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Mumbai, Jan 29 (Ians) Mimicry artiste and TV actor Kettan Singh, who was last seen in Apna News Aayega, recently met actor Pankaj Tripathi and he cannot stop gushing about the time he spent at the latter's residence. Kettan reveals the meeting happened thanks to his social media posts where he had shared videos of Tripathi.

"I was doing a few videos of Pankaj Tripathi. His fans were tagging him in those videos. Pankaj sir saw all those videos and liked them. We have a common friend in actor Paritosh Tripathi, who has also worked with Pankaj sir in the film 'Ludo'. So, Pankaj Sir invited us at his place and we had a great time and delicious food," Kettan tells Ians.

Kettan recalls the evening with childlike excitement in his voice: "It was a great evening with lots of laughter and good company. I also presented a few...

Actress Kriti Sanon made her Bollywood debut five years ago with "Heropanti", and since then has never looked back. Last year, she featured in the multistarrer biggie "Housefull 4" with Akshay Kumar, and also starred in the multiplex superhit "Lukka Chuppi" opposite Kartik Aaryan. Her other two films last year, "Panipat" and "Arjun Patiala", may have fared below expectations but her performance in these films were applauded.

Kriti feels she is evolving as an actor.

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"I have definitely evolved as an actor over the years. I had no training in any filmmaking course, and I don't have a film background. Whatever I have learned is on the job. My acting process is very organic and spontaneous but it does require a bit of homework. There's no fixed formula. One should be able to understand his or her craft better,...

Actress Kriti Sanon says doing comedy is not a laughing matter, but a serious business.

Kriti has featured in comedies such as "Bareilly Ki Barfi", "Arjun Patiala" and the recent Diwali release, "Housefull 4", which also features Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Riteish Deshmukh, Kriti Kharbanda, Pooja Hegde and Rana Daggubati in important roles.

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"Comedy is, indeed, serious business but thanks to the amazing mentors I found in Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh and Bobby Deol; they made it seamless for me to pull off certain scenes. People can now enjoy the movie on the streaming platform and hopefully it'll add a bit to their holiday cheer," Kriti said.

Sharing his "Housefull 4" experience, Bobby said: "Being part of projects that are larger than life is fun. The 'Housefull' franchise is a testament to that. It was fun reconnecting with Akshay...

Jaipur District Court on Monday summoned Maddock Films Private Limited, producers of the upcoming Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer "Bala", to be present in court on November 6 for hearing in a plagiarism case.

The case is based on an appeal by local resident Naman Goyal, who alleged that the story and concept of "Bala" had been lifted from his short film, "The Beginning To Get Bald".

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Gd Bansal, who represents the complainant in court, said that apart from accusing Maddock Films of copying several scenes and content from his short film, Goyal had also accused that a portion of the "Bala" trailer had lifted high points from "The Beginning To Get Bald".

The appeal was submitted on November 2 by Goyal against the producers as well as director and writer of the film on charges of copyright violation, acting on which summons were sent to Maddock Films.

The prominent new domestic release of the week, T-Series? Sonakshi Sinha?s Khandaani Shafakhana, could not quite make a mark at the box-office with an occupancy of around 10 percent. In fact expectedly it was Hollywood?s Fast and Furious : Hobbs and Shaw (dubbed) which dominated the show with an occupancy of around 35 percent, but a much better performance was expected as F and F is a very popular franchise. It is thus obvious that Hollywood will comprehensively dominate Bollywood yet again, as we await the final outcome.

Meanwhile the two major releases of last week, Balaji Motion Pictures? Kangana Ranaut-Rajkummar Rao starrer ?Judgementall Hai Kya and ?T-Series? Diljit Dosanjh-Kriti Sanon spoof Arjun Patiala, did not find much favour from the audience. Having said that Judgementall Hai Kya ?(28 crore) dominated Arjun Patiala (7 crore) comprehensively during the opening week, but it is still not good enough.

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A man from Delhi has complained to the police that he has been receiving hundreds of phone calls from fans of Bollywood actress Sunny Leone after his number was used in her recent movie 'Arjun Patiala'.

So far he has received hundreds of calls. The callers tell him that they want to talk to Sunny Leone. He tried to convince them that it is not her phone number.

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It all started with a scene from the recently-released film 'Arjun Patiala' where the character played by Sunny Leone shares her phone number with another character in the film.

The victim, 27-year-old Puneet Agarwal, a resident of Pitampura, has been receiving innumerable calls and messages since July 26 when the movie was released.

"On July 26, after the release of the movie, I started receiving calls from unknown people asking me to let them talk to Sunny Leone.

Diljit Dosanjh might be seen dancing around Kriti Sanon in the song "Main deewana tera" in "Arjun Patiala", but there was a time when the actress made the actor-singer blush by complimenting him on his good looks.

It happened when Diljit Dosanjh interviewed Kriti along with the "Dilwale" team -- Rohit Shetty, Shah Rukh Khan and Varun Dhawan, for a Punjabi channel.

Kriti Sanon?shared the throwback video on her Instagram handle.

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She wrote: "Hahahahahaha! Then and now! That's when I met you first Diljit Dosanjh ... who knew that you'd be singing 'Main deewana tera' for me."

In the video, Kriti Sanon?told Diljit Dosanjh that he is quite good looking.

"I will say you are very good looking. After Tiger (Tiger Shroff) and Varun, now I am coming to you... You have very innocent eyes," she said.

Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh, who is gearing up for the release of his forthcoming Punjabi film titled "Shadaa", says whether it is Bollywood or Punjabi films, the audience comes to watch a story and good characters rather than a star, so he does not believe in the term "bankable star".

Diljit, who is already an established star in the Punjabi music and film industries, has also managed to make his space in Bollywood.

Asked if his popularity among the national audience has made him a bankable star in Punjabi films, the actor told Ians: "There is no such thing as a bankable star. The audience comes to see movies, stories and characters that entertain and engage them, so audiences shower immense love on the films that give them these experiences."

"When they don't shower the same love on the films I do, then I immediately know that I have to...

With four films in his kitty and a quiz show on a digital platform, Fukrey?famed Bollywood actor Varun Sharma says this is an exciting year for him as he is not only exploring different characters in movies but also other avenues like anchoring and becoming a wholesome entertainer.

Varun's first digital non-fiction show "Bollywood Buzzinga" started streaming on Ott platform Mx Player earlier this month. He anchors the show.

Talking about the new role, Varun told Ians here: "Of course I am an actor but I consider myself as an entertainer as well. While acting is a passion, hosting is fun. I always had an interest in hosting, and earlier I (have) hosted a few award shows as well. Hosting a game show is quite interactive and non-fictional shows are a part of entertainment."

"So in a way whether I am acting or hosting, I am entertaining my audience.

While the festivities of Holi spread happiness every year, the festival is even more celebratory for Kriti Sanon owing to the abundant success of her recent outing Luka Chuppi. Kriti Sanon has not only achieved the 75 crores mark with her first release of the year but is also aiming to march towards the 100 crore club.

Feeling ecstatic about happiness and success galore of Luka Chuppi, Kriti Sanon said, "The sweetness is going on since Bareily Ki Barfi, I can't describe how overwhelmed I feel. The response for Luka Chuppi has been amazing not just from the critics but from the audiences' as well. People have watched the film with their families living up to the film's 'saparivaar' idea."

The actress is currently juggling with the shoot for her upcoming period drama Panipat, some starry live performances and her upcoming film Arjun Patiala, which is set to be released in May.

Kriti Sanon is all set for her first release of the year "Luka Chuppi". The actress who extensively shot for the film in Mathura had a great time experiencing the locales of the city. ?

The makers of the film shot on the streets of Mathura to add an element of authenticity to her act. The unit didn't want to employ a lavishly-mounted set so they wished to showcase the city the way it is.

Kriti experienced the culture of Mathura and interacted with the locals, given that a major part of the movie was shot at real locations and in the midst of a crowd. The actress binged on kachoris and Tikki chole. It was like walking down memory lane since, being a Delhi girl, Kriti would often eat North Indian road-side food. By the end of the schedule, Kriti knew all the famous local joints in Mathura. ?

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