The first look of Allu Arjun's Pushpa creates history by breaking the record set by big-budget films

The Introduction Of Pushpa Raj, Icon Staar Allu Arjun's character from his upcoming film, Pushpa dropped on the eve of his birthday at a huge event in Hyderabad. This character introduction has garnered 30 million views and 900K likes creating a record that beats the first looks of mega-budget films such as Bahubali, RRR and Radhe Shyam. This feat has raised the expectations for the action-drama-entertainer.

 

The first glimpse of the upcoming Allu Arjun-starrer creates history by earning the distinction as the most viewed video from Tollywood in 24 hours with 25M views and it has been trending on the no.1 position over YouTube. The release of 'The Introduction Of Pushpa Raj', turned into a massive celebration among Allu Arjun fans worldwide. The event inspired a rage on social media with #Thaggedhele (the film's dialogue which means 'we won't back down') trending like wildfire.

 

The introduction offered a peek into the world of Pushpa, a relentless man, who will stop at nothing to beat the odds. The character revelation showed Allu Arjun's makeover for the film, visuals of the forest in Andhra Pradesh and the captivating music of maestro, Devi Sri Prasad.

 

Based on true events, Pushpa revolves around the red sanders heist in the hills of Andhra Pradesh. With this film, the audience shall see Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna, sharing the screen space for the first time. Produced by Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar of Mythri Movie Makers in association with Muttamsetty Media, the pan-India film is directed by Sukumar. With sound by Oscar-winner Resul Pookutty and music by Devi Sri Prasad, it is slated to release on the 13th of August, 2021.

Sridevi was inspiration of Apna Time Bhi Aayega’s actress Tannaz Irani

After spending over 30 years in an industry that is now like home to her, Tannaz Irani has become a well renowned name, who is known to glide effortlessly from one role to another and essay a diverse portfolio of characters across the film and television industry. With each role that came by,  Tannaz has improved and bettered herself! While she currently essays the role of Rajeshwari in Zee TV’s family drama Apna Time Bhi Aayega, Tannaz reveals how she has also faced some massive challenges, especially with the language barrier in the entertainment industry and how Sridevi was one of her biggest role models.

 

While her effortless and flawless performance might not give you a hint, but during the early days in her career, Tannaz faced the struggle of adapting to the Hindi language, especially the grammar and pronunciations. However, she did not let this impact her performance. Narrating her experience, Tannaz revealed, “My biggest professional struggle was with the Hindi language. Pretty early in my career, I accepted that I had a very unique way of speaking the language and that my passion and understanding of my characters was far more superior than someone just correcting my grammar. I got around this and accepted myself first, especially when I saw people who knew the language better than me but lacked a basic instinct of how a scene should be performed. After realising this, it felt like a miniscule struggle that I had to surpass”

 

Talking about how Sridevi inspired her, Tannaz mentioned, “I observed a very important thing. Till their very last roles, stars like Sridevi and Hema Malini also never really spoke Hindi eloquently, but they handled the scene with their talent. In fact, very early on in my career, I was influenced by Sridevi ji. I realised that she struggled with the language barrier as well, however, she executed all her roles with finesse and performed them carefree and with a lot of passion. She has always been my muse and I have always looked up to her, especially seeing how far she came. I feel she is probably the only woman in Bollywood who has been such a humungous superstar and It’s nice to be influenced by such people who have overcome so many hardships.”

 

Now that we know where Tannaz gets her inspiration from, we can surely expect her to spice up Rajeshwari’s role especially in the upcoming episodes of Apna Time Bhi Aayega, where she tries to hide an important piece of evidence from Rani. But what does this evidence lead to?

To know what will happen next on the show, tune in to Apna Time Bhi Aayega every Monday to Saturday at 7 pm, only on Zee TV!

Happy Birthday’ makers unveil first-look poster, featuring Anupam Kher, Aahana Kumra

FNP Media and the makers of the upcoming dark thriller, “Happy Birthday”, teased fans by revealing its poster on Monday. “Happy Birthday” has been one of the most highly anticipated short film of the year, starring veteran actor Anupam Kher, Aahana Kumra and directed by the very talented Prasad Kadam.

 

The actors are very excited to share their first poster of "Happy Birthday" to the audience on various social media platforms. Sharing his journey throughout the making of this short film to sharing his joy of making it to the Paris Play Film Festival, Anupam Kher says "I enjoy working with young talent as they are enthusiastic and eager. They keep me charged as I take it as a challenge to keep reinventing myself. The short film is especially exciting and it gives me an opportunity to do something different. I’m glad that Happy Birthday is garnering international recognition. Congratulations to the entire team."

 

"I instantly said a Yes to the film the minute, I read the script I think it was very very powerful script. It was very moving and you know it's a Dark thriller despite that the performances of the actors will hold. Because the script is written so well. I am so excited that it has been selected for the Paris Play Film Festival and I really look forward to the finals because I really think this film has great potential. Director Prasad (Kadam) has done a fantastic job along with the entire team and the credit goes to the crew and Anupam sir, off course so happy to be sharing screen space with him once again, I couldn't be happier than this "said Aahana Kumra.

 

The poster is very intriguing and captivating and have done a perfect job of catching viewer’s wavering attention. The film is a hard work of the entire team starting from spot boy to the director who deserves a huge round of applause. FNP Media is extremely delighted to collaborate with such brilliant casts and are keen to see the audience support/response. FNP Media also has many upcoming plans to experiment with its offerings.

 

Inspite of the lockdown and the turns that people had to go through, the entire team of Happy Birthday started shooting earlier this year and have successfully completed hurdles on the way to making it to the finalist of the Paris Play Film Festival also selected for New York City International Film Festival.

Apna Time Bhi Aayega’s Megha Ray takes a precautionary off from the shoot after her parents test positive for COVID-19

Zee TV's recently launched fiction drama - Apna Time Bhi Aayega follows the inspirational narrative of Rani - the young daughter of a head staff member of an affluent family of Jaipur. Refusing to be tied down by her humble roots, Rani wants to break free from the shackles of her background to carve her own destiny. While the show has kept the audience entertained, Megha Ray who plays the role of Rani has not only impressed the viewers, but also inspired them. The actress has been shooting round the clock since she entered the show, however, looks like the viewers might see her on the show lesser than before. This is because the actress' parents have tested positive for COVID-19 and she is not only quarantining herself, but also taking care of them in this crucial battle against the virus.

Megha Ray actually stopped shooting from 31st March after coming to know about her parents' test results. While Megha also felt unwell, her test reports for COVID-19 are currently negative. Despite that, the actress decided to take precautionary measures by taking some time off from the shoot of Apna Time Bhi Aayega and quarantining herself at her house as she did display some symptoms of the infection. She also wanted to take care of her parents, whoare COVID positive. With support from her whole Apna Time Bhi Aayega team, she is helping her parents recuperate, while focusing on her health too.

As Megha Ray shared, “It’s been two weeks since my father tested positive for Covid-19 and while he had immediately self-isolated himself, my mother also tested positive for Covid-19 post Holi. I don’t know how they got infected as they don’t step out at all. On the other hand, I have been shooting for Apna Bhi Time Aayega and while I had fever along with cough and was feeling weak, my test results are currently negative. Actually, when I did my test initially, the first two reports came positive, however, the third version came out negative. We all were confused, so after consulting with my doctor, I got a CT scan done that revealed that my lungs have become congested which is consistent with people who have COVID-19 and as a precautionary measure and in the light of the safety of everyone else on the set as well as for my family, all of us are under home quarantine. I am also helping my parents recuperate. In fact, my father’s fever has subsided now, and I only have cough. However, my mother has high fever, back pain and weakness."

The actress further added, “We are resting as much as possible. After going through all this, I've realised that we definitely can’t take virus lightly. The persistent fever and body weakness is scary. But all we can do is take proper medications, stay positive and calm headed. I want to request all our fans to stay safe and indoors unless absolutely necessary. Everyone should wear masks whenever they step out, maintain social distance and wash their hands at regular intervals.”

In the meantime, while Megha recovers from her symptoms, viewers will see Rani being kidnapped by someone. On the other hand, Vikram (Pulkit Bhagia) and Kiara (Priyal Shah) have married each other accidentally and are now, trying to hide their marriage certificate from everyone in the family. In fact, Vikram has also started developing feelings for Kiara, but has she fallen in love with him as well?

To know more, watch Apna Time Bhi Aayega every Monday to Friday at 7 pm, only on Zee TV!

This year #AlagHoliVibeWahi With Zing

Holi is a festival of colour and joy. Year after year, everyone waits for this festival to go all out and get soaked in different colors. Holi is all about gulal, pickhkari, mithai & lots of masti! Holi brings everyone together and packs the day with laughter & love.

However, this year’s Holi is going to be different due to the ongoing pandemic. It is imperative that Holi be celebrated with utmost responsibility and everyone opts for safe ways to do ‘Holi Hain’ this year. Even though Holi will be different, that the does not mean the enthusiasm needs to be any less! Holi spirit and energy need not get dampened, rather push the envelope for a fun yet safe Holi this year.

Zing, through a very special campaign has taken the responsibility of not letting this Holi wala enthusiasm get affected. This year, Holi might not be about unending rain parties, but it can be about unending gujiya parties safe at home. Zing’s #AlagHoliVibeWahi video showcases sweet, yet fun alternative ways to celebrate this festival of colors.

The fun doesn’t stop here, On the day of Holi, the channel will make the day full of celebrations with a fun Holi playlist during the day and youth’s favourite Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Holi special episodes. This Holi might be different but the fun will remain the same.

Holi Hai! with Zing. #AlagHoliVibeWahi