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BOLLYWOOD BUZZ

Our Bollywood spy, Ashima Sethi, brings you the latest on industry gossip and celebrity tidbits

CELEBS RAISE CONCERNS OVER DELHI VIOLENCE AAMIR KHAN SENDS MESSAGE OF
Amidst a visit from President Donald Trump, Delhi ENCOURAGEMENT TO CHINA
experienced its most violent clashes between pro and Aamir Khan has expressed his
anti-Citizen Amendment Act (CAA) protestors, resulting concerns about the coronavirus
in hundreds of people injured and over 46 killed. Since the outbreak in a video addressed
riots, stars like Sonam Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap, and to Chinese fans. Aamir is a
Javed Akhtar, have publicly condemned the violence. celebrated name in China because
Others took to social media, like Vishal Dadlani, who of the popularity of 3 Idiots (2009)
tweeted, “Anti-CAA protestors have been protesting for and Dangal (2016). In the video
two months. There was no violence until the so-called he says, “A very warm hello to
‘pro-CAA’ groups showed up. all my friends in China. Since I read about the outbreak
Think.” Similarly, Esha Gupta of coronavirus…I’ve been extremely concerned. I’ve been
posted, “Syria? Delhi? Just violent following this tragedy with [pain] in my heart [and my]
people doing violent acts without condolences to those of you who have lost somebody
B-TOWN’S FIRST LGBTQI+ ROM-COM even half the knowledge about close.” He ends by saying, “The best we can do at this time
GOES VIRAL what they stand for, making my is to follow [instructions]…My thoughts and prayers are
city and my home unsafe.” with you in this time of crisis. Sending you all my love, take
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020) is the industry’s care, be safe and be healthy.”
first romantic comedy centred on LBGTQI+ issues. TANUSHREE DUTTA REACTS TO HARVEY
The plot follows a gay man, played by Ayushmann WEINSTEIN’S GUILTY VERDICT BOLLYWOOD AND NOLLYWOOD COLLIDE IN
Khurrana, and his quest for acceptance from his Last year the #MeToo movement made big ripples UPCOMING FILM RELEASE
father. In India, homosexuality was illegal until 2018, throughout Bollywood. Led by Tanushree Dutta, the Hamisha Daryani Ahuja has announced
when the Supreme Court invalidated part of Section movement saw several high profile women come out the production of Namaste Wahala (2020),
377. Despite this, the queer community remains deeply with their own stories of assault. Since then, Tanushree a film that will combine two of the world’s
stigmatised, which makes a film like this important has become a vocal advocate for women’s safety. Last biggest movie industries, Bollywood and
in the pursuit of normalising same-sex relationships. month, she publicly celebrated Harvey Weinstein’s Nigeria’s ‘Nollywood.’ The filmmaker is using
In a press conference, Bhushan Kumar, Managing guilty verdict, publicly stating, “[this has] helped restore her experiences in Nigeria as her inspiration,
Director of T-Series said, “we have an interesting faith and hope among survivors and activists. I wish [this] stating to CNN: “I am Indian but I have lived
message of societal acceptance presented in a much speedy justice against perpetrators of crimes happens in Nigeria my whole life. Everyone loves
more fun manner so that it reaches more people in India too. Here, [I] faced pressures to drop the case. Bollywood and Nollywood, so I thought ‘how is it that no one
and helps them re-evaluate their pre-conditioned It took so much activism just to keep has done a love story between the two?’ The story has been
thoughts. When [the team] heard the story, our [people] out of Bollywood and to keep in my head for a long time…but I wanted both cultures to
[initial] reaction was that it’s a perfect family the conversation going. I’m hoping be portrayed [as accurately as possible].” Hamisha has said
entertainer that speaks about the fact [that] love has for retribution this year, as I missed that movie features all you’d expect from a Bollywood film,
no boundaries, no gender.” out on years of work dealing with the including lots of dancing. “It’s a fun comedy, a lot of laughs
aftermath.” with a few tears.”

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