Sana Sayyad’s romantic plan for Valentine’s Day is all about dinner, watching movie & dancing
Mumbai– Actress Sana Sayyad has shared her experience of shooting a special performance for ‘Kundali Bhagya’ on the song ‘Makhna’, and spending the day with her husband for the Valentine’s Day celebration.
The show features actors like Shraddha Arya (as Preeta), Shakti Anand (as Karan), Manit Joura (as Rishabh), Paras Kalnawat (as Rajveer), Sana Sayyad (as Palki), Baseer Ali (as Shaurya), Shalini Mahal (as Shanaya).
In the upcoming episodes, viewers will get to watch a special Valentine’s Day party in the Luthra house, where Palki finds herself immersed in the joyful anticipation of the love-filled celebrations.
While Palki is excited to spend the day with Rajveer, Sana feels that it’s a wonderful reminder to celebrate love on Valentine’s Day, on-screen, and in her personal life as well.
Sana hints at her plans to celebrate the occasion with her husband Imaad, after celebrating it in her show.
The actress shared: “As we prepare for the Valentine’s party in the show ‘Kundali Bhagya’, I can’t help but feel the excitement and romance in the air. It was heartwarming to watch how everyone came together to create magic for love.”
“Performing with Paras, Baseer, and Shanaya, who are all incredibly talented individuals, was indeed very fun like always. Personally, I have thoroughly enjoyed preparing for the love-filled performance to the song ‘Makhna’,” she said.
Sana further said: “This day reminds me of the sweet joy and romance I shared with my husband when he was my boyfriend, I used to always look forward to this day back then. Hence, this time of year holds a special significance for me, not just because of the festivities we portray on-screen, but also because it’s a great day for my husband and me to celebrate the love we share, in a little special way, just like the good old days.”
“We are planning a romantic dinner at our favorite restaurant, and then may enjoy the night watching our favorite movie or dancing to our songs in the comfort of our place,” added Sana.
Yami explains why being part of the scripting process is important for actors
Mumbai– Actress Yami Gautam Dhar, who is gearing up for her upcoming action-political-drama film ‘Article 370’, has shared that as an actor, she enjoys being part of the scripting process.
For an actor, being involved in the film right from the scripting stage, greatly helps them to understand the evolution and arc of their character.
The upcoming film, which has been co-written and produced by her husband Aditya Dhar, sees the actress in the role of an intelligence officer.
The film follows the events in the lead up to the abrogation of the contentious Article 370 of the Indian constitution.
Elaborating on the same, Yami said: “I am an actor who enjoys being a part of the scripting process. Filmmaking is a collaboration of different creative minds coming together to create something as one. Working in ‘Article 370’ has been one of the most satisfying experiences.”
The actress further spoke about her experience of working with the cast and the crew, as she said: “Vaibhav (Tatwawadi), Ashwini (Kaul), all have done some amazing job in the film. They were all so easy to work with. It is always amazing to work with actors who are beaming with fresh energy. I even got an opportunity to work with some really good technicians. Based on my experience of working with Aditya (Jambhale, the director), he has so much regard for his technicians. As a director, he believes in them.”
Presented by Jio Studios and produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar, and Lokesh Dhar, ‘Article 370’ is slated to release in cinemas worldwide on February 23.
Deepika Padukone, Lily Collins, Dua Lipa, others to present BAFTA Awards 2024
Mumbai– Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who was recently seen in the action film ‘Fighter’ is set to present an award at the upcoming edition of British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards.
The actress earlier presented the song ‘Naatu Naatu’ at the 95th Academy Awards, last year.
Deepika took to the stories section of her Instagram and shared the news with her followers as she expressed her gratitude.
The actress shared a screenshot of the list of presenters from the BAFTA website.
It read, “Presenters confirmed to date include (in alphabetical order) — Adjoa Andoh, Andrew Scott, Bryce Dallas Howard, Callum Turner, Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daisy Edgar Jones, Daryl McCormack, David Beckham, Deepika Padukone, Dua Lipa, Emma Corrin, Emma Mackey, Gillian Anderson, Himesh Patel, Hugh Grant, Idris Elba, Indira Varma, James Martin, Jack O’Connell, Keegan-Michael Key, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lily Collins, Marisa Abela, Rebecca Ferguson, Sheila Atim, Taylor Russell.”
However, the categories in which they will hand out remain unconfirmed.
At the ceremony, Hannah Waddingham will perform a special cover song, while Sophie Ellis Bexter will sing Murder on the Dancefloor, which recently regained popularity two decades after release because of ‘Saltburn’.
BAFTA Film Awards will take place on Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Indian audiences can watch the ceremony on Lionsgate Play.
Saiyami Kher to star in director Neeraj Pandey’s next film
Mumbai– Actress Saiyami Kher is set to headline director Neeraj Pandey’s upcoming film.
The project is an author-backed role exploring a woman-oriented subject, is poised to captivate audiences and is scheduled to be a Netflix Original.
Neeraj Pandey handpicked Saiyami for the pivotal role following her outstanding performance in ‘Ghoomer’. Their successful partnership in the hit series ‘Special Ops’ has paved the way for their reunion in the upcoming season.
According to sources: “The film will begin shooting from February 15, the production team gears up for a 30-day shooting schedule, ensuring the film’s timely completion and delivery of a high-quality cinematic masterpiece.”
“They are planning to shoot the entire film in one go. There will be no break. It will be a Netflix original.”
Saiyami made her 2015 in debut with Telugu film Rey and appeared in Rakesh Omprakash Mehra’s Punjabi folklore Mirza Sahiban based Hindi film ‘Mirzya’.
In 2020, she appeared in Mayank Sharma’s web series ‘Breathe’ alongside Abhishek Bachchan. In 2021, she is starred alongside Nagarjuna in the action film ‘Wild Dog’. In 2023, Sayami featured in R Balki’s ‘Ghoomer’.
Akshay Kumar shares first look from ‘Sarfira’
Mumbai– Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar’s next film has been titled ‘Sarfira’. The actor on Tuesday, took to his Instagram and shared the first look from the film in which he can be seen opening his arms while smiling and leaning backwards while riding a bike.
In another shot, he can be seen standing against an ATR 42 flight of Air Deccan. He wrote in the caption, “Dream so Big, they call you crazy! #Sarfira releasing only in cinemas on 12th July, 2024. #MaarUdi”.
The film, which also stars Paresh Rawal, Radhika Madan and Seema Biswas in pivotal roles, is written and directed by Sudha Kongara, from a script penned by Sudha Kongara and Shalini Ushadevi, with dialogues by Pooja Tolani. It is the Hindi remake of the 2020 Tamil film ‘Soorarai Pottru’ which was directed by Sudha Kongara.
Produced by Aruna Bhatia (Cape of Good Films), south superstars Suriya and Jyotika (2D Entertainment) and Vikram Malhotra (Abundantia Entertainment), ‘Sarfira’ is set in the world of startups and aviation, and is inspired by events from the life of G. R. Gopinath, founder of Indian low-cost airline Simplifly Deccan, as described in his memoir ‘Simply Fly: A Deccan Odyssey’.
‘Sarfira’ is set to arrive in cinemas on July 12.
Varun Tej finds out for himself that playing an Air Force fighter pilot isn’t an easy role to do
Mumbai– Actor Varun Tej has shared insights into his character of an Air Force fighter pilot in the film ‘Operation Valentine’, and said that roles like these are not easy, revealing about the homework he did in order to bring realism.
Talking about the challenges of portraying Arjun in the action thriller, Varun said: “Roles like these are not easy, and it’s not like you are experienced or you see people from the Air Force in your day-to-day life.”
“There was some homework that we did. We had a person from IAF who was working with us from the time the script was being made because we wanted to make a film that IAF is proud of also,” shared the ‘Ghani’ actor.
Speaking about the importance of authenticity in his portrayal, Varun commented: “Even after that, we had a couple of IAF people also on the sets, who tried to correct us, our body language, and obviously we met a lot of fighter pilots, engaged in conversation with them, and got to know a lot about their missions, training, and their day-to-day life to understand.”
“It’s very important to bring some realism to your character, especially when it’s a film like this, but if you’re adorning real heroes of our country you really need to act right,” he added.
Directed by Shakti Pratap Singh Hada, in his directorial debut, the movie also stars Manushi Chhillar.
It will hit the screens on February 16. (IANS)
