Tahir Raj Bhasin: It’s disorienting to see Mumbai shut

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Tahir Raj Bhasin: It’s disorienting to see Mumbai shut

Bollywood actor Tahir Raj Bhasin is finally back in the city after three months and has resumed work. He has started dubbing for his forthcoming release “Looop Lapeta”. The actor says it is disorienting to see a bustling city as Mumbai shut down, and the film industry paralyzed, as it happened during the Pandemic.

“It really feels great to be back in Mumbai and start working after the country was engulfed in the deadly second wave. Mumbai has a very different energy and I have loved every bit of my time here. It is a city that has given me wind beneath my wings to aspire and soar creatively,” says Tahir.

He adds: “I have started dubbing for ‘Loop Lapeta’. As soon as I finish this, I will be starting work on a new project that I’m supremely excited about. I have been finishing my brand commitments before I dive into my film commitments.”

The actor says he left Mumbai to shoot in different parts of the country as cases spiked in the city. “So, it’s great to see Mumbai coming back to normalcy, and for the industry to restart.”

Tahir says he felt disoriented when shooting was paused in Mumbai. “This is a city of dreams and it’s always on, every second of the day. That’s the charm of Mumbai. So, it’s disorienting to see it shut, for the film industry to be paralyzed and for people to not have work,” he said.

In “Looop Lapeta”, Tahir is paired with Taapsee Pannu. He also has “Bulbul Tarang” coming up opposite Sonakshi Sinha and “Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein”with Shweta Tripathi.

Tahir also has “83” lined up for release. Directed by Kabir Khan, the film is about India’s first World Cup win in 1983 and stars Ranveer Singh as the team captain Kapil Dev. Tahir plays legendary opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar.

Alankrita Sahai cast as lead in Punjabi film ‘Fuffad Ji’

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Alankrita Sahai cast as lead in Punjabi film ‘Fuffad Ji’

Actress Alankrita Sahai has been roped in to play the leading lady in the Punjabi film “Fuddad Ji”. The Pankaj Batra directorial also stars Binnu Dhillon and Gurnam Bhullar.

The actress, who has been part of films such as “Love Per Square Foot” and “Namaste England”, says she had a great time reading the script.

“I was given a narration of the script and I literally rolled on the floors laughing. It’s one of the films which has to be watched with the family for a great time together,” she tells an interview.

In the unlock situation, the actress feels while things are getting normal, it is important to not let one’s guard down.

“The pandemic is not over yet. We are moving towards normalcy and it’s important for us to get vaccinated whenever the opportunity arises. Let’s stay safe and I pray for everyone’s safety and happiness,” she says.

‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ turns 22: Aishwarya calls film evergreen

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‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ turns 22: Aishwarya calls film evergreen

Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan took to social media on Friday to celebrate her film “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam” completing 22 years of release.

Aishwarya shared throwback photographs from the sets of the 1999 film on Instagram and wrote: “?22 years of “HUM DIL DE CHUKE SANAM. I am reminded, by such an outpouring of love… but my dearest Sanjay… This one is evergreen… Forever… THANK YOU… and to ALL our audience world over… and my everLOVING family of well-wishers… THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LOVE…ALWAYS. Much LOVE too..”

The romantic musical cast Salman opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and also starred Ajay Devgn. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial went on to become one of the biggest hits of 1999, and the film’s music by Ismail Darbar became immensely popular.

Earlier in the day, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan also took to social media to remember the film.

He posted on Instagram: “Baees saal ho Gaye #HumDilDeChukeSanam ko (it’s been 22 years that ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ released) @ajaydevgn #SanjayLeelaBhansali @bhansaliproductions.”

Ajay Devgn was the first among the film’s stars to post on Friday, while the official page of Bhansali Productions also posted a note about the film.

Keerthy Suresh: Made some good friends during the shoot of ‘Rang De’

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Keerthy Suresh: Made some good friends during the shoot of ‘Rang De’

National Award-winning actress Keerthy Suresh says she made some great friends while shooting the recent Telugu film “Rang De”.

“I enjoyed working on ‘Rang De’, made some good friends for life. It was a different film for me from what I usually did after ‘Mahanati’. We made a sweet film about an un-romantic couple that enters into a forced relationship due to my character. It was really fun to make such a light-hearted candyfloss film. Everyone in your family will enjoy it for sure,” Keerthy tells IANS.

Adds director Venky Atluri: “This film had been a roller-coaster ride for all of us, especially, to me. We never even in our nightmares thought that we would be living through a pandemic and shoot a film while at it. I still cannot believe that PC Sreeram sir, whom I respect like God and whom I adored all my life, worked with us on this film. We made a sweet rom-com touching upon the problems of a couple who love each other but one of them doesn’t know it yet. It will be a fun family experience for all.”

The rom-com stars Nithiin with Keerthy Suresh and will have its world television premiere on Zee Telugu.

Himesh Reshammiya to announce new song on World Music Day

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Himesh Reshammiya to announce new song on World Music Day

Singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya said on Friday that the release date of his first track from the album “Moods And Melodies” would be announced on June 21, on the occasion of World Music Day.

Himesh, who has composed the track, introduced singers Pawandeep Ranjan and Arunita Kanjilal on Instagram. The two singers have sung the romantic song.

Posting a picture with the singers, he captioned it: “On world music day 21st June, I will be announcing the release date of the song which I have composed for super singers Pawandeep @pawandeeprajan and Arunita @arunitakanjilal from my new music album as a composer which is titled Moods With Melodies, the first song of the album is composed by me and sung by pawandeep and arunita and lyrics by @sameeranjaanofficial you will love the track, the most romantic track of all time coming soon, give it all your love @himeshreshammiyamelodies.”

Earlier in the day, Himesh released the teaser poster of his second track from another album, “Surroor 2021”. He had dropped the title track of the album on June 11.

“We will release the date of the song soon and I assure my fans that the song is going to be on an opulent scale! The video output is amazing and I would like to thank my fans and the audience for giving the ‘Surroor 2021’ title track so much love,” Himesh said.

The singer also wrote a long caption on Instagram while revealing the poster of the new song, expressing gratitude to fans.

“Thanks for giving so much love to the title track of ‘Surroor 2021 title track with 38 million views and 2 million streams in a few days, now this is the teaser poster of the 2nd track which will be releasing in July, what’s the name of the track? We let you know soon, it’s a beautiful romantic heartbreak melody for everyone in love, the video is grand and the post-production and editing of the video is in progress, the story of the first video will be resolved in the last video and song of the album ‘Surroor 2021’, the journey has just begun, you will love this song and video, give it all your love, will announce the cast of the video also next month with the songs name, love you all. Jai Matadi Let’s rock,” he wrote.

Karenvir Bohra, Sanjay Mishra starrer ‘Kutub Minar’ gets mention at Berlin Indie film fest

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Karenvir Bohra, Sanjay Mishra starrer ‘Kutub Minar’ gets mention at Berlin Indie film fest

The Karenvir Bohra and Sanjay Mishra-starrer film “Kutub Minar” has got a special mention for Best Feature Film at The Berlin Indie Film Festival (BIFF) 2021.

“At the Film Festival when they saw it, they were surprised to see such a bold concept but still a slice of life kind of movie. It really came as a dream to us when the Berlin Indie Film Festival emailed saying you can download your certificate of victory. We thought this email would state ‘thank you for participating, better luck next time because you don’t really expect your film to be appreciated at the global level. But this time it happened to us and Kutub Minar was chosen amongst all the movies in Asia,” Karenvir said.

Directed by Raaj Aashoo, the film narrates the story of a remarkable father-son duo, where the latter suffers from a rare condition of having an abnormally large reproductive organ, called macro-phallus.

Talking about his experience working on the film, Karenvir shared: “Kutub Minar was one of the scariest as well as the most exhilarating experience. Scary, because I think this was one of the first movies that were shot during the pandemic. We shot in September 2020 and had to contain ourselves in one place during the whole shoot. It was exhilarating because it was a very challenging and bold subject and it is a completely different look for me to physically and mentally prepare to play a character like this.”

The film, produced by Pancham Singh, also features Minissha Lamba and Tridha Choudhary in key roles.

Satyajeet Dubey completes decade ‘of rewards but also a lot of setbacks’

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Satyajeet Dubey completes decade ‘of rewards but also a lot of setbacks’

Actor Satyajeet Dubey has completed 10 years in the Hindi film industry. He says he looks back at his decade with satisfaction, though there have also been setbacks and disappointments.

Satyajeet started his acting career with “Always Kabhi Kabhi” which was produced by Shah Rukh Khan. The film was directed by Roshan Abbas.

The actor said: “On 17 June 2011 my debut ‘Always Kabhi Kabhi’ released and it’s been quite a ride so far. Grateful to the core for everything and far away from even an ounce of satisfaction. The unquenchable thirst, the insatiable hunger for what I do to feed my heart and soul and fortunately also for my living keeps on growing by every passing day.”

He added: “No one tells a young actor that not everything will work out. When you’re younger you have this belief everything will go well. But then an industry like ours makes us realize that it isn’t always that way.”

“Not every two actors will have the same experiences. I have faced a decade of gratifications, rewards, but also a lot of setbacks and disappointments,” he said.

“It’s now after a decade I finally feel like I’m getting the work I truly have always craved for. Not discrediting the work I have done so far, but now I feel it’s all coming together. I have two major series lined up, something that took a long but has happened finally. So, I guess patience is really a virtue you need to master here,” he said.

Satyajeet believes working on a show like “Mumbai Diaries” made him realize he was glad that he stuck around, made peace with all the rejections. “Now it seems like it’s paying off,” he concluded.

India may stick to their XI after rains, says fielding coach

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India may stick to their XI after rains, says fielding coach

India is looking to stick to the playing XI they announced on Thursday for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand even though they have an option to change it before the toss takes place.

The first day’s play was washed out and the toss will take place on the second day if rain relents.

“I think the XI which has been announced is the XI that takes the pitch and conditions out of the equation. I think it is an XI that can play and perform on any given surface and in any given weather conditions. So that is what I believe this XI is all about which we have put on the park,” India’s fielding coach R Sridhar told the media on Friday. New Zealand is yet to name their XI.

Kartik Aryan’s posts a ‘Dhamaka’ poser for fans

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Kartik Aryan’s posts a ‘Dhamaka’ poser for fans

Actor Kartik Aryan uploaded a picture on his Instagram account on Friday that looks like an unofficial teaser of an upcoming project.

Kartik did not give details, but asked fans to take a guess. His long-hair look in the image as well as the grim backdrop seems to suggest it could be a still from the actor’s upcoming thriller “Dhamaka”, Ram Madhvani’s remake of the 2014 Korean film “The Terror Live” with a plot built around a news anchor who wants to monopolize the coverage of a blast that happens in the city.

“Aa raha hai kuch alag sa (something different is on the way). Take a guess,” Kartik wrote as the caption.

The conjecture that the film in question could be “Dhamaka” was endorsed by his fan club, too.

“Something related to Dhamaka,” posted the user Kartik Aryan, identified as Kartik Aaryan FC, and “Fan account of Bollywood’s next superstar Kartik Aaryan”.

Kartik’s other release right now is the horror-comedy “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2”. He is also rumored to be part of the Hindi remake of Telugu blockbuster “Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo”.

Allu Sirish reveals what he does in office after work

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Allu Sirish reveals what he does in office after work

Telugu star Allu Sirish on Friday shared with fans how he unwinds after a busy day at work.

Sirish uploaded Instagram stories showing fans the joy of having a carrom board at the workplace.

The actor uploaded a story on Instagram featuring snapshots of his office balcony area, with the board in place. Different images show Sirish taking aim and playing carrom, and also captures the skyline beyond the balcony.

“After work’s done, this is what a do at my office,” Sirish wrote.

With a picture that shows him playing, he wrote: “Best multiplayer game IMO.”

The actor uploaded a third story with his fans playing the game.

On the work front, the actor recently announced his next Telugu film venture “Prema Kadanta”. The film directed by Rakesh Sashii also stars actress Anu Emmanuel.

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