Bhumi Pednekar: I’ve always relied on my instincts to choose projects

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Bhumi Pednekar: I’ve always relied on my instincts to choose projects

Actress Bhumi Pednekar, who has been a part of content-driven entertainers such as ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’, ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’, ‘Shubh Mangal Savdhan’, ‘Lust Stories’ and ‘Badhaai Do’, says that as an artist she has always relied on her instincts to choose projects.

Courtesy of her work, Bhumi is now the face of seven brands and is thrilled about her rise and rise in Bollywood.

She says, “It’s been a great start to my post-pandemic career as Badhaai Do became a rage amongst audiences. When films do well, they result in your equity rise and I have been blessed to have found constant spike points like these in my career.

“I can only be thankful for these milestones in my life. They motivate me to constantly look out for cinema that defines our time and generation.”

She adds, “I have always relied on my instincts as an artist to choose projects.”

“I have tried to pick the best scripts that I felt will not only deliver wholesome entertainment to audiences but will also give them something supremely fresh as content. I’m glad these punts have worked for me so far and made me carve my niche in the Hindi film industry.”

Bhumi has a mighty slate of films that includes Anubhav Sinha’s ‘Bheed’, Ajay Bahl’s ‘The Ladykiller’, Shashank Khaitan’s ‘Govinda Aala Re’, Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Raksha Bandhan’, Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Afwaa’ and Gauri Khan produced ‘Bhakshak’.

PM Modi is named for the first Lata D. Mangeshkar recognition award

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PM Modi is named for the first Lata D. Mangeshkar recognition award

Head of the state Narendra Modi will be presented the First Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award at the yearly 80th Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards service here the following week, a relative expressed here on Monday.

The new honor will be given to Modi in a capacity to be mutually coordinated by the late Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratisthan, Pune, and Hridayesh Arts.

The declaration of the new honor and other awardees was made by Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar here, to be offered on April 24, the 80th passing commemoration of his dad, Master Deenanath Mangeshkar, at the occasion to be managed by Usha Mangeshkar.

The honors in different fields were supported and presented for a long time by the late Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar who died here on February 6.

The Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award will be given to just a single individual consistently, as chosen by the family legal administrators, and the debut honor will be presented on the PM in the Special Individual classification.

The late Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar will be given to Rahul Deshpande, (Indian Music), Asha Parekh, Jackie Shroff, (Special Award for committed administrations to Indian film).

Furthermore, the popular Mumbai Dabbawalas will likewise be presented with the distinction for devoted Social Work and Sanjay Chaya for Drama.

Jr NTR finishes 25 years in the Telugu entertainment industry.

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Jr NTR finishes 25 years in the Telugu entertainment industry.

‘RRR’ entertainer Jr NTR, who sparkled as Komaram Bheem, has finished 25 years in the Telugu entertainment world.

April 11 denotes the 25th commemoration of Jr NTR’s first film ‘Ramayanam’, otherwise called ‘Bala Ramayanam’.

Jr NTR had made his presentation as a kid entertainer with ‘Bala Ramayanam’, which was delivered on this date in 1997. NTR, who was a traditional artist, had gotten the notice of the projecting group, who had him on board to exposition the job of Rama.

‘Shakuntalam’ chief Gunasekhar used the amplifier for this fanciful dramatization which displayed Jr NTR as Lord Rama.

The film had packed away two Nandi Awards – Best Children Film (Gold) and Best Child Actress (Swathi as Ravana) in 1998. Including in excess of 3,000 kids, ‘Bala Ramayanam’ was created under Shabdhalaya Theaters.

With a celebrated lifetime of 25 years, Jr NTR has worked in the north of 30 movies, some of which are blockbuster hits. His profession is packed with gigantic hits, for example, ‘Aadi’, ‘Simhadri’, ‘Temper’, ‘Janatha Garage’, and ‘Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava’.

‘RRR’, which marks S.S. Rajamouli’s fourth cooperation with Jr NTR, is the entertainer’s first container India film. Known for his multi-phonetic methodology, Jr NTR will be next seen in ‘NTR30’ coordinated by Koratala Siva. He will likewise be featuring in Prashanth Neel’s impending executive.

Ranbir opens up on his body makeover and his trainer

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Ranbir opens up on his body makeover and his trainer

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, who has been going through multiple body transformations for his upcoming films, shares how constantly working with his fitness coach Shivoham has actually helped him to understand his body and diet much better than ever before.

While the Bollywood star is waiting for “Shamshera”, he also has two interesting films lined up – Luv Ranjan’s untitled next, and Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s “Animal”.

Earlier, Ranbir had undergone a huge body transformation for the film “Sanju”.

About working closely with Shivoham, his trainer, Ranbir said: “I am doing a Rom-Com now, so the demand was to look lean, fit and not have a muscular body, have a lean face and toned body. Then we are doing our second film together, which is ‘Animal’. Of course, there is a younger version of the character where I will be the same, then the version of the character which is muscular so we will take a couple of months to build muscles and I think that’s going to be very challenging for me. After ‘Sanju’, this will be the second time I am doing this so I am really looking forward to that journey with my trainer as well.”

He also mentioned how with time he understood the importance of eating right because he said how losing fat becomes tougher with age.

About his journey with Shivoham, the 39-year-old, said: “It’s really been quite a lifestyle change for me in terms of fitness and inculcating functional training, mixing with weights, doing a lot of ring work, German volume. Understanding diet better. As I’m getting older, you know, losing fat gets a little tougher. I think my trainer has really helped me understand my body better in terms of diet and fitness.

“The workouts are never boring, otherwise gym is such a boring place to be at. And now, just coming to the gym and improvising with different kinds of workouts, I think that’s really awesome.”

Vidya Balan wished to write to Satyajit Ray, work with him

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Vidya Balan wished to write to Satyajit Ray, work with him

She was just a teenager when she secretly wrote a letter to her favorite filmmaker Satyajit Ray but didn’t post it. Naturally, when he passed away suddenly, she felt heartbroken for many reasons.

Many moons later, that teenager, who is now one of the successful stars of Bollywood, Vidya Balan, talking in an interview, opened her heart and shared her wish to work with her favorite filmmaker and how Bengali cinema influenced her.

Vidya told IANS: “If I write a letter to Mr. Ray today, it would read ‘I wish you had lived longer.’ You know even today, I would have loved to work with him. I know everyone talks about Ray’s ‘Pather Panchali’ and ‘Charulata’ but ‘Mahanagar’ is one of my favorite films. The film impacted me so deeply. I wish he lived longer and I could have worked with him repeatedly in multiple films.”

Vidya also mentioned that more than often people told her that her side profile looks like young Madhavi Chatterjee, the legendary actress who played the protagonist in “Charulata” and that is “flattering” for her.

The fangirl in her does not stop there as she shared: “I have a poster collection of Ray’s films like ‘Mahanagar’ and also a painting that filled with a canvas full of characters from his films! I have many decorative pieces in my home, inspired by Ray’s work. My home is full of Ray. I have huge love and respect for Bengali cinema and culture.”

No wonder her film debut happened in 2003 with “Bhalo Theko” before Bollywood.

Interestingly, her Bollywood debut also happened in 2005 with “Parineeta”, based on a Bengali novel of the same name.

Currently, the actress is celebrating the success of her recently-released “Jalsa”. Talking about how she started enjoying playing characters that are the exact opposite of who she is in reality, Vidya said: “The fact that in both the recent release of mine, ‘Sherni’ and ‘Jalsa’, my characters are so different from who I am in real life has a role to play, in terms of choosing those scripts.

“I was playing the opposite of who I am in reality. But I also believe that there is a Maya Menon and Vidya inside me that I got a chance to tap into while performing them on-screen. I believe there are many people living inside us, the more you connect yourself and search within, you realize that.”

While it is quite interesting how her character ‘Maya’ in “Jalsa” is morally complex, Vidya explains how the name of the character justifies its action.

“Initially when I read the script, I was judging her. But thankfully better sense prevailed and I realized that I am no one to judge what and why someone does, under a certain situation. So when I was playing Maya Menon, I wasn’t judging her.

“What was interesting for me about her was, that Maya is inscrutable. What you see is not what she is…you see, the meaning of the word ‘Maya’ is an illusion. So, that way, she is an illusion. I think that is why Suresh (Triveni, the director of the film) named her Maya.”

Directed by Suresh Triveni and produced by Abundantia Entertainment, “Jalsa” is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Pawan’s ex-wife Renu Desai rubbishes rumours about their son Akira

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Pawan’s ex-wife Renu Desai rubbishes rumours about their son Akira

Pawan Kalyan and his ex-wife Renu Desai’s son Akira Nandan turned 18 recently, as he celebrated his birthday on April 8. Renu Desai, who had written a heartfelt note on Akira’s birthday, also clarified rumors related to Akira’s movie debut.

Renu Desai, who first had written a sweet note wishing her beloved son Akira, called him ‘honest’ & ‘gentleman’. She had posted a video of Akira, practicing his boxing. The video had become viral in no time, as many of Pawan’s fans started wondering if the boy was ready for his movie debut.

The gossip soon spread like a wildfire, and social media comments were filled with wishing Akira good luck for his movie debut.

Rubbishing the rumors, Renu then wrote, “And, he doesn’t want to be an actor and isn’t signing any films. So, please don’t believe in any rumors regarding his debut”.

Burglary at Sonam Kapoor’s Delhi residence, valuables worth Rs 2.4 cr stolen

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Burglary at Sonam Kapoor’s Delhi residence, valuables worth Rs 2.4 cr stolen

Hindi cinema actor Sonam Kapoor and her husband Anand Ahuja’s residence in the national capital was burgled in February and cash, jewelry, and other valuable items worth Rs 2.4 crore were stolen, it was officially learned on Saturday.

Confirming the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi district) Amrutha Guguloth said a complaint was lodged two months back, on February 23, regarding a theft at the residence of Harish Ahuja, the father-in-law of Sonam Kapoor, at Amrita Shergil Marg in Delhi.

DCP Guguloth said the complainant had noticed the robbery on February 11, however, reported the incident 12 days later on February 23 after which Delhi Police registered an FIR under section 381 (Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master) of the Indian Penal Code at the Tughlak Road police station and initiated an investigation into the case.

The senior official informed that police teams have been formed to probe the incident and are currently examining the evidence. “The investigation is still underway,” Guguloth added.

Notably, the Bollywood diva Sonam and businessman Anand are expecting their first child and their baby will arrive in the fall. They tied the knot in 2018.

Had a lovely time working with fellow composers: Simon King on scoring music for ‘Paper Rocket’

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Had a lovely time working with fellow composers: Simon King on scoring music for ‘Paper Rocket’

Music director Simon K King, who is one of the music directors of Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi Stalin’s upcoming webseries ‘Paper Rocket’, says he had a lovely time working with music directors Dharan Kumar and Ved Shankar on the project.

Taking to Twitter, Simon K King said, “Happy to be associated as the music director and background score composer for Kiruthiga akka’s ‘Paper Rocket’! Had a lovely time working on this one with my fellow composers Dharan Kumar and Ved Shanker.”

The web series, which is to be streamed on the OTT platform Zee5, was announced recently at an event called ‘Oru Awesome Thodakkam’.

‘Paper Rocket’ is produced by Sreenidhi Sagar of rising East Entertainment and has Kalidas Jayaram and Tanya Ravichandran playing the lead roles.

Apart from the lead actors, the series will also feature K Renuka, Karunakaran, Nirmal Palazzi, Gouri G. Kishan, Dheeraj, Nagineedu, V, Chinni Jayanth, Kaali Venkat, Poornima Bhagyaraj, G.M. Kumar, Abishek, Priyadarshini and many others.

At the ‘Oru Awesome Thodakkam’ event, the first single track from the series, ‘Kaalai Maalai’ was launched. The soul-stirring melody, composed by Dharan Kumar and written by Vivek, has been sung by Sid Sriram.

Ram Charan to play a dual role in Shankar’s movie

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Ram Charan to play a dual role in Shankar’s movie

‘RRR’ actor Ram Charan will next be seen in South India’s most popular director Shankar Shanmugham’s upcoming movie. It is reported that Ram Charan will appear in a dual role in the movie, which will portray the actor in two different roles.

Amidst all speculation and hype around Ram Charan’s next movie after ‘RRR’, he will soon join the sets with Shankar.

The producers have scheduled a timetable in Amritsar, that will have Ram Charan participate in the filming of an important sequence.

Ram Charan will play a dual role, one of which is an officer’s role, while his other role will depict him as a student.

‘RC15’ is the working title of this upcoming bilingual political drama. The story is written by ‘Petta’ fame Karthik Subbaraj, while it is produced by Dil Raju and Sirish under Sri Venkateswara Creations.

Kiara Advani will be seen opposite Ram Charan in the movie, while S Thaman will compose the music.

Director Puri Jagannadh to act in Chiranjeevi’s ‘Godfather’

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Director Puri Jagannadh to act in Chiranjeevi’s ‘Godfather’

‘Liger’ director Puri Jagannadh has been roped in for megastar Chiranjeevi’s much-hyped upcoming movie ‘Godfather’.

The ‘Indra’ actor took to Twitter to make an announcement regarding the same.

Chiranjeevi, who seems to be excited to bring Puri on the sets, wrote, “An aspiring actor from a place called Narsipatnam came to Hyderabad in search of his destiny in the movie industry. He didn’t shine as an actor, but his destiny made him a director.”

“I don’t like that he cannot fulfill his acting dream. I hereby, introduce Puri Jagannadh in a special role, from the sets of #Godfather,” Chiranjeevi’s tweet reads.

‘Godfather’ is an original remake of the Malayalam blockbuster film ‘Lucifer’ (2019), which starred Malayalam’s most happening hero Mohanlal.

Directed by Mohan Raja and produced by Konidela Production Company and Super Good Films, ‘Godfather’ also stars Bollywood macho Salman Khan in a special role.

Apart from Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan, the film will feature Nayanthara as the lady lead, while Satyadev Kancharana, Harish Uthaman, Jayaprakash, and Vamsi Krishna will be seen in pivotal roles.

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