Entertainment: ‘Hindi films out of touch with Indian culture’

She ruled the silver screen for around two decades as the quintessential girl-next-door in a series of hits. Veteran actress Asha Parekh now rues the fact that Hindi films have lost touch with Indian culture. The 74-year-old yesteryear star of hits like Kati Patang, Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke and Caravan says even the songs and dance sequences lack the cultural influence unlike the films of the past.

"I don't like the whole culture of remixes. My song Kanta Laga was ruined. I don't like this at all. But I am fine with remakes if they are nicely made," she said.

Parekh, recently launched her autobiography The Hit Girl, and the actress says it was not difficult for her to share her life story with the world. The book is penned by journalist-writer Khalid Mohamed and superstar Salman Khan has written the foreword while another superstar, Aamir Khan, launched the book in Delhi.

Sunil Grover brings back the ‘comedy family’

No, he is not appearing on a TV show. Though he is still thinking over the various options he has for TV shows, Sunil Grover has succeeded in bringing together the entire caste of The Kapil Sharma Show. For a live show in Ahmedabad, he will be joined in by Ali Asgar, Chandan Prabhakar, Sugandha Mishra and Sanket Bhosale. He posted the poster of the show on Facebook informing his fans about the show. He has been performing live shows in various cities and is receiving overwhelming response. But, this is the first time that he has roped in almost the entire caste of The Kapil Sharma Show sans Kapil Sharma, of course.

Hindi Medium release pushed to May 19

The release of Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar starrer Hindi Medium has been delayed by a week. The film, which was set to release next Friday, will now hit the theatres on May 19. Irrfan tweeted the information.

The star who is a well-known face in Hollywood as well, is looking forward to the release of the film which is a slice of life comedy based in the heartland of India. Irrfan and Saba play Raj and Mita who do everything in their power to ensure their daughter receives the best education. Directed by Sanket Chaudhary, the film was earlier clashing with Sarkar 3. But postponing the release has not helped it in getting a solo release. Now, it will be clashing with Arjun Kapoor-starrer Half Girlfriend directed by Mohit Suri.

With inputs from NH Web Desk