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FRIDAY, January 1, 2016
Bollywood Masala
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Bollywood mourns veteran Cricketers and their actor Sadhana’s death love connections with Bollywood stars
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ricketers have been making as much news for their love lives as they have been for their playing abilities. Here we take a look at cricketer love lives that have made headlines:
The actor died on Friday after a long battle with cancer. (YouTube)
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ollywood celebrities like Lata Mangeshkar, Rishi Kapoor and Anupam Kher have mourned the death of yesteryear actor
Sadhana and remembered the famous songs she was a part of. The actor died on Friday after a long battle with cancer, a family friend said. She was 74. Sad-
hana is known for her work in films like Woh Kaun Thi?, Mera Saaya, Intaqam and Waqt. B-Town took to Twitter to express their grief:
No lovemaking scene in ‘Wazir’: Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar in Wazir
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umbai, Dec 29 (PTI) Actor Farhan Akhtar has denied the presence of any intimate scene in “Wazir” between him and Aditi Rao Hydari, who plays his love interest in the upcoming film. There were reports that the makers of the film, releasing on January 8, had chosen to drop the scene to avoid conflict with the censor board. “Just read about a non-existent love making scene in Wazir being censored..!! Where does all this fake info originate.
.??#creativitygonewrong,” Farhan posted on Twitter. Directed by Bejoy Nambiar,
“Wazir” also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Neil Nitin Mukesh and John Abraham. It is produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
Airlift’ will make you proud to be Indian: Akshay Kumar
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umbai - Superstar Akshay Kumar says his upcoming film “Airlift”, based on the biggest evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Iraq-Kuwait war, will make everyone proud. “@AirliftFilm, a true story
that will make you #ProudToBeIndian! #Jan22,” he posted on Twitter. Directed by Raja Krishna Menon, “Airlift” also stars actors Nimrat Kaur and Purab Kohli. The film is slated to hit the screens on January 22, 2016.
Gary Sobers and Anju Mahendru: Anju, a 17 year old Bollywood newbie then, was engaged to Rajesh Khanna, when she met the West Indian all rounder. Gary was immediately smitten by the lovely lady, and she took a liking to him as well. She broke off her engagement to Khanna, and Gary and Anju had a brief relationship. But, her parents opposed the marriage on racial grounds, and the relationship died a bitter death. Kapil Dev and Sarika Thakur: The beautiful actress was in an alleged relationship with the ex-Indian cricket captain. Dev’s family was also fine with the affair. But, it was soon discovered that he already had a girlfriend, and so Sarika and Dev parted ways. While Sarika went on to marry Kamal Hassan, and later separated from him, Dev married Romi Bhatia. The couple has a daughter. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Deepika Padukone: The Indian ODI captain revealed that he had a crush on Deepika Padukone, way back when she had just entered the Bollywood industry and was fresh from the success of Om Shanti Om. Dhoni invited Deepika to a T20 game against Australia, and when the lady accepted the invitation, the rumour mills started turning. But, nothing much happened beyond that, and while Dhoni is happily married to Sakshi, and is a doting father to a daughter, Deepika is at the top of her game in Bollywood, and is in a relationship with Ranveer Singh. Yuvraj Singh and Kim Sharma: Theirs was a much spoken about affair that lasted for four years. There were even rumours that they were ready to take the plunge and settle down. However, the couple split – while some said that it was because his mother did not approve of his choice, others said that it was because of Kim’s obsessive behavior. Whatever be the reason, Kim is now married to a Kenyan businessman, while Yuvi is all ready to tie the knot with his girlfriend Hazel Keech. Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli: Theirs is one relationship that has been in the news quite often. While, initially, the duo maintained that they were not seeing each other, at a match in Melbourne, Anushka was seen blowing a kiss to Virat, hence making their relationship official. The couple has been quite open about their relationship now, and the actress is often seen cheering for her boyfriend from the stands. The duo have also been vocal about their love and admiration
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Deepika Padukone and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. for each other on social media. While earlier reports surfaced that the couple were going to marry early 2016, these were rubbished as rumours. Nagma and Saurav Ganguly: This was one affair that shocked the cricketing world. The two met in 1999 in London, when Saurav was married to Dona, his college sweetheart and wife. In 2001, photographs of the two were leaked where they were at a temple in South India, performing a puja that is done by married couple. While Dona stood firmly by her husband’s side, denying all allegations, Nagma opened up about the relationship in an interview with a magazine, where she said that they had to end their relation as they had to put the nation’s interest first. Zeenat Aman and Imran Khan: Their cross border relationship was fodder for gossip - Imran Khan was the quintessential playboy, while Zeenat, the sexy siren. Their relationship did not last long though, and Zeenat moved on to Sanjay Khan, while Imran found love in Benazir Bhutto, and had a number of marriages and rela-
Vivian Richards, was married, but separated when he met actress Neena Gupta. Though the affair was short lived, it left behind something priceless – a daughter, designer Masaba Gupta, who is all grown up now and has already made a name for herself. Vivian Richards continues to be actively involved in his daughter’s life, and the three even go on vacations together. Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi: Theirs was a cross religion love story - a fairy tale that did have a happy ending. The two met in 1965, in Delhi and while the Bengali beauty Sharmila Tagore fell for the royal cricketer’s charm and sense of humour, the Nawab was instantly smitten by her beauty. While religion and their different backgrounds did create a bit of a problem initially, the two managed to convince their families and they got married on December 27, 1969. The marriage lasted a lifetime, until the Nawab passed away in 2011. Source: Daily Musings
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli tionships post. Ravi Shastri and Amrita Singh: When love blossomed between the actress and the cricketer during the late 80’s, the two were very vocal about it. But, their relationship also did not last long, and Ravi Shastri went on to marry Ritu Singh, while Amrita married Saif Ali Khan. Both their respective marriages did not work out, though. Vivian Richards and Neena Gupta: West Indian cricketer,
Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi