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‘Working with Rishi was glorious’

Actor Amitabh Bachchan says working with Rishi Kapoor was glorious. Bachchan said, “It was as glorious, as it was all those past years and the historic films we did together. It's not like we were separated at birth and were meeting after 27 years. 102 Not Out addresses itself to the question of mortality and longevity.” Talking about the experience, he said, “The script and character analysis that was narrated to me by the director Umesh Shukla and the writer Saumya Doshi, was to play a youthful 102. An attempt has been made!”

‘I do take on trolls head on. No celeb wants to become vulnerable to crazy hounding in the kind of climate of India where it seems there is no accountability for any kind of a heinous crime. If we don't have respect for artistes then we don't have respect for the freedom of expression and dissenting opinion,’

— Swara Bhaskar

Comedian-actor Sunil Grover, who has bagged a role in superstar Salman Khan starrer Bharat, says he is proud to be a part of the project. The film's director Ali Abbas Zafar welcomed Sunil to the film's cast, “Welcome Sunil Grover to Bharat,” Zafar tweeted. Sunil replied: “Thank you sir for giving me the visa. I am so proud of being part of this project.” It is scheduled to release on Eid 2019.

Therapy to cure anxiety: Shawn

Singer Shawn Mendes says he is undergoing therapy sessions to stay on top of his mental health issues. The 19-year-old pop star says he started struggling when he closed himself off from people in his life. Mendes said: “Therapy is what works for you — climbing a mountain, listening to music and running on the treadmill, going to dinner with your friends — it distracts you, helps you heal and so it just depends on what you think therapy is.”

He added, “I found I was closing myself off from everybody, thinking that would help me battle it... then realising the only way I was going to battle it was completely opening up and letting people in.”

Mendes has written about his mental health struggles in the lyrics to his new songs In my blood.