Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Bollywood couple Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani on Sunday shared heartwarming posts for their fathers on the occasion of Father’s Day, calling them their ‘favourite hero’.

Sidharth took to Instagram and shared a series of photos with his father, Sunil Malhotra, a former captain in the Merchant Navy.

One photo shows the father-son duo in a candid conversation, another is a solo picture of his father in uniform, and the last is a childhood photograph of Sidharth with his dad.

The actor captioned the post with an adorable note, saying, “Happy Father’s Day, Dad! You have been my favourite hero since childhood and will always be! From admiring your style, fitness, to your sense of humour, you truly are the best I know! – Your Biggest Fan #MyDadMyCaptain #HappyFathersDay”.

Kiara shared a monochrome picture with her father, Jagdeep Advani, who is a businessman, on Instagram stories.

The photo shows Kiara wearing a saree and dancing with her father.

She captioned it: “My whole world, my hero… Happy Father’s Day, Dad.”

In another story, the ‘Jugjugg Jeeyo’ actress shared Sidharth’s post and added, “Happy Father’s Day to the best FIL.”

Sidharth and Kiara got married in February 2023, in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

On the work front, Sidharth was last seen in ‘Yodha’ and ‘Indian Police Force’. Kiara last starred in ‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ and has ‘Game Changer’ and ‘War 2’ in the pipeline.

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Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Actor Ashok Kumar Beniwal, who will be seen portraying a gay professor in the upcoming movie ‘Jahangir National University’, has called it a big deal, stating that if he had been offered such a character at the beginning of his career, he might not have been able to do it.

Ashok, who is known for his work in ‘Dil Hai Tumhara’ and ‘Apharan’, shared that during the lockdown, he reconnected with the film’s director, Vinay Sharma, a long-time friend since their days working on ‘Zila Ghaziabad’.

It was then that Vinay told him about the movie and the role, which he believed was perfect for Ashok.

“Vinay said he had a new film going on the floor, and it included a character, a professor who is gay, which he thought would be perfect for me. It was a big deal that he thought I would fit into that character. I was very happy. I felt that if I had been given such a character at the beginning of my career, around 15 years ago, I might not have been able to do it. But when he mentioned it, I felt a great thrill inside,” Ashok said.

He further shared: “It was a very challenging role for me, and it was fun and very interesting. So many emotions arose, and I was very happy that he kept me in mind for such a character, visualised me in that role, and cast me, which turned out to be perfect. I appreciate his perspective. I felt really grateful. That’s how it started.”

Ashok also shared that even off-camera on the set, he stayed in character and interacted with others, which made the transition feel natural and was appreciated by everyone.

“There was always a crowd of about 200 to 500 people on the set every day. I became so naturally involved in the character that when there were scenes involving functions and when I wore a saree for the first time, the automatic transformation into the character was really appreciated by everyone. I enjoyed it a lot,” said the ‘Hate Story-2’ fame.

The actor added: “Even after almost one to three months of playing this character, my gestures and posture still reflected the role. I realised that even during get-togethers with this group, they would say, ‘Oh, Professor Bhaskar has arrived!’ This meant that his mannerisms, body language, and everything about him were slowly extracted from me.”

‘Jahangir National University’ stars Urvashi Rautela, Piyush Mishra, Ravi Kishan, Siddharth Bodke, Vijay Raj, Rashmi Desai, Atul Pandey, and Shivjyoti Rajput.

Produced under the banner of Mahakal Movies Private Ltd by Pratima Datta, the film will be released on June 21 in theatres.

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Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) TV actor Karanvir Bohra hosted a brunch on Sunday to celebrate Father’s Day, and celebrities like Raghu Ram, Kunal Verma, Rajesh Khattar, and others attended the event in Andheri, Mumbai.

Visuals from the event show Karanvir posing with his father, filmmaker Mahendra Bohra.

The ‘Shararat’ actor is dressed in a white shirt, blue denim jeans, and white juttis, sporting a green-coloured ‘pagdi’.

The father-son duo is holding a baby bottle filled with pink-coloured drink, posing against a backdrop with Karanvir’s podcast ‘The Daddy Adventures’ written on it.

In the video, Karanvir said: “Happy Father’s Day to everyone. Don’t be shocked about why I have come in the get-up of a Dulhe Raja. I am coming directly from a shoot.”

Actor Rajesh Khattar, the father of actor Ishaan Khatter, arrives wearing a beige-coloured shirt and blue denim.

In the visuals, Rajesh remarks to the paparazzi, “The youngest daddy in town is already here.”

Kunal Verma, who is known for his work in ‘Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna’, wore a black and white floral shirt and green trousers. He is married to actress Puja Banerjee, and the couple has a son.

Raghu Ram arrives dressed in all black for the brunch.

Karan hugged Raghu and said: “Today a new episode of my podcast is coming, and Raghu is the guest. And I have to share that he has sung a song for his son. He wrote and sang it, it’s really beautiful.”

The snippet further captures the guests wishing “Happy Father’s Day” in chorus.

Karanvir is married to model Teejay Sidhu, and the couple has three daughters — twin girls Raya Bella and Vienna, and Gia Vanessa Snow Bohra.

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New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) On Father’s Day, several Southern celebrities expressed their heartfelt wishes.

Actress Nayanthara, referring to her husband Vignesh Shivan as the ‘best Appa’, shared a collage video on Instagram showcasing the filmmaker and their kids, Uyir and Ulag, playing and spending quality time together.

The video captured beautiful moments of her husband and their twins.

The actress shared the post with the caption: “wikkiofficial Happy Father’s Day to the Bessssssttttt Appa in the world. Our whole world revolves around you. You are our EVERYTHING. Your unconditional LOVE for Us and all that you do for us means everything. We are blessed to be yours. We love you sooooooo much Appaaaaaaaa – UYIR n ULAG.”

Priya Atlee, the wife of ‘Jawan’ director Atlee, shared a heartfelt video of her husband and son, Meer, enjoying and playing together.

She captioned the post: “Happy happy Father’s Day to the bestest dada in the world. U know how much we love u dadaaaaaaaa, Muhaaaaaaaaaaaa – BECKY, MEER & MUMMA.”

Shruti Haasan shared a video on Instagram stories, showing herself singing with her father and expressing her gratitude: “Dearest Appa @kamalhaasan Thank you for being our father and am so thankful for the beautiful creative memories.”

The actress also shared collages made by her fan pages.

Taking to X, she posted a childhood picture with her father, Kamal Haasan, and wrote: “Happy Father’s Day. Thank you for being our Appa.”

Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth posted photos with her father, Rajinikanth, on Instagram and wrote: “My heartbeat, my all, love you appa.”

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Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Actor Rohit Chaudhary, who plays the role of Yuvraj Bhaiya in the web series ‘A Day in Your Life’, has opened up on the character, sharing how he had to chew gum continuously for 13-14 hours to maintain continuity in his entry shot.

Rohit, who has also appeared in ‘Kanpuriye’, ‘Jabariya Jodi’, ‘Bahut Hua Samman’, ‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’, and web shows like ‘The Forgotten Army’, ‘Love J Action’, and ‘Gharwapsi’, shared that he loved shooting for this web series as well.

“There are so many great incidents that I can’t pick one. I remember putting chewing gum in my mouth in my entry shot, but after that, to maintain the continuity, I had to chew it for the next 13-14 hours! The next day, I wasn’t able to move my jaw. It was hell!” he said.

Rohit described his character as having serious grey shades, but with a twist.

Talking about his role, Rohit, who also starred in ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’, said: “I am playing the role of Yuvraj, or Yuvraj Bhaiya, as most of the characters in the series call me ‘bhaiya’ only. He gives villainous vibes, but he is not a villain. I am not at all like Yuvraj in my real life, so there is no relatable factor.”

“Also, I feel, as an actor, you have more fun playing characters when you can’t relate to them. It sounds absurd, but that’s the truth,” he shared.

When asked if he found the role challenging, he added: “Every day and everything is a challenge for an actor. I often say that it is easy to become an actor, but challenging to continue to be one. The world is changing at a faster pace, and today’s audience, especially the youth, have a short attention span due to the various options available.”

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