Sonakshi Sinha all set to judge ‘Indian Idol Junior’

April 5, 2015

Mumbai, Apr 5: A lot is happening on Indian television with celebs like Shah Rukh Khan hosting a game show and Farah Khan’s star studded cooking show. Now yet another personality is going to join this club. It is with a music reality show that Sonakshi Sinha is making her television debut. The show is none other than ‘Indian Idol Junior’. The actress would be the judge along with Salim Merchant and Vishal Dadlani.

Sonakshi SinhaAsha Negi and Hussain Kuwajerwala would be seen hosting the show. Sonakshi expresses her pleasure to be a part of the show – “I am excited about judging the music reality show featuring children. I am a kid at heart, and love watching shows that display such wonderful talent, so it's the perfect fit for me. I can't wait to meet all the talented kids.”

Sonakshi is super excited about this new opportunity as can be seen from her tweets. She tweeted- “OMG!! Have some grrrrreat news for you’ll... Wait for it #juniorontheway” She had fans guessing who and what the “junior” was? Then the wait was finally ended when a cool hashtag started on Twitter. #SonakshiAndJunior is trending now. She announced on 3rd April – “Enough guessing!! HAPPY to announce #ShotgunJunior is going to be a part of Indian Idol Junior” and encouraged her fans to explore the brand new hashtag #SonakshiAndJunior.

Salim Merchant and Vishal Dadlani had been finalized first. Then it had been reported that the show makers were going to feature Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone as the judges. The ladies had been approached too, as a source reported – “For the third judge, they are looking at roping in a Bollywood actress. Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra and Sonakshi Sinha have been approached.” Sonakshi has earlier visited the sets of ‘Indian Idol Junior’. She came with Ranveer Singh for the promotion of her film ‘Lootera’. She then revisited with Imran Khan to promote ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara!’.

Few know that Sonakshi has tried her hand at singing as well. She has lent her voice to Hindi dubbed version of the Hollywood film ‘Rio 2’. The actress admits that she enjoyed, but then she is just a bathroom singer. “There’s a scene where Jewel is dancing and singing, so they made me sing a few lines as well. It was such a new experience! I would have even loved to sing more but unfortunately I am only just a bathroom singer,” says Sonakshi.

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April 2,2020

New Delhi, Apr 2: After donating to UNICEF to combat COVID-19, actor Kareena Kapoor Khan on Thursday announced that she will also contribute to PM-CARES Fund and Maharashtra's CM Relief Fund along with her husband Saif Ali Khan and son Taimur Ali Khan.

Kareena made the announcement through an Instagram post and also urged others to do their bit by doing whatever is possible.

"We extend our support to the PM CARES Fund and the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (Maharashtra)," read an official statement post by Kareena on Instagram.

"In times like these, every helping hand and every rupee raised matters. Do Help wherever possible," the statement further read.

However, the amount of donation hasn't been revealed in the post.

The star couple has joined a list of celebrities including Akshay Kumar, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal and others who too have extended support to PM CARES Fund to fight against coronavirus.

Earlier on March 31, the 'Jab We Met' actor had announced their contribution to UNICEF, GIVE INDIA and the International Association of Human Values (IAHV).

There are 1764 active coronavirus cases in the country, while 150 people have been cured and 50 have died, as per the Union Health Ministry. 

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July 19,2020

Mumbai, Jul 19: Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against two Instagram account holders for allegedly threatening actor Rhea Chakraborty, an official said on Sunday.

The location of the two accused is yet to be traced, the official said, adding that the investigation in the case is at primary stage.

Chakraborty on Thursday requested the cyber crime cell to look into the rape and murder threats she has been receiving ever since the death of close friend, actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Rajput, 34, was found dead in his apartment in suburban Bandra here on June 14, leaving people in the film industry and audiences shocked.

Chakraborty, in particular, was subjected to online hate with users blaming her for Rajput's suicide.

"We registered the First Information Report (FIR) on Saturday under Indian Penal Code Sections 507 (criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication), 509 (intending to insult modesty of any woman) and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act," Santacruz police station's senior inspector Shriram Koregaonkar said.

"No arrest has been made so far. We are conducting an investigation in the case," he added.

On Thursday, sharing a screenshot of a hate message she received on Instagram, Chakraborty said while she had ignored many abusive texts sent to her in the past month, the harassment was now unbearable.

The 28-year-old actor eventually disabled the comments section of her Instagram page.

Chakraborty, known for films such as "Mere Dad Ki Maruti" and "Jalebi", had tagged the cyber cell and requested the authorities to look into the threats.

On June 18, she was called to the Bandra police station to record her statement in connection with Rajput's death.

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January 2,2020

Jan 2: A young filmmaker was allegedly assaulted by an acquaintance during an argument over CAA-NRC in neighbouring Salt Lake City, police said on Wednesday.

The police have arrested the accused following a complaint by the filmmaker.

According to a senior police officer, the argument over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) began following a social media post by the filmmaker.

The accused allegedly went to the house of the filmmaker on Monday night and picked up an argument, which led to a scuffle.

"During the scuffle, the accused attacked the filmmaker with a knife," the senior police officer said, adding that the accused has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

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