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FRIDAY | 15 NOVEMBER 2024

‘AAJ KI RAAT IS
A CELEBRATION
OF BEAUTY’
‘4 PEOPLE TAMANNAAH TALKS
ABOUT HER ROLE IN
WASTED SIKANDAR KA
MUQADDAR, HER

MY SON’S PEPPY SONG IN

STREE 2, AND

CAREER’ SAMSON VISWANATH,

DEFINITION OF
BEAUTY
LIPIKA VARMA
CRICKETER SANJU SAMSON’S FATHER
Tamannaah Bhatia’s
foot-tapping, sensu-
In an emotional outburst, cricketer Sanju Samson’s father ous dance number in her
points a finger at ex-captains — M S Dhoni, Virat Kohli and recently released film,
Stree 2, may refuse to
Rohit Sharma — and former coach Rahul Dravid. Says his leave her fans’ minds,
but the star herself has
son wasn’t given a fair chance moved on. Her latest
Netflix film is Neeraj
BIPIN DANI himself in international crick- SANJU’S COACH SPEAKS Pandey’s Sikandar Ka
et. “There are 3-4 people who Muqaddar.
Though cricketer Sanju wasted 10 years of my son’s The cricketer’s childhood Reflecting on her
Samson has finally come vital career...captains like coach, Biju George, feels transformative role in
into his own in the crick- Dhoniji, Viratji, Rohitji and Sanju has talent and can play the film, Tamannaah
et field after a decade of being coach Dravidji,” he is heard for India for a long time. says, “My character,
in the background, his father saying in the video. Speaking exclusively, he said, Kamini, is a complete
blames a few top players for the According to him, the former “I read the statement by transformation for
lag in his son’s career. captains along with the coach Sanju’s father... I don’t want to me—a role that allowed
In a video that has gone viral, did not give Sanju Samson the comment on this but I believe, me to step out of my
Sanju’s father Samson opportunities he deserved. the BCCI and its selectors are comfort zone.”
Viswanath when talking to a Despite having impressive fair and on the right plat- TURN TO PAGE 8
Malayali news outlet Media averages of 28 in List A cricket, form at the right time, Sanju
One, has said former Team 35 in First-Class cricket, and 27 will perform well. I am not I ENJOY WATCHING BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. WE
India captains M S Dhoni, Virat in the IPL until 2020, Sanju was sure if his father’s painful MUST REMIND WOMEN THAT THEY SHOULD
Kohli and Rohit Sharma, and allegedly overlooked for team statement can come in the CELEBRATE THEIR BEAUTY, WITHOUT HIDING OR
former coach Rahul Dravid selections, which Viswanath way of his career.” FEELING SHY ABOUT IT.”
were responsible for his son not believes hindered his son’s
being able to make a name for international career. TURN TO PAGE 2
— TAMANNAAH

Is Vicky B’wood’s face for period films?

Mahavatar and Chhava are set to showcase his histrionic talents
PUJA TALWAR December. The actor won critical
acclaim for his performances as YOU NEED A RUGGED MASCULINITY FOR SUCH
Vicky Kaushal’s first look as the revolutionary, Udham Singh in ROLES, WHETHER IT WAS AJAY DEVGN IN TANAJI,
an eternal warrior, Sardar Udham, and Field Marshal RANVEER SINGH IN BAJI RAO OR FOR THAT MATTER
Chiranjeevi Parashurama, Sam Maneckshaw in Sam Bahadur. RANBIR IN SHAMSHERA. YES, GIVEN HIS
in Mahavatar, made quite an Has Vicky Kaushal become FEATURES VICKY IS WELL SUITED TO PERIOD DRAMAS.”
impression. His bulked-up Bollywood’s go-to face for period — JOGINDER TUTEJA, Film critic
physique, long hair and beard gave films? Movie Analyst Girish
him a fierce appearance. Wankhade, calls him a master of HE IS A REMARKABLE TALENT WHO HAS
Mahavatar, helmed by Stree 2 direc- the genre. “He is a remarkable CONSTANTLY SHOWCASED HIS VERSATILITY
tor Amar Kaushik, is slated to hit talent who has constantly AND DEPTH AS AN ACTOR. PERIOD DRAMAS HAVE
the screens in 2026. showcased his versatil- BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR IN
Ahead of Mahavatar, Vicky is all ity and depth as an CONTEMPORARY CINEMA, RESONATING
set to play another legendary char- actor.
DEEPLY WITH AUDIENCES. VICKY
acter. He will reprise the life and
times of Sambhaji Maharaj, in his TURN TO KAUSHAL’S STRIKING FACIAL FEATURES
next, Chhava, which releases this PAGE 8 AND COMPELLING SCREEN PRESENCE
MAKE HIM EXCEPTIONALLY SUITED FOR THESE ROLES.”
— GIRISH WANKHADE, Movie Analyst
 Friday 15 November 2024 2

the buzz Deccan Chronicle

LADY GAGA TO ‘Sunny fits larger-
GUEST STAR IN than-life roles’
‘WEDNESDAY’ Says director Gopichand Malineni
SEASON TWO Young Telugu director
Gopichand Malineni is
for their ‘anger-driven roles’ and
also woo masses in big numbers
making his debut in with their power-packed dia-
THIS WILL MARK THE Bollywood with an action film logues and action episodes. In
Jaat, and enjoyed working with fact, they are saviours of single
LATEST ACTING ROLE action star Sunny Deol. He has screen theatres in India because
worked with big stars like they draw crowds even in remote
FOR THE SINGER Balakrishna, Venkatesh and towns and helped single screens
Ravi Teja in Telugu and moved to survive the onslaught of mul-
Pop star and actor Lady Gaga will be to Bollywood without much tiplex culture. Mass heroes with
making a guest appearance in the sec- plan. “I got an opportunity and I a golden heart too.
ond season of hit Netflix series Wednesday. just grabbed it,” he says. He
The comedy-horror series is developed
by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and
centres on the iconic character
shares that Telugu films have
breached regional and language
barriers and are being watched
Q What is your take on
Telugu movies going pan-
India?
Wednesday Addams from The Addams all over India these days.
Family franchise. This is a welcome trend and
Released on Netflix in
November 2022, the
show stars Jenna
Q How is it working with
Bollywood star Sunny
Deol?
gives a lot of exposure to Telugu
directors, unlike in the past.
Frankly, I don’t need to do a
Ortega as the tit- MOST RECENTLY, Hindi film to reach out to Hindi-
ular character SHE STARRED IN “JOKER: He is a great actor and a good speaking viewers, rather
who attempts FOLIE À DEUX” OPPOSITE human being too. He has I could do a Telugu
to solve a JOAQUIN PHOENIX. PREVIOUSLY, attained a larger-than- film with a big star
murder mys- SHE WAS NOMINATED FOR THE life image with films and reach out to
tery at her ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST like Ghayal, Indian the same audi-
new school. ACTRESS FOR STARRING ALONGSIDE and Gadar. When I ence, albeit
F i l m m a ke r BRADLEY COOPER IN “A STAR IS got an opportunity to with dubbed
Tim Burton BORN.” GAGA HAS ALSO STARRED work with him, I did- versions. The
helmed four IN FILMS SUCH AS “HOUSE OF n’t even bat an eyelid pan-India idea
episodes of GUCCI” AND MULTIPLE before saying yes to has breached
the first sea- SEASONS OF “AMERICAN the project. He was regional and
son. HORROR STORY.” very professional and language barri-
According to used to grasp things fast ers and is taking
news outlet and it was easy to work Telugu film all over
Entertainment Weekly, with such a seasoned actor. the country because
the details of Gaga’s character have been Despite being my debut, I didn’t Telugu films have their distinct
kept under wraps. feel alien to the locations since style. Now, non-Telugu viewers
Sources told the publication that the pro- most of the film was shot in are patronising our action
duction team had tried to get Gaga on the Hyderabad and southern states. adventures and hero-centric
show for a larger role in season two, but In the movie, Sunny Deol plays a entertainers. Telugu cinema is
that ultimately did not work out. fiery farmer and would be deliv- expanding and producers are
Wednesday also features Catherine ering powerful punchlines able to cover their investments
Zeta-Jones as Morticia, Luis Guzmán as besides flexing his muscles. by releasing in other languages.
Gomez, and Gwendoline Christie as
Principal Weems.
Gaga most recently starred in Joker: Folie a
Deux opposite Joaquin Phoenix. The film is a
Q Balakrishna and tasted QBalupu to Krack with
You also worked with You delivered big hits like

success with Veera Simha Ravi Teja? Any plans to

sequel to 2019 movie Joker. Reddy’... reunite?
— PTI
Working with Balakrishna garu We had a great time together and
is always superb and fantastic. also shared a good bonding. We

‘4 people wasted my...’

He is very jovial and very profes- also understand each other bet-
sional too. I was happy to ter. Definitely, I’ll work with Ravi
enthrall Nandamuri Teja once I find the right script
fans and other and it will happen at the right
audiences with time. It’s just a matter of time
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 him to announce his retire- Veera Simha and both of us are also tied up
ment. His colleagues and Reddy. Actually, I with prior commitments.
YUVRAJ SINGH’S DAD TOO HAD friends then, like Dhoni and found a few sim-
SIMILAR COMPLAINTS Virat Kohli, did nothing to help i l a r i t i e s
though they had the power to b e t w e e n SUNNY
Yograj Singh, the father of for- do so. Sunny Deol
DEOL HAS
mer cricketer Yuvraj Singh, His sentiments resonate with a n d
has also been vocal about his the frustrations of many crick- Balakrishna ATTAINED A
grievances against MS Dhoni eters who believe they were not garu. Both are LARGER-THAN-
and a few senior players. Yograj given a fair shot. The griev- known LIFE IMAGE WITH
accused Dhoni of not support- ances shared by Sanju FILMS LIKE
ing Yuvraj and claimed that Samson’s father, Yograj Singh, GHAYAL, INDIAN
certain senior players manipu- and Amit Mishra shed light on AND GADAR.
lated team selections to favor the challenges faced by crick- WHEN I GOT AN
others. This resentment from eters in their journey to OPPORTUNITY TO
Yograj reflects the emotional Sanju Samson’s father Samson success. Many talented WORK WITH HIM,
Viswanath
struggles that families of crick- players lost out I DIDN’T EVEN
eters go through when they spinner, shared his disappoint- because they did- BAT AN EYELID
believe their loved ones have ment regarding the lack of n’t get selected. BEFORE SAYING
not been treated fairly. opportunities during his crick- YES TO THE
et career. Though he did not PROJECT. HE WAS
AMIT MISHRA’S HAD THE SAME name specific individuals, VERY
GROUSE Mishra felt he never got the PROFESSIONAL.”
chance to fully showcase his
Amit Mishra, the talented leg- abilities, ultimately leading —GOPICHAND
MALINENI
 Friday 15 November 2024 3

glam sham Deccan Chronicle

Family had claimed she went missing

‘Gossip Girl’
actress accuses
family of abuse,
manipulation
Chanel Maya Banks, who appeared on the
popular show Gossip Girl has been found
safe after she was reported missing for two
weeks.
According to reports, family members of the
actress had not heard from her since October 30 and
had launched a search for her.
Her cousin, Danielle-Tori Singh, had flown to Los
Angeles from Toronto to help search for her. She
had said that the two are very close. “Five days
without hearing from my cousin is red flags and
alarm bells," Singh told Los Angeles ABC station
KABC. “She doesn't go more than 48 hours without
speaking to me or her mom. ... That girl is more
like a big sister to me.” BAGGING THE POPCORN
The family had also started a GoFundMe cam-
ita Ambani made heads turn at the Tira
“PLEASE DO NOT DONATE TO ANY GOFUNDME
paign to look for her. Later, the Los Angeles Police
Department said Banks had been found safe, and
no foul play was suspected. However, in a twist, the
N Beauty store launch in Mumbai through
her Chanel Popcorn Minaudiere bag.
THAT SAYS I’M MISSING” — CHANEL MAYA BANKS actress accused her family of ‘ritual abuse, manipu- The popcorn bucket shaped bag is made
lation, and outright endless torment’. She wrote in an from resin, enamel, imitation pearls and
Instagram Story: “Please do not donate to any gold-tone metal.
Mark Zuckerberg GoFundMe that says I’m missing, I am not missing.”

recreates song to
celebrate anniversary ‘Jacqueline THE DELHI HIGH
COURT WAS
HEARING THESE

Of meeting wife Priscilla Chan Fernandez ARGUMENTS IN

THE `200 CRORE
MONEY
Tech billion-
aire Mark
Zuckerberg cele-
was unaware LAUNDERING
CASE INVOLVING
CONMAN SUKESH

of the illicit
brated the CHANDRASHEKAR.
anniversary of
meeting his wife
Priscilla Chan by
recreating a song
that was special
to them. He per-
formed the song
origin of gifts’
Get Low by Lil
Jon & the East
Side Boyz song. Actress was
In
Instagram post,
an
named in money
Zuckerberg said
that the “lyrical laundering case
masterpiece” was
playing when he first Actor Jacqueline Fernandez’s
met Chan at a college lawyer has claimed that she was
party and that the pair unaware of the illicit origin of gifts she
listens to it every year received. The Delhi High Court was hear-
on their dating ing these arguments in the `200 crore
anniversary. money laundering case involving conman
Zuckerberg teamed Sukesh Chandrashekar.
up with T-Pain, to cre- Fernandez has challenged the charge
ate their own version of sheet filed against her. The lawyer argued
the track. The duo, call- that she was unaware that the gifts she
ing themselves Z-Pain, received from Sukesh Chandrasekar were
released a slowed-down bought out of money allegedly extorted
remix of the song on from Aditi Singh. The matter will be heard
ZUCKERBERG
Spotify. again on November 26. It was submitted
The Instagram post features a series TEAMED UP that the actress was convinced by the co-
of photos and videos showing T-Pain, WITH T-PAIN accused, Pinky Irani, that Sukesh had high
Zuckerberg and Chan. TO CREATE political connections.
Chan called the grand gesture “so THEIR OWN The lawyer further argued that after coming
romantic”. She added, “Twenty-one VERSION OF across a newspaper article, Jacqueline had
years later, I can’t quite get as low, but ‘GET LOW’ stopped communication with Sukesh
it brings back a lot of fond memories.” Chandrasekar.