Priya Bapat: OTT is a big relief in pandemic

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Priya Bapat: OTT is a big relief in pandemic

Actress Priya Bapat, who is gearing up for the release of the second season of web-series “City Of Dreams”, has hailed the digital space and calls it a big relief amid the pandemic.

Talking about how OTT plays a major role for films and series, Priya told IANS: “I think it is very important because one good thing that happened in the pandemic was that people had the option to watch stuff and entertain themselves with the OTT. We still don’t have many theatres that are open. OTT is a big relief.”

The actress is happy in contributing to the web-space.

“I am very happy that we are kind of contributing on that platform where people can watch good stuff, different kinds of content and the great thing about OTT is that it is for family as well as every individual,” she said.

The actress said that OTT gives the liberty to watch independently.

aceIf I don’t want to watch something with my family, I can sit in my room and watch independently. I don’t have to sit together or be in a crowd or with 100 or five people. I can just enjoy that entertainment for myself and OTT gives you that,” Priya added.

Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, “City Of Dreams” also stars Atul Kulkarni, Priya Bapat and Sachin Pilgaonkar. It will be released on Disney+Hotstar.

Parull Chaudhry excited to play ‘hoity-toity aunt’

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Parull Chaudhry excited to play ‘hoity-toity aunt’

Actress Parull Chaudhry will soon be seen playing a prim and prom south Mumbai lady in the upcoming show “Bhagya Lakshmi”.

Even though she doesn’t connect with her character personally, the actress enjoyed portraying the part.

Set against the backdrop of Mumbai, the upcoming show will follow the journey of Lakshmi, a selfless girl of limited means, who despite her humble background always puts others’ needs before her’s.

In the show, television actress Aishwarya Khare has been paired opposite actor Rohit Suchanti to play the lead characters.

Playing the role of an aunt, Parull will be seen essaying the character of Karishma Oberoi — a woman born and brought up in south Mumbai who lives a rather lavish life.

Talking about her character in the show, Parull says: “I am extremely excited about playing the hero’s hoity-toity aunt. When I was offered the role first, I knew this is the type of character I would like to play. While there isn’t any resonance with my character and personality, I definitely feel she is someone I can effortlessly pull off.”

Parull finds her role challenging yet entertaining.

“Her character is interesting and challenging at the same time, which is why I am eagerly looking forward to beginning my journey on this show. In fact, I am also extremely delighted to work alongside Aishwarya and Rohit who are super fun and really amazing co-actors. I just hope the audience also loves seeing me in this new version.”

“Bhagya Lakshmi” will air on Zee TV from August 3.

Playing older character on-screen was fun: Gauahar Khan

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Playing older character on-screen was fun: Gauahar Khan

Actress Gauahar Khan, who plays a pivotal role in her latest film “14 Phere”, says that it was a fun ride for her to portray an elderly funny lady on-screen.

Gauahar told IANS: “When the first brief came to me, I was asked if I am ok to play an older mummy ji on-screen and I was like ‘let me hear the story first’! When I heard the narration, I realised that she is a young actress from the Delhi theatre scene and playing an older character in a comic situation. So I found it rather entertaining, as well as challenging because in the film I played two characters. I must say, ‘Dilli ki Meryl Streep’ was so cool!!”

The story of the film revolves around Sanjay and Aditi, played by Vikrant Massey and Kriti Kharbanda, respectively, who plan to elope to get married as their families would not approve their inter-caste marriage.

Directed by Devanshu Singh, the film also stars Jameel Khan, Yamini Das, Vineet Kumar and Priyanshu Singh, among others.

’14 Phere’ is streaming on ZEE5.

If you feel the character, audience will feel it too: Muskan Bamne

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If you feel the character, audience will feel it too: Muskan Bamne

Television actress Muskan Bamne, who is currently seen playing the role of Pakhi Shah in the daily soap “Anupamaa”, feels that actors should always give their 100 per cent to any character they play on-screen.

“I feel that whatever character is given to you, you should give it your all. You should give your 100 per cent to it. If you feel the character, the audience will feel it too,” Muskan tells IANS.

The actress, who has been part of TV shows like “Bakula Bua Ka Bhoot” and “Super Sisters”, picks the latter as her favourite.

“In Super Sisters, I played a Haryanvi girl. It revolved around two sisters who had magical super powers, which they used to help the common people. It is my favourite because I got to speak Haryanvi and my character was a little tomboyish too. It was fun doing it,” says Muskan.

Talking about her current show, Muskan revealed that she fell in love with the script of “Anupamaa” as soon as she heard it.

“The first thing I noticed in the script was that Pakhi is the youngest in the house. She is loving, caring and loves her dad and mom, but things change when Kavya comes into their life. She goes through a difficult time. I feel the character graph is just amazing as it allows me to explore so many different emotions,” she says.

Pranitha Subhash is missing big screen big time

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Pranitha Subhash is missing big screen big time

Actress Pranitha Subhash, who features in the film “Hungama 2”, is missing the big screen.

“I’m both nervous and excited because everything starting from the genre to the audience is new for me,” Pranitha told IANS sharing her experience about working in a Hindi film.

Quizzed if she is missing the big screen, the actress replied: “Absolutely, because as actors, especially in the South we are so used to the big screen, the hullabaloo, the firecrackers and the madness! I am going to definitely miss all that.”

With a film releasing digitally, the opening weekend box-office pressure is not there.

Is that a slight relief?

“Actually yes. But then, I think it would have been great if it was released in the theatres at least for a little while like how recent films have been, and then probably bringing it to the OTT, that would have been something I would like,” the actress suggested.

A popular name in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, Pranitha is a working in Bollywood for the first time, what differences does she observe from the South?

“It’s been wonderful. In terms of work, it is almost the same, does not feel like anything different. The work culture, the timings I’ve always heard people telling me how different and stuff like that, but I personally found everything the same. You can’t tell any difference between the working style of a South film and a Hindi film,” the actress replied.

“But yes, what is different is the language. All my life I’ve spoken very bad Hindi but now suddenly you’re speaking very good Hindi,” she quipped.

“So I’ve tried to polish my Hindi. Secondly, we are catering to a much (more) universal audience because, for example, I’ve had friends in Bengaluru, my old classmates who have only watched Hindi films all their life,” she added.

With two Hindi films of her releasing this year, does the actress plan to shift to Hindi cinema?

“Yes, I would love to work more in Bollywood. I would definitely try to balance between Bollywood and South because South has given me everything that I am till date, so I would love to continue working there,” Pranitha said.

Asked about her character in the latest Hindi film “Hungama 2”, Pranitha teased saying: “I play a very easy going girl next door who gets into… well you’ll only know that when you watch the film!”

Directed by Priyadarshan, “Hungama 2” streams on Disney+ Hotstar. The film also stars Paresh Rawal, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Johny Lever, Meezaan Jafri and Rajpal Yadav in key roles.

Raima Sen: Unfair to blame an actor for project’s failure

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Raima Sen: Unfair to blame an actor for project’s failure

Actress Raima Sen says it is unfair to blame an actor for a project’s failure because it is teamwork and everyone is responsible.

“I think it is unfair to blame just an actor for a project’s failure or success because I think it is teamwork. Everyone is responsible, not only the actor. We read a script but we don’t know how it will eventually turn out,” Raima told in an interview.

Raima, whose recent work includes the web-series “The Last Hour”, says everything boils down to teamwork.

“We don’t know how it will be shot. We just read a script we want to do the role but the rest of it is not really up to us. Of Course, we can have a bit of a say but it is teamwork. You can’t just blame even the director or anyone individually for that matter,” the actress said.

Raima, who is the daughter of veteran star Moon Moon Sen added: “The audiences keep evolving so it depends on the audience what they will like and what they don’t. Some films which are shown are ahead of their times, they wouldn’t do well now, probably they will do well later.”

Raima will next be seen in the upcoming OTT show “Maia.

Instagram tests new feature to curb targeted harassment

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Instagram tests new feature to curb targeted harassment

With an aim to curb targeted harassment, Facebook-owned Instagram is now testing a new feature called “Limits”.

The new feature will allow users to lock their accounts and limit any potential interactions when they feel they’re the target of harassment.

“Racism and hate speech has no place on Instagram,” Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, was quoted as saying by Engadget on Thursday.

In trying to curb harassment on the platform, Mosseri said Instagram plans to try to reduce hate speech to “as close to zero as we possibly can”.

However, knowing that it will likely be impossible to completely eradicate all forms of racism from the app, the company also plans to give people new tools that will allow them “to take some power back”.

That’s where ‘Limits’ fits in, the report said.

“We know that people sometimes are in temporary moments of real risk and pain, and we need to give them tools to protect,” Mosseri said of the feature.

Ahead of wide rollout, Instagram is currently testing Limits in select countries across the world.

In the meantime, Mosseri promised the company would have more to share on how it plans to tackle racism on Instagram in the coming months.

Kartik Aaryan set to play pilot in ‘Captain India’

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Kartik Aaryan set to play pilot in ‘Captain India’

Actor Kartik Aaryan has been roped in to star in filmmaker Hansal Mehtas next titled “Captain India”.

Kartik said: “‘Captain India’ is inspiring and thrilling in equal measure and it gives me great pride and honour to be a part of such a historic chapter of our country.”

The film is produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Harman Baweja and is an action-drama inspired by India’s successful rescue missions from a war-torn nation.

“I have immense respect for Hansal sir’s body of work and this was the perfect opportunity to collaborate with him,” Kartik said.

Mehta said the film will revisit a moment where a man goes beyond his own pain.

“‘Captain India’ which is inspired by true events will revisit a moment in time where a man goes beyond his own pain and suffering to save thousands. I’m happy to collaborate with Ronnie Screwvala and Harman Baweja on the film and I look forward to working with Kartik,” the filmmaker said.

Talking about the film, producer Ronnie Screwvala said that “Captain India” is not just a story of one of the biggest humanitarian operations ever but also about the indomitable human spirit, one that rises above failure despite the odds.

Screwvala added: “Hansal Mehta is one of the finest filmmakers of our time and has always beautifully captured the true essence of humane stories. Kartik Aaryan’s fans are surely in for a treat as he steps into an all-new territory with ‘Captain India’.”

Writer and Producer, Harman Baweja said that “Captain India” is the film that strikes the perfect balance of an inspiring human story and an exhilarating cinematic experience.

Eijaz Khan on ‘Bigg Boss’ going digital: It’s a sensible thing to do

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Eijaz Khan on ‘Bigg Boss’ going digital: It’s a sensible thing to do

Actor Eijaz Khan, who is gearing up for the release of the second season of web-series “City Of Dreams”, says it is sensible to stream the controversial reality show “Bigg Boss” on OTT.

Talking about “Bigg Boss” going digital, Eijaz, who was a contestant of “Bigg Boss 14”, hosted by superstar Salman Khan, told IANS: “I think it is a sensible thing to do. Everyone’s on it.”

He adds: “When I went for Eid celebrations to my brother’s place yesterday (Thursday) for a bit, there was a social media table at the dining table. There were six people sitting on their phones seeing what they wanted to see and gathering information about something and the OTT platforms make it more personal.”

The actor, who found his lady love Pavitra Punia on the show, added: “You do not go on a community television at home and see a show… It’s not like that anymore. So, it (OTT) is personal and everything has to move. A show like Bigg Boss which sometimes has mature content should come on OTT and it is a good thing.”

Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, “City Of Dreams” also stars Atul Kulkarni, Priya Bapat and Sachin Pilgaonkar. It will be released on Disney+Hotstar.

Tahir Raj Bhasin: Feels amazing to finish dubbing for my projects

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Tahir Raj Bhasin: Feels amazing to finish dubbing for my projects

Actor Tahir Raj Bhasin feels extremely fortunate to be getting good work despite the pandemic crippling the entertainment industry of India. He says it feels amazing to finish dubbing for his work projects and watch them come alive.

Tahir said: “It feels amazing to finish dubbing for my projects and watch them come alive. Post-production has been a big challenge through the pandemic and it’s great to finally be able to meet the crew, get into the dubbing studio and get to work. We’re in fifth gear racing forward to completion and soon they will be ready for release.”

His upcoming line-up includes “Looop Lapeta”, “Bulbul Tarang”, “Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein” and “83”.

The actor added: “I consider myself very fortunate to be among those actors who could get good work despite the pandemic and felt satiated as an actor. I’m very proud of ’83’, ‘Looop Lapeta’ and ‘Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhen’ and I can’t wait for the audiences to see these projects. It’s a super feeling to have really, really good films to offer to audiences and critics.”

Tahir is confident of his work in these projects and wants to leave a mark with his versatile acting.

He added: “I always aim to leave a solid mark with my performances and I’m anxious and looking forward to seeing their reactions. Currently, I’m dubbing for the Netlfix series ‘Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein’.”

About “Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein”, he shared: “It’s a very special project, a drama that is a full on entertainer with a thrilling script that will have you on the edge. Shooting for the series has pushed and challenged me as a performer and I hope that people like it too.”

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