Category: Celebrity

Comedian and actor Mohit Baghel passed away today at the age of 27. The actor was battling cancer. He started his career with his comic stints on television which was followed by character roles in Bollywood. Mohit is popular for his role in Salman Khan starrer Ready in which he plays Chhote Amar Chaudhary.

Mohit has also worked in films like Uvaa, Milan Talkies and Jabariya Jodi. Director Raaj Shaandaliyaa took to Twitter to write an emotional message for Mohit.
मोहित मेरे भाई इतनी जल्दी क्या थी जाने की?
मैंने तुझसे कहा था देख तेरे लिए सारी इंडस्ट्री रुक गयी है जल्दी से ठीक होके आजा उसके बाद ही सब काम शुरू करेंगे,
तू बहुत अच्छी एक्टिंग करता है,इसलिए अगली फिल्म के सेट पे तेरा इंतज़ार करूँगा…और तुझे आना ही पड़ेगा
ॐ साई राम #cancer RIP pic.twitter.com/FD2lE3tHJz
— Raaj Shaandilyaa (@writerraj) May 23, 2020

Parineeti Chopra who worked with Mohit in Jabariay Jodi, too, took to Twitter to express grief. “One of the nicesttt people to work with! Happy, positive and motivated always. ..

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Netflix's upcoming original show Betaal which is produced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment has landed in a plagiarism row. Two Marathi writers have claimed that the story has been copied from their zombie film script called Vetaal.

The writers Sameer Wadekar and Mahesh Goswami have filed a case against Shah Rukh Khan's production house and Netflix. The writers moved Bombay High Court after the trailer was released last week. Talking to a tabloid, Sameer said that they had approached several production houses with their script, but Red Chillies Entertainment was not one of them. He said that he has not been able to figure out how the idea reached them. He also said that the show went on floors in July 2019, a year after his script was registered with the Screenwriters Association(SWA).
The writers have also registered a complaint with the SWA too. Meanwhile, Betaal is written by Patrick Graham and Suhani Kanwar and revolves around a counter-insurgency s..

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Shamita Shetty began her career in 2000 with the film Mohabbatein. With her performance as Ishika, she soon became a household name. Over the years she featured in several films including Tamil and Telugu cinema. While some of her films entertained the audience, she also faced some flops.

Talking to a news agency, on completing 20 years in the industry, Shamita Shetty said that she clearly remembers how shy she was when she joined this field. She said that her journey was interesting as there were many ups and lows. Shamita said that she has unfortunately not done many films but all the aspects of her life have made her a stranger and a better person.
Having started her career with the hit film Mohabbatein, Shamita said that she was a bit selective of the films she chose. She said that there were films that came her way but did not want to be a part of them just for the heck of being on sets. She said that this was the reason for the gap in her career and that it was difficult.
Sha..

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The lockdown has affected the economic status of several people as a majority have gone out of jobs. Actress and environmentalist Juhi Chawla has come forward to help farmers during this tough time. The actress has family farmland on the outskirts of Mumbai where a team of experts practice organic farming. Juhi has now made the land available to landless farmers to grow rice this season.

Talking to a tabloid, Juhi said that they are letting farmers farm rice and in return they get to take a small portion of the produce for themselves. She further said that this is not a new practice and that it's just going back to the past when farming was done in this manner. Juhi said that our farmers know the land, soil, wind and air better than we city people will ever learn from textbooks.
Juhi also said that she has asked her people to keep a close watch on the quality of rice they sow and that they use only organic methods. The actress said that this is a win-win situation for both the ..

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The film industry has come to a halt because of the ongoing pandemic. Filmmakers are already predicting several films based on corona to come out in the near future. Now, director Mrigdeep Singh Lamba said that he is thinking of touching upon the COVID-19 situation in the third part of his hit franchise film Fukrey.

Talking to a news agency, Lamba said that just like the previous two instalments- Fukrey and Fukrey Returns, the third film will also be high on entertainment and will have a social message. He said that the original script does not mention COVID-19 situation. However, the makers have now been contemplating and discussing the same. The filmmaker said that they need to be careful as to how they show it so that it does not seem forceful.
Lamba further said that they had started working on Fukrey 3 before the lockdown and are now connected via phone. They have a story in place and the script is 80 per cent complete. Fukrey's cast Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Ali Faza..

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After Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife Aaliya filed for a divorce, several theories around their divorce started floating. There were reports of Aaliya being in a relationship with another man doing the rounds. Recently a picture started doing the rounds in which the actor’s wife could be seen posing with another man who reports suggested was the third in the relationship that wreaked havoc in Nawazuddin's married life.

Now, the man in question, Peeyush Pandey who is a media professional told a TV news channel that he should not be dragged into a family tussle which has nothing to do with him. He said that the picture doing the rounds was taken at a party where 20 other guests were also present. He claimed that the image was cropped and was being used to malign him and tarnish his image. Pandey said that the original image has three people in it and has been cropped in a manner that suggests that there is something going on between him and Aaliya.
Peeyush also revealed that he h..

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Amid nationwide lockdown since March 24, daily wage workers across the country have been left jobless. Film and TV shoots have been shut. Today, the Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association (IMPPA) released a statement urging the filmmakers to clear all dues of the employees, daily wage workers, technicians, and artistes.

The statement reads:
“As all members are aware that the situation of daily wage workers, technicians and artistes who have not yet been paid the dues for their working for our members has become very serious due to further extension of the lockdown by the Government.
We are aware that our members are also having liquidity crunch and are facing difficulties, but on humanitarian ground, we request all our members who have taken work from any of their employees, daily wage workers, artistes and technicians for any of their productions to clear their dues as much as possible as they are more vulnerable in these trying times and to ensure that they get enough money..

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Earlier this week, Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife Aaliya filed for divorce. While Aaliya has opened up about their marriage, Nawazuddin is yet to respond to the divorce notice.

In a recent interview, Aaliya said that she and Nawaz have been staying apart from the past 4-5 years. She also said that the actor would reside at his Yari road office and would visit their house. She also said that Nawaz would never spend time with their kids and her and this rude behaviour from his side had left her mentally disturbed.
In an interview, Aaliya claimed that Nawazuddin has never raised his hands on her, but the shouting and arguments had become unbearable. She also said that the actor's family has mentally and physically tortured her and his brother also hit her. She also claimed that Nawaz's brother Shamas Siddiqui was also an issue. She also wants to have sole custody of the two children. Aaliya also said that problems between them have been going on since 2010 but things have no..

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Midst the current pandemic situation around the globe where theatres and film shoots are completely shut, filmmakers are looking towards OTT platforms to release the films that are ready and were slated to release theatrically till mid-2020. After Gulabo Sitabo and Shakuntala Devi, Urvashi Rautela starrer Virgin Bhanupriya is also slated to release on the OTT platform.

Says Producer Mahendra Dhariwal, “Looking at the current situation, there is uncertainty in terms of opening of theatres. We have decided to go direct on OTT since the film is ready.”.
Virgin Bhanupriya produced by Shreyans Mahendra Dhariwal under banner Dhariwal Films, presented by Hanwant Khatri and Lalit Kiri, is directed by Ajay Lohan.
Bhanupriya played by Urvashi Rautela is an Indian college going conservative girl who decides to lose her virginity. she thinks it should be the easiest thing in today’s world however, all her attempts go in vain and as a soothsayer predicts, it is an impossible task that won'..

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The highly anticipated sequel of Avatar directed by James Cameron is on its way. After revealing the first concept art for Avatar 2 in January 2020, new photos were released from underwater filming earlier this month. Now, the production will resume shooting in New Zealand next week after it was halted in March due to coronavirus pandemic.

Producer Jon Landau posted a photo on Instagram on Thursday revealed that he and the team of Avatar 2 will be returning to New Zealand to resume shooting. “Our ‘Avatar’ sets are ready — and we couldn’t be more excited to be headed back to New Zealand next week,” Landau wrote.
In the photo, one can see two water vessels. “Check out the Matador, a high speed forward command vessel (bottom) and the Picador jetboat (top) — can’t wait to share more,” he revealed.
View this post on Instagram Our #Avatar sets are ready — and we couldn’t be more excited to be headed back to New Zealand next week. Check out the Matador, a high speed forward command vessel..

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