Bollywood's Shah Rukh Khan photobombed by unlikely pair in viral Dubai snap

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DUBAI: Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan shared a now-viral photo of his visit to Dubai on Sunday, but the actor was not the star of the snap.
During a visit to The Dubai Mall’s aquarium, the actor snapped a picture in which he was photobombed by a pair of divers.
“It was just the fish & me...till these photo bombers floated in,” he captioned the shot which has more than 600,000 likes on Instagram as of Monday."

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The Bollywood actor is in the city to shoot a promotional video with Dubai Tourism.
He will “shine a light on the multidimensional and multicultural character” of Dubai in the upcoming promo, according to a Dubai Media Office statement.
“I am not an advocate for Dubai because I have done Dubai Tourism films, I genuinely like being in Dubai, I think it’s a really wonderful place, it’s a fantastic city…It has everything for everyone,” Khan said in a statement.

Shah Rukh Khan to play a soldier in war film based on Operation Khukri. What is Operation Khukri?

Shah Rukh Khant to play a fauji again.

Shah Rukh Khan's home production Red Chillies Entertainment's next will be war film based on Indian Army and Indian Air Force's rescue operation 'Operation Khukri' in Africa.


Shah Rukh Khan will play a fauji in his next home production, just on a bigger scale. Red Chillies Entertainment’s next film will be based on Indian Army and Indian Air Force’s Operation Khukri in Africa. A Mumbai Mirror report suggests that this is among the most expensive projects Shah Rukh’s production house has undertaken.

“It has been researched extensively and will be mounted on a really large scale. It will be a true depiction of a massive military operation and will celebrate our heroes. The director and cast are being finalised, the film will roll later this year. It will be shot in real locations in Africa with some real armed combat battle scenes,” a source from Red Chillies Entertainment was quoted in the report. The source also added that the team has spent a lot of time in developing the script in association with Azure Entertainment.
It seems like making war films is that latest trend in Bollywood. Last year, Akshay Kumar did Airlift that was based on an Indian businessman’s effort to rescue more than 170,000 stranded Indians in Kuwait after Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. This year also, the audience saw Rangoon. Salman Khan-starrer Tubelight is also based on Indo-Sino war.


What is Operation Khukri?

Operation Khukri was carried out in a tropical forest in Sierra Leone, West Africa in 2000. It was a mission to rescue around 223 peacekeepers of India who were sent to Sierra Leone by United Nations to help the government there in tackling Revolutionary United Front (RUF), a rebel group. Major (now Lt Col) Harinder Sood led the operation and around 120 IAF officers were flown from Indian to Africa for the same. The team was able to rescue all the peacekeepers.

Shah Rukh Khan Posted This Pic Instagrammed By Smriti Irani. Here's Why

NEW DELHI: Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani recently made her debut on Instagram and has since been sharing a number of posts. Among all her lovely pictures is one that actor Shah Rukh Khan has recently re-posted on his own Instagram account. Before you start wondering what's the connection between the actor-turned-politician and Bollywood's Badshah, let us tell you. The post shared by SRK shows a picture of Shanelle Irani, Smriti Irani's husband Zubin Irani's daughter from his previous marriage. Turns out Shah Rukh and Mr Irani are childhood friends and it was none other than SRK who named his daughter Shanelle.

"My childhood friend Zubin's daughter all grown up and so pretty... and just for the record I named her Shanelle," says Shah Rukh on Instagram. His post has collected over 2.2 lakh likes in some 21 hours.

In her post, the textiles minister wrote "#familyphoto someone is being missed sorely" while posting the photo on Instagram.

Along with all the 'likes', the little anecdote shared by Shah Rukh on his post has received lots of comments, one of which is by Shanelle herself.
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"Thank you @iamsrk. You are too kind as always, hope to see you soon," she says on Instagram.

Here's what some of Shah Rukh's Instagram followers have said on the post.

"Love the name Shanelle. My god child's name is that. Every time I hear that name I think of CHANEL and it's my fav," says one commenter. "Wow love the name," says another.

Salman Khan to produce brother-in-law Aayush Sharma's Bollywood debut

After rounds of speculations around Aayush Sharma's Bollywood debut, it has emerged that the aspiring actor will be launched by brother-in-law Salman Khanin his next production, expected to go on the floors by November. Mirror has also learnt that talks are on with Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh's daughter, Sara Ali Khan, to play Aayush's leading lady. A source told Mirror, "Sara has heard the script, a love story, and is expected to come on-board soon. There have been speculations that Karan Johar is co-producing the film but that's not true."

Anushka Sharma-Virat Kohli relationship

There's no doubt that Indian Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli and versatile actress Anushka Sharma is one of the hottest couples in town. The rumoured lovers make heads turn every time they hit the city together, and their recent lunch date in Bengaluru proved to be no different. 'Virushka' as they are lovingly called by fans, were seen twinning in comfy attire on their casual lunch date. Where on one side Virat threw on a t-shirt with chinos, Anushka went for a classic brunch look with a flowy dress. While the two have remained coy about their romance, their recent public displays of affection, casual dates around the city and even romantic getaways have given fans all the confirmation they need.

Sushant Singh Rajput-starrer 'Romeo Akbar Walter' to be shot in Kashmir

For decades Kashmir has been a favourite location for Bollywood's movie moguls. Innumerable films, from 'Kashmir Ki Kali' and 'Highway' to 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', have been filmed in the Valley.

However, ever since militancy took root there, the shoots have been few and far between. And after last year's September 18 raid on an army camp in which 17 Indian soldiers were killed, filmmakers have been avoiding the state. Now, Mirror has learnt that Sushant Singh Rajput's upcoming espionage thriller, 'Romeo Akbar Walter' aka RAW, set in 1971 against the backdrop of a prelude to the 1972 Indo-Pak war, will not only feature Kashmir extensively but will also be shot there.

Priyanka Chopra plans to bring Rabindranath Tagore’s love story on the big screen

Priyanka Chopra made her passion towards cinema more evident by producing National Award winning film like 'Ventilator'. And now the multi-faceted actress is all set to produce a Bengali-Marathi bi-lingual, 'Nalini'.

The movie is based on the love story between the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and Annapurna. Set in the backdrop of 1878, when Tagore was 17 and staying with Dr Atmaram Padurang Turkhud in Mumbai. Annapurna was Dr Atmaram's 20-year-old daughter who stole Rabindranath Tagore's heart away.

Annapurna had just returned from London, and because of flawless command over English, she became Rabindranath Tagore's tutor, and as the classes progressed, their intimacy grew too. It was after Annapurna's persistence that he gave her the name Nalini, and their love was so strong that he wrote a dedicated poem for her and even composed music for it too.

Deepika feels being referred to as Priyanka is racism!

Recently, Deepika Padukoneopened up about the multiple times when the foreign media chose to be ignorant by calling her, Priyanka Chopra.

Speaking during an event, she said, " It's not just me who should be offended, but each one of you should also be offended because it's not just ignorance but alsoracism. Two people of similar colour are not the same people. So, you as fellow Indians should be calling them out and educating them. Instead of encouraging it, you should be educating them. "

Not just that, but the A-list actress of Bollywood was referred as "leggy brunette" when she went to dine with the Tennis star Novak Djokovic in Los Angeles.

Priyanka also backed Deepika Padukone and called the foreign media ignorant and said " That's just ignorance and I feel really bad. It's not right. I guess I am the most popular brown face but guys, every brown girl does not look the same. That was not fair and she is a massive star from India. "

Priyanka and Deepika have both made a mark in Bollywood and Hollywood and since Deepika is comparatively new to the foreign media, she is facing troubles gaining more popularity. However, we are sure that our 'Padmavati' will soon get her set of crazy fans in the West too.

Bollywood celebs' Instagram pics you should not miss!

It has been less than two weeks since Bollywood’s flawless beauty Katrina Kaif made her much awaited Instagram debut, and the actress has already managed to bag 2 million followers. Now that’s an impressive number, which only goes on to prove Kat’s popularity on social media.

The ‘Jagga Jasoos’ actress recently took to Instagram to share a playful picture, where she can be seen striking a goofy pose under the spotlight. She captioned the image, “I just stepped out of the screen #thefilmthrewmeout 🎥 Picture concept by snoopy.”

Katrina, who is quite shy and reserved otherwise, has brought her uninhibited and fun-loving side to the fore via her Instagram posts. And her fans are surely loving this new side of Kat!

‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’: Times when the S.S. Rajamouli epic made headlines

‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ has taken the country by storm since its release on April 28, and has already amassed over Rs 1000 Crore, thus becoming the highest grossing Indian film. Apart from Prabhas and Rana Daggubati being lauded for their performance, another actor who earned great praise was Ramya Krishnan for playing the queen mother Sivagami. According to reports, Sridevi was initially offered to play the role of the strong and brave royal but she turned down the part, citing remuneration differences. With the phenomenal success of the film, this film will surely feature on Sridevi's list of 'missed opportunities'. Rubbing salt on her wound was filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma who questioned the actress about her decision to decline the offer.

The maverick director took to Twitter questioning Sridevi why she rejected this golden opportunity and added that she would have won more accolades than leading man Prabhas. RGV said, "I really wonder why @SrideviBKapoor did not do Bahubali 2? What a super outstanding film it would have been for her illustrious career. If @SrideviBKapoor did Bahubali2 she would have gotten more credit than Prabhas it being her very next film after English Vinglish.”

In a strange turn of events, fans found themselves agreeing to Varma's tweet. It remains to be seen if Sridevi responds to this in any way.

Marcus Stoinis in race to recover from IPL injury for ICC Champions Trophy 2017

Marcus Stoinis injured his shoulder while training with his Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), following which he returned to Australia for rehab and recovery.

Australia cricket team player Marcus Stoinis (centre) was an integral part of the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) gameplan in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) before his freak injury during training. (AFP)


Marcus Stoinis’ ICC Champions Trophy 2017 fate hangs in the balance after the Australian all-rounder awkwardly landed on his shoulder while training with Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) recently.

Marcus Stoinis, who is resting in Perth, will fly to Brisbane later this week to assess his shoulder injury before a decision is made on his fitness for the Champions Trophy 2017, according to a report in the Herald Sun.

Full cricket score, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2017: SRH beat MI by 7 wickets

A strong team performance from the Sunrisers Hyderabad helped them beat table-toppers Mumbai Indians by seven wickets to keep alive their chances of qualifying for the IPL 2017 playoffs. With the win, SRH are fourth in the standings with 15 points and another win will ensure a safe passage to the playoffs. MI, on the other hand, have already qualified for the knockouts. Catch full cricket score of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians here.

Shikhar Dhawan guided the Sunrisers Hyderabad to a seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in IPL 2017 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday. Catch full cricket score of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians here.(BCCI)

Mumbai Indians opted to bat but could not put up a challenging total of the board as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. However, a solid knock of 67 from captain Rohit Sharma helped Mumbai Indians reach 138/7. In reply, a 91-run partnership between opener Shikhar Dhawan and Moises Henriques took the Sunrisers Hyderabad home with seven wickets in hand and 10 balls to spare in their crucial IPL 2017 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday. Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers performed brilliantly with Siddharth Kaul and Mohammad Nabi being the stand-out performers. Follow full cricket score from Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians here.

Scorecard

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians

Date:

8 May 2017

Match:

Match 48

Venue:

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Start time:

17:30

Umpires:

Karumanaseri Ananthapadmanabhan / Marais Erasmus

Toss:

Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

Sunrisers Hyderabad win by 7 wickets

Mumbai Indians First Innings

138 for 7 (20.0 overs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad First Innings

140 for 3 (18.2 overs)

Mumbai Indians First Innings		Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Extras (0nb 7w 1lb 2b)		Total 138 for 7 (20.0 overs)
Lendl Simmons	b Mohammad Nabi	1	8	5	0	0	20
Parthiv Patel †	c David Warner b Siddarth Kaul	23	28	17	1	1	135.29
Nitish Rana	c Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Siddarth Kaul	9	12	11	2	0	81.82
Rohit Sharma *	b Siddarth Kaul	67	67	45	6	2	148.89
Hardik Pandya	c Moises Henriques b Rashid Khan	15	39	24	0	0	62.5
Kieron Pollard	c Vijay Shankar b Bhuvneshwar Kumar	5	25	9	0	0	55.56
Karn Sharma	c Naman Ojha b Bhuvneshwar Kumar	5	11	5	1	0	100
Harbhajan Singh	not out	1	5	3	0	0	33.33
Mitchell McClenaghan	not out	2	1	1	0	0	200
Jasprit Bumrah
Lasith Malinga

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	nb	w
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	4	0	29	2	7.25	0	3
Mohammad Nabi	4	0	13	1	3.25	0	0
Mohammed Siraj	3	0	32	0	10.67	0	3
Siddarth Kaul	4	0	24	3	6.00	0	0
Rashid Khan	4	0	22	1	5.50	0	0
Moises Henriques	1	0	15	0	15.00	0	0

Fall of wickets		Overs
4	Lendl Simmons	1.4
22	Nitish Rana	4.1
36	Parthiv Patel	6.1
96	Hardik Pandya	14.2
126	Rohit Sharma	18.1
132	Kieron Pollard	19.1
136	Karn Sharma	19.5

Sunrisers Hyderabad First Innings		Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Extras (0nb 2w 2lb 0b)		Total 140 for 3 (18.2 overs)
David Warner *	lbw Mitchell McClenaghan	6	7	6	1	0	100
Shikhar Dhawan	not out	62	91	46	4	2	134.78
Moises Henriques	c Rohit Sharma b Jasprit Bumrah	44	50	35	6	0	125.71
Yuvraj Singh	c Hardik Pandya b Lasith Malinga	9	17	11	1	0	81.82
Vijay Shankar	not out	15	20	12	1	0	125
Mohammad Nabi
Naman Ojha †
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Rashid Khan
Siddarth Kaul
Mohammed Siraj

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	nb	w
Harbhajan Singh	4	0	23	0	5.75	0	0
Mitchell McClenaghan	4	0	26	1	6.50	0	1
Lasith Malinga	4	0	34	1	8.50	0	1
Jasprit Bumrah	3.2	1	23	1	6.90	0	0
Karn Sharma	2	0	19	0	9.50	0	0
Hardik Pandya	1	0	13	0	13.00	0	0

Fall of wickets		Overs
7	David Warner	1.1
98	Moises Henriques	12.1
112	Yuvraj Singh	14.4