This week saw legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar's demise, along with a lot of other Entertainment updates that took over the internet. As the week ends, let's take a look at the top trends that ruled the web. All pictures/mid-day archives
Updated On: 2022-02-13 12:04 PM IST
Veteran singer Asha Bhosle, along with Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Shraddha Kapoor with Tejaswini Kolhapure on Saturday evening visited legendary artist Lata Mangeshkar at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital. Watch all photos here.
Ananya Panday has currently been riding the high horse with her upcoming release 'Gehraiyaan'. Today the actress took to her social media reposting hilarious BTS from the sets of the shoot, featuring Deepika Padukone and Dhairya Karwa, which were posted by director Shakun Batra. Read the entire update here.
Ajay Devgn’s digital debut is built on a solid foundation — Rudra: The Edge of Darkness is an official adaptation of the popular British television series, Luther. For a crime thriller that focuses as much on the antagonists as it does on the quick-thinking protagonist, casting director Kavish Sinha says roping in the right actors was crucial. “Casting for the villains was a big challenge,” says Sinha of the series that stars Esha Deol-Takhtani, Atul Kulkarni and Raashii Khanna, among others. Read the full interview here.
Fate works in mysterious ways. In 2015, Sujoy Ghosh had announced the screen adaptation of Keigo Higashino’s most acclaimed work, The Devotion of Suspect X, with Saif Ali Khan. While the project did not materialise, the director wasn’t quite ready to let go of a story that is counted among the best mysteries in recent times. Read the full interview here.
Those unfamiliar with Marathi cinema will remember him as the ever-smiling Dr Kulkarni in Rajesh Khanna’s Anand (1971), or for his grey role in Gulzar’s Mere Apne (1971). While Ramesh Deo gained prominence in Hindi cinema for his fine performances in supporting roles, the actor-producer was a force to reckon with in Marathi theatre and cinema. A cameo in the Marathi film, Paatlaachi Por (1951), marked the beginning of a seven-decade career. He followed it up with Andhala Magto Ek Dola (1955) and many other notable Marathi films, before foraying into Bollywood with Rajshri Productions’ Aarti (1962). Read the full story here
As little as 20 years ago, apart from establishing his foothold in Bollywood, a young Salman Khan also enjoyed dominance in another sphere — being the man with the best body in the industry. Over the years, as chiselled figures became more the norm than an advantage in Bollywood, so did an array of ‘fitness trends’, some of which did more harm than good. The most common one gave weightage to weight-lifting, and seemingly frowned upon cardiovascular exercises. This, among many others, is a notion Khan never ascribed to. Know more about Salman's fitness here.
Filmmaker Kabir Khan wanted his ambitious sports drama, 83, to play out on the big screen, a fitting canvas for Team India’s victory at the 1983 cricket World Cup at Lord’s. Though the Ranveer Singh-starrer opened in theatres last December to much acclaim, its box-office performance was hampered by the third wave of the pandemic. For all those waiting to revisit one of the greatest milestones in Indian sports, there’s good news — the film is expected to drop on two OTT platforms simultaneously later this month. mid-day has learnt that Netflix has bagged the rights of the Hindi version, while Disney+ Hotstar will stream the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam versions. Read the full story here.
Looks like Richa Chadha, known for her exceptional performances in content-driven films like 'Masaan', 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Fukrey' is also an out and out Madhuri Dixit fan girl. The actor recently collaborated with a popular designer Karan Torani, with her looks themed and inspired by the dhak-dhak girl Madhuri Dixit and her iconic romantic blockbuster from the 90s, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun. Here's the full story
As the nation mourned the demise of singing legend Lata Mangeshkar on Sunday, Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, among others, were clicked at the last rites ceremony hosted at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Mumbai. View entire gallery here
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar left for her heavenly abode on Sunday morning at the age of 92. After her death, Dr Pratit Samdani, who was treating the singer at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital, issued a statement. Anupam Kher, Ashutosh Gowariker, Javed Akhtar, Anil Desai, Sachin Tendulkar and a lot of celebrities have reached Lataji's residence at Prabhakunj to pay last respects. View the entire gallery here
