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Ratna Pathak Shah On Her Inter-Faith Marriage With Naseeruddin Shah ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )

Ratna Pathak Shah and Naseeruddin Shah are one of the most adored couples in the Hindi film fraternity. Love blossomed between the two because of their mutual love for acting, theatre and creativity. However, they also had their share of obstacles since Naseeruddin was not divorced officially from his first wife and there was also some resistance from Ratna’s parents towards their union.

According to Bollywood Shaadi, Ratna Pathak Shah met Naseeruddin Shah in during Satyadev Dubey’s play ‘Sambhog Se Sanyaas Tak.’ They were drawn towards each other for their dedication towards their craft and the passion for acting. The couple soon fell in love but could not tie the knot since Shah was not divorced legally from his first wife Manara Sikri.

That was not the only issue that the couple faced. Ratna Pathak...

Sidharth Malhotra’s recent appearance on the runway for designers Shantnu and Nikhil in Delhi has certainly stirred quite a buzz. The event, characterized by its nostalgic and glamorous atmosphere, became a hot topic on social media, not just for the fashion, but also for an unexpected moment during the show.

Sidharth, who was the showstopper of the evening, wowed the audience in a striking velvet blazer. He also surprised everyone with an impromptu dance on stage, which added to the evening’s charm. However, it was a particular interaction between Sidharth and a fellow model that caught the most attention online. During their ramp walk, a model in a shimmery silver gown pulled Sidharth close and held his gaze for an extended moment, a gesture that sparked mixed reactions from fans.

Many viewers noted that Sidharth appeared uncomfortable during the interaction, with one fan commenting in Arabic, expressing that...

Saba Azad Slams Bollywood Directors Over Their Regressive Approach As She Loses Voiceover Jobs Because She’s Dating Hrithik Roshan!(Photo Credit –Instagram)

Hrithik Roshan is currently living the best of his romantic life. He’s dating actress and musician Saba Azad. But his girlfriend is currently unhappy because she lost a career because directors thought she wouldn’t need any work since she’s dating a superstar now! Scroll below for all the details!

Saba made her Bollywood debut in the 2008 film Dil Kabbadi. She rose to fame with her leading role in Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge (2011). She is also a famous Indie singer and created a music band, Madboy/Mink, with her ex-boyfriend, Imaad Shah, in 2012. If that’s not enough, Hrithik Roshan’s girlfriend has been featured in several commercials and is a renowned voiceover artist.

Unfortunately, Saba Azad received voiceover jobs around 2.5 years ago. And it isn...

Actress Megha Shankr did make an impact with her acting prowess in the hit film “12th Fail” starring Vikrant Massey, however, she aced her debut walk on the runway too as a showstopper at the Lfw x Fdci. Medha turned muse for Geisha Designs by Paras and Shalini in collaboration with Lakmé Salon collection “The Elemental Symphony” on Day 3.

Hrithik Roshan’s girlfriend and actress Saba Azad and Imaad Shah of the band Madboy / Mink once again brought their disco funk to the stage as Medha strutted the runway.

Talking about her runway debut, Medha said: “I was very excited. It’s a very big name but when I was on stage, I was very comfortable and at ease. It was a great and a memorable experience.”

Drawing inspiration from the elements of nature-Earth, Fire, Water, Air, and Cosmos – the collection delves deep into the essence of what it means...

Wamiqa Gabbi, who will now be seen in Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Charlie Chopra & The Mystery of Solang Valley’, revealed how she used to do work for money in the initial stage of her career but now she has become very cautious in choosing her projects. Wamiqa will be seen playing the lead role in Vishal Bhardwaj’s murder thriller series ‘Charlie Chopra& The Mystery of Solang Valley’.

In a conversation, the actress spoke about the project, what made her say yes to it and how has life changed for her now post doing some great shows.

Talking about the change in her life post being a part of many good projects, she said: “I have spent the initial 8-10 years of my career with insecurity. I have done work for money initially but today I choose my projects cautiously. If the story excites me, I take up the role only then.

Wamiqa Gabbi, who will now be seen in Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Charlie Chopra & The Mystery of Solang Valley’, revealed how she used to do work for money in the initial stage of her career but now she has become very cautious in choosing her projects. Wamiqa will be seen playing the lead role in Vishal Bhardwaj’s murder thriller series ‘Charlie Chopra& The Mystery of Solang Valley’.

In a conversation, the actress spoke about the project, what made her say yes to it and how has life changed for her now post doing some great shows.

Talking about the change in her life post being a part of many good projects, she said: “I have spent the initial 8-10 years of my career with insecurity. I have done work for money initially but today I choose my projects cautiously. If the story excites me, I take up the role only then.

Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley

Starring Wamiqa Gabbi, Priyanshu Painyuli, Naseeruddin Shah, Lara Dutta, Neena Gupta, Ratna Pathak Shah,Gulshan Grover, Paoli Dam, Vivaan Shah, Imaad Shah

Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj

Being an ardent fan of Agatha Christie’s timeless whodunits I was so looking forward to what Vishal Bhardwaj has done to one of Christie’s lesser known murder mysteries The Sittaford Mystery.

But, hell, what is this?!

The thing about Agatha Christie is, even if you’ve read the novel and know who the killer is, you can still return to the story and be just as enthralled by the characterization and plot development as the first time.

In Charlie Chopra, it ceases to matter after a few episodes who the killer is. After a point, you just don’t care about this family of dysfunctional gold diggers. Each of them could have killed Brigadier Meherban...

Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan, who has directed the two episodes of the recently released season two of the critically acclaimed show ‘Made In Heaven’, is overwhelmed by the response to the Dalit-Buddhist wedding portrayed by him on the screen, saying that it is a ‘validation’ for all who have been battling prejudice.

Produced by Excel Media and Entertainment and Tiger Baby, the International Emmy nominated series is directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, Neeraj Ghaywan, Nitya Mehra, Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar. Neeraj has directed episode three titled ‘And they lived happily ever after’, and episode five titled ‘The heart skipped a beat’.

Episode five features Radhika Apte as Pallavi. Talking about the response for the portrayal of Dalit wedding, the ‘Masaan’ director wrote a long Instagram post, along with some beautiful snippets from the wedding scene. The photos shows Radhika dressed in an exquisite golden coloured saree, looking beautiful as a bride.

The much awaited trailer of Made In Heaven S2 released and fans can’t keep calm. The acclaimed series, created by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, tells the story of a team of wedding planners working in and around New Delhi.

Sobhita Dhulipala and Arjun Mathur return as Tara Khanna and Karan Mehra, whose must learn to adapt to their new status quo, and the repercussions of the previous season’s events on their personal and professional lives.

The show also stars Jim Sarbh, Kalki Koechlin, Shashank Arora, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Trinetra Haldar, Ishwak Singh. The second season of Made in Heaven will debut on Prime Video on August 10, ahead of the Independence Day weekend.

We have motivating dialogues from the trailer of Made In Heaven S2. Check out Made In Heaven S2 Dialogues below: Made in heaven season 2 dialogues: sobhita dhulipala and arjun mathur's motivating dialogues as wedding planners

“Yeah sure whatever you need…...

New Delhi, Aug 3 (Ians) It’s an entertainment-filled August on the Ott, which is a gateway to a trove of cinematic wonders, that captures the essence of grand storytelling and awe-inspiring visuals.

With the action, drama, and romance stories, there are numerous possibilities for binge-watching series on the Ott platforms, but only a few are worthy of our time.

From biographical true-crime docu-series to international Emmy nominated series thriller to climate fiction (cli-fi), Ians has brought an enthralling slate, which will captivate audiences of varied choices with titles spanning across genres and languages.

Here’s a list of five titles on various Ott platforms that have caught the attention of Ians:

1) ‘The Hunt for Veerappan’:

The biographical true-crime docu-series explores the untold story of India’s infamous outlaw.

A husband, father, leader and wanted criminal. While the image of the man with a handlebar moustache and gaunt cheekbones is well-known,...

The trailer for the second season of the International Emmy nominated show, ‘Made in Heaven’, which was unveiled on Tuesday promises riveting storytelling laced with grandeur, drama, dark secrets, and the societal problems that cut across the spectrum and class.

The trailer was launched at a five star property in Mumbai’s Santa Cruz area and saw a heartfelt performance by the band Bombay Brass on the beautifully decorated set ahead of its launch.

The trailer begins on an aesthetic note with all things beautiful and elite, bringing a bit of nostalgia from the Zoya Akhtar directorial ‘Dil Dhadakane Do’. It shows the drama in elite circles surrounding big fat weddings.

This time Shobhita and Arjun’s titular wedding planning establishment has new entrants most notably in the form of Mona Singh’s character of the auditor who comes with no filter and puts things as they are without a grain of sugar coating.

A slew of homegrown artistes is set to perform at the multi-genre music festival Lollapaloozas maiden run in Mumbai in the last week of January. These artistes will perform under different genres, including pop, Edm, punk, metal, alt-rock, funk, post-rock, neo-soul and bass.

Mumbai-based electronic duo Madboy/Mink featuring Imaad Shah, son of veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, and actor-singer Saba Azad, now better known as Hrithik Roshan’s girlfriend, are all set to make their debut on the Lollapalooza India stage.

The duo loves mixing high-energy music with a hint of disco and punk, making it a dance-worthy bop.

Tejas, a singer-songwriter, binds rock, funk, soul and electronica in his tracks as he’s put together two critically acclaimed albums — ‘Small Victories EP’ and ‘Make It Happen’.

Maalavika Manoj, who goes by her stage name Mali, is a pop singer and has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry,...

A demand for LSD made by one of his actors during the shoot of their film M Cream left director Agneya Singh in complete shock. After all, when the debutant director kept stressing on his actors to bring realism to their characters in their scenes, little had he imagined that it would get him into a far more complicated situation than he had bargained for.

Now, there are several instances when actors have gone that extra mile to get under the skin of their characters. So, actors taking to alcohol to play alcoholics, or actors following certain diets to look the part is quite acceptable and even encouraged by the filmmakers. However, Agneya Singh was at a loss of words when one of the actors on the sets of his upcoming film M Cream requested him to get them some LSD while shooting to infuse some realism in one of the crucial scenes.

The M Cream theatrical trailer is out. The film features Imaad Shah, Ira Dubey, Auritra Ghosh, Raaghav Chanana, Barry John, Tom Alter, Lushin Dubey and Beatrice Ordeix and is set on a journey of motley crew of university students in pursuit of a mythical form of hash, confronting a series of encounters that begin to unravel the myriad realities of rebellion.

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Very clearly the film is targeted towards the youth and is about the complexities the urban youth in the country. In anticipation of the upcoming release, writer/director Agneya Singh commented, “M Cream is a film that seeks to capture the pulse of today’s youth. It follows the wild road trip adventure of four friends in search of a mysterious and fabled drug guaranteed to give the ultimate high. Through this journey, the film raises topical and pressing issues that...

The M Cream theatrical trailer is out. The film features Imaad Shah, Ira Dubey, Auritra Ghosh, Raaghav Chanana, Barry John, Tom Alter, Lushin Dubey and Beatrice Ordeix and is set on a journey of motley crew of university students in pursuit of a mythical form of hash, confronting a series of encounters that begin to unravel the myriad realities of rebellion.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwn7Ytj5zA8

Very clearly the film is targeted towards the youth and is about the complexities the urban youth in the country. In anticipation of the upcoming release, writer/director Agneya Singh commented, “M Cream is a film that seeks to capture the pulse of today’s youth. It follows the wild road trip adventure of four friends in search of a mysterious and fabled drug guaranteed to give the ultimate high. Through this journey, the film raises topical and pressing issues that...

After garnering 10 awards and immense critical acclaim internationally, Agneya Singh’s M Cream is all set to hit silver screen on July 22nd, 2016.

The film features Imaad Shah, Ira Dubey, Auritra Ghosh, Raaghav Chanana, Barry John, Tom Alter, Lushin Dubey and Beatrice Ordeix and is set on a journey of motley crew of university students in pursuit of a mythical form of hash, confronting a series of encounters that begin to unravel the myriad realities of rebellion.

The film is very clearly targeted towards the youth and is about the complexities the urban youth in the country. In anticipation of the upcoming release, writer/director Agneya Singh commented, “M Cream is a film that seeks to capture the pulse of today’s youth. It follows the wild road trip adventure of four friends in search of a mysterious and fabled drug guaranteed to give the ultimate high. Through this journey,...

2015 proved to be a relatively good year for Bollywood music. We had a diverse range of albums from the fun and happy soundtrack of Bajrangi Bhaijaan to the ultra traditional Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. This has naturally made it difficult for us to keep our list of songs to just 25, hence we have a bumper list of 50 songs for you! Check out our list below and don’t forget to tell us which songs are your favourite from last year!

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo – (Prem Ratan Dhan Payo)

Singer: Palak Mucchal

Composer: Himesh Reshammiya

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Jalte Diye – (Prem Ratan Dhan Payo)

Singers: Harshdeep Kaur, Vineet Singh, Anweshaa, Shabab Sabri

Composer: Himesh Reshammiya

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Deewani Mastani – (Bajirao Mastani)

Singer: Shreya Ghoshal

Composer: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

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Teri Meri Kahani – (Gabbar Is Back)

Singers: Arijit Singh,...

In writer-director Agneya Singh’s first feature film, M Cream, four entitled, privileged Delhi twenty-somethings — Maggie (Auritra Ghosh), Niz (Raaghav Chanana), Jay (Ira Dubey) and Figs (Imaad Shah) head off on a road trip in search of a mythical drug, M Cream. Along the way, they have the opportunity to explore political issues, hook up with an aging American hippie (played by theatre director Barry John), attend a rave, take an LSD trip in an orange grove, write some poetry, and save some trees.

Singh’s film attempts to explore the effects of a changing India on his own young generation, and wants to show us how they, as a generation, navigate and make sense of those changes, and how they learn to adapt to the world – or, how they make their world adapt to them.

The film asks, in a sense, what it means to be a rebel or a revolutionary.

The festival returns this month for its sixth edition. Every year Liff aims to bring audiences some of the very best new Indian independent cinema, which includes features, documentaries and short films by both acclaimed and emerging filmmakers. This year’s line up promises to leave you entertained, informed, thought provoking and even in some cases leaving a screen shocked.

We now present the films that will be screened at this prestigious festival

Umrika | Opening Night | UK Premiere | cert 12A

Hindi with English subtitles | 98 min | India 2015 | Dir. Prashant Nair | with: Suraj Sharma, Tony Revolori, Adil Hussain, Smita Tambe, Prateik Babbar.

This year’s Sundance Audience Award winner is an uplifting, rights of passage tale about two brothers from a small village who have dreams of making it big in Umrika (America). Udai (Pratiek Babbar) is the eldest and adored by his hard-working mum. He leaves their hamlet on a bullock...

We loved the 1940’s groove of Calcutta Kiss from Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! when it first hit and now we can say we love it even more now that we have seen the video! It features the super talented Lauren Gottlieb who jives and jitterbugs to the beat in this footloose-with-a-flair number.

Composed by Madboy/Mink (Imaad Shah & Saba Azad) a cool clarinet completely sets the music apart and when you add in the acoustic guitar, synthesizer and drum machine set to interesting Raj era laden lyrics you have a song which makes you want to move.

With glimpses of the film, this video is awash with a delightful and innovative black and white blend with a dash of colour that will make you re-imagine a 1940s period club with a contemporary vibe!

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Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is based on Saradindu Bandyopadhyay’s well-known and successful fictional detective,...

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy is the much-awaited crime thriller starring Sushant Singh Rajput as the titular character. Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, the film also stars Anand Tiwari and Swastika Mukherjee and is scheduled for cinematic release on 3 April 2015. The music has been composed by a range of musicians, such as Sneha Khanwalker, Madboy/Mink, Dibakar Banerjee, Blek, Pcrc, Mode Aka, Joint Family and Ija. So, what does the music to Detective Byomkesh Bakshy have to offer? Read on to uncover our verdict!

So to kick off the album, we have Calcutta Kiss, sung by Imaad Shah and Saba Azad. The song has some lovely jazzy flavours, that includes instruments like the trumpet, drums, piano and the guitar. I found it to be a very unconventional song for Bollywood, yet at the same time, I very much enjoyed it. I appreciated the unique styles and tone of the song which is very pleasurable to hear.

M Cream is an upcoming feature film that follows the exploits of four friends who set out on a journey to the far reaches of the Himalayas, in search of a mythic drug. The journey serves to portray a new generation in India, one that is both rebellious and defiant. Written & directed by Nyu graduate Agneya Singh, the film features a stellar cast of theatre actors including Tom Alter, Ira Dubey, Barry John, Imaad Shah, Auritra Ghosh and Lushin Dubey among others. M Cream has been garnering attention and awards across the world. It received the 'Best Feature Film' award at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. The film has also been played at the prestigious Cork International Film Festival and the Braunschweig International Film Festival. Moreover, M Cream was the only Indian feature film to be included in the 2014 Film Columbia Festival, screening alongside Birdman, Foxcatcher and Goodbye To Language 3D.

The iconic Howrah Bridge in Kolkata was commissioned 72 years ago on Feb 3, and on the occasion of its birth anniversary, a unique tribute was given by a flash mob act put together by 50 dancers. This also was a unique song launch event for a film for the first time ever. The first song from Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! ‘Calcutta Kiss’ was played in the background, as the dancers, dressed in ethnic wear danced to the song’s peppy beats.

Commissioned in 1943, the Howrah Bridge was a replacement of the pontoon bridge linking Kolkata and Howrah, over the river Hooghly. It was the fourth longest cantilever suspension bridge in the world at the time. The national monument is important for the film because Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is set in the year 1943 when the world was engulfed in World War II.

‘Calcutta Kiss’ has been sung by Imaad Shah, Saba Azad with music and lyrics by Madboy/Mink.

The Chicago South Asian Film Festival, to be held between September 18th and 21st, will open with Geethu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice. The film has Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Geetanjali Thapa in lead roles and was screened at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.

Amit Kumar’s Monsoon Shootout will be the centerpiece film of the festival. Agneya Singh’s M Cream will be screened as the Friday night feature. Rajat Kapoor’s Ankhon Dekhi will close the Festival on Sunday evening.

Here is the complete lineup of the festival:

A Boy Called Boris (Director: Ashok Vish): World Premiere; Short Film; United States; Max Kolby, Brian Gildea, Jose Amor

Algorithms (Director: Ian McDonald): U.S. Premiere; Documentary; India

Ankhon Dekhi (Director: Rajat Kapoor): Chicago Premiere; Feature; India; Sanjay Mishra, Rajat Kapoor, Seema Pahwa

Are You Listening! – Shunte Ki Pao! (Director: Kamar Ahmad Simon): U.S. Premiere...

M Cream, a debut feature by Agneya Singh, was named the Best feature film at the 18th Rhode Island International Film Festival. The film had its world premiere as the closing film of the festival.

Actors Ira Dubey, Auritra Ghosh, Raaghav Chanana along with director Agneya Singh received the prize at the festival.

Shot in New Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, M Cream features Imaad Shah, Ira Dubey, Tom Alter, Barry John and Auritra Ghosh.

M Cream revolves around “a motley crew of university students who set out on a journey in the pursuit of a mythical form of hashish, confronting a series of encounters that begin to unravel the myriad realities of rebellion.”

Director Agneya Singh is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.

M Cream, a debut feature by Agneya Singh, will be screened as the closing film of the 18th Rhode Island International Film Festival. The film will have its world premiere at the festival on August 10.

Shot in New Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, the film features Imaad Shah, Ira Dubey, Tom Alter, Barry John and Auritra Ghosh. M Cream revolves around “a motley crew of university students who set out on a journey in the pursuit of a mythical form of hashish, confronting a series of encounters that begin to unravel the myriad realities of rebellion.”

Director Agneya Singh is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.

The Rhode Island International Film Festival will also screen Points of Origin (India), a short film directed by Anya Leta, which explores the emotional conflicts of an American couple while attempting to have a baby with a surrogate mother in India.

Film: "The Reluctant Fundamentalist"; Cast: Riz Ahmed, Shabana Azmi, Om Puri, Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Liev Schreiber, Martin Donovan, Nelsan Ellis, Imaad Shah, Adil Hussain, Haluk Bilginer and Meesha Shafi; Director: Mira Nair; Rating: ** 1/2

The film, based on the acclaimed novel of the same name authored by Mohsin Hamid, is a typical Mira Nair film in terms of the cascade of colours, textures, frames and characters. Unlike the novel, the films is a blunt, slow and pretentious work of art.

It's about the meteoric rise and fall of a Pakistani migrant in the Us.

The film begins with an intimidating situation, where an American professor at Lahore University is kidnapped. The CIA with the help of Bobby.

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“The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” which is rated “R,” also stars Kiefer Sutherland, Liev Schreiber, Riz Ahmed, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Martin Donovan, Nelsan Ellis, Haluk Bilginer, Meesha Shafi, Imaaduddin Shah, Christopher Nicholas Smith, Ashwath Bhatt and Sarah Quinn from director Mira Nair and writer Ami Boghani based on the highly acclaimed global best-selling novel by Mohsin Hamid.

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Still from The Reluctant Fundamentalist

PVR Pictures has pushed the India release date of Mira Nair’s ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ to May 17th 2013. The movie was earlier set to release on May 10th.

The film stars Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Live Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Imaad Shah and Om Puri.

Based on the best-selling novel of the same title, translated into 25 languages, The Reluctant Fundamentalist is an international political thriller that follows the story of a young Pakistani man, chasing corporate success on Wall Street, who ultimately finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family’s homeland.

“Reluctant Fundamentalist” opened the 69th Venice Film Festival on August 29th last year.

The film was shot in Atlanta, Delhi, Istanbul, New York City and Lahore.

New Delhi, April 22: If he makes no bones about losing the lead role in "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" because of his "long hair and beard", a contrast to a "sophisticated Wall Street guy", Imaad Shah is equally frank in admitting that his actor father Naseeruddin Shah is his "idol".

Son of Naseer and Ratna Pathak, the actor-musician features in the Mira Nair-directed "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" as a Pakistani student. Based on Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid's novel of the same name, the film, releasing in India May 10, has Riz Ahmed in the lead role.

"Initially, I was called to play the lead role. The director loved.