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IT’S ANNUAL VACATION TIME FOR CELEBS
From chilling in pretty islands to posing in picturesque cities, these celebs are giving us major holiday goals
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A Cricketer Yuvraj Singh shared his honeymoon photos with wife Hazel Keech. They are holidaying in Maldives. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/ YUVISOFFICIAL
AMY JACKSON Amy shared a photo of herself in the island of Mykonos, Greece, and wrote, “We only regret the chances we didn’t take.” PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/ IAMAMYJACKSON
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‘The video isn’t bold, this kind of love is perfectly natural’ Ruchika Garg
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ctor and singer Anushka Manchanda and Monica Dogra’s latest musical video, Lay You Down, has become an internet sensation. With scenes of the two women making love, replete in the video, it is being touted as the boldest Indian musical video ever made. Speaking about why they decided to make a video that speaks of homosexual love, Manchanda says, “The video was an opportunity to tell a simple yet compelling story, and to create something beautiful. I took up the video because of the song and the idea of expressing gay love.” Though viewers are calling it a bold attempt, Anushka doesn’t think the video has explicit content. She says, “I don’t think it is bold, I think it’s like my director says, ‘perfectly natural’. The video shows that love knows no boundaries. The spectrum of emotions you experience when you fall in love are absolutely real to you, irrespective of gender,
religion or ethnicity Who are we to judge two people in love?” Speaking about her on-screen chemistry with Monica, Anushka says, “We have seen each other growing up. We have a level of comfort and trust and I am very comfortable in my own skin. So there was no awkwardness during the shoot.” The singer has also edited the video. She says, “The director took a leap of faith and asked me to edit this video, something I had never done before. It was a journey of self discovery and learning experiences for me.” n
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Prachi turns down offer to work in Pakistan Monika Rawal
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She is chilling with her family in Maldives. Her vacation pictures are too dreamy and we are in love with them.
The anchor is holidaying with daughter Krishna in Miami. She shared a photo and wrote, “I’d rather be #mommyandme.”
Mallika shared a photo of herself in the European city of Amsterdam. She shared a photo with a beautiful backdrop of the city.
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ctor Prachi Desai got an offer to feature in a Pakistani ad recently, but turned down the project. “In view of the current situation between India and Pakistan, and our sentiments after the Uri attacks, this is the stand I have taken,” says the 28-year-old. The last few months have been troubled for India and Pakistan and the strained relations have had a direct impact on the film industry,
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whereby artists from Pakistan have been banned from working in Bollywood films. Though Prachi thinks artists should not be stopped by geographical boundaries, she adds, “The time is not right to take up work in Pakistan.” However, she’s happy that films featuring Pakistani artists have been allowed a release in India. “They were shot way before any of the issues cropped up, it’s not fair that they should take a hit,” she says. n
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