Actress Tamannaah Bhatia, who made her television debut with MasterChef Telugu, will be taking legal action against the show’s makers over non-payment of dues and unprofessional conduct. As per her lawyer, Tamannaah cancelled other commitments to complete the project despite the makers’ unprofessional approach. However, the producers stopped communication with her overnight, her lawyer added.

Actor Salman Khan has reportedly renewed the rent agreement for a duplex in Mumbai’s Bandra that is to be used as a ‘writer’s pad’ by his firm Salman Khan Ventures Private Limited. As per reports, Khan pays ₹8.25 lakh monthly rent for the 17th and 18th floor of Bandra’s Maqba Heights, which is owned by Baba Siddique and Zeeshan Siddique.

Actress Malaika Arora, who is currently seen as a judge on the second season of ‘India’s Best Dancer’, said that she is an independent, strong woman. She added, “I come from a predominantly matriarchal family, it’s women all the way!” “I draw strength from my family and friends,” Malaika said.

Tabu has said that the strange thing about the new normal is that there is no presence of the COVID-19 virus in the storylines of the films. “The characters…don’t have anything to do with the pandemic,” the actress added. Tabu further said that COVID-19 testing and protocols have become extra things to keep in mind when stepping onto a set.

Actress Sobhita Dhulipala, who appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan India recently, opened up about gender and sexuality. She said, “For a very long time, I didn’t feel particularly female or male.” “I think it’s only when I’m conversing with a man, who I’m interested in or attracted to, do I realise I am female,” she added.

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma shared a series of tweets talking about the ongoing drug case involving Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan. He wrote, “All genuine…fans of Shah Rukh Khan should thank the great NCB for making their SUPER STAR’s son into a SUPER-DUPER STAR.” He further said “nothing will come out of the accusations” levelled against Aryan Khan.

When asked how he would paint his life’s big picture, actor Ranveer Singh said, “​​I would want a lovely house where my wife, my kids and my family are around, playing around joyfully. Everyone is happy and healthy.” He added that he would want to entertain the audience till his last day. “This is my life’s big picture,” Ranveer said.

Rana Daggubati, speaking about nepotism, said, “Nepotism, by definition, is applied to political hierarchy or public sector companies…The entertainment world is based on arts.” “It requires hard work from everyone, irrespective of being from a prominent family or not,” he added. Rana also spoke about his upcoming film with Pawan Kalyan and said, “The story…plays on the male ego.”

Actress Kangana Ranaut in an interview has said that the OTT success of her film ‘Thalaivii’ has been healing for her in terms of the scrutiny she goes through. The actress further said that despite the scrutiny for her right-wing opinions and nationalistic approach, her film is being appreciated even by the people with a left or communist approach.

Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, who was arrested after an NCB raid at a cruise near Mumbai, “cried inconsolably” while being interrogated by the agency, reports have said. It was reportedly revealed during the interrogation that the 23-year-old has been consuming drugs for almost four years. Aryan was produced in court on Sunday and remanded to NCB custody.

Actor Rahul Dev said that his career has never been better, and he has never been busier than he has been in last two years. He added, “All these perceptions…that if you age there might not be roles for you, don’t apply to me.” “Who said older actors don’t get work? I’ve done eight projects in…last two years,” he said.

When asked about making an acting comeback, actress Genelia Deshmukh said that she is ready. She added, “Earlier when I used to act, I had to work every day, but now I’ve…opportunity to choose for myself.” Speaking about what roles she’d like to play in future, Genelia said, “I’ve…been this bubbly girl but I can also be a bubbly mom.”

Actress Mallika Sherawat, while speaking about casting couch, said, “I haven’t faced it directly…But…a lot of male actors started taking a lot of liberties with me.” “They said if you can be so bold onscreen, you can be bold with us in person also. They did not differentiate between the onscreen and offscreen personas,” she added.

Actor Ram Charan on Thursday celebrated 43 years of acting career of his father Chiranjeevi with a post on social media. Sharing a photo collage of Chiranjeevi from his films ‘Pranam Khareedu’ and ‘Acharya’, he wrote, “43 years and still counting!” Chiranjeevi commenced his acting career with ‘Punadhirallu’ in 1978 and has starred in more than 150 films.

Actress Taapsee Pannu spoke about her film ‘Blurr’, which will be her first project as a producer. Taapsee said that it was slightly different from all other shooting experiences and her patience and tolerance levels shot up incredibly. “I’ve…lot more perspective on how certain things work beyond what an actor has to do in front of the camera,” she added.