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Shreya Ghoshal turns 30!
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
Playback singer Shreya Ghoshal turns 30 today, March 12, and she celebrated it with an album launch. Her colleagues wish her on Twitter:
Vishal Dadlani: 'Happy Birthday, @shreyaghoshal , you unbelievably talented doofus! Honoured to have you as a colleague and as a friend! Have a great year! Also, @shreyaghoshal , as per Indian culture & tradition, I must charan-sparsh you, because you're senior to me now! Paay lagoo, Gupludevi!'
Salim Merchant: 'Happy birthday @shreyaghoshal wish you more success and happiness! Best wishes for the album humnasheen too!'
Swanand Kirkire: 'Thank you for choosing Gazal as ur form of independent expression& bring back poetry semi classical singing back in fashion @shreyaghoshal.'
Shantanu Moitra: 'Happy birthday @shreyaghoshal.wishing u lots of food lots of adda and lots of good music.'
As for Shreya Ghoshal, she thanked everyone and wrote: 'Thank u for the wishes. Thank u to my fraternity my frnds my family my fans. I feel blessed.'
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'Nagesh Kukunoor's Lakshmi handles a difficult subject head on'
Several stars, who caught an early screening of Nagesh Kukunoor's latest film Lakshmi, turned to Twitter to wish luck to the team.
Prachi Desai: ''Lakshmi' a hard-hitting film. Brilliant direction & performances. We need more such films! Loved it. Kudos to @monalithakur03 for such a brave choice as her debut film. We love her for her beautiful voice and now her acting abilities and effortless @fabulouslyflora and superlative Shefali Shah.'
Sudhir Mishra: 'Nagesh Kukunoors Lakshmi handles a difficult subject head on .Its done simply ,without frills, melodrama but with a deep compassion .watch it On d subject of Lakshmi I forgot to mention d brilliant performance of Shefali Chaya as d brothel Madame.'
Mini Mathur: 'I saw #Lakshmi last night. Ripped me apart. Such a powerful story of injustice, determination & strength. Nagesh, Elahe, Monali.'
Atul Kasbekar: 'Take a bow Nagesh Kukoonoor n Elahe Hiptoolah 4 making #Lakshmi Stories of some very uncomfortable realities need 2b told. This is one such.'
Elli Avram: 'Thank u Nagesh Kukunoor for making The Movie 'Lakshmi' & spreading the awareness! Please all do watch this MOVIE! #Lakshmi it's my request.'
The film tells the story of a 14-year-old girl kidnapped and sold into prostitution. Lakshmi releases on March 21.
Shabana Azmi meets president Pranab Mukherjee
Veteran actress Shabana Azmi recently met President Pranab Mukherjee to seek support for a social campaign that promotes gender equality.
'With President of India handing him d Beti Zindabad pin on behalf of many social organisations and Action Aid India,' the 63-year-old tweeted with a picture.
Beti Zindabad is a social campaign for gender equality to prevent, prohibit and redress cases of rape, sexual harassment and gender oppression.
Sunny Leone goes to Uttar Pradesh
Actress Sunny Leone is leaving no stone unturned to promote her latest movie, Ragini MMS 2. After promoting the film on several television shows, she is now busy travelling across India.
After touring Rajasthan, she is presently in Uttar Pradesh. 'Morning everyone!!! Headed to Lucknow! Super excited!!' she added with a picture