Dhulia to work with Shraddha Kapoor
Tigmanshu Dhulia is bringing back Aashiqui 2 stars Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor on-screen for his much-ambitious love story Milan Talkies. The two were finalised for the film after a string of actors including Shahid Kapoor, Imran Khan and Sonakshi Sinha opted out of the Balaji Motion Pictures-produced project. “Aditya and Shraddha have been finalised for the film and we are yet to begin the shooting. I had Shraddha in my mind before Aashiqui 2 happened. She came for the auditions two years ago. She was the first choice for the film. As far as the male lead is concerned these actors (Shahid and Imran) did not have dates, so they opted out of the film before signing the contract,” said Tigmanshu.
I did not have preconceived notions about Bollywood. But here was nervousness as I was to enter and be part of a different world of entertainment which I have not experienced. Nothing was pre-planned
— Fawad Khan
Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, who often raises her voice on gender issues, began work on a short film on domestic violence. “First day of filming for #Nasheed Faruqis short film#OUTSIDE on domestic violence. looking 4ward 2 b directed by a girl I've seen as a child,”(sic) Shabana posted on her Twitter page. The actress, along with Namrata Goyal, run NGO Mijwan Welfare Society (MWS). It aims to empower rural India with a focus on the girlchild and women. Apart from that, she has fearlessly condemned wrong doings against the female gender.
I am not a drug addict: Keira
Actress Keira Knightley believes she must have coped with being famous because she has avoided becoming a drug addict, despite shooting to fame at a young age. The 29-year-old shot to fame as a teenager in 2002 comedy-drama movie Bend It like Beckham, and she feels grateful that she hasn't gone down the route of becoming addicted to illegal substances like some celebrities who became famous at an early age. Speaking about her rise to fame, she said: “luckily it was so long ago that I can't remember what it was like when it happened. But I'm still here, I'm still alive and I'm not a drug addict, so it must have been all right.” The Begin Again star is married to Klaxons vocalist James Righton and admits it seems a lot more common for young musicians than movie stars to become embroiled in a world of drugs.