Richa to do a South African web show

Richa Chadha is one of the few actresses who has been experimenting and exploring a lot of different genres and formats of entertainment. She has always surprised us with a new powerful character everytime we have seen her on screen. Her recent project on video on demand series Inside Edge received a great response worldwide. She plays an actress who owns a cricket team and the show reveals the game behind the game. Post this. she got a lot of offers from various digital platforms which she is segregating with her team, on which one she can opt for. 

According to sources, she has also been offered a South African web series which she is considering. The makers saw Richa's performance in Inside Edge and loved her so much that they offered her a web series which is based on cricket being a beloved sport of the country too. One of the debut web series director Danie Hogan has approached her and the series has an interesting concept and she is in process discussing with her team about the same. 

When asked Richa she said, "Digital entertainment has been emerging globally and after all the positive response for Inside Edge I would love to explore digital content. There are more prospects that have come my and I am still discussing with my team about the same. Currently, discussion on this show is on and we will soon be working on it soon after my commitments in India"

​​ Richa Chadha takes a step forward for The Indian Army

Richa Chadha has never held herself back from helping raise awareness for the right causes. She has always been vocal about her thoughts, either through her social media or interviews. After her blog on the #MeToo campaign went viral, she has now come forth to help with a peacemaking initiate of the Indian Army. This initiative called ‘ Sadbhavana’ helps in creating an atmosphere of peace in the face of insurgency in Assam by stressing on the education of the girl child. Members of the NGO also help relocate people displaced due to insurgency and assist them with basic necessities in their daily lives. As a part of the initiative, 20 school girls from Assam came to Mumbai to meet an inspirational figure in Bollywood and the first person they chose was Richa Chadha. Richa agreed to help them without hesitation. The actress spent time with the girls at an Army Officers Institute in Mumbai to speak to them and share words of encouragement. When asked Richa she said, "I always love interacting with people, I love people and I’m this case, the girls were so innocent and hopeful about the future that it was a pleasure to spend time with them"

Destiny gave me an opportunity to get into acting: Sachin Parikh

Actor Sachin Parikh has always been appreciated for his acting abilities and knowledge of the craft. However, not many know that acting runs in his blood. His father was into theatre, which is how Sachin also got involved in acting. “Basically, if you see, I am the second generation from my family, in this fraternity.  My dad was more active in theatre, in his early days, in the late 70s.  My dad Mahesh Parikh, along with Paresh Rawal, Shafi Inamdar, Swaroop Sampat, Homi Wadia, were all one gang and loved doing theatre. I used to observe them in my childhood and get immensely inspired with the process and work. But like my dad, I had never decided to pursue it professionally and completed my graduation from NM college and did LAW from Mithibai.  But somehow, destiny gave me an opportunity to show my artistic side and started doing professional theatre and got a break in a Gujarati TV show called ‘So Dahda Sasuna, as a hero. That's how the journey in TV began,” he says. However, Sachin did find it challenging to face the camera for the first time. “I was extremely nervous. After the first day of the shoot, I actually went back home and thought that the director will definitely replace me. But I gained my confidence on the very second day and did my best. I remember seeing my director jumping with joy, more for the fact that I was very receptive in my approach and flexible to accept what he wanted out of me. There was no looking back. From that day until today, I am still learning from every work that I take up,” he says. 

However, the actor says that he should have experimented with his look a little more during his early days. “I wish I had experimented with my look. I have always been lazy or maybe I can say, ignorant on changing my look as an actor. Of late, I have realised that I can carry different looks quite convincingly carry them off. This is so very important for an actor,” he says.

Murder on the Orient Express to premiere in India at the 48th International Festival of India

The brand new film adaptation of Agatha Christie's bestselling novel - Murder on the Orient Express releases in Indian cinemas on the 24th November , however , the murder mystery film will first premiere at the 48th International Film Festival of India. What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told. Murder on the Orient Express tells the tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train, as detective Hercule Poirot races against time to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again. The film will premiere at the festival on the 21st November and is among the few to be screened at the "Cinema of the World" section at IFFI 2017. The 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2017), organized by the Government of India, is set to be held in the beach state of Goa fromNovember 20 -28,2017.  An annual event in the global festival calendar, the theme of this year’s edition of IFFI will be ‘Celebrating the Future of Cinema’ – bringing youngsters the best minds of the cinematic world.  

About  Murder on the Orient Express : 

Murder on the Orient Express is a 2017 American mystery drama film directed by Kenneth Branagh with a screenplay by Michael Green, based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. The film stars Branagh as Hercule Poirot, with Tom Bateman, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer and Daisy Ridley in supporting roles. The film is the fourth adaptation of Christie's novel, following a 1974 film, a 2001 TV film and a 2010 episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot.

NAMIK’S MOTHER UNABLE TO FIND A BRIDE FOR HIM!

Everyone has been raving about Namik Paul aka Shiv’s spirit look in Ek Deewaana Tha. A frozen face with a pinch of snow and ice with hard to ignore deep black eyes, completing the spooky avatar.But one person who has been getting sleepless nights with all these talks of Namik’s scary yet subtle spirit looks is his mother. While she is quite happy about everyone appreciating Namik’s work and proud of her son’s achievement but at the same time she is getting equally worried about his on-screen spirit persona may scare all the women away and eventually reduce the chances of finding a suitable bride for her son.When contacted Namik said “I enjoy playing intense characters and Shiv’s spirit look has been appreciated by all my friends and family members. The response has been phenomenal. My mother is my biggest supporter as well as my biggest critic. She was, no doubt apprehensive of me portraying a spirit character initially but eventually came around. But now she feels that women may stay at arm’s length from me given my spooky on-screen avatar and she may have a tough time finding the right girl from me.”Namik’s quintessential good looks, 6’4” height and expressive eyes have been the most talked about things in the past but now with Shiv taking the centre stage, people simply cannot stop talking about his spooky look and subtle fright that the character has been building in the past few episodes. 

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