Have you heard? Gearing up for D-Day

Although there is no official confirmation yet it appears that Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt have locked April 13 to April 17 for their wedding celebrations The mehndi and sangeet functions will also be scheduled during this period The Kapoors and the Bhatts have apparently asked their closest friends to keep the dates free to join in the revelry Manish Malhotra and Sabyasachi Mukherjee are said to be creating Aliarsquos wedding outfits while Ranbir has entrusted his designer Samidha Wangnoo to style him for the big day The familyrsquos RK House in Chembur has been chosen as the venue because the Shamshera actor wanted to get married there like his parents Interestingly he will also be hosting a bachelorrsquos party for his close friends from within and outside the film industry Ayan Mukerji Aditya Roy Kapur and Arjun Kapoor who are his closest buddies in BTown are said to have confirmed their presence for the party They will also host a reception for their industry friends later this monthShoot in sightHaving taken over Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali from Sajid Nadiadwala Salman Khan is not wasting any time in taking the film on the floors The actorproducer is having a new set built at ND Studios in Karjat Salman has reportedly chosen this venue as itrsquos closer to his farmhouse and he doesnrsquot want to take any chances in meeting the December 30 date with cinemas this year Apart from this everything else mdash from the crew to the cast and the schedules mdash remains unchanged Pooja Hegde and Venkatesh are already on board and actors from other industries are expected to be signed on for this Farhad Samji directorial venturePartying with NawazNawazuddin Siddiqui was keen to host the team of his film Noorani Chehra at his new bungalow The completion of the shoot served as the perfect opportunity to get together with coactors Nupur Sanon Sonallii Seygall and Shagufta Ali director Navaniat Singh producers Kumar Mangat Rajiv Malhotra Deepak Sharma and Neeta Shah on Monday evening Over food and drinks they recalled behindthescenes moments and reminisced about how quickly they wrapped up the shoot Launched on Valentinersquos Day the film is being readied to release later this yearA new ride for DivyaDivya Dutta who returns to Punjabi cinema after a decade learnt driving a tractor for Maa in which Gippy Grewal plays her son Talking about managing the heavy vehicle in the farm the actor reveals ldquoOnce I got the hang of it I was speeding up the tractor in and out of the village and doing all the action scenesrdquo she enthuses adding ldquoIt was a wonderful experience It felt close to my homelandrdquoActor dad over director dadJersey marks Shahid Kapoorrsquos third collaboration with father Pankaj Kapur While he worked under Kapurrsquos direction in Mausam 2011 the two shared screen space for the first time in Shaandaar 2015 During the promotion of Jersey he said that it can be intimidating when one tries to compete with their father Sasha added that itrsquos easier to act with Kapur than be directed by him ldquoWe used to get time to chill and have a cup of coffee together in between shots It was much more relaxedrdquo he saidBrotherly bondingHimansh Kohli who features in Jubin Nautiyalrsquos Mast nazron se has formed a brotherly bond with the singer The Yaariyan actor who calls Jubin lsquoBabarsquo says ldquoWe have bonded a lot in the last few years and his presence has been nothing short of a miraclerdquo Post their third collaboration Himansh adds ldquoBabarsquos voice is such that it takes you to a different levelrdquoHum haathsaath hainPicYogen ShahHrithik Roshan and Saba Azad who have been dating for a few months now were spotted walking handinhand at the airport recently The couple has been sharing cutesy comments on each otherrsquos social media posts and lunching with his family in the last couple of months While they havenrsquot spoken about each other in the media if waalking handinhand in front of the paparazzi doesnrsquot make it official what doesAn action heroineBhumi Pednekar who has a variety of films lined up is keen to explore the action genre ldquoI definitely want to do a full power action filmrdquo she says adding ldquoI want to see myself do that say something like The Matrix or a Lara Croft Itrsquos exciting for me and I want to explore this in the near futurerdquo The Saand Ki Aankh actor feels she will have a lot of fun doing stuntbaazi and is actually looking for an appropriate subject ldquoHopefully I will find something soonrdquo she says