Sunday, October 18, 2020

Crown Resorts: Australian casino operator faces laundering probe

Crown Resorts may have breached laws against money laundering and financing terrorism, authorities say.

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Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh team up once again for Cirkus

Filmmaker Rohit Shetty is set to bring madness on the big screen with his new film. Presented by Bhushan Kumar in association with Reliance Entertainment the film titled 'Cirkus' is Rohit Shetty's take on the classic play, The Comedy of Errors. After the massive success of Simmba and appearing in Sooryavanshi, Cirkus will mark the third outing of Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh. The film features an eclectic star cast which includes Pooja Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez, Varun Sharma, Siddhartha Jadhav, Johnny Lever, Sanjay Mishra, Vrajesh Hirjee, Vijay Patkar, Sulbha Arya, Mukesh Tiwari, Anil Charanjeett, Ashwini Kalsekar, and Murli Sharma.

Cirkus is set to go on floors next month and will be shot in Mumbai, Ooty, and Goa. T-Series presents in association with Reliance Entertainment, Cirkus, produced and directed by Rohit Shetty. The film is set to release in the winter of 2021.



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Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 contestant Balraj Syal opens up his music video, Maahi; says,'This is a gift for me from my wife' [EXCLUSIVE]

Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 contestant Balraj Syal got married to Deepti Tuli on August 7 this year in Jalandhar. This came as a shock to everyone as nobody knew about them dating earlier. After two months of their wedding, Balraj and Deepti released their first single together, titled Maahi, on October 12. The video footage in their song is the real scene from their wedding. The two have used their own wedding as the backdrop for a music video. Deepti Tuli has herself give the voice to this soulful track. Balraj Syal spoke about this music video in an exclusive interview with BollywoodLife. He revealed that he was initially not aware about it as it was a gift from Deepti for him. He said, "Mujhe dhoke mein rakh kar ye video shoot karaya gaya. Those scenes you saw in the video are all real and this song is not directed by some great director. It was our wedding photographer who took all these shots. Hence I had no idea that the footage will be used for a music video."

"The single shots on mine you see in the video were the 'get-ready' shots. They told me that these are the get-ready shots and nobody let me know that they are planning a music video. Mujhe pata nahi tha ki mai bina paiso ke kaam karra hu. All the rituals in the wedding are all real. Every scene in this video is original. Not a single shot was a planned one. Toh ye mere liye gift ho gaya Deepti ki Taraf se," he added. The Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 contestant also spoke about being a trendsetter with this unique concept of turning a real wedding into a music video. "Yeh ab trend banega and we are the trendsetters. Nobody can take away these credits from us. This is the first of its kind. Generally, log apne shaadi ke videos dale hai lekin usme songs kisi aur ke hote hai. Our song is original and even our singer is original. It was our own music label and hence I feel this will become trend. We got a lot of calls from the USA and Canada and people were asking us to make songs for them. People do a lot of concept videos there and hence they asked us to make songs for them. We have got a very positive response from everyone."

Balraj Syal also opened up on how he met his wife, Deepti. He revealed that he met her last year at a show in Chandigarh where he was the host and Deepti had arrived with her band. Post that, he started looking for her on social media and eventually got her number. Balraj shared that it was during Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 that they started talking a lot. Post that, they had been on a holiday to Goa when he directly proposed to her.



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Arjun Rampal's girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades' brother sent to NCB custody for two days in drug expose; 'suspected' to be part of a larger nexus

The latest arrest in the Bollywood drug scandal is that of Gabriella Demetriades' brother, Agisilaos Demetriades. She is the girlfriend of Arjun Rampal. He was taken into custody by the Special Investigation Team of the Narcotics Control Bureau. As per the NCB, he is part of a larger drug syndicate and was in touch with a number of peddlers in Goa and Mumbai. While Rhea Chakraborty is out of jail, her brother Showik Chakraborty is still in prison. A NCB official told mid-day, "During investigation we found that he was in touch with most of the drug peddlers arrested in the case. Those peddlers who supply high quality drugs to high-profile parties mostly belong to the B-town."

NCB director Sameer Wankhede raided a resort in Lonavala where Agisilaos was staying with his fiancee. It seems they had a small amount of charas with them. His Khar residence was also raided where they found a strip of Alprazolam. The officer told mid-day, "Based on the search operation conducted at both the premises he was summoned. He confessed to consuming narcotic substances including cannabis and was arrested based on his statement and electronic evidence that surfaced during the probe."

He has been booked under section 27 (A) of the NDPS Act. The officials have confirmed that he was in touch with people like Kaizan and Anuj Keshwani who were earlier arrested by the cops. Electronic evidence suggests that he was taking contraband from Sandeep Gupta. Agisilaos Demetriades was produced by the holiday court and sent to the NCB custody. It seems he is part of a larger syndicate and dealing in different drugs. They have also established some links with late Sushant Singh Rajput's house helps Deepesh Sawant and Samuel Miranda.

It seems he is a South African national, who used to live in India for the greater part of the year. He said he was into marketing. Wankhede told mid-day, "We suspect that the marketing work was a bogus business used by him to continue his chain of drug supply without the Indian agencies getting to know about it." His advocate Kushal Mor has denied all charges of the NCB. Arjun Rampal has not given any comment.

 



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Best Dressed: Hina Khan, Surbhi Chandna, Erica Fernandes and other beauties amped-up the fashion quotient this week

Hola folks, it's Monday today which means it's time to update you-folks on the best dressed celebs of the week. Mind you, it was a tough task as there are no events as such taking place that used to in the original normal days. Mumbai was known as a bustling town, but these days, it is nothing like what it used to be. As they say, it has become a new normal. Despite this new normal, celebs are shooting amidst the pandemic and sharing pictures from the sets. Here are some of the pictures that impressed us as far as fashion is concerned.

Surbhi Chandna

Surbhi Chandna is winning hearts as Naagin on Indian television. She may be seen in hawt desi avatar on the show over the weekend, but the actress is one helluva diva in real life. Recently, Surbhi shared some glamorous pictures from a shoot that quickly went viral on social media. Surbhi wore a shimmery black top with a deep neck that she paired up denim. She let her hair loose on her shoulder and opted for a no-makeup look.

Hina Khan

Hina Khan is ruling Bigg Boss 14 as a toofani senior. Her outfits are on-so-pretty. Here's a handpainted Picchika outfit. It had saffron lilies on a peach silk spaghetti strap kurta and tagged along a chiffon duppata that was enhanced with hand embroidered gota. She was quite a show stealer.

Aamna Sharif

Aamna Sharif is one gorgeous actress. She has been conducting a lot of photoshoots and here's one that caught our attention. Aamna is totally dishing out Boss lady vibes in this one, don't you think?

Erica Fernandes

Erica Fernandes, who won hearts as Prerna Sharma, will be soon seen in a music video. However, that's not all. The actress is conducting several photoshoots as well. Here's one in a blazer and trousers. Another boss lady on the list.

Tina Datta

Tina Datta of Uttaran fame is upping her Instagram game with fashionable outfits. Here's a simplistic yet alluring saree that she wore for one of her photoshoots. She won our hearts with her elegance and desi charm.

Whose outfit did you like most? Let us know your thoughts by tweeting to us at @bollywood_life.



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Bigg Boss 14: After Rubina Dilaik-Abhinav Shukla claim to NOT watching the show, Manu Punjabi shares this clip of them playing a Q & A session

Yesterday, Rubina Dilaik and Salman Khan's conversation took away most of the air time in Bigg Boss 14 Weekend Ka Vaar. Rubina Dilaik refused to be part of a task amongst the freshers where asked to say 'Kiske Dimaag Main Zyada Kachra Hai' between Nikki Tamboli and Rubina Dilaik. The Shakti actress refused to be a part of it saying she found it derogatory. Salman Khan asked her why she felt so. Then, he explained that Bigg Boss 14 has games like Paap Ki Potli, Sultani Akhada, etc. He asked Rubina Dilaik if she had watched the show in the past. She straightaway said a 'No', and asked him if he felt that she was unfit for the show.

This was not all. Abhinav Shukla said that he has only watched two episodes of the show in the past. Salman Khan questioned Rubina Dilaik on why did she agree to do a show that she is unaware of. He said that questions are raised inside the house every now and then, and one cannot be overtly sensitive about them. Now, Manu Punjabi has shared a clip where Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla are discussing Bigg Boss. It looks like they are talking about season 12 where Rubina's BFF Srishty Rode was one of the contestants. It is a clip from an interview, and they can be seen answering all the questions correctly, including some tough ones...

The statement made by the couple is kind of surprising. Fans will remember that Abhinav Shukla was discussing Sidharth Shukla's game with his wife a couple of days ago. He told her that Sidharth Shukla is not someone who is good at hearing out people. Abhinav Shukla said he was stubborn in his season as well. Anyone who is closely observing the class of 2020, will understand that these guys have seen Bigg Boss 13 very closely. Anyways, do let us know what you feel about this video.

 



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Bigg Boss 14: Do you think Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla are playing as husband-wife more than as individual contestants? — vote now

Uff, last night's episode was just too much. The contestants were made to talk about their issues with their co-contestants and it was all so time-consuming that Salman Khan had to stop the same mid-way and carry on with the next thing. Today, we will be talking about two contestants of Bigg Boss 14-Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla. We love them both as a couple, however, last night's episode brought out their possessive side which is not good for the game.

Salman Khan made the contestants vent out their issues with other contestants. Eijaz Khan called Rubina Dilaik first and asked her whether she has a personal problem with him. He said that he wants to befriend Rubina, however, she does not give him a chance. She reasoned saying that he accused her husband, Abhinav, who he considers to be her brother of trying to lift Pavitra Punia's top during the task. Eijaz, shocked, explained that it would be a misunderstanding between him and Abhinav. The latter affirmed his wife's claims. Eijaz stood his ground saying that he would have blurted it out wrongly but that were not his intentions. Later on, it was Rubina's turn and she said the has issues with Pavitra, Rahul and Nishant.

We will just talk about her stance with Pavitra. It so happened that in the Saturday's episode, the freshers were told to discuss among themselves whether or not Nikki deserves to be a confirmed contestant. As everyone has a different personality, they had differences of opinion. Later in the night, Pavitra was telling Abhinav that she has known Nikki for a year and she is the sweetest in real life. Rubina who opposed Nikki's confirmed status did not agree and stopped Abhinav from talking anymore. Pavitra had then and there asked Rubina to not make faces as she is talking to Abhinav. Rubina then and in the weekend ka vaar episode accused Pavitra of 'digressing husband-wife.' Pavitra gave it back saying that she was talking to an individual contestant. Salman agreed with Pavitra's take.

Well, this is not the first time that people have spoken about Rubina and Abhinav playing the game together. Yes, Abhinav did not give up his immunity for Rubina but Salman made them talk about their issues with the contestant and not their issues with anybody's husband or wife. Hitherto, Rubina and Abhinav have always backed each other. Though it's good the game has to be played fairly. Even the contestants have felt that they are playing together. In the last weekend ka vaar, if we are not wrong, Salman had pointed it out to Abhinav to let her take a stand for herself.

So, do you think, Rubina and Abhinav are playing as a couple rather than sa individual contestants? Vote below:



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Monday Memes: Dhinchak Pooja's new cringe pop Roz Roz Ka Kaam made everyone go 'Chhii'

She made music lovers bleed through their ears with her Corona song, and now the cringe-pop singer Dhinchak Pooja is back again with her new song Roz Roz Ka Kaam which has literally made everyone go 'Chhii.'

The moment Dhinchak released her new song online, people kept begging for mercy saying that they are not ready to bare another pandemic. As usual, netizens couldn't contain their frustration over the lyrics of her new song. They began trolling her by sharing hilarious memes on her that will surely make you go rolling on the floor laughing.



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