Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) The makers of director Kishore Belekar’s upcoming silent film, ‘Gandhi Talks’, featuring actors Vijay Sethupathi, Arvind Swamy and Aditi Rao Hydari in the lead, on Tuesday released an interesting trailer of the film, much to the delight of fans and film buffs. For the unaware, the film is scheduled to hit the silver screens on January 30 this year.Taking to his X timeline to share the link to the trailer of the film, actor Vijay Sethupathi wrote, “Not every story needs wor…
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Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai has responded to the ongoing debate about the communal undertones in the film industry.He has subtly rejected the allegations made by some artists, such as A R Rahman, saying that this is an age-old phenomenon in the industry and nothing new to be discussed now.Speaking exclusively to IANS, the ‘Taal’ maker said that the issue has been persistent in society for several years, and those who wish to focus on their work remain unaffected by such …
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) The Oscar and Grammy-winning music composer A. R. Rahman, made his 2nd appearance after the recent controversy over his remarks with regards to the film industry turning a ‘communal thing’. The music composer attended the musical concert of film ‘Gandhi Talks’ where he will sing songs of the film with Shraddha Arya, Mahira Khan and Zoya Afroz. While he was spotted at the red carpet of the event, the music composer refrained from speaking with the media, and simply p…
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) As Padma awards were announced by the Government of India on Sunday, celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor decided to turn back the clock and remember his Padma Shri win back in 2017.He took to his official Instagram handle and published a throwback video of himself receiving the Padma Shri from then President Pranab Mukherjee.Sanjeev Kapoor shared that winning the honour felt like a quiet nod to years of hard work and choosing to believe in oneself.Claiming that winning Padma Shri…
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Veteran actor Arun Govil will soon be seen as King Dashrath in Nitesh Tiwari’s highly talked about “Ramayana”.During an exclusive interaction with IANS, Arun reacted to his former co-star Dipika Chikhlia’s comment, who had said that seeing him playing anything other than Ram feels out of context.He was asked, “You are essaying the role of Dashrath in Ramayana. You must have seen Dipika Chikhlia’s reaction, that she is not very convinced that you should play Dashrath aft…
Mumbai Jan 21 (IANS) Lyricist and poet Manoj Muntashir, in an exclusive conversation with IANS, has taken a firm stand against A.R. Rahman’s recent communal remarks, citing the stature of Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan as India’s biggest superstars to strongly refute Rahman’s claims of communal bias in the film industry.Talking to IANS, Manoj said, “This is a country whose biggest superstars are Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan. Its most celebrated writers and poets…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Actor Jaaved Jaaferi, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film ‘Mayasabha’, has spoken up on the changes in the industry. The actor spoke with IANS during the promotions of ‘Mayasabha’, and shared insights into the changes that he has seen in the industry in his career of over 4 decades. Jaaved has worked across different roles in the industry, and he feels that the industry is driven by changes like everything else in this world.When asked if he has s…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) After A.R. Rahman stirred controversy with his comments on his experience working in the Hindi film industry, his son Ameen has yet again come out in support of his Oscar and Grammy-winning music composer father, calling him “a legend for life.” Ameen took to his Instagram stories, where he shared a throwback video of his father with Ed Sheeran on stage, accompanied by the words, “A legend for life – written forever in the books.”Ameen further reinforced the sentime…
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) Veteran actress Lillete Dubey, who essayed the role of Aunty Rose in Shyam Benegal’s “Zubeidaa,” called it one of her favourite characters as the project completed 25 years of release on Monday.Marking the milestone moment, Lillete penned a heartfelt note on social media, revisiting all the fun she had while shooting the film under the direction of Shyam Benegal with her amazing co-stars Amrish Puri, Karisma Kapoor, Rekha, Manoj Bajpayee, Surekha Sikri, Rajit Kapoor, Amrish…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) As the controversy surrounding the Oscar and Grammy-winning music composer A. R. Rahman’s recent remarks gains momentum, his son A. R. Ameen has now come out in support of his father. On Monday, the composer’s son took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and shared a throwback video of his father from IPL 2022 in which A. R. Rahman can be seen going around the cricket stadium. His son used the Indian tricolour gif in the Instagram Story hinting at the efforts of hi…