“Ananya will be working in Bollywood now”: said Chunky Panday

Ananya Panday with her parents Chunky Panday and Bhavna Panday (courtesy Instagram)
NEW DELHI: 

HIGHLIGHTS

1. “Right now Ananya’s focus is on films,” said Chunky Panday
2. “I was all set to go to college”: said Ananya
3. “Wanted to give it one shot before I left,” she added

“Ananya is a great student, but right now her focus is on films,” says actor Chunky Panday of his daughter Ananya Panday, who has just made her Bollywood debut with the film Student of the Year 2. Apart from her acting stint, Ananya recently got talked about when some girls, who claimed to be Ananya’s schoolmates, shared on social media that the actress lied about her admission to international universities, stating she never applied for them.

The comments came earlier this month via an Instagram account after Ananya reportedly spoke about it in an interview how she gave up admission abroad for Student Of The Year 2.

“I was all set to go to college. I was going to USC (University of Southern California) to study, but wanted to give it one shot before I left. So I went and auditioned for the film. And luckily, I got it. This is a dream come true,” Ananya was quoted as saying.

Chunky told IANS he wasn’t aware about the social media buzz around his daughter’s education. “Yes, she got into two universities, but did not go because she got the film… I don’t think she will be going to the university now. She will be working in Bollywood now,” he said.

Chunky also praised his daughter’s first on-screen performance. “I am so proud of her. She performed well. I was scared if she would be able to perform well or not… But she did a good job. I am happy about her achievement. She is an intelligent person. She has a long journey ahead,” he remarked.

On the work front, Chunky is gearing up for the release of his short film Tap Tap, one of the films from anthology Shuruaat Ka Twist.

Katrina Kaif’s first film as producer is expected to go on the floors by the end of 2019

Katrina Kaif photographed during the promotions of Bharat.
MUMBAI: 

HIGHLIGHTS

1. Katrina Kaif will next be seen opposite Salman Khan in Bharat
2. Katrina bought the rights of French film He Loves Me He Loves Me Not
3. I would like to put my name for which I feel very strongly about: Katrina

Actress Katrina Kaif who is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming film Bharat, hopes that she will start shooting of the film under her production house by this year. Katrina was interacting with the media to promote Bharat on Friday in Mumbai. There were reports that Katrina Kaif has bought the rights of the French film He Loves Me He Loves Me Not a while ago but the project couldn’t take shape earlier due to undisclosed reasons. However, it has now taken off and is being developed.

Notably, Katrina is the latest leading Bollywood heroine to get into production. Actresses Priyanka Chopra (Purple Pebble Pictures), Anushka Sharma (Clean Slate Films) and Swara Bhasker (Kahaaniwaaley) already have their production houses going, ensuring a greater, better presentation of women in Indian cinema.

Talking about the development, Katrina said, “That French film is a story on which we are working on for quite a sometime. It’s not a French film actually but there were few ideas which had come to me. I really liked it and I might put my name to it as a producer. I would like to put my name for which I feel very strongly about. There are few discussions happening so, hopefully this year will start shooting for the film.”

Katrina is one of the actors who joined social media very recently but in short span of time, she has millions of followers on multiple social media platforms, when asked Katrina how she feels about it, she said, “I am happy. I think it’s been a nice decision for me. I don’t know why I was stressed about it. I was really against coming on social media. I remember when Twitter first came to India, my manager told me that Twitter wants me to join this platform and that time, it was an endorsement kind of a thing and nowadays, everybody is posting on Twitter for free and I was not much interested in coming on this platform and now everybody is on Twitter so, I feel sometimes I lack foresight and the vision.”

Katrina added, “For me, the deciding factor to join social media was there was a phase where everything I was reading about myself, I was like this is not a correct representation of me and I used to feel very helpless about it. Then, I started thinking about why it is happening with me more so than other people then, I realised that everyone has a platform on which they used to speak so that made me join social media.”

Terribly Tiny Talkies & Tipping Point Come Together To Create 6 Path-Breaking Short Films

Terribly Tiny Talkies & Tipping Point, the digital content arm of Viacom18 Studios come together to create 6 path-breaking short films.

2 short films from this lineup are Ishq Ki Googly & Glitch featuring Amol Parashar & Mona Singh respectively. They have already been released. These films are now live on TTT’s YouTube channel & the streaming platform Voot under the umbrella Shortcuts.

Ishq Ki Googly is written & directed by Neeraj Udhwani & also features Manu Rishi (of Ankhon Dekhi & Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! fame). The film is a quirky comedy, which centers around a husband’s plan gone awry to murder his wife’s illicit lover.

Written & directed by Shubham Yogi, Glitch is a heartwarming tale of a 12 year old boy who travels back in time to try & stop the break-up of his parents.  

Terribly Tiny Talkies is India’s premier short films studio which has produced over 30 films in the last 3 years, many of which have travelled to film fest’s across the globe & have also won prestigious awards.  

Their repertoire includes the Jio Filmfare Short Film Awards 2018 winner Khujli starring Jackie Shroff & Neena Gupta, Kheer featuring Anupam Kher, Amit Masurkar’s L starring Pankaj Tripathi & Agli Baar which features Rasika Duggal.

Viacom18 Studios is one of India’s premier motion pictures Studio which has produced critically & commercially acclaimed films such as Andhadun (2018), Padmaavat (2018) & Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013).

The collaboration between Terribly Tiny Talkies & Tipping Point, the digital content arm of Viacom18 Studios marks yet another exciting chapter in the ever-evolving space of short films that has been consistently offering path-breaking content to the audiences.

Bollywood Celebs Bagged The 10^TH Newsmakers Achievers Award 2019

 Just recently Bollywood Celebs like singer Asha Bhosle, Actress Moushmi Chatterjee, Pandit Ajay Pohankar et al received the lifetime achievement awards at the 10^th Newsmakers Achievers Awards 2019 at YB Chauhan Auditorium, Mumbai.  

Group Editor of NBC Vaidehi Sachin averred, “We organize this award ceremony to acknowledge & facilitate the unsung heroes who selflessly contribute to the society in their respective fields.”

The few prominent award baggers are as follows: Lifetime Achievement–singer Asha Bhosle, 

Lifetime Achievement–Pt Ajay Pohankar, Lifetime Achievement–Moushumi Chatterjee, Best Director–Raj Kaushal, Best Film Critic–Kamaal R Khan, Best Actor (Marathi)–Rajesh Shringarpure, Best Actress (Marathi)–Chhaya Kadam, Best Choreographer–Geeta Kapoor, Best Comedian, Kiku Sharda (The Kapil Sharma Show), Best Social Reformer–Zingubai Bolke, Best RJ & Anchor–Salil Acharya, Best Actress-Ankita Lokhande for debut film Manikarnika, Best special Kid-Daksh Bhaskar, Best Entertainment Editor-Prashant Shishodia for Best Show Ye Film Nahi Hai Asan (ND TV India), Best Astrologer- Jitendra Patel, Best News Channel-Mumbai Tak  (Sahil Joshi), Transgender-Navya Singh & Best child artist-Akriti Sharma for the serial Kulfi Kumar Bajewala.

The organizers this year have dedicated this day to help the “Orphan Girls of Kashmir” towards their education; the thought is inspired from & in support with our Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana”. The small girls were present at the event whose parents were killed by militants & of them lost them in riots. Music Director Bappi Lahiri, actor Makrand Deshpande & Abha Singh came specially to present the award.