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Mumbai, Oct 10: Actor Rajeev Khandelwal, whose performance in 'Soundtrack' as a DJ-gone-deaf has been much appreciated, says he loved the process of getting to understand how a deejay moved, danced and played music.

'I took a seven weeks crash-course as a DJ. I went with my director Neerav Ghosh to nightclubs, watched them at work and then began to research on them. VJ Nikhil Chinappa, who was my co-star in 'Shaitan', also helped me understand the art,' says Khandelwal.

The actor, who started his career from the small screen, says he wants to spend more time practicing the art.

'I can't claim.

Y-Films' Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge is taking its being 'India's first Facebook love story' very seriously and has now tapped into a host of internet biggies to promote its film in an innovative way. Kick-starting the action is one of India's coolest online influencers, VJ & DJ, Nikhil Chinappa – to host a very twisted version of a 'Making of' versus the regular questions about characters, etc. Chinappa quizzed the gang on their weirdest online habits, social media cock-ups and more. Read More...

Y-Films' Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge is taking its being 'India's first Facebook love story' very seriously and has now tapped into a host of internet biggies to promote its film in an innovative way. Kick-starting the action is one of India's coolest online influencers, VJ and DJ, Nikhil Chinappa - to host a very twisted version of a 'Making of' versus the regular questions about characters, etc. Chinappa quizzed the gang on their weirdest online habits, social media cock-ups and mor...

Y-Films’ Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge is taking its being ‘India’s first Facebook love story’very seriously and has now tapped into a host of internet biggies to promote its film in an innovative way. Kick starting the action is one of India’s coolest online influencers, VJ & DJ, Nikhil Chinappa – to host a very twisted version of a ‘Making of’. Versus the regular questions about characters, etc. Chinappa quizzes the gang on their weirdest online habits, social media cock-ups and more.

First off the block is a hilarious take on the song ...

The sterling music stalwarts of Bollywood trio Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy - Sel - celebrated 15 years of working together over a glittering evening yesterday. In an evening replete with attendance from the creme de la creme of the industry, awesome performances and a stupendous atmosphere of bonhomie, camaraderie and celebration; the Indian music industry's most loved trio celebrated 15 years of their association in style...first with a performance at the St. Andrew's Auditorium, Bandra and then at the rocking after party at Bungalow 9!St. Andrew's Auditorium...packed to the rafters...came alive, brought to its feet by some spectacular performances by the "trio of geniuses" who belted out some of their biggest hits to an appreciative audience. The mood was electric and the excitement was palpable as Sel embarked on their endeavour to entertain and thrill their industry colleagues with their favourite chart busters. The three who came together from...

Film: Shaitan

Director: Bijoy Nambiar

Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Kalki Koechlin, Gulshan Deviaya, Kirti Kulhari, Neil Bhoopalam, Shiv Pandit, Raj Kumar Yadav, Pawan Malhotra

Rating: ***1/2

Amy (Kalki Koechlin), whose memories are marred by deep rooted scars from a traumatic childhood, returns from La along with her Nri father. She befriends four wealthy, audacious and rebellious youngsters, who all come from dysfunctional urban families. A purposeless life and easy access to cash leads them deeper into the world of intoxication, cheap thrills and fast cars. But a chilling incident takes them to a point of no return, and the characters find that their fight against the system is actually a fight against their inner demons.

Debutant director Bijoy Nambiar does a fine job with a stylish and compelling first film. Even though some of the characters aren?t fully fleshed out and there are some avoidable inter-cuts, the performances are powerful and...

Shaitan releases today and the promos have ensured decent curiosity around the film. Directed by Bejoy Nambiar, who assisted Mani Ratnam on Guru, Shaitan stars Rajiv Khandelwal, Kalki Koelchin, Nikhil Chinappa, Rajat Kapoor and a few others. The film is produced under Anurag Kashyap’s banner.

Coming to the box office prospects of the low-budget Shaitan, the film is expected to start slow and then grow on word-of-mouth. The initial reactions from those who have watched the film, is positive. Ready should continue its Read More...

Mumbai, May 17: Nikhil Chinappa who is a very popular host of Splitsvilla, a reality show aired on MTV is going to be seen soon in the movie titled ‘Shaitan’. Though he is known to be very good with the work he does, he just does not seem to be amused with the job of acting.

MTV’s popular VJ just hates to act. According to him, he finds acting a worse nightmare as there are many.

Actress Kalki Koechlin.s character in .Shaitan. required her to do a lot of charcoal painting and, instead of just posing in the act, she actually took up lessons to learn the art.The actress, who recently tied the knot with filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, spent three months trying her hand at making charcoal paintings, and managed to create an entire stack, says a source.In fact, some of her paintings have been used in the film as well..Shaitan., releasing June 10, has been co-produced by Kashyap and Tipping Point Films, the youth film arm of Viacom 18. The Bejoy Nambiar-directed movie is about a group of Mumbai youngsters and also features Rajeev Khandelwal, Rajat Barmecha, Nikhil Chinappa, Sheetal Menon, and Rajit Kapoor, among others.

His role as a teenage rebel in .Udaan. won him multiple awards and now Rajat Barmecha will be seen in a negative role in Anurag Kashyap.s production venture .Shaitan...I have done a cameo in Anurag.s next film .Shaitan.. The role is much different from my role in .Udaan.. In .Shaitan. I am playing a negative character. It.s of two-three minutes long, but I loved doing it,. Rajat told Ians.Directed by Beejoy Nambiar, .Shaitan. is about a group of Mumbai youngsters with actors Kalki Koechlin, Nikhil Chinappa, Sheetal Menon and Rajit Kapoor playing the lead roles.The unprecedented success of .Udaan., which was co-produced by Kashyap, has made Rajat extremely choosy about his next film as he doesn.t want to disappoint his fans..I am doing lots of commercials. There is couple of (film) offers, which I liked. Let.s see if they work out.

New Delhi, Sep 11 – After the small screen saw an upsurge in the number of talent hunt shows searching for singers, actors, dancers and even comedians, MTV VJ and DJ Nikhil Chinappa has taken up the responsibility to bring forth the most talented disc jockeys of the country.

Budding DJs from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata are battling it out to become the hottest DJ in the country through ‘Burn MTV Ultimate DJ Championship – A Submerge Property’.

‘There are some immensely talented people in this field whose talent.

German DJs Cosmic Gate spun their magic along with Nikhil Chinappa and DJ Pearl at the Smirnoff  Experience gig. The DJs have maintained a consistent level of chart successes, with no fewer than seven Top 40 singles to their name and a Top 10 hit in the UK. Owen Roncon, Shweta Salve (looking hot in a slit dress) and wannabe twins Alina and Sana Wadiwala enjoyed the trance beats. What: Live session  Where: Rennaisance Hotel, Powai ...

April 27, 2010:If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Colors and Big Synergy reaped success with the inaugural season of India’s Got Talent. Apart from the quality of contestants, the show also drew praise for the honesty of its judges and the whacky hosts. Shekhar Kapur, Sonali Bendre, and Kirron Kher were forthright and honest in their views while MTV VJs Ayushmann Khurrana and Nikhil Chinappa were very entertaining as hosts.

Not wishing to change the winning formula, Colors and Big Synergy will have the same line up for season two.

A reliable source informs, “The judges and hosts.

MTV’s most controversial and adventures show, Roadies is making its comeback with the next season this weekend. Roadies 7 hits back with the theme of seven deadly sins.

“Yes this time the show has a theme of seven deadly sins where in Irrfan Khan will appear seven times in the show and will reveal the twist during the journey,” says the source.

Elaborating more about the show, “This time Cyrus Sahukar and Cyrus Brocha along with Nikhil Chinappa will be seen judging the audition. The host for the same will be the ex-participants,.

New Delhi, After playing mother to Bollywood superstars like Aamir Khan in “Rang De Basanti”, Shah Rukh Khan in “Om Shanti Om” and Abhishek Bachchan in “Dostana”, Kirron Kher is set to play a judge on the new reality show “India’s Got Talent”. The actress says she won’t be kind to poor performers. “I am vocal about my opinion on people, but whether I’m sweet or blunt to a performer will depend on his or her performance. I can’t shower praises on someone who makes a fool of himself on stage. I won’t be kind to that person,” Kirron told Ians. “India’s Got Talent” is a variety talent show and participants from all over the country will showcase what they are best at within two minutes. To be hosted by video jockeys Nikhil Chinappa and Ayushmaan Khurana, it ...