Drishyam: reversal of Roles for AayTabu- DAY 631

Viacom produced aur Nishikant Kamath directed Drishyam, Japanese film, Devotion of Suspect X se prerit hai.

Iske Malyalam adaptation mein, Mohanlal ne kaam kiya hai aur Tamil adaptation mein, Kamal Haasan ne.

Kahani ke do protagonists hain, film library chalane wala Vijay/ Ajay Devgan aur Goa ki sabse sakht IPS officer Aarti/ Tabu. 

Film ka first half, plot aur characters establish karta hai aur behad dull aur neeras hai. Kahani interesting banti hai, second half mein, jab Tabu entry leti hai.

Film ka minus film ka pace, presentation aur kuch hadh tak, unconvincing characters! 

Ajay ke pariwar mein paise ki kummi hain, magar unke rehan sehan mein nazar nahi aati. 

Tabu professional hai magar, usse jazbati dikhana director zaroori manta hai. 

Film ka plus, film ki supporting cast Rajat Kapoor aur IPS officer ke assistant, Inspector Gaitonde.

Singham se bilkul alag image mein, Ajay Devgan, kirdaar se zyaada film ka sandesh hai. 

Satya-asatya / dharm-adharm ka nirnay kaun karta hai? Humare sanjog… ya phir humara zameer…?

Drishyam dekhni chahiye, Tabu ke liye…Uska gussa…uska dard…uski nirasha…uski aankhon se bayaan hoti hain!

Do drishtikon ko pesh karti Drishyam ko Big Entertainment Ratings milte hai 3 stars.

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Of Kings & Queens- DAY 630

Zee TV has a way of launching the most unique shows every season and this time the show that
will add to the glory of the channel is Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani a period drama starring Drashti
Dhami and Siddhanth Karnick.

The show promises to be a lavish period drama and special designers have been roped in to work
on special looks of all the actors. Anita Raj for example has modeled herself on Maharani
Gayatri Devi and Drashti is doing her best so that she will not be associated with Madhubala Ek
Ishq Ek Junoon.

It is the first time a serial has been launched in such a grand scale and will be shot in actual
locations to lend the royalty lifestyle. The event was kick started with a dance ballet on the story
choreographed by Sandip Soparrkar, a first in the history of television.

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Akshay Kumar finds a Grandmother- DAY 629

Strangest things happen in the lives of film stars. They make friend, foes and at times
relationships out of strangers. Recently when Akshay Kumar was shooting in Transylvania for
his forthcoming film Singh is Bliing he encountered an unexpected problem during the shooting
of the climax.

His co-star, a Romanian fighter in an action scene with him accidentally ripped off his suit. Since
the suit was part of the continuity and there was no time to waste, Akshay suggested the unit
look for a local tailor to repair the suit rather than wait for the designer to fix an alternative.
As luck would have it a local Romanian grandmother part of the spectators at the shooting
helped the unit by sewing the suit with her needle work talent.
The Romanians were proud of their grandmother to have helped an Indian superstar.

This is called a stitch in time saves nine!

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Sonakishi Sinha: Reality shows to Brand Ambassador- DAY 628

Sonakshi Sinha, who is currently judging the reality singing show Indian Idol Junior 2, has been enthralled by the performances of the kids on the show. For the Parents Day episode, Sonakshi was unable to control her tears as the juniors paid emotional tributes to their parents.

Sonakshi became so emotional that the shoot came to a halt for sometime as everyone tried to console the actor.When she recovered Sonakshi laughed about it and said that an actor’s life on and off screen is about kabhi khushi kabhie gham.

She was right because the following day, Sonakshi was appointed brand ambassador for Digisol's wireless and networking products, her first high tech product.

The appointment of Sonakshi comes at a time when DIGISOL plans to magnify its presence in consumer segment and this association is expected to boost the brand’s visibility in India. Looking at her pictures all we can say is that the life of a star is kabhi techno kabhi tears!

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Yoga by the Bay- DAY 627

The event was organised by Nana Chudasama and daughter Shaina NCs I Love Mumbai at Marine Drive was a feast to the eyes. Innaugrated by Mayor Smt. Snehal Ambekar, Malini Shankar (IAS), actors Ira Dubey and Jackie Shroff, holistic health guru Mickey Mehta.

It seemed like the Mumbai rains would be a spoiler but Mumbaikars flocked in large numbers with their yoga mats, some to practice and some to learn from experienced Yoga teachers.

The event was supported by senior officials from Navy, Army and Air force and also Central Railway and Western Railway officials.

Children from St. Lawrence & St. Thomas Schools, as far as Borivli and Dahisar came to collect saplings and what was wonderful was that the children had their own school Music Band to welcome the guests which made the event all the more special.

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Masaan is about Varanasi we have never seen-DAY 626

Drishyam Pictures produced aur Neeraj Ghaywan directed Masaan, Bharat ke chote shehar aur
bade hauslo ki kahani hai.

5000 saal purane Varanasi ghaat mein sainkdo yaatri aate jaate hain.
Masaan wo ghaat par bassi zindagiyon ki kahani hain.
Aur jaise aam zindagi mein hota hai – kahanni se judi kahani aur rishte se jude aur rishte…
Theek ussi tarha se, writer Varun Grover ,hume  Sanskrit teacher, Vidyadhar Pathak.., unke
khaas shishya Jhonta..,  unki computer seekhi beti, Devi.., Devi ka dost.., dost ka pariwar.. aur un
sab ke halaat ka sampark karwaate hain.
Saath hi mein college mein padhte do premee Shweta Tripathi  aur Vicky Kaushal, unke
pariwar… aur unki alag samasyaein...

Director Neeraj Ghaywan Varanasi ke janam mrityu itihaas ko kabhi raag, kabhi kavita aur kabhi
jigyasa ka naam dete hai.

Film ko anokha banati hai film ka backdrop aur multi multi track narrative. Naya ladka Vicky
Kaushal aur Devi ki bhumika mein Richa Chaadha, apne career ke sabse mushkil performance
mein!

Masaan manoranjan nahi ek soch hai…Aaina hai… Mizaaj  hai...Ismein  thehraav hai aur
raungte khade kar dene waali kaddvi sachai bhi!!

Massan kio Big Entertainment Ratings milte hain 3.5 stars.

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Esha Deol in Box Cricket- DAY 625

Roadies judge Esha Deol is now the owner of a cricket team. Esha is part of the Box Cricket League Punjab, along with other Punjabi actors like Geeta Basra. Geeta has bought her close friend Harbhajan Singh’s hometown team Jalandhar, Geeta confirmed, saying, “Yes, I own the Jalandhar team in Box Cricket League Punjab. Jalandhar has always been close to my heart as my family is from there. I am very happy to be associated with them and looking forward to an amazing time.”      

Box Cricket League launched last year, brought together 150 of the biggest television celebrities in a potent mix of drama, cricket and celebrities. This year they’re adding ‘Punjabi’ tadka to that mix and taking the concept to a completely new level.

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