Dame Judi Dench hates being called a ‘national treasure’
Iconic English actress Dame Judi Dench does not like being called a national treasure. On David Tennant’s
podcast, Dench opened up on her journey as an actress and why she loathes the term “national treasure”, reports dailymail.co.uk. “I loathe those words, I loathe them. It’s something very, very dusty behind a glass and in a corner. It’s a relic and I don’t want to be a relic,” she said. Dench also shared that she likes to play evil villains roles on screen. “I hate to play parts that are expected. If a part comes through and it’s some old person dying in a chair somewhere, I think ‘oh no no, please not that’.” “I want to play somebody who you think is a benign old lady sitting in a chair but in actual fact she’s bumping people off. I’m looking for a lot of villains to play. I haven’t played enough,” she added. Dench has featured in over 100 films, including seven Bonds movies as James Bond’s superior, M. (IANS)
Tiger Shroff does deadlifts with 220 kilos of weight
Action star Tiger Shroff has left his fans in awe by lifting a whopping 220 kilos of weight. In a new
Instagram video the actor has shared, he is seen doing deadlifts with 220 kilos. Looking totally in shape in a black vest and black pants, Tiger seemed to be in the mood for some banter, too. He mentioned the weights were heavy! “Excuse the war cries…that felt heavy af @rajendradhole #220kgsdeadlift,” he wrote. Tiger’s friends and colleagues were stunned seeing the video. His rumoured girlfriend and actress Disha Patani dropped clapping emojis, while Tiger’s mother Ayesha Shroff wrote: “Insane”. Actor Sikandar Kher wrote: “Super.. next time try a bicep curl with that.” Tiger’s sister Krishna Shroff’s beau Eban Hyam’s commented: “Beast mode”. Rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh said: “O balley Shera.” Tiger was last seen on screen in Baaghi 3 directed by Ahmed Khan. The third installment of the Baaghi franchise opened to good collections before being discontinued owing to the lockdown. (IANS)
Irrfan Khan used to write notes on the walls of his son’s room
Late actor Irrfan Khan used to scribble notes on the walls of his home. This was revealed by his
elder son Babil on Instagram. “When you zoom in to notice what’s written on the wall behind me, Baba wrote notes on my walls when I left for London, I guess he still liked drawing on the walls, I guess the child was still alive, which brings me great joy, and yes he spelt ‘opinion’ with an ‘E’, I am obviously biased here cause I think that’s kind of ducking awesome and also I spelt that with a ‘D’ on purpose before autocorrect decides that profane language must not be spoken. “Plus I like ducks, there’s a secret joke in that, see if u can find it. And no I’m not sad in the picture, I smoked a spliff, deal with it. I’m 22. I gotta live a little,” Babil shared, with a picture of his scribbled wall. He also shared a picture where father and son are planting a sapling. Irrfan died in Mumbai on April 29. (IANS)
Ed Sheeran announces birth of ‘beautiful and healthy daughter’
Singer Ed Sheeran has returned to social media sharing personal news about the arrival of his daugh
ter. On Tuesday, the singer took to Instagram where he shared a picture of booties and a blanket. He captioned it: “Ello! A quick message from me as I have some personal news that I wanted to share with you… Last week, with the help of an amazing delivery team, Cherry gave birth to our beautiful and healthy daughter – Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. (IANS)