NEW DELHI: From ‘Lift Kara De’, ‘Kabhi Toh Nazar Mila’ to ‘Bhar Do Jholi Meri’, singer Adnan Sami has undoubtedly entertained music lovers with his versatile songs in a career spanning over 25 years, and now getting honoured with the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, must be one of the biggest milestones of his life.

On Monday, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred Adnan with the Padma Shri in a ceremony held in Delhi. He received the award in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Considering Adnan’s work, it won’t be right to say that he does not deserve the honour. However, several people got irked when his name was announced to be bestowed with Padma Shri as he’s born in Pakistan.

Adnan applied for Indian citizenship in 2015 and became a citizen of the country in January 2016. 8 November 2021, will always hold a special place in Adnan’s heart as he finally received the prestigious award after facing huge backlash.

After being conferred with Padma Shri, Adnan said, “Sometimes you don’t have words to express yourself. Thankful to Govt. Thankful to people, nothing is possible without them. I dedicate this to my father-mother. It’s not only an honour but also a responsibility, which I’ll try to carry out well,” he said. 

WASHINGTON: ‘Fast & Furious’ star Vin Diesel has penned an open invite to Dwayne Johnson, urging him to return to the film franchise for its 10th part.

Diesel publicly requested Dwayne to come back. “My little brother Dwayne the time has come. The world awaits the finale of Fast 10. As you know, my children refer to you as Uncle Dwayne in my house. There is not a holiday that goes by that they and you don’t send well wishes but the time has come. Legacy awaits,” he wrote on Instagram.

MUMBAI: Filmmaker Ram Madhvani, best known for directing ‘Neerja’ and ‘Aarya’, is now all set to helm a new project titled ‘The Waking of a Nation’.

As per Variety, ‘The Waking of a Nation’ series is set against the backdrop of an infamous event in Indian colonial history, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Talking about the same, Madhvani said, “It’s a six-part or seven-part series, which is going to talk about the commission, so it’s a bit like a court case, but it also talks about what happened, what led to it and what happened after it.” The upcoming film features Kartik Aaryan in the lead role

MUMBAI: Actor Radhika Madan on Sunday kick-started the shoot for her upcoming film ‘Kuttey’. Taking to her Instagram handle, the actor shared a picture of herself with the clapboard and wrote, “Back home,” with a red heart emoticon.

Luv Films and Vishal Bhardwaj Films in August announced their first collaboration to produce ‘Kuttey’, by dropping a thrilling motion poster featuring Arjun Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Naseeruddin Shah, Kumud Mishra, Radhika Madan, Shardul Bhardwaj, and Tabu. Unveiling the motion poster, the makers promised a thrilling ride for the audience.

MUMBAI : ‘I’m a Barbie girl in the Barbie world. Life in plastic, it’s fantastic,’ — this line from the famous ‘Barbie Girl’ song automatically comes to our mind seeing actor Janhvi Kapoor’s latest Instagram post.

On Saturday, Janhvi took to the photo-sharing application and shared a string of images from her sister Khushi’s 21st birthday bash. In the images, she can be seen dressed up in a hot pink bodycon dress along with a pair of pink heels. She was looking no less than a Barbie doll.

In her caption, she called herself a ‘Barbie baby’. Netizens also agreed and heaped praises on Janhvi. “Beautiful barbie,” a fan commented. “New barbie in the town,” another one wrote.

Speaking of Khushi’s dress, she chose to wear a rose-pink corset-style dress. In another post, Janhvi penned a cute wish for Khushi, writing “HBD my laddoo baby.” Janhvi is three years elder than Khushi. She is currently 24.

MUMBAI : The new version of Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon starrer iconic song ‘Tip Tip Barsa Paani’ has been unveiled on Saturday, and it has undoubtedly grabbed all the eyeballs, thanks to Katrina Kaif.

From flaunting her curves to wooing Akshay in the rain, Katrina’s sexy avatar has left fans surprised. Raveena had set the benchmark really high with her moves in the original. Fans are happy that Katrina has done a fair job in recreating the iconic song.

“Raveena is legendary. But Katrina is no less in terms of maintaining the class of the original. Hats off to both our actresses. And Akshay Kumar is still the same. Tons of love guys,” a social media user said.