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Priyanka Returns To Tiff With Her New Film

Actress, producer and all-round queen Priyanka Chopra Jonas will head back to the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), for the first time since 2017. This year, she’ll be at the festival to showcase “a small package of love to the world”. Her film The Sky Is Pink, helmed by Shonali Bose, will have its world premiere at the prestigious festival on September 13.

The National Award-winning ChopraJonas stars in the leading role alongside Farhan Akhtar. Her production company, Purple Pebble Pictures, is co-producing the film.

“The Sky Is Pink is a story that I connected with from the minute I heard it and in Shonali’s hands, it’s been crafted into a moving, beautiful film that will renew our faith in love and life.

“It’s what led me to not only take on the challenging role of Aditi Chaudhary but also to co-produce it. I’m so proud of this film and am honoured that the film’s world premiere will take place at the Gala

Presentation at TIFF 2019.”

Purple Pebble Pictures’ Pahuna: The Little Visitors was screened at the festival two years ago.

The Sky Is Pink is a biographical movie about the love story of a real-life couple – protagonists Aditi and Niren Chaudhary - spanning 25 years. It’s told through the lens of their spunky teenage daughter, author and motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary, who was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Aisha passed away in 2015; her book My Little Epiphanies was published a day before her death.

For National Award winning director Bose, The Sky Is Pink is deeply personal and an incredibly special film. “At its core, this is an extraordinary story of what it means to be a family. I’m honoured that the film will premiere at TIFF,” she added.

The movie is produced by RSVP and Roy Kapur Films, in association with Ivanhoe Pictures and Purple Pebble Pictures. It is slated to release worldwide on October 11.

Jacqueline Launches Her Youtube Channel

Following in the footsteps of Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, Shilpa Shetty and Alia Bhatt, Jacqueline Fernandez recently launched her YouTube channel, apparently to further her bond with fans.

The actress, who is quite active on social media, went live on her Instagram account to announce the launch of her YouTube channel.

Her first video gives a glimpse of her childhood, her family, her first rampwalk, her first audition, and the moment she was crowned Miss Sri Lanka.

“Looking back, I think I always had a special relationship with the camera. I feel I have always been camera-friendly - a happy little kid. I have two people to thank for that - my dad and my mom,” she said in the video.

“As I grew up, so did my dreams and so did the size of the ramp...I was only 21 when I got a chance to be at the Miss Universe pageant. Although I didn’t win, this gave me enough confidence to chase my dreams, and that somehow got me to Mumbai. That is a story I will tell you later.”

Fernandez will next appear in Netflix’s upcoming thriller Mrs. Serial Killer, about a woman whose husband has been framed and imprisoned for serial murders. She needs to commit a murder exactly like the serial killer, in order to prove that her husband is innocent. The film is directed by Shirish Kunder and produced by his wife Farah Khan.

NEW-AGE B’WOOD DANCES LACK THE LACHAK: SAROJ KHAN

Bollywood’s OG choreographer, Saroj Khan, is upset at the dearth of emotions, grace and lachak in contemporary dance numbers.

“Nowadays, films lack heart and soul, and hence are forgotten in a year or two, unlike the films of yesteryears with songs and dances that have become classics over the years. Even after decades, there are songs that gain a new audience, owing to their foottapping signature steps,” said Khan.

Khan is considered to be among Bollywood’s most successful choreographers, whose numerous hits include ‘Ek do teen’ from Tezaab (1988) and ‘Dola re’ from Devdas (2003). Her latest work as choreographer was in the recent flop Kalank, where she directed the graceful ‘Tabah ho gaye’ number.

Khan believes dance moves in recent films have become mechanic, with actors blindly following the directors. New-age choreographers, she adds, don’t seem to have a major say in deciding signature steps.

However, Khan is hopeful that this lacuna will be filled, and soon a new wave of dance and rhythm will return to Bollywood.

She says she loved working with Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit, an icon when it comes to dancing and acting. “My chemistry with Madhuri is unbeatable. I miss working with her,” she revealed.

Among the men, she’s allured with the dance moves of Govinda.

Khan says she enjoys working even at age 70. “I’m working on many projects and I don’t keep a count of my work, I can’t speak about them, but yes, I am pretty engaged.”

She’s amazed with the talent that children display on the small screen. “I wish they are moulded well, (and they get a chance) to recreate the magic on the big screen, and may their dancing force people of all ages to shake a leg at festivals and celebrations everywhere,” she concluded.

Kbc Kicks Off With Inspiring Promo

As the eleventh season of Kaun Banega Crorepati gears up for its launch this August, the reality show’s host Amitabh Bachchan urged the audience to keep chasing dreams and try their luck on the game show.

A recently-launched promo for KBC showed a tailor’s son fulfilling his dream of studying abroad.

The video starts with the tailor asking his son to work fast, because customers are waiting. The son sullenly states he would rather study abroad than become a tailor. His father is stunned. The boy is later mocked for his impossible dream.

Everyone’s attitude, however, changes when the young boy appears on Kaun Banega Crorepati and gets an offer letter from California Business School. Bachchan himself makes an appearance at the end of the promo, advising viewers, “The moral of the story is that if you have belief in yourself, firmly stick to the belief.”

THANK GOD FOR TWITTER: SRK SHARES FAMILY HOLIDAY PICS

Snorkelling with his younger son AbRam, frolicking on the beach or taking selfies with his wife - superstar Shah Rukh Khan had a “perfect holiday” (his words, not ours) in the Maldives with his family recently. And in true 2019 fashion, he captured quite a bit of it on Twitter, for the benefit of his collective fandom. Told you - celebrities, they’re just like us!