5 Weddings Trailer: Nargis Fakhri, Rajkummar Rao Dissect The Big Fat Indian Wedding

Namrata Singh Gujral’s 5 Weddings trailer kicks off with a serious conversation between a journalist and her editor. “If you write an Indian-themed story, you may become the editor-in-chief of Sterling online,” says the editor of a posh American magazine. When Nargis Fakhri’s boss assigns her to do a story on weddings in India, Fakhri replies that she can’t think of two things she hates more. “But you’re from India,” her boss says.

Biopic On LTTE Chief Prabhakaran Announced; Aishwarya Rai Likely To Star In The Remake Of Nargis-Starrer Raat Aur Din

I’ve been approached for the remake of Raat Aur Din, which is a great opportunity, and what’s funny is while filming Shabd, Sanju sir (Sanjay Dutt) said he’d have loved for me to play the part, and I was very touched.Studio 18 Productions announced a biopic on late Velupillai Prabhakaran, chief of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a militant organisation that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka.

Manisha Koirala To Play Nargis Dutt In Biopic

Manisha Koirala is all set to don the role of Nargis Dutt in the upcoming biopic on Sanjay Dutt’s life, which will helmed by Rajkumar Hirani. After casting actors Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, and Sonam Kapoor, the popular 90s star was roped in to play the role of Sanjay Dutt’s mother in the movie. The director apparently had no one other than the Dil Se actress in mind when it came to casting someone to essay the iconic Nargis.

Nargis Fakhri in Saahasam

The Saahasam team shot a special song in the city recently, starring Nargis Fakhri. Called Kaarathil Kaarathil Chilli Iva, no expense was spared in the making of this number – a grand set was specially built for it, and 50 Russian dancers were flown in to be a part of the shooting. A 100 backup dancers were also roped in for the track. Raju Sundaram choreographed the song while Soundararajan handled the cinematography. Madan Karky has penned the lyrics. 

Nargis Fakhri Tamil Debut In Saahasam

Bollywood actress Nargis Fakhri is all set to debut in Tamil. She will do a special appearance in a song alongside actor Prashanth in his upcoming  movie Saahasam. A leading choreographer is expected to be a part of the flick to make sure the song is perfectly executed. Directed by Arun Raj Verma, the film is a remake of the Telugu movie, Julayi. Nasser and Thulasi will essay the roles of actor Prashanth’s parents while Devi Sri Prasad composes music.

Gangubai Kathiawadi Review: Alia Bhatt Outshines Everyone, Including Bhansali

A few seconds before the film was about to dissolve into a red screen, marking its end, my reviewer’s brain started to think of a log-line to summarise the film. ‘A girl who came to Mumbai to become a heroine ends up becoming the hero’ would work, I thought.Instead of visual glory and world-building, Bhansali focuses on Gangubai’s character and Alia delivers a perfect performance.

Pikchar With Rita: The Disjunct and Harmony of Spillover Notes of Songs

The song Mere khwabon mein tum is alluring even visually, with Kishore Kumar singing both on and off stage; and Meena Kumari (as Mala in the film), joining him, waltzing and dancing, and expressively looking into his eyes.The disjunct I experienced was one of trying to fit a pre-Partition voice to the modernity of another film, or creating a seamlessness between long-suffering looks and the sweetness of Mangeshkar’s voice – both of which Meena Kumari escapes in Naya Andaz.

Netflix Announces 17 Titles; All The Details Here

On July 15, several Bollywood celebrities took to social media to release videos and boomerangs (videos on Instagram) of themselves waiting to announce something significant but refraining from doing so while shouting out loud the words ‘Come On Netflix’. Their posts also carried the words as a hashtag which went viral piquing the curiosity of Twitterati and people on the ‘Gram. Netflix also put out a tweet with three of the zipped mouth emojis and the hashtag.

Weekend Watch: Jarugandi Vs Genius

Directed by debutant Pichumani, the film is an action comedy drama starring Jai and Reba Monica John.  Jointly produced by Nithin Sathyaa and Badri Kasthuri, Jarugandi also features Daniel Annie Pope, Robo Shankar, Bose Venkat and Amit Tiwari in pivotal roles.Directed by Gaurav K Chawla, the film is a business crime drama starring Saif Ali Khan, Radhika Apte and debutant Rohan Mehra in the lead.  The film is set in the backdrop of money, power and business, and the stock market.