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Mumbai, March 11 (Ians) Actress Ridhi Dogra, who plays the lead in the new web series "The Married Woman", says watching the show for the first time after the final edit was an emotional experience for her.

Ridhi plays the role of Astha in the show, which revolves around same-sex love or lesbianism -- a topic considered taboo by many.

"'The Married Woman' has been a great journey, which I will cherish forever. When I watched the entire show recently, I got emotional. After the last episode got over, and the song 'Bematlab' started playing, and I was crying. I was wondering why I started crying since I had only played the character. I could feel Astha's pain and journey. I am grateful to the audience and my fans for showering their love, blessings, and support," she said.

'The Married Woman' is an urban relationship drama about...

By Durga Chakravarty

New Delhi, March 9 (Ians) Ridhi Dogra features in the new web series, "The Married Woman", which revolves around the topic of same-sex love or lesbianism -- a topic considered taboo by many. The actress agrees that a lot of things are forbidden in India and that there are a lot of things the country feels uncomfortable about.

Over the years, Hindi film industry has seen several films and show that have focussed on same-sex love, such as "My Brother... Nikhil", "Dostana", "Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan", "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga", "Made In Heaven" and "Four More Shots Please!". In "The Married Woman", Ridhi and Monica Dogra play a lesbian couple.

"A lot of things are taboo in our country. There are a lot of things that have happened but they are taboo. I think that is just the climate -- that is how we are as people.

New Delhi, Feb 26 (Ians) Actress Ridhi Dogra was waiting for a big project to come her way, and she says her wish has come true with the upcoming web show, The Married Woman, which casts her in the title role.

"The biggest reason I said yes to the project was because I was eagerly waiting for an opportunity to showcase that I can carry a big project on my shoulders," Ridhi told Ians.

"When I heard it is called 'The Married Woman' and I would be playing the married woman I did not look left or right. I didn't think twice. I have been waiting as an actor to just be able to show what I can do," she added.

The Married Woman is based on author Manju Kapur's bestseller novel of the same name, and also features Monica Dogra, Imaad Shah, Divya Seth Shah, Nadira Babbar and Suhas Ahuja.

Khandaani Shafakhana movie review is here. Starring Sonakshi Sinha, the movie is helmed by debutant director Shilpi Dasgupta, and also sees rap sensation Badshah debuting as an actor. The supporting cast includes Varun Sharma and Annu Kapoor. The movie is a social comedy about a girl Babita who faces all obstacles when she decides to run a fertility clinic owned by her uncle. Does Khandaani Shafakhana delivers the master medicine as ordered?. Let?s find out in the movie review of Khandaani Shafakhana

Also read:?What is Shafakhana?

Immediate reaction when the end credits roll

So, Bollywood is talking about sex baby, seriously the taboo nazar of the society regarding sex, fertility, dysfunction gets a clinic in Khandaani Shafakhana ? a social comedy on the taboos regarding sex education and outlook towards women that is boosted by Sonakshi Sinha?s fabulous performance.

The Story of Khandaani Shafakhana

Baby Bedi (Sonakshi Sinha...

Khaandani Shafkhana

Starring Sonakshi Sinha,Varun Sharma,Priyanshu Jora, Kulbhushan Kharbanda,Annu Kapoor, Nadira Babbar

Directed by Shilpi Dasgputa

There are some wonderful things happening in this offbeat entertainer. For one, the tightlipped stuffed shirts are being made to talk about, ahem, sex.

When did Bollywood lose its inhibitions? Probably when we were watching B R Ishara’s Chetna or Rajinder Singh Bedi’s Dastak, revolutionary films way back in the 1970s where women were shown to have a sexual appetite that needed fuelling in a country that won’t even acknowledge male sexuality and its pitfalls unless done in whispers.

Here in this brave and uninhibited film, an anonymous woman comes to a courtroom and speaks of a husband whose ‘balloon’ had no ‘gas’ until he visited the notorious Baby Bedi’s sex clinic.

Baby, by the way, is played with feisty energy by Sonakshi Sinha. Whether riding her rickety scootie to work,...

Actress Sonakshi Sinha says she has always believed in doing challenging roles. "I have always believed in doing roles that are challenging and films that I would like to watch as an audience," Sonakshi said.

Sonakshi Sinha is happy that she is receiving appreciation from her female as well as male fans for taking up this issue. "The kind of response I have been receiving from my fans, especially boys, is quite surprising in a good way. I hope we can make some difference in the society through our film," she said.

Also Read:?Sonakshi Sinha: It's an interesting time of my career

In Khandaani Shafakhana, Sonakshi Sinha will be seen essaying the role of Baby Bedi who inherits a sex clinic from her uncle.

The film stars Badshah, Varun Sharma, Annu Kapoor, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Nadira Babbar and Priyansh Jora.

Khandaani Shafakhana, produced by Bhushan Kumar, Mahaveer Jain, Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and Divya Khosla Kumar,...

After delivering several chart-toppers in recent years, Badshah is ready to explore new territory. The rapper-composer finally debuts as an actor in Bhushan Kumar, Mahaveer Jain, Mrighdeep Singh Lamba produced ?untitled? project helmed by debut director Shilpi Dasgupta and written by Gautam Mehra.

The cast has already started shoot in Punjab 25th Jan onwards while Badshah joins the gang today.

Badshah will be playing a character close to his real self - a famous singer who is out-and-out a Punjabi Munda. Admitting to being nervous yet excited, the rapper said, ?I am extremely nervous however I have taken the leap. This year I have undertaken many firsts, with my debut as a producer and now as an actor. Bhushanji and Mrigh both kept convincing me on how perfect the role is for me. It?s a film that is so unique and different, whenever I think of it, brings a smile to my face.

Bhushan Kumar & Mahaveer Jain have joined hands with director turned producer Mrighdeep Singh Lamba for a slice of life entertainer. This yet ‘Untitled’ film brings together several talented performers. Leading the pack of this ensemble cast is Sonakshi Sinha along with Varun Sharma, Annu Kapoor, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Nadira Babbar.

The cast who starts shoot in Punjab on 25th Jan, have started prepping up and finalizing their looks for the film. Directed by debutant Shilpi Dasgupta, the film is written by Gautam Mehra. Based in Hoshiyarpur (Punjab), Sonkashi plays the happy-go-lucky Punjabi girl who adores her family and will go to any lengths to see them happy even if it means not living her dreams.

Speaking about her role and the film, Sonakshi says, “I am extremely happy to be part of this film which is so close to the world around us, to step into the shoes of a small town girl,...

After grappling with drug abuse and emerging victorious, the new power-packed Prateik Babbar is all set make a comeback into Bollywood in 2017. 2016 has been a period of churning for the troubled son of Raj Babbar and Smita Patil whose legendary mother died when he was born. Says a family friend of the Babbars,Read More

The post Prateik Babbar embraces his dad’s family, describes Nadira Babbar as his mom appeared first on Bollywood Hungama.

The first-half of Sunny Deol’s admirable but finally undone sequel to the 1990 hit Ghayal is so riveting that one is hoodwinked into believing that we are on to something remarkably well-packaged over here.

Wrong! The second-half comes on like a tornado to wipe out all the good that is achieved earlier. And initially there is plenty that is done with edge-of-the-seat heart-in-the-mouth adeptness as we are introduced to our hero 14 years after he was incarcerated for killing Balwant Rai, played by Amrish Puri in the 1990 hit Ghayal.

New era. New villain. Same hero. This time Ajay Mehra,older and far more distraught than he was 14 years ago (he is psychiatric medication) takes on a corporate tycoon named Raj Bansal, played by Narendra Jha who was so compelling as Tabu’s missing husband in Haider. Here, the rhythm required from Jha is different and he tries hard to find his bearings.

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai at the Oscars Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai on the Academy Awards' Red Carpet Pictured above are Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan arriving at the 2011 Academy Awards ceremony, which took place on Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Two years ago, an Anglo-Indian-American co-production, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire became not only one of the season's biggest sleeper hits, but also the eventual Best Picture Oscar winner. Dev Patel and Freida Pinto starred. Curiously, some have complained that Slumdog Millionaire was just a less interesting rehash of higher-quality Bollywood musicals and dramas that have received relatively little play outside South Asian communities around the globe. Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai movies The son of Indian cinema legend Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan has been featured in nearly 50 films. Among them are: Dhoom (2004). Director: Sanjay Gadhvi. Cast: Abhishek Bachchan. Uday Chopra. John Abraham. Esha Deol.

Take any day in your life that you wish you had a helping hand. A day you may have forgotten your wallet, when you needed to pay for your bus ticket. A day your car broke down, when you had to go to an interview. What if a stranger gave you that helping hand? No questions asked and in return, didn’t ask for money or a favour. Just that you help another when the chance came to you. Would you? Jai Ho shows us how a common man that left his army life, takes on the fight to help humanity, and for a bit of masala, bashes a few bad guys along the way.

Based on the concept from Pay It Forward (2000), A. R. Murugadoss’ designed the power packed story for his film Stalin (2006). Being the remake season that it was (or is) the film’s bumper success made...

Coming up next Friday, is Jai Ho starring Salman Khan and fans cannot wait to see this film on the big screen! The music videos have also been a huge hit with fans, especially ‘Photocopy’ and we have some cool scoop to reveal! Little does anyone know but the song was tweaked at the nth hour.

Earlier, the song had the brand name Xerox embedded in a line instead of the word photocopy, but that had to be changed. Here’s the story….

Sources share that the makers strongly wanted to use Xerox as the word has more of a recall value. However, the lengthy process to get permission since it is a brand name kept them at bay. The makers asked for permission from the Xerox to use the word in the song, but it was a long process to get the required permissions and formalities in place. That...

Salman Khan's fans have been eagerly waiting to get a glimpse of the star on the silver screen after his last release Dabangg 2 (2012). And now, the trailer launch of his next titled Jai Ho will take place on December 12.

The first look poster of Jai Ho had released last week and the trailer was supposed to come out at the same time but due to some undisclosed reason, the trailer release of the film was postponed. Produced and directed by Sohail Khan, the film is based on an army officer who strives to protect his country from a catastrophe.

Jai Ho stars Salman Khan, Tabu and Nadira Babbar, along with newcomer Daisy Shah, Bruna Abdullah, Sana Khan and Ashmit Patel and is slated to release on January 24.

Salman Khan insisted on the movie-shy theatre stalwart Nadira Babbar for his mom's role in Jai Ho. And the bonding is there for everyone to see. In the past it was Reema Lagoo who constantly played Salman's mother in film after film since Main Pyar Kiya. In his recent films barring Dabangg, where Dimple Kapadia played his mother, Salman's character has not had a mother-figure in his reel life. In the Dabangg sequel, the mother was no more. And that isn't a coincidence. Says a source very close to Salman, "Bhai takes the mother's role in all his films very seriously. There was a time after Maine Pyar Kiya when Reemaji (Reema Lagoo) was Salman's favourite screen-mom and he insisted on having her play his mom. After Reemaji the one screen-mom whom he really warmed up to was Hemaji." Apparently, when a screen-mom was required in Sohail Khan's Jai Ho,...

New Delhi, Sep 23: Theatre in Motion is beginning Oct 5 in three cities - Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata and it will bring the best of theatre groups and actors on a single platform.

The nearly three-month long festival will have known names from theatre like Dada Saheb Phalke awaredee Soumitra Chatterjee, Rajit Kapur, Nadira Zaheer Babbar, Mohan Agashe, Om Katare, Manoj Mitra, Rakesh Bedi, Ashish Vidyarthi, Lilette Dubey, Ira Dubey, Shernaz Patel and Yashpal Sharma, said a statement.

In the capital, the festival will open with Nadira Babbar's Ekjute's offering "Saku Bai" starring Sarita Joshi.

Theatre lovers will also get.

The Babbar family has been associated with most of Salman Khan's recent films. While Raj Babbar played Kareena's father in Bodyguard, Arya Babbar played a villain in Ready. And now its turn of Raj's wife Nadira Babbar!

Nadira, a talented theatre performer, seemed to keep a distance from Bollywood. She was last seen in the film Bride And Prejudice (2004) and M.F Hussain's Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004). Now the actress is all set to step into commercial cinema with Salman starrer Mental. News is that Nadira will be playing Salman's mother in the film. However, other details of her character are yet unknown.

Little money, bare minimum equipment and no crew, but Mohan Azaad still pulled off his uniquely titled directorial debut Bhagwaan...Tera Bhala Ho. He has sent the Rs.20-lakh film - the story of a lower caste boy - to Cannes and thanks friends for making his dream come true..People.s help is difficult to explain in words. The film is all about goodwill and people.s belief in me,. said Azaad, an engineering graduate, better known as the writer of the critically acclaimed Chandni Bar.Born to a Punjabi father and a Malayali mom, the 45-year-old grew up in Patna and calls himself a proud Bihari..We have sent the film for pre-selection to the Cannes Directors. Fortnight and also to the Cannes International Film Festival because we believe in the film. Only two people have seen it - Yogesh, a veteran in the film festival circuit, and director Shashilal Nair.

Mar 17, Mumbai: Veteran actor Raj Babbar’s charming daughter Juhi Babbar tied knots with television actor and anchor Anoop Soni in a private wedding ceremony. The couple who fell in love during their theatre acts in mother Nadira Zaheer Babbar’s group ‘Ekjute’ had being seeing each other for quite some time. According to sources, the duo had an engagement earlier and finally.

In a hush-hush wedding, Raj Babbar’s daughter Juhi Babbar tied the knot with television actor Anoop Soni. It was a quiet wedding and only family members were present. Juhi’s actor brother Aarya Babbar confirms the news, "Yes, they are married and we are all happy and wish them a long and beautiful married life. I feel extremely happy for my sister. God bless them both." While Juhi says, "I am boarding a flight. Will talk when I am back." They are on to honeymoon. Juhi and Anoop were dating for quite a long time. They met each other while working in Juhi's mother Nadira Zaheer Babbar's plays. Both Ju...

The Deol family, busy promoting their latest film was plunged into mourning when comic actor Vivek Shauq who has featured in several films with the Deols, passed away of a heart attack on Monday. Just 48 years old Vivek, best remembered as Sunny Deol's bum-chum in Gadar, came to a sudden end on Monday morning. Bobby Deol with whom Vivek worked in a number of films was too distraught to speak. Sunny who worked with Vivek in Maa Tujhe Salaam, Indian, Champion and Gadar said, "This has come as a complete shock out of nowhere. We were so looking forward to the release of our film Yamla Pagla Deewana. This tragedy has clouded our excitement completely." Sunny seemed unaware of details of Vivek's death. However, Raj Babbar's son Aarya Babbar who has worked closely with Vivek said, "He died of a heart attack all of a sudden. I had...

The Deol family, busy promoting their latest film was plunged into mourning when comic actor Vivek Shauq who has featured in several films with the Deols, passed away of a heart attack on Monday. Just 48 years old Vivek, best remembered as Sunny Deol's bum-chum in Gadar, came to a sudden end on Monday morning. Bobby Deol with whom Vivek worked in a number of films was too distraught to speak. Sunny who worked with Vivek in Maa Tujhe Salaam, Indian, Champion and Gadar said, "This has come as a complete shock out of nowhere. We were so looking forward to the release of our film Yamla Pagla Deewana. This tragedy has clouded our excitement completely." Sunny seemed unaware of details of Vivek's death. However, Raj Babbar's son Aarya Babbar who has worked closely with Vivek said, "He died of a heart attack all of a sudden. I had...

Actor Vivek Shauq, known for his comic acts with comedian-actor Jaspal Bhatti and roles in Bollywood films like .Gadar., has passed away following a heart attack here. The 47-year-old actor, best remembered as Sunny Deol.s bum-chum in .Gadar., died Monday morning.Vivek, who had also acted in many Punjabi films and Jaspal Bhatti.s shows like .Flop Show., leaves behind a wife and three children..His daughters are teenagers and his son is even younger. It.s such a sad thing to happen to a man who always made everyone laugh,. said Raj Babbar.s son Arya Babbar, who had worked closely with Vivek.The Deol family, busy promoting their latest film .Yamla Pagla Deewana., was plunged into mourning when news came in of the death of Vivek who featured in several films with them came in.Bobby Deol, who has acted with Vivek, was too distraught to speak.

Juhi Babbar has been awarded the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Rashtriya Puraskar for her contribution to Indian arts and theatre with the youth. This category of the Sangeet Natak Akademi National Awards is for those under 35 years of age. Juhi, whose mother, Nadira Babbar bagged the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001, is ecstatic: “Earlier, you had to wait for years to be even considered. This new category is a real boost for young people. And what can be better than being honoured for your passion!” Mom’s the guruThe news was conveyed to her by her mother, who is also ...

New Delhi, June 6 – Television actor Sushant Singh Rajput, better known as Manav of ‘Pavitra Rishta’, says his next step is to go back to college once the series comes to an end.

‘I am not focusing on taking any shows as of now because once I get free from ‘Pavitra Rishta’ I want to get myself enrolled in a film-making course,’ Rajput told Ians in an interview.

‘I want to learn the process that goes behind. I have done theatre with Barry John and Nadira Babbar and assisted director Mohit Suri before but that.

Ekjute Theatre Group will begin its summer workshops from April 24. This year the theatre group run by Nadira Babbar and Juhi Babbar is introducing an all-encompassing workshop that will include film-screenings, dance workshops and training in juggling by professional jugglers. “The workshop will provide ample opportunity for children to interact, play and learn along with other participants. It offers the complete theatre experience during the 10-day course.Children will be exposed to various aspects of drama, including acting, story telling, body movement, public speaking, character building, improvisation, creative writing, film appreciation, music and dance, teamwork and concentration exercises through theatre games,” ...

Born to thespian veterans like Raj and Nadira Babbar, acting was in Aarya Babbar’s blood. However, his debut film Ab Ke Baras didn’t fare well at the box office and Aarya decided to take some time off to learn the nuances of theatre. That helped, and Aarya landed the role of Aishwarya’s brother in Mani Ratnam’s Guru. He even got critical appreciation for his role in the movie Jail. Right now, he is shooting for Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan and has also worked in an Indo-Pak Punjabi film titled Virsa. What would you do if Superman ...

New Delhi, It may seem surprising, but Juhi Babbar, the daughter of veteran actors Raj and Nadira Babbar, was never offered any top-of-the-line role by Bollywood filmmakers. She has now settled for a role in TV series "Ghar Ki Baat", a tribute to the 1980s hit sitcom "Ye Jo Hai Zindagi". "I have too many things to do and don't have the time to do mediocre stuff. What I was being offered in Bollywood was not up to my level and I was not keen on doing just anything. After all, I was not into acting for the sake of making money," Juhi Babbar told Ians.Juhi made her big screen debut in 2003 with box office dud "Kaash... Aap Hamare Hote" opposite singer Sonu Nigam, but she did not take up any project thereafter. The actress says it was because the kind of work she ...

LONDON -- Bride & Prejudice is like an Elvis Presley musical from the '60s, filled with shiny bright colors, bouncy music and happy, smiling, pretty people. Like those old pop vehicles, this upbeat blend of Bollywood and Jane Austen is an acquired taste. While the plot is inane and the acting bland, the film's relentless effervescence may endear it to mainstream audiences.

Director Gurinder Chadha probably shouldn't expect to match the crossover appeal that made her last film, Bend It Like Beckham, such a hit, but Bride & Prejudice will succeed with moviegoers seeking an agreeably good time.

Chadha and co-writer Paul Mayeda Berges have adapted Austen's Pride and Prejudice to make the Bennet sisters the Bakshi sisters, taking them from rural England to rural India. There is a Mr. Darcy, however, in the form of a rich American hotelier.

The traditions and formalities of one culture appear to translate reasonably well though only lip service is given to the notion that the Bakshi family is poor. India has seldom been portrayed as so ravishingly clean and gorgeous.

The Bakshis live in Amritsar, an Indian town off the tourist track, where four beautiful girls are ripe for marriage and given every encouragement by their ambitious mother, Mrs. Bakshi (Nadira Babbar). Reigning Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai plays the loveliest sister, Lalita, but the others -- Jaya (Namrata Shirodkar), Lakhi (Peeya Rai Choduri) and Maya (Meghnaa) -- are also head-turners.

Potential suitors arrive in the form of the American Darcy Martin Henderson), a London-based Indian named Balraj (Naveen Andrews) and one Mr. Kholi (Nitin Ganatra), an Indian gentleman who has made a success of accountancy in Los Angeles. There's also a good-looking but smarmy British hunk named Johnny Wickham (Daniel Gillies), who is at odds with Darcy.

The paths of romance hold true to the established patterns of Austen and Presley, which is to say there are several misunderstandings, the wrong things are said and feelings are hurt before love finds a way.

The locations are all made to look fabulous, from Amritsar and Goa to London and Beverly Hills, and the performers are all scrumptious. The music is loud and energetic, the dancing athletic and voluptuous. Resistance to the picture's evident wish to please becomes futile. In the end, it's impossible not to smile.

BRIDE & PREJUDICE

Miramax Films

Pathe Pictures presents in association with U.K. Film Council and Kintop Pictures and Bend It Films a Nayah Chadha Prod. in association with Inside Track

Credits:

Director: Gurinder Chadha

Writers: Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha

Producers: Deepak Nayar, Gurinder Chadha

Executive producers: Francois Iverned, Cameron McCracken, Duncan Reid

Director of photography: Santosh Sivan

Production designer: Nick Ellis

Music: Craig Pruess

Costumes: Ralph Holes & Eduardo Castro

Editor: Justin Krish

Cast:

Lalita: Aishwarya Rai

Darcy: Martin Henderson

Balraj: Naveen Andrews

Kiran: Indira Varma

Jaya: Namrata Shirodkar

Lakhi: Peeya Rai Chodhuri

Maya: Meghnaa

Mrs. Bakshi: Nadira Babbar

Mr. Bakshi: Anupam Kher

Wickham: Daniel Gillies

Mr. Kholi: Nitin Ganatra

Catherine Darcy: Marsha Mason

Georgie: Alexis Bledel

Chandra: Sonali Kulkarni

No MPAA rating

Running time -- 101 minutes...