Bhojpuri Cinema

Shweta Tiwari is very active in the Bhojpuri film industry,

2012-02-04T23:18:00.000-08:00

TV actress Shweta Tiwari has played so many shades of a woman's personality that she now finds it hard to accept most roles offered to her.She participated in Bigg Boss 4, and went on to become the first woman participant to win the show.

The actor, who is very active in the Bhojpuri film industry, is also keeping herself busy on the movie front.

"I wanted to do different things, that's why I took part in dancing reality shows, singing reality shows, comedy reality show...that's why I did Kasautii, Jaane Kya Baat Hui, I played a negative role in Naaginn...and now I am playing this simple, non-glamorous mother in Parvarish," said Shweta, who raises an 11-year-old daughter Palak, single-handedly.

She says money is important, but not at the cost of the quality of her work. "I have tried everything in my life. Yes, I am an actor, I want to earn money, I want to have a particular budget coming home. But just to earn that money, I can't keep doing the same thing again and again.

"I start getting frustrated and irritated soon. So I have to accept something which is close to my heart, and I enjoy working in. That's why I keep doing different things," she said.

Among Shweta's big screen projects is Indo-Pak movie Sultanat and she is also doing Married To America and Gopal My Bro. In Gopal My Bro, she will feature alongside actor Karanvir Bohra, who played her son in Kasautii.

Congress is turning to star power of Kajal Nishad in its hope to open its account in Gorakhpur,

2012-02-04T23:08:00.000-08:00

Bhojpuri film actress Kajal Nishad is drawing crowds large enough to raise some Congress hopes in Gorakhpur Rural. She is a Youth Congress nominee and her speeches draw heavily from Rahul Gandhi’s.

Born in Mumbai and married into a Gorakhpur family, she promises to bring about “reverse migration” so that people from Mumbai would come to Gorakhpur to look for jobs, rather than the other way round. She echoes Rahul in telling people how the elephant is “eating your money”.

What, however, brings the biggest cheer from the crowds, largely of youngsters, are her couplets. “So jaate hain footpath par akhbaar bichha kar, garib kabhi neend ki goli nahin khate”

She seeks to stand out from politicians who will “go for the luxuries of life after winning elections”. She has already had that kind of life, she tells voters. “Hamein swarg ka rasta na dikhaye ye hawaa, hum to wahin se aaye hain” (Let not this air show me the path to heaven; I have come from there itself).

Nishad, who has worked in about a dozen Bhojpuri and Hindi films and over two dozen TV serials including Laaptaganj and Babul Ke Desh, says she has always been interested in politics. Her parents too are in the Congress.

“Netas have made a mess of my sasural. There is no employment or civic amenities,” “I am here to set it right.”

Wife of movie producer Sanjay Nishad, she seeks votes “in your bahu’s aanchal” asserting that the other candidates are all “outsiders”.

A Bhojpuri film Made By Mangesh Joshi And Reza Nikbakht

2012-02-04T22:57:00.000-08:00

A National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) production, 'He' is the story of a 13-year-old ragpicker Hari, who runs away from his home in Bihar to the city of dreams - Mumbai. Hari eventually bags a role in a short film which instantly makes him popular in the neighbourhood as 'Hero'. The film deals with the issues of displacement, social disconnect through Hari's journey of joys and disappointments in Mumbai.

Mangesh, a chemical engineer, says it was his sheer love for cinema that got him into filmmaking."I never saw the regional language as a hindrance. Ultimately, cinema is a universal language and it's just the way you communicate with the audience," said Mangesh, a Maharashtrian himself.The NFDC had invited scripts from directors for funding. 'He' was one of the selected movies. "I never thought the story of a migrant labourer had such a potential. With just two days left for entries to be submitted to the NFDC's Film Bazaar, I sat in a cyber cafe for 14 hours for next two days and submitted the script. Luckily, it got selected."Despite the perception that Bhojpuri films are loud and made only for mass appeal, Mangesh says his film cannot be classified as a Bhopuri genre film.

The Immense Potential Of Bhojpuri Cinema

2011-12-20T04:33:00.000-08:00

Considering the number of Bhojpuri language speaking people spread all across the globe,Bhojpuri Cinema is set to become huge.It will surly be in the league of Tamil,Telugu and Malayalam cinema.Those in the movie business have recognised the potential of Bhojpuri Cinema and are planning for the big bang venture very soon.

There are millions of Bhojpuri speaking people in Caribbean countries,Mauritius and Thailand.They constitute a big market but they will appreciate if the quality of Bhojpuri Movies are upgraded a bit.Nowadays this is being compromised which can prove very detrimental if this issue is not addressed at the earliest.

No one thought that there would be a Bhojpuri version of Kaun Banega Karorpati hosted by super star Satrughan Sinha.The show aired on Bhojpuri TV Channel,Mahua TV was a huge hit.All these are positive developments and very soon we shall find Bhojpuri Films made on the scale of Bollywood Hindi movies.Amen !

Now Rahul Roy To Produce Bhojpuri Films

2011-11-30T21:34:00.001-08:00

Bollywood stars who once acted in Bhojpuri films are now venturing into Bhojpuri films production.Elaan directed by Dhiraj Kumar, with music by Gunwant Sen, will release on UFO Digital Threatre.One of the new entrants is Rahul Roy.He is making a foray into production with ‘Elaan’, featuring Bhojpuri star Manoj Tewari in the lead role.

‘Elaan’ is about a fearless cop (Manoj Tiwari) on a mission to eliminate terror and establish peace in society, in which he is assisted by Rahul Roy, Pankaj Kesari and Yogunder Tiwari. According to Manoj Tewari : "‘Elaan’ promises to be a complete entertainer, and I am sure it will be widely loved by audiences of Bhojpuri films. My role in this film is one for which I have worked very hard and now that it is ready for release on the UFO Moviez network, I am happy and very excited!”

UFO Moviez India Ltd, the world’s largest satellite delivered digital cinema platform, is popularising Bhojpuri cinema by enabling widespread first day first show releases to audiences across the country. The number of Bhojpuri films releasing on the UFO Moviez network has increased steadily over the years, with 9 films in 2006, 52 films in 2009 and 62 in 2010. In 2011, UFO has released 56 Bhojpuri films on its network till date.

Bhojpuri film "He" CO-Written By An Iranian Student

2011-11-30T21:18:00.001-08:00

Bhojpuri film "He", screened at the 42nd edition of the IFFI, based on a 13-year-old rag picker, has been co-written by an Iranian Master of Philosophy student Reza Dreza, who is currently studying in Pune, with the film's director Mangesh Joshi. Iranian and Indian cultures are quite identical. Reza Dreza is studying Master's in philosophy in Pune and the film's story has been given a philosophical touch. Reza is also the associate director in the film.

Bhojpuri film "He" has been produced by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and deals with the story of a rag-picker, who leaves Bihar for Mumbai, where he lands up with a role in a short film and faces several conflicts and struggles.

According to Joshi, the film was scripted in 2008, a year before Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionnaire" made the theme of 'rags to riches' quite literally popular.
When asked why Joshi, a Maharashtrian, chose Bhojpuri as a language for his film, he said that the language suited the script best because the boy runs away from Bihar, home to the language.

"Also, we had to do it in a regional language because NFDC funds films only in regional languages," Joshi said, adding that the entire crew had to undergo a month-long workshop learning the language and its nuances.

Need to Encourage Short Films and Documentaries

2011-11-30T20:37:00.001-08:00

There is a need to encourage short films and documentaries and help more young short film makers to make films for creating awareness so as bring about a positive change in society. This was stated by Swati Bhat, director of the documentary “The Journey of A Flag” and a short film “Accept Me” both of which have been screened at the Goa Film Festival. She was addressing a press conference at the media centre here today.

The short film “The Journey of A Flag” is the story depicting the journey of an Indian flag from sunrise to sunset which becomes the most unforgettable journey of its life. The needs of children suffering from Down’s syndrome deserve attention said producer Swapnil Gokani. In the short film “Accept Me!!!” an attempt has been made to make people understand that special children also undergo frustration in the same manner as normal children.

Bhojpuri Film ‘HE’ Finds Recognition at IFFI

2011-11-30T20:36:00.001-08:00

Cinema has no language barrier, it has its own unique language hence making a movie in Bhojpuri was not a difficult thing, said Mangesh Joshi, Director of the Bhojpuri movie ‘HE’. Addressing a press conference at the media centre here today he said that this is his first feature film and expressed gratitude to NFDC for producing this movie. Incidentally this is also the first Bhojpuri movie produced by NFDC, he added. The actor Madan Deodhar who has played the role of Hero in the movie said that it was an entirely different and learning experience for him working in this film. Noted Actor Chiitaranjan Giri said that he is satisfied with the roles he has done so far in his career. As an actor he looks forward to essaying more meaningful roles in the future, he added.

Mangesh Joshi, a chemical engineer by profession has done more than 18 documentaries and short films. His first film ‘Sweekar’ won the first prize under short film category at the Frame of Mind Film Fest in Chennai. His film ‘Foot-age’ received consolation prize at the International Culture Film Festival, 2006 in Pune and was also selected in Sneh film fest 2007. The film ‘Foot-age’ which is about HIV-AIDS and the film ‘Sweekar’ dealing with awareness on mental disability are being widely shown at various places to create awareness among youth.

The film, ‘He’ is about a 13 year old runaway rag picker who is selected for the role of the main actor in a short film. Instantly, he becomes a hero in the eyes of his friends who start calling him by the name Hero and the name gives him a new window to look at his harsh reality.

My Film is about feelings says Algerian Film Director Fatima Zohra Zamoum

2011-11-30T20:35:00.001-08:00

Indian Films especially those in Hindi generally end on a happy note, hence she likes to watch them said the Director of ‘How Big is Your Love’ Fatima Zohra Zamoum. Addressing a press conference at the media centre here today, she said that the movie is a low budget movie shot in five weeks. “My film is about feelings, mostly those that unite the family and about love, love which starts, love which ends and love which grows and keeps growing”, she added. Talking about working as both Producer and Director in Algeria she said that it was not very difficult since her people were very supportive and sensitive to the fact that a woman was both the director and producer of a movie.

‘How Big is Your Love’ is the second feature film from director Fatma Zohra Zamoum, who was born in Algeria. The film is about seeing love grow between a child and his grandparents.

The film shows how in modern-day Algiers, Adel, an eight-year-old has been sent to his grandparents for the weekend after a quarrel between his parents, Rachid and Safia. Adel was supposed to stay with his grandparents for one weekend. Soon Adel feels like he has lived there forever. Attempting to grow closer, his grandparents involve him in their everyday lives.

IFFI Celebrates Luc Besson’s Productions

2011-11-30T20:34:00.001-08:00

Luc Besson, the legend is being celebrated at the 42nd International Film Festival of India. His films are being screened in the category titled ‘Retrospective’. Besson is one of contemporary Europe’s most influential filmmakers and perhaps world cinema’s powerful producers. Besson made his name with what came to be known as ‘Cinema du look’ along with directors Leos Carax and Jean Jacques Bieneix. Besson’s career consists of more than fifty films, either as a director, producer or writer.

Besson describes himself as a story teller, a bard who tells stories that emanate from popular knowledge and work as the signs of a troubled time. His movies being screened at the festival include ‘Angel-A’, ‘Leon The Professional’, ‘The Big Blue’, ‘The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec’, ‘The Fifth Element’ and ‘The Messenger- The story of Joan of Arc’. His films have already received the honour of participating in various film festivals and Besson has the honour of receiving several accolades including those at Montreal World Film Festival, 2002, NRJ Cine Awards, 2007 and Stockholm Film Festival, 2009. For the film ‘The Messenger: The story of Joan of Arc” he won the Lumiere Awards for best Director and Best Film in 2000

. The closing film of the festival, ‘The Lady’ is a directorial venture of Luc Besson. ‘The Lady’ is the extraordinary story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. It is also the story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma’s democracy movement. Despite distance, long separations and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end. A story of devotion and human understanding set against a backdrop of political turmoil that continues today.

Music Inspired Director Spandan Banerjee to make Movies

2011-11-30T20:33:00.001-08:00

Music is an integral part of my cinema and has been the inspiration for me to make films said Spandan Banerjee, Director of ‘You Don’t Belong’. Addressing a press conference at the Media Centre here today he said that ‘You Don’t Belong’ is a story of migration told through folk music. The movie is in black and white and is rich with Bengal folk music said the Director. Rupalina Bose, the script writer of the film said they are now working on a full length feature film titled ‘The Golden Triangle’.

In the film, ‘You Don’t Belong’, myth and memory, home and migration are the larger narratives emerging from the journey of a song into the urban mainstream. The film asks important questions about the encounter between art and mass production, creation and ownership in a country rich with myriad fold and oral traditions. The movie received the Special Jury Mention at IDSFFK 2011, Kerala. Director Spandan Banerjee quit his job in advertising and started his independent outfit, Overdose Films in Delhi. His earlier films ‘Beware Dogs’ premiered in the International Film Festival of Rotterdam and ‘The Fiction’ at the OSIAN’s Film Festival.

‘Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbo Na’ is My most Personal Film Says Anjan Dutt

2011-11-30T20:31:00.001-08:00

‘Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbo Na’ is a musical movie and my most personal film said the Actor-Director Anjan Dutt. Addressing a press conference at the media centre here today he said that with this movie he has tried to capture for the first time in cinema the change that took place in Bengali music with the advent of singer- song writer Kabir Suman in the 90s. It is a film about the struggle, tribulation and retribution of an artist, he added. Producer Rana Sarkar speaking on the occasion said that it was his second movie as a producer and he believes that a film can be successful at the box office without relying only on star power. Actor Parno Mitra said that it was her first film as an actress on the big screen and she learnt playing on the guitar for the movie.

The film, ‘Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbo Na’ is the story of a middle aged pop star who meets a budding singer. After initial hiccups in their relationship, there emerges the story of an aging popstar training a young girl and the older generation handing over the baton to the next generation. Anjan Dutt, the Director of the film has directed eight films. Besides acting and directing, Anjan Dutt is also credited with being a singer and songwriter with eight albums of Bengali songs.

3D Cinema: a visual treat at IFFI

2011-11-30T20:30:00.001-08:00

Keeping up with the pace of technological evolution in the field of cinema, the International Film Festival of India is presenting a bouquet of 3D films in a special section titled ‘The Third Dimension’. The emergence of this nascent field is regarded as a revolution in the history of films after the arrival of sound in 1920s and colour in the 1930s. These films are chosen not just for their stereoscopic content, but also for the excellence in handling of the medium.

The 3D movies being showcased include ‘Hara Kiri’, ‘Pina’, ‘Toomelah’ and ‘Cave of Forgotten Dreams’. ‘Hara Kiri’ directed by Takashi Miike is from Japan has already participated in various festival like Cannes, London and Vancouver. Miike with his distinctive style has been successful in producing some of the finest and most dynamic films in the history of films.

‘Pina’ is a feature length dance film in 3D featuring the unique and inspiring art of great German choreographer, Wuppertal Pina Bausch, who died in the summer of 2009. The film is directed by Wim Wenders who is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer. Among others, the film has already hit the screens in festivals of Chicago, New York and Vancouver.

The other visual treats being showcased at IFFI are ‘Toomelah’ directed by Ivan Sen from Australia. It is a story of a ten year old boy from a remote Aboriginal community who yearns to be a ‘gangster’ like the male role models in his life. In the ‘Cave of Forgotten Dreams’, the director Werner Herzog reveals to us the 32,000 year old artworks in a cave. Herzog’s engaging narration weaves in wider metaphysical contemplations as we learn more about the Paleolithic art.

IFFI Pays Homage to Elizabeth Taylor

2011-11-30T20:28:00.001-08:00

The International Film Festival of India has decided to pay homage to Elizabeth Taylor this year. Taylor a legend, who drew audiences all over the world, was the most sought after star of the Golden Age of Hollywood.

IFFI is showcasing the movie ‘Butterfield 8’ directed by Daniel Mann. It’s a movie around the life of a model who lives for pleasure but becomes involved with a wealthy and emotionally cold man. It is through various instances that they realize that both are lacking in self-confidence and have little happiness in their lives. The movie beautifully describes the story of a young lady and her emotional turmoil through which she has to pass. Taylor has beautifully scripted the role for which she won her first Academy Award for the Best Actress.

Elizabeth Taylor won the Academy Award for the best actress twice for her unforgettable performances in ‘Butterfield 8’ (1960) and ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?’(1966). She is also credited for being one of the first few celebrities to come forward for the cause of HIV-AIDS. Taylor received the Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, who named her seventh on their list of the “Greatest American Screen Legends”. Taylor died in March 2011 at the age of 79. She will be remembered for generations for her sterling performances and her departure marks the end of an era.

Sejiya bhayeel ajor Ratiya bhayeel anhariya, sejiya ba aaja Saiyaa, kayee din barsal naikhe badariya,

2011-11-30T20:21:00.001-08:00

Sejiya bhayeel ajor Ratiya bhayeel anhariya, sejiya ba aaja Saiyaa, kayee din barsal naikhe badariya,

Gulashan Grover now in bhojpuri films

2011-11-29T22:55:00.001-08:00

After proving his talent in hindi and english movies, bollywood's bad man, Gulashan Grover is now ready to face bhojpuri heroes. His first opponent in bhojpuri movies will be Dinesh Lal Yadav aka Nirahua. After giving movies like Ganga and Gangotri, Deepak Sawant's next movie Ganga Devi will feature Gulshan Grover for the first time in any bhojpuri movie. The movie has been directed by Abhishek Chaddha while it also stars Pakkhi Hegde, Girish Sharma and Jaya Bachchan in a special role. The shooting of the movie is nearing completion.

Bhojpuri film Gangadevi

2011-11-29T22:51:00.001-08:00

Jaya Bachchan will be acting in a Bhojpuri film " Gangadevi" produced by Deepak Sawant, who has been Big B's makeup man for the last 38 years.

"The mother has a strong role in the film which is a political thriller so I thought Jayaji fits the bill. Initially she was reluctant and said 'Yeh jamega nahi' but later agreed to it. I will also request Amitji to be part of this film since he has featured in all my Bhojpuri ventures starting from "Ganga"," says Deepak. "This film also marks Gulshan Grover's debut in Bhojpuri cinema," informs Deepak. Meera Vohra

Bhojpuri Films Are Doing Roaring Business In Punjab

2011-11-09T23:25:00.000-08:00

Bhojpuri Film industry has now started targeting Punjab as its premier location .The cash registers at theatre across Punjab now ring more on Bhojpuri films in comparison to Punjabi movies.

According to a leading film distributor, Punjabi movies have no takers these days. “Thanks to an increasing population of migrant labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Bhojpuri movies have been doing roaring business in cities like Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Bathinda.

Such is the demand that distributors are comparing the profits from Hindi films with that from Bhojpuri flicks.
However, Bhojpuri movies are doing well only in those places where migrant labourers are present. Unlike Bollywood blockbusters that are screened in multiplexes, Bhojpuri films are released in small theatres where tickets are available for Rs 15 or Rs 20.
As the migrant labourers from UP and Bihar cannot afford to watch films in multiplexes, the Bhojpuri films have become popular among them.

Most of these labourers come to Punjab during the sowing and harvesting seasons. In Ludhiana, their number has shot up by lakhs in the past five years. With their families not around, the Bhojpuri films fill in the cultural void they experience in Punjab.

Shweta Tiwari

2011-11-09T23:08:00.000-08:00


Shweta Tiwari
Born	4 October 1980 (age 31) Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Model, Actress, Television presenter, Producer
Years active	1999−Present
Spouse	Raja Chaudhary (1998−2007)
Children	Palak
Parents	Ashok Tiwari Nirmala Tiwari
Relatives	Nidhaan (Younger brother)

Indian Panorama selection for IFFI’ 11 announced;7 Malayalam films among 24 feature films selected; 21 non-feature films also selected

2011-10-18T05:48:00.000-07:00

The jury for Feature films, headed by renowned filmmaker Ms. Sai Paranjpye, has selected 23 films out of a total of 118 eligible entries for the IFFI 2011, Indian Panorama Section. Malayalam film ADAMINTE MAKAN ABU (Director : Salim Ahamed) which won Best Feature Film award at the recent 58^th National Film Awards is the 24^th film of Indian Panorama, by virtue of direct entry

The Non-Feature films Jury chaired by well-known writer-director Shri Ashok Rane, picked 21 films out of 135 eligible entries. The winner of Best Non-Feature film in the recent 58^th National Film Awards for 2010 GERM (Hindi, Director : Snehal R. Nair) has NOT been included in the Non-Feature film category, as it was already included in Indian Panorama 2010 last year. The 5 member jury took 10 days to finalize the selections.

The Feature Film Jury choose URUMI (Malayalam, Director : Santosh Sivan) as the Opening Film of Indian Panorama 2011. Given below is the complete list of 24 Feature Films that would be shown at the 42^nd International Film Festival of India 2011 at Goa.

S.No

Title

Language

Director

Format

Running Time (mins)

1.	Jaangfaai Joonaak	Assamese	Sanjib Sabhapandit	35mm	81
2.	Laptop	Bengali	Kaushik Ganguly	35 mm	124
3.	Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona	Bengali	Anjan Dutt	35 mm	135
4.	Sanskar	Bengali	Late Nabyendu Chatterjee	35 mm	80
5.	He…	Bhojpuri	Mangesh Joshi	35 mm	105
6.	Memories in March	English	Sanjoy Nag	35mm	104
7.	Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande	Hindi	Parvin Dabas	35 mm	120
8.	Shagird	Hindi	Tigmanshu Dhulia	35 mm	143
9.	Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara	Hindi	Zoya Akhtar	35mm	156
10.	Bettada Jeeva	Kannada	P. Sheshadri	35mm	114
11.	O Maria	Konkani	Rajendra Talak	35 mm	105
12.	Adaminte Makan Abu	Malayalam	Salim Ahamed	Digital	113min
13.	Bombay March 12	Malayalam	Babu Janardhanan Prasanthi	35mm	120
14.	Chappa Kurishu	Malayalam	Sameer Thahir	35 mm	135
15.	Karmayogi	Malayalam	V.K. Prakash	35 mm	118
16.	Melvilasom	Malayalam	Madhav Ramdasan	35mm	165
17.	Traffic	Malayalam	Rajesh Pillai	35mm	116
18.	Urumi	Malayalam	Santosh Sivan	35 mm	155
19.	Phijigee Mani	Manipuri	O. Gautam Singh	Digital	111
20.	Baboo Band Baaja	Marathi	Rajesh Pinjani	35mm	127
21.	Balgandharva	Marathi	Ravi Jadhav	35mm	137
22.	Taryanche Bait	Marathi	Kiran Yadnyopavit	35 mm	101
23.	Sengadal	Tamil	Leena Mammekalai	35 mm	102
24.	Virodi	Telugu	Neelakanta	35mm	130

The 10 member jury took 21 days to finalize the selections.

In the Non-Feature Film category, ADWAITA SANGEET (Hindi, Director : Makarand Brahme) is the Opening film. Given below is the complete list of 21 Non-Feature Films that would be screened at the 42^nd International Film Festival of India 2011.

S.No.	Name of Film	Language	Director
1.	Modhyoborti Alinde	Bengali	Krishno Kishore Mukhopadhyay
2.	You Don’t Belong	Bengali, English	Spandan Banerjee
3.	The Dream Fulfilled – Memories of the engineering challenges	English	Satish Pande
4.	The Doyen of Indian Linguistics	English	Nirmalya Sengupta
5.	A Sculptor of Music	English	Nitish Mukherjee
6.	Musalman	English	Ishani K. Dutta
7.	Songs of Mashangva	English, Manipuri, Tangkhul	Oinam Doren
8.	Red Building – Where The Sun Sets	English, Tamil	Revathy
9.	Rakshas	Gujarati	Alok Naik
10.	Adwait Sangeet	Hindi	Makarand Brahme
11.	The Boxing Ladies	Hindi	Anusha Nandakumar
12.	The Silent National Anthem	Hindi	Amit Sharma
13.	Vertical City	Hindi	Avijit Mukul Kishor
14.	Khule Darwaaze	Hindi	Ashish Pandey
15.	ANNADATA – Food For Thought	Hindi	Umesh Aggarwal
16.	At The Stairs	Hindi / Bhojpuri	Rajesh S Jala
17.	The Finish Line	Hindi, English	Akshay Roy
18.	So Heddan So Hoddan	Kachchi / Hindustani	Anjali Monteiro & K P Jayasankar
19.	A pestering Journey	Malayalam, English, Tulu, Punjabi, Hindi	K.R. Manoj
20.	Noong Amadi Yeroom	Manipuri	Romi Meitei
21.	Compulsory hell-mate	Marathi	Mithunchandra Chaudhari

In the feature films category, the maximum number of films selected, 7 are in Malayalam. Bengali, Marathi and Hindi have a share of 3 films each. One film each have been selected in Konkani, Telugu, Manipuri, Tamil, English, Kannada, Assamese and Bhojpuri.

Bhojpuri Song Gorki Patarki Re

2011-08-06T06:51:00.000-07:00

Bhojpuri Song Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon

2011-08-06T06:49:00.000-07:00

Bhojpuri hit song by Udit Narayan And Anuradha Paudwal

2011-06-28T00:52:00.000-07:00

''Bhojpuri Cinema Has Reached International Market '', Says Udit Narayan

2011-06-28T00:49:00.001-07:00

Bhojpuri Song choli ke tut jala huk

2011-06-25T04:23:00.000-07:00

Ke Bani Crorepati With Satrughan Sinha

2011-06-25T04:16:00.000-07:00

Sonakshi Sinha Plays KBC Bhojpuri With Papa Satrughan Sinha

2011-06-25T04:11:00.000-07:00

Mahuaa TV-Sursangram

2011-06-25T04:04:00.001-07:00

Inclusion of Bhojpuri Language in the Eighth Schedule

2011-06-25T03:52:00.000-07:00

The Union Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram made a statement in the Parliament on the need to include Bhojpuri and Rajasthani languages in the Eighth schedule to the Constitution. Following is the text of the Minister’s statement:

“No criteria has been laid down in the Constitution for inclusion of languages in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India. At present, 22 languages have been included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India. Of these, 14 languages were initially included in the Constitution. Sindhi language was included in 1967. Thereafter, three more languages viz., Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were included in the year 1992. Subsequently, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali languages were added in the year 2004. The basis for inclusion of these languages in the Eighth Schedule were the circumstances and demands of the people, existing at that point of time.

At present, demands for inclusion of 38 more languages including Bhojpuri and Rajasthani in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution are pending.

A Committee was set up in September, 2003 under the Chairmanship of Shri Sitakant Mohapatra to evolve a set of objective criteria for inclusion of more languages in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India. The Committee submitted its report in 2004. The report of the Committee is under consideration in consultation with the concerned departments of the Central Government. A decision on the pending demands for inclusion of languages in the Eighth Schedule including Bhojpuri and Rajasthani will be taken, inter-alia, in the light of the recommendations of the Committee and Government’s decision thereon. No time frame can be fixed for consideration of the demands for inclusion of more languages in Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India”.

Fiftieth year of film making for Bhojpuri cinema.

2011-02-25T23:48:00.000-08:00

The year 2011 is being celebrated as fiftieth year of film making for Bhojpuri cinema.The audience of Bhojpuri cinema comprises more than 30% of the population that has spread all over the country .

Fifty years ago, the first Bhojpuri film named GANGA MAIYA TOHE PIYARI CHADHAIBO had created a big impact in the world of film making by achieving a cult status. This film had songs rendered by the likes of Mohammed Rafi as also Lata Mangeshkar and the fiftieth year of the achievement is being celebrated in Patna. The category of Bhojpuri cinema, though has attained fifty years of its existence, it has done so, based on its sheer merit, and without any government support, though successive governments have made policy pronouncement to support this industry.

Spread of Bhojpuri cinema during the last decade in particular was catalyzed by the manner in which the canvas of Hindi cinema was expanding. The candy floss romance which had an upper middle class income bias, could not find a connect with the lower strata of the society, for whom cinema is the only form of entertainment, and when Bhojpuri cinema started being made in a big way, this category literally lapped it up.
The advent of Bhojpuri cinema has given sustenance to scores of out of work technicians in Mumbai and the time has now come that the award functions that delineate the development of cinema need to give space to Bhojpuri cinema as well.

The Bhojpuri industry is buzzing as never before

2011-02-25T23:37:00.000-08:00

Bhojpuri film industry , catering to 200m people who speak the Bhojpuri language - a dialect of Hindi - and live in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, is raking in cash like never before. Sticking to home-grown Indian family melodramas and throwing in some glamorous faces and slick foreign locations for a contemporary feel, Bhojpuri films are often outperforming Bollywood biopics at the box office these days.

Take, for example, two of the Bhojpuri mega hits , Sasura Bada Paisawela (My Father-in-Law is Rich) and Daroga Babu I Love You (Dear Policeman, I Love You). Both did more business in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh than the A-list Bollywood releases, Bunty Aur Babli, a version of Bonnie and Clyde, and Mangal Pandey - The Rising, about the 1857 Indian mutiny.
Made on a modest budget of $65,000, Sasura Bada Paisawela took in over $3m at the box office. Daroga Babu mopped up nearly $900,000 on a similar budget. With a success rate of almost 100% it is not surprising that Bhojpuri cinema is wooing Bollywood players like never before.

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, presently recovering from surgery, and star actress of yesteryear, Hema Malini, have signed up for a Bhojpuri film together. Other actors who have appeared in or are about to appear in Bhojpuri films are Ajay Devgan, Juhi Chawla, Raj Babbar, Rati Agnihotri and starlet Nagma.

That's not all - Bollywood's top choreographer Saroj Khan is directing a Bhojpuri movie, director Tinnu Verma is remaking a Bollywood hit, Mera Gaon Mera Desh (My Village, My Country), in Bhojpuri, and Bollywood singer Udit Narayan is producing a Bhojpuri film called Kab Hoi Gauna Hamar.

The four-decade-old Bhojpuri industry is attracting foreign talent too. Ukrainian model Tanya has already played a Russian girl in love with a Bihari boy in Firangi Dulhania (Foreign Bride). Now 24-year-old Cambridge-educated British actress Jessica Bath has signed for two Bhojpuri films.

What makes Bhojpuri cinema tick?

2011-02-25T23:13:00.000-08:00

Film Producers have been astutely targeting the Bhojpuri-speaking audience at home and abroad - a substantial expatriate population in places such as Mauritius, Fiji, Surinam and the West Indies.
With Bollywood productions increasingly targeting the urban middle and upper classes in India's cities, Bhojpuri directors have cashed in by churning out home-grown local fare.
The industry also has its own stars now - Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kishan are the biggest male actors, while an actress from Mumbai (Bombay) Rani Chatterji - originally Sabiha Sheikh and renamed after Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee - is the most popular actress.
Tiwari, who began as a small-town crooner, now has more than a dozen films to his name and charges as much as $90,000 per film.
Kishan charges as much. He has been quoted on an Indian website as saying Bhojpuri cinema is like "home-cooked food". Bhojpuri movies are not about Technicolor fantasies. The thrust is towards home-grown subjects. The concerns are largely to do with marriage and family. There's lot of emotions." Clearly, the formula is working. "Bhojpuri cinema has finally got its identity and real worth. Now its commercial success is making everybody sit up and take notice," Bhojpuri movies also make eminent business sense.

"Most Bhojpuri films are made on small budget of usually $50,000 to $60,000 and usually gross 10 times their costs at the box office, which is much higher than any Bollywood hit,"Bhojpuri film-makers now claim they are pushing the envelope with themes.
Bhojpuri films are being made around "gender themes and even a political satire is in the works". To exploit the industry's potential, there is also a rush now to dub 40 Bollywood hits, including films like Sholay and Deewar, into Bhojpuri.

Google Sidewiki entry by Ashok Kumar

2010-03-26T02:37:00.001-07:00

Lord Somnath is in the country Saurashtra, Mallikarjuna is on the Shree Shailam,

Mahakala is in Ujjayani, Parameshwar belongs to Onkar,

Kedar in the mountain of Himalaya, Bhimashankar is in the country of Dakini,

Viswesh belongs to Varanasi, the Lord Trayam bakam resides on the shore of Gautami river,

Baidyanath lies on the land of ashes and the Lord of snake lives in the wooden forest.

Lord Rama stays near the sea where it was bridged by him and Lord of Ghushma resides in the abode of Shiva.

If one recites the twelve names in the early morning,

he will get rid of all sins and will get all fruits of his efforts.

in reference to: Baba Baidyanath Dham (view on Google Sidewiki)

The 5th Bhojpuri Film Awards

2010-03-26T00:04:00.000-07:00

The 5th Bhojpuri Film Awards publicized the concept of ‘unity in diversity’. The awards spoke about the significance of national integration by presenting an award for the ‘Best Film’ on national integration, apart from giving the other general awards. The press conference of the biggest Bhojpuri film awards was held on 27th of February, 2010, at the Country Club in Mumbai.

The event witnessed the presence of top personalities like Nagma, Surendra Pal, Kunika Lal, Udit and Deepa Narayan, and well-known writer and director, Sawan Kumar Tak. It was a proud moment for Vinod Gupta, the man behind the awards, who declared that the Bhojpuri Film Awards wanted to popularize, appreciate and take forward the legacy of ‘Unity in Diversity’.

After working in the films of 9 languages, Nagma, who, today, has become the face of Bhojpuri films, lauded the effort. Nagma mentioned, “Bhojpuri films have developed remarkably and its market has grown over a period of time. It is now my dream to see Bhojpuri films attain more recognition. It is the dream of all the artistes to get noticed and receive awards for their hard work. Therefore, it would be nice if the Bhojpuri Film Awards soon achieved the same status as that of the Filmfare Awards.”

Fourth Bhojpuri Film Award

2010-03-25T23:57:00.001-07:00

Best Director: Aslam Shekh (Bidaai)

Best Film: Chandrashekhar Rao & Istiyan Shekh (Bidaai)

Best Actor: Ravi Kishan (Dharam-Veer)

Best Actress: Rinku Ghosh (Bidaai)

Best Negative Male: Shailendra Shrivastav (Ye Bhauji Ke Sister)

Best Negative Female: Upasana Singh (Mai Ta Bas Mai Badi)

Best New Comer Male: Ajay Dikshit (Betba Bahubali)

Best New Comer Female: Kalpana Shah (Jogiji Dhire Dhire)

Best Comedian: Manoj Tiger (Lagal Raha Ye Rajaji)

Best Supporting Male: Sikandar Kharbanda (Gabbar Singh)

Best Supporting Female: Geeta Tyagi (Ye Bhauji Ke Sister)

Best Singer Male: Kumar Sanu (Vidhata [photaua se])

Best Singer Female: Indu Sonali (Ye Balam Pardeshi [Nazar Bhar Dekh Le])

Best Music Director: Dhananjay Mishra (Hum Bahubali [Prem ke rog])

Best Lyricist: Ashok Kumar Deep (Lagal Raha Ye Rajaji [Hamra ke marda])

Best Story: Asalam Shekh (Bidaai)

Best Screenplay: Ashalam Shekh (Bidaai)

Best Dialogue: Surendra Mishra (Bidaai)

Best Fightmaster: Shakil Shekh (Vidhata)

Best Editor: Jitendra Singh Jitu (Nirahua Chalal Sasural)

Best Dancer: Sima Singh (Jogiji Dhire Dhire [Ye Sakhi])

Best Choreographer: Pappu Khanna (Hum Bahubali)

Best Cinematographer: Karim Khatri (Mai Ta Bas Mai Badi)

Best Art Director: Anjani Tiwari (Mai Ta Bas Mai Badi)

Best Publicity Designer: Narsu [Shakti Art] (Hum Bahubali)

Best National Integrate: R.K Agrawal & Barkha D. Singh (Ye Bhauji Ke Sister)

Lifetime Achievement: Rakesh Pandey ()

Bhagwati Prasad Gupta: Venus Records and Tapes ()

Fourth Bhojpuri Film Award

2010-03-25T23:57:00.000-07:00

Best Director: Aslam Shekh (Bidaai)

Best Film: Chandrashekhar Rao & Istiyan Shekh (Bidaai)

Best Actor: Ravi Kishan (Dharam-Veer)

Best Actress: Rinku Ghosh (Bidaai)

Best Negative Male: Shailendra Shrivastav (Ye Bhauji Ke Sister)

Best Negative Female: Upasana Singh (Mai Ta Bas Mai Badi)

Best New Comer Male: Ajay Dikshit (Betba Bahubali)

Best New Comer Female: Kalpana Shah (Jogiji Dhire Dhire)

Best Comedian: Manoj Tiger (Lagal Raha Ye Rajaji)

Best Supporting Male: Sikandar Kharbanda (Gabbar Singh)

Best Supporting Female: Geeta Tyagi (Ye Bhauji Ke Sister)

Best Singer Male: Kumar Sanu (Vidhata [photaua se])

Best Singer Female: Indu Sonali (Ye Balam Pardeshi [Nazar Bhar Dekh Le])

Best Music Director: Dhananjay Mishra (Hum Bahubali [Prem ke rog])

Best Lyricist: Ashok Kumar Deep (Lagal Raha Ye Rajaji [Hamra ke marda])

Best Story: Asalam Shekh (Bidaai)

Best Screenplay: Ashalam Shekh (Bidaai)

Best Dialogue: Surendra Mishra (Bidaai)

Best Fightmaster: Shakil Shekh (Vidhata)

Best Editor: Jitendra Singh Jitu (Nirahua Chalal Sasural)

Best Dancer: Sima Singh (Jogiji Dhire Dhire [Ye Sakhi])

Best Choreographer: Pappu Khanna (Hum Bahubali)

Best Cinematographer: Karim Khatri (Mai Ta Bas Mai Badi)

Best Art Director: Anjani Tiwari (Mai Ta Bas Mai Badi)

Best Publicity Designer: Narsu [Shakti Art] (Hum Bahubali)

Best National Integrate: R.K Agrawal & Barkha D. Singh (Ye Bhauji Ke Sister)

Lifetime Achievement: Rakesh Pandey ()

Bhagwati Prasad Gupta: Venus Records and Tapes ()

Ravi Kishan in many roles in a single film soon.

2010-03-08T06:53:00.000-08:00

Ravi Kishan will soon be seen in many roles in a single film soon. Ravi is the lead star of Yashi Films International's upcoming film Chandu Ki Chameli. Abhay Sinha has produced this film and Dev Pandey has directed it. Ravi will be seen in this film as a village lad, Michale jackson, urban man, doctor, engineer, paanwala etc. The other artists in the film include the sexy actress Sadhika Randhawa, Sudeep Pandey, Gunjan Pant, Anand Mohan, Gopal Rai, Puspa Verma, Brajesh Tripathi among others.

Mitali Chaudhry

2010-01-18T21:09:00.000-08:00

Born and brought up in Guwahati, Assam, India Mitali Chaudhry started her singing carrier at the age of six. Mitali learnt to sing to the accompaniment of the Harmonium and Tanpura at the age of six. Her first playback for a film was at the young age of ten. A trained classical singer she has done M.Mus in Hindustani Classical Music. She is a high graded artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan.

Based in Mumbai, Mitali has made a presence in Bollywood’s Hindi music Arena by singing in Films, Music Videos, Albums and T.V. Serials. Mitali’s sweet voice, her style of singing, versatility and her ability to sing in very high pitch (scale) have attracted many music directors in Bollywood. She has sung in number of Hindi Films. She has also lent her voice in a number of Assamese films besides other languages such as Bengali, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Gujarati, and Punjabi etc.

Mitali has done her first Hindi album “Tohfa” with music India (Universal). She has also done albums under prestigious music companies like Venus, Tips, HMV, Sa Re Ga Ma, Times Music, Bombino etc. A few of her albums are released Worldwide by International music companies in Canada, London and The Netherlands.

Mitali has a great number of songs to her credit in Hindi T.V. Serials including the prestigious mega serial Ramanand Sagar’s “Ramayana”, “Krishna” & Akbar Khan’s”Akbar The Great” under the legendary music director Naushadji. Besides performing all over the country on stage, Mitali has performed on live stage shows in foreign countries like USA, UK, Canada, West Indies, The Netherlands, Carribean Islands, Dubai, Singapore etc. She has also performed in the prestigious Wembly Areana (stadium), London with Mumbai Cine Stars in front of a packed crowd.