1. ‘Zero’ Song: Katrina Kaif as the Troubled Artist in ‘Heer Badnaam’
The makers of Zero have released a new song Heer Badnaam, where you catch a glimpse of Katrina Kaif’s on screen character, Babita Kumari.
Katrina’s avatar as the film star was earlier released with Husn Parcham, a sizzling dance number, written by Irshad Kamil, composed by Ajay-Atul, and sung by Bhoomi Trivedi and Raja Kumari.
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2. ‘Simmba’ Song: Ranveer Is the Hero of the Colourful ‘Aala Re Aala’
Ahead of the release of Rohit Shetty’s Simmba, the makers have put out a third song from the film. Titled ‘Aala Re Aala’, the upbeat number sees Ranveer Singh arrive flamboyantly atop a car surrounded by a posse of women riding bikes dressed in colourful Maharashtrian-style saris and sunglasses. Over the course of the song Ranveer pulls off some unique moves, proving he’s very much a Rohit Shetty hero.
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3. YouTuber Danish Zehen of ‘MTV Ace of Space’ Fame Dies in Car Crash
YouTube blogger Danish Zehen, who recently participated in Vikas Gupta's Ace of Space, passed away in a car accident on 20 December.
Zehen had about 915k followers on his Instagram page. Vikas Gupta and other contestants from Ace of Space took to social media to mourn the loss. Danish was reportedly returning to Mumbai after a wedding when his car crashed near Vashi.
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4. #MeToo: Sonu Nigam Reacts to Sona Mohapatra After Defending Malik
Singer Sona Mohapatra took to Twitter to express her outrage over Sonu Nigam’s comments in support of composer and singer Anu Malik who has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women.
Singer Sonu Nigam has responded to Sona Mohapatra's tweets against him, saying that though she is "vomiting" on Twitter, he would like to maintain decorum. In a statement on Thursday, the singer said, "The respectable lady vomiting on Twitter, is the wife of someone who I consider very close to me, so although she's has forgotten the relationship, I'd like to maintain the decorum."
Nigam had defended composer Anu Malik, who has been accused of sexual harassment by several women including Mohapatra herself, in an interview with India Today.
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5. Mush Alert! New Photo of Farhan Akhtar With Shibani Dandekar
Farhan Akhtar have made their relationship official. The couple came hand in hand at Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s Bollywood shaadi party. And now the two have posted a mushy photo on social media.
The duo began fuelling rumours when Farhan confirmed on his social media that he was the mystery man holding hands with actor and Shibani Dandekar by putting up the same picture on his Instagram that Dandekar had posted earlier to her own account. The accompanying ‘heart’ emoji had only fuelled further speculation that the two are indeed dating.
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