Percept & Viacom 18 come together for Sunburn - The Movie

Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Percept Pictures have come together to announce the unique to 'Sunburn' into Sunburn - The Movie.

To be produced and creatively mentored by Phantom Films and its ace director Anurag Kashyap, Sunburn - The Movie is a film shot entirely at the festival - real time! While Sunburn's music has always been the festival's mainstay, the film's music is all set to raise the bar as well, with the super talented Amit Trivedi set to take the Sunburn experience several notches higher!

Vidya Balan chosen as brand ambassador of Victoria's Indian Film Festival

After having the whole of Bollywood going 'Ooh La La' over her curvaceous gyrations, Vidya Balan has now managed to add one more feather to her cap of achievements. She has now been roped in as the brand ambassador of Victoria's Indian Film Festival to be held in Melbourne this year.

Talking about this honour, Vidya said that she is delighted to be named as the brand ambassador of the said festival and that she loves the format of the festival and the wide range of films screened there. She also added that the festival not only showcases the best of Indian cinema, but also provides a platform for young, upcoming filmmakers through its short film competition.

Shah Rukh Khan to be the brand ambassador of TMT steel?

Shah Rukh Khan AKA the King Khan of Bollywood, always had everything going his way. On one hand, while his latest offering Don 2, has set the BO registers ringing, on the other, Shah Rukh Khan still continues to be the eternal choice of every brand to be its ambassador.

If Bollywood News22 reliable sources are to be believed, then, Shah Rukh Khan is now all set to be brand ambassador of the Kolkata based TMT steel.

Sonu Sood to play Dawood in Shootout At Wadala

Sanjay Gupta's Shootout At Wadala seems to be getting bigger by the day. The film which already stars heavyweights like Anil Kapoor, John Abraham and Manoj Bajpayee now has yet another addition to its cast. Sonu Sood, who impressed one and all with his act in Dabangg, has been signed to play the character of dreaded don Dawood Ibrahim in the film.

Confirming the news, Sonu said, "I am extremely thrilled to be a part of this prestigious project. Sanjay Gupta is one of the best technicians we have in the industry. He presents his actors like no one else. On the other hand, Ekta Kapoor is one of the most prolific producers. She leaves no stone unturned for her films. It's an iconic role for me."

Hridayanath Mangeshkar gets his first doctorate

While the Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar and her illustrious sister Asha Bhosle have been awarded the doctorate many times over, their talented composer-brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar received his first doctorate from the Lokmanya Tilak University in Pune this week.

Speaking from Pune the soft spoken Hridaynath Mangeshkar said, "Lata Didi is a Doctor. She's also the Bharat Ratna of India. Asha Didi is also a doctor and Padma Vibhushan winner. I am also a Padma Shri. Now it's my turn. Three honorary doctorates in one family where none of has had the privilege of higher education is indeed a singular honour. More than for myself, I'm proud to be bringing this honour into my family."

Will Ali-Aditi get a call from One Day makers?

Less than a week remains for the release of Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao Hydari starrer London Paris New York and it seems that there may be a controversy brewing round the corner. It has turned out that the promos have now caught the attention of regulars with Hollywood romcoms who are quick to point out similarities with Anne Hathaway starrer One Day.

"Similarities are way too in your face to be ignored. One Day was about a woman who meets her 'good friend' one day every year. Obviously they fall in love. Now London Paris New York has the ditto plot where Ali and Aditi see each other in these three cities every year for one day", a hardcore movie buff calls to inform.

Manoj Bajpayee signs Shootout At Wadala

Will he, won't he? For months now producer-director Sanjay Gupta and actor Manoj Bajpayee have been at loggerheads over Bajpai's fee for and inclusion in Gupta's new film Shootout At Wadala.

The standoff had apparently ruined the dosti between the two former best-friends, with both parties sticking to their points of view regarding Manoj's fee.

The stalemate between the two finally culminated in a compromise last week where Gupta, impatient to get his full cast in place, pointblank asked his buddy-actor if he's doing the film.