SHAH RUKH-KAJOL starrer confirmed

There was quite a bit of talk about bringing together legendary pair Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol together once more and this piece of good news has been confirmed today. Director Rohit Shetty's Dilwale will star the iconic jodi along fresh talents Varun Dhawan (Main Tera Hero, Badlapur)and Kriti Sanon (Heropanti).

The shoot will start in a couple of days but only with Dhawan and Kriti Sanon. Dilwale will be co-produced by Rohit Shetty, who celebrates his birthday today, and Red Chillies Entertainment. It has been described as a family friendly film slated for a Christmas 2015 release.

AIB: To Roast or Not to Roast?

Last December, the All India Bakchod (AIB) troupe of comedians participated in what is known throughout the world as a "roast", meaning a comedy event in which consenting famous people appear and are openly joked about in front of a paying audience. The style of humor that characterizes a roast is adult language and jokes being made about one and the other. 

The AIB Knockout roast was the first ever to be organized in India and it was hosted by star director and producer Karan Johar. The event starred Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, and at a lesser degree Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone and Sonakshi Sinha, who all took turns being roasted by the panel on stage and heartily laughed at the jokes being made about them.  

DUPLESSY & MUKHTIYAR ALI - Live in Mumbai

While urbanites headed to various places around town to celebrate Valentine's Day, we remain convinced that this weekend's very best event was taking place at Mumbai's Blue Frog.

Multi-talented Mathias Duplessy, who has the music of numerous films in India and abroad to his credit, together with mesmerizing singer Mukhtiyar Ali, took an audience of connoisseurs through a touching musical journey this last Sunday. The duo are otherwise known for the beautiful music of Homi Adjania's Finding Fanny soundtrack but obviously also nurture long and musically inventive careers - read our review of the Finding Fanny soundtrack here.

INDIAN THEATRE ROMANCING FRANCE

 

The Hindi Cinema Blog saw its first days in France, created by blogger Aline Cinehindi, and made a special point to cover Indian events taking place in that country. In honor of this, we are pleased to announce that Amitosh Nagpal's and Atul Kumar's Piya Behrupiya will be shown in the South of France this February, most precisely in the coastal city of Nice.

Piya Behrupiya is a musical adaptation in Hindi of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. It will feature a talented cast including: Gitanjali Kulkarni, Mansi Multani, Neha Saraf, Sagar Deshmukh, Trupti Khamkar, Gagan Riar, Mantra Mugdha and Saurabh Nayyar.