Innholdsfortegnelse for May 2021 i STARDUST

Salman Khan’s Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai released on Zee5 and the verdict? Hmm… It’s even been rated lower than Race 3 which was Salman Khan’s least liked film till date. Bhaijaan should realise by now that a star status can bring in the number of viewers but it’s only good content that can sustain a film’s progress and earn audiences’ praise. Today, the OTT bingers, unlike the seetimaar theatre goers, want good content and not meaningless masala. Radhe…seriously didn’t make the grade here. But one fun element that Radhe… did bring to the table are some hilarious memes that are floating ‘round the net. Those are sure shot super hit if not for Bhaijaan’s latest film. However, his song from Radhe… seetimaar is sure popular with the doctors. For…

She was and is still counted as one of the biggest actresses in Tinsel Town. Name, fame and money were at her feet, and “Pinky” was ruling Bollywood, yet she was not happy. She didn’t want to just limit herself dancing around trees or do the mandatory jhatka matka masala films of Bollywood so she started producing good content films for her own production house Purple Pebble Pictures. However, her dreams were too big to span only the kaleidoscopic celluloid of the Hindi film industry. She had got all the awards, rewards, acclaim and bouquets in India, now she hankered to conquer a bigger audience. Known for her grit, determination and go-getting spirit, the girl from a small town called Bareilly, Priyanka Chopra Jonas has always been super ambitious. So,…

After having famous Bollywood personalities like Kareena Kapoor Khan and Karan Johar grace the show, the amusing and quick-witted Arjun enters the kitchen for the first time to try his hand at cooking a very flavorful menu including Laal Maas and Chapli Kabab to surprise his uncle and aunt, Sanjay and Maheep Kapoor. Under the mentorship of Gulaam Gouse Deewani, Head Chef at The Butler & The Bayleaf, Arjun Kapoor whips up a royal Mughlai flavoursome menu. Here, Arjun talks about food, his woes with obesity and more… So is there a challenge in cooking? Arjun avers, “The trickiest thing about today’s cooking is the fact that I have to enjoy myself while still learning something new and that’s not always easy.” Arjun has had a problem with obesity, so…

“I FOUND THAT I WAS BESTOWED WITH 5 SONGS IN A R RAHMAN’S 99 SONGS ALBUM.”– SHASHWAT SINGH Shashwat Singh talks to Sumita Chakraborty about A R Rahman, 99 Songs and more… There’s something really very endearing about Shashwat Singh. …And it’s not just his magical voice or his sense of bomhomie. Perhaps it’s the richness of his heritage - the way his mom imbibed him into the musical world, his dad encouraged him to join the great A R Rahman music school or maybe it’s the A R Rahman Midas touch that has touched him and moulded him into a very talented musician and singer and more importantly, a wonderful human being. Read on as Shashwat lovingly gives you a tour into his eventful journey as a singer. Shashwat,…

For the super honest way, he poured his life into his book Stories I must Tell. He bared it all, not sensationalising or dramatizing but told it as it was – whether it was his “open” marriage with the bohemian Protima Bedi or his love for Parveen Babi and his frustration at not knowing how to handle her changing moods. But most of all because of how he revealed the raw pain he felt and perhaps still feels, on his son Sidharth’s suicide. The book was indeed Kabir Bedi unplugged!…

Well, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and hubby Nick Jonas are madly in love and look perfect together. In fact, Priyanka in her chat with Oprah Winfry sadi, “Nothing surprised me more than him. He’s such a self-assured man. So sensible. So excited about my achievements. My dreams. [It’s] such a true partnership that he offers me in everything that we do together.” She goes on to reveal that she didn’t pay much heed to Nick during their initial text conversations as she assumed they wanted different things because of their vast age gap. But then they discovered it was really the same thing they both wanted – love. Priyanka goes on to gush, “I truly believe that my mom manifested him.” However, after the BAFTAS, there were these odd rumours that…

An actor has so much to stress about especially during this pandemic more so about the uncertainties of life that get the anxiety pangs ringing in tension, stress and mood changes. Ask Sara Ali Khan, what does she do to beat the blues? Sara says, “I have a bath. My bath is my time to indulge, unwind and de-stress. I think ‘Fiama Gel Bar’ brightens up my mood and my bath.” Indeed, being in a state of constant stress has become a lifestyle for many of us. The pressures of modern living and the incessant hustle are taking a toll on our emotional and mental well-being. While we all know that stress impacts the mind and body, but did you know that constant anxiety can also affect your skin? Yes,…

A soul-stirring session with Rishi Kapoor- Sarita Tanwar Here is what interests me about Rishi Kapoor. He wants to be famous. He wants people to talk about him. He wants people to notice him. He wants people to ask him for photographs and he wants people to invade his privacy. He is one man who really seems to be enjoying the flavour of fame. Of stardom. Of being a Kapoor. Look how merrily he floats in his Kapoordom; look how brightly he wallows in his Kapoorness. You can’t imagine him whining or complaining about any of it; you can’t imagine him wanting to be treated as a normal person. That’s the glory of being a Kapoor. That’s why you never see him behaving like other stars do. He has no…

1. Operation MBBS Season 1 & 2 Dice Media’s “Operation MBBS” was an instant hit in its first season which highlighted the journey of three medical aspirants. In its second season, the show brings to light the sacrifices made by the medical community when the pandemic hit the world. The series also covers the intense 2nd year of MBBS, along with new twists in the lives of its protagonists, played by Ayush Mehra, Sarah Hashmi, and Anshul Chauhan as well as Geetanjali Kulkarni. 2. College Romance College is nothing short of a roller coaster ride and College Romance captures this perfectly. The series takes viewers along the journey of 3 best friends- Trippy, Naira, and Karan as their friendship is tested, romance blossoms, and the trio tackle college drama together.…

Meet the multi-faceted C Aishvarrya Suresh who has impressed one and all – audience, judges and her fellow contestants - in the cutting-edge singing show Rockstar aired on Zee Tamil. Mind you, she’s no ordinary contestant, this girl has participated in top-notch concerts including the London Olympics 2012 and the United Basketball Alliance, was a part of some fabulous theatre productions and even been a recording artiste in some films. Read on as this gorgeous girl spills the beans on her eventful yet magical journey. Aishvarrya, you are a model, actor, singer – you started at a very early age - how has the journey been? Well, I have been a working artiste my entire adult life and yet I can say that I haven’t worked a day in my…

He was called the bikini killer and his trail of crime included the murder of 24 hitchhikers across India, Nepal and Thailand. Nicknamed as the ‘Serpent because he always evaded being captured, he was the infamous serial killer Charles Sobhraj whose trail of crimes spanned South East Asia. Filmed! Recently, OTT platform Netflix released a film on this man called Charles Sobhraj, The Serpent, which was an eight-part limited series starring the dynamic Tahar Rahim as the sinister Charles and Jenna Coleman as his accomplice Marie-Andrèe Leclerc. Indeed, it was extremely engrossing, well-made and slick, however to the disappointment of people in the know, supposedly, there were quite a few key details left out of the show more so pertaining to India and Nepal. For instance, many in India recall…

“Not every star kid is a star and not every outsider is a struggler.”- Abhishek Banerjee He was brilliant in his portrayal of Hathoda Tyaagi in Pataal Lok, the istree man in Ajeeb Dastaans or as Jana in Stree. Meet the understated casting director and actor Abhishek Banerjee who is wowing the OTT audience with his superlative nuanced performances. In a no-holds bar interview with Sumita Chakraborty, Abhishek talks about how the OTT discovered his brilliance as an actor, his stint as casting director and more. Abhishek, you are a brilliant actor… where have you been hiding your immense talent all these years? How come we haven’t seen more of you in films? I was scouting around finding talents for filmmakers as a casting director hoping that one day, they…