Lara Dutta celebrated daughter Saira's third birthday on January 20, and shared a picture of the celebrations on Twitter (left).
'The birthday girl at her party!!:-)' she posted.
Lara is married to tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi.
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'Despite a rise in tiger population, we cannot sit back and relax'
The tiger population in the country has increased and several celebrities took to Twitter to welcome the news:
Prakash Jha: Great efforts by our forest rangers, preservationists, celebrities like @SrBachchan and the govt. to help increase our Tiger count. Despite a rise in 30% in our Tiger population, we cannot sit back and relax. Need increased awareness and action against poaching.
Farhan Akhtar: Good news of the day: 30 percent increase in India's tiger population. May their tribe keep growing... Jai Hind.
Ronnie Screwvala: Tiger population rises 30% in 4 years! Great! time to focus on Parsi's now :-)
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10 years of Page 3
National Award-winning Page 3 completes 10 years on January 21 and its director Madhur Bhandarkar got nostalgic.
'There are many pages and chapters in the journey of my life which I truly cherish. Today it is 10 years of #Page3. Feeling blessed,' he wrote.
'A big THANKS to Bobby, Percept, Sahara, @konkonas, Sandhya,Tara AND above all @mangeshkarlata Didi for Kitne Ajeeb Rishtey!' he added.
The film stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Atul Kulkarni, Sandhya Mridul, Tara Sharma, Anju Mahendru and Boman Irani.
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Happy birthday Sushant!
Sushant Singh Rajput, who was last seen in blockbuster film PK, celebrates his 29th birthday on January 21.
Actor Mahesh Shetty shared a picture of himself with Sushant and his girlfriend Ankita Lokhande (above) and wrote: 'Never needed a best friend with u around brother. Happy birthday @itsSSR have a rocking year ahead.'
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Hansal Mehta: Who appointed the FFI?
National Award-winning filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who had filed an RTI regarding the selection process of films for Oscars, has a received response.
He wrote: 'Response from I&B Ministry to RTI filed nearly 3 months back on the FFI and its authority in sending India's entry to the Oscars states that : "This is to inform you that FFI is a private body and Ministry of I&B has no role to play regarding the selection process for nomination of film for Oscar". My question is : Who appointed the FFI then?'
The Film Federation of India (FFI) is an apex body of the Indian film producers, distributors, exhibitors and studio owners, headquartered in Mumbai.
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Ranbir Kapoor shoots for an ad
Celebrity photographer Atul Kasbekar, who recently shot for an advertisement with Ranbir Kapoor, shared a picture from the shoot (above) and wrote: 'Super hush hush shoot for a dark cola in mostly blue packaging wt this guy. Can't really talk about it rt now. Sorry.'
Ranbir has four releases this year: Vikramjit Singh's Roy, Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet, Anurag Basu's Jagga Jasoos, and Imtiaz Ali's Tamasha.
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Shah Rukh enjoys Fan
Shah Rukh Khan, who is working on Manish Sharma's Fan, is enjoying his time on the sets.
Thanking his team, the 49-year-old actor tweeted: 'Somedays at film making make more than films....they make u happy. Today-Tonite was one such shift. Thanx Fan Team.'
Produced by Aditya Chopra and written by Habib Faisal, the drama film will also feature Ileana D'Cruz and Vaani Kapoor. It is expected to release on August 14.
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Shahid returns to the gym
Shahid Kapoor, who has completed filming his next film Shaandaar, is back to working out.
He shared a picture (above) and tweeted: 'Day 3 body reconstruction. Too much to do too lil time. Injuries are so annoying. Time to train. Morning all. Keep it real.'
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