I am open to working with Rekha: Big B at Shamitabh’s trailer launch

January 7, 2015

Rekha Big BMumbai, Jan 7: At the trailer launch of his much anticipated film ‘Shamitabh’, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan said he will not rule out the possibility of working with the veteran actress Rekha in future films.

Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha are considered to be an all time popular on-screen pair in Bollywood and the two have starred together in films like ‘Silsila’, ‘Mr Natwarlal’, ‘Muqaddar Ka Sikandar’.

The 72-year-old actor, who will be seen in a different avatar in R Balki’s ‘Shamitabh’, said the director wants to make a movie with him and Rekha.

“Balki keeps threatening me that he wants to design a film together... Let me see if someone has a story which is appropriate... then why not,” Bachchan said during the trailer launch of the film here.

‘Shamitabh’ also stars Rekha and there were speculations about the pair coming together on the screen but Bachchan has cleared the air saying the actress does not share any scene with him in the film.

“We actually don’t come together; it is a part of a sequence. When people will watch the film they will understand. It is always nice to have such great luminaries in the film,” he said.

‘Shamitabh’ is Balki and Bachchan’s third collaboration after ‘Cheeni Kum’ and ‘Paa’. The film also has Tamil movie star Dhanush and will mark the debut of Akshara Haasan, who is the younger daughter of actor Kamal Haasan and Sarika.

When asked about the unique title of the film, Balki said, “A title like Dhamitabh or Hamitabh would have sound very weird so that’s why this unique title.”

Dhanush, who made his Bollywood debut in 2013 with ‘Raanjhanaa’, said he feels blessed to work with Bachchan.

“It was a great experience just watching him,” he said.

Akshara thanked Balki for showing confidence in her and casting her in the film alongside Dhanush and Bachchan.

“I was very scared to work with Mr. Bachchan and Dhanush but they both made me comfortable.”

‘Shamitabh’ will hit theatres on February 6.

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July 8,2020

Washington D.C, Jul 8: Adding another feather to her cap, actor Priyanka Chopra on Wednesday announced that she has been chosen as the ambassador of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020.

Priyanka has joined the list of 50 celebrated filmmakers and actors who are invited as the ambassadors of the TIFF.

The 37-year-old star put out a post on Instagram and shared a montage featuring snippets of her empowering addresses at the TIFF. Along with the video, Priyanka noted that the TIFF has been a second home for her.

She wrote, "Throughout my career TIFF has been a second home for me, with many of my films, as both an actor and producer, making their world debut at the festival."

Talking about the film festival that focuses on special stories and storytellers, the 'Dostana' star added, "TIFF has always been at the forefront of supporting and championing global content that showcases diversity and inclusion, a charge led by my friend @cameronpbailey and his talented team, who work with passion to shine a spotlight on these special stories and storytellers."

"Even more than that, one of the most exceptional parts of the festival are the fans of cinema who congregate to celebrate the magic of the movies, and who have always embraced me with so much warmth and love," Priyanka added.

She shared that she feels proud to serve as the ambassador to the festival and noted," I am very proud to serve as an ambassador this year, and I look forward to continuing a relationship that I value tremendously."

The esteemed film festival will be opting for digital screenings and virtual red carpets in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The festival is scheduled to kick off from September 10 to September 19, 2020. 

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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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April 24,2020

Mumbai, Apr 24: A complaint has been filed with police against Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut for allegedly referring to members of a particular community as a terrorist in a video released in support of her sister Rangoli Chandel, an official said on Friday.

The complaint was filed by a lawyer, Ali Kashif Khan Deshmukh, at the suburban Amboli Police Station on Wednesday.

The Twitter account of Chandel, who is also the 33- year-old actor's manager, recently got suspended for alleged hate speech.

According to the complaint, while supporting her sister, Ranaut, in the video, allegedly referred to members of a particular community as "terrorist", the official said.

Ranaut had released the video some time back.

Following the release of the video, Deshmukh submitted an application to the Amboli police seeking registration of a case against the actor, the official said.

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