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Ayushmann Khurrana to sing and dance on road in south Mumbai tomorrow

Mumbai: In an innovative way of marketing his film, actor Ayushmann Khurrana will be singing and dancing on a road tomorrow in south Mumbai.  Khurrana, who will be seen in ‘Bewakoofiyaan’ opposite Sonam Kapoor, will be doing a gig for a flash mob at Nariman point outside a popular restaurant, sources said.  

While planning the activity, the team decided to have it around this area as it was in synchronisation with the content of the film, they said.

In ‘Bewakoofiyaan’, Ayushmann plays a person working in a corporate setup and someone who is removed from his job.  Hence, the team thought to have the flash mob in a corporate area. The film, produced by YRF, is set to release on March 14.

Coincidence 'Kaanchi' releasing during election: Subhash Ghai

Mumbai, March 6: Subhash Ghai-directed "Kaanchi" is set for an April 25 release and the filmmaker says he didn't plan to release it during the election period.

India will go to polls from April 7. The Lok Sabha elections will be spread over nine days ending May 12. "I wanted to release the film in December, but as a director I take my own time to complete the film. I never make a film with the release date as the target. It is just a coincidence that it is releasing during elections," Ghai said during the press conference of "Kaanchi". He was one of the most successful directors in the late 1970s and 1980s and gave a string of hits like "Kalicharan", "Karz", "Karma", "Ram Lakhan", "Saudagar" and "Pardes". Thanks to the successes, he was crowned as "the showman" of the industry. When asked about the title, he said: "I still don't know why people call me showman, but I see a showman in every second person I meet in the industry and I am happy about it."

But the tide turned against him when his "Yaadein" bit the dust at the box office. His last directorial venture was the flop movie "Yuvvraaj". But he is undeterred by the failure. "I make films when I feel like making them. The most important thing for me is the passion to make films. Every director goes through ups and downs. There is a difference between a film that doesn't work and a bad film. I will keep making films," said Ghai

Koffee with Karan: Shraddha Kapoor talks about fall-out with Aditya Chopra

Mumbai: Actress Shraddha Kapoor, who had a fallout with Aditya Chopra after she flouted her three-film deal with Yash Raj Films (YRF) for “Aashiqui 2”, says she will always consider the producer as her mentor.

She hopes he will call her for a movie someday.

During the shooting of a forthcoming episode of celebrity chat show “Koffee With Karan”, Shraddha was asked by host and filmmaker Karan Johar if she still shares a cordial relationship with Chopra.

“He is always going to be my mentor, always,” said Shraddha.

To that, Karan asked - “So, no matter what water ran through that bridge it’s all okay now?”

Shraddha responded by saying: “Well! I am just waiting for the day when he calls me and tells me, ‘Shraddha I want you in a film’. So, fingers crossed...that should happen soon.”

Alia Bhatt left exhausted post tiresome Highway promotions (see pics)

Mumbai: It seems the excitement and exhaustion of the past few weeks have finally caught up with young Alia Bhatt.

This weekend the petite but ostensibly tireless scene-stealer was down with an exhaustion-induced fever.

Said a friend of the actress: "Shooting 'Highway' was emotionally and physically gruelling. Alia has been promoting 'Highway' extensively all over the country."

Mumbai passengers demand better mobile travel services: Survey

passengers at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai have expressed strong interest in accessing and purchasing travel services using their mobiles, according to a recent global survey from SITA. However, first generation mobile travel services are not yet appealing enough for passengers to use them regularly, reports the SITA/Air Transport World Passenger IT Trends Survey.

Smartphone penetration in Mumbai ranks among the lowest of all airports surveyed at 62 per cent, compared to a global average of 76 per cent. However, the desire to use mobile travel services is considerably higher in Mumbai than in other regions, according to the report.Mumbai passengers would definitely access baggage status information on their mobiles (76 per cent), compared to 52 per cent globally. In addition, 65 per cent of passengers would make changes to their bookings on a mobile and 54 per cent would buy tickets via mobiles, compared to a global average of 47 per cent and 37 per cent respectively.This interest seems to contradict Mumbai passengers current use of mobile services. Only four per cent of Mumbai passengers use mobile check-in regularly, the lowest of all airports, compared to a global average of eight per cent. And nine per cent of passengers regularly use mobile boarding passes, compared to usage levels above 10 per cent in airports in Atlanta and Frankfurt.

Maneesh Jaikrishna, vice president, India and subcontinent, SITA said, “In India, there is an opportunity to promote more self-service in general, including via mobiles. Although passengers have not adopted self-service as quickly as they have at other airports in the world, this is changing steadily. Over the next decade, passenger numbers in India are expected to triple to 450 million. To help manage

this growth, self-service, including mobile services, will become increasingly important.”When asked why they don’t use mobile services, 76 per cent of Mumbai passengers cited usability concerns. 22 per cent of passengers said they feared mobile services wouldn’t work when they needed them. However, 28 per cent didn’t see any benefit in using current mobile apps, as compared to other options such as websites and SMS, and 27 per cent