QuickE: Big B Threatens to Quit Twitter; PC on Royal Wedding
A wrap of the entertainment news so far.
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1. Did Bachchan Just Quit Twitter Because SRK Now Has More Followers?
On Wednesday, Shah Rukh Khan raced ahead of Amitabh Bachchan in the Twitter game. Earlier, Amitabh Bachchan was the second most followed Indian personality on Twitter (after PM Narendra Modi) with about 32.8 million followers. Shah Rukh Khan overtook Bachchan on Wednesday with a following that totalled to 32.9 million.
While this was widely reported as SRK having beaten Bachchan on Twitter, the senior actor seems to think that there has been a mysterious dip in his number of followers.
Big B who uses Twitter very regularly to post pictures and updates about his day to day activities seemed miff about his number of followers being suddenly reduced and threatened to quit the social media platform over it.
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2. If You See Me There, You’ll Know: Priyanka Chopra on Royal Wedding
Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who has been rumoured to be one of the bridesmaid at actress Meghan Markle's royal wedding with Prince Harry, kept the speculation live by saying "people will know if they see me".
The actress stayed tight-lipped about the ceremony on May 19 but was vocal about her belief that Markle will help modernise the British monarchy, reports usmagazine.com.
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3. The Party’s Over; Saif, Kareena, Karisma & Squad Return From Goa
It was B-Town bestie Amrita Arora’s birthday on Wednesday. After a tryst with hedonism in Goa, fitting for the Bollywood A-listers, the #friendslikefam cluster - Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Seema Khan, Malaika Arora and others seems to be back in the city.
Saif, Kareena and Karisma were spotted at the airport.
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4. The Countdown to Alia Bhatt & Vicky Kaushal’s ‘Raazi’ Begins
With her film, Gully Boy where she stars for the first time with Ranveer Singh, going on the floors and 100 days to go for the Meghna Gulzar directorial, Raazi, this year already promises to be a treat for Alia Bhatt fans.
In the latter she will be seen alongside the Masaan actor Vicky Kaushal for the first time.
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5. In Pics: Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput Rule the Ramp at LFW
Actor Shahid Kapoor and wife Mira Rajput walked the ramp for designer Anita Dongre on the first day of the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai on Wednesday night.
The couple was dressed in white traditional Indian wear - while Shahid sported a white bandhgala, Mira wore a bridal lehenga and walked amongst the guests at the event. Both Shahid and Mira looked oh-so-much-in-love as they posed for photographers after their catwalk.
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