Shankar
A Nostalgic Celebration: South Indian Cinema Icons Unite in Goa
A nostalgic reunion of South Indian film industry celebrities from the nineties recently took place in Goa, generating a buzz on social media. This gathering served as a heartfelt homage to a remarkable era in South Indian cinema, with attendees cherishing the friendships they built both on-screen and off. The event boasted an impressive lineup of notable figures, including legendary directors K S Ravikumar, Shankar, Lingusamy, and Mohan Raja, alongside the vibrant choreographer-director Prabhu Deva. Popular actors such as Jagapathi Babu and Meka Srikanth joined a host of leading lad | Click Here...
Bunty Aur Babli Recreates The Original Title Song
The makers of Bunty Aur Babli 2 are bringing back the title track from the original as a homage to the spirit of the original film. Sung by Siddharth Mahadevan, the Punjabi singer Bohemia, who has written and sung the rap also features in Bunty Aur Babli 2. The Title Track has been composed by Shankar Ehsaan and Loy. Speaking about the title track Rani Mukerjee says, “I think right from the moment YRF decided to make Bunty Aur Babli 2, they were sure that they would incorporate the title track from the original film even though our movie is completely rebooting the franchis | Click Here...
Robot Director Shankar Taken To Court Again
Shankar the maverick filmmaker from the South known for his big-screen fantasies has lately found himself in a bit of a legal jam. First there was the producer of Shankar’s 2005 Telugu blockbuster Anniyan. Producer Aascar V Ravichandran claimed—and rightly so—that the story and screenplay rights of Annniyan belonged to him and therefore Shankar was not within his rights to do the remake. Now comes an even bigger blow to Shankar’s epic plans with his long-delayed Indian 2 finding itself in a legal imbroglio. The producers Lyca Productions have now gone to court to forbid Shank | Click Here...
On The Death Anniversary Of Shankar, one-half of the legendary Shankar-Jaikishan Duo, Checkout Shankar’s 10 Finest
Between Shankar and Jaikishan who was the more gifted one? This debate surrounding musical duos has existed from the time Shankar-Jaikishan hyphened their super career, to the time of Nadeem-Shravan and Jatin-Lalit. Here are some of the superhit S-J’s chartbusters which were specifically created by Shankar. 1. Pyar hua ikraar hua(Shri 420,1955): Raj Kapoor gave S-J their first break in Barsaat in which Lata Mangeshkar broke out as a super-singer. The film featured a truckload of hit songs. Raj Kapoor’s Shri 420 came 6 years later. Thi | Click Here...
‘Baseless claims’ – Director Shankar issues statement in response to Producer V Ravichandran’s letter regarding Anniyan ‘rights’
Earlier today morning, fans of Ranveer Singh and director Shankar got a huge shock when they heard about Anniyan Producer V Ravichandran's claim for rights in the movie. Ravichandran issued a hard-hitting note to director Shankar regarding the rights of the film and how apparently it is illegal to move forward with the project without his permission. And now, in response to this, director Shankar has put forward a statement where he calls all the claims 'baseless'. Check out his entire statement below - | Click Here...
SHOCKING: A day after Ranveer Singh’s Anniyan remake announcement, producer V Ravichandran calls out Shankar for going ahead without his permission
When it comes to the Indian entertainment industry, verbal disagreements and disputes regarding film rights and story similarity are not uncommon. Well, once again, we hear a similar thing. As per reports in Times Of India, Anniyan movie producer V Ravichandran has openly called out director Shankar for announcing the remake without his permission. This happens just a day after Anniyan Hindi remake starring Ranveer Singh was announced. In the letter written by the producer, he calls the act 'illegal and unprofessional'. Check out the letter below - | Click Here...
BIG NEWS: Ranveer Singh collaborates with iconic director Shankar for ‘Anniyan’ adaptation, fans excited
Iconic director Shankar and Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh come together to create one of the biggest pan-Indian cinematic events of contemporary times - the official adaptation of cult blockbuster Anniyan! Bringing these creative giants together for the very first time will be veteran film producer Dr. Jayantilal Gada (Pen Studios). The pan-Indian entertainer is slated to go on the floors in Mid 2022. It will be co-produced by God Bless Entertainment and the *music of the film will be available on Saregama. How exci | Click Here...
OFFICIAL: Superstar Ram Charan collaborates with director Shankar for a big movie
The biggest announcement of 2021 is right here! While the news of theatres reopening to full capacity sent cheer in the fraternity, now, it's time to make one of the biggest associations in the history of Indian cinema, official. Mega power star Ram Charan has locked his next ambitious project with the maverick Shankar who has given one of India’s biggest hits Robo 2.0. Ram and Shankar have now teamed up for the first time ever, for a mammoth pan-India project. With both Ram Charan and Shankar being extremely popular and super successful personalities, fans had been waiting for the | Click Here...
Basuda said I was his Shankar-Jaikishan: Rajesh Roshan
The late Basu Chatterjee’s music sense was to die for. It is no coincidence that he chose Rajesh Roshan to do the music and songs in 7 of his films Swami, Priyatama, Khatta Meetha, Dillagi, Baaton Baaton Mein, Man Pasand, Hamari Bahu Alka. Recalling their indelible association the reclusive Rajesh Roshan says in a rare interview, “Yes Basuda was a rarity. I’d call him a genius, a word often misused in the entertainment industry. His cinema had a rare life-like quality and he had a great music sense. We met for the first time in 1977 for Swami. I was introduced to Basuda by Hema | Click Here...
OMG: Kamal Haasan starrer Indian 2 to be shelved?
We all earlier heard the news of Kamal Haasan coming back with director Shankar for the sequel of the megahit film Indian. The movie also stars Rakul Preet Singh and Kajal Aggarwal. However, owing to different reasons, once being Kamal hospitalized in November 2019 followed by the accident mishap that took place on the sets, the shoot of the movie was already delayed till March and now because of the Covid-19 pandemic, everything is at a halt anyway. So that's why we hear that the makers are planning to shelve the movie for now. For more updates, stay tuned to IWMBuzz.c | Click Here...
Laxmikant-Pyarelal: The evergreen compositions from the duo
A perfect blend of mutual like talent, Laxmikant composed the melody and Pyarelal recorded songs. Laxmikant Sakharam Kudalkar was born in Gujarat, and was drawn towards music at an early age, and had self-taught himself to play mandolin. He also started performed at concerts. He was a big fan of Shankar Jaikishan. Pyarelal was born in Gorakhpur and his father was a well-known trumpet player, popularly known as Babaji. He taught his son the basics of music, giving him lessons in violin. Later, Pyarelal made Anthony Gonslaves his guru. The music duo paid tribute to Pyarelal’s guru in | Click Here...