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• Real life ghost stories

scare horror film star

Actress Sanaya Irani, who has played the lead
role in Vikram Bhatt’s upcoming horror film
Ghost, admits she gets scared of ghost • Bhumi becomes
stories in real life. “I am very scared Face of Asia
when it comes to ghost stories. I love Actress Bhumi Pednekar has
watching them but I actually only won the Face of Asia Award at
hear them in the theatre because I the 24th edition of the Busan
don’t have it in me to keep my eyes International Film Festival
open. Ghost’ is also one such film (BIFF). Bhumi, who is in
and I can’t believe I’m on the other South Korea for the screen-
side of the screen now. I took up this role ing of her film Dolly Kitty
to finally confront my fear and I’m glad I Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare,
did. I had a great time acting in it,” Sanaya said: “I am humbled and very
touched that my work has
was quoted as saying. Ghost, which also resonated with audiences
features Shivam Bhaargava, is the story and critics in Busan. “It’s my
of a politician who is tried in the court first international win so I
for murdering his wife. He claims that am very proud of it. I have
the murder was not committed by him but aspired to act in films that
by a spirit. The Vashu Bhagnani production have something important to
was due to be released in cinemas on October say and have worked sin-
18. Sanaya had earlier featured in hit 2006 film cerely to deliver convincing
performances. I hope to be
Fanaa starring Aamir Khan and Kajol in lead part of a brilliant cinema that
roles. Sanaya has one of the most popular TV will be liked and remembered
actresses in the industry right now. Known for fondly in the future.” She also
her popular roles like Gunjan in Miley Jab Hum thanked her film’s director
Tum and Khushi in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Alankrita Shrivastava and
Doon, Sanaya has quickly established herself producers Ekta Kapoor and
among one of the leading ladies on TV. Sanaya Ruchikaa Kapoor “for this
was recently in news as she had celebrated her great opportunity”. Bhumi
will be next seen in Saand Ki
36th birthday with her husband Mohit Sehgal, Aankh and Bala.
friend Drashti Dhami and others.

• TRAINOR’S CALLS HUBBY ‘SERIAL KILLER’ Social media

SINGER MEGHAN ATTRIBUTES THIS MONIKER TO HIS OCCASIONAL ‘SUSPICIOUS’ BEHAVIOUR important but
The All About That Bass hitmaker Meghan
Trainor and her siblings refer to Daryl So iS privacy’
Sabara — who she wed last December — by
the unusual moniker because of his “crazy”
appearance and occasional “suspicious”
behaviour. Speaking on A Little Late with
Lilly Singh, she said: “If you date or marry
me — which he did — you gotta kinda marry
my brothers, as well, and we call him Serial
Killer. I’ll be like, ‘Hey sugar’ or some weird
stuff, but when we’re talking about him, it’s
‘Serial Killer’ because he looks crazy in a
lot of pictures. But also he does suspicious
things that we’re like, ‘Are you a serial killer Amyra Dastur
• Crazy tone Meghan stays ‘suspicious’ and we just haven’t figured it out yet?’ (In an interview)

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