Sonu Sood gets into trilingual mode
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) After wrapping up Sino-Indian film “Kung Fu Yoga”, Sonu Sood is in a “trilingual” zone.
The actor says he had a great time shooting for his next ‘trilingual’ project with Farah Khan, Prabhudheva, and Vijay.
The 42-year-old actor took to Twitter to update his fans and followers about his next project. However, the actor didn’t reveal much about the venture.
“When all my the directors direct me. Had super fun shooting for my next trilingual… Farah Khan, Prabhudheva, Vijay,” he shared.
Sonu also shared a selfie with the trio. He can be seen wearing a gold blingy shirt along with shades.
Meanwhile, he will soon be seen in “Kung Fu Yoga” — a multi-lingual action-adventure film directed by Stanley Tong.
The film, which is a co-production by India and China — by Taihe Entertainment and Shinework Media — will also feature actors Amyra Dastur, Disha Patani, Aarif Rahman and Jain kumar.
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Parineeti Chopra walks down memory lane on TV
Parineeti Chopra got nostalgic during shooting of TV show “India’s Got Talent” after watching a performance by a group of classical singers. The actress, who is a trained classical singer, says she “was reminded of days” when she used to train.
The actress, who will also go behind the mic for her forthcoming film “Meri Pyaari Bindu”, became a guest judge for an episode of the reality show, which is aired on Colors.
It was when Brijwasi Brothers, a group of classical singers from Mathura, took to the stage to perform Parineeti reminisced her training sessions.
Parineeti got emotional as the group sang “Saaware jiya jaye na”.
“I remember how I could never sing this song and I used to request my guruji to always sing this song. The moment I heard the word ‘Saaware’, I was reminded of my days when I used to train and my eyes automatically welled up,” Parineeti said in a statement.
“My guru always used to tell me that whenever someone’s piece of art touches your heart, you should take their blessings and while she could not take their blessings because they were like little brothers to her, she could bow down to them,” she added.
The “Ishaqzaade” actress then went on to do a ‘Sashtang Namaskar’ to the group of singers.
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Farhan, Shahid to return as ‘Raju aur Pappu’ at IIFA stage
Actors Shahid Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar will return as the hosts for 17th edition of the NEXA International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Madrid, Spain. They will be in their Raju and Pappu avatar on stage.
IIFA Weekend and Awards are all set to take place in Madrid this year from June 23-26.
Farhan says he can’t wait to share the stage with Shahid, with whom he shares a great rapport and has hosted the 13th as well as 15th IIFA Awards in Singapore and Tampa Bay respectively.
“This is the third year and I do promise you that both of us will be toiling hard to make sure it is an entertaining experience. There is a certain ease that we have and a very great chemistry. Shahid and me had a great time hosting twice before this, so it’s going to be a reunion of Raju and Pappu,” he said.
Together, they are preparing to put up an interesting show as hosts of the gala.
Shahid had previously admitted that he had the most fun hosting the 13th edition of IIFA Awards in 2012 with the “Wazir” star, and added that he has “awesome memories” from that time.