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Rajkummar Rao Starrer Movie Newton is India’s official entry to Oscars 2018

Sep 222017

Newton Director Amit Masurkar’s political satire “Newton”, starring Rajkummar Rao in the lead role, will be India’s official entry at Oscars 2018, the Film Federation of India announced today.

The Hindi film was the unanimous choice of FFI’s selection committee, headed by Telugu producer C V Reddy. “‘Newton’ has been selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars. It was unanimously chosen from 26 entries this year,” FFI secretary general Supran Sen told .

The decision to choose the film, which was released commercially today, for the Oscars was the proverbial “cherry on the cake”, said actor Rajkummar Rao. “It is a really honest film and we are already getting an overwhelming response. We will put all our energies to take the film forward,” the actor told .

Director Masurkar added that it was a double celebration for the team.”We are really happy. The fact that the film is releasing today doubles the happiness. We hope that people will now really head to the cinema halls to watch the film,” the director told .

The film is a political satire revolving around an honest election officer’s attempt to conduct a free and fair poll in a conflict-hit area of Chhatisgarh. It also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Raghubir Yadav and Anjali Patil.

“Newton” is Masurkar’s second directorial venture after the 2014 indie “Sulemani Keeda”.

'Newton' Becomes India's Official Entry To The Oscars And Twitter Is Bursting With Pride

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Sep 222017

For anyone and everyone associated with the film industry, winning the Academy Award aka the Oscar is the ultimate goal. The Indian Film industry obviously doesn’t like lagging behind either. Every year, The Film Federation of India appoints a committee to choose one film among those released that year to be submitted as India’s official entry to the Academy as the nomination for the “Best Foreign Language Film” category.

This year too, the FFI nominated one movie for the category and unsurprisingly, it’s the Rajkummar Rao starrer ‘Newton’. The announcement was made by the Film Federation of India, who said the movie was selected out of 26 contenders.

The movie is a political satire and follows the story of Newton Kumar, a government clerk who is sent on election duty in the conflict-ridden jungles of the Chhattisgarh, reflecting the political reality of that area.

The film was premiered earlier at Berlin where it won the CICAE (International Confederation of Art Cinemas) award for best film in the forum section. It also managed to win a jury prize at the Hong Kong international film festival.

However, in India the movie has just released today and has already received positive reviews from both critics as well as the audience.

The news about the nomination was confirmed by Rajkummar Rao on his Twitter page.

Very happy to share this news that #NEWTON is India’s official entry to the #OSCARS this year. Congratulations team.

— Rajkummar Rao (@RajkummarRao) September 22, 2017

Director Amit V Masurkar, in an interview, expressed his joy over the news, “We are really happy. The fact that the film is releasing today doubles the happiness. We hope that people will now really head to the cinema halls to watch the film,” the director told PTI.

In a matter of a few hours, Twitter was buzzing with tweets of proud Indians who were on cloud nine after hearing the news.

Huge congrats to my favourite actor @RajkummarRao for Newton n hope you win the Oscar ! Good luck .

— Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) September 22, 2017

#Newton is India’s entry to the Oscars. The best choice in years by the federation.

— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) September 22, 2017

#Newton as India’s official entry to the Oscars!Congratulations @aanandlrai @RajkummarRao & team,can imagine the joy you’ll must be feelingðŸ˜ƒ

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) September 22, 2017

#Newton is India’s entry to the Oscars. The best choice in years by the federation.

— Pooja Malik (@PoojaMalik2206) September 22, 2017

Legendary #Newton discovered the law of gravity & @RajkummarRao is discovering law to Oscars by his brilliant acting skills.

— Belfiore Stores (@BelfioreStores) September 22, 2017

Congratulations sir. You make every character look real and that’s a very rare sight in Indian cinema. #Newton

— Ritesh (@IamRitzV) September 22, 2017

So glad to see such appreciation towards intelligent cinema. Congratulations @RajkummarRao #Newton

— Vullary Awasthi (@vullary) September 22, 2017

So glad to know it..@RajkummarRao making proud to us ,and taking an Indian cinema one level up#Oscars #Newton #indiancinema pic.twitter.com/t1eiKvWz5r

— Rajesh Jagani ðŸ?¦ (@imRajeshBJagani) September 22, 2017

Congratulations @rajkummarrao and team #Newton! Successfully putting Indian cinema on the world map! #Oscars2018

— Durgansh Dixit (@Itsreal_DD) September 22, 2017

This #Newton not gonna wait for Apple to fall but Gonna grab it at #OSCARS
“No force can stop the MOTION picture now! My best wishes ðŸ’?ðŸ‘?ðŸ?»ðŸ‘?ðŸ?»

— Vishal Sudarshanwar (@Vishal_Sud) September 22, 2017

Wowwww! A phenomenal actor @RajkummarRao in #Newton makes spot into #Oscars2018
Proud moment for indiaâ˜ºï¸? https://t.co/Ykrb4v0Zbt

— Deepak Thakur (@TechDeepak7) September 22, 2017

And then there is this gem called #Newton. Pure, timely, honest, humorous, wistful and sharp. ðŸ‘?ðŸ‘?ðŸ‘?ðŸ‘? @RajkummarRao @ManMundra @Amitmasurkar

— Vicky (@sundiairlifted) September 22, 2017

#NEWTON is honest and pure! Congratulations @RajkummarRao @TripathiiPankaj @ManMundra @Amit_Masurkar

— Vicky (@sundiairlifted) September 22, 2017

Over the years, India has bagged three Academy Award nominations in the foreign-language category; first in 1957 with ‘Mother India’, followed by 1989’s ‘Salaam Bombay’ and 2002’s ‘Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India’, however, the country has never won an Oscar.

This year, Newton will face serious competition from a number of movies from across the world- Ruben Ostlund’s ‘The Square’ from Sweden, Fatih Akin’s ‘In the Fade from Germany’, Angelina Jolie’s ‘First They Killed My Father from Cambodia’, Sebastian Lelio’s ‘A Fantastic Woman from Chile’, Farhan Alam’s ‘Sawan from Pakistan’ and Robin Campillo’s ‘BPM: Beats Per Minute from France’, among others.

We’ve got our fingers crossed as we hope that ‘Newton’ does make it to the Oscar nominations and maybe, even manages to win.

These Plush Vanity Vans Of Bollywood Celebrities Will Make You Feel Utterly Poor

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Sep 222017

A sexy sleek room, well-furnished floors, a bar with the most expensive scotch, a fully equipped gym facility, a mini home theatre for your private viewing, a Mediterranean style restroom; doesn’t this all sound like your own mini dream mansion? Well, for most of us this would the ideal home but for a lot of B-town celebrities, these are the must-have feature in their very own vanity vans.

You might wonder if a vanity van can even have so many things under one roof, but when you are Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Salman Khan, Varun Dhawan these things are just meant to happen. These vanity vans are way more important to them than their homes; after all, they spend most of their time in this moving pad than their mansions or apartments.

One look at their vanity vans and we bet you’ll be bowled over! These amazing moving homes are so magnificent and equipped with world class features, that it’s hard to believe that things like these can actually exist.

Here’s a sneak peek into the most expensive vanity vans of Bollywood celebrities that will make you feel utterly poor.

Shah Rukh Khan:

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When it comes to the Badshah of Bollywood, one can’t expect anything less than the best for him. The actor totally believes in living his life king-sized and his van is proof of that. One look inside his 14-metre-long Volvo 9 BR and you are left speechless. King Khan has always trusted DC (Dilip Chhabria) when it comes to giving his vanity van a swaggy look. His second home has everything that one could wish for.

Costing a hefty 4 crores, his van has a meeting room, makeup room, a home theatre place with a 52-inch television screen and a huge game setup, gymnasium, restroom, living room, bedroom and an extra room. It is said to be the most expensive vanity van in tinsel town. Could it get any better?

Ajay Devgn

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His love for the automobile is no secret to anyone who knows anything about Ajay. From acting, staying in shape to customizing his personal cars, the man loves to add a touch of his persona in everything he owns. So it’s not surprising that his vanity van totally describes him. As he loves to stay in shape and never skips a workout, and his van has the most amazing gym one could even think of. Customised by a Gujarat-based designer as per Ajay’s taste, his van has a very different shape, consisting of 4 rooms. As he loves to eat healthy home food, he has a compact kitchen which his cook operates. Now you know what keeps Ajay healthy and fit all the time!

Sanjay Dutt

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Sanjay Dutt’s vanity van is said to be inspired by Airforce 1, as it has various features resembling the airplane that carries the President of the United States. The actor apparently paid 3 crore for his 12-metre-long Volvo van. Designed by none other Dilip Chhabria, Sanjay’s vanity van is very spacious with the top most features. You have an office lounge, high-tech touch screen lighting system, a bar, two 52-inch screens, computers and a gaming console too. That’s just insane!

Alia Bhatt

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Well, we all love Alia’s home that she recently gifted herself, but we totally love her cheeky vanity van too. Her van is full of chirpy vibes with a vibrant contemporary interior. While most actors go for high-tech interior designs, Alia likes to keep it simple and colourful. Designed by Amrita Mahalnakani, her van has coloured walls and you can find inspirational quotes everywhere. Now we know what keeps her so motivated all the time.

Hrithik Roshan

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His vanity van is as elegant as he is. He is a tech savvy dude and his van is equipped with high-tech interiors. Giving it an edgy look, the vehicle is mainly made of wood and glass with a monochrome combination and blue lighting. That’s indeed one hell of a combination to have. There is an office, a meeting space, a bedroom, a lounge and a restroom. But what makes his vanity van different from others is the twin make-up section with are electronically controlled and can turn up to 280-degrees. It looks like this Greek god definitely loves to look at himself, all the time.

Salman Khan

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Wondering how Bhaijaan’s vanity van looks like it does. It is quite a reflection of him. It is stylish, gigantic and said to be the most stylish van in Bollywood. There is a huge portrait of him in the van and you also have a spacious rehearsal room, where he is often seen prepping for his scenes and finalising scripts. Equipped with high-tech gadgets, there is also a spacious meeting room and a bedroom. There is also a door where even cars can drive in, with a help of a ramp.

Varun Dhawan:

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Within a very short period of time, Varun has already amassed a huge fan following in the industry. Varun always wanted a vanity van that made him feel at home and hence he has taken a lot of care to do up the interiors of the place. After his old van had an accident, he got a new one that he describes as the best thing ever.

Vivek Oberoi:

Plush Vanity Vans Of Bollywood Celebrities © Dilip Chhabria of DC Design

It is no doubt that Dilip Chhabria is a B-town favourite. He is the mastermind behind Vivek Oberoi’s vanity van which is known for its rock star vibe and look. From multiple flooring options to vibrant lighting, guest lounge, a spacious bedroom to revolving chair, makeup area and Jacuzzi, his vanity van is filled with luxury.

Deepika's look in 'Padmavati' similar to Aishwarya's in 'Jodhaa Akbar'?

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Sep 222017

Deepika Padukone and Aishwarya Rai

Sanjay Leela Bhansali rang in Navratri yesterday by unveiling the first look of Deepika Padukone in Padmavati. Her regal red robes reminded us of Aishwarya Rai in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodhaa Akbar (2008).

Both being part of Rajput royalty to blame or the designer at work? Dippy’s unibrow also kept Twitterati busy with several wondering if the queen was so busy that she had no time for her brows.

Also see: Kareena Kapoor Khan looks in fab shape after weight loss! See photos

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Vidya Balan's 'Tumhari Sulu' avoids box office clash with 'Padmavati'

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Sep 222017

Vidya Balan

Sanjay Leela Bhansali had announced Padmavati’s release date as November 17, 2017 as soon as the shoot began last year.

The historical will now release on December 1. The Vidya Balan-starrer Tumhari Sulu was to release on December 1, but was recently brought forward to November 24. Was it to make way for Padmavati?

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'Aksar 2' director admits he was 'nervous' about Sreesanth's Bollywood debut

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Sep 222017

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Cricketer turned actor Sreesanth is all set to make his Bollywood debut with Ananth Mahadevan’s directorial venture Aksar 2. The cricketer however took Ananth Mahadevan by surprise on his very first day of shoot!

To this Ananth Mahadevan said, “I was a little nervous about Sreesanth and whether I would be able to extract a good performance from him. But he really took me by surprise.”

“I was very impressed with his discipline. He was always on set 15 minutes before his call time and had learnt all his lines. Working with him was an absolute pleasure.”

Well the entire nation is waiting with bated breath to watch Sreesanth make his Bollywood debut with Aksar 2.

Presented by Siddhivinayak Creations, Aksar 2 is produced by Narendra Bajaj, Varun Bajaj and Chirag Bajaj. Directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, with music composed by Mithoon and lyrics penned by Sayeed Quadri, Aksar 2 stars Gautam Rode, Abhinav Shukla, Zareen Khan, Mohit Madaan, Lillete Dubey and Sreesanth. The film is slated to release on October 6th, 2017.

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The Trailer Of 'Golmaal Again' Is Out And This Time It's Bigger And Better

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Sep 222017

When the first installment of the ‘Golmaal’ released over 10 years ago, no one could have predicted the amount of success it would achieve. Since the first installment managed to leave everyone in laughing fits and of course, nobody minds a good laugh, the movie went on to became everyone’s favorite. So the directors and the producers decided to jump on the success by releasing more installments in the ‘Golmaal’ franchise and that’s pretty much what the audience needed.

Although the next two parts didn’t fare as well as the first one in the box office, fans of the series eagerly awaited the next part. The fandom is so strong that ‘Golmaal’ is the seventh highest grossing film series in Bollywood.

If we talk about the gist of the movie series, the story revolves around the lives of four (five from the third film) friends Gopal, Lucky, Madhav and Laxman who some way or the other, happen to have a ton of comical incidents taking place in their life which usually ends with something dramatic and insane!

Yesterday, Ajay Devgn shared a few posters of ‘Golmaal Again’ on his Instagram, putting an end to the misery of the fans as he said that the trailer would release the next day.

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The posters provided us with a hint of the fourth installment being a horror comedy. And now judging by the trailer, we can see that it stands true to the film’s tagline–“Iss Diwali Logic Nahi Sirf Magic”.

Starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Parineeti Chopra, Kunal Kehmu, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade and Tusshar Kapoor, Golmaal Again is all set to make our Diwali better.

Have a look at the trailer:

Back with its witty dialogues and star cast, the movie sure looks like a blockbuster.

Apart from the new storyline and the cast members, there’s a twist in Shreyas Talpade’s character too. In the last film, his character Laxman, stammered and this time his character will be seen with a lisp. Shreyas said an interview, “Considering all of us are getting extra sensitive about little things… this time, he is not stammering. There is another quirk to his character. He’s got a slight lisp.”

In case you are still worried that the fourth installment might not be as hilarious as the previous ones, Arshad Warsi has promised new jokes in the fourth film. “Had they been boring I would have been fed up. Here there’s no space to feel like that. This time too we have new jokes and skits.”

The wait for ‘Golmaal Again’ will end next month as the movie is set for a Diwali release i.e. 20th October.

'Haseena Parkar' Review: Shraddha Kapoor Tries Her Best, But Is The Biggest Misfit In The Film

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Sep 222017

Why is B-town so obsessed with glamorising gangsters? Why do we need a biopic about people who are nothing but criminals and gangsters? Is the world not filled with a ton of people who can actually inspire us to do some good? Does Bollywood think that millenials need such stories to lift their spirits up?

Look, we totally understand that there is a need for a projection of the deep dark world of criminals, but one doesn’t need a mouthpiece promoting the propaganda of a lady don, who on one hand plays a victim and on the other, tries to be a Godmother to many.

Apoorva Lakhi’s ‘Haseena Parkar’ is so atrocious that we fail to understand why this film was even made!

Plot: This film is a courtroom drama that gives viewers a glimpse of Haseena Parkar, the sister of India’s most wanted don, Dawood Ibrahim. The film keeps switching to flashbacks to establish Haseena’s character and how she was accused of heading her brother’s underworld business in Mumbai.

Today, we give you 7 reasons why ‘Haseena Parkar’ is a film that should have been left on the cutting room floor.

Shraddha Kapoor: The Biggest Misfit In The Film

From the first shot to the last frame, Shraddha is absolutely stone-faced. Everything looks fine until she opens her mouth to deliver her lines. As the narration proceeds, she becomes less and less convincing.

In one of her interviews, she said that she was inspired by Marlon Brando in ‘The Godfather’. If this was her performance after being inspired, we wonder what it would have been if she wasn’t inspired at all! We aren’t blaming her; she truly does try her best. But all we get is a tanned actress with terrible prosthetic work.

Apoorva Lakhi Has Hardly Done Any Homework

What happens when a dead director comes back to life? Well, you get a cringe-worthy film like ‘Haseena Parkar’. This saga is so futile and ridiculous that nothing makes sense. It’s time the director takes some filmmaking lessons before he ends up making another fatuous film.

Dawood Is Nothing More Than A Laughing Stock In The Film

Never in the history of Bollywood has Dawood been so badly portrayed. The character is so misrepresented that Siddhanth Kapoor looks incredibly foolish, and essentially made a fool of himself onscreen. It was not worth the price of admission. Period!

An Insulting Spectacle Of A Courtroom Drama

The courtroom drama is used more as a backdrop to give us an insight into Haseena’s life. But sadly, the whole court proceeding is more like a clown show, which makes you laugh even at serious moments. “Kanoon saboot mangta hai”, and well, the ‘saboot’ is missing throughout the proceedings. The judge presiding over the case comes across as a doofus. However, Priyanka Setia, who plays the female prosecutor, is amazing and does actually entertain you.

An Odd Love Story

The director tries to add a romantic element to the film, but it’s pointless. Ankur Bhatia, who plays Haseena’s husband Ibrahim Parkar has done a brilliant job in the film. The man stands out for his skills, but his chemistry with Shraddha falls flat on its face.

A Shabby, Gutless Saga

The director thinks he is being clever and entertaining viewers, but in reality, it’s an illusion. There is absolutely no substance in the script. Neither does Lakhia gives us proper insight into Haseena’s life nor does he give us any real explanation as to why she took over her brother’s empire. You have fancy dialogues but it’s devoid of logic. The entire film looks unauthentic and the crime world fails to even muster up a single goosebump. You are clueless about how she became “Aapa” and godmother of Nagpada. You neither hate Haseena, nor sympathise with her, as she is someone whose story just doesn’t make a difference.

It’s High Time Bollywood Stops Making Underworld Films

We all love watching gritty and dark movies, but glorifying someone who is a criminal at the end of the day, makes no sense at all, especially when your story holds no strong stance as to why we should even empathise with the titular character in the first place.

Verdict: Bad film, gutless script, terrible execution, stone-faced acting, adding another shoddy film to Shraddha’s already ‘not so great’ film career! Let’s hope her next biopic on badminton player Sania Nehwal has something better to offer than this film.

Finally, all we can say is ‘Haseena Parkar’ should have been named, “Audience Yeh Par-Kar”, geddit?

When Siddhant Kapoor broke the car window of Shraddha Kapoor's mercedezbenz

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Sep 212017

As Shraddha Kapoor’s upcoming crime-biopic ‘Haseena Parkar’ gears up for release, Apoorva Lakhia reveals some behind the scenes incidents that took place on the sets of the film. While Shraddha plays the titular role of ‘Haseena’, her real life brother brother Siddhanth Kapoor will play her reel-life brother, Dawood Ibrahim. Since, the movie is an intense thriller, the mood on the sets of the film was intense as well. Even if there was no shooting, the people on the sets used to be serious. Apoorva realised the people needed to have a good-time as well and hence decided to organise a cricket match for the cast and crew.

Siddhant Kapoor being a good cricketer decided to play, even Shraddha was not a part of this match. However, she indirectly ended up becoming a part of it. When Siddhanth hit the ball, it unfortunately hit the car window of Shraddha’s favourite ca and smashed it. Her mercedes benz!Everyone thought that Shraddha would be angry, but she did not mind it all and director Apoorva Lakhia seems to think it is because her car was insured.

‘Haseena Parkar’ will hit the screens on September 22.

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Spooky posters of 'Golmaal Returns' out, trailer out tomorrow

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Sep 212017

The trailer of the fourth installment of the ‘Golmaal’ series, ‘Golmaal Again’ is all set to wow the audience with its trailer on Friday. Director Rohit Shetty is known for his twists in the activities that he does. Be it planning a prank with Ajay Devgn on the film’s sets or anything in general. So, how could he not add any exciting element prior to his film’s trailer launch?

He’s charged the audience for a laughter riot by releasing three exciting and quirky posters of the film, which has the entire star cast doing random and illogical things. Shetty is known for not leaving his crew and cast, and therefore in all his ‘Golmaal’ installments, we get to see the same faces, and we aren’t complaining.

However, in ‘Golmaal Again,’ Parineeti Chopra has replaced Kareena Kapoor Khan and Tabu is a new addition to the mad Golmaal family. Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Kunal Kemmu and Shreyas Talpade have remained consistent. As one of the posters itself says, “Iss Diwali Logic Nahin Sirf Magic!”

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