1. Bollywood Remembers 26/11: Varun, Farhan, Bachchan Tweet In Memory
On Sunday, several Bollywood actors including Varun Dhawan, Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar paid homage to the heroes of the 26/11 terror attack on its ninth anniversary. While some of them sent out their thoughts in remembrance of the ghastly attack, others said that it was an attack that should not neither be forgotten nor forgiven.
164 people were killed and over 300 injured after an attack masterminded by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba was orchestrated in Mumbai on 26 November 2008.
Here’s how these celebrities remembered the day.
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2. In Pics: Kareena Kapoor Steals the Show On the Ramp in Kenya
Fashion designer Manish Malhotra featured good friend and muse Kareena Kapoor Khan as the show-stopper at a fashion show held in Kenya, Nairobi on Saturday. Kareena wore an impressive designer dress from Manish’s Nairobi collection which made her look ethereal and regal as she walked the ramp.
“Forever my muse the very beautiful Kareena Kapoor #magical on the mirror ramp,” commented Manish Malhotra on his Instagram account with pictures of Kareena at the event.
See pictures of Kareena owning the ramp like a queen here:
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3. In Pics: Have You Met Kriti Sanon’s Sister Nupur Yet?
Kriti Sanon was spotted with her sister Nupur outside a suburban cafe in Mumbai on Saturday. The Bareily Ki Barfi actor and her little sis were hanging around on the weekend and a few fans got to click selfies with them. Nupur is reportedly an aspiring actor, but she’s also quite a singer to start with.
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4. ‘Bose Dead/Alive’ Review: More Plot-Driven Than Character-Driven
The web series, Bose Dead/Alive stands out in ALTBalaji's line-up of original fiction for its sheer premise. Based on Indian author and former journalist, Anuj Dhar’s book, India's Biggest Cover-up, it stars one of the most coveted actors, Rajkummar Rao in the titular role and takes on the ambitious task of demystifying the circumstances surrounding Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s death.
Beginning with the plane crash in which Bose allegedly died and that spawned numerous theories about how he was alive and continued to live incognito, many years later, it goes back in time to his childhood and retraces his journey that culminates in him becoming the founder of Azad Hind Fauj.
The series unfurls from the point of view of Darbari Lal, the fictional spy who shadows Bose. The choice of the narrator is effective since the tone of the narrative does not assume undue reverence and does not it slip into hagiography.
The scene that introduces Bose in his youth in Presidency College resonates the entry of a Bollywood hero. It goes on to highlight the bravura of Bose in the same vein and less like a comic book hero.
He is seen beating up a professor in class, who ridicules Indian students during an exam for carrying chits of the Gayatri Mantra as ‘totems’. The intention to make Netaji contemporary for the youth is apparent with his portrayal as the relatable poster boy of rebellion, who was ahead of his time.
The thumping title track sung or rather rapped by filmmaker Q (Qaushik Mukherjee) echoes the edgy fervour of Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! setting the stage for a noir treatment.
The series intends to play out like a thriller and manages to not be ‘just another boring biography’. The screenplay is tight and pacy. But it is when Bose Dead/Alive gets into an explicatory mode that the narrative flattens.
You wonder if it would have been richer if it would have played out like a languorous, slow-burn mystery instead of a fast paced tale trying to cover as much ground as possible in the runtime of about 20 minutes (per episode).
The device of narration to fill gaps, to make up for the complex non-linear format and to avoid ambiguities may be directed towards an audience, unfamiliar with the legacy of Bose.
But it ends up compromising on the emotional heft of Bose’s enigma, that it sets out to explore when it follows his trajectory from the age of 14, when he is a reticent truant till he is a 41-year-old intrepid nationalist.
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5. Watch: Ranveer Sings ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh...’ for Deepika
Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone are rumoured to be in a relationship and while both the stars have not gone out of their way to declare their relationship status or love for each other in the media, neither have they gone to great lengths to keep it a secret.
However, Ranveer keeps throwing up a few surprises by expressing his unabashed love for Deepika at award shows and events. The latest one happened at the Lux Golden Divas televised event which was telecast on Saturday night.
In a video message for Deepika, who was a guest on the show, Ranveer is seen singing the hit romantic number Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh... from Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s film 1942: A Love Story.
The actor who plays Alauddin Khilji in the upcoming Padmavati also went on to acknowledge that Deepika has brought light into his life with this message in Hindi: "The way you have lightened up the life of your million fans, you lightened up my life. I will pray to God that the shine and light stay in your life forever. There is nobody like you, god bless you. Love you a lot."
See Ranveer’s video below:
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