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After putting up a grand show in Dubai last year, the popular show is all set to shoot episodes in North America.

The small screen’s popular Kapil Sharma took to twitter to share the news with his fans abroad. ”Coming to USA and Canada with my galatfamily…” Kapil tweeted.

Tickets for the live show will go on sale soon, the comedy star informed. The show, which has become one of the biggest platforms for promoting movies, will be travelling to various cities like Atlanta, New Jersey, New York, Toronto, Houston, San Jose and Vancouver.

Along with Kapil, popular characters of the show- Gutthi, Palak, Pinky, Daadi, Manju and Raju will also entertain the audience. This is the second overseas outing for the comedy show.

Well, lets get ready to get laughing and rolling.

The Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor expressed his anger through a series of tweets last night warning fans that he’ll be off Twitter if they don’t stop fighting. He said in his tweets, “Messed up fighting over yr hero’s vit each other. make this journey beautiful, dint sign up fr this ugly twitter war n not a part of it . Continue it n I vil b off twitter. Came here to spread love, share sm thoughts hv fun vit fans not for them to insult my fraternity. Hut.”

He further asked his fans to stop using foul and abusive language for anyone, especially anyone from within the film fraternity and show some respect for other artists. He also requested fans to spread love and not hatred. This is what his next few tweets read…

I vil not b on this social net work any more. Bus khallas, khatam, wanna follow me n want me to b here to Pyar mohobbat se raho. Or I am out

— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) June 9, 2015

The actor does seem upset. Warning to quit Twitter thrice in a night does not seem normal, does it? Hope all fans will learn something from this and be nice to Twitter too.

In the last episode, we saw Ishita(Divyanka Tripathi) barging into the court an stopping Simmi and Subbu’s(Amit Tandon) wedding. She stated that upon speaking to Shaila Bhua in London she was informed that Subbu is a dangerous man and isn’t right to marry Simmi. The bhallas were shocked and Subbu enraged. He grabbed Ishita by the neck and tried to kill her. He was stopped by Raman(Karan Patel), who shoved him aside and warned him to keep away from Ishita. Subbu left, vouching that he will destroy the Bhallas. Meanwhile, Ishita was trying to figure out as to why Subbu was hell bent on seeking revenge against her family. The episode ended with her telling Raman that they should visit Subbu’s psychiatrist and tell her about his attack on Ishita, so that they could get some information out of the doctor.

In the upcoming episode, a shocking turn of events will take place where Raman will be accused of selling Simmi’s daughter.We are guessing this story will be planted by Subbu where a breaking news item will present Raman as a rich businessman who sold Simmi’s little girl Ananya to get a sum of Rs 15 lakhs! The Bhallas will be shocked with this accusation. Ishita on the other hand will be joined by Hamari Adhuri Kahani’s Vidya Balan, who will promote her upcoming film on the show. She and Ishita will look into Subbu’s medical records and try and figure out the incidents from his past.

Well what can be said? After all YHM has been able to keep it’s popularity with audiences in India and abroad afloat. Keep watching YHM……

This year at IIFA, it was Shahid Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut, who were the show stoppers and walked away with most prestigious awards. But we hear that hosting of Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor was the highlight of the entire event.

One of the top moments of the IIFA night was when Ranveer Singh came down one knee to propose to Deepika Padukone at centre stage in front of huge crowd. Well, it was quite an amusing sight for the audience to see Ranveer and Deepika  on stage getting all lovey dovey. When Ranveer was done reciting poems and shayaris for Deepika, a fan from the crowd yelled,” I love you, Deepika”. To this, Ranveer gave a quick reply,” Watch it bro!” Awww, what more could define their love?

That’s not it, Ranveer and Deepika even sported a matching wardrobe. While Ranveer made a grand entry to IIFA green carpet, dressed in red ensemble, hugging and kissing Shahid Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone made a rather graceful entry wearing a stunning red and black sari, posing elegantly for pictures. Seems like red is the colour of Ranveer and Deepika’s love.

It was quite evident in IIFA 2015 that Ranveer’s spontaneity and Deepika’s graceful elegance complement each other really well.

Waiting to watch the event when aired to witness all these lovely moments.

Salman Khan recently announced on Twitter that Varun Dhawan has replaced him in Karan Johar’s much-awaited production venture Shhuddhi. Must say many were surprised hearing this piece of information. Later, the Dharma head honcho himself declared that VD and Alia Bhatt would be seen in his film Shhuddhi which will be directed by Karan Malhotra.

And now its the ABCD 2 actor who has finally spoken about KJo’s dream project. During a recent interview, the good looking actor was asked if replacing Salman Khan in Shhuddhi is the biggest challenge he has ever faced and here’s what he said: ” I think so much has been said about the film and so much has been spoken about the film already that I don’t want to add fuel to the fire. I think Karan Malhotra and Karan Johar have a certain vision. I think Shhuddhi is a story that if told correctly will change a lot of things just in terms of story telling and what’s the film about. So I don’t want to say anything. Let Karan direct me and lets see what happens. We still have to work, its a long way away. In Badlapur, a played a 40 year old man, so for me that was a very big challenge considering how old I am and to be able to play a character of that age in general.”

The actor further added, “I think Shhuddhi has been made into something really big by the media because they are keenly anticipating it which they should, I guess. And I am lucky because of that. I have never had a film being spoken so much about. So there is pressure obviously about that. But there is no fun without pressure and I love challenges.”

Going by Varun’s reply, it seems he is all set  to take on the challenge and perform his best. We too wish him All the Best for his project.

Buzz is that the  film’s director Remo D’Souza has been approached by the board with regards to the usage of a line that is derogatory to Indians.

Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor’s ABCD 2 is all set to hit our screens on June 19.Good news for the team, is that it has been cleared by the Censor Board Of Film Certification and been given a ‘U’ certificate. The board however did have its share of problems with Remo regarding a line used in the film, which was derogatory to the Indian audience. Reports suggest that the board has asked the director to remove the line ‘All Indians are beggars’ as it could be offend the Indian audience.

The line has been chopped off from the film and the rest of the scenes are untouched. A source from the Censor Board, while talking to an entertainment portal revealed,” We were mesmerized by Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor and Prabhudheva’s dancing. The film is clean healthy family fare. And we all felt there was no reason to not give the film a ‘U’ certification. However one line had to go. It referred to Indians in a derogatory manner. Censor guidelines specify that no utterances insulting any nationality or community must be allowed.”

Well if “All is Well” then we are all set to watch the dancing newbies together. Wish Ramzan day will be lucky for the director.

Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has organised a special screening of his daughter Zoya Akhtar’s forthcoming film Dil Dhadakne Do for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Tuesday (June 2) evening.

“Javed sahab has kept a special screening of Dil Dhadakne Dofor Arun Jaitley,” Ritesh Sidhwani, who co-owns the film’s production banner Excel Entertainment with Javed’s son Farhan, said in a statement.

The film, which stars Farhan, Anil Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Shefali Shah in key roles, is about a dysfunctional Punjabi family and how they discover love and friendship during a cruise across the Mediterranean.

The actors are on an extensive multi-city tour in places like Kolkata, Indore, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Bangalore to promote the highly anticipated film. Dil Dhadakne Do will hit the screens on June 5.

Acontest titled ‘Kaun Banega Poonam Ka Hero’, organised to find a lead actor to be paired with Poonam Pandey in Helen, attracted over 25,000 people, says the film’s producer Suresh Nakum.

“The kind of response that has come for the contest of ‘Kaun Banega Poonam Ka Hero’ has been nothing less than mighty pleasing for the team. In fact, I have never seen such kind of a response for any Bollywood movie before the film goes on the floors.” He said that “over 25,000 followers of Poonam Pandey have uploaded videos and audio clips to try and play the male lead”.

The hunt required the contestants to make a two-minute audition video, during which they were free to enact a movie scene or dialogue of their choice to the best of their ability. Poonam herself invited the candidates through a video in which she says she is looking for a male lead to star opposite her.

Sunny Leone, on May 28, 2015, gave her statement to the police on the indecency case that was registered by a housewife against her. The actress was quoted by a source in a report as saying that, “The objectionable video clips circulating here belong to when I was working in the adult film industry in the US. I have distanced myself from any such roles after becoming a part of the Indian film fraternity. I feel it would be improper to haunt me with the past when I am trying to move ahead in life.” The actress recorded her statement in the presence of DCP Manere and investigation officer, Jagdish Sawant, in English for over an hour, also disclosing her personal details, stated the report.

An FIR was registered against actress Sunny Leone, Google CEO and a Bollywood magazine in Ajmer on May 24, for allegedly spreading obscenity, as informed by the police authorities. Arinjay Jain had subscribed to a Bollywood magazine through S K R Sharma. The entertainment journal contained obscene photographs of Leone, SHO Ajmer Kotawali police station Jitendra Gangwani said. Jain said he followed a website link given in the magazine and found more obscene contents and pictures of the actress on internet, following which he registered the FIR with police.A case has been registered under section 292 (sale of obscene book) of IPC, relevant sections of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act and the IT act, Gangwani said.

STORY: Tanu and Manu’s marriage collapses. What happens when Manu meets Tanu’s lookalike Kusum – and when Tanu returns?

[quote_box_right]CAST: Kangana Ranuat, R. Madhavan, Jimmy Shergill, Deepak Dobriyal
DIRECTION: Aanand L. Rai
GENRE: Romantic Comedy
DURATION: 2 hours[/quote_box_right]
REVIEW: Straight away,  Tanu Weds Manu Returns is a total delight that keeps you laughing, sighing, cheering – and guessing throughout. After a stormy romance, Tanu (Kangana) married Manu (Madhavan) four years ago. But in London, the sparks between them die.

STORY: Frustrated with lack of job opportunities back home in Punjab, former judo champion Jeet (Barkha Madan) in the hope of a better future decides to go to Canada, where her brother moved to, few years ago. With no money at her disposal to travel legally, she seeks help of a local trafficker, who tricks her into smuggling.

REVIEW: Surkhaab highlights the plight of immigrants, rural Indians and the circumstances that drives them to risk their lives to make a living abroad.Handled with great maturity, the Indo-Canadian film touches a chord for its authentic execution. The characters are real and so are their problems. Also, unlike most films, where the protagonist could have easily been portrayed as the victim, this film is an exception. Jeet is feisty and smart. Though not exposed to other culture or people, she holds her nerve and plucks up courage to fight for herself and her family keeping her dignity intact.

Sanjay Talreja needs to be applauded for making his characters look believable, except for a villain’s sidekick, who seems too good to be a crook. Otherwise, you can relate to the characters, their woes and can imagine what they must be going through. The thought of what could happen if you were stuck in a similar situation as Jeet is bound to cross your mind and that speaks volumes about the film’s impact.

Credit must also go to Barkha Madan for doing complete justice to her role. From being sensitive and vulnerable to brave and powerful, she defines her character beautifully. Other actors are equally competent.

Like Memento, the film unveils itself layer by layer (scenes shuttle between past and present) keeping the suspense element high. Had the second half been stronger, this would have been one of the most hard-hitting films on immigrants. Sadly, the thriller element overshadows drama and somewhere it dampens the pace and the plot.

Nonetheless, Surkhaab is extremely relevant and a poignant tale of survival that deserves to be seen.

Essel Vision Productions Ltd, (the content engine of Zee Entertainment Enterprises ZEEL), Sanjay Gupta’s White Feather Films and actor- producer Sachiin Joshi’s Viking Entertainment unveiled the first look of the most anticipated film of the year ‘Jazbaa’. After creating a stir at the recent Cannes Film Festival, the team reveled the looks of two formidable protagonists Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Irrfan Khan.

Jazbaa slated to hit theatres on Friday, 9th October 2015, also includes Shabana Azmi, Jackie Shroff, Abhimanyu Singh, Atul Kulkarni and Chandan Roy Sanyal.

 ZEEL has designed an innovative promotional campaign for the release of the film which will surely set new trends in the industry. Helmed by the maverick director Sanjay Gupta, Jazbaa is written by Kamlesh Pandey and Robin Bhatt, cinematography by Sameer Arya, editing by Bunty Nagi and Resul Pookutty spearheads the sound designing. Jazbaa is by far one of the most sought after films from distributors and exhibitors all across the globe.

Bollywood stars are catching up with Dubsmash. The latest to join the club is Dabangg girl Sonakshi Sinha.

The actress recently posted a video of her enacting a scene from her father’s movie Mere Apne.She tagged the picture with the caption, “Found one of dads dialogues this is too cool!!!!!

A #dubsmash a day , keeps the boredom away …And you entertained ??

The actress, who made a roaring debut in Tamil films opposite superstar Rajinikanth last year in Lingaa, is now working with AR Murugadoss in Akira. The film is said to be heroine-centric and would see Sonakshi do a lot of action sequences. The film also has Raai Laxmi and Anurag Kashyap in pivotal roles. This is her second outing with Murugadoss after Holiday, where she starred opposite Akshay Kumar.

Bollywood celebrities have loved National Award winner Kangana Ranaut’s performance in Tanu Weds Manu Returns and can’t stop raving about her. At a special screening of the film organised here on Tuesday, a number of celebrities including filmmakers like Rajkumar Hirani, Anurag Kashyap, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Vishal Bhardwaj, Farah Khan and Gauri Shinde, came to watch it.

They not only heaped praises for Kangana’s endearing act in the film, but also praised the “great and well-directed film”. For them, Kangana and Tanu Weds Manu Returns are a winner this year. “It’s a fantastic film. It’s a great story and very well-directed. You just watch it. It’s a great film,” Hirani said here. Kashyap, whose Bombay Velvet failed to elicit a response he may have desired, said “Tanu Weds Manu Returns is an outstanding film. The sequel is so much better than the prequel.” Talking about Kangana’s twin character Datto, he said “it is one of the finest characters I have ever seen”. “All performances were very good. I never laughed so much. This film will make you go ‘mad’,” Kashyap added.

STORY: Johnny Balraj fixes big deals in 1960s Bombay – but what happens when Johnny becomes a thorn for the city’s smoothest powers?

REVIEW: It’s 1969 in a Bombay of Prohibition but no inhibition, with money in the sea breeze, land sharks cutting deals and gangsters carving up competition. Ambitious Johnny Balraj (Ranbir), dreaming of becoming a big shot, is used by ruthless magnate Kaizaad Khambata (Karan) to fix business and settle scores. Johnny adores jazz singer Rosie (Anushka) and with buddy Chiman (Satyadeep), manages Kaizaad’s Bombay Velvet nightclub where Rosie performs.

What happens when Rosie turns out to be a pawn of Jimmy Mistry (Manish), Khambata’s foe? And when the Mayor of Bombay (Siddharth) decides Johnny’s getting in his way?

Bombay Velvet is one of the most stylish-looking Hindi films, its glowing cinematography and sharp detailing presenting a heady, greedy city, full of nightmares and dreams. Its performances create an eye-catching vintage world – where Ranbir Kapoor smashes it as a Raj Kapoor-like Johnny Balraj. Ranbir’s melting eyes and goofy grin stay with you, as does his supple energy and suddenly steely jaw. Anushka impresses as Rosie, her wide-eyed, brittle sadness evoking Audrey Hepburn, wandering through Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Karan Johar is fun as wicked Khambata, giggling at Johnny’s English, responding to a union leader quoting ‘siddhant’ with a carelessly stylish “Who’s he?”, asking Johnny deadpan, “Rosie mein aisa kya dekha jo mujhmein nahin?” Kay Kay has a cool cop cameo while Vivaan Shah’s likeable as jolly chauffeur Tony.

The drama’s further enhanced by fabulous sound design, gorgeous jazz layered pulsatingly onto scenes of violence and love.

But Bombay Velvet has rough edges too. The film is so intensely stylized, it misses emotional pull. Certain sequences – like Johnny’s prize-fighting – feel stretched. At times, the editing simply races, without letting you feel anything, from Khambata’s jeers to Rosie’s tears, deeply enough.

The plot also wobbles between love story, crime saga, urban legend and corruption drama. Between lovers’ fights, gun-battles and newspaper wars, you’re thinking The. Godfather, Casablanca, Chicago – but you want to feel Bombay Velvet more.

Its cinematography and performances, particularly Ranbir’s edgy ‘big shot’, merit an extra half-star. But while Bombay Velvet is stylish, this fabric could have been smoother.

Dressed impeccably in her couture gowns, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan cuts a perfect picture at the Cannes Film Festival year after year. But unlike earlier, in tow, this time, is her three-year-old daughter Aaradhya Bachchan who has been attracting her share of clicks too, as she accompanies her celebrity mother around town — something Ash has mixed feelings about.

Talking to us from the festival, Ash says, “I used to initially wonder what she must be making of the media around her. What she must be thinking every time we walked out of an airport or got surrounded by the media. But this is normal for her. She is born to believe that this is life. However, the mother in me will always be protective about her. Whenever we’re surrounded by paparazzi, I get extra protective to ensure that she isn’t affected by the ruckus around — it is a natural instinct that’ll always be there. But it is certainly interesting to see how, as she grows up, her perception of things will evolve.”

Coming back to Cannes, the film festival holds a special place in her heart for reasons more than one. “Aaradhya completed six months here. Also, my mother’s birthday is in the same month, and I am invariably here to celebrate it. It does have a personal mother-daughter connection,” she says.

This time around, Ash is in Cannes to promote her film Jazbaa. The first look of the film was unveiled at the festival. But the actress isn’t too happy about it being touted as her comeback film. “I had signed Mani Ratnam’s film last year, but that did not get made for technical reasons. Meanwhile, Jazbaa happened and it became the first. I wanted Mani Ratnam’s film to be the first because it is based on a very strong subject. I spoke to him recently and he said that he plans to revisit it.”

Meanwhile, after years of playing hide and seek with Karan Johar, Ash has finally agreed to work in his upcoming film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. “I would have said yes to Karan all along, but my schedule never permitted me. Since I have just gotten back to working in films, I have the time to prepare a schedule. Since the time I joined the industry, I have always juggled four films on an average, which is why I never could accommodate Karan’s film,” she tells us, explaining why she couldn’t be part of blockbusters Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham and Dostana — all of which were first offered to her.

STORY: Piku’s father Bhaskor’s obsessed with his health. Piku indulges Bhaskor’s wishes, including a road trip to Calcutta – but what does attractive Rana’s driving set in motion?

REVIEW: Straight up, Piku is delightful, a cinematic rasgulla, dipped in the sweet, dark rum of life. Architect Piku Banerjee (Deepika) is only child to 70-year-old Bhaskor (Amitabh) who obsesses about his health -including creating commotion around his stomach’s motion. Piku’s torn between tenderness for her elderly dad and frustration at being stuck in a rut. Suddenly, Bhaskor wants to visit Calcutta – but insists on travelling from Delhi via road. What happens when intriguing Rana (Irrfan) drives them?

Piku’s performances are superb, topped by one of Amitabh Bachchan’s best acts. Amitabh is mesmerizing as Bhaskor, a man who delights in being “brutal and honest”, but whose eyes are soft as marshmallows when he looks at his daughter.

Bubbling with life, pouring with over-protectiveness, Amitabh runs away with the film, travelling with a
‘commode chair’, stating Indian men want wives only “to sarve food in the day, sex in the night”, interrogating Rana, “Drinking? Driving? Sipping? Taar pore, dhadaam?”, telling his bubbly sister-in-law Chobi
(Moushumi, lovely and bright), “Tumko like na karne ka, mere paas hai, hai, reason hai.” From Angry Young Man to eccentric old gent, Piku is another milestone in this amazing actor’s journey.

Alongside, Irrfan’s Rana has a wide-eyed, raised-eyebrow sexiness, but also sensitive balance between being annoyed and intrigued by Piku – and her mad dad. Deepika presents an evolved, polished performance, utterly believable as Piku uptight with pursed lips, whose life expands from reading her dad’s BP – to reading Rana’s eyes.

Piku’s story is stunning. It beautifully explores the most basic bond of life – a parent, a child, a beginning and an end. It looks shyly at love. It smiles tenderly at Bengali flavours, at fish fry and digestion pills, but also at universal stories, of irritating relatives and domestics who look after us until we die.

The direction’s brilliant. Deft, yet deep, Shoojit Sircar presents characters so ordinary, they’re wonderful, people and places intimately intertwined, an aunt pickled in resentment, boats almost painted on a sheet-like Ganga.

With passion, there’s precision too, the editing fish-bone sharp, detailing, down to Bhaskor’s monkey cap, perfect. Some moments evoke Ang Lee’s terrific ‘Eat Drink Man Woman’. Others evoke your and my life. Together, Piku makes you shake with laughter. It also makes your heart cry.