03 April, 2016

Ram Charan's sister Shreeja ties the knot at a VIP studded affair



As far as Indian Cinema goes , Megastar Chiranjeevi and his son Ram Charan are names that need no introduction.

Hence it comes as no surprise that the wedding of Ram Charan's sister , Shreeja , was an illustrious ,star studded affair.

Known to be gracious hosts , the family came together to host a wedding to remember as Shreeja married her childhood sweetheart Kalyan Kanuganti .

The wedding was truly the talk of the town as the South Industry's biggest stars,filmmakers and politicians graced the occasion. The wedding was a very intimate affair and took place at the family's Bangalore farm house. Ram Charan played the perfect host and made sure that everything was seamless till the

end.

The reception was later hosted at the Park Hyatt in Hyderabad.

FICCI FRAMES 2016 - Govt is keen to promote media and entertainment industry


MUMBAI, 1 April 2016
: The Government of India was making a conscious effort to move towards less regulation of the media and entertainment industry and was encouraging auto regulation by industry, said Mr. Sunil Arora, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting at a keynote session on ‘Making India a Global M&E Hub’  on day three of FICCI FRAMES.

Mr. Arora said that the industry had time and again raised the issue of clearances. Hence the government was easing and liberalizing the process of security clearances to allow greater flexibility for the film fraternity. Speaking about the FM auctions, he said after the successful auction last year, a  new set of rules have been submitted to the Cabinet for the next phase of FM radio auctions.

Underlining the challenges for making India a global M&E hub, Mr. Arora said that the theatre density of the country left a lot to be desired. There was a need to increase the number of theatres in the country. On the taxation side, he said that the levies would be rationalized automatically once the GST is in place.

Raising the issue of lack of domestic manufacturing of set top boxes, Mr. Arora said that the electronics industry needs to play a critical role in stepping up the production of set top boxes in India. Currently, in India less than 10 per cent set top were being manufactured domestically.

Mr. Arora said that that the government was committed to digitization and was moving towards it. The National Film Archives of India was working towards safeguarding the heritage of Indian cinema and was in the process of digitizing more than 1000 films. 

Mr. Arora said that the government was setting up a Film Facilitation Office for enabling the industry and government in tandem. To promote the media and entertainment industry in the states, a new award ‘Most Film Friendly State’ had been conceived. He added that this year, Gujarat would be felicitated with the newly created award.

Highlighting the initiatives of the government to promote the media and entertainment industry in the country, Mr. Arora said that a Centre of Excellence for Animation, Visual Effects and Gaming was coming up at the Film City in Maharashtra besides a National Film Museum and Permanent National Photo Gallery.

Mr. Uday Shankar, Chairman, FICCI’s M&E Committee and CEO, STAR India and Mr. Ramesh Sippy, Co-Chairman, FICCI Media & Entertainment Committee, also shared their views.
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Taapsee Pannu’s amazed to see Bachchan Sr before time on sets

Taapsee shares a punctuality Bond with Mr.Bachchan!


We all would find connects with the other individual around that we really cherish, be it our family, friends or co-workers.
But when actors be with each other for a long time during shoots they too find common things amongst each other which become an unsaid bond.
Actress Taapsee Pannu too have found one with Mr.Bachchan and is extremely glad about it. Its been a while Taapsee is working in films and is really fond of reaching sets before time to absorb the nature of the same and coincidentally bonded with Amitabh sir on the same lines, source closed to the film said that both the co- actors were early to sets everyday rehearsing and adapting the environment.
When contacted Taapsee on the same she said :
I always feel coming early on set and having enough time in your hand to not only get ready but to feel at ease in the new location is important for me as an actor.
Once I am ready I don’t even wait in my van for someone to call me, I myself step down to the set and sit there to absorb the surroundings. 
And it’s amazing to see that Bachchan sir reaches the location before time and doesn’t mind sitting there and waiting for his shot to be called.”
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