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01 Dec

Actor Emraan Hashmi says that in this industry you generally get labelled, seen in sync with certain kind of films

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Taking the example of his character of a 50-year-old professor in Harami, who trains a gang of poor young kids to pick pocket in trains and train stations in Mumbai, Hashmi says, “I don’t think I would’ve been given a role of such an aged guy sporting salt and pepper hair, glasses etc in a regular commercial film. That’s not how those scripts are penned. So along with enjoying my mainstream journey, l love dabbling in other kind of cinema… And that’s when I do a Tigers, or a Harami and step out of the regular trappings of Bollywood.”Hashmi continues…

30 Nov

Actor Sara Ali Khan says David Dhawan was angry at Varun Dhawan but ‘vented’ at her on Coolie No 1 set: ‘That was a bit of an issue, but it’s all good’

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Sara Ali Khan, who will next be seen opposite Varun Dhawan in the Coolie No 1 remake, has said that Varun is to blame for an incident on the film’s set, which saw director David Dhawan lose his cool at her. David also directed the original Coolie No 1, which starred Govinda in the lead role, opposite Karisma Kapoor. At the recent virtual trailer launch event of the film, Sara said, “We were filming Main Toh Raste Se when David sir got upset with me and shouted at me because, although I was ready for my shot, I was supposed…

30 Nov

Dalljiet Kaur says that Gurpurab is her second Diwali

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Known for her power packed performances in TV serials, Dalljiet Kaur recalls that she fondly celebrated the festival of Gurpurab with her family. “Since Gurpurab takes place a few days after Diwali, as kids, we used to save more than half of our firecrackers for Gurpurab. Like Diwali, we used to dress up in new clothes and then visit the Gurdwara to offer prayers. I have numerous beautiful memories of the day. I look back and cherish how I spent that day with my parents,” says the actor. “Gurpurab was actually like the second Diwali for us. We used to…

29 Nov

Singer Neha Kakkar gifts Rs 1 lakh to Indian Idol 12 contestant whose grandmother had to take a loan to send him to Mumbai

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The reality show Indian Idol is back with a list of talented contestants. In a new promo shared by the channel, the life story of contestant Shahzad Ali, who hails from Jaipur, was teased. The aspiring singer’s hard luck story moved judge Neha Kakkar so much that she came forward to help him out. Sharing a short clip from the episode which had Neha and fellow judge Vishal Dadlani offering to help Shahzad, the channel’s official Twitter handle said, “Shahzad Ali from Jaipur touched the judge’s hearts so much that Neha Kakkar couldn’t help herself but gift him something amazing!…

28 Nov

Actor Anushka Sharma on resuming work after baby: ‘Will establish a system at home so I can balance time between my child, home and work.’

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Anushka Sharma has been working hard since coming from Dubai after IPL 2020. Anushka is seven months pregnant and expecting her first baby in January. The actor has been shooting for commercials back-to-back, all week. She has been spotted by the paparazzi, looking beautiful in lovely and colourful dresses, at the shoot sets. Now, in an interview with The Times of India, Anushka has talked about her decision to come back to work amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I had to be sure that the sets are going to be a safe place to shoot because I would be shooting during…

27 Nov

Singer Darshan Raval: The independent music space gives more creative freedom than films

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Darshan Raval, in a career spanning three years, has already managed to garner a good fan following, and dabbled with both independent and film music. From a composer’s point of view too he finds it to be more free. “The composing freedom is also there since there is no situation, you are not bound by hero’s voice, so you don’t have any limitations in that. There is creative freedom,” adds the 26-year-old, who recently released an album Judaiyaan. But Raval is quick to clarify that playback singing is also something he likes, having sung for films such as Love Aaj…

25 Nov

South Korea’s BTS snags first-ever Grammy nomination for a K-Pop band

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On Tuesday, South Korean boy band BTS snagged the first ever Grammy nomination for a K-pop band, taking the worldwide sensation a step closer to winning the music award. Since their debut in 2013, the seven-member band has been at the forefront of South Korean pop music, recently notching their first-ever Number One hit single on the Billboard charts in the United States with “Dynamite”. The first-time nominees shared on Twitter their livestreamed reactions to their 2021 Grammy nomination in the best pop group performance field. In the video, four of the seven members – the leader RM, singers Jimin,…

23 Nov

Actor Kartik Aaryan to star in Ram Madhvani directorial Dhamaka

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Kartik Aaryan will be seen in Ram Madhvani’s next film titled Dhamaka. He announced the project on his 30th birthday. The actor shared the motion poster of the movie on Instagram with a caption that read, “Aaj mera Birthday hai. #DHAMAKA hona chahiye.” The film will mark Aaryan’s first collaboration with Madhvani, who is fresh out of the success of Disney+ Hotstar web series Aarya. Talking about Dhamaka, Kartik Aaryan said he is excited to step into the thriller zone and play a journalist who covers a terror attack in Mumbai. “This for me is a miracle script and had…

19 Nov

Jubinart’s ‘Meghe Meghe Unplugged’

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An established dancer as well as a conceptual artist, Jubin Mitra has time and again proved his expertise through his creative venture 'Jubinart'. After Bolo Dugga Maiki, Jubin Mitra's reprise version with Mallar Karmakar ‘Meghe Meghe Unplugged’ has been released by AP Music and all digital streaming platforms. While Jubin is the composer and lyricist accompanied by Ujjwal from Bangladesh, the song has been sung by Mallar Karmakar, who is an established singer and Star Plus Voice of India finalist and Zee Bangla SaReGaMaPa 2006 duet champion. This is Jubin’s Third song which got international release. Meghe Meghe Unplugged has…

18 Nov

The original frenemies return: The trailer of Tom and Jerry is out

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The trailer of the new Tom and Jerry film is out, and it brings back the old cat-and-mouse chase in a new fashion. Tom and Jerry are back, and this time, they are wreaking havoc in one of the oldest hotels in New York. Partially animated, this feature has the animals in the style of animation that we saw in the television cartoons, but the rest of it is live-action, which gives this film a surreal feel. With a cat and mouse at the centre of the story, one can’t expect it to be realistic anyway. We are also introduced…