Showing posts with label Pearl V Puri. Show all posts
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Meezaan Jafri to step into Dulquer Salmaan's shoes for Hindi remake of Bangalore Days
8:29 AM
Vinay MR Mishra (HINDUSTAN TIMES; August 21, 2022)
The spiritual sequel of 2014’s sleeper hit Yaariyan, we have exclusively learnt, is a Hindi remake of the Malayalam film Bangalore Days (2014). Earlier we had reported that Yaariyan’s director Divya Khosla Kumar will be seen acting in the sequel alongside actor Pearl V Puri, who will make his Bollywood debut with the film. The two will play cousins in the remake, which is about three cousins moving into a city together.
Furthermore, we have learnt that actor Meezaan Jafri is on board as one of the primary roles. This is Jafri’s third film after Malaal (2019) and Hungama 2 (2021).
Jafri will step into the shoes of actor Dulquer Salmaan in the Hindi remake. “He plays a biker in the film and has several stunts in the screenplay,” an insider mentions.
Moreover, as per our information, Bengali actor Yash Dasgupta, who has been part of a few Hindi TV shows like Na Aana Is Des Laado, will also mark his Hindi film debut with the movie helmed by Vinay Sapru and Radhika Rao.
Dasgupta will be seen as Kumar’s romantic interest in the movie.
“Divya wanted to remake Bangalore Days for a really long time. Yaariyan is all about bonds and camaraderie, so it seemed perfect to have the remake as the sequel. The team has already shot for the first schedule in Shimla. The second schedule is currently on floors in Mumbai,” a source close to the production reveals.
Bangalore Days was one of the highly acclaimed Malayalam films, which was also remade in Tamil in 2016 as Bangalore Naatkal.
We reached out to Kumar, Jafri and Dasgupta for a comment, but none replied till the time of going to press.
Pearl V Puri arrested under POCSO Act in a 2019 case; Ekta Kapoor extends support
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The case was filed by a minor girl’s father, the actor is now in judicial custody
Tanvi Trivedi (BOMBAY TIMES; June 6, 2021)
TV actor Pearl V Puri was arrested in Mumbai on Friday afternoon by the Waliv police (Vasai) in connection with a case filed against him in 2019. The actor has been charged with molesting a minor girl (aged five) two years ago. “Pearl has been booked under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. He is in judicial custody,” said Sanjay Patil, DCP Zone 2, Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar.
The girl’s father had approached the police in 2019, after which an FIR was registered against Pearl. Sadanand Date, Commissioner of Police, Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) commissionerate, told Bombay Times, “It is a 2019 case, but we took action after DCP Patil vetted the matter and evidence. More details will follow after the investigation.” According to sources, as per the complaint, the alleged incident took place on the set of a TV show after which the girl’s father approached the Waliv police because they stay in Vasai.
The TV industry is shocked at the news. In a long Instagram post, producer Ekta Kapoor claimed that the child’s mother (who, as per Ekta’s post, works in the TV industry) told her that Pearl is innocent and the case has been filed by the child’s father to prove that the mother cannot take care of her child. Pearl has worked on several of Ekta's shows, like Naagin 3, Bepanah Pyaar and Brahmarakshas 2.
Apart from Ekta, actors like Anita Hassanandani, Krystal D’Souza, Nia Sharma and Karishma Tanna (who he was rumoured to be dating earlier) have come out in support of Pearl on social media. Karishma told us, “I’ve known Pearl for many years and I was aware of this case, which was registered in 2019. The allegations are baseless and false. I have been in the loop throughout.”
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The child’s mother told me that her husband is trying to prove that a working mother on a set cannot take care of her kid: Ekta Kapoor
How can a human being take on another human being and do this? After various calls with the child‘s/girl’s mother, who openly said that Pearl was not involved and it’s her husband trying to create stories to keep her child and prove that a working mother on a set cannot take care of her kid.
If this is true then it is wrong on so many levels! Using an extremely important movement like ‘Me Too’ frivolously, to get your own agendas met with and mentally torturing a child and making an innocent person guilty. I have no right to decide, the courts will decide who is right & wrong.
My opinion only comes from what the girl’s mother said to me last night & that is — Pearl is innocent …and it is very very sad if people are using various tactics to prove working mothers are unable to take care of their children, because there are predators on the set. I have all the voice notes and messages between the child’s mother and me which clearly points to the false allegations being put on Pearl.
The film industry is as safe or as unsafe as any other business. To give it a bad name to get your agenda sorted is the lowest form of low ever.
If by chance, Pearl is proved innocent, I request people to look more deeply into how the important & much needed movements in today’s time, are being used unfairly reducing the gravitas of the situation. May justice prevail! #MayJusticePrevail (sic).”
Pearl V Puri, Rakshanda Khan, Chetan Hansraj join Ekta Kapoor's Naagin 3
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Clockwise from above: Anita Hassanandani, Surbhi Jyoti, Pearl V Puri, Chetan Hansraj, Rakshanda Khan
Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 21, 2018)
After two popular seasons, Naagin 3, on Colors, has found its cast members. With the original Naagin, Mouni Roy, having moved to films, Surbhi Jyoti has replaced her in the story. Karishma Tanna and Anita Hassanandani are the other two Naagins on the show along with her.
Pearl V Puri, who is paired with Surbhi is suave in stylish suits. Arjun Bijlani played the male lead in season one while Karanveer Bohra stepped into his shoes in season two. “Pearl was chosen due to the popularity of his previous show Naagarjuna — Ek Yoddha,” informs a source close to the development, adding that Rakshanda Khan and Chetan Hansraj are returning to the small screen after a hiatus. “They will be seen as a couple on the show which is expected to go on air by June. Shooting kicked off earlier this month, and Karishma and Anita shot a video on Wednesday.”
The first season of Naagin aired in 2015 and season two, the following year with actors Adaa Khan and Sudha Chandran being part of both seasons.
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