Portraying a character that is unlike you is not easy. It needs to look effortless, yet convincing and actors often turn to a muse to perfect their part.
Seldom does one turn to themselves for inspiration but veteran actor Mahesh Manjrekar felt differently about his role in the upcoming web series ?Pawan and Pooja?. His character, who tends to find happiness in every situation, finds inspiration from the actor?s personality, he says.?
In the series, Mahesh Manjrekar and Deepti Naval play Pawan Kalra and Pooja Kalra, a loving couple in their 60s who decide to live life now, like there's no tomorrow and create a ?Regret List?, a series of tasks/wishes they want to complete before ?kicking the bucket?.
Talking about the same Mahesh Manjrekar says, ?I believe it?s so important to love life, enjoy it for its small moments and live without regrets ? life is so unpredictable.
Seldom does one turn to themselves for inspiration but veteran actor Mahesh Manjrekar felt differently about his role in the upcoming web series ?Pawan and Pooja?. His character, who tends to find happiness in every situation, finds inspiration from the actor?s personality, he says.?
In the series, Mahesh Manjrekar and Deepti Naval play Pawan Kalra and Pooja Kalra, a loving couple in their 60s who decide to live life now, like there's no tomorrow and create a ?Regret List?, a series of tasks/wishes they want to complete before ?kicking the bucket?.
Talking about the same Mahesh Manjrekar says, ?I believe it?s so important to love life, enjoy it for its small moments and live without regrets ? life is so unpredictable.
- 2/14/2020
- GlamSham
Show Synopsis -?
Conceptualised by Siddharth P Malhotra, created by Siddharth P Malhotra and Shaad Ali - Directed by Shaad Ali and Ajay Bhuyan.
Love, over the years has been defined as an emotion that brings out the best in people, the very thought of the person you love will bring a smile to your face, butterflies in your stomach and instant longing to be close to them.
But is that all it is? A happy emotion?
Instead of being unconditional, unbreakable and unquestionable ? sometimes, love fails only to be reborn again, it breaks bonds to forge new ones and it destroys lives but still brings hope!
This relationship drama explores the lives of 3 couples ? all coincidently named Pawan and Pooja ?who ?at different stages of their lives discover that their love is indeed conditional, breakable and questionable.
Cast - Mahesh Manjrekar, Deepti Naval, Sharman Joshi, Gul Panag, Taaruk Raina,...
Conceptualised by Siddharth P Malhotra, created by Siddharth P Malhotra and Shaad Ali - Directed by Shaad Ali and Ajay Bhuyan.
Love, over the years has been defined as an emotion that brings out the best in people, the very thought of the person you love will bring a smile to your face, butterflies in your stomach and instant longing to be close to them.
But is that all it is? A happy emotion?
Instead of being unconditional, unbreakable and unquestionable ? sometimes, love fails only to be reborn again, it breaks bonds to forge new ones and it destroys lives but still brings hope!
This relationship drama explores the lives of 3 couples ? all coincidently named Pawan and Pooja ?who ?at different stages of their lives discover that their love is indeed conditional, breakable and questionable.
Cast - Mahesh Manjrekar, Deepti Naval, Sharman Joshi, Gul Panag, Taaruk Raina,...
- 2/6/2020
- GlamSham
ReviewAmazon Prime’s first Telugu series is partly entertaining; however, the series doesn’t quite dig deep into the story it wants to say.Hemanth Kumar C RGangstars, created by Nandini Reddy, is a quirky comedy set against the backdrop of the Telugu film industry where a chaotic work environment on the sets of a film lands its lead characters in a big mess. Directed by Ajay Bhuyan, the Amazon Prime series has several popular stars from Telugu cinema - Jagapathi Babu, Navdeep, Swetha Basu Prasad, Siddhu Jonnalagadda, Posani Krishna Murali, and Rahul Ramakrishna playing important roles, along with newcomer Apoorva, and Shivaji. While the series offers its share of hilarious moments, it falls prey to the paradox of storytelling - It’s entertaining as long as it doesn’t try to tell a story, and once it does, it goes all haywire. The series is about Kd - Kumar Das - a notorious gangster (Jagapathi Babu), who will do anything to recover his money from people who owe him. One day, he’s told that he might die soon due to cancer and his world turns topsy-turvy all of a sudden. Since he has amassed a lot of wealth, he’s advised to invest in a movie to turn his black money into white. And this decision intertwines his life with four other principal characters of the show - Ajay (Siddhu Jonnalagadda); Keerthi (Apoorva Arora); Vishwa (Navdeep); and Aishwarya (Shweta Basu Prasad). For a show which delves into the process of filmmaking, and the quirky characters that inhabit this world, Gangstars offers some genuine laugh out loud moments as long as it doesn’t take itself too seriously. Take for instance, there’s Pala Subramanyam (Posani Krishna Murali), a milk producer-turned-movie producer, who has a track record of producing several blockbuster films. The first time he appears on screen and claims that he isn’t a benami for any politician, it reminded me of a real life incident where similar allegations were made on a noted Telugu film producer. Another time, when Vishwa (Navdeep), popular actor, refuses to follow instructions from a choreographer (Dhanraj), this too comes across as a dig at the high-handedness of actors on movie sets. Among others, there’s Varun Sastry (Mirchi Sastry), a prototype of every filmmaker who wants to be in the good books of the lead cast. The film that Vishwa and Aishwarya are part of is named ‘Love You Raja’, a reference to Posani Krishna Murali’s famous catchphrase. However, all this fades in comparison to another character Red (Rahul Ramakrishna), who dreams of becoming a movie star and amassing more followers than Shahrukh Khan on Twitter. Rahul Ramakrishna is one of the primary reasons why Gangstars works, to an extent, and the actor, who shot to fame with Arjun Reddy, brings his verve to the forefront once again. There’s a memorable scene where he recites a few dialogues along with Aishwarya (Shweta Basu Prasad), who loses her cool instantly. If that doesn’t make you chuckle, then there’s very little else that the series offers to make you invest in the characters. The series was originally meant to be a feature film; however, with multiple characters in the fray, it was deemed to be a potential idea worth expanding into a series. The problem is that there’s very little in Gangstars which does justice to what it sets out to achieve. Initially, it begins as a story of Kd and his quest to reform himself; and all of a sudden, it becomes a story of Vishwa and Aishwarya’s turbulent relationship, while Ajay and Keerthi grapple with their own feelings for each other. There’s very little backstory to each of the characters and even when the series offers an insight into how much their lives have changed, it doesn’t stay with you. It feels like there are multiple storylines and themes all vying for the same space. At times, it takes itself too seriously and we see that in the long sermons from Posani and Annapurna about the brutal truth of filmmaking and stardom. In other instances, the characters are absolutely clueless about what they are doing, especially towards the latter half of the show. Ajay Bhuyan, director, manages to connect all the threads and concurrent subplots in the end, but the ending itself feels too rushed and out of place. In the end, Gangstars feels like a missed opportunity to create something unique and charming. It has its moments, when it takes a sly dig at the film industry, but when it focuses on its own story, it becomes too self-aware of what it wants to do and it never finds its groove. It’s nearly four hours of content, split into 12 episodes, but even then, Gangstars leaves you with a feeling that it has barely scratched the surface of its own potential.
- 6/7/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
Earlier this year, filmmaker Kunal Kohli found himself embroiled in a legal battle with writer Jyoti Kapoor, after the latter claimed that that Kunal's forthcoming film Phir Se had been plagiarized from her work. In the ensuing battle the verdict kept tilting, but never settling the issue. Now we hear that the court has ruled to delay the release of the film till a final verdict is reached. Tweeting about the same Kunal Kohli posted, "What I have learnt from this experience is that the free exchange of ideas is no longer permissible and I would go a step further to say it expressly prohibited. The debate on copyright and plagiarism is settled, it is neither. The industry has to move towards a more closed and protective environment with regards to work in progress. What is left to be decided is merely one principal aspect, what is the value of...
- 5/20/2015
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The year 2015 seems to be a great one for Bollywood with a long list of big films hitting the big screens. Amidst the buzz around these big films, director-turned-actor, Kunal Kohli is all set to make his Bollywood debut in his own production, ‘Phir Se’.
Being a moderately low-budget romantic film which talks about giving love a second chance, ‘Phir Se’ is a story of how two broken hearts meet and fall in love. Talking about the film, Kunal Kohli said, “Even though we have shot across picturesque locations in London, we have managed to stick to a tight budget throughout the shooting. Despite this, we have managed to produce a film of really good quality and visually the movie is at par with big budget films being produced today. If I were to have made the movie with any other big star, the movie would visually stay the same,...
Being a moderately low-budget romantic film which talks about giving love a second chance, ‘Phir Se’ is a story of how two broken hearts meet and fall in love. Talking about the film, Kunal Kohli said, “Even though we have shot across picturesque locations in London, we have managed to stick to a tight budget throughout the shooting. Despite this, we have managed to produce a film of really good quality and visually the movie is at par with big budget films being produced today. If I were to have made the movie with any other big star, the movie would visually stay the same,...
- 4/23/2015
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Phir Se... poster is out and it has nothing new to offer us!
The poster of Kunal Kohli hugging TV actress Jennifer Winget reminds one of the Anjaana Anjaani poster in which Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra shared a similar pose!
If the Anjaana Anjaani poster presented New York City during winters, Phir Se... has a backdrop of London in the same weather.
While Anjaana Anjaani was a story about two people leaving on a journey together and eventually finding love in each other, Phir Se... promises to be a story of divorced couple who fall in love once again.
Directed by Kunal Kohli and Ajay Bhuyan, Phir Se... stars Kunal Kohli, Jennifer Winget, Rajit Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, Kanwaljeet Singh and Sushmita Mukherjee in pivotal roles and is slated for May 8 release.
The poster of Kunal Kohli hugging TV actress Jennifer Winget reminds one of the Anjaana Anjaani poster in which Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra shared a similar pose!
If the Anjaana Anjaani poster presented New York City during winters, Phir Se... has a backdrop of London in the same weather.
While Anjaana Anjaani was a story about two people leaving on a journey together and eventually finding love in each other, Phir Se... promises to be a story of divorced couple who fall in love once again.
Directed by Kunal Kohli and Ajay Bhuyan, Phir Se... stars Kunal Kohli, Jennifer Winget, Rajit Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, Kanwaljeet Singh and Sushmita Mukherjee in pivotal roles and is slated for May 8 release.
- 4/11/2015
- GlamSham
Kunal Kohli and Jennifer Winget have been the talk of the town since the release of the trailer of their debut film Phir Se. The internet has been full of images from their upcoming romantic drama that left the audience wondering about their sizzling chemistry. Now with the trailer of this film finally out, we get a good look into some romantic moments these two actors are seen sharing onscreen.
Some trailers stay on with the viewers after they have watched it. The Phir Se trailer, that went live on Tuesday afternoon, is one of them that created a buzz among the viewers within a few hours of its launch. Quite a few celebrities joined fans and critics as they poured in their views about the trailer and showered the cast with teeming praises.
Producer and director Karan Johar, who unveiled the trailer of Phir Se on Twitter, tweeted saying,...
Some trailers stay on with the viewers after they have watched it. The Phir Se trailer, that went live on Tuesday afternoon, is one of them that created a buzz among the viewers within a few hours of its launch. Quite a few celebrities joined fans and critics as they poured in their views about the trailer and showered the cast with teeming praises.
Producer and director Karan Johar, who unveiled the trailer of Phir Se on Twitter, tweeted saying,...
- 4/10/2015
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Bollywood director Karan Johar launched the trailer of Kunal Kohli’s upcoming romantic drama, Phir Se on his Twitter handle today.
Not many know that Karan Johar and Kunal Kohli go back a long way and have been friends ever since they assisted Aditya Chopra on films made under the Yash Raj Films banner.
Kunal, who’s making his acting debut with his upcoming romantic drama Phir Se, is quite excited about the project also starring Jennifer Winget as his costar.
Accordingly, the excited director-turned-actor has been showing glimpses of his upcoming movie to his industry friends like Aamir Khan and Karan Johar among others.
When Karan saw the trailer of Phir Se, he was quite amazed to see Kunal’s histrionics as an actor. And he came up with the idea to launch the movie trailer on his Twitter account. “Kunal is looking dapper in the film and after looking at the rushes,...
Not many know that Karan Johar and Kunal Kohli go back a long way and have been friends ever since they assisted Aditya Chopra on films made under the Yash Raj Films banner.
Kunal, who’s making his acting debut with his upcoming romantic drama Phir Se, is quite excited about the project also starring Jennifer Winget as his costar.
Accordingly, the excited director-turned-actor has been showing glimpses of his upcoming movie to his industry friends like Aamir Khan and Karan Johar among others.
When Karan saw the trailer of Phir Se, he was quite amazed to see Kunal’s histrionics as an actor. And he came up with the idea to launch the movie trailer on his Twitter account. “Kunal is looking dapper in the film and after looking at the rushes,...
- 4/7/2015
- by Sunny Malik
- Bollyspice
Director-turned-actor, Kunal Kohli is all set to make his debut in upcoming film, ‘Phir Se’ opposite Jennifer Winget, and we hear that these two have some amazing chemistry brewing between them. The two debutant actors have surprised everyone with some crazy chemistry & a select few who’ve got a privileged sneak peek into the songs of the film can’t stop raving about their on screen chemistry.
With all this being said about this new couple, we can’t wait to see these two sizzle & set the screen on fire in May!
‘Phir Se’ is directed by Kunal Kohli and Ajay Bhuyan, produced by Shiv Kumar and presented by Bombay Film Company Ltd. The film is scheduled to hit the theatres in May. It stars Kunal Kohli, Jennifer Winget, Rajit Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, Kanwaljeet Singh among others.
The post Kunal Kohli, Jennifer Winget Sizzle the Screen appeared first on BollySpice.
With all this being said about this new couple, we can’t wait to see these two sizzle & set the screen on fire in May!
‘Phir Se’ is directed by Kunal Kohli and Ajay Bhuyan, produced by Shiv Kumar and presented by Bombay Film Company Ltd. The film is scheduled to hit the theatres in May. It stars Kunal Kohli, Jennifer Winget, Rajit Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, Kanwaljeet Singh among others.
The post Kunal Kohli, Jennifer Winget Sizzle the Screen appeared first on BollySpice.
- 3/21/2015
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
It is a proven proverb that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy. One must take some time off their busy schedule to unwind and rejuvenate themselves. This is exactly what the Phir Se cast was treated to at one of the best cities in the world- London.
The entire cast, including the lead actors Jennifer Winget and Kunal Kohli went for a fun-filled evening skating in one of London’s popular ice skating rinks. Ice skating is not something that one gets to do everyday back in India and the crew definitely had one of their best times ever.
Phir Se is directed by Kunal Kohli and Ajay Bhuyan, produced by Shiv Kumar and presented by Bombay Film Company Ltd. The film is scheduled to hit the theatres soon. It stars Kunal Kohli, Jennifer Winget, Dalip Tahil, Rajit Kapoor, Kanwaljeet Singh, among others.
The post Phir Se...
The entire cast, including the lead actors Jennifer Winget and Kunal Kohli went for a fun-filled evening skating in one of London’s popular ice skating rinks. Ice skating is not something that one gets to do everyday back in India and the crew definitely had one of their best times ever.
Phir Se is directed by Kunal Kohli and Ajay Bhuyan, produced by Shiv Kumar and presented by Bombay Film Company Ltd. The film is scheduled to hit the theatres soon. It stars Kunal Kohli, Jennifer Winget, Dalip Tahil, Rajit Kapoor, Kanwaljeet Singh, among others.
The post Phir Se...
- 3/10/2015
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Check out exclusive pictures from the location set of Phir Se, starring Kunal Kohli and Jennifer Winget. Their sizzling chemistry is obvious as the two romance each other in the busy streets of London.
Phir Se is directed by Kunal Kohli and Ajay Bhuyan, produced by Shiv Kumar and presented by Bombay Film Company Ltd. The film is scheduled to hit the theatres soon. It stars Rajit Kapoor, Dalip Tahil and Kanwaljeet Singh among others. The poster for the film was released a few months back.
The post Exclusive Pictures from the sets of Kunal Kohli and Jennifer Winget’s debut ‘Phir Se’ appeared first on BollySpice.
Phir Se is directed by Kunal Kohli and Ajay Bhuyan, produced by Shiv Kumar and presented by Bombay Film Company Ltd. The film is scheduled to hit the theatres soon. It stars Rajit Kapoor, Dalip Tahil and Kanwaljeet Singh among others. The poster for the film was released a few months back.
The post Exclusive Pictures from the sets of Kunal Kohli and Jennifer Winget’s debut ‘Phir Se’ appeared first on BollySpice.
- 2/26/2015
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
DateMovieStarcastDirector Hindi Movies in January 2015
Jan 02Mumbai Can Dance SaalaAshima Sharma, Prashant NarayananSachindra Sharma Jan 09TevarArjun Kapoor, Sonakshi SinhaAmit Sharma Jan 16Sharafat Gayi Tel LeneZayed Khan, Tena DesaeGurmmeet Singh Jan 16AloneKaran Singh Grover, Bipasha BasuBhushan Patel Jan 16Crazy Cukkad FamilySwanand Kirkire, Shilpa ShuklaRitesh Menon Jan 23BabyAkshay Kumar, Tapsee PannuNeeraj Pandey Jan 23Dolly Ki DoliSonam Kapoor, Rajkummar RaoAbhishek Dogra Jan 23Jai Jawaan Jai KisaanJatin Khurana, Om PuriMilan Ajmera Jan 30KhamoshiyaanGurmeet ChoudharyKaran Dara Jan 30HawaizaadaAyushmann Khurrana, Pallavi ShardaVibhu Puri Jan 30Doctor, I Love YouShiraz Hussain, Nayani Dixit Jan Ishq UncensoredSharman Joshi, PatralekhaAnuradha Tiwari February 2015
Feb 06ShamitabhAmitabh Bachchan, DhanushR. Balki Feb 06Rocky HandsomeJohn AbrahamNishikant Kamat Feb 13RoyRanbir Kapoor, Jacqueline FernandezVikramjit Singh Feb 13Patel Ki Punjabi ShadiRishi Kapoor, Paresh RawalSanjay Chhel Feb 20BadlapurVarun Dhawan, Yaami GautamSriram Raghavan Feb 20MastizaadeSunny LeoneMilap Zaveri Feb 20Meeruthiya GangstersZeishan Quadri Feb 20Prithipal Singh... A StoryVikas Kumar, Anjali SinghBabita Puri Feb 27Guddu RangeelaArshad Warsi, Amit SadhSubhash Kapoor Feb Omg Oh My GodParesh Rawal,...
Jan 02Mumbai Can Dance SaalaAshima Sharma, Prashant NarayananSachindra Sharma Jan 09TevarArjun Kapoor, Sonakshi SinhaAmit Sharma Jan 16Sharafat Gayi Tel LeneZayed Khan, Tena DesaeGurmmeet Singh Jan 16AloneKaran Singh Grover, Bipasha BasuBhushan Patel Jan 16Crazy Cukkad FamilySwanand Kirkire, Shilpa ShuklaRitesh Menon Jan 23BabyAkshay Kumar, Tapsee PannuNeeraj Pandey Jan 23Dolly Ki DoliSonam Kapoor, Rajkummar RaoAbhishek Dogra Jan 23Jai Jawaan Jai KisaanJatin Khurana, Om PuriMilan Ajmera Jan 30KhamoshiyaanGurmeet ChoudharyKaran Dara Jan 30HawaizaadaAyushmann Khurrana, Pallavi ShardaVibhu Puri Jan 30Doctor, I Love YouShiraz Hussain, Nayani Dixit Jan Ishq UncensoredSharman Joshi, PatralekhaAnuradha Tiwari February 2015
Feb 06ShamitabhAmitabh Bachchan, DhanushR. Balki Feb 06Rocky HandsomeJohn AbrahamNishikant Kamat Feb 13RoyRanbir Kapoor, Jacqueline FernandezVikramjit Singh Feb 13Patel Ki Punjabi ShadiRishi Kapoor, Paresh RawalSanjay Chhel Feb 20BadlapurVarun Dhawan, Yaami GautamSriram Raghavan Feb 20MastizaadeSunny LeoneMilap Zaveri Feb 20Meeruthiya GangstersZeishan Quadri Feb 20Prithipal Singh... A StoryVikas Kumar, Anjali SinghBabita Puri Feb 27Guddu RangeelaArshad Warsi, Amit SadhSubhash Kapoor Feb Omg Oh My GodParesh Rawal,...
- 12/9/2014
- by Indicine Team
- indicine
Filmmaker Kunal Kohli recently expressed his new found love for acting and the director is all set for his debut film Phir Se. However, even before the release of the teaser of the film, Phir Se has become a victim of the controversy. Recently, Jyoti Kapoor, co-writer of Daawat-e-Ishq claimed that the story of Phir Se was written by her and accused Kunal Kohli of plagiarism. She further added that she had approached the Film Writers Association (Fwa) with the script and also filed a complaint against the filmmaker turned actor. She has stated that she had narrated the story of the film to Kunal, when the two met last year. The makers of Phir Se are miffed with her and have decided to take action against it. A source close to Kunal says, "While the writer has approached the Film Writers Association claiming that she narrated the script to Kohli over a year ago,...
- 11/13/2014
- BollywoodHungama
Movie Review: 'Dhada' (Telugu); Star Cast: Naga Chaitanya, Kajal Aggarwal, Brahmanandam, Samiksha, Rahul Dev, Kelly Dorjee and Mukesh Rishi; Producer: D. Siva Prasad Reddy; Director: Ajay Bhuyan; Music Director: Devi Sri Prasad; Rating: ** - ordinary fare.
Actor Naga Chaithanya's new film 'Dhada' raised expectations for two reasons. The first was that audiences wanted to see how young Naga prepared for his first mass-oriented role with actions and dances. Since the film was made under the banner of Kamakshi Films, which has made several big-budgeted mass entertainers with superstar Nagarjuna, it was expected that 'Dhada' will have.
Actor Naga Chaithanya's new film 'Dhada' raised expectations for two reasons. The first was that audiences wanted to see how young Naga prepared for his first mass-oriented role with actions and dances. Since the film was made under the banner of Kamakshi Films, which has made several big-budgeted mass entertainers with superstar Nagarjuna, it was expected that 'Dhada' will have.
- 8/14/2011
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
Naga Chaitanya is one lucky boy. His father, Nagarjuna, has decided to go to any extent to ensure that Naga’s next venture proves to be a success. His upcoming film ‘Dhada’, opposite Kajal Aggarwal is directed by Ajay Bhuyan. This would be Ajay’s second directorial venture but Nagarjuna wants Dhada to be his directorial debut.
Even if it means jeopardizing the fate of other films! Nagarjuna is well aware of the fact that Dhada is a month away from its rel ...
Even if it means jeopardizing the fate of other films! Nagarjuna is well aware of the fact that Dhada is a month away from its rel ...
- 7/30/2011
- Bollywood Chaska
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