Chak De India has made me what I am today : Chitrashi Rawat

We can never forget Komal Chautala aka Chitrashi Rawat in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Chak De India. The film is completing a decade on 10th August. Remembering the film Chitrashi turns nostalgic and says, "When I look back and remember I feel the entire shooting experience is unforgettable. Each and every day is memorable and has a special place in my heart. I was very young during the shooting and never realised while shooting that this film will bring so much change in my life and create history. Everything about this film is iconic right from dialogues to every scene from the film." When asked about her personal interaction with King Khan, Chitrashi says,'I have many moments with Shah Rukh Sir during the shooting of Chak De India but one thing I have always remembered that being the youngest from the cast I was pampered a lot. Our first meeting with Shah Rukh Sir is still so alive in my heart. All girls were practising in the hockey ground and Shah Rukh Sir came to meet us and we girls were all looking at him. We were all mesmerised with his aura and style. That moment was a big 70 mm moment for me which is etched in my mind." Chitrashi also shares during the shooting of the film Shah Rukh and she were in same team as they used to play hockey as a part of their practise. "Shah Rukh Sir plays hockey really well. He used to play hockey during his university years and we both had a very good combination."

Chitrashi who is a national level hockey player adds,"Chak De India has made me what I am today. After the release of the film the amount of love I have got is amazing. It is also  a special moment for me as my new show by Siddharth Kumar Tewary (Swastik Productions) Shankar Jai Kishan 3 in 1 just came on air. Its a double whammy for me. Siddharth Kumar Tewary is an excellent producer in every sense of the word"

Talented and Beautiful actress Kirtida Mistry plays a protagonist in Shankar Jai Kishan- 3 in 1

Beautiful actress Kirtida Mistry is roped in to play one of the female protagonist against Jai (Kettan Singh) in Sony SAB’s newly launched show Shankar Jai Kishan- 3 in 1. Kirtida will be playing the role of Dimple Kapoor. 

Dimple, is the flamboyant wife of Jai (Ketan Singh) who is none other than Kishan disguised as Shankar and Jai. Dimple is the middle sister of the three Kapoor sister who will eventually marry the same person. Dimple is brand conscious and a shopaholic. She loves to brag about her husband who she thinks is a police officer. Dimple doesn’t hesitate to take advantage of her husband’s position. She is the perfect example of beauty without brains.  

Commenting on her role, Kirtida Mistry who plays Dimple says, “It’s a great feeling to be the part of Shankar Jai Kishan- 3 in 1. It’s my first comedy show and I am really excited about it. My character, Dimple is very innocent and childish. She loves shopping and can be fooled easily by Jai. Though she is the second sister of the three Kapoor sister, she still acts younger than simple, the third sister. I hope audience love my new avatar.” 

Shankar Jai Kishan- 3 in 1 airs from Monday-Friday at 10 pm only on Sony SAB!

दिल चाहता हैं के १६ साल पर

इस फिल्म ने मुझे बॉलीवूड में दी पहचान – सोनाली कुलकर्णी

अभिनेता आमिर खान, सैफ अली खान, अक्षय खन्ना, प्रीती जिंटा औऱ सोनाली कुलकर्णी स्टारर फिल्म ‘दिल चाहता हैं’ (2001)  की रिलीज़ को 10 अगस्त को 16 साल हो गयें हैं। 16 साल बाद भी यह बॉलीवूड की एक ऐसी एव्हरग्रीन फिल्म हैं, जो आपका काफी मनोरंजन करती हैं। बॉलीवूड की माइलस्टोन मुवीज की फहरिश्त में इस फिल्म को गिना जाता हैं। अभिनेत्री सोनाली कुलकर्णी ने इस फिल्म में सैफ अली खान की गर्लफ्रेंड पूजा की भूमिका निभायी थी। फिल्म की सोलाहवी साल गिरह के उपलक्ष में बातचित करतें हुए सोनाली कहती हैं, “ दिल चाहता हैं की, कास्टिंग डायरेक्टर थी जोया अख्तर। जोया ने मुझे पूजा की भूमिका ऑफर की थी। मुझे बॉलीवूड में इस भूमिका ने पहचान दिलायी। और तो और इस फिल्म से मेरा मेकओवर भी हुआ। कैसे कपडे पहनने हैं, किस तरह के कपडों पर किस तरह बैग कैरी करें। हर एक चीज में एक बदलावसा आया।“ फिल्म ‘दिल चाहता हैं’ में, सोनाली और सैफ पर ‘वो लडकी हैं कहाँ’ यह गाना फिल्माया गया हैं। इस मनोरंजक गाने की यादैं ताजा करतें हुए सोनाली कहती हैं, “यह गाना फराह खान ने कोरीओग्राफ किया हैं। और जब फराह मुझे स्टेप्स करने के लिए कहती तब इस गाने के अजीब से स्टेप्स करने में मुझे थोडी हिचकिचाहट होतीं। हम सभी वह स्टेप्स करतें वक्त एक दूसरे को देखदेखकर काफी हसतें। लेकिन देखिय़े, आज भी यह गाना लोग कितना याद करतें हैं।“ सोनाली कहती हैं, “ दिल चाहता हैं की, शुटिंग के वक्त मेरा जनमदिन भी था। वह मेरा एक यादगार जनमदिन था। आमिर, सैफ, अक्षय सभी ने मुझे शुभकामनाएँ दी थी। वह तीनों स्टार होने के बावजुद काफी विनम्र थे। यह फिल्म की पूरी टीम ही इतनी बेहतरीन थी, की, सबकी सकारात्मकता फिल्म में प्रतिबिंबित हुई। इस फिल्म ने साबित कर दिखाया, की अच्छी कहानीयाँ ही लोगों को पसंद आती हैं।“

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As an actor yet to get his due Feels Akshay Kumar

Considered to be one of the most lovable and bankable stars in  Bollywood, Akshay Kumar still feels that his star-power has not got  its due in Bollywood even when his films have a relevant social message and do well. He does have two decades of masala films and critically acclaimed narratives behind him. 

 Akshay feels he still has not got his due as an actor,“I still haven’t got my due as an actor from the industry. I just got the National Award and the Padma Shri 8 years ago. That is recognition from the government, not the industry.” 

Akshay, whose latest film, Toilet – Ek Prem Katha, revolves around the lack of toilets in households in India, also spoke about the importance of such a film and what is in store for the audience. 

“Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is a comedy. Stories of five-six real people have been merged to make this into a tale of one person. Of course, as the title suggests, there is a love story as well, but above everything else,  it has entertainment value and driving home a message ", Akshay said 

On detaching  himself from the box-office of his movies yet taking off to some place before his movie releases, Akshay stated, "Well, anyone would be nervous, but I'm lucky that I get to experience it three-four times a year. I feel less nervous than those who have only one film a year because then, the pressure is more. At the most, I'll be sad till the weekend. Also, it's not that I want to vanish when my film releases, as some sections of the media report. For example, I've taken a 15-day break from the schedule of Gold in London, to promote Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. Once this film releases, I'll return and resume shooting as people are waiting for me there." 

Toilet – Ek Prem Katha stars Akshay Kumar opposite Bhumi Pednekar.Talking about his heroine, Akshay is all praise about his screen wife(Jaya) Bhumi Pednekar 'I'd say Bhumi is a very brave actress to take on a role like this, knowing fully well about the open-defecation scenes. Though she was properly dressed and all precautions were taken, to do a scene where you are pretending to defecate in the open takes a lot of courage. More so with the crew around.'.. 

“I loved the script and felt that if it can change my mindset, it can change others’ as well,” he added, talking about how it changed his attitude about the problem. “In the beginning, I didn’t know the statistics of the number of people who attend to nature’s call in the open. I was also unaware that about 30 per cent of the rapes happen when women attend nature’s call in the open. You have pervert men waiting in the fields for these women with camera phones. So, open use of the toilet is spiralling into other social evils.” 

Produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, co-produced by KriArj Entertainment along with Cape of Good Films, Friday Film Works, Plan C Studios and Abundantia Entertainment, Toilet; Ek Prem Katha is directed by Shree Narayan Singh Film, releases on 11th August, 2017.