Roald Dahl publisher removes word ‘fat’ from ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’

which says "language related to weight, mental health, violence, gender and race has been cut and rewritten".

In the 1964 novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", which has been adapted twice as films in 1971 and 2005, starring Gene Hackman and Johnny Depp respectively, for example, the phrase "enormously fat" has been edited to just "enormous".

As per 'Variety', the same phrase in the 1970 book "Fantastic Mr Fox", adapted as an animated film by Wes Anderson with a voice cast of George Clooney and Meryl Streep in 2009, has also been edited to "enormous".

Los Angeles, Feb 19 (IANS) Editors at Penguin's children's imprint Puffin have taken a red pencil to the works of iconic, but divisive British writer Roald Dahl, known for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Matilda", reports "Variety".

It cited an extensive report by UK newspaper 'The Telegraph',

The report compares the 2001 editions of Dahl's children's books to the 2022 editions and finds that the word "fat" has been systematically edited out, including in "The Enormous Crocodile", "James and the Giant Peach", "The Twits", and "The Witches".

Other examples of Puffin's editing include the description of Miss Trunchbull in "Matilda" altered from "most formidable female" to "most formidable woman"; The Oompa Loompas from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" changed from "small men" to "small people"; and "Bunce, the little pot-bellied dwarf" in "Fantastic Mr Fox" to just "Bunce".

Puffin and the Roald Dahl Story Company made the edits with Inclusive Minds, a collective that specialises in "inclusion and accessibility in children's literature," according to a spokesperson.

The report quotes the copyright page of Puffin's new editions of Dahl's books, saying: "This book was written many years ago, and so we regularly review the language to ensure that it can continue to be enjoyed by all today."

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 17 (IANS) A book titled 'India and Australia: Strengthening International Cooperation Through The Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative', prepared by the Centre for Public Policy Research and Monash University with the support of the Australian Department of Foreign Trade, was released here on Friday. The book was released in the presence of the Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O'Farrell, who received the book from former the Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Kerala, G. Gopakumar. Australian Consul General for South India, Sarah Kirlew, was also present on the occasion.

The book is a compilation of research papers penned by scholars from India, ASEAN countries and Australia on strengthening international cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

The book has three sections based on the three key sessions of the Australia-India Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative Partnership (AIIPOIP) conference held at Kochi in April 2022.

The three themes include maritime security, tackling the issue of marine debris and litter in the Bay of Bengal, and the importance of smart ports. Gopakumar said the book is an attempt to highlight three major aspects connecting India and Australia in the context of the Indian Ocean as well as the IndoPacific region.

"The book also attempts to analyse the role that small ports can play in developing maritime relationships. Small ports along with big ports are important and in future, there will be huge quantity of small ports emerging across the country," he added.

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Niyogi Books and the National School of Drama on Wednesday released actor and producer Vani Tripathi Tikoo's book, 'Why Can't Elephants Be Red?'

Launched under the aegis of the Bharat Rang Mahotsav at the Kamani Auditorium in the national capital, the book was released in the presence of Union minister Smriti Irani, actor and chairperson of National School of Drama (NSD), Paresh Rawal, and NSD Director Ramesh Chandra Gaur.

The protagonist of the book, their first book.

Akku, who is also the author's daughter, is a lively, imaginative and adventurous two-and-a-halfyear-old girl.

She loves to scribble, draw and her imagination runs riot with elephants that are red, crabs that have moustaches, and unicorns that don't have horns. But the biggest adventure of all awaits Akku -- her first day at school. Speaking at the launch, Irani said: "This book is proof that a story can be written in pain. Vani you should write a story about women who divide themselves in different relationships but also do justice in each one of them."

She added: "I stand here for the family that has kept themselves together irrespective of the pandemic and the challenges that were brought upon by geography."

Irani said that Tikoo's book is a symbol of her tenacity.

Pillai, who has penned a number of books, announced on Wednesday that the Raj Bhavan will sponsor 25 Konkani language books.

"For Konkani writers who have not published any book but have the talent and desire to publish books, Raj Bhavan will bear all the expenses of printing," Pillai said, adding that details of the scheme will be announced soon.

Panaji, Feb 22 (IANS) The leader of opposition in Goa Assembly, Yuri Alemao, along with writers from the coastal state on Wednesday hailed the decision of Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai to help Konkani writers to come up with

Applauding the book, Rawal read excerpts from it.

Tikoo remarked: "Each book has a journey but this book has two. My first journey was while deciding on the title of this book. I wanted to remember all those little red elephants that you and I have tucked away inside us but have forgotten because we think like adults now."

She said her second journey was about this beautiful family of 12 people in pandemic times, and her daughter Akshara who was two-and-a-half years old then and was living away from her as Tikoo was with her mother in Delhi and Akku was being brought up by her relatives in Singapore.

"These journeys were unique and it took two different countries to bring up my child," Tikoo said.

Sanjiv Verenkar, Sahitya Akademy awardee poet, said that this is the best example set by Pillai as the Governor of Goa.

"He may be the first Governor who has initiated such a scheme fostering the literature field, that too for those who wish to publish their first book. I welcome his decision which respects Konkani language and writers," Verenkar said.

Welcoming the decision of Pillai, Alemao said, "A welcome gesture by Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai. This initiative will surely help the young writers and also boost Konkani literature."

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) BJP national president J.P. Nadda on Wednesday launched a book "Modi: Shaping a Global Order in Flux" in Chanakyapuri here. While addressing the readers, Nadda said, "This book is going to open a debate on how PM Modi has taken a decision which has changed India's image worldwide. It's necessary to understand what was the image of India before Modi ji came to power."

Recalling the old image, Nadda said, "The economy was declining, India had an image of a corrupt state, repeated terrorist attacks and a lack of stable govt. The very sad part was that the authority of the PM was eroded".

He further said, "Unlike in the past, India doesn't shy to take positions.

For a long time, India has been shying from taking hard positions. However, under PM Modi, on international issues, India can take a stand on complex issues. A classic example is the RussiaUkraine war".

Praising the New India, BJP national president said, "The world has appreciated the tough stand of India. The tough stand of carrying out surgical strikes against our adversaries".

He closed the speech by saying, "Initiatives taken by PM Modi have changed the image of our country, and this book gives a deep insight into the same."

The world's 40 per cent of digital transactions is taking place in India. For tracing and tracking of Covid patients, CoWin was launched, said Nadda. Book is forewarded by Union External Affair Minister S. Jaishankar. Editors are Sujan Chinoy, Vijay Chauthaiwala, and Uttam Kumar Sinha.

SELFIEE

RELEASE DATE: 24 February 2023

LANGUAGE: Hindi (With English Subtitles)

PRODUCER: Cape of Good Films, Dharma Productions, Magic Frames

DIRECTOR: Raj Mehta

CAST: Akshay Kumar, Emraan Hashmi, Diana Penty, Nushrratt

Bharuccha

SYNOPSIS: Bollywood superstar Vijay Kumar needs to obtain a new driving license, from RTO officer, Om Prakash Agarwal, a diehard fan of Vijay. But a misunderstanding leads to a war of words between the two, eventually escalating into a feud which is played out in front of the media and the entire country.

AFWAAH

RELEASE DATE: 24 February 2023

LANGUAGE: Hindi (With English Subtitles)

PRODUCER: Anubhav Sinha, Krishan Kumar, Bhushan Kumar

DIRECTOR: Sudhir Mishra

CAST: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bhumi Pednekar, Sumeet Vyas, Sharib Hashmi & Others

SYNOPSIS: Afwaah is said to be a quirky Thriller set in the backdrop of Rajasthan

BHOLAA

RELEASE DATE: 30 March 2023

LANGUAGE: Hindi (With English Subtitles)

PRODUCER: Ajay Devgn Ffilms,

Dream Warrior Pictures, Reliance Entertainment

DIRECTOR: Ajay Devgn

CAST: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Raai Laxmi

TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAR

RELEASE DATE: 8 March 2023

LANGUAGE: Hindi (With English Subtitles)

PRODUCER: Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg

DIRECTOR: Luv Ranjan

CAST: Ranbir Kapoor,Shraddha Kapoor,Dimple Kapadia,Boney Kapoor

Off to the Oscars, actor Ram Charan spotted barefoot at airport

black kurta-pajama.

The Tollywood star is known for his devout nature and piety. He regularly observes the rituals associated with the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. Devotees who embark on this pilgrimage are supposed to follow a pure and simple code of conduct, which includes walking barefoot and wearing black clothes.

Earlier too, at the time of the release of his film 'RRR', Ram Charan had been seen going about barefoot and dressed in black at various promotional events.

Hyderabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Actor Ram Charan, who jetted off to the US for Oscars from Hyderabad on Tuesday, was the cynosure of all eyes at the airport for a different reason. Instead of the usual stylised gladrags that stars are clicked in at airports, the actor was seen walking barefoot dressed in a

Twitterati couldn't help praising Ram Charan for his humility and piety even when jetting off to foreign lands.

The Rajamouli-helmed 'RRR' is eyeing an award in the best song category at the Oscars next month for the track 'Naatu Naatu', which features Ram Charan and his colead star NTR Jr.

‘India is everything to me’: Akshay Kumar to give up Canadian passport

During an interview in the first episode of the new season of "Seedhi Baat" on news channel Aajtak, Akshay said: "India is everything to me. Whatever I have earned, whatever I have gained is from here. And I'm fortunate that I get a chance to give back. You feel bad when people say things without knowing anything."

Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, who will be soon seen in the upcoming film "Selfiee", is set to give up his Canadian passport and has applied to get his citizenship status changed. In the past, the superstar had stated that he would change his passport to that of India but owing to the delays induced by the Covid-19 pandemic, he wasn't able to do so. But, now it looks like the actor will soon get an Indian passport.

Unravelling how the whole Canadian passport scenario came into being, the "Bachchhan Paandey" superstar said: "I thought that 'bhai, my films are not working and one has to work'. I went there for work. My friend was in Canada and he said, 'Come here'. I applied and I got in. I had just two films left for release and it is just luck that they both became superhits."

"My friend said, 'go back, start working again'. I got some more films and I kept getting more work. I forgot that I had the passport. I never thought that I should get this passport changed but now yes, I have applied to get my passport changed and once I get the renounced status from Canada."

Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) The first schedule of Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff-starrer 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' has been completed and now the entire team is gearing up for the next schedule in Scotland. The film brings together two of the biggest action heroes of Bollywood, Akshay, and Shroff.

Scotland

Prithviraj Sukumaran joins this spectacle as he brings on board his acting prowess as the powerful antagonist.

Taking to social media, producer Jackky Bhagnani, Tiger Shroff and Ali Abbas Zafar shared an image.

Jackky Bhagnani captioned it by saying: "We just wrapped the first India sched of #BMCM. A big milestone in my life and it has been emotional. This was a dream IP of my father and now we are carrying it forward."

"Cant wait for you guys to watch this Spectacle in theatres. Thank you Bade Miyan @akshaykumar, Chote Miyan @tigerjackieshroff, @therealprithvi and @ aliabbaszafar for making this

Ajay Devgn’s NY Foundations makes in-roads in rural education

dream of our come true."

Tiger shared a BTS image and captioned it: "It was an honour riding alongside you bade @ akshaykumar and kicking the bad guys' ass. Coming to you at the speed of light in a cinema near you."

Vashu Bhagnani and Pooja Entertainment present 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' in association with AAZ film, is written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Deepshikha Deshmukh, Jackky Bhagnani, Himanshu Kishan Mehra and Ali Abbas Zafar. This Pooja Entertainment Action entertainer is set to release in cinemas in December 2023.

How Raj from ‘DDLJ’ shaped Ranbir Kapoor as a romantic hero

"Raj was everything! You know, he could do anything! I think Aditya Chopra gave us a character, that was aspirational, he was naughty, he was charming, like it shook you up! I know I saw that film probably 20 times in the theatre!" reveals Ranbir.

Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS)

Bollywood actor-filmmakerentrepreneur Ajay Devgn has been spearheading various social-work initiatives across the country under the aegis of their socialwork wing NY Foundations. These initiatives include feeding the underprivileged, vaccination camps during the pandemic, paying for medical aid, studies and providing widows in Punjab a means of livelihood.

Recently, NY Foundations tied up with Shri Pradeep Lokhande of Rural Relations, an organisation that is very active on ground zero in over 200 villages across India. Ajay's daughter Nysa Devgan, who is keen to work closely in rural areas and also encourage children in primary and secondary schools to get education/recreation benefits, took the initiative to open digital libraries, distribute books and also distribute sports kits to the students of a few schools in and around Virgaon, Ahmednagar district. Nysa personally interacted with over 200 students and was impressed with their inclination towards studies and sports activities.

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, who is back on-screen as the quintessential romantic hero in the much-awaited 'Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar', said that SRK's character Raj from 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' (DDLJ) inspired him to play charming lover boys in cinema, having seen the iconic film at least 20 times.

'DDLJ' is the longest running film in the history of Indian cinema as it still plays at Maratha Mandir in Mumbai. The actor was seen speaking about the film in Netflix's latest release 'The Romantics'.

From Aamir Khan to Salman Khan, from Shah Rukh Khan to Ranbir Kapoor, from Amitabh Bachchan to Ranveer Singh, from

Rani Mukerji to Hrithik Roshan, from Katrina Kaif to Anushka Sharma, the mega-stars and icons of Hindi cinema have come together and spoken about Yash Chopra and YRF's contribution to Indian cinema in 'The Romantics'. 'The Romantics' has been directed by Oscar & Emmy-nominated film-maker Smriti Mundhra, who returns to Netflix after the phenomenal success of 'Indian Matchmaking' and the 'Never Have I Ever' franchise.

Netflix, in this four-part docuseries, will also feature 35 leading personalities from the film industry, who have closely worked with YRF through its 50 year glorious existence.

Karisma Kapoor learnt to speak Bengali, rolled cigarettes for her part in ‘Brown’

woman from a well-connected family.

Los Angeles, Feb 19 (IANS)

Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor, whose noir-thriller show "Brown" is the only Indian show at the Berlin Series Market Selects platform, took the method acting route to play her part in the series.

The series is based on the 2016 novel "City of Death" by Abheek Barua, adapted by Digvijay Singh, Sunayana Kumari and Mayukh Ghosh and directed by Abhinay Deo, reports "Variety".

It follows Rita Brown (played by Karisma), a world-weary and recovering alcoholic but ace detective in the Kolkata Police, belonging to the city's small but influential Anglo-Indian community, who is assigned to the murder case of a young

Apart from not wearing any makeup to achieve a worn-out look for her character, Karisma also used method acting techniques to enhance the role. Someone who rarely consumes alcohol in real life, she would skip dinner, have a few drinks, and pass out in order to wake up with a hangover.

As per 'Variety', Kapoor, who is a non-smoker, also learnt to roll a cigarette. The actor also trained with a language coach to learn the Bengali language that is native to Kolkata and to speak a few words of it and English with an AngloIndian accent.

The actress further mentioned that "many people around the world will identify with her".

On the reason for this, the actress told 'Variety' that "she's (her character) beat up, she's been through so much, people have knocked her out. And that's what happens in normal life".

Tanisha Mehta on recreating iconic scene from ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’ for her show

"It's not only depression, or alcoholism - nobody discusses this, but there's a time where people just become irrelevant. She bounces back, because she has it in her. Rita Brown is very inspirational to women out there and that's something that really touched me because I've also been through a journey in life."

Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) 'Shubh

Laabh - Aapkey Ghar Mein' actress Tanisha Mehta, who is seen playing the role of Ishani in the show 'Lag Ja Gale', talked about recreating the most popular scenes from 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' in which Amitabh Bachchan pulls a stool for Jaya Bachchan where she helps him in tying his tie.

Set in Delhi, 'Lag Ja Gale' is a story of a couple, Shiv (Namik Paul) - an affluent, self-made young hotelier and Ishani (Tanisha Mehta), who get married for the sake of their siblings.

In every scene where Tanisha has to stand opposite Namik, she has to take the help of a stool to match his height.

While talking about recreating the iconic scene, Tanisha said: "Within a few days of shooting, Namik and I started bonding with each other really well and that really helped to pull off our scenes smoothly. But the biggest concern is that because of Namika's height, every time there is a shot where I am standing next to him, I have to stand on a stool. For the scenes which are not close-up shots, I have to wear high heels throughout the sequence."

The actress further added that while shooting every scene with him she needed a stool and it reminded her of the movie 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham'.

"The very first day when we shot together, I was asked to do a scene with him standing on a stool and that just reminded me of the most popular scenes between Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham where she has to fasten his tie. I believe the resemblance of it with our shoot life is so similar that now I have started enjoying it as I am a big 'K3G fan'. I just hope that the audience loves our on-screen chemistry and showers their love on our show," she added.

'Lag Ja Gale' airs on Zee TV.

Priyanka Chopra dances as hubby Nick Jonas sings on stage in Las Vegas

Vegas concert. A clip shared on a fan account shows Priyanka grooving at her place dressed in a shimmery silver dress and paired it with a black fur overcoat.

Los Angeles, Feb 20 (IANS)

Indian actress Priyanka Chopra was seen grooving as her American pop star husband Nick Jonas performed on stage in Las Vegas.

She attended Jonas Brothers' Las

Nick shared several pictures with Priyanka and some solo pictures from the concert on Instagram and captioned it: "Vegas with you". Posting his pictures on her Instagram Stories, Priyanka wrote: "You are the wings I need to fly away."

Priyanka and Nick tied the knot in 2018. They welcomed Malti via surrogacy in January last year.

Coke Studio Bharat’s ‘Holi Re Rasiya’ is funky Holi number straddling urban, rural India

genres to the platform. I have sung a few songs in the past that had a traditional touch but to be a part of traditional and new age music was a thrilling experience for me."

Sonu Nigam manhandled in Mumbai during performance

Coke Studio Bharat released its second celebratory track 'Holi Re Rasiya' ahead of the festival. The song features Maithili Thakur's soulful voice, Ravi Kishan's playfulness alongside Seedhe Maut's rap. The track aims to light up the dance floors during the Holi celebrations. For the track, musiciansongwriter Ankur has collaborated with a think- tank including poet-lyricistscriptwriter Kausar Munir along with national award-winning sound engineer and music producer KJ Singh. Talking about his experience of working with Coke Studio Bharat, Ravi Kishan said, "This has been a fun experience for me, to be recognised by Coke Studio Bharat and to work together with young talents who bring in different

Ankur, who is "very excited" for 'Holi Re Rasiya', feels that the team has put together a great song for the Holi playlist. He said, "Celebrating the cultural traditions of Bharat, Coke Studio is bringing together talents from different regions that resonate with the new and young India while also connecting them to their roots".

This season of Coke Studio Bharat is an amalgamation of over 50 artists from across the country who have come together to create over 10 memorable tracks celebrating the roots of India.

Kangana has her own list of ‘deserving’ winners before ‘nepo mafia’ takes ‘everyone ka haq’

Kangana took to Instagram Stories and shared her own list of winners.

She wrote, "Awards season is here before nepo mafia snatches every one ka haq (right) let me clarify this year's Best actor - Rishab Shetty (Kantara) Best ActressMrunal Thakur (Sita Ramam) Best film - Kantara Best director- SS complains about continues harassment they face, unko bikau mafia PR se jealous or mad bolke dismiss our discredit kardo..."

Rajamouli (RRR) Best supporting actor - Anupam Kher (Kashmir Files) Best supporting actressTabu (Bhool Bhulaiya)."

"Yehi, yehi toh tumhari kartootein hain that I am determined now to destroy you all... one can't just indulge in the beauty of life when there is so much evil around... Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta says destroying evil is the prime goal of Dharma."

Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Popular singer Sonu Nigam on Monday was manhandled allegedly by the members of Shiv Sena (UBT) amid a performance in the Chembur area here.

According to media reports,

Nigam was performing when the son of a local MLA, reportedly associated with Shiv Sena (UBT) misbehaved with the 'Abhi mujhme kahin' singer's manager. The alleged person asked the singer's manager to get off the stage and when Nigam was getting, and ended up pushing the singer.

According to reports, the individual also pushed Nigam's friend, and both have suffered injuries.

A video on social media is doing the rounds where an individual is seen pushing Nigam and his friend.

Ranveer Singh raps in front of Simu Liu, Hasan Minhaj, Nicky Jam

The Bollywood star then starts to rap: "Go up against us, you will end up in bandages. We ain't 21 but we all savages. Oh, you see my moves, they so fancy."

"Yeah baby all over the world they call me Shang-Chi. I throw it down, slam. You know my name, number one Latin artist in the world, Nicky Jam."

AfterRanbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan were named for major honours at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival, actress Kangana Ranaut objected to the same on her social media. She posted her own list of "deserving" winners and claimed that the 'nepo mafia snatches everyone's right.

"Yeh log jayein ya nahi awards inhi ke hain (the awards belong to them no matter they attend them or not)... filmi awards have no authenticity, after I finish work here, I will make a proper list of all those I feel are deserving... stay tuned ... thanks."

She added: "Life of nepo insects use parents name and contacts, do papa ji chaploosi to get work, agar koi self made aaye uska career sabotage kardo, if someone anyone, anyhow survives and

On Monday, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt won the Best Actor and Best Actress award at the Film Festival.

Alia was named for the honour for her spectacular performance in 'Gangubai Kathiawadi', Ranbir was feted with the award for playing the lead in 'Brahmastra Part One: Shiva'.

Varun Dhawan also won the Critics Best Actor award for his performance in the film 'Bhediya'.

grosses Rs 1000 cr worldwide

first Hindi film to breach this milestone in phase one of its release.

'Pathaan', on its fourth Monday, saw a solid jump again at the box office. It collected Rs 1.25 crore net in India (Hindi - Rs 1.20 crore, All Dubbed versions - Rs 0.05 crore).

'Pathaan' has now recorded $45.94 million in the overseas territories alone, while net collection in India stands at Rs 516.92 crore (Hindi - Rs 498.95 crore, Dubbed - Rs 17.97 crore)! The total worldwide gross is an incredible Rs 1000 crore (India gross - Rs 623 crore, overseas - Rs377 crore).

Star comedian Hasan Minaj shared a video of Bollywood star Ranveer Singh trying to flaunt his rapping skills in a locker room during the NBA All-Star game. In the clip, Ranveer looked confident about his rapping skills in front of celebs like Hollywood stars Simu Liu, Janelle Monae, and Nicky Jam.

The clip begins with Minhaj saying: "All we gotta do, everybody, is get Ranveer Singh on the boards today. On behalf of 4.561 billion people in Asia, let's get Ranveer a bucket."

Reacting to his words, Ranveer in jersey gets up from his seat.

Captioning the clip, Minaj wrote on Instagram, "Tried to get my man Ranveer Singh on the scoreboard. Tried to get him a record deal. Failed at both." However, social media users have a mixed response to his rapping. One wrote: "Ranveer setting us back 100 years with each sentence" entertainer 'Pathaan' has zoomed past the fabled Rs 1,000 crore gross worldwide becoming the

While another said: "Ranveer is the best".

A not so happy fan said: "From F1 to premier league to the US, this man just continues to embarrass every Indian with his wannabe efforts."

Another added: " What I like about Ranveer is that even after this he will enter a room and give it his allot entertain. Dude loves living and that's got to be cringe at times but must be also so much fun."

Shah Rukh Khan reveals why his next is called ‘Jawan’ and it is hilarious!

The film, directed by Siddharth Anand also stars Ashutosh Rana and Dimple Kapadia.

After his action entertainer 'Pathaan' turned out to be a blockbuster, superstar Shah Rukh Khan is gearing up for his next 'Jawan'. He gave a hilarious reason behind the title of his upcoming movie, directed by Atlee. On Monday, SRK treated his fans with a question and answer session. A user said that an FIR should be filed against the star for saying that he is 57-years-old. The fan also shared a picture of the actor flaunting his well-chiselled body. To which, SRK replied: "Please mat karo yaar. Theek hai main hi maan jaata hoon I am 30 years old. There I have now told you the truth..and that's why, even my next film is called Jawan."

A fan asked him about his book, he replied: "Not yet but after I finish final shoot of Jawan and Dunki I will get back to it."

A netizen wanted the key to a happy married life from the superstar. "Gauri has the most simple heart and mind. She has just kept us all believing in the goodness of family and love," said Shah Rukh.

One asked about what keeps him occupied when he does "absolutely doing."

"Yes, I spend a lot of time doing nothing...it clears the mind for things that I need to do later. "Jo kuch nah karte woh kamaal karte hain."