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Annup Sonii on 6 Years Of Shooting With Surekha Sikri
The passing away of theatre and film veteran Surekha Sikri has left many of her colleagues shell-shocked
Recalls Annup ,“I played her son and she became a mother-figure for the entire team .As I got to know her closely—we were working for 16-17 hours together everyday—I became more and more fond of her. Surekhaji was well-read and articulate. She could speak several languages fluently including Urdu, Hindi and English. And she didn’t enjoy memorizing her dialogues from the script in the Roman Hindi. She would write her dialogues in Devnagiri in the spaces on the script and then memorize them. She said she was comfortable with the words only when she wrote them in her own handwriting and in the original Hindi. Which is why when she spoke , her words didn’t sound as though they had been written by a dialogue writer. They sounded like her own.”
There was one other thing that bonded Anuup with Surekhaji. “We were both from the National School Of Drama. Of course she was much senior. When I went to the NSD I would hear stories, almost like folklore, about actors like Manohar Singh and Surekha Sikri . To actually get to work with her was a dream-come-true . I had to wait for Balika Vadhu for that privilege. But the wait was worth it. Both Satyajeet Sharma and I who played her sons in the serial spent hours with her. I lived very close to Surekhaji.So after shooting we would drive back together. I’d request her to get into my car and her car would follow us.”
Anuup was in touch with Surekhaji during the pandemic. “I would speak to her on the phone, ask her if she needed anything. I knew she was not in need of anything. She was financially sound. She also had a supportive family. But after her life partner Hemant Rege’s death she preferred to stay alone with only her faithful caregiver who was with her right till the end.”
Anuup’s closing thought on the deceased stalwart? “She was so focused on her work right till the end. She enjoyed acting and gave her life to it. During the last six months her health had begun to fail. But she had a full life and she lived it on her own terms.Not many of us get to do that.”
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Tanushree Dutta Reacts To Sajid Khan In Bigg Boss

Like many who were horrified to see the MeToo accused Sajid Khan being welcomed into Bigg Boss with Salman Khan’s blessings, actress Tanushree Dutta who heralded the MeToo movement in Bollywood, has also been deeply affected by this shocking turn of events.
Speaking exclusively Tanushree says, “I’m appalled . Speechless at the sheer irresponsibility towards the impact of such a thing on the public. I don’t watch Bigg Boss and I think I never will after this.”
To Tanushree goes the credit for bringing the MeToo movement into Bollywood. In 2018 she accused actor Nana Patekar and several others of harassment.
Speaking in an earlier interview Tanushree had said, “It’s been very hard on me emotionally, psychologically and financially these 12 years after the mob violence on the sets of Horn OK Please in 2008 instigated by Nana Patekar and his goons.I had gone into severe depression post that episode for many years because the level of cunning manipulation, public humiliation and threats I had to endure was too much for me.”
Tanushee says she has got no support in her fight against sexual discrimination from the film fraternity. Instead of getting justice and being rehabilitated into work in Bollywood, her primary source of income, she has been further been pushed and forced into legal procedures.
Speaking on the impact of the MeToo movement in India ,Tanushree said, “What I’m most concerned about is what impact might it have on women, girls and boys of the next generation who are being taught about feminism, human rights and empowerment?? I mean you can’t blow the trumpet on empowerment and then have a corrupt and outdated legal system bind you with loopholes.”
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Sajid Khan To Be Evicted From Bigg Boss?

When MeToo-tainted filmmaker Sajid Khan made a quiet entry into the Bigg Boss last week , little did he expect the uproar that followed.
The social media is filled with howls of outrage. Singer Sona Mohapatra called out Javed Akhtar and son Farhan for not speaking out against Sajid’s clean-chit treatment.Now Iranian actresses Mandana Karimi, lately in the news for protesting in Mumbai against the Hijab in her home country, has apparently blown open the lid on Sajid Khan’s stealthy entry into Bigg House.
Earlier this week Mandana announced her decision to quit Bollywood after Sajid’s entry into Bigg Boss. She feels there is little respect for women in Bollywood, and she is not wrong.
In a video clip that Kangana Ranaut has shared on social media from BBC’s documentary Death In Bollywood suicide victim Jiah Khan’s sister Karishma has now made fresh serious allegations against Sajid Khan .
This seems to have finally shaken up the Bigg Boss producers. There is now a serious behind-the-scenes discussion to evict Sajid Khan immediately.
Sources say the producers Endemol Shine India never expected such an uproar against Khan’s contestability on Bigg Boss.
“The brand is affected(by Sajid Khan’s entry into Bigg Boss). Salman Khan who hosts the show is also not sure whether the decision was the right one.He(Sajid) is likely to be out sooner rather than later,” the source informs.
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Krushna Abhishek Confirms He Is Not Part Of Kapil’s Show, “But I May Be Back”

Kapil Sharma’s partner in comedy Krushna Abhishek is not returning to the next season of The Kapil Sharma Show on Sony Entertainment.
Responding to my query about rumours that he has quit the show post disagreements with Kapil Krushna while admitting he was quitting the show says, “There are no issues between Kapil and me. He loves me the most. There were issues involving the contact.”
Krushna then adds, “The show is mine as well, and I may be back.”
Throughout the last season of The Kapil Sharma Show, Krushna Abhishek was in the news for his disagreements with his uncle actor Govinda. Krushna is seen to be an integral part of of the show .
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“No Offence To Nayanthara Fans,” Says Karan Johar

Fans of Tamil superstar Nayanthara have taken huge umbrage to Karan Johar insisting on Koffee With Karan that Samantha Prabhu and not Nayanthara is the no.1 star, even when Samantha insisted the crown belonged to Nayanthara.
Karan Johar clarified that he meant no offence to Nayanthara. “I said, according to the list that I had from Ormax, Samantha was the no.1 star. Nayanthara’s fans have misconstrued the conversation.”
That’s not all that a section of Koffee viewers have misconstrued. Samantha’a tongue-in-cheek sarcastic “confession” that she paid Ormax to list her as the No.1 heroine has triggered off stories in a section of the press on the amount she paid for the honour.
“I think we all need to have a sense of humour.Mine is a fun show,” says Karan.
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