Posts made in December, 2017

VERSATILE WRITER DIRECTOR  TAPAN SAHAA WHO IS WRITING AND DIRECTING SHOWMAN MEHMOOD ALI’S AMBITIOUS FILM  – THE WORLD OF TAGORE

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VERSATILE WRITER DIRECTOR  TAPAN SAHAA WHO IS WRITING AND DIRECTING SHOWMAN MEHMOOD ALI’S AMBITIOUS FILM  – THE WORLD OF TAGORE

VERSATILE WRITER DIRECTOR  TAPAN SAHAA WHO IS WRITING AND DIRECTING SHOWMAN MEHMOOD ALI’S AMBITIOUS FILM  – THE WORLD OF TAGORE – UNDER THE BANNER OF PEN N CAMERA INTERNATIONAL !

Theatre lover Tapan , who wrote and Directed more than 25 full length plays, forayed in to Cinema by assisting world’s legendary fame director Ritwik Ghatak in his last two  films . After Ghatak’s an timely death Tapan create his on production house .  His debut film “UPLABDHI”  (The Realisation). As a writer Producer and director it was critically acclaimed by Bengal Film Journalist Association. It was also Mithun Chakravarti’s debut movie as a main lead in bengali Cinema.

Tapan frecuently produced & directed fourteen number of movies in a row and established himself in Bengali cinema, achieved lot of awards from the dignitary Organisations like Bengal Film Journalist Association, Bengal Critics Award, Ritwik Ghatak award, Pramathesh Barue Award, Uttam kumar Award & many more.

 

He has the credit to introduce talents like Shatabdi Roy, Debashree Roy. Rupa Ganguli, Rituparna Sen gupta also introduced Bollywood talents. Juhi Chawla and Smriti Irani in Bengali Cinema.

Tapan then spread his wings and flew to Los Angeles on the invitation of Hollywood Producer of Light House Production, Michael Philips (Taxi Driver, Encounter of the third kind, Strings) Whom Tapan regards as his Godfather in Hollywood. He opened his own Company’’ Sampoorna Entertainment World LLC’’ having his office in the premises of Columbia studios. He Signed Billy Zane (Titanic, Phantom famed) as a Writer, Director for other Producer.

His other two movies “ The Lost Love” and Destiny is in the pipeline in Hollywood.

Mean While, he is keen to direct his dream Venture”NIRLAJJA (Bilingual) in Hindi and English for the International Cinema. He believes in achieving awards of International categories for the above said movie with Big   Business too…!

Now he is writing and directing Producer Mehmood Ali’s ambitious venture  ” THE WORLD OF TAGORE ” in a lavish scale in Hindi, English and Bengali, this film will add one more feather in the already decorated cap Showman and producer MEHMOOD ALI.

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Renowned Journalists Honoured with Indywood Media Excellence Awards 2017 at Hyderabad

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Renowned Journalists Honoured with Indywood Media Excellence Awards 2017 at Hyderabad

Hyderabad, India: The prestigious Indywood Media Excellence Awards 2017, powered by Alubond concluded successfully at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad on 1st December 2017. The awardwas organised to recognize and facilitate journalists for their relentless services and efforts made to keep us abreast with the latest happenings across the globe.Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim Al Qahtani was the chief gues for the event. Nawab ShajiUlMulk, Charimen of Mulk Holdings was a special guest and award presenter at the event. Mr. Sami Syed, CEO of Phoenix International Group of companies and Mr. Suresh C Pillai, CEO of Mark Technologies WLLgraced the occasion and presented awards to the winners.

Recognizing the contributions, outstanding services and accomplishments spanning through a career in journalism, Indywood Media Excellence Award – Lifetime Achievement awardwas bestowed upon Mr. KhajaQuayum Anwar, Editor in Chief, T News; Mr. Anil Wanvari, Founder / CEO / Editor in chief, Indian television was bestowed with Lifetime Achievement for Entrepreneurship; Ms.RatnottamaSengupta, Managing Partner, Winning Management Concepts LLP / Former Arts Editor, The Times of India was bestowed with lifetime Achievement award for Entertainment Media; Mr. M.A. Rahim, Sr. most journalist and Social worker was bestowed with Life Time Achievement for Media Services and Mr. Kamlesh Pandey, Chief Sub editor, Sanmarg was awarded with Life Time Achievement for Social Welfare of Journalist.


Mohammed Ibrahim Al Qahtani  and Indywood Founder Director Sohan Roy with the Indywood Media Excellence  award winners.


Indywood Media Excellence Awards was bestowed upon the talented minds in the industry in 4 different categories: Visual Media, Online Media, Print Media and PR & Branding. The winners included Ms.SurekhaAbburi, Bureau Incharge, Sahara Samay (Journalist-Political Affairs); Mr. Krishna Kambalapally, Channel Head, TNN News (Journalism – Media Administration); Mr. Byju G Melila, Producer, Asianet (Journalist – Media Entertainment); Mr. Anil Nambiar, Special Correspondent, Janam TV (Journalist – News Administration); Bharat Samachar(Regional News Network); JANAM TV (Popular Infotainment Channel); Channel D (Regional Expat channel); Ms.AnjanaSankar, Abu Dhabi Bureau Chief, Khaleej Times (Journalist – Expat Social Affairs); Mr. ShajahanKaruvally, Staff Reporter, Chandrika Kochi (Regional Reporter – Social Affairs); Mr. Rayapati Samuel JohnThomas, International photo journalist, Press Information Bureau (Photo Journalist); Mr. S.H. Faazil, Chief Of The News Bureau, Visalaandhra (Regional Correspondent); Mr. Devadathan Nair, Media and Communication Manager, Al Nisr Publishing LLC (Indian Expert -International Journalism); Dr.PriyankaSaxena, Executive Director, Asian News Network (Journalist –  International Affairs); Mr. Mohammed Shareef, CEO, Indradhanusu.in (Regional journalism); Mr. Aritra Sinha, Feature Editor, The Political and Business Daily (Social Affairs); Mr. ShekharHooli, Special Correspondent, IBTimes India (Online film Promotions); MaaGulf.com (Online Expat Indian Media); Green kerala news.com (Promising Digital News Media); The News English magazine (Online Journalism); Whiz Media LLC (Media Promotions-Indian films); RK MEDIA (Promoters-Regional Media) and Pravasi Express (Professional Excellence)

A Panel Discussion on ‘The Role of Visual Media in Impactful Branding’ was also conducted during the ceremony. The panel discussed how visual media has become an effective tool in uplifting the brand image of an organisation. The session was moderated by Anil Wanvari – Founder,CEO,Editor in Chief, Indian Television.                 Mr. Rajesh Kumar G, Editor in chief, Pravasi Express and P Viswaroopan, MD, JANAM TV were the panel members.

Indywood Media Excellence Awards 2017 was organized as a part of Project Indywood, a US$10 Billion Project to be initiated by a consortium of 2000 Indian corporate and Multi-Millionaires.

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Roshan Thomas –  9645361254

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 MELODY MAKERS Sanjoy Salil Chowdhary Creates Record In BGM

Posted by on Dec 31, 2017 in Breaking News, Music Directors, News | 0 comments

Three films VODKA DIARIES, NIRDOSH and AIYARRY having the background musical score by  Sanjoy Salil Chowdhary is releasing on January 19th and 26th.   VODKA DIARIES and NIRDOSH  are releasing on 19th January 2018.  AIYAARY is releasing on 26th January 2018. Three films in two weeks in the same month ! This is a record of sorts for this dynamic music master who is the son of legendary music composer Salil Chowdhary.

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HIGHWAY KILLERS- Ready For Release

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K2 Images’ HIGHWAY KILLERS, a murder-mystery  is now ready for release. Shot in Baroda and Mumbai locales, the film has been passed by the censors with ‘A’ certificate. Rakesh Kakria has directed the film for producer Kirti Patel which stars Sumeet Sugandh, Kavita Verma, Heena, Miraj Khan, Sonia Maheshwari, Amit, Mahendra, Prachi and  R.Rajpal. Writer: Vikas Vashist. Lyrics: Rangnath Sontakke. Music: D. Sushant. DoP: Dharmesh Goti. Dances: Dinesh Balraj.Art: Chetan Saudamani. Sound: Naseeb Singh. Editor: Rakesh Kakria. Publicity Designer: R. Rajpal.

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Indywood Film Carnival Concluded – Indian Billionaires Club Takes Centrestage

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Indywood Film Carnival Concluded –  Indian Billionaires Club Takes Centrestage
  • The third edition of Indywood Film Carnival power packed with entertainment and fun concluded at Ramoji Film City
  • Over 50 billionaires and tycoons from 100 plus countries attended
  • Leading NRI entrepreneurs were honoured with Pravasi Ratna awards
  • UAE-based NRI industrialist Sohan Roy spearheads Indywood
  • Bollywood actress Jayaprada and senior director cum actor K Vishwanath were honoured for their valuable contributions to Indian Film Industry

Hyderabad: Indywood Film Carnival positioned as one of the largest film based events in the world was held from 1st – 4th December at Hyderabad-based Ramoji Film City, the largest film studio in the world.

A grand meet of movers and shakers from over 100 countries was the major attraction of the third edition of Indywood Film Carnival, a flagship event organized by 10 billion US dollar Project Indywood. The event organized to accelerate foreign direct investment in entertainment sector in the country witnessed huge participation of Middle East-based NRI entrepreneurs.

UAE-based NRI industrialist Sohan Roy spearheads Project Indywood which is being promoted by 2000 Indian billionaires and corporates. Sohan Roy who is also the Chairman and CEO of UAE-based Aries Group aims at initiating 10,000 new 4K projection multiplex screens, 100,000 2K/4K projection home cinemas, 8K/4Kfilm studios, 100 animation/VFX studios and film schools conforming to international standards.

Telangana State Film Development Corporation Chairman P. Ram Mohan Rao, Telangana Information and Public Relations Department Commissioner Navin Mittal IAS, Eenaadu Group Chairman Ramoji Rao, Thorir Ibsen, Ambassador of Iceland to India and In Jae Kim, Seoul City Governor, South Korea, P Kiran, President, Telangana Film Chamber of Commerce, Telangana IT Secretary Jayesh Ranjan IAS and FEFKA General Secretary B Unnikrishnan, National award winning Action Director Peter Hein and National Award winning art director Sabu Cyril, Cinematographers S Ravi Varman, Priya Seth and K. K. Senthil Kumar are some of the prominent personalities whom attended the carnival.

Bollywood actress Jayaprada was bestowed with prestigious Icon of Indian Cinema award on the occasion. Noted senior director cum actor K Vishwanath was also honoured.

Indian Billionaires Club launched

The major attraction of Indywood Film Carnival was the inauguration of Indian Billionaires Club. More than 50 billionaires of Indian origin and over 500 investors from across the globe attended the inauguration on 1st December at Princess Hall, Ramoji Film City.

Commenting on Indian Billionaires Club, Sohan Roy who is also the Founder Director of Indywood highlighted that Indian Billionaires Club is a novel initiative to attract tycoons, investors and corporates from across the world to entertainment industry in India.

“India is today home to over 1,00,000 Indian billionaires, each with an asset value of Rs. 100 crore or more. These Indian billionaires are the foundation of a strong tomorrow to help make the value of the Indian rupee equal to one dollar and thus lead the economic transformation of the country,” he emphasized.

He added that in the coming years the volume of foreign direct investment will play a decisive role in conceiving and implementing mega projects. “Indian Billionaires Club is a new step in this direction to educate movers and shakers about the vast opportunities in the sector and how it can be tapped effectively,” added Sohan Roy who is the Chairman and CEO of UAE headquartered Aries Group, a multinational conglomerate with 45 companies having presence in 15 countries across the world.

Pravasi Ratna Awards distributed

On the occasion, Indywood Film Carnival honoured leading NRI tycoons for their business acumen and immense contributions to the overall economic development of the country.

Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk, Founder and Chairman of Mulk Holdings, Rizwan Sajan, Chairman of Danube Group, Dr Roy CJ, Chairman of Confident Group and Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic to Karnataka and Kerala, Dr. Birbal Singh Dana, Chairman and Managing Director of DANA Group, Harish Kumar Lal Tahiliani, Chairman of Arab and Indian Spices, Dr. Anil Sharma, President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Marketing Systems, Lalu Samuel, Chairman of Kingston Holdings, Dr. Harshad Mehta, Founder and Chairman of 7Cs Group, Tony Jashanmal, Executive Director of Jashanmal Group, Dr. N. Shafi Ul Mulk, Chairman, Global Hawk Diagnostics, Ramesh Hiranandani, Chief Executive Officer of Hira Industries, Manohar Lahori, Founder of Palmon Group, Dr. Sundar Menon, Chairman and Managing Director of Sun Group International, Sudhakar Tomar, Managing Director of Hakan Agro, Sajith Ansar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Idea Spice, Dr. Khalid Maniar, Founder and Group Managing Partner of Horwath MAK, Ganesh Iyer, Managing Partner of FLC Group, Gaurav Tandon, Founder and Managing Director of K Company, Suresh Pillai, Chief Executive Officer of Mark Technologies, PA Mohammed, Chief Executive Officer of Fayeda Group, Dr. Praveen Singh, Chairman of Geetvam Corporation Limited, Anil Kumar P of UIS, Azerbaijan, Susheel Kumar Saraff, Chairman of Saraff Group of Companies, Dr Freemu Varghese, Chairman of Freedia Entertainment, Dr. Sunny Kurian, Chairman of Dr Sunny Healthcare Group, Dr Rajmohan Pillai, Chairman of Beta Group and Dr. Mohammad Khan, Managing Director of Khans Mediacity were bestowed with prestigious Pravasi Ratna awards.

Impressed by the immense potential of entertainment industry, many NRI entrepreneurs expressed their interest to invest in the sector by setting up multiplexes, home theatres, big budget movies etc in association with Indywood.

The carnival witnessed the Indian launch of Heera T10 cricket league, the new sensation in cricket. In addition to this, panel discussions, workshops and exhibitions for imparting accelerating the growth of entertainment industry and nurturing talents were held.

Top business honchos, professionals and organizations in Marine, Medical, Media, Entertainment, Education, CSR, IT, Hospitality and Built in India were honoured for their constant efforts and innovative ideas to elevate the standards of the each sector.

Baahubali sweeps awards

Indywood Film Carnival also honoured top trade achievers with international trade awards. The magnum opus movie – Baahubali, directed by S. S. Rajamouli, swept five awards including India’s Pride Award which was shared with Dangal for bringing international fame to Indian movies.

Rs 10 crore business enquiries

Indywood Film Market (IFM) expo for networking with major stakeholders in the film industry was also held as part of the carnival. The expo has given a market fillip to Indian Film Industry by generating trade enquiries from foreign and domestic markets worth Rs 10 crore. Leading technology providers, production agencies, distribution theatre owners participated.

Pool of talented youngsters 

More than 2000 youngsters from various parts of the country exhibited their talents at Indywood Talent Hunt. The competitions were held in 22 categories including short film, music, dance, still photography, advertisement, educational video, documentary film, animation character, drama, poster designing, dubsmash, performance art, film quiz, online promotion, music album, DJ, children’s short film, best reporter or journalists, RJ hunt, VJ hunt, film club and model hunt. The winners were rewarded with top-notch 3D tab manufactured by UAE-based Aries Epica, cash prize, a certificate and a trophy.

Former Miss India Simran Ahuja anchored the inaugural ceremony of Indywood Talent Hunt. Eleven juries and guests from various parts of the world were present which included Soo Sung Lee (film director), Axel Stein (Film curator, Germany), Nawaf Al Janahi, K.N.T Sastri, Marianna Borgo, Amir Muhammed (writer and movie maker, Malaysia), Bassam Mohammed Al Thawadi (film producer and director), Nassan Nazer, Laurie Gordon (animation artist), June Robles Lana and Sarath Chandu (film artist).

Fashion TV marked their presence at Hyderabad by conducting a pageant show at the third edition of Indywood Film Carnival. Rushali Yadav and Sameer Qureshi won the prestigious Face of India title after competing against thousands of contestants from various parts of the country. While Muskaan Bisaria and Sachin Hadpad emerged as the first runners-up and Varsha Choudhary and Divyam Budhuri became second runners-up. Face of India title winner will get direct entry to Asia Model Festival to be held in South Korea and stand a chance to win a feature film contract.

For more details, please visit:

For more details, please visit:

Indywood Film Carnival – http://www.indywood.co.in/

Sohan Roy – http://sohanroy.com/

Indywood Film Market: http://www.ifm.co.in/

Indywood Talent Hunt: http://indywoodtalenthunt.com/

ALIIFF: http://aliiff.com/

For PR enquiries, contact

Mukesh M Nair, Media Head – + 91 9539008933/+ 91 9846094947

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