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01 Dec

Actor Sayani Gupta elated with her short film Shameless going as entry for Oscars: Not many people take short films seriously in our country itself

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Sayani Gupta- starrer short film Shameless is on it’s way to enter the Oscars race in the Live Action short film category, and of course she is ecstatic at this development. “Honestly, we got the news a while back. Because of the pandemic, it’s been very different, and we didn’t know what’s the right way to go about it. We were going up in the list of the top five films that could qualify, and praying it would make it. Finally it did, and we thought ‘should we share it, I don’t want to jinx it!’ But it’s out, and…

01 Dec

Meghe Meghe Unplugged 100K

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An established dancer as well as a music composer and conceptual artist, Jubin Mitra has time and again proven his expertise through his creative venture 'JubinArt'. After the big success of Bolo Dugga Maiki – Durga Pujo song from Rooh Music, ‘Meghe Meghe Unplugged’ has crossed 100k views on YouTube. This song will be available soon on all digital platforms released by AP Music. Jubin has established himself as Dancer, Designer, Editor, Light Designer, Songwriter and Music Composer in various International based projects. Before this unplugged, he tried a new venture with this same song also named as ‘Meghe Meghe’…

01 Dec

Actor Emraan Hashmi says that in this industry you generally get labelled, seen in sync with certain kind of films

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Emraan Hashmi doesn’t like “walking on the beaten path” and therefore challenges himself from time to time by taking up different kinds of films. Be it The Dirty Picture (2011), Shanghai (2012), Tigers (2018) or Harami, the actor chooses parts that are different from his regular onscreen appearances, because he feels there are certain limitations in mainstream Bollywood. Taking the example of his character of a 50-year-old professor in Harami, who trains a gang of poor young kids to pick pocket in trains and train stations in Mumbai, Hashmi says, “I don’t think I would’ve been given a role of…

30 Nov

Actor Sara Ali Khan says David Dhawan was angry at Varun Dhawan but ‘vented’ at her on Coolie No 1 set: ‘That was a bit of an issue, but it’s all good’

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Sara Ali Khan, who will next be seen opposite Varun Dhawan in the Coolie No 1 remake, has said that Varun is to blame for an incident on the film’s set, which saw director David Dhawan lose his cool at her. David also directed the original Coolie No 1, which starred Govinda in the lead role, opposite Karisma Kapoor. At the recent virtual trailer launch event of the film, Sara said, “We were filming Main Toh Raste Se when David sir got upset with me and shouted at me because, although I was ready for my shot, I was supposed…

30 Nov

Dalljiet Kaur says that Gurpurab is her second Diwali

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Known for her power packed performances in TV serials, Dalljiet Kaur recalls that she fondly celebrated the festival of Gurpurab with her family. “Since Gurpurab takes place a few days after Diwali, as kids, we used to save more than half of our firecrackers for Gurpurab. Like Diwali, we used to dress up in new clothes and then visit the Gurdwara to offer prayers. I have numerous beautiful memories of the day. I look back and cherish how I spent that day with my parents,” says the actor. “Gurpurab was actually like the second Diwali for us. We used to…

29 Nov

Singer Neha Kakkar gifts Rs 1 lakh to Indian Idol 12 contestant whose grandmother had to take a loan to send him to Mumbai

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The reality show Indian Idol is back with a list of talented contestants. In a new promo shared by the channel, the life story of contestant Shahzad Ali, who hails from Jaipur, was teased. The aspiring singer’s hard luck story moved judge Neha Kakkar so much that she came forward to help him out. Sharing a short clip from the episode which had Neha and fellow judge Vishal Dadlani offering to help Shahzad, the channel’s official Twitter handle said, “Shahzad Ali from Jaipur touched the judge’s hearts so much that Neha Kakkar couldn’t help herself but gift him something amazing!…

28 Nov

Actor Anushka Sharma on resuming work after baby: ‘Will establish a system at home so I can balance time between my child, home and work.’

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Anushka Sharma has been working hard since coming from Dubai after IPL 2020. Anushka is seven months pregnant and expecting her first baby in January. The actor has been shooting for commercials back-to-back, all week. She has been spotted by the paparazzi, looking beautiful in lovely and colourful dresses, at the shoot sets. Now, in an interview with The Times of India, Anushka has talked about her decision to come back to work amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I had to be sure that the sets are going to be a safe place to shoot because I would be shooting during…

27 Nov

Singer Darshan Raval: The independent music space gives more creative freedom than films

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Darshan Raval, in a career spanning three years, has already managed to garner a good fan following, and dabbled with both independent and film music. From a composer’s point of view too he finds it to be more free. “The composing freedom is also there since there is no situation, you are not bound by hero’s voice, so you don’t have any limitations in that. There is creative freedom,” adds the 26-year-old, who recently released an album Judaiyaan. But Raval is quick to clarify that playback singing is also something he likes, having sung for films such as Love Aaj…

23 Nov

Actor Kartik Aaryan to star in Ram Madhvani directorial Dhamaka

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Kartik Aaryan will be seen in Ram Madhvani’s next film titled Dhamaka. He announced the project on his 30th birthday. The actor shared the motion poster of the movie on Instagram with a caption that read, “Aaj mera Birthday hai. #DHAMAKA hona chahiye.” The film will mark Aaryan’s first collaboration with Madhvani, who is fresh out of the success of Disney+ Hotstar web series Aarya. Talking about Dhamaka, Kartik Aaryan said he is excited to step into the thriller zone and play a journalist who covers a terror attack in Mumbai. “This for me is a miracle script and had…

23 Nov

Ajay Singh, popularly known as Tiger Pop wins India’s Best Dancer Season 1

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Ajay Singh aka as Tiger Pop, was announced as the winner of India’s Best Dancer on Sunday. The young boy from Gurugram took home the trophy, a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh and a swanky Maruti car. His choreographer Vartika Jha also received a cheque of Rs 5 lakh. Apart from Tiger Pop, the other finalists were Mukul Gain, Shweta Warrier, Paramdeep Singh and Subhranil Paul. On the show, Tiger Pop, known for his unique “pop style” dance moves, had shared that it was his mother’s dream to see him achieve a feat like this. Ecstatic about winning the…