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Subhash K Jha looks again at Soham Shah’s Luck starring the impressive cast of Mithun Chakraborty, Shruti Haasan, Imran Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Danny Denzongpa, Ravi Kishan and Chitrashi Rawat, which released in 2009.

This is a film about subverted heroes. People who need big money so desperately they are willing to participate in a crazy game of life and death orchestrated by a man who has turned betting on human beings into a galloping global industry. Sanjay Dutt strides across the wide screen and its accompanying pomp and paraphernalia with aplomb. He’s accompanied by a cast that knows this film means macho business. However, the real heroes of this tale of perverse heroism are the action by Allan Amin, dialogues by Soham Shah, locations — ranging from the super-rugged to the ultra-chic — the thundering background score by Amar Mohile, and the cinematography of Santosh Thundiyil. All these technical components enrich...

Mumbai, April 11 (Ians) Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor will be seen as a special guest on the comedy show ‘Madness Machayenge-India Ko Hasayenge’.

Having given Indian cinema some of its most memorable dialogues like ‘Main Hu Nandu, Sabka Bandhu’, ‘Aau! Lalita!’ and more, Shakti has ruled the entertainment industry with his iconic roles as a villain as well as a comedian.

In the upcoming episode, ‘Madness ki Malkin’ Huma Qureshi talks about her first-ever celebrity encounter which happened to be with Shakti.

She also takes a moment to learn a few classic dialogues from Shakti himself.

On popular demand, the show presents yet another rendition of the ‘Animal Spoof’ where Kushal Badrike plays‘Balraj,’ Kettan Singh is seen as ‘Ranvijay’, while Hemangi Kavi plays a meditation instructor who tries hard to calm Ranvijay’s uncontrolled rage, only to end up in a funny meditation catastrophe.

Host Harsh Gujral hits the stage...

Mumbai, Feb 5 (Ians) Chitrashi Rawat, who essayed the role of Right in number 8 Komal Chautala in the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Chak De! India’ tied the knot recently with longtime boyfriend Dhruvaditya Bhagwanani in Chhattisgarh.

The actress picked a stunning golden lehenga with heavy zari work for her big day. The statement nath (nose pin) added an edge to her look.

The newly-wed couple reportedly met on the sets of ‘Premmayee’. The pre-wedding festivities included mehandi, haldi and a cocktail party. The actress also shared a sneak-peek of the celebrations on her Instagram stories as she also danced her way to the mandap.

The wedding also marked the reunion of the ‘Chak De! India’ actors. Shilpa Shukla, Vidya Malvade, Tanya Abrol, Shubhi Mehta and Seema Azmi were clicked having a gala time at the wedding. Apart from them, television actors Delnaaz Irani and Moonmoon Banerjee were also present at the ceremony.

Mumbai, Dec 5 (Ians) Actress Tisca Chopra on Saturday had a sarcastic take on people who wear their masks in an improper way, on their chin while their nose and mouth stays uncovered.

Tisca shared a few photographs of men wearing masks on their chin. Along with the images, she wrote: "Breaking news! #Covid19 in India has mutated to a form that no longer affects you through the mouth & nose, it enters through your chin.. #ChinCorona is very dangerous, make sure to always wear your masks on your chins. These gentlemen got the above memo.. for the rest of us, who are we kidding??! If you are wearing a mask (as you should) then wear it the right way. #Seriously #MaskUp #MaskOnChin #ChinCorona."

The actress has just made her debut as a director with the short film "Rubaru", which she has co-written with her husband, Captain Sanjay Chopra. The short film...

By Ahana Bhattacharya

Mumbai, Nov 29 (Ians) If you have stories to tell, then you have to make them yourself, feels actress-producer Tisca Chopra, who has tried her hand at film direction for the first time.

Tisca has made her debut as director with the short film "Rubaru", which she has co-written with her husband, Captain Sanjay Chopra. The screenplay has been penned by Namrata Shenoy.

Talking about her debut directorial, Tisca told Ians: "The film talks about a Bollywood actress who was very big once, but her career is now sort of slipping because there are younger and newer people on the block. The story shows how she is losing her confidence and what she does to bring herself back."

What prompted Tisca to try direction? The actress replied: "As an actor, you are always part of telling other people's stories. Somebody else has written it, somebody else has directed it,...

Actress Smita Bansal, who marks her debut as a scriptwriter in theatre with "Hello Zindagi", is confident it will leave the audience with a smile.

Produced by Felicity Theatre, the play will premiere on Saturday at Tata Theatre, Ncpa. Directed by Raman Kumar, the play revolves around five women of different backgrounds and characteristics who are staying together in a posh flat in Mumbai.

The cast includes Minissha Lamba, Kishwar Merchant, Delnaaz Irani, Guddi Maruti, and Chitrashi Rawat.

Smita, who has featured in popular TV shows like "Amanat" and "Balika Vadhu", said in a statement: "This play revolves around women who have given up the best years of their life to take care of their family and now they want to do something meaningful.

"I wrote the script almost two years ago but since I am not a professional writer, I kept getting new ideas and incorporated them in the story,...

Model-actress Gauahar Khan doesn't let anyone influence her decisions, and says one doesnt need to be apologetic about one's choices.

"My decisions have always been mine whether it's my career or personal choices. It is but obvious for society to have judgments or form opinions but that's never deterred me to be on the path that I am on. That's what every girl of today should do," Gauahar said in a statement.?

As a model, she has walked for various designers, including Manish Malhotra. She has shown her acting skills in films like Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year, Ishaqzaade and Begum Jaan.?

Gauahar will also be launching the trailer of Mx Original Series "Aafat" in Lucknow on Tuesday. The series is about five girls with five unusual eccentricities and one common problem - being stereotyped.?

"Your mistakes or success is your own and one doesn't need to be apologetic...

Mumbai, Sep 7: Actress Chitrashi Rawat, who plays the lead role in upcoming social-thriller "Black Home" hopes the film generates awareness about the brutality and cruelty faced by girls in remand homes.

Directed by Ashish Deo, the film is based on true incidents and attempts to reveal the life of girls in remand homes.

"We have worked very hard on 'Black Home'. This is a subject that I would like everybody to know about. It is about those girls whom nobody thinks about and even if one does, then nobody talks about it," Chitrashi told reporters here Friday at the film's music launch.

"Everything tends to happen.

Mumbai, June 14: Popular show "F.I.R." will soon have a-ghost-based episode and actress Chitrashi Rawat, who plays sub-inspector Jwalamukhi Chautala, is excited about playing a ghost.

"It is very interesting, I have turned into a ghost," Chitrashi said here Thursday on the set of the show while shooting for the sequence.

The show comes on Sab TV, the special episode will show that the spirit of a late police officer starts to solve cases and when Jwalamukhi confronts the ghost, he bites her. As a result, she turns into a ghost.

After that she starts biting everyone.

Gopi Bhalla, who plays constable Gopi.

Mumbai, April 6: Actress Chitrashi Rawat, who entered hit comedy show "F.I.R." after it took a 20-year-leap, says she doesn't take inspiration for the role of Jwalamukhi Chautala from anyone.

Prior to the leap, actress Kavita Kaushik used to play Inspector Chandramukhi Chautala. Chitrashi now plays Chandramukhi's daughter in the show.

"I try to be myself, and just act (according to) what comes from within at that moment. So I follow that! No inspiration whatsoever," the 23-year-old said here Friday on the sets of the show.

"I have actually never seen the show, I have no idea how she (Kavita) used to do it. Yes, I did get a glimpse (of the show) sometimes while flipping channels. Otherwise, I have not really seen.

New Delhi, March 5: TV actress Kavita Kaushik, popular as Haryanvi cop Chandramukhi Chautala in "F.I.R.", has quit the show and she has been replaced by Chitrashi Rawat of "Chak De! India" fame.

The comedy show will take a 20-year leap and after the shift Jwalamukhi Chautala, daughter of Chandramukhi Chautala, played by Chitrashi, will become the central character.

"I am truly honoured to be part of the show and moreover to play the successor of Chandramukhi. My role is that of a sweet, shy bespectacled girl who turns into a super woman when she sees atrocities against women," said Chitrashi who played Komal Chautala in the.

Bringing together again one of the cutest couples we have ever seen, Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza, is the newest film Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya. We have not seen the jodi together since Masti and if you can believe it that was seven years ago! Directed by Mandeep Kumar the film also stars Om Puri, Tinnu Anand, Smita Jayakar, and Chitrashi Rawat and is set to release next year.

Talking about the two actors, producer Kumar Taurani said, “Their real-life friendship gives them a comfort level to play their characters to perfection.” Seems both stars are very happy to be working together again Riteish tweeted, “Working with my first and most favourite co-star Genelia after seven long years. Excited!” While Genelia echoched the excited sentiment in her tweet, “My new film starts 2day,workin w @Riteishd after 7yrs.lllongggg time but excited 4sure. Need ur prayers n wishes tweeps,...

Coming up is Yeh Dooriyan, which was written, directed and produced by Deepshikha Nagpal. The film stars Kaishav Arora (Raj),Inder Kumar (Aditya), Kunicka lal (Raj's mom), Ayub Khan (Abhay), Chitrashi Rawat (Niki), Delnaz Paul (Bobby), Achint Kaur (Pammi), and Rajesh Kehra (Vishal).

Synopsis: Simmi (Deepshikha), 35, she is independent and beautiful, she runs a dance academy for a living. She is divorced and left with 2 children to look after, the only problem is the societal pressures that ask her to remarry. She is clear that only if a man accepts her children, will she marry.

Enters, a good looking model Raj (Kaishav) who joins her dance academy and also shows great fondness for her children. Overtime, they fall in love.

Is love after a divorce, a crime?

Is it fine to fall in love with a much younger man?

Will the society accept their relationship?

What about her ex husband,...

Directed by and starring Deepshikha Nagpal, Yeh Dooriyan is a romantic drama. The film also stars Kaishav Arora (Raj), Inder Kumar (Aditya), Kunicka lal (Raj's mom), Ayub Khan (Abhay), Chitrashi Rawat (Niki), Delnaz Paul (Bobby), Achint Kaur (Pammi), Rajesh Kehra (Vishal).

So what's it about?

Simmi (Deepshikha), 35, she is independent and beautiful, she runs a dance academy for a living. She is divorced and left with 2 children to look after, the only problem is the societal pressures that ask her to remarry. She is clear that only if a man accepts her children, will she marry.

So who enters? A good looking model named Raj(Kaishav) who joins her dance academy and also shows great fondness for her children. Over time, they fall in love.

Is love after a divorce, a crime?

Is it fine to fall in love with a much younger man?

Will the society accept their relationship?...

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It seems Deepshikha Nagpal who has done mostly supporting roles in film like Koyla, Baadshah, Partner Dhoom Dhadaka etc) had realized- the only way she will be able to fulfill her dreams of playing lead roles in the films is by producing one for herself.

But this actress has gone a step ahead and has also decided to direct and write a love story titled Yeh Dooriyan which also stars Chitrashi Rawat of Chak De India, K K Menon and a new face. “It was not tough juggling some many roles, as things fell into place. When I first suggested to my friends about the script, they insisted me to write it myself..

This weekend Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao will see another girl bidding adieu to the show. It is none other than the wild card entrant Chitrakshi Rawat of Luck fame! The cute and bubbly girl lost to her good friend Jay Bhanushali.

“Today Chitrakshi bids goodbye to the audience in the show. It was a sad moment for everyone, as she gelled well with other contestants too,” chirps the birdie from the jungle.

Talking about her task in the show our source adds, “In the finale task she failed to perform well making her position weak in the show. This benefited Jay, and saved him from.

The action thriller Luck, directed by Soham Shah (Kaal), has an all-star cast including Imran Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Ravi Kishan, Chitrashi Rawat, Rati Agnihotri, as well as newcomer Shruti Hassan. For Luck, he really wanted to make a summer blockbuster action film with the stunts being bigger and better than anyone has seen before. I got the opportunity to speak with the director on the phone while he was running around Mumbai trying to get things done before the opening of the film on the 24th. So, have a look at his answers about the film, the cast, and, of course, what we can expect from those action scenes!

Tell us about the story of Luck.

Luck is entirely an action thriller. It revolves around these particular characters, and they all have different kinds of luck. They all become a part of this entire human betting and gambling scenario.

Review: Luck; Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Imran Khan, Ravi Kissen, Shruti K. Haasan, Rati Agnihotri, Chitrashi Rawat, Snita Mahey; Director: Soham Shah; Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

Reality television comes to big screen but the fear factor is that it’s too pretentious. So in the same South African city where Akshay Kumar played host to daredevil girls, Sanjay Dutt challenges an eclectic group to perform stunts for his betting business. Predictably you also know their order of elimination with the junior artists.

Movie Review: Luck; Star cast: Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Shruti Haasan, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny, Ravi Kissen and Chitrashi Rawat; Director: Soham Shah; Rating: *** - Is a edgy thriller.

Mafia king pin Kareem Musa (Sanjay Dutt) takes the game of betting to an altogether different level by involving humans as betting objects who are made to fight their own luck to survive. Every year his trusted aide Tamang (Danny) assembles for him in South Africa, 20 participants handpicked from across the globe who have a proven record of extreme luck. Betters across the globe put their.

Chitrashi Rawat first created waves when she played a hockey player in Chak De India and then in Fashion where she played a fashion coordinator. Both roles have fetched her accolades and some great role opportunities. She will next be seen in Soham Shah's Luck where she will be seen alongside some of the veterans, Mithun Chakraborty and Danny Denzongpa, some of the newer entrants, Imran Khan and Shruti Haasan and even some of the smaller popular actors, Ravi Kissen. Always happy and ready to talk, BollySpice speaks to Rawat about landing her role in Luck, her experience with director Soham Shah and her future endeavors.

How did you land the role in Luck?

Well, all thanks to my director Soham Shah. He called me personally for this character and I think that was so nice of him because no other director usually does that— mostly the assistant makes the call.

The very talented Chitrashi Rawat had to brace herself for Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision's Luck directed by Soham Shah! The young actress portrays a cocky and blunt character scared of nothing; however it's all not true! Since the film is an action-adventure film, some never before attempted stunts have been carried out! Amongst all the death-defying action stunts carried out, according to our sources, Chitrashi had a hard time shooting for the underwater sequences! It's a litt...

Chitrashi Rawat, who wowed audiences with her rebellious act in ‘Chak De’ has decided to add another dimension to her character and has re-surfaced with a sassy, feisty, high spirited role in Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision’s ‘Luck’ directed by Soham Shah.

Chitrashi, who is called Shortkut in the film (quite apt, we must say!) was quite easily the youngest on the shoot and quite the cheekiest– on and off the camera!

And so taken in were the cast and crew of the film by the young imp that she was officially called ‘shortkut’ on the sets, instead of her own name!

Chitrashi,.