The Maharashtra government has announced that it will provide permissions to those making feature films and short films in the state within a single day. The application process is also being moved online. A Film City will also be developed as a tourism zone by the state.

Culture Minister Vinod Tawde has also announced that a Film City and a Bollywood Museum would be built on a PPP basis. The state also plans to develop Maharashtra as an international film-shooting destination. It is likely to sign an memorandum of understanding with the Toronto Film Commission in this connection, he said.

Film: KIS KISKO PYAAR KAROON
Starring: Kapil Sharma, Elli Avram, Varun Sharma, Simran Kaur Mundi, Manjari Phadnis, Sai Lokur
Directed by: Abbas Mastan
Rating: **1/2 (Two and half stars)

What’s It About:
Indian television’s favorite funny man Kapil Sharma makes his big screen debut in a film about polygamy and the after effects. Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan (Kapil) is a good-hearted man who gets into circumstances that force him to get married to three different women (Simran, Manjari & Sai). None of the wives are aware of the others’ existence. The husband’s best friend (Varun) suggests they all live in the same building so it would be ‘easier’ to handle them all. The confusion begins thereon, which gets out of hand when Kumar’s girlfriend Deepika (Elli) also wants to get married to him. To make matters worse for the hero, all the four women in his life also become friends. How he handles the situation when the truth is finally unveiled is what the rest of the film is about.

What’s Hot:
Directors Abbas & Mastan attempt a full-blown comedy this time around and without getting into the morality of a subject like this (polygamy), they offer a few laughs in this screenplay-driven film. The focus is more on creating problems and resolving them – that’s the route to generate laughter. The dialogues and one-liners are far more effective than the actual proceedings – they help the film keep its head above water for most of the time. The film is Kapil’s big-screen launch and the good thing is that the directors haven’t showcased him like a conventional hero by any standards. In fact, they’ve almost modeled him as the new-age Govinda. The character of Kapil is close to what people have seen him on TV already. For almost the entire show, Kapil holds the film on his shoulders and it’s that inherent, endearing quality about him that enhances his character. Elli shows a dramatic improvement from her last film (Mickey Virus). Arbaaz Khan is superb as the hearing-impaired don – some of his scenes are among the film’s highlights. The film’s scene-stealer is Jamie Lever (Johny Lever’s daughter) as the maidservant. Here’s a talent to watch for.

What’s Not:
The film is a mish-mash of a lot of films from the 90s (Saajan Chale Sasural, Sandwich) but the screenplay just can’t keep pace. An entire sequence in the shopping mall is almost like a watered-down version of the one from No Entry. Most importantly, the reasoning behind the hero’s three marriages is far from funny and neither is the resolution. When you attempt a film like this, you can’t be preachy and offer justifications, which is what the directors resort to in the climax. And after that, to watch an ending where they all live happily ever after and together, is a bit too much to digest. Production values are also substandard – the film looks tacky and outdated. Fine actors like Varun Sharma and Supriya Pathak look completely out of place and sync – we can understand why. The songs act like roadblocks.

What To Do:
If you’re a Kapil Sharma fan, chances are you’ll enjoy this one too. The brand and level of comedy is just the same as on his show.

Why is an Indian actress named Priyanka Chopra playing an American FBI agent named Alex Parrish, you might ask? And what is with that accent?

Well, American television shows routinely hire actors from all around the world and it is not uncommon to see non-American actors cast as American characters. For instance, Dominic West and Idris Elba, both Britons, put on strong Baltimore accents for acclaimed HBO drama ‘The Wire’.

Chopra’s shaky accent in ‘Quantico’, an upcoming terrorism drama that premieres this fall on American TV network American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), should, therefore, be the least of your worries, since her character is meant to be an American citizen who is half Indian by ethnicity. The trailer was unveiled by Chopra herself on Twitter late on Tuesday night.

At first glance, ‘Quantico’, which also features Scottish actor Dougray Scott (‘Mission: Impossible II’), comes across as a typically overwrought American drama that combines the ‘Police Academy’ series with Angeline Jolie starrer ‘Salt’ (2010).

Chopra and her co-stars are FBI trainees at Quantico, a highly competitive ‘boot camp’ for aspiring agents. There are several ‘high school drama’ clichés to be found here. Chopra’s Parrish has sex with a man in the backseat of a car who later turns out to be in the academy with her (although she’s the one who is unfazed about it). Girl (and token gay character) check out a hot, young recruit walking around wearing just a towel. One character spends a contemplative moment near a pool wondering why he’s doing all this even as Chopra’s voice-over proclaims, “… they weeded us out, one by one.” Check, check, and check.

Eventually, Parrish is shown getting framed for engineering “the most devastating terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11” (in an attack whose aftermath is reminiscent of Ground Zero) and is forced to go on the run to clear her name, much like Jolie does in ‘Salt’. Yawn.

As of now, ‘Quantico’, which recently got picked up by ABC for a full season, will not be airing on an Indian television network.
‘Quantico’ will be available to Indian audiences almost immediately after its US airing,” Priyanka Chopra said in a statement.

After a long battle with brain tumour, veteran actor Mohan Bhandari succumbed on September 24.

The actor was struggling to beat the condition for a few years now after getting a brain hemorrhage. Bhandari is a popular name in the television world ad has featured in several popular TV serials like Saat Phere, Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, Khaandaan on Karz, Parampara, Jeevan Mrityu, Pathjhad and Gumraah.

Bhandari’s son, Dhruv informed the media about his father’s condition a few months ago. Dhruv also features in a popular TV serial Tere Sheher Mein.

Bhandari also acted in the 2005 film, Mangal Pandey-The Rising which also featured actors like Rani Mukerji and Amir Khan.

Aamir Khan’s the butt of all jokes. Literally. While the actor usually doesn’t take criticism too kindly, his recent actions have called in for severe trolling on Twitter. And the latest reason being his Dangal poster which he unveiled on the social networking site on Monday.

Aamir was supposed to start shoot for Dangal on September 1 itself but after a little delay, the film went on floors on September 21 and Aamir decided to unveil the first look poster without further a do. But little did he know that he will be facing the brunt of it yet another time.

Soon, Twitter started buzzing with jokes on Aamir and there were several who started trolling him and his ‘mud’-dled up ‘Dangal poster. We’re sure Aamir won’t be laughing at them at all but here are some of the funniest samples.

Asst. Director @Bollywood_AD

Brief : ‘We need a groundbreaking poster for Dangal’
5:31 PM – 21 Sep 2015

47 47 Retweets
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Naresh Kota ‏@NK2VLNSK Sep 21

“@Bollywood_AD: Brief : ‘We need a groundbreaking poster for Dangal’ ” Seriously broken

Doc Daneeka ‏@corvus_maximus Sep 21

@Bollywood_AD meh. Couldnt they slot another AMIR KHAN in there?

Banno tera swagger ‏@surabhimairal Sep 21

@Bollywood_AD anybody else feel he looks like John Abraham?

The history has been made as Viola Davis became the first African-American woman to win the award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the 2015 Emmy awards.

Taking up the stage after her first win, the How To Get Away With a Murder star said, “In my mind, I see a line. And over that line, I see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me over that line, but I can?t seem to get there no how. I can’t seem to get over that line. That was Harriet Tubman in the 1800s,” reports E! Online.

The 50-year-old actress further thanked her show’s creator Pete Nowalk and executive producer Shonda Rhimes by calling the people who have redefined what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a leading woman and to be black.

The 2015 Emmy Awards were held on September 21 in Los Angeles, California.

It seems Madhur Bhandarkar’s Calender Girls has put him into rough waters much before its release.

According to an English daily, a Fatwa has been issued by Pakistani government over the film’s content, as they feel the film will leave a negative impact on the women of their country.

A dialogue from the movie, ”Pakistani ladkiyan bhi utne hi bold kaam karti hai jitni baki ladkiya karti hai; balki kabhi kabhi usse zyada bhi” (Pakistani girls do equally bold work as other girls; and sometimes more than them too) is the reason Pakistani nationals are not happy.

The film is scheduled for a release on 25th September 2015.

She’s the face behind the flawless faces you see on the red carpet. From Sonam Kapoor’s perfectly winged eyeliner to Deepika Padukone’s sculpted red pout, Namrata Soni is the make-up artist on every celebrity’s speed dial when they need to channel their best moviestar-self.

In an exclusive series with Vogue, she shares her experiences of working with the stars, and gives her guidebook to look like your favourite celebrity.

Alia Bhatt

Beauty statement: Nude make-up, kohl-eyes and pink lips.
What she’s doing right: The fresh, bare minimum make-up look.

How to look like Alia Bhatt

Step one: It’s all about looking fresh, with the least amount of make-up on your face. A light moisturiser to keep the skin supple and covering areas that need to be concealed should be enough.
Step two: To accentuate your eyes, use a waterproof kajal pencil or a gel liner, as Indian eyes tend to water. Gel liners used as kajal are a great way to get a super strong, dark swipe that stays all day. Line your water line, then take a tad bit on your smudging brush and smudge it under your waterline to get that sexy, out-of-bed look.
Step three: Finish with a soft, baby pink lip colour.

Instagram account of porn star and Bigg Boss 9 probable contestant Mia Khalifa has been hacked.

The Lebanese-American celebrity has over 2.2 million Instagram followers. After the hacking, she quickly abandoned the old one and requested Instagram to take action against the hackers.