Rani surprises 'Hichki' crew with gifts to celebrate wrap (Movie Snippets)

Actress Rani Mukerji surprised her "Hichki" team with goodies from luxury designer labels as a gesture of gratitude.

A source from the film's unit said: "'Hichki' is a very special film to Rani as it is her first project after she became a mom. Given that she signed up for this film after her daughter Adira's birth, the fantastic work by the film's team made the experience very special."

The source added that Rani gave out these gifts as a gesture of recognition for all the hard work that they have put in collectively.

"It's very generous of her and everyone has adored the gifts," said the source.

The film is built on a positive premise, and is directed by Siddharth P Malhotra.

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Sana Khan 'religiously' enjoying family time in Medina

Actress Sana Khan of "Bigg Boss" fame is in Medina with her family during the holy month of Ramadan.

The "Wajah Tum Ho" actress left India earlier this month and will be in Medina for about a month with her mother and cousins.

It is her fourth year to the Saudi city of Medina, read a statement from the actress, who likes to visit the historic places there to gather more knowledge about Islam.

During her stay, Sana is also looking forward to some different types of Arabic food.

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Bajrang Bali heard 'Arre deewano...' on loop before 'Sarkar 3'

Actor Bajrang Bali Singh, who essayed the role of Deven Gandhi in Amitabh Bachchan starrer "Sarkar 3", says he listened to the megastar's hit song "Arre deewano mujhe pehchaano" on loop before shooting for his scenes.

Bajrang says he was nervous as he had to act in front of Amitabh.

"I was really nervous as I had to confront the biggest icon of Indian cinema in the very first scene. So to psyche myself up, a night before the shoot, I was listening to the song 'Arre deewano mujhe pehchaano' from the movie 'Don' on loop," Bajrang told IANS.

"That song somehow gives me an adrenaline rush and that's what I needed to get rid of my nerves. Overall, it was a wonderful experience to share screen space with the legend. It was definitely a dream come true," he added.

The actor, who has worked in the TV series "Dharmakshetra" for Epic Channel and is a voiceover artist for Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, says "Sarkar 3" director Ram Gopal Varma put "immense faith" in him.

"Ram Gopal Varma gave me a lot of freedom to enact and improvise my scenes as per the character's demand. I really had no idea about the story till the time I saw the movie. And to my surprise, my character turned out to be one of the really important ones in the movie," said Bajrang, who began his career in films with director Zaid Ali Khan's movie "Khwaabb" in 2014.

"Sarkar 3", which released last month, was third installment of the "Sarkar" franchise which also featured Ronit Roy, Jackie Shroff, Manoj Bajpayee, Amit Sadh and Yami Gautam.

--IANS

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