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Honored to speak at World Hindu Congress: Anupam Kher
Actor Anupam Kher says it was a big achievement for him -- a lower middle class Kashmiri Pandit boy from Shimla -- to speak at the World Hindu Congress here.
He gave a speech here on Friday.
I am humbled and honoured to be part of the World Hindu Congress ceremony. It was a very big achievement for a lower middle class Kashmiri Pandit boy from Shimla to speak at the World Hindu Congress, Chicago, America," Anupam said in a statement.
I take this opportunity to salute my motherland, our wondrous land of over 1.3 billion people, the place that has been mother to all religions and faith, cultural practices, beliefs and customs. Hinduism is a way of life. You become a Hindu by living like one," he added.
On the work front, he is part of the American medical drama New Amsterdam.
Patralekhaa to play Bengali girl in Pradeep Sarkar's film
City Lights actress Patralekhaa is excited about playing a Bengali girl in Arranged Marriage, a short film directed by Pradeep Sarkar as part of an anthology.
"I am doing this short film for a bigger picture, which has got four stories. It's an anthology film with Pradeep Sarkar. I am playing the role of a Bengali girl in the movie, which is set in Kolkata," Patralekhaa told a publication.
The film will also be shot in Kolkata.
"We will start shooting it this month-end, and it's a 10-15 days' shoot," the actress added.
Meanwhile, Sarkar's forthcoming movie is Helicopter Eela, which features Kajol in the lead role as an aspiring singer and single mother.
I've grown as an actor: Huma Qureshi
Huma Qureshi, who has played powerful roles in films like Gangs of Wasseypur and D-Day, believes that she has grown as an actor.
"I believe I've grown as an actor because that happens with the practice and the experience. As a person, I'm a lot calmer and take every release Friday as it comes," Huma told a leading publication.
She said that as an actor, it's important to dabble in a variety of genres.
That helps you get better with your craft. It has never been a conscious decision to gravitate towards these roles. For me, it's the script and the filmmaker that are deciding factors," said the actress, who has collaborated with online fashion destination KOOVS.com for the brand's Autumn Winter 18 collection.
The actress looks boho chic as she is styled in brand's latest HUMA X KOOVS line.
She is seen sporting everything from printed dresses to dhoti pants to high low dresses highlighting the best in fusion wear and her love for Bohemian wear.
Asked if she is an online shopper, the actress said, "Most definitely, especially since my work leaves me very little time to actually visit stores and shop. The online platform makes it much more convenient."
Tamannaah Bhatia to play leading lady in Sundar C's next
Actress Tamannaah Bhatia is excited to have signed acclaimed director-actor Sundar C's yet untitled action-based Tamil film, which will see her share screen space with her Kathi Sandai co-star Vishal.
Trident Arts have come forward to fund the project, which will take off around Pongal holidays in January 2019. After the Baahubali series, this will be Tamannaah's most anticipated role in the action genre.
Tamannaah said in a statement, "I have signed this project and I'm very excited to be working with Sundar sir. This entire year has been very hectic for me and I'm happy to be doing such diverse forms of cinema and not just being typecast into one genre."
This apart, the actress is currently working on the Telugu remake of Queen, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, Kanne Kalaimanne and F2 Fun and Frustrating.
Her Kunal Kohli-directed film featuring Sundeep Kishan which she shot for last year will be releasing this year
Shiamak Davar, his team choreograph for Darshan's song
Popular choreographer Shiamak Davar and his team taught some dance moves to singer Darshan Raval for the soon-to-be released video of his single "Do din".
Darshan has been practicing the dance moves for over a month with regular practice sessions with the team.
"Dancing is not as easy as it looks. There is a lot that goes behind it. I had a blast doing this session with the best from the industry. I hope my fans like it," Darshan said in a statement.
The audio teaser of his song has been released. Composed by Drashan and written by Kunaal Vermaa, the audio of the song will be out on 9 September while the video is scheduled to release on 10 September.
"We took on the project as the song is fun and has a great vibe to it. We really enjoyed working with Darshan too. He is a quick learner," said Shiamak.
The video's director Divya Palat shared that when they heard the song, they knew they needed some "major cinematic experience and who better than Shiamak's team".
(SOURCE :IANS)
Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput's son gets compared to Taimur Ali Khan
Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput were blessed with a baby boy on 5 September, 2018. Shahid announced today that they have named their little bundle of joy, Zain Kapoor. As soon as he announced the good news, Twitterati couldn't stop expressing their happiness over this. While many gushed over the name, several others have already drawn comparisons with Taimur Ali Khan, pitting the two-star kids against each other.
Sushmita Sen grooves to Nora Fatehi’s Dilbar Dilbar
Whenever we hear the hit track ‘Dilbar Dilbar’, we are immediately reminded of Sushmita Sen’s movie Sirf Tum and her impeccable dancing. The original song also featured her. The actress recently shared a video where she is seen grooving to the song, and she proves why the original track is the best. Her figure is to die for and the moves that she is doing will get you hooked on to her.
Karan Johar to collaborate with bestie Twinkle Khanna on a project
BFFs Karan Johar and Twinkle Khanna are at their candid best as the latter launched her third book ‘Pajamas are forgiving’. As per sources, there could be a collaboration between the two very soon. Twinkle is all game for this venture of KJo. As we all know that Karan wanted to cast her in his first film but the actress refused it, it would be lovely to see the good friends to work together.
Friendship Goals: Sussanne Khan shares a picture with Sonali Bendre
Suzzane Khan and Sonali Bendre are very close friends and as we know, Sonali is suffering from cancer and is being treated in NYU. Suzzane keeps going to meet her and posts lovely pictures with her thus giving us positive news that Sonali is doing good.
Alia Bhatt and Madhuri Dixit to perform a grand Kathak sequence in a period drama
Karan Johar had announced a glamorous yet unconventional multi-starrer and that too, a period drama last year. Madhuri Dixit is reuniting with her favourite Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan for this film. Accompanying them is also Remo D’Souza and now we hear that both Madhuri and Alia Bhatt will be performing a Kathak dance together. Madhuri is a trained dancer, especially in Kathak while Alia will have to undergo training for the same.
Bipasha Basu to replace Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Woh Kaun Thi remake
Earlier, there were reports that film producer Prernaa Arora had acquired the remake rights of the Manoj Kumar and Sadhana-starrer Woh Kaun Thi. There were reports doing the rounds that Aishwariya Rai Bachchan was signed in for the lead role. However, now a couple of months on, we hear that Aishwarya has been dropped from the said project, and filling her shoes will be none other than Bipasha Basu.
Esha Deol opens a new office
Actress Esha Deol has shared a photo on her Instagram profile. She has captioned the image saying that it’s her new office and she feels blessed for what she has.
Ranveer Singh chills with MS Dhoni
Ranveer Singh recently shared a photo with ace cricketer Ms Dhoni and wrote that he had a good time hanging out with the cricketer.
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