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MIDWEST EDITION | EAST COAST EDITION | Volume 7 • Issue No. 410 MAY 19, 2017 | THE COMMUNITY FIRST x
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ctress Alia Bhatt has praised filmmaker S.S. Rajamoulis magnum opus Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and says she is keen to work with its lead actor Prabhas. Alia spoke about Prabhas while chatting with her fans on Twitter. “Need a new word for this giant. Rock-buster? Loved it.. it was epic,” Alia tweeted when a fan asked her to describe Baahubali 2: The Conclusion in one word. Alia later said she considers Prabhas as her favorite south Indian actor.
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ctress Alia Bhatt has praised filmmaker S.S. Rajamoulis magnum opus Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and says she is keen to work with its lead actor Prabhas. Alia spoke about Prabhas while chatting with her fans on Twitter. “Need a new word for this giant. Rock-buster? Loved it.. it was epic,” Alia tweeted when a fan asked her to describe Baahubali 2: The Conclusion in one word. Alia later said she considers Prabhas as her favorite south Indian actor.
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ctress Soha Ali Khan, who is expecting her first child with actor Kunal Khemu, says her sister-in-law and actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has been giving her diet tips and more for expecting mothers. Soha’s elder brother and actor-producer Saif Ali Khan welcomed his first child with Kareena last year. “Kareena has been very helpful. She recently went through this. So, I keep asking her a lot of questions on a daily basis. What should I eat, what is allowed, what isn’t,” Soha said at an event.
ctress Soha Ali Khan, who is expecting her first child with actor Kunal Khemu, says her sister-in-law and actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has been giving her diet tips and more for expecting mothers. Soha’s elder brother and actor-producer Saif Ali Khan welcomed his first child with Kareena last year. “Kareena has been very helpful. She recently went through this. So, I keep asking her a lot of questions on a daily basis. What should I eat, what is allowed, what isn’t,” Soha said at an event.
eteran actress Sridevi, who will next be seen in upcoming film Mom, says her daughters — Jhanvi and Khushi — never liked their mother to sing a lullaby for them as she has a “bad voice”. Sridevi appeared on children’s singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs Season 6 to promote Mom. “Whenever I would read them (Jhanvi and Khushi) a bedtime story, they’d never sleep, but when I would sing them a lullaby, they’d immediately fall asleep as I have a bad voice and they wouldn’t want me to sing any further,” Sridevi said in a statement.
I’ve a bad voice: Sridevi
eteran actress Sridevi, who will next be seen in upcoming film Mom, says her daughters — Jhanvi and Khushi — never liked their mother to sing a lullaby for them as she has a “bad voice”. Sridevi appeared on children’s singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs Season 6 to promote Mom. “Whenever I would read them (Jhanvi and Khushi) a bedtime story, they’d never sleep, but when I would sing them a lullaby, they’d immediately fall asleep as I have a bad voice and they wouldn’t want me to sing any further,” Sridevi said in a statement.
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ctress Soha Ali Khan, who is expecting her first child with actor Kunal Khemu, says her sister-in-law and actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has been giving her diet tips and more for expecting mothers. Soha’s elder brother and actor-producer Saif Ali Khan welcomed his first child with Kareena last year. “Kareena has been very helpful. She recently went through this. So, I keep asking her a lot of questions on a daily basis. What should I eat, what is allowed, what isn’t,” Soha said at an event.
If God wills, I’ll enter politics: Rajinikanth Introducing Zofeen Maqsood’s New column LIVE, LOVE, CELEBRATE. A place where we will toast the community’s real heroes and celebrate our lives and culture every week inbox us if you feel someone’s achivement’s community should know. Ranbir to endorse editor@hiindiaweekly.com | 773 338 0222 online travel portal
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eteran actress Sridevi, who will next be seen in upcoming film Mom, says her daughters — Jhanvi and Khushi — never liked their mother to sing a lullaby for them as she has a “bad voice”. Sridevi appeared on children’s singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs Season 6 to promote Mom. “Whenever I would read them (Jhanvi and Khushi) a bedtime story, they’d never sleep, but when I would sing them a lullaby, they’d immediately fall asleep as I have a bad voice and they wouldn’t want me to sing any further,” Sridevi said in a statement.
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The veteran actor says if he enters politics, he will be truthful and will not entertain people who want to make money
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ollywood star Ranbir Kapoor, an avid traveller, was announced as brand ambassador of online travel portal Yatra.com. “I am an avid traveller myself and travel has played an important part in my films. So a partnership with a travel brand like Yatra was a natural fit for me. I am particularly excited to be part of this new journey and I am looking forward to a long and fulfilling ‘Yatra’ with the brand,” Ranbir said in a statement. Popularly known for portraying versatile and youthful roles on screen in films, Ranbir has been chosen to endorse the platform as he is “technologically savvy, modern and has a passion for travelling”.
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uperstar Rajinikanth this week kept his fans guessing on his entry into politics, saying if it is God’s will, he will step into the arena. The actor, who met his fans after a gap of some eight years, also said if he enters politics, he will be truthful and will not entertain people who want to make money. “God decides what we have to do in life. Right now, he wants me to be an actor and I’m fulfilling my responsibility. If God willing, I will enter politics tomorrow. If I enter, I will be very truthful and will not entertain people who are in this to
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Madhavan to represent broadband business CHENNAI: Actor R. Madhavan will represent Hathway Broadband, a player in the fixed line broadband internet service, in a new panIndia campaign. R. Madhavan The brand appointed Madhavan as the national brand ambassador this week. The actor said: “Broadband connectivity is fundamental in transforming India digitally.”
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make money. I won’t work with such people,” Rajinikanth told his fans, who had gathered at Raghavendra Mandapam. One of his die-hard fans said: “If Rajinikanth sir becomes a politician, he will be the best.” Another fan said: “Thalaiva should announce his own party and clean up Tamil Nadu. He is the only one who can save Tamil Nadu and take it forward again.” The 66-year-old star described his brief stint in politics two decades ago as a “political accident”. In 1996, during the Tamil Nadu assembly election campaign, Rajinikanth denounced J. Jayalalithaa and her politics. His strong
remarks contributed to her defeat. “I did a mistake by supporting a political alliance 21 years ago. It was a political accident. Since then, politicians have misused my name on several occasions. But I have to clarify, I’m not joining any party,” he added. Nevertheless, his hint at a political role for himself was lapped up by Tamil Nadu BJP unit chief Tamilisai Soundararajan, who said the Bharatiya Janata Party would welcome any leader who is clean and wants to clean up politics and corruption in public life. Back in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also called on the actor at his residence.
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he principal shooting of actor Ajith Kumar’s upcoming Tamil spy thriller Vivegam, slated for release in August, has been completed. “With the completion of the latest schedule in Bulgaria, the makers have finished the principal shooting. Except for some patchwork, the rest of the shoot is wrapped up. The post-production work is already underway,” a source from the film’s unit told IANS. Directed by Siva, the film marks his third-time collaboration with Ajith after Veeram and Vedalam.
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The film also stars Kajal Aggarwal and Akshara Haasan as the leading ladies while Vivek Oberoi plays the antagonist. Ajith will be seen as an Interpol agent on a mission to investigate a series of murders. The film is produced by Sathya Jyothi Films.
‘3,000 YOUNGSTERS DIE DAILY’
The 66-year-old star described his brief stint
WHO report states road traffic in politics (in 1996) as a “political accident”. injuries, suicide and lower respiratory infections have caused respectively 115,302, 67,149 and 72,655 deaths made me stronger, ‘Godha’ amonghas adolescents
confident, says Wamiqa Gabbi CHENNAI: Actress Wamiqa Gabbi says the experience of playing a wrestler in Malayalam drama Godha has made her so confident and strong that she can easily demonstrate one of her moves on anyone. “It’s not every day you get to play a wrestler. The experience of playing one in Godha has made me stronger and it has given me immense confidence. These days, I ask anyone I meet if I can do a wrestling move on them,” Wamiqa told IANS. Basil Joseph-directed Godha, which also stars Tovino Thomas and Renji Panicker, is releasing this week. Explaining how the experience of playing a wrestler made her stronger, she said: “I had to wrestle
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boys in the film. I have never slapped a boy in my life except for my brother. When I realized that I can actually lift and drop someone, I was convinced that I have become stronger.”
‘Baahubali 2’ second film to mint Rs 1bn in TN CHENNAI: Actor Pawan Kalyan is unable to access his Twitter account. The Katamarayudu star tweets with the @PawanKalyan handle. “Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan’s official twitter account has been blocked. We believe it has been hacked. After checking with experts, severe action will be taken,” read a statement from Kalyan’s party Janasena. Pawan Kalyan joined Twitter in 2015. —IANS
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irector S.S. Rajamouli’s magnum opus Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has officially joined the Rs 1 billion club in Tamil Nadu. It is the second film after superstar Rajinikanth’s Tamil science-fiction actioner Enthiran to achieve the rare feat. “It took 16 days for the film to officially cross Rs 1 billion in Tamil Nadu. Rajinikanth’s Enthiran was the first film to gross over Rs 1 billion in
Tamil Nadu and after seven years, Baahubali 2 has repeated the feat,” trade analyst Trinath told IANS.
Having already amassed over Rs 14 billion worldwide and counting, Baahubali 2 is the biggest
Indian grossing film. Trade analyst Sreedhar Pillai tweeted this week : Baahubali 2 crosses magic Rs 1 billion mark in Tamil Nadu. Gross Rs 1.0055 billion (approximately) in 16 days. Net Rs 815 million. Likely share Rs 520 million. Wow.” Starring Prabhas and Rana Daggubati as the male protagonists, the film is about the warring battle between them for the ownership of an ancient kingdom. Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishnan and Sathyaraj played pivotal roles.
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