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28 Dec

Singer Sonu Nigam: Coming back to Mumbai made me emotional, it’s literally my Mother Land, my mother was born and brought up here

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Sonu Nigam stayed in Dubai for a large part of the year owing to the travel restrictions during Covid-19 pandemic. Returning to his homeland, India recently, therefore made him emotional. He says, “Coming back to Mumbai made me very emotional. Mumbai, is my Mother Land literally, since my mother was born and brought up here. I thanked my bungalow Namah, as I entered my house. My heart was filled with gratitude towards the Universe.” The 47-year-old, unlike other celebs who vacationed abroad, chose to come back to India and instead go to Uttarakhand with some of his close friends. He…

28 Dec

Malayalam superstar Mammootty’s ‘speedy recovery’ wish for Rajinikanth goes viral: ‘Get well soon Soorya Anpudan Deva’

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Mammootty, who has worked with Rajinikanth in Mani Rathnam’s Thalapathi, had wished a speedy recovery to Rajinikanth on Twitter post which the tweet went viral. He had also posted a happy picture of Rajinikanth along with the tweet. Rajinikanth was admitted to the Apollo hospital, Hyderabad on Friday, due to fluctuating blood pressure and exhaustion. He was discharged on Sunday. Mommooty had tweeted a picture of Rajinikanth and wrote, “Get well soon Soorya Anpudan Deva.” It has received 74.3 thousand likes and retweeted another 13.1 thousand times. “Rajinikanth is stable now and there is nothing alarming in the medical reports…

28 Dec

‘Tere Bina – OnePlus BWZ – Bass Edition’

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A leading global technology brand, OnePlus, announced an exclusive song for the recently launched OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z - Bass Edition by one of India’s most celebrated Electronic Dance Music (EDM) artists Nucleya. It allows the community to experience the high bass features on the device in optimum clarity. The OnePlus BWZ Bass Edition comes equipped with 9.2mm dynamic drivers which make for richer vocals and a much deeper yet cleaner bass response. With bass being the pulse of ‘Tere Bina - OnePlus BWZ - Bass Edition’ the collaboration serves to highlight the new and improved bass response by really…

28 Dec

Vi to offer video story format to users

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India’s leading telecom operator Vi has inked a strategic partnership with Firework, the world’s largest story publishing platform based in Silicon Valley. Vi took this initiative with the vision to offer exceptional customer experience. This is the first time any Indian telecom operator has taken the lead to introduce the Stories format to its users. The partnership allows Vi to leverage Firework's massive content repository from global content studios and also get access to unique occupational generated content (OGC) creators who are expert storytellers across a wide genre of subjects. While the collaboration enhances Vi’s customer experience and Firework’s reach…

26 Dec

Director Anurag Basu on firing Govinda from Jagga Jasoos: ‘I couldn’t have taken the stress, I had to’

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Anurag Basu is no stranger to chaotic productions, but none has been as well documented as his 2017 box office flop, Jagga Jasoos, which took roughly four years to make. Star and producer Ranbir Kapoor in a recent interview called it the worst business decision he’s made. In a new interview, Anurag discussed the challenges he was up against while making the musical, and addressed the controversial removal of Govinda from the final film. “Govindaji did come with us,” he told Mid-Day. “With such delays already with the shoot, [there was confusion] if Govindaji is coming on the set, or…

26 Dec

Singer Neha Kakkar tells the story behind Rohanpreet Singh’s song Ex Calling, says she made him unfollow an ex-girlfriend

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Rohanpreet Singh dropped his single, Ex Calling, just days after marrying singer Neha Kakkar. During an interaction, she revealed the story behind his song. Rohanpreet and Neha appeared together on The Kapil Sharma Show earlier this month, their first joint interview after the wedding. When Kapil Sharma asked Rohanpreet about the song, Neha revealed, “Kya hua, maine unfollow karwa diya. Inhone gaana bana liya (What happened is, I made him unfollow his ex-girlfriend, so he made a song about it).” Neha further said that it was a strange coincidence that many of the songs that came out in the recent…

24 Dec

Actor Gal Gadot thanks Hrithik Roshan for watching Wonder Woman 1984 in a theatre: ‘So glad you enjoyed’

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Gal Gadot has tweeted her thanks to Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan for watching her movie, Wonder Woman 1984. Hrithik has shared a bunch of pictures from the theatre, lauding the film and Gal’s performance. Sharing pictures from the movie hall, Hrithik had written, “Just watched WONDER WOMAN. Exhilarating experience. My childhood crush(WW) and my first love( movies) together with the BIG cinema IMAX experience! Doesn’t get any better than this. Thank you @GalGadot for being the perfect WONDER WOMAN. And congratulations to the entire team.” One picture showed Gal as Diana Prince in her first scene from the movie and…

24 Dec

Thalaivi: Actor Arvind Swami looks perfect as MGR in J Jayalalithaa biopic starring Kangana Ranaut

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The makers of Kangana Ranaut-starrer Thalaivi have unveiled new pics for Arvind Swami’s look as actor-turned-politician Dr MG Ramachandran on Thursday. The photos came out on the death anniversary of the former Tamil Nadu chief minister, fondly called MGR. Directed by AL Vijay, Thalaivi is based on the life of former chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa, with Kangana essaying the titular role in the film. Popularly known as Puratchi Thalaivar and Makkal Thilagam, MGR played a very important role in the life and career of Jayalalithaa. Creative producer of the film Brinda Prasad said in a statement, “MGR…

23 Dec

Actor Shah Rukh Khan had a heartwarming reaction when Satish Shah told him he’d received extra money for Chalte Chalte: ‘Don’t tell Gauri’

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Veteran actor Satish Shah has shared a heartwarming anecdote about Shah Rukh Khan, with whom he has worked in several films. They have worked together on films such as Main Hoon Na, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Ra.One and Om Shanti Om, among many others. But Satish’s story was about the 2003 film Chalte Chalte, which featured Shah Rukh and Rani Mukerji in the lead roles. Earlier this week, he wrote in a tweet that he received some extra money for his work on the film, and when he told Shah Rukh about it, the actor had said, “Never mind Satish bhai,…

23 Dec

Actor Anil Kapoor called Maheep after seeing Shanaya’s episode of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives

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Anil Kapoor has seen one episode of the Netflix reality show Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, and has positive things to say about his sister-in-law, Maheep, and niece, Shanaya Kapoor. Maheep features on the show along with Seema Khan, Bhavana Pandey and Neelam Kothari Soni. The series follows the four star wives, as they navigate their personal and professional lives in the film industry. In an interview to Pinkvilla, Anil said, “Maine iska pehla episode dekha (I watched the first episode) and I liked it. Matter of fact, I spoke to Maheep also, she was very, very good in the…