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Ayushmann Khurrana says ‘only family audience’ films for him right now: Maine saare taboo topics khatam kar diye hain

Ayushmann Khurrana says ‘only family audience’ films for him right now: Maine saare taboo topics khatam kar diye hain

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Ayushmann Khurrana’s association with making films on taboo subjects has been a long and strong one. From erectile dysfunction in Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017), to sperm donation in his very first film Vicky Donor (2012), he has tackled a lot of them, and the projects yielded good box-office results, too. Ayushmann Khurrana Now, though, he’s in a very different headspace, one where he wants to focus only on subjects which cater to wider audiences. Speaking on The Right Angle with Sonal Kalra, he was asked which taboo subject would he want to take on for an upcoming film. He said, “I think maine saare taboo topics khatam kar diye hain (laughs) I have worked in so many films based on them. It limits the family audience. I did films on taboo subjects before the Covid pandemic. Even after that, I did Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui and Doctor G, which didn’t get as much at the box office as I hoped for.” But that didn’t deter him from continuing with his bold choices. He added, “After OTT …

‘Don’t make a stadium a taboo’: R Ashwin plays down Ahmedabad ghosts from 2023 ODI WC ahead of T20 World Cup final | Cricket News

‘Don’t make a stadium a taboo’: R Ashwin plays down Ahmedabad ghosts from 2023 ODI WC ahead of T20 World Cup final | Cricket News

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2 min readUpdated: Mar 8, 2026 02:11 PM IST Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has urged fans not to attach any mental baggage or superstition to cricket venues such as the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. He insisted that a ground should not become a “taboo” simply because of a past defeat. The loss to Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup final at the Narendra Modi Stadium remains a talking point, especially due to the pre-match buildup regarding the pitch and the conditions. “You can lose a game at a venue and win the next one. What is there in this? We have won a lot of games in that stadium. Don’t make a stadium like this taboo,” Ashwin said on ‘Ash ki Baat’ while reflecting on the discussions around Ahmedabad ahead of the T20 World Cup final on Sunday. However, the 39-year-old suggested that within the Indian dressing room, there is little interest in revisiting that narrative. “I don’t think it should come into the way. I am sure, after a point of …

Rajshri Deshpande opens up on battle with cancer: The C-word is still such a taboo, people send condolence messages

Rajshri Deshpande opens up on battle with cancer: The C-word is still such a taboo, people send condolence messages

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Actor Rajshri Deshpande recently left her fans shocked as she announced on social media: she is battling Infiltrating ductal carcinoma, a grade 1 breast cancer. Rajshri Deshpande’s battle with cancer has been going on for a month Talking to us, she says it was caught in time due to a routine check, “I went and the doctors found the lesion. I moved from Aurangabad to Mumbai, met the doctors and got a sonography done again to confirm what it is. After sonography, I did my biopsy and then got the news.” When she informed her friends, she was not prepared for what she learnt, “It’s unfortunate, I called so many friends of mine, nobody had got their breast check up done, which is necessary for every woman after the age of 35. Then the next thought was ‘let me check the facilities in the villages’ The women there are doing a lot of daily chores, they won’t come and spend so much time to get mammography done. I was thinking about my own health, yes, …

Rana Daggubati’s alcohol brand has roots in Sanskrit, sells for Rs 7,000 but not in India: ‘From taboo to staple of popular culture’ | Telugu News

Rana Daggubati’s alcohol brand has roots in Sanskrit, sells for Rs 7,000 but not in India: ‘From taboo to staple of popular culture’ | Telugu News

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Rana Daggubati comes from one of the most prestigious film families in India but the actor has never restricted himself to the movies. In the last few years, Rana has expanded his portfolio by entering businesses like coffee, gaming, restaurants, and just last year, he also launched a new AlcoBev brand. Along with Rana, music composer Anirudh Ravichander is the co-founder of the brand. While the brand is yet to be launched in India at a full scale, a 750 ml tequila of their brand roughly costs around Rs 5,000-Rs 7,000 at Indian duty free shops. The name of Rana and Anirudh’s tequila brand, Loca Loka, is the combination of Spanish and Sanskrit. As per their website, Loca means ‘crazy’ in Spanish, and Loka means ‘world’ in Sanskrit, and currently their product is “authentically produced in Mexico” and “imagined in India.” In 2024, the brand did a 2-day event in Singapore, after officially launching the brand in the US. The brand has a third co-founder as well, named Harsha Vadlamudi, and the tequila is made …

Neena Gupta says 95% of Indian women don’t know that sex is for enjoyment, confesses she thought kissing could lead to pregnancy | Bollywood News

Neena Gupta says 95% of Indian women don’t know that sex is for enjoyment, confesses she thought kissing could lead to pregnancy | Bollywood News

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Actor Neena Gupta was controversy’s favourite child for a while. Interestingly, what made her controversial in the 80s, would still make her so in 2020s. It essentially means that not only was Neena ahead of her times, but because of how slowly Indian society is progressing, she could still be considered as such. But, Neena quickly understood that a woman should not necessarily be bound by the rigmaroles of imposed beliefs. In an interview to Lilly Singh, Neena opened up about how movies shaped up her idea of sex and sexual desire. ALSO READ: Neena Gupta opens up about her journey as a single mother: ‘Never did those things a woman wants to do’ “What did they show in our movies? If you are a woman, your basic motto was to find a man. In fact, for the longest time, I thought we could get pregnant if we kissed. I literally thought it was true. That was what our movies showed us,” said Neena, who then spoke about what takeaways the men had from our …

Mayi Ri to Mann Jogi: Top 10 Pakistani Dramas That Boldly Tackle Taboo Topics

Mayi Ri to Mann Jogi: Top 10 Pakistani Dramas That Boldly Tackle Taboo Topics

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Ram Gopal Varma is one of the most controversial celebrities of the film industry. He has been the man behind films like Rangeela, Satya, Company and more. However, of late, his controversial tweets and statements are keeping him in the news. Recently, an anecdote around Ram Gopal Varma and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi’s connection resurfaced on the web. It is about a marriage proposal and how RGV rejected by making a shocking statement on women. When Suchitra Krishnamoorthi asked RGV for marriage In the book titled Drama Queen, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi reportedly wrote about the incident when she asked Ram Gopal Varma for marriage. In the book, Suchritra reportedly revealed that she once sent a message to Ram Gopal Varma asking, “Ramu will you marry me?” She also revealed that she met him at his office to discuss about it. However, Ram Gopal Varma had a shocking reaction. He told her that she may have misunderstood him and that they aren’t similar at all. “Suchitra, I think you have misunderstood me. Completely. We are not similar at all. …

Called ‘Monkey, Mental’ By Fellow Villagers, Deepthi Jeevanji Fights Taboo To Achieve Paralympics Glory

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The Paris Paralympics 2024 has shown the world that anything is achievable if one has the will. The athletes, despite challenges, have risen to glory. India’s Deepthi Jeevanji is among those inspirational athletes whose journey was full of challenges, but they never gave up. Deepthi Jeevanji bagged the 16th medal for India as she won the bronze on Tuesday in the women’s 400m T20 final at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024. The para-athlete finished the race in 55.82 seconds. Deepthi Jeevanji had earlier won India’s first gold medal at the World Athletics Para Championship in Kobe, Japan. She hails from the village of Kalleda in the Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh. Her parents, Jeevanji Yadhagiri and Jeevanji Dhanalaxmi, had then recalled how their daughter had to face taunts while growing up. According to a report in The Indian Express, Deepthi was born with intellectual disability, a cognitive disease hampering communication as well as adaptive skills.  “She was born during the solar eclipse and her head was very small at birth along with the lips and …

“Everything Was So Taboo And Hush-Hush”

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Deepika Padukone shared this image. (courtesy: deepikapadukone) New Delhi: Deepika Padukone wears many hats – an actress, producer, and entrepreneur. She is also known for openly talking about her battle with depression. Recently, the actress spoke about mental health and her non-profit organisation, the Live Love Laugh Foundation, which is dedicated to anxiety, depression, and mental well-being. In an interview with Deadline, Deepika shared, “It really began with my personal journey about a decade ago and when I went through my own experience with anxiety and depression, I just remember that everything was so taboo and hush-hush and it made me wonder why we went about it like that. That’s what’s really prompted me to come out and speak about my own experience and normalise it.” Deepika and Ranveer Singh are all set to welcome their first child in September.  Deepika Padukone first talked about facing depression during an interview with NDTV in 2015. She had said, “I woke up one morning just feeling empty, you know like this pittish feeling in my stomach that I was …

Tackling the taboo

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Art stems from reality; this holds true for the Anant Mahadevan-starrer, Yes Papa. The film sheds light on a daughter who is sexually abused by her father, while the mother chooses to remain silent. Acclaimed theatre playwright, director, and producer Saif Hyder Hasan, who has previously directed plays including Ek Mulaqaat, Gardish Mein Taare, and Mirror Mirror, will make his directorial debut in Bollywood with Yes Papa, also starring Geetika Tyagi. Anant Mahadevan After winning four awards at the India International Film Festival (2022), the film is expected to release in theatres on March 29. The director shared that it was his wife who encouraged him to take the story up. “My wife, Sadia [producer] had met a real-life survivor in 2018 in an orphanage. That’s when the idea came into being. She told me to use my craft for an issue like this,” he said, adding that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) was in a dilemma over the certification of the film deserved after watching it. “They didn’t cut a single scene.” …

Box Office 2024: Katrina Kaif & Vijay Sethupathi To Beat The Dreaded January Jinx? Only Ajay Devgn & Vicky Kaushal Broke The Year Opening Taboo

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January Box Office Openers: Will Katrina Kaif’s Merry Christmas Break The Dreaded January Jinx(Photo Credit –IMDb/Instagram) Bollywood seemed to have followed a strange pattern for the release dates of films in December and January. While there is a constant battle to grab the spot for the last release of the year, there is an eerie silence to occupy the dates for opening a year. Usually, no big release is excited to open the year or become the first film to release in January. Ever wondered why? January seems to be a little jinxed for films that open the year at the box office. Not that we believe in such stuff, but the data provided says otherwise. In the last 15 years, every first film of the year that has been released at the box office has met a disastrous fate. Sometimes, filmmakers have even waited for the second week to release their films so that the opening slot gets occupied by some low-budget film that might meet its disastrous end opening way for the upcoming …