RAM RATAN – Movie review

Genre: Drama   Recommended: General Audience   Released: 3 November 2017 
Starring: Daisy Shah, Rishi Bhutani, Kangna Sharma, Rajpal Yadav, Satish Kaushik
Directed by: Govind Sakariya

A social family drama with Daisy Shah playing the lead role of Ratan, a modern day girl with a forward thinking attitude and behavior but is still deep rooted in the Indian culture. The film revolves around her right till the end.

Ratan is married to the boy of her choice – Ram (Rishi Bhutani) who seems to reciprocate Ratan’s love for him. But this happiness seems to be short lived as Ratan gets to know that Ram is a playboy who flirts and dates other girls.

Things reach to such a level that Ratan makes up her mind to give back to her philandering husband and for this issue she ropes in her husband’s best friends who willingly oblige the lady to execute a plan where Ram meets with an accident and is taken to the hospital.

This accident was preplaned in such a way that Ram is supposed to be hurt not to a great extent and it happens exactly the way they have planned. Further for such a motive Ratan is also supported by Ram’s elder brother and his wife (Mahesh Thakur and Sudha Chandran). Read full review at: http://www.filmytown.com/movies/ram-ratan-movie-review/

‘Saajan Chale Sasural 2’ Announced

Radhe Murari – A New Marathi Film is Coming

Saajan Chale Sasural, released on 12th of April 1996 had a tremendous success. It is popular even today. 21 years later, producer of Saajan Chale Sasural, Mr. Mansoor Ahmed Siddiqui announced the sequel of the film in a glittering function. Along with that a Marathi film ‘Radhe Murari’ was also announced in the presence of eminent personalities.

The script and direction of ‘Saajan Chale Sasural 2’ will be done by N.N.Siddiqui. Anas films and A. A. Brothers are collaborating to produce ‘Saajan Chale Sasural 2’. Very soon the names of cast will be announced. Uday Tikekar, South Indian actor Gulu Dada and Sonal Monteiro are the artistes who have been selected to act in the film.

Along with this Producer Mansoor Ahmed Siddiqui is also producing the Marathi film ‘Radhe Murari’. This movie, too, will be directed by N. N. Siddiqui. The shooting of both the films will be starting very soon. In ‘Radhe Murari’ we will see artistes Amit Ryan Patil, Gaurav Ghatnekar, Uday Tikekar, Deepali Sayyed and Kirti Adarkar. Director N. N. Siddiqui’s forthcoming Marathi film, ‘Hero’ is ready for release.

Producer Mansoor Ahmed Siddiqui had also produced the popular films like ‘Rang’, ‘Taaqat’ and ‘Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya’ earlier. PR: Ganesh Gargote, Media 1

From being an 'extrs'… to Extraordinary journey of Bollywood’s celebrated PR person

RAJU KARIYA

If a chaiwala boy grows up to become a Prime Minister of a great country, Bollywood has another example of a ricksha-wala rising up to become one of the most sought after and celebrated PROs of Bollywood – the largest film industry in the world.

The WORLD BOOK OF RECORDS (UK) has announced an exclusive honour to Raju Kariya as the BEST Bollywood PR of the Millenium. Kariya has been honoured for his outstanding contribution in Cultural and Entertainment cause by the Indo-British Cultural Forum, UK.

“I don’t consider it as an award… I consider it as a blessing from the Bollywood industry. The true beneficiary of this award is all the media of the Filmy Town in India,” says Raju Kariya, the humble, non-assuming PR who has been in the film industry for over 40 years having achieved a milestone of handling Press Relations for 900 film mahurats and over 500 films released.

Raju Kariya recounts his struggle in Bombay, friendship with struggling actors who are superstars of the present generation and narrates the highs and lows of his journey in Bollywood to Filmy Town: Read his journey... http://www.filmytown.com/extra-extraordinary-journey-bollywoods-celebrated-pr-person/

Mohit Madaan shines in his upcoming film – AKSAR 2

Mooted as one of the most promising actors in Bollywood, Mohit Madaan is playing a pivotal role in Aksar 2 (a sequel to the 2006 film Aksar).

A Business Professional Degree holder who was born in Delhi and since childhood his parents decided to migrate to New Zealand. All his schooling and college having done there, here is a dude who has completed his Degree in Business in Information Management and then pursued Chartered Accountancy. Then what is he doing in the Filmy Town – Bollywood?

“It was while in New Zealand that I developed keen interest watching hindi films though the cinema hall was more than an hour’s drive from our house. Being a crazy fan of SRK and Akshay Kumar, I must have watched practically every hindi film screened there,” justifies Mohit Madaan. More...http://www.filmytown.com/mohit-madaans-upcoming-film-aksar-2/

Revealed: That’s how Rajkummar got close to his character in ALTBalaji’s BOSE Dead/Alive

Being a perfectionist that Rajkummar Rao is, the actor likes to get into the skin of every character that he plays. Right from going on a special diet to put on weight for the role to reading every book possible on Netaji, Rajkummar’s journey to become Subhas Chandra Bose on screen has been a tumultuous one.

Rajkummar who will be seen next in ALTBalaji’s most ambitious digital show BOSE Dead/Alive, trained himself not just physically but mentally as well, to make sure his character looks authentic on-screen.

To ensure that he got the pulse of the character right, Rajkummar did a very interesting thing. He put up pictures of Subhas Chandra Bose on the mirror of his make-up room, which he used to observe while getting ready or whenever he was in there taking a break.  More...http://www.filmytown.com/how-rajkummar-got-close-character-bose-deadalive/

Dharamshala Intl Film Fest 2017 kicks off with screening of ‘Mukti Bhawan’

The 6h Dharamshala International Film Festival, 2017

kicked off with a screening of Shubhashish Bhutiani’s  Mukti Bhawan 

which was presented by its lead actor Adil Hussain

DIFF 2017 Highlights include a Special screening of A Death in the Gunj, presented in person by director Konkona Sen Sharma

Amit Masurkar’s Oscar Entry from India, Newton, Deepak Rauniyar’s Oscar Entry From Nepal White Sun, Lijo Jose Pellissery’s acclaimed crime drama Angamally Diaries and Rahul Jain’s Machines are also a part of the DIFF 2017 lineup

 Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, 2^nd November, 2017: The first day of the 6th edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival  (DIFF) 2017 kicked off with an inauguration ceremony and the screening of Shubhashish Bhutiani’s much acclaimed film Mukti Bhawan  which was presented by its lead actor Adil Hussain.

 The four day film festival is being held at the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) — a beautiful, sprawling venue, 15 minutes’ drive from McLeod Ganj from 2^nd to 5^th  November 2017.

 The inaugural ceremony of the festival saw actor Adil Hussain address an enthusiastic audience who had turned up in large numbers on the opening day of the festival.

 The opening day saw a talented bunch of children from the Junior class of Tibetian Children’s Village school sing Tibetian songs. This was followed by the announcement of the winners of the Children’s Film Appreciation Competition Course. The winners from the Junior category were Samdol Lhamao from Peoten School and Kritika from Gamru Village School, Dharamshala. While the winners from the Senior category were Manthan Karky and Vasundhara Thapa from The Army School, Dharamshala. More...http://www.filmytown.com/dharamshala-intl-film-fest-2017-kicks-screening-shubhashish-bhutianis-mukti-bhawan/

Lifetime Achievement award for Ramesh Sippy at IFFJ 2018

Ramesh Sippy to be bestowed with Lifetime Achievement Award at IFFJ

Dhanbad is the place for the first International Film Festival of Jharkhand scheduled to be held in 2018. Veteran filmmaker Padam Shri Ramesh Sippy will be felicitated with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution towards Indian Cinema at this film festival of Jharkhand. While currently Ramesh Sippy is busy with his Film making institute, RSACE, he is best known for some rare piece of cinema like Sholay, Shaan, Seeta aur Geeta to name a few movies directed by him. It wasn’t only in films, he has also had a successful track on television with the popular TV drama series ‘Buniyaad’ which is till date acclaimed as one of his directional masterpieces.

Various categories like Feature Films, Documentaries, Short Fictions and Animation from the world over will be invited and will be open for participation. Entries will be accepted through Film freeway, Vimeo and Withoutabox or through courier. This is the first ever IFFJ planned on such a professional scale aimed to bring films to the commoners. Jharkhand has given very prominent film makers like Shivam Nair who will be playing a pivotal part in the advisory panel for IFFJ. More...http://www.filmytown.com/lifetime-achievement-award-ramesh-sippy-iffj-2018/