Cine And TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) Senior Vice President, actor Manoj Joshi, held a meeting with Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Saturday to discuss the regulation issued by the state government that bars senior actors above 65 years from shooting, owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

State BJP Secretary and Vice-Chairman of Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation Ltd (MFSCDCL), Amarjeet Mishra, was also present at the meeting held at the Governor’s residence.

“The honourable Governor gave us a patient ear. It was a good 40-minute meeting. He was very positive and assured that he would help us in the best way possible. He had received the letter from CINTAA that we had sent him. We are glad the meeting was an eventful one and are hopeful that the outcome will be positive. The meeting was indeed reassuring,” said Joshi.

Joshi mentioned in his conversation with the Governor that senior citizen actors, who are members of CINTAA and were unable to work in the last three months owing to the lockdown, also need to earn a livelihood. Besides, suddenly replacing an actor from a film or a show might lead to a continuity issues for the project.

Apart from meeting the Governor, CINTAA also sent letters to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and a few others overt the issue.

Actress Sara Ali Khan on Saturday posted a quirky snapshot where she is seen twinning with her mom Amrita Singh.

In the picture, Sara and Amrita wear exactly similar outfits. Even their masks are of the same design.

“Mommy’s day out. #twinning #winning,” captioned the actress.

The full-sleeve multicoloured salwar kamiz the mother-daughter duo wearhave been designed by Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla, mentioned as “Gulabo” by Khosla.

While Sara teams up her attire with matching earrings, Amrita Singh completes her look with matching multicoloured shoes.

Netizens were impressed with Sara and her mom’s style symmetry.

“You have your mother’s eyes,” commented user.

“Elegant ladies,” shared another user.

“You both look stunning,” expressed another user.

Sara will next be seen alongside Varun Dhawan in David Dhawan’s comedy flick “Coolie No. 1”. The film is a remake of Dhawan’s 1995 hit of the same name, starring Govinda and Karisma Kapoor.

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar’s Nashik trip in a chopper has sparked controversy, as food and civil supplies minister and guardian minister of the district Chhagan Bhujbal has ordered a probe into the permission for the actor’s air travel and stay at a resort during ongoing lockdown. Bhujabal has ordered district collector to probe how the actor got the permissions and why Nashik city police provided him protection when he travelled to the rural part of the district outside their jurisdiction.

Following controversy over the actor’s trip, Bhujbal spoke to the media at Nashik on Saturday morning. He said a probe will be conducted into allegations of violation of rules related to the Bollywood actor’s tour.

“I have asked district collector to probe into the permissions given for his chopper, stay at Trimbakeshwar and why Nashik city police provided his escort when his tour was in rural part of the district,” he said. Akshay had visited Trimbakeshwar four days ago and had shared his visit photos on social media. According to local media reports, several senior police officers met him during his stay in Nashik.

The instance triggered a controversy as people from the district raised questions about the permission during the strict curbs on movement as part of the lockdown amid rising cases of Covid-19. Questions are being raised how Akshay Kumar got the permission to stay at a resort in Trimbakeshwar when hotels, resorts have been shut for last more than three months as part of the lockdown.

M Thackeray had travelled by road to Pandharpur in Solapur two days ago for a traditional puja at Vitthal temple on occasion of Ashadi Ekadashi.

According to the local officials, Akshay Kumar had visited Trimbakeshwar as he is planning to set up a Marshal Art and Meditation Centre in the vicinity. His chopper landed at Sakpal Knowledge Hub ground in Anjaneri and later stayed at Grape County