Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Actress Shiny Doshi believes Indian television needs to move beyond portraying women as “soft” and “helpless girls” and instead focus on stronger, more contemporary female characters.Speaking about the changing landscape of television, Shiny said that most of the roles she has been offered over the years have revolved around a similar image of the ‘ideal’ television heroine.In an exclusive conversation with IANS, Shiny said, “Television, I feel that all the shows that h…
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Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Television actor Arjun Bijlani has expressed his views on how television differs from OTT platforms and films. In an exclusive quote shared with IANS, the actor stated that TV still follows a more traditional format compared to the evolving and experimental nature of digital and cinematic storytelling.He shared, “I don’t see TV, OTT, or films as competition to each other. I feel they are like different classrooms, where the input remains the same—that is, acting—only …
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Veteran actress Kishori Shahane has opened up about the long and demanding working hours in the television industry. Reflecting on the realities of the TV industry, Shahane told IANS that the pressure to deliver daily content often requires actors to work extended shifts, with overnight shoots becoming inevitable due to production delays and scheduling demands. When asked about the long working hours in television and the challenges actors face in maintaining a personal lif…
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Bollywood actor Ali Fazal, in a promo of actor and host Shekhar Suman’s show ‘Shekhar Tonite’, was seen talking about the transformation in his life that came with fatherhood.Ali Fazal, on the show, appeared in an entirely different light in the third episode of the show.During the conversation, when Shekhar Suman asked him, “How is life?” Ali responded with a perspective that instantly turned him emotional and poetic.Speaking about becoming a father, the actor shared…
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Bollywood actress Tara Sutaria, who made her Cannes debut this year, smiled ear-to-ear as she got clicked with ‘Emily in Paris’ star Lucas Bravo on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival during the Women in Cinema initiative hosted by the Red Sea Film Foundation. The official Instagram handle of the Red Sea Film Foundation shared a string of pictures, among which featured Tara posing with Bravo. Another photograph had her posing with Nigerian filmmaker and actress Ge…
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Actress-fitness enthusiast Saiyami Kher, who is now making her mark as a sports critic for the IPL, said she is delighted to be part of it, along with films, as sports have always been the backbone of her life. Saiyami shared: “As a 14-year-old child, my father knew my love for cricket and had told me to leave school and pursue sports broadcasting. I loved sport but always wanted to finish my education first.”She added: “From college, I got into acting, theatre, and t…
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Actor-producer Richa Chadha has questioned why independent filmmakers continue to cast “commercial” actors who, she says, bring neither box-office pull to stories that don’t need such faces nor festival credibility to benefit the indie film. “If an actor isn’t opening a film theatrically for you on a Friday and doesn’t add any real weight at festivals either, then what exactly is the advantage of casting them in an independent film?” Richa said in a statement….
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) “I see opportunity.” That was how Paul Fitzgerald, head of World Para Athletics, chose to frame the atmosphere at the ongoing World Para Athletics Grand Prix, highlighting the immense potential he believes India has to shape the future of para sport.Speaking to IANS at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fitzgerald emphasised that the investment being made in infrastructure and competitions in India is not only about present success but also about building the next generatio…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Actor Mona Singh, whose career has seamlessly bridged television, cinema and digital platforms, says the first 25 years of the 21st century have been as much a period of personal growth for her as they have been a time of transformation for the entertainment industry. Talking about her journey, Mona described to IANS it as one defined by learning and gratitude.“Personally, it’s been a journey of constant learning and gratitude. I’ve grown with the industry, as an acto…
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Actress Shweta Tripathi is talking about how the dynamics of the industry have changed for her personally, and the bigger change in the industry in the past 25 years. Talking about her journey in the industry, she said, “I am very blessed and I keep saying this because of the kind of people I have worked with, with the kind of stories I have been attached with or I attach myself with. However, you want to look at it. But what has been very exciting is that somebody like m…