I sing better than what I did 25 years ago: Sonu Nigam

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January 20, 2019

Mumbai, Jan 20: Sonu Nigam has been doing playback for over 25 years and the singer believes the trick not to burn out is to keep learning.

The singer, who has lent voice to tracks as diverse as "Sandese Aate Hain", "Akhiyon Se Goli Mare", "Saathiya" to "Abhi Mujhmein Kahin", said it is not necessary to find a mentor in someone who is senior in age.

"If you have the humility, heart and soul, you can find that in youngsters too. One must keep their mind open and imbibe new things. People who say 'in our times it used to be so great' are the ones who don't lead a happy life.

"I don't dwell in that. I feel I sing better and different than what I did 25 years ago. I am not sounding the same so maybe I've learnt from Arijit Singh, Armaan Malik or all these younger people," Nigam told PTI.

The singer said in his stage career of over 40 years, he has not let his ego get the better of him.

"There shouldn't be any ego. You're not senior by age, you are senior by your soul. If their art reflects in their soul, I take it and learn from them. I saved money and invested properly. I didn't waste money, I didn't go crazy.

"One has to be financially secure first and then take a step back and look at life in totality," he added.

Nigam is currently a part of Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged season 8.

The platform, he said, has given artistes complete freedom to play with songs and recreate them.

The 45-year-old singer said he does not believe in the term "legacy".

"I believe in my today. If I am happy today, I don't care whether my songs come or not, people listen to my song after me or not. If I lived a sh***y life, that's my problem.

"People keep saying 'my legacy, my legacy' but what will you do for that? Fight or be aggressive about work? I don't believe in that."

Nigam has been in news the last few years over his comments, be it the Azaan controversy or the latest row on his reported comments on Pakistani singers and the #MeToo movement.

Asked whether the controversies affect his art, the singer said he has never given any scuffle enough importance to interfere with his singing.

"My life is like a selfie, I look at myself and don't look what other people talk about me. I'm constantly working on myself.

"I give myself a quiet time, I read. I don't really care (about the controversy). These things never affect me," he said.

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babur the great
 - 
Thursday, 24 Jan 2019

move on, 2 minute adaan make you problem in sleep...we still not forgot

Abdul Gaffar
 - 
Wednesday, 23 Jan 2019

People should not watch movies which have play back song, sung by sonu Nigam.

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June 2,2020

New Delhi, Jun 2: 'Dabangg' actor Sonakshi Sinha was showered with greetings as she turned 33 on Tuesday.

Sonakshi's father and veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha took to social media to express gratitude that the family is spending time together during the lockdown period.

"This week is very special for my family, as we have a lot to thank for during this lockdown period. The family got to really spend some good quality time together," the veteran actor tweeted.

"Today we all celebrate our darling @sonakshisinha Sona's birthday. May she always be positive & abundantly blessed," his tweet further reads.

Actor Preity Zinta also made sure that she wishes the 'Kalank' actor as she posted a picture with her on Instagram.

"Happy Birthday my darling Sona. Wish you all the wonderful things, today and always. Keep Smiling and shining always. Love you loads @aslisona," the 'Kya Kehna' actor wrote in the caption.

Fashion designer Manish Malhotra also posted a picture of himself with Sonakshi on his Instagram stories and wrote, "@aslisona Happy Birthday Beautiful."

Actor Huma Qureshi too extended birthday greetings to Sonakshi by posting a picture with her on her Instagram stories.

Huma wished her friend in what seems like a code language as she wrote, "You are...this friendship..how to...Love...Dosti.." along with the picture.

"Don't want to use words, you know what I mean..right@aslisona," she further wrote.

Sonakshi was last seen in the third installment of her hit film series 'Dabangg' which was released last year in December.

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July 4,2020

London, Jul 4: Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth says he is really excited about the biopic on WWE legend Hulk Hogan, which is currently in development.

"The Thor" actor revealed that he will bulk up his physique for the much-anticipated film to be directed by “Joker” helmer Todd Phillips.

“This movie is going to be a really fun project. As you can imagine, the preparation for the role will be insanely physical. I will have to put on more size than I ever have before, even more than I put on for Thor.

''And then there is the accent as well as the physicality and the attitude. I will also have to do a deep dive into the rabbit hole of the wrestling world, which I'm really looking forward to doing,” Hemsworth told British magazine Total Film.

The project was announced last year, with “8 Mile” scribe Scott Silver and John Pollono attached to pen the script.

It is expected to look into Hogan's rise from the Florida wrestling circuit to becoming the face of the World Wrestling Federation in the 1980s where he squared off with villain Andre the Giant.

The 36-year-old actor, however, said that the team is still “quite a way away” from starting production on the film.

“'I haven't even seen a script yet. The project is deep in development. Todd Phillips and I met to chat about it maybe a year or two ago. We talked about the idea for the film, which I think was going to be a TV series at one point.

''There were a few different ideas about what portion of his life it was going to be set in, so we spitballed about what it could be and what I thought it might be. Thankfully, they ran with a few of those ideas and the script is in the process of being written - but Hulk Hogan is still quite a way away.''

The biopic will be produced by Michael Sugar through his Sugar23's first-look Netflix deal along with Joint Efforts' Phillips and Bradley Cooper, Eric Bischoff, and Hemsworth.

Hogan will also serve as executive producer along with Sugar23's Ashley Zalta. Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman will serve as co-producers.

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July 8,2020

Mumbai: The 11th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is going virtual this year due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The festival is coming up with a full-slate of 157 films from 42 countries.

Tipped as South Asia's biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival, it is the first Indian film festival to come up with a slate of new programs for this year.

The slate of films include 30 films from India, as well as films from countries like Belarus, Iran, Iceland, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malaysia, Puerto Rico, Tunisia, etc.

"We are extremely delighted to launch the registration for the KASHISH 2020 Virtual with a full slate of films as well as panel discussions, filmmaker Q&As, etc, almost replicating the ground event. Only this year not only Mumbaikars but people across India and the world can participate in the festival and enjoy amazing LGBTQIA+ films, discussions and performances!", said Sridhar Rangayan, festival director.

"We are thrilled by almost 95 per cent of the filmmakers whose films were selected to screen at the ground festival, agreeing to screen with us at our online festival. We are overwhelmed by the response from the filmmakers, and we are really glad to reach their films out to the world. This speaks a lot about their trust and support towards the festival", said Saagar Gupta, Director, Programming.

The registrations to attend the festival is now open and details can be viewed at the festival website http://mumbaiqueerfest.com/attend/ along with information about the film line-up. There are early-bird full-festival passes at a modest price in India and outside India. The early-bird offer will be open for a week.

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