Have you heard? A place for all

Music maestro AR Rahman has said that India being a culturally rich country presents ldquoa great opportunity to bring everybody together through sounds words and thoughtsrdquo Discussing the catalysts for advancing regional music in our nation he emphasised ldquoThe human mind works with empowerment I feel if the mind is empowered everything can be done One has to manifest while making any song that this is the best song that I am going to make and everyone is going to love it Every language is important and everyone can shine anywhere One should never underestimate any artisterdquo The musician was speaking at the launch of his show Nexa Music 3Together on screenGulshan Devaiah and Anurag Kashyap are set to star in the upcoming policevillain chase drama titled Bad Cop a fictional series directed by Aditya Datt Also starring Harleen Sethi Saurabh Sachdeva and Aishwarya Sushmita in pivotal roles the show features Kashyap as the quirky villain Kazbe and Devaiah as Karan a cop Talking about his role Kashyap said ldquoI have created a lot of characters that are gory quirky and dark but it was difficult for me to be one Kazbe is someone who doesnrsquot think too much before doing anything he just does it He is dreadful eccentric nefarious and a quintessential villainrdquoA fanrsquos mementoSingersongwriter Arjun Kanungo recalled an incident when a female fan took his leftover cake home At a launch Kanungo was asked if he was ever serenaded by any of his fans to which he said ldquoWell I didnrsquot have the good fortune of hearing a song from my fans but I feel their loverdquo Narrating an incident he said ldquoI was at a restaurant when a female fan came up to me for pictures When I left the place I saw that she took the leftover cake and put it in her pocketrdquo said the singer known for tracks like Baaki baatein peene baad Aaya na tu and Ek dafaaNo acting aspirationsShweta Bachchan Nanda has dispelled rumours about her daughter Navya Naveli making her Bollywood debut The rumours gained momentum after the debut of Navyarsquos brother Agastya Nanda in The Archies but Shweta was firm in denying that Navya had plans to enter the film industry ldquoI think you are very well acquainted with the work that Navya does and she has her hands full I donrsquot think Bollywood is the way to go for herrdquo she said when asked about her industry debut Navya currently hosts a podcast in her name Her mother and grandmother Jaya Bachchan make frequent appearances on itBalan just wants to have funSocial media is no mean feat to master but Vidya Balan says her trick to shining on the networking platform Instagram is to simply have fun ldquoIt has been about two years since I started using reels I was shooting in London for the film Neeyat and I had a lot of time at my disposal My manager had been telling me lsquoWhy donrsquot we do reelsrsquo I was just having fun After a reel went viral I realised that I did what I enjoyed and people also enjoyed it So I started doing it regularlyrdquo said the actor who boasts a following of over 94 million on the platform The actor who was recently seen in Do Aur Do Pyaar will be seen in the next edition of Bhool Bhulaiyaa Paving the way for womenActor Sargun Mehta says producer Ekta Kapoor paved the way for more women filmmakers to back content that resonates with them Mehta has a host of projects lined up as a producer including the TV show Badal Pe Paon Hai ldquoIn television Ekta Kapoor cleared the way for everyone She left no stone unturned to make sure that we donrsquot have that hassle of being told lsquoHow will you do it produce a showrsquo She already did it in such a way that nobody could question a female producer In Punjabi movies people were not used to the idea of women producing projects not that they mocked me but they didnrsquot think that I would pull it off the way I didrdquoNext season upThe third season of the teen drama show Kota Factory will premiere on Netflix on June 20 the streamer announced yesterday The series with Raghav Subbu as the showrunner is set in Rajasthanrsquos Kota considered the educational hub It follows the lives of students in the city and their efforts to get into Indian Institute of Technology IIT by cracking the Joint Entrance Examination JEE The new season will trace the studentsrsquo chaotic entry into adulthood alongside their trusted teacher and mentor played by Jitendra Kumar the platform said in a release