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Pandit Shivkumar passes away: PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee, and others share condolence messages
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passed away in Mumbai. He was 84-year-old and passed away due to cardiac arrest. According to reports, he was suffering from kidney-related issues for the last six months and was on dialysis.
Indian music composer and santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passed away in Mumbai. He was 84-year-old and passed away due to cardiac arrest. According to reports, he was suffering from kidney-related issues for the last six months and was on dialysis. As soon as the news of his demise came out, political leaders, celebrities and several people started sharing condolence messages.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shared a post in which she said that it is sad to know about the demise of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, an eminent Santoor player and internationally celebrated Indian music composer. His departure impoverishes our cultural world. My deepest condolences.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that our cultural world is poorer with the demise of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Ji. He popularised the Santoor at a global level. His music will continue to enthral the coming generations. I fondly remember my interactions with him. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti.
Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri also shared a picture of him with Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and wrote that one of the greatest souls of maa Saraswati, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma ji is not with us in the body. But his creativity will always play in our consciousness. I was blessed by him and had the honour to create music with his son Rahul. Artists never die.
Shabana Azmi also shared a post and wrote that she is deeply saddened to hear that maestro Pt Shivkumar Sharma has passed away. His mellifluous music will remain in our hearts of course but tinged by the pain of his loss. My deepest condolences to the family. RIP.
For those who don’t know, Pandit Shivkumar gave Santoor, which was earlier just a little known instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, a classical status along with other traditional and famous instruments such as the sitar and sarod.
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Parineeti Chopra-Raghav Chadha tie the knot, RagNeeti fans waiting for couple’s wedding picture
Following his sehrabandi, Raghav boarded a boat with his baraat and travelled to The Leela Palace, where the major wedding ceremony was held with the setting sun as a backdrop.
Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra and Aam Aadmi Party MP, Raghav Chadha, finally tied the knot in Udaipur today, September 24. The theme of the wedding was a pearl-white wedding and Parineeti opted for a Manish Malhotra-designed ivory lehenga whereas Raghav on the other hand coordinated with his wife and opted for an ivory-coloured outfit.
However, the couple did not share any pictures from their wedding on social media, their fans are eagrly waiting to see the pictures of the new couple.
Following his sehrabandi, Raghav boarded a boat with his baraat and travelled to The Leela Palace, where the major wedding ceremony was held with the setting sun as a backdrop. Manish Malhotra, Sania Mirza, and Harbhajan Singh were among the politicians and family members that are in Udaipur for the royal wedding.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, and the leader of the Yuva Sena Aaditya Thackeray, are all in Udaipur and attended Raghav Chadha’s baaraat. Sanjay Singh, a member of the Aam Aadmi Party, is another guest from the groom’s side.
Actor Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti’s cousin, her husband Nick Jonas, and their daughter Malti did not travel to India to attend the wedding. Priyanka’s mother Dr. Madhu Chopra, attended the event. On Instagram, Priyanka wished Parineeti and gave the impression that she might not be at the latter’s wedding.
Dolly Sidhu, celebrity mehndi artist, shared the pictures from Parineeti’s mehndi ceremony. The actor can be seen wearing a green-blue kurta with minimal makeup.
According to sources, the groom’s family will organise the couple’s wedding reception in Chandigarh on September 30. The Taj Chandigarh will host the event. In Delhi, there will be another reception after this.
Meanwhile, Parineeti and Raghav have been the talk of the town ever since their love story came to light. After dating each other, the couple got engaged in May in Delhi in the presence of their close family members and friends.
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Box Office: SRK’s Jawan to cross Pathaan’s record, film to cross Rs 1000 crore globally
Jawan collected Rs 13 crore in net earnings on Day 17 across all languages. The film’s overall collection now stands at Rs 546.58 crore.
The biggest Hindi film hit of the year is Jawan, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara. The domestic collection for Pathaan, which was released in January of this year, has already been surpassed. The film is making progress and will likely surpass the Rs 1000 crore mark globally in the upcoming week.
Jawan collected Rs 13 crore in net earnings on Day 17 across all languages. The film’s overall collection now stands at Rs 546.58 crore. On the other side, it has made about Rs. 966 crore worldwide. The movie will soon join the 1000 crore club thanks to this.
There are now just three Indian films in the club, including Aamir Khan starrer Dangal, Ram Charan and Jounir NTR starrer RRR, and Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan. Jawan will now be a part of a club that already has two SRK films.
On September 7, Jawan, a Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu film directed by Atlee, was released in all countries. In crucial parts of the action-packed thriller are Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi. Deepika Padukone played the cameo role in the film.
Shah Rukh portrays a father-son story in the film that at its heart sheds light on a number of social and political issues. Lehar Khan, Aaliyah Qureshi, Ridhi Dogra, Sunil Grover, Mukesh Chhabra, Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, Girija Oak, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Sanjeeta, Sanjay Dutt, and a cameo by Sanjay Dutt are also included in the movie.
Jawan is a Red Chillies Entertainment production that is co-produced by Gauri Khan and Gaurav Verma. SRK plays a double role in the film, which makes the movie more entertaining and a popular comedy. The movie was filmed in Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Rajasthan, and Chennai. Anirudh Ravichander made his Bollywood solo composing debut with the music for the movie.
Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan will be next seen in Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki which is scheduled to hit the theaters during Christmas and New Year’s eve.
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Parineeti Chopra-Raghav Chadha’s 90s theme sangeet photo, video goes viral
The couple held a 90s-themed celebration on Saturday before their beautiful wedding, which featured a performance by the popular Punjabi artist Navraj Hans.
The wedding festivities for Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha are currently off to a rousing start in Rajasthan. The Leela Palace in Udaipur, which has a view of the lovely Pichola Lake, is where they will exchange vows. Despite the setting being lovely, there is a lot of music and dancing to make the celebrations lively.
The couple held a 90s-themed celebration on Saturday before their beautiful wedding, which featured a performance by the popular Punjabi artist Navraj Hans. The singer has now posted some much-awaited photos of the soon-to-be-married couples on his Instagram account.
The upcoming bride and groom, Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha hosted a 90s-themed Sangeet ceremony on September 23 prior to their wedding. The evening featured a colourful performance by Navraj Hans, a popular Punjabi singer and the son of Hans Raj Hans, another well-known Punjabi singer.
He sang Bollywood vintage songs like Kajra Mohabbat Wala and Punjabi blockbusters like Dil Chori Sada Ho Gaya and Gud Naal Ishq Mitha were mixed in with his entertainment for the guests.
The singer has already shared some much-awaited photos of the bride and groom Parineeti and Raghav from their Sangeet night on his Instagram page. He wished the cute beautiful couple Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha a long and happy marriage in his post with the images.
Navraj Hans wrote, that performing last night for the Sangeet ceremony was a complete pleasure. He further wished the couple to stay blessed and added a red heart and a folded hand emoji.
As soon as the singer dropped the photos and videos from sangeet, it quickly went viral. A user wrote, they are just a beautiful couple, another said, Parineeti is adorable. Others also wished them good luck for their future.
Meanwhile, in the photos, Parineeti wore a shimmery silver lehenga with a trench coat, striking jewellery, and minimal makeup. She also chose to have very little mehendi. In contrast, Raghav looked sharp in his all-black attire. The couple is scheduled to have a day-light wedding today in the presence of their family members and close friends.
