Looks like Bollywood is taking a small break with just three interesting movies in its kitty this month. Catch ‘Dirty Politics’, ‘NH10’ and ‘Hunterrr’ at a cinema near you this month to get your much-needed dose of B’town masala. Here’s everything you need to know about these Bollywood movies before booking your tickets.
Dirty Politics – 6th March, 2015 K.C. Bokadia’s ‘Dirty Politics’ is set to hit the silver screen on the Holi weekend. In lead roles are Mallika Sherawat, veteran actors Anupam Kher, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Jackie Shroff and Ashutosh Rana. As the name suggests, the movie is set against a contemporary political backdrop and is already making headlines for Mallika Sherawat and Om Puri’s steamy on-screen chemistry. Rumour also has it that Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was offered a role in this movie back in 2012. Take a look at this trailer to find out what we are talking about.
NH10 – 13th March, 2015 Anushka Sharma’s debut production ‘NH10’ has her and actor Neil Bhoopalam as a part of the star cast. It is slated for a release on 13th March. This thriller is about a young couple’s rather disastrous rendezvous with a group of violent criminals while they are on a road trip.
Hunterrr – 20th March, 2015 Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag Kashyap and Vikas Bahl’s sex comedy ‘Hunterrr’ will be out on 20th March. Starring Gulshan Devaiah, Radhika Apte and Sai Tamhankar, this movie revolves around the life of a lecherous sex addict and his encounters with women. Just one look at the trailer would want you to book your movie tickets right about now.
To plan your Hollywood movie calendar for March click here.
Bollywood’s fashion diva Sonam Kapoor attended the L’Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards’ press meet and looked absolutely gorgeous in an Elie Saab nude gown and Louboutin pumps. Minimal jewellery from Anmol and Mahesh Notandass and a Thalé Blanc’s clutch perfectly complimented her look. A pop of red on the lips and side swept hair added to the perfection. She was styled by Namrata Soni.
While promoting his upcoming movie ‘Detective Byomkesh Bakshy’ at a college in Mumbai, Sushant Singh Rajput made quite the statement by pairing a suit with harem pants and brogues. The students at the college organised a fashion show inspired by the movie and he was seen participating actively with everyone. Take a look at the pictures.
This might be the most hilarious thing you’ll see today. These 84 seconds will make your day and who do we have to thank? None other than our personal favourite – Rakhi Sawant! Having watched the video more than 5 times back to back already, let’s just give Rakhi her due credit into the limelight because……well it’s much deserved! Take a look on how blatantly she defends her ‘friends’ Karan Johar and Ranveer Singh! Stop reading this just hit play! Now!
History was made yet again when India won against its arch nemesis Pakistan by 76 runs at the Adelaide Oval, Australia on Sunday, 15th February 2015. Indians all over the world celebrated the victory like it was a big festival. Here are some adorable pictures of Big B sharing the moment with his fans that you just cannot miss.
‘Shamitabh’, ‘Badlapur’, ‘The Messenger of God’ and ‘Roy’ are all set to entertain you throughout the month of February. Here’s a roundup of the four Bollywood flicks and their premiere dates.
Shamitabh – 6th February
Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush and debutante Akshara Hassan, ‘Shamitabh’ will hit the cinemas on 6th Febraury. This movie revolves around the lives of two artists, a mute actor (played by Dhanush) and an alcoholic (played by Amitabh Bachchan). Bachchan lends his voice to the mute actor and turns him into a superstar. Catch the movie on 6th February to find out what happens next.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzJfGRrHlxY
Roy – 13th February
Bringing double roles back this year is the movie ‘Roy’, starring Jacqueline Fernandez with actors Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal. A thriller with a love triangle, the movie features Ranbir Kapoor as a conman, Arjun Rampal as a film director and Jacqueline Fernandez in two roles – one of an art enthusiast and the other of a movie director. Watch this one to witness the comeback of double roles in Indian cinema or simply to enjoy the chart-topping, super catchy song, ‘Chitiyan Kalaiyan’.
The Messenger of God – 13th February
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s infamous ‘The Messenger of God’ will hit the screens on 13th February. Singh will portray the role of Guru ji (a spiritual teacher) with a large number of followers who has resolved to eradicate issues like drug abuse and gender-related issues from the social fabric of the country.
Badlapur – 20th February
The action-thriller ‘Badlapur,’ starring Varun Dhawan and Nawazuddin Siddique in lead roles, is slated for release on 20th February. Varun Dhawan plays the role of Raghav a.k.a. Raghu looking to take revenge from the man who killed his wife and son in front of him while trying to rob his house 15 years ago.
If you’d like to know about the Hollywood movies that are releasing this February please click here.
Music composer Amit Trivedi’s score for Anurag Kashyap’s Dev D in 2009 set a new trend as far as Bollywood film music was concerned. The composer delivered an eclectic mix of numbers which incorporated varied genres of music ranging from brass-band sounds of ‘Tauba Tera Jalwa’ to rock with ‘Nayan Tarse’, a first for any Hindi film.
Amit Trivedi: While I was making the music of ‘Dev D’ in 2007, I’d listen to the radio every night to understand what worked. My biggest fear was the difference between my compositions and the type of music people liked back then. There was absolutely no connection in the hit Bollywood scores and my music, which was when I decided to leave everything to God and see how it goes.
Trivedi’s gamble paid off and he bagged the National Film Award for Best Music Direction that year. The modern day Devdas’ narrative was strung together with tunes which were relevant for the times.
Amit Trivedi:I thought let me do a sound track or a score based on how someone with a broken heart would react today. He won’t obviously indulge in ‘Madira’ or ‘Pan’. There are other stronger substances available now. Keeping that in mind, I wanted to make the music trippier, edgier, more laid back and grungier, which comes from the story itself.
While Trivedi made everyone sit up and take notice with his tracks for ‘Dev D’, the film which marked his debut in Bollywood was Rajkumar Gupta’s ‘Aamir’ in 2008. Soon Trivedi was also roped in by Vikramaditya Motwane to compose the soundtrack for ‘Udaan’. The composer considers himself lucky to have started his career with films which had some of the best scripts and also gave him the opportunity to experiment.
Amit Trivedi: For someone who had just started his career, getting to read scripts like ‘Udaan’ and ‘Aamir’, was very overwhelming. We all know what works in Hindi films; the romantic ballads, item songs, dance numbers or disco numbers and these two films had none of these elements, that’s what excited me the most.
From the rock anthem ‘Dilli Dilli’ in ‘No One Killed Jessica’ to the kitschy burlesque dance number ‘Dreamum Wakeup’ in the movie ‘Aiyya’ or for that matter the playful love song ‘Pareshan’ from ‘Isahqzaade’, Trivedi’s versatility has been his biggest strength. The composer also does not shy away from using new genres like ‘dubstep’ in Bollywood film music.
Amit Trivedi:While working on ‘Ishaqzaade’ Habib Sir (Habib Fasial) wanted me to compose music for one of his promos that had a lot of pace in terms of the visuals. I had to create a tempo which would fit the parameters of that pace so I decided to break the composition down into half. Breaking the music down into two parts sparked the idea of including dubstep. When I pitched the idea of dubstep for the promo to both Habib Faisal and Aditya Chopra, they had no idea about that genre. I was insistent and instead of denying, they asked me to compose a song for the movie.
His songs for Vikramaditya Motwane’s period film ‘Lootera’ garnered him the bouquets as well as the brickbats. Allegedly the film’s theme music was uncannily similar to that of Hollywood film ‘One Day’. But that did not take away from the overall reception of his songs.
And we leave you with Trivedi’s thoughts on his upcoming project with director Anurag Kashyap, ‘Bombay Velvet’, yet again a period film for which he will be experimenting with Jazz music.
Amit Trivedi:The most exciting thing right now is ‘Bombay Velvet’, because for the first time probably I am trying to do Hindi jazz. The film is set in the fifties and the sixties and it is about life in Bombay in that era. At that time jazz was very active and there were a lot of jazz clubs. It was very exciting for me to jump into that territory, to do jazz from back then. It was a big challenge to bring that style of music to fit in the Bombay culture and environment while keeping things contemporary. The movie stars Ranbir and Anushka, so the music had to be able to speak a contemporary language.
Bollywood has a whole lot of movies set to entertain you throughout the month of January. Forget your post-New Year’s eve blues and let yourself be enthralled by the likes of ‘Tevar’, ‘Alone’, ‘Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene’, ‘Dolly Ki Doli’, ‘Baby’ and ‘Hawaizaada’. Read on to find out all about them…
Releasing on 9th January is ‘Tevar’, starring Sonakshi Sinha, Arjun Kapoor and Manoj Bajpayee in lead roles. This action, romance and thriller, all rolled into a single package, is a remake of the Telugu blockbuster ‘Okkadu’.
Marking the Bollywood debut of television heartthrob Karan Singh Grover is ‘Alone’ which releases on 16th January. The movie is already creating waves because of Bipasha Basu and Grover’s steamy on-screen chemistry but this horror flick is set to scare the living daylights out of you, quite literally.
Gurmmeet Singh’s ‘Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene’ starring Zayed Khan, Rannvijay Singh and Tena Desae in lead roles is also set to hit screens on 16th January. This comedy-thriller revolves around an honest, common man’s life choices and his simple desire to protect himself and his loved ones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQRBUmUGSAU
Releasing on the Republic Day weekend (23rd January) is the much-awaited ‘Dolly Ki Doli’ featuring Sonam Kapoor in the lead along with co-stars Pulkit Samrat, Rajkumar Rao and Varun Sharma. Kapoor plays the role of a shrewd runaway bride who gets married to different men only to escape with all their wealth.
Also releasing on the same day is the muti-starrer ‘Baby’ starring Akshay Kumar, Rana Daggubati, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, Taapsee Pannu, Mikaal Zulfiqar and Madhurima Tuli. The movie revolves around the operations of a counter-intelligence unit set to fight terrorism.
At the end of the month, you have Mithun Chakraborty-starrer ‘Hawaizaada’ to look forward to. With Ayushmann Khurrana and Pallavi Sharda also in leading roles, the film projects the events from the life of Shivkar Bapuji Talpade. Talpade is believed to be the first scientist to invent a flying machine, even ahead of the Wright brothers. The movie will be out on January 30.
This year the ladies of Bollywood showed the world that they have more to offer than their stunning good looks. They were courageous, brave and far from letting the world bog them down! Here are 5 times B-town actresses stood up for themselves and set examples for women the world over.
#1 When Anushka Sharma talked openly about her “lip job”
After Anushka Sharma made an appearance on ‘Koffee With Karan’ earlier this year, her lips were written about almost everywhere. People could not stop talking about how she got enhancements and went under the knife to look, well… more appealing. Anushka, however, did not remain silent about the issue and made sure she had her side of things heard, inspiring a lot of women!
#2 The time when Alia Bhatt laughed at herself with the whole world
Alia Bhatt’s ‘Koffee With Karan’ appearance also left a mark on the world when she excitedly let out that she thought Prithviraj Chavan is the President of India. The incident sparked millions of internet memes, trolls and jokes but Bhatt had the most amazing comeback. She collaborated with AIB and came up with this video that left everyone flabbergasted.
#3 When Deepika Padukone asked a leading daily to respect women!
A leading newspaper published a whole story about Deepika’s cleavage and here’s her answer! Enough said! #Respect
#4 Sonakshi Sinha’s comeback for weight critics and Kamaal R Khan
Throughout her career the critics have only noticed Sonakshi Sinha’s weight and she had a small gift for them on Instagram.
Not just the weight critics, Sonakshi had something ready for the self-proclaimed critic Kamal R Khan too!
#5 When Parineeti Chopra taught an ignorant journalist about the menstrual cycle so effortlessly!
While Parineeti Chopra was promoting Whisper’s ‘Touch the Pickle’ campaign, a male journalist addressed women’s periods as a “problem” leaving the actress enraged. But Parineeti remained her calm self and made sure she gave him a piece of his mind.
All pictures sourced from the actresses’ respective Twitter/Instagram accounts.
As December approaches, Bollywood preps itself for Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘PK’, Prabhu Deva’s ‘Action Jackson’, ‘Main aur Mr. Riight’ and Kanu Behl’s ‘Titli’. Find out all about these movies right here.
Releasing on 5th December is Prabhu Deva’s directorial venture ‘Action Jackson’. This action comedy stars Ajay Devgan and Sonakshi Sinha along with Yami Gautam and Manasvi Mamgai.
Next in line is ‘Main aur Mr. Riight’ featuring Barun Sobti and Shenaz Treasurywala as the lead pair, set to release on December 12. This romantic comedy is about love, relationships and finding the one right person to spend a lifetime with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIIer6weC3s
One of the most awaited releases of this year, Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘PK’ hits the screens on December 19. With Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma in lead roles, the movie also stars Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman Irani, Saurabh Shukla and Sanjay Dutt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82ZEDGPCkT8
Releasing on Christmas this year is Kanu Behl’s ‘Titli’. The movie revolves around the character ‘Titli’ who belongs to a family of carjackers and decides to run away in search of a better life. Starring Ranvir Shorey, Shashank Arora, Lalit Behl and Shivani Raghuvanshi this movie has producers Aditya Chopra and Dibakar Banerjee backing it up.
The recently-concluded Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015 witnessed an assemblage of known faces from across the country. Trendspotters TV presents to you the highlights of the ‘not-to-be-missed’ celebrities who graced the 5-day extravaganza with their presence, setting trends in their own right.
The Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week S/S’15 witnessed a number of known faces apart from just those associated with the Fashion industry. Here’s a list of celebrities who graced the occasion with their presence.
The first celebrity face spotted at the runway was the famous tennis player Sania Mirza as the show stopper for designer Ritu Pande. Talking about Show stoppers, actress Aditi Rao Hydari looked gorgeous in designer Payal Singhal’s outfit stealing the show on the day 3 of the event.
Day 5 of the fashion week also witnessed actress Monica Dogra walking the runway for Kanika Saluja’s label ‘Anaikka’ and the very dapper Arjun Rampal making heads turn at Rohit Bal’s grand finale.
The event got an instant shot in the arm with a surprise visit by actor Rahul Bose looking every inch dapper at Rajesh Pratap Singh’s show. Likewise, actress Huma Qureshi upped the glam quotient looking stunning in designer Masaba Gupta’s outfit from her new collection. Qureshi marked her presence at Masaba’s show along with the designer’s mother, Neena Gupta.
Just like last season, actress Neha Dhupia was the Twitter face of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week. She was also a part of the Wills Fashion Academy along with Anchor-VJ Gaurav Kapur. The dazzling duo together helped people with their fashion IQ in fun and quirky ways!
Meet the man behind ‘Minimal Bollywood Posters’, Akshar Pathak.
He is not only keeping the trend of making Bollywood posters alive but has reinvented the art to suit today’s sensibilities. Film posters are an integral tool used to publicise films. From hand-painted posters in the past, to the motion posters of today, Bollywood posters have undergone many transformations over the years. While minimalism has never been Bollywood’s forte, new-age graphic designer Akshar Pathak uses it as his USP. He focuses on the central theme or motif of a film to design these piquant posters.
Akshar:The main idea in every poster is to have a joke or have something that people can relate to. If a person is going for a movie or if you’re going for a movie or anyoneelse…there’s always one thing that you come out with the movie, one thought that have in your head or one thing you’ll remember forever so the whole point was to just capture that one thought or one moment and that idea into one graphic and just present it to the people, and that’s what it is, nothing else.
Log on to www.minimalbollywood.com and explore Bollywood through the eyes of this 23-year old graphic designer for whom designing Bollywood posters is a hobby and it’s something that he stumbled upon by chance.
Akshar:None of this was actually planned, it’s very“one evening I am just sitting I have nothing to do at home so I am surfing stuff on the internet”and I came across these posters by Ibraheem Youssef and also I saw a few posters on Behance which had superheroes but superheroes were shown in a very minimal way so there were about 6 of those posters andI saw those and I thought “this can be done to Bollywood posters as well”. And that’s how I started it.
Using social media to publicise his art, Akshar hit bull’s eye when he was roped in by Mira Nair to design posters for her 2013 film ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’. That’s not all, film maker Subhash Ghai commissioned him to design posters for 15 films. As for his personal favourites ‘Mr. India’ and ‘Sholay’ top the list.
Akshar:My favourite would be the‘Mr India’one.Soit’s a blank poster where there’s the hero and there’s a red strip in the middle where you can see him. Besides that I really like the poster of ‘Sholay’,also because the guy I had shown is pretty insignificant in the movie so he has about like no dialogues.Soit’s just a poster of that guy sitting on top of the hill.
Do you love stalking your favourite celebrities on Facebook and Twitter? Ever tried delving into their personal world through pictures and videos? Sounds exciting, doesn’t it? Check out Instagram! Bollywood stars from big celeb families to the self-established ones can all be found sharing a part of their lives on Instagram.
#1 The leading lady of the popular social networking site is none other than Priyanka Chopra with a whopping 556k followers! That’s right, we guess our very own PeeCee has been bitten by the Instagram bug and how!. [Handle – priyankachopra]
Source: Instagram
#2 Sonam Kapoor, a close competitor has been witnessed ‘iger-ing’ at a similar pace with a fan following of 457k. The fashionable queen sure knows how to keep her instadiary updated. [Handle – sonamkapoor]
Source: Instagram
#3 Sitting pretty at number three is Deepika Padukone. The current reigning queen of Bollywood has garnered over 352k followers. From selfies and photoshoots to events – Padukone never forgets to instagram her glam moments. [Handle – deepikapadukone]
Source: Instagram
#4 Next in line is Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor. The 32-year old ‘Rockstar’ has a fan following of over 208k thanks to his whacky pictures that can totally pep up your day. [Handle – ranbirkapoor]
Source: Instagram
#5 Moving on, we have Jacqueline Fernandez with over 362k followers. The Sri Lankan beauty has conquered the hearts of many with her regular insta updates. [Handle – jacquelinef2]
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#6 Following close on the heels of Fernandez is none other than Bebo. The glam divaKareena Kapoor Khan sure knows how to live the insta-life. [Handle – kareenakapoorkhan_]
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#7 Last but not the least, is the baby doll of the industry ‘Sunny Leone’. Flooded with pictures of her vacations and her husband, her insta-diary has a fan following of over 230k. [Handle – sunnyleone]
