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When Anil Kapoor prophesied evolution of ‘heroine’ in Bollywood

Looking at the picture quality, the noise and grains in the frame and the decor, the video seems to be from the mid 1990s….reports Asian Lite News

Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor, who recently hosted the third season of reality streaming show ‘Bigg Boss OTT’, has always been far-sighted.

Recently, an old clip of the actor talking about the evolution of a hero or a heroine in cinema, has resurfaced on social media.

Looking at the picture quality, the noise and grains in the frame and the decor, the video seems to be from the mid 1990s.

In the video, the actor said, “Today, you can become a heroine. You don’t have to sing songs to be a heroine. Who is a hero? Anyone can be a hero today. Anybody in Kargil can be a hero or his wife, who is a housewife can be a heroine. Anybody, who is reasonably good looking, can be a heroine.”

He further mentioned, “It depends on what a character does. It’s not about singing songs, and running around trees, that’s a very conventional thought from the 1960s and the 1970s. Today, we are moving towards the 21st century, these are the heroes today, the real characters. These are the kind of films the audience is going to appreciate, not those conventional heroes from the 1970s, those days are gone. You have to do something unconventional to be a hero today in films.”

Anil’s words have aged very well considering women-centric films are a genre in itself.

Be it the younger crop of talents like Kriti Sanon, Taapsee Pannu, or the seniors like Vidya Balan or Tabu are changing the landscape of Hindi cinema with their choice of stories and characters.

Today, women in cinema are taking to legacy forward and bringing forth a new dawn where characters portrayed by them have become the bedrock of the stories that they choose and work in.

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Anil Kapoor is anxious about every role

Some time back, the news that Kapoor was at first reluctant about his Shelly Rungta role went viral….reports Asian Lite News

 Anil Kapoor, who has clocked four decades in the film industry, says he harnesses his negative feelings, such as reluctance, nervousness and anxiety, and makes something good come out of them.

Kapor was promoting the second season of ‘The Night Manager’ along with co-actor Aditya Roy Kapur and director Sandeep Modi in Mumbai on Monday.

Some time back, the news that Kapoor was at first reluctant about his Shelly Rungta role went viral.

When asked about it, Kapoor said: “I am reluctant for each and every role; it was not that I was reluctant only for my role in ‘The Night Manager’. I am always overcome by this anxiety and nervousness about whether I will be able to do the role or not, and I use that energy to perform better.”

The senior actor continued: “I seriously don’t know how to do a role with over-confidence. Somehow, these little things help me do my role exactly the way my director wants me to do it. I draw energy from my reluctance and anxiety.”

‘The Night Manager’ is a Hindi remake of the BBC television series based on John Le Carre’s novel of the same name.

The series, which will start streaming on Disney+ Hotstar, also has Sobhita Dhulipala, Tillotama Shome, Ravi Behl and Saswata Chatterjee in supporting roles.

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‘Mr India’ To Open Assure Clinic in Dubai

Assure Clinic, founded in 2016, helmed by its founders – MD Dermatologist, Gold Medallist, Dr Abhishek Pilani and Dr Priyanka D Pilani, operates 14 outlets across Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Indore, Raipur, Surat, Jaipur, Nagpur, Vadodara, and Lucknow…reports Asian Lite News

Iconic Indian actor Anil Kapoor is set to inaugurate the Assure Clinic at City Walk in Dubai. Assure Clinic, a renowned leader in the Hair and Skin care industry in India, is expanding its presence to the Middle Eastern market with the opening of its clinic in Dubai. With a strong reputation among Bollywood celebrities, Assure Clinic is widely regarded as the most trusted name in the industry.

Assure Clinic, founded in 2016, helmed by its founders – MD Dermatologist, Gold Medallist, Dr Abhishek Pilani and Dr Priyanka D Pilani, operates 14 outlets across Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Indore, Raipur, Surat, Jaipur, Nagpur, Vadodara, and Lucknow.  Five of its centres are across Mumbai. Driven by a passion for excellence in dermatological care, Assure Clinic is a trusted brand in the Hair and Skin industry in India. This is their first overseas clinic.

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The legendary actor Anil Kapoor, star of blockbuster Mr India, who supports Indian businesses abroad feels that Dubai is the best space to launch a reputed Indian brand. ” It gives me immense pleasure to launch this brand in the Middle East that is home to over 190 nationalities. An Indian brand going overseas gives us all moments of pride in our people and their spirit of entrepreneurship,” he says.

The group has also announced its plans to expand its footprint through a network of centres in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) region. Starting with the launch of its first international centre in Dubai, an entity is being set up to drive the new business is set to give people in the GCC region an opportunity to avail of the very best in hair and skin treatment.

Assure Clinic’s foray into the GCC region is being done in partnership with Fiducia Capital Founding Partner Satish Subbiah with an investment approval of up to $6 million spread over several tranches. As a part of the expansion plans, it will establish a network of six to eight centres offering hair restoration and skin services over a period of one to two years.

Besides its clinic in City Walk Dubai, these centres will be spread across the GCC in Abu Dhabi, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain, among others.  Besides consolidating its expansion plans, Assure Clinic also launched specialised products in India along with a mobile App that will offer a higher reach to clients interested in availing their services.

Dr . Abhishek Pilani, the Founder of Assure Clinics, said: “Dubai is one of the globe’s most connected cities and is a great place for business. The emirate, known as the “gateway to the world,” has thrived on its East-West links for many centuries and lies at the heart of the Asia, Africa and India triangle. Historically, its geographic location has facilitated easy connections, business networking and access to trade.

In the modern age, Dubai has evolved to be one of the world’s top destinations for the Trichology and Cosmetics Industry. The city offers many advantages with its highly diversified economy and hyper-modern infrastructure” Dr. Priyanka D Pilani couldn’t agree more, ” We would have a lot of patients from the GCC region, specially the UAE, come to our centres in India to operate on, hence Dubai was always our first and best option to launch Assure Clinics “

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Anil Kapoor will be a powerful philanthropist in ‘The Night Manager’

‘The Night Manager’ has been created and directed by Sandeep Modi and co-directed by Priyanka Ghosh….reports Asian Lite News

Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor will be seen essaying the role of a powerful philanthropist in the upcoming streaming show ‘The Night Manager’. The show is a high-octane thriller wrapped in lavish drama and picturesque sights, and also stars Aditya Roy Kapur, Sobhita Dhulipala, Tillotama Shome, Saswata Chatterjee and Ravi Behl.

Talking about how he came to be associated with the project, Anil said: “I have always loved working on differentiated content and characters. The first time I read the script, I just fell in love with the character of Shelly Rungta.”

“Shelly is a powerful man, a philanthropist and a perfect balance of wit and evil with imperceptible menace just like the the show – a perfect blend of entertainment and great story-telling. I thoroughly enjoyed working with some of the finest from the industry.”

‘The Night Manager’ has been created and directed by Sandeep Modi and co-directed by Priyanka Ghosh.

Anil’s co-actor, Aditya Roy Kapur, who plays the titular role in the show, said in a statement: “I have always wanted to perform a multi-layered character in a series with a complex narrative arc, and when the platform approached me to play the title role in ‘The Night Manager’, I knew this was just the one I’d been looking for.”

He further mentioned: “My character Shaan is the kind of person who can effortlessly make people believe whatever he wants them to, and that perfectly mirrors what we as actors strive to achieve with our craft. I’m glad that the Disney+ Hotstar team and Sandeep Modi gave me this opportunity to play such an exciting character and I can’t wait to bring him to audiences in India and around the world!”

The series, produced by The Ink Factory and Banijay Asia and will release soon on Disney+ Hotstar.

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