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Money Heist to end with season 5 on Netflix, two new actors join the final part

Netflix megahit series Money Heist will come to close with season 5. The fifth and final season announcement was made on July 31. The cast and crew will begin production on August 3 in Denmark before moving to Spain and Portugal. Two new cast members have been added to the final season of the Spanish juggernaut - Miguel Ángel Silvestre from Sense8, and Patrick Criad. "We always try that our opponents be charismatic, intelligent, shiny," creator Álex Pina told Entertainment Weekly. "In this case, in a pure war film genre, we also look for characters whose intelligence can measure up against The Professor’s."   View this post on Instagram   ???? @k.ra_photo A post shared by Miguel Angel Silvestre (@miguelangelsilvestre) on Jun 15, 2020 at 11:42am PDT   View this post on Instagram   UIP #resting ???? ???? A post shared by Patrick Criado (@patrick.criado) on Aug 26, 2019 at 6:44am PDT Spea

Jackky Bhagnani donates one month of essential groceries to 600 dancer’s families

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Actor-Producer Jackky Bhagnani is setting new examples for everyone with his philanthropy during these challenging times of Covid-19 which has affected the livelihoods of many. In another mark of support, Bhagnani donated one month’s essential groceries to 600 dancer’s families of All India Film Television and Events Dancers Association. The dancers have been drastically hit as the events and production work has been on a halt for about four months now. Extending a hand of support to their families, Jackky Bhagnani helped the families, doing his bit for the society yet again. As a label, Jackky’s Jjust Music works with dancers along with musicians for different music videos. Helping his own, while keeping the intent of his motto high of “artists first”, Jackky marked his donations through the label. Earlier , the actor-producer had donated more than 1000 PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) kits to BMC officials. When Jackky found out that these officials were working without the k

“A lot of horrible things are being said about me,” says a teary-eyed Rhea Chakraborty in a video

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A few days back, late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s father KK Singh filed an FIR against Rhea Chakraborty for abetment of suicide. Following the FIR, the Bihar Police got in touch with the Mumbai Police who have been investigating the case since the beginning and are now themselves carrying out a detailed investigation. After the FIR, Rhea Chakraborty’s lawyers filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a transfer of the FIR to the Mumbai Police. Now, the actress has finally spoken up through a video where she said that she believes in the justice system. “I have immense faith in God and the judiciary. I believe that I will get justice even though a lot of horrible things are being said about me in the electronic media. I refrain from commenting on the advice of my lawyers as the matter is subjudice. Satyameva Jayate. The truth shall prevail,” a teary-eyed Rhea is heard saying in the video. #RheaChakraborty issues a statement for the first time since an FIR was filed a

Sushant Singh Rajput Death case: More damning evidence against Rhea Chakraborty

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The Sushant Singh Rajput death case gets murkier by the day. Some aggressive news channels are openly calling it a murder. In the last development the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has registered the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. In the meanwhile Sushant’s security guard who was with Sushant until his death alleges that Rhea Chakraborty had gotten rid of Sushant’s almost entire staff team when she came into his life and replaced them with handpicked staffers. The security guard also alleges that Rhea partied with her family friends in Sushant’s home while the owner of the house would be asleep in another room. “He was constantly unwell and sleeping,” the security guard alleges. I have tried several times to get in touch with Rhea to get her side of the story. While her phone is on and she receives messages, she refuses to respond. Also Read: Sushant Singh Rajput’s friend claims that he is being pressured to give statemen

Sushant Singh Rajput's content manager Siddharth Pithani says he was with him a night before his death

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Actor Sushant Singh Rajput passed away more than a month ago. He died on June 14 and was found hanging in his Bandra apartment. The untimely demise of the actor shook the entire nation. Both Mumbai and Bihar Police teams are investigating the death case as of now after an FIR for abetment to suicide was filed against Sushant's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family by Sushant's father Krishna Kumar Singh. Sushant's friend and creative content manager Siddharth Pithani has revealed that he was with Sushant a night before be passed away. He was reportedly staying with the actor during the lockdown and even met him on June 13th night till 1am. He said that the actor was upset about the suicide of his ex-manager Disha Salian and that his name was being used in the articles. The 28-year-old manager had died on June 8. Siddharth said he had a professional equation with Sushant and that he didn't know Rhea Chakraborty. He never asked Sushant about his personal matter an

Sushant Singh Rajput’s CA reveals the actor did not have the amount of money that is being claimed; says no major transaction made to Rhea Chakraborty

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Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's CA in an interview to the news channel India Today said that the actor did not have the kind of money that is being claimed by his family. Recently, Sushant’s family claimed that Rs 15 crores was withdrawn from the actor’s bank account by Rhea Chakraborty. However, according to the news channel, Sushant's CA who has been working for him for over a year said that no transactions worth even a lakh were made to Rhea or her family members accounts. CA Sandeep Shridar has also recorded his statement with the Mumbai Police. Shridar said that only a few thousand were transferred to Rhea's account and no other major transactions were made. He also said that once Rhea's mother transferred Rs 33,000 to the actor. He said that the two actors travelled together and that Sushant lived as per his wish. The CA further said that his net worth was not as much as is being claimed as his income had dropped in the last year. Meanwhile, Republic TV who

Hrithik Roshan starrer Super 30 to re-release in Netherlands

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2019 saw one of the biggest biographical drama film releases with Hrithik Roshan starrer, film Super 30 . Reliance Entertainment recently announced that the film is to see a re-release in the Netherlands, with Dutch subtitles in Pathe Cinemas at Pathe Arena, Pathe De Kuip, and Pathe Spuimarkt from 6th August 2020. The film follows the real-life story of mathematics educator Anand Kumar and his educational program of the name Super 30 . Hrithik Roshan plays the role of Anand Kumar at the forefront and had given a spectacular performance which received a lot of admiration and appreciation from the audience. View this post on Instagram Netherlands welcomes the haqdaars once again! #Super30 is re-releasing in Pathe Cinemas at Pathe Arena, Pathe De Kuip and Pathe Spuimarkt from 6th August 2020. @hrithikroshan #VikasBahl @mrunalofficial2016 @nandishsandhu ‬@theamitsadh @pankajtripathi #AnandKumar @sarkarshibasish #SajidNadiadwala @fuhsephantom @hrx

Hamari Bahu Silk: Zaan Khan plans another protest; says he has sold one of his two cars

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The makers of Humari Bahu Silk have not cleared the payments of their actors and crew which has led to a huge outbreak on social media. The actors have worked for close to a year on the show and they have only been paid for a month. Running out of funds to even buy the essentials, the crew including actors like Sarita Joshi and Zaan Khan have requested and protested silently for the makers to pay their dues. Now, Zaan Khan says he is planning another protest outside one of the new residences of the producer. He further said that he has already sold all that he could including one of his cars. He recently did a commercial but the money won’t last long and has no money left to pay the rent. During the initial days of the lockdown, he had offered help to the crew members but if he does not get paid now, he will have to move back to his hometown in Bhopal. His parents have been insisting him to come back home and he will have no other choice left if things don’t take a turn for better.

Kasautii Zindagii Kay: Erica Fernandes returns to set, official complaint filed against Parth Samthaan for violating the rules

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Kasautii Zindagii Kay has been in the news for multiple reasons including the lead actor Parth Samthaan testing positive for Coronavirus. Actresses Erica Fernandes and Aamna Sharif shot from home for the last few days as a precautionary measure. Now, Parth Samthaan has recovered and headed to Pune to meet his family after he had a panic attack. The society in which Parth stays in Mumbai, is certainly not pleased with this action of his. Erica Fernandes has returned to the sets after shooting from home for days and the word is that the makers are desperate to get Parth to resume shooting, too. Even though he will join the sets soon, a legal complaint has been filed against him by the members of his society for violating the rules and leaving for Pune despite multiple protests by the neighbours. The fellow residents of Parth Samthaan are expecting the BMC to take a strict action against the actor. Take a look at their complaint letter. @mybmc @MumbaiPolice @CMOMaharashtra @ANI @

Sushant Singh Rajput’s friend claims that he is being pressured to give statements against Rhea Chakraborty by the late actor’s family

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A few days back, late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's father KK Singh filed a complaint against Rhea Chakraborty with the Bihar Police. Ever since all eyes have been on the actress who was dating Sushant Singh Rajput. However, according to reports a friend of the late actor has claimed that he is being pressured to make statements against Rhea. Reportedly, Sushant’s friend wrote an email to the Mumbai police saying that ‘he is being pressured to implicate’ Rhea in the case. The email is part of the petition filed in the Supreme Court by Rhea to transfer the FIR against her to Mumbai. In the email, the friend said that he received at least three phone calls from the late actor's family where they asked him to give a statement against Rhea about her expenses when she was staying with Rajput. He said that he received a conference call on July 22 from Sushant's sister Mitu Singh and another relative OP Singh and was also joined by an unknown number. He also received a similar c

Movie Review: Lootcase

We all have different dreams and aims in life but one common dream for most is to get wealthy. But the reality of life is that despite slogging for years, most people are able to barely survive financially in today's world. Rajesh Krishnan’s comic caper LOOTCASE uses this as a crux and spins a funny story out of it. So does LOOTCASE manage to tickle the funny bone of the audiences? Or does it fail to entice? Let’s analyse. <img class="aligncenter wp-image-1123698 size-full" title="Movie Review Lootcase" src="https://ift.tt/2DpzFZO" alt="Movie Review Lootcase" width="720" height="405" /> LOOTCASE is the story of a common man who gets rich overnight. Nandan Kumar (Kunal Kemmu) resides in a chawl in Mumbai with his wife Lata (Rasika Dugal) and son Aayush (Aryan Prajapati). He works in a printing press and has a hand-to-mouth existence despite working hard and being the next contender for the ‘Kirori Mal Employee of The

Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy starring Ishaan Khatter and Tabu to close Toronto International Film Festival 2020

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Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy starring Ishaan Khatter and Tabu is gearing up to close Toronto International Film Festival 2020. The first trailer of BBC One series  A Suitable Boy  starring Ram Kapoor, Tanya Maniktala, Namit Das, and Rasika Dugal, among others was unveiled earlier this month. The six-part series is based on Vikram Seth’s book with the same name. It is said, that the first two episodes from the drama will be shown at TIFF’s closing ceremony. The TV drama will now also be showcased at the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. A Suitable Boy premiered in the UK on July 26th and it received great applause from the audience. In fact, Ishaan himself has also mentioned how the unpredictable and fun vibe of Maan Kapoor made him fall in love with the character. As per official synopsis,   A Suitable Boy  tells the story of a spirited university student, Lata, coming of age in North India in 1951 at the same time as the country is carving out its own ident

Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister claims Rhea Chakraborty was performing ‘Black Magic’

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After an FIR filed against Rhea Chakraborty by late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's father in Bihar, there have been several new developments in the case. The Bihar Police have started recording statements of people close to the actor. Sushant's sister Mitu Singh has made some shocking allegations against Rhea.   Reportedly, Mitu Singh revealed that one of Sushant's house help had told a few months ago that Rhea was performing black magic. She said that this is the same househelp who first discovered Sushant lying dead in his room. Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide on June 14. The actor did not leave behind any note. The Mumbai Police was investigating the case and recorded statements of nearly 40 people. After Sushant's father's complaint, the Bihar police has started investigating the matter. Meanwhile, fans of the actor have been demanding a CBI enquiry which has been squashed by the Supreme Court and the Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. ALSO READ: 

Taapsee Pannu gifts a smartphone to a carwasher’s daughter to help her prepare for NEET exam

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Actress Taapsee Pannu has proved herself as one of the versatile actresses and her film choices have earned her a fan following that looks up to her. Recently, the actress was left emotional when she read an article about a girl from Karnataka, determined to become a doctor, was facing roadblocks to prepare for exams without a smartphone since most of the training and education has turned online due to the pandemic. The father had sought help to get a smartphone to assist in the education. Taapsee instantly got in touch with the family and dispatched a phone right away. Talking to a news portal, the young student was quoted saying, “Today, I got the phone from Taapsee ma'am. It's an iPhone which I can't believe. I could not even have imagined this! I will work hard and try to clear NEET (Medical entrance exam). Let your blessings be with me." On the work front, earlier this year the actress gave a smashing hit with Thappad  and already has five films in the pipelin

Akshay Kumar to start shooting his action-packed digital series in second half of 2021

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In March 2019, Akshay Kumar made a fiery announcement that he would be starring in a digital show called The End. This would be his first series Amazon Prime Original thriller series. He had put himself on fire as a part of the stunts planned for the announcement day. As it was reported earlier, the plan was to take the show on the floor by December 2020 and Akshay Kumar was to join by January 2021. But, the coronavirus pandemic played the spoilsport. Since schedules have been pushed ahead amid the pandemic and lockdown, the makers are now looking to the roll by the second half of 2021. Vikram Malhotra of Abundantia Entertainment told a daily it will take a while for everything to get back to normal. He said that since Akshay Kumar has prior work commitments too, they are hoping for it to roll in 2021 now. He said that they've taken their time to build the material, promising that it will be mounted on a scale that will be befitting for Akshay Kumar. Akshay Kumar had earlier sa

Sonu Sood announces 3 lakh jobs for migrant labourers on Pravasi Rojgar job portal

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Sonu Sood celebrated his 47th birthday on July 30. He received immense love and support from friends, colleagues, and fans. Since the actor has been tremendously working towards helping migrant labourers ever since lockdown was imposed amid pandemic, he has taken it a step further to help more people. On his birthday on Thursday, Sonu Sood posted about providing jobs to 3 lakh labourers via Pravasi Rojgar job portal that will also provide additional benefits including PF and ESI. "On my birthday a small initiative from my side...3 lakh jobs tied up for Pravasirojgar.com. All these will provide good wages, PF, ESI, and other benefits," he wrote. "Thank you AEPC, CITI, Trident, Quesscorp, Amazon, Sodex, Urban Co, Portea, and all others for creating these opportunities with me. #AbIndiaBanegaKamyaab @pravasirojgar," he wrote.   View this post on Instagram   On my birthday a small initiative from my side ????..3 lakh jobs tied up for

The real reason why A R Rahman gets less work in Bollywood

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Not gangeism, or groupism. If the composing wizard A R Rahman is kept out of Bollywood’s bastion it is because of his insistence on publishing rights. A top-notch musician spills the beans. “There was a time when every major director in Bollywood wanted to work with A R Rahman. They still do. But there is a problem. Rahman insists on retaining the publishing rights of his soundtracks. This right, no producer would give to any musician, at least not in India.” The musician who has worked with the biggest banners says Rahman is wrong to blame a ‘gang’ in Bollywood for his relative scarcity of work. “Way back in 2003 Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar offered  Kal Ho Na Ho  to Rahman. When he asked for publishing rights they quickly signed Shankar-Ehaan-Loy for Kal Ho Na Ho.  And Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions never worked with Rahman.” The musician says there is nothing unfair about this. “Cinema is a business like any other. Why shouldn’t Karan Johar safeguard his business interests? I

Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case: Bihar Police records statements of Ankita Lokhande, cook and bank manager

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Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death is taking a new turn. The Dil Bechara actor passed away more than a month ago. He died by suicide on June 14 and was found hanging in his Bandra apartment. For over a month, Mumbai Police is investigating his death. Now, Bihar Police has also started their independent investigation after an FIR for abetment to suicide was filed against Sushant's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family by Sushant's father Krishna Kumar Singh. A four-member team of police left from Patna on July 28 to question Rhea Chakraborty and her family.  On July 30, three banks were visited by the cops where Sushant had his bank accounts. They even recorded a statement of the bank manager. Even his cook and his former girlfriend Ankita Lokhande’s statements were recorded on Thursday. This was to corroborate the claims made by KK Singh and Sushant’s sister Mitu Singh that around Rs 15 crores was transferred from Sushant’s accounts over the past year to different accou

Ankita Lokhande breaks her silence on Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, claims he was not depressed

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Sushant Singh Rajput passed away on June 14 after he was found hanging in his Bandra apartment in Mumbai. His ex-girlfriend Ankita Lokhande has finally spoken on his death and cites that he could not have taken his life and that he wasn't depressed. Speaking to Republic TV on July 30, Ankita said, Sushant was not the guy who could commit suicide. We have seen worse situations when we were together. He was a happy-go-lucky guy.". Ankita Lokhande and Sushant Singh Rajput met on the sets of Pavitra Rishta TV show and were in a relationship until 2016. "How much ever I know him, he wasn’t a depressed guy. I have not seen a person like Sushant, a guy who used to write his own dreams, he had a diary... He had his 5-year plan — what he wants to do, how he will look, etc. And exactly after 5 years, he had fulfilled them. And when things like ‘depression’ are used after his name... it is heartbreaking. He might be upset, anxious, yes, but depression is a big word. Calling someo

Rhea Chakraborty tells Supreme Court that she was in live-in relationship with Sushant Singh Rajput

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Actor Sushant Singh Rajput passed away more than a month ago. He died by suicide on June 14 and was found hanging in his Bandra apartment. The untimely demise of the actor shook the entire nation. As Mumbai Police is currently investigating his death, Bihar Police has also started their independent investigation after an FIR for abetment to suicide was filed against Sushant's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family by Sushant's father Krishna Kumar Singh. Rhea Chakraborty, in her plea to Supreme Court, said that Sushant Singh Rajput's father Krishna Kumar Singh has used his influence in order to rope her in for the death of Sushant after filing the FIR in Patna, Bihar. The petition filed by her on July 29 seeks transfer of the FIR from Patna to Mumbai where she alleged that she has been falsely implicated. In her petition, Rhea Chakraborty revealed she was in live-in relationship with Sushant Singh Rajput since a year and upto June 8, 2020 when she temporarily shifted

Movie Review: Shakuntala Devi

Our country has produced a lot of genius minds who have made India proud all across the world with their talent and determination. One such personality is Shakuntala Devi. Most people don’t know much about her except that she was hailed as the ‘Human Computer’. Director Anu Menon, co-director of the path-breaking web series FOUR MORE SHOTS PLEASE, bases her next film on the adventurous life of this iconic lady. So does SHAKUNTALA DEVI manage to entertain and awe the audiences? Or does it fail to entice? Let’s analyse. <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1123583" src="https://ift.tt/2XeIhtf" alt="" width="720" height="405" /> SHAKUNTALA DEVI is the story of a mathematical genius and her complicated relationship with her daughter. Shakuntala Devi (Araina Nand) is 5 years old and lives in Bangalore with her family. Her brother Srinivas (Ahan Nirbhan) discovers that she can solve complicated maths problems easily. Shakuntala’s

Guinness World Records awards Shakuntala Devi with certificate for ‘fastest human computation’ four decades later 

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On Thursday, a day before the release of Shakuntala Devi: The Human Computer, the Guinness World Records honoured Indian Mathematical genius Shakuntala Devi with the long overdue title for ‘fastest human computation’. The official certification  comes four decades after Shakuntala Devi achieved the feat.  The feat was achieved by Shakuntala Devi on June 18, 1980 when she successfully multiplied two randomly selected 13 digit numbers in 28 seconds at the Imperial College in London. The certification was received by Shakuntala Devi’s daughter Anupama Banerji.  "It is an overwhelming moment for me to be able to receive this honor on my mother’s behalf. To be conferred with the certificate of ‘Fastest human computation’ is an exciting feat that only my mother was capable of,” said Anupama Banerji. She further expressed, "I am glad that I had the opportunity to provide significant inputs while developing the biopic, Shakuntala Devi, to ensure that people get to know my mother

Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Enforcement Directorate to look into claims of Rhea Chakraborty stealing Rs 15 crore 

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After the Mumbai and Bihar police, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has stepped into late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's case. The ED will be looking into the claim of actress Rhea Chakraborty stealing Rs 15 crore from the actor's bank account.  A few days ago Sushant Singh Rajput's father KK Singh had filed an FIR against Rhea Chakraborty. He alleged that a total of Rs 15 crore was withdrawn from Sushant's account by the actress. The ED has now sought details of the FIR filed by KK Singh. Reportedly, the ED has also asked for the details of all the bank accounts of Sushant Singh Rajput.  According to the FIR filed by the late actor's father, Rs. 15 crore was transferred to three unknown bank accounts which belonged to Rhea, her brother and her mother. Sushant and Rhea who were in a relationship  had invested in three startups together. According to the Mumbai Police investigation, Rhea and her brother Showik were directors in the three start up companies.  ALSO R

IMPPA writes to FWICE after no response from them on malpractices; claim that they are indulging in a 'major scam'

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In a letter dated June 24, 2020, IMPPA (Indian Motion Picture Producers Association) had sought clarifications from FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees) on the alleged malpractices in the organisation. With FWICE not responding to the letter seeking clarifications, IMPPA wrote another letter to FWICE accusing them of the same. IMPPA wrote a letter to FWICE wherein they listed out in detail the malpractices that the organisation is engaging in. IMPPA had asked to submit proof for their claim of being the only representative and mother body of 5 lakh workers having over 32 affiliates of associations of various trade unions and crafts. “It is clear that your claim of representing 5 lakh workers are totally false and baseless because instead of providing the numbers which are available with you, you are asking us to take the number of your members from Registrar of Trade Unions,” the letter dated July 28 stated. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has strictly restra

Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic blessed with a baby boy; share first picture

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Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya and his wife Bollywood actress and model Natasa Stankovic welcomed their baby boy today. Pandya took to his social media handle to share the happy news. “We are blessed with our baby boy,” wrote Hardik along with a picture of the baby, where the cricketer is seen holding the baby's tiny fingers. Soon after, wishes started pouring in for the new parents by Bollywood celebrities and Indian cricketers.   View this post on Instagram   We are blessed with our baby boy ❤️???????? A post shared by Hardik Pandya (@hardikpandya93) on Jul 30, 2020 at 3:03am PDT Hardik and Natasa were updating their fans and followers with pictures about their pregnancy. Their pictures shared during this period were going viral and were receiving love from fans all over. Hardik had popped the question to Natasa around the time of New Year. Pandya had earlier shared a picture of a small wedding ceremony they had during the lockdown.