Priya Banerjee started her career with the Telugu film ‘Kiss’ and is winning our hearts since then. Her web show ‘Bhanwar’ came in the lockdown which made it to the headline before its release. Priya has also been shooting for a South web series, ‘11th Hour’. She mesmerised her fans with her bold and beautiful avatar in ‘Twisted 3’. The actress will also be seen in ‘Jamai Raja 2.0’ and ‘Bekaboo 2’.

Priya spoke exclusively to The Sunday Guardian and told us about ‘Bekaboo 2’.

Q.How excited are you for being a part of ‘Bekaboo 2’?

 Well, ‘Bekaboo 1’ did so amazingly well that I was sure that people would be waiting for Season 2. Being a part of a hit franchise is always great.

Q.How different is Season 1 from Season 2? 

 Season 2 is a continuation of Season 1 so to understand what’s going on in Season 2 you must watch Season 1. Also, there are many more new characters this season with new twists and turns. It will keep you hooked to your seats.

Q.What does your character look like in the series? How relatable is it?

Kashti is very different in this season. She’s just like a girl next door who’s fun and loves doing exciting stuff. She’s more relatable this season for sure. I have put in a lot of efforts to make sure I entertain the audience and my fans with my performance as Kashti. Because of ‘Bekaboo’ people know me as Kashti so I have to live up to the name always.

Q.How different is the experience of working for a web series from a film?

Other than the medium where it releases it’s no different at all. The process of shooting is always the same but not denying shooting for OTT gives you a lot of liberty to explore your character and acting skills. You can play with the script and the way you want your character to be portrayed.

NEW DELHI: Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP has finally unveiled the much-awaited look of Yami Gautam as a teacher from their upcoming direct-to-digital thriller, ‘A Thursday’ with Blue Monkey Films. Directed and written by Behzad Khambata, the film is based on unthinkable events taking place on A Thursday. Taking to their social media, RSVP movies shared Yami’s look as they wrote, “The Mastermind Presenting the first Look of @YamiGautam from #AThursday”

 Yami will be essaying the role of a simple school teacher Naina Jaiswal. Her look is kept very clean and pristine, which speaks volumes about her intriguing character. 

The film revolves around the story of an intelligent playschool teacher who takes 16 toddlers as a hostage. This interesting thriller, also stars a multi-talented cast of Neha Dhupia, Dimple Kapadia, Atul Kulkarni and Maya Sarao in important roles. ‘A Thursday’ will release digitally in 2021. 

LOS ANGELES: Brad Pitt’s upcoming outing ‘Bullet Train’ will feature stunts performed by the star himself. The film’s second-unit director and stunt coordinator Greg Rementer shared that the actor ‘did 95% of his physical stunts’ and ‘the fight’ sequences for the thriller film. As per People magazine, Rementer told Vulture that Pitt has performed the majority of his own stunts in the upcoming film. Praising him, Rementer said, “Pitt did 95% of his physical stunts — the fighting. He’s like a natural-born athlete. He really got in there.” ‘Bullet Train’ is an adaptation of the Japanese book Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka and follows a group of hitmen and assassins with conflicting motives on a train in Tokyo. ‘Deadpool 2’ fame David Leitch is directing the film. “Never have I ever done so many huge actors in one feature where all of them excelled at the physical movement of our training,” said Rementer. He added, “So Pitt, Brian Tyree Henry, Michael Shannon, Hiroyuki Sonada, Andrew Koji – who was already a stud in terms of where he comes from with the show Warrior – all these actors put out some great action and did a lot of their own stuff.”

Bollywood and TV celebrities made the most of Holi. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the celebration was kept low key with just close family and friends. They took to their social media to give a glimpse of their festive celebrations.

Akshay Kumar posted a cute picture with his daughter with faces covered in ‘gulaal’. “No bigger joy than festivities with those who are a part of you #HoliHappiness #StaySafe #FamilyFun,” he captioned the picture. Ananya Panday shared her childhood photo featuring best friends Suhana Khan and Shanaya Kapoor. She wrote, “Happy Holi! My best Holi memories are with these two! Major missing. Stay safe everyone. Love and light and colour and joy and positivity always.” Abhishek Bachchan shared a throwback family photograph with his ladies on social media, he wrote, “A throwback to safer and more carefree times. Happy Holi everyone. Please celebrate this most beautiful festival but from the safety of your homes. The number of Covid-19 cases is on the rise and we have to remain disciplined. Stay home, eat gujias, take the blessings of your parents and take care of your family.” 

 Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza also celebrated the festival.She shared a video where they are smeared with colours. Genelia posted, “Find your own way to make festivals special (following all Covid restrictions) – even if it’s small and intimate, it’s the spirit that counts. Happy Holi.” Kangana Ranaut wished her fans on Holi. She wrote, “Holi ke din dil khil jaate hai rangon mein rang mil jaate hai… We are having a working Holi but nothing can stop us from pre-Holi and Holika celebrations. This is my squad aka my family I wasn’t born with but you choose to keep.” Kareena Kapoor Khan shared an adorable picture of Taimur Ali Khan during the Holi celebration. “Stay safe people. Happy Holi from me,” She captioned the picture. Shahid Kapoor celebrated the festival with Mira Rajput Kapoor and shared the video on social media. Shilpa Shetty shared pictures of her Holi celebrations with family with the caption “Happy Holi to all my Instafam from all of us.”

Nakuul Mehta shared his Holi selfie with his entire family. Nakuul celebrated the festival at home and ate jalebis with his wife and parents. Aly Goni and Jasmin Bhasin celebrated the festival with close friends. Taking to social media, Jasmin posted pictures and wrote that she is celebrating the colourful festival with people who add colour to her life with love and happiness. Dheeraj Dhooper celebrated Holi with Vinny Dhoopar. The couple posted a romantic and colourful picture celebrating Holi.

Rahul Vaidya and Disha Parmar wished their fans Happy Holi and told them to stay home and stay safe with a lovey-dovey picture.

Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan on Saturday wrapped up the shooting of ‘Atrangi Re’ and penned thank you notes. Akshay also shared his first look from the film on social media and going by it, one can guess that he might be playing the role of a magician.

The photo sees Akshay smiling wickedly while being dressed in a black designer suit and a huge hat as he holds a king of hearts card on his palm.

The ‘Namaste London’ actor penned a note of gratitude and said, “It’s the last day of #AtrangiRe and I can’t wait for you’ll to experience the magic created by @aanandlrai. Also a big thank you to my co-stars @saraalikhan95 and @dhanushkraja for letting me be a part of this beautiful film. An @arrahman musical. Written by: #HimanshuSharma.”

Sara also penned a note of thanks and wrote, “That’s a film wrap. Ek saal baad (after one year). Thank you so much @aanandlrai sir for giving me this role, this film and this opportunity. But more than that thank you for your unconditional love, unwavering support, the best India darshan, delicious khana, early morning sunrise drives to location, sufi ginger water evenings, and the most memorable year with the best team.

@dhanushkraja thank you for introducing me to your amazing music and mouth-watering varieties of South Indian food (even though we could’ve avoided that indulgence during shoots. Love, laughter, energy and positivity on the set.

And thank you so much @akshaykumar sir for bringing so much love, laughter, energy and positivity on our set and sorry for stalking you for photos in all our costumes sir.”

NEW DELHI: After working their fingers to the bone, Rohit Shetty is all set to shoot for the final schedule of ‘Cirkus’, starring Ranveer Singh, Pooja Hegde, and Jacqueline Fernandez. Shetty hopped on to his Instagram and posted a behind-the-scene picture featuring himself with Ranveer Singh standing under the spotlights.

The picture also unveils Ranveer’s look who is seen sporting an all-black formal ensemble, while Shetty calls the shots. Taking to the captions, the 48-year-old filmmaker wrote, “It’s been a hell of a ride so far! And now… The final countdown begins! Heading towards the final schedule of ‘Cirkus’.” Ranveer Singh also shared the same post on his Instagram account.

The film, which is said to be an adaptation of the Shakespearean play ‘The Comedy of Errors’, also stars Varun Sharma, Johny Lever, and Sanjay Mishra, among others. The movie, which will see Ranveer opting for a double role for the first time, is expected to get a theatrical release this year.