Latest Bollywood News and Updates November 4: It’s celebration time in Bollywood! As the King Of Romance, Shah Rukh Khan turns 53, he is making sure that all the Bollywood celebrities tune into the festive mood as he hosted a grand Diwali party for his friends from the industry. From Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt to Aamir Khan, all big names from the industry were in attendance. On the other side, as the date of Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s wedding is coming closer, fans can’t keep their excitement. Latest reports suggest that the gorgeous bride-to-be has already shopped for her mangalsutra and it contains a solitaire. Can you guess how much is it worth? Also, Bollywood diva Alia Bhatt decided to catch up with her girl gang in the city on Saturday brunch before she takes away the breaths at SRK’s Diwali party.
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DeeVeer wedding: Deepika Padukone has shopped for her Mangalsutra and it contains a solitaire. Here's its worth
As one of Bollywood’s biggest wedding of Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh comes closer, the buzz around them has increased to many folds. Fans can’t control their excitement and want to know everything about the grand celebration. The duo has already kickstarted their pre-wedding ceremonies with a Nandi Puja that happened at Deepika’s house in Bengaluru and she looked like perfection in the pictures. Undoubtedly, her bridal glow was clearly evident. And now, reports have suggested that bride-to-be Deepika Padukone has already shopped for the most important accessory in the wedding, her mangalsutra, and it contains a solitaire.
Going by the reports in a leading portal, it is suggested that Deepika has bought her mangalsutra and it costed her Rs. 20 lakhs. The report also suggested that Deepika has bought a chain for to be husband Ranveer as well. While her mangalsutra will have solitaire on it, the cost of all her jewellery is approximately Rs. 1 crore. The report further stated that Deepika shopped from a store in Andheri, and that her visit was pre-informed, due to which the showroom was shut about half an hour earlier than usual.
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PHOTOS: Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor Khan and others ooze elegance at Shah Rukh Khan’s Diwali party
With just a few days left for Diwali, Bollywood has already started tuning into the festive mood. King of Romance, Shah Rukh Khan hosted a grand Diwali Party for everyone in Bollywood along with his gorgeous wife Gauri Khan. After celebrating his 53rd birthday, looks like the celebrations are not going to slow down for King Khan. Also, SRK released the trailer of his much-awaited film Zero on his birthday and it became the talk of the talk in just a few minutes. Zero’s trailer getting such a great response only adds to the festive mood and calls for a celebration. From young Bollywood divas like Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Shraddha Kapoor, Katrina Kaif to evergreen beauties Juhi Chawla, Madhuri Dixit, Kajol, everyone from the industry was in attendance. Even Shah Rukh Khan’s close friend and Bollywood’s Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan was also spotted to join the celebrations.
While Alia, Katrina, Kareena and Shraddha sizzled in black, Kriti Sanon opted for a gorgeous green lehenga for the Diwali bash. On the other hand, lovebirds Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor also donned traditional outfits and looked ethereal. Have a look at all the celebs from Shah Rukh Khan’s Diwali bash.
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PICS: Alia Bhatt enjoys Saturday brunch with her girl gang before charming in black at SRK’s Diwali party
Looks like Saturday night was a lot of fun for Bollywood diva Alia Bhatt as she was spotted in the city a couple of times. The actress, who is known to leave a mark from every way she passes, was in partying mode as she decided to catch up with her girlfriends and have a nice and cosy Saturday brunch with them. Alia was spotted after her salon session with freshly done hair and no makeup and still looked like a dream come true.
Later she shared a picture on her Instagram story in which she is seen having a good time with her girl gang. Also, Alia Bhatt’s best friend Akansha Ranjan Kapoor shared a picture from the evening in which all of them were seen having blast. The happiness on meeting her friends was clearly evident on Alia’s face. The actress looked gorgeous in her dark blue dress Check out the pictures here-
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Aanand L Rai took me on unexpected journey with 'Zero', says Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif, who is essaying the role of an actor in her upcoming film Zero, credits director Aanand L Rai for taking her on an unexpected journey. In the director's next Zero, Katrina plays the role of an actor and she says the character is nothing what she is in real life.
"The profession is the same, I am playing an actor in the film and I am actor in real life. The personality and the character is not at all like me. I am a very behaved and sensible person and this character's name is Babita in the film," she said at the film's trailer launch on Friday.
This is the first time Katrina has teamed up with Rai and she said she had an incredible experience working with him.
"The journey he me took on was really unexpected for and mostly importantly new for me. Everyday I felt I am learning something new. Everyday I felt I was scared and what are we doing, what is Aanand sir doing with me? And do I trust him or not trust him? At least he was there with me.
"We were trying to create something new, different and special. For me, as an actor, as a performer, I learnt lot of things. It was an experience in which I gained from tremendously."
Musician A.R. Rahman on his biography: 'Notes of a Dream...' has been a journey for me
Oscar winning musician A.R. Rahman, whose biography "Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman" was launched here, says the book has been a journey for him and took him to those corners of his life which have remained candid for a long time.
Written by author Krishna Trilok, the biography in association with Landmark and Penguin Random House was launched here on Saturday.
"'Notes of a Dream' has been a journey for me that took me to those corners of my life which have remained candid for a long time. The insightful conversations with Krishna Trilok have unravelled parts of my creative and personal life which are not known to many," Rahman said in a statement.
He said he is humbled by the people who have showered their love and prayers on him by loving my work.
"Nothing could be possible without their acceptance. Hope this book creates a sense of positivity, perseverance, and love among the readers. It is an uplifting and balancing act of words put together in soothing sentences by Trilok," he added.
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