December 2017 – Page 20

Rani Mukerji says that marital status should not define an actor's worth

Dec 192017

Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji who released the trailer of her film Hichki says a female actor’s calibre and box office worth should not be determined by her marital status

Actor Rani Mukerji says a female actor’s calibre and box office worth should not be determined by her marital status. Rani, 39, who gave critical and commercial success “Mardaani” post her marriage to filmmaker Aditya Chopra, is now gearing up for the release of her next “Hichki”, which marks her first after the birth of her daughter, Adira. The actor believes, for a secure future of married female actors, mindset of the society needs to change.

Rani Mukerji

“… Times are changing. In the West, there has never been any discrimination. They don’t have any hichki (hiccups). Yes, over here we do have that… and it’ll go away if we work on it. It is in everybody’s mindset,” Rani said.

“If you see an actor and go watch her film without tagging her as a ‘woman who is married or has a kid’, you will just see the character and the actress who is playing it. But if you’re going to judge the actor on the basis of what’s going on in her personal life, these things will keep coming up. You have to come to the theatre sans these (hiccups). You have to see the actor for what is her worth in the cinema hall,” she added.

Rani was speaking at the trailer launch of “Hichki”, directed by Siddharth P Malhotra. The Yash Raj Films project is scheduled to be released on February 28.

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Sushant Singh Rajput finds Sonakshi Sinha's drawings beautiful

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Dec 192017

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput finds actress Sonakshi Sinha’s self-made sketches ‘beautiful’. Sonakshi shared images of sketches made by her on which Sushant on Tuesday tweeted: “They’re so beautiful”

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Along with the images of three of her sketches, she posted: “I draw to find myself and lose myself at the same time. Sharing some of my sketches with you… art by Sonakshi, my meditation”.

A number of actors in the Hindi film industry have taken to different mediums as a source of meditation like superstar Salman Khan is known for painting, Akshay Kumar practices Tai Chi when he is not shooting.

Vidya Balan is good with poetry and mimicry when she is in the mood, Twinkle Khanna has become an author, Kangana Ranaut loves cooking, Ranveer Singh likes to rap, Dia is now a certified pottery enthusiast and Aamir Khan loves his chessboard.

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A New Gang Of Thieves In The Latest Trailer For 'Ocean's 8' Will Take You On One Hell Of A Ride

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Dec 192017

A trilogy like the ‘Ocean’s’ films is hard to match up to. So obviously, when we heard that there is a new Ocean’s movie coming, and with an all-new cast, expectations were exceedingly high.

Now, if you have been living under a rock for the past few months, you’d know that Ocean’s 8 is coming and it’ll feature an all-female cast. Yes, you read that right.

In case you are disappointed, let us stop you right there. The all-female cast is no like other- Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna and Helena Bonham Carter. Impressed now? We definitely are.

Just a few days back, we got our first look at the poster of the movie and that was enough to set the internet on fire.

Ocean's (c) Warner Bros

Although the poster got mixed reactions from the audience, there is no denying that everyone was awaiting the trailer. The filmmakers went ahead and released a small teaser yesterday to give us a hint as to what one can expect.

We see the absolutely stunning cast pulling off what one might call the greatest heist of all time. The teaser is short and gives us a taste of what’s to come but, finally, we have the full trailer for us to feast our eyes on! Check it out.

Sandra Bullock plays Debbie Ocean, the sister of George Clooney’s character Danny. After getting out of jail, she recruits the other seven women to help her pull off a jewellery heist at the annual Met Gala in New York.

The film looks like a ton of fun and will showcase what these 8 women have to offer!

Bigg Boss 11 December 19: Akash destroys Puneesh's hopes of being a captain

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Dec 192017

This week’s nominations has taken all the Bigg Boss 11 contestants by surprise. With just 8 of them in the house, they will think twice before discussing nominations or any sort of planning and plotting.

egg task

This week’s nominations has taken all the ‘gharwalas’ by surprise. With just 8 of them in the house, they will think twice before discussing nominations or any sort of planning and plotting.

After coming this far in the game, captaincy has become an integral part in every contestant’s game plan. The contestants are going to fight harder than ever before to obtain the power of captaincy. Adding a touch of drama, Bigg Boss reveals that 4 contestants will have to sacrifice their chance to complete the luxury budget task

Everyone is familiar with the fable of the chicken who laid golden eggs. Today the gharwale have to battle it out and save their eggs in order to remain in the race for Captaincy. The chicken will keep hatching golden eggs at regular intervals with a picture of a contestant inscribed on it. The contestant whose picture is inscribed on the golden egg has to protect that egg from other contestants and convince them not to plunge their egg in the swimming pool. The contestant whose golden egg ends up in the swimming pool is out of the race for captaincy.

hina golden egg

As the golden egg is a symbol of their contender ship for captaincy, the ‘gharwale’ will engage in all sorts of planning and plotting and come up with strategies to protect their eggs. Puneesh is taken aback as Akash Dadlani shows great agility and destroys Puneesh’s hopes of becoming a captain. On the other hand, Vikas Gupta very smartly gets hold of Hina’s golden egg and refuses to return it to her. Hina’s two pillars of strength on the show Luv and Priyank come to her rescue and help her retain her golden egg.

Begum Arshi Khan’s plan will back fire on her as she faces betrayal by Priyank and Luv who have promised to protect her egg. She lashes out at Luv and Priyank saying that they should be ashamed of themselves for not sticking by their own words and playing to someone else’s tunes.

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Sidharth Malhotra & Manoj Bajpayee Look Badass As Undercover Army Officers In Aiyaary' Trailer

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Dec 192017

After an exceptional performance in his latest thriller ‘Ittefaq’, actor Sidharth Malhotra is back in action (quite literally) with another kickass movie ‘Aiyaary’, the trailer of which was dropped today.

As the story unfolds in the trailer, one gets instantly reminded of movies like ‘Baby’, ‘A Wednesday’, ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ and more, but given that the movie is helmed by stalwarts who earlier gave their Midas touch to movies like ‘A Wednesday’, ‘Special 26’, ‘Baby’ and ‘M.S. Dhoni – The Untold Story’; connecting the dots between movies is inevitable.

Check Out The Action-Packed Trailer Of Sidharth Malhotra's 'Aiyaary' © Friday Filmworks

However, by the end of the trailer, we realize that it has its own charm and style that makes it stand out from other action movies, which were based on army officials battling with external and internal threats hovering on the country.

The trailer gives us an insight into the relationship between two Indian Army officers, a mentor (Manoj Bajpayee) and his protégé (Sidharth Malhotra), and how their differing ideologies lead to conflicting situations between them. While Manoj and Sidharth singlehandedly bring the whole house down, veteran actors like Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher hit the final nail on the coffin and turn this into a visual treat we are dying to watch.

The name ‘Aiyaary’ seems apt for the film, given that both Manoj and Sidharth don various avatars and disguise while catching criminals. Director Neeraj Pandey reportedly said, “Aiyaary has been a special project with a very exciting ensemble. ‘Aiyaary’ means the ultimate trickery. The word ‘Aiyaary’ fabulously sums up what a soldier resorts to ultimately in the face of extreme crisis. His intelligence, sharpness and wit not only bedazzles his own troop but also earns him the respect of his enemies.”

Check Out The Action-Packed Trailer Of Sidharth Malhotra's 'Aiyaary' © Friday Filmworks

‘Aiyaary’ is slated to release on Republic Day, January 26th, 2018 and will clash with Akshay Kumar’s ‘PadMan’. The movie also stars Rakul Preet Singh, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Kumud Mishra, Shivam Patil, Puru Raajkumar, Patrick Clarke, Naseeruddin Shah, Adil Hussain, Alexx O’Nell, Deepraj Rana and Pooja Chopra.

Riteish Deshmukh Just Received The Tesla Model X As His Perfect Birthday Gift

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Dec 192017

Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh are one of the most adorable couples in Bollywood. Time and again, as soon as a picture of them appears online, we can’t help but notice how they always look so in love. Both of them keep sharing moments from their life on social media and birthdays are no exception.

Today, Riteish turns 39 and obviously, his wife took to social media to express how grateful she is to have him as her life partner.

Along with a lovely photo, Genelia wrote, “Happy Birthday @Riteishd … Thank you for being my everything.. For making Life about Loving you.. YOU WILL FOREVER BE MY ALWAYS.”

Happy Birthday @Riteishd … Thank you for being my everything.. For making Life about Loving you.. YOU WILL FOREVER BE MY ALWAYS pic.twitter.com/p5RreUcXi1

— Genelia Deshmukh (@geneliad) December 17, 2017

The message got the perfect response from the birthday boy as he took to his Twitter with this message: “I hope I am doing exactly the same thing I did in my past life to have deserved you. Coz I definitely want you in my next. Thank you @geneliad for the unconditional love. For making moments count. For making life special. For just being you. Love you Baiko.”

I hope I am doing exactly the same thing I did in my past life to have deserved you. Coz I definitely want you in my next.
Thank you @geneliad for the unconditional love.For making moments count. For making life special. For just being you. Love you Baiko. https://t.co/uDxa3I3Dw4

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) December 19, 2017

And just when we thought that the two of them couldn’t be more perfect, Riteish went on and tweeted another message with two photos attached. And this tweet first surprised us to the core and then made us feel jealous AF.

Genelia sure has the key to his heart as she gifted a Tesla Model X to Riteish and we can’t stop ogling at the car. (Like always!)

So the Baiko @geneliad surely knows how to make a 40 yr old birthday boy feel like a 20 yr Old. #TeslaX #electric #ecofriendly pic.twitter.com/3mcSEewB45

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) December 19, 2017

Now, Tesla needs no introduction but what surprised us the most was the fact that this is only the second Tesla in the country. You might remember the fact that the first Tesla in the country was recently imported by a businessman as Tesla hasn’t launched in India yet.

Top businessman imports the first Tesla in India. My dream car! Hope he gives me a ride. pic.twitter.com/LfRGSbm9hJ

— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) December 8, 2017

Pretty sure all single men out there are now hoping to get a wife like Genelia.

On the work front, Riteish is working on ‘Total Dhamaal’, which also stars Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Ajay Devgn and Jaaved Jaffery. The film is slated to release on December 7, 2018.

All The Bollywood Star Kids Attend This School. Is It A Celebrity Cult?

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Dec 192017

Annual days are a big deal for parents as it is, but it becomes national news when the audience is just filled with top Bollywood A-listers. Just yesterday we saw Shah Rukh Khan’s youngest son AbRam stealing the show when he danced to his father’s song ‘Yeh Tara Woh Tara’ from his movie ‘Swades’.

Being the doting parents they are, we can see Shah Rukh and Gauri in the video that has been going around accompanied by their daughter Suhana Khan beaming with pride as they watch AbRam perform.

@iamsrk ðŸ‘‘ #abishekbachchan #aishwaryaraibachchan #suhanakhan #abramkhan â?¤â?¤

A post shared by â™¡SHAH RUKH KHANâ™¡ (@shahrukhkhaanfp) on Dec 17, 2017 at 11:41am PST

Even though AbRam has been the talk of the show, in the first glance at the video, you can see a whole bunch of celebrities in attendance. There’s Arnab Goswami, standing next to the Khans –

And as the camera moves, there’s more famous faces, including Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan and Leander Paes.

One school, so many star kids. There’s AbRam, obviously.

And, Shah Rukh’s daughter Suhana.

Aaradhya Bachchan, obviously.

Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan’s sons Hrehaan and Hridhaan.

Karishma Kapoor’s son Kiaan.

And, there are a lot more.

The school in question here is Dhirubhai Ambani International School. But, what makes it so special that it seems like the only choice for all of Bollywood?

Well, for starters, the name gives the biggest hint, obviously. The school, which was established back in 2003 by Nita Ambani, a K-12 co-ed institution with a view to offering world-class educational opportunities in the city of Mumbai.

Along with a state-of-the-art labs and a focus on holistic education for the students, the one thing that makes the school stand-out is the favourable student teacher ratio.

Is it a coincidence, or some elite secret that star kids can only attend this school? We’ll never know.

Will Smith Taps His Inner 'Desi Munda' & Does Bhangra At The Premiere Of 'Bright' In Mumbai

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Dec 192017

Hollywood actor Will Smith, who was in Mumbai recently to promote his upcoming Netflix movie ‘Bright’, surprised his fans by unleashing his inner ‘desi munda’ by beatboxing and doing the bhangra like it’s nobody’s business.

Smith needs no introduction. Even today, we can endlessly binge-watch movies like ‘Men In Black’, ‘Hitch’, ‘Hancock’, and ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’.

Will Smith Does The Bhangra At Premiere Of 'Bright' In Mumbai © Instagram

People broke out in loud cheers the moment Smith started grooving and beatboxing on stage along with his co-stars Joel Edgerton and Noomi Rapace, director David Ayer and the hosts of the premiere Rannvijay Singha and Bani J.

Thank You, Mumbai! #bright

A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith) on Dec 18, 2017 at 9:37am PST

Smith plays a ‘racist’ African-American cop in the movie and while talking about his character and the movie ‘Bright’, he said “To me, this is a film all about Joel’s character, who is an Orc. It is a society where Orcs are kind of looked down upon. But he dreams, and so it says that no matter who you are, you should dream. Nobody should tell you who you are nobody should define you.”

Director David Ayer thanked Indian fans for this incredible response.

#Mumbai @NetflixIndia What an incredible crowd thank you India! @BrightNetflix pic.twitter.com/Vu2VBASv6b

— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) December 18, 2017

He further said, “I play an African-America cop, who is a racist against Orcs. So, the film is an interesting exploration about how we treat each other. Noomi plays an Elf, and in the film the elves are at the top in the society, so, they have it all. In our fantasy world, the humans are in the middle.

“What we love about science-fiction is that you get to go in this fantasy world but you are dealing with real things. Because it is a fantasy world, you find it easier to digest it all than when we are talking about actual social issues,” he added. Thanks for justifying Will, because halfway through this we were kind of tripping over the plot. Here’s the trailer of ‘Bright’ that will be releasing on December 22.

Will Smith and India are like Rajma-Chawal, possibly one of the best combinations ever. While, we loved him flaunt his desi avatar and learning bhangra from Rannvijay and acing it like a pro; his love for India and Indian food is like a long distance relationship that is only growing stronger with time.

Aint nothing like watching #WillSmith beatbox live. @netflix pic.twitter.com/rotgLGvlbD

— High Street Phoenix (@gophoenixing) December 18, 2017

How can we forget the time, when he partied with Bollywood’s ‘Khiladi’ Akshay Kumar and we are sure Will remembers it too as he reminisced about his last visit to India. He reportedly said, “Last year, Akshay had a party and it was the best food that I have ever in my life. It was a little bit of everything. My favorite is chicken tikka masala.”

In fact, in an interview with Vogue, Smith said, “This is my third time to Mumbai and my fourth time in India. I should just move in with Akshay (Kumar). I was just talking about that. We had dinner at his place last time I was here, and it was literally the best food I’ve ever had. It just didn’t feel right to call him and ask him to send food because I’m not gonna be able to stop by. One thing I love about India is the food at Akshay’s, that’s the absolute best.”

We wonder what Akshay has to say about your plans to move in with him.

Aiyaary trailer is intriguing and Sidharth Malhotra looks dapper in uniform-

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Dec 192017

The trailer of Neeraj Pandey’s ‘Aiyaary’ released on Tuesday and the mentor-protégé bond between Manoj Bajpayee and Sidharth Malhotra has got us hooked

The trailer of Neeraj Pandey’s ‘Aiyaary’ released on Tuesday and the mentor-protégé bond between Manoj Bajpayee and Sidharth Malhotra has got us hooked. Aiyaary revolves around two strong-minded army officers having completely different views, yet right in their own ways. The film portrays Sidharth Malhotra as an army officer sharing a mentor-protégé bond with Manoj Bajpayee.

A still from 'Aiyaary'
A still from ‘Aiyaary’

The trailer showcases the loyal and obedient officer Major Jai Bakshi aka Sidharth Malhotra who idolizes his mentor Colonel Abhay Singh aka Manoj Bajpayee. The interesting turn of events leaves the audience intrigued as to what lead to the two pitted against each other.

The trailer dwells on the mystery of how the protégé turned against his own mentor and also hints at an ongoing scam that risks the reputation of the entire Indian Army.

‘Aiyaary’s trailer features the ensemble cast of power packed performers like Manoj Bajpayee, Sidharth Malhotra, Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Rakul Preet Singh, Pooja Chopra, Adil Hussain, Kumud Mishra and Vikram Gokhale and also makes a strong promise of content.

Manoj Bajpayee is seen as the strict and focused army official who can go to any extent to protect the dignity of the Indian army.

Sidharth Malhotra as Jai Bakshi showcases a drastic change in intentions from the honest and loyal army officer to a rogue.

Kumud Mishra’s character showcases shades of gray along with Adil Hussain. Vikram Gokhale and Anupam Kher are seen in authoritative positions. The character of Naseeruddin Shah catches our interest his powerful closing statement.

Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey took to Twitter to share the trailer of the film saying, “Passion, blood, sweat, tears and joy. They all add up to this. Many thanks to my team. Here it is, the #AiyaaryTrailer

@aiyaary @S1dharthM @BajpayeeManoj @Rakulpreet @Pooja_Chopra_ #NaseeruddinShah @AnupamPkher @FFW_Official @PlanC_Studios @ShitalBhatiaFFW”.

The poster of the film released recently and depicted the ensemble cast and locations where the film has been shot. The makers had earlier released a sizzle to the film showcasing the behind the scenes of the film, raising the excitement of the audience.

With films like ‘Special 26’, ‘Baby’, ‘Rustom’ amongst others Neeraj Pandey has paid tribute to the uniform officials of the nation that serve its public. ‘Aiyaary’ will yet again be an ode to army officials.

Neeraj Pandey will return to direction two years after his last directorial ‘M.S. Dhoni’ which not only won accolades from the audience and critics but also emerged victorious at the box office.

The ace filmmaker won the hearts of the audience with his appealing films that have a realistic touch like ‘A Wednesday’, ‘Special 26′, M.S. Dhoni’ etc. The audience is keen on witnessing yet another mind-bending film by the filmmaker.

Plan C and Jayantilal Gada (Pen) presents ‘Aiyaary’ A Neeraj Pandey Film. Produced by Shital Bhatia, Dhaval Jayantilal Gada, Motion Picture Capital is slated to release on 26th January 2018.

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The Trailer Of 'Hichki' Explains How Life Is Nothing Without A Few Bittersweet Hiccups

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Dec 192017

Rani Mukherjee has been off the camera for a very long time now. Her marriage to Aditya Chopra and her daughter Adira kept her busy, but you can’t keep an artist away from his art for long. The powerful actress is back with a stellar performance in her comeback film, ‘Hichki’.

Rani plays a strong character who has decided not to let the society lead her way but change her weakness into strength. She wants to be a teacher but suffers from Tourette Syndrome, a neuro disorder that doesn’t allow her to have a clear speech, her character has to struggle. Eventually she is given a class of students who refuse to accept her, and that’s where the story unfolds.

The movie has been directed by Sidharth Malhotra and is made under the Aditya Chopra umbrella. The movie is all set to release on 23rd February, 2018.

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