'Gully Boy' fame rapper MC Tod Fod passes away, Ranveer Singh, Zoya Akhtar pay tributes
Mumbai(PTI): Actors Ranveer Singh, Siddhant Chaturvedi and filmmaker Zoya Akhtar on Tuesday mourned the loss of rapper Dharmesh Parmar, popularly known as MC Tod Fod, who passed away on March 20.
The Dadar-based rapper died aged 24.
His death was confirmed by the Mumbai hip-hop group Swadesi, of which he was a part of, on Monday. The cause of his death is not yet known.
Parmar was known for his rap songs in Hindi and Gujarati and was also a part of Akhtar's 2019 drama "Gully Boy", contributing to its music.
Singh, who fronted the story of a rapper's rise from the streets, took to Instagram and posted a photo of Parmar with a heartbreak emoticon.
Chaturvedi, who also starred in the film, took to Instagram and shared a screenshot of his chat with Parmar.
In the chat, the actor had congratulated him for his "Gully Boy" track "India 91".
"RIP Bhai," Chaturvedi wrote.
Akhtar posted a picture of the rapper on her Instagram feed.
"You have gone way too soon. I can only be grateful our paths crossed. Rest in peace Bantai," she wrote.
The official Instagram page of Swadesi Movement posted a video of the rapper's perfomance from 'Swadesi Mela'.
"You had to be there to experience it, his thrill, his love for playing live music. You are never forgotten, you will always live through with your music," the post read.
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Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China's foreign ministry
Beijing (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
Xi and Trump, who is on a three-day visit to China, met twice on Thursday and discussed a range of bilateral and global issues.
Trump is due to leave on Friday after a luncheon meeting with Xi.
Summing up the outcomes of Trump’s visit to Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two presidents had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings.
They agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability to provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations over the next three years and beyond.
The two presidents also agreed to promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity and progress to the world, said a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson.
Trump visited China at the invitation of Xi.
The two presidents are meeting in person again for the first time since their Busan meeting last October, and it is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the statement said.
On Thursday, President Xi held a welcome ceremony and a banquet for Trump, held talks and visited the Temple of Heaven with him.
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