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The rebroadcast of some of the famous 80s and 90s shows on tv has been gaining massive Television Rating Point (TRP). Ramayan, which was the most popular show in the late 80s, its rebroadcast on Doordarshan National (DD National) has broken all the records of the viewership in the history of the entertainment shows. ## The show becomes the most-watched entertainment show in the world with 77 M (7.7 Crore) viewership on the 16th of April 2020. Amid the nationwide lockdown, Doordarshan is rebroadcasting some of its famous shows to keep the people entertained during the home quarantine. ## WORLD RECORD!!Rebroadcast of #Ramayana on #Doordarshan smashes viewership records worldwide, the show becomes most watched entertainment show in the world with 7.7 crore viewers on 16th of April pic.twitter.com/hCVSggyqIE— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) April 30, 2020 ## Along with Ramayan, the channel also rebroadcasting the Mahabharat, Chanakya, Buniyaad, and the popular child show Shaktiman. ## Not only DD National but all the other channels are rebroadcasting its popular shows as the shooting of the current shows has been stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic and the extended lockdown. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Actress Dia Mirza has joined women, world leaders, including Melinda Gates and Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg, to support the global plan for social and economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.## Dia, a United Nations Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals, has teamed up with the women world leaders as part of a global advocacy effort called 'Rise for All'.## The effort is to support the United Nations' plan for social and economic recovery from coronavirus globally.## Speaking of the global effort, Dia said: "My optimism, my belief in humanity and my faith in us during this shared experience tell me that we will overcome this pandemic and work towards building a more sustainable world by not just ensuring we adopt and follow through on the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals, but find individual action and individual ways to become better citizens of our planet."## Convened by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, 'Rise for All' aims to mobilize support for the UN roadmap to tackle the development emergency emerging out of the Covid-19 pandemic, and to fully fund the UN Response and Recovery Trust Fund.## Dia is part of an initial group of nine prominent women joining the UN Deputy Secretary-General in raising their voices to save lives and protect livelihoods, urging leaders in all countries, across all sectors, to address the humanitarian crisis of the pandemic.## Stay tuned...

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RAMESH SIPPY directed RISHI KAPOOR in "Saagar" (1985), a film that celebrated the actor's romantic swagger as very few Bollywood love stories could.## BY RAMESH SIPPY## Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) We made just one film together and it was a wonderful association. I was very happy with the turnout, and all the actors -- especially Rishi Kapoor. He contributed a lot in the romantic film.## Rishi Kapoor was a very versatile and wonderful actor. A romantic lead in the earlier part of his life. Even at the time of "Saagar", he was still a romanticist. Later, he went on to do all kinds of roles and excelled in those.## My associations and experiences with him were very good. Once he understood the role and what I was looking for, there was absolutely no need for me to tell him anything. I didn't need to direct him. He understood it and expressed it wonderfully. There was hardly any need to say anything to him.## He will stay with me in my memories, as a brilliant and wonderful actor, who gave me whatever I wanted with all his acting abilities, senses, and feeling, in the professional side.## On the personal side, I have known the Kapoors for a long time. From respecting his grandfather to Raj Kapoor Ji, and working with his uncles, Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor, the association has been very long. He was a wonderful human being -- full of life. After work, you could talk to him about anything in the world. He was much more communicative than I was outside of work. He loved life. He lived it well.## It is so sad that you can't pay respect to the family and can't be with them because of the lockdown and distancing restrictions.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Irrfan Khan's son Babil took to Instagram to express gratitude towards everyone for sending their condolences after the demise of his father.## He posted an emotional note as his Instagram story.## "I'm deeply grateful for all the condolences you beautiful friends are pouring in for me. Although, I hope you understand that right now I'm no being able to reply because my vocabulary is dizzy," he wrote.## "I will get back to each one of you but just not right now. Thank you so much! I love you," he added.## Irrfan breathed his last early on Wednesday at the age of 54. Irrfan was admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital with a colon infection earlier this week. However, unfortunately, he succumbed to his ailment. The actor is survived by his wife Sutapa Sikdar and two sons Babil and Ayan.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Veteran actor Dharmendra is extremely shattered on hearing the news of the demise of his "Sher Dil" co-star Rishi Kapoor.## "Sadme ke baad sadma, Rishi bhi chala gaya. He fought a brave battle against cancer. He was like son to me.I am extremely sad and shattered. Pray for his family," Dharmendra tweeted in the memory of Rishi, who died on Thursday in Mumbai after a two-year-long battle with leukemia.## Along with his condolence tweet, Dharmendra posted a picture in which he is seen sharing smiles with Rishi Kapoor.## The two stars worked in a number of films eighties and nineties including "Katilon Ke Kaatil" (1981), "Sitamgar" (1985) and "Hathyar" (1989).## Rishi Kapoor passed away a day after Irrfan Khan's demise. Rishi was 67, while Irrfan was 54-year-old.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Actress Padmini Kolhapure, who worked with Rishi Kapoor in numerous films including Raj Kapoor's "Prem Rog", cannot believe Rishi Kapoor is no more.## "I am totally shellshocked. I don't think I am able to process my feelings and express them. This is a personal loss to me, and I am feeling helpless and weak right now. I am not able to do anything or even move out and lend a helping hand. I cannot see him, attend his last rites, take his parting blessings. I cannot do anything, except sit at home and pray for him and his family," said Padmini, pointing out that she could not attend the funeral owing to the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.## "An artist like him, an actor like him, a good human being like him, is hard to find. The industry will be silent after Rishi Kapoor. The way he would get on social media, tweet about things, he would go on television, his presence was always felt. Now the industry will be silent for a long time. I am feeling empty," said Padmini.## "He was such a happy person. Every time he would be on sets, the entire studio would be buzzing. There is so much one could say about Rishi Kapoor, but my mind is reeling right now," she added.## In 2018, Rishi Kapoor was diagnosed with cancer for the first time, following which the actor was in New York for nearly a year to undergo treatment. He returned to India in September 2019 after recovering.## The veteran actor was hospitalized on Wednesday morning after complaining that he was not feeling well. He was admitted to Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai where he breathed his last. Wife Neetu Kapoor was at his side.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) The sudden demise of Irrfan Khan led to a huge surge in the online searches related to the noted actor.## Irrfan breathed his last early on Wednesday at the age of 54. He was admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital with a colon infection earlier this week. However, unfortunately, he succumbed to his ailment.## According to a SEMrush study, Irrfan's demise led to a massive increase in online searches for the actor.## In India, online searches for the actor increased by 6,900 percent while globally, there was a surge of 6,200 percent .## With projects like "Paan Singh Tomar", "Piku", "Talvar", "The Lunchbox", "Maqbool", and "7 Khoon Maaf", Irrfan carved a name for himself in Hindi cinema. He has gradually established himself in the West too. He featured in foreign films like "The Namesake", "Life of Pi", "A Mighty Heart", "Slumdog Millionaire',"The Amazing Spider-Man", "Inferno" and "Jurassic World".## The study found that since his death, there has been an outpouring of emotion in the virtual world. On Twitter, the top trends with which fans paid their respects were #irrfankhan, #ripirrfankhan, #ripirfankhan, #irrfan, #restinpiece, and #rip.## The number of tweets on these hashtags, respectively numbered 4073, 351, 341, 291, 255, and 163.## The most widely used emoji was one meant to convey shock -- it was used 1002 times. Other emojis, such as crying, were used to express extreme distress. The most emotive emoji- a face with tears -- was used 439 times. A less sad but mournful emoji was used 288 times.## Some fans used emojis like broken hearts and flowers to convey the loss they felt. On twitter, the broken heart and flower emojis were used 389 and 198 times. Other emojis like a sad face, a black heart, and shame were shared as well. Of these three emojis, each respectively was used 171, 157, and 26 times.## The study also pointed out that 45% of the sentiment expressed online about Irrfan was neutral, 33% was positive, and 21% was negative.## Talking about the study, Fernando Angulo, Head of Communications, SEMrush, said: "We have lost an extraordinary personality. We have lost an accomplished actor and friend yet his memory will live on forever in the hearts of millions of his fans."## Stay tuned...

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New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) He was the affable loverboy hero and the menacing villain on screen, a cyber sensation on Twitter, and a man who lived life to the fullest. Very few might recall Rishi Kapoor as someone who called the shots, too. It did happen in 1999 when Kapoor made his only film as a director.## The film was "Aa Ab Laut Chalen" and it starred Aishwarya Rai with Akshaye Khanna, and also featured yesteryears' superstar, the late Rajesh Khanna, besides Suman Ranganathan, in pivotal roles.## Incidentally, that was the last production of the prestigious family banner, RK Films.## The film was a romantic drama that addressed young India's fetish for settling abroad, particularly the United States.## The film failed to create much of an impact at the box office, and in 2017, the actor said he was happy in his acting space and had no plans to go back to direction anytime soon.## "I am an actor and my time is devoted to the first passion of my life -- acting. I did not get the time and also I did not come across a good subject. I have been busy as a character actor for 17 years and I am enjoying working with so many lovely people. I am very happy acting," he had said at the trailer launch of his film "Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi".## Last year, Rishi, when he was undergoing cancer treatment in New York, Rishi tweeted a behind-the-scene photograph of his directorial film, sharing that he really misses his home and wants to return to India.## "Filming in New York, 1998 - Aa Ab Laut Chalen - a title so symbolic today," he wrote on the post, which was originally shared by his fan on Twitter.## Rishi Kapoor breathed his last on Thursday morning after a long battle with cancer. "Our dear Rishi Kapoor passed away peacefully at 8:45 am IST in hospital today after a two-year battle with leukemia. The doctors and medical staff at the hospital said he kept them entertained to the last," confirmed his family in a statement.## His wife Neetu Kapoor was by his side when he breathed his last in the morning. Rishi Kapoor is survived by wife, actress Neetu Kapoor, daughter Riddhima and son Ranbir.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Aadar Jain, and Abhishek Bachchan turned out to provide moral support and strength to Ranbir Kapoor at his father, veteran actor Rishi Kapoor's funeral. The last rites were performed at around 4 pm in the city's Chandanwadi crematorium.## Rishi Kapoor, who was 67, passed away on Thursday morning. He was cremated in an electric chamber, according to timesofindia.indiatimes.com.## Celebrity photographer Viral Bhayani took to Instagram, where he shared a video of Rishi's last journey. All family members and friends who were at the funeral turned out wearing masks and gloves, amid the COVID-10 lockdown.## Rishi Kapoor breathed his last on Thursday morning after a long battle with cancer.## "Our dear Rishi Kapoor passed away peacefully at 8:45 am IST in hospital today after a two-year battle with leukemia. The doctors and medical staff at the hospital said he kept them entertained to the last," confirmed his family in a statement.## His wife Neetu Kapoor was by his side when he breathed his last in the morning. Rishi Kapoor is survived by wife, actress Neetu Kapoor, daughter Riddhima and son Ranbir.## Stay tuned...

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New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Open, frank and unfiltered are some of the words used describe Rishi Kapoor's life, but there are some aspects of his life which might have evaded public eye.## A day after he was hospitalized here, Rishi Kapoor is no more. He passed away on Thursday after a two-year battle with leukemia. He was 67.## We bring you some trivia from the multifaceted life that he led.## * Rishi Kapoor's love for food, especially non-vegetarian food, is not something that the world doesn't know about. But there was a place he had to turn vegetarian, and that was when he visited Chennai because he was coming after darshan at Tirupati.## * Rishi Kapoor had a thing for 'agarbatti' and used to carry a pack wherever he went. His favorite fragrance was Nag Champa.## * The world lovingly calls him Chintu Ji, and in 2009 he even starred in a film by that name. But he hated his nickname, and once took to Twitter to share his old picture and expressed his views on nicknames, saying "parents must never nickname a child".## * There are several reports suggesting that he used sweaters to look hot.## * He did two international movies --- "Don't Stop Dreaming" in 2007 and "Sambar Salsa" in 2008.## * He struggled with depression at one point of his career due to back to back failures.## * His songs are evergreen, and still loved by one and all. But Rishi personally never liked many of his songs.## * He admitted that there was a time when he was a male chauvinist.## * He always admitted to his flaws. The actor once confessed to buying a film award.## * In his book "Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored", he claimed his father Raj Kapoor was involved with other women even while he was married to Krishna Raj Kapoor.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Actress and television personality Simi Garewal has penned an emotional note after learning about her "dearest friend" and "playmate" Rishi Kapoor's death on Thursday.## Simi took to Twitter, where she shared that there were no "last goodbye".## "#RishiKapoor My Chintu darling has gone... My dearest friend..my costar..my playmate. The one who used to make me laugh till I cried! Now there are only tears. No last goodbye. No funeral. No consoling embraces. Silence. Emptiness. Grief," she wrote.## Simi and Rishi have together worked in films like "Mera Naam Joker", "Kabhi Kabhie", "Karz" and "Biwi O Biwi".## Rishi's death was confirmed by Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan on social media.## "T 3517 - He's GONE ..! Rishi Kapoor .. gone .. just passed away .. I am destroyed!," Amitabh tweeted on Thursday.## He was hospitalized on Wednesday morning after complaining that he was not feeling well.## According to reports, the 67-year-old actor was admitted to Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. Wife Neetu Kapoor was at his side.## The hospitalization had been confirmed by Rishi's elder brother, actor Randhir Kapoor.## In 2018, Rishi Kapoor was diagnosed with cancer for the first time, following which the actor was in New York for nearly a year to undergo treatment. He returned to India in September 2019 after recovering.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Veteran actors Jeetendra and Rishi Kapoor worked together in films such as " Ghar ki Izzat", " Badalte Rishtey" and "Khazana". On Thursday, hearing about Rishi's death, the 78-year-old Jeetendra said he had no words to express his grief.## "Don't have words right now to express the shock and intensity of emotion in my heart at this point! I've lost a friend, more a brother to me! Even though we met less frequently in the last few years, our friendship has always stood the test of time," he said.## Jeetendra also shared that Rishi Kapoor will always stay alive in the hearts of people.## "An everlasting connection that went far beyond the professional equation we shared as actors from the same fraternity! It's very unfortunate that owing to the times I won't be able to pay my last respects to his family in person. Nevertheless, the moments we all shared together shall live on forever in our hearts," he observed.## Jeetendra's condolence message for Rishi Kapoor has been posted by the former's son Tusshar Kapoor on social media.## Stay tuned...