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Vidur’s Film Diary – October 2015

Posted on November 15, 2015 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA OCTOBER 15 , 2015 11.10 P.M.

[ MILESTONE : Vidur’s Film Diary completed 6th year of its existence in May 2015. June 2015 marks the beginning of its journey in the 7th year. ]

As an ACTING TRAINER my success rate was 40% in the year 2013 – 2014 . It jumps to 55% in 2014 – 2015. This is unprecedented for any ACTING INSTITUTE or ACTING TRAINER. I am continuously writing Vidur’s Film Diary since 6 years. And to my utter surprise I am noticing that there were no lean months in these 6 years. It never happened that a month came and there were no student in any of the 5 fields of entertainment, which my diary covers. There were more than a dozen working students every month.

For the full understanding of my body of work in 2013 – 2014 & 2014 – 2015, please watch the 05 videos posted below :

1 : ” Jai Ho “ : http://youtu.be/cZzBa4sHXMQ

2 : ” One By Two “ : http://youtu.be/0WCMfQiPdGI

3 – ” O Teri “ & ” Main Tera Hero “ : http://youtu.be/Se9Mp1iFexQ

4 – ” Khatron Ke Khiladi – 5 “ : http://youtu.be/UYPcFYWC0xg

5 – ARMAAN JAIN : http://youtu.be/cnuWJ3Vwqbo

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Obituary :

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Ravindra Jain :

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Last month it was music director Aadesh Shrivastava, and this month it is the turn of music director Ravindra Jain. He died on October 09, 2015 in Mumbai. He was 71 years old at the time of his death.

Ravindra Jain is one of the most notable of the Hindi music directors who started his career in the early 1970s, composing for hit films such as Saudagar (1973), Chor Machaye Shor (1974), Geet Gaata Chal (1975), Chitchor (1976), Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye (1977), Paheli(1977), Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978) and Nadiya ke paar (1982). Along with composing music, he also wrote the lyrics for many of his famous songs. Raj Kapoor gave him super hit films such as Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985) and Henna (1991). He, in between, did B. R. Chopra’s Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978) and Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980) .

He gave music for Ramanand Sagar’s hit serial Ramayan also.

Manorama :

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Veteran Tamil actor and comedienne Manorama died on October 10, 2015 in Chennai. She was 78 years old at the time of her death. She acted in more than 1,500 films, 5,000 stage performances and several TV shows. She entered in Guinness Book of World Records in 1985 for acting in more than 1000 films. She, along with various Tamil and Telugu films, also acted in a Hindi film “Kunwara Baap” with Mehmood.

She was awarded Padma Shri in 2002 for her contribution in the field of cinema.

Ajit Singh Deol :

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Younger brother of Dharmendra, uncle of Sunny and Bobby Deol and father of Abhay Deol, Ajit Singh Deol died on October 23, 2015.

He produced films like ” Meharbaani ” [ 1982 ] , ” Barsaat [ 1985 ] and ” Khotte Sikkay ” [ 1974 ].

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New Hindi Film Releases & Me :

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First Week – October 02

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1 – Singh Is Bliing ……………………………………………………….. Harry Josh

2 – Talvar …………………………………………………………………… X

3 – Manchali Padosan …………………………………………………. X

Second Week – October 09

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1 – Jazba …………………………………………………………………………….. X

2 – Hum Sub Ullu Hain ……………………………………………………….. X

Third Week – October 16
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1 -Pyaar Ka Punchnana 2 ……………………………………… Kartik Aaryan

2 -Bumper Draw ………………………………………………………………………. X

3 – Chinar Daastaan – E – Ishq ………………………………………………….. X

4 – Jaatiwad ……………………………………………………………………………… X

5 – Hogaya Dimaagh Ka Dahi …………………………………………………….. X

6 – Operation Greenhunt ………………………………………………………….. X

7 – Un-Indian …………………………………………………………………………… X

8 – Wedding Pulav ……………………………………………………………………. X

Fourth Week – October 22
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1 – Shaandaar …………………………………………………………………. Alia Bhatt

2 – Angoori Bani Angaara …………………………………………………………….. X

3 – Ranviir The Marshal ………………………………………………………………. X

Fifth Week – October 30

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1 – Guddu Ki Gun ………………………………………………………….. Flora Saini

2 – Once Upon A Time In Bihar ……………………………… Neetu Chandra

3 – Love Exchange …………………………………………………………………… X

4 – Main Aur Charles ……………………………………………………………….. X

5 – Mere Sai Ram …………………………………………………………………….. X

6 – The Last Horror …………………………………………………………………. X

7 – Titli …………………………………………………………………………………….. X

In total ………..……… 23 ………..….. films got released in October. Out of these ……………..….. 23 …………………… released films in total ………………….. 05 ……………………… films have …………… 05 ……………. artistes , who are trained by me .

Out of these ………………… 05 ………………… persons , …………… 04 ……… are actors . And the remaining …………. 01 ……………… Neetu Chandra is the producer of ” Once Upon A Time In Bihar ” .

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New Regional Films & Me :

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1 – Telugu : Anushka Shetty is playing female lead in ” Rudhramadevi “.

2 – Telugu : Allu Arjun is playing male lead in ” Rudhramadevi “.

My ……….. 02 ………. students in ……….. 01 ……….. regional film.

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TV Trivia & Me :

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1 – Karishma Tanna is hosting a show ” Love School “ on MTV .

2 – Upen Patel is hosting a show ” Love School “ on MTV .

3 – Kalki Koechlin is hosting a show ” Sketch To Store “ on Bindass TV .

4 – Mohit Daga is doing a show ” Kumkum Bhagya “ on Zee TV .

5 – Mrunal Thakur is doing a show ” Kumkum Bhagya “ on Zee TV .

6 – Gurmeet Chaudhary is hosting a show ” I Can Do That “ on Zee TV .

7 – Dino Morea is hosting a show ” I Can Do That “ on Zee TV .

8 – Kishwar Merchant is participating in ” Bigg Boss 9 “ on Colors TV .

9 – Rimii Sen is participating in ” Bigg Boss 9 “ on Colors TV .

10 – Vikas Bhalla is participating in ” Bigg Boss 9 “ on Colors TV .

11 – Tara Sharma is hosting ” Tara Sharma Show “ on Colors TV .

12 – Hussain Kuwajerwala is co – hosting ” Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi “ on Star Plus TV .

13 – Manish Goel is doing a show ” Bhagyalakshmi “ on Zee TV .

My ……….………. 13 …………….….. students in ………………… 08 ……………. shows on TV .

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Theatre & Me :

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1 – Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal is playing a role in ” Agnes Of God “.

2 – Juhi Babbar is playing a role in ” Begum Jaan “.

3 – Juhi Babbar is playing a role in ” Salaam .. 1950 Ke Naam “.

4 – Kunal Kapoor is playing a role in ” Ek Punjab Ye Bhi “.

5 – Bhavna Pani is playing a role in ” Ila “.

My …………. 04 ………….. students in ………… 05 …………. plays .

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Commercials & Me :

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1 – Saif Ali Khan is the Brand Ambassador of ” Neva Thermals ” .

2 – Dinesh Soni is the Brand Ambassador of ” Century Laminates ” .

3 – Dinesh Soni is the Brand Ambassador of ” Amul Bodywarmer ” .

4 – Jimmy Sheirgill is the Brand Ambassador of ” Oleev Active ” .

5 – Perizaad Zorabian is the Brand Ambassador of ” Godrej Hair Color ” .

6 – Smita Bansal is the Brand Ambassador of ” Goldie Masale ” .

7 – Divyajyoti Sharma is the Brand Ambassador of ” Chings Chinese ” .

8 – Katrina Kaif is the Brand Ambassador of ” fbb Big Bazaar ” .

9 – Hritik Roshan is the Brand Ambassador of ” DC Tex Furnishing ” .

10 – Hritik Roshan is the Brand Ambassador of ” Send My Gift ” .

11 – Bhisham Mansukhani is the Brand Ambassador of ” Officer’s Choice Blue ” .

12 – Ayaz Khan is the Brand Ambassador of ” Everest Masala ” .

13 – Mahima Mehta is the Brand Ambassador of ” Everest Masala ” .

14 – Sonam Kapoor is the Brand Ambassador of ” PNG Jewellers ” .

15 – Sameer Soni is the Brand Ambassador of ” Zafri Pan Masala ” .

16 – Arjun Kapoor is the Brand Ambassador of ” Flying Machine ” .

My ………….. 14 …………… students in …………… 15 …………… commercial campaigns .

My 05 students appeared in 23 films , 02 students in 01 regional film , 13 students in 08 TV shows , 04 student in 05 plays and 14 students appeared in 15 Ads .

Thus total number of students working in the month of October 2015 comes to 38.

I challenge ” Facebook Acting Institute ” , who love to fabricate data of their success and post photoshopped pictures of their institute as evidence , to come out with their data. I know that Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Kumar Vishwas of acting field are not going to take my challenge.

On behalf of all the students & staff of VIDUR Acting Institute , VIDUR Editing Studio , VIDUR Club and VIDUR Merchandise, I congratulate my above mentioned 38 students .

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

[ Information about Ravindra Jain, Manorama and Ajit Singh Deol have been taken from Wikipedia and various newspapers. Name, cast & crew of all the released films have been taken from http://www.koimoi.com

I express my gratitude. ]

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

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Vidur’s Telly Tales – 16 : Bigg Boss Connection [ E ]

Posted on October 13, 2015 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA OCTOBER 13, 2015 01.30 A.M.

The hugely popular annual telly show Bigg Boss is here again in its 9th season. I watched the premier show on Sunday i.e. on October 11, 2015.

I found to my amazement that this season of Bigg Boss has 3 participants, who were trained by me. They are : Kishwar Merchant, Rimii Sen & Vikas Bhalla.

It is so uncanny that from Season – 1 to Season – 6, there were 2 students of mine as participants in every season.

Season – 7 had 3 students of mine as participants.

Season – 8 had the maximum students. There were 5 participants.

Now Season – 9 again has 3 students, like season 7.

There is just one regret. No student of mine were able to get the coveted title. Karishma Tanna was the only student, who became the 1st RUNNER UP in the 8th season.

Here is the complete list of all the participants.

Bigg Boss – Season – 1 : Amit Sadh / Ragini Shetty

Bigg Boss – Season – 2 : Monica Bedi / Zulfi Syed

Bigg Boss – Season – 3 : Aditi Govitrikar / Shamita Shetty

Bigg Boss – Season – 4 : Ashmit Patel / Samir Soni

Bigg Boss – Season – 5 : Mahek Chahal / Amar Upadhyay

Bigg Boss – Season – 6 : Niketan Madhok / Karishma Kotak

Bigg Boss – Season – 7 : Tanishaa Mukerji / Hazel Keech / Apurva Agnihotri

But ” Bigg Boss – Season 8 “ surpasses all the other seasons. It has 5 participants who are my students :

Bigg Boss – Season – 8 : Karishma Tanna / Minissha Lamba / Aarya Babbar / Pritam Pyaare / Upen Patel

Bigg Boss – Season – 9 : Kishwar Merchant / Rimii Sen / Vikas Bhalla

Thus total number of students, who participated in previous seasons of Bigg Boss and are there in the current 9th season , comes to 23.

I challenge all the acting institutes, including ” Facebook Acting Institute ” , who love to shout from the housetop, to come out with their data regarding Bigg Boss Seasons. I don’t think I will get any response. There is deafening silence as usual.

On behalf of all the students & staff of VIDUR Acting Institute , VIDUR Editing Studio , VIDUR Club and VIDUR Merchandise, I congratulate my above mentioned 23 participant students of Bigg Boss Show.

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

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Life As An Acting Trainer : 26 Years – 92% Success Rate

Posted on September 2, 2015 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA SEPTEMBER 02, 2015 07.00 P.M.

Mumbai is flooded with acting institutes. Everyday a new acting institute mushrooms and starts claiming that it is the best one. There are few old ones also. Though, they have passed their prime but still claim to be in the race. Then there are few upstart trainers, who have delusion of grandeur and success. It is but natural that aspiring actors get confused and are hoodwinked by these con trainers. These “Bunty & Bablis” try every trick from the book and sometimes succeed also in trapping these aspirants.

Therefore it becomes imperative to chronicle true success stories to save gullible students from the clutches of unscrupulous and con acting trainers. I am writing this blog so that such ARVIND KEJARIWALS of acting training should get exposed and shouldn’t go unchallenged.

When ” Bajrangi Bhaijaan “ got released and took the box office by storm, there were several articles in the news papers. It collected 100 crores by the first weekend and thus became the 1st ever Hindi film to enter THE BIG CLUB so quickly.

Bombay Times, dated July 21, 2015, published an article about THE BIG CLUB. It chronicled all the 35 Hindi movies till date, which are the biggest earners.

Out of 35 films, there is 1 film in 300 Crore Club / 1 film in 250 Crore Club / 3 films in 200 Crore Club / 7 films in 150 Crore Club and 23 films in 100 Crore Club .

I am so happy to announce and stating this fact with great pride that out of these 35 block-buster films, there are only 3 films which have no students of mine [ JUST 3 FILMS ]. These films are ” Ghajini ” , ” Holiday ” and ” Ek Villain “ . Apart from these 3 films my students are there in all the remaining 32 films. This is unparalleled feat. This is unprecedented success story. This is so humbling as an acting trainer. I don’t think any other acting trainer can claim such humongous success story. Even FTII, Pune [ Film & television Institute of India ] can claim such success in recent times. FTII gave many luminaries to the film industry but that was eons ago. It was during Shri Roshan Taneja’s time. This so-called premier (?) acting institute’s recent accomplishments are negligible compared to mine.

I am giving the whole list of films published in the July 21, 2015 issue of Bombay Times. Name of my students working in these films are also mentioned. It is now for the discerning public to judge the facts.

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300 CRORE

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PK = Anushka Sharma / Ranbir Kapoor [ S.A.]

250 CRORE

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Dhoom 3 = Katrina Kaif / Uday Chopra

200 CRORE

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Kick = Jacqueline Fernandez

Chennai Express = Nikitin Dheer / Rohit Shetty / Shekhar Ravjiani

3 Idiots = Kareena Kapoor Khan

150 CRORE

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Ek Tha Tiger = Katrina Kaif

Happy New Year = Sonu Sood / Shekhar Ravjiani

Krrish 3 = Hritik Roshan / Vivek Oberoi / Priyanka Chopra

Yej Jawaani Hai Deewani = Ranbir Kapoor / Kalki Koechlin

Dabangg 2 = Arbaaz Khan / Kareena Kapoor / Flora Saini / Nikitin Dheer

Tanu Weds Manu Returns = Jimmy Sheirgill / Eijaz Khan

Bajrangi Bhaijaan = Kareena Kapoor Khan

100 CRORE

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Bang Bang = Hritik Roshan / Katrina Kaif / Jimmy Sheirgill / Shekhar ravjiani

Boduguard = Kareena Kapoor / Hazel Keech / Katrina Kaif [ S.A. ]

Dabangg = Arbaaz Khan / Sonu Sood

Singham Returns = Kareena Kapoor Khan / Rohit Shetty

Rowdy Rathore = Kareena Kapoor Khan [ S.A. ]

Agneepath = Hritik Roshan / Priyanka Chopra / Katrina Kaif [ S.A. ]

Ready = Arbaaz Khan / Arya Babbar / Nikitin Dheer / Kishan Kumar

RA.ONE = Kareena Kapoor / Arjun Rampal / Shekhar Ravjiani / Priyanka Chopra [ S.A. ]

Ghajini = XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Housefull 2 = John Abraham / Jacqueline Fernandez / Shazahn Padamsee / Sajid Khan

Holiday = XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ram Leela = Priyanka Chopra [ S.A. ]

Don 2 = Priyanka Chopra / Kunal Kapoor / Hritik Roshan [ S.A. ]

Jai Ho = Daisy Shah / Genelia Deshmukh / Pulkit Samrat / Tulip Joshi / Vikas Bhalla / Ashmit Patel / Vatsal Sheth

Barfi = Ranbir Kapoor / Priyanka Chopra

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag = Sonam Kapoor / Divya Dutta

Golmaal 3 = Kareena Kapoor Khan / Rohit Shetty

Jab Tak Hai Jaan = Katrina Kaif / Anushka Sharma

ABCD 2 = Varun Dhawan / Pooja Batra [ S.A. ]

2 States = Alia Bhatt / Arjun Kapoor

Bol Bachchan = Krushna Abhishek / Jeetu Verma / Rohit Shetty

Singham = Sudhanshu Pandey / Rohit Shetty

Ek Villain = XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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In total my 81 students appeared in above mentioned 32 films. Out of these 81 students, ROHIT SHETTY, SAJID KHAN & ARBAAZ KHAN are film directors. KISHAN KUMAR & ARBAAZ KHAN are producers and SHEKHAR RAVJIANI [ Vishal-Shekhar fame ] is the music director. Rest are actors.

On behalf of all the students & staff of VIDUR Acting Institute , VIDUR Editing Studio , VIDUR Club and VIDUR Merchandise, I congratulate my above mentioned 81 students .

May God bless them !!

[ I have taken the list of films from Bombay Times. I express my gratitude. S.A. in red stands for SPECIAL APPEARANCE. ]

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

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Vidur’s Film Diary – January 2014

Posted on February 19, 2014 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA FEBRUARY 19, 2014 02.30 P.M.

2014 is the 25th year of my acting training career. In the Silver Jubilee year of my acting training career, I am posting …..57 th ……edition of Vidur’s Film Diary.

Month of January 2014 saw the unabated victorious march of ” Dhoom 3 “ , the highest all-time grosser of Hindi film industry. It earned 272 crores within 04 weeks and created a new record after dashing all previous box office records and finally collected 284.27 crores.

” Krrish 3 “ , a Hritik Roshan film , stands second with the All – India net collection of INR 244.92 crore in India and INR 300.00 crore worldwide . ” Chennai Express “ stands third with INR 227.13 crores .

” Jai Ho “, a Salman Khan starrer, was released in the 4th week of January 2014 it and finally ended the long march of ” Dhoom 3 “. It is the new member of 100 crore club. It finally earned INR 110.78 crores.

The Silver Jubilee year of my acting training career is also important and significant for one more reason. ” Jai Ho “ becomes the first ever film to have 8 students of mine in one film . DAISY SHAH , GENELIA DSOUZA , ASMIT PATEL , PULKIT SAMRAT , TULIP JOSHI , VATSAL SHETH , & VIKAS BHALL are the actors and ALVIRA AGNIHOTRI is the Costume Designer of the film .

I am posting links of the two videos, which were made to commemorate the occasion :

1 : http://youtu.be/cZzBa4sHXMQ

2 : http://youtu.be/0WCMfQiPdGI

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Obituary :

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Suchitra Sen :

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Legendary reclusive actor of Bengali films, Suchitra Sen died on January 17 , 2014 at the age of 82 in Kolkata. In a career spanning 25 years , she did 60 Bengali and Hindi films. She will always be remembered by Hindi film connoisseurs for her 07 Hindi films

Posting link of the blog , which I wrote about her :

Kamal N. Chaturvedi ‏@VidurChaturvedi 15h

Suchitra Sen : Ei Poth Jodi Na Shesh Hoi…… http://wp.me/ptyXI-3fY

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New Hindi Film Releases & Me :

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First Week – January 03

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1 – Sholay 3D …………………………………………………. X

2 – Mr. Joe B. Carvalho ……………………………………. Soha Ali Khan

…………………………………………………………………….. Geeta Basra

…………………………………………………………………….. Karishma Kotak

Second Week – January 10

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1 – Dedh Ishqiya ………………………………………….. X

2 – Yaariyan ……………………………………………….. Sayali Bhagat

…………………………………………………………………. Krishan Kumar

Third Week – January 17

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1 – Karle Pyaar Karle …………………………………… X

2 – Miss Lovely …………………………………………… X

3 – Paranthe Wali Gali ………………………………….. X

4 – Strings of Pasion …………………………………….. X

Fourth Week – January 24

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1 – Jai Ho ………………………………………………….. Daisy Shah

……………………………………………………………….. Genelia Dsouza

……………………………………………………………….. Ashmit Patel

……………………………………………………………….. Pulkit Samrat

……………………………………………………………….. Tulip Joshi

……………………………………………………………….. Vatsal Sheth

……………………………………………………………….. Vikas Bhalla

……………………………………………………………….. Alvira Agnihotri

Fifth Week – January 31

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1 – One By Two …………………………………………. Preeti Desai

………………………………………………………………. Amit Kapoor

In total …………… 10 …………….. films got released in January . Out of these ………….. 10 ………… released films ……….. 04 ………… films have …………… 15 ……………. artistes , who are trained by me .

Out of these ………. 15 ……… persons , ………… 12 ……….. are actors . Among the rest ………. 03 ……. Amit Kapoor and Krishan Kumar are the producers of ” One By Two ” and ” Yaariyan “ respectively . Alvira Agnihotri is the Costume Designer of ” Jai Ho ” .

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TV Trivia & Me :

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1 – Viraf Phiroz Patel is playing an important role in ” Ek Boond Ishq “ on Life OK TV .

2 – Manish Naggdev is playing an important character in ” Pavitra Rishta “ on ZEE TV .

My ……………. 02 ……….. students in ………… 02 ……………. shows on TV .

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Commercials & Me :

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1 – Hritik Roshan is the Brand Ambassador of ” J. Hampstead ” .

My ………….. 01 …………… student in …………… 01 …………… commercial campaign .

As an acting trainer / acting tutor , though , it was not a very significant and satisfying month , but still I am happy . My 15 students appeared in 04 films , 02 students in 02 TV serials and 01 student appeared in 01 Ad also . Thus total number of students working in the month of January 2014 comes to 18 .

On behalf of all the students and staff of VIDUR Acting Institute , I congratulate all my above mentioned 18 students .

VIDUR Editing Studio , VIDUR Club and VIDUR Theatre would also like to wish them well in their glorious journey ahead .

May they shine in their chosen field .

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

www.kreatingcharakters.net

www.jaibhojpuri.com/profile/VidurChaturvedi

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Vidur’s Film Diary – October 2012

Posted on November 1, 2012 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA NOVEMBER 01, 2012 00.45 A.M.

Month of October ended without any big surprises . Shridevi’s come back film ” English Vinglish “ was a surprise hit but Rani Mulherjee’s film ” Aiyyaa “ failed miserably . Karan Johar‘s ” Students of The Year “ introduced 3 new comers , who were appreciated . Film is a big hit among youngsters .

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

Tweets

#OMG collected approx Rs 18.5 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup [estimates]:- Fri 4.25 cr, Sat 6.5 cr, Sun 7.75 cr.

#Heroine fell sharply in Weekend 2. Collected Rs 3.5 cr nett in Weekend 2, taking 10-day total to Rs 40.6 cr nett.

#KamaalDhamaalMalamaal is a disaster. Ranks amongst the lowest openers of the year.

#Barfi *India biz* Rs 96.3 cr nett till Sunday. Tomorrow [Gandhi Jayanti holiday], the film should cross 100 cr nett mark.

UTV is on a roll with two back to back 100 cr films – #RowdyRathore and #Barfi.

#Barfi [3rd Week] Tue 4.25 cr. Grand total: 103.05 cr nett.

#OMG Fri 4.25 cr, Sat 6.5 cr, Sun 7.9 cr, Mon 4.6 cr, Tue *est* 8 cr. Total: 31.25 cr nett. Excellent!

#Barfi Wed 1.5cr, total 104.55cr nett … #Heroine Wed 62 lacs, total 42.95cr nett.

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#Barfi 3-week total stands at approx Rs 105.65 cr nett. Super Hit.

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#Heroine 2-week total stands at Rs 43.45 nett. Plus film, if one adds the revenue generated from theatrical and non-theatrical avenues.

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#EnglishVinglish movie review: A remarkable motion picture. Strongly recommended! http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/547397 …

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#OMG collected Rs 36.94 cr nett in Week 1. Breakup:- Fri 4.25 cr, Sat 6.5 cr, Sun 7.9 cr, Mon 4.6 cr, Tue 7.37, Wed 3.32 cr, Thu *est* 3 cr.

#OMG *revised figures* [2nd Week] Fri 3 cr, Sat 4.68 cr, Sun 6.33 cr. Grand total: Rs 51 cr nett.

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#Chittagong movie review: A genuine effort that needs to be encouraged, appreciated and applauded! http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/566614 …

#EnglishVinglish *est* Fri 2.51 cr, Sat 4.5 cr, Sun 6.27 cr, Mon 2.05 cr, Tue 2 cr, Wed 1.9 cr. Total: Rs 19.23 cr nett. Rock-steady!

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#Aiyyaa movie review: Arresting, amusing, entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable! http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/549597 …

#BhootReturns review: Is amongst Ramgopal Varma’s weakest films! http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/546645 …

#OMG collected approx Rs 23.5 cr nett in Week 2, taking the 2-week total to approx Rs 60 cr nett. Super Hit.

#EnglishVinglish collected Rs 21 cr nett in Week 1. Fri 2.51 cr, Sat 4.5 cr, Sun 6.27 cr, Mon 2.05 cr, Tue 2 cr, Wed 1.9 cr, Thu 1.7 cr.

19 Oct

#OMG 73 cr, #EnglishVinglish 32.4 cr, #Aiyyaa 6.25 cr, #BhootReturns 4.75 cr, #Makkhi 3.42 cr http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/top5/id/906/date/2012-10-19 …

19 Oct

#OMG is unaffected by new releases. Collected approx Rs 13 cr nett in Week 3, taking the 3-week total to approx Rs 73 cr nett. Super Hit.

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Update: #SOTY proves KJo’s BO power, clout amongst audience, film opens BIG http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/update/id/298/date/2012-10-19 …

#SOTY passes the ‘Monday test’ with flying colors. Collects *approx* 5 cr nett on Monday. Excellent

#SOTY has 48 cr Week 1, superb! http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/top5/id/908/date/2012-10-26 …

25 Oct

#Barfi 4th Week – 11 cr, 5th Week – 4 cr. Total: 120.62 cr nett. 3rd biggest grosser of 2012. Overtakes #Agneepath in India and Overseas.

25 Oct

#Barfi is the 3rd highest grosser of 2012, after #EkThaTiger and #RowdyRathore. Both #Barfi and #RowdyRathore are UTV films… contd.

#AjabGazabbLove movie review: Decent entertainer with a lilting musical score http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/550897 …

#Rush movie review: Looks like a rushed job. Comes across as a half-baked product! http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/502853 …

Amongst new releases, #AjabGazabbLove has an edge. Opening is better than other new releases.

Update: Mixed response for new releases, #SOTY continues to lead http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/update/id/299/date/2012-10-26 …

All of today’s releases open to horifyingly poor houses.Colections in 100s of rupees,not even 1000s,at many cinemas.Shows cancelled at some.

BHOOT RETURNS…but RGV’s horror magic doesn’t return.Few chills,few thrills,excitement gets killed. Read my review at http://komalsreviews.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/bhoot-returns-review/ …

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Lovely gaane,excellent Rani..but a weak backbone (script) make AIYYAA a boring film..Opening dull.. Read my review at http://komalsreviews.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/aiyyaa-review/ …

TAI KE NAAM is a terribly boring film about land-grabbing. Read my review ar http://komalsreviews.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/in-the-name-of-tai-tai-ke-naam-review/ …

19 Oct

Fun, frolic, full masti! That’s what the newest hit, SOTY, is. KJo is the Maker Of The Year! Read my review at http://komalsreviews.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/student-of-the-year-review/ …

In spite of Navratri,Durga pooja,SOTY day 1 is aprox.9.25 crore(this is not final figure).FANTASTIC for a film with no establishd lead star!

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Dull, dry, drab and devoid of entertainment… That’s CHAKRAVYUH. Read my review at http://komalsreviews.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/chakravyuh-review/ …

Rush takes poor start. Ajab Gazabb Love opening good at places,dull at places.Collections of SOTY better than new films at many centres!

No rush in cinemas for RUSH… Read my review at http://komalsreviews.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/rush-review/ …

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Obituary :

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Varsha Bhosle :

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A well – known figure in the world of internet blogging and daughter of legendary Asha Bhosle , Varsh Bhosle committed suicide on October 08, 2012 . She was 56 years old at the time of her death .

I am posting link of the obituary , which I have written on my blog space about her :

9 Oct

Kamal N. Chaturvedi ‏@VidurChaturvedi

Sad End of Varsha Bhosle http://wp.me/ptyXI-2mq

Yash Chopra :

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Iconic film – maker , eternal romantic Yash ji died on October 21 , 2012 . Never imagined that I would be writing obituary about him so soon .

But life is cruel . He too left us . Posting link of the obituary :

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Kamal N. Chaturvedi ‏@VidurChaturvedi

Yash Chopra : ” Waqt ” Stopped ; ” Silsila ” Snapped http://wp.me/ptyXI-2p1

Jaspal Bhatti :

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A satirist , an actor , a producer and director Jaspal Bhatti died at the age of 57 in a road accident . His car rammed into a tree on October 24 , 2012 when he was returning after promoting his latest film ” Power Cut ” .

Posting link of my obituary :

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Kamal N. Chaturvedi ‏@VidurChaturvedi

Jaspal Bhatti : This Is Not Funny Sir Ji ! http://wp.me/ptyXI-2pi

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New Hindi Film Releases & Me :

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First Week – October 05

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1 – English Vinglish …………………………………………….. X

2 – KLPD ……………………………………………………………. Vivek Oberoi

Second Week – October 12

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1 – Aiyyaa …………………………………………………………. X

2 – Chittagong ……………………………………………………. X

3 – Bhoot Returns ………………………………………………..X

4 – In The Name Of .. Tai ………………………………………. X

5 – Prem Mayee ………………………………………………….. Sanjay Suri

6 – Login …………………………………………………………… X

Third Week – October 19

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1 – Student of The Year ………………………………………… Varun Dhawan

………………………………………………………………………… Shekhar Ravjiani

2 – Janleva 555 …………………………………………………… Kalpana Pandit

3 – Delhi Safari ……………………………………………………. Akshaye Khanna [ Voice ]

4 – Shudra – The Rising …………………………………………. X

Fourth Week – October 26

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1 – Chakravyuh ……………………………………………………. Arjun Rampal

…………………………………………………………………………. Sameera Reddy

2 – Rush ………………………………………………. ……………. Emraan Hashmi

3 – Ajab Gazabb Love ……………………………. …………….. Arjun Rampal

In total …………… 15 …………….. films got released in October . Out of these ………….. 15 ………… released films ……….. 08 ………… films have …………… 09 ……………. persons , who are trained by me .

Out of these ……….09 ……… persons , Shekhar Ravjiani is the music director of ” Student Of The Year ” . Remaining ……….. 08 ……. are actors . Arjun Rampal has 2 releases , so he is mentioned twice .

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TV Trivia & Me :

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1 – Priyamvada Pandey is doing an important role in ” Niyati “ on Sahara One .

2 – Rajneesh Duggal is playing Ram in ” Ramleela “ on Life OK .

3 – Vikas Bhalla is doing an important role in ” Uttaran “ on Colors .

4 – Sonali Bendre is anchoring a show ” Hindustan Ke Hunarbaaz “ on Life OK .

My ……………. 04 ……….. students in ………… 04 ……………. shows on several channels .

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Theatre & Me :

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1 – Sid Makkar is playing main lead in ” Where Did I Leave My Purdah ” .

2 – Raju Hanchanale is playing an important role in ” Deorala 1987 ” .

3 – Sonali Sachdev is enacting a role in ” The Vagina Monologues ” .

4 – Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal is enacting a role in ” The Vagina Monologues ” .

My …………… 04 ………….. students in ………….. 03 …………. plays .

I congratulate all the above mentioned students on behalf of all the current students and staff of Vidur’s Kreating Charakters . May they shine in their chosen field .

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

www.kreatingcharakters.net