Flashback Friday: When Shefali Shah’s job application was rejected

TB Team
-
0
Flashback Friday: When Shefali Shah’s job application was rejected

Actress Shefali Shah shared a picture from her youth on Friday, clicked before she entered the world of cinema.

“The picture I’d submitted for the Cathay Pacific application. I got rejected #FlashbackFriday,” wrote the actress on Instagram.

In the picture post, a young Shefali smiles at the camera wearing a multi-colored long dress.

The actress’s social media flooded with comments from industry friends.

Actress Divya Dutta wrote: “Alley mera baby!! Our gain!”

Actress Sandhya Mridul commented with a surprise: “What did not know! I got accepted but didn’t and didn’t take it and well here we are.”

Adah Sharma wrote: “Cutiee.”

Amruta Khanvilkar commented: “Ohhh godddd such a cutie.”

Shefali’s upcoming film is the dark comedy “Darlings” that co-stars Alia Bhatt. The film marks Alia’s debut as a producer, through her banner Eternal Sunshine.

Radhika Madan opens up on her ‘Feels Like Ishq’ role

TB Team
-
0
Radhika Madan opens up on her ‘Feels Like Ishq’ role

Actress Radhika Madan, who will be seen in the upcoming romantic anthology “Feels Like Ishq”, says her character Avni is a modern-day Geet, referring to Kareena Kapoor’s character in the 2007 hit “Jab We Met”.

Radhika essays Avni in director Ruchir Arun’s segment of the anthology, titled “Save The Da(y)te”. she features opposite Amol Parashar.

“I think the best way to describe Avni would be a modern-day Geet. You know, a social media era Geet, a Gen-Z Geet, where you have influencers. And she’s really vibrant. She’s really quirky,” Radhika said.

She added: “She knows how to get things done. She has her own ways. She’s fun and she’s funny. I love her. So, I connected with Avni straightaway, and, yeah, I’m excited to play her.”

“Feels Like Ishq” brings together six directors — Ruchir Arun, Tahira Kashyap Khurrana, Anand Tiwari, Danish Aslam, Jaydeep Sarkar, Sachin Kundalkar, and Devrath Sagar.

The anthology stars Kajol Chug, Mihir Ahuja, Simran Jehani, Rohit Saraf, Saba Azad, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Zayn Khan, Neeraj Madhav, Tanya Maniktala, and Skand Thakur in leading roles.

“Feels Like Ishq” will stream on Netflix on July 23.

Vicky Kaushal flaunts his lip-sync skills

TB Team
-
0
Vicky Kaushal flaunts his lip-sync skills

Bollywood heartthrob Vicky Kaushal showcased his lip-sync skills on social media on Friday.

Vicky posted a video on the Instagram story, where he was seen driving and singing the Punjabi number “Barood wargi”.

The actor is seen dressed in a black T-shirt and is sporting a black headband. With one image, he wrote: “lyrics”.

On the work front, Vicky will be seen in Meghna Gulzar’s upcoming biopic on Sam Manekshaw titled “Sam Bahadur”.

He also has the biopic of Udham Singh, titled “Sardar Udham Singh” directed by Shoojit Sircar. Vicky will also be seen in the comedy-drama “Mr. Lele”.

Actor Yami Gautam summoned in alleged Forex violation case

TB Team
-
0
Actor Yami Gautam summoned in alleged Forex violation case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has asked Bollywood actor Yami Gautam to record her statement with the agency on July 7 in connection with an alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) case, officials said.

An ED official related to the probe told in an interview: “The agency has summoned Gautam to appear before it on July 7 to record her statement.”

He said that she was summoned as it was found that she had received Rs 1.5 crore in her bank account from foreign countries.

This is the second summon to the actor by the ED.

Gautam had tied the knot with Uri Director Aditya Dhar last month.

Milind Gaba: Nikki Tamboli is savage, I had an amazing experience working with her

TB Team
-
0
Milind Gaba: Nikki Tamboli is savage, I had an amazing experience working with her

Singer Milind Gaba’s gamechanger track “Yaar mod do”, which he created in collaboration with Guru Randhawa, is still a favorite among youth after years.

“The essence of the song ‘Yaar mod do’ is based on true friendship. Hence, people relate to it deeply. Till the time there is friendship in this world, the song will always play. Guru Randhawa has a huge following among the youth and my collaboration with him helped in diversifying the audience,” Gaba told an interview.

His new song “Shanti” has Gaba multitasking as a musician, singer, and lyricist. He stars in the music video, too, with “Big Boss 14” fame Nikki Tamboli who was also recently seen on “Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11”.

Gaba informed Nikki Tamboli was always the first choice for his video. “She was the first one to come to my mind to be featured on this track. We approached her and she loved the vibe of the track,” said the singer, who has lent his voice to various Punjabi and Hindi songs. The song track has received over 19 million hits at the last count, since it was dropped on June 21.

Talking about Nikki Tamboli, he added: “She is savage, I had an amazing experience working with her. She is full of enthusiasm and positive energy.”

He met Nikki for the first time for the shooting of the song that went on for almost three days. “On the first day, we both were awkward with each other as we met for the first time. However, while we began our dance practice sessions we started bonding well and had good chemistry, which reflects in the video,” he recalled.

Gaba’s popular songs include “Saddi Dilli”, “Welcome back”, “Malamaal”, “Nazar lag jayegi”, “Zindagi di paudi” and “She doesn’t know”.

Talking about his upcoming tracks, he informed: “There are a few good collaborations and a Bollywood number in the pipeline. There will hopefully be a surprise video from my last album ‘Blessed’.”

Samantar 2: Should keep season one fans happy

TB Team
-
0
Samantar 2: Should keep season one fans happy

Samantar 2 Cast: Swwapnil Joshi, Nitish Bharadwaj, Sai Tamhankar, Tejaswini Pandit; Direction: Sameer Vidwans; Rating: * * * (three stars)

BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY

The Marathi thriller series “Samantar” gave an absorbing spin to the mystery genre in its first season last year, and the hype was naturally high when season two dropped this weekend.

The series tries maintaining the tempo in its new season, clearly going by the logic that whatever worked once definitely works better the next time around in the world of sequels and seasons. The second season is more frenetic, goes all out with drama, and, though the storytelling becomes repetitive after a point, manages to hold interest.

For those who came in late, “Samantar” is about Kumar Mahajan (Swwapnil Joshi) who, in the first season, discovers his life mirrors that of a man named Sudarshan Chakrapani (Nitish Bharadwaj). In other words, Sudarshan has already lived the incidents happening in Kumar’s life. In order to understand his life and know his fate, Kumar must seek out Sudarshan and, as season one ended, he got hold of Sudarshan’s diaries.

Kumar realizes his life is documented in Sudarshan’s diaries, but he understands he can read only one page a day. As season two begins, the pages of the past layout what’s in store for Kumar, even as the narrative shows us in flashback how a particular occurrence had panned out for Sudarshan and lead to exactly the same outcome.

The storyline is interesting in the way it balances the two lives. Every fortune and misfortune in Sudarshan’s life is cleverly re-written to fit Kumar’s life, maintaining a cohesion in narrative mood and spirit. Season two has 10 episodes, and underlines its theme sufficiently — you cannot fight your fate.

Returning in familiar roles, Swwapnil Joshi, Nitish Bharadwaj, and Tejaswini Pandit (as Kumar’s wife Nima) come up with assured performances. The act of season two comes from Sai Tamhankar (in a dual role) playing out the mystery woman who enters the lives of both men, fulfilling a vital prophecy in one of the diaries. Sai’s presence adds vim to the drama and remains a highlight.

“Samantar 2” should keep fans of season one happy and leave just that bit of scope for a third season, as it ends. This isn’t the best that OTT has to offer this year, but is good enough as a one-time watch.

On National Doctor’s Day, Amyra Dastur says her father is a ‘certified hero’

TB Team
-
0
On National Doctor’s Day, Amyra Dastur says her father is a ‘certified hero’

Actress Amyra Dastur has a lot of gratitude and respect for her father Rohinton Dastur, a doctor by profession. The actress says she never saw her father, a surgeon in a South Mumbai hospital, complain about sleepless nights over the past year.

The actress recalls how, in the last one and a half years ever since the pandemic of Covid-19 broke out, she has seen her father work relentlessly.

“My father has always been my hero but in the last year and a half, he is a certified superhero. I have never seen him complain even once, I have seen him wear his coat and do his duty, which is to serve and take care. I have had sleepless nights worrying about his health and battled with the demon that he is putting his own life at risk for saving the lives of others but my father is a champion, and I couldn’t be prouder than I am today. There were days I would just pray for him to come home safe and sound. I have seen him suffer as he lost patients to this deadly disease and it’s had a huge mental impact on doctors, as it’s shown them death like no other disease in the past year,” says Amyra.

The actress, who has been part of films such as “Issaq” and “Made In China”, has immense gratitude towards the medical fraternity.

“We think they are conditioned but nothing prepares you for something like covid 19. However, my father is always smiling, always positive and came home to show us that no matter what, duty comes first. On the occasion of World Doctors day, I fold my hands and bow down to all doctors. Thank you for your service, we are alive because you chose to risk your lives,” she says.

Nikita Rawal pledges to donate organs: It’s my duty as a citizen of this country

TB Team
-
0
Nikita Rawal pledges to donate organs: It’s my duty as a citizen of this country

Actress Nikita Rawal has pledged to donate her organs.

“I researched on the blind in the country and found out that India can be cured of the entire blind population in about two to three weeks if everyone donated their organs. I think it’s something that everyone should be involved in,” said the actress, who has acted in films like “Mr. Hot Mr. Kool”, “The Hero: Abhimanyu” and “Amma Ki Boli”.

Nikita also focussed on innumerable people in the country in need of an organ — be it eyes, kidneys, or other implantables.

“Organs have no use after death and they are either going to bury the individual or burn. Organ donation can light up someone’s life or give a new lease of life. I think it’s my duty as a citizen of this country,” she said.

Nikita, who is the founder of the Aastha Foundation that works towards the empowerment of underprivileged women in the Jayanagar area of Goregaon, Mumbai, also highlighted the need to get vaccinated.

“The pandemic is not yet over and lets us be accountable to one another,” said the actress, reminding of the necessity to get vaccinated,” she said.

Nikita will be soon seen alongside Arshad Warsi and Chunkey Pandey in the upcoming film “Roti Kapda And Romance”.

Avika Gor says she signed eight films on her birthday, calls it ‘true privilege’

TB Team
-
0
Avika Gor says she signed eight films on her birthday, calls it ‘true privilege’

Actress Avika Gor says making eight movie announcements on her birthday has been a privilege. The actress celebrated her birthday on June 30.

Although she did not divulge details, Avika claims these eight films are in different languages, too.

“Eight movie announcements in a day are absolutely maddening and unbelievable stuff and that too in different languages. I am blessed and can’t thank the universe enough for bringing all this to me. It’s a birthday I will never forget and one of the greatest days of my life. It also comes with huge responsibilities and challenges,” said Avika.

“But I am up for it. A huge thank you to all my fans for all the wishes and prayers. It’s just because of them, it’s all happening. Let’s get vaccinated and stay safe. The pandemic is not over yet and let’s be accountable for one another,” she added.

Avika also claims “most of the roles are extremely challenging”.

“The producers trusting me makes me want to work harder and do everything thing I can to make every project a success. Most of the roles are extremely challenging and I can’t wait for the release of these movies so that all the people who have always loved me can watch me perform,” she declared.

Shahid Kapoor unmasks 20 seconds of his life

TB Team
-
0
Shahid Kapoor unmasks 20 seconds of his life

Actor Shahid Kapoor took to social media on Thursday to share insights into his shooting schedule in a fast-paced 20-second video.

“Unmasking 20 seconds of my life!” wrote Shahid on his Instagram account with 30.6 million followers.

Shahid’s behind-the-scene video shows him on a film set, navigating in the pandemic with his face mask on.

“20 seconds of my life is over. Stop camera now. I want to go home,” says Shahid at the end of the video, wearing a black mask.

The video shows glimpses of Shahid reaching the film set, getting out of his vanity, shooting and interacting with the people on the set, and in the end getting back to his car to head home.

Shahid will make his digital debut with a web series directed by Raj and DK of “The Family Man” fame. He will next be seen in the film “Jersey”, also featuring his father Pankaj Kapur and Mrunal Thakur.

1...448449450...1,149Page 449 of 1,149