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Mohsin Khan: Pacifying a crying child is hard

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Actor Mohsin Khan says shooting with a baby is fun, but it comes with its own challenges.

He is shooting with a baby for a sequence in TV show 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'. In the track, Naira (Shivangi Joshi) and Kartik (Mohsin) rescue a baby, and they bring her home to take care of her.

"Shooting with little babies is actually an amazing experience. We recently began shooting with a baby and cannot get enough of her. Her mother never holds her when on set," Mohsin said in a statement.

"I love playing with her and when I make her smile, it makes me feel like I am her hero. Having said that, I feel that pacifying a crying child is the biggest challenge, in a good way because to understand what is wrong with them is a challenge. Hats off to our parents who have actually gone through all the infant woes."

The show is aired Star Plus.

Mohsin Khan: Pacifying a crying child is hard

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Actor Mohsin Khan says shooting with a baby is fun, but it comes with its own challenges.

He is shooting with a baby for a sequence in TV show 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'. In the track, Naira (Shivangi Joshi) and Kartik (Mohsin) rescue a baby, and they bring her home to take care of her.

"Shooting with little babies is actually an amazing experience. We recently began shooting with a baby and cannot get enough of her. Her mother never holds her when on set," Mohsin said in a statement.

"I love playing with her and when I make her smile, it makes me feel like I am her hero. Having said that, I feel that pacifying a crying child is the biggest challenge, in a good way because to understand what is wrong with them is a challenge. Hats off to our parents who have actually gone through all the infant woes."

The show is aired Star Plus.

Manjari feels blessed to work with all stalwarts of acting in BAA BAAA BLACK SHEEP

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Actress Manjari Fadnnis, who will be seen playing Maniesh Paul's girlfriend in the comic thriller BAA BAAA BLACK SHEEP, was anxious on the first day of shoot as she had to do her first scene with Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon and Maniesh Paul.

Sharing the experience, Manjiri says, "I was anxious, but at the same time it was such a great learning experience that I think I'm blessed to have shared screen space with all these stalwarts of acting."

Also, Kay Kay Menon was the only actor who never got his cellphone on set, making Manjiri more in awe of him and more anxious.

Speaking about it, Director Vishwas Paandya says, "Manjari has done very well in the film and she has never looked as good in any other movie before, but on her first day she was definitely anxious."

BAA BAAA BLACK SHEEP, directed by Vishwas Paandya, stars Maniesh Paul, Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Manjari Fadnnis & Kay Kay Menon in a special appearance.

Produced by Anand Swarup Agarwal & Krishna Datla, under the banner Agastya Films, it is a Soham Rockstar Entertainment and Swarup Productions presentation.

The film will release on Mar 23.

Ordinary start but pick up for Ajay – Ileana’s RAID!

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The prominent release of the week, Raj Kumar Gupta’s Ajay Devgn, Saurabh Shukla and Ileana D’Cruz starrer, RAID, was never expected to open like a SINGHAM or GOLMAAL, but still the 20 percent (all India average) start was a tad disappointing.

Having said that, based on the positive reviews and audience feedback, the film did pick up during the latter shows and though the first day will come just under 10 crore, the film is expected to end the opening weekend in the 28-30 crore range, fingers crossed!

Meanwhile, despite the fact that T-Series’ Urvashi Rautela starrer HATE STORY 4 could not quite match up to it’s predecessor(s), the film managed to hold on netting 19 crore (to be validated) during the opening week from India and should be a safe bet for the investors.

Checking out Anushka Sharma’s horror flick PARI, the film added another 5 crore plus thus netting 25-26 crore in two weeks from India and will end up as a creditable break even project, after accounting for all the rights.

Concluding with SONU KE TITU KI SWEETY, the film added another 16 crore thus netting 89 crore (to be validated) in three weeks from India, and the way it is holding, it may well end up as a super duper hit!

THE SQUARE Movie Review: The cult that makes you go bonkers

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“How much inhumanity does it take before we access your humanity?”, The brilliant Ruben Ostlund’s latest movie – THE SQUARE surprise winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or (2017) is a knock out mockery of these three simple phenomenon that happens with everyone in everyday life – thought, feeling and expression that results in action.

What happens when the order changes which is a routine nowadays and the communication goes horribly wrong. And most important why does the communication goes wrong when we all in our esteemed sense of intelligence and understanding are suppose to treat everyone as equals, disregard bias in our celebrated and self boosted social context, cultural awareness, misconception, prejudice and pride.

THE SQUARE is a potent and certainly the most important satire to come in recent times, Ruben Östlund’s movie is a not just a piece of cinematic brilliance, it serves as a fodder of thought, provokes discussion and instigates a sense of self interrogation and mind you it is bound to have diverse opinions and that’s the movie’s biggest triumph.

As the protagonist Christian (Claes Bang) says, “The Square is a sanctuary of trust and caring. Within it we all share equal rights and obligations”, the movie is a wakeup call on all the shouts of political correctness, the boundaries of art and the limitations that needs to be considered while enjoying our freedom of expression.

Christian (Claes Bang) is the respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a divorced but devoted father of two who drives an electric car and supports good causes. His next show is “The Square”, an installation which invites passersby to altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. But sometimes, it is difficult to live up to your own ideals: Christian’s foolish response to the theft of his phone drags him into shameful situations. Meanwhile, the museum’s PR agency has created an unexpected campaign for “The Square”. The response is overblown and sends Christian, as well as the museum, into an existential crisis.

Like Ruben Ostlund’s previous films, THE SQUARE also has its share on its attack on masculinity (FORCE MAJEURE), the complexities of a reaction in response to an action/situation whether taken or not taken INVOLUNTARY and adds stand out moments laced with humour which is sometimes funny, dark, silly, horrifying with toppings of absurdity, smartness, and that ‘art’ in artlessness.

The museum’s PR company’s outrageous understanding of the campaign resulting in a horrifying video that slaps the bizarre rush to sensationalize everything just to gather eyeballs left and right.

The launch party scene that features Terry Notary (who did motion capture work on the PLANET OF THE APES movies) reacting his chimp brain act with the affluent crowd and gradually becomes more and more aggressive to such an extent that he gets bashed by the so called sophisticated gentlemen wearing designer suits.

The exceptional scene is a befitting statement on the boundaries of art that needs to be drawn and the irony that in showing their human side in protecting a woman from the clutches of the guy who is playing the chimp for fun, the elite gathering at the launch party had actually gone inhuman.

THE SQUARE is a compulsory watch, Ruben Ostlund movie is certainly for the true connoisseurs of art, remarkably when you watch the movie, the movie is watching you as if it knows how the hell you expressed yourself last time.
 

Nandita Das: As a society, we must have space for dissent to grow

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Nandita Das is doubtful if FIRAAQ, her directorial on the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots, would have released in the current socio-political environment. The actor-filmmaker, who believes people have become "touchy", says space for disagreement and existence of different ideologies is crucial in a democratic society.

From raising her voice on the bias against dusky skin in Indian society, acting in thought-provoking and bold films like FIRE and I AM and making a film like FIRAAQ — Nandita's work has made substantial contribution to the attempt at bringing about a change through the medium of entertainment.

Over the past few years, censor issues, bans and protests related to movies has become rampant.

Asked if people are becoming over-sensitive about films, Nandita told IANS: "Sensitive is not the word. People are being touchy. For me, sensitive is a positive word. Being sensitive means you care about somebody, you care for others' pain.

"Being touchy and trying to control opinion, trying to dictate what to say, what to show, is not being sensitive. As a society, we should have space for dissent to grow.

"We should have a difference of opinion, ideology and argument. I might just dislike some of the films and TV shows that are shown, I might just find it completely regressive but does that mean I will break all the TV sets and stop people to watch them?

"No, I will express my opinion on social media. I would rather use these platforms usefully."

Nandita was present at the launch of the '#FilmForChange campaign, an initiative by the Indian Documentary Foundation and Good Pitch India, to support documentary films and filmmakers.

She believes more documentaries can enrich the audience.

"I think documentary films bring out the truth of the matter in the narration. In today's time, when investigative journalism is going away and people's attention span is becoming shorter, we need more and more documentary films to get an insight of the incidents that are happening around us," she said.

Nandita said she finds the digital platforms a great space for the audience to watch many interesting and engaging documentary films.

"It is true that the release or even making of a documentary is difficult in terms of budget and in terms of getting financiers. But as more and more people are watching documentaries on the digital platform, filmmakers gain a chance to convince producers about how people are watching such films and their money will not be wasted," said the 1947 EARTH actress.

The audience is eagerly awaiting her new directorial MANTO, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the role of author Saadat Hasan MANTO.

Without giving out much, Nandita said: "It was a tough film to make as not much documents were easily available. In the film, I have captured only four years of Manto's life."

Nandita Das: As a society, we must have space for dissent to grow

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Nandita Das is doubtful if FIRAAQ, her directorial on the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots, would have released in the current socio-political environment. The actor-filmmaker, who believes people have become "touchy", says space for disagreement and existence of different ideologies is crucial in a democratic society.

From raising her voice on the bias against dusky skin in Indian society, acting in thought-provoking and bold films like FIRE and I AM and making a film like FIRAAQ — Nandita's work has made substantial contribution to the attempt at bringing about a change through the medium of entertainment.

Over the past few years, censor issues, bans and protests related to movies has become rampant.

Asked if people are becoming over-sensitive about films, Nandita told IANS: "Sensitive is not the word. People are being touchy. For me, sensitive is a positive word. Being sensitive means you care about somebody, you care for others' pain.

"Being touchy and trying to control opinion, trying to dictate what to say, what to show, is not being sensitive. As a society, we should have space for dissent to grow.

"We should have a difference of opinion, ideology and argument. I might just dislike some of the films and TV shows that are shown, I might just find it completely regressive but does that mean I will break all the TV sets and stop people to watch them?

"No, I will express my opinion on social media. I would rather use these platforms usefully."

Nandita was present at the launch of the '#FilmForChange campaign, an initiative by the Indian Documentary Foundation and Good Pitch India, to support documentary films and filmmakers.

She believes more documentaries can enrich the audience.

"I think documentary films bring out the truth of the matter in the narration. In today's time, when investigative journalism is going away and people's attention span is becoming shorter, we need more and more documentary films to get an insight of the incidents that are happening around us," she said.

Nandita said she finds the digital platforms a great space for the audience to watch many interesting and engaging documentary films.

"It is true that the release or even making of a documentary is difficult in terms of budget and in terms of getting financiers. But as more and more people are watching documentaries on the digital platform, filmmakers gain a chance to convince producers about how people are watching such films and their money will not be wasted," said the 1947 EARTH actress.

The audience is eagerly awaiting her new directorial MANTO, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the role of author Saadat Hasan MANTO.

Without giving out much, Nandita said: "It was a tough film to make as not much documents were easily available. In the film, I have captured only four years of Manto's life."

Asif Panjwani is ruling hearts with his single ‘Humzubaa’n Ho Tum’

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Asif Panjwani's song ‘Humzubaa’n Ho Tum’ has received overwhelming response after it released worldwide. Where the song retains its first position, the digital world is in a flurry post the release of the song. From the lyrics to the romantic tune, the song has it all. The song has turned out to be an instant sensation amongst the youth.

Music Director Asif Panjwani is one of those composers who require little analysis. Every aspect of his oeuvre has already been examined and written about. This quest for melody in sound and avoiding excess in every aspect has also prompted this master musician to introduce new genres and songs to the audience. Driven compulsively to discover new sounds and meanings, he seems invincible. Asif Panjwani competes only with himself, constantly resetting the rules of his own game.

Music Director Asif Panjwani said, "I would like to thank all my fans who have been appreciating & loving the single. The song is extremely special to me & I am glad that people have loved it."

 

Asif Panjwani is ruling hearts with his single ‘Humzubaa’n Ho Tum’

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Asif Panjwani's song ‘Humzubaa’n Ho Tum’ has received overwhelming response after it released worldwide. Where the song retains its first position, the digital world is in a flurry post the release of the song. From the lyrics to the romantic tune, the song has it all. The song has turned out to be an instant sensation amongst the youth.

Music Director Asif Panjwani is one of those composers who require little analysis. Every aspect of his oeuvre has already been examined and written about. This quest for melody in sound and avoiding excess in every aspect has also prompted this master musician to introduce new genres and songs to the audience. Driven compulsively to discover new sounds and meanings, he seems invincible. Asif Panjwani competes only with himself, constantly resetting the rules of his own game.

Music Director Asif Panjwani said, "I would like to thank all my fans who have been appreciating & loving the single. The song is extremely special to me & I am glad that people have loved it."

 

Need a good script to be cast with Kajol, says Ajay Devgn

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Actor Ajay Devgn says it would need a good script to cast him and his actress wife Kajol in a film.

Ajay and Kajol have previously starred in films like ISHQ, RAJU CHACHA, PYAAR TO HONA HI THA and U ME AUR HUM.

Asked when would they be seen together again on screen, Ajay told IANS here: "It depends. Whenever we find a great script. It's not very easy to cast both of us in a film. You need a good script."

Ajay got married to Kajol in 1999. The couple have two children — daughter Nysa, 15 and son Yug, 8.

Talking about balancing work and personal life, he said: "I try and balance my work very well. I spend a lot of time with my children. Sometimes it happens that you are stuck but most of the time I see to it that I spend time. I keep going to Singapore to spend time with my daughter Nysa and here also I do not work more than eight hours and not on Sundays."

On the acting front, Ajay's latest film RAID, based on a true story about money laundering, released on Friday. Directed by Rajkumar Gupta, the film also stars Ileana D'Cruz.