Sonu Nigam and Shaan’s sign of respect for their Guru Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan on song 'Maula'!

Forthcoming dramatic thriller 31st October starring Vir Das and Soha Ali Khan, marks the comeback of legendary singer Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, who has lent his voice to the song titled Maula in the movie.

For the information, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan is known for having trained several noted playback and classical singers including Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt, Hariharan, Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Alisha Chinai and A.R Rahman among several others and his two pupils took to their Twitter pages to gush about their Guru and his song.

Taking to his Twitter page, Sonu posted, “Greatness stands by the Greats, long after their youth gives up. Long live My Guru, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan saheb.” On his aprt, Shaan posted, “Maula' a Divine song by Padma Bhushan Ustaad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, in the film 31st October'.”

'Maula', which is a tribute to the Almighty and humanity, is quite melodious and moving and is already capturing the attention of everybody. The number has been composed by Vijay Verma and penned by Moazzam Azm.

Produced by writer-producer Harry Sachdeva and Magical Dreams Productions Pvt Ltd, co-produced by Anand Prakash, directed by National award winner Shivaji Lotan Patil, and released by Panorama Studios, 31st October, which is slated to release on October 7,  is a glimpse into the  controversial dark chapter of India's History.

Film Censor board clears film '31st October' on Indira Gandhi''s assassination!

Forthcoming historical thriller 31st October starring Vir Das and Soha Ali Khan, which revolved around the aftermath of the assassination of the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, has now finally been green lit by the Censor Board after a delay of four months.

Approving the news, writer-producer Harry Sachdeva told, “We had to make certain modifications to the script without affecting the authenticity of the cinematic projection. It took time but we were eventually able to convince the Censor Board to retain the scenes which brought out the realism of the story and which were important to the narrative. There's a reason for bringing this subject to the screen and justice needs to be done to the subject as the movie is about undying human spirit and does not seek to make any political statements.” Sachdeva further added that they had to make nine major cuts that the Censor Board had suggested to the movie.

Set in Delhi, 31st October is the most realistic depiction of the incident and the story of a Sikh family, which gets trapped in a riot-affected part of the Capital after Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards, which leads to savage anti-Sikh riots. The movie, an edge-of-the-seat thriller about a family, which battles all odds for survival, was praised for being gritty, thrilling and heart-rending at various foreign film festivals.