Entertainment: Kareena is happy as films portray women in a progressive way now

Kareena Kapoor Khan is proud and happy that Bollywood filmmakers are now showing women in a progressive way in movies. The actor attributes this change to the influx of young writers in films.

“One can definitely see a change in the way women have been portrayed on screen in the Hindi film industry. The roles are now written by young directors, who have been successful in highlighting the personality of women who are hardworking and successful. Films have now been portraying women in a more progressive manner.”

Talking about balancing her work and motherhood, the actor says, “I have always maintained a personal and professional life but now it's more difficult as Taimur is too young. I try to strike a balance. I have a great support system with (husband) Saif and my family.”

Kareena believes a modern Indian woman plays diverse roles in her life and she considers herself to be one.

“She is a multifaceted woman, lives her life to the fullest and fulfils her choices with confidence and style. I am proud to be a married, independent and working woman. I carry that with great honour and pride. Despite being married, I work and have my own identity.”

Kareena is all charged up to begin work on her next project Veere Di Wedding alongside Sonam Kapoor and Swara Bhaskar.

Bollywood welcomes Dharmendra’s Twitter debut

Veteran actor Dharmendra has made his debut on social media, he shared his first post on Twitter. The 81-year-old actor, who is shooting Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se in Hyderabad, posted a picture from the sets of the film.

Bollywood actors welcomed Garam Dharam on Twitter,

Actor Bobby Deol, who also stars in the film, welcomed his father on Twitter.

Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se is the third film in the Yamla Pagla Deewana franchise. The previous two films also featured Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby Deol.

Sony to shift Pehredaar Piya Ki to 10 pm slot

After the online petition filed to ban the daily soap Pehredaar Piya Ki, the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) had directed the channel to move its controversial show from 8.30 pm to the 10 pm slot so that minors do not watch it.

Sony Entertainment Television said on Thursday that the daily soap Pehredaar Piya Ki will be shifted to the 10 pm slot from August 22, as per the directive issued by BCCC, the self-regulatory body for TV.

The channel also said that the scroll would also be run during the course of the show as the council had also asked the channel to run it with a scroll saying it does not promote child marriage.

The show is also going to witness a time leap of 12 years in the coming months where it will depict the woman aged around 30 and the child as a grown-up aged around 21.

The serial, which was launched last month, focuses on a nine-year-old boy, Ratan (Afaan Khan), and his marriage to 18 -year-old Diya (Tejasswi Prakash).

With inputs from PTI