19072025-LSTL-01.qxd 7/18/2025 8:00 PM Page 1 c m y b IT’S WEIRD: SOPHIE TURNER Sophie Turner, who played Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones, will reunite with her onscreen brother Jon Snow, aka Kit Harington. They will be seen romancing each other in film, titled The Dreadful. “We’re doing a Gothic horror, but we play lovers. Sorry guys, it’s really weird for all of us,” the actress said. TRIBUNE Limitless fun Life The new season of Chris Hemsworth’s series is finally here. Titled Limitless: Live Better Now, the three-part series will stream on Disney+ and Hulu onAugust 15, and later air on National Geographic on August 25.. LUDHIANA | SATURDAY | 19 JULY 2025 You’re invited to... Mona I MAGINE dressing up in your best saree, matching pearls, tille-wali jutties. Add to it flawless makeup, and you’re ready for a night like no other. Dholwala in place, mehandi on demand, desi songs blaring and khane ke stall offering ‘ sharabi’ golgappas! In this club that shines and shimmers in wedding décor, everybody is dressed to their ethnic best, but, there is a catch. This is a shaadi minus the bride and the groom! Welcome to the Big Fat ‘ Fake’ Punjabi Wedding party, the quirky new trend sweeping across India. From Bengaluru to Chandigarh, people are lining up — and shelling out — for a weddingstyle bash that’s missing only the bride and the groom. Tickets start at Rs 3,000 per couple (a little more for stag entries), and clubs are packed with partygoers ready to experience all the shaadi glam without any of the shaadi stress. Blur Hour’s debut fake shaadi event on June 20 at Sante 26 in Chandigarh was a blockbuster. Nearly 600 guests showed up, dressed to My Big Fake Punjabi Wedding No in-laws. No vows. Just full-blown shaadi vibes and reel-worthy fun the nines. One guy even turned up as the dulha! Vipin Mishra, co-founder of event company Blur Hour, breaks down the buzz, “Indian weddings are fun. But fake wedding parties? Even more so!” He lists out the reasons – not necessarily your friends are invited to shaadis where you are invited to. Here, you can go with your friends. Secondly, not everybody drinks with their parents or families, so here in your chosen group you are free to booze. Thirdly, Adah Sharma and probably most significantly, one gets to dress up and click pictures, make reels, the new ‘obsession’. Chitragada came to know about this party from social media and her group of school friends decided to give it a go to come out pleased. “Shaadi hai… but make it fake. No rishtedaars. No pressure. Just drama, dance, dhol and a whole lotta kaand. From vodka varmala to baraat with no dulha — this is the only wedding where ‘Let people be’ Vaani Kapoor on boycott culture... SHUBHANGI DUTT & KARAN TACKER Kirron Kher’s Mahima Chaudhry rare appearance …to support Anupam Kher at Tanvi The Great premiere Kirron Kher made a rare public appearance at the premiere of her husband and actor Anupam Kher’s film Tanvi The Great. The veteran actress, who is currently recovering from cancer, stole attention at the event held on Thursday. Kirron arrived with her son Sikander Kher at the premiere of the film that is releasing today. Visuals showed the mother-son duo holding hands and greeting mediapersons. The actress also had a brief conversation with the paparazzi before heading inside. Kirron also posed with Anupam Kher for pictures. Since her cancer diagnosis, she has been keeping a low profile for a while. For the event, Kirron chose a radiant red traditional outfit with intricate embroidery, while Anupam went for a classic black tuxedo, looking proud and protective towards his wife. Kirron’s arrival also left many of her fans concerned as many pointed out subtle signs of her health challenges and visibly weak movements. In April 2021, Anupam Kher confirmed his wife’s cancer diagnosis on Instagram. Meanwhile, the premiere of Tanvi The Great, held at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai was a star-studded affair. Mahesh Bhatt, Karan Tacker and others attended it. —ANI ANUPAM KHER AND KIRRON KHER c m y b I don't get the cancel and boycott culture, says actor Vaani Kapoor, who believes censorship in any form restricts an artiste's freedom to take creative risks and explore new ideas. In May, Vaani's romance drama movie Abir Gulaal, also starring Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, was set for release in theatres but found itself in a controversy in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, an incident that renewed calls for boycott on Pakistani artistes from politicians and trade organisations. The movie was not allowed to be released. When asked how the recent events affected her, the actress said, "I'm not so into censorship, I believe you can give a certificate... Sometimes what happens is there's no limit, there are times when I hear censorship, (I feel) they can remove this or that." "I don't know that as an artiste, as a filmmaker or as a performer, how much are you willing to then explore a new territory because then you're controlled and there's a boundary set for you. Then you have to work and bring something new, refreshing, exciting, and never been seen before within that frame of that line that's been drawn for you,” she added. The actor, known for her work in films like War, Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui and Raid 2, said ;cancel and boycott’ culture often lead to a toxic atmosphere. “This whole cancel culture, ek cheez galat bol di, cancel karo, boycott karo (Say one thing wrong, and there are calls for cancel and boycott). I don't get that volatile behaviour. We're being so harsh to one another. “I feel there's so much toxicity and hate that I keep hearing...aaj isko boycott kar do, aaj isko cancel kar do (Let's boycott this today or let's cancel this'.) Mat karo yaar' (don't do this), have room and let people be," she said. —PTI thumke are mandatory, but commitments are not. Dress up, show up — and be part of the most viral ‘wedding’ of the season,” reads the invite for their next event. “We are getting huge response for it already,” says Vipin. And no — it’s not just the so called ‘commitment-phobic’ Gen Z flocking to these events. “We’ve had families join in too,” says Vipin. “It’s really for anyone who wants a good time.” Ludhiana too had its one of the fake shaadi party at Luna — The Night Club on July 5 that turned out to be a hit. Yashik Dhamija, from event company Ludhiana’s Very Own, tells us, “Think of it as a destination wedding — all the food, fun, and fashion, but none of the family drama.” Asees Kaur, a student, who attended this party, shares, “It’s like no family, no pressures. Luna’s food was amazing, the DJ great and it was huge fun with friends.” But the question is why go to fake wedding when one has too many wedding to attend anyway? Yashik laughs, “Well, this is the latest trend, and everyone wants a taste of it.” Do you?