Salim Khan has apologised for his son Salman Khan’s ‘raped woman’ gaffe that created an uproar since yesterday evening.

Taking to Twitter, the 80-year old veteran film writer wrote, “Undoubtedly what Salman said is wrong, the simili, example and the context. The intention was not wrong.”

WATCH VIDEO | Salman Khan “Raped Woman” Comment Audio: Here’s What He Said

Undoubtedly what Salman said is wrong, the simili, example and the context. The intention was not wrong.

— Salim Khan (@luvsalimkhan) June 21, 2016

Also read: What Salman Khan said after the ‘raped woman’ comment went unreported

Apologising on Salman and his family’s behalf, Khan wrote, “Nevertheless I apologise on behalf of his family his fans & his friends. Forgiveness is to pardon the unpardonable or it is no virtue at all.”

Nevertheless I apologise on behalf of his family his fans & his friends. Forgiveness is to pardon the unpardonable or it is no virtue at all

— Salim Khan (@luvsalimkhan) June 21, 2016

The octogenarian also beseeched everyone to forgive Salman. “To err is human to forgive divine. Today on Intl yoga day lets not run our shops on this mistake.”

To err is human to forgive divine. Today on Intl yoga day lets not run our shops on this mistake.

— Salim Khan (@luvsalimkhan) June 21, 2016

Actor Sandeepa Dhar, who made her debut in Bollywood in 2010 with Isi Life Mein, is now gearing up for the release of her upcoming film 7 Hours To Go directed by Saurabh Verma of Mickey Virus fame.

After doing small roles in Dabangg 2 and Heropanti, Sandeepa is all set to shed her girl next door image with her upcoming film in which she is playing a fearless cop. The actor was in Delhi on June 20 to promote her film.

When asked if this could be a path breaking film for her, Sandeepa told the IndianExpress.com, “I hope so. I don’t know if it’s a path breaking film but it’s definitely a huge change for me as an actor. I am so thankful to Saurabh for giving me the opportunity to be a part of this film and portray this character. It is a very strong female character and you rarely get such parts to play in a film. It’s is an out and back role and I am very lucky to have got this character to play. I am sure when you watch the film, you will see a different kind of cinema for sure.”

Sandeepa will also be seen doing some high action sequences in the film for the first time on screen which was something very challenging for her.

“It’s extremely difficult. It’s physically very taxing. I think for men they are very used to do things like this. But girls are very feminine. So when I punch, it should look like there’s a power in it. Especially because I am hitting a guy, it even needs to be even more effective. I have seen a lot of heroines doing action scenes but they don’t look convincing. It looks very dheela. But when you see it in the Hollywood, the female actors are so convincing in actions sequences. The reason is that they undergo a rigorous training. So I was clear in my head that if I do an action film, I would train myself. And yes it was very difficult. I also got hurt several time,” she said.

Sandeepa also shared her experience working with Salman Khan in Dabangg 2. “It was amazing yaar. It was my second film with him and to be sharing screen with Salman Khan himself is a dream come true for me and he is such a thorough gentleman and everyone know he such a really really nice person. I had an amazing time working not the whole team of Dabangg 2. The entire Khan family is really really nice. And I am very grateful to them for giving me an opportunity to be a part of Dabangg 2 and I had fun.”

Actor Shiv Pandit, who made his Bollywood debut with Anurag Kashyap’s Shaitan in 2011, considers himself a child of God for getting the kind of work he likes doing it. “It’s a great experience. I am very lucky enough. I consider myself a child of God because in today’s date getting a work in itself is a big thing and getting a work that you like doing is like icing on the cake. So for me I feel I am very lucky,” said Pandit whose upcoming crime thriller ‘7 hours to go’ will hit theaters on June 24.

The actor said he is always realistic in his approach in his career and is ready for the worst. “I am also preparing myself for tomorrow when I stop getting work in the industry. So I have to be ready and realistic that what is happening right now is a gift from God. The journey has been great and I hope the journey doesn’t end. But there’s a huge possibility tomorrow that I may not get the work,” said Pandit, adding that he doesn’t have a conventional godfather in the industry.

“Today the godfather term has been created from production houses like Dharma, Balaji. They have taken actors from their banner and they keep making films with them, just keep backing them. So I don’t have that. So I am a complete outsider and I have come to the terms that I am going to stay an outsider only,” said the actor expressing his excitement over the release of 7 hours to go.

7 Hours To Go clashes with Anurag Kashyap’s Raman Raghav 2.0 and Yami-Pulkit starrer Junooniyat at box office.

On being asked if this clash would hamper the film’s business at the box office, Shiv told the IndianExpress.com, “We are so happy that our film is releasing. If ten people have liked Raman Raghav’s trailer, atleast one of them have liked our film’s trailer too. So it’s like , we are very grateful. We are happy with whatever we are receiving and we are just leaving it to the audience.”

Shiv also shared his experience of working with Anurag Kashyap and called him a pioneer of independent cinema. He also shared his experience of working with Akshay Kumar in Boss.

“It was nothing short of magical because Anurag is a wonderful producer, he’s a wonderful human being. He’s actually a pioneer of independent cinema. He’s a pioneer of good content and good quality cinema and I am hoping in his bad days also god give him strength so much so that he keeps moving forward with his fights because the changes that he has brought to the industry, I don’t know if anybody is capable to do that. So more power to him and as regard Akshay Kumar is a gem of a person and I am his huge fan,” he said.

Working with Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman is on the bucket list of many Bollywood actresses and Anushka, who has shared screen with all the three Khans, says she is grateful to them for helping her reach a wider audience.

Anushka entered the film industry in 2008 with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi opposite Shah Rukh and in 2014 film PK she was paired with Aamir. She will be now seen opposite Salman in wrestler drama “Sultan”.

“For me as an actor it is great to work with the Khans, who have every possible experience one can have in a film industry. They have been around for more than two decades. There is a lot one can observe and learn when you are working with them. Apart from that, I am very grateful that because of them my work is reaching to more people,” Anushka told PTI.

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The 28-year-old actress says even though she has worked with top actors, choosing her co-stars is never on her mind as for her the director and script are her priority.

“I have never tried to work with actors, for me the director and script is paramount. For me, it is always good script and in doing that I have been fortunate that I got to work with wonderful actors not just the Khans like Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Sushant Singh Rajput, Imran Khan and others. It has been wonderful.”

In her latest film “Sultan”, which has been directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Anushka will be seen playing a Haryanvi wrestler. The female casting of the film was hotly anticipated as names of many leading actresses cropped up ahead of the shoot before Anushka was finalised.

However, the actress says she was not aware of any such stories or speculations floating around the film, which is slated to released this Eid.

“As a person and as an actor I try to take as little information about what is happening around me as possible. I was focused on what have to do. I don’t read newspapers, I don’t read anything that has come out. Only if something wronghas been written about me, my publicist sends me the article and so I can take action against them. Otherwise I don’t read anything.

“So, I don’t have any idea what was going on. I was only concerned with when my time started. When Adi (Aditya Chopra) called me he asked me if I wanted to do it. After hearing the script, I came on board. That is when my journey began and that is what matters to me.”

Anushka described her character Afra as a rooted person, who is very mature for her age. Since Anushka joined the film late, she had just six weeks to prepare for her role.

“I was up for the challenge. I really liked my role. The only thing that I was worried was that I didn’t have enough time to prepare for the role. For a film like this you would want three to four months of proper training. But I had less than six weeks to prepare.”

The actress, however, is happy that her hard work is paying off as the audience has liked the rushes of her character in the trailer and songs.

“It was a very packed schedule for me. I don’t know how this six months have passed but all in all I am very happy that people believe I am a wrestler. So, it was all worth it.”

The “NH 10” actress says with the role she is trying to break the perception that female wrestlers are always bulky.

When she researched about the subject, she found out that most international female wrestlers have a lean built.

“I knew that I have a certain perception to break. I look a certain way and I have always been lean. During my research, I found that you don’t have to be wide-framed. There are many who are toned. I realised that is what I have to work towards.”

Her chemistry with her co-star Salman has also garnered favourable response from fans and Anushka attributes it to their starkly different personalities.

“The beauty of the casting is that it is so unconventional. It added a different dimension. Our approach is very different. There is a weirdly organic energy that comes between actors who are so different form one another.”

Her fascination towards romantic genre attracted Yami Gautam to be a part of back-to-back love stories Sanam Re and upcoming film Junooniyat.

“My character really attracted me because it’s very much unlike my previous films. People are telling me that they never knew that I can sing, dance and talk much. I was very happy playing this part because.

“The moment I heard that it’s a love story and that also with an Army guy, I thought it’s going to be interesting because I believe in love. I am very much like other girls who have a fascination for defence men,” she told PTI.

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Yami says she and Pulkit signed both the films around the same time and shooting also began one after the other.

“We worked simultaneously on both the films. We signed both the films around the same time. It was almost a year that we were shooting together. It was a very good experience of working with Pulkit. He is one of those actors, who will give your space. He is spontaneous.”

But the 27-year-old actress recalls she had to train herself a lot to match steps with Pulkit.

“We all know what a fabulous dancer he is and that added a lot of work on me. And now, when people are saying that I danced well, I give the whole credit to Pulkit. It’s a blessing to have a good co-actor. Your work is not going to come out in a better way if your co-actor is not co-operative.”

Yami made her debut with Shoojit Sircar’s film Vicky Donor opposite Ayushmann Khurrana followed by her small stints in films like Action Jackson and Badlapur.

Asked what she takes into consideration while choosing a project, Yami said, “My choice is a mix of everything. I did Badlapur’ because I wanted to work with Sriram Raghavan and I wanted to be a part of film which is different for people to watch.

“Apart from that, I am not bothered about the length of my role. I keep pushing myself in terms of genre.”

Actor Arjun Kapoor will now be listed along side Bollywood actors such as Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan, Sonakshi Sinha who have lent their voice for animation films. Arjun will be making his voiceover debut with the character of Buck in the Hindi dub of the Hollywood adventure Ice Age: Collision Course.

To enact the character’s loud and totally filmi attributes, Arjun will apparently be heard mimicking his uncle Anil Kapoor’s patent ‘jhakaas’.

Reportedly, the actor will also imitate Arshad Warsi and Sanjay Dutt as Circuit and Munnabhai.

Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared this news on Twitter.

The actor was last seen in Ki and Ka and is busy working for his upcoming film Half Girlfriend, alongside Shraddha Kapoor.

This is not the first time Sultan star Salman Khan has landed in a soup for his comments and sense of humour, and as usual there aren’t many who can palate it.

Salman was recently quoted by a Bollywood news website saying that after his hectic wrestling shoots for Sultan, in which he plays a wrestler along with co-star Anushka Sharma, the actor apparently felt like “a raped woman”.

WATCH VIDEO | Salman Khan “Raped Woman” Comment Audio: Here’s What He Said

Read: Did Salman Khan really say gruelling Sultan shoots made him ‘feel like a raped woman’ in an interview?

In the interview, Salman was quoted to have said: “While shooting, during those six hours, there’d be so much of lifting and thrusting on the ground involved…. When I used to walk out of the ring, after the shoot, I used to feel like a raped woman. I couldn’t walk straight. I would eat and then, head right back to training.”

Predictably, his statement “…When I used to walk out of the ring, after the shoot, I used to feel like a raped woman…” resulted in much outrage on social media platforms, such as Twitter.

Read: Salman Khan compares himself to ‘a raped woman’ in interview; Twitterati lash out

Though, audio files have emerged that show the actor immediately retracted his statement (Read: What Salman Khan said after the ‘raped woman’ comment went unreported), saying he shouldn’t have said that, the initial comment set of a series of events, with the National Commission of Women even asking the actor to issue an apology.

Here is the live coverage as the events unfold:

5.15 pm: Shiv Sena calls the actor’s comments “callous” and demanded an apology from him. “He needs to apologise for making such a callous
comments… We criticise it and feel he should apologise,” said party leader Manisha Kayande.

4.40 pm: The immediate action that should be takes is to file an FIR against him, and he should be put behind bars. Ultimatey these statements made in the public domain is really unfortunate… Why do we give so much attention to such people: Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Congress leader

2.40 pm: Yuvraaj director Subhash Ghai also came to Salman’s defence, claiming the actor’s comments were misrepresented. Though Salman made the comments in English, Ghai also claimed it was a “mistranslation”. Ghai also blamed it on the actor’s “poor English” and said he was “just a child”. “It is very disgusting translation by someone. He just said one thing that it is a human agony he went through. The deepest human agony is when a woman is raped. He was talking about a metaphor. “He is just a child and I know he respects women like anything.”

1.20 pm: To err is human to forgive divine. Today on Intl yoga day lets not run our shops on this mistake: Salim Khan on Twitter

To err is human to forgive divine. Today on Intl yoga day lets not run our shops on this mistake.

— Salim Khan (@luvsalimkhan) June 21, 2016

1.15 pm: Nevertheless I apologise on behalf of his family his fans & his friends. Forgiveness is to pardon the unpardonable or it is no virtue at all: Salim Khan

1.10 pm: In the meanwhile, Salman Khan’s father Salim Khan apologised for his son’s ‘raped woman’ gaffe that created an uproar. Salim took to Twitter to share his comments. Read the story here.

11:57 am: This is very sad. Just because he is Salman Khan doesnt mean he will make such a statement: Lalitha Kumaramangalam (NCW Chief)

11.55 am: Seven days have been given to him to apologise else we will call him to the Commission: Lalitha Kumaramangalam (NCW Chief)

11.53 am: Comission has sent him (Salman Khan) a letter asking him why he said this: Lalitha Kumaramangalam (NCW Chief)

11.52 am: NCW gives Salman Khan 7 days time to explain his remark. Read the story here. 

11.51 am: NCW seeks explanation from Salman Khan over his ‘raped women comment’

11.50 am: NCW writes to Salman khan over ‘raped women’ comment.

11.35 am: Salman should apologise. Might be slip of tongue. Nobody can say it an analogy. There is no rationale to it: Shaina NC

11.34 am: Whatever the logic, Salman Khan should apologise for this: Shaina NC

11.33 am: This is about ever self respecting man respecting women, not just about Salman Khan’s women fan following: Shaina NC

11.28 am: apology yes would help, but if comedians & actors say they will think about not making rape jokes in future would be better: Kavita Krishnan

11.26 am: “Salman Khan’s comment trivialises rape, but it’s not just Salman, rape analogies are common in society and films”: Kavita Krishnan, a women’s rights activist.

10.30 am: NCW chief slams Salman Khan over his comment, will write to him demanding apologies.

June 20, 2016

As soon as Twitterverse picked up on Salman’s comment in interview, there was a whole barrage of comments lambasting actor, and people minced no words to tweet out their opinion. Sample these:

Salman Khan compared his shooting schedule to what a “raped woman” feels like. Is that worse than Lata-Sachin jokes, Bollywood?

— Dhruv Deshpande (@DhruvDeshpunde) June 20, 2016

Salman khan is a prick how does he know what a raped woman feels can’t believe people blindly stan him

— jasia (@Mitwaaaaa) June 20, 2016

Salman Khan just compared himself to a raped woman. pic.twitter.com/xum6quJIZ3

— Sand-d Singh (@Sand_In_Deed) June 20, 2016

Wow..@BeingSalmanKhan compared his shooting schedule for #Sultan to him feeling like a raped woman…is he for real?? #ridiculous #epicfail

— Varun Vishwanath (@varunvish87) June 20, 2016

I know Salman Khan has fans. But if his female fans are ok with his “I felt like a raped woman” then I’ve just lost faith in the world.

— Nehr-who? (@threeinchfooll) June 20, 2016

So Salman compares a physically demanding shoot to a woman getting raped! #beingmoron #SalmanKhan #Sultanshoot

— ananya (@ananya1281) June 20, 2016

These are actual words used by Salman Khan in an interview. pic.twitter.com/JTJRkJMpv1

— Shreemi Verma (@shreemiverma) June 20, 2016

But there were some fans, who had come in support of the Dabangg actor, with many that Salman was misquoted or quoted out of context.

We are amazing!
We’ll outrage on how Salman Khan said he felt like a raped woman post shooting and then we’ll say Gayle raped 11 men at once

— PythaGauri Theorem (@DramebaazPorgi) June 20, 2016

This statement by Salman Khan on ‘raped woman’ ..either it’s misunderstood or altered .. we don’t need to react and waste our time on it ^_^

— batgirl ♚ (@Zahriano) June 20, 2016

Seconds after Salman gave that statement he said: don’t take that in literal sense, what i mean is I could not walk

— Himesh (@himeshmankad) June 20, 2016

Everyone who has read, heard & seen #SalmanKhan‘s interviews would have that common sense to understand that what he meant was a metaphor

— G9 Divya Solgama (@DIVYASOLGAMA) June 20, 2016

For everyone whos trolling #SalmanKhan for his statement. Even I was present in that interview & he never meant it in wrong sense.#Misquoted

— G9 Divya Solgama (@DIVYASOLGAMA) June 20, 2016

Actor Ajay Devgn has credited his upcoming film Shivaay for taking him to breathtaking locations.

Shivaay was shot at scenic locales of the Balkan mountains of Bulgaria, besides in Hyderabad and Uttarakhand.

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Ajay, who is popular for his action sequences in films, shared a series of photographs with his fans from different picturesque locations.

Ajay tweeted on Tuesday (June 21): “Shot from my chopper. ‘Shivaay’ took me to breathtaking locations and bewitching sights. Watch this space for more!”

Shot from my chopper. Shivaay took me to breathtaking locations and bewitching sights. Watch this space for more! pic.twitter.com/d1Mf8nPj4c

— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) June 21, 2016

Directed by Ajay, the action film also features Sayesha Saigal, a grandniece of veteran Bollywood actress Saira Banu.

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap says it’s time to get children out of India’s censor board.

“Just heard… Another film, Neeraj Pandey’s Saat Uchakkey, refused certificate. Can we please just go straight to the Tribunal to save time,” Kashyap tweeted on Monday (June 20) night.

Just heard..another film Neeraj Pandey’s “Saat Uchchakkey” refused certificate.. Can we please just go straight to the Tribunal to save time

— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) June 20, 2016

“Maybe it’s time to get the children out of CBFC and bar them from examining adult films Saat Uchakkey, Haraamkhor,” he added.

Maybe it’s time to get the children out of CBFC and bar them from examining adult films #saatuchakkey #Haraamkhor

— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) June 20, 2016

Kashyap, who co-produced Udta Punjab, a movie on Punjab’s drug menace, fought a battle against the censors who ordered as many as 89 cuts in the movie. Its Revising Committee scaled down the cuts to 13.

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The movie could only release once the makers moved the Bombay High Court, which overruled the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)-recommended cuts and cleared it for release with just one cut and three disclaimers.

After Udta Punjab, another of Kashyap’s co-production, Haraamkhor, faced the CBFC’s music. The censors said the movie can’t be released for its theme of a teacher’s love story with his student. Now Saat Uchakkey is said to be in trouble.

Kashyap, who had called CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani an oligarch earlier, questioned: “What’s the point of taking a film seeking an adult certificate to the CBFC?”

Film producer Smita Thackeray is happy that her son Rahul has taken up the challenge of bringing the life of her late father-in-law and Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray on the silver screen via a biopic.

Rahul is directing the film, which has been titled as Saheb. Smita will be producing the biopic.

“Balasaheb has always been an enigma and a legend for both his followers and his family. It is always an honour to be a part of his journey,” Smita said in a statement.

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“I believe his life’s story needs to be shared and I am glad that my son Rahul has taken up the challenge on making this biopic on his grandfather and my father-in-law Saheb,” she added.

The film Saheb will go on the floors in October and will depict the life of Balasaheb Thackeray from the vision of his grandson Rahul.

The cast of the film is yet to be finalised.

Playing an unhinged serial-killer is not one of the easiest things to pull off but Nawazuddin Siddiqui says he was confident about his role in Raman Raghav 2.0 because Anurag Kashyap was behind the camera.

Nawaz, 42, first collaborated with Kashyap in a small role in the director’s debut film Black Friday but it was Gangs of Wasseypur 2 that saw the actor play his first memorable lead role.

The Badlapur star says he shares a great chemistry with Kashyap, who, he feels manages to get the best out of him.

“I feel very confident with Anurag. When he is behind the camera, I feel I can be the best actor in the world. He gives me that kind of security, which an actor seeks in his director. I can’t explain the chemistry we have but we can sit for hours together without exchanging a word,” Nawaz told PTI in an interview.

Anurag has already spoken about how disturbing it was for Nawaz to play the role as the actor fell ill during the making of the film, which is a contemporary take on notorious serial killer Raman Raghav. The movie will release on Friday (June 24) .

Nawaz says it was hard to believe that a person like this existed and it was a disturbing process to prepare for it.

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“The process of preparing it was disturbing. He is not a normal person. He is proud of his killings and has a justification for it. I may not think like that but when you are playing a character like this, you have to believe that otherwise you won’t be able to justify it.”

To unwind from his movie roles, Nawaz takes a trip to his village in Muzaffarnagar and spends time farming.

“It is important to separate the reel from reality. I go to my village and do farming. I like it there. I feel like I am the same old person. It gives you a breathing space.”

Ask whether things have changed in the village now that he has become a big star, Nawaz says, “My stardom does not work there. You have to stay like a farmer and they like that. They feel that they have their old friend back.”

Nawaz has come to be known as one of the finest actors in Bollywood and his chameleon-like ability to transform on-screen has endeared him not only to the indie filmmakers but also to star-driven projects be it Salman Khan’s Kick, Bajrangi Bhaijaan or Shah Rukh’s upcoming drama Raees.

He, however, says he is careful in selecting the big budget projects as he believes he can’t afford to make mistakes.

“I do only those big projects where I feel I have something to do. The character should be important, it should have individuality. In Bajarangi’, I had a unique character, Salman and a director like Kabir Khan.

“It is difficult to say no sometimes. I want the other person to understand my reasons. When you have options, then you have to be careful. I feel I can’t afford to make a single mistake, it is not forgivable for me. So, I am careful. There are people who understand why I say no but sometimes people think ‘How can he reject my film?’.”

Nawaz has a number of projects lined up including Haraamkhor, comedy film Ghoomketu, a Sohail Khan film and his Lunchbox director Ritesh Batra’s project titled Photographer.

“Ghoomketu is an out and out comedy. It is currently being edited. I am doing Sohail Khan’s film with Amy Jackson and also Ritesh Batra’s Photographer.

“Comedy is the easiest thing for me because I did 150 plays during my theatre days. I understand the timing and what makes people laugh. But the most interesting emotion for me is romance and luckily I am doing such films now.

“My film with Amy is romantic and Ritesh’s film is full of romance. I am excited to reteam with him after Lunchbox.”

Eros International, a global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, on Tuesday (June 21) announced the sequel to the 2001 political thriller Nayak, in association with Deepak Mukut’s Soham Rockstar Entertainment.

Produced by Eros International and Mukut, the film will be scripted by script writer K.V. Vijayendra Prasad who has written blockbusters like Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali.

Continuing from the earlier film, the sequel will be a political satire with romance as the backdrop. The sequel will also introduce fresh characters while retaining some of the old ones including the lead character, Shivaji Rao from Nayak, which starred Anil Kapoor.

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Sunil Lulla, Managing Director, Eros International Media Ltd. said in a statement: “Nayak created ripples on its release and was one of the most successful political satires of its time. It’s the apt time to plan the sequel in the current political milieu.”

Mukut shared that it was a very popular film and continues to be widely watched on television. “We have bought the rights of the film and the action promises to be even bigger and better. We will soon begin the casting process and are very excited about the project.”

Dhanuka Agritech Limited, an Indian agrochemical formulation company, has launched a series of TV commercials featuring megastar Amitabh Bachchan. He is seen as a rural man who guides farmers to use the right products on their crops.

A series of six commercials, created by PUSH Integrated, depicts the farmers’ belief in astrologers and clairvoyants for predicting future cultivation and dependence on God for protecting their crops from destruction.

The commercials portray Amitabh as a rural man who guides the farmers to use products including Dhanzyme Gold, MAX-SOY, Mortar, Sakura and Cover on various crops.

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Commenting on the new TVC, R.G.Agarwal, Group Chairman, Dhanuka Agritech Limited, said in a statement: “Since decades, the vision of Dhanuka Agritech Limited has been to bring about progressive change in the lives of Indian farmers through dedicated knowledge-driven and development-related activities.

“This new campaign is a further step in educating the farmers on the importance of use of agro-chemicals for a profitable yield.”

He also shared that today’s farmers immediately identify with Amitabh as a style icon. “Bachchan is not only a versatile actor, but also has a high degree of credibility and reliability. He was the perfect fit for Dhanuka and the messages the brand conveys.”

The makers of Shorgul — a political drama which also touches upon the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots — claim that the film has been banned from the western Uttar Pradesh city.

The makers of the film on Tuesday claimed in a statement that the District Magistrate of Muzaffarnagar has prohibited screening of Shorgul in all theatres across the western UP city as the film touches upon a sensitive issue and fearing that it might lead to communal riots.

A 24 FPS Films Production, the Jimmy Sheirgill and Ashutosh Rana-starrer is based on intolerance and aspires to make audiences contemplate where humanity stands amidst the noise of religious, social, political and economic prejudice.

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Also featuring Sanjay Suri, Narendra Jha, Hiten Tejwani, Eijaz Khan, Suha Gezen, Anirudh Dave and Deepraj Rana, Shorgul touches upon grave subjects that have transpired in the recent past such as the Muzaffarnagar, Godhra and Babri Masjid riots apart from making references to bureaucratic misdoings, mind games and controversial master strokes of some high profile dignitaries.

Vyas Verma, one of the producers, said: “We have repeatedly stated the fact that Shorgul is not a depiction of any specific incident or occurrence, but a reflection of what happens in our society, bringing out issues that concern the nation. Uttar Pradesh is just the backdrop.”

He added: “However, this news is extremely unfortunate and sad. We want to question these authorities on why they are particularly stopping the (screening of the) film in Muzaffarnagar. Are they afraid of anything in particular? Don’t the people of Muzaffarnagar have the right to see what’s happening in our country! Every citizen has the right to watch this film as the film raises the voice of the common man.”

Earlier this month, a PIL filed by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Milan Som against the film was dismissed by the Allahabad High Court bench in Lucknow.

Aman Singh, who is also a co-producer of the film, also shared: “Yes, our film definitely touches upon various controversial political controversies but it is no way a biopic but more like a need of the hour.”

“We don’t wish to defame any political party but we definitely want to highlight various subjects and ensure that audiences go back home with questions and a possible resolve towards a more logical India,” Singh said.

The film is slated to release on June 24.

Brahman Naman, a sex comedy film directed by Qaushiq Mukherjee, who is better known as Q, will be screened by the JIO MAMI Film Club on June 27.

After successfully launching its film club with English actor Ian McKellen in conversation with superstar Aamir Khan, the MAMI Film Club will screen the hilarious coming of age comedy at PVR Icon in Andheri here.

Brahman Naman stars Shashank Arora as the lead character with Tanmay Dhanania and Chaitanya Varad as his sidekicks. The cast also includes Vaiswath Shankar, Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy and Sid Mallya.

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Written by Naman Ramachandran and co-produced by Celine Loop and Steve Barron, the film will be available globally starting July 7 as a Netflix original film.

“We are really excited that Q’s acclaimed new film Brahman Naman will have its India premiere in Mumbai exclusively for our MAMI Film Club members! I’m particularly looking forward to the chat with Q after the screening,” Kiran Rao, Chairperson, MAMI, said in a statement.

Q said he is super excited for MAMI Film Club’s premiere of “Brahman Naman”.

“My last film, Ludo, was received very well at the MAMI festival, and it went on to do very well internationally. I am sure that we will have a brilliant opening, and I look forward to audience interaction, before we go online worldwide, with Netflix,” he added.

Smriti Kiran, Creative Director, MAMI, said: “We are thrilled to be able curate different activities for cinema lovers in the city. With the launch of MAMI Film Club, we aim to bring unusual and enriching cinematic experiences to the city”.

Celebrities like Subhash Ghai, Shilpa Shetty and Ranvir Shorey used the International Yoga Day on Tuesday (June 21) to tell fans about the benefits of yoga.

And Neha Dupia, Twinkle Khanna and Shoojit Sircar urged people to perform yoga to keep anxiety, depression and other problems at bay.

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Here’s what tinsel town celebrities had to say:

Subhash Ghai: UN headquarters NYC Celebrating. Happy Yoga on this International Yoga Day.

UN headquarters NYC Celebrating
Happy Yoga on this International Yoga Day😀 pic.twitter.com/OEXFz0OZQi

— Subhash Ghai (@SubhashGhai1) June 21, 2016

Ranvir Shorey: Happy World Yoga Day, and Happy World Music Day. Enjoying both this morning.

Happy World Yoga Day, and Happy World Music Day. Enjoying both this morning.

— रanviर_ डhoरeय_ (@RanvirShorey) June 21, 2016

Shoojit Sircar: Mental Yog is also very important with physical Yog. Happy yoga day… Yoga to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, anger, ego and most importantly ‘POLITICS’. Happy yoga day.

Yoga to reduce stress,anxiety,depression,anger, ego and most importantly “POLITICS”.. Happy yoga day:)

— Shoojit Sircar (@ShoojitSircar) June 21, 2016

Mental Yog is also very important with physical Yog.. Happy yoga day

— Shoojit Sircar (@ShoojitSircar) June 21, 2016

Chetan Bhagat: Happy Yoga Day. Take a deep breath in and exhale out.

Happy Yoga Day. Take a deep breath in, and exhale out. :)

— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) June 21, 2016

Twinkle Khanna: A few pranayams a day keeps the monster in your head at bay; you change into a werewolf only on Mondays instead of snarling every single day.

Happy yoga day ! http://t.co/rz2Fm3nGpd

— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) June 21, 2016

Bipasha Basu: Yoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists. Bliss with my love.

Yoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists😍 Bliss with my love❤️… http://t.co/GafrhhL0IW

— Bipasha Basu (@bipsluvurself) June 21, 2016

Shilpa Shetty: Proud to have Narendra Modi as PM. Great way to celebrate yoga and what’s ‘ours’. A Suryanamaskar to you from me sir.

Proud 2 have @narendramodi as r PM .Gr8 way 2 celebrate Yoga n what’s “Ours” A suryanamaskar 2 U from me Sir 🙏#Yoga http://t.co/nxAmTG5HZY

— SHILPA SHETTY KUNDRA (@TheShilpaShetty) June 20, 2016

With #Yoga,you begin a journey of self-discovery and fulfilment. You clean your soul! #InternationalYogaDay #YogaDay pic.twitter.com/ZWLXZq0NTc

— SHILPA SHETTY KUNDRA (@TheShilpaShetty) June 21, 2016

Neha Dhupia: Turn off your notifications and do yoga. International Yoga Day… Om shanti.

Turn off your notifications and do #yoga … 😉… #InternationalYogaDay … #omshanti 🙏🙏🙏 #rohityogaflow pic.twitter.com/JFTF30AUeX

— Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) June 21, 2016

Karan Singh Grover: Yoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists.

Yoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists😍 Bliss with my love❤️… http://t.co/FuRMbNrwqp

— Karan Singh Grover (@Iamksgofficial) June 21, 2016

Hrithik Roshan is one of the few actors in the industry who always enjoys doing his work and never complaints about the busy shooting schedule. Right from the shooting of Kaabil to the promotion of Mohenjo Daro to preparing for his performance at IIFA, the Bang Bang actor has been working round the clock in order to fulfill all his commitments and is seems to be enjoying the phase to the fullest.

“I stretch myself because it’s pure fun. I enjoy my work, the problems, pains, highs n lows. It’s that simple. In fact my work gives me a different kind of a high,” Hrithik said.

His recently released Mohenjo Daro trailer is garnering positive response from his fans and has managed to create a strong buzz around the movie.

Hrithik is also busy shooting for Sanjay Gupta’s thriller drama Kaabil in which he will be seen romancing Yami Gautam for the first time on screen. Simultaneously, he is also gearing up to enthrall the audience with his dance performance in the upcoming 17th IIFA Awards which will be held during the four-day long ‘IIFA Weekend’ from June 23-26 2016 in Madrid, Spain.

Former Miss Earth India Sobhita Dhulipala, who is making her Bollywood debut with Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming psychological thriller Raman Raghav 2.0, feels very fortunate to be working with the director and sharing space with its lead actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vicky Kaushal in her first film.

Hailing from Vishakhpatnam, Sobhita had minimal exposure to Hindi but she committed herself to learn the language in 6 months. When she went for the audition, it took only one take for Anurag to decide upon Sobhita to be the female lead of his film.

“To be able to work with a director like Anurag Kashyap and share screen with actors of such merit, that too in my first film, I feel very fortunate. It’s a tremendous opportunity and I hope I have done justice to it,” Sobhita said while sharing her excitement and her debut in Bollywood.

Sobhita won the Miss Earth title in 2013, and also featured on the popular Kingfisher calendar in 2014.

Raman Raghav 2.0 releases on June 24.

Viacom 18’s VOOT on June 20, announced its partnership with Bollywood’s most celebrated extravagant award show IIFA 2016, which will be held from June 23-26 in Madrid, Spain. This strategic alliance with the International Indian Film Academy is in line with VOOT’s aim of bringing differentiated and engaging content to its digital audience.

With IIFA 2016 ready to take off later this month in Madrid, VOOT is gearing up to converge the younger generation who are getting their TV entertainment from Internet-connected devices, with the razzmatazz of this Bollywood extravaganza.

Speaking about the association, Gaurav Gandhi, COO, Viacom18 Digital Ventures said, “With this association with IIFA, which already enjoys a massive fan following in India, we are further strengthening our Bollywood proposition as well. Viewers in India will now be able to stream all IIFA 2016 Awards, IIFA Rocks and related content on their mobile and computer screens on-demand and this will be available exclusively on VOOT.”

Sabbas Joseph, Director, Wizcraft International, said “The partnership will not only magnify the IIFA experience for its Indian fans – with the content now being available on-demand across screens, but it will also increase IIFA’s overall reach to a newer audience base that prefers to consume content primarily on their digital devices.”

Hosted by Shahid Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar, the star-studded event will showcase scintillating performances by the country’s foremost heartthrobs Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha, Tiger Shroff, and many more.

Pakistani censor board today gave a green signal to the release of Indian movie “Udta Punjab” here after suggesting more than “100 cuts” to remove “objectionable and anti-Pakistan” content from the film, which had already run afoul with Indian censors.

“All 10-members of the CBFC have unanimously allowed ‘Udta Punjab’ to be released after editing objectionable content,” Mubashir Hasan, the Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC) head, told PTI.

Hasan said almost every dialogue had offensive words so they asked for major cuts in the Punjab-set drug drama.

“We have cut all derogatory and offensive words/dialogues and anti-Pakistan content from the film. More than 100 cuts, mutes, beeps have been suggested to the film’s distributor. Once he will complete the editing as per the requirement of the board, it will again be presented before it for final approval,” Hasan said.

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The Abhishek Chaubey-directed movie, starring Bollywood A-listers Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Punjabi star Diljit Dosanjh, had run into trouble with the Indian censor board which demanded 89 cuts from the movie.

Not to ready to relent, the producers moved the Bombay High Court against the board to get their film cleared for its scheduled release on June 17 while also gathering support from Bollywood. The court passed the movie with just one cut and a revised disclaimer.

Earlier, the five-member panel of the board declined to pass ‘Udta Punjab’ for screening in Pakistan, citing objectionable content but Hasan said they later decided to give it conditional approval.

“We had not banned this movie. On the appeal of the distributor the full board sat together today and gave conditional approval for its screening here,” Hasan said.

He said the board never compromises on anti-Islam, anti-Pakistan and anti-society contents in a film and bans it forthwith.

“‘Udta Punjab’ does not fall in that category. We have asked the distributor to delete those scenes which even slightly refer to Pakistan and words like ‘786’ (which refers to Bismillah) and words ‘Maryam’.”

The film’s distributor is likely get the content edited in Dubai in a day or two before presenting it again before the CBFC for final approval.

“Udta Punjab is likely to be screened across Pakistan this weekend,” the distributor said.