Richa Chadha worked hard on her ‘voice and diction’ for ‘Heeramandi’
Mumbai– After working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in the film ‘Goliyon Ki Raas Leela Ram-Leela’, Richa Chadha will be in the filmmaker’s OTT venture ‘Heeramandi’ for which the actress said she worked hard on her voice and diction.
Talking about in what light Richa would be seen in ‘Heeramandi’, Richa told IANS: “In this, particularly you will see a very loved lorne woman who is a classic woman. I worked hard on my voice and diction. I hope people appreciate me that at a time when all actors sound like they belong in 2023 even when they are working in a period film…”
She agrees that working with Bhansali is an actor’s dream.
“Working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali is any actor’s dream and honestly I have grown so much from this experience. It’s made me a better actor and I really hope people do accept me in this new avatar because it is something I have never done before.,” she added.
In ‘Heeramandi’ Bhansali brings his majestic signature flair to stories of love and betrayal in the lives of courtesans in pre-independence India. It also stars Sonakshi Sinha, Manisha Koirala, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aditi Rao Hydari.
Alia Bhatt’s b’day wish for sister Shaheen is a ‘loving’ poem
Mumbai– Actress Alia Bhatt showered birthday love on her elder sister Shaheen, by jotting down a sweet poem for her, calling her the ‘sunshine’ of her life.
Alia and Shaheen are daughters of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, and actress Soni Razdan. Taking to Instagram, Alia dropped a string of unseen pictures with her sister, which includes one childhood photo of the siblings.
Along with the photos, the ‘Raazi’ actress wrote: “you are joy … you are light… may we every now and then have a fight… you are sunshine, you are breeze.. please please always take care of your knees
I am not a writer.. I am not a poet.. I’m just your loving sister and I’m sure you know it happy birthday my sweetie”.
Dia Mirza commented on the post and wrote: “Happy birthday Shaheen”.
Shaheen also took to Instagram and dropped pictures with Alia, her parents, Ranbir Kapoor, Pooja Bhatt etc. She also gave a glimpse of Alia’s daughter Raha’s cute little pink chair.
She captioned the post as: “Hash. Tag. Blesssssseddd”.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Alia has ‘Jigra’ in the pipeline.
‘I was actively seeking to play a positive role’: Rohit Choudhary on ‘Dalchini’
Mumbai– Actor Rohit Choudhary, who is a part of the show ‘Dalchini’ opened up on the experience of shooting for the same, and said how he was actively seeking an opportunity to play a positive role.
Rohit said he is happy to be a part of ‘Dalchini’.
Talking about the shoot, Rohit said: “The experience has been truly wonderful. It’s going really well because I always had a desire to portray a positive character. I was actively seeking an opportunity to play a positive role, and now that I have it, things are going exceptionally well. When you play a negative character, you have to change yourself completely.”
“In such roles, you might not connect with half of what you’re doing, and there’s a constant need to act. However, in this positive character, I find a deep connection. Many things that I say align with my character, and when we deliver dialogues and perform, it comes from the heart. It feels great to know that it has been conveyed well and touched the heart,” he shared.
Rohit said: “That’s why I love this character. I’m truly enjoying shooting for this show, and while the biggest learning from this set is just starting, I haven’t encountered any specific significant lessons yet.”
On his bonding with the co-stars, Rohit said: “On the set, the entire cast is truly amazing, and everyone is nice. I feel a strong bond with everyone, including mom, Dalchini, Kala, my brother, and the uncles who are part of the show.”
“I also have a cast member from my last show, Swarnagadh, who plays Chachi in this show. I’ve known her since the Last show. When it comes to bonding, I can’t choose just one person because I connect well with everyone. Whether it’s my ‘brother’ Deepak or anyone else, I have great bonding with everyone because they are all really nice. Whenever I have the time, I make sure to spend it with everyone on the set,” he added.
The show is produced by Ravie Dubey and Sargun Mehta, and will soon air on Dangal TV.
KJo recollects how he attended Rani Mukerji, Aditya Chopra’s wedding during release of ‘2 States’
Mumbai– Director-producer Karan Johar, who hosts the popular streaming show ‘Koffee With Karan’, recollected how he managed to attend actress Rani Mukerji and filmmaker-producer Aditya Chopra’s destination wedding when KJo’s own film was about to release in theatres.
Karan also revealed that Adi and Rani got hitched in Manchester.
The upcoming episode of the show will see Bollywood stars Rani Mukerji and Kajol gracing the controversial couch.
The two ladies, who are also cousins, shared the screen in KJo’s directorial debut ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, and have a lot to discuss with the show host during the episode.
Talking to the ladies, Karan recollected how he attended Rani and Aditya’s wedding when his own production ‘2 States’ starring Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor in the lead was about to release.
Destination weddings are in trend now, but Karan revealed the OG couple who were the first to do it in B-town.
Talking about this, Karan said: “Kajol, you actually knew Adi way before even Rani did. He is my best friend in the whole world. We have to talk about the fact when Rani and Adi got married. It was a destination wedding, actually they began the destination wedding of movie stars if nobody knows it. I don’t even want to say where it was because I think he will still fire me like decades later.
He further mentioned, “He literally threatens me that if I ever put a photograph of his and mine that we take every Diwali. But like, he told me, ‘Meri shaadi ho rahi hai, there are 18 people attending. If word gets out of this wedding, it will be you. The only person who will open his mouth is you, if I see there is a mention of this wedding in any publication at that time newspapers were still dominating’. I was so hyper and hysterical.”
“I had to lie to my mother, we had a release, it was April 2014, I will never forget it, ‘2 States’ was releasing. I had to abandon my movie release, tell everybody I have an event in Manchester, for some reason made it up. But everyone was like ‘On release weekend, why are you going to Manchester?’ I was like, ‘I have to go, I have to go,” KJo added.
‘Koffee with Karan’ streams on Disney+ Hotstar.
When Kajol mistakenly believed Mani Ratnam call was a prank
Mumbai– Filmmaker Karan Johar, who is back with the new season of his chat show ‘Koffee With Karan’, recalled a funny incident of the narration of ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, where the latter thought someone was pranking her when she got a call from Director Mani Ratnam.
In the upcoming episode, Kajol and Rani Mukerji will grace the controversial couch of the show.
During the conversation, Karan shared: “I still remember the day I narrated the film to SRK and Kajol. We were at SRK’s old house at Amrit Apartments. We were sitting in his room which is right next to the terrace.”
“You were crying, SRK was looking at you thinking you lost the plot. I was crying while narrating the film, you were crying while hearing and he was just thinking that both of us were mad,” said Karan.
The flmmaker added: “And at that point of time, I remember you got a call, in the mid of this from Mani Ratnam to whom you said ‘Who?’ He said I am Mani Ratnam speaking and you were like ‘Yeah, and I am Tom Cruise’, and put the phone down.”
“Mani Ratnam had called her for ‘Dil Se’. She didn’t believe it was Mani Ratnam and she thought someone was playing a prank,” concluded Karan.
It is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
Nupur Sanon: Venturing into Telugu cinema has been a valuable experience
Mumbai– Actress Nupur Sanon, who shared screen space with Ravi Teja in Telugu film ‘Tiger Nageshwar Rao’, helped her to understand a different demographic, contributing to the evolving Indian cinema landscape.
She said: “Global films are breaking barriers, with Indian stories gaining recognition at the Oscars and Emmys. In my third film, venturing into Telugu cinema has been a valuable experience, fostering growth and learning. It allowed me to understand a different demographic, contributing to the evolving Indian cinema landscape.”
She added: Despite cultural differences, emotions connect us, and stars now play a vital role in reaching diverse audiences nationwide, making films a universal language.”
Sharing her observation of the current aspiration among actors to become pan-Indian stars, she notes the global shift in filmmaking and the universal appeal of Indian stories.
She added: “Doing a Pan-India film is a game-changer, moving away from the typical Hindi film heroine role. It brings diversity to my work and mirrors the changing narrative where actors go beyond stereotypes.”
“A Pan-India approach expands my reach, connecting with audiences across the country, going beyond the usual limits of a Hindi film heroine.” (IANS)
