26042026-LSTL-01.qxd 4/25/2026 9:52 PM Page 1 c m y b A DATE WITH THE CHAINSMOKERS The American EDM duo The Chainsmokers met Mohanlal ahead of their live show in Dallas. A photo of their meeting drew widespread attention from fans. TRIBUNE He’s back Life Alan Cumming has expressed excitement about reprising his role as Nightcrawler in the upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday, marking his return to the character more than 20 years after X2: XMen United. LUDHIANA | SUNDAY | 26 APRIL 2026 (L-R): Ranbir Thadani with Raveena Tandon, Shaheen & Alia Bhatt, Aarav Kumar, Aryan Khan, Kajol & Nysa Devgan Subhash K Jha A Rhea Kapoor, Shweta Bachchan-Nanda and Navya Naveli KSHAY KUMAR recently revealed that his 23-year-old son Aarav has no interest in cinema or acting. Instead, the gentle Aarav has chosen to go into fashion designing, earning, according to his father, a paltry Rs 4,500 per month, travelling to far off villages to learn fabric designing. It is not a life one would associate with a youngster whose father earns Rs 120 crores per project. But that is the way it is. Says Shabana Azmi, “I knew I was going to be an actor like my mother (the legendary theatre and film actress Shaukat Azmi) from a very young age. My brother Baba, on the other hand, chose to be a cinematographer. He had no interest whatsoever in facing the camera. Aisa hota hai (it happens).” Anil Kapoor’s elder daughter Rhea never had any interest in being an actor. She chose to be a producer. While Sonam was a performer from childhood.” Mahesh Bhatt tells an interesting story about his two daughters from Soni Razdan, Shaheen and Alia Bhatt. “My two daughters always had their roles cut out from childhood. The elder Simplicity over stardom These star kids won’t follow in parents’ footsteps Shaheen had no interest in acting. While Alia was a born actress. We often caught her posing and making faces in front of the mirror. Like Rishi Kapoor, she would run to the mirror whenever she cried to see how the tears flowed.” It is not always the lineage that counts. Star-children don’t always follow their parents into the entertainment industry. Nysa Devgan, daughter of actors Ajay Devgn and Kajol, has a bachelor’s degree in International Hospitality. Nysa has zero interest in being an actress. WHAT’S HOT eat amritsar SAY CHEESE M ODERN cheese platters in bars and restaurants are curated experiences blending artisanal, aged, and soft cheeses with sweet/savory accompaniments. Elevating brunches and get-togethers, curated platters by DCF , Foodzen and restaurants experience by Tepah, Grain by Elgin offer assorted s lices of cheese seved as gourmet meals. chandigarh play BAISAKHI BONANZA T HEATRE for Theatre in collaboration with the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi is set to organise the 6th TFT Baisakhi Theatre Festival 2026 from April 28 to 30 at Tagore Theatre. This festival promises to be a vibrant cultural celebration for art lovers, showcasing a rich blend of theatre, music, and folk traditions. Performances will be held daily starting at 6:30 pm. love new delhi NATURE ON CANVAS P ALETTE Art Gallery will present Where The Sky Remembers, a solo exhibition by Ashish Kushwaha on April 29. Bringing together a body of paintings, the exhibition foregrounds Kushwaha’s sustained engagement with landscape as a site of memory, ecological reflection, and quiet resistance. On till May 29 at Palette Art Gallery, 14, Golf Links, New Delhi. Isha Ambani poses with Rihanna at Fenty Beauty launch bash in Mumbai What a beautiful day! Global music icon Rihanna made a stylish appearance in Mumbai as she attended the Fenty Beauty launch bash at Phoenix Palladium. The starstudded event, held on Friday night, saw several prominent names from the entertainment and fashion industries in attendance, including Isha Ambani, Janhvi Kapoor, Kanika Kapoor, Aditi Bhatia, Pashmina Roshan and Manish Malhotra. Rihanna and Isha were seen posing together for paparazzi stationed at the venue. For the event, Rihanna opted for a striking black gown featuring a fitted glossy panel at the front and soft pleated detailing along the sides. She kept her look elegant with tied-back hair. Isha Ambani, meanwhile, chose a pastel blue embellished gown with intricate floral work. Janhvi Kapoor also turned heads in a black-andwhite outfit. She wore an offshoulder white structured top paired with a dramatic black draped skirt. — ANI Janhvi Kapoor & Orry c m y b Raveena Tandon and Anil Thadani’s daughter Rasha Thadani rushed to face the camera the moment she got an offer. However their son Ranbir shows no interest in cinema or acting. “It is a myth that children of actors become actors. Our son Abhishek decided he wanted to be an actor after he completed his studies. Our daughter Shweta showed no interest in acting. People believe we stopped her from following our profession. That isn’t true at all,” says Jaya Bachchan whose grandchild Agastya Nanda is an actor. But Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan’s grand-daughter Navya Naveli has chosen not to follow the family profession, although producers have been breaking down the Bachchans’ gate to sign Navya. “It is all destiny. My son Tiger was born for the camera whereas my daughter Krishna has other interests removed from cinema. To each his or her own. We can’t tell our children what to do,” says Jackie Shroff. Shah Rukh Khan’s handsome son Aryan continues to get a truckload of acting offers. Karan Johar wants to launch him since the past four years. But Khan Junior has opted to be a filmmaker. His reason for avoiding his father’s profession is simple: no matter how good he is in front of the camera he would always be compared unfavourably with his father. Ask Abhishek Bachchan. Baba Azmi