Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Actress Trisha Krishnan, who is gearing up for her upcoming film ‘Brinda’, has shared what intrigued her about the project and made her choose it as her OTT series debut.

In ‘Brinda’, she essays the role of a cop, which is a first for her.

She shared that she rummaged through the pages of the script on a flight.

She said, “Surya had sent me his script to read and when I was on flight I picked it up and decided to read a few pages. I was drawn into the story from the very first chapter and now the rest as we say is history.”

The series, which also stars Indrajith Sukumaran, Jaya Prakash, Aamani, Ravindra Vijay, Anand Sami, Rakendu Mouli and others in pivotal roles, weaves together elements of drama, crime, and mystery, delivering an enthralling viewing experience.

The screenplay of the series is penned by Surya Manoj Vangala and Padmavathi Malladi, with music by Shakthikanth Karthik, and Avinash Kolla as the production designer.

Talking about her character, the actress said, “The fact that I’m playing a police officer for the first time was a major draw. Any character is a fun challenge when you have a director with 100 per cent clarity on how he wants to portray his lead actor. We did a few readings and had extensive discussions about the body language and character sketch for Brinda. Readings, rehearsals, and brainstorming with the team make a world of difference. Sitting together and working with the entire cast before we start rolling makes life so much simpler on set.”

Written and directed by Surya Manoj Vangala and produced by Ashish Kolla under the banner Adding Advertising LLP, ‘Brinda’ is set to stream from August 2 in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, and Hindi on Sony LIV.

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Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Actress Shamita Shetty, who was last seen in the film’The Tenant’, is relishing the local cuisine of Uttarakhand.

The actress recently took to her Instagram, and shared a video of herself in a hotel room trying the flavours of the northern state.

In the video, she can be seen sitting on a couch with a big thaali spread out in front of her.

She said in the video, “My most favourite part (of a trip) is trying local cuisine. I’m Dehradun, and the chef has made this delectable thaali with a lot of love.”

The actress could be seen indulging in jakhiya rice, hemp paneer, kumaoni raita, kheer made from red rice, and rotis made from ragi.

She told her followers in the video, “I can tell you how simple and tasty this is. I don’t eat mutton but I can surely try the gravy. The food is not oily and doesn’t have a lot of spices yet it is filled with flavours.”

She wrote in the caption, “Indulging in the delectable flavours of a traditional thali. Thank you Chef Kadir for preparing this feast.”

Shamita, who made her debut with the romantic drama, ‘Mohabbatein’, is the younger sister of actress Shilpa Shetty.

She also participated in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 15’, and finished at fourth place.

Her recent film ‘The Tenant’ saw her essaying the titular role of an attractive and bold woman, Meera, moves into a middle-class housing society.

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Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Actor Shahid Kapoor’s wife Mira Rajput Kapoor, who is holidaying in Europe with her family, has shared another glimpse from her vacation diary.

Taking to Instagram Stories, Mira, who has 4.8 million followers on the photo sharing application, dropped a picture of herself resting by the beachside.

The selfie features her wearing a purple bikini, a beach hat, and oval framed sunglasses.

She captioned it as: “Don’t wanna leave the beach.”

On July 30, Mira had shared a video attending the musical concert of American singer Taylor Swift, along with her daughter Misha, in Munich, Germany.

Mira and Shahid had tied the knot in July 2015.

The couple have two kids — daughter Misha, and son Zain.

On the professional front, Shahid made his debut with 2003 romantic comedy film ‘Ishq Vishk’, directed by Ken Ghosh.

The film also starred Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala.

He then went on to star in movies like ‘Fida’, ‘Dil Maange More’, ’36 China Town’, ‘Vivah’, ‘Jab We Met’, ‘Kismat Konnection’, ‘Kaminey’, ‘Phata Poster Nikhla Hero’, ‘Haider’, ‘Padmaavat’, ‘Kabir Singh’, ‘Jersey’, among others.

The handsome hunk was last seen in the science fiction romantic comedy ‘Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya’.

Shahid will be next seen as a police officer in the upcoming adrenaline-pumping action thriller, ‘Deva’.

The movie also features Pooja Hegde and Pavail Gulati.

‘Deva’ is directed by Rosshan Andrrews, and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, the film promises an action-packed roller-coaster ride full of thrills and drama.

It is set to release on February 14, 2025.

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Los Angeles, July 31 (IANS) Hollywood star Hugh Jackman shared that he started giving out “Scratchy’s” so that the cool kids would like him or just to make sure he said hello to everyone working tirelessly to make films.

Dressed in his Wolverine costume, Jackman shared a reel video, where he is seen scratching a card with two million pounds written on it.

For the caption, he wrote: “I can’t remember the exact reason why I started giving out Scratchy’s on Fridays. Maybe it’s because I wanted the cool kids to like me … or maybe it’s because I wanted to make sure I said hello to each and every one of the people that work tirelessly to make the films.”

“All of the humans whose names you see during the credit roll … they are the unsung heroes of film-making. And to this day, Scrathy Fridays continue. I love it. I love all of these people. I love the whole of us. #deadpoolandwolverine,” he added.

On July 30, Jackman posted a glimpse of one of the ‘greatest times’ of his life.

He took to Instagram and shared a collection of images and videos from the shoots of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’.

Jackman’s latest release “Deadpool & Wolverine” is based on Marvel Comics and marks the 34th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The film is a sequel to 2016’s “Deadpool” and 2018’s “Deadpool 2”.

The film humourously traces the story of the quirky superhero Deadpool, who is pulled from his quiet life by the Time Variance Authority and joins forces with a reluctant Wolverine to save his universe.

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Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Actor Sidharth Malhotra has penned a romantic note for his wife and actress Kiara Advani, who is celebrating her 33rd birthday on Wednesday, calling her the ‘kindest soul’.

The ‘Student of the Year’ actor took to Instagram, and shared a happy picture of the birthday girl. The photo features Kiara, who is wearing a white dress, and is standing close to balloon decorations, which reads: “We love you.”

Sidharth wrote in the caption: “Happy birthday love, the pic says it all. You’re the kindest soul I know, here is to many more memories together.”

He gave the music of the track ‘Ranjha’ sung by B Praak, Jasleen Royal, and Romy to his post.

The song is from the 2021 biographical war film ‘Shershaah’, which was based on the life of Vikram Batra. The film features Sidharth in the lead, with Kiara as his lover Dimple Cheema.

The lovebirds tied the knot on February 7, 2023, in Jaisalmer in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony.

Kiara, who began her acting career in 2014 with the comedy film ‘Fugly’, was later seen portraying the real-life role of Sakshi Singh Dhoni in the sports biopic ‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’, directed and co-written by Neeraj Pandey.

She has featured in movies like ‘Bharat Ane Nenu’, ‘Lust Stories’, ‘Good Newwz’, ‘Guilty’, ‘Laxmii’, ‘Shershaah’, ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’, ‘Jugjugg Jeeyo’, and most recently ‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’.

Kiara next has Telugu political action thriller ‘Game Changer’, directed by S. Shankar and produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film stars Ram Charan in a triple role.

She also has ‘War 2’ in the kitty.

On the other hand, Sidharth was last seen in the action thriller ‘Yodha’, directed by Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha.

He also starred in the action thriller series ‘Indian Police Force’, created and directed by Rohit Shetty and Sushwanth Prakash.

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