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Bollywood celebrities Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan have landed in a legal soup after they were found violating COVID-19 norms. An FIR has been registered by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) against the two actors and Sohail Khan’s elder son Nirvaan Khan.

Reportedly, the three returned from Dubai on December 25 and were asked to quarantine in a hotel as per the COVID-19 protocol in the city. However, they instead left for their home from the Mumbai airport.

The FIR has been registered at Khar police station in Mumbai under the Prevention of Sterilization Act. According to the law, in the wake of the outbreak of the new strain of COVID-19, passengers travelling into the city from the UK and UAE are required to undergo a seven-day institutional quarantine.

Reportedly, the three of them have been placed under quarantine in Taj Lands End, Bandra by BMC.

 

Ours is the only corner of the earth where watching anyone work to better the society is seen with prejudiced suspicious eyes. So it is with Sonu Sood who did more for migrants and other distressed communities of Hindustan in 2020 than any other Indian.

Not surprisingly his autobiography I Am No Messiah released last week by Amazon is being attacked by a section of the social media which specializes in pulling down those who are of use to our country.

But Sonu is unfazed. “Those are paid trolls. The book is doing phenomenally well. As for being criticized for calling myself a messiah, I would never dream of extolling myself. In fact I discourage fans from calling me by such unworthy epithets.”

Sonu says he is not going to be cowed down by such savage negativity. “I always ignore the negativity. It is the only way to keep moving forward do the work I believe in. I believe I’ve been sent to this earth with and for a purpose. I will continue my work. Being called a messiah or being trolled for being called a messiah are not my concern.”

Sonu says he couldn’t believe when a book was announced chronicling his experiences as a messiah of the migrants. “It made me feel special. My mother always used to keep a diary recording all the important dates and events in my life. She always told me the importance of keeping a record. Whatever happened in 2020 was to me the most important thing ever in my life. My mother is no more with me to share what I went through in 2020. In way the book is my diary for my mother.”

The book is also a way of connecting with people. “It helped me re-connect with all the people I connected with last year. I am happy to be doing the book. (Journalist) Meena Iyer who has been a friend for so many years, made it happen. She agreed to co-author the book.”

Sonu dedicates the book to all the people who came into his life during the past year. “They helped me to become the person that I am today. If they had not reached out to me I wouldn’t have realized how much I derived and benefited from working with them.”

Sonu admits he has been approached for a bio-pic on his life. “But it is too early to talk about it. We are still looking at the project.”

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Aanand L Rai, who has recently wrapped up the shooting for his upcoming film, Atrangi Re, along with Sara Ali Khan, Dhanush, and Akshay Kumar. The trio had been sharing pictures and videos from the sets and have left the fans excited for their first collaboration. However, shooting in these COVID-19 times is certainly a huge task and a lot of people so far have been affected by it. The latest addition to the list in Aanand L Rai, who took to his social media to announce the news.

He wrote, “I have tested covid positive today. Just wanted to inform everyone that I don’t feel any symptoms & I feel fine. I’m quarantining as instructed by authorities. Anyone who has come in contact with me recently is advised to quarantine & follow d govt protocols. Thank you for support”. The director had also attended the Atrangi Re wrap up party a couple of days ago and the people around him have been advised to stay quarantined.

 

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Veteran actor Anang Desai finds Akshay Kumar the most disciplined star in Bollywood, lauding his sense of punctuality and professionalism.

Desai, who became a household name playing Tulsidas Parekh in “Khichdi”, shared the screen with Akshay in “Rustom” and “Ek Rishtaa: The Bond Of Love”.

“Akshay Kumar is the most disciplined star in Bollywood. He was always punctual on the sets and would help complete the film on time and this was one of Akshay’s most valuable trait. Also, he has a keen sense of professionalism and discipline, something which he carries with obvious pride even today despite his huge box office success,” said Desai.

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Late Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan’s last film ‘The Song Of Scorpions’ will release on the big screen in early 2021. The drama, directed by Anup Singh, revolves around an independent young tribal woman, who tries to overcome a brutal betrayal so as to find her voice. Irrfan, who died in April this year, will be seen in the role of a camel trader.

The film will also feature Waheeda Rehman and Iranian star Golshifteh Farahani, and had its world premiere at the 70th Locarno Film Festival in 2017.

“‘The Song Of Scorpions’ is a special story and it is truly an honour for us to present Irrfan Khan’s final performance in it. We will be offering this film to the audiences as a tribute to the beloved star of Indian cinema,” said Abhishek Pathak of Panorama Spotlight, one of the producers of the film.

“We feel blessed that we are the chosen ones to present this gem to the world,” said Gyan Sharma of producers 70 MM Talkies.

Irrfan Khan passed away on April 29, 2020 at the age of 54, three days after the demise of his mother Saeeda Begum, aged 95. He was admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital with a colon infection and succumbed to his ailment. The actor was still under treatment when he returned to the acting world with his last release, ‘Angrezi Medium’, a follow-up to his 2017 hit, ‘Hindi Medium’.

He was away from the big screen since the release of Karwaan in 2018, the year he was diagnosed with the ailment.

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Superstar Salman Khan would turn 55 tomorrow. The dashing actor would turn another year younger and as always, there would be a mass hysteria by Salman Khan’s fans. After all, it’s their idol’s birthday, isn’t it? However, Salman Khan has put up a notice outside his residential apartment in Mumbai asking the fans not to gather around for his birthday. Every year, Salman Khan’s fans wait outside his residence, Galaxy apartment to get a glimpse of the actor. They wait for odd hours to get see him on his special day and Salman too enjoys the outpour of love by his fans. However, this time due to the pandemic and his plans with his family, Salman Khan has put up a notice outside asking his fans to stay at home and stay safe. Also Read – Salman Khan: Wasn’t in a mood to celebrate my birthday as this has been a terrible year

“The Iove and affections of my fans over the years has been overwhelming on my birthdays but this year it is my humble request not to crowd outside my house keeping the Covid pandemic & social distancing norms in mind. Mask pehno! Sanitise karo! Social distance maintain rakho! Iss waqt main Galaxy mein nahi hun (I am not at Galaxy Apartments right now). Warm regards, Salman Khan,” the notice outside Salman Khan’s residence read.

 

“Hrithik Roshan has been in talks for the film for a couple of months and he has finally agreed on doing the film. In-fact, Hrithik was in talks for the film even before they reached out to Aamir, however, things didn’t materialise back then. But as they say, its life coming full circle now, and the film is back in Hrithik’s kitty,” a source told Bollywood Hungama, adding further that this will be the silver jubilee film of Hrithik’s career.

Before moving on to Vikram Vedha, Hrithik Roshan will complete shooting for his digital debut, Night Manager for Disney+ Hotstar. “He is all excited to play two diametrically different characters – one stylish and other a raw rustic gangster in 2021. This has always been his style of working by jumping from one extreme to the other,” the source added.

Apart from the two projects, Hrithik Roshan also has his superhero franchise, Krrish 4, and Sidharth Anand’s Fighters and War 2 under his kitty. The film will be directed by Pushkar – Gayatri, who helmed the original film too.

 

Since NDTV announced its big, exclusive interview with the popular K-pop band BTS on Twitter, the most common asked on social media by BTS India ‘armies’ has been, “When will they come to India? And will they come to India at all?” BTS fans have been sending thousands of messages inquiring about this. After discussing topics like music, stardom and talking about their recent virtual concerts, BTS made it quite evident that they want to come to India but can only plan the same after the pandemic.

Right at the start of the interview, BTS member Jin told NDTV, “We know that many fans in India send us lots of support and love. Thank you for listening and relating to our music. We think that we connect on a deeper level through music that transcends language and barriers. Even though we can’t see each other at the moment, we want to tell you how thankful we are to you.”

Towards the end of the interview, we asked them when they will visit India and if they can give their fans an idea about their plans at this point. J-Hope took that question and said, “We want to see our fans in India and show them our performances. We hope that day will come soon when this pandemic comes to an end.”

BTS started and ended the interview by saying Namaste to the Indian audience.

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A.R. Rahman (Allah-Rakha Rahman): Music composer, singer-songwriter and also songs producer, AR Rahman was born a Hindu and called AS Dileep Kumar. Nevertheless, he converted to Islam later. The artist was presented to Qadiri Islam when his younger sis was badly ill. He was captivated by the perfects and values of the faith. His mommy, that belonged to an Islamic household before her marriage, was influenced by Sufism.

 

 

Amrita Singh: Actress Amrita Singh was born in a Sikh-Muslim household. She made her Bollywood debut in 1983 with Betaab and also provided a number of hits like Sunny, Mard as well as Saaheb. Amrita, that followed the Sikh faith given that birth, converted to Islam prior to her marriage to star Saif Ali Khan, that was Muslim by birth. After thirteen years of marriage, they separated in 2004. Nonetheless, Saif’s current better half, actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, has actually not converted to Islam.

 

 

Dharmendra: Dharmendra (birthed as Dharam Singh Deol) is just one of one of the most charming actors that Indian movie theater has actually ever had. The dashing star had actually apparently converted to Islam in 1979. The star was wed to Prakash Kaur when he fell in love with actress Hema Malini. He really did not wish to separation his other half yet could not marry again as per the Hindu Marriage Act. So he converted to Islam as well as married Hema. Ever since he has actually kept two different families. It is claimed that given that there were lots of protests throughout his second marriage, the star had nothing else option than to transform his religion to legitimise his union with Hema Malini.

 

 

Hans Raj Hans: The Pakistan media is abuzz with records that preferred Indian vocalist Hans Raj Hans has actually converted to Islam. The singer, that is Sikh by birth, has actually belted out some prominent chartbusters like ‘Aaja nachle,’ ‘Dil carry tote’ as well as ‘Duma dum mast …’. It has actually been reported that the singer is proud to have converted to Islam and has likewise expressed a need to see Medina. He was supposedly examining Islamic literature for the past couple of days and has actually established confidence in the values of Islam as a religious beliefs. His attraction for Islam is quite apparent from the truth that he decided to adhere to just the Sufi style of vocal singing, which has its origin in Islam. However, his child Navraj has refuted these records.

 

Mahesh Bhatt: Popular Indian movie director and also producer. He is the dad of well known actresses Alia Bhatt and also Pooja Bhatt. He converted to Islam to marry Soni Razdan. According to reports, Mahesh does not exercise the religion.

 

Mamta Kulkarni: She is a previous Indian actress and also model. Mamta’s spouse Vicky Goswami was arrested in UAE in connection with a drug contraband situation. After which he was sentenced to 25 years in prison, which was later decreased because of his conduct and also conversion to Islam. Mamta also converted to Islam along with her husband.

 

Monica: The renowned south Indian actress disclosed her conversion to Islam in a meeting. She changed her name to MG Raheema. She was affected by Islamic principles and also was sustained by her father sustained her.

 

 

Sharmila Tagore: The beautiful actress Sharmila Tagore, who has actually been awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Federal Government of India in 2013, has actually likewise converted to Islam. She fell for the late cricketer, Mansoor Ali Pataudi, as well as converted to Islam before weding him. She was born a Hindu, yet converted her name to Ayesha Begum after her marriage. The couple was honored with 3 kids– star Saif Ali Khan, jewelry developer Saba Ali Khan as well as actress Soha Ali Khan.

 

 

Yuvan Shankar Raja: Ilaiyaraaja’s kid, Yuvan Shankar Raja is India’s youngest songs composer. Despite the fact that he was birthed into a Hindu household, Yuvan ultimately chose to convert to Islam. Speaking with TOI, he had actually stated that his father was so superstitious that even when a glass broke, he would certainly call a pundit. He reasoned that he had actually found relief in the Quran. Yuvan first discovered his spirituality when his mommy had actually died and he was feeling low. Back then, he came across a meeting with a buddy that had actually just recently seen the Mecca. The close friend gifted him a petition mat as well as Yuvan began checking out the Quran and praying on the floor covering often. Mentioning the exact same, he states, “I began checking out the Quran and its translations and also connected with it promptly. I started practising Islam, discovered just how to pray as well as by January, 2014, really felt certain concerning converting.” Nevertheless, he admits that the significant barrier for him was facing his daddy and also informing him concerning his decision. Yuvan really feels that his decision to convert to Islam was influenced by his mother. Speaking to TOI, he said, “It’s weird however somehow I used to get the spiritual feeling that it was my mama, that held my hand, and also said, ‘Yuvan, you are alone. I desire you to stand below under the tree called Islam.'”.