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Can you recognise the actor with Hrithik Roshan in this childhood photo?

Aug 072017

Vicky Kaushal who just began shooting for Meghna Gulzar’s ‘Raazi’ with Alia Bhatt shared a childhood photo of him and his brother with Hrithik Roshan on social media.

Just like everyone else, even Vicky is a die-hard fan of Hrithik. He found this photo and wrote about how he met Hrithik for first time on the film set of Fiza.

He was keen on meeting Hrithik since the time Kaho Na Pyaar hai had releases He was also fooled on to the the deal that Hrithik only meets kids who can dance on ‘Ek pal ka jeena’. He was then 10 years old to believe this and so he rehearsed and practiced dancing on the song for 3 days before meeting him. Back then and even now, Vicky finds Hrithik an inspiration and refers to him as the sweetest person ever.

Hrithik replied on Vicky’s post saying, “Thanks Vicky for bringing back some heartwarming memories! You have grown into such an outstanding actor. All the best for your future and looking forward to seeing you in more great projects!”

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Roots Of Nepotism In Bollywood Are Strong Enough To Spoil The Status Of Indian Films Forever

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Jul 212017

Bollywood, an industry that has taken India to an entirely new level and has given us moments to be proud of, seems to have come to a standstill with lack of novelty, almost 100 years later since its origin. Gone are the days when actors were known to be artists, their aura served as a light to many and their art was not only a source of entertainment but an inspiration to many. It was many decades ago when no ‘Kapoors’, ‘Khans’ or ‘Bhatts’ used to rule Bollywood, the fact that performance and stardom used to walk hand-in-hand is no more completely valid these days. While ‘Kapoors’ are known to be the flag bearers of nepotism, almost every second actor in the Indian film industry is the flag bearer of families which have produced some of the greatest actors, ironical is the fact that these flag bearers are not born actors.

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We saw the seeds of nepotism easily sprouting in Bollywood. Actors with pure talent are sidelined due to first priorities given to recommendations. And the worst part is, if an outsider tries to raise his voice, he is slammed, cursed and denoted a wannabe seeking attention.

Let us talk about a recent example which sparked the nepotism debate on a bigger level. When actress Kangana Ranaut with her ‘Rangoon’ co-stars Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor appeared in an episode of ‘Koffee with Karan’, she didn’t shy away in tagging Karan Johar as the flag bearer of Nepotism. In no time this divided Bollywood in two groups, the feminists and the ones supporting Johar. Much has been said and done till date and this issue has become a wider phenomenon.

However, Kangana is one of the few people to have given an opinion. The idea of nepotism is wider than we believe it. So why did, in the first place, Karan Johar choose to launch Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan through ‘Student of the Year’ despite of the fact that their (Alia and Varun) fathers have remained well known directors-producers in their times? Was there a dearth of good struggling actors, who could have deserved the stardom? And now there are speculations about who would bag the lead role in ‘Student of the Year’ sequel, let us tell you that Jahnavi Kapoor (Sridevi’s daughter) and Sara Ali Khan (Saif Ali Khan’s daughter) are already in discussions for the role.

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No doubt Ranbir Kapoor is a good actor and has proved himself after giving a few flops, no doubt Alia Bhatt has nurtured herself to become a better actress, but what about those who after years of struggle bag just the side roles and are never considered amongst the royals? We are proud of the fact that we have people like Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Ayushmann Khurrana, Priyanka Chopra, Randeep Hooda and Richa Chadda to name a few, whom we can refer to as actors with real acting capabilities.

Even after working under good banners and having spent years in Bollywood, some of them have just taken their privileges for granted. They have neither been able to speak up for themselves to the least, nor have they worked hard enough to keep up the names of their filmy ancestors. Becoming an artist who not only brings the glamour to you but also brings a change in society, is no more existential, ‘competition’ seems to be a dull word, particularly for those who have not even tasted the essential crisis which the word ‘struggle’ itself holds.

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If Bollywood is not about nepotism and favouritism, then why a major number of actors do not reach one level up, where the world starts noticing them. Why till date, we do not even have a good number of Bollywood stars with international recognition? Reason is as clear and bitter as ice – For years and years we get to see the same sparkling yet hollow faces who do not even know the number of opportunities they have snatched, just because they belong to a good old Bollywood clan. If we see the ratio, the percentage of outsiders in Bollywood, it would not even be fifty percent.

Boredom has already set in with no good scripts, less good actors and almost no experimentation. Look at Hollywood, Bollywood! And notice the gap if you can. Sooner or later, the Indian audience would wake up to let you know that they are no more interested to see the two and half hours of nonsense being presented to them in the name of big directors or actors. They would stop loving you for not being able to present your art which you were supposed to do, because now they have something called Netflix which would anytime replace a boring Karan Johar drama with an interesting original series.

Alia Bhatt's t-shirt quote is every lazy person's dream come true

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Jul 212017

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She likes to speak her mind…or should we say, wear her mind? A look at Alia Bhatt’s tee and you know that she’s in the mood for a lazy day.

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Rohit Shetty to start working on next with Ranveer Singh after Diwali

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Jul 212017

ranveer Rohit Shetty will soon begin his next project with Bollywood’s ‘Peshwa’, Ranveer Singh. During a recent media interaction, the director revealed that the untitled film will be a high octane actioner.

When asked about the project, he said, “I am doing a film with Ranveer which will be full of action. This will be the first time people will see Ranveer performing so many action sequences. He has great energy and after working with him in a commercial, even I believe so. The heroine of the film is not yet finalised, we will start working on it after Diwali.”

The ‘Chennai Express’ director couldn’t stop himself from singing praises of Singh saying, “He (Ranveer) connects with the masses and for me, he is a superstar.”
Meanwhile, Ranveer is working on Sanajay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati’ with Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor; he will also be seen in ‘Gully Boy’ starring opposite Alia Bhatt.

IIFA 2017: Disha Patani shows off ample cleavage

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Jul 162017

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Katrina Kaif and Karan Johar don’t impress in red, while Alia Bhatt mesmerises in a desi avatar and Disha Patani shows off ample cleavage on Day 2 of IIFA in NY

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IIFA 2017: Alia Bhatt wows fans with rap song

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Jul 162017

Alia Bhatt. Pic/AFP

She has already given her fans a sense of her singing ability with “Sooha saaha” and “Main tenu samjhawan”. But Alia Bhatt proved she can even rap well.

At the IIFA Rocks stage here, the talented actress came to the stage to present an award. And then the hosts Riteish Deshmukh and Maniesh Paul insisted she shows the audience a step or two.

But Alia said she would do that during her performance at the main IIFA Awards event on Saturday night.

However, she was sporting enough to offer to rap. And she did it, adding even a step or two, leading the audience to cheer on.

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IIFA 2017: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt win Best Actor awards for 'Udta Punjab'

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Jul 162017

IIFA 2017: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt win Best Actor awards. Pic/IIFA’s Twitter account

Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were on Saturday named Best Actors at the 18th edition of the IIFA Awards, for their remarkable work in ‘Udta Punjab’. Diljit Dosanjh also won the best debut actor male for the same film.

Both Shahid and Alia were emotional about winning the award for a film which made its way to the big screen after fighting the censor board, and let mainstream performers like them take up something risky.

Diljit too thanked his fans for support in a Twitter post.

“Love my fans. Guys this is all because of you. Thanks team IIFA and ‘Udta Punjab’,” he tweeted.

Katrina Kaif gave away the award to Shahid, while Varun Dhawan announced Alia as the Best Actor – Female at the event, held at the Metlife Stadium in New York.

The Best Picture honour went to ‘Neerja’, based on the real life story of Neerja Bhanot, an air hostess who lost her life while trying to save others on a hijacked flight at Karachi.

Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury walked away with the Best Direction award for ‘Pink’, a hard-hitting drama which put forth the message that when a woman says no, it is a no.

Here’s the complete list of winners:

Best Film: Neerja

Best Director: AnirudhRoy Chaudhary for Pink

Best Actor (Male): Shahid Kapoor for Udta Punjab

Best Actor (Female): Alia Bhatt for Udta Punjab

Best Actor in Supporting Role (Female): Shabana Azmi for Neerja

Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male): Anupam Kher for MS Dhoni: The Untold Story

Best Debutant (Female): Disha Patani for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

Best Debut (Male): Diljit Dosanjh for Udta Punjab

Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Channa Mere Ya from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Best Playback Singer (Male): Amit Mishra for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Best Playback Singer (Female): Kanika Kapoor for Udta Punjab, Tulsi Kumar for Airlift

Best Music Direction: Pritam for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Best Actor In Comic Role: Varun Dhawan for Dishoom

Myntra Style Icon Award: Alia Bhatt

IIFA Woman Of The Year: Tapsee Pannu

Award for Best Director – Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury for Pink. #IIFA2017pic.twitter.com/1xDoISHqBy