Rekha looks ageless in ‘Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin’ promo

Iconic actress Rekha can be seen with her poise and perfect portrayal of emotions in the newly-launched promo of the show ‘Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin’.

In her intense voice, she tells the upcoming twist in the story of Sai (Ayesha Singh) and Virat (Neil Bhatt) in the promo of ‘Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin’.

This serial brings out a love triangle between Patralekha (Aishwarya Sharma), Sai(Ayesha Singh) and Virat (Neil Bhatt) and as a new turn is about to come in their relationship, the show has launched this promo.

Producer Rajesh Ram Singh shares about the same and says: “Viewers have showered us with love and affection since the day ‘Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin’ has gone on air. Over a period of time, this love has only grown and people are connecting with the characters and the storyline on an altogether different level.

“With this upcoming twist on the show, we will be offering our audience another perspective and a peek into the emotional turmoil of our central characters. The promo has also been conceptualised after a lot of thought and Rekha ji has simply made it magical with her presence and top-notch performance.”

‘Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin’ airs on Star Plus.

Kylie Jenner shimmers in gold dust body paint photo

Kylie Jenner shared a snapshot of herself painted in gold dust from head to toe on her Instagram post recently.

Kylie shared a picture showing herself topless, painted in gold dust with gold bikini bottoms. Smoky eye look, gold hoops, and full blowout completed her golden look.

Kylie shared the post in context of her 24th birthday on August 10. She will be launching a 24K gold-themed collection for her beauty brand on her birthday.

“Ahhh!!! my birthday is in 8 days!!! and of course i had to celebrate with another bday collection! 24K gold theme for my 24th birthday launching on August 10th. I can’t wait to reveal this collection tomorrow on my stories!!! STAY TUNED @kyliecosmetics,” she wrote on her Instagram page.

Adhyayan Suman-thriller ‘Entrapped’ poster unveiled

The poster of actor Adhyayan Suman’s upcoming film ‘Entrapped’ was unveiled on Wednesday.

‘Entrapped’ is a film inspired by true events starring Adhyayan and Sheetal Kale. The film’s shooting is completed and was wrapped in a schedule of 40 days.

Talking about his experience of working on the film, Adhyayan said: “Entrapped has been physically, emotionally and psychologically the most tedious film of my life. Everything about it is crazy and beyond. At that point I was going through a lot in my personal life and this filming experience turned out to be cathartic. I am counting on Entrapped as my comeback vehicle. You will see Adhyayan 2.0 watch out.”

Adhyayan was last seen in the web series ‘Aashram’.

‘Mirzapur’ actress Sheetal shared the hard work that went behind the making of the film. She said: “To get the best performance we shot all through the night in a specially made car set that was confined and as close to being locked up in the dark for many hours. It was both exhausting and exhilarating. I hope my efforts and passion reflect on screen and the audience appreciates my performance.”

The film is written and directed by Sameer Joshi. He said: “It is an attempt to tell a thrilling story in a confined space with elements of drama. It is just as much an emotional journey as it is an edge-of-the-seat thriller. I am proud of my team and especially the actors who endured the grilling process in bringing my vision to the celluloid.”

Creative Producer Pawan Shharma said: “Entrapped is a high-concept thriller with a universal appeal. It was not an easy film, but the team smartly put together a brilliant story and shot it successfully with a strong team.”

“What appealed to us was the premise and the unique way the director wanted to tell the story. Also, such a film has never been made in India. We are hopeful that this will set a precedent,” said producers Giovanni Karl Vaz and Nisha Karla Vaz. The film is produced and presented by NKV Karma Productions Pvt Ltd.

Discovery+ announces new content for Indian audience

OTT platform discovery+ has announced a host of new projects for the Indian audience. The platform is coming up with new content featuring Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, Ananya Pandey and Nora Fatehi, among others.

After the first season of the popular cooking show ‘Star vs Food’, ‘Star vs Food S2’ in collaboration with Korea Tourism and backed by Endemol India, will feature celebs like Ananya Panday, Anil Kapoor, Nora Fatehi, Badshah and other prominent personalities.

Sharing his experience of being on the show, Anil Kapoor said: “Being blessed with excellent culinary artists in my home and family, I have never had to enter the kitchen to prepare a meal for myself. Star vs Food S2 set me up against a challenge of cooking a scrumptious meal for my loved ones and I must say, this was a much more daunting task than acting. Undoubtedly, it has been an exhilarating experience and I can’t wait to make my family proud with this new notch in my belt.”

Actress Sara Ali Khan will be seen in a new avatar as the franchise of ‘Mission Frontline’ returns in August. Sara will be seen performing extreme physical training routines alongside the Veerangana Force, India’s first female commando unit to tackle rising crimes against women in Assam.

American reality television series ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ is going to be adapted for the Indian audience, giving Indian brides an opportunity to search for their perfect wedding dress! The online auditions for this show produced by ABP Studios have already begun.

The new discovery+ original series ‘Money Mafia’, produced by Chandra Talkies, is set to document India’s biggest scams. Launching on August 4, the series is an in-depth look at some of the biggest financial scams the country has ever seen from the perspective of the victims and the preparators.

Speaking on the announcement of the new content line up, Megha Tata, Managing Director-South Asia, Discovery Inc said: “Our upcoming content slate demonstrates our constant determination of bringing original, full of life, bold and unexpected stories to our audience. By onboarding personalities from different walks of life like sports, Bollywood, music and comedy among others, we have made a conscious effort at expanding our reach and engaging with a new set of audience.”

Also, to commemorate the month of Independence, the OTT platform offers a specially curated watchlist including ‘Special Operations: India’, ‘Little Singham Desh ka Sipahi Blockbuster’, ‘India: 70 Wonders’, ‘India Marvels and Mysteries’, and others.

Viewers will also have access to titles like ‘Surviving R. Kelly’, ‘Could I Live There’, ‘MasterChef Canada’ and ‘Matilda & The Ramsay Bunch’, among others.

Shreyas Talpade shares the pros and cons of cinema halls, OTT

Actor Shreyas Talpade believes that cinema halls and OTT both have their unique space and will not overpower each other.

“Everything has its own space and place. The movie theatre has its own magic. It’s a celebration of sorts for people on weekends to go and watch movies with the family. People like watching films in theatres and will continue watching. The theatres need to open and there has to be some kind of normalcy in terms of entertainment That is not going to die ever.

“I think OTT is something that people are simultaneously getting used to. It’s becoming a matter of habit now. Whether OTT magic will prevail once cinemas open? Similar kinds of things were said when TV came, then there were VCDs, CDs and DVDs and now the latest is OTT,” Shreyas told IANS.

The actor introduced his OTT platform on performing arts titled ‘Nine Rasa’ a while back. His app produces plays, skits, dance and music, and other performing arts for the digital space.

He added: “OTT is definitely an addiction. You won’t go to a movie theatre or watch TV for 24 hours. But it’s your phone that somehow will be there with you for 24 hours. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic situation, we are kind of becoming loners. Whereas earlier we would socialise, that is not happening so regularly. So we want entertainment. Then we stick to our phones. We start binge-watching web series. We finish one season and wait for the next season.”

The actor shares his viewpoint on what makes every OTT platform a success in today’s time. “Why do you think there are so many OTT platforms and all of them are doing well? It is because when you have content, you tend to binge-watch it, finish it off and move to the next one. That’s where the OTT’s will score. Because the millennials are hooked on their phone sets, they just want to see more content,” he told IANS.

Talking about the addiction to phones in today’s age and time, he said: “We have gone to that extent that every day everyone is continuously checking their phones. We keep looking if some message has come, what is new there on WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook. We check our phones every five minutes for a new thing. People are still looking for some content on their phones. Every content clicks with someone or the other.”

The actor shared he has been offered a couple of OTT projects, however, he is still considering them.

However, the “Golmaal” actor’s kitty is full of forthcoming big screen film releases. “Rohit Shetty’s ‘Golmaal 5’ shooting was planned for this year, but because of the pandemic, it has been pushed further. My next release would be ‘Manu Aur Munni Ki Shaadi’ and Mahesh Manjrekar’s Marathi love story ‘Mrigtrishna’,” signed off Shreyas.

Camila Cabello’s ‘Cinderella’ is a feminist re-telling of a classic

The trailer of actress Camila Cabello’s upcoming film “Cinderella” was released on Tuesday. As opposed to the story in the fairytale told about a damsel in distress, this version has a contemporary twist with the protagonist aiming to be independent and ambitious.

The film shows Camila as Cinderella, who is a talented designer and wants to start her own business of making dresses.

Written for the screen and directed by Kay Cannon with covers of songs written by musical artists of all time, “Cinderella” has an ensemble cast that includes Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver, Nicholas Galitzine, with Billy Porter and Pierce Brosnan.

The film will stream on Amazon Prime Video from September 3.

Akshay, Vaani, Lara celebrate ‘Bell Bottom’ trailer launch in Capital

Actors Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor and Lara Dutta arrived here on Tuesday to launch the trailer of their film ‘Bell Bottom’.

The actors along with producers Jackky Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh met Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director, PVR at PVR Priya for the event.

The team together had a cake cutting ceremony to celebrate the trailer and ‘return of theatre’. This is after a long dry spell that the capital saw a film event taking place.

Earlier in the day, the ‘Bell Bottom’ team was clicked at Mumbai’s international airport as they left for Delhi to launch the trailer.

Akshay was also accompanied by wife Twinkle Khanna, son Aarav and daughter Nitara.

Khushbu, Radhika Sarathkumar join ‘Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu’ cast

The team of Telugu film ‘Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu’ welcomed actresses Khushbu, Radhika Sarathkumar and Urvashi.

According to the film’s production team, the three characters are very decisive for the film. The film’s shooting is progressing in Hyderabad and Khushbu, Radhika Sarathkumar and Urvashi have also joined the team.

The film is headlined by actors Sharwanand and Rashmika Mandanna and is directed by Tirumala Kishore.

The film is produced by Sudhakar Cherukuri on Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Cinemas banner.

The shooting recently resumed here after being stopped due to the lockdown. Sujith Sarang is handling cinematography and Sreekar Prasad who won several national awards is the editor.

Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor leave for Delhi for ‘Bell Bottom’ trailer launch

Actors Akshay Kumar and Vaani Kapoor were spotted at the international airport here on Tuesday, as they left for Delhi to launch the trailer of their upcoming film ‘Bell Bottom’.

This will be the first big film promotion taking place in New Delhi from the time the Covid-19 pandemic started.

Producers Deepshikha Deshmukh and Jackky Bhagnani were also spotted leaving for the capital.

Akshay was also accompanied by wife Twinkle Khanna, son Aarav and daughter Nitara.

Aalisha Panwar on her role in ‘Teri Meri Ikk Jindri’

Actress Aalisha Panwar has been roped in for the show ‘Teri Meri Ikk Jindri’ to play the character of Jogi’s (Adhvik Mahajan) childhood friend Avneet. She will be portraying a modern Punjabi girl full of confidence and passion.

Panwar who is known for her roles in ‘Ishq Mein Marjawan’ and ‘Meri Gudiya’ says initially she was not keen on accepting this project because her character is subdued amidst two lead personalities.

The 25-year-old actress adds: “When I was approached to play a character in this show, I was quite skeptical of taking it up and I had almost said no to this character, but I was convinced to hear Avneet’s story, and after that I felt compelled to say yes. She is a really strong and powerful girl who is set to bring a very interesting and thrilling twist to the current storyline.”

‘Teri Meri Ikk Jindri’ is a love story of two starkly different personalities – Mahi (Amandeep Sidhu) and Jogi (Adhvik Mahajan). Their love story has been developing well with numerous twists and turns. Bringing forth another interesting angle in Mahi and Jogi’s lives will be Avneet, Jogi’s childhood friend.

Aalisha divulges details and talks about her character, as she says that this character is quite different from her previous ones and anybody can relate with Avneet very easily.

“I really loved how the character has a very close connection to reality. You will find Avneet as someone who loves in abundance but can also get envious. There is a lot that she can give, but she also knows how to take back. So, I am really looking forward to playing the role of Avneet. I sincerely believe that it’s going to be a great journey for me,” she concludes.