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Bollywood Gup-Shup

ALIA BHATT YAMI GAUTAM

Star wraps up film ‘Jigra’, shares pics with Vedang Raina Mom-to-be glows in red at screening of her film

ctor Alia Bhatt has wrapped up head of the release, mak-
the shoot of her upcoming ers of the action-packed
Afilm ‘Jigra’ along with Ve- Apolitical drama ‘Article
dang Raina. Announcing the wrap, 370’ hosted a special screening
Alia on Thursday shared candid on Thursday evening. Mom-to-
photos from the sets of the movie be Yami Gautam flaunted her
on her Instagram featuring herself baby bump in a red outfit at the
and Vedang. Sharing the post, she event. In the videos captured by
wrote, “jigra oh... abki teri baari ho Mumbai-based paparazzi, Yami
@vedangraina & that’s a film wrap on Gautam looked beautiful in a
#JIGRA @vasanbala @swapsagram. See red kurta set with embroidery
you soon... 27th September 2024 at a cinema work on it that she compliment-
near you.” ed with Kashmiri statement ear-
In the photos, Alia is seen in an all-new short hair look for rings. She can be seen flaunting her
the film. Alia and Vedang are seen in a candid mood as they sit baby bump. Aditya, on the other hand, opted for a black suit. The
beside each other. couple was all smiling as they posed happily for the cameras.

Filmmaker Rahul Mittra lauds first Hindi encyclopedia

on cinema at World Book Fair

he first encyclopedia of cinema in
Hindi was the topic of discussion
Tat a special session organized at
the Theme Pavilion of World Book Fair
in which famous filmmaker-actor Rahul
Mittra participated as celebrity speaker,
amidst a large turnout of youth, media
persons & film lovers. Rahul Mittra
spoke about the utility of such an ency-
clopedia on cinema amongst film lovers,
students of cinema & filmmakers, affirming its potential to serve as an invaluable resource. Mittra, acclaimed for his contributions to
Indian cinema with hits like Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster trilogy, Bullet Raja, Revolver Rani, Sarkar 3, and Torbaaz, etc. lauded the effort
behind the creation of this encyclopedia. Mittra further stressed on the importance of contextualization of narrative, explaining how
cultural, social, historical and political contexts in which the film was produced and influenced the film’s narrative.
The discussion was moderated by Anurag Punetha, senior journalist and media controller of Indira Gandhi National Center for the
Arts with senior journalist and author Avijit Ghosh also participating in this discussion. Ghosh, who has written many books on cinema,
also praised these efforts and said that it is important to write with evidence and facts how cinema has been growing in every decade.
Senior film critic Arnab Banerjee considered the coming of this encyclopedia as an important cinema literary step in the midst of Hindi
films and the common Indian’s love for Hindi. Film historian Rajeev Srivastava also took part in the discussion, who has played a role
in creating this encyclopedia, which is a fact-checked account of the entire history of Hindi films till 2020.

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