Jun 25, 2020

Meeting was attended by:

Shri B N Tiwari President – FWICE

Shri Gangeshwar Srivastav Treasurer – FWICE

Shri Manoj Joshi Sr Vice President – CINTAA

Shri Amit Behl Sr Joint Secretary – CINTAA

Ms Rajeshwari Sachdev Joint Secretary – CINTAA

Shri Rashid Mehta EC Member – CINTAA

Shri Sanjay Bhatia EC Member – CINTAA

Shri Ayub Khan EC Member – CINTAA

The decision to come out with a press release had to be taken as many of the grievances on working conditions/ payment terms/ duty hours which were submitted to the Producers association through series of joint meetings and communications earlier did not result in any positive reverts from them. There is still uncertainty looming large.

Though we have always assured our best support to them they have not taken our concurrence on many issues resulting in lack of clarity and confusions. Many producers are taking unilateral steps of calling our members for shoot, this has only created a feeling of unrest and misguidance amongst the members, even before resumptions of shoot.

FWICE and CINTAA which has scores of members enrolled in the cadres of Actors, Technicians & Workers need immediate changes implemented in the working system/payment terms before any resumption of shoots.

Post COVID-19 the working system would change for all with probable health challenges and drop in immunity levels hence it is all the more important that all our concerns are suitably addressed.

It is highly regretted to note that even after the strict directives issued by the I & B ministry to all the producers to clear the outstanding dues of the actors, workers and technicians pending prior to the announcement of the lockdown by the Government amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Producers have still not cleared the outstanding dues of our members. All the outstanding dues of our members should be cleared prior to the resumption of the shootings.

Shift hours. Strictly to be 8 hours per day.

#Payments to daily paid actors/ technicians/ workers has to be settledv end of the day.

#All contractual employees have to be paid in 30 days.

#Conveyance has to be settled end of the dayv

#Mandatory weekly holiday

#Adherence to stringent health and safety protocols as per directives ofv the Government.

#Insurance: Healthv & Life Insurance with Covid-19 specific coverage. We demand a 50-lac cover for actors / workers /technicians who succumb to death.

#No pay cuts/discounts will be agreed by Actors/ workers /techniciansv post resuming to work.

#No actor/ technicians/ workers would be replaced for refusing givingv discounts on their emoluments.

#Deployment of a well-equipped ambulance along with a Paramedicalv staff (Nurse) and a Doctor at the location

#All the above-mentioned issues have to be resolved first so that there is complete clarity to all, be it actors/ workers or technicians.

 No one can risk the lives of human resources and for us at FWICE AND CINTAA certainly not.

Shri B N Tiwari-Presiden FWICE

Shri Vikram Gokhle-Honorary President CINTAA

Shri Ashok Dubey -Gen. Secretary FWICE

Shri Manoj Joshi  -Honorary Sr. Vice-President  CINTAA

Shri Gangeshwar Srivastav-Treasurer FWICE

Shri Darshan Jariwalla-Honorary Vice President CINTAA

Shri Amit Behl -Honorary Sr. Jt Secretary & Chairman -Outreach Committee CINTAA

Ms. Rajeshwari Sachdev – Honorary Joint Secretary CINTAA

Shri Abhay Bhargava – Honorary Treasurer- CINTAA

 

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Jun 23, 2020

More than 1000 doctors watched the film via webinar before the online release of the movie

Corona Epidemic, quarantine, Lock Down All these words have become part of the lives of common people in the last few months. A short film has been made about the case of quarantine, which is named “Love in Quarantine”. There is also a message in this short film depicting the life of the doctors who fought Corona. The most important thing is that More than 1000 doctors watched the film via webinar before the online release of the movie.

This short movie shown to such a large number of doctors through webinar. The producer of the film, Nilesh N Raghani, claims that this was the first time that so many doctors had shown a film together. It will be released soon on the digital platform.

Presenting by NR Group, this short film has been made under the banner of Klassic Treasure Private Limited. The film, written and directed by Rajiv S Ruia, is an initiative of goKoronago.com. Its project designer is Deepak Ruia, DOP Javed Ehtesham. It stars Ritoo Jenjani and Karanudaya Jenjani in the lead roles. Two faces are seen with masks on the poster of the short film. Its tagline is “When love is real, it has no end.”

Webinar is a word that is made up of a mixture of ‘web’ and ‘seminar’. Now a lot of things are happening all over the world and in our country through live presentations on webinars. This short film is also useful and important to doctors.

          

The producer of the film Nilesh N Raghani is very excited about this project. He feels that the audience will definitely appreciate this short film because it has presented an important thing in the context of Corona Warriors ie our doctors.

Jun 22, 2020

Mumbai, June 20, 2020: The Kahaani Ghar Ghar ki Fame, Gautam Chaturvedi, the man who dons many hats from an Entrepreneur to an Actor has bagged a prestigious Award of Merit for his short film Work From Home. Starring Mouli Ganguly, Ridhiema Tiwari, Neelu Kohli and Gautam Chaturvedi himself, Work From Home was written and produced during the lockdown in the country owing to the Global Pandemic.

A one of its kind production, showcasing how this sudden Lockdown has thrown many a lives off balance financially, emotionally and psychologically was written, shot and packaged keeping the staying at home protocol in check at all times. The movie deals with the intricacies of the life of a couple who have 2 kids and are married for over a decade, but soon enough, the cracks in their relationship show up and then life takes a sudden turn.

Work From Home is one of the only two films from the country to win this celebrated awards that’s been honoring filmmakers and artists for their exceptional work for a decade now. The film is the only Indian short film to presented with the Award of Merit title. Based out of California, Best Shorts will not be holding a physical ceremony and will courier trophies to the winner keeping the sensitivity of the pandemic in mind.

Speaking on this occasion, Gautam Chaturvedi said, “We at Pinetree Pictures are absolutely delighted to have received this prestigious award. Work From Home is a special film created at a rather difficult time and seeing that the film is getting the honor it deserves for all the hard work and long hours we put into it is amazing. We are thankful to the jury at Best Shorts for recognizing our effort and giving us the motivation, we need with this award!”

He further added that they are working with a few OTT platforms at the moment to make this short film exclusively available for the audience at large.

 

About Pinetree Pictures: Pine Tree is a complete Media solutions group, handling Event Management and Film Production. We like to believe that each piece of work that we do stands for something that is organic and natural – and is more than the usual fare that’s automated and mass-produced all around us. From Manufacturing Films to Training videos, from jingles to product films, from info graphic films to CSR films, music videos, 3D Films, TVC’s etc. – the power of ‘Film’ today covers a large spectrum of possibility & delivering the correct message to the correct audience. They have been instrumental in creating films with different objectives, audience, treatment & mediums for our clients across sectors.

Jun 14, 2020

फिल्म “ये है मेरा वतन” के पांचवे पोस्टर से खड़ा हो सकता है बवाल !
जैसे की आप जानते ही हैं लेखक, निर्माता, निर्देशक “मुश्ताक़ पाशा” की फिल्म “ये है मेरा वतन” के पोस्टर जैसे-जैसे रिलीज़ होते जा रहे है वैसे-वैसे लोगों की जिज्ञासा फिल्म के प्रति बढ़ती जा रही है। शुरू से अगर हम रिलीज़ हो चुके पोस्टरों पर नज़र डालें तो-
सबसे पहले “प्रमोद माउथो” अपने पोस्टर में कह रहे हैं 
“हम तो खुशकिस्मत थे कि पाकिस्तान आ गए उनके बारे में सोचो जो नहीं आ पाए…।”  

इसके बाद “यशपाल शर्मा” ने अपने पोस्टर में कहा
“तुम पाकिस्तान तो चले गए ! मगर पाकिस्तानी आज तक नहीं कहलाये मुहाजिर कहलाते हो मुहाजिर” 

तीसरे पोस्टर में “विष्णु शर्मा” ने कहा
“इससे पहले की टेरेरिस्ट अपना ट्रेनिंग कैंप छोड़ कर जाये हम अपने मिसाइल उनपर छोड़ देंगे”

जहर उगलते चौथे पोस्टर में शक्कू राणा ये कहते हुए नज़र आये
“इस आग से पाकिस्तान को जलाओगे क्या ?, बचाके रखो इसे इंडिया को जलाने के लिए”

अनलॉक के बाद अब पांचवा पोस्टर आ गया है और पांचवे पोस्टर से निकले हैं “राणा जंग बहादुर” जिनके मुंह से निकला ये डायलॉग वतनपरस्ती पर खड़े करता है कई सवाल ! राणा के मुँह से निकला ये विवादित सवाल
“ओये कबूतरा !! ईद के दिन गले मिलने से घबरा रहा है कहीं तूने कमर पे बम तो नहीं बांध रखा है ? “

  

श्रोतागण हम तो सचमुच कन्फुज हो गए है इस घडी,
देखते है मुस्ताक पाशा कहाँ से कहाँ जोड़ते हैं वतनपरस्ती की कड़ी।

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May 29, 2020

For the first time ever in the history of world cinema finally, one patriotic Indian army feature film is made on ROHINGYA’S directed by the debutant director HAIDER KHAN who has directed Salman Khan starrer Dabang 3 promo, song for notebook movie with Salman Khan, his dear friend Vidyut Jammwal starrer junglee promos and 100 plus ad films and videos for the top brands all over the world.
ROHINGYA is produced by Thunder Dragon Productions from Bhutan. It’s a film of its own kind which tells us about the unsung SPECIAL FORCES INDIAN paras which are known as the maroon Berets of our Nation.
The director himself is a son of ex Indian army paratrooper so this subject is very close to his heart. He has shot this film in Bhutan, North East of India where very few films have been shot and the beautiful snow cape valleys of Uttarakhand.
The story is based on the biggest Rohingya genocide in the world. The lead cast includes- Salman Khan starrer Radhe fame MR BHUTAN Sangay tsheltrim who’s also an ex NDA Pune from Bhutan and was the royal bodyguard of the king of Bhutan and Tangia Zaman Methila the supermodel of Bangladesh who is playing a very de glamorised Rohingya girl. And NSD actor Baharul Islam and Rajib Kalita and new comers Anil Choudhary, Gautam Gossain, Kapil Gujar, Audery, Puja kulay.
The most astonishing thing about this film is that its completely shot in the natural light and no hair or makeup has been used in the entire film, it’s a very rare subject and no one has ever made a film about the Rohingya community.

Director Haider Khan says,  “this will be in world cinema, its first-feature film on worlds biggest, Rohingya Genocide based on their plight, never showcased before  & it will throw light and will tell us about the unsung SPECIAL FORCES INDIAN paras which are known as the maroon Berets of our Nation. 

     
The film is shot on complete natural light and we actually didn’t have hair and makeup and degalmourised ,I wanted to bring the realism and the feel of the pain gone through them, My actors were extremely supportive as in real life they are super Models and always entwined in glamour laughs Haider.”

Haider Khan the director himself has written the story and screenplay of it. This film highlights the unspoken story about ROHINGYA’S . Over 900,000 Rohingya refugees fled violence in Myanmar and sought refuge in Bangladesh. And they are still looking for freedom to date.

May 26, 2020

Mumbai is the city of dreams and the financial capital of India. Mumbai is the world’s 6th most populated city and in a decade, Mumbai will become the 4th most populated city globally. Mumbai city contributes 37.5% of Maharashtra’s GDP and 6.3% of India’s GDP.

Harish Jain, Vice President, Brihanmumbai Developers Association (BDA), underlines that “Mumbai has more than 40000 Cooperative Housing Societies out of which 20000 societies need redevelopment. The city has more than 20000 dilapidated buildings, which need urgent redevelopment and 45% of Mumbai stays in slums, most of which are unhygienic with unliveable conditions. All of these need to be given priority and urgent attention by MCGM, State and Central Government.”

According to Ritesh Shah, Secretary, BDA, “COVID-19 has irrevocably changed every aspect of our lives. Our homes have emerged as the one safe refuge during the present lockdown phase and going forward they will continue to be so. Mumbai is an epicentre for Covid-19 due to non-development of these slums and delayed redevelopment of congested MHADA colonies While construction activities in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation limits also came to a halt, adhering to the lockdown norms, it is vital to now have a strategy in place so that the process of building and delivering new homes can be expedited post-lockdown.”

“Most of the proposed solutions echoes the representations made by the developer community in the past with an aim to speed up the existing cumbersome and time-consuming procedures, which would otherwise extend the waiting period for Mumbaikars who are desperately in need of new residences,” Shah adds.

Real estate industry has received major setbacks in the past due to Demonetisation, implementation of RERA, GST, and the NBFC crisis. Also, due to the falling economy, sales are down since the last 3-4 years.

Following are the major setbacks, which continue to hamper real estate markets.

Revenue

Approvals like Non Agricultural approval are still required in city like Mumbai inspite Ease of Doing Business being in place

Land rates in Ready Reckoner are published every year by the Revenue Department which increases land rates year-on-year basis inspite of the fact that hardly any land deals are happening in Mumbai. However, GST considers 33% as land rate. There is a huge discrepancy in the same between two government departments.

DCPR 2034

DCPR 2034 took 3 years to get implemented and in that still many clarifications are pending from the Urban Development Department (UDD) and clearance of EP’s (Excluded Portion) is still awaited.

All premiums are linked to Ready Reckoner rates and RR kept on increasing year-on-year basis in last 8-9 years.

Benefit under Regulation 33(7)(A) & 33(7)(B) for redevelopment is not passed on to the developer who have migrated intoto under DCPR 2034 from DCR 1991.

Open Space Deficiency for additional FSI has been increased 10 fold in DCPR 2034 from what was charged in DCR 1991 from 10% to 100% of Ready Reckoner.

Navy Issue

Due to NAVY NOC issue, more than 10000 people in Ghatkopar and adjacent suburbs are out of their homes for more than 9 years. This needs to be resolved immediately.

Civil Aviation

Post granting height and getting approvals AAI (Airport Authority of India) reduces height of the building of ongoing projects. Due to this more than 15000 families are out of their homes.

RERA

If projects are delayed for no fault of developer i.e. due to change in policy, still developers are being penalised and interests are being charged.

Approval & Ease of Doing Business

Approvals still take more than 4-5 months, there is no ease available to the developer.

MHADA & SRA doesn’t have full-fledged online process; getting approvals is cumbersome and long delayed.

GST

GST @ market value on rehab area given free of cost to Tenants and Society members has killed the Redevelopment industry. This needs to be waived off completely as GST is already being paid on sale flats & Development Agreement.

LUC

Land Under construction (LUC) Tax is tax levied by MCGM on under construction projects. This is 10 times the tax levied on ready flats. Under construction projects have no amenities of MCGM, still exorbitant tax is charged.  LUC tax contributes to addition on cost to the extent of Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 4000 per sq. ft. depending on land ready reckoner rate.

RBI

Benefit of reduced repo rate by RBI is not passed on to the Developers most of the times.

Level Playing Field

There are four approving authority in Mumbai i.e. MHADA, MMRDA, SRA & MCGM and many regulations under DCPR 2034 are having different payments, which doesn’t  give equal level playing field to Developers.

“At BDA we seek urgent Government intervention on these points. If they are not resolved soon, the developers will face serious issues. Redevelopment will be stopped as it is no more feasible and too cumbersome to get approvals done. Along with developers, all the common Mumbaikars will suffer,” Harish Jain, pointed out.

The Brihanmumbai Developers Association (BDA), has been quite proactive in this regard, conducting several webinars where suggestions were invited and deliberated upon before formulating a detailed blueprint for the same. Petitioning the authorities at each level to announce policies that can facilitate faster revival of construction activity, the BDA office bearers have outlined specific solutions to reduce further delays and effectively enable home seekers to receive possession as early as possible.

In continuation, to resolve issues faced by the industry; BDA has invited Dr. Jitendraji Awhad, Hon’ble Cabinet Minister for Housing, Government of Maharashtra for an online webinar on 27th May 2020 at 12 noon to address all its members about further steps to be taken in speeding up Redevelopment Across Mumbai.  (Webinar will be live on BDA’s YouTube channel : www.youtube.com/bdamumbai

Brihanmumbai Developers Association (BDA) is not just an association of developers of Mumbai, it is a movement!

BDA Profile

The Brihanmumbai Developers Association (BDA) is created out of a Movement. It is more of movement than association. In a matter of 12 months, more than 500 developers mainly into redevelopment have joined the movement. Borivali Developers Association was born out of exactly such a need in the year 2019. A small group of five developers primarily involved in redevelopment projects in Borivali, initiated the idea of such an organisation. However, in a very short span of time the idea caught the imagination of developers across the city involved in redevelopment and therefore the organization was renamed and registered as Brihanmumbai Developers Association (BDA) so as to represent all its members who joined the movement from across the city of Mumbai.

At BDA we realize that when we do quality redevelopment projects, we not only contribute to the economy of the nation, but also bring about a huge change in the lifestyles and aspirations of the existing slum dwellers, tenants or society members whose buildings we redevelop. It is therefore about time that our social and economic contribution is recognized by the authorities and due support is provided to ease out the difficulties faced by the industry.

May 26, 2020

Activists and party workers have accused Municipal Comissioner of the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVMC), D Gangatharan, of misuse of power and outraging women’s modesty on duty.

Rita Sawariya, corporator of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA), alleged that she was moved out of the Commissioner’s cabin. “He spoke in a  rash manner to me and called a security guard to lead me out of the cabin. I was denied entry into the cabin after that,” she said.

The corporator said she had gone over to Commissioner to submit a letter regarding COVID-19 assistance. “But he refused to entertain me and said he will work on his own terms. He also said it was his decision whether or not to speak with me,” Sawariya said.

BVA partymen had earlier also alleged that the Municipal Commissioner had showed apathy in handling the COVID-19 pandemic crisis which led to rising cases in  the district.

The Municipal Commissioner has been accused of not paying attention to quarantined patients and supplying essentials to the ones in need.

May 13, 2020

Smita Thackeray helmed Mukkti Foundation has been instrumental in distributing over 8,500 meals to the needy along with 2,000 face shields for our frontline COVID-19 warriors!
Mukkti Foundation, under the aegis of firebrand social activist Smita Thackeray, has always been on a forefront on making a difference in everyone’s lives. From taking a stand against discrimination and social awareness of HIV/AIDS patients and the trauma they go through, empowerment of women and children, the cause of education, welfare and environment activism, the foundation hasn’t shied away from doing the right things in these trying times!
COVID-19 has disrupted everything across the world! Battling a pandemic that no one has battled in their lives before, Smita Thackeray believes that we are suddenly facing a scenario that we could not really fathom. With everyone trying to cope with the anxiety and uncertainty in their lives, many are trying to survive with their limited resources as the earnings are brought to a suddne stop! “At Mukkti, we always step in and contribute in however best way we can. In the past, we’ve conducted fundraisers for calamities across the country including in Gujarat, Rajasthan et al to survive drought. Mukkti has also raised funds for Kargil war veterans. During Coronavirus pandemic, we are trying to contribute to the welfare of the less fortunate,” she says.
Shedding light to the initiatives undertaken by Team Mukkti, Smita reveals that her son Rahul and his wife Aditi started an initiative in association with the ASBB Foundation.

Mukkti Foundation with Association Of Social Beyond Boundaries, is distributing food to the Police, stranded labourers, BMC workers, beggars, sex workers in areas across Mumbai including Andheri, Vile Parle, Khar, Santa Cruz, Bandra, Mahim, Dadar, Mahalaxmi, Grant Road and Kamathirpura ensuring they are fed! “We’d like to thank Sagar Jain, Raj and the entire team of ASBB Foundation. Without them it would have not been possible to reach out to so many people at times. Also, with the increase in the number of cases we have come across among doctors, nurses, paramedics among other medical staff getting infected, we are sponsoring face shields and providing protective gear to several hospitals,” shares Smita while adding, “We have distributed more than 2,000 face shields so far! We are also helping the farmers by sourcing organic fruits and vegetables to people across different areas.” So far, Mukkti Foundation has distributed over 8,500 meals to people across the city!
Mukkti Foundation has raised funds through crowd-funding as well as donors who believe in the initative. Collectively, it has helped with the food distribution drive to aid dabbawalas, shares Aaishvary Thackeray, Smita Thackeray’s younger son. He contributed for the food grains for over 100 dabbawalas!
More power to Team Mukkti!

 

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May 13, 2020

In the wake of novel COVID – 19 pandemic outbreak Hindi film Miss Masala Dosa actress Lavina Israni is making dosas at home for the neighbouring needy people

she volunteered wholeheartedly in the hour of need during this pandemic. She has requested her fans and the entire Nation to stay home and pray to God. The initiatives taken by the honourable Prime Minister should be respected and applauded by us.

About Their coming venture Miss Masala Dosa the subject of the film is a romcom of todays world The Film is written & directed by Alok Shrivastava and is being produced under the Banner of AJ Digital Entertainment & Gold Coin Entertainment.

Dop: Ashok Jamuar & Bharni Kannan. Music Bappi lahiri & Rsr.singers Bappi Lahiri, Shabab Sabri & Sana Aziz. The film Stars Ojas Rawal, Hiten Tejwani, Manu Punjabi, Mrinmai Kolwalkar, Lavina Israni, Sajid Bubere, Brijendra Kala, Anil Dhavan, Shalini Kapoor, Hitesh Rawal, Ashutosh Sinha, Niharika Rana, Gaurav Dixit & others. Producers Alok Shrivastava & Jatin Upadhyay.

May 8, 2020

Alok Shrivastava And Jatin Upadhyay Helps Needy Families With Groceries And Essentials

In the wake of novel COVID – 19 pandemic outbreak.  Alok Shrivastava Of Gold Coin Entertainment & Jatin Upadhyay Of A J Digital Entertainment helped many needy families  with groceries and essentials for this noble cause and volunteered wholeheartedly in the hour of need during this pandemic. Together, they successfully served this in Delhi NCR and neighbouring areas.. They have requested their fans and the entire Nation to stay home and pray to God. The initiatives taken by the honourable  Prime Minister should be respected and applauded by us.

About Their coming venture Miss Masala Dosa the subject of the film is  a romcom of todays world The Film is written & directed by  Alok Shrivastava and  is being produced  under the Banner of  AJ Digital Entertainment & Gold Coin Entertainment.

     

Dop: Ashok Jamuar & Bharni Kannan. Music Bappi lahiri & Rsr.singers Bappi Lahiri, Shabab Sabri & Sana Aziz. The film Stars Ojas Rawal,  Hiten Tejwani,  Manu Punjabi, Mrinmai Kolwalkar,  Lavina Israni, Sajid Bubere, Brijendra Kala, Anil Dhavan,  Shalini Kapoor,  Hitesh Rawal, Ashutosh Sinha, Niharika Rana, Gaurav Dixit & others. Producers Alok Shrivastava & Jatin Upadhyay.