The Spectacular Jihad of Taz Rahim

The Spectacular Jihad of Taz Rahim
Directed by	Raghav Murali
Produced by	Zaki Hossain
Starring	Monica Dogra Rahsaan Islam
Music by	Rusho Mahtab Navin Kundra Bilal Khan
Cinematography	Titus Fox
Production company	Ziryab Films
Language	English Hindi

The Spectacular Jihad of Taz Rahim is an upcoming English and Hindilanguage crime drama film directed by Raghav Murali and produced by Z. Hossain.^[1] The film stars Monica Dogra, Rahsaan Islam, Kal Parekh, and Sorab Wadia in pivotal roles.^[2][3] The film is loosely inspired by true stories of the NYPD, FBI, and CIA's use of Muslim informants.^[4]

Cast[edit]

• Monica Dogra
• Rahsaan Islam
• Kal Parekh
• Sorab Wadia

Production[edit]

Casting[edit]

After watching Simanaheen in theaters, Z. Hossain approached Rahsaan Islam to cast the latter in a film they would make together.^[5] The result of their collaboration was the script of The Spectacular Jihad of Taz Rahim, which was finalized in February 2014. Kal Parekh and Sana Serrai were next to be cast.^[6] Parekh was noticed by the casting team by his work inFOX television's Pan Am and Serrai was noticed after being named one of the ten sexiest Indian models who wooed America by Technology magazine.^[7][8] The producers had a desire to work with Monica Dogra ever since the release of her Star World television show The Dewarists and were able to cast her in the lead role of The Spectacular Jihad of Taz Rahim.^[9]Dogra feature film debut opposite Aamir Khan in Dhobi Ghat.^[10]

Filming[edit]

Shooting for The Spectacular Jihad of Taz Rahim began in June 2014 in New York City.^[11] The film will be shot exclusively in the city and various studios and principal photography is expected to last two months.^[12]

Piku

For the 1980 Bengali Language directed by Satyajit Ray, see Pikoo (film).

Piku
Theatrical Release Poster
Directed by	Shoojit Sircar
Produced by	N.P. Singh Ronnie Lahiri Sneha Rajani
Written by	Juhi Chaturvedi
Screenplay by	Juhi Chaturvedi
Starring	Deepika Padukone Amitabh Bachchan Irrfan Khan
Music by	Anupam Roy
Cinematography	Kamaljeet Negi
Edited by	Chandrashekhar Prajapati
Production company	MSM Motion Pictures Saraswati Entertainment Creations Limited Rising Sun Films
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release dates	8 May 2015
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Piku is an upcoming Indian comedy-drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar.Deepika Padukone portrays the titular protagonist, a Bengali architect living in New Delhi, and Amitabh Bachchan plays her ageing father. The film explores the dynamics of their relationship as they take a road trip to Kolkata.^[1] Irrfan Khan, Moushumi Chatterjee and Jishu Sengupta portray supporting roles.Piku is scheduled for release on May 8, 2015.^[2]

Cast[edit]

• Deepika Padukone as Piku Banerjee^[3]
• Amitabh Bachchan as Bhashkor Banerjee
• Irrfan Khan as Rana Chaudhary
• Moushumi Chatterjee
• Raghuvir Yadav
• Jishu Sengupta
• Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
• Akshay Oberoi^[4]

Production[edit]

Casting[edit]

The main cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Irrfan Khan was finalised in mid-2014.^[5] In preparation for the role of Piku, Padukone learned Bengali as her character is from Bengal.^[6] Initially, there were early reports that Jisshu Sengupta was cast as the romantic lead opposite Deepika Padukone, but it has been confirmed that Sengupta will in fact be seen playing Padukone's best friend in the film.^[3][7] Irrfan Khan will play the romantic lead opposite of Deepika Padukone.^[8][9] Amitabh Bachchan will essay the role of a Bangali bhadrolok, while Moushumi Chatterjee will essay the role of a family member.^[10] Akshay Oberoi will play a cameo role going on a date with Padukone's character.^[4]

Filming[edit]

Principal photography for Piku began in August 2014, when shooting of the film's first schedule took off in Kolkata.^[11] The first schedule for Piku was also filmed in Delhi and Mumbai and included filming of indoor scenes.^[12][13][14] The second schedule of filming started on 30 October 2014 in Kolkata and took place mostly in the north part of the city.^[14][15][16] Specifically, shooting for the film took place at the iconic Howrah Bridge in the city's Shyambazar neighbourhood and at Bishop Lefroy Road, the residence ofSatyajit Ray.^[16][17][18] During the shooting at Howrah Bridge, Bachchan was seen cycling around the city streets dressed as his character.^[19] The Kolkata schedule was completed on 18 November 2014 and shooting has now shifted to Delhi and Patdi Near Surendranagar in Gujarat.^[20][21] Shooting in Delhi took place at Gurgaon cyber hub and city club where Padukone and Khan were seen filming for the film.^[22] The film was wrapped up after its last schedule being shot in Varanasi. Both Padukone and Khan shot on the ghats of Banaras under chilly conditions and also attracted a crowd on the ghats of Banaras.^[23]

Promotion[edit]

The makers of the film released a video of day one on the sets of Piku which is called Piku Begins. The video has the cast speak about what viewers can expect from the film.^[24] As a part of promotions, the makers have released onset pictures of the film's shooting where the main cast are all seen in character.^[25] Bachchan's first look was revealed from the film that depicts his character of an old Bengali man with long hair and a big belly.^[26] On 25 March 2015, as part of the promotion, Deepika revealed the poster of the film through her twitter handle.^[27]

Soundtrack[edit]

Anupam Roy composed the soundtrack for the film.

Piku
Soundtrack album by Anupam Roy
Released	21 April 2015
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	23:10
Label	Zee Music Company

The soundtrack is composed entirely byAnupam Roy, the lyrics are also written by Roy. The first song, "Journey Song", was released on 1 April 2015. The official music album was released online on April 21, 2015.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Bezubaan"	Anupam Roy	05:37
2.	"Journey Song"	Anupam Roy, Shreya Ghoshal	04:12
3.	"Lamhe Guzar Gaye"	Anupam Roy	04:16
4.	"Piku"	Sunidhi Chauhan	03:26
5.	"Teri Meri Baatein"	Anupam Roy	05:39
6.	"Piku Remix (DJ AKS) [28]"	Sunidhi Chauhan	02:00
Total length:			23:10

Phir Se...

Phir Se...
Directed by	Kunal Kohli Ajay Bhuyan
Produced by	Shiv Kumar
Starring	Kunal Kohli Jennifer Winget
Music by	Jeet Ganguly Background Score Sandeep Shirodka
Cinematography	Maneesh Chandra Bhatt
Edited by	Dhawal Ashok Darji
Production company	Bombay Film Company Ltd.
Distributed by	The Bombay Film Company Ltd.(UK)
Release dates	Scheduled for May 8, 2015
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Phir Se (English: Once Again) is an upcoming Indian Romance film directed by Kunal Kohli and Ajay Bhuyan. The film stars Kunal Kohli and Jennifer Winget and deals with a husband-wife relationship. Rajit Kapoor, Dalip Tahil,Kanwaljeet Singh and Sushmita Mukherjee portray supporting roles. This is the first film of the director Kunal Kohli as a actor and also the debut film of Jennifer Winget in bollywood.^[1] Phir Se is scheduled for release on May 8, 2015.^[2] The tag line of the film is "I'm not 40 I'm 18 with 22 years experience"^[3] The trailer of the film was released on 7 April 2015.

Plot[edit]

Phir Se is going to be based on a separated couple living in London, trying to come to terms with the consequences of their split.

Cast[edit]

• Kunal Kohli as Jay Khanna^[4]
• Jennifer Winget as Kaajal Kapoor^[4]
• Rajit Kapoor^[4]
• Dalip Tahil^[4]
• Kanwaljeet Singh^[4]
• Sushmita Mukherjee^[4]

Production[edit]

Filming[edit]

The shooting of the film Phir Se is going to be held completely in London.^[5]

Casting[edit]

The main cast of Kunal Kohli and Jennifer Winget was finalized in mid-2014. Phir Se is directed by Kunal Kohli. The directorKunal Kohli is going to act in a film for the first time. The director has directed films like Fanaa, Hum Tum, Mujhse Dosti Karoge! and Teri Meri Kahaani. For the actress it is her first as lead role in bollywood. Previously she had worked inSaraswatichandra a daily soap produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Kunal Kohli tweeted the poster of his film on Twitter on 13 October 2014. It was first time he revealed something about the film.^[6] The first look of the film was also reaveled then.

Soundtrack[edit]

Phir Se...
Soundtrack album by Jeet Ganguly
Released
Genre	Feature Film Soundtrack
Label	T-Series

The Soundtrack of the album is composed by Jeet Gannguli, Lyrics are penned by Rashmi Singh. Singers include Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Palak Muchhal,Mohammed Irfan, Mohit Chauhan and Nikhil D'Souza.^[7] The first song of the film is "Rozana". This song is being gifted to Kunal Kohli by T-Series managerBhushan Kumar as media news.^[8]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Rozana"	Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal
2.	"Title Song 1"	Nikhil D'Souza, Shreya Ghoshal
3.	"Title Song 2"	Shruti Pathak
4.	"Ye Dil Jo Hai"	Mohit Chauhan, Palak Muchhal

Marketing[edit]

The trailer was released through the movie's official facebook, twitter accounts and T-series YouTube channel on 7th April 2015. The 155 second clip featured glimpses of the critically acclaimed director Kunal Kohli making his acting debut in bollywood with the daily soap actress Jenifer Winget. Personalities like Karan Johar, Rishi Kapoor, Gautam Singhania, Farhan Akhtar, Uday Chopra among many other tweeted about the movie and its trailer release on twitter.