01-15 March 2020 The Asian Independent

16 01-03-2020 to 15-03-2020 ENTERTAINMENT
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‘Indian Idol 11’ winner Sunny on recreating
NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN’S songs
Mumbai : Sunny Hindustani, the
shoeshine boy from Bathinda in
Punjab, bagged Bollywood projects
even before he was announced the
winner of “Indian Idol 11”. During the
course of the singing reality show, his
choice of songs were mostly the ones
sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The
“bhakt” (devotee) of the late legendary
Sufi vocalist-musician would
like to take a step forward, if he gets
the chance, and give a fresh twist to
Khan’s songs in films, too.
Many drew comparisons between
him and the late singer when he participated
in the recently concluded
show. Sunny modestly underplays
such talk, and insists he is “nothing” in
comparison.
“One thing makes me happy that
my name is associated with a legendary
singer like him. I don’t deserve
it though. I can’t be like him but I
would like to earn a name like him. I
am not his fan but a ‘bhakt’,” Sunny
told IANS here after his victory.
With recreations being the current
flavour of Bollywood, would he like
to come up with his own version of
Khan’s songs for a film?
“His famous ones are already out
like ‘Mere rashke qamar’ and ‘Sanu ek
pal chain naa aave’. I will have to look
for the song if an opportunity comes
like this. I will see the film’s situation
and select the song accordingly,” said
the young singer. As of now, he is letting
his victory sink in. “When I was
announced as the winner… the happiness,
I can’t express. I am speechless,”
he said. His mother had lifted the trophy
with him on the stage.
“When my name was announced, I
saw a huge smile on her face. It felt
really good,” he said. Looking back at
his journey from Punjab to Mumbai,
he recalled: “I had fought with my
mother. A friend had told me about the
audition. My friends used to say that I
sing very well and asked me to try my
hand at it. I gave it a shot.” “Our conditions
at home were not good. Dad
had passed away when I was just 12
years old. My mother said that there
was no money and that nothing would
happen. I told her that I would borrow
Mandy Moore almost
gave up acting before
'THIS IS US'
Los Angeles : Singer-actress Mandy Moore considered quitting
acting before landing her career-making role in the hit TV
show "This Is Us". Moore was more well known for her singing
than her acting in 2015, although had starred in relatively successful
movies such as "A Walk to Remember" and "Because I
Said So" by that time, reports aceshowbiz.com.
She wasn't sure she had what it takes to make it -- with the
constant knock-backs taking their toll.
"I had done four failed TV pilots... So, I was kind of at the
point where I was like, Maybe this acting thing is done for me.
Like, Maybe I need to hang it up and go back to Florida, go to
school, go try my hand at something else," Moore said in an
interview with "CBS Sunday Morning". She persevered, and
achieved a whole new fan base through her role as Rebecca
Pearson in "This Is Us". Elsewhere in the interview, she spoke
about her marriage to Ryan Adams. The pair wed in 2009 and
finalised their divorce in 2016, with the 35-year-old actress
admitting her troubled relationship contributed to her low selfworth.
"I just felt like I was at a point in my life where I was the most
comfortable making myself the least priority, and I made myself
as small as possible in order to make someone else comfortable,"
she said.
money from someone. Then I left for
the audition,” he added.
With just Rs 3000 in his bag, he
reached Mumbai — often called as the
city of dreams — and won hearts of
everyone through his flawless voice.
He was also awarded with a cheque
of Rs 25 lakh from Sony
Entertainment Television, a car and
one song contract with T-Series in
their next movie. Rs 25 lakh is a huge
amount. “I have a sister. I will save
some money for her marriage. Mother
had a tough life. I will help her lead a
leisure life. I will also spend some
amount on my music career,” said the
singer, who has already relocated to
Mumbai. He has already sung songs
for to his songs in films like “Panga”
and “The Body”. Was playback
singing always on his mind? “I used to
think that there would be a day when
my songs would feature in films but
it’s not like I put in effort to be a
singer. I hadn’t done any preparation
for this. I just came with a limited
number of songs and God heard me
out,” said Sunny.
TIGER Shroff's sister locks
lips with beau at aquarium
Mumbai : Actor Tiger Shroff's sister
Krishna Shroff shared a love-filled photograph
with her beau Eban Hyams, which
has gone viral on social media.
Krishna and Hyams were posing in front
of an aquarium that many reported to be
Dubai's Atlantis, The Palm.
The two can be seen sharing a kiss and
Krishna captioned it: "My favourite fish in
the sea." A few days earlier, Jackie Shroff's
daughter had shared another picture of the
two of them from Bondi Beach, Australia.
According to reports, Krishna is the
owner of a gym while Hyams is a professional
basketball player.
Hailey Baldwin's 'party trick'
made Justin Bieber call her
Los Angeles : Model Hailey Baldwin
has shared the party trick that made her
now-husband Justin Bieber give her a call
and reconcile after the two took a break
from their relationship. During her appearance
on "The Tonight Show Starring
Jimmy Fallon", the model was asked "Did
you do any party tricks?"
"Well, I say this because the last time
you were on our show, you did something
that was the most amazing thing ever.
Everybody was talking about it, you
opened a beer bottle with your teeth," said
Fallon, reports people.com. Hailey found it
"really fun and there's actually another
funny story behind this and that is that last
time I was here, we did this little party trick
where I opened a Corona bottle with my
teeth". "The next morning --
after the interview had aired -
- I got a certain phone call
from a certain someone and it
was a little like, ‘Hey, how
are you? I saw you on Jimmy
Fallon last night. You were
looking really good. I loved
that trick that you did, I had
no idea that you can do that.
It was so cool'. Cut to, I'm
now married to that certain
someone," she said. Fallon
later said that the model initially met
Bieber when she was just 13 years old in
2009. "I know, it sounds like this weird
arranged marriage situation. We met
because my dad, he brought me to the
'Today' show when Justin
performed there. He was no
more than 15 I think," she
recalled. When asked if she
was a fan of the singer at the
time, she said that she was
not.
"To be honest, this is the
truth. He was so new that I
didn't really know a lot
about him yet," she said.
"It was really kinda
before anything. I met him
and his mom and my dad kind of just connected
as friends and we invited them over
to our house the next day. Him and his
mom just came over for family dinner with
me and my family and we went bowling."