‘Saathiya Saath Nibhana 2’ actor Harsh Nagar says coming on board with big names like Amar Upadhyay and Priyanka Dhavle in ‘Kyunkii Tum Hi Ho’ has turned out to be a learning experience for him and he tried his best to play his character with perfection.
He says: “My happiness has doubled as I am sharing the screen with talented actors like Amar sir, and Priyanka. They have all been very warm and welcoming. Though it’s been a few days of shooting, I’ve learned so much from everyone, including the crew.”
Harsh found the script relatable and he says he connects with his role. Thus he instantly said ‘yes’ to the project.
“When I read the script, I instantly felt a connection with the story and knew that it is something I want to be a part of. So, when I was finalized as Ayushmann Bhargav, I was delighted, as I resonate with him personally. He is simple, honest, and shy. He believes in keeping others above him and is always there to support his loved ones through thick and thin,” he adds. Set in Gwalior, ‘Kyunkii Tum Hi Ho is a love triangle.
Harsh Nagar joins the cast of ‘Kyunkii Tum Hi Ho’
Big B finds ‘KBC 14’ contestant ‘impossible to play with’
An 11-year-old ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 14’ contestant Aditya Srivastava stunned the host Amitabh Bachchan with his intelligence. Aditya’s quick and witty answers left the megastar surprised and he said: “Impossible to play with this guy”.
In the latest promo, Big B in a hilarious way talked with ‘gyannath ji’, the computer, saying Aditya is a big competition to him. He is seen quickly answering the questions with his reasoning skills and intelligence. Quite impressed by his knowledge, Big B said it better to give him Rs 7.5 crore and let him leave the show.
As for the entire week, kids between the age group of 8 to 15 years are taking over the hot seat, Big B also changed his dressing style from formal wear to colorful hoodies and sweatshirts with sneakers, and in fact, for one of the episodes, he also opted for his Sherwood College’s uniform.
Moreover, for ‘KBC Juniors’ special week, the lifeline of video call a friend in which the contestants can take help from their friend to clear any doubt related to a question also changed to video call an expert and so each new episode will see personalities like Amish Tripathi and Sudha Murthy coming on a video call and helping the kids with their questions.
‘KBC 14’ airs on Sony Entertainment Television.
Malaika Arora has a fear of mouthing dialogues
Diva Malaika Arora, who is currently seen in her reality show ‘Moving In With Malaika’ expresses her fear of mouthing dialogues.
The first episode of the series opens the doors to Malaika Arora’s strengths, weaknesses, and fears. She speaks her heart out about her fears and how she tries to overcome them one step at a time.
In a conversation with her manager Ekta, where she asks if Malaika was dodging a movie script because of her fear of acting.
Malaika says, “I am not dodging it… I am just not sure. Honestly, it’s not the fear of acting, but more about the discomfort I feel in mouthing dialogues. Standing up in front of people and actually being comfortable about emoting with dialogues is something I have always been a little apprehensive about. I get a little nervous about it… So that’s probably why I shy away from it.”
She adds: “Over the years there have been loads of scripts that I have seen and read but somewhere I’ve always stayed away. Well, that’s another fear of mine. Even in school, I used to hate when I had to mug up something and say it in public.
“I thought it was the most daunting task. I felt there was so much pressure, that it would make me feel very uneasy. I couldn’t eat, sleep or do anything if I had to learn something. So this fear of mine has just always been there.”
‘Moving in with Malaika’ is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
Niharika Chouksey says it was not easy for her family to accept her profession being a girl
TV actress Niharika Chouksey, who is playing the titular role in the show ‘Faltu’, said like the lead character, she also faced a similar kind of situation in her real life and felt discriminated against by her family members being a girl child.
She shared: “I had a similar experience in a way like Faltu when I told my parents that I want to make my career in acting. They were pretty supportive but my relatives weren’t. They were like girls shouldn’t be working in this field, this clearly shows their lack of knowledge about this and how discriminative they are.”
Niharika has been part of films such as ‘Jahaan Chaar Yaar’ in which she played the character of Swara Bhasker’s daughter, and she was also seen in ‘Janhit Mein Jaari’, playing the sister of Nushrratt Bharuccha.
Now, she is playing the lead in ‘Faltu’ which is all about the attitude of people living in rural parts towards girl children and how certain times they end up giving them names like ‘Faltu’ with a belief that the next child will be a boy.
The actress added that she would not have faced those kinds of differences with the family, had she been a boy and expressed a desire of becoming an actor.
“They wouldn’t have reacted in the same way if my brother wanted to do it, so as we can see we all face this kind of discrimination in our day-to-day lives and we don’t even know,” she added. Faltu airs on Star Plus.
Kareena has a word of advice for Malaika Arora ahead of ‘Moving In With Malaika’
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, who is Malaika Arora’s BFF, is asking the latter to let her guard down and take the plunge with her upcoming OTT show ‘Moving In With Malaika’.
Malaika is set to make her foray into the digital space with the show which will feature unfiltered conversations. Her close friends and family members are praising and wished luck to Malaika for her individuality and celebrating her confidence in being a part of a reality show.
Congratulating her on the show, Kareena said, “We all know Malaika as a very guarded person. The fact that she is doing a reality show is super interesting. It will be amazing to see somebody as gorgeous as Malaika to kind of open up. As a friend, I think she’s rock solid, super hot and the original supermodel.”
The actress further wishes Malaika saying, “Malla let your guard down and go for it. Be absolutely full of guts because ‘No Guts, No Glory’.”
‘Moving In With Malaika’, produced by Banijay Asia, will start streaming on December 5 on Disney+ Hotstar.
Bhumi Pednekar: Have loved delivering the punches in ‘Govinda Naam Mera’
Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar, who plays Vicky Kaushal’s bombshell wife in the upcoming streaming movie ‘Govinda Naam Mera’, shares that her character has the most hilarious dialogues in the film and that the makers have subverted the industry norm by giving the punchlines to the female character.
Elaborating on the same, the actress says, “I honestly have loved delivering the punches in the film and I have to admit that I have been given some of the most hilarious punchlines by Shashank (Khaitan, the director). What I love the most about my dialoguebaazi (punchy dialogues) in ‘Govinda Naam Mera’ is that they are from the heroine’s side and that’s refreshing for a romantic comedy in the Hindi film industry because traditionally only heroes used to get all the great dialogues in a genre like this and make people laugh.”
She lauds the film’s producer Karan Johar and the director as she adds, “I’m glad that my producer Karan Johar and my director Shashank Khaitan thought of subverting the norm and empowering a girl to deliver some of the most cracking dialogues that I have seen on screen in recent times. Gauri Waghmare is literally one of my favorite characters that I have played on screen.”
Talking about her character, Bhumi mentions that she is equal to a man and constantly reminds a man that her gender doesn’t make her inferior and that she is the master of her own actions and decisions.
The film, which also stars Kiara Advani and Vicky Kaushal, is produced by Dharma Productions and will stream on Disney+ Hotstar from December 16.
Utkarsh Sharma undergoes parkour training for ‘Gadar 2’
Film director Anil Sharma’s son and actor Utkarsh Sharma opened up on taking parkour (the athletic sport of traversing obstacles by running or climbing or leaping and all) training for his upcoming film ‘Gadar 2’ starring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel.
‘Gadar 2’ is a sequel to the 2001 film ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ in which Utkarsh played the role of Sunny and Ameesha’s on-screen characters’ son. Now, the actor is back again in the film and will be seen doing some action scenes.
He says: “While ‘Gadar’ is still remembered for its mind-blowing and real action sequences apart from stellar performances, impactful dialogues, and melodious music, the second part will also feature some breathtaking action sequences that the audience have not witnessed on the big screen before. To prepare for the same. I had to learn parkour for almost a month under the guidance of trained action choreographers from the South Indian film industry to ensure that the action scenes look relatable and believable. It was a great experience to learn a new fitness regime.”
Utkarsh was also seen in ‘Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo’, ‘Apne’, ‘Genius’, and many more.
Talking about sharing screen space with Sunny Deol in ‘Gadar 2’, he adds: “Sunny sir is an institution and a great pool of immense talent, dedication, honesty, discipline and more importantly he’s a great human being. From sharing screen space with him as a child actor to working with him now, I can say that he’s still the same, supportive, caring, and inspiring. I am lucky to get the opportunity of relieving the good old days with Sunny sir and will always cherish memories working with him.”
Directed by Anil Sharma, ‘Gadar 2’ is all set to release on August 15, 2023.
Fans in Russia groove to Allu Arjun’s song from ‘Pushpa: The Rise’
A video of Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna fans dancing on their track ‘Sami Sami from the blockbuster ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ has gone viral on social media.
A group of Russian women dancing to the film’s popular song ‘Saami Saami’ has taken over the internet. In the clip, women could be seen grooving to the hit song in front of the State Historial Museum in Moscow’s Red Square.
Currently, Rashmika and Arjun are in Russia for the release of their film ‘Pushpa: The Rise’.
After holding a super successful Press Conference for ‘Pushpa: The Rise’, Allu Arjun and the makers have finally premiered the movie, and the thrill to watch the film amongst the audience has become a rage.
A video went viral of Allu Arjun being loved by the audience. The superstar is being showered with a lot of love from kids and fans of all ages. The film will be released in Russia on December 8.
Hema Malini left in awe of ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs’ contestant
Bollywood’s ‘Dream Girl Hema Malini, who appeared on the singing reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs’, was stunned to see the performance of contestant Jetshen Lama on the track ‘Tu Kya Jane O Bewafa’ from the 1974 film ‘Haath Ki Safai’. She called it as perfect as the original version.
After the performance of the 9-year-old contestant, Hema said: “You are truly unbelievable, I couldn’t have imagined that a girl like her who is so quiet behind the camera, can sing like this.”
Hema is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer and she worked in a number of hit films such as ‘Johnny Mera Naam’, ‘Seeta Aur Geeta’, ‘Raja Jani’, ‘Dard’, ‘Kudrat’, ‘Andaz’, ‘Hum Dono’, ‘Prem Nagar’, ‘Jugnu’, among others. She acted opposite many superstars like Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, and others.
She added while appreciating the contestant: “I thought a small shy girl had walked onto the stage, but after watching your performance, I can say that even the original song was not like this the way you sang it. Very beautiful.”
‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs’ is judged by Neeti Mohan, Shankar Mahadevan, and Anu Malik. It airs on Zee TV.
Rakul on ‘Chhatriwali’: ‘I am finally getting to headline a film’
Actress Rakul Preet Singh talks about her upcoming film ‘Chhatriwali’, which focuses on male contraceptives and safe sex.
Rakul says: “For me, every film of mine has been special but ‘Chhatriwali’ is extra special for many reasons. After so many years in the industry, I am finally getting to headline a film and what better than an entertaining film with a thought-provoking social message.”
Rakul plays the role of quality control head in a condom factory. It is shown in the film that though initially, Rakul was somewhere shy about her job, she slowly realised its importance. She understands the relevance of sex education and takes the responsibility of spreading awareness.
As today(December 1) is World AIDS Day, which is observed to spread awareness about HIV among people, the actress asserts that it is an important day to announce this film as the subject deals with the issues of safe sex.
“This World Aids Day, I join the fight against HIV by raising awareness on the importance of safe sex and the use of male contraceptives via my upcoming film, ‘Chhatriwali’,” adds the actress known for ‘Cuttputlii’, ‘Runway 34’, ‘Attack’, among others.
Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, ‘Chhatriwali’ features Rakul Preet Singh and Sumeet Vyas. It will be released soon on ZEE5.