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Actress Sonali Bendre, who will be seen as a judge on the second season of reality show “India’s Best Dramebaaz”, says she "enjoys" being part of both films and TV. "You are an actor and when you get to play different characters, then there's nothing like it. We all have a child in us and when you get to play different characters, what more can you ask for," Sonali told. "It's a wonderful job to be an actor where you can play different lives. I love doing what I do, but I have to make my choices," she added. Sonali is known for her roles in films like "Diljale", "Sarfarosh", "Hum Saath - Saath Hain" among others. The actor, who hails from Maharashtra, is also to be proud to see the growth of the Marathi industry. "It is very interesting the way business is changing in the Marathi industry and that's amazing. In my time only certain kind of stories used to work and now all kinds of stories are being accepted. Now there is a space for everything and that's very creative," the 40-year-old said.
Sonali Bendre debuts on Twitter
Actress Sonali Bendre, who has maintained her distance from all social platforms since long, has stepped into the virtual world with Twitter. The actress says she is looking forward to connect with her fans and admirers across the globe through the micro-blogging site. The actress, who has oft shared that opening up on social medium gives her goosebumps, made her debut on Twitter with handle - ?@iamsonalibendre on Wednesday. "Hello to the world of 140 characters. Finally here on Twitter! Looking forward to the Twitter, chatter and connecting with all you Twitterati," Sonali tweeted late Wednesday. Sonali, who has entertained with films like "Sarfarosh", "Hum Saath Saath Hain", "Diljale" and "Kal Ho Naa Ho" amongst many others, is married to filmmaker Goldie Bahl. And she even took a plunge into the small screen with finite series "Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye" last year. After setting her foot on Twitter, the actress praised actress Vidya Balan, calling her "a woman of talent". She posted: "A woman of talent, a woman of charm! Such an amazing time shooting with the lovely @Vidya_Balan for @MissionSapne".
Nawazuddin has been breaking a mountain for 15 years: Ketan Mehta
Director Ketan Mehta feels no one but Nawazuddin Siddiqui could've played the titular role in "Manjhi - The Mountain Man" since his 15-year-long struggle in the industry was nothing less than breaking a mountain. "Even Nawaz has broken a mountain in his life. A man who has come from a small village and established his position in Bollywood is like breaking a mountain for 15 years to reach this level," Mehta said at the Indian Institute Of Technology-Bombay which he visited with the actor as part of the film's promotion. "Nawaz is the best actor of his generation which everyone believes nowadays. Secondly, his physical type also perfectly matches with Dashrath Manjhi on whom this film is based on. Manjhi too was a short man with a lean physique. The intensity in him was amazing, especially in his eyes and that same intensity can be seen in Nawaz's eyes. And this intensity has pulled him to this level today," said Mehta about the similarities between the two. Nawazuddin had started out in bit roles or one-scene roles in films like "Sarfarosh", "Munnabhai MBBS" among others before making his impression in films such as "Kahaani" and "Gangs Of Wasseypur II". He is now riding high with his performance in the blockbuster Salman Khan-starrer "Bajrangi Bhaijaan". Actress Radhika Apte plays Nawazuddin's love interest in the film, for which he sets about breaking a mountain, a story inspired from Manjhi's life. The film is releasing on August 21.
My mother is my hero: Sonali Bendre
Sonali Bendre's real life hero? The actress calls her mother her hero for raising three daughters with very limited resources and giving them wings despite being not so educated. She admits this kind of heroism is not so uncommon in the country. "My mother has done a great job with her kids," the 38-year-old actress said in a group interview. "The daily struggle of raising three daughters with a very limited income, yet seeing to it that they get a good upbringing, giving her daughters the wings even after not being so educated - that person is my hero," Sonali added. Having said that, she feels that "this kind of heroism is in most of the women in India because they all are doing that." Hailing from a middle-class family, Bendre entered filmdom through ads and later rose on the firmament with her work in "Sarfarosh", "Zakhm", and "Duplicate". After playing a successful innings, she tied the knot with filmmaker Goldie Behl and settled down. Mother of a seven-and-a-half-year-old son, she has an immense respect for women who balance family and work. "I had the luxury of making a choice (whether to work or not). All the women don't have this luxury and I really don't know how they do it. If I had to do everything on my own, I would have fallen apart," she confessed. "I have an immense amount of respect for women who leave their kids and go to work, because they have to. They don't have a choice. I couldn't have done that," she added. After becoming a mother, Sonali cut down on her work as her priority was to be a hands-on mother. Off and on she appears on the small screen as a judge of reality shows. "From what I know and what I have read, the first seven years of a child's life are very important - be it for their emotional quotient, body type, IQ or habits," she said and added that much of a child's personality evolves in the first seven years. "So for me, it was very clear that the first seven years of my son's life should be good," said the actress who recently judged "India's Best Dramebaaz". Sonali wishes for longish maternity leaves than the prevailing one for new moms. "I really wish that at work place if we could let a woman have maternity leave for the first couple of years, so that she can take care of her child, because what a mother can give during that period nobody else can give," she said.
Aamir Khan’s next titled as Zakhmi
Aamir Khan’s much anticipated film under the direction of Reema Khagti has finally got a name, it is titled as Zakhmi. The film sees Aamir playing the role of a crime branch police officer. This is the second time that the perfectionist Khan is donning the cap of a police officer after his stint in Sarfarosh [1999], which turned out to be a block buster. Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee are playing the lead roles apart from Aamir. Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. of Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar are producing Zakhmi. Aamir is sporting a new look for Zakhmi. To give the film a realistic look the makers already conducted some workshops for the lead actors. It is slated to release early next year.
Naseeruddin Shah busy with flicks on Terrorism
Actor-director of Bollywood Naseeruddin Shah seems to be busy with flicks on Terrorism one is international and the other is on domestic terror plot. The international film on terrorism, Shoot at Sight is produced by Jagmohan Mundhra was released on 22nd August, and the Hindi version is slated to release in India on 19th September. Naseer plays a Muslim cop's role in the film. But the highlight in the career of Naseer is currently he plays a mastermind's role in forth coming A Wednesday. He also in the past played villain role in films like Sarfarosh and Krrish but for the first time as a real time villain role in a film which is based on July 11 bomb blasts. This mastermind's role is just talking about bombs in a genius's tone which is contradictory of Muslim cop's role in Shoot at Sight. Nasrudeen started his career with a parallel movie guy mark but entered in to commercial films since he find fit with films like Tridev and Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron etc. He also had known for his theater direction and appearances since 1979. he directed plays of Ismat Chughtai and Saadat Hasan Manto. His directorial debut in 2006, Yun Hota To Kya Hota came with multi casts from Paresh Rawal, Irfan Khan and a new face Ayesha Takia. Twice he got best actor award at the national level and honored with Padma Bhushan in the year of 2003.