Entertainment LIVE Blog: Oscars 2023 Countdown Begins; Woman Alleges Satish Kaushik Was Murdered

Bollywood actress Esha Gupta took to Instagram to share a bunch of pictures from the From South Asian Excellence pre-Oscars celebration that was held on Thursday at the Paramount Studio. The event was hosted by Priyanka Chopra, and Anjula Acharia. Esha’s post featured Priyanka, Jr NTR, and Ram Charan and his wife Upasana. Check it out here.

Actor Anupam Kher visited Kolkata’s Kalighat temple, where he prayed for his late friend Satish Kaushik. He also sought blessings from Goddess Kali and shared a video from the temple's premises. Satish Kaushik died on March 9 after suffering a heart attack in Delhi. Watch the video here.

Veteran Mexican actor Ignacio Lopez Tarso died at age 98 on Saturday. He was the first star of the Mexican production to be nominated for best foreign language film at the 33rd Oscars. Ignacio was born in Mexico City in 1925 and was elected as a federal congressman in the later years of his life.

Kareena Kapoor on Sunday shared a cute pic of her nephew Kiaan Raj Kapoor and her elder son Taimur Ali Khan on Instagram to wish Kiaan a happy 13th birthday. Kiaan is the youngest child of Karisma and businessman Sanjay Kapur. Take a look here.

Yami Gautam on Sunday shared a loved-up pic from her director husband Aditya Dhar's intimate birthday celebration and penned the sweetest wish for him. Check it out here.

Actors Akshay Kumar and Mouni Roy, who are currently touring in the US for their Entertainers Tour in Orlando, performed a dangerous aerial act. In the viral video, Akshay is seen pulling Mouni in the air amid the crowd. Watch the video.

RRR star Jr NTR, who is currently in Los Angeles for the 95th Academy Awards, shared a pic with Hollywood actor Brendan Fraser, whose film The Whale has been nominated in several categories. Fraser has been nominated in the Best Actor category for his role in The Whale as Darren Aronofsky. Sharing the photo, Jr NTR wrote, "Good luck for tomorrow Brendan Fraser sir."

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal’s daughter Pia Benegal, who is a custom designer, has responded to her father’s health condition. Multiple reports on Saturday claimed that the National Award filmmaker is undergoing dialysis at home owing to the failure of both his kidneys. Calling the reports incorrect, Pia exclusively told Hindustan Times, "All the information and material online is wrong. Doctors are coming to the house, he is getting dialysis at home, that he is so ill that he cannot go to the hospital, all are incorrect information." She further said that Mr. Benegal is doing fine.

Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit’s mother, Snehalat Dixit, passed away at the age of 91 on Sunday morning at 8.40 am. As per reports, her cremation will take place today at 3 pm. In Worli. In a joint statement, Madhuri Dixit and her husband, Shriram Nene, said, "Our beloved Aai, Snehalata Dikshit, passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by her loved ones."

Sidharth Malhotra resumed shooting for his next action thriller, Yodha, on Sunday. Taking to Instagram Stories, Sidharth shared a boomerang video and captioned it "#Yodha." Yodha is backed by Dharma Productions and helmed by Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha. The film also stars Raashii Khanna and Disha Patani and is set to release on July 7, 2023.

The wife of a businessman based out of Delhi and Dubai has lodged a police complaint against her husband on March 11, with Delhi police claiming foul play in the death of veteran actor Satish Kaushik. In the complaint, the woman claimed that her husband owned Kaushik Rs 15 crore and that the actor confronted her husband over the money at their Dubai home in 2022. She has stated to become the sole witness for the case.

As all eyes are on RRR winning the Oscars 2023, ace musician AR Rahman has cheered for the film’s team. He also wants RRR’s Naatu Naatu to win a Grammy in the future. In a conversation with a news agency, Rahmna shared that RRR’s win at the coveted awards ceremony will "lift India up" and added, "I want Naatu-Naatu to win awards, I want them to win the Grammy also because any award for any of us will lift India up and the concentration of our culture will become higher."