Audiences' appreciation more fulfilling than awards: Kiran Rao
Mumbai, May 14 : Filmmaker Kiran Rao, who released Anand Gandhi's highly acclaimed "Ship of Theseus" in association with UTV Motion Pictures, is overwhelmed with the film's National Award win. But she also feels that for the makers, the best reward is acceptance by the audience.
The makers of "Ship of Theseus" and "Shahid" threw a success party here Tuesday to celebrate the National Award win of both films.
"All filmmakers are greedy. We (filmmakers) want everything. We want box office success, critical acclaim, awards and everything else. But I think when the audience likes a film, that appreciation is far more fulfilling, far more satisfying than any award," Kiran said here Tuesday at the party.
"I think both these films - 'Ship of Theseus' and 'Shahid' - have done that. They have touched the people. That's the biggest reward you can get as a filmmaker," she added.
"Ship of Theseus", directed by Anand Gandhi, won the National Award in the Best Feature film category at the 61st National Awards. The film, which had been to the 12th Toronto International Film Festival as well, explores various aspects of life through three different characters from different walks of life.
Meanwhile, Hansal Mehta's directorial venture "Shahid", won two National Awards -- best actor award for Rajkummar Rao and best director for Hansal Mehta. It is based on the life of murdered human rights lawyer Shahid Azmi.
"All filmmakers are greedy. We (filmmakers) want everything. We want box office success, critical acclaim, awards and everything else. But I think when the audience likes a film, that appreciation is far more fulfilling, far more satisfying than any award," Kiran said here Tuesday at the party.
"I think both these films - 'Ship of Theseus' and 'Shahid' - have done that. They have touched the people. That's the biggest reward you can get as a filmmaker," she added.
"Ship of Theseus", directed by Anand Gandhi, won the National Award in the Best Feature film category at the 61st National Awards. The film, which had been to the 12th Toronto International Film Festival as well, explores various aspects of life through three different characters from different walks of life.
Meanwhile, Hansal Mehta's directorial venture "Shahid", won two National Awards -- best actor award for Rajkummar Rao and best director for Hansal Mehta. It is based on the life of murdered human rights lawyer Shahid Azmi.
Deepika to romance Jisshu in Shoojit Sircar's Piku
Shoojit Sircar's next film 'Piku', which already has a formidable cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Irrfan Khan and Deepika Padukone, just got more interesting. It now stars Bengali star Jisshu Sengupta in the romantic lead opposite Deepika.
Jisshu, who made his Bollywood debut opposite Ileana D'Cruz in a guest appearance in Anurag Basu's 'Barfi!' would next be seen in Pradeep Sarkar's Hindi film 'Mardaani', in which he plays husband to Rani Mukerji's character.
Sircar is said to have been keen to cast Jisshu Sengupta opposite Deepika Padukone as the role suited him to perfection. However, the fact that Jisshu was being launched as a leading man by Yash Raj Films (YRF) put a question mark on Jisshu's presence in 'Piku'.
Meanwhile, it is being said that Jisshu showed Shoojit his Bengali film 'Jaatishwar'. Only then was Sircar convinced.
The excited actor said: "It's a big break with a director I really admire and with actors I really love. It has been my dream to work with Mr. Bachchan from the time I decided I wanted to be an actor."
"Irrfan-ji is another actor I truly admire. As for Deepika, isn't she everyone's favourite dream girl these days?," he further added.
Well now, let's and watch, how well the chemistry between Jisshu and Dippy is getting formed on-screen!
Vivek Oberoi to play encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar in Mumbai Saga
Seems like Vivek Oberoi and Sanjay Gupta have let bygones be bygones! If reports are to be believed true then Vivek is now all set to feature in Gupta's next, titled as Mumbai Saga.
According to sources, Vivek Oberoi will be seen playing the role of a cop, which is being inspired by senior police inspector and encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar. Going by the records, Vijal Salaskar is being known as a person who was gunned down while on duty during the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. In 2009 was posthumously honoured with the Ashoka Chakra.
A source close to the film reveals, "Vivek and Gupta had met at Gupta's house todiscuss the role. Vivek has loved his role.The modalities are being worked out."
Earlier Vivek was seen as a gangster in Gupta's Shootout At Lokhandwala, now as a real-life cop, we believe the actor will give justice to the said role and will be quite promising on the screen!
The film 'Mumbai Saga' will reportedly go on floors on August 15, 2014.
Shahrukh Khan to watch IPL 7 at Wankhede stadium Mumbai?
May 14, 2014 – Last year King Khan missed the matches at Mumbai’s famous Wankhede stadium, thanks to the five year ban imposed on the actor
Shahrukh Khan missed watching Sachin Tendulkar’s last outing on the cricketing field following the 2012 IPL Wankhede controversy. The Maharashtra Cricket Association under Vilasrao Deshmukh had announced a ban citing that SRK had ‘shown no regrets for his action and behaviour…in fact, he justified his actions’. However, this year the actor might just be back on the Wankhede stands cheering hard for his team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Apparently one of the fifteen conditions that Indian Premiere League chairman Rajib Biswal has put before the MCA to have the IPL 7 finale in Mumbai is that all team owners (read:including Shahrukh Khan) be allowed to enter the stadium.
It seems that the season seven finale that was to happen in Mumbai might be shifted to Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore if the MCA doesn’t meet demands of the IPL chairman. Well, looks like SRK doesn’t have to wait another three years and seasons of the popular crickte format to catch a match in Wankhede after all. Considering that the Happy New Year hero had expressed regret and said, “I forget the rules sometimes. I will try not to do it again, so that I’m not banned from here.”
Cyberoam Partners With NICSI, NIS
Ahmedabad, May 14: Network security company, Cyberoam, is working at strengthening its alliance with National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI), a Government of India enterprise under the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology. The company is looking at partnering with more government agencies, departments and PSUs to become a supplier of choice for network and IT security.
The company has been working closely with NICSI & NIC to understand evolving cyber security challenges and network performance needs for various government agencies and infrastructure. It has won several deals in the government sector including CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team), Air India and Narcotics Control Bureau.
“We are committed to remain a long term partner with NICSI & NIC. Through their support we are working on mission-critical government networks and connected infrastructure, making the IT ecosystem more secure and optimized for performance and compliance in today’s changing times,” said Sunil Sharma, VP Sales & Operations, India and SAARC, Cyberoam.
“More importantly, we see it as our responsibility to work closely with NICSI & NIC to assess network security needs at all levels, as required by PSUs, government agencies and offices. It is also rewarding to work with an agency that understands the need for proactive network security and considers it a critical component of a comprehensive national cyber security strategy,” he further added.
“Air India evaluated its security objectives, performance needs and IT infrastructure and approached NICSI to offer the products based on its requirements. Cyberoam was shortlisted after thorough internal scrutiny of the available products. We value their diligence in accomplishing the projects at AI in Delhi and Mumbai at our Corporate Headquarters and Safdarjung Airport Delhi respectively,” said Mukesh Sareen, DGM - IT, Air India Limited.
While ASA Krishnan, Sr. Director, Dept. of Electronics & IT, CERT-In says, “CERT-In has been using Cyberoam’s UTM product and we appreciate Cyberoam’s commitment to understand the requirements of CERT-In and implement the same to achieve integration with existing security infrastructure.”
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