Indraneil Sengupta has been logging airmiles flying from Mumbai to Kolkata. The actor is balancing his Bengali film commitments with his TV show, Nimki Mukhiya.
He is keen to do Bengali movies as they keep him close to his culture. At the same time, he wants to keep one foot in Bollywood and on the small screen. That is when he is not playing football as part of a celebrity league. The actor is keen to balance it all.
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Hrithik Roshan was spotted at Mumbai airport yesterday with ex-wife Sussanne Khan and children Hrehaan and Hridhaan. They have taken off to Goa to celebrate the festive weekend.
Though Sussanne has stood up for former hubby on social media in the Roshan-Kangana Ranaut scandal, at a recent event, when she was asked about the controversy, she evaded the question saying, “No, personal questions, sorry.” It is fine to speak up in the virtual world, but not in the real world?
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King Khan is all set to make a comeback on small screen with Ted Talks India. People are already waiting for one of the most popular shows.
This is the first time that Ted Talks will actually be launched on TV, and Shah Rukh Khan will be seen hosting the show, making us all more excited about the show.
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During the launch of Ted Talks India, Shah Rukh Khan was asked about competition with Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar who are quite successful on TV as well. To which he simply said he isn’t competing with anyone.
And it was amidst all of this when a journalist addressed him as ‘Salman’ and not just once but a couple of times. However, she immediately corrected her mistake and apologised for the goof-up. But SRK being the king of wit had a hilarious response leaving everyone in splits.
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SRK asked her “What’s your name?”
To which the journalist replied “Lipika.”
And right there came Badshah’s reply, “Don’t worry Deepika it’s alright. Oh, I am so sorry, Lipika.”
Well, what happened next? The whole crowd broke into laughter enjoying the moment.
Check out the video here:
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Considering he prefers the quiet of Alibag to the madness of Mumbai, it’s refreshing to spot Akshaye Khanna in the city. Long time, no see.
Akshaye Khanna
Yesterday, Aditya Narayan allegedly got into an argument with IndiGo ground staff and abused them at Raipur airport after he was asked to cough up Rs 13,000 for excess baggage. The singer, who is hosting Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs, was booked on a flight from Raipur to Mumbai. At the time of check-in, he was asked to pay for extra baggage weighing 40 kg, which led to a heated argument between him and the ground staff, the airline said in a statement.
“(If) you are going to offload me, I will see you in Mumbai… phir dekh lenge,” the singer can be heard saying in a video that went viral yesterday. Aditya and father, veteran singer Udit Narayan, did not respond to our calls. His mother Deepa said she was unwell and unaware of the incident.
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Kangana Ranaut recently bought a bungalow at Pali hill, Bandra. The bungalow is located on Nargis Dutt road and the actor plans to use the property for her production house. The bungalow comes with a 565 sq.ft parking space. The bungalow is surrounded by homes of other biggies of the film industry.
Kangana Ranaut
The actor’s spokesperson confirmed the news saying, “The property will be used as office space for Kangana’s production house called Manikarnika Films”.
The ground-plus-three storey structure is reportedly worth Rs 20.7 crores and the registration was done in September.
On the work front, Kangana Ranaut starts shooting for ‘Manikarnika’, based on Life of Jhansi Ki Rani. Post the completion of the film, the pre-production of her first production and directorial debut will start mostly from early next year.
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Bollywood movies are often criticised for not being realistic and glamorizing the truth. But there are rare times when the glamour oozing, box office obsessed Bollywood decides to tell a real story. We took it upon ourselves to bring you this list, including the old, new and yet to be released movies based on real life characters or incidents. Assuming that you know about the common ones like Dangal, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, No one killed Jessica, Dirty Picture, Woh Lamhe, Chak De! India, The Attacks of 26/11 (2013), Shootout at Wadala, Special 26, Mary Kom, Guru and Shootout at Lokhandwala, we will mention everything else.
Padman
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Let us start with an upcoming movie. Since we are not so low-key excited about it. In Padman, Akshay Kumar is playing the role of an Indian entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham, who invented cheap yet sanitary pads for the women of his village. After addressing a social issue through Toilet ek prem katha, he is all set to shed light on another. Arunachalam Muruganantham is definitely a determined man who fought all the entire society including his wife to provide women with sanitary methods of menstruation.
Talvar (2015)
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This 2015 released drama film directed by Meghna Gulzar and written by Vishal Bharadwaj is based on a 2008 murder case of Aarushi Talwar. Since the case was always in the public eye, it benefitted the movie. The movie had a box office earning of ₹471.7 million.
Shahid (2013)
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Directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by Anurag Kashyap this movie surprisingly hit the box office charts hard with a whooping ₹400 million. It is based on the life of lawyer and human rights activist Shahid Azmi, who was assassinated in 2010 in Mumbai.
Bawandar (2000)
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It is without doubt listed as one of the most powerful movies ever made by Bollywood ever. It is based on a story of Bhanwari Devi, a rape victim from Rajasthan. This is a story of how one case reformed the rape laws, got Prime minister involved and managed to set history.
Sardar (1993)
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This classic biopic on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel directed by Ketan Mehta talks about how he had a change of heart because of Gandhi’s speech and became one of the most influential names in the fight for freedom. The film was screened retrospective on August 12, 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day
Madaari (2016)
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Madaari by Nishikant Kamat stars Irrfan Khan as a man, who seeks non-legal redress for a Metro bridge which trembles down in a busy part of Mumbai. Kamat later admitted that the movie is based on the collapse of an under-construction Metro bridge in Andheri, in the western suburb of Mumbai, which happened on September 4, 2012.
Madras Cafe (2013)
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Madras Cafe directed by Shoojit Sircar is based on true events with a fictional story of the Indian spy to gel the entire story of how India allegedly supported the LTTE and retracted later when the situation worsened. John Abraham will now be starring and producing Parmanu which is also based on a true story.
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
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The second part of this epic movie, if believed by the local residents is a true story of ugly spats that have happened between the 2 rival gangs here in Dhanbad. The movie directed by Anurag Kashyap is based on coal mafia and features actors like Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Manoj Bajpai, Richa Chadda, Piyush Mishra and Tigmasnhu Dhulia.
Disclaimer: Satyagraha – Democracy Under Fire, is till date considered by most to be based on Anna Hazare. But Prakash Jha has set the records straight multiple times that the story of the movie has no relationship with Anna Hazare at all.
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the death of veteran theatre and film personality Tom Alter, who passed away in Mumbai after losing his battle with skin cancer.
Ram Nath Kovind
“Sad to hear of demise of veteran actor Tom Alter. He will be remembered by film lovers. Condolences to his family,” Kovind tweeted. “The PM (Prime Minister) expressed grief on the demise of Tom Alter and recalled his contribution to the film world and theatre. He extended condolences to the family and admirers,” the Prime Minister’s Office tweeted.
Alter was battling stage four skin cancer at a Mumbai hospital, where he was admitted earlier in September. He returned home on Thursday and breathed his last on Friday night. He was 67. In 2008, Alter was honoured with the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour.
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Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has reportedly met with a car accident in Bandra, Mumbai. According to reports, the ‘Tumhari Sulu’ actress was on her way to Bandra for a meeting when another car rammed into hers and damaged it severely. Vidya Balan reportedly escaped the mishap and did not sustain any injuries.
Vidya Balan
A source told DNA, “She is fine and has not sustained any injuries. It was a minor accident that led to car damage and thankfully no one is injured.”
On the work front, Vidya Balan is gearing up for her next film ‘Tumhari Sulu’ where she plays a night radio jockey.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali had announced Padmavati’s release date as November 17, 2017 as soon as the shoot began last year. The historical will now release on December 1. The Vidya Balan-starrer ‘Tumhari Sulu‘ was to release on December 1, but was recently brought forward to November 24.
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National Award winning actress Vidya Balan was recently named a member of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). She said that she is looking forward to the new responsibility where cinema will reflect the society we are living in today.
“I am very happy to join the CBFC and I hope to fulfil my responsibilities as a member to the best of my abilities,” she told earlier. “I look forward to this new and exciting phase where our cinema will be allowed to reflect the sensibilities, realities and complexities of the society we are living in today,” she said.
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Vidya Balan was named in the reconstituted Central Board of Film Certification, which is now chaired by writer Prasoon Joshi, who replaced Pahlaj Nihalani.
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After a grand launch of ‘Bigg Boss 11’ by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in Mumbai on Tuesday, makers of the controversial reality TV show have revealed the names of the four commoners who will be entering the house as contestants. Channel Colors TV’s Twitter account posted a video that revealed the identities of the four commoners who will be taking part in the show. Mumbai’s dreaded don Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar’s son-in-law and producer of Shraddha Kapoor-starrer ‘Haseena Parkar’, Zubair Khan, is one of the commoners and has caught fans’ attention for his D-connection.
Bigg Boss 11 contestants confirmed: Meet the commoners in the house. Pic/Colors’ Twitter account
The 11th season of ‘Bigg Boss’ is all set to begin from October 1 and fans can’t keep calm. The list of commoners is officially out and the first four contestants from the list have been disclosed in a video shared by the channel.
Meet the four commoners in ‘Bigg Boss’ house:
1. Zubair Khan
Zubair Khan has co-produced Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor’s film ‘Haseena Parkar’. But, he has a real-life D-connection too! Zubair Khan is Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar’s real life son-in-law.
2. Jyoti Kumari
Jyoti Kumari is a peon’s daughter who is a student of Hans Raj College in Delhi. She hails from Patna in Bihar.
3. Shivani Durgah
Shivani Durgah is a self-proclaimed godwoman who hails from Noida. She reportedly holds two PhDs from Chicago University. Will she follow self-proclaimed godman Om Swami’s footsteps? Fans will have to wait and watch!
4. Sapna Choudhary
Sapna Choudhary is a singer and dancer who hails from Haryana
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