Have you heard? Hands-on parenting

Handson parentingOn November 6 Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor welcomed their bundle of joy Since then their world is said to revolve around their daughter whom they have named Raha The new parents are said to be taking care of their little girl on their own without the assistance of a babysitter Sources say Alia and Ranbir are handson parents to their baby girl Having taken a maternity break from the movies Alia is currently a fulltime mother to Raha as her other entrepreneurial ventures donrsquot take much of her time Ranbir too is said to be devoting his time to their daughter after he gets back home from his work commitments Even though the new parentsrsquo mothers Neetu Kapoor and Soni Razdan are always available for any help they are amazed and impressed with how quickly Ranbir and Alia have adapted to parenthoodAlso Read Sudhir Mishra Working styles in the industry have changed drasticallyLegally rightThe Delhi High Court on Friday heard Amitabh Bachchanrsquos petition against the world at large seeking to protect his ldquoname image voice and personality attributesrdquo In his order Justice Navin Chawla stated ldquoIt cannot seriously be disputed that the plaintiff is a wellknown personality and is also represented in various advertising campaigns The plaintiff is aggrieved by the defendants using his celebrity status to promote their own goods and services without his permission or authorisation Having considered the plaint I am of the opinion that a prima facie case is made out and balance of convenience also lies in his favourrdquo This means no more imitations of the Big B in ads or unauthorised use of his photo in merchandise like Tshirts or postersAlso Read Sooraj Barjatya Salman is easily the most familyoriented person I knowThanking GodEven as his latest release Drishyam 2 crossed the Rs 100crore mark at the domestic box office Ajay Devgn took off to Varanasi In the Uttar Pradesh city the actor sought blessings at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Sharing a picture he wrote ldquoKashi Vishwanath ke darshan Been waiting for this for a very long timerdquo We hear Ajay is in Varanasi for a few days for a recce for his next Bholaa The actor who recently showcased the 3D teaser of his adaptation of Lokesh Kanagarajrsquos 2019 Tamil hit Kaithi has a weeklong shoot scheduled in the temple city next month Recently when pointed out that Bholaa was the eighth time his onscreen character was named after Lord Shiva of whom he is an ardent devotee and also has a tattoo on his chest Ajay maintained ldquoIt was never planned It just happenedrdquoTo new associationsOver eight years since he made his Bollywood debut with Heropanti 2014 Tiger Shroff has parted ways with Collective Artists Network previously known as KWAN While the agency managed his work exclusively since his foray into the movies they recently ended their association on an amicable note The Heropanti 2 actor has signed up exclusively with Dharma Cornerstone Agency a joint venture between Karan Johar and Bunty Sajdeh Not surprising as Tiger has worked on KJorsquos production Student of the Year 2Korean connectionWhile adaptations are the flavour of the season South Korean content seems to continue inspiring desi remakes The latest is that Dhairya Karwa Kritika Kamra and Raghav Juyal have reportedly been brought on board for the Hindi adaptation of the South Korean show Signal Pagglait director Umesh Bist is set to helm the yetuntitled series for producer Guneet MongaStarring Lee Jehoon Cho Jinwoong and Kim Hyesoo the original Korean series follows a young criminal profiler who finds a mysterious walkietalkie that allows him to communicate with a detective from the late 1980s Alongside a lady police officer the trio embark on a mission to solve several cold cases that remained unsolved for years They are driven by the desire to secure the future of the people by bringing those responsible for the crimes to justice The intense crime thriller which promises to keep viewers guessing till the end is slated to go on floors next monthEncore for Vicky KiaraVicky Kaushal and Kiara Advani unveiled the pacy number Bijli from their upcoming outing Govinda Naam Mera yesterday He plays Govinda a choreographer married to Gauri Bhumi Pednekar while Kiara essays the role of his girlfriend Suku in the comedy thriller After releasing the song the two actors did an interactive session online When a fan asked if the two actors will be seen in more movies together Vicky replied ldquoI really want tordquo She added ldquoWe just might you never knowrdquo That was enough for the audience to anticipate their second film together While the actors didnrsquot reveal more industry sources say they have been offered an interesting subject However nothing has been finalised yet Hopefully we will have some news in the coming weeksPeeking into the futureSharib Hashmi and Ahana Kumra have been signed on for a mindbending futuristic thriller titled Cancer Preproduction is underway and director Faisal Hashmi is slated to begin filming early next year ldquoTotally gobsmackedrdquo by the screenplay Sharib shares ldquoI could not gauge what was coming and was on tenterhooks all through the narration I have not seen anything like this on Indian screens and I genuinely believe that the script is our hero I hope to do my very best to match uprdquo The rest of the cast will be finalised soon