India

13 Apr

Sanju Samson’s breath-taking performance gets wasted as Deepak Hooda changes the game

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The fourth match of IPL 2021 produced some sensational hitting, as well as sloppy fielding that saw six catches being dropped. Chasing 222, Sanju Samson’s breath-taking 63-ball 119 – punctuated by 12 boundaries and 7 sixes – was not enough as Rajasthan Royals went down to Punjab Kings by four runs in a high-octane encounter. Samson’s effort in vain On nine out of 10 occasions, Sanju Samson would have backed himself to deposit Arshdeep Singh over the long-off boundary. Perhaps, fatigue got the better of him on Monday. Samson was batting on 119 off 62 deliveries, when he ended up…

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

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

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

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,…

12 Apr

Sunil Grover says his web series, titled ‘Sunflower’ “will blow our minds”

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The teaser of Zee5’s upcoming series Sunflower is out, and to pique the audience’s curiosity, the makers revealed nothing except than the cast in the first look of the crime-comedy. The Vikas Bahl-created show is touted to be the story of a middle-class housing society in Mumbai called Sunflower. The show features an ensemble consisting of Sunil Grover, Ranvir Shorey, Mukul Chadha, Girish Kulkarni, Shonali Nagrani, Sonal Jha, Radha Bhatt, Ashish Vidyarthi, Saloni Khanna and Ashiwn Kaushal. Vikas Bahl has also written the show. Besides him, Rahul Sengupta serves as the show’s director. ZEE5 unveiled the teaser on Monday on…

10 Apr

Viewers will require COVID-19 ‘negative’ reports to attend matches at Wankhede

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The Mumbai Cricket Association has asked its Apex Council members to produce a COVID-19 negative certificate in order to enter the Wankhede stadium, which will host 10 matches of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League. The first game at the iconic stadium in South Mumbai will be held on Saturday evening when Chennai Super Kings square off with Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals. “Dear Apex Council members. As per BCCI’s protocol, all the officials who would be attending the IPL 2021 matches at Wankhede Stadium are required to produce a Negative report of RT-PCR test conducted within 48 hours of the matchday,”…

10 Apr

Scam 1992 actor Pratik Gandhi shares how instead of getting comfortable at the age of 36, he took a risk and quit his job.

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Pratik Gandhi is flying high after the success of the SonyLIV web series – Scam 1992. The actor recently opened up about his life before and after playing Harshad Mehta in the Hansal Mehta directorial. Pratik recently opened up to Humans of Bombay about his “middle-class” upbringing and how he’d do odd jobs to support his family in Surat, Gujarat. He shared, “We were middle class; Papa was supportive but he’d say, ‘Pehle degree lo, phir jo karna hai karo’ (First get a degree, then do whatever you want). So I opted for engineering. Still, I’d do small plays– ishq…