Several B-town celebs including Salman Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Madhuri Dixit Nene attended Raj Kumar Barjatya’s prayer meet. It was held today, February 23, in Mumbai. Sooraj Barjatya’s father and Rajshri Productions’ chairman Raj Kumar Barjatya passed away on Thursday (February 21) morning. It left the entire film industry in shock. His production house shared the sad news of his demise on Instagram. They wrote, “It is with profound grief that we mourn the loss of Raj Kumar Barjatya, father of Sooraj Barjatya. May his soul Rest In Peace.”

Soon after, Sonam Kapoor took to social media and paid tribute to the later producer. She wrote on Twitter, “I have no words to express the deep and incredible sadness that accompanies the news of Shri Rajkumar Barjatya’s passing. He was a visionary whom I was lucky enough to work with and I pray for his family and loved ones. @rajshri #SoorajBarjatya.” The talented actress was however not present at the prayer meet. Even Anupam Kher expressed his grief via Twitter but couldn’t attend the prayer meet.

Salman, who is quite close to the Barjatya family made sure to attend the meet. He paid his last respects along with Swara, Madhuri, Tabu, Prem Chopra, Amrita Rao. Himesh Reshammiya, Soni Razdan, Bhagyashree, Mahesh Bhatt, Sachin Pilgaonkar and Siddharth Roy Kapur were also in presence. Raj Kumar Barjatya, who was 75, had produced many hit films like Vivah, Maine Pyaar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Koun. His last production venture was Hum Chaar which released on Valentine’s Day this year.

Kabir Khan’s directorial venture 83 is currently the talk of the town and for obvious reasons. Since we were the first ones to inform about the various entries to the huge ensemble star cast, we thought it was time to give you all one more update. Just today, our sources have told us that actor Vijay Varma has been roped in to play all-rounder Roger Binny in the highly anticipated biopic which stars Ranveer Singh in the lead. While we tried to get a confirmation on the same from Vijay, he chose not to comment on it.

When asked about 83, Vijay simply said, “I cannot comment anything about 83 right now.” But we got our answer, didn’t we? Earlier this week, we had also informed you that actor-filmmaker Addinath Kothare has been cast as the ace batsman Dilip Vengsarkar. And now Vijay Varma, who played Moeen in Zoya Akhtar’s recent release Gully Boy, has joined the cast. Well, if that’s the case then good for him because he is quite talented. As Roger Binny, apart from being an all-rounder, he is remembered for his terrific bowling performance in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

Since Vijay has impressed everyone with his performance in Gully Boy, watching him transform into Binny’s character will be fun. 83, wherein Ranveer will play the role of Kapil Dev, will soon go on floors. Last month, RS began his net practice and Kabir Khan was spotted on recce tour to the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London, where the iconic victorious match was played. Also, tell us would you like to watch Vijay Varma as Roger Binny in the film 83? Or do you guys want some other actor to play the role? Let us know in the comments section below.

It’s always tricky for women as to how they maintain the balance between their heritage and tradition while still being modern. But for our desi girl Priyanka Chopra Jonas even that is quite easy. In December last year, the actress got married to American pop star Nick Jonas and soon added his surname to her own name on Instagram. Since then everyone has been addressing her as Priyanka Chopra Jonas. While it’s a common practice in India, fans still wanted to know what promoted PC to change her name.

Well, in the upcoming episode of Koffee With Karan, Priyanka will be seen answering this big question. According to a leading tabloid, host Karan Johar gets into a candid conversation with his two guests and that’s when he asks PC, “Are You Jonas Now”? Blushing over the question, the Bajirao Mastani actress reveals that when Nick asked her what her name was soon after they got hitched, she said, “Priyanka Chopra Jonas.” And then when he further asked what her name was on Insta, that’s when it struck to Priyanka that her name change would be official only when she does it on Instagram. Well, that’s a cool analogy, hai na?

Going by the teaser videos that have already surfaced on the web, it seems Karan really fun hosting Bebo and Priyanka. Even we are excited to see the two ladies together on the KWK. Considering it’s a season finale, we are sure Kareena and Priyanka’s banter will make it an epic. Plus, we can’t wait to see all the secrets and the leg pulling coming out of this particular episode. Are guys excited too? Let us know in the comments section below