Indian Film & Television Directors Association will hold its next Annual General Body Meeting and Elections on June 11,2011. This year a record number of 96 candidates have filed their nominations. Of the four prominent groups,the IFTDA Group led by Kalpana Lajmi has filed the maximum candidates,being the only faction having candidates in all sections. Deepti Navals comeback to television Deepti Naval,who was last seen on the small-screen over a decade ago in Muqammal,will soon be seen in Colors serial Mukti Bandhan. She plays Sadhvi Chandrasmita,a woman of positivity and serenity but in fact is protagonist IM Viranis ex-lover Chandrapraba who is thought to be dead in a train accident. Recently,Deepti was recently seen in a English film Memories Of March. Phhir to release on August 12 ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt Ltds Phhir is slated to release on August 12. Directed by Girish Dhamija,the romantic thriller stars Rajniesh Duggal,Adah Sharma and Roshni Chopra. The music has been composed by Raghav Sachar and Sharib Toshi while the cinematography is by Pravin Bhatt. Street in Brampton to be named after Raj Kapoor Legendary showman Raj Kapoor will have a street named after him in the City of Brampton,Canada.The street will be named Raj Kapoor Crescent and several members of the Kapoor family will be present during the event and also to witness the opening of the film festival on June 26 in Toronto.The city of Brampton wants to celebrate their presence while honouring the late Raj Kapoor for his contributions towards Indian Cinema. The city would induct him into the Brampton Hall of Fame,having a star placed there in his honour. Quality of SRA buildings needs to be reviewed,says Shabana Azmi Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has agreed to look into anomalies in some Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) schemes,non-governmental organisation (NGO) Nivara Hakk,headed by actor Shabana Azmi. The CM has agreed to constitute a committee to look into our demands. There needs to be an audit of the quality of the construction of SRA buildings. Leaking roofs,bad sewerage systems,lack of roads,schools etc are some of the issues that need to be addressed, said Shabana Azmi,who along with architect P K Das had made a presentation to the CM on the lack of proper town planning policy for SRA houses. Representatives from Nivara Hakk had met the CM on May 24. Azmi said,Our experience while rehabilitating the people from Sanjay Gandhi National Park to the Chandivali SRA houses has taught us a lot. We have realised that even though SRA are proper houses,these people live in slum-like conditions. There is an urgent need for the policymakers to look into that.
