Did you know how Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodiya became rapper Badshah?

Bollywood rapper Badshah will be soon seen gracing the sets of Sony Entertainment Television’s popular comedy show The Kapil Sharma Show along with beautiful actress Sonakshi Sinha to promote their upcoming movie Khandaani Shafakhana. Having a gala weekend retreat viewer will have a musical drift with Badshah and Sonakshi setting the stage on fire. The popular artist known for his rap songs and peppy numbers will be seen revealing how he got his stage name ‘Badshah’.

During the show while having a conversation with Kapil Sharma Badshah shared, “My stage name ‘Badshah’ is inspired by Shah Rukh Khan’s movie Badshah. When the movie released in 1999 it was a big hit. All of my friends were in love with that movie. That was the time when I started writing a lot of songs and singing them in public, my friends started calling me Badshah. That’s how my stage name Badshah became a thing.” The rapper who is hardly recognized by his original name added, “My real name is Prateek Singh Sisodiya, but I don’t think a lot of people know it.”

We see a lot of actors, singer and especially rappers dropping their real names and taking up stage name which later becomes their face. Badshah is another addition to the long list of people who became famous with their stage name. Other celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Mallika Sherawat, and Mithun Chakraborty are also on the list.

Further, in the show, Sonakshi will be seen revealing how she was approached by Salman Khan for her debut movie ‘Dabangg’ during a fashion show. Moreover, rapper Badshah will also be seen revealing his source of inspiration to write brilliant peppy numbers.

Watch The Kapil Sharma Show every Saturday and Sunday, at 9.30 pm on Sony Entertainment Television!

Taapsee Pannu lived with the "revolver dadis" before shooting for Saand Ki Aankh

There is no doubting that Taapsee Pannu is one of the finest actors of her generation. The powerhouse performer always goes the extra mile, when it comes to getting under the skin of her character.

For her film Saand Ki Aankh, produced by Reliance Entertainment, Anurag Kashyap, Nidhi Parmar & Chalk n Cheese Films and directed by Tushar Hiranandani ,Taapsee spent a lot of time with Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, on whom the film is based.

During the one month shoot of the film in Meerut, the talented actress also stayed at Chandro's house for a month. Infact, she had got so close to the two legands, that she would have lunch at Prakashi's house and dinner Chandro's house!

Saand Ki Aankh follows the inspiring story of the world's oldest sharpshotters, Chandro & Prakashi fondly known as the "Revolver Dadis". Not only did Taapsee spend a week getting to know them but also stayed in their original home in the interiors of UP, to better understand the kind of lives they lead and interact with their family and neighbors.

Says a source, " Taapsee wanted to experience the village life first hand and get to know the dadis and their story. She stayed at their home for a week, before the film went on floors. In fact a lot of jewellery and outfits she sports in the film has been borrowed from their actual wardrobe".

Talking about her experience, Taapsee says, "It was the best experience for me so far. Living in Johri and spending time with these two ladies, who has strength and compassion was very inspiring. There were so many stories to hear from them and so much to learn."

Reliance Entertainment presents Saand Ki Aankh produced by Reliance Entertainment, Anurag Kashyap, Nidhi Parmar & Chalk n Cheese Films. The film releases this Diwali.

Star Movies celebrates this Friendship Day with a Bouquet of Unusual but True Friendships.

Friendship is all about being there and staying through thick & thin. It is a bond that may not require you to be present in person but have your back. Star Movies celebrates this friendship day with a bouquet of extraordinary friendship tales all day, to give a glimpse of various emotions and languages every BFF has. Being on the forefront and leading in the space, the channel has constantly evolved with the changing times. Star movies shall showcase an array of unusual friendships through some of the biggest blockbuster movies like The Toy Story 3, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, The Hitman’s Bodyguard and Marvel’s Avengers Age of Ultron. The celebration brings together mind-boggling performances from legends like Samuel L Jackson, Chris Pratt, Tom Hanks, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans and many more.

Best friends are expected to have the most unusual relationships that abuse each other and fight a lot but at the same time can take a bullet for each other like Ryan Reynolds in The Hitman’s Bodyguard. Movie friendships have become classic and lived on to tell the tale of their friendship, like Rocket Raccoon and Groot. Star Movies’ friendship day movies highlight the special bond our heroes share with each other as well as the audience worldwide. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy considered as the outlaw in Marvel films was a surprising hit that caught the entire Marvel Fan universe by storm at a time when mainline superheroes were making a huge name for themselves. The celebration will also see one of the most successful movies in the Toy Story Franchise. Toy Story 3 earned over 1 billion worldwide and is one of the highest-grossing movies of all time.

Star Movies has given the audience something to cherish with every movie and they don’t showcase stories, but they encourage the audience to create memories with their stories which is exactly what they are doing this friendship day.

This friendship day tune into Star Movies with a friend 11 AM onwards to celebrate the day with that one person you love the most.

Kapil Sharma और टीम की आवाज़ में Angry Birds Movie 2 का हिंदी ट्रेलर

‘LG K-POP INDIA CONTEST 2019’ celebrated Grand Finale

If we were to call ‘LG K-Pop India contest 2019’as a one stop place of talent, it wouldn’t be wrong. With over 1952 talented teams participating from across the country, the competition has reached its final stage. Determination and passion for singing and dance were clearly seen at the grand finale today at Talkatora Stadium. ’Lokalz Crew from Delhi and Harini Nittala from Hyderabad bagged the winning title and shall now head to compete at the international stage, Changwon K-Pop World Festival 2019 later this year.

The K-pop contest, initiated in the year 2012, has become a festival of dance and music for Indian K-pop fans. A total of 3475 participants and 1952 teams have participated in this year LG K-POP INDIA CONTEST 2019. The preliminary regional rounds were held in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Patna, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Pune, Dehradun, Imphal, Itanagar, and Guntur from 2nd June till 7th July, 2019.

Celebrating its 8th edition in India, the grand finale was organized by Korean Cultural Center India and LG in association. An evening of remarkable moments coupled with some jaw-dropping performances, the finale was judged by professionals in K-pop Industry, such as Jenny Zha, Head of Global strategic content initiatives at Namas-K, Joy Kim Young Shil, General Manager at MMO, a subsidiary of CJ ENM, representing IN2IT and Junhong Kim, CEO and main cameraman of Zanybros. The competition saw spectacular live performances by the popular band, IN2IT along with Alexa. The band of 7 boys debuted in 2017 had come to India earlier in April this year and danced to the rhythm of peppy bollywood music.

Commenting on this occasion, Ki Wan Kim, MD- LG Electronics India said, “Hearty congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to all the participants for putting their heart and soul to this contest. We would also like to extend gratitude to our partner Korean Cultural center for giving us the opportunity to be a part of a contest of this magnitude. This partnership truly exemplifies our philosophy of caring for our consumers and giving them the right platform to showcase their talent. We wish all the best to the winners for their performance at Seoul.” 

H.E. Shin Bong-Kil, Korean Ambassador, “I am moved that this kind of passion for K-Pop continues to live in this country and I hope this K-Pop wave will expand to all the regions of India and this will make a big breakthrough in Korea and India relationship.” 

Post winning the competition, Lokalz Crew from Delhi said “We are very excited & delighted to win this competition. It has been an amazing platform to showcase our talent; we want to thank Korean Cultural Centre & LG Electronics India to organize 2019 LG K-POP INDIA CONTEST".

About K-pop

K-POP, also known as Korean Poprefers a pop music from South Korea, covering mostly dance-pop, pop ballad, electronic, rock, hip-hop, R&B, etc. The popularity of the genre has globally increased for the last few decades through K-pop artists called ‘Idols’. The world- most popular K-pop Band is BTS(Bangtan Boys), who is the fist Korean group winning 4 Billboard Music Awards, including ‘Top Group Awards’ in 2019. Their documentary film released in India had more than 23,000 audience in theatre. India recognized K-Pop through Psy’s Gangnam Style in 2012 for the first time, but now the interest for K-Pop and Korean culture of young generation gets more intense despite of language gap through internet.

About LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd                 

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of LG Electronics, South Korea was established in January 1997 in India. It is one of the most formidable brands in consumer electronics, home appliances, HVAC, IT hardware and mobile communications space. In India, LG has earned a premium brand positioning and is the acknowledged trendsetter for the industry. LGEIL's manufacturing unit at Greater Noida is one of the most eco-friendly units among all LG manufacturing plants in the world. The second Greenfield facility is located at Ranjangaon; Pune has the capacity to manufacture LED TV’s, air conditioners, commercial air conditioning systems, washing machines, refrigerators, and monitors.