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In this installment of Subhash K Jha’s This Day That Year series, he revisits Sanjay Puran Singh’s sports drama Lahore, which released in 2010.

Debutant director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan dares to visit the forbidden territory. Lahore is about sports and politics and characters from both India and Pakistan getting embroiled in a terrible fight to finish.

The script accommodates a great deal of the sporting spirit, as seen in the perspective of Indo-Pak politics. Within that ambitious framework, Chauhan weaves in the human relationships that leap for warmth and then stay stuck in semi-sterility. The film has too much to say on sports, politics, and human nature. It isn’t able to say all of it in lucid language.

Chauhan has chosen a unique sport like kickboxing to spotlight the process of cultural assimilation that underscores all the perverse politicking that goes on at the surface level between the two countries.

Subhash K Jha, in a new feature in his Thus Day That Year series revisits Neeraj Pathak’s Irrfan Khan and Sunny Deol thriller, Right Yaaa Wrong.

Right Yaa Wrong was the surprise shocker of 2010. If you’ve forgotten that jump-out-of-the-seat feeling, then it’s time to nudge it to awake again. Debutant director Neeraj Pathak put together a thriller that’s as much a homage to Alfred Hitchcock and Brian da Palma as our own Abbas-Mustan and Right Yaa Wrong still emerges original and strong.

An intricate jigsaw that always stays a step ahead of the audience, Right Yaaa Wrong makes a penetrating comment on how the country’s legal system can be subverted in a clever hand. More importantly, the taut and briskly-paced script suggests that the yin and yang concepts of right and wrong are not only ambivalent but also interchangeable when the context is right.

Sunny Deol,...

Mumbai, July 7 (Ians): Film: 72 Hoorain. Duration: 80 minutes

Cast: Pavan Malhotra, Aamir Bashir, Saru Maini, Rasheed Naz, Ashok Pathak and Namrata Dixit. Director: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan

Ians Rating: ****

India is one of those countries in the world that is among the worst sufferers of terrorism spread in the name of religion. And everyone knows how religious fanaticism is being used to burn the social fabric of the country.

There have been films that showcase how terrorism deeply impacts our day-to-day life, but there are hardly any films that daringly question the practice of brainwashing youth into becoming terrorists and killing innocent people in the name of religion.

Director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan’s ’72 Hoorain’ exposes the dirty game to trick people into becoming terrorists and turning them into killing machines.

The best part of the film is that it doesn’t preach to convey its message and directly...

Mumbai, June 29 (Ians) “Misleading.” That is how the Central Board of Film Certification (Cbfc) has described the storm in a teacup stirred by Ashoke Pandit with regard to the trailer of the upcoming film ’72 Hoorain’.The Board has officially stated that the reports about the film’s trailer not getting a censor certificate are misleading as they don’t paint a complete picture. The certification of the trailer is under due process.

The board officially communicated that contrary to reports, the film ‘Bahattar Hoorain (72 Hoorain)’ was granted ‘A’ certification on October 4, 2019. The certificate for the trailer of the film, directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, was applied for on June 19, 2023, and it is under due process.

Reports quoting Pandit, the co-producer, about the film’s trailer being refused the censor certificate now seem like being a publicity stunt for the film before its release. The film tells the story...

Mumbai, June 28 (Ians) The makers of ’72 Hoorain’, which had won its helmer, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, the National Award for Best Direction in 2019, vehemently disagreed with the decision of the Central Board of Film Certification (Cbfc) to reject the film’s trailer.

Labeling the decision as being regressive, Ashoke Pandit, the movie’s co-producer, said: “We are extremely hurt and disturbed because of the Cbfc’s unfair decision of rejecting the trailer without any reason. This action raises a big concern about creativity, freedom and realistic filmmaking. We will not take this lightly and will knock on the doors of the high court, if needed.”

He added that “we will also be requesting the I&b ministry to intervene and question the authority at Cbfc for rejecting the trailer.”

Chauhan, a two-time National Award winner, who seemed visibly unhappy with Cbfc’s decision, noted: “The movie has won a National...

Mumbai, June 28 (Ians) The makers of the National Award winning movie ’72 Hoorain’, at the movie’s trailer launch, expressed disagreement with the Central Board of Film Certification (Cbfc) for their decision to reject the trailer.

Labeling the decision as regressive to the artistic spirit, Ashoke Pandit who is the co-producer of the movie, said: “We are extremely hurt and disturbed because of Cbfc’s unfair decision of rejecting the trailer without any reason. This action raises a big concern about creativity, freedom and realistic filmmaking. We will not take this lightly and will knock on the doors of the high court too, if needed.”

“Further, we will also be requesting the I&b ministry to intervene and question the authority at Cbfc for rejecting the trailer.”

The director of the movie, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, a two-time National Award Winner, who seemed visibly unhappy with Cbfc’S decision, added: “The...

National Award-winning filmmaker Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan’s ‘72 Hoorain’ trailer is all about radicalisation, terrorism and religious fundamentalism, which has now got into a controversy.

Produced by Ashoke Pandit, the film landed in soup after its teaser was released on June 4. It has reportedly been denied certification by the censor board.

The over two-minutes long clip shows a satirical take on terrorism. It begins with introducing late Pakistani actor Rasheed Naz a maulvi, who talks about 72 Hoorain. Pavan Malhotra plays Hakim and Aamir Bashir essays Bilal boasting of the leisure and 72 virgins in heaven only granted to the true followers of religion.

The two are on top of a building talking about life post death. The video swiftly moves to visuals of bomb blasts and terrorist attacks. It ends with two bodies of terrorists being thrown into the water.

‘72 Hoorain’ is scheduled to release on July 7.

Terrorism all across the globe is a major matter of concern. But given a thought, who are these terrorists? They do not belong to an alien land but dwell in blood and skin just like other humans. What sets them apart from the rest of the crowd is their mindset! A mindset that is twisted and doctored into normalising brutal killings of the innocent in the name of religion and jihad.

Brainwashed into believing the fictional concept of 72 Virgins, the terrorists fall into the trap of fantasising about a soothing life after death with their personal 72 Hoorain.

But what if the whole desperate concept of 72 Hoorain is fictional? What if, in the name of Jihad, rather than 72 virgins, you met a gruesome death? What if the soul is left wandering on the face of the earth in total distress?

The hard-hitting teaser gives you the ultimate reality check: suicide bombings...

Known for making films with a feel of patriotism such as ‘Baby’, ‘Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty’, ‘Airlift’ and ‘Kesari’, to name a few, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar on India’s Independence Day asked everyone to “always cherish this freedom”.

Akshay took to social media, where he shared a picture of himself posing with the flag.

“Let’s always cherish this freedom. Happy #IndependenceDay. #Indiaat75,” he wrote in the caption.

On the acting front, Akshay, whose latest release is ‘Raksha Bandhan’, has a slew of movies lined up for release. He has ‘Ram Setu’, ‘Omg-2’ and ‘Mission Cindrella’.

Akshay also has ‘Gorkha’, a film based on the life of Major General Ian Cardozo, who lost his leg in a landmine blast but overcame his disability to become the first war-disabled officer of the Indian Army to command a battalion and a brigade.

The film will be directed by...

The star-studded 22nd Edition of Iifa Weekend & Awards, took place at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi this weekend! Celebrating the best of Indian cinema, the weekend consisted of the special Iifa Rocks concert and then the glittering Iifa Awards ceremony! Full of stars and incredible performances, we have some highlights just for you!

First up the winners are…

Best Debut – Female: Sharvari Wagh – Bunty Aur Babli 2

Best Debut – Male: Ahan Shetty – Tadap 2

Performance In A Supporting Role (Female): Sai Tamhankar – Mimi

Performance In A Supporting Role (Male): Pankaj Tripathi – Ludo

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female): Kriti Sanon – Mimi

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male): Vicky Kaushal – Sardar Udham

Best Story (Original): Anurag Basu – Ludo

Best Story (Adapted): Kabir Khan, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan – 83

Music Direction: A.R.Rahman for Atrangi Re & Tanishk Bagchi, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin, Vikram Montrose, B Praak, Jaani...

The nominees are in! The International Indian Film Academy (Iifa) Awards has revealed its 12 Popular Category nominations for the 22nd edition in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on May 20th and 21st, 2022.

What is cool is that you can vote! Global Voting is open to everyone at https://gvote2022.iifa.com/

‘Shershaah’ leads the way, amassing the highest number of nominations, 12 in total, ‘83’ and ‘Ludo’ with 9 and 6 nominations respectively followed by ‘Thappad’ and ‘Atrangi Re’ with 5 and ‘Mimi’ with 4 nominations.

The top picks for the Best Picture category are Shershaah, 83, Ludo, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior and Thappad.

The nominees are…

Best Direction

Kabir Khan (83), Anurag Basu (Ludo), Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham), Vishnuvaradhan (Shershaah) and Anubhav Sinha (Thappad)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)

Vidya Balan (Sherni), Kriti Sanon (Mimi), Sanya Malhotra (Pagglait), Kiara Advani (Shershaah), and Taapsee Pannu (Thappad).

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)

Ranveer Singh (83), Vicky Kaushal...

‘83

Starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone , Pankaj Tripathi

Directed by Kabir Khan

Good Lords! By the time the climactic photo-finish match at the posh Lords stadium unravels in all its historically astute glory, the audience is so invested in the film it feels like the entire slab of sports history has been effortlessly converted into the crisp currency of cinematic history.

You don’t really have to be a cricket fanatic to understand how important the 1983 World cup victory was for India and Indians. Even Mrs Indira Gandhi, then ruling country with iron hands, realized how vital it was for our boys to bring that Cup back.

Somewhere in the course of the undulating though well-balanced and authentic storytelling the formidable Mrs G is heard telling her cowering cabinet, “Let there be a television set in every home to watch the World Cup so that the nation’s attention can be diverted from political issues.

Kangana Ranaut was declared Best Actress for her performances in the Hindi films Manikarnika and Panga at the 67th National Film Awards that were announced in the city on Monday. Manoj Bajpayee, for the Hindi film Bhonsle, and Dhanush, for his role in the Tamil film Asuran, were jointly declared Best Actor.

In a year heavily dominated by Hindi films, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan won the Best Direction award for Bahattar Hoorain. The Best Feature Film award went to Priyadarshan's lavish Malayalam historical drama, Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham.

The 67th edition of the awards were organised by Directorate of Film Festivals (Dff) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The ceremony was scheduled to be held in May 2020 but had to be postponed owing to the Covid pandemic.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Feature Films

Best Feature Film: Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham (Malayalam)

Best Direction: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan...

Priyadarshan’s “Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea” has won best feature film at India’s National Film Awards which were announced Monday.

The Malayalam-language film, a period epic starring Mohanlal, had its global release halted last year by the Covid-19 pandemic. It is now due to release in May 2021. The film also won awards for special effects and costume.

The awards are for 2019 and were due to be announced a year ago, before the pandemic intervened.

Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan was named as best director for Hindi-language film “Bahattar Hoorain.” The acting award was shared by Manoj Bajpayee for Hindi-language film “Bhonsle,” and Dhanush for Tamil-language “Asuran.” Kangana Ranaut won best actress for Hindi-language films “Manikarnika” and “Panga.”

Vijay Sethupathi won the supporting actor award for Tamil-language “Super Deluxe,” while Pallavi Joshi won supporting actress for “The Tashkent Files.”

In the writing categories, Kaushik Ganguly won the original screenplay award for “Jyeshthoputro,...

Sushant Singh Rajput recently returned to the city after training at Nasa, as part of his prep for playing an astronaut in Chanda Mama Door Ke. Directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, the space adventure also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and R Madhavan.

Check this out:

We were honored to have @itsSSR join us last week for a camp mission! #OnlyAtSpaceCamp pic.twitter.com/YKIDeGf14R

— SpaceCampUSA (@SpaceCampUSA) July 24, 2017

Neutral buoyancy, space walk drills and Orion simulations are were so much fun !! Can't wait to try more pic.twitter.com/8Xy1xBpngJ

— Sushant Singh Rajput (@itsSSR) July 23, 2017

But here is something so cool, the actor who credits his fans for constantly showering him with love and supporting him through thick and thin, received a warm welcome at the airport as several young fans gathered to greet him and catch a glimpse of their favorite actor.

The fans were in for a surprise,...

The one other thing that director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan shares with the leading man of his second directorial venture besides a lengthy name is a passion for excellence. Sushant Singh Rajput has dedicated his whole being to playing the astronaut in Chauhan’s Chanda Mama Door Ke. And the director is taken aback. “I expectedRead More

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Sushant Singh Rajput is paving his way to success, in his own style. The well-determined actor, who swayed the audiences with his acting prowess by playing the character of former Indian Captain Ms Dhoni, has been in news for quite some time. Be it his recent act of dissing Ranveer’s role in Befikre or his link up rumors with his co-actor, Kriti Sanon, seems like Sushant has a chilled-out way of dealing with such rumors. And, this definitely adds to his star power. On being interviewed by a leading daily about his relationship and link-up rumors and how these affect him, Sushant replied in a quite interesting way. “No, it makes me feel really excited. I really wish I could be as interesting as their fiction suggests. But as long as they are happy, so am I” He further added on how this is the best time of his...

India’s first victory at the 1983 world cup will be made into a film and will be produced by the founder-president of Celebrity Cricket League, Vishnu Vardhan Induri. Lahore fame Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan will direct the film. The film will portray the story of Indian cricket team back in 1983 and how it became pride of the nation by bringing the world cup home.

An international casting agency will also be hired for the film. Source says, “The film’s script has been finalised and pre-production work has already begun. They plan to recreate the 1983 moments. The film will be a big project and the makers are leaving no stone unturned to do justice to the story.”

The filmmaker now plans to meet the cricketers who played in the 1983 World Cup final in a proposal to add to the film’s accuracy. The source says, “The film will be shot...