'Fireflies' to hit the screens on October 31st

Rahul Khanna and Monica Dogra starrer film 'Fireflies' is now all set to hit the silver screens in India on 31st of October 2014. Directed by Sabal Singh Sheikhawat, the movie is being produced by Wild Geese Pictures and distributed by Panorama Studios. The film also stars the very talented Arjun Mathur who has been a part of films like Mira Nair’s Migration and Zoya Akhtar’s Luck by Chance.

'Fireflies' is a drama capturing the lives of two estranged brothers. One brother who leads a very successful life as a banker and the other who is a law school drop out and lives by the day. Fate brings them together when a tragedy that struck them 15 years ago re-manifests itself in a new avatar in their life. Monica plays the love interest of the character essayed by Arjun in the film, which is said to be an emotional journey of self-discovery.

Shankar's 'I' finally wraps up shoot

The shoot of Shankar's upcoming magnum opus "I" which stars Vikram in the lead role has just wrapped up. On this note, the entire cast and crew had a small celebrations on the sets. The film unit arranged a cake and director Shankar had cut it. Amy Jackson who is playing female lead opposite Vikram in "I" shared a picture in her Twitter page and wrote, “2 and a half years later.. And it's a WRAP!!!!”

Directed by Shankar, I has been reportedly made on a budget of over Rs. 150 crore. It also features Suresh Gopi and Upen Patel in important roles. The film's soundtrack, which has music by AR Rahman, was recently unveiled in the presence of Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rajinikanth
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Sushant Singh Rajput is still a part of Sekhar Kapur's 'Paani'

Sushant Singh Rajput is angry with a section of the press for publishing reports suggesting that he has walked out of Sekhar Kapur's ambitious project 'Paani'. There were reports that Sushant had tight schedule and so has opted out of the film. But denying all the rumors, Sushant has clarified that he is very much part of the film.

"We were very amused to read speculations that Sushant Singh Rajput is not in Paani due to a variety of absurd reasons. There is absolutely NO truth to it. Sushant keeps a low profile and let's his work speak for itself. He has recently completed 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshi' and is deep in preparations for 'Paani' given the scale of the film," said his spokesperson.

Ayesha Kapoor has been roped to play female lead opposite Sushant. ‘Paani’, which is to go on floors by coming December, is produced by Yash Raj Films with music by A.R. Rahman. 'Paani' is set in the futuristic period of 2050. It depicts the story about how the world will be torn apart due to water scarcity, with the big corporate and multinational companies using thirst as a weapon to gain control over the population. 

'Liar's Dice' is India's entry for the Oscars

Geetu Mohandas's award winning Hindi film "Liar's Dice" has been zeroed in on as India's entry for the best foreign film category at the 87th Academy Awards. The film has been chosen by a 12-member jury appointed by the Film Federation of India (FFI), and out of a record number of 30 shortlisted films. Geethanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui played lead roles.  The film also features Murari Kumar and Mukesh Tiwari in supporting role.

'Liar's Dice' won the best cinematography honour for Rajeev Ravi and best actress title for Geetanjali at the 61st National Film Awards. It was selected at the Sundance Film Festival and International Film Festival Rotterdam. Part road movie and part survival drama, 'Liar’s Dice' tells the story of a young tribal mother who, along with her three-year-old daughter, embarks on a journey in search of her missing husband. On the way, she meets an army deserter, who decides to accompany them to their destination.

Simbu clears air on Kissing video

Tamil little superstar Silambarasan Rajendar aka Simbu who is gearing up for the release of his action entertanier "Vaalu", is in news for all wrong reasons. A kissing video is doing rounds in social networking sites. Rumor is strongly doing the rounds that the persons in the video are Tamil actor Simbu and Kannada actress Harshika. It was said that it was during the SIIMA Awards in Malaysia where Harshike and Simbu met and got closer this much. Strengthening this video, the actress Harshika shared a picture with Simbu in her official Facebook page recently.

However, when a reporter asked Simbu about the same, he denied it and said he is not a part of it.  Simbu has also asked that why he should gets tensed for a fake video and hence he didn't talk about it.

Simbu who was in a relationship with Hansika, was earlier linked with the actress Nayanthara. Though there were rumours about Simbu and Hansika tying the knot soon, the duo broke up a few months ago. Simbu was earlier embroiled in controversy when his intimate pictures with Nayanthara surfaced online.