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Sajid Nadiadwala's Housefull 2 premiered at Sentosa Island,Singapore

The Dirty Dozen starcast turned up in full force for the world premiere of their forthcoming film NGE's Housefull 2 held at Sentosa Island,Singapore last night.

Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala Housefull 2 directed by Sajid Khan saw its world premiere at the Festive Grand Theatre at Resort World Sentosa where fans got a chance to interact with their favorite stars.

Akshay Kumar,John Abraham,Asin,Jacqueline,Zareen Khan,Riteish Deshmukh,Shreyas Talpade,Shazahn Padamsee,Chunky Pandey,Rishi and Randhir Kapoor took to the red carpet for the film's premiere, which could well be the first world premiere of a major Bollywood film to be held in Singapore.

Talking about his selection of venue says producer Sajid Nadiadwala "I have shot here in the past and I am glad that Housefull 2, is being showcased at the RWS destination. What is even more heartening, is that the first show has been booked completely and is housefull."

Speaking at a news conference director Sajid Khan said "I just kept one person in mind while making this film - the audienceand not anybody else”.

The sequel of the 2010 hit that revolves around four fathers, four daughters and four prospective sons-in-laws who all want to partake in the riches they hope will come with a marriage, will have audiences asking for more with some rib tickling comedy and never-seen-before action orchestrated under the guidance of Thailand action company -Seng Kawee of Rambo and Lara Croft fame.

Sajid Nadiadwala's Housefull 2 comes to a theater near your 6th April 2012.

Star-studded Opening Ceremony of the home ground of Pune Warriors India - Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium

~Telecast at 6.55 p.m on Sunday, April 8 on Sahara One, Firangi and Filmy ~

Pune, April 5, 2012: The much anticipated opening ceremony of the home ground of Pune Warriors India - Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune will see the coming together of India’s noted celebrities including Shahenshah of Bollywood, Shri Amitabh Bachchan and Bollywood divas of the likes of Dia Mirza, Sameera Reddy, Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zinta, Prachi Desai, Neha Dhupia, Bipasha Basu and Jacqueline Fernandes. The celebratory evening will be one to remember as it will see an unforgettable fanfare of cultural performances followed by spell of glitz and glamour. The ceremony will be aired on Sunday, April 8 at 6.55 p.m on Sahara One, Filmy and Firangi.

The viewers will experience a remarkable treat of cultural performances with 120 dholak and trumpet players along with 100 lezim dancers showcasing their talent along with an act by 192 cultural dancers. The evening will then be fired up with spellbound performances by the Bollywood divas of the likes of Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, Diya Mirza, Preity Zinta, Sameera Reddy, Jacqueline Fernandes, Prachi Desai, and Neha Dhupia who will sizzle on the dance floor with their scintillating moves representing various regions of India.

The opening ceremony of the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium promises to be the biggest entertainment burlesque with an electrifying blend of culture and bollywood put together on the same platform. So make this Sunday your super Sunday by grabbing a seat in front of your TV set and experience a spectacular evening of glitz and glamour.

Tune on Sunday, April 8 at sharp 6.55 p.m into Sahara One, FILMY and FIRANGI

Gitanjali Celebrates

YES Bank Gr8! Fashion walk in support of BETI - Anu Ranjan's campaign against female foeticide

Mumbai, April 5, 2012: Gitanjali Celebrates Yes Bank GR8! Fashion Show – a unique fashion show conceived by Anu Ranjan (Editor Gr8!) in support of 'BETI - A Movement against Female Foeticide', was held on Thursday 5th April at Sun N Sand, Juhu. The theme of the fashion show was 'Healthy is Hot, Zero is Not' and 'Curvy is In, Skinny is Out'.

Anu informed "Walking the ramp were eminent personalities from the Entertainment & Fashion industry. This time along with awareness of female foeticide, we also wanted to send the message across to young impressionable girls to eat healthy. Girls should eat foods with the right amount of nutrition rather than starve themselves to maintain their bodies and invite health problems. It is alarming that many young girls are now falling prey to eating disorders with disastrous consequences. Instances of anorexia, anaemia and osteoporosis are high in young girls and the message to eat healthy and eat right should be sent across to girls."

Mansi Parekh and Rajiv Paul hosted the evening along with melodious performances by Shibani Kashyap, host Mansi and Indian Idol singer Ananya Brahma entertained the guests. Some of the stars who walked the ramp in support of the cause of BETI included Teejay Sidhu, Jaswir Kaur, Juhi Parmar, Indraneil & Barkha, Alka Yagnik, Eijaz Khan, Anu & Shashi Ranjan, Anushka Ranjan, Anu Gupta, Priyanka Batra, Pria Kataaria Purie , Kritika Kama, Pooja Mishra, Krishika Lulla, Nandita & Pradeep Palshetkar, Pooja Makhija,Tulip Joshi & Vinod Niar, Bindu & Rana Kapoor, Masaba, Sudhanshu Pandey, Chahat Khanna & others

About Gitanjali Group:

Gitanjali Group is the world’s largest integrated branded jewellery manufacturer-retailer with an annual turnover of over USD 2.1 billion.

The Group pioneered jewellery retail revolution in India by launching Gili way back in 1994. Gitanjali today owns and distributes eight out of the top ten jewellery brands in the country including Gili, Nakshatra, Asmi, D’damas, Sangini, Diya, Nizam & Parineeta.

At an International level, Gitanjali enjoys direct access to the US retail market through 111 high end stores under Samuels Jewelers Inc. which is the 5th largest specialty retail chain in the US. Acquired by the group in 2006.

The group has also taken the lead in introducing well known Italian jewellery to the Indian market which includes the acquisition of Italian brands - Valente, Stefan Hafner, Nouvelle Bague, IO SI and Porrati.

Today the Group’s activities are spread across the entire value chain from rough diamond sourcing, cutting, polishing and distribution, and jewellery manufacture, to jewellery branding and retail, as well as global lifestyle brands, in India and abroad.

About BETI:

Anu Ranjan, Editor Gr8! Magazine launched BETI in February 2006 attended by Diana Hayden & Shabana Azmi. Since then she has been involved in highlighting the cause of female feticide by organising charity celebrity cricket matches (attended by national cricketer Sreesanth), awareness ramp shows by leading celebrities with their daughters. The issue has also been the focal point of the GR8! Women Awards held annually in the month of February and has been supported by some of the most prominent women achievers in the country.

Regards,

Divya Dulani

Sr. Management Associate

A C T I M E D I A Private Limited

Communications | PR

Email: divya@actimediaindia.com

Regards,

Divya Dulani

Sr. Management Associate

A C T I M E D I A Private Limited

Communications | PR

Email: divya@actimediaindia.com

Regards,

Divya Dulani

Sr. Management Associate

A C T I M E D I A Private Limited

Communications | PR

Email: divya@actimediaindia.com

Press Conference & Interaction for the film "Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein"

Anupam Kher walked as a blind man!! He was fully in his character

Anupam Kher and Director Pramod Joshi interacted with media and share their

wonderful moments and experiences while making the film .

And they share the story of Anupam Kher’s strong blind characterization that is very interesting.

Pramod Joshi Says," Anupam Kher first time doing a role of visually impaired man and he is only the person who convinced me for this role.And no doubt as always he did his job perfectly.In fact Anupam was so involved in his character and he truly believed that this change will definitely work.And I'm happy he convinced me about it

Press Release

Sai Prasad Media Pvt Ltd' Bilingual Film Chhodo Kal Ki Baatien Releasing 12th April,2012 All Over India.

Veteran actor Anupam Kher will make his Bilingual film in a role in the Chhodo kal Ki Baatien (Hindi) and Kashaala Udyachi Baat’ (Marathi) – by the Sai Prasad Group, a conglomerate which is into foods, properties, finance, infrastructure, construction, energy, media and entertainment. Producer By Balasaheb Bhapkar and Shanshank Bhapkar.

The story of Anupam Kher’s strong blind characterisation is very interesting! During the first day of shoot, Director Pramod Gajanan Joshi didn't know what came to his mind ,when just 15 minutes before the first day of shooting Anupam Kher announced to the director that he wanted his character of a social commentator to be blind! “When Anupam ji told me about this thought, it’s true that I was completely taken aback. He then understood my side and asked to hold the shoot for an hour just to think about it. Still I was not getting convinced since we have been working on the script from 4 months. My query was simple: How can u make such a vital change? Then we sat and had discussion and during which he actually in acted the scene in our room, which was ready for the shoot outside. This exercise was encouraging enough to make me understand what he was trying to convey. And the line thought occurred in my mind - a blind person giving vision to normal person,” said Pramod Gajanan Joshi.

Pramod Joshi added, “Luckily for next 7 days we were supposed to shoot a song sequence and after which the next schedule was planned with a gap of one month. So I had time to make necessary changes in the script. We did this and they worked wonderfully. In fact Anupam was so involved in the character and he truly believed that this change will definitely work. And I’m happy he convinced me about it.”

Anupam doesn't deny the last-minute change in the script saying, "I did ask for my character to be turned blind. The idea came to me as I was going up in the lift to the location of the shooting. My character is supposed to be a social commentator. How much more effective his comments on the world around us would be if he was blind. I was actually inspired by a line from Swami Vivekananda who said, 'If there's anything worse than a man who cannot see, it's a man without vision.' My character's comments on the world all around him are so much sharper because he can't see."

Director: Pramod Joshi, Producer: Balasaheb Bhapkar and Shashank Bhapkar Co-Producer: Suresh Shrivastava, Associate Producer: Sanjay Roy, Star Cast: Anupam Kher, Sachin Khedekar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Atul Parchure, Anjan Shrivastava, Kishori Ambiye, Shruti Welankar, Barkha Bishit Sengupta, Vijay Patkar, Suresh Menon, Rajesh Upadhya, Kishor Paradhan, Raghvendra Kadkol, Swapnil Rajshekhar Dialogue: Pramod Joshi and Raj Kazi Screenplay: Pramod Joshi and Raj Kazi, Cinematographer: Salil Sahastrabuddhe, Music Director: Salil Kulkarni, Music Director (Background score): Bapi Tutul, Lyricist: Sandip Khare, Editor: Shankh Rajadhyaksh, Sound Designer: Dyanesh Kelkar, Production Designer: Siddharth and Bhakti Tatuskar, Choreographer: Saroj Khan and Kartik Pal, Film Project ExecutorBalaji Iyer

Marketing and Media consultant -Picture N Kraft.

SYNOPSIS:-

The movie shows the journey of an IT professional (Sachin Khedekar) from his workaholic stage where he always craves for more, to a stage where he is satisfied and content and living the present. During this journey he comes across an interesting inspirational individual, Charismatic Blind man (Anupam Kher) who makes him understand the importance of living life wholeheartedly. Overall the film is a feel good cinema suiting all ages.

For Further Information Contact Parul Chawla : 9833577407 / 08652836308/ 022-22926509