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Top Bollywood Updates: Ajay Devgn’s birthday post for nephew; Alia Bhatt launches Poacher trailer; Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal announce pregnancy; and more.
Latest Bollywood News Today Transcript at 11:30 AM on 19 February 2024
Let’s begin with our top story, Actor Ajay Devgn on Sunday, February 18th, shared a special post for his nephew Aaman Devgan on his birthday. Ajay took to his Instagram stories and shared a collage of a couple of pictures. The images captured both Ajay and Aaman pose for the camera looking dapper in suits. Sharing the pictures, he wrote, “Keep blazing your trail with that unbeatable spirit! Happy Birthday @aamandevgan.” Aaman Devgan will make his Bollywood debut in Abhishek Kapoor’s action-adventure film, which will feature Ajay Devgn. The film is not titled yet and it’s produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Pragya Kapoor. Ajay will be next seen in director Neeraj Pandey’s upcoming directorial Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha.
After witnessing the astounding success of his last film 12th Fail, earlier this month, Vikrant and his wife Sheetal also welcomed a baby boy. In a chat with Samdish, Vikrant said, “Vidhu Vinod Chopra is so passionate, he works 16 hours a day even today. Even if he sleeps at 2 am, he will be up for a morning walk at 7 am. He walks faster than me.” Vikrant is a celebrated name in the film industry, on television too, he has done popular shows like Balika Vadhu and Qubool Hai.
Alia Bhatt launched the trailer of Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming original web series Poacher in Mumbai earlier. The actor is the executive producer on the show helmed by International Emmy Award winner Richie Mehta, who is known for Netflix’s Delhi Crime. Now, a video of Alia has gone viral on several social media platforms where she is seen getting embarrassed and blushing when the host at the show’s launch called her a “global icon”. Alia’s fans have been hailed for being “down to earth.” Several fans have flooded the comments section of one such post by a paparazzi on Instagram with sweet messages for the Gully Boy actor. One person wrote, “The humblesttt,” another person wrote, “My favorite.”
Moving on, actor Varun Dhawan and his wife Natasha Dalal announced their pregnancy in an adorable post on Sunday, February 18th. With that, he wrote, “We are pregnant. Need all your blessings and love. #myfamilymystrength.” The photo also included their pet dog, Joey. The actor shared a photo where he is seen kissing his wife Natasha’s baby bump. Varun and Natasha married three years ago. They were childhood sweethearts who fell in love with each other at a music concert. They kept their relationship under wraps, finally making it official on Instagram. On Koffee With Karan, Varun shared how Natasha has been supportive of his dreams all through and as a partner, his responsibility is to support her dreams and ambitions.
Mithila Palkar recently shared a bunch of throwback pictures from Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan‘s wedding with Nupur Shikhare. Ira and Nupur tied the knot in January. In a video shared by Aamir Khan’s PR agency, the actor was seen saying, “My emotion was like a shehnai. It’s an instrument which is actually played in shaadis. Shehnai has a quality that it gives you happiness and a little bit of sadness. It’s a mixture of emotions. Makes you happy and sad both. So, that’s my emotion.” Ira and Nupur registered their marriage in Mumbai on January 3, followed by wedding festivities in the city of lakes, Udaipur in Rajasthan. The newly married couple went off for their honeymoon to Indonesia.
Next up, Sushmita Sen made history for India in 1994 by winning the Miss Universe title, becoming the first Indian woman to do so. In a recent interview with Curly Tales, Sushmita talked about taking sessions on table etiquette. She said, “I’m at the head of the table, I’m 18 years old, I barely speak English. I’m getting it together at that point and Barbara, my travel manager sitting to my right and thereafter beyond Barbara are all men. I’m starving, I’m smiling at my travel manager saying ‘I’m very hungry’. She’s like ‘So are they and you’re the chief guest, you need to start.” Sushmita was seen in the third season of the hit Disney Plus Hotstar series Aarya.
Actor and politician Hema Malini has been active in politics and in a recent interview, she spoke about how her family has been extremely supportive of her work. Hema also shared that Esha Deol is inclined towards joining politics. Hema and Dharmendra have two daughters Esha and Ahana. In an interview with ABP News, Hema said, “Esha is very much inclined for that. She likes to do it. So many be next few years, if she is interested, she will definitely join politics.” Recently, Esha Deol announced her separation from her husband Bharat Takhtani after 11 years of marriage. Esha and Bharat got married in 2012 and are parents to daughters Radhya and Miraya.
On Sunday, February 18th, the internet began manifesting a collaboration between actor Shahrukh Khan and American wrestler-turned-actor John Cena after a video of John singing a song from SRK, Madhuri Dixit Nene, and Karisma Kapoor starrer Dil Toh Pagal Hai surfaced online. Wrestler Gurv Sihra on Sunday, February 18th, shared a video from his gym session with John Cena where he made the wrestler sing “Bholi Si Surat” from Dil Toh Pagal Hai. Seeing the video, many on social media started wishing for John and SRK to come together for a film soon.
Lastly, Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah recently attended an event where expressed his disappointment over Hindi cinema. In a chat with PTI, he said, “There is hope for Hindi cinema only if we stop seeing them as a means to make money. But I feel it’s too late now.” The actor will be next seen in Disney Plus Hotstar’s Showtime revealed that he has stopped watching movies and added that he feels disappointed to see how people take pride in Hindi cinema being a 100-year-old.
Expresso Bollywood News Update at 11:30 am on 19 February 2024 – The Indian Express
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