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Actress Tisca Chopra shared her key to staying fit, which includes eating on time and in small portions, along with working out like a devil. Tisca took to Instagram and shared a video montage.

In the clip, which was tagged “actors don’t eat the say,” the actress is seen gorging on croissants, avocado toasts, pastries, and eggs.

For the caption, Tisca wrote: “Forever been a fan of eating on time, eating well but in small portions and exercising like a devil…”

The 50-year-old actress made her acting debut with ’15th August’ in 1993. She gained the spotlight with the Aamir Khan-starrer 2007 film ‘Taare Zameen Par’, which was India’s official entry to the Academy Awards.

The actress was then seen in films including ‘Firaaq’, ‘Qissa’, ‘Rahasya’, ‘Ghayal Once Again’, ‘Ankur Arora Murder Case’, ‘Good Newwz’, ‘Jugjugg Jeeyo’ and ‘Murder Mubarak’. She was also seen in the short film ‘Chutney’, which...

Sangram Singh has been signed on to play a sports coach by producer Dhanraj Jerhani in a film entitled Vande Mataram. As expected in a film starring Sangram Singh, the film is sporty and carries a positive message for the young. Says Sangram, "I play a sports coach to 16-17 year old kids. What I especially liked about my role was that I get to spread a positive message against drugs and sexual violence. I feel these are rampant problems among the young. As a responsible citizen and a role model to a certain section of people I need to use every available platform to reach out to the impressionable sections of our country." Sangram says he chose this project because he trusted the producers. "The same people earlier produced The Ankur Arora Murder Case which focused on another social evil, namely medical malpractice. Vande Mataram is about the need...

After making waves with Hate Story in 2012, Paoli Dam had a rather quiet 2013 with Ankur Arora Murder Case as her only notable Bollywood release. Now for her next Hindi film, she is taking a conscious call not to be trapped in a particular image.As an actress, I don't want to be stereotyped,says Paoli, I always wanted to do different kind of films and I strongly believe that heroines can't be of just one type. If I have to do a lead role in a particular film, I don't have...

Mumbai, Dec 31: Episodic film "David" or heart-wrenching mother-daughter drama "Mai" or rare medical thriller "Ankur Arora Murder Case" are some of the cinematically superlative films, but they failed to click at the box office.

Here is a list of 10 such films that deserved better viewership and appreciation than what they got:

1. "David": Bejoy Nambiar's second feature film after the warmly received "Shaitaan", was eagerly awaited. Tragically David about three protagonists with the same name, just didn't gel with audiences in spite of a brilliant cast and deft direction. Episodic films just don't work. Each of the protagonists.

2013 has been a happening year for Vishakha Singh. With as many as four releases already to her name (Fukrey, Bajatey Raho, Ankur Arora Murder Case and a Tamil film Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya), she has now signed a flurry of films. Though she has already rejected a dozen odd films already, what makes her a possible contender to enter record books is the fact that each of her upcoming films is in a different language.These are The Maya Tape (Hindi), Thurram (Telugu), The Motor...

New Delhi, Oct 20: Vishakha Singh is in no hurry to sign films and fill up her kitty. Game for any genre, the actress would take up projects that would offer her meatier roles.

Active in Telugu and Tamil films, Vishakha also featured in Hindi films like "Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey", "Fukrey" and "Ankur Arora Murder Case".

"Post 'Fukrey', I have refused seven scripts. It's important to do what you completely believe in," Vishakha told Ians in an e-mail interaction.

"I am game for anything - from drama, comedy, to thriller, romance and family entertainer. I want to try my hands at everything. I want to focus on good.

Mumbai, Oct 9: Actress Vishakha Singh, who has recently featured in films like "Fukrey" and "Ankur Arora Murder Case", says she was never considered to be beautiful during her growing up days.

Despite her belief, the actress was recently awarded the best smile award by Elle Magazine here.

"While growing up, I was never considered a 'beauty'... more so because I have a crooked tooth that I just refused to get fixed. Believe me, I have lost enough toothpaste ads because of this (the crooked tooth)," she told Ians in an email interaction.

Nevertheless, Vishakha is happy to have received the award.

"I hope it sends out the right message that you don't need to follow the crowd. You have to be comfortable with.

Mumbai, Sep 2: Actress Tisca Chopra will walk the red carpet of the forthcoming Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) for the screening of her movie "Qissa".

Last seen in "Ankur Arora Murder Case", Tisca is in a fix about what to wear.

"Headed to Tiff 2013 with 'Qissa', a new film starring Irrfan and me, in a few days. Big stress - what do I wear on the red carpet," Tisca posted on Twitter.

"Qissa" is an Indo-European venture and Irrfan will be seen playing the role of a Punjabi man, who tries to adjust his life after the country's partition in 1947.

Tiff will be held Sep 5-15.

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We have already informed our patrons that flush from the success of Fukrey, actress Vishakha Singh is essaying the role of a loud mouthed 'sardarni' in today's Tusshar Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey, Vinay Pathak, Ravi kissen and Dolly Ahluwalia starrer, Bajatey Raho.Talking about the film and her role, Vishakha told us, "You saw me crying in Ankur Arora Murder Case, not speaking much in Fukrey, but in Bajatey Raho I will be speaking too much!" When we queried Vishakha as to...

Mumbai, July 18: Hackneyed plot revolving around hero-heroine no more triumphs at the box office feels Vishakha Singh and adds that this is the age of good scripts.

Seen in films like "Fukrey", about an eclectic bunch of students poised between adolescence and manhood, and medical negligence drama "Ankur Arora Murder Case", she said: "Hero-heroine formula is no longer working. Only ensemble casts and good scripts work and my sensibility is also like that."

If her last two films had an ensemble cast, her upcoming movie "Bajatey Raho" too stars a host of actors like Tusshar Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey, Ravi Kishan, Vinay Pathak and.

Mumbai, July 3: Vishakha Singh, who played a teacher in the recently released "Fukrey", which opened to an encouraging response, says if you have a hit to your credit, people take you more seriously.

"I am feeling really great because now I understand why people say that a hit is important. People start looking at you in a different way," Vishakha said here Tuesday at the success party of "Fukrey".

"I believe I had the talent from the beginning, but now when people appreciate and recognise it, it gives a different high," she added.

She was also seen in "Ankur Arora Murder Case", but it didn't do well at the box office..

Dear Arjun Mathur and Varun Sharma,This week I am in a dilemma. I do not know who to choose... it's a toss-up between you two. Both have been outstanding in your respective roles as an intern in Ankur Arora Murder Case and as a 'Choocha' in Fukrey.First on, the intern...As an intern, setting foot in the real world of medicine, you have stars in your eyes. Your nervousness is well portrayed in the Operation Theatre in the opening scene. It's human to go limp at the time of a...

It was stated in this column last week that neither ‘Fukrey’ nor ‘Ankur Arora Murder Case’ would set the box office on fire, former would take a better opening than latter and ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ would continue to register best footfalls. This is exactly what happened as it was the Karan Johar-Ayan Mukerji-Ranbir Kapoor-Deepika Padukone-Pritam affair that resulted in all the fire that was being created at the box office, as far as Bollywood films are concerned. From Hollywood, it was ‘Man of Steel’ that did better, though just about.

Talking about the new Hindi releases, ‘Fukrey’ had a 15%-20% start for itself and that didn’t come as a surprise since all that was going for it was some good promotion by Excel. With the starcast being new, the theme being unconventional and music not quite a chartbuster, it was only content...

The new releases of the week include Excel Entertainment Presentation Fukrey and Vikram Bhatt’s Ankur Arora Murder Case. Given the fact that the families and youths are still finding Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani an entertaining proposition, both Fukrey and Ankur Arora Murder Case will find the going tough (Just like Yamla Pagla Deewana 2). Having said that it will be the Farhan Akhtar starrer Fukrey which will manage a decent run at good multiplexes, while Ankur Arora Murder Case may only Read More...

The new releases of the week include Excel Entertainment Presentation Fukrey and Vikram Bhatt's Ankur Arora Murder Case. Given the fact that the families and youths are still finding Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani an entertaining proposition, both Fukrey and Ankur Arora Murder Case will find the going tough (Just like Yamla Pagla Deewana 2). Having said that it will be the Farhan Akhtar starrer Fukrey which will manage a decent run at good multiplexes, while Ankur Arora Murder Case may o...

Mumbai, June 16: Benagli actress Paoli Dam made her Bollywood debut with erotic thriller "Hate Story" last year, but she is happy that she is not getting typecast in Hindi filmdom.

"The industry has been very kind to me. I am happy that I debuted with 'Hate Story' and despite that I didn't get typecast in Bollywood. I am doing different kind of roles in Hindi cinema," Paoli told Ians.

She also featured in recently relased medical thriller "Ankur Arora Murder Case", which has been produced by Vikram Bhatt.

Another achievement that the actress is proud of is that despite being an outsider, she has proved herself.

Film: "Ankur Arora Murder Case"; Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Arjun Mathur, Vishakha Singh, Paoli Dam, Tisca Chopra and Manish Chaudhary; Writer: Vikram Bhatt; Director: Suhail Tatari; Rating: ****

Picture this. A mother watches her young son being wheeled into the operation theatre for a minor operation. The child never returns.

Medical negligence is passe. Medical arrogance is the new menace. Enter a high-end seven-star hospital and you're bound to run into the incredibly arrogant Dr. Asthana (Kay Kay Menon, back in fabulous form), who addresses the media as though he was obliging them by giving out information and who tells his junior,.

With the release of Suhail Tatari's film Ankur Arora Murder Case just a few hours away, little must have the makers expected that they will be in a controversy because of a biscuit!

Britannia, the makers of 'Good Day' biscuits have now slapped a legal notice on Vikram Bhatt's Asa Productions (the film's makers) stating the unauthorized use of its name. The brand has claimed Rs. 1 crore to compensate the damages caused due to the alleged defamation and infringement of copyright and trademark, apart from an unconditional apology.

For the uninitiated, the film's trailers show that the film's lead character Ankur Arora falling sick after eating biscuits. Even though there is no direct mention of the biscuit's brand name by any of the actors, a packet of the aforementioned biscuits has been shown lying on the patient's table. The said brand has claimed that this denotes that the biscuits have caused the death.

Mumbai, June 13: After a notice is being sent to Vikram Bhatt's production by a biscuit brand for allegedly defaming its image in his ready to release movie "Ankur Arora Murder Case", actor Salim Diwan has come to the filmmaker's defence.

A medical thriller, the film's trailer shows that a child dies on the operation table because he ate the biscuit just before the surgery.

The actor, who plays a doctor in the film, says they did not do it intentionally and had no intention of hurting anybody's sentiments.

"They have just seen the small clip that comes in the trailer and that's why they thought that the child in the.

Mumbai, June 12: Salim Diwan hails from a doctor's family in Jaipur and runs alcohol de-addiction centres, so playing a doctor in his debut film "Ankur Arora Murder Case" has been special for the newcomer.

"I am playing a doctor's role. It's not new for me as I am from a doctor's family. I was brought up with stethoscope, and being a doctor itself is a special role in any kind of movie," he said.

A medical thriller, Suhail Tatari directed "Ankur Arora Murder Case" is about medical negligence, which many a times turn fatal.

Salim has joined actors like Tisca Chopra and Kay Kay Menon in the cast and said that he enjoyed.

When it rains, it pours - This could well be true for Vishakha Singh who has as many as three films of her lines up for release in quick succession. As a matter of fact, two of these films - Fukrey and Ankur Arora Murder Case - would be releasing on the same day! Actually, I got these films back-to-back. Last August I started working on Vikram Bhatt's Ankur Read More...

When it rains, it pours - This could well be true for Vishakha Singh who has as many as three films of her lines up for release in quick succession. As a matter of fact, two of these films - Fukrey and Ankur Arora Murder Case - would be releasing on the same day!"Actually, I got these films back-to-back. Last August I started working on Vikram Bhatt's Ankur Arora Murder Case and then in September, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani offered me Fukrey. When filmmakers like these...

New Delhi, Jun 7(Ani): The star cast of Vikram Bhatt's upcoming murder thriller 'Ankur Arora Murder Case' was spotted promoting their film at an event in Mumbai.

Lead actor, Arjun Mathur, who plays, Romesh, a young medical intern in the film, said that the movie focuses on medical profession, which is unknown to the common man.

"Ankur Arora murder case is a medical thriller, which is focusing on the medical profession which is usually unknown to the common man. What has actually happened inside the Ot is never known. So that's what the film is looking at that do we always know the truth," he said.

"It's based on true.

Mumbai, June 7: Actress Tisca Chopra, who plays a mother whose son dies due to medical negligence in "Ankur Arora Murder Case", says that as an overall package the film has gone beyond her expectations.

She asserts that Vikram Bhatt's production venture has some of the best performances.

"Outstanding story, outstanding performances... You will see some of the best performances in the film. It has been made so well that it has surpassed my expectations. It's just amazing," Tisca said here Thursday in an interview.

Based on a real-life incident where a boy dies on the operation table due to medical inattention, the cast.

Mumbai, June 7: Actress Paoli Dam will be seen as a lawyer for the first time in the forthcoming medical thriller "Ankur Arora Murder Case" and says the role was challenging.

"It was very challenging (to play lawyer) and it's the first time I was playing a lawyer," Paoli said here Thursday in an interview.

She had to learn medical terms and jargon for the role.

"There were nuances in the character, there were lot of words, typical medical terms and of course the body language (that I had to learn), so it has been nice, but very challenging also," she added.

Written and produced by Vikram Bhatt, "Ankur Arora Murder.

Mumbai, May 30: Actress Vishakha Singh, who will be seen in Vikram Bhatt's "Ankur Arora Murder Case", says chat show "Satyamev Jayate" tempted her to take on the medical drama.

The actress feels nowadays focus is more on earning comfort than saving patients.

"Last year, when I was watching 'Satyamev Jayate' and how Indian Medical Association opposed Aamir Khan, I felt sad. Even though being a doctor is a noble profession, there are doctors who forget that there is a living being right in front of you and you have to take greater responsibility," Vishakha told Ians.

Produced by Vikram Bhatt, the film revolves around.

Mumbai, May 29: She's "done with crying" and wants to get abusive on the screen, says Tisca Chopra who will be seen in a pivotal role in forthcoming film "Ankur Arora Murder Case".

"Now I am done with crying and want to give 'gali galoch' on the screen. I want to get abusive on the screen. I want to play a bad person," Tisca told reporters here.

Talking about her choice in playing a toughie on the screen, she said: "As far as bad roles are concerned, I am dying to do a tough role where I can get to play a cop or a detective like Kiran Bedi."

Produced by Vikram Bhatt, "Ankur Arora Murder Case" is a medical thriller,.

Mumbai, May 29: Actress Tisca Chopra says initially she had turned down "Ankur Arora Murder Case" as it was very tough for her to essay the role of a mother whose child is dead. She cried a lot after signing the film.

Written and produced by Vikram Bhatt and directed by Suhail Tattari, the film is said to be based on a real-life incident where a boy dies on the operation table due to medical negligence.

"I almost said no to 'Ankur Arora Murder Case' because it is such a zone in which no one wants to delve into. No one wants to think about his child's death even in the worst nightmare. So, I almost said no to Vikram and Suhail,".

Mumbai, May 28: Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, who is ready with his next production venture "Ankur Arora Murder Case", says he doesn't resort to item number to get box office success.

"It's a commercial film and I dont think we need item numbers for commercial success. In the past, some good films did well without item number like 'English Vinglish' and 'Barfi!'. I dont need an item song for box office success," Vikram Bhatt told reporters at the trailer launch of "Ankur Arora Murder Case".

Directed by Suhail Tattari, the thriller speaks about medical negligence.

"The film will be an eye opener as it speaks about medical.