Deepika lived in staff quarters, played badminton while working on ‘Fighter’ at Tezpur
Mumbai– Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who is awaiting the release of her upcoming film ‘Fighter’, shared her experience of shooting the film at the Tezpur Air Force Station in Assam.
“I remember we shot our first schedule in Assam for 15-20 days. That was a live active airbase. It was a great decision on Sid’s (Siddharth Anand) part to start the film on that note. It gave us the tone and the pitch to carry the story forward. The real aircrafts, fighters and their families were there. We were eating in the same place as the officers and we were living in their quarters,” she said.
She further mentioned, “We played badminton with them. It was all so surreal, we could literally hear a sukhoi aircraft taking off every five minutes. There’s not much information beyond this that we can share given the protocols of the forces. Some fighters were also assigned to work with us. They gave us extremely valuable inputs in terms of the costumes, flying the aircraft, the body language, how to salute and flying a chopper. Not just as actors but also as human beings we all learned so much.”
Directed by Siddharth Anand and presented by Viacom18 Studios in association with Marflix Pictures, ‘Fighter’ will debut in theatres on Thursday (January 25) .
Raveena Tandon: ‘Indrani Kothari and I are poles apart’
Mumbai– Actress Raveena Tandon, who plays Indrani Kothari in the upcoming show ‘Karmma Calling’, shared that she is poles apart from her role in real life.
With this show, audiences will witness Raveena in an unseen avatar. She has shared the similarities and the differences she sees between Indrani Kothari and herself.
Talking about it, Raveena said: “When I think of similarities, the love and the urge with which Indrani protects her family, is something I strongly resonate with. I love my children dearly and can do anything in my power to protect them, just like how Indrani is ready to walk a mile to protect Ahaan.”
“The fashion sense and glam quotient that Indrani exudes is something I admire and enjoy in personal capacity as well. On the other hand, Indrani and I are poles apart. She has a layered aspect to her personality, where she does things in a way that questions her morals. Indrani is not all things positive but none of us are,” she added.
Produced by R.A.T films, adapted for India and directed by Ruchi Narain, the series is helmed by Raveena Tandon, Namrata Sheth, Varun Sood along with Gaurav Sharma, Waluscha D’souza, Amy Aela, Viraf Patel, Piyush Khati in pivotal roles.
‘Karmma Calling’ will stream from January 26, on Disney+ Hotstar.
Sara Ali Khan visits Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga temple, performs rudrabhishek
Mumbai– Actress Sara Ali Khan sought blessings as she visited the Grishneshwar Maha Jyotirlinga temple in Maharashtra, and performed the auspicious rudrabhishek of Lord Shiva.
Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga in Verul village of Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra, is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva.
Sara took to Instagram and shared some divine glimpses from her recent visit to the temple. In the photos, we can see the ‘Kedarnath’ fame actress wearing a floral yellow coloured suit with a matching shawl.
She can be seen performing the rudrabhishek, and attended the shringar and aarti.
The photos were captioned as: “Jai Bholenath”.
Fans took to the comment section and wrote: “Sara earned our respect”. One user said: “pure”.
On the professional front, Sara was last seen in romantic comedy film ‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’, alongside Vicky Kaushal.
She also had a special appearance in the song “Heart Throb” from the movie ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in the lead.
Sara next has ‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’, ‘Metro… In Dino’, ‘Murder Mubarak’, and Jagan Shakti’s untitled project.
Anil Kapoor opens up on ‘big fight’ in past 45 years of working in cinema
Mumbai– Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming action film ‘Fighter’, is a fighter for all seasons, rather for all decades in the past 45 years of him being in the business of cinema.
The actor recently interacted with the media ahead of the release of the film, and shared what all it takes to be a successful actor despite facing stiff competition.
The actor said, “After spending more than 45 years in this business”, as his director Siddharth Anand prompted, “Hindi, in Hindi”.
The senior actor continued, “To be relevant, to sit here with Sid, Deepika, Hrithik, and to work with them, bada mushkil hota hai. I have to work harder every year.”
He further mentioned, “I have to constantly change the gears so that the youngsters in the audience, the actors, the technicians, the press (consider my work good). I’m excited and I’m enjoying working, and they are also enjoying working with me, speaking with me, asking me questions, and the audience is excited to see me on screen. To do that again and again for more than four decades is a big fight.”
Anil made his debut in 1971 with ‘Tu Payal Mein Geet’ in which he played the younger version of the late actor Shashi Kapoor. The film was however unreleased. He then graced the silver screen with ‘Hamare Tumhare’ in which he played a supporting role.
Priyanka Chopra turns cheerleader for Mannara as she becomes ‘Bigg Boss 17’ finalist
Mumbai– Global star Priyanka Chopra has extended her support to cousin and actress Mannara, as the latter has made it to the top five in the controversial reality show ‘Bigg Boss 17’.
The ‘Bigg Boss’ house recently saw eviction of Vicky Jain. Bigg Boss then announced the top five contestants of this season — Ankita Lokhande, Munawar Faruqui, Mannara Chopra, Abhishek Kumar and Arun Mahshetty.
Cheering for her sister Mannara, Priyanka took to Instagram Stories and shared a photograph of Mannara.
The picture, which is from the ‘Bigg Boss’ house, features Mannara in a green top, and smiling candidly.
Priyanka wrote: “Give it your best and forget about the rest. Carpe diem #Biggboss”, followed by a red heart emoji.
The grand finale of the show hosted by Salman Khan is all set to unfold on January 28.
Bhumi Pednekar: Hope February is lucky for me again because of ‘Bhakshak’
Mumbai– Actress Bhumi Pednekar is set to play an underdog journalist who takes on a giant villain exploiting young girls at a women’s shelter in ‘Bhakshak’, says the upcoming film is one of the most important films that she has done in her career.
Bhumi said: “For me, the month of February has been most special ever since my debut as an actor. My first film ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ released in February and it got me so much love, acclaim and respect that it cemented my position as an envelope pushing actor in the industry.”
“It was a true disruptor of a project. I couldn’t believe the outpouring of appreciation coming my way for my first film and I will be forever indebted to this film for giving me a dream start to my film career.”
She added: “My film Badhaai Do also released in Feb. It was a game-changing film of my career and for the film industry as we openly celebrated the LGBTQIA+ community and their rights.
“It was also special for me because I stood up for something I truly believed in and was proudly vocal about it. Again, like ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’, I was flooded with love. The praise, the countless Best Actress awards, the opportunities that were unlocked because of ‘Badhaai Do’ is stuff that dreams are made of!”
With ‘Bhakshak’ all set to release on February 9, she said: “It is one of the most important films that I have done in my career and I hope that the project, my director Pulkit and I get the same amount of love that I had received for ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ and ‘Badhaai Do!’ I hope February is again lucky for me and I manage to deliver a performance that people will remember forever.” (IANS)
