Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone been honoured at the TIME100 Impact Awards for the second time in her career.
She attended the prestigious ceremony held at the Museum of the Future in Dubai on Monday night with her husband, actor Ranveer Singh.
Boxer Amir Khan was clicked alongside Deepika at the event.
Earlier in 2020, Amir met celebrity couple of Ranveer Singh and Deepika in London while they were shooting for their film 83. They even posed together for pictures.
Khan on Monday posted a string of photographs of his “lovely meeting” with “Padmaavat” stars Ranveer and Deepika on Instagram.
“Lovely meeting the power couple of India Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh enjoying London.”
The two actors are currently in London to shoot for their upcoming film “’83”.
The movie will trace India’s historic victory at the 1983 cricket World Cup. Ranveer will be playing the role of former Indian skipper Kapil Dev and Deepika will essay his wife Romi.
Pakistani superstar Fawad Khan achieved both critical acclaim and commercial success an actor in India’s Hindi film industry, Bollywood.
In his Bollywood stint, Fawad won Filmfare’s best debut award for his performance in Anil Kapoor’s Khoobsurat. He attained commercial success with roles in projects like Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Kapoor & Sons.
In his brief stint in India, he managed to impress the bigwigs of the fraternity. However the Indo-Pak border tensions resulted in the banning of Pakistani celebrities in India and hence the Satrangi hero lost out on a list of A-list feature films with female superstars.
Hindi cinema’s numero-uno film producer Karan Johar roped in the Zindagi Gulzar Hai star opposite box-office queen Katrina Kaif in Raat Baaki. The film was to be helmed by URI fame Aditya Dhar. The team also roped in Vicky Kaushal for a supporting role. A musical romance with the backdrop of a North Indian wedding.
Talaash‘s director and Dil Dhadakne Do‘s writer Reema Kagti casted Fawad as the leading hero of her film, Mr Chalu opposite Priyanka Chopra. The Humsafar star replaced Saif Ali Khan in the film. The film’s genre was thriller.
Devdas fame director Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted to rope in Fawad for Shahid Kapoor’s role of Maharaja Ratan Singh in his blockbuster Padmavaat alongside Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh.
Fawad was later replaced in Padmavaat with Shahid Kapoor whereas Raat Baaki and Mr Chalu got shelved.
The Dastaan star will be seen next opposite Mahira Khan in Neelofer, he is also gearing up to shoot Aan alongside Sanam Saeed and Zara Noor Abbas.
Bollywood is touted to be among the biggest film industries of the world, and has given birth to many transnational superstars. While some take upfront fees to be a part of the project, some opt for a profit-sharing deal to reduce the burden of recovery.
Indian media tabloid, Pinkvilla has revealed the fee of Bollywood A-listers.
Akshay Kumar is among the actors who juggles between profit sharing and upfront fees. The actor has charged over100 crores for his forthcoming Cinderella. However, for some relatively smaller films and home productions, the actor has adopted a hybrid model i.e. charging a minimum amount as acting fees and then entering the profit sharing agreement in the ratio of 40 to 50 percent share in the profits. The actor had come on board Sooryavanshi for a sum of Rs 70 crore. The reason for Akshay Kumar to get such huge fees are the revenues from satellite and digital, as Khiladi’s films tend to do well on both platforms.
Salman Khan was the first Indian star to get a salary of Rs 100 crore plus on a feature film with Sultan in 2016 and repeated the feat by becoming the first actor to get Rs 130 crore as acting fees in 2017 with Tiger Zinda Hai. Salman cracks a profit-sharing deal getting 60 to 70% of the total profits. Post Tiger Zinda Hai, it has all been home productions for Salman, which means he used to take home all of satellite and digital revenue as his acting fees. Bharat fetched him a sum of Rs 120 crore (Digital: Rs 80 crore, Satellite: Rs 40 crore).
Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan have adopted the profit sharing model since the start of last decade. While Shah Rukh has been getting 60 percent of profit as his acting fees, Aamir has taken things a notch higher with a 75 percent share in profit. He got an elephant’s share for Dhoom 3, and Dangal. The fees of both these stars vary as per the revenues of films from all sources – right from satellite, digital to theatrical.
Hrithik Roshan also has been following the profit sharing route for most of his films, though there have been instances where he has taken upfront fees and also opted for a hybrid model. He had opted for a 50 to 55 percent profit model for his last two releases – Super 30 and War.
Ranbir Kapoor has got around 65 to 70 crores for forthcoming Animal, whereas Ranveer Singh too has upped his stakes by charging upwards of Rs 50 crore for Rohit Shetty’s Cirkus.
Varun Dhawan is also contemplating to switch to the profit-sharing model soon.
John Abraham’s acting fees have gone up 3-fold over the pandemic, from Rs 7 crore in Satyameva Jayate to Rs 21 crore for its sequel.
Shahid Kapoor on the other hand charged Rs 31 crore for Jersey.
Tiger Shroff charges an acting fees in the range of Rs 25 to 30 crore, has got seen a massive jump due to producer Vashu Bhagnani, who paid him Rs 35 crore for Ganapath.
Journalist Rana Ayyub highlighted the ‘Islamophobic’ elements in Bollywood’s Sooryavanshi in her article for Washington post. The acclaimed journalist tweeted about the same, reinstating that, “yet another exercise in criminal Islamophobia that seeks to normalise Narendra Modi’s anti-Muslim agenda. She claimed that it “feeds into the Muslim as terrorist narrative.”
Starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in the lead, it also features Ranveer Singh and Ajay Devgn. The film has already raked in over INR 150 crores at the Box-office.
Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi expressed his disappointment on the same.
He added, “The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, destroy its history.”
Dangerous for India. In this Islamophobic hatred India will destroy itself, no less. I hope & pray that sane elements within Indian society prevent this. Milton Kandera wrote that 'the first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, https://t.co/gcyX1sNnIE
Earlier, Riz called out English films for their misrepresentation of Muslims, “The game right now is messed up. The game right now is rigged,” Ahmed said in a new interview with news outlet Muslim. “Muslims are either not on screen or they are [and] they’re the bad guys. They’re perpetrators or victims of violence. We’re either invisible or we’re villainized, cause the stories we tell about our community affect the laws that get passed, the people that get attacked, the people that get invaded.”
India’s biggest production house, Yash Raj Films (YRF) has announced the release dates of its four big screen projects as cinemas are set re-open in late October after staying shut due to pandemic woes. The films include Prithviraj, Shamshera, Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Bunty Aur Babli 2 starring A-list stars.
The Maharashtra government has announced that theatres will be opening in the state on October 22 and filmmakers have taken the opportunity to announce their next.
Bunty Aur Babli 2
Yash Raj Film’s Bunty Aur Babli 2 starring Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Siddhant Chaturvedi and talented debutant Sharvari. The much-awaited, hilarious out and out family entertainer will release worldwide on November 19, 2021.
Prithviraj
Big-budget Prithviraj releases worldwide on January 21, 2022. It stars superstar Akshay Kumar in and as king Prithviraj Chauhan. Miss World Manushi Chhillar debuts as Sanyogita opposite Akshay, while Sanjay Dutt and Sonu Sood play pivotal roles.
Jayeshbhai Jordaar
One of the most anticipated films, YRF’s Jayeshbhai Jordaar, starring superstar Ranveer Singh and Shalini Pandey releases worldwide on February 25, 2022. A family entertainer set in Gujarat, Ranveer will be seen playing a Gujarati man, who becomes an unlikely hero which is helmed by Divyang Thakkar.
Shamshera
Shamshera starring superstar Ranbir Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Vaani Kapoor is an adrenaline-pumping entertainer which is set to release on March 18, 2022.
Other production banners have also unveiled the release dates of their mega projects:
The Hindi film industry has today announced the theatrical release dates of 13 FILMS, out of which four will hit cinemas this year itself.. Coming next year, the Bollywood superstars will come not only on Festivals but also on normal weekends, to entertain you like never before! pic.twitter.com/3l5UnVcEql
The Meray Paas Tum Ho star, Ayeza Khan has recreated Deepika Padukone’s performance and look from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram Leela. Mere Meherban diva performed on the song, Laal Ishq.
Celebrity couple, Ayeza Khan and Danish Taimoor have recreated Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor’s iconic pose from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat. The duo shot together for a clothing brand’s promotional photoshoot.
Actress Mawra Hocane travelled to India in 2015 to shoot her romantic movie Sanam Teri Kasam opposite Harshvardhan Rane. The Jawani Phir Nahi Aani 2 actor met and partied with multiple Bollywood personalities.
Mawra and other Pakistani stars was asked by the Indian authorities to leave India post the URI attacks in 2016.
She met Ranveer Singh in Manchester.
She also visited Rishi Kapoor in America while he was admitted at an hospital for being diagnosed with cancer.
On the work front, Mawra is currently shooting for Qissa Meherbano Ka opposite Ahsan Khan. Written by Fakhra Jabeen the drama is being directed by Iqbal Hussain and will go on air on HUM TV later this year.
Mere Paas Tum Ho is the highest rated drama of recent years in Pakistan. The drama was headlined by four primary characters essayed by Humayun Saeed, Adnan Siddiqui, Ayeza Khan and Hira Mani.
Indian Punjabi superstar Ammy Virk, who’s making his Bollywood debut with the Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone starrer 83, took to his Instagram stories to express his love for the drama and its OST. He tagged the cast members and the writer of the drama in his story.
While talking to BBC Urdu Amitabh Bachchan shared how he felt about Pakistani dramas and also about Pakistani actors and singers coming to India to work. He said, ”I like it when people from Pakistan come to work in India. We have seen the work done in Pakistan. The drama serials that are shown on Pakistani television are exceptional. A channel in India is dedicated to showing Pakistani drama serials which are very fine and I accept the fact that Pakistani TV serials are far superior to those which are being made in India. The artist in Pakistan are brilliant too. Even very long ago many Pakistani serials were extraordinary”.
Bollywood Actress Meera Chopra, who is a cousin of Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra praised Mere Paas Tum Ho. The actress was massively impressed by Humayun and Adnan Siddiqui’s performance in the drama. She turned to her social media handle and wrote, “Watching Meray Pass Tum Ho, finding the show extremely slow. But both these men Humayun Saeed and Adnan Siddiqui, you guys are amazing. Can’t help to hate one and love the other, what performances. I’ve become fan for life.”
Bollywood star Ranveer Singh has bought a Mercedes Maybach GLS 600 that was recently launched in India for INR 2.43 crore on his birthday. The actor had also purchased a Lamborghini Urus Pearl Capsule edition, that costs INR 3.43 crore, in May this year.
Posting an image of the actor with his new luxury acquisition, Mercedes-Benz dealer Auto Hangar wrote, “(We wish) the ever-enthusiastic charm of bollywood, @ranveersingh a very Happy Birthday! We also congratulate him for the new acquisition of Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS 600.” The 36-year-old actor celebrates his birthday on July 6 every year. The Gunday actor also owns a red Lamborghini Urus that he bought towards the end of 2019.
Kartik Aaryan
Dhamaka actor Kartik Aryan also bought a new car Lamborghini Urus after testing negative from Covid-19, Kartik gifted himself a brand new car which costs a whopping INR 4.5 crores.
Vicky kaushal
Vicky Kaushal recently shared a happy photo with his new ride and it costs over Rs 2 crore. The actor is now a proud owner of a Land Rover Range Rover 3.0 Vogue.
The Masaan actor captioned his Instagram post as, “Welcome Home buddy! Thank you Navnit Motors Jaguar Land Rover Mumbai, for an amazing experience”.
