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Anurag Kashyap recalled telling Vijay Sethupathi that he needed funds for his daughter’s wedding. In other news, Aly Goni spoke out against Pakistan’s ceasefire violations.
Vijay Sethupathi Helped Anurag Kashyap Bag Maharaja Role; Aly Goni Reacts To Ceasefire Violation By Pakistan
At a recent event hosted by The Hindu, Kashyap shared, “After Imaikka Nodigal, I turned down a lot of South films. Offers kept coming every other day. Then, during post-production for Kennedy, I kept bumping into Vijay Sethupathi at my neighbour’s place,” said Kashyap, referencing his upcoming action thriller starring Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone. What started as casual chats turned into a full-circle moment. “He told me there’s this amazing script they’ve been trying to get to me. I initially said no. But he helped me find something in Kennedy, so I gave him a ‘Thank You’ card in the film. I told him, ‘I need to get my daughter married next year, and I don’t think I can afford it.’ And Vijay said, ‘We’ll help you.’ And that’s how Maharaja happened,” he said.
Television actor Aly Goni, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, has spoken out against Pakistan’s recent ceasefire violations, expressing his deep concern for his family and the people of his home state. Reacting strongly to the violations, Aly wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “Urdu mein likhke bhejo English mein samaj nahi aaya hoga yeh anpad Army ko.. #ceasefireviolations.” The comment sparked backlash from trolls, but the actor remained defiant. “People want to abuse me—please go on, I don’t care at all,” he responded. “I still want peace for my State, for my Family, for my country. That’s my opinion and it will not change. #ceasefire.”
For More: Aly Goni REACTS Strongly To Ceasefire Violation By Pakistan: ‘I Want Peace’
In a heart-wrenching interview with Siddharth Kannan, Shiny Doshi revisited the deeply painful relationship she shared with her late father—a man she says abandoned her family when she was just a child. Fighting back tears, she recalled a moment that scarred her as a teenager: “My father used to call me a prostitute. My print shoots in Ahmedabad sometimes went on till 2 or 3 in the morning. My mother was always with me—I was just 16. But when we returned home, instead of asking if we were safe, he would throw accusations. He’d say, ‘You’re taking your daughter out at 3 a.m.? Are you pimping her out?’”
For More: Shiny Doshi Breaks Down Recalling Father’s Abuse: ‘He Called Me A Prostitute At 16’
In an interview with Mid-day, Javed shared a funny memory from early days in his career, when Shatrughan Sinha came by, looking for a place to stay. He once got a small room for Rs 120 a month, sharing the rent with someone. When Shatrughan Sinha asked to stay there too, Javed said no, joking that he couldn’t afford the rent and might get them evicted. The lyricist recalled, “Mere paas ek room aagaya tha… when I was doing well. Toh uska Rs 120 mahina kiraya tha… Rs 60 I used to give… and Rs 60, somebody else. Toh mere paas Shatru aaya, kehne laga ki tum mujhe rakh lo apne kamre mein. I said, ‘Pagaal ho tum? Tum mujhe bhi nikalwa doge. Rs 60 mahina tum kahaan se laaoge? Har mahine tum Rs 60 de sakoge? Impossible.’”
For More: Javed Akhtar DENIED Shatrughan Sinha Entry Into His Rented House: ‘Mujhe Bhi Nikalwa Doge’
Ranveer Allahbadia is facing criticism for a now-deleted Instagram post directed at the people of Pakistan amid the India-Pakistan tension in the wake of Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. In the post, Ranveer had written, “Dear Pakistani Brothers & Sisters, I will get hate from many Indians for this, but it is important to be said. Just like many Indians, I don’t have hate in my heart for you. Many of us want peace as well. Whenever we meet Pakistanis, you invariably welcome us with love.”
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