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• Parineeti ready

for digital plunge

Actor Parineeti Chopra says she is
not averse to doing web series and
has even received some interesting • Alia opts to keep
offers. The actor’s co-star Kesari opinion to herself
co-star Akshay Kumar recently After Kangana Ranaut
announced that he would be making slammed Alia Bhatt for not
his digital debut. Parineeti said speaking over contemporary
there are a lot of options for actors issues, the actor said while
to choose from, content wise. “I’m she respects the “Queen”
getting a lot of interesting content star for voicing her opin-
for shows. I have three-four show ions, she would like to keep
offers but I don’t know which one, or hers private. Kangana had
if I’m even going to do any of them. It called Alia and her “Gully
Boy” co-star Ranveer Singh’s
happens that I’m about to say yes to a comments of being apolitical
show and an amazing film comes up,” “irresponsible” and lashed
she was quoted as saying in a group out at the duo for refusing to
interview. This year, Parineeti speak on politics. Asked about
will be seen in three films- Kesari, Kangana’s comments, Alia
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar and told reporters, “I definitely
Jabariya Jodi. The actor said she was don’t have the ability to speak
supposed to have only two releases this year as candidly as Kangana does,
and I really do respect her for
but Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar got pushed. that and maybe in a way she is
“You cannot plan. When you plan, God laughs, right, sometimes we do hold
the film industry also laughs, things change back.” “My dad also says that
everyday! But that’s the beauty of it,” she there are already so many
said. Parineeti is waiting to see how the year opinions in the world that it
unfolds as she awaits the announcement of can do with one less opinion.
three projects. One of those is rumoured to be So, I have an opinion but I’ll
Baahubali director SS Rajamouli’s next RRR, keep it to myself. But, kudos
to her as she genuinely speaks
starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan. In Kesari, really well,” she added.
Parineeti plays Akshay Kumar’s dead wife.

• J-LO, A-ROD ENGAGE AFTER TwO YEARS Art doesn’t

BOTH SHARED PICTURE OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT RING ON SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES come from
The singer, actress and producer Jennifer
Lopez and former US baseball player Alex lineAge’
Rodriguez are engaged. The couple - widely
known as J-Lo and A-Rod — have been to-
gether for two years. Lopez — who’s known
for hits like Love Don’t Cost A Thing and
Jenny From The Block — shared a picture of
her engagement ring on Instagram. Former
New York Yankee Rodriguez shared the
same photo on Twitter, with the words “she
said yes”. Lopez and Rodriguez began dating
in February of 2017. The two met while they
were separately having lunch and Lopez
went up to the athlete. This will be the fifth Nushrat Bharucha
• Getting knotty Jennifer gets engaged time that Lopez has been engaged. (During an interview)

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