Sonakshi Sinha all set to judge ‘Indian Idol Junior’

April 5, 2015

Mumbai, Apr 5: A lot is happening on Indian television with celebs like Shah Rukh Khan hosting a game show and Farah Khan’s star studded cooking show. Now yet another personality is going to join this club. It is with a music reality show that Sonakshi Sinha is making her television debut. The show is none other than ‘Indian Idol Junior’. The actress would be the judge along with Salim Merchant and Vishal Dadlani.

Sonakshi SinhaAsha Negi and Hussain Kuwajerwala would be seen hosting the show. Sonakshi expresses her pleasure to be a part of the show – “I am excited about judging the music reality show featuring children. I am a kid at heart, and love watching shows that display such wonderful talent, so it's the perfect fit for me. I can't wait to meet all the talented kids.”

Sonakshi is super excited about this new opportunity as can be seen from her tweets. She tweeted- “OMG!! Have some grrrrreat news for you’ll... Wait for it #juniorontheway” She had fans guessing who and what the “junior” was? Then the wait was finally ended when a cool hashtag started on Twitter. #SonakshiAndJunior is trending now. She announced on 3rd April – “Enough guessing!! HAPPY to announce #ShotgunJunior is going to be a part of Indian Idol Junior” and encouraged her fans to explore the brand new hashtag #SonakshiAndJunior.

Salim Merchant and Vishal Dadlani had been finalized first. Then it had been reported that the show makers were going to feature Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone as the judges. The ladies had been approached too, as a source reported – “For the third judge, they are looking at roping in a Bollywood actress. Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra and Sonakshi Sinha have been approached.” Sonakshi has earlier visited the sets of ‘Indian Idol Junior’. She came with Ranveer Singh for the promotion of her film ‘Lootera’. She then revisited with Imran Khan to promote ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara!’.

Few know that Sonakshi has tried her hand at singing as well. She has lent her voice to Hindi dubbed version of the Hollywood film ‘Rio 2’. The actress admits that she enjoyed, but then she is just a bathroom singer. “There’s a scene where Jewel is dancing and singing, so they made me sing a few lines as well. It was such a new experience! I would have even loved to sing more but unfortunately I am only just a bathroom singer,” says Sonakshi.

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July 23,2020

Mumbai, Jul 22: Actor Sara Ali Khan on Wednesday treated her fans to an extremely adorable family picture from a Holi celebration during her childhood days.

"Mother, Daughter- Iggy Potter. Riot of colours with Water Slaughter. Mommy so young I almost forgot her. Gulaal we threw, off-guard we caught her. But it was healthy fun with no totter. After all she's mother dearest- the OG Fautor," the 'Simmba' star poetically captioned the adorable Holi throwback picture on Instagram.

In the picture, Sara was seen coloured in Gulaal along with her mother Amrita Singh and brother Ibrahim Ali Khan. Sara looked loveable in the childhood picture as she wore an endearing smile with her neatly tied hair in a ponytail. Mom Amrita was seen smiling along with the kids, while she held little Ibrahim as he smiled and posed for the camera.

The post on the photo-sharing platform garnered more than 6 lakh likes within an hour of being posted.

Meanwhile, on the film front, Sara Ali Khan is awaiting the release of her latest comedy-drama 'Coolie No.1' with Varun Dhawan.

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June 30,2020

Mumbai, Jun 30: Actor Vivek Oberoi on Tuesday announced that he is set to make his debut as a producer with a high-concept thriller titled "Iti- Can You Solve Your Own Murder”.

The whodunit thriller will be directed by Vishal Mishra, who has previously helmed on films "Coffee With D” (2017) and "Hotel Milan” (2018).

"Iti" will be produced by the actor's banner Oberoi Mega Entertainment, Mandiraa Entertainment and Girish Johar. It is creatively backed by Prernaa Arora.

The 43-year-old actor said he trusts Vishal’s vision and liked the idea so much that he decided to back the project.

"I’m sure it’s going to be an exciting journey with Prernaa, team Mandiraa and Girish. We hope to present an engaging piece of cinema to the audiences with this," Vivek said in a statement.

The film revolves around a woman who is racing against time to solve her own murder. The project is expected to go on floors by October and release in the first quarter of 2021.

“I’m super excited and keen to share this story with our audiences. Vishal is a very gifted talent and we are pretty sure that with this film, we have a winner on our hands," Johar said.

Vivek's last Bollywood big-screen appearance was in 2019’s "PM Narendra Modi". He was also seen in season two of Amazon Prime Video's thriller "Inside Edge".

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April 25,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 25: Malayalam actor Ravi Vallathol, well-known for his acting in television serials and movies, passed away on Saturday at a hospital here, family sources said.

Vallathol, son of drama legend T N Gopinathan Nair and Soudamini, was the nephew of the famous Malayalam poet Vallathol Narayana Menon.

The veteran actor had appeared in around 50 Malayalam movies and more than 50 television serials starting from1986 with the serial 'Vaitharani' on Doordarshan.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi VIjayan expressed condolences on the passing away of the actor.

"He had an extraordinary ability to immortalise the characters with a wide range of emotions," Vijayan said, adding that, his demise was a loss to both theatre, film and TV serial industry.

Opposition Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala also condoled the demise of the Vallathol.

Chennithala remembered Vallathol as a brilliant writer and social activist. Vallathol made his film debut in 'Swathi Thirunal' directed by the late Lenin Rajendran in 1987.

He had also played versatile characters in hit movies movies including Godfather, Mathilukal, Sargam, Vidheyan, Kottayam Kunjachan, Naalu Penningal, Idukki Gold among others.

He has penned more than 25 short stories among which two were adapted into television series.

He is survived by his wife Geethalakshmi.

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