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Time of India
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Kajol: Ajay and I have tried our best to protect our children (Exclusive)
Actress Kajol isn't nervous about the release of her next, as much as she was while shooting for it. 'It was nerve wracking to actually shoot it, because it's a genre that is not one of my favorites. I'm braver off screen than I am while watching a movie,' she tells Mumbai Mirror. The actress plays a mother in her next a horror flick– Maa . Ask her if she drew inspiration from her real life experience while playing a mother on screen, and she replies, 'It happens inadvertently. I've been playing a mother for the last 22 years, day in and day out. It's not something that you can turn off. All mothers have this superpower within them that when they become mothers, there is this amazing thing that comes over you – whether you call it obsession, or whatever you may call it, otherworldly power within you. Mothers are super protective of their children and always have been. They're called mama bears because you've seen a mama and she's one real dangerous thing in action. We've pretty much taken that basic instinct and worked through it and made a film over it.' For Kajol the Mama Bear side of hers has come out often. 'It comes out. Of course we have tried, both Ajay and I, have tried our best to protect our children as much as we can. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy Brass Idols - Handmade Brass Statues for Home & Gifting Luxeartisanship Buy Now Undo But I also think that you can't protect them too much because life is life, the world is the world, and they have to learn how to deal with everything. And we may or may not always be there, to back them up, hold their hands or stand behind them,' she adds. Kajol teams up with Vishal Furia , for the movie. Ask her how she manages the power dynamics on the set, and she replies, 'Tomorrow, if I really want to do something, nobody's going to stop me if I really believe and I'm convinced that this is the right thing for me to do. Nobody is really going to turn around and tell me that, listen, no, we can't. As an actor, I do believe that the director is the captain of the ship.'
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First Post
11-06-2025
- Business
- First Post
THIS Bollywood couple owns Vijay Mallya's iconic Kingfisher Villa & renamed it King Mansion
Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Villa in Goa was sold at auction in 2017 due to his alleged default on a Rs 900 crore loan with IDBI Bank and various other financial misconducts read more Vijay Mallya, the flamboyant businessman, recently grabbed attention after his team, RCB, won the IPL trophy (Royal Challengers Bangalore), which he established 18 years ago. During this period, Mallya congratulated the team for their dedication on social media. His palatial Kingfisher Villa in Goa was sold at auction in 2017 due to his alleged default on a Rs 900 crore loan with IDBI Bank and various other financial misconducts. When I founded RCB it was my dream that the IPL trophy should come to Bengaluru. I had the privilege of picking the legendary King Kohli as a youngster and it is remarkable that he has stayed with RCB for 18 years. I also had the honour of picking Chris Gayle the Universe Boss… — Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) June 3, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD RCB are IPL Champions finally after 18 years. Superb campaign right through the 2025 tournament. A well balanced team Playing Bold with outstanding coaching and support staff. Many congratulations ! Ee sala cup namde !! — Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) June 3, 2025 The property was purchased by the Bollywood couple, Sachin Joshi and Urvashi Sharma, at Rs 73.01 crore, who renamed it King Mansion. The estate with a sprawling 12,350 square feet of built-up space on a three-acre plot was acquired by Joshi and his wife in 2017 before being owned by Kingfisher Airlines' parent company United Breweries Holdings. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Sachin Joshi is also involved in the liquor business, with one of his products named Kings Beer. He is the son of the JMJ Group of Industries owner Jagdish Joshi. He made his acting debut in Bollywood with Aazaan followed by Mumbai Mirror and Jackpot He played Aditya Roy Kapur's role in the Telugu version of Aashiqui 2 titled Nee Jathaga Nenundali. On the other hand, Urvashi Sharma is seen in movies like Naqaab, Khatta Meetha, Baabarr, Three, Chakradhaar and Aakrosh. She was also the first runner-up of Khatron Ke Khiladi season 1. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Time of India
Mental health matters
Piali Banerjee teaches English in the International Baccalaureate programme at a private high school in Mumbai. She has authored three books for children, all of which take an innovative and personal look at history. She has also had a stint in journalism at The Times of India and Mumbai Mirror, where she focussed on writing features that looked at people and issues with empathy and humour. At present she is having a great time trying to instil a love for learning and literature among teenagers. Although she is a teacher by profession, she firmly believes that she is a student at heart. LESS ... MORE We all remember those Physical Training (or Painful Training, as we fondly called our PT classes) in school. All those laps around the ground, while still trying to keep the lungs functioning; those bends and twists and stretches that got our collective knickers in a twist. Oh yes, our schools sure know how to keep their students physically fit and healthy. It's just that most often our system falters when it comes to keeping students mentally fit and healthy. And that is probably needed more urgently. Most students find their own rhythm to keep physically fit as they grow up, badgered in varying degrees by mothers, peers, society aunties (functioning in a society where 'fat' is a politically incorrect word) and that slinky anonymous body called social media. But, to deal with all of the above, students need to be mentally fit too. Yes, students do talk of 'mean' teachers, but very few discuss their 'cruel' peers at the dining table. And I am deliberately differentiating 'meanness' from 'cruelty'. As a teacher, one has seen this cruelty up close and personal. One has seen a youngster's backpack being held up for inspection in a class full of students by a sneering peer, with the words, 'Hey, does anyone want to see what a fake Adidas bag looks like?' I call them 'words', but they are actually shrapnel that leave the target shredded and bleeding. Yet these wounds are never discussed at the dining table. These wounds are not seen by parents or teachers or school counsellors. These wounds are dealt with alone, processed through lonely tears. One has seen students being mocked at for acne, so much so that those being mocked pretend to sleep in class, so that they don't have to sit up and present their flawed face to their peers. One has seen students being trolled on social media by an entire batch, for their skin colour or their unwaxed legs or for reading Dostoevsky. (The last one is not a made-up scenario, one has seen it happen.) But these students don't breathe a word of this either to their parents or to the school counsellor. In fact, most kids do not want to be seen entering that socially branded door of a counsellor. They try to cope by isolating themselves. Some kids cope by turning on their peers, often violently. In which case the school ends up having to punish the victim of mockery, rather than the mockers. In rare, very rare, cases, has one seen a child systematically neutralise their tormentors through words and body language alone. It has been done, with the said victim topping every class; discussing every writer, (Dostoevsky or otherwise) that she wished to, with her teachers; and stretching out her unwaxed legs with a defiant smile. But this salvo must have taken extraordinary effort and courage – which the rest of us mortals often cannot muster up. So where is the average kid to go? More important, to whom can the average kid go? Since lecturing has never worked with teenagers, practical workshops are, perhaps, a way forward. These workshops can be conducted by teachers or guest experts. Empathy games, or even just a social circle time where pertinent questions are discussed, may help to at least open up those Pandora's boxes which are otherwise kept tightly sealed. Questions like: How does social media affect our ability to feel empathy? Is there an experience where you wished someone actually understood how you felt? Or even the simplistic: What would you say to a classmate who was feeling sad? It's surprising how much baggage emerges in these sessions. A school that I taught at once, came up with an idea to provide emotional support to its students. All teachers were allotted a dozen students, whose mental wellbeing was his or her responsibility – creating a warm bond with these students, checking in on them regularly, providing an empathetic ear, just letting them know that they had a solid support person at school. It was an experiment that worked very well in some groups, moderately well in others and failed to take off in some groups. Yet, it is an idea that is worth a try. The point is to keep dialogue always open. The point is to let kids know that they always have at least one person to go to, in times of emotional stress. P.S: Any more ideas on how we can achieve this? Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above are the author's own.
NDTV
09-06-2025
- Business
- NDTV
Who Owns Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Villa In Goa? It Has A Bollywood Connection
Liquor baron and fugitive Vijay Mallya never really went out of the newscycle and now former owner of the defunct Kingfisher Airlines is dominating headlines following his lengthy conversation with podcaster Raj Shamani. Mallya, who is wanted in India for alleged loan defaults and is currently based out of the UK, once owned the lavish Kingfisher Villa in Goa, among many several properties, where he hosted many high-profile parties in his heyday as the 'King of Good Times'. The villa is spread over 12,350 square feet (three acres) at the Candolim beach village in North Goa, which is around 20 km from Panaji and on the way to Fort Aguada. It was legally owned by United Breweries Holdings (UBH), the parent company of the Kingfisher Airlines. After Mallya defaulted on his loans and fled the country in 2016, the Kingfisher Villa was sold to Bollywood couple, actor-producer Sachiin Joshi and his wife, actor Urvashi Sharma of Naqaab film fame for Rs 73.01 crore the next year. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Urvashi Sharrma (@urvashiamrrahs) Joshi, whose film credits include Mumbai Mirror and Jackpot, in which he co-starred with Sunny Leone, also runs Viiking Ventures. According to the businessman's official website, the company dabbles in different verticals such as FMCG products (alcoholic, non-alchoholic beverages), hospitality, entertainment, realty, infrastructure paper products and philanthropic activities. In 2017, Joshi bought the Kingfisher Villa in an auction conducted by the consortium of banks led by the State Bank of India, to whom Mallya owed money. The bankers had initially set the price of the villa at over Rs 90 crore for auction. Joshi, whose liquor manufacturing business sells products including Kings Beer, later renamed the Kingfisher Villa to 'King's Mansion'. The businessman had opened up about his plans for the property when he unveiled the plaque of the massive villa rechristened as King's Mansion. "Today is the day I open the gates to the world. The property has been coronated as the 'King's Mansion' and the future plans have been drawn. We had multiple names to dabble, but then the brand connection from 'Kings Beer' and the inherent grandeur of the property made the choice," he said. "We have some interesting plans for the place. But the innate point of anything we do here would be to create an experience like no other. The place would denote class and something that's never been done in India before," he added. Joshi himself acquired the Goa-based Kings Beer from Impala Distillery and Brewery for Rs 90 crore back in 2015.
Time of India
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
When Aditya Pancholi spoke about how he fell in love with Kangana Ranaut despite being married to Zarina Wahab; claims he gave her Rs 55 lakh to buy a house
Aditya Pancholi, known for roles in films like 'Dayavaan' and 'Bajirao Mastani,' faced controversy due to his personal life. Despite being married to Zarina Wahab, his relationship with Kangana Ranaut became a focal point. Kangana accused Pancholi of physical abuse, recounting a painful chapter that began when she was 17. Aditya Pancholi comes from a film family that owned Pancholi Arts, once the largest studio in pre-partition Lahore. He began his acting career with the TV show Shahadat in 1985 and rose to fame with Dayavaan in 1988. Over the years, he played key roles in films like Yes Boss, Hameshaa, Baaghi, Race 2, Jai Ho, and Bajirao Mastani. However, his personal life often made more headlines than his film career. A Married Man Linked With Many Actresses The actor is married to former actress Zarina Wahab , and the couple has two children — Sooraj Pancholi and Sana Pancholi. Despite being married, Aditya has often been linked to several Bollywood actresses. Among these, his relationship with Kangana Ranaut drew the most attention. The controversy escalated when Kangana accused him of physical abuse. Living Together & Financial Support When Kangana Ranaut entered the film industry, her relationship with Aditya Pancholi quickly became a hot topic. Despite being married, Aditya reportedly fell in love with Kangana, and the two even began living together. In a 2008 interview with Mumbai Mirror, Aditya claimed he gave her Rs 55 lakh in cash to help her buy a house. Aditya Recalls How It All Began Aditya also spoke about how his relationship with Kangana Ranaut began, describing it as close as that of a husband and wife. He claimed he was building a house for the two of them on Yari Road and that they lived together for three years at a friend's home. Recalling their first meeting, Aditya said he saw her on the road one rainy day when she approached him and introduced herself. He remembered that a mutual friend had once asked him to help her when she arrived in Mumbai. According to him, Kangana kept calling him until he finally agreed to meet. At the time, he said she was a sweet small-town girl, and he eventually fell in love with her. In the same interview, the actor also opened up about a troubling phase in his relationship with Kangana Ranaut. He claimed that during the shooting of Shakalaka Boom Boom, he discovered flirtatious messages sent by her to another actor. Aditya admitted that the messages upset him deeply, especially because she had used similar words with him in the past. He confessed that this led to a violent outburst — the first time he hit her. Despite the fight, he said they eventually made up afterward. Kangana's Painful Account of Abuse Kangana, meanwhile, has openly spoken about the trauma she faced during her relationship with Aditya Pancholi. She has described it as an abusive and painful chapter in her life, which began when she was just 17. Kangana once revealed that Aditya had physically assaulted her so badly that she was left bleeding, and she often tried to escape his control. She also shared that he would stalk her constantly. Hoping for support, Kangana approached Aditya's wife, Zarina Wahab, believing she might help her out of the situation. However, she was disappointed when Zarina not only refused to help but also denied that there was any romantic relationship between Kangana and Aditya. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
