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13 Apr

Afshan Azad who played Padma Patil in the Harry Potter films, announces pregnancy.

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Actor Afshan Azad of Harry Potter fame is expecting her first child with husband Nabil Kazi. The British star shared the news on her official Instagram handle on Monday along with clicks from her pregnancy shoot. The actor, who played the character of Padma Patil in the franchise, is due in July this year. Calling her soon-to-arrive child, ‘Baby Kazi’, Afshan is seen cradling her baby bump as Nabil holds her lovingly. Her caption reads, “The secrets out everyone – I’m going to be a mummy!!! 😭🥰 Thanking Allah SWT for gifting us our biggest blessing yet. Baby Kazi due…

13 Apr

Hank Azaria, who played Apu in The Simpsons, says he needs to ‘personally apologise to every Indian’

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American actor Hank Azaria says his character of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on the popular sitcom The Simpsons is “practically a slur” right now, and the Hollywood star feels apologetic for endorsing racial stereotypes through the role. The long-running animated sitcom had Azaria lending voice to the Indian character, which has drawn criticism over the last few years owing to its racially stereotypical behavior, combined with the fact that it was voiced by a Caucasian actor, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Azaria, who quit the show last year saying he didn’t feel right playing the part, discussed on a recent podcast with actor…

13 Apr

Baba Sehgal took to social media to announce the sad news of his father’s demise.

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Singer Baba Sehgal’s father passed away on Tuesday due to Covid-19 complications. The singer shared the news of his father’s demise on his social media handles. Baba Sehgal shared on Twitter, “Dad left us today earlier morning.. Warrier the whole life but lost to Covid. Please keep him in your prayers. Stay Safe and Blessed.” Baba shared a few photographs of his father on Instagram as well. Film celebrities like Abhishek Bachchan, Gulshan Devaiah, Atul Kasbekar, Ken Ghosh, Kubbra Sait and Vir Das offered their condolences on Twitter. “Deepest condolences. Prayers,” shared Abhishek Bachchan on Twitter. Das shared, “I’m so sorry for your loss.…

13 Apr

On Navaratri Kangana Ranaut revealed the one thing her mother gave her as she left home, says: ‘lost a lot but this stayed with me’

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Bollywood stars took to their social media handles on Tuesday to wish their fans on the auspicious occasion of Navratri. The nine-day festival that started today is also celebrated as Ugadi, Baisakhi, Gudi Padwa, Vishu, Bihu and Poila Baisakh in different parts of the country. From Kangana Ranaut to Akshay Kumar and Neha Kakkar, several Bollywood stars shared wishes for their followers on social media. Sharing clicks from her prayer room at home, Kangana Ranaut wrote, “Wishing everyone happy #GudiPadwa #navratri #NewYear. This little devi picture that I am holding mother gave me when I left home, lost a lot but this…

12 Apr

সাধ খেলেন শ্রেয়া

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এবার মাতৃত্বের স্বাদ পাওয়ার পথে গায়িকা শ্রেয়া ঘোষাল। সম্প্রতিই সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায় নিজের বেবি বাম্পের ছবি শেয়ার করে আগত সন্তানের খবর জানিয়েছিলেন গায়িকা৷কিছু কাছের বন্ধুদের নিয়ে এবার নিজের সাধের ছবি শেয়ার করলেন শ্রেয়া ঘোষাল। সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায় ছবি পোস্ট করে বন্ধুদের ধন্যবাদ জানাতেও ভোলেননি তিনি। প্রতীক্ষা শুরু নতুন অতিথির।

12 Apr

Avesh Khan said he fulfilled his dream when he got Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s prized wicket in their IPL opener

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Delhi Capitals’ pacer Avesh Khan said he fulfilled a long-cherished dream when he got former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s prized wicket in their IPL opener against Chennai Super Kings. The 24-year-old from Indore dismissed Dhoni and South Africa’s Faf du Plessis for his two wickets during Delhi Capitals’ seven-wicket win over CSK here on Saturday. “Three years ago, I had a chance to take Mahi bhai’s wicket, but somebody had dropped the catch. But now my dream of taking Mahi bhai’s wicket is fulfilled, so I am very happy about it,” Avesh said in a release issued by the franchise. “Since he…

12 Apr

Hardik Pandya did not bowl in Mumbai Indians’ opener due to a shoulder concern but has now recovered

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Mumbai Indians, the five-time champions, lost their opening game to Royal Challengers Bangalore by two wickets.Pandya did not bowl in Mumbai Indians’ lung-opener on Friday due to a shoulder concern but the India all-rounder will soon contribute in team’s cause with ball in his hand, team’s Director of Cricket Operations Zaheer Khan said on Monday. Mumbai Indians, the five-time champions, lost their opening game to Royal Challengers Bangalore by two wickets. “Hardik, as a whole package is always of great value, everyone knows that. It was a workload related thing in the previous game,” Zaheer said at the pre-match conference ahead of…

12 Apr

Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson says if he ever gets elected as a president of the US, ‘it’d be his honor’

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In an Instagram post, the Dwayne Johnson shared an article featuring the quote: "At least 46 percent of Americans would support a presidential run from Dwayne The Rock Johnson." Johnson says if he ever gets elected as a president of the US it would be an honour for him to serve the people of the country. Johnson’s comments come in response to a poll suggesting that almost half of the Americans would be keen to see him launch a presidential bid. In a post to Instagram, the WWE wrestler-turned-actor shared an article featuring the quote: “At least 46 percent of…

12 Apr

Akshay Kumar has now returned home after being hospitalized earlier this month.

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Akshay Kumar, who was hospitalised under medical advice after testing positive for Covid-19, has returned home on Monday. Twinkle Khanna shared the news on her Instagram account. Sharing an animated picture that featured Akshay and Twinkle, the writer mentioned that ‘all iz well.’ “Safe and sound and good to have him back around,” she wrote. Last week, Twinkle Khanna wrote about the uncertain times the world is living in. She shared a poem on Instagram that read, “A series of todays. All the same. Leftover rainwater in a pothole. The future, a battered road that stretches as far as the eye can…

12 Apr

Hansal Mehta say he would ‘Definitely’ consider working with Kangana Ranaut again

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Director Hansal Mehta on Monday engaged with his followers in a Q&A session on Instagram, where he was asked if he would again work with Kangana Ranaut, who he reportedly had a fallout after their 2017 film Simran. The director has often spoken about the difficult experience he had shooting the film, which was his first collaboration with the actor. Earlier this year, he called the film a mistake, in a tweet. Kangana had then written to him that she “stood by him and now he was saying this”. During the Q&A session, replying to the follower’s question, Hansal said,…