Apoorva Lakhia
Exclusive: Sonali Kulkarni joins the cast of Voot Select’s Crackdown season 2
Marathi actress Sonali Kulkarni, who has carved a veritable niche for herself in the entertainment industry over the years, is all set to entertain masses in a web show. As per a credible source, the talented actress has joined the cast of Voot Select’s Crackdown season 2 by Apoorva Lakhia. Earlier in the day, we reported about Sachin Parikh being part of the series. Now, we hear, Sonali has also been roped in to play an important character. The first season of Crackdown revolves around RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent Riyaz Pathan (Saqib Saleem) and his special ops te | Click Here...
The digital space has allowed every actor worth his salt to explore himself: Iqbal Khan
Iqbal Khan the favourite actor of many has entertained his fans and well-wishers with some soul-stirring performances in TV and web. He has of late been seen picking up tough and different kinds of roles on the digital space. His recent performance in Apoorva Lakhia’s web series for Voot, Crackdown is well-etched in the minds of his fans. In an exclusive conversation with IWMBuzz.com, Iqbal Khan talks of his experience working for the web platform and on his likings. Excerpts: Tell us about your Crackdown experience. W | Click Here...
There can’t be another Apoorva Lakhia ever in the industry: Tanya Desai on her Crackdown experience
Actress Tanya Desai who was seen in Rahul Roy’s Night and Fog has recently played an interesting character in Voot Select’s web-series directed by Apoorva Lakhia, titled Crackdown. The actress also made her debut in Tamil cinema opposite Daniel Balaji in Godman. Says Tanya, “Working with Apoorva Lakhia is the best experience of my life. I feel super proud that I got this opportunity to work under his supervision. There can’t be another Apoorva Lakhia ever in the industry. The way he works is very phenomenal as words cannot describe him. He is one of the most talented men I h | Click Here...
Review Of Voot Select’s Crackdown: A Crackling Espionage Thriller
Crackdown (Voot Select) Starring Iqbal Khan, Saqib Salim, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Rajesh Tailang Directed by Apoorva Lakhia Rating: **** Crackdown, the new suave series on RAW activities, treads on a familiar ground—RAW agents with problems amongst themselves trying to protect the country from terrorists with scars running across their cheeks with the dastardly ambition to match. But this one does it with style. If you have seen Apoorva Lakhia's large-screen projects you would see he has a knack of filming arresting action scenes. Crackdown too has its share | Click Here...
Ajay Chaudhary to play the anti-hero in ALTBalaji series Dr Donn
Dr. Donn the upcoming ALTBalaji series produced by Zeeshan Quadri’s Friday 2 Friday Entertainers Pvt. Ltd, will feature actors Nakul Sahdev, Shweta Basu Prasad, Vikram Kochhar, Aadesh Chaudhary, Akshay Dogra and many others. Actor Ajay Chaudhary who is presently seen playing a terrorist in Voot’s Crackdown, directed by Apoorva Lakhia will play a crucial role in the series. As per a reliable source, “Ajay Chaudhary will play an anti-hero in Dr. Donn. This will be another challenging role for the actor.” We buzzed Ajay but could not get through. We reached | Click Here...
It was a lifetime experience shooting with Apoorva Lakhia Sir for Crackdown: Ajay Chaudhary
Ajay Chaudhary is happy and satisfied with the scope he got in the Apoorva Lakhia directed web-series Crackdown that will beam on Voot. For the first time in his career, Ajay will don the role of a terrorist for which he has worked really hard. Last seen on television in the Sony SAB show Tenali Rama, Ajay tells us, “This has been a lifetime experience for me shooting with Apoorva Lakhia. I was not told about it being Apporva Sir’s series when I auditioned. I was thrilled when I was told by Apoorva Sir that I am playing the role. It is an important role, and there is a hug | Click Here...
Blast From The Past: When Apoorva Lakhia Saved Varun Dhawan’s Dad
David Dhawan had a close brush with mortality when he collapsed at Bunty Walia’s wedding reception in December 2012. David has only filmmaker Apoorva Lakhia to thank for being alive. It was Lakhia who rushed to David’s assistance when the veteran director fell violently ill at the reception. Strangely David Dhawan, an immensely popular figure in the film industry, got no help from most of the invitees who one is told, seemed “too shocked to react” to his sudden collapse. The entire restaurant was filled with David’s friends. He’s a very popular guy. But only Apoo | Click Here...
Tauqeer Alam Khan joins the cast of Apoorva Lakhia’s series Crackdown
Crackdown the Apoorva Lakhia series on Voot which was earlier titled Raftaar will stream soon. IWMBuzz.com has been exclusively writing about the cast in the series. We have till now written about Saqib Saleem, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Iqbal Khan, Waluscha De Sousa being part of the project. We now hear of actor Tauqeer Alam Khan being part of the series. As per a reliable source, “Tauqeer will play an interesting role in Crackdown.” We buzzed the spokesperson at Voot but did not get revert. Watch this space at IWMBuzz.com for exclusive updates. | Click Here...
Waluscha De Sousa bags Apoorva Lakhia’s series for Voot
Director Apoorva Lakhia’s spy thriller series for Voot titled Raftaar has been in the making and is creating a great buzz. The series has brought in a talented bunch of actors to play the prime roles. Actors Saqib Saleem, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Iqbal Khan, Ankur Bhatia are part of the series (reported by us at IWMBuzz.com). We now hear of model and actress Waluscha De Sousa being part of the series. Waluscha, as we know, debuted in film circuit with Shah Rukh Khan’s Fan. She has starred in movies Lucifer and Time to Dance. We buzzed Waluscha but could not get thr | Click Here...
After Haseena Parkar, Ankur Bhatia to work with Apoorva Lakhia for web-series
Director Apoorva Lakhia’s web-series for Voot titled Raftaar has a stellar cast. We have been reporting exclusively about this spy thriller having Saqib Saleem, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Iqbal Khan in central roles. We now hear of Ankur Bhatia of fame Haseena Parkar playing a crucial role in the series. Yes, Ankur has earlier combined with Apoorva Lakhia in films Zanjeer and Haseena Parkar. He has also featured in the film Sarabjit. As per a reliable source, “Ankur is now with the team of Raftaar in Kasauli, shooting for it.” We buzzed Ankur but could not g | Click Here...
Iqbal Khan bags Apoorva Lakhia series Raftaar for Voot
Director Apoorva Lakhia’s spy thriller series for Voot titled Raftaar will be a biggie in terms of storytelling and filming. We at IWMBuzz.com have earlier reported exclusively about actors Saqib Saleem and Shriya Pilgaonkar playing the lead roles in the series. We now hear of the big star Iqbal Khan joining them to be part of the series. Also read: IWMBuzz Iqbal, as we know, has been busy working with various digital projects, especially that of Shitty Ideas Trending. As per a reliable source, “Iqbal Khan will play a pivotal role in the series | Click Here...
Saqib Saleem to play lead in Apoorva Lakhia’s web-series Raftaar for Voot
Popular Director Apoorva Lakhia will soon come up with a spy thriller series which will stream on Voot. Lakhia who is known for his films as director Shootout at Lokhandwala, Zanjeer, Mission Istanbul, Haseena Parkar etc will now be the next big Bollywood Director to move to the web. The series will be a huge one in terms of its concept. News coming in is that ace actor Saqib Saleem will play the main lead role in the series. Saqib, as we know, had a breath-taking debut on the webspace with Rangbaaz for ZEE5. The actor known for his films Bombay Talkies, Dishoom, | Click Here...