Sagarika Ghatge overcomes her bike-riding fears on the sets of ALTBalaji’s BOSS

Learning how to drive either a bike or a car is always a challenging experience. With actors required to undergo a lot of preparation to ace their character, we witnessed Sagarika Ghatge of Chak De India fame put her best foot forward on the sets of ALTBalaji’s upcoming web series BOSS: Baap of Special Services. She managed to learn how to drive a bike!

Despite falling a number of times from the bike, Sagarika, who portrays a tough cop, Sakshi Ranjan, from the special crime branch finally gave a perfect shot much to the shock of the entire cast and crew. Sagarika looked mesmerizing while riding a bike along with the lead man Karan Singh Grover sitting behind her. While the scene was packed with thrill and a host of adrenaline, it sure saw the duo put in a lot of effort to ace such an action-filled scene for the series.

Speaking about her experience of bike riding, Sagarika shares, “It was my very first experience of riding a bike onscreen. I did train for it but in the actual scene, I had to ride a very heavy bike, which was really tough for me. Also, we were shooting in deep valleys and on a bumpy road in Shimla which made it more difficult for me. Despite all these circumstances I really enjoyed riding the bike. Doing something for the first time is always fun and memorable.” She further adds, “I fell down from the bike on the very first day of the shoot. In the first scene, I fell down almost 5-6 times and it was really funny that Karan, who was sitting behind me, actually saved himself. All of this happened in the spur-of-the-moment. But finally I gave the perfect shot.”

With a host of twists and turns, this is one roller-coaster ride that you absolutely do not want to miss. 'BOSS - Baap of Special Services' is a mystery thriller that unravels the story of Sudhir Kohli an undercover Cop who is a specialist in solving homicide cases or cases where criminals often go undetected. The wait finally seems to be over as the chase for BOSS is going to begin soon ! The series also stars celebrated faces such as Karan Singh Grover, Gaurav Gera, Ayaz Khan.

Catch BOSS: Baap of Special Services as it streams exclusively on the ALTBalaji app this August 2.

Esha Gupta celebrates 100th week of Dadar Beach clean up

Actress Esha Gupta has always been vocal about protecting the environment and supporting such causes.

The talented actress, who often puts out messages on environment safety on social media, will be participating in the 100th week celebration of Dadar beach clean up.

The initiative has been taken by an NGO, which has been relentlessly working towards cleaning the Dadar beach from the last 99 weeks. They have managed to remove  200 ton of plastic so far.

Esha participated in a clean up drive of the beach, where she along with many volunteers, cleaned the beach, sending out a message to other citizens to be responsible about having a clean environment.

Talking about the same, the versatile star, who was recently seen in the film One Day alongside Anupam Kher says, “I think if we want to have a tomorrow, we need to start today, right now. As humans, just believing that earth is the only planet that can sustain life shows how egoistic we are. The only legacy we should want to leave behind is earth, as its suppose to be”

Not the one to be just preachy, a while back, Esha had also taken up a clean up drive of a beach in Bandra.

Watch how Shah Rukh Khan brought to life Disney's The Lion King in Hindi with this special behind the scenes video

After having conquered hearts with ‘The Jungle Book’ in 2016, Disney is all set to present its legendary franchise and crown jewel - the live-action version of ‘The Lion King’ – with ground-breaking technology that re-imagines the greatest story ever told. With rave reviews across the country and world, the Hindi dubbed version is especially getting tremendous love and support from fans everywhere!

With a star-studded voice cast such as Shah Rukh Khan and Aryan Khan as Mufasa and Simba, along with Ashish Vidyarthi, Shreyas Talpade, Sanjay Mishra and Asrani rounding up the coterie for the character of Scar, Timon, Pumbaa and Zazu respectively, Disney has spared no stone unturned to bring to life one of the biggest family entertainers onscreen, desi style!

Critics who have seen the Hindi version have largely agreed that the film is filled with beautiful, stunning visuals giving the feel of watching real animals in action, with a good versus evil story that reminds of a power packed Bollywood entertainer:  Action, Drama, Heroism, Revenge, Romance and foot tapping music all in one.

THE 'NIKAMMA' DUO ARRIVE WITH A BANG

We had already broken the news few weeks ago about Sony Pictures International Productions and ace director Sabbir Khan coming together for an action entertainer. Well, we have now come to know that the film will be titled NIKAMMA.

What’s more exciting is that with NIKAMMA, the audiences will be introduced to the fresh pairing of Abhimanyu Dassani, son of actress Bhagyashree and singer and social media sensation, Shirley Setia.

A cracker of an entertainer, NIKAMMA is in line with Sabbir’s big action entertainers - Heropanti and Baaghi and promises action, comedy and romance with a strong emotional core.

The film maker who introduced Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon- country’s top stars today, says- "I am always going to try and introduce new talent to the industry and I am excited to present Abhimanyu and Shirley. They are a breath of fresh air and remind me of the zest that Tiger and Kriti had in their debuts."

Abhimanyu Dassani says, "The belief that Sabbir sir and Sony Pictures have showed in me is exhilarating plus this genre brings a whole set of challenges that are very exciting."

Excited about her debut film, Shirley says," I couldn't have asked for a better launch and I am glad that my first foray into Bollywood is a prestigious association with an international studio and Sabbir Sir, who has successfully launched such exciting talent in the industry."

Vivek Krishnani, Managing Director, Sony Pictures Entertainment, India, " NIKAMMA is part of Sony’s larger plans where the studio is sharply focused on introducing new talent to the industry on the back of strong content and talented film makers as it mounts an impressive slate for 2020. We are glad to associate with Sabbir who has such a successful track record of creating big scale entertainers. “

The makers have already wrapped the first schedule of the film, and according to our sources a song and few scenes have been shot on a huge scale.

NIKAMMA is jointly produced by Sony Pictures International Productions and Sabbir Khan Films and is scheduled to release in the summer of 2020!

Lakshmi Manchu to host a reality show in Thailand

Lakshmi Manchu is ready to kickstart the shoot for her upcoming reality show as a host in Thailand.

The soon to be launched reality show will be featuring celebrity contestants who will be divided into teams. As reports suggest the entire show will be shot in Bangkok and Pattaya. It will start from 21st July 2019 for around 10 days. It’s a rare show on Telugu television and popular actors are been chosen accordingly.

Sharing her excitement Lakshmi Manchu said, "This a very unique and adventurous show. I'm super excited to host it in Thailand. I'm looking forward to meeting all the contestants and start shooting for the show." 

Previously Lakshmi had judged shows like Aata juniors and hosted show Maharani last year. Being a working mother she loves to scoop some time from her schedule and travel and enjoy with her daughter Nirvana Manchu.