Have you heard? Battling the big C

On Thursday Mahima Chaudhary revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer Anupam Kher was among the few people in Bollywood who knew about her condition mdash she broke the news to him earlier when he had called her to offer a movie In a video that was posted yesterday by Kher the Pardes actor opened up on the emotional turmoil she went through after the diagnosis and losing her hair to the treatment ldquoI am not so brave and hence I didnrsquot even share the news with my familyrdquo she can be seen saying But little could shake the actorrsquos spirit as she went on to battle the Big C Mahima recounted how she found comfort and strength in cosurvivors ldquoI learnt a lot from women who were coming for their chemo I also met a little boy at the centre and he gave me strengthrdquo she said Having emerged stronger she is now back on a film setKoffee date with KajolKaran Johar is busy shooting for the latest season of Koffee with Karan So far the guest lineup has mostly included stars from his productions mdash be it JugJugg Jeeyo stars Anil Kapoor and Varun Dhawan or Liger actors Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday Of course a Koffee run wonrsquot be complete without KJorsquos bestie Kajol making an appearance on the couch The actor looking lovely in red recently shot for the episode with mother Tanuja Wersquore eager to know who won the hamper mdash after all only the OG Tanuja can match Kajolrsquos witMaking the big revealDirector Ayan Mukerji made our humdrum Thursday exciting as he unveiled Amitabh Bachchanrsquos first look from Brahmstra The motion poster sees the megastar who plays Guru holding the Prabhastra or the sword of light The Bachchan Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhattstarrer hasnrsquot exactly had a smooth journey to the finish line But the filmmaker considers himself fortunate to have directed Bachchan ldquoSince my first meeting with Mr Bachchan in 2016 to discuss Brahmstra he always said that he loved the concept of this venture mdash ancient Indian astras that are protected in India todayrdquo Ayan wroteAnother home for KanganaLittle matches the joy and pride of building your own home Kangana Ranaut would know After reconstructing her Mumbai office she has now built her second home in Himachal Pradesh Kangy is a mountain girl at heart and she made sure that her new property reflected her cultural heritage While the house is built of river stones local slates and wood the actor has done up the interiors with Himachali paintings rugs embroideries weaves and wooden karigariRemembering LatajiIt has been over four months since Lata Mangeshkarrsquos demise left a void in the Indian music industry Asha Bhosle recently paid a tribute to her singersister on Gajendra Singhrsquos musical show Naam Reh Jayegaa The veteran singer walked down memory lane remembering her growingup years with the legend ldquoIn other households kids used to sit and learn tables but in our house we used to light the evening diya after which Lata di would sit with the tanpura and make all of us singrdquo She also recounted the joy of collaborating with Mangeshkar to Sonu Nigam ldquoSinging alongside Didi was like pahad se takraana It was satisfyingly challenging It was difficult to get a lsquowaahrsquo from her but I did earn it for Man kyu behka re behka aadhi raat ko I will always cherish thatrdquo So proudWhat do we love most about Ms Marvel Sure the spirited superhero essayed by Iman Vellani But also Farhan Akhtar who has made his international debut with the series As the show makes a splash around the globe Shibani Dandekar cheered on for her actorhusband She wrote ldquoCanrsquot wait for this So proud of my guyrdquo AwwThe sevenyear hitchSeven years after meeting on the sets of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan 2015 Nayanthara and filmmaker Vignesh Shivan tied the knot in a traditional ceremony in Mahabalipuram yesterday The wedding was everything their fans hoped it to be mdash dreamy and beautiful with the bride looking resplendent in a red Jade creation Vignesh shared their first picture as a married couple on social media to celebrate the new chapter in their lives ldquoOn a scale of 10hellip Shersquos Nayan and Irsquom the onerdquo he wrote As expected the wedding was a starstudded affair with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Rajinikanth Kamal Haasan Shah Rukh Khan and Chiranjeevi in attendance