Bollywood: Rajinikanth to launch political party, Kangana Ranaut’s in another fight

Indian superstar Rajinikanth has decided to enter the political fray. The 69-year-old said on Thursday that he will announce his political party’s name on December 31 and launch it come January. He tweeted: "In the upcoming assembly polls, with people's massive support, in Tamil Nadu, an honest, transparent corruption-less, secular and spiritual politics is sure to happen." "Miracle, Wonder will happen," he added.

Kangana Ranaut is once again in the ring – after misidentifying an elderly woman from farmers' protest as Bilkis Bano of Shaheen Bagh she was the subject of much ire and retorts from fellow stars including Dijit Dosanjh.

Actor Sunny Deol has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is currently isolating in Manali. On Wednesday, the actor-director-politician tweeted about the development and urged those who had come in contact with him recently to get tested.

Aditya Narayan and Shweta Agarwal wed in a traditional ceremony in Mumbai on Monday, then continued to celebrate with a grand reception on Wednesday night where they danced for their guests. Govinda along with wife Sunita and daughter Tina, and comedian Bharti Singh with husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa attended the reception.

Three months after being arrested in a drugs case, Rhea Chakroborty’s brother, Showik, was granted bail. This was Showik’s second plea for bail. For the next six months he will have to attend the NCB’s office on the first Monday of every month for an hour. It has also asked him to attend all the hearings without fail.

Actor Deepika Padukone was seen en route to Alibaug to shoot for an upcoming project. Keeping it casual Padukone opted for high waist bell bottom denims and a black top. The actress was snapped boarding a speedboat, as she headed to shoot with Ananya Panday and Siddhant Chaturvedi.

Cute couple Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha were spotted out with Jackie Shroff and Nandita Das.

Preity Zinta posted a selfie with husband Gene Goodenough, giving fans on social media a glimpse of the empty streets of Los Angeles. Christmas lights and decorations decked up the deserted road. “The streets are empty again as LA goes into another 3 week lockdown. I cannot believe this is happening again. Take care everyone. Stay safe everyone and please wear your masks #LA #Lockdown #Bachaao #Staysafe #Ting,” she wrote alongside the picture.

Actress Sanjana Sanghi, who was seen opposite late Sushant Singh Rajput in Dil Bechara earlier this year, is the top Breakout Star of Indian Streaming Films and Web Series this year by IMDb. Sanjana is followed by Isha Talwar of "Mirzapur 2", Harshita Gaur, Swastika Mukherjee and Aahana Kumra. Fresh from the success of "Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story", Shreya Dhanwanthary is sixth in the list, with Tripti Dimri, Jaideep Ahlawat, Nithya Menen and Niharika Lyra Dutt following her. The list is determined using data from IMDbPro STARmeter rankings, which are based on the actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly IMDb visitors.

Mrunal Thakur, who debuted in Hrithik Roshan’s ‘Super 30’, has been learning about holistic fitness from her co-stars. Thakur says she doesn’t believe in starving herself or doing crash diets but has been working out every day – doing yoga and MMA – to stay fit.