The controversy over Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s mega movie `Padmavati’ refuses to die with the royal family of Jaipur jumping on to the bandwagon. The release date of film Padmavati has been deferred. The voice of support can be heard from some corners of the Bollywood fraternity. 

Veteran actor Shabana Azmi took Twitter to express her support.

Ad film director Gauri Shinde said on Twitter. 

Actress of Anarkali of Aarah Swara Bhaskar also registered her support for Padmavati on Twitter. 

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Karni Sena is consistently threatening Actress Deepika Padukone and Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

The Bollywood film Padmavati, based on a poem about a Rajput queen written by 16th century Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi, has sparked protests across the country over “misrepresentations” and “distortion of facts”

Responding to the controversy, leading lady Deepika Padukone said, “As a woman, as an artiste, as someone who has worked and given two years of my life to this movie, I feel hurt, I feel angry , but I also think it is extremely funny that people are reacting like this to a film. I am feeling so many emotions at this point.”

Perturbed but not silenced, Deepika, however, continues to promote the film in her capacity. While talking to DNA After Hrs, the actress said, “I have full faith in the judicial system of our country. I know no wrong will be done.” She has received protection from Mumbai police and is currently function amidst high security. Mumbai police have even warned protestors to maintain law and order and abide only by the constitutional freedom given to them. 

BJP Leader threatens Deepika and Ranveer

The vitriol over Bollywood film Padmavati went up a notch as a BJP office bearer from Haryana said he would double the bounty on the heads of actor Deepika Padukone and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, to Rs. 10 crore. Surajpal Amu, the party’s chief media coordinator who made the announcement, also threatened to “break the legs” of Ranveer Singh, who plays the role of Alauddin Khilji, the Delhi Sultan obsessed about the legendary 13th Century Queen of Chittor.

After the most vocal group Rajput Karni Sena, which had attacked Bhansali in Jaipur and vandalised a theatre in Noida few days ago, now threatening to harm the lead actress Deepika Padukone by referring to the nose chopping of ‘Surpanakha’, few more shocking threats have been issued by outfits around the country.

Karni Sena President Threatens to chop off Deepika’s nose.

A string of Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and Varun Dhawan have shared their excitement over India’s win against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2017.

India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 124 runs in a rain-marred Group B encounter of the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday.

Here is what celebrities had to say:

Amitabh Bachchan: And Congratulations India. Beat Pakistan in CL (Champions League) cricket by huge margin. Great to see all performing good.

Rishi Kapoor: Mujrewali celebrates India’s victory lol. Cannot remember this film’s name but yes that’s me in a ‘Kalptaru’ film. India rules again!

Anil Kapoor: Phenomenal win. Well done team India.

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Ranveer Singh: Full power… What a match the boys played! Scintillating all round performance! Banging start to the tournament! India vs Pakistan.

Varun Dhawan: India vs Pakistan is always special for both countries. Match over India win. Players shake hands. Wish life was as simple as sport.

Suniel Shetty: No borders between team India and Victory! India vs Pakistan.

Sonu Sood: India wins! Heading towards….Get ready India.

Aftab Shivdasani: India begin their Champions Trophy 2017 in style. Great win, brilliant and professional all round performance.

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Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor, who will turn 36 on February 25, had a pre-birthday party here with wife Mira and a host of his friends from Bollywood. He had the “best” time, he says.

“#bestbirthdayever,” Shahid posted on Instagram, with an image featuring him with wife Mira, who was dressed in an Anita Dongre creation for the special occasion.

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The party, held here on Sunday, saw Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Karan Johar, Sonakshi Sinha, Vishal Bhardwaj, Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Farah Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala, R. Balki, Gauri Shinde, and Varun Dhawan and others in attendance.

Shahid, who is awaiting the release of “Rangoon” and is loving his phase as father to daughter Misha, looked casual in a white t-shirt and jacket teamed with a pair of denims.

While Katrina went for an easy and breezy maxi dress, Deepika attended her “Padmavati” co-star’s party wearing a tank top with metallic pants, and Sonakshi kept it sporty in a racerback dress with a black sports jacket and sneakers.

Karan Johar was seen posing with Saif Ali Khan’s daughter Sara, whom he is reportedly going to launch as an actress with “Student Of The Year 2”.

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Actor Ranveer Singh, who will share screen space with actress Alia Bhatt in a new movie “Gully Boy”, has shared a funny video about the actress on social media.

Ranveer took to Twitter, where he shared the video and is seen talking about Alia’s films.

“Alia Bhatt so cute… Cute as a button… I like her very much Alia Bhatt… My favourite from… I saw that film ‘Kapoor & Sons’ full family film… I saw ‘Udta Punjab’… I saw ‘Dear Zindagi’ with Shah Rukh Khan… Very fine acting… God bless, looking forward to more such fantastic films,” Ranveer said in the video.

Everybody loves @aliaa08 ! Looking faarward ! pic.twitter.com/KenLlnZMaU

— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) February 8, 2017

The two have been roped in to feature in Zoya Akhtar’s upcoming movie “Gully Boy”, co-produced by Zoya’s recently-launched banner Tiger Baby and Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment.

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The film is reportedly about street rappers from Mumbai’s chawls and ghettos.

While Ranveer and Alia have not starred in a film together, they have been seen in several advertisements for a travel website.

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Gossip mills have been in overdrive with rumours of his relationship with actress and “Padmavati” co-star Deepika Padukone, but Ranveer Singh has always chosen not to speak about it. The actor says he prefers to be protective about his personal life.

“The thing is I find that there is too much scrutiny anyway, and I don’t want to encourage it or add to it. So, I am very protective about my personal life. I would like to protect a few aspects in my life,” 

“I am mostly open and honest, but there are some aspects that I choose to protect and I hope people respect my decision,” the actor, the recently-appointed ambassador of eyewear brand Carrera, added.

The 31-year-old star has been a part of the industry for over six years and has worked in hit films like “Band Baaja Baaraat”, “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela”, “Dil Dhadakne Do” and “Bajirao Mastani”.

He describes his experience in the Hindi film industry as magical.

“I genuinely believe that I am living a dream. Every day when I wake up, I can hardly believe that I am a mainstream actor who works in Hindi films. Working in mainstream Hindi films has been my dream ever since I was a little kid,” he added.

The actor, who was also lauded for his role in “Lootera”, says he has learnt so much by collaborating with many gifted people who have enriched his life and creativity.

“My work has been appreciated and I have learnt from the highs and, more so, from the lows. I have become more of a well-rounded person thanks to my experience,” he added.

Ranveer’s next film is “Padmavati”, directed by ace filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film also features Shahid Kapoor and Deepika.

This is not the first time that Ranveer is working with Bhansali. They last worked together for “… Ram-Leela” and “Bajirao Mastani”.

“I have learnt the maximum from him (Bhansali). He has moulded me as an actor and shaped me as a creative person. He has been a tremendous influence on me. Some of the greatest learnings that I’ve had are by simply observing the way he goes about his work… He really is the epitome of someone who believes that the process is the prize,” he said.

The “Ladies vs Ricky Bahl” actor feels honoured to be working with the filmmaker for the third time.

“It’s a matter of great honour that I have been selected to be his leading man for the third time in a row. That in itself is a great achievement to me. And I hope to collaborate with him and continue to make memorable cinema,” he added.

Talking about “Padmavati”, which was recently in the line of fire, Ranveer said: “It is an extremely fascinating story… I am overjoyed that we have one of the most talented actors in Hindi film, Shahid Kapoor, joining the team this time… The way it’s shaped up has me really excited. I have gone and seen the rushes of whatever we’ve shot so far and there’s a long way to go.”

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Actor Ranveer Singh, roped in as brand ambassador for eyewear brand Carrera, finds a similarity between brand associations and marriages.

“Brand associations are like marriages. You are the human form of the values the brand represents. So there is a huge amount of responsibility. Which is why I am very honest about brands I choose as I need to believe in the product,” Ranveer told IANS on e-mail from Mumbai.

The 31-year-old said it was an ambassador’s responsibility to be honest to the public.

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“It’s your responsibility to the brand that has chosen you to work with sincerity and commitment. More than the money that you are paid, people have chosen you to represent them in the public and they trust you to be the right person for their brand,” he added.

Asked if he relates with the brand, Ranveer said: “There are a lot of essential core values of Carrera that I can relate to and connect with, these really resonate with me.

“In fact, when they first came to meet me and they were talking about the brand, I felt like they were talking about me.”

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In a death blow to creative liberty, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was roughed up by a Rajput youth group called Karni Sena in Jaipur. The director was attacked for making a film on the life of Rani Padmini with focus on her affair with Allaudin Khilji. Not only was Bhansali attacked by the Padmavati set at the Jaigarh Fort was also vandalized.

The members of the Karni Sena reached the fort to stop the making of the film till the filmakker changed the alleged distorted narrative and things went out of hand. For Bollywood this is certainly a shocking incident where the creative liberty of the filmmakers stands at stake.

Shocked and appalled by the incident so many artists and filmmakers took to Twitter to show their solidarity with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Padmavati. They also condemned the horrific attack on the filmmakers rights and freedom.

Amid the chaos, an old tweet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone viral on social media in which he had written that art cannot have any restrictions.

“Art can’t have any restrictions or limits: PM @narendramodi,”

Tweeted PMO India when Modi inaugurated a new building of the Bombay Art Society in Mumbai. “Art brings our history to life,” he had said at the event. But the tweet is being massively shared on social media because of the incident that happened yesterday which is nothing but restricting art.

 

A gentle reminder sir… a couple of days after republic day if we as an industry have to deal with such humiliation for expressing ourselves , it’s frankly very disheartening . Please stand up for us.. #padmavati

A photo posted by sonamkapoor (@sonamkapoor) on Jan 27, 2017 at 10:20pm PST

Here’s what the Film Fraternity has to say about the attack:

Can once the whole film industry come together and take a stand, and refuse to be a pony that all bullshit and bullshitters ride on?? — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) January 27, 2017

At the same time Shame on you Karni Sena, you make me feel ashamed to be a Rajput.. bloody spineless cowards .. — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) January 27, 2017

A film that is not yet made, but the whole world knows the script and what it’s going to be. Such visionaries.. waah — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) January 28, 2017

My fellow film folk, if we do not unite now against these recurring incidents of bullying, it’s going to get much worse. #IstandbySLB — Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) January 27, 2017

If u don’t like what he’s making, don’t watch his film. What’s with the violence?? Apart from a vulgar display of self righteousness..

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) January 27, 2017

And for all those so called protectors of history!!! Have you read the script of the film??? Do you know facts??? So then just SHUT UP!!!! — Karan Johar (@karanjohar) January 28, 2017

The Actors of the film Padmavati also took to twitter:

As a team, we are making ‘Padmavati’ keeping in mind the sensitivities and emotions of the people of Rajasthan and the Rajput community. — Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) January 28, 2017

Our only endeavour is & has always been to share with the world the story of this courageous & powerful woman in the purest form there is.

— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) January 28, 2017

Our only endeavour is & has always been to share with the world the story of this courageous & powerful woman in the purest form there is. — Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) January 28, 2017

Our only endeavour is & has always been to share with the world the story of this courageous & powerful woman in the purest form there is.

— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) January 28, 2017

Very very sad. Words do fall short and feel too little to express feelings. Violence is unacceptable. This incident has shocked me. — Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) January 28, 2017

Sanjay bhansali is a film maker who the country should be proud of. You will know when u see #padmavati the dignity he brings to it.

— Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) January 28, 2017

And my only regret is that I wasn’t by his side when this happened.   — Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) January 28, 2017

Sanjay Leela Bhansali has cancelled his shoot in Jaipur and returned to Mumabi. We hope that the perpetrators are punished for their wrongdoings.

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has praised the trailer of filmmaker Anurag Basu’s “Jagga Jasoos” and says he is falling short of superlatives to describe it.

Ranveer on Tuesday re-tweeted Basu’s trailer and described it as “extraordinary”.

Extraordinary! never seen anything quite like it in Hindi cinema! Falling short of superlatives to describe it! Congrats to Team Jagga! https://t.co/iUYQ9ofydo

— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) December 20, 2016

“Extraordinary! never seen anything quite like it in Hindi cinema! Falling short of superlatives to describe it! Congrats to Team Jagga,” Ranveer tweeted.

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On the acting front, Ranveer is currently busy shooting for ace filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmavati”. The film also stars Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor.

This will be the third time Ranveer and Deepika will be seen collaborating with Bhansali. The two have previously worked with the filmmaker in movies like “Bajirao Mastani” and “Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela”.

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By Troy Ribeiro
Rating: **1/2

“Befikre”: Director: Aditya Chopra; Cast: Ranveer Singh, Vani Kapoor, Akarsh Khurana, Ayesha Raza Mishra, Julie Ordon

“Befikre” is like old wine in a new bottle. A familiar story of friendship, love and realisation, a tried and tested premise that is predictable with the same landmark points or milestones that fulfil the dramatic quotient. Only the setting is different, in this case – Paris. And this plays a major part in contributing to the uninhibited lives of its characters.

The film begins on a dramatic note, with Dharam (Ranveer Singh) and Shyra (Vani Kapoor) fighting. In the heat of the moment Dharam calls Shyra a “French Slut,” who has not spared any French guy. Insulted and furious, Shyra walks out of her live-in relationship, back to her parents house.

Narrated in a non-linear format, the plot encapsulates three years of the protagonists’ lives, which reveal how Dharam, a stand-up comedian from Delhi, met Shyra Gill, an equally free spirited girl, on his first day out in Paris and how their, dare-to-live attitude binds them.

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While every love story is based on the premise that the couple care a damn for society and are carefree, here the characters lead or at least pretend to lead a carefree life till realization dawns on them that they are inseparable.

As a love story this works at a mundane level and the treatment, in keeping with the times, is racy and perfunctory. The humour seems forced. Every scene is a nugget or a chapter that is juxtaposed with the past and present, a seemingly lazy method of screenplay. The characters too are poorly crafted, they are one-dimensional.

The dialogues by Sharat Katariya are taut, racy and bluntly witty and are smoothly mouthed by the cast.

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On the performance front, the actors live up to their reputation. Ranveer Singh is charismatic and charming with his abundant energy; he plays Dharam with conviction, but unfortunately appears stereotypical.

Vani Kapoor is competent as the “Psycho Chick” and she matches Ranveer in energy and histrionics. Her performance reasonates with the right attitude that makes her stand out. In fact she sways the audience with her impressive dance moves.

Armaan Ralhan, O P Ralhan’s grandson, in an unstated but impressive performance, makes his presence felt as Aneya, the investment banker who is supposed to marry Shyra. Akarsh Khurana and Ayesha Raza Mishra as Shyra’s restauranteur parents are restrained with their limited screen presence.

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The first half of the film has its moments of exaltation, but the second half, though racy, gets predictable and drags in parts. The chaotic climax that takes place at the wedding altar accompanied with a loud screechy background score, does not add any chutzpah to the narrative.

The songs are beautifully choreographed, but they punctuate the narrative rather oddly.

Visually the film is all gloss and Cinematographer Kaname Onoyama’s frames are good. In fact his aerial-sweeping shots are rather impressive.

If only Aditya Chopra was not bogged down with the business of filmmaking and instead made a romantic film in a carefree manner from the bottom of his heart, his latest missive would have been a different tale to tell.

Overall, “Befikre” captures the “pagalpan and bachpana” that is the madness and childishness of its protagonists in a cliched and not classic manner.

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Actor Ranveer Singh says that his forthcoming film “Befikre” has a nice story apart from the much talked about kissing scenes.

“Yes, there is a story. When Adi sir (the film’s director Aditya Chopra) showed the trailer to me before releasing it, I asked him why he is releasing a promo that has so much more to it? The promo does not give you anything about the world of the film.”

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“I had an argument with him regarding that, but I think he wants the audience to discover the characters of the film while watching and that is why he deliberately cut a very surface level promo. It’s a very conscious choice that he made to ‘under promise and over deliver’ to his audience,” he added.

The actor, who is paired with actress Vaani Kapoor in the film, said the audience will start discovering the two characters from the first scene of the film once people watch it.

“Though it is light-hearted, it is not a frivolous film,” said Ranveer, who has shown his romantic side in films like “Band Baaja Baaraat”, “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela”, “Lootera” and “Bajirao Mastani”.

The audience will get to see more of it in “Befikre”, which is the celebration of carefree love and a romantic relationship.

How are love stories in Hindi cinema changing and is the audience receptive towards it?

He said: “I think we have room for both — ‘Befikre’ and ‘Bajirao Mastani’. Yes, there is a generational shift when it comes to the outlook of a romantic relationship. The young generation communicates through social media more. That was not accessible during my formative years like when I was 17-18 years old.”

“Now, judging people based on their choices of romantic relationship is not cool. The young generation is open-minded. However, there is room for classic romantic love stories as well.”

“Befikre” is his first film in which he is being directed by Chopra, head honcho of Yash Raj Films.

Talking about his equation with with the filmmaker, Ranveer said: “You see the director-actor equation is more substantial and dynamic than a producer-actor. We have interacted more during the shooting of the film.”

“So, I got to know a different side of him…whether he has a wicked sense of humour or has a bindass carefree attitude. He is a private person and as an actor, I feel fortunate to know him closely.”

In the past, Ranveer has acted in Chopra-produced films, including the actor’s debut movie “Band Baaja Baaraat”.

What makes it so special to be part of any Yash Raj Films project?

He said: “I think there is a certain amount of assurance with which the production will be executed. The film will be mounted and you know there will be no stone unturned from the producer’s end to do the best for the film. And there is a certain amount of prestige value to it.”

“Befikre” is all set to release on December 9.

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