Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Actress Kajal Aggarwal, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming film ‘The India Story’, recently met IAS officer Tukaram Munde, who has been tightening the screws of food safety in Maharashtra. On Monday, the actress took to her X, formerly Twitter, and shared a picture of herself with the officer, and her co-actor Shreyas Talpade.She also penned a long note in which she reminisced the words of wisdom that the officer shared with her.She wrote, “It was such…

Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) The trailer of the upcoming streaming series ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ was unveiled on Monday. The upcoming military drama is inspired by one of the Indian Air Force’s most challenging wartime operations during the Kargil War. The series, helmed by Oni Sen and created by Abhijeet Singh Parmar and Kushal Srivastava, focuses on the people behind the operation. It stars Siddharth, Jimmy Shergill, Abhay Verma, Dia Mirza, Prajakta Koli, Adil Hussain, Mihir Ahuja, Taaruk Rai…

Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Actress-director Nandita Das, and veteran actress Shabana Azmi are expressing solidarity with the protestors at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. On Monday, Nandita Das took to her Instagram, and penned a note, and shared that she stands with people of the nation who believe in democracy.She wrote, “Standing in solidarity with everyone who believes that democracy is strengthened when people can gather, speak, listen and be heard. Constructive dissent is what keeps a democracy …

Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Music composer and producer Abhijit Vaghani, who has been the creative force behind many Bollywood songs in his 27 years of career, has shared that Bollywood is his safe space when it comes to making music. The music producer spoke with IANS in the city amidst a busy schedule. He is currently working on the upcoming season of the music series ‘Mixtape’, he has to put things in place for his music academy, and is busy doing final changes on the soundtrack of the recentl…

Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Actor Siddhaarth Mishra, who is known for his work in ‘Gullak 4’, has shared an interesting insight into preparing for his role as Dr. Prithvi in ‘Gullak 5’. The actor revealed that the director Abhat Raut gave him a very pointed brief about his character. The actor shared that he was asked to take inspiration from Hrithik Roshan’s character in the boys’ trip film ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’.Talking about the same, Siddhaarth said, “My character brief by d…

Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Rapper Raftaar, who is known for ‘Morni’, ‘Dhakad’, ‘Ghana Kasoota’, ‘Bandook Meri Laila’ and others, has said that Hip-hop has always been the voice to people from the streets. The rapper has created the reality series ‘Legacy’ in association with KR$NA and Kalamkaar co-founder Ankit Khanna. The series brings India’s emerging rap talent into the spotlight with a format that prioritises lyricism, originality and mentorship over popularity.Talking about …

Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Saba Pataudi, on Monday, gave a glimpse of her memorable time in London as she shared pictures with the Akhtar family. The actress shared moments featuring veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar, filmmaker Zoya Akhtar, actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, and Shibani Akhtar. In the group photo, Saba could be seen beaming with joy while posing next to the Akhtar family. In the caption of her post, Saba highlighted her love for cinema and shared that she enjoyed being part of an eng…

Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Sohail Khan recalled his love story with ex wife Seema Sajdeh and revealed that before their marriage, her father had insisted that the couple have a Hindu wedding.Speaking to actor Kushal Tandon on the reality show, Alliance, where both are contestants, Sohail recounted the emotional journey that led to their marriage, saying the turning point came after Seema’s father and brother flew down from South Africa to meet them.Recalling the emotional meeting, So…

Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Actress Amrita Rao’s iconic role as Poonam in Sooraj Barjatya’s ‘Vivah’ enjoys a special place in the hearts of movie buffs. During a media interaction, Amrita had recalled how she bagged the role.Remembering her first meeting with the celebrated director, she revealed that, unaware of the role she was being approached for, she went to meet Barjatya wearing in jeans and t-shirt.”When I met Suraj ji for the first time, I had no clue what his expectations were for me, what f…

Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar seems to have suffered a minor stumble while walking alongside Saif Ali Khan and the latter’s son Taimur Ali Khan as they headed to Lord’s Cricket Ground in London to watch the India vs England Test match.A video from the outing, which has surfaced on social media, shows Akshay briefly losing his balance while walking through the streets near the iconic stadium.The actor quickly regained his balance and continued walking with a smile, while…