NO B-TOWNERS AT PC-JONAS WEDDING?

Ok, we get it. Priyanka Chopra is an international star. She has more friends in Hollywood than in Bollywood now. But how is it possible that not a single Bollywood star has been invited to Priyanka and Nick Jonas’ wedding? Not even BFF Deepika Padukone?

Oh wait. We forget - Deepika is also getting married around the same time, isn’t she?

Grapevine says Piggy Chops is getting hitched on 2 December at Umaid Bhavan in Jodhpur. The sangeet and other pre-wedding festivities will take place at the Mehrangarh Fort on 30 November and 1 December. Earlier, the media claimed that Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Farhan Akhtar have been invited to the wedding, but looks like that isn’t the case anymore. Apparently the happy couple want just close friends and family at the wedding… so that means Parineeti Chopra is in at least. Isn’t she?

Meanwhile, Priyanka is having a splendid bachelorette bash in Amsterdam and the general public can at least have access to that because she never fails to put it on Instagram. The star has shared several pictures from her hen party featuring cousin Parineeti Chopra, Isha Ambani and Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner. Other probable bridesmaids include Srishti Behl Arya, Chanchal D’Souza, Tamanna Dutt, Elizabeth Chambers, Mamta Anand, Dana Supnick and Natasha Pal.

For those who’re living under a rock, the couple met at the 2017 Met Gala and began dating this year. Nick popped the question to Priyanka on her birthday with a Tiffany ring that we are told is worth $275,000. Wow.

Crazy Fan Indeed

Shah Rukh Khan is known to have a crazy fan following. We all know that, right? But when crazy descends into insane, it’s quite a different matter. Take for instance one Mr. Mohammad Salim, who recently visited Mumbai from Kolkata to meet the superstar outside his palatial bungalow, Mannat.

Salim proceeded to cut himself with a razor blade and was promptly caught and dragged off by the police to a nearby hospital. He was soon discharged. It seems that he was ready to kill himself if he didn’t get to meet his favourite star.

A video that came up later on social media shows him screaming ‘Shah Rukh sir! Shah Rukh sir!’ as he’s escorted by the cops. Pretty sure this brought a feeling of deja vu for the star himself, who very recently acted in a film called Fan, the story of a diehard fan, whose passion for his favourite star turns into a dangerous obsession. Phew!

ALL’S WELL WITH RISHI

After Sonali Bendre and Irrfan, who have been suffering from serious illnesses, when Rishi Kapoor recently announced that he was going to be off radar due to health reasons, it caused quite a scare among his fans.

He did say that it was “nothing too bad” and did subsequently go on to posting pictures on his social media now and then, the star never quite clarified what was wrong with him. That possibly gave way to even more rumours.

So it was quite a relief when a recent Hindustan Times report quoted his daughter Riddhima Kapoor clearing the air once and for all. Riddhima assured everyone, “He’s fine, nothing to worry about. I was never worried anyway. He’s just getting his routine tests done, like he said on Twitter, after so many years of wear and tear. He’s getting everything done, so hoping for the best.”

Thank goodness. Get well soon, Rishi!

Sallu The Sweetheart

It’s no wonder that people think Salman Khan is one of the greatest guys in Bollywood. The actor won a million hearts when he recently visited a hospital to meet a child suffering from cancer. Who’s already sobbing?

One of his gazillion fanclubs shared a video in which the superstar is seen engrossed in a conversation with the child and interacting with other kids around him. A Mumbai man called Govind had requested the actor to visit his wife’s nephew who was admitted at Tata Memorial Hospital and Salman graciously accepted the request. What a wonderful man! If only every actor/ celebrity had the same heart of gold, huh?

Ranveer Ki Ayegi Baaraat

Hey, we spoke about Priyanka and Nick’s wedding – how could we not discuss the other power couple who are about to tie the knot? Yes, Ranveer and Deepika. The duo is set to get married on 14-15 November. Not too far away! Looks like shaadi preps are in full flow at Deepika’s house. First there was the picture of a puja at Deepika’s place where Ranveer was present too – with mehndi on his hands and haldi on his face. And the gossip mags are claiming that Ranveer – and this comes as no surprise really – is about to make his reception party a full filmy affair. We wouldn’t expect anything less of Ranveer, to be honest. And after the two get married, Ranveer is going to move in with Deepika. Well, we are incredibly happy for this couple and we can’t wait to see more pictures.

ATHIYA IS ‘MY SHETTY’

If it’s indeed a relationship, it’s an unlikely one, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have our interest! American rapper Drake is really fanning the rumours of a relationship with none other than Athiya Shetty. That’s right! Athiya recently celebrated her 26th birthday and her ‘boyfriend’ Drake called her ‘My Shetty’ and a ‘goddess’ in a comment. “Happy birthday to my Shetty a true Goddess. Guess who is watching Mubakaran 3 times on the tour bus in your honour,” he wrote.

According to a DNA news report, the two really hit it off when they met at a nightclub in London. Since then, they’ve apparently become “good friends”. Yep… let’s just leave it at that.

SPEAK UP: TANUSHREE

She may never have planned to do it, but Tanushree Dutta has been the hurricane that swept Bollywood off its feet and cascaded to more or less every other industry in India.

“I never intended to do this,” the actor said about #MeToo. “I had never anticipated it would become this big. But I feel like this is the best thing that has come out of this whole experience and that is from now on, whether it’s Bollywood or corporate or any other workplace, no woman will lose her job for complaining against sexual harassment.”

She adds, “Now the environment has become such that everyone is talking about it, everyone’s taking sexual harassment easily, everyone is gathering courage to speak up. I feel like I’ve already succeeded in doing what I’d subconsciously set out to do.”

Another One Bites The Dust

Oh wait, we forgot another filmy duo about to do the happily ever after:

Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor. If you’ve been following the gossip, you know that there were speculations that the two were in a serious relationship. And this when Malaika was still with Arbaaz Khan.

While they were often seen together and kept denying the reports, the clincher was the Lakme Fashion Week where they were seated side by side. But now, it seems like a surefire thing: the two are getting married in April 2019. Even their families have hopped on board. We are waiting with bated breath to see what happens next!

WHAT’S IN A NAME

A lot, at least that’s what Ali Fazal would say. The actor, who was at Benares and Lucknow recently to shoot for his upcoming film, said he had to change his name to Mir Fateh to enter the inner areas of the cities.

“I had to change my name to be able to enter these places. It has been the scariest time while shooting for Mirzapur, yet adventurous. I am not saying this proudly and would not recommend this to others. To others I would say, try acting for a change and forget method,” Ali said.

Ali, who plays the role of a gangster in the digital series, says the makers made him go through an intensive physical transformation. Talk about dedication.

I KHAN’T COMPETE

Who’s so confident about himself that he doesn’t feel threatened by SRK or Salman? Only one Khan: Aamir. It is no secret that Aamir Khan suggested Shah Rukh’s name to Rakesh Sharma’s biopic Zero

And such exchanges happen because he does not feel competitive with any of his contemporaries. He also said that he genuinely felt that he is the best fit

WHO WORE IT BETTER?

JENNIFER

+ Share your views with us on our Facebook page /IndianLinkAustralia for the film. “Yes, I heard the script and I loved it! I called up Shah Rukh and asked him to hear the story and I am glad he also loved it.”

IT’S KARMA?

We believe in karma, do you? Pahlaj Nihalani has begun to, for sure. The former CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) chairperson who had become infamous for issuing censor cuts to film for ‘objectionable’ language and scenes is now facing the same issues for his own venture, Rangeela

Raja

Starring Govinda, the directorial debut is now in hot water is fighting censor cuts for dialogues like “Raat ko aap Arjun ki tarah teer nikalke bahar jaate ho”, “Ghevar kitna ras bhara hai, ahista ahista kholna” and “Talwar miyan se bahar niklegi toh tumhe lene ke dene pad jayenge”.

And he’s pretty miffed. “There’s no vulgarity, obscenity, double meaning or violence in my film. It doesn’t hurt any religious sentiment. Yet, I’m being punished for no fault of mine,” a news report in DNA quoted him as saying.

On Twitter This Week

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Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Sonali Bendre, Diana Penty, Ali Fazal

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Wishing you a day filled with all that you desire! Lots of love and a big hug @ theathiyashetty

Proud and excited to bring the story of India’s Mars Mission, #MissionMangal to you.

I’m going off twitter for a while. It’s just too negative. Peace and love to all!

What a fabulous evening @ priyankachopra!!! Your bridal shower was filled with so much love and laughter.

Being mature today is all about having brand preferences... heh so true. We don’t need no age of reason... is that good or bad?

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