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BollywoodAug 20, 2020

Lights, camera, action

The production of Akshay Kumar’s next film, Bell Bottom has finally begun. Akshay shared a video on Instagram to announce the same. "Lights, Camera, Mask On and Action Following all the new norms and filming on for #BellBottom! It’s a difficult time but work has to go on. Need your love and luck," he captioned the post.Bell Bottom’s team flew to the UK earlier this month and was quarantined for 14 days. The film also stars Huma Qureshi, Lara Dutta and Vaani Kapoor. Bell Bottom is set in the 80s, is an original screenplay inspired by true events. Akshay is most likely to essay the role of
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BollywoodAug 18, 2020

PeeCee’s ‘Unfinished’ work is finally finished!

Priyanka Chopra has officially confirmed that she has finished writing her memoir 'Unfinished', which has been sent for publishing. She shared a few pictures from the memoir with her fans on her social media account.She tweeted about the same from her official handle, @priyankachopra.- "Finished. What an amazing feeling seeing these pages printed on paper for the first time! #Unfinished... coming soon! @penguinrandom." A week earlier, she had also tweeted about the final manuscript! "Wheee! Cannot wait to share it with you all. Every word in my memoir comes from a place of introspection and re
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PollywoodAug 18, 2020

After Kulwinder Billa, now Jaani tests positive for Covid-19

Popular Punjabi lyricist Jaani has been tested Covid-19 positive. A week earlier Punjabi singer Kulwinder Billa had also tested positive for coronavirus. Kulwinder however is on the stage of recovery. Jaani started his career with a religious song, Sant Sipahi, in 2012. However, he gained fame after the song Soch, sung by Harrdy Sandhu and composed by B Praak. This famous lyricist has also collaborated with singers like Gippy Grewal, Ammy Virk, Jassie Gill, Diljit Dosanjh and many more. He has started his own music label known as Desi Melodies with video director Arvindr Khaira and musician B
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BollywoodAug 17, 2020

Bollywood director Nishikant Kamat passes away at 50

Filmmaker Nishikant Kamat who directed 2015 thriller Drishyam passed away on Monday at age 50. He was suffering from Liver Cirrhosis for the past two years. Kamat, who had multiple organ failure, was admitted to the hospital on July 31 with complaints of fever and excessive fatigue. Many celebrities, including Ajay Devgn and Riteish Deshmukh took to Twitter to mourn the demise of the director."My equation with Nishikant was not just about Drishyam, a film which he directed with Tabu and me. It was an association that I cherished. He was bright; ever-smiling. He has gone too soon. RIP Nishikant
BollywoodAug 14, 2020

Sonu Sood turns good samaritan, again!

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood announced that he will be arranging travel of 39 children, between the ages one to five from the Philippines to New Delhi for their liver transplant surgery.Sonu came under spotlight for his work in helping migrants reach their homes amid the Covid-19 situation.As per a press release, several underprivileged Filipino children suffering from a liver disease called biliary atresia haven't been able to travel to Delhi to have the surgery due to the pandemic. Sonu mentioned the same in a tweet, where he wrote - ‘Let's save these precious lives. Will get them to India in
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BollywoodAug 13, 2020

Kapil Sharma set to make his digital debut

The much-loved comedy show The Kapil Sharma Show is back on track. Bollywood celebrities are already coming to the show for its weekend episodes. And now the buzz is that Kapil is all set to make his digital debut. The show is a sit-com, fronted by Kapil and it will go on the floors by August end. It has been heard on the grapevine that this digital show for Sony Liv is not a stand up comedy show. In addition to this, Kapil has signed feature films as well, however the exact status of the same is not known.
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BollywoodAug 12, 2020

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena expecting their second baby

As per an official statement released by Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan, the couple will be welcoming yet another addition to their family. The two released an official statement, which read- "We are very pleased to announce that we are expecting an addition to our family! Thank you to all our well-wishers for all their love and support." Though not much details were revealed, reports state that Kareena is pregnant again and will soon welcome yet another bundle of joy into their lives. Saif and Kareena’s son Taimur Ali Khan is already the media and paparazzi’s favourite child. On th
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BollywoodAug 12, 2020

Akshay Kumar makes it to Forbes top 10

As Forbes released its list of the highest paid actors across the globe for 2020, for the second year in a row, Dwayne Johnson ends up holding the first position. Although the list has a lot of prominent names from Hollywood like Ryan Reynolds, Mark Wahlberg and Vin Diesel, it is interesting to see Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar rank 6th on the list.Forbes list also marks Akshay Kumar being the only Bollywood actor this year to make it to the top 10.Dwayne Johnson takes the top slot with a sum of $87.5 million to his name while Ryan Reynolds bagged the second place with $71.5 million. On the oth
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BollywoodAug 10, 2020

Sooraj Pancholi files police complaint for harassment

Bollywood actor Aditya Pancholi’s son, Sooraj Pancholi filed a complaint at the Versova Police Station in Mumbai alleging harassment by those who have carried unverified news reports that link him to Sushant Singh Rajput’s ex- manager Disha Salian, and Rajput’s deaths without any evidence. A source close to the Pancholi family informed that Sooraj has been harassed since Sushant and Disha’s deaths. The fake news making rounds on social media and YouTube have damaged the actor’s peace to no end. The source said, "Sooraj has filed a complaint against certain media houses , YouTubers a

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PollywoodAug 29, 2025

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