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Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
When Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty spoke about Bollywood's class divide
and are one of the most successful actor-director duos in Hindi cinema. Out of Rohit Shetty's 14 films, 12 starred Ajay. These include all four movies from the comedy series 'Golmaal' and the four films in the cop universe, starting with 'Singham' in 2011 and going up to 'Sooryavanshi' in 2021. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In 2014, before the release of Singham Returns, Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty spoke about the class divide in the Hindi film industry during a promotional interview with Film Companion. They referred to a message Ajay had sent to Rohit back in 2011 on Karan Johar's chat show Koffee With Karan, where he said:"I am so happy that people who abused your kind of movies want to work with you now", the actor and the filmmaker were asked if a class divide exists within Bollywood. The Tanhaji star, Ajay Devgn, said he personally hadn't faced the issue but had heard people call Golmaal 'trash cinema.' He pointed out the irony that those same people later approached Rohit Shetty to direct films for them, realizing that they needed such so-called 'trash cinema' to stay relevant in the industry. Rohit Shetty, who also hosts the popular reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi, said he has no ego or arrogance about his work and believes he's simply making films for his audience. He shared that many people have now come around, saying he's not doing anything wrong or harmful. Referring to the earlier criticism from the elite crowd, Rohit humorously compared himself to Amitabh Bachchan's 'bad guy' character from Deewar (1975), calling the critics Nirupa Roy and the elite Shashi Kapoor. He concluded by saying he's happy being Amitabh—the so-called bad guy—at the end of the day. In November last year, Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi revived the Indian box office, earning nearly ₹200 crores after theatres reopened nationwide following a two-year Covid-19 lockdown. Rohit and Ajay have also hinted at the next film in their cop universe, Singham 3, though an official announcement is still awaited. Rohit Shetty
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
India U-19 tour of England: Ayush Mhatre to captain, 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi named in 16-member squad
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre The Junior Cricket Committee has named 17-year-old Mumbai opener Ayush Mhatre captain of the India U-19 team for the upcoming tour of England. The tour comprises a 50-over warm-up match, followed by a five-match Youth One-Day series and two multi-day matches against England U-19. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The 16-member squad also includes 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi , who has lit up the Indian Premier League (IPL) with his swashbuckling batting. In seven outings for the Rajasthan Royals , Sooryavanshi has scored 252 runs with a strike rate of 206.56. Sooryavanshi, who only turned 14 last month and was signed at last year's auction for Rs 1.1 crore, became the youngest player to feature in the IPL earlier in April and made an immediate impact by hitting his first ball for six on his debut. Since then, the 14-year-old prodigy has smoked a 35-ball century, a 15-ball 40, followed by a matured 33-ball 57 in Royals' six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings ( CSK ) in New Delhi. Meanwhile, Mhatre , too, has had an impressive season. In six innings for CSK, Mhatre has amassed 206 runs, including a 48-ball 94 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a losing cause. A Father's Pride: How RR, Dravid & Vikram Shaped Vaibhav Suryavanshi At the start of the tournament, neither Mhatre nor Sooryavanshi were in contention to play. They got their chances courtesy of injuries to their respective captains. Fourteen-year-old Sooryavanshi got the chance only because Rajasthan Royals' skipper Sanju Samson got injured. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like USDJPY đang đi lên không? IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Mhatre, 17, was roped in by CSK in place of the injured Ruturaj Gaikwad. Who's that IPL player? India U19 Squad: Ayush Mhatre (Captain), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra, Maulyarajsinh Chavda, Rahul Kumar, Abhigyan Kundu (Vice-Captain & WK), Harvansh Singh (WK), R S Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Yudhajit Guha, Pranav Raghavendra, Mohammed Enaan, Aditya Rana, Anmoljeet Singh Standby Players: Naman Pushpak, D Deepesh, Vedant Trivedi, Vikalp Tiwari, Alankrith Rapole (WK) Schedule June 24: 50-over warm-up match (Loughborough University) June 27: 1st ODI (Hove) June 30: 2nd ODI (Northampton) July 2: 3rd ODI (Northampton) July 5: 4th ODI (Worcester) July 7: 5th ODI (Worcester) July 12-15: 1st Multi-Day (Beckenham) July 20-23: 2nd Multi-Day (Chelmsford) Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
India.com
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet Sridevi's hero, one dialogue ruined his career, lost chance working with Sunny Deol and Salman Khan, left the country after changing his name to…
If a novice actor gets the lead role opposite Sridevi in his debut film, it is like a dream come true. Yash Chopra gave such an opportunity to a new actor in his memorable film 'Lamhe', who was a famous model of the 80s era. The big break made it seem that he would soon achieve stardom, but the exact opposite happened with him. We are talking about Deepak Malhotra, who played the role of Sridevi's husband Siddharth Kumar in the film 'Lamhe', who was considered to be a rival of stars like Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan, but one of her dialogues in the film was ridiculed so much that she lost out on Sunny Deol's 'Darr', Salman Khan's 'Sooryavanshi', Rahul Roy's 'Junoon'. Apart from Sridevi, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher and Waheeda Rehman also played important roles in the film 'Lamhe'. Sridevi's performance was highly praised, due to which the film won National Award and Filmfare Award, but neither the film nor Deepak Malhotra's acting did well at the box office. Then why did Yash Chopra give Deepak Malhotra an important role in the film 'Lamhe'? Actually, he had emerged as a famous model in the late 80s. According to a Hindustan Times report, he was the face of the 'Vimal' brand and was also the most expensive model. He was charging Rs 1.5 lakh in 1987. It was during this period that Yash Chopra approached him. Sridevi played a double role in the film 'Lamhe'. She was seen in the role of mother-daughter Pallavi and Pooja. Deepak Malhotra was shown as Pallavi's lover in the film, who later becomes her husband. The acting of the other stars in the film 'Lamhe' was praised, but Deepak Malhotra had to face criticism due to his poor screen presence. He proved to be a failure in acting. Deepak Malhotra got so much bad press because of one of his scenes in which he is trying to wake up Sridevi, who is lying unconscious in bed, by calling her 'Pallo-Pallo'. Deepak's saying 'Pallo-Pallo' became a part of many memes and jokes among people. Today, many memes are made of that scene. Deepak got offers for films like 'Darr', 'Junoon' and 'Sooryavanshi', 'Bekhudi', but his acting in 'Lamhe' ruined everything. By 1993, he did not have a single film left. Deepak Malhotra left the cinema that year and settled in America, where he got many modeling offers. Apart from 'Lamhe', he appeared in another film named 'Tejaswini'. Deepak went to New York and changed his name to 'Dino Martelli'. He has also studied engineering and modeling, and is currently running a business, and later got married to Lubna Adam.
India.com
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
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The entire country was affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. Offices and businesses were closed, and the Hindi film industry was also adversely affected by the lockdown. During this time, seeing his team members unable to work and his savings running out, Rohit Shetty decided to make his 2022 film Cirkus with Ranveer Singh. Writer Yunus Sajawal has revealed this. Yunus said that the film crew was facing financial difficulties due to work. Due to this, Rohit Shetty made Cirkus to help. Renowned writer Yunus Sajawal recently spoke about Rohit Shetty's kindness and affection towards his team while speaking to Digital Commentary. Yunus shared that the filmmaker's Sooryavanshi release had to be put on hold when the lockdown continued. Then in April, he called the production to book the popular Mehboob Studios for September as he wanted to make an indoor film. 'He basically made that film only for his unit,' Yunus said. The Singham Again filmmaker told him that even if he doesn't work for two years, it's okay. But what about the people in his unit? Since no one was working and only living off their savings, Shetty wanted to make a studio-based film so that the unit's families and homes could run smoothly. Having said this, Yunus also spoke about hiring junior artists and paying everyone on time. The author said, 'He would never tell this to anyone; he took it upon himself, considering the film a failure.' According to Yunus Sajawal, Rohit used to pay salaries to all 500 people despite working in rotation due to the restriction of 100 people. At that time, every junior artist had a checkup and vaccination, and all of them were hired for four months, and even if the shooting was stopped, they were still paid. Cirkus also featured Ranveer Singh, Pooja Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez and Varun Sharma. However, this film of Rohit Shetty flopped at the box office. According to reports, the budget of the film was Rs 150 crore. But the collection of the film was limited to Rs 50 crore. Due to which the producers had to suffer a loss of Rs 100 crore.
Time of India
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Akshay Kumar's Kesari 2 fails to beat Sooryavanshi, Sky Force, Ram Setu, Samrat Prithviraj, and Bachchhan Paandey in Week 1 Collections
Akshay Kumar's recent film, Kesari 2, achieved decent box office numbers, collecting Rs 46.10 crore in its first week. However, it fell short of the opening week collections of several of his previous films like Sooryavanshi and Sky Force. This highlights a shift in audience preferences, emphasizing the need for fresher narratives and positive word-of-mouth for Kumar's future projects. Akshay Kumar , one of Bollywood's most prolific stars, continues to grapple with the changing dynamics of the box office post-pandemic. His latest release, Kesari 2 , opened to decent numbers but fell short of surpassing the week one collections of several of his recent big-screen outings. Emraan Hashmi OPENS UP; Gets Real On Kashmir, 'Ground Zero' & The Return Of Awarapan | EXCLUSIVE Kesari 2 collected Rs 46.10 crore in its first week — a figure that, while respectable by today's standards, couldn't match the opening week numbers of Sooryavanshi (Rs120.66 crore), Sky Force (Rs 86.5 crore), Ram Setu (Rs 66.30 crore), Samrat Prithviraj (Rs 55.05 crore), and Bachchan Paandey (Rs48.65 crore). Even Raksha Bandhan, despite a modest release window, managed Rs39.22 crore, placing it not far behind. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo The glaring gap is most evident when compared to Sooryavanshi, which reopened theatres in 2021 with a Rs120 crore week one haul, and this year's Sky Force, which stunned the trade with Rs 86.5 crore in its opening week — proving that audiences are still willing to turn up for Kumar, provided the content excites them. While Kesari 2 did outperform recent disappointments like Sarfira (Rs18.75 crore), Selfiee (Rs14.68 crore), and Khel Khel Mein (Rs19.35 crore), the fact that it couldn't crack the Rs 50 crore mark — once a routine achievement for Akshay Kumar releases — highlights shifting audience preferences. The contrasting performance of Sky Force earlier this year indicates that the star's drawing power remains intact when backed by the right film. With the lukewarm response to Kesari 2, it's clear audiences now expect fresher narratives and stronger word-of-mouth to drive box office numbers. Akshay will be next seen in Housefull 5 where he will be teaming up with his old pals like Ritiesh Deshmukh , Fardeen Khan ,and Abhishek Bachchan . He will also be returning with Welcome to the Jungle with Paresh Rawal and Suniel Shetty and has teamed up with Priyadarshan for his return to Hindi cinema.
