Kareena’s wish for sis Karisma on her 50th b’day: ‘Lots of coffee, aperols, chic bags, Chinese food’
Mumbai– Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan showered love on her elder sister and “ultimate hero,” Karisma Kapoor, on her 50th birthday, wishing her lots of laughter, dancing, and Chinese food.
Taking to Instagram, Kareena shared a montage reel video featuring unseen pictures of the birthday girl. The reel includes candid snaps of the sisters twinning, enjoying food, vacation photos, their kids, and some childhood photographs of Karisma.
The post is captioned: “Happy birthday to my ultimate HERO. 50 is the new 30 gurllll. Big breakfasts, lots of coffee and aperols, chic bags, long conversations with me, laughter and dancing, chinese food, and all the time with your two babies forever… That’s what I wish for you… #LoloKaBirthday.”
Karisma’s best friend Amrita Arora also took to Instagram and shared a series of unseen pictures with the ‘Raja Hindustani’ actress.
The photos feature Amrita’s sister, model Malaika Arora, and Kareena as well.
Along with the photos, she penned a sweet birthday note for Karisma.
The post read: “To our absolutely lovely Lolo. You make 50 look delishhhhh, Gurl!! To more loudddd nights of fun, laughter, imitations, in-bed conversations, on-the-phone banter, and picking up ur phone more often. Happy birthday, my calm voice of reason, we love you so much @therealkarismakapoor CHALTE YAAR.”
Malaika also took to Instagram and shared throwback pictures with Karisma and their girl gang.
The ‘Chaiyya Chaiyya’ girl wrote in the caption: “You make 50 look so effortless lolo @therealkarismakapoor… Happy birthday… We love you.”
Karisma and Kareena are the daughters of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita.
The ‘Zubeidaa’ actress was married to industrialist Sunjay Kapur, but the couple separated in 2016. She has two children, a daughter named Samaira and a son named Kiaan.
On the work front, Karisma was last featured in the mystery thriller film ‘Murder Mubarak’. The streaming movie also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Sara Ali Khan, Vijay Varma, Dimple Kapadia, Sanjay Kapoor, and Tisca Chopra in pivotal roles.
‘The best stretch’: Varun Dhawan treats stiff shoulders, chest muscles with yoga
Mumbai– Bollywood star Varun Dhawan has vouched for yoga to beat stiff shoulders and chest muscles, saying that it has been the most “beneficial healing element in my life”.
Varun took to Instagram on Tuesday where he shared a reel showing him stretching for stiff muscles. In the video, the actor can be seen doing several asanas but under the guidance of his instructor.
“The best stretch… Helps to open up the shoulders and chest. End with apnasana (knees to chest),” he wrote in the clip.
For caption, Varun called yoga “the most beneficial healing element” in his life.
“Yoga – stretch to be the best. Yes, that’s been the most beneficial healing element in my life. Iv had very stiff shoulders and chest muscles for a long time (sic),” he wrote.
The 37-year-old actor, who was last seen in the 2023 film ‘Bawaal’, shared that the asanas that he performed in the video also helped in his digestion and sleep.
“These asanas have really helped open me up and helped my digestion and sleep. It’s taken me a long time to reach here under the supervision of my teacher (sic),” Varun wrote.
On the work front, Varun will be seen in the action drama ‘Baby John’ featuring Keerthy Suresh, Wamiqa Gabbi, Jackie Shroff, and Sanya Malhotra. He also has “Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari” and “Citadel: Honey Bunny” in the pipeline.
Sonakshi oozes love in pictures with Zaheer from reception night; she calls it ‘divine intervention’
Mumbai– Actress Sonakshi Sinha, who recently tied the knot with Zaheer Iqbal, on Tuesday shared some snaps from their wedding reception, expressing gratitude for the love, laughter, and support from their close ones, calling it a divine intervention.
The couple tied the knot on June 23 in a civil ceremony at the bride’s new apartment, 81 Aureate, which is located near the Rang Sharda Auditorium in Bandra West, Mumbai.
According to media reports, the ‘Heeramandi’ actress purchased the lavish apartment in September last year. Situated on the 26th floor, the sea-facing apartment spans 4,210.87 square feet and is reportedly priced at Rs 11 crore.
The reception was held the same day at Bastian, a restaurant on Linking Road, Mumbai, known for its Asian-inspired modernist cuisine.
Taking to Instagram, Sonakshi shared love-filled pictures with Zaheer from their reception night.
In the snaps, the ‘Lootera’ actress is seen wearing a custom red ‘chand boota’ brocade Raw Mango sari.
For makeup, she opted for nude pink lips, winged eyeliner, a contoured face, and a red bindi. Her hair was tied in a neat bun adorned with a ‘gajra’.
The actress accessorised the outfit with a green choker necklace, matching ‘chandbaalis’, and bangles, along with minimal red mehndi on her hands.
The groom, Zaheer, looked happy in an all-white sherwani.
The snaps show the couple giving each other forehead kisses.
Sonakshi captioned the post: “Whattttt a day!!!! The love, the laughter, the togetherness, the excitement, the warmth, the support from every one of our friends, families and teams… it was like the universe came together for two people in love to give them exactly what they’ve always hoped, wished and prayed for. If this is not divine intervention… we don’t know what is. We are both truly blessed to have each other and so much love protecting us.”
The post received likes from celebrities such as Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra, Ayushmann Khurrana, Jacqueliene Fernandez, and Ananya Panday, among many others.
Sonakshi and Zaheer have been dating for the past seven years.
Actor Salman Khan, a friend of Zaheer’s family who gave Sonakshi her Bollywood break in the action-comedy ‘Dabangg’ (2010), played Cupid.
It is said that Salman introduced Sonakshi to Zaheer on the sets of ‘Notebook’ in 2017.
Kangana Ranaut eyes CM’s suite in Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi; sparks verbal duel
Mumbai– Bollywood actress and BJP MP, Kangana Ranaut’s demand, purportedly seeking the Chief Minister’s suite in Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi, sparked a war of words between the ruling Mahayuti and Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, here on Tuesday.
Kangana Ranaut, 38, now a Lok Sabha MP elected from her home town Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, reportedly indicated her desire to stay in the CM’s lavish suite in Maharashtra Sadan in the national Capital.
On the opening day of Parliament, Kangana Ranaut paid a visit to the Maharashtra Sadan on Monday, viewing almost all rooms, many of which she found too cramped for her comfort.
She apparently liked the CM’s well-appointed, spacious suite there.
Slamming her for seeking the CM’s suite, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP and Chief Spokesperson, Sanjay Raut termed it as preposterous and wondered “why she can’t stay in the Rashtrapati Bhavan instead of eyeing Maharashtra Bhavan.”
Seemingly a bit more charitable, the Congress’ ex-minister Yashomati Thakur dismissively said that since actress Kangana Ranaut is a newly-elected MP, “she may be ignorant about the protocols in such matters” and hence she could have made the plea.
NCP(SP) National Spokesperson, Clyde Crasto said that barely three years ago when she had a bitter face-off with the then MVA’s CM, Uddhav Thackeray, Kangana Ranaut had compared Mumbai and Maharashtra with Pakistan.
“Now, suddenly she claims that Maharashtra is like her second home… Then why did she not contest LS polls from her ‘karmabhoomi’ instead of her ‘janmabhoomi’?” demanded Crasto.
BJP MLA Nitesh N Rane hit back at the MVA leaders alleging that they should first answer for how many days did disgraced ex-cop Sachin Vaze reportedly stay at the residence of Uddhav Thackeray.
Rane also attacked the SS(UBT) leader for his comments, saying that Kangana Ranaut is an elected MP unlike Raut whom he accused of making “a backdoor entry to Parliament through Rajya Sabha.”
In the meantime, officials caught in the middle of the row have pointed out that since Kangana Ranaut is an elected MP from Himachal Pradesh, she should have raised such issues with the Himachal Bhawan authorities instead of Maharashtra Sadan, even as they have diplomatically brushed off her plea.
Raashii Khanna would love to work with Prabhas because ‘he’s doing great work’
Mumbai– Actress Raashii Khanna, who has completed a decade in the acting industry, has shared her Tollywood wishlist, expressing her desire to work with stars such as Prabhas and Mahesh Babu.
Talking about the actors she wants to collaborate with, Raashii said: “I really want to work with Mahesh Babu. I’ve said this a lot of times. I think we’d look great on screen.”
The actress said that she’d love to work with Prabhas.
“He’s doing great work. I loved the ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ trailer. Looking forward to it,” she added.
Raashii made her acting debut in 2014 with the Telugu film ‘Oohalu Gusagusalade’, which she claimed was her first brush with fandom.
Directed by Srinivas Avasarala, the romantic drama also stars Naga Shaurya and is adapted from the French play ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ by Edmond Rostand.
Currently, Raashii, who is affectionately called the Tamil “golden girl” by her fans, has a big lineup of films, including ‘The Sabarmati Report’ and ‘Talakhon Mein Ek’. She also has a Telugu film, ‘Telusu Kada’, in the pipeline.
Talking about ‘The Sabarmati Report’, Raashii will be seen starring opposite actor Vikrant Massey for the first time. The drama thriller is inspired by true events that took place on the Sabarmati Express in 2002.
The film is slated for release on August 2.
She was last seen in the comedy horror film ‘Aranmanai 4’ with actress Tamannaah Bhatia, directed by Sundar C.
The film also stars Ramachandra Raju, Santhosh Prathap, Kovai Sarala, Yogi Babu, VTV Ganesh, and Delhi Ganesh. (IANS)
