6 leading ladies of Grand Masti revealed

Shooting of Grand Masti, the sequel to Indra Kumar's sex-comedy Masti, is on in full swing. While it's common knowledge that the film once again stars the naughty trio of Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani, not much was known about the leading ladies of the film.

However, now it's been revealed the Grand Masti will feature not 3 but 6 leading ladies. The actresses who will be seen in the film include Manjari Fadnis, Karishma Tanna, Sonalee Kulkarni, Bruna Abdullah, Maryam Zakaria and Kainaat Arora. Besides this, the film also features Suresh Menon and Pradeep Rawat (of Ghajinifame) in supporting roles.

While the makers have finished one schedule in Mumbai, the next schedule will take place in Baroda, Gujarat. Grand Masti is written by Milap Zaveri and Tushar Hiranandani and directed by Indra Kumar.

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Jackie Shroff plays murderer in Dirty Politics

A while ago we had informed you about Mallika Sherawat and Om Puri coming together in K.C.Bokadia's film called Dirty Politics. Now actor Jackie Shroff too has been roped in for a pivotal part in the film.

The film revolved around the infamous Bhanwari Devi murder case and has Mallika playing a Rajasthani street dancer who aspires to be the C.M. of Rajasthan. Jackie Shroff will be seen playing the guy who murders Mallika in the film. Dirty Politics also stars Anupam Kher, Atul Kulkarni and Ashutosh Rana.

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Sunny Leone signs 3 film deal with Alumbra Entertainment

Sunny Leone, who created a lot of stir when she debuted in Jism 2 earlier this year, has signed a 3 film deal with Alumbra Entertainment (the makers behind the recently released Bhoot Returns). Sunny will film the first among the films in the second quarter of 2013 and the rest of them will be shot later one after the other and released after the release of Sunny's second film Ragini MMS 2. The subjects are being finalised between Alumbra Entertainment and the actress at the moment.

A spokesperson for Alumbra confirmed the development, "Sunny will do her third, fourth and fifth film after Jism 2 and Ragini MMS with us. We will share details at the opportune moment." 

Alumbra Entertainment is producing a series of films which started with the release of Bhoot Returns last week followed by Ab Tak Chhappan 2 in November, Warning by Anubhav Sinha in December, and RGV's film on the 26/11 attacks which will be releasing on Republic Day in 2013. Alumbra Entertainment also hasSingh Saab The Great directed by Anil Sharma which is expected to go on the floors by the end of the year.

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MAMI ties up with A.A. Khan to fight piracy

This year's 14th Mumbai Film Festival which is being organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) is surely to make its presence felt and how! This year, they have established a key milestone in the battle against film piracy by joining forces with former Deputy Inspector General of Police and Mumbai-ATS Chief A. A. Khan and engaging the services of A.A. Khan and Associates, an organization widely considered to be a pioneer in the anti-movie piracy operations in the country. The festival that stands committed to combat 'Piracy at Source' with the anti-piracy mechanism adopted at its forthcoming edition and endeavors to build solidarity between India and the international cinematic fraternity.

Speaking on the occasion, Aftab Ahmed Khan (CEO, AA Khan & Associates & Ex. Inspector General & Founder ATS) said, "We are proud to partner with MAMI for the prestigious 14th Mumbai Film Festival and helping them fight the menace of piracy. Over the past decade, piracy in all forms has become quite rampant across the globe and it is important that people, organizations, policy makers as well as keepers of the law work together to eradicate this problem that affects the social and economical ethos of our country and the world."

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Prakash Jha gets past the Censor Board

Beleaguered by constant censorial trouble over the songs of his new film Chakravyuha, Prakash Jha, earlier this week approached the honorable Tribunal in New Delhi requesting them to overturn the decision taken by the Censor Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) to ban the remix version of the controversial 'Mehngaai' song. In a historic judgement, the Tribunal on Tuesday, overturned the CBFC's decision to ban the remix version of the 'Mehngaai' song which apparently takes snide digs at the 'raider cop' Vasant Dhoble by showing a group of youngsters in the fun mode being interrupted by lawmakers.

The CBFC, in all its wisdom, decided to ban the music video apparently arguing that it was casting aspersions on individuals. 

Jha fought back by taking the ban to the Tribunal and getting it revoked. Significantly, the song had been banned by both the bodies of the CBFC, the Examining Committee (EC) and the Revising Committee (RC).

By moving to an arbitrating agency outside the Censor Board, Jha has effectually thumbed his nose at the Censor Board, not just questioning its authority over the content of a film, but also sending a clear signal in the Mumbai film industry that a film's fate needn't always be clinched at the CBFC. 

Jubilantly Jha said, "I approached the Tribunal after the remix of my song was rejected first by the EC and then the RC at the CBFC. I couldn't see the logic of it, since earlier the same song had been passed by the Censor Board. How can the remix version of an approved song be banned? I approached the Tribunal which heard my case on Tuesday and they kindly revoked the ban." 

Prakash says he isn't feeling vindicated by the triumph. 

"I am exhausted by the constant tug of war with the Censor Board. Almost every film of mine from the time I made Damul in 1985 has faced censor trouble. We need clearer policies. At the moment, there are way too many contradictions," says Jha. 

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