Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Actress Rasika Dugal on Wednesday celebrated four years of her black comedy crime film ‘Lootcase’, along with manifesting more comedy projects in future.

The 39-year-old actress took to Instagram where she has one million followers, and shared a string of pictures with her co-star Kunal Kemmu. The photos are stills from the movie.

She has captioned the post: “So many rangs (colours) in the life of this family…#4yearsofLootcase… Been four years to this one and I have had a special affinity for red suitcases ever since! C’mon now let’s do some more comedy #puttingitoutthere,” followed by a finger-crossed emoji.

Actor Gajraj Rao, who essayed the role of MLA Suyash Patil in the film dropped three red heart emojis in the comment section.

Kunal reshared the post on his Instagram Stories, and wrote: “Lata ka Aadmi.”

The film featured Kunal and Rasika as husband and wife, playing the roles of Nandan Kumar, and Lata, respectively. It also stars Vijay Raaz, Ranvir Shorey, Aryan Prajapati, Shashi Ranjan, and Aakash Dabhade.

Directed by Rajesh Krishnan, the film is produced and bankrolled by Fox Star Studios.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Rasika is currently winning hearts of the audiences with her portrayal of Beena Tripathi in the third season of action crime thriller series ‘Mirzapur’. The show features Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Shweta Tripathi, Shriya Pilgaonkar, and others. It is streaming on Prime Video.

Rasika is known for her work in movies like ‘Anwar’, ‘No Smoking’, ‘Hijack’, ‘Aurangzeb’, ‘Lust Stories’, ‘Hamid’, ‘Manto’, and ‘Bombay Talkies’.

She was last seen in fantasy drama film ‘Fairy Folk’, written and directed by Karan Gour. It also stars Mukul Chadda.

Rasika has also featured in web series like ‘Made in Heaven’, ‘Delhi Crime’, ‘A Suitable Boy’, ‘Out of Love’, and ‘Adhura’.

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Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Actress Rashami Desai, on Wednesday, shared a glimpse of her travel companion and the essentials she carries while travelling.

Rashami, who is well known for her portrayal of Tapasya in the TV show ‘Uttaran’ took to Instagram Stories, where she has 5.9 million followers and dropped a glimpse of her “travel buddy.”

The snap shows a soft toy kept in her car’s seat, along with her handbag. The post is captioned as: “My travel buddy…money…tab…diary…book…blanket…pillow.”

In another selfie, we can see Rashami wearing a magenta suit and she is sporting clear glasses. It is captioned: “Playing Rasila today.”

Hailing from Assam, Rashami began her acting career in 2002 with an Assamese-language film titled ‘Kanyadaan’. She made her Bollywood debut in 2004 with the romantic mystery ‘Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke’ alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Raveena Tandon.

The 38-year-old actress has also featured in Bhojpuri films like ‘Kab Hoi Gawna Hamar’, ‘Sohagan Bana Da Sajana Hamaar’, ‘Nadiya Ke Teer’, ‘Gazab Bhail Rama’, and ‘Kangna Khanke Piya Ke Angna’ among many others.

She made her television debut in 2006 with the mythological drama series ‘Ravan’, in which she essayed the role of Queen Mandodari. She got her first break in TV in 2008 when she played the dual role in ‘Pari Hoon Main’.

Rashami was also the winner of the reality show ‘Zara Nachke Dikha 2’, and later on she participated in ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5’, ‘Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala’, ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6’, ‘Nach Baliye 7’, ‘Bigg Boss 13’, and ‘Bigg Boss 15’.

She last featured in the show ‘Entertainment Ki Raat Housefull’, and the movie ‘JNU: Jahangir National University’.

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Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) The Telugu superstar NTR Jr has said that his ‘RRR’ director S. S. Rajamouli is a “fabulous” actor, and would often enact scenes to his actors while briefing them about the sequences.

NTR Jr made the revelation in the upcoming documentary, ‘Modern Masters: S. S. Rajamouli’ which is based on the National Award-winning filmmaker.

Talking about the same, NTR Jr. said: “Yep absolutely. And he’s a fabulous actor. He never wants to come in front of the camera but he’s a fabulous actor. He’s one of the few directors we have in India today who can actually make you see what he’s narrating. You know, you’re excited, your concentration levels are like up there. You have these expressions going on your face even without your knowledge.”

NTR Jr’s ‘RRR’ co-star Ram Charan also recollected his experience working with S. S. Rajamouli in ‘Magadheera’, his first movie with Rajamouli.

The actor shared that Rajamouli sat down with him one day in a lawn and asked: “What are you good at? What have you learnt? What Martial Arts have you done? What kind of training have you got? I believe you’ve done horse riding before?”

He was trying to grasp as much as possible, all the abilities that Ram Charan had and what he likes doing as well.

The actor said: “Each and every ability, I spoke about that day in the lawn, was there in Magadheera… (As a director) He will push you beyond your potential, beyond your capacity to achieve that feat. He will introduce you to yourself in a completely brand new way.”

Prabhas recounted Rajamouli’s dedication to his films on the sets of ‘Baahubali’.

He said: “When we were shooting in Mahabaleshwar, he gave this one nice hotel for the actors and for himself, Rajamouli was staying somewhere else. I had asked him, ‘Stay with us, this hotel is nice enough’, he insisted, ‘No-no, I want to save the budget.’ So he stayed in some stupid hotel where there was no clean bathroom and all. I never met someone like that. He’s a mad person, that’s all. Only he could have made ‘Baahubali’.”

Produced by Applause Entertainment and Film Companion Studios, ‘Modern Masters: S. S. Rajamouli’ drops on August 2 on Netflix.

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Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Renowned filmmakers Kabir Khan, Imtiaz Ali Onir and Rima Das’s anthology movie titled “My Melbourne” is all set to open the 15th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)

The anthology is centred around the vibrant city of Melbourne. Inspired by true incidents, each short film explores themes of race, gender, sexuality, and disability. The films include “Emma” by Rima Das, “Jules” by Imtiaz Ali, “Nandini” by Onir and “Setara” by Kabir Khan.

Director Imtiaz Ali said he was moved by the story of two very different yet displaced women in “marvellous Melbourne”.

Ali added: “To bring the film to life with the most bright and diverse group of young, local minds, turned out to be a huge learning experience for me. I could share my insights and test my ideas freely with the different creative voices that comprised the team and all of us came out richer from the wonderful My Melbourne experience. Hope you like our piece – Jules in My Melbourne.”

Kabir Khan said that hearing the story of “Setara” for the first time in 2021 immediately drew him in.

“True stories portraying the triumph of the human spirit always have a special appeal for me. Setara’s unique escape from Afghanistan to Melbourne and her finding a sense of belonging through cricket made this a story I had to tell.”

“Working with local emerging creatives and the wonderful girls’ cricket teams of Melbourne made this an even more authentic and wonderful experience,” he added.

“My Melbourne” is a production supported by the Victorian Government’s screen agency Vic Screen and the Federal Government’s Screen Australia.

Director Rima Das said it was a very emotional and uplifting experience, dealing with everything sensitively and trusting the process.

Das shared that the theme of her “film is disability and we wanted to keep it very authentic and real. We worked with a mix of senior actors and relatively new actors, including members of the deaf community.”

Onir concluded by saying: “My Melbourne for me is a film that celebrates what Melbourne stands for… A space that embraces diversity and celebrates inclusion. The film captures this essence through various migrant experiences .”

Mitu Bhowmick Lange, Festival Director of IFFM said she is thrilled to open this year’s festival, which begins on August 15 and will bring the curtains down on August 25, with ‘My Melbourne’.

“A film that truly encapsulates the essence of our festival’s mission to celebrate diverse voices. This project is a testament to the power of storytelling in bridging cultures and fostering understanding,” Lange added.

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Los Angeles, July 31 (IANS) Rapper Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, said that he invented his Slim Shady alter ego as his music was “going nowhere.”

The 51-year-old rapper rose to global fame with his 2000 hit ‘The Real Slim Shady’, and in a video titled ‘Slim Shady vs Marshall Mathers: The Face-Off’ for a cover for Complex magazine, the musician reflected how his performing persona came about before saying it pushed him into addiction.

He told a younger AI generated version of himself in the clip: “I invented you because my life was …. My music was going nowhere and I was broke.”

He attacked his alter ego by declaring: “You didn’t fix anything. You actually made that worse. You’re the reason I had to self-medicate. Because of you I almost lost my career, my family, my life.”

“Life’s been great since you’ve been gone,” reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Eminem recently released his latest studio album ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)’ and hours before it came out the rapper told fans on X, formerly called Twitter: “Public service announcement: the ‘Death of Slim Shady’ is a conceptual album, therefore, if you listen to songs out of order they might not make sense. Enjoy.”

The rapper, who has been clean and sober for years after his well-documented addiction battles, had also shared an obituary for Slim Shady, declaring him dead ahead of the release of the record.

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