The teaser of Tamil actor Jayam Ravi's upcoming action-thriller "Nimirnthu Nil" was released on his 33rd birthday Tuesday.

Vasan Visual Ventures, the makers of the film, released the first teaser online.

Directed by Samuthirakani, "Nimirnthu Nil" also features R. Sarath Kumar, Amala Paul, Meghana Raj, Soori and Subbu Panchu.

The film is also simultaneously being made in Telugu as "Janda Pai Kapiraju", but with Nani in the lead role.

Meanwhile, Ravi is also awaiting the release of Tamil action-drama "Boologam".

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday ordered a stay on the release of Hindi film "Grand Masti" in theatres in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.

The film was scheduled for release across India Sep 13.

A lawyer had petitioned the court that the film contained vulgar dialogues and obscene content.

He said the movie promos were degrading to women, and that the content of the film was indecent.

Starring Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh and Aftab Shivdasani, "Grand Masti" is a sequel of the film "Masti", which was released in 2004.

In his petition, the lawyer also sought directions for the Central Board of Film Certification to reconsider its approval granted to the film.

Filmmaker Karan Johar who reportedly received an extortion threat via SMS, says now everything is under control.

"Everything is under control. Am I looking unsafe?" Karan said in response to a query about the reported incident.

The filmmaker was present at the trailer launch of his next production "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein", which stars Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor in the lead.

Karan is said to have been provided with extra police security after he reportedly lodged an official complaint following an alleged threat on SMS.

TV actress Shweta Tiwari, who has been celebrating Ganesh Utsav since the last seven years, says thanks to the lord's blessings, she is now living her life happily.

The actress has been through a lot of ups and downs in her personal life - a troubled marriage with actor Raja Chaudhary, with whom she has a daughter named Palak, and then a divorce.

Shweta recently married her long-time beau Abhinav Kohli in July, and says "right now I am all stress-free".

"I don't even come to know when the day comes and ends. I wish Ganapati keeps this forever," Shweta told reporters here Monday during the Ganapati festivities at her residence.

"I never felt the need to ask for anything from Ganapati. He just kept on blessing me with so much love and happiness," added the actress, who is known for shows like "Kasauti Zindagii Kay" and "Parvarrish - Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi".

After being featured in films like "Agneepath" and "Hera Pheri" or small screen shows like "Pavitra Rishta" and "Madhubala" - Mumbai's chawls have now inspired a mobile action game called "Fighter Lukkha".

The game features a protagonist named Lukkha, who takes on his archenemy Todfod.

The new launch was to offer a taste of local flavour, said Sameer Ganapathy, chief operating officer - Digital, Disney UTV.

"Chawls have been an inspiration for films, television serials and even books...making them nationally famed. The mobile audience in India has always loved content with a local flavour and our game 'Fighter Lukkha' provides just that. We thought why not create a game in this setup and give our audience a feel of chawls," Ganapathy said in a statement.

"Set in a Mumbai chawl, 'Fighter Lukkha' showcases action, fun and strategy with great elements witnessed in a chawl - fellowship, brotherhood and togetherness. In fact, to draw inspiration, our development team even visited chawls for days together to create something true to its essence," he added.

The users start playing as Lukkha and together with his gang members, fight against Todfod.

Like the chawl residents, who are extremely close knit and treat their neighbours like their own family members, even the game captures the essence of brotherhood that they share. In the end, it is about the victory of good over evil.

Can two people with different objectives in life have a happily ever after? This is what director Punit Malhotra's movie “Gori Tere Pyaar Mein” tries to understand, but in a light, slice-of-life and colourful manner.

The trailer of the Karan Johar production was launched Tuesday.

It is full of colour, some rustic flavour and seems to be a typical Bollywood potboiler complete with songs and dance.

"Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu" jodi Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor are back on the big screen with the movie, albeit in a role reversal of sorts.

Here, Imran's character is a party loving and a high-on-life person, while Kareena plays the role of a focussed patriotic social worker, who gives utmost importance to national issues.

In a bid to win Kareena's heart and prove his love for her, Imran goes after her to a remote village to bring her back to the city. His escapades and adventure seem to be the fun factor in the movie.

While Imran looks like the boy-next-door, Kareena's understated look as a social activist definitely makes you sit up and notice her distinct style statement which has a designer touch courtesy Manish Malhotra.

As an overview of the trailer, one ends up feeling it gives out too much of the plot's movie in its two minutes and fifty second-long trailer.

What one has to wait and watch for is whether it has much more to offer. "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein" releases Nov 22.

His latest release Tamil comedy "Varutha Padatha Valibar Sangam" (VVS) has minted Rs.11.85 crore in its opening weekend in Tamil Nadu. With this, actor Sivakarthikeyan has added a fifth hit in a row to his credit.

Siva's earlier four Tamil hit films are "Marina", "Manam Kothi Paravai", "Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga" and "Ethir Neechal". All the movies struck gold at the box office.

"VVS has turned out to be the biggest hit in his (Sivakarthikeyan) career. The film registered the biggest opening in the actor's career so far. It has raked in a gross of Rs.11.85 crore in the opening weekend in Tamil Nadu," trade analyst Trinath told IANS.

"Siva is just five films old, but he has turned out to be an actor of the masses. All his films so far have predominantly targeted the masses with comedy being a common genre. He has now become a sought-after actor in the industry," he added.

Siva's last film -- Tamil romantic-comedy "Ethir Neechal" which was produced by Dhanush -- reportedly minted over Rs.15 crore at the box office on an investment of approximately Rs.5 crore.

Even before the release of VVS, Siva signed another film with its director Ponram. The film is expected to go on floors soon.

He also has a Tamil fantasy-comedy "Maan Karate" in the offing.

The first look of Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan-starrer "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein" is out, and the actress says the movie is totally for the masses.

She says unlike the 2012 film "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu", which saw Kareena and Imran on screen for the first time, "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein" is filled with item songs and has a fun quotient about it.

Asked about the experience of working with Imran again, Kareena said: "I think it has been great because I did 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu' with Imran. It was so special. It was slightly English, it was not for the masses, it was a classy film. But this is completely the opposite and is mad."

"It has three to four item songs and it is what everybody would like. I think it is going to be fun. I saw the trailer and (my husband) Saif (Ali Khan) saw the trailer too. He thinks it is fun," she added.

The 32-year-old spoke here Monday at the launch of the new version of the Filmfare magazine. Its new edition features her on the cover.

Meanwhile, the trailer of "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein" was launched Tuesday.

Two posters of the film were released Sep 8.

Directed by Punit Malhotra, "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein" is a Karan Johar production. It will release Nov 22.

International socialite Paris Hilton, who attended Indian designer duo Shane and Falguni Peacock's show at the ongoing New York Fashion Week (NYFW), says their line was full of "incredible" designs.

“Falguni and Shane Peacock on a fabulous runway show! So many incredible designs, can't wait to wear them! New York Fashion Week,” the 32-year-old, who also wore a knee-length dress created by the designer duo, posted on Twitter.

“Love the Falguni and Shane Peacock dress I'm wearing to their runway show. So futuristic and unique,” she posted further.

The designer duo showcased their collection at NYFW Monday.

Hilton previously flaunted Shane and Falguni's design at the amfAR (The American Foundation for AIDS Research) Cinema Against AIDS Gala in Cannes earlier this year. She wore a baby pink full-length gown with feather embellishments at the bottom.

She had even flown down to Goa in 2012 to walk as a showstopper for the designers at the India Resort Fashion Week.

Apart from Hilton, their designs have been sported by singer-actress Jennifer Lopez who chose to wear their custom-made outfit at a high-profile event in London. The Mumbai-based duo also designed an underwater-themed wedding gown for tattoo artist Kat Von D, who got engaged to electronic music artist Joel Zimmerman aka Deadmau5 in December last year.

With a robust 18 percent annual growth, India's entertainment and media industry is set to log a turnover of Rs.2,245 billion ($34 billion) by 2017, backed by rising consumer and advertising revenues, says a major industry report.

The size of this industry increased from about Rs.805 billion in 2011 to Rs.965 billion in 2012 with a 20 percent annual growth, despite a slowdown in the broader economy, said the report prepared by the Confederation of Indian Industry and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

"It is expected to grow further at about 18 percent (compounded annualy) over 2012-2017 and reach revenues of about Rs.2,245 billion in 2017," said the report that is to be formally released Sep 13 at the CII Big Picture Summit here.

"This growth is driven by the introduction of cable TV digitization, continued growth of regional media, continued strength of the filmed entertainment sector, fast-increasing new media businesses and transparency," said CII director general Chandrajit Banerjee.

"We believe that innovation -- faster, better, more efficient, thinking out-of-the-box and within-the-box -- would be one of the game changers in this space," Banerjee added.

Key revenues projections between 2012 and 2017:

-TV market to grow 17.9 percent annually from Rs.383 bn to Rs.872 bn

-Filmed entertainment to grow 12.2 percent annually from Rs.112 bn to Rs.199 bn

-Print to grow 9.3 percent annually from Rs.212 bn to Rs.331 bn

-Radio to grow 15.6 percent annually from Rs.15 bn to Rs.32 bn

-Music to grow 15.1 percent annually from Rs.13 bn to Rs.26 bn

-Gaming to grow 18.8 percent annually from Rs.18 bn to Rs.42 bn

-Internet access to grow 29.8 percent annually from Rs.171 bn to Rs.631 bn

-Internet advertising to grow 29.4 percent annually from Rs.23 bn to Rs.84 bn

With a chapter on the innovation-imperatives in the rapidly-evolving entertainment and media sector, the report says that the Indian businesses, like their peers abroad, will need to raise their game in operational agility and customer insight.

"To achieve it successfully, every participant must invest in constant innovation that encompasses products and services, business and operating models and, most importantly, customer experience and engagement," the report says.

"Innovation should be seen as an important enabler to get closer to consumers and profitably deliver relevant content and services."

The report notes that factors such as rapid rise of internet usage, high penetration of smart phones, digital advertising, broadband, digital content consumption and regulatory interventions made a significant impact on the entertainment and media industry.

In revenue-share terms, the TV and print segments continued to dominate with about 40 percent and 22 percent share, respectively in 2012. Yet, internet access now commands around an 18-percent share and films around 12 percent.

In 2017, while television will continue to lead in terms of revenue contribution, with a 39-percent share, the share of print and films are likely to decrease to 15 percent and 9 percent, respectively.

But internet access will see its share rise from 18 percent to 28 percent.

"Today, if we take the entertainment and media growth without taking internet access and internet advertising into account, the size increased from about Rs.690 billion in 2011 to almost Rs.795 billion in 2012," says the report.

"It is expected to grow at about 15 percent annually over 2012-2017 and reach revenues of about Rs.1,615 billion in 2017."

Bollywood filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who turned 41 Tuesday and received a plethora of wishes on a social networking platform, says he feels awkward about it.

The filmmaker, known for movies like "Dev D" and "Gangs of Wasseypur", also shared that he wants to watch the Kannada film "Lucia" as a gift to himself for his birthday.

"Baap re... So many wishes... I am awkward while taking birthday wishes. So a collective thank you to all. My birthday gift to myself would be 'Lucia'," he posted on the microblogging site Twitter.

Kashyap, who is married to actress Kalki Koechlin, is currently busy with his film "Bombay Velvet".

Veteran actor Jeetendra, known as the 'Jumping Jack of Bollywood', owes his dancing skills to the days he spent celebrating Ganesh Utsav as a kid.

"I never went to any disco, I didn't know anything about dance. Whatever jumping or dancing I did in films, is because of my Ganapati and Govinda (Lord Krishna)," Jeetendra said here Monday during Ganesh aarti at his residence.

The festival started Monday.

The 71-year-old also recalled his childhood days when he would run from one house to another to grab prasad (food offerings to the god).

"We kids used to roam around the entire building to collect money for the Ganapati festival. Every house had it's own Ganapati also, besides the common one of the building, and my charm was to check the prasad a house had kept," he said.

"If it was sugar, then we would skip that house. We would stay at houses that had some sweets. We reached only during the end of the aarti and had the prasad quickly and went away," he added.

Born into a Punjabi family, Jeetendra grew up in the Girgaum area of Mumbai and till date, he performs the first aarti of the building where he stayed in as a child.

Small screen actress Shritama Mukherjee has been approached to play the grown-up Pihu when popular TV show "Bade Acche Lagte Hain" takes its third leap soon.

After the show's story went ahead by nine years last month, "Bade Acche Lagte Hain" is to take another leap of seven years. The character of Pihu, currently played by actress Aanchal Munjal, will now be seen as a grown-up girl, and Shritama is likely to step into the role then.

Rumours were rife that actress Priyal Gor, who was last seen in "Dekha Ek Khwaab", would play the new Pihu, but if sources are to be believed, Priyal has declined the role.

The new Pihu is said to be a rich brat and her dad's princess, which is very much alike to Shritama's role in her past show "Dekha Ek Khwaab". Her previous show saw her in the role of Rajkumari Jainandini.

"Dekha Ek Khwaab" marked Shritama's TV debut. She later featured as Vinnie in TV show "Best Friends Forever?".

The new leap in "Bade Acche Lagte Hain" will go on air Sep 12 on Sony Entertainment Television. The show started as a coming together of a 40-plus man and a 30-plus woman, and their ensuing love story.

Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar play key characters in the show. Sakshi, who essays Priya Kapoor in the show, will be shown in a state of coma when the show takes its new leap.

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar who turned 46 Monday was overwhelmed with several birthday wishes. But he was especially touched with how some fan clubs celebrated his special day at orphanages and by organising blood donation camps.

The actor, who is often called tinsel town's 'khiladi' thanks to the string of action films he has done in the past, took to Twitter to thank his fans.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Saying it as many times won't be enough. Blessed to get so much love... saw so many of you celebrating my birthday as if it was your own, cutting cakes and treating friends.

"But what touched me most was how some of you celebrated my birthday at orphanages and even organised blood donation camps. Thank you for making 'Boss Ka Birthday' memorable. Love you all," he posted on the microblogging site.

The actor is currently busy promoting his forthcoming action film, "Boss". The movie also features actors like Shiv Pandit, Aditi Rao Hydari, Danny Denzongpa, Ronit Roy and Johnny Lever. It will release next month.

Director Ali Abbas Zafar is back in Mumbai after scouting for locations for his next movie "Gunday" in Oman.

"I was in Oman scouting locations for 'Gunday'. Now back in Mumbai," he posted on a microblogging site Twitter.

The film stars Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor. It is slated to release on Valentine's Day Feb 14, 2014.

The last schedule of Satish Kaushik's "Gang of Ghost" commenced Tuesday. The director will shoot with veteran actor Anupam Kher, who plays the ghost of a mill owner.

"Last schedule of 'Gang Of Ghosts' starts today. Shooting my friend Anupam Kher who plays the ghost of Gendamal Hemraj, a mill owner of 1930s.

"There is Chunky Pandey also today who plays ghost of Gulabchand Hemraj in 'Gang Of Ghosts'...," Kaushik posted on microblogging site Twitter.

The film is a remake of the 2012 Bengali blockbuster "Bhooter Bhabishyat", which is being remade in Hindi as "Gang of Ghosts". It also stars Mahie Gill, Priyanka Chopra's cousin Meera and Saurabh Shukla.

Sunny Leone, ranked as the most searched celebrity on the Net, is set to scorch the big screen again.

After more than a year since the release of her debut film, the most desired adult entertainment star is ready to shock in the keenly awaited sequel, RAGINI MMS-2, which releases in cinemas on January 17. The original RAGINI MMS, which had released on Friday, the 13th of May 2011, had emerged as a sleeper hit.

Balaji is releasing the first official 90-second teaser of RAGINI MMS-2 on another Friday the 13th; Friday the 13th of September, with 'Grand Masti.' (This is more than 4 months before the film's theatre release on January 17.)

The teaser, which has been certified 'A' by the CBFC, will also be available for online viewing from Friday.

Directed by Bhushan Patel (the director of the hit '1920- The Evil Returns'), RAGINI MMS-2 has been designed as the first mainstream HORREX (horror and sex) film to come out of India.

The film promises a steamy, spooks-filled ride, like never before!

Actor Adivi Sesh, who is set to start shooting for S.S. Rajamouli's Telugu period-drama "Baahubali" Sep 29 onwards, says the film will be India's answer to "The Lord of the Rings" franchise.

"I'm really looking forward to start shooting for the film. It's being made on such a grand scale that it will undoubtedly be India's answer to 'The Lord of the Rings' franchise. I'll start shooting from Sep 29 and I have asked to keep aside 60 days from my calendar," Sesh told IANS.

Sesh, who has featured in Telugu films such as "Karma" and "Panja", will be featured in an important role in the film. He has been asked to gain weight for his role.

"I have been asked to gain some weight and also learn sword fighting, horseriding and some basic action skills before I join the crew. It's going to be a great experience," he added.

"Baahubali" also features Rana Daggubati, Prabhas Varma and Anusha Shetty in important roles. The film is simultaneously being made in Tamil, and will also be dubbed in Telugu.

Meanwhile, Sesh-directed Telugu romantic-comedy "Kiss" (Keep it Simple Stupid) is slated to release Friday.

"It's a story about two strangers from San Francisco coming together. The entire story transpires in 24 hours and that's something the audience can look forward. The film's major portion shot in the US will serve as its USP," he said.

Sesh says direction is stressful.

"It's (direction) a stressful job, but I somehow managed do it without much hassles. I'm keen on acting and I don't think I will direct again. I think I found direction easier because of the support of my brother as producer and also scriptwriter," said Sesh.

"Kiss", which also features debutante Priya Banerjee, is produced by Sai Kiran.

The third edition of the India Film Project, which gives budding filmmakers a platform to showcase their work, will be held Sep 20-28 in Ahmedabad. Filmmakers like Tigmanshu Dhulia, Nikhil Advani and Bejoy Nambiar are on the jury this year.

The festival gives budding filmmakers a chance to make their own films in a period of 48 hours on a common theme. They can shoot their films in their own cities and can upload them online. The festival will be accepting international entries as well.

Advani, known for films like "Kal Ho Naa Ho" and "Delhi Safari" believes such platforms will help in the right growth of the industry.

"Our industry is growing exponentially and the need for professionals in-front and behind the camera is also keeping in pace. Initiatives like the India Film Project need to be supported and advocated strongly as they provide a credible platform for new talent to be showcased," Advani said in a statement.

Besides the filmmaking competition, the India Film Project will also witness a five-day film festival, with workshops by eminent filmmakers and technicians as well as film marketing related panel-discussions and cinema exhibitions.

The fest has participation from all across the country, said Ritam Bhatnagar, founder and project director.

"We have received plenty of registrations from teams from metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru to smaller cities like Siliguri, Bhilai, Davangere, Rajkot, Dehradun, Indore, Ranchi, Raipur and many more tier-II cities. It’s a rare opportunity to make a film and showcase it to such a renowned jury," added Bhatnagar.

The chance to shoot in a real village for the first time in her career is what attracted actress Kareena Kapoor to her next film, "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein".

"What excited me most was that we were going to be shooting in a village. I don't think I have ever done a film where I actually go to a village. So that part excited me a lot," the 32-year-old said here Tuesday at the first look launch of the film.

This is the second time that Kareena has been paired with Imran Khan. They were earlier seen in the 2012 romantic-comedy "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu".

The actress has donned cotton and bandhini clothes in the "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein". Her look has been designed by Manish Malhotra.

Directed by Punit Malhotra, "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein" is slated to release Nov 22.