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Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Budding actress Alaya F, who won wide acclaim with her debut role in Jawaani Jaaneman" earlier this year, is missing her Kathak classes in the time of coronavirus lockdown.## So, the young star has gone ahead and done the next best possible thing. She has posted a throwback video that has her honing up her Kathak moves on Instagram.## "Hopefully when I'm able to go back to Kathak class I'll learn how to keep my feet together during chakkars! But until then, here's this throwback video of me almost falling for 16 seconds @rajendrachaturvedi @gopikrishnakathak," Alaya wrote as the caption with the video.## In the video, Alaya attempts a spinning move in Kathak even as she tries keeping her move together.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Prasar Bharti is in talks to work out a deal with the rights holders of the epic teleserial "Ramayan" and "Mahabharat", to re-telecast these shows once again during the 21-day nationwide lockdown by popular demand.## Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar conveyed as much on Twitter in response to a tweet by Akhilesh Sharma, the political editor at NDTV India.## "Yes, we are working on the same with the Rights Holders. I Will update shortly. Stay tuned," Shekhar wrote on his official Twitter handle, @shashidigital on Wednesday.## With India coming to a standstill owing to the national lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, many on social media have written how these shows were hugely popular at one time. People also noted how life on Sunday mornings would come to a standstill when these serials were telecast on Doordarshan National.## "Dear @narendramodi Ji @PrakashJavdekar Ji Please consider asking DD, and advising other channels, to telecast Ramanand Sagar's Ramayana and B R Chopra's Mahabharata daily. Perhaps two episodes a day each. They acted as magnets in quarantining people back then. They still can," tweeted a user identified as @pranasutra, reports the print.in.## Others said that these mythological shows would help reduce stress at a time when normal life had become paralyzed owing to the lockdown.## Some suggested back-to-back telecasts of the serials, to enable a binge-watching sort of mood.## Ramanand Sagar's "Ramayan" starred Arun Govil as Ram and Deepika Chikhalia as Sita, with Arvind Trivedi playing Raavan and Dara Singh essaying Hanuman. The series originally ran from 25 January 1987 to 31 July 1988.## BR Chopra's "Mahabharat" featured Nitish Bhardwaj as Krishna and Roopa Ganguly as Draupadi, with Gajendra Chauhan, Praveen Kumar, Arjun, Sameer Chitre and Sanjeev Chitre as the Pandavas, and Punit Issar playing Duryodhana. The show ran originally from 2 October 1988 to 24 June 1990.## For more and latest news about TV, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Katrina Kaif is emerging as Bollywood's Lockdown Star. After her videos of dishwashing, working out, and strumming the guitar trended over the past few days, the actress has now taken to brooming to stay occupied at home.## A video that Katrina posted on Wednesday shows the actress brooming the floors of her home. What's more, once the chore got done, Katrina had other imaginative ideas to put the broom to good use.## She is seen using the broom as a bat, to polish her cricketing skills!## "Day 21 lockdown-One day at a time guys.......we all gotta do our part........ I am apparently @isakaif part is to give commentary and pro tips while seated .. Gotta mix it up ..... this is seriously good exercise btw #stayhome #helpoutathome," she captioned the video, shot by her sister Isabelle.## Meanwhile, on the work front, Katrina will be seen opposite Akshay Kumar in Rohit Shetty's cop drama "Sooryavanshi". The film was slated to release on March 24 but has been pushed back indefinitely owing to the COVID-19 outbreak.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) It seems singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh is fed up of seeing people's workout videos and pictures amid coronavirus outbreak.## On Wednesday, Diljit took to his Instagram account and posted a picture in which we can see him holding a placard that reads, "stop posting your home workouts."## Taking a hilarious dig, Diljit also asked people to "khao piyo aish karo mitro ( eat, drink and have fun)".## "Workout kisey nu dikhayeo na...te nede kise de jayio na ( Don't show your workout to others and don't go close to someone)," he added.## Agreeing to him, actor Ravi Dubey commented: "sahi baat."## Actor Karan Tacker wrote: "haha legit."## On the work front, Diljit, who was last seen in "Good Newwz", will be next seen in "Jodi".## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor is furious after a section of social media teasingly asked him if he was well stocked up on alcohol, what with the 21-day lockdown being announced in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.## It all started when Kapoor posted his opinion on the lockdown. "One for all, all for one. Let us do what we have to do. We have no option. We will all keep one another busy and entertained for the coming time. No worries. No panic. Sala isko bhi dekh lenge. PM Ji don't worry we are with you! Jai Hind," he wrote.## Commenting on his tweet, a user wrote: "Daaru Ka Kota Full Hai Na Chinto Chacha"## Another user asked: "Sir whisky ka stock Kar liya?"## Still another user commented: "Chintubhai full stock rakha hai.."## This irked Kapoor and he retorted with a tweet in bold letters: "ANYONE CRACKING JOKES ABOUT MY COUNTRY OR ON MY LIFESTYLE, WILL BE DELETED. BE AWARE AND WARNED. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER. HELP US TO TIDE OVER THE SITUATION."## The veteran actor also individually replied to the trolls. To the user enquiring about his stock of whiskey, Rishi Kapoor wrote: "These a***holes think it's funny. Being deleted."## He replied to another troll saying: "Ye ek aur idiot."## Needless to say, the actor is extremely disturbed by netizens' behavior and hence decided to give them a piece of his mind.## Recently, Rishi Kapoor tweeted a picture of a funny-looking man along with a text which reads, "5 days at home listening to the wife."## He captioned it: "On a lighter note! Side effects of the Coronavirus."## The tweet did not go down well with filmmaker Shoojit Sircar who sarcastically replied: "Ya just 5 days.. woman /wife's/mothers have been locked down since generations serving the family."## On Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a complete lockdown for 21 days to prevent the spreading of the COVID 19 pandemic. Soon after, veteran actor Rishi Kapoor took to Twitter to encourage citizens to cooperate during the lockdown.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown for 21 days on Tuesday evening to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, B-Town took to social media to express their support and urge citizens to cooperate and stay indoors.## Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan wrote a poem in Hindi which reads: "Hath Hain jodte vinamrata se aaj hum, Sune adesh Pradhan ka, sada tum aur hum. Yeh bandish Jo lagi hai, jeevdayee banegi, 21 Dino ka sankalp nishchit corona dafnayegi."## Veteran Bollwood star Dilip Kumar tweeted: "Dawa bui, dua bhi## Pehle kuch faasla bhi## Woh kareem hai raheem hai## Aur wahi mushkil kusha bhi...## My sincere appeal to all of you, #StayHome and obey the #CoronavirusLockdown. God bless us all."## Veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt shared on Twitter: "We are now at a collective turning point, where we must stop, listen & help the government implement the 21 days all India lockdown. The time of great fear requires solidarity, humanity, sacrifice & hope. Not hysteria & rumor-mongering. #21daysLockdown"## Lyricist and censor board chairperson Prasoon Joshi tweeted: "#IndiaFightsCorona. In this war, restraint will be our weapon, stillness will be our defense, the distance will be the sign that we deeply care. Have to fight it with new rules. #CoronavirusLockdown"## Shahid Kapoor shared on Instagram: "Be at home. Stay safe. Stay mentally, emotionally and physically strong. Spread love. Have faith. Pray often. Speak to all those who matter daily. Meditate. Read. Cook. See the sky turn bluer every day. 21 days. Will pass. Keep it real and make it count you all."## Shahid's brother, actor Ishaan Khatter urged: "To all my friends.. everybody that this post reaches. We've got this. Let's not panic. Let's look out for each other. Let's find ways to help one another. This is the time for resilience, patience, and consideration. I promise to do my part. Please do yours, don't step out for anything that is not essential. Don't put others and yourself at risk. We will come out of this stronger. Prayers, LOVE, and energies for everybody #21dayslockdown #quarantineshave"## Randeep Hooda tweeted: "#CoronavirusLockdown: If we don't follow guidelines for the next 21 days, days after that could be even more challenging. Let's follow what prime minister @narendramodi advised in his address and stay safe. Also, essential services will be operational. Please don't put yourself at risk by overcrowding shops to stock up. #Covid19India"## Vaani Kapoor expressed: "The next 21 days of the #CoronavirusLockdown announced by the Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi Ji is of utmost importance. It may seem hard, but it's absolutely important for us to stay home to help contain the spread of the virus."## Aditi Rao Hydari tweeted: "21-day lockdown. Let's be responsible and stay home. if we don't we're in for big trouble and could have an even longer lockdown as well as a catastrophic economy. Help us help ourselves. 21 days of discipline is all it takes- pleeeeease! Let's do this #CoronavirusLockdown"## Arjun Kapoor urged everyone: "#CoronavirusLockdown is for the next 21 days, we all know it's hard but it's for us, it's for our safety. Stay home and stay safe. Please do follow the rules laid down by our Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi Ji"## Singer Shreya Ghoshal shared: "#CoronavirusLockdown for 21 days announced by @narendramodi in his speech today. We can do this in India!! Let's stay positive and sincere to this effort! #StayHome."## Even though most Bollywood celebs support the 21 days lockdown decision, actress Aahana Kumra feels the government should have given some more time to the panicking citizens to stock up during this crisis period.## She tweeted: "I feel the government needs to give some more time for people to stock up!? I understand and applaud the government's efforts to combat the #coronavirus but this is panic is going to create more #COVID?19 patients than ever! #SocialDistancing !? #CoronavirusLockdown."## Many like actress Esha Deol shared the government's guidelines in their tweet. "Don't panic the following daily essentials are going to be available during the #21daysLockdown let's obey our honorable @narendramodi Ji"## Requesting everyone not to waste food and water, actress Bidita Bag shared on Instagram: "We don't know for how long the lockdown will last. So every resource is critical and essential. Kindly restrict the number of items in meals and try for zero wastage of food and water please."## Singer Adnan Sami also shared the government's guideline issued by the government and tweeted: "Ministry of Home Affairs Guidelines for #21daysLockdown; Check out the list of essential services that will remain open...#CoronavirusLockdown #COVID19 #coronavirusindia #StayHome #StayAtHomeSaveLives"## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Los Angeles, March 25 (IANS) Actor Alec Baldwin didn't kiss his wife Hilaria Baldwin for "six weeks" when they first started dating, and would only shake her hand.## The 61-year-old actor got married to the health and wellness expert in 2012. Now, she has revealed that it took him six weeks of dating before he kissed her for the first time, reports femalefirst.co.uk.## When Alec filled in as guest host on an episode of "The Ellen Degeneres Show", he invited Hilaria on as a guest.## "Do you guys know that he shook my hand for six weeks and didn't kiss me when we met. True story. He would tell me all these things like I'm going to marry you, I'm going to spend the rest of my life with you, we're going to have a ton of kids and then he would shake my hand at the end of the night," she told the audience.## However, Alec defended his actions by insisting he didn't want the 35-year-old beauty to think he was using her for sex.## He said: "I didn't want you to think that I just wanted to have sex with you."## To which, Hilaria added: "Hey, look it worked."## Meanwhile, the couple, who have Carmen, Rafael, Leonardo, and Romeo, recently spoke about wanting to expand their family again, after suffering two devastating miscarriages in the last year.## Alec said: "We're going to have another one, just not now. It's a question of time. It was a surprise."## Hilaria added: "Physically, I am feeling a lot better. Emotionally, I'm feeling a lot better. Sharing can be hard, but once you share, it feels a little more real and then once it's more real, you can heal... It also made me feel not alone."## For more and latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned with us.

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New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The world has come to a standstill after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus outbreak, but there's no stopping FM radio. It's a medium that reaches out to the maximum number of homes, where people eagerly tune in to the comforting voice of radio jockeys -- or RJs as we popularly call them -- as they search for assurance and hope.## As the entire nation works from home in the time of the pandemic, the radio jockeys too are staying in but keeping their job of entertaining their listeners first and working round the clock for content.## RJ Mallishka, who is popularly known as Mumbai Ki Rani, has been working from home for the past one week.## "We realized that we may not just put ourselves at risk but other people at risk as well because we work in little studios people are constantly moving in and out. Celebrities keep coming in," Malishka told IANS.## She added: "There are several ways people did it -- like I have a laptop, with a software on it, mic and headphones. I can also access my logs in the radio station but we do it in 3-way access basically I send my link, my producer goes through it edits it puts in the music. It is being done across many radio stations."## She finds work from home more "process-driven".## "It (working from home) is not difficult. It's more processed driven. People are at home so it takes one step extra but I feel the way technology is helping and the world is going I think it is a good idea to look at this because otherwise radio people are coming 5-6 days a week to work and it's difficult to take that off unless its pre-decided," she said.## However, sweet-toned RJ Aakriti begs to differ. She says working from home is not as easy as it seems.## "It's very difficult to work from home. As work gets doubled up. The feel of a studio is a different form than that of a home," Aakriti told IANS.## But she found a silver lining amid all of this.## "A lot of my listeners are actually listening to my show while staying at home. Trying to give them motivation through radio and music of course," she said.## Love guru RJ Rahul Makin told IANS that he is working through a laptop and remote access has been given to him.## "We are using a laptop and have got an app installed which controls all the songs and logs and whatever we have to say from the station. The IT people have given us remote access where we can control our program from our laptop only," Makin told IANS.## RJ Lucky, who is famous for taking out various sounds of several Bollywood stars, says he too has a set up at home but live interaction with his listeners is currently on hold.## We have been provided with laptops and have remote access to the system. There's the mic. So, we have a dummy set up at home now. So we record it and package the links then we upload it. It is easy. We just have to coordinate with the producer. Only the live calls we used to have, we are not taking them currently. We routing that traffic on our social media handles," Lucky, whose real name is Nitin Pahwa told IANS.## The mellifluous-voiced RJ Aditi feels social media has played a major role at the time of social distancing.## "The thing about radio is not about what you can say but it is also about what you cannot say. You cannot create a panic. The thing is for the people who are still on the road, I think we try and speak to them. Morale boosting happens a lot. Social media is playing a major part here.## "We are constantly giving out the handles of our stations, personal handles and we are getting a lot of direct messages. People are sending in their stories and we are giving them shout outs. We are encouraging everyone as we are all in this together," Aditi told IANS.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Katrina Kaif spends a whole lot of time working out to stay active during self-quarantine, and who should play the professional cameraperson to capture the Bollywood star's fitness moves but her sister Isabelle. ## On Tuesday, Katrina shared a couple of split-screen videos on her Instagram account where she can be seen working out at her building's terrace, while her trainer Yasmin Karachiwala also sweats it out at her home due to social distancing. ## Katrina captioned: "#WorkoutFromHome #Part2. Since we are all practicing #SocialDistancing @yasminkarachiwala and I worked out at our homes and put the workouts together for you to do at yours. Stay home stay safe." ## In the introductory video, Katrina says: "Since we are all still practicing social distancing, I am going to be doing my workout from home, Yas is going to do it from her house and we are going to do split screen. We are going to do a 10-minute warm-up and a 20-25 minutes full body routine. ## The actress also shared the details of her workout for her health freak fans to follow. She wrote: " #Warmup?? ## 1.Squat with feet hip width apart - 2 sets x 25 reps?? ## 2.Squat with feet wide parallel- 2 sets x 25 reps ?? ## 3.Squat with feet wide turnout- 2 sets x 25 reps ?? ## 4.Squat with feet together- 2 sets x 25 reps? ?? ## #Workout:?? ?? ## 1.Forward and Backward Lunge - 2 sets x 15 reps ?? ## 2.In Hover, Hip Dips - 3 sets x 20 reps ## 3.Curtsy Lunge to Side Kick - 3 sets x 15 reps ?? ## 4.Suicide Push- 3 sets x 15 reps ?? ## 5.Landis or Single Leg Squat - 3 sets x 15 reps ?? ## 6.Squat Jacks - 3 sets x 25 reps" ## Katrina had shared a video on Instagram on Monday where she can be seen washing dishes at home as the domestic help is unable to turn up amid coronavirus lockdown. The actress wrote: "really makes u appreciate all the help we have at home #socialdistancing #staysafe #helpoutathome." ## For more and the latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that entire India will be locked down for the next 21 days from midnight tonight (25 March) and urged Indians to forget what stepping out feels like, or warned that the entire country will go back 21 years.## So far, more than 500 coronavirus positive cases reported in the country. To break the chain, PM Narendra Modi said the next 21 days will be crucial and decide the country's future. ## Here are the key points the PM highlighted during the address to the nation -## - Complete Lockdown in Country - The nation is going to take a very important decision. Starting midnight, the whole country will be under complete lockdown to save the country. The lockdown will continue for 21 days starting midnight tonight. ## - "If we are not able to manage the upcoming 21 days (of nationwide complete lockdown), we will be pushed back 21 years,"## - "You have to remember that a Coronavirus infected person initially appears to be normal and doesn't show symptoms. So maintain precautions and stay at home. ## - "Social distancing applies to everyone, including your prime minister"## - The prime minister asks the people to think about those in the essential services, who are working round the clock to serve the country, in these testing times. ## - "Today India is at the stage where our actions today, will decide that to what extent we can bring down the impact of this disaster. This is the time to strengthen our resolve again and again,"## - The central government has allotted Rs 15,000 Crore to develop the country's healthcare and make it efficient enough to deal with the menace of coronavirus. The money will be used to develop testing facilities, PPEs, ICUs, Ventilators and training medical workers. ## - "I am confident that India will not only successfully tackle this challenge but also emerge victorious in this time of crisis take care of yourself and take care of your near and dear ones,"## - "We are taking all steps to ensure continuous essential supplies. It is a fact that this unfortunate phase has brought a lot of difficulties for the poor. But the central government, state government‘s social organizations and civil society are working to reduce the difficulties for the poor,"## - "A number of people are coming forward to help them. We are making efforts to not only give priority to what is required for daily life but also what is required for protecting everyone's life. The government has taken decisions on the advice and suggestions of the WHO, the medical and scientific institutes and health experts,"## Earlier, Prime Narendra Modi addressed the nation on 19th March and announced one day Janata Curfew on March 22 that was very much successful. But as the positive cases continue to rise, The PM now announced that the country will be locked down for the next 21 days to save the lives of people from Coronavirus that was declared Pendecmic by the World Health Organization (WHO). ## Stay tuned...