Lizzo opens up on dealing with anxiety issues

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Lizzo opens up on dealing with anxiety issues

Singer Lizzo feels like dying while battling anxiety issues.

Lizzo recently opened about her anxiety issues and how to circulate breathing helps her to feel better, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“Sometimes I have negative thoughts and feel like I’m dying. I’ve learned to breathe when this happens. understand the privilege of being able to practice circulate breathing until I can manage my anxiety. I cry and talk to a therapist until that oppressive feeling goes away,” she shared.

She also emphasized how important is to talk to others.

“There are people who have a chemical imbalance and just breathing won’t make the symptoms disappear. Psychological support and medication are needed in some cases. What’s important is not to keep it to yourself. Talk to someone,” she added.

Lizzo is best known for her song “Truth hurts”.

‘Mafia’ actress Anindita Bose: ‘My idea is to go with the flow’

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‘Mafia’ actress Anindita Bose: ‘My idea is to go with the flow’

Anindita Bose, who plays a pivotal role in the new web series “Mafia”, says being a Mumbai girl she has to float between the city and Kolkata to maintain her space as an actor in the Bengali entertainment industry.

“I would say I am floating in between Mumbai and Kolkata. I was born and brought up in Mumbai, and after finishing my education I went to Kolkata and started my career as an actor. I have got a huge response. The people of Kolkata have accepted me and they made me the celebrity that I am today. How can I not reciprocate to their love? But my heart is in Mumbai! Mumbai is home. Having said that, last year I bought my first property in Kolkata because I know that no matter where I travel, I would like to return to this city. So, my heart is in Mumbai, the mind is in Kolkata,” Anindita told IANS.

Starting her career in 2010 with the show “Gaaner Oparey”, her notable roles have been in films like “Clerk”, “Bhooter Bhabishyat”, “Hemlock Society”, “Cakewalk”, “Shotoroi September”.

“It is great to notice how even the Bengali audience is becoming receptive to digital content. There are Bengali language web series that have become popular. These mostly cater to the youth here and surely more experimental work will be happening,” added the actress.

Anindita has also appeared in Hindi web series like “Paatal Lok”, “Skyfire” and “Thinkistan”, before “Mafia”.

Is she planning to step into the world of Bollywood? “When I started my career, I never planned it. So my idea is to go with the flow and take baby steps. Bollywood is a bigger goal. Over the past three years, a transition has happened with so many OTT platforms making web shows with actors from every region. I also auditioned for a couple of them. I got rejected by some. I was a part of a few shows before my major role in ‘Mafia’. Hopefully, more projects will come on my way after this show,” said Anindita.

The Zee5 show “Mafia” also features Namit Das, Tanmay Dhanania, Isha M Saha, and Madhurima Roy.

Regina King on doing socially relevant yet entertaining work

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Regina King on doing socially relevant yet entertaining work

Oscar-winning actress Regina King says it is always an honor to be part of a piece of work that is entertaining and socially relevant.

She cites that as the reason for being part of the television series “Watchmen”.

“It’s definitely an honor to be able to have been a part of a piece of work that was entertaining but also socially relevant,” Regina said.

“Prior to ‘Watchmen’ I had done ‘Seven Seconds’ and ‘American Crime’, and both of those shows had commentary rooted in them, around the things that are going on in our country right now. With ‘Watchmen’, it was unique because (creator) Damon (Lindelof) and the entire writing team were able to give a history lesson, infuse a bit of love story in there, shine a light on how pain is inherited, a light on police violence in our country. To do all of these things and be entertaining at the same time, and also have comedic moments, it feels like I was a part of something that’s never been done before,” she added.

With “Watchmen”, Damon Lindelof brings to life a series that embraces the nostalgia of the original graphic novel of the same name. Also starring Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Louis Gossett Jr., and Tim Blake Nelson, “Watchmen” explores the complexities of society while examining different real issues across time periods.

The series takes place in an alternate contemporary reality in the US, wherein superheroes and masked vigilantes were outlawed due to their violent methods, but some of them gather around to start a revolution while others attempt to stop it. It questions the notion of heroes and tries to connect the dots between a fictional take of real events.

Her character in the show, Sister Knight, has a mask on — which has found a new meaning in the post-COVID-19 era.

“So Patti sent me that picture of me wearing the mask and said to me ‘who knew that your costume was going to be our grocery store attire’. And I do step out for groceries. It is funny because of ‘Watchmen’ coming out not too long ago, people are looking for my eyes so I feel like I am being recognized even more now in the store with the mask on,” she said while opening up on the show that aired in India on Star World.

Amitabh Bachchan thanks fans, friends for concern and prayers

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Amitabh Bachchan thanks fans, friends for concern and prayers

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday tweeted to express gratitude to fans, well-wishers and colleagues for showering concern and prayers, after he and his family members tested Covid-19 positive.

In a series of two tweets, Big B wrote: “To them that have expressed their concern, their prayers and their wishes for Abhishek Aishwarya Aaradhya and me .. my unending gratitude and love …It shall not be possible for me to acknowledge and respond to all the prayers and wishes expressed by them that have shown concern towards Abhishek, Aishwarya, Aaradhya, and me …I put my hands together and say. Thank you for your eternal love and affection.” His post was accompanied by a folded hand emoji.

Big B and his son Abhishek Bachchan tested COVID positive on Saturday night and were admitted to Nanavati hospital. All members of the Bachchan family along with their household staff were tested. While Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aaradhya Bachchan tested positive, Jaya Bachchan has tested negative.

Soon after the news became public, wishes of speedy recovery started pouring in.

Playback legend Lata Mangeshkar wrote: “Namaskar Amit Ji. AAP Aur Abhishek dono par bhagwan ki kripa hogi aur aap jald swasth hokar ghar aayenge Aisa mujhe vishwas hai. (God will bless you and Abhishek and you will get well soon and come home).”

Bachchan’s “Sholay” co-star Dharmendra Deol said: “Amit, get well soon. I am sure of my courageous younger brother……he will soon be fit and fine in a day or two …Jaya, don’t worry…every thing will be fine my brave baby…Look after yourself and everyone at home…..Love you all……take care.”

Actor Priyanka Chopra tweeted: Wishing you both a speedy recovery Amitji and AB… sending you prayers and positive energy… @SrBachchan @juniorbachchan

Actors Ranveer Singh and Bhumi Pednekar sent in “love and positive energy”.

Among the earliest to wish Big B was his “Badla” costar Taapsee Pannu. “And you shall be back to health n happiness soon! champ!” she wrote on Saturday night.

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan wrote: “I wish both the Bachchans @SrBachchan @juniorbachchan a speedy recovery. I trust the Indian doctors and Sr. Bachchan’s will to overcome health hazards. Get well soon and become an icon again for survival and wellness.”

Malayalam superstar Mammooty tweeted: “Get well soon sir.”

“Get well soon sir! Wishing you a speedy recovery,” tweeted Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu.

Tamil star Dhanush shared: “Get well soon sir, my sincere prayers for your speedy recovery.”

Rakul Preet Singh shared: “Hoping you recover real sooooon, sir… sending across lots of positivity”, while Preity Zinta said: “Take care of yourself @juniorbachchan and get well soon. Praying for you and Amitji… Love you loads.”

“Oh no! Take care, Sir! Get well soon! Sending you tonnes of love and good wishes!” wrote Ranveer Shorey on Twitter.

Actor Vinay Pathak said: “Wishing you and @juniorbachchan a speedy recovery sir! Pl get well soon. This too shall pass… Our wishes and prayers are with thee always.”

Singer Yo Yo Honey Singh shared: “Wishing you a speedy recovery sir lots of love and prayers.”

Actress Genelia Deshmukh said: “Dear Amitji. Please get well soon.. We wish you lots of love and a speedy recovery..”

Actress Sonam K Ahuja also posted: “Get well soon amit uncle. All my love and prayers”, and sent good wishes to Abhishek separately.

Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj wrote: “Get well soon. You are in our prayers.”

Shilpa Shetty shared: “Praying and sending you lots of positive energy , strength and love to recover at the soonest”, while Tiger said: “Feel bad for The virus it messed with the toughest hero! sending u power and positivity sir.”

“Never Have I Ever” actor Poorna Jagannathan shared: “The speediest recovery to both of you.”

Actress Neha Dhupia posted to Abhishek: “Get well soon.. sending you and sir @SrBachchan heaps of love and energy.”

Boney Kapoor tweeted: “Get well soon Amit Ji.”

Aayaam Mehta relives personal situation while shooting for ‘Qurbaan Hua’

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Aayaam Mehta relives personal situation while shooting for ‘Qurbaan Hua’

Actor Aayaam Mehta says he remembered his late father while enacting a death sequence in the TV show “Qurbaan Hua”.

“Our work and talent at times require us to literally step into the shoes of our character to be able to enact that one scene that would overwhelm our viewers,” said Aayaam.

“We recently shot a sequence in the show where my daughter Saraswati passes away and as her father, I am emotionally hit but being in a state of shock, my character freezes and is not able to channel his tears and express grief. The scene required an authentic emotion and at that moment I connected it to the time when I was a kid and I had lost my father,” he added.

Just like his character, he was emotionally blocked and unable to express it. Recalling that difficult time helped him bring out the sincerity required for that scene in a better manner.

Aayaam said: “At times, we might not be able to connect difficult sequences with our lives, but you still have to imagine that such a tragedy has happened to you and then the true emotions come out. Having said that, as actors we have to learn to not let ourselves get carried away, else it can affect you personally. It important to have a sense of awareness that those emotions are just for a scene.”

“Qurbaan Hua” is returning with fresh episodes on Zee TV on July 13.

Sutapa recalls travelling to North-East with Irrfan in 2017

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Late Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan’s wife Sutapa Sikdar has taken to social media to share her experience of traveling to the North-East with her husband for his film “Qarib Qarib Singlle” in 2017.

Sutapa shared some beautiful photographs of river Teesta in North Bengal, a throwback photo from Irrfan’s young age, and a photograph featuring herself and son Babil.

“It’s one of those days #nostalgia #northbengal. I wish I lived near a river than the sea. The rains have taken a small back seat and yet the fragrance from the wet soil and breeze takes me back to north Bengal and those of you are not familiar with Bengal should know north Bengal is NOT west Bengal.”

“North Bengal is magnificent with its Teesta. Teesta is not a river it’s a saga. North Bengal wherein the forests the fragrance is trapped in the moisture. Where the road is from inside the forest, sometimes you slow down your vehicle and wait in respect and fear as you let the elephants cross the road in their own speed .. when the breeze wraps you with romantic love and warmth you know you are in a special place. The tea gardens the distant Kanchanjunga, mountains, rivers, waterfalls forest …no west Bengal is not north Bengal..summer holidays every year in my childhood was spent in this lovely land called very dryly north Bengal in the maps…”

“I always wanted to take my partner to north Bengal my ultimate idea of romance. So Mumbai 1997 kind of fulfilled my desire but yet it remained incomplete to prove what river Teesta is all about to my partner and many plans were canceled to my heartbreak.”

“And finally it happened!!! it was our production my partner our lead actor Irrfan our son Babil .. we traveled to North-East for our film #qareebqareebsinglle in 2017. What could be greater and better for me!!!! Well did he react the way I imagined? yeh Kahani Phir Kabhi… (I will tell that story some other time),” Sutapa wrote in a Facebook post.

Irrfan Khan passed away in Mumbai on April 29 this year after battling colon infection for a while. The actor is survived by his wife Sutapa and sons Babil and Ayaan.

Bollywood celebs to reveal secrets on new show

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Bollywood celebs to reveal secrets on new show

Bollywood celebrities like Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sara Ali Khan, Ananya Panday, Taapsee Pannu, and Jacqueline Fernandez will reveal interesting bits of their lives in a new interactive quiz show titled “Super Fan”.

“I think all of us celebrities are known by our fans, and I strongly believe that. I have always said that I am what I am because of my fans. I am so happy that I have been able to connect with all my fans and it has been great that I got this opportunity to get to know each other better, through this show. I hope many people are able to get the answers to all my questions right, and I also hope that there is not just one, but many Super Fans of Bebo,” said Kareena.

The Flipkart Video show also presents an opportunity for select fans to win a chance to personally connect with their Bollywood idols.

Ananya hopes her fans have fun finding out more about her because “I have thoroughly enjoyed this experience. I want to thank them for all the love and affection I have received. To me, they are all my Super Fans and I love them. Sending a big virtual hug to all my fans out there”.

Prabhas shares never-before-seen photo from ‘Baahubali’

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Prabhas shares never-before-seen photo from ‘Baahubali’

On the fifth anniversary of “Baahubali”, superstar Prabhas has shared a special photo from the film to commemorate the occasion.

Prabhas shared the photo in which he is seen riding a horse, with the caption: “Here’s to the team that created magic! Celebrating #5YearsOfBaahubali The Beginning.”

The “Saaho” actor also took to social media on Friday to share a trailer cut down and wrote: “Baahubali: The Beginning ac Feeling nostalgic @kyarlagadda17 #5YearsOfBaahubali The Beginning.”

The SS Rajamouli directorial is one of the biggest films ever made in India and received worldwide recognition.

The two-film “Baahubali” series narrates the story of two brothers at war over an ancient kingdom.

“Baahubali 2: The Conclusion” (2017) is one of the biggest Indian films at the box office, having done a global business of approximately Rs 1810 crore, while the first film, “Baahubali: The Beginning” (2015) minted over Rs 685 crore.

The series also stars Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Ramya Krishnan.

Brittany Snow considers herself lucky to have got married before lockdown

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Brittany Snow considers herself lucky to have got married before lockdown

Actress Brittany Snow got married to Tyler Stanaland in March, and she feels extremely lucky to have tied the knot before isolation orders were put in place due to the COVID pandemic.

“In early March, before we knew how much we’d miss hugs and live in our sweatpants, I got to marry my favorite person. The whole world shut down a few days later and we were stunned at the timing. We knew we felt incredibly lucky to have found each other but we had no idea how lucky it would be to get married right before a monumental time in our history,” Brittany wrote on Instagram.

Along with it, she shared a few pictures of her wedding day, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Despite several hurdles, the couple had a perfect celebration.

“Everything that could have gone wrong, went wrong that day… but it was absolutely and impossibly perfect. I knew on that day, more than ever before, there was no one else I’d rather hold my hand while in the middle of a (life) hurricane. I love you @tylerstanaland. You’re my dream come true,” she added.

Kenneth Branagh: New normal won’t be abnormal

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Kenneth Branagh: New normal won’t be abnormal

The whole world is trying to adapt to the new realities in the post-COVID-19 era, and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Kenneth Branagh feels that the new normal will not be as “abnormal as people fear”.

As cinemas remain closed in several places around the world, the pandemic is changing the way people consume talent, with OTT emerging the big winner.

“It’s significantly changing it right now,” Branagh said while talking about the future of the movie industry after the pandemic.

“(The truth is ) your guess is as good as mine. When the ban is lifted, will you rush back to see a movie in a theatre? Or has your life made you think ‘I rather like home entertainment’. I personally want to get back to the movies. But I don’t know how widespread that will be. If there is risk involved, of course, people will be cautious and if that happens, it will change things. But I believe that the new normal won’t be as abnormal as people fear,” he explained.

Branagh’s own film “Artemis Fowl”, which was planned for a theatrical release, went the digital route due to the disruptions caused by the virus crisis. The movie was released in India on June 12 on Disney+ Hotstar.

“It just became inevitable for this film… From my beginnings with the movie, which was to read the book in the company of my nephews who said you got to make this film, this is before anybody talked to me about it from Disney, to all the way to now those same nephews saying ‘when can we see it?’… When they heard it was going on Disney Plus, they were very excited. So I’m glad that a movie went to family audiences in these circumstances with its energy, its velocity, and its sense of adventure,” he added.

Branagh is credited for translating several works of literature into cinematic gems — from Shakespearean classics to superhero comic books to Agatha Christie whodunit to fantasy stories. His filmography is filled with critically-acclaimed projects, including “Henry V”, “Much Ado About Nothing”, “Othello” and “Hamlet”, “Murder On The Orient Express”, “Thor” and “Cinderella”.

Talking about his evolution, he said: “Evolution for me is to try and be quicker to find what is the essential point of something and trying to reduce that to its essence and make it as tight, short and rich as possible. So, it’s, I guess, heading towards a simpler approach to storytelling that doesn’t mean that it cannot be complex. But your entry point is something very direct, simple, honest, and universal.”

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