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NEW DELHI: Actor Sara Ali Khan will raise funds for children and families affected with HIV through a crowdfunded cam- paign that went live Thursday. Through Anshula Kapoor’s online fundraising platform Fan- kind, Sara will raise funds for -based NGO “Commit- ted Communities Development Trust (CCDT). Mohapatra Refuses To Be Slut-Shamed! “I’m grateful to CCDT for the wonderful work that they do by supporting children and families Singer Sona Mohapatra was Mohapatra shared pictures from sent heart emojis. The singer, known affected by HIV. Not only do they trolled for sharing photographs her beachside holiday with the for her outspokenness on social provide shelters and infrastruc- of herself in a swimsuit on social caption: “Wild & Wanton. 2020, here media, responded to the trolls by tural help to those directly affect- ed by AIDS, but they also ensure media. How did she respond? By I come”. Soon, a section of netizens sharing more photos of herself in a that families don’t fall apart after sharing more pictures of herself in slut-shamed her for what she wore, swimsuit. “I will also not suck in my a member is diagnosed. the monokini, with a message of some told her that she should not well earned belly. 2020 here I come,” “Today, social stigma and emo- body-positivity. dress provocatively although many she wrote on Twitter. tional trauma are as important issues to address for families as actually supporting those that are affected by HIV. Over the years, Chunky Pandey Set To Make His Marathi Film Debut CCDT has been working towards reducing stigma and discrimina- MUMBAI: actor Chunky Pan- The ilm directed by Sameer Patil and pro- tion and ensuring that people dey, known to new-generation fans as Aakhri duced by Uttung Thakur focuses on real-life have access totreatment, infor- Pasta in the “” series, is set to make problems of the underprivileged class in rural mation and prevention services,” his Marathi ilm debut with “Vikun Taak”. areas. Satire has been used to tackle the issue. the “Simmba” actress said in a “Doing a ilm in Marathi, and a socio-com- Thakur is known for producing slice-of-life statement. edy genre has always been on my wishlist. genre ilms like “Balak-Palak” and “Yellow”. She added that this helps her Marathi humour cannot be compared. I just “Through my ilms, I always want to depict give back to the society. love the language. Being born in Mumbai, cinema wherein a viewer is not just enter- As part of the campaign on fan- speaking Marathi has never been a prob- tained but enlightened. I take personal interest kind.org, fans can donate and buy lem because if Hindi is my mother tongue, in the ilm’s content and subject and choose a entries for Rs 200 and its multi - Marathi is my father tongue,” said the actor, ilm accordingly. ‘Vikun Taak’ has a new ring ples, and a randomly-chosen fan who is teenybopper heartthrob Ananya Pan- to it and tackles the genre differently. It truly along with a friend will get to day’s father. touched me,” said Thakur. meet Sara. Modi Government Is Short Film On Deepika Marks 34th Birthday Illiterate: Kashyap Kashmiri Pandits MUMBAI: Filmmaker Anurag Winning Acclaim Kashyap has called the Narendra Modi government egoistic and NEW DELHI: A short ilm “illiterate”. on the plight of Kashmiri Pan- The ilmmaker has been - con dits has been winning praise ever tinuously attacking the gov- since it was posted on YouTube a ernment over the Citizenship while back. Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, “The Need: Exodus & Exile” which was passed by Parliament is a 23-minute ilm that revolves on December 11. around Kashmiri Pandits and In his recent Twitter post, An- how they were forced to leave urag wrote in Hindi: “The CAA/ their homes on being targeted by MUMBAI: Deepika Padukone it: “You are cherished! Happy CAB is not going anywhere. It Islamist militant groups in the turned 34 on Sunday and her Birthday @deepikapadukone! is impossible for them to take nineties. The ilm is succinct infriends from the Hindi ilm indus- Stay blessed... stay blissed.” it back because for them, that about. Anyway, he works only the way it explores the dilemma try took to social media to wish Nene wished would mean defeat. This govern- when there is a camera around.” of identity among Kashmiri their “coolest and most gracious” the “Padmaavat” star, saying: ment views everything in terms The ilmmaker also replied to a Panditst. The ilm is directedco-actor by a year full of happiness, “Here’s wishing you a day illed of victory and defeat. Such is tweet by the PMO where he has Kashmiri Pandit brothers Rakesh love and success. with laughter and surrounded by their ego that even if everything requested the PM not to speak Roshan Bhat and Rohit Bhat and Deepika, the daughter of the the ones you love. I wish you en- gets burned to ashes, Modi can “bakwas” or rubbish. has been doing the rounds of badminton player Prakash Padu- joy the best .. in life..” never be wrong. Because illiter- The PMO posted a poem about various ilm festivals. Reported- kone, made her Bollywood de- Deepika’s “Cocktail” co-actor ate people are like that.” hopes of making a new , of ly, the movie won the best story but in 2007 opposite Shah RukhDiana Penty tweeted: “Happy The ilmmaker apologized moving ahead with the dreams award at Kalaburagi Internation- Khan “”. She Birthday DP! Keep shining bright when a user slammed him for us- of the youth, with the country’s al Film Festival, Karnataka, and was later seen in blockbusters like you always do! Love, happi- ing the term “illiterate”. Kashyap women as well as the poor, Dalits, was a semiinalist at Kaaryat In- like “Cocktail”, “Jawaani Hai ness and success always.”. wrote: “You do understand what backward and tribal people. ternational Film Festival of India Deewani”, “Chennai Express”, Tamannaah Bhatia shared a I am trying to say. Apologies if it Replying to the tweet, Kashyap (KIFFI), Jaipur. “Bajirao Mastani”, “Goliyon Ki selie along with Deepika and comes across as an insult or look- wrote in Hindi: “Sir, you speak The movie on YouTube, fea- Raasleela... Ram-Leela”, “Pad- captioned it: “Happy birthday ing down on someone. I do not such rubbish. You keep saying tures Kusum Tickoo, Sapna Soni maavat” and “Piku”. She made gorgeous! Have an amazing day mean that.” anything. Do you even listen to and Jatinder Jotshi.Lately, Bolly- her Hollywood debut with the ac- and a blessed year.” This is not the irst time the what you are saying? You don’t wood has been showing a lot of tion ilm “XXX: Return of Xan- Nikitin Dheer, who was seen ilmmaker is speaking against listen to the youth, your friends interest in the subject of Kash- der Cage” in 2017. in “Chennai Express” along with Prime Minister Modi and his from BJP are inishing the wom- miri Pandits Deepika married actor Ranveer Deepika, wrote: “Happy Birth- government.On Friday, Kashyap en and, talking about the poor, Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Cho- Singh in 2018. day Meenamma @deepikapadu- alleged that PM Modi only works Dalits and backward people, they pra is coming up with “Shikara”, Deepika’s “Chhapaak” director kone... the coolest, most gracious for show. He tweeted in Hindi: are invisible to you. So, stop talk- based on the Kashmiri Pandit Meghna Gulzar took to Twitter, and deinitely the most beautiful “At times I feel that if Pakistan ing rubbish.” Just a few days ago, exodus from the Valley in 1990.where she shared a behind-the- co-actor.. Hoping to have the was not there, then perhaps Modi Kashyap had called PM Modi an Vivek Agnihotri’s “The Kashmir scene photograph of herself along pleasure of sharing screen space ji would not have any topic to talk ‘Urban Nazi’ on Twitter. Files” als addresses the subject. with Deepika. Gulzar captioned with you very soon.”