Upasana Kamineni Konidela wrote an elaborate emotional post in which she explained how the last 20 days have been for the family. She said the family had lost 3 elderly people including her paternal grandfather Umapathy Rao Kamineniand. She described that the last 20 days were emotionally draining.

Upasana said Ram Charan and she couldn’t celebrate their 8th wedding anniversary much. She said they were in no mood to celebrate their anniversary due to the tragic things that took place in the recent days. She said Charan and she ate 3 different kinds of Avakaya Pachadi Annam, Chips and watched TV on their 8th wedding anniversary.

“The last 20 days have emotionally drained us. We’ve lost 3 elderly in the family, heard sad news about @sushantsinghrajput , the rising #Covid cases & soldiers giving their life to protect our country…. it hasn’t been easy.

Exactly a week ago was our 8 th wedding anniversary & neither of us were in the mood to celebrate. We ate 3 different kinds of avakaya pachadi annam with chips & watched tv. An unforgettable lesson learnt on togetherness.Each element in this image will help u discover something new about us.”

On Sunday, rumours of Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan being tested positive to COVID-19 have surfaced on social media, leaving everyone in shock. Fans of the couple were shocked to hear the news and many online reports about this also did rounds.

Thankfully, they were just rumours. Vignesh and Nayanthara took to Instagram to share that they are really healthy and happy. He said that the news on the media is making them laugh.

By posting a video, the couple had made it clear that they take rumours on a lighter note and that any kind of negative news on them will not affect them at all.

Nayan and Vignesh have been in the news for their relationship and their much-awaited wedding. They have been seeing each other for the last five years. It is rumoured that Nayanthara and Vignesh will get married during the lockdown, but none of them has confirmed the same.

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After the release of Pelli Choopulu, many expected Ritu Varma to become a busy bee in Tollywood. Contradictorily, she got offers in Tamil and other languages, wherein the former Miss Hyderabad Beauty pageant didn’t get many projects here in Telugu. But, the success of Kanulu Kanulanu Dochayante flooded her with offers in Telugu.

Ritu Varma has four Telugu films in her kitty. While her untitled bilingual film with Sharwanand has completed nearly 70% of shooting, Tuck Jagadish with Nani is in mid of production. Ritu also has a film with Naga Shaurya. The actress says her prime priority will always be Telugu.

Shoot of her ongoing films was stopped temporarily due to the lockdown and commencement of other films too got delayed due to the same reason. Is Ritu ready to shoot for films under the testing conditions? The answer is yes.

“I’m waiting keenly to resume shoot of my films. But, as of now, I didn’t get call from any of my filmmakers. Apparently, though permission is given, everybody feels it is better taking some more time. Of course, it’s a good decision. There will be 100 to 200 on sets every day. It’s utterly important that everyone is safe,” informs Ritu adding she’s ready to do different genre films.

Sushant Singh Rajput’s unfortunate death has not only brought back the insider vs outsider debate in Bollywood but also other unfair practices of the film industry.

Actor Abhay Deol took to Instagram on Friday to call out Bollywood award shows.Explaining how ‘shamelessly’ the award function works, the actor gave an example of his own film ‘Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara’ which was directed by Zoya Akhtar and featured Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar along with Deol.

The actor spoke about how he along with co-actor Farhan Akhtar got “demoted” at several award functions for their work in the hit film ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’.

“`Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara`, released in 2011. Need to chant this title to myself everyday nowadays! Also a great watch when anxious or stressed.

“I would like to mention that almost all the award functions demoted me and Farhan from main leads, and nominated us as `supporting actors`. Hrithik and Katrina were nominated as `actors in a leading role`. So by the industry`s own logic, this was a film about a man and a woman falling in love, with the man supported by his friends for whatever decisions he takes,” Deol wrote.

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Konidela princess Niharika is all set to get hitched to Hyderabad-based business professional Chaitanya Jonnalagadda in August. Meanwhile, two different stories about how both Niharika and Chaitanya met with each other have been in circulation for the last couple of days.

The first story is that Niharika and Chaitanya knew each other through common friends since 2017. Apparently, it’s Niharika who proposed to Chaitanya on Valentine’s Day earlier this year. Around 10 days ago, Chaitanya’s parents visited Naga Babu’s house to discuss the young couple’s marriage.

Another story that’s doing the rounds is that both Konidela and Jonnalagadda families have been friends from a long time. In fact, Naga Babu’s and Chiranjeevi’s father Konidela Venkateswara Rao and Chaitanya’s father Prabhakar Rao’s father were good friends.

The latest buzz in the T-town circles is that it was Chiranjeevi who met with Chaitanya’s parents and formed the alliance. A big fat wedding is being planned this year end or in February next year.

Sushant Singh Rajput’s tragic death left Bollywood shocked with heart-felt tributes pouring in from those who worked with the actor and Kedarnath writer Kanika Dhillon is one among them. Ms Dhillon gave us an insight into Sushant Singh Rajput as an actor as was seen on set, writing about his dedication not only towards his craft but also towards a film. Kanika Dhillon wrote that Sushant had added notes and ideas to the script of Kedarnath, converting the original 100-page script into 300-pages of material.

“I noticed that my 100 page script of Kedarnath had swollen into a 300 page novel as I saw Sushant carrying it. I asked him ‘What have you done? Added scenes to it?’ He smiled earnestly and simply said – ‘I made my notes and attached them. I read scenes every day and find a new meaning – a new take and I add it to the page’.”

In her post, Kanika Dhillon added that what defined Sushant as an actor was “sheer hardwork and relentless focus”: “I’d never seen such dedication or method applied to this craft before. All actors have their ways that work for them – but sheer hardwork and relentless focus was his. I felt acutely aware of every word I wrote in that script… cos I was aware Sushant would be reading it over and over and toiling over it to bring forth the best interpretation of the written words effortlessly.”

Directed by Abhishek Kapoor, 2018 film Kedarnath was set against the backdrop of the 2013 Kedarnath floods, in which 4,000 people died and thousands went missing. Sushant Singh Rajput was cast as a Muslim porter named Mansoor, who died in a landslide but managed to save Mukku, his love interest, played by Sara Ali Khan. Referring to Sushant’s character in Kedarnath, Ms Dhillon wrote: “I make sense of you going away just like Mansoor did – Mansoor who left us all – too soon- with a disarming smile – with an unfinished love story that somehow was complete in his head… and so did you.”

Filmmaker Sandip Singh, who was one of Sushant Singh Rajput’s closest friends, poured his heart out in an Instagram post, dedicated to actress Ankita Lokhande. Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande, who shot to fame after starring in Balaji soap Pavitra Rishta, dated for six years. “Dear Ankita, with each passing day, one thought keeps haunting me over and over again. Kaash… I wish… We could have tried even harder, we could’ve stopped him, we could’ve begged him! Even when you both separated, you only prayed for his happiness and success. Your love was pure. It was special. You still haven’t removed his name from the nameplate of your house,” wrote Sandip Singh, reliving the many memories that the three of them shared together.

“I miss those days, when the three of us stayed together in Lokhandwala as a family, we shared so many moments which bring tears to my heart today… cooking together, eating together, ac ka paani girna, our special Mutton bhaat, our long drives to uttan, lonavala or Goa! Our crazy holi! Those laughs we shared, those sensitive low phases of life when we were there for each other, you more than anyone. The things you did to bring a smile on Sushant’s face,” wrote Sandip Singh.

On an emotionally heavy note, Sandip Singh added that even though Ankita Lokhande and Sushant Singh Rajput parted ways, their bond was special: “Even today, I believe that only you two were made for each other. You both are true love. These thoughts, these memories are hurting my heart…how do I get them back! I want them back! I want ‘us three’ back! Remember the malpua!? And how he asked for my mother’s mutton curry like a little kid!”

Sandip Singh’s final words in his note to Ankita will tug at your heartstrings: “I know that only you could’ve saved him. I wish you both got married as we dreamt. You could’ve saved him if he just let you be there…You were his girlfriend, his wife, his mother, his best friend forever. I love you Ankita. I hope I never lose a friend like you. I won’t be able to take it.”

In this lockdown we have seen many heroines posting their workout videos regularly on social media. But we hardly see any hero sharing their daily workout regime. Yet they do sweat it out to keep themselves fit. Hero Sundeep Kishan has lost nearly 11 kilos in the last few months and he has another four kilos left to put the weight.

And here is a picture of the ‘Venkatadri Express’ hero who is flaunting his chiseled body. The other day, Sundeep posted his picture on Twitter and added that “11 Kilos Down..4 more to go.” He is doing all these stuff for his upcoming movie ‘A1 Express’ in which he would be seen as a hockey player.

Career wise, Sundeep is going through a dull phase but he is determined to give his best for his first sports drama. Accordingly Sundeep has worked out in this lockdown and achieved a toned body.

The shoot of ‘A1 Express’ is expected to commence soon and Sundeep needs to be more prepared in short time. He is certain that he would get his physique ready for the shoot and then show it off on the silver screen.

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Pawan Kalyan and Krish Jagarlamudi’s ambitious project bankrolled by AM Ratnam witnessed a massive set back even before the film rolled onto the floors. The film which had formal Pooja muhurat in Jan this year is supposed to take off after Pawan wrapping up the shoot of Vakeel Saab, Pink remake.

The makers had erected a huge set at the Aluminium factory in the city. It’s a sea and ship set erected as it is going to play a prominent role in the film. It was erected such that it look like a natural sea. Special efforts have been taken while erected the set to make it look very real. But all those efforts have gone into the drain.

The recent rains have damaged the set. The set is now in a condition that it can’t be used for the shoot. While the makers are already bogged down by the delay due to lockdown, the damage of this set is going to incur major losses to the production house.

It’s estimated that about Rs 1 Crore would be a loss to producer AM Ratnam. This is indeed a shock. Now, the makers need to erect another set and it’s going to take more time and money. Director Krish and producer Ratnam are in dilemma.

The Corona has already affected the industry badly and one is not sure when the market is going to revive and theaters are going to reopen and function as usual. With theatrical revenues likely to get affected and production costs escalating, big-budget filmmakers are worried lot.