After impressing the audiences with their gorgeous lehengas in the first glimpse of the film, the makers had boost the buds and kept the audiences waiting to unveil the first look of the film. 

 The first look that was out today was fabulous and the leading ladies with their best poses  looking adorable in sherwanis and donning pagdis. “Veere Di Wedding” is still on floors and the cast and crew just successfully wrapped their Delhi schedule.

“Veere Di wedding ‘is presented by Balaji Motion Pictures in association with Saffron Broadcast & Media Ltd., and An Anil Kapoor Film & Communication Network production. “Veere Di Wedding” is an upcoming Indian romantic comedy film directed by Shashanka Ghosh and produced by Rhea Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor and Nikhil Dwivedi. 

The film stars Kareena Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania in lead roles, and is about four friends attending a wedding. The movie is all set to release on 18th May 2018.

Rating: ***

Film: “Anaarkali of Aarah”; Director: Avinash Das; Cast: Swara Bhaskar, Sanjai Mishra, Pankaj Tripathi, Ishtiyak Khan 

How a nautch girl, Anaarkali (Swara Bhaskar), in Araj, Bihar, who has received singing and dancing from her mother in legacy, keeps away the advances of debauched Vice Chancellor Dharmendra Chauhan (Sanjai Mishra), and copes with this humiliation, fighting to preserve her dignity forms the crux of this simple but strong film.

The message of respecting a woman’s right to physicality resonates strongly, albeit in a small town setting reminiscent of the recently released film “Pink”.

Performing regularly at weddings, functions and local events, luring her audience with her innuendoes-laden songs, Anaarkali is the heart-throb of many but catches the fancy of the Vice Chancellor who is smitten with her to the extent that he gets drunk one night at a function and misbehaves with her in public.

The film boasts of a simple story but well-written screenplay, astutely handled by debutant director Avinash Das. There are no unnecessary Bollywood-esque meanderings or deviations. He remains true to the story and engrosses you completely in Anaarkali’s life.

The second half of the film, however, drags a tad in parts.

The climax gives you an adrenaline rush owing to its tempo and the robust performance by Anaarkali.

The music of the film is replete with the flavours of Bihar and the raunchy dance numbers are equally befitting the setting. The background score, especially “Man beqaid hua”, beautifully captures the mood of the film.

The performances are easily the highlight of the film. Swara Bhaskar shines as Anaarkali in an earnest performance as she bites her teeth into the character with aplomb, whether it is singing, dancing or even dealing with local goons in a feisty manner. With her electrifying energy, she lights up the screen.

Sanjai Mishra as the corrupt and depraved Vice Chancellor effortlessly delivers a stellar performance. Pankaj Tripathi as Rangila, Anaarkali’s music partner and troupe companion, is equally impressive and charming.

Ishtiyak Khan as Hiraman, Anaarkali’s well-wisher and silent lover, although has a limited screen time, gets into the skin of his character and portrays sincerely. Anwar, her companion who stands by her in her troubled times, renders an honest performance and is immensely likeable. Police officer Bulbul Pandey too is a competent actor.

The film is redolent with the flavour of Bihar and transports you there with ease. Entertaining yet hard-hitting, “Anaarkali of Aarah” hits the bull’s eye, as far as its strong universal message goes.

By Troy Ribeiro
IANS

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In April 2017, just over four months after giving birth to her son Taimur Ali Khan — Kareena Kapoor Khan will bounce back to face the cameras for “Veere Di Wedding”. She says she can easily see herself balancing her work and family as women are masters at multi-tasking.

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Kareena gave birth to her first child with actor Saif Ali Khan in December.

Asked how she plans to balance work and motherhood, Kareena said: “I have always balanced my work and my marriage. People thought that I wouldn’t, and I did. I am going to continue to do that. I think women know how to multi-task.”

“Today, you see working women out there. If you have a family, if you have a child… It doesn’t mean you are home-bound. Of course, there is time for that and work.”

The 36-year-old actress, who maintained her style quotient during the nine months that she carried Taimur and continued to be active at endorsement-related events and social gatherings, is loving this phase of her life.

“I am taking it each day as it comes. I think it’s the most beautiful phase of my life,” said Kareena.

Having said that, she agrees “parenthood comes with a lot of responsibility”.

“Both Saif and me are ready for this kind of responsibility,” she added.

Whether it was during her pregnancy or after delivering her baby, Kareena didn’t keep away from limelight. She walked the ramp as a showstopper with her baby bump, and again, after Taimur came into her life, her post-pregnancy frame didn’t keep her from taking to the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) ramp again.

“It’s not about proving a point,” she explained, adding: “It was just something I wanted to do. It was something I believed in that I have nothing to hide. When I got married, it was the most beautiful phase. Pregnancy was the most normal thing that was going to happen and giving birth to a child is as normal as ever.”

“I want life to go on,” added Kareena, who walked as the showstopper for ace designer Anita Dongre at the grand finale of LFW Summer/Resort 2017 earlier this month.

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Kareena, daughter of veteran actor Randhir Kapoor and Babita, says she doesn’t want people to look at what she did as anything different.

“Because it isn’t. The only thing different is that we are just happy, we have an addition in our home,” she said.

On the work front, Kareena is prepping for the upcoming film “Veere Di Wedding”, which also stars actresses Sonam Kapoor and Swara Bhaskar.

“We are going to start the work in April,” she said, adding that she has begun her workout regime. And she is focussed for two months “to get into the best shape of my life and then start the film”.

“Right now the best thing in my kitty… I think the world knows,” she added.

The most awaited night of the year, finally came into existence and it was expected that Bollywood divas put their best foot forward to set the red carpet on fire!. Its sad to say that many B Town Divas failed to impress us on the fashion front by not experimenting and playing it safe.  

Lets look at who wore what to the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017:

1. Actress Swara Bhaskar tops our list in a white ensemble, minimal jewelary and a messy bun updo.

2. Kriti Sanon put her best foot (leg) forward and owned her look.

3. Actress Sridevi with husand Bonney Kapoor

4. Model turned actress Urvashi Rautela

5. Sonam Kapoor had too much going on with this outfit which didn’t seem to work out. 

6. Plain Jane Raveena Tandon

7. Actress and VJ Rhea Chakraborty

8. Pooja Hedge

9. Saiyami Kher’s Red carpet debut was unimpressive

10. The lady in gold Richa Chadha

11. Pari in Pink, Parineeti Chopra looked like a Disney Princess

12. Been there done that! Poonam Pandey’s look was boring 

13. Kiara Advani looked quirky in orange

14. Fitness Freak Karan Singh Grover strutted his swagger in an eccentric outfit paired with a fedora

15. Evelyn Sharma

16. Kalki Koechlin dazzled in a long neckline gold gown with a high thigh slit

17. Jacqueline wore something similar to Katrina from the Lux Golden Rose Awards 2016

18. Alia Bhatt

19. Sonakshi Sinha looked envious in Green

20. Shilpa Shetty Kundra looked stunning in a flowy thigh slit gown. Dont forget to notice the dramatic shoes!

21. Preity Zinta and Gene Goodenough make their first appearance at the Filmfare Awards as a couple

22. Bhumi fails at a desperate attempt to look sexy but nothing seems to work out for her from head to toe. This disastrous look calls for a stylist change!

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