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16 16-11-2019 to 30-11-2019 ENTERTAINMENT www.theasianindependent.co.uk Kapil Sharma’s ‘good news’ will be here before Akshay Kumar’s ‘GoodNewwz’ Comedian Kapil Sharma shared his “Good News”, while congratulating Akshay Kumar on his ‘GoodNewwz’. On Thursday evening, the comedian won everyone’s hearts and even earned a “big hug” from Akshay. Kapil and his wife, Ginni Chatrath, who tied the knot last year, have been preparing to welcome their first child. The couple recently flew down to Canada for their babymoon. In a tweet, Kapil wished Akshay well, and revealed his “Good News” will be coming sooner than his. The comedian wrote: “Congratulations paji .. poster is looking very nice, but my good news is coming before ur good news hahahaha, all the best team #GoodNews.” The comedian reactions melt everyone’s hearts online. Even, Akshay replied: “Kamaal kar diya Sharma ji Heartiest congratulations on your #GoodNewwz! Big hug” Meanwhile, ‘Good Newwz’ trailer will be out on Monday. The movie is helmed by Raj Mehta, the film stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Kiara Advani and Diljit Dosanjh. Produced by Dharma Productions, ‘Good Newwz’ is slated to release on December 27. ‘Darling papa, praying for you’, Amitabh Bachchan shares baby Abhishek’s letter Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has shared an old letter penned by his son Abhishek Bachchan when he was a child. Amitabh took to Twitter and shared the letter written in a child's handwriting on a piece of notebook paper It read: "Darling Papa, How are you? We are all well. I miss you very much. Papa you will be home soon. I am praying for your smile Papa. God is hearing our prayers. Do not worry I will look after mama, Shweta didi and the house. I am naughty sometimes. I love you Papa. Your darling son, Abhishek." T 3549 - Abhishek in his glory .. a letter to me when I was away on a long outdoor schedule .. The image currently has 1.4K retweets and 24.1K likes. He captioned it: "Abhishek in his glory.. a letter to me when I was away on a long outdoor schedule." Abhishek retweeted the photograph and wrote: "@SrBachchan evidently before I took a creative letter writing course." Rishi Kapoor shares childhood pic with Anil and Boney Kapoor Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor shared a childhood photograph of himself with brothers Anil and Boney Kapoor. Rishi on Wednesday took to Twitter, where he shared a throwback black-and-white picture of himself along with Anil and Boney among many others sipping on cola. He called it the “original Coca Cola advertisement”. “Original “Coca Cola” advertisement. Boney Kapoor, Aditya Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Tutu Sharma and that cute brat Anil Kapoor(photo courtesy Khalid Mohammed),” Rishi captioned the image. In September, Rishi returned to India after undergoing medical treatment in New York. On the work front, he was last seen on screen in “102 Not Out” alongside Amitabh Bachchan. Aamir, Salman, SRK to team up for ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’? Chandigarh, Superstar Aamir Khan is busy shooting for “Laal Singh Chaddha”. It might just be the film that will bring Bollywood’s three Khans – Aamir, Shah Rukh and Salman – together on the big screen for the first time. The film is an Indian remake of Tom Hanks’ 1994 classic “Forrest Gump”. In the Hollywood film, there is a scene where Hanks’ character is sitting on a bench. It seems Aamir wants Shah Rukh and Salman for the scene. “He is very keen Anu Malik on ‘MeToo’: Father of two daughters, can't imagine committing the act Music composer Anu Malik, who has been accused of sexual harassment by singers Sona Mohapatra, Neha Bhasin and Shweta Pandit, on Thursday denied the allegations, saying he was "being cornered" for something he did not do and may take legal action to safeguard himself. Malik, 59, was first accused of misconduct last year during the #MeToo movement and was briefly dropped as a judge of a singing reality show on Sony channel. The allegations resurfaced with his reinstatement on the channel this September. In a statement posted on his social media accounts, Malik called the allegations "false and unverified" which had affected his "only source of livelihood". "It has been over a year that I have been accused of something that I haven't done. I have been silent all this while as I was waiting for the truth to surface on its own. But I realise that my silence on the matter has been misconstrued as my weakness," he wrote, adding that it had taken a toll on his and his family's mental health and left him "traumatised, and tarnished my career". The music composer said he to have a special appearance from the two. While Shah Rukh has agreed, Salman is yet to give his consent,” a source told BollywoodLife. Aamir is playing the role of a Punjabi for which he has undergone a physical change. Written by Atul Kulkarni, the film is helmed by “Secret Superstar” director Advait Chandan and will be produced by Viacom18 Studios and Aamir Khan Productions. The movie is slated to release during Christmas 2020. BACK IN TIME It’s a dream Bollywood debut for 22-year-old Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar, as India’s biggest production house, Yash Raj Films, has signed her as the heroine of their biggest historical film Prithviraj, which is based on the life of the fearless King Prithviraj. The film stars Akshay Kumar as Prithviraj and Manushi will play the role of the gorgeous Sanyogita, the love of Prithiviraj’s life. An excited Manushi says, “It is a huge honour to have been chosen by a production house like Yash Raj Films as their heroine. My life, so far, has really been a fairy tale. From becoming Miss India and then Miss World to now getting such a big project as my debut film, it’s amazing. It is a huge responsibility to play princess Sanyogita. wondered why the allegations were resurfacing only when he is back on "television, which is currently my only source of livelihood?" "Being a father of two daughters, I can't imagine committing the acts that I am accused of, let alone do it. Fighting a battle on social media is an endless process, at the end of which nobody wins. If this keeps on continuing. I will have no option but to knock on the doors of the courts to safeguard myself," he added. "Fighting a battle on social media is an endless process, at the end of which nobody wins. If this keeps on continuing, I will have no option but to knock on the doors of the courts to safeguard myself." He thanked his wellwishers who have been with him and family through this "dark phase. I don't know how much more slander and dirt my family and I can take." "The show must go on. But behind this happy face, I'm in pain. I'm in a dark space. And Lata Mangeshkar doing much better: Family spokesperson Lata Mangeshkar, who has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital here, is "doing much better", a spokesperson of the legendary singer's family said Friday. Mangeshkar, 90, was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital after she complained of difficulty in breathing in the early hours of Monday. In a statement, her PR team said, "We are as happy as you are to inform you that with all your prayers and best wishes, Lata didi is doing much better. Thank You for being there. God is great." In her over seven-decade career, Mangeshkar has sung more than 30,000 songs across languages. She is considered one of the greatest playback singers in Indian cinema. She received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 2001. Mangeshkar's last full Hindi album was for the late filmmaker Yash Chopra-directed 2004 film ‘Veer-Zaara’. justice is all I want," he concluded Mohapatra was the first to call Malik out last year, claiming that he would call her at odd hours and once referred to her as "maal" in front of her composer husband Ram Sampath. Singers Neha Bhasin and Shweta Pandit also came forward with their stories of alleged harassment at the hands of Malik when they were young and looking for work. Pandit said she was 15 when she was called for an audition at the end of which Malik demanded a kiss in exchange for giving her a song. The incident, she said, left her scarred. Bhasin, who had called out Malik last year and renewed her allegations, said she had met him to present her work in a CD and was hoping for a song break, but his behaviour turned out to be that of an "ugly pervert". "I didn't let myself get into a sticky situation beyond him lying on a sofa in front of me talking about my eyes in a studio. I fled lying my mum's waiting below. He even msged and called me after that to which I stopped responding," Bhasin had shared in a tweet.
www.theasianindependent.co.uk ENTERTAINMENT Yami Gautam : I feel bald men are cool Mumbai, In her new film “Bala”, Yami Gautam plays a beautiful TikTok star who is shattered when she discovers her on-screen husband — played by Ayushmann Khurrana — is a bald man. In real life, however, Yami says she wouldnt mind having a bald man in life. “Why not?” said Yami, asked if she would be okay having a bald man as her partner. She added: “I feel bald men are really cool. They look really cool. The idea of the film is to tell people that they should love themselves first, and only then can you expect others to love you,” said Yami, while interacting with the media after a special screening of “Bala” in Mumbai. In the Amar Kaushik-directed “Bala”, Ayushmann plays a young man in Kanpur who suffers from premature baldness, and who lacks confidence owing to the societal pressure that comes with balding. The film also stars Bhumi Pednekar. “Amar (Kaushik) told me that I had to react like Pari (her character in the film), and not like Yami,” said the actress. “Bala” has done good business so far, crossing the Rs 50-crore mark on its fourth day. The film earned Rs 8.26 crore on Day 4, taking its total collection at the end of four days to Rs After winning hearts as Shivani Shivaji Rao in Mardaani, Rani Mukerji is back as the fierce cop in the film’s sequel — Mardaani 2. Makers of 52.21 crore. Talking about the film’s success, Yami said: “I am happy with the way the film is doing (business) in theatres, because we all knew that Amar (Kaushik) has made a really good film. But when you get such response that shows in the box-office numbers, it feels special. In just three days, the film has done really well. We are getting a lot of calls and ‘Fashion isn’t a frivolous thing’ Designer Ralph Lauren says fashion sounds like a frivolous thing, but gives people a way to express emotions and thoughts. “Fashion sounds like a frivolous thing and that it’s not important. But I think it’s important that people express who they are,” Lauren said. Lauren, an immigrants’ son, has made a global fashion empire with his brand Ralph Lauren. He founded the company in 1967, and the brand is known all around the world. Now, Very Ralph, a documentary, will explore his life and legacy. It will stream on Hotstar Premium from November 13. “I didn’t know what my story was going to be. I didn’t even know what a designer was,” said Lauren about his legacy. Very Ralph is directed and produced by award-winning documentarian Susan Lacy. The documentary also features interviews with Lauren’s family, long-standing colleagues and other notables, including Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, Andre Leon Talley, Hillary Clinton, Robin Givhan, Jason Wu, Naomi Campbell, Martha Stewart, Calvin Klein, Tyson Beckford, Tina Brown, Diane von Furstenberg, Jessica Chastain, Vanessa Friedman and Paul Goldberger. In an interview, Lauren reflected on the film, saying: “What I do is about living, and the HBO documentary, through the direction of Susan Lacy, has captured that through different lenses of memory and observation — my own, my family’s, those who have helped shaped it and those who have observed it over many decades. It will certainly be an important part of telling the story of who I am and what I did.” Rani is back with Mardaani 2 Mardaani 2 released the trailer of the film on Thursday and we can surely say that it has blockbuster written all over it! While Mardaani was based on the subject of human trafficking, Mardaani 2 deals with the issue of rapes in India. While Tahir Raj Bhasin locked horns with Rani in Mardaani, it will be interesting to see who will play the villain in Mardaani 2. The movie marks the directorial debut of Gopi Puthran and is scheduled to release on December 13. Besides Rani Mukerji, Mardaani 2 stars Sudhanshu Pandey, Vikram Singh Chauhan, Shruti Bapna and others. messages, and people are sharing videos while watching the film in theatres so, it feels very overwhelming.” Yami added: “People are connecting with the film and are saying they are find the film funny and entertaining. I played very different role in the film for the first time. I am feeling really happy that I got the opportunity to play Pari who is a TikTok queen so.” Earlier this year, she bagged a dream Bollywood debut (with Student of The Year 2; SOTY2). The film put Tara Sutaria’s career on the fast track. As she admits: “The start has been great. The bonus of being part of Karan Johar’s production house is that they give you the best beginning and a fantastic platform to start off with. Then, it’s totally up to you how you take it forward.” Now, Tara is readying for her second outing, Marjaavaan which, she says, is “very different from my first film”. “But the nervousness and excitement will be there with every film. It’s something that will never go away. So, there’s a lot to look forward to and a lot that people will see that they didn’t in SOTY2.” Unlike the “very young, fun, light and easy” film SOTY2, Tara calls Marjaavan “a very emotional, dramatic, serious, tragic love story”. “I think I am very lucky to be able to do such a film as my second movie. It’s also exciting to play a character that can showcase so many different emotions, especially considering she is mute. She can hear, but can’t speak. I don’t think any other actor is doing such a part. So, it feels unique and rare, and it’s a great opportunity to show expressions and emotions without having any dialogue,” says the 16-11-2019 to 30-11-2019 17 ‘Body-shaming messed me up’ Singer Selena Gomez says being body-shamed after gaining weight really messed her up. In an episode of her friend Raquelle Stevens’ video podcast Giving Back Generation, Gomez opened up about how comments about her weight affected her mind and her health following her battle with lupus. “I experienced (body-shaming) with my weight fluctuation for the first time,” Gomez recalled. I have lupus and deal with kidney issues and high blood pressure, so I deal with a lot of health issues, and for me that’s when I really started noticing more of the body image stuff,” she added. Selena said while her lupus doesn’t directly affect her weight, the “combination” of all the different factors does. Tough task : “It’s the medication I have to take for the rest of my life - it depends on even the month, to be honest. So for me, I really noticed when people started attacking me for that. In reality, that’s just my truth. I fluctuate. It depends what’s happening in my life,” she shared. Gomez said being mocked during that stressful period in her life “got to me big time”, and that it “really messed me up for a bit”.She said she is “very happy with living my life” and doesn’t feel the need to share everything on social media because she doesn’t want to live in the past or voluntarily live in the spotlight more than she already does. “I don’t care to expose myself to everyone,” Gomez said. I miss theatre and singing, and I’ll surely go back to them, says Tara actor, adding: “Also, I have never died in a film before (laughs). That too was kind of exciting actually.” However, the 23-year-old doesn’t feel any pressure, at least for the time being as she is “still very new to this whole game and understanding of the commercials and numbers”. She adds: “I only try and pay attention to the creative aspects of moviemaking.” Next up for Tara is Sajid Nadiadwala’s RX 100 remake. “I think it’s a very exciting time for women in every sphere including showbiz. There is no better time than now to multi-task and perform many roles. Among other things, I am definitely going to be singing in my films, and I am looking forward to it. It may happen in RX 100 remake or mostly, the film after that,” says Tara, adding that she hopes to create a niche for herself as an actor-singer. “I feel Ayushmann (Khurrana) has done it beautifully, and I am sure others can, too. I would like to be the first person (female actor) who always sings her own songs,” says Tara, adding that she has grown up watching musicals and musical theatre. “I have performed a lot on the stage and always sung for myself,” she signs off.
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