Don't want to sensationalise Raj Kapoor's life: Rishi on biopic

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September 9, 2017

Mumbai, Sep 9: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor says if a biopic is made on his father, legendary filmmaker Raj Kapoor, the family would make sure his life is depicted in its truest sense and not sensationalised.

The 65-year-old actor says he understands that the present generation is curious about Kapoor's personal and professional life, but if a biopic will ever be made, the story will be dealt with utmost care.

In an interview, Rishi says, "We don't want to do anything that would upset any family in the film industry. You can't make a biopic and not say things that happened other than work.

"There were relationships which I have said it in my book, you can't deny it at all, so why make it at all. I don't want to hurt anybody's emotions or stir up hornet's nest, we don't want to sensationalise. We want the younger generation to know the real Raj Kapoor through his biopic."

The actor opened up about Kapoor in his autobiography, "Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored", where he also mentioned his father's affair with yesteryear's actor Nargis Dutt.

Rishi says his sister once approached Sunil Dutt (Nargis' husband) seeking permission to make a biopic on Kapoor, but "Dutt sahab just said one thing, 'let sleeping dogs lie, let's not stir up or upset anybody'."

The 65-year-old actor insists it is a collective decision taken by the Kapoor family to not make a biopic.

"Since the past 50 years it (offer for biopic) is on. Producer Bobby Bedi, who made 'Bandit Queen', offered to do it. But we, as a family, have an objection till our mother is living."

"If someone wants to make the film against our wishes and if we try to negate it, it will go wrong," he adds.

On the acting front, Rishi will be seen next in "Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi", alongside actors Paresh Rawal, Vir Das and Payal Ghosh.The film is set to release on September 15.

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March 5,2020

New Delhi, Mar 5: Urging netizens to adopt traditional salutation styles like 'namaste' and 'salaam' to greet everyone in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, megastar Salman Khan on Thursday shared a picture from his workout session.

Flaunting his perfectly chiselled body, the 'Sultan' actor shared a picture of himself sitting on a pull-down machine with folded hands as a mark of Indian tradition 'namaste'.

"Namashkaar ... hamari sabhyata mein namaste aur salaam hai! Jab #coronavirus Khatam ho jaye tab Haath milao aur gale lago...." he captioned the picture.

Khan recently touched the mark of 30 million followers on Instagram on Saturday and shared a short video on the platform thanking his fans for it.

In the video, he first thanked fans with folded hands and then a salute.

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June 24,2020

New Delhi, Jun 24: Actor Bhumi Pednekar supported migrant labourers traveling long distances amid the coronavirus pandemic, in a rather unique way- by donating footwear to them.

The gut-wrenching images of migrants walking barefoot on the roads made the 'Pati Patni Aur Woh' actor take the plunge to help them.

Pednekar joined hands with a footwear company and a volunteer-based non-government organisation - The Robin Hood Army - to help the underprivileged with footwear.

The actor helped over 1000 migrant labourers in and around Ghaziabad in Murad Nagar, Govindpuram, Vijay Nagar, and distributed footwear among men and women across age-groups.

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July 26,2020

Mumbai, Jul 26: Just days after actor Kangana Ranaut made some claims on Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide case and asked why the Mumbai police is not summoning some people of the Hindi film industry, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Sunday said that film director Mahesh Bhatt and Karan Johar's manager will be called for the questioning.

"Tomorrow Mahesh Bhatt will be called for questioning and we will later call Karan Johar's manager too. If required Karan Johar can also be called for the questioning in Sushant Singh Rajput case," he said while speaking to news agency.

A day Rajput's suicide, Kangana had released a two-minute video speaking highly of the deceased actor and accusing certain sections of the film industry for not acknowledging the star's talent.

Kangana had also claimed that some of the last social media posts by the actor made it evident that he was struggling to survive in the industry.

According to the police, statements of 39 people, including film critic Rajeev Masand, director-producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and filmmaker Aditya Chopra have been recorded in the investigation so far.

Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai residence on June 14.

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