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At 67, Mukesh Khanna is still open to marrying the woman destined for him; shares thoughts on love and relationships

At 67, Mukesh Khanna is still open to marrying the woman destined for him; shares thoughts on love and relationships

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Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, best known for playing the iconic superhero in Shaktimaan, has never shied away from voicing his opinions. Even at 67, the unmarried actor’s perspective on marriage, relationships, and life remains rooted in spirituality, destiny, and the value of meaningful connections. In a recent interview with The Filmy Charcha Podcast, Khanna opened up about why he chose not to marry, while also sharing his views on relationships, multiple affairs, and the idea of commitment. Mukesh Khanna is still remembered for his role of Shaktimaan in the iconic superhero TV series. Also Read | Mukesh Khanna doesn’t want Ranveer Singh as Shaktimaan even after liking Dhurandhar: ‘Negativity hai face par’ Mukesh Khanna’s thoughts on marriage Despite never having married, Khanna insisted in a conversation with Filmy Charcha that he is a firm believer in the institution of marriage. However, for him, it is guided more by destiny than by actively seeking a partner. He added that he remains open to marriage on the day he meets the woman he believes is destined for …

Mukesh Khanna, 67, says he’ll marry when he meets woman destined for him: ‘Love happens only once’ | Television News

Mukesh Khanna, 67, says he’ll marry when he meets woman destined for him: ‘Love happens only once’ | Television News

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4 min readMumbaiMay 3, 2026 02:13 PM IST Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna is often in the news for his controversial opinions on issues. Once again, the Shaktimaan actor is making headlines, this time for his take on love, relationships, and marriage. During a conversation with The Filmy Charcha, Mukesh Khanna spoke about being single at 67 and his plans to get married. He said that the day he meets the woman destined for him, he would get married. Mukesh also shared his take on love and relationships. Mukesh Khanna on love, marriage, and relationships During a podcast with The Filmy Charcha, Mukesh Khanna spoke about people often discussing him being single. He shared his opinion on love and relationships and said, “If you are married, you are committed. People say a woman should be pativrata. But has anyone said a man should also be pativrata? I say that two souls have met. But people don’t believe this… they say ‘I love my wife’ and still move around. That is cheating.” Also Read: ‘I am losing …

Tusshar Kapoor says he didn’t tell dad Jeetendra before having son Laksshya via surrogacy: ‘I wasn’t destined for marriage’ | Bollywood News

Tusshar Kapoor says he didn’t tell dad Jeetendra before having son Laksshya via surrogacy: ‘I wasn’t destined for marriage’ | Bollywood News

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4 min readNew DelhiFeb 13, 2026 02:12 PM IST In June 2016, actor Tusshar Kapoor announced that he had welcomed a son through IVF and surrogacy, becoming Bollywood’s first single father to do so. His journey into parenthood later inspired him to pen the book Bachelor Dad. In a recent interview, Tusshar opened up about how the idea first took shape and how he always felt that while marriage wasn’t meant for him, fatherhood certainly was. Speaking to Meri Saheli, Tusshar shared that being a single father hasn’t been particularly challenging for him. He credits his upbringing and his father, veteran actor Jeetendra, for shaping his personality. “I am very old school—similar to my father—but at the same time, we are extremely different from each other. After staying in the US for five years, I learnt to live independently. I haven’t even married. I have a child as a single father. However, my father is not like this. He believes in marriage and having a family—he is very old school Indian,” he said. Tusshar added …

Omung Kumar remembers Sunil Thapa: He was destined to play Priyanka Chopra’s coach in Mary Kom

Omung Kumar remembers Sunil Thapa: He was destined to play Priyanka Chopra’s coach in Mary Kom

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Nepali actor Sunil Thapa, 68, who played Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ boxing coach in Mary Kom (2014), died on Saturday following a cardiac episode. Filmmaker Omung Kumar, who directed the film, remembered the late actor and their association. The making of Mary Kom “We were looking for someone with the right physique and a very expressive face,” Omung recalls, adding, “When I saw a video of Sunil Thapaji, the superstar from Nepal, I was immediately kicked about it. I also remembered him from Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981).” Omung believes the casting felt almost destined. “Two years before Mary Kom, I had sketched the coach’s character in my storyboard. When I met Thapaji, I realised the sketch looked exactly like him,” he says. He also recalls how Thapa became a source of strength for Priyanka after her father Ashok Chopra died days before the shoot began in 2013: “By the end of the film, Sunil had become like a father figure to her.” Thapa appeared in over 300 Nepali films. He was widely known for his …

T20 World Cup | England’s Jacob Bethell, ‘destined for greatness’, shows glimpses of his breathtaking talent against Nepal | Cricket News

T20 World Cup | England’s Jacob Bethell, ‘destined for greatness’, shows glimpses of his breathtaking talent against Nepal | Cricket News

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4 min readMumbaiFeb 8, 2026 06:21 PM IST When Royal Challengers Bengaluru had signed up Jacob Bethell ahead of IPL 2025, the franchise’s spin bowling coach Malolan Rangarajan had made the bold claim, even before he had made his debut, that the young left-hander was “destined for greatness”. “I think England have a genuine superstar in the making and selfishly, as RCB, we’re very happy to have bought him slightly earlier in the cycle,” Rangarajan had said. On Sunday afternoon at a sun-baked Wankhede Stadium, Bethell offered a glimpse of why those words were spoken with such conviction. England may have stumbled early in their T20 World Cup opener against Nepal, but the 22-year-old used the early wobble as a stage to underline his growing maturity and range. The innings began shakily when Phil Salt fell inside the powerplay, and the pressure was immediate. Bethell responded in the only way he knew – by taking the game on. Facing off-spinner Sher Malla, he burst out of the blocks, striking two crisp fours and launching a …

Like a Karan Johar film, Megha Majumdar’s ‘A Guardian and a Thief’ is destined for popularity. But its MFA gloss makes exotic what was once your own | Books and Literature News

Like a Karan Johar film, Megha Majumdar’s ‘A Guardian and a Thief’ is destined for popularity. But its MFA gloss makes exotic what was once your own | Books and Literature News

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Imagine, for a moment, a meeting to plan a TV show or even a film before the age of the Internet in America. Producers, marketing chaps, a writer or two, a director — there are any number of people in the room, deciding what’s relevant and topical. Which combination of screenplay and dialogue, characters and actors, showrunners and directors can appeal to critics and the general viewing audience? How can they break new ground without breaking any at all, challenge the viewer while at the same time pander to them? The answer would end up being something trite: It needs to be The Sopranos meets Baywatch. And from this rather cynical beginning, there may well emerge a work that isn’t great art but art adjacent. Like pickleball, pretending to be a real sport. Megha Majumdar’s second novel is brilliant and clever. After all, Oprah says so. But as Dadu, the loving father, grandfather and Calcutta man to his soul in A Guardian and a Thief, may have thought when he was younger, wittier and just …

Ariana Grande says director Jon M. Chu was ‘destined’ to make Wicked: For Good

Ariana Grande says director Jon M. Chu was ‘destined’ to make Wicked: For Good

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Ariana Grande is all set to feature as the lead in the upcoming film Wicked: For Good. The movie, which will be released on November 21, is a sequel to last year’s musical fantasy Wicked. The Thank U, Next hitmaker plays the role of Glinda while Cynthia Erivo appears as the eponymous Wicked Witch of the West. File photo of Ariana Grande The promotional tours of the movie are underway and going at an intense pace. In one such interview, Grande lauded the film’s director, Jon M. Chu. “Jon Chu is the most empathetic, intentional, brilliant and thoughtful human being with an innate understanding of the human experience,” she said in a statement. Grande added that the director’s “heart and character” left an imprint upon every part of the film. She also praised him for shooting two projects simultaneously, managing to stay in the moment despite sudden changes in tone and schedule. “But he never blinked. No one could have told this story better than Jon. It was absolutely his destiny to make these films,” …

‘Saying Salman Khan is careless on set is the biggest lie on earth, Shahid Kapoor was always destined to be a superstar,’ recall director duo Vinay Sapru and Radhika Rao | Bollywood News

‘Saying Salman Khan is careless on set is the biggest lie on earth, Shahid Kapoor was always destined to be a superstar,’ recall director duo Vinay Sapru and Radhika Rao | Bollywood News

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While many know directors Vinay Sapru and Radhika Rao for their romantic film Sanam Teri Kasam, not everyone would know that the duo has been instrumental in shaping the visual music scene in India from the 1990s to today. From working with Bollywood’s biggest stars to crafting some of the most memorable music videos of that era, their behind-the-scenes stories are as cinematic as their work. In a recent conversation on the Hindi Rush Podcast, the duo shared anecdotes from their decades-long career—one of the standout moments being how they discovered Shahid Kapoor, then just a young dancer, and cast him in the song “Aankhon Mein Tera Chehra.” Vinay Sapru recalled how the casting for the song began. “We were looking for a sweet, little boy,” he said, and their search led them to the famous choreographer Shiamak Davar. “Shiamak told us, ‘This cute boy you’re looking for, he’s in my class. You must come and look.’ So I went to the class, and there was Shahid, dancing in the background,” Vinay remembered. Radhika Rao, …

Whatever life is destined is destined: Salman on death threats and security | Bollywood

Whatever life is destined is destined: Salman on death threats and security | Bollywood

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Mumbai, “Jitni umar likhi hai, utni likhi hai,” a philosophical Salman Khan said in his first comments about death threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and the heightened security that has significantly restricted his movements. Whatever life is destined is destined: Salman on death threats and security The security protocol has impacted his daily routine, Khan told reporters on Wednesday night. “Bhagwan, Allah sab unpar hai. Jitni umar likhi hai, utni likhi hai. Bas yahi hai. ,” Khan said in a rare interaction in which he opened up about his personal life and the many challenges after the death threats. “I cannot do anything about it . Khallas. So I go from Galaxy to shoot to Galaxy, no detours,” he added. The 59-year-old could earlier be seen cycling around the city unhindered by his security team. His security concerns escalated in 2018 when incarcerated gangster Bishnoi openly threatened to kill him during a court appearance in Jodhpur over the actor’s involvement in the infamous 1998 blackbuck poaching case Since then, Khan has faced multiple threats. …

Destined With You to Crash Landing on You; Top 10 evergreen romantic Korean dramas on Netflix

Destined With You to Crash Landing on You; Top 10 evergreen romantic Korean dramas on Netflix

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Ranu Mandal, who became a social media sensation overnight with her rendition of ‘Ek pyaar ka nagma’ seems to have returned to her previous life. After her singing video went viral on social media, singer and music composer Himesh Reshammiya gave her a big break. However, it appears Ranu’s life hasn’t changed much. A new video is going viral on the internet where people are filming her, but the question remains – how much support is she truly receiving from all this attention? Videos of Ranu Mandal go viral and fans are wondering where is singer Himesh Reshammiya now. An Instagram account with the name Dancer Aditi had recently posted a video featuring Ranu Mandal. In the clip, Ranu Mandal is seen wearing a Zomato T-shirt over a dress and stands still in the frame while a girl dances around her. The song playing in the background features the lyrics ‘Main Ranu, Mumbai Ki Ranu’. The video – which has racked up 1.24 lakh likes – shows the girl dancing near Ranu. Watch the video …