Taapsee Pannu completes 10 years in Bollywood

Actress

Taapsee Pannu recently clocked for 10 years in the Hindi film industry When she started in 2013 with ‘Chashme Baddoor,’ she didn’t have a career trajectory charted out She says, “I was told that it’s a short lived career and there are not many examples of people who lasted for a long time So I always thought that, ‘Okay, I’m just gonna be here around for a couple of more years ’”

T a a p s e e , w h o h a s w o r k e d i n T a m i l , T e l u g u , a n d Malayalam movies before venturing into Bollywood, says she wanted to stand out She said, “During my stint in the South, I realised that I was dispensable I began to feel that I needed to have something more besides just having a female presence in films I wanted the audience to believe that I wouldn’t waste their money and time My only goal was to become someone who is not easily replaceable ”

Now, she feels satisfied as an artiste “Barring all the misses that I learnt from, I do have a credible career graph to be proud of In fact, that’s the only thing that has encouraged

Shah Rukh didn’t like

‘Lungi Dance’ at first

Rohit Shetty’s Shah Rukh Khan-starrer

‘Chennai Express’ in 2013 featured a unique song which was also a homage to Tamil superstar Rajinikanth Composer and singer Honey Singh has now revealed that it took him three weeks to get a thumbs-up for the film. He added that these factors became why he has cut down on composing songs for Bollywood films over the years.

W h i l e t h e m o v i e ' s s o u n d t r a c k w a s composed by Vishal-Shekhar, Honey was commissioned by Shah Rukh to create a new song He was told to make a song like his song for ‘Chennai Express,’ he told me to make something like 'Angreji Beat’ ”

He added, “I asked him why, so he said because that song was a huge hit I told him that I won’t make a song like that but will create a number which has his vibe I made Lungi Dance and he did not like it He took three weeks to decide whether he wants the song or not ” me to move forward I feel satisfied I have nothing else to keep patting my back And I am definitely in a place where I am satisfied ” Taapsee admits she wanted to create a unique identity with her work and her self-critical attitude helped her achieve that

“A lot of people (actors) who come into this industry don’t have a recall value But I have been lucky to get back-to-back good opportunities that helped me create a unique identity and leave a strong impression on the audience’s mind,” she said

When asked about the lowest point in the past 10 years, she can’t point out one “Being an actor, I’ve kept myself vulnerable to situations in life to make sure I stay as real as possible This obviously makes you experience a lot of lows as well But I’ll just say that I’ve had as many lows as highs in the last 10 years And I’m sure there’ll be many more to come All I know is that I chose a non-monotonous life And that’s what I got,” Taapsee ends

Anil Kapoor celebrates 30 years of ‘Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja’

Actor Anil Kapoor took to his social media accounts for revisiting his 1993 movie ‘Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja’ as it completed 30 years on Sunday. Sharing a bunch of photos from the film and its shoot, he penned a note, especially mentioning recently-deceased actor and director Satish Kaushik

Anil wrote, “A film that might have not done well at the box office but was made with all heart directed by my friend Satish 30 years ago t h e s o n g s a n d t h e t r a i n robbery were brilliantly shot by my friend I believe every project is a learning experience and a cherished one ” The photos include one of the cast and crew, which also includes director Satish and the film's female lead, late actor Sridevi It also feature's Sridevi's husband and the film's producer Boney Kapoor previous hit, ‘Angreji Beat,’ but told Shah Rukh that he would create something new Revealing how the now-hit song almost didn’t happen, Honey said, "I have always had trouble making music for Bollywood

When Shah Rukh bhai called me to make a

Honey’s new music album ‘Honey 3 0 ’ was released this month and has 10 tracks H e r e c e n t l y c o m p o s e d t h e s o n g K u d i C h a m k e e l i f o r t h e A k s h a y K u m a r f i l m , 'Selfiee ' The singer also appeared in the song with Akshay and actor Diana Penty

Pooja Hegde reacts to the 'producer gifted her a car' rumour

Actress

Pooja Hegde is currently preparing for the release of Salman Khan-starrer

‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan ’ She recently addressed the many bizarre rumours she sees about her life and career in the press She shared that some have even prompted her parents to question her

Pooja mentioned one specific rumour that stated that a producer on her film had bought a car so she could travel comfortably to the shoot She joked and said she wished she had gotten the car Speaking in an interview, Pooja also talked about the many casting rumours she hears about her career, including one that suggests she will star with S a l m a n a g a i n i n t h e ‘ B a j r a n g i B h a i j a a n ’ sequel

She said, “There’s something new about me in the papers all the time I read it and say, now it’s this I can’t keep up giving answers to people,” she said

“I keep reading stuff My parents send me articles with a question mark saying, ‘is it true?’ The random things I get sent to me

Recently it was that the producers in some flam bought me a car to keep me more c o m f o r t a b l e I s e n t a s c r e e n s h o t t o m y p r o d u c e r s a y i n g y ruined Agar badnaam kare to (if you ’ re badmouthing me) at least give me the car, ” she said

On the work front, Pooja is set to feature in a Telugu film featuring Mahesh Babu, tentatively titled ‘SSMB28 ’

More photos show Anil a n d S r i d e v i p o s i n g o n t h e poster for the movie, and a couple of solo shots of Anil Fans of the actor reacted to the post “I liked the movie w h e n I s a w i t i n m y childhood, later I got to know that it didn’t do well at the box office but I thoroughly enjoyed it Thank you to both of you, ” he wrote “I loved the movie!!! Was one of my favourites Sridevi was hilarious,” commented another Satish Kaushik died in March of a heart attack ‘Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja’ was made on a big budget but failed at the box office, sending him into depression

KJo praises ‘Jubilee’ actor Sidhant Gupta

Filmmaker

Karan Johar took to his Instagram account to praise the recently released web series ‘Jubilee ’ Helmed by Vikramaditya Motwane, the Amazon Prime Video show stars Aparshakti Khurrana, Aditi Rao Hydari, Ram Kapoor, Sidhant Gupta, Nandish Sandhu and Wamiqa Gabbi, among others

Karan shared a poster of the series and w r o t e , “ A s l o w b u r n i n g , i m m e r s i v e , referential tale about the post independence origin and advancement of Hindi cinema This set piece of brilliant set pieces and performances is exquisite and twisted in equal measure grey rules the character graphs and the unsaid is so much more p o w e r f u l t h a n t h e e x p r e s s e d d i a l o g u e

@motwayne is an auteur he sets up the studio world of the 40s and 50s with such clever finesse It took a beat to plunge into his world and when I did I succumbed to h i s m a g i c a n d h i s t e c h n i c a l c r e w o f magicians ”

Karan Johar also praised the cast of the show The filmmaker further wrote, “BUT it is in @sidhant that you find the essence, heartbeat and the soul of #jubilee His act that oscillates between studied awkwardness and heart wrenching intensity is the piece de r e

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