‘Slow and steady is my mantra’
Actor Taapsee Pannu says slow and steady is the mantra that has helped her get an audience and their trust.
She is elated to see her number 1 spot on a list created by Bollywood Ranker on the basis of votes that audience gave to her films on IMDb.
“I might not have the maximum hundred-crore grossers, but it’s quite satisfying to see that the audience has voted me on the basis of the kind of films I have done,” Taapsee said.
She added, “Slow and steady is the mantra that has helped me get my audience’s trust. I hope I live up to their expectations every time they decide to spend the few hours of their life watching my films.”
‘Writing is a creative extension of me and I don’t do it with the motive of writing a screenplay. I began penning down my thoughts for the sake of keeping my skills sharpened. Writing and acting are interconnected for me. I am writing to fulfill my own creative quest. Let me see how the finished product turns out.’
—Pankaj Tripathi
For actor Ananya Panday, being nominated for best supporting actress in her latest release, Pati Patni or Woh, is a “great feeling.”
She said, “It’s really great. Especially, for a film that has such an experienced actor like Bhumi (Pednekar) as my co-star. With so much love coming my way, I feel that all my hardwork has paid off. This only drives me and motivates me further to continue giving my best with each of my projects and hopefully later, even bag a nomination as the best actress, you know. I am super delighted and humbled.”
Ananya is currently working for her next, Khaali Peeli.
Dolly donates $1mn for Corona
Singer Dolly Parton is continuing her efforts to aid in the Coronavirus crisis by donating $1 million to help researchers find a cure for COVID-19.
Parton pledged the money to medics at Nashville, Tennessee’s private research school Vanderbilt University on April 1 as she urged others who are financially secure to consider doing the same.
Parton took to social media where she wrote, “My longtime friend Dr Naji Abumrad, who’s been involved in research at Vanderbilt for many years, informed me that they were making some exciting advancements towards research of the coronavirus for a cure. I am making a donation of $1 mn to Vanderbilt towards that research.”