.

Speaking on the eve of this festival, Vikash Verma says, “Each year we celebrate this Holi festival with zeal and enthusiasm. This colourful festival is a special event and a social gathering where we celebrate happiness with family and friends. The safety and the health of our people are most important and have followed the government’s restriction too. Thus this year we have cancelled the celebrations but will continue with the traditions.”

New Delhi [India]: Saemy’s Papa Rap Song became the national anthem of backbenchers overnight and was an instant hit on social media platforms last year. Now, Kolkata based Rapper, Saemy is all set to make your Holi bang on with his new track, Pagla Wala Dance. The song has already released on the official youtube channel of Koinage Records, on 27th March 2021. The crazy lyrics and fun vibe of the song have already garnered lots of love on the popular social media platforms like Instagram, and Youtube.

Directed by Arzad Naaz, and the Pagla Wala Dance features India’s Got Talent, Season 6 performer, Eshan Masih and beautiful actor cum model, Tushita.

The song is all set to become the next sensation on Holi and is already trending among popular Holi Playlist tracks for 2021 on the leading platfoprms. Have you guys checked it yet??

Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4jTHmo5irQ

New Delhi [India]: Saemy’s Papa Rap Song became the national anthem of backbenchers overnight and was an instant hit on social media platforms last year. Now, Kolkata based Rapper, Saemy is all set to make your Holi bang on with his new track, Pagla Wala Dance. The song has already released on the official youtube channel of Koinage Records, on 27th March 2021. The crazy lyrics and fun vibe of the song have already garnered lots of love on the popular social media platforms like Instagram, and Youtube.

Directed by Arzad Naaz, and the Pagla Wala Dance features India’s Got Talent, Season 6 performer, Eshan Masih and beautiful actor cum model, Tushita.

The song is all set to become the next sensation on Holi and is already trending among popular Holi Playlist tracks for 2021 on the leading platfoprms. Have you guys checked it yet??

Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4jTHmo5irQ

Mumbai, Maharashtra [India]: Lahari Shari – the name reminds us of a young, beautiful, talented actress from the Telugu industry. The girl neither has a godfather nor filmy background but is working hard and slowly climbing the success ladder in her filmy career. Lahari entered the glamour industry after a successful career as a TV presenter. Later she played important roles in many movies and could get a place for herself in the industry. She was introduced to the silver screen with the 2017 super hit movie Arjun Reddy in which she played an innocent nurse role. The portrayal of that role got her many positive reviews. Later, she appeared in many movies such as Malli Rava, Patel Sir, Paper Boy, Srinivasa Kalyanam, Agnathavasi, Tipparamisam, and Zombie Reddy. She is even acting in a Kannada film named ‘Grama’. She is playing a key role in this film being made by Hemanth Kumar. Lahari Shari is confident that the new releases will give her a good break.

Lahari Shari’s journey began as a model. She hosted many shows on various television channels. She interviewed Mr. Kathi Mahesh for a TV channel, post this interview she became a hot topic. Her name was the most searched in Google, Facebook, YouTube, and other search engines. She worked in the television industry for a couple of years and when she got a movie offer she grabbed the opportunity as she was confident that she could prove her mettle in whatever she does. The young woman with millions of social media followers starred in Arjun Reddy too. Though she played a small role in the movie, she got noticed. She is slowly getting offers in movies from some of the big directors.

Lahari Shari is very active on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and YouTube, etc. She keeps in touch with her fans regularly via Facebook live or Instagram live. Fans can follow her on BookMyShow and IMDb and also can see her latest photos and get to know her updates.

Lahari Shari, earlier known as Lahari Sharma is a dynamic person. She presented many popular shows as an anchor. She worked with many television channels such as ETV, Mahaa TV, NTV, and Studio N. Celebrations is one of the popular shows of Lahari for ETV. She was the host for many political and celebrity talk shows on Mahaa News. The news shows and talk shows made her a popular name. She also hosted many shows including Zee Cine Telugu Awards. Her next step in search of success was into the film industry. She is taking up all good offers coming her way and utilizing them to get recognition. She shares all her updates with the fans on social media platforms. News about her latest projects, her shooting details, and her latest pictures are also posted on these sites.

With good offers in her kitty, this lady is sure to win the hearts of her critics too. Frequently she participates in social activities. Lahari Shari expects to make it big as she believes her hard work, determination, and talent are her biggest assets. She is looking for the support and blessings of her fans to realize her dreams.  To know more about Lahari Shari please visit her website to find her biography, filmography, and her latest pictures.

Mumbai, Maharashtra [India]: Ever since actor Karam Batth announced his next film – a biopic on legendary boxer and Padma Shri winner Kaur Singh – people are eagerly waiting for its release. However, the film is getting delayed for some reason or the other.

Looking at all the anticipation of the ‘Padma Shri Kaur Singh’ movie not releasing in 2021, Karam has come forward to talk about the movie and its tentative release date.

“We have been working on the movie for the last three years. First of all, it took a lot of time to finalise the scripts because we didn’t want to compromise on the facts. And when finally we started shooting, coronavirus pandemic halted the production and post-production. Now, when we are done with everything, the situation isn’t really good to release a regional movie like this,” informed Karam.

“If we talk about Punjabi movies specifically, their main market is in Australia, North America, and England. And since the condition is only getting worse in those parts of the world, we cannot expect to release the film any time soon,” he further stated, adding, “As far as India is concerned, regional movies do not find as many consumers as they should. Secondly, even if the theaters open today, there are so many movies on hold that at least 6 films will release in a week.”

Karam said, they are being patient about it and want the movie to release on a big scale. “Many people don’t know but Punjabi movies earn more than 90% of the Hindi movies in North America. We want our film to release overseas first, followed by India.”

After its release, Karam informed, they will work on the Hindi remake of ‘Padma Shri Kaur Singh’. It’s a one-of-its-kind movie. I am confident that people will thoroughly enjoy it. So once we will be done with the Punjabi version, we will start working on its Hindi Remake.