Tunisha Sharma Death: Abbas – Mustan’s 3 Monkeys to be her last film, filmmaker says ‘at such a young age of 20 she took a drastic step’

Television actress Tunisha Sharma, who was seen in the lead role as Shehzaadi Mariam in Ali Baba Dastaan-E-Kabul, allegedly died by suicide on December 24 on the sets of the fantasy-themed show at Vasai in Maharashtra's Palghar district. The actress was only 20. Her last rites were conducted on Tuesday, December 27 in presence of her family, friends and industry colleagues. The actress’ last project will be Abbas – Mustan’s next film 3 Monkeys. Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla of the Abbas-Mustan duo was in attendance at the last rites on Tuesday to pay his last respects.

Speaking to IANS, the filmmaker expressed that it was sad that Tunisha Sharma took such a drastic step at such a young age. “It is a very sad and disappointing news that at such a young age of 20 she took a drastic step without thinking about her mother and others in the family," Abbas said. “Today’s generation certain times don’t think much, but taking such a step is never right."

Abbas said that it was impossible to believe she is no more. He said, “We worked with her in the movie and we cannot believe, having known her, that she could take such a step."

Her mother has filed a complaint against Ali Baba Dastaan-E-Kabul co-actor Sheezan Khan for alleged abetment to suicide. The actor has been sent to 4-day judicial custody following his arrest. It is being reported that the two actors were in a relationship and that they had broken up 15 days ago. Tunisha Sharma was allegedly under stress and is speculated that this drove her to the edge. When asked about his stand on her family’s step towards Sheezan Khan, Abbas added, “What can her family say? They are going through a tough time. It is not easy for her mother to overcome the pain and we can just pray that God gives the family strength. May her soul rest in peace.”

The actress reportedly did not leave any suicide note. Police will conduct investigation from both murder and suicide angles. Tunisha Sharma's uncle said that the police is investigating and after December 28, there will be more clarity.

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EXCLUSIVE: Bhumi Pednekar on pay parity in Bollywood: ‘If the budget is Rs. 125 crore, the males get a good two-digit figure but then they want me to be thankful’

Bollywood Hungama hosted its roundtable with actresses who made a mark in 2022 in films. Bhumi Pednekar, Tamannaah Bhatia were amongst the actresses who were in attendance along with Rakul Preet Singh, Alaya F and Huma Qureshi. The actresses spoke about several aspects of their careers including the discussion around pay parity and whether things have changed at all over the past few years.

Speaking at the Bollywood Hungama Actresses Round Table 2022 presented by Astroyogi, Tammanaah Bhatia said that women have to build a strong market for themselves to move ahead whereas Rakul Preet Singh noted that they is still a long road ahead in terms of pay parity. Bhumi Pednekar then said, “I could have as many Rs. 100 or Rs. 200 crore films as my male co-star. I may be appreciated for my work but it’s a norm that I will not be paid as close to what he is being paid”. She added that the change has to come from every corner.

She further said, “The disparity was also in the west but the men there stood up for women. They said either they will take a pay cut or get them the same remuneration. And while I don’t want anyone to stand up for me, there has to be empathy. One needs to acknowledge the issue.”

However, Huma Qureshi said that male actors have created a market for themselves over the years. “But we should also understand that the males have created a market over years. We cannot pitch 10 female films with the 100s they have,” she said.

Adding further, Bhumi said, “If the budget is Rs. 125 crore, the males get a good two-digit figure but then they want me to be thankful. You have come to me because I add a certain amount of credibility but they always make it sound like an opportunity.” Rakul Preet Singh said that it is because the actresses are replaceable in the movies.

On the work front, Bhumi Pednekar starred in two movies this year – Badhaai Do and Govinda Naam Mera. Bhumi will now be seen in films like Anubhav Sinha’s Bheed, Ajay Bahl’s The Ladykiller, Sudhir Mishra’s Afwaah, Gauri Khan produced Bhakshak, Mudassar Aziz’s Mere Husband Ki Biwi and a couple of more unannounced projects that will push the bar for cinema.

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Tunisha Sharma Death Case: CCTV footage shows Sheezan Khan rushing her to hospital; was in tears & kept telling the doctor to save her

In one of the shocking and tragic news, television actress Tunisha Sharma, who played Shehzaadi Mariam in Ali Baba Dastaan-E-Kabul, allegedly died by suicide on December 24 on the sets of the fantasy-themed show at Vasai in Maharashtra's Palghar district. The actress was only 20 and this news left the nation in shock. Her last rites were conducted on Tuesday, December 27 in presence of her family, friends and industry colleagues. Many TV celebrities were in attendance. Now, CCTV footage has gone viral on social media which shows Sheezan Khan rushing Tunisha to the nearby hospital along with unit members of the show.

A crew member is seen carrying Tunisha Sharma in his arms along with Sheezan Khan and a female crew member. The doctor who first saw the actress said that Khan was in crying continuously and that he was asking the doctor to save her. Doctor Honey Mittal of F&B hospital at Vasai told Mid-Day, “On Saturday around 4.10 pm, about 3-4 people arrived at the hospital with Tunisha Sharma. Her co-actor Sheezan Khan was also with them and he told me to save her anyhow. He was crying continuously. But her body was cold and when we checked her eyes there was no movement. We also did a confirmatory test and an ECG but we found a flat line and declared her dead. We also found a strangulation mark on her neck during the physical examination. Someone strangulated her or she hanged herself. We informed the cops about the body.”

“Khan was there late and crying continuously. He kept requesting me to save her. Tunisha was dead when she was brought to the hospital,” Dr Mittal said.

Her mother has filed a complaint against Ali Baba Dastaan-E-Kabul co-actor Sheezan Khan for alleged abetment to suicide. The actor has been sent to 4-day judicial custody following his arrest. It is being reported that the two actors were in a relationship and that they had broken up 15 days ago. Tunisha Sharma was allegedly under stress and is speculated that this drove her to the edge.

While the investigation is underway, a senior police official said in a statement on Saturday, "There is a Ramdev Studio in Naigaon where the shoot was on. Then there was a break between the shots when this actress went to the bathroom and then she hung herself there. People on the sets rushed her to the hospital where she was declared 'brought dead'. It is primary information. Our team is on the spot and they are investigating. We will take everyone's statement."

DCP Chandrakant Jadhav spoke to the media and said that the death is under investigation. "Tunisha Sharma, who was working on the sets of Alibaba Dastaan E Kabul has died by suicide. She hanged herself. Her mother has filed a complaint against Sheezan (Khan) for abetment to suicide. Sheezan Mohd who worked with her in the show as Alibaba. (There were reports that she was pregnant.) There is no report on this," he told the media, as per Times Of India.

The actress reportedly did not leave any suicide note. Police will conduct investigation from both murder and suicide angles. Tunisha Sharma's uncle said that the police is investigating and after December 28, there will be more clarity.

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Shah Rukh Khan reveals he always wanted to do an action film with Aditya Chopra; says, “I had this big desire to do an action film, ever since I entered the industry”

We all know that one of the main reasons behind the long standing association between Shah Rukh Khan and Yash Raj Films is Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.  But the superstar recently revealed that his record breaking film that managed to establish him as an evergreen romance legend was not something he was keen on doing initially. It seems that SRK always desired to do an action film ever since the start of his film career. Filmmaker Aditya Chopra even started work on a script for the actor but suddenly the situation changed and the world got DDLJ. Looks like his wish come has true with Pathaan!

Recalling the early 90s, when Shah Rukh Khan was approached for an action film under the YRF banner, the superstar revealed in an interview, “I have had this big desire to do an action film, ever since I entered the film industry. When I and Aditya started off, he wrote an action film for me. I never thought I could do romance or social drama. But one day, he came to me and said, ‘Can we drop this idea, Shah Rukh? I’ve got a love story to do.’” And the rest is history. For the unversed, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge featured Kajol as the leading lady and the film ran in theatres for over two decades, making it the longest running film in history.

On the other hand, Shah Rukh Khan will soon return as the leading man of yet another YRF venture, Pathaan. The film will feature him in the role of a spy. Talking about how he leaped at the opportunity of doing an action entertainer, SRK added, “This time when he said Pathaan, it was COVID and just a little shooting was allowed. I quickly jumped on it and told my team, ‘Let’s do it before he cancels.’ So, I worked out and built a body. But they didn’t want any of it. They told me, ‘You just do cool action. You are easy’.”

Pathaan also stars Deepika Padukone as SRK’s leading lady and John Abraham as the antagonist. The film will release on January 25 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

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Riteish Deshmukh apologizes to a journalist who claims to have been mistreated by his bouncer

Riteish Deshmukh, who kicked off his career with Bollywood, has now become a well-established name in Marathi industry too. He is all set to make his directorial debut with Ved, which is expected to be a remake of the South film Majili. The film also marks the Marathi acting debut of Genelia D’Souza. With the release date nearing, the actor decided to visit the iconic Mahalakshmi Temple in Kolhapur to seek the blessings of the Goddess. Recent reports, however, claimed that a journalist who tried to meet the star for an interaction was mistreated by his team.

As per reports, a journalist attempted to catch a glimpse of the star for an interaction but the PR team of Riteish Deshmukh is said to have misbehaved with the professional and is even said to have thrown him out of the hotel. After reports about the incident started surfacing, Riteish Deshmukh addressed it during a media interaction that was held in Kolhapur, where he apologized on behalf of his team. He said, “I apologise if you feel that you have been insulted by us. I had not organised any meeting. I have been married for 11 years, but we did not come to take a darshan (of the temple) together. So, we came to visit the temple. This is not the place to talk about movies. May the blessings of Mahalakshmi be upon you.”

Coming to Ved, the film is a remake of the Naga Chaitanya, Samantha Ruth Prabhu starrer Majili and also marks the movie debut of Jiya Shankar. It marks the return of the popular couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza on the big screen. The film also has Salman Khan doing a special appearance in the form of the dance number ‘Ved Lavlay’. It is expected to hit the theatres on December 30.

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Bigg Boss 16 contestant Archana Gautam denies to do her duty; miffed with her behavior, MC Stan calls her 'Shemdi'

Bigg Boss 16, the popular reality show on Colors TV, witnessed a war of words between MC Stan and Archana Gautam. In the episode, a huge fight erupted over the duties between contestants MC Stan and Archana and it was also shown in the promo of the show.

A few days ago, we saw Soundarya Sharma, Sreejita De, and MC Stan were selected as the three captains of the Bigg Boss house. Wildcard entrant Vikkas Manaktala was voted out by his fellow contestants. And as of now, the rapper has taken the charge of the house. But it felt like housemate Archana Gautam was not ready to give attention to the tasks assigned by Captain Stan.

It was recently seen during the episode that inmates MC Stan and Archana Gautam had a verbal spat over household work. When he confronted her about doing chores, she announced that because the rapper instigated her, she won't do any household duties. MC Stan responded to it in his rapping style saying "Tereko batane ka tere kisse, to tere ho jaayenge hisse (If I start counting your actions, you will be ashamed)." Archana further went on to complain that no one criticizes Shalin Bhanot when he doesn't contribute to the housework.

While the rapper explained to her that Shalin is sick from an asthma attack, Archana blamed MC Stan for picking up fights for the footage. In response, the rapper went on to blame Archana and accused her for hovering around Abdu Rozik as a part of grabbing attention.

Bigg Boss 16 currently airs on Colors and it is also available for streaming on VOOT. The show currently has Soundarya Sharma, Priyanka Chahar Choudhary, Tina Datta, Shiv Thakare, among others as its contestants.

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Tunisha Sharma Death Case: Mother of the late actress issues statement after sister of Sheezan Khan requests media to give them ‘privacy’

The demise of television actress Tunisha Sharma has embroiled into a major controversy with her suicide leading to several legal allegations against her Ali Baba: Dastan-e-Kabul co-star Sheezan Khan. The latter, who is also the alleged boyfriend of the actress, was arrested in relation to abetment to suicide. Although he has spoken to the media, the actor’s family issued an official statement, earlier today, requesting the media to give them privacy. On the other hand, a video of Tunisha’s mother talking about the case found its way on social media where she revealed that Khan used and ditched her daughter in the name of marrying her.

In the video that has been doing the rounds on Instagram, Tunisha Sharma’s mother Vanita Sharma said, “Main aap sab media walon ko yeh batana chahti hoon ki Sheezaan ne Tunisha ko dhoka diya. Uske saath mein ek relationship banaya. Shaadi ka wada karke usne Tunisha ke saath breakup kiya. Uska pehle kisi ladki ke saath involvement thi. Uske bawajood bhi Tanisha ko usne involved rakha apne saath. 3-4 mahine usko use kiya. Bas main itna kehna chah rahi hoon hoon ki usko sazaa milni chahiye, usko mat chodna. Mera bachha gaya hai. Baaki media bahut cooperate kar rahi hai. Tahe dil se shukriya karti hoon. (I want to tell all of the media houses that Sheezan betrayed my daughter Tunisha. He was in relationship with her. After promising to marry her, he broke up with her. Before that, he was also involved with another girl. Despite that, he was involved with Tunisha and used her for 3 to 4 months. I just want to bring him to justice and punish him. Please don’t let him go. My child died. That’s all I want. I am eternally thankful to the media for their immense cooperation.)

 

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Her video came after the Khan family issued a statement about Sheezan cooperating with the police, where they stated, “We have full faith in the Indian judiciary system, and Sheezan is cooperating with the Mumbai police through all the procedures. We will talk about this when the time is right, but for now, please allow us the privacy which our family deserves right now.”

Also Read: Tunisha Sharma death row: Sheezan Khan’s sisters BREAK silence; issue official statement

 

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