SAINDIA MAGAZINE AUGUST 2015

HOT GOSSIP
Swara joins
Tibetan monastery
Swara Bhaskar has had a heady set of weeks following the smashing success
of ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’ where her performance has been hugely
appreciated by industry, critics and audience alike. Looks like the talented actress
decided to take time off the continuous success parties and post-release
excitement. Word has it that Swara has taken off to the pristine mountains of
Himachal Pradesh where she has enrolled into a course in Tibetan Meditation
in a monastery.
Sources close to the actress say,”Swara felt that she needed some solitude
and some time to reflect and rejuvenate after the crazy partying post Tanu
Weds Manu Returns, and before she returns to her shooting schedule for her
next. She has always admired Tibetan spirituality and decided to go spend
some time learning and practicing Tibetan meditation at a monastery near
Dharamshala.”
The actress herself confirmed the news via messaging and said, “There
is a certain crazy pace to life in the industry. Every now and again i
feel the need to get out, reorient and ground myself. However i have
never tried mediation before. This time life and work felt far too chaotic
and i also feel calming down will help my acting, so some Tibetan
friends have referred me to this meditation course in this monastery.
I am excited at this new realm of experience and i think it will be challenging
but also positive to be cut off from the hectic pace of Bollywood and also the
pace of my cellphone’s alerts.”
Wow! Here’s an actress who is certainly not going to let success get to her
head!
Katrina Kaif to do
Kung Fu with Jackie Chan
The actress signs a movie with the martial arts master himself. Katrina Kaif is clearly
at the highest point in her career right now. With her last movie being a blockbuster and
three mega projects in the pipeline for her, she is surely soaring high. Add to that, word is
that she’s signed an international project with none other than the Kung Fu master, Jackie
Chan. Hong Kong based filmmaker, Stanley Tong, will direct the film. The film, titled Kung Fu
Yoga, will have the actress playing the role of an Indian professor at a Chinese University.
Jackie Chan plays the role of a Chinese archaeologist who asks for her help in order to unearth
the treasures from the Magadha era. The story involves them setting out on a treasure
hunt starting in King Bimbisara’s dynasty, who ruled the Magadha Empire around 542 BC to
492 BC. The professor and the archaeologist will also be shown travelling back in time and
interacting with the royals. Since the movie stars Jackie Chan, it is bound to be action-packed.
Jackie Chan had earlier mentioned in May 2015 that he would be keen on an Indo-Chinese
collaboration and it looks like he’s found his match in the gorgeous Katrina. Sources reveal
that even Katrina will be performing stunts and after her fiery punches in Ek Tha Tiger, we are
certainly looking forward to this one.
Kangana to charge
6 crores for a film!
The ‘Queen’ has become one of the highest paid
actresses in Bollywood.
After the success of Tanu Weds Manu Returns,
Kangana Ranaut is soaring sky high. The actress
who has a penchant for trying unique roles has
rewritten the rules of being a successful actress.
Trade gossip is that because of the unprecedented
achievement, Kangana has now doubled her
price to a whooping Rs 6 crores per film from Rs.
3 crores.
In an industry where actresses are fighting for
equal pay, this sure is a bold step. Anyway, who
can argue with a successful actress as long as
she keeps giving us interesting movies!
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