Richa Chadha takes to social media with a strong message for National Girl Child Day

Richa Chadha took to her social media this morning to spread a pivotal message on the National Day for the GirlChild which is marked today, 24th January annually in India. Richa who has always been looked upon as a figure who speaks her mind and especially when it comes to empowerment of women, the audience at large knows that Richa has always spoken for the right in this case. On this day she has an interesting message to share giving her take on the #HeforShe campaign which is administered by the United Nations to make men and boys be the agents of change for equal rights of women. However, Richa strongly feels its a need of the hour to make it #HeForUs campaign allowing a larger inclusion of this conversation where a more cohesive environment is built where a more balanced treatment for both genders is created. 

In her video, Richa says, "I got a thought on this National day go Girl Child that while we talk about government initiatives like Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao but I think we need to discuss things like everyday sexism too. Things like discussing gender pay disparity, or the hesitant attitude to report sexual crime. And even the fact that the number of child rapes are increasing everyday. What does that mean? Are women only objects which are used and thrown away. Not a day we wake up where there isn't a disturbing news. How will we as a country progress where half the population is treated as a liability? Adding to that, I feel this HeForShe movement which is ongoing. I feel for the survival of the human race depends both on men and women. I feel it should be HeForUs instead. We need to survive, we need to feel equal. I am hoping the attitude should change which is already happening but we still have a long way to do. But here's hoping we can all do it together because it is the need of the hour".

Locals turn family for Divya Dutta in Kashmir

Divya Dutta who will be seen playing the mother of the icon Malala in the film based on the young girl's life is currently shooting in Kashmir for the film. 

Shooting at the beautiful valley, everytime Divya Dutta gets a some few hours out of her schedule she would explore the place and interact with the locals there. 

Even in between the shoots the locals who gather around to watch the shoot, the actress would make sure she goes upto them and interacts with then. Shoot in live locations in Kashmir, the actors was invited by the local kashmiris to their house. 

In between shoots and during breaks, the locals would ask the actress to rest at their house and also make local cuisines for her to eat. The actress who has to wear a very distinct attire for her role, the local women helps her even dress like one of then drapping the scarf on her head like they do. 

And the actress would even give them a lot of selfies when ever they ask!

Indian Sportsmen go gaga over Vineet Kumar Singh and Mukkabaaz

Anurag Kashyap is known for his off beat cinema and with each film he has given birth to a extraodinary talent into Bollywood! Mukkabaaz which is a story of a man who slogs day and night to achieve his dream of becoming a professionally recognised boxer has been getting accolade from all quarter be it industry, media or the critics. 

The film puts a special light on Vineet Kumar Singh who has made a huge mark with this outstanding performance in the film. While the impeccable direction, and story is being spoken about, the best take away from the film has been the lead actor Vineet Kumar Singh. 

Even in its third week of Mukkabaaz, the actor is getting great response for his performance. Playing a sportsmen himself, a lot of Indian sportsmen have spoken about Vineet's performance in the film. 

Neeraj Goyat (Boxer): Vineet Kumar Singh mere bade bhai jo ki Mukkebaaz nahi the lekin iss movie be baad wo ek mukkebaaz ban gaye hai. Wo kisi bhi ek national mukkebaaz se jyada acchi mukkebaazi kar sakte hai 

Vijendra Singh(Boxer): Mein hun ek mukkabaaz aur mere ek acche dost hai Vineet Kumar Singh wo bhi bahut acche mukkebaaz hai 

Jitendra Kumar (Boxer: Hamare desh mein movie dekhna sabhi ko bahut pasand hai aur agar movie kisi khel se judi hoti hai toh wo aur bhi romanchak ho jaati hai 

Yuvraj Walmiki (Hockey): Vineet Kumar Singh has done a very very fabulous job. Jab sports ki movie aati hai toh usme mazza hi kuch aur hai so as a sports man hamko aur bhi jyada lagao hota hai uss movie se aur is movie se itna kuch seekhne milta hai  

Devendra Walmiki (Hockey): Vineet Kumar has done tremendous work in the movie 

Sandeep Singh (Hockey): Vineet paji ka bahut accha kaam hai aur unhone ne bahut acchi dil laga ke apni body ko tranformation kiya hai

Irrfan Khan strikes a pose at the Sundance red carpet with his co-star Kelly MacDonald

Irrfan Khan who recently won the Best Actor Award at the Filmfare flew on Sunday to Salt Lake City, Utah where the annual prestigious Sundance Film Festival took place. One of the most sought after film festivals, Sundance witnessed the world premiere of Irrfan's next Hollywood venture, Puzzle which has been directed by Marc Turtletaub who has previously produced the Academy Award winning film, Little Miss Sunshine. Irrfan Khan was present with the whole cast and crew of Puzzle on the red carpet of the Sundance Film Festival. The film starring Kelly MacDonald and Irrfan Khan in the lead roles is the story of forty something suburban mother whose world is consumed with caring for the men in her family. When she discovers she has a gift for assembling puzzles, her world begins to open and her entire family is forced to adjust and grow as well.

I have been getting a good response for my show Prithvi Vallabh: Ankush Bali

Actor Ankush Bali, who is part of Prithvi Vallabh, says that he is thrilled with the response. The actor, who plays the role of Rasnidhi, adds that people are loving every aspect of his character. “As of now, I have been getting a good response and people are liking the bond between Rasnidhi and Prithvi. They also love the  comic part of my character,” he says.

The actor, who gained weight for the role, prepared well. “I started reading the Hindi newspaper as my Hindi is very poor when it comes to reading aloud. I saw old films of Prithvi Vallabh. I learned horse riding but that part still scares me,” he says.

He adds, “Horse riding is a matter of confidence. You can control a car by applying the breaks or turn it the way you want as the car doesn't have a brain of its own, but the horse does. I was scared of falling from the horse. My horse went out of my control twice and I am still trying to gain confidence while riding.”

This is Ankush’s first historical show and he says that working in a period drama is tougher than an ordinary show. “This is my debut in the historical genre. Working in a historical show is 100 times more difficult than doing a normal social show. It has a lot of challenges like language costumes etc. And the biggest plus point is that you learn a lot from these shows,” he says.

Talking about future plans, he says, “I am an actor and I want to perform different types of roles. I am on the lookout for interesting work.”