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Actor Durgesh Kumar, who appeared in Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda’s 2014 film, Highway, has carved a niche for himself in showbiz. Durgesh’s performance as Bhushan Kumar aka Banrakas in the web series, Panchayat was well-received by the audience.
The Panchayat actor has finally bought his first apartment in Mumbai after years of struggle in the city.
On July 31, Durgesh Kumar took to Instagram to share the news with his followers on the platform. In his post, Durgesh dropped a picture of the keys to his new apartment.
“Aapna Ghar….. Mumbai main thanks (sic),” an excerpt from his caption read.
Take a look at Durgesh’s Instagram post here:
Congratulations started pouring in on Durgesh Kumar’s latest update on Instagram. Many netizens dropped their reactions to his post while wishing the actor.
“Congratulations sir, I hope you achieve many more and keep entertaining us,” a fan wrote. An Instagram user commented, “Bht bht Mubarak.”
A comment reads, “Sir ka Phulera ka ghar.” An Instagram user quipped saying, “Dekh rha hh Vinod bhaiya ji khud ka ghar le liye Mumbai mein Congratulations.”
“You deserve more,” one of the comments read.
In an earlier interview with Digital Commentary, Durgesh Kumar revealed that he auditioned for a photographer’s role in the TVF series, Panchayat.
However, Aspirants writer Deepesh Sumitra Jagdish played the photographer and Durgesh ended up essaying the role of Bhushan Kumar (Banrakas) in the series.
In the first season of Panchayat, Durgesh Kumar earned Rs. 10,000 as remuneration including flights, food, and accommodation arrangements by the makers.
All about Panchayat
Panchayat stars Jitendra Kumar in the lead role. Raghubir Yadav and Neena Gupta play crucial roles in the series. It also stars Chandan Roy and Faisal Malik in supporting roles.
The third season of the series was released on Amazon Prime Video and has been available to stream since May 2024.
Durgesh Kumar has also worked in movies like Sultan, Freaky Ali, Bahen Hogi Teri, Laapataa Ladies, and Bhakshak.
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Nikhil Advani made his directorial debut with the 2003 movie, Kal Ho Naa Ho. The romantic-drama film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta in key roles. While the evergreen movie became a commercial success, SRK thought it was ‘rubbish’.
During a recent interview, the Salaam-e-Ishq director revealed why Shah Rukh said so about his debut film. Read on!
Acclaimed Bollywood director and producer Nikhil Advani was recently in an interview with Galatta Plus. While talking about his film career, he shared his experience of working with Shah Rukh Khan. The filmmaker revealed that the Pathaan star has a habit of criticizing the movies he is working on at that moment.
Nikhil divulged that while he was working on Mohabbatein as an associate director with SRK, King Khan was also doing Hey Ram. He further added that the Jawan actor has a habit of coming for meetings and saying that the film he is making with you is rubbish and they should see the other movie. “In Kal Ho Naa Ho, he said Devdas is fantastic, Kal Ho Naa Ho is rubbish. So, he has that habit,” Nikhil shared.
The filmmaker is eagerly waiting for the release of his upcoming movie Vedaa. A couple of days ago, the movie finally got certified U/A by the revising committee of the Central Board of Film Certification without a single cut.
A source close to Pinkvilla shared, “The makers have been advised to put a disclaimer at the beginning and the entire content has got a clean chit from the certification body. The team of Vedaa is very happy with the smooth process and appreciates the fact that the CBFC team could relate to the important issue they are trying to address through the film.”
The action-drama film stars John Abraham, Sharvari, Abhishek Banerjee, and Tamannaah Bhatia in key roles and is inspired by true events. The film is scheduled to release on August 15, 2024.
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