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Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Actor Ronit Roy wished his wife Neelam Bose Roy on her birthday with a heartfelt post.

He thanked her for a lifetime of unwavering support, unflinching love and beautiful memories.

Taking to his social media account, Ronit shared a video montage featuring many cherished moments with Neelam. The montage captures the couple sharing affectionate moments together across their years of marriage.

In one of the pictures, Ronit and Neelam are seen posing closely together, smiling for the camera. Another picture shows Neelam dressed in white while Ronit sits at a piano. A picture also shows both of them sharing a liplock. The montage also features pictures of the couple enjoying their travels together.

Sharing the montage, Ronit wrote, “Thank you for a lifetime. A lifetime of unwavering support and unflinching love. Thank you for a lifetime of beautiful memories. Thank you for being mine in this lifetime and I’d want that in every other one. This is your first birthday since we met that we are not together but I’m happy that you’re with our babies. Happy Birthday my Love”

Ronit has often spoken about his love and admiration for Neelam and has regularly shared affectionate pictures and posts featuring his wife on social media.

The couple got married on December 25, 2003, after dating for three years. They celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary by renewing their wedding vows in Goa in 2023, surrounded by their children and close family.

Ronit and Neelam have two children together, daughter Aador and son Agastya. Ronit also has an elder daughter, Ona, from his previous marriage, making him a father of three.

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Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Television actress Divyanka Tripathi shared a belated birthday wish for her husband Vivek Dahiya, recalling how his birthday on November 8 turned out differently than planned after a fire broke out in their residential building the previous night.

Sharing pictures from their November 7 outing on Instagram, Divyanka described the couple as “yin and yang”, saying she was the calm one while Vivek found adventure in everything.

“These pictures are from November 7th, just a day before Viv’s birthday (& Diwali). Little did we know that the night would take an unexpected turn with a fire breaking out in our building after shoot. And just like that, November 8th, his birthday, turned out rather differently than we’d imagined! My birthday shout-out got delayed, but the love certainly hasn’t.”

“Coming back to these pictures… just look at us! Me, perfectly content sitting under a tree, soaking in the moment. And him? Hanging upside down, swinging, climbing… finding adventure in absolutely everything!”

The actress wrote: “We really are Yin and Yang. I’m the calm to his chaos, and he’s the mischief to my peace. He makes sure life never gets too predictable, and I make sure we occasionally have our feet on the ground. (Well, at least one of us does!)”

She also expressed her love for her husband, wishing that he never loses the mischievous little boy in him.

“Happy belated birthday, my Viv! May you never lose that mischievous little boy in you. And may I always be around to watch your antics, laugh at them, and occasionally roll my eyes at you! Love you, my favourite adventure!”

Divyanka and Vivek’s love story kick-started on the sets of their show “Yeh Hai Mohabbatein”. Before getting married in Bhopal in 2016, the couple got engaged in January.

The actress became a household name for playing Vidya Pratapsingh and Divya Shukla in Banoo Main Teri Dulhann and Dr. Ishita Bhalla in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. She had participated in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 8 and emerged as the winner. In 2021, she participated at Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 as a contestant, where she emerged as the runner-up.

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Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut questioned the timing of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi acquiring Indian citizenship, pointing to her marriage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1968 and her decision to become an Indian citizen in 1983.

In a post on Instagram, Kangana linked the timeline to the death of Sanjay Gandhi in 1980 and questioned why Sonia Gandhi, who has come out with a memoir, "Belonging: A Journey of Love," acquired citizenship 15 years after her marriage.

Kangana took to her stories section, and wrote: “Sonia Gandhi got married in 1968. Sonia Gandhi was living in the Prime Minister house, was voting without citizenship but didn’t get Indian citizenship for 15 years. Sanjay Gandhi dies in 1980, Sonia Gandhi after 15 years decides to get Indian citizenship in 1983. Why she got the citizenship only after the death of Indira’s political heir? (sic).”

Kangana on November 10 made a series of accusations against Sonia Gandhi. In an Instagram Story, she questioned the political rise of 'mysterious foreign national' Sonia Gandhi.

Kangana shared that she did a lot of research on the Gandhi family for her movie 'Emergency' and what stuck her as odd was how, following the arrival of Sonia Gandhi, all potential heirs - India Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, and Rajeev Gandhi passed away one after the other, leaving only her as the only choice.

The 'Queen' actress pointed out that the sequence of events had 'way too many coincidences'.

Kangana wrote: "Every one is talking about NVIDIA honey trap controversy, for Emergency I did a lot of research on Indian politics and Gandhi family and I must confess that one thing I could never wrap my head around is that one mysterious foreign national enters Gandhi family and Indira Gandhi killed, Sanjay Gandhi Rajeev Gandhi all potential heirs to the throne killed leaving just one and only sympathy choice for the throne that one foreign national called Sonia Gandhi and people didn't even think there were way too many coincidences also that foreigner notoriously and openly propagated foreign agendas shed crocodile tears for terrorists, yet she managed to head the government for decades until of course 2014 happened (sic)."

A few hours later, she dropped another Insta post in which Kangana even accused Sonia of throwing out Maneka Gandhi following the demise of Sanjay Gandhi.

"And just like that a vulnerable teenage girl Maneka who Sanjay Gandhi married and loved like crazy, after his death his young widow with their son was thrown out of his house for random reasons as mentioned by Sonia Gandhi, she was out of the way just before every one else was to get killed, how convenient!," Kangana penned.

Kangana also found it odd that Sonia Gandhi simply bumped into Rajiv Gandhi in a cafe and made her way into the powerful Gandhi family.

In her latest post on social media, she mentioned, "Even in the end of the clip every one leaves but Maneka stays looking at Mrs Gandhi like a wounded little child seeking some comfort may be a little smile or a gaze in her direction, she stays hoping for one sign but nothing comes only coldness and slowly she disappears like she is there but doesn’t exist. Heartbreaking! On the other hand every one seems to be wrapped around little finger of a mysterious foreign national who bumped in to older son Rajeev Gandhi in a cafe abroad and ever since became inseparable, younger son Sanjay was being formally trained by Mrs Gandhi but he dies mysteriously and his vulnerable young window Maneka was thrown out of his house for random reasons and shortly after that the mother in law and husband were also killed one after the other."

Towards the end of the tweet, Kangana reiterated how the demise of Sanjay Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi conveniently left the 'mysterious foreigner' Sonia Gandhi as the head of government.

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Chennai, Nov 11 (IANS) Actress Kayadu Lohar, who worked with late cinematographer Shaji Kumar on the period action drama 'Pathonpathaam Noottandu', has now penned a tribute to the ace cameraman in which she has said that it was an honour to have worked with him, early in her journey as an actress.

Taking to her Instagram page to pen a heartfelt tribute to Shaji Kumar, the actress wrote, "...It was an honour to have worked with him early in my journey. The experience and the memory will always remain close to my heart. His vision, his craft and the beautiful body of work he leaves behind will continue to be celebrated.Rest in peace."

Kayadu Lohar wasn't the only one to be shocked and pained by the demise of the cameraman. Actor Siju Wilson, who played the lead in the same film, too was among those who condoled the sudden demise of the ace cinematographer.

On Monday, Siju Wilson had penned a condolence post in which he had noted that the industry had lost "a true master of his craft".

Taking to his social media timelines to pen a post on Shaji Kumar, with whom he had worked in the critically acclaimed period action drama 'Pathonpathaam Noottandu', Siju Wilson wrote, "Heartbroken by the sudden passing of Shaji chettan. Working alongside him on 'Pathonpathaam Noottandu' is an experience I will always hold close to my heart."

He went on to observe, "Beyond his extraordinary vision and mastery behind the lens, he was one of the most genuine, warm, and pure-hearted souls in our industry. Every day on set was filled with shared laughter, positivity, and a beautiful bond of friendship."

The actor concluded his note saying, "We have lost a true master of his craft and, above all, an exceptional human being. Rest in peace, Shaji chetta. Your presence will be deeply missed. My heartfelt condolences to his entire family during this painful time."

For the unaware, ace cinematographer Shaji Kumar passed away at a private hospital in Kochi on Monday. He was 57. The sudden demise of the ace cinematographer, who was currently working on a film featuring Dileep in the lead, has plunged the entire Malayalam film industry in shock and gloom.

Reports claimed that the cinematographer had, a couple of days before his demise, collapsed on a film set in Alappuzha. He was provided treatment and shifted to a private hospital in Kochi, where his health condition seemed to improve temporarily. However, the cinematographer's health deteriorated thereafter and he passed away on Monday.

The ace cinematographer, who began his career in Malayalam cinema with Uthaman, featuring actor Jayaram in the lead, has so far worked in over 50 films, many of which have gone on to emerge as superhits or blockbusters.

Some of the notable films that Shaji Kumar has worked on include 'Pulimurugan', 'Thudarum', 'Odiyan', 'Pathonpatham Noottandu' and 'Ramaleela'.

Two of the year's most eagerly awaited films, director Tharun Moorthy's 'Athimanoharam', featuring Mohanlal in the lead, and director Mathews Thomas's Ottakomban, featuring Suresh Gopi in the lead, have cinematography by Shaji Kumar.

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Chennai, Nov 11 (IANS) The third instalment of the superhit franchise 'Pichaikkaran', featuring actor, producer and music director Vijay Antony in the lead, is to be directed by Ananda Krishnan, best known for having directed the Tamil action entertainer 'Kodiyil Oruvan'.

The announcement regarding the much-awaited third instalment of 'Pichaikkaran' was made at the pre release event of 'Appa Kutty', actor Vijay Antony's upcoming film that has been directed by Mu Maran.

Actor Vijay Antony, who spoke at length about working on 'Appa Kutty' at the event, concluded by making a couple of announcements including the announcement on Pichaikkaran 3.

He said, "Work on Pichaikkaran 3 is progressing swiftly, and we are hoping for an Ayudha Pooja release next year."

Director Ananda Krishnan, who also spoke on the occasion, said, "Pichaikkaran 3 will be my second film with Vijay Antony, following Kodiyil Oruvan. He first approached me when I was working on 'Metro', expressing an interest in collaborating. We have been discussing projects since then, and we are now working on Pichaikkaran 3."

The film has triggered huge expectations in fans of Tamil cinema as the first film in the franchise, which was directed by Sasi, went on to emerge not only as a blockbuster but also as a cult classic.

Pichaikkaran's story revolved around a renowned and wealthy businessman, who, in a bid to save his mother's life, seeks alms and lives the life of a beggar for a period of 48 days as part of a vow made to God. The film, which was based on a real life incident, moved audiences across not just Tamil Nadu but other regions of the country as well.

Pichaikkaran, which went on to emerge as a huge blockbuster in Tamil, was remade in Telugu as Bichagadu, in Odia as Baby, in Marathi as Bhikari and in Kannada as Amma I love you.

Vijay Antony himself directed the second instalment of the franchise, which was titled Pichaikkaran 2 - Anti Bikili. However, it was not as successful as the first part.

Now, the third instalment of the film has been announced and it is to be directed by Ananda Krishnan, who directed Vijay Antony in 'Kodiyil Oruvan'.

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Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Reality television star Kris Jenner celebrated the 10th birthday of her granddaughter Dream, sharing an emotional tribute in which she described her as a loving, kind, funny and creative child with the biggest heart.

Calling watching her grow up one of her greatest blessings, Kris wrote on Instagram she was immensely proud of her and reminded her how deeply she was loved. She also shared a heartfelt birthday wish for her partner Corey Gamble, expressing gratitude for his love, support and the joy he brings to their family

Kris took to Instagram, where she shared a string a pictures from her son Rob Kardashian’s daughter Dream’s birthday party and wrote: “Happy birthday to our beautiful Dream Girl!!! I can’t believe you are 10 years old today! You are the sweetest, smartest little girl with the biggest heart and the most incredible personality!!!”

“You are so loving, kind, funny, creative, and full of life, and watching you grow into the amazing young girl you are becoming has been one of my greatest blessings. I am so proud of you, and I hope you always know how deeply you are loved and how much joy you bring to all of us. Lovey loves you forever and ever!!!!”

She then shared a picture of her partner Corey and said that she feels lucky to “do life” with him.

The mother of Kim Kardashian wrote: “Happy birthday to my love, @coreygamble. I feel so lucky to do life with you. Thank you for all you do for me and for all of us, every single day.”

She wrote: “Thank you for always being there for us, for the love you give, for the laughter and joy you bring, and for making even the most ordinary moments feel special. I love you babe!!!”

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Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya heaped praise on filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya’s upcoming film ‘Yeh Prem Mol Liya’, calling it an outstanding movie and promising audiences a story they would love and cherish.

He also lauded the performances of actors Sooraj Barjatya, Ayushmann Khurrana and Sharvari, while praising the entire cast and crew. Himesh further expressed gratitude on Instagram for the overwhelming response to the film’s music ahead of its release.

Sharing a string of pictures on Instagram with Ayushmann and Sharvari, he wrote on Instagram: “Jai MATADI Let’s Rock Yeh Prem Mol Liya , what an outstanding movie #sooraj Ji has made, genuinely promising you a movie which you will love and cherish and every performance in the movie is mindblowing @ayushmannk@sharvari are just fabbbbb and the entire cast and every department are in full form, and special thanks to everyone for making the music of Yeh Prem mol Liya into an epic blockbuster hit before release which is so rare.”

Himesh added: “Grateful To God and this pic ( courtesy @sharvari ) is from the sets of our blockbuster hit show Indian idol where the cast of Yeh Prem Mol liya and the super legend #soorajji were v happy to promote yeh Prem mol Liya where the fab singers from the show performed to yeh Prem mol Liya songs brilliantly and they also performed to other super hit songs, this weeks episode is Yeh Prem mol Liya special and it’s epic, what an episode, historic vibe.”

Himesh has over 1,300 credited songs. He started his career as a music director in the film Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya in 1998 and made his acting debut with the film Aap Kaa Surroor in 2007. In 2025, he was ranked #22 in the Bloomberg's World's Most Influential Pop-stars list and was the only Indian artist to feature on the list.

He has returned to the judge's chair with Indian Idol: Legends Return and in October 5 said that winning just once is not enough.

Himesh said: "Indian Idol ke itihaas ki sabse bari jung lekar aa raha hoon main... Let's begin!"

(I am bringing the biggest battle in the history of Indian Idol... Let's begin.)

He further added: "Jahan Idol ke ab tak ke stars phir se sabit karenge khud ko. Kyunki sirf ek baar jeetna kaafi nahi hota, baar baar jeetna padta hai. (Where the stars of Idol so far will once again prove themselves. Because winning just once is not enough, you have to win again and again.)

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Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor revealed that megastar Amitabh Bachchan has a private recording studio at home, where the veteran actor records raps and bhajans through the night but never releases them.

Ranbir made the revelation while talking about Amitabh’s passion for music and his lesser-known side, while appearing on the quiz reality show, Kaun Banega Crorepati.

Ranbir said Amitabh Bachchan continues to experiment with music and records songs at his home studio, even though he does not put them out for the public.

“Bachchan sahab ke ghar mein ek recording studio hai. Woh raat-raat bhar rap aur bhajan record karte hain, lekin kabhi release nahi karte.” (Amitabh Bachchan has a recording studio at home. He records raps and bhajans all night, but never releases them)

Responding to Ranbir's observation, Amitabh Bachchan jokingly spoke about the quality of the recordings and the magic of modern music technology.

The megastar said referring to pitch-correction technology that, "Par woh gaane layak ho toh na… ek woh yantra sa aata hai na jisme idhar se gaana gao besura, udhar sur mein nikalta hai.." (But only if those songs are worth listening to! There's this device, you know, where you sing off-key on one end, and it comes out perfectly in tune on the other)

The revelation offers a glimpse into Amitabh’s continued association with music. The actor has himself sung many songs during his career, beginning with ‘Mere Paas Aao’ from ‘Mr Natwarlal’ in 1979.

He went on to lend his voice to a lot many memorable tracks, including ‘Rang Barse’ and ‘Neela Aasman So Gaya’ from ‘Silsila’, ‘Mere Angne Mein’ from ‘Laawaris’, ‘Jahan Chaar Yaar’ from ‘Sharaabi’, ‘Main Yahan Tu Wahan’ from ‘Baghban’, ‘Ekla Cholo Re’ from ‘Kahaani’ and ‘Piddly Si Baatein’ from ‘Shamitabh’.

Amitabh has also sung for films in later years, including ‘Hori Khele Raghuveera’ from ‘Baghban’ and ‘Rozana Jiye’ from ‘Nishabd’.

A lot many songs picturised on Amitabh Bachchan have also been sung by playback singer Sudesh Bhosle, whose voice became closely associated with the actor.

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Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Actor Chetan Hansraj offered a glimpse into the extensive creative work behind the making of the upcoming epic “Ramayana: Part 1” and revealed that it took four hours of daily work to sculpt the look of his character Raja Mali.

Chetan took to Instagram, where he also praised action director and movement expert Terry Notary, stunt coordinator Ian Van Temperley and animation supervisor Andrew Doucette for their contributions to the film, which he described as a historic cinematic undertaking.

Taking to the caption, Chetan spoke about the “architects of the epic.”

“The visual madness you are all seeing on the big screen doesn't happen in isolation. It takes a village of absolute masterminds to build a cinematic universe of this scale. Massive respect to our visionary director @niteshtiwari22 for steering this colossal Rs. 1,500 crore ship and trusting me to anchor the opening sequence,” Chetan wrote in the caption.

He went on add: “Before I even stepped onto the Volume, the brilliant Virginia Holmes @virgholmes and her team spent 4 grueling hours every day meticulously sculpting the ancient, brutal visage of Raja Mali onto my face.”

Then came the physical execution, he mentioned.

“An incredible honor working alongside the legend Terry Notary @terrynotary(Action Director , Motion Capture & Movement Director). We spent hours breaking down the exact physics and psychology of a demon king so that every single movement felt lethal.”

“Huge props to Ian Van Temperley @stuntalliancegroup and his stunt team for curating those absolutely insane action sequences, ensuring every swing of the axe was merciless.”

Chetan concluded: “And a massive shoutout to Andrew Doucette (Animation Supervisor) for taking all that raw performance capture data and translating it into the most groundbreaking VFX Indian cinema has ever seen. The blood, sweat, and scale of this film is historic. Thank you for the massive love on the recent posts!”

Ramayana: Part 1 directed by Nitesh Tiwari. The film is based on the Hindu epic Ramayana by Valmiki. It is the first of a two-part film, with Part 1 being based on the first three kāṇḍa (chapters) of Ramayana which chronicles the life of Prince Rama from childhood up to his adventurous 14-year exile.

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Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan shared a thoughtful note on the importance of movement, wellness and maintaining a healthy routine, saying that even a simple walk in the park can make a difference.

Reflecting on the Earth's continuous movement over millions and billions of years, the icon took to his blog and drew a parallel with life, encouraging people to keep moving, live well and find happiness through prayer.

The icon wrote on his blog: “movement is the ultimate .. wellness attracts it .. gives it the needed impetus of worth… a walk in the Park .. busy on the work mode .. just moving … move and be in movement…”

“Be in movement to bring that routine back .. if you are moving , remember the Earth is moving .. and has been moving millions and billions of years and no estimate of when and for how long the Earth has been moving … when the Earth is moving all else moves .. to us it seems the opposite .. but look at the propensity and its longevity … live well .. in prayer and happiness.”

Amitabh was currently hosting the quiz-based reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati. However the shoot halted for a week amid the icon’s health concerns on November 7.

According to a source, the legendary actor has not been keeping well and the makers have temporarily stopped filming new episodes. In the meantime, the channel has been re-airing a few week-old episodes featuring celebrity guests as part of its Diwali special week.

The source revealed that the last major celebrity episode shot for the show featured Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Ravi Dubey, who appeared on the quiz show to promote their upcoming film “Ramayan”.

On November 10, Big B reflected on celebrating a quieter, more peaceful Diwali, noting fewer firecrackers, less noise, and clearer roads.

The cine icon took to his blog and wrote: “Ek Sahaj Diwali Manayi Hai; Patakhe Kam Chalaye Hain; Sadkein Khuli Aur Shor Kam Hai; Vatavaran Kuch Shaant Roop Mein Gahra Hai; Bas Yahi Rahe Hum Sab Par Bhar, Sukh Rahe, Samriddhi Bane, Khushiyon Ki Hahakaar Mache Har Baar…”

“(A peaceful Diwali was celebrated; fewer firecrackers were burst, the roads were clear and there was less noise. The atmosphere felt somewhat calm and serene. May this peace remain with all of us, may happiness and prosperity prevail, and may every occasion be filled with an abundance of joy.)”

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