The young and beautiful Harshika Poonacha was in New York and her host Bharat Goradia chose to organize for the leading lady of many popular Kannada films a press conference on May 23 at Senior Care Center of Bobby Kumar in Hicksville.

In her exclusive conversation with The Indian Panorama editor Prof. Indrajit S Saluja she expressed her admiration for America and Americans. She said it was her second visit to America and she had visited quite a few locations. She said given an option she would like to stay and work in the US.

Ms Poonacha recalled that she was 15 and studying for her High Schoolin Bengaluruand was with her friends at a coffee shop when a gentleman (she learnt later he was Ramesh, a film maker) approached her with an offer to give her a lead role in a Kannada film he was planning. She thought it was just a ploy of the man to entice her. He said he wanted to make a film on changes young school children undergo.However, soon she learnt that the man was genuine and that his offer was a professional one. That was the beginning of her film career. The incident took place in 2008. And the film -PUC- was released in 2010.

For her performance in the movie Tamastu, based on the subject of terrorism, Harshika received the Karnataka State Films Award. Her next big film which has not yet been titled is directed by the famous director Sunit Kumar Desai and is to be released in the next few months.

source: http://www.theindianpanorama.news / The Indian Panorama / Home> Entertainment> Bollywood> Indian Diaspora / The Indian Panorama, May 27th, 2016

Following Kalpana 2 and Mukunda Murari, Upendra has signed up his next, which has an interesting title, Upendra Matte Hutti Baa, Inti Prema. The screenplay, inspired by the Telugu film Soggade Chinni Nayana, we hear that the storyline for Kannada is written by Upendra himself. The film will be directed by Arun Loknath who also helmed H20, which starred Upendra and Priyanka and Prabhu.

Upendra Matte Hutti Baa will see Uppi in a dual role.
Prema’s first film with Upendra was his directorial Om that starred Shivarajkumar in the lead.

She later starred opposite him in Upendra, which turned out to be a blockbuster.

The actress took a hiatus from films after Shishira (2009).

“After 17 years, she will share screen space with Upendra in her comeback film,“ says our source.

Sriram, who has been managing Upendra’s work will be producing this film. He has currently taken the responsibility of finalising the rest of the cast. If all goes well, the crew plans to go on floors in the second week of June.

Meanwhile, Upendra is completing portions of his film Mukunda Murari directed by Nanda Kishore and will follow it up with a song for Ananth Raju’s Kalpana 2.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Entertainment> Kannada / by A Shradhaa / May 23rd, 2016

Kalki Koechlin has always managed to wow the fashion police with her sartorial choices. And while you may want to credit the actress for her taste, it is none other than Gulshan Devaiah who has been helping the actress put together her ensembles.

An NIFT graduate, Gulshan has been styling Kalki lately, and this activity has turned into a bonding exercise of sorts for the two. Gulshan says, “Since I have studied fashion, I would like to believe that I have a good sense of dressing. Kalki and I love spending hours shopping together.”

Kalki says, “Gullu is my personal style consultant, and of course, he is good to have around since he carries all my shopping bags!”

On the work front, Gulshan is gearing up for Cabaret, A Death In The Gunj and Junooniyat, while Kalki is looking forward to the release of Waiting.

source: http://www.asianage.com / The Asian Age / Home> Movies> Bollywood / by Rohit Bhatnagar / May 06th, 2016

Gulshan Devaiah has been roped in as the lead for a new film titled “Pichchar”.

Gulshan Devaiah has been roped in as the lead for a new film titled “Pichchar”. He will be seen playing the role of a struggling director in the movie.

The actor wants to explore new realms of the creative world with the film, saying that the “story will appeal to both young and old” audience.

Gulshan, who is known for playing intense roles in films like “Shaitan” and “Hate Story”, is glad that his “young nieces and nephews” will finally be able to see him on the screen.

“Pichchar”, to be helmed by debutant Rohit Pathak, will narrate a heart-warming story of a struggling filmmaker, who forms an unlikely connection with a young boy. It will highlight how they become relevant in each others lives.

“It’s a sweet story about following your dreams and beating the odds. I play a very simple , small town guy with big dreams and immense potential, but is slowly but steadily being broken down by the ways of the entertainment industry.

“It’s a nice deviation from the kind of films and roles I’ve done so far. It’s a story that will appeal to both young and old, finally my young nieces and nephews can watch their ‘chachu’ on screen,” Gulshan said in a statement.

Gulshan is also remembered for his role as a sex addict in “Hunterrr”. He will next be seen in musical romantic thriller “Cabaret”, which is produced by Pooja Bhatt.

source: http://www.indianexpress.com / The Indian Express / Home> Entertainment> Bollywood / by IANS / Mumbai – April 28th, 2016