Karisma Kapoor is enjoying the ‘last 2 days’ of 2020

Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor is enjoying the last two days of the year, going by her new post on social media.

Karisma posted a picture on Instagram, where she is seen posing on a yacht. The actress is dressed in a white long shirt paired with blue types of denim. She completes her look with big black sunglasses and bold red lips.

“Last 2 days of the year,” she wrote as the caption.

Karisma recently recalled the time she danced with actor Govinda on the popular song Husn hai suhana in 1995 hit Coolie No 1. She posted a still from the 1995 film, featuring Govinda and her.

The Govinda-Karisma starrer Coolie No 1 has been remade by director David Dhawan as a new film of the same name, starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan.

Esha Gupta’s steamy goodbye to 2020

Actress Esha Gupta shared a steamy picture on social media to bid goodbye to 2020. In the Instagram image, a shirtless Esha is seen sitting on the bed and stretching.

“We made it through December…Grateful for having my family and friends with good health, blessed to have love and be loved. ready for the wolf moon tonight #bye2020,” she wrote as the caption.

Esha had recently shared a picture flaunting toned midriff, in boy shorts and a T-shirt.

On the work front, Esha was last seen as a police officer in the web series “REJCTX2”.

Deepika-Ranveer spotted at same resort amid engagement rumours of Ranbir-Alia

Ever since rumored lovebirds Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor were spotted at Mumbai airport on Tuesday along with Ranbir’s mother Neetu Kapoor, rumor mills have been abuzz with talk of a possible engagement in Rajasthan.

It is being speculated that Ranbir and Alia might get engaged in the exotic resort Aman-i-khas, near Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan.

Coincidentally, Bollywood couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have also flown to the same resort to celebrate the New Year, according to an Instagram post by celebrity lensman Viral Bhayani, and the gossipvine was quick to suggest that the star couple might attend the Ranbir-Alia engagement ceremony.

It has also been predicted in sections of media that filmmaker Karan Johar will fly to Rajasthan to attend the engagement.

Even though Ranbir and Alia were spotted at the airport on Tuesday, his uncle Randhir Kapoor refuted the reports while talking to a news portal.

“It is not true. If Ranbir and Alia were to get engaged today, my family and I would have also been there with them. Ranbir, Alia, and Neetu have gone there for holidays and to bring in the new year. The news of their engagement is incorrect,” Randhir Kapoor told indianexpress.com.

Earlier, there were speculations that Ranbir and Alia might tie the knot in December 2020 but the wedding has been postponed due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Alia was recently clicked while celebrating Christmas with the Kapoors at their place. The actress was spotted sitting beside rumored beau Ranbir in a family photograph shared by Kareena Kapoor Khan on her verified Instagram account on Christmas.

Akshay Kumar’s quirky birthday note for wife Twinkle

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar shared a throwback picture with wife Twinkle Khanna to wish her on her birthday and joked that he is looking forward to making more questionable life decisions with her.

“Here’s to another year of questionable life decisions. But I’m so glad I get to make all of them with you Happy birthday Tina,” Akshay wrote on Twitter along with the image of the couple posing with bicycles.

The picture seems to be taken during a vacation. In the picture, the couple smiles while posing with bicycles amidst a lush background. Akshay wears a black sweatshirt with the Mona Lisa painting printed on it while Twinkle is seen in a beige boat neck sweater and white denim lowers with yellow-tinted sunglasses.

The couple is known for sharing hilarious social posts about each other. Recently, Akshay mimicked Twinkle’s pose in a picture she posted on social media, and she had a hilarious comeback for him in response.

After working together in films such as “International Khiladi” and “Zulmi”, Twinkle and Akshay got married on January 17, 2001. The couple is parents to son Aarav and daughter Nitara.

Salman Khan shows off big biceps in new post

Salman Khan flaunts bulging biceps in a new Instagram post he shared with fans on Tuesday. The 55-year-old Bollywood superstar looks fighting fit and ready for action in the frame that has him strike an intense pose.

In the Instagram picture, the actor looks away from the camera. He is dressed in a grey T-shirt paired with deep grey shorts and a cap. Salman flaunts a beard in the image.

“just being . . .” he wrote alongside the photograph.

On the work front, Salman is busy promoting his production “Kaagaz”, directed by Satish Kaushik. The Pankaj Tripathi-starrer is presented by Salman Khan Films with Satish Kaushik Entertainment Production.

Salman’s upcoming acting projects are “Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai”, “Kicks 2”, and “Antim: The Final Truth”.

Rajinikanth decides not to enter politics

In an anti-climax to his much expected political plunge, actor Rajinikanth on Tuesday announced his decision to back out citing his health condition.

In a three-page letter posted on his Twitter handle, Rajinikanth said despite severe precautions taken at the shooting of “Annatthe” movie four persons tested positive for coronavirus.

The actor said while he tested negative for coronavirus, his blood pressure fluctuated, and hence was hospitalized in Hyderabad.

Rajinikanth said the doctors had advised him that fluctuating blood pressure will affect his transplanted kidney.

He said the movie shooting got postponed resulting in the loss of crores of rupees and jobs for many.

“All because of my health condition. I am looking at this as a warning given to me by God,” Rajinikanth said.

The actor also said it is not possible to bring out an uprising amongst the people campaigning via social media after floating a party.

“I have to address public meetings, meet lakhs of people,” he said.

According to him, even in a group of 120 persons (movie shooting team) he was in the hospital for three days owing to some people testing positive for coronavirus. And now there is a new virus mutant.

Rajinikanth said as he is taking immunosuppressants, the anti-coronavirus vaccine may not be effective and if his health gets affected his fellow political passengers might face various problems.

“Hence with much regret I am saying that I am not in a position to start a political party and enter politics. Only I know the pain when I announce this,” Rajinikanth said. The actor said without entering politics he will serve the people.

Sonu Sood: Never thought that one day a book will be written on me

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood never envisioned that there would be a book about him someday, adding that he misses his mother when such a thing is happening.

Sonu has written a book recounting his experience of helping migrant workers during the Covid lockdown. Titled “I Am No Messiah”, the book is written in the first person, revealing the emotional challenges the actor faced while extending help.

“It has turned out to be very special because I never realized that one day, I will do something, on which a book will be written on me, where I can share my experiences, share all the moments where I connected with millions of people across the globe,” Sonu told IANS, on writing the book.

“Now, putting everything on paper… my mom, who was a professor, always used to tell me to write about my experiences, whenever you feel they are special because they will stay with you forever. With so many things happening, you tend to forget those experiences, but you can always go back to those pages and revisit those times,” he added.

The actor continued: “I wish she was around and she would have been a proud mother if she would have read the book. Today, I miss her more. I thank my parents for teaching me, guiding me, and praying for me, which is helping me.”

At present, Sonu is seen hosting “Bharat Ke Mahaveer”. The series brings stories that represent the spirit of solidarity in the country and celebrates Indians who have shown extraordinary kindness during the coronavirus pandemic. The series airs on the Discovery channel, and the Discovery Plus app, and comes in partnership with the United Nations in India, NITI Aayog, and Discovery channel.

Twinkle Khanna flaunts her embroidery work

Actress-turned-author Twinkle Khanna took to social media to share a joyous moment of dressing up in something she embroidered herself.

The actress posted an Instagram selfie in a white shirt that has her embroidery on it.

“The joy of dressing up in something you have embroidered yourself. My white shirt is transformed with our Mumbai ‘Tai’! #TwinningWithTai,” she wrote with the image.

Twinkle chose to create a bespectacled woman’s face in red and blue on the shirt.

Back in August, Twinkle had shared the image of the embroidery when the work was in progress. She had mentioned that she finds peace in what she describes as thread therapy.

Earlier, on July 26, she had shared a video of herself doing embroidery.

She wrote: “While growing up in my Grandmother’s house, we all learned to paint, sew and knit. After twenty years I am trying my hand at embroidery again, struggling but trying. I can still hear my Nani’s voice echoing in my head, ‘Tina, don’t do untidy work’.”

Big B shares philosophy on friendship and life

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan began the last week of the year on a philosophical note. On Monday, Big B tweeted from his verified account reminding us of the value of old friends in our life.

“Make new friends, but keep the old. Those are silver, these are gold,” he wrote.

The 78-year-old actor also offered a suggestion on how to tackle the challenges that life throws at us. “We can’t always choose the music life plays for us, but we can choose how we dance to it,” he wrote in a separate tweet.

Bachchan’s fans responded by sharing their opinions.

“That’s so true Sir ji… We have to dance beautifully as per the music suggested by God Almighty.. How best we do depends on us. Only at the end of the day, it is Happiness that matters.. Be always Happy n blessed Sir Ji,” wrote a fan.

“How true it is! The truth! What we give is what we get… And no one is to blame for anything. We are responsible for our own lives, for our own reality. In any most difficult situation, there is a choice. And we make this choice ourselves,” commented another user.

On the work front, Big B has a busy year ahead with upcoming films like “Chehre”, Nagraj Manjule’s “Jhund”, Ayan Mukerji’s “Brahmastra”, Ajay Devgn’s “Mayday” and a yet-untitled film co-starring Prabhas and Deepika Padukone.

Sonam Kapoor’s new film ‘Blind’ goes on floor in UK

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja started shooting for her new film Blind in the city on Monday. The film is an action thriller directed by Shome Makhija and will be shot in a start-to-finish schedule.

They will be seen treading new ground with the genre, and the cast also includes Vinay Pathak, Purab Kohli, and Lilette Dubey.

The film centers around a blind police officer in pursuit of a serial killer. It is produced by Sujoy Ghosh, Avishek Ghosh and Manisha W., Pinkesh Nahar and Sachin Nahar, and Hyunwoo Thomas Kim, and is slated to release in 2021.