Sunil Grover: Everyone Is Scared and Can't Decide When to Start
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DAILY SUARGAM | JAMMU ENTERTAINMENT WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 04, 2021 10 Kumar Sanu: Richa Chadha’s ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ Original script selected for Gotham Week Richa Chadha’s script of Chauhan), and Dolce Vita singers her production venture ‘Girls Films (Claire Chassagne). Will Be Girls’ has been select- Richa said: “We hope to be should be ed as part of the international able to find like-minded features section at this year’s investors and collaborators at included in ‘Gotham Week’. The actress Gotham Week to join us in hopes to be able to find “like- making this exciting film. It is minded” investors and col- a fresh and feminist story, and recreated laborators to make the “excit- I believe Shuchi is a new voice ing film”. in Indian cinema.” versions Gotham Week is an annual The team recently event that brings together sto- wrapped up shoot for a pitch rytellers from films, televi- video/teaser, and hope it will sion, and audio and is spon- help with fundraising at sored by Netflix, Amazon Gotham Week. Studios, Audible, SAGindie Shuchi Talati, who has and WarnerMedia. It will be been roped in to direct the held virtually this year film, added: “Girls Will Be between September 19-24. Girls deals with gendered ‘Girls will be Girls’ is an power dynamics and female Indo-French co-production sexuality and I’ve always between Pushing Burtons thought the story would res- Studio (Richa Chadha and Ali onate internationally so I’m Fazal), Crawling Angel Films really happy about this selec- (Sanjay Gulati and Pooja tion.” Deepak Wadhwa to play ‘no-nonsense’ Aalisha Panwar on her role in ‘Teri Meri Ikk Jindri’ cop in ‘Manohar Kahaniyan’ Actress Aalisha up and I had almost hood friend. Actor Deepak Wadhwa will be seen thriller and shared that stories of murder Panwar has been said no to this charac- Aalisha divulges playing a police officer in an episode of mysteries and the dark world get him roped in for the show ter, but I was con- details and talks ‘Manohar Kahaniyan’. He is glad to be a excited. ‘Teri Meri Ikk Jindri’ vinced to hear about her character, part of an edge-of-the-seat suspense “I play a no-nonsense police inspector. I to play the character Avneet’s story, and as she says that this am glad to be a part of this edge-of-the- of Jogi’s (Adhvik after that I felt com- character is quite dif- seat suspense thriller episode. Stories of Mahajan) childhood pelled to say yes. She ferent from her previ- murder mysteries, the dark world get me friend Avneet. She is a really strong and ous ones and anybody more excited. Therefore, I decided to be will be portraying a powerful girl who is can relate with part of this show,” Deepak said. modern Punjabi girl set to bring a very Avneet very easily. “I He added: “These episodes are inspired full of confidence and interesting and really loved how the by a true story from the popular maga- passion. thrilling twist to the character has a very zines, which my grandparents used to Panwar who is current storyline.” close connection to tell me in my younger days.” known for her roles in ‘Teri Meri Ikk Jindri’ reality. You will find Adapted from the popular magazine ‘Ishq Mein Marjawan’ is a love story of two Avneet as someone ‘Manohar Kahaniyan’, the series includes and ‘Meri Gudiya’ starkly different per- who loves in abun- stories around theft, murder, supersti- says initially she was sonalities – Mahi dance but can also get tion, and other crimes. not keen on accepting (Amandeep Sidhu) envious. There is a lot The new episode, ‘Honey Trap’, is cen- this project because and Jogi (Adhvik that she can give, but tered around the trio Samar, Aarti, and her character is sub- Mahajan). Their love she also knows how Sonia. dued amidst two lead story has been devel- to take back. So, I am Samar, a rich and handsome business- personalities. oping well with really looking for- man, is married to his childhood sweet- The 25-year-old numerous twists and ward to playing the heart Aarti and still manages to bring a actress adds: “When I turns. Bringing forth role of Avneet. I sin- change in the plot with an extramarital was approached to another interesting cerely believe that it’s twist. play a character in angle in Mahi and going to be a great ‘Manohar Kahaniyan’ is on Tata Sky this show, I was quite Jogi’s lives will be journey for me,” she Adbhut Kahaniyan. skeptical of taking it Avneet, Jogi’s child- concludes. Sunil Grover: Everyone is scared When Shah Rukh Khan called Kajol 'gadhi, idiot', and can’t decide when to start said she didn't know how Aaj kal birthday, phone to send me a cake. I guess, Everyone is scared and can’t offers for web shows and more for now,” he explains. aur social media pe chala when you have less decide when to start. films too. He says he doesn’t With digital platforms get- to act: 'You better watch it' jaata hai,” shares Sunil resources, you feel the Standing costs have differentiate between medi- ting a boost and people Grover, who turns 44 today. charm of birthdays.” increased, so everyone is ums. “TV, OTT and films turning to them for fresh Actor Shah Rukh Khan karrahi ho. Tumhe kuch heartfelt all the time. One He adds mentally, he is just After his recent web series, wary. There are shoots hap- are all part of entertainment. content, Grover is glad that had once called fellow pata nahi hai acting k person does not have that 27! The actor, who has no Sunflower, Grover is pening abroad and India I am here because of TV and eventually, talent is getting actor Kajol 'an idiot' say- baare mein. Tum bas aese much emotion in them to plans of ‘celebrating’ the preparing to shoot for a film “opportunities to shine”. He ing that she didn't know ghumti phirti ho. Tumhe last a lifetime or to last anything about acting. pata nahi hai ki tum kya through as much work as day, says, “Some people, in September and another adds, “There is so much During the shooting of karrahi ho camera k you want to do." who you have worked with, project that starts in consumption of content -be Baazigar, Shah Rukh had saamne (You're an idiot In an interview with PTI reach out and point out that November. He admits that it on OTT or even social scolded her for not know- and you don't know what in 2018, Kajol had said, "... ‘I posted a wish for you and after his recent projects media too. I guess, the more, ing what she does in front you are doing. You don't I remember having a con- you didn’t reply’. The including Tandav, which the merrier. People can of the camera. He had also know anything about act- versation during Baazigar expectation is fine and it garnered encouraging watch what they want on told her that she will need ing. You just roam with Shah Rukh Khan and always feels good to get response for him, he is “now OTT. On the other hand, good wishes. But I like cele- enjoying acting”. The Bharat due to too many options, brating the birthdays of oth- (2019) actor says, “It is fun to survive wohi karega, jo log ers as I feel shy cutting my act and I am getting the kind dekhenge. birthday cake. When I was of work I want. I am looking too, but things will take time I do get offers for TV. If I get So, by default, the bar is younger, I looked forward forward to the new film to get into full swing.” something suitable, I will do raised each time for you to to gifts and my mum’s project, which is exciting. Grover, who established it. I am currently enjoying perform and create some- gulab jamun cake. I would Producers want to start himself as a comic actor on acting and I am getting the thing. The audiences benefit plan for it a month in shooting but the pandemic television, often gets offers kind of work I want to do. I from that and get good con- advance. Now, I wait for her has upset many plans. for TV projects and now has would like to explore that tent.” Manoj Bajpayee says he used to get Ali Fazal: I don’t want to see calls at odd hours from people who a slogan that says, ‘Hey, we’ve come back on our feet’ would ‘bully’ and ‘threaten’ him Actor Ali Fazal is just not ready to see happy slogans Manoj Bajpayee said that 12.30-1.30 am. Sometimes this is the job that I have to about getting back to work after the deadly second wave he would get calls at odd people used to bully me, do. Otherwise, after 7- of Covid-19 crisis, instead, the actor hopes to witness 'to learn the craft of act- around. You don't know he told me, I should learn hours, sometimes from sometimes they would have 7.30pm, I put my phone on some dedicated efforts to win back compassion. ing'. what you're doing in front how to act and I was like, drunk people who would fun at my cost, sometimes silent and put it away,” he “I lost my grandfather earlier this year, aur main Apart from Baazigar of the camera).