Tejasswi Prakash calls cooking on national television ‘whole new level of vulnerability’

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Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) TV actress Tejasswi Prakash, who has been roped in as the next celebrity contestant on “Celebrity MasterChef,” says “cooking on national television is a whole new level of vulnerability.”

The much-awaited MasterChef India returns this season with an exciting twist as “Celebrity MasterChef – Ab Unn Sabki Seeti Bajegi.” Featuring an impressive lineup of celebrity contestants, the show promises to be more thrilling than ever as they showcase their culinary skills and compete to prove their mettle in the kitchen.

Speaking about joining the show, Tejasswi said, “Reality TV has taught me to be fearless and authentic, but cooking on national television is a whole new level of vulnerability. I truly believe that food is a love language, so I’ve decided to put my heart (and culinary skills) on the line to impress the audiences, and I hope this is a recipe for success.”

The upcoming season brings an exciting twist with celebrities stepping into the kitchen. Interestingly, for the first time ever, “MasterChef India” will feature popular television and internet personalities as participants.

The confirmed contestants for “Celebrity MasterChef” India 2024 include popular television faces, including Gaurav Khanna, Usha Nadkarni, Dipika Kakar, Rajiv Adatia, and comedian Chandan Prabhakar. Adding to the buzz, popular personalities like Bigg Boss fame Elvish Yadav and Rubina Dilaik are rumoured to join this star-studded lineup, promising a thrilling season ahead.

This season, Farah Khan will take on hosting duties. Chefs Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar, who have been key contributors to the show’s success in previous seasons, will be returning as judges. “Celebrity MasterChef India” is set to air on Sony TV, although the official premiere date is still awaited.

The new season marks the ninth season of the cooking show. In addition to “MasterChef India”, regional versions like MasterChef Tamil and MasterChef Telugu are produced annually. The previous seasons of the show are streaming on SonyLiv.

–IANS

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Kareena was joined by her husband Saif Ali Khan and sister Karisma Kapoor as Taimur Ali Khan and Jeh Ali Khan. In a clip, Taimur was seen performing a few hand movements and had a serious face. Kareena was seen recording the video as her son performed on stage. Shahid was seen sitting right behind Kareena along with his wife Mira Rajput.

After Shahid and Kareena were seen in the same frame, pictures and videos went viral on social media. Fans remembered their iconic film “Jab We Met”, which was released in 2007.

The film tells the story of Aditya Kashyap, a heartbroken businessman who boards a train, where he meets a talkative Punjabi girl, Geet Dhillon. While they miss their train, Geet and Aditya begin a journey together to her home and what follows is a love that changes them.

The Bollywood diva also turned cheerleader for her younger son Jeh as he was seen dancing on the stage in an elephant costume.

Talking about their upcoming work, Kareena was last seen on screen in Rohit Shetty’s “Singham Again”, where she stars alongside names such as Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Jackie Shroff, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, Arjun Kapoor and Deepika Padukone.

Meanwhile, Shahid Kapoor’s yet-untitled action thriller, which will be directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, has been locked for December 5, next year.

The film also stars Triptii Dimri, Nana Patekar, and Randeep Hooda.

Sajid Nadiadwala, head honcho of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, took to X to share that the filming journey begins on January 6, 2025 and will release in December the same year.

“#SajidNadiadwala presents a @VishalBhardwaj film! A spectacular cinematic journey begins on 6th Jan 2025 Film releasing on 5th December 2025 @shahidkapoor @tripti_dimri23 @nanagpatekar @RandeepHooda @WardaNadiadwala,” the tweet on Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment read.

Earlier this week, Shahid revealed that he has started prepping to play an “edgy and nasty” gangster from the 1990s.

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–IANS

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Galaxy of stars descends in Raj Kapoor’s centenary celebrations in Mumbai

Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) The centenary celebrations of the late Indian cinema legend Raj Kapoor in the city was quite an event as an entire galaxy of Hindi cinema stars descended in the Andheri West area of Mumbai on Friday.

The Kapoor family, the first film dynasty of Hindi cinema, hosted the event as they celebrated the excellence of the family’s patriarch.

Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor and his actress wife Alia Bhatt were seen attending the event. Ranbir was seen sporting a moustache, it could possibly be a part of his look from his upcoming movie ‘Love and War’ in which he is set to share the screen with his wife, and his ‘Sanju’ co-star Vicky Kaushal.

While Ranbir wore a black velvet bandhgala with white pajamas, Alia looked stunning in a flowy white saree with a floral print.

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Other members of the Hindi film fraternity including Rekha, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Rajkumar Hirani, and Karan Johar, Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Anil Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Kartik Aaryan, Prem Chopra, Sharman Joshi, and Kunal Kapoor were also seen attending the event.

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