Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Actor Rajesh Tailang, who appears in the recently released third season of the popular streaming show ‘Mirzapur’, shared an interesting anecdote from the show’s first season.

The actor recalled that the scene where Munna Tripathi’s character storms into the Pandit family’s house to kill them was filmed over three nights, and it took more than 100 cuts to shoot that scene. The scene was shot in Varanasi.

Reflecting on the experience, Rajesh said: “We shot the first scene at a house, where Munna arrives and there’s a shootout. It took three nights to film, with about 103-107 cuts. It was a thrilling experience, even though it was a short scene.”

The actor also revealed how he was approached by the casting director, Anmol Abhishek, who is also an actor and manages casting for various projects.

“Abhishek called me for an audition. I live in Delhi most of the time, so I asked my cousin to help me record it. My cousin brought along a friend who works as a graphic designer at an ad agency. I had him play the role of the man with the knife in my audition tape,” he added.

This audition, submitted around 2017-2018, marked the beginning of Rajesh’s journey with ‘Mirzapur’.

The actor added, “When you audition, you get a brief about the character and the world they’re in, but the full picture only emerges later. Initially, I had no idea that ‘Mirzapur’ would turn into such a big hit and a part of pop culture.”

Tailang was pleasantly surprised by the engaging script and the swag each character carried.

“Reading and delivering the dialogue was fun. There was something special about the series that made it enjoyable to perform,” he added.

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Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Director-actor Anurag Kashyap, who is receiving a lot of positive responses for his work in the recently released streaming series ‘Bad Cop’, had a tough time shooting a gory scene in the show.

Scenes involving violence are often challenging and require a lot of courage to shoot, both for the actors and the crew. One might assume that Anurag Kashyap, who is known for his graphic violence scenes in films, would handle it easily. However, the truth is far from this.

The show’s director, Aditya Datt, said: “During one of the intense scenes, when I was telling Kashyap to cut the throat, he just could not. I was trying to tell him that he has shot this so many times, like there’s been major gore in his films than any other movies, but he kept saying, shooting is a different thing, but doing it is a different thing.”

Aditya further elaborated, “He used to get palpitations before doing it, and I should sit him down and tell him that’s a, and I went with the presumption he’ll do it so easy because he’s done it so much in the, be it Raman Raghav or the Gangs of Wasseypur or any of the movies that he’s made, which is hardcore into the gangland, killing each other, shooting, cutting everything. But when you actually put a knife in Anurag’s hand and say, act it out and cut this guy’s throat or cut a thing, he kind of does get vulnerable on set.”

‘Bad Cop’ is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.

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Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Star couple and soon-to-be parents Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal had a fun Sunday, as they shared a video of a crossover between their popular characters Bholi Punjaban from the ‘Fukrey’ film franchise and Guddu Pandit from the ‘Mirzapur’ series.

Richa and Ali on Monday posted the reel on their respective Instagram handles.

The video starts with Ali as Guddu working out and dancing. Richa’s Bholi enters in the same style, flaunting her baby bump in a T-shirt that says “Bholi bhaali.”

The two characters soon seem to fall in love, with boiled eggs playing cupid. The camera then pans to an empty baby milk bottle.

They captioned the humorous clip: “Guddu X Bholi… Sunday done right.”

Richa, with a laugh, told IANS that they were just having fun on Sunday.

“We were doing time pass on a Sunday, and since both characters are from the same universe, we thought it’d be a fun thing to do!” Richa said.

Praising her husband’s character, Guddu Pandit, she added: “I loved Guddu in the show. He’s excellent! We thought a mashup would be interesting. And it was something that just fit, right!”

Richa is all set to welcome her first child. In February, the two stars announced that they are expecting their first bundle of joy.

Their Instagram announcement read: “1+1=3” and was captioned: “A tiny heartbeat is the loudest sound in our world.”

Richa and Ali first met on the sets of ‘Fukrey’ in 2013 and decided to get married in 2020 during the pandemic. However, they celebrated their union with everyone in 2022.

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Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Actress Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya penned a heartwarming anniversary wish for her husband, Vivek Dahiya, on Monday as the duo marked eight years of marital bliss.

Taking to Instagram, Divyanka, who is on a European vacation with her husband, shared a series of romantic pictures, posing against the picturesque backdrops of different countries.

The snaps are filled with love, and they are happily posing for the cameras.

The post is captioned: “Saath…Yeh zindagi ek khubsoorat carousel si hi hai! Happy wedding anniversary… from us to us.”

Fans took to the comment section and wrote: “Happy anniversary to the most amazing couple. Love you both.” Another user said: “Angels’ blessings.”

A fan commented: “Happy happies, my favourite people.”

Earlier, Divyanka had also shared photos and videos of her and Vivek paragliding in Interlaken, Switzerland. She also gave a peek into the streets of Milano and the local cuisine.

Divyanka married her ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’ co-actor, Vivek, on July 8, 2016, in Bhopal.

On the work front, Divyanka participated in the 2004 reality show ‘India’s Best Cinestars Ki Khoj’. She then played the lead role of Vidya in the 2006 show ‘Banoo Main Teri Dulhann’.

She has been a contestant in shows like ‘Khana Khazana’, ‘Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan’, ‘Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout’, ‘Comedy Circus’, ‘Nach Baliye 8’, and ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11’.

The actress last featured in ‘Adrishyam’ as Inspector Parvati Sehgal, alongside Eijaz Khan as Ravi Verma. The show is streaming on Sony LIV.

Vivek has been a part of shows like ‘Ek Veer Ki Ardaas…Veera’, ‘Yeh Hai Aashiqui’, and ‘Kavach’, and participated in ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’.

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Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Actress Ananya Panday is a proud aunt, as her sister Alanna Panday has welcomed her firstborn, a son.

Alanna, a social media personality, is the daughter of Chikki Panday, who is the brother of Ananya’s father, Chunky Panday, and Deanne Panday.

The actress took to Instagram to announce the arrival of her newborn with her husband, Ivor McCray V.

Sharing a reel on Instagram, Alanna and her husband, twinned in ice blue hues, share a kiss as she cradles her baby in her arms.

“Our little angel is here,” Alanna captioned.

Ananya reposted the clip on her Instagram stories, writing: “My beautiful baby boy nephew is here.”

Alanna married McCray in 2023 after dating for several years.

The wedding was attended by notable names such as Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri Khan, Kanika Kapoor, Nandita Mahtani, and Vidyut Jammwal.

Talking about Ananya, whose last screen outing was in Arjun Varain Singh’s ‘Kho Gaye Hum Kahan’, will next be seen in ‘Call Me Bae’, which traces the story of a billionaire fashionista, Bae, who is disowned by her ultra-rich family due to a salacious scandal.

‘Call Me Bae’, directed by Collin D’Cunha, will soon be streaming on Prime Video.

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