Babil to dad Irrfan: Working so hard man, wish you were here to witness

Babil Khan, son of late Bollywood star Irrfan Khan, wishes his father, whom he fondly calls Baba, was around to witness the debut ant working hard.

Babil posted a set of pictures on Instagram. In the images, Babil is seen posing alongside his father.

“I’ve been working so hard man, wish you were here to witness,” Babil wrote as caption.

Babil seems to talking about his debut project “Qala”, which also stars Triptii Dimri, known for her role in the web-series “Bulbbul”. He has wrapped up his first shooting schedule.

Irrfan lost his life to neuroendocrine cancer on April 29, 2020.

Arjun Rampal shares pics from Budapest vacay with girlfriend Gabriella, son Arik

Actor Arjun Rampal took to Instagram on Wednesday to share photographs from his vacation in Budapest, Hungary, with girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades and their son Arik.

The actor says he wants to enjoy quality time with his family before resuming work for his upcoming film “Dhaakad”.

“Some quality time with the family. Before i get to work. #beautiful #budapest #gratitude #dhaakad,” the actor captioned his photos.

Arjun has been grabbing eyeballs with his latest platinum blonde hair colour. The actor recently shared photographs on social media flaunting his latest avatar, which has been created for the upcoming Kangana Ranaut-starrer film “Dhaakad”. In the film, Arjun will feature as the antagonist Rudraveer.

Apart from the spy thriller “Dhaakad”, Arjun will also feature in the histor ical drama “The Battle Of Bhima Koregaon”. The Ramesh Thete directorial feat ures Arjun as the warrior Sidhnak Mahar Inamdar. Sunny Leone makes an appear ance in the film, too.

Prithviraj: We’re missing a happy film in Malayalam cinema lately

Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran acknowledges the industry has been missing “happy films”, and the reason is the contained environment under which everyone has been living over the last one and a half years.

“I think the primary reason for that is all the filmmakers, actors, and producers — all of us — were forced to start thinking about contained films. Films that could pull off under these circumstances,” shares the actor, as he opens up in a conversation with IANS.

“More often than not, when you start thinking on these lines, the genre that you start deviating towards is either a thriller, a dark satire happening in real space, like ‘Joji’. As is the usual practice when you start thinking about happy films — films that have a lot of actors, laughter, joy, comedy, and music — you start thinking that this is big and the film has many locations, people, and places. So, you don’t usually think on those lines, when you think what kind of a film you can pull off under the given circumstances (of the pandemic and lockdown),” he says.

The actor made his directorial debut in 2019 with the film “Lucifer”, and is now all set to wield the megaphone again in the recently announced “Bro Daddy”. Besides him, the film will also be headlined by superstar Mohanlal. Prithviraj calls it a happy film that has badly been missing in Malayalam cinema lately.

“I was supposed to come with my next directorial long back, which was supposed to be a sequel to ‘Lucifer’. It was a much bigger film. If things would have been as we wished, then it would have been shot this year, but due to obvious reasons, we couldn’t start. To me, it seems we are badly missing a happy film in Malayalam cinema over the past one and half years. All of the content we see in Kerala is dark. It’s either a murder mystery or a dark satire or an investigative thriller,” he says.

“I thought we were all badly missing a happy film, which is when these two writers came and narrated the script to me. I found it to be interesting, hilarious, and more than anything I found it to be a really enjoyable, light watch. I casually narrated the idea to Mr. Mohanlal over a zoom call and he said that we are doing this and the project took off,” recalls the actor-filmmaker.

Prithviraj made his Bollywood debut with the 2012 film “Aiyaa” alongside Rani Mukerji and was later seen in films such as “Aurangzeb” (2013) and “Naam Shabana” (2017). However, his presence in Bollywood has been rare ever since.

“I have heard a few scripts in between but the fact of the matter is that Malayalam cinema is going through such a high and all of us find such great content here in Malayalam, it would require something really good to come and invest that kind of a time in a Hindi film, though I look forward to it. I hope something good enough finds its way to me,” he says.

Right now, Prithviraj is gearing up for his next film, the dark mystery thriller “The Cold Case”. He shares that shooting for the Malayalam film was a new experience for him.

“This is going to be one of the first films I shot with post-pandemic regulations. We were not used to social distancing on the set, being masked all the time. This film was shot strictly keeping all precautions in mind. Most of us would remember shooting ‘The Cold Case’ because all of us were coming together for the first time post the pandemic,” he says of shooting the film, which will soon stream on Amazon Prime Video.

Seerat Kapoor wants to work with AR Rahman

Actress Seerat Kapoor, who is known for her work in Telugu films, is also a trained classical singer. She hopes that someday she will get to work with music maestro AR Rehman.

“While I was preparing Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri for ‘Rockstar’ promotions as an assistant choreographer, I had the privilege to watch AR Rehman jam live. It was the most surreal experience, I didn’t blink! I remember, by the end of his performance, I had teary eyes. AR Rehman, through his music, can touch your soul. On the first line he sang, I was absorbed by his world. I hope I get to work with him someday,” Seerat tells IANS.

The actor, whose popularity increased after starring in the Telugu film “Krishna And His Leela”, says learning dance and singing helped her understand the field of performing arts better.

“I am trained in Indian classical and semi-classical music since the age of 12. At the time, my focus was on both dance and music both. Educating myself in the field of performing arts through dance and music simultaneously helped me grow a deeper insight and understanding towards each of them individually, rather early,” she says.

Radhika Apte takes second vaccine shot for Covid-19

Actress Radhika Apte took her second vaccine shot for Covid exactly a month after her first dose. The actress shared the update with fans on Instagram on Tuesday.

“TWICE JABBED” wrote Radhika, using the hashtag ‘long live NHS’. The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the healthcare systems of the United Kingdom.

The actress is reportedly in London, the hometown of her husband Benedict Taylor.

In Tuesday’s picture, Radhika sits casually in her home garden dressed in a pink top and blue jeans, with a coffee mug in one hand. She signals with fingers of her other hand to denote her second dose.

Shruti Haasan steps out of home after three months

Actress Shruti Haasan finally stepped out of home after three months. The actress shared the update on Tuesday, uploading a picture with boyfriend Santanu Hazarika on Instagram Stories.

“Double masked-vaccinated and super sanitized to step out after three months!” she wrote as the caption.

Shruti also uploaded a video where she is happy and grooving in the car to the track “Dancing in the Street” by Martha and the Vandellas.

The actress will soon be seen in the Prabhas-starrer “Salaar”, which is being shot in Kannada and Telugu languages, and will be dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam.

She will also be seen in the Tamil film “Laabam” alongside Vijay Sethupati.

Rubina Dilaik shares ‘Bigg Boss’ victory gown for LGBTQIA+ charity

The lime-colored ruffle gown with puffy golden sleeves in intricate shimmer that Rubina Dilaik wore while taking home the “Bigg Boss 14” trophy is up for sale for a cause, along with other gowns she wore on the reality show. The gown is up for charity to support the LGBTQIA+ community, in commemoration of Pride Month in June.

The wardrobe includes a piece she wore in the music video “Marjaneya”.

Rubina stated her concern for the transgender community expressing that it’s a long way to go towards making the transgender community feel more a part of mainstream society.

“Until we get to a point where we don’t need a special month to commemorate the LGBTQIA+ community, our efforts will not stop,” she said.

The Big Boss winner has always been vocal about transgender rights, and earned acclaim for her role as a transgender woman in the popular TV show “Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki”.

Her “Big Boss 14” gown will be on sale through pre-loved fashion platform Dolce Vee and proceeds through the sale will support Color Positive, an NGO that supports the LGBTQIA+ community.

Shilpa Shetty: Positivity has to be a choice we make every day

Actress-entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty Kundra says the one thing she has learned from the ups and downs of her life is that positivity has to be a choice. Shilpa posted a picture on Instagram on Tuesday featuring a yoga pose with a quote by Aristotle Onassis, to drive home her point.

“The one thing that I have learned from the ups and downs of my life is that positivity has to be a choice that we make every day. This is true especially when we are at our lowest,” she wrote.

She added: “A positive mindset and attitude can lead us halfway through a battle to victory. Never give in to negative thoughts or people’s perceptions of yourself. Keep doing what you need to do, give it your best, and have faith in what is to unfold and yourself.”

“Even if it doesn’t go your way temporarily, you will see things shaping up in unexpected ways in the future; because in life… Everything happens for the best.”

Shilpa has two films lined up. She will be seen in “Hungama 2”, the sequel to the 2003 hit “Hungama”, and also “Nikamma”, which stars Abhimanyu Dassani and Shirley Setia.

Kartik Aaryan is ‘Umbrella man’

Known for giving a sprinkle of quirk to humor in his captions, actor Kartik Aaryan struck again on Tuesday.

Kartik shared a picture from a photoshoot on Instagram. In the image, the actor is seen wearing an overcoat paired with a black T-shirt and pants. He is sporting scruffy hair, beard and is holding a big umbrella.

“#TheUmbrellaMan,” he wrote as the caption.

It seems that Kartik drew inspiration from the author Roald Dahl’s short story “The Umbrella Man” for his caption.

On the work front, Kartik has two films lined up. He will be seen in “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2”, which also stars Tabu and Kiara Advani. The actor also has the film “Dhamaka” lined up, which is slated to release on an OTT platform.

Kartik was recently in the news for his controversial exit from the Karan Johar-produced “Dostana 2”.

Allu Sirish starts short video fitness series

Telugu actor Allu Sirish on Tuesday uploaded the first short video of his new fitness series called “Training Day”. The actor says he wants to share his fitness regime with fans.

“There’s so much informative content available on YouTube and Instagram. I didn’t wanna be yet another (fitness expert) nor am I an expert. I just wanted to share with my audience in super short duration what all I do to stay fit,” Sirish tells an interview.

The actor also admits he is aware of the responsibility that comes to him with this series.

“Thought a little #fitspo (fit inspiration) will push people to get active. Personally, now that I’ve put out the video, it’s a commitment to myself and the audience that I’ll remain active and fit. I can’t take it easy now,” shares the actor.

On the work front, Sirish, who was recently seen in the music video of Hindi track “Vilayati Sharaab”, will soon be seen in a Telugu film “Prema Kadanta”. The film directed by Rakesh Sashii also stars actress Anu Emmanuel.