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Shilpa Shetty Kundra to walk for Amit Aggarwal at ICW
Actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra is set to walk for designer Amit Aggarwal at India Couture Week on Friday.
"I am elated to have Shilpa Shetty walk for us this season. She is the perfect muse for this collection and she truly embodies the spirit of the brand," said the designer in a statement.
The designer is making his debut at the India Couture Week that is starting on Wednesday.
Talking about his collection, he says his "Crystalis" is inspired by its namesake.
"We have explored a range of hand done three-dimensional embroideries in various crystalline and bio mimicked forms and motifs. Our silhouettes are an amalgamation of different aspects of traditional Indian and western couture shapes infused with structure and form to enhance the female body.
"A special highlight is our collaboration with Tanira Sethi on a range of one-of-a-kind cashmere lace textiles woven in France, which makes this collection unique from our previous lines. We have also collaborated with Outhouse in designing jewellery inspired by various complex crystalline structures and intricate organic forms such as that of the metallic chrysalis cocoon.
"All the jewellery pieces have been crafted using materials and metallic colours that blend effortlessly with our collection's colour palette," he said.
Pooja Kumar wants to explore Hindi cinema more
Indo-American actress Pooja Kumar, who plays a pivotal role in Kamal Hassan-starrer Vishwaroop 2, says the changing image of women in Indian cinema is quite exciting for artists like her and so, she wishes to explore more Hindi films. Born and brought up in the US, Pooja has acted in various south Indian films.
Asked if she is interested to pursue a career in the Hindi film industry, Pooja said, "I have lived in America all my life and I have a career there. So unless I am living in Mumbai, I cannot really push myself.
"But yes, of course, given an opportunity, I surely want to explore Hindi films. This is a good time for actresses."
According to her, Indian cinema has projected women in a very strong manner in the early days and she believes the country's cinema is very progressive.
"I have grown up watching Indian cinema and I am introduced to our Indian culture very beautifully. I loved watching some of the iconic black and white movies, films of the 1960s and 1970s followed by the work of some progressive filmmakers like Satyajit Ray and K. Balachander.
"Think about a story like Charulata and Avargal. Both the films revolve around a female character. The projection of women back then was so strong, interesting and complex enough to connect with the reality," said the actress.
Kamal sir watched my work in America and contacted my manager. When my manager called me saying, 'A popular Indian actor, filmmaker Kamal Hassan wants to talk to you. Have you heard of him?', I was jumping out of excitement! I was like yes yes yes'.
"We spoke on a video call and then Vishwaroop 2 happened," Pooja narrated.
Written and directed by Kamal Hasaan, Vishwaroop 2 is releasing on 10 August.
The Hindi version of this bilingual will be presented by Rohit Shetty and Reliance Entertainment. The Tamil version and the Telugu dubbed version is produced by Raajkamal Films International for Aascar Films Pvt Ltd.
Shooting for 'Cheat India' begins in Lucknow
The shooting for the film Cheat India, based on education scams in India, has commenced here and will release on 25 January.
Producer Atul Kasbekar of Ellipsis Entertainment on Wednesday tweeted, "And it begins.
Shoot commences in Lucknow for our next film Cheat India from Ellipsis Entertainment T-Series and Emraan Hashmi Productions. Day one... Wish us good light and good luck."
The movie is jointly produced by actor Emraan Haashmi, Bhushan Kumar's T-Series and Kasbekar and Tanuj Garg's Ellipsis Entertainment.
The tweet from the official Twitter account of Ellipsis Entertainment read, "We begin our journey of "cheating" today! Cheat India. Shoot begins. Releasing 25.01.2019."
The film will be directed by Soumik Sen, who has previously written the screenplay for films such as Anthony Kaun Hai? and Meerabai Not Out. In 2014 he directed and wrote the screenplay and composed the songs of Gulaab Gang.
Priyanka Chopra prays for Demi Lovato's recovery
Priyanka Chopra is praying for the speedy recovery of singer Demi Lovato, who was rushed to a hospital after suffering a suspected drug overdose.
Priyanka on Wednesday tweeted, "Strength and prayers. Demi Lovato. Pray for Demi".
Her rumored beau and singer Nick Jonas called Lovato a "fighter".
"Like all of you I am reeling at the news about Demi. All of us love her and need to pray for her to get well. She is a fighter. Pray for Demi," he tweeted.
Other Hollywood celebrities like Ellen DeGenres, Lily Allen, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian West, Sam Smith and Bruno Mars have sent in love and get well soon wishes to Lovato via social media.
TMZ initially cited law enforcement sources saying it appeared to be a "heroin overdose". However, a source close to the "Echame la culpa" singer later denied it.
The 25-year-old was out Monday night celebrating a friend's birthday in West Hollywood. She also posted photos on Instagram of herself and others in the group and seemed happy.
As per sources, Lovato was transported by ambulance from her home in the Hollywood Hills just before noon on Tuesday, and is currently being treated.
Paramedics found Demi unconscious when they arrived at her home. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Lovato was treated with Narcan -- an emergency treatment for narcotic overdoses -- at her home.
Lovato has fought substance abuse for years. At one point she lived in a sober living home after getting released from a treatment centre. She had been six years sober from alcohol, cocaine and Oxycontin.
In June she released a song called "Sober", where she revealed she had fallen off the wagon.
Nora Fatehi to play Latino character in 'Bharat'
Actress Nora Fatehi will play a Latino character in Salman Khan-starrer Bharat.
The Moroccan Canadian dancer, whose music track "Dilbar" -- a rendition of Sushmita Sen's iconic song in Milap Zaveri's Satyameva Jayate -- has fetched popularity, is looking forward to work in Bharat. It will be directed by Ali Abbas Zafar.
"Excited to be a part of project of this magnitude. It's a dream come true! The team is impeccable and the combination of Ali sir and Salman sir is the perfect combination.
"For me, these were reasons good enough to willingly come on board. I am looking forward to begin shooting soon," Nora said in a statement.
Bharat also stars Priyanka Chopra and Disha Patani.
This will mark Nora's second film after My Birthday Song.
Anurag Kashyap's 'Manmarziyaan' to premiere at TIFF
Anurag Kashyap's directorial Manmarziyaan will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2018, where Hotel Mumbai on the 2008 terrorist attacks on the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai will also be screened.
Kashyap tweeted on Tuesday, "Manmarziyaan aka 'Husband Material' premieres at TIFF before releasing on 21 September."
The movie, penned by Kanika Dhillon, features Abhishek Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee Pannu. It is produced by the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Entertainment's Phantom Films joint venture.
TIFF organisers on Tuesday unveiled the first titles for its 43rd edition to be held in September.
Timothee Chalamet and Steve Carell starrer Beautiful Boy and This is Us creator Dan Fogelman's Life Itself is among the most high-profile world premieres this time.
Festival organisers had cancelled a Tuesday morning press conference in Toronto to unveil their first film titles after a mass shooting in the city on Sunday night.
The first gala and special presentations titles from Toronto, announced via a press release.
Dev Patel-starrer Hotel Mumbai is among the special presentation screenings.
‘Badla' set to release in March 2019
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actress Taapsee Pannu-starrer Badla will hit the screens on 8 March, 2019.
The crime thriller drama will reunite Amitabh and Taapsee after the success of the critically acclaimed 2016 movie Pink.
"This will kickstart my 2019! #Badla," Taapsee tweeted on Tuesday.
Badla, directed by Sujoy Ghosh, will present the two actors in pivotal roles. It has been produced by Red Chillies Entertainment in association with Azure Entertainment.
While Amitabh and superstar Shah Rukh Khan have shared the screen together for multiple films, Badla will mark the first of its kind collaboration between producer Shah Rukh and Amitabh.
The movie has been shot extensively in London and Scotland.
Honoured to be a part of 'Sabad Naad': Shankar Mahadevan
National Award winning music director and vocalist Shankar Mahadevan feels proud to be a part of "Sabad Naad" project.
The "Breathless" fame singer on Wednesday took to Twitter and shared a photo of himself with composer Ustad Sukhwant Singh.
He also wrote, "Honoured to be a part of an iconic project called 'Sabad Naad', sung more than 100 shabads with more than 100 artists."
"Shabad Naad" is a 100 sabad 100 artist, Gurmat Sangeet Project, through which Gurbani from the eternal Sri Guru Granth Sahib, will be rendered in the 31 pure ragas and the 31 mixed ragas along with folk traditions like Alahniya, Funhe, Chobole, Ghodi, Lavan etc.
Earlier Mahadevan has also lent his voice to the popular Gurbani "Thakur Tum Sharnai" and composed songs from the movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, that include Gurbani "Mehndi di zubaani", which was widely appreciated by people.
Shweta Tripathi helps Amyra with wedding look for 'Trip 2'
Actress Shweta Tripathi helped her Trip 2 co-star Amyra Dastur for her wedding look for the web-series.
"Shweta is definitely a 'chuppa rustom' (a dark horse) as we say. Meaning she's got the best timing in terms of comeback jokes and some of her sarcastic statements have made me cry of laughter... In the second season of The Trip, my character is required to wear Mehendi and Shweta not only helped me design something quirky but also, kept feeding me as I could not use my hands for two hours, to ensure the Mehendi dried properly," Amyra said in a statement.
Trip 2, which is being shot at Pudducherry, also stars Mallika Dua and Sapna Pabbi.
On the big screen, Amyra will soon be seen in Rajma Chawal, which also stars Anirudh Tanwar and Rishi Kapoor. It is directed by Leena Yadav and is slated to release on 31 August.
She also has two more films Prassthanam and Mental Hai Kya in her kitty.
Story of 'Karwaan' close to my heart, says director
Akarsh Khurana, director of the forthcoming film Karwaan featuring National Award-winning Irrfan Khan, says he wrote the story four years ago and it is very close to his heart.
Akarsh, also an actor, wrote the story of the film when he got one-liner idea from filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar about the delivery of a wrong dead body.
"The story is very close to my heart. I developed the idea into a story with three main characters. It was quite an interesting process. Since we finished the first draft of the story four years ago, we kept updating the characters with time to keep them relevant. Our dialogue writer Hussain Dalal has done a good job," Akarsh told a publication.
The story of Karwaan revolves around Avinash who receives the wrong dead body of his father and goes on a road trip to find out what happened in reality, and how during the journey, he meets people and faces situations that change his life.
Sharing his experience of working with two renowned actors - Irrfan and Dulquer Salmaan, Akarsh said, "It was a privilege to work with an actor like Irrfan Khan because when we were writing the story, we had no idea who is going to play the character.
"Also, it was great to work with Dulquer because being such a great star down south, he was so cooperative during the shooting. We worked really close."
The film has been shot within 35 days in places like Ooty, Bengaluru and Cochin.
"Shooting the film in a chronological order following the story was actually a good idea for us because that made our schedule easier. We did not have to do a lot of juggling with the dates of actors," he said.
Coming from a theatre background, Akarsh believes in maintaining happy vibe on the set of a film.
"In theatre, we do not earn a lot of money but we work out of passion, we work happily. I think positive vibes help to get a good work done," he said.
The film is releasing on 3 August.
(Source : IANS)
Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan’s Kalank shoot comes to a halt!
Something seems to be wrong with Karan Johar’s Kalank. After Aditya Roy Kapur, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt got injured, now we hear the shoot has come to a halt because of heavy rains. As per media reports, the film set, that had been built in Chitrakoot Grounds, has been badly affected by heavy rains. A part of the set gave way where a few of the portions were canned recently. As per sources, the team was supposed to shoot for a -day schedule starting 31 July. Now, the shoot is postponed for at least two weeks as dates for all the cast members who have scenes together had to be reworked. The makers have decided to wait for the rains to let up before resuming shoot. Amrita Mahal will be redesigning the set soon. The film is expected to wrap up by November-end if no other tragedy falls upon it.
Four years to ‘Kick’; fans want a sequel
Kick, which released four years ago on 25 July 2014, was a massive blockbuster hit at the box office. The movie was responsible for shaping Jacqueline Fernandez’s career. It was the debut directorial of producer Sajid Nadiadwala. On the film’s fourth anniversary today, fans are busy relishing the days of Devil and our Twitter feed is filled with numerous tweets that belong to Salman Khan and his film.
Khushi to follow sister Janhvi’s footsteps; will take up a career in Bollywood
Kushi Kapoor, the younger daughter of Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, has made her mind to become an actress. Initially, Kushi didn’t want to become an actress and wanted to peruse modeling, but after watching her sister’s debut movie it seems she has changed her mind. Recently, while talking to an online media, Boney Kapoor confirmed the news saying that very soon Kushi too will be perusing her acting career.
Genius’s trailer unveiled to the audience on 24 July
Utkarsh Sharma, who played Sunny Deol's son in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, is gearing up for the release of his debut film, 'Genius'. The film's trailer was unveiled to the audience and writer and director Anil Sharma is all set to make his son's big day memorable. Nil Sharma launched the trailer of 'Genius', today (24 July). The launch of the trailer saw the presence of Anil Sharma, Deepak Mukut, Kamal Mukut, Utkarsh Sharma, Ishitha Chauhan, Jatin Pandit, Jubin Nautiyal.
Also, the month of July is very special to him as he got his first break in 1981 with the film 'Shraddhanjali’ starring Rakhee.
It's the first song 'Tera Fitoor' which has already become a big rage. The song has already crossed over 20 million views and topping the charts across India.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be seen in a never -seen -before villianish role challenging the Genius of the film, Utkarsh Sharma.
‘Sui Dhaaga: Made in India’ to release on 29 September
Sui Dhaaga: Made in India will be releasing on 29 September. The film stars Anushka Sharma and Varun Dhawan in lead roles. Varun shared a still from the picture and confirmed the release date.
Ajay Devgn and his son Yug are ‘biker boys’
Ajay Devgn is a busy actor but he always takes out time to be with his family. He is often seen sharing photos and videos along with his son. Recently, he shared an adorable photo of him along with his son on a very luxurious bike and captioned it ‘Biker boys’.
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