Punjabi girl Rakul Preet Singh proved her mettle and did several Telugu and Tamil films along with Bollywood projects. The name of the actress surfaced in the recent drug investigation case of Sushant Singh Rajput and Rhea Chakraborty. When the investigation is on, the Bollywood media circulated Rakul Preet Singh’s name in the case that she participated in drug parties along with Sushant and Rhea in the actor’s Lonavla farmhouse.

Rakul Preet Singh approached the Delhi High Court against the media trial in the case. Rakul’s lawyer submitted the media reports to the court. The High Court sought the Centre’s stand on Rakul’s plea to stop the broadcast of all the programs presenting Rakul Preet Singh in the case. A notice has been issued to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Prasar Bharti and the Press Council of India. The next date of hearing is scheduled for October 15th. The NCB officials arrested several drug dealers and peddlers but never summoned any actor or actress in the case.

The names of Rakul Preet, Sara Ali Khan and Simone Khambatta were surfaced across the media after Rhea Chakraborty got arrested by the officials of NCB.

Actress Rakul Preet Singh is missing work amid lockdown and says she cannot Await to go back.

Rakul , who turned vegan earlier this year, took to her Instagram Stories to share how much she is missing work.

She shared a video of herself from a photo shoot she did in March and wrote: “Can’t wait to get back to work… The last shoot March.”

The actress, who recently gained a fan following of 14 million on the photo-sharing website, will soon be seen in a cross-border romantic-comedy with actor Arjun Kapoor.

The film is directed by debutant Kaashvie Nair and produced by John Abraham, Nikkhil Advani, and Bhushan Kumar.Rakul Preet will also be seen in Kamal Haasan’s ambitious upcoming film “Indian 2”, which co-stars Kajal Aggarwal and Vidyut Jammwal.

Amid the lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis, actress Rakul Preet Singh is helping over 200 families living in a slum close to her home in Gurugram. She says that it is a “small effort” to express her gratitude.

The actress along with her parents, Kulwinder Singh and Rajender, is sending packets of home-cooked food to them.

“My dad figured this entire slum where people are completely out of their basics. We are facilitating two meals a day for all those people and we have decided to do it till the time the lockdown is in place,a Rakul said.

“If the lockdown gets pushed further, I will keep doing that. For now, I have committed till the month of April and then we will see depending on the situation. The food would be cooked at a place in my society and will be sent out to those people,” she added.

The actress said that everyone should be doing their bit especially during this time.

“It is very important to understand that many of us are privileged. We have a house, help, food, ability to stack up in case of emergency but this is when you give it to the society. For me, nothing can give me more happiness than the smiles on these people’s faces when they will eat their meal. And that will make me extremely happy,” she said, adding: “So that’s my way of expressing my gratitude for everything I have and it is a very small effort. Whoever can make a difference should, because I truly believe in giving back to society.”

Tollywood Managers Silver Jubilee Event took place in a grand manner yesterday night in Gachibolwi Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad. All the shoots for the Sunday have been called off in advance after the event date was locked. Several stars made their presence and came in to support the managers who are the pillars of film production. Several star actresses performed live on stage in the event. Top actress Rakul Preet Singh too was on board to perform on stage.

When Devi Sri Prasad was performing on stage, Megastar Chiranjeevi made his entry. Devi performed for some of Megastar’s songs in his presence. Soon after this, several celebrities like Kishan Reddy, Chinna Jeeyar Swamy joined the stage and their speeches took ample time. Keeping Rakul’s performance aside, the organizers invited Megastar on to the stage. Rakul Preet who waited with patience walked out without performing live. The actress was irked after her performance got delayed and left the venue without informing.

Some of the comedians planned comic skits but they could not perform due to the lack of proper management in the event.

Actress Rakul Preet says it is extremely tough for an outsider to get meaningful roles in the film industry.

But she is glad that she is getting a chance to explore her calibre with films like “De De Pyaar De”.

“I said ‘yes’ to the film because of my role. Let’s face the fact, it is very difficult for an outsider to kind of crack the film which has a great role for the girl and when you are an integral part of the story,” Rakul told IANS.

“When I heard the role, I was completely blown by it. I said ‘I will do anything to get this role’. I am extremely grateful that I am getting such a good response and people are noticing me in the trailer when it has two stalwart actors. I was overwhelmed with the response,” she added.

The film, a romantic comedy, also stars Tabu and Ajay Devgn. Written and co-produced by Luv Ranjan and directed by Akiv Ali, it tells a story of how a 50-year-old falls for a girl much younger than him, and what happens when she meets his former wife.

In the film, Rakul will be seen essaying the role of a girl from London.

On her look, the actress said: “My look is very different. When I got the film, Luv Sir asked me that to lose weight. The brief given to me was, ‘You need to look like Deepika Padukone from ‘Cocktail’.

“Considering I own a gym myself, I couldn’t say no. I had 25 days before I started the film and I lost about 8-10 kg at that point of time. It was a lot of work in terms of getting the look right.”

She continued: “I was training for four hours and there was a proper regime. I had to crash diet for a week and then build muscle. It was one month of intense training. It was probably the most hardworking month of my life in terms of fitness.”

“De De Pyaar De”, produced by T-Series and Luv Films, will release on May 17. Rakul hopes the “film creates the same excitement as the trailer”.

She is just a decade old in southern showbiz, but Rakul Preet Singh has managed to carve a niche for herself. The actress feels there has been a change in the Telugu film industry as it is no more patriarchal.

Rakul made her acting debut with the Kannada film “Gilli” in 2009. She subsequently made her Telugu debut with “Keratam”, later she has starred in Telugu hits like “Venkatadri Express”, “Current Theega”, “Rough”, “Loukyam”, “Kick 2”, “Sarrainodu”, “Nannaku Prematho”, “Dhruva”, “Spyder” and “Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru”.

Asked if she feels the Telugu film industry is hero-centric, Rakul told IANS: “Don’t you think the world is male dominated? I would put it that way and I don’t think that it is hero-centric anymore. Times are changing and there are good films. If you look at a ‘Baahubali’ which was such a big film, the whole thing is about Anushka Shetty’s character being so strong.”

Rakul then praised actresses Nayanthara, Trisha, Kangana Ranaut, Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt for doing some “superb” work.

The 28-year-old said the entire Indian film industry is evolving.

“I think on the whole the film industries across India are changing and there are better roles for women. And I think even in the past there have been. But when you look at the world on the whole I feel largely it is a male-dominated world, but I think things are becoming better now,” she said.

Rakul has also dabbled in Hindi films. She started off with “Yaariyan” as her first Bollywood venture in 2014, followed by “Aiyaary” and her next will be “De De Pyaar De”.

The actress believes there are “good roles” written for girls and she hopes to “crack a few of those”.

Over her journey in the industry, she has managed to work with southern superstars such as Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, Ravi Teja and Junior NTR.

She describes working with all of them as “amazing”.

“They are amazing people. Charan, Bunny, Ravi Garo, they are all amazing people and each one excels. They are such amazing dancers. I always joke that they have no bones in their bodies and I think I am friends with all of them. They are very grounded and that’s what gets them the stardom they have,” said Rakul.

Leading heroine Rakul Preet Singh’s younger brother, Aman is gearing up for his Telugu debut. Dasari Lawrence will be helming the project.

Touted as a romantic drama, this yet untitled film’s formal launch will take place in Hyderabad tomorrow. New girl Monica Sharma will be seen romancing Aman in the film.

On the other hand, Aman’s debut film, Sedition, an English-Hindi bilingual is also expected to hit the screens sometime this year.

Actress Rakul Preet is going all out to make her Bollywood offer count big on career front. Recently, she has been signed up for a challenging role in Siddharth Malhotra’s upcoming biggie Marjaavaan. Rakul’s role in this film will involve a lot of action episodes for which she needs to be super fit and active.

To pull off this challenging role, Rakul has decided to sweat out in gym and get ready for the action sequences. She is now spending hours taking up aerial yoga to make her fit and strong. The Aiyaary beauty is known for her fitness goals and already owns a renowned fitness chain in Telugu states.

Rakul is awaiting the release of her Tamil big ticket films Dev and NGK. She has been roped in for Telugu multi-starrer Venky Mama opposite Naga Chaitanya. After a brief lull, she is back to busy days.