Entertainment
Vyjayanthimala unveils Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s biography on Hema Malini in London
Veteran actress Dr Vyjayanthimala Bali recently unveiled the authorised biography of Bollywood’s iconic star Hema Malini at Groevenor House, London. Written by noted author and filmmaker Ram Kamal Mukherjee, the biography – Hema Malini: Beyond The Dreamgirl ? has been published by Harper Collins. Also present at the book launch were Hemas daughter Esha Deol Takhtani, her niece Madhoo Shah, JP Dutta, Bindiya Goswami, Sonu Sood, Gurmeet Chaudhry, Harshvardhan Rane, Luv Sinha, Arjun Rampal and the creme de la creme of London. The book launch was hosted by singer Rageshwari Swaroop Loomba and organised by Nari Hira and Ashok Dhamankar from Magna Publishing.
Interestingly, Vyjayanthimala travelled all the way from Chennai to London to unveil the book on Hema. Speaking during the launch, Vyhainthimala said, Hema is like family to me, and I am glad to launch her book. In fact, Hema admitted that whatever she is today it is because of Vyjayanthimala. Hema said, “My mom (Jaya Chakravarthy) loved Vyjayanthimala ji. Even I as a kid used to love her grace. I grew up watching her films and was great fan of her performance. It was my mother who wanted me to be a film star just like her. It’s my honour that she agreed to be a part of this ceremony.”
Expressing her happiness over the unveiling of the book in London, Hema said, I would like to thank Ram Kamal for taking all the pain in writing a book on me. In 2005, he had surprised me with a coffee table book which was published by Nari Hira. After almost 12 years, when he approached me to do an authorised biography, I was wondering, what else can be told about me? Ram Kamal then told me that he wants to write a book called Beyond The Dreamgirl. The title intrigued me and I finally I agreed to do it.”
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Speaking about the presence of Vyjainthimala, Ram Kamal Mukherjee said, “I knew that Hemaji would be happiest if I could get Vyjainthimala ji to release the book in London. It’s an honour to share stage with Nari Hira, Hemaji and Vyjayanthimala ji, who are the three important personalities who have played a pivotal role in shaping my journalism career.”
Amidst thunderous applause and standing ovation Hema Malini also received Stardust Icon of the Industry award, while Ram Kamal Mukherjee received award for his outstanding contribution to journalism and film writing from Nari Hira at the same event.
Bollywood
Ram Kamal Mukherjee named ‘Best Director’ for his short film ‘Ek Duaa’ at IWMBuzz Digital Awards
Ram Kamal Mukherjee (R) whikle receiving the ‘Best Director’ trophy at IWMBuzz Digital Awards ceremony in Mumbai
Filmmaker Ram Kamal Mukherjee won the ‘Best Director’ award for his short film ‘Ek Duaa’ at the recently held IWMBuzz Digital Awards ceremony at Taj Lands End in Mumbai. The film is produced by Esha Deol Takhtani and Assorted Motion Pictures. Apart from winning the award, it was a special occasion for Mukherjee as two other films he directed also got recognized.
Esha won the ‘Best Actress’ award in the popular categories for her critically acclaimed performance in ‘Ek Duaa.’ After accepting the award, Esha said: “This film is extremely special for me, because I turned producer with this film and I would like to give entire credit to captain of the ship Ram Kamal Mukherjee for bringing such a wonderful subject to me.”
Avinash Dwivedi won the ‘Most Promising Debut’ award for his acclaimed performance in ‘Rickshawala,’ a film directed by Mukherjee. Avinash, who was accompanied by his wife and actor Sambhavna Seth, said: “This is beyond my expectation that today I am getting this recognition as an actor amidst all Bollywood celebrities for my role in Ram Kamal sir’s film Rickshawala. To get honoured for a regional cinema amidst such Bollywood biggie reinforced my faith in good content.”
Gurmeet Choudhary won the ‘Most Popular Actor’ award for his performance in Mukherjee’s film ‘Shubho Bijoya.’ Choudhary said: “Ram Kamal is an amazing story teller. When he narrated this story to me and Debina, we knew that this film will click instantly. I am honoured to receive this award, though the competition was really tough. I thank my fans and jury members who voted for me.”
Other winners at the award ceremony included Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, Rakul Preet, Raveena Tandon, Huma Qureshi, Dino Morea, Sikander Kher, Sonu Sood, Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga, Manish Paul and other popular names from the Hindi film industry.
The much awaited Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt wedding fans had been eagerly waiting for finally got solemnised today afternoon in the presence of close friends and family members at Ranbir’s residence ‘Vastu’ in Mumbai. Check out some pictures of the same…
Alia took to her social media to write, “Today, surrounded by our family and friends, at home … in our favourite spot – the balcony we’ve spent the last 5 years of our relationship – we got married.
Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt
Bollywood
The Kashmir Files should be declared tax-free in Maharashtra, says BJP spokesperson Rajeev Panday
BJP spokesperson for Maharashtra Rajeev Panday, while speaking to Nation Next, said the controversial movie ‘The Kashmir Files,’ which grossed over ₹240 crore in India, should be made tax-free in the state.
Panday told Nation Next, “The movie has managed to depict, if not all, the brutalities on Kashmiri Pandits. It is a bold representation of truth. Kashmiri Pandit community was forced to leave their own homes in the country. Imagine their plight! Maharashtra government should make it tax-free in their state like the BJP did.”
The movie, which is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in the 1990s, has been made tax-free in at least BJP-run eight states namely Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Goa, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had also received requests asking him to exempt the film from entertainment tax in the state.
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