Category: Celebrity

Actor Akshay Kumar is mourning the loss of the legendary hockey player Balbir Singh who passed away on May 25, 2020. The actor took to Singh's social media to pay heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

Sharing a picture with him, Akshay wrote, “Saddened to hear about the demise of hockey legend #BalbirSingh ji. Have had the good fortune of meeting him in the past, such an amazing personality! My heartfelt condolences to his family.”
Saddened to hear about the demise of hockey legend #BalbirSingh ji. Have had the good fortune of meeting him in the past, such an amazing personality! My heartfelt condolences to his family ???????? pic.twitter.com/knjOq7VEav
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) May 25, 2020
Balbir Singh, who was a three-time Olympic gold medal winner, suffered a cardiac arrest on May 12. He was in the hospital when he suffered two more attacks. His grandson Kabir confirmed the news of death on May 25.
Balbir Singh played an important role in India's thre..

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Two staff members of filmmaker Karan Johar’s household have tested positive for COVID-19. The filmmaker took to his social media handle and shared an official statement regarding the same.

“I'd like to inform you that 2 members of our household staff have tested positive for Covid-19. As soon as the symptoms were detected, they were put under quarantine in a section of our building. The BMC was informed immediately, and the building has been fumigated and sterilised by them as per the norms,” he wrote.
Karan further said that his family members have undergone the swab test and tested negative. “The rest of us in the family and the staff are all safe and display no symptoms. We have all taken the swab test this morning and have tested negative, but will remain in self-isolation for the next 14 days for the safety of everyone around us. We stand by our commitment to safeguard everyone and have ensured that all measures prescribed by the authorities have been strictly adhered to,”..

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Actor Akshay Kumar and filmmaker R Balki became the first to shoot during a lockdown. On Monday, they along with their crew shot for a government-approved ad to create awareness about post-lockdown responsibilities. The shoot was held at Mumbai's Kamalistan studio.

Shootings of films and TV projects had come to a halt a week before the nationwide lockdown. Reportedly, the shoot included minimum crew and they all followed the guidelines set by the government.
View this post on Instagram @akshaykumar becomes the first actor to do a shoot for an Ad campaign post the #Covid19 crises in the country with director #rbalki . . . . . #AkshayKumar #akshay_fan_143 #akki #rbalki #shooting #sets #Covid19
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Talking to a daily R Balki said that the ad is for the health ministry about our post lockdown responsibilities. He said that they got used to shooting with social distancing, sanitised outdoor set..

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Anushka Sharma's production Paatal Lok, a nine-part web series which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video has been receiving positive reviews from all over. A few days ago, Anushka Sharma was served a legal notice from a member of the Lawyers Guild, for a casteist slur used in the show. Now, Sikkim Lok Sabha MP Indra Hang Subba has written a letter to Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar calling for action against the show.

This is regarding sexist slur hurled against the Nepali speaking community in the second episode of the original series Paatal Lok which is being streamed in Amazon Prime Video. Nepali is one of the 22 languages listed in the 8th Schedule of the Indian constitution with 10.5 million people speaking the language as mother tongue. Hence the derogatory and offensive label made in the particular scene of the series has not only hurt the sentiments of the community but has also set an example of racist stereotyping of the people from th..

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The Chief Minister of Maharashtra has considered the requests by the Film and TV industry to resume work with caution following all the guidelines in place. On Monday, the Producers Guild of India took to their Twitter handle to thank the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra for considering their request and even recommended SOPs which will be instituted whenever they are granted permission to resume production activities.

The document shared by the Producers Guild elaborately speaks on how they plan to go about the filmmaking process right from the pre-production stage to shooting to post-production. The document specifies guidelines separately for every department based on the nature of their job.
They also mentioned general practices that will be followed by everyone which included sanitizing on entry and exit during shoot. Some of the other general guidelines are:
Each crew member will be provided with a triple layer medical mask & gloves which will be mandatory to wear during the..

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As expected the breach between Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his wife Aaliya is growing by the day. In an interview to a television channel, Aalia has come out with very ugly allegations against Nawaz and his brothers. She says, “We were facing problems in our married life since the time we got hitched. Neither Nawazuddin nor his brothers know how to respect women. He used to only point out my mistakes whenever we talked. He even insulted me several times in front of others. He said, ‘When you don’t know how to speak, then you should remain quiet’. He never gave me the respect which a wife deserves in a relationship. I lost all my self-respect during our relationship. ”

She goes on to accuse Nawaz of ill-treatment and of neglecting the children. She also reveals that the couple has been living apart for nearly five years. And this is not the end of the allegations. Sources reveal that Mrs Siddiqui has plenty more to accuse her husband of, including serious issues on mutual trust and fideli..

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It seems the Akshay Kumar starrer Laxmmi Bomb, which was being mentioned as one of the pending releases to go on the OTT platform, may not take the straight-to-digital route.

Apparently, the film’s team of helmers has been brainstorming over the matter. They have concluded that putting an Akshay Kumar film on the OTT platform may harm the theatrical prospects of other big-budgeted films, including other Akshay starrers, once the lockdown is lifted.
Says a source close to the development, “Akshay Kumar is one the 4 top actors in Bollywood. If a film starting AK goes to the digital platform, then the movie exhibition business is doomed. We will never be able to entice audiences back to the theatres.”
In addition, it must be noted that Akshay has another big project Sooryavanshi awaiting release. If Laxmmi Bomb goes on the OTT platform, it will adversely affect the box-office potential of Sooryavanshi which is most definitely not going digital.
In the light of these considerations, t..

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Actor Ajay Devgn is set to essay the role of squadron leader Vijay Karnik in his next film, Bhuj: The Pride of India. The film also stars Sonakshi Sinha, Sharad Kelkar, Nora Fatehi, Sanjay Dutt, Ammy Virk among others. While producer Bhushan Kumar has confirmed the project is 90 percent complete, there’s still a lot of VFX work left on the film. As it is known that the film was supposed to arrive on Independence Day, it is unclear whether that would be possible now amid coronavirus outbreak.

Naveen Paul, VFX supervisor and Co-Founder & Creative Head – NY VFXwala, recently revealed to a daily that they are constantly working from home to complete the film. As it is set in the 1971 Indo-Pak war backdrop, the visual effects play an important role in the film. They want the visual effects to look seamlessly photo-real.
Naveen has worked with Ajay Devgn on Shivaay besides Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Padmaavat. He said that the VFX has been used in the film to recreate what happened during t..

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Ranveer Singh is urging authorities to consider and declare Indian Sign Language (ISL) as the 23rd official language of India! The superstar has always raised his voice on social issues and this time he is signing a petition aimed at furthering awareness on this cause. Ranveer’s independent record label IncInk, which he has formed with Navzar Eranee, is also releasing its first sign language video, rapper/poet Spitfire’s Vartalap from his debut 4 track EP Paathshala.

Ranveer says, “We created IncInk as a platform to promote inclusivity through art, hence the name ‘IncInk’. Through this endeavour of ours, we’re lending support to the cause of making Indian Sign Language the 23rd official language of India. I will be signing the official petition filed by National Association of the Deaf (NAD) India with support from the ‘Access Mantra Foundation’, who are working tirelessly to make this a reality. I urge my fellow Indians to join this cause and give it momentum by building awareness a..

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After launching his own clothing, fitness equipment, gym, and e-cycle brand, Salman Khan is now venturing into the grooming space with his own personal care brand FRSH. FRSH is a joint venture with Scentials – a company focusing on celebrity-led beauty brands.

The superstar is known to be a successful entrepreneur when it comes to the planning and marketing of his brands. Over the last few years, Salman has been spreading a lot of awareness about maintaining a healthier lifestyle. His earlier initiatives have been great successes and the actor has come to be identified as someone who champions the cause of entrepreneurship with a heart. The first product that will be launched under FRSH is a range of hand sanitizers, which is also the need of the hour.
The brand FRSH has been in the making for over a year and the team is now all set to launch a series of products in the next few months. The products range from sanitisers to fragrances and other personal care or grooming items.
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