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At the cost of sounding like a geriatric fool who is severely out of touch with “the times,” I’ve grown up watching teen dramas set in high schools and colleges, like Hip Hip Hurray, Just Mohabbat, and D3: Dil Dosti Dance. Then, life happened, and I had to deal with it instead of watching it all through the prism of these fluffy TV shows. By the time I returned to this particular subgenre, the landscape had completely changed and high school and college-going students were shedding blood and other bodily fluids. 13 Reasons Why and Euphoria were straight-up jarring. Elite and Hierarchy highlighted aspects of the lives of teenagers that I was completely ignorant about. And India caught up with this trend via Class, School of Lies, and Farrey. But, in my opinion, most of these seemed like products of somebody’s weird fetish about teenagers with nothing substantial to say.

As the country celebrates Bihar Diwas on Friday, Ians has compiled a list of actors from the state who have made it big on the big screen and are making waves in Bollywood.

Manoj Bajpayee: The National Film Award winner, who is from village Belwa in West Champaran district, applied for admission into the National School of Drama (Nsd) four times, but got rejected on each occasion. That did not stop him from pursuing his celluloid dreams and attaining the fame he could never have dreamt of.

He made his film debut with a one-minute role in the 1994 Naseeruddin Shah-Om Puri-starrer ‘Drohkaal’, followed by a minor role as a dacoit in Shekhar Kapur’s much-acclaimed ‘Bandit Queen’. Fame came Bajpayee’s way when he played the gangster Bhiku Mhatre in Ram Gopal Varma’s 1998 crime drama ‘Satya’.

The 54-year-old actor is well known for his roles in movies such as ‘Kaun?...

Mumbai, Aug 16 (Ians) Actor Purab Kohli, who made his debut in the 1998 TV show ‘Hip Hip Hurray’, said he was very confused before taking up this show and did not want to do the show.

Purab has had a very commendable journey in the Entertainment Industry. From TV shows to VJ to films and now even Ott, he has done it all.

The actor, who is now settled in London, opened up about his 25 years of experience and much more.

Talking about what he enjoyed the most in the last 25 years of working, he said: “I enjoyed all the experiences because whatever work I have done I wanted to do it. Actually I did not want to do ‘Hip Hip Hurray’. I was very confused about being a part of a television show. I wanted to become a pilot then. But when I went for an audition and found my co-actors there,...

To be at the pinnacle of success and to love what you do is something we all aspire. Here is a video that summarizes the views of few young women who fearlessly express their opinions on their career and ambitions. Whether it is following the daily routine of a 9-5 job or being your own boss, it’s All About You!

‘All About You’ from Deepika Padukone for Myntra has released the third video in the series concluding the Women’s week. This video explores the dreams and aspirations of today’s strong and independent career-oriented women.

Director Nupur Asthana of Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge and the cult TV series Hip Hip Hurray, captures the sentiments of these women and their thoughts on ambition, drive, passion, commitment and all the philosophies associated with work culture.

Myntra is India’s largest e-commerce fashion destination with 2,00,000+ styles and 1000+ brands, headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka,...

Does marriage make you boring? Does being married mean it’s the end of your life? How would you choose your life partner, based on your age or compatibility? Single, in a relationship or married, labels don’t matter… as long as it’s all about you!

The fashion brand All About You from Deepika Padukone for Myntra, has released a video as part of their Women’s Week campaign, which echoes the very sentiment. The second in a series of three videos, based on social norms, this video showcases several women discussing the various perceptions, the spoken and the unspoken truth about marriage.

The video, directed by Nupur Asthana of ‘Hip Hip Hurray’ and ‘Mujhse Fraandship Karoge’ fame, delves into the concept of marriage and discusses all its facets, be it compromise, compatibility or love. Whatever your idea of marriage is, this video will compel you to choose your own happily ever after!

Have you ever struggled to wear a saree and wished you could slide on a pair of jeans to a wedding instead? Ever wish you could wear your favorite hoodie instead of something formal to a job interview? Who said you couldn’t? After all, it’s all about you!

The fashion brand ‘All About You’ from Deepika Padukone in association with Myntra, has released a video as part of their Women’s Week campaign, which echoes the very sentiment. The first in a series of three videos, based on various social norms, this video showcases several women from different walks of life, sharing their views on what’s their idea of everyday style.

The three-minute video, directed by Nupur Asthana of ‘Hip Hip Hurray’ and ‘Mujhse Fraandship Karoge’ fame, begins with a lady quoting Oscar Wilde, “be a work of art, or wear a work of art”. Setting the tone of the video,...

Mumbai, July 14: Bollywood actor Vinay Pathak, who has been part of hit TV show "Hip Hip Hurray", is open to small screen offers and said his fans may see him on the television soon.

A successful VJ-turned actor, Vinay won accolades for his work in critically acclaimed and commercially successful films such as "Khosla Ka Ghosla", "Bheja Fry", "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" and "Chalo Dilli".

"I am not shut to it (TV). It is always about the excitement and something that I get to do. I am open and probably very soon you might see me on TV," Vinay told Ians.

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Mumbai, Feb 13: Actor Rushad Rana, popular for "Hip Hip Hurray!", will soon be seen in a mythological series called "Upanishad Ganga". He will play the role of Satyadharama.

The serial, based on the teachings of Upanishads will depict Rushad as a Us-returned boy, who finds interest in studying Upanishads.

"The character of Satyadharama is much like me. He comes down to Benaras to learn Upanishads from a professor whom he has only read about. Though I have not studied Upanishads, but being a graduate in philosophy, such studies do interest me and so I would love to read them," said Rana, who was also seen in movies like "Veer-Zaara",.

Yash Raj Films introduced Bollywood to youth films with a vision to make films for the youth, of the youth, by the youth. Within just a span of one year, Y-Films became the defining launch pad for fresh talent. The studio has put up over 32 names of directors, actors, music composers, assistant directors, editors, DOPs, writers, costume designers, animators on the silver screen. But, having said that, these were not straight- outta-college newbies. Most of the talent launched has been around, assisting reputed technicians or making their mark in the advertising or television space for quite a while. What Y-Films gave them was a fabulous platform. And each of them now has a film to their credit. That too in a Yash Raj film!

Luv Ka The End, a story of revenge and girl power where a spurned lover took down her cheating boyfriend, starring Shraddha Kapoor saw as many...

<div>This year.s most screwed-up love story is now available for you to own. That too with a whole lot of special features. The DVD packs as much punch as the movie itself. It.s got the entire making of the film, the Fraaandship for Dummies series where you can learn the do.s & don.ts of social media and some really special, .never seen before. deleted scenes. </div><div></div><div>From an extra love story of one of the most loved teachers on campus to Rahul and Preity having a really intimate dance with each other, to quirkier fights between Preity and Vishal, there.s more than an hour of special features content for the viewer.</div><div></div><div>Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge is a romantic comedy set against the backdrop of social networking. It tells the story of two losers, Vishal & Preity who fake their identities online to woo two really hot people, Malvika & Rahul.

This year’s most screwed-up love story is now available for you to own. That too with a whole lot of special features. The DVD packs as much punch as the movie itself. It’s got the entire making of the film, the ‘Fraaandship for Dummies’ series where you can learn the do’s & don’ts of social media and some really special, ‘never seen before’ deleted scenes.

From an extra love story of one of the most loved teachers on campus to Rahul and Preity having a really intimate dance with each other, to quirkier fights between Preity and Vishal, there’s more than an hour of special features content for the viewer.

Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge is a romantic comedy set against the backdrop of social networking. It tells the story of two losers, Vishal & Preity who fake their identities online to woo two really hot people, Malvika & Rahul.

Yash Raj Films are synonymous with love stories, and with their second release from newly launched youth division Y-Films, the production house stick to what they know best: a story about love.

A romantic comedy set against the backdrop of social networking, Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge tells the tale of two losers, Vishal (Saqib Saleem) and Preity (Saba Azad) who fake their online identities in an attempt to get the attention of drop dead gorgeous Malvika (Tara D’Souza) and rockstar Rahul (Nishant Dahiya). What they do not realize, is that the person they hate most in the real world, just happens to be the same person they have fallen in love with online.

So, the premise for the season’s most screwed up love story, is: Rahul loves Malvika. And Malvika loves Rahul. But Rahul is not Rahul. Rahul is Vishal. And Vishal loves Malvika too. But Malvika is not Malvika either.

Yash Raj Films’ youth films studio Y-Films launched the music of it’s forthcoming release Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge with a fantastic live performance by Raghu Dixit – one of India’s foremost desi rockstars who makes his Bollywood debut as music composer. The gig that is being live streamed on the web also showcased the 4 new leads of the film Saqib Saleem, Saba Azad, Nishant Dahiya & Tara D’Souza.

Speaking on the launch, Nupur Asthana, the director of Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge added, “Music & the internet are 2 things our audience can’t live without. Our film reflects that, so clearly our music launch had to do the same. Raghu’s rocked not just the songs, but also the background score of the film. And after hearing the album, your feet will want to fraaandship with your ears!”

The Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge music album with lyrics by Anvita Dutt features 8 songs including an...

It’s not complicated but India’s first Facebook love story gets a song that best captures the feeling of falling in love online, on Facebook. Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge releases one of the most hummable tracks of the year, Uh-oh! Uh-oh!

Scored by Raghu Dixit, one of the country’s biggest Indie talents, the track is sung by Ash King and Shilpa Rao and the lyrics have been penned by Anvita Dutt.

Mfk is a romantic comedy set against the backdrop of social networking, Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge tells the story of two losers, Vishal & Preity who fake their identities online to woo two really hot people, Malvika & Rahul. Little do they know that the person they totally hate in real life is the same person, they’ve fallen in love with online. Making Mfk, this season’s most screwed up love story.

The film marks the debut of 4 very talented actors,...

Y-Films’ Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge is taking its being ‘India’s first Facebook love story’ very seriously and has now tapped into a host of internet biggies to promote its film in an innovative way. Kickstarting the action is one of India’s coolest online influencers, VJ & DJ, Nikhil Chinapa – to host a very twisted version of a ‘Making of’. Versus the regular questions about characters, etc. Chinapa quizzes the gang on their weirdest online habits, social media cock-ups and more.

First off the block is a hilarious take on the song ‘Dheaon Dheaon’ – a mad koothu-hip-hop fusion track from the film. ‘Dheaon Dheaon’ has been scored by Raghu Dixit, one of the country’s most talented indie musicians, and sung by Vishal Dadlani and Aditi Singh Sharma, featuring rap by Machas with Attitude.

So, if you’re liking the lip lockings and grooving to the hip-hoppings, check out how this track was made.

India’s first Facebook love story, Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge suddenly goes berserk with a thumping party track called ‘DheaonDheaon’. ‘DheaonDheaon’ is a tribute to the South Indian street music form of Dappan Koothu. Giving it a unique spin is the fusion with Hip-Hop and Rap. The track has some really mad lyrics penned by Anvita Dutt – so much so that a Karaoke singalong version has been released to punch that harder. Scored by Raghu Dixit, one of the country’s most talented indie musicians, Dheaon Dheaon has been sung by Vishal Dadlani and Aditi Singh Sharma featuring rap by Machas with Attitude.

This is the second track from the film’s album which is scheduled to release shortly and is apparently already a rage across several campuses due to an innovating sampling exercise done at key colleges. The music video features the entire cast in an outrageous party rocking away the night.

India’s first Facebook love story gets its first song! The film is Yash Raj Films’ youth studio, Y-Films, Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge and the song is ‘Baatein Shuru’. Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge is a Rom-com set against Facebook backdrop, which is set for release on October 14th.\

India’s first Facebook love story starts off with a romantic song about chatting, poking, liking and well, lots of flirting. Scored by Raghu Dixit, one of the country’s most talented indie musicians, “Baatein Shuru” has been sung by Shefali Alvares and Joi Barua.

‘Mfk’ is a romantic comedy set against the backdrop of social networking, Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge tells the story of two losers, Vishal & Preity who fake their identities online to woo two really hot people, Malvika & Rahul. Little do they know that the person they totally hate in real life is the same person, they’ve fallen in love with online.

Yash Raj Films’ new youth films studio, Y-Films, kick-started the marketing of it’s next production by unveiling the first look poster of Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge. A romantic comedy set against the backdrop of social networking, Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge tells the story of two losers, Vishal & Preity who fake their identities online to woo two really hot people, Malvika & Rahul. Little do they know that the person they totally hate in real life is the same person, they’ve fallen in love with online. Making ‘Mfk’, this season’s most screwed up love story.

The film marks the debut of 4 very talented actors, Saqib Saleem, Saba Azad, Tara D’Souza & Nishant Dahiya besides director, Nupur Asthana who was previously known for hugely popular cult TV shows like Hip Hip Hurray & Mahi Way and one of the most talented indie musicians of India, Raghu Dixit as composer.

Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge… Fake It,...