Thanks to their sacrifice
After winning an award for his performance in I Want To Talk at a recent award show, Abhishek Bachchan marked a milestone in his 25-year career and dedicated the honour to his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter Aaradhya. Visibly emotional as he took the stage, Abhishek said, “This year marks 25 years in the film industry, and I cannot remember how many times I’ve practised a speech for this award. This has been a dream.” He added, “To Aishwarya and Aaradhya, thank you for allowing me to follow my dreams. Their sacrifices are the reason I stand here today.” Directed by Shoojit Sircar, I Want To Talk follows a father’s emotional attempt to reconnect with his estranged daughter after learning he has just 100 days to live.
Not interested in acting
Janhvi Kapoor and Taimur Ali Khan
Despite hailing from Bollywood royalty, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan’s elder son, Taimur, appears uninterested in following in the footsteps of his parents. Speaking on Soha Ali Khan’s podcast, Kareena revealed, “Tim [Taimur] has no interest in drama or acting. Every time he had to choose an extra-curricular activity at school, he’d say, ‘No, I don’t enjoy it.’ So, I didn’t push it.” She added that he is more fascinated by sports stars than film personalities. “He keeps asking, ‘Are you friends with Rohit Sharma? With Virat Kohli? Do you have Lionel Messi’s contact?’ And I’m like, ‘No, I don’t have these contacts’.”
An awaited reunion
Janhvi Kapoor and Lakshya
Rising star Lakshya has emerged as Bollywood’s next big thing following the success of The Ba***ds of Bollywood, Bollywood, in which he starred as Aasmaan Singh. After earning critical acclaim for Kill (2024), the buzz is that he has added one more film under the banner of Dharma Productions. We have learnt that he will feature in a revenge romance directed by Raj Mehta, co-starring Janhvi Kapoor and Tiger Shroff. The film is expected to go on floors in December. The two were supposed to star together in Dostana 2, but the project fell apart after Kartik Aaryan walked out of the the film following his differences with Karan Johar.
Make me a superstar
Raghav Juyal
Just like his idol Shah Rukh Khan, The Ba***ds of Bollywood star Raghav Juyal says he wants to become the biggest superstar in the country. Hailing from Dehradun, a city far removed from the glitz of Mumbai, Raghav has impressed critics and his followers with performances in movies such as ABCD 2 (2015), Kill (2024) and most recently the web series The Ba***ds of Bollywood, which marks the directorial debut of SRK’s son Aryan Khan. “I want to be the biggest superstar on this planet. I’m going to be the biggest superstar in this country. I want to truly reach that level, and I won’t settle for anything less. If I achieve even more, that will be God’s grace. I’ve fought with everyone to get here, and I come from Dehradun. As I like to say, ‘Agar okhlee mein sar de diya, to muslo se kya ghabrana?’” the actor told PTI in an interview.
