Have you heard? For the champions

For the championsKartik Aaryan has extended warm wishes to the Indian athletes who are participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics Aaryan who recently essayed the role of Indiarsquos first Paralympics gold medallist Murlikant Petkar in the biographical sports drama Chandu Champion took to Instagram and shared a still from his movie that sees him holding onto a medal ldquoWishing the best to the athletes representing our nation at the Paris Olympics 2024 Playing an athlete has been an incredible experience and honour The feeling of holding the medal and seeing the Indian flag on top cannot be expressed in words More strength to all you champions Give it your best and make us proudrdquo he wrote as the competition kicked off yesterday As many as 117 Indian athletesmdashincluding Neeraj Chopra Javelin throwmdash are set to compete for titles in Paris The country bagged seven medals at the previous edition in TokyoOne to look forward toKay Kay Menon is all set to enthral the audience with his new role in the upcoming detective drama series Shekhar Home The makers unveiled the first look recently The motion poster captures Menon in the avatar of a detective ldquoPiece it together and yoursquoll realise he is the only one who can solve all mysteriesrdquo read a social media post on the project Shekhar Home is produced by BBC Studios and directed by Rohan Sippy and Srijit Mukherjee Menon was recently seen in The Railway MenOn cloud number nineCanadian rock legend Bryan Adams is set to bring his So Happy It Hurts tour to India this December Adams 64 will begin his fivecity tour from December 10 to 16 and cover cities like Shillong Gurugram Mumbai Bengaluru and Hyderabad This will mark the singerrsquos sixth visit to India after his 19931994 tour followed by multicity gigs in 2001 2006 2011 and 2018 ldquoIrsquom incredibly excited to be coming back to India Therersquos a unique connection I feel with the Indian audiencerdquo he said in a press statement ldquoYour passion for music is inspiring and I canrsquot wait to perform all your favourite songsmdashthe old ones and some new ones toordquoCelebrating the heroesOn the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas yesterday Bollywood celebrities like Anupam Kher and Rakul Preet Singh paid tribute to the brave souls who sacrificed their lives for the countryrsquos honour Taking to social media Kher said ldquoOn the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas I congratulate the Indian Army My deepest respects to the brave soldiers who were martyred and their families Jai Hindrdquo Singh paid tribute to the ldquobrave souls who stood fearlessly for our countryrsquos honourrdquo Celina Jaitly shared ldquoEchoes of bravery Families remembering the Kargil heroesrdquoAnother one to rollFilmmaker Shekhar Kapur reminisced about his directorial debut Masoom 1983 questioning whether filmmaking has lost its ldquoinnocencerdquo He expressed his desire to retain humility and emotional creativity as he embarks on the production of MasoommdashThe Next Generation Kapur took to Instagram to share a throwback picture of actor Jugal Hansraj from his film and wrote ldquoMasoom was my first film I had not studied film nor trained nor assisted anyone I had no experience Yet no one but my editors and my creative team asked me a single question And so Masoom was born of pure instinct and honest storytelling Films evolve as they take shape They are not manufactured They are created from the heart Pray that I can find humility and be creatively naive as I embark on this new journeyrdquoBring on the laughsThe trailer of the upcoming series Dus June Kii Raat was unveiled yesterday Starring Tusshar Kapoor and Priyanka Chahar Choudhary the show is set against the backdrop of Raniganj and follows the story of Panauti Bhagyesh a man known for his bad luck Even as Bhagyesh dreams of reopening his fatherrsquos theatre and restoring his familyrsquos legacy the residents of Raniganj avoid crossing paths with him Kapoor says ldquoWhen I first read the script I was intrigued by the character It is a blend of comedy drama and suspense promising a fun watch for audiences I am stoked to be back with my favourite genre comedyrdquoVoice where it mattersRaising her voice on a prominent issue actor Ayesha Takia lashed out at the management of the Bengaluru mall that denied a farmer entry Takia who has 17 million followers on Instagram shared a video showing an elderly farmer Fakirappa being denied entry to the mall due to his traditional attire a dhoti ldquoThis is so upsetting Does western attire have more respect and value Do we blatantly disrespect and shun our own people for wearing clothing that belongs to us to our very own people In a diverse cultural nation deeply rooted in wonderful traditions we discriminate against our very own Shamefulrdquo she wrote After the July 16 incident the mall was sealed