Bollywood

Chitrangda Singh shares a glimpse of new ‘lunch guest on set’

It was announced last year that Chitrangda, who was also seen in ‘Gaslight’, has joined the cast of ‘Housefull 5’ starring Akshay. She will be seen sharing screen space with the ‘Khiladi’ star once again after ‘Desi Boyz’ and ‘Khel Khel Mein’ Mumbai: Chitangda Singh shared a glimpse of a visitor she had on sets during lunch time. The actor took to her Instagram stories, where she shared a video of a monkey sitting having a banana on the set. Chitrangda can be heard whispering: “He got a banana… His mouth is already full, look at him eat my god. (sic)” The actor, whose latest big screen outing was in the Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Khel Khel Mein’, did not reveal what she was shooting for. It was announced last year that Chitrangda has joined the…

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This is how Raveena Tandon’s ‘week gone by’ looks like

The photo dump features Raveena’s daughter Rasha Thadani, her friends Anil Kapoor, Farah Khan, and other acquaintances, food and felines. She captioned the photos, “The week went by … farm life ! Blessed , friends, family, moms and my spirit animals. (sic)” Raveena Tandon, who was last seen in the streaming movie ‘Ghudchadi’, had a great week. The actor took to her Instagram, and shared a photo dump from the week gone by. The pictures and videos feature her daughter Rasha Thadani, who is gearing up for her upcoming debut movie ‘Azaad’, Raveena’s friends Anil Kapoor, Farah Khan, and her other acquaintances, food and felines. She wrote in the caption, “The week went by … farm life ! Blessed , friends, family, moms and my spirit animals. (sic)” Earlier, the actor ditched the…

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Varun Dhawan honours ‘real heroes’ of India on Army Day

Army Day is celebrated every year in India on January 15. It is in recognition of Lieutenant General Kodandera M Cariappa’s services, who later became Field Marshal, taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Francis Roy Bucher Mumbai: Varun Dhawan, who is currently prepping for ‘Border 2′, has honoured the “real heroes” of India on Army Day on Wednesday. Varun took to Instagram, where he shared two pictures of himself getting clicked with the jawans. One image even had the ‘Baby John’ star striking a pose with the soldiers next to a tank. “Honoring the real heroes of India this #ArmyDay. Proud to be with them. #Border2 #prep, (sic)” he wrote as the caption. Army Day is celebrated every year in India on January 15. It is in recognition of Lieutenant General Kodandera M Cariappa’s services, who later became Field…

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Bobby Deol opens up on why he chose to do ‘Daaku Maharaaj’

While the subject of the film drove the actor to accept the movie, “working with Bala Sir for the first time — that was so exciting, and I really had to do this film”, he shared Mumbai: Bobby Deol says that he wanted to do something “massy and earthy” and hence he chose ‘Daaku Maharaaj’ as his debut Telugu film. Explaining what drove him to this film, Bobby said, “What drove me to this project was the subject; it was very earthy, and I was looking for something which is massy and earthy, and with emotions that the masses and the whole of India can connect with.” “Working with Bala Sir for the first time — that was so exciting, and I really had to do this film. Then discovering Bobby as a director who has done such…

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Hrithik Roshan shares secret notes from his yellow diary on 25 years of ‘Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai’

The notes highlight the extensive prep work of the actor and prove why he deserved to become an overnight sensation with ‘Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai’, which was directed by his father Rakesh Roshan Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan is celebrating 25 years of his debut movie ‘Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai’. On Tuesday, the actor took to his Instagram and shared several pictures of the notes that he wrote ahead of the shooting of the film during his preparation time. The notes highlight the extensive prep work of the actor and prove why he deserved to become an overnight sensation with ‘Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai’, which was directed by his father Rakesh Roshan. He shared how he would have been embarrassed to share these notes on a public platform but thought to do it anyway to celebrate the…

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Pratibha Ranta celebrates Makar Sankranti with her grandparents

“Since childhood, Makar Sankranti has been a very big festival in my house because we mark the start of the New Year in Hindu calendar. We perform puja in the house, with rituals performed by my grandmother,” shared the actor Pratibha Ranta, who is known for ‘Laapataa Ladies’, is celebrating Makar Sankranti with her grandparents. The actor, who hails from Shimla, spoke with IANS on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, and shared her plan for the day. She said, “Since childhood, Makar Sankranti has been a very big festival in my house because we mark the start of the New Year in Hindu calendar. We perform puja in the house, with rituals performed by my grandmother. But since I moved to Bombay, that aspect went missing from my life to celebrate Makar Sankranti. But then I had friends from my…

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Palm Springs Film Festival: ‘Superboys of Malegaon’ receives Young Cineastes special mention

While the Indian film earned a special mention, the jury, composed of high school students with a passion for cinema, selected Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv’s ‘Tatami’ for Young Cineastes Award New Delhi: Director Reema Kagti’s film ‘Superboys of Malegaon’ received the special mention in the Young Cineastes Award category at the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival. The annual film gala took place in the desert resort city of Palm Springs in California, the US, between January 2 and January 13. According to the official website of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, ‘Superboys of Malegaon’ earned a special mention in the segment. However, the jury — composed of high school students with a passion for cinema — selected Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv’s ‘Tatami’ for the Young Cineastes Award. The Persian-English film follows Iranian female judoka Leila and her coach Maryam, who travel to the World Judo…

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We worked really hard on ‘Sohna Mukhda’, says Aparshakti Khurana about new song

With heartfelt lyrics by Gurpreet Saini and a beautiful composition by Kohli, ‘Sohna Mukhda’ is a wedding track that embodies the magic and joy of love. Sung by Aparshakti, the song’s lively visuals, directed by Dhruwal Patel and Jigar Mulani, features him alongside Anupama Parameswaran Aparshakti Khurana along with composer Rochak Kohli have come out with a new song ‘Sohna Mukhda’ and the actor-singer said that they have “worked really hard” on it. ‘Sohna Mukhda’ is a wedding track that embodies the magic and joy of love. It features Aparshakti alongside Anupama Parameswaran. Aparshakti said: “My last song with T-Series ‘Kudiye Ni’ was received really well by the audience! Looking for a similar response on ‘Sohna Mukhda’ as well!” “Rochak, Gurpreet and I have worked really hard on this and Anupama is looking beautiful in the video courtesy Jigar and Dhruval (the directors) hence pretty much all the boxes are ticked! Now me and the entire T-Series team is just…

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Here’s what Janhvi Kapoor is refusing to do 

Janhvi took to her Instagram stories, where she shared a clip of her beautifully decorated and well-lit Christmas Tree and captioned her post: “Refusing to take down my Christmas tree.” Mumbai: There is only one thing that Bollywood actor Janhvi Kapoor is refusing to do. Janhvi took to her Instagram stories, where she shared a clip of her beautifully decorated and well-lit Christmas Tree. The actor wrote: “Refusing to take down my Christmas tree.” In other news, on January 7, Bollywood sisters Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor recreated the hook step of the song ‘Loveyapa Hogaya’ from the upcoming film ‘Loveyapa’. Khushi took to her Instagram, where she shared a reel video. In the clip, the two girls are seen doing the hook step of the track, originally picturised on Junaid Khan and Khushi. Boney Kapoor made a hilarious special appearance in the background. “Nikla tha love karne par papa aagaya #Loveyapa, (sic)” Khushi captioned the post. It was on January 3, when the…

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Jackie Shroff celebrates 24 years of his film “Farz”

Jackie, who essayed the role of the antagonist Gawa Firozi in the 2001 film, took to his Instagram stories on Sunday morning. He shared some scenes from the film, which also stars Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta. Mumbai: As his film “Farz” clocked 24 years in Hindi cinema since its release on Sunday, actor Jackie Shroff celebrated the moment and shared a glimpse of some memorable scenes from the movie. Jackie, who essayed the role of the antagonist Gawa Firozi in the 2001 film, took to his Instagram stories on Sunday morning. He shared some scenes from the film, which also stars Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta. The glimpse had Jackie’s mouthing lines such as “Tere bhi passport ki taiyaari ho gayi…

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