16 - 31 July 2020 The Asian Independent

18 16-07-2020 to 31-07-2020 ENTERTAINMENT
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Sonam Kapoor flies
off to London amid
Covid-19 pandemic
Mumbai : Actress Sonam Kapoor Ahuja is currently in
London. In a string of
pictures that Sonam has
posted on Instagram
Stories, we can see her
aboard a flight, wearing
a mask. Her husband,
Anand Ahuja is next to
her.
Her recent Instagram
posts reveal that she is
in London.
Sharing a view of
London from the plane,
Sonam wrote: "London
I am back. So beautiful."
Earlier, Sonam had
spent three months of
lockdown in Delhi at
her in-laws' residence.
She flew to Mumbai to
be with her parents and
siblings ahead of her
birthday on June 9.
On the work front,
Sonam was last seen in
"The Zoya Factor", which also featured Malayalam star Dulquer
Salmaan. The film , which is an adaptation of a book of the same
name written by Anuja Chauhan, fared below expectations.
Mumbai : Actress Daisy Shah
unveiled her YouTube channel
with her first video, “Start of a
new journey”, where she welcomed
her fans to her channel and
told them the reason behind
launching it.
Daisy has been actively engaging
with fans since the lockdown
began, with her online presence.
She has been active on Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram, sharing
workout videos, recipes, and photos
of herself and her pets. She has
also been conducting a lot of live
sessions.
The decision to start her
YouTube channel was a natural
extension to this as she wants her
fans to see the real Daisy.
The YouTube channel will give
Neha Dhupia: Motherhood
taught me selflessness
Mumbai : Actress Neha Dhupia says
motherhood taught her what selflessness is,
and also the meaning of selfless love.
“It taught me what selflessness was and
what selfless love is, and I look at the
world very differently,” Neha told IANS
while talking about motherhood.
“Everyone out there is someone’s child
and you know, their parents would never
want them to get hurt. So, I feel like I have
a far more tender and loving approach to
life as I become a mom,” added the mother
of one.
Neha, who is married to Angad Bedi,
gave birth to daughter Mehr in 2018.
Talking about her biggest realisation
after the lockdown period and the pandemic,
Neha said: “It’s tough because it’s new,
it’s tough because you don’t know when is
it going to end. I think the biggest realisation
for me is that I mean the little things I
would have missed if I was away for work
even for four hours or eight hours a day.
So, I’m just really glad that I’m seeing
every bit of my girl while she’s growing
up.”
However, she reveals that keeping Mehr
busy indoors is a challenge. “But we’re
doing little things like creating sand at
home with a little bit of aata or making doll
houses with cardboard boxes. W’re not
wasting any sort of materials because, we
just did a session where we sat at home and
made cardboard alphabets from A to Z and
Daisy Shah unveils her YouTube channel
Raveena Tandon shoots at home
amid Covid-19 pandemic
Mumbai : Actress Raveena Tandon recently did some work
from home. She shot for an
advertisement at her residence
here.
The shoot happened with all
the necessary precautions and
minimum crew members.
There were just two crew
members present at her house
amid the ongoing Covid pandemic.
“The working scenario has
changed but as we say, change
is the only constant. With the
new normal and limited crew
members, it took us lesser time
to complete. Only two members were allowed in the house, one
being the cameraman and the other was the sound recordist. They
wore PPE kits and all their equipment was disinfected before they
entered the house. I followed the social distancing norm with the
crew members and I feel after this shoot, I am ready for the new
normal,” Raveena shared her experience of shooting post lockdown.
On the big screen, Raveena will be soon seen in “KGF:
Chapter 2”. The movie is a follow-up of the Kannada blockbuster
“KGF: Chapter 1”, starring Kannada superstar Yash.
Los Angeles : Singer Katy Perry
is set to perform at
the digital festival
Tomorrowland
Around The
World, which will
take place between
July 25 and 26.
The singer, who
is currently
expecting her first
child with her
fiance Orlando
Bloom, hopes that
her performance
makes people
smile, reports dailymail.co.uk.
The singer announced her performance
at the digital festival during
a video call with Dutch DJ-pro-
her fans a sneak peek into her
daily life, where she will be sharing
vlogs about different topics
like fitness, cooking and her
lifestyle.
“The main reason why I’ve
joined YouTube is to broaden my
horizons. My aim for this channel
is to introduce everyone to the real
Daisy, to show everyone who I
am. This is basically my way of
connecting with my fans on very
real terms. I’m super excited to
start my journey on YouTube and
I know I’ll get as much love here
as I do on all my other social
media platforms,” she said.
As for films, she has “See You
In Court” and Salman Khan’s production
“Bulbul Marriage Hall”
coming up.
Katy Perry to perform
at a digital festival
ducer Martin Garrix.
She said: “I’ve
always wanted to be
a part of the fun of
Tomorrowland, and
have been following
the amazing innovation,
technology,
and invention that
this festival has
always been about
for a long time. I’m
so glad to be a part
of this version, and I
hope my set makes
you smile.”
Artistes like
Steve Aoki,
Afrojack, Martin Garrix and David
Guetta will also be taking to the
stage.
then painted them in different colours of
her choice. So yeah, we’re doing different
things,” she added.
On the work front, Neha is busy with
popular adventure reality show “MTV
Roadies Revolution”.
Writer-director Purva
Naresh: Best stories are
always in the real world
Mumbai : Director-writer Purva Naresh says her
writing has a ring of truth to it because best stories
come out of the real world.
“My thoughts have always taken shape from what
I see, feel, and interact with around me. I think the
arts have always presented the opportunity to discover
through various lenses what others sometimes fail
to see,” Naresh said.
“All of my writing has a ring of truth to it, and I
think that is what makes the plot and characters relatable
yet insightful. The best stories are always out
there in the real world,” she added.
She has yet again presented a mirror image of a
community that often falls prey to prejudice and
scrutiny in Zee Theatre’s “Ok Tata Bye Bye”.
The teleplay brings to the spotlight the authenticities
of India’s rural sex workers from their perspective,
and presents a story of resilience and individuality.
“As with all my stories, this one too is heavily
inspired by the real lives of sex workers. I was
inspired by the spirited young girls I interacted with
and strongly felt that their story needed to be told.
But I didn’t want the plot or its characters to preach,
instead, convey emotions that are universal and relatable,
however far removed their realities may seem
from ours,” she said of the teleplay that stars Geetika
Tyagi, Jim Sarbh, Prerna Chawla, and Sarika Singh,
and is available on Tatasky Theatre.