What: Pixion’s Celebration Party
Where: Grand Ballroom, JW Marriott, Mumbai
When: December 14, 2007
Celebrities Present: Ajay Devgan, Anurag Kashyap, Soha Ali Khan, Sudhir Mishra, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Prakash Jha, Imtiaz Ali, Jimmy Shergill, Anand Rai, Kisshen Kumar, Sunil Darshan, Manmohan Shetty, Aditi Govitrikar, Himanshu Malik, Siddharth Kannan and Shibani Kashyap

Mr Naresh Malik, CEO of Pixion hosted a grand celebration at Grand Ballroom, JW Marriott last night to commemorate the immense contribution of their esteemed clients, associates & employees towards the progress of Pixion as a company.

What: The premiere of Khoya Khoya Chand
Where: PVR, Juhu, Mumbai
When: December 05, 2007

The premiere of Sudhir Mishra’s latest release Khoya Khoya Chand took place at PVR on December 5, 2007.

Celebrities presents at event included director Sudhir Mishra, producer Prakash Jha, Shantanu Moitra, Sachin Kumar Krishnan, Shreya Ghoshal, Satish Kaushik, Sharmila Tagore who made a rare public appearance to support her daughter Soha Ali Khan. Also seen at the premiere were Mishra’s longtime friends David Dhawan and Madhur Bhandarkar.

However, the leading man of the film, Shiney Ahuja could not make it to the premiere as he is reportedly out of the country shooting for his latest action film.

For the third time in Indian film history, the famous Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay story of Devdas is being remade, this time in a whole new light. Yet, even before the modern interpretation by Sudhir Mishra has begun, changes have already ensued.

The script called for Shiney Ahuja to essay the role of Devdas, Laura Dutta to play Paro and Soha Ali Khan to take on the coveted role of Chandramukhi. In the previous films, this role was performed exquisitely by two beautiful and timeless actresses - Vyjayantimala and Madhuri Dixit.

However, Khan has been dropped from the film and will be replaced by an international face. This postpones things until at least March of 2008.

Unlike the two previous versions by Bimal Roy (1955) and Sanjay Leela Bhansali (2001), Mishra’s Devdas is set in the political world. Paro is a simple girl who becomes a shrewd politician. Chandramukhi is an investment banker, rather than a courtesan.

Again it seems that Mishra misses out on working with his favorite actress and says he regrets it but looks forward to make another film with her in the new year.

In the meantime, Mishra’s Khoya Khoya Chand, starring Khan, hits the theatres this Friday - December 7th.

What: Anuj Saxena launches Ram Vilas Paswan’s son Chirag Paswan
Where: JW Marriott, Mumbai
When: October 31, 2007