With Sacred Games audiences hail Nawazuddin Siddiqui as the " God of Acting "

Netflix's highly anticipated show " Sacred Games" is already the talk of the town and audiences have been raving about Nawazuddin Siddiqui's nuanced portrayal of a gangster ,Ganesh Gaitonde,  in the show .

The Mumbai-set drama on India's dark underworld based on Vikram Chandra's 2006 novel , has taken the digital space by storm with it's gripping plot and rivetting performances.

And while Nawazuddin Siddiqui has never failed to deliver one fine performance after another and is also the recepient of a National award , the star has outdone himself with his performance in the highly acclaimed series.

Several have taken to social media avenues to voice their praise and the actor's digital platforms have been flooded with positive feedback ever since. Touting his portrayal as original and intriguing , some have even gone on to refer to him as the "god of acting" , while others like the Daily Express has singled out his performance referring to him as one of the best TV villians of all time and an anti-hero audiences will root for.

LIGHTING UP LIVES, ONE PLASTIC BOTTLE AT A TIME

Mi Wardrobe is Su Wardrobe and Standard Electricals help illuminate homes with solar lamps.

Earlier this year, Alia Bhatt launched a new philanthropic initiative 'Mi Wardrobe is Su Wardrobe’ at the Stylecracker Night Market, through which fans were able to buy handpicked favourites from her personal closet, for charity. On Sunday, proceeds from this first wardrobe, were used to light up homes of 40 families in,  Kikkeri in the Mandya district of Karnataka, through the Liter Of Light program which is run by Bengaluru based organization, AROHA. Through this program AROHA recycles plastic bottles to provide solar lamps to economically backward communities that have limited or no access to electricity.

Speaking about the project, Alia Bhatt said, “So many families in India continue to live in darkness and Liter of Light’s eco-friendly solar lamps are an innovative and sustainable way to light up homes. They work with local communities, using locally sourced materials to assemble and install the lamps, thus empowering the community and improving the quality of life. The project in Kikkeri will benefit 200 lives and through Mi Wardrobe is Su Wardrobe we plan to work with many such organisations, creating a brighter future for many more.”

The project was also supported by Standard Electricals, a brand of Havells India Ltd., one of the largest electrical equipment companies in the country. Mr. Abhra Banerjee, Vice President Standard Electricals at Havells India Ltd. said, “ We are extremely happy to support this initiative by Alia Bhatt which delights her fans on the one hand while also making a valuable social impact on the other.”

“The support from Standard Electricals helped change so many lives for the better and we hope this inspires other companies to reach out to deserving not-for-profits that need financial aid to continue making a sustainable impact.” said Alia.

With Mi Wardrobe is Su Wardrobe, Alia Bhatt continues to build on her work in the space of ecology and animal welfare.  She has created a platform, Coexist,  which works to create awareness around ecological issues.

HSK Entertainment & Namyoho Studios are coming together with new music official "Ve Sajna"

Get ready to feel the soul touching track, a new music official by HSK Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. & Namyoho Studios, all together to promote the new talent of Music Industry. As they launched their latest track "Ve Sajna" out here in Delhi, sung by new voice Chirag Dahiya. Entire launch took place at Bunta Bar, Janpat Road, CP. The event was graced by the presence of Bollywood singer Himani Kapoor, Music Director Manan Bhardwaj, Paramveer Kapoor, an artist manager and owner of HSK Entertainment. Along with Line producer Viraaj Rai Singh.

HSK Entertainment as a part of its philanthropist vision has started promoting and supporting fresh talents who are truly deserving by providing them platforms & producing their music videos in collaboration with White Coffee Records, Namyoho Studios. HSK is signing artists and Chirag Dahiya is one of them, whose song “Ve Sajna” is finally released. Himani Kapoor who earned her fame through India’s biggest reality show ‘SaReGaMaPa 2005’ & song ‘Dum dum mast hai’ of the movie Band Baja Baraat, Bachna hai haseeno and many others.

Well, while talking to media they revealed a lot about themselves as well their upcoming projects as well, where Himani added, “Announcing my new punjabi single that is being worked upon. The project is well being taken care of by HSK and white coffee records. HSk will be looking after the whole project while Mannan will be directing and composing this whole song. I congratulate HSK ent.’s new idea of promoting and supporting fresh talents. This is definitely a very good step for people who are deserving and looking for breakthroughs.”

The music director of the song and also a singer 'Manan Bhardwaj', has composed and directed songs in Bollywood movies too. On asking about his production house, Namyoho studios, he added, “Namyoho Studio comes under the banner of White Coffee Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. And it is the only production house, which have everything from start to end, from audio to video as well as promotions. Namyoho also holds the record of producing maximum numbers of audios and videos for year 2017 & 2018.” Talking about the upcoming projects he stated, “We have bigger plans, our audience will witness me in never seen before Avtaar. Very soon we will be launching our own musical band, which will definitely surprise our fans.”

Whereas, Paramveer stated, “Our Company HSK Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Incorporated in 2008 is into Event Management, Artist Management and Music Video Productions. We have organised more than 500 shows globally working with artists like Arijit Singh, Neha Kakkar, Sunny Leone, Himani Kapoor , Meiyang Chang, Himesh Reshammiya, Gippy Grewal & many more.” Talking about Chirag he added, “Chirag is a resident of Faridabad and an engineer in computer science. With passion for music since childhood, therefore, HSK signed artists and Chirag Dahiya is one of them, whose song ‘Ve Sajna’ is finally out now.” Whereas, Chirag seemed highly excited about his new venture.

Well, featured under the banner of HSK Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, White Coffee Records & Namyoho Studios “Ve Sajna” is directed by Manan Bhardwaj, story writing by Dr. Bharti Sharma and sung by new talent Chirag Dahiya. Finally song is out now!

Indian Idol 10 to witness the famous 1970s singer Tilak Malik with his son

Indian Idol Season 10 has been pouring immense talent, giving a perfect platform to the singers showcasing their hidden voice. With the theme of #MausamMusicKa, this season is rocking with the awesome and encouraging judges like Anu Malik, Vishal Dadlani and Neha Kakkar. 

In the recent Delhi auditions, a contestant Deepak Malik made the judges groove to his powerful singing. The judges were totally impressed by him but were surprised when they found out that Deepak is the son of the famous sufi singer Tilak Malik, who is known for his rare singing style from the 1997 era.  The judges invited his father on the stage and to this, Neha Kakkar who was a fan of Tilakji insisted the father-son duo to sing together. The sufi personas presented an energetic jugalbandhi in front of the panel which got them grooving to their tunes. Vishal Dadlani and Anu Malik also left their seats joining the duo on the dias. Everyone on the set was enthralled with them performing together on the stage of Indian Idol 10. Anu Malik also shared that  he even selected Tilakji for an event once.

A source on the set revealed, “The entire set was buzzing with the beautiful performance of the duo. They got everyone grooving to their energetic performance so much so that the judges were also  thrilled with the Jugalbandi performance. Both Deepak and Tilakji were overwhelmed with the kind of love and attention they received from the judges and the audience.”

Anupam Kher’s guru dakshina for Mahesh Bhatt

Anupam Kher, Mahesh Bhatt’s association goes beyond films. At the age of 28, the veteran actor played the role of a 65-year-old retired school teacher in his debut film, Saaransh, helmed by Mahesh Bhatt.

Though it must have been a challenge for him to essay a character almost thrice his age then, the actor pulled it off with great conviction, and received praise and critical acclaim.

Interestingly, not many know that the international star and the veteran filmmaker are quite fond of each other to the extent that the actor follows a tradition of giving away a small amount from each of his projects to the filmmaker for the past three decades as a token of appreciation.

Sources suggest that post Saaransh, every time Kher signed a film or did something important in his life; he always consulted Bhatt for the professional choices. In fact, he recently gave some amount in pounds to the filmmaker, as he is shooting for his upcoming British show.

The Shimla-bred actor enrolled and passed out of Chandigarh’s Punjab University and the National School of Drama in Delhi (an institute where he would later be the Chairman), with a gold medal in acting. He then took up teaching dramatics in Lucknow till finally landing up in Mumbai starting off his glorious career on the silver screen with National award-winning roles in Saaransh and Daddy. He carried forward his golden streak in films like Karma, Lamhe, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge,Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Maara, Khosla Ka Ghosla, A Wednesday and Special 26  to name a few.

With such high recognition and gratitude for his craft from the audience across the globe, the versatile actor has made a pact with Bhatt to present him with some money as gratitude.

“I completed 34 years in movies. While everyone told me that playing a 65-year-old in Saaransh could have been the biggest mistake of my life, it became a defining moment of my life and there was no looking back. My ups and downs have taught me so much about people, life and entertainment business. Thank you Mahesh Bhatt Saab, Rajshri Films and the audience for showering upon love and support,” says Anupam Kher.