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Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Actor Ali Fazal, who is gearing up for the release of his film, “Metro... In Dino,” opened up about the intense preparation he underwent to portray the role of a musician in the romantic drama.From music training to character immersion, Fazal shared how the role pushed him to explore new creative depths. Speaking about his role, he shared, “Playing a musician is not just about holding a guitar and pretending to strum, sometimes yes it is. But sometimes it’s all real. I believe that authenticity is everything, especially in a film like Metro… In Dino, where the story is deeply rooted in human emotions and music is a part of the character’s soul. When I played a guitarist in 3 Idiots, it was just a cameo—more of a fun, quick moment. But this time, my character is a m...

Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Actress Mandira Bedi, on Monday, took to social media to remember her late husband, Raj Kaushal, on his death anniversary.Sharing a heartfelt post, the actress and television presenter expressed her enduring love and deep gratitude for the cherished memories they created together. Taking to Instagram, Bedi posted a happy photo of them and wrote, “4 years since you left us. Miss you.” In the image, Mandira Bedi is seen smiling warmly as Raj Kaushal lovingly embraces her from behind, capturing a moment filled with affection and togetherness.For the unversed, Raj Kaushal tragically passed away on June 30, 2021, following a heart attack. Raj and Mandira got married in 1999. The couple welcomed their son, Vir, in 2011, and later expanded their family by adopting their f...

Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu revealed who her daughter Devi’s ‘favorite human’ is — and it’s not her father, Karan Singh Grover.On Monday, the ‘Alone’ actress took to Instagram to wish her father, Hirak Basu, on his birthday and revealed that he is her little girl’s favorite person. Bipasha shared a heartwarming video montage featuring cherished memories with her father. The touching clip also includes glimpses of Karan Singh Grover posing with Hirak Basu, along with sweet moments of little Devi playing with her grandfather. It features several family photos from vacations and outings as well.For the caption, the 'Phir Hera Pheri' actress wrote, “Happy Birthday to the best Father in the world Stay healthy, happy , witty, funny joyous forever We all are so lucky t...

Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film ‘Kaalidhar Laapata’, once shared how his father, Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan is not very well versed with the technological advancement in telecommunications. A resurfaced video from one of Kapil Sharma’s sketch comedy shows, features the actor narrating an incident when his mother Jaya Bachchan boarded a flight from the USA, and texted on the family WhatsApp group, and Big B responded after a while.The actor said, “We had posted on Whatsapp for mom and daddy that, ‘We are making a family group. You can discuss whatever you want to discuss there’. So, mom was in California. She got on the flight and before getting on the flight she wrote, ‘boarded the flight’. Then she sai...

Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) The Mumbai police are looking into the sudden passing away of actress Shefali Jariwala at the young age of 42 on Friday night.According to the latest statement, the Amboli police station has so far recorded statements from ten people in the case. The police further stated that the postmortem report is expected to be available within the next one or two days, and the real cause of Shefali's death will be known only once the postmortem report has been received.As part of the investigation, the police have also inspected the CCTV cameras installed in Shefali's building, but nothing suspicious came out, and nothing has emerged in the investigation so far.Earlier today, Shefali's husband Parag Tyagi performed his late wife's Ashthi Visarjan at Mumbai's Juhu Beach, the vid...

Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Popular television actress Rashami Desai has raised a very pertinent question after the sudden demise of her friend Shefali Jariwala. Taking to the stories section of her Instagram handle Rashami revealed she recently has been unaware regarding the lives of people well-known to her.She uploaded a video saying, "Hey guys it's been very unfortunate since last one week - I have been going through a lot and I feel like sharing certain things. Everything is fine- health concerns are there but there are a lot of casualties that are happening. I am also facing a lot of judgments for no reason. I don't know why people I know are going through a lot and I am not aware of it."She later asked the Insta users if they were also facing a similar situation."Is it correct or is it a...

Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) "Jaan Se Zyada", the latest single of Maahi, son of singer Shaan is extremely special to him as it is his primary track featuring his parents.Aside from Maahi and his parents, the video of "Jaan Se Zyada" further has Aadhya Anand.Speaking to IANS during an exclusive conversation, Maahi said, "This song is extremely special to me because this is my first song with so much emotion and vulnerability. What makes this song extra special is the fact that it is my first song featuring my parents. Because of this, I think I will keep watching this video throughout my life."Shedding some more light on the melodious number, Maahi added, "This song has been written by the legendary Rashmi Virag and I think the poetry in the song is very special - something that will connect wit...

Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who was recently seen in the streaming series ‘Citadel: Honey Bunny’, has shared a few pages from her diary for June.On Sunday, the actress took to her Instagram, and shared several pictures and videos documenting how the month went by for her. The pictures and videos cover a range of aspects of her life like a lunch with actress Keerthy Suresh, her medical progress, leisure, fitness and achievement and work.She wrote in the caption, “What we choose to speak about becomes what we shape”.Earlier, the actress took off to the desert for some alone time, breaking away from her hectic work schedule. The actress was seen during her getaway at Anantara Qasr Al Sarab, located in the Liwa Desert in UAE. She made the most of her time in the dese...

Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) The season one of the reality show "The Traitors" has reached its final leg. This week five contestants — Anshula Kapoor, Janvee Gaur, Elnaaz Norouzi, Sufi Motiwala, and Jannat Zubair have been eliminated from the show hosted by Karan Johar.Speaking about her elimination during an exclusive conversation with IANS, Anshula said, "Actually, when I was voted out, my gut never once told me that Elnaz could be a traitor. I defended her strongly, though not all of it was shown on TV. I think that influenced people who were on the fence about me—they started doubting me because I backed her."Anshula shared that she was excited to go home. "In a way, my game ended when hers did. But I came out smiling. I was laughing when I got up from the Circular Shock table. I just couldn...

Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Two renowned Bollywood actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Rahul Bhat visited the MET in New York together.If the video posted by the 'Ugly' actor on his Instagram handle is any hint, they had a blast during their trip to the museum.The video opened with Bhat saying "Lo bhai dekh lo apne desh ka mal yha hain, Kashmir se leke, Bihar se leke, South India tak."After Siddiqui asked him, "Ye apna mal hain?"Bhat replied, "Aur hum apna hi paise dekhe aapna mal dekhne aye hain."And the two bust into laughter."Taj mahal le nahi paaye isi liye bas photo hai !," Bhat wrote in the caption.In another update, Bhat's latest release "Kennedy" recently premiered at the prestigious New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) 2025.Made under the direction of Anurag Kashyap, the drama received an ...