Adah Sharma’s fitness mantra: Workouts should always be fun, best with friends
Mumbai– Actress Adah Sharma, who is a practitioner of weapon-based martial art Silambam, has shared the mantra to a perfect workout, stating that it should be fun and working out with friends is the best.
Adah told IANS: “Workouts should always be fun and working out with friends is the best.”
The 31-year-old recently shared a video of herself bathing elephants and said that it gave her a whole core workout.
“The elephants are my friends and giving them a bath is a whole core body workout, which takes an hour. From shoulders, to biceps, to glutes and legs, said the actress.
Apart from working out, Adah added that diet plays an important role too.
“This workout is equal to crunches and leg raises and weight training altogether. Diet plays an important role in fitness. I’m also a pure vegetarian just like my favourite elephants.”
On the work front, Adah was last seen in ‘Sunflower Season 2’ and the ‘Bastar: The Naxal Story’. She will next be seen in ‘The Game Of Girgit’.
Ali, Richa open up on wedding docu ‘RiAlity’: ‘Life is stranger than fiction’
Chandigarh– Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, opening up on their wedding documentary titled ‘RiAlity’, said it is a cheeky little attempt and a ‘life is stranger than fiction’ kind of thing.
In October last year, the duo shared the first glimpse of the documentary. It is directed by Rahul Singh Datta.
In a conversation with Naman Ramachandran, international correspondent of the global entertainment magazine, ‘Variety’, at the Cinevesture International Film Festival 2024 (CIFF), Richa and Ali talked in detail about their wedding video.
Ali said: “This is being ‘thopoed’ on us because in our defence it’s our cameramen and a very close friend, Rahul. He brought four to five friends of his, they started shooting, documenting our lives. That started documenting us one or two months before our wedding.
Looking back, Ali recalled how Rahul had said to them: “I don’t want you guys to talk sitting on a couch as if you are doing interviews.” Ali then went on to say: “We were not interviewed throughout that entire process. It is from the perspective of everybody who was shooting.”
He added: “It was actually very funny, and wrong on so many levels. But it’s about two artists and they could be anywhere in the world, just struggling to make this wedding happen, and make our families happy. And at the same time doing things that we do, taking up jobs that we don’t want to take up but that’s what is going to pay the bills, and for this thing. So yeah, it’s a cheeky little attempt.”
Picking up the threads, Richa said: “We got approached by some channels, who were like ‘aapki wedding ke liye kuchh interactive programme banate hain’. So, I went to these couple of meetings and you know these kinds of shows apparently, they do very well, because India is a marriage-obsessed country.”
Continuing her story, Richa said: “So, initially it started as fun and games, like both of us documenting each other’s lives. I remember I was shooting for ‘Heeramandi’ at that time, so I was joking that being in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s costumes is a great practice for being in a wedding trousseau, because they are so heavy. Ali was shooting for ‘Mirzapur’, so that is why he had that haircut during our wedding.”
Richa continued: “It was just a funny ‘life is stranger than fiction’ kind of thing. We started off with fun and games but it became much more than some celebrity wedding video.”
Ali added that they have not seen the video yet. “Five of these beautiful people have shot it, and they are the ones who see us,” Ali said about what he called ‘a working class story’.
“So we haven’t seen any of it, and we won’t see it till the end. And that’s our promise to him (Rahul). It’s a story of working-class people. There’s not too much on that.”
On when and where the documentary will be released, Ali said: “I don’t know. We have to ask Rahul. But he is editing right now.”
Richa added: “We are kind of beholden to the director because we don’t know what he shot, only he knows what he shot.”
Shilpa Shetty’s Ranthambhore trip was like being on a ‘learning curve’
Mumbai– Actress Shilpa Shetty had a great family vacation at Ranthambore in Rajasthan and she said that the trip was a learning curve and thrilling not just for her children but for her too.
Shilpa took to X (formerly called Twitter) and shared a video of her safari at Ranthambore National Park with her children, Viaan and Samisha.
The video showcased the animals they encountered, including a “rare sighting” of a tigress and her cubs.
The actress captioned: “Ranthambore…. What an incredible experience this was to see all these animals… What topped it was the rare sighting of a Tigress and her cubs in their natural habitat, was such a learning curve and so thrilling; not just for the kids but for us too. The sunrise, the sightings, and the company were all perfect! 10/10”
Shilpa added the hashtags – Incredible India, Ranthambore, Rajasthan, Proud Indian, family time, vacation and safari.
On the work front, the actress will next be seen in the Kannada action film ‘KD – The Devil’, an action film directed by Prem.
It also stars Dhruva Sarja, V. Ravichandran, Ramesh Aravind, Reeshma Nanaiah, Jisshu Sengupta and Sanjay Dutt.
Taapsee shows up in a ‘pant saree’, admits to her love for the nine-yard wonder
Mumbai– Taapsee Pannu’s love for saree is unmissable, as the actress has often worn and given a touch of modernity to the nine-yard wonder with sneakers during her international trips. However this time she professed her affection and hoped that it never ends.
Taapsee took to Instagram and shared a string of pictures, where she can be seen wearing a deconstructed version of a saree.
The actress wore a fusion style drape saree with pants and a coat. She completed her look with stilettos, minimum make-up and her hair neatly-tied into a braid.
For the caption, Taapsee wrote: “Hope this romance with saree never ends…”
The actress also added a song titled ‘Baagay’ by Hari and Sukhmani to the photo.
This is the first post that comes after reports of Taapsee tying the knot with her longtime beau Mathias Boe in an intimate ceremony.
It was reported that Taapsee tied the nuptial knot in Udaipur on March 23.
As per media reports, the ceremonies began on Wednesday. Their families and close friends attended the ceremony.
Actor Pavail Gulati, who has worked with Taapsee in ‘Thappad’ and ‘Dobaara’ joined the wedding celebrations along with auteur Anurag Kashyap, who is also Taapsee’s good friend. Screenwriting couple Kanika Dhillon and Himanshu Sharma were also at the event.
However, when IANS reached out to the actress, her representatives didn’t give any official confirmation.
Alia hosts Hope Gala for Salaam Bombay Foundation in London; Mira Nair joins her
Mumbai– Alia Bhatt hosted her first charity event Hope Gala in London as she raised money for underprivileged adolescents in India at the event, to help the Salaam Bombay foundation.
Alia said in a statement: “I’m happy to have played a small part in helping these children reshape their narratives. Furthermore, holding the Hope Gala at such a prestigious venue is a genuine privilege, as I’ve always been a fan of Mandarin Oriental’s exceptional hospitality.
The actress added: “Today marks just the beginning of our efforts, and with the support of our generous contributors, I’m confident we’ll make significant strides in empowering future generations.”
Along with Alia, the guests included actress-model Poppy Delevingne, director Gurinder Chadha, Natasha Poonawalla of Serum Institute of India, among many others.
The evening saw performances by Indian singer Harshdeep Kaur, Usha Jey, the innovator behind Hybrid Bharatham, and the Yehudi Menuhin School Quartet. It also had a conversation between Alia and comedian Rohan Joshi.
Attendees were treated to a culinary experience inspired by the best of Indian and British cuisines, created by Michelin-star chefs Vineet Bhatia and Jason Atherton, as well as dishes from Chef Francisco Hernandez, Executive Chef at the hotel.
Alia added: “Hosting my inaugural charity gala in collaboration with the Salaam Bombay Foundation and Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has been an incredible experience. I’ve long admired Padmini Sekhsaria’s unwavering dedication to uplifting at-risk youth in India’s slums, offering them hope and opportunity.”
Padmini Sekhsaria, Founder and Director of Salaam Bombay Foundation, added: “Alia’s advocacy amplifies our message of hope, reaching so many youths at risk of leaving school. The funds raised will help transform lives and improve the economic trajectory of their families, forever.”
Laurent Kleitman, Group Chief Executive of Mandarin Oriental commented: “We are so proud that Alia Bhatt is a genuine fan of Mandarin Oriental, and we are delighted to partner with her this evening to raise funds for such a worthy cause. Alia is the first of the Mandarin Oriental fans to have hosted a charity gala on this scale and we are thrilled to be part of this event.” (IANS)
