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14 Jan

Sunny Leone: Don’t compare myself with anyone, I think about what’s on my plate

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Excited to be back at work after a difficult 2020, Sunny Leone is looking forward to a great year professionally. With handful of projects and talks going on for some more, the actor has started the ride with renewed vigour. “I think in 2021 a lot of things have been planned and a lot of things unexpected as well. Taking a break for so long one doesn’t know what’s going to happen. I feel grateful to have work at hand. So with everything that’s happening in the world, with coronavirus and people wanting to get back to work, I’m hoping…

14 Jan

Actor Anushka Sharma- Virat Kohli requests paparazzi to not click photos of their daughter

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Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli became parents to a baby girl on January 11. Since then, fans of the couple have been waiting to catch the first glimpse of the newborn baby. But, Virushka, as their fans fondly address them, wants to protect the privacy of their child and hence have requested photographers in Mumbai not to click photos of their daughter. In a statement, Virat and Anushka said, “Hi, Thank you for all the love that you have given us for all these years. We are happy to celebrate this momentous occasion with you. As parents, we have a…

13 Jan

Rohit Saraf on Ludo’s success: You want assurance that motivates

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For Rohit Saraf, 2020 film Ludo was “always special” given it was an Anurag Basu directorial and the story was “fabulous”, but what’s more amazing for the actor has been the response the film has got. “It has been far more amazing than I ever imagined,” he says. “I recently stepped out to watch one of Akarsh Khurana’s plays and some people came up to me and said ‘We liked the way you played Rahul [in Ludo], we loved your honesty’. You look for such motivating assurances that makes you confident about your craft,” he says. Like many film, Ludo…

13 Jan

KGF 2’s teaser crosses 140 million views in four days

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The teaser of Yash-starrer KGF Chapter 2 has garnered over 140 million views in just four days. And the views of the Kannada movie’s promo continues to grow. Talking about breaking records, Yash said in a statement, “The success of Chapter 1 has empowered us to do better. We hope to entertain our existing audience and also widen the fan base with KGF Chapter 2. The agenda is to entertain our audience and keep our fans happy. If in that process, we end up breaking some kind of record, that would be an added bonus.” He said, “Both Sanjay Sir…

13 Jan

When Priyanka Chopra Jonas was ‘lean, mean and all of 17’

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Priyanka is waiting to release her memoir Unfinished in February. Meanwhile, the actor is sharing several throwback photos. Recently, she posted a picture of her 17-year-old ‘lean, mean’ self. In her latest Instagram photo, PeeCee looks entirely different and is unrecognisable. She is seen wearing a golden crop top paired with a chic black jacket. Along with the picture, Priyanka wrote, “Lean, mean and all of 17!!! #Unfinished.” The White Tiger actor was showered with a lot of love after she shared the throwback photo. Her Miss India co-winners Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza had a similar thought after looking…

12 Jan

Actor Hina Khan on playing Akshara: ‘wasn’t easy to break through or break that image or stereotypes that came with it’

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Hina Khan has completed 12 years in the industry and said it has been a fruitful journey, adding that she is happy with her choice of projects. Talking about her most popular character, Akshara, Hina told Times of India, “When you take up a project, you never think about how it would turn out later. I know I started with Akshara, and she became larger than life and I am so proud of it. I did it for eight long years and considering how it works now, it is very difficult for actors to continue doing a show for such…

12 Jan

Actor Neetu Chandra on bagging Never Back Down: ‘Producer David asked Audrey to write the character around me’

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Neetu Chandra is all set to make her Hollywood debut soon, with Never Back Down: Revolt, an action film directed by Kellie Madison and written by Audrey Arkins. The film also features James Faulkner, Michael Bisping and Olivia Popica. In a freewheeling chat with Hindustan Times, Neetu has revealed that the role was written around her own personality. "I met the producer David Zelon (Mandalay Pictures, who have produced the franchise) at the screening of Bad Boys. After I was introduced to him, we began chatting about Indian actors in Hollywood films. I just happened to tell him that I…

12 Jan

It’s a girl for Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli: Samantha, Madhuri, and others congratulate new parents

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Bollywood star Anushka Sharma and husband Virat Kohli have been blessed with a baby girl. Virat shared the news on Monday via social media. Virat posted a statement on social media which read, “We are thrilled to share with you that we have been blessed with a baby girl this afternoon. We thank you all for your love, prayers and good wishes. Anushka and the baby are both healthy and we are feeling beyond blessed to start this new chapter of our lives. We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time. Love, Virat.” Ever since Virat tweeted…

11 Jan

Anubhav Sinha says that it took me 16 years to figure out my voice

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Mulk, Article 15 and Thappad have established Anubhav Sinha as a prominent voice in contemporary cinema, but the director says it took him over a decade to find his calling. Sinha, who was interacting with the audiences after delivering Satyajit Ray Memorial Lecture at the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) here on Saturday evening, started his journey with the 2001 hit Tum Bin and went on to make films like Dus, Cash and Gulaab Gang. “It took me 16 years to figure out my voice. The most important question in the life of a filmmaker remains what he wants…

11 Jan

KJ Yesudas turns 81: KS Chithra, MG Sreekumar and others pay tribute to ‘Gaanagandharvan’

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On KJ Yesudas’ 81st birthday, 28 singers, including KS Chithra, MG Sreekumar, Sujata Mohan, Srinivas, Venugopal, Biju Narayanan, Unni Menon and Krishnachandran among others, paid tribute to the legendary musician with a song titled “Gandharva Gaayaka”. The song is composed by Shweta Mohan and penned by BK Harinarayanan. It was released today on Shweta’s YouTube channel. She also wrote a small note in the description of the video. It read, “This is a song made, on behalf of all fans, for one of the greatest singers that out country has seen. This tribute to our Gaana Gandharvan was born out…