Actress Huma Qureshi has high hopes from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal but has one issue with his cabinet -- the lack of women.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal Saturday took oath as Delhi's chief minister at the Ramlila Maidan here along with six ministers, all of whom are men. Hence, the actress questioned the absence of female representation.

"More power to change @ArvindKejriwal Looking at better governance and safety for women in Delhi. But no female representation in the cabinet," she tweeted.

Kejriwal's close aide Manish Sisodia, who will be the deputy chief minister, was also sworn in along with ministers Satyendra Jain, Gopal Rai, Asim Mohammed Khan, Sandeep Kumar and Jitendra Singh Tomar.

Celebrity photographer Atul Kasbekar also noted: "No women in the Kejriwal cabinet could well be its Achilles heel or its pin striped suit...Disappointing."

Hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani tweeted: How many women in @ArvindKejriwal's cabinet? #AAPkaCM #AAPStorm #AAPKiDilli #KejriwalChecksIn #5SaalKejriwal."

Actress Huma Qureshi has high hopes from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal but has one issue with his cabinet -- the lack of women.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal Saturday took oath as Delhi's chief minister at the Ramlila Maidan here along with six ministers, all of whom are men. Hence, the actress questioned the absence of female representation.

"More power to change @ArvindKejriwal Looking at better governance and safety for women in Delhi. But no female representation in the cabinet," she tweeted.

Kejriwal's close aide Manish Sisodia, who will be the deputy chief minister, was also sworn in along with ministers Satyendra Jain, Gopal Rai, Asim Mohammed Khan, Sandeep Kumar and Jitendra Singh Tomar.

Celebrity photographer Atul Kasbekar also noted: "No women in the Kejriwal cabinet could well be its Achilles heel or its pin striped suit...Disappointing."

Hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani tweeted: How many women in @ArvindKejriwal's cabinet? #AAPkaCM #AAPStorm #AAPKiDilli #KejriwalChecksIn #5SaalKejriwal."

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal capped his speech at his oath-taking ceremony here Saturday by singing a few lines of a song of brotherhood - the same Manna Dey song which the AAP leader sang at the Ramlila Maidan in 2013.

"Insaan se insaan ka ho bhaichara, yehi hai paigam hamara (People should have brotherly relations, this is our message)," he sang to loud cheers.

"Har ek mahal se kaho ke/ Jhopdiyo me diye jalaye/ Chhoto aur bado me ab/ Koi phark nahi rah jaye. (Every palace should light up lamps in huts, and there should be no differences between rich and poor)."

The revolutionary song, sung by Manna Dey and penned by Pradeep, is from an old Bollywood film, "Paigham".

When Kejriwal sang a song during his oath-taking ceremony in 2013, he broke convention as it was quite unlike what any chief minister has done in India until then.

On Saturday, he once again struck a chord with the 'aam aadmi' by singing the song.

"Gun Pe Done" is a powerful entertainer with hooch nexus and rusty love story at its core, says director Abhik Banu, who's making his debut with the movie.

"My film is a powerful entertainer laced with hooch nexus and rusty love story. People are not aware of this issue. It's my social responsibility to serve this hard-hitting truth with some pinch of humour," Banu told IANS.

"Gun Pe Done" highlights how the hooch business works.

"Reality tends to get boring, people turn away from it. My main objective is to create awareness through brilliant filmmaking and storytelling, which is mix of truth and humour," he added.

"Gun Pe Done", produced by Pioneer Films and Entertainment LLP, features Jimmy Shergill, Vijay Raj, Tara Aslisha Berry, Sanjay Mishra, Vrajesh Hirjee, Anant Jog, Bidita Bag and Deepraj Rana.

Debutant filmmaker Suman Ganguli, who is all set with his film "Blue Mountains", says it's a musical entertainer which emphasises on the importance of parenting styles and family values.

"The film portrays the issues that adolescents face all across the globe - be it in England or in India," Ganguli told IANS.

"It emphasises on the importance of parenting styles, family values and how peers and teachers play an equally significant role in shaping a person's life and future. It also gives out a very important lesson for youngsters on how to deal with success and failure," he added

Produced by Sarju Kumaar Acharjee and Rajesh Kumar Jain under the banners Jeevandhara Productions Private Limited and Krish Movies, the film is slated to release in mid-2015.

The movie stars child actor Yatharth Rastogi.

Explaining the reason behind casting the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2009" winner, Ganguli said: "Because the film is about a singer, we needed somebody who could actually sing. Yatharth is the perfect choice for the character and he played it with the right vigour."

Yatharth had to undergo six months of rigorous acting workshop for the movie.

Other actors in the film include Gracy Singh, Ranvir Shorey, Rajpal Yadav, Arif Zakaria, Mahesh Thakur and Amit Behl, who are "just brilliant in their nuanced performances", the director added.

Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor's film "Dhanak" has bagged The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the best feature-length film and also received a special mention at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.

He was also endowed with euro 7,500. The awards were announced Saturday.

"@Dhanakthefilm wins grand Prix for best feature at Berlinale. We also took special mention with the children's jury," Kukunoor tweeted Saturday.

The movie, which features Hetal Gada and Krrish Chhabria, was invited for the Generation Kplus programme at the gala, held Feb 5-15.

"Dhanak" was also screened at the prestigious film fest, where it had its world premiere.

"Dhanak" revolves around an eight-year-old visually challenged boy, whose elder sister promises him that his vision will return before his next birthday. This leads to a journey through Rajasthan.

Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor is happy about his film "Dhanak" getting recognition at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival and hopes the honour is just the beginning of the movie's next journey.

On Saturday, the movie bagged two awards -- The Grand Prix for the Best Feature-length film and the Special Mention for the Best Feature Film by The Children's Jury for Generation Kplus, at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.

"Dhanak's journey has been as magical as the film's story. To have this Berlinale honour be the culmination of a fantastic trip is what dreams are made of. Or maybe this is just the start of Dhanak's next journey," Kukunoor said in a statement.

The film, co-produced by Manish Mundra, Kukunoor and Elahe Hiptoola, had its world premiere at the Berlinale, held from Feb 5 to 15.

"The film received an overwhelming response at Berlinale. All the screenings of the film saw a fully packed house and cheering audience. The premiere screening, which was held at massive theatre of 1,200 seats was sold out. At every screening, almost everyone stayed back for the Q&A and then mobbed the director outside the theatre," said Mundra.

Bhushan Kumar might be busy producing many films, but the producer says he doesn't let stress take its toll on him.

"I don't take too much of stress as a producer but, the film that we make from our money... when we put our hard earned money it's just that we want that in return. Rest everything is up to the audience," Kumar, whose productions "Baby" and "Roy" released this year, told IANS.

"Movie will take the opening for sure if the music is good. If your trailer is super hit, you get good opening," he added.

Kumar also feels that there is a huge change in terms of films.

"Bollywood keeps on changing. What the audience wants keeps on changing and we keep trying to make different films," he said.

Singer Labh Janjua of "London thumakda" fame has recorded a "high octane" song of Saurabh Varma's film "Solid Patels".

"Working with Labh was a unique experience. He has given the song a whole new dimension and scaled up the energy to another level. The song now has more impact than what we had imagined," Varma told IANS.

The song mainly targets the youth with its peppy music.

"It is indeed a privilege for us to have Labh Janjua on board as a playback singer for one of the high octane songs of 'Solid Patels'. As a production house we look forward to working with the best in the business.

"Labh certainly rates very high as a creative professional and we are keen to work with him regularly," said Raj Malik, senior vice president, Film Production and Distribution at Krian Media.

The movie, starring Shazahn Padamsee, Shiv Pandit, Ali Asgar and Vaishali Desai, is slated to release April 24.

Distributors of superstar Rajinikanth-starrer "Lingaa", who demanded compensation for the heavy losses incurred while distributing and exhibiting the film, have decided go on a mass begging protest.

The distributors and theatre owners have decided to beg for compensation after their plea for refund of Rs.35 crore was declined by producer Rockline Venkatesh.

"Last month it was decided we will be compensated after extensive accounting of the losses. And for this, Rajini sir had appointed his friend and distributor Tirupur Subramaniam, who ascertained the quantum loss suffered by us. However, the producer is unwilling to pay Rs.35 crore," distributor Singaravadivelan told IANS.

He claims Eros International had bought the theatrical rights of K.S. Ravikumar-directed "Lingaaa at a whopping price of over Rs.100 crore.

"The amount we claim as refund is far less than the salary paid to Rajinikanth. If Eros had paid so much to buy the film, we don't understand why it is difficult for producer Venkatesh to refund us when he had promised us that the film will do better business than 'Enthiran'," he said.

The mass begging protest is expected to start here Tuesday from outside actor Rajinikanth's residence.

"They've made us beg for the refund. And we will do it as we've run out of options. We will beg right outside Rajinikanth's house," he added.

Following the hunger strike last month, producer Venkatesh had agreed to reimburse ten percent of the losses incurred by the distributors, who turned down the offer.

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, popular for his gangster and horror films, is making a comeback to the romance genre with upcoming Telugu drama "365 Days" after over a decade.

RGV's last known popular romantic film was "Prema Katha", which even won the prestigious Nandi award in 1999.

"This project marks Ramu sir's grand comeback to the romance genre. I think it's his first romantic musical after 'Rangeela', and it's going to be a treat for all those who closely follow his films. It will also be released in Hindi," Nandoo, who plays the lead in the film, told IANS.

"It's a special film for me as well. He has spent about Rs.4 crore on the project, and for a song, he spent a whopping Rs.35 lakh," he said.

Nandoo and his co-star Anaika Soti spent about 60 hours shooting for a special song in the film.

"We shot for the song for about five days at a stretch. Initially, the idea of a rain song sounded fun, but by the time we finished shooting the song, we were completely exhausted," he added.

The film revolves around a young couple, who rush into marriage, only to realise that their expectations don't match.

"The story revolves around 365 days in the life of a couple and how time distances them," said Nandoo.

It seems there's a mutual admiration society between "Badlapur" actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Varun Dhawan. While the former has earlier praised the younger actor for his "energy", Varun is all praise for the National Award winning talent's method acting.

"I learnt a lot working with Nawazuddin. He's a method actor and I enjoyed working it him. It's always great to work with such talented people," Varun told IANS.

Directed by Sriram Raghavan, "Badlapur", which also features Yami Gautam and Huma Qureshi, is releasing Friday.

Varun, who is the son of filmmaker David Dhawan, made his acting debut with "Student Of The Year". He worked under his father's direction in "Main Tera Hero", but says that being a filmmaker's son didn't make his journey into filmdon easier.

"You can get one film because of being a star kid, but eventually, the audience will decide. You have to prove your talent as an actor its not that easy," he added.

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan's childhood dream was fulfilled when he got a chance to meet legendary basketball player Magic Johnson during NBA All-Star Weekend in New York city.

“Today, a childhood dream of mine came true. I met my idol. @MagicJohnson. Thank you for being such an inspiration,” Abhishek tweeted Monday along with an image in which he's standing next to the sportsman.

Abhishek previously shared how his most prized possessions are two jerseys signed personally by Johnson.

The actor was announced the Goodwill Ambassador for NBA All-Star Weekend 2015 in Mumbai Feb 7.

Before he emerged as a popular playback singer, Mohit Chauhan had tasted success with his band Silk Route, which dissolved in the early 2000s. Now, the “Tum ho” hitmaker says he sometimes misses having his own gang of musicians.

Before he delivered Bollywood hits like “Pee loon”, “Tum se hi” and “Masakali”, Mohit used to front the Silk Route band, known for the chartbuster "Dooba dooba".

“Sometimes I think about being part of a band. It has crossed my mind. Being in a band is like a small family. You travel together, make music and share time with each other. I miss those days sometimes, but I am not sure if I’ll join a band again,” Chauhan told IANS.

Come Feb 22, music lovers in Gurgaon will get to witness him performing at RED LiVE presents 'Asli Rockstars with Atif Aslam and Mohit Chauhan'.

Asked what “Asli Rockstar” means to him, he said: "He would be someone who has done things in his own way, who is original and believes in himself."

Among Bollywood singers, he considers late legendary artiste Kishore Kumar as a true blue rockstar.

“Kishore Kumar was multi-talented and original, so I really respect him,” said Chauhan, who has worked with great Indian musicians including Grammy-winning music maestro A.R.Rahman.

And like the late singer, if Chauhan gets an opportunity, he would like to try his hand at acting.

“I used to do theatre. If anything interesting comes up, I would act. It doesn’t have to be only a lead role. The story should be interesting,” he said.

Talking about original work, the singer, who likes to record songs with “aesthetic sense”, also mentioned that he is working on his own album.

“I'm putting together the songs. I will be releasing my own album soon this year. They are my thoughts converted to songs,” he shared about his new project.

When he is not working, Chauhan, who hails from Himachal Pradesh, likes to travel to the mountains.

Actor Shiv Pandit, who will be seen sharing screen space with Kalki Koechlin in "Mantra", says the movie's unusual script, enhanced by a cast full of talented actors, made it a great experience.

"I loved the script of 'Mantra'. It a very unusual film. It's not a typical, commercial potboiler. We have some excellent talent in the film's cast. It's a great experience to work with people like Adil Hussain and Kalki," Shiv told IANS.

"I just wanted to keep trying different things as possible," added the actor, who first gained popularity with a comic role in "F.I.R."

Directed by debutante Nicholas Khargonkor, "Mantra" also features Rajat Kapoor.

Besides "Mantra", Shiv will also be seen in a comedy film "Solid Patels", directed by Saurabh Verma.

Talking about it, he said: "Unlike my previous films, 'Solid Patels' is completely a different genre. It's a complete comedy family entertainer."

Shiv's earlier movies include "Shaitan" and "Boss".

Actors usually work towards getting a fit physique for their movies, but choreographer-actor Ganesh Acharya says he gained around 30 to 40 kg for his forthcoming film "Hey Bro".

"I was 160 kg, and and I gained another 30 to 40 kg for this film. It was the demand of the script to gain extra kilos, so I had to gain some more weight for this film," Ganesh said.

"I have also done action scenes and I'm satisfied with my work in this film. I'm sure everybody will like it," he added.

"Hey Bro" revolves around two brothers Gopi and Shiv. Directed by Ajay Chandhok, the action comedy features Ganesh, Maninder and Nupur Sharma in lead roles, with Hanif Hilal featuring as the villain.

The film also has a promotional song which features stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn. Acharya says he is thankful to the film fraternity.

He said: "Amitji is like my family. Whenever I need his support, he has always been there with me. Akshay and Ajay are good friends of mine and we had planned we will make a song with all the stars. Govinda has done a cameo in this film. I'm thankful to the film fraternity who supported my film with their presence."

Ganesh's wife Vidhi has turned producer for the first time with the movie.

Presented by Pushpa Krishna Creations, "Hey Bro" is releasing Feb 27.

Lakmé Fashion Week (LFW) Summer Resort 2015 will showcase 39 designers for the Emerging and Jabong Stage categories here.

The platform will present Patine by Shon Randhawa from London and Parul Bhargava from Paris, both exhibiting global fashion sensibilities on the Indian ramp.

“Lakmé Fashion Week has been instrumental in integrating India into the global fashion scene, since 2006. With our enviable pool of established designers along with the new talented lot, LFW continues to be a revered platform showcasing best of global fashion,” Saket Dhankar, head-fashion, IMG Reliance, said in a statement.

The forthcoming edition, from March 18-22, will also see emerging designers from cities like Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida and New Delhi.

“Every year the advisory board scouts for the best pool of budding fashion talent, each of who we predict will leave their mark on the fashion landscape. This season too we have an interesting mix of designers who will showcase their collections as an introduction to the fashion industry during LFW,” said Purnima Lamba, head of innovations, Lakmé.

The intrinsically violent "Badlapur", which tells the tale of a man getting even with his wife's killer, has been cleared without any visual cuts. However, the axe has fallen on the 'F' word, not once but twice over.

A source said: "While the violent visual content of 'Badlapur' has been given a go ahead by the CBFC, they have objected to three abusive words which have now been deleted."

The 'F' word is said to have been knocked off twice.

"The word 'f..k' has been replaced by 'hell' and the word 'f..king' has been muted. Elsewhere, a Hindi abuse had to be replaced too," the source said.

Director Sriram Raghavan seems fine with the cuts.

"The language is commensurate with the characters' state of mind. These are not your average dinner table conversationalists. Nawazuddin (Siddiqui) is a killer. Varun (Dhawan) is a man on a rampage, and Huma Qureshi plays a prostitute," he said.

Actress Kajol Monday felicitated seven winners of the 'Huggies Priceless Moments Mobile' campaign at an awards ceremony here.

Diaper brand Huggies had launched a contest that enabled mothers to share their priceless baby moments with their close relatives through free talk time.

The contest received 16 lakh entries, of which seven lucky mothers from across the country were selected to meet and interact with Kajol, who is also a mother of two.

The Huggies brand ambassador engaged with each winning mother, sharing her personal experiences from her own journey of motherhood.

The Huggies mobile campaign ran for a period ofover four months till January 2015 in association with mobile marketing firm Brandtone.

“In a mother’s multi-tasking world, it’s important to take the time to stop and listen to what your child has to say. I am, therefore, proud to be associated with Huggies, which understands what small moments of joy mean to every mother.

"It's amazing that Huggies has given these moms this unique opportunity to share their heartwarming moments with their loved ones,” Kajol said in a statement.

Hema Sai from Maharashtra, mother of a seven-month-old girl, said she was “thrilled to be one of the lucky moms to be rewarded the Huggies free talk time offer".

"Being a mom is one of the most wonderful and rewarding roles you will ever have in your life, it's also possibly the toughest and I am glad that Huggies acknowledges that. I was equally delighted to meet Kajol and exchange notes on our moments of happiness with our little bundle of joys,” Sai said.

Bengaluru-based musician Ricky Kej, who was honoured with a Grammy Award, says his home country is not the main market for his music. He is, however, ready to compose for a Bollywood movie if the script moves him emotionally.

His 2014 release "Winds of Samsara", for which he won the Best New Age Album trophy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards earlier this month at Los Angeles, debuted at number one on the US Billboard charts.

The album became popular in the US much before he walked home with the prestigious golden gramophone.

"We remained in the top 10 for 12 weeks and it is one of highest selling instrumental albums of 2014. Even on radio, we debuted at number one. So, the album was already extremely popular before the Grammy nomination.

"About sales in India, I am not aware of any of the figures because India has never been a primary market for my music," Kej told IANS in an email interaction.

He has been vocal about piracy affecting the artistes in India.

Suggesting what can be done to curb it, the 33-year-old said: "I think two things need to be done -- the anti-piracy laws that exist need to be enforced very strongly and awareness needs to be created that piracy is not a victimless crime. The victim is the artiste."

The Grammy-winning album, which spotlights the musical, cultural and political connections between India and South Africa from late freedom fighters Mahatma Gandhi to Nelson Mandela, is a collaboration with South African flutist Wouter Kellerman.

This certainly isn't the end of collaboration between the two musicians.

"I definitely plan to do another collaboration with Wouter. 'Winds of Samsara' was a fantastic debut collaboration. We have not started recording the new one nor do we have a theme in mind yet. But we hope to release the album in 2017," said Kej, who has 12 albums under his belt.

He promises that the new album "will be a heavily orchestral project and much more ambitious than 'Winds of Samsara'".

If all works out as planned, the composer, who enjoys genres that involve fusion, cultures and exotic instruments, will also get a chance to work with Hollywood filmmakers.

Asked if post his Grammy win, he was approached by any Hollywood filmmaker, he said: "Yes, two filmmakers."

He says Hollywood interests him as he loves "working on scores involving large orchestras. In terms of score, one can draw from personal experience and emotions to create beautiful melodies, which work with the film".

But that doesn't mean he has shut the doors on the Hindi film industry.

"I would definitely do a Bollywood movie if the script connected with me on an emotional level because then my music would be truly from the heart," said Kej.

He is also impressed with the rise of electronic dance music in the country.

"EDM is a great form of music. The tools to make this form of music is available cheaply and you are limited only by your imagination. I have listened to some of the EDM music created in India and I think it's excellent," said the musician, who grew up listening to rock music.