BOOK LAUNCH EVENT WITH GUEST OF HONOUR SONU MIGAM

Book Launch of "I Will Go with YOU - The Flight of a Lifetime" by Award-winning Author and Motivational Speaker, Priya Kumar

Mumbai, 18th February 2015 : Award winning, Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Priya Kumar launched her new book "I Will Go with YOU - The Flight of a Lifetime" at a private launch party, at The Club in Andheri, Mumbai.

"I Will Go with YOU - The Flight of a Lifetime" is the sixth book by Priya Kumar who is also the CEO of Priya Kumar's Training Systems. 

Keeping up with her tradition of unique and different book launches, this launch had Priya Kumar take all her guests aboard of Skyline Airways SL 502 through customized E-ticket invites and Boarding passes carrying their names and Class upgrades!

Joining her in the flight deck at this book launch was her friend and Chief Guest of Honor - Mr. Sonu Nigamwho was at his sporting best at this fun-filled launch!

Also present at the event were Imam Siddique, Ajaz Khan, Bunty Grewal, Mahnaz Damania, Raj Nayak CEO of Viacom 18 and Subhasish Chakraborty Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of DTDC.

Priya Kumar ensured she had everyone captivated as she flew her guests through the adventures of her new book amidst a very fun-filled and exceptional in-flight experience with photo booths, raffles and color planes on board.

Sonu Nigam had the guests enthralled throughout the evening and was all in support of the author’s new book.

About Priya Kumar:

Priya Kumar is the Super Star of the Motivational Speaking industry, and an internationally acclaimed award winning author, she has wowed and inspired audiences around the world to follow their purpose, leading them to peak performance. She is an award winning speaker whose clientele form the fortune five hundred companies, across the globe. A celebrated name in the corporate world, Priya Kumar is today the most Sought-after and Preferred Choice of Motivational Speakers for the Biggest Brands across Industries including AUDI, Barclays, Cognizant, HSBC, IBM, Infosys, P&G, Reliance ADA, Vodafone and the list spills over. Priya has shared the stage with leading orators like Amitabh Bachchan, Kapil Dev, John Buchanan, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Gulzar and A.R. Rahman to name a few.

LUSTER COSMETIC INDIA PVT LTD LAUNCH BY DIPINITA SHARMA

 Mumbai 21st Dec Dipannita Sharma  announced as Brand Ambassador of  Luster cosmetics India Pvt Ltd

 At the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana , Kandivali (w).

Model cum actress Dipannita, Sharma who shot to fame with her movies like 16 December, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl etc launched a range of soaps and hand wash for Luster cosmetics.  India Pvt Ltd.

Speakiing on the occasion Ms Sharma  said, "i have used the products and they are really good. The best thing is that they are very natural and i believe in natural products. They will surely do good in the market as people prefer natural products with less chemicals in it.'

"I am excited to be part of Luster and look forward to everyone using the products." Personally Dipinita believes in natural products which are chemical free . Giving example of cindy crawford who according to her has aged naturally and she is natural beauty .Being a super model she does uses have to use cosmetics but she makes sure that she  keeps her skin cleanby using chemical free.

The soap and handwash range has all natural ingrdients like rose , neem almond , milk etc 

Harshala Dube, Manging Director of Luster Cosmetics private limited said, "We believe in natural beauty and Dipannita is a the one who connects to it directly. The products are natural and we are sure that the consumer would love it. We are looking forward to a good response."

Luster is soon going to come up with variety of cosmetic products. too

MOVIE REVIEW OF BADLAPUR

BADLAPUR DONT MISS THE BEGINING

The much awaited film Badlapur is finally hitting theeatres which falls under the Indian neo noir action crime drama, directed by the talented Sriram Raghavan and produced by the duo filmmakers – Dinesh Vijan and Sunil Lulla. The movie has Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Yami Gautam and Huma Qureshi in the lead roles, along with actors like Mateen Shaikh,Radhikha Apte and Divya Dutta who will be seen in the supporting roles. The music of the filmcomes from Sachin-Jigar, while it is produced under the banner of Maddock Films, and the distribution  with Eros International. The reason why it is awaited the most is that this film would certainly change the image of Varun over the silver screen.  

Let’s begin with the plot or story of the film. Meet a young man called Raghu, which is played by Varun Dhawan. He seems to be leading A normali ilife but soon his life takes a turn destrroying him totallyi when a   bank robbery incident simply kills his wife and son. The culprit is a man known as Liak, which is played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui. He refuses to disclose the truth and name of his partner in crime also blames him for murder of raghu's wife and child and thus goes behind the bars for 20 years under lifetime imprisonment. Raghu on the contrary is seen standing thereby to extract the truth from this man and finally nabs the man after 15 years. Will he be able to avenge the death of his family, who really meant the world for him, is indeed a worthy question to explore when you finally catch the film?

Now, let’s talk about the film Badlapur, well in a perspective of a critic it is a gobsmacking movie, which suffuses over the silver screen. The story is written deftly by the writer backed by incredible performances along with a sagacious layered screenplay. What strikes the most at this juncture is the unpredictability elements discovered in the movie. Right from the start to the end, you get deeply engrossed with the film, thanks to the engaging story  by the director;  .

. Though you find the screenplay layers unveiling smoothly in this saga of feud and vendetta, the kind of clarity in vision of Sriram Raghavan you encounter simply keeps the narrative flawless. On the top of it, you notice some wicked humour, which is skilfully sprinkled in a number of sequences without any order by nawazuiddin. T

Amidst all this, you can find the performances of actors to be the driving force of the film, which keep the pace of the story evolving. The measured acting of Varun Dhawan can draw a series of eyes to applaud him for his incredible acting  Every sequence in which you find Varun in the intense look of Raghu simply unravels him. On the other side, you have Nawazuddin Siddiqui playing the role of Liak. He is simply super as always. With every film, he seems to be turned a master who can play around with any character with uttern confidence

Now talking about the ladies, they were seen delivering appropriately, however, it was Huma in the band of actresses in Badlapur who has performed very aptly which made her presence felt over the silver screen. Comparing the first half to the second, the latter seems to be dragging long , however, the compelling climax and several memorable sequences like when Raghus has his tryst with Liak’s truth simply overshadow certain these trivial flaws in the film. Let’s not forget to applaud Sachin-Jigar for giving a captivating music in Badlapur. It really seemed adding the entertainment value of the film.

Badlapur Review – Last Word

On the face of it, Badlapur may sound brisk and absorbing; however, the climax you encounter in it is very much different than expected. Badlapur witnesses the transformation of a chocolate boy into a fierce angry young man in the form of Raghu of Varun. This can be the turning point of Varun making him more compatible actor in B Town, Varuns intensity in this movie is worth watching .

However the background score of the movie is horrible , the rest is fine.

My verdict is 3*/5*

MOVIE REVIEW OFQISSA

Qissa” is a film that strips through the layers of subterfuge that living on the edge entails. The partition of India ripped the country into two. In the film Irrfan, playing the Sardar Umber Singh with majestic believability, walks across the border with his family of a beautiful wife (Tisca Chopra) and three daughters.

The fourth progeny is where the plot thickens. Obsessed with the idea of a male heir, Umber potrays to the pind  that a son is born to him and he creates a virtual life for the child .. She is no longer a daughter. She is Umber’s son Kanwar Singh who won’t play with dolls. But the dolls will continue to play with her, no matter how hard her delusional father tries to fortify the growing femininity of his daughter with aggressive clannish lies.

Anup Singh unfolds the bewildering and bizarre tale with an inevitability that simply dissolves all disbelief. In a society, culture and country that still favours the male child as the true inheritor of the family lineage, the message that “Qissa” conveys is both timely and timeless.

The drama created in the screenplay(co-written by the director Anup Singh and Madhuja Mukherjee) is so primeval,it threatens to collapse under the weight of its own drama. The director balances out the incongruities inherent in the theme with a great deal of compelling drama and primeval passion.

You can’t help being swept away by the deceit drama and passion of “Qissa”. Cinematographer Sebastin Edschmid shoots Punjab  as in post partition brilliantly , the cinematography is excellent .Not surprisingly the last quarter of the narrative slips into a surreal mode, as Umber, now dead, returns to confront the son he never had. Finally the film is about the ghost of tormented guilt-ridden man trying to come to terms with the wrong done to a son’ he never had and A daughter-in-law (Rasika Duggal) he should’ve never conned.

Irrfan’s shared screen-time with his gender-challenged daughter are structured as a subverted tribute to the filial bond that ties all mankind.

Like destiny , “Qissa” moves in unexpected ways. The performances specially Irrfan’s, lift the high drama to another level of articulation where the characters appear to be conversing with their destiny without Edschmid’s camera peering into their souls. More than 70 percent of the film is shot in the night, as though the dark recesses in the characters’ souls were seeking a way to express themselves outwardly.

Emphatically evocative are the sequences where Tillotma Shome as Kanwar is locked away in her father’s crumbling ancestral home in Pakistan with his’ bride Neeli. As they try to figure out a way from his gender imbroglio, a glowering state of doom and indignation gathers around the film.

You know as well as the characters do that there is escape from the patriarchal arrogance that Irrfan’s character has unleashed on his family. In some endearing way, the theme of patriarchal tyranny in “Qissa” reminded me of Shoaib Mansoor’s Pakistani film “Bol”.

And though Tillotama Sharma’s gender challenged character never acquires the resilient tragic contours of Hillary Swank in “Boys Don’t Cry”, she brings a very high dose of credibility and poignancy to her character, specially in her high dramatic sequence where her character stands naked in front of her father’s ghost asking him her true identity.

Rasika Duggal as Shome’s reluctant bride is deeply moving. And Tisca Chopra as Irrfan’s devoted wife who can’t give her husband the one thing that makes his life worthwhile, reminds us again of her staggering versatility.

But make no mistake. “Qissa” gets the largest measure of its strength and glory from Irrfan.

Like the ghost that follows the film’s gender-challenged protagonist “Qissa” will haunt you forever. It takes the patriarchal obsession with the male heir till date . Even in todays modern times this obssession for male heir is going on and wil go on till the mentality of the society does not change .

My verdict is 3 */5*

Production NFDC

DIRECTED BY ANUP SINGH

ARTIST IRFAN KHAN

TISCA CHOPRA

TILOTIMMA SHARMA

RASIKA DUGGAL

MOVIE REVIEW OF ROY

The most obvious and good fact about Roy is that its story isn’t borrowed from any Bollywood or Hollywood’s earlier suspense or con dramas. Vikramjit Singh brings in a fresh tale uninspired from any other flick and delivers it with a strong cast, which everyone has been talking about ever since its conceptualization.
There was a necessity to rope in these three stars so that you are hooked on to your seats while watching the flick, which demands your patience and devotion.
The con-man story, which our onscreen filmmaker Kabir (Arjun Rampal) has been capitalizing over, isn’t fast-paced or stuffed with innumerable action sequences.

Stars- Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Jacqueline Fernandez
Director- Vikramjit Singh
Music director- Ankit Tiwari, Amaal Mallik, Meet Bros Anjjan
It slowly evokes an emotion of curiosity, attachment for the protagonist and swiftly exposes a mystery surrounding throughout. The mystery of the con-man Roy (Ranbir Kapoor) is dealt in Malaysia where numerous theft activities particularly of paintings have taken place but no one has a slightest idea about his whereaboutse. Arjun playing the arrogant director and writer of movie . He is working on making guns 3 completing the trilogy of guns movie made earlier by him who is in search for the script and inspiration for makin guns 3. . Filmmaker Kabir is interested in this man’s story and incorporates that into his films.
Ayesha (Jacqueline Fernandez), on the other hand is another filmmaker and also Kabir’s new girlfriend. How these three characters' lives merge together in one dramatic, romantic and serenity is what Roy is all about. Also this film director Ayesha also manages to totally change the arrogant and playboy arjun who is always in limelight for his breakups and his affairs are numbered . Ayesha being gf no 23 who  to an person who becomes serious and understand what love is exactly
Debutant Vikramjit Singh succeeds in building surprise by giving the movie a required love angle. There is betrayal, regret and illusion which lead us to twist at climax.
The movie however walks slowly but this is how it is meant to be. In an unhurried tale, the liveliness evokes in the form of brilliant numbers ‘Sooraj Dooba Hai’, ‘Chitiya Kalaiya’ and ‘Tu Hai Ki Nahi’ among others while Roy’s calls to cop investigating this case (Rajit Kapoor relives the simplicity of Byomkesh Bakshi in this role) adds fun.
But in the scenery settings of Malaysia, which is exceptionally cinematographed by Himman Dhamija, Arjun-Jacqueline’s and Ranbir-Jacqueline’s chemistry add more depth. Jacqueline’s twin factor works with both the actors and it gels well with the screenplay too.
The performances are undoubtedly of top notch and neither of the three is less than the other. Ranbir Kapoor is at ease. He is cool and calm and never unnecessarily shows his vigorous side unless required.

Roy ultimately makes up for a perfect Valentine’s Day treat to lovers with a sweet .

But the movie is slow paced and it is meant for classes apart , watch it at calm , the locales and photography is mind blowing taking one to a different world with cool and calm beaches , it does not hv regular Bollywood masala and action . the story might be confusing for masses .

a once watch that too if you are in a mood for calmness

The story however makes us wonder whether ranbir kapoor is really there in the movie , or just an imaginary character , that's for you to ans

My Verdict is 2.5*.

 

ALL *STAR NBA

ABHISHEK BACHCHAN TO ATTEND NBA ALL-STAR 2015

AS A GOODWILL AMBASSADOR TO THE LEAGUE

 

- Bachchan will be first-Ever Indian to participate in the Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game -

 

MUMBAI, Feb. 7, 2015 - Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan will attend NBA All-Star 2015 and participate in the Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Feb. 13 at Madison Square Garden as a goodwill ambassador to the league.  Bachchan, a self-proclaimed Los Angeles Lakers fan­­­­, will meet NBA players and legends throughout the weekend and will go behind the scenes at NBA All-Star Saturday Night and the 64^th NBA All-Star Game.  He is poised to become the first-ever Indian to take part in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.

 

Fans in India can follow Abhishek Bachchan’s All-Star experience on NBA India’s official social media channels, including Twitter (@NBAIndia), Facebook (NBA India), Instagram (nbaindia) and the Line App (NBA India Official Channel).  Bachchan will also take over the @NBAIndia Twitter handle on Friday, 13^th February at 9pm IST and answer questions from fans, who will have the opportunity to ask him about his favorite NBA players, teams and what he’s most looking forward to at NBA All-Star 2015.

 

“I’m excited and honored to be attending my first-ever NBA All-Star as a goodwill ambassador to the league,” said Abhishek. “I know my trip will show fans in India the excitement, energy and athletic ability of the NBA game and its players.  Basketball is my first love, and I look forward to supporting basketball’s continued growth in India.”  

 

Sony SIX, the NBA’s exclusive broadcast partner in India, will document Abhishek’s trip and create programming for fans in India.  Sony SIX’s NBA All-Star 2015 broadcast schedule is below:

 

·         Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game:  February 14, 5:30am IST

·         State Farm All-Star Saturday Night:  February 15, 6:30am IST

·         64^th NBA All-Star Game:  February 16, 6:30am IST

 

Bachchan previously helped support the launch of NBAstore.in powered by Jabong in May 2014.  NBAStore.in powered by Jabong offers over 200 NBA products including shorts, jerseys and T-shirts for both men and women.  

 

Abhishek Bachchan is a Bollywood star and proud owner of Pro Kabaddi League Champion Jaipur Pink Panthers and Indian Super League franchise Chennaiyin Football Club.  He has starred in many hit Bollywood films including the Dhoom Series and Happy New Year.

 

Visit NBA.com/allstar for more information.

 

About NBA All-Star 2015:

NBA All-Star 2015 in New York City will bring together some of the most talented and passionate players in the league’s history for a global celebration of the game.  The 64th NBA All-Star Game, which will take place Sunday, Feb. 15 at Madison Square Garden, will reach fans in 215 countries and territories in 47 languages.  TNT will televise the All-Star Game for the 13th consecutive year, marking Turner Sports' 30th year of All-Star coverage, as well as the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, Feb. 13 and State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on Saturday, Feb. 14, which will both take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.  Other events at Barclays Center include the NBA Development League All-Star Game presented by Kumho Tire and the NBA Development League Dream Factory presented by Boost Mobile on Sunday, Feb. 15, airing on NBA TV.  Madison Square Garden will host the ESPN-televised Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, beginning Saturday, Feb. 14 at 5:30 a.m. IST

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RADIO MIRCHI GRAND JURY MEET OF 7TH MIRCHI MUSIC AWARDS

Maestros of Music industry come together for

7^th Royal stag Mirchi Music Awards

Mumbai, February 4, 2015: India’s favourite radio station, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM has set the stage for the most glamorous event of the year, by hosting the grand jury meet of 7^th Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards. The eminent Jury members met today to adjudge the winners across various categories.

 

In its 7^th year, the award ceremony will be themed around Seven Sins and will celebrate the 7 years of sinful musicality.

 

Announcing the 7^th Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards, Mahesh Shetty, Chief Operating Officer, ENIL said, “We are really humbled by the success that Mirchi Music Awards has attained over the years. Thanks to the jury members who have stood by us and made sure the best music talent is recognised and honoured year after year. We look forward to hosting and entertaining our fans this year as well.”

 

Talking on her association, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Jury Chairperson said, “I would like to thank Radio Mirchi for doing this wonderful job of recoginising musicians, singers and artists. So far in the celluloid only the actors were honoured, finally, there is a recoginition for the musicians as well. The esteemed jury comprises of stalwarts like Subhashji, Rameshji to the modern day music directors and hence the judgement is accurate and a lot of time is spent on it I hope we continue it forwards and give artists the respect they deserve.”

 

Irshad Kamil commented, “Mirchi Music Awards is a spectacular effort by Radio Mirchi. This year the selection process was more streamlined. We have been very patient in listening to all nominated song and then made our decisions. The Jury includes some of the most experienced professional and the judgement is fair and accurate.”

 

Ila Arun said, “I have been part of Mirchi Music Awards for many years – it has always been a pleasure be a part of the jury. It gives us an opportunity to acknowledge and appreciate so many new talents. This year we saw so many new talents and it was a very tough decision to pick one winner in each category.”

 

The eminent jury members comprising of Kavita Krishnamurthy (Jury Chairperson), Prasoon Joshi, Sameer Anjaan, Irshad Kamil, Ramesh Sippy, Subhash Ghai, Sudhir Mishra, Madhur Bhandarkar, Anu Malik, Shankar Mahadevan, Lalit Pandit, Louiz Banks, Suresh Wadkar, Shailendra Singh, Talat  Aziz, Alka Yagnik, Sadhana Sargam, Saapna Mukerji, Ila Arun, Pritam, Hariharan, Milind Srivastava, Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal, Himesh Reshammiya, Sulaiman Merchant, Udit Narayan, Raju Singh, Bappi Lahiri, Roop Kumar Rathod & Aadesh Srivastava, met today in Mumbai to finalise the nomination and decide on the winners. 7th Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards will culminate at Yash Raj Studio in Mumbai on 26^th February.

 

To know more about Mirchi Music Awards tune-in 98.3 FM or visit www.mirchimusicawards.com

About Radio Mirchi:

Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL), India’s leading private FM radio broadcaster, popularly known as Radio Mirchi, operates across 32 cities in the country. Launched in 2001, Radio Mirchi has the highest listenership across the country and a track record of developing innovative content, thus expanding and retaining its audiences and advertisers through the years. Radio Mirchi has delighted listeners and the industry with its exciting properties like the Purani Jeans Film Festival and the Mirchi Music Awards.  

Radio Mirchi’s continuous innovations across different platforms like Visual Radio or Mirchi Mobile have been instrumental in gaining leadership in the private FM Radio industry. Radio Mirchi makes its international foray with the launch of the brand in the UAE. From 1^st Feb, 2012, Radio Mirchi will be heard in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain and will the first Indian radio brand to go international

MOVIE REVIEW OF FILM SHAMITABH

Iska face, Meri Awaaz,” says Amitabh Sinha (Amitabh Bachchan), who becomes the voice of mute actor Danish (Dhanush). Together, they become Shamitabh. This is a fascinating tale for a movie set within the film industry, which offers a rich tableau for film-maker R. Balki.

           Danish whoeats , drinks and sleeps only on the diet of cinema ,childhood dreams of becoming a hero one day, Danish arrives in Mumbai and begins his “struggle”. With just the shirt on his back—made from a curtain decorated with images of movie stars, which he found at a local village DVD store—Danish lives as a stowaway in a vanity van. His luck changes when Akshara (Akshara Haasan), a compassionate assistant director, befriends him and sees his raw talent. “

She comes up with a plan to find Danish a voice and make him a star , luckly her fathers friend who is a scencetist with his help from finland comes a new technology . of micro processor fitted in Danish throat but they need a voice backup , . That’s when they stumble upon a drunk Amitabh, who spends most of his days wasting away in a graveyard. who is also a struggling and frustrated guy whose dream of becoming an actor  and because of his deep  voice was shattered . Dannish and akshara approaches him to become voice for dumb Danish .

Dhanush must use his eyes and miming skills to convey his thoughts and emotions, something he pulls off with great assurance, though the script gives him short shrift. Haasan is cast cleverly.

The story is also replete with conveniences and omissions—a voice-box technology which allows someone else’s voice from a few feet away to be lip-synced by another;

The humor pre-interval, and the satire in a film set within the industry is refreshing; it doesn’t overdo the inside jokes . There is a tongue-in-cheek scene with Rekha presenting an award to Shamitabh, but . the team up of shamitabh does wonders , and Danish becomes a superstar , but seeing Danish getting all name and fame the drunkard gets jealous with envy ., Ego of both the stars clash .

Consequently, clever conundrums and satire are replaced by sophomoric writing, such as the scene where Akshara is desperately trying to get the feuding Danish and Amitabh—torn apart by ego, rivalry, jealousy and insecurity—to reunite by teaching them the A-Z of life in a nursery school classroom!

What happens then is for you to watch . The direction by R.Balki is uo to the mark .

 

Amitabh as we the big b has a power packed performace . the story has a tragic ending giving a lesson that ego and rivalry leads to destruction and nothing else .

 

the subject is new , concept is new , so do watch once atleast .

 

My Verdict is 3*

 

Production Team  Abhishek Bachan, Guari Shinde , Sunil Lulla .

Written & Directed by  R.Balki

Cast :  AmitabhBachan

            Dhanush

            Akshara Hasan

 

Music by Maestro Iliaya Raja

 

 

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