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Payal collaborated with rapper Badshah last year for the song “Genda phool”, which became a viral hit…writes Ahana Bhattacharya.

‘Stay and sing’ trend has gone away from the industry and now singer has changed entirely into a ‘performer’ in all levels. But singer composer Payal Dev feels singers expected to dress and look a certain way as an additional pressure.

“We are expected to look and dress a certain way and I feel it is an added pressure. Like you cannot turn up at an event in normal clothes, looking casual or without makeup. Apart from singing, you have to look good, too,” Payal told.

However, she is all praise for Arijit Singh for not adhering to the trend.

“There is one exception, which is Arijit Singh. You will never see him wearing loud makeup and showy clothes, he looks just normal and that’s his style. Every singer has their style. Styling is very important but I feel but music is even more important. At the end of the day it’s your music that will matter and not your look.”

Payal collaborated with rapper Badshah last year for the song “Genda phool”, which became a viral hit. How does it feel? “I grew up listening to ‘Boroloker biti lo’, my mother used to sing it. I never thought I would get an opportunity to sing the song this way and it would be a superhit! It’s a big thing for me,” replied the singer.

However, along with success came the share of controversy because the makers did not initially give credit to veteran folk artiste Ratan Kahar, the original creator of the song. Plagiarism charges came up.

“It (the controversy) didn’t affect me. I’ve grown up listening to this song, as I just mentioned and I’ve always known it as a folk song. We all know that nobody can have a ‘right’ on folk songs. Of course, we would have given him the credit but Ratan Kahar ji’s name is not registered anywhere as the creator of the song. This was a misunderstanding that happened. However, Badshah Bhai has helped Ratan Kahar ji after whatever happened and Sony also released another version of the song with him,” she said.

Payal’s latest association is the music reality show “Indian Pro Music League”. The singer-composer went down memory lane to recall her bitter experience in a music reality show after which she never took part in any. However, Payal is happy to be a part of IPML.

“I’ve never done a reality show ever. I remember my mother once wanted me to be a part of a singing reality show, probably in 2007. I went there and there was a lot of rush and long queues, but my mother insisted that I stick to it. I reached till the final auditions but my experience was not nice. I told my mother that I’m not interested in doing a reality show again. After that I started preparing for playback music,” she recalled.

“Now, Indian Pro Music League has offered me to be a team captain and I’m so happy. It’s a nice platform that brings so many talented artistes together. This is how I wanted to take part in a music reality show!” Payal said, about her experience of working in the Zee TV show.

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The mystery thriller drama has been directed by Rumy Jafry.

Evergreen superhero Big B is preparing for his next movie to hit on theatres. Amitabh Bachchans solo poster for the upcoming psychological drama Chehre was officially launched on Monday. The trailer of film, also starring Emraan Hashmi, will unveil on March 18 and the film is slated to release on April 9.

Big B has a flamboyant look in film going by the official poster. He wears a stylish cap and spectacles with a solid black frame, and strikes an intense look in the close-up shot. The highlight, however, is his beard, tied neatly below the chin.

Both actors took to social media to announce the release date of the trailer. They shared the poster of the film along with the announcement.

“Adaalaton mein justice nahi judgement hota hai, insaaf nahi faisla hota hai. #Chehre trailer out on 18th March! Watch #Chehre in cinemas on 9th April. #FaceTheGame.”

The mystery thriller drama has been directed by Rumy Jafry. Besides Amitabh and Emraan, the film also features Krystle D’Souza, Annu Kapoor, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Raghubir Yadav, and Siddhanth Kapoor.

The film was earlier supposed to release on April 30 but has been rescheduled for April 9.

Chehre has lately made headlines for Rhea’s disappearance from the posters of the film, leading to speculations of her being ousted from the project.

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Alia shared the same picture and captioned it with a heart emoji on Instagram. 

RRR is the most awaited upcoming movie of SS Rajamouli. Now Rajamouli shared the look of Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt as Sita in his upcoming film RRR. The release of the picture also marks Alias birthday on Monday.

In the image, Alia wears a green saree paired with vintage  puff-sleeved brocade red blouse. The filmmaker described the character as strong-willed. 

“Strong-willed and resolvent SITA’s wait for Ramaraju will be legendary! Presenting @aliaa08 as #Sita to you all  @tarak9999 @AlwaysRamCharan #RRR #RRRMovie,” Rajamouli tweeted. 

Alia shared the same picture and captioned it with a heart emoji on Instagram. 

The much-awaited RRR boasts of an ensemble cast comprising Telugu stars Ram Charan and Jr. NTR along with Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn.

The period drama revolves around the  fictitious tale based on the life of Telugu freedom fighters, Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem. Unconfirmed reports suggest the film is being produced at an estimated budget of Rs 450 crore.

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