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- Entertainment
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Living together is a great killer of romance: Konkana Sen Sharma on navigating love in life
Mumbai, Actor Konkana Sen Sharma says she could relate to the journey of her character in the upcoming movie "Metro... In Dino" as it captures a real and often unspoken shift that occurs in most long-term relationships. Living together is a great killer of romance: Konkana Sen Sharma on navigating love in life Anurag Basu's latest directorial, a follow-up to the filmmaker's critically-acclaimed 2007 movie "Life... in a Metro", chronicles the bittersweet relationships of four couples in a contemporary setting. In the movie, Sen Sharma and Pankaj Tripathi play Kajol and Monty, a middle-aged couple, whose marriage is going through a turbulent phase. 'Anybody who has been in a long-term relationship, however good your relationship is, and you are genuinely in love, that magic changes. I wouldn't say it necessarily fades, but something changes in the dynamic, especially in domesticity. "Like, living together is a great killer of romance, you are constantly worrying about the menu or the AC, children, the EMIs and the school fees. So, that is a challenge in long-term relationships. So, I can relate to that a little,' Sen Sharma told PTI. Besides Sen Sharma and Tripathi, 'Metro…In Dino' also features Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Ali Fazal, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Aditya Roy Kapur, and Sara Ali Khan. Roy Kapur plays Parth, a commitment-phobic man, and he said the character's issues are yet another honest portrayal of emotions that the film encapsulates. 'He seems to be a commitment-phobic man-child, maybe I do not relate too much to that aspect. If the writing is good, it draws you in, and it makes you connect with it. "Dada is great, he puts you in situations that are so fun to play out, they are such interesting, insightful things. It was a joy to play this role for me,' Roy Kapur, who is paired opposite Sara Ali Khan in the movie, added. Sana Shaikh, who is seen romancing Ali Fazal, said the movie captures raw emotions of relationships. " If you come into such a situation, then you react in a guttural way, at least, I am reacting the same way with my character. So, the emotions are honest. It doesn't matter what the situation is or what the complication is,' she added. Roy Kapur and Sana Shaikh also expressed excitement over the resurgence of romantic films. 'Romantic films are a lot of fun to watch. We haven't seen them in a long time. I'm very excited for 'Metro..' and all the other films coming out,' Sana Shaikh said, adding that 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' and 'Aashiqui' are her all-time favourite romantic movies. Roy Kapur said, 'When a love story is done right ... it's a great genre. It's lovely to watch romantic films. It's nice that it's back.' Sen Sharma fondly recalled the experience of working with the late Irrfan Khan in 'Life in a…Metro'. 'It was such a fantastic experience to work with Irrfan. I was so lucky to get to explore that with him. In this film, it's a new character. But there are one or two scenes which have a certain kind of parallel with the first part. "So, in the middle of shooting those scenes, suddenly it hit me when we were doing a similar scene. I also shared it with Anurag." 'Metro…In Dino' is produced by Bhushan Kumar of T-Series and Anurag Basu Productions Pvt Ltd. It is scheduled to release on July 4. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Hindustan Times
29-05-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Improving healthcare in UP govt hosps: Facility heads instructed to take rounds, click picture & upload
Heads of all government hospitals have been directed to take rounds of wards before OPD starts in the morning and in the evening, interact with patients, check the quality of food being served, and check the functioning of services at all counters on the hospital campus. In a letter issued by principal secretary, medical and health, Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma, to all chief medical superintendents of government hospitals, the doctors have been instructed, 'To click pictures of rounds taken and upload the same on WhatsApp group.' 'For making patients comfortable in hospital and for a better image of the facility, it is significant that staff behaviour is good and services are provided. Speaking with a few patients will help understand their issues and they can be resolved too.' Checking of patient care services is to be done regularly. Get the food supplied to patients tested by the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) officials, the doctors have been told. Check if the hospital staff is forcing patients to purchase medicines or any other consumable from outside stores, the letter instructs the hospital incharges. During summer, functioning of air coolers and water coolers should be checked along with electrical fitting and wiring. During the rounds take supervisors of outsourcing agencies along, so that issues concerning them are resolved. 'If the hospital in-charge is not present, the next senior most doctors should take the round,' said Sen Sharma, who is also principal secretary medical education. Members of the Rogi Kalyan Samiti shall be included while on the rounds and their recommendations be forwarded to director-general, medical and health, or director, medical care via additional director, health, the letter instructs.
