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Bollywood director Rohit Shetty has revealed at the trailer launch of Ranveer Singh starrer Cirkus that actor Deepika Padukone has joined his cop universe. She will play the role of a cop in Ajay Devgn’s Singham 3.
At the event, Rohit Shetty said, “We are making Singham next. Everyone kept asking me who is the lady cop in my universe. So today, let me confirm that Deepika Padukone will be the lady Singham, the lady cop in Singham 3. We start shooting next year.”
Ranveer said that Deepika Padukone’s performance as Meenaamma in Rohit Shetty’s Chennai Express is one of her best performances. He also expressed that he can’t wait for Deepika and Rohit to join forces once again. “Deepika’s best performance for me is Meenaamma from Chennai Express. She has done so many great films, but this one is just special. I can’t wait for Rohit Shetty and Deepika to team up on a feature film.”
Singham 3 marks Ajay Devgn and Deepika’s first on-screen collaboration.
In 2011, Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and director Rohit Shetty collaborated on the cop entertainer, Singham, followed by its sequel which culminated into a cop universe today with Simmba and Sooryavanshi joining in.
“Singham was set in Goa, followed by Singham Returns which went a notch higher with the premise being set in Mumbai. And now, Rohit and Ajay are all set to take things to the next level as Singham 3 is set again the backdrop of terrorism with the protagonist traveling all the way to Pakistan to grab hold of terror outfits,” reported Pinkvilla.
In Singham 3, it’s going to be a battle between Ajay Devgn and Jackie Shroff. “The story takes off from where Sooryavanshi ended. The lion-hearted cop will be off to Azad Kashmir to trace down the head of terror outfits, who have an eye to destroy India from the world map,” the source added.
News portals in India are abuzz that Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has started dating his Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ka Jaan co-star Pooja Hegde.
A self-claimed film critic called Umair Sandhu took to his Twitter account to post this news, “BREAKING NEWS: New Couple in Town !!! Mega Star #SalmanKhan fell in love with #PoojaHegde !! His production house also signed her for the next 2 films !! They are spending time together nowadays!! Confirmed by Salman Khan’s close sources.”
BREAKING NEWS : New Couple in Town !!! Mega Star #SalmanKhan fell in love with #PoojaHegde !! His production house also signed her for next 2 films !! They are spending time together now a days !! Confirmed by Salman Khan close sources. pic.twitter.com/2lkNIXH3IE
Actor Sanam Jung clapped back at a social media troll on Instagram for body shaming her. The Akhri Khilari Kon host gave a befitting response to the netizen’s comment, “Thori tangy km karlo(Make your legs slimmer) “.
Sanam was quick to give him a shut-up call by replying, “You keep your mouth shut”.
Earlier this year, Jung responded to a netizen’s question regarding her equation with her husband Syed Abdul Qassam Jafri on Instagram. The netizen questioned the lack of interaction between the couple and its impact on their daughter Alaya.
In July 2021, a netizen commented a derogatory remark about her daughter’s dress, to which Sanam was quick to reply with a stern statement.
Coke Studio Pakistan’s Pasoori has become the most Googled ‘hum to search’ song of 2022. Ali Sethi and Shae Gill’s iconic track has left behind chartbusters like BTS’ Butter, Siravali and Chaand Baaliyan.
Sethi and Coke Studio’s producer, Xulfi, former EP frontman, took to social media and expressed gratitude.
The greatest developments in search on the well-known search engine over the previous 11+ months are summarized in Google’s “Year in Search 2022.” Google has compiled a list of the top 10 searches in a variety of categories, including persons, movies, current events, and much more.
“Can’t thank the universe enough. Just can’t,” Xulfi shared while posting a screenshot of a news article. “And can’t thank all of you, the people, enough too. Ap subka dilse shukriya for giving us your love, your attention and your kindness that made our, your Coke Studio‘s Pasoori the most Googled song in the world in 2022.”
Adding how the song beat BTS’ track, the Waqt Crooner penned, “Surreal knowing that BTS is second in the list. It’s a music act we researched before the season. And then Imagine Dragons, one of my favourite music acts, is on the list too. Just unbelievable. Congratulations Team.”
The 14th installment of Coke Studio has been praised globally for its fresh take on the celebrated show. As Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan (Xulfi) held the reigns this year, there was one song that truly surpassed all expectations. Sethi and Gill’s Pasoori transcended borders and managed to win the hearts of fans the world over.
Veteran Bollywood actor Neetu Kapoor’s outfit appeared in an online poll on an Instagram page, Diet Sabya in which she was being compared to Disha Patani.
Taking to her Instagram stories, Neetu shared the screenshot of the online poll that featured her and Disha together. While she was seen wearing a pink traditional salwar and kameez with a pink draped dupatta, Disha wore a black two-piece.
Above their photos, their designer’s names were also mentioned. Disha’s outfit was styled by Aastha Sharma and Neetu’s attire was designed by Mohit Rai. Criticizing the fashion poll, Neetu wrote, “You guys are wild comparing me to a kid.” She also added a grimacing face and a monkey covering its eyes emojis in her caption.
Soon after Neetu’s reaction, the Instagram account shared another poll featuring her with Neena Gupta. While Neetu’s outfit remained the same, Neena wore a white sari with a black blouse.
Indian actor Paresh Rawal has landed in a massive controversy with his viral comments on Bengalis while campaigning in Gujarat for the ruling BJP.
“Gas cylinders are expensive but they will come down. People will get employment too. But what will happen if Rohingya migrants and Bangladeshis start living around you, like in Delhi? What will you do with gas cylinders? Cook fish for the Bengalis?” Rawal was heard saying at the rally.
While the ruling Trinamool Congress in Bengal has hit out at Rawal for his offensive comments, former Member of Parliament and CPI(M) leader Md Salim has filed a complaint with the police.
At a rally, Paresh Rawal said the people of Gujarat would tolerate inflation but not “Bangladeshis and Rohingya” next door and used a “cooking fish” stereotype that has incensed Bengalis.
Mr. Salim has written to the Taltala Police Station in Kolkata asking them to treat his complaint as an FIR and prosecute the actor as his comments are generating adverse opinions against Bengalis.
“A large number of Bengalis reside outside the limits of the state. I apprehend many of them will be prejudicially targeted and affected because of the vicious remarks made by Paresh Rawal,” Md. Salim says in his letter to the police.
Md Salim wants Paresh Rawal to be charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including for promoting enmity, intentional insult, public mischief etc.
Paresh Rawal’s comments on Bengalis have created a storm in West Bengal with the ruling Trinamool Congress taking strong objection to his outburst.
Though the veteran actor made an effort to explain his comments with a qualified apology but ended up aggravating the row by claiming that he meant “illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingya” when he used the word “Bengalis”.
Many saw it as “hate speech” attacking Bengalis. Others described it as “xenophobic dog-whistling” against the Bangladeshi and Rohingya.
“So once again the politics of violence, hate, and division is out in the open. Renowned actor Mr. Paresh Rawal who is a member of the BJP remarked about cooking fish for the Bengalis. I think this was utterly distasteful and a very insensitive remark. The BJP and the union government cannot tackle the rising prices of gas cylinders and inflation. But they turn around the problem and directed it this time to the Bengalis and their habit of eating fish,” Shashi Panja, who holds the portfolios of Industries, Commerce & Enterprises and Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare in West Bengal, said.
“Very unfortunate. So now you are targeting Bengal because as everybody remembers, you could not win in the 2021 assembly elections. You are yet to digest the defeat. You are unable to assimilate the mandate of the people. So now you are attacking Bengali food habits. People in Bengal, who live together with everybody will not take this lying down. The All-India Trinamool Congress once again condemns such kinds of statements, the statements of Paresh Rawal.” Dr Shashi Panja added.
Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor took to his Instagram handle to slam Malaika Arora’s fake pregnancy news report by media outlet Pinkvilla. The portal reported that Malaika and Arjun Kapoor are expecting their first child together.
Arjun immediately reacted to the news through their social media handles mentioning Pinkvilla and its journalist Nikita Dalvi, and disregarded the reports.
He said, “This is the lowest that you could have gone and you have done it by being casual, insensitive, and absolutely unethical in carrying garbage news. This journalist has been writing such pieces regularly and getting away with it because we tend to ignore these fake gossip articles while they spread across media and become the truth. This is not done. Don’t dare to play with our personal lives.”
In another post, he wrote, “Karma comes after everyone eventually. You cannot get away with screwing people over your whole life, I don’t care who you are. What goes around, comes around. That’s how it works. Sooner or later the universe will serve you the revenge you deserve.”
They have been dating each other for over three years now. The two made it Instagram official a couple of years back in 2019 and do not shy away from posting about each other. Rumours about their wedding have been doing the rounds for quite sometime now.
Arjun initially dated Malaika’s ex-sister-in-law, Arpita and hence Salman Khan broke all ties with him after he started dating Malaika.
Earlier this year the Ishaqzaade star slammed a media outlet for comparing his wealth with Malaika.
Hitting out at the news report, he wrote, “It’s sad & shameful to read a daft headline like this is 2021. Of course, she earns well & has worked for so many years to be in a place not be compared to anyone let alone me.”
Actor Feroze Khan and his wife, Syeda Aliza officially filed for divorce on 3rd September. The two are currently dealing with the necessary legal proceedings and were even spotted outside of Karachi Court recently.
On Monday, Aliza’s pictures from the court hearing went viral on social media. The mother-of-two presented evidence in court.
It is to be notified that in the recent court proceeding of Feroze Khan’s case, Alizeh came up with solid proof. The court has allowed Feroze to meet his kids twice a week but on certain conditions of submitting his passport to the court.
Feroze’s Statement
After these pictures went viral and the bigwigs of the industry lambasted Feroze for his alleged conduct, he issued an official statement regarding the domestic abuse allegations on Instagram.
Feroze vehemently denied all the allegations and announced that he is yet again persuing the legal route.
Latest Development
Feroze’s lawyer today addressed the media outside the court’s premises and stated, “Aliza threatened him that give me money or else I’ll sue you with a domestic violence case .” The lawyer added that this is why Feroze divorced her.
He also dismissed Aliza’s evidence against Khan.
He also added that the case has damaged Feroze’s earnings and hence it’s difficult for him to pay one lac per month, per child. as the court ordered him to do so.
Aliza’s lawyer Qaim Shah also shared his side of the story, “Feroze and his legal team are claiming that he cannot afford this maintenance and can only pay 20 thousand per child.”
Last week, Feroze filed another petition against his former wife Aliza for allegedly submitting false documents in ongoing cases related to domestic violence and children’s custody. Khan’s lawyer filed the petition in the Family Court East when it took up the children’s custody and alimony cases.
A week ago, his lawyer requested the court to take action against Aliza for misleading the court by submitting fake documents, adding that the former wife of his client had not filed an application with the police against Khan when she was in his nikkah.
The court has summoned arguments from both sides on November 5 while the children custody case has been adjourned till November 29. He also took a dig at Khan’s co-star Ushna Shah for expressing solidarity with Aliza. The lawyer also named celebrities like Iffat Omar and said that none of these should share their own judgements.
Aliza’s Brother Opens Up
The media also interacted with Aliza’s brother Ahsan Raza for the first time. Ahsan was disappointed by the fact that the legal team of Feroze Khan is saying that the evidence and documents are fake. He said that it’s wrong that Feroz and his lawyers are saying that the documents are fake, we have enough pictures and documents which we don’t want to show, we didn’t want to show previous pictures too but they had to come out because it was a court document which is public, he said, “the lawyers are saying that the pictures are of an eye allergy, well, an eye allergy, the eye doesn’t swell, also, they are not talking about the forensic of the pictures. He said that there are many pictures of Aliza that they have as evidence. He also said that the court didn’t even discuss the abuse, he said that they will be providing further evidence.
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The lawyer of Aliza said, ‘Aliza has no objection about her children to meet their father but due to abuse on the mother, the children are terrified. However, the court has allowed to meet’
Her lawyer, Qaim Shah also mentioned that Feroze hasn’t paid his children’s maintenance in the last 2.5 months.
The actor also flaunted his awards in a picture and highlighted that he hasn’t made any friends in the industry.
His sister Dua Malik reshared his post and categorised him as wise.
Feroze’s elder star-sister Humaima Malick posted some cryptic captions in her latest posts, being fully aware of the massive backlash that their family is receiving.
Soon after Humaima’s pictures went viral, actor and host Mishi Khan slammed her in an Instagram story. The veteran artist said, “We don’t give a damn to your cryptic message. You could have put some sense into your spoilt brat brother’s head or put your foot down as another woman was being abused.”
She added, “Shame on your mentality and you. We all are there to support Alizay Sultan.”
Celebrity Reactions
Multiple actors from the entertainment industry have come forward to condemn Feroze’s alleged violent attacks on his ex-wife.
Actor Sonia Mashal called out Feroze’s sisters Humaima Malick and Dua Malick for letting the violence happen. She also said that the sister duo should be ashamed of their participation in the matter.
Actor Mira Sethi personally met Aliza and her family after this news broke out. The actor shared, “The allegations are very serious. Her father told me that he is stunned that Feroze has built up his body in the gym, but for what? To hit his daughter?”
Saboor Aly, who earlier expressed her support for Syeda, liked this post on Instagram.
Mariyam Nafees was the first one to react to the heartbreaking visuals on her Instagram story.
Osman Khalid Butt wants Aliza to get justice.
Merub Ali shared her prayers for Aliza and her children. She also criticised the existence of domestic violence.
Mansha Pasha strongly presented her take on the matter.
Aiman Khan also shared her take on the evidence.
Ahsan Mohsin Ikram posted a blunt reaction on this topic. He suggested an immediate arrest of the Khaani actor. His wife and star-actor Minal Khan commented, ”Sick”.
Pasoori famed Shae Gill termed Khan a disgusting human being. She also said that he should be in jail for what he did.
Sarwat Gilani even asked for a complete boycott of the Chup Raho star.
Yasir Hussain spoke about the issue at length.
Feroze’s co-star from drama serial Habs, Dania Enwer shared her terrible experience of working with him in the drama serial.
Even the drama’s director, Musadiq Malik had several unpleasant remarks to state about him.
Netizens have also expressed their support to Aliza for sharing such vulnerable moments, publicly.
In her public statement, Aliza Sultan Khan wrote, “Our marriage of four years was an utter chaos. In addition to a continuous physical and psychological violence during this period, I had to endure infidelity, blackmailing and degradation at my husband’s hands. After careful consideration, I have reached the sad conclusion that I cannot spend my whole life in this horrific manner. The welfare and wellbeing of my children have played a significant role in this decision. I do not want them to grow up in a toxic, unhealthy and violent household. I’m afraid that their mental development and approach to life would be negatively impacted by exposure to such hostile environment. No kid should ever have to grow up feeling violence to be a normal part of relationships. I would rather teach them that no wounds are too deep to be healed, no scars too shameful to be concealed at the cost of one’s safety.”
Alizay revealed in the court that Feroze used to hit her a lot and even put a gun on her head once to traumatise her.
Aliza also requested that Feroze should pay one lac per month, for each child. Since her son studies in an expensive private school and her daughter is a new born, so just her milk and diaper expenditure is unaffordable for her as she doesn’t work. However Feroze refused to pay the required amount and stated that he can only provide her with twenty thousand for both children, instead of 2 lacs.
The Khaani hero has filed for visitation rights to see his children.
The Khuda Aur Mohabbat 3 star recently stated in an interview, “I want to romance in real life, I want to fall in love and experience love. Allah has blessed us with so much, so I want to fall in love in real life rather than in front of the camera.” This caught the viewers’ attention and gave heat to the rumours again.
Feroze tied the knot with Alizey in 2018 and was blessed with a baby boy in 2019 and a girl earlier this year.
Actor Hamza Ali Abbasi is currently riding high on the success of his Pakistani feature film, The Legend Of Maula Jatt, which has garnered over 150 crores globally. During the promotions of this Bilal Lashari directorial, Hamza exclusively chatted with The Current, during which he responded to Ayeza Khan’s cheeky comment about him being a difficult co-star.
Three years back, Ayeza stated on the YouTube show, Momina’s Mixed Plate that it wasn’t easy to work with Hamza on their blockbuster drama, Pyarey Afzal. The Laapata diva mentioned, “Yes I have worked with Hamza but it’s really difficult to work with him because he laughs a lot, especially whenever there is a serious scene with him which requires certain emotions, he keeps on laughing.”
Khan mentioned that Man Mayal star’s non-serious conduct makes it difficult for her to perform seriously in a scene.
She added, “I once asked him kya kar rahay ho? Tum nahi dogay mujhe acting cues, tum bilkul na dena mujhe, Nadeem Bhai (director) dengien cues. So Nadeem Baig used to give me my acting cues and hence I started referring to him as Pyarey Nadeem and that’s how I did the entire serial.
Hamza and Ayeza later reunited for a television commercial.
Hamza’s Response
On being asked to respond to Ayeza’s light-hearted statement by the host Uzair Anwer, Hamza commented, “I stay my true self on the sets. Even when we have to shoot serious or angry scenes, I am not the sort of an actor who would want to get into that exact mindset.” I cannot just continuously sit in a serious manner because I like to have fun and make other people have fun as well.”
He added, “In fact, if the scene is too intense, I act differently to experience a contrast while filming those sequences. It works for me.”
When asked if Ayeza Khan or Hania Aamir are his favourite co-stars to date, Hamza confessed that while he has had a good time with all his leading ladies, his best female co-star so far has been Ayesha Khan.
Kajol and Ajay Devgn’s daughter Nysa Devgan may not have forayed into Bollywood yet, but she is already a digital sensation. The star kid has multiple fan pages on Instagram, and pictures of her partying with her friends often go viral on social media.
Nysa recently slayed in glamorous ethnic outfits, and while her fans shower her with love, there is also a certain section of social media users who troll her and leave nasty comments that are uncalled for. Now, Kajol has reacted to it and has shared her opinion on social media trolling.
In a conversation with ETimes, the DDLJ diva was asked how she reacts to social media trolling. She replied that she feels trolling has become a strange part of social media. She then laughed and added that if one is trolled, it just means they’re famous. “If you are trolled, you are noticed. If you’re trolled you’re famous. It’s like you’re not famous till you’re trolled,” she said. When asked if it affects her, she said that it does, but that there’s only a limit to which these things can be taken seriously. “I will be stupid and I will be idiotic to say that it does not affect me. But yes, there is a certain level that you can take it seriously.”
She further added that numerous articles are written about trolling, but when she goes and checks the comments, she finds that there are hundreds of positive comments and only one or two negative comments on which the articles are based.
Kajol then added that she explains Nysa that for every one or two trolls who post nasty comments, there are a thousand other fans who think she is fantastic. “And most important of all, what do you see in the mirror? Whose opinion matters? My opinion matters. Not your own,” she joked.
