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    BOLLYWOOD GUP-SHUP                                                NOVEMBER 07, 2025        |  The Indian Eye 42

                       Bollywood Gup-Shup

              EMRAAN HASHMI                                                     SONAKSHI SINHA

              Actor gets candid about his film ‘HAQ’                            Star happy on making Telugu debut with ‘Jatadhara’

                      ctor Emraan Hashmi                                                                            ctor Sonakshi Sinha had a
                      says his upcoming                                                                             wonderful experience work-
              Afilm  ‘HAQ’  draws                                                                           Aing on the sets of her  first
              inspiration  from  the  historic                                                               Telugu  film,  Jatadhara.  Speaking  to
              1985 Shah Bano case, describ-                                                                   ANI, the ‘Dabangg’ star expressed
              ing it as a story that reflects on                                                               gratitude to the ‘Jatadhara’ team
              a  balance between personal                                                                      for welcoming her with open arms.
              faith and constitutional law. He                                                                    “The kind of respect I received
              also noted that the movie is not                                                                on that set truly moved me. The
              meant to “malign” any commu-                                                                   people I worked with... whether it was
              nity or religion and talks about                                                             the cast or the crew, all were incredi-
              women’s rights and dignity.                                                                bly kind, disciplined, and well-organised.

                  Speaking to ANI, he said,                                                           What stood out to me most was their profes-
              “Maybe the younger genera-                                                       sionalism; if a shift began at 9 a.m., it wrapped up
              tion doesn’t know much about                                         right at 6 p.m. Everything was timely organised,” she shared.
              this  case.  The  film  is  inspired  by                              There was a slight language barrier at first, but not once did I feel
              the 1985 Shah Bano case, in which      Ahmed Khan  divorced       like an outsider or that I didn’t belong because I came from a differ-
              Shah Bano, who then fought for her dignity in the Sessions Court,   ent industry or spoke a different language. The warmth and respect
              the High Court, and the Supreme Court after her husband stopped   I was shown meant a lot. It was a beautiful feeling,” Sonakshi added.
              her maintenance.”                                                     Directed by Venkat Kalyan, ‘Jatadhara’ is set to be released on
                  He added, “Shah Bano said ‘Mai Musalman hu hindustani aurat   November 7 in Hindi and Telugu. The film also features Sudheer
              hu pehle’ and ‘I should get my maintenance under secular law and   Babu and Shilpa Shirodkar.
              constitutional law. Beyond Muslim personal law’. It became a land-
              mark case; Shah Bano was fighting for a lot of women, for different
              generations to come. So even then, the country was divided into two
              parts on this argument.”

              LUCKY ALI

              Singer reflects on his early years of life before pursuing music

                    he celebrated Bollywood singer Lucky Ali believes he was a “good-for-nothing” person be-
                    fore experiencing success in the music industry. Known for his iconic songs like ‘O Sanam’,
              T‘Safarnama’, and ‘Ek Pal Ka Jeena’, Lucky Ali is one of the popular singers of India.
                  Ahead of his highly anticipated India music tour titled “Re: Sound” by JetALive, Lucky Ali
              reflected on his initial years of life, saying that before becoming a musician, he considered himself
              useless or without direction.

                  Lucky Ali said, “I was a ‘Vela, a total ‘Vela’ before that. Good for nothing. That’s what I was be-
              fore I even became a musician. I couldn’t keep a job because I wasn’t cut out to have a job.”

                  Recalling his childhood, Lucky Ali said that his early education and experience were related to “animal husbandry” and “horse
              breeding”, which didn’t offer him professional opportunities at that time in India.

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