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Sony TV’s dance reality show India’s Best Dancer 2 found its winner Saumya Kamble on Sunday. The young girl from Pune took home the trophy, a car, and Rs 15 lakh in cash prize. Given that she was keeping unwell for a few days, Saumya had to miss the final and miss the biggest opportunity of her life. In an exclusive chat with indianexpress.com, she said that while she was upset initially, she realized that it was a part of God’s plan. “Having been through the entire journey and missing the finale was a very upsetting moment. However, I knew there would be something worthwhile in it. And here it is, I am sitting with the winner’s trophy. This is the biggest moment for me,” Saumya shared. She added that her family back in Pune is also overjoyed and waiting for her to join the celebration. Having faced several challenges while growing up, choosing dance was quite a risky decision. However, her mother was always a pillar of support. Saumya also shared that she learn locking and popping dur...

Five years after she was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted, Malayalam actress Bhavana Menon has broken her silence. The actress on Monday shared a statement on her social media and addressed the humiliation that she went through in the last few years post the incident.  "This has not been an easy journey. The journey from being a victim to becoming a survivor. For 5 years now, my name and my identity have been suppressed under the weight of the assault inflicted on me. Though I am not the one who has committed the crime, there have been many attempts to humiliate, silence, and isolate me. But at such times I have had some who stepped forward to keep my voice alive," she wrote on Instagram. The attack on Menon reportedly took place in 2017 when she was returning to Kochi, Kerala, the southernmost state of India. The actress was returning after a shooting assignment on the outskirts of the city. Her vehicle was allegedly waylaid, and she was abducted by a criminal gang ...