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Bollywood For Bushfire Relief

Some of our favourite Bollywood women are putting their fame to good use by turning their sights to bush re-devastated Australia. Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja will be selling select pieces from their fashionable personal wardrobes to raise funds for the recovery of wildlife affected by the recent bush res out here in Oz.

This will be the seventh edition of Mi Wardrobe is Su Wardrobe (MiSu), Alia’s closet sharing initiative, on saltscout. com. The collection is set to feature stunning pieces previously owned by these actresses who routinely feature on Best Dressed lists.

Earlier wardrobes by MiSu has supported social enterprises like Being Human – The Salman Khan Foundation, The Corbett Foundation, and Salaam Bombay Foundation.

“The bush res were an ecological disaster and the effects can be seen well beyond Australia’s geographical limits,” said Alia, explaining why Australia’s bush res were chosen as her closet sharing initiative’s newest cause. The Gully Boy star also called images of burnt and bruised animals from the bush res “heartbreaking.”

Sonam added, “Many organisations are working tirelessly on the ground to rescue and rehabilitate the birds and animals – sharing my wardrobe through MiSu is another small way in which I can

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GUESS WHICH SUPERSTAR?

After an A-lister walked out at the eleventh hour, this lmmaker approached a superstar. But the latter went on to ask for modi cations like changing the lm's title, script alteration, choosing other actors - one of them being his small-time actor brother-in-law and two others that he has launched. He also wanted to have a say in the music. The nal straw was when one of the recommended stars was called for a screen test, and he asked for a script before committing for the lm. The producer and director decided to shelve the movie entirely rather than make a compromised version and put up with the superstar's tantrums.

GUESS WHICH REMAKE?

Talk has been around for a while about the remake of this yesteryear superhero ick, but now that it's nally happening, it’s riddled with controversy. The original team was furious as nobody had been consulted, no permissions sought, no rights asked for. Then the director and writer of the original work got into a battle of words. The actor remained silent but his star daughter expressed her displeasure quite publicly. Finally, continue to support their efforts.”

This year saw one of Australia’s worst bush re seasons with over 18.6 million hectares of land burnt, more than 5,900 buildings destroyed, and over thirty people killed. An estimated one billion animals are believed to have died.

Priyanka said the initiative was just one of many ways “to come together in support of this global tragedy.”

Good on you, ladies, for your donated goodies, and for helping the animals in our backyard.

Check out Alia’sjootis and sneakers, Priyanka’s studded pumps and jumpsuits, and Sonam’s asymmetric dresses and kaftans at saltscout.com

SINGING ABOUT WOMEN’S DAY

Singer-composer Vasuda Sharma brings together some of Bollywood’s biggest names to create a Women’s Day special song. It features an all-women cast, of course. Singers include the likes of Shreya Ghosal, Neeti Mohan, AkritiKakar, Suzanne D’Mello, Shruti Pathak, Shashaa Tirupati and Aditi Paul amongst others.

“Everybody coming in, supporting each other, and wanting to create this piece of music together itself was overwhelming for me,” says Sharma.

The song will be titled Aashna ban jaayein and the rest of the all-female cast includes female technicians, videographers, make-up artists and musicians. Talk about girl power!

Sharma points out that the song isn’t about how women can outdo women. “The theme is centered more around sisterhood, women supporting each other, women coming together, and creating something beautiful,” she beamed.

AS INDIA BURNS, A NEW COP FILM IS SET TO OPEN

Filmmaker Rohit Shetty says that he doesn’t believe in showing police brutality in his lms.

The director is known for his Bollywood cop universe like the Singham series, Simmba, and upcoming Akshay-Kumar starrer Sooryavanshi. The lm stars Akshay Kumar as DCP Veer Sooryavanshi, head of the Anti-Terrorism Squad.

At the lm’s launch, director Rohit Shetty was asked about glorifying police brutality in his lms, especially regarding the ongoing unrest in Delhi.

“I have never shown (police) brutality in my lms,” he insisted.

He said that a lot of research went into Sooryavanshi and many police of cers contributed to making the lm.

Regarding recent events in Delhi, Rohit Shetty urged fans to remain calm.

“We have no idea about the ground realities. None of us know what it feels like it looks as though all the complaints have paid off, since the producers of the remake gave everyone a big fat paycheque – except, reportedly, the director. to be in riots or in situations like that,” said the director.

GUESS WHICH STARLET?

A young starlet who claims she has struggled for her Filmfare award, is said to be dating her co-star who has been on and off with a young star daughter. Not so long ago, the starlet was spotted regularly with another co-star who was dating the starlet's BFF! We are losing track of the racy musical chairs of this new gen!

Akshay Kumar of course has played the cop in many lms. How does it feel to put on the wardi (uniform) yet again?

"It’s nice,” he replied. “There is dignity attached to uniform.Not just the police uniform, but whenever I wear any uniform - Army of cer, Navy or Air Force - it feels very nice. I feel very fortunate that we (actors) get the opportunity to get into the shoes of so many individuals."

Set to release on 24 March, we’ll just have to wait and see how fortunate the Sooryavanshi team feels!

Disha Patani For Ek Villian Sequel

This girl is going places! Disha Patani is set for another action-packed outing on the big screen, having just come on board for the sequel of 2014 sleeper hit Ek Villain.

Reportedly, Disha, starring alongside Aditya Roy Kapur and John Abraham, will play a character inspired by Rosamund Pike's role in the 2014 Hollywood lm Gone Girl. Director Mohit Suri said of her, “Disha walked up to me and said I want to do more action, beat up people, perform stunts, kick some butt. I want to be the hero," Mohit said.

On Disha's character in the movie, Mohit said, "While the recent Malang brought Disha's freespirited avatar to light, this one will showcase her as an integral part of the action-franchise."

Disha's latest release Malang is seeing pro ts at the box of ce. She will soon

WHO WORE IT BETTER?

KATRINA KAIF OR ELIZABETH HURLEY IN JULIEN MACDONALD?

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/IndianLinkAustralia be seen doing a special dance number in Baaghi 3. Later this year, she stars opposite Salman Khan in Radhe and also has the lm KTina coming up. Busy busy…

WORTH WAITING FOR? YOU DECIDE!

Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey has announced an international spy thriller series Special Ops.

Based on events of national signi cance spanning a period of 19 years, it is currently being shot across international locations including Turkey, Azerbaijan, Jordan and India. With a keen focus on quality and research, Special Ops has been written by Pandey himself along with two other writers."We have tried to recreate real-life events that have somewhere affected our lives over the past few years," Pandey said.

We’ll check it out for sure.

DILJIT: MOVE OVER KYLIE?

Just like his name, Punjab’s favourite Diljit Dosanjh won over Twitter this month with his Ivanka Trump post. You know the one we’re talking about (if not, then you’re living under a rock, kar lo gal!)

“Me and Ivanka. Piche hee peygaee.

Kehndni Taj Mahal Jana Taj Mahal Jana… #tajmahalmaifer ley geya,horkikarda?”

(She was after me to see the Taj Mahal so I took her, what else could I have done?”)

Of course it grew even cuter as Ivanka herself played along.

Thanks for taking me to the Taj, she replied to Diljit.

The post has been trending on Instagram and has garnered over 150,000 likes. You’ve got to admit, it’s cute in its simplicity, and surprisingly powerful enough to generate a million more sitting-Ivanka memes.

Diljit is known for his sense of humour, especially regarding American personalities. Most famously, he declared his love for reality show star and Kylie Cosmetics founder, Kylie Jenner.

On Twitter This Week

Match the following stars to the tweets below.

Ajay Devgn, Shah Rukh Khan, Ram Gopal Verma

A director standing by his lm rejected by the audience is like him telling a girl “I love myself and I don't care if you don't love me”

I idolized Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj since school. Of course, when making Tanhaji – The Unsung Warrior, I got reintroduced to his bravery and emotions. Salute one of India’s bravest sons on his birthday anniversary.

Being a father (3x) has been my greatest source of pride, humility, inspiration and even achievement. It has taught me to choose innocent honesty over smarts in every aspect of life. My li’l one told me I look better than him in his drawing cos I am smiling without a reason....

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