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Kendall Jenner faces backlash ove r Vogue India cove r Supermodel and social media queen Kendall Jenner faces major controversy surrounding her anniversary cover for Vogue India. The messages from Twitter came flooding in by the dozen as many fired back arguing that a model of South Asian heritage should have graced the cover; as the publication is celebrating 10 years of Vogue India. Jenner was also seen posing alongside Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput in a photo. India has given the world many beautiful faces to admire. Deepika Padukone,
Priyanka Chopra and Kajol are just a few of the exotic beauties – t his was a missed opportunity to celebrate women of colour. The public fired back accusing India Vogue of giving into Eurocentric standards of beauty and that the cover was an insulting reminder of how South Asian culture favour light skin. Expanding the definition of beauty has been an ongoing battle. Many expressed their view on social media describing how the cover is diminishing the efforts carried out by people attempting to change the stereotype. Vogue India took to Instagram to de-
fend its cover. The post read: “In the last 10 years Vogue India has had only 12 international covers, including Kendall Jenner, in 2017. Therefore, statistically, 90 per cent of our covers are Indian! And we are proud of that.” In an episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians in 2012 Jenner expressed her hatred for Indian food and called it “disgusting.” Comments came pouring in from social media accusing Jenner of appropriating another culture for personal gain.
Presenting Charan & Binkle from Mubarakan Monday 8th May 2017 Presenting the next image from Mubarakan, which talks about the love and chemistry between Charan and Binkle, giving a glimpse into the lives of these two characters. In the film, Charan a cute Sardar and Binkle a simple girl, are in love with each other. Arjun Kapoor and Athiya Shetty have been paired together for the first time and developed a great working equation with each other during the London schedule, going on to become great friends. Arjun Kapoor says of co-star Athiya Shetty, “She is super spontaneous, fun and supremely talented. It’s the first time that I am being paired with her, even though I knew her from before. It was during the London schedule that I got to know more
about her personality and the madness in her. Despite being her second film, I think she is very prepared, sorted and truly has the courage to take on roles out of the comfort zone.” Mubarakan is a laugh riot with lot of confusion, laughter, love, egos and emotions. Also starring Anil Kapoor, Ileana D’Cruz, Mubarakan is produced by Sony Pictures Networks Productions and Ashwin Varde and Murad Khetani’s Cine1 Studios. Mubarakan is slated for a worldwide release on 28th July 2017 release.
Bollywood actress
Reema Lagoo dies from sudden heart attack Famous Bollywood actress Reema Lagoo died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai at age 59 in Mumbai’s Kolkilaben Hospital. Her sudden death came as a surprise. Reema Lagoo’s son-in-law told news agency PTI, “She was complaining of chest pain so we took her to hospital around 1 am. She passed away due to a heart attack around 3.15 am. She was perfectly
fine and had no health issues...so it is really shocking for all us that she is no more with us.” The ever smiling screen star was known for her role as a mother to Bollywood superstars such as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and despite being five years younger than him Rishi Kapoor. Lagoo entered the industry at a time where mother figures were
portrayed as damsels in distress, and instead brought a lighter touch. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Priyanka Chopra, many paid their condolences to the late star. “Reema Lagoo was a versatile actor who left a big impact in the film & TV world. Her demise is saddening,” Modi tweeted.
Trailer of the scariest film of the year: Dobaara Wednesday 24th May 2017 – Get ready for chills from horror thriller Dobaara - See Your Evil, starring Huma Qureshi and Saqib Saleem. The film is the official Hindi remake of the 2013 acclaimed psychological horror Oculus, which is rated as one of the scariest American horror films. Starring real life siblings Huma and Saqib, the film is based on an
emotional journey of siblings Natasha (Huma) and Kabeer Merchant (Saqib) dealing with the death of their parents, Alex (Adil Hussain) and Lisa Merchant (Lisa Ray) a decade ago. The centre point of the story is a mirror, believed to be haunted as the two siblings with contradictory views try to crack the mystery behind the death of their parents.
Konkona Sen Sharma set for director debut Konkona Sen has demonstrated to us time and time again that she is one of the industry’s finest actresses, now she is set to make her mark in the film making world. Her film A death in Gunj is making its debut on the big screen in India. It stars Vikrant Massey, Gulshan Devaiah, Kalki Koechlin, Ranvir Shorey, Tillotama Shome, Jim Sarbh, Tanuja and the late Om Puri.
The film is an atmospheric thriller set in 1979 McCluskieganj, near Ranchi. The plot revolves around a quiet, peaceful man attempting to navigate a world that’s cruel to his sensitive nature. The film has already been screened at the Toronto Film Festival and it also opened the Mumbai Film Festival. Sharma expressed how her father Mukul Sharma would tell her this story when she was younger. After winning several awards and global acclaim at film festivals, the actress’s directorial debut A death in the Gunj is setto hit screens in India on June 2.