Entertainment Highlights July 9: Radhika Merchant's Haldi PIC Goes Viral; Usha Uthup Husband Passes Away

Sonakshi Sinha recently shared a slew of pictures from her wedding day. Celebrating the small moments with hubby Zaheer Iqbal, actress wrote, "A wedding can be chaotic… but you have to steal those moments in between, that will stay with you forever." From Being filmy to emotional to celebrating the moment, Sonakshi described each picture from her wedding day in details, saying in the end, "What a day ❤️ 23.06.2024."

Radhika Merchant wore a bright yellow colored lehnga. The skirt had the gold embroidery on it. We couldn't get a close look of the sleeveless blouse as had it covered with the dupatta. The dupatta stole everyone's attention as it was made with real flowers. Radhika was wearing Anamika Khanna custom-designed lehnga whose entire dupatta was made of real flowers. As Rhea Kapoor uploaded the pictures, she wrote, "My luminous Radhika Merchant 👰🏽‍♀️ In @anamikakhanna.in and a real phool dupatta 🌼." Radhika was styled by Shereen, Sanya Kapoor, and Sujata Setiya.

Usha Uthup and Jani Chacko met each other at a nightclub named Trincas in Kolkata. There she and her first husband Ramu became friends with Jani. One fine day Ramu was not present at the nightclub while Usha was performing in it, therefore, Jani offered her a ride home. In Vikas Kumar Jha's 2022 book The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup, it is mentioned that the two did not talk to each other during their short ride. As Usha reached home, Ramu opened the door. He was in shock seeing Jani accompany his wife. The book mentioned Ramu's emtoions, "His face turned pale looking at Jani standing behind Usha." Ramu said in anger, "That's enough Mr. Uthup! You can go."

Ananya Panday shared a photo from her childhood where she is seen posing with Baby singer Justin. As Ananya shared the throwback pic, she wrote, "Throwback to when I though I would be chosen as the one less lonely girl @justinbieber." A user took the same photo to Reddit thread with title, "Has Ananya Pandey also gotten rhinoplasty. Her nose looks quite different." Comparing her childhood photo from her current appearance, a user commented on the thread, "I used to think that she has this natural looking pretty face but then yesterday I saw her this story and her nose is definitely not the same."

Ananya Panday shared a photo on her Instagram story where she shared photo of Justin Bieber performing at Anant Ambani & Radhika Merchant's sangeet function. She then shared a throwback picture. Ananya wrote on her throwback pic, "Throwback to when I though I would be chosen as the one less lonely girl @justinbieber."

Orry shared a bunch of snaps from Abani's haldi ceremony. Int he first photo, he is seen posing while standing in between the glams of Bollywood. Towards his left we could see Khushi Kapoor and Alaviaa Jaffrey and towards his right we could see Shanaya Kapoor and Ananya Panday. All the actresses were donning the best of their attires. Later, in next picture we could all the actress wearing something very casual while playing haldi. They managed to change their heavy outfits and slip themselves into something comfortable. As Viral Bhayani reshared Orry's Before and After pictures, a user wrote with curiosity, "Pehle Wale kapde rent par leke aaye the..Jo change karke saste Wale pehan liye."

Veteran Pakistani actor Tauqeer Nasir claimed that Shah Rukh Khan copied his role for the Dharma movie 'Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna', and demanded credit from Karan Johar. During an interview, the Pakistani actor said, Tauqeer Nasir claimed that Shah Rukh Khan copied his role for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, he said, "Ek film Shah Rukh [Khan] ne meri ki hein... woh Parvaaz drama ka sara character usne as it is kiya. Which I appreciate but usko credit bhi dena chahiye tha... Karan Johar ko ko dena chahiye tha basically (There's one film which Shah Rukh did, which was was a direct copy of my character in the drama Parvaaz. They should have given credit, especially Karan Johar)."

Ananya Panday's cousin Alanna Panday recently welcomed her first child - a baby boy - with her husband Ivor McCray. On Tuesday (July 9), Alanna took to her Instagram handle and dropped the first video of her newborn son with husband Ivor. She captioned it, "Waited so long to meet you 🤍"

Manushi Chhillar is now rumoured to be dating Sara Ali Khan's alleged ex boyfriend Veer Pahariya. For those unversed, Veer is the brother of Janhvi Kapoor's boyfriend Shikhar Pahariya. Amid dating rumours with teh Prithviraj actress, Veer's new dance video with his alleged ex girlfriend Sara Ali Khan from the same Sangeet night is going viral on the internet.

Rumoured lovebirds Khushi Kapoor and Vedang Raina made their debut together in 'The Archies'. The alleged couple was spotted twinning in matching nightwear at Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant's Haldi ceremony yesterday. They were captured walking towards an exit donning a blue t-shirt paired with checked pajamas and chappals.

Popular content creator and actor Bhuvan Bam alerts his fans and followers about a deepfake video of him that is being circulated on social media. The video, which falsely represents Bhuvan urging people to invest in tennis through a certain bookie's predictions, has prompted a swift response from his team. Bhuvan's team quickly took action and filed a formal complaint at the Oshiwara police station in Mumbai, bringing attention to the misleading and scandalous nature of the deepfake video.

After a slow start at the box office, Kill picked up pace in the weekend due to positive word of mouth. However, the film witnesses a drop on its first Monday. As posted by Dharma Productions - co-producer of the film - Kill witnessed a noticeable growth in its box office numbers during the weekend and earned 4.9 cr on is opening weekend. According to the latest report published by Sacnilk, the film managed to rake in around Rs 1.30 cr (early estimates) on Monday, taking the total collection to approximately Rs 7.55 crores in 4 days.

Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant's Haldi ceremony took place on Monday (July 8), with family and close friends in attendance. Ranveer Singh, who is expecting his first child with Deepika Padukone, was among the guests at Ambani's residence, Antilia. A few videos of the Dil Dhadakne Do star are grabbing eyeballs on the social media. In a clip shared on Instagram, Ranveer Singh is seen standing near a paan stall. Dressed in a vibrant yellow kurta and white flared pants, the actor looks stylish, with his hair half tied in a ponytail. The video captures him engaging in a lively discussion about paan with the vendor before savoring one himself.

Legendary singer Usha Uthup's second husband Jani Chacko passed away at the age of 78 after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. As per reports, he breathed his last on Monday night (July 8) at his his residence in Kolkata. His last rites will reportedly be held today. Besides Usha, the 78-year-old is survived by their two kids - Anjali and Sunny.

The pre-wedding celebrations for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant are in full swing. Following a lavish mameru ceremony, dandiya night, sangeet, and grih shanti puja, the couple celebrated their haldi ceremony on Monday. Photos and videos of the decorated venue and guests are circulating widely online. The haldi ceremony was an intimate event attended by family members and a few celebrities. Notable attendees included Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Ananya Panday and Orry among others.