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Producer Sajid Nadiadwala, President of the The Indian Film and TV Producers Council (Iftpc), who has also given us a series of blockbuster hits like Kick, was recently felicitated by Mr. Ugo Ciarlatani, the Consul General of Italy, for his irreplaceable contribution and commitment towards celebrating Italy through his movies. The filmmaker is known for selecting the most picturesque locations in the world, with Kick going to Poland and Tamasha visiting everything from Corsica to Delhi to Tokyo.

On the occasion of a preview of Expo Milano 2015, the Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai, together with the Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Italian Institute of Culture and Enit — Italian Tourist Board — hosted an exclusive evening entitled ‘Celebrating Expo with International Stars’ last week. The evening was aimed at discovering Italy through the expo as well as enjoying authentic Italian food.

Ugo Ciarlatani (Consul General of Italy in Mumbai), Narinder K Nayar (President,...

Back in the eighties, an extremely talented Suresh Mallick directed and composed 'Mile Sur Mera Tumhara' which went on to become a national symbol of patriotism and unity in India. The original featured national heroes, politicians, actors, sports stars, musicians and a whole host of other national heroes that represented the nation.

In honor of the 60th Republic Day celebration, it was Arti and Kailash Surendranath who took it upon themselves to recreate and remake a contemporary version of the 1980’s patriotic song titled 'Phir Mile Sur'. However, instead of equally featuring modern national heroes, the video primarily focused on Bollywood stars. Audiences saw a short-dress wearing Deepika Padukone, along with a whole range of actors including the omnipresent Bachchan family, Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor and so on. We were also treated to seeing Olympic winner Avinab Bindra and sitar player Anoushka Sharma.

However, the song is under...

Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, the song on national integration that used to air on TV in 1988 is about to return with a whole new different look and different stars.

Ad filmmaker Kailash Surendranath and his wife Aarti had produced the song. They are now bringing a new version of the song back with new artistes. The original featured celebrities from different fields like acting, sports and music.

Only one artiste is the same as that in the old version is Amitabh Bachchan. He revealed that his part of the shoot was at Taj hotel. He also reveals that a part of the original song, composed by Louis Banks and P Vaidyanathan, was sung by him. His son, Abhishek and daughter-in-law, Aishwarya have also featured in the new version.

Ranbir.

Remember the song, Mile sur mera tumhara - the song on national integration that used to be aired on television in 1988?Ad filmmaker Kailash Surendranath and his wife Aarti had produced the video, featuring stalwarts from the world of acting, singing and sports. Now, an updated version of the song with new artistes is being shot by the same producers in different parts of India.Interestingly, Ranbir was chosen to participate in the freshly conceived, designed and executed version of the music video as the new youth icon. Ranbir shot for the video at Film City and Yash Raj Studios on Sunday. And, Amitabh Bachchan is the only artiste from the earlier music video to feature in the new version.Shilpa Shetty, Ranbir Kapoor & Deepika PadukoneWhen we asked Bachchan about the honour of being the only artiste to feature in both the versions of the song, he replied, .I...