Friday 10 February 2017

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan reveals her daughter Aaradhya is sensitive like her

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan are surely one of the most loved mother-daughter duos in Bollywood. The actress is a doting mother, and has always given more priority to her daughter.




Recently, in an interview with a leading magazine, Aishwarya was asked if Aaradhya is also like her, to which she said, “Aaradhya too is a sensitive girl. It’s a wonderful quality to have.” The actress also revealed a secret formula of her happiness. She said, “A smile from my daughter and that’s it.”


At the age of 43, Aishwarya is still considered to be an epitome of beauty. Talking about it, the ‘Jazbaa’ actress said, “Beauty is transient and changes with time. I have always extended beyond a singular dimension. I haven’t been just a model, actor or title winner. The course I charted out for my career made me multi-dimensional and gave me opportunities to represent India on many global platforms.”


“My mother Vrinda Rai is the nucleus of my existence; she has gently moulded me, shaped me, picked me up when I’ve been down, kept the faith in me and taught me to be the best version of myself that I can be,” she added.


Aishwarya is known for her amazing red carpet appearances. Talking about it in the interview, the actress said, “Walking the red carpet is your opportunity to have fun with fashion. You’re in the world of seduction; although, I don’t think you should take it too seriously. I believe in being confident and dressing in something that truly shows who I am—that’s my little secret.”




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Thursday 9 February 2017

Insane! Ranveer Singh praises his upcoming co-star Alia Bhatt in the most hilarious way possible

Just yesterday, a confirmation was made that Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt will be starring in Zoya Akhtar’s next film titled ‘Gully Boy’. It is for the first time that Alia and Ranveer are going to pair up for a film and their fans just cannot hold the excitement. Of course, when such ace and fun-loving artistes team up for a project, excitement is bound to double in intensity.





Well not just us, even Ranveer Singh seems to be quite excited about working with Alia Bhatt. He recently uploaded a video of himself praising the gorgeous and talented actress. Given it’s Ranveer Singh’s video, it has to have that quintessential dash of madness in it.


Disguising himself as an old uncle, Ranveer went on to praise Alia for her awesome performance in films like ‘Udta Punjab’, ‘Dear Zindagi’ and more. Later he states that he is looking ‘Faarward’ for more such fantastic films.


He posted this video with caption, “Everybody loves @aliaa08 ! Looking faarward !” Take a look…





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Ranbir Kapoor-Katrina Kaif starrer ‘Jagga Jasoos’ to have 29 songs!

Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif’s next venture together, ‘Jagga Jasoos’, has been in news for all the wrong reasons. The movie has already been delayed for quite some time, and the makers also had to go through some hard time reuniting the ex-lovers, Ranbir and Katrina, to shoot together.



 

But everything finally started working out after director Anurag Basu finally convinced both the actors to come together and promote the movie.


And now, there is one more surprising fact about the movie that has come to light. As per recent reports, ‘Jagga Jasoos’ will be having 29 songs. The music director of the film, Pritam Chakraborty is apparently doing something different with the soundtrack of ‘JJ’.


“There are 29 songs in all,” says Pritam.


When asked the reason behind the same, apart from it being a musical, he said, “You see, Ranbir Kapoor stutters throughout the film, the only time he doesn’t, is when he sings. And every time he expresses an emotion strongly, it’s through songs. Think of the effortlessness and the way the songs are featured in ‘La La Land’. They’re part of the story. And the narrative flows forward through it.”


Excited much?




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Wednesday 8 February 2017

Kangana Ranaut flags off the AU Jaipur Marathon. VIEW PICS

Kangana Ranaut is running busy these days with the promotions of her upcoming release ‘Rangoon’. Following her tight schedule, the actress was recently spotted at the AU Jaipur Marathon where she flagged off the race. Going by the theme of ‘Rangoon’ which is set in the period of early 40’s, Kangana was seen arriving in a quintessential classic vintage car. The theme of this marathon was Women Empowerment, and Kangana was invited as the special guest here.


Talking about ‘Rangoon’, the film also stars Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor. It is slated to hit the screens on February 24.



Kangana Ranaut arrives at the marathon in a classic vintage car.


Kangana Ranaut


Kangana Ranaut is snapped interacting with her fans.


Kangana Ranaut


Kangana Ranaut is all set to flag off the marathon.


Fans and media persons


Fans and Media persons at the marathon.


Participants in the marathon


Participants are snapped running as the marathon starts.


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Kareena Kapoor Khan, the next Bollywood diva to go Hollywood?

After the birth of her baby boy Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi, Kareena Kapoor Khan is bracing herself to make a comeback to films. She had promised that she would not stay away from the limelight post pregnancy and hence, she is doing her best to get back in shape and come back to films. Well, not just Bollywood, this time around, Kareena has plans to go Hollywood too,




If reports are to be believed then Kareena has bagged an international project to feature in a brand film for a global entertainment channel. A source informed to a leading daily, “It’s a well-known global factual entertainment channel and they had approached Kareena during her pregnancy. One of the main reasons is her connect with the global audiences. She is quite popular in the UK which she visits often with her hubby Saif Ali Khan. When Kareena was approached for it, she also felt it was perfect for her. She has seen her buddies Salman Khan and Karan Johar connecting with the audiences on TV and felt it was the right time for her to be seen on the small screen.”


Yaay! We are so excited with this news. Kareena sure has a massive fan following all over the globe and it would be a delight to watch her showing off her acting prowess with some international stars just like her contemporaries Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra.


Dippy already made her mark with ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ while Priyanka is awaiting her Hollywood release ‘Baywatch’.




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Tuesday 7 February 2017

Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna Hang Out With Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan!

Recently, Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan were spotted hanging out together along with their friends.


Their group included Hrithik’s ex-wife Sussanne Khan, Akshay’s wife Twinkle Khanna and Gayatri Joshi (of Swades fame) and her husband Vikas Oberoi. The gang took a group picture that was shared on social media and seemed to be having a great time!


There were rumours that Akki and Duggu were not on the best of terms after their films Rustom and Mohenjo Daro clashed last year. But the pic puts these rumours to rest.


Also there is a strong buzz doing the rounds that Hrithik and Sussanne might be thinking of reconciling since they’ve been spotted together a lot more now than before! Watch this space for more updates.


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Kareena Kapoor Khan reacts to Priyanka Chopra’s statement on Taimur having a pout

The whole Bollywood was talking about Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan’s son, Taimur Ali Khan, when he was born. Even Priyanka Chopra had spoken about Taimur and had said that he has the Kareena’s pout.


She had said, “It is such a wonderful moment and it is such a beautiful baby and he already has Kareena’s pout. I am very excited for both Saif and Bebo. And the child is going to be a Prince and people need to focus on that.”


When Kareena was asked about Priyanka’s statement, she said, “My son is the most gorgeous man this side of the equator. I take it as a compliment because yes his lips are amazing.”


Well, Kareena and Priyanka were said to be rivals, but it looks like now everything is well between the two.


When it comes to films, Priyanka is all set to make her Hollywood debut with ‘Baywatch’, and Kareena will soon start shooting for ‘Veerey Di Wedding’.


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Monday 6 February 2017

Phillauri trailer is quirky, intriguing: Anushka Sharma, Diljit Dosanjh leave you curious

There's lots to love, and giggle about in Anushka Sharma's next film Phillauri.


It begins with Suraj Sharma (of Life of Pi fame) being declared maanglik, and therefore he needs to marry a tree (a common practice to ward of the evil). However, a ghost stuck in the tree (Anushka Sharma) starts to haunt (we use this term loosely) him, claiming he is now married to her.


Anushka looks ethereal as the ghost, even as the VFX (which makes her float and gives her a halo effect) reminds you of Amitabh Bachchan in Bhoothnath. She's a friendly spirit, who then follows around Suraj's character all around his house. This creates quite some tension as he is due to get married in a couple of days.


However, the tone of the film changes completely when someone asks Shashi, the friendly ghost, if she has any remaining desire, because of which she is lurking around. We then go into a flashback, many centuries ago, in Punjab.


It's a fascinating world, quite different from the colourful, contemporary setting that the trailer starts with.


In it, Shashi tells her lover (Diljit Dosanj, looking quite dashing) who is a singer, that he has the power to change the world with his voice. He vows to come back to her only after he has made a name for himself. They both look quite in love, and we are shown how much goes wrong once he leaves.


The film then sets out to show you how the two worlds merge, via one spirit. A quirky and entertaining trailer, Phillauri looks and feels a lot like Love Aaj Kal, what with the sepia tones that are used to depict old-world Punjab. Anushka is the holding ground of the trailer, while there is much intrigue about Diljit Dosanjh.


Phillauri releases on 24 March. Anushka had shown the trailer to members of the film industry over the weekend, and they had all tweeted lovely things about it. In a one of a kind marketing ploy, Anushka released the trailer while on a live Facebook chat.


Watch the trailer here:


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Shraddha Kapoor nails it in the first poster of ‘Haseena’

Shraddha Kapoor has played girl next door and bubbly characters in all her films, but now, she is all set to change that. The actress will be seen playing the role of Haseena Parkar in the film titled ‘Haseena’. The poster of the film is out, and Shraddha nails it in it.


The director of the film, Apoorva Lakhia, took to Twitter to unveil the first poster. Along with the poster, he tweeted, “Introducing #Haseena @ShraddhaKapoor @SiddhanthKapoor @AnkBhatia The queen comes to town….”



For the uninitiated, Haseena Parkar is Dawood Ibrahim’s sister, and character of the latter will be played by Shraddha’s real brother, Siddhanth Kapoor.




The shooting of the film is currently going on, and it is slated to hit the screens on July 14, 2017.


Well, a lot of people had a view that Shraddha won’t be able to do the role, but after looking at the poster we can see that the actress is just perfect for the film.




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Sunday 5 February 2017

New England Patriots Pull Off Comeback To Beat Atlanta & Win Super Bowl 51

What. A. Game! With the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons chasing history in Super Bowl 51, the game was bound to be epic. It certainly delivered, and at the end of the Feb. 5 NFL championship game — one that went into overtime — it was New England who walked away the winner!


Close to 70,000 fans at a nearly sold-out NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, witnessed a clash for the history books. On one end there was Tom Brady, 39, of the New England Patriots, looking to become the quarterback with the most Super Bowl victories in history. On the other, Matt Ryan, 31, of the Atlanta Falcons, hoping to bring the Dirty South their first ever NFL championship. Sadly for Georgia, New England won: 34-28 in sudden death overtime.


The first quarter was really quiet, as Atlanta held Brady back from scoring at all. Things seem light up in the second quarter, when Devonta Freeman, 24, scored his first Super Bowl touchdown. The Falcons were 7-0. Matt’s connect with Tevin Coleman, 23, to put Atlanta up 14-0, though things weren’t smooth sailing for the Falcons, as they kept on racking up the holding penalties. Yikes. Yet, it all was washed away when Robert Alford, 28, intercepted a toss by Brady to run it back for a touchdown. Not only was Atlanta up 21-0, but that Tom’s first ever postseason pick-six. The Patriots tried but failed to find the endzone in the first half, settling for a field-goal in the last three seconds. 21-3.


After Lady Gaga, 30, lit up the night with her halftime show, the Patriots came to life. Brady connected with James White, 25, to finally score a touchdown, but the extra point was no good! Atlanta responded with Austin Hooper, 22, catching a pass to put the Falcons up 28-9 at the end of the third quarter.


New England came back to life in the fourth quarter, scoring a field goal early on. After stripping the ball away from Matt Ryan in a fumble, New England was able to capitalize. Tom ultimately connected with Danny Amendola, 25, and after a successful 2-point conversion, the score was 28-20. Atlanta seemed to fall apart, as Tom marched his team down and scored a touchdown with less than a minute left. The two-point conversion was good and the game was tied at 28! The Falcons couldn’t do much after that and for the first time, the Super Bowl went into overtime!


New England won the overtime toss, choosing to take the ball in sudden death overtime. It was pretty much over at that, at Brady proved why he’s considered the “greatest of all time.” Tom led his team to the endzone, and it was James White who scored the game-winning touchdown.


By winning this game, Tom tied with Bart Starr, 83, for total NFL Championships. However, Bart played football back before there even WAS a Super Bowl, as he has three NFL championships and two Super Bowl rings (Super Bowls 1 and 2, btw.) Similarly, coach Bill Belichick, 64, would become the coach with the most Super Bowl wins in his entire career. Congratulations!


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Akshay Kumar to wear just one costume throughout his forthcoming film ‘Gold’?

After ‘Talaash’, Reema Kagti is all set to don the hat of a director once again, with ‘Gold’. The film is a sports drama, set on the backdrop of the 1948 Olympics and will have Akshay Kumar playing the lead.




We just got our hands on an interesting piece of news. If reports are to be believed, then Akshay will be seen wearing only one attire throughout the film.


Not something very common, isn’t it?


A leading entertainment portal reports that the superstar’s only costume in the film will be dhoti and kurta. We’ve sure seen Akshay wearing many a types of clothes, but just a dhoti and kurta continuously for a few hours? We don’t remember so!


The 1948 Olympics had taken place at Wembley Park in London. This was the first time that India participated in the Olympics as an independent nation. Men’s Hockey team bagged the gold medal in the tournament.


Reportedly, Akshay will be playing the team’s coach.




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Friday 3 February 2017

Hrithik Roshan invites you to join him for a ‘Kaabil’ party!

‘Kaabil’, with its intense story line and perfect execution, is winning everyone’s heart. Thanks to the incredible response it has received, distributors also decided to give it 200 more screens from this week onward.


And lead actor Hrithik Roshan credits every bit of success to the viewers. One of his followers tweeted to him, asking where was the ‘Kaabil’ success party happening. And he immediately had an idea! Want to join him? All you have to do is to click a picture of yourself holding your ticket to a ‘Kaabil’ show any time this week, and share it on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram.


Not one, not two, but 500 winners will be chosen through lucky draw. And if you’re one of the lucky ones, you get to party with Hrithik and the entire team of ‘Kaabil’!




What are you waiting for? Go watch ‘Kaabil’ now, and grab your chance to party with Hrithik!




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Salman Khan’s reaction to ‘Bigg Boss 10’ winner Manveer Gurjar being married is shocking

The tenth season of the controversial reality show, ‘Bigg Boss’ finally came to an end with a commoner, Manveer Gurjar going home with the trophy.


But soon after his victory, he landed up in a soup as the pictures and videos of him being married started doing the rounds on the internet. Not just this, reports also claimed that he has a 3-year-old daughter named Vibisha.


The news came as a shock to all, as Manveer kept claiming in the show that he had fled from home to avoid getting married and also added that he does not have a girlfriend.


So while everyone waited for Salman’s reaction to the news, the actor finally did react but in a rather shocking way.


According to a reports, “Salman was pretty unfazed when he was informed about Manveer’s wedding news. He was neither surprised nor shocked, instead it seemed as if he already knew about it or probably just didn’t want to pay any heed to it.”


Does this mean that Salman and the producers already knew about this?


We wonder!


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Thursday 2 February 2017

Kim Kardashian Flaunts Nipples In Sheer Skin-Tight Tank On Night Out In Costa Rica

Kim Kardashian brazenly flashed her nipples in a sheer skin-tight top while in Costa Rica, leaving little to the imagination during her exotic getaway. The reality star dressed to impress and definitely turned heads! See the jaw-dropping pics!


Kim Kardashian, 36, lived up to her stylish reputation during her exotic Costa Rican vacation, rocking one of her raciest looks since stepping back into the spotlight. The reality star proudly flashed her nipples while wearing a sheer skin-tight top, in a series of sizzling photos released Feb. 2. She tucked the blouse into a pair of see-through black pants, which accentuated her curvaceous frame. Opting for light makeup and long voluminous locks, Kim appeared to be in high spirits while enjoying a night out with her sister, Kourtney Kardashian.


The ladies have already returned home to the United States, after having a blast with several of their family members. Kim was recently spotted taking North West, 3, to a performance of Swan Lake at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. North was even wearing an adorable yellow Kanye West inspired design for their sweet mother-daughter outing!


The reality star was also spotted departing a courthouse on Feb. 2 after being deposed for nine hours about her Paris robbery. In a recently dropped promo of KUWTK, Kim cries about her jewelry heist, while also demanding they get more serious when it comes to their security measures. Meanwhile, the highly anticipated premiere for season 13 is right around the corner, airing March 5. Fans can hardly wait to get a behind-the-scenes look at the latest drama.


Kim also announced on Feb. 1 that she’s starting a book club with Chrissy Teigen, 31, and her hairstylist Jen Atkin. One of Kim’s favorite novels, Embraced By The Light, will be their first read. Luckily, fans are able to get involved, since she assured Twitter that “everyone’s invited!!!”


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‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ trailer: Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt are coming to entertain us

After ‘Humty Sharma Ki Dulhania’, the team has once again come together for a film titled ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’. It is the second instalment in the ‘dulhania’ franchise, and as expected the sequel seems to be taking the franchise to the next level of awesomeness.


The trailer of ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ is out and it is super entertaining. Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, both leave a mark in the trailer, and their chemistry is something that shines as usual.


After watching the trailer we can say that the movie will be a perfect massy romantic film with some really good songs.


Directed by Shashank Khaitan, the film is slated to hit the screens on March 10.


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Apple is building a custom ARM chip to handle low power tasks on future MacBooks: Report

Apple is looking to enhance its Mac lineup by adding another CPU into the mix. This CPU is likely to be an ARM-based design that will reside alongside an Intel CPU.


Apple’s MacBooks have featured Intel CPUs for many years now, and one can see why. Intel offers a combination of relatively low power consumption and high CPU performance that’s hard to match by rival AMD. However, an Intel CPU is no match for an ARM CPU when it comes to power consumption.


ARM CPUs are used in mobile devices for this very reason. They sip power and they’re incredibly efficient. The only problem is that they’re not powerful enough to compete with Intel in the desktop space.


Apple already uses an ARM chip in its 2016 MacBook Pros. This chip handles the TouchBar and TouchID sensor of the MacBook Pros.


The iPhone maker apparently wants to design some new ARM chips that it can use alongside Intel CPUs. These chips are intended to handle Apple’s PowerNap feature, reports Bloomberg.


PowerNap is a feature that lets MacBooks receive software updates, email, etc. even when your MacBook’s lid is closed. This is a very low power state that’s intended to keep your device up-to-date in the background. Traditionally, the Intel chip was used for this.


Replacing this with an ARM CPU makes a lot of sense because the tasks to be performed are very specific and routine. Of course, the ultra-low power consumption of ARM chips will also help. Given Apple’s tight hardware and software integration, we doubt that Microsoft will do something similar any time soon.


There has been speculation that ARM will eventually overtake Intel, particularly in the server space. That might eventually happen, but right now, ARM has nothing that can compete with the raw performance of an Intel platform.


Maybe AMD’s Ryzen will have something to say about it come March.


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MissMalini's Hottest Scoops From Bollywood!

For those of you who don’t know me, a quick intro: I’m MissMalini – a social media jedi who eats, breathes, and sleeps Bollywood. I moved to Mumbai in the millennium with 2 suitcases, a passion to write, and something to say about everything that I loved – and voilà, a blog was born! Now, I spend my days jetting from movie promotions to fashion weeks to the most fabulous Page 3 parties around town – rubbing shoulders with the who’s who of B-town and bringing my readers the inside scoop on it all! #LivingTheDream I’m super excited to be giving Masala! a glimpse into my life every week and look forward to taking you all on the journey that is my life!


SHAH RUKH KHAN


This week, Team MissMalini had to wait a whole eight hours to interview Shah Rukh Khan for Raees. The interview ended up happening at 1am - SRK works best at night, after all - but he really does make it worth the wait. Fun fact he shared with us was that Raees doesn't mean wealthy, unlike what most people believe. It actually refers to someone who's large-hearted and generous - which is quite like him, after all! He was super sweet, gave multiple hugs to Rashmi who interviewed him, and sent a ton of love to Team MissMalini. We love him right back! #KingOfCharm



VARUN DHAWAN


And speaking of charm, we met up with Varun Dhawan last weekend and it was only fair that it was at his gym. Have you seen those abs? I got him to reveal some of his funniest memories - like that time in college when he got into a fight with bouncers double his size at a club in Nottingham or when he had a fan boy moment with Lisa Haydon at a party much before he even thought of becoming an actor! Varun was full of life, spoke with abandon, and was as lovely as ever! PS - He said he loved interviews with MM because they're always so much fun and like no other. You're totally our favourite too, VD!



HRITHIK ROSHAN


Just when we thought our week couldn’t get any hotter, the team met Hrithik Roshan. Despite being a major star, the girls couldn’t get over how humble he is. When we congratulated him on completing 17 years in the industry and asked him if he'd ever predicted this kind of superstardom, he just said "I didn't know. I just had to make sure that I get my dialogues right. When my dad says "cut" and he's happy, that's all I did. I just worked very hard for the small things, and eventually, when it all came together, it looked really good." Aww, Hrithik! Like your Ek Pal Ka Jeena moves were a fluke! Also, we love his views on parenting which are so relevant especially in the times of social media and paparazzi. With his sons, Hrithik always ensures they fear nothing and even when they’re in a really big crowd, he reminds them to smile, wave out and feel grateful for all the fans and their love. With his intense romantic thriller, Kaabil getting a great response, I bet he’ll be seeing a lot more of that adulation in the days to come.



SIDHARTH MALHOTRA


To wrap things up for the week, I headed over to meet Sidharth Malhotra who is the celebrity ambassador for New Zealand and was so much fun to hang out with. He told us the secret to his healthy body is drinking lots of water. He even revealed that he had this crush on Carol Gracias back in his modeling days but the one actress he still has a crush on is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. We love your honesty, Sid. And of course you’re all the eye candy we needed to end the week on a sweet note.


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Wednesday 1 February 2017

Akshay Kumar on Jolly LLB 2: 'Grateful to Arshad Warsi for showing me the way'

While stars like Shah Rukh and Salman Khan prefer to work in an average of two films per year, Akshay Kumar, with his meticulous planning and calculation, does no less than four films every calendar year.


He has his economics worked out, and like every year, Kumar has already announced his four films coming up for release in 2017. Belonging to four totally different genres, this year, Akshay’s releases include Jolly LLB 2 (February 10), Toilet – Ek Prem Katha (June 2), 2.0 with Rajinikanth (October 19) and Padman (starts rolling first week of March).


So here's a question everyone wants to ask him. How does he maintain this pace? “I have the stamina to balance three to four films as an actor and four as a producer. That keeps me occupied for the whole year,” says Kumar, who strictly believes that a film should not take more than 60-70 days to complete. He even managed to complete a multi-starrer like Housefull 3in 38 days flat.


Talking about his experience of playing a lawyer for the first time in Jolly LLB 2 — a courtroom drama, where Kumar’s character questions the system — the actor says:


“Any film that you finish in three to four months, your experience is bound to be good because you are living that character for a little while. If a film's shoot extends more than that then you start getting bored even if you are portraying the best of characters.  I prefer to complete my films in maximum three months and when the film gets extended by more than five to six months, I don’t enjoy working. As soon as I start a film I tell the makers that let’s finish it fast.”


Akshay Kumar believes in following his director rather than preparing for the role himself. He adds, "Working with Subhash Kapoor (director) was excellent.  For the first time I was playing a lawyer and I enjoyed it because I am seen cracking quite a few interesting cases in the film. I remember I had started shooting for this film one day after the release of Rustom and today I am sitting here promoting the film.”  The film also stars Huma Qureshi who plays the role of Kumar's wife, who “wants her peg and food on time”.


Actor Arshad Warsi had essayed the lead role in the 2013 film, Jolly LLB, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Arshad had earlier said he was supposed to feature in the second instalment too, but then the makers wanted a “bigger star”, which they found in Akshay Kumar.


From the looks of it, Jolly LLB 2 appears far more commercial obviously because of the presence of a bigger star. However, sounding modest, Kumar says, "I am very grateful to Arshad to show me the way of doing this film. It is not about commercial or non-commercial. I just followed Arshad’s path. On the contrary I hope that this film has the kind of success the first one saw. Arshad made the first film a success and thereby a big film and now the pressure is on me. When a star does a character-oriented or an author-backed role there is definitely some kind of pressure.”


Talking about the awards, after the nominations for this year's Filmfare Awards were announced, Twitter seemed to have been instantly enraged by the overlooking of Kumar for the Best Actor nod, despite acclaimed performances in Airlift and Rustom. #FilmfareAwardsOnSale trended furiously, buoyed by indignant tweets from Akshay Kumar's fan clubs.


So how does he deal with the situation when his work goes unrecognised?


“Maybe I didn’t deserve an award because there were many others who did a better job. Awards are good and because of these reasons I won’t stop believing or questioning awards,” says Akshay Kumar.


He appears a bit rattled when asked whether he had advised his co-star of many films, Kareena Kapoor Khan, recently to believe in rewards and not awards. “Did Kareena give that out? That was supposed to be a secret, I had told her in confidence. I told her that she should just keep working and not think too much."


While action remains his forte, in 26 years of his career, Kumar has tried quite a few genres.


“It’s only recently that I have started enjoying my work. Now, I am getting a lot of different offers so it feels good. I started as an action hero. For eight-10 years, I only did action every day. No one would consider me for any other role than action. That got to me. I learnt that you can’t stick to one image. You have to have different images. Not only will people say that to you but you yourself will start getting bored of it," he says.


“I still remember one day when I was going for shoot of an action film. I stayed on the 11th floor so I got into the lift and when I looked into the mirror, it talked to me and said, ‘So, you are going to do the same thing today as well? Give three kicks and two punches? Are you going to do the same thing all your life?’ That was a wake up call. Then I decided to do something different. I spoke to Priyadarshan sir and he believed I could do comedy. I didn’t have that belief in myself. I also learnt comedy from Rajkumar Santoshi and Neeraj Vora," adds Kumar.


He holds Priyadarshan in high regard. The actor-director duo gave hits like Hera Pheri, Garam Masala, Bhagam Bhag and Bhool Bhulaiyaa. While Kumar has no immediate plans to reunite with the director on a project, he only has heaps of praise for him.  “I love Priyadarshan’s work. That man is a genius. No one makes comedies better Priyadarshan. He finishes a film in 30-40 days. He writes his own scripts, edits the film besides directing it. He is highly talented.”



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Kumar might have chosen acting as his career just for money, but he says as time passed  he started becoming an 'extremely passionate actor' - and this change was brought about by 1999 film Sangharsh. "When I assured myself of a decent bank balance, that's when I started taking risks. If I recollect, Sangharsh changed my perspective as an actor. I started to love what I do and now I am an extremely passionate actor," he adds.


He recently tweeted about Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil calling it a good film, and strongly feels that social media helps in maintaining good relations between actors.


“Lot of times people write anything. Problems do occur between actors but media makes mountain out of a mole-hill with screaming headlines. It is all exaggerated. Now you can fix these problems with the help of social media. I was often accused of chopping my co-star’s role. Do I have the power to enter a director’s editing room, take him aside and cut another actor's role while the director keeps watching me do so? It happened with one of Priyadarshan’s film, and he got terribly angry with the journalist," shares Kumar.


Meanwhile, in the first kind of collaboration between two contemporary star/producers and a contemporary director/producer, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and filmmaker Karan Johar are coming together for a movie slated to release in 2018.


The yet untitled project will be produced by Salman and Karan, while Akshay will star in the lead role. The film will be directed by Anurag Singh, who has previously done Punjabi films. While Karan and Akshay have never worked together, Akshay and Salman have done Mujhse Shaadi Karoge and Jaaneman. However, Kumar remains tight-lipped about the project, merely saying, “Nothing has been finalised yet and if I tell you my agreement may get cancelled,” adding, "It is great that a huge star like Salman is asking another actor to do a film for him. It only happens in Hollywood, I have never seen it happen here.”


Incidentally, Salman is also a part of the Jolly LLB 2 trailer, in a dialogue related to his personal life.


In it, Kumar asks the question, “When will Salman Khan get married?" To this, he says, "Don’t worry, and don’t create controversies, Salman knows about it. After that only he signed me for his film.”


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Amitabh Bachchan tweets a complaint to Vodafone, gets an instant reply from Reliance Jio!

Twitter is undoubtedly a great platform to reach out to the desired people. A few months back, superstar Amitabh Bachchan took to Twitter to share an issue he was facing with his Samsung Galaxy mobile phone. Needless to say, the problem was resolved immediately.



 This time around, it was Bachchan’s cellular service provider who put him in trouble. Unable to send any SMS, he posted on Twitter, “VODAFONE WE HAVE A PROBLEM ..!! ALL SEND MESSAGES COMING FAILED .. RECEIVING SMS BUT NOT GOING .. HHEEEELLLLPPPPP !!!”



While he was expecting an immediate response from Vodafone, it was Reliance Jio who responded, offering him a free SIM!


“Sir, we would be happy to deliver a Jio SIM to you & activate it instantly through our Aadhaar based eKYC home delivery process,” they wrote.


However, they probably couldn’t crack the deal as Vodafone was quick enough to resolve Bachchan’s issue. A happy consumer, he again took to Twitter and wrote, “VODAFONE PROBLEM SOLVED … THANK YOU .. ALL SMS GOING THROUGH NOW …. BAAAADDDDUUUMMBBAAA …!!”


Cut-throat competition everywhere, what do you say?




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Budget 2017: Govt’s commitment to strengthen digital payments will go a long way in digitising economy

“India is at the tipping point of a digital revolution,” remarked Communications and Information Technology Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad sometime ago. And today, the Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, reiterated the government’s commitment of strengthening the digital payment infrastructure and grievance handling mechanisms by unleashing the power of mobile phones for digital payments and financial inclusion.


The Indian market is set to explode over the next few years as the country firms up the digitisation phase that was started in July of 2015 when the Government of India launched the national “Digital India” initiative to make government services available to citizens electronically; by bolstering internet connectivity and improving online infrastructure.


Today that vision is close to becoming a reality. To begin with, as outlined in the budget, focus would be on rural and semi-urban areas on farmers and small business owners who don’t have access to proper healthcare, education or financial inclusion. Increased digital transactions will enable these small and micro enterprises to access formal credit.


Mobile wallets and digital payments which saw a sudden spike in demand during the demonetisation wave, have continued to dominate the payment scene despite availability of cash. In addition to this, to promote digital transactions, the government also launched a new application called Bhim that incorporates India’s Unified Payment Interface system used by 600 million mobile users, and has been downloaded 11 million times. Introduction of Aadhaar Pay will be specifically beneficial for those who do not have debit cards, mobile wallets and mobile phones. This bodes well for the Indian economy which is increasingly getting equipped for a digital tomorrow.


To keep pace with this advancement, the government announced today that it will strengthen the Financial Inclusion Fund to augment resources for taking up these initiatives. New digital infrastructure will enable digital inclusion for people, create a society with minimal digital divide and unleash a tremendous amount of entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity.


As Digital India becomes a reality, the next one billion consumers will drive unprecedented technological, social and economic transformation in the country. As reiterated by the Finance Minister, it has a transformative impact in terms of greater formalisation of the economy and mainstreaming of financial savings into the banking system. This, in turn, is expected to energise private investment in the country through lower cost of credit.


Not only this, with a massive consolidation expected in the telecom sector and the recent spectrum auctions that have removed spectrum scarcity in the country, the future of Digital India is safe and secured.


On a parting note, technology and connectivity will in all likelihood help the government become more transparent and accountable, citizens more tech-savvy and businesses more profitable and organised.


India is indeed ready for a digital revolution!


The author is Chairman and Managing Director, Intex Technologies


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