Neha Bhasin says non-film music is taking centre stage again

Singer Neha Bhasin is happy that independent music is taking centre stage, but adds that she minces no words while talking about famous actors being a part of these numbers.

Bhasin told IANS: “How does she see the music industry right now evolving: Because of Covid everything is very in between in general. Where I do see a shift is that non-film music is taking centre stage again because films have taken a bit of a back seat.

“But music industry and non film music main bhi wohi ho raha ki jo famous actors hain unko songs main daldo chaahe gaane kaisai bhi ho (But in non-film music they are putting bollywood stars no matter how or what the song is). I don’t know.”

The singer, who is currently seen as a contestant in “Bigg Boss OTT”, says she does not see the evolution of music content.

“I don’t see an evolution in content, I see an evolution in terms of it getting importance. There are some artists who are doing some good music, especially those who are independent, but with labels, I say that I get the feeling of selling soaps. That’s my personal opinion and it doesn’t really matter. It doesn’t affect what I do. I still do what I do,” Bhasin said.

“I always keep doing things that I want to do… As an artist you need to keep growing. You cannot just keep doing one thing for the rest of your life. An artist’s life is to lead and not to follow and you have to take those chances. You have to keep trying.”

“Bigg Boss OTT” is hosted by Karan Johar. It streams on Voot Select.

Vijayendra Kumeria talks about role, shooting experience in new normal

Actor Vijayendra Kumeria, who is currently seen as ‘Darsh Rawal’ in the show ‘Aapki Nazron Ne Samjha’, is elated with the response he is receiving.

Vijayendra says the character of Darsh has added to his career profile and for him playing the role of a blind man was really beneficial. Adds Vijayendra: “Now I’m playing a normal man, the story has evolved and audiences like the new track.”

On being asked how it is to shoot in the new normal, he says: “Living in the new normal is a way of life, shooting schedules are early and they wind up timely too. Post shoot I am getting to focus on other things, time management is very important and I believe in living life one day at a time”.

The show started with a love story between a blind photographer Darsh Rawal and a simple, selfless girl ‘Nandini’. Now things have changed between them due to mutual differences.

The 34-year-old known for his role in the show ‘Udaan’ shares about his working experience with co-stars Narayani Shastri who portrays the role of his mother and Richa Rathore essaying the character of his wife Nandini. He says it is fantastic to work with Narayani as well as Richa: “Narayani and my scenes as mother and son turn out quite well. Audiences are waiting for the reunion of Darsh and Nandini and that is making the drama all the more interesting.”

Produced by Amir and Sonali Jaffar ‘Aapki Nazron Ne Samjha’ airs on Star Plus.

Ayushmann Khurrana recalls special connection with Prayagraj

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana will soon head to the city of Prayagraj to shoot for his upcoming film ‘Doctor G’. While this will be his first time shooting there for a film, the actor has an emotional and nostalgic connection with the city.

Ayushmann rode through this Uttar Pradesh city when he was participating in the hit teen reality TV show ‘Roadies’, which he had won in 2004.

Ayushmann says, “I have always wanted to travel the length and breadth of our beautiful country and fortunately my work is taking me to incredibly distinct destinations. I will be shooting a film for the first time in Prayagraj. Coincidentally, when I was participating in ‘Roadies’, I rode through this city and shot for the series.”

Ayushmann says he was charmed by the beauty of Prayagraj during the shoot of ‘Roadies season 2’.

“I still remember getting mesmerised by it’s history, heritage and architecture. Prayagraj sees the confluence of three rivers – Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati – and I was deeply enamoured by its breathtaking beauty. I will be shooting again in this beautiful city and I can’t wait to go back,” says Ayushmann.

The actor, who made his film debut with ‘Vicky Donor’ in 2012, eventually became part of both critical and commercially successful films.

He feels shooting in Prayagraj will be am emotional experience for him.

“It will bring back a deluge of emotions and nostalgia for me. I will try and find some time to visit the places that I had shot for ‘Roadies’ just to relive my days of struggle and self-belief. It will be amazing to shoot in the city that carved my fortune at the start of my career.”

‘Doctor G’ is being directed by Anubhuti Kashyap and is produced by Junglee Pictures.

Mumbai cops chase hoax bomb calls at Bachchan home, 3 stations

The Mumbai Police and other agencies spent anxious hours after they chased bombs allegedly planted at Amitabh Bachchan’s bungalow and three railway stations, which finally turned out to be hoaxes, an official said here on Saturday.

Two persons, including a truck driver, have been picked up for interrogation from Thane for the bomb threats call received at around 8.53 pm on Friday, said an official.

Not willing to take any chances, various crack agencies and the Mumbai Police’s Bomb Detection & Disposal Squad (BDDS), searched all the locations — Bachchan’s bungalow, and the UNESCO World Heritage site Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Byculla and Dadar stations, all on Central Railway — but nothing was found.

The others involved in the combing operations were Anti Terrorism Squad, Quick Response Team, Railway Protection Force, Government Railway Police, personnel of several local police stations.

With the Independence Day celebrations round-the-corner security is usually tightened at all sensitive locations.

Later, the police tracked the alleged caller to Mumbra in adjoining Thane district, the nabbed truck driver. One more person was also picked up along with him and further procedures are underway.

Riteish Deshmukh tries one of his toughest acts on TV

Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh is all set to appear as the special guest in a comedy show on television together with his wife Genelia Deshmukh.

Riteish and Genelia will be seen as special guests in “Zee Comedy Show”.

In an upcoming episode of the show, Riteish will be sitting on top of an inflated dinosaur costume during a hilarious act with comedian Siddharth Sagar.

The actor will also be seen trying a dance performance together with Siddharth on a sloped set of the show.

Sharing his experience from the shoot, Riteish said: “I had a wonderful time in ‘Zee Comedy Show’. All the artistes made us laugh and I must say that the kind of things they are doing on this show is much harder than doing films and I wish them all the best.

“The sloped act was one of the toughest acts that I saw, and they aced it. It was outstanding. All the writers, artistes and the whole crew are working hard, and they deserve an applause. I gave the sloped set a try too and it was a fun experience,” he added.

“Zee Comedy Show” airs on Zee TV.

The Title And Firstlook Of Naveen Chandra And Avika Gor’s Movie Unveils by Rashmika Mandanna

Actor Naveen Chandra who was fame with a Telugu film Andala Rakshasi (2012) , In the film Ardha Shathabdham (2021),Naveen seen as Sub inspector , is one of best young actors in South Indian cinema. and he is also well known in Telugu and Tamil film industries.

Now Naveen Chandra along with Avika Gor is comeing up with new movie that has unique title “BRO”, which is dedicated to all the brothers and sisters.

The first look and title of the film has released by actress Rashmika Mandanna.  She captioned “Hashtagging everyone who has a sibling to this lovely tale of siblings. The emotions we all connect to, the relationship we all cherish. To all those siblings who have each other’s back no matter what. (sic.)”

SR Kalyanamandapam Movie Review

The SR Kalyanamandapam is released today and the movie is all about A father and son’s relationship and how they overcome those misunderstandings.

The film is running on SR Kalyanamandapam owner Dharma (Saikumar)’s family from Rayachoti, Kadapa district. Dharma,who is destroy his family businesses, Got bad name by the townspeople. In this process , he is treacheryed by his fmaily.

In the story, when father and son come to realization of why they were separated then the story turning point came.

SR Kalyanamandapam is an emotional roller coaster family drama which has love and emotions.

Disha’s pink bikini picture gets ‘hot’ comment from Tiger

Actress Disha Patani shared a cool picture in a pink swimwear. Her super hot vacation pictures left her fans speechless and even actor Tiger Shroff couldn’t stop himself from calling her hot.

Disha took to her Instagram account to share the image in which she looks ravishing under a warm sun by the sea and her face hid beneath a hat.

The 29-year-old actress, who is a fitness freak raised the bar sunbathing in her swimwear.

As soon as she shared her picture on Instagram with a flower emoji, she grabbed the attention of all her fans

Tiger simply wrote in the comment section, “Hott” followed by a red heart and fire emoji.

Her next projects are “Malang 2”, “Ek Villain Returns” and “K Tina”.

Sonakshi Sinha has always been ‘low-key’ about her art

Sonakshi Sinha is over-the-moon that her maiden art piece got sold. The actress says she has always been quite low-key about her art until very recently.

Sonakshi, whose painting ‘Anaaye’ that got sold captured flowing lines defining Lord Ganesha, said: “Art has always been a huge part of me that’s why this feels even more special. I am an actor, I’ve made my name in this field of art, which is cinema but this is a whole different ball game and it really feels like I’m making my debut again.”

“I’ve always been quite low-key about my art until very recently,” added the self-taught artist.

Sonakshi’s passion for art was seen during the lockdown when she shared a sneak peek into her sketches and paintings through her social media feeds.

Speaking about her upcoming work in cinema, Sonakshi will next be seen in Ajay Devgn starrer “Bhuj: The Pride Of India”. The upcoming film also features Sanjay Dutt and Nora Fatehi.

Apart from this, the actress is all set to make her web series debut with “Fallen”, where she plays a cop and will also be seen in “Bulbul Tarang”.

Manoj Bajpayee has never thought of himself in ‘conventional love stories’

National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee says he has never thought of himself featuring in conventional love stories, but if he is offered an unconventional one he would do it.

Asked what is drawing him to star in thrillers such as “Dial 100”, and “Silence, Can You Hear It?” Manoj told IANS: “We either make love stories or thrillers… So, lovestory is something… I have never thought of myself in those conventional love stories. I have done ‘Zubeida’ that was very popular and it garnered acclaims… including critical.

“If someone offers me a very unconventional type of love story I will do it.”

The 52-year-old acclaimed star questioned: “Other than that thrillers exist here what to do?”

Manoj says that if he has to do something else he would do independent films such as “Aligarh”, “Bhonsle” and “Gali Guleiyan” among others.

“If you want to work in the mainstream, this is the only genre which is there, whether it is me or any other actors, all of them are doing thrillers.”

Manoj’s latest release is “Dial 100”, directed by Rensil D’Silva, with whom the actor worked in the film “Aks”.

Talking about the film, he said: “I would call Dial 100 an emotional thriller. It has all the elements of a thriller but at the same time it has more to it. More social and emotional aspects to it. That makes it far more exciting and interesting.”