Badrinath Ki Dulhania

Huma Introduced Me To The Director Of 'badrinath Ki Dulhania

... Dulhania', happened to meet Shashank, the director of the film, at his friend Huma Qureshi 's Eid dinner. "It was two years ago when Huma introduced me to Shashank. She told him that I was a singer and a composer," says Akhil and adds, "He asked me if I could sing some original composition, and I sang 'Humsafar', the song that I had composed three years ago. He liked it and told me, 'Yeh gaana main le raha hun, I am writing a script and I want this song.' After a year, a day after Karan Johar decided to produce the film, Shashank kept his promise and called me, and that is how I got my big break.". Akhil, a childhood friend of Huma Qureshi, tells us, "Huma and I were classmates at Rai Public School, Lodhi Road. She was the head girl and I was the head boy of the school. We have been very good friends since then.". A still from 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania'. Akhil started his career six years ago as a lead vocalist of band Nasha, performing at different clubs and restaurants in Delhi, six years ago. "I started the trend of Sufi rock and live performances in Delhi's nightlife, now everyone is doing that. It is good that the music scene in Delhi is ...

Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ Star Varun Dhawan Says It Is Tough To Achieve Stardom Of Khans

... Watching films and reading about acting also helps. Actors can be good if they are rich in experiences. To go out and experience life and emotions is very important," said the actor. Varun also has plans to direct in future, but is currently happy with the amount of work he has as an actor. "I understand the filmmaking technically. I wouldn't rule out directing someday. But right now, my hands are full with acting and it is a hands-on profession and very difficult. My passion for acting right now is too high to look at anything else," he said. Varun has two major projects- ‘Judwaa 2’ with father David Dhawan and an intense film with Shoojit Sircar. Talking about ‘Judwaa 2’ the actor says, "We have shot for a week for 'Judawaa 2' and it was easy-breezy. But it is different to be with David Dhawan on the set than at home. "He is my father and more than that he is a renowned filmmaker. He knows his game perfectly. He is tougher on the sets. I fully get my share of scolding’s and probably the most than all other actors," he said. The actor didn't give out any details about his movie with Shoojit and said ...

Interesting, Flawed Attempt To Emasculate The 90s Hero

... of claustrophobia and almost immediately she's filmed from outside a grill as the caged woman. Interestingly, her aspiration is to fly, become an air hostess and this is at odds with what everyone around her wants. The first half is a lot of fun even if it makes us retire to the thought that this is Humpty Sharma all over again. And then Khaitan pulls the rug from under our feet by using a twist that yet again is a ghost of a different era. Kota and Jhansi give way not to an Indian metropolis but to Singapore. Khaitan feels compelled that a man like Badri, at once agreeable and terrible, surrounded by men worse than him (except maybe for his brother), needs that dissonance to hit him hard. All of a sudden, the kinetic energy of the first half gives way to a much darker film. Some of it is troubling, ...

Newlyweds Mandana Karimi And Gaurav Gupta Snapped At Badrinath Ki Dulhania's Screening

... a lavish wedding which was attended by many of her industry friends such as Ekta Kapoor, Gauahar Khan, Bani J, Karan Tacker and Krystle D'souza amongst others. B-Town celebs like Shahid Kapoor with wife Mira Rajput were also a part of the festivities. At the wedding, Mandana looked like a queen in a royal red lehenga with amazing jewellery and for the reception, she looked like a princess in an ivory gown with sheer panels on the neckline, waist and sleeves. The gown had embellishments all over it and a mermaid hemline. Mandana spoke about being married to Pinkvilla and said, "Of course, it's a beautiful feeling. But you know I don't think anything has changed, except the name. It's just that I have become Mandana Gupta from Mandana Karimi.". Mandana legally got married to Gaurav last month and said, "It was a small court wedding attended just by our close people and family members.". Also spotted at the screening was Vivan Bhatena who was spotted with his wife and was all smiles for the shutterbugs. Vivan kept it cool in a white ...

Well-crafted Take On Vexing Issue

... is relevant. Typically, therefore, the film goes to establish the patriarchal order of families, and how women - despite their dreams or qualification - are relegated to being 'house-wives.'. The hero Badrinath (Varun Dhawan) conforms to the equation; he doesn't see anything wrong or right in the dowry system - he simply plays along because he doesn't want to challenge the order or take on his powerful dad. Badri's characterisation by Shashank Khaitan, who writes and directs the film, could not have been more spot on in contemporary India. While women cry foul at the social inequalities, it is not surprising that the prevailing order continue uninterrupted - after all, not everyone has the nerve or need to fight back. When Badri meets the rather feisty yet friendly Vaidehi (Alia Bhatt), he doesn't even bother to think ...

Badrinath Ki Dulhania Singer Akhil Sachdeva

... Bollywood. Akhil says, “Neither did I wait for anything nor did I do things deliberately. I’m a singer and a performer but I also write and compose with my guitar. I write when I feel like writing, so when I penned this song, I never thought that I have to get this out at this point. But I believed that my songs deserve bigger places and the right ones. I can’t just release a single on my own and let the song fizzle out without reaching where it is supposed to reach.”. Akhil met filmmaker, Shashank Khaitan two years back and it was the latter’s promise, which paved the way for his first big break in Bollywood. “When he (Shashank) heard the song for the first time, he was in the middle of writing the script for his next movie (Varun-Alia starrer) and he promised me that he’ll include my song in the playlist for sure. So, nothing was planned as such,” he explains. Ask him if he made any changes in music or lyrics for the Bollywood version of the song, Akhil says, “Not even a single word was changed. It just fitted as beautifully as it could. Other than one extra line that I added later, ...

Watch Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Attend Celebrating The Seasons In Al Ain And More

... and the best from each audition will be chosen to perform at the final on March 17, with prizes for the winners in each category. March 10 and 11, 3 pm to 8 pm, Wafi, Oud Metha Road, Dubai, 04 324 4555, apply at __link__. Ballet screening. Catch a screening of a live performance of The Sleeping Beauty by The Bolshoi Ballet, performed in Moscow in honour of the 90 th birthday of ballet’s master Yuri Grigorovich. With music adapted by Tchaikovsky and the original Charles Perrault fairy tale, the classic follows Princess Aurora, who is cursed to fall into a deep sleep on her 16 th birthday, only to be awoken by her true love after 100 years. March 10 and 11, 3.30 pm, Dh 35, Novo Cinemas, Ibn Battuta Mall and Festival City Mall, Dubai, __link__. Red carpet event. Attend the red carpet ...