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Jackie Shroff wishes legendary musician Pyarelal, actor Shakti Kapoor on their birthdays

3 September 2026 colorsnews.in

Mumbai, September 3 (IANS) Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff extended birthday wishes to legendary musician Pyarelal and veteran actor Shakti Kapoor on their special day.

Sharing heartfelt posts on his social media account, Jackie Shroff shared heartfelt posts.

For Pyarelal, one half of the iconic music composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Jackie shared a picture of the veteran musician playing the violin.

The post featured the song “Ek Pyar Ka Naghma Hai” by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh and had the hashtags #HappyBirthday and #PyarelalRampRasadSharma. Alongside the tribute, Jackie wrote, “My Respects Always!”

Talking about Pyarelal, the legendary music composer was born on September 3, 1940, and is touted as one of the most celebrated music composers in Hindi cinema.

Along with Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar, he formed the hugely successful Laxmikant-Pyarelal duo, and together they created music for many memorable films and songs. Pyarelal was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2024.

Some of the most memorable songs composed by the iconic Laxmikant-Pyarelal duo include ‘Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai’ from Shor, ‘Dafli Wale Dafli Baja’ from Sargam, ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ from Satyam Shivam Sundaram, ‘Om Shanti Om’ from Karz, ‘Parda Hai Parda’ from Amar Akbar Anthony, ‘Zindagi Ki Na Toote Ladi’ from Kranti, ‘Tere Mere Beech Mein’ from Ek Duuje Ke Liye, ‘My Name Is Lakhan’ from Ram Lakhan, and ‘So Gaya Yeh Jahan’ from Tezaab.

Jackie also wished actor Shakti Kapoor on his birthday. Sharing a stylish picture of the veteran actor dressed in a black suit, Jackie wrote, “Happiness Always!”

Shakti Kapoor, who has had a career spanning for over four decades in the Hindi film industry, is known for his versatility and memorable comic and negative roles in Hindi cinema. He has been part of popular films including Andaz Apna Apna, Raja Babu, Coolie No. 1 and many more.

–IANS

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Maggie Gyllenhaal on late Heath Ledger’s ‘incredible’ performance in ‘The Dark Knight’, his friendship with Jake Gyllenhaal

3 September 2026 colorsnews.in

Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Actress-filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal has spoken about her memories of working on The Dark Knight and late superstar Heath Ledger’s extraordinary performance as the Joker.

Maggie was on The Drew Barrymore Show, where she spoke about the late star’s ability to command attention in a massive production. She went on to speak about Ledger’s close friendship with her brother, Jake Gyllenhaal, whom he had worked with in the blockbuster “Brokeback Mountain”.

Barrymore asked Maggie: “What was it like to make that film? That is such an epic, cinematic masterpiece. With some of the greatest performances and just a very beloved time capsule of perfect, perfect filmmaking.”

To which, Maggie said: “The thing about The Dark Knight is it really, well, the scope was massive. The other thing I want to say about that movie is like, it’s hard to act well in a huge movie. Because so many other things are, like, take precedent.”

She added: “VFX, tons of extras. I don’t know, just the scope. And Heath Ledger just took the space he needed and was incredible in that movie. And everybody knew it. I remember I remember Peter, my husband, and Michelle and Heath, and we both had babies who were about the same age.”

“And Peter said, oh, wow, the Joker, that’s a big deal, taking that on. And he said, I have an idea.”

The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan.

The plot follows the vigilante Batman, police lieutenant James Gordon, and district attorney Harvey Dent, who form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City. Their efforts are derailed by the Joker, an anarchistic mastermind who seeks to test how far Batman will go to save the city from chaos.

Barrymore spoke about seeing Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath together.

“Yeah, broke back. And they had done ‘Brokeback Mountain’. and they were dear friends. And I saw them out…. And I remember hanging out with them and being so happy to be around them and seeing what a true friendship they really had. But it wasn’t the movie.”

Maggie said: “You can’t make a movie like Brokeback Mountain and not make a connection, I don’t think.”

Barrymore went on to share that she agrees completely.

Brokeback Mountain released in 2005. The independent neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee was adapted from the 1997 short story by Annie Proulx. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams.

Its plot depicts the complex romantic relationship between two American cowboys, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, in the American West from 1963 to 1983.

–IANS

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