New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Actress Nimrat Kaur has reminisced about the sweet memory of her movie ‘The Lunchbox’, which was screened at the Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival 2013, recalling the 10 minutes standing ovation, saying it was something ‘huge’.

Recalling her memories of the Cannes film festival, Nimrat told IANS: “Well the first time ‘The Lunchbox’ was screened for the audience it was insane. We had a 10-minute standing ovation. And I didn’t understand what was going on.”

“I recall Irrfan Khan sir and director Ritesh Batra, me and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, all of us were standing and taking it all. And it did feel like the beginning of something huge. That is the one standout memory for me. Just that… post-screening the lights go out, and then came back on, that I will always remember… those 10 minutes,” shared Nimrat.

Seven films from India are part of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival this year.

Talking about the representation of Indian films on such a vast canvas globally, the actress, whose crime thriller ‘Peddlers’ was also screened at Cannes 2012, said: “We are the largest entertainment industry in the world. It’s about time and it’s wonderful the kind of work that’s coming out, all types of boundaries that are being pushed, there’s incredible content today.”

“Anybody would be proud, I feel so proud and happy. Cannes or any other film festival is about movies, entertainment and the business of entertainment. It’s wonderful to see our work being out there, and I am rooting for all the movies out there,” she added.

For the unversed, ‘The Lunchbox’ is produced by Guneet Monga, Anurag Kashyap and Arun Rangachari, which revolves around Nimrat’s character of a lonely wife who begins a friendship with a stranger (Irrfan) through letters in a tiffin carrier, mistakenly delivered to the stranger by a dabbawala.

Nimrat was last seen in the 2023 mystery film ‘Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video’, alongside Radhika Madan. The movie is set to premiere on &xplorHD channel on May 25 at 9 pm.

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Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) The makers of the pan-India action spectacle ‘Devara: Part 1’, which features NTR Jr, Saif Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor in the lead roles, on Friday amped up the excitement about the film’s first song slated to be unveiled on Sunday, May 19.

Friday saw the rollout of a fresh new promo of the ‘Fear Song’, composed by Anirudh Ravichander. May 19, incidentally, is the eve of NTR Jr’s birthday. The Koratala Siva film is to hit theatres on the Dussehra weekend, that is, October 10, 2024.

The song’s promo shows Tollywood’s Man of the Masses, NTR Jr, heading towards a seashore ahead of a little flotilla of boats and then walking along the coastline.

The Gothic promo also has Ravichander joining the actor singing ‘All Hail The Tiger’. It ends with a single shot of the title ‘Fear Song’ emblazoned in red. The promo does manage to tease the interest of the viewers in NTR Jr’s screen avatar of ‘Lord of Fear’.

Some time back, along with the song announcement, a new poster featuring NTR Jr’s hand-dripping blood had been released on social media by the makers.

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Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Singer Raghav Sachar, who composed music and created the background score for the live-action drama ‘Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan’ feels that making songs is an easier job rather than creating background score as it is a very lengthy process.

At the trailer launch on Friday, Raghav was asked how difficult it was to compose music and give the background score for the movie.

He said: “It was very challenging. There is so much happening in the film. There are so many themes which are unlike any other film. There is adventure so we had to take the music and background score a notch higher this time. I feel making songs is an easier job rather than creating a background score because it is a very lengthy process.”

Raghav shared that he had a blast while working on the film and it was a learning experience for him.

“I was very happy making songs for the film. We have a song by Shaan, Sukhi Paaji and I have even sung a song for the film. I am so grateful to be a part of this big franchise. I hope people will give love to the film and we will come up with more and more sequels,” he added.

In ‘Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan’, Bheem and his friend destroy Damyaan from dark magic.

The trailer of the film ‘Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan’ also saw the presence of filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan.

Directed by Rajiv Chilaka, it stars Anupam Kher, Makarand Deshpande and Navneet Kaur Dhillon.

It will be released on May 31.

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Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Rajat Verma, who plays Jay in the show ‘Dahej Daasi’ shared he is quite conscious of his looks, saying he still struggles with seeing himself as a good-looking actor.

Rajat shared that he doesn’t consider himself to be good-looking.

“I don’t consider myself to be a good-looking actor, and I’m quite conscious of my looks. I tend to focus on my flaws whenever I see myself, which makes me avoid looking at myself altogether,” he said.

“Instead, I prefer to focus on my performance when watching scenes, noticing any ups and downs or improvements. Ultimately, what matters most is the perspective of the producers, makers, channel, and audience. If they’re happy with my work, then that’s all that matters. However, I still struggle with seeing myself as a good-looking actor,” added Rajat.

The show is produced by Ravindra Gautam and Raghuvir Shekhawat under their banner Do Dooni 4 Films.

The show also stars Sayantani Ghosh, who plays the role of Vindhya Devi.

It airs on Nazara TV.

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Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan shared how kids love to watch entertaining films and they don’t want messages to be told all the time through films.

Farah, who was present at the launch of the trailer of the upcoming film ‘Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan’ on Friday shared her views on making more kids-friendly films.

The ‘Main Hoon Na’ director said: “Whatever films I have made, it was loved by the kids. It doesn’t need to be said to be a kid’s friendly film to invite kids to watch the film. Kids love entertainment. They do not want messages to be told. They have schools for that. So, the real challenge is to make entertaining films that children can watch.”

Talking about the trailer of ‘Chhota Bheem’ she added: “It is a fantastic trailer. We all are Chhota Bheem fans. Indian kids need a home-grown superhero. Otherwise, we are always taking them to watch English films like Avengers, and Harry Potter. This is the first live-action film for kids. I want to congratulate the whole team for this film.”

In ‘Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan’, Bheem and his friend destroy Damyaan from dark magic.

The trailer of the film ‘Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan’ also saw the presence of filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan.

Directed by Rajiv Chilaka, it stars Anupam Kher, Makarand Deshpande and Navneet Kaur Dhillon.

It will be released on May 31.

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