Arjun Kapoor attends ‘two bootcamps’ in 3 months

Arjun Kapoor attended two bootcamps in the last three months for his physical transformation in Alibaug. The actor says he has no shame in admitting that given his condition, he has to work twice as hard than others.

“I’m in a good space right now trying to push my body as much as possible so that I can be the best version of myself. I’m a work in progress and I will always be one.

“It is what makes my resolution even stronger and I’m currently thriving in this feeling.

Arjun has shared a video detailing his day at the bootcamp in Alibaug and also talked about his diet.

“In the last three months, I have managed to do two bootcamps with my trainer Drew Neal. He has taken me out of the city and we have spent over two weeks, per bootcamp, trying to achieve the best results. I’m only thankful to Drew for believing in me and for motivating me to reach higher,” Arjun said.

He added: “I have also been sticking to the discipline of eating the same food for a long duration and created consistency. I will continue to work harder towards making myself better and fitter in the days to come.”

“I have no shame in admitting that given my condition, I have to work twice as hard than others,” Arjun said.

The actor will be next seen in “Ek Villain 2” and “Kuttey”.

Bhumi: Hindi cinema should start showing sustainable way of living

Actress and climate activist Bhumi Pednekar feels that it is time for Hindi cinema to start showing a sustainable way of living in their films.

Bhumi, in a chat with an interview, said: “I definitely feel that it’s high time that Hindi cinema starts showing a sustainable way of living in their films. I feel like as a fraternity we are woke and I personally would like to believe that we are more conscious than other industries, but I still feel like we aren’t doing enough.”

The actress, who has three films lined up ‘Mr. Lele’, ‘Raksha Bandhan’ and ‘Badhaai Do’, feels that there is a need for narratives in films that provide communication.

“I do feel that we need narratives in films/ movies that provide the communication as it’s the most powerful medium to get the message across to the masses,” she added.

Bhojpuri actor Pradeep Pandey’s ‘Prem Geet 2’ to release on Oct 1

Bhojpuri actor Pradeep Pandey, who is known as ‘Chitu’ in the Bhojpuri film industry, will be seen on screen on October 1 in his next film ‘Prem Geet 2’.

He will be seen alongside actress Shilpa Pokharel.

Talking about the freshness of this film’s script, he said: “This film is completely new, which has a wonderful combination of action and emotion along with romance. The songs of the film have been shot at many great locations. I hope the audience will like this film very much.”

The trailer of ‘Prem Geet 2’, made under the banner of Pashupatinath Productions presented by Ratnakar Kumar, was recently released on the official YouTube channel of Worldwide Records Bhojpuri.

Ratnakar Kumar, MD, music company Worldwide Records said, “‘Prem Geet 2’ is a musical love story. In this you will get to see many colors of love. We are going to release it on 1 October across India. Now theaters are opening slowly. There is tremendous music in this film, which will attract the audience towards it.”

Directed by Sonu Khatri, the movie also stars Amit Shukla, CP Bhas, Rohit Singh Matru, Sudha Jha, Indrasani Mishra, Ranjit Sharma, Bablu Khan and Ajay Kumar in pivotal roles.

Being a good actor is my focus, I am here to act: Amit Jairath

Actor Amit Jairath, who considers director Nikkhil Advani his mentor, says that it’s his passion and love for the craft of acting which is the prime factor that attracts him to be a part of Indian cinema.

Talking about his experience and role in ‘Mumbai Diaries 26/11’ he says: “It was an interesting experience. I had only heard and seen the horrific act on television. But now I was enacting it and the surroundings and the atmosphere around was made so real that this time it felt that it was actually happening all over again – the real horror that Mumbai felt that night, I could feel it in my spine while shooting.”

The actor known for his works in ‘Batla House’, ‘Jagga Jasoos’ and few short films like ‘Moksha’, ‘Nayi Ammi’ says: “Being a good actor is my focus, I am here to act.”

“With my quality and quantity of work, I’m here to play a longer game. Acting has been an obsession and passion, for me it was never a job, it was my calling. I am here to do good work,” he concludes.

Salman Khan unveils new challenges for contestants in ‘Bigg Boss 15’

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan said that he has had the longest association with ‘Bigg Boss’ and he is happy to return as the host of ‘Bigg Boss 15’. He was interacting with the media during a recent press conference in Nagpur.

While attending the media through video conferencing he said: “It is always a great pleasure to come back to hosting Bigg Boss, a show that I share such a long-standing association with. Like the past successful seasons, the new season of the show will be even more exciting, as the contestants get ready for a wild ride in the jungle with VishwasunTREE accompanying them in their journey. Rest assured this season is about to witness ‘dangal’ like never before. Buckle up, it is going to be an excursion to remember as it’s ‘sankat in jungle’ this year.”

He added further about the show: “There will be 250 cameras looking out for every movement and contestants will be given a small survival kit in the jungle.”

Salman Khan said that it will not be easy for the contestants to face all the challenges as they have to spend five months away from their family and home. “It won’t be an easy journey for the contestants as they have to be away from their family, being worried about them like if anyone has got Covid and other tensions. But they need to be strong as this is all about this game. The contestants have to show their real selves and those who manage to face the challenges by being physically and mentally strong really hats off to them.”

The new season of ‘Bigg Boss’ will see contestants facing number of challenges as the contestants have to fight tooth and nail for their survival in the jungle. Be it finding a bed to sleep, resources to cook food, place to perform daily chores, it is going to be a wild ride for the inmates. Shamita Shetty and Nishant Bhatt will make their way in ‘Bigg Boss 15′ and will be seen inside the house with other contestants in including Umar Riaz and Donal Bisht.

Manisha Sharma, Chief Content Officer of Hindi Mass Entertainment, Viacom18, said: “This season, we have given a whole new spin to the theme of the show by putting the contestants in a jungle wherein they will be riddled with new challenges and intense moments right from the beginning. We have also introduced a speaking tree called VishwasunTREE that will add to the inmates’ hurdles and a lot more excitement to the show.”

The new season will premiere on October 2 at 9.30 pm and thereafter air every Monday to Friday at 10.30 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 9.30 pm on COLORS.

Mickey Guyton to receive ‘Breakout Artist’ award at CMT Artists of the Year

Singer-songwriter Mickey Guyton will receive a special ‘Breakout Artist of the Year’ award as part of the CMT Artists of the Year to be telecast live on October 13, reports Variety.com.

The only times the network has given out the plaudit previously is when the title was bestowed on Chris Stapleton in 2015, Kelsea Ballerini in 2016 and Ashley McBryde two years ago, all seals of early-in-the-game approval that have aged well.

Guyton’s her full-length debut album ‘Remember Her Name’ isn’t coming out till this Friday, Guyton has been issuing singles and EPs to considerable acclaim and media attention for more than six years – as the network well knows, having premiered her first music video ‘Better Than You Left Me’ in January 2015.

One of Guyton’s champions at the network is Leslie Fram, senior VP of music and talent, who was instrumental in naming the singer to CMT’s Next Women of Country class of 2014, before her first major-label single came out. When Fram was honoured by the Innovation in Music Awards in 2017, she turned over her acceptance speech time to bringing Guyton on stage to expose her to the assembled – at which time Guyton sang Coldplay’s ‘Yellow’, in honour of Fram’s alternative-rock radio roots.

“After relentlessly chasing her dreams in country music for years, her perseverance, tenacity and spirit have culminated in this spectacular moment of recognition where she’s finally receiving the credit she deserves,” said Fram.

Guyton recently became the first black female solo artist in history to pick up a country Grammy nomination, for her single ‘Black Like Me’, which she sang on the Grammy telecast earlier this year. She’s currently up for new artiste of the year at the CMA Awards, coming in November.

At CMT, Guyton was a major player on this summer’s CMT Video Music Awards, performing twice and presenting Linda Martell, a pioneer black female country artist, with a lifetime achievement award. She also co-hosted the most recent Academy of Country Music Awards with Keith Urban.

How Neha Marda kept the ‘freshness’ alive in her long-distance marriage

Television actress Neha Marda has revealed how she has kept the ‘freshness’ alive in her long-distance marriage of nine years!

Neha tied the knot with Patna-based businessman Aayushman in 2012 and ever since has been living in a long-distance marriage, her workplace being Mumbai. However, the couple has managed to keep the bond alive.

Talking about the same, Neha shared: “Every time I get a leave, we plan to meet up. I still remember, just after I got married, I got a show called ‘Doli Armaanon Ki’ and I was shooting for it in Mumbai. Every month, I would travel to Patna for 6 – 7 days to be with him. Aayushman would also try to travel to Mumbai whenever possible.”

Revealing how they’ve kept the magic alive in so many years, the actress further said: “This want of meeting each other and spending time with each other, made our bond stronger. The crux of our relationship is that the long-distance marriage is working smoothly. I think because of the distance and both of us chasing each other to meet, the freshness is alive.”

“Being a daily soap actor, it is difficult to take leaves at times, but we are working it out and the team of ‘Kyun Rishton Mein Katti Batti’ has been very supportive,” she added.

On the work front, Neha features on the Zee TV daily soap ‘Kyun Rishton Mein Katti Batti’.

Disha opens up on giving a personal touch to her look in ‘Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2’

Actress Disha Parmar, seen as the female lead ‘Priya’ in ‘Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2’, seems quite excited about her outfit and is looking forward to the ‘sangeet ceremony’ sequence in the show.

Giving a sneak peek into ‘Priya’s look for the Sangeet, Disha opens up about how she has added her inputs when it came to ‘Priya’s overall look for the ceremony.

Seen in a simple yet elegant blue lehenga, ‘Priya Sood’ definitely looks beautiful. Talking more on it, Disha Parmar says: “Personal touch to the styling has been that I recently got married just two months ago and now, ‘Priya’ is getting married. So, the outfit that I wore in my sangeet was a royal blue colour. That’s what I wanted to wear in this show, also. And, that’s what we did.”

Adding further she says: “I remember for one of the events, I was wearing sneakers under my saree and that’s what ‘Priya’ has also done for one scene. She’s wearing white sneakers under her lehenga. So, these have been the little personal touches for the character ‘Priya’ by me.”

The ongoing track is now going to witness the wedding of ‘Ram’ (Nakuul Mehta) and ‘Priya’ (Disha Parmar).

‘Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2’ airs on Sony Entertainment Television.

Durand Cup: FC Goa beat Delhi FC 5-1, storm into semis

FC Goa continued their brilliant run to outplay Delhi FC 5-1 in a quarter-final match of the 130th Durand Cup football tournament at the Kalyani stadium on Friday.

Goals from Devendra Murgaokar, Muhammed Nemil and Brandon Fernandez in the first half and Leander D’Cunha and Romario Jesuraj in the second, meant the Gaurs will, despite Delhi getting one back from Nikhil Mali, take their place in the second semi-final on Wednesday at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) in Kolkata.

They await the winners of Saturday’s fourth and final quarter-final match between fellow ISL side Bengaluru FC and Army Green, also scheduled at the VYBK.

Delhi FC started well in the first quarter creating quite a few opportunities for themselves. Anwar Ali and Willis Deon Plaza had their chances at scoring but failed to convert each time.

It was all FC Goa after that. In the 15th minute, Devendra Murgaokar scored the first goal and his fourth of the tournament to put the Gaurs ahead. Muhammed Nemil scored another, three minutes later.

Delhi FC had chances in the remaining part of the first half but it was good work from Goa’s defence that kept them at bay.

Brandon Fernandes then lobbed a curler from the left flank over Delhi keeper Lovepreet in added time, to give Goa a big cushion of 3 goals at half time.

Delhi FC looked like they came with a plan in the second half and showed some resilience initially but luck was not on their side. They did pull one back in the 82nd minutes with Nikhil Mali scored a smart goal after an even smarter Willis Plaza dummy inside the Goa box, spoiling the clean-sheet of Dheeraj under the Gaur’s bar.

It took Goa just a couple of minutes to regain the three goal cushion as Leander D’Cunha scored from an overhead kick which did not quite catch his foot where he would have liked it to.

Alexander Romario Jesuraj scored the fifth and final goal in injury time to seal the deal for FC Goa.

Leander D’Cunha was adjudged the Man of the Match for his match winning performance.

Kanika Kapoor’s new song ‘Jhanjhar’ out

Bollywood playback singer Kanika Kapoor is very excited as her self composed, Punjabi love song ‘Jhanjhar’ releases on Friday.

Kanika is known for delivering some superhit Bollywood numbers like ‘Baby Doll’, ‘Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan’, ‘Desi Look’ – among many others.

Talking about the song, Kanika said, “You can’t outsmart the heart. Romantic love isn’t a general state of being, it is pulled out of us by a special, unforgettable person. I wanted to share my sincerity and authenticity about this specific love. On an intuitive level, people will always feel it if it is real. I am romantic by nature. I know this, the rest the song speaks for itself.”

The song ‘Jhanjhar’ has been written, composed and sung by Kanika Kapoor. The authentic, specific and inspired song has her collaborating with Deep Money on the music and Nitin Gupta on the lyrics. The song is presented by Zee Music Company.