1. ‘Jolly’ Akshay Lands On ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’
Akshay Kumar with Huma Qureshi appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show to promote their upcoming film, Jolly LLB 2. The duo converted the sets of the show into a courtroom and put Kapil on the stand.
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2. Being Shady With Ranveer Singh and His Kala Chashma
We caught up with the brand ambassador of Carrera, Ranveer Singh for a chat about his obsession with sunglasses and all things ‘shady’. As usual, he was a riot. But the actor also pointed out the difference between chashma and chachma, that we bet you didn’t know.
3. Anushka Sharma Is the New Face of Modi’s Swacch Bharat Abhiyan
Anushka Sharma would be joining forces with Amitabh Bachchan to champion Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. She has been appointed by the Ministry of Urban Development to better reach out to women, especially in rural areas.
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4. Bhansali & Team ‘Padmavati’ Clears All Issues With Rajputs
All ‘misunderstandings’ between Sanjay Leela Bhansali and the Rajput community have apparently been solved. A press release issued by the makers of Padmavati states:
Representatives of Bhansali Productions Private Limited, including Ms. Shobha Sant (CEO) and Mr.Chetan Deolekar (Associate Producer) met with the office bearers of all the social organisations under the Shree Rajput Sabha in Jaipur. The misunderstanding they had on the content of the film has been cleared and clarified. We have clearly stated that there is no romantic scene or song or dream sequence between Rani Padmavati and Allauddin Khilji. Shri Giriraj ji Lotwara, President of Shree Rajput Sabha has been extremely helpful in bringing the various Rajput organisations including the Karni Sena, Sangh Shakti, Pratap Foundation, Bhawani Niketan together to clarify this.
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5. Bombay HC Finds Prima Facie Case of Contempt Against ‘Jolly LLB 2’
A division bench of the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has found that prima facie, there’s a case of contempt against the upcoming Akshay Kumar-starrer Jolly LLB 2. The bench, headed by Justice VM Kanade, has ordered a three-member committee to review the film to see if a case of contempt can be made.
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