Have you heard? A year on

Yesterday marked a year since singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by a group of assailants in Mansa district Musicians and fans paid tributes to the deceased singer on social media on his first death anniversary Prayers were held at his ancestral village Jawahar Ke by locals with his mother Charan Kaur in attendance Artistes including Sonam Bajwa Afsana Khan and Raja Kumari took to social media to remember him Kumari wrote ldquoThe respect you showed me taught me to never accept less Praying for peace over your family and over all of us who mourn your lossrdquoContinued effort On interacting with an engineer from Bihar who quit his job started a school for orphaned children and named it after the actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood decided to further his effort The actor will make another building accessible to the team for higher education for underprivileged children Sood said ldquoIncreasing access to education is one of the best ways to combat poverty We aim to educate children from the marginalised sections of society so that they have a better chance at job opportunities Higher education is something we are working on The other important aspect is nutrition and overall wellbeing as this school is also a night shelterrdquoAlso ReadHave you heard Hrithik Roshan teams up with real heroesNew work for MM KeeravaniAfter the historic win for Naatu naatu at the 2023 Academy Awards music composer MM Keeravani is set to work in the Malayalam film Magician Keeravani was in the state capital city to be part of the launch of his film which marks the composerrsquosreturn to Malayalam cinema after 27 years His last Malayalam film was Devaragam starring Sridevi and Arvind Swami which had tracks named Shishirakaala Shashikala and Yayayaa yadava which continue to remain popular in Kerala Before that Keeravani composed music for two Mammootty films Neelagiri and SooryamanasamThe newage RaghuA new promo for the youthbased reality series MTV Roadies shows former Shark Tank judge Ashneer Grover appearing as a guest in one of the episodes The channel shared the promo on Instagram which gives a glimpse of the auditions Grover is seen telling a contestant ldquoBheek hi mang raha hai na Bhai le lo merekordquo Grover known for his condescending attitude could well remind viewers of Raghu Ram the popular Roadies mentor of the early 2000s whose jabs were considered the selling point of MTV Roadies The extent of Groverrsquos involvement in the show is yet to come to lightNaseerrsquos strong wordsThe Hindi film industry was never the one to roll up its sleeves and tackle issues head on says veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah asking whether anyone will make a movie on the protesting wrestlers in the national capital The actor 72 a vocal critic of the BJPled central government said ldquoThe atmosphere of hate makes it worse and thatrsquos why this is happening Everyone is scared Not that the Hindi film industry was particularly politically or socially aware at any stage Will anyone make a film on these girl wrestlers who brought us medals No because they are scared of the repercussions The industry is keeping mum on important issuesrdquo He stated that films are the strongest mediums to effect change and added that he is not scared to speak his mind but fears ldquofor the future of the country because we seem to be heading backwardsrdquoPechaan kaunActor Dhanush looked unrecognisable when he was spotted sporting long hair and thick facial fuzz at the airport While obliging fans with photos he caught the attention of fans who likened him to Baba Ramdev One wrote on social media ldquoMujhe toh laga Baba Ramdev kapde pahen kar gayerdquo Another shared ldquoI think Baba Ramdev par biopic banne wali hairdquo It is not ascertained if this look is for his upcoming film Captain Miller in which he plays dual roles of a father and his sonThe uniform mattersInspector Avinash actor Randeep Hooda says characters in uniform always make for ldquogreat cinematicrdquo parts Based on the life of Uttar Pradesh cop Avinash Mishra the crime thriller series revolves around the titular character who is on a mission to stop the crimes in the state Inspector Avinash Hooda said is a novel addition to other cop shows streaming online ldquoCops always make for great cinematic characters because of the nature of their job and the circumstances that they operate in Inspector Avinash has its own flavour Irsquom very grateful to have got the opportunity to play this part Mr Avinash Mishra in real life is largerthanlife yet sweet and humble and has got a great way of stating thingsrdquoBoman turns directorBoman Irani who started his acting career at the age of 41 is set to showcase his skills behind the camera Speaking about his upcoming plans at the IIFA awards Irani said ldquoI am going to direct my first film My son is producing it I have written it and will also play a role in it I am going to spend the next six months working on my own film nowrdquo His son Kayoze is also directing his first feature film Talking about it the actor said ldquoYes he is shooting as we speak I am excited for his movierdquo Earlier this year the actor had shared a post on his social media congratulating his son when he started shooting for his debut filmAlso ReadHave you heard PeeCees spy thriller Citadel gets second season nod