<p>After winning hearts in India and<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/rani-mukerjis-hichki-is-a-blockbuster-in-china-earns-rs-100-crores-173684"> China</a>, Rani Mukerji starrer 'Hichki' has now bagged the Gryphon Award for the Best Film at the 49th edition of Giffoni Film Festival in Italy.<br />
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"'Hichki' is truly a universal film that has resonated with audiences across the world. The fact that children have voted `Hichki` as the Best Film of the festival just goes to show that the film`s story of overcoming odds and finding your own success is relevant to cinema lovers even in this age group," said Maneesh Sharma, the film`s producer. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/hichki-review-the-film-rests-on-rani-mukerjis-able-shoulders-and-she-doesnt-disappoint-36840">Read the film's review here.&nbsp;</a></p>

<p>The film festival has a special segment called Elements +10, where jurors range between the ages of 10 to 12 years. Over 1,500 children voted for seven feature films nations like China, Germany, Sweden, Australia and the Netherlands in the Elements + 10 category and 'Hichki' won the top honour.</p>

<p>'Hichki' is a heart-warming story of human triumph against stereotypes. It featured Rani as a determined school teacher who changes the lives of students from the economically backward strata, while dealing with her own nervous system disorder - Tourette Syndrome.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Yash Raj Films project grossed over Rs 250 crore worldwide. It was directed by Siddharth Malhotra.&nbsp;</p>


After winning hearts in India and China, Rani Mukerji starrer 'Hichki' has now bagged the Gryphon Award for the Best Film at the 49th edition of Giffoni Film Festival in Italy.

After winning hearts in India and China, Rani Mukerji starrer 'Hichki' has now bagged the Gryphon Award for the Best Film at the 49th edition of Giffoni Film Festival in Italy. "'Hichki' is truly a universal film that has resonated with audiences across the world. The fact that children have voted `Hichki` as the Best Film of the festival just goes to show that the film`s story of overcoming odds and finding your own success is relevant to cinema lovers even in this age group," said Maneesh Sharma, the film`s producer. Read the film's review here. The film festival has a special segment called Elements +10, where jurors range between the ages of 10 to 12 years. Over 1,500 children voted for seven feature films nations like China, Germany, Sweden, Australia and the Netherlands in the Elements + 10 category and 'Hichki' won the top honour. 'Hichki' is a heart-warming story of human triumph against stereotypes. It featured Rani as a determined school teacher who changes the lives of students from the economically backward strata, while dealing with her own nervous system disorder - Tourette Syndrome. The Yash Raj Films project grossed over Rs 250 crore worldwide. It was directed by Siddharth Malhotra.

Rani Mukerji's 'Hichki' wins top honour at kids' film festival in Italy

<p>Rani Mukerji is all set to return to the silver screen with `Mardaani 2`, a sequel to her 2014 film.</p>

<p>The actor stated that her role in `Mardaani` will always be close to heart, while adding that she cannot wait to start shooting for the sequel.</p>

<p>Yash Raj Films took to their official Twitter handle and confirmed the news, writing, "Rani Mukerji had wowed us all with her brilliantly feisty performance in the super-hit film Mardaani. She played the role of a daredevil senior inspector, Shivani Shivaji Roy who takes on the kingpin of the child trafficking racket. It is now official that Yash Raj Films is making the sequel to this much-loved movie and starting the Mardaani Franchise."</p>

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<p>Talking about her role, Rani said, "Mardaani is and will always be extremely close to my heart. Right since its release, everyone has asked me time and again when I would be doing Mardaani 2 and I`m sure this announcement will come as a pleasant surprise to them all. Gopi has written an extraordinary script that we all love and I can`t wait to start shooting this film soon,".</p>

<p>The Pradeep Sarkar directorial was a cop drama that revolved around child trafficking.</p>

<p>The upcoming sequel will be directed by the writer of the first film, Gopi Puthran, and is set to go on floors in 2019.</p>

<p>The movie will release in the second half of the year.&nbsp;</p>


Rani Mukerji is all set to return to the silver screen with `Mardaani 2`, a sequel to her 2014 film. The actor stated that her role in `Mardaani` will always be close to heart, while adding that she cannot wait to start shooting for the sequel.

Rani Mukerji is all set to return to the silver screen with `Mardaani 2`, a sequel to her 2014 film. The actor stated that her role in `Mardaani` will always be close to heart, while adding that she cannot wait to start shooting for the sequel. Yash Raj Films took to their official Twitter handle and confirmed the news, writing, "Rani Mukerji had wowed us all with her brilliantly feisty performance in the super-hit film Mardaani. She played the role of a daredevil senior inspector, Shivani Shivaji Roy who takes on the kingpin of the child trafficking racket. It is now official that Yash Raj Films is making the sequel to this much-loved movie and starting the Mardaani Franchise." #RaniMukerji's next is #Mardaani2 pic.twitter.com/Pr28zGrEKQ — Yash Raj Films (@yrf) December 10, 2018 × Talking about her role, Rani said, "Mardaani is and will always be extremely close to my heart. Right since its release, everyone has asked me time and again when I would be doing Mardaani 2 and I`m sure this announcement will come as a pleasant surprise to them all. Gopi has written an extraordinary script that we all love and I can`t wait to start shooting this film soon,". The Pradeep Sarkar directorial was a cop drama that revolved around child trafficking. The upcoming sequel will be directed by the writer of the first film, Gopi Puthran, and is set to go on floors in 2019. The movie will release in the second half of the year.

Rani Mukerji to return in 'Mardaani 2'

<p>Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra starrer ''Sandeep aur Pinky Faraar'' which was slated to release on August 3, 2018, will now release on March 1, 2019.</p>

<p>The story revolves around a man and a woman belonging to two different parts of India.</p>

<p>The only thing that keeps them together is their hatred for each other.</p>

<p>Confirming the news, film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#SandeepAurPinkyFaraar will now release on 1 March 2019... Stars Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra... Directed by Dibakar Banerjee... Presented by Yash Raj Films.</p>

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<p>Earlier, the stars revealed their look from the film. Parineeti will be seen in a corporate avatar whereas Arjun will play a 30-year-old police officer from Delhi Police`s special unit.</p>

<p>Also, the duo will be seen together in Vipul Amrutlal Shah`s ''Namaste England'' after a gap of six years.</p>

<p>Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, the movie will be presented by Yash Raj Films.</p>


The story revolves around a man and a woman belonging to two different parts of India.

Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra starrer ''Sandeep aur Pinky Faraar'' which was slated to release on August 3, 2018, will now release on March 1, 2019. The story revolves around a man and a woman belonging to two different parts of India. The only thing that keeps them together is their hatred for each other. Confirming the news, film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#SandeepAurPinkyFaraar will now release on 1 March 2019... Stars Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra... Directed by Dibakar Banerjee... Presented by Yash Raj Films. #SandeepAurPinkyFaraar will now release on 1 March 2019... Stars Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra... Directed by Dibakar Banerjee... Presented by Yash Raj Films. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) 31 May 2018 × Earlier, the stars revealed their look from the film. Parineeti will be seen in a corporate avatar whereas Arjun will play a 30-year-old police officer from Delhi Police`s special unit. Also, the duo will be seen together in Vipul Amrutlal Shah`s ''Namaste England'' after a gap of six years. Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, the movie will be presented by Yash Raj Films.

'Sandeep aur Pinky Faraar' gets a new release date

<p>Rani Mukerji's <em>Hichki</em> is doing average business at the box office. The film, helmed by Siddharth P Malhotra, earned Rs 3.30 crore on its opening day and despite its mixed reviews, the film remained steady at the box office.&nbsp;<br />
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The film's earnings grew over the weekend and on Monday the film earned Rs 2 crores. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh called the film's performance at the Box Office as 'Solid' as he shared the numbers on Twitter. Adarsh wrote, " Hichki shows SOLID HOLD on Mon… Fri 3.30 cr, Sat 5.35 cr, Sun 6.70 cr, Mon 2.40 cr. Total: ₹ 17.75 cr [961 screens]. India biz”.<br />
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Earlier, Taran had shared the figures of the last three days with a tweet that read, “#Hichki finds appreciation from audience and applause from critics… Goes from strength to strength with each passing day… Will have to stay stronger over weekdays now… Fri 3.30 cr, Sat 5.35 cr, Sun 6.70 cr. Total: ₹ 15.35 cr [961 screens]. India biz.”&nbsp;<br />
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<p>The film nearly grew nearly 62% on Saturday as word of mouth publicity and Rani Mukerji's performance garnered more viewership. Mukerji who plays a teacher suffering from Tourette Syndrome has been appreciated for her performance even though most critics have stated that the film's story had flaws.&nbsp;<br />
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This is Mukerji's first film post the birth of her daughter Adira. The actress was last seen in <em>Mardani.&nbsp;</em></p>


Mukerji's performance has been lauded by critics and masses alike.

Rani Mukerji's Hichki is doing average business at the box office. The film, helmed by Siddharth P Malhotra, earned Rs 3.30 crore on its opening day and despite its mixed reviews, the film remained steady at the box office. The film's earnings grew over the weekend and on Monday the film earned Rs 2 crores. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh called the film's performance at the Box Office as 'Solid' as he shared the numbers on Twitter. Adarsh wrote, " Hichki shows SOLID HOLD on Mon… Fri 3.30 cr, Sat 5.35 cr, Sun 6.70 cr, Mon 2.40 cr. Total: ₹ 17.75 cr [961 screens]. India biz”. Earlier, Taran had shared the figures of the last three days with a tweet that read, “#Hichki finds appreciation from audience and applause from critics… Goes from strength to strength with each passing day… Will have to stay stronger over weekdays now… Fri 3.30 cr, Sat 5.35 cr, Sun 6.70 cr. Total: ₹ 15.35 cr [961 screens]. India biz.” #Hichki shows SOLID HOLD on Mon... Fri 3.30 cr, Sat 5.35 cr, Sun 6.70 cr, Mon 2.40 cr. Total: ₹ 17.75 cr [961 screens]. India biz. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 27, 2018 × The film nearly grew nearly 62% on Saturday as word of mouth publicity and Rani Mukerji's performance garnered more viewership. Mukerji who plays a teacher suffering from Tourette Syndrome has been appreciated for her performance even though most critics have stated that the film's story had flaws. This is Mukerji's first film post the birth of her daughter Adira. The actress was last seen in Mardani.

Rani Mukerji's 'Hichki' remains steady at the box office, earns Rs 17.75 crores in four days

<p>A little over a year after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena issued diktats to the film industry to not sign in Pakistani artists in their films and almost stopped the release of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, the party is back in news because of a film&#39;s release.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif&#39;s film Tiger Zinda Hai is scheduled to release in theaters on Friday. Directed by Abbas Ali Zafar, the film has been produced by Yash Raj Films which reportedly has asked cinema halls across Maharashtra to screen their film in all the shows in the day.&nbsp;<br />
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Now, Marathi films Deva and Ek Atrangi are also scheduled to release on the same day and this arm-twisting by YRF has obviously affected the two regional films.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Actor Ankush Chaudhari, who stars in Deva, sought the help of the MNS and on Wednesday, the party promptly threatened Yashraj Films.&nbsp;<br />
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&quot;If Yashraj Films arm twists multiplex and theatre owners from showing Marathi movies then we would not just stop their movies from being screened but also stop their film shoots that happen in Mumbai,&quot; said Amey Khopkar, head of the MNS film union to Economic TImes.</p>

<p>&quot;Marathi films must be given prime time shows. Deva wasn&rsquo;t given screen space against Tiger Zinda Hai. If Hindi film industry takes screen space at expense of Marathi films, we&rsquo;ll oppose it. We haven&rsquo;t threatened anyone, we want screen space for Deva,&rdquo; said MNS leader Shalini Thackeray to ANI.</p>

<p>The MNS move has incidentally got the support of the Marathi film industry.&quot;The two film industries (Marathi and Hindi) can survive together. Why do Hindi film producers arm twist theatre owners in giving all screens for their movies?&quot; said filmmaker Santosh Majrekar.<br />
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Later on Wednesday, YRF did get in touch with MNS and stated that they would let Marathi films screen in theaters.&nbsp;</p>


MNS threat to YRF has come after an Marathi actor sought help from the party over the release of Marathi film Dev.

A little over a year after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena issued diktats to the film industry to not sign in Pakistani artists in their films and almost stopped the release of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, the party is back in news because of a film's release. Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif's film Tiger Zinda Hai is scheduled to release in theaters on Friday. Directed by Abbas Ali Zafar, the film has been produced by Yash Raj Films which reportedly has asked cinema halls across Maharashtra to screen their film in all the shows in the day. Now, Marathi films Deva and Ek Atrangi are also scheduled to release on the same day and this arm-twisting by YRF has obviously affected the two regional films. Actor Ankush Chaudhari, who stars in Deva, sought the help of the MNS and on Wednesday, the party promptly threatened Yashraj Films. "If Yashraj Films arm twists multiplex and theatre owners from showing Marathi movies then we would not just stop their movies from being screened but also stop their film shoots that happen in Mumbai," said Amey Khopkar, head of the MNS film union to Economic TImes. "Marathi films must be given prime time shows. Deva wasn’t given screen space against Tiger Zinda Hai. If Hindi film industry takes screen space at expense of Marathi films, we’ll oppose it. We haven’t threatened anyone, we want screen space for Deva,” said MNS leader Shalini Thackeray to ANI. The MNS move has incidentally got the support of the Marathi film industry."The two film industries (Marathi and Hindi) can survive together. Why do Hindi film producers arm twist theatre owners in giving all screens for their movies?" said filmmaker Santosh Majrekar. Later on Wednesday, YRF did get in touch with MNS and stated that they would let Marathi films screen in theaters.

Tiger Zinda Hai: MNS threatens YRF over the film's release

<p>The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Aditya Chopra in connection with the alleged multi-crore royalty-non payment scam.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to sources, the ED has also summoned Sony Music India&#39;s vice-president Shridhar Subramanium and Universal Music&#39;s MD-Ceo Devraj Sanyal to record their statement.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Confirming the news, YRK spokesperson said, &quot;The ED visited YRF on a fact-finding mission to collect author/ composer music documents to assess royalties payable to select artists. YRF cooperated with their endeavour.&quot;<br />
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Earlier Bhushan Kumar of T-Series and Vikram Mehra of Saregama Music also were asked to record a statement for the ED. The ED is trying to determine the exact amount that these companies own to musicians in terms of royalty.&nbsp;<br />
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As per law, lyricists and composers are entitled to 50 percent royalties earned by the companies. But these dues have been pending since 2012.&nbsp;<br />
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According to a report in Asian Age, T-Series has collected royalties worth Rs 2,000 crores in the last 6 years of which 50 percent was to be giving to the lyricists and composers. So far no payment has been made.&nbsp;</p>


As per law, lyricists and composers are entitled to 50 percent royalties earned by the companies. But these dues have been pending since 2012.

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Aditya Chopra in connection with the alleged multi-crore royalty-non payment scam. According to sources, the ED has also summoned Sony Music India's vice-president Shridhar Subramanium and Universal Music's MD-Ceo Devraj Sanyal to record their statement. Confirming the news, YRK spokesperson said, "The ED visited YRF on a fact-finding mission to collect author/ composer music documents to assess royalties payable to select artists. YRF cooperated with their endeavour." Earlier Bhushan Kumar of T-Series and Vikram Mehra of Saregama Music also were asked to record a statement for the ED. The ED is trying to determine the exact amount that these companies own to musicians in terms of royalty. As per law, lyricists and composers are entitled to 50 percent royalties earned by the companies. But these dues have been pending since 2012. According to a report in Asian Age, T-Series has collected royalties worth Rs 2,000 crores in the last 6 years of which 50 percent was to be giving to the lyricists and composers. So far no payment has been made.

Aditya Chopra summoned by ED in connection with royalty non-payment scam

<p>Actor Arjun Kapoor is all set to play a Delhi Cop in Dibakar Banerjee&#39;s next film <em>Sandeep Aur Pinky </em><em>Faraar</em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;The actor shared the first look of his character on Twitter on Tuesday.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">10th film 1 truth...Change is the only constant !!! Can&rsquo;t wait to begin filming this one <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sandeepaurpinkyfaraar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sandeepaurpinkyfaraar</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/yrf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@yrf</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SAPFTheFilm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SAPFTheFilm</a> <a href="https://t.co/SjZJw9f8Nu">pic.twitter.com/SjZJw9f8Nu</a></p>
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<p>The film teams him up with his <em>Ishqzaade</em> co-star Parineeti Chopra which was the actor&#39;s debut film. Produced by Yash Raj Films, the film is scheduled to release in August 2018. Banerjee&#39;s film has Chopra and Kapoor playing diametrically opposite characters who hate each other. Kapoor has reportedly undergone special training to get into the skin of his character.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kapoor was last seen on the big screen in Anees Bazmee&#39;s <em>Mubarakan</em> which also featured his uncle, actor Anil Kapoor. The film was declared a box office hit. Meanwhile, Parineeti Chopra&#39;s recently released<em> Golmaal Returns&nbsp;</em>is on its way to create history. The film has already earned Rs 165 crores at the box office and trade pundits have predicted that the film would be earning Rs 200 crore by the end of this week. The two actors, who started their career together, will also feature in Vipul Shah&#39;s next <em>Namastey Canada.&nbsp;</em></p>


Kapoor teams up with his Ishaqzaade co-star Parineeti Chopra for this new film.

Actor Arjun Kapoor is all set to play a Delhi Cop in Dibakar Banerjee's next film Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar. The actor shared the first look of his character on Twitter on Tuesday. 10th film 1 truth...Change is the only constant !!! Can’t wait to begin filming this one #sandeepaurpinkyfaraar @yrf @SAPFTheFilm pic.twitter.com/SjZJw9f8Nu — Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) October 31, 2017 × The film teams him up with his Ishqzaade co-star Parineeti Chopra which was the actor's debut film. Produced by Yash Raj Films, the film is scheduled to release in August 2018. Banerjee's film has Chopra and Kapoor playing diametrically opposite characters who hate each other. Kapoor has reportedly undergone special training to get into the skin of his character. Kapoor was last seen on the big screen in Anees Bazmee's Mubarakan which also featured his uncle, actor Anil Kapoor. The film was declared a box office hit. Meanwhile, Parineeti Chopra's recently released Golmaal Returns is on its way to create history. The film has already earned Rs 165 crores at the box office and trade pundits have predicted that the film would be earning Rs 200 crore by the end of this week. The two actors, who started their career together, will also feature in Vipul Shah's next Namastey Canada.

Arjun Kapoor shares the first look of his new film 'Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar'

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