filmfare Jan 2019

INTERVIEW www.t.me/njm_magz

T he actor, who has
been unhesitant
about playing
characters with
shades of grey,
went on to play a gold-
digger and a nagging
girlfriend, be it in PKP,
PKP 2 or even in SKTKS.
What makes her game to
play negative characters
in an industry where a
heroine is expected to
be an epitome of virtue?
And why does she
agree to be part of what
critics broadly dub as
‘misogynistic’ films? She
confides that she had
initially said no to PKP
because she couldn’t
justify the character. “I
told Luv sir I don’t believe
such girls exist. He said
he was making a comedy,
not a real-life story. And
in a comedy, characters
are always over-the-top.
He didn’t say that girls are
bad. The character in his
film was a bit negative,”
she justifies. “Luv sir
was of the viewpoint
that sometimes you do
get involved with wrong
people,” she states.

In SKTKS, Nushrat
went a level further. She
not only garnered huge
love for her performance
from the audience but
from the film fraternity
as well. “People told me,
‘Never mind the character

GIRLS SHOULDN’T
GET PRESSURED.
NO MATTER WHO
IT IS,WHAT IT IS…
DON’T FALL FOR FALSE
PROMISES.YOU SHOULD
SET YOUR OWN RULES
AND ONLY DO WHAT

YOU BELIEVE
IS RIGHT

Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 stuck in an ugly situation
like that not knowing
LUV (RANJAN) you played, we can’t hate Luv Ranjan. She refutes what to do.” Her advice
SIR WAS THE FIRST to girls? “Girls shouldn’t
PERSON TO BELIEVE IN you. We still feel love for that emphatically and get pressured. No matter
ME. HE’S SOMEONE, who it is, what it is, don’t
WHO TAKES CARE Sweety. We feel bad for the explains, “Luv sir was the fall for false promises.
OF ALL HIS ACTORS, You should set your
NOT JUST ME.AFTER girl’. That means I’ve been first person to believe in own rules and only do
MY PARENTS, HE’S what you believe is right
ONE PERSON WHO’S true to the parameters me. He’s someone, who irrespective of how tough
ALWAYS HAD MY BEST it is.”
INTERESTS AT HEART. of my character,” she takes care of all his actors,
HE’S NEVER HAD ANY Coming to her personal
SELFISH MOTIVE declares. We hear a sequel not just me. The only sphere, she says her
definition of love has
to SKTKS might be on difference is that the other changed over the years.
“I’ve come to a place
the cards. Nushrat laughs actors are male.” She adds, where love means
companionship - a person
and suggests, “Can you “After my parents, he’s who kind of gets you
and someone you can
please tell this to Luwvwws.itr.m, e/njmo_nmeagpzerson who’s always understand as well. That
mutual understanding is
Bhushan Kumarji and had my best interests at absolutely essential,” she
explains.
writer Rahul Mody. Luv heart. He’s never had any
But right now it’s
sir is making something wrong thought or selfish only work for her. She’s
come face to face with
else currently. I’ve no idea motive.” She maintains success and doesn’t want
to take it for granted.
if SKTKS 2 will happen.” that the director would “Now, I know what the
true meaning of success
Incidentally, Luv always remain a close is… photographers
following your car, fans
Ranjan’s next, starring friend. “But that’s all there chasing you for selfies
and autographs… It’s
Ajay Devgn and Ranbir is,” she shrugs. uncanny,” she shares
adding that she’s enjoying
Kapoor, doesn’t feature In fact, such is Nushrat’s every bit of it. “After
SKTKS, the popularity and
Nushrat as of now. She sense of loyalty towards acceptance has reached
another level. I feel part of
believes everyone has her mentor that she even the film fraternity now,”
she smiles with a note of
their own journey and at came out vociferously in vindication. She values
her journey and how she
some point they would support of the director, beat the odds. “Earlier,
people used to say you’re
cross paths again. “I’m when he was accused of not heroine material. You
can only play a friend’s
super happy for him.” She sexual misconduct by role. Someone in my
family even remarked,
adds, “I’m not possessive an actress in the wake ‘You can’t be a heroine
because you don’t have
about Luv sir. Why should of Bollywood’s ongoing almond eyes’,” she laughs
at the memory. But then
I be? He’s still very much #MeToo campaign. who can overwrite the
blueprint of destiny? „
part of my life. We discuss She insists she never

work. We have a creative had to face the casting

connection. So what if he’s couch. “This is one of the

making a film with other main reasons why

actors? I’m also going to I probably keep working

be doing films with other with people like Abhishek

people. We will work Pathak (producer) and Luv

again eventually in some sir because I feel safe and

other project.” comfortable with them.”

Recent rumours She concedes, “It must

linked Nushrat with be difficult for girls to get

INTERVIEW

www.t.me/njm_magz

inings
RAGHUVENDRA SINGH CATCHES UP WITH
PARINEETI CHOPRA IN LUCKNOW ON THE

SET OF HER NEXT FILM, JABARIYA JODI

PHOTOGRAPHS: ABHAY SINGH
STYLIST: DIVYAK D’SOUZA | ASSISTED: ZENIA DARUVALA

R ight from her You shot Ishaqzaade in Lucknow.
debut film, Ladies Now you’re back in the city shooting
Vs Ricky Bahl, for Jabariya Jodi…
Parineeti Chopra had The difference is that while shooting
audiences enthralled Ishaqzaade (2012), my debut Ladies

with her unrehearsed ease in front VS Ricky Bahl (2011) was not

of the camera. Ishaqzaade and www.t.me/njm_magz released. I was a nobody at that time.

Shuddh Desi Romance further After shooting I’d visit Hazratganj

positioned her as an actress with market for shopping. I’d enjoy the

a new age vibe and an old-world chaat and kebabs. Nobody even

sensibility. This interesting looked at me. Today, I can’t step out

contrast made her the ‘it’ girl. without security. I can’t go shopping

But a career lull followed by a like before. But I’d call this a ‘happy

voluntary break kept her in the problem’. Ishaqzaade brought me

side-lines for a while. fame. Now, when I’m back here

Yet that phase brought in shooting for Jabariya Jodi, there are

enriching moments of epiphany so many fans. The same city has

that changed her forever. She changed so much for me.

realised that her adventure with

her art is incomplete without the What about the delicacies?

joys of the heart. That there’s a Jabariya Jodi (Laughs) No, I’m on a diet. I want to

life beyond the arc lights, where look good in the film. While shooting

you come to home to love, family, friends and lots of Ishaqzaade, Arjun (Kapoor) and I’d eat a lot. But now

laughter. She’s not only undergone a physical revamp we both have become weight conscious and disciplined.

but some soul rejuvenation as well. Happiness is now My brother, Shivang, has come here. I’m treating him to

her only pursuit – be it professional or personal. With kebabs, nalli-nihari, biryani…

Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, Kesari and Jabariya

Jodi coming up in 2019, she’s set her sights on a This is the first time you’re playing a Bihari girl.

smashing innings. Yes, she truly believes in herself. What are the challenges?

I WENT THROUGH A LOW IN MY PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL LIFE. FAILURE TEACHES YOU THE MOST. I REALISED MY
SELF-WORTH. I DIDN’T WANT TO BE DEPRESSED EVER. I MADE UP MY

MIND THAT I WOULDN’T WASTE A SINGLE DAY IN MY LIFE.
THIS WAS MY BIGGEST LESSON

INTERVIEW

The language is the most difficult thing. Bihari is a unique selfishly – in the sense I never cared about my people the

language. Few actresses like Swara (Bhaskar) speak it well. way I do today. I had forgotten the importance of my own

Just the way Punjabi comes to me naturally. But I’m trying self. Not anymore.

to grasp the language. Fortunately, our director, Prashant

Singh, belongs to the region. Ajayji, our coach, is helping When did the realisation come?

us with the intonations. My character, Babli, is today’s (Winks) I took a break in 2016 but I’m so relevant that

girl. She’s open-hearted and confident but there’s a certain people believe I took it recently. That’s a good thing. I had

vulnerability about her. She’s not a dabangg character. taken a break for just eight months. I did up my home

during that time. But yes, the break taught me a lot. I went

You’re reuniting with Sidharth Malhotra after Hasee Toh through a big low in my personal and professional life

Phasee (HTP) in Jabariya Jodi. How much has he changed? simultaneously. Failure teaches you the most. I realised

HTP (2014) was Sid’s second film. It was my fourth. We my self-worth. I understood that I didn’t want to be

both were new. So, we were less affected by the industry. depressed ever. I made up my mind that I wouldn’t waste

We used to work without pressure. Today, there’s pressure. a single day in my life. This was my biggest lesson. I’m

I’ve watched him grow as a person and as an actor. We’re glad this realisation happened early in life. At the age of

not kids anymore. We all have grown - Arjun (Kapoor), 26. Now, I’m going to live my entire life with this mind-

Varun (Dhawan), Alia (Bhatt), Shraddha (Kapoor), Sid and set. I’m blessed that a big setback and the subsequent

me. We’ve all evolved. depression, helped me emerge a happier person. Nothing

better has happened in life.

What means the most in life right now?

(Smiles) That’s a secret. But yes, being happy is the most How did you handle the depression?

important thing in my life. Something, which I never During that phase, I couldn’t think positively. My brothers,

gave thought to before. Earlier, I’d only think about work. Shivang and Sehej, my best friends and my soulmates,

I never concentrated on my life as such. I just went took great care of me and so did my friend Sanjana. They

about shooting, travelling... But today I’m living life helped me realise my self-worth and regain confidence.

consciously. Like I must do these things today, I must Usually, it’s difficult for people to step out of that phase.

achieve this today. I’m conscious about my personal life, But I’ve emerged doubly confident, doubly happy.

which includes my love life, my family, my friends and

my team and how I can keep these areas safe and goowdw. w.t.me/nAjmrj_umnagKzapoor and you share a unique bond too.

Having a balanced life, is my priority. We can work like Touchwood, kisi ki nazar na lage. We share an honest

mad but post pack-up, one should enjoy a personal life relationship. There’s no filter between us. We can talk

full of friends, laughter and travel. Earlier, I used to work about anything to each other. Then we realise that ki arrey

yeh kya bola. As co-stars, there’s an ease of working We’re

ARJUN’S (KAPOOR) PART OF MY also protective about each other. I’ve seen him at his most
LIFE. OUR FAN CLUBS REMARK, vulnerable during Ishaqzaade. Our friendship began from
there. His mother (the late Mona Kapoor) was suffering

‘SHAADI KAR LO!’ WE REPLY, ‘WE from cancer then. I was going through my first release. A

DON’T HAVE DATES’ (LAUGHS). WE friendship formed during troubled times is genuine. He’s
NEVER SAY NICE THINGS TO EACH part of my life. If I have a problem, I can even call him at
OTHER. WE’RE ONLY PULLING 3 am. He will patiently hear me out. Sometimes, I’m like
EACH OTHER’S LEG. OUR main abhi milne aa rahi hoon and he’s always there for
FA S LO
me. He understands my mood even before I come
on set. True friendships are difficult to come

by in the industry. To have such a friend is a

blessing. Even our fans are surprised at our

friendship. They often remark, ‘Shaadi

kar lo!’ We reply, ‘We don’t have dates’

(Laughs). We never say nice things to

each other. We’re only pulling each

other’s leg. Our fans love that.

Your friendship is beyond films. Right?

Hundred per cent! Arjun will always

look out for me and I will always look

out for him. I’m always going to have his

back. He’s part of my life. If anyone says

With brothers Shivang and Sehej anything about him, I’ll fight for him, no

matter what. „

With Arjun Kapoor

TODAY I’M LIVING
LIFE CONSCIOUSLY.

I’M CONSCIOUS
ABOUT MY PERSONAL

LIFE, WHICH
INCLUDES MY LOVE
LIFE, MY FAMILY, MY

FRIENDS AND MY
TEAM. A BALANCED
LIFE, IS MY PRIORITY

www.t.me/njm_magz

Lace bra: La Perla | Silk shirt: Dior
Bikini bottom: The Label Life

Metal rings: Studio Metallurgy

INTERVIEW

MANof
MANY
MOODS
COMEDY CZAR MANIESH PAUL GETS SERIOUS
ABOUT ACTING. RAGHUVENDRA SINGH CHATS

WITH THE ARTISTE FOR ALL MEDIUMS

PHOTOGRAPHS: SHIVANGI KULKARNI
HAIR: KARAN SAHOTA | MAKE-UP: NAZIR KHAN | STYLIST: PRANAV SOOD

He’s the host with his horizons, he took twoww.t.me/njm_magz
the most. Be it the big screen by playing
anchoring mega the role of the computer
events or hosting geek Mickey in his feature
TV and radio debut Mickey Virus (2013).
shows, Maniesh Paul “I cherish the memory of
rules the dais and charms seeing the hoarding of the
audiences off their feet. film put up at Juhu Beach
Years of expertise and just as I’ve preserved the
undiminished enthusiasm ticket of the train that
have earned him the title
of ‘Sultan of Stage’. The Black Briefcase
young boy from Delhi
gained recognition after
hosting Saa Ree Gaa
Maa Paa Chhote Ustaad.
He later appeared in the
stand-up comedy series
Comedy Circus. He also
hosted Dance India Dance
Li’l Masters, the celebrity
dance competition Jhalak
Dikhhla Jaa and India’s
Got Talent. That’s not all.
Fond of acting, he also did
TV serials like Ghost Bana
Dost, Ssshhhh...Phir Koi
Hai, Kahani Shuru With
Love Guru and Kuchh
Cook Hota Hai. Widening

www.t.me/njm_magz

CHANNELS ASK ME TO PROD STARS ABOUT CONTROVERSIES
IN THEIR LIVES FOR HIGHER TRPS. BUT THEY’RE GUESTS ON MY SHOW.

SO, I’LL NEVER SHOW THEM IN POOR LIGHT. ENTERTAINMENT
DOESN’T HAVE TO HIT BELOW THE BELT

INTERVIEW

brought me to Mumbai www.t.me/njm_magz
from Delhi,” smiles the
actor who came here in I SENT AMITJI (BACHCHAN)
2005. His other notable A TEXT SAYING,‘SIR, IF YOU
films were Tere Bin Laden LIKE BLACK BRIEFCASE
2 (2016) and Baa Baaa PLEASE SHARE IT.’ HE TWEETED
Black Sheep (2018). IT AND EVEN MENTIONED

His yearning to discover THE ‘INTENSITY’ OF MY
himself as an actor runs PERFORMANCE IN THE SHORT
deep. That explains FILM.THAT WAS THE BIGGEST
his treading on new
territory. He’s launched a AWARD FOR ME
production company with
brother Vevek Paul called
Cinemaddicts9, which
aims to produce feature
films and short films. In
fact, his first short film
Black Briefcase, featuring
him as a radicalised man,
who plans to place an
explosive device in a Delhi
market, won two awards
at the Hindi Cinema
Samman Samaroh 2018.
While Maniesh got the
Best Actor Award for the
film, the team bagged the
Best Film Award. Directed
by 20-something Kartik
Singh, the short is a
sensitive take on the times.

Maniesh
maintains
that his
inspiration to
act was Amitabh
Bachchan, whose films he
grew up watching. Imagine
his joy when the veteran
praised his film and
Maniesh’s performance in
it as well. “I sent Amitji
a text saying, ‘Sir, if you
like Black Briefcase, please
share it’. He tweeted it
and even mentioned
the ‘intensity’ of my
performance in it. That
meant he had watched the
film. That was the biggest
award, the biggest moment
for me,” he smiles. While
he’s already planning a
feature film, another short
film in Punjabi, Banjar,
has just released. It’s the

Katrina is told that she
would be appearing in my
show, she feels relaxed.
She knows I won’t crack
mean jokes. I don’t want to
lose the trust I’ve earned,”
he states clearly.

The laughter
machine has a
sombre side too
where he likes
to recede into
his world. His family

With Iulia Vantur in Harjai understands his need to

introspect and grow silent

Decoding his legendary sometimes. “I evaluate

hosting skills, he says it’s my life, my career. The

instinct over the script. kind of lifestyle we

“I like to be myself on stage lead – shooting, parties,

and enjoy. But before going paparazzi – we need some

on stage, each time I’m moments to ourselves. It’s

like a nervous child with important to rejuvenate,”

butterflies in my stomach. he explains why self-

I turn quiet before the awareness is a goal for

show. I need my space,” him. “When I’m on

he says. “But the moment flight, I utilise that time to

the lights and camera write, read and collect my

www.t.me/njmc_ommagezon, it’s magic,” he thoughts,” he says. He also

describes the excitement enjoys conversing with

of his job. Working in his wife Sanyukta. “She’s

proximity with stars, he’s my bouncing board. She’s

With Amitabh Bachchan privy to their secrets. But my reality check. Or else

that’s something he guards all the adulation can go to

story of a farmer and has ferociously. “Usually, your head. She cautions

Maniesh playing a Sardar. channels ask me to prod me saying, ‘Ab udhna

Maniesh’s a singer the star about controversies bandh karo. Success is

too. Recently, he cut his in their lives for higher there today. It may not be

debut single Harjai with TRPs. But I don’t do that. there tomorrow. Stay real,”

Romanian TV presenter They’re my friends,” he he confides.

Iulia Vantur, close friend of says. He maintains he He has no regrets and

Salman Khan. The idea of cannot disrespect his doesn’t dwell in the past

the album took birth one guests. “They’re guests nor does he foster negative

casual evening when he on my show – which I thoughts. “Whatever

was sitting with Salman consider as my home. So, choices I made, I did it

and Iulia at the former’s I’ll never disrespect them with awareness. No one

farmhouse in Panvel. or show them in poor light. forced me to do anything.

“Later, we made a video Entertainment doesn’t have What happened was

as well. People loved it,” to hit below the belt. For supposed to happen. One

he says of the romantic the sake of TRPs, I don’t should move on. That’s

track. After that he sang want to spread filth. I’d my funda,” he smiles.

the Punjabi song, Munde rather spread happiness,” “But yes, the fire to act

town de with renowned he declares. He cites an will always remain. Even

world artiste PBN. “He’s example, “For instance, if I deliver a 100-crore

planning another song with I’m often told to converse film, the passion will

me,” says Maniesh, who’s with Katrina in Hindi. persist. I know my Friday

currently hosting Indian We know her Hindi is not will come,” he asserts.

Idol season 10. so great. So what? When We’re sure it will. „

INTERVIEW

Being ALI ABBAS ZAFAR
IS IN THE THROES OF
FILMING SALMAN KHAN’S
BHARAT – A PERIOD
DRAMA. KAJOL MATHUR

BELIEVES IT’S A
MAMMOTH LEAP IN TIME

FOR THE DIRECTOR

INDIAN
Salman Khan and about PeeCee walking for not being part of
Katrina Kaif in Bwhwawra.tt.me/nojmu_tmfraogmz his film and he Bharat. “And whether
it was the producers,
says, “Well, well, well… Salman or me, as adults
there were a lot of things we understood her
that she was busy with. reasons and let her go.”
But I’m not gonna say He emphasises that his
anything more about my equation with the actress
‘nick in time’ comment on has always been great.
Twitter. We all know the “There’s only happiness
reality and the truth of the between us. We’re
situation. As I’ve always friends and will always
maintained, we, as team be friends,” declares Ali
Bharat, are extremely who had worked with the
happy for Priyanka and actress in the hit Gunday
where she’s in life right (2014) previously.
now.” He goes on to add
that she had her reasons The exit of Priyanka

Director Ali Abbas best for the glad tidings in Priyanka Chopra had her
Zafar became her life – her subsequent reasons for not doing Bharat.
a celebrity on engagement and marriage I’m not gonna say anything
social media the to American popstar Nick more about my ‘nick in time’
moment he tweeted that Jonas. As is well-known, comment… My equation with
Priyanka Chopra would Priyanka was supposed
no more be part of his to star opposite Salman her has always been great
film Bharat and how the Khan in the magnum opus and is still great. There’s only
exit happened just in Bharat jointly produced
the ‘nick of time’. In all by Reel Life Productions, happiness between us
graciousness, he even Salman Khan Films
wished Priyanka all the and T-Series. Ask him

www.t.me/njm_magz

PHOTOGRAPHS:
ZAHIR ABBAS KHAN

INTERVIEW

If Salman
Khan doesn’t
like something,
he’s not gonna

disguise
it... Also, he
troubles the

people he
loves. If he
doesn’t like
you, he will
never trouble

you

marked the entry of www.t.me/njm_magz
Salman Khan’s good
friend Katrina Kaif. Ali she’d get Salman for the Bharat. “Though I loved A li insists Salman
formerly directed her in selfies,” he says adding, the script, I told him, and he share
his debut, Mere Brother “Salman is a great person ‘Bhai, I’m not good at a ‘brotherly’
Ki Dulhan (2011) and to have around too. It’s adaptations because till relationship
more recently in Tiger always entertaining to be the time I don’t write my rather than that of a
Zinda Hai (2017). Says with him.” own stuff, I don’t know director and an actor. He
he, “Katrina loved the whether I’ll be able to smiles, “The good thing
script. She’s busy with With Bharat, Salman is direct it well.” But when about Salman is that he’s a
three big films, Thugs all set to strike a hat-trick they were shooting for great listener, he will hear
Of Hindostan, Zero and (Sultan and Tiger Zinda Tiger, Salman asked Ali you out because it’s your
ABCD3. But she somehow Hai were their previous about the film once again. film. After that he’ll be
squeezed in our dates. two blockbusters) with “I shared what I had in like, ‘I’m gonna stand by
There have been some Ali. Reportedly, based on mind and why I wanted you but as an experienced
amendments in her the Korean film Ode To Bharat as the title. He said person this is what
character.” Salman and My Father, Bharat will it worked for him. That’s I think’. That gives me a
Katrina had endeared fans cover 70 years of Indian how Bharat happened,” different point of view.”
with their chemistry in history beginning from the he explains. “It’s a Much has been written
Tiger Zinda Hai and Ali Partition in 1947. It will different film for both of of their professional
hopes to take that vibe trace the life of an Indian us. Something Salman’s chemistry. “That’s because
further in Bharat. He’s (Salman Khan), as he gonna push himself hard he’s supportive. He’s
all praise for Katrina’s lives through significant to get right. That’s exciting always there when you
growth as an actor. moments in history. Ali because the film is need his advice,” says
“Whatever Katrina went reveals that it was Salman unexplored territory.” Ali. Ask him to reveal
through professionally who urged him to make
and personally in the
past seven years affected
Zoya (Katrina’s character
in Tiger Zinda Hai)
on camera,” he explains.
“I was pleasantly
surprised with the kind of
maturity she brought
to her role.” Off-screen
too, she’s a lot of fun
insists Ali. “Sweetly,

n

n S alman with Ali
Abbas Zafar

o K atrina and Salman
in Tiger Zinda Hai

“I was involved with

the theatre group while

studying at Kirori Mal

College in Delhi. Amitabh

Bachchan, Satish Kaushik,

Kulbhushan Kharbanda,

Kabir Khan, Vijay Krishna

www.t.me/njm_magz Acharya, Habib Faisal…

have been part of that

legacy,” he shares.

“I wrote plays, acted,

o directed, even designed

Whatever Katrina went through professionally the stage and slowly
and personally in the past seven years affected
I realised that cinema
Zoya, her character in Tiger Zinda Hai, on
camera. I was pleasantly surprised with was drawing me in. I too
the kind of maturity she brought to her role
wanted to tell a story,”

he explains.

Ali started his journey

as an assistant filmmaker

with Kabir Khan. His

track record of 100

percent hits has made him

a sought-after filmmaker

unknown facets about he doesn’t like you, he’ll for him till date. today. He smiles at the
Salman and he shares, never trouble you.” “I hope we can do justice
“He has the most wicked to it. Everyone, from compliment. About his
sense of humour. People Bharat also stars the cast and the crew is
feel intimidated by him newbie Disha Patani working together to bring winning formula he says,
but he’s extremely funny. and Tabu. It was Disha’s the best film out on Eid,
He can mimic other actors innocence, which 2019. We’re not leaving “I’ve always believed in
perfectly.” He adds, “But intrigued Ali enough to any stone unturned,”
his finest quality is that cast her. “We wanted a he declares. the traditional school of
he’s an honest person. If girl who would come in
he doesn’t like something, like a breath of fresh air Ali, a biochemistry filmmaking – a film needs
he’s not gonna disguise it. and stun everyone,” he student never thought of
Also, I guess, he troubles says. Ali insists Bharat is being a filmmaker. Films drama, emotion, music...
the people he loves. If the most challenging film happened by chance to
in terms of scale and story this talented director. That’s the kind of cinema

we have grown up with.

These things connect

with the audience.

That’s how magic happens

at the box-office.” We

can’t but agree. „

DIARY 2
CONTROVERSIES AND CELEBRATIONS... ANURADHA CHOUDHARY LISTS DOWN THE NEWSMAKERS OF 2018

JANUARY ª Salman Khan Sinha’s house is razed
appears in to the ground. He hints
¨ The Padmavati Jodhpur court as paying the price
controversy continues. for the final for taking an anti-BJP
The Mewar dynasty arguments in stance.
opposes the film despite the Blackbuck
the name being changed poaching case. VARUN
to Padmaavat. DHAWAN
GETS A WAX © Jaya Bachchan
¨ The Rajasthan and STATUE AT throws a party for
Gujarat governments MADAME the female winners
refuse to release TUSSAUDS, of the Filmfare
Padmaavat. HONG KONG. Awards 2018.

ª Supreme Court www.t.me/njm_magz ª Priyanka Chopra is
squashes plea for slapped with multiple
stay on the release ¨ Honey Preet Insan’s INCOME © Shah Rukh Khan tax demands by the
of Padmaavat in mother, Asha Taneja, TAX Felicitated with Income Tax Appellate
Rajasthan and slaps Rakhi Sawant The Crystal Award Tribunal (ITAT) for over
Madhya Pradesh. with a five-crore crore DEPARTMENT At The World a four-year period.
defamation case after the ATTACHES Economic Forum.
starlet claims she’s doing SHAH RUKH ¨ Manoj Bajpayee
a film based on self- KHAN’S ¨ Salman Khan gets brokers peace for
styled godman Gurmeet ALIBAUG heavy security cover Sidharth Malhotra after
Ram Rahim Singh FARMHOUSE due to alleged death Bihar and UP erupt
Insan, where she would UNDER threats from gangster over his comments on
play Honeypreet. Rakhi BENAMI ACT. Lawrence Bishnoi Bhojpuri language on
retaliates with a 20-crore because of Salman’s a reality TV show.
defamation threat. AKSHAY alleged involvement in
KUMAR the 1998 Blackbuck ¨ Padmaavat is banned
¨ Character actor RAISES RS poaching case. in Malaysia.
Srivallabh Vyas passes 12.93 FOR
away at the age of 60. THE ARMED ¨ Salman Khan and ¨ Nana Patekar bats
FORCES Shilpa Shetty summoned for reduction in GST
¨ A builder is booked UNDER HIS to court for using for the entertainment
as he attempts to cheat INITIATIVE the word ‘bhangi’ on industr y.
Dilip Kumar of his BHARAT KE different occasions,
Bandra bungalow. VEER. thereby hurting the
sentiments of the
Valmiki community.

¨ A portion ¨ Veteran actress Ava
of Shatrughan Mukherji passes away.

2018 THE YEAR 2018 WILL BE KNOWN AS THE YEAR OF
THE BIG FAT BOLLYWOOD WEDDINGS. SONAM
KAPOOR, DEEPIKA PADUKONE, RANVEER SINGH,
PRIYANKA CHOPRA, ALL TIED THE KNOT LAST YEAR.
THE BUZZ CREATED AROUND THESE WEDDINGS
HAD TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED. THE INDUSTRY

WAS MAKING MERRY. A LOT MORE HAPPENED LAST

YEAR. READ ON TO FIND OUT...

FEBRUARY ¨ Social activist Emi © Sridevi passes
aka Enoch Moses has away in Dubai
ª Amitabh after drowning
Bachchan lodged a complaint in a bath tub. the
threatens to leave superstar was 56.
Twitter because against Sunny Leone
he’s losing ¨ The mystery around
followers. at the Nazarethpet Sridevi’s death deepens
as the police question
ª President Ram Nath ACTOR police station in Boney Kapoor and the
Kovind, felicitates JEETENDRA’S Chennai accusing her of hotel staff.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan COUSIN FILES promoting pornography.
for her exceptional A SEXUAL ¨ The Kapoor
contribution in the field HARASSMENT family issues a
of cinema. COMPLAINT statement regarding
Sridevi’s death.
¨ After Padmaavat, AGAINST
right wing groups attack HIM. ¨ Priyanka Chopra
Kangana Ranaut’s breaks ties with Nirav
Manikarnika: The Rani www.t.me/njm_magz Modi’s company after
Of Jhansi for allegedly he was named in the
distorting history. © Akshay Kumar AMITABH © Priya Prakash Punjab National bank’s
joins hands with BACHCHAN Varrier hits the 11000-crore fraud
the government ADMITTED TO headlines after her case. Priyanka was
to promote road A HOSPITAL wink scene in the the face of Nirav Modi
safety. AFTER HE Malayalam film diamond jewellery.
COMPLAINED Oru Adaar Love
¨ Priyanka Chopra OF SPINE AND goes viral. ¨ Madhavan undergoes
becomes the first Indian SHOULDER a surgery after he
actor to join the select ¨ KriArj Entertainment dislocates his shoulder.
list of 500 + global ACHE. moves High Court
influencers on LinkedIn. against director ¨ Rajkumar Santoshi
THE BAN ON Abhishek Kapoor for admitted to the hospital
ª The Brahmin Samaj PADMAAVAT detracting from the due to cardiac problem.
withdraws protests LIFTED IN commitment to the
against Manikarnika RAJASTHAN. financial dynamics
after ensuring that THE HIGH and release plans of
history hasn’t been Kedarnath.
distorted in the film. COURT
DISMISSES ¨ Singer Papon accused
THE FIR of allegedly molesting
AGAINST a minor on the set of a
SANJAY LEELA reality show.
BHANSALI

AFTER
WATCHING
THE FILM.

FEATURE

MARCH ª Irrfan Khan APRIL ¨ Abhishek Bachchan
suffers from is trolled for living with
¨ Hema Malini neuroendocrine FARHAN ª John Abraham’s JA his parents. He gives a
inaugurates a waste tumour. Flies AKHTAR Production breaks ties befitting reply and wins
converter in Mumbai. to London for DELETES HIS with KriArj Entertainment hearts.
treatment. FACEBOOK after it allegedly fails
¨ Sunny Leone and ACCOUNT to make payments for ¨ Karan Johar becomes
husband Daniel Weber AFTER the post-production of the first filmmaker to
have twin boys Noah and MASSIVE DATA Parmanu: The Story have his wax statue at
Asher through surrogacy. BREACH. Of Pokhran. Madam Tussauds.

¨ Varun Dhawan injured NEW YORK ¨ Deepika Padukone
on the set of Sui Dhaaga: is the only Indian actress
Made In India. TIMES PAYS to feature in Times’ list
of 100 influential people
¨ Veteran actress HOMAGE TO of 2018.
Shammi passes away.
MADHUBALA ¨ The Supreme Court
¨ Boney Kapoor offers stays proceedings
prayers for Sridevi in IN THEIR against Salman Khan
Haridwar. over his remarks about
¨ Aditya Narayan gets OVERLOOK the Valmiki community.
¨ Akshay Kumar and
the Chief Minister of arrested for rash driving. SECTION, ¨ Javed Akhtar,
Maharashtra, Devendra who’s the chairman
Phanavis, announce the WHICH ¨ Akshay Kumar joins of Indian Performing
Ashmita initiative on Rights Society,
Women’s Day to make ¨ Jaya Bachchan, who’s CELEBRATES hands with Aditya distributed royalty worth
sanitary pads available 13 crores to musicians
at subsidised rates. the Samajwadi party THE Thackeray to install and authors.

ª Nawazuddin candidate for the Rajya ACHIEVEMENT toilets on Juhu Beach. ª Katrina Kaif’s
Siddiqui wax statue
summoned by the Sabha, declares her OF 15 unveiled at
Thane Police for Madame Tussauds
illegally obtaining assets at 493 crores. WOMEN. ¨ President Ram Das in New York.
his wife’s call
records. Her joint assets with ONE OF Kovind confers actor

Amitabh Bachchan are a wwwTH.tE.mMeB/EnIjNmG_magMz anoj Joshi with the

1000 crore. THE ACTOR. Padma Shri award.

¨ Late Sridevi wins ¨ Deepika Padukone
the National Award pulls out of a cola brand
for her performance endorsement deal. She
in Mom. says she won’t endorse
aerated drinks any more.
¨ Veteran actress Daisy
Irani opens about how ¨ A 15-year-old fan
she was raped at the of Salman Khan runs
age of six. away from home in
Bhopal to meet the star.

¨ Ranbir Kapoor down
with typhoid.

© Robert e Niro SALMAN ¨ Prerna Arora of KriArj
hosts a private dinner KHAN SENT Entertainment in soup
for Anupam Kher on TO JAIL IN once again. Now co-
his birthda JOPDHPUR producer of Pari, Kyta
Productions, terminates
IN THE contract with the
BLACKBUCK production house.
POACHING
¨ Character actor Rajpal
CASE. Yadav is convicted by
Delhi court for failing to
repay a five-crore loan.

¨ Shreyas Talpade and JUNE ¨ Armaan Kohli sent to
wife Deepti blessed judicial custody after he
apparently assaulted his
with a baby girl through NEHA live-in girlfriend Neeru
Randhawa. He patches
surrogacy. DHUPIA GETS up with her later.

MARRIED ¨ Shilpa Shetty fights
ragging in schools and
MAY ¨ Sonam Kapoor ties TO ANGAD colleges, starts a new
initiative.
© Aamir Khan and Alia the knot with long-time BEDI IN A
Bhatt snapped in Latur ¨ Legal notice sent
working for Aamir Khan’s boyfriend/entrepreneur HUSH HUSH to Anushka Sharma
Paani foundation. and Virat Kohli by
Anand Ahuja. Every day CEREMONY. Arhhan Singh, who was
¨ Anushka Sharma reprimanded by them
announces an animal of the celebration was for littering. Arhhan sent
shelter project on her it for shaming him on
birthday May 1. truly phenomenal. KAJOL social media.

¨ Nargis Fakhri UNVEILS ¨ Eros International and
announces her Firoz Nadiadwala are
relationship with ¨ Aishwarya Rai HER STATUE locked in a legal battle
Hollywood music over the movie Welcome
producer and director Bachchan captivates in AT MADAME Back. According to Eros,
Matt Alonzo. Nadiadwala owes it 30
her infinity gown at the TUSSAUDS IN © Varun Dhawan injures crores and that they are
¨ The late Vinod the rightful owners of the
Khanna was conferred Cannes 2018. SINGAPORE. his arm after an action Welcome Back IP.
the Dadasaheb Phalke
Award posthumously. sequence goes wrong on ª Suniel Shetty not only
His son Akshaye Khanna takes up singing but also
and wife Kavita Khanna ¨ Himmesh SUSHMITA the set of Kalank. rapping.
received the award.
Reshammiya ties the SEN REVEALS ¨ Nushrat Bharucha
¨ Controversy breaks refuses to promote
out at the National knot with Sonia Kapoor. HOW A ¨ New Censor Board weight loss pills.
Awards when the
President presents only This is his second 15-YEAR-OLD diktat demands that ¨ Director Abhishek
11 awards and leaves Kapoor and producer
the event. The other marriage. BOY HAD subtitles too be Ronnie Screwvala take
winners cry foul. Vashu Bhagnani to court
MOLESTED censored. over the film Kedarnath.
¨ Deepika
Padukone ¨ Akshay Kumar starrer HER AT AN
is feisty on
the Red Kesari suffers damages EVENT. ¨ After Arbaaz Khan,
Carpet at
Cannes2018. worth eight crores due to alleged bunter Sonu

¨ Shabana fire on the set. Jalan reportedly names
Azmi is roped www.t.me/njm_magz Sajid Khan in the IPL
in as the global
ambassador for ¨ Sushant Singh Rajput scam.
Hillary Clinton’s
initiative for women sets up a tech setup
in public service.
Insaaei Ventures to

give opportunities to

intellectuals to bring

forth their ideas onto a

mainstream platform.

¨ Priyanka Chopra ALIA BHATT
attends the royal Meghan GETS INJURED
Markle-Prince Harry, ONTHE SETS
OF KALANK.
wedding in Vivienne.
Westwood. PRIYANKA
CHOPRA
PLEDGES TO © Saif Ali Khan
SAVE MARINE receives a notice
LIFE ON from Interpol in
WORLD the Bulgarian wild
OCEANS’ boar hunting case.
DAY. Reportedly, an
illegal hunt was
arranged for the
actor in Bu garia.

¨ Rumours t t Priyanka
is seeing Nick Jonas
start making the rounds.

FEATURE

JULY ¨ The Maharashtra AUGUST SEPTEMBER
Forest Department
¨ A FIR is filed against ¨ AR Rahman donates
Mithun Chakraborty’s issues Salman Khan one crore to the Chief
son Mahaakshay on Minister’s Kerala flood
charges of cheating, rape a notice for illegal SONALI ¨ Karan Johar is relief fund.
and wrongful termination
of pregnancy of a construction at his BENDRE trolled for promoting ¨ Shibani Dandekar
Bhojpuri actress. shares a picture on
Panvel farmhouse. DIAGNOSED extramarital affairs and social media and ignites
¨ A police complaint rumours about dating
is lodged against WITH nepotism. He hits back Farhan Akhtar.
Mohabbatein actress
Kim Sharma for alleged ¨ Mahaakshay ties the METASTATIC at his naysayers. ¨ Sonu Sood walks
assault on house help. out of Manikarnika: The
knot with Madasala. CANCER, Queen Of Jhansi. Simran
¨ BMC sends a legal writer Apurva Asrani
notice to Priyanka Chopra UNDERGOES ¨ Priyanka Chopra and takes a dig at Kangana
for illegal construction of Ranaut.
her house. ¨ Riteish Deshmukh TREATMENT Nick Jonas officially
¨ Aditya Pancholi
¨ Akshay Kumar visits joins politics, will contest IN announce their absolved of all charges in
Sonali Bendre in New the 2015 assault case.
York, where she’s the 2019 elections on NEW YORK. engagement. PeeCee
undergoing treatment for ¨ A FIR is filed
cancer. Congress party ticket. gives a glimpse of her against Kumar Sanu
in Muzaffarpur for not
¨ Salman Khan gets DEEPIKA ring on social media. abiding by the time limit
embroiled in land dispute set for holding public
PADUKONE functions.
¨ Aditya Roy Kapur gets
injured on the set of WISHES ¨ John Abraham, ª Shahid Kapur
Kalank. and Mira Rajput
KATRINA Rana Daggubati, blessed with a
ª Ranbir Kapoor baby boy.
sued by his Pune KAIF ON Nayanthara, and Dulquer
tenant for 50 lakhs ¨ Section 377
for not abiding by HER Salman pledge partially abolished.
the agreement. Homosexuality
BIRTHDAY, donation to victims of decriminalised.

THE NEWS Kerala flood. ¨ Tanushree Dutta
speaks out in an
BREAKS THE interview how Nana
Patekar allegedly
INTERNET. ¨ Shah Rukh Khan’s

© UNICEF ambassador Meer Foundation

Kareena Kapoor Khan SHAH RUKH contributes towards

spreads awareness KHAN’S Kerala relief fund.
about pregnancy in wwwS.ItG.mNAeT/UnRjmE _magz

small towns. POSE GET ¨ Neha Dhupia

COPIED announces that

¨ Shahid Kapoor buys a BY ASSAM she’s pregnant.

plush duplex in Worli. GOVERNMENT

FOR TRAFFIC ¨ Designer Masaba

¨ Sidharth Shukla SAFETY. Gupta and husband

released on bail after his producer Madhu

car crashed into three RISHI Mantena announce their

vehicles. KAPOOR trial separation after

SLAMS three years of marriage.

¨ Tiger Shroff buys an ANURAG

eight-bedroom flat in BASU AND ¨ Supreme Court rejects

Mumbai. ANURAG FIR against Priya Prakash

KASHYAP Varrier.

¨ Bhumi Pednekar OVER FAILED

visits an orphanage in MOVIES ¨ Kangana Ranaut

Chambal and spends WITH RANBIR receives flak for her

time with kids there. KAPOOR, discussion with spiritual

JAGGA leader Sadguru regarding

¨ Priyanka Chopra walks JASS cow slaughter.

out of Bharat, since AND BO

she’s engaged to be VE § Ka ik

married to Nick Jonas. RESPEC VELY y n gets

m

¨ Veteran Rita we come

Bhaduri passes away in his

o July, 17 due to kidney h metown

ailment. alior.

sexually harassed her OCTOBER ¨ Alok Nath denies Vinta ¨ Singer Varsha Dhanoa
on the set of Horn OK Handa’s rape charges. accuses Kailash Kher of
Pleassss in 2008. Thus sexual misconduct.
fuelling India’s #MeToo ¨ Late Raj Kapoor’s RANVEER ¨ Singer Abhijeet
movement. wife, Krishna Raj Kapoor, SINGH AND Bhattacharya called out ¨ Yash Raj Films
passes away. DEEPIKA for sexual misconduct. terminates services
¨ Deepika Padukone PADUKONE of Ashish Patil after
gets a wax statue at ¨ Nana Patekar sues ANNOUNCE ¨ Mumbai Police files allegations of misconduct
Madame Tussauds, Tanushree Dutta. a case against Nana by women.
London. Demands an apology. THEIR Patekar, choreographer
WEDDING Ganesh Acharya, director ¨ Singer Shweta Pandit
¨ Shah Rukh Khan ¨ Ayushmann Khurrana DATE AS Rakesh Sarang and and Sona Mahapatra
felicitated at India-UK talks about his wife NOVEMBER producer Samee Siddiqui accuse Anu Malik of
Business Summit. Tahira Kashyap’s health 14 AND in the Tanushree Dutta sexual harassment.
post cancer diagnosis. NOVEMBER sexual harassment case.
¨ Paulo Coelho sends ¨ Vipul Shah is accused
the first copy of his book 15. of sexual misconduct by
Hippie to Shah Rukh Sacred Games actress
Khan. The superstar is ¨ CINTAA stands with SAJID KHAN ¨ After sexual Elnaaz Norouzi.
excited.
Tanushree against Nana. IS CALLED harassment charges, ¨ Anirban Blah attempts
¨ Twinkle Khanna suicide after #Metoo
launches her new book OUT BY Luv Ranjan apologises to campaign.
Pyjamas Are Forgiving.
¨ The police file a case SEVERAL women for making them ¨ Tanushree Dutta files
¨ Shilpa Shetty claims 10-crore defamation
she faced racism at the against Tanushree Dutta WOMEN uncomfortable. case against Rakhi
Sydney airport. Sawant, after the
for defaming MNS. FOR SEXUAL latter accused her for
¨ Nana Patekar ‘consuming drugs’ and
threatens to take legal HARASSMENT ¨ Kangana Ranaut remaining ‘unconscious’
action against Tanushree on the set Horn Ok
Dutta. ª Anurag Kashyap stands up for Pleassss.

¨ Tanushree Dutta talks about co- VIKAS Tanushree Dutta. ¨ Ajay Devgn fires
accuses Vivek Agnihotri his make-up artists
of harassment, says partner Vikas BAHL’S NAME after allegations of
Irrfan Khan and Suniel sexual misconduct.
Shetty admonished him. Bahl’s sexual DELETED ¨ Bhushan Kumar
misconduct againstwww.t.mFReO/nMjmTH_Emagz denies sexual ¨ Music director
¨ Priyanka Chopra, duo Sachin-Jigar face
Farhan Akhtar, Swara his assistant. CREDITS OF harassment allegations. #MeToo allegations.
Bhasker, Richa Chadha
support Tanushree Dutta. SUPER 30. ¨ Ranbir Kapoor and
Rishi Kapoor meet
¨ Kajol launches sudden ¨ Subhash Ghai denies Robert De Niro in the US,
cardiac arrest initiative. break the internet.
FARHAD SAMJI #Me too charges
¨ Rishi Kapoor heads ¨ Ayushmann Khurrana
to the US for medical REPLACES fasts for wife Tahira,
treatment. who’s fighting breast
SAJID KHAN AS ¨ Anirban Blah steps cancer, on Karva Chauth.
¨ Tanushree Dutta
lashes out at Priyanka DIRECTOR OF down from talent agency ¨ Anupam Kher resigns
Chopra for calling her a as FTII chairman due to
‘sur vivor’. HOUSEFULL4. Kwan after allegations a busy schedule.

by women of sexual

¨ Vikramditya Motwane harassment.

apologises and calls

Vikas Bahl a serial

offender.

¨ Rajat Kapoor issues HRITHIK
an apology after three ROSHAN
women accuse him of BLASTS
misconduct. SUPER30
DIRECTOR
¨ Kangana Ranaut VIKAS
talks about feeling BAHL AND
uncomfortable working REFUSES TO
with Vikas Bahl on WORK WITH
Queen. HIM.

¨ Vinta Handa breaks
silence and accuses Alok
Nath of rape.

FEATURE

NOVEMBER ¨ Salman Khan’s NEHA DHUPIA DECEMBER ¨ Prernaa Arora (KriArj
fan arrested after he AND ANGAD Entertainment) arrested
¨ Surveen Chawla threatens Salim Khan. BEDI BECOME ¨ Priyanka Chopra by EOW for alleged fraud
announces her and Nick Jonas take of 16 crores.
pregnancy. ¨ Ranveer and Deepika PROUD their vows in a Western
throw several receptions PARENTS OFA wedding in outfits by ¨ The wedding of Isha
¨ Priyanka Chopra and for their family and BABY GIRL. Ralph Lauren. Ambani had top B-town
Nick Jonas obtain their friends. stars dance at the event.
marriage license. DEEPIKA ¨ They tie the knot in
¨ Priyanka Chopra and PADUKONE an Indian ceremony at ¨ Kapil Sharma weds
¨ Akshara Haasan files a Nick Jonas wedding AND RANVEER Umaid Bhawan Palace, Ginni Chatrath.
FIR because her pictures festivities begin with a SINGH TIE Jodhpur. They later throw
on the phone have been dinner attended by Alia THE KNOT AT a reception in Delhi.
leaked. Bhatt, Parineeti Chopra, LAKE COMO
Sophie Turner and Joe IN ITALY IN ¨ Priyanka trolled
¨ Karan Johar apologises Jonas among others. TRADITIONAL for the display of
on social media after KONKANI fireworks at her
facing backlash from the AND SINDHI wedding. She had
North Eastern community WEDDINGS. earlier pleaded with
for allegedly insulting their everyone not to burst
culture. crackers on Diwali.

¨ Alok Nath gets www.t.me/njm_magz
expelled from CINTAA.
Vinta Handa hails the © Jacqueline
judgment. Fernandez flies to
Kerala to help in
¨ Ranveer and Deepika building homes for
return to a grand people after the
welcome in Mumbai after floods.
their wedding. They pose
for pictures at Ranveer’s ¨ Popular singer
house. Mohammad Aziz passes
away.
ª Anushka Sharma
unveils her first ¨ It comes to
ever interactive light that Farooq
wax statue at Shaikh funded
Madame Tussauds the education
in Singapore. of the 26/11
victims’ families
anonymously.

¨ Ranveer Singh Ranveer Singh
and Deepika and Deepika
Padukone visit
Siddhivinayak Padukone
Temple to seek throw a lavish
the Lord’s reception for the
blessing. film industry.

THE DIARY INCLUDES HAPPENINGS TILL DECEMBER 15, 2018

YOUR VOTE COUNTS!

FOR THE 64TH FILMFARE AWARDS 2019

Log on to http://awards.filmfare.com and vote for the

Best Film | Best Director | Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) and much more...

FILMFARE INVITES POINTSwwTwO.t.NmOe/nTjmE_WmaHgzILE
MOVIEGOERS TO PARTICIPATE FILLING IN THE POLLING FORM
IN THE POLL FOR THE
64th FILMFARE AWARDS 2019 • The closing date for all entries is
January 25, 2019 and no entries
• Readers should confine their received thereafter will be
choice to films released between accepted.
January 1 and December 31, 2018.
An alphabetical list of the eligible • Please fill up the form in your
films is provided. own handwriting and make sure
to sign it at the place marked.
• There is no entry fee for this poll.
• Typewritten forms, carbon
• Fifty per cent weightage will be copies and unsigned forms will
given to the readers’ choice and be treated as invalid.
an equal weightage will be given
to the judgment of a specially • Only one nomination is to be
appointed panel of judges. made in each category. In each
case, the film must also be
• The management shall have the mentioned.
absolute right and discretion to
reject votes that it has reason to ENTRIES ARE TO BE
believe have been manipulated ADDRESSED TO
or are not genuine. The decision
of the management in that • The Editor, Filmfare,
respect shall be final and binding The Times of India building,
on all parties concerned. Dr D N Road, Mumbai 400 001
with the word ‘POLL’ marked
on the envelope.

NOMINATE MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
TODAY!
SMS TO 58888*

TO VOTE ONLINE, LOG ON TO

http://awards.filmfare.com

LIST OF FILMS RELEASED IN 2018

IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

102 Not Out  (001) Do Dilon Ki Ganga (081) Ka Gehna (122) Sweety (166)
1921 (002) Madhoshiyaa (042) Kabaddi (082) Namaste Bihar (123) Soorma (167)
2.0 (003) Downup The Exit 796 Karwaan (083) Namaste England (124) Stree (168)
2001 Dead One (004) (043) Kathor (084) Nanu Ki Jaanu (125) Sui Dhaaga : Made In
22 Days (005) Ek Shatir Gunahgaar (044) Kedarnath (085) Nawabzaade (126) India (169)
3 Storeys (006) Ekkees Tareekh Shubh Khajoor Pe Atke (086) Nirdosh (127) Summer Camp (170)
5 Weddings (007) Muhurat (045) Krina (087) Note Pe Chot At8/11 (128) Surya Aur Mehrunissa Ka
Action Queen Madhubala Expiry Date (046) Kuch Pal Pyar Ke (088) October (129) Adhura Milan (171)
Ka Revenge (008) Falooda (047) Kuchh Bheege Omerta (130) Sweet Eighteen Plus (172)
Adrishya (009) Falsafa The Other Alfaaz (089) One Night Out (131) Tarana The Black
Aiyaary (010) Side (048) Kuldip Patwal: P K Lele A Story (173)
AndhaDhun (011) Fanney Khan (049) I Didn't Do It! (090) Salesman (132) Teri Bhabhi Hai
Angrezi Mein Kahte For Here Or To Go (050) Kutte Ki Dum (091) PadMan (133) Pagle (174)
Hain (012) FryDay (051) Laila Majnu (092) Padmaavat (134) The Dark Side Of Life
Anmol Bhaiya (013) Gali Guleiyan (052) Lalluram (093) Page 16 (135) Mumbai City (175)
Atal Faisla (014) Game Paisa Ladki (053) Lashtam Pashtam (094) Pakhi (136) The Journey Of
Atin Ela And Gaon (054) Lateef To Laden (095) Paltan (137) Karma (176)
Charadhyay (015) Genius (055) Leera The Soulmate (096) Pareshaan Parinda (138) The Last Mistake Of My
Auto Romance In Gold (056) Love Money Pari (139) Life (177)
Mumbai (016) Halkaa! (057) Gangster (097) Parmanu (140) The Past (178)
Baa Baaa Black Hamara Tiranga (058) Love Sonia (098) Pataakha (141) The Redrum
Sheep (017) Hamari Paltan The Love Training (099) Pending Love (142) A Love Story (179)
Baaghi 2 (018) Children's Brigade For LovewYwatwri.t(.1m0e0/n) jm_magz Phamous (143) Thugs Of Hindostan (180)
Baazaar (019) Change (059) Lupt (101) Pihu (144) Tishnagi (181)
Badhaai Ho (020) Hamne Gandhi Ko Maar Maal Road Dilli (102) Play This (145) Tumbbad (182)
Badla Hindustani Ka (021) Diya (060) Malwa Maratha (103) Raazi (146) Turning Point (183)
Bajra Vs Burger (022) Hanuman Vs Mangal Ho (104) Race 3 (147) Udanchhoo (184)
Bas Ek Anand Main Mahiravana (061) Manmarziyaan (105) Racket (148) Union Leader (185)
Tera (023) Happy Phirr Bhag Manto (106) Raid (149) Unmaad (186)
Batti Gul Meter Jayegi (062) Mausam Ikrar Ke Do Pal Raja Abroadiya (150) Veere Di Wedding (187)
Chalu (024) Haq E Sailani (063) Pyar Ke (107) Ramnagar UP 65 (151) Veerey Ki Wedding (188)
Beyond The Clouds (025) Haseena (064) Maut Phir Aayegi (108) Rashtraputra (152) Vishwaroop II (189)
Bhaiaji Superhit (026) Hate Story IV (065) Medal Pet Nahi Rati Kaamdev (153) Vodka Diaries (190)
Bhavesh Joshi Helicopter Eela (066) Bharta (109) Sabrang (154) Welcome To
Superhero (027) Hichki (067) Mercury (110) Saheb Biwi Aur New York (191)
Bhayanak Aatma Of High Jack (068) Meri Shaan Hai Gangster 3 (155) When Obama Loved
Mariya (028) Hill View Villa (069) Vardi (111) Sanam Tera Ishaq (156) Osama (192)
Bhootwali Love Story (029) Hope Aur Hum (070) Missing (112) Sanjana (157) Wo India Ka
Bhu Mafia (030) Hotel Kohinoor (071) Mitron (113) Sanju (158) Shakespeare (193)
Billu Ustaad (031) Hotel Milan (072) Mohalla Assi (114) Sansanahat (159) Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir
Bioscopewala (032) Ilaaka Kishorganj (073) Mudda Hai Bhookh The Sarkaar Hazir Ho (160) Se (194)
Blackmail (033) Inspector Gullu (074) War (115) Satyameva Jayate (161) Ye Bezuban
Blue Jean Blues (034) Ishq Tera (075) Mujhe Bhi Ye Duniya Shaadi Teri Bajayenge Mohabbat (195)
Chal Jaa Bapu (035) Ishqeria (076) Dekhni Hai (116) Hum Band (162) Yeh Hai Paranormal
Daas Dev (036) Jaane Kyun Mukkabaaz (117) Shaheed - E - Iishq (196)
Daddy's Daughter (037) De Yaaron (077) Mulk (118) Aazam (163) Yeh Kaisa Tigdam (197)
Dassehra (038) Jack & Dil (078) My Birthday Song (119) Shoot Out At Etawah Zero (198)
Delhi 47 KM (039) Jalebi (079) My Doll Habibi (120) Safari (164)
Dhadak (040) Kaalakaandi (080) Myrah (121) Simmba (165)
Dil Juunglee (041) Kaashi In Search Of Naagmani Naag Sonu Ke Titu Ki

(The list of releases is complete as per trade information. In case of any omissions or change in the release date, producers are requested to
bring it to the notice of Filmfare.)

NOMINATE THE BEST OF 2018

CLOSING DATE: 25th JANUARY 2019

In my opinion, the best of the movies for the period January 1 to December 31, 2018, in each category are:

Best Film (BF)

Best Director (BD) Film

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) (BAM) Film

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) (BAF) Film

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) (BMS) Film

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) (BFS) www.t.me/njm_mFialmgz

Best Music (BM) Film

Best Lyrics (BL) Film

Song

Best Playback Singer (Male) (BMP) Film

Song

Best Playback Singer (Female) (BFP) Film

Song

FULL NAME (In block letters)

ADDRESS

DATE SIGNATURE MOBILE NUMBER

NOMINATE MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS TO VOTE ONLINE, LOG ON TO
TODAY!
SMS TO 58888* http://awards.filmfare.com

To nominate for Best Film: SMS: FI <space> AWARD <space> BF <film code> TO 58888
To nominate for Best Director: FI <space> AWARD <space> BD <film code> <name of the director> TO 58888
To nominate for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): FI <space> AWARD <space> BAM <film code> <name of star> TO 58888
To nominate for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): FI <space> AWARD <space> BAF <film code> <name of star> TO 58888
To nominate for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): FI <space> AWARD <space> BMS <film code> <name of star> TO 58888
To nominate for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): FI <space> AWARD <space> BFS <film code> <name of star> TO 58888
To nominate for Best Music: FI <space> AWARD <space> BM <film code> <name of music director> TO 58888
To nominate for Best Lyrics: FI <space> AWARD <space> BL <film code> <name of lyricist> TO 58888
To nominate for Best Playback Singer (Male): FI <space> AWARD <space> BMP <film code> <name of singer> TO 58888
To nominate for Best Playback Singer (Female): FI <space> AWARD <space> BFP <film code> <name of singer> TO 58888

*SMS rates as applicable

MUSIC STORY

DEVESH SHARMA
TAKES A LOOK AT THE

MusicalBOLLYWOODMUSIC
SCENE CIRCA 2018

With eight Hindi Fanney Khan and Laila surprisingly, had a and Jasmin Walia, Honey
releases so
far, music Majnu, while Amitabh melodious score. Aaj se Singh’s Dil chori sada
composer
Amit Trivedi seemingly Bhattacharya had Dhadak, teri, sung by Arijit Singh ho gaya sung by Simar
had the busiest year of
his life. It’s a pity that Blackmail and Thugs Of spoke of a husband’s desire Kaur, Ishers and him, the
barring a couple of films,
the rest didn’t have him Hindostan. The music this to do anything for his wife. Guru Randhawa-Rajat
as a solo composer. That
in a nutshell tells you the year, by and large, was Hu ba hu sung by Amit Nagpal composed Kaun
story of Hindi film music in
current times. limited to the narrative Trivedi and Saale sapne nachdi sung by Guru

Remix king Tanishk of the film. Barring a by Mohit Chauhan gelled Randhawa and Neeti
Bagchi too had around the
same number of releases. few exceptions, it didn’t with the film’s subject. Mohan, all songs
But his output was largely
limited to remaking old manage to carve its own Aiyaary had the fast paced, had a Punjabi
classics. The big names in
music were conspicuous by identity. A breakdown of standout number Lae flavour.
their absence. AR Rahman
was a guest composer in what the year served up... dooba sung by Sunidhi MARCH
Sanju. Pritam didn’t have Chauhan and composed by
any release, just like Vishal- JANUARY Rochak Kohli. The little
Shekhar. While Shankar-
Ehsaan-Loy had just two Padmaavat opened Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety known 3
– Raazi and Soorma.
the innings in January. was the musical hit of Storeys had
Where lyricists are
concerned, with Pataakha, Director Sanjay Leela www.t.me/nFjmeb_mruaagrzy and also the most unique music.
Soorma and Raazi, Gulzar
continued to make his Bhansali composed the popular album of the year. Composer
presence felt. The bard
admirably stays relevant grandiose songs. Ghoomar, Be it the raunchy Bom Clinton Cerejo
even at 84. Javed Akhtar
and Prasoon Joshi sung by Shreya Ghoshal diggy diggy, composed by continues
were missed this year.
Irshad Kamil had Sanju, and Swaroop Khan, was Zack Knight and sung by to make his

the most memorable Zack Knight
song of the album. While
Nainowali ne sung by EERE DI WEDDING
Neeti Mohan, the Holi V
song by Richa Sharma and
Shail hada and Binte dil

sung by Arijit Singh were

melodious.

FEBRUARY

PadMan, which
released in February,
had music by Amit
Trivedi. The film,
which spoke of
menstrual hygiene,

Veere Di Wedding was a fun-filled,
frothy Punjabi bouquet.

Tareefan, composed by Qaran and
sung by Badshah was an instant

crowd favourite

Chairs

DHADAK

PA D M A A V A Twww.t.me/njm_magz

U
PARMAN

PADM AN
Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali composed
the grandiose songs of Padmaavat. Ghoomar,
sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Swaroop Khan,
was the most memorable song of the album

MUSIC STORY

presence felt through small by Sunidhi Chauhan, made

films. Bas tu hi sung by a home in your heart.

Arijit Singh and Jonita MAY
Gandhi was a love ballad.

Likewise, Mohit Chauhan’s The month gave us the

Zaroori bewakoofi was most complete album of the

masti in fine fettle. Raid year – Raazi, Composers

had Tanishk Bagchi Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy found

remixing Nusrat Fateh their mojo back with this

Ali Khan’s cult classics one. Both the male and

Sanu ik pal chain and female versions of Ae

Nit khair manga. Sung by watan, sung by Arijit Singh

the late ustaad’s nephew, and Sunidhi Chauhan

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, the respectively, induced

results were mixed. Amit goose-bumps. Harshdeep

Trivedi’s Jhuk na paunga, Kaur, Vibha Saraf and

sung by Papon, talked Shankar Mahadevan

about the protagonist’s brought out their best in

fight against corruption but the bidaai song Dilbaro

was strangely composed while Arijit superbly

like a romantic song. captured the nuances of

Baaghi 2 had the remixed the haunting title song.

Ek do teen by Sandeep Parmanu, an action thriller,

Shirodkar, which lacked had the soulful Jitni dafa

fizz. It’s standout song sung by newbie singer

was O saathi by Arko, Yasser Desai and composed

which began as a classical by Jeet Ganguly.

prelude by Payal Dev and JUNE www.t.me/njm_magz
later Atif Aslam took over

the melody. The month brought in the

APRIL much-hyped Veere Di
Wedding. It was a

The pride of the month was fun-filled, frothy

the slow burner October. Punjabi bouquet.

Theher ja, composed by Tareefan,

Abhishek Arora and sung composed by FANNE SONU KE

by Armaan Malik, showed Qaran and sung

Armaan at his versatile by Badshah

best. Manwa, composed by was an instant

Shantanu Moitra and sung crowd favourite. Y KHAN

Standout HITS

Chogada Chaav laaga Dhadak Nain na jodeen Kamariya

(LOVEYATRI) (SUI DHAAGA: MADE (DHADAK) (BADHAAI HO) (STREE)
SINGERS: IN INDIA) SINGERS: SINGERS: SINGERS:
SINGERS: Aastha Gill, Sachin
Darshan Raval and Ajay Gogavale & Shreya Ayushmann Khurrana, Sanghvi, Jigar Saraiya
Asees Kaur Papon and Ronkini Gupta Ghoshal Neha Kakkar and Divya Kumar
COMPOSERS: COMPOSER: COMPOSER: COMPOSERS:
Anu Malik COMPOSERS: Rochak Kohli Sachin-Jigar
Lijo George - DJ Chetas Ajay-Atul

SANJU

EE Y
HA
www.t.me/njm_magz

TITU KI SW PATAAK

The anthem-like Kar har maidan fateh in
Sanju, composed by Vikram Montrose and sung
by Sukhwinder Singh in his rousing voice along

with Shreya Ghoshal, was appealing

Daryaa Naino ne baandhi Dooba Dooba Balma Vashmalle

(MANMARZIYAAN) (GOLD) (HELICOPTER EELA) (Pataakha) (THUGS OF
SINGERS: SINGER: SINGERS: SINGERS: HINDOSTAN)
Yasser Desai
Ammy Virk & Shahid COMPOSER: Arijit Singh, Sunidhi Rekha Bhardwaj and SINGERS:
Mallya Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sukhwinder Singh
Arko COMPOSER: COMPOSER: and Vishal Dadlani
COMPOSER: Amit Trivedi Vishal Bhardwaj
Amit Trivedi COMPOSERS:
Ajay-Atul

MUSIC STOR

RO

RAAZI
ZE
www.t.me/njm_magz

SOORMA other song, Vaara re,
didn’t create much impact.
Karwaan had music composed by Prateek Kuhad,
Anurag Saikia, SlowCheetah, Shwetang Shankar and AUGUST
Imaad Shah. The infusion of these diverse Indie artistes
Fanney Khan was a
brought a unique flavour to the OST mash-up of remixes. Amit
Trivedi added EDM to
Laaj sharam, sung by maidan fateh, composed Soorma anthem, sung maestro Nusrat Fateh Ali
Jasleen Royal and tuned by Vikram Montrose and by Shankar Mahadevan, Khan’s timeless ghazal
by White Noise, made a sung by Sukhwinder extolled the determination Halka halka. Sunidhi
lot of noise. Composer Singh in his rousing of the lead actor. Dhadak, Chauhan and Divya
Shashwat Sachdev’s voice along with Shreya an adaptation of the Kumar did full justice
Pappi le loon sung by Ghoshal joining in later, hit Marathi film Sairat, to it. The film’s anthem
Sunidhi Chauhan was a was appealing. brought in original was Tere jaisa tu hai
fun number. The Sanjay composers Ajay-Atul sung by Monali Thakur.
Dutt biopic Sanju had the JULY to recreate their magic. The singer brought out
retro Main bhi badhiyaan, Dhadak, their original teenage angst full throttle.
tu bhi badhiyaan sung by July had the sports drama title composition sung by Karwaan had music
Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Soorma, composed by Ajay Gogavale and Shreya composed by Prateek
Chauhan composed Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Diljit Ghoshal, was a layered Kuhad, Anurag Saikia,
by Rohan-Rohan. The Dosanjh excelled in the love ballad going with the SlowCheetah, Shwetang
anthem-like Kar har folk-inspired love song theme of the film. Their Shankar and Imaad Shah.
Ishq di baaziyaan. The The infusion of these
diverse Indie artistes
brought a unique flavour
to the OST. Saansein,
sung and composed by
Prateek Kuhad, was a
road song while rapper

AIYA With Pataakha,
Soorma and
ARY Raazi, lyricist

SIMM Gulzar continued
to make his
AJNU
presence felt even
at 84

LAILA M Sunidhi Chauhan. Yaadon
ki almari, sung by Palomi
B A Ronkini excelled in Tu Ghosh, also worked. The
music of Badhaai Ho was
hi aham. Pataakha’s celebratory, except the love
song Nain na jodeen, sung
music, composed by by Ayushmann Khurrana
and Neha Kakkar and
Vishal Bhardwaj, had a composed by Rochak
Kohli. The winner was
non-studio vibe. Balma, Badhaaiyan tenu, a cheeky
song for the middle-aged
sung by Rekha Bhardwaj parents-to-be. Brijesh
Shandilya, Romy and
and Sunidhi Chauhan, Jordan delivered perfectly
to Tanishk Bagchi’s funky
was a folk marriage song. orchestration.

Naina banjare by Arijit

Singh and Gali gali by

Sukhwinder Singh too had

a lovely feel.

www.t.me/njm_magz

SlowCheetah’s Dhaai layered love duet. Tum, OCTOBER NOVEMBER

kilo bakwaas, which he in both Atif Aslam’s and LoveYatri’s songs, be it Thugs Of Hindostan had
music by Ajay-Atul and
composed with Shwetang Javed Ali’s versions, was Chogda, composed by the songs, be it Vashmalle,
sung by Sukhwinder
Shankar, was a critique appealing. Joi’s Gayee Lijo George - DJ Chetas Singh and Vishal Dadlani,
Suraiyya sung by Vishal
on masculinity. Gold was kaam se, sung by Dev and sung by Darshan and Shreya Ghoshal and
Manzoor-e-Khuda, sung by
another sports film. Four Negi, Amit Sharma, Raval and Asees Kaur, Shreya, Sunidhi Chauhan
and Sukhwinder had a
of its songs had a distinct Meenal Jain was a Ragtaari, composed by larger-than-life appeal.

sports anthem feel. Jaaga nicely wrought qawwali. Tanishk Bagchi and sung

Hindustan, sung by Divya Manmarziyan had 14 by Dev Negi and Yo Yo

Kumar and composed tracks and boasted of Honey Singh, or Dholida,

by Sachin-Jigar, stood being one of the most composed by Tanishk and

out. Stree had music by complete albums by Amit sung by Udit Narayan,

Sachin-Jigar. Milegi milegi, Trivedi. F for Fyaar by Palak Muchhal, Neha DECEMBER

sung by Mika, was a fun Vicky Kaushal, Mast Ali Kakkar and Raja Hasan,

number. Aao kabhi haveli and Sikander Kahlon had the garba flavour. Shah Rukh Khan starrer

pe, with Amrish Puri’s was a frothy tribute to The songs of AndhaDhun Zero has music by Atul-

famous dialogue, was sung physical love. Daryaa, were composed by Amit Ajay and lyrics by Irshad

with verve by Jigar, Nikita sung by Ammy Virk and Trivedi, Raftaar and Kamil. The score is

Gandhi and Badshah. Shahid Mallya, had a Girish Nakod. They were interwoven with haunting

SEPTEMBER philosophical vibe. Anu mostly piano-based as and massy tunes (Mera
Malik delivered three fab the protagonist was a
naam tu, Husn parcham),

Laila Majnu was a love songs for Sui Dhaaga: pianist. The title track, in sync with director

story set in Kashmir. The Made In India. Chaav by Raftaar-Girish Nakod Aanand L Rai’s hatke

music carried the flavour laaga, a love ballad sung and sung by Raftaar, was vision for this musical

of the valley but it was by Papon and Ronkini catchy. The rest served romance. The year signs

highly experimental. Gupta, was the pick as instrumental pieces. off with the quirky score

Niladri Kumar’s Aahista, of the album. Khatar Helicopter Eela had Amit (Aankh mare) of Simmba

sung by Arijit Singh patar by Papon had Trivedi’s Dooba dooba, by Tanishk Bagchi and

and Jonita Gandhi was a wonderful arrangement. sung by Arijit Singh and Lijo George. „

NOSTALGIA

Aditya is a
child at heart
A creditable career and a credible marriage…
Zarina Wahab has come to own her space, writes Farhana Farook

PHOTOGRAPHS: JITU SAVLANI

She filled in the vacuum left behind by the charming Jaya Bhaduri after her marriage in 1973. The audience,
longing for the girl-next-door they could identify with, found solace in another FTII graduate, Zarina Wahab. Two
films back to back, Chitchor in ’76 and Gharonda in ’77 made Zarina a household name. While one was a rustic

romance of mistaken identities, the other was an urban drama where dreams die before turning concrete. The
music of both has outlived the creators. Ravindra Jain’s Jab deep jale aana and Jaidev’s Tumhe hona ho continue
to be the yardstick in music contests and a throwwbwawc.tk.mae/tntjmh_emdaugzsky beauty. Since then Zarina, has had several
Hindi and Malayalam blockbusters to her credit. Just as her affair with the camera is an on-going one, so has been
her unwavering commitment to husband Aditya Pancholi. While the older woman-younger man romance is the
flavour of the season today, the Zarina-Aditya marriage in 1986 was written off by cynics even before the rites were

completed. Today, it has survived rain, hail and storm... Read on to know the musings of the perfect wife…

It was when she was in class eight that I’m older Sana, Sooraj, Zarina PHOTOGRAPH: YOGEN SHAH
Zarina Wahab sought admission in the to Aditya by and Aditya Pancholi
Film Institute of India (FTII). Soon
Zarina, hailing from a conservative six years.
Muslim family in Vishakapatnam, People said I
Andhra Pradesh, found herself amidst those had ‘phasaoed’
who shared similar dreams. After her stint at a good-looking
the Pune institute, she came to Mumbai and boy and that
stayed as a paying guest at Mount Mary in he’d soon leave
Bandra. One day, someone suggested that she me. They said
meet Dev Anand, who was scouting for the marriage
young girls to play Zeenat Aman’s sisters wouldn’t last a
in Ishq Ishq Ishq (1974). “I took along my month. Today,
pictures to his office. But Dev saab didn’t
see a single photograph. He just said, it’s been 31
‘I know you have a photogenic face’. Directors years
those days had a camera in their eyes,” she
beams. The unit headed to Kathmandu for
the shoot. “He made us newcomers also stay
in the select hotel where Zeenatji and he
were put up. He was a man of class,” she
says adding, “My first film was with
Navketan and so was my last, Hum
Naujawan (1985), before I got married.”

www.t.me/njm_magz

n MOVIES o

n With Arun Govil in p q
Sawan Ko Aane
Do www.t.me/njm_magz Coming back to her career in the ’70s,
she being too young to play a heroine, offers
o With Rakesh Arumour doing the rounds those didn’t come her way easily. “Also, I knew
Roshan in Raees days was of Raj Kapoor having my aukat (status). I never wanted to be a
Damad called Zarina a ‘bhangan’ given top heroine. I just wanted to act. Those days
her unassuming appearance. we didn’t know what was depression or
p With Amol Palekar She insists it was an endearment frustration,” she says. As luck would have it,
in Chitchor of sorts. “Raj saab often visited the FTII. she was one day called by veteran filmmaker
Once, he happened to call me ‘bhangan’. Tarachand Barjatya for an audition. “Only
q With Amol Palekar I wondered what he meant. He later three girls were to audition for the lead.
in Gharonda explained, ‘I call Waheeda (Rehman) Today even for a small role, there are 300
bhangan’. I adore Waheedaji and to be girls waiting. Now I can understand the
r With Mithun compared to her by Raj Kapoor is the finest depression and frustration that young
Chakraborty in compliment of my life,” she gushes. She aspirants go through,” concedes the actor
Gupchup who was then signed for Rajshri Productions’
recalls visiting Waheeda’s house once Chitchor (1976). It was directed by Basu
with filmmaker Raaj Grover. “Out of Chatterjee. The film paired her with another
sheer naiveté, I told Waheedaji, ‘I’m told natural, Amol Palekar. “People still recognise
I resemble you’. She politely agreed. me as the Gori tera gaon bada pyaara girl,”
Looking back, I feel embarrassed. she smiles. “Basuda was against make-up.
I was nowhere near her. I was a He’d order, ‘Make-up nikalo!’ I’d say,
kaali kaluti (dark-skinned)!” ‘Dada, I’m so dark please let me apply
Her fascination for Waheeda some na’,” she laughs.
remains intact even today. “I missed
a heartbeat when I saw Waheedaji Another memory she has is of being called
at the premiere of Padmaavat. unexpectedly by Rajshri Productions for a
I requested her for a picture. Rekha film. “They gave me a costume asking me to
joined us,” she says excitedly wear it quickly as the set was waiting. When
showing the photograph in her I asked whose clothes they were, nobody was
phone. “When I lived in Bandra, ready to answer. Finally, someone said the
Rekha and I’d go for long walks. She
taught me make-up,” she reveals.

r

actress of the film was giving them trouble. www.t.me/njm_magz An actress wanted to do my
They had already shot 11 reels with her but role in Sitara. But the makers
had to let her go,” she reveals. The film was ZARINA made it clear they wanted an
Gopaal Krishna (1979) opposite Sachin WAHAB’S
Pilgaonkar. Rajshri Productions became her ‘innocent looking girl’ and
second home as she went on to do films like HIT she didn’t quite meet that
Naiyya (1979), Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979), SONGS requirement… Even recently,
Jazbaat (1980) and Dard-E- Dil (1983) with I was given a script... Later,
them. Another film that’s an indispensible ` Jab deep jale aana I got to know someone else
part of her repertoire is Bhimsain’s Movie: Chitchor
Gharonda, also with Amol Palekar. ` Gori tera gaon was doing it
Spotlighting a love story gone kaput, it bada pyaara
touched a chord in urban audiences in Movie: Chitchor producer. Jayaji called up the producer and
search of the elusive home. “Gharonda won ` Do deewane asked him to cancel the contract. I can never
me a Filmfare nomination,” she recalls. shaher mein forget her gesture,” says Zarina.
Movie: Gharonda
Zarina was often compared to Jaya ` Tumhe hona na ho Her detour in Malayalam films happened
Bhaduri given her flair for earthy and Movie: Gharonda by chance. Salil Chowdhary was giving
authentic characters. “Those days, I had ` Thodi si zameen music for a Malayalam film, starring Kamal
signed a film contract with a particular Movie: Sitara Haasan. He suggested Zarina’s name to the
producer. Not knowing English well, I didn’t ` Sawan ko aane do makers. “On the first day, I couldn’t mouth
understand the clauses. When I told Jayaji Movie: Sawan Ko Aane Do a single word and started crying. I offered
about it, she asked me to get the contract. It ` Yeh saaye hain to return the signing moment. Kamalji came
mentioned that for five years only a yeh duniya hai to my make-up room and urged me to try for
minimum portion of my earnings would Movie: Sitara a day. He said, ‘You don’t have to dub. Just
come to me. The rest would go to the give the correct lip movement’. I managed
to do it,” she shares. The film was the
blockbuster Madanolsavam (1978). She went
on to do many Malayalam films including
Chamaram, Naayattu, Mr. Michael, Palangal,
Sara Varsham, Football and Veedu through
the ‘80s. “They’d wrap-up within 15 days
and payment would be prompt. I saved
money bit by bit and bought a one-bedroom
flat in Mount Mary for 83,000,” she singles
out the proud moment.

Her attention being diverted to Malayalam
films, she lost out on a lot of Hindi films.
Also, there were times her roles were taken

NOSTALGIA

away from her. “An actress wanted to do n o
my role in Sitara (1980). But the makers
made it clear they wanted an ‘innocent n Jaane Pehchane heart he’s a child. He’s a clean-hearted
looking girl’ and she didn’t quite meet o With Dr Sriram person. Till date, I’ve never heard him gossip
that requirement,” she recalls how she or badmouth anyone. I love that about him.
had almost lost the Mithun Chakraborty Lagoo in Gharonda He helps people without letting anyone
starrer. Recently, she lost out on a good p Gopaal Krishna know.” It upsets her when he’s defamed.
role too. “The makers said that they “Some people have used him like an ATM
had me in mind for the role. I was Aditya’s a card.” She deals with rumours of his link-
given the script; I have it with me even clean-hearted ups with rare detachment. “I don’t question
now. I went through it, I underlined him. I’m not the one to fight. Whatever he
my dialogue… But when I didn’t hear person. I’ve does outside is his lookout. Don’t get it
from them, I enquired, only to know never heard home. When he comes home, he’s a good
someone else was doing it,” she him gossip or husband, a good father. That’s all that
smiles wryly. “What was not in my bwwawd.t.mme/onjmu_tmhagz matters,” says she.
destiny, I had to lose. But I’ve never anyone. He
snatched anyone else’s role.” helps people Earlier it was said that Aditya could sleep
only if he had curled his fingers around
Zarina has had a stellar career in without Zarina’s bangles. To that she laughs and says,
television too with shows like letting anyone “That was in the beginning. Not anymore.
Maayka, Zaara – Pyaar Ki know… Some How long can one romance? In fact, now
Saugat, Virrudh, Ek Kiran Roshni I often sleep in the other room as he keeps
Ki and Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan people have watching sports at night.” She appreciates
Hai. In the past decade, she was seen in used him like the freedom he’s given her. “He never stops
notable roles in films like My Name Is Khan, me from working. He doesn’t inquire about
Rakta Charitra, Agneepath, Vishwapooram an ATM my remuneration. He lets me travel and
and Dil Dhadakne Do, as also Malayalam card arranges everything for me.” Even today,
films like Adaminte Makan Abu and And Zarina often takes off to Hyderabad. “There
The Oscar Goes To. She’s looking forward to I enjoy watching Telugu films and taking
the release of Dheeraj Pandit’s Junction long walks around the Charminar,” she says.
Varanasi. “Sometimes, I’m called to audition
for a particular role. After so many years of She’s been a devoted mother to son/actor
work, it sounds disgusting. Earlier, I had Sooraj Pancholi and daughter Sana. She’s
to work. Today I want to work. That’s the confident that the cloud over Sooraj will
difference. Work is oxygen for me. I’m a pass away soon and he will emerge clean
workaholic. Even if I work for 10 days a from the legal ennui. “I want him as a son in
month, I’m happy,” she explains. all my lifetimes. He’s never raised his voice
even once,” she says softly adding, “I guess,
Coming to her personal life, in the ’80s, God tests his favourites,” she reflects. Right
Nari Hira was producing a video film for now the small joys matter to her. “Having
Hiba Films titled Kalank Ka Tika (1986). dinner with the children or taking off to Goa
That changed Zarina’s life forever. “Aditya
(Pancholi) and I fell in love while shooting with the family makes me happy. And now
it. Within 15 days we got married. My my passion for playing Candy Crush has
mother was upset as it was an inter-caste taken over my obsession of cleaning the
marriage. I told her, ‘You’re a devout cupboard,” she breaks into laughter. „
Muslim. Don’t you believe that nothing
happens without God’s will?’ She had no
answer to that,” recounts Zarina. “I’m
older to Aditya by six years. People said
I had ‘phasaoed’ a good-looking boy and
that he’d leave me soon. In fact, they said the
marriage wouldn’t last a month. Today, it’s
been 31 years,” she says with pride. The two
have survived a roller-coaster relationship
– Aditya’s penchant for flying off the handle
being a staple of gossip columns. “His
temper has become notorious. His minus
point overshadows his plus points. But at

p

reader’s reviews, box-office, celebrity column & more

INSTA LIKE
Celebration and cheer

Check out what your favourites are upto on Instagram...

@aishwar yaraibachchan_

arb Happy Birthday to our

Dearest Guardian Angel

and Darling Daddy- Ajja

LOVE YOU ETERNALLY

Thank you Alllllllll our

well-wishers world over

for your Love, Prayers and

wishes God Bless your

kind hearts Love from

Mom, Aaradhya n Me

always www.t.me/njm@_imaamgzsrk Two many beautiful women..Too

Three generations framed together. Brinda little time. Will be back NYC to savour their

Rai, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and company & love again...soon.

Aaradhya… the legacy of beauty continues as A superstar of a father and husband and our

do memories of the late Krishnaraj Rai . favourite selfie star. That’s Shah Rukh Khan.

@janhvikapoor#tbt @saraalikhan95You @shahidkapoor's
to the first but clearly know it’s December profile picture
not the last roller when Santa Claus shahidkapoor
coaster we’ll be on comes twice ..and going back
together. I love you #1dayforSimmbaTrailer in time after a
#5daysforkedarnath no-shave phase is
Who doesn’t love fun Shahid Kapoor and
moments with loved She’s stealing hearts his reverse aging.
ones? The Kapoor with her first two
sisters. Anshula and films – Kedarnath and Readers send in their reviews pg
Janhvi, know how to Simmba – Sara Ali Shatrughan Sinha’s racy rejoinders pg
have fun. Khan with the directors,
who made it possible.

www.t.me/njm_magz

Thugs Of Hindostan Mohalla Assi

TITANIC LOSS

Readers lament the colossal failure of the Amitabh Bachchan
and Aamir Khan starrer Thugs Of Hindostan

1st THUGS OF TWIVIEWS MOHALLA ASSI
Prize HINDOSTAN
Fans and readers tweet their Sunny Deol starrer, Mohalla Assi,
Thugs of Hindostan, mini reviews to @filmfare directed by Chandra Prakash Dwivedi (of
Chanakya fame, was supposed to release
directed by Vijay Krishna @thelastglitter three years back. But it was mired in
I didn’t have much controversies and financial jeopardy. But the
Acharya, at the onset itself brings in a interest in seeing Thugs of film captures the mystic fervour of Benares.
Hindostan. But my friend Here, Sunny Deol takes a detour from his
strong sense of predictability. The only sugwgewswte.dt.mI wea/ntcjmh K_amtraingaz brawny machismo avatar to play a part that
Kaif’s dance performance resonates his character in Arjun Pandit.
survivor of the Baig dynasty, Zafira (Fatima as #Suraiyya. Respect the Loosely inspired from the book Kashi Ka
hard work. Great job Kat! Assi by Dr Kashi Nath Singh, the film poses
Sana Shaikh) must grow up nurturing the a diatribe against the commercialisation
@appadappajappa of the pilgrim town. It’s viewed from
fire of revenge under the aegis of the royal Wow. Tashan (3.9) the vantage point of a Sanskrit teacher,
now has a better IMDB Dharam Pandey (Sunny Deol), who faces
guard Khudabaksh (Amitabh Bachchan). rating than TOH(3.6). a moral dilemma and penury owing to the
Congratulations in degradation of values. Deol is dead against
He has built an army to fight the British and hindsight, Vijay Krishna the videshis who visit Benares under the
Acharya. pretext of learning but engage in bhog
claim Raunakpur from Clive (Lloyd Owen). and yog. His staunch principles collide
@catchupwithsid with the Brahmins and the flippant tourist
Clive hires a thug named Firangi Malla Watched TOH despite guide Kanni (Ravi Kishan). But financial
bad reviews. I deserve hardships and nagging by the pundit’s
(Aamir Khan), who must infiltrate severe punishment. better half, Savitri (Sakshi Tanwar) force
him to compromise.
the rebel’s gang, win his trust and then @Kaabira
#DeepVeerKiShaadi has Dwivedi’s Assi is verbose and theatrical.
backstab him. more audience than The plot loses its foothold to digressions
Thugs Of Hindostan. around Ram janmabhoomi, Ayodhya
A promising plot that collaborates temple and reservation that happen in
@sumitmonss a modest ‘Pappu ki Chai’ dukaan.
the two superstars for the first time is @iamsunnydeol Sunny Deol lends gravitas to his part.
what a performance Sakshi performs well as the housewife
let down by juvenile writing, pedestrian #SakshiTanwar Awesome succumbing to materialistic desires. Ravi
Movie! #MohallaAssi Kishan lends authenticity to his negative
dialogue and uninspiring screenplay. persona. Faisal Rashid as the barber-turned-
@SunnyPaajiHero yogi -is brilliant!
The action exudes a sense of spectacle #MohallaAssi… all critics
who said that it’s not Dr Brahmananda Padhee, Odisha
but is monotonous. The writers have edited well or second
half is an amalgamation
brazenly built the narrative around the of random scenes,
should stop reviewing
action sequences. TOH reflects the 80s’ films. Audience gave a
standing ovation when
potboilers but there’s no emotional heft. the director’s name came
on the screen.
Katrina Kaif is reduced to a two-song

cameo. Even the falcon hovering over

Bachchan gets a larger footage than her.

Firangi, in his carroty hairdo and kohl-eyes,

is no Jack Sparrow and his philosophy

is baffling! At 76, Bachchan shows so

much commitment to play a part that

requires unfathomable physical drudgery.

Fatima looks convincing as the fierce

warrior but her character is crippled with

mumbo jumbo.

Rigved Padhee, Hyderabad

Bazaar Bohemian Rhapsody

BAZAAR TWIVIEWS Austin (Lucy Boynton) and marries her.
Later, he has an affair with his manager Paul
Bazaar is about a ruthless businessman, Fans and readers tweet their Prentor (Allen Leech) and confesses his
a young man trying to make it to the top, mini reviews to @filmfare bisexuality to Mary, who separates from him.
the riches of the stock market, insider We Will Rock You: Mercury’s conviction
trading and a man’s relation with his @Tripathi in his six-minute song titled Bohemian
family. The multiple plot lines leave the Bazaar gives an idea of Rhapsody is well captured.
door open for loose ends. Nevertheless, stock markets. Saif Ali Another One Bites The Dust: Drugs, sex, male
Saif Ali Khan pulls off every ‘cutthroat Khan is stunning while orgies...finally take a toll on Freddie. The
Shakun Kothari’ moment with charisma. Rohan Mehra (son of 1985 Live-Aid concert, which brought the
The story gets predictable in the second late Vinod Mehra) is dull. band back together, is masterfully recreated.
half but the climax is strong. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy: Freddie’s
@RK_HUNTERR confused sexuality as well as hiding his
Arnav Bapat, Pune #Bazaar Brilliant stuff. Indian roots (his parents were migrant Indian
Slightly stretched but Parsis) is shown. His affair with Jim Hutton
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY entertaining Saif soars and the press hounding him with personal
as Shakun. questions rather than about his new album
As a fan of the band Queen and makes for a wonderful scene. Bohemian
considering the biopic is on lead singer @WhatTheFFacts Rhapsody tends to whitewash Freddie by
Freddie Mercury, Bohemian Rhapsody Queen’s Brian May says underplaying his flawed choices. But as a
is best reviewed through its songs: Rami Malek deserves biopic, it provides valuable insights. Rami
Killer Queen: The film follows singer an Oscar for Bohemian Malek deserves an Oscar nomination, if not
Freddie Mercury’s (Rami Malek) life, wRhwawp.sto.mdye./njm_magz the award.
leading to his band Queen’s Live Aid
performance at Wembley Stadium in 1985. @rightcathartic Ben Sumeet Nadkarni, Mahim
Somebody to Love: Mercury falls for Mary Hardy as Roger Taylor
in Bohemian Rhapsody
made me bisexual.

Post your Send us your views, opinions and suggestions to: OR SMS: FI PAA <space>
reviews to <your review> <your name>
Email: fi[email protected] Fax: 022 - 22731585
Mail: Reviews, Filmfare, The Times of India Bldg., to 53636
4th floor, D N Road, Mumbai 400 001, INDIA

(Please mention your full name and address)

Terms & conditions: Any letter addressed to Filmfare will be the property of Filmfare and all copyrights for the same shall be vested with us. Filmfare reserves the right to use such
letter/material/jokes for any purpose including commercial in the magazine or otherwise.

The Lavie
First Prize Bag

Wins a Lavie
Clutch
LAVIE
BAG

Terms & Conditions Apply
z Winner will bear all applicable taxes z Original products may differ from the one shown in the picture & will be as per supplier’s/manufacturer’s terms & conditions
z The magazine will not be responsible for the product.

BOX-OFFICE

RAJINI ROCKS

The 2.0 phenomenon continues to grab eyeballs, what with 623.19 crores worldwide in its pocket. Industry
pundits predict that the Hindi version of the Rajinikanth-Akshay Kumar starrer itself might touch 200 crores.

With a budget of 500 crores, it needs these kinds of numbers to turn in a profit. Kedarnath, with its fresh
pairing and disaster scenario, was able to make inroads and make an above average opening. Sunny Deol starrer

Mohalla Assi and Bhaiaji Superhit sadly lacked punch.

FLOP
BELOW AVERAGE
SUPERHIT

MOHALLA ASSI BHAIAJI SUPERHIT 2.0 (HINDI VERSION)
`4.25crFIRST WEEK www.t.me/njm_magz `139.75crFIRST WEEK
FIRST WEEK
COLLECTION COLLECTION
` 1.60 crCOLLECTION
DIRECTOR: Neeraj Pathak DIRECTOR: S Shankar
DIRECTOR: Chandraprakash Dwivedi CAST: Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Arshad CAST: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar,
Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Ameesha Patel, Amy Jackson, Sudhanshu Pandey,
CAST: Sunny Deol, Ravi Kishan, Sakshi Jaideep Ahlawat Adil Hussain
RELEASE DATE: November 23, 2018 RELEASE DATE: November 29, 2018
Tanwar, Saurabh Shukla, Mukesh Tiwari, RAPID REVIEW: A comedy with Sunny Deol RAPID REVIEW: A follow up to Shankar’s
in a double role superhit Robot (2010)
Rajendra Gupta VIEWER’S VERDICT: VIEWER’S VERDICT:

RELEASE DATE: November 16, 2018 “It was funny “The special effects
in parts.” were mind-blowing.”
RAPID REVIEW: A film made on
- Deepak Sutar, 26, - Dhiraj Shemlani, 34,
Dr Kashi Nath Singh’s popular Hindi computer maintenance businessman

novel Kashi Ka Assi

VIEWER’S VERDICT: “The
film did raise some
relevant issues.”

- Sagar C, 36,

creative director

HIT KEDARNATH
`27.75 crFIRST WEEKEND

COLLECTION

DIRECTOR: Abhishek Kapoor
CAST: Sushant Singh Rajput, Sara Ali Khan, Nitish Bharadwaj
RELEASE DATE: December 7, 2018
RAPID REVIEW: A love story set against the
backdrop of Kedarnath floods

VIEWER’S VERDICT: “Sara is a star
to watch out for.”

- Mittal G, 33, teacher

ASK ME

Shatrughan Super villain: Shakti Kapoor
Sinha’s

Rapid
fire

The good bad man: Gulshan Grover

If you were given a couple the toughest laws and country. Who, according
to you, would be most fit
ticket to the moon and measures possible. for the PM’s post?

PHOTOGRAPH: MEETESH TANEJA back, whom would you Amit Loiwal, Baroda
Instead of running the
choose as your companion What’s the secret behind country, running around
the country would be
and why? the visibly white teeth of more desirable for movie
stars. However, as to who
Rohan Mahtanwi,wPwun.te.me/nfijmlm_mstaagrzs? amongst them could be
considered for the PM’s
Generally, what appeals Abhijit Ghosh, 24 Parganas post then I’ll suggest the
man of character, the
to a married man is the Paisa pheko tamasha favourite of women, the
saintly Shakti Kapoor. Or
illegal or a woman married dekho. Just shell out the the good ‘bad man’, the
man of dignity, character
to someone else. I’m sure big bucks and get anything and credibility - Gulshan
Grover. These two match
you’re intelligent enough done. White teeth, black the present scenario
perfectly.
to understand and also hair, colourful life…
Before the last assembly
married to find an answer elections in UP, the Modi
government introduced
to that. The government has notebandi. What can he
do before the general
formulated many laws elections in 2019?

If work is worship, what in favour of women to JP Singh Kaka, Mumbai
We pray for a better India,
is the religion of the protect them against a better future under the
leadership of better people.
unemployed? assualt from the opposite Instead of ‘Congress mukt
Bharat’ as declared earlier
Laj Khemlani, Pune gender. Of late, many by some people with

Struggles, hope and women seem to misuse

prayers. them, taking advantage of

this law. Comment.

Should rape scenes be Preetha Rengaswamy, Chennai

banned in movies? Sadly, in some cases this

Santosh Joshi, Sangli is true as we’ve seen in the

Why movies only, recent past. It’s certainly

they must be banned not in good taste as some

everywhere and dealt women are misusing them

with an iron hand. With and making things difficult

for some.

What’s more important in a woman’s life – If we had a ruling political
a man’s heart or his wallet? party of movie stars,
would they be able to do
Karan Nangia, Gurgaon a good job of running the
These days the wallet works for women as well as men.

1st Prize

‘Cocktail eyes’, ‘Bedroom eyes’, ‘Shotgun’, ‘Lady-

killer’ – why were these epithets given to you?

Abhijit Ghosh, 24 Parganas
Well, I hope no one dislikes my eyes. You may envy
them but don’t feel jealous. Shotgun is the short form
for Shatrughan and an appropriate name given for the
characters I played in films. By the way, Shotgun and
other such expressions can be attributed to the famous
intellectual Shobha De, who was the editor of a popular
film magazine during the peak of my stardom. Shobha
De is the mother of the title Shotgun. So, rest of the
queries should be directed to her.

2nd Prize

Who in your opinion is the No.1 hero of the year?

Abhijit Ghosh, 24 Parganas

Inspite of EVMs, arrogance and non-performance and

despite the ‘suit boot ki sarkar jumlebaazi’, and non-

Social message: Badhaai Ho fulfilment of promises, it’s still our honourable Prime

Minister Narendra Modi, till mid 2019 at least.

arrogance, it shouldn’t position), a prerequisite
turn out to be Bhajapa
mukt Bharat. set by lawmakers

Why do Bollywood themselves? world go around. We fall Made In India, Badhaai
heroines marry cricket
players? Kalyani on email in love and are saved by its Ho… Your take on that?

Santosh Joshi, Miraj Educational qualification safety net. R Ramakrishnan, Mulund
Aren’t they adults? Let for politicians? Arewywowu.t.me/njm_magz Excellent. They all send
them pick, choose and
marry anyone of their joking? They wouldn’t be Does regret beget regret? across a social message.
choice.
in politics if you insist Neeraj Sabharwal, Chandigarh Such exposure spreads
Why don’t politicians
need any educational on that. Haven’t you Not at all. Regret for a awareness and motivates
qualification even when
a minimum educational learnt something from moment or two is fine and people to bring reform in
qualification is required
to apply for a government the top leaders as to how gives you the inspiration to their motherland through
job (even for the lowest
things are managed and move on. From there you entertainment. It’s a

manipulated. No wonder, can go anywhere you wish welcome change.

politics is referred to as for a better future.

‘dirty’. It follows no rules. Of late the audience has (Feature co-ordinated by
started appreciating DEVESH SHARMA)
If the world is round how content and message
come we don’t fall off? driven films like Toilet - Ek Please note: The column doesn’t
reflect Shatrughan Sinha’s political
Santosh Bhatia, Panchkula or personal views. His answers are

Because love makes the Prem Katha, Sui Dhaaga: given in jest and humour.

Win! 1st prize 2nd prize

CASH PRIZES 3000 2000

Send Your Readers may send in their questions to: or SMS: FI <space> SJ <space>
Question to <your question> <your name>
Email: fi[email protected] Fax: 022-22731585
Mail: Sawaal Jawaab, Filmfare, The Times of India Bldg, to 53636
4th floor, D N Road, Mumbai 400 001, INDIA

(Please mention your full name, contact number and address)

YOUR QUESTIONS WILL BE FORWARDED TO: Shatrughan Sinha, who insists his answers do not reflect his political and social views.

Terms & Conditions Apply
z Winner will bear all applicable taxes z Original products may differ from the one shown in the picture & will be as per supplier’s/manufacturer’s terms & conditions

z The magazine will not be responsible for the product.