Aparshakti Khurana to once again host Indian Sports Honours

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Aparshakti Khurana to once again host Indian Sports Honours

Actor Aparshakti Khurana will once again be seen hosting the Indian Sports Honours. This is the second time the actor will be hosting this awards show.

Earlier, he had hosted the 2019 edition.

Talking of the same, Aparshakti said in a statement: “It is an honour to be hosting such a prestigious awards show. I have always been into sports right from my childhood. Hosting the Indian Sports Honours for the second time gives me a great sense of joy and I get to meet and talk to favourite sportspersons.”

The event will be conducted virtually this year in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

On the work front, Aparshakti will be next seen in “Helmet”, “Stardust” and an as-yet-untitled film, which will be Bhushan Kumar’s next.

Mansi Srivastava to join the cast of ‘Kundali Bhagya’

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Mansi Srivastava to join the cast of ‘Kundali Bhagya’

Actress Mansi Srivastava will join the cast of the show “Kundali Bhagya”. She will be seen playing the character of Sonakshi.

Ecstatic about joining “Kundali Bhagya”, Mansi says: “Sonakshi and Karan are college friends and share a great bond. She will also become extremely close to Preeta too. In fact, the positive shade of this character along with the numerous other shades that she will bring to the role is what really got me intrigued to portray this character. Also, I must say that this is my first show with Balaji, and I couldn’t have gotten a better role or a better show to start off with.”

The actress is all in praise of the team, especially co-stars Dheeraj Dhoopar and Shraddha Arya and can’t wait to begin shooting.

“I was extremely excited to even begin shooting on the show because I was reuniting with Dheeraj after our last show together in 2016. So, I am happy to shoot with him again. I met him and Shraddha during a photoshoot and was very warmly received by both of them. In fact, I feel the entire team is very sweet, I have also had the pleasure of meeting a few of them during my look tests and I am eager to begin shooting with all of them. I also hope the audience loves this new role of mine,” she says.

“Kundali Bhagya” airs on Zee TV

Amitabh Bachchan, Prabhas’ next – ‘K’ – launched with muhurat shot

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Amitabh Bachchan, Prabhas’ next – ‘K’ – launched with muhurat shot

Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Prabhas and Deepika Padukone’s upcoming film kickstarted, with a ‘muhurat’ pooja and clap here on Saturday.

The film, which is directed by Nag Ashwin has been given the working title “K” so far.

Amitabh landed in Hyderabad, as the film’s muhurat was held on Saturday, on the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima. For the muhurat shot, Prabhas sounded the clapboard on Amitabh Bachchan whose portions will be shot in the first schedule.

According to the film’s production team, Nag Ashwin will be shooting some crucial sequences with Amitabh and few other actors in the first shooting schedule, which commences on Saturday in Ramoji Film City, here. However, Prabhas will join the team later.

Prabhas had also posted the picture of the clapboard on his social media account and captioned it as: “On this #GuruPurnima, it is an honour for me to Clap for the Guru of Indian cinema! � it now begins!! #ProjectK Amitabh Bachchan Deepika Padukone #NagAshwin Vyjayanthi Movies.”

The film is produced by Aswini Dutt, producer and founder of Vyjayanthi Movies. Swapna Dutt and Priyanka Dutt, of Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema, are the co-producers.

Priya Bapat: OTT is a big relief in pandemic

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Priya Bapat: OTT is a big relief in pandemic

Actress Priya Bapat, who is gearing up for the release of the second season of web-series “City Of Dreams”, has hailed the digital space and calls it a big relief amid the pandemic.

Talking about how OTT plays a major role for films and series, Priya told IANS: “I think it is very important because one good thing that happened in the pandemic was that people had the option to watch stuff and entertain themselves with the OTT. We still don’t have many theatres that are open. OTT is a big relief.”

The actress is happy in contributing to the web-space.

“I am very happy that we are kind of contributing on that platform where people can watch good stuff, different kinds of content and the great thing about OTT is that it is for family as well as every individual,” she said.

The actress said that OTT gives the liberty to watch independently.

aceIf I don’t want to watch something with my family, I can sit in my room and watch independently. I don’t have to sit together or be in a crowd or with 100 or five people. I can just enjoy that entertainment for myself and OTT gives you that,” Priya added.

Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, “City Of Dreams” also stars Atul Kulkarni, Priya Bapat and Sachin Pilgaonkar. It will be released on Disney+Hotstar.

Parull Chaudhry excited to play ‘hoity-toity aunt’

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Parull Chaudhry excited to play ‘hoity-toity aunt’

Actress Parull Chaudhry will soon be seen playing a prim and prom south Mumbai lady in the upcoming show “Bhagya Lakshmi”.

Even though she doesn’t connect with her character personally, the actress enjoyed portraying the part.

Set against the backdrop of Mumbai, the upcoming show will follow the journey of Lakshmi, a selfless girl of limited means, who despite her humble background always puts others’ needs before her’s.

In the show, television actress Aishwarya Khare has been paired opposite actor Rohit Suchanti to play the lead characters.

Playing the role of an aunt, Parull will be seen essaying the character of Karishma Oberoi — a woman born and brought up in south Mumbai who lives a rather lavish life.

Talking about her character in the show, Parull says: “I am extremely excited about playing the hero’s hoity-toity aunt. When I was offered the role first, I knew this is the type of character I would like to play. While there isn’t any resonance with my character and personality, I definitely feel she is someone I can effortlessly pull off.”

Parull finds her role challenging yet entertaining.

“Her character is interesting and challenging at the same time, which is why I am eagerly looking forward to beginning my journey on this show. In fact, I am also extremely delighted to work alongside Aishwarya and Rohit who are super fun and really amazing co-actors. I just hope the audience also loves seeing me in this new version.”

“Bhagya Lakshmi” will air on Zee TV from August 3.

Playing older character on-screen was fun: Gauahar Khan

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Playing older character on-screen was fun: Gauahar Khan

Actress Gauahar Khan, who plays a pivotal role in her latest film “14 Phere”, says that it was a fun ride for her to portray an elderly funny lady on-screen.

Gauahar told IANS: “When the first brief came to me, I was asked if I am ok to play an older mummy ji on-screen and I was like ‘let me hear the story first’! When I heard the narration, I realised that she is a young actress from the Delhi theatre scene and playing an older character in a comic situation. So I found it rather entertaining, as well as challenging because in the film I played two characters. I must say, ‘Dilli ki Meryl Streep’ was so cool!!”

The story of the film revolves around Sanjay and Aditi, played by Vikrant Massey and Kriti Kharbanda, respectively, who plan to elope to get married as their families would not approve their inter-caste marriage.

Directed by Devanshu Singh, the film also stars Jameel Khan, Yamini Das, Vineet Kumar and Priyanshu Singh, among others.

’14 Phere’ is streaming on ZEE5.

If you feel the character, audience will feel it too: Muskan Bamne

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If you feel the character, audience will feel it too: Muskan Bamne

Television actress Muskan Bamne, who is currently seen playing the role of Pakhi Shah in the daily soap “Anupamaa”, feels that actors should always give their 100 per cent to any character they play on-screen.

“I feel that whatever character is given to you, you should give it your all. You should give your 100 per cent to it. If you feel the character, the audience will feel it too,” Muskan tells IANS.

The actress, who has been part of TV shows like “Bakula Bua Ka Bhoot” and “Super Sisters”, picks the latter as her favourite.

“In Super Sisters, I played a Haryanvi girl. It revolved around two sisters who had magical super powers, which they used to help the common people. It is my favourite because I got to speak Haryanvi and my character was a little tomboyish too. It was fun doing it,” says Muskan.

Talking about her current show, Muskan revealed that she fell in love with the script of “Anupamaa” as soon as she heard it.

“The first thing I noticed in the script was that Pakhi is the youngest in the house. She is loving, caring and loves her dad and mom, but things change when Kavya comes into their life. She goes through a difficult time. I feel the character graph is just amazing as it allows me to explore so many different emotions,” she says.

Pranitha Subhash is missing big screen big time

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Pranitha Subhash is missing big screen big time

Actress Pranitha Subhash, who features in the film “Hungama 2”, is missing the big screen.

“I’m both nervous and excited because everything starting from the genre to the audience is new for me,” Pranitha told IANS sharing her experience about working in a Hindi film.

Quizzed if she is missing the big screen, the actress replied: “Absolutely, because as actors, especially in the South we are so used to the big screen, the hullabaloo, the firecrackers and the madness! I am going to definitely miss all that.”

With a film releasing digitally, the opening weekend box-office pressure is not there.

Is that a slight relief?

“Actually yes. But then, I think it would have been great if it was released in the theatres at least for a little while like how recent films have been, and then probably bringing it to the OTT, that would have been something I would like,” the actress suggested.

A popular name in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, Pranitha is a working in Bollywood for the first time, what differences does she observe from the South?

“It’s been wonderful. In terms of work, it is almost the same, does not feel like anything different. The work culture, the timings I’ve always heard people telling me how different and stuff like that, but I personally found everything the same. You can’t tell any difference between the working style of a South film and a Hindi film,” the actress replied.

“But yes, what is different is the language. All my life I’ve spoken very bad Hindi but now suddenly you’re speaking very good Hindi,” she quipped.

“So I’ve tried to polish my Hindi. Secondly, we are catering to a much (more) universal audience because, for example, I’ve had friends in Bengaluru, my old classmates who have only watched Hindi films all their life,” she added.

With two Hindi films of her releasing this year, does the actress plan to shift to Hindi cinema?

“Yes, I would love to work more in Bollywood. I would definitely try to balance between Bollywood and South because South has given me everything that I am till date, so I would love to continue working there,” Pranitha said.

Asked about her character in the latest Hindi film “Hungama 2”, Pranitha teased saying: “I play a very easy going girl next door who gets into… well you’ll only know that when you watch the film!”

Directed by Priyadarshan, “Hungama 2” streams on Disney+ Hotstar. The film also stars Paresh Rawal, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Johny Lever, Meezaan Jafri and Rajpal Yadav in key roles.

Raima Sen: Unfair to blame an actor for project’s failure

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Raima Sen: Unfair to blame an actor for project’s failure

Actress Raima Sen says it is unfair to blame an actor for a project’s failure because it is teamwork and everyone is responsible.

“I think it is unfair to blame just an actor for a project’s failure or success because I think it is teamwork. Everyone is responsible, not only the actor. We read a script but we don’t know how it will eventually turn out,” Raima told in an interview.

Raima, whose recent work includes the web-series “The Last Hour”, says everything boils down to teamwork.

“We don’t know how it will be shot. We just read a script we want to do the role but the rest of it is not really up to us. Of Course, we can have a bit of a say but it is teamwork. You can’t just blame even the director or anyone individually for that matter,” the actress said.

Raima, who is the daughter of veteran star Moon Moon Sen added: “The audiences keep evolving so it depends on the audience what they will like and what they don’t. Some films which are shown are ahead of their times, they wouldn’t do well now, probably they will do well later.”

Raima will next be seen in the upcoming OTT show “Maia.

Instagram tests new feature to curb targeted harassment

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Instagram tests new feature to curb targeted harassment

With an aim to curb targeted harassment, Facebook-owned Instagram is now testing a new feature called “Limits”.

The new feature will allow users to lock their accounts and limit any potential interactions when they feel they’re the target of harassment.

“Racism and hate speech has no place on Instagram,” Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, was quoted as saying by Engadget on Thursday.

In trying to curb harassment on the platform, Mosseri said Instagram plans to try to reduce hate speech to “as close to zero as we possibly can”.

However, knowing that it will likely be impossible to completely eradicate all forms of racism from the app, the company also plans to give people new tools that will allow them “to take some power back”.

That’s where ‘Limits’ fits in, the report said.

“We know that people sometimes are in temporary moments of real risk and pain, and we need to give them tools to protect,” Mosseri said of the feature.

Ahead of wide rollout, Instagram is currently testing Limits in select countries across the world.

In the meantime, Mosseri promised the company would have more to share on how it plans to tackle racism on Instagram in the coming months.

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