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It’s the festival week as we bid adieu to 2021 and step into the new year which also gives exciting news from the Bollywood sector. Bombay cinema, which we always describe as Bollywood, is full of gossips and exciting news all the time. Let’s have a look at the news from the first week of 2022 with all fresh and spicy content.

Unpaused: Naya Safar

After the overwhelming response to the first edition of Unpaused which premiered in 2020, the sequel is all set to premiere worldwide on Amazon Prime on January 21, 2022. Unpaused: Naya Safar is an anthology that showcases the 5 unique stories portraying the impact of Covid-19. This anthology binds the emotions of love, longing, fear and hope.

Kolkata International Film Festival to go Virtual

The third oldest international film festival in India which was supposed to begin on January 7th is now temporarily postponed. The increasing covid cases in and around Kolkata led to this postponement. Raj Chakraborty, a member of the Kolkata legislative assembly said, “We will definitely organize the film festival, but only when the situation improves.” He also added that a film carnival-like KIFF can’t be staged in a situation like this.

Priyanka Chopra becomes the most followed celebrity on Instagram

Priyanka Chopra, who entered Bollywood after winning the Miss World title in 2000, is one of the most loved celebrities. PeeCee is now all set to conquer Hollywood. This actress began 2022 with a bang of becoming the most followed star on Instagram. She bagged the top spot on the photo-sharing app with 72.4 million followers. This is a great achievement for her as she had beaten the likes of other top B-Town stars like Katrina Kaif, Shraddha Kapoor, Salman Khan and Deepika Padukone.

Sunny Leone opens up on her Surrogacy

Bollywood actress Sunny Leone and her husband Daniel Weber are proud parents of three adorable kids – Nisha, Asher, and Noah. They adopted Nisha in 2017 and the twin boys through surrogacy in 2018. This actress shares her heartbreaking story of the surrogacy in which she lost her twin girls. The couple had six eggs – four girls and two boys in which the girls didn’t turn into a baby. She said, “You feel like a failure, you feel so low and upset about it”.

Sonu Sood to distribute 1,000 bicycles in his hometown Moga

Sonu Sood who was actively involved in relief activities during the Covid-19 pandemic, welcomes 2022, with yet another initiative Mongey di dhee (Moga Ki Beti). Under this initiative, the actor and his sister have distributed 1,000 bicycles to women and girl students from around 40 – 45 villages near Moga. Sonu Sood deserves another big appreciation.

Deepika Padukone’s powerful message on her birthday

Deepika Padukone, the most stunning actress in Bollywood celebrated her 36th birthday on the 5th of January which she wrapped with a beautiful heartfelt post on Instagram. She added a video which is a collection of her behind-the-scenes moments from her professional and personal life. Sharing the post, on Instagram, she wrote, “ When you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a track that has been there all the while… and the life you ought to be living. So follow your bliss… don’t be afraid. And doors will open where you never knew they would…”. Watch the video here:

“Prithviraj” starring Akshay Kumar postponed due to omicron outbreak

“Prithviraj”, a historical drama based on the life of warrior king Prithviraj Chauhan was to hit the screens on 21st January 2022 is postponed due to the omicron outbreak. This movie stars Akshay Kumar and the Former Miss World Manushi Chhillar. The revised date is to be announced soon.

Vicky Kaushal pens a beautiful birthday wish to Isabelle Kaif

The recently wed star Vicky Kaushal joins his wife Katrina Kaif in the celebrations of her sister Isabelle’s birthday. As a birthday note, Vicky shared a snap of the actress Isabelle and wrote a sweet note. The note says, “Happiest Birthday Isy! Have the most wonderful time working and partying today”. Vicky Kaushal and Isabelle Kaif are the sweetest jiji-sali jodi in town.

Ranveer Singh decides to avoid Biopics

With Kabir Khan’s 83 underperforming in the box office, Ranveer is done with real-life characters. As per sources, Ranveer has already said no to several bio-pics offered to him. After Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat and now 83, this stylish king of the B-town has decided to stay off real-life characters for a while.

Swara Bhasker tests positive for COVID-19

We all are well aware of the rapid surge in the COVID-19 cases in India. ActressSwara Bhasker becomes the latest celebrity to test positive for the virus. She shared on social media that she developed symptoms on January 5th and tested positive on the same day. She said that she is taking the necessary precautions and feels grateful to be at home with her family. 

The End

That’s the trending news for the week. 2022 has just begun and a lot of new thrills are awaiting. Bollywood has influenced us in myriad ways and is becoming inseparable from our daily lives. It’s always fun to gossip over Bollywood so keep an eye on us for the latest Bollywood releases, movie updates, entertainment news, and more.  Stay tuned for the most exciting news every weekend.

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