Vidya Balan Spent Two Weeks Dancing To 'Mere Dholna': 'Took Time To Just Memorise Sargam'

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by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

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Actress Vidya Balan has shared that it took a good amount of time just to memorise the sargam of the song 'Mere Dholna', adding that she spent two weeks learning the dance moves for the song.

Mumbai, Apr 19: Actress Vidya Balan has shared that it took a good amount of time just to memorise the sargam of the song 'Mere Dholna', adding that she spent two weeks learning the dance moves for the song.

Vidya appeared on the stage of the kids' singing reality show 'Superstar Singer 3' along with her 'Do Aur Do Pyaar' co-star Pratik Gandhi.

Indian Navy veteran, Commander Prabha Lall, also graced the show to extend her support to Nishant Gupta from Gurugram, Haryana, and Devanasriya K from Kozhikode, Kerala.

Sharing her own journey and the challenges she faced, she expressed her admiration for Vidya and requested Nishant and Devanasriya to perform on 'Mere Dholna'.

The song is originally sung by Shreya Ghoshal and MG Sreekumar and is from the 2007 comedy horror film 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa', starring Akshay Kumar and Vidya.

In a mesmerising display of talent, the dynamic duo, along with their captain Mohd Danish, gave a stunning performance that left everyone spellbound.

Amazed by the performance, Vidya shared: "Thank you for singing this song. It's one of my all-time favourites, and again, I will be a part of the film 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3'. I was so excited to hear you guys. Both of you delivered that prelude flawlessly. I'm curious, how much practice do you both put in? Your performance seemed so seasoned, almost as if you've been doing this for ages. God bless you both for such an incredible performance."

Recalling the shoot of the song, the actress, who was last seen in 'Neeyat', added: "You know, when I performed this song, it took a good amount of time just to memorise the Sargam, and it took me two weeks to dance to these songs. And here you, as singers, master it in just four days. That's truly impressive."

Stunned by the performance, super judge Neha Kakkar said: "Historic indeed. Danish, you've done a fantastic job. And these two kids have no idea how incredible they were. It's almost unbelievable. They sang with such passion and delivered an outstanding performance. I'm stunned."

Echoing Vidya’s thought, Pratik said: "You guys pulled off this challenging song with such ease. I feel like you've been preparing for this moment for many lifetimes. Also, the mentor-mentee relationship between you guys is truly remarkable. Danish Bhai, what an incredible team you've got. I can't wait to see this team perform on bigger stages."

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'Superstar Singer 3' airs every Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. on Sony.

(IANS)

BJP Approaches EC Over Sujata Karthikeyan's "Gross Misconduct for BJD's Electoral Gains" In Odisha

by Hemanta Pande

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar, May 2: The central leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday approached the Election Commission here accusing Odisha’s Mission Shakti Department Secretary, Sujata Karthikeyan of “misusing” her position to mobilise women attached with self-help groups “for electoral gains" of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).

A delegation led by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi and senior party leader Om Pathak met the Election Commission and submitted a memorandum in this regard.

"Sujata Pandian, IAS, Commissioner cum Secretary, Mission Shakti, who is the wife of VK Pandian, also known as V Karthikeyan Pandian, is not only affiliated politically to the BJD, but also indulging in grave misconduct through misuse of authority, government machinery, and man power for influencing voters through 'SVEEP' for electoral gains of the BJD," the BJP leaders wrote in memorandum.

The BJP leaders alleged that VK Pandian, who also served as the Private Secretary to CM Patnaik for over a decade, wields considerable influence within the state’s administration.

“In November 2023, after taking voluntary retirement from IAS, Pandian joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party. He was subsequently appointed as the chairman of the state’s flagship programme- 5T transformational initiatives with the rank of a Cabinet Minister...His proximity to the Chief Minister as well as the BJD cannot be overemphasized,” the memorandum reads.

"With a view to preserve the unbiased and unblemished reputation of ECI, it would be the fitness of things to relieve Sujata R. Karthikeyan, IAS, from the post of Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Mission Shakti, Government of Odisha and not assigned any public dealing duty till the conclusion of the impending Parliamentary and Assembly Elections in the State of Odisha" it says.

SVEEP is the flagship programme of the Election Commission of India for voter education, spreading voter awareness and promoting voter literacy in the country.

Assembly and Lok Sabha elections will be held simultaneously in Odisha in four phases, starting from Phase one on May 13, Phase two on May 20, Phase three on May 25 and the final Phase on June 1.

The results will be announced on June 4.

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Covaxin Has Excellent Safety Record, Says Bharat Biotech

by Hemanta Pande

Hyderabad, May 2: Bharat Biotech on Thursday said that its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin has an excellent safety record without any vaccine-associated incidents of blood clots, thrombocytopenia, TTS, VITT, pericarditis, myocarditis, etc, as it was developed with a single-minded focus on safety first, followed by efficacy.

The Hyderabad-based company issued a statement amid questions being raised in some quarters over the safety of Covid vaccines after global pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca admitted that its Covid vaccine Covishield, developed by researchers from Oxford University, can cause a rare side effect of blood clotting and low platelet count after immunisation.

As many as 175 crore doses of Covishield, developed by AstraZeneca and manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute, were reportedly administered in India.

Bharat Biotech mentioned that Covaxin was the only Covid-19 vaccine in the Indian government’s Covid-19 immunisation programme to have conducted efficacy trials in India.

"Covaxin was evaluated in more than 27,000 subjects as part of its licensure process. It was licensed under restricted use in clinical trial mode, where detailed safety reporting was carried out for several hundred thousand subjects," the vaccine manufacturer said.

The safety of Covaxin was also evaluated by the Ministry of Health.

"Ongoing safety monitoring (pharmacovigilance) was continued throughout the product life cycle of Covaxin. All the above studies and safety follow-up activities have demonstrated an excellent safety record for Covaxin without any vaccine-associated incidents of blood clots, Thrombocytopenia, TTS, VITT, pericarditis, myocarditis, etc.," it said.

"As seasoned innovators and product developers, the Bharat Biotech team was well aware that, while the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines may be short-lived, the impact on patient safety could last a lifetime. Hence safety is the primary focus for all our vaccines," it added. (IANS)

Vidya Balan Spent Two Weeks Dancing To 'Mere Dholna': 'Took Time To Just Memorise Sargam'

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