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Actor Aahana Kumra’s perfect winter day in Lucknow: From Pawan Singh’s birthday bash to Ganjing and Makkhan-Malai

Actor Aahana Kumra’s perfect winter day in Lucknow: From Pawan Singh’s birthday bash to Ganjing and Makkhan-Malai

Actor Aahana Kumra made the most of her recent short trip to her hometown, Lucknow. She was there to attend the 40th birthday bash of her reality show co-participant and singer-Bhojpuri icon, Pawan Singh. Aahana Kumra with Pawan Singh at his birthday bash and during her food spree in Hazratganj (Instagram and HT) She also bonded with fellow actors Kubbra Sait and Kiku Sharda, who were also present at the celebrations. “It was a very short trip, but I was able to make the most of it – reliving the days the four of us spent together on the show Rise and Fall. I was amazed to see the kind of following he (Pawan) has,” says the Khuda Haafiz (2020) actor. On bonding with Singh, she says, “He was so sweet to spend time with me in the room even while his birthday bash was on at the hotel. I was like, ‘your party is on,’ but his hospitality was amazing. We had a long conversation. I saw a different side of him after spending …

5 underrated horror movies and shows on Netflix that offer spine-chilling experience

5 underrated horror movies and shows on Netflix that offer spine-chilling experience

Lately, the horror genre has significantly piqued audiences’ interest for the thrill and spine-chilling experience it offers. The advent of OTT has left everyone spoiled for choices, and despite being a dedicated movie lover, many times we end up watching only the projects that are most talked about. In case, you want to enjoy the underrated gems of the genre, here’s a list of underrated movies and shows that are available on Netflix for you to watch.   5 underrated movies and shows on Netflix that are pure gems to watch   1. Ghost Stories     Cast: Janhvi Kapoor, Surekha Sikri, Amruta Subhash, Vijay Verma, Sobhita Dhulipala Directors: Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap IMDb Rating: 4.4/10 Release Year: 2020   The 2020-released drama series is an anthology consisting of four stories. It narrates the story of protagonists who have spine-chilling supernatural experiences that are beyond imagination. After their successful collaboration in Lust Stories, the profound filmmakers joined hands to explore the horror genre. Rightfully, these stories successfully keep the viewers hooked …

Aahana Kumra shifts focus to production: I haven’t had an offer in over 3 years, I need to pay my bills

Sep 17, 2024 06:10 PM IST Actor Aahana Kumra talks about focusing on producing after not getting show offers for since more than three years now. Aahana Kumra, who was last seen in India Lockdown in 2022, reveals that she is venturing into production after not receiving much offers as per her taste. She tells us, “I am not being offered shows anymore. I haven’t received an offer in more than three years. Nobody is offering me anything. I used to do so much work on OTT but haven’t done any since so many years, and I am completely fine with it. Log saal mai 1-2 shows karlete hain, mai toh vo bhi nahi karahi, mujhe toh pata hi nahi kya chal raha hai.” Aahana Kumra on focusing on production The 39-year-old further goes on to reason that this might be happening because everyone wants to cast A-listers in their projects. “They (makers) want to go to a star or somebody who is going to charge less. I am looking at alternate forms of cinema …

“It Was Kind Of Weird”

Image was shared by Aahana Kumra. (courtesy: aahanakumra ) New Delhi: After she was filmed telling a fan posing for a photo with her not to touch her, actress Aahana Kumra told Hindustan Times that the encounter was “weird” and called for boundaries to be respected. A viral clip some days ago showed Aahana posing with a male fan at an event. As he tries to put his arm around her, she is heard telling him “Please don’t touch me.” Picture done, Aahana walks away looking disturbed. The actress was praised on social media for keeping calm and carrying on. Aahana Kumra told Hindustan Times, “I agreed for a picture but I was like, ‘Sorry, you can’t touch me’. It was kind of weird. Being public figures who have our lives out in the open on social media, people think we are so accessible, as they see us almost every day. Sometimes the lines get blurred. They think that they know us, but we don’t know them. I feel like there has to be a boundary maintained.” …

Aahana Kumra: I was out of work for two years because I don’t belong to any camps in Bollywood | Bollywood

The conversation around the existence of Bollywood camps has come under the spotlight after actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas said that she was “cornered in the industry” at one point in time. Singer Armaan Mallik also spoke about the same in a series of tweets and how it directly impacted his work. Aahana S Kumra is presently busy shooting in Dehradun Now, actor Aahana S Kumra too shares that this is a regular practice and surely not a myth. In fact, because of campism, she claims that she was out of work. “At the moment, I am shooting for a project in Dehradun. But I didn’t get any work for the last two years. I didn’t shoot for a series or anything. I was not being approached for roles. In the industry, I have noticed that actors who hang out with a certain set of people get hired again and again. I am not part of any of that circle. So if you ask me, if it affects me getting me? I’d say yes, it does,” …

Aahana Kumra says she knew she had ‘made it’ when Shah Rukh Khan recognised her | Bollywood

Aahana Kumra, who has had two film releases in the last two weeks, has been working for nearly a decade after getting her start in theatre and even appearing in the TV series Yudh along with Amitabh Bachchan. In a recent interview, Aahana spoke about the time when she was taken aback as Shah Rukh Khan knew who she was. (Also read: India Lockdown review: Madhur Bhandarkar’s high-on-emotions drama revisits horrors of the pandemic) In an interview with Healthshots, Aahana revealed, “We don’t come from film families, and we don’t have the kind of footing in the industry that the others get. There’s a lot of grooming that goes into these little kids in film families before they start their careers. Since they have all grown up in the same households, ye Shah Rukh uncle hain, ye woh uncle hain…(this is Shah Rukh unc it’s very normal for them. But for me to get Shah Rukh Khan as producer [on Betaal] was big.” Aahana also recalled how she knew when she had finally made it …