Madhuri Dixit Nene parts ways with manager Rakeshnath

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October 18, 2012

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Behind this successful woman was a man. And it wasn't Dr Sriram Nene. The man to have stood by former superstar Madhuri Dixit since 1985, handling her publicity, managing the accounts, even accompanying her to and from the airport each time she landed in Mumbai from her home in Denver where she was based since 1999 after marrying Dr Nene, was her manager Rakeshnath.

After 27 years of what Rikku, as he's fondly called by the industry, has often referred to as "taking care of Madhuri", there is news of a split. If sources close to the actress are to be believed, the two have parted ways.

And the reason, we hear, is Dixit's husband, a UCLA-trained cardiovascular surgeon, who holds the opinion that his wife should sign up with a professional career management firm that can lend an effective boost to her second acting stint.

"Madhuri has done well for herself in the last one year after having moved with her family to Mumbai. He feels she will land more work if a professional agency handles her assignments," says the source.

Surprisingly, Dixit we hear, agrees with her husband. According to a source, the actress has been avoiding Rikku, refusing to answer his calls even.

That isn't reason for an animosity build-up, though. On Rikku's 60th birthday last November, the actress co-organised a party together with his children Shaina, Karannath and Dakshina, and former actress Namrata Shirodkar whose account Rikku had once handled.

Six years ago, when she was planning a comeback in Bollywood, she had planned to do it with a film her manager had planned to produce. "She respects him just as much as she once did. And it's not about his fees either. Times have changed, and the biggest stars are now being managed by professional agencies. Even the likes of Karan Johar and Farhan Akhtar, whose productions firms Dharma Productions and Excel Entertainment respectively, are mentoring new talent and managing their careers.

Dixit has always maintained that Rikku has played a significant role in her professional success.

"It is great to have someone take care of your dates, fix appointments with directors and producers, and everyone who wants to meet you. It is difficult for an actor to keep track of everything that's going on," she is said to have told journalists.

Rikku is also said to have micromanaged Dixit's affairs, "deciding on the costumes, telling her if her make-up is right or wrong, and getting the best for her."

Two men & a lady

Rikku, whose career was going through a lill after Dixit's move to the US, was looking forward to her return. Reportedly, the actress was back but Rikku wasn't a happy man.

Dr Nene, who was yet to kick start his medical practice in the city, was taking a keen interest in his wife's career. Involved not just in negotiations, but also handling her financial matters, it was Dr Nene holding the reins, leaving Rikku answerable to him.




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July 14,2020

New Delhi, Jul 14: Going down the memory lane, late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's close friend and actor Rhea Chakraborty recalled her memories with the departed actor as Rajput's untimely demise completed one month on Tuesday.

This marks the 'Jalebi' actor's first social media post dedicated to Rajput after his demise.

Chakraborty took to Instagram to post two pictures of herself with the 'Kai Po Che!' actor and complimented the post with a long emotional note.

She began the note by stating how she is "still struggling" to face her emotions and said that she will never come to terms with the actor's demise.

"Still struggling to face my emotions.. an irreparable numbness in my heart. You are the one who made me believe in love, the power of it," she wrote.

"You taught me how a simple mathematical equation can decipher the meaning of life and I promise you that I learnt from you every day. I will never come to terms with you not being here anymore," she added.

Terming Rajput as the "greatest physicist," the 'Mere Dad Ki Maruti' actor then recalled Rajput's passion for astrophysics.

"I know you're in a much more peaceful place now. The moon, the stars, the galaxies would've welcomed "the greatest physicist "with open arms," Chakraborty wrote.

Full of empathy and joy, you could lighten up a shooting star - now, you are one. I will wait for you my shooting star and make a wish to bring you back to me," she added.

Remembering the bond that she shared with him, Rhea wrote, "You were everything a beautiful person could be, the greatest wonder that the world has seen. My words are incapable of expressing the love we have and I guess you truly meant it when you said it is beyond both of us."

"You loved everything with an open heart, and now you've shown me that our love is indeed exponential," she added.

The 28-year-old actor ended the note by stating how she will love Rajput for a "lifetime."

"Be in peace Sushi. 30 days of losing you but a lifetime of loving you....Eternally connected. To infinity and beyond," she wrote.

Chakraborty and Rajput were close friends and were also set to share the screen space in the film 'Happy Anniversary.'

Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai residence on June 14. The investigation in the case related to Rajput's demise is currently underway for which Chakraborty was also interrogated by Mumbai Police.

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April 8,2020

Mumbai, Apr 8: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has started the process of transferring funds into the accounts of daily wage workers of the film industry, the Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE) said on Wednesday.

The actor had recently pledged to financially support 25,000 daily wage workers who have been badly hit by the 21-day lockdown to contain the coronavirus spread in the country.

According to B N Tiwari, FWICE, President, Salman has made an initial payment of Rs 3,000 each to the daily wage workers of the film industry, starting Tuesday.

"We had given him the final list of 23,000 workers so far, who were in dire need of financial help. He is going to transfer money in installments as he doesn't want people to misuse it. He has transferred about Rs 3,000 to every worker yesterday and he will transfer money again after some time. We are thankful to him for helping our workers," Tiwari told PTI.

A source close to Salman said the superstar will continue to support the workers until the situation improves in the country.

"We have started the process from Tuesday. We will be giving sufficient money to workers monthly, we will also give money next month and if the situation is still the same, we will continue to financially help the workers till it doesn't return to normalcy," the source said.

FWICE said Yash Raj Films have also provided a financial help of Rs 5,000 to around 3,000 workers.

"Besides Salman, a lot of people from Bollywood have come forward to help the workers, including Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty, who have given Rs 51 lakh each. Boney Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor too have given money and there are few more who have offered financial assistance to the federation. We also received Rs 1.5 crore from the Producers Guild of India on Tuesday.

"The federation has received a total amount of Rs 3 crore from film industry people. We are yet to receive money from Netflix, which they had announced for daily wage earners and also from Amitabh Bachchan, who is going to provide ration to one lakh workers. He is going to provide coupons which we should receive in a day or two," Tiwari said.

He further said Bachchan's ration coupon for workers will also be given to other associations across the country, such as in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Karnataka.

Tiwari said FWICE is in the process of making another list of needy workers and then they will begin the process of transferring money.

"The Rs 3 crore that the federation has received will be distributed among our five lakh workers in Maharashtra. We will start sending money from April 14 in phases. Those who haven't received any financial aid will be helped first. We are in the process of making a list of such workers for the same," Tiwari said.

"FWICE has also begun distributing ration to workers in suburban Andheri and Jogeshwari. So far we have distributed 5,000 packets of ration and we will give more, he added.

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May 24,2020

Los Angeles, May 24: Hollywood star Salma Hayek says her daughter Valentina Pinault is a talented 12 year old who wants to be a director and star as a lead in a film one day.

The Oscar-nominated actor shares Valentina with husband, French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault.

Hayek said she has confidence in her daughter's abilities and believes she has a long way to go.

"She has so many talents. She draws, she wants to shoot movies - both as a director and as the lead - and she writes great pieces. Sometimes when I read her work, I have an urge to produce these stories.

"But she tells me that she will do it by herself when she's older. I don't know what's coming next for her but it seems that she has a lot of ways to go," the actor told HELLO! magazine.

Hayek, 53, added she is concerned about Valentina who has always lived a sheltered life.

"Valentina has always done what she wanted, I've never made her do anything and this means she hasn't yet learned how to oppose pressure, how to overcome obstacles.

"I know by experience that only the overcoming of some difficulties can lead you in the right direction," she said.

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