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22 May

Music composer Raam Laxman, passes away due to Heart attack

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Raam Laxman composed the music for hit films like Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Hum Saath Saath Hain, 100 Days among many others. His Son Amar said, “My father passed away at 2:00 am on Saturday. He died due to a heart attack. He got the second jab of Covid-19 vaccine a few days ago, following which he was feeling very weak and fatigued, and a doctor was treating him for that.” Lata Mangeshkar expressed her condolences on the veteran composer’s demise and shared on Twitter, “I just learned that the extremely talented and popular music composer Raam Laxman ji…

21 May

Legendary sprinter Milkha Singh shares experience after testing positive for COVID-19

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Milkha Singh, the 91-year-old former Commonwealth Games champion and 1960 Rome Olympian, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. However, none of the other family members including Singh’s wife and former India volleyball captain Nirmal Kaur, daughter-in-law Kudrat, and grandson Harjai Milkha Singh were tested positive. “Last evening (Wednesday), I underwent a test for COVID-19 and was tested positive. While I had a fever last night, my body temperature has returned to normal now. He said, “I have been reading old books and seeing my old pictures apart from taking an evening walk on our back lawn. I am thankful to my fans…

21 May

Radhika Apte recalls her early experiences in Bollywood and how she worked for free in a film

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Radhika spoke about working with Ram Gopal Varma on Rakht Charitra and shared that she “felt very exploited because I wasn’t getting paid much.” “They told me I’d be doing one film but then they made me shoot in Tamil and Telugu as well,” she added. The Sacred Games actor recalled working with director Mahesh Manjrekar on Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi, which was her first-ever film experience. “They said they couldn’t afford to pay me and asked me to do it for free. When on set, I realised that even the child artists were being paid,” she shared. She…

21 May

Aditya Chopra turns 50: Here are his best works as a Filmmaker

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One of the most successful directors and producers of Bollywood, Aditya Chopra turned 50 today. Despite having enormous popularity, the Yash Raj Films chairman and managing director prefers to stay away from the limelight. His flair to choose exciting scripts, his impeccable music instinct, and his unerring sense of entertainment have delivered some of the evergreen films over the years. Aditya was 18-year-old when he started his career as an assistant director with his father Yash Chopra in films like Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), and Darr (1993). He wrote his first screenplay for his father’s Parampara in 1992. Aditya’s first…

21 May

Vineet Kumar Singh shares his experience with Covid-19

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Actor Vineet Kumar Singh says one needs to face the problem personally to understand its intensity and connect with other person’s agony. After testing positive for Covid-19, he failed to get due medical attention on time given the immense pressure on the limited facilities as Covid-19 cases surged in India. Vineet was shooting for Manish Mundra’s debut directorial Siya when it all started. Post the wrap of its first schedule, Vineet was to meet his family in Varanasi before kicking off its second schedule. But in the midst, he got diagnosed with the coronavirus, bringing his life to a halt in his home town,…

21 May

Neena Gupta to launch her autobiography that she wrote in 2020 during the lockdown

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Veteran actor Neena Gupta is all set to launch her autobiography titled "Sach Kahun Toh". In a video, she shared that she wrote the book in 2020 during the lockdown. “I thought in these very difficult and gloomy times, when we are stuck at home, when we are sad, when we are anxious, maybe my book will help you tide some of the tough days,” Neena said in the video. The veteran actor was recently seen playing a 90-year-old grandmother in the Netflix film Sardar Ka Grandson. The film also stars Arjun Kapoor, Soni Razdan, Kanwaljit Singh, Rakul Preet Singh among others. She…

20 May

Jr NTR turns 38: Here are his most power-packed films for you to watch

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On the occasion of his birthday, we bring you six of his most powerful films with powerful dialogues for you to watch: Aadi (2002) https://youtu.be/_MRo7vqPzwo The film marked the directorial debut of VV Vinayak. Aadi went on to become a blockbuster, and gave a mass image to Jr NTR. While the first half of the movie is entertaining, the second half is remembered for Tarak’s performance and his dialogues. Samba (2004) https://youtu.be/o16B7VKDDv8 Samba is also a VV Vinayak directorial. This film showed the actor as a man who provides free education to the unprivileged. His high-voltage performance gives you goosebumps,…

19 May

The 2021 Asia Cup, which was earlier shifted from Pakistan to Sri Lanka, has been called off

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The Asia Cup, which was last held in 2018, was scheduled to be held in June but Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva announced that it will be difficult for them to conduct the tournament. “Due to the prevailing situation, it will not be possible to play the tournament in June this year,” De Silva told reporters. The tournament was supposed to be hosted by Pakistan but since India were unlikely to travel there due to political tension between the two nations, it was shifted to Sri Lanka. With all the teams planning for their FTPs for the next…

19 May

Kangana Ranaut calls herself a “Ram Bhakt”: Shows Covid-19 report on Instagram

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Kangana Ranaut, on Tuesday, announced that she had tested negative for Covid-19 and is fully recovered from the virus. She also shared a screenshot of the report on Instagram. Sharing the report on her Instagram stories, Kangana wrote, “All the demons who are asking for my report because they see the world as a projection of their interior, here it is… A Ram bhakt never lies… Jai Shri Ram.” Actor Kangana Ranaut shared a screenshot of her negative Covid-19 report on Instagram. Earlier in the day on Tuesday, Kangana had also released a video of her recovery journey. She had then said, “Yes there…

19 May

Nawazuddin Siddique turns 47: Take a look at his incredible journey through life

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Nawazuddin Siddique used to live in the small town of Budhana, Muzaffarnagar, in the state of Uttar Pradesh with his six brother and two sisters. There even receiving an education was a far-fetched dream let alone aspiring to be an actor. But the siblings managed to get whatever they could in terms of education. However, things took a turn when the Nawaz's family moved out of the village in search of better livelihood when the guns that the town was famous for, had them fear for their lives. After the family moved, Nawazuddin completed his graduation from a university in…