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Vidur’s Film Diary – November 2016

Posted on January 15, 2017 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA January 15, 2017 06.45 P.M.

[ MILESTONE : Vidur’s Film Diary is now in the 8th year of its existence. In all these 8 years, unlike so-called “Best Acting Institutes of Mumbai” // “Best Acting Institutes of India” // “Best Acting Trainers of Mumbai” // “Best Acting Trainers of India” // “Best Acting Trainers of the World”, I have endured my journey with truth, tenacity and belligerence.

Surprisingly “Top Acting Institutes of Mumbai” // “Top Acting Institutes of India” // “Top Acting Trainers of Mumbai” // “Top Acting Trainers of India” // “Top Acting Trainers of the World” are conspicuous by their absolute silence on this front. ]

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VIDUR ACTING INSTITUTE

SUCCESS RATE : 2012 to 2015

Success Rate : 2012 – 2013 = 40 %

Success Rate : 2013 – 2015 = 55 %

Success Rate : 2015= = = = = 62.35 %

For the full understanding of my body of work in 2013 – 2014 / 2014 – 2015 & 2015 – 2016 , please watch my videos on my YouTube channel. Here is the link : www.youtube.com/ividur

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2016 has been a watershed year in my career. SAIYAMI KHER is the 12th and DIVYA SINGH is the 13th students to make debut in the past 09 years as lead actors in films.

In total 05 students of mine made debut in 2016 as lead actors. 04 in films and 01 student made debut in a serial.

1 – SHEKHAR RAVJIANI = [ 2016 Neerja ]

2 – PRAKASH JHA = [ 2016 Jai Gangaajal ]

3 – SAIYAMI KHER = [ 2016 Mirzya ]

4 – DIVYA SINGH = [ 2016 Ishq Junoon ]

1 – KRISH PATHAK – [ 2016 P.O.W. – Bandi Yuddh Ke – Serial ]

Here is the complete list. 2007 – 2016 :

1 – RANBIR KAPOOR = [ 2007 Saawariya ]

2 – SONAM KAPOOR = [ 2007 Saawariya ]

3 – NEIL NITIN MUKESH = [ 2007 Johnny Gaddar ]

4 – KATRINA KAIF = [ 2010 Raajneeti ]

5 – PULKIT SAMRAT = [ 2012 O Teri ! ]

6 – VARUN DHAWAN = [ 2012 Student Of The Year ]

7 – KALKI KOECHLIN = [ 2013 Yeh Jawaani Hai Dewani ]

8 – URVASHI RAUTELA = [ 2013 Singh Saab The Great ]

9 – ROHIT SHETTY = 2014 Khatron Ke Khiladi – Season 5 & 6 ]

10 – SHEKHAR RAVJIANI = [ 2016 Neerja ]

11 – PRAKASH JHA = [ 2016 Jai Gangaajal ]

12 – SAIYAMI KHER = [ 2016 Mirzya ]

13 – DIVYA SINGH = [ 2016 Ishq Junoon ]

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1 – PAWNI PANDEY = [ 2014 [ Singer ] for GULAAB GANG ]

2 – PRANALI GHOGARE – [ 2014 Mere Rang Mein Rangnewali – Serial ]

3 – SAMRIDDHA BAWA – [ 2014 Mere Rang Mein Rangnewali – Serial ]

4 – KRISH BHARATI PATHAK – [ 2016 P.O.W. – Bandi Yuddh Ke – Serial ]

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Obituary :

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Mukesh Rawal

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A Gujarati film, television and theatre actor, Mukesh Rawal died on November 17, 2016 in Mumbai.

He became famous after playing Vibhishan in Ramanand Sagar’s epic TV show ” Ramayan “. Apart from several Gujarati films, he was seen in Hindi films like ” Zid “‘ ” Satta “, ” Auzar “ and ” Kasak “.

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Hindi Films in November & Vidur Acting Institute :

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First Week – November 11

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1 – Chaar Sahibzaade : Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur …………. Harman Baweja

2 – Dongri Ka Raja ………………………………………………………. Ashmit Patel

3 – Ishq Junoon …………………………………………………………….. Divya Singh

4 – Rock On 2 …………………………………………………………….. Arjun Rampal

……………………………………………………………………………… Abhishek Kapoor

Second Week – November 18

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1 – Tum Bin II ……………………………………………………………. Sandali Sinha

………………………………………………………………………………… Krishan Kumar

2 – Force 2 ……………………………………………………………….. John Abraham

……………………………………………………………………………….. Genelia D’Souza

Third Week – November 25
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1 – Dear Zindagi ……………………………………………………………….. Alia Bhatt

………………………………………………………………………………………. Angad Bedi

…………………………………………………………………………………… Kunal Kapoor

2 – Moh Maya Money ………………………………………………………………….. X

3 – Saansein ………………………………………………………….. Rajneish Duggall

In total ………..……… 09 ………..….. films got released in November 2016 . Out of these ……………..….. 09 …………………… released films ………………….. 08 ……………………… films have …………… 13 ……………. artistes , who are trained by me .

Out of these ………………… 13 ………………… persons , …………… 11 ……… are actors and among the remaining …………. 02 ……………….. Abhishek Kapoor is the writer of ” Rock On 2 “ and Krishan Kumar is the Producer of ” Tum Bin II ” .

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Summary of October 2016

My 13 students appeared in 08 films .

Thus total number of students working in the month of November 2016 comes to 13 .

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On behalf of all the students & staff of VIDUR Acting Institute , VIDUR Editing Studio , VIDUR Club and VIDUR Merchandise, I congratulate my above mentioned 13 students .

May God bless them for making me proud and they shine in their chosen field .

[ List of released films, dates and other information have been taken from http://www.bollywoodhungama.com

I am indebted and I express gratitude. ]

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Vidur’s Telly Tales – 10 : 20 Years of ZEE TV

Posted on November 16, 2012 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA NOVEMBER 16 , 2012 00.35 A.M.

I came to Mumbai in 1989 . It was October 1989 precisely . That era belonged to Doordarshan a.k.a. DD . Fresh from the success of serials like ; ” Ramayan ” and ” Mahabharat “ , DD almost became omni – present . It’s all – pervading reach in India was unparalleled . For audience , it dished out various other popular programmes but there was clamour for more . Zee TV was the first to fill the void .

Zee TV’s very first logo used from 1 October 1992 until 16 June 2000. Wikipedia)

Zee TV’s second logo used in India from 17 June 2000 until 26 March 2005. Wikipedia)

Zee TV’s third logo used from 27 March 2005 until 18 June 2011. Wikipedia)

Zee TV’s fourth logo unveiled on 19 June 2011. Wikipedia)

It was India’s first satellite channel . It was launched in October 1992 with 3 hours of prime time programming . It started with some immensely popular non – fiction shows .

SAANP SEEDI [ 1992 ] : This show was hosted by Mohan Kapoor . It was based on the famous game for kids .

ANTAKSHIRI [ 1993 ] : This show was hosted by Anu Kapoor along with Renuka Shahane and some others .

KHANA KHAZANA [ 1993 ] : Its 15 years run is unparalleled .

AAP KI ADALAT [ 1993 ] : This Rajat Sharma anchored show was a trend setter . It was a must – watch on Sundays .

SA RE GA MA PA [ 1995 ] : It is one of the Zee TV’s longest running show . Its several seasons spread over almost 18 years .

DANCE INDIA DANCE [ 2009 ] : In the last 3 years it became one of the biggest and most succesful non – fiction show .

INDIA’S MOST WANTED : It is the new non – fiction show of Zee TV .

Apart from above mentioned non – fiction shows , Zee TV became a trend – setter with some of its fiction shows also .

TARA [ 1993 ] : This woman oriented show was first of its kind and it ran for almost 5 years . This Raman Kumar and Vinita Nanda show is considered a trend – setter even today . It was very bold for its time .

BANEGI APNI BAAT [ 1993 ] : It ran for 4 years and is the longest running weekly show on satellite channel .

PARAMPARA [ 1993 ] : Mohan Bhandari played main lead in this family drama .

ZEE HORROR SHOW [ 1993 ] : first of its kind , the show was hugely popular .

CAMPUS [ 1994 ] : This weekly college based serial revolved around the teacher and students .

HUM PAANCH [ 1995 ] : This Ekta Kapoor show will always be remembered because it is longest running weekly comedy show and Vidya Balan played one of the sisters .

SAILAAB [ 1995 ] : It was a shocker of its time because of its story of extra – marital affair .

AMANAT [ 1997 ] : It was the first family drama which was hit and set trend for the future family dramas .

Apart from above mentioned hugely successful shows , Zee TV’s recent shows are also very popular . They are ; SAATH PHERE , JHANSI KI RANI , AGLE JANAM MOHE BITIYA HI KIJO and PAVITRA RISHTA .

Initially Zee was number one but lost its numero Uno position to Star Plus when the latter came with ” Kaun Banega Crorepati “ . Zee TV’s current position oscillates between no. 2 and no. 3 . But there no denying the fact that Zee was a trend – setter and should be congratulated for that .

Several of my students had featured in various shows of Zee . I congratulate Zee TV on behalf of all the students and staff of Vidur’s Kreating Charakters .

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Remembering Dara Singh : Hindi Cinema’s 1st He Man

Posted on July 19, 2012 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

Dara Singh – A Young Wrestler

Dara Singh – An Old Father Figure

Dara Singh – An Era Ends

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA JULY 19 , 2012 01.35 A.M.

Hindi cinema‘s 1st he man , Hindi cinema’s 1st action hero , Hindi cinema’s 1st super hero and Hindi cinema’s 1st actor to appear on-screen without shirt , [ it happened much before Dharmendra and Salman Khan ] wrestler turned actor Dara Singh a.k.a. Deedar Singh Randhawa died on July 12 , 2012 in Mumbai . He was 83 years old at the time of his death .

Much before he entered Hindi film world as an actor , he was a world-famous wrestler . From a small village Dharmuchak near Amritsar , Punjab to the world arena of free – style wrestling , he bestrode it like a colossus . He went to Singapore and became Champion Of Malaysia in 1947 . After that he never looked back and never got defeated till the very end of his career . In 1983 in his last tournament in Delhi , he himself announced his retirement . An invincible inning thus ended . Winning titles like ; RUSTAM – E – PUNJAB [ 1966 ] , RUSTAM – E – HIND [ 1978 ] and RUSTAM – E – ZAMAN during his long , illustrious and always victorious career , enhanced his prestige and his popularity soared to new heights in India and he became an idiom for the whole generation of Indians .

I still remember watching his posters and other publicity materials during my childhood and teenage years with curiosity and with wide eyes . His wrestling events , which were highly popular and known as free – style wrestling , were talk of the nation during those days .

I could never watch his wrestling in akhada . Though I have heard his name during my school – college days . Me and my classmates were his huge fans .

Old Poster of Dara Singh’s Wrestling Event

In Wrestling Arena

I only knew him through his films . When I heard about his death , I was deeply saddened as one more icon of my childhood days , one more film hero of my growing years is gone forever . In those days his films were considered and were categorized as B – Great movies . But I have no shame to admit that I was his huge fan and used to watch his black & white flicks in the cinema halls of my home town Deoria . I still remember several noon and afternoon shows in Amarjyoti Talkies and Vijay Talkies of Deoria , when I sneaked into the dark interiors of these cinema halls to watch his films and used to wait for his arrival on-screen . His first appearance on-screen was always greeted with deafening uproar , whistles and claps of the audience including me . I still remember his action scenes and deeply miss them . His action scenes were raw , rustic and had their own charm . They were not mechanically choreographed like present day action scenes .

His first Hindi film was ” Sangdil ” [ 1952 ] . It coincides with my birth year . His first commercial hit was ” King Kong ” [ 1962 ] . His first Hindi film , which I watched , was “Faulad ” [ 1963 ] . This film , along with Dara Singh , had Mumtaz , her sister Minoo Mumtaz , who incidentally married Dara Singh’s younger brother Randhawa and Kamran , whose son Sajid Khan and daughter Farah Khan are well-known to the present generation of film – goers .

Later on I watched his other hits like ; ” Sikandar – E – Azam ” [ 1965 ] , ” Daku Mangal Singh ” [ 1966 ] , ” Balram Shri Krishna ” [ 1968 ] , ” Toofan ” [ 1969 ] , ” Nanak Dukhiya Sab Sansar ” [ 1970 ] , ” Mera Naam Joker ” [ 1970 ] , ” Sultana Daku ” [ 1972 ] , ” Lalkar ” [ 1972 ] , ” Mera Desh Mera Dharam ” [ 1973 ] , ” Har Har Mahadev ” [ 1974 ] , ” Warrant ” [ 1975 ] , ” Dharam Karam ” [ 1975 ] , ” Jai Bajrang Bali ” [ 1976 ] , ” Mard ” [ 1985 ] , ” Kal Ho Na Ho ” [ 2003 ] and ” Jab We Met ” [ 2007 ] .

He also appeared in some popular serials like ; ” Ramayan ” [ 1986 ] , ” Mahabharat ” [ 1988 ] , ” Uttar Ramayan ” [ 1989 ] and ” Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka ” [ 2006 ] .

Young Wrestling Hero – 1

Young Wrestling Hero – 2

Young Wrestling Hero – 3

Young Wrestling Hero – 4

Young Wrestling Hero – 5

Young Wrestling Hero – 6

Young Wrestling Hero – 7

Young Wrestling Hero – 8

Young Wrestling Hero – 9 With Mumtaz

Young Wrestling Hero – 10 With Helen

Young Wrestling Hero – 11 With Mumtaz

Young Wrestling Hero – 12

Young Wrestling Hero – 13

Young Wrestling Hero – 14

Young Wrestling Hero – 15 With Mumtaz

Young Wrestling Hero – 16

Young Wrestling Hero – 17 in Colour Era

Young Wrestling Hero – 18 in Colour Era

Dara Singh’s Film Poster – 1

Dara Singh’s Film Poster – 2

Dara Singh’s Film Poster – 3

Dara Singh’s Film Poster – 4

Dara Singh’s Film Poster – 5

Dara Singh’s Film Poster – 6

Dara Singh’s Film Poster – 7

Dara Singh’s Film Poster – 8

Dara Singh’s Film Poster – 9

Dara Singh’s Film Poster – 10

Dara Singh’s Film Poster – 11

Mera Naam Joker (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Dharam Karam (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Film Poster (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Jab We Met – The Last Film of The Legend

In Ramanand Sagar‘s Ramayan he played Bhagwan Hanuman and this portryal made him immortal .

Ramayan (TV series) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

As Hanuman in ” Ramayan ” Serial

His record in films , apart from wrestling arena , were also enviable . He directed 7 Punjabi films and 2 Hindi films . Apart from these , he produced 8 films and wrote story for 7 films . As an actor he appeared in 121 Hindi films and 21 Punjabi films . Out of these total 144 films , he played main lead in 58 films . Out of these 58 films , he worked with Mumtaz in 16 films and out of those 16 films 10 were super hits .

He was the first sportsman to be nominated to Rajya Sabha by Bharatiya Janata Party . He served as an MP from 2003 to 2009 .

With Ashok Kumar

With Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi & Amitabh Bachchan

Shri Dara Singh inaugurating Harakh Chand Nahata Marg (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

All India Jat Mahasabha Centenary Celebration 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Two Shades of The Legend

Collage of The legend

Life is ephemeral . One day one has to go for one’s celestial journey . It is heart – breaking that one by one all the icons of my growing years are leaving this world .

Farewell Dara Singh ji ! You were pride of our generation . I know there would be no one like you .

Rest in Peace sir !

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA