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Manoj Bajpayee, in a recent interview, shared his experience of working with late Yash Chopra on Shah Rukh Khan-Preity Zinta starrer Veer-Zaara. If you can recall, Manoj Bajpayee played a pivotal role in Shah Rukh Khan-Preity Zinta’s 2004 cross-border romance, Veer-Zaara. In a recent interview, the ‘Aligarh’ actor spoke about how this Yash Chopra directorial came his way. Recalling the year 2002, when most of his movies tanked at the box office, Manoj told Siddharth Kannan that it was ironical how some out of these earned his National Awards. Talking about one such film, Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s Pinjar, the actor said that…

Imtiaz Ali shared how music director AR Rahman and lyricist Irshad Kamil composed the popular ‘Vida Karo’ song in candlelight at 2.30 am in the studio. Besides Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra’s impressive performances, Imtiaz Ali’s recent release, Amar Singh Chamkila also left the audience in awe with its brilliant music album that has lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil and tunes by AR Rahman. One of the most popular tracks from this film is the heartbreaking ‘Vida Karo’ song sung by Arijit Singh. The track inspired by a poem of Shiv Kumar Batalvi, has Dijit Dosanjh’s character Amar Singh Chamkila accepting…

Manisha Koirala, in a recent interview, confessed that she still regrets turning down Yash Chopra’s 1997 film, Dil To Pagal Hai where she was pitted against Madhuri Dixit. Yash Chopra’s 1997 romantic drama, Dil To Pagal Hai starring Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor enjoys a huge fanbase even today. But do you know that Manisha Koirala was the first choice to play the character of Nisha? However, after the actress turned down the Shah Rukh Khan starrer, Karisma Kapoor stepped into her shoes and went on to win a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.  Recently, in…

Diljit Dosanjh, in a new interview, shared that his main focus will always remain singing and explained why he feels that acting isn’t his forte. Beside enthralling us with his songs, Diljit Dosanjh has also worked as an actor in films like Udta Punjab, Soorma, Arjun Patiala, Good Newwz and the recently release Crew to name a few. Recently in a conversation with Film Companion, Diljit had a surprising revelation to make! The actor revealed that despite his successful foray into acting, he believes that this craft isn’t his forte. The ‘Honsla Rakh’ actor shared, “I believe that acting is…

Kriti Sanon emphasized on how a film’s success is not just about one person when asked about the sexist narrative prevailing in the industry where a film’s failure is often blamed on women. Kriti Sanon is currently basking in the success of her latest release Crew co-starring Kareena Kapoor Khan and Tabu. In a career spanning a decade, the actress has her share of hits and flops. Recently in an interaction with Zoom, the ‘Adipurush’ actress was asked to comment on the sexist narrative where the failure of a film is often blamed on women. In response, Kriti told the publication, “I…

Rashmika Mandanna reacted to the criticism she received for her dialogue delivery in a particular portion of the nine-minute long Karwa Chautha scene in Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal. When the trailer of Ranbir Kapoor starrer Animal dropped online, Rashmika Mandanna’s dialogue delivery in one of the scenes in it gave rise to numerous memes and funny reels on social media. Recently, when the ‘Dear Comrade’ actress graced Neha Dhupia’s popular chat show ‘No Filter Neha’, she opened up on her brutal trolling for that sequence. Rashmika told Neha, “The Karwa Chauth scene which was a nine-minute long scene and while doing…

Mrunal Thakur recalled her struggle with Telugu language when she was working on her Tollywood debut, Dulquer Salmaan starrer Sita Ramam. Mrunal Thakur, a prominent face in the Hindi film industry, took a leap of faith and made an entry in Tollywood with Hanu Raghavapudi’s period romantic drama, Sita Ramam co-starring Dulquer Salmaan and Rashmika Mandanna. In a recent chat with Galatta Plus, the ‘Super 30’ actress opened up on how doing a film in Telugu was initially a daunting task for her as she doesn’t speak that language. Speaking about her earlier inhibitions to joining Tollywood, Mrunal told the…

Ali Abbas Zafar, in a new interview, revealed that he initially wanted to cast Katrina Kaif in his upcoming action entertainer Bade Miyan Chote Miyan headlined by Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff. Katrina Kaif and Ali Abbas Zafar’s long working association dates back to the time when they first teamed up for Meri Brother Ki Dulhan in 2011. Over the years, they went on to collaborate on films like Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) and Bharat (2019). The filmmaker was keen to cast her in his upcoming film, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan starring Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff. However, his plans got…

Vijay Deverakonda shared his ‘unique’ experience of reuniting with director Parasuram on his upcoming entertainer, Family Star co-starring Mrunal Thakur. Vijay Deverakonda is currently busy with the promotions of his upcoming film, Family Star. The family entertainer marks his reunion with director Parasuram with whom he collaborated on the 2018 film Geeta Govindam. A refreshing deviation from his hyper masculine roles, Family Star features Vijay in the role of a working class hero, who is ready to go to any extend to save his family. Recently in a chat with Galatta Plus, the ‘Liger’ actor opened up on how Parasuram contributed to his performance…

Imtiaz Ali revealed why he chose an OTT release for his upcoming film, Amar Singh Chamkila instead of opting for a theatrical route. After the lackluster performance of his last release, Love Aaj Kal in 2020, all eyes are now towards Imtiaz Ali’s upcoming film, Amar Singh Chamkila starring Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra in leading roles. Ever since the announcement of this film, there has been a lot of buzz around it. Amidst this, Imtiaz surprised everyone by choosing to release this Diljit-Parineeti starrer directly on Netflix instead of cinema halls. In a recent interview with Pinkvilla, Imtiaz explained…