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"Mumbai Mantra" is the name of the latest entrant into the world of Bollywood Business. One of India's top 10 industrial houses, the US $6.7 Billion Mahindra Group is the sponsor behind "Mumbai Mantra". The first venture of the new entertainment company is the forthcoming feel good film 'SORRY BHAI' directed by Onir. "Mumbai Mantra" has entered into a joint venture with Puja Films by which the company will be taking up the responsibility to release the movie which will be hitting the cinema halls on November 28. 'SORRY BHAI' dwells upon the topic of forbidden love in a very progressive and contemporary manner. The cast and crew of the film assembled at SPICE Multiplex to speak to the media. Speaking about the film, film maker Onir who is famous for his preference of subjects entirely based on the complex faces and nature of the relationships between the humans said, " The movie is a fun holiday-romance film that has an interesting take on forbidden love. It's the first time I am working with Boman Irani and Shabana Azmi and they are just adorable in the movie. I am delighted that Chitrangadha chose my film to make her comeback. Shabana Azmi said " It was great to work with Boman again and I enjoyed playing mother to Sanjay and Sharma. Chitrangadha's vibrant performance impressed me completely and her resemblance to Smita Patil is uncanny. Chitrangadha, who is making a comeback with Sorry Bhai explains, "When I heard the script of Sorry Bhai and understood the depth of my character in the film, I instinctively felt that Sorry Bhai should be my vehicle for a comeback. Onir is an excellent Director to work with and the entire cast has been extremely supportive." Sharman Joshi thrilled with his performance in the movie says "Sometimes It's right to fall in love with your brother's fianc©e, it is this forbidden love that makes my character most interesting. I am delighted to be a part of Sorry Bhai." Speaking about the movie, Boman Irani says, "I am sure people will enjoy seeing me and Shabana again. I hope audiences enjoy the punch that my character offers to the film." Sanjay Suri, who is also the co-producer of the film says, "I am glad that Anticlock Films has associated with Mumbai Mantra and with a very talented filmmaker like Onir. It has been an enriching experience to have worked with one of India's finest talents Shabana Azmi. Boman Irani and Sharman Joshi have gone out of their way to support Onir's endeavour. Chitrangadha has done us proud by choosing Sorry Bhai as her comeback film. This film will surely set a new benchmark for Onir." The future business plans of "Mumbai Mantra" include developing markets and distributing movies. The company has already invested in a vast portfolio of films which includes both Indian as well as international projects. There are solid plans also to enter into regional cinema, television and new media space. "Mumbai Mantra" gives great importance to great narrative and plans to invent innovative methods in marketing and distribution to bring the audience closer to the story teller and promises hi end quality at each step of the company's cinematic journey through great stories. The entire star cast of 'SORRY BHAI" will walk the ramp at Anita Dongre's fashion show at the Wills Lifestyle Delhi Fashion Week on October 18 as the lady designer has designed the costumes of the movie.
Mr Blockbuster's success Mantra - No Guts No Glory
Mr. Blockbuster of Bollywood, Sajid Nadiadwala, who has given consequences hits like 'Jeet', 'Judwaa', 'Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega', 'Mujshe Shaadi Karogi', strongly believes in the credo - No Guts No Glory! It is not surprising that he has taken calculated risk in investing almost 100 crores in 3 new directors making their directorial debut. Unlike other producers or production houses that introduce new directors with small scale budget, Sajid Nadiadwala who always thinks big has given 3 new directors the biggest canvas and starcast. And the way the much awaited 'Jaaneman' has shaped up, Sirish Kunder, the new whiz kid director on the block, has responded well with 'Jaaneman' getting record breaking offers for the lucrative Bombay Territory. The other two directors are Sajid Khan and Sabir Khan. While Sajid Khan's 'Hey Baby' has a fantabolous starcast, the very talented Sabir Khan untitled film will be the next on the block with a huge canvas too. But Sajid, who is known for his shrewd business acumen, has taken calculated rest in promoting the 3 bright new talents to the industry who would definitely leave their mark in Bollywood. Says Sajid, "I am competitive with nature and that comes from my childhood days in sports. I just use to hate loosing. That competitive streak maybe helped me as a producer too. I am looking forward on these three new talents to emerge in the industry. It's a calculated risk and I know I am on a winning streak!" Sajid is known to make biggies and with all his films proving to be blockbuster, it looks like Mr. Blockbuster of Bollywood surely has the knack of pulling out winners.
Saifs Health Mantra!
Lately Saif is getting younger the way he looks. Thanks to a stable career and the new love that he has found in Kareena Kapoor. To add to the glow on his face is the fact that he has just launched his own production company. We all know that Saif is a good actor and that he compliments the role that he plays, be it the timing in comedy roles, the serious roles or in the song sequences. But it was a revelation to know that Saif is a health freak as well. It all happened a year back when the 'Chote Nawab' fell ill, thanks to all the smoke and the drinks that he was used to. He realized the hard way that the body will fail to act the way it should, once these habits set in. It was then that he realized that health is what matters in the end, before everything else. Surprisingly sooner than expected Saif is out of smoking totally. The actor also feels that the usual problem that many people face these days more than being addicted to any bad habit is stress, and once we know how to get rid of that we are safe. Reports also suggest that Saif feels this has been a reasonably good year for him. With films like 'Race' and 'Tashan' that Saif is currently doing, we hope this year too proves great for this hero.
Akshay teaches an ancient mantra
Action King of Bollywood Akshay Kumar, who is the main man of the forthcoming television show 'Fear Factor- Khatron Ke Khiladi' shared personal secret with the 13 celebrity sultry participants at South Africa. The B-Town Khiladi told all of them a mantra to strengthen the mind and instincts and get charged up before trying out the extremely scary stunts. Akshay recited the gayatri mantra and inspired all the 13 participants to follow the same before each of the stunts was going to be shot. The star also told the beauties that he recites gayatri mantra every time before doing any dangerous and challenging action sequences as this calms the mind, helps in getting focused and gives mental energy to go ahead and do it.
‘Break Ke Baad’ explores new break-up mantra: Director
Debutant director Danish Aslam was not interested in telling another run-of-the-mill love story and so he decided to explore space issues in relationships in his forthcoming film “Break Ke Baad”. “Space is a word that is used a lot in a modern relationship. It’s almost a break-up mantra. I wanted to explore that concept rather than a conventional love story where two people don’t know each other, meet and fall in love,” Aslam said. “I wanted to show what happens to two people, who have known each other for their entire life, if their relationship breaks. I found the concept more exciting than just writing run-of-the-mill love story.” The basic premise of the multi-layered plot is romance and it is through Imran Khan and Deepika Padukone that the director will tell his story on celluloid. It is scheduled for a Nov 26 release. “It has got three different layers actually. One is a simple story about a relationship between two people and what happens when there is a problem in their relationship. “The other layers are a coming-of-age story where these two characters feel claustrophobic within the family bindings as everyone wants them to get married. Then they move to Australia where they live independently,” said Aslam. After working as an assistant director to Ashutosh Gowariker in “Swades” (2004), Siddharth Anand in “Salaam Namaste” (2005) and Kunal Kohli in “Fanaa” (2006), he couldn’t stop himself from making a love story. “I wrote the story two and a half years ago. I knew that I wanted to make an urban love story. I wanted to make a movie that I could relate to… I have also worked as an assistant to directors like Kunal and Siddharth who have made films of different genres. The choice of genre came from there and I liked the concept,” said Aslam. “It’s a very commercially viable film, but that’s not intended. I didn’t want to make a very intense film,” he added. Aslam says he doesn’t believe in penning a story keeping the lead actors in mind. “I don’t believe in writing for any particular person or any particular actor because I think that limits you in your story telling. When you write a story and if you have an actor in mind, you tend to see from that actor’s perspective whether he would be able to do that. That draws a limitation. I finished the story and only after that we started thinking who can actually fit the script,” said Aslam. Aslam says Imran portrayed the role easily as he portrayed his original self but Deepika had to push herself because personally she doesn’t believe in escaping a relationship. “Imran is not acting in the film, he is just being himself. He is a diehard romantic and believes in commitment. In real life too, he is committed for a very long time and that is what he is actually playing in the film. “As far as Deepika goes, I like the spontaneity of an actor that she brings to her character. She is playing a person who is experimental, wants to see the world and doesn’t believe in commitment. Deepika had to do a lot more because she doesn’t believe in that philosophy in real life,” said Aslam. Talking about the genre of the film, he said: “I personally have a big problem with the genre definition. I don’t understand how films are defined on the basis of genres. There are lots of movies, which I don’t know which genre to put it in. Imran defined it as romantic, coming-of-age comedy. I think that’s the genre we are going to stick to.” He also denied that his film is a tribute to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. “There is no tribute to anybody. There is one shot in the movie where Imran does that ‘Main Hoon Na’ Shah Rukh move. That is it,” said Aslam.
Here’s Hrithik Roshan's go-to mantra for the controversies circling him
Hrithik Roshan has had a rough year so far with the number of controversies he has encountered since the beginning of the year. But the actor has always seen looking at the sun in the eyes and smiling at the face of his fears with so much conviction that it will probably surprise you. When asked at a recent event about the reason behind his constant positivity, the actor was quoted saying, "I always believe there's more to what meets the eye. I believe there's a reason why things happen. And there's a secret doorway in every dark, a hidden magic that we fail to see it before." Hrithik's forthcoming film 'Mohenjo Daro' has also found itself amidst major controversies with director Akashaditya Lama claiming that the story has been his all along. 'Mohenjo Daro' is set to release on August 12 alongside Akshay Kumar's 'Rustom'.