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    BOLLYWOOD GUP-SHUP                                                    AUGUST 14, 2026      |  The Indian Eye 38

                       Bollywood Gup-Shup

              NAMIT MALHOTRA                                                    SHREYA KALRA

              Ramayana’ producer reacts to trailer response                       Actor reflects on her ‘Lock Upp’ journey

                      amit Malhotra, found-                                                                           ock Upp’ winner Shreya
                      er of Prime Focus,                                                                              Kalra said her victory was
              NCEO  of DNEG,                                                                                    La testament to the support
              and producer of the up-                                                                            she received throughout the re-
              coming Ranbir Kapoor                                                                                ality show, while also respond-
              starrer ‘Ramayana’, has                                                                              ing  to  criticism  over  her  win
              reacted to the positive re-                                                                          and reflecting on some of the
              sponse to the trailer  of the                                                                        controversies that marked her
              mythological epic. Speak-                                                                           journey.
              ing to ANI, Namit Malhotra                                                                             Speaking at a press con-
              shared, “The trailer was re-                                                                     ference after  lifting  the  trophy,
              leased last week and I think it                                                                Kalra dedicated the win to those
              crossed over a billion views in                                                             who stood by her during the compe-
              five days, which is a great mo-                                   tition,             crediting her boyfriend Rishabh Jaiswal and
              ment for India. I really appreci-                    ate all the   co-contestants Shilpa Shinde and Madhuri Grover.
              love we’ve got from people all over   the world. The aspiration is
              to now take it to the world as we are with our partnership with Sony   “This win is for my mental trauma that I went through in the
              Pictures. We are hoping to make sure that Ramayana now releases   show. This belongs to everyone who supported me inside and out-
              globally as a big universal film.”                                side the show - my fans, my family, Rishabh, Shilpa ji and Madhuri
                                                                                ji.”
                  Describing the film as “everybody’s story”, Malhotra added,
              “It’s a great moment because you know Ramayana is everybody’s         She added that while the trophy belonged to her supporters,
              story. Every Indian, every person in the world I feel can identify   the Rs 1 crore prize money would be put to practical use. Kalra
              with it in some form and shape, so the fact that we’re getting ap-  said she intends to contribute to a shelter home supported by Shil-
              preciation for it and it’s connecting with people, that’s a feeling of   pa Shinde and invest the remaining amount in property, playfully
              great satisfaction that we are on the right track.”               describing herself as “business-minded.”

              RAVEENA TANDON

              Actor urges compassion for stray animals at ‘Ohh My Dog’ screening
                      ctor Raveena Tandon has voiced the need to show compassion towards
                      animals, expressing concern over what she described as a growing  rise
              Ain cruelty against stray animals. On the sidelines of a special screening of
              ‘Ohh My Dog’, Tandon said, “I’d like to give a message to the entire country. I’d
              like to urge our High Courts and our Supreme Court that the greatness of a nation
              is recognized by the way it treats and has compassion for its animals.”

                  “The way cruelty is happening nowadays....incidents of abuse include animals
              being thrown from buildings or set on fire. it’s a horrible situation,” she added.

                  The actress further argued that the solution lies in properly implementing the
              Animal Birth Control (ABC) program, which focuses on the sterilisation and vacci-
              nation of stray dogs as a humane method of population management.

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