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New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez left the office of Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police late on Monday evening after day-long grilling in connection with the Rs 200 crore extortion-cum-cheating case involving multimillionaire conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

Jacqueline was confronted with the testimonies of Bollywood personality Nora Fatehi and an aide of Chandrashekhar, Pinky Irani, who were questioned by the EOW last week.

Last Wednesday, the EOW had grilled Jacqueline for over eight hours in connection with the case. As per sources, Jacqueline was summoned again on Monday as the EOW it found contradictions in her earlier statements.

According to the ED chargesheet, Jacqueline knew about Chandrashekhar's involvement in criminal activities but she chose to overlook them and indulged in financial transactions with the conman.

Chandrashekhar was arrested for allegedly cheating and extorting money from some high-profile people, including former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh's wife Aditi Singh. Many Bollywood actors and models have been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for their alleged links to Chandrashekhar.

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Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Filmmaker R. Balki has talked about casting actress Shreya Dhanwanthary in his upcoming psychological thriller film 'Chup', starring Dulquer Salmaan.

Shreya is well-known for her Amazon Prime Video web series 'The Family Man' and 'Scam 1992'.

"Shreya is a volcanic talent. I had seen her perform in 'Scam 1992' and 'The Family Man' and was hugely impressed."

"When I met her for the first time, within five minutes of the conversation, I asked her whether she'd like to read a script and that's how I offered her 'Chup'. I saw Nila in her the moment I met her."

Others headlining the power-packed cast of the film are Sunny Deol and Pooja Bhatt.

The movie is directed by R Balki and produced by Hope Productions and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. The film is written by R Balki himself based on the story he started working on a few years ago.

The screenplay and dialogues have been co-written by R Balki, critic-turned-writer Raja Sen and Rishi Virmani.

Dr Jayantilal Gada (Pen Studios) presents the film and all India distribution is by Pen Marudhar. The Director of Photography is Vishal Sinha and Music Director is Amit Trivedi, Sneha Khanvilkar and Aman Pant. Pranab Kapadia and Anirudh Sharma are Co-Producers of the film.

The film is set to release on September 23.

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Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Television actor Mohit Malik blacked out while performing a stunt involving a helicopter during the semi finale for the stunt-based reality show 'Khatron Ke Khiladi' (KKK).

In the weekend episode which was the semi finale saw Mohit perform a challenging but stunt which involved a lot of action. The actor was seen jumping from pillar to post to eventually win it.

Mohit said that it was one of the toughest stunts to perform on the show. It also led him to a total blackout post its completion.

"On the day of the stunt I was anyways a bit unwell and on tablets due to feeling feverish. But it was the semi finale stunt shoot day and I knew I had to give the stunt my 100 percent! The stunt as you'll see on television was a massive one."

He added: "Being thrown from a catapult into the water getting onto a jetski to get to another point where a helicopter took me to another point where I had to eventually jump into the water, was all a very elongated stunt."

"Though the minute I jumped into the water from the helicopter, my body somehow went into shock and I could not remember how I did the stunt! I won the stunt, but I had no memory of how I performed it I was taken to the hospital but everything was such a blur that I had no idea about what was happening around me."

Mohit's X-rays were taken along with that he was given drips and medication.

"I was made to rest there for a while. Something like this has happened with me for the first time in my life, so it was very shocking!"

He added: "I think that even in the history of Khatron Ke Khiladi something like this would have never happened with anybody where they were not able to remember the stunt. It was a very different experience and something my body had never been through."

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Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Actor Ayushmann Khurrana's upcoming film 'DoctorG', a medical campus comedy-drama, is all set to release on October 14.

'Doctor G' features Ayushmann in the role of a medical student. Stepping into the shoes of a male gynaecologist, the actor has shared the first poster that gives us a sneak-peek into the chaotic world of his medical journey to becoming a Gynaecologist.

'Doctor G' cast includes Rakul Preet Singh as Dr Fatima Siddiqui and Shefali Shah as Dr Nandini Srivastav and Sheeba Chadha who plays Ayushmann's mother in prominent roles. Taking to social media, Ayushmann Khurrana shared the poster of Doctor G and wrote, "ZindaGi hai meri full of Googly, Chahiye tha Orthopedics, par ban gaya DoctorG, Get ready for your appointments, #DoctorG will attend to you in theatres from 14th October 2022. #DoctorGInCinemas."

Directed by Anubhuti Kashyap, the film will hit the screens on October 14.

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Toronto, Sep 19 (IANS) Elizabeth director Shekhar Kapoor's first rom-com 'What's Got Love to Do With It?', which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival here this week, is somewhat reminiscent of the two highly talked about films of similar genre - 'East is East' (1999) and 'West is West' (2010).

These movies have the same template - generational change in identity among the South Asian diaspora in the West, cross-cultural marriages and intergenerational conflicts.

Jemima Khan, the former wife of former Pakistani cricketer and prime minister Imran Khan, subtly weaves into the script her own personal experiences of her multicultural marriage and living in Pakistan.

"I lived in Pakistan for 10 years. I went there when I was 20 and I came back when I was 30. And I went with, I suppose, some sort of preconceived ideas about arranged marriages. I ended up seeing lots of really happy arranged marriages, including my ex-husband's niece, who was living in the same house with us and whose arranged marriage I watched up very close when she was in the selection process. I came back to England and saw some of my friends kind of struggling," Jemima said at the premiere of the movie.

The talented cast of Lily James, Shazad Latif, Emma Thompson and Shabana Azmi allow Kapoor to deftly create a great rom-com experience on the big screen. The scenes shift between Britain and Pakistan as the story unfolds.

Zoe (played by Lily James) and Kazim (Shazad Latif) grow up in the same neighbourhood in London and their paths meet regularly. But their home lives are worlds apart.

Living with her divorced mother Cath (played by Emma Thompson), Zoe grows into a typical independent girl who chooses to become a filmmaker. On the other hand, Kazim is raised to observe his Islamic faith at home and be like anyone else in the secular British society. As is typical with South Asian families in the West, Kazim chooses to become a doctor.

Not surprisingly, Zoe is taken aback when Kazim tells her he is going for an 'assisted' marriage to a girl from Pakistan. Since their two families are close social friends, Zoe finds an opportunity in Kazim's marriage in Pakistan for her next documentary.

In Lahore, the grand, colourful scenes of the couple's pre-wedding ceremonies are a visual treat. In between performing these ceremonies, Kazim disappears with Zoe. In one of their one-on-one conversations, Zoey says how can you marry someone whom you don't know?

"Everybody is pretending," she says. That's it. Kazim calls off the wedding.

What unfolds next is expected as the two London neighbours have been close friends since childhood.

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Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Gauri Khan has said that her superstar husband Shah Rukh Khan is always seeing off the guests to their car when they are having a party in their house.

In the upcoming episode of 'Koffee With Karan' Season 7, Gauri, who will be seen gracing the show after 17 years, will be joined with her friends Maheep Kapoor and Bhavana Pandey.

Karan Johar shares, in the latest episode, how during parties at home, as a gracious host, he always walks a guest to their car.

Gauri Khan reveals how this 'precious' habit sometimes annoys her.

"He is always seeing off the guests to their car. Sometimes I feel like he spends more time outside than inside during parties. Then people start looking for him. It makes me feel like we are having the party outside on the road rather than inside the house!," vented Gauri Khan.

'Koffee with Karan' airs on Disney+ Hotstar.

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Los Angeles, Sep 19 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West has compared himself to Moses after deleting all his Instagram posts.

The rapper took to his Instagram Stories on Sunday to seemingly compare himself to the Bible's Moses, reports mirror.co.uk.

"No one asked Moses how much he slept," he wrote in white text over a black background.

He first shared the text with a typo before deleting it and resharing it with the corrected text.

It comes after Ye launched his own private school which aims to "prepare students to become the next generation of leaders, thinkers and innovators".

The 45-year-old is understood to be behind Donda Academy, which is a tuition-based Christian prep school that is said to charge around $15,000 per year.

The institution, said to be based in California, promises a "world-class education," according to its website, which involves worship, science classes, choir and even parkour.

Sources told Rolling Stone magazine that families have to sign non-disclosure agreements, though a consultant for the school has told the outlet that only parents sign it and they described such as an "informal agreement".

According to the school's website, the daily schedule includes "full school worship," core classes of language arts, mathematics and science, as well as "enrichment courses".

It provides examples of such courses, including world language, visual art, film and choir. The athletic training discipline Parkour is listed as another example of such.

However, despite opening a learning institution, the Runaway rapper said he doesn't like reading books.

"When you said I hadn't read this book, I actually haven't read any book," he explained in an interview with the Alo Mind Full podcast.

"Reading is like eating Brussels sprouts for me. And talking is like getting the Giorgio Baldi corn ravioli."

The star, who is known for his endless rants, recently admitted that his former-wife Kim Kardashian raises their children '80 percent of the time'.

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Los Angeles, Sep 19 (IANS) After eight years away from Hollywood, actress Cameron Diaz opened up about her upcoming Netflix movie 'Back in Action', saying that she was "both" nervous and excited about getting back in front of the camera.

"It's a little bit of muscle memory, you know what I mean?" she explained during a September 16 appearance on 'The Tonight Show' starring Jimmy Fallon.

"I did that for so long, it's kind of like the process, I kind of just fell back into it. But it feels a little bit different."

She also gushed how it was "amazing" to return to acting alongside Jamie Foxx, with whom she previously appeared in the 1999 sports drama Any Given Sunday and the 2014 remake of the musical 'Annie'.

"The last movie I made was Annie with Jamie, and so the first movie back is this film with Jamie," she said. "He's so great, he's so easy, he's so professional, he's so talented, and just being able to work with him."

She added, "It will be so much fun."

Jamie, who Cameron describes "like a racehorse" -- serves as both her co-star and executive producer on Back in Action, which begins production later this year, reports eonline.com.

Last month, the Oscar winner revealed how he convinced the actress to come out of retirement for the film, saying it involved some good old-fashioned begging.

"We just begged and pleased on my knees, like, 'Just give the people one more again,'" Jamie exclusively told E! News' Daily Pop in August.

"We love her, we've been waiting on her and this is just gonna be fantastic."

During her break from acting, Cameron married Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden in 2015 and welcomed daughter Raddix in 2019.

In an episode of In Goop Health: The Sessions, the Charlie's Angels star opened up about her decision to retire at what was seemingly the height of her career, explaining to host Gwyneth Paltrow that she never made "any space for (her) personal life."

Moreover, Cameron said that her life in the spotlight was draining, something that Gwyneth said she could "understand."

"It's so intense to work at that level and be that public and put yourself out there," she continued. "There's a lot of energy coming at you at all times when you're really visible as an actor and doing press and putting yourself out there.

When Gwyneth asked what it felt like to leave that past behind, Cameron responded, "Like peace. A peace in my soul because I was finally taking care of myself."

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Los Angeles, Sep 19 (IANS) Actress Kate Winslet is ready to get back to work after a hospital visit post she slipped while filming an upcoming project in Croatia.

The actress was shooting her role in the historical drama film 'Lee' when an on-set accident led to her being taken to a nearby hospital to ensure that she was OK, her representatives confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

Winslet will resume filming this week as scheduled.

"Kate slipped and was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure required by the production," her team said.

"She is fine and will be filming, as planned, this week."

The 46-year-old Oscar winner will portray photographer Lee Miller in the film that focuses on her life, including her work as a war correspondent for Vogueduring World War II.

The cast for director Ellen Kuras' movie includes Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Andrea Riseborough and Josh O'Connor.

Winslet, who has a role in the upcoming aAvatar: The Way of Water', was most recently seen on the small screen with aMare of Easttown', which earned her an Emmy Award last year.

Recent film credits include 'Ammonite', 'Blackbird' and 'The Mountain Between Us'.

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Los Angeles, Sep 19 (IANS) Singer Enrique Iglesias shared a passionate kiss with an enthusiastic female fan during a meet and greet in Las Vegas.

The 47-year-old himself posted a clip from the PDA-filled moment on his Instagram account. The footage initially showed the musician kissing the woman on the cheek as she took a selfie, reports aceshowbiz.com.

However, things got more passionate after she turned her head to kiss Enrique on the lips. She continues to try to film the smooch but he pushes the woman away gently before leaving the spot.

In the caption of the post, Enrique wrote: "Friday night in #LASVEGAS @resortsworldlv see you tonight!!!! axs.com/enriqueinvegas."

The post has been filled with mixed reactions. Some people were jealous, as one commented, "She is so lucky." Another individual then wrote, "My dream hahahaha."

Others, however, were not impressed by the encounter.

One person in particular replied in Spanish: "I don't like it when other girls kiss you! Your kisses should only be for Anna," referring to the singer's wife, Anna Kournikova, with whom he shares twins 4-year-old twins Nicholas and Lucy and 2-year-old daughter Mary.

"How on earth does Anna endure this?" a different user argued. Someone else chimed in, "Omg he's married lady." Anna herself is yet to react to the clip.

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