“We have separated and kindly requested you to give us time during this difficult period,” he shared on X. This has left fans guessing if he was seeking a divorce from his wife and actress Shilpa Shetty or it was another gimmick.
“Separate means divorce from Shilpa Shetty? What are you saying?” commented a user.
We have separated and kindly request you to give us time during this difficult period 🙏💔
— Raj Kundra (@onlyrajkundra) October 19, 2023
Another user wrote, “Don’t worry guys, they are separated means Face mask and Raj Kundra now separated.”
“Achcha huya. Shilpa bhi bahut dino se tumhari vajah se pareshan rahi he. Bas ab aur nahi,” commented a third user.
However, many other users pointed it to be a promotional stunt for his upcoming movie.
“It just seems to be a publicity gimmick for the film,” commented another user.
Meanwhile, Shilpa Shetty has remained tight-lipped about the ‘separation’.
It is worth mentioning here that Raj Kundra is playing the titular role in his upcoming movie ‘UT 69’ that is based on his real life. It deals with Raj Kundra’s day in jail following the charges of producing pornographic content.
It’s Party Time 💃🏻💃🏻 https://t.co/kTBrPSGYhJ
— Pooja Hegde (@hegdepooja) May 16, 2022
All through the last week and also during the weekend, Janhvi Kapoor inspired fans with her fitness level. On Sunday, she unveiled her sultry look in a shimmering revealing gown and yesterday gave a glimpse of her BTS preparation for the photoshoot. The Dhadak actress penned that it takes an army to get that sexy look and thanked that she has the best one at her behest.
Shilpa Shetty surprised her fans last week with her post triggering speculations that she is planning to leave social media. However, the Baazigar actress has returned to her Instagram account with a bang sharing her look as Superwoman for the movie Nikamma.
Shilpa is one of the fittest and hottest moms in Bollywood and that is the reason she continues to be one of the highest-paid reality show judges. And now, she is also getting good roles in movies.
Katrina Kaif shared some cozy pictures with Vicky Kaushal from New York as she celebrated her husband’s birthday in NYC. The couple has been enjoying a long holiday in the US and was in the news a few days ago for visiting Priyanka Chopra’s restaurant Sona in the city.
Bollywood actors Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani, and Kangana Ranaut are very busy promoting their movies Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, and Dhaakad respectively.
Earlier today, Koki was spotted running at the Mumbai airport to catch his flight for New Delhi where he is planning to promote his upcoming film. Clicks of Kangana Ranaut visiting the Tirupathi Temple along with the filmmakers to promote Dhaakad also surfaced earlier.
Huma Qureshi and Sohail Khan's affair is also back in the news after Sohail and his wife Seema Khan announced divorce a couple of days ago. There have been rumours that Sohail and Seema started living separately after the Hello Brother director’s name was linked with Huma.
Even Shilpa Shetty became a mother second time with surrogacy after having a son biologically with Raj Kundra. There are many Bollywood celebrities like Sunny Leone, Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan, Aamir and Kiran Rao, Karan Johar, Tusshar Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, and more who opted for surrogacy for becoming parents.
While there are many other Bollywood actresses like Anushka Sharma and Kareena Kapoor Khan who welcomed babies biologically, one wonders as to why the majority of the actresses who are at the top are choosing to have children through surrogacy.
Practically speaking, age is one of the major reasons that may have led them to take this step. For example, actresses like Preity Zinta, Shilpa Shetty, or even Gauri Khan were way past their prime age of motherhood when they decided to have their first or second child.
Most of these celebrities are in their forties which is a difficult age to carry a child. At such an age it is difficult to conceive a baby. But surrogacy has now made it possible for women to become a mother even though their body is not capable of bearing a child.
And that is one of the big reasons why Bollywood actresses like Priyanka Chopra Jonas or Sunny Leone who are close to their forties have decided to take the route of surrogacy. Of course, actresses like Priyanka or Shilpa are very busy with their work commitments but even then they would never compromise if it was possible for them to become mothers naturally.
It was Tusshar Kapoor who set the trend of surrogacy in Bollywood after he decided that he did not want to marry but would like to be a parent.
It was then followed by a lot many other celebrities including his sister Ekta and now surrogacy has become the expected go-to solution for these celebs who fail to have a baby naturally.
Reports said that earlier, the Kukatpally court had thrashed Samantha's appeal for filing the defamation case and instead instructed the actress to seek an apology from the concerned.
In regards to the case, the court had cited that the celebrities share personal details and then file defamation cases, which was not the right thing. However, Samantha looks in no mood to relent, and finally had to bring her advocate in her defence.
It is reported that Samantha's attorney has cited the recent 'permanent injunction order' case filed by Shilpa Shetty as the reference point to Samantha's case now. After her husband Raj Kundra was arrested in a pornography case, Shilpa Shetty had approached the Bombay High Court.
Then later, the court had passed the permanent injunction order, restricting media outlets from reporting derogatory articles pertaining to her.
Samantha's legal team indicated that she could approach the court for a similar verdict in her defamation case as well. The court has now reserved the judgment on Samantha's defamation case and it will be heard soon.
Earlier on October 2, Samantha and her now estranged husband Naga Chiatanya had publicly announced their separation on social media, just days before their marriage anniversary.
Soon after the announcement, multiple websites and YouTube channels started speculating about her personal life and spread rumours about the actress having affairs with her colleagues.
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Producer: Sanchita Mondal
Movies like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge epitomised the festival and many young Bollywood actresses are following the same in their real lives. The gang of veteran actresses- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonali Bendre, Kajol team up at Bachchan’s house every year for the Karva Chauth celebration.
These actresses also share their latest photographs and the special sarees and jewelry they wear on the occasion. Shilpa Shetty and Raveena Tandon are also known for sharing their Karva Chauth glimpses on their Instagram pages. The festival is also celebrated with all pomp and glitter at Anil Kapoor’s house with Raveena, Sunita Kapoor, Maheep Kapoor coming together for the festivity.
Surprisingly, the daughter of Sunita and Anil-Rhea Kapoor who recently married her longtime boyfriend Karan Boolani has said that she does not believe in Karva Chauth and asked her family members and friends not to send wishes or gifts for the occasion.
Earlier pictures of Karva Chauth's celebration from the Kapoor house included yesteryear actress Neelam Kothari, Shilpa Shetty, and many other celebrities connected with Bollywood.
On the other hand, both Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Anushka Sharma who married a few years ago love to celebrate Karva Chauth. These actresses share their pictures of their festival on social media pages and their celebrity husbands make an adorable comment appreciating their wives.
Nick Jonas was a proud husband when Priyanka kept a fast for him and happily said that his wife is a Hindu and taught him many things about her culture and religion. Priety Zinta who leaves in the US for the most part of the year with Gene Goodenough also celebrates Karva Chauth.
Bipasha Basu, Mira Rajput, and new bride Natasha Dalal also love to follow the Karva Chauth ritual and share their special photographs from the celebration.
The actress accused Kundra of sexually and mentally harassing her in addition to duping her of her dues. Sherlyn also alleged that Kundra had tried to criminally intimidate her, threatening to destroy her life and career if she went ahead with allegations of sexual harassment.
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Kundra was released from the Arthur Road jail shortly after 11.30 am, a jail official said.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate SB Bhajipale on Monday allowed Kundra's bail application on furnishing a bond of Rs 50,000.
Kundra's associate and co-accused Ryan Thorpe, who was arrested along with him on July 19, was also granted bail by the court in the case pertaining to alleged creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps.
The 46-year-old businessman was lodged in Arthur Road Jail in central Mumbai under judicial custody.
Kundra, the husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, was arrested by the Mumbai police's crime branch after being booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Information Technology Act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.
Kundra moved a bail plea before the metropolitan magistrate court on Saturday, days after the police filed a supplementary charge-sheet in the case.
In the plea, filed through advocate Prashant Patil, Kundra claimed there was not even an iota of evidence till date with the prosecution that would connect the app 'Hotshots', used in the alleged porn films racket, with an offence under law.
As per the probe agency, the 'Hotshots' app was being used by accused persons for uploading and streaming obscene content.
The businessman claimed there was no evidence of him being "actively" involved in creation of alleged questionable porn content.
Kundra alleged he was falsely implicated, was not even named in the FIR and was dragged by the respondent (police) in the case.
The businessman claimed in the plea that he is being made a "scapegoat" for reasons best known to investigators.
There is not a single allegation in the entire supplementary charge-sheet against Kundra, Patil submitted before the court. Contents of the complaint in the case do not disclose any prima facie offence against Kundra, he said.
The public prosecutor opposed Kundra's application, saying just because the charge-sheet has been filed, it does not imply bail is to be granted to the accused.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Bhajipale, after hearing both sides, allowed Kundra's application on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 50,000.
The police, in their supplementary charge-sheet, had claimed Kundra was the "main facilitator" in the case and he along with other accused exploited young women struggling in the movie industry by filming them in obscene ways.
The nearly 1,500-page charge-sheet against Kundra and Thorpe was filed in court on September 15 by the crime branch.
Besides Kundra and Thorpe, Yash Thakur, a resident of Singapore, and London-based Pardeep Bakshi have been shown as wanted accused in the charge-sheet.
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Kundra's associate Ryan Thorpe, who was arrested along with him in July, was also granted bail by the court.
Kundra (46) had filed a bail plea before the court, claiming there was not a single evidence against him in a supplementary charge-sheet filed by the Mumbai police crime branch in the case.
The businessman, in the plea, had claimed there was no evidence of him being "actively" involved in creation of alleged questionable porn content and that he was being made a "scapegoat" in the case.
The crime branch, probing the case, had recently filed a supplementary charge-sheet in the court against Kundra and three others in the case pertaining to alleged creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps.
Kundra, husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, was arrested on July 19 by after being booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act.
The post, uploded on Saturday on her Stories, had a quote from author Carl Bard. It read: "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending."
The page ended with two lines: "I don't have to be defined by things I've done in the past. I can make the future what I want it to be".
As a supplementary charge sheet was filed against Raj recently, Shilpa had gone to Vaishno Devi.
Earlier on August 27, the Shilpa shared pictures of an excerpt from a book into Instagram stories that talked about mistakes.
The page shared by Shilpa was titled Mistakes and it started with a quote by Sophia Loren: "Mistakes are the part of the dues one pays for a full life," and continues to say: "I'm going to make mistakes, I will forgive myself and learn from them."
She also had added a sticker to her story that read, "I made a mistake but it's ok."
The cryptic post left many wondering about what mistake is Shilpa referring to and whether she is pointing towards Raj Kundra or she is just talking about her silence. Meanwhile, her new post on Saturday has ignited the rumours about her rift with hubby Raj.
Shilpa celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi with her son Viaan and daughter Samisha a few days back.
(With Inputs From IANS)
However, a source close to Shilpa revealed to a national portal (India.com), that Shilpa plans to separate herself from her husband's wealth and assets. In the interview, Shilpa's friend stated that Raj's troubles will not be going away any time soon. Rather they seem to be multiplying every week.
The source stated "Raj's alleged link with adult content came as much a shock to Shilpa as to the rest of us" and that "Shilpa had no clue that the diamonds and duplex were coming from nefarious resources.
" Shilpa's friend further said that Shilpa wished to separate her children from their father's wealth and that Shilpa won't be touching a penny from Raj's assets. The source stated that Shilpa is independent and makes enough by judging 'Super Dancer 4' as a reality show judge.
Further "Shilpa has let it be known in the film industry that she is looking at more film roles after Hungama 2 and the unreleased Nikamma", the source revealed. On the work front, Shilpa who was away from the limelight due to her husband's case, recently returned back on the sets of 'Super dancer 4' where she was given a heart-warming welcome that had made her emotional.
But, leaving behind controversies surrounding her life, the 46-year-old actress is stepping forward step by step and fighting hard to make her life normal again. On Thursday (August 26), the Hungama 2 actress took to her Instagram and shared a picture of an excerpt from a book that talked about committing mistakes and learning from them.
The page had a quote by Sophia Loren which reads, "Mistakes are the part of the dues one pays for a full life." Further talking about mistakes, the excerpt read, "We can't make our lives interesting without making a few mistakes here and there." "We can see our mistakes as things we'd like to forget or as our most interesting, challenging and stimulating experiences," the passage read.
"Not because of the mistakes themselves but because of what we learned from them," it further read. "I'm going to make mistakes, I will forgive myself and learn from them," the passage concluded. Shilpa also added an animated sticker to her story that read, "Made a mistake but it's ok.
" This is not the first time the Hungama 2 has shared a thought-provoking passage on social media. Earlier, she had shared a similar Instagram Story wherein she had shared a passage on 'faith'. On the work front, she is back in the judgment seat of dance reality show Super Dancer 4.
And, she will be next seen in Sabbir Khan’s upcoming film Nikamma where she will be sharing the screen space with Bhagyashree’s son Abhimanyu Dassani and Shirley Setia.
On Thursday, the 'Super Dancer 4' judge took to her Instagram Stories to share pictures of an excerpt from a book that talked about mistakes.
The page shared by Shilpa was titled Mistakes starts with a quote by Sophia Loren: ""Mistakes are the part of the dues one pays for a full life," and continues to say: "I'm going to make mistakes, I will forgive myself and learn from them."
She also added a sticker to her story that reads, "I made a mistake but it's ok." However, the cryptic post has left many wondering about what mistake is Shilpa referring to and whether she is pointing towards Raj Kundra or she is just talking about her silence.
Shilpa's new post is an addition to the series of cryptic notes she has been sharing on Instagram since her husband Raj Kundra's arrest in a case involving pornographic filmmaking.
Police have already clarified after investigations that there is no active role of Shilpa Shetty in the crime.
On the work front, Shilpa Shetty is currently seen judging Sony TV's popular dance reality show 'Super Dancer Chapter 4'. She was also in Priyadarshan's 'Hungama 2' which was released last month on Disney+Hotstar.
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While both the Shetty sisters are trying to fight their battles in a dignified way individually, there was a time when Shilpa and Shamita fought with each other.
Shamita is fairer than Shilpa which is why the latter always felt insecure of the Mohabattein actress. Shilpa even used to trouble her younger sister in sleep by pinching her and Shamita then used to wake up crying.
Recalling many such incidences Shilpa revealed earlier during an interview that she had once locked Shamita in the cupboard and when finally their father opened it Shamita was like 'Chandalini'.
When Shamita made her debut with YRF’s movie, Shilpa thought that it will affect her career as her younger sister looked much better than her. That was the time when the Dhadkan actress became extremely insecure about her sister.
Deepak Tijori who roped in both Shamita and Shilpa for Fareb shared an incident of a fight between these two actresses. According to the Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar actor, during the making of Fareb, he expected Shilpa and Shamita to share their wardrobe at one point in time. But Shilpa simply denied and said that she cannot do so. It left Deepak shocked, but considering it a good stand from the perspective of professionalism he went ahead with the demands of both the actresses.
As of now, these fights and insecurities between these two sisters are a thing of the past with both of them standing by each other during their tough times.
Thalapathy Vijay starring Beast's shooting is currently underway in full swing at Sree Gokulam Studios near Chennai where high-octane action sequences are being shot. However, unfortunately, reports are there that the storyline of the movie has been leaked online.
According to the leaked plotline, Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko, who is essaying one of the antagonists in the movie, takes a large number of shoppers as hostage in a mall while Thalapathy Vijay, who is playing a special agent in the movie, turns into 'beast' mode to rescue the hostages from the villain's net.
However, we will have to wait and watch the film to know if this is the exact depiction or not but it sounds too exciting and it will be a treat for fans to watch Vijay in the 'beast' mode.
Meanwhile, actress Pooja Hegde, who is currently having multiple projects in her kitty, was slammed by director RK Selvamani for allegedly invoking high production costs. Recently, Selvamani came down heavily on Pooja alleging that the actress, after attaining stardom, has been putting additional burden on the producers.
According to Selvamani, Pooja is bringing as many as 12 people to shooting locations which is incurring additional burden on the producers. He said, "What’s the need for her to bring 12 people to the shooting location along with her? It invokes high production costs that affect the producers?"
However, there has been no comment from the actress or her team on the issue yet.
Actress Shilpa Shetty, who was missing from Super Dancer Chapter 4 since her husband and businessman Raj Kundra’s arrest in the adult films case, has finally returned to the show. However, she reportedly broke down on the first day of the shoot after her return.
Shilpa was spotted entering the Super Dancer sets in a blue-red floral printed sari looking beautiful.
According to a Bollywood Life report, "Shilpa was welcomed warmly by the Super Dancer team, the judges and the contestants who made her quite emotional. Shilpa got teary-eyed and the team of Super Dancer were seen consoling her.
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Then after taking a break, the actress returned back to work as the judge of dance reality show 'Super Dancer 4'. However, soon a video emerged online showing Shilpa in a subdued and pensive state while walking to her set. In the video, Shilpa was seen walking with her head down, looking up momentarily to wave at the camera, which was unlike her happy and chirpy self.
Commenting on the video, many netizens speculated that Shilpa's change in demeanour was due to her husband Raj Kundra. Many commented 'Raj destroyed Shilpa's career' on the video.
However, Shilpa proved everyone wrong after the first promo of her next episode of 'Super Dancer 4' emerged online. In the promo, the actress was seen cheering animatedly at the performance and was also seen doing a 'dab dance' with the contestants.
Shilpa proved that she is back with all her vigour and would not let anything dim her shine!
Shilpa Shetty, one of the judges in reality show 'Super Dancer - Chapter 4,' also took a break from the show. Thereafter, a buzz was going around that Shilpa might be replaced by another celebrity on the show. However, dismissing all the rumours, Shilpa returned on the sets of Super Dancer.
According to reports, (Indian Express), the Bollywood beauty shot an episode on Tuesday (August 17), which will air on Television this weekend. In this regard, a source from the set said that the makers were waiting for Shilpa to return to the show. The source further said that the makers are happy that Shilpa is back shooting as they did not want to get another celebrity in her place.
Meanwhile, Shilpa received a warm welcome by the Super Dancer team, which made her quite emotional, the source added. Shilpa has been judging the Super Dancer show since it started in its first season along with other celeb judges Anurag Basu and Geeta Kapoor.
However, in her short absence, popular celebrities like Karisma Kapoor, Sonali Bendre, Bollywood couple Genelia D’Souza, Ritesh Deshmukh appeared on the show.
It has been alleged that the actress and her mother Sunanda Shetty have cheated crores of rupees in the name of running a wellness centre. Based on complaints registered at Hazratganj and Vibhuti Khand police stations in Lucknow, a team has reached Mumbai to question the mother-daughter duo in the case.
A team of Lucknow Police is expected to be in Mumbai to question Shilpa and her mother Sunanda in the alleged fraud case in the name of a wellness centre.
Two FIRs have been registered at Hazratganj and Vibhuti Khand police stations in Lucknow and the police has now intensified the investigation in both cases.
According to police officials, Shilpa Shetty runs a fitness chain named Iosis Wellness Centre. The chairman of this company is Shilpa Shetty, while her mother Sunanda is the director.
It is alleged that Shilpa Shetty and her mother took crores of rupees from two people in the name of opening a branch of the wellness centre, but the promise was not fulfilled.
In this case, Jyotsna Chauhan, resident of Omaxe Heights, filed complaint at Vibhuti Khand police station and Rohit Veer Singh at Hazratganj police station for being allegedly cheated.
The Hazratganj Police and Vibhuti Khand Police have sent notices for questioning to Shilpa Shetty and her mother.
DCP (East) Sanjeev Suman said that the investigation officer in this case will leave for Mumbai on Monday to question actress Shilpa Shetty and her mother Sunanda. He will examine all the points in this matter.
Sanjeev Suman said that the matter is high-profile and hence the police are closely investigating all the points.
Refusing to clarify her stand on the case, the 46-yr-old actress said that she will continue to refrain from commenting on this case as it is subjudice, and requested everyone to stop attributing false quotes on her behalf. Shilpa shared that the past few days had been 'challenging on every front' and there have been a lot of rumours, accusations, trolling and questions to her and her family.
Asking everyone to respect her family's privacy, Shilpa wrote that people should refrain from commenting on half-baked information without verifying the veracity of the same. The actress further said that she is a proud law-abiding Indian citizen and a hardworking professional for the last 29 years. She also spoke about people's faith on her.
Please let the law take its course - Shilpa wrote this while ending her statement. Shilpa Shetty's husband and businessman Raj Kundra was arrested on July 19 for his alleged involvement in the creation and streaming of adult movies.
The businessman is under judicial custody and the case is currently under investigation. It is to be noted that Shilpa approached the Bombay High Court last week seeking to restrain various media organisations from publishing any ‘incorrect, false, and defamatory’ content against her on social media and websites in connection with the scandal.
However, the court refused to gag media while noting that the freedom of press has to be balanced with the right to privacy of an individual.
The actress-entrepreneur-fitness enthusiast, who has a son Viaan with businessman husband Raj Kundra, clarified that she is not expecting and that it was only a usual health checkup.
Shilpa later tweeted: "#ShilpaKoKyaHua Kuch nahi! Hey Bhagwan... I get a preventive health check done regularly to know that my body is as healthy on the inside as the outside. Something we all must do. What's all the fuss about! And no, not pregnant. Prevention is better than cure."
https://twitter.com/TheShilpaShetty/status/1007971579458916352
The fit as a fiddle multi-faceted celebrity, in fact, binged on a whole lot of goodies at an Eid party hosted by veteran actress Shabana Azmi.
"When I cheat (on food only), it has to be worth it, this totally was!! Fun day binging with Dia Mirza and Aditi Rao Hydari. Thanks Anil Kapoor for the special appearance with your two bits. Thank you and love you Shabana Azmi for the epic spread," Shilpa tweeted.
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Shabana also shared a photograph of herself with Shilpa, and wrote: "I promise she eats, so what business does she have to look like this ?"
[With Agency Inputs]
A distant Odia link with Raj Kundra’s sleaze enterprise has come to the fore as the probe intensified.
It is learnt that an Odia model-actor, Shakespeare Tripathy, had worked with Kundra and acted in two of his films, Page-3 and Sur Tal, which were released on the Hot Shots app.
However, the Odia actor has clarified that there were no adult scenes in the two movies he had acted in.
“I have been working in Mumbai since long. But there were no work due to Covid-19 induced lockdown. When I came across Kundra’s app, which was booming then, I thought of trying my hands,” Tripathy said.
“Raj Kundra was our brand. I am shocked at the arrest of the business tycoon,” the actor said.
Asked about the adult content Kundra's films have been accused of, the Odia actor said, “There were no such bad scenes in the movies in which I have worked. However, there were lots of love-making scenes in the movies and I don’t know if they are illegal. I was completely ignorant about his adult film industry.”
Thousands of people from Odisha approached me for work in the industry. However, I never replied to them, Tripathy said.
After a court hearing on Friday, the Crime Branch team raided the Juhu residence of Shilpa and Raj. The investigative team is looking for money trail and corresponding emails, which will incriminate the accused and his alleged involvement in pornographic content.
According to police sources, Crime Branch officials recorded Shilpa Shetty's statement in the case. The actress has denied her involvement in the company, claiming she was not aware of the exact content of HotShots.
She also mentioned that erotica is different from porn, for which her husband has been accused of, and he is not involved in producing porn content.
Sources claim that Shilpa Shetty named Raj Kundra's brother-in-law Pradeep Bakshi for running the functioning of the app and its operations.
After the case came to fore, Shilpa Shetty Kundra resigned from her husband's Viaan Industries, and stepped away from her active entertainment projects involvement, which included a television reality show and her current film.
Years after the cricket betting fiasco, Raj Kundra has been again named in a controversy and arrested by Mumbai Crime Branch in the alleged pornography case. The court has extended Raj's police custody till July 27, along with his IT Head Ryan Thrope.
Now, actress-model Poonam Pandey who had earlier filed a case against Raj Kundra, made some startling revelations against him. The model has also urged others to come out and speak about their experiences with the businessman and his team.
In a video message to IANS, Poonam Pandey claimed that in 2019, Raj Kundra and his associates had threatened her and forced her to sign a contract. She alleged that his team told her she would have to shoot whatever or whenever they said, or else they would leak her private information. And when she denied signing the contract, Raj Kundra allegedly leaked her phone number along with a message which said 'Call me now.
I will strip for you', the model has claimed. Poonam still remembers how this act resulted in her receiving objectionable calls and messages that were derogatory in nature. She says she got phone calls from around the world including threatening messages. Poonam further said that she was living like a fugitive after this and was scared that something would happen to her because of the scary messages.
It is to be noted that Poonam Pandey had filed a case against Raj Kundra for fraud and theft in 2019. She had alleged in her complaint that she had signed a deal with Kundra and his company Armsprime Media, which was handling her app, but Kundra and his associates were illegally using her videos to mint money, even after their contract had ended.
However, Kundra reportedly had then refuted the allegations. Businessman Raj Kundra, who is married to Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, was arrested late Monday night by Mumbai Police on charges of allegedly creating and publishing pornographic content through some mobile apps. Kundra has been sent to police custody till July 23.
Puneet Kaur stated that after receiving the DM or direct message from Kundra, she thought it to be a spam. She said that she could not believe that it was actually Raj Kundra who had sent her that message.
Reacting to a news piece talking about Raj Kundra playing a key role in making the Hotshots application, Puneet Kaur wrote this on her Instagram story. - "Brooooo you OGS remember our verified DM video where he reached out to me for Hotshots? I'm dead,"
Meanwhile, actress Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra, has been sent into police custody till July 23.
Reacting to the news of Kundra being sent to police custody for three days, Puneet wrote the following in a separate story: "I can't even WT* this man was really luring people. We literally thought it was spam when he sent that DM to me? Jesus Christ man rot in jail."
Earlier on Monday night, Raj Kundra was arrested for allegedly creating pornographic content and publishing the same through mobile applications.
NARAPPA (Telugu film on Amazon Prime, July 20)
Cast: Venkatesh Daggubati, Priyamani, Karthik Rathnam
Direction: Shrikanth Addala
The film is a Telugu remake of the Dhanush-starrer blockbuster Tamil movie "Asuran", which was based on the novel "Vekkai" by Poomani. The film revolves around the conflict between a farmer's family and a wealthy landlord who hails from the upper caste.
IKKAT (Kannada film on Amazon Prime, July 21)
Cast: Nagabhushana N S, Bhoomika Shetty, Sundar Veena
Direction: Esham Khan and Haseen Khan
The Kannada comedy-romance is set during the time of the Covid-19 pandemic. The plot revolves around the life of a married couple, who are on the verge of getting divorced but have to spend time together because of the pandemic.
SARPATTA PARAMBARAI (Tamil and Telugu film on Amazon Prime, July 22)
Cast: Arya, Dushara Vijayan, Pasupathy, Anupama Kumar
Direction: Pa. Ranjith
This Tamil period sports drama film is set during the 1980s revolving around a clash between two clans namely Idiyappa Parambarai and Sarpatta Parambarai in North Chennai, which also showcases the boxing culture in the locality and the politics involved in it.
14 PHERE (film on Zee5, July 23)
Cast: Vikrant Massey, Kriti Kharbanda, Gauhar Khan
Direction: Devanshu Singh
The social comedy drama film is about a couple who decide to stage two weddings in order to get married. Sanjay, a Rajput from Jahanabad, is in love with Aditi, a Jat from Jaipur. They want to get married, but don't want to hurt their families. So, they plan to get married by arranging a fake set of parents.
FEELS LIKE ISHQ (series on Netflix, July 23)
Cast: Radhika Madan, Amol Parashar, Tanya Maniktala, Rohit Saraf, Mihir Ahuja, Simran Jehani, Saba Azad
Director: Tahira Kashyap, Anand Tiwari, Danish Aslam, Jaydeep Sarkar, Sachin Kundalkar, Ruchir Arun
The romance-drama anthology series will feature six meet-cute stories from six different directors. The short films follow young adults as they navigate the gamut of emotions that come with finding romantic connections in unexpected places.
HUNGAMA 2 (film on Disney+ Hotstar, July 23)
Cast: Shilpa Shetty, Meezaan Jaffrey, Paresh Rawal, Pranitha Subhash
Direction: Priyadarshan
The film follows Priyadarshan's 2003 hit "Hungama", and is a remake of his 1994 Malayalam film "Minnaram". The film is a farcical comedy involving two families. It marks the comeback of Shilpa Shetty after 13 years.
SKY ROJO season 2 (series on Netflix, July 23)
Cast: Veronica Sanchez, Lali Esposito, Yany Prado
Created by: Alex Pina and Esther Martinez Lobato
The high-paced drama documents three women who have been coerced and threatened into working as prostitutes for a vile pimp and their struggle to free themselves of this life.
TED LASSO season 2 (series on Apple TV+, July 23)
Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift
Creation: Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudeikis, Bendant Hunt, Joe Kelly
It is a sports comedy based on American Ted Lasso, a coach of college-level American football who is unexpectedly recruited to coach an English Premier League team, AFC Richmond, despite having no experience in association football.
THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER (film on Netflix, July 23)
Cast: Felicity Jones, Shailene Woodley, Callum Turner
Direction: Augustine Frizzell
The British romantic drama film based on Jojo Moyes' 2012 novel of the same name. A young female journalist in contemporary London uncovers a series of love letters telling the story of an intensely romantic but star-crossed affair in the 1960s and becomes obsessed with discovering the lovers' identities and finding out how their love story ends.
MURDER IN HILLS (Bengali series on Hoichoi, July 23)
Cast: Anjan Dutta, Anindita Bose, Arjun Chakraborty
Direction: Anjan Dutta
The suspicious death of a yesteryear star of Bengali cinema threatens to expose the seedy underbelly of serene Darjeeling.
HOSTEL DAZE season 2 (series on Amazon Prime, July 23)
Cast: Adarsh Gourav, Luv Vispute, Ahsaas Channa
Creator: Saurabh Khanna
The first season of "Hostel Daze" had the freshers exploring their newfound freedom in college as they also dealt with the shenanigans of the seniors. In the second season, the tables have turned, and the guys and girls have a chance to let loose and boss around the freshers.
KINGDOM: ASHIN OF THE NORTH (series on Netflix, July 24)
Cast: Jun Ji Jyun, Byeong-eun Park, Si-ah Kim
Direction: Seong-hun kim
Tragedy, betrayal and a mysterious discovery fuel a woman's vengeance for the loss of her tribe and family.
The diagnostics chain has rolled out a new preventive customised health check platform under the brand name SRL Care. There will be a new range of comprehensive, customised full body check-up packages under SRL Care.
The packages are a part of the company's initiatives to change the lives of people by showcasing the benefits of a preventive healthcare mindset.
"For over 23 years, SRL's purpose has remained focused on helping people on their path to better health in extraordinary ways. This commitment means that we strive to bring up-to-date advances in technology along with highly trained staff and customer-centric services," Arindam Haldar, CEO, SRL Diagnostics, said in a statement.
"However, as leaders and decision makers, we need to understand that the absence of a disease is always going to be of higher value to the society than achieving excellence in treating it.
"Therefore, for some time now, SRL has been working towards shifting the mindset of people from illness based diagnostics to wellness based preventive healthcare approach."
Shilpa shared that she has always believed in preventive healthcare.
"I go for regular health check-ups as often as necessary. SRL Care attempts to change the mindset of people from curative to preventive and reduce the prevalence of lifestyle diseases, thereby helping people live longer and healthier lives," she added.
While Amitabh Bachchan shared an old image of himself performing a yogasana on Twitter, Hema took the opportunity to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for spreading awareness about it "not only in India but in all the countries he has visited in the world".
Here's what the celebrities had to say:
Amitabh Bachchan: Greetings... but the attire for yoga is not ideal, that was a still from the Gujarat Tourism campaign.
Hema Malini: Today is International Yoga Day -- a celebration of the world wide interest in our own yogasanas. Thanks to our PM who has spread awareness not only in India but in all the countries he hs visited in the world! I request all of you to spend a little time on your bodies to keep fit. I do!
Shilpa Shetty: Pranayama: Prana means life (no life without breath), Ayama means practice or control. So, when you practice control over breath you will have control over your life and mind. It not only cleanses 72000 nadis or channels, your mind and blood, but that cleansing process translates into energy..
Shakti. This power helps you positively manifest your Aura, relationships, self awareness and goals. This International Yoga day start with Pranayama. Welcome the new you. Inhale the future, exhale the past. Enjoy the present. A big thank you to Narendra Modiji who leads and inspires by example and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore for keeping the momentum going so passionately 'hum fit toh India fit'.
Sandhya Mridul: Smile. Everyday. Best asana of all! Happy Yoga Day people.
Rajeev Khandelwal: The world follows it... we created it.. let's own it!
Milind Soman: My contribution to the 1,00,000 Suryanamaskaaras that the people at Be Cure Fit are targeting today on International Yoga Day. I feel stronger and more flexible with yoga and it's never too late to start.
Soha Ali Khan: Why I'll always pick yoga over the latest fitness fad.
Nimrat Kaur: Place we shall ever have to live in. Keep it safe and beaming! Way of life. Born again.
Mugdha Veira Godse: Union of body and mind! Happy International Yoga Day. Today is the day to start a brand new fitness routine.
Kishor Kumar Masoom, the Vice President of the Republican Party of India-A, told IANS that a new complaint was filed at the Goregaon police station here on Monday. The party had earlier lodged a complaint against the actors on December 23 at the Andheri police station.
However, since no action was taken by the police, Masoom told IANS: "I know that Shilpa Shetty said 'sorry' for her action on Twitter but that does not change the reality. And according to the law, they should get imprisonment of five years.
"So we are saying that if the police and law system will not take action against Salman and Shilpa within 48 hours, we, the Dalit Samaj across the country will protest and in a democratic way, will urge the authority to protect the law by punishing them for their wrong deeds."
A statement released by Masoom's lawyer, which read: "Salman along with Katrina Kaif on a TV show used the insulting word 'bhangi' against a member of the scheduled caste.
"Actor Shilpa Shetty stated in an interview 'I look like a bhangi' - it appears from her statement that she is encouraging and spreading ill-feeling among the entire society. He also intentionally insulted members of the Scheduled Caste. Both actors have committed offence under sections of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015, and Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955."
After the first complaint was lodged, Shilpa had tweeted: "Some of my words from an interview in the past have been misinterpreted. It was never said with the intent of hurting anyone's feelings... I apologize if they have. I'm proud to belong to a country that boasts of diverse castes and creeds and I respect each one of them."
Satyug Gold has entered into long-term contracts with gold mines all over the world and also owns two refineries in India, Shetty, who is Chairperson of the company, said.
Satyug Gold is opening seven stores in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Pune, Chandigarh and Ludhiana. These outlets will feature regular collections of jewellery designed by the actress.
"We have entered into long-term contracts with gold mines from all over the world and own two licensed refineries in India. Some of the margins we make in our gold business will be passed on to our customers in the form of discounts.
"This is possible because we are a complete mine-to- refinery-to-customer set up," Shetty told reporters here.
Satyug owns 42 per cent stake in AuPtAg Refinery and 50 per cent in Royal Refinery, both located in Navi Mumbai.
They have refining capacity of 18 tonne and 150 tonne per annum, respectively, she said.
On the occasion, Shetty launched 12 creatively designed evil eye charms made in 22 karat gold.
The company has also launched its own minted 24 karat (999) purity gold coins in different sizes. The coins will be apt for gifting, Shetty said.
Satyug is also launching, for a limited period and in association with the Indian Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA), a scheme that will offer patrons chance to purchase pure 24 karat gold at up to 37 per cent off the prevailing market rates linked to various delivery tenures.
Satyug has inked a five-year deal with the association worth Rs 25 crore as royalty payment, said IBJA President Mohit Kamboj.
Size of India's gems and jewellery industry is likely to double to Rs 5,00,000 crore by 2018 and investment demand in the form of coins and bars has a capacity to reach Rs 1,80,000 crore by 2018 from Rs 85,000 crore in FY12.
Viaan is Shilpa’s first child with her businessman husband Raj Kundra, with whom she tied the knot in 2009.
"I'm not doing a single film right now as Viaan is too young. I am enjoying my motherhood. I want to give him all the time," Shilpa said here.
Meanwhile, she is working on penning a book on nutrition and health.
Talking about her book, the fit as a fiddle 39-year-old said: "I'm writing a book on nutrition and health. People feel that I am slim by birth, but that's not true. I have worked really hard on my body. I have started writing this book and I will launch this book this year itself."
In a post shared on the official Humans of Bombay Instagram page, Shilpa, who made her debut in Bollywood with "Baazigar" in 1993, opened up about her journey and struggles she faced in the Hindi film industry.
"I was this dark, tall and lanky child who had her life pretty much laid out for her. I'd graduate and work with my dad. Even though in my heart I wanted to do something different, something bigger and better, I never felt like I could. But when I participated in a fashion show, just for fun, I met a photographer who wanted to click my photographs," she wrote.
Shilpa said it was a "great opportunity" to step out of her comfort zone and that the photographs came out really well, opening up the doors of modelling for her.
"Soon, I got offered my first film. There was no looking back from there, I was going onwards and upwards. But nothing worth having comes easy. I was all of 17 when I entered the industry, I hadn't seen the world or even understood life. With all the success came scrutiny. I wasn't ready for it," she said.
Shilpa said that she did not know how to speak in Hindi and "shuddered at the thought of being in front of the camera."
"I reached a point where after a few films my career hit a lull. I tried hard but it always felt like I was lagging behind. It's not easy to be celebrated one moment and ignored the next. I remember there were producers, who without any reason, threw me out of their films," recollected the actress, who is fit as a fiddle at 43.
She decided to reinvent her herself and hence entered the reality TV show "Celebrity Big Brother 5", which ended up leaving a "huge impact".
"I was publicly bullied and discriminated against just because of the country I belonged to. It wasn't easy - I was all by myself in that house! But I kept me going - I couldn't give up, not after reaching this far. When I won, people kept telling me, �You've made us proud'. That is when I knew that all of that struggle and persistence was worth it."
Shilpa was a target of racism and bullying by some of her "Big Brother" housemates -- Jade Goody, Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd.
On facing racism, she said: "I had stood up not just for myself, but for all of those who had faced racism. My life has been filled with ups and downs. There were terrible times, but there have also been some great accomplishments. I've enjoyed every minute of it! It's made me who I am today - a strong independent woman, a proud actor, a wife and a mother. I wouldn't have it any other way."
These profiles, most of which do not appear to be original, tweeted against Akshay Kumar calling him "Canadian" and "molester".
A user tweeted: "List of Heroines who were molested by this molester Canadian @akshaykumar. Shilpa Shetty, Raveena Tondan, Legendary Rekha, Priyanka Chopra, Mouni Roy, Waheeda Rahman, Zaira Waseem, Latest kiara. Even molested his mother-in-law Dimple Kapadia. Time to throw HAWAS KA DEVTA AKSHAY out".
Another tweet reads: "So this so called Patriot Nationalist Canadian "HAWAS KA DEVTA AKSHAY" is a molester !!! @akshaykumar Shame on you."
Some other tweets read, "This Canadian @akshaykumar is the biggest MOLESTER. He is HAWAS KA DEVTA AKSHAY".
"This Canadian @akshaykumar is Not only looting our money Not only insulting poor for toilet Not only insulting girls for menstruation Not only insulting our scientists Not only insulting our flag But he is a big MOLESTER also. He is HAWAS KA DEVTA AKSHAY"
"He's the same guy who did dawood role and glorified terrorists but after failing to make a impression he started selling our Indian patriotic contents to save his down-going career graph. Shame on u @akshaykumar HAWAS KA DEVTA AKSHAY"
"HAWAS KA DEVTA AKSHAY Watch it guys he is disgusting," goes the caption of a video that has the actor rampwalking at a fashion show. At one point he walks up to his wife Twinkle Khanna, who is seated in the front row, and she unbuttons the top button of his denims in jest.
Akshay Kumar is yet to react on the trolling trend at the time of going to press on Saturday evening.
Actor producer KRK stood by the superstar and protested against the tweets, saying, "I really can't understand, why are people trending HAWAS KA DEVTA AKSHAY? If people want to say that he is Canada national then it's OK. Because he is. But people should not trend such dirty words."
On the work front, Akshay Kumar has a great roster lined up. He aims to occupy box-office space on almost every festive weekend beginning Diwali this year. While "Housefull 4" is slated for Diwali this year, "Good News" has been scheduled for Christmas 2019. "Laxmmi Bomb" has been lined up for Eid 2020 and Akshay aims at releasing "Prithviraj" on Diwali next year. His next release will be "Bachchan Pandey", possibly on Christmas 2020.
"Sooryavansham", lined up for March 27 next year, is his only non-festive release coming up.
Could the heavy cyber trolling be a malicious effort by some industry foe to bring down the superstar, at a time when his career is going full steam?
Priyanka observed her first Karva Chauth for her husband and singer Nick Jonas. She took to Instagram one photograph and captioned it: "Karva Chauth at a @Jonasbrothers concert. Definitely a first I'll remember!"
For actress Anushka Sharma and cricketer Virat Kohli, who had tied the knot in December 2017, it was their second Karwa Chauth.
Kohli took to Twitter and posted a picture with Anushka captioned: "The ones who fast together laugh together. Happy karvachauth."
Anushka also posted a similar image on her Instagram and wrote: "My partner for lifetime and beyond and my fasting partner for the day. Happy karvachauth to all".
Several B-town beauties were at Anil Kapoor's residence as his wife Sunita Kapoor hosted the Karva Chauth celebrations. A video doing the rounds on social media showed Shilpa Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Neelam Soni and Maheep Kapoor among others performing the puja of the Moon praying for a healthy and long life of their better halves.
Earlier in the day, Anil Kapoor in his 60s was seen sprinting fast like his younger version and he attributed his feat to his wife's dedication and love towards him.
While Shilpa looked gorgeous in a bright red saree, Raveena opted for an embellished Anarkali suit. Later after the puja, Shilpa was seen touching her Husband Raj Kundra's feet, as he totally enjoyed the moment.
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana fasted for his wife Tahira Kashyap for the second time on Karva Chauth. He took to Instagram stories and wrote: "Shooting and fasting." Tahira, who was in Dubai did a WhatsApp chat during the moon sighting.
Trinamool MP and actor Nusrat Jahan observed her first Karva Chauth as well. Like her participation in all kinds of Hindu rituals observed in her husband, Nikhil Jain's family, this time too, she went all out and enjoyed the moment.
She took to her Instagram stories, where she uploaded a string of photographs of herself along with her husband Nikhil Jain.
In one image, she wrote: Staying hungry together. For love. Now and forever."
(With agency inputs)
An ED source told IANS: "Kundra during questioning accepted that he knew Bindra for some time and had business dealings with him."
Kundra was questioned for over nine hours under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for the financial dealings with Bindra. The source, however, claimed that Kundra during questioning said he did not know about the relations of Bindra with Mirchi or his close associates.
Speaking to media while coming out of the ED office, Kundra said that he never met Mirchi and that he would share all details with the agency required for the probe.
The ED action comes after the central probe agency zeroed in on a real estate firm, RKW Developers Private Limited, controlled by Bindra, which had transactions with Essential Hospitality Limited, where Kundra and Shetty are directors.
The source said the agency is planning to grill Dheeraj Wadhwan, also a director in the RKW Developers Private Limited.
According to ED officials, RKW Developers invested Rs 44.11 crore in Essential Hospitality and provided an interest-free loan of Rs 31.54 crore. The ED official said that over Rs 30.45-crore loan was granted to Essential Hospitality between April 2017 and March 2018 and Rs 117.17 crore between April 2016 and March 2017.
Bindra, who was instrumental in the property deals worth Rs 225 crore of Mirchi and his family members and also securing unsecured loan to the Sunblink Real Estate Pvt Ltd to the tune of Rs 2,086 crore, was arrested on October 11.
Kundra has denied any wrongdoing.
Besides Bindra, the agency arrested Haroun Yusuf, former chairman of a dubious trust, both close aides of Mirchi, from Mumbai.
According to the ED, while Bindra acted as a broker for the land deals, Yusuf facilitated them by transferring the money to a trust.
Yusuf became a British national in 2004 and played a crucial role in carrying out illegal deals between Mirchi and real estate developers, which were fixed by Bindra for brokerage of around Rs 30 crore.
The ED had earlier unearthed the corporate connection with the role of former Bhushan Steel promoter Naveen Singal, who is under the scanner for the financial transactions to the tune of Rs 19 crore.
However, Singal had also denied the links with Mirchi and his aides.
The ED has also questioned former Union Minister and NCP leader Praful Patel for his links with Mirchi family members.
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While there is no confirmation on Sunil Grover's return, host Kapil Sharma in the upcoming episode dons a blue kurta with a yellow turban to disguise himself as Sidhu Paaji.
In the episode, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra will be seen promoting her upcoming project 'Hungama 2', a sequel of the 2003 comedy blockbuster Hungama. The Part-II which marks Priyadarshan’s return as director to Bollywood for the first time since the 2013 'Rangrezz', stars Shilpa Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Meezaan Jaffrey and Pranitha Subhash.
Coming back to the Shilpa episode on TKSS, the actress took to Instagram, Twitter and other social media platforms to host a video of her and Kapil Sharma.
"Kapil Sharma ne show pe jab bulaaya, Toh ek alag sa Hungama (2) ho gaya! It's so much fun being a part of the madness with the man himself. Don't miss it! #Hungama2 #TheKapilSharmaShow #gratitude #blessed #fun #comedy #laughter", stated Shilpa.
.@KapilSharmaK9 ne show pe jab bulaaya,
Toh ek alag sa Hungama (2) ho gaya!
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It's so much fun being a part of the madness with the man himself. Don't miss it!
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.#Hungama2 #TheKapilSharmaShow #gratitude #blessed #fun #comedy #laughter pic.twitter.com/oEHPcBhj7p— SHILPA SHETTY KUNDRA (@TheShilpaShetty) January 13, 2020
There is not a single moment when host Kapil and his colleagues do not remind Archana Puran Singh of occupying Sidhu Paaji's chair. A few days back, Kapil had shared a funny video where he is seen imitating Navjot Sidhu. All this somewhere indicates that they miss the politician very much.
"Mohtarma Archana, Tumhare liye do line kehna chahta hoon - Ki mera ladka mera ladka main hoon uska baap, bhai meri kursi cheenli, tumhe lagega paap, Thoko"- says Kapil in the video.
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Well, the fans are left to keep guessing and the wait to see Mashoor Gulati and Siddhu Paaji continues.
Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee handed the award to Shilpa on Monday in the Capital.
"I am really honoured to receive this award and I feel it is every citizen's duty to keep their country clean. Cleanliness starts from the mind. When we keep our homes clean, then why not our country? This year I have planted 480 trees to offset my entire carbon footprint. It's every citizen's responsibility to take care of our precious planet not just for the present but also our future," she said.
Nandan Jha, chairman of Interactive Forum on Indian economy (IFIE), said: "We are happy to announce that Shilpa Shetty Kundra has been selected for the Champions Change of Award 2019 for her contribution in the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan."
Known has a yoga practitioner and health enthusiast, Shilpa said small changes in our daily life can bring about big changes in the cleanliness of the environment.
"The first lifestyle change that I flick the switch off as soon as I leave the room. I'm extremely mindful of that. The general tendency is to wait for someone else to switch it off. Also, don't leave the water running when you're brushing your teeth. A lot of people do this unknowingly. They don't realise that turning the tap off between brushing and gargling can save so much water. These little habits can bring about a huge change," she said.
In Bollywood, she has started shooting for "Hungama 2" and will also be seen in "Nikamma".
(IANS)
The couple welcomed their second child on February 15.
"Our prayers have been answered with a miracle. With gratitude in our hearts we are thrilled to announce the arrival of our little Angel. Samisha Shetty Kundra. Born on 15th February 2020 Junior SSK in the house," Shilpa said.'
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Born: February 15, 2020
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Please bestow our angel with all your love and blessings??❤
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Ecstatic parents:
Raj and Shilpa Shetty Kundra#SamishaShettyKundra #daughter #MahaShivratri pic.twitter.com/ClH9AAO4rR— SHILPA SHETTY KUNDRA (@TheShilpaShetty) February 21, 2020
Shilpa and Raj got married in November 2009 and welcomed their first child together, son Viaan, in May 2012.
On work front, Shilpa is making her comeback to films after a gap of 13 years with Sabbir Khan's "Nikamma". The film stars Abhimamyu Dassani and YouTube sensation Shirley Setia. It is set to release in June this year.
She will also be seen in Priyadarshan's "Hungama 2"alongside Paresh Rawal, Meezan Jafferi and south actor Pranitha Subhash.
(PTI)
"She is strong...She is fierce. She is bold and beautiful. She is a mother, sister and support system to her family. Wishing all the wonderful women around the world a very #HappyWomensDay," Madhuri tweeted.
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Actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra emphasised on a woman's right to equality
She wrote: "Much like the two parallel lines in an '=' ( EQUAL) sign, all we ask for is to be considered at par in all that we do. To be given a chance at life and not be killed in the womb. To receive education like our brothers do. To feel safe in our own homes, societies, and countries.
"To have our ambitions, dreams, and goals be given due importance. To be accorded equal opportunities and not be held back from progressing in our chosen paths. To be paid equally like all our counterparts when the input is equal."
Shilpa added: "A woman's right to equality has been understated for centuries. Let's come together and make it an Egalitarian society, so our current and future generations can experience 'equality' in reality by pledging to be #EachForEqual. Let's be the change we wish to see.#WomensDay."
https://twitter.com/TheShilpaShetty/status/1236520027991322624
Wishing everyone a happy Women's Day, Bipasha spoke about the challenges women go through in their life.
"Strong Women aren't simply born. We are forged through the challenges of life. With each challenge we grow mentally and emotionally. We move forward with our head held high and a strength that cannot be denied. A woman who's been through the storm and survived??? We are all warriors... Happy International Women's Day," Bipasha posted on Instagram.
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Not only female celebs, our men of Bollywood also penned inspiring and loved messages for women on their social media platforms.
Actor Ajay Devgn posted a picture of him with his wife Kajol and daughter Nysa.
"The women in my life- my mother, sisters, wife, teachers and daughter spell strength. Saluting them," Ajay captioned the image.
https://twitter.com/ajaydevgn/status/1236525292849475584
Actor Anil Kapoor uploaded a picture of his wife Sunita and daughters Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and Rhea Kapoor.
"Every day is their day in our lives and our home," Anil wrote alongside the photograph.
https://twitter.com/AnilKapoor/status/1236526635081297922
Karan Johar wrote: "Women don't need a celebration or any validation! That's what a man needs when he truly understands the power, the impact and the force of a woman! #HappyWomensDay2020."
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor also conveyed women's day wishes, stating he feels proud to be part of women oriented movies.
"International Women's Day world wide. I have had the privilege of working in some of the most important films on women emancipation. I take immense pride in it. 'Prem Rog', 'Damini', 'Tawaif' are few. Every day should be celebrated as a Woman's Day. Congratulations," Rishi tweeted.
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Actress Huma S Qureshi has a piece of advice for women.
"Its always good to celebrate women's day, we don't need a day to celebrate us. But I think it's actually the day that highlights our social, cultural economics achievements from all over. One advice that I would like to give all you amazing ladies is love yourself and live with confidence, your choices reflect that," she said.
On International Women's Day, actor Vijay Varma thanked the female directors, including Shonali Bose, Mira Nair and Zoya Akhtar, with whom he worked in the films.
"Happy Women's Day... sharing some of the most beautiful collaborations I had the fortune to make with these filmmakers. Thank you for giving me a career," Vijay wrote.
(IANS)
In the wake of the growing threat of Coronavirus, the two actresses have come up with their solutions about how a person can keep this deadly disease at bay.
Bipasha Basu’s 7-Step Safety Measures
This post by Bipasha Basu actually includes a set of guidelines on how you can keep yourself safe from the virus. In her post, Bipasha writes, “These are 7 simple steps to protect yourself and others from #COVID19. #coronavirus.” Here is a step-by-step breakup:
1. Wash your hands frequently
2. Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth
3. Avoid going to crowded places
4. Cover your mouth with a tissue or bend of the elbow while coughing/sneezing
5. Stay home if you have a slight cough or fever
6. Seek medical help in case of fever, and cough. Visit the doctor but if possible call first.
7. Keep an eye on the updates rolled out by WHO (World Health Organization)
These are the instructions given by all the health experts and if followed properly can help India stop the spread of Coronavirus.
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Also Read: Coronavirus Scare: Salman Khan Prefers Salaam, Namaste Over Handshake Or Hug
Shilpa Shetty’s Quinoa Khichdi
Shilpa Shetty is a fitness freak. Her videos related to Sunday cheat meals and yoga sessions are a big favourite among fans. That is why it was not at all surprising when the “Sooper se upar” reality judge came out with a new recipe for immunity building to fight out the threat of infections and diseases caused due to changing weather.
In her post, the “Dhadkan” actress wrote, “Amid the pandemic in this ever-changing weather, it is extremely important to have healthy and balanced clean meals for better immunity. So, we've decided to make the comforting khichdi even more nutritious, making it protein-enriched by adding the superfood Quinoa to it. This Quinoa khichdi also has a generous dose of vegetables making it a complete meal. Also, it's so simple to make. Do try it out today!”
In the video, the actress explains why she has chosen Quinoa as the superfood in the regular khichdi. Quinoa is globally popular for its rich nutritional qualities. It is gluten-free, high in all the vitamins and contains good quality protein. So in this particular recipe, Shilpa replaces the traditional rice grains with Quinoa seeds. The actress goes into details about the process, and the tips in this video with a list of ingredients at the end.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9oVp8-KE8X/
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Shilpa emphasizes the importance of using ghee and how healthy the khichdi is since it contains lots of vegetables and of course Quinoa.
Kartik Aaryan
Actor Kartik Aaryan has been unleashing his humorous side amidst coronavirus lockdown. On Sunday, he posted a video that shows him standing on the top of a car and waving his hand to the gathered crowd.
But more than the video, it was his caption that left netizens in splits.
"Aaj sapna aaya ki mujhe vaccine mil gayi hai," he joked.
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Reacting to the post, a user commented: "Biotechnology jo padha hai bhai ne."
And Kartik was too quick to respond back.
"You can remove a bhai from Biotechnology but you can't remove Biotechnology from bhai," Kartik quipped.
Alia Bhatt
After spending time in honing her writing skills a few days back, Alia Bhatt now seems to have developed a culinary knack to pass her lockdown hours. The actress baked a grain free paleo banana bread on Saturday.
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Not just Alia, her sister Shaheen also took part in baking activity. She a chocolate cake.
Sharing the photographs of the bread and the cake on Instagram, Alia wrote: "Stayed home & .. baked a little with the sister @shaheenb made the real chocolate cake & I made the grain free paleo banana bread."
Commenting on Alia's post, Jacqueline Fernandez wrote: "Yum".
Kriti Sanon asked Alia for tips and commented: "Was just gonna attempt the same today. Wish me luck. And any tips?"
Alia and Shaheen's mother Soni Razdan commented: "Still waiting for my share."
Huma Qureshi also asked for the recipe.
Meanwhile, reports claim that Alia might be tying the knot with rumoured boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor around December end. The wedding will reportedly be hosted in Mumbai unlike many B-Towners who have opted for exotic destination weddings in recent times.
Read More: Alia Bhatt And Ranbir Kapoor To Tie Knot After COVID-19 Lockdown Ends
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan ditched designers' jewellery to wear a necklace made by her little son, Taimur.
On Saturday, the "Jab We Met" actress took to her Instagram and posted a picture in which she is seen wearing a necklace made out of pasta. And the innovative homemade accessory is created by none other than the three-year-old Taimur.
Flaunting the jewellery, Kareena wrote: "Pasta la vista. Handmade Jewellery by Taimur Ali Khan."
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And Taimur's creativity has left netizens amused.
A user commented: "Adorable."
Another one commented: " So talented."
On the film front, Kareena will be next seen opposite Aamir Khan in "Laal Singh Chaddha", which is an official Hindi remake of the Hollywood film "Forrest Gump".
Taapsee Pannu
Actress Taapsee Pannu is utilising the lockdown time to experiment with her looks.
Taapsee took to Instagram, where she uploaded a photograph of herself with her new hairstyle. She chose to cut her tresses and is now sporting a chic bob.
The "Naam Shabana" actress captioned it: "Andddd the experiment continues...Since my hair couldn't handle that colour for long got it all chopped off. Heard ppl really get attached to their hair length but then I feel yeh 'ghar ki kheti' hai and I have full faith in my Punjabi genes So chop chop #Throwback#Archive #QuarantinePost."
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Taapsee's "Saand Ki Aankh" co-star Bhumi Pednekar couldn't believe the picture.
She took to the comment section and wrote: "One second is this a throw back or have you chopped off your hair."
"Mulk" director Anubhav Sinha wrote in Hindi: "What have you done?"
Actor Saqib Saleem said: "Please !! all I want to do is eat my egg white omelette."
The actress also had earlier shared a video post based on the same content of hair experiment.
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Rakul Preet Singh
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."
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Preity Zinta
Unable to hit the gym owing to the nationwide COID-19 lockdown, Preity Zinta has been using her pet pup Bruno as a weight while performing biceps curls. The actress claims this workout increases jaw strength in dogs!
Preity shared a hilarious video on Instagram where she can be seen trying to workout with her dog and wrote: "Nothing like an improvised workout. Bruno gets to play tug-o-war ( it's great for building confidence and jaw strength in puppies ) and I get to do biceps curls. Of course I could not do more than 7 cuz he's too heavy but its a start. This pandemic may have kept us Indoors but it will NOT break our spirit. #lageraho #pzfit #stayhome #staysafe #day24 #quarantine #ting"
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Meanwhile, the actress is also devoting her time for household chores like cooking. In a video she shared on Saturday afternoon, a bespectacled Preity takes to chopping onions.
"The best gift I ever received are these glasses, to be worn while cutting onions. Helps me with my cooking these days and keeps the tears away. kyuki Pushpa I hate tears.... #cookingtricks #stayhome staysafe #day24 #quarantine #ting," she wrote.
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Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Shilpa Shetty Kundra has entered into a barter deal with her son. The deal is her son Viaan will give her a body massage in return of which she will bake him a a two-layer cake.
In a video shared by the actress on Instagram, Shilpa explains the meaning of a barter to her seven-year-old, who is giving her a body massage. In exchange for the massage, the boy immediately asks for a cake baked by his mom. He also instructs her to make it double layered.
"Had no idea my mom was shooting this... but she managed to capture such a priceless moment. Watching this video made me realise it's such a blessing to have kids and also have these important conversations with your child. Ha ha ha one who can be your friend too!" Shilpa captioned the video.
"Today, I'm grateful for a child who is respectful to all, is sensible & understanding even at such a tender age. I enjoy all the banter with him and knowing his conversations can easily lift all our spirits is a lovely feeling," she added.
"Also, saying a special prayer for all parents and children caught in these trying times. May we all come out of this stronger than before #20DaysOfGratefulness #Day10 #stayhome #staysafe #stayindoors #gratitude #IndiaFightsCorona," Shilpa further said.
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Kailash Kher
Singer Kailash Kher was set to play live from his home on April 5 for fans but he has moved the date. He now plans to bring together various music artistes for a series of virtual concerts.
The singer had shared a video on Instagram and captioned it, "Thank you all our countrymen and the real heroes for standing together in this fight against corona. And lauding the voice of the head of the Nation. I am coming live in virtual concert #prakashaalokan #प्रकाशआलोकन a musical salutation. 5th April at 9:10pm"
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However, the virtual concert was pushed.
"The virtual concert planned for April 5 has been pushed. Though there will be a big announcement by me and some of the eminent singers of the nation," he said.
But, now there is a good news for his fans.
"Since my virtual concert was announced yesterday (April 3), there has been an overwhelming outpouring of support from the industry, the media and the people. Several artistes and musicians have expressed their willingness to join the movement 'Prakash Alokan' and spread the light through our music and art forms," said the "Teri deewani" hitmaker.
"We are now planning a series of virtual concerts that will see the nation's artistes coming together," he added.
(With Agency Inputs)
Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Shilpa Shetty Kundra has offered yoga tips to beat lockdown inactivity that can make our muscles stiff.
In a video she has shared on Instagram, Shilpa performs Surya Namaskar. "Being indoors for days on end can lead to the body stiffening up. One of the best ways to give your body the much-needed flexibility and toning, is through a few rounds of Surya Namaskaras," she wrote.
Elaborating on the asana, the actress added: "It's a complete workout. To make it even more beneficial, I added a few variations. You can try it out too (if your body has no injuries and permits). It helps increase shoulder-&-core strength while improving back flexibility, stamina, and endurance. This one's also a high calorie-burning variation, so performing about 8 to 16 repetitions every alternate day will also help reduce fat and increase metabolism too."
She had this message for her fans: "Today, I'm grateful for the ability to share whatever knowledge I have with millions of people around the globe. Please do take care of your health and your families too. Stay indoors, stay safe."
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Alia Bhatt
Actress Alia Bhatt has turned to baking to while away her lockdown hours, and her moment in the kitchen in casual pajamas has gone viral.
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Alia's sister Shaheen took to her Instagram to share a photograph of the actress in her pajamas.
In the monochrome image, the actress, who looked pretty in a casual t-shirt and pajamas, is flashing a big smile for the camera as she is standing in her kitchen. In the caption, Shaheen said that Alia was making a pudding.
"Little pudding making pudding," she wrote.
During the lockdown period, the sisters are experimenting in the kitchen. Recently, Alia shared a set of drool-worthy images of the chocolate cake and banana bread on her Instagram, writing: "Stayed home and .. baked a little with the sister. Shaheen Bhatt made the real chocolate cake and I made the grain-free paleo banana bread."
Meanwhile, on the film front, Alia will be seen in Ayan Mukerji's "Brahmastra", which also stars Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor, and "Sadak 2".
Riteish Deshmukh & Genelia D'Souza Deshmukh
Locked up with each other during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, Riteish Deshmukh and wife Genelia has found an exciting way to kill time! The couple has taken to TikTok for time pass and has shared an adorable video which is winning hearts on social media!
Also Read: Lockdown Diaries: Watch Salman Khan Eating Leaves With His Horse
In the video, Riteish and Genelia can be seen performing with the evergreen love song "Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Paagal Hai" from the 1991 romantic superhit film "Saajan" which originally featured Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt.
However, instead of using the original melodious track sung by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik, the celeb-couple performed with a remixed version of the number sung by Atif Aslam.
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Riteish-Genelia's on-screen romance reflects their bonding in real life as well. Fans are loving the video on Instagram and flooded the post with comments like "Lovely couple", "Best couple" and "Favourite Jodi".
Bhumi Pednekar
Actress Bhumi Pednekar has become the latest Bollywood celebrity who has taken to baking cakes to while away the COVID-19 lockdown hours.
Bhumi on Sunday took to Instagram, where she shared a photograph of herself baking a walnut and dates cake. The image shows the cake baking in the oven.
The actress captioned the image: "Bhumi the Baker #WalnutAndDatesCake #happyeaster #stayhomestaysafe.
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She later took to her Instagram stories, where she shared that she was asking "moong dal halwa" for her mother Sumitra Pednekar.
Bhumi posted that it took her a while to make and that a lot of efforts went into making the halwa.
She then thanked her mother being her "eternal teacher".
She wrote: "Sumitra Pednekar thank you my eternal teacher of all things amazing. Also, you're the real captain of this team I am still kachcha nimbu."
On the professional front, Bhumi will next be seen in "Durgavati" and "Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitaare".
(IANS)
Also Read: Lockdown Diaries: Here’s What Kareena, Alia, Kartik & Other Stars Are Doing In Home-Isolation
Kangana dedicates a self-composed poem to her mother
Actress Kangana Ranaut has composed an emotional poem dedicated to her mother.
The poem reads out as a tribute from a child to its mother, and is a homage to motherhood on the occasion of Mother's Day, which falls on May 10.
In the poem, Kangana talks of a child's journey from the womb to the outside world. She goes on to tell her mother that "nowhere I found the love and warmth of your womb".
Kangana has recited the poem beautifully, recording it in the form of a video.
#KanganaRanaut pens down this beautiful poem on the account of Mother's Day. Here, she dedicates some beautiful words as gift to her mother and all the mothers in the world. Happy Mother's Day. ♥️
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A mother understands what a child does not say, today let's tell them out loud. Join kangana in making #MothersDay extra special for your mother by telling her how much she means to you.
Share your message with #CouldntHaveDoneItWithoutYou & tag us and @KanganaTeam in your posts pic.twitter.com/WPbaIdVfBW— LIVA Fluid Fashion (@LIVAFashionIn) May 9, 2020
Sara thanks her 'maa ki maa' for creating her 'mommy'
Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan shared an adorable throwback photograph and thanked her grandmother for creating her mother Amrita Singh.
Sara took to Instagram, where she shared a photograph of Amrita and her mother holding newborn Sara.
"Meri Maa ki Maa (my mother's mother) Thank you for creating Mommy #HappyMothersDay," she wrote alongside the image, which currently has over 1 million likes on the photo-sharing website.
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Meri Maa ki Maa ??♀️?????♀️ Thank you for creating Mommy ????????? #HappyMothersDay
Shilpa Shetty: Mom is an 'incredible example of strength, dignity, ethics and love'
On Mother's Day, Shilpa Shetty took out time to talk about what an "incredible example of strength, dignity, ethics and love" her mother has been for her as well as her sister Shamita.
"I am so grateful to God for blessing me with 'this' mother in this life, who has loved and supported me unconditionally and selflessly. She has been an incredible example of strength, dignity, ethics and love to both Shamita and me and moulded us into the individuals we are today. The moral and spiritual values that she gave us throughout our formative years make for such a beautiful gift - one that can never be repaid," said Shilpa.
Shilpa used TikTok's in-app campaign #ThanksMaa to thank her mother. She created a video using TikTok's photo template to express love for her mom on this special occasion. It features beautiful photographs of the actress along with her mother.
She also thanked her mother in-law, "who encourages me with pride in all my endeavours", adding: "None of this would have ever been possible without your love and blessings".
@theshilpashetty##thanksmaa Mere liye everyday is Mother’s Day. ##maa main jo bhi hoon aapki wajah se hoon. ? ? ##love ##momlove ##gratitude ##goddess♬ Thanks Maa-Kaise Tu Bin Bataaye 20 (Resso Exclusive) - Anushka Manchanda
Amitabh Bachchan paid a tribute to all mother
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan paid a tribute to all mothers in a clip and wrote: "Every day is Mother's Day..to the most beautiful Mother in the World .. my Amma ji."
T 3527 - Every day is Mother’s Day..to the most beautiful Mother in the World .. my Amma ji pic.twitter.com/zAV3RE6SX6
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 9, 2020
"Remember when you were unwell, and she nursed you back to health? This #MothersDay, let's go back to those old days, and share our troubles with our loved ones. Corona se ladna hain, darna nahin hain! #IndiaFightsCorona #SetuMeraBodyguard@mygovindia"
T 3527 - Remember when you were unwell, and she nursed you back to health? This #MothersDay, let’s go back to those old days, and share our troubles with our loved ones. Corona se ladna hain, darna nahin hain! #IndiaFightsCorona #SetuMeraBodyguard @mygovindia pic.twitter.com/QYMAoWpZMe
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 9, 2020
Priyanka Chopra: "Happy Mother's Day to all the maternal figures around the world. Today, we celebrate you. Love you, Mom. @madhuchopra @DeniseJonas."
Happy Mother’s Day to all the maternal figures around the world. Today, we celebrate you. ❤️ Love you, Mom. @madhuchopra @DeniseJonas pic.twitter.com/Z272bu3Et1
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) May 10, 2020
Salman Khan shared the teaser of his song 'Tere bina' and wrote: "'Tere bina'... wishing all mothers a v happy Mother's Day."
Tere bina... wishing all mothers a v happy Mother’s Dayhttps://t.co/xWPluF2nDe@Asli_Jacqueline #AjayBhatia @Musicshabbir @adityadevmusic @abhiraj21288 #SaajanSingh#TereBinaTeaser
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) May 10, 2020
Kareena Kapoor Khan shared an adorable photograph of herself with Taimur and captioned it: "This pretty much sums up mother's day and well... every other day with Tim #HappyMothersDay."
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This pretty much sums up mother's day and well... every other day with Tim ❤️? #HappyMothersDay
Anushka Sharma: "Love you maa."
Love you maa ♥️ pic.twitter.com/Yj89o2PqrB
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) May 10, 2020
Your loving spirit helped us pave our way ... ♥️ Happy mother's day ? pic.twitter.com/jvoI3t6he6
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) May 10, 2020
Ananya Panday: "It's clear where I get my crazy from happy Mama's day to my Mama and all the beautiful mama's out there #HappyMothersDay".
It’s clear where I get my crazy from ? happy Mama’s day to my Mama and all the beautiful mama’s out there ❤️ #HappyMothersDay pic.twitter.com/16QreC0ECi
— Ananya Panday (@ananyapandayy) May 9, 2020
The answer is still the same ? love u @BhavanaPandey ❤️ #HappyMothersDay pic.twitter.com/tzxmcNbTDO
— Ananya Panday (@ananyapandayy) May 9, 2020
Anupam Kher: "Tell a word smaller than 'Maa' and somebody bigger than 'maa'".
मां !!
इससे छोटा कोई शब्द हो तो बताओ..
और माँ से बड़ा कोई हो तो बताओ? ❤️ #हरदिनमाँकादिन pic.twitter.com/bJAF4PWVyN— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) May 10, 2020
Ayushmann ready with song tribute for all moms on Mother's Day
As a tribute to all moms, actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana is set to come up with a song, titled "Ma".
"Though every single day should be called Mother's Day, given the sacrifices she makes and the unconditional love that she showers on her child, it is quite sweet that we can all celebrate our mothers on a special day especially dedicated to them. On this Mother's Day, I will be posting a really special song, titled 'Ma', which we are dedicating to all the mothers out there. The spirit of motherhood has always amazed me and I will be humbly singing in praise of this ever-caring, ever-nurturing force," Ayushmann said.
Rochak Kohli has composed the song on lyrics by Gurpeet Saini.
"I'm collaborating with my dear friend Rochak, who had composed this beautiful track that celebrates mothers. Rochak and I will be singing this track together. It is an absolute honour for me to sing this song for all the mothers who constantly and selflessly shape our lives and our world," Ayushmann added.
Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli also took to social media to celebrate Mother's Day.
"You are AAI to me because, besides everything else you are Always Amazing & Irreplaceable. Thank you for everything you have done for me," Tendulkar wrote on his Twitter handle and also shared a picture of himself as a baby, held by his mother.
You are AAI to me because, besides everything else you are Always Amazing & Irreplaceable.
Thank you for everything you have done for me. ?Happy #MothersDay Aai. pic.twitter.com/UVQeMMmRjX
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 10, 2020
Kohli also posted images of himself and his mother and wrote: "Happy mother's day."
Happy mother's day ❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/DWsZLcYJFe
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 10, 2020
Sonu Nigam's special musical tribute to motherhood
Singer Sonu Nigam has paid a special tribute to motherhood through his song "Maa."
For the song, he united with lyricist Sameer Anjaan and composer Raju Singh.
"It has been rightly said, God cannot be everywhere, so he created mothers and this song resonates the same essence," Sonu said.
"When I first heard the lyrics of the song, it gave me goosebumps and reminded me of the profound times spent with my mother. Beautifully written by Sameer ji and composed by my best friend Raju Singh, the song has some very emotional lines and had an instant connect with the essence of motherhood," he added.
The song celebrates the essence of motherhood, and is a heartwarming ode to mothers everywhere. The song has been released by Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. (IPRS) on occasion of Mother's Day.
(With IANS inputs)
The Oh Baby actress recently shared how she started growing veggies during the lockdown. The actress revealed her journey on her Instagram account giving details about her entire activity. Samantha says, "After taking food for granted all my life, this pandemic lockdown taught me a new way of eating and a new hobby. I learned to grow my own food in my own home! A shaking experience but I am glad this happened."
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In yet another post, Samantha Akkineni says, "Gardening is a game-changer. Planting a seed can bring change . "Eat Healthy” we hear this far too many times ... but I am telling you "Grow Healthy” is even simpler. All it takes is a little time and a little effort. And since 2020 still needs us to 'Stay home and stay safe ‘
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The actress has inspired many friends and fans who now want to try growing veggies at home.
Bollywood divas Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty have also shared how they took to growing veggies during the lockdown. In her video on Insta captioned as, "Ghar Ki Kheti" Preity says, "How awesome to grow our own vegetables at home. Thank you, Ma for teaching me & for inspiring me to spend time in the garden & grow our own vegetables. I’m on top of the world right now, yet I’ve never felt so close to Mother Earth."
In the video, you can see the Dil Chahta Hai actress picking up capsicum from the plants in her home garden.
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Similar to Preity Zinta, Shilpa Shetty too shared lots of videos of home gardening. Incidentally, the actress is very careful about what she eats which is why having a veggie garden comes naturally to her.
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In one of her posts, the actress can be seen teaching her son how to pluck brinjals from her home garden. She writes, "One of the greater joys of life is to see your efforts coming to fruition in this circle of life; whether it is about starting a new venture, seeing your child grow up or just the plants you nurture bearing vegetables and fruits for you to enjoy. Planted these seeds in pots a few months ago and was thrilled to see brinjals and chilies ready to be harvested."
She further adds, "As they say, what you sow, so you shall reap. Clean organic produce. Same with your thoughts actually think clean and positive; and the fruits those thoughts manifest into will be beautiful. C’est la vie!" Interestingly the Dhadkan actress has even turned a vegetarian amid lockdown with the aim to reduce her carbon footprint.
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Samantha Akkineni, Preity Zinta, Shilpa Shetty, and many more celebrities have inspired their fans with these activities. In the period of lockdown when everyone is feeling isolated and lonely, growing veggies at home is certainly a productive use of spare time.
Comparing their bonding to Virbhadrasana, Shilpa Shetty adds, " How symbolic is it! Just like these variations of Virabhadrasana help bring in focus, balance, and stability; you do the same when I need you to. On Friendship's Day... or not... I DON’T celebrate the day... I celebrate YOU ❤️because 'Sunday ho ya Monday, dosti ke hain simple se funde’ 😂🤣Love you my bestie."
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In February this year Shilpa and her hubby Raj Kundra became proud parents of a young girl via surrogacy. Happy for her bestie, Akanksha threw a bash welcoming Samisha Shetty Kundra. Akanksha who lives in Delhi even shared several pictures of the private bash on social media. Her welcome card for Samisha was highly appreciated by Shilpa and Raj. Incidentally, the couple named Akanksha and her husband Godparents of Samisha which is why it was a very special moment for both Kundra and Malhotra family.
In her post, Akanksha wrote, " Heartiest Congratulations to my Sister and Brother n law whose more my brother❤️ on the arrival of our little princess Samisha 😇 Superrrrr excited and feel blessed to be the Godmother to my Angel 👼 love you’ll loads."
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The pictures from the party reveal a few friends of both the families from Delhi. Along with some unknown faces, it also includes Riddhima Kapoor, the sister of Ranbir Kapoor.
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Apart from Akanksha Shilpa Shetty also wished her husband Raj Kundra a Happy Friendship Day. In her post, Shilpa says," My life support and anchor, so glad I could marry my best friend."
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Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra have been setting couple-goals since they married more than a decade ago. Apart from Samisha, the couple also shares a son Viaan.