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Shraddha Kapoor praises Rajesh Tailang (Movie Snippets)

Shraddha Kapoor praises Rajesh Tailang (Movie Snippets)

Actress Shraddha Kapoor says working with actor Rajesh Tailang in “Haseena Parkar” was wonderful.

“It was absolutely wonderful to work with Rajesh sir. He is such an amazing actor and a very lovely person,” Shraddha said in a statement.

“Haseena Parkar” director Apoorva Lakhia also praised Rajesh.

“Rajesh-ji was a perfect fit for the role of a lawyer… I think he is a fantastic actor and has brought a new twist to the character, his methods are superb and he does his homework well before he comes to set. It was my luck that I got to meet him and hope we work a lot in the future,” Lakhia said.

Humbled by all this, Rajesh said: “I wish to work with them in future too. I am thankful that they loved working with me.”

“Haseena Parkar” is based on underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena, played by Shraddha. It will release on September 22.

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Puru Chibber feels blessed after working with Omung Kumar

Actor Puru Chibber feels blessed that filmmaker Omung Kumar had faith in his craft and roped him for “Bhoomi”.

“Acting in ‘Bhoomi’ was a responsibility for me as Omung sir trusted me and had faith in me. I have known him for long. I have known him since the time I used to assist Sanjay sir (Sanjay Leela Bhansali) for ‘Saawariya’,” Puru said in a statement.

“I’m thankful to Sandeep (Singh) sir and Omung sir for giving me a chance to work with a brilliant team and super star Sanjay Dutt,” he added.

“Bhoomi” marks Sanjay’s comeback after he was released from the Yerwada Central Jail in Pune in 2016. It is an emotional and sensitive revenge drama that explores the relationship between a father and daughter. It also stars Shekhar Kapur and Aditi Rao Hydari, and will release on September 22.

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J.D. Majethia shares throwback moment with Narendra Modi

J.D. Majethia, maker of “Khichdi: The Movie”, reminisced about the time when the cast and crew of the film celebrated its anniversary with Prime Minister Narendera Modi.

The 2010 release was directed by Aatish Kapadia. “Khichdi: The Movie” was the first film in Hindi cinema which was adapted into a television series.

The film featured Anang Desai, Supriya Pathak, Rajeev Mehta, Nimisha Vakharia and Jamnadas Majethia in lead roles. The film was based on the TV shows “Khichdi” and “Instant Khichdi”.

On Sunday, Majethia tweeted an image of the whole cast and crew with Modi and captioned it: “‘Khichdi’ anniversary, ‘Khichdi: The Movie’ premier moments with Modi sir.”

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