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When Parveen Babi’s Ex Kabir Bedi Shared The Details Surrounding Her Death(Photo Credit –Instagram/Shemaroo)

Yesteryear actress Parveen Babi was known for her versatile acting chops and an exceptional beauty. However, her personal life was marred by several tragedies, which ultimately led to her sad demise on January 20, 2005. The actress was rumored to have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and the cause of her death was said to be organ failure. Her heavily publicized relationship with actor Kabir Bedi was never a secret. In his autobiography, which was released a few years ago, he recalled the gut-wrenching details surrounding her death.

According to Zoom, Kabir Bedi was in a relationship with Parveen Babi despite being married to dancer Protima Bedi. Kabir and Protima were said to be in an open marriage and the latter knew about his romance with Babi. In his autobiography titled ‘Stories I Must Tell: The...

When Nutan Slapped Sanjeev Kumar(Photo Credit –zee5/Shemaroo/Facebook)

Nutan was one of those actresses who always let her work speak for herself. She is still celebrated as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema. This is the reason why she was left fuming after a rumor surrounding her personal life started making waves in the media. Not only this, but the actress also blamed actor Sanjeev Kumar for the same because of which she had once slapped the actor, inviting a huge controversy in the industry.

Talking about the incident, in an explosive interview with Stardust, Nutan revealed that she shared a strictly professional relationship with Sanjeev Kumar with whom she had shared the screen space in movies like Gouri and Devi. However, she soon started hearing her linkup rumors with the Sholay actor. Things soon went out of hand when she heard speculations about her living...

Mumbai: Acclaimed Bollywood composer and director Nitesh Tiwari is gearing up to captivate music lovers with his latest sufi-romantic track, O Mehrbaan. Featuring deeply poetic lyrics by Qaseem Haider Qaseem, the song is expected to be a heartfelt blend of melody and emotion, promising an unforgettable musical experience.

Currently in pre-production, the track’s shoot is scheduled to commence soon. With its soothing essence and soul-stirring composition, O Mehrbaan is poised to leave a lasting impact on audiences, adding yet another gem to Tiwari’s impressive musical repertoire.

Nitesh Tiwari: A Maestro in the Music Industry

With a career spanning over 100+ music videos, Nitesh Tiwari has firmly established himself as a versatile composer, writer, and director. His musical creations have been released under leading labels, including:

✔ T-Series

✔ Zee Music Company

✔ Venus Music

✔ Saregama Music

✔ Ultra Music

✔ Shemaroo

Tiwari has collaborated with some of the most renowned voices in the industry,...

Looking back at the true story of the writer and the brilliant film Staying Alive with director and lead player Anant Mahadevan.

Screenwriter Sujit Sen, who died unsung in 2005, was the subject of Anant Mahdevan’s Staying Alive. “It was the story of a journalist, played by me, who has had three heart attacks and is back in hospital where he encounters a gangster, played by Sourabh Shukla, in the next bed. These are incidents that actually happened in Sujit’s life. It’s sad that he’s gone before Staying Alive could be released. As a dear friend, I’d have liked to have it released before his death… Sujit Sen was like a father figure, brilliant but broken by the blitzkrieg of callousness in Bollywood.”

Apparently, Sujit, who wrote Mahesh Bhatt’s best films Arth and Saraansh, never quite survived the break with the filmmaker. Anant shrugs off...

The upcoming storyline of the show ‘Chaahenge Tumhe Itnaa’ will explore yet another ancient tradition that imposed specific rituals on women.

Reflecting on historical religious practices in Indian communities, one such tradition mandated that widows shave their heads and adhere to certain rituals following their husbands’ passing.

The upcoming episode promises a roller coaster of drama within the show’s narrative. On one hand, Siddharth decides to depart from town after Aashi (Swati Sharma) rejects him, but later changes his mind upon discovering Vinod’s attempt to harm Aashi, ultimately agreeing to marry Geet.

On the other hand, as the wedding festivities commence, destiny repeatedly brings Aashi and Siddharth together in various rituals. However, the tension escalates when Siddharth learns about Amrita’s plan to have Aashi’s head shaved as part of a ritual.

How will he intervene to protect Aashi from this situation, and will Aashi consent to undergo the ritual?...

Ajay Devgn’s Shaitaan Is Ready To Arrive On Ott ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Ajay Devgn’s has had a golden run at the box office, and the film will soon be arriving on Ott. Reports suggest that the makers have grabbed a good deal of money for digital rights. While we thought of seeing the original film beforehand to make a curious comparison between both films, we discovered that the Og currently does not exist!

Now, if you ask why we were curious, then the IMDb rating for Vash stands higher than Shaitaan. Vash is rated 8.3, while The horror flick helmed by Vikas Bahl is rated 7.5. The Ajay Devgn starrer is a remake of a Gujarati film, Vash, and the remake rights were bought by Mangat Kumar and Abhishek Pathak for this brilliant film.

The original film was helmed by Krishnadev Yagnik and also stars Janki Bodiwala as the girl...

Mumbai, June 29 (Ians) The upcoming romance family-drama series ‘Gauna: Ek Pratha’, will see actress Krutika Desai essaying the lead role of Gehna.’Gauna: Ek Pratha’ focuses on protagonist Gehna’s journey of self-discovery and resilience amidst a bunch of challenges that she must overcome.

Expressing her excitement in playing the role, Krutika said: “I am thrilled to be a part of Gauna: Ek Pratha! This role has been an incredible journey for me, Gehna is a character close to my heart, and I am excited to bring her story to the screen.”

She further mentioned: “She embodies grace and a remarkable spirit that will resonate with viewers. It has been a privilege to delve into Gehna’s emotions, motivations, and experiences, and I am grateful to the Shemaroo Umang team for giving me this opportunity.”

The challenges in the show range from societal norms she encounters, to the love Gehna...

Indian media and entertainment company Shemaroo Entertainment is collaborating with Indian Media Entertainment Network (Imen) to reimagine 1990 Bollywood hit “Jamai Raja,” that starred Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit and Hema Malini.

The news was revealed on Oct. 19, the 32nd anniversary of the film’s theatrical release.

The film, which revolves around a mother-in-law and son-in-law conflict, was originally made in the Telugu language in 1989 by writer-director A. Kodandarami Reddy as “Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu,” starring Chiranjeevi and Vijayshanti. It was remade in Tamil the same year as “Mappillai,” starring Rajinikanth, and another Tamil-language remake of the same name, starring Dhanush, released in 2011. Reddy also directed “Jamai Raja.” A Bengali-language remake “Sasurbari Zindabad,” starring Prosenjit Chatterjee, released in 2000.

Shemaroo Entertainment, which is celebrating its 60th year of operations, owns more than 400 Bollywood IPs. The organization is looking to modernize classic content with youth-targeted reboots. Imen, known for its action films, will adapt...

Go language-specific, go cheap and go hyper-local to reap success appears to be the playbook of a range of streamers operating across South Asia.

With countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan, South Asia is a vast region populated by 1.9 billion people speaking a welter of languages. It is no secret that people in the region prefer consuming content in their own tongues. The narrative around streamers in South Asia is understandably around the existing market-leading global streamers such as Disney Plus Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix, with an air of expectancy around the impending launches of HBO Max and Apple TV Plus.

The majority of the local programming among the bigger streamers and their competitors including SonyLIV, Lionsgate Play, ALTBalaji, ZEE5, Voot and ErosNow is in Hindi, an Indian language that is consumed around the region thanks to the soft power of Bollywood. It...

Pepper Chicken movie review is here. Streaming on ShemarooMe Box Office from November 6, 2020, starring Dipannita Sharma, Boloram Das, Baharul Islam, Ravi Sarma, & Monuj Borkotoky. Pepper Chicken is directed by Ratan Sil Sarma. The movie is produced by Dipannita Sharma and K. Zaman.

Pepper Chicken story

A female Radio Jockey Vaidehi (Dipannita Sharma), tells a story every day to her listeners. It’s the last day of her stint as an Rj, she is about to get married to her long time fiancée Raman (Ravi Sharma). On her way back to her home, she hires a cab service. During the journey, Vaidehi starts reading Pash (Avtar Singh Sandhu). The driver played by Boloram Das finds it interesting and asks for the page number. Vaidehi says 15 and surprisingly Pash recites poetry attracting the attention of the smart Rj. A conversation begins leading to a chai, snack, at a roadside dhaba, break down of the car,...

Kasaai movie review is here. Directed by Gajendra Shanker Shrotriya and produced by Harbinger Creations, Kasaai features Mita Vashisht, Ravi Jhankal, Richa Meena and Mayur More in pivotal roles. Kasaai will be streaming on ShemarooMe Box Office from 23rd of October.

Kasaai story

Based on a short story by Charan Singh Pathik, Kasaai is set in rural Rajasthan. It’s the story of a mother Gulabi (Mita Vasisht) and her struggles to get justice for her son Suraj (Mayur More). In a shocking incident, Suraj gets killed under unusual circumstances as the family tries to cover up the crime in the backdrop of impending village council elections.

Kasaai movie review

Kasaai (rough translation: butcher) begins with a young man wrapped in a shawl shivering and later at night, the same man who seems to be ill struggling to enter a house. The mystically haunting past present format, raw, dark and...

The film or entertainment industry as it has grown into, is going through one change after another. This column has looked into the fate of multiplexes and other cinema screens, the star system and the way the films are made following the double whammy of Covid-19 and the entry of Ott streaming platforms.

Now it is the time to look into the existence and relevance of the TV channels dedicated to telecasting movies. When television arrived in India, it wielded the power to keep the viewers glued to their seats. It mattered little what was being shown on television.

The film industry, annexed television as its extension. A Sunday feature film became a source of extra income for the film producers. Then came along the private channels, initially dedicated to movies besides an odd one opting for news telecast. The movie channels had a captive audience while the news channel was a novelty,...

Theaters may be shut down but for audiences, there is no dearth of entertainment currently. To make the film watching experience richer and truly entertaining, Hiren Gada led Shemraoo Entertainment has now gone ahead and extended its aggressive plans for Ott medium. As a big step in this direction, it has enhanced digital platform ShemraooMe by launching ShemarooMe’s Box Office.

The unique feature about this newest offering is the Tvod (Transactional video on demand) model where a consumer would have an option to pay for one movie at a time. This means that even though ShemraooMe has a wide library out there to be explored by the movie loving audiences, there is always a choice of starting with one movie at a time. What makes it further enticing is the whole ‘ticket’ approach being resumed where a film lover can book through ShemarooMe as well as BookMyShow.com.

No wonder,...

It was a night to remember as Shemaroo Entertainment Limited launched its unique show Aur Ek Kahani to celebrate Bollywood?s golden era with iconic Bollywood legends from the classic era occupying the stage.

The stage was brimming with profound nostalgic memories of the stories behind Bollywood evergreen classics haunting one after the another as the stage got occupied with living legends like Nimmi, Kamini Kaushal (last scene in Kabir Singh),?Biswajit Chatterjee, Bindu (popular vamp of the golden era),?Moushumi Chatterjee, Prem Chopra, Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Subash Ghai, Poonam Dhillon, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Anandji ( from the Kalyan Ji Anandji duo), Pyarelalji (from the Laxmikanth Pyarelal duo), Satish Kaushik and last but not the least the iconic radio announcer Ameen Sayani. All the legends shared the stage with ace trade analyst Komal Nahata last night.

To revisit the golden era again and celebrate the magic of Hindi cinema, ShemarooMe...

Stand-up comedian and host Balraj Syal, known for TV shows like "Comedy Circus" and "The Great Indian Laughter Challenge", will soon make his digital debut with a comedy show.

Apart from hosting the show titled "Comedy Studio", Balraj Syal has also contributed to it as a line producer. It will be streamed on Shemaroo's digital platform.

"Digital platforms are growing day by day and the kind of freedom that digital platform gives a comedian is tremendous," Balraj Syal said in a statement.

"It's a different world and I am really looking forward to showcase my talent on the same. 'Comedy Studio' is a unique show where all the artistes will get an opportunity to showcase his or her talent freely," he added.