Rita Wilson: Why wouldn’t you wear a mask if it’s good for your health?

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Rita Wilson: Why wouldn’t you wear a mask if it’s good for your health?

Actress-musician Rita Wilson says wearing a face mask during a pandemic should be a normal thing, and feels the debate around it makes no sense.

“Why wouldn’t you wear a mask if it’s good for your health? It doesn’t make sense,” she said, according to a hollywoodreporter.com report.

The actress, who spoke to Gayle King on “CBS This Morning”, was one of the first Hollywood figures diagnosed with Covid-19 back in March, along with actor husband Tom Hanks.

After recovering from the disease, both Hanks and Wilson have been vocal about the importance of preventive measures, including wearing covering one’s face in public — a point that has become a base for debate for many.

“I don’t understand why something that’s so easy to do has become an issue or something that people are coming up against,” Wilson said.

Back in March, Wilson celebrated being a “Covid-19 survivor”. She took to Instagram to share that she is “celebrating the beauty of this life, the blessings God has given, and my continued good health, even now as a Covid-19 survivor”.

According to Wilson, March 29 is a special date that “represents a time of great happiness”.

“I was on Broadway starring with Larry David in his play ‘Fish In The Dark’ before finding out I had been diagnosed with breast cancer,” Wilson captioned a slideshow of three photos.

The first image shows her and David standing side by side and smiling.

“March 29 also marks five years of being cancer-free after having had a bilateral mastectomy. I am so thankful for my health, for the doctors, nurses, friends, and family who got me through that time. You, online friends, also need to be thanked because your prayers and optimism were felt deeply. And, so thankful for the blessings God has bestowed on me, then and now,” she continued.

The post also included a photograph of her sitting next to her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which she was presented on March 29 a year ago.

“I was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a street, that as a child, I’d walk on and read all the names of the stars I admired… Never believing one day my name would be on one of those stars,” she said.

“And one year ago today, I released my fourth album, ‘Halfway To Home’,” the caption continued, with the third picture in the post showing the cover of her album.

“Every day I get to make music is a gift. So much has happened musically in that one year. So much goodness. All of this would not be possible without good health. Please take a moment today to acknowledge the amazing creation your bodies are and to thank it for doing so much,” she added.

She concluded: “So, today, March 29, I am celebrating the beauty of this life, the blessings God has given, and my continued good health, even now as a COVID 19 survivor. Please take a moment today to acknowledge the amazing creation your bodies are and to thank it for doing so much.”

Priyanka Chopra turns 38, B-Town wishes pour in for b’day girl

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Priyanka Chopra turns 38, B-Town wishes pour in for b’day girl

Bollywood took to social media on Saturday, to wish Priyanka Chopra Jonas on her 38th birthday.

Kareena Kapoor, who worked with Priyanka in “Aitraaz”, posted a picture from the set of “Koffee With Karan”, where she can be seen with the birthday girl.

“Happy birthday Priyanka. May you continue to inspire the world. Hugs from across the globe,” she captioned the image.

Anushka Sharma wrote: “Happy birthday Priyanka. You are strong, a fighter, and inspiration to many. Here’s wishing you a splendid birthday.”

Along with her wish, Anushka shared a still from “Dil Dhadakne Do”, the film where the two actresses had shared screen space.

Sonam Kapoor posted a picture where she is seen hugging Priyanka.

“Happy birthday, Priyanka. I hope you have a fantastic day today, and I can’t wait to meet you in person,” Sonam wrote.

Sharing a selfie on Instagram stories, Huma Qureshi wrote: “My girl crush teaching me how it’s done. Happy birthday.”

Actress Rakul Preet Singh called Priyanka a “rockstar”.

Actor Maniesh Paul tweeted: “Happy birthday @priyankachopra keep shining…stay blessed.”

Priyanka is currently spending time with her husband Nick Jonas in their home in Los Angeles.

Richa Chadha on importance of veganism in post-Covid world

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Richa Chadha on importance of veganism in post-Covid world

Actress Richa Chadha feels large-scale production and consumption of animal products is harming the planet as well as the human race.

“There’s a lot of discussion about the last two epidemics originating from meat and poultry farms. The large-scale production, consumption of animal products is harming the planet as well as the human race,” Richa said.

The actress had an educational chat with PETA to discuss veganism and why it is a sustainable life choice in the post-COVID world.

“I wanted to be able to talk about it without sounding preachy. The whole concept of veganism stems from ‘live and let live’, so the idea is not to force people to convert to veganism. Food is connected with culture and nostalgia. But by speaking about it in a practical fashion, we are hoping that people give this a shot. They can start by becoming vegan a few days a week. Hopefully, 2020 will usher in a lot of changes in mindset,” she said.

Amid the lockdown and pandemic, Richa has started reading again, and she says the experience feels new.

Taking to Instagram recently, Richa shared a photograph that captures her reading a book.

“Reading again. Feels new… #Surrealphoto #reading #sunset #Rumi #wednesdayWisdom #richachadha #actor #sapiosexual #manypeoplehavethisintheirbioandtheydontunderstandit #lockdown,” she wrote alongside the image.

Richa was last seen in the courtroom drama “Section 375”. Her upcoming films are “Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai” and “Shakeela”.

Bhumi Pednekar’s birthday wish is a vaccine for Covid-19

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Bhumi Pednekar’s birthday wish is a vaccine for Covid-19

On her 31st birthday on Saturday, actress Bhumi Pednekar said that she wished a vaccine or a solution is found for the novel coronavirus.

“My birthday wish for this year is that all the people who are affected by the virus and all the people that are vulnerable because of the situations currently, get some peace, get happiness and we truly find a solution or a vaccine for Covid-19,” Bhumi said.

Talking about her birthday plans, Bhumi says: “It will be special because I won’t be meeting anyone and will be with my family at home. It will be very simple and basic. No special plans as such,” she said.

She said that her celebrations will be “very different” this year.

“Actually, I am very big on birthdays. I include a lot of people, a lot of my loved ones. I get pampered a lot but I think this year I am just going to be with my mom and my sister. We would probably be on Zoom call with everyone that I love,” she said.

How has the lockdown affected her? “I am a very busy person. I love spending time with my family but I love working, so I miss being on sets. I miss working. As we all can see the world is slowly trying to co-exist with the virus,” she said.

Bhumi found many creative ways to keep herself busy during the lockdown. She tried “cooking and household chores”.

“But apart from that I have been writing here and there, have been watching some great content, reading a lot of books. I have been working out a lot actually. I have been meditating. I have surprisingly been very busy. I have been doing a lot of digital collaborations, which also kept me busy,” she added.

Nidhhi Agerwal gets nostalgic as ‘iSmart Shankar’ turns one

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Nidhhi Agerwal gets nostalgic as ‘iSmart Shankar’ turns one

Actress Nidhhi Agerwal has opened up on how her life changed after Puri Jagannadh’s Telugu blockbuster “iSmart Shankar”, which released a year ago on July 18.

“I feel proud to be a part of ‘iSmart Shankar’. Puri sir was in my list of dream directors and I’m very happy to have worked with him. The film has changed my life in a lot of ways. For the first time, I did a very ‘messy’ film and a whole new section of people have seen me in the film. People praised me a lot. Also, it felt like a long holiday while working with Puri sir,” Nidhhi recalled.

The movie featured Ram Pothineni as the lead character of a contract killer named Shankar, who manages to escape after murdering a politician.

Nabha Natesh and Satyadev Kancharana were also a part of the cast of “iSmart Shankar”.

Ayushmann Khurrana: People who are multi-faceted are inspirations to me

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Ayushmann Khurrana: People who are multi-faceted are inspirations to me

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana says he is always inspired by multi-talented personalities. The actor is currently reading up on the life and times of Salvador Dali, the revolutionary Spanish artist.

“He was a man of many talents. He painted, was into graphic arts, had an interest in films, sculpture, design, photography. Basically, he was drawn to all things creative and I just wanted to read up on how his mind worked. People who are multi-faceted and multi-talented are huge inspirations to me. I look to learn from their lives,” Ayushmann said.

The actor says his interest in Dali peaked after he binge-watched the series “Money Heist”. The Dali masks in the show serve as a symbol of resistance and national pride.

“This lockdown has really fuelled my interest to learn new things and I have started reading up on Salvador Dali, the iconic Spanish surreal artist. My interest to know about his life and works peaked when I watched ‘Money Heist’ and I really wanted to know more,” said Ayushmann.

During Guru Purnima, Ayushamann had hailed the Indian playback legend Kishore Kumar to be a huge inspiration in his life and career.

“I have been very vocal about being intrigued by Kishore Kumar, too. Such icons are an institution in themselves and have left behind so many learnings for us to grasp, for us to understand. I’m thoroughly enjoying learning about their lives, their philosophies, and their beliefs,” he said.

Sanya Malhotra: This is a very exciting time for me

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Actress Sanya Malhotra has back-to-back reasons to celebrate.

Recently, the trailer of her next film “Shakuntala Devi” was unveiled. Now, there is a new announcement for her film “Ludo”.

“This is a very exciting time for me, first the trailer of ‘Shakuntala Devi’ was released and then release of ‘Ludo’ on Netflix was announced,” she said.

“The response that I’m getting for the trailer as well as the announcement regarding ‘Ludo’ is overwhelming. I’ve been flooded with congratulatory calls from family and friends since yesterday and I’m happy with how both announcements lined up together. With back-to-back good news, it’s always more the merrier, especially while we are stuck in lockdown,” she added.

In “Shakuntala Devi”, the actress will play the real-life character of Anupama Banerji, daughter of Shakuntala Devi.

The actress also did a little dance recently to celebrate the trailer release.

Sanya also has Guneet Monga’s “Pagglait” in her kitty.

Varun Tej is waiting for ‘world to come back to normalcy’

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Telugu star Varun Tej Konidela says he is waiting for the world to bounce back to normalcy in a new post on social media.

Varun took to his verified Instagram account, where he shared a picture of himself relaxing on his sofa.

In the image, he is seen wearing a maroon shirt paired with black pants. He completed his look with a pair of brown shoes.

“Just waiting for the world to come back to normalcy!” he captioned the image.

Varun recently shared a black-and-white picture on Instagram showing him at the gym, with a beam of light on his face.

“FOCUS,” he captioned the image.

The Telugu star, who has worked in hits like “Tholiprema”, “Fidaa” and “F2”, will next be seen in playing a boxer in his upcoming film, tentatively called #VT10.

He will reportedly be seen playing a boxer in the film, a boxing drama helmed by debutant director Kiran Korrapati.

Sonam: Being an actor, I know how important our appearance is

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Sonam: Being an actor, I know how important our appearance is

Bollywood actress Sonam K. Ahuja says being an actor, she knows how important their physical health and appearance are.

Sonam took to her verified Instagram account, where she posted a picture of actress and stuntwoman Mary Ann Evans, who was popularly known as “Fearless Nadia”.

Alongside the image, Sonam wrote: “I don’t know how you guys feel, but I’m blown to bits! When I read about Nadia, I was stunned. Being an actor, I know how important our physical health and appearance are. There’s a reason why most actors today don’t perform their own stunts.”

Sonam wrote that even now, “physical combat is seen as something that only men are supposed to do in films.”

“Running on trains and fighting the enemy or even working the whip – these are seen as things the “hero” does to win. Many say that she was better at stunts than most male actors of the time!” she wrote.

Sonam called “Fearless Nadia” a true legend.

“Added to all of this is the fact that from Australia she came to India, learned the language, learned the craft, and made a name for herself here. It’s amazing how she challenged the norm back in the 30s and 40s and decided to risk it all by doing her stunts herself. So inspiring and courageous. A true legend, in my opinion!” she said.

Fearless Nadia is most remembered as the masked, cloaked adventurer in the popular 1935 film “Hunterwali”.

Anupam Kher’s mother is doing ‘better than before’

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Anupam Kher’s mother is doing ‘better than before’

Veteran actor Anupam Kher has shared that his mother Dulari, who tested positive for coronavirus, is doing much better than before.

He added that his brother Raju and two other family members, who were also tested positive for COVID-19 are much better now.

Anupam took to Instagram, where he shared a throwback picture of his mother. “Mom is better than before. So are Raju, Reema, and Vrinda. God is kind!! #JaiShriRam #Mother #Dulari #OldPic @rajukherofficial @kherreema @vrindakher,” he wrote alongside the image.A

He also shared the health update on Twitter. “Maa Pehle se behtar hai. Jai Shri Ram,” he wrote in Hindi.

On July 12, Anupam shared that his family members tested positive for coronavirus. The actor also revealed that he had tested negative for the virus.

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