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Indian Express
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Farah Khan asks her cook Dilip, ‘Kya hogaya hai tereko' as he kisses Saqib Saleem after dancing with Huma Qureshi
Filmmaker Farah Khan's vlogs on social media have definitely propelled her to a new level of fame, along with her now-popular cook, Dilip. The duo get in all sorts of troubles and altercations involving the celebrity guests on the cooking show, and it seems that the upcoming episode with Huma Qureshi and Saqib Saleem is going to be no different. In a video posted on social media, Huma, Farah and Dilip can be seen dancing to the former's latest song 'Dil Thaam Ke', and what follows is utter chaos. The video starts with Huma, who mimics her steps from the song to perfection. It quickly pans to Farah and then Dilip, who, in his excitement, dances over to Saqib, who does not seem to be participating in the charade, and kisses him on the back of his head. Saqib breaks into a smile at the sudden display of affection, while Huma screams and Farah looks visibly confused. The filmmaker shakes her head and says to Dilip, 'Kya hogaya hai tereko? (What has happened to you?)' While there has been no official announcement, it's likely that the two will feature in Farah's next cooking vlog. A post shared by Huma Qureshi (@iamhumaq) ALSO READ: Farah Khan says she wanted to marry at 23 but 'dushman' mom was against it: 'Grateful I married at 40' Huma Qureshi and Saqib Saleem, who also have a production company of their own, might give some insights about their planned neo-noir film Baby Do Die Do, which has been in the pipeline for quite some time. In a previous interview with THR India, Saqib said, 'We didn't know anything about the industry, but we thought, 'Why not take it to the next level and produce films?'' Huma and I like the same films, and we thought that we could create an ecosystem where we could give space to unique voices and interesting films.' The actor added that both the siblings are not interested in 'couch producing' and wish to be involved with all steps of the process. Farah Khan's cooking show became an overnight sensation and attracts millions of views every single episode. Her former choreography assistant and Dance India Dance judge Geeta Kapur praised the efforts put in by Farah into this new venture and even appreciated the platform she has given to her cook Dilip. She told Hindu Rush, 'Khaane ke upar aapne ek show bana diya. Woh ladka, Dilip, uski life bann gayi hai. (She has made Dilip's career in a way). He is doing collaborations these days. She is amazing. She is, in fact, okay to let him be in the frame for longer. She has always been like that.'
Hindustan Times
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
25 years of Kaun Banega Crorepati: More theme-based shows like Amitabh Bachchan's that you ought to explore
Amitabh Bachchan's Kaun Banega Crorepati has completed 25 years since it first aired on TV. Back when it started, the quiz show might have ended abruptly, but thanks to Amitabh Bachchan's baritone voice and the way he backed the show even through his own bankruptcy moment, the quiz show continues and is stronger than ever after 25 years of being. In fact, it is one of the earlier TV shows that featured a prominent star and that has made it iconic over the years. At this point, we have various theme-based TV shows that are gaining as much popularity, especially in the Hindi TV world. You deserve to explore a few of them. Amitabh Bachchan in Kaun Banega Crorepati From Shark Tank India to MasterChef India, now stream the best of theme-based TV shows on OTTplay Premium The best from the Indian business/finance world come together, call themselves Sharks, and try to find out which start-up business to invest in. The idea has connected with the youth who have come up with creative ideas throughout the seasons. Indian Idol Do you think you have the singing talent? Indian Idol is the platform to prove yourself! Singers like Arijit Singh, Abhijeet Sawant, and Rahul Vaidya have been a part of this show before making it big. The show often makes headlines for Neha Kakkar, but of course, talent speaks louder. Dance India Dance Like the name suggests, Dance India Dance is a dancing reality show that has introduced us to Remo D'Souza as the judge and dancer-turned-actor Raghav Juyal. In fact, many actors from the ABCD franchise films are chosen from this very dance-based show, and they match steps with legendary Prabhudheva in today's times. Masterchef India The cooking-based reality show Masterchef India has gained momentum with time. While Masterchef Australia remains iconic, the Indian version is just as loved for the innovative dishes and cooking techniques, and of course, the judging skills in the midst of all the challenges. Bigg Boss Like Amitabh Bachchan with KBC, Salman Khan stayed loyal to Bigg Boss and helped the Hindi version become iconic over the years. Now, there's an OTT version of the show, apart from it being expanded into other languages over the years.
Indian Express
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘Only Nora Fatehi could pull off those dance moves in Garmi, it didn't look vulgar': Choreographer Kruti Mahesh
Kruti Mahesh, who was a contestant on the reality show Dance India Dance season 2 in 2009, rose the ranks when she assisted Remo D'Souza on the popular Holi dance number 'Balam Pichkari' in Ayan Mukerji's 2013 blockbuster romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. While choreographing 'Garmi', a dance number in D'Souza's 2020 directorial Street Dancer 3D, she got a lot of flak for Nora Fatehi's pelvic movements in the song. Now, she has opened up on the criticism and lauded Nora for pulling off the tricky dance moves sans any vulgarity. 'Every person representing something on the camera has an image. She can pull off (anything). Mind you, it still didn't look vulgar. It still had its own charm, the way she did it,' said Kruti in an interview with Just Too Filmy. She added, 'If it was somebody else, I wouldn't have had them do it. It was only because it was Nora and she's capable of making something like that… Nora. Otherwise it didn't make sense.' The choreographer revealed that Nora also pushes her to do something new and challenging because as a dancer, she's willing to take up those risks. 'In African dances, what you see right now and call 'twerking,' it's their folk style, it's what they do as street folk, it's their way of expression. So, if you're going to watch it with a certain mindset, then I'm sorry but films are not meant to be watched like that. It's someone's vision,' said Kruti. 'Garmi', sung by Badshah and Neha Kakkar, featured Nora Fatehi alongside Varun Dhawan. Produced by Remo D'Souza Entertainment and Bhushan Kumar's T-Series, Street Dancer 3D is a dance film also starring Shraddha Kapoor, Raghav Juyal, Aparshakti Khurana, Sonam Bajwa, Upasana Singh, Zarina Wahab, and Manoj Pahwa among others. Kruti Mahesh has also choreographed Shraddha in 'Sun Sathiya' from Remo's 2015 dance film ABCD 2, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra in 'Pinga' and Deepika in 'Deewani Mastani' from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2015 period romance Bajirao Mastani, Alia Bhatt in 'Meri Jaan' and 'Dholida' from Bhansali's 2022 period drama Gangubai Kathiawadi, and Wamiqa Gabbi in 'Vo Tere Mere Ishq Ka' from Vikramaditya Motwane's 2023 period show Jubilee on Prime Video India. Also Read — Nora Fatehi reveals producers would ask her to do songs for free in exchange of future roles: 'And then they disappeared' Kruti also won the National Film Award for Best Choreography for choreographing Deepika in 'Ghoomar' from Bhansali's 2018 hit period drama Padmaavat. She choreographed the folk-pop song alongside Jyothi D Tomar, an exponent of Rajasthan's folk dance ghoomar. Kruti has most recently choreographed Trisha Krishnan in 'Sugar Baby' from Mani Ratnam's Tamil crime thriller Thug Life.
India.com
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet star who started her career at age of 15, worked with Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, left Bollywood due to..., still single at 57, her name is...
This renowned celebrity began her journey in the world of lights and camera when most teenagers were still figuring out their dreams. By 15, she was already choreographing moves that would later become iconic in Bollywood's dance history. Behind the spotlight, however, she observed an industry not always as glamorous as it seemed. Years later, this celebrated choreographer opened up about the darker alleys of showbiz, touching upon favoritism, exploitation, and the struggles faced by outsiders. The Only 'Maa' Of Dancing Community Here we are talking about Geeta Kapur, also referred to as Geeta Maa. Kapur began her journey in the industry when she joined the team of renowned Bollywood director-choreographer Farah Khan at the age of 15. She subsequently assisted Farah Khan on various films, such as 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,' 'Dil Toh Pagal Hai,' 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham,' 'Mohabbatein,' 'Kal Ho Na Ho,' 'Main Hoon Na,' and 'Om Shanti Om,' as well as the musical 'Bombay Dreams.' Additionally, she has choreographed award shows and concerts like Temptation Reloaded and was involved in the choreography for the opening ceremony of Pepsi IPL 2013. Recently, while talking to Hindi Rush, Geeta Kapoor expressed her disappointment related to Bollywood's unfair means for measuring artists. Geeta mentioned that nowadays casting in films is based on social media trend followers, which is not right. She said, 'Nowadays, recruitment is based on social media count. It took me 8 to 10 years to get 2.3 million followers. But nowadays, people get 23 million followers overnight. This is a different world. But if someone can hold on in 15 seconds and gain all the attention, then he is really right.' Geeta further said, 'There are many talented stars in the film industry who should get opportunities. But nowadays there is a trend which is definitely unfair but not wrong. I feel bad for those people who take their time to learn. You upload your dance video, people like it and followers increase. Then, these people say they will teach you dance. People also go. You will not see their expressions. But, you will only see the viral dance.' More About Geeta Kapur Kapur made her first appearance on television with the reality series 'Dance India Dance' (season 1) on Zee TV in 2008, alongside co-judges choreographers Terrence Lewis and Remo D'Souza. Mithun Chakrabarty served as the grand master. She coached a group known as 'Geeta Ki Gang.' In 2009, she participated in season 2 of 'Dance India Dance,' where she worked with choreographers Terrence Lewis and Remo D'Souza as judges and mentors. They guided 18 contestants in various dance styles, including ballet, acrobatics, mid-air dancing, contemporary, Bollywood, and hip-hop. As per reports, Geeta Kapur has a net worth of Rs 22 crore and she is still single.
Indian Express
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Mithun Chakraborty: From Helen's back-up dancer ‘Rana Rez' to giving the first Rs 100 cr film, he made it in the worst decade of Bollywood
Almost 40 years ago, in the 1980s, the mainstream Hindi film industry was going through a phase where every film was worse than the previous one, and it was starting to become a parody of itself. The influence of southern remakes was starting to take over mainstream films (much like today) and while producers kept blaming the video cassettes and piracy for their downfall (like they blame streaming platforms now), it was obvious that this era of movies was probably the worst it had ever been. It is obvious that history is repeating itself in the 2020s, but that's a discussion for another time. As the 1980s started, Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna were planning their retirement with their next steps as diverse as politics and sanyas. Dharmendra was settling into the mould of a has-been action star, Jeetendra was making movies with Telugu filmmakers, and almost every other major movie star from the 1970s was starting to settle for much less. Otherwise, how do you explain that a star like Rajesh Khanna chose to star in a film called Souten that looks like a comedy sketch? Much like today, there just wasn't any new actor on the block who could carry the baton of being the next superstar, and even those who were trying to prove their mettle could only score mediocre films, despite them doing well at the box office. Kamal Haasan made his Hindi debut in a film called Ek Duuje Ke Liye and sure, it was a hit, but try watching it now and you will wonder how this man ever became a star. It was this unfortunate decade when Mithun Chakraborty made his way into the movies and found his stardom with a bunch of films that, unfortunately, aren't as memorable as his Dadasaheb Phalke Award will force you to assume. Those who were not around back in the day were first introduced to Mithun via a reality show called Dance India Dance in the 2000s where he was a 'grandmaster' of dance and praised contestants with his phrase 'Kya baat, kya baat, kya baat' (You can't really translate this but it's closest to saying 'wow'). It is here that the 1990s kids first discovered that Mithun was a dance icon in Bollywood, not because he danced on the show, but because the judges and contestants sang his praises constantly. It was here that the kids who grew up under the influence of Govinda and Hrithik Roshan learnt that there was once a man who danced to the iconic tune of 'I am a Disco Dancer' and started the 'disco' revolution in the 1980s. Dance India Dance did the same thing for Mithun, what Kaun Banega Crorepati did for Amitabh Bachchan, albeit on a smaller scale. ALSO READ | 20 years after Bobby, 'unlucky' Rudaali changed Dimple Kapadia's fortune; broke the idea of 'glamorous' heroine and established her as an actor Years before stardom first came to Mithun with 1982's Disco Dancer, the actor had already proven that he deserved a seat at the table. In 1976, Mithun made his debut with Mrinal Sen's Mrigayaa, and won a National Film Award for the same, but this didn't help him in scoring movies. 'My National Award was treated as an extension of my FTII recognition, and that didn't materialise into work. In fact, I was even prepared to play negative roles because my confidence was shattered by a certain section of people who would discourage me for my looks,' he told Stardust in an interview in like Vicky Kaushal leaving a niche audience awestruck with Masaan, but finding his crowd only after popular films like Sanju and Uri. But even before he landed Mrigayaa, Mithun had a passion for dance, which was quite unheard of in those days, at least for mainstream heroes. For a short while, he renamed himself Rana Rez and became a backup dancer in Helen's troupe. She was so impressed with his skills that she once gave him a 30-minute slot that left the audience swooning. To be a star, he had to ace at acting, but his dancing skills gave him that extra edge that seemed to be lacking in other heroes in those days. In 1982, Mithun's fortune changed with the first Rs 100 crore film on Hindi cinema, Disco Dancer. This film changed his career, and continues to be known for its iconic music by Bappi Lahiri. It was one of those films where the audience came in for the dance numbers, and watched it out over and over again because they were enthralled by the new sound of Bappi Lahiri and mesmerised by Mithun's dancing style. It was a dance film, but it was as '80s as it could be. There is a scene in the film where Mithun's Jimmy loses his mother after she is electrocuted by a guitar. It won't fly today, and the cringeworthy parts of it were only accepted because they came with an experience of watching dance videos, an experience that just didn't exist at the time. Forget streaming platforms or YouTube, even television didn't have music videos playing at all times in the early 1980s. The Disco Dancer era went on for a while as Mithun acted in many films that were clones of this hit. The income was steadily rising, and Mithun even became the highest taxpayer in 1986, but the films didn't really reflect the quality that he had once hoped. The curse of the '80s was still on. He was doing at least a dozen films a year but none of them were hitting the right spot. One can't really blame Mithun for doing over 100 films in this decade for he had seen some tough times in his early days and like anyone who knows the value of money, he knew he had to earn as much as he could as long as the sun was shining. As the 1980s drew to a close, actors like Govinda, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapor were starting to assert their dominance, and by the end of the decade, Salman and Aamir had brought in the era of the romantic hero. The short span of Mithun's stardom was starting to vanish and so, he started the smartest business venture done by a actor before Shah Rukh Khan. He moved to Ooty in the 1990s, bought some land, took a loan of Rs 3 crore, put in 4 crore of his own money and built his hotel from the ground up. Ooty had a steady stream of tourists, a lot of south films shot there and Mithun also started shooting for his own films here. Mithun had to move to the hills and his reputation as a B-grade movie star stuck with him, but in exchange he built his group of hotels in the hills. Until the 2000s, the image stuck with him and he could only shake it off after his dancing reality show. ALSO READ | Nargis' brother beat her up because of her relationship with Raj Kapoor; she lost money, opportunities while he set up his studio Mithun was the right candidate to become a superstar had he chanced upon his first hit in any other decade. The 70s would have accepted him as a competitor to Amitabh Bachchan, and the 90s would have seen him as the dancing star that gave Govinda a run for his money. But despite the era, Mithun got his due in the movies, in both Hindi and Bengali. But the industry that now loves to adore him wasted him at a time when the movies looked like they came out of a factory, and Mithun was doing a job that he could have done even without his FTII diploma. Sampada Sharma has been the Copy Editor in the entertainment section at Indian Express Online since 2017. ... Read More
