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World Photography Day | Actor and director Randeep Hooda: I’m more comfortable behind a still camera than in front of it

World Photography Day | Actor and director Randeep Hooda: I’m more comfortable behind a still camera than in front of it

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For actor Randeep Hooda, photography has been a passion for years. It’s an excuse to head to the jungles which he loves to the core. On World Photography Day today, which falls ahead of his 50th birthday, the actor sums it up, “I am more comfortable behind a still camera than I am in front of a still camera.” Actor and director Randeep Hooda behind the lens at MP’s Kanha National Park The actor, who won the Best Debut Director at the National Film Awards for his film Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, confesses that his passion helped him on both personal and professional fronts. “The camera helped me a lot in my direction. The compositions which I experimented with my still camera helped me a lot in framing the film shots. From how to bring attention to a certain part of the frame and how to make an aesthetic frame, all that made my choices a bit easier,” he says but credits his director of photography Arvind Krishna as well. “So with my sense of framing …

Exclusive| Renuka Shahane to direct husband Ashutosh Rana for the first time in a short film, shares details

Exclusive| Renuka Shahane to direct husband Ashutosh Rana for the first time in a short film, shares details

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Actor Ashutosh Rana and actor-director Renuka Shahane recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with much gusto and excitement. While the couple is happy about this milestone year, there is one more reason for added excitement this year as they enter a new partnership: actor-director. Renuka Shahane and Ashutosh Rana Talking exclusively to us, Renuka Shahane reveals that she is directing her husband Ashutosh Rana for the first time for a short film this year. “There are always jitters when you direct, but this time is more special as Rana ji is in the main part of the film. It’s the first time that he is in front of the camera and I am behind it, and it can go either ways. It’s such a big gamble; just because you are great as partners, doesn’t necessarily mean it will translate like that on screen too. But it was better than I had imagined. As a director-actor duo, we make a great team,” she says. Ask her how Ashutosh was as an actor and not just her …

Justin Baldoni Says Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds Sabotaged His Career

Justin Baldoni Says Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds Sabotaged His Career

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The legal battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively is grabbing headlines. The actor-director was sued by Blake for sexual misconduct while working on It Ends With Us. Now, Justin has levelled several allegations to counter the claims made in the actress’ lawsuit. In a lawsuit filed on New Year’s Eve, Justin Baldoni accused Blake Lively of keeping him and his Wayfarer Studios out of It Ends With Us’ premiere. In the USD 250 million lawsuit against The New York Times, Baldoni maintained that Lively tried to sabotage his career. Justin Baldoni also claimed that Blake Lively and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds started a campaign against him. He was also allegedly stopped from attending the It Ends With Us premiere. He eventually attended the premiere with limited red carpet time along with his family. Justin was also allegedly barred from attending an exclusive after-party with the film’s cast and crew. The lawsuit accuses Blake and Ryan of “stealing” the movie from him. Baldoni also mentions that Reynolds pressured his former agency WME to drop …

Exclusive: Shyam Benegal Remembers Smita Patil On Her Death Anniversary

Exclusive: Shyam Benegal Remembers Smita Patil On Her Death Anniversary

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When Smita Patil passed away at the age of 31, filmmaker Shyam Benegal lost his muse. The actor-director duo is known for providing a new definition of parallel cinema in India, with Bhumika, Manthan, Nishant, and Kondura. During one of his conversations with Filmfare, Benegal remembered Patil and remarked that she passed away too soon and too young. Remembering the actress, he said, “As a person, Smita was without affectation and never saw herself as a star. She’d jump to move the light, get someone a glass of water and run to do odd jobs on the set. She was simple in her tastes and never hankered after anything. She came from such a background; her mother was a social worker and worked for slums and NGOs. Also, she was independent and forward-thinking, a rebel of sorts. She had bits of her in all her characters. Whether she was a paradox with regards her personal life (Smita got involved with a much-married Raj Babbar)… I’d rather not go into that area. Did she confide in …

Riteish Deshmukh is out of words after his mother was called in stage: Don’t have words to express my gratitude | Bollywood

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On Friday, actor-director Ritesh Deshmukh tweeted a note of gratitude to the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia. The actor recently won an award called Maharashtrian of the Year. Present at the awards were popular politicians who presented the trophy to Deshmukh. Furthermore, Deshmukh’s mother and wife-actor Genelia D’souza was also called on the stage. Riteish Deshmukh is out of words after his mother was called in stage: Don’t have words to express my gratitude Deshmukh wrote: …don’t have words to express my gratitude for the love and grace you have shown towards my mother. ..Thank you so much …” In the video shared Deshmukh is receiving the award with his family. Deshmukh recently made his directorial debut with Marathi movie Ved. Earlier while talking about directing, Deshmukh had said “This (direction) is something I was attracted to for many years but didn’t have the courage to do it because I was acting. In the last three-four years, I was trying to figure out. Even the film that I have directed ‘Ved’ is …