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India.com
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet Kumar Gaurav's younger daughter, Siya, who is as beautiful as Nargis Dutt, her mother is...
Siya Kumar with her parents Namrata and Gaurav So you remember yesteryear actor Kumar Gaurav, who is known as a successful star kid. He made a blockbuster entry in Bollywood with Love Story in the 80s, and has now left acting and is spending time with his family. He has appeared in several films such as Teri Kasam, Star, Naam and Kaante. Gaurav is the son of late actor Rajendra Kumar (known as Jubilee Kumar). He married superstar Sanjay Dutt's sister Namrata Dutt, daughter of Sunil Dutt and Nargis, in 1984. Namrata and Gaurav have two daughters, Saachi Kumar, who is married to producer Kamal Amrohi's grandson Bilal Amrohi and Siya Kumar, who is married to Aditya. We'll talk about Siya, born in 1991, who is as beautiful as her grandmother Nargis. She gives competition to Alia Bhatt as well. Not only this, she also looks like a carbon copy of her grandmother and veteran actress of Hindi cinema, Nargis Dutt. Siya Kumar with her parents Namrata and Gaurav Siya has shown no interest in pursuing a career in the film industry like her family, and she stays away from the limelight. There are very few pictures of Kumar's daughter on social media, looking at which you can easily guess how beautiful Siya is in real life. Sia's simplicity and natural beauty outshine many B-town actresses. Had she been a part of the industry, she might have surpassed several leading ladies. Sia stays away from social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, as she believes in leading a simple life. That's why there isn't much information about her available online. However, after seeing these pictures of Siya, anyone could be captivated by her charm. In this way, Sanjay Dutt's niece truly has an unmatched beauty. Sanjay Dutt attends her niece Siya's wedding Siya Kumar got married to Aditya Udani in 2019. It is said that both of them dated for a long time and later tied the knot. She had an intimate wedding in the presence of her family members. During this, her parents and maternal uncle, Sanjay Dutt were also present with their entire family.
Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘Mahesh Bhatt gave it in writing that he'll quit direction if Aashiqui flopped, Gulshan Kumar wanted to scrap the film and release it as an album,' recalls Sameer
Film director Mahesh Bhatt had been in the movies for quite some time when he made the 1990 film Aashiqui. Before this, he had made some acclaimed films like Saraansh, Naam and Arth but Bhatt was yet to get fame as a mainstream commercial director in the movies. For Bhatt, Aashiqui was a semi-autobiographical film as it was based on his love story with his first wife, Kiran Bhatt, and he chanced upon the opportunity to make this film after listening to its music album. Lyric writer Sameer, in a chat on The Kapil Sharma Show, shared that he and music composers Nadeem Shravan were initially making some songs just for the music bank of T-Series' head Gulshan Kumar, who was thinking of shopping them around for film producers. But when Mahesh Bhatt listened to those songs, he was instantly convinced to make a film based on them. 'After the film was made, he called it Aashiqui,' Sameer shared and added that while the songs were great, Gulshan wasn't convinced about the film and felt that the music album did not sound like a film album, and he was actually considering scrapping the film. 'He said that people think this is a music album, and not a film. So I am thinking I won't release this film and I will only release a music album,' he said. Sameer immediately called Nadeem-Shravan with this information, and they went to Mahesh Bhatt with this news. Bhatt visited Gulshan Kumar and was ready to bet everything he had on Aashiqui. 'Bhatt saab said, 'If this film and this album doesn't break all records in the music industry then I will give up direction',' Sameer recalled. When Gulshan asked him if he was ready to give this in writing, Mahesh readily agreed. 'Bhatt saab wrote it on a paper and signed it,' he said. Gulshan Kumar also held his end and said that he too would sign the piece of paper and promised the best possible marketing campaign that anyone had ever seen. Even after all of this, Gulshan did not have complete faith in the project as he told Mahesh that he wasn't fully convinced about the casting of Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal. 'He felt that the hero and heroine were not as good looking. He wasn't very fond of them. Bhatt saab said 'I will find a way. I won't reveal their faces on the poster. We will cover their faces with a jacket',' Sameer recalled. Aashiqui was one of the biggest hits of the year and the music of the film continues to get a lot of love from the audience.
Hindustan Times
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Pankaj Udhas' wife and daughters on his Padma Bhushan honour: It was a bittersweet feeling, we wish he was with us
Late singer Pankaj Udhas was honoured posthumously with the Padma Bhushan — India's third-highest civilian award — for his contribution to the field of art. His wife, Farida Udhas, who accepted the honour from President Droupadi Murmu on Monday (April 28) evening, tells us, 'I received the award on his behalf. It was a bittersweet feeling. I felt so proud of him, but at the same time, missed him at every moment.' The Ghazal maestro's daughters – Nayaab Udhas and Reva Udhas – also attended the ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi. Nayaab, his elder daughter, says, 'It was the proudest day of our lives. Dad took ghazal to the masses and as his daughters, Reva and I felt so proud when he was conferred with the Padma Bhushan. Everyone we met reiterated the same feeling. Meeting President Droupadi Murmu ji and our Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji was heartwarming. They spoke so highly of dad and shared anecdotes of their memories of him. The fact that they spared the time to meet every winner and their families individually spoke volumes about how much they value art and its contributors.' Reva, his younger daughter, 'felt his presence' at every moment. She tells us, 'We missed dad so much and wished he was there to receive it himself. It was an emotional moment for us, but we tried to stay strong. We feel proud that he was ours and we belonged to him.' The singer, who had hits such as Chitthi Aai Hai (Naam; 1993) and Chandi Jaisa Rang Hai Tera, died on February 26, 2024, at the age of 72. A master of the ghazal genre, he began his rise to fame in the early 1980s with the album Aahat, which quickly became a sensation among music lovers.
