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Gavie Chahal recollects how during Tiger Zinda Hai shoot they were not allowed to enter a club in Austria

Actor Gavie Chahal is known for his performance as Captain Abrar in Ek Tha Tiger and Tiger Zinda Hai. The actor recently had a movie released titled Yeh Hai India in which he plays the role of an NRI who comes to India to explore the country. We recently met Gavie and spoke to him about the film.

During the interaction, while talking about the discrimination Indians face, Gavie recollected that how during the shooting of Tiger Zinda Hai in Austria, he and his few co-stars were not allowed to enter a club. The actor said, “I was shooting Tiger Zinda Hai, we were in Austria. There was a club and after finishing the shoot, I with few of my colleagues went there and we were denied the entry. Actually, Austria wanted Salman Khan to promote their tourism. They requested Salman bhai to come and shoot over there. He (Salman Khan) did a favour by shooting there and they denied us the entry to a club.”


In the interview with us, Gavie also spoke about the third instalment of Ek Tha Tiger. He will also be seen sharing screen space with Sanjay Dutt in Torbaaz. Watch the whole interview here…

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Government considers £100 weekly payments to move asylum seekers out of hotels

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  • Asylum seekers could receive £100 per week on top of existing £49.18 support to leave hotels.
  • Currently over 32,000 migrants housed in 200 hotels costing £145 per night or £5.5 m daily.
  • Separate scheme offers up to £3,000 to asylum seekers willing to return to home countries.
The government is considering paying asylum seekers £100 a week to leave taxpayer-funded hotels and live with family or friends in the UK. Home Office officials have proposed the scheme as part of prime minister Keir Starmer's drive to accelerate the closure of asylum hotels. The weekly payment would come on top of the existing £49.18 support for living costs that migrants in hotels currently receive. The plan, set to be trialled in 2026, could reduce accommodation costs to a seventh of current spending. More than 32,000 migrants are currently housed in 200 hotels at an average cost of £145 per night or £1,015 a week. This compares with £23.25 a night for other dispersal accommodation in communities. The total bill for asylum hotels stands at £5.5 m a day, or £2.1 bn a year. Labour has pledged to stop their use by the end of this term in 2029, though suggestions indicate Starmer has privately set a one-year target.


The government has earmarked two former military barracks in Inverness, Scotland, and Crowborough, East Sussex, to house 900 migrants from the end of November as part of the hotel closure plan.


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