Divyansh, Manuraj lift the trophy on ‘India’s Got Talent 9’

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Divyansh, Manuraj lift the trophy on ‘India’s Got Talent 9’

Beatboxing and flutist duo, Divyansh Kacholia and Manuraj Singh Rajput, have become the winners of ‘India’s Got Talent 9’.

Their performance stunned the judges including Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Kirron Kher, Badshah, and Manoj Muntashir.

The finale became more entertaining as singer and comedienne Sugandha Mishra joined the host Arjun Bijlani. Divyansh and Manuraj, who hail from Jaipur and Bharatpur respectively shared their happiness on winning the trophy. Both were known for their amazing jugalbandi on the show.

Divyansh mentioned: “I am happy because this is revolutionary in the history of Indian reality shows where two musicians who collaborated to find their own sound, have been declared as winners of ‘India’s Got Talent 9’. I feel that now all the instrumentalists, may it be beatboxers, sitar players, or flutists, will grab the spotlight and feel confident that their dreams can also come true.”

Manuraj also expressed his joy in winning the winner’s title.

“I could not imagine that there even was a level of happiness beyond being ecstatic. I am not only floating on cloud 9 but I think I’ve reached what’s called the nirvana of happiness. Collaborating with Divyansh came to us out of the blue but the play of the fates was such that we have now become the winners of the show where we met.”

“Our win is a win for all the instrumentalists in the country who are still in the background. It’s time to come forward and be recognized for your talent because the Indian music industry is ready and thriving for a change! This win is an invitation to musicians to find their sound and make the best of it,” he added.

Not only for the winners but even for the judges it was a moment of pride and they gave all their best wishes to them.

Kirron Kher shared: “I am so very happy for Divyansh and Manuraj! They have been an outstanding pair since the beginning. All their efforts have come to fruition and have led to this day where they have rightly been declared the winner of this season.”

On the other hand Shilpa Shetty Kundra said that as judges they might have played an important role but it was the audience who became prominent in choosing the winners.

“While we have played a catalyst in choosing the greatest talent from the country, the real deciding factor and the true judgement came from the audiences which has been proven with Divyansh and Manuraj’s win. While every talent is different from the other and cannot be compared, I feel personally that their talent is of international standards and sets another kind of benchmark. They created history.”

Badshah praised the duo saying: “Honestly saying, Divyansh and Manuraj deserved the win! They have been fantabulous throughout the show, never faltering and always giving their best every time they took over the stage.”

While Manoj Muntashir added, ‘They came, they saw, they conquered. He was amazed by their performance and appreciated their dedication to their craft.

“I am overjoyed with emotions and goodwill for Divyansh and Manuraj. Both brought variety, style, quirk, and devotion to this platform. My heart swelled with pride as I saw them crowned as the winner.”

Arjun Bijlani concluded by wishing the winners all the success in the future.

“Divyansh and Manuraj deserve the win! Watching them lift the trophy made me feel so proud. I wish them the very best and hope that they achieve all the success in the world.”

Divyansh and Manuraj were awarded a cheque of Rs 20 lakhs from Sony Entertainment Television followed by Maruti Suzuki Wagon R cars, respectively.

Of the Best 7 Finalists, Ishita Vishwakarma from Jabalpur was declared the first runner-up, and the Bomb Fire Crew from Delhi was declared the second runner-up.

Instagram influencer trolls Katrina’s cooking skills, actress responds

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Instagram influencer trolls Katrina’s cooking skills, actress responds

Katrina Kaif was recently trolled by a social media influencer over her cooking skills. Katrina often shares pictures of delicacies that she bakes or cooks for her husband Vicky Kaushal.

Spinning the same around, Instagram influencer Freddy Birdy posted a few pictures of “easy recipes” in the story section of his Instagram to make an oblique comment on Katrina’s culinary skills.

He wrote on his pictures, “Easy recipes for @katrinakaif Chilly Cheese Toast (bread+cheese+chillies+toaster) (sic).” Taking notice of her mention in Freddy’s stories, Katrina replied to the story in question saying, “This is not easy.”

Freddy took the screenshot of Katrina’s message in his DM and again shared it in his stories, this time writing, “Why I (love, heart emojis) @katrinakaif. Also, she is as funny as she is beautiful.”

In the past, Freddy has also trolled Deepika Padukone over her film ‘Gehraiyaan’. The two had a proper social media showdown before the fire was eventually doused.

New trailer of Vijay Sethupathi-starrer ‘Maa Manithan’ released

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New trailer of Vijay Sethupathi-starrer ‘Maa Manithan’ released

The team of director Seenu Ramasamy’s eagerly-awaited family drama, ‘Maa Manithan’, featuring actors Vijay Sethupathi and Gayathrie in the lead, has released another trailer of the film.

While the first trailer of the film gave away the fact that actor Vijay Sethupathi plays a character called Radhakrishnan and actress Gayathrie plays his wife, the second trailer shows that Radhakrishnan leads a peaceful life as an auto driver. However, Radhakrishnan looks to take up another profession in order to get more income so that his children can get a better education. The trailer does not give away the details of the new profession but shows that invariably it gets Radhakrishnan into a lot of trouble.

Interestingly, while it was earlier announced that the film would release on May 6, the second trailer does not state so and only says ‘coming soon.

It may be recalled that the film has already been cleared by the Censor Board with a clean ‘U’ certificate.

The film has been garnering attention for a lot of reasons including the fact that this is the first film for which both music director Ilaiyaraja and his son Yuvan Shankar Raja have jointly scored the music.

Set worth Rs 7 crore being erected for Ravi Teja’s ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’

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Set worth Rs 7 crore being erected for Ravi Teja’s ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’

If sources in the industry are to be believed, a massive set worth around Rs 7 crore is being constructed for the shooting of director Vamsee’s upcoming film, ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’, featuring Ravi Teja in the lead.

Sources say production designer Avinash Kolla, who has previously worked on several superhit films like ‘Mahanati’, ‘Jersey’, ‘Evaru’ and ‘Shyam Singha Roy’, is currently overseeing the construction of a massive set depicting Stuartpuram in the seventies. The set, worth around Rs Seven crore, is being constructed near Shamshabad on five acres of land.

‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’ is a biopic on the notorious thief and is set in the seventies in a village named Stuartpuram.

Ravi Teja’s body language, diction, and getup will be completely different in the film. The role will be one that the actor has never essayed before.

Nupur Sanon and Gayathri Bharadwaj have been roped in to play the leading ladies.

The film will be made in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.

R Madhya ISC is the cinematographer of the film for which music is being scored by GV Prakash Kumar.

Pix from Ranbir-Alia ‘gathbandhan’ go viral; honeymoon in South Africa

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Pix from Ranbir-Alia ‘gathbandhan’ go viral; honeymoon in South Africa

The excitement over Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s wedding continues even as the newly-wed couple is said to be all set for their honeymoon in South Africa.

After the first wedding pictures shared by Alia on her Instagram, now new pictures from their ‘gathbandhan’ ceremony have taken the Internet by storm.

Gathbandhan is a ritual in Hindu weddings in which the bride’s ‘pallu’ is tied to the groom’s scarf. The ritual symbolizes the union of the couple for eternity.

From the groom’s side, mother Neetu Kapoor, sister Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and cousin Karisma Kapoor performed the rituals, as Ranbir’s other cousin, Kareena Kapoor Khan, stood by the newly-wed couple’s side.

Ranbir and Alia began dating on the sets of Ayan Mukherjee’s ‘Brahmastra’ in 2018 and made their first public appearance as a couple at Sonam Kapoor’s wedding in the same year.

Their choice of South Africa as their honeymoon destination follows their earlier visit to the country to ring in the New Year. That was when they fell in love with the place and decided to return after tying the knot.

Kailash Kher infuses magic in ‘Shambhu Shankara’ from Gujarati film ‘Nayika Devi’

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Kailash Kher infuses magic in ‘Shambhu Shankara’ from Gujarati film ‘Nayika Devi’

The makers of the Gujarati period film, ‘Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen’, released the first song, ‘Shambhu Shankara’, from the film at Somnath Temple in Gujarat, on Friday.

The song, composed by Parth Thakkar, has been crooned by playback singer Kailash Kher with lyrics crafted by Chirag Tripathi.

‘Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen’ stars Khushi Shah and Chunky Panday. Khushi and other members of the cast were seen taking the blessing of Lord Shiva. Talking about the film and the song, Kailash Kher, who makes his debut in Gujarati cinema with the song, said, “I’m glad to be a part of this very love-worthy song that I’ve sung for the film ‘Nayika Devi’. Parth Thakkar has composed excellent music, and the direction of the film has been done by Nitin G.”

“Umesh Sharma is the man who is producing this film with his entire heart. This is going to be a very beautiful and great film, based on the historical events that occurred in our country. Your presence will be the biggest praise for us”, he added.

Commenting on the song launch, the producer of the film, Umesh Sharma, said, “We are very thankful to the priests of Somnath Temple for bestowing this incredible chance to release our first song uniquely. Moreover, Kailash Kher’s harmonic voice has done magic not only for the song but also accentuated the beauty of our film. We hope that this song and our film will fetch love and support from millions of people.”

The song is available to stream on the official YouTube channel of A Tree Entertainment. Nitin G, the director of the film, spoke about releasing the song through the Maha Pujari of Somnath Temple, “The film is about the valor of Nayika Devi, and songs in the voices of such brilliant singers as Kailash Kher intensify the beauty of the entire film.”

“Plus, the outstanding release of the song through the Maha Pujari of Somnath Temple has made it even more special. We are extremely blessed. I’m confident that this song will win your heart”, he added.

Produced by Umesh Sharma under the banner of A Tree Entertainment, and directed by Nitin G, ‘Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen’ is all set to be released on May 6.

Tiger Shroff gifts his studio to Warrior Squad of ‘India’s Got Talent’

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Tiger Shroff gifts his studio to Warrior Squad of ‘India’s Got Talent’

Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff offered ‘India’s Got Talent contestants Warrior Squad his own studio ‘Fly Zone’ for them to practice their stunts.

He is coming as a celebrity guest along with co-actors Tara Sutaria and Nawazuddin Siddiqui to promote their upcoming film ‘Heropanti 2’. He got so impressed by their actions that he gifted them not only his studio but also his trainers.

Talking about their amazing gift, Warrior Squad’s leader Rahul said: “Thank you is a very small word and what you have done for us sir, it’s very big!”

He spoke about how they did not have any trainers with them for their stunts and performed sheerly depending upon YouTube videos and the like. Rahul expressed his gratitude towards Tiger as now because of him his squad has trained trainers who helped them with their stunts in Tiger Shroff’s studio and how everything would be helping them in achieving success in international shows like ‘America’s Got Talent.

Tiger also responded to his gratitude saying: “I am very thankful because you are going to represent India and asli Heropanti aapne hi dikhayi hai (you’ve shown what real Heropanti is)! I think going ahead, you are already winners and you will surely win and come back home.”

The Grand Finale of ‘India’s Got Talent will be airing on April 17 on Sony Entertainment Television.

Jackky Bhagnani launches new music channel under his label

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Jackky Bhagnani launches new music channel under his label

Actor-producer Jackky Bhagnani has launched a devotional channel – Just Pooja – under his music label Just Music. The new channel will release spiritual songs for the connoisseurs of the genre.

The first track on the channel will be ‘Hanuman Chalisa’, composed by Ved Sharma and sung by Ankit Tiwari.

The logo of the channel takes its name from Jackky Bhagnani’s mother Pooja Bhagnani. Speaking about the same, the young producer shares, “We have taken the name of Just Pooja from my mother’s name, Pooja. It’s a special feeling for me, as I present a special ode to her with the channel.”

“Pooja also translates to prayers, so as an oath to my mom’s belief and the almighty, we have picked up the name and created a logo around it. Here’s to new beginnings”, he added.

Recently, Just Music presented ‘Pehli Mulaqat’ a love number sung by Pramish Verma, starring Parmish Verma, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Satish Verma, and Sunita Dhir. The music label has also launched another song, ‘Allah Ve Vane’ by Prabh Gill on Friday.

‘K.G.F: Chapter 2’: Visually impressive despite a passive narrative

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‘K.G.F: Chapter 2’: Visually impressive despite a passive narrative

Film: ‘K.G.F: Chapter 2’ (Running in theatres):Duration: 168 minutes, Director: Prashanth Neel:Cast: Yash, Sanjay Dutt, Srinidhi Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Anant Nag, Prakash Raj, Archana Jois, Ramesh Indira, Ramachandra Raju, Rao Ramesh.

For the uninitiated, K.G.F. stands for the Kolar Gold Fields. This film is a sequel to 2018 released ‘K.G.F: Chapter 1’.

With its timeline stretching from 1951 to 1981 and narrated in a non-linear manner, the film takes off from where it left in the first chapter.

Anand Ingalagi, the author of the book El Dorado, suffers a stroke the night after detailing the events in Chapter 1. His son Vijaayendra Ingalagi (Prakash Raj) takes over the narration. He continues to tell us of the rise and fall of Rocky, the kingpin of Kolar Gold Fields who was considered the “Biggest Criminal” by the government of the country, the “Biggest Businessman amongst his peers, and the messiah of the downtrodden at Kolar Gold Fields.

He tells us how Rocky retained his supremacy against his adversaries and government officials while also coming to terms with his past.

The narrative takes us from Kolar to Paali to Varca, to Surat, UAE, Delhi, Banglore, and Bombay and loads us with dramatic dialogues that are amusing.

Mounted as a magnum opus the film begins in a dramatic tone, verbose and loud. Gradually you realize that the telling is its undoing. On-screen the passive narrative makes the film appear like a grand, hyper-active montage laid over a voice-over.

The action sequences along with the high-pitched sound that accompanies the visuals, make you care less for the characters. Also, the fight sequence in the climax seems like an action jamboree where one is not sure, who is fighting whom. Generally, the emotional connection is lost.

On the performance front, Yash displays a variety of emotions, from brutally ruthless and menacing to humane and a bit dumb at times he is good. But, despite his stylish, raw, and rugged look, he lacks the persona of a larger-than-life superhero or an anti-hero.

Sanjay Dutt as Rocky’s opponent Adheera makes a stronger impact with his tattooed visage and braided hairdo, unfortunately, his character is poorly written and thus appears on screen only for the action sequences.

Raveena Tandon, with her intense look, makes the formidable Prime Minister Ramika Sen appear relatable. How she means business while dealing with anti-social elements is intriguing. Unfortunately, she appears in the second half of the film, when the interest in the film wanes away.

Srinidhi Shetty, as Rocky’s love interest and later wife, Reena is sincere in her performance but is short-changed by the poorly written script.

The others in supporting roles seem to befit their characters, and they all essay their roles earnestly.

The film showcases ace technical and production values. But the VFX, at times, lacks luster. The only good thing about this film is Bhuvan Gowda’s cinematography. He captures the picturesque locales and the emotions of the characters with precision. His frames seem like replicas of iconic masterpieces, picture-perfect and poster-worthy.

The film, despite being brilliantly edited by Ujwal Kulkarni does not seem to be seamlessly layered. There are moments where the scenes seem to be abruptly interspersed with blank screens while the audio plays in the background.

Overall, this film may appeal only to the fans of ‘K.G.F: Chapter 1’.

Ranbir-Alia wedding: Mom Neetu, sister Riddhima welcome ‘bahu’ home

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Ranbir-Alia wedding: Mom Neetu, sister Riddhima welcome ‘bahu’ home

Neetu Kapoor has welcomed her ‘bahu’ Alia Bhatt home. The veteran actress shared a few wedding pictures of her son Ranbir Kapoor and Alia from the wedding celebration and called the newly-wed her “world”.

She posted a string of photographs of Ranbir and Alia from the wedding and captioned it: “My World.”

Ranbir’s sister Riddhima too shared a photograph of the couple and called Alia a “better addition” to the family.

She wrote: “Couldn’t have asked for a better addition to our family! @aliaabhatt We love you and can’t wait to be a part of this incredible journey you both have embarked on! Welcome to the family my precious girl – But you always were a part of it.”

Alia and Ranbir finally sealed-the-deal on Thursday after a five-year whirlwind romance.

The two began dating on the sets of “Brahmastra” in 2018 and made their first appearance as a couple at Sonam Kapoor’s wedding reception the same year.

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