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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/ 

Entertainment PR website BollywoodPR.in launched

Bollywood PR guru Dale Bhagwagar has launched a premier authoritative PR website of the Indian entertainment industry.

Mumbai, Aug 10: Bollywood PR guru Dale Bhagwagar has announced the official launch of BollywoodPR.in, the premier authoritative PR website of the Indian entertainment industry.

“Though we started this site during the first Coronavirus lockdown, we took it through an extended trial run to pack it up with quality content before officially announcing it,” says the PR specialist. Dale makes it a point to add that BollywoodPR.in is the first of its kind, as it is the only website in Bollywood to exclusively focus on the industry from a PR point of view.

Guiding light for Bollywood PR professionals

“We have also kept it ad-free to give our readers a more enriched and uncluttered user experience,” he informs. The site’s articles, news stories, lists, interviews, case studies, trade analysis, influencer features and expert opinion pieces strive to be the top best in information as well as journalistic and PR ethics in Bollywood. The site also serves as a guiding light for new-age PR agencies in Mumbai and PR professionals all over India.

In its short run, the Bollywood PR website has conducted interviews with prominent industry names such as Amit Behl, actor and senior joint secretary of Cine & TV Artists Association (CINTAA); Atul Mohan, editor of trade magazine Complete Cinema; Chaitanya Padukone, senior journalist, columnist and author; Vinta Nanda, writer, producer and activist; Ujjawal Trivedi, journalist and thought leader; Niyateey Shah, digital and tech entrepreneur; Viral Bhayani, photographer and influencer; Akshaye Rathi, film exhibitor, distributor and entrepreneur; and Mayank Shekhar, film critic, journalist and author.

It has featured opinion pieces by Viveck Vaswani, writer, producer, actor and educator; Sushen Bhatnagar, filmmaker; and Rajeev Chaudhari, trade analyst. The site has a growing presence on Facebook and also runs a Telegram channel for news updates.

A market leader in entertainment PR

For the record, BollywoodPR.in is an initiative of celebrity publicist Dale Bhagwagar, who has handled the publicity for over 300 personalities, 30 movies and 20 Bigg Boss contestants. His Mumbai-based Bollywood PR agency Dale Bhagwagar Media Group has been at the forefront of the entertainment PR brigade for more than two decades.

Apart from Indian media, Dale Bhagwagar is the only Bollywood publicist who has been quoted in top best international media such as BBC, Sky News (UK), CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post (US), The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), International Herald Tribune (France) and Pravda (Russia).

Well known as Bollywood’s only PR guru and the King of Spin, Dale Bhagwagar has handled the media for names such as Hrithik Roshan, Shilpa Shetty, Priyanka Chopra as well as publicity for films like the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Don and Farhan Akhtar-starrer Rock On!!

The public relations professional has also handled the PR for movies starring actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Arjun Rampal, Bipasha Basu, Bo Derek, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Jesse Metcalfe, John Abraham, Kabir Bedi, Kareena Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Manisha Koirala, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Padma Lakshmi, Prakash Raj, Preity Zinta, Rahul Bose, Rani Mukerji, Raveena Tandon, Rekha, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Shabana Azmi, Sharman Joshi, Shriya Saran, Sunil Shetty and Sunny Deol.

Virtual internships, thesis and dissertations

Dale also trains mass communication students in journalism and PR through regular college visits for guest lectures. He conducts virtual internships for media students of journalism and PR. Many students who consider him their mentor are currently working in some of the best Bollywood and corporate PR agencies in Mumbai and across India. Moreover, more than twenty students have completed their thesis and dissertations with Dale Bhagwagar as their guide.

The thriller movie is being directed by Pink fame Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 6: The shooting of the Hindi movie Lost, which stars actor Pia Bajpiee and is helmed by Pink director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury has commenced.

Pia has featured in several hit Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam movies and starred in Hindi movies such as Laal Rang and Mirza Juuliet. The shooting of her next Hindi venture, Lost, an intriguing thriller story, has begun in Kolkata.

Lost, which is backed by Namah Pictures and Zee Studious, will also feature Rahul Khanna and Tushar Pandey along with Pia.

“I have tried many things as an actor over the years, but nothing has touched me like Lost. Honestly speaking, I was looking for a script like Lost for a long time. It has an excellent storyline, and I  said yes the moment it was narrated to me,” says Pia.

The fact that Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury is directing the movie was like the icing on the cake for Pia.

“I have wanted to work with Aniruddha Sir (Tony da) since the time I saw Pink. He is a very professional and cool person. The way he makes you understand the scenes and his expectations from you as an actor is simply brilliant,” she says further.

Talking about the City of Joy, where the shooting is taking place, “I just loved the way Aniruddha Sir described Kolkata while narrating the script. The city has its own character, which drew me to it. After coming here, I have just fallen in love with the city and its wonderful people. Kolkata is famous for sweets, and I love sweets too, but I can’t binge since I am shooting (laughs).”

Lost’s shooting is expected to be completed in a few weeks, and it is targeted for a 2022 release.

This is a fairytale-like story of Ashutosh Singh & Ankur Baranwal.

Ghaziabad, Aug 5: 4 years back, 2 musical personalities belong to two different cities came together. Both the artists had big dreams but no funds in the wallet. Gradually they started working together. This was a tough journey, later on, covid came and AshAsh Productions came into existence.

A series of melodious songs started to release from the studio such as Trikaldarshi, Kashi Mein Shiv, Palkon Mein, Ikk Nazar, etc.

A thought of album Raahein came to mind with 3 songs Piya Na Ghar Aave, Sunn Mere Humsafar & Naadan Sa Mann From Which Piya Na Ghar Aave & Sunn Mere Humsafar has been launched from a renowned music label Musiway.

Sunn Mere Humsafar, the recently released song on 1^st August was shot at Leh Ladakh in several beautiful locations. This was shot in the direction of Daksh Kumar with the artists and founders of AshAnx, Ashutosh Singh & Ankur Baranwal featuring Aarti Mehra under the complete management of Aarti Mehra. The complete crew was of 15 members who were behind the song Sunn Mere Humsafar.

Article by: Hariom Singh Shishodia, Director, Takshshila Convent School, Ghaziabad

Watch the video now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLWvE4wKkW8

Streaming on Saavn & YouTube

Mumbai, August 2: Way back in 2017, while talking to the entertainment industry website Bollywood Dhamaka, Bollywood PR guru Dale Bhagwagar had suggested that Bigg Boss “will do itself a lot of good if it splits into two seasons in a year.”

At that time, not many seemed to comprehend this suggestion. Until a few days ago when we heard that Bigg Boss is actually going to have two seasons this year, one being Bigg Boss OTT hosted by Karan Johar and streamed on Voot, and the other being the Bigg Boss hosted by Salman Khan on Colors.

In the website article four years ago, the entertainment publicist had noted that Bigg Boss is the biggest reality television brand in India. Apart from its Hindi show, it has already diversified into regional language editions. Along with ‘celebrities’, it has already brought in ‘commoners’ not only from Mumbai but from all over the country, thereby increasing its publicity and spice value.

“The next logical step could be to split it into two seasons a year — one for ‘commoners’ and the other for ‘celebrities’. If that happens, the makers may be able to generate double the business on the BB branding,” the Bollywood publicist had stated.

It can be noted here that, Dale’s words on Bigg Boss have always been taken seriously because he is termed as a Bigg Boss PR specialist in the media for many years. Apart from having handled the personal PR for top Bollywood names such as Hrithik Roshan, Shilpa Shetty, Priyanka Chopra, and films like the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Don and Farhan Akhtar-starrer Rock On, the Bollywood PR has looked after the publicity and crisis management for a full 20 names who have been on Bigg Boss.

Dale has earlier also handled the PR for Shilpa Shetty, who went on to become a global icon against racism when she boldly faced onslaughts on Celebrity Big Brother in the United Kingdom, going on to win the show.

The celebrity publicist had also informed that the UK has had two seasons of Big Brother for a long time. “Not many are aware that Jade Goody, who confronted Shilpa Shetty on the international reality show was actually the winner of Big Brother having commoners.”

“After winning that, she entered Celebrity Big Brother. Not realizing that the tactics that she used on Big Brother may not work with the classier people she faced on Celebrity Big Brother, Jade began applying a similar tormenting strategy on CBB. It backfired big time when Shilpa decided to stand up to Jade,” explained Dale.

Now it has been reported that Bigg Boss OTT will have a mix of influencers, social media stars, and some celebs as contestants. It is said that a few of the top performers will also get a chance to be on the main show Bigg Boss 15 that will air on Colors, with Salman Khan as the host.

ShemarooMe subscribers can watch the film on the app from 5^th August 2021.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), August 2: ShemarooMe is all set to release the blockbuster movie Teacher of The Year on 5^th August. The app becomes the first regional OTT player in India to promise new content every week. It has already been an intrinsic part of Gujarati culture and entertainment and has been entertaining Gujarati audiences for a long time now. Keeping up to its promise, ShemarooMe has recently launched its web series Kshadyantra, Vaat Vaat Ma, Unknown to Known, and first-ever digital Gujarati film Swagatam which received a phenomenal response from the audience and is ready to entertain audiences with its next release, the blockbuster Gujarati movie ‘Teacher of the Year’.

The film is based on the education system, directed by Dr. Vikram Panchal, Shaunak Vyas, and produced by Jayantibhai R Tank and Parth Tank. It is a tale told with utmost compassion trying to bring back the ideal, applied&practical approach to life, which is instilled in ones’ formative school days. The movie is a journey of the glorious chapters of one’s past, connecting the dots to the future. The film has well-known actors from the entertainment industry, Shaunak Vyas, Alisha Prajapati, Mehul Buch, Ragi Jani, Jitendra Thakkar, ArchanTrivedi, Meera Acharya & Nisarg Trivedi will be seen playing pivotal roles.

Alisha Prajapati said, “I am delighted that ShemarooMe has decided to digitally premiere Teacher of the year. This move will spell good news for audiences across the globe who were eagerly awaiting the OTT release. Get ready to experience the pristine relationship of teacher and student in this slice of life blockbuster on 5th August on ShemarooMe”

Shaunak Vyas said, “ShemarooMe will be streaming the superhit film, Teacher of the year as a world digital premiere on 5th August and I am super excited to experience the audience’s response on the movie’s OTT release. I am sure fans will enjoy watching this film with their family at the comfort of their home and will shower us with the similar love and support as they did during the film’s theatrical release.”

Mehul Buch said, “With the world digital premiere of Teacher of the year on a prestigious platform like ShemarooMe, I am confident that more viewers across the globe will be able to get a glimpse of this beautiful Guajaratimovie, streaming from 5th August. I am positive that the World Digital Premiere will receive a stupendous response and the innocence of the film will be cherished by all.”

ShemarooMe is taking the Gujarati entertainment quotient a notch higher, with its enthralling mix of originals, nataks, movies, and over 500 Gujarati titles and popular shows.

About ShemarooMe:

ShemarooMe is the over-the-top (OTT) video streaming app of Shemaroo Entertainment Limited, India’s leading content powerhouse. Over 57 years of being in the media and entertainment industry, Shemaroo has now evolved to be a significant player in the digital ecosystem. ShemarooMe is a comprehensive app with a diverse and exclusive content offering for an audience looking for Bollywood, Gujarati, Marathi, Devotion, Punjabi, Comedy, and Kids categories. ShemarooMe also has a unique offering under Bollywood Premiere – the platform showcases the World Digital Premiere of critically acclaimed Bollywood movies every Friday. ShemarooMe gives consumers the freedom to choose subscriptions from various content categories. ShemarooMe enjoys wide acceptance in India and was recently launched in the US market along with the Southeast, Middle East Asia, UK, and other Indian diaspora markets. Currently, ShemarooMe is available across geographies, with its presence in 150 countries where consumers can download and experience the promise of endless entertainment delivered at the comfort of their homes. Consumers can download the ShemarooMe OTT app from Google Play, the iOS App Store, and shemaroome.com. ShemarooMe is also available for audiences to subscribe on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV stick, Cloud walker TV, Mi TV, Roku amongst various other platforms.

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 31: Sonu Sood garnered immense praise for his services during the Covid-19 pandemic. From helping migrant workers to providing oxygen and other medical supplies, the actor was lauded for serving the country in need.

Praising his exceptional efforts, TeluguStop.com, a leading Telugu News website, dedicated a special song based on the actor. Titled ‘Yevarayya Nuvvu Devudila Vachhavu,’ the Telugu song was created by TeluguStop Media in collaboration with Lemon Music.

Sonu Sood appeared in several movies in pivotal roles in Hindi and Telugu languages, amongst others. The actor became a household name in the Telugu states through his role ‘Pasupathi’ from the industry hit movie ‘Arundhati’ starring Anushka Shetty.

Describing the actor’s activities during the pandemic, the song soon became viral on social media with numerous views and likes. Sonu Sood posted the same on his Facebook handle appreciating the efforts of TeluguStop.

TeluguStop.com Media is a news media portal striving to post authentic and genuine news in the Telugu language. Considered a credible source among Telugu popular websites, this platform posts news from different fields like politics, business, sports, and entertainment.

With a tagline, “as fast as the light, and as genuine as you,” the TeluguStop Media website posts every latest news in the right way. Aiming to provide a “one-stop news source,” TeluguStop.com also covers daily inspirational quotes, meme content, NRI news, and current affairs, ensuring not to leave anything behind. TeluguStop can be accessed through its website and app version in India, Canada, the USA, and Australia.

Hosting numerous national and international followers, TeluguStop.com was founded in 2012 with an excellent team of writers, editors, and others working on publishing all the latest news in the Telugu language. At present, the website is a renowned source among the Telugu community in India and abroad.

Click here to watch the full song: Sonu Sood Real Hero Full Song.

Ahmedabad, July 30: Adko-Dadko is a comedy film that revolves around two friends and their love interests. The film is a complete fun ride with a hilarious plot. This film is directed by Sunny Kumar who has earlier directed well-known films like JagyaTyare Thi Savor, Love Scope, and Dhan Dhatudi Patudi. With this film, Chetan Daiya is debuting as the writer. The film is produced under the banner of SSquare Movie Makers.

Synopsis:

In Indian remote villages, there are still marriages arranged as Atta-Sata, as in giving and take tradition. Boy vs girl and girl vs boy given in the same family, this gets mixed up with the two friends intense love story, along with this every person of the village is trying to become the relative, this unstoppable laugh rider ends with more fun and dramatic situation.

Debut writer Chetan Daiya says, “As a writer, I had a super experience. I always want to showcase unique storytelling in Gujarati cinema. As an actor, I have performed in numerous films. After written this film I have realised that as an actor I portray only one particular character whereas as a writer I felt I am portraying every character of the film. Adko-Dadko is the complete entertaining film.”

Cast & Crew:

This multi starer film has well-known actors like Sanjay Chauhan, Akshat Irani, Maulika Patel, Anchal Shah, Ragi Jani, Anurag Prapanna, SmitaJaykar, Firoz Irani, Hemang Dave, Chetan Daiya, Akash Zala, Jaimini Trivedi, Jitu Pandya, Jetendra Thakkar, Urmila Solanki, Komal Panchal &SharmishaMakvana in the pivotal roles.

Director:                         Sunny Kumar

Writer:                            Chetan Daiya

DOP:                                 Jagminder Singh Hundal

Production House:       SSquare Movie Makers

Genre:                              Comedy

Music:                              Anwar Shaikh

The film will have a theatrical release in December 2021.

Chandannagar, July 26: Stephen Daze, an independent artist from Chandannagar (a small French town in West Bengal) has announced his debut album “Bideshi Foring”.

Bideshi Foring is an Indie Bong Pop Record with a new flavor, disruptive to the traditional music culture in Bengal. Flying through the influence of ‘Foreign’ genres like RnB, Electronic Pop, and World Music, Bideshi Foring means ‘Foreign Dragonfly’ in Bengali.

The album consists of nine songs that revolve around the story of love, blind trust to realization, blame games, suffocation, addiction, separation, and nostalgia. The album is an ode to the emotional journey one goes through when surviving a toxic relationship.

Stephen also released a preview single, “Thikana”, during the month of Valentine, 2021, marking the infant stage of the said love story. Bideshi Foring refers to the person who cannot keep their feet on the ground; a free spirit who cannot stick to the idea of being together forever and is lost in the eternal swipes of the modern dating pool.

Bideshi Foring is a sonically different treatment to the ears, it experiments with dream pop and trap music, which is fairly new to Bengali music altogether.

Bideshi Foring is now released and available for streaming on youtube: https://youtu.be/bv_v8giOY58

Will “Bideshi Foring” influence more Indie Bong Pop Music and be recognized?

 For more information, please contact: BideshiForing@gmail.com