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On Dilip Joshi’s Birthday, here are 8 films where you may have missed Jethalal

On Dilip Joshi’s Birthday, here are 8 films where you may have missed Jethalal

For actor Dilip Joshi, it was a long journey until he attained this popularity. Now however, Jethalal Champaklal Gada from Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is a fan favourite on Indian television today. Starting off with films that go as far as the 1980s, Dilip got his due post his switch to the small screen after a decade. Dilip’s haul on TV includes shows like Daal Mein Kala, Kora Kagaz, Hum Sab Baraati, Sridevi starrer Malini Iyer and more. However, it was post Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, which premiered in 2008 on Sony SAB, that the actor became a household name. Actors Dilip Joshi…
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Manoj Bajpayee on the backlashes on Family Man 2

Manoj Bajpayee on the backlashes on Family Man 2

Manoj Bajpayee spoke recently about the backlash. “Humare team mein jo main leaders hai, jo lead kar rahe hai iss show ko, khaas kar ke season two ko, yeh zyadatar Tamilians hai (The ones leading our show, especially the second season, are primarily Tamilians). Raj and DK, Samantha (Akkineni), Priyamani, Suman (Kumar), who is the writer… Who can be a better person than these guys to safeguard the interests of Tamil people, friends and viewers? I don’t think anybody can be better than them. They are the people who have been leading this show, they have created this show and they…
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করোনার সংকটে সাহায্যের হাত বাড়ালেন অক্ষয়

করোনার সংকটে সাহায্যের হাত বাড়ালেন অক্ষয়

কোরোনার দ্বিতীয় ঢেউয়ে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত দেশ। প্রাণ গেছে বহু মানুষের। চারিদিকে শুধু হাহাকার চিত্র। এই পরিস্থিতিতে এর আগেও বহুবার সাহায্যের হাত বাড়িয়েছেন তিনি। কঠিন পরিস্থিতির আবারও মানুষের পাশে দাঁড়ালেন বলিউড সুপারস্টার অক্ষয় কুমার। করোনায় ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত বলি ইন্ডাস্ট্রির নৃত্যশিল্পীদের পাশে দাঁড়ালেন খিলাড়ি। জানা গিয়েছে, লকডাউনে প্রায় ৩৬০০ নৃত্যশিল্পীকে সাহায্য করবেন তিনি। নৃত্যশিল্পীদের রেশনের ব্যবস্থা করলেন তিনি। নৃত্যশিল্পীদের রেশনের ব্যবস্থা করে মহত্ত্বের পরিচয় দিয়েছেন অক্ষয়। এই তালিকায় রয়েছে ১৬০০ জুনিয়ার কোরিওগ্রাফার ও বয়ষ্ক নৃত্যশিল্পী এবং ২০০০ ব্যাকগ্রাউন্ড আর্টিস্ট। আর যারা রেশন নিতে চান না, তাঁরা টাকাও নিতে পারবেন। এই সিদ্ধান্ত পুরোপুরি তাঁদের ওপর ছেড়ে দেওয়া হয়েছে। এর আগে টুইঙ্কল ও অক্ষয় করোনা অতিমারীর বিরুদ্ধে লড়াইয়ে…
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Madhuri Dixit shares engaging and motivating activities that one can do at home

Madhuri Dixit shares engaging and motivating activities that one can do at home

Many people have spent the last 1.5 years inside their homes owing to the continuous restrictions and lockdowns in place to stop the spread of coronavirus. As such, many have started feeling demotivated and also finding it difficult to keep themselves engaged while at home. However, experts say that it is essential to break the monotony and try indulging oneself in different activities and not be limited to just office work and household chores. So, much like the last year, where people spent their time baking and trying out new hobbies, it is important to keep the momentum going to keep the mind…
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On Karan Johar’s 49th birthday, here are 10 lesser known facts about him

On Karan Johar’s 49th birthday, here are 10 lesser known facts about him

Apart from establishing himself as one of the leading directors in the Hindi film industry, Karan Johar has also changed the way film directors are usually perceived. He’s bold, fashionable, loves to showcase maximalism in his films, and is a part of Bollywood’s social culture like no director has ever done before. Karan Johar stands as a bold, fashionable director While there’s so much already written and discussed about Karan Johar in the media because of the kind of outspoken personality he carries, there’s still something that his fans would love to know. Here’s the list of 10 lesser-known facts…
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Indian Idol 12 host Aditya Narayan apologises for making ‘derogatory comment’

Indian Idol 12 host Aditya Narayan apologises for making ‘derogatory comment’

Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) accused Indian Idol 12 host Aditya Narayan of making a disparaging remark about Maharashtra’s Alibaug area. MNS Chitrapat Sena chief Ameya Khopkar accused the makers of the singing reality show of showing Alibaug in a poor light and demanded an apology. In a Facebook live session, Khopkar spoke in Marathi. He said, “A Hindi channel has a singing reality show, I am not going to name it, but Aditya Narayan hosts the show, where he has made a derogatory comment about our Maharashtra’s Alibaug. I have not seen the show, but I got complaints from many people from Maharashtra.…
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Timothée Chalamet will be playing Willy Wonka in ‘Wonka’ the Origin Story

Timothée Chalamet will be playing Willy Wonka in ‘Wonka’ the Origin Story

Warner Bros. and the Roald Dahl Story Co. announced Monday that the 25-year-old Timothée Chalamet will play Willy Wonka in 'Wonka", which will be a origin story. The studio said the film will “focus on a young Willy Wonka and his adventures prior to opening the world’s most famous chocolate factory.” Paul King (Paddington, Paddington 2) will direct from a script he wrote with Simon Farnaby, with Harry Potter producer David Heyman producing. Warner Bros. earlier this year set a release date in March 2023. Gene Wilder starred in 1971′s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, based on Dahl’s celebrated…
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Raj and DK, the directors of The Family Man Season 2,  respond to the calls for banning the series

Raj and DK, the directors of The Family Man Season 2, respond to the calls for banning the series

On Monday, the Tamil Nadu government had requested the Information & Broadcasting Ministry to either stop or ban the release of The Family Man Season 2 for allegedly depicting the Eelam Tamils in a negative light. In a letter to I&B minister Prakash Javadekar, Tamil Nadu IT Minister T Mano Thangaraj said the trailer presented Tamilians in a “highly objectionable manner” and their was an attempt to discredit the struggle of the Eelam Tamils in Sri Lanka. Raj and DK said in the statement, “Some assumptions and impressions have been made based on just a couple of shots in the…
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Priyanka Chopra opens up about her marriage with Nick Jonas

Priyanka Chopra opens up about her marriage with Nick Jonas

Priyanka said, “I am just two years in. So, I wouldn’t be able to tell you so much. According to me, the secret is conversation. And actually sitting down, being able to talk to each other, spend time with each other and actually enjoy it. I think it is an amazing secret.” Priyanka and Nick first got in touch via social media and soon, they began texting each other. They first met at the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party in 2017. After a whirlwind romance, the couple decided to get married in India in a wedding which became the social event…
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Sonu Sood says losing someone he was trying to save “is nothing less” than losing his own”

Sonu Sood says losing someone he was trying to save “is nothing less” than losing his own”

Sonu Sood has been constantly helping people during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday evening, Sonu Sood wrote that he is heartbroken as he lost a few of the patients to Covid-19. “Losing a patient you have been trying to save, is nothing less than losing your own,” Sood wrote adding, “It is so hard to face the family whose loved one u had promised to save. Today I lost a few. The families you were in touch with atleast 10 times a day will lose touch forever. Feel helpless,” he concluded. https://twitter.com/SonuSood/status/1396528278140162049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1396528278140162049%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fentertainment%2Fbollywood%2Fsonu-sood-feel-helpless-as-he-loses-patients-to-covid-19-7327823%2F Soon, his fans dropped several comments…
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