The open spat between Kangana Ranaut and her alleged ex Hrithik Roshan is wideout in the open. While the issue had hit several headlines in the past and even a legal battle was fought, now the issue is back with Kangana making indirect comments on her Ex. Without naming Hrithik directly, Kangana took a jibe at him. Kangana’s latest comments on Hrithik have gone viral.

“He told his friends I was after his money. He tried to label me as a gold digger. Where is he today? He still lives in a rented house founded by his father,” Kangana said.

“When I had started my career, I didn’t have any material goals. Only a few years ago when I had a fallout with one of my exes and the whole legal case happened, it became a discussion that I came from a small town and I’m after his money,” Kangana told Pinkvilla.

She added, “It was like that, and girls are judged on that basis. I was looked at like that from an outside perspective that I’m a gold digger from a small town?”

“Today, I can proudly say that my ex lives in a rented house founded by his father and I have bought my house and office space on my own,” said Kangana.

In an interview with India Today Television, Farhan Akhtar said that he doesn’t believe in this carpet statement. “Our industry functions purely on success and failure. But is there a privilege for people who’re born in the film industry? Absolutely. Will it be easier for them to gain access, to pitch a script to someone or offer their services as an actor? 100 per cent, there’s no denying that. Does that mean that it’s a bad thing? No, its the lot of the draw. Your parents have worked incredibly hard to give you a headstart as any parent would like to give their kids. But are all outsiders treated badly, that’s not true. Are all industry insiders clanish, that’s not true either,” said Farhan.

At the same time, he believes one should be empathetic towards others’ struggles, and said, “But at the same time, you cannot discount the struggles of those who are not born with this privilege. You can’t not be empathetic, you can’t not understand or pretend that it doesn’t exist when they talk about it.”

When asked about the concept of movie mafia that many are pointing at right now, Farhan said, “I don’t know what this privilege club is. Who this circle is that exists within a circle, who has this kind of control over everything that goes on. As in any other fraternity, there will be certain circles of friends that will form. I’ve actually ended up becoming friends with people who have been good to me since the beginning of my career.

As a producer and a director, I will always try to reach out to them and help them in whichever way I can. But I may not have had the same experience as everybody else, so I don’t know and it is not possible for me to tell you there’s no such thing. But, and this I’ve seen since forever, people flock to people who are successful. Good or bad, that can be discussed, but fortunately or unfortunately, this is the truth. When people are successful everyone is around them, when not, it’s only their closest friends who stick around.”

Farhan’s production venture, the Zoya Akhtar-directed Gully Boy also found itself caught in this controversy. While the film became a huge box-office hit, many felt the fact that it swept all the awards and became India’s official entry to the Oscars (it didn’t make Oscar’s shortlist) that year, was a result of lobbying. To that, Farhan said, “If anyone thinks that Zoya, Ritesh (Sidhwani) or I have that kind of influence to decide which will be the Best Foreign Language entry to the Oscars, then you’re giving us a lot of credit that we don’t deserve. It’s the decision of the film federation. Of course, I’m happy that my film was picked. Should I feel guilty? No.”

The analytical reasoning in the scenes and their perfection with the crisp presentation in Sukumar’s films leave us in awe many a time. He just can’t be beaten at it. Director Sukumar is heard to be very particular in the order of scenes and also the output of every scene he shows us is almost what he imagined it to be. Such a mastermind is now upset with his calculations and sequence of tasks, all going tossed into confusion and blur.

Sukumar joined hands with his favourite, Allu Arjun for Pushpa and the first look of the same is released during the lockdown. The talented director wanted to shoot Pushparaju’s introduction song in the red sanders backdrop, probably in Seshachalam forests, where he also wanted to shoot some key scenes on the hero.

Sukumar’s strong will was to start the filming of Pushpa with this introduction song and the crucial scenes. He wanted to gain confidence by shooting the said scenes so they steer him to complete the complicated subject with the same energy. Sukumar also got some 1000 junior artists readied for the song shoot, but all in vain.

Neither coronavirus nor the authorities allow any film to shoot with a large crew. While many filmmakers are revving up their halted projects with a limited people taking part in the shoot, Sukumar is heard to be not interested to shoot normal scenes and that too with limited cast and crew first. It looks like the master of perfection is in dilemma and lets us see how he overcomes it.

In a disappointment to Bollywood hero Sushant Singh Rajput’s fans, his last film ‘Dil Bechara’ is set to have a digital release. Disney which has acquired HotStar has announced this taking to their social media.

“A story of love, hope, and endless memories. Celebrating the late #SushantSinghRajput’s legacy that will be etched in the minds of all and cherished forever. #DilBechara coming to everyone on July 24,” tweeted Disney+HotStar handle.

Initially ‘Dil Bechara’ was slated to release in theatres on May 8th. But due to lockdown, it did not happen. The film based on John Green’s 2013 bestseller ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ marks the directorial debut of Mukesh Chhabra.

Music is composed by AR Rahman and the film also stars Sanjana Sanghi and Saif Ali Khan in other lead roles.

However, fans of Sushant urged the producers of this film to release in theatres so that they can see him for one last time on the big screen. Well, this is not going to happen now.

Bollywood director and actor Divya Khosla Kumar has posted a video rebutting a series of barbs from singer Sonu Nigam, who alleged recently that her husband Bhushan Kumar, the head of entertainment giant T-Series, begged him for protection from gangster Abu Salem over two decades ago.

Sonu Nigam, a popular singer who has been away from mainstream Bollywood in recent years, last week posted a video blog, the second after actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. He went on a rant about the “cruel” machinations of the music industry and targeted Bhushan Kumar, the son of T-Series founder Gulshan Kumar who was shot dead in 1997.

In his first video, Sonu Nigam had said “You might soon hear about suicides in the music industry.”Divya Khosla Kumar on Wednesday posted an Instagram video with a point-by-point reply to Sonu Nigam’s allegations.

“When tragedy struck T-Series family after the death of Gulshan Kumar, Sonu Nigam thought the company will sink and so he signed up with an obscure music company. He was thankless, he did not think twice about standing with T-Series in a tough time, didn’t think about supporting Gulshan Kumar ji’s son Bhushan ji, who was only 18 then,” Divya Khosla Kumar said in the video.

“Rather he started working with another music company, after which the inexperienced Bhushan ji then used to go to him for small help. Sonu Nigam is now using that phase as a leverage today to hit out at T-Series. Sonu Nigam claims Bhushan ji asked him ‘mujhe Abu Salem se bacha lo’. I want to ask something now, Sonu Nigam ji, why would Bhushan ji come to you to save himself from Abu Salem? I want an investigation. Was there a link between Abu Salem and Sonu Nigam? Yes, definitely there was. That’s why Bhushan ji went to him for help. Sonu Nigam himself said in his video that Bhushan ji had come to him for help,” Divya Khosla Kumar said.

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Sonu Nigam, in his video, had repeatedly requested the alleged “music mafias” to be kind and considerate towards new talent. “It’s very difficult for the new kids, very difficult… I speak to every one of them. They are troubled that the producer wants to work with them, the director wants to work, even the music composer wants to work with them but the music company will say: ‘This is not our artiste’,” Sonu Nigam had said.

Divya Khosla Kumar reacted sharply to the charge. “For the last few days Sonu Nigam has been running a campaign against T-Series and Bhushan Kumar ji. T-Series has helped thousands of creative professionals who are outsiders, not linked to industry, music directors, singers, actors, directors. I have myself given a chance to newcomers. Four of them – Neha Kakkar, Rakul Preet Singh, Himansh Kohli and composer Arko have grown and found success,” the T-Series’ owner’s wife said.

“It is very easy to talk hiding on social media, but how many talent on the ground level have you pushed forward? No one, except yourself. You have not given any chance to anybody new in the industry… And you are blaming us that we don’t give a chance to people, when in fact 97 per cent people working in T-Series are outsiders, not industry kids, they have no previous link with the industry. We are always looking for new talent,” she said.

“Sonu Nigam says the industry doesn’t give a right direction to talent. But you’re a legend, I want to ask, you are a big star, how many people have you given a chance till today? You’re a big legend and many people must be coming to you for help, like ‘Sonu ji mere bete ko madad kar dijiye, hume milwa dijiye T-Series mein’… But you have not even come once saying ‘isko chance dedo, yeh bada talent hai’, you have never introduced any new talent to the industry, you have never spoken about giving a chance to people,” Divya Khosla Kumar said.

“Let me tell you, Sonu Nigam used to sing at Delhi’s Ram Lila for five rupees. Gulshan Kumar ji spotted him and saw talent, gave him flight ticket, brought him to Bombay, and said, ‘beta I will make you a star’. Now you tell me, Sonu Nigam ji, this was said to you or not? Will you deny it now? Gulshan ji did films with you, took you to great heights, but what did you do?”

The Natural Star of Tollywood, Nani is busy with the period drama ‘Shyam Singarai’ directed by Rahul Sankrityan of ‘Taxiwala’. It is said that the content has been shaped up well. The makers of the film- Sitara Entertainments are now planning it as a Pan India film with its universal content.

Nani who liked the subject a lot wanted to make it big in his career and thus the star is said to have been working hard on his physique and he is adamant to look different in the film.

As per the latest news it is said that this special film needs three actresses in the lead role. Sai Pallavi is said to be the main lead and the makers have approached Rashmika Mandanna, the happening beauty to play a role that comes in the flashback episodes. The actress is said to have said ‘no’ to star in this film as she is adamant to play single heroine roles as per the demand.

On the film front, Rashmika has ‘Pushpa’ with Allu Arjun and few other projects in her hand and her planning is great to become the numero uno actress of this generation!

Fans of Tollywood actress Samantha are quite anxious after reports of her bestie and popular fashion designer and fitness expert Shilpa Reddy testing positive for Coronavirus came out recently. The reason for fans’ apprehension is a picture shared by Samantha on her Instagram a couple of days ago.

The picture in question has Samantha tightly hugging Sh12ilpa and also kissing her cheek. While Sam and Shilpa not following the social distancing norms upset fans, the latter’s COVID-19 positive result is further adding to their worries.

Getting into the details, one of Shilpa’s friends visited them a couple of weeks ago. 5 days later, someone in the friend’s family tested positive. Worried, Shilpa and her husband got themselves tested and found that they were Corona positive even though they both were asymptomatic with no COVID-19 symptoms. However, Shilpa and her husband quarantined themselves.

Shilpa released a video on her Instagram in which she said that she and her husband were given a go-ahead by the authorities to carry on with their daily routine. She urged everyone to practice yoga and exercise regularly to develop a healthy body and improve their immune system to prevent the virus.