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Priyanka Chopra: You shouldn't need a man

January 28, 2016 11:03 IST

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra was recently quoted as saying that she does not need a man for anything except to have children.

When a fan asked her what she meant by that, she tweeted: ‘As u shouldn’t cause that’s not what I said. I wouldn’t need a guy. U have to want one. That’s the diff.’

‘Wow what is all this man hating what I said being converted into. Pls guys give a little credit. U shouldn’t need a man. U should want a man,’ she added.

Meanwhile, she posted a picture from the sets of her TV show Quantico, above, and wrote: ‘The end to Another cold winter day with my friend snow!!! #montrealdiaries.’

The second season of the American series will start on March 6.

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Airlift declared tax-free in UP

Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur-starrer Airlift has been made tax-free in Uttar Pradesh.

Thanking Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Akshay wrote: ‘Just been informed the Uttar Pradesh Govt. has declared #Airlift as Tax Free. Thank you to the young & progressive team led by @yadavakhilesh.’

Meanwhile, celebrities took to Twitter to praise the film:

Rishi Kapoor: ‘Saw Airlift. Brave film by director. Bhushan/Nikhil tops. Akshay, Nimrat work effortlessly. That George was good. Film Instils patriotism. See it!’

Abhishek Bachchan: ‘Do yourself a favour. Go and watch #Airlift. Wonderful film. Congratulations @akshaykumar and the entire team.’

Varun Dhawan: ‘Saw #airlift. Really loved the film. @akshaykumar best.lovely to see @NimratOfficial on screen congrats.’

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It’s action time for Jacqueline Fernandez!

Jacqueline Fernandez

Jacqueline Fernandez is shooting for her film Dishoom in Abu Dhabi.

She posted a picture, above, and wrote: ‘Back with my #dishoom team!!!missed these guys so much!!! Time for some #action.’

Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Rohit Dhawan, the film will also star John Abraham, Varun Dhawan, Nargis Fakhri, Akshaye Khanna and Saqib Saleem.

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Anupam Kher resumes shooting for M S Dhoni biopic

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher, who is shooting for Neeraj Pandey's M S Dhoni: The Untold Story, shared a picture from the sets, above, and wrote: 'Absolute pleasure to shoot with brilliant actor Kumud Mishra (Marvelous in Airlift):). #MSDhoniBiopic #NSDActors.'

Anupam Kher

Meanwhile, he celebrated his Padma Bhushan award on the sets. He shared another picture, above, and added: ‘Thank you Neeraj Pandey and the team for a small celebration for my PADMA BHUSHAN on the sets of #MSDhoniBiopic.’

Starring Sushant Singh Rajput as Dhoni, the film will release on September 2.

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40 years of Kabhi Kabhie!

Kabhi Kabhie

Yash Chopra’s 1976 film Kabhi Kabhie completed 40 years on January 27 and Amitabh Bachchan got nostalgic.

He shared some pictures, above, and wrote: ‘40 years of 'Kabhi Kabhie' !! The lyrics and poem still as popular as before .. !! The times spent in Srinagar Kashmir in one long stretch and finished the film .. Those were the days .. REALLY !!’

Rishi Kapoor added: ‘Kabhi Kabhie. This was the numerological spelling of the film. It proved to be right.’

Written by Pamela Chopra, the film also features Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Raakhee, Neetu Singh, Naseem, Simi Garewal and Parikshat Sahni.

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Sonakshi back on social media

Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha, who was on a social media hiatus, is back again. She shared a selfie, above, and tweeted: ‘Well look who's back!’

Sonakshi will be playing Dawood Ibrahim's sister Haseena Parker in Apoorva Lakhia's biopic.

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Kunal Kapoor practices Kalari for Veeram

Kunal Kapoor

Kunal Kapoor is busy training for Malayalam filmmaker Jayaraj's tri-lingual Veeram.

He posted a picture, above, and wrote: 'Practice makes perfect! It's kalari time, for my film Veeram.'

The film revolves around a martial arts form called Kalaripayattu.

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Karan Johar: Aligarh is a must watch!

Aligarh

Karan Johar, who recently watched Hansal Mehta’s Aligarh, turned to Twitter to congratulate the team.

‘#Aligarh is exceptionally poignant, moving and heartbreaking in equal measure....a relevant and important film of our times.... #Aligarh is a must watch!! Congratulations to the entire team!!’ Karan tweeted.

Meanwhile, Hansal Mehta shared the latest poster of the film, above, and wrote: ‘#AligarhTrailer will #ComeOut in a few hours. Very keen to share!’

The film is based on the real life incident of Dr Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, who was suspended from his job because of his sexual orientation. Starring Rajkummar Rao and Manoj Bajpayee, Aligarh will release on February 26.

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How Vikram Bhatt celebrated his 47th birthday

Vikram Bhatt

Director Vikram Bhatt, who is shooting the fourth installment of the Raaz film series in Romania, celebrated his birthday on the sets.

Mahesh Bhatt posted a picture, above and wrote: ‘In a far away land where words freeze as soon as they are spoken, the unit sings "Happy Birthday Vikram" to warm him.’

The horror film will star Emraan Hashmi, South actress Kriti Kharbanda and Gaurav Arora.

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Boman Irani celebrates his 31st wedding anniversary

Boman Irani

Boman Irani celebrates his 31st wedding anniversary on January 28.

He shared a picture of himself with wife Zenobia, above, and wrote: 'One good decision; everything else is a consequence of that! Made it on our 'first date'. 31st Anniversary today!'