Kareena sends birthday wishes to son Taimur from isolation

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Kareena sends birthday wishes to son Taimur from isolation

Kareena Kapoor Khan, who is currently isolating herself after testing positive for Covid-19, wished her son Taimur Ali Khan on his 5th birthday.

The actress took to her Instagram to share a throwback video of her son, when he just started to walk on his wobbly feet.

Kareena captioned the video, “Your first steps your first fall… I recorded it with so much pride. This isn’t your first or last fall, my son, but I do know one thing for sure… you will always pick yourself up, take bigger strides, and march along head held high… ’cause you are my tiger… Happy Birthday my heartbeat… My Tim Tim no one like you mera beta #HappyBirthdayTimTim #MeraBeta #MyTiger (sic).”

Her sister Karishma wrote in the comments section, “Happy birthday to our Jaan.”

Kareena’s sister-in-law Soha Ali Khan also commented, “Happy birthday Tim! Onwards and upwards.”

Kareena is currently recovering in isolation after her Mumbai residence was sealed by the BMC following her test results turning out to be positive when she attended a small gathering at filmmaker Karan Johar’s house.

Manisha Yadav to play female lead in ‘Ninaivellam Neeyada’

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Manisha Yadav to play female lead in ‘Ninaivellam Neeyada’

Actress Manisha Yadav is to play one of the two female leads in director Adhirajan’s upcoming Tamil film ‘Ninaivellam Neeyada’.

Manisha is known for her performances in critically acclaimed films like ‘Vazhakku En 18/9’, ‘Aadhalal Kaadhal Seiveer’ and ‘Oru Kuppai Kadhai’.

The film, which features actor Prajin in the lead, has music by Ilaiyaraaja and Raja Bhattacharjee as its cameraman.

Says Manisha Yadav, “Films like Vazhakku En 18/9′ and ‘Oru Kuppai Kadhai’ helped me gain an identity among fans. This film too offers immense scope for acting. I liked the script as soon as director Adhirajan narrated it to me as this is a character that hides in it several other characters. I haven’t acted in such a forceful character as yet. This role will be quite a challenge for me.”

Sources close to the unit of the film say that 40 per cent of the film has already been shot in places in and around Chennai. Work on the film is progressing at a brisk pace, they added.

Aishwarya Rai joins probe in Panama Papers leak case

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Aishwarya Rai joins probe in Panama Papers leak case

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Monday reached Delhi office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to join the probe in connection with Panama papers leak case for alleged FEMA violation.

A top ED official confirmed about her joining the probe to record her statement.

He said that the actress was summoned thrice to join the probe. It was the third summon which she received.

“We had summoned her for December 20. The summon was sent to her Mumbai’s residence. Abiding by the summon she joined the probe,” said an ED official.

Now SIT of elite officials of the ED are recording her statements.

This is not the first time when she has been summoned. She was earlier summoned on two occasions. However, she didn’t join the probe. Earlier on November 9, she was summoned to record her testimony in the case, but she did not come.

The ED had lodged case under FEMA after Panama Papers showed how companies were set up in offshore islands to avoid taxes. Aishwarya Rai and others have been named in the case.

In 2016, the Panama Papers leak case came into the light in which Aishwarya Rai and Bachchan family members were also named. Names of Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan also cropped up in the case. According to the information, in May 2005 a company was reportedly incorporated at British Virgin Islands in which Aishwarya and other Bachchan family members were directors.

In June, her director’s post was changed and she became a shareholder in the company. After three years the company became inactive. Later, after her name came into Panama Papers leak, an SIT was formed to look into the matter.

Nagarjuna announces ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT’ during grand finale event

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Nagarjuna announces ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT’ during grand finale event

Reality show ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ concluded on Sunday with Sunny lifting the trophy as host Nagarjuna announced that the show’s OTT version will start within two months.

Though Nagarjuna did not reveal much on the details, reports suggest that the makers are planning for ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT’ soon.

Inspired by the recent ‘Bigg Boss OTT’ hosted by Karan Johar, the makers of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu’ are also eyeing an exclusive season for ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT’, sources suggest.

The makers already had the unseen episodes streamed on OTT platform which gained much attention from the viewers.

So, the production team has decided to go with exclusive content from ‘Bigg Boss Telugu’ in the OTT version, which will be telecast 24×7.

The makers are to soon make an official announcement regarding the same, while they are currently busy with the pre-production works and casting for ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT’.

Nani’s adorable video with son Arjun goes viral

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Nani’s adorable video with son Arjun goes viral

Telugu star Nani has posted a new video with his adorable son Arjun, which has now gone viral.

As seen in the video shared by the ‘Shyam Singha Roy’ star, Arjun enjoys a happy moment with his father.

Pointing at Nani’s well-grown moustache, Arjun is seen saying, “You look like a lion with this moustache, dad!”

Arjun also chants Nani’s upcoming movie ‘Shyam Singha Roy’s title track, as he twirls his dad’s moustache. The adorable video was posted by Nani on Monday.

Nani’s ‘Shyam Singha Roy’ is set for release on December 24. While the actor has kept himself busy promoting the movie, he is to be seen in dual roles.

‘Shyam Singha Roy’ stars Sai Pallavi, who plays a devadasi in a West Bengal backdrop. On the other hand, Krithi Shetty will be seen in a youthful role opposite Nani, while Madonna Sebastian plays another important role in the movie.

Sonia Rathee explains why she said ‘yes’ to ‘Decoupled’

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Sonia Rathee explains why she said ‘yes’ to ‘Decoupled’

Actress Sonia Rathee, who was seen playing the character Rumi Desai in ‘Broken But Beautiful 3’ alongside late actor Siddharth Shukla, opens up on the reason for saying ‘yes’ to web series ‘Decoupled’.

Sonia is seen in the web series alongside R. Madhavan.

Sonia shares: “Other than the fact I was getting the opportunity to work with such incredibly talented people, I believe it was the script for me as well. I finished reading the whole series in one sitting and found myself laughing out loud in places. If something can capture my attention for that long and keep me engaged, it has to be good”.

On the professional front, Sonia just finished shooting her next film in London, ‘Tara vs Bilal’, which is being produced by John Abraham Productions.

‘Decoupled’ revolves around the story of a new-age couple and their issues that are quite relevant and contemporary. It features Madhavan and Surveen Chawla. The series is streaming on Netflix.

VJ Sunny wins ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’, Shanmukh is runner-up

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VJ Sunny wins ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’, Shanmukh is runner-up

VJ Sunny has won the ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ title with a huge margin of votes, leaving Shanmukh Jaswanth as the runner-up.

Hosted by Nagarjuna, the fifth season of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ ends on a high note. With a gala event, the producers of had organized the grand finale on Sunday.

The grand finale hosted by Nagarjuna had multiple celebrities. Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, S.S. Rajamouli and the ‘Brahmastra’ team were on stage while they interacted with the top-5 contestants of the season.

The first round of eliminations had the ‘Pushpa’s Rashmika Mandanna and Devi Sri Prasad visit the inmates. Siri, who was eliminated from the race was taken back onto the dais by the guests Rashmika and Devi Sri Prasad.

The second elimination had Manas leave the house. He was received by the ‘Shyam Singha Roy’ team – Nani, Sai Pallavi, and Krithi Shetty, as he left the ‘Bigg Boss’ house.

The third elimination had Sreerama Chandra leave the house after Naga Chaitanya came into the house.

Shanmukh and Sunny, who stood on the dais, had Nagarjuna announce the winner. VJ Sunny lifted the trophy, as his fans, and ex-contestants cheered for him.

Modi coins new slogan, says UP+Yogi, ‘bahut hai upyogi’

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Modi coins new slogan, says UP+Yogi, ‘bahut hai upyogi’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday coined a new slogan “UP plus Yogi — bahut hai upyogi — U.P.Y.O.G.I.” (Uttar Pradesh plus Yogi Adityanath is very useful), ahead of the 2022 Assembly polls in the hindi heartland.

Laying the foundation stone for the state’s longest 594 km long Ganga Expressway by pressing remote, the Prime Minister said when the whole of UP grows together, the country also progresses.

The Expressway will pass through Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Sambhal, Budaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh and Prayagraj.

Focus of the double engine government is the development of the state, he asserted.

“With the mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas, we are making sincere efforts for the development of UP,” he added.

A 3.5 km long air strip for assisting emergency take off and landing of Air Force planes will also be constructed on the Expressway in Shahjahanpur. An industrial corridor is also proposed to be built along the Expressway.

The Expressway will also give a fillip to multiple sectors including industrial development, trade, agriculture, tourism etc. It will provide a big boost to the socio-economic development of the region.

Attacking the opposition parties, Modi said few parties have problem with work at the heritage sites and development of the country.

“These people have a problem with the construction of a grand dham of Baba Vishwanath in Kashi, construction of a grand temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya, cleanliness campaign of Ganga ji. These people questioned the Army’s action against the terrorists and vaccine against the coronavirus made by Indian scientists,” the Prime Minister said.

He recalled the abysmal law and order situation in the state during previous governments and said that it has changed for the better in recent times.

“Today, when bulldozer is used against assets of mafia, their masters feel the pain,” Modi said.

The same sentiment is reflected in our agriculture policy and Under PM Samman Nidhi, money is directly transferred to accounts of small farmers.

Earlier, during medical emergency at night, people of Shahjahanpur and Hardoi had to rush to Lucknow, Kanpur and Delhi. It did not have medical facility and road, but today, it has medical college and better road connectivity.

Prime Minister Modi paid tribute to revolutionaries of the Kakori incident — Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaq Ullah Khan and Roshan Singh. He also paid homage to Damodar Swaroop ‘Vidrohi’, Raj Bahadur Vikal and Agnivesh Shukla, poets of freedom struggle.

Remembering the bravehearts, Modi said: “Tomorrow is the Martyrdom Day of Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaq Ullah Khan, Thakur Roshan Singh. These three sons of Shahjahanpur, who challenged British rule, were hanged on December 19. We owe a huge debt to such heroes who laid down their lives for the freedom of the country.”

Sri Ganesh’s ‘Kuruthi Aattam’ release postponed again

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Sri Ganesh’s ‘Kuruthi Aattam’ release postponed again

The release of director Sri Ganesh’s much-waited Tamil film ‘Kuruthi Aattam’ has been postponed yet again.

The film, which features actors Atharvaa Murali and Priya Bhavani Shankar in the lead, was supposed to hit screens on December 24 for Christmas. However, director Sri Ganesh has now announced that the film’s release had been postponed.

Taking to Twitter, Sri Ganesh tweeted, “Kuruthi Aattam release postponed from December 24. We will announce the new release date soon. Big or Small – I owe a sorry to the audience who have been supporting & expecting our film.

“Waiting to show the film as soon as possible. We will announce the new release date soon,” he said.

The reason why the film has raised expectations is because of the director’s previous film ‘8 Thottakkal’, that came in for much appreciation, both from the masses and the critics.

‘Kuruthi Aattam’, work on which began in 2018, has been delayed by one factor or the other. It was after a long wait that the team had managed to finalise the film’s release for December 24. However, unfortunately, the release has again been postponed.

S.S. Rajamouli: Conflict in ‘RRR’ is not between heroes and villains but the heroes themselves

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S.S. Rajamouli: Conflict in ‘RRR’ is not between heroes and villains but the heroes themselves

Ace director S.S. Rajamouli needs no introduction. With an outstanding ability to translate exactly on screen what he envisages in his powerful and brilliant mind, Rajamouli is easily one of the best in India when it comes to story telling.

However, despite his towering achievements, master filmmaker Rajamouli comes across as a very humble, simple filmmaker.

Rajamouli’s films generate so much of interest in audiences primarily because of the manner in which he builds and showcases the conflict between his heroes and villains. Point this out to Rajamouli and the man nods his head in agreement with a smile.

In ‘RRR’, his upcoming film featuring Ramcharan, Jr NTR and Alia Bhatt in the lead, everybody knows there are two powerful heroes on the one hand. What people do not know much about are the villains of his film. Whom will the heroes of ‘RRR’ be taking on and how is the conflict in this film going to be different and as intense if not better than his previous films?

Says Rajamouli, “Let me tell you that here, in ‘RRR’, the conflict is between the heroes themselves. So, the heroes themselves are the heroes and the heroes themselves are the villains. The conflict is between them, not with the villain. I always knew that a conflict between two good people is much more stronger and emotional than the conflict between a good guy and a bad guy.

“Actually, there is not much conflict between a good guy and a bad guy. They are very clear about it. But when there is a conflict between two good people and the audience does not know which side to take, then the real conflict arises.

“I have been waiting for a long time to explore that conflict. I have touched upon this conflict in smaller parts in other films. For instance, in ‘Baahubali’, I have this conflict between Sivagami and Baahubali but that is for a small time. In ‘RRR’ I showcase that conflict and I am pretty excited about it.”

Ask him about the experience of working with foreign actors in his film and Rajamouli says, “As we showcase the pre-Independence era, we had characters playing British people. The three main foreign actors in the film are Alison Doody, Ray Stevenson and Olivia Morris. It took us some time to actually find these actors.

“Initially, I did not know how to approach foreign actors. We were sending out details of who we were, what we were doing but were not getting the right contacts. We were quite frustrated about it. One day I asked Shekhar Kapur sir. I told him that I was having trouble casting good actors. He said that my approach wasn’t right. ‘You have to approach agents and the agencies will have contacts with good actors,’ he said and gave me the contact of a good agency.

“Then, we started getting good actors. Ray Stevenson was one of the initial actors we got from the agency. We immediately loved him. Initially, I was a little apprehensive of casting Ray because he was too handsome. But finally, I settled for Ray. Likewise for Olivia and Alison Doody.

“I am used to making films in a certain way for 20 years and I was wondering if there was a different way. They realised it and said, ‘We are actors. We work with different directors who have different kind of approaches. You tell us how it is comfortable for you and we will follow it. I directed them just like I directed our Indian actors. The only thing was that they would ask for their lines a bit earlier and I have the habit of changing the lines in the last minute. That was little bit difficult in the beginning but later on, they also got used to it.”

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