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Honey Singh practiced self-censorship for Big B
Mumbai, Rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh, whose numbers are a hit among the Indian youth, is awed by the energy of 71-year-old thespian Amitabh Bachchan, with whom he has recently collaborated for a song.
The duo shot a song together, and Honey Singh can't stop raving about the Big B.
"It's like being in a room filled with kinetic energy. Shooting with the Big B made me feel so old and inadequate. Not for a minute does he remind you of who he is. In fact, I felt I was with someone much younger than me," said the rapper, who turns 31 this month.
"Bachchan sahab was the coolest and youngest one on our crew. Every time he came on the sets, the energy level went up by many notches. When he left, we actually felt the energy level drop. He has the energy level of a 22-year-old," he added.
The song that they shot is a promotional video for Big B's forthcoming release "Bhoothnath Returns", and the rapper, often reprimanded for his bold and crass lyrics, made sure the words used were not "even remotely irreverent".
"I had to be very careful. It is okay to use casual trendy words for the younger stars. But the Big B is a star of stars," said Honey Singh, who says he spent sleepless nights trying to be politically correct for the Big B.
"It isn't as if we decided to be prim and proper in the song. There is a great deal of masti (fun) in our number. Bachchan sahab likes to have fun with the young. But I had to exercise self-censorship for the first time because this was for Bachchan sahab, and it was going to be incorporated into a film targeted at children," he said.
The song was shot over two days. At the end of the shooting, Honey Singh and his gang organised a party on the sets.
"We had this huge cake which said, 'Thank You, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan' and we partied hard at the end of the song. Bachchan sahab has spoilt me. He is addictive. Everyone who works with him wants to do so again. So, how am I an exception? Yes, I've plans of doing more music with the Big B," he said.
The duo shot a song together, and Honey Singh can't stop raving about the Big B.
"It's like being in a room filled with kinetic energy. Shooting with the Big B made me feel so old and inadequate. Not for a minute does he remind you of who he is. In fact, I felt I was with someone much younger than me," said the rapper, who turns 31 this month.
"Bachchan sahab was the coolest and youngest one on our crew. Every time he came on the sets, the energy level went up by many notches. When he left, we actually felt the energy level drop. He has the energy level of a 22-year-old," he added.
The song that they shot is a promotional video for Big B's forthcoming release "Bhoothnath Returns", and the rapper, often reprimanded for his bold and crass lyrics, made sure the words used were not "even remotely irreverent".
"I had to be very careful. It is okay to use casual trendy words for the younger stars. But the Big B is a star of stars," said Honey Singh, who says he spent sleepless nights trying to be politically correct for the Big B.
"It isn't as if we decided to be prim and proper in the song. There is a great deal of masti (fun) in our number. Bachchan sahab likes to have fun with the young. But I had to exercise self-censorship for the first time because this was for Bachchan sahab, and it was going to be incorporated into a film targeted at children," he said.
The song was shot over two days. At the end of the shooting, Honey Singh and his gang organised a party on the sets.
"We had this huge cake which said, 'Thank You, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan' and we partied hard at the end of the song. Bachchan sahab has spoilt me. He is addictive. Everyone who works with him wants to do so again. So, how am I an exception? Yes, I've plans of doing more music with the Big B," he said.
Subhash Ghai Launches Kaanchi's Anthem |
| Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
Mumbai, 12th March, 2014: The makers of 'Kaanchi' have released the first song of the musical drama, 'Kaanchi Re Kaanchi', which is also the title track of the film. The song shows the innocent and fearless side of the lead character Kaanchi, played by debutante Mishti. Set against the backdrop of breathtaking rural locales, the song reveals the fearless and cheerful life of Kaanchi in her village. With upbeat vocals by Sukhwinder and lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil, the song wonderfully captures Mishti's charisma and Ismail Darbar's soulful music. Directed by Subhash Ghai, Kaanchi is the story of an innocent rural beauty and her fight against power. Starring Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Kartik Aaryan, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Rishabh Sinha and introducing Mishti, the musical drama is produced by Mukta Arts. The film is slated to be release on 25 April, 2014
Media, Entertainment industry to grow at 14.2%
Mumbai: India's Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry is likely to grow at 14.2 per cent to more than Rs 1.78 lakh crore in the next four years.
"The media and entertainment industry is expected to register a CAGR of 14.2 per cent to touch Rs 1,78,580 crore by 2018," said a Ficci-KPMG report released today at the FICCI Frames 2014 event here. Ficci's M&E Committee chairman and Star India CEO Uday Shankar said: "Amidst an environment of gloom and doom, the media and entertainment industry registered an impressive growth of 12 per cent last year. "The fact that we have been able to deliver this in light of an overall economic growth of 4 per cent and a major resetting of exchange rates is a testament to the tenacity of the industry's leaders and stakeholders." In 2013, M&E industry's growth rate remained muted, with a slow GDP growth and a weak rupee. The industry grew at 11.8 per cent over 2012 and touched Rs 91,800 crore. "Lower GDP (in 2013) meant lower demand from the consumer and this impacted advertising," the report said, adding that this added to slower revenue growth. The report sees digital advertising witnessing the highest Compounded Average Growth Rate (CAGR) of 27.7 per cent by 2018. The addition of new media such as social networking services, animation and VFX, online gaming and applications running on mobile devices, has given a new dimension to the world of media that was usually dominated by traditional media, it said. According to the report, the television industry in the country which is estimated at Rs 41,700 crore in 2013, is expected to grow at 16 per cent over 2013-2018, to touch Rs 88,500 crore by 2018. KPMG Head of M&E Jehil Thakkar said: "Once the television industry completes the entire process of digitisation, including the required back end infrastructure, it will result in increased top and bottom-line across the industry." The report said that aided by digitisation and the consequent increase in average revenue per user (ARPU), the share of subscription revenue to the total industry revenue is expected to increase from 67 per cent in 2013 to 71 per cent in 2018. It said the print sector continues to remain resilient. In 2014, the growth in print sector is also expected to be promising with the general elections. "The print industry is estimated to reach Rs 24,300 crore, a growth of 8.5 per cent in 2014 and by 2018, it will grow at 9 per cent to reach Rs 37,300 crore," it said. Thakkar said: "Print had a better year and regional performed well. Elections this year will also provide a boost to the industry." The film industry recorded a double digit growth in 2013, albeit slower than in 2012, with multiple movies scoring big on box office collections. According to the report, going forward, multiplexes' growth is expected to slow down, in line with the overall delays and future expectations for retail sector and commercial real estate development, impacting box office growth in the short term. Highlighting the new media, it said the total Internet user base in the country, which grew 40 per cent at 21.4 crore in 2013, is likely to reach 23.9 crore by end 2014. The Ficci-KPMG report said the advertising industry faced a rough year in 2012, but there are expectations for a better performance in 2013. In 2013, the total advertising spend from various sectors across all media was estimated at Rs 6,250 crore. Talking about the challenging tax environment in the country, the report said that the myriad of taxes in various forms and multifarious statutory compliance are, to an extent, playing spoilsport. "Issues such as dual levy of tax, service tax as well as VAT on licensing of copyrights in certain cases, uncertainty regarding withholding tax on various payments made by the broadcasters, withholding tax on discount on sale of set top boxes/recharge coupon vouchers in the case of DTH industry, uncertainty surrounding taxability of foreign sports associations, are being faced by the tax payers in the M&E sector," it said. Tax issues have been long outstanding and require utmost attention and address by the Government, the report added. Bigg Boss just starts and ends with Salman Khan: Pratyusha Banerjee
Mumbai: TV actress and former "Bigg Boss" contestant Pratyusha Banerjee believes Bollywood star Salman Khan, who hosts the reality show, is its soul. She says that without him, the show won't make any sense.
Her reaction was in response to rumours that Salman may not host the next season of the controversial show. During an interview, when Pratyusha was asked to name any other Bollywood actor who could take over from Salman as the "Bigg Boss" host, she said:" I think 'Bigg Boss' just starts and ends with Salman Khan....Salman is the soul of 'Bigg Boss'." "If he is not there in the show, then I think 'Bigg Boss' does not really make any sense. We all want Salman Khan to host it," she added. Salman joined "Bigg Boss" in its fourth season and hosted even its last season "Bigg Boss Saath 7". However, he reportedly has refused to host its next (eighth) season. Since then, names of various other Bollywood actors are doing rounds to host the next season of this controversial show. However, superstar's reason not to host 'Bigg Boss' is still being speculated. Meanwhile, Pratyusha's good friend and actress Kamya Punjabi, seen in the seventh season of "Bigg Boss", also wants to see Salman as the host for the show. "Although I have watched each and every season of 'Bigg Boss' but I remember it since Khan saab (Salman Khan) started hosting it. Infact I eagerly used to wait for the weekend just to watch Khan saab's episodes of the show," Kamya said in an interview. "So I remember 'Bigg Boss' all because of him. We all love him very much, respect him and I would always want to see him as the host for "Bigg Boss", she added. The last season of "Bigg Boss" affected Salman's image as he was repeatedly accused of being partial to one of the contestants, Tanisha Mukerji. He was even criticised for repeatedly taking digs at another contestant Kushal Tandon. NASA's Mars Orbiter still functional after suffering computer glitch
Washington, Mar 12 : NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) made an unscheduled computer swap on March 9, forcing the mission into a temporary "safe mode."
According to the mission managers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, the cause of the glitch is a mystery.
However, the mission's ground team are currently restoring the spacecraft to full operations, Discovery News reported. The glitch not only suspended orbital science operations, but it also suspended communication relay services for NASA's two Mars rovers, Opportunity and Curiosity. Both rover missions are now using NASA's veteran Mars Odyssey satellite as a relay satellite. The MRO carries six science payloads including the famous High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera that has been observing the red planet at an unparallelled resolution. JPL's Dan Johnston, MRO Project Manager said that the spacecraft is healthy, in communication and fully powered. He said that they have stepped up the communication data rate, and plan to have the spacecraft back to full operations within a few days. |
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