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SRK all praises for choreographer Remo D'Souza
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has thanked choreographer Remo D'Souza for creating "amazing" choreography for Mera naam tu in Anand L. Rai's directorial Zero.
While promoting his film on the sets of StarPlus dance-based reality show Dance Plus 4, SRK took out a moment to compliment Remo, who is also one of the judges of the show.
Recalling his memories with the choreographer, with whom he also worked 21 years ago in Pardes movie's hit song Zara tasveer se tu, the Raees actor said, "21 Years ago, on this very set when we were shooting for Pardes Zara tasveer se tu song, there was this guy who was wearing a blue jumpsuit and dancing behind me and I didn't even know his name.
"Nobody knew that this boy will go on to become what he is today and Remo has achieved great heights of success because he believed in his craft and passion."
Shah Rukh also said that Remo's journey has been an inspirational story.
"If you work hard, you can also become like him. Right from that song to choreographing us in Zero, his kindness, goodness and hard work has paved the way for him to be where he is today. Remo uses the artistes’ personality amazingly in the choreography and I want to thank him for the way he has created Mere naam tu song in Zero," he said.
Also starring actresses Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma, Zero hit the screens on 21 December.
Vicky Kaushal to pay respect to martyrs of Uri attack in Lucknow
Ahead of the release of his film Uri, actor Vicky Kaushal has headed to Lucknow to pay homage to the martyrs of 2016 Uri attack.
"In Lucknow today to pay respects to the martyrs of Uri attack," Vicky tweeted on Monday.
In 18 September 2016, terrorists from Pakistan attacked a military base in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir leaving 19 Indian soldiers dead. Eleven days later, the Indian Army retaliated with a series of surgical strikes on terrorist camps across the border.
Being organised by Amar Ujala, the event Jai Hind, Jai Hind Ki Sena will witness the star cast of the film paying tributes to the brave soldiers and their families.
The film directed by Aditya Dhar is based on the Uri attack of September 2016. It also features actress Yami Gautam in pivotal role.
Sonam Kapoor wishes father Anil a happy birthday
As veteran actor Anil Kapoor turns 62 on Monday, his daughter and actress Sonam Kapoor wrote a heartfelt note for him on social media.
"Happy birthday dad... this has been a momentous year for both of us. For the first time in 10 years of being in this industry I shared a frame with you and was your co-star. And you also had to see me get married.. all this was a complete roller coaster... hard and beautiful at the same time.
"I'm thankful for the teachings of love, progressive ideals and morals that have been a part of my upbringing, and each year I realise more and more what a gift that is in this day and age.. love you so much," Sonam posted on Instagram along with a behind the shoot photograph from their upcoming film Ek Ladki ko dekha toh aisa laga.
Popular for mouthing his famous "jhakaas" dialogue in films and at events, Anil has delivered hits like Mr. India, Taal, Biwi No. 1 and Race.
Apart from Ek Ladki ko dekha toh aisa laga, he will also be seen in Takht and Total Dhamaal.
Not too fussy: Chitrangada Singh on her fashion choices
Actress Chitrangada Singh believes in keeping her style game simple and organic and says that she is not too fussy with her fashion choices.
"I'm not too fussy, and prefer to keep it simple and organic. That's more me and more of my style. As a celebrity, your dressing has to be an extension of you and your personality," Chitrangada told a leading publication over an e-mail when asked about staying stylish effortlessly.
"I'm not that brand conscious either and believe if you are comfortable in something, you should go with it," she added.
She also said that she is not a fashion conscious person.
"I wish I was. I don't pay too much attention to what I wear when I step out. As long as one looks good and feels good, you can carry off an outfit with ease.
"However, I am very particular about my hair! It's important to always have a good hair day," added the actress, who was present at the opening of new store of brand Tresmode recently.
The brand that believes in creating uber chic footwear and handbags launched their third store in Delhi-NCR in South Extension-II.
Talking about how the brand resonates with youth, Kapil Mahtani, Founder and CEO, said the collection is based on "youth mindset".
"Athleisure is the new trend and people are now dressing down than dressing up. The occasional dressing up has also changed and become more elegant and glamorous.
"The market is drifting to both ends of the spectrum and we are catering to both ends of the spectrum giving our customers their everyday shoes and shoes for special occasions," he said.
Amitabh Bhattacharya consciously avoids multi-composer, multi-lyricist space
Lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya, known for his work in films like Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Dangal, says he consciously avoids being a part of the multi-composer and multi-lyricist space.
"Earlier in my career, I did some films (which had multiple composers and lyricists in one film). Now, I consciously avoid being in the multi-composer and multi-lyricist space," Bhattacharya said at the Screenwriters Association's event here earlier this week.
"Composers like Pritam, Amit Trivedi, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Vishal-Shekhar and Ajay-Atul do entire albums. We all agree with one point that one person composes music and the other one writes the lyrics. They bring a colour to the film."
"If you take any landmark album, old times or recent ones also, when those two people do it together, a tonality is there."
Ankit Tiwari opens up on working with Meet Bros
Singer-composer Ankit Tiwari teamed up with the musical duo Meet Bros for the new single Jhoot bolna paap hai. He says they had been thinking of collaborating with each other for long.
"It's been long since Meet Bros and I have been thinking of collaborating, but couldn't come across a song that could get us going. This was one song that I had created which was in mind and knew it was the ideal one for our collaboration," Ankit said in a statement.
"When I took it to them, we jammed on it and we knew it would be the beginning of a new association. We decided to shoot it in Doha," he added.
Jhooth bolna paap hai has been sung by Ankit and Meet Bros. It has rap by Ali Quli Mirza and King Guru. The music is by BH Music Cafe and lyrics have been penned by Sahas Pareek.
Raja Kumari picks Bollywood projects 'very carefully'
Indian-American songwriter-rapper Raja Kumari lent her voice to the title track of Salman Khan-starrer Race 3 and a song in Shah Rukh Khan's Zero this year. The Grammy-nominated artiste says she will definitely be involved with Bollywood and that she picks her Hindi film songs very carefully.
"I just did a Bollywood project that makes sense to me. I pick my Bollywood projects very carefully. I'll definitely be involved with Bollywood. I'm not sure what my next project will be," Raja told a leading publication.
"I just worked on Zero with Shah Rukh Khan for the song Husn Parcham with Katrina Kaif. It was really exciting to be a part of such a film," she added.
She was part of Vh1 Listen that hosts curated live gigs on the official Facebook page of Vh1.
"It was indeed fun performing for Vh1 Listen. I had a lot of fun performing in a different way and that idea of broadcasting was great.
"Connecting with so many people than we usually get when we perform on stage. The digital platform allowed me to connect with so many people and it was awesome," she said.
She thinks the Internet has given musicians a lot of freedom in terms of how they make and shoot their music.
"I think the digital platform is just growing. It is a great opportunity for more musicians to connect with more people. Digital platform gives access to more people for artistes, more than going on tour," said Raja.
Shilpa Rao wants to sing for Tabu
Shilpa Rao has been the "voice" of many actresses like Kajol and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Although she feels great to have those opportunities, but what she really earns for is to sing a song picturised on versatile actress Tabu.
"It feels great that I have already sung for Deepika (Padhukone), Anushka Sharma), Aishwarya, Kajol, Katrina (Kaif) and many more. But I would love to lend my voice for Tabu," Shilpa told a leading publication.
As of now, the Gustakh dil hitmaker is thrilled about having a song in a film helmed by an Oscar winner.
Talking about the song Jashn-E-Tanhai, she said, "It's a huge honour and all thanks to (composer) Pritam who made me part of this project ('Tigers'). I don't think I would have worked with the amazing (director) Danis Tanovic had it not been for Pritam."
Is her aim to have her song featured in a Hollywood film?
"We never know what our next song is going to be. The only thing we do is keep ourselves prepared to sing a song," she said.
The most important thing for her is that her songs "reach people and their hearts".
The soundtracks of Bollywood films like Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Bang Bang! and Bachna Ae Haseeno have songs sung by her, but her first love is ghazals.
"Ghazals have been my first love. As a child, I listened to a lot of ghazals. I have trained myself to read and write in Urdu because it helps me to have a better pronunciation and diction while singing.
"For the past one year, I have been able to sing for really big audiences... young people and those who are veterans.... The best part is that the youth is able to connect with ghazals," she said.
Apart from singing, she loves to collaborate with a lot of artistes.
"Be it with Parikrama, Agnee or Noori, I have been doing that (collaborating) throughout my life. For many of the collaborations, you have to compose with your collaborator. It's a huge amount of fun that you have while working with them," she said.
Malala praises SRK, 'Zero'
Youngest Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has lavished praises on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s performance in his latest release Zero.
Shah Rukh plays a vertically challenged man Bauua Singh in the movie directed by Aanand L. Rai, which also features Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma.
Malala, who watched the film on Friday posted a video message on social media and said, "Hello Shah Rukh Khan, it was very nice to watch your movie, it was very entertaining and my whole family loved it.
"Malala, who in the past has expressed her desire to meet the 53-year-old superstar and had also invited him to deliver a lecture at the Oxford University, once again requested the actor for a meeting.
( SOURCE : IANS)
Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt to sizzle on the big screen on Valentine’s Day
The teaser of Zoya Akhtar’s directorial Gully Boy, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, will be dropped soon. This is the first time that Ranveer and Alia have collaborated. As per media reports, Ranveer and Alia have three kissing scenes in the film. Gully Boy also stars Kalki Koechlin, and Ranveer and Kalki have filmed two kissing scenes. The film will release on Valentine’s Day next year. In an earlier interview this year, Ranveer had said that the film is very dear to him as he feels strongly for the characters who are marginalised people from the lowest strata of the society.
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