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Salman Khan-starrer Bharat team scouts for locations in London

Mar 012018

London is blanketed by snow, but the team of Bollywood film Bharat is undeterred in scouting for locations to shoot

Ali Abbas Zafar and Salman Khan

London is blanketed by snow, but the team of Bollywood film “Bharat” is undeterred in scouting for locations to shoot. Filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar on Thursday tweeted a series of photographs from there.

“Snowed down London from ‘beast from the east’, but work on ‘Bharat’ continues. Some pictures of location scout, 200-year-old port,” Zafar captioned the image. Bharat will release on Eid 2019.

The film is an official adaptation of 2014 South Korean film Ode to My Father.

Work begins on #Bharat in freezing london , home for some days , may god bless us all. pic.twitter.com/lpouj8xiz0

— ali abbas zafar (@aliabbaszafar)
February 19, 2018

Snowed down London from “ beast from the east” , but work on #Bharat continues . Some pictures of location scout , 200 year old port. pic.twitter.com/rx95uWEyGb

— ali abbas zafar (@aliabbaszafar)
March 1, 2018

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Sridevi's family thanks Mumbai Police for support on her last journey

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Mar 012018

Anil Kapoor on behalf of his family has thanked the Mumbai Police for ensuring ample security during the proceedings of the last rites of veteran actress Sridevi in Mumbai

Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor on behalf of his family has thanked the Mumbai Police for ensuring ample security during the proceedings of the last rites of veteran actress Sridevi in Mumbai. Anil, the younger brother of Sridevi’s husband Boney Kapoor, tweeted: “As we mourn, I’m deeply thankful to our friends and well-wishers who have formed a protective circle around us so we can grieve in peace… I would specially like to thank the Mumbai Police for being by our side through it all and making sure we got the space and privacy that we needed, to do what was necessary.

“Thank you all for your prayers and understanding.”

Sridevi died due to “accidental drowning” in a bathtub in a Dubai hotel last week, leaving the film industry and her fans shocked.

Her last rites were performed in Mumbai on Wednesday. There was a sea of fans who thronged the streets to bid a final adieu to the actress, who lit up the big screen with her talent over a career that lasted 50 years. She was 54.

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After Sridevi's funeral, Shah Rukh Khan remembers her with emotional message

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Mar 012018

On a late Wednesday night after actress Sridevi’s cremation, Shah Rukh Khan shared a heartfelt note remembering the legendary actress

Shah Rukh Khan posted a note on his Twitter handle after Sridevi’s funeral.

Actress Sridevi was cremated with full state honours on Wednesday at Pawan Hans Crematorium. Her passing has left behind a nation, a plethora of fans and her dear family in an emotional turmoil. The entire Bollywood fraternity was seen grieving her demise. After the final rites of the legendary actress’ were concluded, her Army co-star, Shah Rukh Khan posted an emotional message in her memory. He wrote, “How can one not just feel love & beauty & be grateful for a life that became a part of yours in some small way by making it prettier….isn’t it just easier to feel love & give towards that life, even in death…the comfort of appreciation and gratitude.”

In her final journey, Bollywood came out in full force to pay homage to the actress, who left behind a legacy that very few will be able to match. Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rekha, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Prada, Hema Malini, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shraddha Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, John Abraham, Suniel Shetty, Jeetendra, Jackie Shroff and many others flocked in to pay their last respects to the Chandni star.

A sea of fans had gathered outside The Celebration Sports Club in Andheri from as early as 4 am on Wednesday, waiting to catch one last glimpse of Sridevi. The mortal remains were kept at the club, minutes away from her Lokhandwala home, so that fans could pay their last respects to the star who had enthralled them for the past four decades. More than 200 policemen were present at the venue to keep the teeming crowd in check. The hall had three entry points – one each for VIPs, the media, and the public.

After a few rituals, Boney Kapoor preformed the mukhaagni [last rites] bidding the final adieu to his wife, Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan (Sridevi).

As an important chapter of his life came to an end, Boney issued a statement saying, “I am blessed to have the support of Arjun and Anshula [Kapoor, Boney’s children], who have been such pillars of strength for myself, Khushi and Janhvi. Together as a family we have tried to face this unbearable loss… To the world she was their Chandni, but to me she was my love, mother to our girls… She was the axis around which our family ran… Rest in peace, my love.”

The 54-year old actor passed away in Dubai on the night of February 24, where she had gone to attend nephew Mohit Marwah’s wedding with family.

Also Read: Sridevi’s Family: Let Us Grieve In Peace

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From then to now, Juhi Chawla and Madhuri Dixit are still rivals?

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Feb 282018

In a conversation with Neha Dhupia during a segment called, ‘Scary Spice’ on BFFs with Vogue, Juhi Chawla made quite a revelation from her past

Juhi Chawla

The next episode of BFFs with Vogue will have the legendary actors Jackie Shroff and Juhi Chawla in a sassy conversation with the host, Neha Dhupia. Very few know that Jackie and Juhi share a very thick bond. Well, we have all seen Jackie Shroff spilling some of his intimate secrets on Karan Johar’s Koffee with Karan. It would be interesting to see Juhi Chawla, who has a sweet demeanour, reveal her candid best on talk-show BFFs with Vogue.

In a conversation with Neha Dhupia during a segment called, ‘Scary Spice’ on BFFs with Vogue on Colors Infinity, Juhi Chawla made quite a revelation from her past. Neha, at her best to get the celebrities to spill the beans, asked Juhi, “Your most bitter-rivalry was with which star?” Juhi was extremely hesitant to answer this until Neha toned the question down further and called it a “healthy competition”. To which Juhi smiled and replied saying ‘Madhuri Dixit’.

In the day and age where not everybody openly talks about their rivalries, it’s surprising to see veteran actresses name their rivals from the fraternity. Should the millennial actors be learning this or are is it better to keep it shush?

These 90s actresses were at their peak during their active Bollywood reign. However, they never shared the screen space together back then but it was in 2014 that they did a film Gulaab Gang. This proved that their rivalry was only a thing in the past.

Speaking of Jackie and Juhi, they have done films like Aaina, Shatranj, Bandish, and Gang amongst others.

Also Read: Malaika Arora’s Shocking Revelation: Namrata Shirodkar And Meher Jesia Ganged Up Against Me

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Vaani Kapoor takes a hot selfie in a sportswear

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Feb 282018

Vaani Kapoor flaunts her chiselled body in this new post of hers and we are totally loving it

Vaani Kapoor

On Wednesday, Vaani Kapoor shared a smokin’ hot photo of hers on her Instagram account. With earphones plugged in and garbed in a sexy white and blue sports attire, she flaunted her chiselled body. While the Befikre actress looks were captivating enough, she received mixed comments from her followers. While some were thrilled to see such a beauty, there were others trolls, who used their moral policing wand to teach her how to dress appropriately. Some even went to the extent of asking Vaani, whether she applies lipstick while working out!? “U wear lipstick while working out,” read the comment. However, she had applied a pink lip balm.

Vaani Kapoor had captioned the picture as, “End of the day be like.. (sic).” There was a user, who tried giving Vaani some lessons on modesty. “That’s really immodesty and see how men commenting on u!? By looking at u as an object of lust, pleasure and making women an object based on the body, not by personalities. Do u really want women to be objectified?! (sic)” read the post.

Well, recently, Ms. Kapoor was spotted exiting a skin clinic. What caught our attention was that the diva was hiding her lips from the paparazzi. It was during Vaani’s Yash Raj Film ‘Befikre’ (2016) that she was said to have gone under the knife and social media took potshots at her for her lip surgery. There was something different about the way she looked. Twitterati kept sharing her ‘then-and-now’ pictures, claiming she has done a lip job and chin surgery, and that she may have resorted to a special skin treatment that showed up in the initial stages of the film’s shoot.

Also Read: Hotness Alert! Guess Who Is This Bollywood Diva Flaunting Her Sexy Back

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In 48 hours, two lakh register to join Kamal Haasan's party

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Feb 282018

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam party saw 2,01,597 member registrations online in 48 hours, said a spokesperson

Kamal Haasan

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) party saw 2,01,597 member registrations online in 48 hours, said a spokesperson. Sharing the Google data analytics of the party’s digital presence, the spokesperson said the data pertains to 48 hours after the party’s website was launched.

Kamal Haasan formally launched MNM on February 21 at Madurai. The website was launched on the same day at 7.27 pm, according to the spokesperson. However, it is not known how many of the member registrations are by people who are voters registered in Tamil Nadu.

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Sridevi funeral live updates: Bollywood stars, fans bid adieu to their Chandni

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Feb 282018

Legendary Padma Shri actress Sridevi cremated with full state honours. Shah Rukh Khan and other Bollywood celebrities arrived at the Pawan Hans Crematorium in Vile Parle to pay their respects

Sridevi's final journey
Family members pay their last respects to Sridevi

Legendary actress Sridevi was cremated with full state honours. The Maharashtra government decided to accord her full state honours at her funeral which took place on Wednesday afternoon, official sources said. The state honours for the actress, who was conferred Padma Shri in 2013, included draping her body in the national tricolour, elaborate arrangements by the Mumbai Police, and a gun salute before the cremation. The entire family, Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, husband Boney Kapoor bid a tearful adieu to the Chandni star.

#WATCH Mumbai: Mortal remains of #Sridevi wrapped in tricolour, accorded state honours. pic.twitter.com/jhvC9pjLMp

— ANI (@ANI)
February 28, 2018

Sridevi's final journey

A tall, open truck, fully decorated with white flowers — her favourite colour — carried her body which was first draped in the national tricolour and then loaded in a glass casket, as cries of ‘Sridevi Amar Rahe’ rent the air among her fans.

Inside the truck was Sridevi lying serene with full make-up, a large south Indian style vermillion and wearing a ceremonial gold and maroon coloured Kanjeevaram sari. A heavy, large necklace adorned her since she died a ‘suhaagan’ (still married), giving the appearance of a resplendent ‘devi’ (Goddess) in deep slumber.

Her grieving family members including husband Boney Kapoor, her step-son Arjun Kapoor and brothers-in-law Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor were among those who travelled in the truck with the body.

The truck slowly negotiated the approximately six km passing through some of the poshest areas of Andheri and Vile Parle suburbs, with a massive portrait of Sridevi visible from a distance.

In terms of sheer numbers, Sridevi’s funeral is estimated to have attracted the highest number of mourners, ranking on par with the previous biggest funeral processions of the legendary singer Mohammed Rafi (July 1980: around a million mourners), and India’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna (July 2012: a little less than a million mourners).

The other big funerals of non-political personalities in Mumbai included those of Raj Kapoor (June 1988) and Vinod Khanna (April 2017).

Earlier, on Wednesday morning, her mortal remains arrived at Celebration Sports Club in Lokhandwala, where her industry peers and admirers paid their last respects to the iconic actor. Mumbai Police also paid their respects to the veteran. The Police band in full dress uniform had arrived at the club before the actor’s final journey. Sridevi’s mortal remains were placed at Celebration Sports Club from 9.30 am and 12.30 pm for members of the public who gathered to pay homage before the funeral, which will be held at Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium & Hindu Cemetery.

Legendary actress Sridevi’s mortal remains reached Pawan Hans Crematorium, Vile Parle around 3:30 pm. Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Farhan Akhtar, Prasoon Joshi have reached the Crematorium centre to pay their respects. The crowd gathered outside the venue to catch the last glimpse of the actress is creating a huge chaos.

Shah Rukh Khan arrives for Sridevi’s funeral

Thousands of people including celebrities and Bollywood personalities mourned for the actress on Wednesday. Since dawn, hundreds of teary-eyed fans and admirers, some carrying flowers, had started queueing up outside the club for a final ‘darshan’ of their idol. After the flower-bedecked body of Sridevi was brought to the club premises, a steady stream of celebrities started alighting from their vehicles and were whisked inside to pay their last respects. Rekha, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ajay Devgn and Kajol and other celebs arrived at the venue to bid farewell to Sridevi.

Also read: Bollywood Celebs Arrive To Pay Their Last Respects to Sridevi

Sridevi's final journey
Pictures courtesy/Anupriya Verma

Most mourners embraced and sought to console the bereaved family members, quickly moving in from the main entrance and exiting fleetingly from the other side, as fans tried to catch a glimpse. Sridevi’s body was flown to Mumbai from Dubai where she passed away around 11 pm on February 24, and from the airport was taken to the Kapoor residence in Green Acres at the posh Lokhandwala Complex.

The Green Acres complex has cancelled Holi celebrations as a mark of respect for their departed resident. Despite the late hour, several hundreds of fans kept vigil outside the residence when a motorcade including an ambulance reached there. There was chaos outside her residence, as a large number of fans jostled for a glimpse of their favourite actor.

Also view – Sridevi’s final journey: Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kajol pay their respects

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State honours for Sridevi's funderal, procession is among largest recorded

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Feb 282018

Sridevi
Sridevi’s final journey

Several lakhs turned up to join a long procession — among the largest in recent times — to mark the final journey of actress Sridevi which started near her residence to a crematorium in Vile Parle on Wednesday afternoon. A tall, open truck, fully decorated with white flowers — her favourite colour — carried her body which was first draped in the national tricolour and then loaded in a glass casket, as cries of ‘Sridevi Amar Rahe’ rent the air among her fans.

Maharashtra government accorded full state honours for the funeral of Sridevi — who was conferred a Padma Shri in 2013, which included draping her body in the national tricolour, elaborate arrangements by the Mumbai Police and a gun salute before the cremation. Inside the truck was Sridevi lying serene with full make-up, a large south Indian style vermillion and wearing a ceremonial gold and maroon coloured Kanjeevaram sari. A heavy, large necklace adorned her since she died a ‘suhaagan’ (still married), giving the appearance of a resplendent ‘devi’ (Goddess) in deep slumber.

Her grieving family members including husband Boney Kapoor, her step-son Arjun Kapoor and brothers-in-law Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor were among those who travelled in the truck with the body. The truck slowly negotiated the approximately six km passing through some of the poshest areas of Andheri and Vile Parle suburbs, with a massive portrait of Sridevi visible from a distance.

Several lakhs of people including students, office-goers and others accompanied or waited on both side of the roads, looked on from buildings and bungalow terraces. Many climbed on signals and lamp posts for a last glimpse of their beloved heroine. In terms of sheer numbers, Sridevi’s funeral is estimated to have attracted the highest number of mourners, ranking on par with the previous biggest funeral processions of the legendary singer Mohammed Rafi (July 1980: around a million mourners), and India’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna (July 2012: a little less than a million mourners).

The other big funerals of non-political personalities in Mumbai included those of Raj Kapoor (June 1988) and Vinod Khanna (April 2017). The procession was led by several family members, close relatives, friends and even neighbours of the Green Acres society where the family lived in Lokhandwala Complex. Among the prominent personalities who attended the funeral in Vile Parle were Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Randhir Kapoor and others who came to bid a final goodbye to Sridev

Sridevi’s daughters Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor performed the final rituals before the body was consigned to the flames with husband Boney standing nearby. Earlier, since dawn, thousands of teary-eyed fans and admirers of the late actress, many carrying flowers, had queued up outside the Celebration Sports Club at Lokhandwala Complex for a final ‘darshan’ of their idol.

After the flower-bedecked body was brought to the club premises a steady stream of celebrities came in their vehicles and where whisked inside to pay their last respects.

Among the early callers seen were Rekha, Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan, Arbaaz Khan, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Akshaye Khanna, Tabu, Farah Khan, Nitin Mukesh, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Vidya Balan, Sushmita Sen, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Madhur Bhandarkar, Deepika Padukone, Sanjay Leela Bhandsali, Jackie Shroff, Farhan Akhtar, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, John Abraham, Ajay Devgn and Kajol, Anupam Kher and Sulabha Arya, among others.

In the past four days since her demise, the Kapoor household had witnessed a steady stream of visitors including Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Krishna Raj Kapoor. Most of the visitors on Wednesday were sporting dark sunglasses to ward off the harsh early-summer glare, carrying flowers or small bouquets, embraced and consoled the bereaved family members, entering from the main entrance and leaving quickly from the other side as fans tried to catch a glimpse.

Sridevi’s body was flown to Mumbai from Dubai where she passed away following an accidental drowning in a bathtub in her hotel room around 11 pm on February 24, and from the airport was taken to the Kapoor residence in Green Acres. Meanwhile, Green Acres housing society on Wednesday cancelled Holi celebrations as a mark of respect for Sridevi.

For the final journey, at the club and the crematorium, the Mumbai Police implemented elaborate security arrangements at various venues and arranged special traffic and crowd management measures.

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Long hours of Sui Dhaga: Made In India shoot leaves Varun Dhawan with sore feet

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Feb 282018

Varun Dhawan has been shooting for Sharat Katariya’s Sui Dhaga: Made In India in Lalitpur, Madhya Pradesh

Varun Dhawan

Varun Dhawan has been shooting for Sharat Katariya’s Sui Dhaga: Made In India in Lalitpur, Madhya Pradesh. The actor shared a pic, of his feet soaked in a tub of hot water, on social media recently. Long hours of shoot have left him with sore feet. Occupational hazards?

Varun Dhawan

Varun Dhawan plays a tailor named Mauji and co-star Anushka Sharma essays the role of Mamta, who makes a living by embroidering clothes. Their looks are bound to be a talking point given how authentic they have stayed to the milieu of the film. A film about finding love and respect through self-reliance, Sharat Katariya-directed movie Sui Dhaaga – Made in India is a heart-warming story that is rooted in the Indian milieu and celebrates the spirit of self-reliance. The film’s plot is inspired by the hugely acclaimed Make In India campaign.

Also view: Sui Dhaaga First Look: Varun Dhawan And Anushka Sharma Look Perfect As The Small Town Couple

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Former Bigg Boss 11 contestant Arshi Khan in Ishq Mein Marjawan

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Feb 282018

Arshi Khan of Bigg Boss fame will enter the show Ishq Mein Marjawan as part of a dance troupe at a Holi party

Arshi Khan

Arshi Khan of Bigg Boss fame will enter the show Ishq Mein Marjawan as part of a dance troupe at a Holi party. “I am very excited to be back on the channel (Colors) that has made me what I am today. I will bring back my ‘latkas and jhatkas’ (moves) with this role. I have always enjoyed drama,” Arshi said in a statement.

“I love how the show’s story is about unconventional love and I am getting to be part of Aarohi’s revenge saga,” she added. “Ishq Mein Marjawan” features Arjun Bijlani as Deep and Alisha Panwar playing the dual roles of Aarohi and Tara. Aarohi has crafted a plan to expose Virat/Lakshya essayed by Vineet Raina, for all his wrongdoings.

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