QuickE: Sonu Sood-Kangana Ranaut Tiff? Priyanka-Nick in Mexico
Akshay Kumar’s ‘Gold’ in Saudi Arabia and other stories.
1. Sonu Sood Walks out of ‘Manikarnika...’ After Tiff With Kangana?
Actor Sonu Sood has decided to leave Kangana Ranaut-starrer Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi due to last minute changes.
Sonu will be seen playing a grey character in Rohit Shetty's Simmba, and has grown a beard as part of his look. But the actor was supposed to have a clean shaven look in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.
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2. Priyanka Chopra & Nick Jonas Are in Vacay Mode in Mexico
Priyanka Chopra is the best celeb to teach all about living out of a suitcase and straddling personal and work life with elan. The duo was in Los Angeles a few days ago after their engagement. They made a dash for Mexico for a weekend getaway.
The couple was spotted in Cabo San Lucas by the paps and their pictures surfaced on social media.
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3. Akshay Kumar’s ‘Gold’ Is Saudi Arabia’s First Bollywood Release
Akshay Kumar-fronted sports drama Gold has become the first Bollywood film ever to release in Saudi Arabia.
The Reema Kagti-directed film is only the second movie after Rajinikanth's hit social drama, Kaala, to hit the theatres in the Gulf country.
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4. Kangana Ranaut Explains Why She Turned Director For ‘Manikarnika’
Whose film is it anyway? That’s the question that seems to hound films starring Kangana Ranaut lately. The actor’s last big release, Simran, had a fair bit of controversy around it regarding its writing credit and a tiff that that Kangana had with the film’s director Hansal Mehta. Now, a similar issue seems to be cropping up with Kangana’s underproduction film on the Rani of Jhansi.
A picture that’s doing rounds on social media of the clapboard of Kangana’s upcoming ambitious film Manikarnika, clearly shows the director’s name as Kangana Ranaut. This photograph has raised eyebrows because Krish Jagarlamudi is actually directing the period film.
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5. Aayush Tells You Why the Salma Khan & Katrina Picture Was Deleted
Katrina Kaif, Salman Khan’s Bharat co-star, who saved the day for the project and his rumoured ex-girlfriend was snapped with the star’s mother Salma Khan in Malta, during the filming of the Ali Abbas Zafar directorial. Arpita Khan had shared the image of Salman Khan’s mother hugging Kat in her ‘bridal’ avatar (a look from the one of the scenes in the film) on Instagram.
When comments like ‘saas bahu’ goals started doing the rounds on the social media platform, Arpita deleted the picture. The deletion fuelled speculation and confused fans, given Katrina Kaif’s proximity to the family. Now, Arpita Khan’s husband and the Loveratri actor, Aayush Sharma has cleared the air with his clarification.
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