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ERoundup: From Konkona Sen not viewing herself as a woman to K3G song in Bridgerton, here's a recap of this week's events

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We've got you all covered for all that went down this week from Konkona to Bridgerton with this ERoundup that we have in store for you!

A lot happens in the entertainment industry and it can get pretty confusing to catch up with everything that’s happened through the week. From actors like Konkona Sen Sharma said that she does not view herself as a woman to Kangana Ranaut and Salman Khan being summoned by the court to Miley Cyrus' plan being struck by lightning, Kylie Jenner changing her son's name to Sonam Kapoor opening up about her first trimester, we found out about it all. Priyanka Chopra hosted a Pre-Oscar bash, Bridgerton season 2 took an Indian twist and BTS's J-hope tested positive for COVID-19. This and so much more happened this week that you can read in this ERoundup!

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Mumbai court expects Kangana to show up despite her professional commitments

Mumbai court has said Kangana Ranaut might be a celebrity and might have a lot of professional commitments but that does not exempt her from not coming to court as she is still an accused in an ongoing case.  The court said this while rejecting an application filed by the actress. Kangana, using her professional commitments as a reason wanted permanent exemption from personal appearance in a defamation complaint filed by lyricist Javed Akhtar.

A fan asks where she can get the 'Cool' Shahrukh Khan necklace from KKHH, Dharma Productions delivers it to her

A fan on Twitter recently asked where she could get the 'Cool' necklace that had been worn by Shah Rukh Khan in 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'. "Slide into our DM with your location and we'll send some over," Dharma Productions replied. "Thank you @DharmaMovies for making a girl's silly dream come true," she later wrote after receiving two necklaces.

Sonam Kapoor opens up about her first 3 months of pregnancy

In a recent interview, Sonam Kapoor spoke about how the first three months of her pregnancy were pretty hard on her. She also said that everyone tells you how wonderful it is but nobody tells you how hard it can get. Her pregnancy is what pushed her to take the healthy route.

Salman Khan was summoned by Mumbai Court for an assault case filed by a journalist

Actor Salman Khan and his bodyguard are summoned by the Mumbai court for a case filed by journalist Ashok Pandey for allegedly assaulting him back in 2019. The court has summoned the actor for offenses under IPC sections 504 and 506 on April 5.

Priyanka Chopra hosted a Pre-Oscar party in honor of 10 South-Asian nominees

Priyanka Chopra hosted a pre-Oscars bash to honor 10 South Asian nominees at this year's Academy Awards. She took to her social media to share the pictures and wrote, " Last night gave me all the feels, and filled me with so much pride for how far our community has come. The future of entertainment is looking bright."

Tiger Shroff on his first Eid release like Salman Khan

Tiger Shroff's 'Heropanti-2' will have an eid release this year. Eid is usually a time synonymous to Salman Khan's films and Tiger Shroff said that he knows he has some very big shoes to fill and feels grateful to be able to entertain the audiences during this festive time.

BTS member J-hope tests positive for COVID-19

BTS member J-hope tests positive for COVID-19, the band's label BigHit Music issued an official statement saying  "J-hope has completed three rounds of COVID-19 vaccinations and is currently not presenting any extraordinary symptoms other than a sore throat". They also said that he definitely intends to take part in all the important activities scheduled for the band next month after his home quarantine concludes. BTS is nominated for a Grammy this year for Best Pop Duo/Group performance and will also be performing at the award ceremony held in Las Vegas this year. BTS will be holding 4 sold-out concerts in Las Vegas at the same venue where the Grammys will take place this year.

Swara Bhaskar alerts Uber as cab driver takes off with all her groceries in LA

Actress Swara Bhasker took to Twitter to alert Uber after her cab driver in LA took off with all her groceries while she was on a pre-added stop. She wrote, "It seems there's no way to report this on your app...it's not a lost item! He just took it. Can I please have my stuff back?"

Irrfan Khan's son Babil to star in a film with Amitabh Bachchan

Late actor Irrfan Khan's son Babil Khan will star in a movie titled 'The Umesh Chronicles' along with Amitabh Bachchan. The movie will be directed by Shoojit Sircar who has previously worked with Amitabh Bachchan in 'Piku' and 'Gulabo Sitabo'. In his debut role, Babil will be playing the character of a servant boy.

Miley Cyrus's plane was hit by lightning, had to make an emergency landing

Singer Miley Cyrus' plane which was en route to South America for a music festival was unexpectedly struck by lightning causing it to make an emergency landing. She took to her Twitter to share pictures of the damage caused by the lightning and also assured that she was safe.

Randeep Hooda to play the role of Veer Savarkar in Biopic

Actor Randeep Hooda will be portraying the role of Veer Savarkar in his biopic 'Swatantra Veer Savarkar'. The actor shared pictures and wrote on Twitter "Kuch kahaniyaan batayi jaati hai aur kuch jee jaati hain! Grateful, excited and honoured to be part of #SwatantraVeerSavarkar's biopic." The movie will be directed by Mahesh Manjrekar.

'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' sequel in works after Salman Khan approves the idea

KV Vijayendra Prasad, the writer of 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', has said that he shared the story idea of the film's sequel with Salman Khan and added that the actor liked it. He said that he will start writing the script around May. Prasad also confirmed that the sequel will be a continuation of the previous film.

Parineeti Chopra opts out of 'Animal' to be in Imtiaz Ali's 'Chamkila'

Due to major overlap in dates between the two films, Parineeti Chopra has decided to opt-out of Ranbir Kapoor starrer 'Animal' and be a part of Imtiaz Ali's 'Chamkila'. This will be Parineeti's first collaboration with director Imtiaz Ali.

Alia Bhatt's make up artist reveals how she showed depth in her scars in 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'

Actress Alia Bhatt's makeup artist Preetisheel Singh said it was tricky to transform Alia into Gangubai Kathiawadi. Sharing a montage of Alia's scarred looks, Preeti said to transform Alia from a pretty girl to a charming yet resilient lady was propelling for her. She also added that they needed to show depth, not just in her scars and wounds, but also in her laughter.

Cast of 'RRR' participates in Green India Challenge

The main cast of the much-awaited 'RRR' movie, Ram Charan and Jr NTR, and the film's director SS Rajamouli took part in the Green India Challenge and planted trees in Hyderabad. The three were also seen in Varanasi before this as a part of their multi-state tour and took part in the Ganga Aarti there.

Konkona Sen Sharma on not viewing herself as a woman

Konkona Sen Sharma in a recent interview revealed that she feels gender is a taught concept that she does not relate to and she does not view herself as a woman but as something completely neutral. She also added that there's no one way of being a woman or a man or anything in between and she has always felt a bit androgynous.

Charithtra Chandan gets emotional when K3G song was included in Bridgerton

Actress Charithra Chandran who will be seen in Bridgerton's second season said that she called the show's writer Chris Van Dusen to say that the inclusion of the title track from 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' in the show brought tears to her eyes. She said the song is a Bollywood staple and feels like a collision of both her worlds.

Nimrat Kaur gained 15 Kgs for her role in 'Dasvi'

Abhishek Bachchan, Yami Gautam and Nimrat Kaur starrer 'Dasvi' released its trailer this week in which the actress plays a rural character who looks healthy. And to fit in this role, the actress gained a lot of weight, especially on her face. Apparently, Nimrat ate Samosas in order to achieve the look.

Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola receives his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Five-time Academy Award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola was honored with the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame Star this Monday. The director is famously known for his 'Godfather' trilogy and his other remarkable works include 'Patton' 'Apocalypse Now' and 'The Outsiders'. His sister Talia Shire, who has acted in all of his Godfather movies was also present at the ceremony along with actress Elle Fanning.

Kylie Jenner says her son's name is not 'Wolf' anymore

Entrepreneur and Reality Tv Star Kylie Jenner took to her Instagram stories to announce that her son's name is not Wolf anymore. She said that they just didn't feel the name suited their child anymore and have decided to change it. Her announcement came hours after she shared a YouTube video showing her emotional moments and her personal journey leading up to her son's birth.

So that's all the important entertainment news from this week. Hope you're all caught up!

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