The Congress on Sunday took a jibe at the Centre over its announcement of the Unified Pension Scheme, saying the ‘U’ in UPS stands for Modi government’s “U-turns”. The swipe came a day after the Union Cabinet approved an assured pension of 50 per cent of salary for those who joined the service after January 1, 2004, under the National Pension System (NPS).
Ayushmann Khurrana’s 2023 film Dream Girl 2 is celebrating its first anniversary today (August 25) and the actor has dropped a hilarious video on the occasion. The movie was Khurrana’s biggest opening and was directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa and under the production of Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. The actor through his latest video has expressed gratitude for his iconic character of Pooja.
In the hilarious clip, Ayushmann receives a surprise box, with Pooja’s belongings, only to then get a call from another Pooja, selling a credit card! Hearing the same, Khurrana said, “Naam chahe kitne bhi ho, asli Pooja to sirf yahi hai (There might be several Poojas but I remain the real one)”. Watch the video here:-
Several users took to the comment section and reacted to the video. Many also hoped it was the announcement of the movie’s third part. One user commented, “Ah I thought we’re getting Dream Girl 3 soon.” Another one expressed, “Daddy se effortlessly Mommy banne ka tareeqa thoda kezual hai AK.” The third said, “Is this the sign daddy for dream girl 3 ????” “Woh ek wink se phirse dil ka telephone baj gaya uffff,” the fourth one added.
Ayushmann Khurrana in an official statement acknowledged that the love and appreciation towards Dream Girl 2 has truly been a delight for him. He asserted, “The film will always hold a special place in my heart, not only because of the success it got but for the joy it spread amongst people. As an actor, if you can evoke a sense of happiness in your audience and bring a smile to their faces, I feel it’s half the job done, and that’s what Dream Girl 2 did.”
Dream Girl 2 was a spiritual sequel to the 2019 film Dream Girl also starring Ananya Panday, Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Asrani, Abhishek Banerjee, Manjot Singh, and Seema Pahwa. The movie revolved around a man who disguised himself as a woman by cross-drossing and found himself in between a lot of chaos and confusion.
Ayushmann will be next seen in Border 2 alongside Sunny Deol.
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Dolly Parton, the iconic country music legend, 78, is all set to release a lengthy new album, Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith and Fables, in November. This 36-song album will be based on her family’s (both her mother’s and father’s sides) origins and legacies from the U.K. to Tennessee.
After releasing the title track of her new album, Parton has now released another song from the album, called ‘A Rose Won’t Fix It’ on Friday, August 23. It is a revival of an unreleased track from 1988, with her niece Heidi Parton, who is the daughter of Dolly’s brother Randy Parton. Heidi sang the lead vocals in the song and Parton herself sang the background vocals for both the verses and chorus.
The lyrics of the song emphasize how flowers aren’t enough to make up for one’s mistakes. It was originally written and recorded for Parton’s 1988 album ‘Hungry Again’, but is being revived because it didn’t make the final cut that year.
Heidi expressed her feelings about being part of the song with her Aunt through an Instagram post on Friday. She wrote, “I’m so honored to be a part of this incredible family project. To have the song I got to be a part of as a single release is one of the greatest moments of my life! And our family is so talented and I can’t wait for you all to hear that talent on November 15th of this year”.
She further wrote, “I thank you all for your continued support and love for me and my family. I sincerely hope you love this song as much as I do.”
For this album, Parton also collaborated with her family members including her uncle Bill Owens, aunt Estelle Owens, brothers Floyd and Randy, sisters Cassie, Stella, Rachel and Freida, and niece Jada Star. Her late mother, Avie Lee Parton, has also voiced several songs in the album.
The album is produced by Parton’s cousin Richie Owens and will mark her second full-length album in the rock genre after Rockstar, which was released last November. A four-part docuseries, which is currently under production, will also be released as part of the album.
Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith, and Fables will be released on November 15th of this year.
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