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/

Dr J S Randhawa’s upcoming rom-com ‘Muskurahatein’

Every person, irrespective of age and status, is romantic at heart

Considered as one of the top Radiologists in India, Dr J S Randhawa who also has been training juniors in his field realized one day that apart from professional interests between a Senior doctor and his junior, as is evident in other professions, there is a greater probability of emotional and physical bonding developing between them.

Having attained the top reputation in the field of Radiology leading to a reputed name and fame in the medical profession, one day it dawned on this doctor to make a film on the subject. And here is Dr J S Randhawa with his debut Bollywood rom-com – Muskurahatein, which is scheduled to release later this month.

Muskurahatein is a matured love story of a relationship between a married Professor and his (married) student which delves into various aspects of the emotional state of these two persons. Both are happily married with their respective spouces and this intense film gives a glimpse of their intimate lives.

Full interview at: http://www.filmytown.com/dr-j-s-randhawas-upcoming-rom-com-muskurahatein/

FilmyTown backs MERA KYA KASOOR – based on Beti Bachao Campaign

A report filed by Auxiliary Nurse Midwives says that the new-born baby girl had been starved to death by denying her breast milk.

In other cases, they put sand, hot water and even opium in the mouth of the new-born.

While in the rest, the reasons mentioned of death of the new born girl child was either due to frothing in the mouth, or unknown cases, or because they were underweight (probably due to no breast feeding of the new born).

MERA KYA KASOOR is a honest and brave attempt at exposing this biased mindset of people, which incidentally is a pet project of the Government at the Centre.

Read full write-up at:
http://www.filmytown.com/filmytown-backs-mera-kya-kasoor-b…/

Mera Kya Kasoor is a A film based on Save the Girl Child campaign

Honorable Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s pet project – “Beti Bachao Save The Girl Child” is been made into a film “MERA KYA KASOOR” by an actor Trilok Nowlakha.

The eye opener film has been produced under the banner of SETSAPART and has been directed by Niranjan Bhudhadhara.

It is ironic that the land which has unflinching faith in the Indian Goddesses – Saraswati, Laxmi and Parvati and other forms of the Maha Kali Devi, it is in this land that the parents are hesitant of having a girl child.

Mera Kya Kasoor is scheduled for release on September 9th, and Filmy Town expects that the audience would appreciate the noble efforts of the director.

Filmy Town has offered its all out support for this film which tackles this controversial subject.

Read more at: 

http://www.filmytown.com/mera-kya-kasoor-a-film-based-save-girl-child-campaign/

Sachin Tendulkar’s film shoot comes to an end

30 Months, 5 Countries….its been a long journey for the film.

Today Shivaji Park, Dadar, witnessed the last day of the shoot.

Nostalgic Moment, says Ravi Bhagchandka, Producer 200 Not Out.

As soon as he entered Shivaji Park, Sachin visited the temple like he used to visit before going to Achrekar sir’s net where it all began for him. He drank the tap water and believes it gave him Power.

Sachin was on a nostalgic trip as he walked on the ground going back into his memories….

- See more at: http://www.filmytown.com/sachin-tendulkars-film-shoot-comes-end/#sthash.RAw3wMCS.dpuf

Spiritual leader of Dera Sacha Sauda to spread message of God amongst youngsters through a film

 

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, head of the Indian social-spiritual welfare organization Dera Sacha Sauda has his way of connecting with youth. After performing at more than a hundred rock shows, he will be seen playing the lead role in a movie titled MSG: Messenger of God.

Guruji as he is fondly called is a spiritual leader, social reformer, and speaker. The film will talk about spirituality in an entertaining way and will have a strong social message.

Says a Source, “The film deals with issues related to youth like drug abuse, alcoholism etc. Guruji strongly condemns these two vices and has been working towards eradicating such menace. The aim of the film is to guide the youngsters on the right path and spread the message of spiritual living for empowerment of the country.”.

“These days, people are disillusioned by Godmen but Guruji always maintains that spiritual leaders like him are not God but the Messengers of God. He has a huge connect with people across the world especially with youngsters since he has been performing at Rock concerts and has been very active on social media platforms like twitter where the masses follow him.”. Adds the source.

The film is directed by Jeetu Arora who has directed several television serials including Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.

Aakankshaa Nimonkar's Short film "Main Tamanna" nominated at Australia's film fest

Short film "Main Tamanna" nominated at IFEFA

Award winning short film Main Tamanna has been nominated in the Short Film Category at International Film & Entertainment Festival Australia. Celebrities like Bipasha Basu, Zarine Khan, Neha Sharma, Aftab Shivdasani, Asha Sachdev, Prakash Raj, Esha Gupta and Vipin Sharma will walk the red carpet in Sydney. The week-long event will be held between 7^th November to 16^th November, 2014.

 

Actor, writer and producer Aakankshaa Nimonkar’s production house Art & Soul Entertainment sends out a strong message about child sexual abuse.  The film has already received over 3 lakh views on YouTube, 25 lakh views on Matine Masala and has been awarded by the Bangalore Film Festival and TOIFA. It has been screened at Film Festivals in India and abroad, winning applauds all over because of its honesty towards the subject.

 

Aakankshaa Nimonkar Quoted  "Main Tamanna is a story with which I am  deeply attached. It's a true story of a girl struggling, suffering both mentally and physically.. When I personally encountered the real story of the girl .. I got angry n used all the possible creativity n vision to make this film happen.. Today each applaud gives me a feeling of doing my bit to fight against child abuse . I want every girl to watch it n acquire strength to fight against all odds happening in the society."

About Aakanshaa Nimonkar 

 

Every woman can become an inspiration for other women. And that is what Aakanksha set out to do, by telling real stories of a woman's strength. Her stories are inspired from societal issues and the films her production house Art & Soul Entertainment makes, become her mouthpiece to send across a message. Her critically acclaimed short film ‘Main Tamanna’ that went on to make a strong statement about child abuse is one such film. The idea for the film came about after Aakansha interacted with a woman who was a victim of sexual abuse as a child. And this woman, unlike a thousand others, raised a voice against it. Aakanksha wanted to bring her inspiring story to every woman. Child abuse is a crime that conveniently goes unreported and more often than not, the perpetrators are family members. Main Tamanna brought this issue at the forefront. The film has already received over 3 lakh views on YouTube and has been awarded by the Bangalore Film Festival. It has been screened at Film Festivals in India and abroad, winning applauds all over because of its honesty towards the subject. But Aakanksha believes that this is just the beginning of her journey. She’s taking ahead her task of inspiring women with her next project ‘Aalav – Beautiful Darkness’, written and directed by her. This film too has been inspired from a true story about a woman and her fight with a bad relationship.

Mein Tamanna Promo 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc0Z3YPkQHc

ROLLING FRAMES SHORT FILM SUMMIT in July at Bangalore

ROLLING FRAMES SHORT FILM SUMMIT

5th & 6th July 2014

NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore.

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Short film submissions are open for the Rolling Frames Short film summit 2014. Live action, Documentary and Animated short films unto 30 minutes are accepted. The films can be of any language with English subtitles. The last date for submission is on 5th June 2014. 

The shortlisted films will contend for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Child Artist, Best Director, etc. there are a total of 17 awards on session of Live action, Animation and documentary. A panel of eight jury members will announce the selected films for screening 10 days before the event and award for the films will be announced on the last day of the event

A brief about Rolling Frames Short Film Summit – 

The “ROLLING FRAMES SHORT FILM SUMMIT” 2014 is being organised by Rolling Frames Film Society in association with Bangalore Film Society, Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI), Association of Bangalore Animation Industries (ABAI), Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy (Govt. of Karnataka), Indian Council for Cultural Relations – ICCR (Govt. of India), British Council, and other reputed professional organisations during 5th and 6th July 2014 at NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore. 

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Republic of Suriname is the country partner for the event. Indian National Award winning Film Director T S Nagabharna is the Organising Committee Chairman for the ROLLING FRAMES SHORT FILM SUMMIT.

‘Rolling Frames Short Film Summit’ is an annual event of Rolling Frames Film Society (affiliated to Federation of Film Societies of India) which is a Bangalore based non-profit Society formed primarily to facilitate networking among Professionals from the Film/ Animation/ VFX Industry and Film enthusiasts. The society hosts and supports Film/ Animation/ Theatre/ Photography related events.  

Rolling Frames Short Film Summit 2014 like the Summit organized last year in 2013 is designed as a unique event with an International Short Film Festival, Seminar on Film making & Animation, Exhibition showcasing industries/ institutes related to films & animation, and Networking of professionals related to films & Animation at a common venue.

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The main objective of the Short Film Summit which is one of the first of its kind for ‘Short Films’ in India is to bring Short/ Documentary Film Makers, Professionals from the Film/ Animation/ VFX Industry, Members of Film Societies/ Film Clubs, Students from – Film/ Animation/ Media / Fine Arts Colleges & Institutes, and Film enthusiasts on to one single platform of interaction. 

Further details, Press Kit, Film Posters, Previous event photo gallery are available at www.rollingframes.in

Finding Happiness - A Spiritual Journey that touches your soul

The world in crisis: economic collapse, government gridlock, climatic disasters, senseless violence, pervasive corruption. Protests, anger, disillusionment, despair.Against this background, journalist Juliet Palmer, a lead writer who specializes in feature stories that expose corruption, is given an unusual and unwanted assignment from her boss at “Profiles” magazine:  to visit a spiritual community in northern California that has been working on solutions and alternatives for nearly half a century, and to interview its visionary founder.Reluctantly, a fair portion of skepticism mixed with a dash of curiosity, Juliet embarks on a professional and personal journey to the real-life community of Ananda World Brotherhood Village.

Filmed on location at the Ananda communities in California, Italy and India, the fictional Juliet meets real people who not only answer her questions, but welcome her to a reality she had never imagined.

The story that emerges has its origins in the 1920s, when yoga was first brought to the shores of America by Paramhansa Yogananda, who became famous as the author of the most-read autobiography of all times: Autobiography of a Yogi. His two main messages – that change comes from within; and that environment greatly influences our life experiences and spiritual evolution – were embraced by one of his youngest disciples, J. Donald Walters, later known as Swami Kriyananda, who in 1968 founds the first “world brotherhood community,” envisioned by Yogananda.

As Juliet researches her story, a self-portrait of the community emerges. The audience meets the people who, in their own unscripted words, have journeyed from idealism, to inner transformation, to practical, viable solutions for a sustainable, harmonious, fulfilling way of life. During her interviews, and especially those with Kriyananda, she comes face-to-face with her own odyssey through life, and her own quest for happiness. His answers lead her to discover not only the facts about the community, but the universal truths that hold the power to transform her own life.

Finding happiness: you change, everything changes.

Elizabeth Rohm plays the lead role of Profiles magazine journalist Juliet Palmer, juggles a full-time acting career with her firm commitment to be a devoted, always-available mom. 

Swami Kriyananda (1926–2013) Prominently featured in Finding Happiness is a true-life account of Swami Kriyananda, one of the foremost spiritual teachers of yoga principles in the world today.

In 1948 at age 22, J. Donald Walters became a disciple of the Indian master of yoga Paramhansa Yogananda. For the next 63 years he was the most widely known of Yogananda’s disciples throughout the world.

Paramhansa Yogananda (1893–1952)
Author of the best-selling spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, India’s “spiritual ambassador to the West” came to America in 1920 and was the first great master of yoga to live and teach in the United States for most of his life. Yogananda lived in the U.S. for more than 30 years, taking citizenship in the late 1930s.

Sujon Datta - Seen briefly in archival footage, Yogananda also appears in the re-enactment scene, “The Beverly Hills Garden Party,” played by his great-grand nephew, Sujon Datta.

John M. Jackson, who plays the role of Juliet’s boss at Profiles magazine, is best known for his role as Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden on the long-running CBS series JAG, a role he played for nine seasons. 


David Eby plays the guide who introduces investigative reporter Juliet (Elisabeth Rohm) to Ananda Village. He also served as the film’s music director for the film, and music supervisor for the soundtrack. 

Salman Khan launches the Music Album of KHWAABB

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan launched the music album of the upcoming Bollywood movie Khwaabb at a glittering ceremony at Taj, Lands End. KHWAABB is a sports drama, showcasing the struggle of our athletes.

Produced by Arjuna Awardee Moraad Ali Khan, it features newcomers Navdip Singh and Simer Motiani in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes actors like Nafisa Ali, Rishi Mighlani and Theatre Star Bajrangbali Singh.

The album is an eclectic mix of various genres of music. The album includes a powerhouse title track performed by Sonu Nigam, composed by acclaimed musician Sandeep Chowta. The album has avillage rustic fun track- TV ki Jai Ho performed by Kailash Kher and a soft love ballad Shamein performed by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shreya Ghoshal. Both songs have been composed by Sajjad Ali Chandwani. Young and brilliant talent, Amal Mallik has scored the soundtrack of the film. Top international drummer Virgil Donati has played on the title track, the lyrics for which have been penned by Sameer.

More news and pics at http://www.filmytown.com/

Heropanti to release on 23rd May

Sajid Nadiadwala’s film Heropanti, starring Tiger Shroff has been pushed from May 16 to May 23.

Sajid Nadiadwala says, “We had initially planned to release the film on May 16, but since it is a counting day, we have decided to push the film ahead to May 23. We have also requested Karan Johar to release his film Ungli on another day. He has gracefully agreed to do the same, just so that Tiger’s film gets a solo release.”

Tiger Shroff, who is the biggest launch of this year, is all set to start his career in the film industry with Heropanti.

More news and pics at http://www.filmytown.com/