"Battery Saala" by Mahira Khan

Mahira Khan and her sizzling chemistry with King Khan in Raees has everyone on the edge of their seats.

While the Humsafar star is featured prominently in all the promotional material released so far, one of her dialogues has become a permanent fixture in our minds. The very flirty and sultry, ‘Battery Saala’.

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In the first trailer of the movie, Mahira’s character, Aasiya, is seen delivering the dialogue with perfect ease, followed by a wink. However, a new teaser of the movie gives us some insight into what this line means to Raees, the bootlegger.

In the trailer, Shah Rukh as Raees is called ‘Battery’ due to some reason, which is yet to be revealed. This, however, does not sit too well with the bootlegger who gets quite angry about it. Except when he is called the same by the love of his life, Aasiya.

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A few weeks back, Mahira also took to Instagram to post a picture in which she was wearing a shirt with the same dialogue written on it. Have a look here.

We are extremely curious to know what ticks Raees off and what this dialogue really means!

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Udi Udi Jaye: Mahira, SRK stun in latest Raees stills

As Raees’ release date inches closer, we are being treated to more and more of Mahira Khan and SRK much to our eternal gratitude.

Mahira, SRK’s cracking chemistry in latest Raees song will blow you away

After getting hearts racing in Zaalima, SRK and Mahira do garba with their eyes in the film’s latest song Udi Udi Jaye. As song starts, we see an unsuspecting Aasiya (played by Mahira) dancing around a room only to be joined later by Raees (Shah Rukh). The two then get festive and their garba moves are to die for!

Mahira looks flawless in a pink and yellow lehnga choli while Shah Rukh looks his fierce self in a white shalwar kameez and red dupatta.

Udi Udi Jaye: Mahira, SRK stun in latest Raees stills

The two are also showed getting married in the concluding seconds of Udi Udi Jaye with Mahira donning a sea-green bridal and Shah Rukh in a gold sherwani.

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Om Puri Tribute by Moonis Elahi, Meesha Shafi, Fahad Mustafa and Others

Om Puri, a veteran Bollywood actor passed away on 6th January 2017 after a massive heart attack which proved to be fatal for the 66 years old. His close friend and film maker Ashoke Pandit was the first to announce the sad news on Twitter.
The new year 2017 proved to be a woeful start for the family and actors from both sides of the border mourned the great loss. The social media site Twitter was flooded with his admirers both Indians and Pakistani expressing grief over the news of the demise of the legendary actor. He was a versatile actor who had played many roles during his career and became liked by everyone who watched his movies.
According to Times of India, Om Puri has returned yesterday from a film shooting and in the morning, when he didn't answer the door bell, the driver became curious and raised the alarm. Puri's body was taken to Cooper Hospital where he was announced dead and a postmortem revealed the cause of his untimely death. According to his friends, his funeral will be held at 6 PM.
His versatility knew no boundaries and he had worked with many Pakistani actors and actresses. The Actor In Law co-star Fahad Mustafa said — remembered him for his work and "humble and loving nature", it was a Pakistani film and OM Puri was a catalyst for its success. Others within the industry also poured in their love for the veteran saying he was a role model for spreading love and peace between the two countries.
 Aside from his Bollywood activities, he is also known to have raised his voice against the ongoing brutalities in Kashmir at the hands of Indian Army. His statement in the favor of innocent Kashmiris and contradicting state policies left him in hot waters. It wasn't taken lightly and people from all walks of life started condemning him saying he had spoken ill against the Indian army. His brave move to speak up the truth landed him in a miserable condition.
Moonis Elahi had appreciated his remarks and had said he had spoken for the unheard voices. He said the actor gave their media a frenzy and the Hindu extremists had a hay day over it. Nevertheless, a single person cannot fight against his nation and he had to apologize for it. The demise of the actor has caused grief on both sides of the border and people are paying tribute to the legend who not only did well in the movies, but also tried to be helpful to the helpless Kashmiris.

A legend star is no more alive now

Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri passed away early Friday morning in Mumbai.

Puri, 66, died from cardiac arrest, close friend and actor Anupam Kher told Reuters.

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Born on October 18, 1950, the actor was known for his performances in Indian, as well as Pakistani and Hollywood movies. Puri was also awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire). He was given the Padma Shri in 1990 for his contribution to cinema. Among Puri’s well known films were Aakrosh (1980), Ardh Satya (1982) for which he won the National Award for Best Actor, and British film East is East (1999).

Puri made a name for himself in the 1980s with the alternative art cinema that found a niche audience in India, playing several memorable characters that depicted the anger and angst of those times.

e also worked in a number of Hollywood and British films, including “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”, “East is East”, and most recently in “The Hundred-Foot Journey”.

In October last year, a police complaint was filed against the veteran actor for his comments that were found to be insulting to Indian soldiers by a section of the film industry. Complainant Prithvi Maske said, “Referring to the Indian Army and soldiers, he [Om Puri] said that we had not given the invitation to the soldiers of the Indian Army. They joined the army at their will.” During a debate on a TV channel, Puri had said: “Did we force them to join the army? My father was also in the army… We are proud of them (soldiers)… I am asking you: Do you want India and Pakistan to become Israel and Palestine?

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