Legendary actor Dilip Kumar turns 97 on Wednesday. His fans and industry colleagues stormed social media with wishes for his good health and messages for his birthday.

Dilip Kumar’s official Twitter page also shared a new post about the actor. “On this 97th birthday, calls and messages have been pouring in since last night-thank you! Celebrations are not important- your boundless love, affection and prayers have always brought tears of gratitude in my eyes,” the tweet read

Actor Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel also tweeted on her behalf. “Kangana says there has been more glamorous or better dancers female actors in the past but she believes in terms of universally accepted Method acting she has established herself in the top position and many agree with her when I ask her about the male actors she says no one has yet surpassed Yusuf Saab ( Dilip Kumar) his sophisticated subtle approach to his characters a beautiful blend of commercial and method. In those days people only knew loud stage acting he introduced method that too blended with his star appeal, we bow down to the legacy that is yet to be challenged. Happy birthday Dilip sir,” she wrote.

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After wowing fans with Munna Badnaam Hua, Salman Khan performed the hook step of the song from Dabangg 3 with the paparazzi on Tuesday night. A video of the superstar dancing with the photographers is going viral on Instagram.

The clip has been viewed more than 1,50,000 times so far, and compliments poured in for Salman’s sweet gesture. “Megastar,” one fan wrote, while another commented, “Soo sweet.”

Munna Badnaam Hua is a spin-off of Munni Badnaam Hui, featuring Malaika Arora, from Dabangg. The new song also has Warina Hussain and director Prabhu Deva making special appearances.

At the launch of Munna Badnaam Hua, when a reporter remarked that Munna Badnaam Hua has turned out to be better than its predecessor, Salman joked that they actually tried to “destroy” the song. He laughed, “We tried to destroy this song actually…but it just turned out better. God has been on our side.”

Dabangg 3 will see Salman return as the corrupt police officer with a heart of gold, inspector Chulbul Pandey. The film also features Sonakshi Sinha, Kannada star Sudeep, Arbaaz Khan, Pramod Khanna and Dimple Kapadia in pivotal roles.

Dabangg 3 will mark Mahesh Manjrekar’s daughter Saiee Manjrekar’s foray in Bollywood. She will be seen as Salman’s love interest in the flashback portions of the film.

Recently, some more details of the climax of Dabangg 3 were revealed. It was already known that Salman and Sudeep will fight shirtless in hand-to-hand combat. Now, sources have revealed that at least 100 cars will be blown up in the scene, which was shot over 23 days.

Produced by Salma Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Nikhil Dwivedi under the banner of Salman Khan Films, Dabangg 3 will open in theatres on December 20.

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After Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty was appointed as the brand ambassador for the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), India’s top badminton player Jwala Gutta and boxer Vijendra Singh have expressed disappointment. They believe a sportsperson would have suited the role better.

Suniel Shetty was on Tuesday unveiled as the brand ambassador of NADA with the country’s anti-doping body hoping that his celebrity status will help its efforts to clean up sports in the country from the menace. “According to me, a sportsperson should be made the brand ambassador of NADA. I do not know why we get attracted to actors. It’s time that we make a sports person the ambassador for NADA. It is an important organisation for sports, so according to me a sportsperson should be the ideal choice,” PTI quoted Jwala as saying during the launch of her Academy of Excellence.

Sharing pictures from the announcement, Suniel had tweeted, “Honoured to be appointed Ambassador of National Anti Doping Agency to drive their mission of dope free sports. Look forward to contributing to the efforts of @KirenRijiju#NADA #NavinAgarwal @AdvocateDhanda in educating young athletes across India about fair play. Jai Hind.” Actors Rahul Dev, Sonu Sood and minister of state Kirren Rijiju congratulated Suniel on the development.

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Beijing Olympics bronze medallist Vijender Singh also said a sportsperson could have been a good choice but was okay with Shetty getting the role. “It is a good thing. It is a sports body so a sports person like Sushil could have been the ambassador but Anna (Shetty) has been made and he is a fitness freak guy and I know him and wish him good luck.”

NADA Director General Navin Agarwal had said on Monday that Shetty’s celebrity status will give him more “clout” and “reach” than a former or a current sportsperson. “We thought that an actor of the status of Suniel Shetty will be able to send out message to shun doping, that doping is not good for themselves and for the country. We felt that celebrities will have more outreach to the masses of the country as they have a lot of following,” Agarwal said.

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Sara Ali Khan channelled her inner Umrao Jaan in her latest Instagram post. She shared pictures of herself gazing at the camera and captioned them with her now-famous ‘Sara Ki Shayari’.

“In aankhon ki masti,
Rekha Ji se hai Sara bahut sasti,
Luckily, voh apne aap pe hi hasti
She says all this and then voh fasti.
#sarakishayari #ShouldWriteADiary #UffSoFiery,” her caption read.

Sara began her shayari with “In aankhon ki masti”, the iconic song from Umrao Jaan, and called herself a “sasti” version of legendary actor Rekha on whom the song was picturised. The hilarious post prompted a response from her Coolie No 1 co-star Varun Dhawan. “U have a lot of free time,” he commented.

Currently, Sara is shooting for the remake of Coolie No 1, which is being helmed by David Dhawan, who also directed the original. Varun and she are stepping into Govinda and Karisma Kapoor’s shoes, respectively.

A few days ago, Sara completed a year in Bollywood and got nostalgic about her journey. Her debut film Kedarnath released on December 7, 2018.

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Sharing behind-the-scenes pictures from the sets, she wrote, “I can’t believe it’s been a year since everyone met Mukku for the first time. Kedarnath has been and will always remain an integral part of me. Thank you @gattukapoor and @kanika.d for making me meet, imbibe and portray Mukku. @sushantsinghrajput I truly appreciate all that you did to support me and help me consistently throughout this journey, I couldn’t have asked for a better Pithoo to carry me through all of this!”

The actor also thanked the audience for accepting her with open arms. “And thank you to all the people that have accepted me, given me so much love and allowed me to be a humble part of the Indian film industry for a year now! #jaibholenath,” she wrote.

Sara will be seen next on the big screen in Imtiaz Ali’s sequel to his 2009 hit Love Aaj Kal. She is paired opposite Kartik Aaryan in the film, which is slated to release on February 14, 2020.

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Actor Akshay Kumar may be a man of many talents but making coffee is not one of them. His wife and author Twinkle Khanna shared a throwback picture on Instagram on Wednesday, telling her followers why Akshay is not allowed to make coffee for her anymore.

The picture shows Akshay holding a cup of really dark, nasty-looking coffee. The drink looks unappetising to say the least. Twinkle captioned the post in her true witty style. “Writers need caffeine almost as much as pencils require graphite:) But..this is the reason why I have never asked him to make a cup of coffee for me again! #throwback #writerswoes,” she wrote.

Twinkle and Akshay’s fans found the post hilarious. “You both are love,” wrote one. “Did he not use the filter for the coffee,” asked another. “Did he try to throw some coffee from the cup,” another doubted.

Earlier this week, Twinkle had shared a cute picture of their dog on Instagram. It showed her pet ‘Mr Alex’ standing on a couch, with plants in the background. Through her Instagram post, she shared that she read a short story on Sunday night about the training of dogs to take care of alien babies. “Read a short story late last night about training dogs to care for alien babies! Now keep imagining a grey tentacled creature attached to Mr Alex’s tail,” the actor-turned-author wrote in the caption.

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In another post, Twinkle shared a picture of an auto-rickshaw in Mumbai offering a slew of facilities. The vehicle came equipped with a window garden, a washbasin and a desktop monitor. Apart from free mobile charging for passengers, it offers one-km free ride for senior citizens. Advice about fitness comes gratis.

The author of Mrs. Funny bones has been writing on her website Tweak India, a bilingual digital media platform for women. Meanwhile, Twinkle’s latest book titled Pyjamas are Forgiving has garnered immense appreciation and the readers are loving the refreshing content.

Her book The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad inspired Akshay’s Pad Man which also starred Radhika Apte, and Sonam Kapoor. It was directed by R Balki and Twinkle served as a producer.

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