Author: Krishan Thapar

In a recent interview, Día Mirza talked about what her childhood was like, and shared stories of her past. The actor also talked about what the relationship she shared with her late biological father Frank Hendrich and her late stepfather Ahmed Mirza, and what they were like. Día also shared why she took her stepfather’s surname before she entered the Miss India pageant. Día Mirza Día Mirza was born in Hyderabad. Her late biological father, Frank Hendrich, was of German origin and her mother Deepa Mirza is Bengali. Dia participated in the Miss India pageant where she took her stepfather’s…

Bollywood found itself in a difficult situation this year after huge-budget films like Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha and Akshay Kumar’s Samrat Prithiviraj and many others failed to perform at the box office. There has been much discussion and debate on this ongoing situation with many reasons being cited, such as changes in the post-pandemic viewing preferences, coupled with daily hate campaigns, which had also been initiated after actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death in 2020. However, despite the situation going on in Bollywood at this time, Gangabhai Kathia wadi, which starred Alia Bhatt in the lead role, emerged as a…

Alia Bhatt will be changing her name to Alia Bhatt-Kapoor soon. She got married to actor Ranbir Kapoor in April. Alia said that she is going to change her name on her documents, including her passport but her screen name will always be Alia Bhatt. “I am happy to do it,” she said. Alia also shared that she has been planning to change her name for a while but she was not getting the chance to do it because since her marriage to Ranbir Kapoor, she has done many international travels. She spent almost a month in the UK for…

1990 multi-starrer film Sheshnaag, directed by Filmmaker KR Reddy, was billed as a fantasy film. The team faced a lot of problems in the making of its dance track: A cinema icon, a celebrated choreographer and rising tension between both of them. The film also starred Jeetendra, Madhavi and Rishi Kapoor. Late choreographer Saroj Khan was given the responsibility of designing a dance sequence for Actor Rekha in the film. Rekha, according to Khan, was not giving them dates despite the fact that the unit was racing against the time to film the dance number. Saroj Khan had said in…

Vijay Varma has not portrayed a complex, flawed men on screen for the first time. His Sasyya, a notorious narcotics dealer, in Imtiaz Ali’s She received a lot of praise, and so did his character Moeen in Gully Boy. Darlings is a movie which shows a woman’s fight to freedom from her toxic, violent husband. But Vijay Varma, who was seen playing the role of Hamza Shaikh in this movie directed by Jasmeet K Reen , wants to leave his wife-beating character behind. “It is a difficult experience watching yourself be this man you hate. But I am done watching…

Anurag Kashyap directed films are changing now as the filmmaker is slowly moving towards making films where women drive his narrative and men are on the periphery. Men, power, guns and roses, which used to be the common ingredients of an average Kashyap film, have now changed. Anurag’s films, be it short movies or feature films, have sincerely followed women as they make their way through messy relationships (Lust Stories, Manmarziyaan), fight paranoia and curses (Ghost Stories) or use cash which keep leaking from their kitchen sink (Choked). In an interview recently, Anurag said, “I think I get along with…

Actor-singer Shehnaaz Gill was seen on Bigg Boss 13 where she acquired the title of ‘Punjab Ki Katrina Kaif’. She said that she would just like to be known as Shehnaaz Gill and that the title was a ‘big mistake’. Shehnaaz made several revelations during a Rapid Fire round with Bollywood Bubble. One of the revelations was that she’s over her crush for Kartik Aaryan, and instead just has huge respect for the actor. “Aap kaam karo, aap life mein bahut successful ho jao, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 4, 5 and 6 karo (You just keep working, and act in all the…

Comedian-actor Raju Srivastava, who suffered from a heart attack on August 10, continues to remain in the ICU on life support but his health seems to be improving, according to latest report. Fans and family have been praying for him to get better as soon as possible. There is a slight improvement in the condition of popular comedian-actor Raju Srivastava, his business manager said on Tuesday. Nayan Soni, who is the artist’s manager, said, “Raju’s condition is slowly getting better. He is responding to the treatment. There is an improvement in his health and he can now move his body…

Actor Huma Qureshi recently talked about the “negative” nature of the commentary that surrounds Bollywood movies. Huma will soon be seen in the second season of Maharani, a SonyLIV series. The Hindi film industry has been battling with the boycott culture from the past few months. No other Hindi films have been able to make a significant impact at the box office except Gangubai Kathiawadi and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. Huma talked about how everyone is in a rush to pass judgement against the Bollywood film industry in a chat with Puja Talwar. “Everyone’s become too critical, too negative. A few…

After SS Rajamouli’s RRR’s huge success on the box office, Salaar is the next movie in Telugu cinema for which people are really excited. The movie is directed by Prashanth Neel, who also directed KGF, and stars Prabhas in the lead role. On the occasion of Independence Day, the release date of the big-budget project has been revealed. The movie will be released on 28 September 2024. On Monday, Prabhas, Prashant and the production house Hombale Films shared a new poster of the film. In the poster, Prabhas stood with blood-covered Khandas (an Indian sword) in his hands while a…