Real inspires Reel - DAY 683

Chauranga (Four Colours) based on a real life incident and judged as the Best Indian Film of MAMI 2014, as well as the winner of the Grand Jury prize at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles IFFLA, is presented by Anticlock Films in Association with Surya Ventures, Drishyam Films and NFDC. Produced by Sanjay Suri, Onir and Mohan T Mulani, and directed by Bikas Ranjan Mishra. Anticlock Films have tied up with Drishyam for the film’s release and the film is being distributed by PVR Pictures. 

Set in the dark hinterland of India where tradition and modernity collide precariously, Chauranga is inspired by a real incident where a fourteen-year-old Santu wants to go to school like his older brother Bajarangi. When Bajarangi comes home from boarding school on holiday, he exposes Santu to the dreams of city life. But Santu’s destiny was pre-written in a village that’s steeped deep in caste-hierarchy and debauchery.

Director Bikas Ranjan Mishra says, “Chauranga is inspired by a news story. The film is my understanding of the village life where a gruesome act of killing is possible in the name of preserving the sanctity of caste system. It’s a fictional re-telling of the actual incident set in a real village where I grew up and which I was very much a part of.”

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Jio MAMI workshops - DAY 682

India is a cauldron of diversity. Indian Feature films reflect that and every region within India has a specific film culture. This section brings forth the cinematic vibrance of the country. Traversing through various languages and forms in India, the films in this section will highlight talent from different regions. The films programmed will be a journey into the heart of India.

This year the most outstanding and imaginative live action; animation and documentary features and shorts from across the world will compete for children's Jury awards. Children will also learn film making from renowned directors and writers at a special interactive session at the festival. The aim of this section is to showcase and award ground breaking work produced for young audiences aged 6 to 16, in the hope that exposure to high quality and diverse films from across the globe will help develop a finer sensibility for all kinds of cinema and create future audiences.

Jio MAMI is delighted to announce a fantastic film section After Dark for the first time in the history of film festivals in India. The Fantastic film genre is an evolving piece across the world and enjoys a cult following in keeping with the tonality and texture of these films. The films that push the envelope oscillate between the unbelievable and the absurd, fantastic cinema is about all things extreme that stretch your imagination. We will curate and program 7 films in this section that will be an introduction to the Indian audience to this kind of cinema.

In a first there will be lab for aspiring film writers and critics called Young Critics lab is an attempt to hone and mentor future film journalists of the country. Two day workshops over 3 months running up to the festivals will be conducted that cover colleges all across Mumbai. These workshops with chosen journalism students from Mumbai will be mentored by experts and the best out of the lot will win the critics award at the festival. These workshops aim to create a breed of writers and critics that are shaped by the rich experiences and knowledge of the most credible and successful personalities in the field. The idea is also to create a pool that serves as a hiring ground for publications around the country.  

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Stage is set at Mehboob Studio - DAY 681

Jio MAMI  promises a movie-soaked week showcasing the best of Indian and international cinema that will foster a cultural exchange, enable conversations and shape a cinematic sensibility.

This year, the festival received an unprecedented 248 feature film submissions in 29 languages, including Pashto, Wanchu and Jaunsari. The selection of Indian films includes 14 World Premieres, and 17 India Premieres. Audiences at Jio MAMI will get a chance to watch 31 Indian films that have never been shown before in India. 13 films are competing for the best film award in the India gold section. There are 15 fiction features and 5 documentaries in the India story section.

Announcing a new section, After Dark will trace the journey for MAMI and the multiplexes way back in 1997 and now in its seventeenth year.  Six films feature in this section.

The international tribute is marked to the great French director Agnes Varda, who was given the honorary Palme d’Or this year.  Varda, who directed her first film in 1955, is also known as The Grandmother of the New wave cinema. The Indian tribute is to Chetan Anand who celebrates his 100th birth anniversary this year. Chetan Anand is the man who made the greatwar film Haqeeqat though his contribution to Hindi cinema goes far beyond that.

On October 31st, when you walk into Mehboob Studio, you will enter a different world – a world of movie characters, movie merchandising, movie books, dvds and above all, movie conversations. 

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Get ready for Jio MAMI - DAY 680

With less than a month to go for the 17th edition of India’s biggest film festival, the 17^th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival in association with the STAR Network announced its stellar program line-up. The line-up included new programming sections being introduced this year, special screenings and events. 

The 17th edition of the festival will take place from October 29th to November 5th in Mumbai. The festival's presenting sponsor is Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) -- and STAR India is the Associate Sponsor Partner.

Mrs Nita M. Ambani, Founder & Chairperson, Reliance Foundation was announced as Co-Chair, Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI).

The announcement was made in the presence of members of the Board of Trustees that include Kiran Rao, Chairperson – MAMI, Anupama Chopra - Festival Director, Filmmakers Dibakar Banerjee and Vishal Bhardwaj, Mr. Ajay Bijli, Chairman and MD, PVR Ltd, Mr. Siddharth Roy Kapur, Managing Director, Disney India, Mr. Manish Mundra, Founder and CEO, Drishyam Films and Gayatri Yadav, ‎Executive Vice President Marketing & Communications, STAR India.

 Jio MAMI 2015 announced that they will present two Excellences in Cinema awards – one to an international personality and one to an Indian. I’m also kicked to announce that our international Excellence in Cinema award will be given to the iconic Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai who has created landmark films and won laurels around the globe including two Palme D’Or nominations.

The Indian Excellence in Cinema award will be given to two legendary screenwriters who changed the course of Indian cinema namely Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar. The festival is introducing a special section ‘Half Ticket’ for kids, that will feature children films from around the world.

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Pyaar ka Panchnama 2 LOL - DAY 679

Luv Ranjan likhi/directed Pyaar ka Panchnama 2 saal 2011 ki Pyaar ka Panchnama ka sequel hai.

Pyaar ka Panchnama, teen dost, Chauka, Kartik aur Thakur ki dosti aur apne apne pyaar ki talash ki kahani thi.

Pyaar ka Panchnama 2 unki aur bhi gehri dosti aur phir se pyaar ki talash ki kahani hai.

Iss baar, Chauka, Kartik aur Omkar college boys nahi working boys hain, isliye wo thode kum sharrarati aur thode zyaada zimeedaar hain.

Film ka plus, film ki adhunik writing, sharp editing aur natural dialogues...

Film ka bada plus, film ka mauhaal aur engaging performances.

Director Luv Ranjan, ek samma bandhte hai aur apne actors ko mohabbat se pesh karte hain aur saare actors bhi unke vishwas par khare utarte hain.

Pyaar ka Panchnama 2 ka minus bas itna hi, ke kahani ek baar phir, male perspective pesh karti hai, jo mere hisab se ladkiyon ke saath na-insaafi hai.

Doosra, yahan pyaar aur pyaar ke alava koi bhi baat hoti hain!

 Pyaar ka Panchnama 2 dekhni chahiye, usse jo relationship mein hai, usse jiska breakup ho gaya hai aur usse bhi, jo relationship mein jaanewale hain ya jiska breakup hone wala hain.

Rochak aur manoranjak Pyaar ka Panchnama 2 ko Big Entertainment Ratings milte hai 3.5 stars.

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7 time Lucky - DAY 678

This is the premiere all movie lovers have been eagerly awaiting for! Disney and Lucas will unveil the most epic event of the year, the cult franchise Star Wars: The Force Awakens at a massive world premiere in Los Angeles on Dec. 14. 

The world premiere is likely to be the first time that most or all of the cast of the original and the new cast will be seen together!! From the old will be Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, MarK Hamill, Anthony Daniels and Peter Mayhew will be brushing shoulders with John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Domhnall Gleeson, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, Max von Sydow and Lupita Nyong’o.

One of the biggest Hollywood franchises of movie history, the iconic and cult Star Wars saga will see another most awaited reboot this year as Disney's Star Wars: The Force Awakens releases in December 2015.

The celebrations have already kick-started across the globe with mega activities for fans, exhibitions comic cons merchandise display and film promotions.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is an upcoming American epic space opera film directed by J. J. Abrams. The seventh installment in the Star Wars film series (excluding spin-offs), it stars John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow, with Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker reprising roles from previous films.

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Love in Bangkok - DAY 677

 Pyaar Ka Punchnama was a path breaker for lovers and now Pyaar Ka Panchnama 2 is all set to define love again. 

What one remembers about the prequel is Kartik Aaryan breathless monologue and now Kartik is coming to your theatres makes you breathless again.

If the last monologue was hilarious this time it will be a Pyaar mein Pareshaan debate. The boy who is able to prove that he is the most tormented in love gets to win a trip all the way to Bangkok.

The cast is excited about the release and can barely hide their enthusiasm. 

They have become close friends and are thoroughly enjoying spending time with each other on promotions and if there is undercurrent rivalry it does not show or maybe they are super actors and a good job of hiding their insecurities.

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