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]]>The engagement took place at Nagarjuna’s residence, and while photos from the event have already circulated widely, a newly surfaced video offers a fresh glimpse of Sobhita on her special day. This early clip from the ceremony shows an enthusiastic Sobhita as she prepares and makes her way to the venue.
At their Nischitaardham (engagement) ceremony, Sobhita Dhulipala and Naga Chaitanya Akkineni elegantly embraced their tradition and heritage in custom ensembles designed with deep cultural significance. Sobhita, draped in a golden blush Uppada silk in Manish Malhotra Saree, paid tribute to her roots with textiles carefully sourced from the weaving communities of Andhra Pradesh. The saree’s hue, inspired by the Kanakaambaram flower, a traditional temple bloom cherished by Telugu women and the timeless Padmam (lotus), beautifully reflected her connection to tradition. The silhouette, inspired by the iconic paintings of Telugu artist Bapu, evoked the classic half-saree style worn by young South Indian women.
Naga Chaitanya wore a modern interpretation of the classic Pattu pancha, laalchi, and kanduva a traditional three-piece ensemble worn by men in Andhra Pradesh. His attire, crafted in ivory brocade and muted gold tussar silk, featured intricate antique gold dori work, paying homage to the exquisite craftsmanship of Andhra Pradesh.
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Transgender makeup artists are the new trendsetters and the women in Kerala are just awe-struck seeing their extraordinary works. They are creating magic on celebrities, models, and brides of Kerala. It is a radical change from the past when things were different. There was a time in Kerala when transgenders were treated as outcasts and judged because of various misconceptions. But now things are changing and transgenders are treading a better path in the mainstream society. Here is a list of makeup artists from Kerala who are changing the makeup scene in the state, turning out to be an inspiration for others like them.
Renju Renjimar
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Renju Renjimar is the first transgender celebrity and bridal makeup artist in Kerala who adorned the beautiful faces of South Indian actresses, models, and brides with her bewitching ability. She has worked with popular celebrities such as Bhavana, Priyamani, Asin, Tamannah, Amala Paul and many more. Renju has also stepped into the Bollywood industry by doing a makeover for the actress Madhubala.
Born and brought up in Kollam, Renju began her career as a makeup artist by learning the art on her own and has now successfully completed 22 years in the makeup industry. The break in her career came when she assisted Ambika Pillai at Wills India Fashion Week. Renju is known for her eye makeup which stands out on the beautiful faces she that she decks up. Her bridal makeup for the business tycoon Ravi Pillai’s daughter Arathi and the recent work with actress Bhavana for her wedding received great attention from people.
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Jaanmoni Das
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An Assamese by birth but a Malayali by heart. Even though Jaanmoni is not from Kerala, her works are admired by most of the Keralites. She landed in Kerala as part of the shooting of an Assamese film and ended up being the most sought-after makeup artist in Kerala. She has been living in Kochi for the last seven years. Jaanmoni has worked with celebrities such as Manju Warrier, Amala Paul, Ranjini Haridas, Nazriya Nazim and many more. Her initial interest was in dance which eventually developed her taste into makeup. Jaanmoni has also worked in a number of Malayalam movies like Ennum Eppozhum, Kalimannu.
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Avinash S Chetia
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Like Jaanmoni, Avinash also hails from Assam and had played a major role in changing the makeup scene in Kerala. Avinash was working as a makeup artist in Assamese and Bengali movies when she received the invitation to Kerala from Jaanmoni and actress Amala Paul. Her debut in Kerala was the film Run Baby Run in which she did makeup on Amala. Her bridal makeup for Nazriya was also a huge hit. Avinash has worked as a makeup artist in more than 50 films like How old are you?, Oru Indian Pranayakatha, King Liar.
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Vineeth Seema
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Vineeth Seema has already become the most favourite and requested bridal make-up artist in Kerala. She owns a bridal makeover studio at Thiruvananthapuram. Vineeth first appeared in a comedy show in a Malayalam channel. Even though her initial interest was in acting, Vineeth has now turned out to be a talented makeup artist. She has not only beautified the faces of brides from Kerala but also from cities like Chennai and Bangalore.
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Many of you must have thought of embellishing your body with a tattoo. You might have searched for the best design that fits your taste. You might have asked the people who got themselves inked, to know whether the process is painful. And at last, after every possible research, something had stopped you. Maybe the fear of a needle piercing your body or the unsatisfied nods from your parents.
But in between those fears, there are aspects that bring out the best from getting inked. Tattoos have become a reflection of one’s personality. It provides impetus and therapeutic effect to some people because of which, tattoos with motivational designs are the trend now. Some people take a step forward by decorating a beautiful design over their body. As celebrities always steal the limelight, their tattoos are also quite famous. Let’s take a look at some of the South Indian luminaries who adorned their body with admirable tattoos that reflect their personality in the best way possible.
Trisha
Known as the tattoo girl of Kollywood, Trisha, after flaunting her two tattoos inked her back last year with a new tattoo of a camera mounted on a Tripod. On tattooing her back, Trisha tweeted, “Wear everything in your heart on your skin.” Her first tattoo was a ‘Nemo’ on her chest and the second was her sun sign Taurus. Trisha had also tattooed actor Jayam Ravi’s image on her thighs for the movie Boologam.
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Vikram
Among the very few Tamil actors who bedecked their body with Tattoos, Vikram tops the list. His tattoo is a simple tribal design of the sun which forms a band around his biceps.
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Nagarjuna
Telugu actor Nagarjuna Akkineni has an ‘Om’ symbol tattoo on his massive biceps. In order to hide this tattoo for his devotional movie ‘Om Namo Venkatesaya’, the crew designed the costume for Nagarjuna in a way it hides his right shoulder.
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Samantha and Naga Chaitanya
When it comes to couple goals, Samantha and Naga Chaitanya had already conquered our hearts. The couple got married in October 2017. But pre-marriage, the duo inked a matching tattoo of the double arrows on their right wrist. When asked about the meaning behind the tattoo, the couple cleared that the double arrow is a Roman symbol which means “Create your own reality”. Apart from this, Samantha has two other tattoos, one on her nape that reads “You” and a rosebud on her waist.
Shruthi Hassan
Shruthi Hassan has five tattoos all over her body. All the tattoos are the different versions of her name like the sign of music which she tattooed behind her ears. On her back, she has inked her name in Tamil. The rest are imprinted on her wrist, foot, back, and shoulder.
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Simran
Simran has a simple blue colour flower tattoo on her chest. She also has another tattoo on the same spot which makes it looks like a butterfly altogether.
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Khushboo
Khusboo Sundar has marked more than one tattoo on her body. One is a huge peacock on her back and another one is a heart with wings on her right hand
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Kaniha
Actress Kaniha is flaunting her tattoo of a mother and child on her right hand since 2014. After posting her photos on getting inked on Facebook, she wrote ” Finally decided to break the dilemma I’ve had for a very long time and I got inked today… I wanted an image that’ll mean something to me all my life… here I am with my brand new tattoo…##feeling so happppyyy##”.
Bhavana
When it comes to tattooing, Malayali celebrities top the list. Actress Bhavana inked for the first time in her life in May 2017, after her wedding with Kannada Producer Naveen was announced. She adorned her arm with a simple crown tattoo, maybe to let the world know that she is feeling like a princess. Bhavana married Naveen on January 22, 2018, after knowing each other for five years.
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Archana Kavi
Malayalam movie actress Archana Kavi did her first tattoo that reads ‘warrior’ with a red flower seven months back at Mumbai. She has uploaded a video of her tattooing on her youtube channel.
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Oviya
The big boss fame Oviya Helen who had appeared in a number of Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada movies imprinted a gypsy tattoo on her right hand along her shoulder. She got this first tattoo while holidaying at Bangkok. Oviya has acted in Malayalam movies like Kangaroo and Puthiyamugham.
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]]>It was the first major Hollywood awards ceremony since the film industry was hit by sexual harassment scandals, with stars wearing black to pay respect to victims. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “Lady Bird” won top honors at the Golden Globes on Sunday, capping off a ceremony defined by stirring speeches and caustic jokes about the sexual misconduct scandals roiling Hollywood.
Here’s a list of our favorite celebrities who looked best on the red carpet.
REESE WITHERSPOON
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MERYL STREEP
The flowy off-shoulder black dress looked ravishing on Meryl Streep.
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ANGELINA JOLIE
Sheered sleeves and feathered cuffs of this dress made Angelina Jolie have her fashion moment at the Golden Globes 2018.
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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and JESSICA BIEL
Justin Timberlake and his beautiful wife Jessica supporting the cause by wearing black and also giving us couple goals.
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MILLIE BROWN
The Stranger things actor Millie Brown killed it on the red carpet with a streamlined top knot, mini and pockets. It rarely gets better than this!
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ZAC EFFRON
The red carpet was awash with men in black and Zac Effron is definitely on the list for the best-dressed men.
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CHRIS HEMSWORTH
Many actors wore the pin ‘Time’s up’ to show support for the sexually harrassed actors.
KATE HUDSON
Black can be anything, but boring. Hudson’s new close crop looks perfect with this sheer dress.
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The highlight of the night was Oprah Winfrey’s speech where she stood up for women all around the world.
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]]>Here is our list of Malayalam movies based on real-life incidents.
Ennu Ninte Moideen
Ennu Ninte Moideen was a movie that made us fall in love with and made people restore their faith in love. The romantic drama directed R. S. Vimal, shook Kerala in the year 2015. It is the saga of eternal love, which even death cannot part. Torn apart by the rude caste-ridden society, Moideen and Kanchanamala could not live together. Kanchanamala in real life lives in Mukkam and documentaries have been made about her and Moideen. The film won a grand success and also received many accolades. It stars Prithviraj and Parvathy as Moideen and Kanchanamala respectively.
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Jacobinte Swargarajyam
Directed by Vineet Sreenivasan tells a tale about a family that has been torn by a financial crisis and rebuilt by their strength. It stars Nivin Pauly, Ranji Panicker, Sreenath Bhasi, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, and Aima Sebastian in the lead. The movie is inspired by the story of a businessman and his family residing in Dubai. Once the business collapsed, the family got completely devastated, but they soon regained the business by the strength of the elder son. It turned out to be a complete family entertainer and became a chartbuster at the box-office, collecting about 25 crores.
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Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha
This film portrays the case of harassment and murder of a young woman named Manikyam in Kerala. Set in a small village called Paleri, the victim was Thiyya woman whose murder remained a mystery for more than 50 years.It revolves around the mysterious murder of a girl Manikyam that remains unleashed even now. It got four State Awards including the Best Film Award.
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Devasuram
Devasuram, an ever classic hit movie of Malayalam, directed by I V Sasi was written by Renjith. The lead character Mangalassery Neelakantan, done by Mohanlal, was inspired by a real-life person Mullasserry Rajagopal, who died in 2002. The film was one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of the 1990’s.
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Achanurangatha Veedu
This film directed by Lal Jose has the theme of the infamous Suryanelli Rape Case. A schoolgirl of 16 lured by a marriage proposal was kept in a house prison and raped by some forty men for forty days. It made an upsurge all over Kerala. The movie features Salim Kumar, Muktha, Samrutha, and Prithviraj in the lead roles.
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Celluloid
This movie traces the biography of J. C. Daniel, the father of Malayalam cinema. The first film in Malayalam, Vigathakumaran was made by J. C. Daniel, with P. K. Rosie as the heroine. But the debts and controversies hunted him down, turning his dream into a grave tragedy. Directed by Kamal, it has Prithviraj as J. C. Daniel and Mamta Mohandas as his wife. It won the 2012 National Award for the Best Feature Film, and also seven State Awards.
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Traffic
Directed by Rajesh Pillai, and written by Bobby and Sanjay the movie was inspired by a true incident that occurred in Chennai. Sreenivasan, Rahman, Kunchacko Boban, Remya Nambeeshan played the lead roles. The movie was a hit at the box office.
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Take Off
Take off is a 2017 Indian drama thriller, directed by Mahesh Narayan. It was his debut film. The movie is inspired by real-life incidents that happened in 2014 during the early crisis of ISIS in Iraq and the attack on 46 Indian nurses. Parvathy, Kunchacko Boban, Fahad Faasil, Asif Ali play the lead roles.
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This is our list of Malayalam movies based on real-life incidents. Do let us know which are your favorite ones.
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]]>2017 was a year of success for Tovino Thomas.From featuring on our cover to giving us movies like Godha, Oru Mexican Aparatha, Ezra, Tharangam, and now, Mayanadhi Tovino has enlightened us with his presence on the big- screen. He made his debut through Prabhuvinte Makkal and there was no turning back ever since then. Tovino was listed as the Most Desirable Man 2016 by Kochi Times.
Aishwarya Lekshmi, the new girl in M-town has taken her place in the hearts of Malayalees all around the country. The model turned actress, who was also an MBBS graduate was featured on our cover before her debut film ‘Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela’. After ‘Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela’ she gave a mesmerizing performance in Mayaanadhi. It is a delight to see her conquer her dreams one step at a time.
Mayaanadhi has been compared to Padma Rajan’s classic film ‘Thoovanathumbikal’, for the benchmark it has set for the new age romantic Malayalam movies.The movie is a great combination of romance, Drama, and thriller.The weekend is here! Go watch Mayaanadi if you haven’t.
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Superstar Rajnikant’s entry into politics has made Tamil Nadu go all gaga. The superstar said he wants to create a political revolution by forming his new party
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MGR
One of the most prominent names in Indian political history, Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran, aka MGR, was a pioneer in shifting gears from the film industry to politics. Though he campaigned for DMK, he later founded his own party, ADMK. He became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 1977 and continued in office until his death in 1987.
Hema Malini
Actress-politician Hema Malini campaigned for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Vinod Khanna, former Bollywood actor during the Lok Sabha elections in Gurdaspur, Punjab. From 2003 to 2009, the then President of India APJ Abdul Kalam nominated her as the MP to the Rajya Sabha. She officially joined BJP in 2004 and was appointed as the general secretary of the BJP.
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J Jayalalitha
Jayaram Jayalalitha was an Indian actress and politician who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for over fourteen years. She is considered as one of the most powerful female figures in India.
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Chiranjeevi
The Telugu superstar started his own political party, Praja Rajyam in 2008 and later merged it with the Indian National Congress (INC). He even served as the Union Minister of State, Ministry of Tourism.
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Jaya Bachchan
Actress Jaya Bachchan is one of the most versatile actresses of Indian cinema and has showcased her talent and capability not only as an actress but also as a politician. She has always been quite active when it comes to the political scene. She is also felicitated with India’s fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri by the Government of India.
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Kirron Kher
Kirron Kher started her political career with her involvement with non-profit organizations such as ‘Laadli’ – campaign against female infanticide and ‘Roko Cancer’ – campaign for Cancer awareness. She has also participated in the Anna Hazare’s Indian anti-corruption movement in 2011. She has always been a vocal admirer of Narendra Modi even before he became the Prime Minister of India and has also campaigned for BJP during the 2011 municipal corporation elections. BJP declared her as the Lok Sabha candidate from Chandigarh for General Elections 2014 and Kirron even won the seat with a good majority.
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Shabana Azmi
One of the finest actress in Indian cinema, Azmi is also a noted social activist. In 1997, she was nominated as a member of Rajya Sabha.
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Let us know about your thoughts on actors turning into politicians. How far do you think things will change?
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Yes! It’s time for dog lovers to rejoice, cuddle and snuggle your pet dog with a more convincing reason. Research reveals lower death rates for dog owners particularly if they owned a breed traditionally associated with hunting such as terriers, retrievers and scent hounds.
A team of Swedish scientists have researched about 3.4 million residents ranging from the age of 40 to 80 without any prior cardiovascular diseases and found that dog owners have reduced risk for cardiovascular diseases and death.
The study was published in the journal of Scientific Reports.
The study also emphasize on the points like social isolation, depression and loneliness which is found lesser with the dog owners.
Apart from the support of dogs, it also says that they do more physical activity and spent more time playing and taking their pet out for a walk are the other reasons too.
The most important and interesting fact is that , “Dog ownership was especially prominent as a protective factor in persons living alone, which is a group reported previously to be at higher risk of cardiovascular disease and death than those living in a multi-person household,” Mwenya Mubanga, a junior author of the study said in a report. She also added that a dog night stand in as a important family member in the single household.
Don’t miss to check out the photos of your favorite celebrities which is one random collection.
Here’s a list of celebrities who own dogs and very fond of their pets where we can see them treat a dog like a member in the family.
Salman Khan is the first name to include when it comes to pets especially dogs
He has two French Mastiffs and a Labrador retriever.
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Amitabh Bachchan has a Piranah Dane named Shanouk which is his favourite dog
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Priyanka Chopra owns a Cocker spaniel breed named Brando and Diana
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Even the cricketer Virat Kohli keeps himself off the field when he plays with his beagle named Bruno
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Former President of US owns Portuguese water dog named Bo
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Anushka Sharma with her Labrador dude
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Imran khan with his dogs, Kajri and Tony
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Rani Mukerji with her dog
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Mohanlal with a new member that was added to his family
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Koena Mitra with her pets
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]]>Love is in the air. I can smell it. I mean, I can see it. PDA is always cute, especially when it’s a celebrity and they post pictures on social media with their specific other. So, since there was nothing else to do, I came across, not one, but two Bollywood Celebrities who have been posting pictures with their better halves on Instagram.
Here are a few reasons to drool over your system. The pictures speak for themselves. I know for a fact that Anurag Kashyap’s dating Shubra Shetty, a 23-year old who works with him, but I will not rest until I find out who the lovely lady is in Milind Soman’s pictures. Okay bye, time to bawl my eyes out while I look at these pictures again! And yeah, guys, if you haven’t found the love of your life yet, don’t worry. They’re probably not alive yet.
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Holidays are always a special occasion for all of us, since it’s always a place that we’ve wanted to go to to make memories and spend some quality time with our dear ones. But haven’t we always thought how it would feel like to be a celebrity so that there would be no need to save up for months, we could just pack our bags and fly to our favourite destination without a care in the world. Yes, exactly like how Blair and Serena would order Dorota to pack their bags and have the car pull around the curb and then fly off to exotic destinations in their private jet. Here are a few of our favourite celebrities and their favourite holiday destinations.
Salman Khan
Bollywood’s most eligible bachelor loves to party in Dubai, but his favourite destination is in Panvel where he owns a farmhouse. It is less than two hours from Mumbai but it is quite another world. The weather is cool, the air is clean and crisp, there are vast open spaces, the landscape is a gorgeous green.
Kangana Ranaut
The Queen of Bollywood cinema likes nothing less than royalty, and where does she find herself being pampered like a queen? Where else, than the most romantic city in the world, Paris! After all, she did head to Paris to visit the Eiffel Tower all alone on her honeymoon nonetheless.
Priyanka Chopra
It is no surprise that PC is a beach bum. I mean, it was quite obvious when she donned that golden one piece and looked like a million bucks in Dostana all those years ago. Her favourite destination is, not surprisingly, Koh Samui and Phuket, in Thailand. The Baywatch babe loves relaxing by the beach.
Shah Rukh Khan
The Baadshah of Bollywood is a huge fan of luxury. Surprisingly enough, he heads to London with his family to have some quality family time. Second on his list of favourite holiday destination is Dubai, where he is said to own property, too.
Ranbir Kapoor
Being the chocolate boy that he is, I’m sure nothing but the Upper East Side will satisfy him. Nostalgia is the word he’d use, having spent a long time in the Big Apple, studying there. He is said to visit often to spend time with his friends.
So, where are you headed to next?
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