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First look: Anushka wrestles for Sultan

April 29, 2016 10:26 IST
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Anushka Sharma

After Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma’s look from Sultan has been released. The 27-year-old actress plays a wrestler in the film.

Director Ali Abbas Zafar shared a picture, above, and wrote: ‘Wait is over here is @AnushkaSharma in @SultanTheMovie.’

The film tells the story of a small town wrestler from Haryana, who achieves global fame at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, the 2011 FILA Wrestling World Championships in Istanbul and the 2012 London Olympics. It will release on July 6.

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Priyanka Chopra, Zakir Hussain to meet Barack Obama

Priyanka Chopra will be dining with US President Barack Obama at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday.

Confirming the news, Priyanka tweeted: ‘Haha well @DeadlineDominic Ure right. I'm for sure going.’

Priyanka Chopra

She shared a picture, above, and added: ‘Mom love is so pure and needed! Will miss u @chopramm2001.’

Meanwhile, Zakir Hussain is going to perform at the White House to mark the fifth anniversary of International Jazz Day on Friday.

‘Playing at the White House on Friday with the great maestros of the Jazz world for the int Jazz day, blessed and very honored,’ he tweeted.

Musical legends like Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau, Sting and Herbie Hancock will also perform at the concert.

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Aishwarya, Randeep shoot for The Kapil Sharma Show

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Randeep Hooda recently visited the sets of The Kapil Sharma Show to promote their upcoming film, Sarbjit.

Director Omung Kumar ‏posted a picture, above, and wrote: ‘Had 2 much fun last night @ The Kapil sharma show, HILARIOUS.’

The film, which is based on Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, will release on May 20.

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Shahid Kapoor takes wife for a drive

Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor, who recently launched the trailer of his film Udta Punjab, took some time off to take his wife Mira Rajput on a drive.

He posted a selfie, above, and captioned it, ‘Drive time with Mrs Kapoor. #holidayvibes’

The couple are expecting their first child.

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Hrithik Roshan shoots with Avinash Gowariker

Hrithik Roshan

Unfazed by his legal battle with Kangana Ranaut, Hrithik Roshan recently shot with celebrity photographer Avinash Gowariker.

He shared a picture from the shoot, above, and wrote: ‘Ur entire world is a projection of whats inside ur mind. D mind sees all. R u ready? #watchThisSpace’

The actor is looking forward to perform at the 17th edition of The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) in June.

‘Excited to be performing at #IIFAMadrid2016 along with @sonakshisinha @deepikapadukone @priyankachopra @BeingSalmanKhan,’ he tweeted.

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Emraan, Prachi reprise Azhar-Naureen’s chemistry on screen!

Prachi Desai

Emraan Hashmi and Prachi Desai, who play Mohammad Azharuddin and his first wife Naureen in the film Azhar respectively, have recreated their real life chemistry for the reel.

Prachi posted some pictures, above, and wrote: ‘Real to Reel.’

Directed by Tony D'Souza, the film also features Nargis Fakhri as Azhar's second wife Sangeeta Bijlani. It will release on May 13.

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When Irrfan Khan met Dan Brown

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan, who has completed shooting for Ron Howard’s Inferno, took to Twitter to share his experience of meeting American author Dan Brown on the sets of the film.

He shared a picture, above, and wrote: ‘World cinema, books and some insight on "The Provost" on sets of #Inferno with the amazing @AuthorDanBrown.’ 

The film, which is a sequel to Angels & Demons, also stars Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, and Ben Foster.

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Like the latest poster of Udta Punjab?

Udta Punjab

The latest poster of Udta Punjab features the entire cast.

Alia Bhatt shared it on Twitter, above, and wrote: ‘#UdtaPunjab @shahidkapoor @diljitdosanjh #KareenaKapoorKhan.’

Directed by Abhishek Chaubey, the film revolves around drug abuse in Punjab and how it resulted in a socio-economic decline. It will release on June 17.

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Rahman performs with Carlos Santana!

AR Rahman

Music composer AR Rahman recently performed with the iconic Carlos Santana at the Infosys Confluence Concert 2016 in San Francisco.

After the concert, Rahman shared a picture, above, and wrote: ‘Dear Mr. Santana, it was amazing to perform with you tonight... Lots of love.’ 

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