HD Video & Pictures of Sonakshi Sinha at the “61st Britannia Filmfare Awards 2015” Press Conference at Westin Mumbai Garden City‏...

The 61^stBritanniaFilmfare Awards 2015: Stellar beginnings

A new year brings new opportunities. It’s that time of the year when Filmfare celebrates and honours the best films of the year gone by. 2015 was particularly memorable because for the first time, Hindi films bridged the gap between the classes and masses. Films that earned the big bucks at the box-office were also the ones that took home the critics’ and audience’s hosannas. One artiste who stands for the balance between art and mart is Sonakshi Sinha.

To announce key details about the 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards 2015, Sonakshi took to the press conference stage in Mumbai. She expressed her opinions about the big films of the year gone by, as well as spoke with remarkable elegance about theFilmfare Awards. The young superstar cajoled the media present at the event. It was the perfect way to kick-start the Filmfare awards frenzy in 2016.

The star-studded announcement was made at the Westinhotel in Mumbaion January4, 2016. Sonakshi was accompanied by Mr. JiteshPillaai– EditorFilmfare magazineand MrVinay Subramanyam, Category Manager, Britannia Industries Limited- was also present at the event. Together, they lit the lamp marking the start of another stellar celebration ofthe best of Hindi cinema.

Commenting on the 61^stBritanniaFilmfare Awards 2015, MrJiteshPillaaisaid, “It’s been a great year at the movies. From the big budget blockbuster to the off kilter middle of the road cinema, sense and substance prevailed at the movies. Filmfare has always celebrated that unique blend of excellence in cinema.”

Bringing in a whole lot of enthusiasm and Britannia’s characteristic leadership insights,Mr Vinay Subramanyamsaid, “Britannia is happy to continue its association with the Filmfare Awards 2015 as a Title Sponsor for the second year in a row. The Britannia Filmfare Awards 2015 brings together the two things that every Indian loves- Food and Entertainment. Britannia has rolled out a large scale promotional campaign called “Britannia Khao, FilmfareJao”in December to enable our consumers to have a first time ever experience of being at the Filmfare Awards Function. This promotion has received an overwhelming response, and we are confident of an even larger consumer engagement in the run up to the event”.

Filmfare’s exclusive31 award categories will highlight the grand ceremony of the 61st BritanniaFilmfare Awards 2015to be held on January15, 2016 at the Dome, NSCI in Mumbai.

About Worldwide Media:

Worldwide Media is a part of the Times Group, one of India’s largest media and entertainment conglomerates and publishes Filmfare – India’s No 1 entertainment magazine. Femina – the largest women’s magazine in India, BBC TopGear, HELLO! GRAZIA, BBC GoodHomes, Lonely Planet, Home Trends and BBC Knowledge are other exciting titles of Worldwide Media.

About Britannia:

The story of one of India’s favourite brands reads almost like a fairy tale. Once upon a time, in 1892 to be precise, a biscuit company was started in a nondescript house in Calcutta (now Kolkata). Today, more than a century after those tentative first steps, Britannia’s fairy tale is not only going strong but blazing new standards, and that miniscule initial investment has grown by leaps and bounds to crores of rupees in wealth for Britannia’s shareholders. The company’s offerings are spread across the spectrum with products ranging from the healthy and economical Tiger biscuits to the more lifestyle-oriented Milkman Cheese. Having succeeded in garnering the trust of almost one-third of India’s one billion population and a strong management at the helm means Britannia will continue to dream big on its path of innovation and quality. And millions of consumers will savour the results, happily ever after.More information on the Company is available at: www.britannia.co.in

About Westin Mumbai Garden City:

With close proximity to the International Airport, business centers and shopping centers, Westin Mumbai Garden City offers a perfect combination of luxury and comfort. The Heavenly SPA by Westin and the Westin Workout Fitness Studio are the highlights of this hotel. The views are breathtaking from the restaurants on Level 18, where the world of culinary treats meets remarkable Food and Beverage venues. The Westin Mumbai Garden City is the perfect way to experience the opulence of tinsel town.

Bollywood’s most inspirational Icon and trendsetter, Amitabh Bachchan, surprises his fans with a Speaking Pic – #Voxie‏...

Uploads his very first speaking picture via VoxWeb’s ‘Speaking Orange Line Pics” app ~

Mumbai, 5th Jan 2016: Bollywood’s Legendary Actor Amitabh Bachchan, a widely followed personality on social media with more than 18 million followers on twitter joined VoxWeb social network and greeted his fans with a Speaking Picture (Voxie) on the first Tuesday of 2016!

Wishing his fans a fabulous 2016 ahead, the phenomenal star of the Indian Cine Industry tweeted, “Technology never ceases to amuse me! Just discovered Speaking Pics & I already like the idea! Tap the #Voxie” and uploaded his #Voxie created via VoxWeb, “Speaking Orange Line Picture” app. 

Voted the greatest star of stage or screen by BBC News Online users (ahead of Charlie Chaplin and Robert De Niro), Mr. Bachchan is also known for his enthusiasm for technology and genius trend-spotting.

An inspiration to many young Bollywood actors and a trend setter for youth, Mr. Bachchan is undoubtedly the most followed Indian on Twitter. With over 18 million followers, Mr. Bachchan’s fan following is way more than many of the other popular actors like Shah Rukh Khan (16.5 million fans), Aamir Khan (15.5 million fans) and Salman Khan (15 million fans). 

Mr. Bachchan has successfully completed over 4 decades in the film industry and his global recognition has earned him the epithet of Indian cinema’s ‘Shahenshah’.

To see and hear Mr. Bachchan’s first ever #Voxie, click https://www.voxweb.rocks/share

Finale on Day 10 – Tajinder Singh Tiwana spearheaded “Malad Festival” powered by G3 Motors & Red FM 93.5...

The finale witnessed the Launch of the play “Chatpati Bua Ka Swayamvar”- Upasna Singh , Courtesy Gurpreet kaur chadha who ably supported ten days of the show and this evening.

The play has presence of  Upasna Singh, Director- Deepak raja, Raja Saggu, Rana Jung Bhadur, Banwari Lal Jhol, Srikant Maski, Rajiv Nigam, Surinder Musical Group, Pankaj Dutt, Ram Kiran Chopra, Harish (dance directors), Harpreet Kaur (choreographer) entertained the audience with their comic timing, wit, energy and charm.

 
Malad Festival is spread over for ten days from 25^th December 2015 to 3^rd January 2016 from5:00 PM to 10:00 PM at Goraswadi Ground, behind Milap PVR cinema, off SV road, Adarsh, Malad (West).

Malad festival envisions creating annual phenomena and a platform for the local residents consisting of so many diverse culture, instilling in them a sense of pride and aspiration. Hence people will get to witness a lot of entertaining programs and enjoy their Christmas and New Year through Malad festival.

The concluding day of “Malad Festival 2015” saw the entire cast and crew of Chatpati Bua Ka Swayamvar, where the entire cast was present to mark the launch of the play .

The evening also had live performances by The Voice India fame Jyotica Tangri & Sahil Solanki who depicted different emotions through their songs with an amalgamation of melody and feel. The evening was high on its musical richness, its subtlety and its uncanny ability to reach deep within the hearts.

The last day of “Malad Festival” saw the attendance of Upsana Singh,Gurpreet kaur chadha ,Avesh Dadlani , Shweta Khanduri,  Deepak Raja, Raja Saggu, Rana Jung Bhadur, Banwari Lal Jhol, Rajiv Nigam, Surinder Musical Group, Pankaj Dutt, Ram Kiran Chopra, etc

Malad Festival had everything from music, theatre, film, dance, sport, food, heritage to art and poetry. The festival successfully showcased the cultural wealth of the area also along with bringing together various communities.

Tajinder Singh Tiwana says “This year’s Malad Festival is coming to an end. The response was outstanding. We had people pouring in everyday to enjoy the festival; it was a 10 days celebration of different communities. I am overwhelmed that the purpose of the festival to meet each other and get to know the neighborhood of Malad was not just appreciated but celebrated as well”

BIGG BOSS DOUBLE TROUBLE | GHAYAL ONCE AGAIN SPECIAL‏...

Sunny Deol visited the sets of Bigg Boss to promote Ghayal Once Again.

Salman performed on Saat Samundar Paar and Mar Jaawan medley
Salman announced there would be double eviction this weekend
Salman asked why do the housemates wait for Saturday to figure whether or not their actions were right. He asked Mandana if she thought her actions against Priya were right in any way.

 
Sunny Deol entered on the song Lapak Jhapak
Both of them spun a wheel with the words “Action, Drama, Dance and Romance” written on it and would perform any word the wheel stops at
As a part of this, Salman and Sunny performed to “Mein Nikla Gaddi Leke” and “Pandeyji Seeti”

 
They also said the other’s famous dialogues such as – “Dhai kilo ka haath” and “Itne chedh kar denge”
They also did the signature Dharamji step to “Jat Yamla Pagla Deewana”
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THEATRE TO MAINSTREAM

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Irrfan Khan are few of the talented actors who have successfully marked their foray into cinema from theatre NSD and even the younger lot seems to be following in their footsteps.

We know an actor with no background or surnames has to traverse a journey after which they make a name for themselves; they don’t have the initial push. As we see now that audiences has been acceptable to wide variety of scripts other than the run of the mill formulas, actors have a chance to showcase their abilities more often and that’s the reason why actors from theatre like: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Irrfan Khan have built  their niche.

Hence more n more actors are being given chances each passing day and industry is supportive too. Likewise a very good talent like Vivaan Shah who’s also from theatre back ground is making his presence felt. Female like Nimrat Kaur again from theatre has a brighter side to look at and is doing well. Another actor from theatre base is being spoken about by many is actress Kavitta Verma who has extensively done theatre. She apparently has just completed shooting for a much talked about film with renowned theatre actors and stars.

WE AWAIT GOOD PERFORMANCES IN 2016

Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar step forward in support‏...

Director Abhishek Chaubey and casting director Honey Trehan have a long standing association with Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar. They all were together involved in the making of Ishqiya and Dedh Ishqiya which went on to garner a lot of appreciation.

Now when Abhishek Chaubey and Honey Trehan (casting director of films like Omkara, Kaminey, Maqbool etc) are starting a new chapter in their life by foraying into production, both Vishal and Gulzar are coming ahead to be there for both of them during the launch event.

The film titled ‘A Death in the Ganj’ will be the directorial debut of Konkana Sen Sharma starring Vikrant Massey and Kalki Koechlin.

The event which is slated to happen on the 5th of January marks the launch of the film and also the announcement of director turned producer Abhishek Chaubey and casting director turned producer Honey Trehan’s production house.

Since it is such a big day in their lives, Vishal and Gulzar will be accompanying Abhishek and Honey at the event.
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