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The trailer of the upcoming Marathi film ‘Jhimma 2’ has been unveiled and it shows women from different backgrounds reuniting for a trip and how they try to make their way around in a new place.

The film’s trailer launch was attended bydirector Hemant Dhome, actors Suhas Joshi, Nirmitee Sawant, Suchitra Bandekar, Kshitee Jog, Sayali Sanjeev, Rinku Rajguru, Shivani Surve, Siddharth Chandekar and producer Aanand L Rai.

Actresses Rinku Rajguru and Shivani Surve are new additions to the team of ‘Jhimma’.

The film will revolve around Indu’s (Suhas Joshi) 75th birthday celebrations.

Speaking about ‘Jhimma 2’, Hemant said: “Seven women from different backgrounds and with different personalities are getting ready for a trip again. The binding factor is the love they have for each other. ‘Jhimma 2’ will speak volumes about finding happiness and one’s individuality. I am sure those women who had planned a trip after watching Jhimma will...

The trailer of the upcoming Marathi film ‘Jhimma 2’ has been unveiled and it shows women from different backgrounds reuniting for a trip and how they try to make their way around in a new place.

The film’s trailer launch was attended bydirector Hemant Dhome, actors Suhas Joshi, Nirmitee Sawant, Suchitra Bandekar, Kshitee Jog, Sayali Sanjeev, Rinku Rajguru, Shivani Surve, Siddharth Chandekar and producer Aanand L Rai.

Actresses Rinku Rajguru and Shivani Surve are new additions to the team of ‘Jhimma’.

The film will revolve around Indu’s (Suhas Joshi) 75th birthday celebrations.

Speaking about ‘Jhimma 2’, Hemant said: “Seven women from different backgrounds and with different personalities are getting ready for a trip again. The binding factor is the love they have for each other. ‘Jhimma 2’ will speak volumes about finding happiness and one’s individuality. I am sure those women who had planned a trip after watching Jhimma will...

On the auspicious occasion of Dusshera, Jio Studios and Colour Yellow Productions launch the poster of the much awaited Jhimma 2, Rinku Rajguru and Shivani Surve join Jhimma 2 team with promotion taking off to a great start.

Recently the makers announced the release date, 24th November and it has generated lot of excitement among the audience, especially today with the unveiling of the first poster on Dusshera. Audiences are eagerly awaiting this warm social drama with the entire team showered with well deserved best wishes on social media.

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After the superhit film ‘Jhimma’, the stunning look of all their favourite actors in the new poster has certainly aroused interest and eagerness among audience to meet all of them on the big screen. Along with Suhas Joshi, Kshithi Jog, Suchitra Bandekar, Siddharth Chandekar, Saili Sanjeev and Nirvana Sawant. To add to the excitement,...

On the auspicious occasion of Dusshera, Jio Studios and Colour Yellow Productions launch the poster of the much awaited Jhimma 2, Rinku Rajguru and Shivani Surve join Jhimma 2 team with promotion taking off to a great start.

Recently the makers announced the release date, 24th November and it has generated lot of excitement among the audience, especially today with the unveiling of the first poster on Dusshera. Audiences are eagerly awaiting this warm social drama with the entire team showered with well deserved best wishes on social media.

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After the superhit film ‘Jhimma’, the stunning look of all their favourite actors in the new poster has certainly aroused interest and eagerness among audience to meet all of them on the big screen. Along with Suhas Joshi, Kshithi Jog, Suchitra Bandekar, Siddharth Chandekar, Saili Sanjeev and Nirvana Sawant. To add to the excitement,...

India’s Platoon One Films, co-producers of Berlin Film Festival Panorama strand title “Ghaath” (“Ambush”), has seven films in the works.

Four films are in advanced development. Police procedural “Bayan” by Bikas Mishra (“Chauranga”) was developed at Film Independent’s Global Media Makers program in Los Angeles and the film is supported by the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund.

Drama “Kadminche,” the feature directorial debut of Tushar Paranjape, writer of Berlin Crystal Bear winner “Killa,” has Rinku Rajguru (“Sairat”) attached to star. Action fantasy film “Don’t Sleep” will mark the Hindi-language debut of Arun Bose (Malayalam-language “Luca”). And Agrim Joshi and Debojit Das Purkayastha, creators of series “Candy” for Viacom18 streamer Voot Select, will make their feature directorial debut with psychological thriller “Influenzaa.”

Three films are currently in post-production. India-set Hindi-language social drama “Bhagwan Bharose” (“For Heaven’s Sake”) marks the directorial debut of Platoon One founder Shiladitya Bora.

ZEE5 Global, announced the release of Jhund, starring Amitabh Bachchan on 6th May exclusively on the platform. The film is an autobiography based on the life of Vijay Barse; a real-life hero and founder of Slum Soccer, an organisation which works for the wellbeing and development of children from underprivileged backgrounds with an acumen to play football.

Jhund brings to the fore the life of a slum dweller and his struggle to achieve his dream. The protagonist uses his life experience to make a way for himself and his community to break the social barriers, inspiring millions of youths to be passionate about their dreams and making them a reality with dedication and determination. Portraying their roles flawlessly, over a dozen kids and young adults, like Ankush Gedam, Akash Thosar, Rinku Rajguru to name few make the film larger than life. Bollywood megastar, Amitabh Bachchan has nailed the role as...

Jhund

Starring Amitabh Bachchan

Written & Directed by Nagraj Manjule

Jhund gets it right… Eventually. While it finds its way out into the light, there is plenty that Jhund gets wrong. The slum-soccer theme goes from dream to scheme with scarcely a scream . It all happens too abruptly: one minute we see Vijay Borade(real name Barse)scrutinizing the slumboys as reformative cases. The next thing we know the boys are rallying around their soccer messiah , their distrust and disdain magically alchemized into a deep commitment. Soon after they are playing that decisive match: you know, the one where the underdogs will beat the football snobs on the field while the two coaches from the two sides speak of their teams with the protective ferocity of lions guarding cubs.

But the pre-intermission match just goes on and on, and on. And yet barring one, we barely get an opportunity to get to know the slumkids closely.

The trailer of the much awaited film ‘Jhund’, which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Akash Thosar and Rinku Rajguru was unveiled on Wednesday. The film has been directed by National Award-winning director Nagraj Popatrao Manjule, who has changed the course of Marathi regional cinema. The trailer gives a glimpse of the universe of a notorious street gang […]...

200 Halla Ho (Zee5)

Directed by Sarthak Dasgputa/Alok Batra

Just the fact that we get to see the ever-dependable Amol Palekar back doing what he knows best after so long, is reason enough to watch this real-life gruesome melodrama about a mass rapist brought to task by a horde of angry women. Angry Dalit women. The difference is vital and it changes the narrative in life as it does in art.

200 Halla Ho is too rough at the edges to be considered art. When we see shouting hooting wailing women swoop down on the culprit armed with knives and red chillies, we are forced to recall Ketan Mehta’s neo-classic Mirch Masala. The women here are not half as beautiful as the ones in Mirch Masala….yeah yeah, I can see those scary women throwing the Dalit card at me.

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ZEE5 Global, has always presented meaningful and relevant content in many different languages and genres. Now, they have announced an addition to their list of originals, the Hindi film titled 200.

200 is a compelling narrative chronicling the oppression and injustice suffered by Dalit women and the circumstances which led them to take a drastic step.

Set in the context of atrocities against women, the film captures an incident where 200 women took law and justice in their own hands and lynched a gangster, robber, serial killer, serial rapist, in open court.

Produced by Yoodlee Films, the film production arm of Saregama and directed by Sarthak Dasgupta, 200 has an ensemble cast comprising Amol Palekar, Barun Sobti, Rinku Rajguru, Sahil Khattar, Saloni Batra, Indraneil Sengupta and Upendra Limaye.

Commenting on the announcement, Nimisha Pandey, Head, Hindi Originals, ZEE5 said, “ZEE5 has always believed in the power of content to bring about a positive change in the society.

Unpaused (Amazon Prime Video)

Directed by Raj-dk, Nikkhil Advani, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Avinash Arun Dhaware, Nitya Mehra

Straightaway, I must say the anthology comes as a welcome surprise.

When I heard of a Covid anthology I thought it would one of those let’s-make-hay-while-the-sun-shines kind of obscenely exploitative ventures. Thankfully, the films are born out of compassion rather than greed. The Covid theme flows organically out of the stories, and the characters are never allowed to feel sorry for themselves. These are bright stories burnished with a directorial acumen that elevates the theme from a topical statement to an enduring experience.

In the story Rat-a-Tat(inaptly clever title just because it’s got a rat in it) one of my favourite segments of the omnibus, a 65-year old uperclass woman(Lilette Dubey) finds herself getting close to a young feisty Maharashtrian girl who moves in from nextdoor when a rat infests her apartment.

Unpaused, with five stories that attempt to define the mood of urban India during lockdown, suffers from that problem. The film starts off on a high note, hits a slump immediately after that, and somehow manages to recover in the stories that follow.

Anthologies can be erratic -- in pace, tone and overall storytelling. When you have multiple directors calling the shots on multiple sets of actors in standalone stories, it is hard to find cohesion of quality. The parts that make up the entirety are often never consistently good or bad.

The uneven quality about Unpaused extends to the film's ability to surprise, too. The top pick, in terms of a unique idea, has to be the first story, Raj and Dk's Glitch. The story is quietly scary in the way it imagines an India in the future that has all but lost its battle with the coronavirus. Covid-...

The Amazon Prime Original anthology film, Unpaused, is a combination of 5 stories set at the time of lockdown. While the films highlight various themes, the stories are based in the era of Covid and the 5 stories in the anthology are tied together to highlight new beginnings in these challenging times. Fans can witness these stories of hopes and new beginnings now, only on Amazon Prime Video.

Unpaused brings together 5 of the most prolific directors in Hindi cinema – Nikkhil Advani, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Raj & Dk, Nitya Mehra, and Avinash Arun to create The his amazing film. Along with a brilliant combination of directors, ‘Unpaused’ also explores a talented mix of actors Ratna Pathak Shah, Richa Chaddha, Sumeet Vyas, Saiyami Kher, Rinku Rajguru, Gulshan Devaiah, Ishwak Singh, Lillete Dubey, Abhishek Banerjee, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan and Shardul Bharadwaj.

‘Glitch’ showcases the fear of human contact during these times, ‘Apartment’ highlights the depressing feeling of being left alone,...

Entertainment brand, Filmfare, is ready to embark on the next journey of celebrating excellence in the Ott space after introducing the first-ever edition of Flyx Filmfare Ott Awards. To mark this momentous occasion, Filmfare hosted a virtual press conference on Thursday, 17th December 2020 along with the ever-so-charming actor Kartik Aaryan.

Through the inaugural Flyx Filmfare Ott Awards, Filmfare is all set to felicitate the who’s who of the Ott space and set a milestone in recognizing talent yet again. In its first edition, the nominations were selected basis the votes of the audience across an array of categories spanning across various sections of comedy, drama, web-original and critics’ choice for both web series and web films.

While the crime-thriller Paatal Lok bagged a whopping 11 nominations, Raat Akeli Hai earned 5 nominations. It promises to be a close contest as stellar actors such as Abhishek Bachchan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Manoj Bajpayee, Amit Sadh,...

Mumbai, Dec 8 (Ians) Filmmakers Raj and Dk, Nikkhil Advani, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Avinash Arun and Nitya Mehra will explore the themes of new beginnings and moving on through five different short films, which have been shot during the ongoing Covid pandemic.

The five short films comprise the anthology "Unpaused", the trailer of which was released on Tuesday.

Raj and Dk have made "Glitch", starring Gulshan Devaiah and Saiyami Kher. It is about a hypochondriac man who meets a strange girl on a blind date.

"Creating 'The Family Man' was a liberating experience for us as content creators, and the assurance of thinking unconstrained encouraged us to extend our collaboration with 'Glitch'. We loved making the short, as we tried a new style and genre! It was a bizarrely unique experience shooting it during the pandemic, and with all kinds of restrictions," said Raj and Dk.

Then there is "Apartment" directed by Nikkhil Advani,...

In today’s bulletin, Olivia Colman leads the cast of BBC’s pantomime “Cinderella”; season 3 of “Das Boot” commences production; Discovery Plus orders a Dutch adaptation of ITV Studios format “Sex Tape”; and Amazon India reveals Hindi-language anthology “Unpaused.”

Olivia Colman (“The Crown”) and Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Queen’s Gambit”) will headline a virtual version of popular Christmas pantomime “Cinderella,” on BBC Two.

“Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime,” is executive produced by Richard Curtis (“Love Actually”). Colman will make her pantomime debut as the fairy godmother while Taylor-Joy plays the title role. The cast also includes Guz Khan (“Man Like Mobeen”), Tom Hollander (“The Night Manager”), Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown”), Rege-Jean Page (“Roots”), Jimmy Akingbola (“Rev”) Daisy May and Charlie Cooper (“This Country”).

The show is written by the Dawson Brothers, based on an original script by Ben Crocker, and directed by Matt Lipsey for Crook Productions. It airs on the BBC Dec.

Hundred web series review is here. Streaming on Disney ? Hotstar from April 25, the series stars Lara Dutta and Rinku Rajguru. The web series is directed by Ruchi Narain, Ashutosh Shah and Taher Shabbir and written by Narain, Shah and Abhishek Dubey.

Immediate reaction when the end credits roll

Hundred ? Bingo! ? The digital debut of our dear Lara Dutta and Sairat fame Rinku Rajguru is zing zing zingat. Hundred in a way is a quirky marriage of Asian master Akira Kurosawa?s Ikuru with Andrei Konchalovsky?s - Tango and Cash that works on its character arcs, humour that coins female empowerment with grace.

The Story of Hundred

Nethra (Rinku Rajguru) a simple government employee working in the census data department finds herself diagnosed for brain tumor. Nethra has hardly done anything exciting in life, no drinks, sex etc. She goes to office and comes back home to take care of his aged grandfather,...

Amitabh Bachchan treated his fans by sharing the first poster of his upcoming film ?Jhund? on Monday and today the teaser of Jhund is out.

In the poster, Amitabh can be seen showing his back to the camera as he stares into what appears to be a dilapidated football field.

Also Read:?Amitabh Bachchan unveils first look poster of 'Jhund'

The teaser starts with Amitabh Bachchan?s voice ?Jhund nahi kahiye sir team kahiye team? and the team of boys starts walking forwards. Carrying all the possible things like cricket bats, metal chains, metal rods, sticks and stones in hand to pick a fight.

In the film Bachchan plays a professor who motivates the street children to form a football team.

'Jhund'?is based on the life of Vijay Barse, a Nagpur-based retired sports professor.

The film marks the Bollywood directorial debut of?Fandry?and?Sairat?...

In an exclusive interview, National Award Winner - Sairat fame Rinku Rajguru talks about her upcoming film Kaagar and beyond.

Rinku?s character ?Rani? form Kaagar looks like a layered character with multiple emotional shades, which makes it bit different than the ?Archi? form Sairat. Marathi Cinephiles like the movie and film is doing good in Marathi Movie Circuits. Rajguru plays a lead role of a politician in Kaagar. Excerpts:?

Tell us more about the kind of reactions you are getting about Kaagar trailer??

Firstly, I wasn?t sure how people will react to the trailer of Kaagar as I am coming back after 3 long years. I was also worrying, whether or not audience will accept me. But I am glad that people loved the teaser and the trailer alike. Also, I am happy to see warm response that we are getting form audience, which means a lot to the team and me.

It is true that India is the country that produces the largest number of films every year. Thousands of new titles in many languages pour into our screens every year. They include both big-budget films with major movie stars that have the backing of the biggest studios and production houses and also a growing and thriving independent cinema which produces many of the best movies every year.

There are films which manage to generate pre-release buzz and are highly anticipated by the movie going audience. The buzz could result from the involvement of major stars, a grand scale, subject matter that catches our fancy, an encouraging response to the trailer or in some cases, nationwide controversy.

The big event releases worldwide like “Avengers:Endgame” or the final season of “Game of Thrones” have seen unparalleled excitement from fans and it will be the same in India. However, this article will restrict itself to Indian movies.

Nagraj Manjule, a prominent Indian filmmaker from Maharashtra, has, in a short span of time, already made people take notice of him with his first few films. In 2013, he came out with Fandry, a film which openly talks about caste discrimination in rural Maharashtra. But the director hit a home run in 2016 with “Sairat”, a tale of young love originating in rural Maharashtra, set against the underbelly of the troubled caste politics of the state. This was the film which made everyone recognize the power of Indian regional cinema and Manjule’s directorial abilities, amassing huge popularity for a regional film in India and hopefully, setting the right example.

But one must set aside its popularity for a while and talk about its merits as a film. The story is about the love that blooms between Parshya (Akash Thosar) and Archi (Rinku Rajguru). While Archi hails from an influential family,...

Teenage actress Rinku Rajguru became an overnight sensation last year with her debut film Sairat. The film went onto break several box office records for Marathi film industry. The film also starred debutante Akash Thosar and it was a love story about teenage couple. Many were aware that Rinku Rajguru was in the 9th gradeRead More

The post Here’s what Sairat actress Rinku Rajguru scored in her Ssc exams appeared first on Bollywood Hungama.

Exclusive/Film Bazaar: Director Nagraj Manjule’s romantic drama slated for remakes in multiple Indian languages.

Fandry director Nagraj Manjule’s Marathi feature film Sairat is set for remakes in multiple Indian languages. Producer Zee Studios has partnered with White Hill Productions for a Punjabi remake and with Rockline Venkatesh for remakes in all four South Indian languages.

Pankaj Batra will direct the Punjabi remake of the hit romantic drama, with a shoot starting in December. The Kannada version is underway with Rinku Rajguru reprising her role as an upper caste girl who falls in love with a lower caste boy.

“The Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam versions of Sairat will follow. We are in discussion for a Hindi remake,” said Akash Chawla, executive vice president and business head of Zee Studios.

In addition a strong Marathi line up this year including Ventilator and Natsamrat, Zee is now ramping up Punjabi film production and is backing Hindi-language films including...

Exclusive/Film Bazaar: Director Nagraj Manjule’s romantic drama slated for remakes in multiple Indian languages.

Fandry director Nagraj Manjule’s Marathi feature film Sairat is set for remakes in multiple Indian languages. Producer Zee Studios has partnered with White Hill Productions for a Punjabi remake and with Rockline Venkatesh for remakes in all four South Indian languages.

Pankaj Batra will direct the Punjabi remake of the hit romantic drama, with a shoot starting in December. The Kannada version is underway with Rinku Rajguru reprising her role as an upper caste girl who falls in love with a lower caste boy.

“The Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam versions of Sairat will follow. We are in discussion for a Hindi remake,” said Akash Chawla, executive vice president and business head of Zee Studios.

In addition a strong Marathi line up this year including Ventilator and Natsamrat, Zee is now ramping up Punjabi film production and is backing Hindi-language films including...

Aamir Khan, who is extremely busy these days with his 'heavy-duty' preparations for his most awaited film Dangal, recently took time out to watch the Marathi film Sairaat that has taken the Box-Office by storm. The film, which has been directed by Nagraj Manjule, is on a record shattering spree and is on its way to becoming one of the biggest blockbusters in Marathi cinema. The moment Aamir Khan finished watching the film; he immediately took to twitter and shared his views about Sairaat. An extremely impressed Aamir Khan, tweeted, "Just saw Sairat. I'm heartbroken, still recovering from the shock of the end. Congratulations to Nagraj, Ajay-Atul, Rinku Rajguru, Akash Thosar, Tanaji Galgunde, Arbaaz Shaikh, the entire cast and crew & to Zee. Please watch it if you haven't already." Besides Dangal, Aamir Khan will also be seen in the musical film Secret Superstar, which will roll out in June. The...