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Kriti Sanon Receives Praise From Panipat Director Ashutosh Gowariker After National Award Win

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Kriti shared this image. (Courtesy: KritiSanon) New Delhi: Kriti Sanon, who won the National Award for her performance in Mimi, received praise from director Ashutosh Gowariker. The director said about Kriti’s spontaneity and craft in one of his interviews. Kriti Sanon shared those words on her Instagram story. She shared a picture with the director, with whom she worked in the historical drama Panipat. Ashutosh Gowariker said, “I am thrilled that Kriti won the National Award for her performance in Mimi! It’s one of my favourite portrayals and films! The experience of working with her in Panipat was nothing short of exceptional. She brought a lot of grace and fierceness to the character of Parvati Bai.” In Panipat, Kriti Sanon featured alongside Arjun Kapoor. Ashutosh Gowariker added, “What I have observed about her is that she is spontaneous. And at the same time there’s a craft at work in her head. This is why I think she is able to straddle all kinds of genres – drama, romance, comedy and action. And as Mimi, her …

Ashutosh Gowariker continues hunt for leading lady for film on Lijjat Papad

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In December 2020, mid-day was the first to report that Kiara Advani was set to headline Ashutosh Gowariker’s production, Karram Kurram, which chronicles the creation and subsequent success of Lijjat Papad (Mazedaar lazzatdaar story comes to screen, Dec 5, 2020). Two years later, in October 2022, the actor reportedly exited the project. While director duo Glenn Baretto and Ankush Mohla were apparently in talks with Malavika Mohanan, it is now heard that she too had to pass the film. Eager to roll the movie in August, the makers are said to be hunting for a new leading lady. Sources say that the team was earlier set to shoot in February 2023, with the production team having zeroed in on locations in Girgaon. “However, before it could roll, Kiara quit the film to accommodate another project. The makers then went to Malavika Mohanan. The dates didn’t work out as she is shooting for Ustaad Bhagat Singh with Pawan Kalyan. Now, Ashutosh is scouting for a leading lady who can do justice to the story in terms …

BTS Stars! Avinash Gowariker on how Shah Rukh Khan`s family portraits were shot

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Renowned photographer Avinash Gowariker is the latest guest on mid-day.com`s `BTS Stars.` Find out how Salman Khan`s look for the `Judwaa` poster was created and how Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai shot the `Jodhaa Akbar` posters, besides the madness of `Chennai Express.` Avinash opens up on capturing Amitabh Bachchan, Tiger Shroff, Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra and many other top stars in his lens. Speaking about Shah Rukh Khan`s family portraits Gowariker said, “I`m quite close to Shah Rukh and have shot their pictures from the time Aryan and Suhana were small. We`ve been shooting periodically and now Gauri is coming out with a book, it`s a coffee table book on design and Mannat is also part of it. I did some shots at some and others at her GK design store. We shot pictures with Aryan, Suhana and AbRam, it`s a combination of them as a family in their space which is so nice.” Also Read: Mumbai Meri Jaan: This is why Renuka Shahane calls BEST bus conductors `silent warriors` The photographer says that having seen …

Ashutosh Gowariker remembers late actor Javed Khan Amrohi

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“We shared a special bond,” starts off Swaroop Sampat Rawal as she remembers the Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi co-actor Javed Khan Amrohi. The actor, who has over 150 films to his credit, including Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Woh 7 Din, Tridev, Aashiqui, Lagaan, Andaz Apna Apna, Chak De! India and popular television show Nukkad, passed away on February 14, owing to lung failure. Sampat says that she shared a special connection with Amrohi. “Apart from our Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, we had earlier worked together in Naram Garam and Na Khuda. Since Javed ji and I didn’t have cars, after we finished our shoots, he would [often] drop me [home] to ensure my safety. We both came from a theatrical background and shared a special bond. He knew my father [Bachu Sampat, a theatre artiste] well. In fact, Javed ji was my son Aniruddh’s teacher at Mumbai University,” adds Sampat. Remembering the effortless acting of Amrohi in the Academy Award-nominated film Lagaan (2001), director Ashutosh Gowariker says, “Javed bhai was a lovely actor, who was an …