Startling facts have come to light regarding the current crisis facing Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil(ADHM). According to sources in the know,there is much more to the current campaign by a certain section of film exhibitors to boycott ADHM, than meets the eye.
Reliable sources say the rootcause of the current standoff between exhibitors and KaranJohar’s film is a long-standing feud between a section of exhibitors in Maharashtra and Shringar Films who are the Mumbai-Maharashtra distributors of ADHM.
“For a very long time exhibitors have held a grudge against the way Shringar Filmsfunctions. Since Shringar Films is distributing Karan Johar’s ADHM exhibitors have grabbed at the current anti-Pakistan mood of the country to get even with ShringarFilms by boycotting ADHM(which regrettably stars a Pakistani acto) to instead screen the other Diwali film Ajay Devgan’s Shivaay,” says the insider.
If it is indeed true that the current Indo–Pak crisis is being used by exhibitors to settle personal scores with a leading distributor then it is a sad state of affairs for a nation where selfinterest seems to prevail over larger considerations.

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Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat Is Anurag Kashyap’s Mellowest Most Meditative Movie In Many Years

Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat
Written & Directed by Anurag Kashyap
Rating: *** ½
That annoying cackle! In one of the two love stories that are fused together in Anurag Kashyap’s fascinating new work of heart, Yakub, the intellectually dim loverboy has a laugh like a hyena on heat which is hard to beat and anything but a treat.
Silly impetuous Yaqub(Karan Mehta) stalks silly adventurous underage Amrita(Alaya F). Somewhere in London another a struggling musician Hameet(Karan Mehta, again) is stalked by Ayesha(Alaya F), again underage , the rich spoilt pampered lonely daughter of a Pakistani millionaire who, according to Ayesha, bangs everything that moves.
In one of the film’s most beautifully conceived sequences Ayesha tells the introverted Harmeet why she cannot help being his little lamb, why she goes all mushy when she looks at him.
It’s a memorable monologue brilliantly performed by Alaya . She is most certainly a better actor than her grandfather Kabir Bedi and her mother Pooja Bedi.Karan Mehta is a notable find.He will find his way eventually.
The narrative scampers from Dalhousie to London and back again without skipping a beat. There is a virile fluency about the narrative quite difficult to pinpoint and define. But it’s there underlining almost every scene.
What doesn’t work at all is Vicky Kaushal’s DJ act. Mouthing gyan and Gulzar as if he owns them, Kaushal is as annoying as Yaqub’s laughter. The film needed a far more sturdy and centralized narrator. Not this idiot in a headband trying to be cool but remaining just a fool who has probably never been to school.
That apart, Kashyap packs in quite a punch in both the love stories. He lets the couple make massive blunders in their relationships and doesn’t judge them. The mistakes in fact add a luster of unvarnished credibility to the going-on. Oftentimes, especially in the Indian segment, the lovers are shown to be muddled headed and reckless. But that, says Kashyap, is what makes them so much in love.
Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat is a charming mix of fluid fantasy and raw realism.Sometimes it is hard to tell the fantasy from the reality. The coincidences especially the one that ties the two couples, are a bit too much Gulshan Nanda in Shakespeare. But that’s what makes love what it is. A puzzle which only Gulzar’s lines can define: Sirf ehsaas hai yeh rooh se mehsoos karo pyar ko pyar hi rehne do koi naam na do. Touche.
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Faraaz : We Are The Champions

Faraaz
Directed by Hansal Mehta
Rating: *** ½
Compared with Hansal Mehta’s other two films on global terrorism ,Shahid and Omerta, Faraaz is a mellower more lenient and forgiving work. It is predominantly a discourse on true Islam and its subversion by terrorists as embodied in the two main characters Faraaz(Zahan kapoor) and Nibras(Aditya Rawal).
The dialogues between the two are sharp and relevant. Most importantly these dialogues never overstay their welcome, hence the film, though largely confined to a café held hostage by a bunch of misguided youngsters, never gets verbose.Instead Hansal Mehta brings in a sense of reined-in anxiety.
The agony of those outside the sealed café, whether the government officials or parents of the hostages(Juhi Babbar Soni, Amir Ali are both superb , though the former has a far more dramatic scope than the latter) is given as much priority as the terrorized hostages inside the café.
Unlike the several 26/11 films, the latest being the Adivi Sesh starrer Major, Faraaz is not too keen on generating thrills out of a real-life tragedy. Hansal Mehta doesn’t edit out the brutality and suddenness of the attack, but he does humanize the young terrorists , specially Nibras, played with compelling restraint by Aditya Rawal S/O the extraordinary Paresh.
In the years to come, young Rawal will be an actor to watch.
Faraaz has a lot of young talent to galvanize the story of one blood-bathed night in a café in Bangladesh . Many young people went for an evening of recreation and conversation. Several never came out. This is the story of one braveheart who said he won’t run for his life without his friends.
It’s a disturbing moving tale of true heroism told with feeling rather than flourish.
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Nutella India signs Bollywood Superstar Ranveer Singh to promote the brand across India

Nutella, the original and popular hazelnut cocoa spread brand of Ferrero, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sweet-packaged products, has signed Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh as its brand endorser for India market.
By coming on board as a brand representative for India, the superstar will promote the Nutella brand across digital and offline marketing channels as well as be an active part of their various campaigns.
Nutella® India made the announcement in collaboration with the pan-India star Ranveer Singh’s social pages through an entertaining video, where the actor is seen engaging in a rapid-fire round on ‘what comes to my mind when….’ and proclaims his love for the brand.
Ranveer Singh comments, “I am excited to announce my association with Nutella®. Nutella® has always held a special place in my heart. I’ve been a fan ever since I was a child and my love for it has only grown over the years. I am stoked to be part of the Nutella journey in India and help bring alive their vision of making tasty breakfast and desserts.”
The Bollywood star, whose love for Nutella is no secret, will be launching the World Nutella® Day celebrations this year with fans.
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Rakesh Roshan: “Everything I Know About Acting & Direction, I Learnt From K Vishwanathji”

The mighty moviemaker K Vishwanath who was to Telugu cinema what Satyajit Ray was to Bengali cinema, passed away on February 2,leaving behind a luminous legacy.
Acto-director Rakesh Roshan who had the rare honour of working in four projects with Vishwanath recalls him with tremendous respect. “Everything I know about acting and direction I learnt from him. He was a stalwart , an institution, and so passionate about his work. I had the privilege of being directed by him in two films Aurat Aurat Aurat and Shubh Kamna. He would show his actors exactly what he wanted, down to the minutest gesture.His understanding of the medium was extraordinary.”
Rakesh Roshan remembers how he invited Vishwanath to make films for him. “I produced two films that Vishwanathji directed. One was Kaamchor, the other was Jaag Utha Insaan.While the first was a runaway success, the second didn’t do well.”
Speaking on how Kaamchor happened Rakesh recalls, “Vishwanathji and I used to meet socially in Hyderabad.We wanted to work together. But we had no script.One evening when we met he looked very depressed. When I asked him what was wrong, he said his new release Shubodayam (in Telugu) had flopped. That night I went to see Shobodayam in a theatre in Hyderabad. The next morning I told Vishwanathji, ‘We’ve found our script’. I told him where the storytelling in Shubhodayam had gone wrong.We corrected the script and that’s how Kaamchor happened. Although the entire story revolved around me, it was Jaya Prada who benefited from Kaamchor.”
About the beautiful Jaag Utha Insaan , Rakesh Roshan admits bluntly, “It flopped because of miscasting. During those days Sridevi was known in Hindi cinema as a glamorous heroine. We cast her as classical dancer. Mithun Chakraborty had the image of Gun Master G-9 and Disco Dancer.We cast him as a downtrodden underdog. I was known for Kaamchor and other citybred characters,I was cast as a Brahmin pandit.With other actors Jaag Utha Insaan would have been a superhit”
Rakesh met K Vishwanath six years ago. “We were shooting for Krissh in Hyderabad. He came on the set several times. We had so much to say to each other. After that we lost contact. He was very very busy with many projects. K Vishwanathji lived for his cinema.”
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