Shriya Saran is elated to work with Chinni Prakash for ‘Underworld Ka Kabzaa’

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Shriya Saran is elated to work with Chinni Prakash for ‘Underworld Ka Kabzaa’

Actress Shriya Saran, who is gearing up for her upcoming film ‘Underworld Ka Kabzaa’, was both excited and nervous when she got to know that she will be working with veteran choreographer Chinni Prakesh for ‘Namaami Namaami’.

Elaborating on the same, the actress said: “Chinni Prakesh sir is a legend. From Madhuri Dixit to Salman Khan everyone has that one signature move that has been choreographed by him. When I heard that Chinni sir will be choreographing me for ‘Namaami Namaami’, I was very excited and nervous at the same time to be under his guidance. But I am really happy that the audience loved my performance of the song. It felt like I’ve made my Guru proud.”

Since the actress is a trained dancer, the shoot for the song and the rehearsal were a cakewalk: “I am a trained Kathak dancer and after 2 hours of practice and 3 days of the shoot we were done with the song and I truly enjoyed the choreography of Chini Sir.”

‘Underworld Ka Kabzaa’, produced by Anand Pandit Motion Pictures in association with Sri Siddeshwara Enterprise and Alankar Pandian, has been directed by R. Chandru.

The film, which also features Upendra, Shriya Saran, and Kiccha Sudeepa in pivotal roles, will have a Pan-India release on March 17, 2023.

‘Pathaan’ grosses Rs 1000 cr worldwide

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‘Pathaan’ grosses Rs 1000 cr worldwide

Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham’s latest action entertainer ‘Pathaan’ has zoomed past the fabled Rs 1,000 crore gross worldwide becoming the first Hindi film to breach this milestone in phase one of its releases.

‘Pathaan’, on its fourth Monday, saw a solid jump again at the box office. It collected Rs 1.25 crore net in India (Hindi – Rs 1.20 crore, All Dubbed versions – Rs 0.05 crore).

‘Pathaan’ has now recorded $45.94 million in the overseas territories alone, while net collection in India stands at Rs 516.92 crore (Hindi – Rs 498.95 crore, Dubbed – Rs 17.97 crore)! The total worldwide gross is an incredible Rs 1000 crore (India gross – Rs 623 crore, overseas – Rs377 crore).

The film, directed by Siddharth Anand also stars Ashutosh Rana and Dimple Kapadia.

Ram Charan walks barefoot at airport leaving for US, video goes viral

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Ram Charan walks barefoot at airport leaving for US, video goes viral

Actor Ram Charan was seen walking barefoot at the airport reportedly leaving for the US ahead of Oscars 2023, to be held in March.

A video shows Ram donning an all-black kurta, pyjama and stole paired with a black mask. Ram is reportedly observing the Ayyappa Deeksha, 41 days of fasting which highlights the significance of abstinence and austerity.

The song ‘Naatu Naatu’ picturized on Ram and Jr NTR from filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus ‘RRR’ has earned a Best Original Song Oscar nomination. The track has previously been feted with a Golden Globe and a Critics’ Choice Award earlier this year.

For the unversed, while observing the Ayyappa Deeksha, it is compulsory for devotees to observe the fast of 41 days before visiting the Sabarimala temple, in Kerala. Devotees have to wear a garland made of Tulsi or Rudraksha and not shave their beards or cut their hair during this period.

Hindi remake of SS Rajamouli’s ‘Chatrapathi’ wraps up shooting

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Hindi remake of SS Rajamouli’s ‘Chatrapathi’ wraps up shooting

The official Hindi remake of SS Rajamouli’s Telugu blockbuster ‘Chatrapathi’ is all set for its nationwide release. The film produced by Dr. Jayantilal Gada under Pen Studios marks the big Bollywood debut of Sreenivas Bellamkonda and was launched by SS Rajamouli in Hyderabad as he inaugurated the mahurat of the film.

Starring ‘Bahubali’ fame Prabhas, the Telugu action-drama ‘Chatrapathi’ was filled with emotion and took audiences through the exploitation faced by immigrants who come to India from places far away and live without any official identity.

The Hindi remake directed by VV Vinayak starring Sreenivas Bellamkonda, which has been mounted on a massive scale and shot extensively on grand sets in Hyderabad has finally wrapped up its shoot and is gearing for its nationwide release.

While details are under wraps at the moment, sources in the unit say that the makers will be making a big announcement soon.

The Hindi version was launched in July 2021 with SS Rajamouli giving the muhurat shot clap.

While Sreenivas Bellamkonda will reprise Prabhas’ role in the action-drama, the makers have kept the identity of the female lead under wraps and an announcement is expected shortly.

Janhvi pens note for Sridevi: ‘I still look for you everywhere mumma’

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Janhvi pens note for Sridevi: ‘I still look for you everywhere mumma’

As the coming February 24 will mark the fifth death anniversary of veteran actress Sridevi, her daughter, and actress Janhvi Kapoor penned an emotional note and said that she still looks for her “mummaa”.

Janhvi took to Instagram, where she shared a throwback picture of her talking to her mother. The picture seems to be from an event.

“I still look for you everywhere mumma, still do everything I do hope I’m making you proud. Everywhere I go, and everything I do – it starts and ends with you,” Janhvi captioned the image.

Sridevi passed away on February 24, 2018, in Dubai. She died due to accidental drowning in a bathtub. She was in Dubai for attending a family function.

Sridevi’s last big screen outing was in the 2017 film ‘Mom’, for which she also earned a National Award, posthumously.

Janhvi is now gearing up for the release of ‘Bawaal’, which also stars Varun Dhawan. She will also be seen in ‘Mr. & Mrs. Mahi’.

Kangana has her own list of ‘deserving’ winners before ‘nepo mafia’ takes ‘everyone ka haq’

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Kangana has her own list of ‘deserving’ winners before ‘nepo mafia’ takes ‘everyone ka haq’

After Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Varun Dhawan were named for major honors at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival, actress Kangana Ranaut objected to the same on her social media.

She posted her own list of “deserving” winners and claimed that the ‘nepo mafia snatches everyone’s rights.

Kangana took to Instagram Stories and shared her own list of winners.

She wrote, “Awards season is here before nepo mafia snatches everyone ka haq (right) let me clarify this year’s Best actor – Rishab Shetty (Kantara) Best Actress- Mrunal Thakur (Sita Ramam) Best film – Kantara Best director- SS Rajamouli (RRR) Best supporting actor – Anupam Kher (Kashmir Files) Best supporting actress- Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiya).”

“Yeh log jayein ya nahi awards inhi ke hain (the awards belong to them no matter whether they attend them or not)… filmi awards have no authenticity, after I finish work here, I will make a proper list of all those I feel are deserving… stay tuned … thanks.”

She added: “Life of nepo insects use parents name and contacts, do papa ji chaploosi to get work, agar koi self-made aaye uska career sabotage kardo, if someone anyone, anyhow survives and complains about continues harassment they face, unko bikau mafia PR se jealous or mad bolke dismiss our discredit kardo…”

“Yehi, yehi toh tumhari kartootein hain that I am determined now to destroy you all… one can’t just indulge in the beauty of life when there is so much evil around… Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta says destroying evil is the prime goal of Dharma.”

On Monday, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the Film Festival.

Alia was named for the honor for her spectacular performance in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, and Ranbir was feted with the award for playing the lead in ‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’.

Varun Dhawan also won the Critics Best Actor award for his performance in the film ‘Bhediya’.

High Court bans release of Hansal Mehta’s ‘Faraaz’ in B’desh

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High Court bans release of Hansal Mehta’s ‘Faraaz’ in B’desh

The Bangladesh High Court on Monday banned the promotion and screening of “Faraaz”, a film directed by Indian filmmaker Hansal Mehta, in the country’s cinema halls and online platforms.

Based on the real-life terrorist attack that ravaged a Dhaka cafe in 2016, ‘Faraaz’ is a hostage drama starring Juhi Babbar, Aamir Ali, Zahan Kapoor, and Aditya Rawal, among others.

After hearing a writ petition, the high court bench of justices Md Khasruzzaman and Md Iqbal Kabir delivered the order to ban the screening of the film in Bangladesh.

The writ petition was filed by Ruba Ahmed, the mother of Abinta Kabir who was killed by militants in the attack on the Holey Artisan cafe on July 1, 2016. The Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has been made the defendant in the writ petition.

The film is yet to be approved by the Bangladesh Film Censor Board.

On January 19, Ruba Ahmed raised the same demand to stall the release of the film in Bangladesh claiming that it could tarnish the reputation of Bangladesh.

Later, the petitioner’s lawyer, Ahsanul Karim said the petition was filed to stop projecting the film on cinema halls in Bangladesh as well as on online platforms, Dhaka Tribune reported.

“The footage in the movie shows two militants talking, one of whom was or is in relation with Abinta. Her dress up was shown in such a way that educated families in our civilized society would never wear. The character of the girl was degraded in the movie,” said Karim, according to Dhaka Tribune.

“Also, the movie showed the failure of the law enforcement officers which poses serious questions about our sovereignty. For these reasons, this movie should not be shown on any platform in Bangladesh,” Karim added.

Kamal Haasan tells cadre to hoist MNM flags at their homes on Founding Day

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Kamal Haasan tells cadre to hoist MNM flags at their homes on Founding Day

South Indian superstar and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder President Kamal Haasan has called upon his cadres to hoist the party flags in their homes on February 21 to mark Founding Day.

“Like beautiful white clouds let our Maiam flags fly across Tamil Nadu,” he said in a statement on Monday while also urging the MNM cadres to visit villages where the party has not developed

He said that with the feeling of ‘our party, our flag’, the cadres of MNM must fly the party flag at more places than those of other political outfits.

Kamal Haasan launched MNM on February 21, 2018, in Madurai as a political alternative to the DMK and the AIADMK.

However the superstar did not taste success in any of the electoral hustings for the party and in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and in the 2021 Assembly elections, the party lost miserably.

Kamal Haasan also lost in Coimbatore to Vanathi Sreenivasan, the BJP Mahila Morcha leader. He has now extended his support to the DMK, and Congress combine.

The actor-politician campaigned actively for the Congress leader EVKS Elangovan for the February 27 Erode East bypoll.

Sonam Kapoor celebrates six months of her ‘biggest blessing’ shares video

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Sonam Kapoor celebrates six months of her ‘biggest blessing’ shares video

Bollywood actress and new mom Sonam Kapoor shared a heartwarming note as her son Vayu Kapoor Ahuja turns six months old. She expressed that being a mother was the best job in the world and called her son her “biggest blessing”.

Sharing a photo and video of Vayu on Instagram, Sonam wrote: “6 months of my Vayu. The best job in the world.. my biggest blessing.. love you my darling boy…your papa and I couldn’t have asked for more…”

In the photo, the mother-son duo looked adorable as she was wearing yellow pyjamas, while Vayu looked cute in a white onesie. Sonam also shared a short video of Vayu crawling, while playing with his toys.

Sonam’s husband Anand Ahuja commented with heart eyes emojis and wrote: “pajama party.”

Sonam and Anand got married on May 8, 2018, after dating for a few years. They welcomed their son Vayu on August 20, 2022.

Sehban Azim was ‘quite conscious doing a scene like that’ in ‘Dear Ishq’

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Sehban Azim was ‘quite conscious doing a scene like that’ in ‘Dear Ishq’

When Sehban Azim had to shoot for an intimate sequence for the series ‘Dear Ishq’, he said that he was conscious of doing such a scene.

Talking about shooting for this particular sequence, Sehban said: “I was quite conscious doing a scene like that. Firstly, I am a little shy doing such scenes and also I don’t have much reel experience on how to enact them.”

“So, initially I said no to it until my director and the creative convinced me on the fact that whatever they will be shooting is the requirement of the story of the show and it’s not just a random scene to catch the eyeballs and also that they believe in shooting it aesthetically. They made sure everyone was comfortable doing the scene with minimal crew and experienced professionals and it was designed in a way that it was easy to shoot for us.”

‘Dear Ishq’ streams from Monday to Saturday on Disney+Hotstar.

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