Having presented talented young kids and Super Moms with a chance to showcase their dancing talent on DID L’il Masters and DID Super Moms earlier this year, Zee TV is now all set to give some exceptional young singing prodigies a chance to shine on the biggest stage of them all! As the previous eight seasons received a positive response, Zee TV is all set to launch the 9th edition of its popular reality show – Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs.

Having announced the legendary Bollywood singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan and ace music composer Anu Malik as the judges of the upcoming season, the latest to join the panel is popular singer Neeti Mohan. While Neeti has been a judge on a couple of shows, this will be her first reality show on Zee TV. Not just that, this will be the first time Neeti will be seen on a show post her pregnancy.

On joining the judges’ panel, Neeti Mohan said, “I am very excited to meet the super talented Li’l Champs from all over the country, as they are known to floor everyone with their singing prowess at such a tender age. I love kids a lot, I want to encourage every child to unlock their hidden potential. SRGMP Lil champs will provide the children an experience of a lifetime. I am also very excited to share the judging panel with Shankar Ji and Anu Ji because I am sure while it will be fun, I will get to learn a lot from them.”

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As soon as the self-proclaimed super spreader of gossip Karan Johar announced that he is all set to host the seventh season of his chat show Koffee With Karan, fans were ready with popcorn tubs to get a peek into the guest celebrities’ lives. Among many others, the previous season came into the spotlight for giving a starting point to now-married star couple Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif.

Now, after one season, when they are married, the duo graced the chat show in this season too, though in different episodes. This Thursday, Katrina joins the show with her Bhoot Police co-stars Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ishan Khattar. In the upcoming episode, Kaif will reveal that when she first met Vicky, she didn’t know much about him.

The Ek Tha Tiger actress says, “I didn’t even know much about Vicky. He was just a name I had heard but had never associated with. But when I met him, I was won over”. While calling their relationship “unexpected and out of the blue”, she adds, “It was my destiny, and it was meant to be. There were so many coincidences that at one point, all of it felt so unreal.”

 

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In the upcoming episode, the Zero actress also reveals that she first confided in director-friend Zoya Akhtar about being smitten by Kaushal.

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Prime Video today announced the launch date of its ambitious series, Hush Hush, which features a cast and crew led by women. Produced by Vikram Malhotra-led Abundantia Entertainment, the series marks the digital debut of Juhi Chawla and Ayesha Jhulka, and also stars Soha Ali Khan Pataudi, Kritika Kamra, Shahana Goswami, and Karishma Tanna in the lead.

Hush Hush revolves around a set of women whose picture-perfect lives begin to come undone when an unexpected event brings to the fore secrets from their past and threatens everything that’s dear to them. Knitted in a web of lies, deceit and fighting patriarchy, the story explores the storm that brews behind the seemingly quiet façade of the privileged lives of these women. Hush Hush is co-created by Abundantia Entertainment and critically acclaimed director Tanuja Chandra. Prime members in India and more than 240 countries and territories can stream the series from September 22.

What makes Hush Hush even more unique is that it features a cast and crew primarily comprising women, right from the Production Designer, the Costume Designer, the Associate Producer, the Co-producer, to teams in the Art, Costume, Production and even the Security functions. Acclaimed writer Juhi Chaturvedi (Gulabo Sitabo, Piku, Sardar Uddham Singh) has written the dialogues, Kopal Naithani has directed two episodes in this season and Tanuja Chandra double-hats as director and executive producer. Additionally, the story has been written by Shikhaa Sharma (Jalsa, Shakuntala Devi, Sherni) who is also one of the executive producers on the series.

“Women are 50% of the population, yet stories told by them and from their perspective are far and few in between,” said Aparna Purohit, Head of India Originals, Prime Video. “At Prime Video, we are committed to giving a global platform to diverse, authentic and relatable female stories, and with Hush Hush, we are taking our commitment to female-forward narratives a step further. Hush Hush is an emotional and intriguing story with nuanced, flawed and complex women who light up the screen. We are thrilled to join hands with Abundantia Entertainment once again to create a story that amplifies female voices in both, reel and real life!”

“Abundantia Entertainment is all about engaging, impactful, meaningful and entertaining story-telling. In pursuing our philosophy of bringing disruptive content to our audience, we also proudly champion female-first narratives – stories of and around powerful women, told by equally powerful voices,” added Vikram Malhotra, Founder & CEO of Abundantia Entertainment. “Films like Shakuntala Devi, Sherni, Chhorii and the recent Jalsa are examples of such work that has resonated in a big way with fans all over the world. And I am delighted that in Prime Video we have found a partner that supports and believes in these stories. After these films, and the much-loved Breathe, our partnership now reaches the next level with Hush Hush. This gripping tale is brilliantly put together by a never-before leading cast and crew almost entirely made up of talented women and I am confident that Hush Hush will set a new benchmark in amplifying female voices, especially in the portrayal of strong characters set in a world around us”.

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Actress Amyra Dastur is gearing up for her upcoming film titled Jogi, which will stream on Netflix from September 16. Ahead of the releases, in an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, the actor candidly shared her piece of mind on creating her persona through social media platforms, especially Instagram.

In her response, the Made in China actress says, “I genuinely believe you should not overexpose yourself as an actor. I see a lot of stars doing it now and I see that working against them in certain ways because a lot of people are like they are bored of seeing this person and I think that’s what I’m scared of. I don’t want anybody to turn around and say yeah now we’re bored of seeing her please choose someone else. You have to be very careful of how much you expose and how much you kind of like to reel it in”.

Explaining further, she added, “for me, if I wanted to create thirst straps for people, I could easily post my photos in a bikini. But for me I don’t see that it’s substantial. I don’t see that as something I see myself doing. I want to give people quality even from my Instagram. We spend days and weeks planning; I literally sit with my stylist I sit with the photographer I sit with the hair (stylist) the makeup person and we actually plan everything out; so, it comes off as classy and nice and that’s what I want to incorporate in everything I do”.

Concluding the conversation, the 29-year-old actress asserted, “I would rather be somebody who’s known for a little amount of work but good work then somebody who is known for – arey arey woh itney pictures release kar rahi hai har saal (she is giving back-to-back releases irrespective of the quality of the projects.)

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Saiyami Kher is known for carefully picking her roles and making some of the most versatile choices. In the latest, Saiyami is teaming up with Gulshan Devaiah for her next, which is an untitled drama genre film. The project is being peroxided by Anurag Kashyap and currently, it’s being shot in Hyderabad. This won’t be the first time that both actors will team up. Earlier, the duo had worked together before in the anthology Unpaused Season 1, produced by Amazon Prime.

Speaking on her reunion with her co-actor, Saiyami says, “It is an interesting project and something that will stay with people for a long time. Gulshan is an amazing actor, extremely creative, extremely versatile. We worked together for Unpaused Season 1, and there is a comfort level working with him. Unfortunately, I can’t reveal much about it but I can promise you that the wait will be worth it.”

Saiyami is looking forward to a busy 2022 with a list of movie projects lined up. She is teaming with Scam 1992 fame Pratik Gandhi, for Rahul Dholakia’s Agni, an Excel Entertainment production. The film is based on firefighters. While not many of the details of the project are known, the shooting has already started this month and most of the shooting will be happening in Mumbai and Delhi.

Apart from that, she will soon be seen in Breathe Into the Shadows Season 3 and Ghoomer, both opposite Abhishek Bachchan. Ghoomer, which will be directed by R Balki, is a story of a coach and his prodigy.

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