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11 Dec

Alankrita Sahai says “A much older superstar is made to look 25, but a new comer is told they don’t look the age or part”

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“For the newbies, who are not from the film fraternity families or are not stars, they do face it. A much older superstar can be made to look 25 or any character but a new comer is discriminated or not selected because they don’t look the age or part,” rues Sahai. The former beauty queen, further asks, “Isn’t that what actors do we have to be molded by the director. There has to be a vision.” Sahai, who has been a part of films such as Love per Square Foot and Namaste England (2018), says even getting an audition is…

11 Dec

Steam inhalation with Vicks VapoRub helps Mira Kapoor

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Popular celebrity Mira Kapoor shares how steam inhalation with trusted Vicks VapoRub helps relieve cough and cold symptoms. Mira Kapoor said, “As the approach of the winter, I turn to a few simple measures to help fight against the seasonal flu and strengthen my body’s immunity. Apart from eating a balanced diet of fruits and vegetables, I also practice steam inhalation with Vicks VapoRub for 2-5 minutes daily when I have a cough and cold symptoms. I also read that steam inhalation has been recommended by the Ministry of Ayush. Since this is recommended especially with natural ingredients like Pudina…

09 Dec

Actor Sara Ali Khan wishes her ‘Badi Amman’ Sharmila Tagore a happy birthday, calls her ‘my guiding force’

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Sara Ali Khan has wished her grandmother, Sharmila Tagore, a happy birthday. The legendary actor turned 76 on Tuesday. Sara took to Instagram to share pictures with Sharmila, and wrote in her caption, “Happy happy Birthday Badi Amman. Thank you for being my pillar of support, guiding force and inspiration. I love you lots.” The picture showed the duo posing together, with birthday balloons in the background. Sara wore a salwar suit, while her grandmother combined her salwar suit with a jacket. On Tuesday, Sharmila’s daughter-in-law, Kareena Kapoor Khan had also wished her on the special occasion. Sharing a throwback…

09 Dec

Actor Rahul Roy, who recently suffered a stroke, will play a stroke victim in the new film, titled Stroke

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Rahul Roy, who recently suffered a stroke on the sets of his upcoming project, will reunite with the same director for a new film, in which he plays a stroke victim. The film will be titled Stroke. Earlier this week, the actor provided health updates on social media. Sharing pictures from the hospital with his sister Pia Grace Roy and his brother Rohit, who is in Canada, he wrote, “Family love. Recovering. A picture from the hospital @nanavatihospital Will be back soon. Love you all Rahul Roy #rahulroy.” In an interview to Mumbai Mirror, director Nitin Kumar Gupta said that…

07 Dec

Singer Akhil Sachdeva to tie the knot with Tanya Gulla in Jaipur on December 7

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Singer Akhil Sachdeva, known for his hit songs from films like Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya, Badhaai Ho and Kabir Singh, is all set to marry his long-time girlfriend Tanya Gulla in a private ceremony in Jaipur. The wedding is scheduled to take place on December 7 and will take place as per Covid 19 guidelines. The singer on Monday shared a picture from their roka ceremony. Many of his industry friends including actor Vikrant Massey and producer Ekta Kapoor congratulated him. Vikrant wrote: “Congratulations Bhai. Wish you and @tanyagulla the best of everything life has to offer. Tons of love.” Well known…

07 Dec

Actor Kirti Kulhari says that in the beginning five hours on set felt long and tiring as if I had shot for 24 hours

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Like other actors even Kriti has started shooting following the Covide guidelines, with standard operating procedures involving constant sanitization, PPE kits, masks on most of the time and what not, Kirti Kulhari, too, has been shooting maintaining all safety precautions. “I was super excited. I understand the Covid-19 situation. I also understand that getting back to normal life, with the precautions in place, is the way to go forward. We can’t be sitting at home and not doing anything. It happened for a while and a long time during the lockdown. No one thought that three-four months would just pass…

05 Dec

Paurashpur stream on ZEE5

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New Delhi: Paurashpur will stream on OTT platforms Zee5 and ALT Balaji. Paurashpur is all set to stream on ZEE5 and ALT Balaji from December 29. Paurashpur was earlier described by the makers as a fictional historic kingdom, riddles with politics and gender wars. Milind Soman is back by this web-show. Milind Soman features in a gender-fluid look - the 55-year-old actor sports a huge nose-pin, a red bindi, black nail-paint and heavy gold jewellery.

05 Dec

Actor Dia Mirza on participating in Miss India 20 years ago: ‘We all knew that Lara Dutta would win, she was everyone’s favourite’

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Dia spoke about being discovered as a 16-year-old, and winning the pageant just two years later. Dia Mirza has reflected on winning the Miss Asia Pacific title as a teenager, on the 20-year anniversary of the occasion. Dia also posted a short video, in which she shared that her father had written Robert Frost’s Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening for her on a card during the Miss Asia Pacific pageant. “I would read these words every night before i slept. These words have continued to motivate me till this day,” she wrote in her message. In an interview…

04 Dec

‘Bollywood stayed mum, a Punjabi star had to deal with Kangana Ranaut’: Taapsee, Swara react to Twitter sentiment

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Even as Diljit Dosanjh took on Kangana Ranaut after she misidentified an elderly woman protester as ‘Shaheen Bagh dadi’ Bilkis Bano and claimed that she can be hired for ‘100 rupees’, Twitter claimed that it took a Punjabi star to take a stand while Bollywood preferred to stay mum during these past tumultuous months. Actors like Taapsee Pannu and Swara Bhaskar have reacted to the charge. “Tragic state of Bollywood - even after so much abuse & slander they kept mum on Kangana. Finally a Punjabi Singer / Actor had to deal with the guttermouth; reveals just how hollow, impotent…

03 Dec

Christopher Nolan says Tenet has ‘some of the first-ever aerial shots of Mumbai in a film’, gushes about India

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Ahead of Tenet's much-delayed release in India, director Christopher Nolan has spoken about his experience filming the sci-fi spectacle in Mumbai. Tenet arrives in theatres on Friday, mere days ahead of its home video release. Nolan previously filmed a small sequence in Jodhpur for The Dark Knight Rises and vowed to shoot a more significant portion in the future. “Every time I go to India, I’m struck by how unbelievably visual the place is. I had shot a couple of days in Jodhpur on The Dark Knight Rises and always wanted to go back and shoot a more substantial sequence,…