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• Even after decades,

Juhi blooms on screen

Juhi Chawla is “grateful” that even after
three decades in the film industry, the
audience looks forward to watching • Rajkummar Rao
her films. The actor, who was one of hails stardom of Khans
Bollywood’s reigning stars in the ‘90s, He may have emerged as a
believes her dedication and loyalty to the major box office draw at the
craft is key to her relevance in Bollywood. box office but the actor does
“People still accept me with open arms not believe he is anywhere
and I love the fact that the makers have near the super stardom that
a role for me. I am totally grateful for the three Khans have in
all this. I don’t want to question it or Bollywood. There is a great
analyse anything. “Acting is all I know. I churning in Bollywood with
don’t know what I would be doing other content driven films out-
performing and outclassing
than this. I am a good worker with a happy those headlined by the likes
attitude and will be on the sets whenever of Shah Rukh Khan, Salman
there is a good opportunity,” Juhi said in an Khan and Aamir Khan. Raj-
interview. The former Miss India catapulted kummar, who is considered
to stardom with films in the romance and one of the faces of new breed
comedy space like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, of cinema, however, says it
Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Darr, Daraar, Ishq and would not be right to com-
Yes Boss, among others. The actor said she was pare his stardom with that of
the Khans. “I don’t think we
initially unsure of her path but found her way can compare superstars and
over the years. “When I started I did not know actors like me. The kind of
where I was headed, I did not know what were films Aamir sir, Shah Rukh sir
my strengths were. As I started working more, and Salman sir have done are
I realised that when there is a fun sequence, amazing. You can’t say they
I enjoy it a bit more. It comes easier to me,” are not good just because one
she said. Juhi also experimented with her of their films did not work.
choices — most notable being her work in films They are superstars for some
reason and we all love them.
3 Deewarein, Jhankaar Beats, My Brother Nikhil, Rajkummar recently said.
and I Am.

• HUNGER GAMES STAR GETS COOKE Won’t be okay to

JENNIFER LAWRENCE CONFIRMS ENGAGEMENT TO BOYFRIEND COOKE MARONEY be called racist
Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence
and Cooke Maroney have got engaged after because i’m not’
dating for over nine months. According to
PageSix, the 28-year-old Oscar winner was
recently seen wearing a massive engagement
ring while she was hanging out with the
34-year-old art gallerist in New York City.
“It was a giant rock. They seemed like they
were celebrating and people were talking
about it,” a source told the outlet. “The ring
was very noticeable. They were sitting back
in a corner. She was wearing a black dress
with white polka dots,” it added. A repre-
sentative of the actor confirmed to the outlet Esha Gupta
• Getting knotty Jennifer gets engaged that the couple will be getting married soon. (In an interview)

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