Drishyam rare film that gets collections, respect: Devgn

Actor Ajay Devgn, whose latest release Drishyam managed to mint an opening weekend collection of Rs.30.03 crore, says it is a “rare film that gets you collections and also respect as an actor”.“Very satisfied with the response that Drishyam is getting, one of the rare films that gets you collections as well as respect as an actor,” Ajay tweeted. Nishikant Kamat’s Drishyam is an emotional thriller revolves around a local cable operator Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay), whose life revolves around cinema and his family; wife Nandini (Shriya) and daughters Anju and Anu. Tabu is playing the role of IG Meera Deshmukh in the film.. Produced by Viacom18 and Kumar Mangat, the film released on Friday. — IANSNever been, never will be talent like Kishore-da: Lata

Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar paid tribute to cinematic legend Kishore Kumar on his 86th birth anniversary, saying he was a rare talent.The 85-year-old singer took to micro-blogging website Twitter to share her thoughts. She wrote her message in Hindi, and stressed how there has never been a talent like the multi-faceted Kishore Kumar — a singer, composer, poet, writer, director, producer, hero, scriptwriter — and there never will be another talent like him.Lata also shared a link of the song along with a tweet.The duo have together given hits like Tum aa gaye ho noor aa gaya hai, Tere bina zindagi se, Holi ke din, Bhool gaya sab kuch, Wada karo nahin chhodoge tum mera saath and Bheegi bheegi raaton mein among many. — IANSSofia Vergara glad to be young parentActress Sofia Vergara is glad she had her son when she was young because they are “friends” now that he is grown up. The Modern Family actress is close “friends” with 23-year-old Manolo, who she had with Joe Gonzalez when she was just 20 years old. She thinks having a baby when she did was ideal because she had so much energy to keep up with the demands of parenthood. “I think it helps when he grows up and you are like friends, as well as mother and son. It’s fantastic to have your kids young, because you have so much energy,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted Vergara as saying.The Colombian beauty and her son share a sense of humour. “I think my family’s really funny. Colombian people need that because we come from times that were tough, and sometimes the only way to survive that was to make fun of ourselves and those situations,” she said. — IANSPerception of fitness has changed: Rahul Model-turned-actor Rahul Dev, also known for his impeccable physique and fitness, believes that the perception of fitness in Bollywood has changed over the years. Asked about the fittest actors in Bollywood, Rahul mentioned Varun Dhawan, Tiger Shroff and Jacqueline Fernandez.“I definitely think that the perception for fitness has changed in Bollywood. Young actors like Varun Dhawan, Tiger Shroff and Jacqueline Fernandez are extremely fit. They can spread awareness about fitness among the youth,” Rahul said at the launch of his gym Breathe on Tuesday.The 46-year-old also considers Akshay Kumar his “hero” for his enviable fitness. “My hero is Akshay Kumar. He is extremely fit. At his age, he can do stunts which even Tiger Shroff may find hard to pull off,” Rahul added.An advocate of “functional fitness”, he said that he has been training since the age of 15 and still follows a strict regime. He also said that people generally go to gyms because they are “aspirational”, but they end up taking short-cuts.“People have to learn how to manage their own body weight in gyms. They generally go to gyms because they are aspirational but they want to take short-cuts.“Milk is excellent for our body, but unless you are not utilising it for our exercises, it is not worth anything,” said the Champion actor, who was in Morocco to shoot scenes for Sajid Nadiadwala’s action adventure film Dishoom. Rahul will soon be seen in Punjabi film Ramta Jogi. — IANSFighter Ronda Rousey to play herself in biopicAmerican mixed martial artist Ronda Rousey will play herself on the big screen in an upcoming biopic. Paramount Pictures has secured the rights to her bestselling autobiography My Fight/Your Fight.Mark Bomback is roped in to adapt the book, while Mary Parent is producing the project along with Rousey, with Bomback serving as executive producer, reports variety.com.“It’s a real honour to be a part of bringing Ronda’s incredible story to the big screen,” Parent said.Written by Rousey with her sister Maria Burns Ortiz, My Fight/Your Fight is an inspirational story celebrating the accomplishments of Rousey, who faced extraordinary challenges on her path to glory. The book was published in spring by Regan Arts.No date has been set yet on when the project will go into production as Bomback has just begun adapting the book. Rousey is expected to fight one more time before the end of the year and will then shoot the Pete Berg-directed action film Mile 22 in January. She has earlier appeared on screen in films like The Expendables 3, Furious 7 and Entourage, in which she also appeared as herself. — IANSWhat’s keeping Barrymore busy?Actress Drew Barrymore says she is being selective about her work as she wants to invest more time in her business and with her family. The 41-year-old, who owns Flower Beauty, is married to art consultant Will Kopelman and has two daughters Olive and Frankie.“Flower has changed my life because it lets me be a mom the way I want to be and I still get to do something meaningful and think about girls and women and empowering messages. I love movies, but the hours right now for where my kids are in their life, it’s few and far between that I’ll work,” eonline.com quoted Barrymore as saying.The 50 First Dates star also shared that she has turned down “a lot” of recent offers. “Flower Beauty is a full-time job. We do a lot of travelling for it. I do a lot of press. I go to labs all over the country, truly seeking out the most innovative things,” she said. – IANS