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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actor Jennifer Mistry aka Roshan accuses producer Asit Modi, 2 others of sexual harassment, quits show
In the past few months, various actors such as Shailesh Lodha, Raj Anadkat, and Neha Mehta among others have quit the longest-running sitcom.
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actor Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal, who plays the role of Roshan Kaur Sodhi, on Thursday accused the show’s producer Asit Kumar Modi and two others of sexual harassment.
Jennifer said that she has written to the concerned authorities, including the National Commission for Women (NCW) and Mumbai Police on April 8, accusing Modi, project head Sohail Ramani and executive producer Jatin Bajaj of sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of a woman.
In an interview, Jennifer revealed that Asit Modi made sexual advances towards her on multiple occasions over the last few years. She said the producer used to pass uncharitable comments but she ignored them initially because of fear of losing out on work.
Referring to one of the incidents from March 2019, Jennifer alleged that Asit Modi asked her to come to his room to have whisky when they were on a Singapore trip. She said she kept quiet but shared these things with two of her colleagues who often shield her. She said they are still working on the show so they can’t do much.
Later, she said she narrated the whole incident to Ramani and told him that she doesn’t want to work with the team. To which Ramani said her payment will be stopped for four months, she alleged, continuing that they were mentally pressuring her.
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Reportedly, Jennifer said she wanted half day leave on March 7 because of her marriage anniversary and Holi but the makers made adjustments for everyone except her. Jennifer stated that they adjusted for all the male actors and called it an extremely male-chauvinistic place.
She further alleged that they (Sohil Ramani and the other executive producer Jatin Bajaj) tried to forcefully stop her on the sets and were shutting the gates and not allowing her to go out. She said she sent the complaint mail to authorities a month back but hasn’t got any revert. She has hired a lawyer and is confident that she will get justice soon.
Jennifer further said that she was quiet for two months and did not tell anyone about this and today also she was not ready to talk because the show has given her everything: name, fame, and money, for which she is very grateful for it. Every person on Taarak Mehta is a bonded labourer, she added.
Finally, Jennifer admitted that she left the show and shot her last episode on March 6, 2023, as she was subjected to humiliation and insult at the hands of Sohil Ramani and the other executive producer Jatin Bajaj.
Modi denied Jennifer’s allegations and said he will take legal action against her for trying to defame him and the show. He said Jennifer is making baseless allegations against him and the show because they have terminated her services. He said the actor was removed from the show on account of misbehaviour. The show’s directors, Harshad Joshi, Rushi Dave and Armaan Dhanesha, also alleged Jennifer lacked discipline and was not focused on her work.
In the past few months, various actors such as Shailesh Lodha, Raj Anadkat, and Neha Mehta among others have quit the longest-running sitcom. Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is in its 15th year and has completed over 3700 episodes.
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Chandramukhi 2 box office collection: Kangana Ranaut’s film earns Rs 7.5 crore on day 1
Beside Kangana Ranaut and Raghava Lawrence, Chandramukhi 2 stars Vadivelu, Radhika Saratgkumar, Lakshmi Menon, and Mahima Nambiar
Kangana Ranaut starrer Chandramukhi 2 has performed well in the box office on day one despite Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan. Chandramukhi 2 is a new movie by P Vasu and is a sequel to the 2005 hit film of the same name. This film also marks Kangana Ranaut’s return after Dhaakad.
Chandramukhi 2 featuring Kangana Ranaut, Raghava Lawrence has made a business of Rs 7.5 crore at the box office on its first day in all languages, according to sacnilk. Film critics believe that this is quite an appreciable start considering the fact that it was released alongside Fukrey 3 and The Vaccine War.
According to reports, Chandramukhi 2 box office collection when compared to Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan, the film has done better on Thursday than the Nayanthara starrer new film. In accordance with early trends in Sainik, Jawan earned about Rs 5.50 crores on Thursday.
Notably, Chandramukhi 2 becomes Kangana Ranaut’s fourth highest opener in her career. The Bollywood actor’s biggest opener as yet is Shootout at Wadala who gained over Rs 10.1 crore on the opening day. Tanu Weds Manu Returns and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi are at number 2 and 3 with business of Rs 8.85 crore and Rs 7.75 crore, respectively.
The new film, Chandramukhi 2 is a sequel to the Rajinikanth and Jyothika starrer movie, Chandramukhi which was a remake of Manichithrathazhu, 1993 movie. As far as reports are concerned, Chandramukhi 2 was initially supposed to release on 15 September but was delayed when about 450 shots from the shooting went missing. The unforeseen incident caused a huge setback for the whole team who had to sit through the edit again.
Talking about social media users’ reactions to Chandramukhi 2, fans are extremely overjoyed with the movie and are showering praises on both the actors, Kangana and Raghava who portrayed the character of Chandramukhi and King Vettiyan.
Beside Kangana Ranaut and Raghava Lawrence, Chandramukhi 2 stars Vadivelu, Radhika Saratgkumar, Lakshmi Menon, and Mahima Nambiar to name a few.
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Amul gives shout out to SRK’s Jawan in a creative post after it crossed Rs 1000 crore | See here
The Amul mascot is pictured in the image sporting Shah Rukh Khan’s famous half-mask look from the movie and chowing down on some butter-covered bread.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s film Jawan is creating an uproar at the box office. Over Rs. 576 crore have already been earned by this action-packed movie in India alone. Within its third week of release, the movie reached the coveted Rs 1,000 crore milestone overseas.
The Indian dairy company Amul has honoured the movie with a clever and humorous topical post in honour of this incredible accomplishment. The Amul mascot is pictured in the image sporting Shah Rukh Khan’s famous half-mask look from the movie and chowing down on some butter-covered bread.
The caption, which includes the name of the film’s director Atlee, cleverly reads, JaWan Thousand Crores, followed by Atlee Butterly Delicious, a beautiful play on words.
Pooja Dadlani, Shah Rukh Khan’s manager, shared the post on Instagram and thanked Amul India for the awesome artwork.
Amul is renowned for its original and creative ways of honouring India’s accomplishments. Today also Amul made a creative post to celebrated India’s success in Asian Games.
They had previously created a unique poster for Rajnikanth’s movie Jailer. The movie’s poster featured cartoon representations of Rajnikanth and Tamannaah Bhatia and included the captivative statement.
The cast of the September 7, 2023 film Jawan, which features Nayanthara, Deepika Padukone, Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya Malhotra, and Priyamani among others in the film. Shah Rukh Khan’s fame as an international superstar has been strengthened by the film’s ability to enthral audiences everywhere.
On work front, Shah Rukh Khan will next be seen in Taapsee Pannu, Boman Irani, and director Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki. The film focuses on how Indians wanting to immigrate to nations like Canada and the USA use the Donkey Flight route in illegal ways.
On December 21, the Dunki crew will deliver a complete day of content, not just late-night premieres. The goal is to increase word-of-mouth and arouse interest in the audience for the typical weekend, which runs from Friday to Sunday.
Additionally, Shah Rukh Khan will make an appearance in the upcoming, action-packed thriller directed by Sujoy Ghosh. In the movie, he will co-star with his daughter Suhana Khan for the first time. However, at this moment, no official announcement has been made.
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The Vaccine War social media review: Nana Patekar delivers excellent performance in this must watch film
Vaccine War is a bold attempt bravely executed by Vivek Agnihotri. The film shows the pandemic woes and catastrophe and the virtual war to develop the vaccine and the challenges faced by the team of talented scientists and the ultimate achievement.
The spread of the coronavirus and the pandemic has affected the life of every person on the planet. Many films show the plight of various sections of the society during the lockdown that was imposed. The Vaccine war shows the plight of scientists and the hardships they faced to bring out India’s own vaccine in a record time of seven months. The film has got mixed reviews on social media.
Samim Alam said the film is a documentary type slow burn politically influenced boring movie. He said the vaccine war looks C grade type movie which has poor colour grading, background music, editing and screenplay.
Shayanmp said the vaccine war is realistic, patriotic and thrilling.
Hemant Sanganee said the Vaccine War is a bold attempt bravely executed by Vivek Agnihotri. He gave the film 4 star rating. The film shows the pandemic woes and catastrophe and the virtual war to develop the vaccine and the challenges faced by the team of talented scientists and the ultimate achievement. Hemant said Vivek Agbihotri has delicately and nicely handled the subject of the film.
He said the film shows the sincere effort and some insightful and delightful performances from the leading actors like Anupam Kher and Nana Patekar as Dr Balram Nagpal DG of ICMR. Pallavi Joshi as Dr Priya Abraham director of NIV leads from the front and holds the fort with sensitivity and emotions. Raima Sen as Rohini Singh Dhulia shines and tries to put her best foot forward. Hemant said the film is a must watch cinema.
He said Vaccine War is not only an important film from the point of view of factual data and dossier. It brings forth with some astue research but also highlights the contribution of the Indian female scientists who put their whole force in achieving a target at the cost of their family life and responsibilities to serve the country and mankind at large
