Viacom18 Motion Pictures today announced the release of its next Marathi venture, CYCLE on May 4, 2018. A light-hearted tale which will make you embark on a journey to rediscover yourself. The film is directed by Prakash Kunte, who had earlier given hits like COFFEE ANI BARACH KAHI, & JARA HATKE and HAMPI.
 

A Viacom18 Motion Pictures presentation, CYCLE is produced by Happy Mind Entertainment in association with MFA & Think Why Not. The film stars Hrishikesh Joshi, Priyadarshan Jadhav and Bhalchandra Kadam in pivotal roles.
 

Ajit Andhare, COO, Viacom18 Motion Pictures, said, “The main vision of Viacom18 Motion Pictures is to offer our audiences the best movie content across languages. It is our strong belief that regional cinema market has a tremendous untapped content potential and we intend to exploit just that. After the unprecedented success of AAPLA MANUS in the Marathi cinema space, it gives me immense pride in presenting our next Marathi venture CYCLE. I am very positive that this movie will find space in the heart of our audiences and will get an encouraging response.”
 

Nikhil Sane, Business Head – Viacom18 Motion Pictures Marathi and Colors Marathi, said, “In the past few years Marathi Cinema has seen a surge of young breed of actors, directors & producers with fresh ideas and even fresher concepts. It gives me immense pleasure to be associating with one such director, Prakash Kunte for this film. CYCLE is a has been extensively shot
in Konkan that will bring back picturesque memories of your childhood & vacations. I am confident that this is a film that families can enjoy together with their kids during their summer holidays.”

Sangram Surve, Producer, said, “CYCLE has been a product of love for Happy Minds. We decided on the script within minutes of hearing it and took our time to make the film to our satisfaction. We were delighted when Viacom18 Motion Pictures’ response was similar. They decided to commit to the film within minutes of seeing it. We hope that what our story enthralls audiences with its message of goodness.”
 

Amar Pandit, Producer, said, “There are very few films that come to your mind that have not only touched your heart but also your soul. CYCLE is one of them. I am not sure whether we could make another CYCLE kind of movie. Everyone including children must watch CYCLE for its sheer power of goodness as this comes across in a funny and entertaining way. Right from the 12- year-old to the 70-year-old, everyone has loved the magic of our CYCLE…”
 

Prakash Kunte, Director, said “CYCLE is an emotional & engaging story that touches the myriad of emotions and will reach out to the audiences in a very special way. The film will only make you realise that sometimes happiness lies in the smallest of things and it is important to celebrate them. I am happy to be collaborating with Happy Minds Entertainment & Viacom18 Motion Pictures for film.”
 

CYCLE takes you back in the post-Independence era of India, to a small Konkan village. The film is a heart-warming account of the protagonist Keshav who has an intense love affair with his cycle. The cycle gets stolen by two on the lookout for a new adventure enter Keshav’s village. Will Keshav ever find his cycle back? What does the cycle have in.
 

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, known for his brilliant acting skills and gifting his fans memorable hit movies, turned 53 on Wednesday.

He was last seen in SECRET SUPERSTAR.

The movie released during Diwali last year.

The movie released in China recently.

The movie gained positive response at the Box Office in the Asian nation.

Khan joined photo sharing website Instagram on his birthday.

Khan made a spectacular debut in the world of Instagram by posting a collage image of his mother Zeenat Hussain.

He uses micro-blogging site Twitter often.

He uses the platform to communicate with his fans and even share updates about his upcoming projects

Meanwhile, Khan is busy shooting for his upcoming movie THUGS OF HINDOSTAN.

The movie will also feature Amitabh Bachchan and Katrina Kaif.

After starting his career in the film Yaadon Ki Baaraat in 1973 as a child artist.

Khan went on to become one of the biggest stars in Bollywood.

He has worked in numerous hit movies like QAYAMAT SE QAYAMAT TAK, RAJA HINDUSTANI, LAGAAN, DIL CHAHTA HAI, TAARE ZAMEEN PAR, PK among others.

Meanwhile, celebrities like former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendullkar wished him and posted: " Happy birthday, @aamir_khan. You are a superstar and that's no secret… HaHaHa Wish you the best always my friend."

Cricketer Suresh Raina wrote: "Happy birthday, @aamir_khan. Have the happiest year ahead. May you continue to shine and entertain us forever.."

Cricketer Harbhajan Singh congratulated him and tweeted: "Evergreen versatile actor and a humble human being. Happy birthday Aamir bhai @aamir_khan ."

The last dialogue we ever heard Narendra say on-screen was: "Life is unpredictable. Who knows about the next Friday?"

He sad this in 2016 – THE END, which released towards the end of last year.

Narendra was a fabulous actor and always reminded me that I never did anything about it. Apart from mentioning him in my film reviews, I never got down to actually praising Narendra. This is one devil who never got his due. We were too busy chasing stars.

Actor Narendra Jha, 55, died early on Wednesday following a heart attack.

It is ironical that Narendra died on Aamir Khan's birthday. Aamir is everything that Narendra could have been if only success had smiled down on him.

But Narendra remained divorced from stardom despite polished performances in Rahul Dholakia's RAEES, Sanjay Gupta's KAABIL and most notably Vishal Bhardwaj's HAIDER where his role as Tabu's suspected terrorist-husband was the best thing about the film.

"Yes! But what good is it to say this to me if you don't write about it," Narendra once said again reminding me of the chasm that existed between critical perception and public acknowledgement.

Last year, Narendra was part of both the Republic Day releases RAEES and KAABIL — and he was equally engaging in both. We were too busy writing on the clash between Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan.

Reacting to Narendra's sudden demise, Dholakia said: "Very sad, shocking! Too young, a very strong personality. Had fun shooting with him in RAEES. He was very involved in his character and was also very appreciated for his role as Musabhai."

Rakesh Roshan, who produced KAABIL, said: "He was not only a very fine actor but also a dignified human being. Quiet, restrained and graceful… Shocked to know he is no more."

One of Narendra's last appearances was in 2016 – THE END, an ominously titled film. Its director Jaideep Chopra can't believe Narendra is gone.

"In the climax of my film, he had to say a dialogue, ‘Aaiye aaj mein jeena shuru karte hain, pataa nahi yeh duniya kab khatam ho jaye, ho sakta hai yeh aapki aakhri film ho ya meri, next Friday ka kya bharosa aaye ya na aaye.'

"Narendra didn't want to say these lines. But I pushed him to say that dialogue. He was worried ki ‘kabhi kabhi Saraswati hoti hai zubaan par'. Who was to know my film 2016 – THE END would be his last release?"

[By Subhash K. Jha]

The last dialogue we ever heard Narendra say on-screen was: "Life is unpredictable. Who knows about the next Friday?"

He sad this in 2016 – THE END, which released towards the end of last year.

Narendra was a fabulous actor and always reminded me that I never did anything about it. Apart from mentioning him in my film reviews, I never got down to actually praising Narendra. This is one devil who never got his due. We were too busy chasing stars.

Actor Narendra Jha, 55, died early on Wednesday following a heart attack.

It is ironical that Narendra died on Aamir Khan's birthday. Aamir is everything that Narendra could have been if only success had smiled down on him.

But Narendra remained divorced from stardom despite polished performances in Rahul Dholakia's RAEES, Sanjay Gupta's KAABIL and most notably Vishal Bhardwaj's HAIDER where his role as Tabu's suspected terrorist-husband was the best thing about the film.

"Yes! But what good is it to say this to me if you don't write about it," Narendra once said again reminding me of the chasm that existed between critical perception and public acknowledgement.

Last year, Narendra was part of both the Republic Day releases RAEES and KAABIL — and he was equally engaging in both. We were too busy writing on the clash between Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan.

Reacting to Narendra's sudden demise, Dholakia said: "Very sad, shocking! Too young, a very strong personality. Had fun shooting with him in RAEES. He was very involved in his character and was also very appreciated for his role as Musabhai."

Rakesh Roshan, who produced KAABIL, said: "He was not only a very fine actor but also a dignified human being. Quiet, restrained and graceful… Shocked to know he is no more."

One of Narendra's last appearances was in 2016 – THE END, an ominously titled film. Its director Jaideep Chopra can't believe Narendra is gone.

"In the climax of my film, he had to say a dialogue, ‘Aaiye aaj mein jeena shuru karte hain, pataa nahi yeh duniya kab khatam ho jaye, ho sakta hai yeh aapki aakhri film ho ya meri, next Friday ka kya bharosa aaye ya na aaye.'

"Narendra didn't want to say these lines. But I pushed him to say that dialogue. He was worried ki ‘kabhi kabhi Saraswati hoti hai zubaan par'. Who was to know my film 2016 – THE END would be his last release?"

[By Subhash K. Jha]

OMERTA director Hansal Mehta, who unveiled the gritty trailer of the film here on Wednesday, says his idea behind making an uncomfortable film is to make the audience face the truth.

The film, starring Rajkummar Rao, is based on British-Pakistani terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh. Its trailer was launched here at an event.

Mehta said: "OMERTA takes a look at this complex paradox of a man called Omar Saeed Sheikh. It was a difficult subject to choose and a challenge to make.

"However, with an actor like Rajkummar, no challenge seems insurmountable and this was the ideal film to hurtle us out of our comfort zone to make something that is uncomfortable.

"But that is the burden of truth – it is uncomfortable and it must be faced."

According to Mehta, OMERTA looks at what it means to be a fundamentalist and for someone to pick up a gun with the intent of killing in return for an afterlife in paradise.

"I want to leave the viewer with a sense of awe, disgust, hate, surprise and let them examine the ramifications of these events on their lives today," he added.

The National Award winning Rajkummar, who has delivered impactful performances in his past associations with Mehta, plays an anti-hero in the movie for the first time.

"OMERTA is among the most researched films that I have worked on till date. We actually visited some of the places frequented by Omar in London during his transformation from a LSE graduation student to becoming this deadly terrorist.

"I needed to feel and touch this man's past – to ingest him. It was not an easy journey for me to take. With OMERTA and Hansal sir, we have a combination that will probably leave you stunned. There will be this moment of shock and silence as the end credits roll," he said.

The film is shot in real locations across London and India while recreating Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Presented by Swiss Entertainment and Karma Media, and produced by Nahid Khan, the film is releasing on April 20.

OMERTA director Hansal Mehta, who unveiled the gritty trailer of the film here on Wednesday, says his idea behind making an uncomfortable film is to make the audience face the truth.

The film, starring Rajkummar Rao, is based on British-Pakistani terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh. Its trailer was launched here at an event.

Mehta said: "OMERTA takes a look at this complex paradox of a man called Omar Saeed Sheikh. It was a difficult subject to choose and a challenge to make.

"However, with an actor like Rajkummar, no challenge seems insurmountable and this was the ideal film to hurtle us out of our comfort zone to make something that is uncomfortable.

"But that is the burden of truth – it is uncomfortable and it must be faced."

According to Mehta, OMERTA looks at what it means to be a fundamentalist and for someone to pick up a gun with the intent of killing in return for an afterlife in paradise.

"I want to leave the viewer with a sense of awe, disgust, hate, surprise and let them examine the ramifications of these events on their lives today," he added.

The National Award winning Rajkummar, who has delivered impactful performances in his past associations with Mehta, plays an anti-hero in the movie for the first time.

"OMERTA is among the most researched films that I have worked on till date. We actually visited some of the places frequented by Omar in London during his transformation from a LSE graduation student to becoming this deadly terrorist.

"I needed to feel and touch this man's past – to ingest him. It was not an easy journey for me to take. With OMERTA and Hansal sir, we have a combination that will probably leave you stunned. There will be this moment of shock and silence as the end credits roll," he said.

The film is shot in real locations across London and India while recreating Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Presented by Swiss Entertainment and Karma Media, and produced by Nahid Khan, the film is releasing on April 20.

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who turned 53 on Wednesday, said his THUGS OF HINDOSTAN co-star Amitabh Bachchan's health is better now and he is back to shooting.

The actors have been shooting for the movie in Jodhpur.

"I shot with Amitji last night itself. It's true that he has pain in the shoulder and back. But this film also has a lot of action scenes for him. I think it is after a lot of years that you will see Amitji doing a lot of action. So, it's definitely a challenging film for him and he is coping very well with it," Aamir told the media here.

"He has had a shoulder and back injury. The pain had got aggravated day before, but he is better now," he added.

Aamir, who is in Mumbai just for a day for his birthday, celebrated his special day with mediapersons.

The actor hopes THUGS OF HINDOSTAN reflects the hard work being put in.

"I hope the work we are doing on THUGS OF HINDOSTAN is good and people really like it. I want that the film that I am working in with Amitji is memorable. This is my expectation from the film," he said.

The movie, being directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, also features Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Sheikh. Parts of it are being shot at Jodhpur's Mehrangarh Fort, from where Big B has been sharing some picturesque updates.

In his blog on Tuesday, he revealed his health was not up to the mark, and that's why doctors were called in from Mumbai to fiddle around with his body.

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who turned 53 on Wednesday, said his THUGS OF HINDOSTAN co-star Amitabh Bachchan's health is better now and he is back to shooting.

The actors have been shooting for the movie in Jodhpur.

"I shot with Amitji last night itself. It's true that he has pain in the shoulder and back. But this film also has a lot of action scenes for him. I think it is after a lot of years that you will see Amitji doing a lot of action. So, it's definitely a challenging film for him and he is coping very well with it," Aamir told the media here.

"He has had a shoulder and back injury. The pain had got aggravated day before, but he is better now," he added.

Aamir, who is in Mumbai just for a day for his birthday, celebrated his special day with mediapersons.

The actor hopes THUGS OF HINDOSTAN reflects the hard work being put in.

"I hope the work we are doing on THUGS OF HINDOSTAN is good and people really like it. I want that the film that I am working in with Amitji is memorable. This is my expectation from the film," he said.

The movie, being directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, also features Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Sheikh. Parts of it are being shot at Jodhpur's Mehrangarh Fort, from where Big B has been sharing some picturesque updates.

In his blog on Tuesday, he revealed his health was not up to the mark, and that's why doctors were called in from Mumbai to fiddle around with his body.

Actress Gauahar Khan has chosen her mother's birthday on Thursday to launch her clothing line.

Gauahar, who credits her mother for her sense of style, said the plan was always to launch the collection on an appropriate day.

She said in a statement: "What better day it could be than my mom's birthday as she has been my ultimate fashionista since my childhood. As a kid, I used to always admire the way our mom dressed us up.

"Even though we had a humble living but my mom would make sure that she would not make her kids step out of the house without socks and shoes and also clips in my hair.

"My sense of style comes a lot from my mother and the way she kept us. Her saris would mesmerise everybody around her and I used to always take pride in the way my mom carried her personality in any outfit she wore be it nightwear or saris."

Actress Gauahar Khan has chosen her mother's birthday on Thursday to launch her clothing line.

Gauahar, who credits her mother for her sense of style, said the plan was always to launch the collection on an appropriate day.

She said in a statement: "What better day it could be than my mom's birthday as she has been my ultimate fashionista since my childhood. As a kid, I used to always admire the way our mom dressed us up.

"Even though we had a humble living but my mom would make sure that she would not make her kids step out of the house without socks and shoes and also clips in my hair.

"My sense of style comes a lot from my mother and the way she kept us. Her saris would mesmerise everybody around her and I used to always take pride in the way my mom carried her personality in any outfit she wore be it nightwear or saris."