Entertainment HIGHLIGHTS: Ram Charan Shares Glimpse Of Klin Kaara; Priyanka Chopra Arrives In India

Actor Ravi Teja recently suffered an injury on the set of his upcoming film. He tore a muscle in his right hand but initially ignored the pain and continued filming. However, the injury worsened, and he had to undergo surgery. Following the procedure, doctors have advised him to rest and recuperate. A representative for Ravi Teja confirmed the news, stating that the actor will take a six-week break from work to fully recover. The statement reads, “Mass Maharaja #Raviteja recently sustained a muscle tear in his right hand during the filming of #RT75. Despite the injury, he continued to shoot, which unfortunately led to further aggravation. Yesterday, He underwent a successful surgery at Yashoda Hospitals and as per medical advice, he has been prescribed six weeks of bed rest to ensure a complete recovery.”

The prestigious singing reality show, ‘Indian Idol’, on Sony Entertainment Television, is the ultimate platform for aspiring singers. Over the last 20 years, the show has put the spotlight on some of the brightest singing talent that the country has to offer. Offering a golden opportunity for passionate singers to showcase their skills on a national stage, the platform has given the music industry phenomenal talents like Jubin Nautiyal, Abhijeet Sawant, Sreerama Chandra, Rahul Vaidya, Arunita Kanjilal, Vaibhav Gupta, Rishi Singh, Mohd Danish, Pawandeep Rajan and more. And now, the makers are set to find the nation’s next ‘Indian Idol.’ If you have been waiting for an opportunity to showcase your vocal prowess – then come audition for Indian Idol on the 25th of August 2023, at JBM Global School, Expressway, A-11, Sector 132, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301.

Feeding India, a Zomato giveback (‘Feeding India’), has announced the second edition of the Zomato Feeding India Concert (ZFIC) 2024. This year, global pop powerhouse and multiple GRAMMY and BRIT Award winner, Dua Lipa, will headline the concert, set to take place on November 30, 2024 at MMRDA, BKC in Mumbai. Zomato Live, the live events vertical of Zomato focused on organizing food and entertainment events, conceptual IPs, concerts and ticketed events will be organizing the concert. Leading national artists, such as Jonita Gandhi, Talwiinder among others will also be performing at ZFIC this year. Zomato Feeding India Concert is a community-driven initiative to accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger by 2030. The concert brings together artists, changemakers, philanthropists, celebrities, and citizens to unite in building a hunger and malnutrition-free nation. Feeding India is a non-profit organization working towards solving hunger and malnutrition in India. Feeding India works towards this goal by supporting large-scale systemic interventions with the government, direct meal support to low-income/government and non-government schools and raising social awareness about malnutrition through a youth-led volunteer movement. Dua shares, “My recent trip to India was a beautiful reminder of how much I love this place. The warmth and energy I felt were amazing, and I can’t wait to return in November 2024 to perform for an incredible audience at the Zomato Feeding India Concert.” Deepinder Goyal, Founder & CEO, Zomato said, “For the second edition of Zomato Feeding India Concert we have one of my favorite pop music icons, Dua Lipa, and I couldn’t be more excited! Dua has recently shared her love for India and this concert will help strengthen our country’s resolve to eradicate malnutrition and hunger in India.” Zomato’s Feeding India Concert marks Dua’s first performance in the country since 2019 when she performed at a music festival in Mumbai. This performance adds to Dua’s previously announced Asia leg of her Radical Optimism Tour, which kicks off in Singapore on November 5th and stops in Jakarta, Manila, Tokyo, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok, before concluding in Seoul on December 5th. The tour is in support of Dua’s third album, Radical Optimism, which soared to No. 1 in 11 countries upon its release, including the UK, where it became the biggest album debut by a UK artist in 2024 and achieved the highest week-one sales by a UK female artist since 2021. The pre-sale tickets for the concert will be exclusively available on the Live tab of the Zomato app for HSBC card holders from 12 pm on 27th August, 2024 till 29th August, 2024. Following this, the tickets will be available for purchase starting 29th August, 2024. For more information on tickets, artist line up, concert schedule and more, stay tuned on the Zomato Live social media platforms, Zomato app and Feeding India's Instagram handle. To date, Feeding India has served 160 million+ meals through 150+ implementation partners across 70+ cities and remains committed to building a Kuposhan Mukt Bharat. Zomato, through its strategic collaboration, has played a crucial role in the growth of Feeding India by enabling a comprehensive development of organizations in key areas such as fund raising and tech development. Zomato enables millions of its customers to contribute towards the Feeding India mission and is driving one of the largest community mobilization programs in India

Ayesha Takia recently uploaded a photo in blue and golden saree. The 'Wanted' actress chose to keep her hairs open in the photos, flaunting her bangs. In no time the photo went viral with many claiming that she underwent cosmetic surgery yet again. Ayesha first took down her photo but when the trolls continued to come in her feed, she chose to take deactivate her account.

Varun Dhawan joined the cast of Sunny Deol starrer Border 2. Taking to Instagram, Varun wrote, “I was just a kid in class four when I went to Chandan cinema and saw Border. And it made such a big impact. I still remember the sense of national pride we all felt in the hall,” he started. The actor added, “I began looking up to our armed forces and to this day, I salute how they protect us and keep us safe be it on our borders or during natural calamities. J P Dutta sir’s war epic remains one of my most favourite movies to this day.To play a part in Border 2 produced by JP sir and Bhushan Kumar is a very, very special moment in my career. And I get to work with Sunny Paaji my hero makes it all the more special”. “I look forward to bring a valiant jawaan’s story to screen in what promises to be India’s biggest war film. I seek your good wishes,” he concluded.

Farhan recently opened up on feeling betrayed when Javed Akhtar got married to Shabana Azmi. Talking about it, he said, “There was a phase when I was angry with him, I felt betrayed by him. There were all those very normal emotions that I did go through as a child growing up,” he said in a segment. Farhan added, "It took time to go back to normal with my dad. Shabana played a big part in creating that normalcy."

Salman Khan recently opened up on playing a triple role in Salim-Javed's Sholay remake. During his interview with Farah Khan, Salman said, he would like to remake Sholay and Deewar. When he was quizzed which character he would like to portray in Sholay. Zoya Akhtar, Namrata Rao and Javed Akhtar stated, “He is Veeru.” Salman further said, “Also Jai, I can play both. Gabbar also.”

Anita HassanandanI, who has ruled the television screen once, is all set to return to the screen after 5 years of hiatus. Talking about this, she talked about mom guilt and said, "Leaving Aarav has been incredibly challenging for me as a mother, but I’m coping with it. I love my work and have been missing shooting, so there's a bit of mom guilt mixed in with the excitement. As parents, it’s important to consider our own needs and passions, too. Rohit [Reddy] also takes time off to be with Aaru when I'm working, so we're working together to ensure he’s not missing out on anything. We're striving to find a balance that allows us both to pursue our passions while giving him the attention he needs."

Telugu actor Nani clarified his statement against Arshad over Prabhas' role in Kalki 2898 AD. He said, "I saw online when a language is translated into English, how it might sound. That always happens with social media... I had only heard what he had commented because the cut clips were all over social media, like how mine was everywhere yesterday. See, it's about a very dear person (Prabhas). When it's about a person you really love, you immediately react and say, 'Why are you giving so much importance to an unimportant matter?' But after seeing a lot of reactions on social media, I went back and watched the whole thing in its entirety. So, now I understand it. The whole thing has been blown out of proportion through media and social media. And even my reaction has been blown out of proportion."

Rajkummar Rao in a recent podcast said that he has a problem with people glorifying and trying to relate to Shah Rukh Khan's Devdas. He said, "If you want to become Devdas after watching it, the problem is in you. You have been shown a story that there might be some guy like Devdas. He (Director) isn't asking anyone to become like him, and it's based on a book... It's a character story. He dies in the end. He is telling you if you do this, you gonna die sooner. He is not telling you that he is facing all these, still he is living well and has a lot of money.”

Priyanka Chopra makes an entry with a style early in the morning of Friday in Mumbai. Wearing a co-ord set with a bralette top and a cap, Priyanka could be seen walking out of the airport premises as she smiled at the paparazzi. Later she waved at them before leaving in her car. Take a look:

Ram Charan shared a rare glimpse of Klin Kaara from their first trip to Paris with family including veteran actor, Chiranjeevi. In the picture, Klin Kaara could be seen hanging out with grandfather, Chiranjeevi, while her parents, Ram and Upasana posed happily with their pet. In the picture, Chiranjeevi's wife was seen flashing her smile as all posed in front of the Paris Eifel Tower. Sharing the pictures, Ram Charan wrote, "Klin Kaara’s first trip with her grandparents!!! Memorable."