‘Visit to london within rules’
Actress Anushka Sharma, who is gearing up for the release Sui Dhaaga, said “Clarification has been made by whoever had to make it. This was a trolling activity. I don’t react to trolls, I don’t give attention to them. Whatever happened, has happened within the guidelines. Whatever will happen will always happen within the guidelines. This is a topic of absolutely no substance.”
‘The thought of a sequel has never crossed my mind to be honest. I personally feel a film like Parmanu is best as a standalone film. The thrill, intensity and impact would be tough to recreate in a sequel.’
—Diana Penty
National Award-winning composer Amit Trivedi is excited and nervous about his new song Mumma ki parchai, which released on Monday. He says being nervous is “something natural”. The song, sung by Ronit Sarkar, and written by Swanand Kirkire, is the first song of Kajol-starrer Helicopter Eela. “I am excited for the song and waiting for people's responses, but at the same time I am nervous too. I feel being nervous is something natural,” he said.
Aretha battling cancer
Respect fame singer Aretha Franklin is believed to be gravely ill, with the music icons family gathering at her bedside.
The 76-year-old singer was diagnosed with cancer in 2010, and delivered her most recent performance at the Elton John AIDS Foundation party in New York last November. “Aretha is surrounded by family and people close to her. She will be so missed as a mother, sister, friend, cousin. Her legacy is larger than life. It's not just that Rolling Stones called her the number one singer of all time, or that she is the Queen of Soul. long live the Queen," Robert Friedman said.