‘Bigg Boss 15’: Kajal Pisal supports Devoleena, slams Abhijit for demanding kiss

Actress Kajal Pisal has come out in support of her friend and ‘Bigg Boss 15’ contestant Devoleena Bhattacharjee after Abhijeet Bichukale asked her for a kiss on the reality show.

Kajal worked with Devoleena in the popular show ‘Saath Nibhana Saathiya’. Kajal, who is currently seen as Asha in ‘Sirf Tum’, feels like asking for a kiss on ‘Bigg Boss 15’ is not a joke and absolutely wrong,

She says: “It’s high time to take a stand against men like Abhijeet Bichukale, it’s not only in the show but mostly girls always face such embarrassing situations be it at their work or anywhere. And the way Abhijeet blackmailed my friend was horrible. Devoleena is a strong woman to deal with such people. Still there must be strict action taken against such behaviour.”

Kajal also appreciated Tejasswi for taking stand for Devoleena. “I’m glad that Tejasswi came out and took a stand for Devoleena. It’s us who need to stand against such behaviour which shouldn’t be promoted at all, be it even as a joke.”

Naseer, Lara, Soha’s web show ‘Kaun Banegi Shikharwati’ out in Jan

Multi-starrer comedy-drama web series ‘Kaun Banegi Shikharwati’, featuring Naseeruddin Shah, Lara Dutta Bhupathi and Soha Ali Khan among others, is slated to release in January.

It is a dramedy series with a unique take on a dysfunctional royal family.

‘Kaun Banegi Shikharwati’ is produced by Applause Entertainment in association with Emmay Entertainment and directed by Gauravv Chawla and Ananya Banerjee. It releases on ZEE5.

Manish Kalra, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 India, said,”We are glad to bring a like-minded partner on board to create compelling content together and launch quality originals, exclusively available on ZEE5. Applause Entertainment has had a strong record of creating some of the most popular shows of recent times and with this association, we are confident of enriching our content slate even further.”

Sameer Nair, CEO, Applause Entertainment said, “Over the past 4 years, Applause has created a diverse slate of content and explored stories across genres, languages and geographies. We are thrilled that our first outing with ZEE5 is with ‘Kaun Banegi Shikarwati’, a light-hearted, heart-warming dramedy that is both quirky and delightful, and boasts a stellar cast of actors.”

Nikkhil Advani, Emmay Entertainment added, “In a fine blend of humour and drama, this show offers a quintessential story of Indian families that’s replete with oddities and conflicts. But at the core of it, lie unfiltered emotions that’s sure to resonate strongly with the masses. We are excited to release it to global audiences on ZEE5.”

The web series also features Kritika Kamra, Anya Singh, Raghubir Yadav, Cyrus Sahukar, Varun Thakur and Anurag Sinha in key roles.

NTR Jr dubs in Hindi in his own voice for first time

Telugu star NTR Jr has for the first time dubbed in Hindi in his own voice for filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli’s magnum opus ‘RRR’.

NTR Jr has also dubbed in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada.

The film is his first multilingual pan-India film and it marks the first time he dubbed in Hindi, Kannada and Tamil.

The ‘Aravinda Sametha’ actor made every possible effort to nail the diction, intonation and the voice modulation so that his colloquial slang doesn’t sound unfamiliar in the three languages — Hindi, Tamil and Kannada.

It was Rajamouli, who wanted NTR Jr to dub in all languages.

In ‘RRR’, the actor will be seen essaying the role of ‘Komaram Bheem’, a freedom fighter and the protector of the Gond tribe. His fans wait with bated breath to watch him play a fearless hero, who locks horns with a tiger.

‘RRR’ marks the fourth collaboration of the filmmaker and NTR Jr. The superstar has gone to extreme lengths right from performing dangerous stunts to putting on weight in a short span of time. The forthcoming film stars the biggest names of the Indian movie industry including Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, and Alia Bhatt.

Faria Abdulla jives with the Akkinenis for ‘Bangarraju’

The makers of ‘Bangarraju’ starring Akkineni Nagarjuna along with his son Akkineni Naga Chaitanya released a musical poster, teasing the fans.

Titled as ‘The party song of the year’, the makers of ‘Bangarraju’ released a glimpse of the upcoming lyrical song, which stars Faria Abdulla of ‘Jathi Rathnalu’ fame.

In the musical poster, Faria is seen jiving with Nagarjuna on one side and Naga Chaitanya on the other.

The makers will release the lyrical song on December 17.

Nagarjuna took to his social media handles to announce the same. “The musical poster of the ‘Party Song of the Year’ from #Bangarraju. Song Teaser on 17th Dec at 17.12 hrs!”, the ‘Criminal’ actor’s tweet reads.

The music is composed by Anup Rubens, who had scored a classic musical album ‘Manam’ for Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya earlier.

Helmed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala, the movie is a sequel to the hit ‘Soggade Chinni Nayana’.

Billed to be a commercial mass entertainer, ‘Bangarraju’ stars Ramya Krishna and Krithi Shetty as the female leads.

People abusing my mother out of hatred for me are the ones pretending to respect Goddesses: Siddharth

Actor Siddharth, who has a huge fan base in the Tamil and Telugu speaking regions of the country, on Tuesday said that he had realised that the people who were repeatedly abusing his mother out of hatred for him were the ones who were pretending to respect Goddesses.

Taking to Twitter, Siddharth said, “Disturbing realisation. The people who have repeatedly abused my mother out of hatred for me…pretend to respect Sita Maiyya, Durga mata and Maa Santoshi. My country, my religion, my culture… All hijacked by a bunch of pitiful, woman hating cowards. Poor #Mother India.”

The actor, who is known to voice his thoughts boldly and stand by them, has often been the target of verbal attacks on social media. But that hasn’t stopped him from expressing his thoughts without fear.

Earlier in the day, the actor offered comforting words to one of south India’s top music directors Devi Sri Prasad, who was remembering his dad who had passed away six years ago.

Responding to a tweet put out by the music director, Siddharth said, “Love you Devi. Can’t believe it’s already 6 years. Wish uncle was with us today…I know how proud he must be, smiling at his amazing boy from the heavens above. Hugs, love and prayers brother.”

Shraddha Arya talks about two-year leap in ‘Kundali Bhagya’

TV actress Shraddha Arya talks about the two-year leap that the popular show ‘Kundali Bhagya’ is going to take in the upcoming episodes.

Talking about the leap, Shraddha Arya mentioned: “The two-year leap is filled with new twists and turns. The fresh narrative will see Preeta returning to the Luthra house with the sole intention of saving the family from the clutches of Prithvi Malhotra.”

The constant chaos in Karan (Dheeraj Dhoopar) and Preeta’s (Shraddha Arya) lives has surely grabbed the attention of the audience. The episode before the leap will show Preeta being forced to leave the Luthra house by Karan and her family.

The show will take a two-year leap unfolding a new narrative. The audience will see Preeta living with her family and working as a physiotherapist in a clinic. Mahesh Luthra (Naveen Saini) pleads Preeta to save the Luthra family from Prithvi Malhotra (Sanjay Gagnani). Preeta decides to return to the Luthra mansion and realises it’s now owned and run by Prithvi Malhotra.

Shraddha adds: “While Preeta is upset at being thrown out of the house, she will get emotional seeing her family suffering. It will be a tough time for the Luthras and I feel the leap will bring in some high-voltage drama into the show. It will be a fresh challenge and I am quite kicked about it. I hope our fans enjoy the upcoming track.”

Now the upcoming episode will unfold the fact that Preeta and Karan will unite or not and will Preeta be able to save the Luthras?

‘Kundali Bhagya’ airs on Zee TV.

‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’: Deepika and Ranveer to appear on the finale

Bollywood power couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh are to appear on ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ as guests on the grand finale.

The grand finale is only a few days away, with five finalists fighting to win the title for the season.

Hosted by Nagarjuna, the ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5′ finale will be on a grand scale.

As Nagarjuna has acquired the rights for Deepika and Ranveer Singh-starrer ’83’ in Telugu, he seems to have invited the couple to promote their movie on the show, which would also become an advantage for the grand finale of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’.

Ram Charan and Alia Bhatt are also to appear on the show, to promote their upcoming movie ‘RRR’. With four bigwigs attending the grand finale, the makers of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ seem to have taken care to make the event even bigger.

The grand finale is slated for December 19. VJ Sunny, Manas, Sreerama Chandra, Siri Hanmanth, and Shanmukh are the finalists of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’.

Rashmika Mandanna on ‘Pushpa’: Allu Arjun monitored each shot

Rashmika Mandanna has spoken about her upcoming movie ‘Pushpa’ and her leading man Allu Arjun’s dedication for each shot of the film.

As ‘Pushpa’ is all set for its release in a couple of days, she Rashmika has been busy promoting Sukumar’s directorial.

In a conversation with in interview, Rashmika shared her experience.

Starring beside Allu Arjun in ‘Pushpa’, Rashmika thinks Sukumar is one of the most talented directors she has worked with. “‘Pushpa’ is a raw, rustic movie, which requires detailing minute things, which Sukumar is famous for. I was amused when I got this offer,” she said.

Talking about how she was roped in for the movie, Rashmika said, “The makers of ‘Pushpa’ wanted an actress who would also be familiar with the Chittoor accent. So, I had given three look tests before we shook hands for the movie.”

As Rashmika spoke about her experience as an actress, Rashmika stated that she had to unlearn many things for this role, as director Sukumar wanted to bring an organic appeal to it.

“We actors never got to learn our dialogues beforehand, as we had to go unprepared. Under Sukku sir’s direction, he keeps everything organic. We walked into the sets, where we are given our dialogues. We had to pick up the scenario on the spot,” explained the ‘Dear Comrade’ actress.

The actress mentioned that it was quite difficult for her to shoot for the ‘Saami Saami’ song. “We shot it in a remote area and we worked really hard on it. Allu Arjun would monitor each shot after it was done, and he gives the best suggestions,” she said.

The songs, trailer, and posters for ‘Pushpa’ have been received well as she said, “I love the way people have responded to them.”

Rashmika said that despite living out of a suitcase, she has been enjoying her life.

‘KBC 13’: Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan to appear on season finale

‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 13’ has now reached the season finale as the episode will be aired on December 17, featuring cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan.

So, to make this finale week special, each episode is being graced by some special celebrities. Beginning with Ayushmann Khurrana, Vaani Kapoor along with director Abhishek Kapoor, the host of ‘India’s Best Dancer’ Maniesh Paul will next be on the hotseat. It is to be followed by rapper Badshah along with Neha Kakkar, Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao.

The last episode of ‘KBC 13’ will see Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan appearing as special guests. It will be out on December 17.

‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 13’s ‘Shaandaar Shukriya’ week is airing on Sony Entertainment Television.

‘Pushpa’ star Allu Arjun clears the air on ruckus at movie event

Fans of Tollywood actor Allu Arjun protested against the cancellation of the actor’s photo session with them at an event and created a ruckus following which Arjun apologised to them.

Things escalated as Allu Arjun’s fans started to create ruckus after the show organisers stopped them from meeting Allu Arjun.

Allu Arjun, who came to know about the incident, took to his social media handles to apologise to his fans.

He acknowledged the unfortunate incident which took place after the pre-release event of ‘Pushpa’, assuring his fans that he would be careful hereafter.

“I got to know about the unfortunate incident of my fans getting injured at a fan meet event today. My team is personally monitoring the situation and keeping me updated.”

“Henceforth, I will take a lot of care to ensure that such incidents don’t happen again. Your love and admiration is my biggest asset and I am never going to take them for granted,” the ‘Pushpa’ actor’s note reads.

Organisers claimed to have taken permission for 200 people, but admitted around 2,000. They had also told the fans that they would get to participate in a photo session.

Due to unexpected circumstances, the photo session was cancelled, which triggered the incident.

Irked by the organisers’ negligence, fans raised slogans and tried to barge into the venue, which caused some damage to the convention centre here.

A case has been filed against the event organisers, while the police took over the situation.