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Producers Guild of India to organize vaccination drive for its members & associated production crews  By Rajesh Ahuja Amid a sharp surge in Covid cases in Maharashtra in recent weeks,  the Producers Guild of India, the leading association of the Indian film, television and digital content producers , will launch tomorrow a vaccination drive for its members and associated production crews as part of its efforts to protect crew of various film production houses against COVID-19.  Through these camps, thousands of production house personnel and crews will be vaccinated over a multi city drive being held at Mehboob Studios starting June 1. Terming mass vaccination as the only effective weapon in the long and deadly war against the coronavirus that has ravaged the country,  the Producers Guild of India hoped that the mass vaccination will facilitate safer shooting and content production. 'By now it is clear that mass vaccination as the only effective weapon in the long and deadly

 Still wondering  how it all went by: Amitabh Bachchan reminisces about his 52 years in the film industry By Rajesh Ahuja 52 years ago, he made his entry into Hindi films with Khwaja Ahmed Abbas' Saat Hindustani, which marked his first step into the industry on his road to superstardom which saw him ride a wave of success for over three decades with several blockbuster films . As Superstar Amitabh Bachchan looks back at his more than five decades in the film industry , he wonders how it all went by. Reacting to a compilation of his films over the last 52 years , send by a fan,  Amitabh Bachchan said, ' 52 years .. !!! Goodness .. thank you Ef Moses for this compilation .. still wondering how it all went by .' The compilation of his films included several films that the superstar did during his 52 years in the industry,  starting from Saat Hindustaani(1969) to Zanzeer(1973), Deewar(1975), Kathie kabhie(1976), Kasme Vaade(1978), Dostaana(1980), Pukar(1983),, Sharaabi(198

Vidya Balan plays forest officer in her upcoming film Sherni, to stream on Amazon Prime Video in June By Rajesh Ahuja After winning accolades for her performance in Shakuntala Devi last year,  Bollywood actor Vidya Balan will be seen in the role of a forest officer in her upcoming film Sherni , which will release on Amazon Prime Video in June. Amazon Prime Video and Vidya Balan today unveiled a teaser of Sherni , which shows her in the role of an officer from the Indian Forest Service trying to strike the right balance in an area of man animal conflict. Sharing his teaser of Sherni,  Vidya Balan said, ' A tigress always knows the way! Ready to hear the #Sherni roar? Here’s the Official Teaser. Trailer out, June 2. Meet #SherniOnPrime, June 2021. ' Amazon Prime Video also shared the teaser of the film. ' No matter what, she will do the right thing! Trailer out, June 2. Meet #SherniOnPrime, June 2021. ,the streaming platform said. Vidya Balan to play forest officer in u

The Family Man 2,S 4 of Comedy Series Documental & crime series Dom stream on Amazon Prime this week By Rajesh Ahuja A variety of shows, running across diverse genres , will entertain viewers on Amazon Prime in the coming week . Scheduled to stream on Amazon Prime Video this week are the much awaited espionage thriller The Family Man 2 , season 4 of Japanese Comedy Series Documental   and first season of Brazilian series Dom . Premiering  on Amazon Prime Video on June  4 will be  the season 2 of the popular action thriller web series  The Family Man, that takes viewers through the story of intelligence officer Srikant Tiwari who tries to balance his family life along with his stressful job of battling enemies of the Nation . Season 2 of the web series will seen Srikant Tiwari battle a new nemesis in form of Raji(Samantha Akkineni), member of a  Tamil insurgent group . Produced by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D K, the season 2 of  The Family Man  will see Manoj Bajpayee reprise his

  Aspirants review: inspirational tale of three friends' journey to fulfill their dream of clearing UPSC By Rajesh Ahuja   As India approaches 75th year of its independence, two things have continued to remain symbol of aspirations among the youth in the country- one is getting a seat in one of IITs in the country while the second is securing an entry in the elite  Indian administrative services (IAS). Becoming an IAS officer has been one of the most cherished dreams of the youth since the inception of Independent India..While the 50s and 60s saw a large number of idealistic youth aspire for a place in the administrative service in pursuit of their dream to transform India and to make lives of the people better, the 70s, 80s , 90s and the new millennium saw several young boys and girls aspiring to clear the Civil services examination for a variety of reasons- while for some, getting into the IAS was a means to bring about a significant change in the country, for others, it was th

Priyanka Chopra's cousin Meera Chopra refutes allegations of getting vaccine through unfair means  By Rajesh Ahuja Amid a controversy over Bollywood actor and Priyanka chopra's cousin Meera Chopra allegedly getting herself vaccinated out of turn, the actress today denied that she got herself vaccinated through fraudulent means. Responding to  allegations by the BJP  that she was vaccinated against COVID-19 out of turn at a civic health centre operated by a private firm in Thane on the  basis of a photo ID card identifying her as a supervisor by the private firm,  Meera Chopra said that 'the ID that has been flouting on social media is not mine. In a statement,  Meera Chopra said, 'we all want to get vaccinated and we all are trying our best to do that.. Similarly I also tried trying asking help from people I know and after one month of trying I was able to get myself registered in one of the centres. I was just asked to send in my Aadhaar card. The ID that has bee

Maharani acclaimed by viewers,celebrities for engrossing political drama,performance by Huma Qureshi  By Rajesh Ahuja After the accolades for the political power play in web series Tandav earlier this year,  new web series Maharani is getting plaudits for its engrossing story of an illiterate housewife's transformation into a shrewd politician. The web series , which has been streaming on Sony Liv platform,  has won effusive praise for its realistic portrayal of politics in India’s heartland.  Huma Qureshi has also won lot of acclaim for her brilliant portrayal of  an illiterate house wife turned politician. Audiences and people from several walks of life have heaped lavish praises on  Huma Qureshi for her performance in the show. Among those who complemented the show and Huma Qureshi's performance in it include filmmakers Anubhav Sinha, Kunal Kohli and Sudhir Mishra, actress Twinkle khanna ,singer and actor Archana Pania , bureaucrat Gaurav Dwivedi and industrialist Sanji

 Proud moment for Madhuri Dixit as her son Arin graduates from high school By Rajesh Ahuja 90s  diva and Bollywood’s Dhak Dhak girl Madhuri Dixit is a proud mother as her son Arin graduates from high school with flying colors. Sharing a picture of the graduation ceremony where Madhuri is seen with her two sons Arin and Ryan and husband Sriram Nene, Madhuri said that it was a proud moment for her and her husband. Wishing her son success in all his future endeavors, Madhuri Dixit encouraged him to follow his passion. ' A proud moment for Ram and I, as Arin graduates from high school with flying colors  Congratulations Arin and to the graduating class of 2021 We appreciate how hard this year has been for all of you and we salute your resilience, strength, hardwork, and focus to rise above the situation and succeed. So, follow your passion and understand that one day you will have the power to make a difference, use it well. Wishing you success in everything you do. Love you alwa

Baarish Ban Jaana: when Hina Khan & Shaheer Sheikh  shot in minus degree temperatures in Kashmir valley  By Rajesh Ahuja After the success of her music videos Bedard and Pathar Wargi, actor Hina Khan is ready with her new music album Baarish Ban Jaana, a visually romantic song featuring  her with television heartthrob Shahir Shaikh. Shead of release of the music video  on June 3, Hina Khan shared a behind the scenes video on the shooting for the album in Kashmir. Hina Khan said  that making of the music video  involved a lot of effort from the cast and crew, including shooting in minus degree temperatures in the valley. However,  she added that all the efforts that went into the shooting for the music video have been all worth it. Sharing the BTS video of the shoot for the music album, Hina Khan said, ' This is How we were tortured in Minus degree temperature with ice cold Barish.. And how beautifully this Mahila  @poojasinghgujral named this ice cold torture as BAARIS

 Shahid Kapoor & his wife Mira wish his father Pankaj Kapoor on his birthday By Rajesh Ahuja Bollywood heartthrob Shahid Kapoor and his wife Mira Rajput wished his father and acting stalwart Pankaj Kapoor on his birthday. On the occasion of his father's birthday,  Shahid Kapoor shared a throwback picture of himself with his father. He captioned the picture as 'Happy birthday dad.' Shahid Kapoor 's wife Mira Rajput also wished  her father-in-law, Pankaj Kapur, on the occasion of  his 67th birthday. Taking to Instagram, Mira shared a picture of Pankaj . "Happy Birthday Dad", she said. On Pankaj Kapoor's birthday,  the National Film Archives of India (NFAI) said, ' Birthday wishes to stalwart performer #FaceOfTheWeek #PankajKapur. A struggling scientist, Dr Dipankar Roy in #EkDoctorKiMaut (1990) is acknowledged as one of his most iconic characters. He was honoured with a Special Jury Award at 38th National Film Awards.' Pankaj Kapoor turn

  MX Player’s new series Indori Ishq explores the unrequited story of young love By Rajesh Ahuja After the success of Season 3 of Hello Mini , mythological series Ramyug and Runaway Lugaai,   MX Player is now ready with its new web series Indori Ishq , that explores the unrequited story of young love . While every archetypal love story has a fairly tail ending, In this love story l ove is all sugar  and  spice  along with  all things nice ...   until a small town lover boy Kunal (Ritvik Sahore) found out that he is being cheated on by his girlfriend  Tara (Vedika Bhandari), which puts a full stop to his fairytale. Directed by Samit Kakkad, this MX Original Series, which stars  Ritvik Sahore and Vedika Bhandari in the lead, will be streamed on Mx player from June 10. Indori Ishq   takes viewers through this lovelorn GenZ  aashiq ’s journey of unrequited love. Mx player's new series Indori Ishq explores the unrequited story of young love  In a  hatke  twist, the narrative in

Film producer Ryan Stephen dies of Covid, Manoj Bajpayee,Varun Dhawan,Dia Mirza express condolence By Rajesh Ahuja Film producer Ryan Stephen,  co producer of the Kiara Advani starrer Indoo Ki Jawaani and the critically acclaimed film Devi , died of COVID-19 early today. Actors Kiara Advani, Varun Dhawan, Dia Mirza, Sophie chaudhry and Manoj Bajpayee and filmmaker Suparn verma expressed their condolences on the death of Ryan Stephens. Expressing her condolences,  Kiara Advani, who was the female lead of the film Indoo Ki Jawaani, said, our dearest Ryan, gone do soon.' Varun Dhawan also condolences Ryan Stephen's death. 'RIP Ryan,'he said. Expressing condolences on his death,  Sophie Chaudhry said, ' Really sad news. Was always lovely interacting with him. Strength to all his loved ones. May his soul rest in peace .' 'It’s so so shocking for all of us who knew this gentle soul .It really can’t be true!! I will miss you my friend RYAN,'Manoj Bajpay

 Broken But Beautiful 3 streams on Alt Balaji & Zee5 from today, Siddharth Shukla makes his digital debut  By Rajesh Ahuja The  story of love heartbreaks, obsession and never ending romance in the popular web series Broken But Beautiful returns to entertain audiences with season 3 of the popular web series set to stream on Alt Balaji and Zee5 from today. After the first two seasons of ' Broken But Beautiful'  showcased a tender love story of Veer and Sameera (portrayed by Vikrant and Harleen, respectively) who   meet in the most unexpected of circumstances and soon become a support system for one another, Season 3 of the popular franchise will carry forth the story of everlasting romance with the new pair of Siddharth Shukla and Sonia Rathee who play theatre director Agastya Rao and his muse Rumi Desai The new Season of  Broken But Beautiful,   ALTBalaji's most popular franchise, will see a romance between a fiery, passionate and wilful  Agastya and a rich and privil

Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar gets effusive praise from tinsel Town for its performances,excellent writing By Rajesh Ahuja It's release in cinemas in March went largely unnoticed with the resurgence of COVID-19 infections leading to poor footfalls at the theatres. However,  post its release on Amazon Prime Video earlier this month, Dibakar Banerjee's dark comedy Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar has received an overwhelming response from the audience as well as celebrities from the film industry. While audiences have been going ga ga over the Yash Raj Films production venture, people from the film industry have been heaping effusive praise on the film for the outstanding performances by its cast, especially the lead actors Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra. Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar as also been evoking praise from personalities from the film world fot its excellent writing. Actors Alia Bhatt  and Janhvi Kapoor, directors Ribhu Dasgupta , Srijit Mukherjee,and Birsa Dasgupta,  writers Vi

Yashpal Sharma unveils poster of debut film Dada Laxmi a biopic of Haryana Folk artist Lakhmi Chand By Rajesh Ahuja Yashpal Sharma,  who has played character roles in many Hindi films like Lagaan, Gangs of Wasseypur and Gangajal , is set to release his debut feature film  Dada Lakhmi ,   a biopic of folk artist of Haryana  Pandit Lakshmi Chand. Yashpal Sharma,  who has made a foray in film production with Dada Lakhmi , which charts the life of folk artist and poet of Haryana  Pandit Lakshmi Chand, today unveiled a new poster of his film. Sharing the poster of the film, that chronicles the life of Pandit Lakshmi Chand,  considered the Kalidas and the Shakespeare of Haryana for his inspirational songs and poetry, Yashpal Sharma said, ' MY UPCOMING FIRST FEATURE FILM...DADA LAKHMI.....THE MUSICAL JOURNEY OF PANDIT LAKHMI CHAND..... IT'S A BIOPIC OF A FOLK ARTIST OF HARYANA...' The film, directed and co produced by Yashpal Sharma, features him in the lead role of Pandit Laks

 S 1 of  International thriller Panic being streamed on Amazon Prime Video from today By Rajesh Ahuja Season 1 of the International thriller Panic , a story of a group of individuals confronting their deepest,  darkest fears as a they compete in a series of challenges in an effort to make their lives better,  is being streamed on Amazon Prime Video from today. An Amazon International Original,  Panic   is about  a game that dictates norms in the Texan town of Carp where graduating seniors compete in a series of challenges every summer in an effort to make their lives better. T he thrilling game of  Panic dictates norms in the Texan town of Carp where graduating seniors risk it all for good fortune. This game is their one and only chance to win big and make their lives better. But this year, the rules have changed - the pot of money is larger than ever, and the game is more dangerous. As the players come face to face with their deepest, darkest fears, how much are they willing to ri

Fascinated by Bindaas spirit of Bulbul in Runaway Lugaai': Ruhi Singh By Rajesh Ahuja She has grabbed eyeballs with her portrayal of the Bindaas free spirited small town girl Bulbul in the web series Runaway Lugaai , being streamed on Mx player. In the web series, Bulbul chooses to run away from her marriage to live her big dream of choosing her own path in life. Former miss India Ruhi Singh, who assays the role of Bulbul in Runaway Lugaai,  says that she is fascinated by Bindaas spirit of her character in the web series,  who chooses to pursue her dreams even if it is at the cost of running away from her marriage . 'My character Bulbul is bold, she’s bindaas and as a small town girl, she goes through this dilemma of wanting to achieve and live her big dream even at the cost of running away from her life as a newly wed. What I loved about Bulbull was the fact that when she finds a different path for herself a little while into her marriage,  she isn’t afraid to go after it