Australia Day, Indian Republic Day and Harvest Festival celebrated by ICAQ

sANDGATE On 26th January 2023, Indian Council of Australia, Queensland Inc. (ICAQ) successfully celebrated the Aus-Ind Day & Harvest Festival.

Federal, State, and local Members of Parliament and community members well attended the event. ICAQ is committed to promoting social causes. For example, this year, while celebrating Australia Day & Indian Republic Day, ICAQ highlighted the importance of the Agricultural and Farming sector.

The program was blessed by Song woman Maroochy Barambha of the Turrbal tribe, and Rhan Hooper played the Didgeridoo. The ICAQ Secretary, Ganesh Deshpande, read the welcome message on behalf of ICAQ President Parminder Singh. Pinky Singh OAM, ICAQ Advisor, also welcomed the audience. ICAQ sincerely thanks the dignitaries & guests for their time and support towards the event.

Citizenship Ceremony

Presiding Officer Cr. Jared Cassidy, Councilor for Deagon Ward and the staff provided all necessary support to execute the event successfully. Hon Anika Wells MP, Minister for Aged Care, Minister for Sport, and Member for Lilley, Hon Luke Howarth MP, Member for Petrie Senator Gerard Rennick, Senator for QLD, Hon Stirling Hinchliffe, Minister for Tourism, Innovation and Sport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics and Paralympics Sport and Engagement,

Mr Bart Mellish, Assistant Minister to the Premier for Veterans' Affairs and COVID Economic Recovery, Cr. Sandy Landers, Councilor for Bracken Ridge Ward, Cr. Tracy Davis, Councilor for McDowall Ward, Mr Damien Houston, Acting Inspector QPS, Prof. Muhammad Shiddiky, Griffith University, Mr Umesh Chandra OAM & Mrs Usha Chandra, Brisbane Indian Times and Australian Indian Radio, ICAQ Media Partner.

Thanks to Tapori Squad, Noopur Dance Academy, Rich Virsa Dance & Bhangra Academy for the fantastic cultural performances. The Masters of Ceremony sALiM Khan and Javed

Mr Zain Chams and Mrs Jyotsna Trivedy. Every event can successfully be managed with volunteers & Committee members.

Thanks to Srikar Reddy, Amandeep Singh Pannu, Sohil Sanzgiri, Akash Deshpande, Chirag Deshpande, and volunteers from Brisbane Telangana Association.

Akhtar created the ‘angry young man’ trope in the 80s in Hindi cinema with Zanjeer which changed the trajectory of the writer duo Salim-Javed and Amitabh Bachchan. As Big B became one of the biggest stars of that era, so did the writers who went on to pen several big films. Salim Khan recently recalled how many actors had said no to the film.

In an interview on Bollywood Bubble, Salim

Khan told Arbaaz Khan that actors like Dharmendra, Dev Anand and Dilip Kumar had passed on the script of Zanjeer when it finally landed with Amitabh Bachchan. No leading lady was attached to the project and many didn’t want to star due to the small role. So, Amitabh Bachchan reached out to Jaya Bachchan and asked her to star in it.

Khan revealed, “I suggested ki Jaya Bachchan ko le lo. She will do it and she will do it for him. Kahani bhi sunayi Jaya ko toh unhone kaha ki mera toh kuch hai nahi ismein zyada. Maine kaha ki haan ismein kuch hai nahi aapka zyada magar Amitabh Bachchan ke liye yeh ek aisi kahani hai ki yeh phod ke rakh degi (I suggested let’s take Jaya Bachchan. She will do it and she will do it for him.

When I narrated the story to her, she said that she doesn’t have much to do in the film. I said yes, you don’t have much to do here but it can change Amitabh’s career).”

Salim Khan said that Amitabh Bachchan was known for his professionalism and Salim-Javed ensure to bring up his name during every project. However, following the split of Salim and Javed, Amitabh didn’t keep in touch with Salim as he was reserved in nature. He said, “Yeh joh thi relation rakhne ki responsibility, unpe thi. Aap jab bahut bade star ho jaate ho, aapki responsibility hoti hai ki usse milna julna joh bhi ho, relationship rakhna yeh aapka farz banta hai. Joh ki unhone shayad kisi wajah se nahi kiya (The responsibility of maintaining relationships was his. When you become a big star, it is on you to maintain relationships, which, for some reason, he did not do).”

Meanwhile, Amitabh Bachchan was last seen in Brahmastra and Unnchai. He has Nag Ashwin's next with Prabhas and Deepika Padukone tentatively titled Project K.

BriCk by brick, Nawazuddin Siddiqui constructed his own Taj Mahal in Mumbai. Gleaming white and custombuilt, Nawaz is rightfully house proud. Nawaab, Nawaz’s home named after his father, has six bedrooms, two large halls, and two spacious lawns. On the first floor, Nawaz has a large space to grow trees. Nawaz loves greenery. He wants his home in Mumbai to remind me of my home in my village. His voice beaming with pride and joy, Nawaz said, “I had an exact map of every inch of my dream house in my head, and I would not compromise on even an inch of that vision. If something was built wrongly during my absence, I broke it. There were many demolished walls before the house happened. I wanted every inch of the house to be the way I had designed it in my mind. I must thank my brother who helped me a lot. During my absence, he supervised the construction.”

When I mentioned that people were comparing his home Nawaab with Shah Rukh Khan’s Mannat, Nawaz demurred, “There is no need

ON Sunday, Kangana Ranaut shared a cryptic post alleging that a casanova and his wife from Bollywood are spying on her.

Actress Kangana Ranaut has often made headlines for her unfiltered opinion, whether it is being unhesitatingly vocal about issues in the Bollywood industry or pinpointing a finger at what she thinks is right or wrong. Once again, Kangana is trending on the internet. This time for claiming that she is being spied upon by someone from the film industry. Though she did not name either of them, she went on share multiple details about their lives.

For the unversed, the Queen actress, on Sunday, took to her verified Instagram handle and shared two notes on its story section. In the first note, she stated that the paparazzi followed her to a dance studio on Sunday despite her not informing them of to compare the two. That is his dream home. This is mine. Sabke sapne alag alag hote hain (to each his own dream). I’d like you to come to see my home. It is on Yari Road in Andheri.”

And now, the same home has turned into a veritable horror castle, where his wife is fighting an ugly property battle with Nawaz’s mother. years who then refused to work with me,” read an excerpt of her story.

The wife Aaliya, who has apparently been locked out of the bedrooms and other private areas in the sprawling palace allegedly by Nawaz’s mother, has made the living room sofas the temporary (?) home for herself and her children.

Nawaz’s home Nawaab is swarming with cops and lawyers while he is nowhere to be traced, and rightly so. Whatever Nawaz says at the moment will be held against him. Whichever side he chooses, he will be seen as a traitor and a man who won’t own up to his responsibilities.

So where is Nawaz?

According to his friends, he has moved into a hotel for now. There he will remain until his lawyers sort out the mess at his home.

WiTH War and now Pathaan, Siddharth Anand has had two blockbusters back-toback. Following the Rs. 729 crore worldwide collections and the nett collection in India at Rs. 378.15 crores, Siddharth has begun the promo cycle with a bang. In an exclusive conversation, he spoke at length about the film, actors Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. He also addressed the boycott calls that were being made prior to the release after a certain section was offended over Deepika wearing a saffron bikini in the ‘Besharam Rang’ song.

When asked what was happening around him and how he felt, Siddharth Anand told Bollywood Hungama, “It’s unnerving and unnecessary because we hadn't made a film that should draw any attention to any negativity. We made an entertaining commercial film. In a way, it's patriotic. You feel patriotic. Someone sent me a video where in the scene where SRK’s character does a salute to Dimple Kapadia, you saw a man standing up in theatre when for unfurling the flag of the country. So it brings out that fervour. To see such negativity around this film, it just is heartbreaking and unnerving. Unnecessary. So yeah, so I hear about these things. We read about these things. But no, I'm not on any social media.”

Helmed by Siddharth her whereabouts. Further, she went on to mention that a ‘Casanova’ from the film industry may be behind it. She also mentioned that his wife who, according to her, got her home decorated in the same style as hers.

“I am certain my WhatsApp data is being leaked professional deals or even personal life details, this obsessed nepo mafia

Anand, Pathaan is currently running in theatres in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan has two more releases this year – Atlee Kumar’s Jawan clown who once landed at my door step uninvited and forced himself on me is a known womaniser and Casanova but now vice president of nepo mafia brigade as well, forces his wife to become producer, do more female-centric films, dress like me even make home interiors like me they even hired my stylist and even home stylists of many releasing in June followed by Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki in December.

On the other hand, Siddharth Anand reunites with Hrithik Roshan for the

Speaking of the couple, the Simran actress wrote, “Wife is encouraging this obsessive behaviour she even wore the same sari for her wedding that I had worn earlier for my brother's wedding reception, it's beyond creepy.” She signed off by adding, “how is he getting all this data and what all is he indulging in because if he gets in trouble she and her baby will be in trouble as well ... she must take charge of her life and make sure he is not indulging in anything illegal... Much love to you dear girl and your new born.” third time after Bang Bang and War. He will direct Fighter which marks his reunion with Deepika Padukone, too. The film will release in theatres on Republic Day 2024.

Coming to the professional front, the 35-year-old actress was last seen in Dhaakad. She recently wrapped shooting for Emergency and is currently busy with her second Tamil-language project, Chandramukhi 2.