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My Mother Made Me Clean Bathroom: Kajol
Kajol, one of the very few actresses who has had a long run in Bollywood, claims that her success is a result of her dedication and discipline. The DDLJ actress credits the discipline that she has inculcated to her mother, who made her even clean bathroom.
For the starters, Kajol is the daughter of yesteryear actress Tanuja, one of the top actresses of the 70s. Despite being born in an opulent family and having many servants at their home, Kajol, when she was a kid, was made to sweep the house and clean the bathroom by her mother.
‘My mother taught me to look after myself and the house if at some point, I don’t have servants in my house. Even, I’ve made my kids broom the house to teach them that nobody’s job is less,’ Kajol said.
The actress is quite excited about acting alongside her favorite co-star, Shah Rukh Khan in yet another film. She plays a special role in SRK’s upcoming film, ‘Zero’.
Meet Shruti Haasan’s Cosmetic Dermatologist
After facing severe criticism from audience as well as her hardcore fans for her looks in “Katamarayudu”, Shruti Haasan is back to her best self. Even though she defended her looks then, reports emerged that she had taken the criticism seriously and started taking the services of a noted Cosmetic Dermatologist to get back her ravishing looks.
The ‘Gabbar Singh’ beauty has now revealed the doctor who reportedly healed her. Sharing a selfie, that also features famous dermatologist, Rashmi Shetty, Shruti thanked her for taking care of her skin and hair. The glow in her make-up less face is clearly visible.
We have learnt that besides Shruti Haasan, many top actresses are the customers of Dr. Rashmi Shetty. Talk about the background preparation actresses of this generation do to look their best on screen!
Meanwhile, speculations are rife that Shruti plans to marry her English boyfriend soon and pursue a career in international music industry.
Trivikram Out Of That Safe Group??
Who is called star hero and star director? Definitely, these kinds of celebs deliver minimum guarantee films for the box office. Whether their films release in a group or during the non-festival season, they will score well. Of late, many stars are however losing such tag.
We have very few star directors who are dependable in case if one needs a hit. The likes of Rajamouli, Vinayak, Sukumar, Trivikram, Sreenu Vaitla are in this ‘safe group’ that always delivers a viable product. But Vaitla moved out of this zone due to pick same routine stories. Though Vinayak delivered some flops, he’s still lauded for coming up with mass films that will work in B & C centres. Sukumar’s 1 Nenokkadine is the only big bouncer but otherwise, he’s okay. What about Trivikram?
Right from the beginning, Trivikram’s film stood out for their brilliant writing though they fell flat at box office sometimes. However, by delivering movies like Jalsa, Julayi, Attarintiki Daredi S/O Satyamurthy and A..Aa in a row, he proved that he’s that Mr Dependable. However, he’s looking like moving out of the safe group if we look at the result carefully.
Forget Agnyaathavaasi result, even before we have A..Aa that made huge money but still, the producers made only fewer profits. Though Attarintiki Daredi is an industry hit at that time, the profits gained by producers are not so high. All this is due to the high making costs involved in those movies. When fruits are not being enjoyed by the stakeholders, how will Trivikram stay as a safe director by investing so much into production?
For Facebook posts and memes he might be a god, but still, trade of his films is little worrying. Now Agnyaathavaasi woes will only add salt to those wounds.
Agnyaathavaasi: Venkatesh Scenes to be Added from Tomorrow
Here comes the final card from the deck of Agnyaathavaasi makers. They have just announced that the withheld scenes featuring senior hero Venkatesh’s special appearance in the film will be added to the film from tomorrow.
They have released the making video of Venky and Pawan dubbing together for that particular scene in the presence of Trivikram. The video looks quite humorous, will the original be as humorous on the big screen too? Will it make any impact as the film has already been written off? Most importantly, who will bear the entire spineless film just for the sake of a few minutes cameo?
We hear that makers have decided to chop off a couple of scenes from the theatrical version besides adding scenes featuring Venkatesh. The new version will be played in all the theatres that screen the film from tomorrow. It needs to be seen if the final effort of Agnyaathavaasi makers can add any benefit to the already dead horse?
Nayini comment lands KCR in trouble!
Telangana home minister Nayini Narasimha Reddy is one of the few straightforward leaders in Telangana. He doesn’t mince words when he wants to say something and calls spade a spade.
In the past, when media persons enquired with him about the alleged fake encounter in northern Telangana forests, he feigned ignorance saying the police officials would not tell him before resorting to encounters.
A ‘candid’ comment made by the home minister landed chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in an embarrassing position.
Speaking at the inauguration of a calendar of Telangana Fighters’ Association, Nayini said: “Several “mu… kodukulu” (ba…rds) who had opposed Telangana and abused Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao in filthy language, have become the MLAs and MPs of the TRS and even ministers in KCR cabinet.”
He went on to say that despite their abusing KCR, they were admitted into the TRS only because KCR wanted to wipe out the TDP which had opposed the Telangana formation.
Though Nayini did not take any names, it is known to everybody as to who these leaders are.
Foremost among them are ministers Tummala Nageshwar Rao, Talasani Srinivasa Yadav and Mahender Reddy, who used to criticise KCR strongly during the Telangana agitation. Talasani had even threatened to drive KCR out of Hyderabad for attacking Andhra settlers.
Similarly, MLAs like Mynampalli Hanumantha Rao, Gandhi, Vivekanada and others, who strongly opposed Telangana formation, are playing key role in the TRS now.
It is for the first time that a minister in KCR’s cabinet himself had found fault with the presence of anti-Telangana and anti-KCR leaders in the cabinet and the party.
Definitely, it is a big embarrassment to the TRS chief.
Wife of Andhra techie killed in Kansas for Trump’s annual address
WASHINGTON: Sunayana Dumala, the wife of Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla who was killed, has been invited to attend US President Donald Trump’s maiden State of the Union address, a media report has said.
Ms Dumala’s husband, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, was shot dead in a hate crime by an American navy veteran at a bar in Olathe city last year.
Ms Dumala, 32, fell out of status because her permission to reside in the US was tied to Kuchibhotla through marriage but she managed to regain her residency status.
She has been invited by Congressman Kevin Yoder to attend Trump’s State of the Union address, an annual message presented by the US president to a joint session of the Congress.
The State of the Union address will be held on January 30.
“She is a very powerful symbol of who the system is failing,” Mr Yoder was quoted as saying in the report.
“One of the reasons I have become so passionate about this immigration issue is that we need to send a message to the Indian community and other immigrant groups that we are a loving country that is welcome to all,” said Mr Yoder who is a member of the Congressional caucus on India and Indian Americans.
Ms Dumala said she now plans to travel to India to observe the first death anniversary of her husband.
She said she has been overwhelmed by the response from friends, families, neighbours and strangers.
“That answer was quick… it came like, ‘You do belong here’,” she said. (PTI)
Cockfights at Janmabhoomi meetings!
The Janmabhoomi programme, which is supposed to be a platform to receive representations from the people on various issues of their concern and resolve them immediately, has turned out be a pastime activity for the Telugu Desam Party leaders.
At Pithapuram of East Godavari district, the TDP leaders resorted to cock-fights to entertain themselves at the conclusion of Janmabhoomi programme, much to the amusement of the villagers.
Notwithstanding the presence of revenue and police officials and the high court rulings, Kakinada MP Thota Narasimham and MLA NVSN Varma conducted cockfights on the pretext of Sankranti celebrations at the valedictory of the Janmabhoomi-Maa Vooru programme.
A large number of people, mostly supporters of the MP and the MLA, from neighbouring mandals and villages gathered at the venue to enjoy the cockfights.
The MP and MLA took one cock each, brought by the party workers, and released them in the arena. The cocks fought as the people cheered on.
It may be recalled that the MLA went on record declaring at Uppada that it was impossible to stop cockfights which were part of the tradition.
But holding the cockfights as part of the state government’s prestigious Janmabhoomi programme is something unpardonable, say the locals.
Agnyaathavaasi Day 2 Collections: Huge Crash!
After taking a non-Baahubali record opening on Day 1, Pawan Kalyan’s highly expected family entertainer, ‘Angyaathavaasi’ crashed on Day 2 itself, sending shivers across trade.
The Pawan Kalyan-starrer collected a paltry 4 Cr share with approx 7.5 Cr gross on Thursday, Day 2, and took its 2 days total share from the Telugu states to 30.24 Cr (about 45 Cr gross). The second day share is more than 80 percent lower than the first day’s, 26.25 Cr approx.
The film’s performance is no better outside the Telugu states either. After grossing a record 60 Cr on first day, Agnyaathavaasi added a mere 10 Cr to take its two days worldwide gross to about 70 Cr. Poor talk has visibly taken a bigger than expected toll on the overall collections.
Below is the area-wise break-up of share:
Nizam – 7,32,00,000
Ceded – 3,90,00,000
Nellore – 1,75,00,000
Guntur – 4,06,12,971
Krishna – 2,14,66,117
West – 3,82,61,965
East – 3,04,19,415
Uttharandhra – 4,20,00,000
Total 2 days AP & TS Share – 30.24 Cr (Gross – 45 Cr)
Total 2 days worldwide Share – 45 Cr (Gross – 70 Cr)
In US also, the Trivikram directorial crashed on second day, collecting just USD 40K. The current total stands USD 1.72 million.
Distributors will be incurring huge losses if the film doesn’t pick up during the festival holidays.
Brand Mahesh at Stake?
With his latest film, SPYder all set to have its worldwide TV premiere on Jan 14, fans are worried that the embarrassment caused by ‘Brahmotsavam’ might repeat.
Mahesh’s penultimate release, “Brahmotsasvam” became such a huge disaster at box office that movie lovers didn’t show interest to watch the Srikanth Addala directorial on even TV. As a result, the family drama fetched an embarrassingly low TRP Rating – 7.52, which is too low for the standards of Mahesh. In comparison, “Srimanthudu” recorded almost three times better TRP Rating than Brahmotsavam’s – 21.8
As SPYder became a bigger disaster than Brahmotsavam, fans are worried about its reception on TV on the eve of its world premiere. If this film also repeats the utterly poor performance of Brahmotsavam, the satellite rights business of Mahesh’s upcoming films may also take a huge hit besides putting Brand Mahesh at stake.
SPYder will be premiered on TV on January 14, this Sunday. Ravi Teja’s “Raja The Great” and Sharwanand’s “Mahanubhavudu” will also be premiering on the same day. NTR’s “Jai Lava Kusa” will debut on TV one day ahead, on Jan 13. If SPYder fares poorer than these films, it would be much more embarrassing for Mahesh.
Dil Raju’s Next is A Socio-Fantasy
Even though Dil Raju doesn’t have any involvement in a film, he can still raise its value in trade just with his association with the film as a Distributor. The makers of a small film are now excited the ace filmmaker has agreed to release their film in Nizam area.
Sarabha, an upcoming socio-fantasy film will be distributed in Nizam by Dil Raju. Featuring senior actress Jaya Prada in a crucial role, Sarabha boasts of extensive VFX. The film has been ready for release since a long time, but the makers have been in search of good release date and big distributors who can assure decent release. As Dil Raju has now come on board, makers plan to release the film next month. Dil Raju, who has the track record of scoring big hits with small films, is confident of the success of Sarabha.
Meanwhile, after a super successful 2017, Dil Raju is likely to receive a massive jolt at box office with “Agnyaathavaasi”. Reportedly, he acquired the Nizam rights for a whopping Rs 29 Cr, and the film is predicted by trade analysts to incur him huge loss.
Superstar Receives Death Threats! Cancels Shoot
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been forced to stop the shooting of his new film, ‘Race 3’ in Mumbai after he received death threats.
The other day, several policemen landed directly on the sets of ‘Race 3’ with the information that some armed gangsters were on their way to the Film City to kill the ‘Sultan’ star. The policemen stopped the shooting immediately and escorted Salman to his house amidst tight security. Reportedly, Salman Khan’s father Salim Khan confirmed that his son had received death threats from a gangster based in Rajasthan.
The gangster, Lawrence Bishnoi, had threatened last week that he would kill Salman in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, when the actor went there to appear in the court in connection with the Black Buck poaching case. Taking his warning seriously, the Rajasthan police provided tight security to Salman until he left Jodhpur.
Now, claiming that they have information on Rajasthan gangsters coming to Mumbai to kill Salman, the Mumbai police rushed to the actor’s movie sets, escorted him to his house and advised him to stay home for a couple of days.
#Agnyaathavasi Copied From Jr NTR’s Film
Every film lover will have their own interpretation and perception when it comes to a film being hit or flop at the box office. And then we have Pawan Kalyan’s Agnyaathavaasi, which looked like a copy of French film Largo Winch. Here is an interesting snippet about it.
The core point of this Trivikram directorial is hiding a song until he comes off age then setting him on enemies who wanted to destroy the empire of his father. This is the core point of Largo Winch and also another Jr NTR film.
Yes, if we look carefully, the central theme of Jr NTR and Boyapati Sreenu’s “Dammu” movie also has the same story. While Largo Winch and Agnyaathavaasi deal with saving a business empire, here the hero’s hiding game has something to do with pride and prestige of a family and a village. For that reason, some movie lovers are now saying that Pawan’s film is lifted from Dammu itself.
Anyway, if we could construct a hypothetical conclusion, while Largo Winch came in 2008, Dammu was made in 2011 and Agnyaathavaasi in 2018. So we may say that even Dammu is lifted from Largo Winch only. Trivia is that, all these films are not commercially viable projects.
India Successfully Launches 100th Satellite
India’s space agency, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) successfully launched its 100th satellite ‘Cartosat-2 Series’ on Friday, creating history in international space arena and thus giving a proud moment for all Indians.
The launch happened from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota Island, Andhra Pradesh. ISRO used PSLV-C40 launch vehicle that carried 31 satellites, out of which three are of India and 28 of six other countries – Canada, Finland, France, Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. The weather observation ‘Cartosat-2 Series’ satellite was inserted into a 505-kilometre sun-synchronous orbit. In August last year, ISRO suffered a setback when it tried to launch this satellite then.
ISRO scientists said the mission is a unique one as the satellites will be launched in two orbits. President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated ISRO on the successful launch of India’s 100th satellite.
Releasing Today: Mrugaraju Nightmares For Mega Fans!
No one except diehard fans of Balakrishna took Jai Simha seriously until Agnyaathavaasi bombed at the box office.With Agnyathavasi failing miserably, focus is now shifted to Balakrishna’s mass masala Jai Simha directed by KS Ravi Kumar.
Nothing about the film has excited cinephiles, but we can never underestimate the mass power of Balakrishna.When Mrugaraju and Narasimhanaidu clashed at the box office, not many believed Balakrishna’s film to conquer the throne and Chiranjeevi’s film to bite the dust.
Agnyaathavaasi stole all the limelight away from other Sankranthi films until its result was out. Can Balakrishna pull off a blockbuster like Narasimhanaidu with Jai Simha?The film needs to collect somewhere around Rs. 30 crore to be termed as a hit. A very easy target compared to recent biggies.
Along with Jai Simha, Suriya’s Gang also is releasing today. Suriya has been struggling to live up to expectations lately. This film is crucial for him as his graph has been going downwards from a long time.
Both the films are releasing in decent number of theaters and luckily Agnyaathavaasi is no longer a threat to them.Let us see who among these two heroes offers the right kind of entertainment for this festive season.
