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MUMBAI: Veteran actor : super- Anupam Kher’s acting school star ’s reign at the in Mumbai, Actor Prepares, re- box ofice continues with news cently completed 15 years since that he has topped the celebrity it was founded. Kher credits the brand ranking for Bollywood once Indian ilm industry for the long again. Akshay’s star value rose to and successful run of his institute. an unprecedented $104.5 million “It’s a great moment for me and (Rs 740 crore), according to Duff everyone at Actor Prepares. The - and Phelps’ celebrity brand valua last ifteen years have been won - tion report for 2019. derful and we have always aimed Akshay Kumar pipped Deepika at giving the best of knowledge Padukone to top the Bollywood and skills to everyone who joins list and is second only to Virat us. The Indian ilm industry has Kohli in the Indian celebrities list given me so much that it was overall. The top 20 celebrity brand Soundarya Has A High important for me to give it back. list released are collectively worth Here’s looking forward to a lot over $1.1 billion and is based on more wonderful years of Actor the celebrity’s endorsement value, Style Quotient Prepares,” Anupam said. brand analysis and brand value. On the work front, Anupam is Akshay had a fabulous 2019 currently playing the role of Dr. with four ilm releases - all ilms Soundarya Sharma has always been jeans, leaving Internet asking for more. Kapoor in the medical dra- crossing the Rs 100 crore mark - a trendsetter when it comes to style. Soundarya recently signed a new web ma “New Amsterdam”. Kesari, Mission Mangal, House- although she is still struggling to ind series, “raktanchal”, a period drama set in Anupam recently visited New full 4 and Good Newwz. a foothold in Bollywood, she normally Uttar Pradesh of the 1980s. York University and interacted Akshay has three ilms lined up doesn’t have to try too hard to have the the storyline explores the nexus with the students there.\Kher for 2020- ’s Soory- mercury soaring with her style quotient. between politics and the maia. ”I play a spoke to the third year class in avanshi, followed by horror-com- the actress recently announced summer very powerful character,” says an excited the Meisner Studio in the Depart- edy Laxmmi Bomb and historical in a blue bikini top and a pair of basic blue Soundarya. ment of Undergraduate Drama of drama Prithviraj. the Tisch School of the Arts. Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ Shatters ‘Tooning’ With Aamir Characters MUMBAI: Cartoonist Manoj Pre-Release Trade Records Sinha has created a calendar fea- MUMBAI: Telugu super-direc- It is said that the makers are turing the caricature of popular tor SS Rajamouli is not done with eyeing on big numbers in the characters that Bollywood super- breaking records. North market too, as the di- star has essayed over After the tremendous success rector had already made his mark the years. of his “Baahubali” ilms, he iswith the two blockbusters in the The cartoonist lew down to back with “RRR”. The ilm’s -the “Baahubali” franchise. Mumbai to gift the calendar to atrical rights have registered big In order to reach out to an all- the actor. numbers in south India, conirms India market, Rajamouli has cast The calendar captures toon the trade. Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt and avatars of Aamir’s characters in “@ssrajamouli’s #RRR shat- Ajay Devgn in “RRR”, along ilms such as “PK”, “Andaz Apna ters pre-release business of #Baa- with Telugu stars NTR Jr. and Apna”, “Dangal” and his upcom- hubali2 with huge margin. AP, Ram Charan. ing ilm “”. Telangana collect record Rs 215 International actors Olivia The calendar also features cr. Karnataka rights sold - 50cr. Morris, Alison Doody and Ray Aamir’s characters from hits sich The rights for the overseas Stevenson will also be seen inas “Ghajini”, “”, “Dil markets bought for 70 cr. #RRR pivotal roles. Chahta Hai”, “”, would easily do the pre-release “RRR” is scheduled to release “” and “Taare Zameen is self-produced by Aamir, and Gump”, starring Tom Hanks. business of more than 400 Crores, on January 8 next year in 10 In- Par”. directed by “Secret Superstar” Aamir’s ilm also features South India and Overseas,” trade dian languages, and is being said Aamir currently awaits the re- maker . The ilmKareena Kapoor and Tamil star analyst Komal Nahta tweeted on to be one of the most expensive lease of “Laal Singh Chaddha” is an oficial adaptation of theVijay Sethupati, and is slated to Tuesday. ilms ever made in India. in December this year. The ilm 1994 Hollywood hit “Forrest open on Christmas. MP Fast Emerging As Favoured Nandini Maurya Feels ‘Lucky’ To Work With Film Shoot Destination MUMBAI,: Nandini Maurya BHOPAL: As Bollywood and says she feels fortunate to work TV show makers are taking keen with ace ilmmaker Mahesh Bhatt interest in narrating stories with on her debut project. Madhya Pradesh as the backdrop, Nandini is making her televi- the state is expected to emerge as sion debut with Bhatt’s television a major ilm shoot destination in show “Dil Jaise Dhadke Dhada- 2020. kne Do”, in which she is seen -es More than 200 projects includ- saying the character of Diya. ing international projects like “Two years back, the casting “The Bear” by Paramount - Pic director of the show had mes- tures and “A Suitable Boy” by saged me on a social media site BBC Production, and Indian- fea asking to audition, I had then ture ilms, TV shows, commer- thought it was a prank and had cials and reality shows have been blocked him. shot in Madhya Pradesh till now. “Later after a year, I got the Some of the recent releases same casting guy’s number and realized he was the same guy. “Panga”, “Stree”, “Sui Dhagaa”, River sunset in beautiful Madhya Pradesh “”, “Manikarnika”, “Luka I was really embarrassed and Chuppi”, “Padman” and “Toi- combination of natural settings, Madhya Pradesh has a forest apologised to him. It (getting the let: Ek Prem Katha” were shotancient heritage, huge water bod- cover of 77,700 sq.kms; 11 - nashow) feels like a destiny,” said Mumbai only 11 months back, in Madhya Pradesh. More ilmsies, helpful administration and tional parks and 24 wildlife sanc- Nandini, who hails from Luc- I feel extremely lucky to have will be shot in 2020 including others to a ilm maker’s delighttuaries such as Satpura National know and has been doing theatre bagged my irst show in a short “Sherni”, “Durgawati”, “Bhuj: which makes it a preferred des- Park, Chambal Ghariyal Sanctu- since she was in seventh grade. span of time. My character is a The Pride of India” and “Ponni- tination for several years,” said ary and has re-gained the tag of “I feel fortunate to have re- fun-bubbly girl who is also a very yin Selvan” and TV serials “DadiFaiz Ahmed Kidwai (IAS), Sec- being “Tiger State of India.” ceived the opportunity to work protective sister,” she added. Amma Dadi Amma Maan Jao”retary-Tourism, Govt of Madhya UNESCO world heritage sites with Mahesh Bhatt sir and Gu- Nandini dreams of working and “Ek Duje ke Vaaste 2”. Pradesh and Managing Director, of Khajuraho, Bhimbetka and rudev sir (director Gurudev with Ajay Devgn and Rajkumar “Madhya Pradesh is a perfect Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board. Sanchi are also iconic sites. Bhalla). Considering I shifted to Gupta in future.