"THE INDUSTRY HAS EVOLVED COMPLETELY, GIVING MORE FREEDOM & SPACE FOR ACTORS TO EXPLORE THEIR CREDENTIALS ACROSS DIFFERENT MEDIUMS" SAYS HRISHITAA BHATT

Praising this digital space, the actress feels that the platform gives a break from many talents.  

Popular actress Hrishitaa Bhatt has managed to stay relevant in tune with trends and times with her acting credentials. Praising the digital space, the actress has now set her eyes on the digital medium.   

                   

As the intriguing web series ‘Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty?’ streams on Zee 5, Hrishitaa Bhatt, personifying Chitrangada Singh- a character from the periodic drama, opens up about her experiences of working for the ‘over-the-top’ platform for the first time during a recent photoshoot in Mumbai.

The story that runs through eight episodes showcasing prolific court cases gradually unravels the mystery behind the murder of one of the most promising tennis players of the nation.

            

With a significant paradigm shift in the entertainment industry, over-the-top platforms such as Netflix or Zee5 have been able to cater to the audience, quality content with the ease of portability and convenience of one’s own space and time. Such a trend would surely pave the way in days to come, feels Hrishitaa, the actress who has worked predominantly in films. 

           

 “As an actor your choices are confined to taking chances as per the movie and the revenue it would generate. The studios would not want to experiment unless they have these kinds of platforms and therefore in most cases they put the original content directly without doing much about it.

If at all studios would like to be innovative, they need a certain storyline and a budget that could only be possible on digital media. OTT gives the kind of creative freedom that lacks in the traditional platforms otherwise. So for producers and actors, they are a boon as it is the best way to connect with the audience at large.

                  

Also televisions have done little to change the kind of “old wine in a new bottle” kind of melodramas despite the change in the number and taste of the audience. This is where OTT steps in with its fresh and engaging set of content that is nowhere found on television” adds Hrishitaa.

‘Chargesheet’ is a huge success on OTT and presently, she is working on a series named “LalBazaar” that would be aired on Zee5 very soon.

“As an actor I would love to be a part of great projects with diverse roles, not necessarily to be on the lead role always. I have been into a couple of regional films too such as Bengali, Marathi, and Punjabi.

                      

I am neither against any medium, nor a pro. It is just that we need to evolve and adapt ourselves with the changing times and keep ourselves open to new challenges, learning and trying” feels Hrishitaa.

                   

Lately, she has been occupied with hosting a show called “Rangoli” on DD, something pretty close to her heart as it gives her an opportunity to connect with the rural folk. Being married, she has to continuously strike a balance between her personal and professional life, the reason for which she does not take up projects that come along unless they appeal to her. She was part of the Film Preview Committee for the prestigious IFFI 2017.

She debuted in the film ‘Asoka’ opposite Shahrukh Khan, but it was Haasil that brought her to fame. Bhatt got acclaimed for this role and appeared in films like Ab Tak Chhappan, Miss Tanakpur Hazir Ho. In 2011, she co-produced her first-ever film ‘Shakal Pe Mat Ja’ and has even worked in an international film called ‘Flames’. Starting her career as a model, she has been a part of various music videos and is a trained Kathak dancer.

Speaking of her photo shoot held recently, “I feel everything around us is transient, right from seasons to fashion to style. Considering the demands of a certain time period or age or a role, we might want to adopt a certain look or dress in a certain way.

So it comes without saying that we must also change the way how people identify us constantly. With Avani Agasti as my stylist, the five ‘bold and beautiful’ looks created and manifested through the photo shoot were different and a complete breakaway from the usual ‘chubby-bubbly’ or the ‘girl-next-door’ kind of an image people perceived me with.”

“Women are empowering themselves and that is a revolution in itself. Being a woman myself and working in the public domain for so many years, I feel it is time that women speak up and not just be passive participants to whatever is thrust on their way” she adds.  

अगदी कॉलेजपासून 'सिनेमाची निर्मिती' हे माझं पॅशन होतं; प्रेक्षकांना आवडेल असा आहे 'बोनस': निर्माते गोविंद उभे

बोनस हा शब्द एक वेगळाच आनंद देऊन जातो. मग तो बोनस पैशांचा असो किंवा सुखाचा. बोनस मिळाला तर खुशी नाही मिळाला तर नाराजी अशी ही मिक्स भावना प्रत्येकाची असते... आता फेब्रुवारी महिन्यात प्रेक्षकांना मराठी सिनेसृष्टीतला बोनस अनुभवयाला मिळणार आहे. म्हणजेच लायन क्राऊन एंटरटेनमेंट आणि जीसिम्स यांची प्रस्तुती असलेला, गोविंद उभे, एन. अनुपमा, कांचन पाटील निर्मित आणि युवा दिग्दर्शक सौरभ भावे दिग्दर्शित 'बोनस' हा मराठी सिनेमा येत्या २८ फेब्रुवारीला संपूर्ण महाराष्ट्रात प्रदर्शित होणार आहे. या सिनेमात टॉल अँड हँडसम अभिनेता गश्मीर महाजनी आणि सुंदर, प्रेक्षकांची आवडती अभिनेत्री पूजा सावंत या कलाकारांची केमिस्ट्री पाहायला मिळणार आहे.

या सिनेमाच्या निमित्ताने निर्माते गोविंद उभे यांच्याशी खास बातचीत करण्यात आली. 

निर्माता म्हणून सिनेमाचा विषय निवडताना कोणत्या गोष्टींचा विचार खास करुन सर्वप्रथम करता याचे उत्तर देताना गोविंद उभे यांनी म्हटले की, "निर्माता म्हणून जेव्हा सिनेमाची निवड करायची असते तेव्हा सिनेमाची गोष्ट निवडताना किंवा ‘आपण हा सिनेमा करायचाच’ असा होकार देण्यापूर्वी मी खास करुन काही ठराविक गोष्टींचा विचार करतो आणि तो विचार म्हणजे प्रेक्षकांची चॉईज. प्रेक्षकांच्या मनोरंजनासाठी जर मी सिनेमाची निर्मिती करतोय तर त्यांचे निखळ मनोरंजन हे झालेच पाहिजे... ‘बोनस’ची कथा जेव्हा माझ्याकडे आली तेव्हा मी ती ऐकली, समजून घेतली आणि मला ती आवडली देखील. या सिनेमाला होकार देताना हा सिनेमा प्रेक्षकांना नक्की आवडेल याची खात्री मला तेव्हा होती आणि अजूनही आहे. सिनेमाचा विषय चांगला आहे आणि कथेसह एक महत्त्वाचा संदेश यातून प्रेक्षकांना मिळेल."

या सिनेमाच्या माध्यमातून प्रेक्षकांना गश्मीर महाजनी आणि पूजा सावंत यांची ऑन स्क्रिन केमिस्ट्री पाहायला मिळणार आहे, तसेच दिग्दर्शन सौरभ भावे आणि छायाचित्रण संजय मेमाणे यांचं आहे... यांच्या विषयी सांगताना त्यांनी म्हटले की, "माझ्या सिनेमाचा दिग्दर्शक सौरभ भावे हा उत्तम कथा आणि पटकथा लेखक आहे, या सिनेमाच्या निमित्ताने लिखाणासह त्याचे दिग्दर्शन कौशल्य देखील आता मराठी सिनेसृष्टीला पाहायला मिळेल. यंग दिग्दर्शक, यंग जोडी, यामुळे सिनेमात नाविन्य आणि एक वेगळी कथा पाहायला मिळेल. गश्मीर आणि पूजा हे दोघेही हुशार, समंजस आणि उत्तम कलाकार आहेत, नव्या जोडीची सुंदर केमिस्ट्री प्रेक्षकांना नक्कीच आवडेल... छायाचित्रणाची जबाबदारी संजय मेमाणे यांनी अगदी उत्तमरित्या सांभाळली, त्यांची कामं मी पहिली आहे, त्यांची प्रत्येक फ्रेम ही अचूक आणि खूप काही व्यक्त करणारी असते . मला सांगायला आनंद होतोय की 'बोनस'मध्ये त्यांचा मोठा हातभार आहे."

सिनेमाची निर्मिती हा गोविंद उभे यांचा आधीपासूनच आवडीचा विषय.  ते कॉलेजमध्ये होते तेव्हा पासून सिनेमाची निर्मिती करायची हे त्यांचं पॅशन होतं. निर्माता बनणं आणि प्रेक्षकांना रुचतील, पटतील असे विषय आणणं ही त्यांची इच्छा कायम असायची आणि आता ती पूर्ण देखील झाली आहे. "आपल्या आवडीच्या क्षेत्रात जर काम केलं तर मनाला समाधान वाटतं. निर्माताच्या जबाबदा-या म्हणाव्या तर सिनेमाचे कथा लेखणाची प्रक्रिया ते सिनेमा प्रदर्शित होईपर्यंत निर्मात्याला अनेक जबाबदा-या असतात, जे त्याला अगदी शांतपणे आणि समजंसपणाने सांभाळाव्या लागतात", असे देखील त्यांनी म्हंटले आहे.

महाराष्ट्राची आवडती संगीतकार जोडी 'रोहन-रोहन' यांनी 'बोनस'ला संगीत दिले आहे आणि नुकतेच त्यांचे रॅप साँगही रिलीझ झाले आहे...  संगीतकार रोहन प्रधान आणि रोहन गोखले या म्युझिकल जोडीने त्यांचं लक्ष वेधून घेतलं ते ‘व्हेंटिलेटर’ मधील गाण्यांच्या माध्यमातून... त्यांच्या विषयी बोलताना गोविंद यांनी म्हटले की, "त्यांनी तयार केलेलं गणपतीचं गाणं ‘या रे या’ आणि ‘बाबा’ हे वडीलांवरचं गाणं... ही दोन्ही गाणी मला प्रचंड आवडली आणि ती मनाला भावली देखील. तेव्हाच ठरवलं की या माझ्या सिनेमाला संगीत हीच जोडी देणार. नुकतंच 'बोनस' मधील 'माईक दे' हे रॅप साँग रिलीझ झाले आहे आणि त्याला पसंती देखील मिळाली आहे.... व्हॅलेंनटाईन डे स्पेशल गाणं देखील तयार करण्यात आलं आहे जे लवकरच प्रदर्शित होईल."

सिनेमाची निर्मिती हा गोविंद उभे यांच्या फार जवळचा विषय असल्यामुळे 'बोनस' नंतर ते लवकरच आणखी एक मराठी सिनेमा घेऊन येणार आहेत.

THE FLYING SAUCER’S NEW #healthylicious menu - It’s Healthy, It’s Fly” NUDGES PEOPLE TOWARDS HEALTHY FOOD

Address- Plot no B10, CTS No 608, Gopi Chamber, ‪2nd Floor, Oshiwara Link Road‬, Opp. City Mall, Andheri West, Mumbai 400053.

Launch saw the presence of Harman Baweja, Zulfi Syed, Muzammil Ibrahim, Ken Ferns, Rohed Khan, Natasha Grover, Mina Banerji Sandhu & Dil Sandhu, Shahwar Ali, Parul Mishra.

16th February, 2020 in Mumbai- Eating out doesn't mean blowing your diet, The Flying Saucer launched their healthy menu as a part of “It’s Healthy, It’s Fly” initiative to make Mumbai healthier.

Priyank Sukhija & Navin Agarwal of The Flying Saucer explain the added options in the menu are a part of creating a healthier lifestyle “What tends to give you success is truly changing how you eat”

The focal point of #healthylicious menu is the generous usage of exotic vegetables, leaves and herbs. The menu offers a variety of gluten- free, low carb, sugar free and nutrient rich dishes.

What’s even more enticing are their fresh mouthwatering recipes, thereby ditching the myth that healthy food is mundane.

While the restaurant enjoys exemplary goodwill, the limelight is currently on their #healthylicious menu.

Priyank Sukhija & Navin Agarwal of The Flying Saucer elaborates “We truly believe in encouraging a healthy, natural way of living. Our new #healthylicious menu not only gives a choice to eat healthier, more flavourful food but also becomes a one-stop shop for eating well, daily, with options of freshly prepared meals available”

Neha says “Our new menu is a healthful fare. #healthylicious brings the passion of health and food together. The menu is full of dishes that are healthy ,Gluten free and delicious. Lots of juices, sandwiches and salads on the menu including a salad bar where you can make your own and not feel guilty about eating out ”

                                Celebs attended Top 50 Indian Ikon Awards 

Dushyant Pratap Singh organised Top 50th Indian Ikon Awards at Iskon Auditorium, Juhu where he felicitated people from all walks of Life who has done remarkable work in their field.

Shubhangi Atre from Bhabhiji Ghar par Hain, Faizal Khan , Ekta Jain, Archana Kochhar, Amit H Tyagi from Aajtak, Abhishek Sharma from India News, Vijay Singh from Dainik Jagran, Romil Chaudhry , Arjuman Mughal, Dr. Yogesh Lakhani of bright Outdoor, Music Director Sameer Sen and others received the award from Jury members.

       

                                       

The Jury members Dr. Ritu Singh, Simar Bhatia, Vibhav Tomar, Vivek Jain, Sweety Walia, Pankaj Berry, Rajendra Jain, Santosh Bhartiya, Manish Awasthi, Mahamandleshwar Martand Puri ,Kumar Ganesh also attended the award .

Actress Kavita Tripathi, Santokh Singh, Jaid Shaikh and Dushyant Pratap Singh also launched the song of their film The Hundred Bucks .

 

The film is releasing on 21st February 2020. Santokh Singh and Dushyant Singh promoted their film with live performance .   

DIRECTOR RAMESH SIPPY ANNOUNCED DADASAHEB PHALKE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULED ON 20TH FEBRUARY, 2020 & UNVEILED THE TROPHY 

DPIFF contributed the sum of 1 Lack 50 Thousand Rupees for Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema and Entertainment (RSACE) at the press conference held to announce the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival starting on 20th February at Taj Lands End  ånd  to unveil the trophy.


                 


Padma Shri Ramesh Sippy announced that he would personally also contribute an equal sum of 1 Lac 50 Thousand Rupees and this money will be used for the benefit of the students at RSACE





The most prestigious awards of year 2020 is going to held on 20th February, 2020 to honour and appreciate Indian Film Industry and to give tribute to the 150th Birth Anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke ,The Father of Cinema and Mahatma Gandhi,The Father of the Nation.

    I AM ENTERTAINMENT  Presents ETERNAL HITS OF JATIN- LALIT

Live in concert for the first time conducted by Lalit Pandit scheduled to happen on 22nd February, 2020

Concept & Produced by Meena Pandit of I AM Entertainment 

Alongside an ensemble of 60 top Bollywood Musicians- Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Abhijit Bhattacharya, Babul Supriyo , Vijayta Pandit, Sadhana Sargam, Mamta Sharma

Guest of honor- Shri Javed Akhtar

Orchestrated by- Niitin Shankar

Celebrity Anchor- RJ Anmol 

This is the first time in more than a decade, 14 years to be precise that legendary composers Jatin- Lalit will come together for the concert of their songs. For the first time ever the show will feature all the great hits of Jatin- Lalit sung by the original singers of the songs.

                                     
Concept & Produced by Meena Pandit of I AM Entertainment calls it one of the biggest set up one can ever think of in terms is singers coming together.

Music director Lalit Pandit needs no introduction. To call him just musician or composer would do his impact and legacy no justice.

Throughout his illustrious career, Lalit Padit has composed music for some of the biggest names in the Bollywood and with some of the best singers and musicians. 

He  has composed the highest-selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year on three occasions in that decade – Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai  (1998), and Mohabbatein  (2000). 

Lalit Pandit revolutionized Indian Music when he was fairly young. His flair in music was greatly the reason that he marked his debut when he was in college.

His first compositions  “Bin Tere Sanam” from Yaara Dildara (1991) and “Pehla Nasha” from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) continue to have a cult following even more than two decades after the release of the movies. 

Yaara Dildara was his debut Bollywood soundtrack, his initial claim-to-fame was the start of his celebrated career.  

"I am honored & overwhelmed. I am earnestly grateful for the recognition I have received for my work over the years. I have faced several challenges on my way here, but each one of them have only strengthened me & made me what I am today. The immense support & love I got from the audience & fraternity was my driving force" says Lalit Pandit. 

Meena Pandit of I AM Entertainment says "This is our first project under I AM Entertainment. As a brand we have always associated with music which is why we wanted our first project to be grand & musical. We are honored that we could have stalwarts from Music Fraternity on a single platform to credit Jatin ji & Lalit ji for their glorious career. A lot of hard work has gone into the project and hopefully it will leave an unforgettable impression on everyone"

About I AM Entertainment-  I AM Entertainment is a company which is an amalgamation of entertainment with future technologies. Company's primary focus lies to contribute too many talents – each brilliant in its own creative fields. The company plans to produce entertaining, uplifting films that combine excellent storytelling and superior acting talent with manageable budgets.

    

       Amrin Qureshi and Namashi Chakraborty spotted all smiles on valentine’s evening 

Photo Caption - Amrin Qureshi  and Namashi Chakraborty spotted all smiles on valentine’s eve!! Seems like the duo is already having a great time while they  were papped at Sincity Rooftop Resto and Lounge. The duo will soon mark their debut in upcoming film Bad Boy directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.