Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor revealed that he has quit smoking for his daughter Misha. Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor appeared on ‘No Filter Neha’, hosted by Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia. During the show, Neha asked him about quitting smoking.
“I quit smoking a few years ago, after the birth of my daughter Misha. Before that, I used to smoke secretly away from my daughter.”
He explained, “I quit smoking because I didn’t want to hide and smoke in front of my daughter. That’s the main reason why I decided to quit smoking.” The Bollywood superstar shared, “One day, I was hiding and smoking in front of my daughter when suddenly I realized I didn’t want to do this anymore. That was the day I decided to quit smoking.”
Shahid Kapoor got married to Mira Rajput in 2015, and they have two children, a son named Zain and a daughter named Misha.
Actress Meera is known for her candour in interviews and press interactions, she always manages to land herself in a controversies. Now an old interview of Meera with Times of India is resurfacing on social media in which the Nazar actress made revelations about Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt.
The Main Sitara actor claimed that because of Mahesh Bhatt she had to leave Bollywood and when she tried to come back, he did not even allow her to return. She was quoted saying, “Working with Bollywood was a great experience. I got a lot of love from the Indian audience. But the journey of Bollywood was not easy for me. There were many difficulties but I did not give up. In the early days Bollywood was completely new to me. I didn’t know anyone in Mumbai except Mahesh Bhatt. It took a long time to get to know people. Mahesh Bhatt introduced me to the industry. I used to respect Mahesh ji a lot. He was my mentor and mentor. I will also give the credit of my success to him.”
Further in the interview, Meera told that when she entered the cinema world with the film Nazar, I got offers from many famous directors like Ram Gopal Varma, Mani Ratnam, Subhash Ghai. They wanted to work with me but Mahesh Bhatt did not want it. Bhatt wanted me to work only with him. Further, Meera told that one night when she met Subhash Ghai and she told this to Mahesh, he got very angry, shouted at her, and slapped her 2-3 times.
Talking about the time when Bhatt slapped her, she revealed “I got offers from many famous directors like Ram Gopal Varma, Mani Ratnam, Subhash Ghai who wanted to work with me. But Mahesh Bhatt did not want me to work with anyone other than him. One night I met Subhash Ghai. When I told this to Mahesh ji, he got very angry, shouted at me, and slapped me two-three times.”
The Naagin star also alleged that Mahesh used to call her his ‘special one’ and told her she was like ‘worship’ to him. However, the filmmaker had denied all such allegations and called Meera ‘bizarre’. Mahesh Bhatt also opined that Meera was a vulnerable person who was going through a vulnerable phase back then.
This time the Baaji diva has been trending on social media for an Eid special interview, that she did in 2017 with famous media personality, Sohail Warraich. The Baaji actress confessed in the interview that when she went to India for her film Nazar’s shooting, she was proposed to by the Murder 2 actor, Emraan Hashmi, which she declined.
Meera added that Mahesh Bhatt, her film’s producer also presented her with a marriage proposal by Ashmit Patel, who was her co-star in the film. She was quick to mention that her family had issues over their religious differences and she couldn’t go against the will of her parents.
Earlier this year, Meera shared a picture with Indian actor Neha Dhupia from a shoot done over a decade ago. Several people liked the picture, while many trolled the Baaji actor.
India and Pakistan have shared tumultuous equations over the years with things often getting out of hands in terms of politics and border feuds. However, the two neighbouring nations have indulged in a cultural exchange at several junctions and that does help the artists of both the nations to bridge the gap between Indo-Pak.
Here’s a list of Indian actors who have done work in Lollywood, the Pakistani film industry:
Om Puri
The late actor has done a film in Pakistan. He was seen in Actor in Law. His appearance in Pakistani film garnered him critical acclaim from local critics. He was an ambassador of peace.
Arbaaz Khan
Godfather is a Pakistani Urdu film directed by Hriday Shetty released across theaters in Pakistan in 2007. The cast had both Indian and Pakistani actors, including Arbaaz Khan in a pivotal role.
Naseeruddin Shah
Legendary actor has done Khuda Ke Liye in 2007 and another film in 2013, Zinda Bhaag.
Neha Dhupia
The popular model turned actress Neha Dhupia did an item song in the Lollywood film Kabhi Pyaar Na Karna.
Shweta Tiwari
The Kasautii Zindagi Kay star, shweta Tiwari has done a Pakistani film. She was casted in the film Sultanat that flopped.
Kirron Kher
Kirron Kher did a film called Kamosh Pani in 2003 which won several international awards.
Amrita Arora
In an Indo-Pak collaboration Amrita was seen in the film Godfather, a remake of the famous Hollywood film.
Vinod Khanna
Veteran Indian actor Vinod Khanna appeared for the first time on the Pakistani cinema screen in Godfather. The film was distributed nationwide by ARY Digital.
Johnny Lever
The popular Indian comedian, Johny Lever has done a Pakistani film Love Mein Ghum
Arya Babbar
Son of Raj Babbar, Arya has also worked in a Pakistani film Virsa opposite Mehreen Raheel.
Choreographer and Director, Farah Khan appeared on Neha Dhupia’s podcast on music streaming app, JioSaavn, where she revealed a secret about her friend and mainstream actor, Chunkey Pandey.
During a segment of the show where she had to spill some beans about her industry fellows, she revealed, that Chunky charges a fee to attend funerals. Prolonging the fun segment, Farah mentioned that he charges extra to cry on them.
Chunkey is more famously known for his comic character, Akhri Pasta in Akshay Kumar’s Housefull film franchise.
