TM Volume 5 I Issue 08 I March 2020 I Film Review p27 John Abraham to produce well-known social entrepreneur Revathi Roy’s biopic p06 Social values and cinema p25 Nowadays, the meaning of Sanjay Dutt sets the bar high as the quintessential villain. Check the list! comedy is changed: p08 KRUSHNA ABHISHEK #BOLLYWOODTOWN CONTENTSCONTENTS ¡ Sanjay Dutt sets the bar high as the ¡ Karisma Kapoor along with ACE quintessential villain. Check the list! Business Awards to felicitate Achievers p08 p20 p34 Small Screen ¡ John Abraham to produce well-known social entrepreneur p30 Revathi Roy’s biopic Fashion & Lifestyle p06 ¡ "Now people are curious and they want to watch such films", Fatima Sana Shaikh spills beans on the shift in Bollywood p14 ¡ Social values and cinema p25 ¡ Himansh Kohli on break up with Neha Kakkar: She would cry on shows and people would blame me! p16 p10 Cover Story ¡ Film Review p27 From the publisher's desk Editor : Tarakant D. 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Entertainment are all set to produce the “I'm very happy that we are Says Revathi Roy," I'm very happy that biopic of Revathi Roy, the much producing this very upbeat story that John, Robbie and Anil have come together acclaimed social entrepreneur who combines the best of entrepreneurial to tell a story which is not just my own started Asia's first all female taxi twists with an extremely dramatic but of every woman who was given a service- Hey Deedee and the first all personal life. Revathi's journey is that chance. Women are born fighters and an woman last mile delivery service. of a vivacious, funny, full of life, opportunity given to them never goes The story of the film has been spirited woman who despite all odds waste. All we need to provide is an adapted from the book 'Who is Revathi has risen like a phoenix and has been ecosystem for them to flourish. In a small Roy' by Swati Lodha. continuously working towards way, that is what my team and I have Early in her enterprise, Revathi empowering underprivileged women. done." made an incredible decision that would It's a story that we just HAD to tell and "Revathi has fought not just the defeat every possible stereotype, social who better to do that with than Robbie.” harshest realities of life, but also the and financial, about women, business –says producer John Abraham. deeply patriarchal notion that 'women and women in business. She decided “Revathi's life is full of crests and can't drive'. Her business model itself that her staff would consist only of troughs and dramatic twists and turns. defies this mindset by training thousands women who were Below Poverty Line. We usually see stories about how of marginalised women to drive, thereby Today Roy, who was in the list of people rise from rags to riches; Revathi setting them on a path of liberation and Fortune India's most powerful women went from riches to rags to a financial independence," says producer in 2019, has trained and empowered revolution! It is an honour to be able to Anil Bohra 06 • BOLLYWOOD TOWN • March 2020 www.bollywoodtown.in SANJAY Dutt has reprised the many shades of a character through his characterisation in huis career. From being the heartthrob to beating it all with the role of an antagonist, the actor truly is setting the bar high. While other Sanjay Dutt sets the bar high actors are opting to be the quintessential hero, it is superstar Sanjay Dutt who is bringing the strongest portrayals on screen, being the quintessential villain. He recently did it in Panipat where he played Ahmed Shah Abdali and with a trail of upcoming projects, we are as the quintessential villain. definitely looking forward to what's there in store: Here are the movies that prove it! Khalnayak- Sanjay Dutt plays the character of a villain in the action- Check the list! thriller where the movie focuses on the arrest of criminal Ballu (Sanjay Dutt) by Inspector Ram and his girlfriend, officer Ganga and Ballu's subsequent attempt to escape. The iconic song Choli Ke Peeche Kya hai of the movie became one of the biggest hits of the decade. Agneepath - In the official remake of the classic, Sanjay Dutt essayed the role of Kancha Cheena and brought back the horror to our lives. Even after portraying a negative character, Sanjay Dutt's performance won not only the love of fans but also garnered a lot of critical acclaim. Vaastav - Ragu stays as everlasting as ever with the darkest of the characters. Sanjay Dutt was appreciated a lot by both critics and audiences for his character Raghunath Namdev Shivalkar in the film. His look became a rage and the streets soon filled up with his lookalikes! Panipat - The actor's most recent outing as Ahmed Shah Abdali in Panipat was loved by one and all for his portrayal as an antagonist. One of the strongest roles by the actor, this one has been the one that shows him in a very different and era-based dark role. Truly, there's no one who can nail the quintessential villain the way Sanjay Dutt Dutt and we are always a fan! With a stellar line-up, Sanjay Dutt upcoming films include KGF: Chapter 2, Sadak 2, Shamshera, Bhuj: The Pride of India, Hera Pheri 3 and Toorbaz. Apart from starring in all the stated films, Sanjay Dutt will also be working towards creating cutting-edge content for his home production, Sanjay S Dutt Productions which is already making all the noise. 08 • BOLLYWOOD TOWN • March 2020 www.bollywoodtown.in Himansh Kohli on break up with Neha Kakkar: She would cry on shows and people would blame me! BREAKUPS can be tough, when I would type out things to post be trolled. I felt like I was in however, when they are followed by on social media, but I would decide everyone's bad books and was even the entire world cursing you, they to wait for some time. A few hours losing the confidence to talk to can get seriously traumatic. This is later, I would change my mind women. I went to places where I exactly what happened with actor because I felt this is the same person could meditate.