1. Varun Dhawan Opens Up About Girlfriend Natasha Dalal
There have been hushed rumours over several years that Varun Dhawan is dating Natasha Dalal. The couple have been spotted making a public appearance together at several parties and film screenings. However, Varun has always steered clear of speaking about his relationship with Natasha Dalal, preferring to keep his personal life totally private. But now the actor has finally opened up and admitted that he is indeed in a relationship with Natasha.
Speaking to Filmfare, Varun Dhawan clarified that he has always kept Natasha out of the public view because she is uncomfortable about it. “I didn’t care about all this even before. If you dig up some files from three years back, you’ll see us together at several places. I’ve always been comfortable about it. The idea was to make the other person comfortable. Everyone is not born in the industry. So everyone’s not as excited to be part of the glamour world.”
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2. Salman, Shah Rukh and Rani Share the Stage for ‘Dus Ka Dum’ Finale
Before he jumps to the next Bigg Boss, Salman Khan has also been hosting the game show Dus Ka Dum Season 3 on Sony. To wrap up the show, Salman brought on Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji as guests for the season finale.
Salman, SRK, and Rani shot for the episode in early August and celebrated comedian Suni Grover’s birthday on the set. In a new promo for the finale, the three stars can be seen dancing and having a lot of fun together. Sunil also features in the episode dressed up as Amitabh Bachchan. Take a look.
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3. KJo Advises Ranbir’s ‘Girlfriend’ That He Is the ‘Best Husband’
Karan Johar took to social media to post a picture of Alia Bhatt tying a rakhi to his son, Yash. It’s quite apparent that Alia is Dharma world’s favourite female ‘actor’ and the combination has only graced us with memorable films like Raazi. Now it seems that the mentor has dispensed some advice to Alia.
Karan Johar is back with the second season of his radio show, where he plays a love guru of sorts. The guest on the special ‘Celeb Surprise’ segment, this time, was Ranbir Kapoor.
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4. Will Salman Khan’s ‘Sultan’ Beat ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ in China?
With massive hits like Dangal and Secret Superstar, Bollywood is having its moment in the sun at the box office in China. But the popularity of Bollywood films in China hasn’t been an overnight phenomenon, the invasion began back in 2011 with Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots.
Film trade expert Taran Adarsh, who has been keenly observing the marketability of Hindi films in the Chinese market believes that the number of screens that China has plays an important role in the box-office collections that it rakes in.
The YRF film directed by Ali Abbas Zafar is set to hit about 11,000 screens in the country. With E Stars China in charge as the leading distribution company, there will be around 40,000 shows of the film.
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5. Watch: How Did Anushka Sharma Get Her Mamta Look in ‘Sui Dhaaga’?
Anushka Sharma and Varun Dhawan shed their glamourous avatars to bring audiences a promising and heartwarming story of pride and self reliance with Sui Dhaaga - Made in India. So what did it take to get the look right for Mauji and Mamta? The makers share a video of how they got the look right for Anushka Sharma’s character, Mamta.
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