‘Shershaah’ actress Manmeet Kaur signs Punjabi film ‘Tu Judaa’

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‘Shershaah’ actress Manmeet Kaur signs Punjabi film ‘Tu Judaa’

Budding actress Manmeet Kaur, who was recently in the Sidharth Malhotra starrer ‘Sheershah’, has signed a new Punjabi film titled ‘Tu Judaa’.

Manmeet, who played the sister of Kiara Advani in ‘Sheershah’, says, “I am just humbled to see the response to ‘Shershaah’. We had literally given our heart and soul to the movie. I can’t thank the cast and crew of ‘Shershaah’ enough. The audience has loved the film. It’s also humbling to see the response, which it rightly deserves, as it’s a film on such a huge war hero (Captain Vikram Batra).

“‘Tu Judaa’ will be my next. It’s a Punjabi film which has just started. I am not in a position to say anything more about the film at present. It’s a project that the audience will have a great time watching, that’s all I can say. I am grateful to the audience for the acceptance and the love they have showered on me.”

‘Tu Judaa’ is slated to release in 2022.

Nobody could have imagined me as Beena in ‘Mirzapur’: Rasika Dugal

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Nobody could have imagined me as Beena in ‘Mirzapur’: Rasika Dugal

As the web series ‘Mirzapur 2’ wins the ‘Best Series’ at the ongoing Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021, actress Rasika Dugal recalls how, post the release of the show everyone told her that it was hard to imagine her in the character of Beena Tripathi.

Rasika Dugal bagged two nominations for her work in the film ‘Lootcase’ and the web series ‘Mirzapur 2’.

Talking about her characters in both the projects, Rasika told IANS: “I must say these two women in ‘Lootcase’ and ‘Mirzapur’ are so different. In a way, it was an opportunity for me to be versatile as an actress. Since I am a little introverted, shy and clumsy in real life, which is just the opposite of who Beena Tripathi is, in Mirzapur, nobody could have imagined me as Beena in ‘Mirzapur’. She walks her way and carries herself with a sense of dignity and there is a sense of sensuality in her personality. It was an interesting character because she is firm and fearless. On the other hand, in ‘Lootcase’ which was a comedy, Lata is a simple, God-fearing woman, morally upright and always walks the line. So as an actress for me receiving nominations for both the work was very special.”

The new season of the web series ‘Mirzapur’ was released on Amazon Prime Video. The show also features Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Divyendu Sharma, Vijay Varma, Shriya Pilgaonkar and Shweta Tripathi Sharma.

Since most of her work, especially cinema be it ‘Qissa’, ‘Tu Hai Mera Sunday’, ‘Hamid’, ‘Manto’ travelled to film festivals and the actress received a lot of accolades, for that Rasika believes that thanks to the OTT platforms, such films are not niche anymore and actresses like her are gaining great visibility.

“It really feels great when our works get viewed by the universal audience. The audience who comes and watch films at the festival are pure cinema lovers. They watch and analyse our work with great detail and they also draw parallels from other international cinemas. That is great. But because of OTT platforms when these films are getting released and viewed by a larger audience on OTT it gives a different sense of satisfaction. Every now and then we get feedback from the audience on social media because someone somewhere watched ‘Mirzapur’, ‘Lootcase’, ‘Manto’ for the first time! Another way for us to know how curious the audience is, when they ask, ‘when is the new season coming?'” shared Rasika.

Chiranjeevi’s daughter Sushmita set for acting debut

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Chiranjeevi’s daughter Sushmita set for acting debut

Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi’s elder daughter Sushmita Konidela, who’s an acclaimed costume designer, is set to make her acting debut with the film ‘Sridevi Shoban Babu’, the poster of which was unveiled on Saturday.

Sushmita, 39, is not new to the glamour world. The elder daughter of Chiranjeevi and Surekha, Sushmita graduated from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) before entering the film world as a stylist for her father and her husband Vishnu Prasad.

An established costume designer in the Telugu film industry, Sushmita’s work as a stylist has been praised in movies such as ‘Rangasthalam’ and ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’, starring brother Ram Charan and father Chiranjeevi, respectively.

A mother of two daughters, Sushmita is also a producer. Her web series ‘Shoot-out At Alair’ starring Prakash Raj and Meka Srikanth was released in 2020.

Coming back to her acting debut, Sushmita stars alongside Santhosh Shoban and Gouri Kishan in ‘Sridevi Shoban Babu’, which is being directed by Prasanth Kumar Dimmala.

The film, produced by Sushmita Konidela and her husband Vishnu Prasad, is said to be a romantic comedy.

Ravi Teja wishes ‘Khiladi’ co-star Dimple with new poster

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Ravi Teja wishes ‘Khiladi’ co-star Dimple with new poster

Actor Ravi Teja on Saturday sent birthday greetings to his co-star Dimple Hayathi, with whom he will soon be seen in the Telugu film “Khiladi”.

Ravi took to social media where he shared a new poster of the upcoming film, which had “Happy birthday to Dimple Hayathi” written on it.

The film’s director Ramesh Varma also wished Dimple on Twitter, saying: “Happy Birthday Gorgeous @DimpleHayathi, You’ve brought extra energy to #Khiladi & I wish you a lot of success in your career.”

The filmmaker also shared that the film’s first track will be released on Sunday.

“Khiladi” will see Ravi play a cop, doing some high octane action.

The details of the film’s theatrical release have not been shared yet.

Happy Onam: Celebrities share festivity greetings with fans

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Happy Onam: Celebrities share festivity greetings with fans

From superstar Mohanlal to Allu Arjun, celebrities from all the Southern film industries on Saturday wished their fans on the occasion of Onam on social media.

Onam is a harvest festival celebrated in Kerala.

Malayalam films’ actor Fahadh Faasil had double reasons to celebrate. He took to Instagram and shared a picture with his wife Nazriya. The couple also celebrated their wedding anniversary on Saturday.

Fahadh captioned the image as: “Anniversary cheers. Happy Onam”.

Superstar Mohanlal uploaded a picture of himself making a rangoli and captioned it “Happy Onam”.

“Baahubali” star Anushka Shetty took to Instagram Stories and wrote: “Wishing peace, prosperity and well-being for all. Happy Onam”.

Telugu star Allu Arjun put up a post on his social media and wrote: “Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous Onam.”

Actor Sai Dharam Tej wrote on his Instagram Stories: “May this festival of Onam fill your home with all joy, peace and happiness. #onamasamshakal #happyonam.”

Tiger Shroff blocks Christmas 2022 for ‘Ganpath’ release

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Tiger Shroff blocks Christmas 2022 for ‘Ganpath’ release

Actor Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon’s upcoming action thriller “Ganpath” has been blocked as a Christmas release and will hit the screens on December 23, 2022.

Tiger, son of actor Jackie Shroff, also treated his fans with a teaser of the film on Instagram.

He is heard saying in Hindi: “Apun ko janta ne aur God ne bola aane ko, to apun aa re la hai.”

The actor labels “Ganpath” as one of his most ambitious projects.

Tiger said: “‘Ganpath’ has been one of my most ambitious and challenging projects. This one truly is going to challenge me to an extreme level in terms of action as well. The idea is to take the bar a lot higher for myself and Ganapath is just the right vehicle to express a new action for our audiences here.”

Vashu Bhagnani and Pooja Entertainment present Ganapath in association with Good Co.

Directed by Vikas Bahl and produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Vikas Bahl, Deepshikha Deshmukh, Jackky Bhagnani.

Bahl said: “If nervousness and excitement leads to a great final output then I want a bit more of both”.

He added that there are a few hurdles given the pandemic situation worldwide but they have a great team and there is immense excitement.

Bahl said: “Tiger keeps setting the benchmarks for us and Jacky is the adrenalin running in our system.”

Actor-producer Jackky Bhagnani said: “The film has great action, it has a strong emotional core that takes it to another level. Tiger’s phenomenal energy, discipline, and commitment to the film have simply wowed us all.”

‘Birds Of Prey’ spin-off spotlighting Black Canary is in the works

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‘Birds Of Prey’ spin-off spotlighting Black Canary is in the works

Actress Jurnee Smollett’s character Black Canary is getting her own movie as a “Birds Of Prey” spin-off is in the works.

“Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” spin-off is in early development at HBO Max and will be focusing on the vigilante that was portrayed by Smollett in the 2020 Warner Bros./DC movie, reports aceshowbiz.com.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Lovecraft Country” showrunner Misha Green is tapped to write the script, with Smollett being set to reprise her role as Dinah Lance/Black Canary.

The “Black Canary” movie will reunite Smollett and Green, who have worked together on the period drama “Underground” and the supernatural series “Lovecraft Country”. The actress starred on both series.

Details of the plot are currently under wraps. As of now, there is no word on who will direct the “Birds of Prey” spin-off.

Black Canary is a vigilante with the metahuman ability of hypersonic screams, which she inherited genetically from her mother. In the movie, she is depicted as a singer in a club that Roman Sionis played by Ewan McGregor owns.

“Birds of Prey” itself was developed as a spin-off to 2016’s “The Suicide Squad”.

Bringing back Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, it also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco and Ali Wong among others.

Bhumi Pednekar: Wanted to be part of cinema that goes down in history as ground breaking

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Bhumi Pednekar: Wanted to be part of cinema that goes down in history as ground breaking

Actress and environmentalist Bhumi Pednekar has always signed up films that have sent out a clear message to the audience and have meaningful content. She says always wanted to be part of cinema that goes down in the history of Hindi films as path breaking.

Bhumi said: “I have been fortunate that film-makers who have tried to change the face of content in India, have felt that I could be a part of their vision.”

She added: “This gives me immense joy and confidence because I have always wanted to be part of cinema that goes down in the history of Hindi films as path-breaking.”

The 32-year-old’s journey in cinema has just started and she says her filmography comprises outstanding gems that are among the generation defining films of my time.

She says: “My journey in cinema has just begun and I feel blessed that my body of work has some outstanding gems that are among the generation defining films of my time!”

“I have only strived to better myself with each film and show everyone that I relish a good challenge. I think that’s what has worked for me because filmmakers have chosen me to portray really challenging roles.”

Bhumi credits all the directors she has collaborated with so far to be behind her success.

The actress said: “I can’t thank them enough for doing so because they have made me a better artiste and fuelled my hunger to constantly push my boundaries. I live to play a great character that people take back home and discuss about.

“I want to be called that actor who never shied away from pushing herself and experimented every single time she came on screen,” she added.

Anurag Basu plays food games in ‘Super Dancer 4’

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Anurag Basu plays food games in ‘Super Dancer 4’

Contestant Esha and super guru Sonalis dance act on the tale of Draupadi has stunned the judges — Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Anurag Basu and Geeta Kapur — in the show ‘Super Dancer Chapter 4.

A highly-impressed Geeta Kapur says: “This was such an unreal act. This is one of your best presentations and this act definitely deserves ‘Sajdaa’ (praise).”

Applauding the act, Shilpa Shetty Kundra added: “The way you both have been performing is ‘superrr se bohot bohot ooperr!’ Esha, you deserve to be on the ‘seedhi’ (stairs) with me today.”

After collecting some great comments, contestant Amit’s father challenges Esha and says that he is a bigger foodie than her.

Taking charge of the situation, Anurag Basu decides to make a decision by playing a game of ‘Kisko milega khana’ (who will get the food) with some interesting lifelines like flip the dish, ask the chef, and answer the questions.

The games seem to be really interesting and fun-filled.

Nyra Banerjee on her multiple looks in ‘Rakshabandhan…Rasal Apne Bhai Ki Dhal’

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Nyra Banerjee on her multiple looks in ‘Rakshabandhan…Rasal Apne Bhai Ki Dhal’

Actress Nyra Banerjee has shared why she relates to her new show ‘Rakshabandhan…Rasal Apne Bhai Ki Dhal’.

“It’s about the character titled ‘Rasal’ in the show as a protector of her brother. We have always associated Rakshabandhan with the brother being the protector; here it’s the sister. I completely relate to this show being a sister of a younger brother,” she said.

According to her, everyone is playing a unique role, and contributes perfectly to the storyline of the show.

“I’m playing ‘Chakori’ whose only aim is to be rich. I’m called the ‘looteri dulhan’. I may have had a weird past as a child, but today I know my only motto is to be rich and stabilize my life by hook or crook. I have many shades. I take multiple disguises,” said the ‘Divya Drishti’ actress.

Nyra dons multiple looks in the show and she says: “My first look took me almost two hours. We had to achieve a particular look with eye make-up. There is a tattoo on my neck and my hand. When I have multiple disguises, it always takes me two hours. The old woman’s look was unique. My current look is my favourite. I look like a lovely ‘thakurain’,” she said.

She has some favourites on the set of the show, as she shares: “Definitely, Nishant Singh Malkani and Hardika Sharma. Nishant is so particular in his expression. He does the role really well. And I just love Hardika,” she shared.

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