Shaandaar Gets Shaandaar Reviews

After the much loved film Queen, director Vikas Bahl is back with a bang with Dharma Productions’ Shaandaar. The film truly lives up to its name with sprawling sets, grand locations and amazing cinematography. This movie, which is Bollywood’s first destination wedding film, unites three members of the Kapoor Family – Pankaj Kapur, Shahid Kapoor and Sanah Kapoor. The protagonists – Jagjinder and Alia – have insomnia and the movie touches upon the effects of this condition. Sanah Kapoor plays Isha who is the bride and Alia’s half sister.

The picturesque locations of Shaandaar took everyone’s breath away. Shahid and Alia Bhatt’s spellbinding chemistry impressed one and all. No wonder they earned the nickname ‘Shalia’, coined by their fans, for themselves. The up-beat album of the film, too, caught on with the audiences. Another highlight of Shaandaar is Sanah Kapoor, who is a definitely a bundle of talent just like her gifted parents. Last but certainly not the least, one of the best parts of the movie is the deep bond between the two sisters and the quintessential father-daughter relationship.

Overall, Shaandaar proved to be a fun film with some amazing songs and some shaandaar performances. Have you watched it yet?

Gippi completes 2 Years!

Indian cinema has had its fair share of glorious moments, moments that have left an indelible mark on the minds of the people. Some performances and movies have broken the norms laid down by society. ‘Gippi’ was one such movie. Dharma is known for its out of the box thinking, and this was another attempt at establishing the same.

With its unique story centered on a school girl’s journey of self discovery, the audiences were in for a surprise as this was a one of a kind story. It was the first time that a movie was focused on the problems of teens. It gave all the teens and the parents a new perspective about how difficult it is to be a teenager in today’s world. Not only that, it brought to light the important subject of fat shaming that is common amongst teenagers.

The way Gippi fights her inner demons and the awkward feelings that she has is worth noticing. Although her love life and studies are not in the best of conditions, she finds a way to turn things around. A big part in this transformation is played by her cool mother who always supports her during her tough times. The way she backs Gippi during her coming of age days and gets her out of the troubled love life phase is something that every parent must make a note of.

As with every Dharma movie, Gippi also had fabulous music. The compositions of Vishal-Shekhar and the lyrics of Anvita Dutt Guptan worked their magic on the audiences. All the songs went on to become people’s favourites.

But, this didn't end here as the movie also received critical acclaim for touching hearts and successfully executing an unusual tale about the triumph of the underdog.

Two years have gone by, but the story and its characters are still fondly remembered by one and all. We at Dharma wish the entire team of ‘Gippi’ a very happy 2nd movie anniversary and continued success for many more years to come.

Happy April Fools' Day!

April Fool’s Day is a good reason to wash away worries and laugh some as life is all about laughter and…uh…jokes!! Well, yes, healthy jokes that make your stomach twist with bouts of laughter. We all enjoy that, don’t we?

The jokes we made in school, the pranks we pulled in college, become memories that make us laugh when revisited with a bunch of friends or family. Life is all about such memories, such jokes, such light moments and no matter how old you grow you will always cherish such memories.

On April Fool’s Day, we think of all those times and laugh some more. And while we are at it, let’s peek at the very many laughable memories Dharma movies put together for us. Who did not enjoy the funny Mr. Almeida from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai who added flavours of fun to the scenes! Or the hysterically entertaining Kantaben pranks in Kal Ho Naa Ho that was a perfect blend of humour and wit, all the same.

Talking about humour, can we ever forget the rib-tickling jokes passed by our very own fun-loving Bunty from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, who doesn't miss a chance to make his friends laugh?

We hope you enjoyed revisiting your favorite funny scenes from Dharma movies. If you made someone laugh today, we’d love to know all about it. Share your pranks in the comments below.

'Dance Basanti' out now!

The wait is over!

Here is presenting the much awaited first song from the upcoming movie ‘Ungli’.

Shraddha Kapoor burns the dance floor in her glamorous avatar in ‘Dance Basanti’ with Emraan Hashmi. Watch the new age ‘Basanti’ blow your mind off with her thumkas & jhumkas

Dharma Announces its next movie - BROTHERS

Dharma Productions, Lionsgate, Endemol India present ‘BROTHERS’ directed by Karan Malhotra & starring Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez & Jackie Shroff. Releasing Oct 2nd, 2015.

Dharma Movies now available on Facebook

Good news for all movie lovers! Dharma Productions is taking a step further in enhancing your movie viewing experience. You can now watch your favorite Dharma movies on Facebook. Isn’t that awesome? :)
Being the pioneers of launching movies on Facebook, a total of 15 Dharma Movies are now available on the social networking platform. You can now watch popular movies like ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, ‘Student Of The Year’,’ Agneepath’, ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ and many more on Facebook’s ‘Watch Movie Now’ tab. These films are available for viewing in India and additional 150+ countries including US, UK, Canada Australia. The ‘Watch Movie Now’ tab is powered by ‘Walla Movie Streaming’.
With this initiative, Dharma Movies has taken a step ahead in uniting the Bollywood fans worldwide and bringing them closer to the cinema of their choice. This is definitely going to be an interesting innovation in taking Indian cinema global. We look forward to hearing fan reactions to this new introduction! You can now Dharma watch movies on Facebook, by clicking here: http://bit.ly/DharmaMoviesOnFB

Celebrating the season of love!

The season of romance is here, the Monsoons!!! Needless to say, we love the rains as they symbolize the various important emotions in life. The expression of love, happiness, the craziness and the sorrow. It's the ambience that the rains create that compels you to fall in love with them. Whether it's the smell of the first rains or the vivid moods they get you into, everyone simply loves everything about rains. And then, expressing yourself doesn’t seem as difficult as it earlier felt.
Remember Rahul and Anjali dancing to the silent music of the rains in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai? Or Aisha and Sid realizing their love, dreams and passion in Wake Up Sid? Even the otherwise reclusive Vijay expressed his love for Kaali in the rains! Then there’s Rohit and Naina, strengthening the life long bond of their friendship in Kal Ho Naa Ho! Ask Simran from I Hate Luv Stories why a girl loves the rains, and she’d say, ‘’To fall in love!”
We agree!
The monsoon is a season that deserves not just celebration, but the feeling of it to sink in! The dark clouds, the rainy days, hot cups of coffee and Dharma movies will do the rest for you.

So don’t miss this chance to celebrate in the rains & get drenched. Happy Monsoon ;)

Repair Almost Anything

In an age when everything right from tissues to relationships are used, thrown and disposed, Rizwan Khan and Mandira come to reinstate the belief in everlasting relationships. Rizwan who suffers from the Asperger’s Syndrome and is termed autistic or abnormal, turned out to be more intelligent and considerate about people and relationships. Sticking by his mother’s childhood lessons, Rizwan never differentiates between people on the basis of false grounds such as caste, religion, etc. For him, the real demarcation of people was their deeds, so for him there were only good and bad people. Rizwan did all he could to repair his relationship, his love and his marriage because he believed that relationships were meant to last till death, they need not be dumped but repaired.

We absolutely love Rizwan Khan for reinstating this beautiful lesson! Do you agree?

‘Shhuddhi’ set to release in Diwali 2016!

Special news for all Salman Khan fans! The actor will be playing the lead role in Mr. Karan Johar’s mega project ‘Shhuddhi’.

Confirming the news Mr. Johar tweeted, “#SHHUDDHI will star SALMAN KHAN and will release Diwali 2016.....@shhuddhimovie”

It will be the second time; Salman will be doing a film with Mr. Johar. Earlier, Salman made a guest appearance in the 1998 Bollywood blockbuster ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'. ‘Shhuddhi’ will be helmed by director Karan Malhotra, of ‘Agneepath’ fame. It will be interesting to see the combination of the dashing Salman along with Karan, who impressed everyone with ‘Agneepath’. Watch this space for more updates on ‘Shhuddhi’

In the search of love, life and passion

The most difficult phase in life has to be that of transition, that of growing up. Especially, that part of life when you have to move from a world of comfort and luxury to that moment of facing the real world and finding yourself- your love, life and passion.
Just like Sid, who knew what bored him but not what truly made him happy, that is until Sid discovered his passion for photography! Many of us wander about life in search of our identity, in search of what we really want to be. It isn’t as difficult and tedious as it sounds always, sometimes it is just about giving you some time off and exploring yourself and letting yourself be. Like Sid, you too shall find your way to be!

Wake up!!!