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The evening of 8th December, 2016. The world for a lot of Indian people changed when the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government would be discontinuing the then-in-circulation big denomination notes of 500 and 1,000 Rupees with immediate effect, in a bid to fight black money and counterfeit currency. This left many a people in the lurch, their stockpile of unaccounted black cash almost immediately amounting to nothing but useless pieces of paper. This led to a new enterprise of people trying to exchange the older notes for the newly introduced ones at a premium commission. It is in this chaotic situation that debutant director sets the story of his first feature “1888”.

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In the aftermath of the announcement of demonetization, popular actress-turned-politician Sandhya Shetty is stuck with a conundrum as she looks to get a large sum of old notes changed to the new legal tender.

Mumbai, Feb 26 (Ians) Sandhya Shetty is a name that needs no introduction. She is a woman of many talents — a supermodel, an actor, and a Commonwealth Gold medalist in Karate.

Sandhya is also a five-time State Karate Champion and a six-time National Karate Champion. Beyond her impressive achievements, Sandhya is committed to empowering women and girls across the country.

Ahead of the International Women’s Day (March 8), Sandhya shared her fearless battle towards making a safe space for women, protecting them from abuse, supporting health initiatives, and improving lives.

“A state of Nofear is a choice to change you bring within you,” Sandhya said.

Sandhya’s mission with Nofear is to provoke a shift in the thought process of the people.

“We need to inculcate the importance of gender equality on the root level in schools and homes. Both girls and boys must treat each other with respect on every level,...

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (Ians) Ace director Priyadarshan, who has made super hit movies in Malayalam, Tamil, and Hindi, has announced the April release of his latest film, ‘Corona Papers’.

With Shane Nigam and Shine Tom Chacko in the main roles, ‘Corona Papers’ is an action thriller, according to the makers. Gayatri Shankar, who played a significant role in the Malayalam movie ‘Na Than Kesu Kodu’, is the heroine.

Priyadarshan has written the script and is producing it under the banner of the Four Frames production house. The story of the film is by Sree Ganesh.

The movie has quite a formidable lineup of actors, including Siddik, Sandhya Shetty, P.P. Kunhikrishnan, Maninanpillai Raju, Jean Paul Lal, Sree Dhanya, Vijileesh, Biju Pappan, Sreekanth Murali, and Menka Sureshkumar, father of noted Tamil actress Keerthi Suresh.

Divakar S. Mani does the cinematography, Ayyappan Nair presides over the editing table, and M.R. Rajakrishnan is the music composer.

Samit Kakkad, the director of the recently released streaming series ‘Dharavi Bank’, has called Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi, a “one-take actor”. He was impressed by how well the actor was prepared for his part in the series.

Elaborating on the same, Kakkad said: “It is always a very enriching and fruitful experience when we get to work with actors such as Vivek who are aware of the pre-requisites and inner workings of the craft. He’s undoubtedly one of the hardest-working actors, and with his level of commitment from beginning to end, the process is made significantly simpler. The kind of preparation that he brings to the table is unparalleled.”

Vivek plays the role of Jcp Jayant Gavaskar in the Mx Original Series, which also stars his ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’ co-star Suniel Shetty. Unlike the cops that Vivek has essayed earlier, this time around in ‘Dharavi Bank’, fury and rage...

Actress Sonali Kulkarni, who is known for her work in the Marathi film industry and has delivered good performances in “Dil Chahta Hai” and “Taxi No 9211”, will be soon seen in the streaming series “Dharavi Bank”.

The actress plays a politician in the series and her experience with the portrayal of the character has been quite fulfilling, considering the role is polar opposite to her in real life and brings in a sense of versatility for her.

The actress, who plays Chief Minister Janvi Surve in the series, said: “My personality has always been pleasant, fun, and honest type. Hence it was quite challenging for me to play the role of Janvi Surve. My character in ‘Dharavi Bank’ is that of an egoistic, hard-hearted and manipulative woman who is completely opposite to my real nature. I enjoy processes that test my versatility as an actor.”

The gangster drama also stars Suniel Shetty as Thalaivan,...

Actor Suniel Shetty will be seen playing the role of Thalaivan – a powerful, ruthless and unattainable kingpin of India’s largest slum Dharavi in the upcoming series ‘Dharavi Bank’. To aesthetically portray the part of this 63-year-old villain, the team had to use prosthetics to make him look over 60.

Speaking about the actor’s commitment to this role, Director Samit Kakkad said, “Anna would report on location at 5 a.m. on the dot because it would take him four hours to do hair and make-up with the use of prosthetics.”

“Thalaivan’s character spans across different age groups in the series and to showcase this progression, we had to make Anna age himself because he is so fit that nobody would believe he is playing a 63-year-old without prosthetics.”

“He helms a Rs 30,000 crore empire and his face and posture had to reflect the responsibilities he has and the experiences...

Anu Ranjan & Kiran Bawa hosted an all women party on the eve of International Women's Day, at the latter's Arabian themed cuisine restaurant in Juhu, Bistro Grill. A bevy of celebrities including Anushka Ranjan, Poonam Dhillon, Shweta Keswani, Meghna Mallik, Saumya Tandon, Bhagyashree, Teejay Sidhu, Deepshika, Shraddha Nigam, Karishma Tanna, Dolly Bindra, Tabassum, Anjana Mumtaz, bobby Darling, Kunika, Madhushree, Krushika Lulla, Eisha Koppikar, Alka Yagnik, Pooja Bedi, Rouble Nagi, Divya Dutta, Kamalika Guha Thakurta, Sandhya Shetty, Mansi Roy, Mauli Ganguly, Richa Soni, Narayani Shastri, Gauri Pradhan, Jasvir Kaur, Amita Nangia, Anju Mahendroo, Sara Khan, Shilpa Saklani and many others The women were dressed to the ocassion with a "dash of pink" in their outfits in accordance with the theme for the evening - Anu Ranjan was hopping around with the heel of her pink sandal which came off when she hit the dance floor, Tabassum and Alka Yagnik spent some time chit chatting,...