As the first week of 2022 ends, let's take a look at some best entertainment stories since the year started. From AR Rahman's daughter's engagement photos to Sanjay Khan's birthday celebration, here's a list of trending entertainment stories of the week. All photos/mid-day archives
Updated On: 2022-01-08 01:23 PM IST
In a previous edition, mid-day had reported that filmmaker Ketan Mehta was considering roping in Bhumi Pednekar for a biopic on his aunt, freedom fighter Usha Mehta. Now, in an interview with this writer, the actor says essaying the part of a freedom fighter would be among her most cherished opportunities. Here's the full story.
B-Town’s rumour mills are working overtime about Ameesha Patel and Faisal Patel’s alleged relationship after their social media banter. The son of the late Congress leader Ahmed Patel turned a year older on December 30. “Happy birthday my darling, love you… have a super awesome year,” wrote the actor. Faisal retweeted her post with a marriage proposal. “I’m formally proposing in public. Will you marry me?” he asked. Moments later, the entrepreneur deleted the post. His sister Mumtaz requested netizens “to not read too much into his deleted tweet.” Check out the full story here.
Ajay Devgn visited the Sabarimala temple in Kerala with Bollywood’s go-to astrologer Balu Munnangi. The star is amazed by Munnangi’s way with numbers and predictions for film projects. The Hyderabad-based palmist has a long list of star clients, including Karan Johar, Kajol, Sanjay Dutt and several South film folk. Here's the entire update.
Now how does one define Bollywood anyway? You can’t. Technically, since the B in Bollywood stands for Bombay, I guess we simply mean films from Bombay/Mumbai. They could therefore be in any language and genre. We also love wilfully crap pictures, opening our minds to limits of human lunacy on the screen. The not-flicks, Bhuj: The Pride of India, and Satyamev Jayate 2, topped my list, from the bottom, in that regard. But those are better watched than spoken about. Check out the entire list here.
Music maestro AR Rahman's eldest daughter and musician Khatija Rahman on Sunday announced her engagement with Riyasdeen Shaik Mohamed. Khatija Rahman, who is in her 20s, took to Instagram and shared a picture collage of herself with Mohamed, a sound engineer. The duo got engaged on December 29. Read the entire story here.
Miley Cyrus had a wardrobe malfunction while performing on her NBC New Year's Eve special, titled 'Miley's New Year's Eve Party'. According to People Magazine, the 29-year-old singer quickly improvised and change her attire, all while continuing on with her set. Here's the entire update.
It seems like Kajal Aggarwal and Gautam Kitchlu are out for a babymoon. The duo was snapped together twinning in black outfits at the Mumbai airport. We have pictures
Appropriately highlighting how actors of her age were relegated to the fringes in cinema, Lara Dutta counts her stars to be a working actor in this day and age. “OTT platforms have liberated an actor like me, who is turning 40. Less than 10 years ago, female actors didn’t have the opportunities that we do today. The writing is more layered,” says the actor, pointing to how filmmakers are exploring age-appropriate roles for women in cinema. Read the full interview here.
Even as social media and the small screen are filled with content pertaining to the promotions of RRR, director SS Rajamouli is uncertain about when the Alia Bhatt-starrer will finally see the light of day. However, what he is certain about is the trick to crack the code of making a smashing pan-India movie that can outperform the finest from Bollywood. Check out the entire story here.
Sussanne Khan's father Sanjay Khan turned a year older on January 3, 2022. The Khan family hosted a family get-together, which was also attended by Hrithik Roshan, Zayed Khan, Farah Khan Ali, Hrehaan Roshan and Hridaan Roshan. The entire family had a blast clicking fun pictures as they celebrated the yesteryear actor's birthday at home. Here's the video.
