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Akshay Kumar’s Khiladi Box Office Ranked. (Photo Credit – Youtube)

One might not have noticed, but Akshay Kumar owns the biggest franchise in Hindi Cinema. The Khiladi franchise has as many as 8 films. Interestingly, except for two, all of them have done exceedingly well, earning a hit tag for themselves. All of these 8 films are standalone films.

Akshay starred in the first Khiladi film in 1992, which was his first successful action film. In fact, the name Khiladi Kumar was coined for the actor since he never looked back after the first film’s success.

All the Khiladi films belong to the action genre, and Akshay Kumar was the first action superstar of the 90s. The only film in the Khiladi franchise that was not action-dominated was Mr. & Mrs. Khiladi, which belonged to the comedy genre.

Trending Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Vs Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Box Office Revisit: Shah Rukh Khan...

90’s Hindi Movies: The 1990s marked a significant era in Bollywood, often referred to as the “Golden Age” of Hindi cinema. During this period, Bollywood witnessed the emergence of iconic films that left an indelible mark on Indian cinema. Here are the top 10 90’s Hindi movies from the 90s era that continue to captivate audiences even today:

1. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

Directed by Aditya Chopra, this romantic drama starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol became a cultural phenomenon and is one of Bollywood’s longest-running films.

2. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994)

Directed by Sooraj Barjatya, this family drama featuring Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit was a blockbuster hit and set new benchmarks for Indian cinema.

3. Rangeela (1995)

Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, this romantic comedy starring Aamir Khan, Urmila Matondkar, and Jackie Shroff was praised for its innovative storyline and memorable music.

4. Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)

Directed by Yash Chopra, this musical...

While many are jetting off for Christmas and New Year holiday getaways, if you find yourself in the ‘stuck-at-home’ club, fret not! We’ve got your back with a curated list of binge-worthy series to turn your holiday into a memorable entertainment extravaganza. Whether you’re nestled with family or enjoying some me-time, these series across diverse genres might keep you hooked and your holiday spirits high, literally!

From gripping crime dramas to heartwarming comedies, this list has something for everyone. So, grab your pop corns & pizzas, cozy up, and let the holiday binge begin! Because who needs a tropical beach when you’ve got the perfect series to escape into?

Scam 2003

This holiday season, delve into the captivating tale of deceit and suspense with ‘Scam 2003: The Telgi Story’ on SonyLIV. Directed by Tushar Hiranandani and co-directed by Hansal Mehta, this Indian financial thriller serves as the second instalment in the ‘Scam’ franchise.

Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan, who is currently seen as the judge in the celebrity dance show ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’, took a stroll down the memory lane and talked about choreographing for the track ‘Pehla Nasha’, saying how she wanted to do something new and entirely different for the song.

This weekend, the celebrities will attempt to try something new for the first time and step into uncharted dance territory with the ‘Pehli Baar’ special themed episodes, wherein they will be scored for the first time by the trio of judges — Farah, Arshad Warsi and Malaika Arora.

Actor Aamir Ali, who has made a powerful comeback on television with ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’, is all set to leave audiences spellbound with his first attempt at waltz.

Performing to the evergreen romantic track ‘Pehla Nasha,’ alongside his choreographer Sneha Singh, his intricate footwork, effortless lifts, and impeccable chemistry created a visual spectacle, making it a performance to remember.

Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan, who is currently seen as the judge in the celebrity dance show ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’, took a stroll down the memory lane and talked about choreographing for the track ‘Pehla Nasha’, saying how she wanted to do something new and entirely different for the song.

This weekend, the celebrities will attempt to try something new for the first time and step into uncharted dance territory with the ‘Pehli Baar’ special themed episodes, wherein they will be scored for the first time by the trio of judges — Farah, Arshad Warsi and Malaika Arora.

Actor Aamir Ali, who has made a powerful comeback on television with ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’, is all set to leave audiences spellbound with his first attempt at waltz.

Performing to the evergreen romantic track ‘Pehla Nasha,’ alongside his choreographer Sneha Singh, his intricate footwork, effortless lifts, and impeccable chemistry created a visual spectacle, making it a performance to remember.

Veteran playback singer Udit Narayan shared about his hit track ‘Pehla Nasha’ and revealed that initially he wasn’t sure if he could do justice to the song, saying he rehearsed for it really well. The song ‘Pehla Nasha’ is from 1992 coming-of-age sports drama ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’, directed and co-written by Mansoor Khan, and produced and co-written by Nasir Hussain.

The film stars Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi, Mamik Singh and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, while Aamir’s brother Faisal Khan makes a special appearance. The music was by Jatin–Lalit.

‘Pehla Nasha’ was the most popular track of the movie’s album at the time, and has become a cult song. It was sung by Udit Narayan and Sadhana Sargam.

This weekend on singing reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ 2023, music legends Udit Narayan and Abhijeet Bhattacharya will be seen gracing the stage, as special guests on the ’90s Special’ episode.

Veteran playback singer Udit Narayan shared about his hit track ‘Pehla Nasha’ and revealed that initially he wasn’t sure if he could do justice to the song, saying he rehearsed for it really well. The song ‘Pehla Nasha’ is from 1992 coming-of-age sports drama ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’, directed and co-written by Mansoor Khan, and produced and co-written by Nasir Hussain.

The film stars Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi, Mamik Singh and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, while Aamir’s brother Faisal Khan makes a special appearance. The music was by Jatin–Lalit.

‘Pehla Nasha’ was the most popular track of the movie’s album at the time, and has become a cult song. It was sung by Udit Narayan and Sadhana Sargam.

This weekend on singing reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ 2023, music legends Udit Narayan and Abhijeet Bhattacharya will be seen gracing the stage, as special guests on the ’90s Special’ episode.

Mumbai, Sep 24 (Ians) Actor Deepak Tijori reminisced about the days he spent shooting the coming-of-age sports film ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’ and said how the film has enjoyed great fandom since its 31 years of release.

The 1992 movie ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’ is directed and co-written by Mansoor Khan. The film stars Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi, Mamik Singh and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, whilst Aamir’s brother Faisal Khan makes a special appearance.

Deepak plays the character of Shekhar Malhotra in the movie.

This weekend, the talent reality show, ‘India’s Got Talent’ will be a ‘Reunion Special’ episode, that will see 90’s superstars – Chunky Pandey, Rahul Roy, Deepak Tijori, and Ayesha Jhulka grace the show with their presence.

Known for their extraordinary feats of agility and strength, the Abujhmad Malkhamb Group from Chhattisgarh will impress one and all with a jaw-dropping act on ‘Yaha Ke Hum Sikandar”.

Not only...

Mumbai, Sep 24 (Ians) Actor Deepak Tijori reminisced about the days he spent shooting the coming-of-age sports film ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’ and said how the film has enjoyed great fandom since its 31 years of release.

The 1992 movie ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’ is directed and co-written by Mansoor Khan. The film stars Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi, Mamik Singh and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, whilst Aamir’s brother Faisal Khan makes a special appearance.

Deepak plays the character of Shekhar Malhotra in the movie.

This weekend, the talent reality show, ‘India’s Got Talent’ will be a ‘Reunion Special’ episode, that will see 90’s superstars – Chunky Pandey, Rahul Roy, Deepak Tijori, and Ayesha Jhulka grace the show with their presence.

Known for their extraordinary feats of agility and strength, the Abujhmad Malkhamb Group from Chhattisgarh will impress one and all with a jaw-dropping act on ‘Yaha Ke Hum Sikandar”.

Not only...

Actor Chunky Pandey has shared that to become an actor he swam against the tides of societal norms of securing a conventional job. The actor revealed on ‘India’s Got Talent’ season 10 that both his parents were doctors and they wanted him to pursue medical science.

This weekend, the contestants up the ante of entertainment in the Reunion Special with 1990’s superstars Chunky Pandey, Deepak Tijori, Ayesha Jhulka and Rahul Roy, whilst impressing the judges – Badshah and Kirron Kher with their performances.

Chandigarh’s dance group, N-House Crew impresses the judges with their performance to the peppy dance number, ‘Zingaat’. Judge Badshah lauds the group, saying, “This is one of the most creative acrobatic performances I have ever seen. Everyone tries acrobats and somersaults, but I haven’t seen anyone performing like the N-house Crew have done today. N House crew, this is your best performance.”

Adding to the compliment, actor...

Actor Chunky Pandey has shared that to become an actor he swam against the tides of societal norms of securing a conventional job. The actor revealed on ‘India’s Got Talent’ season 10 that both his parents were doctors and they wanted him to pursue medical science.

This weekend, the contestants up the ante of entertainment in the Reunion Special with 1990’s superstars Chunky Pandey, Deepak Tijori, Ayesha Jhulka and Rahul Roy, whilst impressing the judges – Badshah and Kirron Kher with their performances.

Chandigarh’s dance group, N-House Crew impresses the judges with their performance to the peppy dance number, ‘Zingaat’. Judge Badshah lauds the group, saying, “This is one of the most creative acrobatic performances I have ever seen. Everyone tries acrobats and somersaults, but I haven’t seen anyone performing like the N-house Crew have done today. N House crew, this is your best performance.”

Adding to the compliment, actor...

Actress Ayesha Jhulka, who is set to grace the stage of ‘India’s Got Talent’ season 10, reflects back upon her childhood as she was raised in an Army family, and shares how reunions matter the most to the officers.

‘India’s Got Talent’ has been showcasing phenomenal acts by talent par excellence that has won millions of hearts. This weekend, the contestants will up the ante of entertainment in the ‘Reunion Special’ with 1990’s actors like Chunky Pandey, Deepak Tijori, Ayesha Jhulka and Rahul Roy, while impressing the judges — Badshah and Kirron Kher with their extraordinary performances.

Staying true to the theme of the ‘Reunion Special’, ‘Mahila Band’ reunites with their fellow comrades over a heartfelt video call ahead of their performance. But it’s their heart-warming rendition of the 1990’s chartbusters — ‘Disco Deewane’, and ‘Jimmy Jimmy’, that leaves the judges enthralled.

Not only their act gets a standing ovation from Badshah,...

Actress Ayesha Jhulka, who is set to grace the stage of ‘India’s Got Talent’ season 10, reflects back upon her childhood as she was raised in an Army family, and shares how reunions matter the most to the officers.

‘India’s Got Talent’ has been showcasing phenomenal acts by talent par excellence that has won millions of hearts. This weekend, the contestants will up the ante of entertainment in the ‘Reunion Special’ with 1990’s actors like Chunky Pandey, Deepak Tijori, Ayesha Jhulka and Rahul Roy, while impressing the judges — Badshah and Kirron Kher with their extraordinary performances.

Staying true to the theme of the ‘Reunion Special’, ‘Mahila Band’ reunites with their fellow comrades over a heartfelt video call ahead of their performance. But it’s their heart-warming rendition of the 1990’s chartbusters — ‘Disco Deewane’, and ‘Jimmy Jimmy’, that leaves the judges enthralled.

Not only their act gets a standing ovation from Badshah,...

Ott platforms have not just changed the rules of the entertainment market, they have given, literally, a second life to Bollywood stars who had faded away from the public eye for quite some time. Of late, a number of senior actors, who had virtually retired from the industry or had limited theatrical releases, are now being reinvented and getting a hugely positive response to their work, courtesy of streaming platforms.

Here’s a list of nine actors who are back in the reckoning in their second innings because of Ott:

Harman Baweja

The actor made his debut with the 2008 release “Love Story 2050”, directed by his father Harry Baweja, and charmed the audience with his dancing skills (and little else!), but he was dismissed by all as the poor man’s Hrithik Roshan.

Hansal Mehta’s streaming series “Scoop”, which sees a no-longer-chocolate-boy Harman back in action as Joint Commissioner...

Mumbai, March 13 (Ians) Veteran actress and director Ratna Pathak Shah, who is remembered for playing snobbish socialite woman Maya Sarabhai in popular sitcom ‘Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai’, is happy to collaborate with Jamnadas Majethia and Aatish Kapadia again for the web series ‘Happy Family: Conditions Apply’.

However, she said that this time her character Hemlata is going to be completely different from Maya Sarabhai.

She shared: “Hemlata is a complicated character to play, it’s not easy as Maya Sarabhai, it’s also not one dimensional so it definitely was a challenge, when Atish narrated and as the episode progressed the character too was having a good graph, the both character of Hemlata and Maya are outspoken in their own completely different ways, And I hope this character works out she is not smooth but yet she is charming.”

The 65-year-old actress has done theatre, films and TV. She has been...

Mumbai, March 10 (Ians) Actress Ratna Pathak Shah, who is enjoying the response to their recently released streaming series ‘Happy Family: Conditions Apply’, has shared that comedy opened up new avenues for her as an actor.

She added that in the absence of comedy, her body of work would have turned out to be that of a very serious actress, who does only intense roles.

The veteran actress recently appeared with her co-actress Ayesha Jhulka on a chat show. Ratna, who is known for her iconic role of Maya Sarabhai, said: “I was on my way to becoming a great tragic actress. Thankfully, ‘Idhar Udhar’ happened and I was relieved off this weight of becoming this ‘great actress’, aspiring to do Lady Macbeth. It gave me the chance to learn a skill.”

According to her, acting is very skill-dependent, like good speech and the ability to perform with your body, as...

Actress Ayesha Jhulka, who plays Pallavi in the soon to be released webseries ‘Happy Family: Conditions Apply’, has a comic side to her personality and it’s the prime reason she chose to say yes to the project.

The series revolves around a joint family of four generations, which are divided by their divergent eccentric personalities but are united by their bonding with each other, and how their differences often lead to hilarious situations.

Talking about doing a comedy and playing both a ‘saas’ (mother-in-law) and a ‘bahu (daughter-in-law), the actress said, “After back to back serious shows, it felt great to do a comedy. I just felt that Happy Family: Conditions Apply was a very welcoming change in my life. In real life I’m quite a comic character and I like my life to be lighter in all aspects. Hence, I thought this is a very interesting character and I should do it.

Prime Video, today, announced the global premiere of its family comedy, the Amazon Original series Happy Family: Conditions Apply, with the launch of its quirky, uproarious trailer. The series features an ensemble of established and young actors, such as Raj Babbar, Ratna Pathak Shah, Atul Kulkarni, and Ayesha Jhulka, along with Raunaq Kamdar, Meenal Sahu, Sanah Kapur, and Ahaan Saboo.

Created and directed by Aatish Kapadia and Jd Majethia, and produced under the banner of Hats Off Productions, Happy Family: Conditions Apply will be an episodic release. The first four episodes will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on March 10, with 2 episodes releasing every Friday until March 31.

The facetious trailer takes the audience into the world of the Dholakias, a family of four generations living under one roof, as they navigate the many ups and downs of their lives together. To the world, Dholakias appear to be picture-perfect, but like most...

Mumbai, March 2 (Ians) Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan has shared that she choreographed her first song for Ayesha Jhulka and “it will always be special”.

Taking to Instagram stories, Farah posted a selfie with Ayesha and called the actor “special”.

In the photograph, Farah wore a black and white outfit while Ayesha opted for a white outfit with black sripes.

Farah captioned the post, “I choreographed my first song on her… she will always be special @ayesha.jhulka.”

In another photographs, Ayesha kept her hand around Farah as they smiled for the camera.

In the picture, Ayesha wore a blue saree, while Farah opted for a red and blue outfit. Farah wrote, “So good to meet up and find that some associations never change @ayesha.jhulka.”

Ayesha re-shared the posts on her Instagram Stories with a woman with a red hearts sticker.

She also wrote, “Love you @farahkhankunder.”

Farah started her career...

As the New Year knocks the door, it is time to welcome new shows, bid adieu to old ones, and enjoy the festivity on the sets of reality series.

If the cooking-based reality show ‘Master Chef India’ is all set to start bringing out some unique and special delicacies for food lovers, the quiz-based reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ is going to enter its finale week. So, just scroll down to see what is there for you to watch in your favourite TV shows.

MasterChef India

Popular chefs Vikas Khanna, Ranveer Brar and Garima Arora are coming back as judges on the 7th season of the cooking reality show ‘MasterChef India’.

Based on ‘MasterChef Australia’, it started in India in 2010 and the first season was hosted by Akshay Kumar, Kunal Kapur, and Ajay Chopra. Apart from Hindi, the show also aired in different languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam,...

Bollywood actress Ayesha Jhulka, best known for her film ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’ recently appeared on a singing reality show along with another well-known face of Bollywood, Neelam Kothari. While both enjoyed the performances by contestants, Ayesha felt nostalgic after listening to the song ‘Wada Raha Sanam ‘ sung by Sonakshi Kar from Kolkata.

This romantic song was picturised on Ayesha and action star Akshay Kumar. It was originally sung by Alka Yagnik and Abhijit Bhattacharya.

Recalling the shooting for this song from the 1992 film ‘Khiladi,’ Ayesha said: “I am grateful to hear this from you Sonakshi, very beautifully sung.”

“Yeh gaana bohot si yaadein le aata hai” (This song brings back so many memories), it was a nostalgic moment for me.”

Ayesha, who is also known for giving hits such as ‘Meherbaan’ , ‘Dalaal’, ‘Rang’, ‘Masoom’, among others expressed her wish of going back to those days.

“I get emotional, if...

Aadil Jaipuri is the grandson of legendary lyricist Hasrat Jaipuri, whose most notable works have been the evergreen ‘Badan pe sitare lapete hue’, ‘Zindagi ek Safar Hai Suhana’, ‘Jaane Kahan gaye woh din’, ‘Sun sahiba sun’, ‘Baharon Phool barsaao mera Mehboob aaya Hai’ and many more. Hasrat Jaipuri’s beautiful words along with music by famous composers Shankar-Jaikishan produced many iconic tracks for the greatest showman of Indian cinema – Raj Kapoor.

Famous as a child artist for 13 years, Aadil Jaipuri, a talented actor and a trained dancer, aims at returning to the silver screen as a lead artist.

“I was too young when my grandfather passed away but I have had the exposure to the legacy that he left behind. I believe, I subconsciously picked up my calling towards the field of arts ever since then,” said Aadil.

Aadil was an audience to his grandfather’s talent since he was...

‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ actress Karishma Tanna is currently seen playing the role of Inspector Geeta Tehlan in Juhi Chawla, Ayesha Jhulka-starrer web series ‘Hush Hush’. Talking about her experience working in the series, she expressed gratitude towards director Tanuja Chandra and said: “The character of Geeta will always be special to me and I would like to thank Tanuja ma’am for choosing me to play this character.”

When the project came to her, she was not sure about doing it. As she said: “When Tanuja ma’am first told me about the role, I was not sure I would be able to do justice to this character but I am glad to see how things worked out on screen for me. I am thrilled to see the love my character is receiving and I hope the love continues for my future projects too.”

The actress,...

Hush Hush

Starring Juhi Chawla, Soha Ali Khan, Kritika Kamra, Shahana Goswami, Karishma Tanna

Created and Directed by Tanuja Chandra

This is a very good looking police procedural with some beautiful actresses getting together to play bestfriends for life, and in one case, in death.

What keeps one glued right till the end is the question: where is this going? More importantly, the principal actresses have the looks and sometimes the skills , though not always, to make us partially involved.

Spoiler Alert: Juhi Chawla, looking like an older version of Sanya Malhotra, in a classic case of a monstrous miscast plays Ishi Sangmitra , a high-flying wheelerdealer who gets savagely slayed in the first episode…or is it the second? It becomes a little tough to keep track when the narrative moves forward and back without warning.

What is as clear as daylight is that Ishi is up to no good...

Featuring a powerful, all-women cast of Juhi Chawla, Soha Ali Khan, Shahana Goswami, Kritika Kamra, Karishma Tanna, and Ayesha Jhulka, Hush Hush, the seven-episode series is streaming on Amazon Prime Video today.

Produced by Abundantia Entertainment,Hush Hush revolves around a set of women whose picture-perfect lives begin to come undone when an unexpected event brings out secrets from their past and threatens everything that’s dear to them. Knitted in a web of lies, deceit and fighting patriarchy, the story explores the storm that brews behind the seemingly quiet façade of the privileged lives of these women. Filled with mysteries, suspense and drama, the Hush Hush tells the tale of a powerful lobbyist Ishi Sangamitra (Juhi Chawla), an ex-investigative journalist Saiba Tyagi (Soha Ali Khan), a self-made fashion designer Zaira Shaikh (Shahana Goswami) and a trapped-in-society Dolly Dalal (Kritika Kamra), who find themselves hurtling down a rabbit hole of lies,...

‘Uttaran’ actor Chaitannya Choudhry, who is making his Ott debut with the show ‘Hush Hush’, said that he wanted to come on board as soon as he heard about the cast including Juhi Chawla, Soha Ali Khan, Shahana Goswami, Kritika Kamra, Karishma Tanna and Ayesha Jhulka.

Chaitanya revealed it was great working with each one of them. “They are stunning, all of them, who wouldn’t love working with them. And Soha is simply amazing. She made me feel so comfortable during the shoot, really grateful to have had her as my co-star for this series.”

Chaitanya has done several TV shows ‘Kahiin To Hoga’, ‘Dil Hi To Hai’, ‘Dream Girl’, ‘Yeh Hai Mohabbatein’ and many more.

The series was shot during the pandemic. Talking about his experience of the same, the actor added: “Those were really tough times and a new experience for all of us as a team.

Hush Hush, Prime Video’s upcoming crime drama, is all set to pack a punch with a fantastic female cast including Juhi Chawla, Soha Ali Khan, Kritika Kamra, Shahana Goswami, Karishma Tanna, and Ayesha Jhulka. The Amazon Original series promises a thrilling ride and viewers’ are curious to unravel the mysteries. Amping up viewers’ excitement, Prime Video today dropped a new character promo featuring Soha Ali Khan as Saiba Tyagi.

The actress plays an ex-journalist, who is now wholly dedicated to her family and two children. But to protect her loved ones from some unforeseen situations, she dons her hung hat again to wade through lingering dangers and threats. On one hand, inspector Geeta Tehlan (Played by Karishma Tanna) is hunting for the culprit, on the other, ex-journalist Saiba is on a mission to root out dreadful facts. Who will ultimately find the truth? Only time will tell.

Talking about playing an ex-journalist on screen,...

Prime Video’s crime drama series, Hush Hush, will see the return of 90s superstars Juhi Chawla and Ayesha Jhulka. Even though the duo has been working in the film industry for the past three decades, surprisingly, they have never worked together. With Hush Hush, not only does the duo mark their digital debut but it is also their project together. Recently, the ‘Khiladi’ and ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’ heroine Ayesha Jhulka opened up about how the two actresses never got a chance to collaborate in their early days.

“Juhi and I go back a long way in the industry. However, Hush Hush gave just the right scope for us to gel along like the good ol’ days! Imagine romancing the same actors, but never sharing screen space before! On set, most of our conversations revolved around how exciting it is to finally collaborate on a project,” shared Ayesha.

Talking...

Mumbai, Sep 16 (Ians) Crime drama series ‘Hush Hush’ will see the arrival of ’90s silver screen heartthrobs Juhi Chawla and Ayesha Jhulka making their debut in a web series.

Surprisingly, even though the two actresses have been working in the film industry for the past three decades, they have never worked together. With ‘Hush Hush’, which will stream on Prime Video from September 22, they will be seen together on the screen.

Talking about it, Ayesha said: “Juhi and I go back a long way in the industry, but ‘Hush Hush’ let us come together and gel along like the good old days! Imagine romancing the same actors, but never sharing screen space before! On the sets, most of our conversations revolved around how exciting it is to finally collaborate on a project.”

Talking about her working with Juhi, Ayesha talked about the characters the two actresses play: “Ishi and Meera...

The makers of the all-woman whodunit series ‘Hush Hush’ released the trailer on Tuesday and amped up the excitement about it. The seven-episode web series, which will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video on September 22, is helmed by Tanuja Chandra and features Juhi Chawla, Soha Ali Khan, Shahana Goswami, Kritika Kamra, Karishma Tanna and Ayesha Jhulka.

It is a story of a set of women whose lives take a dramatic turn when a secret from their past comes out. It seems like a searing blend of suspense, mystery and rollercoaster emotions.

Chandra, who first got noticed because of her script for the Yash Chopra blockbuster ‘Dil Toh Pagal Hai’, and later for directing ‘Dushman’, said: “The female genre has been my abiding passion but a female-first cast and crew is something of a dream come true for me.”

She added: “I have loved working on ‘Hush Hush’ with a formidable...

Hush Hush, a new series that features a cast and crew led by women is getting ready for it’s Ott release. Produced by the Vikram Malhotra-led Abundantia Entertainment, the series marks the digital debut of Juhi Chawla and Ayesha Jhulka, and also stars Soha Ali Khan Pataudi, Kritika Kamra, Shahana Goswami, and Karishma Tanna in the lead.

Hush Hush revolves around a set of women whose picture-perfect lives begin to come undone when an unexpected event brings to the fore secrets from their past and threatens everything that’s dear to them. Knitted in a web of lies, deceit and fighting patriarchy, the story explores the storm that brews behind the seemingly quiet façade of the privileged lives of these women. Hush Hush is co-created by Abundantia Entertainment and critically acclaimed director Tanuja Chandra.

What makes Hush Hush even more unique is that it features a cast and crew primarily comprising women,...

Championing female-forward stories, Prime Video today announced the launch date of its ambitious series, Hush Hush, that features a cast and crew led by women. Produced by Vikram Malhotra led Abundantia Entertainment, the series marks the digital debut of Juhi Chawla and Ayesha Jhulka, and also stars Soha Ali Khan Pataudi, Kritika Kamra, Shahana Goswami, and Karishma Tanna in the lead.

Hush Hush revolves around a set of women whose picture-perfect lives begin to come undone when an unexpected event brings to the fore secrets from their past and threatens everything that’s dear to them. Knitted in a web of lies, deceit and fighting patriarchy, the story explores the storm that brews behind the seemingly quiet façade of the privileged lives of these women. Hush Hush is co-created by Abundantia Entertainment and critically acclaimed director Tanuja Chandra.

What makes Hush Hush even more unique is that it features a...

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar recently visited the sets of ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ to promote his movie ‘Prithviraj’ opposite former Miss World Manushi Chhillar. In a clip of the upcoming episode shared on Reditt, Kapil was seen talking about Akshay romancing Madhuri Dixit and Ayesha Jhulka on screen when he was in school. He said […]...

At a mega-event on Thursday 28 April Amazon Prime Video doubled down on content investments in India and announced 41 new titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English.

Amazon’s attractive line-up for the next two years includes some of the biggest names of Bollywood. For starters there is Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi coming together for Amazon in Raj-dk’s serial Farzi.

In Raj-dk’s Farzi (Hindi), a small-time artist(Shahid Kapoor) working out of his grandfather’s printing press has designed the ultimate con job , a crime uniquely suited to him , and gets pulled into the murky, high stakes world of all that it demands. A fiery, unorthodox task force officer (Vijay Sethupathi) has made it his mission to rid the country of the menace this poses in this fast-paced, edgy one-of-a-kind thriller. Raj-Dk’s Gulkanda Tales (Hindi) will star Pankaj Tripathy and Kunal Khemu.

Vidya Balan, will be...

Actresses Ayesha Jhulka and Madhoo Shah will appear as special guests on ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ during the ‘Top 8 contestants special’ episode. Veteran Bollywood actress Ayesha Jhulka has shared how superstar Salman Khan used to avoid dancing in films in the 1990s during her appearance on reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’. […]...

Writer-director Zubie Saurabh Sengupta, who started his career in advertising and created press and film campaigns for leading brands, has recently directed a film titled ‘In The Month of July’ that stars veteran actor Kanwaljit Singh, Shadab Khan, Shamim Akbarali, Aditya Ranvijay Siddhu, Donal Bist, Ranjeet Jha, Richard Joel, Rhea and Sana.

The film is a feel-good film, placed in a small hill-station in Himachal Pradesh and is about a lonely aged man and a much younger forlorn woman locked together in a redundant and loveless marriage, until an outsider, a young man, enters their lives and turns the pages. With its different approach, the film intends to bring in a completely new and fresh experience for its viewers.

‘In The Month of July’ is produced under the banner of Teg Enterprises Inc. by Mr. Gurpal Sandhu, a venture capitalist-industrialist with his based in India and U.S. As he...

New Delhi, March 10: The Ott space is revolutionising the way we enjoy visual entertainment, and it is reorganising a lot of things in Bollywood, too.

Among things in Bollywood that seem to be changing is the concept of stardom. Gone are the days when being a star was about big screen glory. In this context, what is currently going on has been unprecedented. Several top Bollywood stars are headed towards Ott as never before. These are not character artistes or budding stars, but established names such as Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Madhuri Dixit, Raveena Tandon and Juhi Chawla.

It is something that Television never managed. At the height of superstardom, even though Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan or Shah Rukh Khan have appeared on TV, they came as themselves, and not to essay fictional roles. On Ott, it is the roles that seem to be attracting big Bollywood stars.

Many...

In today’s Global Bulletin, Women In Motion launches a special International Women’s Day podcast featuring Jane Fonda and Jameela Jamil, Amazon Prime Video announces a new women-fronting original series in India, BritBox heads to Amazon Prime Channels in the U.K., Keshet International acquires three new titles ahead of the London TV Screenings, BBC One unveils new casting for “The Responder,” Young Films Foundation beefs up its writing talent scheme and Paramount Plus goes all in on promoting its service in Latin America.

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In celebration of International Women’s Day, Kering and Pomellato have released a new special edition of the “Women In Motion” podcast featuring a conversation with Jane Fonda and “The Good Place” star Jameela Jamil.

The new podcast is part of Pomellato for Women, an initiative focusing on female leadership which Jane Fonda has contributed to for the past four years. Fonda was also...

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Amazon Prime Video is all set to announce it’s upcoming series Hush Hush (working title), led by an all-women cast and crew.

Amazon Original Hush Hush (working title) not only tells a story with strong female protagonists, but it is also helmed by some of the finest female talent behind the camera. Tanuja Chandra will serve as the Creative Director & Executive Producer and Shikhaa Sharma will double-hat as Executive Producer and original story writer. Kopal Nathani, one of the most promising names in the advertising films industry directs episodes in the show. National Award-winning writer Juhi Chaturvedi (Gulabo Sitabo and Piku), has been roped in to pen the dialogues for the series written by Ashish Mehta. The series will be produced by Vikram Malhotra's Abundantia Entertainment.

Hush Hush (working title) marks the digital debut of award-winning Indian movie star Juhi Chawla...

Film buffs have been eagerly waiting to watch Genius for multiple reasons. After teasing the audience with an intriguing & thrilling trailer which showcases different shades of Vasudev Shastri aka Genius, director Anil Sharma is all set to reveal the entire story to the audience on August 24th.

Before the movie hits cinema screens, we decided to list a bunch of reasons why we’re watching the movie this August and why you can’t afford missing it too!

1. Music by Himesh Reshammiya: A multi-faceted versatile music composer, Himesh Reshammiya is a widely loved known winner, winning hearts around for over a decade with hits like Aashiq Banaya Aapne to Hookah Bar. Tera Fitoor (Arijit Singh) & Dil Meri Na Sune (Atif Aslam) have resonated with music lovers and are rapidly climbing the music charts ever since they have been out.

2. Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Having surprised the audience with whatever character he has played till now,...

Director Anil Sharma has just completed the shoot of his film Genius which will star his son Utkarsh Sharma in the lead role. To celebrate the completion of the film, the team of Genius had a party in Mumbai on Wednesday evening this week.

A host of stars were present at the party including the Deols (Sunny and Bobby) who have worked with Anil previously. The film’s music director Himesh Reshammiya also attended the party, and the first official teaser of the film featuring a glimpse of the Holi song was launched too.

Check out the pic of Himesh at the party and also the first official teaser of the film, below. The romance thriller Genius, which stars Ishita Chouhan, Mithun Chakraborty, Ayesha Jhulka, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, is slated to release on 24th August 2018.

Genius official teaser:

Grand wrap party for #Genius ..M thank full to sunny sir n bobby...

Film director Anil Sharma has been absent from Bollywood for some time (last directed Singh Saab the Great in 2013), but he has now returned with the film Genius – Dil Ki Ladaai Dimaag Se which will introduce his son Utkarsh Sharma as the lead actor.

Famous for films such as Gadar – Ek Prem Katha and Apne, Anil Sharma’s Genius is set to be an action packed love story. The actress opposite Utkarsh is also a newcomer Ishita Chauhan. We have all seen Utkarsh as the little boy of Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel in Gadar, and now that he is all grown up, we will get to see his Bollywood debut. Actors Mithun Chakraborty, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Ayesha Jhulka will also star in the film.

Genius will have music by the multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya and he is the sole composer of the soundtrack, which sees a move back to the...

She won hearts as the tomboyish Anjali in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar [1992] and continued to do so in many films like Khiladi, Sangram, Kurbaan. Ayesha Jhulka, who had slowly graduated towards exit from Bollywood, is all set to return to the big screen with Gadar director Anil Sharma’s next. We all are aware thatRead More

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On May 22, 25 years ago, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander, Jatin-Lalit’s first signed film as a composer duo, hit the screen. Their song, ‘Pehla Nasha Pehla Khumaar’, was already popular, but its full impact was gauged only when we saw the twinkle-toed choreography with Aamir Khan and Ayesha Jhulka serenading each other. It was saidRead More

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Mumbai, Oct 15: Producer Ratan Jain says he is planning to make a sequel to 1992 superhit film "Khiladi" with a newcomer.

Directed by Abbas-Mustan, the 1992 hit movie "Khiladi" starred Akshay Kumar in the lead role and it also featured Ayesha Jhulka and Deepak Tijori, among others.

"Films that I have made are not too old. I started working in the 1990s, so yes, youth knows about my film. Yes, we are trying various ideas to come up with different films," Jain told Ians.

"I don't know about remake, but we are planning to make a sequel to 'Khiladi'. It's in a very early stage, we are still scripting," added the filmmaker.

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The suspense is over. After it was declared by the makers that Nargis Fakhri would have to make way for another girl in Khiladi 786, there were speculations galore around who would be the chosen one. While it would be futile to name the ones who were pitching for the role and were also in consideration, it has now been revealed that Asin is the chosen one. "Yes, Asin has been signed for the film. In fact she would be starting the film's shoot immediately", says our well placed source attached to the film. This would also make it second instance where Asin would be paired opposite Akshay Kumar (Housefull 2). Incidentally, Asin has been time and again repeated by her co-stars after being paired opposite them. Whether it is Salman Khan (London Dreams, Ready), Ajay Devgn (London Dreams, Bol Bachchan) and now Akshay Kumar, the girl is finding herself in every senior actor's wish-list.

A few years ago we published this article about Diwali on screen and we thought why not bring it back for today to celebrate The Festival of Lights!

In celebration of Diwali, we here at BollySpice.com decided to see how many films we could think of that have Diwali scenes. We thought it would be fun to see how many we could brainstorm and so, with some help from our tweeple, forum members, our illustrious staff and, okay, a little YouTube sleuthing, we now present Diwali on screen!

Chori Chori: The scene in the beginning with Rani celebrating on the roof with Jonathan (her stuffed monkey), and then later with Ajay’s family at the house lighting the diyas.

Barsaat: Priyanka comes back to husband Bobby Deol’s family to bring the Diwali light back to their house and lives.

Mohabbatein: The song ‘Pairon Mein Bandhan...

Lo, behold and get ready to see your favourite mainstream actresses of 90’s coming back to grace the silver screen all over again. Times have clearly changed and the career of a leading actress has now got a much deserved extension due to changing norms of film industry. Yesteryear actresses were not this privileged and most of them faded into oblivion or took the mother/ sister roles like Rati Agnihotri and Poonam Dhillon.

Indian film industry has been a male dominated industry and leading actors have a larger shelf life than those of leading actresses. There is usually a huge age gap between the lead actors and newly launched debutant actresses. However, the reverse trend is mostly rejected (Rani-Shahid in Dil Bole Hadippa). Thanks to television reality shows we still get to see our favourite actresses, but we hardly get to see them in a mainstream movie.

Amitabh Bachchan has...

Ayesha Jhulka who has almost said good Bye to the filmdom today celebrates a silent birthday with her near and dear ones. Today she turns 36.

Ayesha started her career in 1991 in Kurban opposite Salman Khan. The film turned out to be a hit and this film was known as her claim to fame. Since then there was no looking back for her. She had delivered lots of hits in career which includes Khiladi, Sangram, Jai Kishen, Dalaal and many more.

During her career, she has worked with major stars like Mithun Chakraborty, G ...