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While the revenge slasher didn’t begin with I Know What You Did Last Summer, it did renew interest in the concept. And not just in Hollywood; film industries abroad also wanted to cash in on this get-in-get-out kind of horror format back then. Scream, as innovative and revitalizing as it is, wasn’t the easiest movie to echo or translate overseas, but Jim Gillespie and Kevin Williamson’s 1997 collaboration was prime for copycats. Anyone who’s seen enough of these familiarly plotted outings knows the ratio of copying isn’t quite 1:1, but there’s no mistaking the source of inspiration.

One of the earlier, and perhaps more recognized, I Know What You Did Last Summer “ripoffs” is from a region that wasn’t exactly known for its slashers. At least not yet. Prior to South Korea’s cinematic renaissance, which began in the late 1990s, the government put...

Priyanka Chandel who rose to fame with her stint in Color’s TV’s popular show ‘Meri aashiqui tumse hi’ recalls her fondest memory from the show. Priyanka Chandel is a popular face in the world of television. The actress who has appeared in eminent shows like Splitsvilla, Meri aashiqui tumse hi and more recently recalled her fondest memory from the shoot of her show ‘Meri aashiqui tumse hi’.

Recalling her selection for the show, Priyanka told us that she was selected for the show right after her stint for splitsvilla. She revealed that mukta who is the creative director of balaji decided to audition her after she saw a clip of Priyanka from splitsvilla on YouTube. The actress later tells us that the next thing she remembers is shooting for Meri aashiqui with director Anil V Kumar.

Further talking about her first day Priyanka revealed how she was awestruck...

Actress Meera Deosthale, who is part of ‘Ratri ke Yatri 2’, directed by Anil V. Kumar, said that she is glad she did the project. The actress added that working with the producer-director was a dream come true.

“I was looking forward to working with Anil sir because I had heard a lot about him and I wanted to experience how it was working with him. Secondly, when I heard about the cast of the episode and I realised that I’ll be opposite Sharad Malhotra and Shefali Jariwala, I thought it was a good collaboration. It was kind of a debut on the web space for me,” she said.

She added: “The experience was amazing. It was a two-day shoot and a lot of work was done in the two days. He and his entire team are very clear on how they wanted the episode to look like what the...

‘Bigg Boss 10’ fame Monalisa, who is currently part of the web series ‘Ratri Ke Yatri 2’, said that it was amazing to be part of the project. The actress adds that working with director Anil V. Kumar made it even more worthwhile.

“It’s an honour to work with a veteran like Anil V Kumar sir. I remember when his team reached out to me, I jumped at the thought of working with him again and I was very confident in his story. For me, when it’s Anil V Kumar sir, it’s only yes,” she said.

She added: “Working with Anil V Kumar sir is always great. I get to learn so many things. My character in ‘Ratri Ke Yatri 2’ is very challenging and I love doing challenging projects. I can only say when you have mentors like Anil Sir you only grow. And you take back a lot of learnings.

Popular faces of the TV industry Rashami Desai, Shefali Jariwala, Adaa Khan, and Priyal Gor briefed about being part of the show ‘Ratri Ke Yatri 2’ and how challenging it was for them to portray prostitutes on screen.

Directed by Anil V Kumar, the anthology series includes five different stories set with a common background of the red-light area and it brings out the dark reality of the people living in these areas.

The ‘Uttaran’ actress opened up on preparing for her role and watching each and every actor, who played the character of a sex worker.

“While essaying the role of a sex worker comes with its fair share of responsibilities, my first instinct was to watch every actor who played the role of a prostitute and take note of every nuance that they embodied. I made it a point to rewatch the movie to draw minute details as inspiration,...