QuickE: Zaheer Weds Sagarika, Cops Pull up Varun Dhawan & More
Zaheer Khan and Sagarika Ghatke tie the knot and more entertainment stories in a crisp wrap.
advertisement
1. Zaheer Khan & Sagarika Ghatge Just Got Married! See Photos
Former Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan and actress Sagarika Ghatge tied the knot in Mumbai on 23 November. The couple had a registered marriage and will be throwing a wedding reception for friends and family on 27 November.
Read More on The Quint
2. Salman Khan Is a Student at this College In Aligarh, LOL!
Actor Salman Khan just finished his first year in BA from a college in Aligarh, or at least this marksheet claims so. The Agra University has actually issued a marksheet with the photograph of the Sultan actor on it. The error was luckily caught while officials were cross-checking the results before handing the marksheets to students.
The university officials have passed on the blame for the blunder on to the private agency which is responsible for preparing the marksheets.
Read More on The Quint
3. Oops! Varun Dhawan Pulled Up By Mumbai Police for a Selfie
Varun Dhawan just got an unexpected mention on his Twitter timeline from the Mumbai Police team’s official Twitter handle on Thursday morning.
A city newspaper today carried pictures of Varun leaning out of his car and taking a selfie with a fan who was in a adjacent auto. While, the newspaper said that the actor had made the fan’s day with his magnanimous act, the Mumbai Police disagreed.
Read More on The Quint
4. Asia Pacific Screen Awards: Big Win for Rajkummar Rao and ‘Newton’
Rajkummar Rao-starrer Newton, which is also India’s foreign-language Oscar entry, has won two trophies at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards at a ceremony in Brisbane, Australia. Rao won the best actor honour, while Mayank Tewari and Amit V Masurkar won the award for best screenplay.
In his acceptance speech, Rajkummar said, “Let’s keep doing this beautiful work, let’s keep making these wonderful stories. Here’s to cinema!” He dedicated the award to his late mother.
Read More on The Quint
5. An Artist’s Intention Is to Entertain: Soha on ‘Padmavati’ Row
Coming out in support of Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Deepika Padukone, who are facing protests over their film Padmavati, actor Soha Ali Khan today argued that an artiste's intention is never to offend but to entertain people. She also called as "disturbing" the death threats issued to Bhansali and Padukone.
Padmavati has been facing the wrath of various Rajput groups and political leaders, who have accused Bhansali of distorting history.
Read More on The Quint
(At The Quint, we question everything. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member today.)