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The trailer of actor Dhanush’s “VIP 2”, a sequel to his 2014 blockbuster film “VIP”, was released on Sunday in Mumbai, at the film’s audio launch.

The two and a half minute trailer introduces us to Raghuvaran, a jobless graduate, played by Dhanush, and it looks like an extension of his own character from the first part.

Directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth, it can be understood from the trailer that the story is about the face-off between Dhanush and Kajol, who plays a suave, conniving business woman.

The film, slated for July 28 release, also stars Amala Paul, Samuthirakani and Vivekh.

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“VIP 2” marks the comeback of Kajol after two decades to Tamil filmdom.

Produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu, the film has music by Sean Roldan.

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The Indian theatre, film and television world on Thursday morning woke up to the news of the untimely demise of veteran actress Reema Lagoo, one of Bollywood’s favourite on-screen mothers. The industry’s love for her talent and her warm-hearted nature was evident in the outpouring of tributes over social media and during her last rites.

Reema died following a cardiac arrest early on Thursday morning, a family source said. She was 59 and breathed her last at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, in Andheri west, where she was rushed shortly after midnight.

Divorced from her husband and actor Vivek Lagoo, she is survived by her daughter, Mrunmayee Lagoo, 35, who is a film and stage actress and theatre director.

Her family members and colleagues from Hindi and Marathi film, stage and television industries turned up to bid a tearful adieu to Reema at her funeral in Oshiwara.

Daughter Mrunmayee accompanied by her husband Vinay Vayakul lit the funeral pyre amidst chanting of Vedic hymns. Many prominent film personalities like Rishi Kapoor, Kajol, Tanvi Azmi, Shreyas Talpade, Rakesh Bedi, Raza Murad, Anang Desai, Sulabha Arya, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Mahesh Kothare, Sonali Kulkarni, Vijay Gokhale, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sunil Barve, Ramesh Bhatkar and Ashoke Pandit, looked on in grief.

Mumbai: Actors Kiran Kumar and Rishi Kapoor at the funeral .

Before the last rites, actor Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao, besides filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, visited Reema’s house.

Mumbai: Aamir Khan along with wife and filmmaker Kiran Rao during the funeral.

Aamir said on an emotional note: “We are all in shock. She had no problems that we knew of. It happened suddenly and is saddening. My first film was with Reema ji — ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’. She was a fabulous actor and her heart was so clean. She was also very socially conscious. We only pray that she rests in peace.”

Mumbai: Actress Kajol during the funeral.

Reema was in action till Wednesday night on the set of TV show “Naamkaran”, in which she played antagonist Dayawanti.

“Reema ji wanted to leave early from the set yesterday due to a throat infection. She used to come in to the set at 9 a.m. everyday, but she had said she would come in a little late today (Thursday) around 11 a.m. because she wanted to get herself checked,” a source from the show’s unit told IANS.

Too sudden, too soon — that’s how her colleagues, juniors and associates received the news of Reema’s death.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi, among other politicians, paid tribute to her. Modi described her as a versatile actor who left a big impact in the film and TV world, while Sonia Gandhi called her a “household name who portrayed an array of heart-warming characters on screen”.

Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Mahesh Bhatt, Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, Renuka Shahane, Ashutosh Gowariker, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Dia Mirza penned heartfelt social media posts in remembrance of the warm, radiant and versatile actress.

Noted for her roles in Hindi movies like “Rangeela”, “Maine Pyar Kiya”, “Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!”, “Aashiqui”, “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, “Hum Saath Saath Hain”, “Vastaav”, “Saajan”, “Kal Ho Na Ho”, Reema became synonymous as Bollywood’s quintessional ‘Maa’ — a middle-aged, modern, but understanding mother. She played on-screen mother to actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Kajol and more.

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Starting her career as Baby Nayan Bhadbhade, a charming schoolgirl in Pune, Reema soon graduated to larger roles on Marathi stage and films, then television and Hindi-Marathi films, besides doing a 10-year long stint with the Union Bank of India banks from 1979.

Recalled former colleague Vishwas Utagi: “She worked in the Fort branch of Union Bank of India for nearly a decade and simultaneously pursued her passion for acting.”

“She was a prominent representative of the UBI in various inter-bank cultural events and bagged many individual and group prizes,” Utagi told IANS.

At that time, she competed with other bankers like Amol Palekar (of Bank of India) and Ashok Saraf (of State Bank of India), among many others, who later went on to become legendary actors, he added.

After working in about 10 Marathi films as a child star, Baby Nayan — who became Reema Lagoo after marriage — later graduated to plum, bigger roles, and after getting a strong foothold in the film industry, she and husband left their banking jobs.

On television, the actress was seen in prominent roles in “Khandaan”, “Shrimaan Shrimati”, “Tu Tu, Main Main,” “Do Aur Do Paanch”, and the ongoing serial “Naamkaran”. In Marathi, she gave notable stage performances in “Ghar Tighanche Have”, “Chal Aatap Lavkar”, “Jhale Mokle Aakash”, “To Ek Kshann”, “Purush Buland” and “Vitho Rakhumai”.

For Marathi showbiz, Reema was ‘Reema tai’. Actress Usha Jadhav said she will be missed, while Renuka Shahane, who famously played her daughter in Hindi movie “Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!”, wrote a long and emotional Facebook post on Reema’s inner and outer beauty.

Besides acting, Reema took keen interest in public activities, took part in several banking agitations, sat on a dharna in 2013 to successfully stop demolition of the 80-year-old Bharatmata Cinema hall in Parel, and joined a procession for the welfare of the dishoused millworkers of Mumbai a few years ago.

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When Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Ajay Devgn’s Shivaay released on the same date, over the Diwali weekend of 2016, it was a clash like no other. 

Frankly, Karan Johar and Ajay Devgn took this rivalry to the point that sent shock waves deep into Bollywood.

Ajay accused Karan of bribing self-proclaimed critic Kamaal R Khan to trash the former’s film and praise ADHM instead. Things got uglier when Ajay went ahead and uploaded a recorded phone call where KRK admitted to making this deal. 

Amidst the chaos, Kajol retweeted Ajay’s tweet with a caption saying “Shocked.” 

That was the point when Bollywood saw a friendship of 25 years shatter and how.

Talking about the incident, Karan Johar bares it all out in his recently-released biography, An Unsuitable Boy. 

From utter shock to heartbreak, K Jo felt a cyclone of emotions stirring when this happened in his life.

Twitter user @friends_rachel6 posted excerpts from his book:

While both Ajay and Kajol have refrained from commenting, a source close to Ajay Devgn hit back. “Karan is doing this just to sell his book. The whole industry knows that Karan bitches people behind their back. Even Shah Rukh Khan was upset with Karan because of his comments against Priyanka Chopra. Two years ago at a party, Karan indulged in really loose talk about Kajol in front of an A-list actor. That actor, in turn, told Ajay Devgn about it. Ajay even asked that actor why, despite being Karan’s friend, is he telling him about it. The actor said that if Karan could badmouth Kajol in front of him, he could also gossip about him someday. Ajay was obviously furious – any man would be if his wife was talked about in such light. So he called Karan and abused him on the phone. He told Karan that ‘you can say what you wish about my film but don’t talk about my wife and family.’”

The source, choosing to remain anonymous, adds, “This issue is two years old. Much before the clash between Karan’s film (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil) and Ajay’s film (Shivaay) happened. The fact that it is being discussed now, and so is Karan’s sexual orientation, is clearly to remain in news to sell his book. He can do whatever he wishes, but he can’t make a villain out of Ajay Devgn in that process. This is just playing dirty.”

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Actress Kajol, who believes in a regular skin care regime, says it took some time for her to believe that she is beautiful.

“I believe it is wise to take up a regular skin care regimen in your twenties, so as to maintain youthful skin in your thirties,” Kajol said at the launch of a new Olay Total Effects lightweight moisturiser here on Wednesday.

Talking about her long-standing association with the brand, she said: “My trust in Olay remains unchanged through the years just like my skin despite the many changes in my life.”

“A lot of things have changed over the years, but now I believe that I am beautiful. It took me a long time to believe that. So my beliefs about myself have changed, and I think I am a better person today. I have grown, hopefully,” she added.

Kajol said she drinks a lot of water to keep her skin hyderated.

“There aren’t any beauty secrets when family is concerned. We are just genetically beautiful. One thing I tell this to everyone is be absolutely clean and neat, drink lots of water and wash your face three times a day,” said the mother of two, who wants to be a mirror image of her mother Tanuja when she is her age.

“For me, my inspiration has been my mother. I would like to look like her when I am her age. She doesn’t look one bit her age. I feel teenagers are beautiful, but women are just stunning.

“Teenagers are pretty and cute and they would like that term. They like to describe themselves like that. As people grow older, whatever is inside them comes out, and that is true beauty,” she added.

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Kajol says her husband Ajay Devgn compliments her rarely and only when she looks exceptionally stunning.

“Ajay compliments me when I look exceptionally stunning. He would say ‘You are looking nice’, and that’s it,” she said.

Filmmaker Karan Johar will be back on the small screen with the fifth edition of the popular chat show “Koffee With Karan” on November 6. It will be launched on Star World and Star World HD.

Speculation has been rife since the beginning of August on the launch date of the show, but the date was announced on Thursday via a statement from the channel.

In its past seasons, the show has been graced by a string of A-list actors including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Gurinder Chadha, Farah Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Alia Bhatt and more at their candid best.

Earlier, it was speculated that Pakistani actor Fawad Khan would be the first guest on the chat show. But Karan denied the reports.

He said: “No. I haven’t yet reached the combination. There has been a lot of conjecture about that. We are zeroing on episode one and will answer soon.”

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Actress Kajol says she didn’t take skincare seriously when she started out in showbiz, but realised its value over time.

Kajol, who has made her comeback as the face of Olay Total Effects, has been in the film industry for over two decades. She says initially she was working too hard and neglecting her skin.

“I didn’t (take care of my skin) earlier, when I first started out. I was too young at that point of time. I was working too hard. But I think as you grow older, you realise that you’re changing and the world is changing. I adopted a skincare routine and still do,” Kajol told IANS in an email interview from Mumbai.

Getting into details about the skincare routine that she sticks to, the mother of two said: “The best and easiest way is to wash, cleanse, moisturise, take off your make-up every night, drink your eight glasses of water.”

“All these things really make a difference. When you do that little bit everyday; wash your face properly twice a day, put your SPF, save yourself from the sun. All this actually and genuinely, makes a difference.”

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“Often people think ageing is a question of ‘I’ll do this when I’m old’. But it’s not right. You have to take care of yourself and your skin early when you start seeing the signs of ageing — dark spots, dull skin, uneven skin tone. Like you say your body is your temple, so is your face. You have to take care of both.”

The 42-year-old actress, who was last seen on the silver screen in “Dilwale”, is happy to back the beauty product.

“I have been associated with Olay officially since 2009. So I was really happy to talk about it and become an official ambassador for the brand,” she added.

(With IANS inputs)

Popular Bollywood couple Ajay Devgn and Kajol visited the Facebook campus. Kajol has also joined the social networking site.

Ajay and Kajol, who have been married for 17 years, paid a visit to the Facebook office.

Excited about her first post, she said in a video: “Hey guys! I just left the Facebook campus and it was really amazing. But I think I was launching my Facebook page because of that today (Friday) and it’s my mother’s (Tanuja) birthday. So, Happy Birthday mom and I love you.”

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She also spoke about her husband’s production “Parched”, which hit the screens on Friday.”‘Parched’ is releasing as well and it’s the perfect day for release just because it’s your birthday,” she said in the video.

The couple, currently in the US to promote Ajay’s directorial “Shivaay”, have also visited New York, Chicago and Dallas.

Ajay took to Twitter on Saturday to share his experience at the Facebook office.

“So proud to see so many Indians doing incredible work and holding important positions globally. Google. Facebook. Proud Indian,” he tweeted.

“Shivaay” is slated to release on October 28. “Shivaay” Official Trailer:

IANS

Ajay Devgn’s directorial comeback, Shivaay’s trailer has stunned one and all. At the trailer launch event in Indore, Ajay showcased his breathtaking trailer and introduced his two female leads in the movie, Sayesha and Erika Kaar, who are making their debut. The Singham actor believes that Bollywood now can compete with Hollywood in filmmaking.

The film was shot mainly in Bulgaria and India and is slate for a Diwali release. Ajay insisted that Shivaay is an emotional film and how it’s a story about a man who turns a destroyer after being pushed to the wall.

When prodded about when the fans wills see him with wife Kajol in movie, Ajay said that he is working on a film project with her and me in the lead and the movie will go on the floor by the end of this year.