Badrinath Ki Dulhania

Badrinath Ki Dulhania Singer Akhil Sachdeva

... debut Bollywood song. Singer-composer Akhil Sachdeva embarked on his musical journey as the lead vocalist of the Delhi-based music band, Nasha, some seven years ago. And now, he’s all set to make his Bollywood debut with the song, Humsafar, which is picturised on actors Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. Read more. Old Bollywood songs coming back in a new avatar is the flavour of the season. He wrote the song three years back, yet it took him a long time to get the right launch-pad in Bollywood. Akhil says, “Neither did I wait for anything nor did I do things deliberately. I’m a singer and a performer but I also write and compose with my guitar. I write when I feel like writing, so when I penned this song, I never thought that I have to get this out at this point. But I believed that my songs deserve bigger places and the right ones. I can’t just release a single on my own and let the song fizzle out without reaching where it is supposed to reach.”. Akhil met filmmaker, Shashank Khaitan two years back and it was the latter’s promise, which paved the way for his first big break in Bollywood. “When he (Shashank) heard the song for the first time, he was in the middle of writing the ...

Huma Introduced Me To The Director Of 'badrinath Ki Dulhania

... introduced me to Shashank. She told him that I was a singer and a composer," says Akhil and adds, "He asked me if I could sing some original composition, and I sang 'Humsafar', the song that I had composed three years ago. He liked it and told me, 'Yeh gaana main le raha hun, I am writing a script and I want this song.' After a year, a day after Karan Johar decided to produce the film, Shashank kept his promise and called me, and that is how I got my big break.". Akhil, a childhood friend of Huma Qureshi, tells us, "Huma and I were classmates at Rai Public School, Lodhi Road. She was the head girl and I was the head boy of the school. We have been very good friends since then.". A still from 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania'. Akhil started his career six years ago as a lead vocalist of band Nasha, performing at different clubs and restaurants in Delhi, six years ago. "I started the trend of ...

Well-crafted Take On Vexing Issue

... system - he simply plays along because he doesn't want to challenge the order or take on his powerful dad. Badri's characterisation by Shashank Khaitan, who writes and directs the film, could not have been more spot on in contemporary India. While women cry foul at the social inequalities, it is not surprising that the prevailing order continue uninterrupted - after all, not everyone has the nerve or need to fight back. When Badri meets the rather feisty yet friendly Vaidehi (Alia Bhatt), he doesn't even bother to think if she likes him; he believes he is the best in Uttar Pradesh for her. Shashank shows great restraint in not making Vaidehi a caricatured feminist; this is just any girl, who dreams and dares to do. Post-interval, the film shifts gears after a disturbing turn in the life of Badri and Vaidehi brings to spotlight not just the dowry system but also the core theme of the film - women's empowerment. While the inevitable compromises are called in to wrap it all up, the film's message is clear: That the individuality of a girl is second to none. Badrinath Ki Dulhania is set in Jhansi, and the choice could not have been coincidental. After all, this city ...

Interesting, Flawed Attempt To Emasculate The 90s Hero

... do that era just as well but can she do both? Only Bhatt can be that temple going small town girl (Khaitan's are those now rare breed of Hindi films that have heroines going to temples and young women wanting sanskaari husbands) and also the firecracker that cautions the titular hero from taking another step towards her, all in the same film. We don't know what the brief to her was but she is Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi of the 90 s rolled into one - at least in this film - and she wears that Patakha Guddi tag like a badge of honor. Varun Dhawan? We know from Badlapur that Dhawan can act but like the aforementioned Parineeti Chopra, there is a problem in telling when Dhawan is playing a character and when he is playing himself. From various off-screen appearances and sheer weight of his pedigree, the man is a 90 s and trashy Bollywood tragic. He feels at home when his brother accuses him of playing Hum Aapke Hain Kaun with a girl at a wedding. He feels at home (maybe at times literally) when he ...

Watch Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Attend Celebrating The Seasons In Al Ain And More

... 556 6555, __link__. Kids’ fun. Sign up your children ages 4 to 16 for Wafi Superstars, where they can show their talents in singing, dancing and performing arts. Auditions take place in front of a live audience and panel of judges, and the best from each audition will be chosen to perform at the final on March 17, with prizes for the winners in each category. March 10 and 11, 3 pm to 8 pm, Wafi, Oud Metha Road, Dubai, 04 324 4555, apply at __link__. Ballet screening. Catch a screening of a live performance of The Sleeping Beauty by The Bolshoi Ballet, performed in Moscow in honour of the 90 th birthday of ballet’s master Yuri Grigorovich. With music adapted by Tchaikovsky and the original Charles Perrault fairy tale, the classic follows Princess Aurora, who is cursed to fall into a deep sleep on her 16 th birthday, only to be awoken by her true love after 100 years. March 10 and 11, 3.30 pm, Dh 35, Novo Cinemas, Ibn Battuta Mall and Festival City Mall, Dubai, __link__. Red carpet event. Attend the red carpet gala final of the Short+Sweet Dubai Theatre Festival. The climax will see stars from the 12 best 10-minute plays of the festival on ...

Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ Star Varun Dhawan Says It Is Tough To Achieve Stardom Of Khans

... says it is tough to achieve stardom of Khans. Handsome hunk, Varun Dhawan, who is extremely elated on the release day of his romantic comedy, ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’, believes it is hard for the new generation to achieve the kind of stardom Aamir, Salman. India TV Entertainment Desk, New Delhi [Updated:10 Mar 2017, 18:25:55]. ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ star Varun Dhawan says it tough to achieve stardom of Kh. Handsome hunk, Varun Dhawan, who is extremely elated on the release day of his romantic comedy, ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’, believes it is hard for the new generation to achieve the kind of stardom Aamir, Salman and Shah Rukh Khan enjoy. The 29-year-old actor added that due to extreme exposure on social media there is no ‘mystery’ about the celebrities and the people are constantly looking for change. "The kind of stardom Salman, Shah Rukh, Aamir or even Akshay and Ajay ...

Newlyweds Mandana Karimi And Gaurav Gupta Snapped At Badrinath Ki Dulhania's Screening

... casual cool in a green plaid shirt, light blue jeans and white sneaker with glasses. On the other hand, Gaurav kept it formal in a light blue shirt and black trousers. The couple recently got hitched in a lavish wedding which was attended by many of her industry friends such as Ekta Kapoor, Gauahar Khan, Bani J, Karan Tacker and Krystle D'souza amongst others. B-Town celebs like Shahid Kapoor with wife Mira Rajput were also a part of the festivities. At the wedding, Mandana looked like a queen in a royal red lehenga with amazing jewellery and for the reception, she looked like a princess in an ivory gown with sheer panels on the neckline, waist and sleeves. The gown had embellishments all over it and a mermaid hemline. Mandana spoke about being married to Pinkvilla and said, "Of course, it's a beautiful feeling. But you know I don't think anything has changed, except the name. It's just that I have become Mandana Gupta from Mandana ...