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Bollywood actressKatrina Kaif turnsa year older today

(16 July). The actress madeher debut with Boom in2003 but received much-needed recognition withNamastey London. Did youknow, the actress thoughther film was a 'diaster'when she first watched it.Katrina even thought offinding an alternate profes-sion as according to her act-ing career was over. AlsoRead - When RanveerSingh, Ranbir Kapoor,Shraddha Kapoor and moreBollywood stars delivered 8Box Office BLOCK-BUSTERS in just 1 year

During Katrina's appear-ance on Karan Johar's chatshow Koffee With Karan,she spoke about feeling ter-rified after watching herfilm Namastey London. Shesaid, “When I saw the film, Iwas terrified. Vipul (Amrut-lal Shah, director) showedit to me and said, ‘What doyou think?’ I didn’t call himback. You know, when a di-rector shows the actress afilm, you have to give himfeedback. I took off home,shut the door, and didn’t

give him a call.” Also Read- Trending EntertainmentNews Today: Shah RukhKhan and Sanjay Dutt tojoin hands, Yami Gautamand Pankaj Tripathi teamup for Lost, ShanayaKapoor's belly dance andmore

Katrina continued say-ing, she got a call from hisassistant, saying that Vipulwas upset that she did not

give her feedback to him.She said, “I called him andI said, ‘Hi Vipul.’ He asked,‘What do you think?’ I said,‘Nice, very nice film. Okay,bye’,” Katrina said. AlsoRead - Rare Box OfficeTRIVIA: The only timeShah Rukh Khan, SalmanKhan, Akshay Kumar cametogether to deliver 4 Bolly-wood BLOCKBUSTERS in1 year

She continued saying thatshe felt that the film wouldend her career, “I just sawtoo much of me in the filmand you start believingwhat people say. I was like,‘No, no, no, people can’t seeme in a film, they won’twatch the film, it’s a disas-ter. This is over, my life isover.’”

Katrina said “I was like, “Iam packing my bags and Iam going to find a new ca-reer. That was really nice, itwas really important for mebecause I think it didchange people’s perception.It was the first time I got somany calls even from theindustry, from directorssaying, ‘I think you didpretty well in the movie’,”she said.

On the work front, Kat-rina was part of films suchas Welcome, Ajab Prem KiGazab Kahani, Zindagi NaMilegi Dobara, Ek ThaTiger, Dhoom 3, and BangBang. Soon, she will be seenin Sooryavanshi film along-side Akshay Kumar. Kat-rina will also be part ofPhone Bhoot with SiddhantChaturvedi and IshaanKhatter.

Throwback to the time when Katrina Kaif wanted toQUIT Bollywood after watching Namastey London;

wanted to 'find a new career' for herself

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bar when it comes tostyle statements. FromJanhvi Kapoor's gymwear to ShanayaKapoor's easy daywear

to Ananya Panday'sparty outfits, theseyoung stars are redefin-ing style goals for fans.Take a look.

From Janhvi Kapoor to Sara Ali Khan: 10 star kids who areredefining millennial fashion with their stunning outfits

Actor Shilpa ShettyKundra says shewill make her dig-

ital debut with a series andis excited to see how theaudience will receive her inthe streaming space.

The actor said, though itis too early to reveal details,she aims to start shootingfor the project in 2022.

"I have said yes to some-thing that I am going tostart mid next year. Itneeds a lot of prep, that willbe another announcement.OTT has opened up a lot ofavenues for many actors,including me.

"It requires a lot of timeso if it is that one outing,then it really has to justifyyou and be synonyms withyour brand. So there issomething that has comemy way. It will be interest-ing for me to be seen in thatspace," she told PTI.

Shilpa will be the latest'90s star to venture into thedigital space.

Her contemporaries likeMadhuri Dixit andRaveena Tandon are alsoset to make their digital de-but with Netflix seriesFinding Anamika andAranyak, respectively.

While Sushmita Sen hasalready made a successfulseries debut with the 2020show, Aarya.

The 46-year-old actor

said apart from the OTTproject, she has also signeda new film, which will go onfloors by the end of theyear.Shilpa is currentlygearing up for the release ofHungama 2, featuringParesh Rawal.

The Priyadarshan-di-rected comedy is scheduledto be released onDisney+Hotstar on July23.

The actor, known to starin films like Life in a Metroand Dhadkan, said, thoughthe comedy marks her firstfilm in 14 years, her come-back film was supposed tobe Baaghi director SabbirKhan's Nikamma.

The action-romantic-comedy, also starring Abhi-manyu Dassani and Shirley

Setia, was pushed due tothe pandemic.

"The first film I had saidyes to was Nikamma. It is agreat part. I thought if Ihave to make a comeback,it has to be something dif-ferent. We are waiting for atheatrical release for thatone.

"Hungama 2 happens torelease first. I would haveloved to make my come-back on 70 mm but OTT isgreat for us actors becausethere are some people whowould prefer watchingfilms at home due to thepandemic," she added.

Both, Hungama 2 andNikamma are a departurefrom the trend of actorsmaking a comeback to thescreen with heavy duty, so-

cially relevant films.Shilpa said she is inclined

towards entertaining theaudience and unlike otherstars, doesn't take herself"too seriously."

"I really believe actorstake themselves too seri-ously. But I don't. I am hereto entertain people. A filmhas to be received well, it isnever about you. There areso many big multi-starrerfilms where in the trailer it-self I feel, 'I don't think thiswill work for me.'

"I have learnt over theyears, if the content works,the actor works and be-comes bigger... Both thefilms that I chose after sucha long sabbatical workedfor me on those front," sheadded.

Shilpa Shetty to make her OTTdebut, shooting to begin in 2022

Bollywood actorAkshay Kumarhas come out

with an interestingprospect, that he willoffer acting lessons toaspiring actors. The ac-tor took to Instagram tomake this announcement.

Kumar, in a post, saidwhen he was an aspiringactor, he did not have theopportunities to formallylearn the craft. Times havechanged, he said, andadded, "You can now at-tend my professional mas-terclass and draw lessonsfrom my 30 yr journey ofsome success and loads ofpitfalls."

Am I method actor, asksthe actor in a video that heposted along with themessage, adding "as long

as I have understood eachcharacter perfectly well, itdoesn't take me muchtime to move from onecharacter to another."

The actor said he fol-

lows his own method inacting and added that hedraws inspiration for hisroles from characters inreal life. "Through thissession, I would like to

share with you my learn-ing from my 30 years ofexperience in Indian cin-ema, with full honesty andsincerity," the actor saysin the video.

Akshay Kumar announces 'professionalmasterclass' for aspiring actors

Taarak Mehta KaOoltah Chashmahactress Aradhana

Sharma has recounted hercasting couch experience toa daily. What is heartbreak-ing is her candid disclosureon how she suffered fromPSTD after the incident thatleft her with huge trust is-sues. Aradhana Sharma saidthe incident happenedaround 5 years back whenshe was a student in Pune. Itseems it happened in herhome town Ranchi. She toldthe paper, "It happened inmy home town Ranchi.There was a person, who wasdoing casting in Mumbai. Iwas doing modelling assign-ments in Pune and hencewas a bit known. I went toRanchi as he said he is cast-ing for some role. We weredoing script reading in aroom and he was trying totouch me. I couldn’t figureout what was happening. I

just remember pushing him,opening the door and run-ning away. I couldn’t sharethis to anyone for a few days.It was a love scene readingscript. It was very bad."

It seems the incident lefther scarred emotionally andmentally. The actress saidshe started viewing all menin a bad light. She told thepaper, "I can’t stay with aman in one room. I can’teven stay with my papa. Thishas happened with me. I was19/20 years old then. Icouldn’t let anyone touchme. I used to feel so bad. Itwas a very bad experience forme. My mother and I wantedto confront him but then ourfamily members stopped."

The actress played the roleof a detective Deepti onTaarak Mehta Ka OoltahChashmah. AradhanaSharma says the small rolemade a lot of difference toher career.

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah: Aradhana Sharma aka Deeptireveals she's suffering from trust issues after a casting couch

experience; says, 'I can't stay with a man in one room'

Toofan released to-day on OTT. Di-rected by Rakeysh

Omprakash Mehra, thefilm stars Farhan Akhtar,Mrunal Thakur, PareshRawal, Mohan Agashe,Supriya Pathak Kapoorand others. The reactionsare coming in. A majorityof the fans are liking thefilm. Some people did findissues with its length andsecond half though. Here’sa look at some of the reac-tions: Also Read - FarhanAkhtar's Toofan LEAKEDONLINE within few hoursof release; made availableon Tamilrockers and othersites

Meanwhile, post thetrailer launch of the film,during a round table,Farhan Akhtar was askedwhether he had the chanceto show or share anythingrelated to the film to thelegendary athlete MilkhaSingh, who passed awayrecently because ofCOVID-19, Farhanmourned his loss andreplied, “I showed him thefirst poster when it hadcome out. I shared withhim everything that waspossible at that point oftime.” He added, “None ofus expected him to fallsick. None of us expectedhis wife to fall ill. All of itcame as a major shock toall of us. I do feel sad.”

Farhan added that the

legendary athlete wouldhave been proud of hiswork, Farhan added, “Ithink he would have beenvery proud if he wouldhave watched this film.Honestly, he has instilledin me the value of working

hard. He’s the core of mybeing. I have had the greatfortune to have spent timewith him and portray himin a film. But the impactthat the man had on me,just in terms of opening upmy mind to the fact that

everything is possible onlywhen you’re willing towork hard. That belief thateverything is possible hascome from him. He wouldhave been proud at leastfor the belief he’s instilled. Ido miss him.”

Toofan Movie Review: Fans call the Farhan Akhtar-Paresh Rawal-Mrunal Thakur sports film a brilliant blend

of action, romance and emotions