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Amruta Khanvilkar recalls how Alia Bhatt-starrer Raazi changed things for her: It was a shocker

Amruta Khanvilkar recalls how Alia Bhatt-starrer Raazi changed things for her: It was a shocker

For an actor who’s spent over two decades navigating films, television, and OTT spaces, Amruta Khanvilkar says she’s learned to trust her instinct as much as timing. “I’ve been selective with the kind of projects or roles I play. When people know that she won’t choose something random, they don’t come up with random stuff or roles that make no sense,” shares Amruta, adding how her choices are often driven by the relevance of a character rather than its scale. “The length of the role or the number of scenes don’t matter to me. Even if I have one scene to play, my only focus is, ‘is it impactful?’ Is it going to make an impact on the audience or the story?” Amruta Khanvilkar (Photo: Instagram ) I’ve tried to widen my range as an actor Recently seen in Emraan Hashmi starrer Taskaree: The Smugglers Web, Amruta says that OTT has given her space to experiment more. “Over the years, the dynamics of web space have changed, and that’s been for the good. I’ve tried …

Emraan Hashmi says he has been stopped at immigration checks as he ‘fits the bill of somebody’: ‘I have been whisked away to the side’ | Bollywood News

Emraan Hashmi says he has been stopped at immigration checks as he ‘fits the bill of somebody’: ‘I have been whisked away to the side’ | Bollywood News

Neeraj Pandey’s fascination with men in uniform, often moustachioed, continues unabated. The filmmaker returns with yet another narrative, this time diving into the high-stakes world of customs officers in his upcoming web series Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web. Headlined by Emraan Hashmi and Sharad Kelkar, the Netflix show promises a rather pulpy look at smuggling and surveillance. The trailer of Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web, which is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on January 14, was launched in Mumbai. During the event, Emraan who plays a customs officer in the series, was asked if he had ever been stopped or questioned by customs officials at an airport. The actor nodded and shared a personal anecdote. When asked whether he had ever been stopped at the green channel, Emraan said, “No, I think they have been very sweet to me. Whenever I have travelled back, they have been very sweet. But there is this sense of overpowering fear, it’s not logical. It’s like when you learn how to drive, but when you see an RTO officer on the …