Tag: Cinema

Kapoors Pose For A Family Picture, Fans Call It ‘Iconic’

By LokMarg

Friday evening turned out to be special for cinephiles who are a fan of Raj Kapoor’s films.

A film festival celebrating some of the biggest films of legendary filmmaker Raj Kapoor kickstarted in Mumbai today, marking his 100th birth anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, the family members of the greatest showman of Indian cinema gathered together to revive the cinematic work of Raj Kapoor.

At the opening night of RK@100 celebrations, the Kapoor family posed for an iconic picture together. From Raj Kapoor’s son Randhir Kapoor, daughter Rima Jain, daughters-in-law Babita and Neetu Kapoor, to grandson Ranbir Kapoor and granddaughters Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, the ‘Kapoor Khandaan’ arrived in style to celebrate the legendary filmmaker’s birth centenary. Their presence highlighted the family’s collective pride in preserving and celebrating Raj Kapoor’s extraordinary legacy.

Have a look at the fam-jam picture of the Kapoors.

The group snaps of Kapoor Khandaan left fans extremely happy.

Reacting to the picture, a fan wrote “iconic” on Instagram.

“Priceless,” another user wrote.

Not only Kapoor family graced the event but other members of the film industry came to pay tribute to Raj Kapoor. Prem Chopra, Jeetendra, Vicky Kaushal, Riteish Deshmukh, Huma Qureshi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Sharman Joshi among others were also in attendance.

As part of the grand celebration, R.K. Films, the Film Heritage Foundation, and NFDC-National Film Archive of India are presenting Raj Kapoor 100 – Celebrating the Centenary of the Greatest Showman. This festival features curated screenings of ten iconic Raj Kapoor films across 40 cities and 135 cinemas.

The festival aims to put spotlight on Raj Kapoor’s most celebrated works, spanning nearly four decades: Aag (1948), Barsaat (1949), Awaara (1951), Shree 420 (1955), Jagte Raho (1956), Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960), Sangam (1964), Mera Naam Joker (1970), Bobby (1973), Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985).

A few days ago, the members of the Kapoor clan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and invited him to mark his gracious presence at the festival.

The meeting in Delhi saw Kareena, Saif, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Neetu Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, and other family members come together to discuss the upcoming celebrations.

Kareena shared delightful pictures from the meeting on social media, where the Kapoor family appeared overjoyed to meet the Prime Minister.

The photographs also showed Saif and Ranbir engaging in a conversation with PM Modi.However, the highlight of the post was Kareena seeking an autograph for her sons, Taimur and Jeh from the PM. The Prime Minister graciously wrote “Tim and Jeh” on a piece of paper, a gesture that delighted the fans on social media.

In a heartfelt post, Kareena expressed her gratitude for the special meeting. “We are deeply humbled and honoured to have been invited by the Honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, to commemorate the extraordinary life and legacy of our grandfather, the legendary Raj Kapoor. Thank you Shri Modi ji for such a special afternoon. Your warmth, attention, and support in celebrating this milestone meant the world to us,” she wrote.

The festival, which kickstarted on December 13, will take place till December 15. (ANI)

Alia Sizzles in Saree

Alia Sizzles In Saree At Riyadh Award Function

By LokMarg

Actor Alia Bhatt on Saturday attended an international award ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Alia received the ‘Honorary Award’ at the Joy Awards 2024 in Saudi Arabia, for her extraordinary contribution to the field of cinema.

Several pictures and videos of Alia from this year’s Joy Awards went viral on social media.

The ‘Jigra’ actor, who got the Honorary Entertainment Makers Award, arrived at the event wearing an Ajrakh print saree saree with an off-the-shoulder top.

She kept her hair loosely tied and complted her look with golden earrings.

Superstar Salman Khan also attended an international award ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

This is the second time when Salman has been invited to Joy Awards.

Several pictures and videos of Salman from this year’s Joy Awards went viral on social media.

In one of the pics, Salman could be seen posing with the ‘Hannibal’ actor Anthony Hopkins.

The ‘Kick’ actor looked handsome as he donned a lavender shirt with a violet-grey suit and sported a moustache and beard.

In another video trending on internat, Alia Bhatt was seen giving her acceptance speech after receiving her award.

She said, “It’s truly an extraordinary night. I’m obsessed with movies, it’s all I know. I’ve said this before, I think when I was born, I came out on ‘Lights, camera, action’. That’s how much cinema means to me.”

She added, “One of the things, if we are talking about joy, one of the greatest things in our lives is love. So tonight when I go back home, I take back with me the love of the movies and the love that I felt here in Riyadh. So thank you so much, and here’s to the magic of movies.”

Meanwhile, on the work front, Alia Bhatt will be next seen in director Vasan Bala’s next ‘Jigra’.

Apart from that, she also has ‘Jee Le Zaraa’ in her kitty. Helmed by Farhan Akhtar, the film also stars Katirna Kaif and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles. (ANI)

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Vikrant Massey

When I Was In College, I Already Started Working: Vikrant

By LokMarg

Actor Vikrant Massey is all set to come up with his upcoming film ‘12th Fail’.

Sharing incidents about his student life Vikrant told ANI, “I wish I had more time for my student journey because when I was a student and got admission to college, I was already working. I could not spend much time in college but somehow I managed to graduate. I have very few memories of the classroom.”

He added, “My college principal understood my financial condition and supported me. I continued appearing from the college without any correspondence.”

About the film, he said, “12th Fail is everyone’s story, as you must have seen in the tagline. This is inspired by millions of true stories, this is a big responsibility. The kind of stories I do are mostly the stories of common people and you will see the same in this movie. We create people’s stories and try to be the language of the people.”

Earlier, Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s production house took to their Instagram handle and treated fans with an interesting motion poster.

He wrote, “In the journey of life, it’s not about where you start, but how you restart. Zero se kar #Restart! Watch #12thFail in cinemas on 27th October – inspired by a million true stories.”

With the launch of the motion poster, the makers also announced that the trailer for the film will be out on October 3.

‘12th Fail’ is based on Anurag Pathak’s best-selling novel, about the incredible journey of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and IRS officer Shraddha Joshi. The film is also inspired by millions of true stories of students attempting the world’s toughest competitive exam – UPSC.

‘12th Fail’ is set to release worldwide on October 27 in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam. (ANI)

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A makeshift cinema under 140-years-old bridge for poor people

By LokMarg


Makeshift Cinema

This is a place where use of easily available things have been made to convert it into a theatre. It has a humble set up where rusty iron floor of a bridge working as the ceiling of the cinema house. The organisers are the local shopkeepers, who have made an enclosure by covering the place with blankets, bed-sheets, curtains and cloths whatever available. A 32- inch LCD television has been installed at front and rest space being used as sitting space.
Poor rickshaw pullers, small vendors and others can watch cinema by paying a ticket of Rs 10. Mohammad Noor Islam, a junk dealer and one of the regulars at the cinema under the bridge over the Yamuna river, said, “It helps to keep them away from bad habits like drugs and gambling.”
The dark and breezy environment of the “cinema hall” provides relief for daily laborers from their jobs on the city’s sweltering streets where temperatures have soared as high as 47 Celsius in summers. After dark, this place become night shelter as well, “Watching movies helps us to forget many tensions. I was tensed earlier but when I sat down to watch the film I felt my tension easing,” said Manoj Kumar, a rickshaw puller from Bihar.

The Idea
Nooruddin Mohammad, one of the founders of this makeshift cinema, describes: “I have my shop nearby this place. I used to see people like rickshaw pullers and vendors staring posters of bollywood movies. Once I asked a rickshaw puller – ‘do you want to watch cinema’ he replied, ‘Yes, but I know I can never because I can’t spare Rs 200 for a three hour show. I earn these 200 rupees with several efforts, I have to purchase many household items with this money.”

“That innocent answer of the poor man shook me. I shared this idea with my friends. We thought a little and started this makeshift cinema under bridge,” said Nooruddin. On an average day, about a 100 people use the cinema hall to watch films, rest and catch up on some sleep.

Ishfaq, one of the cinema’s co-founders, runs a small food stall nearby. He said it was an excellent place for people to unwind after hours of hard labour.

Problems 

They are facing several issues, but, the locals simply love watching movies at the makeshift theatre. Mohammed said: “Sometimes Municipal Corporation and local police force us to stop this. But, on a human ground we are running this cinema with our majority of votes. We discussed this issue with many NGOs and social workers; they have been helping us to continue.”

On an average day, about a 100 people use the cinema hall to watch films, rest and catch up on some sleep. But Ishfaq fears it won’t run for long time as the authorities are putting pressure on them to stop it also many local goons try to capture space.