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Sunday, 09 August 2020 | Pioneer

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friendship above all

There are plenty of times when unknown actors become friends while working together. This bond is faster and easier to build when actors have something common between them, be it either hailing from the same city or having known friends. However, the case of Alan Kapoor (Angad) and Aparna Dixit (Srishti) is a bit unique. While both the leads of Pyar Ki Luka Chuppi belong to Agra, the duo were not aware about having common family friends until discovering them recently while having a conversation.

Talking about discovering commonalities and his friendship with Aparna, Alan Kapoor says: “Aparna is a very sweet and genuine girl. While chatting we realised we belong to the same home town and have a lot of common friends. We also bond over common things and conversation. We are family friends and our parents have some common friends too. Now that we are co-actors, it feels great. Our chemistry on screen is a pure reflection of our friendship”

On realising common connections with Alan, Aparna Dixit says: “So Alan and I recently discovered that we have a lot of mutual friends through our families. We have a lot of common connections that we initially didn’t know before we started shooting together. We were almost unaware about these connections until now. Now that we have bonded, we talk about a lot of common things. Since we belong to the same city, we end up talking about places and these conversations have created a natural bond. Also, both of us weren’t able to visit Agra due to the lockdown. So, now whenever we get a chance, we will plan a trip together to Agra and visit our homes.

indian tv premiere of the lodge

Repent and all your sins will be forgiven! Directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, comes an extreme psychological thriller that will make you think that everything is fine up until the moment you realise it’s all an illusion. The lingering fear that wraps you in cold chills usually stems from the sins of your past and can invariably make you see and hear things that are just a figment of your imagination.  The Lodge laden with mystery, paranoia and a deranged past about a suicide cult will be having its Indian Televison Premiere this Sunday, August 9 on Zee Café at 2 pm, &flix at 1 pm and 9 pm and &PrivéHD at 3 pm. Starring Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHugh and Richard Armitage, the movie about your past meeting your present in an intertwined fate makes for a must watch cold blooded psychotic horror.

Escaping from an unsettling past, Grace Marshall (Riley Keough) who is a step-mother to Aidan (Jaeden Martell) and young Mia (Lia McHugh) decides to spend Christmas in the cold eerie isolated family lodge where she hopes to reconcile with her step kids. Unbeknownst to her, the lodge holds a secret that reveals to the kids the horrors that Grace and her father, a leader of a suicide cult were a part of. As things get out of hand, Grace loses a bit of her sanity when she realises that she is playing a pawn in one of her own mind games and faces an existential crisis that she must get out of by purging herself of her own guilt.

The Lodge drives a wedge in the plot that makes the audiences question the very fabric of reality in this nerve wrecking premiere.

amruta all praise for rutuja

Sony Entertainment Television’s popular show India’s Best Dancer is creating the right buzz with its newness in content and phenomenal acts by contestants who are battling amongst themselves to win the coveted trophy. These top 11 contestants, along with their choreographers are reviewed by the terrific trio on the judges’ panel — Geeta Kapur, Malaika Arora and Terence Lewis. This weekend, India’s Best Dancer will welcome a special guest who has carved a niche for himself in the dance domain, and he is none other than Dharmesh.

While mentor Geeta Ma and her protégé Dharmesh reunite on the show, there’s another special guest who conveyed her sweet wishes to a contestant. Contestant Rutuja Junnarkar with choreographer Ashish Patil give their best to entertain the judges with their interesting and unique acts. After their performance on Mayya Mayya, the judges appreciated their act and even gave Rutuja a special surprise.

Actor Amruta Khanvilkar who is also a well-known Lavni dancer, sang praises of both Ashish and Rutuja for showcasing the beautiful dance form, Lavni, in their acts. She conveyed this through a special video message. Amruta mentioned: “I have seen Rutuja’s performances. She also hails from my hometown, Pune. I just want to say that not only people from Maharashtra but the whole nation is rooting for you and your talent. You are winning people’s hearts with your talent, expressions and amazing performances. I feel proud of Ashish and Rutuja, as you’ll have presented Maharashtra’s folk dance, Lavni, so beautifully on such a huge platform. I wish you both luck and keep giving brilliant performances.”

After listening to Amruta’s message, Rutuja and Ashish were quite happy and further encouraged on choosing Lavni as their dance form.

aladdin cursed again

On the hunt for the pieces of Mallika’s (Debina Bonnerjee) khanjar (knife), Aladdin (Siddharth Nigam) has reached a new world. Sony SAB’s Aladdin: Naam Toh Suna Hoga has taken another shocking turn as Princess Tamanna (Aradhna Sharma), the guardian of the second piece of Khanjar, turns Aladdin into a cat. The viewers should gear up for the nail-biting twists and turn as things are about to get a lot more challenging and mystical in the show.

After gloriously acquiring the first piece of Mallika’s khanjar, Aladdin and team head towards their next destination which is towards Princess Tamanna and her mystical palace. Aladdin after reaching the palace witnesses a cat sitting on the throne which suddenly converts into a beautiful princess. Learning that Princess Tamanna is the key to find the next piece of the Khanjar, Aladdin asks her for help but in a fit of rage, Tamanna converts Aladdin into a cat.

On the other hand, Yasmine (Ashi Singh) and Faraz (Aamir Dalvi) start worrying about Aladdin as he does not return and later find out that Tamanna has converted him into a cat. Aladdin directs Yasmine towards a portal where they come across some more people in cat form and have been Tamanna’s victim.

Aladdin and Yasmine learn that the next part of khanjar is in a portal which only a human can cross. Yasmine is in a fix, as in order to turn Aladdin in his human form, someone else will need to sacrifice themselves and convert into a cat.

How will Yasmine help Aladdin? Will Yasmine sacrifice herself?

Siddharth Nigam, essaying the role of Aladdin said: “It was a unique experience while shooting for the upcoming episodes. We shot with a real cat for these episodes and I must say it is a challenging task. My character Aladdin is facing extreme challenges that he has never faced before. The episodes further will bring Aladdin and Yasmine into a place, where Yasmine will be required to make a tough choice to get Aladdin back into his original form. They all are racing against time and it will be interesting for our viewers to watch as to what decision Sultana Yasmine takes to save Aladdin.”

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