Showing posts with label Malegaon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malegaon. Show all posts
Moviegoers burst crackers during Tiger 3's screening; exhibitors and trade experts express concern
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After firecrackers were burst in a Maharashtra movie theatre during a screening of Tiger 3, endangering both life and property, we speak to exhibitors and experts
Rishabh Suri (HINDUSTAN TIMES; November 14, 2023)
On Sunday, a show of the latest of 2023’s big-ticket theatrical offerings, Tiger 3, saw fans setting off literal fireworks to celebrate the actor’s entry sequence, in a theatre in Malegaon, Maharashtra. The scary visuals in the video being circulated online show audience members running for cover in a situation that could have easily turned disastrous.
“It’s highly deplorable. Strict action should be taken against those responsible,” says Shibasish Sarkar, President of the Producers Guild of India. Pranav Garg, exhibitor and managing director, Maya Palace Multiplex, Muzaffarnagar (UP), shares, “The theatre in this video must have been a single-screen cinema with no guards. It is the responsibility of the licensee, or the cinema owner, for the life and safety of the viewers. How can firecrackers be allowed inside? This is very wrong.”
A similar incident had taken place in 2021 during a screening of Khan’s film Antim: The Final Truth, which the actor had condemned in a statement. The latest incident has left exhibitors, too, worried. Akshaye Rathi tells us, “I love to see people have a good time in theatres, but it’s important that we take cognizance of the fact that something like this both damages property and endangers lives.”
Fans had got cakes, garlands and firecrackers at our property, too, but we only allowed them to burst them in a 100% fireproof area in the parking lot, with no vehicles around.
- Pranav Garg, Exhibitor
I am against even dancing inside the theatres. This rowdy behaviour must be checked, not only by authorities but also condemned by the stars. Otherwise, in the long term, the audience will stop coming to theatres.
- Vivek Agnihotri, Filmmaker
Malegaon film industry churns out fun movies, and sees a 100 per cent return of investment-Adarsh Gourav
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Set to explore an industry that works with limited money but abundant passion, Adarsh says it’s time to put the spotlight on Malliwood
Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; July 31, 2023)
Colloquially referred to as Malliwood, the Malegaon film industry is touted to be one that makes films on a limited budget, but with immense passion. Fittingly then, when Adarsh Gourav was approached to be part of a movie that takes inspiration from this industry, the actor was intrigued.
“When director Reema [Kagti] told me about Malegaon, I knew I was going to say yes to it. I have heard about the Malegaon industry before and it is interesting to know how they make and finance movies. It is one of the most underrated film industries that churns out fun movies, and sees a 100 per cent return [of investment],” he says, further adding that the industry deserves to receive its due credit.
He doesn’t deny that the opportunity to have a Reema Kagti-film on his resume is one that he wasn’t willing to let slip. “I feel lucky that I got to work with her. She is energetic, witty and fearless, and has a gift. She can write and present characters that come from all walks of life. The people she writes about are confident but vulnerable, and full of flaws. Her desire to find the imperfection in each character makes her special. This film is about a bunch of misfits who admire the movies, and decide to make them in their own way.”
Meanwhile, Gourav dons a look from the ’80s for Guns & Gulaabs, an upcoming comic crime thriller created by Raj and DK. He also has Kho Gaye Hum Kahan in his kitty.
Salman Khan offers a helping hand to villagers in Panvel
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Actor is reaching out with essentials to the needy in Malegaon too, besides city suburbs like Bandra, Madh Island and Kalyan, even as he continues to support daily wage workers
Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; May 5, 2020)
Salman Khan was among the first Bollywood actors to lend support to the industry’s daily wage workers, directly transferring money to the bank account of 25,000 people registered with FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees, a worker’s union). Soon after, the actor got in touch with CINTAA (Cine & TV Artists Association) to help out-of-work actors registered with the body, then, repeated the process with the lookalikes of B-Town’s A-listers as also vertically challenged actors registered with the All India Special Artistes Association.“Salman has transferred money to the accounts of approximately 32,000 daily wage workers from different sectors of the industry in April. Another transaction to the same lot will happen around May 15. He is transferring the money in installments to ensure a steady flow of income,” revealed a source.
On Sunday night, Salman posted a video of himself loading foodgrains and vegetables in bullock cart and tractors at his farmhouse in Panvel. Mirror has learnt that in the midst of Coronavirus lockdown, the actor has been supporting all the villagers living close to his farmhouse. “He has supplied rice, lentils, vegetables, eggs and foodgrains to over 1000 families in the villages around Panvel, some of the essentials are grown in his own farm,” the source acknowledged, adding that villagers have been asked to reach out to the 54-year-old actor or his team in case of an emergency or urgent need.
“He has also procured and distributed hundreds of sanitisers and soaps to the locals so they can maintain basic hygiene.”
The source goes on to inform that recently, some people from a slum in Kalyan reached out for help and Salman got basic food items supplied to the entire locality through his on-ground team working in the city. “Around 500-600 families in Malegaon, which is one of the hotspots in Maharashtra, also got grains and vegetables recently from him, as also hundreds of impoverished families in Madh Island,” the source informed.
Meanwhile, his father, Salim Khan, who is living in their Bandra apartment, is actively involved in signing the cheques and getting things distributed in Mumbai. Salman is also in touch with his politician friend, Baba Siddique, and his son, Zeeshan, to reach the needy in Bandra and other remote suburbs.
The actor’s manager, Jordy Patel, confirmed the news to Mirror, saying, “Yes, Salman is helping in whatever way possible, on a day-to-day basis.”
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