Have you heard? Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul out in the open

Athiya Shetty, KL Rahul with cricketer Ishant Sharma and wife Pratima Singh, and Rajal Arora

?Out in the open

Almost two months after dropping hints on social media that they are together, Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul's first picture from London is out. The lovebirds were hanging out with cricketer Ishant Sharma and wife Pratima Singh, and Rajal Arora, senior producer, BCCI's media and communication team. Singh shared the photograph, which was clicked by Shetty, and wrote, "Raah mein un se mulakaat ho gai (sic)." Singh was probably referring to the chartbuster from the Ajay Devgn and Tabu-starrer Vijaypath (1994) about falling in love. Nothing like putting across the message in true Bollywood style.

Going regional

Shikha Talsania makes her debut in the Marathi industry with the digital series, Shantit Kranti. The Veere Di Wedding (2018) actor plays a yoga practitioner in the SonyLIV show about three buddies. Talsania's biggest hurdle was the lack of fluency in Marathi. "It was challenging to perform while speaking in a language I wasn't comfortable with. In such cases, if an actor changes one of the cues, you're completely lost. But I had the best coach, Chetan Dange, who is also one
of the writers of the show. He helped me pick up the nuances with ease," informs Talsania.

Glad to be back

Nafisa Ali has given her nod to a Bollywood project, but can't reveal details as the makers are keeping it under wraps. The cancer survivor, who was last seen in the Sanjay Dutt-starrer Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3 (2018), considers the offer a "sign of hope and motivation." Ali, who has relocated from her hometown New Delhi to Morjim in Goa, will be shooting in Mumbai later this week.

Major missing

Alia Bhatt is missing beau Ranbir Kapoor, who is shooting for Luv Ranjan's film in New Delhi. She posted photographs wearing his cap and wrote, "When you miss him... you steal his belongings and make sure you take many selfies." Bhatt is tied up with the shoot of her production, Darlings, and cannot accompany RK. A few days ago, Bhatt was seen wearing the same cap while visiting mentor Karan Johar's office.

Light of my life

On Wednesday, Mandira Bedi marked daughter Tara's birthday by dedicating a special post to her on Instagram. "It is one year today since you came into our lives, sweet Tara...and so we celebrate you... it's your fifth birthday, my baby." The actor-anchor, who lost husband Raj Kaushal on June 30, also wrote, "Time to begin again." Several industry folk sent her love and strength.

The back story

Aadil Khan, Kay Kay Menon and Aftab Shivdasani have winged their way to Ukraine for the shoot of Special Ops 1.5. The new season of Neeraj Pandey's digital series will go back in time to explore the formative years of RAW agent Himmat, the character played by Menon. It will also highlight the incident that shaped him.

Dad's day out

After wrapping up the shoot of Razneesh Ghai's action thriller Dhaakad in Budapest, Arjun Rampal took off for London to catch up with daughter Mahikaa, who is studying at the Met Film School. The actor met some of her classmates and toured the campus in Ealing. Mahikaa has expressed a desire to be part of the industry. Does acting or direction beckon? Time will tell.

Special day, special gift

On Wednesday, the teaser of Huma Qureshi's film, Monica, O My Darling was unveiled. It was double celebration time for the actor as it was her big day. She turned 35. "It's a crime to look this good. But you gotta do what you gotta do. I'm excited to share the first look of Monica, O My Darling," posted Qureshi on Instagram. Vasan Bala's comedy thriller also features Rajkummar Rao, Radhika Apte, Sikandar Kher, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor and Zayn Marie Khan. Production on the Netflix movie is currently underway. Rao and Qureshi were earlier part of Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur franchise.

That feeling

Adhyayan Suman, who continues to dream of pursuing acting along with singing, has come up with a new single, Jab se dekha. The romantic track is written by Ronit Vinta and composed by Giri G. "It is about love at first sight, a feeling that all of us have gone through at some point in life," says Suman, who also features in the music video with Mallaikaa Chheda. He earlier rendered Peg daariya, Soniyo 2.0 and Aaya na tu 2.0.