QuickE: Priyanka Sends Love For Katrina; Anil’s Singing Debut

Rishi Kapoor’s “dynasty” rant and other entertainment stories in QuickE.

Priyanka Chopra in Jordan. 

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1. Priyanka Sends Love to SRK, Katrina From Jordan Refugee Camp

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra shared a special message for celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar from a fan all the way from Jordan.

Priyanka on Tuesday shared a video featuring a girl named Wafaa from a refugee camp in Jordan, where she has gone as Unicef Goodwill Ambassador.

In the video, the fan is heard saying: "I love you Katrina".

Later, the Mary Kom actress adds: "This is for you Katrina, a message for you from all the way from Za'atri."

Read the full story on The Quint

2. Anil Kapoor to Start Riyaaz for His Singing Debut in ‘Fanney Khan’

  Anil Kapoor’s look in Fanney Khan.

We already told you Anil Kapoor is all set to play a failed singer and his Taal heroine Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s father in the upcoming Fanney Khan. But that’s not all. The actor is all set to debut as a playback singer in the film as well.

According to a report by Mumbai Mirror, Anil Kapoor would be lending his voice to two numbers in the Atul Manjrekar film. The makers are keen to make the film “as real as possible” - which is why they want Kapoor to sing.

Read the full story on The Quint.

3. Rishi Kapoor Gets All Worked Up Over Rahul Gandhi’s “Dynasty” Talk

Rishi Kapoor waves at his fans. (Photo: Yogen Shah)

Actor Rishi Kapoor is most upset with Rahul Gandhi’s views on “dynasty”, which he aired in the US on Tuesday. Gandhi, when asked about “dynastic succession” while he was speaking at the University of California, Berkeley, had said:

It’s a problem in all political parties in India. Most of the country runs like this, so don’t go after me, Akhilesh Yadav a dynast, Mr Stalin a dynast, Mr (Prem Kumar) Dhumal’s son a dynast, so don’t just go after me...Even Mr Abhishek Bachchan is a dynast, also Mr Ambani, that’s what happens in India.

Rahul Gandhi, Politician

Read the full story on The Quint.

4. ‘It’ Box Office Report: Horror Film Earns Rs 11 Crore in India

  A still from It.

Andy Muschietti's It, based on author Stephen King's horror novel, has amassed over Rs 11 crore in India.

Warner Bros Pictures released the film in India on Friday. According to a statement shared by the film's publicist, the registered business of the film is Rs 11.35 crore (gross) till Monday. The collection till Sunday was Rs.9.7 crore and it raked in Rs 1.65 crore on Monday.

Read the full story on The Quint.

5. Meet Anjali Ameer, the Transgender Model Debuting With Mammootty

  Anjali Ameer is making her film debut with superstar Mammootty. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ anjaliameerfans)

Anjali Ameer has indeed come a long way. From running away from her orthodox home at the age of 16 to becoming a successful transgender model and now making her film debut with superstar Mammootty, Anjali’s life is stuff movies are made on. She will be seen in the bilingual film Peranbu as one of the female leads and would star alongside Mammootty.

Read the full story on The Quint.