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Aditi’s message
on Father’s Day
Actors Aditi Rao Hydari and Dalip Tahil
will be seen in a short film titled Kany-
adaan, which focuses on domestic vio-
lence and father-daughter relationships.
The short film will go live on video
entertainment app #fame’s YouTube
channel on Father’s Day, Sunday, read a
statement.
The video ends with a social message
— fathers should teach their daughters
to fight against marital abuse and give
them the option to come back home if
the marriage doesn’t work out.
The film starts with a bride getting
ready for her big day.A traditional Indian
wedding track plays in the background.
At first, the bride knots her lehnga and
twirls gracefully.
The camera pans upwards to show
Hydari’s face. She smiles and puts on her
jewellery.As she reaches out to the final
bangle, the camera pans to show airline
tickets for two.
She gets a message on her phone,
which rests on a newspaper. She looks at
the message on the homescreen. It says:
“Dear wife-to-be, can’t wait to see you!
Love, hubby-to-be.”
She reads the message and smiles, but
her smile fades away when she looks at
the newspaper headline “New Cases Of
Domestic Abuse Shake India”.
She becomes sad and sits down, lets
out a deep breath. Right then a hand
rests on her shoulder, she looks up, it’s
her dad.
The father smiles, bends down,
whispers something into her ears.As he
speaks, one sees her expression change
from that of nervousness to childlike
happiness.
The film ends with her putting her arm
around his and them walking into the
hallway. — IANS
Her clip, out on Sunday,
speaks about domestic
abuse and relationships
Singer Simanta Shekhar
took a dig at fellow singer
Mika Singh and called into
question his title of King of
Indipop. “There is no doubt
about Mika’s popularity.
Even I like his songs, but I
don’t like his voice and his
tone. Mika thinks he is the
King of Indipop, but that is
not true. Even folk songs
can be considered Indipop.
Just singing any random
part written by someone
doesn’t make anyone the
King of Indipop,” he said.
Shekhar’s recent roman-
tic-rock track Gaanja Liya
was well received by audi-
ences. He has now created a
folk fusion version of Bappi
Lahiri’s ‘80s hit JileleJilele.
He added: “I listen to
songs of all the singers of
Bollywood. I listen to and
appreciate the singing of
Arijit Singh,Ankit Tiwari and
several other singers from
the industry.The good thing
about them is all of them
are unique in their own style
and no one blindly copies
anyone.” —IANS
Simanta Shekhar: Mika
not King of Indipop Actress Priyanka Chopra has jetted off to
Bhopal to begin shooting for Prakash Jha’s
Gangaajal 2.
The Fashion star plays a police officer in
the drama. “A sense of quiet ... Inner balance
... Time to discover the calm in the eye of the
storm ... Heading to Bhopal to start #Gangajal2
@prakashjha27,” she tweeted on Tuesday.
Gangaajal 2 is about a policewoman who
takes on powerful and influential men in her
district. It is expected to release later this year.
— IANS
Priyanka in Bhopal
Indian actress Tina Desai, who has debuted on
American TV with Sense 8, says she has received an
“overwhelming” response for her role.
The show premiered on online streaming service
Netflix on June 5. “I’ve been getting such an over-
whelming response from all parts of the world about
the show. People have been watching the entire
season in one day, and so many have watched it
more than twice already, and it hasn’t been even a
week since the release.The show and all its charac-
ters have got a fantastic response,” Desai said in a
statement.
Sense 8 revolves around eight strangers from
different parts of the world who suddenly become
mentally and emotionally linked. — IANS
Tina Desai responds to ‘Sense 8’ role
Photos by IANS, PTI, AFP and Abdel-Krim Kallouche and
Pankaj Sharma/Gulf News Archives
» Back in Dubai
Singer Shreya Ghoshal (right) will return for a performance at Emirates
Palace in Abu Dhabi on August 15, the Indian Independence Day.
Ghoshal, who last performed in Dubai in April, is currently one the
busiest singers in India. Tickets start at Dh145 on platinumlist.net.
Simanta Shekhar.
Mika Singh.