On Tuesday, Priyanka was unanimously nominated by the MAMI’s board of trustees including Nita Ambani, Isha Ambani and festival director Anupama Chopra
Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Pics/Bipin Kokate
Four months after Deepika Padukone stepped down as chairperson of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image (MAMI) festival citing a busy schedule due to which she would not be able to give “undivided attention” to it, Priyanka Chopra Jonas was appointed the new head. On Tuesday, she was unanimously nominated by the MAMI’s board of trustees including Nita Ambani, Isha Ambani and festival director Anupama Chopra. “I’ve hit the road running with ideas, thoughts and plans on reimagining the festival to find its rightful place in a world that has changed so much in such a short time,” said PeeCee. “We are all consuming entertainment differently now and in the process, we’ve expanded the footprint of the cinema that we watch. I have always been a huge supporter and believer in films from across India and together, we hope to create a strong platform to showcase Indian cinema to the world,” she added. Last year, the 22nd edition of MAMI was postponed due to the pandemic. Now, instead of a week-long festival, it will pan out from October 2021 to March 2022, which will include digital screenings, masterclasses and a hybrid festival from March 11 to 15.
Abhi toh party shuru hui hai
Anil Kapoor showed why he is called Mr Jhakaas. He burnt the dance floor at the after-wedding party of daughter Rhea. In a video posted by Farah Khan, Papaji (as the choreographer-filmmaker calls him) is seen making his characteristic moves with the bride trying to match him. “The best father and daughter dance,” wrote Khan. An overjoyed Anil posted, “I feel like my magnum opus is complete with our two super daughters and three super sons, we have the biggest blockbuster ever. Our hearts are full and our family is blessed.” Rhea tied the knot with director Karan Boolani in a low-key ceremony on Saturday.
Better late than never
Aryan Khan resurfaced on Instagram after a hiatus to share the news that he has finished college. “Forgot about the mandatory graduation post. Better late than never, I guess,” Shah Rukh Khan’s son posted. In May, the star kid graduated from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in a socially- distanced convocation. Unlike sister Suhana, who harbours acting aspirations, Aryan, 23, is keen on being behind the camera to avoid comparisons with his superstar dad.
B-Town debut
South actor Pallak Lalwani steps into Bollywood with Hansal Mehta’s action thriller, Faraaz. She made her acting debut in the Telugu film Abbayitho Ammayi (2016) alongside Naga Shourya, and was also seen in Baba Baskar’s Tamil film Kuppathu Raja (2019). Pallak is the daughter of television actor, Jiten Lalwani, who is best remembered as Samarjeet in Naagin 3 and Kiran Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.
Seeing Ratlam in London
Though Akshay Kumar is in London, he’s missing “Ratlam ki galiyaan” as the greenery and the joy of cycling undisturbed is reminding him of the Madhya Pradesh town. The Khiladi posted that as soon as he stepped out to get “some fresh air” after completing the quarantine, he was transported to his childhood summer vacations in Ratlam “where anywhere I’d see, I could only see green.”