Have you heard? Zoya Akhtar to launch Suhana Khan?

If the industry grapevine is to be believed Suhana Khan will be launched by Zoya Akhtar and not by dearest uncle Karan Johar On Wednesday BTown was buzzing with the news that Shah Rukh Khanrsquos daughter is under consideration for Akhtarrsquos teenage romance It is said that the filmmaker is working on a desi version of the comic book series Archie for a digital platform She will bring alive Archie Betty Veronica Jughead Reggie and Moose by casting a bunch of new faces including star kidsAs soon as the news spread Suhana was trending on Twitter King Khanrsquos fans welcomed her in BTown while a section of netizens brought up the nepotism and favouritism debate Though there is no word from Akhtar it is wellknown that Suhana is keen on acting While studying at the Ardingly College in Sussex she featured in Theodore Gimenorsquos short film The Grey Part of Blue 2019Engaging in rumoursLast evening rumours were rife that Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal got lsquoengagedrsquo in a private ceremony Jubilant fans started lsquocongratulatingrsquo them on social media As they are eager to see the two together admirers were happy to assume that the lsquorokarsquo had happened It is learnt that there was no truth to the buzz as the actors are busy with their work commitments Now fans want them to admit that they are in loveSunkissedKareena Kapoor Khan shared a glimpse of her tanned look and captioned it ldquoBeach bumrdquo Bebo who is holidaying in the Maldives with Saif Ali Khan and kids Taimur and Jehangir has parked herself on the beach watching the tides roll She is basking in the lsquosalt in the air sand in the hairrsquo momentsChinese hand at workKangana Ranaut claims ldquosomeone in China is trying to gain access to her Instagram accountrdquo and calls it ldquoa big international conspiracyrdquo The actor who is back in town from Budapest where she was shooting for the spy thriller Dhaakadcshared ldquoAfter calling the Instagram people I could access it but as I try to write I am getting logged out of my account again and againrdquo Ranaut added that her posts about the Taliban in Afghanistan have disappeared In May after her Twitter account was suspended for violating the hateful conduct policy of the microblogging site Kangy has been unleashing her fury on InstagramTherersquos lots in a nameOne of Yami Gautamrsquos fans Atul Sureka has named his niece after her The advocate from Kolkata has been following the actorrsquos journey from her debut film Vicky Donor 2012 Gautam who is shooting in Kolkata for Aniruddha Roy Chowdhuryrsquos Lost met her namesake on the set of the film ldquoSo overwhelmed by this gesturerdquo gushed Gautam Surekha has also tattooed the actorrsquos name on his arm He appears to be her jabra fanLiving the dreamMumbai airport is lately teeming with anxious parents seeing off their kids who are travelling for higher education abroad Rohit Bose Roy and Manasi Joshirsquos daughter Kiara leaves tomorrow night to study liberal arts at Brown University in Rhode Island The actor couple is unhappy about not being able to accompany her due to the COVIDrelated travel curbs in the US ldquoBut we are happy that Kiara has made itrdquo says Roy He was supposed to study business at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor ldquobut I couldnrsquot go because of a snafu in my visa application so my dream has come truerdquoNot the right stuff to auctionItrsquos been a while since Deepika Padukone has been auctioning her red carpet outfits besides stuff from her personal wardrobe to support her organisation The Live Love Laugh Foundation which works towards promoting mental health Now the actor has been facing backlash on social media for auctioning clothes she wore to funerals A section of netizens feels it is ldquonot rightrdquo Nothing escapes the eagle eyes of netizens who were quick to notice that she has been selling outfits she wore for the last rites of Housefull 2010 costar Jiah Khan in 2013 and Priyanka Chopra Jonasrsquo father Ashok Choprarsquos funeral the same year These two items of clothing angered some fans who called it a ldquocheap actrdquo An admirer wrote ldquoI am shocked My favourite Deepika Padukone has auctioned her noncouture clothes from 2013 that she wore to different funeral events Low blowrdquoRekha turns speaking treeAfter featuring in the promos of Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin Rekha is now lending her deep husky voice to one of the campaigns of Bigg Boss 15 which goes on air next month The new season of the Salman Khanhosted reality show will have contestants endure several challenges before they step inside the house The veteran actor is doing a voiceover for a lsquotalking treersquo whom Khan calls Vishwasuntree ldquoIt is always gratifying to work with Salman and I feel blessed to share these unique moments with himrdquo says the diva Khan began his acting career with the Rekhastarrer Biwi Ho Toh Aisi 1988Breaking rulesShagun Pandey has been roped in to essay the titular role in the upcoming show Meet which chronicles the journey of a spirited young Haryanvi girl played by Ashi Singh ldquoIt questions gender roles and breaks archaic stereotypesrdquo says Pandey who was earlier seen as Atharv in Tujhse Hai Raabta and Uday in Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod AayePet loveNagarjuna mdash Ek Yoddha actor Mrunal Jain is an animal lover He is a regular visitor at actor buddy Sneha Namanandirsquos cafe in Lokhandwala which allows diners to bring along their dogs and cats Namanandi who featured in Ragini MMS 2014 has several of her actor pals drop in for meetings with their pets ldquoSanjay Dutt also gave me a shoutout because of his love for animalsrdquo says Namanandi