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B. M. Vyas Is No More

Posted on March 15, 2013 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA MARCH 15 , 2013 00.50 A.M.

A veteran actor of mythological and some social Hindi films , Shri B. M. Vyas died on March 11 , 2013 at the age of 93 in Mumbai .

B. M. Vyas in His Younger Days

Famous for his portrayal of Ravan in several mythological films , Shri B. M. Vyas started his career with Chetan Anand’s ” Neecha Nagar “ but was noticed with Raj Kapoor’s ” Barsaat ” in 1949 . He acted in over 300 mythological and social films including films like ” Baiju Bawra ” , ” Do Aankhen Barah Haath “ and ” Sarawasti Chandra ” . His last big film was Shah Rukh Khan starrer ” Oh Darling Yeh Hai India ” .

As Ravan in ” Sampoorn Ramayan “

Some Famous Films of B. M. Vyas As An Actor

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Hatyarin , Chhath Maiya Ki Mahima , Har Har Gange 1979 , Jai Mahalaxmi Maa , Daku Aur Bhagwan , Toofan 1975 , Jay Jwala , Ek Paheli , Harishchandra Taramati , Har Har Gange , Nawab Sirazuddaula , Saraswati Chandra , Jadu , Jahan Sati Wahim Bhagawan , SEE RANK Maharaja Vikram , Hercules , Harishchandra Taramati 1963 , Lal Quila 1961 , Amar Shaheed , Howrah Express , Saranga , Sampoorna Ramayan , Chand Mere Aja , Chaand Mere Aaja , Chandra Mukhi , Chand Ki Duniya , Samrat Chandragupt , Janam Janam Ke Phere , Rani Roopmati , Tumsa Nahin Dekha 1957 , Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke , Awara , Aastik , Hatimtai , Veer Rajputani , Tilottama , Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu & Baiju Bawra

There are some other famous films of Shri B. M. Vyas , which I would like to mention for the benefit of new generation :

Movies of B.M. Vyas

Mahipal, Meena Kumari, B.M. Vyas, S.N. Tripathi, W.M. Khan, Jillo, Babu Raje, Azim, Raja Sandow P.K., Urmila, Vasantrao Pahelwan, Amarnath, M.K. Hasan, Bismillah, Dalpat

Alibaba And 40 Thieves (1966)

Sanjeev Kumar, L. Vijayalakshmi, Indira, Tabassum, B.M. Vyas, David, Veena, S.N. Tripathi

Alibaba and Forty Thieves (1954)

Mahipal, Sharda, B.M. Vyas, S.N. Tripathi, Dalpat, Maruti Rao, Azim, Lalita Kumari, Sardar Mansur

Amber (1952)

Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Agha, Bipin Gupta, Ramesh Sinha, Samson, S.B. Nayampalli, B.M. Vyas, Cuckoo, Tanuja

Awara (1951)

Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Nargis, K.N. Singh, Shashi Kapoor, B.M. Vyas, Leela Mishra, Leela Chitnis, Om Prakash Mehra, Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor, Helen

Baghavat (1982)

Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Amjad Khan, Urmila Bhatt, Birbal, Padma Chavan, Viju Khote, Sujit Kumar, Manmauji, B.M. Vyas, Dinesh Thakur

Baiju Bawra (1952)

Meena Kumari, Bharat Bhushan, Bipin Gupta, B.M. Vyas, Surendra, Kuldip Kaur, Mishra, Kesari, Radhakrishan, Tabassum, Rai Mohan

Barsaat (1949)

Raj Kapoor, Nargis, K.N. Singh, Prem Nath, Cuckoo, Nimmi, B.M. Vyas, Ratan Gaurang, Vishwa Mehra

Bhagwan Samaye Sansar Mein (1976)

Ashish Kumar, Kanan Kaushal, Abhi Bhattacharya, B.M. Vyas, Jayshree T., Mohan Choti, Jeevan, Alankar Joshi, Lalita Kumari, Hansa Lokhande, Sunder, Chand Usmani

Char Dervesh (1964)

Feroz Khan, Sayeeda Khan, Kumari Naaz, Ratnamala, Jeevan Kala, Paul Sharma, B.M. Vyas, Mukri, Sunder, Amarnath, W.M. Khan, Pal Sharma, Sardar Mansur, Nazir Kashmiri, Dalpat

Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957)

Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram, Sandhya, Ulhas, B.M. Vyas, Paul Sharma, S.K. Singh, Shankarrao Bhosle

Duniya Jhukti Hai (1960)

Sunil Dutt, Shyama, B.M. Vyas, Kumkum, Agha, Wasti, W.M. Khan, Habib, Daisy Irani

Ek Paheli (1971)

Sanjeev Kumar, Feroz Khan, Tanuja, Rajendra Nath, Madan Puri, Jeevan, Aruna Irani, Manohar Deepak, Bipin Gupta, Uma Khosla, B.M. Vyas, Tun Tun

Harishchandra Taramati (1963)

Prithviraj Kapoor, Jaymala, B.M. Vyas, Helen, Ulhas, Ramayan Tiwari, Babu Raje, P. Kailash, Babloo

Hatim Tai (1956)

Jairaj, Shakila, Meenaxi, Naina, Krishna Kumari, Kamal, Menaka, S.N. Tripathi, B.M. Vyas, Sheikh, Dalpat

Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke (1957)

Master Romi, Satish Vyas, Daisy Irani, Jagdeep, Mohan Choti, David Abraham, Murad, Maruti Rao, B.M. Vyas, Krishnakant, Achala Sachdev

Jahan Sati Wahan Bhagwan (1965)

Prithviraj, Anita Guha, Sulochana Chatterjee, Mahipal, Krishna Kumari, Mohan Choti, Madhumati, B.M. Vyas, Praveen Paul, Santosh Kumar

Jai Santoshi Maa (1975)

Anita Guha, Bharat Bhushan, Ashish Kumar, Kanan Kaushal, Trilok Kapoor, Rajni Bala, B.M. Vyas, Leela Mishra, Rajan Haksar, Moolchand

Janam Janam Ke Phere: Alias Sati Anapurna (1957)

Nirupa Roy, Manher Desai, B.M. Vyas, S.N. Tripathi, Satish Vyas, Kanta Kumari, Mahipal, Krishna Kumari, Champaklala

Lav-Kush (1967)

Ashim Kumar, Jayshree Gadkar, Babloo, Sushil Kumar, Kanu Roy, Munna, Bela Bose, S.N. Tripathi, Chitra, Dalpat, B.M. Vyas, Hari Shukla, Chandrima Bhaduri, Bhagwan Singh, R.C. Pandey

Maha Pawan Tirth Yatra (1975)

Ashish Kumar, Rajni Bala, Mahipal, Jeevan, Shashi Modak, B.M. Vyas, Anita Guha

Mangalsutra (1981)

Rekha, Anant Nag, Prema Narayan, Madan Puri, Om Shivpuri, B.M. Vyas, Rajendra Nath, Keshto Mukherjee, Asit Sen, Jagdeep

Maya Machhindra (1975)

Abhi Bhattacharya, Kanan Kaushal, B.M. Vyas, Jeevan

Murder In Circus (1971)

Nisar Ahmad Ansari, M.B. Shetty, Sujit, Jaymala, Bela Bose, B.M. Vyas, Sapru

Nag Panchami (1953)

Nirupa Roy, Manohar Desai, B.M. Vyas, Durga Khote, Tiwari

Oh Darling Yeh Hai India (1995)

Shah Rukh Khan, Deepa Sahi, Amrish Puri, Anupam Kher, Javed Jaffrey, Tinnu Anand, Tiku Talsania, Shri Vallabh Vyas, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Tom Alter, Kader Khan, Shri Vallabh Vyas, Raza Murad, B.M. Vyas, Anil Nagrath, Ranjana Sharma, Ranjeet, Ravi Gossain

Patita (1953)

Dev Anand, Usha Kiran, Agha, Shivraj, Krishnakant, C.S. Dubey, Sonny Abraham, B.M. Vyas, Lalita Pawar

Puja Aur Payal (1980)

Sujit Kumar, Sonali, Madhumati, Ram Mohan, B.M. Vyas, Sunil Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri, Madan Puri, Johnny Walker

Rani Rupmati (1957)

Bharat Bhushan, Nalini Chonkar, Ulhas, B.M. Vyas, Nirupa Roy, Babu Raje, Amarnath, Rajrani

Razia Sultan (1983)

Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi, Pradeep Kumar, Vijayendra, Ajit, Jankidas, B.M. Vyas, Mumtaz Begum, Shribhagwan, Heena Kausar, Anu Dhawan, Veena, Sohrab Modi, Sarika, Radha Saluja, Bijoya Jena, Madhu Malini, Gopi Krishna, Shahu Modak, Aarti Chopra

Sampoorna Ramayana (1961)

Mahipal, Anita Guha, Sulochana Latkar, Helen, Lalita Pawar, Achala Sachdev, Krishna Kumari, Raj Kumar, Uma Dutt, B.M. Vyas, Badri Prasad, Paul Sharma

Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan (1959)

Anita Guha, B.M. Vyas, Chand Usmani, Jairaj, Leela Mishra, Prem Adib, Sulochana, Ulhas

Sant Ravidas Ki Amar Kahani (1983)

Ashish Kumar, B.M. Vyas, Mahipal, Rajendra Nath, Tun Tun, Mohan Choti, Shekhar Purohit

Saranga (1960)

Sudesh Kumar, Jayshree Gadkar, Nilofar, B.M. Vyas, Niranjan Sharma, Jankidas, Sadiq, Parsuram, Jaya Devi

Saraswatichandra (1968)

Nutan Behl, Manish, Vijaya Choudhury, Ramesh Deo, Sulochana Latkar, B.M. Vyas, Seema Deo, Jeevan Kala, S.B. Nayampalli, Sulochana Chatterjee, Shivraj

Sati Naari (1965)

Anita Guha, Manohar Desai, Jeevan, Sunder, B.M. Vyas, Ulhas, Ram Singh

Sheikh Chilli (1956)

Shyama, Mahipal, Agha, B.M. Vyas, Bhagwan

Shravan Kumar (1960)

Anant Kumar, Achala Sachdev, B.M. Vyas, Nalini Chonkar, Sunder, Polson

Shree Ram Bharat Milan (1965)

Prithviraj Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Mahipal, Anita Guha, Sulochana, B.M. Vyas, Niranjan Sharma, Vanamala, Shekhar Purohit, Aruna Irani

Solah Shukrawar (1977)

Rajni Bala, Indira Bansal, Abhi Bhattacharya, Bharat Bhushan, Bela Bose, Sushil Chak, Manek Chaudhary, Ramesh Deo, Ramesh Dubey, Manher Desai, Manik Dutt, Dilip Dutt, L.M. Ganu, Anita Guha, Tarun Ghosh, Anuradha Guha, Ashish Kumar, Meenakshi, Leelavathi, Polson, Prema Narayan, B.M. Vyas

Tarzan Aur Jadui Chirag (1966)

Azad Shaban, Sunita, B.M. Vyas, Dalpat, Tun Tun, Kesari, Sheikh, Shakeela Bano Bhopali, Jani Babu, Kammo

Thief of Baghdad (1969)

Dara Singh, Nishi, Helen, B.M. Vyas, Mohan Sherry, Sheikh, Savita, Rani, Moolchand, Maruti, Ram Kumar, P. Kailash

Toofan (1975)

Vikram, Priyadarshinee, Jeevan, Jagdeep, Roopesh Kumar, P. Jairaj, Trilok Kapoor, Sajjan, B.M. Vyas, Rajan Haksar, Urmila Bhatt, Praveen Paul, Meena T.

Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957)

Shammi Kapoor, Ameeta, Pran, Raj Mehra, B.M. Vyas, Sheela Vaz, Ram Avtar, Anjali Devi, M.B. Shetty, S.L. Puri

Veer Babruwahan (1950)

Shashi Kapoor, S.N. Tripathi, Jankidas, B.M. Vyas

Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi (1966)

Prithviraj Kapoor, Biswajeet, Sharmila Tagore, Sailesh Kumar, Mumtaz, Helen, Madhumati, B.M. Vyas, Asit Sen, Labiby Mady

Zabak (1961)

Mahipal, Shyama, Krishna Kumari, Sahira, B.M. Vyas, Achala Sachdev, Manher Desai, Uma Dutt, Muzaffar Adeeb, W.M. Khan, Babu Raje

I pay respect to Shri B. M. Vyas and pray to God to give him everlasting peace and solitude .

I must admit it was difficult to gather information about Shri Vyas . I rummaged through many websites and gathered information about him and his films . I wanted to put the information about his films and the posters of his films in my blog space so that students of my acting institute , Vidur’s Kreating Charakters should know at least a little bit about him and his histrionics .

So called best acting schools of Mumbai are silent about him . Self – proclaimed famous acting institutes of India have no time for a veteran like B. M. Vyas . Upstarts of some acting classes of Bollywood are not bothered about this chapter of our film industry . They are busy abusing me on social net – working sites and blowing their own rotten , rickety trumpets .

I pay my respect and will always remember ” Sampoorn Ramayan “ , in which he played Ravan to the hilt . I saw the film during my childhood and loved his portrayal of Ravan .

[ I have taken information and trivia about his films from a website : http://www.fridaycinemas.com/MoviesByCelebrities.aspx?Cname=B.M.%20Vyas

I express my gratitude ]

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

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Hugo Chavez of Venezuela

Posted on March 8, 2013 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA MARCH 08 , 2013 03.50 P.M.

I don’t think Latin American countries attract attention of many Indians . Even a discerning student of world history and general knowledge will find it difficult to name all the countries of the region . To know the names of the ruling presidents and prime ministers of the Latin American countries is next to impossible . But Hugo Chavez attracted attention and till his death he continuously dominated the headlines of news papers of the world .

Hugo Chávez, President since 1999. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías ; ( 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013 ) was the President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when it merged with several other parties to form the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which he led until his death.

The logo for the PSUV, Chávez’s openly socialist political party founded in 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Following his own political ideology of Bolivarianism and “socialism of the 21st century“, he focused on implementing socialist reforms in the country as a part of a social project known as the Bolivarian Revolution, which has seen the implementation of a new constitution, participatory democratic councils, the nationalization of several key industries, increased government funding of health care and education, and significant reductions in poverty.Under Chavez, Venezuelans’ quality of life improved and the poverty rate fell from 48.6 percent in 2002 to 29.5 percent in 2011, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America.

Born into a working-class family in Sabaneta, Barinas, Chávez became a career military officer, and after becoming dissatisfied with the Venezuelan political system, he founded the secretive Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200 (MBR-200) in the early 1980s to work towards overthrowing it. Chávez led the MBR-200 in an unsuccessful coup d’état against the Democratic Action government of President Carlos Andrés Pérez in 1992, for which he was imprisoned. Released from prison after two years, he founded a social democratic political party, the Fifth Republic Movement, and was elected president of Venezuela in 1998.

Venezuelan president Carlos Andrés Pérez in 1975 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

While I was going through the article about him in Times of India , I came to know some startling facts about Venezuela under Chavez rule .

1 – Chavez nationalized the oil industry and then used the export earnings for poverty eradication , healthcare and general education .

2 – During his tenure , poverty dropped dramatically in Venezuela . From 61% in 1997 it dropped to 33% .

3 – During Chavez era share of extremely poor dropped from 30% to 9% .

4 – He made education free up to university level . Now one in three Venezuelans is currently enrolled in higher education . This ratio is the 5th highest ratio in the world . UNESCO has recognized that illiteracy has been eliminated in Venezuela .

5 – During Chavez rule , food imports was reduced . From 90% in 1980 it came to 30% in 2011 .

6 – Due to food programmes and boost to food production during Chavez rule malnutrition dropped to 5% .

7 – Infant mortality dropped from 25 per 1000 in 1990 to 13 in 2010 .

8 – From 18 doctors per 10,000 people , Venezuela now boasts 58 doctors per 10,000 .

9 – 96% of the population of Venezuela has now access to clean drinking water .

My admiration for Chavez grew after going through these statistics . Earlier Venezuela was not even known to many . And now the whole world is mourning Chavez’s death . From the ruler of an unknown country , he became a world figure .

I , along with all the current students and staff of Vidur’s Kreating Charakters , deeply mourn his death . May his soul rest in peace .

[ I have taken few facts of Chavez’s life from Wikipedia . Statistics about Venezuela have been taken from Times of India . I express my gratitude . ]

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

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Vidur’s Film Diary – February 2013

Posted on March 1, 2013 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA MARCH 01, 2013 04.05 P.M.

Month of February , 2013 will only be remembered for the unexpected success of films like ; ” Special 26 ” and ” Kai Po Che ! ” . ” Vishwaroop “ also generated sparks and some controversy but it died down soon . Not so impressive performance of ” Murder 3 “ was a shocker .

Tweets of Mr. Komal Nahta and Mr. Taran Adarsh , which I re-tweet , shows the current trends of the industry .

Tweets

25 Jan Komal Nahta ‏@KomalNahta RACE 2 does not entertain enough.It’ll not be able to win the b.o.race.Read my full review at http://komalsreviews.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/race-2-review/ …

25 Jan Komal Nahta ‏@KomalNahta Read my RACE 2 review in Hindi at @KomalNahta) की समीक्षा http://bit.ly/11WpoZT
1 Feb Komal Nahta ‏@KomalNahta

For all the hype and hoopla, Kamal Haasan’s VISHWAROOP is a commercial flop. Read my complete review at http://komalsreviews.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/vishwaroop-review/ …

1 Feb Komal Nahta ‏@KomalNahta LISTEN… AMAYA is the film’s title. But is anyone ready to listen or watch it? Read my full review at http://komalsreviews.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/listen-amaya-review/ …

1 Feb Komal Nahta ‏@KomalNahta VISHWAROOP opening shockingly poor in spite of controversy and free publicity. DAVID initial so dull that it cud well be called DISMAL DAVID

1 Feb Komal Nahta ‏@KomalNahta RACE 2 ends the 1st week with a net all-India total of just around Rs. 65-66 crore. Huge dip in collections after weekend.

3 Feb taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh #Vishwaroop [Hindi version] Fri 1.89 cr, Sat [revised] 2.57 cr. Total: Rs 4.46 cr.

3 Feb taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh #David [Hindi version] Fri 69 lacs, Sat 83 lacs. Total: Rs 1.52 cr.

3 Feb taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh #Race2 [2nd Week] Fri 3.5 cr, Sat 5.5 cr. Total: Rs 85.1 cr nett.

5 Feb taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh #Race2 [2nd Week] Mon 2.5 cr. Total: Rs 94.1 cr

5 Feb taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh #Vishwaroop [Hindi] passes the ‘Monday test’ with less than 50% fall. Monday *early estimates* 1.15 cr to 1.25cr.

4 Feb taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh #Race2 collected Rs 15.5 cr nett in Weekend 2. Grand total: Rs 91.6 cr nett. Breakup for Weekend 2:- Fri 3.5 cr, Sat 5.5 cr, Sun 6.5 cr.

4 Feb taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh #Vishwaroop collected approx Rs 7.56 cr + nett in its opening weekend. Breakup:- Fri 1.89 cr, Sat 2.47 cr, Sun 3.2 cr.
4 Feb taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh
#David collected approx Rs 2.41 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup:- Fri 69 lacs, Sat 83 lacs, Sun 89 lacs.

22h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

#Vishwaroop [1st Week; actuals] Hindi version: 11.55 cr. Maintained very well on weekdays.

9htaran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

#Special26 collected approx Rs 26.5 cr to 27 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup:- Fri 7 cr, Sat 9 cr, Sun 10.5 cr to 11 cr.

9htaran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

#ABCD collected approx Rs 19.5 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup:- Fri 5.5 cr, Sat 6.5 cr, Sun 7.5 cr.

9htaran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

It was a damn good weekend for the industry. Both #Special26 and#ABCD fetched very good numbers over the weekend. Detailed report soon.

10 Febtaran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

#Murder3 heralds the birth of talented storyteller, director Vishesh Bhatt. He reinvents the brand #Murder with this film. No stopping him!

Feb 22 taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

Update: #KaiPoChe starts well at plexes, #ZilaGhaziabad at single screens http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/update/id/311/date/2013-02-22 …

4 hrs taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

EXCLUSIVE OVERSEAS DATA: #KaiPoChe triumphs, #ZilaGhaziabad non-starter! http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/461 …

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New Hindi Film Releases & Me :

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First Week – February 01

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1 -Midnight’s Children …………………………………………… Soha Ali Khan

2 – David …………………………………………………………….. Neil Nitin Mukesh

…………………………………………………………………………. Monica Dogra

…………………………………………………………………………. Shweta Pandit

…………………………………………………………………………. Adhir Bhatt

3 – Vishwaroop ……………………………………………………. X

4 – Mai ……………………………………………………………….. X

5 – Listen…Ameya ……………………………………………….. X

6 – Pyar Ka Jalwa …………………………………………………. X

7 – Deewana Main Deewana ……………………………………. Priyanka Chopra

Second Week – February 08

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1 – ABCD ……………………………………………………………. X

2 – The Unsound …………………………………………………. X

3 – Special 26 …………………………………………………….. Jimmy Sheirgill

……………………………………………………………………….. Divya Dutta

Third Week – February 15

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1 – Murder 3 …………………………………………………….. X

2 – Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story ………………………………. Vivek Oberoi

Fourth Week – February 22

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1 – Kai Po Che ! …………………………………………………. Abhishek Kapoor

……………………………………………………………………… Amit Sadh

2 – Zila Ghaziabad …………………………………………….. Vivek Oberoi

……………………………………………………………………… Divya Dutta

……………………………………………………………………… Minissha Lamba

……………………………………………………………………… Eijaz Khan

……………………………………………………………………… Geeta Basra

3 – Rise of the Zombie ……………………………………….. X

In total …………… 15 …………….. films got released in February . Out of these ………….. 15………… released films ……….. 07 ………… films have …………… 16 ……………. persons , who are trained by me .

Out of these ……….16 ……… persons , Divya Dutta and Vivek Oberoi came twice and Geeta Basra made guest appearance . Abhishek Kapoor is the writer and director of ” Kai Po Che ! “

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New Regional Films & Me :

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1 – Gujarati : Manav Gohil is playing main lead in ” Saptapadii “.

My ………….. 01 ………………. student in ……….. 01 ………….. regional film .

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TV Trivia & Me :

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1 – Vijay Badlani is doing ” Khamoshiyan “ on Star Plus .

2 – Mrunal Jain is doing ” Uttaran “ on Colors TV .

3 – Rohit Khurana is doing ” Dil Ki Nazar Se – Khoobsurat “ on Sony TV .

My ……………. 03 ……….. students in ………… 03 ……………. shows on different channels .

I congratulate all the above mentioned students of mine on behalf of all the current students and staff of Vidur’s Kreating Charakters . It is heartening and very satisfying to note that in February 16 students of mine got work in major films and serials . I need not proclaim that mine is the best acting school in Mumbai or the most successful acting class in India or the most famous acting institute of Bollywood . 16 working students in a month makes my position clear .

May they shine in their chosen field !

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA