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Somy Ali Came Out In Support Of Zeenat Aman’s LiveIn Relatioship advice. (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Zeenat Aman’s live-in relationship advice received a lot of backlash from her fellow actors, but the veteran actress has now found support for Somy Ali, an actress from the 90s. The Aao pyaar Karein Actress, who is an avid supporter of survivor rights and runs an Ngo, is now supporting Zeenat Aman’s very modern advice. Somi was also in the news for voicing her support for ex-boyfriend Salman Khan amidst the shooting incident. But she is now expressing her views in favor of Zeenat Aman.

Some time back, Zeenat Aman expressed her views on Live-in relationships, suggesting that people should try that and go ahead and live with their partners to test compatibility and understanding before entering into long-term commitments. She received a lot of backlash for it from colleagues like Saira Bano and Mumtaz.

Neeraj Pandey’s Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha Stars Ajay Devgn & Tabu.

The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals around the world, celebrating and honoring global cinema. And while we have seen many of our Bollywood stars walk the carpet. But this year, with the addition of the Bharat Pavilion, the stakes are up, and many anticipated movies are going to premiere at the festival or at least share their first looks on the world stage. Ajay Devgn and Tabu’s romantic thriller Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha is one of those movies. The makers will reveal an exclusive first look at the movie at the festival. Here’s what we know!

Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha will also mark the first collaboration between Ajay Devgn and Neeraj Pandey. The upcoming film also stars Jimmy Shergill and Saiee Majrekar in key roles. Director Neeraj Pandey...

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan expressed gratitude to Soni Razdan and her filmmaker husband Mahesh Bhatt, who went on a movie date night and watched the superstar’s recently released film ‘Jawan’. Soni took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared a picture with Mahesh, wherein the couple can be seen sitting in a theatre, and flashing their smiles for a selfie.

Along with the photo, Soni wrote: “It took @iamsrk and #Jawaan to get the both of us out on a movie date night after I don’t know how many years! And what a fabulous film – mind is blown is happy @Atlee_dir wow Sir Shah Rukh Khan gets more amazing with each film. Huge congratulations all round.”

Srk replied to the senior actress in his signature style: “Thank u ma’am!!! My regards to sir as well…. Now I’ll do more movies soon so u guys can go on such dates more often.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan expressed gratitude to Soni Razdan and her filmmaker husband Mahesh Bhatt, who went on a movie date night and watched the superstar’s recently released film ‘Jawan’. Soni took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared a picture with Mahesh, wherein the couple can be seen sitting in a theatre, and flashing their smiles for a selfie.

Along with the photo, Soni wrote: “It took @iamsrk and #Jawaan to get the both of us out on a movie date night after I don’t know how many years! And what a fabulous film – mind is blown is happy @Atlee_dir wow Sir Shah Rukh Khan gets more amazing with each film. Huge congratulations all round.”

Srk replied to the senior actress in his signature style: “Thank u ma’am!!! My regards to sir as well…. Now I’ll do more movies soon so u guys can go on such dates more often.

Mumbai, May 19 (Ians) The streaming film ‘Kacchey Limbu’ which tells the heartwarming coming-of-age story that follows a pair of siblings as they struggle to balance their families’ expectations, while pursuing their individual passions, completed its shoot in record 18 days.

Director Shubham Yogi shared that they were able to pull off the task owing to proper planning and shooting logistics.

The film stars Radhika Madan, Rajat Barmecha and Ayush Mehra and celebrates the unbreakable bond between siblings, and sees Radhika Madan playing gully cricket who finds herself on opposing teams to that of her brother.

Talking about completing the shoot in just 18 days, the director said: “Since the majority of the film’s story along with its climactic drama is situated in a housing society compound, we knew we could make haste of the task if we planned our days well. The mission was to intelligently use the society location by...

Mumbai, May 18 (Ians) ‘Kacchey Limbu’, starring Radhika Madan, Rajat Barmecha and Ayush Mehra starrer Kacchey Limbu, will stream on Jio Cinema from May 19.

Sharing the first-look poster, the official handle of Jio Studios wrote: “Yahan par kacchey limbu bhi bade pakke shot maarenge! Watch Kacchey Limbu on 19th May, exclusively on #JioCinema.”

Helmed by Shubham Yogi, ‘Kacchey Limbu’ is a slice-of-life story that celebrates the bond between siblings while exploring the challenges of balancing the pursuit of one’s passion with familial expectations.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2022 (TIFF). It was followed by screenings at the World Film Festival of Bangkok and International Film Festival of Kerala.

Set in Mumbai, the film chronicles the life of siblings who find themselves on opposing gully cricket teams. As they strive hard to balance their familial loyalty with the pursuit of their passions, they embark on a journey that...

Mumbai, May 16 (Ians) Actress Radhika Madan, who is awaiting the release of her film ‘Kacchey Limbu’, has shared that the film reminds her of the best days that she spent with her brother during their childhood.

The film, also starring Rajat Barmecha and Ayush Mehra in key roles, is a slice-of-life story which celebrates the unbreakable bond between siblings while exploring the challenges of pursuing one’s passion amid familial expectations.

Talking about the film, the address said, “‘Kacchey Limbu’ is a relatable story which is so authentic in its treatment that there was no way I could have said no to it. My character ‘Aditi’ instantly reminded me of some of the best days I spent with my brother while growing up. Be it about us watching cricket together or having our ‘nok-jhok’, every moment experienced during the journey of the film strongly resonated with me.

“Our director Shubham...

New Delhi, May 9 (Ians) Meta on Tuesday announced the launch of #MadeonReels, a programme designed to take the power of Reels Ads to brands across verticals in the country.

The programme is aimed at enabling brands to supercharge business results through entertaining storytelling on Reels, and by leveraging the power of the thriving creator ecosystem in India.

At the start of the year, Meta in India decided to work with leading brands across categories to determine the impact Reels Ads could have on their marketing objectives.

Campaign results from brands such as Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk, Meesho, Navi, Maruti Nexa, Snitch, Amazon Prime Video and Tanishq showed that Reels Ads drove strong business outcomes across parameters such as ad-recall, message association, and conversions.

Based on the encouraging results, Meta is now launching #MadeOnReels for the wider ecosystem, inviting briefs from brands across verticals to be a part of this programme.

Mumbai, Feb 15 (Ians) Actress Aisha Ahmed, who is receiving a lot of positive response to her recently released streaming show, ‘Minus One: New Chapter’, feels that the most difficult part of modern relationships is the lack of patience.

The actress told Ians: “The way I see it, the most difficult part of modern relationships is that we lose patience easily. I don’t know if it’s because there are a lot of options available, we are not willing to change ourselves, we are very sure of what we want or if we are too rigid.”

“This leads to not working hard towards wanting and keeping something, things and emotions have become easily replaceable in current times. I don’t want to belittle modern relationships but this is something that our generation needs to work on,” she said.

The actress also feels that the Internet is a double-edged sword, saying...

Mumbai, Feb 13 (Ians) Social media influencer Kusha Kapila, who will be seen in a cameo appearance in the upcoming season of the streaming show ‘Minus One: New Chapter’, has shared that her career as a comic artiste on social media was born out of accident and now that she has seen what taking chances leads to in terms of new opportunities, she would like to not limit herself and explore different things.

While talking about her career and her choices, Kusha said, “As an artist, I would love to explore different things. I want to do roles that don’t limit me. I do comedy online and that’s how I started my career, it has actually been an accidental career. Many times, you’re confused about your own career trajectory and I was at a point like what next? What should I do now? This role of Nayantara (in...

Actress Aisha Ahmed, who is gearing up for her new streaming series ‘Minus One: New Chapter’, recently recollected her experience on shooting for the series bang in the middle of Delhi in Chandni Chowk.

The actress, admitted to being completely bowled over by the lip-smacking street food during the shoot but, one thing she vividly remembered was how people around the location thought that Akshay Kumar is coming for the shoot given Khiladi Kumar has already shot a film with Chandni Chowk in its title.

For a short schedule Minus One team shot in the national capital, sharing his experience in Delhi, Aisha Ahmed said, “Shooting in Delhi was lovely, there was obviously great food coming in for every meal because I’ve been in Bombay for so long that I’ve forgotten what good food tastes like. This was also the first time I shot in a live location.

Actor Ayush Mehra, who will be soon seen in streaming show ‘Minus One: New Chapter’, has shared that the title is not the second season of the show, the trailer of which was recently released.

As seen in the trailer, through two timelines the show will dive deeper into the lead pair Varun and Ria’s relationship, giving an honest look at love and breakups in today’s times in a very nuanced manner.

Speaking about ‘Minus One: New Chapter’, Ayush Mehra shared: “Before you start watching ‘Minus One: New Chapter’, I want to tell you that it is not season two. It is a new chapter; we did season one at a time and space where things were different. Watch it with an open heart, watch it because it not only talks about relationships, but it’s also a show about life, it’s a show about adulting, insecurity,...

The second season of the romantic streaming show ‘Minus One: New Chapter’ is themed around how ‘forever isn’t always’. The 6-episode series will stream on February 14 on the occasion of Valentine’s Day.

In the new season, the protagonists Varun (Ayush Mehra) and Ria (Aisha Ahmed) will return with more surprises, twists, love and drama that unfold an out-of-the-ordinary story.

Actor Ayush Mehra, who portrays the character of Varun, said: “‘Minus One’ is very special to me because of the people in it Yogi (director) Aisha and Sid (producer). We’ve put our hearts and souls into making this show and I’m super excited to announce the release date of ‘Minus One – New Chapter’. It’s so much more than just a story, there’s a whirlwind of emotions, twists and depths. It’s a character I’ve never played before. It took a lot of prep to...

Jio Studios and Mango People Media’s coming-of-age film Kacchey Limbu is set to have its World Premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival(TIFF) in September 2022. An official selection at the prestigious festival, Kacchey Limbu stars Radhika Madan (Angrezi Medium), Rajat Barmecha (Udaan) and Ayush Mehra (Call My Agent – Bollywood) in leading roles and has been helmed by debutant filmmaker Shubham Yogi. Produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Pranjal Khandhdiya and Neha Anand, Kacchey Limbu will be screened as part of the Gala Presentations programme at TIFF.

Kacchey Limbu is a heartwarming sibling drama that tells the story of Aditi, a wilful young girl who is in the race of fulfilling dreams imposed on her by everyone and being at the receiving end each time. A story of courage, determination and discovering herself, Kacchey Limbu is an emotional rollercoaster in which she decides to take matters into her own hands to prove to her family,...

Actor Ayush Mehra who played the protagonist in the latest released short film titled ‘Recommended For You’ says it is hard to avoid the addiction to social media and video games especially for youngsters who live alone and the issue is real. The story of the film revolves around a young man who stays alone […]...

Call My Agent(Netflix, 6 Episodes)

Directed by Shaad Ali

This adorable adaptation of the 2015 French series is the picture-perfect post-pandemic panacea with a heart that beats and loins that throb. It is everything that an adaptation should be: respectful to the original but not slavishly so.

Slave reminds of Ali Fazal who in one of the sexy sextet of episodes plays a medieval slave to Richa Chadha. For a film being directed by Hussain Dalal. Now , hear this. According to the script, Rich and Ali have broken up and must now perform a ferocious love-making scene for the camera. Ha ha ha.

The series is littered with such luscious inhouse jokes about Bollywood, like Tigmanshu Dhulia making a film called Paiydashi Killer co-starring Lilette Dubey and Ila Arun who, according to the script, can’t stand one another.The two actresses just kill it in the catfights. Nandita Das lets...

Mumbai, Sep 22 (Ians) Sayani Gupta, Bani J, Kaneez Surka, Ayush Mehra, Yashaswini and Anwesh Sahoo will be part of the second edition of series ‘Dating These Days’. The series will be launched on September 28 on Bumble’s YouTube channel. From honest and open conversations around how the pandemic has changed our approach to sex […]...

Mumbai, March 18 (Ians) Actors Ayush Mehra and Sarah Hashmi play pivotal roles in the new season of the web series "Operation Mbbs". The season highlights the struggle that doctors and medical staff went through during pandemic.

"I think there is nothing more honourable than celebrating the effort of doctors and what they went through during the global pandemic. It made us realise all over again that only through adversity do we understand the value of certain people and their hard work -- like the police force, Army and doctors. I think with our show, if we change the perspective of at least a part of our audience and make them realise the value of doctors, we are successful," said Ayush.

Sarah added: "I think we should have always understood the value of doctor and celebrated their efforts, and it took a pandemic to understand the fact. If we really respect the effort of our doctors,...