Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Preity Zinta exercised her franchise in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, as she has cast her vote, saying it is the most important day for the future of our city, our state and our country.

Taking to Instagram, Preity shared a selfie wearing a white kurta and black sunglasses. She is flaunting her inked index finger for the lenses.

The ‘Veer-Zaara’ actress captioned the picture: “I just went out to vote. Did you? Today is the most important day for the future of our city, our state and our country. Our choice today will impact every single day of our lives for the next 5 years so please don’t give up on your power. Go out & vote for a better future #Govote #beresposible #Jaihind #ting.”

Zinta is married to American financial analyst Gene Goodenough. They are parents to twins, a boy and a girl, through surrogacy.

She next has ‘Lahore 1947’ in the pipeline. The film is directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.

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Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan braved Mumbai’s searing sun and cast his vote on Monday afternoon along with his wife Jaya, who’s also a Rajya Sabha MP.

Both are no strangers to politics, so voting is an exercise they take very seriously. Big B had made headlines outside the cinema when he trounced the veteran Congress leader who had rebelled against the party, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, in 1984 and became the MP from Allahabad (the present Prayagraj).

He quit Parliament in July 1987 at the height of the Bofors scandal, which had signed the reputation of his brother, Ajitabh Bachchan.

Jaya Bachchan has been an outspoken Rajya Sabha MP from the Samajwadi Party since 2004 and campaigned for the Trinamool Congress in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly election.

The senior actor arrived at the polling booth dressed in a white kurta-pyjama, which he paired with a beige jacket.

His daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who has returned from the Cannes Film Festival, also cast her vote at the same polling station, although she arrived separately to fulfil her civic duty.

She was seen wearing a white shirt which she paired with denims. She also wore the arm-sling to rest her injured hand, which was much commented upon when she was seen with it at Cannes. She displayed her inked index finger and smiled for the paparazzi before leaving the venue after casting her vote.

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Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Actor Ankur Rathee has given insights into his bond with ‘Undekhi’ co-star Anchal Singh, sharing that there is no competition but rather a collaboration of ideas when they work together.

In the show, Ankur plays the role of Daman, while Anchal essays the character of Teji. Their off-screen friendship plays a crucial role in creating the on-screen magic.

Speaking about his bond with Anchal, Ankur shared: “For being such a great actress on screen, Anchal is incapable of pretending in real life. She does what she thinks is right, and that takes courage, especially in an industry where people often compromise their values for their ambitions. I look up to her for that. I also cherish her egoless approach to art. She serves the scene, her co-actor, and then considers herself, in that order.”

“There’s no competition, but rather a collaboration of ideas when we work together. It makes building a scene together fun. Thanks to ‘Undekhi’, I’ve had the privilege to see Anchal’s artistry and career grow firsthand over the last five years, and every time we revisit these characters I learn something new from her. One thing is for sure: Anchal is a much better scene partner to me than Teji is a life partner to Daman lol,” he added.

The show stars Harsh Chhaya as Papaji. It also features Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Surya Sharma, Ayn Zoya, Varun Badola and Shivangi Singh in pivotal roles.

‘Undekhi 3’ is streaming on Sony LIV.

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Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) The ‘Anupamaa’ fame Rupali Ganguly, who has recently joined the BJP was accompanied by her mother and Vijay Ganguly as they cast their vote, flaunting their inked index finger.

Taking to Instagram, Rupali shared photos from the polling station, in which we can see her wearing an orange coloured kurta, white palazzo and white dupatta. She is posing with her mother, brother and her son Rudransh.

The family is seen flaunting their inked fingers.

Rupali captioned the post: “I did my bit… Hope you did too!!” She wrote in another post: “Family that votes together stays together…Go vote!!!”

A video shows Rupali speaking about the necessity for citizens to be responsible and step out to vote. She said: “Everybody has to vote because it is our fundamental right and everybody needs to go out and celebrate this festival of democracy. So please go out and vote.”

On the professional front, Rupali is currently seen as the lead in the show ‘Anupamaa’. It also stars Sudhanshu Pandey as Vanraj, Madalsa Sharma and Gaurav Khanna.

Produced by Rajan Shahi and Deepa Shahi under the banner of Director’s Kut Productions, it airs on Star Plus at 10 pm.

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Ujjain, May 20 (IANS) Reality TV star Shefali Jariwala spent the early hours of Monday at the revered Mahakal temple here.

She attended the Bhasma Arati, which is the wake-up ritual for Lord Shiva, at the temple from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The actress, who’s also famous as the ‘Kaanta Laga’ girl, was seen sitting with hundreds of other devotees as the priests chanted shlokas in the background. She then poured milk on the Shivling.

Jariwala is now seen on the small screen in the show ‘Shaitani Rasmein’, where she plays Kapalika.

Taking to Instagram Stories, Jariwala dropped a series of photos from her visit to the temple. The pictures show her posing happily with her team and sharing the geo-tag of Kal Bhairav Temple, Ujjain.

Jariwala also gave mesmerising glimpses of early morning views of the temple and wrote “#jaimahakal”. She also dropped a video from her car, where we can see her wearing a white floral suit and listening to Amit Trivedi’s ‘Jaikal Mahakal’ from ‘Goodbye’, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rashmika Mandanna.

The actress has been a part of reality shows such as ‘Bigg Boss 13’ and ‘Nach Baliye’ (seasons 5 and 7). She has also appeared in the web series ‘Baby Come Naa’.

The Mahakal temple, incidentally, has become quite popular among entertainment personalities.

In the recent past, we have tracked visits to the temple by Ayushmann Khurrana, Karan Singh Grover, Aparna Dixit, Geetanjali Mishra and Yogesh Tripathi.

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