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VICKY
KRITI SANON Vicky Kaushal, for one, is missing work

but at the same time, yearns for things
1 to move towards normalcy. As he puts
it: “Kaam toh hota rahega, logon ki
safety pehle important hai (work will
keep happening. People’s safety has
to be the first priority),” says the Uri:
The Surgical Strike (2019) actor.
Pooja Bedi, who is a single mother to
Kaushal adds, “Of course, as an daughter Alaya F and son Omar, has found
actor, I want to be on sets but at the love again in Maneck Contractor. The couple
same time, I feel we also have to think got engaged on Valentine’s Day last year and
about the larger issue at hand.” He will soon tie the knot. In a recent interview,
had wrapped up his next, Shoojit she revealed that her children were extremely
Sircar’s Sardar Udham Singh before supportive of all her relationships and have
“We had to shoot the pregnancy lockdown was announced. “That way, been persuading her to get married.
scenes and Laxman sir was very clear I am very happy that there’s no film “My children have really liked the men in my
that it was necessary to gain weight of mine which is stuck in-between,” life and they have liked each one of them. For
for those scenes because he didn’t says the Raazi actor, who was set whatever reason, it hasn’t worked out, but I
want the character to have a chiseled to start shooting for Karan Johar’s enjoyed the journey with them,” she told in
face,” Kriti said. multi-starrer magnum opus, Takht in an interview.
“Since I have a high metabolism, March. Alaya and Omar encouraged Pooja to settle
I knew this was going to be a task In the meantime, during the lockdown, down with someone, just like her ex-husband,
for me. I knew I had to increase Kaushal celebrated his 32nd birthday Farhan Furniturewala. Farhan is happily
my appetite and calorie intake, so I on May 16 within the confines of his married to Laila Khan Furniturewala and has
completely stopped working out, even Andheri home. “There was no big a son named Zaan with her.
Yoga! I used to have poori-halwa- bash or anything. Ghar pe hi cake “Just before Maneck came into my life, Alaya
chana as breakfast and sweets after banaya humne, but it was possibly and Omar were chatting about something
every meal. Though I enjoyed initially, the best birthday I’ve had in a long and they said, ‘Mama, you should really get
later I had to force myself to eat as I time, with just my parents and brother your life together.’ I said, ‘What?’ They said,
had lost interest in food. In fact, when (actor Sunny Kaushal). We didn’t do ‘Yeah, look at papa. He has met Laila aunty
I used to not feel hungry, I used to eat anything ostentatious but it was an and settled down with her. They have had
a cheese slice,” she added. extremely special birthday, wherein a child together. He has got his life sorted.
Mimi narrates the story of a young I had all the time to spend with my You should also get someone and just get
aspiring actress who is a dancer loved ones,” says Kaushal. married and settle down,’” she said.
in Mandawa and how she ends up Maneck was Pooja’s senior at The Lawrence
film is directed by Laxman Utekar. 2 School, Sanawar, and they reconnected after
being a surrogate for a couple. The
many years on their alumni WhatsApp group.
Talking about the movie, she said, After being in a relationship for a little over
”Mimi is the only film which I said a year, he popped the question in the most
yes after hearing the idea but not the romantic way possible.
script. When I heard the script later, I Announcing her engagement, Pooja had
realized the role has a lot to offer to tweeted, “He has literally swept me off my
me as an actor.” feet... I accepted Maneck Contractor’s
proposal whilst sailing in a hot air balloon.
Meanwhile, Utekar has shared that Wish all of you a lifetime of happiness & to
Mimi is almost complete, with some always dream of a rainbow at the end of a
shoot left, which might lead to delay storm.”
in the release of the movie.

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