Ahead of Women’s Day, Shruti Haasan talks about ‘birth control for men’
Mumbai– Ahead of Women’s Day, which is celebrated every year on March 8, actress-singer Shruti Haasan has spoken about the importance of birth control, how men should be taking up a lot more parenting responsibility and use of contraceptive measures.
Shruti, who does not shy away from speaking her mind, said: “We need birth control for men, especially in a society like ours, where conversations around consent don’t really happen.”
“For women, planning a future, willingness to procreate and raise a family, whether they can physically and emotionally afford to have a 4th or 5th baby — these are important discussions, and if men are not willing to understand (this) or talk about protection, the onus (of childbirth) is on the woman,” she said.
Talking about how men can take up more responsibility, Shruti said: “Men can be heroes in this department by saying, ‘we need to take this responsibility, we can get a vasectomy or use protection. This way, the responsibility of birth control and having a child will not fall on the female partner alone.”
The actress talked about the subject on coto, a safe online space that encourages women to speak freely.
Alia Bhatt to headline spy universe film; shoot to start later this year
Mumbai– Actress Alia Bhatt, who received a lot of positive responses for her work in the theatrical film ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’, is set to start filming for a spy universe movie, which she will headline, in the later part of 2024.
The news was shared by Akshaye Widhani, the CEO of YRF at FICCI Frames on Tuesday.
Elaborating on the same, he said: “I’ll share the worst kept secret in the industry, which is, Alia Bhatt is headlining a Spy Universe film and that the schedule starts later this year. But you know, talking about this spy universe, we are actually just so thrilled and excited about having this IP in the studio.”
He further mentioned: “I think the YRF Spy Universe is a financial and cultural juggernaut. And as one of the most prized IPs, we take a lot of pride in it. So there’s a lot of stuff that’s going to come on the spy universe. We’re going to see more and more films getting made under it but of course, not going to share everything here. We will talk about it at a more opportune time. But for now, I can just say that Alia Bhatt is headlining a spy universe film.”
Alia set to join forces with actress Sharvari Wagh in the yet-to-be-titled film. Both will play super-agents in the action entertainer.
The YRF spy universe, which started off with the Salman Khan-starrer ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, includes films like ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, ‘War’, ‘Pathaan’ and ‘Tiger 3’. The next project in the spy universe will be ‘War 2’ starring Hrithik Roshan, NTR Jr. and Kiara Advani and directed by Ayan Mukerji.
Akshaye also touched upon the super successful year YRF has had on streaming with ‘The Railway Men’, about the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, being a global hit show. It trended at Number Three on Netflix. ‘The Romantics’, a docu-series on YRF and its impact on pop-culture for 50 years, also became a global success story.
Akshaye said: “’The Railway Men’ trended in over 36 countries, but you feel the success of content when you know people who don’t speak your language, and are watching content and appreciate it. For me, that is a huge definition of success. We are a company that is not afraid to fail. We want to be able to do disruptive content.”
He added: “India loves the movies. It’s a big part of our culture, it’s a big part of our team. And I think ‘The Romantics’ was a journey that every viewer went on. So everybody has a YRF story in their life. My parents had a YRF story from Yash Ji’s times. I had a YRF story from Adi’s times. So like me, there are other people who all have a YRF story. There is a song that played at your wedding, which was from a YRF movie. There was a time in life when you went watch a movie and that was a YRF movie and you went with that certain someone who you might be with or might not be with, but you still have fond memories of.”
Parineeti Chopra loose-fitting shirt makes paps float pregnancy rumours
Mumbai– Parineeti Chopra, who has been in the news for both her upcoming film with Diljit Dosanjh, ‘Amar Singh Chamkeela’, and her much-publicised marriage to AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, triggered pregnancy rumours with her choice of outfit at the Mumbai airport on Tuesday.
Parineeti was dressed in an oversized white shirt, white shorts and white sneakers, which she paired with a designer bag.
Her choice of attire, particularly the loose-fitting shirt and shorts, led to speculation among fans about a possible pregnancy.
The actress and Chadha got engaged at a lavish ceremony on May 13 last year at Kapurthala House in New Delhi, followed by a traditional wedding at a luxury hotel in Udaipur. Their wedding was a star-studded affair attended by Bollywood celebrities and close friends and Chadha’s political associates, including his mentor, Arvind Kejriwal.
Parineeti’s airport look sparked curiosity among her fans, who are eagerly awaiting a confirmation or denial of the pregnancy rumours. The actress has not yet addressed the speculation, choosing to keep her personal life private.
On the work front, Parineeti is gearing up for the April 12 release of the ‘Chamkila’ biopic helmed by Imtiaz Ali.
Nora Fatehi has fear of rats, recollects harrowing experience on train
Mumbai– Actress Nora Fatehi, who is one of the best dancing divas of Bollywood, has a fear of rats. The actress recollected an incident while she was on a train to Goa with her friends and encountered a rat in her coach.
On Tuesday, the actress spoke with the media at the trailer launch of her upcoming film ‘Madgaon Express’. She plays the female lead in the film which marks the directorial debut of actor Kunal Kemmu.
The actress was asked about a memory from her Goa trip during her interaction with the media.
The actress narrated the incident in great detail as she told the media: “This incident happened seven years ago. I went on a trip to Goa with my friends on the train. I was the only local person from Mumbai, so I was at the helm of affairs of the trip knowing it all. While I was talking to my friends in the coach suddenly, I saw a rat. And let me tell you, I have a fear of rats.”
She further mentioned: “I screamed so hard and started running. But where would you run off in a train? You can’t jump off the train. I spent my time hanging by the door of the coach till the situation was sorted.”
‘Madgaon Express’, which film marks actor Kunal Kemmu’s directorial debut is produced by Excel Entertainment. The film is set to debut in theatres on March 22. (IANS)
