Akshay Kumar: ‘Prithviraj Raso’ became the cornerstone of my prep for the project

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Akshay Kumar: ‘Prithviraj Raso’ became the cornerstone of my prep for the project

Mumbai, May 26 Actor Akshay Kumar and debutante Manushi Chhillar reveal that they relied heavily on ‘Prithviraj Raso’, the epic poem written by Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan’s court poet Chand Bardai to understand the life and daredevilry of the legendary warrior king.

Akshay says: “When you set out to make a historical like Prithviraj, which is based on the life and daredevilry of a mighty warrior who gave up his life to protect his motherland and countrymen, you need to be absolutely sure that you are being authentic to his life and times.”

“I was delighted that I was collaborating with a revered historian like Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi ji, who has shown with his earlier works that his research and mastery over Indian history is flawless.”

He added that during their initial meetings on this project, the director gifted him the “incredible Prithviraj Raso, which is a Brajbhasha epic poem about the life of Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan.”

“This book, written by Chand Bardai, who was a court poet of the Samrat, became the cornerstone of my prep. for the project. It was an eye-opener for me to read this book as I understood the life philosophies of the Samrat and it became invaluable research material that I kept referring to throughout the shooting of the film.”

Manushi says, “My director, Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi gifted me Prithviraj Raso and told me that if I want to understand the life and times of the mighty Samrat, I should read this. The book became invaluable source material for me to understand the mind of Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan and his life journey with Princess Sanyogita.”

“I think I could prep. thoroughly because I always had Prithviraj Raso to refer to.”

‘Prithviraj’ has been directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi.

The film is set to release on June 3 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

B-Town stars lend glitter and glam to KJo’s 50th b’day bash

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B-Town stars lend glitter and glam to KJo’s 50th b’day bash

Mumbai, May 26 Karan Johar celebrated his 50th birthday in grand style at the Yash Raj Films studio at Andheri West in Mumbai. The entire B-town erupted in celebrations as an array of celebrities swarmed the venue to celebrate the Dharma Productions head honcho’s birthday.

The red carpet event saw celebrities literally putting their best foot forward. The party theme was black and bling. The birthday boy dressed up in a green shimmery tuxedo, which he paired with a white shirt and black pants. He was joined by Dharma Productions CEO Apoorva Mehta.

Hrithik Roshan walked the red carpet holding hands with Saba Azad, thereby making their relationship official. His ex-wife Sussanne Khan also arrived with her date — boyfriend Arslan Goni.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s wife Gauri Khan sizzled on the red carpet wearing a blingy peach coloured dress.

Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal walked together wearing contrasting colours of white and black. Kriti Sanon was spotted wearing a red shimmery one-piece dress.

Red was also the colour of choice for Shweta Bachchan Nanda. Her daughter Navya Naveli Nanda arrived later, posing for shutterbugs with her friend Ananya Panday. Their other friend Shanaya Kapoor was there as well — Suhana Khan, the remaining member of their gang, gave the party a miss, like her father, Shah Rukh Khan.

Among the other absentees were Karan’s mentee Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor.

Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Manushi Chillar and others also attended the bash, which was topped up by a lavish dinner spread crafted by celebrity chefs Marut Sikka and Harsha Kilachand.

Those who arrived single included Vijay Deverakonda, Tiger Shroff, Sidharth Malhotra, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Rajkummar Rao.

The party setup was designed by Amrita Mahal, who has created the sets of films such as ‘Kalank’, ‘Brahmastra’, ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ and ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’.

B-Town stars lend glitter and glam to KJo's 50th b'day bash B-Town stars lend glitter and glam to KJo's 50th b'day bash B-Town stars lend glitter and glam to KJo's 50th b'day bash B-Town stars lend glitter and glam to KJo's 50th b'day bash B-Town stars lend glitter and glam to KJo's 50th b'day bash B-Town stars lend glitter and glam to KJo's 50th b'day bash B-Town stars lend glitter and glam to KJo's 50th b'day bash B-Town stars lend glitter and glam to KJo's 50th b'day bash

Adivi Sesh plans to arrange a special screening of ‘Major’ for Pawan Kalyan

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Adivi Sesh plans to arrange a special screening of ‘Major’ for Pawan Kalyan

Hyderabad, May 26 ‘Major,’ starring Adivi Sesh, had already begun pre-screening and received a standing ovation at the Pune premiere.

The excitement has grown now as Adivi Sesh has said that he is planning a special screening of ‘Major’ for Telugu celebrities and dignitaries.

According to the latest reports, Adivi Sesh has stated that he will arrange a special show for actor Pawan Kalyan.

To a Twitter user who requested a special show for the ‘Gabbar Singh’ actor, the Goodachari actor replied, “Pakka (Sure).”

Earlier, Adivi Sesh had shared screen time with Pawan Kalyan in ‘Panjaa’.

The ‘Major’ team is also said to be having special screenings, on which the team will make an announcement soon.

The film is directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka and stars Saiee Manjrekar as the actor’s love interest.

Sobitha Dhulipala, Prakash Raj, Revathi, and others play pivotal roles in the biographical film.

‘Major’, which features Sricharan Pakala’s music, will be released on June 3.

 

Samantha, Vijay Deverakonda injured after vehicle falls into deep water during shoot in Kashmir

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Samantha, Vijay Deverakonda injured after vehicle falls into deep water during shoot in Kashmir

Mumbai, May 24  South stars Samantha and Vijay Deverakonda were shooting for their upcoming project in Kashmir when their vehicle fell into deep water and they have reportedly sustained injuries due to the accident.

According to media reports, the two were immediately taken to a hospital and were helped with first-aid care.

According to a report, the stars while filming an action-packed scene got severely hurt, therefore the shooting had to be paused for a few hours.

The incident took place over the weekend. On Sunday, both Samantha and Vijay continued filming, this time at Dal Lake in Srinagar but both complained of backaches during the shoot.

A few days back, the two dropped a music video teaser of ‘Kushi’ title track.

Ajith’s ‘Valimai’ is set for world TV premiere on May 28

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Ajith’s ‘Valimai’ is set for world TV premiere on May 28

Mumbai, May 24 Producer Boney Kapoor, and actress Huma Qureshi share their experience of working on the Tamil action thriller ‘Valimai’. The movie will have its world television premiere on May 28.

Speaking about ‘Valimai,’ producer of the film, Boney says: “Cinema in India has a sole purpose to entertain the families around and present a good time. With ‘Valimai’ I wanted to create something that entertains and at the same time thrills the audience.”

While talking about the storyline of the movie, he shares: “The police-thief genre is always something that audiences have enjoyed in the past. ‘Valimai’ brings that genre back but with layers of robust action and a message.”

“The high-tension bike chase in the film adds a layer of excitement to the chase sequences and I think that will seek out the inherent action buffs and add new fans to the base. Ajith Kumar is a celebrated name in the industry and known to perform his own stunts throughout his career and I was sure he could get the job done.”

Directed by H. Vinoth, ‘Valimai features Ajith Kumar along with Huma Qureshi, Kartikeya Gummakonda, and Bani J in pivotal roles.

About her experience, Huma shares that action sequences are often loved by the audience: “Action as a genre is rapidly growing in audiences. And now, with top-class action entertainers like ‘Valimai’, there are a million more reasons why the genre has become even more exciting.”

“Films like ‘Valimai’ push the envelope with a hatke storyline accommodating cutting-edge action sequences and along with the hero, even strong female characters taking on the enemies.”

On sharing her experience of preparing for her role: “Learning to ride a bike to don the ‘never get bogged down’ attitude, this film made me feel empowered and fierce; I would like everyone to feel that way when they watch this film,” she adds.

‘Valimai’ will have its world television premiere on May 28 at Zee Cinema at 8 p.m.

Kamal Haasan Surprises Fans

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Tiger Shroff wraps up Ladakh schedule of ‘Ganapath’

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Tiger Shroff wraps up Ladakh schedule of ‘Ganapath’

Mumbai, May 24 Action star Tiger Shroff has wrapped up the Ladakh schedule of his upcoming film ‘Ganapath’ where he will be seen opposite Kriti Sanon.

The action-thriller is being helmed by Vikas Bahl of ‘Queen’ fame.

Taking to his social media, the actor shared a picture from the sets of the film in Leh, Ladakh. He wrote in the caption, “Just wrapped the most challenging sched of my life… can’t wait for you guys to see what’s coming #ganapath (sic).”

Tiger has shot for a challenging set of actions in the Ladakh schedule which requires a certain kind of physicality and training.

Post this schedule wrap, he will start preparing for ‘Rambo’ and then he will get into ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’, the latter two-hero film will bring Akshay Kumar and Tiger together for the first time on screen.

Shweta Tripathi Sharma connects with her character in ‘Escaype Live’

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Shweta Tripathi Sharma connects with her character in ‘Escaype Live’

Mumbai, May 24 Actress Shweta Tripathi Sharma is known for projects like ‘The Gone Game’ and ‘Mirzapur’, says she connects well with her character in Siddharth Kumar Tewary’s ‘Escaype Live’.

Shweta shares how she connects with her on-screen role: “Sunaina is someone who gives unconditional support without an agenda and it is very close to who I am in real life so that made me very happy.”

Talking about her experience of working with the writer-producer-director, she reveals that it was “very enriching, fulfilling, and satisfying”.

She adds: “For me, it’s not only my work that is important but also the kind of people I work with. When you’re rehearsing, practicing, or doing workshops, you’re spending around six to 12 hours, or even more with those people, so they have an impact on you.”

“There is a lot that I’ve learned while shooting for this series. Siddharth is one person who motivates me and inspires me to be the best version of myself, and I’m very grateful to him for that.”

‘Escaype Live’ focuses on the social media madness and the actress shares that she did not think twice before agreeing to do it.

“When ‘Escaype Live’ came to me, I felt it was one of the best scripts I have read to date in terms of concept, storytelling, and character graphs. It’s a full package, especially given how Siddharth has shot it. There is every emotion in this series – loss, anger, pain, hope, happy dances and there is also lovely music! I can’t wait for the music to come out because I want to make reels to it,” she says.

She further says that shooting for the series was incredible as it got her in touch with who she is as a person and as an actor.

“When you’re playing so many characters it can get confusing. Mentally and psychologically speaking, it is very exhausting. So it’s very important to remember who you are because I should not lose touch with who Shweta is. And Sunaina is very close to who I am and who I would like to be.”

“I have a playlist for all my characters as it takes me to their world and I have realized that whenever I put on Sunaina’s playlist it always puts me in a great mood,” Shweta concludes.

 

Pooja resumes ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’ shoot post-Cannes debut

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Pooja resumes ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’ shoot post-Cannes debut

Mumbai, May 24 Actress Pooja Hedge has resumed shooting for the Salman Khan-starrer ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’ as she has come back from her trip from the 75th Cannes Film Festival.

Pooja was in the middle of the film’s first schedule when she was invited to represent India at the annual festival.

With a commendable fan base across cinema of various languages, Pooja has sparked chemistry with the top stars of the industry right from NTR Jr, Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun, Prabhas, Thalapathy Vijay, and Ram Charan.

Details about her role and the film are still under wraps.

‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’ is currently eyeing a year-end release.

Pooja will also be seen in ‘Cirkus’ opposite Ranveer Singh and ‘SSMB28’ opposite Mahesh Babu.

Pooja resumes 'Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali' shoot post-Cannes debut Pooja resumes 'Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali' shoot post-Cannes debut

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