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PRIYANKA CHOPRA talks about her style, beauty mantra, must haves and more

AKSHAYE KHANNA on being away from films: I’ve lost my stripes, have to earn them back again.

SIDHARTH MALHOTRA “I’m risky... I’m adventurous”

RANBIR KAPOOR I Have No Attachment To Success And Failure

SALMAN KHAN Salman Khan talks about his journey of 30 years in Bollywood..

ALIA BHATT I don’t need superstars to lean on. I need good scripts…

KATRINA KAIF Katrina Kaif’ "I’m madly in love with the idea of being in love"

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COVER STORY

Katrina Kaif’ "I’m madly in love with the idea of being in love"

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o questions on Salman, please’ I’m expecting mandatory warning as Katrina Kaif slides into the settee opposite me. I wait. “What, no warning?” I ask in surprise, Katrina grins, “No I’ve learnt to tackle all those questions. “Great!” I tell her, gleefully. “Let me now try to extract all the info I can about Salman.

“Try all you want,” she smiles impishly as she stretches out.

She’s just flown down from Delhi and raced from the airport to the coffee shop, where she’s meeting me.

“God I’m so tired,” she says rubbing her eyes, She orders black coffee, soaks in the cool ambience as the soft murmurs of the early afternoon ripples through the room. She’s just wound up a hectic India Fashion Week and besides, “It really gets tough time finding a suitable house. “It really gets tough when you’re alone and you have to look into everything,” she says sipping her coffee.

So far, so frothy.

The biggest challenge, however, comes now when two of her moives – Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya and Sarkar—are up for release. She’s aware of the stakes. But all she will say for now is, “I’ve given it my best shot.”

Working on both the movies have been quite an experience for the actress. She says “I don’t really remember being nervous. After I did my first shot for David Dhawan’s Maine Pyar Kyu Kiya, some people were worried that I would not be able to memorize my dialogue, but were very impressed to see I knew all my lines and cues. When I started the film I was told I would get my dialogues a day in advance. But that never happened. I’d get my lines either in the morning of the shoot or 10 minutes before the shot. Yet I managed well. I was told this is how it works in most hindi films. So I got into the grooved right from the beginning. Now I’m confident that I can manage in other movies as well.”

She seems eager to dispel as your doubts about how Hindi-friendly she is: “I’m very good with lines and dialogues. I’ve done enough classes, I can read and writer Hindi very well. Anyway I’ve done movies in Telugu without knowing a word of it. So speaking Hindi was really a cakewalke after that.”

Her role in Maine Pyar Kyu Kiya she tells me is that of a naïve girl who’s a catalyst for the comedy. “I’m not supposed to be outright funny in the movie.” Then before I can ask, she says “David thought I suited the character, which is why he wanted my in the film. It is not as if someone put a word for me. I had my own reasons for doing the film. People know me as a model,

so to be accepted by the masses in a David Dhawan film would be a great beginning. It’s my big chance to prove myself. And I ended up having a great time.”

IF MAINE Pyar Kyu Kiya was loads of fun, Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar was quite an intense experience. “In a Ram Gopal Varma film, everyone is a character. So the length of the role is not important. In short my experience with him, I found him very precise. David would let you be as an actor. But Ramu would say, “Don’t do this, Don’t do that, Don’t stand like that. He’s very clear, specific about what he wants. So he gets it in one or two takes. And he is very relaxed on sets.”

She admits life was a tad subdued on RVG’s sets after her David Dhawan experience. “But I was very comfortable,” she points out. “I wouldn’t work otherwise. I was apprehensive about working with Abhishek Bachchan because I didn’t know him that well. But he’s very chilled out. He’d tease me about being such a kid and I kept telling him how much I’d grown up out here. He was really helpful on the sets. If he thought a different pause or a different stress in the dialogue would help, he’d tell me.

“David Dhawan is all fun it’s all about having a great time. Ram Gopal Varma’s set up is more serious, more subtle, and more realistic, they are poles apart and I enjoyed working in both set-ups. Now I have to see what it’s like to be somewhere in the middle.”

That’s where Raj Kanwar comes in – Katrina’s signed his next film. “He belongs to the Dharmesh Darshan school of film-making. That should be interesting,” she tells me. “I have a very Western imgae and I don’t want to get away from it. But I need to experiment with other kinds of roles. Raj Ji is very good with the way he presents him women and I am hoping he’ll present me in a way that will make other directors who have Indian roles in mind look at me. His forte is emotions, expressions and an Indian touch, which is what I need.

So in that sense doing a Raj Knawar film is a very intentional move. It isn’t a move to try and get a hit film but to package myself differently.

THE ACTRESS seems not poise but genuinely at ease with her self when she says, “I can see myself improving everyday. I’ve started watching other stars do on the sets. You can learn a lot by watching on and off the sets, even if I don’t like the actor, or I find the film boring I still make my self watch it. You know, I haven’t like Salman in so many movies. But,m I feel he has tremendous energy on screen so observed him closely on the sets. When I watch Sushmita Sen I find her so focused between what she is doing.”

In between sips of coffee and her ringing phone, she adds, “As an actor Salman is cool. If watch him on the sets, it might look like he is not thinking his work. And I’d say to myself, if he’s not thiniking about the scene the I don’t need to, either. I can play turant. But I realized how wrong I was. Because even when he is goofing about, he is actually thinking about every shot.

Once the camera is on, he’s so prepared. I realized that he could fool around, but his work is never away from his mind.”

Would Salman instruct her on to do a particular scene?

Yes, he would, “But even Abhishek did that once or twice,” she points out. “He’d say, read your lines to me, I want to know how you’re going to do it. Salman didn’t do that a lot. Honestly a lot of time he’d tell me to do my Aug 2017 | Global Movie

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ways. Once or twice he stopped me and said no, do it just looks at me asif I don’t know what I’m talking about,” She grins “He has a point. Those movies are huge hits, so it really doesn’t matter what I think about them. I mean, if I had a hit film and you told me you didn’t like it. I’d say “Who cares.”

Does she see herself as an insider now that she’s been in the industry nearly three years? “Honestly, the industry has its clans. They know each other, they work together. In that sense I haven’t work with many people. I think I am the part of the industry but on the fringe.”

Tell her she couldn’t be more of an insider when she’s associated with Salman Khan and she argues quietly, “Salman is just one part of the industry. There’s more to the industry than him andhis circle.”

Our conversation continues in measured tones, bouncing off various topics, cutting away at the conjuncture surrounding her relationship with Salman Khan. Her gaur slips briefly as we bring up Salman Khan again. I tell her talk is that Salman Khanis promoting her big-time she laughs, “I’d like to where and when he has promised me. Frankly, it doesn’t work like that. Sometimes I fell if didn’t have this connection I’d b doing more films with him. Some-filmmakers might be unsure about pairing me with him.”

Does she her association with Salman as her strength or weakness? “He’s not a part of me, so how would he my strength or weakness” she retorts. “Honestly, I don’t know how the industry perceives it. But in my mind my work is my work. And my personal life is my personal life. I refuse to even let the thought of it in my head that the two of them can merge. And I don’t want t talk about my personal life.

"Why, if you can tell me for sure what’s going to happen in the future. I’ll talk to you about everyone in my life.

But who knows, where you’re going to end up tomorrow or next week or next month. And then you go back and see all those magazines and all those words you’ve said, may be different. I’ve seen it happen so many times and you sound foolish. So it’s best not to talk.”

Her voice trails off. The hum of the conversation form the surrounding table becomes a little more intrusive.

Her gaze fits the window. Silence, the waiter pours more water coffee. Tehn softly, she says she detests all speculations about her personal life in the media. “I’ve learnbt to live with it,” she grimaces, “but I don’t like it.

And I don’t want to add to it by talking. I’m very sensitive and it really hurts to read the comments about your personal life, especially when people don’t know what’s happening.”

Does she feel her personal life sometimes overshadows the other aspects of her life, I ask “I don’t think so…”her forehead crinkles in to a frown, “I do a lot of work. I’ve been doing a lot of ads. I mean, I’m on television every five minutes. I’m very clear that I’m here by the virtue of my work. So how the other chooses to see me or comment on me is really up to them. I’m here to work, I need the money. I want to buy a house. So I’m not getting into the whys and hows of it all.”

Right on. but is she in love? “Yes” she coos. I’m madly in love with the idea of being in love.” And what’s her ideal man like? “I really can’t talk my ideal man

because I have this very bad habit of day dreaming about this knight in shining Armour who’ll sweep me off my feet and worship the ground I walk on. I just have this perfect romanticized idea how love should be.

My mother tells me, my friends tell me, to stop romanticizing because you never know what real life is going to be like, but I can’t seem to stop. I realize that love is not like it’s in the movies. Frankly, right now I have no opinion about love, about marriage. I’m only 21. it’s the age at which one forms one’s ideas, finds one’s values, one’s way of living.

Okay, so does Salman fit the bill the of her ideal man?

“I can’t answer that,” she replies without any frills.

Pause. Then she lets on, “Everyone has different interpretations about relationships. But I just feel; that it’s very, very difficult to sustain a relationship in this kind of an industry. Everything is so In-Your-Face.

There is too much speculation. Every move of yours is scrutinized. And it’s not just the media; there are too many people around, too many inferences, too much loose talk. It becomes difficult to get across to the other person.”

Enough, she decides. And sums up, “All this has taught me one thing. That you must focus on your career and your work. That ‘s the only reality out here.

Because if you don’t, you might be left with nothing at the end of the day. And I can’t let that happen to me.

I’m sure about that.

INTERVIEW

Madhur Bhandarkar: M I’ll approach the High Court, but I’ll NOT allow any cuts in Indu Sarkar.

adhur Bhandarkar even revealed his next course of action, when he told us, “Indu Sarkar has been seen by the Examining committee. It will go to the Revising committee. I have my remedies over their, which I am going to use. If I don’t agree with the revising committee, I’ll go to the Tribunal in Delhi. Tomorrow, if that also doesn’t work out, then I may sit with my producers and we will deliberate on it with my team. If I feel I can approach the High Court, I’ll approach the High Court. But I’ll use all my remedies because I don’t want anything to be disfigured or to be cut because we have made the film with honourable intentions.”

Check out Madhur Bhandarkar’s whole reaction in the video above and tell us what you think about it in the comments section below.

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Madhur Bhandarkar is ready to fight in order to avoid the 16 cuts in Indu Sarkar..

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Priyanka Chopra talks about her style, beauty mantra, must haves and more

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ne word that describes Priyanka Chopra’s style is tonnes and tonnes of confidence. She agrees to it herself in this Filmfare exclusive interview.

She tells us everything about her style, her beauty mantra, her handbag essentials and what now. And today on her birthday, as we were recalling through her interviews and quotes, we found this!

One word that describes your style best…

Confidence.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how much would you rate your personal style game? it would be 8 How do you take care of your skin?

Simplest possible way… cleanse, tone, moisturise.

How do you take care of your hair?

b. Ayesha in Dil Dhadakne Do c. Nandita from Gunday What are the five wardrobe essentials every girl should have?

An LBD, a pair of great fitting jeans, a killer pair of heels, flattering innerwear and the self-confidence to carry off anything she puts on, irrespective of what anyone says!

One beauty/fashion tip you picked up from your mother?

Grace is a woman’s best accessory.

What’s your go-to off-duty outfit?

Track pants and singlets.

If you could raid anyone’s wardrobe, whose would you pick?

Keep it clean, clean, clean and whenever possible show it some love. Get a head massage with coconut oil and moisturising hair treatments using eggs and yoghurt.

Kendall Jenner.

What make-up/skin care products are always in your handbag?

I’m a jeans and t-shirt girl... I leave trend testing to my stylists.

Kiehl's lip balm, perfume - I'm always changing up the scent, L'Occitane hand cream, lipstick for sure and mascara...

Who’s your favourite designer?

Tell us your Holy Grail beauty product.

What’s your signature perfume?

Water… drink the right amount every day and watch how your skin, hair and overall body just transform!

That kinda glow you won’t get anywhere else!

For me to know and you to find out.

What’s your beauty mantra?

Wear what you feel best in.

What’s the one make-up hack you’ve learnt since entering showbiz?

Eyebrows are very important to your face and can change the way you look.

Is there a fashion trend you can’t wait to try out?

Chanel Chanel Chanel - please bury me in Chanel.

What’s the one fashion trend you wouldn’t be caught dead in?

My birthday suit!

Do you enjoy wearing own make-up?

No. I’m always in heavy makeup on set so when I’m off duty, I keep it simple and use only mascara and lip stain.

What’s your way of dealing with a bad hair day?

Which celebrity gives you style inspiration?

I don’t get inspired by celebrities. I wear what makes me comfortable.

What’s the best fashion advice you’ve been given?

Not to wear something if you're not feeling comfortable in it.

Put it up in a top knot.

How long did it take you to decide your Oscar red carpet outfit?

Three fittings.

Your favourite international red carpet moment?

Lingerie.

The Oscars and the Billboard Music Awards - sweet and spicy. At the Oscars I felt like a princess. At the Billboard Music Awards I felt fierce.

What garment makes you feel ‘body confident’?

Nude lips or red lips?

A saree.

Depends on what your eyes look like.

Have you ever worn an outfit for an appearance only to regret it later?

Saree or gown?

Is there any one garment you feel conscious in?

Depends on the mood.

(Laughs) More times than I’d like to remember.

Jeans or skirt?

Tell us your three favourite looks you’ve totally loved since your debut.

Uffffff…. That’s a toughie but if you force me to choose… a. Roma in Don

Jeans… always jeans.

How do you unwind…? What all do you do?

Eat, sleep, binge watch TV shows and movies… oh and try and solve math equations!

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RANBIR KAPOOR: I HAVE NO ATTACHMENT TO SUCCESS AND FAILURE

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umbai: Actor Ranbir Kapoor said over the years he has realised that he can't be too attached to the success or the failure of his films, especially after his debut project bombed at the box office.

Ranbir made his debut with the 2007 Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial Saawariya which tanked at the box office.

The actor, who introduced his cousin Aadar Jain on at an event on Wednesday, was asked what advice would he give to the youngster who will be making his debut soon.

"My first film Saawariya was such a huge disaster. So, I was prepared for it (the ups and downs). I am quite detached from successes and failures of my films. I wish Aadar and Aanya Singh adapt and not get attached to their success and failure too much," Ranbir said.

The actor, who has worked in several critically acclaimed and blockbuster films like Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year, Barfi, and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, said when one makes his or her debut, there are several people ready to offer advice.

"When I was new in the film industry, many people gave me a lot of advice, seniors, family members.

But I guess everybody has to make their own journey. Until he (Aadar) falls, he won't know how to stand up again. Until he see his first success, he won't be able to take credit for it," Ranbir said.

The 34-year-old actor said the film industry is a place where the decision making has to come from the concerned individual and not from anyone else.

"I don't like to give any advice. If he comes to me to ask whether he should do a film which has been offered to him, I can't say 'do it, it'll be good for your career.' If the film doesn't work later, it'll be wrong. We are in such an industry where it has to be your decision, your gut feeling," he added.

Aadar, grandson of late actorfilmmaker Raj Kapoor will star opposite another debutant, Anya Singh in his debut film. The film will be directed by Habib Faisal, who launched Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra in his 2012 movie Ishaqzaade.

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t’s season of double role films. We can see Arjun Kapoor playing double role in Mubarakan and Varun Dhawan is doing Judwa 2. Now Sidharth Malhotra has surprised us with his new film A Gentleman trailer where we can see him in double role, Rishi and Gaurav. Sidharth says, “True, it’s the season of double roles, isn’t it. Varun, Arjun everyone’s doing it. But my film is not a typical double role film. It’s a concept of mistaken identity. It’s fun that way.” He adds, “You’ll definitely see two different shades, two characters with distinct characteristics. But It’s not your typical double role.” He further explains, “I didn’t have to play both characters at the same time. We didn’t shoot for them at one go. Both my characters have different shades. The twist in the plot and the film will put things in perspective. We can’t really reveal the story just yet, but it is about two perspectives. Gaurav is the simple guy, while Rishi is aggressive and a little crazy.”

Raj & DK directed A Gentleman is slated to release on 25 August and it has the tagline ‘Sundar Susheel Risky’. While his image is that of a good-looking and affable star, the actor identifies more with the risky moniker. He reveals, “External appearances aside, if you talk about who I am within, I’d say I’m risky. I’m adventurous. It’s my parent’s influence that makes me ‘sundar’ and ‘susheel’. I enjoyed the humour of Gaurav’s character. He’s a sweet and simple guy. He loves to cook and clean. He is from Delhi. All Punjabis from Delhi are like that.” Sidharth Malhotra has also indulged in some slick action in this film. He reveals, “I have done all the stunts myself. We didn’t have a body double. We went to Miami and I was standing on a high rise building. Raj and DK were shooting from a

chopper from outside. I was fine but Raj Nidimoru started puking. He was given a day off after the chopper shoot. We shot action scenes in Miami and lot of them in Mumbai as well. We shot in Bangkok and Goa too. This film has a lot of good locations. I’m jumping from a building, riding a boat. All the action is real.” From all the set pieces, the exhilarating car sequence is Sidharth’s favourite. He tells, “I loved the stunt with the car. It gets stuck between two buildings.

That thought came to us because of Mumbai. Here we have so many high rises, but these towering buildings are all cramped together. So if a car had to jump from one building to the other in Mumbai, it would probably get stuck between two towers. Honestly, I hope the audience enjoys the scene and the entire action. It’s different.” Sidharth enjoys the thrill of doing his own action. He shares, “I love action. I enjoyed playing Rishi the most. I’ve learnt all the hand to hand combat moves from Cyril Raffaelli (French action choreographer and Sidharth’s trainer on A Gentleman).

He’s done dozens of Hollywood films. Most of our action is real and believable.”

Sidharth and Jacqueline Farnandez have worked together in Brothers, but back then they didn’t share too much time or screen space. But now that they’ve bonded in A Gentleman he’s got only praise for the pretty girl. “She’s fun to work with. She’s never in a bad mood. She doesn’t let others get affected by her mood. She’ll never let negativity creep into anything she does. Jacqueline is the happiest co-star I’ve ever worked with. I didn’t have a single bad day on set and credit goes to Jackie. She makes everyone comfortable.

You don’t need to break the ice with her, she’s always warm and friendly. I envy her.”

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Preity Zinta on Kavach platform: When I went to people with the idea, they just kept telling me let’s do bedsheet business

Preity Zinta reveals the details about her new venture Kavach Safety Platform...

became an actress.

And we are glad that happened.

Well, thank you for that, I am glad too. Because I didn’t want to share a room with a guy in Munich, because I was a Rajpoot (laughs) from a little hill town in Himachal. I’ve never shared a room, forget sharing with a guy. I was training under a doctor. Then Dil Se… happened and everybody was like ab kahaan waapas jaa rahi ho!

reity Zinta is gearing up for the launch of her new venture, a platform called Kavach, which is a women safety app as well as a device. In order to understand more about the platform and how it works, she gave us exclusive details about this noble deed, or a necessity, as she likes to call it.

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And then one fine day I realised that what’s the point of being famous and what’s the point of being a power woman as they say, when in 2017 we are still asking men to protect us, do this for us and you know we want equality. But we don’t behave equal. We are like help me, do this.

So here are the excerpts from the interview:

I met this forensic scientist five years ago Dr Krishnamurthy and we started working on how this will happen. But people never really believed in it. They just kept telling me let’s do bedsheet business, you are wasting your time here, let’s do children clothes. Let’s do designer shoes and I was like, no, I want to do this and they were like it will never work. And I’d say you know what, I’ll find a way and when I couldn’t find anybody then Gene (her husband) introduced me to his friend who introduced me to Anthony.

Tell us about this app Kavach?

Kavach safety is safety at the press of a button. It’s backed with lot of technology and forensic support. The whole idea is that when something goes wrong, there are two or three things that happen…one, it takes forever for somebody to come…two, the evidence kind of goes away, because either the person has a bath or it’s not collected on time or it’s not done properly. So, there is audio evidence collection which can then be used for forensic. And third is that no one can misuse it because we are dealing with forensic evidence.

You can either get the device or you can get the app.

The device anyway connects to the bluetooth on the phone. A lot of people prefer just the app because there is a difference of Rs 118. The app costs Rs 300 and the device costs Rs 418. When you subscribe to us, we ask you for three things, which is you emergency contact, your medical history, and third is your audio, like, ‘Hi, my name is Preity, my Kavach number is 12345. Your voice is as unique as a fingerprint.

When will the app be out?

It’s a platform. It will be out by August end or September first week. We are starting with 50,000 women as subscribers, out of those 45,000 are commercial where you have to buy it. But 5000 we’ll be giving free to families of defence forces. We are also launching a big crowdfunding unit on it, so somebody can contribute any amount in their capacity. The idea is as a country say Thank You. Everyone works for a job, who dies for a job? So we want to do 5,000 for them and we’ve left it open for crowdfunding for actor and everybody who wants to donate.

So if something goes wrong and a woman presses a button, an emergency operation centre shows up on the screen that Kavach number 12345 is in trouble. It immediately geo-tags you, so we can track you on the map.

So it goes to a police station?

No, we have an emergency operation centre, which is a huge room, it is like how you see it in these high-tech movies. My partner is an ex-special force from Australia.

So once you press the button for 5 seconds, it immediately becomes a voice recorder, whatever’s happening around you gets recorded and goes to cloud, which then gets accessed by our forensic unit. Then looking at the level of threat, emergency center makes a call to the police station, which is also recorded, because legally you have to call the police. But the minute the first ring goes, we don’t wait for 25 rings, they simultaneously send you a response team. They will take you to the hospital for medical attention and all of that gets covered by insurance.

So if you are subscribing, you are not only subscribing for help, you are also subscribing for first level of insurance. Because if you are assaulted you don’t want a huge bill handed over to you.

How did this idea occur to you?

I was studying criminal psychology and I always wanted to be a forensic scientist and a criminal psychologist. Then an accident happened, where I Aug 2017 | Global Movie

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I’m closer to Janu and Khushi is closer to Boneyji, says supermom Sridevi

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lue became the colour of passion as her saree swayed against the breeze, while she sang of untold passion to an invisible lover. Kate nahin katte yeh din yeh raat in Mr India celebrated unabashed sensuality. And not for once did she let the innocence slip. No wonder it compelled a well-known director to once say, “Sridevi’s face doesn’t know what her form does to people!” A machismo dripping Feroz Khan in uniform, Sridevi in flaming red, her silhouette moving in tandem with the rising and falling waves in Har kisoko nahin milta… still inspires remixes years after Janbaaz hit the screens. Just as her serpentine seduction game in Nagin has spawned a legion of TV shows and films. Yash Chopra found his muse as she walked through clouds in chiffons in Chandni bringing the Swiss valleys closer home.

It was her effortless straddling of two generations in Chopra’s Lamhe yet again, that went on to make the rebel romance hold the pride of place in Chopra’s oeuvre. Truly, Sridevi was an industry unto her herself.

A star whose luminescence was her own – not borrowed from her male counterparts.

In sharp contrast to the lingering halo, Sridevi at home comes without any trappings. A wife who doesn’t think twice about walking to the Siddhivinayak temple in Dadar for the wellbeing of husband Boney Kapoor. In a blink, she can vow to go off non-vegetarian fare if it can encourage him to quit smoking.

Her prized purchase, among her Gucci and Prada picks, some time ago, was a luxury car for him since, as he said, he couldn’t ‘afford’ it. For daughters, Jhanvi and Khushi, she’s the satellite that moves around them – scrutinising their low calorie menu, picking the freshest fish to pamper their taste buds, overseeing their glossy wardrobe… apart from, of course, guarding their sweet secrets. Her stardom may be for the world.

But her world is her family… Excerpts…

going through the tough conditions?

The weather really wasn’t on our side because typically during shooting we wait for the clouds to pass. But Ravi (Udyawar, director) wanted a gloomy setting and clouds for a few sequences. So we’d spend hours waiting for the sun to go. It was tough shooting in such a remote place, in such harsh weather conditions. But every time we looked at the monitor, it motivated us to keep going.

The toughest part of the shooting was the food. The staple diet there is meat, potatoes, mushrooms and cheese. And since we were staying at a lodge in a remote village, we didn’t get much variety. I was a vegetarian during this time. So I basically survived on mushrooms for 15 days. But honestly, because my children, Jhanvi and Khushi accompanied me and stayed there throughout, none of the hardships felt that hard.

What has been the contribution of your husband Boney Kapoor to Mom? He’s the most passionate and involved producer I’ve ever come across. Without him Mom wouldn’t have been possible. He deserves the credit for everything – right from motivating and taking care of each and every cast and crew member, to fulfilling the vision for Mom. Your look in the film is edgy yet mesmerising...

Manish Malhotra has styled my look in the film. He’s known for the glamour he lends to Bollywood. But he’s just as talented in creating authentic looks in keeping with the character. He puts thought in every detail. The colour, the fabric that I wear in every scene is in keeping with the mood of my character. It’s symbolic yet effortless.

What was it about Mom that challenged you as an actor?

At the trailer launch of Mom, Salman Khan introduced you as a star who’s bigger than the Khans. Did you feel overwhelmed?

The emotional journey of the character, for me, was extreme. Also, working with such talented actors like Akshaye Khanna and Nawazuddin Siddiqui kept me on my toes.

It was humbling to hear such a huge compliment. It’s definitely overwhelming. I can’t thank him enough for such a tribute.

Did being a mother help you understand the complexity of the emotions and express it through your character?

As a mother it’s unnerving to imagine myself in my character’s situation. So, the whole experience was emotionally draining. But as an actor it was undoubtedly a satisfying experience. Of course, being a mother helped me understand the character’s emotions better.

The film seems to be dark in parts. Were you affected by the character you play?

It’s a misconception that it’s a dark movie. We have aimed to make it an emotional family drama that’s also thrilling. Nevertheless, the subject matter is relevant in today’s time.

Parts of Mom were shot in Georgia. What kept you

Salman and you share a passion for painting. Do you have any of his paintings or have you gifted him any?

I have a few of his paintings, which he gifted me. We both made one painting together, which I think he has.

He’s so creative and talented.

As a mom are you protective, possessive, handson…?

I’m protective about my girls and hands-on too. I don’t know how not to be. But I’m not possessive.

What is the equation that you share with Jhanvi and Khushi individually?

I’m closer to Janu and Khushi is closer to Boneyji. But we’re honest with each other and extremely close.

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she says is ‘Mama chahiye!’ But Khushi will say ‘Koko chahiye!’ Koko is her pet. Khushi and Boneyji gang up against Janu and me all the time.

feeding my children, oiling their hair, picking out what they should wear... It gives me so much of happiness doing these things for them.

Jhanvi is stepping into films. What would be your advice to her?

Being a Leo does it make you a fiercely loyal wife?

Give everything your best and work your hardest. No pain, no gain. I always tell her perform from your heart, not just your mind. It’s important to be a good and honest human being to be a good actor. Also humility and gratitude are important to reach anywhere in life.

What are Khushi’s areas of interest?

I’m still waiting for her to tell me that she wants to act.

I can sense that ‘shock’ is going to come soon!

You’ve performed vibrant characters on screen. But off it you seem to be an introvert...

Yes I’ve always believed in letting my work speak for me. It really isn’t me to be much of a talker. Of course, when I’m with people who are close to me, I’m more at ease. I remember at the beginning of our relationship Boneyji used to beg me to talk more. And now it’s the opposite.

Yes, I’m fiercely loyal to Boneyji. But I don’t think of any of this is a big deal. If I don’t do things for my family who else will?

When your husband says he’s still ‘deeply in love with you’, does it make you feel special?

Yes, of course, it makes me feel special. And I am deeply in love with him too. With every passing day, my love for him grows. In fact, calling it ‘love’ isn’t enough anymore.

What has remained unchanged about him?

His love for me. And of course, he’s an honest person, he’s emotional, he can always make me laugh. He’s always there for me. We’re always there for each other.

Any regrets in life?

Five things we don’t know about you...

I wish we had not taken my mother to New York for her treatment (the late Rajeswari Ayyappan underwent surgery in the wrong side of her brain there).

Those close to me tell me that I’m witty. I have a sweet tooth. I’m obsessed with shopping. I’m extremely religious and sensitive.

Years back you had promised yourself that you’d never put on weight. How difficult was it to maintain that?

Boneyji once said that you enjoy doing simple things like going to the market to buy fish for the family...To be honest, I don’t enjoy going to the market to buy fish or anything else. It’s just out of concern. When they’re having seafood, I like to make sure that it’s fresh.

Especially, Boneyji, is finicky about food. But I enjoy

It’s become my lifestyle now. Being health conscious is like second nature to me. My body doesn’t respond well when I skip a work out, or when I have a late night, or when I binge. I don’t feel good doing any of that. I take pride in taking care of myself.

Ratna Pathak Shah on Lipstick Under My Burkha: There will be people who object the film

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Ratna Pathak Shah gets up close and personal about her role in Lipstick Under My Burkha. Check out exclusive interview here.

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umbai: Actor Ranbir Kapoor said over the years he has realised that he can't be too attached to the success or the failure of his films, especially after his debut project bombed at the box office.

Ranbir made his debut with the 2007 Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial Saawariya which tanked at the box office.

The actor, who introduced his cousin Aadar Jain on at an event on Wednesday, was asked what advice would he give to the youngster who will be making his debut soon.

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"I don't like to give any advice. If he comes to me to ask whether he should do a film which has been offered to him, I can't say 'do it, it'll be good for your career.' If the film doesn't work later, it'll be wrong. We are in such an industry where it has to be your decision, your gut feeling," he added.

Aadar, grandson of late actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor will star opposite another debutant, Anya Singh in his debut film. The film will be directed by Habib Faisal, who launched Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra in his 2012 movie Ishaqzaade.

"My first film Saawariya was such a huge disaster. So, I was prepared for it (the ups and downs). I am quite detached from successes and failures of my films. I wish Aadar and Aanya Singh adapt and not get attached to their success and failure too much," Ranbir said.

The actor, who has worked in several critically acclaimed and blockbuster films like Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year, Barfi, and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, said when one makes his or her debut, there are several people ready to offer advice.

"When I was new in the film industry, many people gave me a lot of advice, seniors, family members. But I guess everybody has to make their own journey. Until he (Aadar) falls, he won't know how to stand up again.

Until he see his first success, he won't be able to take credit for it," Ranbir said.

The 34-year-old actor said the film industry is a place where the decision making has to come from the concerned individual and not from anyone else.

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Salman Khan talks about his journey of 30 years in Bollywood..

alman Khan is the biggest superstar in Bollywood currently. Success or failure has never really affected his stardom. The moment he appears on the silver screen, he simply charms his audiences with his charisma. We bring you excerpts from industry’s favourite Bhai being candid about his presence in Bollywood for all these years and more.

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You Khans have lasted for more than 30 years. What would you attribute that to?

Today there is so much of awareness – physical awareness, mental awareness. There are people to guide you in various fields. You keep on reinventing yourself. You keep on increasing your level from your previous film. You have personal trainers and dieticians. In those days, you ate parathas and you did baithaks. So no matter what they did they could not get to this mark. This is the advantage that we have over our seniors. They didn’t have the right people around them.

Akki (Akshay Kumar) and we have learnt it the hard way. When I was new, Jackie (Shroff) and Sanju (Sanjay Dutt) were much bigger stars than we could ever imagine. So also Sunny (Deol). Each time I felt I was dipping and that my films were not working… gadbad chal rahi hai… (Laughs) I piggybacked on Sunny, Sanju. That is how Jeet and Saajan happened.

For you, at this level, is there a fear of a film not doing well?

Fear as in there is a void. There is so much of time, interest and effort put into a film and in one day it’s discarded.

When a film does not do well, a lot of people lose money. And the next film carries the burden of the previous one.

Three four more such films and you’re out. It is bad for the industry. It demoralises everyone. Some people get happy when somebody’s film does not do well. They are like bahut udd raha tha, chalo accha hai, upar waale ki laathi… But I hate it when someone’s movie doesn’t do well. Because not only him… the whole staff, the unit, his family, the exhibitors, the theatre owners, his fans his entire life gets affected. You can’t wish bad for someone’s life.

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Alia Bhatt: I don’t need superstars to lean on.

I need good scripts…

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alman Khan is the biggest superstar in Bollywood currently.

Success or failure has never really affected his stardom. The moment he appears on the silver screen, he simply charms his audiences with his charisma. We bring you excerpts from industry’s favourite Bhai being candid about his presence in Bollywood for all these years and more.

You Khans have lasted for more than 30 years. What would you attribute that to?

Today there is so much of awareness – physical awareness, mental awareness.

There are people to guide you in various fields. You keep on reinventing yourself.

You keep on increasing your level from your previous film. You have personal trainers and dieticians. In those days, you ate parathas and you did baithaks.

So no matter what they did they could not get to this mark. This is the advantage that we have over our seniors. They didn’t have the right people around them.

Akki (Akshay Kumar) and we have learnt it the hard way. When I was new, Jackie (Shroff) and Sanju (Sanjay Dutt) were much bigger stars than we could ever imagine. So also Sunny (Deol).

Each time I felt I was dipping and that my films were not working… gadbad chal rahi hai… (Laughs) I piggybacked on Sunny, Sanju. That is how Jeet and Saajan happened.

For you, at this level, is there a fear of a film not doing well?

Fear as in there is a void. There is so much of time, interest and effort put into a film and in one day it’s discarded.

When a film does not do well, a lot of people lose money. And the next film carries the burden of the previous one.

Three four more such films and you’re out. It is bad for the industry. It demoralises everyone. Some people get happy when somebody’s film does not do well. They are like bahut udd raha tha, chalo accha hai, upar waale ki laathi… But I hate it when someone’s movie doesn’t do well. Because not only him… the whole staff, the unit, his family, the exhibitors, the theatre owners, his fans his entire life gets affected. You can’t wish bad for someone’s life.

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Exclusive Interview: In conversation with Bengal Thespian Soumitra Chatterjee But Sisir Kumar Bhaduri was so averse to cinema that he said no to Ray’s Mahanagar (1963). What attracted you to it?

I was an avid cinema goer from an early age. I used to bunk school and watch movies. But theatre was my first love. I still work in plays. Tomorrow I will be travelling to Bardhaman to perform on stage and return for the shoot.

How do you manage this?

I don’t know… physically, I do feel tired these days.

But I’ve no option. This is my work, this is my life, this is how I’m made.

You’re also a poet, a writer, a painter, you’ve been the editor of the magazine Ekkhon… What inspires you to don so many hats?

I was attracted towards creative pursuits since childhood. I was the Jack-of-all-trades but a master of none. So I concentrated on a few in which I excelled, like theatre and recitation of poems. There was substantial help from my parents.

How did Apur Sansar happen? It’s said Ray shared the screenplay with you, something he never did with his actors…

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’m in Shantiniketan, a small town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district, a few hours from Kolkata, where Bengali veteran Soumitra Chatterjee is shooting for a film. It’s a pleasant morning. I sip on a steaming cup of chai and soak in the ambience. There are a million butterflies in my stomach as I walk up to the larger-than-life thespian for an interview. We sit in the lush lawn near the bungalow and chat between shots about his life and times.

At 82, Soumitra Chatterjee’s tall, fit and handsome. He speaks in crisp British English with a whiff of Bengali thrown in here and there, each word uttered with unassuming confidence. And I devour it all…

Ever since your first film, Satyajit Ray’s Apur Sansar in 1959 to 2017, you’ve had a release every year…

This is my job. I’m a professional actor and I’ve always wanted to be one. I was lucky to come in touch with the legendary Bengali theatre personality Sisir Kumar Bhaduri. After that, the first break in movies came from Satyajit Ray. Eventually, this relationship proved to be fruitful. I will always value his inputs in my career.

He was looking for someone to play the college going adolescent Apu in the second part of the trilogy, Aparajito (1956). But I was too grown up for the role.

When I was first taken to him, he had exclaimed, “You’re too tall and grown up!” After he won the Golden Lion Honorary Award at the Venice Film Festival, he announced the third part of the trilogy.

That time I didn’t suspect that he’d choose me.

(Smiles) He told me many years later that he decided to make the third part after he saw me. What can be better than debuting in a Ray movie… There have been many other actors who made their debut in a Satyajit Ray movie. But none could enjoy the kind of blossoming that I fortunately did. We did 14 feature films and two documentaries. I remember being the narrator for the one on his father Sukumar Ray. I was really surprised because in everything else, he used his own voice.

Cinema connoisseurs called you ‘the alter ego of Ray’. Your thoughts.

He knew what to expect of me and I knew what he was expecting from me. We had a wonderful rapport. He was my mentor. He shaped not only my career but also my mentality to a great extent. We even share some sort of legacy. But he was an absolute genius. He was a master and I shouldn’t ever be compared to him.

That would be bad.

You once mentioned that Ray gave you freedom as an actor, even though it was your debut...

He never said in those many words that I could do whatever I like. He used to make me listen to his scripts even if I wasn’t in the film. A few times, I’ve

even asked him to give me a role but he didn’t.

(Laughs) I really wanted to play the role of Goopy in Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1968). When he read that script to me, I jumped up and requested him. But he said my face wasn't cut out to play a farmer's son.

Funniest part is, Tapen Chatterjee, who finally played it, was born to play that part. He was so extraordinary that I couldn’t even go and tell Manikda (Ray) that I could’ve done it better. But I did associate myself with the Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne saga as Udayan Pandit in Hirak Rajar Deshe (1980). Coming back… till the end of our association in movies - Shakha Proshakha (1990) - he gave me that freedom. He told me there’s a small role with no more than 25 lines of dialogue in it.

He asked if I’d do it. I laughed. If Manikda would’ve asked me to stand like an umbrella in the corner of a room throughout, I’d have played that role too.

Shakha Proshakha was Ray’s penultimate film and your last with him. How was it different?

People still identify you as the young detective Feluda in Ray’s Sonar Kella (1974) and Joi Baba Felunath (1979). Ray even started sketching Feluda in his novels keeping you in mind…

The first sketches were not like me. I remember telling Manikda that it seems like he was projecting himself through them. A whole generation grew up with that and I’ve remained Feluda for them. Honestly, in the beginning I didn’t like people addressing me as Feluda.

I’d think, ‘I’ve done so many good movies. Should I be remembered as Feluda only? Not for Apur Sansar or Ashani Sanket?’ But I realised my mistake. My work is to make people happy. If even one person remembers me as Feluda, then I should be grateful and not angry.

Also, back then, there weren’t many children’s movies.

I did it not for the two kids back home but all the Bengali kids out there.

Feluda’s mannerisms were distinct… have you ever thought Feluda, in fact, could be Soumitra

Manikda told me, “Listen Soumitra, all your life, I’ve given you freedom to do what you like. But in this movie, we both will think together.” It was the role of a deranged character. He said, “I’ve seen many people like that and so have you. They have different compulsive behaviours. I need you to tell me about them while writing the screenplay.”

Any distinct incident that you remember fondly about this collaboration through the years?

I’ve shot for thousands of days and nights in the five decades of my career. But I’ll never forget the first day of Apur Sansar’s shooting. The scene shows Apu at a labelling and bottling factory, looking for a job. He sees people working like robots there. He gets nervous realising it’s not his cup of tea.

Coming to your peer, the late Uttam Kumar, you were dubbed as ‘a cerebral actor’ while he was hailed as ‘the pop icon’…

(Interrupts) This leveling… I don’t like at all. A good actor is both cerebral as well as down-to-earth. A socalled cerebral actor has to have his feet planted on the ground. Or else, you can’t be a good actor. I had met Uttam Kumar long before I came into films.

How was your equation with Uttam Kumar?

He was a close friend of my brother-in-law. The first time I met him was when he came to our house for my sister’s wedding. The first film we did together was Tapan Sinha’s Jhinder Bandi (1961). We fell in love with each other during the film’s outdoor. (Laughs) After that, through furores and fights, our friendship stood the test of time.

You enjoyed a huge female fan following. How did you handle the adulation?

It was certainly flattering. I’d be lying if I say I wasn’t touched by the female attention. The first love letter that I had received from my fan was carefully preserved by my wife, Deepa, for many years. Then we changed our house a couple of times and lost it.

(Laughs) The gist of the letter was ‘it’s a pity that you’re married’. I got thousands of letters after that, but it was special because it was the first one.

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Chatterjee?

today, they’re so bad.

(Smiles) A little like me and a little like Satyajit Ray. Feluda, him and me… we’re a happy triangle.

What has changed since then and now?

Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor… so many people wanted you to work in Hindi movies, but you stayed away. Why? I don’t know why. If it were today, I wouldn’t have refused them. I was young and foolish and did not realise the importance of money. To be frank, after seeing the people in the Hindi film industry, I never felt excited to work there. Would I have been able to write poems if I had gone there? Could I have pursued theatre there? Had I worked in Hindi cinema, the fame and appreciation for my work would’ve increased. But I was already working in Satyajit Ray films and they were being watched internationally. Nothing could’ve made me greedy. Later in life, I did television films just to prove I could speak in Hindi.

Naseeruddin Shah has said that he’s a big fan of yours. Have you met him?

Oh yes, a number of times. We went to Berlin together.

I didn’t know that he was a fan till he gave me a wonderful and illuminating compliment once. We were supposed to attend a film show in Berlin. It was an Akira Kurosawa film. He didn’t arrive. Next morning, I asked him why. He said, “Dada, I was tying my shoelaces to leave. But I got to know that they were going to show Ashani Sanket on television. That’s one film of Satyajit Ray I hadn’t seen. I could watch the Kurosawa movie sooner or later but not a Ray movie in India.” I asked, “Naseer, did you like the film? Did you like my work?” He said, “Dada, as an actor I would be fulfilled if I’d be able to inspire somebody as you have inspired me.” He has been a great admirer of my work and vice versa.

Tapan Sinha, Mrinal Sen, Tarun Majumdar… you’ve worked with all the big directors barring Ritwik Ghatak, even though he offered you Komal Gandhar (1961). Any regrets?

No. It never materialised. I believe it would’ve been a bad chemistry between us. Personally, I never liked him, plain and simple. But as a director, I admire him.

You dabbled with a completely new medium when you worked in Sujoy Ghosh’s short film Ahalya.

How was that experience?

I don’t understand mediums. I’m illiterate in these forms. I don’t understand what a computer is. But if there’s a camera in front of me or if you put me on stage, I’ll act. I loved Sujoy’s Kahaani and understood this boy knows his work. So, when he requested me to work in his movie, I said yes of course. It was a good experience. Radhika Apte was pretty good in it.

How is it working with this young brigade?

If they’re good, I enjoy it. If they’re not, I feel bored and distracted.

Do you follow their work?

Most of the good ones work in Hindi cinema. I don’t get the time to watch Bengali movies, let alone Hindi.

Actually, I don’t feel like watching the Bengali films of

There were two decades in between where the mainstream Bengali films started copying South Indian movies. We’ve thankfully crossed that horrible phase and some able young directors have begun making intelligent movies. But due to poverty in subjects, sooner or later those movies seemed like chalbaazi to me. There was no soul in them.

Is the tide changing now?

Some of them are good otherwise how did Sujoy’s Kahaani happen? Even though it was in Hindi, it was a Bengali movie. Not only because it was shot in Kolkata but also because it had Kolkata’s ambience, its people and its soul.

You’ve worked with Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy in Alik Sukh, Praktan and Belaseshe before and now Posto. How are they as directors?

They’re competent and know their job. They generally make family-oriented films that get acceptance. They instinctively know how to make the screenplay appear interesting to the regular middle-class audience.

What was challenging about your role in the recent Posto?

I played the role of a grandfather who, along with his wife, is in charge of looking after their grandson in Shantiniketan. His parents work in Kolkata. Who is the rightful guardian of this kid, the biological father or the one who rears him? That was the tussle. It was a challenge to do such a role.

In the five decades of your career, what’s the biggest lesson that life has taught you?

To remain truthful.

What would be the milestones?

I was attracted to histrionics from an early age. When I got the opportunity to be an actor, through a film like Apur Sansar, it was the biggest turning point of my life. As far as my personal life is concerned, the biggest milestone was when we had our children.

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Alia Bhatt as she traces her Kashmiri roots in Meghna Gulzar’s next.

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lia Bhatt who embarked on a break soon after the release of Badrinath Ki Dulhania earlier this year, is returning to work later this month as she kicks off Meghna Gulzar’s Raazi. Produced by Junglee Pictures and Dharma Productions, the espionage thriller will be shot in Kashmir, Punjab and Mumbai. It is based on Harinder Sikka’s novel, Calling Sehmat and Alia plays a Kashmiri girl married to an army officer (Vicky Kaushal) across the border, who provides the Indian Intelligence with invaluable information during the 1971 Indo-Pak war and saves the lives of scores of soldiers. Incidentally, the 24-yearold actress’s latest screen turn takes her closer to her roots — her actress-filmmaker mother Soni Razdan is half German and half Kashmiri.

She has been reading Sikka’s book and finds it helpful as far as her prep is concerned. “It has helped me add extra layers to my character. The script is a lovely adaptation of the book, which is extensive; it has a lot of stories. I just wanted to get the backstory right in my head,” she explains.

Ask her if she was apprehensive about taking up the film given its politically-sensitive setting and story, she says, “It’s a true and novel story to be a part of so I had no reservations.”

She may have reference points for her character in the book, but Alia says the prep is different this time and it’s important for her to get the nuances right.

“She’s a 20-year-old girl so I have an idea about what she will be like but the film is based in a certain time period so the character needed a different approach.

I’ve been working on the dialect which is important to the narrative. I will be speaking Urdu but there’s a Kashmiri twang to the girl’s diction which I have to perfect. I’m also learning self-defence techniques as I have some action sequences, which is a first for me.

I’m watching old movies off a list that Meghna has given me,” Alia says, sounding like an earnest student.

Alia has, so far, slipped into strong yet feminine characters with signature ease, but the actress reveals that she is a tomboy in real life. “For this film, I’m also working towards looking more feminine since girls in that era had a certain shyness about them. It was inherent in their body language which I feel I lack immensely,” she admits. She is also training to ride a jeep.

What about other challenges of filming, like the biting cold of the Valley? “I’m not worried about that.

While filming we are prepared for anything, be it rain, storm or hailstorm. We just go guns blazing, no pun intended,” she says.

What’s it like working with first time collaborators, Meghna and Vicky? “I have interacted with Vicky a couple of times. When you work with an actor who is extremely good at what he does, it enhances your performance. I have just started out with Meghna, but I feel I’m in safe hands. She gets into little details of what she wants. I noticed this while watched her last film, Talvar,” she says.

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Akshaye Khanna on being away from films: I’ve lost my stripes, have to earn them back again.

Akshaye Khanna on being away from films: I’ve lost my stripes, have to earn them back again “It’s very rare to have a creative journey that spans 50 years. And you are still a leading lady. Forget India even globally…very rare,” he said, when asked about Sridevi…

After being away from the limelight for almost four years, Akshaye Khanna returned to Bollywood with last year’s Varun Dhawan-John Abraham starrer, Dishoom Even though his was a relatively smaller role of the antagonist, he got his fair share of visibility and now he is coming up with a mystery thriller, Mom, costarring Sridevi and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. I caught up with him at the film’s producer, Boney Kapoor’s office.

I was told he is moody, unlike any other star in Bollywood and will shoot down any ‘stupid’ question thrown towards him. I was also told that he is a man of few words and is highly intimidating.

Well, with all these preconceived notions in mind, I went in to interview him and boy I was surprised and how! It’s true that he is unlike any Bollywood star and can be quite intimidating but one thing that I learnt about him was his undying love for art and cinema. We discussed in detail about his film Mom, his co-stars Sridevi and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, his reclusive nature, his brother Rahul Khanna, and his view of the film industry now that he has returned.

Here are the excerpts from the interview…

One thing about MOM that excited and enticed you to come on board?

AK: Quality of the writing. It’s really good. My role, superb. (I) might not be playing the leading part but that’s not what I am always looking for. Sometimes you can have tremendous impact on a story or on an audience or on a film by doing a slightly smaller part also, it doesn’t matter to me. That always been the case with me. One is always looking for to attach oneself to a project which one feels…where one can score…most importantly.

In fact, last year, during Dishoom, you had said that because you are returning your focus would be to be a part of good films rather than looking out for leading roles. Is that still the case?

It doesn’t have to be either or. It can be both.

When you were away from films, were you completely cut-off from Bollywood or you were aware of what was going on in the industry, what sorts of films were being made?

Yeah, I mean film industry is not a private place. It’s not something that only if you are working, you’ll know what’s happening in the industry. It’s very public, everybody knows, every college student knows which films are being made, how much they are crossing, who’s in them, which actors have signed which films, which are the films that are coming in 2018. It’s a public domain, there’s no secret.

Did it scare you a bit that the audience might not accept you? Moreover, producers might not sign you considering that the audience is very fickle minded.

Out of sight and out of mind, as they say?

It’s not a question of being scared. It’s a question of mentally being in the right place. One cannot think of oneself in isolation. One has to understand that in any business, you have to earn your stripes. You cannot become the captain of a ship on the first day of work.

You have to work your way up to that level, that comes with time. Similarly, in any profession you cannot demand success, you cannot demand respect…you have to earn it. So one should always be aware especially in a collaborative profession where creativity is not only coming from you, it’s coming from whole bunch of people. One has to know one’s place, one has to respect…and earn one’s stripes. If you take a break for a substantial period of time, then it depends on person to person. But as far as I was concerned, I definitely looked at it as though I was coming to earn my stripes all over again. I’d lost them. Because today the world is moving so fast, you can’t expect people to remember your work. Yeah, of course there will be a section that do remember. But one has to constantly strive to stay relevant, to remain a face that people continue to want to watch. To remain an artist whose work people still appreciate, still want to see.

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SRIDEVI: WHEN YOU ARE A PUBLIC FIGURE, YOU CAN’T BE A RECLUSE

Sridevi refutes claims that she’s an introvert and reveals she had once imagined herself as a lawyer like her father and ended up in courtrooms but only in films.

She was a superstar in her time and even today, when she comes out of a four-year hibernation, Sridevi manages to spark off plenty of excitement. But while the actress is all fire on screen, away from the cameras she’s usually seen sitting quietly in a corner waiting to get into action. Her reticence recently prompted her Mom co-star, Akshaye Khanna, to quip, “I thought I was borderline reclusive but Sridevi takes being a private person to a whole different level. She is the ultimate non-communicator. I haven’t seen this quality in actors in a long time. No one can be friends with us unless they have known us for years, there can never be an icebreaking moment and I love it!”

Sridevi, however, was quick to refute Akshaye’s observation, reasoning, “When you are a public personality, you can’t afford to be a recluse. If I sit quietly in a corner waiting for the camera to roll, it doesn’t mean that I am aloof and cut off from people. It could be that I am thinking about the shot or going over my lines.”

her feet, tickling the goons, acting goofy and being spoofy, was a riot. And as unforgettable was the sensuous “Kaate nahin katti te” which rates among her favourite songs, along with Chalbaaz’s “Na Jaane Kahan Se Aaye hai”. “I’ve enjoyed all my songs but remember these two in particular because I was really unwell when we were filming them, burning with fever but they turned out well,” she shares.

She gave the nod to her upcoming thriller Mom after she was floored by a one-line idea pitched by Boney about a mother trying to save her daughter who is in trouble. She points out that you find incredible strength when your child is in trouble and you wonder if there are any real life parallels.

“Fortunately neither of my two daughters have been in a situation like this and thank God for it,” she says fervently. “But I am a huge darpok as far as doctors, medicines and injections go. I fall to pieces when I am hurt but when it comes to my children, I am a pillar of strength, applying balm and bandages and dressing up their wounds.” Awwww!

She points towards Nawazuddin Siddiqui, another Mom co-star, admitting that she was impressed with the actor and keen to see how he prepped up for a shot. “It’s the same. He also sits in a corner, learning his lines. But as soon as the camera is on, he blows everyone away!” she exclaims, recalling how her late father always insisted that empty vessels make the most noise.

Her father was a lawyer and Sridevi recalls going to court with him sometimes when she was a child and watching wide-eyed as he argued a case before the judge. “I worshipped him and there was a time when I toyed with the idea of becoming a lawyer too. But eventually I ended up in a courtroom only in films and they were very different from the ones I had seen in real life with lots of natak and melodrama. I remember my father and the lawyer on the opposite side being friends, laughing and joking with each other outside the courtroom. But in our movies, they are usually sworn enemies. I guess we are entitled to some creative liberties,” she smiles.

Quiz her on her favourite screen moments and she immediately recalls her ode to Charlie Chaplin in husband Boney Kapoor’s fantasy adventure Mr India. “I’m a fan and playing him on screen was a dream come true. It was initially supposed to be only one scene with a few shots but because I was enjoying myself so much in the get-up and the whole unit concurred that it looked good, Shekhar Kapur, the film’s director, turned it into an item with plenty of improvisations on the set and the one-day shoot stretched to eleven days. It went on to become one of the film’s highlights,” she reminisces.

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TIGER SHROFF: I DON’T CARE ABOUT THE PADDING AROUND ME..

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n a time when political correctness is the order of the day, Tiger Shroff surprises with his frank-speak.

When quizzed about the reported induction of two star kidsturned-debutantes, Sridevi-Boney Kapoor’s daughter Jhanvi, and Chunky Panday’s daughter Ananya, opposite him in the Student of the Year sequel, the actor is mindful to not reveal much about the fi lm’s acting lineup, insisting instead that he has no inhibitions working with newcomers since he was one himself three years ago. “When I work with someone who is my junior, I know exactly what the person is going through. I’ve never felt the need to work with established actresses even though I have had the opportunity to work with the beautiful and fantastic Shraddha Kapoor (Baaghi) and Jacqueline Fernandez (A Flying Jatt).” But then, he adds candidly, “I don’t get involved with the casting at all. I don’t really care about the padding around me. It’s the script and my character that matter,” he asserts. Wonder if he is alluding to his leading ladies or to sartorial aesthetics.

The 27-year-old actor seems to be on a roll — close on the heels of bagging voiceover duties for the Hindi version of Spider-Man: Homecoming and the offi cial Hindi remake of Rambo, comes the news of Karan Johar’s ‘Student’ coup. Then, there’s another sequel in Baaghi 2, for which Ahmed Khan is taking over the directorial reigns from Sabbir Khan. Tiger believes the change of guard is acceptable as the vision and premise of Part 2 is completely different. Disha Patani, his rumoured girlfriend, taking over as leading lady from Shraddha and he points out that the film will be a completely different world and not a continuation to the original. “I will be at ease shooting with Disha. I share a special bond with her and I’m comfortable around her,” he explains.

Before that he has Sabbir Khan’s Munna Michael coming up which is Tiger’s third film with the director after his 2014 debut Heropanti and Baaghi. He is quick to add that dance and action are “mere decorations” in the musical-drama. “It’s a heart-warming rollercoaster, a love triangle between the three leads,” the actor informs about the film that features him in the titular role, Nawazuddion Siddiqui as gangster-turned-dancer Mahinder Fauji, and debutante Nidhhi Agerwal as

Dolly. “The dance and action serve as forms of entertainment, but the film is also beautifully layers with emotional highs and complex relationships.” He also admits to being relieved to have sister Krishna Shroff on the sets as an assistant director. “She is my biggest supporter and toughest critic. She is always blunt and brutally honest but I still ask her for suggestions. She was my go-to person when I was unsure about something. For me, she was the second director on set,” he smiles fondly, recounting how Krishna would insist that he take selfies with fans who gathered around his vanity van during breaks.

While Munna Michael is an ode to Michael Jackson, Sidharth Anand’s Hindi remake of Sylvester Stallone’s cult actioner, Rambo, Tiger says, is his personal tribute to the “greatest Hollywod legend”. “He has even approved of me playing his Hindi counterpart. My effort is not to replace him but give him the perfect tribute through my performance,” Tiger exults.

Earlier this week, a video of the newest Spiderman, Tom Holland, praising Tiger after watching his moves in “Whistle Baja” went viral. Tiger, who has lent his voice to the superhero in the Hindi version reveals that one-half of his childhood dream has come true. “I had two dreams – to be Spider Man and make my parents proud. It is heart-warming that Tom was impressed with what I could do. The dubbing was extremely taxing, I had to train in voice modulation and record in different pitches and paces to match Tom’s character. I also needed a different energy for the action sequences,” he recalls.

Buzz is, Tiger’s been approached to team up with John Abraham for a big-budget actioner. The duo had shot for two days together for a commercial and had instantly liked each other. Prod Tiger on whether we will see him roaring alongside John in the Hindi remake of The Expandebles and he replies, “I have not signed any project with John at the moment but I am looking forward to working with him sooner than later.

He is so cool! I used to always look up to his work but after shooting with him for two days, I became his biggest fan.”

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GLOBAL MOVIE Life & Style Of Star

Producer Aman Mehta of the Movie TERA INTEZAAR’S MANTRA FOR LIFE IS “BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, STAY FOCUSED & KEEP MOVING.”

1) Tell us about you

4) Tell us about the film more in detail

I am Mrs Aman Mehta, born in Punjab & brought up in Gujarat, married to Mr Bijal Mehta with two sons. I was from childhood inclined towards creation, it maybe drawing, handicrafts, photography, etc. I am a simple lady with extra ordinary thoughts & ambition. I live a simple life.

My favourite thing is changing myself to develop my skills. I really enjoy being a lady producer. My mantra for life is that BELIEVE IN URSELF, STAY FOCCUSSED & KEEP MOVING.

Tera Intezaar is a very stylish romantic musical thriller with twist & turns from the word go which will keep you on the edge of the seat throughout.

The film has great script, music, locations, thrill, vfx, etc. The story-telling of Tera Intezaar is very international.

2) How did you decide to get into films As a child I was fond of music & writing stories & I love bollywood immensely. We are into construction business from Gandhidham, Kutch & with grace of god we are doing very good. I wanted to go a step further into business so me along with my husband thought of venturing in bollywood.

3) How did Tera Intezaar happened

5) Tell us about the director of the film Our director Shri Raajeev Walia is a nice humble person which was the first reason for me & my husband to work with him.

He is a great script narrater as I along with my complete unit must have heard his detailed two hours narrations of the script many times in preproduction stage. He has great confidence & experience & technically he is just brilliant so we were in safe hands.

6) Why did you decided for such unique starcast

After the script was ready so the immediate further After we decided to make a bollywood film, we step to move ahead was film's casting. We firstly started meeting various writers & directors but due wanted to cast Rounak & Veer. to some reason or the other things didn't work out with them.

We liked Sunny Leone so we told Raajeev bhai that we will cast Sunny Leone for Rounak & than the Than we happened to meet film director Mr question of who will be opposite Sunny Leone so Raajeev Walia & had a great meeting with him. We we thought of doing something unusual like the told him that we want a exciting thrilling script script & we thought of Arbaaz bhai & both with a very different concept & after four days he immediately said yes after hearing the narrated us the plot of Tera Intezaar, we loved the firstnarration from the director. There is Aarya plot & so we decided to make TERA INTEZAAR.

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Babbar who is playing a anti-hero, than Salil Ankola & Sudha Chandran has very different strong roles. We have actors like Richa Sharma, Hanif Noyda, Bhani Singh & Gowhar Khan all have great characters.

7) How was your first experience in bollywood Ohhh we had a great experience as we met lot of nice people during the making. I will just summon up in one sentence that Tera Intezaar is made from heart as there was more of personal touch than the professional one.

Ranbir Kapoor talks about Jagga Jasoos, Katrina Kaif and Anurag Basu

Jagga Jasoos took a very long time to make. It must have been exhausting…

It's tiring when you try to finish a film in three months.

And this took three and half years. Yes, it was mentally tiring because of the patience that requires. I had worked with Anurag Basu earlier on Barfi.! So I was very prepared of his working style. He does lot of work for you. As an actor he creates your performance with his camera, his music and his treatment. I had a good creative collaboration with him. So I was very excited to work with again. He is a filmmaker who works very hard, he is very passionate, he is very inspiring when you are on set with him. He challenges you as an actor.

He doesn't like rehearsals. So everything is improvised.

The situation is like something which is so out of the ordinary that you always surprising yourself as an actor. Yes it did test our patience. We all got frustrated, we lost hope, we tried to shelve the film, and we lost interest at some point. But what kept us going was Basu's persistence.

Why did you choose to collaborate with Anurag Basu as a producer instead of producing it under your own RK banner?

I’ll produce a film under the RK banner when I get to direct one. Anurag Basu is a big name. His contribution to this film is more than mine. And it was only fair for me to produce with him fifty fifty. I didn't want to take the whole credit of producing it. That's why we started with a Picture Shuru Productions for Jagga Jasoos. We want to make other films relating to this character and this format but that depends if the film does well.

Were you ever apprehensive about the fact that you were making a musical?

No actually there was much excitement instead. It's a true musical film; and it's an adventure and detective film too. It's kind of encompasses the Disney prototype.

So this film is like adapting a cartoon film with live actors and will appeal to the children and a universal audience as well. Yes, the risk factor was high nobody has done this before. But I think that was also exciting to break ground. It was very exciting for me as a producer and as an actor to be part of a film like this.

Was it difficult to work with director Anurag Basu, as he doesn't work with a bound script?

Yes, he is that kind of filmmaker and hence actors can get insecure. They need to know what’s happening, what I am doing, what's my graph -- but Anurag doesn't work like this. I knew about his process so I was prepared for it but it was hard for Katrina Kaif.

She was new to all this.

You don’t like sticking to a formula, right?

Whenever I have tried to go by formula, like in Besharam for instance, I have always fallen flat on my face. It is not something that comes naturally to me. I think the riskier parts, the parts which are not the heroic ...those are the roles that I connect with. I like playing the under hero. I don't like playing the larger than life hero. And I am going by my instinct, I am going by gut. If I like a story, if I like the director's vision I sign the film.

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B-FILES

From acting to calling shots: Actresses who donned the director's hat With Revathi turning a year older today, here's looking at her work and her compatriots accomplished actresses from present and past – who went on to direct films

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hroughout its history, the film industry can boast of women who carved out their domain in an essentially male bastion. However, when it comes to wielding the megaphone, it’s the men who have led from the front.

Bhanumathi

However, there have been actresses who eased into the director's much-coveted chair like never before.

With Revathi turning a year older today, here's looking at her work and her compatriots -- accomplished actresses from present and past -- who went on to direct films.

Behind the camera: One of the earliest female filmmakers in the country, Bhanumathi ended up with 14 films to her credit as a director. A majority of

Acting debut: 'Varavikrayam' (1939) Directorial debut: 'Chandirani' (1953)

her work was either in Tamil or Telugu.

Revathi

Pooja Bhatt

Acting debut: 'Mann Vasanai' (1983)

Acting debut: 'Daddy' (1989)

Directorial debut: 'Mitr, My Friend' (2002)

Directorial debut: 'Paap' (2003)

Behind the camera: This three-time National Award winner has been part of five projects — including a short film — in her capacity as a director. Revathi has been active in South cinema as well as Bollywood.

Behind the camera: It’s been more than a decade since she has worked as an actor in a film.

Meanwhile, she has shelled out five films as a director.

More into production nowadays, 'Jism 2' was her last

directorial outing. She has been roped in to direct 'Jism 3'.

Behind the camera: At the onset of the new

Arundhati Devi Acting debut: 'Mahaprasthaner Pathey' (1952) Directorial debut: 'Chhuti' (1967) Behind the camera: One of the earliest female

millennium, Guinness Book of Records named her as the female director with the highest number of films.

Apparently, she has helmed 47 movies in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.

Aparna Sen Acting debut: 'Teen Kanya' (1961) Directorial debut: '36 Chowringhee Lane’

directors, she appeared in about 17 films and directed five, with her debut effort winning a Certificate of Merit at the 1967 National Awards.

Savitri Acting debut: 'Samsaram' (1950) Directorial debut: 'Kuzhandai Ullam' (1969) Behind the camera: After establishing herself in

Behind the camera: Winner of three National Awards, the Bengali actress-director is known for her films like Paroma, Sati, Yugant, Mr and Mrs Iyer, 15 Park Avenue and Iti Mrinalini.

Hema Malini Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films, she moved to direction. Before passing away at the age of 46, the legendary actress directed four films in Telugu and two in Tamil.

Vijaya Nirmala Acting debut: 'Macha Rekai' (1950)

Acting debut: 'Sapnon Ka Saudagar' (1968) Directorial debut: 'Dil Aashna Hai' (1992) Behind the camera: So far, the Dreamgirl has yielded the megaphone only twice, with both the films leaving very little to remember -- critically as well as commerically. Her last venture was Tell Me O Kkhuda.

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Directorial debut: 'Bulbule Parista'n (1926) Behind the camera: One of the early superstars in Indian cinema and the country’s first female film director, she directed eight films in all.

Missed call Sushmita Sen’s debut directorial venture, based on Rani Laxmibai’s life, was eventually shelved due to budgetary issues.

The Westside story Actresses in Hollywood too have tried their skills behind the camera… >> Jodie Foster’s last directorial film venture was Mel Gibson-starrer 'The Beaver' in 2011. She has also directed few episodes of TV shows 'House of Cards' and 'Orange Is The New Black'. >> Angelina Jolie made her directorial debut with In the drama 'Land of Blood and Honey' (2011). >> So far, Drew Barrymore has directed one feature film, one short and one documentary.

Nandita Das Acting debut: 'Laawaris' (1981) Directorial debut: 'Firaaq' (2008) Behind the camera: It’s been seven years since her last directorial and there has been no sign whatsoever of her returning to direction. After all, Nandita is currently occupied with theatre with husband Subodh Maskara.

The pioneer: Fatma Begum Acting debut: 'Veer Abhimanyu' (1922)

>> After dabbling in TV shows, Courteney Cox of the 'Friends' fame made her film directorial debut with 'Just Before I Go'.

Mahesh Bhatt pays tribute to the late Vinod Khanna T

he reflection by Jalaluddin Rumi perhaps best sums up the relationship between superstar Vinod Khanna and well-known filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt. Both seekers. Both adventurists. Both had a flirtatious stint with sanyas... But one busted the myth of the Messiah way too early and discarded it all - the attire, the attitude, the accessory. “We both in our own ways were like innocent children trying to find answers. Osho Rajneesh was making you walk towards an oasis, which was actually a mirage. For me the enlightenment fairytale had ended,” confides Bhatt.

But their relationship didn’t begin and end at the gates of Osho’s ashram. Their friendship was forged way back in the ’70s, when the much-in-demand Vinod had insisted that a down and out Bhatt direct Lahu Ke Do Rang and ‘changed his life forever’. “Behind the macho perception, Vinod was vulnerable. His heart would well up if he saw someone in distress. He was generous to a fault. A king. As large-hearted as he was larger than life,” says Bhatt looking back at a friendship that survived glamour and god-men...

He will set the nation ablaze.” And that he did. Vinod Khanna hit the landscape in a big way. We bonded further on the outdoor of the film.

TWIN SOULS It’s believed, ‘One friend can change your life’! And Vinod Khanna was one such friend. The first time I laid eyes on him was on the set of Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971), Hindi cinema’s first Eastern-Western, at Chandivali Studio in Powai. I was an assistant to director Raj Khosla saab. I remember Vinod came in a small stylish yellow car. I ushered him in his make-up room. Our very first encounter brought in a sense of familiarity. He was happy to see a person of my demeanor – an Anglicised Mumbaikar, a boy from an English school. Those days I wore long locks. He, of course, came from the affluent Malabar Hill, while I belonged to Shivaji Park. The first shot was of him riding into the village with his fellow dacoits. He dismounts the horse menacingly and kicks open the door of the house of the village headman. Khosla saab turned around and said, “This boy is going to be a star.

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A FRIEND IN ‘DEED’ As a director I had a disastrous foray in films Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain (1974), Vishwasghaat (1977), Naya Daur (1978)... were unmentionable. So I used to make commercials – like Lifebuoy, Dalda… to keep the wolf from the door. Then one day I got a call from Shankar BC, a well-known distributor, who was venturing into production. I had a grim record of flops.

I wondered why he had called me. He said, “My exhibitors from Ulhasnagar say that Vinod Khanna’s films are well-received. While Vinod says take Mahesh Bhatt and I’ll do your film. I want him. He wants you.

How much money will you take?” I needed money desperately. I had got married (to Kiran Bhatt). I had a little girl (Pooja Bhatt). My father wasn’t keeping well.

So I just said, “` 30,000!” Shankar BC gave me ` 20,000 right away. The line, ‘One friend can change your life,’ turned real for me at this juncture. When you’re discarded by destiny, it requires a person with extraordinary generosity to see you without your track record. This gesture from Vinod began our friendship.

RENDEZVOUS WITH RAJNEESH Then we began working on Lahu Ke Do Rang (1979).

During this time our association got intense because of the queries in our hearts – like where have I come from and where do I go after this body crumbles and goes into dust? Also, with my LSD experience, the influence of the Beatles, the Berkeley and flower power, I was mesmerised by the spiritual jargon of Osho Rajneesh. I

became his disciple and had taken to wearing robes.

Around that time, in the early ’80s, the demise of Vinod’s mother and a close relative had left him disturbed. He began listening to Rajneesh’s tapes.

Slowly, he expressed his desire to join him. He accompanied me to the ashram. And it enchanted him.

He also became a disciple. That became the glue of our friendship. We travelled to Pune together, attended meditation together, met Rajneesh together and returned together. But gradually, I realised that we were putting up a performance of having all the answers. The posturing became tiresome for me. I realised that the two and a half years I had spent with Rajneesh had not contributed in any way. I could quote Buddha, Guru Nanak, Zen, the Bhagvad Gita.... I had become a wordsmith. I could do five hours of meditation daily. But I was still lost. My personal life was going through hell too. I’d fallen in love with Parveen (Babi). Though it was condoned by the ashram and its permissive value system, in the real world I found it difficult to deal with the situation of having two women. That took a toll on my sense of wellbeing.

No words, no meditation, was numbing my anguish. So one day I broke Rajneesh’s mala (beaded necklace) and flushed it down the toilet. The word of that reached Rajneesh. He was the self-proclaimed ‘Enlightened One.’ He had followers all over the world. So who was this guy who had spoken his mind and done it so disgracefully? GOD’s WRATH The defining moment in our friendship came when one day Vinod called me from Filmistan Studio, “Come and see me. I’ve a message from Bhagwan. He’s angry about what you’ve done. He said, ‘Bring him here or else I’ll destroy him’.

That at once snapped and ignited something in me.

Here’s this individual, who proclaims that he’s enlightened. But now he was behaving like a jilted lover. He was no different from anyone else. He was just a wordsmith like me. I told Vinod, ‘I’ll not return.

However shaky they are, I’ll have to walk on my own feet. And I’m not afraid of Bhagwan’s wrath’. What I value most of this conversation was the concern in Vinod’s voice. He was worried like an elder brother, a friend about a calamity coming my way. Vinod couldn’t believe that I could be so stubborn. Somewhere, at that point, we began drifting apart. Rajneesh played him against me. He told him, ‘Mahesh didn’t have it in him.

But you’ve got the determination to reach the very end.’

TO OREGON & BACK The D-day came when Rajneesh wanted to move from Pune to Oregon in the US. And Vinod was part of

that exodus in 1982. Sometime later I went to meet Vinod there. I wanted to complete my film Shatruta with him. He suggested shooting in some places in LA, which could resemble India. He came to receive me at the airport. We spent the night drinking, crying, fighting, hugging... at a friend’s place. But our outlook had changed. Then around 1985, Vinod returned from the US. He seemed disillusioned though he was not articulating it. We sat, talked, drank... during the day. Something had withered in him. He had turned quiet. He seemed to be in a deep depression. After six years of breaking away, out of curiosity, I expressed my desire to meet Rajneesh when he came down to Mumbai. Rajneesh thought if I wanted to see him, it meant I was still hooked to him. But my concern was Vinod. I told Rajneesh that Vinod was not himself and was spiralling into the abyss of depression. I had witnessed the crack up of Parveen Babi. If I could prevent that catastrophe from happening to him... But he dismissed the conversation about Vinod in just one sentence. “I don’t want to talk about Vinod. That’s another story.” I was appalled by his insensitivity. I could see he himself was unstable. His hands were shaking. He was like an actor past his prime trying to put on a show. He looked sad. I asked him, “Is

there anything apart from words that you can give?”

He ducked the question. He just said, “What’s wrong in that?” And went on with his words, words, and words... Whenever the topic of Rajneesh came up, Vinod skirted the issue. He didn’t go back to wearing the robes but he continued to believe. He’d say, “I have great affection for him and his words.” I was not against Rajneesh but against what is being promised by these people and we being gullible enough to buy it. That was a street I couldn’t enter.

So I respectfully backed out from that. And slowly Vinod and I became strangers with sweet memories.

POLITICS AND THE POET! His comeback films Insaaf and Satyameva Jayate (both in 1987) did well. We did Jurm (1990) together; the song Jab koi baat bigad jaayee from it is still popular. He was welcomed yet he couldn’t regain the glory he had abandoned. The world doesn’t wait. “I can’t compete,” was the dissonance he often had with Rajneesh who would say, “You have to compete. You’re in a market place.” He’d retort, “Is this what I have to do to rise to the top?”

Vinod was basically an idealistic soul. Gradually, his vigour for Rajneesh lessened - like a love affair, which has lost its spark after the upheavals. Then he entered the domain of politics. Our worlds changed. I’d bump into him on an airplane occasionally. I was amused to see that side of him.

Our political ideologies were again different. Though that didn’t deter me from maintaining a cordial relationship with him. Around 2012, his son Sakshi came to meet us. We wanted to cast him for Aashiqui 2. I called up Vinod and told him that I was charmed by the young boy and that he had the fire for a long innings. Anyway, the casting didn’t happen for some reason. Two to three years back I learnt that Vinod was unwell. I called him up and asked, “Heard you’re sick?” He gave a little laugh saying, “No, no I’m well.” Then recently when I saw the heartbreaking picture of a sick Vinod being circulated on social media. I was shocked. He didn’t look like Vinod. My brother Mukesh (Bhatt) called up his brother Pramod, who said he was hospitalised for dehydration. I asked Mukesh not to add to their pressure. It’s not fair to impose yourself because sometimes receiving visitors is more painful. Vinod passed away on April 27. In retrospect, I’ve not arrived at some oasis where there’s enduring peace. I didn’t find the answers. So the questions just dropped. I don’t know whether Vinod found the answers to his questions or he broke away from the quest. At 68, I can say with great humility that not knowing is the natural state of man. The truth is that nobody ever figures out what life is all about and it doesn’t matter. Thinking of Vinod fills me with gratitude. I repeat, ‘One friend can change your life’ and I was really lucky to have him.

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Harbhajan Singh to make Bollywood singing debut Cricketer to make Bollywood singing debut, collaborates with composer Mithoon for an India-centric song

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ricketers Brett Lee, Dwayne Bravo and AB de Villiers have explored their singing skills on a professional level. Now, mid-day has learnt that the latest to join the bandwagon is Harbhajan Singh.

While the off-spinner has had a brush with music in the past, he is set to team up with music composer Mithoon for his Bollywood singing debut. The currently untitled number is about celebrating India's culture and its real-life heroes.

A source informs that Singh is currently undergoing training and has been spending long hours doing riyaaz. Flushed about making his singing debut in films, Singh tells mid-day, "I'm excited and nervous at the same time. I am happy that I am in safe hands. I am confident that I won't disappoint my fans." He adds that the song will be in Hinglish.

Explaining how the cricketer decided to venture into playback, Mithoon tells mid-day, "Harbhajan and I have been close friends for many years. He loves music and expressed his wish to try his hand at singing a while back. He wanted to do something to celebrate India's heritage and culture. We finalised the concept on his birthday (July 3) last year. I believe music should address a higher purpose, and we are glad our collaboration will be a meaningful one.�

The composer adds that he intends to use the single in a film in the future

“Indu Sarkar has been challenging physically, emotionally as well as mentally” Kirti Kulhari Kirti Kulhari who was last seen in Pink is now all set for Madhur Bhandarkar’s Indu Sarkar which is based on the Emergency. Excerpts from an interview:

stress free on the sets. He is very open to everything that I had to say. We had a great and easy time doing the film.

What attracted you towards being a part of Indu Sarkar?

How has your life changed after Pink?

It was a film that had a great setup in terms of the background of the emergency 1975. It's a period film.

Madur Bhandarkar is directing it. My character Indu Sarkar was the most exciting part of the film. She is somebody who stammers in the film, so that gave a very challenging edge to the whole character. I couldn't have asked a better film post Pink.

Was it challenging to play the lead role?

It has been the most challenging role for me so far. It's been challenging in every which way physically, emotionally as well as mentally.

How did you prepare yourself for the role?

Stammering was surely the toughest part of the film, which took most of my time and energy. I started watching a lot of videos connected to it to begin with.

Then I met a psychologist to understand Indu Sarkar’s background in terms of a child who has suffered the loss of her parents and loses her voice as a result of the trauma. She was brought up in orphanage. What’s her psychological profile, her complexes? The most important part for me was to meet a speech therapist.

I learned how to stammer properly through her help. I got a lot of guidelines in terms of how to go about the character and make it as realistic as authentic as possible.

How was it working with Madhur Bhandarkar?

It was an absolute fun journey that I took with Madhur and the rest of team of Indu Sarkar, considering it’s a serious high drama film. We breezed through the film within 45 days start to finish. Madhur likes to keep it

My life has changed a lot professionally. I am getting better films and roles. I am working with bigger and better directors and production houses. My films are having a much larger reach. And people are more receptive more than they were before. So it’s great time professionally.

Which is your next release after Indu Sarkar?

I have done a film with Irrfan Khan called Raita Phail Gaya, which is a black quirky comedy directed by Abhinay Deo. This will release in November or December. I am very excited about the film because it’s a great script. And after Indu Sarkar it was quiet interesting for me to do a genre which is different from the serious films that I’ve been associated with so far.

How was it working with Irrfan Khan?

Irrfan Khan is a wonderful actor and a down to earth person. We have a strange equation in the film, which you will find out when you will see the film. It’s always an opportunity to learn from someone who is better than you. I really hope that I do another film with Irrfan soon.

What are your other interests besides acting?

I love travelling. Travelling has really taken over my life since last three years and so. I work and travel. I love food. I love trying different kind of stuff. I love watching films. I love music. I love playing sports. I like spending my time with my friends and family. I do cook once in a while. I enjoy reading as well. And I want to work with the UN. I want to take time off acting and want to be a part of something that UN is trying to do all over the world...

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HEALTH & FITNESS

Bollywood's fittest moms reveal their secret to stay in shape Tracking mothers of A-list stars who whittle their waists, sculpt hard and blast fat for OMG results

For a select few, it's about sticking to a devoted fitness routine, specially-curated meals and surviving an unrelenting trainer.

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n one floor of Neetu Kapoor's Bandra home are scattered plyometric boxes, gloves and suspension trainers. It's here that she indulges in a high-intensity functional routine. Right before meeting us, she has wrapped up a workout session.

She is still working her way to her original fitness level, after a short London trip set her back a few notches.

An egg snack is served to her, and she laments the staffer's forgetfulness. He should have eliminated the yellow.

Show business is demanding on A listers, but it expects just as much from their parents. While some resort to stringent diets, following in the footsteps of their famous kids, others escape to international spas and willingly endure a 'detoxification' that whips a few kilos off them in weeks.

‘You'll never find me with a plate at a wedding’ A conversation with Neetu Kapoor is enough to learn that she has worked hard towards encouraging a healthy lifestyle among her children. The role model discusses daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahani, who is mother to a six-year-old. "She is so fit! Now, she encourages her daughter to adopt the same lifestyle," Kapoor, 58, says.

Her husband, though, hasn't been an easy student.

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor likes his drink and meats.

Marrying the "always chubby" Rishi was a trigger to adopt an active lifestyle. Back in the day, when fitness hadn't developed into a culture, Kapoor was mindful of including an hour of vigorous activity into her day. She experimented with Jane Fonda's routines and even Zumba. On days when she couldn't do much else, she'd ensure she had walked 10,000 steps.

Her slender frame is deceiving. Unlike Ranbir, who she says finds it "tough to gain kilos", maintaining her weight has been a struggle. Ageing, she says, doesn't make it any easier. "I'm not genetically slim, don't have an athletic body and cannot eat all I like. Yet, if exercise is a constant in your life, you will get fitter by the year.”

A tweak in diet has played a vital part in keeping her in shape. "Rishi and I eat the same home-cooked food, which is always healthy. Of course, when he goes out, he goes berserk and is never sensible with ordering.

But at home, I control what he eats," she says. On a dinner out, she is likely to pick a light wonton soup or stir fried vegetables. "If I'm headed for a big party, I eat at home before I leave. Even if I've not eaten, I return home and have biscuits and nuts. At a big wedding with a buffet, you'll never see me with a plate." While

Kapoor stays away from oily fare, she does have a weak spot for sweets — caramel pudding in particular and chocolates. A city-based chocolatier is on call to deliver specially-curated dark chocolates. Ask her how often she indulges in them, and she says, "Two pieces every night.”

rather upbeat interests. Aside for training in ballet for 11 years and harbouring an interest in modern jazz, Razdan is also an active swimmer.

Credit it to her active lifestyle, or good genes, but the mother-of-two often struggled to gain weight. "I had a blessed youth. I was naturally thin and never gained weight, despite eating everything. When I was Alia's age, I was so skinny that I didn't need to exercise. If I had worked out, I would have lost a kilo overnight," she says.

Her desire to take to the ancient Yoga practice had to do with her metabolism taking a hit post-pregnancy. "I felt there had to be a kind of Yoga for people like me, who are restless and have a lot of energy. That search came to an end when I was introduced to Ashtanga Yoga. I love it. You're either constantly breathing strong, or moving. In 15 minutes, you drip sweat," says Razdan, who is learning the form from Suveer Balvi of the Mysore School.

Fitness routine High-intensity plyometric work dominated by exercises on suspension trainers. Stability work is another dominant aspect.

Fittest best 50 TRX knee-tucks in 1 minute Favourite routine Kick boxing, because it helps her vent frustration Fitness tip "To all new mothers, I'll I say it's essential to lose the weight you put on during pregnancy, within a year.”

Razdan speaks of the form with obvious admiration.

Yet, it only comprises one component of her extensive fitness routine. Like her daughter, Razdan is an admirer of Pilates, which "focuses on lengthening muscles instead of bulking them". "I train with Swapnil Naik at a nearby studio, and also introduced my husband (Mahesh Bhatt) to it. He has been doing it for the last year-and-a-half, but it has worked very well for him. Now, we both have this wonderful place where we can pour out all our energies.”

Contrary to what one might assume, Razdan doesn't spend time at social gatherings. Her absence from the circuit benefits her, given that she skips calories usually associated with meet-ups. "When I'm not shooting, my days revolve around fitness, and food.

That's a good day for me. So with all due respect, ladies' lunches, I'm not interested in.”

'Ladies' lunches, no thank you’ Soni Razdan, 60, describes her fitness journey as a relentless search for the "right form of Yoga". There have been times she has fallen asleep in the midst of a session, especially the traditional sort that lacks tempo.

This isn't surprising given that as a child, she had

A thyroid condition she acquired at 50 made her more watchful about what she ate. Instead of curbing cravings, she chooses to cheat, but carefully. It sounds ironical, until she explains, "On a vacation, I may indulge in wine and dessert together, but I'll eat healthy for the rest of the day, avoiding heavy food altogether.

I'm watchful while cheating too. I've been to several nutritionists, and have learnt along the way. When Alia had to lose weight before Student Of The Year, I was able to help her because of my understanding of nutrition. When people trained her, I also learnt from that," she says, adding thatthe family has always been careful about its health.

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Fitness Routine "On one day, I swimming and do Pilates. On the next, I do yoga and go for a 4-kilometre walk," says Razdan.

Fittest best Nabbing the Scale Pose in Yoga Favourite routine Pilates and Yoga Fitness tip “Don't let age hold you back. Start, and see where you go. Everybody's fitness is an individual journey. You'll eventually do things you never knew you could. When I do yoga, I feel 18, because my body's movements amazes me.”

I started being known as the 'lady who can deadlift that much’ WHEN we had met Tiger Shroff for an interview earlier this year, he said Bruce Lee was his idol. The young actor however isn't the only member of the Shroff family to admire the Hollywood action icon. "As a kid, I was obsessed with him. I had his posters in my bedroom, and even cut my hair like him," says Ayesha Shroff, mother to 26-yearold Tiger, who adds that her love for Lee inspired her to take up martial arts forms like Taekwondo.

Fitness for the 56-year-old mother-of-two took a backseat when she had to raise her children. "I would hit the gym, but I was like just another aunty working out," she smiles. Even though her own regimen was hit, Shroff emphasised on the significance of a healthy lifestyle, specifically the importance of sports, for her kids. "I had Tiger train in martial arts since he was four, and Kishu (Krishna, daughter) being his little tale, tagged along. Sport plays a vital role in every child's life. I've seen how it's developed my son," she says, adding that though he isn't a sportsman, his training has helped him become a disciplined individual.

Her own routine took an overhaul when she was introduced to Nitesh Sharma six years ago. "When Tiger started weight-training at 17, I was motivated. A few years later, Nitesh came into our lives and he made me feel I'm capable of more. I felt there was someone who took me seriously, saw me as more than just a mom to two kids, and wife to Jackie Shroff.

He reminded me of how fit I was as a child, and got me addicted to weight training. Eventually, I started being recognized as the 'lady who can deadlift so much!'" she says.

A health-obsessed family, like this one, one might assume, may indulge in a defined dietary chart. But Shroff disagrees. "We've all been through a food intolerance test, which highlights the items that do not work in enhancing our individual performances. These might not make us sick, but may affect how well we are able to train. So, our diet is healthy, but we follow individual charts. For instance, I love milk, but am not tolerant to it. Tiger, on the other hand, can't eat almonds," she says, as Sharma credits Shroff's chefs for enabling them to adhere to their routine. "They simply have to specify the proportion, in grams, of the components (carbohydrates, proteins and fats) they need, and it's delivered to them precisely that way," he says, adding that his own meals are provided for by the family.

That her husband is "constantly surrounded by beautiful women" makes Shroff want to work harder in the gym. "I don't want to look like an elephant next to them, after all. You want to look good for the people you love," she says, but adds that she'd be devoted to fitness even if her family wasn't in the show business.

"I don't want to be a burden on my family, or be stuck in the hospital. My health is good, and I intend to keep it that way.”

Like her actor-son, Shroff too is an admirer of sweet foods, especially ice cream. "I may not have them very often, but I do have something sweet every day. This might simply be a fruit, though Nitesh isn't in favour of that either.”

Fitness Routine "Weight training with a focus on improving flexibility and mobility. We use the TRX suspension trainer in routines. The focus is on keeping her happy, stress-free and motivated, especially given her heart condition. Her form, especially while lifting, is extremely good. It's like poetry in motion," says trainer Sharma.

Fittest best 225 pounds deadlift for 10 reps Favourite routine Weight-lifting Fitness tip “Eliminate sugar from your diet, and eat in proportion.”

preparation. During the Mumbai Oxfam Trailer walk in 2014, she covered 100 kilometers within 48 hours, without any prior training. "We just wanted to see if we could do it, and we did. We weren't competing for time, and hence, it was not difficult.”

Soman's former model-actor son, Milind, has several triathlons to his credit, and is arguably among the fittest in the industry. But the desire to raise children who are health-conscious, was never a deliberate one.

"It was just the lifestyle we led back then. You stayed active, and ate home food. Yes, I did encourage my kids to swim and play sports, but we did not have a continuous discussion about it [like parents and kids do today]." Maintaining weight, she says, is no secret.

"The Indian diet is well balanced, I believe. Don't eat [processed meals like] Maggi, don't eat out, or at least, eat at home more often. I don't eat sugar. If I want to add sweet to my food, I'll add jaggery. People say, 'I don't eat much', but they actually eat a lot of outside food. Unless you suffer from a physiological condition, maintaining weight shouldn't be difficult.”

'I may have jaggery, but I never add sugar to my meals’ When Jacqueline Fernandes led a group of 1900 women - athletes, students and homemakers and — to hold the abdominal plank position for 60 seconds last November, approximately 300 participants failed to complete the task, falling before the minute-mark. At 78, Usha Soman, with her ability to plank for 80 seconds may outshine them. In an era where carbohydrates, fats and proteins are carefully curated into your diet, with athletes, and aspiring ones, making bottles of protein shake their best friend, Soman is testimony to the fact that the good ol' wellness tricks your grandmother reiterated, work best.

"I eat a lot, but only when I'm hungry. Maintaining my weight has never been a struggle, because I've always lived an active lifestyle, walking wherever possible," says the biochemist and former teacher, adding that she'd walk from her Shivaji Park home to Dadar station, and from Charni Road station to Wilson College when teaching.

Fitness routine Five-kilometre walk daily Fittest best 90-second plank Favourite routine Walking, and trekking. She would like to go for a trek to Machu Picchu.

Fitness tip Eat home-cooked meals

On the days she intends to feast with her friends over dinner, Soman swaps her lunch, which she describes as her "main meal", with lighter foods. "You adjust," she says, adding that basic principles have enabled her achieve commendable feats.

"I have been walking five kilometers every day for the last 20 years, and cover the distance in 55 minutes. I am fit enough to cover 10, if someone told me to do it," she says. Soman actively took to walking at the age of 60, when retirement minimised physical activity. In its truest sense, she might be the epitome of fitness, putting her body to test in trying times, without Aug 2017 | Global Movie

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Ekta Kapoor: Calling me TV czarina is overrated Ekta Kapoor says she is doing what everyone else is doing now and she is not afraid of competition

Thrones fan. As for lead actor Vishal Aditya Singh's costume in, it is not lifted from Baahubali. The amount of hard work he has put in is commendable. We've tried to create a fantasy world of ayaaras and magical creatures.

A mega audition was conducted for the show.

We auditioned several people for the lead roles, but Madhurima Tuli had the height and an innocent face. I wanted a 21-year-old looking girl for the role.

You launched the web show, The Test Case, in April, but aired only one episode.

I have been conducting meetings about it. We ran it with a certain amount of budget. There's a lot that goes into the making of these shows. There were budget constraints, but it is being worked on. Besides The Test Case, there are about four to five more new shows that will come on the app soon. Wait and watch. In fact, I will be coming up with a love story, which will blow people's mind, besides other shows.

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kta Kapoor does not like being referred to as TV's czarina. "It's overrated and hyped," she says.

"Everyone has a few hits and misses. I am doing what everyone else is doing. Everyone has a few hits and misses." Ekta is all set to start a new show, Ek Mayavi Prem Gatha Chandrakanta on Colors, in competition with Life OK's 'Chandrakanta'. We caught up with her last week at her Juhu home.

Excerpts from the interview: Chandrakanta's trailer was launched last year. What caused the delay in its going on air?

It got delayed because I was in the middle of doing several things at the same time. Chandrakanta requires extensive planning; it's not like a daily soap. Every scene and episode requires detailing. I was busy with Kavachh, followed by Naagin and then the web shows on Alt Balaji.

It's not the first time Chandrakanta is on television.

Doordarshan, Imagine TV and Life OK have had several versions. I am not afraid of competition. It forces you to do better. The treatment and the plot have no similarity. We've given Chandrakanta a different tweak.

The show's look seems to be inspired by Baahubali and fantasy fiction movies like Harry Potter.

I have not seen Harry Potter. I am more of a Game Of

Kumkum Bhagya is having a spinoff.

Kumkum Bhagya has occupied the top 5 spot on the TRP chart. It's spinoff is titled Kundali Bhagya. Gul (Khan, of Four Lions Films) has already done it. They have Dil Boley Oberoi, a spinoff of their show Ishaqbaaz. I always wanted to do a spin-off, but they beat me to it. It creates a kind of validation for me.

Frankly, I have grown up watching American shows and spin offs of their shows are a big hit. So, why not.�

What are the plans for the plot of Kumkum Bhagya?

Kumkum Bhagya has had at least a dozen kidnapping plots and several more murder plans against Pragya.

But the show is still getting great numbers. People in the interiors love the drama. In spite of the trolls, the show is doing well. My job is to deliver numbers and if I am able to that, I have no reason to complain, right?

What's happening on the film production front?

Lipstick Under My Burkha is releasing soon. It is a film about us. I have been waiting for the movie. Some films you do for money, some for your heart, this is one of those. I have another film in the making, Laila Majnu.

Has life changed now that you are an aunt?

Ever since Tusshar's baby Laksshya arrived, I can't wait to get home. Everyone in the house has changed their schedule to match it with the tot. I wrap up things as fast as I can to spend time with the little one.

Sudesh Lehri: Comparing Kapil Sharma’s show with The Drama Company is like saying that Dangal and Sultan are similar

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he Drama Company premieres from tonight on Sony TV. Krushna Abhishek is the leading the show along with his best man, Sudesh Lehri. The veteran comedian was all excited at the launch. In a chat with the media, he addressed the matter of comparisons with The Kapil Sharma Show. “At times, we feel two things might be the same. Comparisons are inevitable. See, people assumed that Dangal and Sultan would be the same as they revolve around wrestling but the content was so different. The Drama Company is unique as it has presenting skits. But comparisons are done by public and they have to see it first.” He has been joined by Kapil Sharma’s excolleagues, Ali Asghar, Sugandha Mishra and Dr Sanket Bhosle on the show. Sudesh steered clear of commenting on the Kapil Sharma – Sunil Grover fight as he said he was not a party to it. However, he said that it could be a matter blown out of proportion.

Lehri, who has been a part of Comedy Nights Bachao and Comedy Nights Live says he does not like vulgarity in the name of comedy. “The Drama Company is produced by Preeti Simoes. She has decided to exclude some type of humor and I support her. It is a family show so we will not see any toilet jokes or innuendos.

We don’t want people holding their noses at dinner time,” says Sudesh with a laugh. In fact, he maintains that he is strict about his decision of not doing comedy that is offensive. “When I was younger, I used to make fun of everything. People used to feel hurt, at times.

But later, I realised that even if one person gets offended, it means you failed as an artiste. I am totally against hurting religious sentiments. Moreover, I am a pure vegetarian and do not enjoy violent humour too,” he says.

On The Drama Company, he will play variety of characters starting from Prince Salim to Majnu.

Elaborating on the concept of cheap humour, he says it is like sleazy films, which only attract eyeballs because of how crass they are. “What has worked and sustained is quality product. The Drama Company will take time to pick up but it is top notch in all levels, ” he says. In the interview, Sudesh also candidly admitted that he too has been guilty of vulgar jokes during Comedy Nights Bachao. “I have made mistakes but that show had a format and people knew what was awaiting them. Many felt bad and it did not suit us. Even if I have mouthed double meaning lines, I have tried to ensure that it is not cringe-worthy,” he stated.

He also said that he would sing if he got the opportunities. However, he considers himself a good amateur singer. Unlike Kapil Sharma, he has no plans to further that career. “I will be in trouble the day I say I am an professional singer. I am doing well as a comedian. I have been singing since childhood and my first ambition was to become a singer,” he discloses. In the past few years, Sudesh is synonymous with Krushna Abhishek. “He is a totally lovable guy.

Krushna is a great artiste, he has good timing and dances well too. Moreover, he respects me a lot.

Though he comes from a film family, he is a totally selfmade man,” he opines. On the film front, he will be seen next in Tiger Shroff’s Munna Michael.

The biggest joy for Sudesh is working with Mithun Chakraborty. “I have been a fan throughout. I never dreamed that I would share stage and work with him.

He is a real joy, ” he signs off.

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Here is what went behind the making of Shivaay Singh Oberoi and lot more

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Who was the inspiration behind the great character of Shivaay Singh Oberoi?

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Ishqbaaz writer Harneet Singh reveals that it is a lot of fun to imagine Shivaay and Anika romance!

he life of a TV writer is like a student constantly preparing for competitive exams. There are no real breaks. We don’t know how much fun the students have, but Ishqbaaz’s writer Harneet Singh is surely having a blast. After a slow start on the TRP charts, it picked up and has been doing consistently well. It completed a year and now it is a one-hour episode.

What made you think of a show revolving around three brothers when TV was dominated by super bahus?

The concept was Gul Khan’s my producer. She thought of this story about three brothers. For me it was very exciting because it was a clutter-breaking idea. The thought of three boys representing mind, body and soul was different. It was refreshing to get into the headspace of three boys when TV had more than 5,000 super-bahus doing every imaginable thing. Telling a story from a male gaze with strong male protagonists was interesting as a writer. Right from the first visual of the three boys coming on the speedboat to the bromance, it was fresh. One year later, it is a cult show and it’s to Gul’s credit that she thought of this fresh concept. A year later, Omkara and Rudra are as loved as Shivaay. It goes to show that if you write characters that are strong, good, grounded and identifiable, they will create an impact. At the Star Parivar Awards, the hoardings had all bahus, and in the middle was Shivaay. It shows that Shivaay was as big as any TV bahu and it’s great!

I think the inspiration was, Gul and we discussed the character a lot. Basically, we were following her vision.

When we thought of Shivaay, we thought of a guy who was a protector. He was like great wall. There was the aura of nobility as he could do anything for his brothers and family. So, he is this guy who finds it easy to give but it tough for him to receive anything. It took Shivaay 100 episodes to say thanks to Anika. So, he is egoistical. SSO has many shades, we have named him ‘Saurangi’. We know that Gul creates some great bady boys, she has a good track record. Shivaay has anger issues but he is damn sexy as well. SSO is a wholesome character, he can cook, there is a nurturing side to him too. There is the mothering quality, which is just so interesting. Shivaay is definitely an alpha hero and my inspiration were a couple of bad boys I know. We had to make him desirable and aspirational and smoothen the edges over a period of time. The beast in him came out during the wedding track but there was the question of his family’s izzat if he was jilted at the altar. Shivaay is always a little unpredictable and flips a little. Post the forced wedding, we made him charming and a man who can take a bullet for his woman. From Stone Singh Oberoi, he changed.

How much do TRPs bother you as a creative person?

I call TRPs, Thursday Monsters. I would be lying if I said it did not matter. We are trying something new but it is a numbers game at the end of it. TRP is a report card of how a track has fared. TV audience is diminishing by the day. Many people do not like to watch GECs. We try to provide wholesome entertainment. In Ishqbaaz, the ex-girlfriend track of Mallika was appreciated. Even the episodes on women’s empowerment, but we only got critical acclaim for it. Then, all the top rated shows revolve around bahus. For us, Shivaay is our bahu, we are little different. Some weeks we shine on TRPs, at times we don’t. TV is a mass medium, we need to cater to everyone. We were convinced about the forced wedding track. We can only stay honest and write with as much conviction as we can.

Ishqbaaz has its own vocabulary, especially Anika.

Which is your favourite word?

Yes, Anika’s dictionary is a rage. My fave is Khidkitod.

Gul and I use it often.

ShiVika’s romance is considered as one of the hottest.

Did the actors ever tell you to tone it down or did you face any inhibitions?

People talk about the romance and chemistry but the fact is Nakuul (Mehta) and Surbhi (Chandna) are simply brilliant actors. We visualise something, write it down and they take it to another level. They are thorough professionals. The romance is not just an add on. They are in context of an emotional discovery or stage in their relationship. All pool scenes have a reason. The first time when he threw her and asked her to say sorry, she realised that they were both takkar ke individuals. There was chemistry but he was too arrogant. In the latest pool sequence, he said sorry.

All the romantic scenes take the tale forward. Of course, kudos to Lalit Mohan Ji and Atif for making them look beautiful and lit up. Every little moment has been thought over. The first hand-holding, hug, when she leaned on him as she was vulnerable, blush lessons, all are part of love graph. It is a joy to imagine them in our head and full credit to the actors to make them really iconic. They are real joy.

How many hours does it take to script a 20-minute episode?

It is a 20 minute episode but for a writer, it is like a rat is on a treadmill. You always think about the moments and your characters’ journey. You sleep and dream the scenes. As a writer, you want to fix the mistakes you think you made. As of now, Omkara (Kunal Jaisingh) is being nice to Gauri (Shrenu Parikh) out of guilt, but you need to make it more interesting. It is crazy but if you are inspired, it is fun. Thinking is a big process.

Everyone thinks that they can write better scenes.

Maybe it is true but they should know that the characters have been established. The tough part is to create characters and make them real. You are never on a break from them. And in Ishqbaaz, we have a huge family. It is so much fun.

What is the craziest demand you ever got from a fan?

Fans of Ishqbaaz are truly crazy. There was this fan who had imagined a family tree post generation leap.

SSO and Anika’s babies were called ShiVika and Ansh.

And Omkara’s son was like Shivaay’s in temperament while Ansh was more artistic like Om. So much imagination went into it. There was another one who wanted to see a photo of Nakuul along with my pet cats. She wanted to see if his kanji eyes matched that of my pet. It was crazy.

Your favourite scenes of ShiVika so far?

My favourite track is ShiVika’s marriage. I personally did not agree with what SSO was doing and it was a challenge to write it in a manner that he was somewhere right. Then, we had to humanise SSO from the beast to a loving husband. I love the bromance sequence too. We have a baby sequence coming up and it is hilarious. It will be fun to see the three brothers manage an infant. In our stressful time, it will give us something to laugh about. It has been a great journey.

We have our adoring fans and haters too. They love to hate us. Fans have made Ishqbaaz what it is. The one hour episodes are going to be a buffet for the entire family.

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by TV actresses which are apt for monsoon

he rains are here and we could not be more excited to curate some top looks for monsoon!

You all know how it can be a pain to pick the perfect outfit during this season, keeping in mind the damp weather and unexpected rains!

We took some fashion inspiration from some of our favourite TV actresses whose outfits double as clothes that save your monsoon fashion dilemma!

Shorts and vest

Ripped boyfriend jeans

Krystle D’souza’s choice of clothes never fails to impress us. She has paired shorts with a top and vest along with gladiator sandals which is stylish and won’t become a mess in the rains!

If you think wearing jeans during rains is messy and uncomfortable, think again. You don’t have to wear slim fit instead you can easily opt for the ripped boyfriend fit which is airy and makes for a great outfit!

Surbhi Jyoti has set a perfect example here.

One-shoulder dresses

Maxi dresses

Kritika Kamra pulls off the formal/casual one-shoulder dress look right at the beginning of monsoon. Take this as a guide for yourself, pair a dress with gumboots or all-season sneakers and you’re good to go!

In case you’re wondering how you’ll manage a full length dress in the monsoon. Take a look at Helly Shah and her A-line maxi dress! These dresses come in a variety of fits and you shouldn’t face a problem pairing it with a cool scarf or jacket!

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Rompers

Shirt dresses

A romper or jumpsuit as you’d call it is the most hassle-free piece of clothing according to us. Why? because it’s a single outfit which doesn’t need to be handled much! Ask Kishwer Merchant who’s rocking this full length romper with the utmost ease!

This is a trend that’s catching onto everyone and we vouch it to be the best one for the rains! Shirt dresses are comfy-fit, easy to wear, not blingy and very pretty!

Heli Daruwala does look super-comfy and super-chic in this grey shirt dress!

Skirts

Printed shirts with leggings

Who said you couldn’t don a short skirt in the rains?

Instead think of it as an escape from getting your clothes wet! Krishna Mukherjee dons a tank top with a cool skirt just how it should be worn!

If simplicity is your forte, then you can up your style game with a printed shirt over plain black leggings. It’s classy, simple and looks trendy no matter what. Take a cue from the bubbly Aashika Bhatia.

Co-ordinates The best way to stay in check with style is co-ordinates which is a two piece outfit. You can pair with a jacket and wear it to work, or lose the jacket for a day out.

Debina Bonnerjee is giving us some serious co-ordinate goals!

Culotte pants This trend had taken the fashion world by fire last year and we cannot blame it. Culotte pants are similar to the long palazzo but they are shorter in length (a little below your knee, a little above your ankle). This is exactly why they make a perfect choice for the rainy season. Take a look at Neha Saxena’s culottes and you’ll know!

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8 Wardrobe Must-Haves for the Rainy Season T

he rains, they are acomin’! While our days of wearing presko summer clothes may be coming to a close (because, c’mon, we live in the Philippines, and it almost always feels like summer), there’s a lot to look forward to clothing-wise thanks to the rainy season. Layers, for one, and finally getting to wear that scarf you love for function instead of fashion! If you’re standing in front of your closet feeling woefully unprepared for the dreary weather, here are 8 essentials that you should have before the rain really starts pouring:

1. Non-Cotton Socks Nobody likes wet socks inside their sneakers. Keep this from happening to you by heading down to your nearest sporting supplies store like R.O.X. or A Runner’s Circle and grab a couple of pairs of non-cotton socks, like ones from Asics, which are guaranteed to keep your toes from getting squishy with all the rain and puddle water.

2. Dark Jeans As mentioned, certain colors and fabrics just don’t work with getting wet, so make dark jeans a wardrobe staple this rainy season. Dark jeans are durable, easy to pair with your other clothes, and don’t stain easily from mud and dirt.

3. Neutral-toned Undergarments

Nobody likes wet socks inside their sneakers. Keep this from happening to you by heading down to your nearest sporting supplies store like R.O.X. or A Runner’s Circle and grab a couple of pairs of non-cotton socks, like ones from Asics, which are guaranteed to keep your toes from getting squishy with all the rain and puddle water.

4. Knitwear

Some people believe that knitwear has no place in a tropical country like ours, but we beg to differ. Zara has a few choice pieces that aren’t too bulky (breezy, in fact) for hot days, and cozy ones for bad weather. A nice oversized sweater is just the thing for some comfort without sacrificing any of your chic. Knits also allow women to don skirts and dresses without fear of the wind sweeping our clothes up with it!

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5. Boots As firm believers in footwear, a good pair of boots will be your best investment this rainy season.

While the last time you may have rocked a pair of Docs was in your pre-teens, a pair can now double as shoes for the office and as a comfortable staple in your wardrobe. A good pair of boots, like their 1460s, will help make you ready for anything!

6. Umbrella Banish Seasonal Affective Disorder and battle the rainy day blues with a light, easy to use umbrella.

No one likes getting caught without one in an unexpected downpour.

7. Waterproof Outerwear

Ever thought about how dirty rain water could be?

Save yourself from germs and catching a cold with some waterproof outerwear. Uniqlo has a number of options in a wide range of colors and styles for you to choose from. The best part? Their parkas are lightweight and easy to roll into a case, making it easy for you to carry around in your bag!

8. Bucket Hat

If you rocked one in the 90’s then it’s time to dig through your closet and unearth it. Bucket hats have made quite the comeback in the last couple of years, so if you can’t find yours, it’s time to reinvest. It’s important to keep your head dry.

10 Best Monsoon Destination to Explore in India I

ndia become more and more beautiful during the monsoon season whether a city, town or a rural villages.

Some of the must visit places during the monsoon in India are Andaman Nicobar Islands,western ghats, Leh Ladakh and unexplored Northeast India. The monsoon season starts from June and rain till October, these 5 months of rainfall made Mawsynram, Meghalaya the wettest place on earth. There are two types of monsoon hits India known as the southwest and northeast monsoon, Most of its rainfall come by the southwest monsoon. Some of the tourist place are restricted to visit during rainy season due to slippery rocks, leeches, fallen trees, wind and landslides. These places are good to visit in summer but monsoon will have its own story to narrate.

Enjoy Reading: Top Monsoon Getaways of India Monsoon-in-GangtokGangtok – Sikkim: Sikkim,The only brother of seven sister states of India is situated in the Great Himalaya mountain. The second smallest state of India is least populous state and home to the Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest peak.

Gangtok the capital and the hill city of Sikkim is the main tourist destination for its Enchey Monastery,Tsomgo Lake,Ridge and Nathula Pass.

Because Shivalik Hills,Gangtok enjoys a gentle, mild climate and receiving heavy rainfalls along with strong winds during the June to August months. The monsoon season block the land access to Gangtok from the rest of India due to series of landslides, flooding and thick fog often makes transportation in Sikkim dangerous during the monsoon season.

Darjeeling – West Bengal:

Monsoon-in-Darjeeling The perfect monsoon getaway of India, is the well known for tea industry along with a popular tourist destination. Darjeeling also known as The Queen of Hills, is situated at the foothills of the great Himalayas. Due to surrounded hills, Darjeeling receive heavy to very heavy showers during the monsoon. Darjeeling-Rangeet Valley Passenger Cable Car is one of the major attraction, other main attractions are Darjeeling monastery, adventure sports like river rafting and mountain treks. The dense evergreen forests of sal and oak make a perfect home for different species of ducks, teals, plovers, gulls and wide variety of rare orchids. Animals found here includes the one-horned rhinoceros, Indian leopard, hog deer and endangered red pandas.

Shillong – Meghalaya: Shillong, The capital city of north east sister states of Meghalaya. Shillong receive heaviest rainfall during the monsoon season and rain usually lasts longer than rest of India. Cherrapunji and Mawsynram located at 16km to each other are the two wettest place on Earth with an annual rainfall of 11872 millimeters. Shillong is surrounded by picturesque valleys of Khasi and Jayanti hills, adorned by numerous waterfalls and offer a panoramic view of green natural scenery. The beautiful land of abundant natural beauty is one of the best tourist attraction in Meghalaya. Not only Meghalaya but other sister states of north east India are blessed with natural beauty, rolling hills, big water falls and deep valleys. The eastern India offers virgin forests and valleys with their innumerable waterways to explore while visiting.

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Kodaikanal- Tamil Nadu: The popular hill station is situated among the Palani Hills of Western Ghats. Kodaikanal means The Gift of the Forest, it is also referred to as the “Princess of Hill stations” due to its charming beauty. The finest hill station is full of mighty rocks, enhancing waterfalls and beautiful lake. During the rainy season Kodaikanal becomes more beautiful,Its gorgeous natural scenery and cascade falls make it one of the best hill station to visit. One of the main attractions for the visitors is the Kodai lake, the man made lake is surrounded by lush green trees and rocks. Other picturesque city of Tamil Nadu’s are Doddabetta, Coonoor and most famous Ooty.

Andaman and Nicobar in-MonsoonAndaman Nicobar – Islands: The Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands are a large group of nearly 570 islands located at southern part of the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands is one of the best monsoon and Eco-friendly tourist’s destination in India. Its beautiful silver sandy virgin beaches, submarine mountains, breathtaking natural beauty and thrilling adventures water sports attracts tourists from all corners of India as well as world. The paragon of beauty also present landscape, dense forest, best wildlife, tribal tour and a very romantic atmosphere. Its culture and traditions are very much different from rest of India and holds a unique identity, there is no other place like this in rest of India.

Munnar – Kerala: Munnar-in-Monsoon Munnar, the most popular hill station of Kerala and one of the best honeymoon destination in India. The great mountains, deep valleys,dense forest and variety of wildlife makes Munnar one of the hot spot in the monsoon. Munnar receives heavy rainfall during the month of June to September,so be care full while visit a hill station in the rains. Kerala, The land of attractions become more and more beautiful during the monsoon season. Its spectacular green scenery, backwaters, houseboats and monsoon therapy make it a major tourist destinations in India. Best places to visit in Kerala during monsoon are Pallivasal, Kundala, Alleppey and Periyar national park. The wildlife park is famous for its wild animals and home to largest number of Indian elephant.

Coorg-in-MonsoonCoorg – Karnataka: Coorg or Kodagu is one of the favorite travel destinations in Karnataka, specially during the monsoon. The amazing and pleasant hill station in Karnataka covers 4100 square kilometers of land in the Western Ghats. Coorg, the honeymoon destination offers a fascinating view of beautiful hills,water falls,coffee plants and well famous for its cuisines, traditions and hospitality. There are list of places in Karnataka that should visited during the Monsoon season like Mullangiri, Ayyanakere, Gokarna and Bandipur national park. The 20% dense forest area of Karnataka make it a biodiversity hotspot for flora and fauna and one of the wettest place in India. The astonishing Jog falls, the second highest plunge water fall located near Shimoga District is a major tourist attraction in Karnataka.

Goa -Goan: Visiting Goa in Monsoons is the unique experience to share quit the sand and enjoy the rain. The chilling summer destination of India becomes more beautiful during the rainy season.

Dudhsagar Falls– Sea of Milk is one of the most exquisite falls in the world located in the border of Goa and Karnataka. In rainy season Goa offer’s picturesque scenery, fantastic waterfalls, hills covered with green layers and wildlife sanctuaries. The land of beaches receives rainfall between the months of June and September from Southwest monsoon and July receives the highest. Ready to get wet and enjoy the nature along with delicious cuisines of Goa would be good experience to have. Goa is also famous for its delicious sea food cuisines.

Lonavala-in-MonsoonLonavala – Maharashtra: During the monsoon while Maharashtra become the hot spot for nature lover, Its Sahyadri mountains ranges awake from a sleep to sing and dance with the rain. The mountain ranges of Sahyadri offers some of the best waterfalls of the country along awesome climate and beautiful natural scenery to capture. Lonavla is well known for its greenery during the monsoon with astonishing waterfalls and ponds. Monsoon getaways of Maharashtra includes places around Pune like Matheran, Mahabaleshwar, Malshej Ghat, these places hold special attractions for adventure and nature lovers. Monsoon in Maharashtra bring breath taking view of its numerous ghats spread across the states and long tail waterfalls and lush greenery around make them look awesome.

Ranikhet – Uttarakhand: Ranikhet-in-Monsoon Ranikhet, one of the amazing hill station in Uttarakhand formerly Uttaranchal, situated in the northern part of India. Ranikhet, The picturesque location is surrounded by hills,blessed with a pleasant climate, lush green forests and famous for majestic views of great Himalayan Ranges. The mountains of Garhwal offers breath taking views of deep valleys, snow-capped mountains, dense forest and high-altitude lakes.The rolling hills of Garhwal Himalaya is paradise for nature lovers, Its valley of flower national park is well famous for meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora. Apart from the above attraction the richly diverse area is also home for rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard and birds. Other must visit hill station in Uttarakhand are Nainital, Mussoorie, Rishikesh, Kausani and Chamba.

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Qaidi Band actress Anya Singh on nepotism: I feel it exists in every industry but it’s hyped in ours..

Why an unconventional film like Qaidi Band, rather than a quintessential Bollywood romance?

I think when Habib sir narrated the story to me, the fact that it was so different, the topic was so important and my character was something I just loved.

Everything put together really lured me to do this film.

I took it as a challenge. It’s a very interesting story and a very interesting concept. I’d like to it’s very unconventional so that’s the best part about it. It’s very performance based which is so important I think. So I think I am very lucky in fact that this is my debut as opposed to the a conventional romantic movie that you usually see.

Were you surprised when this kind of genre of film was offered to you by YRF? No, not at all. Actually I did lots of audition, so my second round of audition was with Habib sir and he had given me a gist of the movie because he was very clear that he’ll go ahead with the audition if you are interested in the movie. If you are not than there is no point of carrying forward the audition. And I think the time he narrated to me the concept the first time I found it very very interesting because it’s about the plight of undertrials in India, who just don’t know when they are going to get out of the jail. And they just live their life waiting and waiting with faith that may be they’ll do get out someday but they don’t. I think the concept really interested me and ya considering Yashraj it was a very different film from what they usually do. But I think they do experiment sometimes and this is one of those movies. I love Ishaqzaade, I absolutely love that film.

Tell us about the character, as seen in the trailer, you are completely in a de-glam avatar unlike other actresses who usually opt for a glamorous avatar, especially for their first film. Were there apprehensions?

We checked actually for a few months before we started shooting so I think we were quite used to being in this de-glam avatar on a daily basis. We used to come to office in our track pants. Habib sir had actually told to not put any makeup and come in very simple clothes.

So you are actually very close to your character even when you are away from work. It wasn’t difficult at all, I really enjoyed it because we used to go on the sets, 15-20 and we used to be ready on location and shooting, so it was actually easier, you didn’t spend so much time getting ready, make up and hair and all of it. I am very happy with the look actually.

Tell us about your journey? How did you decide to be an actress?

My grandfather is in the army, my father is a doctor, very far away from this industry. As a child I really used to listen to Hindi music. I think that’s what attracted me towards this world. Growing up I didn’t watch too many movies. When I passed my school I told my mother, ‘mumma I want to act’ and she thought it’s just a passing phase in my life. She said finish your education and we’ll talk about it. After graduating I went back to her again and I think that’s when she realised that I really wanted acting as a career. My family had all these apprehensions that I am girl. My mother gave 1 year to try my luck.

Aadar Jain recently said in an interview that you were on board first before he signed the film and you gave auditions with quite a few actors, that included him as well. So while reading with him for the audition, did you anticipate that this guy might get the role?

Ya a little bit, I did anticipate that he’ll get the role and I also hoped that he get the role because I think among all the people, he was the best.

You are shown as a lead singer of the band in the film. Are you a singer in real life?

(Laughs) I like to believe so, I am singer in my own head but no I am somebody who sings for own entertainment and joy. I don’t have a great voice…I believe I sing very well, I tell Aadar also all the time, I think I am great singer, and he agrees with me.

You said your parents gave you an year to try your luck in Mumbai. How difficult was your struggling period?

When I moved to Bombay I didn’t know many people, except the ones I was staying with. So I found a few numbers I met couple of people, I met with casting directors, I started giving auditions…I actually got rejected through all my auditions in my initial few months. And you know there were lot of times when I thought to myself may be I was wrong, may be I should go back to Delhi, but every Aug 2017 | Global Movie

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time I’d think of these thoughts I’d also think how I sat and convinced my entire family that this is my dream, so now that I’ve got the chance, why not give it everything I have. My family was very very supportive but ya there was lot of struggle, there was lot of rejection, I had to work really really hard for these auditions…also when you don’t know people it’s even harder. Luckily, Shanoo Sharma(casting director of YRF) happened, we bumped into a coffee shop and she asked me to audition and then one audition led to another and finally I end up with this film..pure luck, I feel.

Did you ever face nepotism?

No… So you think hard work and talent is all that matters?

I mean, I am nobody to really comment on nepotism but it is something that I feel exists in every industry but it’s hyped in our industry. And I feel that today our audience is only accepting and encouraging ‘talent’. So, through nepotism you do get a certain movie but you’ll only stay and be here for the long run if you have the talent and skills. Because the audience today, doesn’t accept anybody who doesn’t. So…ya, that’s my take on nepotism.

You said while growing up you didn’t really watch films. So is there any favourites among the few you watched while growing up?

Dil Toh Pagal Hai. It was also the first movie I watched in a theatre, in fact any movie I watched. And I think since then only, you know the songs and the dance just pulled me towards this. Dil Toh Pagal Hai really did a lot for me (laughs). Even Jab We Met is one of my favourite movies.

I love it.

And your favourite actors?

Like I said I haven’t watched too many movies but of the movies I have watched, Kajol and Anushka (Sharma)…I really admire their work. I think they are very effortless performers and even in general, you know just the way they are when I watch them. I love them. So ya definitely Kajol and Anushka.

So it would’ve been quite exciting for you when Anushka presented you in front of the media?

Ya, of course it was one of my happiest days because I felt so lucky as firstly I am being launched and somebody who I admire so much is introducing me. I was really really happy about it. I told her also in fact.

And what about the directors you wish to work with in future?

Rajkumar Hirani sir, there are so many.

Imtiaz Ali, Adi sir (Aditya Chopra), Shoojit Sircar, Neeraj Pandey. There are so many directors that I want to work with but at the top of my head…ya.

What would say to all those trying their luck in Bollywood?

I would say if you really want it and your dreams are strong enough, you just have to work really hard and have patience because I believe what you really want will come to you eventually. There’s time for everything.

Just be patient and keep working towards it. Also read: Yash Raj’s new talent Anya Singh would love to work with Ranveer Singh So the movie is releasing alongside Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez’ A Gentleman. Are you worried?

Obviously, I am nervous. They are established actors, they are good actors and we are a bunch of new people put in together a very unconventional movie, so there is a bit of nervousness about that but I am not thinking about other people’s movie right now, I am just gonna work really hard so that people enjoy our movie because we have actually put in a lot of hard work. So I hope that comes across because it’s a very interesting movie and I am quite confident about it. I have a good feeling about this movie. So ya of course competition will always be there but I have a good feeling about our movie.

Tiger Shroff Will Never Play A Negative Role, Says “have To Think Of The Young People Who Come To Watch My Films” When Told That By Doing So, He’s Following Hrithik Roshan.

Tiger Shroff will never play a negative role, says “have to think of the young people who come to watch my films”

When told that by doing so, he’s following Hrithik Roshan..

It makes sense because Tiger has a huge fan following comprising young adults – kids and teenagers. “I have to think of the young people who come to watch my films. A lot of them look up to us, expect us to set an example. They follow the clothes we wear, the way we talk and behave. It is very important to be correct in our behaviour towards women, children and elders even on screen,” says Tiger. The young actor affirms he will not play negative or grey characters, “I’d rather play positive roles. I am a pretty positive person in real life. I’d want to project that positivity in the roles that I play.”

When told that by doing so, he’s following Hrithik Roshan, Tiger expresses great delight. He says, “I am so glad to hear that.

Hrithik sir has always been my idol. To follow in his footsteps is my greatest desire as an actor.”

In fact, Tiger intends to take tips from Hrithik to approach his role in the remake of Rambo to be directed by Siddharth Anand. Hrithik, it may be recalled, was the first choice for the desi Rambo. Says Tiger, “It is an honour to step into a space created for Hrithik sir.” villainy!

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MONSOON CARE TIPS

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alf of the year has passed away. You must have got tired of the weather and thinking that when it would change to the pleasant one , a kind of weather in which you can move out, enjoy your time and hang out with your friends or family. Monsoon is finally here to make you feel amazing and excited. But stop, before enjoying this weather and move out carelessly, please keep in mind that with this weather being so captivating and pleasing to you.

This can cause various diseases if you will not care for yourself. And with that I have various tips for you in my store that how you can carv your look in a different way and look stylish and attractive.

HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH??

What not to do?

1. Don't get wet in rains : You must have got wet in rain sometime with or without intention. Children coming from school and professionals going to office often get caugt in rains. Rain water is not good for health as it causes fever and cold. If you get wet in rain, then dry yourself as quick as you can. It is advised to take a baith after getting wet in rain – this is the best solution for this problem.

2. Avoid wet and dirty Clothes: You must avoid wet clothes in monsoon season. Wet clothes facilitate the environment for the growth of germs. You must wear clean clothes in this season. You can get infected by skin infections caused by bacteria and fungi if you wear wet/dirty clothes.

3. Avoid food from road vendors: People are addicted to foods sold by road-side vendors especially panipuri, chat, samosa, jalebis etc. Though these foods are tasty and people enjoy eating them but you should avoid them in rainy season. In the monsoons, road and sewage systems are full of water which increase the possibility of germs. Road vendors hardly take care of the food to be healthy for people, so you must avoid these type of foods 4. Avoid junk foods: You shoud avoid eating junk foods as they promote swelling or inflammation.

5. Avoid salty and heavy food: You should avoid eating heavy foods as they lead to gastric disordes.

6. Avoid fish and meat: Avoid eating meat and fish

too much in the rainy season.

7. Avoid Dairy Products outside of home: Avoid eating dairy products like lassi, raita, cottage cheese(paneer) when eating outside.

What to do?

1. Eat green Vegetables, cereals and fruits: You should make a habit of eating green vegetables, cereals and fruits in this season as it will nourish your body Vitamins and proteins, making it stronger against infections.

2. Eat dry food: In this season, you must stick to dry foods like corn, chickpea and oats – they give all vital nutrition to your body while causing no harm to it.

3. Use Light Oils: You should cook your food in light oil like Corn or Olive.

4. Use These Ingredients: When cooking you must include ingredients like jeera. Pepper, coriander, garlic, ginger, turmeric etc. They increase your body immunity against germs.

5. Eat Honey: You should eat honey in this season as it's a very good catalyst for digestion and it works as a tonic to keep the intestines sterile.

6. Enjoy Warm Beverages: You must have warm beverages in this season. You can add ingredients like ginger or mint powder in tea or coffee – it will help you fight germs

Skin Care

How to Keep Your Skin Glowing this Season : Your normal skin care routine won't cut it in the rains.

You need to be more strategic with skin care in monsoon.Skin cannot be left behind from the harsh treatment of the moist humid rainy weather.

Its been proven over the years that little changes in the way you take care of your skin could have a positive effect on you during the Monsoon Season.

These are tips for you according to your skin type : Dry Skin Type : Undoubtely dryness is a result of lack of vitamins that helps in repairing dry and damaged skin. It also means that the skin isn't properly hydrated as a result of which it looks and feel dry. And to top it all the condition becomes worse during the monsoon. You should moisturize your skin frequently that will keep outer layer of your skin properly hydrated, thereby leaving it with a soft, supple and moist look. Even using rose water and glycerin is healthy but don't use toners that contain alchohol.

Face Pack : You can apply a combination of almond and honey on your skin. You have to grind almond and make very small grains and then apply honey to mix it proportionately. Apply it on your face and rub with finger tips. The Dead skin so formed will be easily removed with this treatment.

Oily Skin type: There is nothing you can do to change skin condition permanently, however a little change in the way you care can make you feel better. That can be done by washing your face regurarly. Use facial scrubs that will help in unclogging your pores and exfoliate your skin by removing dead layers. Don't use heavy cleansing products. Use chick-pea flour ( besan), milk, lemon, honey etc to make your skin look oil free.

Face Scrub : You can use oatmeal scrub for this kind

of skin. You have to add a little honey to the oatmeal and apply over your fave. Rub it to use a a scrubber and then wash away. After doing this you will feel freshness in your skin and oil free.

Other essential Tips are : 1. Cleanse your skin at least 3 times a day to remove excess grime and oil that can clog your pores.

2. You must tone your skin and to do so opt for the non-alcoholic variety; these help even out your skin's pH balance and also bring a glow to your skin.

3. The humidity that the rains bring can dry your skin something awful. Use a nourishing moisturizer like Olay Total Effects Day Creamto make your skin moist, supple and healthy.

4. If oily skin is your problem then moisturizers that are water based are a great option to help keep oil secretion in check.

5. Use a reliable sunscreen with a good SPF. It may be cloudy but that doesn't stop the sun's UV rays from wreaking havoc.

6. It is essential that you exfoliate your skin daily to rid it of dead cells but do so gently.

7. Stay hydrated by drinking at least 8 glasses throughout the day. Humidity can make you sweat a lot and skin that doesn't have enough moisture can look pale and dull.

8. While shampooing and conditioning your hair twice a week will suffice during any other season you might want to do so more frequently during the monsoons. This is because the humidity that is pervasive during the wet spell makes you sweat; and sweat makes it easy for grime and germs to latch on to your skin.

9. Monsoon is not the time to experiment with artificial jewellery especially if you have sensitive skin. The humidity in the air will increase the risk of a breakout.

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Foot Care

You may love the gently falling rain whilst sipping a cuppa from the comfort of your home. But, wading your way through puddles is another story.

Feet are often the most neglected part in a man's body, and come monsoon, they also become the most

What to do?

1.Foot Cleansing: Monsoons are characterised by humid, wet and sticky conditions, and this translates to sweaty feet, wet sticky shoes, fungal infections and other diseases. The roads are full of dirty water and muck, which enters foot wear. To make things worse, we wear wet and dirty shoes in office for hours, and return home with swollen, unclean and smelly feet.

This is why it's very important to wash your feet every time you come from outside with a liquid wash. Ensure you dry your feet completely before wearing new footwear or socks.

2.After Cleansing Foot Care: The most important thing that one needs to understand while taking care of the feet in monsoon, is that different areas of the feet require different care. So, while the heel is generally cracked and needs to be scrubbed with a pumice stone or a scrub to remove dead cells, followed by applying a moisturiser, the space between the toes has to be cleaned, dried and sprayed with an anti-fungal powder.

Avoid using moisturising cream or scrubs in this region since it can cause breaks in the soft skin and fungus can grow.

3.Toenail Care: Always keep your toenails trimmed and properly buffed so that less dirt accumulates underneath the nails and cleaning feet becomes easier.

You can do this by opting for regular pedicures, if not in parlour then even at home.

4.Wear the Right Footwear:.

Floaters - Bright coloured floaters, especially made for this season are a rage these days. This footwear is worth investing on as they last for years.

Wellington Boots - The old-fashioned boots are back in trend and can be worn by both men and women.

Ideal for the monsoons, these keep the feet well covered.

Crocs - Lightweight, airy, waterproof and extremely comfortable, crocs are perhaps your best bet for the rainy season.

vulnerable as they run a risk of contracting infections.

Not to mention, smelly feet that is a persistent problem this weather. So, if you haven't stooped down and touched your toes in a very long time, it's time to get down to it. MensXP tells you all about the dos and don'ts of foot care during the rainy season.

What not to do?

1. Wear Closed Footwear: When you put on a closed footwear, your feet start to sweat between the toes.

Besides, a pair of socks soaked in rain water, retains moisture leading to increase in bacterial growth, and also gives rise to stinky smelly feet. Closed footwear must be avoided in monsoons; open footwear should be the preferred choice.

2. Ensure Hygiene: Although a pedicure session needs to be done for a holistic foot care, it's best advised to follow the procedure at home with your own sterile instruments. During monsoon it becomes difficult to maintain hygiene even in the best centres. So, if you opt to go to a salon for a pedicure, ensure that the instruments used are sterilised and cleansed with disinfectants. Never remove the cuticle of the nail since it keeps infection out.

3. Go Overboard with Foot Scrubbing: Feet are the most vulnerable during this season. If you go overboard with foot scrubbing, there is a chance that you might cause injury to yourself. The cracked skin tissue in turn will lead to bacterial infections, redness and ultimately swelling.

4. Don't Wear These Canvas shoes - As they soak water and can easily get spoiled.

Leather shoes - They are susceptible to fungus and the humidity also makes leather lose its sheen.

Moreover, they are very expensive, too!

Strappy sandals - Avoid the ones that have too much padding around the straps. First, they'll take forever to dry and secondly they tend to smell a tad much whenever wet.

Hairs are the most beautiful and adorable feature when anyone looks at a girl. That’s the thing mostly people get attravted to after your eyes and color.

But during monsoon we get wet in rain and do not properly take care of our hairs which is the reason that we have to go through problems like hair damage, dandruf, extra hairfall, weak hair growth etc.

During Monsoon you should pay excessive attention to your hairs as it once it get damaged its very hard to get

Tips you can try to make your hair look really beautiful this monsoon.. .

1. Ensure your hair is dry: While you may have the urge to get your hair wet in a drizzle, remember that

in detangling your tresses but it also serves as a good conditioning comb.

rain water is dirty and acidic, which is really bad for your hair.

7. Condition the right way: The right way to condition your hair is to

So, keep hair dry unless you’re caught in a torrential downpour.

a) avoid using too much conditioner and

One of the simplest yet most effective monsoon hair care tips.

2. Twice a week is shampoo time: Use a mild yet deep cleansing shampoo to remove any residue on your scalp left behind by rain water.

b) apply conditioner only to the ends and lengths of your hair.

Use a wide tooth comb, as mentioned earlier, to give the conditioner a good spread and follow it up with a rinse with cold water.

It is easy to get frizzy, under nourished hair during monsoon and hence using a good shampoo goes a long way in nourishing your tresses and

8. Eat right: In order to strengthen your hair follicles you must eat foods that are rich in protein, iron and omega 3 fatty acids like mackerel, salmon, walnuts, spinach and dahi.

preventing fungal or bacterial infections.

9. Go short

And always shampoo from root to tip.

If you’ve ever wanted to cut your hair short but couldn’t muster up the courage, this is the ideal time. By cutting your hair short you’re reducing the hassle of maintaining it.

Pantene Pro-V Total Damage Care is one such shampoo that will help in protecting your hair all throughout the rainy season.

10. Explore natural alternatives 3. Champi: Nothing’s as good for your hair during the monsoon as a good old hair oil massage.

It naturally boosts the moisture in your hair which revitalizes dry strands. What’s more, it offers deep conditioning too.

Remember not to use too much though else you’ll find yourself over-shampooing just to get it out, which will damage your hair.

4. Hold off on tying: By tying up your hair in the monsoon you’re inviting rain water to hibernate in your hair, which in turn will make it frizzier and limper.

There are plenty of shampoos and conditioners you can whip up by using things lying around in your kitchen.

By using home remedies for hair care, you will minimize the risk of any irritation or reactions caused by chemicals in synthesized products.

Hair care in rainy season should be a breeze for you now!

If you must tie your hair then go for loose ponytails and buns only.

5. Waterproof is good: The best way to protect your hair in the rains is to invest some money in a good quality waterproof jacket or hoodie.

6. Pick the right comb: A wide tooth comb is, hands down, your best bet in the rains. Not only does it help Aug 2017 | Global Movie

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Selena Gomez

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elena Gomez (born Selena Marie Gomez in Grand Prairie, Texas on July 22, 1992) is an American actress and singer. Gomez is best-known for playing Alex Russo in the popular Disney Channel show Wizards of Waverly Place, and for being a superstar pop singer.

She has also been the lead in movies like Ramona and Beezus, Monte Carlo, Spring Breakers, and The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving. Selena also fronted the popular band Selena Gomez & The Scene. Two of the band’s albums — Kiss & Tell and A Year Without Rain — were RIAA gold certified. Selena broke out on her own in 2013 with Stars Dance.

Behind singles “Come & Get It” and “Slow Down,” the album was also RIAA gold certified. In 2015, Gomez dropped the hit single “The Heart Wants What It Wants”. She gained major popularity with her huge 2016 album Revival, and launched a world tour. Selena suffers from lupus, and autoimmune disease, and announced that she would be suspending her tour to care for herself in August 2016; she entered rehab for several months. Selena executive produced the hit Netflix show 13 Reasons Why. Best Known For: Selena Gomez is best known for her role on Wizards of Waverly Place, her music career, and dating Justin Bieber.

Personal Life: After being linked to Nick Jonas, Gomez entered into a very highprofile relationship with fellow tween sensation Justin Bieber in 2011. The couple dated for over two years, and despite a few reunions in 2013, they remain broken up. Gomez moved on to EDM DJ Zedd in early 2015, but they split in April of that year. In Jan. 2017, it was confirmed that she was dating The Weeknd after they were photographed kissing on a date night.

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For all of you who have been watching Jada Pinkett-Smith scheme her way to power in ‘Gotham,’ get ready to see her turn on her comedy gene in the hilarious, ‘Girls Trip.’

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ada Pinkett-Smith has teamed up with four other fierce females — Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish and Kate Walsh — in the LOL, sure-to-be hit Girls Trip. The film, which should be on your weekend must-see list, tells the story of four longtime friends, who call themselves the “Flossy Posse.” The women reunite after five years for a girls trip to New Orleans to reconnect, have fun and support one of their other members, Ryan Pierce (Regina Hall) who will be a keynote speaker at the Essence Festival there. Of course, things go both hilariously wrong and then, especially right for Jada’s character, Lisa, who is a divorced mom of two, living with her mother.

5) Is there a part of Lisa’s character that you identify with? Why or why not? If so, which part?

Jada: I identify with Lisa having lost her female mojo to focuson her children. I definitely went through a period of time where I lost my female mojo concentrating on my two beauties ( Willow and Jaden), but you can always get it back and that’s the fun part.

To say that she’s forgotten that she has needs of her own to let loose, have a blast and to reconnect with her own sexuality, is an understatement. She admits to the other Flossy Posse members that she hasn’t had sex in two years. Lisa has gotten very used to subjugating her own needs to those of her children and to pretty much covering up her body from the top of her blouse to the bottom of her hand-stitched Guatemalan skirt. Well, Lisa has the time of her life with the posse in the positively empowering Girls Trip and here’s what Jada had to say to about why she felt so strongly about being a part of Girls Trip.

1) After a more intense role as Fish Mooney in Gotham, why did you want to do a racy comedy about girlfriend bonding? What was so appealing about the story line & also about working with the other four actresses?

Jada Pinkett-Smith: I love comedies and I love doing comedies; and this is a raunchy movie, hard R, with a great message and lot of heart which I think is a perfect combo for great entertainment. When I first found out Regina Hall was staring in the movie, I was really excited about the opportunity to work with her. I called La (Queen Latifah) and we decided to do the movie together which I knew would be a lot of fun, and the extra bonus was meeting Tiffany Haddish and all her brilliance.

2) Do you have a long time group of girl friends that you get together with? If so, why is that girlfriend friendship so important?

Jada: I have girlfriends from my childhood that I always hang with and it’s important to have them around because they keep me grounded.

3) Did you bond with the other female cast members- Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish & Kate Walsh while away filming- kind of like the women in Girls Trip? Have some fun nights out? Sharing of confidences?

Jada: All us women on the set had a great time together and I definitely believe I made new friends in Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish and Kate Walsh.

4) Your character, Lisa, has lost her own fun sexual mojo and has immersed herself in her career and kids. Do you think that’s very common in women who become moms? Why is it important to keep your own needs in mind as a woman?

Jada: It’s important to keep your own needs in mind because that’s the source of your happiness and when we’re not happy we have nothing to offer anyone.

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Angelina Jolie Says She ‘Cares’ For Brad Pitt, But Kids Are #1: I Don’t Want Them Worrying About Me

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ngelina Jolie has had a ‘difficult’ year, but she tries her best to keep her & Brad Pitt’s kids shielded from their relationship drama. While she still ‘cares’ for Brad, she’s determined to keep the kids worry-free.

Despite the tumultuous year Angelina Jolie, 42, has had, she’s remained strong for the sake of her and Brad Pitt‘s, 53, six kids: Maddox, 15; Pax, 13; Zahara, 12; Shiloh, 11; and twins Vivienne and Knox, 9. Putting on a brave face, the star has made sure to keep the children her number one priority as she refuses to have them “worry” about her. In her bombshell interview with Vanity Fair, for their September 2017 issue, Angie did admit that she still cares for Brad, but that their relationship is not their focus right now — the kids are.

“We care for each other and care about our family, and we are both working towards the same goal,” the actress told the magazine. While speaking, the interviewer notes that Angie seemed to be trying to hide anger and pain. “I was very worried about my mother, growing up — a lot,” Angelina, whose parents got divorced when she was young, explained. “I do not want my children to be worried about me.” Angelina’s father, Jon Voight, 78, cheated on her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, which caused them to spit. To protect her own kids from what she went through as a child, Angie makes sure

to shield them from her suffering.

“I think it’s very important to cry in the shower and not in front of them,” the star said. “They need to know that everything’s going to be all right even when you’re not sure it is.” Brave words, right?

Since filing for divorce from Brad in September 2016 — after a 12-year-long relationship — Angie admitted to Vanity Fair that times have been rough, not just for her and Brad, but inevitably for the children as well. To help with the family transition, Angie and the kids moved into a new home in Los Feliz, California — an 11,000-square-foot BeauxArts mansion to be exact. The kids love that it’s right around the corner from their father’s house.

“It’s just been the hardest time, and we’re just kind of coming up for air. [This house] is a big jump forward for us, and we’re all trying to do our best to heal our family,” Angie admitted. Through it all though, the mom of six revealed that the kids have “been very brave. They were very brave.” With strong and loving parents like Brad and Angie, we’re not surprised!

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Beyonce Has Lost Nearly All The Baby Weight After Birth Of Twins: She’s ‘Full Of

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sleep than most of us mere mortals!” Must be nice, right? But crazy energy isn’t all Beyonce’s gained since the twins’ arrival — she’s also getting her postbaby bod back super quickly!

Beyonce, 35, may actually be super human! After all, she gave birth to two tiny infants, Rumi and Sir Carter, on June 13, and she’s ALREADY bouncing back! She even hit up the 2017 FYF Fest with her sister Solange Knowles, 31, on July 21 to get down to Missy Elliot in concert. We’re dying to know the secret to her seemingly endless energy, but apparently, the star has “always” been like this — which kind of explains a lot!

“You would never believe that Beyonce gave birth to twins just weeks ago, ” our insider added. “She’s lost nearly all the baby weight, and her body has snapped right back… She looks awesome!” Bey hasn’t been shy about showing it either. Less than two weeks ago, on July 14, the singer posted pics of herself presumably post-birth, and she was showing off her new figure in a tight mini skirt and low-cut top. She certainly did NOT look like she recently had a baby bump.

“Beyonce is amazing, she is clocking hardly any sleep right now, but she’s full of energy and life!” a source close to Beyonce told “Most new moms of twins struggle to even function at this stage, but Beyonce is thriving. I mean, obviously it helps that she and JAY-Z have nannies and a bunch of staff, but she’s still really hands on and she’s breastfeeding, which means she’s hardly getting a break rest wise — but then, Beyonce has always functioned best on less

Even still though, the “Formation” singer knows she couldn’t do it all alone. “Beyonce is so thankful that she has staff around her to help out, and she’s in awe of women who manage to raise twins on their own,” a different source told us EXCLUSIVELY. “Beyonce and Jay keep telling themselves that it will get easier, but in the meantime they’re just embracing the craziness, and thanking God that they have each other to lean on.” Aw!

fter giving birth to twins last month, Beyonce’s apparently living her best life! Running on barely any sleep, HL learned exclusively she’s already shed most of her pregnancy lbs! In fact, she looks ‘awesome.’

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Daniel Craig's return as James Bond is a 'done deal' Daniel Craig is set to reprise his role as James Bond in the upcoming 007 movie, according to New York Times. After years of speculation, a formal announcement was made this week, confirming that the untiled Bond 25 movie would release on November 8 2019.

Eon Productions, the Londonbased company that oversees all things 007, and Metro-GoldwynMayer (MGM), which holds rights to the franchise, said details about a distribution partner, international release dates and the film's cast and director would be announced "at a later date".

However, according to two people briefed on the matter, "Mr Craig's return is a done deal" in at least one more film in the popular franchise.

In an interview to a British magazine, Craig, 49, had earlier said that "I'd rather slash my wrists" than return as James Bond.

Craig first took over the role of 007 in 2006 with "Casino Royale".

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