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AR Rahman’s Concert: Fans in Chennai complain of poor management, stampede situation, organisers issues apology

The event organisers expressed sincere apologies to those who couldn’t attend to overcrowding and took full responsibility and accountability of the situation.

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AR Rahman’s Concert: Fans in Chennai complain of poor management, stampede situation, organisers issues apology

Music maestro AR Rahman’s mega concert in Chennai on Sunday evening grabbed headlines for all wrong reasons. According to reports, the concert was attended by more than 50,000 fans, who complained of poor management at the venue and also claimed that there was a stampede-like situation, leading to women being harassed and kids being injured. 

The concert titled Marakuma Nenjam was conducted at Adityaram Palace in Chennai’s Paniyur. Reports stated that people gathered at the venue to attend the concert could not even get in despite paying for the tickets. The concert was scheduled to take place on August 12, but it was cancelled owing to excessive rain in the area. Later, it was rescheduled to take place on September 10. 

The Organisers of the event, ACTC Events, were heavily criticized for overselling the tickets. After photos and videos from the event went viral across the social media platforms, the organisers of the event took to X, formerly Twitter and issued an unconditional apology. The photos and video showed the venue to be jam packed with thousands of people. In addition, children can be seen crying and looking for their relatives after getting separated from them. 

The event organisers tweeted that they are grateful to Chennai and AR Rahman and added that the incredible response and overwhelming crowd made the show a massive success. It expressed sincere apologies to those who couldn’t attend to overcrowding and took full responsibility and accountability of the situation. They concluded that they were with the people who faced troubles. On the other hand, Oscar-winning music maestro AR Rahman is yet to issue an official statement on the same.

Meanwhile, Adityaram’s head, who addressed the crowd at the end of the concert and from the team of singers, requested the event managers to organise the concert properly next time. Multiple fans also took to their social media accounts and asked the singer to issue an apology statement regarding the poor management.

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Dharmendra blesses actor Sonu Baggad in debut Punjabi film Travel Agent

Travel Agent, starring Sonu Baggad, and Poonam Sood, is produced under the banner of Gobind Films Creation Private Limited, with the collaboration of U.B.S. Productions.

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Bollywood veteran actor Dharmendra blessed renowned action director Mohan Baggad’s son actor Sonu Baggad, who is debuting in the Punjabi film industry with Travel Agent.

The Baljinder Singh Sidhu-helmed film had a muhurat ceremony yesterday, which was attended by Ranjeet, Gulshan Grover, Johny Lever, and Avatar Gill among others. The event took place at Sunny Super Sound in Mumbai, marking the beginning of the film, which is is produced by Satwinder Singh Matharoo.

On the auspicious occasion, Dharmedra, who considers Sonu as his nephew, expressed his joy by saying, he is attending Mahurat ceremony to bless Sonu Baggad for his debut film. He felt very good, the Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani actor said. Sonu is talented and is starting his journey with a Punjabi film, he added. Dharmendra also expressed the desire to work with Sonu as he said, if there is a role for him in this film, he will definitely do it.

The story of Sonu Baggad’s Punjabi film Travel Agent revolves around the theme of many Punjabi people leaving their home and migrating to abroad for work. They leave behind their parents, families, and farming to work hard in foreign lands. The film aims to convey the message for the youth to serve their homeland, parents, and engage in farming while residing in their own country. The shooting for this film will soon begin in Punjab and Uttarakhand.

Travel Agent is produced under the banner of Gobind Films Creation Private Limited, with the collaboration of U.B.S. Productions. The music of the film has been composed by Gurmeet Singh, while the action director is Mohan Singh Baggad, and cinematography is Najib Khan.

The star cast of the film includes Sonu Baggad, Poonam Sood, Prabh Grewal, Gaggu Gill, Shavinder Mahal, Vijay Tandon, Avatar Gill, Jatinder Kaur (Rose), Ranjeet Riyaz, Nitu Pandher, Paramjeet Khaneja, R.P. Singh, and Jugnu.

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Aamir Khan’s Sarfarosh completes 25 years, special screening to be held in Mumbai

Aamir Khan’s 1999 film Sarfarosh completes 25 years, a special screening of the movie will be held in Mumabi, featuring the actor himself along with Sonali Bandre

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With some of the greatest hits and blockbusters in film history, Aamir Khan is undoubtably one of the biggest superstars in the country. Now Aamir Khan’s 1999 release Sarfarosh celebrated its 25th anniversary on April 30, 2024.

Aamir Khan, his co-star Sonali Bendre, and other cast members will attend a special screening of the movie in Mumbai to mark the event.

Sarfarosh will have a special screening at PVR Juhu in Mumbai on Friday, May 10, 2024. Along with Mukesh Rishi, Naseeruddin Shah, Makarad Deshpandey, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rajesh Joshi, Smita Jaykar, Manoj Joshi, Upasna Singh, Surekha Sikri, Akhilendra Mishra, Akash Khurana, and many other, the film’s director John Matthew Matthan and music director Lalit Pandit will attend the event.

Aamir Khan’s 1999 film Sarfarosh is undeniably one of his best-loved productions, while some fans may have been too young when it was released in the theatres. Sarfarosh discusses issues like arms trafficking and cross-border terrorism, it was undoubtedly a groundbreaking movie.

In the film, after terrorists assault Aamir Khan’s family, he gives up on his medical education to play a vengeful police officer. Under the pseudonym Ajay Singh Rathod, he penetrates their network.

Khan has to negotiate a violent and perilous world of guns traffickers while working undercover with a tough Mumbai police officer, portrayed by Naseeruddin Shah. Action-packed and suspenseful, Sarfarosh delves into issues of sacrifice, patriotism, and the war against terrorism.

John Matthew Matthan, the director of Sarfarosh, stated in a recent interview that he stopped directing movies after a few because he wasn’t enjoying the process. However, he now wants to return with Sarfarosh 2.

In the same interview, the director revealed that he met Aamir Khan last week on the 25 anniversary of Sarfarosh, where the two decided to host a small get-together and do a special screening of the film for the cast and crew.

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Laapataa Ladies actor Nitanshi Goel’s edited picture from Met Gala 2024 goes viral, social media reacts

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Laapataa Ladies actor Nitashi Goel, who played the charater of Phool in the film, was also noticed on the Met Gala red carpet. The 17-year-old actor was featured in an edited photo, which was posted by Aamir Khan Productions’ official X (formerly Twitter) handle.

Nitanshi, who portrayed a bride in Laapataa Ladies, was seen wearing the same outfit on the red carpet in the photoshopped image. She had a maroon shawl draped over her shoulders, a basic red sari on, and a matching bindi on her forehead. She wore a long veil as part of her saree pallu.

Sharing the image on social media, the production company captioned the image, their Phool is blossoming in the garden of time. They futher added, watch Laapataa Ladies on Netflix India. The internet prasises her Met Gala debut.

One user said, Phool in her timeless shaadi ka joda (Indian bridal attire). My favorite phool of the season, another said. A third user said, from Surajmukhi to Met Gala journey of Phool Kumari is the next big thing and added a smiling emojis, praising her character’s journey in the film.

In response to the image, Nitanshi wrote, Met Gala 2024.

In the film, Nitanshi portrayed Phool, a young newlywed who goes missing. She discussed her preparation for the job. Since this is a 2001 story and she was born in 2007, she watched a lot of Bhojpuri woman’s videos like Sui Dhaaga, Balika Badhu, and other stories to see how the women are there. She had never seen that time period before, so she wanted to experience it at the audition. She wanted people to sense from her body language that she is narrating those women’s stories. Nitanshi, thus practiced wearing a veil and observing their body language. She wanted a sari outfit, she added.

Meanwhile, Laapataa Ladies tells the story of two young brides who were separated while traveling by train and what transpires when police officer Ravi Kishan decides to look into the missing case. The film is currently streaming on Netflix.

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