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Accused or
scApegoAt?

Are Shibani Dandekar
And Farhan Akhtar
Getting Married ?

Was Raju HiRani fRamed
so tHat He could be Robbed
of His RigHtful cRedit?

Can Word Of Mouth
Make Or Mar A Film?

2018 was a year of marriages - from Deepika Padukone to Priyanka Chopra;
and many other stars got married last year. Well, Amy Jackson too is
following close at the heels and is expected to tie the knot in 2020 with her
boyfriend George Panayiotou. Now with her ex Prateik Babbar married,
Amy too has moved on...and how!
Amy Jackson

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we would really like to see jump onto the wedding
band baaja bandwagon is our fave Sushmita Sen.
But Sush refuses to concur, more so she shocked us
further when she posted a picture on social media
saying marriages are creepy! Whaaaat!

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A li’l bird whispered that mamma Madhu Chopra
was not happy with Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ big fat wedding and that made us jump out of
our skins. Supposedly, Madhu wanted her daughter’s
wedding to have a longer guest list but the list was
restricted to only 200 (sob) and apparently, now she
wants another wedding so that she can call everyone she wasn’t able to call for the first one…Some
times wedding celebrations just don’t end, do they?

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If 2018 was full of star weddings, 2019 too looks

pretty bright on the shaadi front. Fron Varun Dhawan
to Arjun Kapoor to Farhan Akhtar… all seem to be
ready to get hitched to their loving partners. But who

Hushed whispers doing the ‘rounds say that Bollywood’s super couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s
relationship might be on its last limbs right now.
Tabloids say that Ranbir is dodging his girlfriend and
giving her the cold shoulder, going back to his old
aloof ways the way he did with his previous highprofile couplings. We wouldn’t really want this union
to sour, but if it does turn out to be true, sorry folks
but we’re team Alia all the way!

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The reigning queen of television
and all things dramatic, Ekta
Kapoor now has another cute li’l
thing to look after. Apparently,
she’s decided to jump onto the
baby boom bandwagon and
become mother to a baby boy
via surrogacy. Ekta has called
her bundle of joy Ravie after
grandpa Jeetu whose real name
is the same. Looks like we have
another pap fave in the making!

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Now let’s move on
to a different Kapoor,
namely Aditya Roy
Kapur. After sending
the webzines into a
tizzy with his aunty-ji
impersonation on Varun Dhawan’s Instagram about when he’d
join the social media
platform, he finally did
it! All of Bollywood moseyed on down to the
actor’s Insta profile to
welcome him. Aditya,
all we want now is
for you to go ahead
‘n’ post naughty little

things for us to
gush on…

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But be careful or else you could just end up having
a free-for-all fumble quite like Disha Patani did. The
starlet put up a paid Instagram post for a mobile
company when she ‘accidentally’ put up a message
for her team, and the internet did what they are
great at… they trolled her on her faulty ‘copy-pasting’ skills. Mercilessly!

No one thought that a pairing like Ayushmann
Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar would work as well
as it did. But not only did they soar, they are now
about to start prep on their third film together, Amar
Kaushik’s Bala. Filming reportedly begins in April
and the film will see two individuals come together
in a society that looks down upon their...well, looks.

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But apparently, the Bhumi-Ayushmann pairing was
as accidental as it could be. On Koffee With Karan,
Bhumi revealed that YRF casting director Shanoo
Sharma asked Bhumi to ‘mock audition’ for Dum Laga
Ke Haisha when she was just an assistant. Four mock
scenes later, Shanoo told her, “You’re being considered for ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’,” which honestly
must’ve been as huge a surprise to Bhumi as much
as it was for us. All’s well that ends well!

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Rajkummar Rao and Fatima Sana Shaikh seem like
two actors who really know how to have a good
time. While shooting for their Anurag Basu venture
together in Bhopal, Fatima spotted a baaraat nearby
and pulled Rajkummar along with her to gatecrash
the party and have some of their own fun. It took
15 whole minutes before someone realised that two
big Bollywood stars were dancing the night away


pointed out that she was posing in front of a picture
of Amitabh Bachchan. One look at the frame and
Rekha hightailed it out of there as if someone had
brought on the plague. ‘That moment’ made everyone’s night memorable indeed!

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at their baaraat. And that’s when they got plagued
with selfie requests, by then of course they fled the
scene...the price one pays for success.

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Speaking of fun, we’ve never had reason not to adore
Rekha, and recent events just add a special tizz to
it. At Dabboo Ratnani’s 2019 calendar launch, Rekha
candidly posed for the paparazzi when someone

While Akshay Kumar
has his own Good
News to shoot for
with Kareena Kapoor, it seems like
he’ll be bringing
us another piece of
‘good news’ pretty
soon as Hera Pheri 3
might finally go on
floors by the end of
this year with Akshay, Suniel Shetty
and Paresh Rawal.
Finally, of course, is
an understatement! Amidst months of reports of the
film being back on, stalled and shelved, it seems like
the third part of this hilarious franchise might get to
see the light of day after all! Hallelujah!

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Some times, trolls
are nasty. In a
recent chat show
interview, Sara Ali
Khan was subjected to some of
her online haters
for her supposedly ‘skimpy’ outfit
choices. But Sara
being a chip of the
ol’ block like Dad
Saif laughed her

head off at a little
hatke comment
‘Nawab gareeb
ho gaye’ and that
cooled all the hate
trolls. Sometimes a
li’l sense of humour
helps.

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The internet trolls
have been having a field day
lately, their recent
target being the
ever present Karan
Johar. KJo revealed
that he killed off
Anushka Sharma’s
character in Ae
Dil Hai Mushkil
because ‘she didn’t
love Ranbir, so she
got cancer and
had to die’. He
later called himself
‘God’ and said that
it was her ‘punishment’. The ladies
of the web did not take to it kindly and promptly proceeded to tear KJo apart for his twisted views on love

and karma. Not a good month for Karan Johar, no no.

National Girl Child Day. But instead of going ‘aww’,
every one started bashing the star for completely
ignoring the fact that he has another daughter who
he ‘conveniently’ forgot to wish - his first wife Richa
Sharma’s daughter Trishala Dutt. He brushed them
under the carpet in his blockbuster biopic Sanju too.
But then again, some ghosts just don’t go away.

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Another superstar left unappreciated was Sanjay
Dutt. Sanju Baba decided to put up an adorable post
celebrating Iqra, his daughter with Maanyata on

As far as frosty relationships are concerned,
let’s talk about Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita
Lokhande. Well, the muphat Ankita straight up admitted that she wasn’t on talking terms with her ex.
On being asked whether she would work with him,
the Manikarnika actress said that if the script was
good, then ‘I have no choice’. Ouch! Well, it seems
like the two have some sorting out to do in the congeniality department.

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Priyanka Chopra is all set for her next Hollywood
project which is a biopic on Ma Anand Sheela,

Osho’s right hand woman. PeeCee revealed that
she is developing and producing this project with
American director Barry Levinson. Priyanka will be
playing the lead. Incidentally, our Mrs Jonas was
last seen in the controversial documentary Wild Wild
Country, which blew everyone’s minds off. This one
too seems to be heading the same way.

Recently, Sara Ali Khan was asked to reveal who she
was dating, she said, “Nobody! The only person I
have ever dated is Veer Pahariya.’ So what happened
to Anil Kapoor’s son Harshvardhan Kapoor? Wasn’t
she seen getting very cosy with him at many dos?

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Rajamouli’s
team approached Alia
Bhatt for RRR,
a Telugu film.
KJo who is the
co-producer
supposedly
suggested Alia
Bhatt’s name
for the film. Apparently, Kiara
Advani and
Ram Charan are
also part of this

project. Well,
we are waiting with bated
breath to watch
Alia Bhatt play
a Telugu girl.

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Talking about Sara, she and Janhvi Kapoor are said
to be the debutants of the year. Obviously, Sara Ali
Khan has been successful in creating more buzz than
Janhvi. So it doesn’t come as a surprise when Janhvi
was mistakenly called by Sara’s name by the pap’s.
Could have been an honest mistake, but Janhvi
insisted that the media called her Sara deliberately.
Ah well!

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CAT’S CROWN
This month goes to...

Deepika Padukone. For being appointed as the Chairperson for
MAMI (Mumbai film festival). This did come as a surprise to many,
however, we are told that there was a strong reason behind it and
that was they were hoping Deepika’s star power could get the
investors flocking in. Kudos to our power gal Deepika!

From one cat to another, Meeeoow till next month!

Cover Story
Sumita Chakraborty finds out more about this unsavoury incident…


Is There More To The
Allegations Of

Sexual
Abuse Against

Raju Hirani Than That What
Meets The Eye?
I

t was the second edition of the
poster of Ek Ladki Ko Dekha

PhotograPhs: Maajid Khan;
assistants: VaibhaV PurarKar &
Mayuresh MahadeV sawant
iMage Processed by:
FourKoholics
ranbir & raju hirani: styled by:
eKa laKhani, assistant stylist:
Manda narawade

produced by Vidhu Vinod
Chopra and co-produced by
Rajkumar Hirani that came out

sometime in December but the
weirdest thing was that it had
come out with Rajkumar Hirani’s
name conspicuously absent.
In fact, that’s what fuelled the
entire buzz – was it a typo or an
obvious omission… the media
questioned, the film fraternity
wondered… Well, the truth
behind the omission was so
shocking that it left everyone
gasping in shock…

The Man On The Pedestal
…Put up high on a pedestal,
revered by one and all, he is
the genius director just about
everyone in Tinselville looks up
to... And, he was and still is on
the wish list of every actor – big
or small.
Incidentally, they called him
the gentleman director mostly
because of his humble and
an almost self-depreciating
demeanour. In fact, if you weren’t
an avid film goer, it surely would
come as a surprise to learn that
this ordinary man is the one
responsible for an extraordinary

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i have offered my full support
and recommended that she take
the complaint to a legal body or a
neutral party since we cannot be
arbitrators or judges on this.”
— anupama chopra
the-line heart-warming films - from
the super remarkable 3 Idiots to
the incredible Munnabhai series
to now the super hit Sanju. That’s
right… we are talking about
Rajkumar Hirani.
With a career spanning a few
decades, this man has seen many
stupendous successes. In fact,
everything he touched turned to
gold. Until… a catastrophic turn
of recent events cast aspersions
on his character and tarred his
hitherto squeaky clean reputation.
…It was indeed ‘breaking news’
and every media house had the
same headline ‘Rajkumar Hirani
Accused of Sexual Abuse’ in big,
bold sized fonts.
#MeToo Again?
Shocking! …And the film industry

which was already reeling under
the devastating #MeToo movement
buckled further under the weight
of such a huge accusation. Agreed,
the #MeToo movement had netted
the likes of Sajid Khan, Vikas Bahl,
Kailash Kher, Anu Malik and so
many others. But undoubtedly Raju
Hirani’s name in this infamous list
sent shock waves throughout the
industry. And why not? There’s
never been a whiff of misconduct in
his entire career – in fact, all the stars
who worked with him rave over him.
So this was indeed a biggie.
Timeline
So what exactly happened? …
Supposedly, Rajkumar Hirani
was accused of sexual assault
by a woman who worked as his
assistant at RHF (Rajkumar Hirani
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after knowing raju for almost 20 years, i can
safely say that he is amongst the most cultured, refined
and peerless man i have met in the film industry. i’m not
speaking as an actress cementing bonds, hence i speak
with utmost honesty and with zero agenda here. i speak
as a family friend and most importantly, as a woman.”

— raageshwari loomba

Films) while working on the Sanjay Dutt’s biopic
film Sanju. An email addressed to Sanju coproducer and Hirani’s close business associate
Bollywood producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra dated
November 3, 2018 by the lady claimed that
Hirani had sexually abused her on more than one
occasion over a six-month period between March
and September 2018. Supposedly, the assault and
abuse took place during the post-production work
of Sanju starring Ranbir Kapoor which released on
June 29, 2018.
According to a media report, the woman in
question has allegedly said that on April 9, 2018,
Hirani first made a sexually suggestive remark to
her and then sexually assaulted her at his homeoffice.
In the email, she claimed, “I remember forming
these words on my lips - “Sir. This is wrong...
Because of this power structure. You being the
absolute power and me being a mere assistant, a
nobody - I will never be able to express myself to
you.”
Until the assault, the woman wrote in her email,
she saw Hirani as a father figure. “My mind, body
and heart were grossly violated that night and for
the next 6 months,” the email said of the period
that followed.
The woman also said that she was intimidated
by Hirani, who was her boss at the time, and
nearly 30 years older than her. She said she took

great pains to conceal Hirani’s actions towards
her and maintain a facade of normalcy as her
father was suffering from a terminal illness, and
she desperately needed to hold on to her job.
“I had no choice but to be polite to him,” the
woman told in an interview to HuffPost India. “It
was unbearable but the reason I endured it all,
until I couldn’t, was because I didn’t want my
job to be taken away from me, and work to be
questioned. Ever.”
“I was worried that if I left midway, it would be
impossible to find another job in this industry if
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raju hirani is one of the most decent
human beings i have ever worked with and i
think it would be grossly unjust on my part to
speak on this as i do not know the details.”
— dia Mirza
he were to speak badly about my
work,” the woman said. “Because
if Hirani said I wasn’t good,
everybody would listen. My future
would be in jeopardy.”
Rajkumar Denies
Rajkumar Hirani, responding
through his lawyer Anand
Desai, categorically denied the
allegations.

“At the outset, our client states
that the allegations made against
him are false, mischievous,
scandalous, motivated and
defamatory.”
Reactions
Throughout the decades, it was
said that Raju Hirani and Vidhu
Vinod Chopra were as close
as two peas in a pod. Their
relationship synced extremely
well. However, this unsavoury
incident jolted their relationship
totally out of sync. In fact, Raju
Hirani himself agreed that his
relationship with Vidhu Vinod
Chopra was “crumbling under
pressure.” And though Vidhu
Vinod Chopra declined to
comment, Anupama Chopra,
Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s wife and
partner at Vinod Chopra Films
(VCF) confirmed that the woman
had shared an account with her,
and that VCF has since set up a
committee to address complaints
of sexual harassment.
Anupama confirmed, “I have
offered my full support and
recommended that she take the

complaint to a legal body or a
neutral party since we cannot be
arbitrators or judges on this.”
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i have never seen him (raju hirani)
behaving badly or doing anything incorrect.”
— arshad warsi
On the other hand, actors like
Dia Mirza, Sharman Joshi, Arshad
Warsi came out in support of Raju
Hirani. Sharman Joshi asserted,
“Raju sir, is a man of immense
integrity, character, honour,
compassion and truthfulness, all
the virtues one would imagine
are non-existent in people today,
someone I am absolutely inspired
by and have learnt from and
because of whom I believe I have
gone onto being a better person.”
He also started the hashtag
#IStandForRajuHirani
“We also offered to set up an ICC
at VCF (which we have set up
since then) even though a VCF
ICC could not have taken up
the case since she was an RHF
(Rajkumar Hirani Films) employee

at the time. These are two
separate companies,” she said in
an email dated December 5, 2018.
Anupama said that the woman
told her she needed time to
think about how to take things
forward. She added, “I did not
want in any way to pressurise her
or steer her in any direction. As
Vinod and I told her then, she has
our full support and we are fully
respectful of whatever decision
she has taken.”
But what was a little strange
was that despite there being no
third party arbitration or a legal
complaint, Rajkumar Hirani was
ousted from the credits of Ek Ladki
Ko Dekha which was co-produced
by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and him.
Writer Abhigyan Joshi who was
also very close to Raju Hirani too
proclaimed that he stood by “her”
(the lady who accused Raju Hirani
of sexual abuse).

he (hirani) is one
of the directors with the
cleanest image, you must
not forget that.”

— richa chadha


In The Words Of Film Information
Halt Action

“The #MeToo movement
in Bollywood got another
injection when an assistant
on Sanju two weeks back
accused Rajkumar Hirani
of sexually harassing her.
Fox Star Studios, one of the
joint producers of the film,
it is believed, lost no time
in deleting the name of
Hirani from the publicities
of Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh
Aisa Laga, the next joint
production venture of Fox,
Hirani and Vidhu Vinod
Chopra, like Sanju was. It
is being said that Fox takes
matters of sexual harassment
very seriously and, therefore,
the Indian counterpart of
the Hollywood studio lost no
time in striking off the name
of the accused producer.
The industry was shocked

to learn that a simpleton
like Rajkumar Hirani’s name
could be dragged into a
controversy as serious as
the #MeToo one. The trade
was even more shocked that
Vinod Chopra and Fox took
the immediate and drastic
action of deleting the name
of Hirani from the publicities
of the forthcoming film. Just
a thought: if the studios and
producers are so upright about
their association with a person
who has been accused – as
against proven guilty – of
sexual harassment, shouldn’t
the said studio and producer
first and foremost return the
profits of the previous film to
Hirani because if they can’t

allow his name to adorn the
titles of their next film, why
should they also partake in
the profits of his previous film.
And, more importantly, the girl
who has accused the numero
uno filmmaker and sexual
harassment has said that the

alleged harassment took place
on the sets of Sanju (and not on

the sets of Ek Ladki Ko Dekha
Toh Aisa Laga). Or probably,
the uprightness comes into
play when it’s time to give the
accused credit for something,
not when taking the profits
from the film which was
made (directed and coproduced) by the accused.
Double standards, we say.”


what was also a little strange
was that despite being no
third party arbitration or a legal
complaint, raj Kumar hirani
was ousted from the credits on
the poster of ek ladki Ko dekha
which was co-produced by
Vidhu Vinod chopra and him.
Arshad Warsi further insisted, “I
have never seen him (Raju Hirani)
behaving badly or doing anything
incorrect. So, suddenly hearing this,
you think, ‘How is this possible?’
I cannot say anything till it is all
100 per cent there... One cannot
jump to a conclusion. It is not fair.

I personally don’t like to jump to
conclusions and pass my judgement
and suddenly start looking at a
person differently. I cannot do that.
It’s not right to do that. What I feel
about Rajkumar Hirani? I think he
is a fabulous gentleman. He is a
lovely guy. My association with him
is so long and I have never seen one
wrong thing about him.”
Actress Richa Chadha -- who
has been one of the most vocal
proponents of the #MeToo
movement in India, says, “It isn’t
power structure. I think everyone
is tentative because they don’t
know the facts of the case. Legally,
a publication is allowed to run a
story because they vet it with their
legal team. But it’s an anonymous
allegation. I’m not defending him or
the girl either. I’ve learnt it the hard
in good times

way. A friend of mine was falsely
accused. This is the only reason
why I feel people are tentative.”
She added, “He (Hirani) is one
of the directors with the cleanest
image, you must not forget

that. There have been others
who were accused but nobody
said anything.”
Dia Mirza also reiterated, “I am
deeply distressed by this news.
As someone who has known and
respects Raju sir for 15 years I
can only hope that a due official
enquiry is conducted. He is one of
the most decent human beings I
have ever worked with and I think
it would be grossly unjust on my
part to speak on this as I do not
know the details.”

Sonam Kapoor avers, “I am a huge
supporter of the #MeToo movement
and this is a very important
question… I know Raju Hirani very
well. I have known him for many
years and I have huge respect
for him as a filmmaker and as a
man. I think we all should reserve
judgement and be very responsible
before we say anything more on this
subject. Because we don’t need to
derail this movement,”
Boney Kapoor too further
claimed, “I don’t believe this
allegation. He can never do

something like this.”
Foot Note
We too endorse the #MeToo
movement completely. However,
there are things that definitely
rankle in Raju Hirani’s case. Like
for instance, why was Raju Hirani’s
name removed from the credits of
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha without any
proper enquiry? Why was no formal
complaint made against him?
Lots of questions, but only
time can tell what the outcome
of this case will be. In the
meantime, we hope and pray
that justice prevails and the truly
guilty gets punished.
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“I Never Really Found
The Time To Make
Friends In The Industry.”
Pooja Kesavan chats up Govinda to find out about
controversies, equations and his film Rangeela Raja.
Read on to know more...
Why are you doing lesser films
than before?
I do work that comes to me where
I feel satisfied. I used to do a

lot of movies back then - I hope
the aura is the same when I do
a movie today. But I’ll not do as
many films as before - I couldn’t
possibly be able to, not anymore.
So whatever movie or work that
comes to me, I’ll do it with utmost
sincerity and passion. That’s the
aim, not the number of films.

You are constantly asked why
you don’t do genres other than
comedy. What is your response
to that?
I used to feel this initially...that
I was stuck doing comedy or
scripts that came to me were of a
comic nature. During the filming
of Izzatdaar, Dilip sahab ji told
me that I should do subtle and
light cinema. This was because
my health was a little off track
as the movies I was doing then
were mostly action films. That’s
when I realised that those kind
of films suited me more and I
started giving hits. I felt that

was a new phase in my life.
There were no difficulties and I

worked smoothly. In fact, I started
to feel that I wasn’t working
very hard but people were still
paying me (laughs). Aur kripya
diya kare. So the work people
usually found difficult I never did.
And I delivered hit films for 15
years that created history. And
this history would never have
happened if I hadn’t listened to
Dilip sahab back then.

As an actor how do you
perceive Pahlaj Nihalani as a
producer?
Whoever you are, you always
need a producer who can present
you well. I’m very confident about
his presentation. He is presenting
Mishika and the two other young
girls who are working in Rangeela
Raja. It is similar to how he
presented me too back then. Look
at him sitting like a Don! (laughs)
Rangeela Raja is our fourth film
and we have always given hits. We
are working after 25 years now.
Shola aur Shabnam, Aankhen,
Jhoota Ilzaam and now this. We

have given super successes in the
industry. Pahlaj ji has mastered
giving hits with me in it (laughs).
There are people who make films
with the stars, then there are
people behind the stars. He is the
latter. Half a dozen actors have
entered the industry because of
him and I’m lucky to be one of
them. So I’m very thankful to him.

Who do you consider your
friends in the industry?
The term ‘friends’ is very tricky.
I never really found the time to
make friends in the industry. And
when I do find time, just like two
stars in the sky, we never seem to
stick together. But, as an artiste,
I feel the entire film line is one
family. They’re there throughout
your life, so the term ‘friends’ is
very underwhelming. I never got
the time to party in the evenings
with people from the industry
or spend much time with them.
I was too engrossed in my work.
But now is a good start is what I
feel. I think I have the time now
and maybe, you all will see me

more often at parties.

What are your next projects?
I have finalised two films but
I don’t want to announce it
right now.




“Both Ranbir And Ranveer
Are Superb Human Beings
And Outstanding Actors.”
AliA BhAtt continues to take the Bollywood film
industry by storm with her memorable performances.
From Highway to Raazi, this actress has proven herself
to be one of the biggest finds of the last decade and has
already positioned herself at the top of the chain. Nothing
seems to be slowing her down as an actress, and she’s also
as happy as can be behind the scenes as she continues to
date Brahmastra co-star Ranbir Kapoor. Here, she talks to
Ahad Sanwari about her relationship with Ranbir Kapoor and
Ranveer Singh and her films, including her latest release
Gully Boy. Read on...
How was it working on Gully Boy with Zoya Akhtar?
I keep talking all the time about how brilliant my experience was working with
Zoya and Excel Entertainment, I couldn’t have asked for a more efficient and
punctual team. And Gully Boy as a film is so raw, it comes straight from the stomach
to the heart to you. I really felt all of that on the sets. It was a crazy experience.
What kind of character are you playing in Gully Boy?

I can’t talk too much about my character right now, I don’t know how much I’m
allowed to say. People have asked me if she’s a doctor. She’s just a medical student
and as the trailer showed, she, in this case, I, can do a liver transplant on you. I
don’t guarantee that it’ll be successful but I can do it (laughs).
Your character says ‘Aisa dhoptungi na usko!’ to a girl who she thinks is
making a move on her man. Have you done or would do the same thing with
Ranbir?
Not yet, at least, aisa koi situation aaya toh nahin hai. And I don’t think I ever will
because I’m a very non-violent girl. But dimaag mein zaroor dhoptungi. I’ll just
stand far away and think about it
What major similarities and differences do you see when working with
Ranbir and Ranveer?
There are quite a lot of similarities, actually. Both Ranbir and Ranveer are superb
human beings and also, outstanding actors. And they’re both also very special to
me. The only difference would probably be that I’m doing Gully Boy with one and
Brahmastra with the other.



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I Was Born For

Gully Boy,
Gully
B
o
y
,
Only I Can Do This!
RanveeR Singh can only be described as a ‘filmi

enigma’. He has energy that could sustain a village for a few
days and channels all of that into his films. The actor has given
blockbuster after blockbuster this past 2018 with two gigantic
hits under his belt with Padmaavat and Simmba. Not only that,
he’s also been adding a variety of layers to India’s fashion
game with all those bright colours, big sunglasses and poofy
jackets. And let’s not forget the fact that he provided one of the
year’s biggest moments when he finally married his on-screen
and off-screen rani Deepika Padukone. Ahad Sanwari chats
with the Gully Boy star on looking forward to repeating his
success, rapping for his new wife and how he feels about being
at the top of his game. Read on...

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