Song Launch of film Raman Raghav2.0

Qatl-e-Aam song from Raman Raghav 2.0 was launched on Friday 

Nawanuddin Siddiqui, Sobhita Dhilipala and Vicky Kaushal at the song launch

The new song that was launched by the makers is as gritty and grippy as the previous content of the film. Singer Sona Mohapatra has sung the song that sets the tone of the film further.

Sona even gave a mini live performance of the song and had the entire cast shake a leg on it. 

One should surely look forward for Raman Raghav 2.0, not only for Anurag's directorial prowess but also for the fact that it has strong performance oriented actors like Nawazudin Siddique and Vicky Kaushal.

Present were : Anurag Kashyap, Ram Sampath, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vicky Kaushal, Sobhita Dhulipala, Sona Mohapatra, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena.

Reliance Entertainment presents, a Phantom Films production Raman Raghav 2.0 all set to hit theaters on 24th June 2016. 

16th MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL CAMPAIGN PROMO GETS SUPPORT FROM THE INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY

Sonakshi Sinha shooting for a Campaign for the Mumbai Film Festival

Mumbai, October 7, 2014: The 16^th edition of the Mumbai film festival organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) officially announces the release of its promotional campaign. Cinema lovers are eagerly awaiting the first look of the campaign promos that will be first available on Film Companion, the online platform for film lovers, followed by a sweep across mediums such as television and theatres.

Cinema incites passion. And the Mumbai Film Festival in its 16^th year witnessed unparalleled passion and determination from Cinema lovers across the spectrum. Despite debilitating hurdles the Mumbai Film Festival is all set to open on the 14th of October with the enormous support from the Indian Film Industry, patrons and all those who have unwavering faith in the festival. 

The soon to be launched festival promotional campaign, conceptualized and crafted by filmmaker Shakun Batra, and produced by Roopak Saluja’s THE 120 Media Collective, features  12 leading  Bollywood celebrities including  film makers Anurag Kashyap, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Zoya Akhtar​, Imtiaz Ali​, Rajkumar Hirani​, Actors ​Varun Dhawan, Imran Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Siddharth Malhotra, ​Sonakshi Sinha, Huma Qureshi​ and Editor of Film Companion and noted film critic Anupama Chopra who has come on board as the Creative Director of the festival this year. The response from the industry to support the festival is staggering. 

The promotional campaign is directed by National Award winning directors Satyanshu Singh and Devanshu Singh.  Old MAMI loyalists, the directors did the campaign free of charge. The Mumbai Film Festival campaign promo is produced by the Digital and Content Partner – THE 120 Media Collective – a company that creates, produces, distributes content for audiences & brands across multiple platforms & geographies. THE120MC team is producing exclusive video content and managing the MAMI social media platforms with updates and content throughout the festival tenure.

Sharing the trajectory of the creation of the campaign and how her initial ideas about the festival came to life Anupama Chopra shared, “The MAMI promo is proof of how invested the Hindi film industry is in keeping this festival alive.  Director Shakun Batra brought everyone together. Devanshu and Satyanshu Singh directed the promo.  Actors and directors across the board came forward and shot for it, all without any payment of course. It's heartening and I am so grateful to everyone for their support.”

Satyanshu Singh of the writer - director duo is thrilled to have been involved with the promo creation of the esteemed festival and expressed, “We have been hardcore MAMI fans, watching five movies every day at the festival every year. Since 2009, I (Satyanshu) have been writing about the festival on my blog every single day of the festival week. It is a great feeling to see the festival taking place despite the initial road blocks.  The moment Shakun approached us with the offer to write and direct the festival promo; we knew we had to do it. This is our little contribution to the festival we love the most.”

Promo co-director Devanshu Singh shared the experience of culminating their initial ideas to the much anticipated campaign promos and said, “Shooting these promos has been amazing. All the celebrities we shot with very patiently allowed us to do what we wanted to. Big thanks to them but Shakun, Anupama and her team deserve special thanks for trusting us with something so special.”

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Shakun Batra, the curator of the campaign promos said, “I am just a very small part of a very big team of film lovers who've come together to support the festival. My only contribution was to put a team together and call all my friends and film buffs to contribute in some way. It was heartening to see so many people from the fraternity, give their valuable time to help the festival. I am very thankful to directors Satyanshu and Devanshu and the technicians who come on-board, purely out of their love for cinema.”

The soon to be unveiled campaign promos have been possible with enormous support from the luminaries of Indian Cinema and will hit various media platforms to reach the movie buffs who are eagerly waiting for a glimpse of what this mega festival has in store.

The 16^th edition of the Mumbai film festival organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) will be held from 14-21 October 2014 at PVR Citimall and Cinemax Versova as the main venue and Liberty Cinemas at Marine lines as the satellite venue. The 8-day long festival features over 185 films from more than 65 countries this year besides a lot engagement and interaction with the who’s who of world cinema.

Anurag Kashyap's Ugly shines in France

While the film is awaiting its release in India, Ugly have received raving response at France. The film which got a theatrical release in the country has become abuzz.

In India the director of the film, Anurag Kashyap has taken the censor board to court and has been fighting creative freedom fight all by himself.

The film has got a lot of appreciation in France for the kind of story it has, the performance and the impeccable direction by Anurag Kashyap. The audiences at the theater stood and gave the film a loud applause.

All the critics, powerhouse media personalities and the audiences have been giving kudos to the film.

Ugly is an upcoming Hindi psychological thriller and an emotional drama film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap. Anurag Kashyap who has received such amazing reviews from France is very excited for the Indian release. This is his first direction after the very successful Ganges of Wassepur.

The film is said to have a gripping edge of your seat story line which has just increased the excitement in India. So much so that everyone has been tweeting to Anurag Kashyap to know the release date of the film in India.

The announcement of the release of the film in India will soon be made.

Anurag Kashyap unveils the first look of Documentary film - The World Before Her

'The World Before Her made me an anti-feminist' said Anurag Kashyap at the first look launch of the Nisha Pahuja's documentary that he is presenting

Mumbai, April, 2014: 

Anurag Kashyap unveiled the first look of Nisha Pahuja's award winning film 'The World Before Her', the first documentary he is presenting. Among others who were present at the event were the Chak De director Shimit Amin and former Miss India Pooja Chopra who also features in the film slated for May 2014 release. 

Anurag who turned up at the event despite being unwell spoke very passionately about why he is supporting the film, " When I saw the film and I saw so many girls training in Durga Vahini camps and Miss India Pageant i felt I know these girls. Growing up in a small town i have seen many such girls including my sister." He added, " The film stayed with me for such a long time. It changed a clot of things in me. I think this film turned me into an anti-feminist... In the sense the whole idea of gender fight is to empower you whereas men and women should just be."

He emphasised that the film should be seen by every Indian, "The film  makes you feel what you are doing to women around you. That is one of the reason i felt this film should release across India and be seen by everyone. I hope this film makes the same impact in this country as it has world over because it is a film about India."

Raving about the film, Chak De director Shimit Amin said, "We are the largest movie making country and this is the most honest portrayal of what actually is happening in this country.' 

Pooja who features in the film became very emotional while narrating her life story. She was an unwanted second girl child whose father wanted to get rid of her and it was her mother who left her husband and brought up both the girls on her own. "It is a heavily emotional moment for me." she said," It is my story and more than me it is my mom's story. She struggled through tough times."

Talking about why it is difficult to release documentaries in India, the writer-director Nisha said, "People think they are very boring and Doordarshan." 

Pahuja thanked Anurag and Shimit for backing the film and told media how Anurag came on board, "Shimit saw the film at IFFI and sent me the most beautiful email saying 'what can I do to help you'. He suggested that I should show it to Anurag. Fortunately, Anurag loved the film so much that he decided to present it. "In a county like India where Documentaries hardly release, it would have been impossible to release it without Anurag's support."

The event was followed by a special screening of the film hosted by Anurag Kashyap.

About the film: 

Set between the fascinating worlds of a Durga Vahini training camp and the beauty boot camp of the Miss India Pageant, the powerful story of women in contemporary India is the first documentary Anurag Kashyap is presenting.

The award winning film has been screened in more than 125 film festivals across the world and has won over 19 awards and distinctions including best documentary feature at the Tribeca Film Festival 2012, best Canadian Feature, 2012 Hot Docs Film Festival.

For information on kickstarter and India campaign you can see this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/411325600/the-world-before-her-india-campaign

The trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j21b1r13hbE

The website link: http://www.worldbeforeher.com/

Anurag Kashyap invited as a jury member at Marrakech International Film Festival

The edgy filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, will be one of the jury members at Marrakech International Film Festival which will be held in 2013.

The director will be rubbing shoulders with the veterans of the film industry across nation.

He will be part of discussion with people like Martin Scorese, Fatih Akin, Patricia Clarkson, and many other big names.

Steven Spielberg meets Bollywood directors

Filmy Town presents pictures of Steven Spielberg interaction with the cream of Bollywood directors which was held at a five star hotel in Bandra. Spielberg appeared extremely comfortable and opened up about various Indian topics. in a conversation with Amitabh Bachchan.

Present also were an electic mix of directors like Rajkumar Hirani, Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra, Anurag Kashyap, Ramesh Sippy, Shyam Benegal, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Sudhir Mishra, Nagesh Kuknoor, Madhur Bhandarkar, Homi Adajania, Abbas- Mastan, Rohan Sippy, Prabhudeva, R.Balki, Kunal Kohli and many more.