'A Tribute to Dada-Abba'

TRIBUNE LUDHIANA | MONDAY | 1 MARCH 2021 UP & ABOUT 3 If your birthday is on March 1 It is a positive year. You can look forward to a comfortable You share your birthday with ONE-TO-ONE The Pisces (the 12th sign of the zodiac) is governed by Nep- time at work place. Difficulties will ease off slightly but Mery Kom (March 1,1983), who is tune. As a number 1 person, you generally don’t like second you’ll still have to tighten your belt financially. You may fall the first Indian woman boxer to get positions of any kind. You prefer mental work than psychi- in love at first sight. a gold medal in the Asian Games in cal. You get your knowledge through travel and observa- Positive colours: White, orange & purple. 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. In tions. Politicians born on this day will enhance their image Select days: Sunday & Monday. 2016, she was nominated by the The Year Ahead in the public eye. An increase in responsibility is likely on Favourable numbers: 1, 4, 2 & 7. President of India as a member of ‘I want to MADANGUPTASPATU the professional front. Your long-term dreams are likely to Gems recommended: Yellow sapphire & ruby. the Rajya Sabha. Being number 1, play a vamp’ get completed this year if you work according to your plan. Charity on birthday: Feed kheer to poor girls. she will always be in the forefront. Piew Jana has been missing from screen since quite some time. In a candid chat, the Chatter actress talks about why she took a break Box ■ Why were you on a break from TV? I have been on a break since 2019 when I left Krish- na Chali London. Then Covid happened. We recov- A responsible step ered from Covid-19 and so I’m relaxing at my Gujarat farmhouse. ■ What are on your wish-list for this year? Surya makes his directorial debut with Women Diaries I challenge myself to be a versatile actor, who can In recent times we have been Dil portray any character with ease and perfection. So, I hearing about women being connection am open to do any kind of role, be it positive or neg- tortured or being raped and Mawaali Dil, the original ative, which is backed by a good script, reasonable to reflect these issues, here track, featured a couple of screen time and powerful dialogues. comes a movie titled Women lines by Nikhita Gandhi ■ What have you learnt from your Diaries. Surya is making his and a cameo of her career journey so far? debut as director with this in the music It is paramount that one stays grounded. I have been film. Mugdha Godse will be video. While fortunate enough to share screen space with the leg- seen as the protagonist. She the track is end of the silver screen, late Rita Bhaduri, who guid- will play a rape victim and written and ed me to polish my acting skills. One needs to main- actress Sudha Chandran will composed by tain a good rapport with his/her contemporaries both be seen as a lawyer. Shashwat, Nikhi- on and off the sets. Talking about the project, ta felt a strong con- ■ What would be your dream role? Surya says, “There are many nect to the song and decid- I want to do a vamp character. women in society who are ed to do her own ■ What do you have to say about the exploited and tortured, there interpretation of it. content in the industry? are only a few who oppose it, Nikhita has done a cover The viewer in today’s world has become open to con- so this film is not just about of the song. Sharing the tents, which were considered a taboo a few years ago. those women who have been experience of working on This has opened new windows for the creative peo- exploited but about every the song, Nikhita says, ple. The content in the industry of late has been woman. This is a diary of all “Mawaali Dil is a song I informative, refreshing and appealing to viewers of the women with whom some- worked very closely on with all age groups. thing has gone wrong in life. Shashwat, as I was a part of ■ While a lot of shows went off air during the lock- I am the father of two girls the song right from the down, a few that went on-air post the lockdown and the brother of two sis- inception. This is my trib- have also been pulled down. Why? ters, so I am doing this film ute to the original track. ‘A tribute to Gone are the days when the ardent viewers of daily very responsibly.” The song is special.” soaps would be glued to their TV sets. In this modern world of digitalisation, more and more viewers are Dada-Abba’ opting to watch other content on OTT platforms rather than viewing serials on television. This has It’s been 40 years since the music maestro Mohammed made the TRPs of daily soaps fall to alarming levels. and legend Mohammed Rafi bid adieu to Rafi’s ■ Social media has revolutionised life and lifestyle, Malini is back on this world. But the love for his songs and grandson especially of actors. What are your views? voice do not seem to fade. Mohammed Rafi opens a I think in these modern times, the interaction between is still considered India’s most loved voice. musical the celebrities and their fans has increased tenfold, TV after 3 years Last year, on the legend’s birth anniver- institute thanks to social media. Technology has evolved so sary, his youngest grandson Fuza- much in recent times that through chatting, live inter- Joining the cast of Sony Sharing her excitement, il Rafi had announced that he action and interviews of celebrities, the fans get to Entertainment Television’s Malini says, “It feels so good wishes to do something to contin- know more about their favourite celebrities. new show Sargam Ki Sadhe to be back on the sets after a ue the music legacy of his grand- ■ Which celebrities do you follow regularly on Satii is a well-known televi- break of three years. When I father. And his wish comes true! social media? sion actor Malini Kapoor. first heard the story and Says Fuzail, “During the lock- I follow people who match my mind-set, who are She will be seen playing the details of my character, I down we thought of starting blessed with dignity, humility and are down-to-earth role of Sargam’s mother in knew I had to be a part of something that would connect all in nature. the show. After taking a this show. My character, the Rafi sahab’s fans and even break for over three years, Lata, is a South Delhi elite the younger generation on one Malini is now back on the who owns an art gallery. The platform. Hence the idea of start- FUZAIL RAFI silver screen and is thrilled show brings forth the impor- ing the Mohammed Rafi Musical to be a part of this new show. tance of a joint family.” Institute was born. People from all around the world can come together and celebrate Rafi sahab and his songs. The younger generation can avail books about Mohammed Rafi sahab and read them. It will be a one stop music destination for all.” Spicy trip Grace Rhodes on Sonnalli Seygall, who will next be seen in Sonnalli Vikram Bhatt’s web series Anamika, recent- Seygall ly went to Kerala. During the week-long trip, item numbers she spent time in the mountains, backwaters had a fun British actor, dancer and pop approached for other work and heritage sites. Sonnalli says, “I love vacation singer Grace Rhodes who and new projects within the exploring places in India and I’d visited Ker- in Kerala was seen in Street Dancer industry, so I will be forever ala about five times before and had a great 3D, is passionate about Indi- grateful for this.” time during every visit. This time I an films. She wants to mark Grace says she would love planned a slightly long vacation to a debut in Bollywood and to do item numbers in films explore the state and to experience perform item numbers. Says and adds, “I’m an artiste and the local culture.” Grace, “Street Dancer 3D performer, I sing, dance and She started her vacation with was my first Bollywood act. So, would want to do all Kumarakom to enjoy the backwa- experience. It was such a three. I would like to do ters, and then went to Thekkady, nice unit, everyone was some traditional dance and spice village and Kochi. An avid fit- extremely talented and the also modern numbers. Who ness enthusiast, Sonnalli also tried energy was amazing. Work- knows you may see a collab- her hand at some wellness sessions. “I ing with Remo sir was an oration with an Indian attended a few yoga classes and did Ayurveda absolute pleasure. It was singer, where I can do both, massages and meditation,” says the actress, from there on I was the singing and dance.” who also enjoyed a cooking session in Kerala. Undekhi 2.0 to go on the floors After the success of crime thriller Undekhi, the maker has now finally announced Undekhi 2.0. In a recent social media post, Sameer Nair, the CEO of Applause Enter- tainment, found a unique way to announce the second season of the series.

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