B-10 | Friday, May 31, 2019 BOLLYWOOD www.WeeklyVoice.com Safety Was Veeru Devgan’s Top Priority: B-Town MUMBAI: Back in the days visited the Devgan residence to when technology was not as ad- pay condolences. vanced as today, Veeru Devgan Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt choreographed some of the most tweeted: “Veeru Devgan and I famous action sequences for Bol- began our career together in the lywood, making his actors’ and 1970s. ‘Make Ajay a great actor,’ stuntmen’s safety top priority. I remember him telling me after The Hindi ilm fraternity re- Ajay’s debut ilm became a big membered all this and more hit. “Ajay and I inally worked about the veteran, who died here together in ‘Zakhm’, which won on Monday at the age of 85. him his irst National Award.” Remembering Veeru as a re- Actor Aamir Khan said Veeru sponsible director, actress Mad- was “extremely professional”. huri Dixit Nene told IANS: “He He had worked with him in the was such a caring action director movie “Ishq”. who used to encourage us, but at Akshay Kumar: “Extremely the same time was very cautious sad to hear about the demise of about our safety. He was such a Veeru Devgan, one of the inest wonderful human being.” action directors of our industry. Actor-director Satish Kaushik, My heartfelt condolences to Ajay who had worked with him as an Devgn and family.” actor and director, was emotional was very sad to see him go away recting action sequences for Devgn and Amitabh Bachchan. Sanjay said he was a “gem of a after he returned from the funeral today,” Satish Kaushik said. ilms like “Himmatwala”, “Mr.As the news of his demise person and extremely gifted”. of his “Veeru paaji”. Anupam Kher called Veeru a India”, “Khatron Ke Khiladi”, broke, members of the ilm - fra Kunal Kohli: “RIP Veeru Dev- “He was such a gentleman. He “great action director” who al- “Phool Aur Kaante”, “Dilwale” ternity Akshay Kumar, Shah ganji. A legend of Hindi cinema. was a ‘Punjab ka puttar’ in the ways gave top importance to the and “Laal Badshah”. He had also Rukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Left his mark at a time when true sense and had a huge heart. “safety of actors and team”. helmed the 1999 ilm “Hindustan Deol, Bobby Deol, Sajid Khan, ‘pure action’ without VFX was Everyone loved him so much... It Veeru is best known for di- Ki Kasam”, starring his son Ajay Mahesh Bhatt and Harry Baweja the order of the day.” Episodes Convenient Says Sana Big B’s Grandson Oscar Academy To Open MUMBAI: Actress Sana Amin Sheikh says episodic shows are Graduates In UK more convenient to take on. MUMBAI: Megastar Amitabh Oice In Mumbai TV’s show “Laal Ishq” has Bachchan was illed with pride as several episodes with different his grandson Agastya graduated pairing of popular celebrities in London. from telly town. The upcoming Agastya is the son of Big B’s episode is set to witness Sana daughter Shweta, who also shared making a comeback to the show. multiple photographs from the “Episodic shows are more con- graduation ceremony and tagged venient to take on. Working on Sevenoaks in London. this format has become easier “In the blink of an eye. Con- and less time consuming as they gratulations Gus, you made it,” require only a couple of days of Shweta wrote with one picture, commitment from the artistes.” and she captioned another photo- “Also, being a part of episodic graph, “Journey wisely”. shows gives an actor a chance which works brilliantly,” said the Amitabh was emotional about to don different looks and char- “Perfect Pati” actress. the moments. On his blog, he acters on screen and showcase She will portray the role of wrote: “Another (grandchild) MUMBAI: Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AM- themselves differently in front of Shalini who is trying to escape several miles away graduates and PAS) President John Bailey has announced that Oscar Awards will be the audience. I can simultaneous- from a possessed mannequin that it’s a moment of great pride and opening an ofice in Mumbai, which will be only its third across the ly work on other projects as well, is used for a design project. joy... The family is with him.” world. Bailey met Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Shar- ma here and had an hour-long discussion with him. After the meeting Bailey said Indian ilms should be dubbed in English for exhibition in the west and Hollywood ilms must be dubbed in Hindi Earlier in Mumbai, he praised India’s cinema cul- ture when he attended the 56th Maharashtra State Film Awards here as chief guest. “Thank you Mumbai. This has been an extraor- dinary experience. We’re so touched, our hearts are so full. Congratulations on your wonderful cinema culture. We have experienced a small bit of it,” Bai- ley said at the event here on Sunday. The Maharashtra State Film Awards ceremony was also attended by Paresh Rawal, Nagraj Man- jule, Subodh Bhave and Kay Kay Menon. “This has been just extraordinary. We will always remember this, and we will tell all the Governors back at the (Oscar) Academy what a wonderful ex- perience this has been,” he added. Veteran actor Paresh Rawal, who was feted with the Raj Kapoor Award at the gala, said this kind of cultural interaction was a big event for the entire ilm industry. “I am very thrilled. It is a big event for us... for all of us, the entire ilm industry. I hope he (Bailey) picks up some good ilms... good Marathi ilms. I really congratulate all of them and wish them good luck.” It Was No Easy Ride In Industry Says Shilpa MUMBAI: Actress- entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty Kundra says her journey in the Hindi ilm industry was not an easy ride as producers threw her out of their ilms without giving any reasons. In a post shared on the oficial Humans of Bombay Instagram page, Shilpa, who made her debut in Bollywood with “Baazigar” in 1993, opened up about her journey and struggles. “I was this dark, tall and lanky child who had her life pretty much laid out for her. I’d graduate and work with my dad. Even though in my heart I want- ed to do something different. But when I participated in a fashion show, just for fun, I met a photographer who wanted to click my photographs,” she wrote. “Soon, I got offered my irst ilm. There was no looking back from there, I was going onwards and upwards. But nothing worth having comes easy. I was all of 17 when I entered the industry, With all the success came scrutiny. I wasn’t ready for it.”. Shilpa said that she did not know how to speak in Hindi and “shuddered at the thought of being in front of the camera.” “I reached a point where after a few ilms my career hit a lull. I remember there were producers, who without any reason, threw me out of their ilms,” recollected the actress.