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  • Roy Kapur Films & Wiip will perform sequence based on William Dalrymple’s ‘The Anarchy’

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Siddharth Roy Kapur’s manufacturing banner Roy Kapur Films and American studio Wiip on Thursday launched the sequence adaptation of creator William Dalrymple’s novel “The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company”.

    The two companies have employed screenwriter Jeremy Brock, recognized for his work on movies such “The Last King of Scotland” and “Mrs.Brown”, to adapt the e e-book, which charts the rise of the East India Company and the best way it grew to turn into the first worldwide firm power by conquering an entire subcontinent.

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    “The Anarchy” will be mounted as a world co-production between Wiip and Roy Kapur Films.

    It will be produced all through the US, UK and India, a press launch acknowledged.

    The e e-book tells the excellent story of how one among many world’s most opulent empires, the Mughal empire, disintegrated and received right here to get changed by the British East India Company – a dangerously unregulated private agency based a whole bunch of miles away in a small London office merely 5 residence home windows huge.

    Published in 2019, the e e-book was one among The Wall Street Journal’s Best Books of the Year.

    “We are delighted to announce that we have brought on board the acclaimed BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Jeremy Brock, to adapt William Dalrymple’s global bestseller ‘The Anarchy’ into a premium series. Jeremy’s expertise in crafting intricate character-driven narratives that are deeply rooted in history and setting them against a huge canvas, makes him the perfect collaborator for this project. We look forward to creating a globally relevant series together that will appeal to audiences across geographies, languages and cultures,” Kapur acknowledged.

    The sequence will be authorities produced by Wiip’s Paul Lee, Kapur, and XPat Productions’ Naz Haider.

    MUMBAI: Siddharth Roy Kapur’s manufacturing banner Roy Kapur Films and American studio Wiip on Thursday launched the sequence adaptation of creator William Dalrymple’s novel “The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company”.

    The two companies have employed screenwriter Jeremy Brock, recognized for his work on movies such “The Last King of Scotland” and “Mrs.Brown”, to adapt the e e-book, which charts the rise of the East India Company and the best way it grew to turn into the first worldwide firm power by conquering an entire subcontinent.

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    “The Anarchy” will be mounted as a world co-production between Wiip and Roy Kapur Films.

    It will be produced all through the US, UK and India, a press launch acknowledged.

    The e e-book tells the excellent story of how one among many world’s most opulent empires, the Mughal empire, disintegrated and received right here to get changed by the British East India Company – a dangerously unregulated private agency based a whole bunch of miles away in a small London office merely 5 residence home windows huge.

    Published in 2019, the e e-book was one among The Wall Street Journal’s Best Books of the Year.

    “We are delighted to announce that we have brought on board the acclaimed BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Jeremy Brock, to adapt William Dalrymple’s global bestseller ‘The Anarchy’ into a premium series. Jeremy’s expertise in crafting intricate character-driven narratives that are deeply rooted in history and setting them against a huge canvas, makes him the perfect collaborator for this project. We look forward to creating a globally relevant series together that will appeal to audiences across geographies, languages and cultures,” Kapur acknowledged.

    The sequence will be authorities produced by Wiip’s Paul Lee, Kapur, and XPat Productions’ Naz Haider.

  • KJo Recalls Playing Cupid For Vidya Balan – Siddharth Roy Kapur: ‘Hosted a Dinner…’

    Karan Johar recalled internet hosting a dinner for Vidya Balan And Siddharth Roy Kapur and being cupid.

    Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar just lately made an look on Twinkle Khanna’s discuss present The Icons which is presently on YouTube. During the present, Twinkle in contrast Karan with Netflix matchmaking star Sima Taparia. She mentioned, “You are the Sima aunty of the movie business. You keep doing this matchmaking and your father did the same thing. Because when I was interviewing Waheeda Rehman ji, she mentioned that your father fixed up her marriage, it’s some genetic predisposition to get people together.” To this, Karan Johar replied by saying, “It’s in the genes!”

    The filmmaker then revealed how his late father performed a matchmaker for Shashi Rekhi and Waheeda Rehman. He mentioned, “I remember Shashi uncle and Waheeda aunty matchmaking happened with both papa and mamma and I remember there have been some other instances also which people may not know. But I don’t know, I feel very happy to do this.” He added, “I take on the responsibility like I have to do it. It just makes me very happy to do it. It’s like one of the agendas in my life to bring people together.”

    Karan Johar recalled internet hosting a dinner for Siddharth and Vidya

    Karan Johar additional revealed that he additionally performed cupid to Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapur. He mentioned, “it’s very strange, Vidya called me the other day. It was her 12th anniversary, and she was like, because you know I had introduced her to Siddharth Roy Kapur and she was like, I wanna thank you. I haven’t said it enough. I am so touched by this call, more than any feedback I’ve got, that call meant the world to me. I remember telling Sid that Vidya will be lovely for you and bumping into Vidya at an event”. Karan additionally mentioned, ‘I hosted a dinner for the two and rest is history’.

    Meanwhile, on the work entrance, Karan, on his fiftieth birthday earlier this 12 months, introduced that he would quickly be directing an motion movie. However, he hasn’t shared any replace on that. Apart from that, his different directorial, Rocky aur Rani ki Prem Kahaani that includes Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh will hit the theatres on April 28, 2023.

    Published Date: November 16, 2022 10:13 PM IST

  • Mira Rajput Hails Vidya And Shefali For Calling Out Sexism at Home

    Mira Rajput Hails Vidya Balan And Shefali Shah: In an interview, Bollywood actors Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah mentioned how women and men are handled in another way within the household, and Mira Rajput agreed. Jalsa‘s leading ladies were talking about how women were frequently disturbed on the phone while working, but their husbands, Siddharth Roy Kapur and Vipul Amrutlal Shah were not. Mira shared a video of Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah’s interview on her Instagram story. Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah known as out the double requirements at house.Also Read – IIFA 2022: Shahid Kapoor And Nora Fatehi’s BTS Dance Video Goes Viral, Fans Tag Mira Rajput – Watch Video

    Mira, who’s married to actor Shahid Kapoor, praised Vidya and Shefali’s feedback, emphasizing {that a} lady’s job is worthy of recognition. Sharing the interview on her Instagram story, Mira captioned it, “Equality starts at and extends to the home. Whatever she does, a woman’s work deserves respect. So next time you think about interrupting her calls, be ready to be asked what to make for the dinner in the middle of yours,” together with clap emojis as she hailed the Jalsa actors. Also Read – IIFA 2022: Date, Timings, Nominations, Actors’ Performances And Everything You Need to Know

    Mira Rajput Hails Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah:

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    In an interview with Quint in March, Vidya and Shefali made the comment whereas selling their movie Jalsa. Mira was drawn to the video after SheTheIndividuals posted it on their Instagram account. On March 18, Jalsa, starring Vidya Balan and Shefali as co-leads, was launched on Amazon Prime Video. Vidya performed a well-known journalist within the movie, whereas Shefali Shah performed her chef, whose daughter was injured in a hit-and-run tragedy.

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  • Vidya Balan on why she determined to not work with husband Siddharth Roy Kapur: ‘Don’t need anybody to say…’

    Bollywood actors Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah, who will quickly be seen collectively within the upcoming movie Jalsa, spoke about not collaborating with their producer husbands in a current interview. Vidya, who’s married to producer Siddharth Roy Kapur, mentioned that they determined to by no means work collectively once more after their 2013 movie Ghanchakkar. The Sherni actor informed Film Companion that after Ghanchakkar didn’t do nicely, they have been each low and that’s when Vidya determined that one in all them must be the pillar if the opposite one goes by way of a lull.

    She additionally added that by way of financial compensation, she is going to evaluate what a co-actor is getting paid as compared. “I’ll start comparing how much he is paying another actor vs how much he is paying me. If he is paying another actor more, I’ll hate it. I want to be the most valued in his eyes,” she mentioned.

    Vidya additionally added that it takes loads of exhausting work to get to the place that they’ve reached and she or he doesn’t need it to get diluted as a result of somebody may say that her achievements occurred due to her husband. “I also think that I don’t want anyone to reduce my achievements to saying this happened for you because of your husband because one has worked very hard to get here and as much as I love him, I don’t want that to happen for either of us. It’s very reductive in a lot of ways. People say na aapka toh production house hai na and I say mere pati ka hai, mera nahi hai, fark hai. (People say you have a production house, and I say it’s not mine, it is my husband’s, there is a difference) They don’t understand it,” she mentioned.

    Shefali Shah, who’s married to producer Vipul Shah, shared that she has labored together with her husband on the movie Waqt and the current internet collection Human. The Delhi Crime actor mentioned that Vipul’s movies are very totally different from the sort of content material that she needs to do. She additionally mentioned that whereas she is an actor, Vipul’s work and his productions have an effect on your complete household.

    Shefali Shah in a nonetheless from Human.

    “I genuinely believe that Vipul’s films alter the lives of all of us, the entire family. And his cinema is very different from what I have done so far. Humans was where we kind of.. (we met). He will never offer me something if he doesn’t think it’s not worth it and I have never asked him to do anything for me because like I said, it’s much bigger than me just getting a role, his film is much bigger. And it is of far more value to the entire family, than just me,” she mentioned.

    Jalsa is scheduled to launch on March 18 on Amazon Prime Video.

  • Rakesh Sharma biopic Saare Jahan Se Achha will certainly be made: Producer Siddharth Roy Kapur

    Producer Siddharth Roy Kapur says Saare Jahan Se Achha shouldn’t be shelved as it’s a nice story that’s near his coronary heart. Roy Kapur is producing Saare Jahan Se Achha, primarily based on the lifetime of astronaut Rakesh Sharma. The biopic will likely be directed by Mahesh Mathai from a script by famous author Anjum Rajabali.
    The filmmaker, whose newest manufacturing Netflix sequence Aranyak is receiving beneficial critiques, mentioned he wouldn’t wish to make any remark until work begins on Saare Jahan Se Achha. “The film will definitely be made. It is a project that is close to our heart. We would not like to say anything till we go on floors,” Roy Kapur, recognized for Dangal, Haider, Barfi, and Kai Po Che!, advised PTI.
    Saare Jahan Se Accha underwent fairly a number of adjustments in casting since its announcement in 2017.
    Superstar Aamir Khan was first approached to be solid as Sharma. Later, Shah Rukh Khan was being thought-about to play the lead. He had come near doing the movie however issues didn’t materialise.
    Names of Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, and Farhan Akhtar have cropped up in media stories however there was no official affirmation.
    Speaking about getting the correct solid for the movie, Roy Kapur mentioned each venture faces difficulties, including that the names of few actors have been speculated by the media. “Every movie is tough to make. One has to just be sure you don’t lose religion and belief within the story. The story is most necessary.
    “You need resilience and faith because most great movies get made after going through many ups and downs in the cost of making the movie. And that’s what makes them even more special when they finally come to audiences,” he added.
    Saare Jahan Se Accha will likely be produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Ronnie Screwvala below their banners Roy Kapur Films and RSVP Films respectively.
    Besides this movie, Roy Kapur has slate of movies within the pipeline akin to Ishaan Khatter’s action-war movie Pippa, comedy-drama Gobar that he’s co-producing with famous person Ajay Devgn, a madcap comedy with Taapsee Pannu and Pratik Gandhi and Rocket Boys, a SonyLIV sequence primarily based on the lifetime of Indian nuclear physicists Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai.

    The producer mentioned it has been a aware choice to again completely different tasks.
    “I am happy to be doing content across multiple genres. What binds them together is a great story,” he added.

  • Vidya Balan Opens up on Marriage With Siddharth Roy Kapur: ‘Being Taken For Granted is Terrible, Spark Goes Away’

    Bollywood actor Vidya Balan has for the primary time opened about her marriage with husband Siddharth Roy Kapur, who’s a movie producer, founder and managing director of Roy Kapur Films and the President of the Producers Guild of India. Vidya and Siddharth have been married for over 9 years and are seen as some of the enduring {couples}. Recently, Vidya Balan doles out relationship recommendation and emphasises why it’s needed for each companions to not take one another with no consideration. In an unique interview with ETimes, the Kahaani actor even revealed about her married life and the teachings she has learnt within the final eight years. Also Read – Vidya Balan Opens Up on Body-Shaming, Says ‘I Thought My Body Betrayed Me, Weight Had Become National Issue’ Speaking about marriage, Vidya Balan spilt how the spark goes away in marriage, “Marriage involves a lot of work, I agree because you are living with a person you haven’t grown up with. It is so easy for you to take the other person for granted, and that is a terrible thing to happen. And that is when the spark goes away in marriage.” Also Read – Shakeela Trailer: Watch Richa Chadha-Pankaj Tripathi’s Powerful Performances; Netizens Say ‘Vidya Balan is Irreplaceable’ Vidya has shared issues she has learnt previously few years. “What I have discovered in these eight years is that the work involved is the effort not to take the other person for granted, and therefore it’s been joyous. If you slip up there, it’s not as exciting, just becomes mundane. I love the work that is required to be put in to keep the marriage strong and exciting”. the actor informed the portal. Also Read – Arshad Warsi: I’m Way More Successful Than Most People With a Fat Bank Balance | Exclusive Interview

    Vidya and Siddharth’s love story began when Vidya met Siddharth Roy Kapur on the backstage of  Filmfare awards ceremony. On the work entrance, Vidya Balan is understood for her stellar performances in movies like The Dirty Picture, Paa, Kahaani, Kahaani 2, Tumhari Sulu, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Mission Mangal amongst others.

  • Bollywood will certainly return to Kashmir to shoot movies, says Siddharth Roy Kapur

    Image Source : INSTAGRAM/VIDYABALANCAFE Bollywood will certainly return to Kashmir to shoot movies, says Siddharth Roy Kapur
    Bollywood will certainly return to Kashmir to shoot movies and produce the Valley again to the silver display like within the Fifties and 60s, filmmaker Siddharth Roy Kapur stated on Sunday. Kapur alongside together with his spouse and actress Vidya Balan and actor-producer Arbaaz Khan was at Gulmarg in north Kashmir to attend a two-day winter pageant organized by the Army.

    “I say on behalf of the Indian film industry that we will definitely be coming to Kashmir very often in the future to shoot,” Kapur, who additionally heads the Producers Guild of India, advised reporters at Gulmarg.

    He stated Kashmir was a ravishing place and he meant to go to the Valley typically.

    “We do not need to talk about how beautiful the location is. We intend to come here very often and bring film crews here. We will see that we are able to bring Kashmir back to Indian screens the way it was in the 1950s and 60s,” the filmmaker stated.

    Thanking the Army for the invite, Kapur stated the go to gave them a chance to expertise such a beautiful place.

    “The hospitality of the Army and the Kashmiri people has been incredible,” he stated, including Kashmir is “a sentimental place” for him as his dad and mom occurred to have met within the Valley. Balan stated, “I hope I get one other alternative to go to Kashmir. I hope I come right here for a movie taking pictures.

    Actor-producer Arbaaz Khan additionally expressed hope that movie crews will return to the valley. “There is no reason not to be here, this place is truly amazing,” he stated.

    The occasion witnessed a bunch of actions together with snowboarding, snowmobile, ATV race, and snow biking, apart from cultural performances by famend artists of the valley.

    General officer Commanding (GoC), Dagger Division, Major General Virendra Vats, stated the occasion was organised to supply a platform to native artists to showcase their expertise and to supply a fillip to the tourism trade in Kashmir and lend help to the individuals who depend on the trade.