Money Heist to end with season 5 on Netflix, two new actors join the final part

Netflix megahit series Money Heist will come to close with season 5. The fifth and final season announcement was made on July 31. The cast and crew will begin production on August 3 in Denmark before moving to Spain and Portugal.

Two new cast members have been added to the final season of the Spanish juggernaut - Miguel Ángel Silvestre from Sense8, and Patrick Criad. "We always try that our opponents be charismatic, intelligent, shiny," creator Álex Pina told Entertainment Weekly. "In this case, in a pure war film genre, we also look for characters whose intelligence can measure up against The Professor’s."

 

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Speaking about the final season, Pina added, "We are moving from a chess game – a mere intellectual strategy – to a war strategy: attack and contention. This new goal raises the stakes while keeping the story fresh and maintaining the adrenaline that has always run through Money Heist. The war they've been pushed to start results in "the most epic part of all the parts we've shot."

The final 10 episodes will also tell the story of Denver's childhood friend Manila played by Belén Cuesta. Teasing the face-off between Alicia Sierra and The Professor, Pina said, "Adrenaline is within Money Heist’s DNA. Every thirty seconds things take place and disrupt the characters, a turn of the screw to the action. The adrenaline mixed with feelings arising from absolutely complex, magnetic, unforeseeable characters will continue until the end of the heist to the Bank of Spain. However, the gang will now be pushed into irreversible situations, into a wild war: it is the most epic part of all the parts we’ve shot."

 

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El atraco llega a su fin. #LaCasaDePapel5⁣ ⁣ The heist comes to an end. #LaCasaDePapel5 ⁣ ⁣ Este atraco está chegando ao fim. #LaCasaDePapel5

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Created by Álex Pina, Money Heist aka Le Casa De Papel stars Álvaro Morte as The Professor, Itziar Ituño as Raquel, Úrsula Corberó as Tokyo, Miguel Herrán as Rio, Jaime Lorente Lopez as Denver, Alba Flores as Nairobi, Darko Peric as Helsinki, Esther Acebo as Monica, Hovik Keuchkerian, Rodrigo de la Serna, and Pedro Alonso as Berlin.

 ALSO READ: Money Heist actor Álvaro Morte teases the Professor is back for season 5

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Jackky Bhagnani donates one month of essential groceries to 600 dancer’s families

Actor-Producer Jackky Bhagnani is setting new examples for everyone with his philanthropy during these challenging times of Covid-19 which has affected the livelihoods of many. In another mark of support, Bhagnani donated one month’s essential groceries to 600 dancer’s families of All India Film Television and Events Dancers Association.

The dancers have been drastically hit as the events and production work has been on a halt for about four months now. Extending a hand of support to their families, Jackky Bhagnani helped the families, doing his bit for the society yet again. As a label, Jackky’s Jjust Music works with dancers along with musicians for different music videos. Helping his own, while keeping the intent of his motto high of “artists first”, Jackky marked his donations through the label.

Earlier , the actor-producer had donated more than 1000 PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) kits to BMC officials. When Jackky found out that these officials were working without the kits, he immediately decided to send those to them. Also, through his initiative Muskurayega India under the Jjust Music label, they managed to donate more than Rs 3 crores to the various relief funds for COVID-19.

ALSO READ: BMC thanks Jackky Baghnani for donating PPE kits

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“A lot of horrible things are being said about me,” says a teary-eyed Rhea Chakraborty in a video

A few days back, late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s father KK Singh filed an FIR against Rhea Chakraborty for abetment of suicide. Following the FIR, the Bihar Police got in touch with the Mumbai Police who have been investigating the case since the beginning and are now themselves carrying out a detailed investigation.

After the FIR, Rhea Chakraborty’s lawyers filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a transfer of the FIR to the Mumbai Police. Now, the actress has finally spoken up through a video where she said that she believes in the justice system. “I have immense faith in God and the judiciary. I believe that I will get justice even though a lot of horrible things are being said about me in the electronic media. I refrain from commenting on the advice of my lawyers as the matter is subjudice. Satyameva Jayate. The truth shall prevail,” a teary-eyed Rhea is heard saying in the video.

#RheaChakraborty issues a statement for the first time since an FIR was filed against her by #SushantSinghRajput's father KK Singh. @Tweet2Rhea #SushantSinghRajputDeathCase pic.twitter.com/TUSVugNNRm

— BollyHungama (@Bollyhungama) July 31, 2020

Meanwhile, Sushant Singh Rajput’s father has alleged in the FIR that Rhea and her family withdrew Rs 15 crore from his son’s bank account. The Enforcement Directorate is currently looking into the matter and have reportedly filed a money laundering case. 

ALSO READ: Sushant Singh Rajput Death case: More damning evidence against Rhea Chakraborty

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Sushant Singh Rajput Death case: More damning evidence against Rhea Chakraborty

The Sushant Singh Rajput death case gets murkier by the day. Some aggressive news channels are openly calling it a murder. In the last development the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has registered the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case.

In the meanwhile Sushant’s security guard who was with Sushant until his death alleges that Rhea Chakraborty had gotten rid of Sushant’s almost entire staff team when she came into his life and replaced them with handpicked staffers. The security guard also alleges that Rhea partied with her family friends in Sushant’s home while the owner of the house would be asleep in another room.

“He was constantly unwell and sleeping,” the security guard alleges.

I have tried several times to get in touch with Rhea to get her side of the story. While her phone is on and she receives messages, she refuses to respond.

Also Read: Sushant Singh Rajput’s friend claims that he is being pressured to give statements against Rhea Chakraborty by the late actor’s family

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Sushant Singh Rajput's content manager Siddharth Pithani says he was with him a night before his death

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput passed away more than a month ago. He died on June 14 and was found hanging in his Bandra apartment. The untimely demise of the actor shook the entire nation. Both Mumbai and Bihar Police teams are investigating the death case as of now after an FIR for abetment to suicide was filed against Sushant's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family by Sushant's father Krishna Kumar Singh.

Sushant's friend and creative content manager Siddharth Pithani has revealed that he was with Sushant a night before be passed away. He was reportedly staying with the actor during the lockdown and even met him on June 13th night till 1am. He said that the actor was upset about the suicide of his ex-manager Disha Salian and that his name was being used in the articles. The 28-year-old manager had died on June 8.

Siddharth said he had a professional equation with Sushant and that he didn't know Rhea Chakraborty. He never asked Sushant about his personal matter and gave the two of their personal space.

He said that he was reached out to by Sushant's family about Rs. 15 crores that is being claimed to be stolen by Rhea, according to the FIR. He said he wasn't aware of any of it and said the same thing in his statement to Mumbai Police. Siddharth Pithani said he will co-operate with Bihar Police as well as he wants justice for Sushant.

Mumbai Police has recorded statements of over 40 people including Aditya Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Mahesh Bhatt, Rhea Chakraborty, among others. Bihar Police recorded statements of Ankita Lokhande, cook, and bank manager.

ALSO READ: Sushant Singh Rajput’s CA reveals the actor did not have the amount of money that is being claimed; says no major transaction made to Rhea Chakraborty

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Sushant Singh Rajput’s CA reveals the actor did not have the amount of money that is being claimed; says no major transaction made to Rhea Chakraborty

Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's CA in an interview to the news channel India Today said that the actor did not have the kind of money that is being claimed by his family. Recently, Sushant’s family claimed that Rs 15 crores was withdrawn from the actor’s bank account by Rhea Chakraborty.

However, according to the news channel, Sushant's CA who has been working for him for over a year said that no transactions worth even a lakh were made to Rhea or her family members accounts. CA Sandeep Shridar has also recorded his statement with the Mumbai Police.

Shridar said that only a few thousand were transferred to Rhea's account and no other major transactions were made. He also said that once Rhea's mother transferred Rs 33,000 to the actor. He said that the two actors travelled together and that Sushant lived as per his wish. The CA further said that his net worth was not as much as is being claimed as his income had dropped in the last year.

Meanwhile, Republic TV who is said to have accessed the bank statement of the actor said that he had a bank balance of Rs 4 crores and 62 lakhs in November of 2019 and by February of 2020 it was reduced to nearly Rs 1 crore. The news report claimed that additional expense included flight tickets worth Rs 81,000 for Rhea's brother Showik, Rhea's hair, make-up, shopping and salon expenses and also other personal expenses.

ALSO READ: Sushant Singh Rajput’s friend claims that he is being pressured to give statements against Rhea Chakraborty by the late actor’s family

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Hrithik Roshan starrer Super 30 to re-release in Netherlands

2019 saw one of the biggest biographical drama film releases with Hrithik Roshan starrer, film Super 30. Reliance Entertainment recently announced that the film is to see a re-release in the Netherlands, with Dutch subtitles in Pathe Cinemas at Pathe Arena, Pathe De Kuip, and Pathe Spuimarkt from 6th August 2020.

The film follows the real-life story of mathematics educator Anand Kumar and his educational program of the name Super 30. Hrithik Roshan plays the role of Anand Kumar at the forefront and had given a spectacular performance which received a lot of admiration and appreciation from the audience.

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This just holds testimony to the fact that film 'Super 30' has done globally well and Hrithik's marvelous performance was admired wherever it was screened! Super 30 will surely win the hearts of the audience in Netherlands as well when it releases there this 6th of August. The film has been directed by Vikas Bahl, co-produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, and co-distributed by Reliance Entertainment. The film also stars Mrunal Thakur, Virendra Saxena, Pankaj Tripathi, Aditya Srivastava and Amit Sadh in prominent roles.

Also Read: THROWBACK: Here’s how Hrithik Roshan saved a girl’s life during the 26/7 floods

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Hamari Bahu Silk: Zaan Khan plans another protest; says he has sold one of his two cars

The makers of Humari Bahu Silk have not cleared the payments of their actors and crew which has led to a huge outbreak on social media. The actors have worked for close to a year on the show and they have only been paid for a month. Running out of funds to even buy the essentials, the crew including actors like Sarita Joshi and Zaan Khan have requested and protested silently for the makers to pay their dues.

Now, Zaan Khan says he is planning another protest outside one of the new residences of the producer. He further said that he has already sold all that he could including one of his cars. He recently did a commercial but the money won’t last long and has no money left to pay the rent. During the initial days of the lockdown, he had offered help to the crew members but if he does not get paid now, he will have to move back to his hometown in Bhopal. His parents have been insisting him to come back home and he will have no other choice left if things don’t take a turn for better.

People from the industry have also supported his idea of silent protest and think that the makers should do something about it rather than staying mum.

Also Read: Hamari Bahu Silk: Actors Zaan Khan, Vandana Vithlani, and Sarita Joshi protest and request the producers to clear their dues

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Kasautii Zindagii Kay: Erica Fernandes returns to set, official complaint filed against Parth Samthaan for violating the rules

Kasautii Zindagii Kay has been in the news for multiple reasons including the lead actor Parth Samthaan testing positive for Coronavirus. Actresses Erica Fernandes and Aamna Sharif shot from home for the last few days as a precautionary measure. Now, Parth Samthaan has recovered and headed to Pune to meet his family after he had a panic attack. The society in which Parth stays in Mumbai, is certainly not pleased with this action of his.

Erica Fernandes has returned to the sets after shooting from home for days and the word is that the makers are desperate to get Parth to resume shooting, too. Even though he will join the sets soon, a legal complaint has been filed against him by the members of his society for violating the rules and leaving for Pune despite multiple protests by the neighbours. The fellow residents of Parth Samthaan are expecting the BMC to take a strict action against the actor.

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@mybmc @MumbaiPolice @CMOMaharashtra @ANI @aajtak @TOIMumbai @Republic_Bharat @republic society files formal complain of the repeated violation by so called celebrity @LaghateParth. All residents have been put at Risk. Strong action anticipated from BMC and Mumbai Police. https://t.co/KLiAinnwKX pic.twitter.com/anq5QoH4OS

— Rajiv Ranjan (@rajivmranjan) July 29, 2020

 Also Read: Parth Samthaan heads to Pune after having a panic attack due to COVID-19

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Sushant Singh Rajput’s friend claims that he is being pressured to give statements against Rhea Chakraborty by the late actor’s family

A few days back, late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's father KK Singh filed a complaint against Rhea Chakraborty with the Bihar Police. Ever since all eyes have been on the actress who was dating Sushant Singh Rajput. However, according to reports a friend of the late actor has claimed that he is being pressured to make statements against Rhea.

Reportedly, Sushant’s friend wrote an email to the Mumbai police saying that ‘he is being pressured to implicate’ Rhea in the case. The email is part of the petition filed in the Supreme Court by Rhea to transfer the FIR against her to Mumbai.

In the email, the friend said that he received at least three phone calls from the late actor's family where they asked him to give a statement against Rhea about her expenses when she was staying with Rajput. He said that he received a conference call on July 22 from Sushant's sister Mitu Singh and another relative OP Singh and was also joined by an unknown number. He also received a similar call on July 27. Reportedly, he said that he was asked to make statement about things he was not even aware of.

Meanwhile, in her petition to the Supreme Court Rhea stated, “In Bihar, there cannot be an impartial investigation and thereby she seeks transfer of probe in the FIR registered in Bihar to Mumbai.”

ALSO READ: Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister claims Rhea Chakraborty was performing ‘Black Magic’ 

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Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy starring Ishaan Khatter and Tabu to close Toronto International Film Festival 2020

Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy starring Ishaan Khatter and Tabu is gearing up to close Toronto International Film Festival 2020. The first trailer of BBC One series A Suitable Boy starring Ram Kapoor, Tanya Maniktala, Namit Das, and Rasika Dugal, among others was unveiled earlier this month. The six-part series is based on Vikram Seth’s book with the same name.

It is said, that the first two episodes from the drama will be shown at TIFF’s closing ceremony. The TV drama will now also be showcased at the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. A Suitable Boy premiered in the UK on July 26th and it received great applause from the audience. In fact, Ishaan himself has also mentioned how the unpredictable and fun vibe of Maan Kapoor made him fall in love with the character.

As per official synopsis,  A Suitable Boy tells the story of a spirited university student, Lata, coming of age in North India in 1951 at the same time as the country is carving out its own identity as an independent nation and is about to go to the polls for its first democratic general election.

On the professional front, Ishaan Khatter's next is Khaali Peeli with Ananya Pandey where he will be seen doing some intense action and after that is a horror comedy with Katrina called Phone Bhoot.

ALSO READ: A Suitable Boy: Erotic scenes between Tabu and Ishaan Khatter turned out really special

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Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister claims Rhea Chakraborty was performing ‘Black Magic’

After an FIR filed against Rhea Chakraborty by late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's father in Bihar, there have been several new developments in the case. The Bihar Police have started recording statements of people close to the actor. Sushant's sister Mitu Singh has made some shocking allegations against Rhea.

 

Reportedly, Mitu Singh revealed that one of Sushant's house help had told a few months ago that Rhea was performing black magic. She said that this is the same househelp who first discovered Sushant lying dead in his room.

Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide on June 14. The actor did not leave behind any note. The Mumbai Police was investigating the case and recorded statements of nearly 40 people. After Sushant's father's complaint, the Bihar police has started investigating the matter. Meanwhile, fans of the actor have been demanding a CBI enquiry which has been squashed by the Supreme Court and the Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.

ALSO READ: Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case: Bihar Police records statements of Ankita Lokhande, cook and bank manager

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Taapsee Pannu gifts a smartphone to a carwasher’s daughter to help her prepare for NEET exam

Actress Taapsee Pannu has proved herself as one of the versatile actresses and her film choices have earned her a fan following that looks up to her.

Recently, the actress was left emotional when she read an article about a girl from Karnataka, determined to become a doctor, was facing roadblocks to prepare for exams without a smartphone since most of the training and education has turned online due to the pandemic. The father had sought help to get a smartphone to assist in the education. Taapsee instantly got in touch with the family and dispatched a phone right away.

Talking to a news portal, the young student was quoted saying, “Today, I got the phone from Taapsee ma'am. It's an iPhone which I can't believe. I could not even have imagined this! I will work hard and try to clear NEET (Medical entrance exam). Let your blessings be with me."

On the work front, earlier this year the actress gave a smashing hit with Thappad and already has five films in the pipeline.

ALSO READ:  “She has the right to have an opinion and so do I. Just because my opinion doesn’t match hers doesn’t make me inferior” – Taapsee Pannu 

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Akshay Kumar to start shooting his action-packed digital series in second half of 2021

In March 2019, Akshay Kumar made a fiery announcement that he would be starring in a digital show called The End. This would be his first series Amazon Prime Original thriller series. He had put himself on fire as a part of the stunts planned for the announcement day. As it was reported earlier, the plan was to take the show on the floor by December 2020 and Akshay Kumar was to join by January 2021.

But, the coronavirus pandemic played the spoilsport. Since schedules have been pushed ahead amid the pandemic and lockdown, the makers are now looking to the roll by the second half of 2021. Vikram Malhotra of Abundantia Entertainment told a daily it will take a while for everything to get back to normal. He said that since Akshay Kumar has prior work commitments too, they are hoping for it to roll in 2021 now.

He said that they've taken their time to build the material, promising that it will be mounted on a scale that will be befitting for Akshay Kumar.

Akshay Kumar had earlier said, “I have always believed in bringing innovation to my work and throughout my career, have tried to tell unique stories, work with break-through talent and be part of disruptive and high-quality story-telling. Together, Abundantia and I have created some of my most memorable roles in films like Baby, Airlift and Toilet-Ek Prem Katha and their passion towards their films and projects is incredible. From the very concept of the show, I am working very closely with Vikram and his team as they create this compelling and highly intriguing story. I can’t wait to start rolling for this action-adventure series that will be Amazon Original for global audiences. The digital world excited me and I am delighted to make my streaming debut with this show. And if I were to make a small confession here, it was my son Aarav who suggested that I make my digital debut as that’s what the youth is hooked onto. On this medium, I want to create something extraordinary and connect with them.”

Being envisioned at an unprecedented scale and cinematic experience, the show promises to bring in the next level of the action genre.

ALSO READ: Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshi co-actor Karthika Sahoo sells vegetables to make ends meet

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Sonu Sood announces 3 lakh jobs for migrant labourers on Pravasi Rojgar job portal

Sonu Sood celebrated his 47th birthday on July 30. He received immense love and support from friends, colleagues, and fans. Since the actor has been tremendously working towards helping migrant labourers ever since lockdown was imposed amid pandemic, he has taken it a step further to help more people.

On his birthday on Thursday, Sonu Sood posted about providing jobs to 3 lakh labourers via Pravasi Rojgar job portal that will also provide additional benefits including PF and ESI. "On my birthday a small initiative from my side...3 lakh jobs tied up for Pravasirojgar.com. All these will provide good wages, PF, ESI, and other benefits," he wrote.

"Thank you AEPC, CITI, Trident, Quesscorp, Amazon, Sodex, Urban Co, Portea, and all others for creating these opportunities with me. #AbIndiaBanegaKamyaab @pravasirojgar," he wrote.

 

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On my birthday a small initiative from my side ????..3 lakh jobs tied up for Pravasirojgar.com. All these will provide good wages, PF, ESI and other benefits. Thank you AEPC, CITI, Trident, Quesscorp, Amazon, Sodex, Urban Co , Portea and all others for creating these opportunities with me. #AbIndiaBanegaKamyaab @pravasirojgar

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“I’ve been a part of the film industry for twenty years and done about 100 films. But nothing I’ve done so far has given me this kind of inner peace and satisfaction. I now feel that I migrated to Mumbai to be an actor so one day I could help these migrants. I feel this was something I was born to do. I feel blessed that God has chosen me for this mission,” Sonu Sood told Bollywood Hungama recently on helping migrants.

In the upcoming episode of The Kapil Sharma Show, Sonu shared, “While arranging for travel, I used to enquire about when they will come back and whether or not they will come back at all. To which I used to get a standard response saying if they get a job they will come, else they will try and figure something in their own hometown. This got me thinking. Being from the engineering background myself, I started work on a platform along with my team, to figure a way in which these people could get a job through an app. It took us 2-3 months to build this and through this app, anyone, from any state, can upskill themselves, or even find a suitable job in another state. By the time this episode goes on air, around 1 – 1.5 lakh people would have found themselves a job.”

ALSO READ: The Kapil Sharma Show: Sonu Sood says he wrote the popular dialogue of Dabangg - 'Hum Tum Mein Itne Ched Karenge'

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The real reason why A R Rahman gets less work in Bollywood

Not gangeism, or groupism. If the composing wizard A R Rahman is kept out of Bollywood’s bastion it is because of his insistence on publishing rights. A top-notch musician spills the beans. “There was a time when every major director in Bollywood wanted to work with A R Rahman. They still do. But there is a problem. Rahman insists on retaining the publishing rights of his soundtracks. This right, no producer would give to any musician, at least not in India.”

The musician who has worked with the biggest banners says Rahman is wrong to blame a ‘gang’ in Bollywood for his relative scarcity of work. “Way back in 2003 Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar offered Kal Ho Na Ho to Rahman. When he asked for publishing rights they quickly signed Shankar-Ehaan-Loy for Kal Ho Na Ho. And Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions never worked with Rahman.”

The musician says there is nothing unfair about this. “Cinema is a business like any other. Why shouldn’t Karan Johar safeguard his business interests? I am not saying Rahman asking for publishing rights is wrong. But in the Hindi music industry, the immortal legends Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle didn’t get publishing rights. For Rahman to expect it is impractical and unreal.”

When I approached Rahman to know more about the “gangs” of Bollywood he has spoken about, he responded with, “How are you? Our team internally felt this news is now done ..we are moving on ...Let’s catch up and do a general one next month if you are still interested. Wishing you the best...take care.”

Also Read: Industry in shock after A R Rahman’s allegation of gangeism

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Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case: Bihar Police records statements of Ankita Lokhande, cook and bank manager

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death is taking a new turn. The Dil Bechara actor passed away more than a month ago. He died by suicide on June 14 and was found hanging in his Bandra apartment. For over a month, Mumbai Police is investigating his death. Now, Bihar Police has also started their independent investigation after an FIR for abetment to suicide was filed against Sushant's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family by Sushant's father Krishna Kumar Singh.

A four-member team of police left from Patna on July 28 to question Rhea Chakraborty and her family.  On July 30, three banks were visited by the cops where Sushant had his bank accounts. They even recorded a statement of the bank manager. Even his cook and his former girlfriend Ankita Lokhande’s statements were recorded on Thursday. This was to corroborate the claims made by KK Singh and Sushant’s sister Mitu Singh that around Rs 15 crores was transferred from Sushant’s accounts over the past year to different accounts.

Earlier this week, Sushant’s father KK Singh filed an FIR against Sushant’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family for abetment to suicide. Sanjay Kumar Singh, inspector general, central range, revealed that an FIR was lodged at the Rajiv Nagar police station in Patna against Rhea and her family members Indrajit Chakraborty, Sandhya Chakraborty, Shruti Modi, Showik Chakraborty, and others. It was filed under Sections 341, 342, 380, 406,420, 306, and 120 (B) of the Indian Penal Code.

Mumbai Police has recorded statements of over 40 people including Aditya Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Mahesh Bhatt, Rhea Chakraborty, among others in relation to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death.

ALSO READ: Ankita Lokhande breaks her silence on Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, claims he was not depressed

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Ankita Lokhande breaks her silence on Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, claims he was not depressed

Sushant Singh Rajput passed away on June 14 after he was found hanging in his Bandra apartment in Mumbai. His ex-girlfriend Ankita Lokhande has finally spoken on his death and cites that he could not have taken his life and that he wasn't depressed.

Speaking to Republic TV on July 30, Ankita said, Sushant was not the guy who could commit suicide. We have seen worse situations when we were together. He was a happy-go-lucky guy.".

Ankita Lokhande and Sushant Singh Rajput met on the sets of Pavitra Rishta TV show and were in a relationship until 2016. "How much ever I know him, he wasn’t a depressed guy. I have not seen a person like Sushant, a guy who used to write his own dreams, he had a diary... He had his 5-year plan — what he wants to do, how he will look, etc. And exactly after 5 years, he had fulfilled them. And when things like ‘depression’ are used after his name... it is heartbreaking. He might be upset, anxious, yes, but depression is a big word. Calling someone ‘bipolar’ is a big thing," she added.

"I can say that he was not depressed. He came from a small town. He established himself on his own. He has taught me so many things, he taught me acting. Does anyone know who Sushant was? Everyone is writing their own portrayal of how 'depressed' he was, it hurts reading all of this," she continued.

She further said, "He found happiness in small things. He wanted to do farming, I know this for sure... he told me agar kuch nai hua to main apni short film bana lunga. He was not a depressed guy, not at all. I don't know what the situation was... but I will keep repeating this. I don't want people to remember him as a depressed guy, he was a hero. He was an inspiration."

On Thursday, July 30, Bihar Police visited Ankita Lokhande's residence to record her statement in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. She had also given her statement to the Mumbai Police. Both entities are separately investigating the death now after Sushant's father filed an FIR on abetment to suicide against Rhea Chakraborty and her family.

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Rhea Chakraborty tells Supreme Court that she was in live-in relationship with Sushant Singh Rajput

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput passed away more than a month ago. He died by suicide on June 14 and was found hanging in his Bandra apartment. The untimely demise of the actor shook the entire nation. As Mumbai Police is currently investigating his death, Bihar Police has also started their independent investigation after an FIR for abetment to suicide was filed against Sushant's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family by Sushant's father Krishna Kumar Singh.

Rhea Chakraborty, in her plea to Supreme Court, said that Sushant Singh Rajput's father Krishna Kumar Singh has used his influence in order to rope her in for the death of Sushant after filing the FIR in Patna, Bihar. The petition filed by her on July 29 seeks transfer of the FIR from Patna to Mumbai where she alleged that she has been falsely implicated.

In her petition, Rhea Chakraborty revealed she was in live-in relationship with Sushant Singh Rajput since a year and upto June 8, 2020 when she temporarily shifted to her own apartment in Mumbai. The petition cited that she is in trauma since the death of Sushant and has been receiving rape and death threats continuously. It also mentioned the complaint she filed against the threats received on social media.

The petition further stated that the deceased was in depression and was on anti-depressants. Bandra Police had filed unnatural death report and the cause leading to the tragedy is currently being examined.

Rhea Chakraborty was summoned by Mumbai Police and recorded the statement under section 175 of CrpC. Some of the forensic reports are still awaited. She cited that under the section 177 of CrpC, every offence shall be inquired into and tried by the magistrate within the local jurisdiction.

She said thay there's iota of truth in the FIR filed by Sushant's father and cites that there can't be an impartial investigation in Bihar and hence, seeks transfer of probe to Mumbai.

On July 30, Lawyer Alka Priya, who filed the PIL, was told by the court to let the police to do the investigation. She stated that Sushant had done a lot of work for children and even facilitated their training at NASA and therefore, his death should be investigated by CBI. Chief Justice S Bobde told the lawyer that the case had nothing to do with whether Sushant was a good or bad person. The court dismissed the CBI probe plea.

Two days ago, Sushant’s father KK Singh filed an FIR against Sushant’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family for abetment to suicide. Sanjay Kumar Singh, inspector general, central range, revealed that an FIR was lodged at the Rajiv Nagar police station in Patna against Rhea and her family including Indrajit Chakraborty, Sandhya Chakraborty, Shruti Modi, Showik Chakraborty and others. It was filed under Sections 341, 342, 380, 406,420, 306 and 120 (B) of the Indian Penal Code.

A four team member of police left from Patna on July 28 to question Rhea Chakraborty and her family.  Mumbai Police has recorded statements of over 40 people including Aditya Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Mahesh Bhatt, Rhea Chakraborty, among others.

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Guinness World Records awards Shakuntala Devi with certificate for ‘fastest human computation’ four decades later

On Thursday, a day before the release of Shakuntala Devi: The Human Computer, the Guinness World Records honoured Indian Mathematical genius Shakuntala Devi with the long overdue title for ‘fastest human computation’. The official certification  comes four decades after Shakuntala Devi achieved the feat. 

The feat was achieved by Shakuntala Devi on June 18, 1980 when she successfully multiplied two randomly selected 13 digit numbers in 28 seconds at the Imperial College in London. The certification was received by Shakuntala Devi’s daughter Anupama Banerji. 

"It is an overwhelming moment for me to be able to receive this honor on my mother’s behalf. To be conferred with the certificate of ‘Fastest human computation’ is an exciting feat that only my mother was capable of,” said Anupama Banerji. She further expressed, "I am glad that I had the opportunity to provide significant inputs while developing the biopic, Shakuntala Devi, to ensure that people get to know my mother the way she was in real life – full of life and truly amazing. Her mad love and passion for maths is well-known, she always wanted to take this a level ahead. This is exactly the kind of recognition that would have made her extremely happy and thoroughly proud of her mathematical abilities which far surpassed anyone else’s."

"While shooting for Shakuntala Devi in London, we would meet Anupama Banerji often. In my conversations with her, I realised that the late Shakuntala Devi, didn’t have an official certification from Guinness World Records - it wasn’t the norm then. Vikram Malhotra and I were therefore very keen to make this happen and along with the Amazon Team, we reached out to the Guinness World Records team who provided us with every support. I am thrilled that Anupama will now have the certificate to cherish forever. This is my tribute to the legend,” said actor Vidya Balan on essaying the role of Shakuntala Devi in her biopic.

She added, "I am glad to be part of this interesting journey and being able to witness such a ‘1 in a 100 years’ woman who wore multiple hats being felicitated for her exemplary work. To be able to portray someone who continues to inspire us is truly an honour for me."

Meanwhile, Sanya Malhotra will be seen playing the role of Anupama Banerji. The film directed by Anu Menon also stars Jisshu Sengupta and Amit Sadh and will be released worldwide on Amazon Prime Videos on July 31. 

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Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Enforcement Directorate to look into claims of Rhea Chakraborty stealing Rs 15 crore

After the Mumbai and Bihar police, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has stepped into late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's case. The ED will be looking into the claim of actress Rhea Chakraborty stealing Rs 15 crore from the actor's bank account. 

A few days ago Sushant Singh Rajput's father KK Singh had filed an FIR against Rhea Chakraborty. He alleged that a total of Rs 15 crore was withdrawn from Sushant's account by the actress. The ED has now sought details of the FIR filed by KK Singh. Reportedly, the ED has also asked for the details of all the bank accounts of Sushant Singh Rajput. 

According to the FIR filed by the late actor's father, Rs. 15 crore was transferred to three unknown bank accounts which belonged to Rhea, her brother and her mother. Sushant and Rhea who were in a relationship  had invested in three startups together. According to the Mumbai Police investigation, Rhea and her brother Showik were directors in the three start up companies. 

ALSO READ: Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case: Rhea Chakraborty is not absconding says Bihar cop 

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IMPPA writes to FWICE after no response from them on malpractices; claim that they are indulging in a 'major scam'

In a letter dated June 24, 2020, IMPPA (Indian Motion Picture Producers Association) had sought clarifications from FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees) on the alleged malpractices in the organisation. With FWICE not responding to the letter seeking clarifications, IMPPA wrote another letter to FWICE accusing them of the same.

IMPPA wrote a letter to FWICE wherein they listed out in detail the malpractices that the organisation is engaging in. IMPPA had asked to submit proof for their claim of being the only representative and mother body of 5 lakh workers having over 32 affiliates of associations of various trade unions and crafts. “It is clear that your claim of representing 5 lakh workers are totally false and baseless because instead of providing the numbers which are available with you, you are asking us to take the number of your members from Registrar of Trade Unions,” the letter dated July 28 stated.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has strictly restrained the FWICE from imposing member to member working, vigilance and imposing penalties of the violation of member to member working. “In spite of strict and final instructions of CCI and our numerous reminders, till date they have not circulated to all producers associations as well as their affiliates the undertaking given to them by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) that as per their instructions, they will cease and desist from enforcing member to member working, vigilance and imposing penalties of the violation of member to member working,” the letter read.

“Even though the ruling group had the support of only 11 out of 20 affiliates in the elections in 2018, they have created 13 more affiliates consisting of only their near and dear ones just to ensure that they can continue to rule over FWICE. This fraudulent behavior can never be allowed and hence we have asked them to cease and refrain from behaving in this manner and to cancel the affiliation of the fraudulent affiliates failing which we shall have no option but to approach the Registrar of Trade Unions, Income Tax authorities, courts of law and all other concerned government and other authorities to take action against them,” the letter further read.

IMPPA in their letter claimed that the present office bearers of FWICE are indulging in a "major scam to retain their position and control for which they have no right as their entire claim to fame is based on blatant falsehood and lies.” They also asked FWICE to take immediate rectification steps to correct all the wrongs being committed, failing which they will approach the concerned government and other authorities to take action.

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Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic blessed with a baby boy; share first picture

Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya and his wife Bollywood actress and model Natasa Stankovic welcomed their baby boy today. Pandya took to his social media handle to share the happy news.

“We are blessed with our baby boy,” wrote Hardik along with a picture of the baby, where the cricketer is seen holding the baby's tiny fingers. Soon after, wishes started pouring in for the new parents by Bollywood celebrities and Indian cricketers.

 

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We are blessed with our baby boy ❤️????????

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Hardik and Natasa were updating their fans and followers with pictures about their pregnancy. Their pictures shared during this period were going viral and were receiving love from fans all over.

Hardik had popped the question to Natasa around the time of New Year. Pandya had earlier shared a picture of a small wedding ceremony they had during the lockdown.

 

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Natasa and I have had a great journey together and it is just about to get better ???? Together we are excited to welcome a new life into our lives very soon. We’re thrilled for this new phase of our life and seek your blessings and wishes ????

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Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking CBI inquiry in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput passed away more than a month ago. He died by suicide on June 14 and was found hanging in his Bandra apartment. The untimely demise of the actor shook the entire nation. As Mumbai Police is currently investigating his death, there has been pressure to start a CBI inquiry to look into his death case. Now, the Supreme Court has dismissed the PIL seeking CBI probe.

On July 30, Lawyer Alka Priya, who filed the PIL, was told by the court to let the police do the investigation. She stated that Sushant had done a lot of work for children and even facilitated their training at NASA and therefore, his death should be investigated by CBI. Chief Justice S Bobde told the lawyer that the case had nothing to do with whether Sushant was a good or bad person.

Two days ago, Sushant’s father KK Singh filed an FIR against Sushant’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family for abetment to suicide. Sanjay Kumar Singh, inspector general, central range, revealed that an FIR was lodged at the Rajiv Nagar police station in Patna against Rhea and her family including Indrajit Chakraborty, Sandhya Chakraborty, Shruti Modi, Showik Chakraborty and others. It was filed under Sections 341, 342, 380, 406,420, 306 and 120 (B) of the Indian Penal Code.

A four-team member of police left from Patna on July 28 to question Rhea Chakraborty and her family.  Mumbai Police has recorded statements of over 40 people including Aditya Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Mahesh Bhatt, Rhea Chakraborty, among others.

Bihar Police is now conducting an independent investigation.

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Aashutosh Bhakre, husband of Marathi actress Mayuri Deshmukh, dies by suicide

In one of the most tragic news, Marathi actor Aashutosh Bhakre passed away on July 29. The 32-year-old actor allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself at his home in Nanded, Marathwada region.

The police official said that he was found hanging at his flat in Ganesh Nagar. He was the husband of actress Mayuri Deshmukh. Officials revealed the reason behind his death is unknown yet. An accidental death case has been registered at the Shivaji Nagar Police Station in Nanded. The case is currently under investigation.

As per reports, the actor was reportedly suffering from depression. He had recently shared a video on social media about mental illness and why someone opts to take their own life.

Ashutosh Bhakre acted in films like Bhakar and Ichar Tharla Pakka. 

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EXO's Chanyeol to star in Korean film The Box

More opportunities are coming for EXO members. The members of the K-pop group have been working on their solo projects while some are serving in the military. It has been confirmed that EXO member Chanyeol will make his Korean movie debut with the upcoming film, The Box.

On July 30, SM Entertainment confirmed the news stating that he will indeed be a part of the jukebox road movie The Box. Chanyeol is working out the dates and details for the same. He will essay the role of an aspiring singer and will also work on the original songs for the movie.

He previously starred in Chinese film, So I Married My Anti-Fan.

Meanwhile, Chanyeol along with his EXO member Sehun dropped their second album as EXO-SC unit called '1 Billon Views'.

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Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma step forward to help victims of devastating floods in Assam and Bihar

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are a couple who always come forward to support as many people in need as possible. During the current coronavirus pandemic, they donated to the PM-CARES Fund as well as the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Now, with floods ravaging Assam and Bihar, the couple has again stepped out to lend support to the victims in these two states.

Virushka, as they are fondly called by their fans globally, uploaded a heartfelt post on their social media platform saying, “While our country is in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, people in Assam and Bihar are also suffering due to the devastating floods that have affected so many lives and livelihood.”

The couple further added, “While we continue to pray for the people in Assam & Bihar, Virat and I have also pledged to help those in need by supporting these three organisations (Action Aid India, Rapid Response and Goonj) that have been doing credible work in flood relief & welfare.”

The biggest power couple of India also urged fellow citizens to try and extend their help to people of these two states. They said, “If this resonates with you, please reach out to support these states through these organisations.”

 

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