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Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Actress Anushka Sharma was in the mood for some banter with hubby Virat Kohli amid the COVID-19 lockdown, but it seems like the Indian cricket captain was not too amused.## Anushka took to Instagram where she can be seen as troubling Virat.## In the clip, Anushka loudly says: "Aye Kohli... Kohli... Kohli... chauka maar na chauka... kya kar raha hai... Aye Kohli chauka maar."## To which, a not-so-amused Virat responds by shaking his head in disapproval.## Anushka captioned the clip: "I thought he must be missing being on the field. Along with the love he gets from millions of fans, he must be especially missing this one particular type of fan too. So I gave him the experience."## View this post on Instagram I thought he must be missing being on the field. Along with the love he gets from millions of fans, he must be especially missing this one particular type of fan too. So I gave him the experience 😜😂🏏 A post shared by AnushkaSharma1588 (@anushkasharma) on Apr 17, 2020 at 12:54am PDT ## Anushka and Virat have pledged to support the Prime Minister's Relief Fund and Chief Minister's (Maharashtra) Relief Fund in the ongoing battle against the coronavirus pandemic.## A source in the industry told IANS that Virat and Anushka have jointly donated Rs. 3 crore towards the cause.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Renowned directors and producers, including Ekta Kapoor, Nitesh Tiwari, Aanand L Rai, Sajid Nadiadwala, Dinesh Vijan and Mahaveer Jain, have come together for #IndiaLetsMakeAFilm initiative, to inspire people to make inspiring one-minute films on mobile phones amid the COVID-19 lockdown.## The initiative is calling out for one-minute mobile video entries from people across the country. The ones participating have to make a film on the topics: 'The good side of quarantine', 'hum honge kamyaab', 'innovative lockdown tales', 'let's follow the safety norms', 'help, care and concern in lockdown' and 'thank you our frontline heroes'.## Sharing news of the initiative, filmmaker Karan Johar lauded the industry members.## He tweeted: "Glad to present this amazing initiative by my friends #IndiaLetsMakeAFilm Make a 1-minute inspiring film on ur mobile while staying home #ChangeWithin. What's amazing is that these films made at home will encourage the spirit of India."## The entries have to be in before April 21 and the winning films will be released on social media platforms.## The initiative is promoted by Change within the initiative, along with Mukesh Chhabra, Montoo Bassi and Maulik Bhagat.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu has taken to social media to express his gratitude for sanitation workers, who are working relentlessly to keep our surroundings clean amid the COVID 19 pandemic. Being frontline workers, they have to be on the streets daily, risking their lives to keep the nation safe.## The actor shared pictures of sanitation workers on Instagram and wrote: "This one is for all the sanitation workers deployed on our streets to make sure the surroundings are kept clean and sanitized. While we are safe in our homes, they come out everyday leaving their own to ensure we remain out of harm's way... A constant battle with this menacing virus is a challenge beyond all in their frontline jobs and they do it for us... My heartfelt gratitude, immense respect and endless love and blessings to each and every one of you. #InItTogether #wearewithyou #OneWorld."## Recently, the superstar thanked Telangana police for their continuous service during the lockdown. He wrote: "I want to take this moment to wholeheartedly thank the Telangana police force for spearheading the battle against COVID-19. Their relentless hard work is absolutely outstanding. Immense gratitude for safeguarding our lives and the health of our families during these most challenging times!"## Earlier, Mahesh Babu suggested his fans to practice "fear distancing", which means they should maintain distance from all kinds of fake news being circulated about the COVID-19 pandemic.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The funds raised by Actor Arjun Kapoor's virtual date will be used to help the families of 300 daily wage earners.## The actor's virtual date happened through his sister Anshula Kapoor's online fundraising platform, Fankind, and raised enough funds to feed the families in question for a month.## "Coronavirus has thrown us all into unchartered territory. I'm grateful to all my fans that my 30-minute virtual date with five lucky winners for Anshula's Fankind has raised enough funds to feed many families," Arjun said.## Earlier, the actor has pledged to the PM-CARES Fund, Maharashtra Chief Minister's Relief Fund, GiveIndia, The Wishing Factory and Bollywood's Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE).## He announced: "Along with the funds raised during the chat, I have also extended some additional support to GiveIndia and this collective fund will support the families of these daily wage earners for a month. I felt happy to raise their morals and connect with people outside my circle and instill hope and faith within them. We must do our best in whatever way we can to help everyone triumph over this."## On the acting front, Arjun will next be seen in Dibakar Banerjee's "Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar". The film also stars Arjun's "Ishaqzaade" co-star Parineeti Chopra.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Singer Sona Mohapatra is using the lockdown period to work on original music. She is spending a lot of time in her home studio with composer and partner, Ram Sampath, working on new songs and collaborations.## "During the lockdown period, I have this newfound energy to work on a variety of music. There are no commercial pressures, no race against time to meet a deadline and it's now that I am doing some of my best, most gratifying work. I am exploring new genres, new tunes and a large variety of music," said Sona.## "I just spoke to the prolific songwriter and multiple award-winning lyricists Amitabh Bhattacharya about the current music scenario. Ram and I had last worked with him on the soundtrack of 'Delhi Belly'. We have decided to create some beautiful love ballads together, the kind that has gone missing from our mainstream nowadays. I'm also working with a lot of new, younger talent who are bursting with ideas," she added.## Ram shared that slowing down has helped them appreciate the things they took for granted and that has flowed into the creative process. "It's brought the focus back on the roots of music: melody, lyrics and a sense of hope for the future. We have too much and want too much. This time has taught us to work on what we need. That's at the heart of this creative phase".## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Actor Aham Sharma, who has featured in TV shows such as "Mahabharat" and "Vikram Betaal Ki Rahasya Gatha", says he has always been fascinated by singing and is now learning new songs to beat the lockdown blues.## "I am spending most of my time with my family. I have been catching up on a few books related to craft and fiction, documentaries as they keep me positive," he said.## Fitness continues to be important to him.## "I am doing Suryanamaskar, pushups, and yoga to stay fit," said Aham.## As lockdown has been extended, he says he has lots of free time.## "I am planning to polish my martial arts techniques which I couldn't do on regular days due to hectic shooting schedules," he said.## "But the special interest which I have started taking since the lockdown started, is singing. I have always been fascinated by singing, so what better way to utilize the free time. I am learning new songs every day, doing riyaz to train myself and sharpen my skills," he said.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Sitting at home since mid-March due to the lockdown, almost all of India is bored. Bollywood stars, who need to be in the limelight for the sake of their image, are perhaps more than just bored. By now they have cooked, cleaned, baked, learned music, played with pets, done Shayari and done their workouts to stay in the social media spotlight a zillion times over. All of them, it is obvious, are itching to return to the film set, and be back in the world of lights, camera, and action.## Ayushmann Khurrana is missing the film set. Taking to Twitter, he revealed he fancied playing the Professor, protagonist of the show "Money Heist". Ayushmann wrote: "I want to be the Professor. I want to put this out in the universe. Hello reverent filmmakers! Please! I'm dying to do something like this. I'm itching to go on sets and work, like each and every human."## Nushrat Bharucha shared a video of her workout on Instagram and expressed that she is missing working out with her trainer.## Sidharth Malhotra is missing stepping out of his home amid the lockdown. He shared on Instagram: "Remember when we used to be able to just open the door and go out? Yeah, I'm thinking about that right now!"## Sonakshi Sinha is missing doing makeup! Sharing a beautiful black-and-white throwback still on Instagram, where she can be seen flaunting smokey eye makeup, the actress wrote: "Portrait by @rahuljhangiani #throwback (lockdown day 23: accha toh yeh hota hai makeup??)"## Kriti Kharbanda is missing dressing up. The actress keeps sharing throwback pictures on social media. In a recent Instagram post, Kriti shared a throwback photo and wrote: "Throwing back coz I miss dressing up."## Sharing an old photo of herself from an outdoor shoot, Sonam Kapoor tweeted: "I miss shoots."## Bidita Bag compares the lockdown situation where we are all confined to homes with our family members as a reality show and is eager to perform a "task" as we often watch happening on such shows. Sharing a meme featuring Alia Bhatt, with the words "Mujhe task chahiye" written on it, she urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to assign her a task. The actress captioned the meme: "Modiji please".## Randeep Hooda is missing riding his horse under the blue sky and watching the evening sun. Recently, on National Pet Day, Hooda tweeted a throwback horseriding snapshot. "Missing Cupa, blue skies and evening sun!" the actor captioned.## Isha Koppikar is missing being on the set. The actress shared a couple of pictures clicked at home and tweeted: "When I miss being on a set, I do a photoshoot at home! Can't wait to get back on the set!"## With the nationwide COVID 19 lockdown being extended to May 3, B-Towners will surely miss their favorite activities for another couple of weeks.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan delivered a strong message through his Instagram post against those who are violating the nationwide lockdown and pelting stones at the frontline warriors who are fighting Coronavirus Pandemic. ## Salman Khan, who is living at his farmhouse at Panvel post a long 10-minute video message on Instagram. He started with sharing his experience in his farmhouse but soon come up with a stern message with this lockdown voileters. In the message, Salman Khan referred to the government's strict lockdown rules, including staying at home, don't step out and slammed those who are not following lockdown and putting their and others' lives in danger. ## The superstar said and those who wish to kill their families should step out. "India ki aabadi ko kum karna chahte ho? (You want to reduce the population of India?) Starting with your own family?". "Agar aap aese bahar nahi nikal rahe hote apne dost aur yaaron ke saath, toh policewaale aapke putto pe danda nahi maar rahe hote. Aapko kya lag raha h, police waalon ko maza araha hai? (If you weren't going out with friends, police wouldn't have hit with canes. Do you think the police are enjoying it?). ## Salman Khan's video came after a group of people pelted stones at policemen and doctors in various parts of the country. One of such incidents took place in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad area, where a group of people attacked medical staff and police when they went to take away a person possibly infected with COVID-19.## Talking about the doctors and policemen who are putting their lives at risk to stop the spread of coronavirus, Salman added: "Ye kamaal hai! Doctors aur nurses apki jaan bachane k liye aaye aur aapne unhi par patthar barsa diya! Jo corona se detect ho raha, wo hospital se bhag raha hai! Bhaag k jaoge kahan? Agar ye doctor initiative nahi lete aur police sadako par nahi utarti toh chand logo ki wajah se, jinke dimag mein chal raha hai ki unko nahi hoga, wo Hindustan ke aadhe logo ko leke chal baste (This is surprising! Doctors and nurses are trying to save your lives and you pelted stones on them! Those getting detected coronavirus positive, are running away from the hospital. Where will you run to? Which direction are you running to? If these doctors did not try to cure you or the police did not patrol the roads for you, then because of a few people, who think that they won't get affected, many would have been killed)."## The superstar concluded the video by talking about how poor people are struggling for food and how because of a few "jokers," the virus, which originated from China, is spreading like wildfire in India.## Watch the video -## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Salman Khan (@beingsalmankhan) on Apr 15, 2020 at 11:07am PDT ## FYI, the actor has took the responsibility of 25,000 daily wage workers working in the film industry amid lockdown. He is financially supporting them plus he has also been providing food to the poor.## Follow for more...

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Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Actress Neetu Chandra is not going to let the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic get to her.## The actress took to Twitter on Wednesday to post some photos from her yoga session.## "Today on my #yoga mat. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence! 'Be strong now because things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can't rain forever'. Bring it on," she captioned the images.## This comes just a few days after she posted: "Dear Doctors & Nurses, you have worked selflessly for us but we care for your safety too. Please take all necessary precautions to ensure that you too stay safe from the virus. We salute your dedication. Thank You."## Neetu has been also using the quarantine time to connect with her fans. One asked how she is spending time at home, she replied: "Very hectic, A lot of reading, watching, cooking, yoga, family time, laughing."## It seems like she will have to continue this routine, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced extension of the 21-day lockdown for another 19 days until May 3 to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Actor Vatsal Sheth's goal for the quarantine time was to learn to play the flute, and he is happy that he has achieved it.## "I always wanted to learn the flute and for a long time I have been contemplating, but now I have got enough time to play the flute and I am doing it religiously. It's great that we have had time off and it has helped me connect to some deep thinking that I needed to do and focus on a few hobbies. This is working well for me," he said.## Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the extension of the 21-day lockdown for another 19 days until May 3 to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.## Vatsal urged everyone to take the lockdown very seriously.## "Go out only for emergencies. This is a difficult period and this too shall pass but for that, we need to take the protocols," he said.## On a lighter note, the "Taarzan: The Wonder Car" actor has been tickling the funny bone of his followers on social media with his hilarious videos.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Television actress Chahat Khanna denies breaking lockdown protocol to shoot the music video of her new song "Bade acche lagte hain with Mika Singh, saying that she shot for the song before the lockdown.## "He (Mika) stays next to my building, and this happened before my building was seized. I had gone to his house, we were making a video on our iPhone and we were planning to come up with something that would have to be time pass for people during the quarantine. We were trying to make something for the quarantine period," claimed Chahat.## She added: "Mika Singh has sung the song and I feature in the video. It is something new. We both have shot at home. It's about quarantine, and how couples can spend time in at home during quarantine".## Talking about spending time in lockdown, Chahat Khanna said it's the same for her like all others, as she is a mother looking after her kids.## "I am a mother looking after kids. So, spending time creatively is difficult. Had I been alone I might have had time to read, paint, write or exercise, but with me, it's another way around. I don't get a single second to spare on creativity as my kid doesn't leave my back -- not even for five minutes. So it's becoming next to impossible for me to indulge myself. It's kind of a madhouse right now for me," she said.## Lockdown has affected daily wagers badly, she noted: "I know this is a very difficult time. I have been calling up my house to help to ask if they need something. We are all privileged but there are people who don't have cars or means of transport or survival. So I have been calling up to check, especially my maids who are daily wage earners."## Chahat Khanna was last seen in "Prassthanam", starring Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Chunky Pandey, Ali Fazal, Satyajeet Dubey, and Amyra Dastur.## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, April 15 (IANS) Actress Soundarya Sharma has approached the Indian embassy and Ministry of External Affairs for assistance, along with more than 400 Indians including students who are stranded in the USA amid a coronavirus pandemic.## "These are challenging times for everyone, but my heart goes to hundreds of students including another fellow Indians who are stuck here, without proper accommodation and resources," Soundarya said.## She added: "I have been writing to the Indian Embassy and the Ministry of External Affairs for evacuation assistance however there has been no positive response nor any assistance to Indians who have been unable to meet their ends here."## The actress, who featured in the film "Ranchi Diaries", is hoping to be evacuated back to India.## "I would humbly request the Indian embassy and the MEA for a stimulus package for all those students and fellow Indians who are stuck here to help overcome this situation and hopefully arrange an evacuation flight back to India," she said.## Soundarya was in Los Angeles to attend an acting course at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.## Stay tuned...