Have you heard? COVID strikes Salman Khan's heroine Pragya Jaiswal yet again

Have you heard

COVID strikes Sallu’s heroine yet again

South actor Pragya Jaiswal, who is fully vaccinated, tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time. She features alongside Salman Khan in Antim — The Final Truth, which releases in theatres next month. “I have mild symptoms and, hopefully, nothing to worry about,” she wrote on Instagram. Jaiswal is quarantining at her Mumbai home. “I am following the safety protocols as advised by doctors. All those who came in contact with me in the past 10 days, please take the necessary precautions,” she wrote. Last week, Jaiswal completed the Telugu film, Akhanda, in Hyderabad and flew back to the city. She hopes to be back on her feet before the promotions of Antim begin.

Devgn in a world of no retakes

Ajay Devgn describes the shoot of Into The Wild With Bear Grylls “a scary experience as anything could have happened.” On Tuesday, the first look of the show, shot in the Maldives, was unveiled. The actor enjoys enacting action sequences in films. “But we plan, rehearse and there are lots of retakes unlike on the show,” says Devgn, who has navigated the high seas dominated by sharks and traversed uninhabited islands. 

Shriya springs a surprise

B-Town continues to keep relationships, marriages and parenthood under wraps and spring surprises. On Monday, Shriya Saran revealed that she and Russian entrepreneur husband Andrei Koscheev welcomed a baby girl, Rada, early this year. The actor shared in an Instagram post, “We had a crazy but the most beautiful quarantine. The world was going through turmoil, and ours changed to a world of adventures, excitement and learning. We are blessed to have an angel in our life.” In 2018, Saran had also kept her marriage under wraps.

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Enough is enough

Richa Chadha is known for not mincing her words on social media, but she can’t take the trolling anymore. On Tuesday, she deleted the micro-blogging site from her phone. “Takes too much; it is toxic,” she wrote. Her profile now reads: “These tweets are protected. Only approved followers can see tweets.” The actor had recently hit back at a troll who told her that “her marriage with Ali Fazal will end in a divorce.” Social media can fuel mental health issues, and Chadha prefers to stay away from it.

Bonding over musical notes

Manoj Tiwari’s ex-wife Rani has found love again. Punjabi singer Ekam Bawa professed his love for her by sharing a photograph and a mushy post, which read, “Meri jaan... my heartbeat.” He added, “I promise to be with you every moment, never think that I will forget you. I am making a promise to walk with you for the rest of your life.” They have been together for over a year. Rani is MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) producer Arun Pandey’s sister. He is known to be a close aide of the cricketer. Rani, whose real name is Pratima Pandey, was married to the actor-turned-politician in 1999. The two went their separate ways in 2012. Tiwari has also moved on. Last year, he tied the knot with singer Surabhi. 

Decor trouble

Meera Chopra has lodged a police complaint against an interior designer for “shoddy work” at her new Andheri home despite paying an advance. Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s cousin alleges that when she questioned him, he was “abusive and pushed her out of her own house.”

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When B-Town rallied against drugs

In the wake of Aryan Khan’s arrest in a cruise drugs bust case, Subhash Ghai posted a throwback photo of an anti-drugs campaign of Bollywood. The event, organised by the filmmaker in 1990, had the who’s who of the industry participating, including Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Shabana Azmi, Padmini Kolhapure, Gulshan Grover, Jeetendra and Jackie Shroff. “We all still protest against drugs ­— the evil. May God save our children from this monstrous evil,” Ghai captioned the picture.

In royal garb

Rakshanda Khan is back on the small screen with Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na. She plays the matriarch of a royal family. “My character, Jaya, is someone who upholds the traditions of the family while having a brilliant business-oriented mind too. As she has a lot of layers to her, it will be challenging and fun,” says Khan, who was earlier seen on Durga ­— Mata Ki Chhaya.

Of love and betrayal

After teaming up with girlfriend and Bigg Boss 14 housemate Jasmin Bhasin in several music videos, Aly Goni features alongside Mouni Roy in the video of Afsana Khan’s track, Jodaa. The song, composed by Jatinder Shah, marks their first collaboration. Roy terms it as “an epic tale of love and betrayal.” The number is choreographed by Chinni Prakash and shot against the backdrop of a palace.

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