Ajay was as unlikely a star material as Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha were in their times. The classic looks of a hero were missing, but in the process of finding his feet, Ajay explored both the actor and star within him. Like so many others, in his earliest films, he was branded as an action hero, the new angry but young Bachchan on the block, but he quickly decided to expand his horizons while keeping his box-office image intact. Ishq, Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Zakham, The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, Deewangee, Bhoot, Masti, Raincoat, the Golmaal franchise (the first comic series to touch four films), Toonpur Ka Superrhero, Bol Bachchan, Drishyam and De De Pyaar De remain among his diverse unusual choices, and star-actor Devgn mostly dazzled in all of them. Ajay has just confirmed the role of the legendary Tansen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Baiju Bawra, is doing the patriotic war drama Bhuj: The Pride Of India, acting in the period thriller RRR (the first superstar from Mumbai to star in a S.S. Rajamouli film) and sports biopic Maidaan besides the modern interpretation of the ancient titanic strategist Chanakya in Neeraj Pandey’s film of that name. Of course, he also reprises his own iconic role of Bajirao Singham in a cameo in Sooryavanshi. And there is Anees Bazmee, contemplating Deewangee 2, in which ‘villain’ Ajay Devgn will be infinitely more menacing. After winning multiple glories, starting with the two National awards for Zakham (1998) and The Legend Of Bhagat Singh (2002) and other trophies for categories as varied as Best Male Debut, Best Actor, Best Actor in a Negative Role, Best Actor in Comedy/Romance and even nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Ajay has little to prove— on screen! But the 100 film-old actor also keeps playing diverse roles behind the screen. So let us look at the 10 areas in which he may not have scored a hundred, but show his total involvement in cinema, to a higher and more assorted degree than his contemporaries and seniors. 1 Singer: Ajay Devgn first went behind the mike in Diljale (1996) for Anu Malik in the song ‘Shaam Hai Dhuan Dhuan’. Then came Mehbooba (2008)’s ‘Babuji Bahut Dukhta Hai’. However, both were essentially voice-overs, but the first time he went full-fledged into singing was in the title-song for Himesh Reshammiya in his co-production Bol Bachchan (2012), in which he sang the title-track with Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan! We heard his voice again in Toonpur Ka Superrhero and Son Of Sardaar. 2 Producer: Though he had unofficially been part-producer of Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, and his family had officially made Hindustan Ki Kasam and Dil Kya Kare, Ajay turned producer officially with Raju Chacha in 2000. The experimental film collapsed, and it took him a while to go into that domain again, which he did in 2008 with U Me Aur Hum, another flop. His first success as a producer was the comic riot All The Best (2009), after which he also co-produced (as most big stars do today) his films Bol Bachchan, Son Of Sardaar, Singham Returns, Shivaay, Helicopter Eela and Total Dhamaal. Ajay also bankrolled the offbeat festival film Parched in 2015. 3 Producer – Television: Along with Misha Gautam, he produced the television series Devi featuring Madhoo (his first heroine) and Sakshi Tanwar. The series ran from 2002 to 2004. 4 Camera Operator: Though not billed within the film, buzz is that Ajay was the assistant camera operator for some of the action sequences in the 2003 Zameen. This is indeed an interesting tangent on his background—as the son of stunt coordinator Veeru Devgan! Later, he was said to have conceived the action sequences of Shivaay as well! 5 Narrator: Like the Bachchans, Ajay’s deep voice was his special asset, and he first became the narrator for Awakening (2006), a three-minute film on environmental consciousness, in which he also acted. After this, he was also the narrator in Yamla Pagla Deewana and Poster Boyz. 6 Editor: Though the three minute short does not credit him, it is said that he even tried his hand at editing Awakening! 7 Director: In 2008, Ajay ventured into direction with the medical drama U Me Aur Hum on Alzheimer’s disease. His next film as director was Shivaay, which did over a 100 crore business in India. 8 Story Writer: Th story of U Me Aur Hum was written by Ajay himself. 9 Producer—Marathi films: This is his special achievement in going beyond the realm of Hindi cinema. He first produced the successful Marathi film Vitti Dandu featuring Dilip Prabhavalkar in 2014, on what happened to a family days before Indian Independence. Last year, Ajay also produced the Nana Patekar film Aapla Manus, a thriller of sorts, which won acclaim both from the critics and the audience. 10 Visual Effects: In October 2015, Ajay began a visual effects company, NY Vfxwaala, named after his kids Nysa and Yug. his children. Among the prestige films it handled are Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Bajirao Mastani, the South’s Mersal, Dilwale, Simmba and Total Dhamaal besides Ajay’s own Shivaay for which it won the National award. As he puts it, “My name is in the Limca Book of Records for doing the first Computer Graphics in my country—for the title-track of Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha. I shot a part of the song with 123 layers. The machine was new, and there were no operators, so I used it myself! I did a lot of similar work later and I launched my company when I got boys who are fabulous at it.”
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Ananya Panday took to her Instagram to share a couple of behind-the-scenes pictures from the rehearsals and set where they’re clearly having a blast while working on this song. Choreographed by Bosco Martis, Ananya and Kartik pose goofily leaving us aww-struck. She posted the picture with the caption, “rehearsing hard or hardly rehearsing ???????? only @boscomartis can answer that ???? have ya’ll watched #DheemeDheeme yet? ???? (link in bio) #PatiPatniAurWoh”. Take a look at the pictures.
Deepika Padukone along with her husband Ranveer Singh was seen in a lot of pictures and videos. And now that the wedding is over, she gave health update to her fans that she is down with fever. "When you have too much fun at your best friend's wedding," Deepika captioned the Instagram story. On the film front, Deepika Padukone will be seen in Meghna Gulzar's directorial Chhapaak, which is based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. She will also star in '83 alongside Ranveer Singh.'
The Da-Bangg gang line-up comprised of actors Katrina Kaif, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonakshi Sinha, Daisy Shah, Aayush Sharma, and singers Guru Randhawa and Kamaal Khan who performed at Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena as a part of the much-awaited Da-Bangg The Tour Reloaded concert that's been around the world. 
At the Arena, the aura was surreal and electric as fireworks, pyrotechnics, raining confetti charged with the buzz of the crowd, stentorian music, dazzling lights with the multitalented stars flaring up the stage with their delightful acts. Right from his elementary performance, Salman made the fans go fanatical. He held the hearts of his fans captive with his dynamic performance grooving to his hits from movies like Dabangg, Bharat, and Tiger Zinda Hai as well as popular songs from his earlier films like Maine Pyar Kiya, and more. 
The event kickstarted with the act by UAE teenage star Rashed Belhasa, aka Moneykicks' debut song We Living Life sung by S1 to prepare for the power-packed succeeding acts. The performance was soon taken over by Maniesh Paul - the host of the evening with his unique Da-Bangg hip-hop number through which he introduced the entire cast of the show. Aayush Sharma was the first to make an entry dancing on the beats from his movie LoveYatri - 'Chogada', 'Dholida' and more. 
Salman Khan took the arena on an adventure of a lifetime as he treated his fans to a hit-filled performance till curtains came down just before midnight. Joining him were Daisy Shah who looked pristine in white, Prabhudeva, Jacqueline, Sonakshi, Katrina, Salman, and singers Guru Randhawa and Kamaal Khan. 
Last night, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Aamir Khan enjoyed the team dinner. They posed for a photo as this marked the reunion for the 3 Idiots stars. Joining them was Aamir Khan's wife Kiran Rao among other team members. This past weekend, some photos were leaked from the sets of the film which revealed their looks. Aamir Khan was seen dressed in a checkered shirt and grey trousers. He is playing a turban-clad man and sporting a long beard. Kareena was dressed in pink ethnic wear and minimal makeup. The team will be shooting in Chandigarh and Amritsar. 
Written by Atul Kulkarni, Laal Singh Chaddha is helmed by Advait Chandan and will be produced by Viacom18 Studios and Aamir Khan Productions. The movie is slated to hit the theatres during Christmas 2020.
Here's a special image of Ajay Devgn as Tanhaji, a collage made out of all the 100 films he has been a part of. A special video was made with some of the iconic moments of his journey in films leading upto his first release of 2020. Shah Rukh Khan took to Instagram to share the collage of Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior and congratulate him on his 100th film. “Here’s looking forward to another 100 and more films from my friend @ajaydevgn . All the best for this milestone...from striding atop two motorcycles at the same time...you’ve come a long long way....keep riding...and all the best for Tanhaji.,” he wrote.
Karan shared a lovely message for Natasha and wrote, “Simplicity and purity are the first words that come to my mind when I have to describe her to anyone! One would think these are qualities that are easy to possess or acquire but I assure you in this day and age of agenda filled existences and manic ambitions these qualities are like dinosaurs and honestly so is she! There is no one quite like her on this planet! An epitome of goodness and humanity , she Breaks the clutter with her personality and we are blessed to know her and have her amongst us! We love you @nandanitasha Tashu!!! You are just the best human being I know! Happy 50 my darling! Stay blessed always.” 
Celebrities like Karisma Kapoor, Karan Johar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Manish Malhotra, Sussanne Khan, Sonali Bendre, Shweta Bachchan Nanda, Natasha Poonawalla, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, Aadar Jain, Armaan Jain and others attended the glitter, gold and bold themed party.
Kapil Dev’s captaincy played a crucial role in India’s 1983 World Cup win. Ranveer Singh recreated the iconic Natraj shot at Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England where Kapil Dev scored 175 runs in the semi-finals against Zimbabwe. For the film, the actor underwent extreme physical transformation and training to get every nuance of Kapil Dev. Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment's twitter handle captioned it, "#RanveerAsKapil & the iconic ‘Natraj Shot’! The moment when the historic 175 runs against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge was made! #ThisIs83."
Now, we have come across leaked photos from the sets of the film. Aamir Khan was seen dressed in checked shirt and grey trousers. He is playing a turban-clad man and sporting a long beard. Kareena shed her glamourous avatar for the film and was dressed in pink ethnic wear with minimal makeup. The team will be shooting in Chandigarh and Amritsar. 
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And hence, it got to be such a special feeling for him when the man himself recited one of his dialogues from Stree! On Instagram, Rajkummar shared a video of SRK enacting Stree’s viral dialogue ‘Vicky Please’, and they both just couldn’t stop laughing! ‘Since childhood I’ve been saying his dialogues. What a wonderful feeling when he decides to say my dialogue this time. There’s is no one like you @iamsrk sir. You’ve inspired me to become an actor. Biggest fan ever,’ Rajkummar wrote. Watch the video below.
Well, the wait is over as he has made his music video debut with ‘Filhall’, a heart-breaking romantic number, which has just been unveiled. If the initial reactions to this B Praak and Jaani created soulful song are any indication, this one is going to be a major chartbuster in very quick time from now. Lasting a good five minutes, this soulful track is accentuated further by simple yet excellent visuals, courtesy director Arvinder Khaira, who has made sure that there is an entire story to be told there. However, what makes the song special is the manner in which Akshay Kumar approaches the narrative and makes sure that the pain and void is conveyed through facial expressions and body language with eyes doing the talking. The stage and setting is that of Akshay Kumar playing a surgeon who gets an accident case of his former girlfriend, enacted by competent debutant Nupur Sanon (sister of Akshay’s Housefull 4 co-star Kriti Sanon). Even as he attends to her, old memories rekindle and it is revealed how they met and then separated. There is a twist in the tale though and one ends up wondering if the duo shall meet. Well, more can be seen on checking out the video. What can he said though is that those who loved the chemistry between Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in their romantic musical drama Namaste London would definitely trip over what Akshay Kumar and Nupur Sanon bring on board with ‘Filhall’. The love, emotions, pain, helplessness, hope and being soulmates is all conveyed exceedingly well by the two actors and the entire team associated with the song, something that makes ‘Filhall’ truly special. Rest assured, this one is in for a really long run and would have quite a few hearts truly in love beat for it in days, weeks and months to come. Also Read: 
Ritu is a doctor based in Rohtak, Haryana. Kangana was seen shining in a golden Banarasi saree which she had picked up in Varanasi during an event for her film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. Going by the photos shared online, Kangana also played the perfect sister by raising a toast to the couple and popping the Champagne bottle to get the celebrations started. https://twitter.com/Rangoli_A/status/1192837809125486593 Rangoli Chandel also took to her Twitter handle to share photos from the happy day that also saw the entire family posing together with the newly engaged couple. https://twitter.com/Rangoli_A/status/1192761723612090370 Also Read: 
Giorgia says she is totally up for it if a good script comes their way and they both like it. And is she also seeking Arbaaz's help for her first Hindi film stint? She says she is, given that Arbaaz is a lot more experienced in the industry and she is yet learning what works in Bollywood and what does not. The starlet is also set to star in a Tamil web series titled Karoline Kamakshi, and will shortly begin learning Tamil as well! Welcome To Bajrangpur, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, is said to be a sequel of the 2008 comedy Welcome to Sajjanpur, directed by Shyam Benegal. 
I believe there has been a lot of unwanted comment on social media about your decision to become a mother. Were you prepared for the backlash? How have you handled the negative vibes? I knew we still have people being judgmental about being unmarried and having a child in India, but honestly trolling on social media is nothing new or surprising and something that any celebrity deals with, so I don't take it to heart. In comparison, my neighbours, colleagues and friends have been so supportive and wonderful, and made me appreciate how many lovely people surround us on a daily basis. When and how did you meet your baby's father? And at what point of time did you decide he was the one? I am not willing to share our personal story too much as we enjoy our privacy. But we've been together for two years. He's a pianist and works with children a lot and is very patient so he always seemed to me like a natural father Workwise I am sure you will take maternity leave. How long would you be absent from work? And do you think you will miss working? I'm off for about five months. I'm sure I'll miss the creative streak of working on new material but then, this is kind of… the biggest role of my life, motherhood. So I'm enjoying this process and I'm sure I will learn a lot more in the coming months. 
Of late you have been very busy with films and the OTT platform. Do you see the two media to be mutually inclusive? I think they can help each other by creating a healthy competition, where the quality of work, especially of script writing explores new territory and technique and the alternative platform will create more jobs for the ones on the fringes. We saw you in the wonderful Made In Heaven and now Bhram which revolves around your character. How comfortable were you shooting this eerie yarn and does the horror genre interest you greatly? I see this as a psychological thriller more than an outright horror, and the psyche interests me, what goes on in a mind after trauma. I got to say I'm a real fattu when it comes to watching horror, I jump at every scare. Tell me about your plans while you are on maternity leave? I think I'll read a lot more, that's something I haven't found time to do with my career so much. I'm sure though I'll look at all the classics again for movies and would love to catch up on animation especially Japanese animation with my child. There has been a lot of talk of MeToo and a change in the work ethics of the film industry. Do you notice this change and how far do you think the male gaze and attitude has changed in the film industry? Not much. In certain production teams I see an effort to put in awareness, like working on intimacy scenes and ensuring the actors are comfortable, or having a code of conduct workshop when working in the creative field. But overall perhaps it has translated more in wariness and caution than awareness and genuine change. One more thing, what prompted you to do an 'item song' in Nerkonda Paarvai? I liked Pink. They said they're doing a remake with an opening song that has a strong female performer. 
Looking back on your journey so far, personal and professional, is there anything you would like to change, if given a second chance? Not really. I do cringe at some of my choices and past work, but I've learnt from them, and see my failures as a valuable lesson to tackle the future.
But finally, soup it is. The ad, the first to spotlight a homo-erotic connection between two men who bond over steaming-hot soup is interesting for the casting. Karan Johar playing Karan Johar and making his amorous orientation very clear is a sign of a growing inclination to come out clean.
It has now come to light that Rahat Fateh Ali Khan understood why Salman Khan took this decision of replacing his voice and has no hard feelings. Rahat’s producer and global promoter Salman Ahmed confirmed this fact to Pakistani newspaper Dawn and also revealed that Rahat Fateh Ali Khan sung not one, but two songs for Dabangg 3. “Basically two songs were recorded for Dabangg 3. Everyone wanted the songs and they're really good. This song ‘Naina’ is lovely and everyone misses the fact that Rahat sahab's version couldn't go on. But at the end of the day of course he (Salman Khan) has to see the interests of his country, so I don’t think the artist has choices there given the circumstances,” says Salman Ahmed. Salman Ahmed further adds, “If the song (Rahat’s version) would’ve been released, there’d be controversies, the film would have been affected and nobody wants that. That’s why we didn’t do the song,” and also makes it clear, “It’s not bad blood. It’s not like Salman Khan purposely dropped the song.” Salman Ahmed signed off by stating, “At this moment, (given) the emotions and sentiments of that industry and the country, he (Salman) only adhered to them. Otherwise we all know there are people who want a reason to damage Salman Khan’s reputation by creating a fuss and having needless controversies. There’s no bad blood, nothing intentional. I would say it is more circumstantial than anything else and that’s about it.” Also Read: 
Amitabh Bachchan, before starting his acting career, had done the voiceover in Mrinal Sen’s Bhuvan Shome, which released on May 12, 1969. His first film, Saat Hindustani, hit the theatres on November 7, 1969 and it turned out to be his acting debut for which he even got a National Award. Directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, it tells the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule. In this Bollywood Hungama special feature, we give you some not-so-known trivia about the film, with regards to Amitabh Bachchan: 1. Amitabh Bachchan was working in Kolkata while trying his hand at acting. When Khwaja Ahmed Abbas called him for the film, the actor came down from the City Of Joy after resigning from his job. Khwaja saab was astonished and asked him, “You mean to say that you resigned a job of sixteen hundred rupees a month, just on the chance of getting this role! Suppose we can’t give the role to you?” To which Big B replied, “One has to take such chances.” So happy was Khwaja Ahmed Abbas that he said, “The role is yours.” 2. Amitabh Bachchan was offered Rs. 5000 for the part. The day he signed the film was February 15, 1969. 3. Amitabh Bachchan in a Bollywood Hungama exclusive interview on the occasion of his 70th birthday in 2012 revealed that it was his brother Ajitabh who was already posted in Mumbai and who managed to find out that Khwaja Ahmed Abbas was looking for a new face. That’s how Khwaja Ahmed Abbas was informed of Big B. Interestingly, Khwaja Ahmed Abbas knew Amitabh’s father the great poet Harivanshrai Bachchan and initially, he had no idea that the actor was his son. When he found out, he rang up Harivanshrai Bachchan to confirm whether the actor had taken his consent to join the movies.
Recently, Ranveer Singh shared some photos from his Vogue India shoot. He captioned one of the photos with Govinda's song lyrics of 'What is mobile number?' In a witty response, the Twitter handle of the Nagpur City Police on Wednesday replied to him by saying, "100". The Twitter users found the response hilarious.
After Kareena Kapoor Khan returned from Australia, the trio got together for a night in at Bebo’s place while Amrita Arora shared the picture. They look as happy as ever as they posed for a couple of pictures that are truly going to make your heart melt. Take a look at the pictures.
