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‘Prem Ratan…’ is only for Salman Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya says he has made ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ only for superstar Salman Khan IANS, MUMBAI
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ilmmaker Sooraj Barjatya says he has made his larger than life Bollywood entertainer Prem Ratan Dhan Payo for superstar Salman Khan, with whom he has collaborated after 16 years. Known for his family dramas with ensemble cast, palatial sets, enviable ethnicwear and elaborate song and dance routines, Barjatya says his effort for Prem Ratan Dhan
SRK unveils ‘half a look’ of ‘Dilwale’
Payo will be worth it if audience enjoy the film with their entire family in the festive season. “This film is only for Salman. I wanted to make people adore him... a film with which he can change people. Youngsters go less for my movies, but if a youngster says he wants to show it to his mother, grandmother or in-laws, then it is the biggest return and victory for me,” Barjatya said. One of the most awaited Bollywood films to be released in this
year, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo hits the screens on Thursday. It also stars Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Swara Bhaskar and Armaan Kohli. This will be the fourth collaboration between Barjatya and Salman after their previous successful outings, Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! and Hum Saath Saath Hain. Sonam, who essays Salman’s love interest in the film, said the film has been one of her “happiest experiences”.
Chopra’s first look in ‘Bajirao Mastani’ IANS, MONTREAL
First look of ‘Ghayal Once Again’ out
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MUMBAI: Before the launch of the trailer of Dilwale, superstar Shah Rukh Khan has teased fans with a “half a look” poster of the upcoming film. With their hands covering each other faces, the poster of the Rohit Shetty directorial shows SRK with his co-stars Kajol, Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon. “Our director Rohit not allowing us to reveal our first look. So we have outsmarted him by releasing only half a look,” Shah Rukh tweeted on Sunday. The image also features the film’s release date, December 18. The King Khan tweeted more images in which they are seen striking the same pose. “And we do it all over again as we wrap our film… love you Dilwales,” he shared. Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, Dilwale team was in Goa for a short schedule. The movie promises to bring back the magic of the chemistry that Shah Rukh and Kajol have shared in a string of romantic films earlier.
he wait to meet the third and pivotal person of the historical saga Bajirao Mastani came to an end when Priyanka Chopra released the first look of her character from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s forthcoming film online. The actress says her role — Kashibai — displays many emotions from simple and poetic to devoted. Priyanka, who is currently staying here, also added that the look comes as a pre-Diwali gift for her fans. “#KashiBaiPoster Simple... Poignant... Poetic... Sanguine... Devoted #somanyemotions,” Priyanka tweeted on Sunday. The actress, who made her international TV debut with Quantico
this year, went on to add that “Early Happy Diwali from cold Montreal. I miss home! Here is the first look of #KashiBaiPoster”. Bajirao Mastani narrates the love story of Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I (played by Ranveer Singh) and Mastani (Deepika Padukone). Priyanka plays Bajirao’s first wife
Kashibai. In the poster, Priyanka can be seen standing with an ‘aarti thali’ in her hands and is seen in a Maharashtrian attire. The canvas of the image is a myriad of colors like orange and purple with an impression of palace and Marathas in the background.
MUMBAI: A bruised arm with a firm fist and four children clinging on to it — that’s the impression the poster of “Ghayal Once Again” paints. Bollywood’s “Ghayal” star Sunny Deol has revealed the first look of the sequel to the 1990 action film. The actor took to Twitter to give a hint of the plot of the upcoming film on Saturday night. Sunny tweeted: “Four innocent kids against the most powerful man in the country. Only one man stands between them. #ghayalonceagain”.
‘Masaan’ ends Dharamshala International Film Festival IANS, DHARAMSALA
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he fourth edition of Dharmsala International Film Festival (DIFF) came to an end on Sunday with the screening of Neeraj Ghaywan’s Masaan, starring Richa Chadha, Vicky Kaushal, Sanjay Mishra and Shweta Tripathi in lead roles. Released across 300 screens in India on July 24, Masaan came into the limelight after it won the FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard section and a ‘Promising Future’ Award at Cannes International Film Festival earlier this year. Set against the backdrop of Banaras, the film follows two seemingly separate
A still from movie Masaan
story arcs that eventually converge. The film struck the right chords with the audience here.
Organized by filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, the four-day independent film festival, which started with the
screening of Kanu Bhel’s Titli o November 5, continued to pre sent independent cinema to th critics and movie aficionados. This year, the festival als launched a new programme Re Neverland, specifically tailore for younger audiences. Under this, a range of animate and live action children film from around the globe wer screened. This included Russian shor film About a Mother by Din Velikovskayato, Brazilian directo Ale Abreu’s The Boy and Th World, Olivier Ringer’s Birds o Passage, Astrid Bussink’s Giovann and the Water Ballet and Jury Fe ing’s Celestial Camel.