QuickE: Ram Gopal Varma on Sridevi; ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ in China
Sudhir Mishra’s next ‘Daas Dev’ delayed again; Watch Sridevi’s last dance with Anil Kapoor.
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1. Sridevi Came Across as Shy & Low on Confidence: Ram Gopal Varma
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who directed Sridevi in films like Great Robbery, Govindhaa... Govindhaa... and Hairaan, says that the late actress has been a "very unhappy woman" and her life was a "classic case of how each person's actual life is completely different from how the world perceives it".
Sridevi, 54, died on Saturday in a Dubai hotel bathroom. The autopsy report called it an "accidental drowning" in the bathtub. In a personal note on her, Varma says that she was the most desirable woman and the biggest superstar of the country but that's just a part of the story.
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2. ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ to Get a Chinese Release on 2 March
After the success of Aamir Khan’s Dangal and Zaira Wasim’s Secret Superstar, it is time for Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan to be released in China. Eros International and a Chinese film company, E Stars Films, held the premier of Bajrangi Bhaijaan in Beijing that was attended by director Kabir Khan and child actor Harshali Malhotra.
The film will be releasing in China on the 2 March, two years after it hit theatres in India, and will be showcased over a massive 8000 plus screens.
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3. Delay in Sudhir Mishar’s ‘Daas Dev’, Will Release on 23 March
The release date of filmmaker Sudhir Mishra's Daas Dev has been pushed for the third time and now will release on March 23. The film was first scheduled to hit the screens on February 16 and was later pushed to March 9. The film stars Richa Chadha as Paro, Aditi Rao Hydari as Chanda and Rahul Bhatt as Dev. It also features performances from Vineet Singh, Saurabh Shukla and Vipin Sharma. Anurag Kashyap will be seen in a guest appearance in the film.
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4. Watch: Sridevi’s Last Dance With Anil Kapoor
The onscreen couple Sridevi and Anil Kapoor made the hearts of Bollywood junkies flutter. They romanced each other on screen in films like Lamhe, Laadla, Judaai andMr India. Fans were waiting with bated breath for the couple to reunite in a sequel of Mr. India.
Fate has now rendered the idea impossible with the megastar Sridevi’s sudden and untimely death on 24 February in Dubai.
We just have to make do with this last dance from her nephew, Mohit Marwah’s wedding - a video of which surfaced on the internet.
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5. Esha Gupta Gets Trolled for Tweet on Syria, Slams the Trolls
Model and actor, Esha Gupta posted a picture of a bruised child on Twitter with a comment on the mayhem in Syria, following the bombardment of eastern Ghouta ((a suburb of Syria’s capital, Damascus) over the past week. Over 556 have been reported dead in the bombing.
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