20th - 30th November, 2012
A Detailed Analytical Report
Kudos to IFFI Director Shankar Mohan for his unique selection, and presentation of films and programmes, but marred by mismanagement of ESG (co-organizer)and PIB (Media management)
A Few Highlights :
(20th - 30th Nov. 2012)
A Curtain Raiser
A Curtain Raiser for THE MAMI’s 14th MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL (MFF)
(18th - 25th Oct. 2012)
HIGHLIGHTS :
Kudos to music sartaz co. saregama for bringing out an excellent musical tribute to the departed first ever Super Star Rajesh Khanna who was also loved for his musical numbers on the screen besides his histrionics and acumen of dialogue delivery, in this bumper two CD album.
(27th July to 5th Aug. 2012)
A Detailed Report
It appears July 2012 is proving very tragic for the Film Industry. Just last week we lost a gem of a man, actor -producer, World Champion Wrestler and Ex-MP Dara Singh. And now another tragedy struck by destiny in snatching Jatin- Rajesh Khanna (and KAKA), the First ever-Super star the India discovered.
Film and music unveiling of “Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai” AND Album Review
Unforgettable evening with feast of classic Gazal live performances by Singers Bhupinder and Mitali Singh and poet-lyricist Gulzar for launch of album “AKSAR”
Unique Curtain Raiser of Marathi film “Ajintha” along with the music album release under saregama label
Production Designer and Producer Nitin Chandrakant Desai’s directorial foray film “Ajintha” brings in live a so far untold love story with classic –folksy music of 18th century.
A Team comprising of a Writer-Producer and Director applied to the Government of India for financial assistance with the Bound script to produce a movie on the Indian epic ‘Mahabharat’. All of them committed suicide later and the reason will be very obvious once you have read the reply received from the Government.
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To: The Writer, Film Director & Film Producer, Mumbai
An Unforgettable Rewarding Evening with Literary and Gazal Celebrities at the launching of "TERA BAYAAN GHALIB”
REMINISCENCES OF A MAVERICK THEATRE LEGEND PANDIT SATYADEV DUBEY BY HIS FAN
KAUN BANEGA CROREPATI (KBC) EPISODE - 1 NOV.2011 - SONY CHANNEL
"Aam Aadmi" is now a Brand. Sushil Kumar from Motihri Bihar wins the golden chance of his life while playing with Amitabh Bachchan as host on KBC. Sushil is a Computer Operator and teaches kids.
Kudos to Deepak Lokhande to expose the realities of Sony Channel's "5 crore" historic win episode (DNA - 1 Nov. 2011).
(23rd Nov. - 3rd Dec. 2011)
A DETAILED ANALYTICAL ACCOUNT OF THE FESTIVAL
Live Wire, Romanticist, Stylist Actor-Film Maker, Young at Heart ICON
Saregama, India’s flagship music company of RP - Sanjeev Goenka Group has come out with its first venture of newly started Wellness Division “Temple Wellness” in the form of a DVD hosted and anchored by the two Female celebrities Raageshwari Loomba and Lorraine More demonstrating by performing skilfully in its technical perfection the “5 Ancient Tibetan Rites” which are akin to our Indian ‘Yogasanas’, believed to be the secret of eternal youth.
Film Village conceptualized by the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), the co-organizer of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in association with the Sports Authority of Goa has already started preparations for the forthcoming 42nd Edition of IFFI, scheduled from 23 Nov. 2011 to 3rd Dec. 2011.
The legendary actor Dharmendra now is the “Brand Ambassador” for the “Yummy Chef”, new line of culinary products, a new Gourmet ‘HEAT AND EAT’ in almost all Indian Vegetarian variety of food products, aggregating to 19 brands including dessert (the mouth watering ‘Gajar Halwa’). “Yummy Chef” is claimed to incorporate freshness, gourmet taste in Northern Indian cuisine.
MR. MOHAN SIROYA, academically a double post graduate, has been freelancing as a FILM JOURNALIST / CRITIC for last 40 years. He has been a prolific writer, having written critical articles, features, reviews etc. on Films, Music and TV in numerous English periodicals in India like The Indian Express, Film Fare, Film World, Picture Post, Cine Advance, Screen, The Hitavada, Lokmat Times, The Twin City Times, Film Industry Journal, Day After, Femina, Eve’s Weekly, Free Press Journal, Blitz etc.
Presently he is a regular columnist for a couple of journals and the Founder, Editor, Writer, Critic of the journal SHADOW PLAY. So far Mr. Siroya has written about 7000 articles on films. He is the founder president of FREELANCE FILM JOURNALISTS COMBINE (FFJC), a registered association of Freelance film journalists all over India.
