The Panday Family’s Bollywood Connection: Ananya’s Debut and Chunky’s Support

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Bollywood gets to see many fresh faces making their entries into the magical land of movies, that are filled with passion in their hearts and bigger dreams in their eyes. Although there are only a few among them that successfully make it a go. The fresh face of the year 2019, Ananya Panday has made her debut in Bollywood with her movie, ‘Student Of The Year 2’ (SOTY) with co-star Tiger Shroff. She has also played her role in the movie ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ starring Kartik Aryaan, Kriti Sanon, Aparshakti Khurana, and Bhumi Pednekar, and will soon be seen alongside Ayushman Khurrana in Dream Girl 2.

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Chunky Panday To Play Ananya Panday’s On-screen Father?

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Chunky Pandey – Ananya Pandey’s Father

It was reported earlier that her father, Chunky Panday was supposed to be a part of her upcoming movie with Vijay Deverakonda, who is one of the most popular superstars from the South film industry. The duo will be joining forces for ‘Fighter’. This movie by Puri Jagannadh is going to be a multi-lingual action entertainer.

Chunky Panday reportedly was about to share the screen with Ananya Panday and play the role of Ananya Panday’s on-screen dad. Though this news left the fans super excited. However, later he revealed in a conversation with Mumbai Mirror that it was nothing but a rumor. Also, he shared that he would like to be a part of the movie with Anaya Panday and be her on-screen dad any day.

Chunky Panday’s Wish Was To Make Ananya Panday A Doctor

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Ananya Pandey in Student of The Year 2

Chunky Panday, who was seen in the movie series, ‘Housefull’, has also shared his desire to look at Ananya Panday as a doctor like her grandparents. However, Ananya Panday followed her dad in Bollywood instead. She even bagged a Filmfare Aware, which thrilled the actor and made him proud too.

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Chunky Panday on Nepotism

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Ananya Pandey Winning Next Gen of The Year Award at Grazia Millenial Awards

Chunky Panday also talked about Ananya Panday on the context of nepotism and insider and outsider that surfaced around the unfortunate and abrupt death of Sushant Singh Rajput. In this situation where the entire country was triggered against the rule of nepotism that probably existed in the Bollywood industry, many other celebrities also chose to write their opinion. Some wrote for the statement, while others denied being a part of nepotism in the industry.

 Chunky Panday also came forward to put his side of opinion on the entire issue. As he reportedly stated that the new generation is very dependent and is capable of choosing their own careers. He also revealed his that parents too, wanted Chunky Panday to be a doctor like them but they failed to convince him and he chose his path as an actor.

On his take on Ananya Panday being called out as a product of nepotism, he shared that he had also given Ananya much freedom so she could opt for her own career. He also added that her decision to become an actor also reflects in her movies.

According to the actor, he does not believe there is anything like an insider or outsider exists. People become a part of the industry from the moment he or she signs in. It all takes is the first assignment to become an insider. He also believes that the industry gives people equal opportunities to work in the industry.

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Also, Ananya Panday shared her view that she always wanted to be an actor just like her father.  So she would never deny any opportunity. She also feels that it is not as easy as people think it to be and she shared that it took her through a lot of struggle to become a part of the industry.

Kick 2: Another Collaboration of Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez

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Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez Collaboration Details Prior to Movie Release

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez are going to collab together for Sajid Nadiadwala’s Kick 2. The announcement has been presented as a birthday gift to the actress on August 11, 2020, the producer said to have locked the script of Kick 2, where he said to have written an exceptional role for her. She will be seen opposite Salman Khan in the movie.

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Tweet From The Producer, Sajid Nadiadwala

Sajid Nadiadwala welcomes the duo back to contribute to his upcoming movie Kick 2, which is the sequel to the movie Kick which was made back in the year 2014. That movie also starred Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez. It was basically made as the official Hindi remake of the Telegu movie, which was also named Kick.

Salman Khan In The Lead Role

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Salman Khan in Kick 2

In the earlier announcement, that was made, Salman Khan has already been introduced as the lead role to be played in the upcoming movie Kick 2. At that time, the female role had not been revealed. The producer reportedly said to PTI that he is yet to lock the female co-star for the movie. Once they get the female face, the shooting for Kick 2 will immediately start. The movie will be hitting the theatres in the month of December 2021.

With the announcement of Jacqueline Fernandes to play the lead role in Kick 2, further notifications regarding the movie will also be out soon. However, due to Coronavirus Pandemic, the discharge date is likely to get pushed further.

Birthday Gift For Jacqueline

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Jacqueline Fernandez in Kick

Jacqueline Fernandez, who turned 35 yesterday, celebrated her birthday in a very special way. She made video calls to her fans to share her day with them. The video gives a view of the celebration where her fans were seen dedicating songs and dancing to her popular songs. They even cut birthday cakes and made portraits and birthday cards for the actress. These all had surely made her day when she missed being in her home with her family.

She had also received wishes from other celebrities that included his co-star for the upcoming movie Kick 2, Salman Khan.

Jacqueline’s Work Front

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Jacqueline Fernandez in Akshay Kumar Movie “Selfiee” Special Song Deewaane

Jacqueline has been starred in Drive, Saaho, and Kirik Party last year. Her other movies are Attack which was released on 01 April 2022, Circkus which was released on 23 December 2022, and a special appearance in Akshay Kumar’s movie “Selfie” which was released on 23 February 2023.

The Sri Lankan actress has already managed to set fire to the silver screen with her onscreen searing chemistry with actor Salman Khan who has starred in the first sequel of the movie, Kick. It has received a quite good response from the side of the audience at the box office. It is expected that Kick 2, too will be a hit among the audience.

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Salman Khan’s Work Front

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Salman Khan in Dabang 3

Salman Khan has been featured in Dabang 3 which was released on 20 December 2019, Radhe a remake of the South Korean film The Outlaws which was released on 13 May 2021. Apart from his many works, he also had a cameo role in Shah Rukh Khan’s Film Pathaan which was released on 25 January 2023.

In the movie Kick, Salman Khan appeared in the role of a masked thief who was called Devi Lal Singh, Devil as popularly called. The character was shown seeking ‘Kick’ in his. Jacqueline Fernandez was given the role of a psychiatrist. The movie also featured another Bollywood actor, Randeep Hooda.

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Kick 2 Review

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Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez in Kick 2

“Kick 2” is the sequel to the 2014 action film “Kick,” directed by Sajid Nadiadwala, which itself was an official remake of the 2009 Telugu movie “Kick.”

Kick 2 received a mixed response some were happy by watching Salman Khan on the screen where as others not finding the story much appealing as its first part. As for ratings, Times of India rated the film with 3 out of 5 stars and Filmibeat shares the same ratings as of Times of India.

Shakuntala Devi’s ‘The World of Homosexuals’: A Brave Voice Ahead of Its Time

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Shakuntala Devi, who is popularly known as “Human-Computer”, was greatly known for her power of calculating complex mathematics in a few seconds. Besides being a genius in mathematics, Shakuntala Devi also wrote a number of books that include novels, mathematics, puzzles, and astrology.

It is absolutely fine to have a great personality with so many talents until there comes a big revolution about one of her books that she wrote in 1977. As the year says, the era was the prevailing emergency period that started in 1975. Where the political and social conditions were still heated up, Shakuntala Devi comes up with her book named “The World of Homosexuals”.

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What Is The Book About?

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The World of Homosexuals – Shakuntala Devi Book

As the name suggests, in her “The World of Homosexuals“, she clearly talks about homosexuality and rights. This had been done in an era where the concept of normal sexuality was very hideous and was considered to be taboo to talk about (although it still is taboo for a few). She brings forth the right for homosexual men to have the right to live a normal life without being criticized. Unfortunately, she herself got many criticisms for the same.

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Vidya Balan and Jishu Sengupta as Shakuntala Devi and her Husband Paritosh Banerjee

It is a question of fact that after so many years, why suddenly the book received so much importance? It is because of the biopic that is streaming on Amazon Prime, called Shakuntala Devi, by Anu Menon. In the biopic, Shakuntala Devi (Vidya Balan) was shown to have talked about homosexuality openly. She was asked in a function how she could write about homosexuality without being homosexual herself. There she replied, “Well, I haven’t killed anyone either but I’ve written a book called Perfect Murder. Actually, I got interested in homosexuality because my ex-husband was a homosexual.”

The role of her husband, Paritosh Banerjee has been played by Jishu Sengupta.

She also further added that she absolutely supports her husband as it is his choice. Although this was a fake message that she had revealed, this made her daughter Anupama Banerjee (Sanya Malhotra) uncomfortable and she rushed out of the place. Later she explains how she needed to make up the story to sell the book. This might be triggering for queer people because without living experience sensitivity cannot be falsely imposed. One can talk for or against her statement but no one can deny the iconic aura that presented with.

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The Book and Society

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Shakuntala Devi’s Progressive View

Although the book has never been brushed aside, it was also never allowed to be in the limelight, which is another attempt of society to put down the open and free-minded conversation about homosexuality. She talks that the only qualification she has to write the book is that she is a human being.

Well, now when homosexuality is legally accepted, society still finds it hard to digest the fact that two men or two women can share homosexual interests and live happily ever after like the fairy tales. But our fairy tales taught us about the love stories between the prince and the princess. This has been rooted deeply in our mind from childhood that we tend to discard any other forms of sexuality and consider that only heterosexuality is normal.

Therefore, it is high time how we need to appreciate the great icon that dared to come up with her views on a taboo that was almost like a revolution. She has lived her life on her own and never allowed the influential statements from others and society to change the way she looked at her life. This is why the book became once more a great point to talk about even after so many days of its publication.

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I hope the question of who is Shakuntala has been answered and do read her book ‘The World of Homosexuals.

Sanju Baba: Fighting Strong

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Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt and everyone’s beloved ‘baba’ has been hospitalized after suffering from severe breathlessness and uneasiness in the chest, as reported by the Indian Express. The incident took place on Saturday evening, August 8, 2020. Sanjay Dutt had been taken to Lilavati Hospital.

It was because Sanjay Dutt’s normal oxygen level of the body got dipped. That is why he was taken to the intensive care unit. He went through a rapid antigen test for Covid-19, as his symptoms were leading. However, the reports of the test conducted turned out to be negative.

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Sanju Baba Is Stable And Has No Serious Symptoms

Sanjay Dutt Got Admitted To The Hospital

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Sanjay Dutt in Sadak 2

The actor was then kept under observation in a non-COVID ward at the hospital. Initially, he was kept in ICU and later got shifted. As per the report done by ANI, he will be discharged today (11th August 2020) if his condition improves. Although the doctor said that “He is absolutely fine.” After the check-ups, he will get discharged within a day or two, considering his health. As per the doctor’s statement.

Sanjay Dutt was getting treatment from his doctor, Jalil Parkar, who himself recovered from Covid-19, just a month before. He has also said that there will be a few more tests that will be conducted to evaluate the actor’s medical parameters and to figure out why the oxygen level in his body dipped.

Also, the Chief Operating Officer of the hospital, Dr V Ravishankar responded on the condition of Sanjay Dutt. He said, “He is stable”.

What Did His Sister, Priya Dutt Say?

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Priya Dutt – Sanjay Dutt’s Sister

Sanjay Dutt’s sister Priya Dutt, who is also a leader of Congress, informed the media that the actor was taken to the hospital in the evening on that very day. He was taken for a “regular check-up”. After that in the same evening, he got admitted to Lilavati Hospital where the test for Covid-19 was conducted. Priya Dutt also added that he was kept in the hospital for a few other tests and as soon as they are done, he will be home.

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Sanjay Dutt also has given an update about his health on Twitter. His updates on social media left a rush among his fans and soon everyone started wishing him to get well soon in social media.

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The Recent Movies Of Sanjay Dutt

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Movies of Sanjay Dutt – Kalank

Sanjay Dutt celebrated his birthday last week on 29th June 2020. The actor turned 61 that year and is now 64 years old. In the year 2019, his three movies were released. One of the movies was’ Kalank’. In Kalank, there were other casts as well including Madhuri Dixit, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Varun Dhawan, and so on.

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Movies of Sanjay Dutt – Panipat

Then there was another Movie ‘Panipat’ that was released in the month of December 2019. This movie featured Arjun Kapoor and Kriti Sanon as well. The other release was the movie based on the political drama, ‘Prasthanaam’, where he worked with co-stars Manisha Koirala and Ali Fazal.

Sanjay Dutt’s next movie was Sadak 2, which had been directed by Mahesh Bhatt. This movie was released on the OTT platform, Disney+Hotstar on August 28, 2020. The movie featured Pooja Bhatt, Alia Bhatt, and Aditya Roy Kapoor as the main characters. Although the movie was about to be released in the month of July 2020, due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic the release of the film had to be rescheduled. Apart from it, there are other movies such as ‘Bhuj’ and ‘Torbaaz’.

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He is also very excited about his upcoming project “Jawan” which is scheduled on 7th September 2023. The film will be released in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil languages.