05-07-2018

ART & CULTURE
THURSDAY,
JULY 5, 2018
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Ayesha Takia's husband claims she's getting
death threats, seeks police help
Farhan Azmi, Mumbai
restauranteur and husband
of Bollywood actor Ayesha
Ranbir Kapoor fans don't need
to wait for long to see the actor
in action again. Two of his films
are already announced.
While Brahmastra, in which
he is working with his
girlfriend Alia Bhatt, will hit
the screens on August 15, 2019,
his other film Shamshera will
be released on July 31, 2010.
Film trade analyst Taran
Adarsh tweeted the film's
release date.
Currently, Ranbir's Sanju, in
which he plays controversial
Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, is
ARIES
(March 21 - April 20):
Natives of Aries are often
confident and energetic
people, who should consider
setting up arrangements for larger family
gatherings like reunions. Natives of this
sign are often driving forces in the
professional and political areas.
TAURUS
(April 21 - May 21): The
obstacles you face at the
moment may be daunting
but you have what it takes
to overcome them. Don't try to avoid
what fate sends your way over the next
few days - it is designed to strengthen
you, not destroy you.
GEMINI
(May 22 - June 21): There
may be times when you
would like nothing better
than to cut yourself off
from the world at large but that simply
isn't possible. Make the best job of
what you are expected to do and try to
steal a few hours for yourself later on.
CANCER
(June 22 - July 23): Some
things are important and
some things are not and if
you don't yet know the
difference then it's time you found out.
This should be a productive time for
you but you need to learn how to say
"no" when people ask you for favours.
LEO
(July 24 - Aug. 23): If you
are not yet getting the
rewards and the respect you
deserve don't worry, in a
matter of days your name will be on
everybody's lips. The sun in Aries makes
you both creative and adventurous, so
do something out of the ordinary.
VIRGO
(Aug. 24 - Sept. 23): You may
be tempted to go on a
journey today but the planets
warn it could lead you in
some unforeseen directions, so make
sure you take a map and don't promise
to be at a certain place at a specific time
- because you won't make it.
Takia, put out a series of
tweets tagging Mumbai
Police on Tuesday. He said
This is the new release
date for Ranbir
Kapoor's Shamshera
running in cinema halls.
Interestingly, Sanjay will
also be seen in an important
role in Shamshera.
The film will feature Vaani
Kapoor opposite Ranbir. She
was last seen with Ranveer
Singh in Befikre.
The Karan Malhotradirectorial
is set to go on floors
by the end of this year and the
shooting is expected to wrap by
mid-2019.
Ranbir will be seen in a role
of dacoit in Shamshera. In an
earlier interview with PTI,
H O ROSCOPE
Ranbir said, "Shamshera is
not a story of a 'daaku', but a
film based in the 1800s, it is
about a dacoit tribe who are
fighting for their right and
independence from the
British.
There was a great story of
heroism, a story rooted in our
country which actually
LIBRA
(Sept. 24 - Oct. 23): At
some stage over the next
few days you will see or
hear something that makes
you view the world in a new light. A
change of perspective will lead to new
ways of thinking, ways that answer all
the questions you have been asking.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 24 - Nov. 22): Find
out why a partner or loved
one is behaving so
erratically, then do what
you can to assist them. Most likely
their problems are nowhere near as big
as they think they are and can quite
easily be corrected - as can your own!
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 23 - Dec. 21): Yours is
a sign of boundless selfconfidence
and that's good
because you will need it
over the next few days. If you are not
happy in your current environment
don't be afraid to pack a bag and take
off for a few days.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22 - Jan. 20): You seem
to lack purpose at the
moment but that will change
if you look for ways to express
yourself. Whatever challenges come your
way, and there will be plenty, see them as
opportunities to be embraced rather than
as threats to be avoided.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 21 - Feb. 19): Stay calm
and keep setbacks in
perspective. If you can learn
to take yourself a bit less
seriously over the coming week then your
problems, such as they are, will fade into
insignificance. Rest assured your successes
will always outnumber your failures.
PISCES
(Feb. 20 - Mar. 20): It does
not matter if other people
approve of what you are
doing, it matters only that
it means something to you. The very
last thing you should be doing now is
asking friends and family for their
opinions - it's your views that count.
that his wife, mother and
sisters are being threatened
by a man.
He also accused the police
of not doing anything about
the threats.
DahiyaIPS has illegally
frozen our bank accounts
Dear PM @narendramodi ji
@SushmaSwaraj Pls
intervene!! #betibachao." A
source close to the Azmi
family told Times Now that
the litigant is intimidating
the family.
The source said, "He (the
litigant) somehow got
Ayesha's number. So long he
did not have Ayesha's
number.
Now he is messaging her
on WhatsApp and saying,
'You and your husband will
be in jail very soon. In ten
days the police are going to
pick you up'.
He's intimidating her. He's
also intimidating Farhan's
sister who is pregnant.
happened back then."
He also said, "It is a
departure from the kind of
films I have done, it is not the
coming-of-age lover boy roles
which I have done often.
Shamshera is in the
aspirational space, the space of
true, badass commercial
cinema."
Sushant Singh Rajput not doing
Chanda Mama Door Ke, to
work on his own space film
Sushant Singh Rajput has opted
out of Chanda Mama Door Ke
due to date conflicts but plans
to develop his own space movie,
according to a release. The 32-
year-old actor, who was
recently in news for buying land
on the Moon, plans to make
what he claims would be India's
first space film, to be developed
via Innsaei Ventures Pvt Ltd, a
company a co-founded by
Rajput and entrepreneur Varun
Mathur.
Scarlett Johansson has been
criticised for taking on the role
of a transgender man in a new
film. The Avengers star will
play 1970s Pittsburgh crime
boss Dante "Tex" Gill, who
was born Jean Gill, in Rub &
Tug.
According to a local US
newspaper obituary, Dante -
who died in 2003 - is said to
have identified as a man and
asked to be called "Mr Gill".
"There are literally so many
trans actors that could've been
cast in this role," one person
wrote on Twitter.
The obituary in the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -
which refers to Dante as a
"she" throughout - says: "For
years, according to police, Ms
Gill ran a string of [massage]
parlours as fronts for
prostitution, all the while
insisting that she was a man
and telling everyone she
wanted to be known as 'Mr
Gill'."
It adds: "She may even have
undergone the initial stages of
a sex change that made her
"Sushant's passion for the
Moon and space is second to
none in this sphere. He has
unparalleled interest to learn
more about the universe, and to
delve into anything that might
help him understand this
phenomenon further. However,
since there was a lot of up and
down in this film, Sushant will
not be able give his dates to this
project (Chanda Mama...) since
he has his hands full with many
projects.
The King and I :
timeless classic
or dated relic?
The King and I is back in the West
End, 67 years on from its Broadway
debut. Is the musical showing its
age, or has it still something to say
to modern audiences?
Shall we dance? That's the
question posed by a new
production of The King and I,
Richard Rodgers and Oscar
Hammerstein II's classic musical
about East meeting West.
The show, about a 19th Century
British widow who travels to Siam
(now Thailand) to tutor its
monarch's many children, boasts
appear masculine."
Several people have
criticised Scarlett for taking
on a role they say should have
gone to a trans man.
The actress was previously
familiar tunes, adorable child actors
and lavish production values.
Yet its portrait of a white woman
being both fascinated and repelled
by a society depicted as both
backward and barbarous can't help
but feel patronisingly out of step
with modern sensibilities.
Reviewing the current
production, which launched in New
York in 2015 and won four Tonys,
the Telegraph's Dominic Cavendish
calls The King and I "one of the
most problematic musicals of the
20th Century American canon."
Scarlett Johansson criticised for
taking on trans role
accused of "whitewashing" for
her role in 2017's Ghost In The
Shell, in which she played a
character that was originally
written as Asian. Rupert
Sanders, who directed Ghost
In The Shell, is set to direct
the biopic. And some people
see this as a continuation of
the 33-year-old taking roles
that she shouldn't.
While others are
suggesting roles she might
take in the future. However
some people say they don't
understand the controversy
around the news - arguing
that an actor's job is to take
on roles that are different to
who they are in real life.
A representative for Scarlett
reportedly gave Bustle
comment from the actress
herself, referencing other
actors who have played trans
roles.
"Tell them that they can be
directed to Jeffrey Tambor,
Jared Leto, and Felicity
Huffman's reps for comment."
Newsbeat has contacted
representatives for Scarlett.