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12 ENTERTAINMENT DESI EXPRESS www.desiexpressonline.com Thursday, November 5, 2015 Aamir only craves people’s response, not awards: Kiran Mumbai — Aamir Khan, who is currently shooting for “Dangal”, only longs for the audience’s response to his movies, not any award, says his filmmaker wife Kiran Rao. “Aamir always says it is the people who award me (him) and that I don’t need anything else. Audience’s reaction is most important for me... he says that all the time,” Kiran said here at the 17th Jio MAMI Film Festival. Aamir is one actor who rarely goes to any awards event. His forthcoming movie “Dangal” will see him in the role of an ageing wres- tler. He has put on oodles of weight to portray the role, but Kiran said he now has to lose the extra pounds to look young for a particular section in the film. Talking about the same, she said: “It’s a film about a wrestler and the journey of his character. There is a section in the film in which he has to play his younger self, because mostly in the film he is playing an older man. “So for that, he will lose weight. It is going to take a lot of work and we will start working on that from January.” ‘Phata Poster, Nikli Nargis’ New Delhi — It was a mo- ment of ‘Phata Poster Nikla Hero’ when Nargis Fakhri launched the new store of Reebok store in the Greater Kailash M block market. The actress not only en- tertained the spectators with some of the combat training routine but also tore through a Reebok backdrop and re- vealed the new store to fans and fellow fitness enthusi- asts gathered around. Reinforcing its com- mitment to women and strengthening its position as a leading fitness player in the country, Reebok In- dia this week announced the launch of its latest ‘Fit- Hub’ concept store. The store was inaugu- rated by Reebok Brand ambassador Nargis Fakhri, along with Dave Thomas, managing director, Reebok and adidas India. Kick-starting with a big bang and amidst high levels of curiosity in the busy GK 1, M Block Market, Nargis Fakhri joined Reebok train- ers in a combat training rou- tine, as unsuspecting and sur- prised shoppers looked on. “My association with Reebok goes back three years now, and I look for- ward to each campaign and activity with as much vigour as I did when I just came on-board. I believe fitness is something that should come as second nature to every- one, because it not only makes you look good, but also makes you feel good mentally,” said Nargis. She also revealed her fit- ness workouts. “We do a lot of dancing that keeps me really fit. I also do yoga, stretching and also combination exercise. I also keep a check on what I eat and obviously drink- ing enough water is impor- tant,” she further added. Founded on the concept of togetherness, the Reebok ‘Fit Hub’ aim to serve as a one-stop fitness destina- tion for the multiple fitness needs of today’s Fit-Gen consumer. 24filmmakers, writersreturn nationalawards Mumbai — In a collective move to draw the government’s attention to their fears that the country’s “robust democ- racy might be coming apart”, 24 filmmakers and writers, including Arundhati Roy, Saeed Mirza and Kundan Shah, this week returned their national awards. Countering this, veteran actor Anupam Kher has decid- ed to lead a march against such protests. The 24 celebraties hoped their “symbolic gesture” per- suades the government “to pay attention to our fears, that the warp and weft of our robust democracy might be com- ing apart in the current atmosphere”. Besides Roy, Mirza and Shah, others who returned their awards were Virendra Saini, Ranjan Palit, Tapan Bose, Shriprakash, Sanjay Kak, Pradip Krishan, Tarun Bhartiya, Amitabh Chakraborty, Madhusree Dutta, Anwar Jamal, Ajay Raina, Irene Dhar Malik, P.M. Satheesh, Satya Rai Nagpaul, Manoj Lobo, Rafiq Ellias, Sudheer Palsane, Vivek Sachidanand, Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti, Manoj Nitharwal and Abhimanyu Dange. These were also among the 190 signatories to the let- ter to the government to pay heed to the “reasonable” de- mands of the FTII students, who ended their strike after a “protracted struggle of four months”. A statement released to the media stressed this is their way to protest the government’s handling of the FTII issue. In an article published in the Indian Express, “The God of Small Things” author Arundhati Roy said she was re- turning her 1989 National Award for Best Screenplay to protest “ideological viciousness” in the country. She said she was not shocked by what was happen- ing in the nation, and termed the lynching of a man over beef-eating rumour in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh as a “deeper malaise”. “These horrific murders are only a symptom of a deeper malaise. Life is hell for the living too. Whole populations — millions of Dalits, adivasis, Muslims and Christians — are being forced to live in terror.” Turningcomedianbigjump inmycareer:SanaKhan Mumbai — Actress Sana Khan, who came into the limelight through contro- versial reality TV show “Bigg Boss Halla Bol”, says that playing a comic character in the second in- stalment of “Tom Dick and Harry” is a big jump in her career. “I will start shooting for part two of ‘Tom Dick and Harry’ for which I am turn- ing into a comedian and this is a big jump in my career,” Sana said. The film features Aftab Shivdasani, Sharman Joshi, Pooja Chopra, Nazia Hus- sain along with Sana. The actress made her acting debut with adult comedy “Yehi Hai High Society” and later got a big break with Salman Khan starrer “Jai Ho”. “I am do- ing a lead in a film so for me this is a huge thing.”

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