Prachi Desai: Playing police officer made me bit nervous

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Prachi Desai: Playing police officer made me bit nervous

Bollywood actress Prachi Desai will be seen essaying a police officer for the first time in her film “Silence… Can You Hear It”. She says essaying the role made her a bit nervous.

The first character poster of Prachi Desai has been unveiled and talking about her look, Prachi said: “I play the role of a cop in ‘Silence… Can You Hear It’? My character Sanjana works in tandem with ACP Avinash, played by Manoj Bajpayee sir. She is determined, sleek, sharp-minded, with the wit of a fox that has a hunger for challenges. This is the first time that I am playing the role of a police officer, which made me a wee bit nervous but overall it was a memorable and tremendous learning experience,” she added.

The film traces the story of the mysterious disappearance of a woman. As she prepares to leave her house, a tragedy befalls following which the woman disappears only to have her corpse turn up a day later, discovered by trekkers.

Produced by ZEE Studios and directed by Aban Bharucha Deohans, the film also stars Manoj Bajpayee and Arjun Mathur in pivotal roles, along with Sahil Vaid, Vaquar, Barkha Singh, Shirish Sharma, Sohaila Kapoor, Amit Thakkar, and Garima Yagnik.

‘Silence… Can You Hear It’ premieres on March 26?

Manushi Chhillar: Imperative we tell girls to feel positive about their bodies

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Manushi Chhillar: Imperative we tell girls to feel positive about their bodies

Mumbai, March 5: Bollywood debutante and former beauty queen Manushi Chillar joins squash ace Dipika Pallikal and 24-year-old boxing prodigy Nikhat Zareen to raise awareness of equality. Manushi feels it is imperative to tell girls to overcome psychological barriers and feel positive about their bodies.

“I’m delighted to be a part of a campaign that aims at propelling women to break barriers and shatter glass ceilings. What I loved about the initiative is that this is essentially a platform to inspire women to be more confident, self-assured, and ambitious. I relate to this a lot because it is imperative for us to tell girls to overcome psychological barriers and feel positive about their bodies and celebrate their achievements to foster a really positive attitude towards life.”

The campaign, titled Make A Move, is aimed at inspiring young girls across India to dream big. The campaign will uncover stories of women around the world who go through great lengths to ensure movement remains part of their lives, despite physical, cultural, or psychological barriers. The campaign has roped in young achievers to spearhead the initiative.

Manushi is all set to step into Bollywood with the Akshay Kumar-starrer “Prithviraj”, based on the life of Prithviraj Chauhan. The film is directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi, who helmed the television series “Chanakya” and the period drama “Pinjar” in the past.

Gauahar Khan’s father passes away

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Gauahar Khan’s father passes away

Mumbai, March 5 : Actress Gauahar Khan took to Instagram to share the news of her father, Zafar Ahmed Khan, passing away. She posted an Instagram story to state that the “funeral is after Zohar Namaz”.

Gauahar’s father was unwell for a while and hospitalized last week. The actress did not give out details about the reasons for demise,

She had earlier posted a picture of her hugging her father in the ICU . “Oh Allah bless my father,” she had written with the picture. Gauahar had also been requesting fans on Instagram to pray for her father.

Recently, Gauahar also shared a picture with her father from her wedding and captioned it: “A fathers kiss . #Blessing . Zafar Ahmed Khan , I love you soooooooooo much . #MyPappaStrongest.”

Her friend, Preeti Simoes also took to social media to share the news. “Mere Gauahar ke pappa… To the man i loved… Lived with pride … and will be remembered with pride Strength and Love. To the family. @gauaharkhan @zakiazkhan @nigaarzkhan @queenkausarsuleman @raziakhan1503 @zaid_darbar @asaadzkhan (sic),” she posted.

‘Scarlet Witch’ Elizabeth Olsen’s mom goofs up her superhero shade!

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‘Scarlet Witch’ Elizabeth Olsen’s mom goofs up her superhero shade!

Los Angeles, March 5: Hollywood star Elizabeth Olsen, who is part of the show WandaVision, says that for years her mother has referred to her by the wrong character name.

The actress plays Scarlet Witch in the show. Her mother invariably calls her Red Witch!

“My mom just told me the other day that she’s been calling me the ‘Red Witch’ for the last-she said four years, but I think I’ve been doing this for like six or seven. And she just learned that I was called the Scarlet Witch last week,” Olsen said in an interview on the Tonight Show, reported eonline.com.

Directed by Matt Shakman, WandaVision also stars actor Paul Bettany.

Olsen shot to global popularity playing Wanda Maximoff and her superhero alter ego Scarlet Witch in the Avengers film franchise. The actress is also known for her roles in films such as Martha Marcy May Marlene, Silent House, Liberal Arts, and Ingrid Goes West. She was appreciated for her performance in the series Sorry for Your Loss.

Louise Redknapp felt ‘lonely’, ‘unimportant’ during marriage

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Louise Redknapp felt ‘lonely’, ‘unimportant’ during marriage

London, March 5: Singer Louise Redknapp has revealed in her recently released book “You’ve Got This” that she felt unimportant during the last few months of her marriage with former English football star Jamie Redknapp.

She also writes that she should have told herself the importance of not feeling that way, according to dailymail.co.uk.

“For a long time, I ticked all the boxes of being the ‘picture-perfect’ wife. The truth? For a lot of that time, I actually felt lonely, anxious, and unimportant. Looking back, I wish I’d sat down and really tried to explain how much I was struggling, how unimportant I felt in our lives together, and how depressed this made me feel,” Louise wrote.

Louise and Jamie were married for 20 years and have two children. They parted ways in 2018.

“I wish I’d been honest and said I felt unloved. I never spoke about how things were at home to a single soul,” she further confessed in the book.

Billie Piper has ‘abandonment issues’

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Billie Piper has ‘abandonment issues’

Mumbai, March 5: British actress Billie Piper is not sure if she can be healthy around love. Piper has been in a relationship with Tribes frontman Johnny Lloyd since 2016.

The actress began her career when she was just 15 and she says that spending so much time on her own has had an impact on her relationships, including her marriages to Chris Evans and Laurence Fox.

“I think a lot of my issues romantically have come from being on my own a lot when I was very young,” Piper told Red magazine, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

She added it is an extreme desire to feel loved and safe.

“I guess on some level it’s like abandonment issues — even though I wasn’t particularly abandoned; I lead myself largely — but I think that has affected relationships,” said Piper.

She doesn’t think she can ever be “fully practical and healthy” in her ideas about love.

“I think on some level I’m always going to be interested in love in a way that throws logic to the floor. Part of me doesn’t ever just want to see it as this rational thing where I’m making sure I have a date night on a Wednesday; although I think there are merits in doing that,” she said.

Piper added: “But the thought immediately makes me feel a bit heavy-hearted and bored. I don’t know if I can ever really be fully practical and healthy around love.”

The actress feels constantly obsessing about finding happiness is actually unhealthy.

“I think dedicating your life to pursuing happiness is not that helpful and you’re likely to be disappointed a lot. (Happiness) is fleeting but, when it’s happening, I like to be fully conscious of it and sit with it for as long as I can.”

Daniel Kaluuya smoked to get vocal texture right for his Globe-winning role

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Daniel Kaluuya smoked to get vocal texture right for his Globe-winning role

London, March 5: British actor Daniel Kaluuya has always been vocal about witnessing racism all around, yet he admits never being aware of “awakening a community”. This was something he says he only realised after preparing for his role of Fred Hampton in the upcoming film “Judas And The Black Messiah”.

Kaluuya has already won a Golden Globe as Best Supporting Actor for his role of Hampton and is also garnering an Oscar buzz.

The biographical film tells the story of Hampton, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party in Chicago of the late 1960s. Hampton was betrayed by FBI informer William O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield).

“The message in Chairman Fred Hampton’s words and ideas — his ultimate purpose — is to awaken his community. He doesn’t want them just to be free. He wants them to free themselves. I think that’s such a rational and clear way to empower others. I was never exposed to his message before, in school or otherwise,” says Kaluuya.

“As a Black Panther, he would go into all-white areas, Hispanic areas of the community, address what they had in common and stitch these poor areas together. He worked to feed their children, bring free healthcare to their communities. His ability to defuse, his skills as an orator-the thing that made him such an effective leader also brought him to the attention of the local and federal authorities,” says the 32-year-old.

Kaluuya says tried very hard to essay the role and even took up smoking to get into the skin of the character.

“I took up smoking to get a certain texture to my voice. I took singing lessons with an opera singer, to study breath and vocal control, preparing for his theatrical kind of performances, knowing that I’d be doing his speeches maybe ten hours in a day. I sang Gospel, James Brown, songs of the era,” he says.

“I read that Chairman Fred listened to speeches of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X to get auditory ideas. I’d watch footage of him during meals. And from the time I leave for the set, in the car, I’m in the dialect. I had worked three months with a dialect coach. It all contributed to building this important character,” he adds.

Mandy Moore’s dog is cancer free

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Mandy Moore’s dog is cancer free

Hollywood actress Mandy Moore on Thursday revealed that the day her son August Harrison was born, was also the day when her pet dog, Jackson was declared cancer-free, just hours before she went into labor.

“In the flutter of all things Gus, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that this guy got a clean bill of health. His tumor was benign. Cancer-free,” Moore wrote on Instagram stories.

“We found out three hours before I went into labor and I know what my relief was what set the thing in motion. So much gratitude these days. We love you so much Jackson!!!” she added.

Last month, Moore had revealed that Jackson was diagnosed with cancer and underwent surgery a week before Moore welcomed her son with her husband, singer Taylor Goldsmith. She had shared the news of their son’s arrival on Instagram.

Oti Mabuse replaces Rita Ora on ‘The Masked Singer’

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Oti Mabuse replaces Rita Ora on ‘The Masked Singer’

Dancer Oti Mabuse replaces singer Rita Ora as a panelist on the American reality show “The Masked Singer”.

Rita is busy shooting in Australia as a judge on the singing show “The Voice” and is hence unable to find dates to shoot for “The Masked Singer”, according to thesun.co.uk. Producers were also thought to be keen to get a dance expert in the same way Rita was brought in as a singing specialist on the original show.

Rita said in a statement, “The Masked Dancer is going to be so much fun I can’t wait to watch you all. Sending so much love all the way from Australia.”

Oti said: “I’m so thrilled and honored to be joining the panel on The Masked Dancer. I’m a huge fan of The Masked Singer and I loved the US Masked Dancer so I just can’t wait to start on this show. As a dancer I will be watching the dancers intently looking for clues — it’s going to be so much fun!!!”

The show’s host Joel Dommett will be returning in the upcoming episodes.

Shefali Shah: Ready to play alien, Juliet, or sofa as long as it challenges me

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Shefali Shah: Ready to play alien, Juliet, or sofa as long as it challenges me

Actress Shefali Shah will soon share screen space with Alia Bhatt in the mother-daughter relationship film, “Darlings”. She says she is up for any role that “surprises” the audience and helps her explore her acting abilities.

“I don’t want to limit myself by asking or wishing for certain kinds of roles. I’m greedy as an actor. And any role that excites me, hits me hard in my gut, surprises, and challenges me. Whether it’s an alien, Juliet or sofa,” she said.

Shefali courted international spotlight starring in the International Emmy-winner show “Delhi Crime”, and has also been seen in Bollywood films such as “Dil Dhadakne Do”, “Brothers”, “15 Park Avenue” and “Waqt: The Race Against Time”.

Besides “Darlings”, Shefali also has the web series “Humans” and “Delhi Crime 2” coming up.

“I am super excited and thrilled for all the work I’m doing this year. It’s the kind of work I’ve waited for for so long. ‘Humans’, ‘Darlings’, ‘Delhi Crime 2’ — and some more — all being fantastic scripts and roles and incredible makers and talent to work with. It’s a feast!” she says.

“Darlings” is produced by Alia Bhatt’s brand new banner Eternal Sunshine Productions along with Shah Rukh Khans Red Chillies Entertainment.

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