When Vibhavari (Sugandha Garg), an up-and-coming Bollywood music director, finds herself facing a creative block, she sets off for Punjab to meet and record folk singer Bibi Swaroop (Sadhana Singh). She first meets Bibi’s son, Mastana (Siddhant Behl), a charming and personable local singer himself, who insists that Vibs must listen to him sing and record him. In Mastana and his mother Bibi, Vibs finds the inspiration that has been escaping her. It’s not surprising that Vibs and Mastana grow close – close enough to spend the night together, admittedly encouraged by not only their music, but also by a bottle of Gulabo (the country liquor that also featured inVishal Bhardwaj’s Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola). Mastana is mortified; Vibs sees it as something pure and natural, but, in the end, no big deal.
This, frankly, is one of several refreshing things about Shefali Bhushan’s film Jugni (literally a female firefly,...
This, frankly, is one of several refreshing things about Shefali Bhushan’s film Jugni (literally a female firefly,...
- 7/18/2016
- by Katherine Matthews
- Bollyspice
Making its premiere tonight at the London Indian Film Festival is Shefali Bhusan’s magical musical tale Jugni. The film, set to the rustic beats and full of sound and feeling music by Clinton Cerejo, stars Sugandha Garg, Siddhant Behl, Sadhana Singh, Anuritta K Jha, Samir Sharma, and Chandan S Gill.
Set in the beauty of Punjab, Jugni tells the tale of Vibhavari (Vibs) a young composer from Mumbai. She is in search of Bibi Saroop, the voice that she believes will be the saviour of her new score. She bumps into Bibi’s dashing son Mastana who also has an incredible voice. Vibs records Mastana’s renditions of Punjabi folk songs as well as Bibi Saroop’s song. What happens next? Is it a bittersweet tale or happily ever musically after? You have to watch the film to see! The film is all about dealing with the hardships in...
Set in the beauty of Punjab, Jugni tells the tale of Vibhavari (Vibs) a young composer from Mumbai. She is in search of Bibi Saroop, the voice that she believes will be the saviour of her new score. She bumps into Bibi’s dashing son Mastana who also has an incredible voice. Vibs records Mastana’s renditions of Punjabi folk songs as well as Bibi Saroop’s song. What happens next? Is it a bittersweet tale or happily ever musically after? You have to watch the film to see! The film is all about dealing with the hardships in...
- 7/15/2016
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Challenging stereotypes of India and South Asia, and wrestling with some very hard issues the 7th Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival returns this Summer.
The Director of the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival, Cary Rajinder Sawhney states,”We aim to showcase films that entertain but challenge and make one think about the many social issues happening in India today, and that includes many positive changes including the fact that so many emerging Indian women filmmakers who are producing world-class films that are giving their male counterparts a serious run for their money.”
The diverse programme of brand new features, documentaries and shorts includes seven films directed by power-packed women filmmakers that give the Bechdel Test a run for its money, including the Thelma and Louise-esque opening night buddy movie, Parched, set in the desert villages of India’s Gujarat (female director Leena Yadav and Producer and Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, is expected). Double Oscar® winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, introduces her punch in the guts, documentary, A Girl In The River – The Price of Forgiveness.
With a strong Lgbtq+ following, the festival proudly hosts its first Transgender movie based on an empowering true story – I am Not He…She, at BFI Southbank, supported by Mac Cosmetics and Sun Mark Ltd, amongst others. Bangalore Director Bs Lingadevaru, is expected.
Reflecting the linguistic diversity of UK’s South Asian communities, the carefully curated programme will include 15 major languages, including films from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. All films are English subtitled.
This celebration of Indian regional diversity includes a very rare on-stage Q&A at BFI Southbank with one of South India’s greatest ever superstars – Kamal Haasan, who moved from child actor to Tamil cinema star, to produce, write and direct some of India’s most acclaimed features, including many Bollywood hits. He is adored by millions of fans, worldwide.
The closing night gala, is the world premiere of the incredibly moving and intense Toba Tek Singh, which focuses on patients locked in a Punjabi mental health hospital during the Partition (legendary director Ketan Mehta, is expected).
Sri Lankan breakout filmmakers Kalpana & Vindana Ariyawansa explore the taboo subject of obsessive compulsive disorder (Ocd) in a very personal family drama Dirty, Yellow, Darkness, while at the Ica, Director Jayaraj from Kerala, presents the Berlinale Crystal-Bear winner, Ottaal (The Trap), a heart-wrenching drama, based on the roots of child slave labour.
On a lighter note the festival also celebrates two icons of cinema with on-stage interviews with Satyajit Ray’s favourite actress Sharmila Tagore from Kolkata and the only Indian filmmaker to truly cross from Bollywood to Hollywood – Shekhar Kapur, who will discuss his plans for Elizabeth 3. Let’s hope that Cate Blanchett continues her reign in this expected sequel.
Also in the line-up is a special screening of the risque film Brahman Naman, directed by India’s leading indie director Q, the hilarious coming-of-age comedy is exclusive to Netflix. The Mumbai music industry focused Jugni, shows that love and a damn-good Punjabi song, can conquer even the toughest hearts (female director, Shefali Bhushan, is expected).
As well as synchronous screenings in London and Birmingham from 14-24 July, the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival goes live on digital, with the festival showing a selection of films on BFI Player into the Autumn.
Festival Patron Tony Matharu, who is also our founding sponsor, from Grange Hotels, continues to support with full fervour, and the festival welcomes back supporters including title sponsor, the Bagri Foundation, who share our passion for South Asian arts and culture. The British Film Institute and Cineworld Cinemas have supported Liff since year one. The festival enjoys on-going essential support from major sponsor, Sun Mark Ltd.
Title Sponsor Alka Bagri of the Bagri Foundation says, “We are delighted to support such an incredible festival which reveals the richness of South Asian culture and offers a wonderful platform for emerging talent. This year’s programme epitomises the diversity and dynamism of South Asian cinema, and through films, debates and panel discussions, we will explore topical issues such as gender, identity, mental health and equality. We look forward to being joined by two acclaimed figures of Indian cinema: Kamal Haasan and Shekhar Kapur who will take us on their cinematic journey”.
Liff presents the prestigious annual Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition, in association with the Bagri Foundation, with a prize of £1,000 to the winning film. The short film programme screens at the Ica on Wednesday 20th July and the winning short will be announced at the closing night gala, on 21st July, at BFI Southbank. The festival continues in Birmingham, until 24th July.
Participating cinemas’ in London are: Cineworld (Haymarket, O2, Wandsworth, Wembley), BFI Southbank, Ica, Picture House Central, Crouch End Picturehouse, East London’s rustic Boleyn Cinema, with Cineworld Broad Street and Midland Arts Centre (Mac), in Birmingham.
Opening Night | Dual English Premiere: Parched
– Hindi with English subtitles | 117 min | India 2015 | Dir: Leena Yadav | with: Radhika Apte, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Surveen Chawla, Lehar Khan.
Director Leena Yadav tells a wonderfully joyous and inspiring tale of female comradery.
– Q&A with Director Leena Yadav and other special guests.
14 July | 18:00 | Cineworld Haymarket, London
15 July | 19:00 | Cineworld Broad Street, Birmingham
16 July | 17.30 | Cineworld Wembley, London
20 July | 20.40 | BFI Southbank, London
Closing Night | World Premiere: Toba Tek Singh
– Hindi / Punjabi with English subtitles | 75 min | India 2016 | Dir: Ketan Mehta | with: Pankaj Kapur, Vinay Pathak.
Acclaimed director Ketan Mehta delivers this unforgettably moving and at times joyous version of Manto’s legendary story, produced by the Zeal for Unity project.
– Q&A with Director Ketan Mehta and other special guests.
21 July | 18:00 | BFI Southbank, London
24 July | 18:00 | Cineworld Broad Street, Birmingham
– Icons from India, polymath Kamal Haasan (whose films have the highest number of Academy Award submissions from India), and director of the exquisite BAFTA & Oscar® winning Elizabeth & The Golden Age films, Shekhar Kapur, will give masterclasses at BFI Southbank, with the famous female scion of the Tagore family, who married into Indian royalty, Sharmila Tagore, speaking at the historic art deco cinema, Cineworld Haymarket.
– A 2016 highlight, is a rare opportunity to hear female filmmakers like Pakistan’s double Oscar®-winning Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Mumbai’s multi-award winning Leena Yadav, documentary filmmaker Rinku Kalsy and other special guests, talking about their unique careers and exploring commonalities of experience, with women filmmakers around the world.
– The UK premiere of the restored verison of the 1948 film Kalpana (Imagination), by the legandary dancer, Padma Vibhushan Uday Shankar (brother of the late Sitar stalwart Ravi Shankar), starring the legendary dancer and actress Padmini (Mera Naam Joker/Thillana Mohanambal), in her cinematic debut, gets a one off special screening in Birmingham.
– Winner of the best directing debut at the Venice Film Festival, the Hindi language film directed by Ruchika Oberoi, Island City, tells three stories, of a drone employee at a soulless corporation wins an office competition entitling him to a whole day of fun at the mall; a domineering head of a family who suffers a stroke and is on life support, and a woman who is leading a mechanical existence blossoms, when she gets a series of anonymous love letters.
– Actor, Leader, Hero, God. For his fans, the superstar Rajinikanth is all of these. Men from various generations alter their lives, sell their belongings, and place fandom above their families in devotion to the iconic actor, a man who has inspired a fanatic cult following across the world ranging from India to Japan. This is explored in the riveting documentary, For The Love Of A Man.
– Made under the Zeal for Unity India-Pakistan filmmaking initiative, Khaema mein matt jhankain (Don’t Peek Into The Tent) and Jeewan Hathi (Elephant In The Room) explore different facets of life in Pakistan. Tamil Naidu’s hottest young filmmaker M Manikandan returns to the festival, after last year’s hit Kaaka Muttai (Crow’s Egg), with the stylish, twisted plot thriller, with Kutrame Thandanai.
– The new tale by Kaushik Ganguly, one of West Bengal’s most accomplished directors, depicts a love-torn nostalgia for the passing age of film called Cinemawala, while Liff’s first Nepali screening is directed by new hot-property director Min Bahadur Bham, who has been delighting audiences around Europe with his film Kalo Pothi (The Black Hen).
– For more information on the festival please visit:
http://www.londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk
– The full festival programme for London and Birmingham:
http://londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk/programme.htm
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The Director of the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival, Cary Rajinder Sawhney states,”We aim to showcase films that entertain but challenge and make one think about the many social issues happening in India today, and that includes many positive changes including the fact that so many emerging Indian women filmmakers who are producing world-class films that are giving their male counterparts a serious run for their money.”
The diverse programme of brand new features, documentaries and shorts includes seven films directed by power-packed women filmmakers that give the Bechdel Test a run for its money, including the Thelma and Louise-esque opening night buddy movie, Parched, set in the desert villages of India’s Gujarat (female director Leena Yadav and Producer and Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, is expected). Double Oscar® winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, introduces her punch in the guts, documentary, A Girl In The River – The Price of Forgiveness.
With a strong Lgbtq+ following, the festival proudly hosts its first Transgender movie based on an empowering true story – I am Not He…She, at BFI Southbank, supported by Mac Cosmetics and Sun Mark Ltd, amongst others. Bangalore Director Bs Lingadevaru, is expected.
Reflecting the linguistic diversity of UK’s South Asian communities, the carefully curated programme will include 15 major languages, including films from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. All films are English subtitled.
This celebration of Indian regional diversity includes a very rare on-stage Q&A at BFI Southbank with one of South India’s greatest ever superstars – Kamal Haasan, who moved from child actor to Tamil cinema star, to produce, write and direct some of India’s most acclaimed features, including many Bollywood hits. He is adored by millions of fans, worldwide.
The closing night gala, is the world premiere of the incredibly moving and intense Toba Tek Singh, which focuses on patients locked in a Punjabi mental health hospital during the Partition (legendary director Ketan Mehta, is expected).
Sri Lankan breakout filmmakers Kalpana & Vindana Ariyawansa explore the taboo subject of obsessive compulsive disorder (Ocd) in a very personal family drama Dirty, Yellow, Darkness, while at the Ica, Director Jayaraj from Kerala, presents the Berlinale Crystal-Bear winner, Ottaal (The Trap), a heart-wrenching drama, based on the roots of child slave labour.
On a lighter note the festival also celebrates two icons of cinema with on-stage interviews with Satyajit Ray’s favourite actress Sharmila Tagore from Kolkata and the only Indian filmmaker to truly cross from Bollywood to Hollywood – Shekhar Kapur, who will discuss his plans for Elizabeth 3. Let’s hope that Cate Blanchett continues her reign in this expected sequel.
Also in the line-up is a special screening of the risque film Brahman Naman, directed by India’s leading indie director Q, the hilarious coming-of-age comedy is exclusive to Netflix. The Mumbai music industry focused Jugni, shows that love and a damn-good Punjabi song, can conquer even the toughest hearts (female director, Shefali Bhushan, is expected).
As well as synchronous screenings in London and Birmingham from 14-24 July, the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival goes live on digital, with the festival showing a selection of films on BFI Player into the Autumn.
Festival Patron Tony Matharu, who is also our founding sponsor, from Grange Hotels, continues to support with full fervour, and the festival welcomes back supporters including title sponsor, the Bagri Foundation, who share our passion for South Asian arts and culture. The British Film Institute and Cineworld Cinemas have supported Liff since year one. The festival enjoys on-going essential support from major sponsor, Sun Mark Ltd.
Title Sponsor Alka Bagri of the Bagri Foundation says, “We are delighted to support such an incredible festival which reveals the richness of South Asian culture and offers a wonderful platform for emerging talent. This year’s programme epitomises the diversity and dynamism of South Asian cinema, and through films, debates and panel discussions, we will explore topical issues such as gender, identity, mental health and equality. We look forward to being joined by two acclaimed figures of Indian cinema: Kamal Haasan and Shekhar Kapur who will take us on their cinematic journey”.
Liff presents the prestigious annual Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition, in association with the Bagri Foundation, with a prize of £1,000 to the winning film. The short film programme screens at the Ica on Wednesday 20th July and the winning short will be announced at the closing night gala, on 21st July, at BFI Southbank. The festival continues in Birmingham, until 24th July.
Participating cinemas’ in London are: Cineworld (Haymarket, O2, Wandsworth, Wembley), BFI Southbank, Ica, Picture House Central, Crouch End Picturehouse, East London’s rustic Boleyn Cinema, with Cineworld Broad Street and Midland Arts Centre (Mac), in Birmingham.
Opening Night | Dual English Premiere: Parched
– Hindi with English subtitles | 117 min | India 2015 | Dir: Leena Yadav | with: Radhika Apte, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Surveen Chawla, Lehar Khan.
Director Leena Yadav tells a wonderfully joyous and inspiring tale of female comradery.
– Q&A with Director Leena Yadav and other special guests.
14 July | 18:00 | Cineworld Haymarket, London
15 July | 19:00 | Cineworld Broad Street, Birmingham
16 July | 17.30 | Cineworld Wembley, London
20 July | 20.40 | BFI Southbank, London
Closing Night | World Premiere: Toba Tek Singh
– Hindi / Punjabi with English subtitles | 75 min | India 2016 | Dir: Ketan Mehta | with: Pankaj Kapur, Vinay Pathak.
Acclaimed director Ketan Mehta delivers this unforgettably moving and at times joyous version of Manto’s legendary story, produced by the Zeal for Unity project.
– Q&A with Director Ketan Mehta and other special guests.
21 July | 18:00 | BFI Southbank, London
24 July | 18:00 | Cineworld Broad Street, Birmingham
– Icons from India, polymath Kamal Haasan (whose films have the highest number of Academy Award submissions from India), and director of the exquisite BAFTA & Oscar® winning Elizabeth & The Golden Age films, Shekhar Kapur, will give masterclasses at BFI Southbank, with the famous female scion of the Tagore family, who married into Indian royalty, Sharmila Tagore, speaking at the historic art deco cinema, Cineworld Haymarket.
– A 2016 highlight, is a rare opportunity to hear female filmmakers like Pakistan’s double Oscar®-winning Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Mumbai’s multi-award winning Leena Yadav, documentary filmmaker Rinku Kalsy and other special guests, talking about their unique careers and exploring commonalities of experience, with women filmmakers around the world.
– The UK premiere of the restored verison of the 1948 film Kalpana (Imagination), by the legandary dancer, Padma Vibhushan Uday Shankar (brother of the late Sitar stalwart Ravi Shankar), starring the legendary dancer and actress Padmini (Mera Naam Joker/Thillana Mohanambal), in her cinematic debut, gets a one off special screening in Birmingham.
– Winner of the best directing debut at the Venice Film Festival, the Hindi language film directed by Ruchika Oberoi, Island City, tells three stories, of a drone employee at a soulless corporation wins an office competition entitling him to a whole day of fun at the mall; a domineering head of a family who suffers a stroke and is on life support, and a woman who is leading a mechanical existence blossoms, when she gets a series of anonymous love letters.
– Actor, Leader, Hero, God. For his fans, the superstar Rajinikanth is all of these. Men from various generations alter their lives, sell their belongings, and place fandom above their families in devotion to the iconic actor, a man who has inspired a fanatic cult following across the world ranging from India to Japan. This is explored in the riveting documentary, For The Love Of A Man.
– Made under the Zeal for Unity India-Pakistan filmmaking initiative, Khaema mein matt jhankain (Don’t Peek Into The Tent) and Jeewan Hathi (Elephant In The Room) explore different facets of life in Pakistan. Tamil Naidu’s hottest young filmmaker M Manikandan returns to the festival, after last year’s hit Kaaka Muttai (Crow’s Egg), with the stylish, twisted plot thriller, with Kutrame Thandanai.
– The new tale by Kaushik Ganguly, one of West Bengal’s most accomplished directors, depicts a love-torn nostalgia for the passing age of film called Cinemawala, while Liff’s first Nepali screening is directed by new hot-property director Min Bahadur Bham, who has been delighting audiences around Europe with his film Kalo Pothi (The Black Hen).
– For more information on the festival please visit:
http://www.londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk
– The full festival programme for London and Birmingham:
http://londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk/programme.htm
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- 6/14/2016
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Music is an integral part of Shefali Bhushan’s directorial debut Jugni and interestingly most of the names involved including the protagonists as well as the director have a strong music connection. So, while Shefali and the film’s leading lady Sugandha Garg are both trained in classical music, another lead character played by yesteryear actress Sadhana Singh too is a prolific singer.
An exception to this musical background is the lead actor, Siddhant Behl. The actor reveals that though he is playing the role of a singer in Jugni, he has no formal or informal training in music. However, he took up the challenge in his stride and tried to grasp the essence of basic ragas and taals during his pre-shoot session with Shefali.
When quizzed on whether he felt like an outsider amongst a music-oriented cast, he quips, “Music is anyways something that you feel from the heart...
An exception to this musical background is the lead actor, Siddhant Behl. The actor reveals that though he is playing the role of a singer in Jugni, he has no formal or informal training in music. However, he took up the challenge in his stride and tried to grasp the essence of basic ragas and taals during his pre-shoot session with Shefali.
When quizzed on whether he felt like an outsider amongst a music-oriented cast, he quips, “Music is anyways something that you feel from the heart...
- 1/14/2016
- by BollySpice Editors
- Bollyspice
Set to release on Januarry 22nd,the upcoming musical film – Jugni, the debut directorial film by Shefali Bhushan stars Sugandha Garg, Siddhant Behl & Anurita Jha.
The story is of music. Jugni (Firefly) is the beat of the soul, the free-flying spirit. Jugni is Vibhavari (Vibs). Vibs is a music director, working on her first big break in the Hindi film industry. When work and home affairs, with her live-in boyfriend Sid hit a high tide, Vibs hits the road with a glint of hope; to find music. The journey takes her to a village in Punjab in the search of a Bibi Saroop, whose voice holds the promise that Vibs is searching for. But as the twist of fate would have it, Mastana, Bibi’s son and a proficient singer himself, is the voice and man who winds his way into Vibs’ heart. From here on, Jugni is about striking balances,...
The story is of music. Jugni (Firefly) is the beat of the soul, the free-flying spirit. Jugni is Vibhavari (Vibs). Vibs is a music director, working on her first big break in the Hindi film industry. When work and home affairs, with her live-in boyfriend Sid hit a high tide, Vibs hits the road with a glint of hope; to find music. The journey takes her to a village in Punjab in the search of a Bibi Saroop, whose voice holds the promise that Vibs is searching for. But as the twist of fate would have it, Mastana, Bibi’s son and a proficient singer himself, is the voice and man who winds his way into Vibs’ heart. From here on, Jugni is about striking balances,...
- 1/11/2016
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The music of director Shefali Bhushan’s debut film Jugni released on 15th December, 2015. Among the names slated to attend the grand launch are lead musicians and ace singers including Ar Rahman, Vishal Bhardwaj, Clinton Cerejo among others. Also there was be the cast and crew of the film including the leads, Sugandha Garg and Siddhant Behl.
Jugni marks the debut of Maverick singer, music producer & composer Clinton Cerejo as a music director and in his debut album itself he has managed a coup of sorts by roping in some of the biggest names in the music industry. The album boasts of a 12-tracks composed by Clinton and brings together acclaimed musicians like Ar Rahman, Vishal Bhardwaj, Rahat Fatah Ali Khan, Rekha Bhardwaj amongst others in one album, as they lend their voices to the soulful numbers.
Only one prayer song sung by Rahman, ‘Lakhon Salaam’, has been penned and composed by Kaashif sahib.
Jugni marks the debut of Maverick singer, music producer & composer Clinton Cerejo as a music director and in his debut album itself he has managed a coup of sorts by roping in some of the biggest names in the music industry. The album boasts of a 12-tracks composed by Clinton and brings together acclaimed musicians like Ar Rahman, Vishal Bhardwaj, Rahat Fatah Ali Khan, Rekha Bhardwaj amongst others in one album, as they lend their voices to the soulful numbers.
Only one prayer song sung by Rahman, ‘Lakhon Salaam’, has been penned and composed by Kaashif sahib.
- 12/16/2015
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Shefali Bhushan has roped in the ace musicians to lend their voices for a prayer song and a travel number in her directorial debut.
Debutant director Shefali Bhushan has managed to pull off what most filmmakers could only dream of! In a coup of sorts, that’s bound to make any filmmaker envious, the newbie has gotten two of the biggest names in the Bollywood music industry – Ar Rahman and Vishal Bhardwaj – on board to sing one track each in her directorial debut, Jugni. The film boasts of a 12-track album composed by Clinton Cerejo. Only one prayer song sung by Rahman, ‘Lakhon Salaam’, has been penned and composed by Kashif.
About Rahman’s song, Shefali says, “It comes at a significant, pious moment in the film when the male protagonist goes into a deep emotional space and we could only think of Mr Rahman to give voice for it.
Debutant director Shefali Bhushan has managed to pull off what most filmmakers could only dream of! In a coup of sorts, that’s bound to make any filmmaker envious, the newbie has gotten two of the biggest names in the Bollywood music industry – Ar Rahman and Vishal Bhardwaj – on board to sing one track each in her directorial debut, Jugni. The film boasts of a 12-track album composed by Clinton Cerejo. Only one prayer song sung by Rahman, ‘Lakhon Salaam’, has been penned and composed by Kashif.
About Rahman’s song, Shefali says, “It comes at a significant, pious moment in the film when the male protagonist goes into a deep emotional space and we could only think of Mr Rahman to give voice for it.
- 12/5/2015
- by BollySpice Editors
- Bollyspice
Debutant director Shefali Bhushan has managed to pull off what most filmmakers could only dream of! In a coup of sorts, that's bound to make any filmmaker envious, the newbie has gotten two of the biggest names in the Bollywood music industry - Ar Rahman and Vishal Bhardwaj - on board to sing one track each in her directorial debut, Jugni. The film boasts of a 12-track album composed by Clinton Cerejo. Only one prayer song sung by Rahman, 'Lakhon Salaam', has been penned and composed by Kashif. About Rahman's song, Shefali says, "It comes at a significant, pious moment in the film when the male protagonist goes into a deep emotional space and we could only think of Mr Rahman to give voice for it." And while Rahman's number is a prayer song, Vishal's track is a travel song with a lilting tune, 'Duggu Duggu Dug' which is composed by Clinton.
- 12/4/2015
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Jugni (Firefly), written and directed by Shefali Bhushan, is all set to hit the silver screen on 29th January, 2016. Produced by Karan Grover, Manas Malhotra, and Shefali Bhushan, the film revolves around Vibhavari, a music director, who is working on her first big break in the Hindi film industry.
With the star cast of Sugandha Garg, Siddhant Behl, Anurita Jha, Sadhana Singh, Samir Sharma, Jugni is all about striking balances and dealing with the unpredictability of life, while finding the place one can call home; home of the heart, where the firefly is at her brightest!
Other Credits of the film include Music : Clinton Cerejo; Singers: Javed Bashir, Clinton Cerejo, Bianca Gomes, Neha Kakkar; Lyrics & Dialogues: Shellee; Cinematography: Divakar Mani; Editing: Navnita Sen Dutta; Sound Design: Sanjay Chaturvedi; Costume Design: Hazel Paul; Production Design: Vikram Singh
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With the star cast of Sugandha Garg, Siddhant Behl, Anurita Jha, Sadhana Singh, Samir Sharma, Jugni is all about striking balances and dealing with the unpredictability of life, while finding the place one can call home; home of the heart, where the firefly is at her brightest!
Other Credits of the film include Music : Clinton Cerejo; Singers: Javed Bashir, Clinton Cerejo, Bianca Gomes, Neha Kakkar; Lyrics & Dialogues: Shellee; Cinematography: Divakar Mani; Editing: Navnita Sen Dutta; Sound Design: Sanjay Chaturvedi; Costume Design: Hazel Paul; Production Design: Vikram Singh
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- 9/22/2015
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Nfdc has announced the selection for Film Bazaar recommends (Fbr) section of Film Bazaar 2014. Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s Labour of Love, Bikas Mishra’s Chauranga, Kamal Swaroop’s Dance of Democracy, Shlok Sharma’s Haraamkhor, Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla’s Proposition for a Revolution feature among the list of 25 selected films.
Film Bazaar Recommends is a curated section of the market. The selected films are seeking finishing funds, world sales, distribution partners and film festivals.
Here is the complete list of Film Bazaar Recommends section:
12 Acres
Director – Rajesh Thind
Asha Jaoar Majhe
(Labour of Love)
Director – Aditya Vikram Sengupta
Bokul
Director – Reema Borah
Chauranga
(Four Colours)
Director – Bikas Ranjan Mishra
Crd
Director – Kranti Kanade
Dance of Democracy
Director – Kamal Swaroop
For the Love of a Man
Director – Rinku Kalsy
Foreign Puzzle
Director – Chithra Jeyaram
Gaalibeeja
(The Floating Seed)
Director – Babu Eshwar Prasad
Haraamkhor
(The Wretched)
Director – Shlok Sharma
Island...
Film Bazaar Recommends is a curated section of the market. The selected films are seeking finishing funds, world sales, distribution partners and film festivals.
Here is the complete list of Film Bazaar Recommends section:
12 Acres
Director – Rajesh Thind
Asha Jaoar Majhe
(Labour of Love)
Director – Aditya Vikram Sengupta
Bokul
Director – Reema Borah
Chauranga
(Four Colours)
Director – Bikas Ranjan Mishra
Crd
Director – Kranti Kanade
Dance of Democracy
Director – Kamal Swaroop
For the Love of a Man
Director – Rinku Kalsy
Foreign Puzzle
Director – Chithra Jeyaram
Gaalibeeja
(The Floating Seed)
Director – Babu Eshwar Prasad
Haraamkhor
(The Wretched)
Director – Shlok Sharma
Island...
- 11/11/2014
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