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BollywoodMar 03, 2021

Aamir Khan shelves Mahabharat

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has finally decided to shelve his plans for making Mahabharat. It is being said that Aamir can’t afford to devote two years of his life to make a web series (Mahabharat was planned as a web series). As per a source, Aamir needs to quickly announce his presence in a big star-studded feature film directed by a reliable director. “There were bound to be unsavoury controversies surrounding the project. Aamir feels now is not the right time to make the Mahabharat,” says the source. It should be noted that Aamir had opted out of astronaut Rakesh Sharma’s bio-pic
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BollywoodMar 03, 2021

Man rebukes Ajay Devgn

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn's car was stopped by a man named Rajdeep Singh near Film City, Mumbai. The person was apparently upset with the actor for his tweet regarding the farmers' protest in the country. The 28-year-old man urged the star to support the ongoing protest. Ajay was on his way to shoot for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's much-talked about film Gangubai Kathiawadi.The police arrested the man for his actions, he has been taken into custody and charged with sections 504 and 506 (ii) of IPC.
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BollywoodMar 01, 2021

Cannot read, write or see- Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan recently underwent a laser eye surgery. He took to his blog where he keeps sharing updates about his personal and professional life, to speak about his condition post-surgery. Eye surgeries at this age are delicate and need precision handling .. the best is being done and one hopes all shall be well," he wrote adding that his sight is slowly recovering. He also asked to be excused if there are any typing errors. Talking about how he has been spending time during recovery, he wrote, "The day passes with nothing to do ..cannot read cannot write .. cannot see
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BollywoodMar 01, 2021

And the Golden Globe goes to...

The 78th annual Golden Globe Awards took place on Sunday night as Amy Poehler and Tina Fey returned as hosts virtually in New York and Los Angeles. Actress Jane Fonda received the Cecil B. DeMille Award, whereas Norman Lear was honoured with the Carol Burnett Award. Netflix's The Crown took home the majority of awards including Best Television Series - Drama, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and more. Pop TV's Schitt's Creek received all the love. Minari won Best Foreign Film. Chadwick Boseman won Best Actor for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, posthumously as his wife Taylor Simone
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BollywoodMar 01, 2021

Hello Darlings!

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment and Alia Bhatt's newly announced Eternal Sunshine Productions is all set to present their upcoming film, Darlings, which stars Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma, and Roshan Mathew. Darlings is a unique story of a quirky mother-daughter duo navigating through crazy circumstances as they try to find their place in the world. The dark comedy is set in Mumbai against the backdrop of a conservative lower-middle-class neighbourhood and traces the lives of these two women as they find courage and love in exceptional circumstances.
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BollywoodMar 01, 2021

Make some noise Honey Singh!

John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Suniel Shetty and Rohit Roy starrer Bollywood film, Mumbai Saga is all set to take over the theatres on March 19, 2021. The team is currently busy promoting the film. The makers released a new song titled 'Shor Machega', which is sure to make everyone hit the dance floor. The song is sung and penned by Yo Yo Honey Singh and Hommie Dilliwala. The music is quite groovy and even the lyrics are catchy.
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BollywoodMar 01, 2021

Amitabh Bachchan undergoes laser eye surgery

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has undergone corrective eye surgery. A source close to him said that it was not a big deal, and that it was just laser eye surgery for the removal of a cataract. "He was in and out of OT in no time at all. He will be home in the next 24 hours. Mr. Bachchan is no stranger to medical conditions. Some of it has been borderline life-threatening. Cataract surgery is, in the words of a family member, a child’s play for him," added the source.
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BollywoodMar 01, 2021

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's doppelganger

It is interesting to see that netizens have once again found a doppelganger of Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Earlier, in 2005 during the release of the film Lucky: No Time For Love, the lead actress Sneha Ullal was in the news for her striking resemblance to the former Miss World. This time netizens have discovered a doppelganger living in Pakistan. Pakistani beauty blogger Aamna Imran, has been noticed by netizens for her resemblance to Aishwarya Rai. While in some of her pictures, Aamna seems to be recreating the looks of Aishwarya, she doesn't have to work hard on them as she lo
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BollywoodFeb 28, 2021

A case of mistaken identity

A twitter user recently confused Priyanka Chopra Jonas with The Good Place star Jameela Jamil. Apparently, Priyanka had a good laugh at it when Jameela pointed it out to the Twitter user. The said Twitter user wondered out loud whether Nick Jonas and Jameela Jamil got divorced. "Wait so did @nickjonas and @jameelajamil get divorced?,” the user asked. Responding to the tweet, Jameela wrote, "A different Indian woman who doesn’t look anything like me. @priyankachopra I believe they are very happy together still." This is not the first time that Priyanka Chopra has been part of a mistaken ide

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