A controversy has arisen regarding Ananya Pandey and Lakshya’s recently released film ‘Chand Mera Dil’. Ananya Pandey has to face criticism for Bharatnatyam dance in the film. Many users have trolled her on social media and expressed their displeasure over her dance. Meanwhile, Bharatnatyam gurus and Padma awardee Bharatnatyam dancers have also given their reaction.

Bharatnatyam dancers criticized

Bharatnatyam dancer Sonal Mansingh, honored with Padma Vibhushan, expressed her displeasure and wrote, ‘This Bharatnatyam of Ananya should be a lesson for filmmakers, actors and musicians to learn to respect our traditions. Anything that you do not have knowledge or training in, should not be done just for show. In Hollywood films, dancers who have been trained for ballet dance are used, there the actors are not made to dance just like that. It is sad to see such lack of respect in Bollywood. Being a Bharatnatyam dancer, I am hurt.

Padma Shri awarded dancer Pratibha Prahlad said, ‘Ananya’s way of doing Bharatnatyam seemed as if this tradition has been made just a thing for show. Bharatanatyam is not a trend, rather it is a 3000 year old spiritual and cultural art, which has been taken forward by gurus and artists through years of practice. When it is done without proper training and respect, its soul is lost and it becomes just an imitation.

Apart from this, Bharatanatyam guru Rama Vaidyanathan said, ‘If you have not taken training in any dance form, then you should not try to do it. If Bharatanatyam is to be shown in the film, then an actress should be taken who has proper training in it. We have many such artists.

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Father Chunky Pandey supported

However, amid these criticisms, Ananya Pandey’s father and actor Chunky Pandey supported her and said in a conversation with E Time, ‘I think people took it completely wrong. It was never made to show pure Bharatnatyam. It was a fusion performance, as is often seen in college social or cultural events. It takes many years of hard work and training to learn Bharatanatyam. It requires about 20 years of hard work and discipline. This is a very technical and difficult dance form.

He further said, ‘This is a fusion of traditional and futuristic dance forms. It should not be seen like a classical dance recital. I would just like to tell people to first watch the film and understand its context, then form their opinion.

chunky pandey’s upcoming movie

Let us tell you that Ananya Pandey and Lakshya’s ‘Chand Mera Dil’ has been released in theaters on May 22, which is a romantic film. Its story is on the background of an engineering college, where the love story of two students is seen. Talking about Chunky Pandey, his upcoming film ‘Hai Jawaani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ is releasing on June 5, which is directed by David Dhawan.

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Ananya Pandey and Lakshya’s film ‘Chand Mera Dil’ is ready for release. This romantic thriller will be released on May 22. Dharma Productions is producing the film. Fans gave a lot of love to the trailer of the film. There is a good buzz about the film. There is a lot of discussion about the first day box office collection of the film.

Chand Mera Dil Ka Prediction

According to the news of Koimoi, due to the buzz of the film, it is possible that the film may make a box office collection of Rs 4-6 crores on the first day. If the film gets positive word mouth then it can also benefit on the weekend.

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If the film earns between 4-6 crores on the first day, then the film will become the big romantic opener of 2026.

Top romantic opener of 2026

Talking about the top romantic opener of 2026, ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ is at number one in this list. ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ had earned Rs 1.25 crore on the first day. At the second position is ‘Do Deewane Shehr Mein’. This film had earned 1.2 crores. On the third day is ‘Ek Din’ with earnings of Rs 1.15 crore. ‘Ginny Weds Sunny 2’ is at number four. This film had earned Rs 30 lakh.

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Will ‘Chand Mera Dil’ get benefit?

Let us tell you that if no big film is being released in the Hindi market on Friday, then ‘Chand Mera Dil’ can also benefit from this. The film may also get more screen count. Along with this, discounts are also available on movie tickets. The ticket price before 5 pm on the opening day is Rs 149. After 5 pm it is Rs 199. This strategy will get more footfall. Now it has to be seen what kind of response Ananya Pandey and Lakshya’s film will get at the box office.

On the work front, Ananya Pandey was seen in the film ‘Tu Meri Maa Tera Main Tera Tu Meri’.

This week of May is going to be great for cinema lovers. This time many films full of action, suspense and romance are hitting the theaters, for which fans were eagerly waiting. This week, many great films like Bollywood romantic film ‘Chand Mera Dil’ to Malayalam superhit film ‘Drishyam 3’ will be released, which will draw you to the theatres. So let’s take a look at the list of these films.

‘Drishyam 3’

One of Mohanlal’s most popular films ‘Drishyam 3’ is going to be released once again. Its previous two parts were a hit at the box office and proved to be blockbusters. For this reason, there is tremendous excitement among the fans regarding this. Also, this part is going to be the last part of the film. This film will be released on May 21 in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages, in which the same old characters will be seen.

‘Moon my heart’

There is a lot of buzz about Karan Johar’s romantic film ‘Chand Mera Dil’. The pairing of Ananya Pandey and Lakshya will be seen in the film, which is directed by Vivek Soni. This film will be released in theaters on 22 May.

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’

Hollywood lovers will love ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’. This film is part of the Star Wars universe, in which the further story of Din Djarin and Grogu will be shown. This film is being released in India on 22nd May, about which the makers and fans are also very excited.

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‘Deul Bandh 2’

This week, Marathi film ‘Deul Band 2’ will also be released in theaters on May 21, which is directed by Praveen Tarde. Its first part was released in 2015 and after almost 11 years, the audience is eagerly waiting for its second part.

‘Next Story’

Director L. Pranav Swaroop’s ‘Ugli Story’ is coming on 22nd May. This is a romantic thriller film, in which many secrets hidden behind relationships are going to be revealed. Nandu Vijay Krishna, Avika Gaur and Ravi Teja Mahadasyam will be seen in lead roles in the film.

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Famous comedian Bharti Singh is in the news these days not only for her professional life but also for her personal life. Bharti, who is making the audience laugh in the TV show Laughter Chefs, recently showed a lovely glimpse of her younger son ‘Kaju’ in her YouTube vlog. As soon as the video came out, the hearts of the fans melted. Bharti often shares family matters through her vlogs and this time too she shared a glimpse of cashew nuts with people.

Bharti showed cashew lips

Bharti did not show the full face of her younger son, but showed a glimpse of his lips and said smilingly that Kaju’s lips are exactly like his elder brother Gola. Gola’s real name is Lakshya and Bharti proudly told that her younger son has taken after his elder brother to a great extent. He deliberately kept the rest of his face covered, so that privacy is maintained and curiosity remains intact among the fans. People showered a lot of love in the comment section of the video. Many fans wrote that just by looking at the lips it is clear that cashew nuts are like shells.

Harsh takes care of the sphere

Bharti further told that after the arrival of the second child, her schedule has completely changed. She spends most of her time taking care of cashew nuts. He also said that 90 percent of the attention goes to the younger son and less time is left for the elder son Gola. Sometimes he even regrets this. However, her husband Harsh Limbachiyaa is standing firmly with her in this journey. Harsh takes special care of Gola, spends time with her so that she does not feel lonely. Let us tell you that Bharti and Harsh welcomed their second son Kaju on December 19, whose real name is Yashveer. Before this, in the year 2022, their first son Lakshya i.e. Gola was born.

Recently the news came that famous producer-director Karan Johar has finalized Vikrant Massey and Lakshya for his film ‘Dostana 2’. Fans are very excited to watch this film. This film was being discussed for many years. Now a big update has come out regarding the film ‘Dostana 2’. According to reports, now the lead actress in the film has also been finalized.

Sini Shetty got the lead role
Dharma Productions’ film ‘Dostana 2’ has now got its female lead. According to Variety India report, former Miss India World Sini Shetty has been finalized for the lead role in the romantic comedy alongside Lakshya and Vikrant Massey. Sini won the Miss India World crown in 2022. She is a resident of Mumbai and belongs to Karnataka.

Sini’s background and acting dream
Sini has graduated in Accounting and Finance and has also taken training in Bharatnatyam. Acting was her long time dream and now she is going to debut in Bollywood with the big banner of Dharma Productions. The makers have chosen Sini after considering three names. The interesting thing is that Priyanka Chopra was the Miss India World winner in the first ‘Dostana’ and now a beauty queen has got the lead role in the sequel too.

Film shooting and changes
In the year 2019, the shooting of ‘Dostana 2’ started with Kartik Aryan, Lakshya and Jhanvi Kapoor. Its shooting was stopped after 20 days of shooting. Now Lakshya remains in the lead, Vikrant Massey will replace Karthik and Sini Shetty will replace Jhanvi. The shooting is going to start in the third quarter of this year. Sini has also signed a small budget thriller film but its details have not been revealed yet.

Sequel of ‘Dostana’
‘Dostana 2’ is the sequel to the 2008 film ‘Dostana’. Earlier the film was directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Karan Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions. Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra were in the lead roles in ‘Dostana’.

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The audience has been waiting for filmmaker Karan Johar’s film ‘Lag Ja Gale’ for a long time. Karan Johar had announced this film in the year 2022 itself but there was no update on it for the last three years. However, now the shooting of ‘Lag Ja Gale’ is about to begin and a big update has also come out on its release date. Let us tell you that Lakshya, Jhanvi Kapoor and Tiger Shroff will be in lead roles in this film.

‘Lag Ja Gale’ is an action film which was initially going to be directed by Karan Johar. But now the command of direction of this film is on the shoulders of Raj Mehta and Karan is the producer of the film. According to the report of Mid Day, the cast of the film is going to finish the shooting of the film in three months, after which ‘Lag Ja Gale’ will be able to hit the theaters only next year.

‘Lag Ja Gale’ will be a story of revenge.
Quoting a source in the report, it is written – ‘Lag Ja Gale will be shot continuously in Mumbai from December to March. The cast has given block dates to Raj, who is ready to complete the shooting of the film by the end of March. This will be a tremendous action film in which there will be a lot of drama between the three lead characters. The action scenes of Lakshya and Tiger, who are experts in this genre, are being considered the main attraction of the film. Revenge is the core theme of the film. If everything goes as per plan, the film may hit theaters by the second half of 2026.

Lakshya, Jhanvi Kapoor and Tiger Shroff’s work front
On the work front, Lakshya was last seen in the series ‘The Bads of Bollywood’. Now the actor also has ‘Lag Ja Gale’, ‘Chand Mera Dil’ and ‘Dostana 2’. Karan Johar will produce all these three films. Jhanvi will be seen in Kapoor’s film ‘Peddi’ with Ram Charan. This film will be released on 27 March 2026. Apart from this, Tiger can be seen in ‘Rambo’ and ‘Screw Loose’.

While on one hand there was talk of giving place to young leaders and new faces in the Bihar Assembly elections 2025, on the other hand many old and experienced leaders have become active again. This time 14 former MPs are contesting on tickets of different parties. This has made the entire election atmosphere more exciting. JDU has expressed maximum confidence of 5, RJD has 4, BJP and Jansuraj have 2 each, while AIMIM has expressed confidence in one former MP. There is discussion in the political circles that this time the parties have seen experience and mass base as the biggest capital.

BJP has again sent its two former MPs to the election battle. Ramkripal Yadav is in the fray from Danapur, who has previously been an MP from Patliputra Lok Sabha seat. The party hopes that his popularity will pave the way for victory in the assembly this time. On the other hand, Sunil Pintu has been made the candidate from Sitamarhi. He had earlier won on JDU ticket, but later joined BJP. Now the same seat has become a new test of his political future.

Experience is at the forefront of JDU’s strategy

This time, Nitish Kumar led JDU has expressed maximum trust in former MPs. For the party, this election is being considered an opportunity to strengthen the organization and expand its support base. The past of the candidates fielded from Jehanabad, Gopalpur, Karakat, Kadwa and Samastipur is full of strong political experience. Through these names, JDU wants to give the message that its politics is not based only on alliance, but on local public relations and trust.

RJD gave opportunity to former MPs

Rashtriya Janata Dal has also reiterated its trust in its old stalwarts. The candidates fielded from Jhajha, Mokama, Bihariganj and Dhamdaha have previously been in Parliament and have a strong hold among the public. The party leadership believes that the experience and local influence of these faces will provide stability to the organization. This time RJD’s strategy is clear: to pave the way to return to power with the help of tradition and popularity.

Different path of Jansuraj and AIMIM

Jansuraj Party, which is emerging with new energy in the politics of Bihar, has also placed bets on former MPs. Sarfaraz Alam has been made candidate from Araria and Dhirendra Agarwal from Gaya Town. The contest in Gaya has become interesting as there is a direct fight between BJP’s Prem Kumar and Jansuraj’s Aggarwal. AIMIM has given ticket to Monazir Hasan from Munger, who has previously been an MP there and has strong influence at the local level.

Old experience vs new enthusiasm

The main question this time in Bihar elections 2025 is whether the public will trust experience or give a chance to new faces. This time all the parties have prepared a mix of youth and veterans. Old MPs consider their experience as an asset, while new candidates are appealing to the public for change. Political analysts say that this time the people of Bihar will take their decision not just on promises but on the record of work.

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