16 FEATURES Friday, <strong>September</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2020</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Weekender</strong> Kangana, Anup Jalota laud Yogi for planning ‘biggest’ film city in UP Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut and singer Anup Jalota have lauded Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath for announcing plans to set up the country’s ‘biggest and most beautiful film city’ in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of UP. In a set of two tweets from @KanganaTeam, Ranaut said, “People’s perception that the top film industry in India is the Hindi film industry is wrong. Telugu film industry has ascended itself to the top position and now catering films to pan India in multiple languages, many Hindi films being shot in Ramoji (film city) Hyderabad. "I applaud this announcement by @ myogiadityanath ji. We need many reforms in the film industry first of all we need one big film industry called <strong>Indian</strong> film industry. We are divided based on many factors. Hollywood films get advantage of this. One industry but many film cities.” Ranaut’s comments are significant due to her ongoing war of words with Shiv Sena over her comments on an alleged drugs culture in Bollywood and a legal battle with the Mumbai civic body over the demolition of her office in the city. Ranaut, recently said she was leaving Mumbai with a heavy heart after visiting the city for a few days under protection of Y category security provided by the centre in the wake of alleged threats by Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut warning her against coming to Mumbai. Dia Mirza: Never procured, consumed narcotic or contraband substance In a video message, Jalota said, “I thank and congratulate UP CM Yogi Adityanath on the announcement of film city in UP. "Mumbai film industry shines because of talents from UP. Now, when UP will have a film city, UP will shine.” During a meeting to review development works in Meerut division, comprising Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Hapur, Baghpat and Gautam Buddh Nagar districts, through videoconferencing on Friday night, Yogi had asked officials to find a suitable land in or around Noida for setting up the film city. “<strong>The</strong> CM, while addressing a review meeting, announced to set up the biggest and most beautiful film city of the country "We need many reforms in the film industry first of all we need one big film industry called <strong>Indian</strong> film industry. We are divided based on many factors. Hollywood films get advantage of this. " in Gautam Buddh Nagar. " He instructed officials to search for a suitable land in or around Noida, Greater Noida or Yamuna Expressway and prepare an action plan,” an official statement said. Sushant Singh Rajput gets a wax statue in West Bengal A veteran w a x artist of West Bengal has sculpted a full-sized statue of actor Sushant Singh Rajput as a mark of tribute. Sushanto Roy (64), state’s first wax artist, has chiselled the statue, having striking resemblance with the actor who was found hanging at his Mumbai apartment on June 14. Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case is currently being probed by CBI and other central agencies. It took Roy one and half month to complete the statue of the actor at his studio here in West Burdwan district. <strong>The</strong> veteran artist has previously sculpted wax statues of megastar Amitabh Bachchan, football legend Diego Maradona and Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu since 2001. His wax sculpting of former President Pranab Mukherjee occupies a pride of place at Rashtrapati Bhavan. “I sculpt the statues of personalities with whom I feel emotionally attached in some way or the other. Whose life and works inspire me. Be it Amitabh Bachchan, Jyoti Basu, Pranab Mukherjee or Maradona. “<strong>The</strong> wax statue of Sushant was also made for the same reason, though I regret that I will never be able to show it to the actor, whose struggle in acting career should be an inspiration to all aspiring actors,” Roy said <strong>The</strong> Lunchbox turns 7, Nimrat Kaur: ‘Overnight from that Cadbury girl, my identity became that girl in that Irrfan movie’ Bollywood actress Dia Mirza has taken to Twitter to refute reports claiming she is on the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) radar and might be summoned by the agency for questioning. Actor Nimrat Kaur took to social Choice Award. It was also screened at Dia took to her verified media to fondly remember the Toronto International Film Festival. Twitter account on Tuesday her film, <strong>The</strong> Lunchbox, as it In May, while out on an errand, evening to claim that she has painstakingly built with years turned seven. She also wrote evocatively Nimrat had spotted a mural with never in her life procured of hard work. about her association with late actor Irrfan’s face on the wall of a house or consumed any narcotic 3) I have never procured Irrfan Khan. Nimrat wrote: “Today, and had written how it was just a or contraband substances of or consumed any narcotic or 7 years ago in India, overnight from few houses away from where Saajan any form and called the news contraband substances of any ‘that Cadbury girl’, my identity became Fernandes (Irrfan’s character in <strong>The</strong> reports as "false, baseless" and form in my life. I intend to that girl in that Irrfan movie..one of Lunchbox) lived. "frivolous reporting", which pursue the full extent of legal life’s greatest honours as his ardent She wrote: “Chanced upon this might impact her reputation and remedies available to me as a fan, admirer and an actor. Forever arresting mural in Ranwar Village on career. <strong>The</strong> actress tweeted: "1) law abiding citizen of India. blessed to have shared this gift of a an errand run today. Incidentally only I would like to strongly refute Thanks to my supporters for journey... #7YearsOf<strong>The</strong>Lunchbox “<strong>The</strong> Lunchbox is my favourite love a few houses down the one where and categorically deny this standing by me." #IrrfanForever.” story of the year. It’s sweet, sad and Saajan Fernandes’s house was located news as being false, baseless Earlier in the day, news <strong>The</strong> Lunchbox starred Nimrat, deeply aching. Debutant director Ritesh in <strong>The</strong> Lunchbox. Such an ominous yet and with mala fide intentions. reports claimed that Dia Irrfan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Batra captures the harrowing loneliness celebratory confluence of life and art. 2) Such frivolous reporting Mirza might be summoned for prominent roles. that a metropolis like Mumbai fosters, My heart felt compliments to the artist has a direct impact on my questioning by the NCB, which <strong>The</strong> film, written and directed by the hope of happiness that glimmers and @bollywoodartproject and a million reputation being besmirched is investigating the drug angle Ritesh Batra, went on to win laurels enables us to go on.” thoughts and loving prayers for this and is causing damage to in the death of late Bollywood at international film festivals. <strong>The</strong> At the 66th Cannes Film Festival, immortal soul. All that came to the mind my career which I have actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Hindustan Times review of the film said, the film won the Critics Week Viewers was, who knew...#IrrfanForever.” Yogi meets filmmakers, invites them to UP Several filmmakers on Tuesday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath through video conferencing to discuss the film city project. <strong>The</strong> Chief Minister shared a presentation with the guests and assured filmmakers of all help in film making in the state. He said that the proposed film city would be spread over 1,000 acres of land. He said that Uttar Pradesh was the heart and hub of India – be it the Freedom Struggle movement, culture or mythology. "We have Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura. <strong>The</strong>re is Hastinapur which is related to Mahabharat. <strong>The</strong>re is history and there is culture here," he added. <strong>The</strong> Chief Minister spoke about the state's connectivity and said that the Jewar international airport project was underway and many new airports were on the anvil. <strong>The</strong> Chief Minister also spoke about the Kumbh Mela organised by his government last year and said that the event had been appreciated worldwide. Among those who attended the meeting included actor Paresh Rawal, Anupam Kher, singers Anup Jalota, Udit Narain and Kailash Kher, lyricist Manoj Muntashir, filmmakers Satish Kaushik, Subhash Ghai, David Dhawan, Priyadarshan, Saundarya Rajnikanth, Raveena Tandon and Raju Srivastava, among others.
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