'Jhankaar Beats' turns 11, Sujoy Ghosh ecstatic (Movie Snippets)

Sujoy Ghosh, who started his career with hit film "Jhankaar Beats" in 2003, is ecstatic after the musical has completed 11 years. He thanks Pritish Nandy, one of the co-writers of the film, for coming up with such a strong concept.

"11 years of Jhankaar Beats and career today thanks to Pritish Nandy, the man with b***s of steel. faatafaati aadmi," tweeted Ghosh.

"Jhankaar Beats", a small budget film, boasted a wonderful cast - Juhi Chawla, Sanjay Suri, Rahul Bose, Rinke Khanna, Riya Sen and Shayan Munshi - and their performances complemented Ghosh's storytelling technique making the film a good watch.

The musical was a tribute to legendary composer Rahul Dev Burman.

Vishal Dadlani, who had composed music for the film along with Shekhar Ravjiani, also tweeted Thursday night: "Tomorrow is the eleventh anniversary of the release of 'Jhankaar Beats!' Sujoy, how time flies! Our stupidity is unchanged, thankfully!"

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Kunal Kemmu wraps up 'Guddu Ki Gun'

Actor Kunal Kemmu has completed "Guddu Ki Gun" shooting in Kolkata and says that it was wonderful being in the city, which was his "home away from home".

"Schedule of guddu ki gun comes to an end here in Kolkata. It's been a wonderful experience. Can't wait to share it with all of you on screen," he tweeted.

"A very big thank you to everyone... It's been like a home away from home," he further tweeted.

"Guddu Ki Gun" will see Kunal romance Bengali actress Payel Sarkar, who is making her Bollywood debut with the movie.

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When Shantanu Moitra's dream came true

Finally sport enthusiast and composer Shantanu Moitra is on Cloud Nine - he is in Brazil for the FIFA World Cup.

"Friends I am in Brazil for the World Cup and it's a dream come true ...that's. One off my bucket list," he tweeted early morning Friday.

Moitra has composed music for Hindi films. He is known for his scores in films like "Parineeta", "Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi", "Lage Raho Munnabhai" and "3 Idiots".