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Extending her support to Sophie Choudry who first highlighted an incident of a dog being abused by a ldquomonster maidrdquo Alia Bhatt said ldquostronger stricter punishmentrdquo has to be taken against those who hurt animals Taking to her Instagram stories she wrote ldquoNext time you see someone do this to a dogcat or any pet take a video and show it to the authorities There has to be stricter punishment against people who think they can take out their frustrations on a petrdquo Bhatt has previously advocated for animal welfare on several occasions and also backed the series Poacher to further the cause She did however court controversy for carrying a leather bag at a brand event in Mumbai soon afterBaby on boardFashion designeractor Masaba Gupta is all set to embrace motherhood In a joint post with husband Satyadeep Mishra she announced the news by sharing a pregnant emoji and writing ldquoIn other newsmdashtwo little feet are on their way to us Please send love blessings and banana chips plain salted only Baby on boardrdquo Her mother actor Neena Gupta shared ldquoMy children are about to have a child There couldnrsquot be happier newsrdquo Masaba and Mishra tied the knot in January 2023Kajol on motherhoodAhead of her daughterrsquos 21st birthday today actor Kajol took to social media to pen a post about motherhood Nysa was Kajolrsquos first born whom she welcomed in 2003 Sharing an old picture of her holding Nysa on her lap she wrote ldquoToday is about me and how I became a mom She made my greatest wish come true and makes me happy every single day just by being herself She makes me grateful and in awe of her love and unflinching support I can be wrong but I can never be in the wrongrdquo Nysa who Kajol shares with Ajay Devgn also has a younger brother YugRao fields questions on plastic surgery WhatRajkummar Rao found himself fielding a question that has until now unfortunately been primarily directed to female actors alone Yesterday the actor denied rumours of having undergone plastic surgery after his photos from a recent event sparked a social media debate about his looks Rao who is currentlypromoting his upcoming biographical drama Srikanthmdashalso starring Alaya Fmdash had posed for shutterbugs at a concert Many commented on the fact that he looked different ldquoIrsquove not gone under the knife I have not done any kind of plastic surgery That picture if you see it again is certainly a touchedup picture because my skin looks so flawless How is it possible that in 14 years therersquos only one picture like that Even I was amazed at how flawless I looked without any makeup and after shooting the whole dayrdquo Rao said in an interview He did however admit to getting fillers several years ago to ldquolook and feel betterrdquoIrsquom voting and Irsquoll show itPicsPTIActors Vijay Sethupathi Rajinikanth Ajith Kumar and Dhanush were among those who turned up to register their votes for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections Sethupathi who was most recently seen in Merry Christmas and Jawan was seen engaging in conversations with other voters as he waited his turn to cast his vote Meanwhile Kangana Ranaut actor and BJP nominee from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh appealed to voters to exercise their right ldquoToday marks the first phase of votingmdashletrsquos show up in numbers and cast our votes for a brighter India Every vote mattersrdquo she wroteOn road to recoveryYeh Hai Mohabbatein actor Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya is on the road to recovery after breaking her forearm after suffering a fall Her husband Vivek Dahiya took to social media to share an Xray image of the actor 39 and revealed that she was set to undergo surgery yesterday ldquoA mishap occurred she fell from a height due to which she broke both her forearm bones and was advised immediate surgery We appreciate all the love and prayers being bestowed upon us While Divyanka is in pain and will recover we would love for her to do so in privacyrdquo he had previously sharedMaking Brits do the bhangraGurinder Chadha has piqued curiosity with her new venture a film that will be frontlined by The Big Bang Theory fame actor Kunal Nayyar Titled Christmas Karma the movie is touted to be a Bollywood musical set in contemporary London and inspired by Charles Dickensrsquo A Christmas Carol Other actors associated with the film are Eva Longoria Boy George Billy Porter and Hugh Bonneville BAFTAnominated Chadha said ldquoMy aim with Christmas Karma is to create a festive classic for our times and for generations to come I am making a British film from my unique point of view but one that resonates with Dickensrsquo masterful statement on the human conditionrdquo