Bhumi Pednekar to speak at Climate Week in NY

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Bhumi Pednekar to speak at Climate Week in NY

Actress and climate activist Bhumi Pednekar has been invited to speak at the Climate Week in New York.

Divya Sharma, India Executive Director, Climate Group, said: “We are pleased to host Bhumi Pednekar at Climate Week NYC 2021 which is a critical moment to influence climate action across the world.”

Sharma added: “Along with being a talented artist, Bhumi has been a strong advocate for environment-friendly choices and green solutions. In line with this year’s theme of ‘Getting It Done’, young voices like Bhumi’s will truly inspire others to do more at Climate Week NYC.”

Bhumi will be speaking on September 23 during Climate Week NYC. She will speak about how India will play a vital role in the global response to the climate emergency, and how the Indian industry will play a critical role in this journey forward.

Run by Climate Group in partnership with the UN, COP26 and the City of New York, Climate Week NYC is where the world gathers to showcase leading action and discuss how to do more.

Climate Group is an international non-profit, publicly launched in 2004, with offices in London, New Delhi and New York with the mission to see a world of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Randeep Hooda likes tapping into uncharted territories

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Randeep Hooda likes tapping into uncharted territories

Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda says he likes tapping into uncharted territories and talks about how antagonists these days have their own unique style and swag.

Randeep, who was seen playing a negative role in the Salman Khan-starrer ‘Radhe’, said: “I like tapping into uncharted territories and exploring roles I’ve never played before.”

He added that “newer characters” and elements are something he would want as an audience and that’s what he tries to do with every project he takes up.

Randeep shared: “So that I can bring something new to the table for the viewers. As for my character in Radhe, it was something I had never played before. Villains these days have their own unique style, look and swag. It was a different experience but I’m grateful to have taken it on.”

‘Radhe’ will premiere on &pictures on September 26.

Aayush Sharma recalls making of ‘Antim’ song ‘Vighnaharta’

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Aayush Sharma recalls making of ‘Antim’ song ‘Vighnaharta’

Actor Aayush Sharma who along with Varun Dhawan and Salman Khan appeared in the special Ganapati song ‘Vighnaharta’ as part of his upcoming film ‘Antim: The Final Truth’, recalls how tough it was for him to perform for the song as he got injured during the performance.

However, he mentioned it was all worth it when he looks at the final result in the video of the song.

The making-of video of the song has been released.

The video reveals the larger-than-life entry of Salman Khan, playing a cop in the film. What is more intriguing is that one can feel the devotion of the cast and the crew towards Ganpati while they were filming it. The making goes on to show how hard Varun Dhawan and Aayush have worked on the making of the track.

Recalling the experience of making the video, Aayush said, “I remember when we were performing before Ganesh idol, everybody took out their slippers because we actually felt a visarjan.”

Aayush had hurt his arm, which must have made the highly energetic dance steps a challenge to follow for him, but he mentioned, “I don’t know if I would be able to (perform), I was constantly icing my hand, after every shot. But I managed.”

‘Antim: The Final Truth’, also starring Salman Khan, is directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, presented by Salman Khan Films and produced by Salma Khan.

More awards for Allu Arjun’s ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’ at SIIMA

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More awards for Allu Arjun’s ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’ at SIIMA

Seems like there nothing to stop actor Allu Arjun’s 2020 film ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’ from bagging awards. After several at Sakshi Awards, the film again won as many as eight at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA).

Allu Arjun uploaded a team picture on his Instagram celebrating the second day of the prestigious award functions, which took place on Sunday.

The movie starring Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde in lead role is directed by Trivikram Srinivas and tells the story of two boys, who were swapped during birth into families of opposite financial stature.

The film won awards in categories of Telugu nominations as Best Actor, Best actress, Best Director, Best Negative role, Best music composer, Best Supporting Role Male and Female and Best Singer.

Besides, Tamil actor Surya’s ‘Soorarai Pottru’ also won big with seven awards.

The lifetime achievement award was given to legendary filmmaker K Vishwanath. He was presented with the honour by actor Chiranjeevi and received a standing ovation.

At the award ceremony tributes also poured in for late singer SP Balasubramaniam and late actor Vivek.

SRK bids farewell to ‘Ganpati Bappa’

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SRK bids farewell to ‘Ganpati Bappa’

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan bid adieu to ‘Ganpati Bappa’ as Ganesh Chaturthi came to an end.

Shah Rukh shared a glimpse of the celebration from his house on Instagram. He shared a picture of Lord Ganesh.

He captioned the image: “May Lord Ganesha’s blessings remain with all of us until we see him again next year…Ganpati Bappa Morya!!!”

Shah Rukh celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi every year with his family and keeps sharing sneak-peeks from the festivities on his social media with his fans and followers.

On the work front, SRK is busy shooting for his next ‘Pathan’, an action-thriller which also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. The film is directed by Siddharth Anand.

After IT raids, Sonu Sood defends himself, albeit vaguely

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After IT raids, Sonu Sood defends himself, albeit vaguely

Days after the Income Tax Department swooped down on Sonu Sood and his business associates, the Bollywood actor came out with a reaction here on Monday, devoid of any reference to the action against him.

“You don’t always have to tell your side of the story. Time will,” he said, starting philosophically and ending poetically, with a dash of patriotism.

In a tangential reference to the Sood Charity Foundation being targeted by the IT Department, he declared: “Every rupee in my foundation is awaiting its turn to save a precious life and reach the needy. … In addition, on many occasions, I have encouraged brands to donate my endorsement fees for humanitarian causes too, which keeps us going.”

Explaining his silence over the past days as IT sleuths conducted searches in at least 28 premises belonging to Sood and his business associates all over India, sniffing for evidence of tax evasion, the actor said: “I have been busy attending to a few guests hence was unable to be at your service for the last four days. Here I am back again in all humility. At your humble service, for life.”

Giving a poetic twist to his predicament, he added: “Kar Bhalaa, Ho Bhalaa, Antt Bhale Ka Bhalaa (be good, do good, the end is always good for those who are good). My journey continues. Jai Hind.”

Sood’s reaction came after the IT Department pointed the needle of suspicion – without naming him – at alleged tax evasion of around Rs 20 crore by him and other questionable deals with his business partners pegged at another Rs 240 crore.

In an unusual official statement, the department’s list of questionable actions on the part of the actor mentioned unutilised funds in the Sood Charity Foundation, fake contracts and circular transactions with his business partners-companies, diversion of funds through �bogus accommodation entries’ to evade taxes, and re-routing them back for making financial investments or buying property.

Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif shoot action sequences in Austria for ‘Tiger 3’

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Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif shoot action sequences in Austria for ‘Tiger 3’

Bollywood stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif are currently in Austria, filming action sequences for their upcoming spy thriller ‘Tiger 3’.

Salman and Katrina will be seen performing some visually extravagant action stunts in places such as Upper Austria, Salzkammergut, Dachstein Salzkammergut and finally in Vienna.

A source from Austria said: “‘Tiger 3’ will present Austria like never before and Yash Raj Films is ensuring that they present the country in the most spectacular way possible. Salman and Katrina will shoot in some never seen before locales in the country.”

“They are currently shooting in the areas like Upper Austria, Salzkammergut, Dachstein Salzkammergut where they are filming some intense action sequences for the film.”

The source shared that the film’s director Maneesh Sharma has a grand vision for ‘Tiger 3’ and Austria presents a perfect backdrop to Tiger and Zoya’s journey and mission in the film.

The source added: “The country is vital to the plot and the screenplay of the film and Maneesh is going all out to shoot some of the most spectacular sequences of the film in Austria.”

The two stars were earlier shooting in Turkey. Salman and Katrina even got a chance to meet the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.

The third instalment in the ‘Tiger’ franchise, which is directed by Maneesh Sharma, was put on hold due to the global outbreak of Covid-19.

The first instalment ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ directed by Kabir Khan released in 2012. The second ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ released in 2017 and was directed by Ali Abbas Zafar.

Samantha snaps at reporter when asked about seperation rumours

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Samantha snaps at reporter when asked about seperation rumours

Actress Samantha Akkineni didn’t like being questioned about her personal life, when she visited a temple recently. The actress was questioned by a media person about the rumours on her seperation from husband Naga Chaitanya.

Samantha was reportedly walking towards the temple, surrounded by security guards, when a reporter asked the truth behind these reports.

Agitated, Samantha replied in Telugu: “Gudiki vachanu. Buddhi unda (I have come to a temple. Don’t you have any sense?)”

The rumours around trouble in Samantha and Chaitanya’s marriage started when she dropped the surname from her Twitter profile and renamed it as ‘S’.

However, the couple has been rooting for each other’s work on social media with full gusto.

When Chaitanya posted a picture with Aamir Khan from the sets of his debut Hindi film ‘Laal Singh Chadha’, Samantha reposted it and gave it a shout out.

More recently, she retweeted the trailer of Chaitanya’s upcoming film ‘Love Story’ and called it a winner. Chaitanya too replied to the compliment from his wife and wrote: “Thanks Sam”.

‘Shershaah’ to be screened in inflatable theatre at Himalayan film fest

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‘Shershaah’ to be screened in inflatable theatre at Himalayan film fest

The beautiful landscapes of Ladakh are going to witness the first edition of ‘The Himalayan Film Festival 2021’ (THFF) from September 24 to September 28 as part of the celebrations of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ for commemorating 75 years of India’s Independence.

While ‘Shershaah’ directed by Vishnuvardhan shall be the opening film, Ladakhi film ‘Shepherdess of the Glaciers’ directed by Christiane Mordelet and Stenzin Dorjai will be the closing film. ‘Shershaah’ will be screened in the auditorium at the Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra and in Picturetime’s inflatable theatre. It is being hosted by the Union Territory of Ladakh.

On Ladakh now experiencing the joys of watching films on the big screen and sharing his thoughts on the upcoming film festival in Ladakh, Sushil Chaudhary, Founder and CEO, Picturetime asserts: “The theatre we installed last month at the height of 11,562 ft where we screened ‘Bellbottom’, witnessed a mind boggling response and now we are elated to collaborate with the Administration of UT Ladakh and participate in ‘The Himalayan Film Festival’, the highest altitude film festival in the world.”

Popular films from the Himalayan states viz Assam, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh besides Indian panorama selected films will be showcased during the festival.

The festival is being organised in collaboration with the Directorate of Film Festivals under the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and will be held at the Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra at Leh. The administration of Ladakh has also collaborated with Picturetime (An inflatable cinema theatre company) to also screen films in one of the Picturetime theatres. There will also be a competition section for short films and documentaries to recognize talented film-makers in the Himalayan region of India.

The Himalayan Film Festival shall play host to enriching and interactive conversation sessions by film director, producer, editor, screenwriter, lyricist, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Anupama Chopra and actress Kirti Kulhari. While National Award-winning Indian film producer, writer, director and editor who works predominantly in Hindi and Tamil cinema, Priya Krishnaswamy will conduct a session on editing, Nila Madhab Panda, Indian film producer and director will conduct a Masterclass on direction.

Shilpa Shetty puts out yet another cryptic post, talks about ‘new endings’

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Shilpa Shetty puts out yet another cryptic post, talks about ‘new endings’

Actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra uploaded a page from a novel on her Instagram story, leaving followers wondering what it meant. It is the second such post by the actress after the arrest of her husband Raj Kundra in a porn-related case.

The post, uploded on Saturday on her Stories, had a quote from author Carl Bard. It read: “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”

The page ended with two lines: “I don’t have to be defined by things I’ve done in the past. I can make the future what I want it to be”.

As a supplementary charge sheet was filed against Raj recently, Shilpa had gone to Vaishno Devi.

Earlier, in August, Shilpa had posted a quote from author Sophia Loren, which read: “Mistakes are part of dues one makes for a full life.”

Shilpa celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi with her son Viaan and daughter Samisha a few days back.

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