Kochi, July 27 (IANS) The newly elected body of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) has decided to hold dance and acting classes for the youth.

“We have decided to hold dance and acting classes for the youth. We have a responsibility towards the future of the youth. We will conduct workshops for those interested in acting and dancing,” said one of the actors associated with the body.

He said that a preliminary selection will be done and those selected will be invited to participate in the workshop that seasoned actors will handle.

“Even if any actor also wishes to learn dancing they too can join these workshops,” the actor said.

The body has also decided to honour the long-standing commitment of the Late AMMA President, Innocent.

“Innocent had committed to the Producers Association that AMMA will join hands with them and hold a stage show which will then be broadcast on a leading Malayalam TV channel,” said the actor.

He said that the proceeds of the show will be shared between the Producers Association and AMMA.

“Producers are facing a tough time and going through a bad phase. So, Innocent had committed to the producers that AMMA would do a stage show to raise funds,” added the star.

All the leading lights of AMMA including Mammootty, Mohanlal, MoS Suresh Gopi and others will be rehearsing for the stage show which will be held next month.

One of the actors told IANS that four days of rehearsals will be held at Kochi and then the show will be staged, which will be telecast by Mazhavil Manorama TV in September during the Onam festival season.

Meanwhile, superstar Mohanlal won a successive third term and was elected unopposed as AMMA President while hugely popular actor Siddique was appointed as the new General Secretary of the body.

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Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Singer Sneha Astunkar, who has released her new track, ‘Mohabbat Baaki’, describes it as a song about the feeling of peaceful longing.

This track features a collaboration between Sneha, lyricist Priya Saraiya, and composer Hriday Gattani.

The song is a unique blend of musical styles, offering a poetic glimpse into the story of love.

Talking about the song, Sneha said: “ ‘Mohabbat Baaki’ is a song about the feeling of peaceful longing. It’s a song that is very close to my heart. Making this song with Hriday and Priya Ji has been an incredible experience. I hope listeners take away a feeling of positivity and feel a lot of sukoon when they play the song.”

The music video for the song explores the fluidity of relationships and depicts two lovers setting a paper boat afloat on waters from different shores. Gattani, who also sings the track, appears in the video alongside Astunkar.

Mentored by ghazal icon Talat Aziz, Sneha has previously made her mark with tracks like ‘Rehna Tu Kareeb’, ‘Meherbaan’, and ‘Bas Yun Hi’, establishing herself as a contemporary artist.

The song, presented by MOX Studios, is available for streaming on YouTube.

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Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Actress Jessica Alba, who is known for her roles in ‘Entourage’, ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’, and ‘Never Been Kissed’, is celebrating the equal participation of male and female athletes at the ongoing Paris Olympics.

The actress took to Instagram and highlighted that the Paris Olympics is the first in history to achieve numerical gender parity, with an equal number of male and female athletes participating.

The post read: “Paris will be the first Olympics in history to achieve numerical gender parity with the same number of male and female athletes participating.”

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on July 26 in Paris.

The ceremony featured an artistic programme showcasing French culture, a parade of athletes, and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.

French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Games open, marking the formal beginning of competitions for the next 16 days.

In addition, Jessica recently advocated for more sleep for women, sharing a study on her Instagram stories that suggests women need an extra 20 minutes of sleep for their bodies to function at their full potential.

According to the study, women need an additional 20 minutes of sleep because their brains are constantly engaged in decision-making, planning, and other “invisible labour.”

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Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Actress Genelia Deshmukh gave fans a glimpse into her children’s dedication to football practice despite heavy rain in Mumbai, captioning the moment with “nothing stops them from being there.”

Talking to Instagram stories, Genelia, who boasts 14 million followers, posted a video showing her kids, Riaan and Rahyl, playing football in the stadium amid the downpour.

The post is captioned: “Rain…6 am wakeup…7 am practice… nothing stops them from being there… kids are trying and that’s all that matters.”

Genelia is married to actor Riteish Deshmukh. The couple tied the knot in February 2012 in a traditional Marathi Hindu ceremony. They both made their acting debuts in the 2003 romantic film ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’.

Genelia then starred in Tamil films such as ‘Boys’, ‘Sachein’, ‘Chennai Kadhal’, ‘Santosh Subramaniam’, ‘Uthamaputhiran’, and ‘Velayudham’.

She has also featured in Telugu films such as ‘Satyam’, ‘Samba’, ‘Sye’, ‘Naa Alludu’, ‘Bommarillu’, ‘Sasirekha Parinayam’, and ‘Orange’.

The 36-year-old has been part of Hindi movies like ‘Masti’, ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’, ‘Chance Pe Dance’, ‘Mister Mummy’, and the recently released ‘Trial Period’.

Upcoming projects include the sports drama ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’, alongside Aamir Khan, directed by RS Prasanna and produced by Aamir and Kiran Rao.

The actress also has the Telugu film ‘Junior’ in the pipeline.

Riteish was last seen in the comedy horror film ‘Kakuda’, directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under RSVP Movies, co-starring Sonakshi Sinha and Saqib Saleem.

His upcoming projects include ‘Visfot’, ‘Raid 2’, and ‘Raja Shivaji’.

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Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) The Paris Olympics has kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony, and Bollywood stars are rallying behind the Indian contingent participating in the biggest sporting event.

Actress Deepika Padukone took to her Instagram stories and shared a video of the opening ceremony, featuring Indian athletes PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal, who led the Indian team as flag bearers during the Parade of Nations on the River Seine in Paris, France.

Her ‘Singham Again’ co-star, Ajay Devgn, also showed his support by posting on X: “To all Indian Athletes, You are the pride of our nation. The best at what y’all do. Be assured that we will be cheering our hearts out to see perform. It’s time to bring home the hardware. Cheers and good luck! #OlympicGames #Olympic2024.”

Sonali Bendre shared a picture of the Indian contingent at the Olympics on her Instagram story, captioning it: “Rooting for Team India.”

Alia Bhatt also took to Instagram stories and posted a picture from the event with the caption: “Onward and upwards, Team India.”

While many praised the Indian athletes, actress and politician Kangana Ranaut criticised the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024.

Taking to Instagram stories, the actress posted a video from the event and wrote: “The Paris Olympics is under fire for including a ‘child’ in their hyper-s*xualised, blasphemous rendition of The Last Supper. An apparent child could be seen joining the drag queens during the performance. They also showed a naked man painted blue as Jesus and mocked Christianity. Leftists totally hijacked Olympics 2024. Shame (sic).”

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