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Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Friends of actress Shefali Jariwala, who passed away on Friday night in Mumbai, are mourning her demise. As the day progressed, several industry friends of the actress took to their social media, and expressed grief. Actress Antara Biswas, known professionally as Monalisa, took to the Stories section of her Instagram, and shared a throwback picture with Shefali from the Ganeshotsav celebrations.She wrote, “Will Miss You Shefali. Still Not Being able to Believe This Life is Sach mein Unpredictable. I Always Adored Your Happy Positive Nature And your Aura Always Created Magic++ #restinpeace Friend”.Actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee also shared a throwback picture of herself with the actress, and wrote, “Oh God Shefali. Still cant process it. Om Shanti”.Actor Rithvik Dhan...

Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Hollywood actor Vin Diesel's son Vincent Sinclair is officially an adult now as he celebrated his eighteenth birthday on Saturday. Commmorating his little one's new journey into adulthood, the 'Fast & Furious' actor penned a nostalgic note on his official IG. He wrote, "Dear Son, Eighteen years ago, I could hold you in my arms, haha.. all nine pounds of you. I knew then you were destined to be a gentle giant. Today, watching you step into manhood, that prediction has come true."'The Pacifier' actor also shared an adorable throwback photo holding his little one in his arms. The image showed Diesel adoring his little bundle of joy.Reliving some precious moments from Vincent's childhood, Diesel added, "From you learning to swim with me there to catch you, to watchi...

Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Actress Ileana D’ Cruz has embraced motherhood for the second time as she welcomed her second son with husband Michael Dolan. Sharing the exciting announcement on social media, the 'Raid' actress treated her InstaFam with the first picture of her little munchkin- whom the new parents have decided to name Keanu Rafe Dolan. The couple welcomed their second son on June 19, 2025.“Our hearts are so full,” Ileana captioned the post.Congratulating the new mother, her 'Barfi' co-star Priyanka Chopra penned in the comment section, “congratulations beautiful”.Athiya Shetty wrote, "Congratulations my ilu".Vidya Balan said, "Congratulations and God bless all of you"Malaika Arora shared in the comment section, "Congratulations", along with two red heart emojis.Sophie Choudry add...

Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Actress Shefali Jariwala, who passed away on Friday night in Mumbai, climbed the ladder to success with the remix of her song, 'Kaanta Laga'. The actress has an interesting connection with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. Back in the early 2000s, the dot com bubble had burst, a decade had passed since the New Economic Policy of India was enacted. Like other sectors, India’s entertainment industry too was looking west. But to make the content marketable, it was imperative to have the basic thread from India. That’s how the remix of ‘Kaanta Laga’ came to life.Director duo Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, who are known for ‘Sanam Teri Kasam’, started off with music videos, and were the creative forces behind the remix as they cast Shefali in a bold avatar of a rebellious gi...

Chennai, June 28 (IANS) Actor Gautham Ram Karthik, the son of well known actor Karthik, has now signed up for a Sci-fi crime thriller that is to be produced by the same production house that made the critically acclaimed horror thriller 'Pechi'. Sources in the industry say that the actor has now signed up for a new film that is to be directed by Sooriyaprathap S, from Naalaiya Iyakkunar season 1. Sooriyaprathap had previously worked as an associate director on Superstar Rajinikanth’s Kochadaiiyaan, directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth.The film, which is to be produced by Dhanishtan Fernando, Rajarajan Gananasambandam, Sanjai Shankar and Shaik Mujeeb under the Verus Productions banner, will have Gautham Ram Karthik playing a police officer.“The main intention behind launching Verus Productions...

Chennai, June 28(IANS) Thanking Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin who had congratulated him on receiving an invitation from the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to join it this year, actor, producer and politician Kamal Haasan on Saturday said that if the invite from the Academy was a joy, then the Tamil Nadu Chief Minster's congratulatory message to him had added to it. Taking to his X timeline, the actor wrote, "If the invite from the Academy is a joy, then the congratulatory message from the Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has added more joy. Thank you very much."Earlier, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin had congratulated Kamal Haasan for having been invited to the popular academy.Taking to his X timeline, Chief Minister Stalin expressed his heartf...

Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Sonakshi Sinha has given some tremendous performances during her tenure as an actress, but there is still one thing she wishes to try out - a biopic. During an exclusive interaction with IANS, Sonakshi expressed her desire to be a part of a biographical drama.When asked what more she would like to do as an actor", the 'Dabangg' actress shared that she is just looking at roles that challenge her in different ways and portray her in different ways.Speaking to IANS, she said, "I do not wish to do something which I have already done before or something which I can do in my sleep. I want roles that actually challenge me and push me to my limits. So if you see for the last nine years I have been choosing very different roles from each other. So I have fun in that and I lik...

Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) The untimely demise of the actress Shefali Jariwala has shocked the industry. Celebrities are mourning the loss of the young soul while also expressing their disbelief saying that the actress departed too soon. Shefali was known for her 'Bigg Boss 13' stint and the hit song 'Kaanta Laga'.Playback singer Mika Singh was among the first to react to the news. He took to his Instagram, and wrote, “I'm deeply shocked, saddened, and feeling a heavy heart. Our beloved dear friend @shefalijariwala has left us”.Actor Aly Goni took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and shared a picture of the actress as he wrote, “RIP Shefali”. He later tweeted, “Shocked and saddened to hear about Shefali Jariwala’s sudden demise. Life is so unpredictable. Rest in peace”.Actress Karishma...

Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) One of the most acclaimed lyricists in the Indian film industry, Javed Akhtar shed light on how Western music is being liked more in India nowadays despite not being too popular in the West.Speaking about the present music in the country, Akhtar quoted the late Lata Mangeshkar who had said that earlier music was made to give singers some rest, but nowadays music is such that music gets some rest."In the West, music is made to be heard. There the common man does not sing. But India is a country of singers. Here the use of music is different. Here such music is being made which is not needed at all. That is why music is ending," he explained.Stressing his point further, Akhtar added, "Kids come to singing shows and they sing 40-year-old songs, not those which were rele...

Chennai, June 27 (IANS) The makers of director Eugien Jos Chirammel's upcoming film 'Soothravakyam', featuring actors Shine Tom Chacko and Vincy Aloshious in the lead, on Friday announced that their film's release was being postponed to July 11 this year. Taking to his Instagram page, the film's producer, Srikanth Kandragula, posted a statement that read, "Dear Film Lovers, Due to certain technical reasons, the release date of our upcoming film 'Soothravakyam' has been rescheduled. The movie will now hit theatres worldwide on July 11."It further said, "From the very beginning of the shoot to the final stages of release, Soothravakyam has overcome several challenges. Throughout this journey, your constant support and encouragement have been our biggest strength. At this moment, we extend...