FILMMAKER TO  RECKON – HARI MEHROTRA WHOSE MAIDEN FILM – VIRAAM ENTERS 56 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS

  In contemporary, audience are having different cinematic experience and that is due to some new enterprising entrants who are coming up with fresh ideas and  heart-touching subjects and Hari Mehrotra is one such Bollywood filmmaker, who has produced totally unusual kind of film titled Viraam. The title Viraam (The end of a Journey) itself indicates that the movie is a surprise packet, which is releasing shortly. Though Viraam is Mehrotra’s  first production, but he is not a freshener in the industry as his wife Rama Mehrotra had previously produced a  movie Future To Bright Hai Ji, released in 2012, in which he was a creative director. Coming back to Viraam, the film is a different kind of love story between an elderly man and a young girl, based on trust and deceit  played by the lead pair Narendra N Jha and Urmila Mahanta.    ‘Viraam is your first production so did you find any hurdle while making it? Not at all. As you know my wife has already made a film Future To Bright Hai Ji, so it was easy for me to tackle production activities. Moreover  he adds ‘I come from a different business background and was associated with Bollywood since many years in one or the other way Mehrotra reveals’.   Furthermore, Mehrotra has also played a small character in K. Asif’s  dream project Love and God which was completed, produced and directed by  K C Bokadia starring lt. Sanjeev Kumar, released in 1986. In Viraam too, Mehrorta has enacted a moity comedy role. The remaining cast of the film includes Monica Ravan, Annapurna Vitthal, Zaid Sheikh,Tripurari Yadav, Sanjay Singh, Kavita Khanna, Gyanendra and Satish Sharma. The movie is being made under the banner Hari Mehrotra Productions, co-produced by Aman D Shah, executive producer Rajeev Dube, story by Rajeev Yogendranath and Hari Mehrotra, dialogues are penned...

Puneet Pasricha Man behind the success of Liberty Videocon General Insurance

“Mr. Puneet Pasricha is the President – Institutional Business & Corporate Strategy at Liberty Videocon General Insurance Co. Ltd., which started operating in 2013. He has been one of the key members of the startup team of this joint venture, serving as the key contact person to build and manage relationships with the joint venture partner and the Indian Insurance Regulator. From successfully setting up the company ground up in India, and heading its operations and customer experience vertical, to now overseeing the P&L of Institutional Business with an additional portfolio of Corporate Strategy, it has been a successful journey for Puneet so far. His peers in the industry (who endearingly call him “Pasha”) acknowledge the sheer ease with which he has successfully implemented successful global business operation models in the Indian context. Secret of his success, as he himself describes it – “it’s the honest and basic ground work which matters” Here’s is a snippet of the interaction with Mr. Puneet Pasricha on multitude of subject matters relevant to the insurance fraternity at large. Question: You were extremely well settled in US and your career was zooming high, what made you come back to India? Answer: After cutting my teeth with a wide variety of management roles in New Businesses, Strategy & Business Planning, Mergers & Acquisition and Operations Management, I was looking out for a more challenging assignment. As they say, opportunities are best created. Going by that rule, I drew up the India entry strategy plan for Liberty, put across the idea to the senior management and got the approval. The sheer enormity of the Indian opportunity and the ability of Liberty to take a substantial position in the Indian market struck the right chord with the then Chairman of Liberty Mutual, and he gave us the thumbs up to go ahead and write the Liberty India...

COMBINATION  OF MULTIPLE TALENTS’ NOT THE SKY BUT THE SPACE IS THE LIMIT FOR SUMAN NEGI

  Welcome a new entrant in the prolix list of Bollywood artist Suman Negi, who is not merely talented and beautiful, but also is competent, dedicated and hardworking, in short, filmmakers first choice. Hailing from Mollywood Regional Film Industry, In a jiffy, Suman vanquished Haryanvi cinema, delivering hits after hits in a row like Dhakkad Chhora, Buddhuram, Gadbad Ghotala, Karmveer and others. After ruling regional cinema, Suman debuted in producer Subir Mukherjee’s Hindi film Club Dancer, wherein her performance was highly appreciated for which she gave credit to producer of the movie Subir Mukherjee and director Sandeep Kumar. Now she is ready to make a mark in Parchhaye-The Shadow, which is ready for release, being directed by Sandeep Kumar. The film is produced by Kiran Kumar Titoriya, who has an eye to search fresh talents and Suman Negi is one of his discovery, whom he gave a platform of big screen to showcase her talent for Dhakkad Chhora, (Haryanvi) a smash-hit, being produced under his banner ‘Subookiran Productions Pvt Ltd’.            Besides acting skills and sensational looks, Suman is also a very good dancer which is also a plus point to soar her career. On account of all these qualities, Suman is compared to Sunny Leone as Suman can also execute sultry scenes as per requirement of the script.   Apart from Parchhaye-The Shadow, Suman’s other forthcoming release is Beimaan Aashiq, which is also produced by Kiran Kumar Titoriya. It’s very amazing that both the artist who have been kept under contrast, alphabetically their name begins from letter S. Likewise, Suman’s forthcoming film is titled Beimaan Aashiq as Sunny Leone has Beimaan Love to her credit. Talking about Beimaan Aashiq, Suman described it as a suspense thriller in which she plays a powerful role opposite Yatin Chhadha. The rest of the cast includes Prithvi Zutshi, Shehzad...

Fahim Batliwala’s New venture United Cricket Bash launched

At a glittering auction held on Monday, the 24th April held at Sofitel Hotel at BKC in Mumbai, which witnessed the bidding for players for the Ten Franchisees of the UCB (United Cricket Bash) Fahim Batliwala announced that the month of May would provide the Mumbaites with an unique sporting event filled with sportsman spirit, fun and glamour of the Bollywood with the message of physical fitness much needed for the youth of today. A gala 18 days sporting event kick-starts from 1st May in Lokhandwala amidst the presence of Bollywood Celebrities promoted by Simca Advertising. Head of one of the most respected Corporate Houses in Bollywood, Fahim Batliwala of Simca Advertising has come up with the novel idea of United Cricket Bash League. It comprises 10 power packed teams showcasing their talent and sporting skill spread over 14 days of high energy action amidst Bollywood presence to be played at Jankidevi Sports Ground in JVPD. The teams are Eleven Indianz, I love Mumbai, Raise and Rise XI, Mumbai Monarchs, Lashkaria Platinum XI, Shrishti Lions, Vikings Warriors, Shree Ram Spartans, PAN Warriors and the All Monsters. The matches would be telecast live on YouTube as well as through 7 Star Digital Cable network Channel No: 100 which would be a dedicated channel telecasting the cricket matches live. ——–Wasim Siddique (Fame Media Publicity) फहीम बाटलीवाला के संयुक्त क्रिकेट बैश का शुभारंभ। सोमवार २४ अप्रैल को एक शानदार नीलामी, मुंबई के बीकेसी में सोफिटेल होटल में आयोजित किया गया, जिसमें यूसीबी (यूनाइटेड क्रिकेट बैश) के दस फ्रैंचाइजी के लिए खिलाड़ियों की बोली हुई, फहीम बाटलीवाला ने घोषणा की कि मई महीने में मुंबई के आज के युवाओं के लिए आवश्यक शारीरिक फिटनेस के साथ बॉलीवुड के कलाकारों के खेल भावना के साथ मजेदार और ग्लैमर से भरी एक अनोखी खेल स्पर्धा आयोजित की जायेगी। 1 मई से लोखंडवाला में 18 दिनों के खेल का आयोजन शुरू होगा, जिसमें...

प्रियंका चोपड़ा को बधाई देने पहुचे रवि ।  आज से रांची में शुरू होगी काशी अमरनाथ की शूटिंग ।

प्रियंका चोपड़ा व डॉ मधु चोपड़ा  की फ़िल्म निर्माण कंपनी पर्पल पेबल पिक्चर्स की मराठी फिल्म वेंटिलेटर को बेस्ट डायरेक्टर सहित तीन नेशनल अवार्ड से नवाजा गया है । इसी खुशी में प्रियंका चोपड़ा के मुम्बई आगमन पर यहां एक भव्य पार्टी का आयोजन किया गया । इस मौके पर भोजपुरी फिल्मो के मेगा स्टार व प्रियंका चोपड़ा की दूसरी भोजपुरी फ़िल्म काशी अमरनाथ के अमरनाथ यानी रवि किशन भी उस पार्टी में प्रियंका चोपड़ा व डॉ मधु चोपड़ा को बधाई देने पहुचे । रवि किशन ने प्रियंका चोपड़ा की तारीफ करते हुए कहा कि छोटे से शहर से निकल कर एक अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्टार तक का सफर तय करने में उन्होंने काफी मेहनत की है । उल्लेखनीय है कि रवि किशन गुरुवार से प्रियंका चोपड़ा की ही फ़िल्म काशी अमरनाथ की शूटिंग झारखंड की राजधानी रांची में कर रहे हैं । पर्पल पेबल पिक्चर्स और युवा निर्मात्री नेहा शांडिल्य की फ़िल्म निर्माण कंपनी  रोज क्वार्ट्ज़ एंटरटेनमेंट के बैनर तले बन रही इस फिल्म में रवि किशन , निरहुआ मुख्य भूमिका में हैं जबकि उनका साथ दे रही हैं आम्रपाली दुबे और सपना गिल । सपना गिल की इस फिल्म से भोजपुरी फिल्म जगत में एंट्री हो रही है । लेखक निर्देशक संतोष मिश्रा की इस फिल्म के अन्य प्रमुख कलाकारों में सुशील सिंह, मनोज टाईगर , ब्रिजेश त्रिपाठी, अनूप अरोड़ा, सोनिया मिश्रा , अयाज़ खान, गौरी शंकर आदि मुख्य भूमिका में हैं । फिल्म के एसोसिएट प्रोड्यूसर है रवि शंकर जायसवाल, प्रोडक्शन हेड हैं मनोहर रवीन्द्रन, कार्यकारी निर्माता है महेश उपाध्याय जबकि प्रचारक हैं उदय भगत ।   —Uday Bhagat...