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New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Actress Richa Chadha feels that the coronavirus pandemic is bringing out the best and worst in people, and she says that it's the time to come together and help.## "This epidemic is bringing out the worst in people and bringing out the best in people. You have people who are going out of their way to provide for animals and human beings, and then there are some people who are using this as an opportunity to treat the poor badly," Richa told IANS.## Richa then cited the example of the 3,000 stranded migrants from different parts of India who thronged at Bandra railway station on Tuesday demanding that they should be given transportation to return to their native places immediately.## The Mumbai Police, in an attempt to control such a large crowd, resorted to a mild lathi-charge when sections threatened to go out of control.## She said: "Now, these poor migrant laborers gathered in Bandra and Surat, and people are criticizing them that they could have led to community transmission. But the thing is these are people who are helpless and do not have other means to get home and to pay rent. This is the time to come together and help. I really hope people get a sense of this (epidemic) and make behavioral changes."## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Actor Ravi Kishan says it is very important for him to be comfortable with the people he is working with.## He will soon be seen in Netflix's upcoming series "Hasmukh", which is about an ambitious comic on a mission to prove to his mentor that he is a good comedian. Ravi will be seen as Pratap Sinha. Pratap Singh is the head of Alankar TV who flirts with his young secretary but the fact that he is married gets him in trouble at times.## On the first day of the shoot, Ravi arrived 4 hours earlier than the decided call time just to assure that he is comfortable to shoot with the cast and be familiar with the crew at the shoot.## "It is important for me to be comfortable with the people I am working with. To make sure I am cordial with everyone, I visit the set before everyone arrives and greet them as we are a part of the same family," Ravi said.## "Hasmukh" shows how every dream comes with a price and Hasmukh (Vir Das) realizes that the only way to "kill it on stage", is if he "kills off stage".## Also featuring Ranvir Shorey, Manoj Pahwa, Amrita Bagchi, Suhail Nayyar, Inaamulhaq and Raza Murad, "Hasmukh" is directed by Nikhil Gonsalves and will release on April 17. The Netflix show is produced for Applause Entertainment by Emmay Entertainment.## Stay tuned...

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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan delivered a strong message through his Instagram post against those who are violating the nationwide lockdown and pelting stones at the frontline warriors who are fighting Coronavirus Pandemic. ## Salman Khan, who is living at his farmhouse at Panvel post a long 10-minute video message on Instagram. He started with sharing his experience in his farmhouse but soon come up with a stern message with this lockdown voileters. In the message, Salman Khan referred to the government's strict lockdown rules, including staying at home, don't step out and slammed those who are not following lockdown and putting their and others' lives in danger. ## The superstar said and those who wish to kill their families should step out. "India ki aabadi ko kum karna chahte ho? (You want to reduce the population of India?) Starting with your own family?". "Agar aap aese bahar nahi nikal rahe hote apne dost aur yaaron ke saath, toh policewaale aapke putto pe danda nahi maar rahe hote. Aapko kya lag raha h, police waalon ko maza araha hai? (If you weren't going out with friends, police wouldn't have hit with canes. Do you think the police are enjoying it?). ## Salman Khan's video came after a group of people pelted stones at policemen and doctors in various parts of the country. One of such incidents took place in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad area, where a group of people attacked medical staff and police when they went to take away a person possibly infected with COVID-19.## Talking about the doctors and policemen who are putting their lives at risk to stop the spread of coronavirus, Salman added: "Ye kamaal hai! Doctors aur nurses apki jaan bachane k liye aaye aur aapne unhi par patthar barsa diya! Jo corona se detect ho raha, wo hospital se bhag raha hai! Bhaag k jaoge kahan? Agar ye doctor initiative nahi lete aur police sadako par nahi utarti toh chand logo ki wajah se, jinke dimag mein chal raha hai ki unko nahi hoga, wo Hindustan ke aadhe logo ko leke chal baste (This is surprising! Doctors and nurses are trying to save your lives and you pelted stones on them! Those getting detected coronavirus positive, are running away from the hospital. Where will you run to? Which direction are you running to? If these doctors did not try to cure you or the police did not patrol the roads for you, then because of a few people, who think that they won't get affected, many would have been killed)."## The superstar concluded the video by talking about how poor people are struggling for food and how because of a few "jokers," the virus, which originated from China, is spreading like wildfire in India.## Watch the video -## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Salman Khan (@beingsalmankhan) on Apr 15, 2020 at 11:07am PDT ## FYI, the actor has took the responsibility of 25,000 daily wage workers working in the film industry amid lockdown. He is financially supporting them plus he has also been providing food to the poor.## Follow for more...

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Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Actress Neetu Chandra is not going to let the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic get to her.## The actress took to Twitter on Wednesday to post some photos from her yoga session.## "Today on my #yoga mat. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence! 'Be strong now because things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can't rain forever'. Bring it on," she captioned the images.## This comes just a few days after she posted: "Dear Doctors & Nurses, you have worked selflessly for us but we care for your safety too. Please take all necessary precautions to ensure that you too stay safe from the virus. We salute your dedication. Thank You."## Neetu has been also using the quarantine time to connect with her fans. One asked how she is spending time at home, she replied: "Very hectic, A lot of reading, watching, cooking, yoga, family time, laughing."## It seems like she will have to continue this routine, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced extension of the 21-day lockdown for another 19 days until May 3 to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Actor Vatsal Sheth's goal for the quarantine time was to learn to play the flute, and he is happy that he has achieved it.## "I always wanted to learn the flute and for a long time I have been contemplating, but now I have got enough time to play the flute and I am doing it religiously. It's great that we have had time off and it has helped me connect to some deep thinking that I needed to do and focus on a few hobbies. This is working well for me," he said.## Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the extension of the 21-day lockdown for another 19 days until May 3 to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.## Vatsal urged everyone to take the lockdown very seriously.## "Go out only for emergencies. This is a difficult period and this too shall pass but for that, we need to take the protocols," he said.## On a lighter note, the "Taarzan: The Wonder Car" actor has been tickling the funny bone of his followers on social media with his hilarious videos.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Television actress Chahat Khanna denies breaking lockdown protocol to shoot the music video of her new song "Bade acche lagte hain with Mika Singh, saying that she shot for the song before the lockdown.## "He (Mika) stays next to my building, and this happened before my building was seized. I had gone to his house, we were making a video on our iPhone and we were planning to come up with something that would have to be time pass for people during the quarantine. We were trying to make something for the quarantine period," claimed Chahat.## She added: "Mika Singh has sung the song and I feature in the video. It is something new. We both have shot at home. It's about quarantine, and how couples can spend time in at home during quarantine".## Talking about spending time in lockdown, Chahat Khanna said it's the same for her like all others, as she is a mother looking after her kids.## "I am a mother looking after kids. So, spending time creatively is difficult. Had I been alone I might have had time to read, paint, write or exercise, but with me, it's another way around. I don't get a single second to spare on creativity as my kid doesn't leave my back -- not even for five minutes. So it's becoming next to impossible for me to indulge myself. It's kind of a madhouse right now for me," she said.## Lockdown has affected daily wagers badly, she noted: "I know this is a very difficult time. I have been calling up my house to help to ask if they need something. We are all privileged but there are people who don't have cars or means of transport or survival. So I have been calling up to check, especially my maids who are daily wage earners."## Chahat Khanna was last seen in "Prassthanam", starring Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Chunky Pandey, Ali Fazal, Satyajeet Dubey, and Amyra Dastur.## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, April 15 (IANS) Celebrities like Justin Bieber and Kevin Hart are signing-on to take part in All In Challenge -- a fundraiser -- to help feed Americans affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.## Philadelphia 76'ers co-owner Michael Rubin launched the fundraising auction where athletes, artists, and celebrities offer once-in-a-lifetime experiences to fans.## Bieber, Hart, and Dwyane Wade were among some of the first high-profile names to lend their names and prizes to the effort, reports dailymail.co.uk.## People can donate as little as $10 to earn a chance to win one of the fan experiences being offered by the celebrity of their choice.## Bieber is offering to fly out to the winner's house for a private show of his song, "One less lonely girl".## There's also a chance to be in Hart's next movie.## Since gaining traction on Tuesday, many of the celebrities are calling out some of their famous friends to get involved.## Other high-profile names taking part in the auction include lMeek Mill, Ryan Seacrest, Rob Lowe, Robin Thicke, and Alex Rodriguez.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Actress Divyanka Tripathi has turned hairstylist to beat the lockdown blues, and ended up giving hubby, actor Vivek Dahiya, a whole new look.## On Wednesday, Vivek took to Instagram and shared a picture in which Divyanka is seen giving him a hair cut and, according to Vivek's caption, something went wrong. He will share the final outcome of his haircut soon.## "Can you trust your wife with a haircut? Apparently, I did and wait to see what happened. Video rolling out soon..! Bolo toh tha kaan sambhal ke kaat na...#StayTuned! LifeUnderQuarantineSeries," Vivek wrote.## In a recent interview with IANS, Vivek expressed his wish to work with Divyanka again.## "I know our fans are waiting for long to see Divyanka and me together on the screen... I also want to work with her again... It''s just that I am waiting for some right project to come our way. If the project is right and the script looks interesting, we would definitely give a heads-up," Vivek said.## The couple first met on the sets of "Yeh Hai Mohabbatein" and after several months of dating, the two got married in 2016.## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, April 15 (IANS) Actress Soundarya Sharma has approached the Indian embassy and Ministry of External Affairs for assistance, along with more than 400 Indians including students who are stranded in the USA amid a coronavirus pandemic.## "These are challenging times for everyone, but my heart goes to hundreds of students including another fellow Indians who are stuck here, without proper accommodation and resources," Soundarya said.## She added: "I have been writing to the Indian Embassy and the Ministry of External Affairs for evacuation assistance however there has been no positive response nor any assistance to Indians who have been unable to meet their ends here."## The actress, who featured in the film "Ranchi Diaries", is hoping to be evacuated back to India.## "I would humbly request the Indian embassy and the MEA for a stimulus package for all those students and fellow Indians who are stuck here to help overcome this situation and hopefully arrange an evacuation flight back to India," she said.## Soundarya was in Los Angeles to attend an acting course at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, April 15 (IANS) Pop star Selena Gomez has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the makers of a mobile game for using her name and her image without permission.## She has sued the software and technology firms behind the Clothes Forever - Styling Game. The game allows users to buy "diamonds" and go on virtual shopping trips with celebrities, reports variety.com.## Gomez has alleged that one of the characters is based on her, adding that she has never agreed to have her likeness used in any mobile game.## The suit stated: "Defendants never requested, consulted, or informed Gomez regarding the use of any of her publicity rights in connection with the game. Nor, if asked, would Gomez have consented to such use for the Game, which apparently relies on the unsavory practice of luring its users to make in-game purchases in amounts as much as $99.99 to fund imaginary spending in the game and unlock features."## Gomez is suing Guangzhou Feidong Software Technology Co. (China-based seller of the game) and MutantBox Interactive Limited (the British company that holds copyrights to the game). The suit mentions that Gomez has "carefully curated all endorsements and business opportunities" in a way that advances "her goals and her image as a role model for youth".## It also claimed that the mobile game is "bug-riddled" and is "rated a measly 3.5 stars out of 5" by reviewers in the App Store.## For more and latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Jacqueline Fernandez's next release, the digital film "Mrs. Serial Killer", will be released on May 1.## "See you at the premiere on the 1st of May for 'Mrs. Serial Killer'," Jacqueline said in a video with co-star Manoj Bajpayee. The video was shared on the Instagram account of Netflix India, the OTT platform where the film will drop.## "Mrs. Serial Killer" is directed by Shirish Kunder and produced by his filmmaker wife Farah Khan. The thriller is about a wife, whose husband has been framed and imprisoned for serial murders. She needs to perform a murder exactly like the serial killer, to prove that her husband is innocent.## Manoj Bajpayee and Shirish Kunder earlier collaborated on the 2016 short film, psychological thriller "Kriti".## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan has shared a beautiful photograph of herself along with some profound brainstorming. She says that the hearts, minds, and souls are not in lockdown.## Sharing a stunning monochrome picture of herself on Instagram, she wrote: "Our hearts, minds and souls aren't in lockdown #stayhome #staystrong#staypositive #staysafe," she captioned the image, which has garnered over 1.5 million likes on social media. She had recently shared a throwback video of herself along with her brother Ibrahim Ali Khan telling "knock-knock" jokes".## She had also shared tips for fans to beat lockdown boredom during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.## On the work front, Sara was last seen in Imtiaz Ali's "Love Aaj Kal", which also starred Kartik Aaryan.## Sara will be next seen opposite Varun Dhawan in the remake of "Coolie No.1". She will also be seen sharing screen space with Akshay Kumar and Dhanush in "Atrangi Re".## Stay tuned...