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New Delhi [India], April 23 : Veteran singer Usha Uthup expressed her immense happiness upon receiving the prestigious Padma Bhushan award.Usha Uthup told ANI, "I am so, so happy. I am overflowing with joy... tears are visible in my eyes, you all can see. For me, this is the biggest moment of my life... to be recognized and appreciated by your country and, of course, by your government. What more could one ask for, truly?"Speaking on the importance of the award, Usha said, "I feel so good because if you are a classical singer or a classical dancer, or if you are classical in your art, then it's natural to eventually receive an award. But for people like us... we are ordinary people, so to be chosen for the Padma award is such a huge thing... because I only believe in peace and brotherhood, and I only believe that together, as a united force, we can do things for each other... make them smile through my music. That's all I'm interested in."#WATCH | On receiving the Padma Bhushan award, Singer Usha Uthup says, "I am happy. This is the biggest moment of my life to be recognized by your country and government. It is a great thing that ordinary people like me have been selected for this award...'' ANI (@ANI) April 22, 2024In a career spanning over five decades, Usha Uthup has enthralled audiences with several hit songs such as 'Ramba Ho Ho', 'Hari Om Hari', 'Koi Yahan Aha', 'One Two Cha Cha Cha' and 'Darling' among others. Her unique and powerful voice has helped her create a niche for herself in the music industry. Usha has also acted in a few films.The Padma Awards were announced on the eve of 75th Republic Day. The awards recognise exceptional contributions in various fields. Actor, politician Mithun Chakraborty and Pyarelal Sharma of music duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal, have also been awarded Padma Bhushan. There are 132 names on the list of Padma Awardees this year, including two duo cases (in a duo case, the award is counted as one), as per the list below. The list comprises five Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan, and 110 Padma Shri Awards. 30 of the awardees are women, and the list also includes 8 persons from the categories of foreign non-resident Indian (NRI), person of Indian origin (PIO), overseas citizenship of India (OCI), and nine posthumous awardees.The Padma Awards, which were instituted in 1954, are one of the highest civilian honours of India and are announced annually on the eve of Republic Day. The awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order), and Padma Shri (distinguished service). The award seeks to recognise achievements in all fields of activities or disciplines where an element of public service is involved.The Padma Awards are conferred on the recommendations made by the Padma Awards Committee, which is constituted by the Prime Minister every year. The Padma Awards Committee is headed by the Cabinet Secretary and includes the Home Secretary, Secretary to the President, and four to six eminent persons as members. The recommendations of the committee are submitted to the Prime Minister and the President of India for approval.

View this post on InstagramA post shared by Netflix India (@netflix_in)This extraordinary spy-thriller is inspired by real life events and is based on a book,Escape to Nowhere, written by the former Chief of the Counter Espionage Unit of R&AW, Amar Bhushan.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Netflix India (@netflix_in)The film takes viewers on a gripping journey into the mysterious world of love, betrayal and all things Khufiya, as per a statement.Basically, Khufiya follows an R&AW operative, Krishna Mehra, who is assigned a crucial mission which leaves her juggling between her dual identity as a spy and a lover. Ashish Vidyarthi and Azmeri Haque Badhon will also be seen in the film. The films first look was released over a year ago by Netflix in August 2022.

#TuJhoothiMainMakkaar crosses a love worth more than 200 Crore! Thankyou for your immense support. [?]#RanbirKapoor@ShraddhaKapoor@luv_ranjan#AnshulSharma@modyrahulmody@gargankur#BhushanKumar@LuvFilms@TSeries@ipritamofficial@OfficialAMITABH@BoneyKapoor Luv Films (@LuvFilms) March 29, 2023The film has collected a whooping figure of Rs 161 Cr. Nett in India, and Rs 201 Cr. gross worldwide in its 3rd week.'Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar' has emerged as Luv Ranjan's highest worldwide grosser and has crossed 148 Cr. GBOC of his last 'Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'.Helmed by Luv Rajan the film starred Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia and comedian Anubhav Singh Bassi in the lead roles.The film marked the first on-screen collaboration between Ranbir and Shraddha. Produced by Luv Films' Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg, and presented by T- Series' Gulshan Kumar and Bhushan Kumar.On its opening day, the film minted Rs 15.73 crore at the Indian box office.Apart from this, the 'Besharam' actor will also be seen in director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's upcoming action thriller film 'Animal' alongside Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna and Bobby Deol.The film is all set to hit the theatres on August 11, 2023.It will face a big Bollywood clash with Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel's 'Gadar 2'.Meanwhile, Shraddha will be also seen in 'Chaalbaaz in London' and in 'Naagin' trilogy.

Taking to Twitter, production house Tseries shared a poster of the film and wrote," The good news is coming your way to take you on a BUMPy ride! #MisterMummy delivering on 18th November, 2022."The good news is coming your way to take you on a BUMPy ride! Trailer out now: #MisterMummyDelivering on 18th November, 2022.@Riteishd@geneliad#ShaadAli#BhushanKumar#KrishanKumar@HecticCinema#BoundScriptPictures@bagapath#ShivChanana T-Series (@TSeries) November 7, 2022Helmed by Shaad Ali the film stars Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia D'souza and Mahesh Manjrekar in the lead roles.Previously, the film was slated to release on November 11, 2022 by t now the makers have opted to postpone the release date of their film.The film marks Riteish and Genelia's fourth on-screen collaboration after 'Masti', 'Tujhe Meri Kasam' and 'Tere Niaal Love Ho Gaya'.Recently the makers unveiled the official trailer o the film which got massive responses from the audience.'Mister Mummy' will no be clashing with Ajay Devgn and Tabu's upcoming mystery thriller film 'Drishyam 2'.Helmed by Abhishek Pathak 'Drishyam 2' also stars Akshaye Khanna, Shriya Saran and Ishita Dutta in prominent roles.The Hindi version, headlined by Ajay, was a remake of 2013's Malayalam movie of the same name, starring Mohanlal as the lead. It was helmed by National-award-winning director Nishikant Kamat, who died in 2020 at the age of 50.Meanwhile, Riteish will be also seen in an upcoming Marathi film 'Ved' which also marks hi directorial debut and in an upcoming horror comedy film 'Kakuda' alongside Sonakshi Sinha and Saqib Saleem.Ajay, on the other hand will also be seen in his next directorial 'Bholaa' and producer Boney Kapoor's next 'Maidaan'.

Speaking about the film Harshvardhan Rane said, "After my debut film, people on social media have been requesting film makers to cast me in a romantic film again, i am so grateful to Bhushan sir and John Sir for giving the audience a film full of sweet romance after a long long time". Sonia expressed, "Tara is a character very close to my heart. It was a blast working with Harshvardhan and the entire team. We've had so many fun moments on the same and it felt like an adventure. I hope the audiences enjoy our film as much as we've enjoyed the making of it."Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, and John Abraham and directed by Samar Iqbal, the film is set to release on 28th October 2022.

In the poster, Ajay is seen in an intense look as he holds a shovel in his hand."Sawaal yeh nahin ki aapki aakhon ke saamne kya hai; sawaal yeh hai ki aap dekh kya rahe hain.#Drishyam2. Case Reopens on 18th November, 2022.@tabutiful #AkshayeKhanna @shriya_saran1109 #RajatKapoor @ishidutta #MrunalJadhav @abhishekpathakk #BhushanKumar @kumarmangatpathak," he captioned the post.View this post on InstagramShared post on Timesarec`xi mank`anis sheket`ebaReacting to the post, a social media user commented, "Can't wait for the film.""Sequel looks so interesting. Super excited," another one wrote.Helmed by Abhishek Pathak, the film also stars Ishita Dutta, Akshaye Khanna, Rajat Kapoor, and Shriya Saran in the lead roles and is all set to hit the theatres on November 18, 2022.The Hindi version, headlined by Ajay, was a remake of 2013's Malayalam movie of the same name, starring Mohanlal as the lead. It was helmed by National-Award-winning director Nishikant Kamat, who died in 2020 at the age of 50.Ajay's character of Vijay in the hit 2015 film 'Drishyam' made everyone believe that their family went on a holiday which in turn was a perfect plan to save his family from a murder conviction. Ajay is all set to reprise one of his most intriguing characters on-screen and continue in Vijay's shoes in the sequel. The story unveils a journey that leaves the audience thinking about what might be his way out this time.

View this post on InstagramShared post on TimeLiblibIn the teaser video, an astronaut could be seen in outer space, dealing with a damaged spacecraft and later on landing on the moon.Guru also shared the teaser of his much-awaited album, which he captioned, "Teaser - Man Of The Moon @tseries.official #bhushankumar Album Coming soon."Soon after the 'Lahore' actor dropped the teaser fans swamped the comment section with heart and fire emoticons."Dhmaka" followed by fire emoticons a fan commented.Another fan wrote, "Beatsss" followed by heart-eye emoticons."Wow solid teaser guru so excited" another fan wrote in the comment section. The upcoming album from the 'Patola' singer consists of seven songs, which will be out soon.Meanwhile, Guru recently announced his international 'The Unity Tour', along with actor Nora Fatehi, which will be held in Australia in October 2022.Previously, Guru and Nora collaborated on the songs 'Naach Meri Raani' and 'Dance Meri Raani' and both the songs received positive feedback from the netizens.

Prime Video today announced its first-ever legal drama, Guilty Minds, starring Shriya Pilgaonkar (Mirzapur) and Varun Mitra (Jalebi, Tejas) in the lead. Created and directed by Shefali Bhushan, and co-directed by Jayant Digambar Samalkar, the legal drama follows the journey of two young and ambitious lawyers. While one is the epitome of virtue, the other is associated with a leading law firm, dealing with all shades of grey.Prime Video announces the world premiere of its first legal drama Guilty MindsThe series also stars Namrata Sheth, Sugandha Garg, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Satish Kaushik, Benjamin Gilani, Virendra Sharma, Diksha Juneja, Pranay Pachauri, Deepak Kalra, and Chitrangada Satrupa in pivotal roles and features guest appearances from actors such as Karishma Tanna, Shakti Kapoor, and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi.you won't be able to turn a blind eye to this one Hearings begin soon. This courtroom drama, where intriguing cases are fought by lawyers whose ideologies clash, is produced by Karan Grover and co-produced by Antara Banerjee and Naved Farooqui. Prime members in India and across 240 countries and territories can stream the Amazon Original Series from April 22, 2022.

Kathak maestro and Padma Vibhushan awardee Pandit Birju Maharaj has passed away at the age of 83 after suffering heart attack. The news was shared by his grandson Swaransh Mishra.Mishra took to so social media and wrote, Very sad to announce... Pt birju maharaj ji.. my nana ji is no more. With profound grief and sorrow we inform the sad and untimely demise of our most beloved member of the family Pt Birju Maharaj ji. The noble soul left for his heavenly abode on 17th January 2022."Veteran choreographer Pandit Birju Maharaj, as per reports, was suffering from a kidney ailment and was under dialysis treatment. He was surrounded by his family and his disciples.

Prabhas is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars of India today, whose films appeal to audiences not just in Hindi speaking belts, but also the Southern belts like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Kerala. He has half a dozen films under his kitty - ranging from Radhe Shyam, Salaar, AdipurushProject K, and Spirit. More than half of his upcoming releases are with Bollywood producer, Bhushan Kumar.And now, we have got an exclusive scoop on this Pan-India star. "Bhushan Kumar is amongst the biggest producers of Bollywood today and he is looking to make the biggest of the films in the post-pandemic world. And hence, he is teaming up not only with a Bollywood actor, but someone who has the widest possible reach pan India - Prabhas. His presence gives Bhushan and his team the liberty to make films without being bothered much about the budgets. He is supremely excited to take things to the next level with Radhe ShyamAdipurush and Spirit," revealed a source close to the development.But one doesn't get to do back-to-back films with Prabhas so easily. "Working with Prabhas is a matter of prestige today given his unparalleled stardom. The actor has reportedly charged Rs. 150 crores flat to be a part of Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Spirit, and with this, he has emerged as the highest-paid actor of India today. He got Rs. 150 crores for Adipurush as well. He is the third actor in the last 10 years to be paid upwards of Rs. 100 crores after Salman Khan (who got Rs. 100 crores plus for Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai) and Akshay Kumar (who started charging Rs. 100 crores from Bell Bottom)," the source added.Spirit goes on floors by the end of 2022.