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Inside Paramvir Singh Cheema’s Hilariously Honest Fan Encounter

Chamak actor Paramvir Singh Cheema recently had a brutally hilarious fan encounter. The Black Warrant star was out and about when a girl walked up to him with a mix of confusion and curiosity.

She looked at him, did a double-take, and then blurted out with surprising honesty: “On screen, you look quite ugly!” Paramvir was quick to laugh off the comment with effortless charm, handling the surprising encounter like a champ.

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How The Fan Encounter Highlights Paramvir Singh Cheema’s Acting Prowess

The fan, while clearly starstruck, was overwhelmed by his real-life presence and didn’t mean any harm. However, she dropped a reality check in the most Gen Z way possible, one that the actor will surely remember as a unique experience in the days to come.

Have You Watched This Crime Thriller On Netflix Starring Randeep Hooda? (Photo Credit – Netflix)

A truly gripping crime thriller series made its way on Netflix a few years ago. Despite an intriguing premise, powerful performances, and an authentic Punjabi backdrop, the series hasn’t been officially greenlit for a second season yet. Can you guess which show we are talking about? That series is none other than the Punjabi-language crime thriller Cat.

The show featured Randeep Hooda in the lead role. And it’s undoubtedly one of the best Indian original shows from Netflix. It has an excellent user rating of 8.1/10 on IMDb. Read on to know more about the series!

Cat: Plot

Set in an eight-episode format with a runtime of around 40-45 minutes per episode, the series follows the story of Gurnam Singh (played by Randeep Hooda), who used to work as an informant (Cat) for the police department many years back.

Enjoyed Black, White & Gray? You Must Watch This Dark Crime Thriller On Ott (Photo Credit – Sony Liv)

When the six-part crime thriller Black, White & Gray: Love Kills was released earlier this month on SonyLIV, it received a fantastic response from critics and the streaming audience. If you have seen the series and enjoyed it (or even haven’t watched it yet), we recommend checking out an underappreciated, dark crime thriller on Ott. We are talking about the 2021 show Tabbar (a Punjabi word which means family). Read on to know more about the series and where you can stream it.

Tabbar – Plot & Cast

The eight-episode family drama thriller revolves around a retired cop, Omkar Singh (played by Pavan Malhotra), who lives with his family in Jalandhar, Punjab. When Omkar’s elder son mistakenly brings home an identical bag, the bag owner tracks him and arrives at his home to take it back.

Amar Singh Chamkila Casting Twist(Photo Credit –Facebook)

Diljit Dosanjh has won hearts as Amar Singh Chamkila, but did you know he wasn’t the only actor in the running for the role? Actor Paramvir Singh Cheema was among the four finalists considered for the lead in Imtiaz Ali’s directorial.

In a recent interview, Cheema revealed that casting director Mukesh Chhabra had asked him to block his dates as he was one of the top contenders. The actor had successfully cleared three rounds of auditions and was being seriously considered. However, around the same time, he received another offer that made him reconsider his decision.

During the exclusive conversation with Screen (Via Pinkvilla), Paramvir said, “I auditioned for the main character in Chamkila. I cleared the first three rounds. Just before the final round, Mukesh Chhabra called us four people and said, ‘One of you is going to be Amar Singh Chamkila,...

Punjab has suddenly become a point of interest for Hindi cinema. For the past few years, many interesting stories have come out of quaint towns in the state, which was previously projected as a place known for merriment, alcohol, and Canada. Starting from Udta Punjab, which incidentally also starred the amazing Diljith Dosanjh, Imtiaz Ali, the director of Amar Singh Chamkila, has also briefly explored Punjab through his classic hit Jab We Met.

Kohrra, Tabbar, Pataallok, and the latest SonyLIV show Chamak extensively covered Punjab meticulously and gave us a different picture of the state. This Punjab is not surrounded by ‘sarson ke kheth’ and people are not always in the mood to sing and dance. Amar Singh Chamkila, the Netflix original, is based on the famous Punjabi singer of the same name, whose life was tragically cut short.

The movie begins with Amar Singh Chamkila and his wife, Amarjot Kaur,...

Former Cannes film market director Jerome Paillard, Indian actor and producer Rana Daggubati and Nicole Guillemet who was co-director of the Sundance Film Festival have joined the advisory board of the inaugural Cinevesture International Film Festival in India.

The advisory board also includes Indian filmmaker Ajitpal Singh, Bangladeshi director Nuhash Humayun and “Make Money Screenwriting” series author Julian Friedmann.

The festival will take place in Chandigarh, northern India, March 27-31. Bina Paul, who was artistic director at the International Film Festival of Kerala for more than a decade, will fulfil that role at the Chandigarh event. Film critic Namrata Joshi serves as market curator.

The festival is the brainchild of Nina Lath Gupta, who previously headed Film Bazaar, South Asia’s largest co-production market, from 2006 to 2018. Cinevesture’s focus is on building the business of film and addressing the needs of a producer at various stages of filmmaking.

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Revenge is a dish best served cold. This is the theme of the month as Karmma Calling, the official remake of the ABC show Revenge, hit Disney+ Hotstar. The original and the remake are all about a young woman’s quest to seek vengeance against the people who wronged her father and walked away unharmed. Karmma Calling is set in the quaint seaside town of Ali Baug in Mumbai, where the wealthiest of people reside and are private about their affairs. Soon Karmma begins exposing many close to the Kothari family. If you liked Karmma Calling or generally enjoy revenge dramas, here is a list of television shows you must check out.

House Of Cards

There is no better show in the revenge drama genre than the Netflix original, Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright starrer House of Cards. The show set a benchmark in the political revenge drama genre. Before...

There has been a change in the trajectory of stories presented in modern television shows and movies. As mentioned in my Shehar Lakhot review, many filmmakers have moved away from the Hindi heartland and are exploring other states. Punjab is one of the states that many writers and directors have been focusing on. Abhishek Chaubey’s Udta Punjab opened a Pandora’s box of stories, and there has been no end to it ever since.

Tabbar on SonyLIV broke all the records for being an out-of-the-box story, while Netflix originals Kohrra and Cat did not shy away from showcasing the gritty side of Punjab, the image if which was once dominated by beautiful farms and warm, welcoming people as per Yash Chopra films. Chamak, created and directed by Rohit Jugraj, is the story of an artist who comes back to Punjab from Canada only to uncover mysteries about his family.

Disney+ Hotstar’s new outing in the crime drama genre in Telugu has ventured into regional cinema. The Telugu-speaking audience, along with viewers across the country, are introduced to the crime saga set amidst Naxal conflicts in the state of Andhra Pradesh. With this, we get to understand the regional politics and power plays involved in controlling the Naxals and eradicating them. Apart from Shaitan, which is set in the rural heartlands of India, we have seen many shows in the past that showcase stories from different parts of the country centered around conflicts between criminal groups. Here is a list of shows you can watch in this genre:

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Suzhal: The Vortex (2022)

Released in 2022, this Tamil-language Prime Video original investigative crime drama is set during a 10-day temple festival happening in a small hillside town in Tamil Nadu. Suzhal: The Vortex not only lets us understand the impact of sexual assault,...

Mumbai, May 27 (Ians) Fauja, a first-of-its-kind movie on the life of a jawan, shot in the hinterlands of Haryana, is all set to hit the theatres on June 1.

Starring Pavan Malhotra in a senior role, the movie revolves primarily around Karthik Dammu, an alumnus of the National School of Drama, who was previously seen in the Sayantan Mukherjee web series ‘Ray’. Sources privy to the closed-door premiere show of ‘Fauja’ have unanimously talked about it stirring up an emotion that is hard to let go.

Karthik, who is still in his extended student life and soon to transition into the corporate work life, talks about movies being more of a passion rather than a profession.

“In today’s fast-paced and competitive corporate world, finding a harmonious balance between one’s professional life and personal passions can be a daunting task,” says Karthik, who also is eagerly awaiting the release of...

National award-winning filmmaker Nishant Roy Bombarde’s latest short film ‘Gair’ has been selected to premiere at the upcoming New York Indian Film Festival. The film is featuring Tanmay Dhanania, a well-known name in Indie cinema and ‘Tabbar’ famed actor Sahil Mehta. Talking about the film Nishant, who earlier won National award for his film ‘Daaravtha’ […]...

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has named ten emerging talents from across the Indian film, gaming and television industries that will participate in the 2022 edition of its BAFTA Breakthrough India initiative supported by Netflix.

The 2022 contingent includes writer-director Ajitpal Singh; composer Alokananda Dasgupta (“Sacred Games”), writer-director Arati Kadav (“Cargo”), producer Mathivanan Rajendran (“Nirvana Inn”), writer-director Leena Manimekalai, game director Nakul Verma (“In My Shadow”), writer-director Prateek Vats (“Eeb Allay Ooo!”), cinematographer Saumyananda Sahi (“Eeb Allay Ooo!”), writer Shubham (“Eeb Allay Ooo!”) and performer Sumukhi Suresh (“Pushpavalli”).

The talents were selected by a jury consisting of BAFTA-winning composer A.R. Rahman, editor and writer Apurva Asrani, actors Anupam Kher and Ratna Pathak Shah, games producer Charu Desodt, Amazon India head Gaurav Gandhi, Netflix India content chief Monika Shergill, producers Siddharth Roy Kapur and Guneet Monga, BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar, GOQii CEO Vishal Gondal and filmmaker Shonali Bose.

During the program,...

Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. rights to writer-director Ajitpal Singh’s debut feature, “Fire in the Mountains,” which premiered in the World Dramatic Competition of the Sundance Film Festival in 2021.

A powerful feminist tale set in a tourist homestay in the Himalayan foothills of northern India, the film centers around a woman (Vinamrata Rai), the sole breadwinner of the household, who scrimps and saves for her son’s medical treatment, while her alcoholic husband believes that an expensive shamanic ritual is the answer to all their woes.

The film is produced by Alan McAlex and Ajai Rai of prolific Indian arthouse producers Jar Pictures alongside Mauli Singh and Amit Mehta. Jar previously produced Busan title “Children of the Sun” and Toronto title “The Elder One.”

Kino Lorber will open the film at Film Forum in New York this spring, followed by a theatrical rollout in the U.S. and...

Indian streamer SonyLIV has revealed a robust slate of twenty 2022 original series, which includes its first ever Tamil-language shows “Accidental Farmer,” “Meme boys” and “Tamil Stalkers,” with Telugu and Malayalam-language shows also in the works.

Coming up on the Hindi-language slate is Nikkhil Advani and Abhay Pannu’s period drama “Rocket Boys,” produced by Roy Kapur Films and Emmay Entertainment, the story of the scientists behind India’s nuclear program. It stars Jim Sarbh (“Made in Heaven”), Ishwak Singh (“Paatal Lok”) and Regina Cassandra (“Thalaivi”).

The slate also has series from a who’s who of Bollywood including “Doctor Arora” by Imtiaz Ali (“Rockstar”), “Jehabanaad” by Sudhir Mishra (“Serious Men”), “Garmi” by Tigmanshu Dhulia (“Paan Singh Tomar”) and “Faadu” by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari (“Bareilly Ki Barfi”).

The streamer’s biggest hit to date has been Hansal Mehta’s “Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story,” and the filmmaker returns to SonyLIV...