Kunal Kemmu recalls playing Silsila as ‘Traffic Signal’ turns 14

Actor Kunal Kemmu went down memory lane to recall his iconic character Silsila in the Madhur Bhandarkar directorial Traffic Signal. The film was released 14 years ago on this day.

Kunal shared a virtual hug to the film’s team in his Instagram post along with a throwback picture of his character for fans, plus a video of an interview he gave by during that time of release.

“Here’s to 14 years of this special movie. ‘Silsila’, a character that molded my perspective towards many things in life. A big virtual hug to the entire team for their support & learnings I’ve received on shoots. And a big Thank You to my fans for their unconditional love. Reminiscing #14YearsOfTrafficSignal @imbhandarkar @neetunchandra @ranvirshorey @konkona @actormanojjoshi #UpendraLimaye #SudhirMishra #MadhuSharma #DSantosh #NasserAbdulla #GopalKSingh,” he captioned his post.

Kunal, who started out as a child artiste in films like Hum Hain Raahi Pyar Ke and Zakhm, made his debut as a Bollywood hero in the 2005 release, Kalyug. The 2007 film Traffic Signal was his second release as a grown-up actor. Kunal, who is married to actress Soha Ali Khan, was last seen in the comic heist thriller, Lootcase, last year.

Karan Wahi, Waluscha De Sousa to host ‘Indian Pro Music League’

Actors Karan Wahi and Waluscha De Sousa will host the upcoming music reality show, Indian Pro Music League.

“I hosted the previous season of Dance India Dance and it’s always good to be back home. ‘Indian Pro Music League’ is a unique concept, and I am quite excited to host such a star-studded show, with all these phenomenal singers and big Bollywood celebrities on board,” Karan said.

“I was really excited when the makers approached me and I took it up at once,” he added.

Talking about his co-host, he shared: “I can’t wait to kickstart the greatest music competition you’ll ever see. I hope my fans enjoy seeing Waluscha and me host the show.”

Waluscha sounded equally excited.

“It’s certainly a one-of-its-kind show in the country and promises to be a mega entertainer with power-packed performances. It’s an honor to have a bagged this show, which has an array of big names associated with it. I am quite excited to begin shooting for this one and I look forward to co-hosting with Karan Wahi,” Waluscha said.

The music league will have six teams representing different regions of India. Each of these six teams is supported by leading Bollywood and sports celebrities and will have top playback singers as captains.

Bollywood stars associated with the show are Shraddha Kapoor along with her father Shakti Kapoor and brother Siddhant Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Govinda and wife Sunita, and Riteish Deshmukh with wife Genelia D’Souza Deshmukh.

The show will go on air in February on Zee TV.

Janhvi Kapoor: Travelled the world but no place makes me jump like India

Actress Janhvi Kapoor on Tuesday declared her love for the country in her latest social media post. She says she has traveled the world but it is India that makes her jump with joy.

Janhvi posted a gamut of pictures on Instagram that show her visiting a fort. The first few photos gave the actress posing for the camera while in the last picture she is seen jumping with joy.

“Travelled the world but no place makes me jump like,” she wrote as the caption.

Janhvi was last seen in the digitally-released film, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl.

She will next feature in Good Luck Jerry, which is currently being shot in Punjab. Directed by Sidharth Sengupta and written by Pankaj Matta, the film also stars Deepak Dobriyal, Meeta Vashishth, Neeraj Sood, and Sushant Singh.

Her other films lined up are Roohi Afzana and Dostana 2.

Angelina Jolie is focussed on ‘healing her family’

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie says she is currently focused on healing herself and her family since the last few years have been tough on all of them.

Angelina parted ways with ex-husband Brad Pitt in 2016 but never spoke openly about what led to the fallout. The two have six children together — Maddox, 19, Pax, 17, Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 14, and 12-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.

During an interaction with British Vogue, when asked if she feels that she is in a happy stage of life, Angelina replied: “I don’t know,” adding: “I’ve been focusing on healing our family. It’s slowly coming back, like the ice melting and the blood returning to my body.”

The actress reveals how her children have beautifully grown up and taken care of her instead of her being the charge.

“Though we were on the trampoline the other day, and the children said, ‘No, Mom, don’t do that. You’ll hurt yourself. And I thought, ‘God, isn’t that funny?’ There was a day I was an action star, and now the kids are telling me to get off the trampoline because I’ll hurt myself!” said Angelina.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt got married in 2014 and divorced in 2019.

Actress Seerat Kapoor shares fond memories of grandfather Roshan Taneja

Actress Seerat Kapoor, who will soon make her Bollywood debut in the suspense drama Maarrich, has fond memories of her grandfather, acting guru Roshan Taneja.

“Dadaji was known as the pioneer of method acting in India even before I was born. Growing up, I was too little to fathom the gravity it held to coach veterans of the Bollywood film fraternity and the truth is his remarkably humble nature just never let us know,” Seerat tells IANS.

“I fondly remember our family vacations, especially the moments I spent with dad swinging on the hammocks, under the trees of Manori beach. He would run towards me shouting ‘Little Seerie!’ and tickle me to my hunger pangs until the pomfret snacks arrived. He must have easily outdone my parents in the number of times he carried me back home, as I would fall asleep on his shoulders. To date, our family reminisces stories of how we were inseparable!” Seerat recalls.

The young actress, who has worked in Telugu films such as “Tiger”, “Run Raja Run” and more recently “Krishna And His Leela”, says she has grown up observing Taneja and is proud of being his granddaughter.

“I don’t think words can do justice to the lessons I have learned along these years by simply observing him this closely both at the acting school and at home. As I take my first step into Bollywood, I suddenly don’t feel as little today, with the responsibility of living up to his respected legacy. One which surpassed the educator that he was. He lives on as an institution of good values. Above all, it’s been a privilege to be a granddaughter to Roshan Taneja Ji, more lovingly remembered as a good human being,” she says.

Sonam Kapoor’s throwback is all-things-love!

Actress Sonam Kapoor Ahuja shared a romantic throwback picture on her Instagram page on Tuesday. The nostalgic is from the time when her husband Anand Ahuja proposed to her.

The picture is from their 2017 visit to New York and Sonam is smiling ear to ear as Anand plants a kiss on her cheek.

She captioned the picture as: “Throwback to a wonderful trip where my beautiful husband @anandahuja proposed to me. #august2017 #newyork #everydayphenomenal.”

The couple tied the knot in May 2018 in Mumbai.

Last seen in The Zoya Factor and more recently in her father Anil Kapoor’s film Ak vs Ak, Sonam is currently shooting for her upcoming film Blind.

Samantha Akkineni soaks in the ‘joy of being able to pause’

Telugu superstar Samantha Akkineni is enjoying the idea of being able to pause right now, and re-center before taking on the hectic grind of life once again.

Samantha posted a picture on Instagram. In the image, which she shared on Tuesday, the actress is looking at the camera and flashing a big smile.

“The joy in being able to pause and re-center,” Samantha wrote as the caption.

Samantha is married to Nagarjuna’s son and Telugu actor Naga Chaitanya and is all set to appear in season two of “The Family Man”, starring Manoj Bajpayee.

The upcoming season will also feature Sharad Kelkar along with Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi, Darshan Kumaar, Sunny Hinduja, Shreya Dhanwantary, Shahab Ali, Vedant Sinha and Mahek Thakur.

Taapsee Pannu shares first look as Savi of new film Looop Lapeta.

Looop Lapeta: Taapsee Pannu welcomes on board a crazy ride; shares first look as Savi
Boollywood actress Taapsee Pannu who recently wrapped up her shoot for her upcoming sports flick Rashmi Racket, treated her fans with her first look of the new film Looop Lapeta.

Looop Lapeta: Taapsee Pannu shares first look pic, introduces fans to Savi  | Hindustan Times

Boollywood actress Taapsee Pannu who recently wrapped up her shoot for her upcoming sports flick Rashmi Racket, treated her fans with her first look of the new film Looop Lapeta. Taapsee shared the upcoming character picture from the film on Tuesday.

She captioned it, “Life mein kabhi kabhaar aisa time, aata hai jab humein khud se yeh sawaal karna padta hai “How did I end up here?” main bhi yahi soch rahi thi. No, not the shit pot, but the shit life! Hi, this is Savi and welcome on board a crazy ride #LooopLapeta”.

Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan starrer goes on floors

Actor Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan’s much awaiting film, Adipurush has gone on floors. Prabhas posted an update and shared the news on Tuesday.

Earlier director OM Raut had announced that motion capture shoot of the film has begun. Sharing a picture with the team Om tweeted, “Motion capture begins. Creating the world of #Adipurush.”Ever since the makers unveiled the first title poster of the upcoming film, the audience has been eagerly waiting for any updates. A Magnus opus, Adipurush promises to be a visual spectacle for everyone.

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior fame director will be bringing in a technique that has never been used in Indian films before. It will have a lot of VFX work involved. Reportedly, Adipurush will be made on a whopping budget of Rs 400 crore. It will be shot entirely using the green mat technology seen in several Hollywood films. The makers have roped in VFX supervisors of Avatar and Star Wars to work on the graphics of the film.

Adipurush will be a mythological drama based on the Hindu epic Ramayana. Prabhas will be doing the role of Ram, Saif Ali Khan will play the role of Lankesh. As per media reports, the makers have approached the veteran Bollywood actor, Hema Malini, to play the role of Ram’s mother Kaushalya. Apart from these, Kriti Sanon will be essaying the role of Sita and Angad Bedi will portray Raavan’s son Meghnad and Sunny Singh will play the role of Lakshman.

The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar of T-Series and Om Raut, Prasad Sutar and Rajesh Nair of Retrophiles. The film will be released on August 11, 2022.

Dakota Johnson: My biggest lessons are from relationships

Hollywood star Dakota Johnson said she received the biggest lessons in life from relationships, particularly by exploring relationships at work.

“I have learned so far that my biggest lessons are from relationships or exploring relationships at work,” said Johnson, referring to her upcoming comedy-drama “Our Friend” as an instance.

“I realized through this film (‘Our Friend’) that the most important part of your life is your relationships and how you treat people,” she added.

In “Our Friend”, the actress will be seen essaying the role of a cancer patient. The film is based on the true story of journalist Matthew Teague and his wife Nicole, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Johnson plays the character of Nicole. The crew shot the film on location.

Talking about the film, Johnson said: “I felt extremely protective of Matthew and his girls when we were making the film. This (cancer) is an experience that many people around the whole world have, I couldn’t just really wrap my head around experiencing it again and again and again on a movie set, having these Hollywood people come into your town and re-enact this thing! But he (Matthew) really believes so much in the foundation of the story which is just love, and that was really beautiful to me.”

“Our Friend”, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, also stars Casey Affleck and Jason Segel. The film will be released by PVR Pictures in India on February 12.