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15 Jun

On Anna Hazare’s 84th birthday, here are some facts about the Indian activist

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Anna Hazare, who was born on June 15, 1937, is an Indian social activist. He has led several movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency and investigate and punish corruption in public life. Hazare frequently conducted hunger strikes mirroring Mahatma Gandhi. Let us take a look at some interesting facts about Him: 1. Anna Hazare was born in Bhingar, near Ahmednagar as Kisan Baburao Hazare. 2. He later adopted the name Anna, which in Marathi means "elder person" or "father". 3. Hazare's father struggled to support the family financially, so a relative of Hazare took him to Bombay to…

15 Jun

Director Ashutosh Gowariker talks about Lagaan as it completes two decades of release

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentBollywood, History, India, Lagaan

Ashutosh Gowariker talks about the difficulties in making 'Lagaan' as it completes 20 years. He expains how they managed to pull off a film that has gone down in history. Aamir Khan was initially not interested in the movie and then had second thoughts when Ashutosh persuaded him. The ice was broken but Aamir was still reluctant to produce it at least. Gowariker did the rounds of many producers who found that the commercial elements were missing in the screenplay and one of them blasphemously even suggested that after the victory, 'a member of Aamir's team should insert the stump into one of…

14 Jun

On Pritam’s birthday, read how he shaped his way in Bollywood

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Famous Bollywood music composer Pritam Chakraborty is celebrating his birthday today on 14th June. He is called the hit machine of Bollywood in terms of music. He has entertained everyone with his music not only in many big budget films but also in the recently released film 'Ludo' or Shahrukh Khan's film 'Diwale'. Pritam has been a part of very few reality shows too. Not only this, He is the one who gave Arijit Singh a chance to sing in Bollywood. Pritam stayed in Mumbai and taught him the art of understanding music well and Arijit worked with Pritam for 10 years.…

14 Jun

On Sushant Singh Rajput’s death anniversary, take a look at some of his other interests

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, HealthBollywood, death anniversary, India, Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant Singh Rajput's untimely demise on June 14 last year left a huge void not just in the hearts of his fans, friends, and family, but also in Bollywood. He was actually a man of many talents. He pursued a lot of other passions along with acting. On his death anniversary today, we take a look at the actor's varied interests: Love for science Mysteries of outer space held a special place in Sushant's heart All things celestial were in Sushant's interests. He often shared posts related to physics and astronomy on social media. Mysteries of outer space also held…

14 Jun

Urvashi Rautela helps people amid the pandemic: Donates 47 oxygen concentrators in total

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, HealthCovid-19, India, oxygen, urvashi rautela

Indian actress Urvashi Rautela continues to extend a hand of help amid the Covid-19 crises. Earlier she donated her earnings from her song to the Covid-19 Relief Fund in India. Now she has turned to donate 47 oxygen concentrators to aid the needy. Urvashi recently flew to the state of Uttrakhand and donated 27 oxygen concentrators. These oxygen concentrators were actually 5 lacs each, which has been taken care of by Urvashi’s foundation. She also sent 20 more concentrators recently, making it a total of 47 concentrators. She was also seen distributing food packages along with masks and water bottles for the poor after Cyclone…

14 Jun

Aamir Khan shares his experience in Lagaan as the movie completes two decades of release

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Aamir Khan shares how 'Lagaan' has shaped him in many ways. The movie was released exactly two decades ago on June 15, 2001. Aamir said, "Lagaan was, is, and continues to be an amazing journey for me. It has been a journey in which I have met exciting new people, made new friends, started relationships that have lasted over two decades, shared so much with these wonderful people, learnt so much, experienced so many emotions, experienced so much. This journey has shaped me in so many ways." "In this journey, I want to thank, Ashu, the entire team of Lagaan,…

13 Jun

Fans demand Padma Vibhushan for Sonu Sood for his noble work during the pandemic

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, HealthCovid-19, India, padma vibhushan, pandemic, sonu sood

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who is known for playing the role of villain in movies, is in discussions for his work and everyone is engaged in his praise. Sonu Sood has won the hearts of millions for his noble work to help the needy during the pandemic crisis of COVID-19. While he continues to put efforts in these tough times, netizens have trended #PadmaVibhushanForSonuSood as they want government to honour the actor with the second-highest civilian award of the country. One of the netizen named Shubham K Agarwal tweeted: Sir! I, We, India, Whole World loves you because you are a…

13 Jun

Tom Hiddleston speaks about Shah Rukh Khan’s Devdas

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Tom Hiddleston leaves his Indian fans in awe when he showered loved to Shah Rukh Khan recently. The Bollywood star had also responded to the fanboy remarks with his special message to the God of Mischief. Hiddleston said he has watched the Shah Rukh and Aishwarya Rai starrer Bollywood classic - ‘Devdas’ and he finds it nothing like anything he had ever seen. Tom was all praise for the 2002 hit ‘Devdas’ during a recent interview with an entertainment portal. He revealed that he still remembers the experience even though he watched it a long time ago. He watched ‘Devdas’…

10 Jun

18 Oxygen Plants to be set up across the Country by Sonu Sood

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, HealthBollywood, covid, HEALTH, India, oxygen, sonu sood

Sonu Sood has always been at the forefront as India battles the Covid-19 Pandemic. He not only arranged food and transportation for migrant workers in 2020 but also arranged oxygen cylinders or medicines for patients across the country. He has now promised to set up nearly 18 oxygen plants across the country. In a recent interview, the actor revealed that while the work for setting up oxygen plants has already begun in Kurnool and Nellore of Andhra Pradesh and Mangalore of Karnataka, the initiative will soon be expanding the same to other states as well. “In the last few months…

10 Jun

Bengali film director Buddhadev Dasgupta passes away

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Film director Buddhadev Dasgupta dies at his residence in South Calcutta. He was reportedly ill for quite some time, suffering from age-related problems and kidney problems and also undergoing dialysis. He passed away at around 6 this morning. The news of his death marked the end of a golden chapter in Bengali cinema. His family informed that he also underwent dialysis yesterday but today the director died in his sleep. The doctor then declared him dead this morning after he respond at all. He was 77 at the time of his death. The funeral of the late director will be…