Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2021 i STARDUST

Zee5 launches in the US; Platform unveiled at a mega event with Priyanka Chopra Jonas as a special guest Zee5, the world’s largest streaming service for South Asian content, launched in the U.S. “The launch of ZEE5 in the U.S. is a very significant moment for us,” said Amit Goenka, President, Digital Businesses & Platforms, ZEE Entertainment. “We’ve had a long association of over two decades with this market, bringing our viewers here the best of Indian entertainment through our channels. With ZEE5, we now look to offer both these audiences and the younger demographic access to a much wider choice of premium content with our Originals, digital premieres and more, on any screen of their choice and with a completely personalized viewing experience.” ZEE5’s launch announcement was made by…

Indeed, this has been a ray of sunshine in an otherwise gloomy year plagued by the pandemic. Supposedly, two of the biggest and the most powerful families in the film industry have forged a holy alliance. Veteran actor Dharmendra’s grandson and Sunny Deol’s son Karan has recently got engaged to Drisha, Bimal Roy and Basu Bhattacharya’s granddaughter. The pap’s have often spotted the good-looking Karan with his girlfriend Drisha even though Karan would often try and hide from the shutterbugs. However, he was seen with Drisha at many private events. In fact, he was also spotted at Drisha’s birthday even though he maintained a low profile donning a cap and staying slightly hidden behind as girlfriend Drisha cut the cake. Karan, if you recall, had made his Bollywood debut with…

“We were the first in the world to start and finish a film (Akshay Kumar starrer Bell Bottom) during the pandemic.”– Deepshika Deshmukh Multi-faceted Deepshika Deshmukh is a producer with a Midas touch. All her films – from Sarabjeet, Coolie No 1 to Bell Bottom have been talked about, won accolades and have been successful. In a free-wheeling interview with Sumita Chakraborty, Deepshika Deshmukh talks about her foray into the Hindi film industry, her films and more. One of the youngest producers in Bollywood, Deepshika Deshmukh, daughter of Vasu Bhagnani, sister of Jackky Bhagnani and sister-in-law of Riteish Deshmukh has indeed an illustrious lineage to boast of. But this multi-faceted independent lady eked out on her own to not only produce films with the likes of Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai…

“It is deeply satisfying winning an international award that has been adjudged the best work from entries across the globe.” - Dhruv Ghanekar An accomplished and celebrated musician, Dhruv Ghanekar is a name to be reckoned with in the world of music. In an in-depth interview with Sumita Chakraborty, the amazing Dhruv Ghanekar talks about his action packed musical journey, producing two songs for the Beatles Documentary, winning accolades and awards, working with music bests and more… Dhruv Ghanekar, the super-talented music composer, producer, and guitarist from Mumbai is a musician par excellence. Recently, he won the award for ‘Best Music’ at the UK Asian Film Festival for his documentary film, ‘The Beatles and India’! Not only that, he has forged ahead with his work in the recently released…

Did you know SRK’s magnum opus film Devdas has completed 19 years already? Time sure flies fast. …And an emotional Shah Rukh Khan shared a quirky picture from the film on social media remembering it with nostalgia. He remembered ‘the arduous late nights and early morning shoots, the teeny-weeny problems… yet it all worked out fine because of co-actors, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Kiron Kher and the entire team under patient filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’. “Problems”? Wasn’t this the time Salman and Shah Rukh had a huge fight over Aishwarya Rai Bachchan? Aamir Khan who has been shooting for his film Laal Singh Chaddha in Ladakh has been brutally trolled by a netizen who tweeted a video showing clips of his village badly polluted after the shooting…

The chunky sneaker or the dad shoe trend are trendsetters that are raising the mercurial levels on the trend-o-meter and is here to stay. So your favorite white chunks can be worn in any colour now, thanks to the stars but for now, to be honest, white looks like everyone’s safest bet. As it’s no secret that sneakers can make your western outfits look amazing, but what’s even better is that what’s trending on the style ladder is pairing sneakers with an Indian outfit – and that makes you look like a badass and so we are definitely here for the trend! As for the stars, looks like Aalia and Ananya are definitely slaying the chunky sneaker look and the other gorgeous babes are following suit. So rate this –…

The lockdown has made many rediscover and re-invent themselves… and this is exactly what celeb photographer Viccky Idnaani has done too. Having photographed the Khans, Kapoors, Bachchans, Roshans, Kumars, Rajkummar Rao and Ayushman Khurrana to name a few… Lensman Vickky Idnaani launches a collection with his partner and stylist Avinash Bamania … and Bollywood’s top-notch singer Sonu Nigam becomes the Brand Ambassador of Vickky Idnaani Label. As a photographer, Vickky idnaani has been in the news for his book covers with Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini and Sridevi His book cover with yet another superstar is going to be released next month. This time ‘round, the super stylish Viccky who is known for his dapper appearance, has launched his own brand Label. Singer Sonu Nigam, another gorgeous man, has become the…

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao have announced their impending divorce officially. Rumours are rife that it is because of Aamir’s closeness to starlet Fatima Shaikh. Sumita Chakraborty probes to find out whether the 15 year jinx got hold of Aamir again or was it Fatima Sana Shaikh who broke Aamir and Kiran’s marriage? They call it Aamir Khan’s 15 year itch. His first marriage with Reena (Dutta) lasted for 15 years and this time ‘round, at the onset of the 15th year of their marriage, Aamir and second wife Kiran Rao have called it quits even though they claim everything was done very khushi khushi and they are cordial still. In fact, the duo (Aamir and Kiran) in a joint statement averred, “In these 15 beautiful years together we have…

“Shankar Mahadevan has a real story to inspire everyone, of all ages and nationalities.”– Deepti Sivan In a candid interview, the acclaimed director of Decoding Shankar, Deepti Sivan talks to Sumita Chakraborty about her documentary on Shankar Mahadevan, why she made this film, her life as an actress and now director, and much more Deepti Sivan, the director of Decoding Shankar, has been winning accolades and awards galore for her ‘on point’ 50-minute documentary film on Shankar Mahadevan. Produced by her film director husband Sanjeev Sivan, who is incidentally also illustrious cinematographer Santosh Sivan’s brother, the film is interesting because of the content but more so as unlike other biographical films, Deepti chose to have the story narrated by the protagonist himself – Shankar Mahadevan. So Shankar talks about his…