Alia among actors treading Smita Patil's path: Mahesh Bhatt

Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt today said he sees his daughter Alia Bhatt and many other actresses fitting into the shoes of Smita Patil, who could handle both commercial and parallel cinema with aplomb.

Smita Patil and Alia Bhatt

"There is a new dawn, a new energy. There is a new beginning I must say... I see a lot more actors, including a few regional parallel cinema actresses and also my daughter Ali Bhatt walking the way this great actor Smita did way back in time. "She could act both in commercial and parallel films and yet not get cliched," he told PTI in an interview here. Bhatt was here to attend the two-day Smita Patil festival organised by Pickle Jar, which offers socially relevant programmes.

The filmmaker said Alia has all the potential to walk the path of Smita as she has been doing both commercial and experimental films from a very young age. "Why shouldn't I mention my daughter Alia? She has done 'Highway' and also some lighter roles at a very young age. She can do both commercial and experimental films as she has grown up seeing Smita Patil and Shabana Azmi's movies by my production house," he said.

"However, I do not want to limit this to my daughter alone alone... there are other girls doing regional films. They are talented. I think once they make a foray into mainstream cinema, they may become smart to oscillate between doing parallel and commercial cinemas," he added. Bhatt said parallel filmmakers did not feel betrayed
when Smita did commercial films like 'Namak Halal' and 'Shakti', but benefited by the star value she brought to their respective tables.

"I think they benefited enormously after she switched over to mainstream cinema. Smita did exactly what Emraan Hashmi is doing, bringing star value to the table of parallel filmmakers by doing commercial films and offbeat film like 'Shanghai'," he said. Bhatt recalled that Smita was not unfair to parallel filmmakers as she was always available to them. "She was always available whenever they came to her with a story idea or a film," he added.

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Huma Qureshi: Proud to be Saqib's co-actor in 'Dobaara'

Actress Huma Qureshi, who is all set to share screen space with her brother Saqib Saleem, says she is "proud" to be his "co-actor and partner in crime".

Huma Qureshi.

On the occasion of Sibling Day on Sunday, the 'Badlapur' actress also mentioned the release date of the Hindi remake of the Hollywood film 'Oculus'.

"Happy Sibling Day, Saqib Saleem... Proud to be his partner in crime and co-actor in 'Dobaara', which is releasing in September 2016", Huma tweeted on Sunday.

Released in 2013, 'Oculus' is the story of a brother and sister battling paranormal activity. Saqib and Huma will be essaying the characters played by Karen Gillan and Brenton Thwaites in the film.

Huma's other Bollywood projects include Gurinder Chadha's 'Viceroy's House' and Malayalam film alongside superstar Mammootty's 'White'.

Miley Cyrus shows off yoga pose

Singer Miley Cyrus displayed her yoga skills by posting a Namaste pose with her feet on social media.

Miley Cyrus

The Wrecking Ball singer took to photo-sharing website Instagram on Friday with an image from one of her yoga routines, reports people.com.

'Fri-namaste,' Cyrus, 23, captioned the image.

In the photograph, the singer flaunts platinum blonde hair and is seen practicing in a dimly-lit room.

Last month, Cyrus shared images and videos of her morning yoga sessions, sharing that she uses the activity to help keep her sane. “Starting da day right, Gotta do yoga not for my body but for my mind! DO YOGA or GO CRAZY,” she captioned a video of her routine.

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Khloe Kardashian furious over brother's engagement

Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian (in pic) is reportedly feeling 'betrayed' by her brother Rob Kardashian’s relationship with model Blac Chyna and is choosing to ignore their engagement.

Khloe Kardashian

Khloe is said to be furious with her brother, who started dating Chyna earlier this year, and has only gotten more upset after news of their engagement, reports a website.

"Ever since Khloe found out that Rob is dating Blac Chyna, she felt betrayed. This feeling has never changed. After finding out about the engagement, she is furious at the lack of respect," a source said.

Rob Kardashian with model Blac Chyna

"Khloe is not going to send Rob any well wishes. She is not happy about the engagement, and is not going to pretend that she is," added the insider.

The source also claimed that Khloe was annoyed that the family wasn’t told about Rob’s proposal in advance, and believes her brother wants to cause problems. "She thinks Rob is causing drama on purpose and wants them (his family) to be arguing," the insider added.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West planning third child?

Celebrity couple Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West are reportedly planning to have third child. The couple, who are already proud parents to North and Saint, however did not know when it would happen, reported Ace Showbiz.

Kayne West and Kim Kardashian.

"Kim has had alternate feelings on a third child and still doesn't know what she wants to do," a source said. The source added that the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star was still hesitating over whether she's ready to conceive again because she apparently had some hard times during her pregnancies.

As previously reported, Kim had some problems when she gave birth to Saint, including placenta accreta, a condition where the placenta grows too deeply into the uterus. In 2013, she had the same condition while delivering her daughter, North.

Emraan Hashmi calls Big B the 'original superhero'

Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi has thanked megastar Amitabh Bachchan for his inspiring note to his son, Ayaan and called him the 'original superhero'.

Emraan Hashmi and Amitabh Bachchan.

Hashmi recently released a book on his son's battle with cancer, titled 'Kiss of Life', which talks about the hardships he and his wife faced when their son was diagnosed with cancer at the age of four in 2014. Bachchan had sent a special letter for the 37-year-old actor's son, which Hashmi shared on Twitter.

"Thanks @SrBachchan for the note. Ayaan aspires to be Batman. And Batman aspires to be you. You are the original superhero!" he wrote.

Bachchan replied saying, "Really what a remarkable son .. god bless him and may he remain healthy ever..."

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Tiger Shroff lauded for spreading Kung Fu awareness

Actor Tiger Shroff, who has claimed that Kung Fu has its origin in India, is now earning kudos from masters across India for bringing attention to the martial art.

Tiger Shroff. 

Many of Indian Kung Fu trainers feel that Tiger, who will be seen doing action scenes in his forthcoming film “Baaghi”, can help raise a word around the marital art, says the film's director Sabbir Khan.

"Kung Fu masters from across India have been reaching out to the team and are applauding Tiger. They believe that Tiger's words will help create awareness about the origin of Kung Fu and help promote the form of martial arts," Sabbir Khan said in a statement.

Tiger has performed many Kung Fu moves in 'Baaghi', under the supervision of Master Shifuji.

'Baaghi', which also features Shraddha Kapoor, is set to release on April 29.

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