BOLLYWOOD voice entertainment Friday, September 7, 2018 www.WeeklyVoice.com Section B Lata Saddened By Atif Aslam’s Remixed ‘Chalte Chalte’

MUMBAI: For those who re- vere Lata Mangeshkars “Chalte chalte yuhi koi mil gaya tha”, the mellow ‘mujra’ melody composed by the great Ghulam Mohammed for the mythic Meena Kumaris swan song in “Pakeezah”, the new version of the song by Paki- stan singer Atif Aslam for a Bol- lywood ilm titled “Mitron”, is a shocker. It takes the delicate notes of the original tune, wrenches them out of context and leaves us with a spill-over version of the original which no one can identify as the memorabilia from “Pakeezah”, except those responsible for this duplication.And the composition Yami Follows Grandma’s Beauty Tips is credited to Tanishk Bagchi. Lata Mangeshkar, who sang the song in “Pakeezah” to im- MuMbai: actress Yami the following beauty tips to instead of a conditioner, tablespoon of sugar and mortality, has luckily not heard Gautam’s beauty secrets look and feel her best self: rinses out any hair product honey as a scrub and wiping Atif’s version. “And I don’t want are home remedies recom- * Make a paste of Castor oil like mousse, hair gel or hair your face clean with an ice to hear it. This trend of remixing mended by her grandmoth- + vitamin E oil + aloe vera for spray. cold towel gives a healthy old songs saddens me. Where is er. great thick and long lashes. * Ghee is the best lip balm skin with tightened pores. the creativity in simply lifting be- Right from using as many * Replacing regular water there is. apply it as often to Yami is now busy with ilm, loved classics and shufling the notes around? I’ve even heard natural things to doing with coconut water in all get luscious, plump, pink lips ‘uri’, in which she plays the that the lyrics are changed in the something as basic as drink- your facials is super helpful and be ridden of chapped role of an intelligence oicer. remixes. By whose consent? Po- ing enough water everyday, as it is a great toner. lips forever. She will also be soon seen in ets and composers wrote what the “Kaabil” actress -- who * using a cup of vinegar * using a mixture of half ‘batti Gul Meter Chalu’, along they had to. Nobody has the right has radiant skin -- follows after shampooing your hair, teaspoon turmeric with half with Shahid Kapoor. to tamper with the creativity of great composers and lyricists.” ‘Zoya Factor’ Book Has Inspired Sonam In New Film NEw DElHI: Actress Sonam K. Ahuja, said.“I think it has been done for many should be recognizing in India more. I adapted in a ilm. who is playing the lead role in “The Zoya years. In fact, Oscars has a category for think internationally, people buy books be- “Word to Screen” platform this year Factor”, says she has taken quite a bit of adapted ilms. It should be a category infore they are published,” said the actress, had books in English, Assamese, Bengali, reference from Anuja Chauhan’s similarly itself and it should be something that we who wants the classic “Rebecca” to be Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam, which were titled novel for her character in the ilm. optioned by authors and publishers to di- “I have read the book several times and rectors and production houses. have taken quite a bit of references for my The MAMI (Mumbai Academy of Mov- character in the ilm,” Sonam told IANS ing Image) Recommends List has 36 titles on phone from Mumbai on the sidelines of -- 25 iction and 11 non-iction titles -- and the third edition of “Word to Screen” Mar- the Publishers list with 174 titles for op- ket -- an initiative by Jio MAMI Mumbai tioning. Film Festival with Star -- held last week. Talking about the initiative, Sonam said: With Sonam as the festival champion of “I have been associated with ‘Word to the two-day event, ‘Word to Screen’ is a Screen’ since its onset. It has been some- platform where the literary world engages thing that I have been very excited to be directly with the creators of ilm, TV, and part of. I feel the stories of books are are digital content. amazing and great. Sometimes when a The actress, who is currently ilming writer is writing just for a book and not just “The Zoya Factor” along with Sikandar for a ilm, it is not corrupt.” Kher and Dulquer Salmaan, says Chauhan ‘The Zoya Factor’ is about a Rajput girl is a part of ilm’s writing and screenplay named Zoya Singh Solanki who meets the too. “Anuja is a part of the writing and Indian Cricket Team through her job as screenplay. She is writing the dialogues an executive in an advertising agency and and it’s all her vision,” said the actress. ends up becoming a lucky charm for the Literature has always been a vital part of team for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The the Indian entertainment Industry, Sonam book was published in 2008. ‘Kaamyaab’ World Premiere At 23rd Busan Festival MUMBAI: Drishyam Films’ Again’, among others. The ilm ing Deepak Dobriyal (of Tanu new-age ilmmakers to look out & Eros International’s ilm ‘Haris based on an interesting premise Weds Manu fame), popular for in Asia. Kisse ke Hisse…Kaamy- of a seasoned character actor who South actress Isha Talwar (Tube- ‘Kaamyaab’ is Drishyam aab’ directed by debut - ilmdecides to come out of retirement light and Kaalakandi), Sarika Films’ second venture to screen at maker Hardik Mehta is set and to begins a quest for a record Singh and Avtar Gill, among Busan after Nagesh Kukunoor’s make its World Premiere at of some sorts, that elusive 500th others. To celebrate the festival ‘Dhana’k (Rainbow) which the 23rd Busan International Film role, the one for which he shall be premiere, producers have also re- made its Asia premiere at Busan Festival, one of Asia’s most pres- remembered forever. vealed an illustrated irst look of 2015. For its twenty third edi- tigious ilm festivals to be held The ilm will be a great trip the ilm. tion, the Busan ilm festival has from 4-13 October 2018. down memory lane for all fans of ‘Kaamyaab’ is Hardik Meh- selected 323 ilms from 79 coun- The ilm will have a red car- the heydays of 80s Bollywood, as ta’s debut feature after his Na- tries. That includes 115 world pet premiere with its cast and well as an eye opener on the jour- tional Award winning short premieres and 25 international crew on 5th October, during the ney of Hindi cinema for newer documentary ‘Amdavad Ma Fa- premieres. opening weekend of the top-tier audiences. mous’ that travelled the festival Hardik Mehta, who has written festival in Busan, South Korea. Earlier this year, Eros and circuit and is now available on and directed Kaamyaab, says, “I ‘Kaamyaab’ stars veteran ac- Drishyam announced a collabo- Netlix. He has also worked onam thrilled that Kaamyaab will tor Sanjay Mishra in the title ration to jointly produce four critically acclaimed ilms such have its World Premiere at Busan. role, who’s won audiences’ ilms to pave the way for- pre as ‘Lootera’ and ‘Trapped’. The I’m glad that Drishyam & Eros hearts with his award-winning senting a new wave of cinema ilm will be screened in the ‘A supported my vision. performances in ‘Masaan’, that the companies have come to projects, ‘Kaamyaab’ boasts of Window on Asian Cine- The ilm is slated for a winter ‘Ankhon Dekhi’ and ‘Golmaal stand for. The irst of those four a stellar ensemble cast includ- ma’, Busan’s main section for 2018 release in India.