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Pankaj Udhas Funeral: Fans pay last respects to the gazal legend

Legendary ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas passed away on Monday, February 26, following a prolonged illness. His last rites will be held today at his residence in Mumbai. Ahead of Pankaj Udhas’ funeral, several celebrities arrived to pay their condolences to the bereaved family. The news of Pankaj Udhas` death has sent shockwaves throughout the entire music industry. Musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Ustad Zakir Hussain were spotted arriving at the house of the singer. Vidya Balan also came to pay her last respects to the late Ghazal maestro. Now a video of glimpses from Pankaj Udhas` ‘Aakhri darshan’ has left fans disheartened, with everyone pouring in their condolences in the comment section. Fans have been writing “Om Shanti” in the comment section, while others are dropping crying emojis too. A fan wrote, “One more legend gone.” “Om Shanti, rest in eternal peace,” wrote another user. “Ye hai antim Safar hum sb ka,” wrote a third fan. A Padma Shri recipient, Pankaj Udhas passed away on Monday at the age of 72. The news of his demise was confirmed …

Gazal Dhaliwal slams `Animal` director Sandeep Reddy Vanga for hogging limelight

`Animal` director Sandeep Reddy Vanga has been in the news lately for his latest film starring Ranbir Kapoor and his controversial opinions and statements n several topics. Now, the filmmaker who is credited as the writer, editor and director of Animal has been slammed by writer Gazal Dhaliwal for sidelining screenwriters who worked on his film. Dhaliwal is most popularly known for penning the Netflix show Mismatched.  Gazal took to her social media handle to highlight the matter of credit. She shared the screenshot of the title credit attributed to Sandeep Reddy Vanga as Writer-Editor-Director. Sharing the screenshot she penned down her thoughts and observations about the same. “There is a particular kind of filmmaker who claims the ‘Writer’ title in the top credit of their film, even when there are other writers who have written the Screenplay and Dialogues of the film. It happens a lot, by the way, in our world. These filmmakers have a deep-seated need of power. Even though being a director is the most powerful anyway. For some reason, it …

Writer Gazal Dhaliwal slams Sandeep Reddy for not sharing Animal writing credits | Bollywood

Gazal Dhaliwal, best known as the screenwriter of Netflix India show Mismatched, has slammed Animal director Sandeep Reddy Vanga for not sharing the screenplay credits of the blockbuster, and hogging the limelight as the “writer-editor-director” of the film. (Also Read: Sandeep Reddy Vanga says only ‘15-20 jokers’ see Animal’s Ranvijay, Kabir Singh as misogynistic) Gazal Dhaliwal pens a long Instagram post on Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal On Sandeep not sharing credits Gazal took to her Instagram handle on Thursday to post a screenshot from the film’s opening credits, which proclaim Sandeep as the “Writer-Editor-Director” of Animal. She said while she’s late to the party, she has a “seemingly-small insight” about Sandeep, specifically from the point of view of a screenwriter. Stay tuned with breaking news on HT Channel on Facebook. Join Now “There is a particular kind of filmmaker who claims the ‘Writer’ title in the top credit of their film, even when there are other writers who have written the Screenplay and Dialogues of the film. It happens a lot, by the way, in …