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Sophie Choudry's ‘Monday blues’ is what we would all wish for

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Ever since the lockdown restrictions have been lifted in the country, several Bollywood celebrities have headed to Maldives for a quick vacation. From Varun Dhawan to Taapsee Pannu to Tiger Shroff and many others have chosen Maldives as their preferred holiday destination during the pandemic. Actress Sophie Choudry, too headed to Maldives, and has been regularly sharing some stunning pictures of herself from her getaway. Ever since she reached the island country, Sophie has been updating her Instagram feed with pictures of herself in different outfits. On Monday, she posted an all blue picture. In the picture shared by the actress she can be seen wearing a blue halter neck bra and blue denim shorts and is posing in the backdrop of the blue sea. "My kinda Monday blues," she captioned the post.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by SOPHIE (@sophiechoudry) Sophie recently held an Ask Me Anything Session on Instagram and ans

Abhishek Bachchan reveals the personal story behind naming his Kabbadi team Jaipur Pink Panthers

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Amazon Prime Video is all geared up to get you going 'Kabaddi Kabaddi' with is upcoming sports docu series Sons of The Soil : Jaipur Pink Panthers . A documentary that is unscripted, raw, unfiltered in the players, coaches and management lives in the franchise. In a recent press conference, owner of the team, Abhishek Bachchan shares this 'personal touch' that involved in the name 'Jaipur Pink Panthers', he says, "Jaipur Pink Panthers has a very personal touch with me. Whatever work I do in life, I feel it should have a personal connect. When I was little, my father used to call me out saying 'Tiger' then after a few years I thought even I should call him something as an answer. One day when he came back home from shooting, he asked me 'How are you tiger? I replied,' I am fine Panther. How are you?' and I was 4-5 years old then. Since then it became like a fun thing, he used to call me Tiger, I used to call him Panther. If there was an

Amitabh Bachchan shares a still from a film that never got made

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Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan, who is an avid social media user, often posts old pictures and stills from his films and even rare pictures of his family members. Recently, the actor shared a photoshoot of himself which he had done for a film that never saw the light of the day. In the photo shared by the actor, a young Amitabh Bachchan was seen in a black tapered pants and a gun kept by his side. In the caption, the star revealed that the film was never made eventually." ... a film that never got made .. styled, photo shot , titled .. but never got made .. pity," he captioned the post.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Amitabh Bachchan (@amitabhbachchan) Meanwhile, a few days back, Amitabh Bachchan dug up an old picture of himself dressed in a funky golden outfit. In the throwback picture, Amitabh Bachchan can be seen wearing a golden sherwani posing between golden furry pillows and covers. Once upon a time .. ऐसे भ

6 Underrated series that have taken the audience by storm

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OTT platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are all the rage these days. They have established themselves as frontrunners in producing entertaining content that gets everyone talking. There are only a handful of youngsters in the country who have not binged on blockbuster web shows like Scared Games and Mirzapur. If you have already had your fill of watching and re-watching the most popular web shows on these platforms, here is a list of some of the most underrated but equally brilliant web shows that you should immediately add to your ‘To Watch’ list 1: Asur What do you get when you mix a terrifying serial killer, a high intensity cat and mouse chase, and a cast that has fine actors like Arshad Warsi and Barun Sobti? An incredible crime-thriller show that will keep you hooked till the very end. Available on OTT platform Voot, this 2020 release marks the web series debut of our favourite ‘Circuit’ (Arshad Warsi) and makes for a delightful watch for lovers of crime-thriller gen

Anil Kapoor responds after Anupam Kher and Satish Kaushik gossip about him on The Kapil Sharma Show

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Actors Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik and Pankaj Tripathi recently visited The Kapil Sharma Show as guests. Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik and Anil Kapoor happen to be a group of three close friends in Bollywood. On the show, Satish and Anupam spilled some interesting secrets about their friendship. In a promo of the show, the two actors reveal their habit of gossiping especially when one of the three is not present. The promo begins with Satish saying, “When Anupam and Anil Kapoor are together, they gossip about me. When Anil Kapoor and I are together, we are like ‘Kapoor saab, kya yaar…” Listening to this, Kapil said, “As you said, when the two of you are together, you gossip about the third person. Since the two of you are here together why not get some tea.” Carrying on with what Kapil was referring to Anupam Kher jokingly said, "Ye Anil kya samajhta hai yar apne aap ko, badi body shody dikhane laga hai (What does Anil think of himself these days, he keeps showing off his body).”

Coolie No 1: When David Dhawan was angry with Varun Dhawan but vented it on Sara Ali Khan during ‘Main Toh Raste Se’ shoot

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A few days ago, the highly-awaited trailer of Coolie No. 1 starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan was unveiled. Directed by David Dhawan, the upcoming film is a rendition of the iconic 1995 Govinda-Karisma Kapoor starrer family comedy. During the press interaction on Saturday, Sara Ali Khan revealed a hilarious moment from the sets of the film when David Dhawan got angry at her. “We were filming ‘ Main Toh Raste Se’ when David sir got upset with me and shouted at me because, although I was ready for my shot, I was supposed to tag something on my costume and that was taking time”. However, there was a reason for it and she blamed Varun Dhawan for it. “He was doing some costume business in the van and David sir got pretty upset at him as it was delaying the shoot. So basically, he was angry at Varun but vented on me. That was a bit of an issue, but it is all good,” she said. “Working on Coolie No. 1 has really been a dream come true. One has grown up listening to songs like ‘Husn

LVB customers can access all services: DBS

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DBS Bank India on Monday said customers of Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB), which has now been merged with it, can continue to access all banking services, and interest rates on savings and fixed deposits are unchanged as of now. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/37ojKGt >

Gold on course for worst month in four years

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Gold fell on Monday en route to its worst month in four years, as optimism over a coronavirus vaccine-led economic revival prompted investors to buy into traditional risk assets. Spot gold declined about 1% to $1,771.22 per ounce by 0452 GMT, shedding 5.7% so far this month - its biggest since November 2016. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/2JnFdqX >

'Trump to add SMIC, CNOOC to defense blacklist'

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The Trump administration is poised to add China’s top chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, according to a document and sources, curbing their access to US investors and escalating tensions with Beijing weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3llb9cr >

Rubina Dilaik breaks down on Bigg Boss 14 recalling that she was to get divorced, leaves husband Abhinav Shukla teary-eyed

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Rubina Dilaik has recently been announced as the first finalist to make it to the finale by Salman Khan on Bigg Boss 14’s Weekend Ka Vaar. While there are a lot of twists and turns, Bigg Boss gave the other contestants an opportunity to take her place by revealing some of the dark secrets. It is known that Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla’s marriage was in rough waters before they decided to do the show. Speaking of her dark secret, Rubina reveals that they were on the verge of divorce and had given each other the time till November. She said, “Humne ek dusre ko November tak ka time diya tha. We were about to get divorced. Agar yaha dono saath nahi aate, toh shayad sath bhi na reh paate”. As soon as she steps out of the area, she breaks down while a teary-eyed Abhinav Shukla gives her a tight hug. Take a look at the promo. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ColorsTV (@colorstv) Also Read: Bigg Boss 14 Promo: Jasmin Bhasin t

Ashwini Kalsekar and Seemaa Desai win big at 3rd New Jersey Indian and International Film Festival, for their short film Tindey

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After winning lots of accolades and recognitions, Seemaa Desai's Tindey has now gone on to win at the third edition of New Jersey Indian and International Film Festival, for their short film Tindey. While the director, Seemaa Desai won an award in the best short film category, actress Ashwini Kalsekar won the Best Actress award for the same. The scene stellar Ashwini Kalsekar has won everyone over with her natural acting and nails every scene in the film. Talking about the win Ashwini Kalsekar, shares, “I am very excited, delighted enraptured at the same time very humbled and touched today because my work is being appreciated at NJIIFF (New Jersey Indian and International Film festival). I would like to thank everyone who is responsible for putting this joy in my life. I am thankful for my director, Seema Desai who projected me in a different way.” She further adds, "To receive an award is always encouraging for any actor and it also increases the actor’s responsibility to

Is Jallikattu the right choice for the Oscars? Filmmakers respond

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Anurag Kashyap: “Of course I am happy. This was one year where I felt we had four films that had backing and they made a bold choice. Jallikattu has XYZ films as US distributor and a successful festival run and international reviews. So it does stand a good chance .There was also The Disciple i n the selection race that has Cuaron and international distribution and festival wins There was Sir that has international distribution and festival run and backing and there was Yeh Ballet that had international appeal and Netflix backing. Lijo Jose Pellissery is a filmmaker of international standards and the world needs to know him so I am happy this will cast the light on him.” Hansal Mehta: “It's a brilliant film. Absolutely no doubt. I haven't seen Chaitanya Tamhane's film The Disciple yet but going by the accolades it received and so much talk about it being a possible contender for Oscars maybe this was the film to be sent? About time this process for selection changes.

TWICE gives stunning performance on 'I Can't Stop Me' on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert; the group releases English version of the song 

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The powerful girl group TWICE, from South Korea, made their late-night talk show debut with a stunning performance on 'I Can't Stop Me' on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. On the day of the English version release of the lead track from their latest album 'Eyes Wide Open' , the group performed on the synth-wave track that beautifully captures the emotions of the members who are trying a make a choice between the good and the evil. Dressed in the varied version of brown colour, the popstars gave a memorable performance on the show as they crooned the Korean version of the song. The English version was released on November 30, 2020. The lyrics go, " Oh I been caught under the spot, spot, spotlight / I wanna cave into the dark side calling to me / The ending’s obvious I know it’s not right / I can’t stop me, can’t stop me. " The group dropped their second full-length album  'Eyes Wide Open'  on October 26, 2020. ALSO READ: JYP Entertainment c

Can improve DHFL offer: Adani Group

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Billionaire Gautam Adani's roads-to-mining group has indicated that it can improve on its Rs 33,000 crore takeover offer for collapsed housing lender DHFL and has sought forfeiture of deposits of bidders seeking to vitiate auction by questioning maximum recovery of public money. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/37j80oD >

BTS earns their fifth No. 1 album with 'BE' on Billboard 200, their second chart-topper this year after 'Map Of The Soul: 7' 

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Kicking off Monday on a huge note, global superstars BTS have earned their fifth No. 1 album with their latest release 'BE' on the Billboard 200 chart. The chart announcement was made on November 30, 2020. This makes their second chart-topper after their February 21, 2020, full-length album release 'Map Of The Soul: 7' . According to Billboard, "Of Be ’s 242,000 units earned in the tracking week ending Nov. 26, album sales comprise 177,000, TEA units comprise 35,000 and SEA units comprise 30,000 (equating to 48.56 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs)." Of BE’s 242,000 units earned in the tracking week ending Nov. 26, album sales comprise 177,000. — billboard charts (@billboardcharts) November 29, 2020 . @BTS_twt has earned five No. 1 albums in just over two years and six months. The last group to tally five No. 1s faster was @thebeatles , who earned five No. 1s in just under two years and five months with Yesterday and Today (July 30, 1

Kriti Sanon works out on a Sunday giving us major fitness goals

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Kriti Sanon is easily one of the fittest actors in the industry. She often shares her workout videos and gives a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes. As she has resumed after months of staying at home, she is not missing a day of her workout. Even on a Sunday, the actress was seen at the gym doing back and biceps workout. She shared the video from the gym on Sunday on her Instagram story.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Bollywood Hungama???? (@realbollywoodhungama) On the work front, Kriti Sanon is currently shooting for Dinesh Vijjan’s next opposite Rajkummar Rao. She will also be seen in Mimi, Bachchan Pandey alongside Akshay Kumar. Reportedly, she has been cast as Sita in Prabhas starrer Adipurush. Saif Ali Khan has been signed to play the antagonist Lankesh whereas Sunny Singh may play Laxman. ALSO READ: Kriti Sanon roped to play Sita in for Saif Ali Khan and Prabhas starrer Adipurush? from Featured Movie Ne

Ananya Panday only hugs Deepika Padukone, the latter says 'love you baby girl'

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Actors Deepika Padukone and Ananya Panday will be starring in Shakun Batra's next with Siddhant Chaturvedi. The first schedule was wrapped up in Goa earlier this month. The actors will resume the shoot for Shakun's film and will shoot until mid-December. On Sunday, Ananya shared a photo of herself on her Instagram story where she was hugging Deepika Padukone. Wearing a mask, she captioned the photo, "I love you Deepika Padukone, aka the only person I hug." Deepika responded on her Instagram story by saying, "love you baby girl." Post Khaali Peeli , Ananya will be seen in Shakun Batra's next alongside Deepika Padukone and Siddhant Chaturvedi followed by Fighter alongside Vijay Deverokonda. Deepika Padukone, on the other hand, was last seen in Chhapaak. She also has The Intern remake on the cards and 83. ALSO READ: Ananya Panday reunites with her ‘burger bae’ in Dubai; her airport look is all about limited edition Louis Vuitton worth over Rs. 4 lak

23 Years Of Ishq: Juhi Chawla shares hilarious clip of her heated argument with Aamir Khan

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It's been 23 years since Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla, Ajay Devgn, and Kajol starrer Ishq released in theatres. The film was a romantic comedy and the chemistry of the two pairs is still remembered. On the film's anniversary, Juhi Chawla shared a video clip in which her character Madhu and Aamir Khan's character Raja end up in an argument after Ajay bumps his car into her car. Juhi wrote, "23 years of Ishq ???? One of my favourite scenes ????????Would love to hear from you...your favourite memory ?@_aamirkhan @ajaydevgn @kajol #23YearsOfIshq."   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Juhi Chawla (@iamjuhichawla) It was also the last film Juhi Chawla and Aamir Khan did together after their pairing had become a hit since their debut in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak . The 1997 film Ishq was directed by Indra Kumar. It was remade in Kannada in 2007, Snehana Preethina . ALSO READ: Juhi Chawla plants 500 trees for Shah Rukh K

Jan Dhan, cash transfers boost ATMs in Bharat

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With Jan Dhan accounts and the government’s direct benefit transfers (DBT), ATM usage has gone up in rural areas. This is most clearly seen by the trend of increased usage of ‘white-label operators’ ATMs, which are used only in rural and remote parts of the country. From just 2% of total ATM transactions in India in 2014, white-label ATMs now make up 12% of total transactions. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3qbSdR1 >

From mining to mfg, cos boost gender diversity

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India Inc has quietly progressed on the gender diversity front in spite of the pandemic. Engineering firm ABB, Hindustan Zinc (HZL), Sun Life Asia Service Center (ASC) and leading direct selling FMCG major Amway have improved upon their gender diversity numbers significantly this year through proactive hiring of women candidates. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/39sZSEO >

Forecasters raise GDP projections after Q2 rebound

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Forecasters are revising upwards their projection for the current fiscal’s GDP growth after better-than-expected numbers for the second quarter. Most economists expect India’s GDP to shrink between 6% and 8% in FY21. Until last month, international agencies like the IMF were expecting the economy to shrink by 10%. The RBI is widely expected to continue with its accommodative stance. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/33sl5La >

Govt issues guidelines to carry out GST checks

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‘Holding cos will separate promoters from banks’

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EXCLUSIVE: These are Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan’s favourite songs from Coolie No. 1

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Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan are the newest on-screen pair in town with their film Coolie No. 1’s trailer being loved all over. The duo was in Chandigarh for the trailer launch of their film and in an exclusive conversation with Bollywood Hungama , they opened up about their favourite tracks from the film. While it is a remake of the film, except for two songs, ‘Husn Hai Suhana’ and ‘ Main Toh Raste Se Jaa Raha Tha’ , they have introduced new peppy numbers that are sure to get you grooving. Getting candid about their favourite tracks, Sara Ali Khan said, “My favourtie rack would be ‘ Mummy Kasam’. Ganesh Sir, David Dhawan and Varun Dhawan coming together for a number is so colourful, vibrant, and vivacious for me.” She further revealed Varun Dhawan’s favourite number is, ‘Teri Bhabhi Khadi Hai’. However, Varun Dhawan said that his favourite track from the movie would be ‘Husn Hai Suhana’ . Needless to say, Sara and Varun got in a funny banter after that, take a look at the enti

Late Wajid Khan’s wife Kamalrukh Khan opens up about being in an inter-caste marriage

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Music composer Wajid Khan recently passed away due to his health issues, even though the musician was detected with Coronavirus, it was not the reason for his death. His wife, Kamalrukh Khan has recently opened up about her experience of being in an inter-caste marriage. While Wajid was Muslim, Kamalrukh is Parsi and the college sweethearts tied the knot under the Separate Marriage Act that allows one to follow their own faith post marriage. Talking about her ups and downs of being in an inter-faith marriage she took to her Instagram to share a long post about the same. It reads, “Live and let live should be the only religion we all practice.” Answering why she opened up about the issue now, she said, “I am Parsi and he was Muslim. We were what you would call "college sweethearts". Eventually when we did get married, we married for love under the Special Marriages Act (an act that upholds the right to practice one's own religion post marriage). And this is why this curr

Malaika Arora posts a lovey-dovey candid with beau Arjun Kapoor

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Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor are absolute couple goals with their social media posts. The duo started dating a couple of years back and have openly admitted to being together. Making heads turn with their mushy captions, Malaika Arora’s recent Instagram post has left her fans in awe of the two. Malaika Arora had accompanied Arjun Kapoor on his Dharamshala’s shooting schedule for Bhoot Police . With Saif Ali Khan being one of the leads, Kareeena Kapoor Khan and Taimur Ali Khan had also accompanied him. Sharing a cute picture where the couple is seen candidly laughing, Malaika Arora wrote, “Never a dull moment when ur around .....” Take a look at her post.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Malaika Arora (@malaikaaroraofficial) Also Read: “It’s actually refreshing to be outdoors and shooting for a film”, says Arjun Kapoor about Bhoot Police from Featured Movie News | Featured Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama https://ift.t

"Commando 4 is going to be a bigger challenge as we move ahead," says producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah

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For producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah, one of the biggest challenges for Commando 3 was to ensure that it turns out to be bigger, better and take the franchise to an altogether new level. The plot of the action flick was devised in a way that they had a massive international shoot in London and in India and that's how a huge scale was achieved. Commando 3 was known for Vidyut Jamwal and his brilliant action but the challenge was always to better the franchise in terms of action as well as the narrative. "We got Andy to choreograph action sequence as Vidyut has suggested his name and he created some of the most amazing action sequences which were at par with any international action sequences that you see in this genre," informs Vipul Shah. Recollecting an interesting anecdote, Vipul reveals, "The toughest part was that my team went to London when I was hospitalized here. I was totally incapable of contributing to the success of the schedule. Hats off to the team - Vi

Rashami Desai sizzles in the pool in a hot pink bikini and a sheer white dress

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Rashami Desai’s recent transformation has been quite a delight to watch for her fans. while the actress was last seen in Naagin 4, the show’s abrupt end left her fans in dismay, but she pleasantly surprised them with her recent makeover that was like a breath of fresh air for them. while her pictures are something her fans can’t get over, her recent bikini-clad pictures have left their jaws dropped down on the floor. Taking to her Instagram, sharing pictures from her latest photoshoot in a pool during a getaway in Lonavla, Rashami Desai has been raising the temperatures. The actress is seen dressed in a hot pink bikini with a body con sheer white full-sleeved dress. The pictures are surely describing our weekend mood in the best way possible. Take a look at them.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Rashami Desai (@imrashamidesai) Also Read: Bigg Boss 14: Rashami Desai approached to enter the house; here’s what the actress has to

Bigg Boss 14 Promo: Jasmin Bhasin to become Neha Kakkar’s sister-in-law?

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In the recent promo of Bigg Boss 14, Neha Kakkar and Tony Kakkar will be making an entrance on the show and will spend some quality time with the contestants. Keeping up with the rules and traditions, the sibling’s duo came up with a fun task for all the ladies in the house. Neha Kakkar’s recent wedding with Rohanpreet Singh was a huge affair and a lot of celebrated names in the industry were a part of the functions. So, now she’s looking for a bride for her brother Tony Kakkar. Asking the ladies to impress them with their skills, Nikki Tamboli, Pavitra Punia, and Jasmin Bhasin were seen trying to impress him with his moves while the former flirted with him. During the end of the promo, Jasmin and Tony are seen wearing garlands by themselves and Aly Goni’s expressions are too cute to miss. Take a look at the promo right here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ColorsTV (@colorstv) Also Read: Vikas Gupta to enter the Bigg Bo

Vikas Gupta to enter the Bigg Boss 14 house along with Rakhi Sawant, Kashmera Shah, Rahul Mahajan and two other challengers

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Bigg Boss 14 has not had enough of the twists and turns and is now willing to try something they never have done before. While the season began with Gauahar Khan, Hina Khan, and Sidharth Shukla entering the house as toofani seniors to train the contestants, they made an exit in just 17 days. However, Rubina Dilaik was announced as the first finalist of the season and will be safe from elimination till the finale episode. Now, mastermind Vikas Gupta is all set to enter the house with five challengers that also happen to be the ex-contestants of the house. Rakhi Sawant, Kashmera Shah, Manu Punjabi, Rahul Mahajan, and Arshi Khan will be making an entry in the house along with Vikas Gupta as challengers and the twists and turns are only going to increase ten folds. While there are speculations, it has been reported that Pavitra Punia will be eliminated from today’s episode. Also Read: Salman Khan announces Rubina Dilaik as the first finalist of Bigg Boss 14 from Featured Movie News