B-4 | Friday, February 22, 2019 BOLLYWOOD www.WeeklyVoice.com Thick Skin A Must To Survive In Films: Manoj Bajpayee MUMBAI: National Award days, the “Aligarh” actor said: terror attack in Jammu and Kash- winning actor Manoj Bajpayee “One of my friends invited me for mir’s Pulwama district, saying it says one needs to develop a thick his ilm’s premiere where media is “very sad”. skin to survive in the ilm indus- was also present to click photo- “We can’t imagine what their try. graphs of celebrities. They saw families must be going through,” “We need to have thick skin me and one photographer said he added. to survive in the ilm industry. ‘heI is not important, don’t take ActFest is being organised by have spent quite some time here, his photograph’.” CINTAA (Cine and TV Artistes’ and have realised that you get He continued: “And I just Association). The two-day fes- friends usually with success and thought ‘when my ilm will be tival features popular artistes they go away during your tough successful, people will come participating in discussions, con- days,” Manoj said. again to click my photograph’. I ducting workshops or giving lec- The actor on Friday opened up don’t let vanity affect me.” tures on various aspects of the about the mantra to survive in Manoj believes he was the art. The event is conceived and the industry during an interactive “happiest when I had no acting designed by The 48 Hour Film session with Sushant Singh, ac- offers”. Project, India. tor and general secretary of CIN- “Because that was the time Talking about the fest, he said: TAA, at the ActFest. when I worked on myself to de- “It is a great initiative where ac- Looking back at how people velop my skill.” tors are coming and sharing their treated him during his struggling The actor also condemned the journey.” Banita Sandhu B-Town Mourns Death Of ‘Super Excited’ To Producer Raj Kumar Barjatya Return With ‘Varmaa’ MUMBAI: Raj Kumar Bar- jatya who produced popular ilms like “Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!” and “Hum Saath- Saath Hain: We Stand United” under the Rajshri Productions banner died at a hospital here on Thursday. He was 7. He was cremated at a Worli crematorium. After the news of his death broke on social media, Bolly- wood celebrities like Madhuri Dixit Nene and Sonam K. Ahuja mourned the death of the “kind- Director Satish Kaushik at the Barjatya residence. est, sweetest and most generous soul”. Raj Kumar is survived by wife Sudha and son Sooraj Bar- jatya “Nadiya Ke Paar” actor Sachin Pilgaonkar and “Maine MUMBAI: “October” actress control alcoholic hero’s quiet Pyar Kiya” actress Bhagyashree Banita Sandhu, who will be seen subdued love interest. “I am Patwardhan-Dasani visited the as the female lead in “Varmaa” waiting for the acting workshops Barjatya residence to console - the Tamil remake of Telugu to begin. The shooting date is yet the ilmmaker’s s family. ilm “Arjun Reddy” - is lookingto be inalised. But I am hoping Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt forward to return to a ilm set.it would begin in the next month with wife Soni Razdan, and She says she was waiting for the or so.” actors Swara Bhaskar, Satish right project to come her way. “I was just waiting for the right Kaushik and Mohnish Bahl at- Actresses Swara Bhaskar (on left) and Bhagyashree. For a few days now, news re- ilm to come along after ‘Oc - tended the funeral. ports of Britain-based actress tober’. This (‘Varmaa’) made Rajshri Productions Pvt Ltd Describing him as a person irst ilm ‘Saaransh’. Most hum- Banita, who played Varun -Dhaperfect sense. I am super excited was established by Raj Kumar’sshe would always look up to, ble and amazingly knowledge- wan’s comatose soul-mate inabout getting back on a ilm set.” father Tarachand Barjatya in Madhuri tweeted: “Deeply sad- able human being. Had a child- Shoojit Sircar’s “October”, - reA shake-up in the cast and crew 1947. dened by the demise of Raj Ku- like curiosity. I loved speaking placing the orginal female lead, of “Varmaa” left the project with The ilm production and dis- mar Barjatyaji. to him for hours about good- Meghna, a model from Kolkata, only the hero in place, Tamil cin- tribution company has also pro- “Thank you for inspiring and ness. He practiced it. Will miss in “Varmaa” was doing the ema doyen Vikram’s son Dhruv, duced titles like “Main Prem Ki guiding me through my journey. him.” rounds. whose launchpad “Varmaa” is Deewani Hoon”, “Vivah” and Condolences to Sooraj Barjatya “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” ac- Banita has conirmed she meant is to be. “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo”. and family. Hope you will ind tress Sonam K. Ahuja said: “I indeed doing “Varmaa”. However, the producers were Raj Kumar’s son Sooraj, who the strength to grieve this loss.” have no words to express the “Yes, I am doing ‘Varmaa’. so disappointed by what direc- is in his 50s, resurrected the Actor Anupam Kher who has deep and incredible sadness that And I am quite excited about tor Bala had achieved that they banner when it was on the verge given memorable performances accompanies the news of Shri it. After ‘October’, nothing - re decided to scrap the entire ilm of closing by directing “Maine in multiple ilms of the banner Raj Kumar Barjatya’s passing. ally interesting was coming way. after it was complete, dismantle Pyar Kiya”, a blockbuster. tweeted: “Deeply saddened to He was a visionary whom I was Until now,” Banita said. the entire cast and crew, except “Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!” know about the demise of Raj lucky enough to work with and She looks forward to begin for Dhruv and remake the ilm actress Madhuri Dixit Nene said Kumar Barjatyaji. I pray for his family and loved preparation to play the out-of- from scratch. he was a warm soul. “Had known him since my ones.” Big B Gives Rs. 5 Lakhs To Families Of Slain Pulwama Troopers MUMBAI Megastar Amitabh Bachchan His spokesperson conirmed the news, will be donating Rs 5 lakh each to the saying: “Yes, Mr Bachchan will be giving families of 49 CRPF troppers who died in Rs 5 lakh to each of the martyr’s families the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s and is currently inding out the correct pro- Pulwama district. cess to do so.” The actor is currently inding out “from The “Piku” actor on Friday also can- several government sources where and celled his attendance as a special guest of how the amount will be distributed to en- Virat Kohli’s Foundation event, which will Matchmaking Redefi ned sure it is expedited”. now be held on Saturday. 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