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Nick is ‘excited’ as his RK-Alia wedding video goes viral
Content creator Nikunj Lotia aka Nick’s (BeYouNick) latest video, which met with a “Ded” comment from actor Alia Bhatt, has gone viral. In the video, he’s seen running after a car that reads ‘Alia Weds Ranbir’ while wiping his tears, with the song Tu Meri Hai Meri Hi Rahegi (Kabir Singh; 2019) playing in the background. This is the first time that Bhatt has reacted to news about her wedding with actor Ranbir Kapoor.
Talking about how the hilarious video has caught the attention of celebrities and social media users, Nick tells us, “I feel the same excitement that I felt when I made my first video. It’s not every morning that you wake up and see your video getting picked up by so many portals.”
But it was much later that he realised why it grabbed so many eyeballs. “Alia has commented on my videos earlier, too, but once I read the articles, I realised that this is the first time that she reacted to something related to her wedding. That’s when I understood the gravity of the situation,” he shares.
The YouTuber has collaborated with Bhatt several times in the past. Recalling an awkward incident, he says, “We were shooting for a video together and she told me that if her film does well, she would give me her number. Unfortunately, that movie was Kalank (2019).”
Actor Darshan Kumaar is glad that his latest film, The Kashmir Files, has earned appreciation from the audience and that “it’s turned out to be a people’s film”. Said to be a true account of the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990, it invited naysayers, too, who alleged that the film was dividing communities.
But the 35-year-old disagrees: “The film is brutally honest, based on a true event. It is not against any caste, party or community. It shows what happens when there is no humanity. People who say that our film divides communities should watch it first and then decide.”
Contrary to reports that actors Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor’s wedding has been postponed, her halfbrother Rahul Bhatt, who’s been quoted in the reports, confirms to us that the wedding is happening on the pre-decided date. “The wedding is happening this week. I haven’t mentioned the date to anyone. All I can say is that it is a matter of time till you see an official release from their side. I can assure you it will happen before April 20,” Rahul says. Reluctant to give out any more information about the wedding, he hints that the venue might change due to the increased media presence outside Kapoor’s home. “The venue might shift to Taj Hotel,
Kumaar played a character called Krishna Pandit in the movie and he calls it his most challenging part till date, “mentally, emotionally as well as physically”.
The Mary Kom (2014), NH10 (2015) and The Family Man actor explains, “I believe acting is the most difficult job in the world. It requires strength and hard work. The casting director called me and said that Pallavi Joshi ji (producer-actor) and Vivek Agnihotri ji (director-producer) wanted to meet me. They showed me the heartwrenching stories of 700 families and I couldn’t speak a word after watching those videos. Then they gave me the script and said, ‘We want to cast you as the lead’,” he recalls.
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Colaba to avoid paparazzi. The arrangements are being done as we talk,” says Bhatt, adding, “I have been told to switch off my phone, but I can’t do that because I have to be accessible to my clients.”
As for the other wedding preparations, we have learnt that it is kept on a strict budget. Also, there won’t be a grand sangeet ceremony or bachelor party. “There is no elaborate sangeet planned, they may dance at the mehendi function,” a source says, adding that there will be a joota chupai rasam, too. “Ranbir is likely to give ₹1 lakh to Alia’s girl gang,” shares the source.
“Even the photographers have been chosen by Alia and Grishma (Shah, Bhatt’s manager) and they haven’t shot any celebrity wedding before. As for the mandap, a female set designer has been brought on board,” says the source.
Actors Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan, and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali have been reportedly invited for the varmala ceremony.