To stop being seen smoking by his daughter, Shahid Kapoor decided to kick the butt
Mumbai– Actor Shahid Kapoor has opened up about his decision to quit smoking, and it is his eight-year-old daughter Misha.
Shahid appeared on ‘No Filter Neha’ season 6, a podcast hosted by actress Neha Dhupia, who chats with her industry friends and makes interesting conversations.
During the show, Shahid revealed about his decision to quit smoking: “When I used to smoke, I would hide from my daughter and smoke. That is actually the reason I gave it up; one day, while I was hiding and having my smoke, I told myself that I am not going to do this forever. And that is actually the day I decided to quit smoking.”
Shahid married Mira Rajput in July 2015. The couple have two kids– daughter Misha, and son Zain.
On the work front, Shahid was last seen in ‘Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya’, a science fiction romantic comedy co-starring Kriti Sanon.
He next has ‘Deva’ in the pipeline.
‘No Filter Neha 6’ streams on JioTV and JioTV+.
Priyanka Chopra gives sneak peek into MM’s ‘first hike’; fans gush over her voice
Mumbai– Global star Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Thursday shared the glimpses of her little bundle of joy Malti Marie’s (MM) first hike, sharing how she touched everything, jumped in puddles, calling the little angel as her ‘magic dust’.
Taking to Instagram, where Priyanka enjoys 90.6 million followers, she shared a series of photos, and videos, wherein we can see MM wearing a leopard print jacket, full sleeves black T-shirt, and matching tights. Her look was completed with black shoes.
The photos show her enjoying the hike as she plays in the mud. In the video, we can hear MM cutely saying, “Hikeee…okayy”.
The post is captioned as: “The magic of nature. Her first hike. She touched everything, jumped in puddles till she was muddy till her knees. To witness her in real time experiencing everything for the first time.. is just her magic dust that she sprinkles in my life every day.”
Nick Jonas dropped a red heart eyes emoji in the comment section.
Fans couldn’t stop gushing over the pictures and wrote: “Her little voice STAWP IT”.
One user said: “The magic of Malti”, while the other commented: “she looks like jiju”.
Another fan wrote: “OMGoooodd her voice”.
Priyanka got married to American singer and actor, Nick Jonas in December 2018. In January 2022, the couple had their first child, a girl, Malti Marie, via surrogacy.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Priyanka was last featured in ‘Love Again’. She has ‘Heads of State’ next in her kitty.
Poonam Pandey jokes with paps at temple: ‘Maine daraya bilkul bhi nahi tha’
Mumbai– Days after faking her ‘death’ from cervical cancer and hitting national headlines, controversial actress-model Poonam Pandey on Thursday was spotted at the Laxmi Narayan Temple in Andheri, Mumbai.
The visuals show Poonam wearing an ethnic yellow kurta, matching palazzos, and a pink dupatta. She kept her tresses open and opted for a no-makeup look. She was holding a ‘puja thali’ in her hands.
A photographer asked Poonam: “Aap kaisi hain (How are you)?”, to which she replied laughing, “Ek dum first class (I am all good, first class)!”
The pap then jokingly said, “Aapne daraa diya (you had scared us).”
Pandey laughed and replied: “Aap darr gaye the, maine daraya bilkul bhi nahi tha (You got scared, but I did not try to scare you).”
“Main darshan karke aayi (I am now going in for darshan),” she concluded and walked into the temple. The video then shows her praying inside the temple and bowing down to seek the blessings of the Almighty.
Stung by the widespread criticism of her ‘death stunt’, Pandey had defended herself, saying her effort ensured that the words ‘Cervical Cancer’ appeared in 500 news headlines on the same day.
Shivangi Verma to make her OTT debut with musical love story
Mumbai– ‘Choti Sarrdaarni’ fame actress Shivangi Verma is all set to make her OTT debut with a musical love story, saying it will take the audience on an emotional ride.
Shivangi, who will play a prominent role in the yet-to-be-titled show, said: “There are so many goosebump moments which will take the audience on an emotional trip. I am also an emotional person and that is why I connect with the story.”
The ‘Bhutu’ actress added: “I couldn’t be happier. I think every actor gets what they deserve in some way or other, and it’s such a great feeling. I chose this web show because of Nivedita Basu (Senior VP at Atrangii Group), as she has always been on my mind and I always wanted to work with her. And of course, I loved the musical love story.”
The project revolves around couples and their love affairs and heartbreaks.
Shivangi added: “I don’t know if it’s a happy or a sad ending, but tears will definitely roll down your eyes. And there won’t be a single scene where you can blink your eyes.”
The show will stream on Atrangii.
Urmila recalls how SRK made co-actors feel comfortable at ‘Chamatkar’ shoot
Mumbai– Actress Urmila Matondkar reminisced about shooting with Shah Rukh Khan for the song ‘Is Pyaar Se Meri Taraf Na Dekho’ from the 1992 romantic comedy ‘Chamatkar’, calling him not only a great actor but also a lovely human being.
Urmila appeared on the special episode of singing reality show ‘Indian Idol 14’. Paying tribute to Urmila’s journey in the film industry, the contestants delivered melodious acts.
Rajasthan’s Piyush Panwar, who owned the stage and once again impressed one and all with his amazing renditions of ‘Bahut Khoobsurat Ho’ from the film ‘Khoobsurat’, and ‘Is Pyaar Se Meri Taraf Na Dekho’ from the film ‘Chamatkar’.
Taking a walk down memory lane, Urmila spoke about her co-star SRK, and said: “This song ‘Is Pyaar Se Meri Taraf Na Dekho’ was sung by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik, and it has a separate fanbase. Piyush, you have beautifully attempted the song. I remember filming with the iconic Shahrukh, who is not only a great actor but also a lovely human being.”
“He is one of the finest actors who has also done theatre, he’s been humble since the beginning and he has an aura that makes his co-actors feel comfortable. I feel that the people who have worked with him and shared screen space with him are truly blessed,” shared Urmila.
Impressed by Piyush’s performance, Urmila added: “You sang beautifully. You have a softness in your voice like Rafi Sahab, which is rare to hear these days.”
‘Indian Idol Season 14’ airs on Sony.
Ajay Devgn admits having supernatural experiences during outdoor shoots
Mumbai– Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn, who is a firm believer of Lord Shiva and has directed films like ‘Shivaay’ and ‘Bholaa’, incorporating themes around Lord Shiva, has confessed that he has had supernatural experiences.
The actor spoke to the media on Thursday and shared that during the initial 10-12 years of his career, he did experience supernatural occurences. However, he didn’t get into the nitty-gritty of those experiences.
The actor said: “During the first 10-12 years of my career when we used to shoot outdoors, I did experience supernatural occurrences. What those experiences entailed, I won’t get into that, but they were quite unsettling, I must say.”
The actor further shared that he absolutely loves the genre of horror as it is a universal genre, adding that every religion mentions black magic.
He added: “I love the genre of horror, the audience across the world connects with it, every religion in the world finds mention of black magic.”
Ajay is currently awaiting the release of his upcoming film ‘Shaitaan’ which also stars R. Madhavan and Jyothika.
The film is set to release in cinemas on March 8. (IANS)
