Paudwal’s ‘prasad’ for her hard work
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me. I don’t act smart in front of my director,” Akshay added.
In his new film, a sequel to Jolly LLB, Akshay plays a lawyer. The Khiladi star said that director Subhash Kapoor had all the case files and had a clear idea of how a courtroom should look like. “Everything was prepared. I just followed what he said and made sure I excel in that. That’s the only preparation I did,” he added.
The courtroom comedy-drama revolves around a struggling lawyer who wants to pursue his dream of becoming a famous and accomplished lawyer. Talking about the subject of the film, the 49-year-old expressed that people haven’t lost faith in the judiciary, but are disappointed due to the delay in making the judgement. “The lawyers and judges are giving their level best. But there are over 3 crore cases that are pending because there are only 21,000 judges,” he said.
Actor Richa Chadha (left), who’s known for her portrayal of offbeat characters in Bollywood, says that she wants to educate children through her films. She is inspired by her mother, who is a teacher in Delhi University. The actor recently produced a short film, which she decided to take to small towns in order to spread education through cinema. “My mother is someone my entire family looks up to. She is an educator and has worked her entire life towards being a teacher. She’s an inspiration for me. My short film, which I produced, happened to be based on historical events. And having an educator in my family, I was keen to take the film to educational institutes and make people aware,” says Chadha, who produced the short film Khoon Aali Chithi.
Playback singer Anuradha Paudwal (right), best known for singing devotional songs, says the Padma Shri honour is the “prasad” for the years of hard work she has put in.
Paudwal, 64, is a National Award-winning singer, who has sung in Bollywood movies such as Aashiqui (1990) and Ram Lakhan(1989), Saajan (1991) and Dil (1990), besides having several devotional songs, bhajans, mantras and stotras to her credit. “I am very grateful. It is a wonderful honour to get from the Indian government. I’ve been singing devotional songs for so long and I feel the honour is the ‘prasad’ for all my hard work,” Paudwal says.
She adds, “I would like to thank the audience because they have always been supportive of my work throughout my 45-year career. I would like to thank my family, my elders and all the teachers.”
Other singers who have been honoured include K J Yesudas (Padma Vibhushan), Grammywinning musician Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (Padma Bhushan) and Kailash Kher (Padma Shri). “It is wonderful because it shows that the government
The actor, who has been part of critically acclaimed films such as Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) and Masaan (2015), has already started targeting the towns she wants to go to with her film.
“We will begin with Punjab and try to go to a few high schools and colleges, and show the films to the students there. It’s important that good films are taken to young minds so that they can learn things through a different medium that holds their interest,” she says. is recognising diversified talent from across the country,” says Paudwal, who was also conferred with an honourary D. Litt degree by a university recently.