MUMBAI: Here we bring you all the news and happenings from the world of B-town.
Tahira Kashyap returns to work after mastectomy
Writer-director and Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana's wife Tahira Kashyap has returned to work after being diagnosed with breast cancer and going through a preventive mastectomy.
"Work starts...preproduction. Happy Thanksgiving. Gratitude," Tahira wrote on Twitter.
Along with the tweet, she also posted her photograph in which she can be seen sitting in a car and heading to her workplace.
Retweeting Tahira's post, Ayushmann said that he is "proud" of her.
The Badhaai Ho actor is a doting husband. He never lets go a chance to praise his wife.
The actor, who has two children with Tahira -- Virajveer and Varushka, said, "I am glad I have a partner like Tahira who is very brave, strong, who is an inspiration. I have started seeing life through a different prism."
On 22 September, Tahira revealed that she has been detected with pre-invasive breast cancer.
She posted on Instagram that she was detected with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) in her right breast with high grade malignant cells.
"Simply put stage 0 cancer/pre-cancerous stage, with cancer cells multiplying in a contained area."
Thank you for pouring love for our little girl: Neha Dhupia
Actress Neha Dhupia, who has just welcomed her first child -- a daughter -- with her actor husband Angad Bedi, has thanked all her friends from the industry and fans for pouring love on their "little girl".
Neha on Thursday tweeted, "Our hearts are filled with joy as we Thank you all for all the love that has poured in for our little girl... I just whispered in her ear that everyone says welcome to the world and she smiled back... She sends you all lots of love."
Neha and Angad welcomed their first born on 18 November. According to a statement issued by her publicist, Neha delivered the child in Womens Hospital here.
On 20 November, the two said that they have named their first born Mehr Dhupia Bedi.
Neha on Tuesday took to Instagram, where she shared a photograph of her baby's feet wearing booties. The booties read, "Hello world".
The 38-year-old actress captioned the photograph, "Mehr Dhupia Bedi says hello to the world."
Neha and Angad surprised everyone with their hush-hush wedding in May this year. They confirmed Neha's pregnancy in August, a little over three months after their wedding.
Grateful to be part of 'Chamma chamma' remake: Elli AvrRam
Actress Elli AvrRam says she is grateful to be a part of the recreation of Chamma chamma and has termed it a "timeless iconic" number.
Elli on Thursday took to Twitter, where she shared a few looks of her from the song, from the 1998 movie China Gate. The number was originally picturised on actress Urmila Matondkar.
"Coming soon ... very soon. Chamma Chamma recreation. But first I have to say I'm really grateful to be part of the remake of such a timeless iconic song with stunning and powerful Urmila Matondkar. A big thank you to Tips official, Prakash Jha," she captioned her photograph.
Elli will be seen dancing to recreated version in the film Fraud Saiyaan, directed by Manish Bhatt. It has been choreographed by Adil Shaikh, recreated by Tanishq Bagchi and sung by Neha Kakkar.
Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, China Gate starred Naseeruddin Shah, Danny Denzongpa, Paresh Rawal and late actors Om Puri and Amrish Puri, among many others.
Rami Malek's Freddy Mercury will be performance of the year: Anupam Kher
Veteran actor Anupam Kher has praised actor Rami Malek's performance in the latest release Bohemian Rhapsody and said that his acting will certainly be the performance of the year.
Anupam on Thursday took to Twitter and said that Malek was outstanding in portraying the late singer Freddie Mercury.
"Bohemian Rhapsody is magical and haunting. I have not seen other films but I certainly feel Rami Malek's Freddie Mercury will certainly be the performance of the year. He is outstanding. Bravo Bombay boy. Oscar," Anupam tweeted.
Bohemian Rhapsody, a Mercury and Queen biopic, explores the rise of the band with focus on Mercury's personal life, his sexuality and the way he dealt with his fame. Fox Star Studios is releasing Bohemian Rhapsody in India on 16 November.
Mercury died in 1991 from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.
Priyanka Chopra to shoot till nuptial eve
Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is set to wed American singer Nick Jonas, will be shooting for The Sky Is Pink right till the day before the celebrations, says the film's producer.
Siddharth Roy Kapur, who is producing the movie under his Roy Kapur Films banner, told the leading publication, "Priyanka has been wonderful. She will be shooting with us right till the very eve of her nuptials, which I think shows a tremendous amount of professionalism."
Kapur is here for the Film Bazaar, being held alongside the 49th International Indian Film Festival.
His film The Sky Is Pink, directed by Shonali Bose and also starring Farhan Akhtar, is currently being shot in Delhi.
Is Kapur going to Jodhpur for the much-awaited Priyanka-Nick wedding?
"I'd rather speak about these things after they happen, rather than before," he said with a smile.
Will Priyanka be joining the shoot soon after the wedding?
"We have a few more days in Mumbai, and then a few days in the Andamans, which we will do between December and January," Kapur said.
For now, the team has been having a gala time shooting in the busy bylanes of Old Delhi.
"It's great fun shooting in old Delhi. We all ate much more than we should have. But that's the fun of it," said Kapur, adding the movie will release mid-2019.
Preparations for Priyanka and Nick's wedding at the grand Umaid Bhawan Palace here are on in full swing.
The details, including the official dates, of the wedding have been kept under close wraps so far, but according to those in the know of developments, it will be a close-knit family affair and a separate celebration for her film fraternity friends will take place later.
The actress came to India to resume shooting for The Sky Is Pink after enjoying a bridal shower in New York and then a bachelorette party in Amsterdam and Italy.
Priyanka and Nick had a traditional 'roka' ceremony in August at the actress' Mumbai residence.
Rajkummar Rao wraps up 'Made In China'
Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao has completed shooting of Mikhil Musale's Made in China.
Announcing the schedule wrap, Rajkummar on Wednesday took to Twitter and wrote, "Schedule wrap for Made in China. What a fun shoot, can't wait to share it with you guys on the big screen."
Along with the tweet, the Stree actor also shared an image with his team.
The film is hilarious take on a struggling Gujarati businessman (Rajkummar) and the bizarre journey he undertakes to become a successful entrepreneur.
Actress Mouni Roy is set to play Rajkummar's wife in the movie, which is produced by Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films.
Also featuring actor Boman Irani, Made in China is scheduled to release in August next year.
It's extremely easy to judge someone: Sunny Leone
Actress Sunny Leone says she gets judged by people for who they assume her to be.
"Something that I always get judged for is 'who people think I am'. It is extremely easy to judge someone," Sunny said in a statement.
In sync with her belief, the actress has joined Craftsvilla's latest campaign #JudgeMeNot -- which aims to break stereotypes and shackles of size, shape, colour and choices preferred by women.
"By joining this campaign, I wanted to tell everyone that unless you have walked in someone else's shoes, you really can't know the whole story. What helped me rise above judgement was concentrating on being myself and not hurting anyone with my actions. And most importantly knowing in my heart that I am a good human being," she added.
Talking about campaign, Monica Gupta, Co-founder, Craftsvilla, said, "Through our campaign, we attempt to empower women by not being harsh on themselves, but instead embrace their true self."
I'm a big fan of Rohit Shetty, says Ranveer Singh
After working with filmmaker Rohit Shetty in the forthcoming film Simmba, actor Ranveer Singh seems to be in awe of him.
Ranveer on Thursday posted a heartfelt video for Rohit in which he can be seen praising the director during the film's wrap-up occasion.
Though the Bajirao Mastani actor hates giving speeches, he took out a moment for Rohit and said, "I am a big fan of him from starting.. I always wanted to work with him and now I have done a film like Simmba with him, my experience has been thousand times more than what I expected. I have never had such a blast making a movie in all the years I have been working. I am a big fan of you and now I don't have words to explain what I feel for you sir.
"Things which I have learned and which I will carry forward for rest of my life are being cultivated by sir only."
The video which offers joyful moments between the actor and director, was captioned as, "Bhai is bhai (brother is brother)."
Also featuring debutant Sara Ali Khan, Simmba will release on 28 December.
Have had my share of relationships, broken hearts: Vikrant Massey
Actor Vikrant Massey, who will be seen in ALT Balaji's upcoming series Broken But Beautiful, says he has had his share of relationships and broken hearts.
Talking about his relationship, Vikrant said in a statement, "Bits and pieces of all my relationships brought me here. I have had my share of relationships and broken hearts, so there has been a proper balance in life."
Broken But Beautiful revolves around two individuals with broken hearts, who find each other and realize that sometimes to fix a broken heart you need pieces of another broken heart.
Vikrant plays a character in the city dealing with heartbreak and loss. With 11 gripping episodes, the series will stream from 27 November.
(Source: IANS)
Omung Kumar’s calendar launch event
Omung Kumar hosted a calendar launch event on 21 November. Several Bollywood celebrities attended it, and created portraits of animals. Tiger Shroff, Sunny Leone, Daniel Weber, Kapil Sharma, Dabboo Ratnani, and Shekhar Suman graced the launch event.
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Alia and Ranbir photographed outside a clinic in Juhu
Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor are busy with the shoot of their first movie together, Brahmastra. It is a fantasy film and involves a lot of stunts. Yesterday, Ranbir was spotted accompanying his girlfriend Alia to the doctor, and they were photographed outside a clinic in Juhu. According to media reports, Alia was getting treatment for a minor injury.
Take a look below at their picture:
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It's difficult for women to work on their own terms, says Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor Khan, who was last seen in the film Veere Di Wedding, says it is difficult for actresses in the film industry to follow their heart “and I think in any field there would be this issue you are putting your best effort then your hard work and talent will succeed and we are building up to that.”
Shahid Kapoor's look in Arjun Reddy
Shahid Kapoor is playing the role of Kabir Singh opposite Kiara Advani in Arjun Reddy, and we got to see his new look.
Check out his pictures here:
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