Have you heard? First test, then enter R Balki's production house office

The third wave has made R Balki adapt his production house office at Bandra to the changed scenario amid the rising scare of the Omicron variant of the virus The filmmaker has selftest kits greet anyone who enters his office Before staffers and guests step in they have to test themselves and only if the results are negative are they let in His officebearers are now so used to taking the test daily that they feel it is akin to swiping an attendance card The filmmaker is busy with the postproduction of his Dulquer Salmaan Sunny Deol Pooja Bhatt and Shreya Dhanwantharystarrer Chup Will selftest kits be the new normal at officesRemake on the floorsOn Thursday Ajay Devgn began shooting for Bholaa the remake of the Tamil actioner Kaithi 2019 He reprises Karthirsquos role as an exconvict in Lokesh Kanagarajrsquos film The Hindi version is helmed by the actorrsquos cousin Dharmendra Sharma who has edited several of his productions including Tanhaji The Unsung Warrior 2020Sharma had accompanied Devgn during his recent trip to the Sabarimala temple in Kerala It looks like the two were keen on divine intervention before beginning work on the thriller There had been speculation about the remake as Devgn had confirmed in February 2020 that he was part of the project Almost two years later itrsquos happeningPause and reflectAfter starting the year with eating whatever her heart desired Kareena Kapoor Khan is back on her yoga mat at her favourite place at her home mdash the terrace Posing for the camera in her workout gear Bebo posted ldquoLong road ahead but we can do thisrdquo She tagged celebrity fitness trainer Anshuka Parwani who is an aerial yoga expert Considering Bebo has been binging on her favourite food and desserts she is keen to restart her fitness routineItrsquos freezingTwinkle Khanna was taken aback to see daughter Nitara dress up in ldquothree pairs of tights and two jackets one of which had a hoodierdquo for her virtual class The kid was freezing in Mumbairsquos cold ldquoShe makes her sartorial point like all Bombay crackpots who are pretending we actually experience any season besides hot and damp or warm and wetrdquo wrote Khanna She also took a jibe at people who say the city is experiencing ldquothe winterrdquo of north IndiaMangeshkar slightly betterThough Lata Mangeshkar continues to remain in the ICU of the Breach Candy Hospital ldquothere has been a slight improvement in her healthrdquo said Dr Pratit Samdani who is treating the legendary singer Mangeshkarrsquos family members also confirmed that she is responding to treatment Her niece Rachana Shah reportedly said ldquoShe is doing well Everyonersquos prayers have worked Kindly keep our privacy in mindrdquo Mangeshkar will be under observation for 10 to 12 daysNaga opens upNaga Chaitanya broke his silence about his divorce with Samantha Ruth Prabhu ldquoItrsquos okay It was a decision made for the good of both of us If she is happy I am happy That was the best decision in that situationrdquo he said The actor opened up during the promotions of his Telugu supernatural drama Bangarraju costarring father Nagarjuna ldquoMy family stood by me during those difficult timesrdquo added Chaitanya who makes his Bollywood debut with Aamir Khanrsquos Laal Singh Chaddha The actor couple parted ways last OctoberReality check for GovindaGovinda is facing flak for his latest music video Hello which even diehard fans find ldquocringeworthyrdquo It features him alongside Nisha Sharma dancing around in a garden ldquoHi guys my third song Hello is out on my YouTube channel Govinda Royallesrdquo posted the actor As soon as he released the track he was trolled ldquoItrsquos embarrassing to watch you do all this You should have hung your cape and felt good about the amazing work yoursquove done and not make a joke of yourselfrdquo said one user Many also had advice for him ldquoPlease come out of the 1990s We are in 2022 nowrdquoSushmita clears the airAs soon as a photograph of Sushmita Sen with daughters Renee and Alisah and a baby boy did the rounds there was speculation that the actor had adopted a third child On Thursday the actor took to her Instagram Story to quash the rumours ldquoHaving a chat with godson Amadeus about the random news concerning him going viralrdquo she posted Amadeus is Senrsquos friend Shreejayarsquos son who Renee and Alisah dote onNew call for actionOn Thursday Vidyut Jammwal began shooting for his first production IB 71 helmed by Ghazi 2017 director Sankalp Reddy The actor plays an intelligence officer in the film based on a truelife incident of how Indian intelligence officers outwitted the Pakistanis ldquoIrsquom thrilled about backing a film that revisits a glorious chapter in Indian historyrdquo says Jammwal who has named his banner Action Hero FilmsSoldierrsquos lifeRohit Shetty makes his OTT debut with Mission Frontline The filmmaker lives the life of a soldier on the discovery show Shot in Srinagar the Republic Day special episode premieres on January 20 Mission Frontline earlier featured Rana Daggubati and Sara Ali Khan