SRK debuts as singer
The king of Bollywood, recently made his debut as a singer with his unique version of Bella Ciao for the ‘I for India' concert. A concert that was organised to raise awareness and reach out to the masses, taking this opportunity Star Bharat is all set to broadcast the worldwide television premier of the concert from the celebrities’ home to yours today at 9 pm.
With 85+ artists coming together for the first-ever virtual concert was a treat to all the Bollywood and Hollywood lovers. Actors, sportspersons and famous artists from all over the entertainment industry have contributed their time and energy to make this fundraiser a successful one.
Amongst the many famous stars, Bollywoods’ extraordinary star Shahrukh Khan held the mic in and sang the famous tune of Bella Ciao in his own unique version. The lyrics of the song highlighted today’s scenario with a beautiful message at the end. Sharukh Khan's youngest son Abraham’s cameo at the end was also said to be the cutest moment in the song.
The superstar said: “Life is all about chances. Good chances. About hope, compassion & love. And that's what we are here to do on this platform. Share love and compassion, in whatever way we can.”
‘Actors today have it easy’
During this crucial phase of social distancing, Zee TV gives its viewers a daily shot of inspiration with the mythological show, Vishnu Puran. Based on an ancient collection of stories and scriptures, BR Chopra's Vishnu Puran depicts the 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Giving a larger than life feel to these incarnations was veteran actor, Nitish Bharadwaj who skillfully essayed his part.
Recollecting memories from the time while Nitish was still shooting for the show, he recalls Lord Parshuram and Lord Ram as the two most challenging characters he had to essay back then.
Adding further about swiftly adapting from one character to another, Nitish commented, “While it was difficult, I manage to step into the characters easily because I connected and accustomed myself to the character well before I could shoot for it. Before embarking on a new role, I used to rehearse so much that even before the shoots would start, I was well prepared.”
Comparing with some of the many challenges that actors face today, Nitish said, “As difficult and challenging it is to portray mythological characters on screen, back in time the challenges dealing with language barriers or the ability to fit into a character were dealt with greater ease. There is no denying the fact that for most of the actors today, the language barrier is real, and they have to work hard to overcome that. Back then, we had to deliver long scenes at one go without having to cut in between. Actors today have it easy, but we overcame most of these challenges with much ease or rather we never considered these factors to be a major challenge.”
Ashish escaped accident
When actors decide to take up certain roles which has a set of action sequences, a natural risk of safety is put forth. Ashish Sharma, who is seen in multiple movies and television shows doing his own stunts, shares one such life threating incident from the sets of Chandragupt Maurya.
Recollecting the experience Ashish narrates: “I was on top of a structure that was around 20-30 feet high and I was supposed swing across on a rope to another building that was around 50 feet away. It was very windy and we couldn’t predict its speed. Once I started gliding, I gained greater than the required momentum and slid through much faster than I was supposed to. I almost banged straight into a brick of wall but somehow fortunately due to my quick reflexes managed to avoid the collision with the help of my feet. After the incident, I was hanging mid-air for around 20 minutes till the team managed to get me down safely.”
The show talks about how Chandragupta Maurya overcomes several obstacles in his path to establishing the Maurya Empire under the able guidance of his chief advisor, Chanakya. It currently airs on Dangal TV.