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The film My Birthday Song, featuring Sanjay Suri and Nora Fatehi, is releasing on January 19. Actor Samir Soni, who is making his debut as a director with My Birthday Song, says it was filmmaker Karan Johar who encouraged him to helm the film. Asked if shifting gears from acting to direction is a natural progression, Samir said, “I have always had an interest in suspense thriller and dark, intellectually stimulating stories. I wrote one of them and my friends said that it is a good story. Being a realistic man, with the interest to know the opinion of industry people, I narrated the story to Karan (Johar) and at the end of the story, the first reaction that came from him was, ‘Samir, direct the film’. Though he mentioned that Dharma Productions cannot produce the film because it is a dark film, he encouraged me throughout.” However, he found his producer and actor of the film when he went to one of his friends, filmmaker Sanjay Suri. Samir said, “Since Sanjay also said th...

Ranbir Kapoor is star of Calling Karan episode about boundaries in relationship. Any guesses why? Ranbir Kapoor was caught reading messages on Karan Johar’s phone without his permission. He also broke Karan’s secret codes multiple times, leaving the director frustrated. Karan Johar’s radio show has become a source of entertainment for all. From dating tips to over-possessive partners, KJo’s show “Calling Karan” has left us in splits. He tries to solve issues faced by the callers in their relationships and also shares instances from his life, anecdotes about similar issues. Ranbir Kapoor was the star of the recent episode about boundaries in relationships. Karan also revealed that the most important boundary according to him in a relationship is privacy. Callers posed questions to Karan on the ‘Reverse Rapid Fire’ section of the show. He was asked which Bollywood star has no boundaries, to which he immediately said, “Ranbir Kapoor. He is always stealing my phone an...

Tiger Shroff has had an eventful year. He has had two back-to-back releases, and has also bagged a Youth Icon award. Now, the actor is gearing up for his next film, Munna Michael, and the upcoming instalments of two other film franchises. We met the young actor, who had returned from a rigorous workout session, at his apartment in Bandra (W). Excerpts from the interview. How has this year been on the work front? It started on a high. I got the opportunity to take action to another level in Baaghi. When it released, I didn’t expect the kind of numbers it made at the box office. I am grateful for its reception. The next thrill was to perform at an award function alongside Hrithik sir (Roshan), Salman sir (Khan), Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone. Also, I played a superhero in A Flying Jatt, which has been my childhood dream. Unfortunately, it didn’t work as per our expectations. But I’m happy I got the chance to do the film. You have signed Baaghi 2 and Student Of The Year (SO...