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I'm lucky to have a wife who doesn't spend much: Ajay
Actor Ajay Devgn feels lucky to have actress Kajol as his wife as she doesn't spend much.
The star couple shot for an episode of Indian Idol 10 where they played rapid fire and revealed some secrets, read a statement.
When Ajay was asked who is the "Singham" of the house, Kajol said Ajay is the one and that his decision is the final verdict whereas Ajay said Kajol is very particular with their children and their time.
Asked who is the spendthrift in the house, Ajay jokingly said, "I am usually the one spending in the house. Kajol on the other hand is 'kanjus' (miser). She does not shop much. I am very lucky to have a wife who does not spend much."
The episode will be aired on Sony Entertainment Television on Saturday.
Young actors open to experimenting with new choreography: Remo D'Souza
National Award-winning choreographer and filmmaker Remo DSouza says dance has evolved in the Hindi film industry because of the enthusiasm of the new generation actors.
Remo has been a part of the choreography world since two decades.
"I think this is the golden time for choreographers like me because of the young generation of actors who are also dance enthusiasts. These actors are open to experimenting with new choreography. If you think that a change has come in Bollywood dance, it is only because we have got the opportunity to work with these enthusiasts," Remo told a leading publication in an interview.
He has choreographed for songs like Badtameez Dil, Sunn Saathiya, Pinga and Deewani Mastani.
As a filmmaker, he made India's first 3D dance film ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance, in which he choreographed all the songs.
Recalling his early days, Remo said, "Earlier in the 1990s, if I asked any lead actor to do contemporary, hip-hop or any fusion dance form, none of them were ready to try them out. So as a choreographer, I had to create something that suited them instead of something new or out-of-the-box. Now, all these actors... Varun Dhawan, Tiger Shroff, Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Shraddha Kapoor are open to experiment.
Shraddha Kapoor says she's recovering well
Actress Shraddha Kapoor says she is recovering well amid reports that she is suffering from dengue.
"Hey guys! Please don't worry. I am recovering well. Lots of love to you all," Shraddha wrote on her Instagram stories.
The Stree actress was shooting for Saina Nehwal's biopic when she was diagnosed with dengue fever.
Shraddha will be seen playing the badminton champion in the film titled Saina. Directed by Amol Gupte and produced by Bhushan Kumar of T-Series, the Saina Nehwal biopic went on the floors last month.
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Jacqueline speaks up against animal testing at UN
Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez took over eight million petition signatures to the UN Headquarters in New York City, voicing her opinion against animal testing on World Animal Day.
The actress attended a special event for the occasion on Thursday as brand ambassador of The Body Shop, which is 'Forever Against Animal Testing'.
She along with The Body Shop and Cruelty Free International took 8.3 million signatures against cosmetic animal testing to create a global framework to end animal testing while advancing the UN's sustainable development agenda.
"I personally believe that real beauty cannot be achieved at the cost of harming anyone, especially animals. The concept of animal testing for cosmetics and its ingredients is outdated, cruel and unnecessary and should be banned forever. A socially responsible world cannot continue testing measures that prove hazardous to anyone's health.
"Today, as we stand vindicated and proud that the campaign has touched a chord with so many across the world, inspired and ignited men and women, customers and fans, young and old, believers and cynics; it is time to take this to its logical conclusion. It's time to ban animal testing forever and everywhere," she said in a statement.
Jessie Macneil-Brown, Global Head of Activism, The Body Shop said, "Together with the activist spirit of our store teams and customers around the world, we have reached more consumers with this campaign than we ever have before. The support of so many people around the world demonstrates that corporate activism can make a positive impact on a global scale."
Excited to work with KJo for the first time: Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh is excited to work in Karan Johar's historical drama Takht, and says he leapt at the opportunity of collaborating with the filmmaker.
Ranveer will be seen playing the role of Dara Shikoh in the film.
"I'm very excited to be working with Karan Johar for the first time. We've been wanting to collaborate for a long time and it's finally happening and it's happening in the best and biggest way possible," Ranveer told a publication.
"Takht is an amazing story. I leaped at this opportunity to play Dara Shikoh who is one of the most fascinating characters that I've ever come across. A hero in the truest sense," he added.
Takht will tell the story about a family, ambition, greed, betrayal, love and succession. It is being produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta, for release in 2020.
It also features Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Anil Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, Vicky Kaushal and late veteran actress Sridevi's daughter Janhvi Kapoor.
"Karan Johar has put together a stellar cast and a technical crew. I'm very, very excited to be collaborating with these accomplished individuals," added the Padmaavat star.
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Shruti excited to collaborate with Nucleya
Actress-singer Shruti Haasan is excited to join hands with music producer Udyan Sagar, popularly known as Nucleya, for a special track.
The song will be out in November, and will also feature in Nucleya's next album.
"I was really excited to do this collaboration. I've always admired what Nucleya has achieved musically and how he has combined genres so effortlessly and connected with the audience in the most amazing way with his unique talent. It was an exciting collaboration filled with creativity, and he was an absolute pleasure to work with! One of my favourite experiences," Shruti said in a statement.
On working with Shruti, Nucleya said, "I've been looking forward to working with Shruti for a while now. When she came into the studio what blew me away was not just her ability as a singer, but as a lyricist and songwriter as well. She wrote all the lyrics and the vocals on our collaboration track and it's turning out great. I can't wait to release it next month on my upcoming album."
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Arjun Kapoor delighted to shoot in Patna
Actor Arjun Kapoor was in Patna for more than a fortnight in September shooting for Rajkumar Gupta’s India’s Most Wanted. He says he had the time of his life.
"I feel proud that as a mainstream Bollywood actor, I was one of the first to make that journey to Patna and shoot over there," said Arjun.
Bihar, it should be noted, has been declared "unsafe" by many actors. Not Arjun.
"I enjoyed the love I got. I embraced the local culture. I am happy if I can change the negative mindset about shooting in this beautiful state. I hope that after me, other actors would also come to Patna and Bihar for shooting because so many films are set in Bihar.
"But they have all been cheat-shot in other places where the topography did not always match Bihar's beautiful landscape."
Incidentally, Prakash Jha shot none of his Bihar-based dramas in Bihar, citing "law and order issues".
"The team of India's Most Wanted hopes this film would be a game-changer as far as shooting in Bihar is concerned. We were able to shoot in complete peace, thanks to the local government and authorities who extended all support, and also because of (director) Rajkumar sir's vision. He wanted to make sure India's Most Wanted looked a 100 per cent authentic."
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I have great synergy with Rochak Kohli: Ayushmann
Actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana, who has collaborated with Rochak Kohli once again for a new song in Badhaai Ho, says they are both very much in sync with each other.
Ayushmann has sung soft ballad "Nain na jodeen" with Neha Kakkar for Junglee Pictures' Badhai Ho, which also features Sanya Malhotra.
In the past, he has worked with Kohli on "Paani da rang" and "Saddi gali", as well as four singles "O heeriye", "Mitti di khusboo", "Yahin hoon main" and "Chan kitthan".
"It's always great collaborating with Rochak Kohli as we have great synergy and have worked so often together. 'Nain na jodeen' is a very emotional song and is played when the characters face a rough patch in their relationship. It's something people will relate to," Ayushmann said in a statement.
Produced by Vineet Jain, Aleya Sen, Hemant Bhandari and Amit Ravindernath Sharma, the film is co-produced by Priti Shahani and will release on 19 October.
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Ashton Kutcher inspired Priyanka Chopra on tech start up
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra says it is Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher, who inspired her to invest in a tech start-up.
Kutcher on Thursday shared an article about Priyanka, who announced she was investing in tech start-up Holberton School, a coding education company, as well as in dating and social media app Bumble.
He captioned, "Invest in the future you want to see!"
To which, Priyanka replied, "You clearly inspired us Ashton Kutcher."
In her first project as a start-up investor, Priyanka recently toured the San Francisco home of her new portfolio company -- the school which uses projects and group learning instead of more traditional courses, to teach software development, according to The New York Times.
The actress' investment in Holberton is part of an $8.2 million round of funding for Holberton that closed in April. She will join the company's board of advisers, and will emphasise support for Holberton's mission to educate people from underprivileged backgrounds.
Her second investment is in Bumble, a dating and social media app founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd. She plans to help promote Bumble's launch in India in the coming months, reported The New York Times.
Priyanka was introduced to tech investing by her manager Anjula Acharia, a founder and angel investor who spent time as an entrepreneur-in-residence and partner at Trinity Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. The two have worked together since 2010.
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'Sanju', 'Newton' nominated at Australian Academy awards
Indian films Sanju, Newton and Gali Guleiyan have been nominated for the Best Asian Film Award at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA).
The Bollywood movies will be in contention with South Korea's 1987 When The Day Comes, The Bold, The Corrupt And The Beautiful from Taiwan, China's Dying To Survive and Youth, Japanese film Shoplifters and Tombiruo from Malaysia.
A tweet from the official Twitter account of the awards read: "Just announced| The nominees for this year's Best Asian Film Award are: 1987 When The Day Comes, The Bold, The Corrupt And The Beautiful, Dying To Survive, Gali Guleiyan, Newton, Sanju, Shoplifters, Tombiruo and Youth."
The winner of the Best Asian Film Award will be determined by the 2018 Best Asian Film Grand Jury, led by Oscar and multiple AFI and AACTA Award-winning actor Russell Crowe, who returns as President.
Also returning as jurors are Indian actors Anupam Kher, Shabana Azmi and Australian film critic, producer and presenter Margaret Pomeranz AM.
(SOURCE :IANS)
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Madhuri Dixit Nene's throwback picture will take you back to 90’s
Madhuri Dixit has got a huge fan following, and the beautiful diva makes sure to keep her 9.8 million fans delighted by sharing glimpses of her life through stills and videos. Recently, she took to Instagram to share a throwback picture of herself from the sets of Dil To Pagal Hai. The actress is looking gorgeous in the photo, and that intense look on her face is sure to steal your hearts.
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This is how Aayush Sharma’s family reacted when he broke news of his debut movie
Salman Khan’s brother-in-law Aayush Sharma is all set to make his film debut with the musical drama, Loveyatri. While talking to a leading entertainment portal, the actor revealed how his family reacted when he broke the news of his debut movie. The actor said that everyone was very supportive but his wife was very skeptical about it, and she didn’t celebrate until the posters were out. He feels blessed that he has a family like this who supports him unconditionally.
Varun Dhawan returns to the city with Salman Khan after shooting for his cameo in Bharat
Salman Khan and Varun Dhawan were spotted at the airport last night. It looked like they were returning together. Salman is currently juggling between Abu Dhabi and Mumbai for Bharat and Bigg Boss 12. He flies into the city every Friday and flies out on Sunday. Varun is doing a special sequence in Bharat and we were wondering if he has already shot for the same. It will be fun to see them together as the fans think that Varun is the new age Salman Khan.
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