Have you heard? Katrina Kaif takes the leap

As per a report Katrina Kaif is the highest rated Indian female actor on the Google Most Searched Asians Worldwide List for 2022 which is topped by BTSrsquos Kim Taehyung aka V and Jungkook at the first and second spot respectively Kaif mdash whose upcoming films include Tiger 3 and Merry Christmas mdash was defeated by cricketer Virat Kohli who grabbed the third place while Alia Bhatt secured a spot at number five behind Kaif Meanwhile south film actors like Samantha Prabhu and Kajal Aggarwal also bagged spots on the list that included 100 names Actor Tamannaah also featured on the listIt gets worseHard as we may try to refrain from passing judgments while stating facts several instances make it impossible for us to draw the line Honestly the array of reasons for which Bollywood folk have been put under the scanner of late has progressed from being strange to absurd Now however they seem to be getting comical Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukonersquos recently released track Besharam rang has courted trouble in Madhya Pradesh as the ruling and the opposition parties have objected to the use of a saffron costume worn by the latter Nope not kidding The right wing Sanskriti Bachao Manch staged a protest stating ldquoThis is an insult to our saffron dressrdquo The statersquos home minister Narottam Mishra termed the costumes used in the song as ldquoobscene and condemnablerdquoBring back that magicKaran Johar is celebrating 21 years of his second directorial venture Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham which earned acclaim from the masses at the time of its release and made several characters rather iconic Johar took to his Instagram to share a video of the filmrsquos BTSAlso ReadHave you heard Itrsquos Keeravani vs Tay Tay at the Golden GlobesldquoNo amount of words can encapsulate the feelings for this film Directing K3G was an absolute honour solely because I had such a distinguished cast to direct on screen That soon became a family off screen too Irsquom still soaking in all the love it continues to give me mdash whether it is the music dialogues fashion or the emotions that rest with every familyrdquoEyeopenerSouth Indian films seem to be ruling the roost as nine out of 10 most popular Indian movies 2022 on the IMDb list are from southern states Needless to say SS Rajamoulirsquos magnum opus RRR mdash starring Ram Charan and NTR Jr mdash landed the top spot Vivek Agnihotrirsquos The Kashmir Files the only Hindi language film on the list followed in the second position ldquoRRR is a tale of friendship which everyone can relate to told in a style thatrsquos inspired by ancient Indian storytelling and is a film I hold very close to my heartrdquo Rajamouli said of the win The third place was grabbed by the Yashstarrer KGF Chapter 2 followed by Vikram which starred the heavyweights of Tamil Malayalam and Telugu cinema mdash Kamal Haasan Vijay Sethupathi Fahad Faasil and SuriyaAlso ReadHave you heard Nora sues JackyAbhayrsquos next in JanuaryAbhay Deol Rajshri Deshpande and Anupam Kherrsquos limited series Trial By Fire is set to release on January 13 on Netflix The story follows the unfortunate incident that took place in June 1997 and saw the loss of 59 victims as a fire broke out at Uphaar Cinema in south Delhi It is inspired by the bestselling book Trial by Fire The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy It has been directed by Prashant Nair It also features Rajesh Tailang Ashish Vidyarthi and Ratna PathakRanbirrsquos comments criticisedRanbir Kapoor faced flak for expressing his interest in collaborating with Pakistani artistes Speaking at an ongoing film festival he addressed a question on his desire to feature in a Pakistani film ldquoOf course sir I think there are no boundaries for artistes especially for arts Many congratulations to the Pakistan film industry for the film The Legend of Maula Jatt It is one of the biggest hits we have seen in the last few years Of course I would love tordquo As it would be expected netizens began to troll the actor ldquoHow shallow their patriotism is For money kuch bhi sicrdquo wrote one user Another added ldquoIt appears he has got a film offer from Pakistan and wants to see how people will react to the newsrdquoDevoleena ties the knotDevoleena Bhattacharjee took fans by surprise by sharing images from her wedding yesterday The TV actor got hitched to Shanwaz Shaikh and captioned the images ldquoAnd yes proudly I can say I am taken Chirag lekar bhi dhoondti toh tujh jaisa nahi milta You are the answer to my pain and prayersrdquo As soon as the pictures were shared the newly weds started receiving congratulatory messages from industry friends and fans Gautam Rode Divya Agarwal and Helly Shah were among those who congratulated them Mahhi Vij Jay Bhanushali Anita Hassanandani and Sayantani Ghosh also penned heartfelt wishes The couple had a lowkey wedding ceremony in Lonavala Shaikh is a physical fitness trainer