Renowned director Pradeep Sarkar bid adieu to the world at the age of 68 in the wee hours of Friday. Sarkar, who is known for directing hit films like Parineeta, Helicopter Eela, Mardaani, and Laga Chunari Mein Daag, breathed his last at around 3:30 am.

According to the reports, the filmmaker was on dialysis for a long time and his potassium levels had dropped drastically. So, he was immediately rushed to the hospital at around 3 am but couldn’t survive.

Several celebrities including Ajay Devgn, Hansal Mehta, and Manoj Bajpayee paid tribute to the filmmaker.

Ajay Devgn expressed his condolences and paid tribute to the National Film Award winner. He tweeted, The news of Pradeep Sarkar’s demise, ‘Dada’ to some of us is still hard to digest. My deepest condolences. My prayers are with the departed and his family. RIP Dada!

Actor Neetu Chandra, who was very close to Pradeep Sarkar and his sister Madhuri, also took to Twitter to express grief over his demise, She tweeted, Very sad to know about our dearest director Pradeep Sarkar dada. She said she started her career with him. He had an aesthetic talent to make his films look larger than life. From Parineeta, Laga Chunari Mein Daag to a number of movies. Dada, you will be missed. Rest In Peace (sic), she added.

Manoj Bajpayee was shocked to hear about the unfortunate demise of Pradeep Sarkar. He prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

Director Hansal Mehta also paid tribute to Pradeep Sarkar.

As per the reports, Pradeep Sarkar’s funeral will take place today at 4 pm at Santacruz Hindu Crematorium.

Pakistani playback singer Atif Aslam surprised his fans as he announced the birth of his baby girl on Instagram on Thursday.

He shared a glimpse of his daughter with a picture and a heartfelt note, announcing that his wait is finally over as the new queen of his heart has arrived. He added that both the baby and his wife Sarah are fine and requested the fans to remember them in their prayers. He also wished his fans Ramadan Mubarak from his daughter, named Halima Atif Aslam.

Halima looks adorable wearing a pink sweater and wrapped in a pink blanket. The baby was born on the first day of Ramzan, on March 23.

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After the singer shared this news, many of his friends and fans took to the comment section to congratulate the couple and shower their love on the baby, filling it with heart emoticons.

Atif and Sara got married in an intimate wedding in Lahore on March 29, 2013. The couple had welcomed their second child in 2019. They have two sons Abdul Ahad and Aryaan Aslam.

Atif Aslam debuted in the music industry with his album Jal Pari, which remains popular even today. Known for his passionate and romantic voice, Atif has a huge fan base and is known for the charm he adds to the songs.

He is a popular singer, songwriter and composer and has sung many bollywood songs as well. His most loved compositions include Tere Sang Yaara, Dil Diyan Gallan, Pehli Nazar Mein, Main Rang Sharbaton Ka and Jeena Jeena among others.

Atif is also one of the most featured singers in Coke Studio Pakistan, performing across seasons.

Television actor Sumbul Touqeer Khan is currently enjoying a vacation in Ooty with her best friend Ulka Gupta. But her trip soon turned into a nightmare for her as the 19-year-old actor had to rush to the hospital midway.

Sumbul and Ulka were having an adventurous trip but the former was bitten by the monkey when she was trying to befriend him.

Sumbul, who is known for playing the role of Imlie in Star Plus daily soap, shared the photo of her injury mark on Instagram and informed her fans that she has been bitten by the monkey.

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Her travelling partner Ulka Gupta also uploaded a video of the actor sitting on a hospital bed wherein she got first aid.

According to the reports, the BB 16 contestant received a minor injury and is doing perfectly fine. The incident didn’t shatter the girls’ spirit to have fun and enjoy to the fullest as they soon bounced back to have fun.

Meanwhile, there are reports that Sumbul, who is a close friend of actor Fahmaan Khan, will make a cameo on his show Dharam Patni.

Reportedly, Fahmaan and Sumbul have been approached a lot of times by makers, but they are looking for something solid, and for now, Sumbul is not very keen on doing TV projects and is aiming for Bollywood as she wants to explore the Hindi film industry more.

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