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Pink Villa
5 days ago
- Entertainment
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu stuns in floral dress on Abu Dhabi trip, fans wonder if Raj Nidimoru took the pic
Samantha Ruth Prabhu never fails to put her A-game on when it comes to her fashion picks. The diva, who has recently been in the headlines after turning producer for the film Subham, has now shared some unmissable pictures from her getaway to Abu Dhabi. Beating the summer blues, Sam set an example for fashion trends. Samantha Ruth Prabhu's many moods from the Abu Dhabi trip Taking to Instagram, Samantha Ruth Prabhu shared an array of pictures from her vacation in Abu Dhabi. The diva can be seen styling two different kinds of summer-friendly outfits, which complement the relaxed fit needed for a holiday. For one of her looks, she chose a long floral dress which had an asymmetric cut at the back. She styled it with a huge straw hat, tinted shades, gold hoop earrings, and very minimal makeup. For the second look, the Yashoda actress wore a sage green co-ord set featuring woven floral motifs and lace detailing. She kept her hair open and wore a different pair of sunglasses. Netizens are curious if Raj Nidimoru clicked Samantha's pictures in Abu Dhabi However, it seems that besides Samantha's gorgeous looks, netizens are curious about who actually has clicked these pictures of the diva. For the uninitiated, Samantha is rumoured to be dating filmmaker Raj Nidimoru. As a result, netizens seem to be sure that she was not alone on her trip and was accompanied by the Citadel: Honey Bunny director. Samantha Ruth Prabhu's relationship buzz with Raj Nidimoru While the two of them have not really confirmed their relationship, it seems speculations about the two are not quite ready to die out. In fact, rumours have been circulating more and more after the duo was spotted attending multiple events together, where they were seen publicly holding hands. Moreover, they were even seen visiting a temple together. Samantha Ruth Prabhu's work front On her work front, Samantha grabbed the spotlight with her stint as a producer for her first venture, the Telugu film Subham. The diva, in fact, even made a special cameo in this project. As an actor, she was last seen in the series Citadel: Honey Bunny. Moving on, she has films like Maa Inti Bangaram and Rakt Brahmand.
Pink Villa
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Samantha Ruth Prabhu's workout routine, secret drink and fun pickleball game with Raj Nidimoru
Samantha Ruth Prabhu's recent Instagram post is more than just fitness content. It's a beautiful mix of strength, stillness, and self-care. The actress shared a weekend wellness update, featuring a mix of inspiring notes, workout videos, and a glimpse into her healthy routine. In the first slide, she holds a card that says "silence." Along with it, she writes, 'Nourish your soul like you do your body. Sometimes that means choosing silence.' The moment sets the tone for her post. It's about tuning in, slowing down, and finding clarity through quiet. Lifting with all her strength One of the most powerful clips shows the Yashoda actress deadlifting 90 kilograms. She reflects on how growth often comes from stepping out of one's comfort zone. 'Every time I've moved beyond what felt safe or familiar, I've discovered something new about myself,' she writes. And she didn't stop there. In the following video, she goes for 100 kilograms. 'Strength builds quietly - until one day, you're lifting 100,' she notes. It's a win for someone who once struggled to open jar lids. Shoulder press and energy boosters Another part of her routine includes the seated dumbbell shoulder press. Alongside the video, she shares her top three energy boosters: good sleep, coffee, and NMN (Nicotinamide Mononucleotide). Choosing the stretch over the shortcut The Majili actress also shows herself doing deep stretches. She writes, 'Lately, I've been choosing the stretch over the shortcut.' Her message is clear: growth isn't about rushing. It's about choosing what aligns with your purpose, even if it takes longer. Core workouts and Pickleball fun She continues her wellness routine with core exercises and a fun game of pickleball, accompanied by Raj Nidimoru. While the workouts help with strength and balance, pickleball adds a playful touch to her routine. It's a good reminder to mix discipline with joy. Her go-to health tonic The actress reveals a powerful drink made with lemon, ginger, turmeric, cayenne pepper, olive oil, Himalayan pink salt, and apple cider vinegar. She swears by its benefits for her health. Rest, reflection and a touch of Rumi A final quote she shares reads, 'As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.' She adds, 'Clarity doesn't come before action. It comes from action.' The post closes with peaceful moments, a tally counter, a bottle of sleep oil, and a coffee mug. Samantha 's fitness journey is about more than just physical goals. It's about listening to your body, making time for rest, and doing what you believe in. Her post serves as a reminder that wellness grows through intention and small, daily steps.
NDTV
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Viral Video: Telugu Actress Kalpika Ganesh's War Of Words With Hyderabad Pub Staff
New Delhi: Telugu actress Kalpika Ganesh, known for films such as HIT: The First Case and Yashoda, had an altercation with the staff of a Hyderabad pub while celebrating her birthday last week. The actress, who turned 34 on May 27, shared a video on social media in she is seen arguing with the staff over a complimentary cake. What Kalpika posted a video of the incident on Instagram. In the clip, one of the pub's staff members is heard asking the actor to settle the bill. When she refuses to pay, he accuses her of "spoiling her birthday" and purposely badmouthing the outlet. View this post on Instagram A post shared by iamkalpika (@iamkalpika27) In the same clip, Kalpika says that restaurants across the city offer a complimentary birthday cake on their own. The staff from the pub accuses the actress of getting a complimentary cake on her tab, adding "We try to do as much as we can". The video ends with Kalpika crumpling the bill and throwing it away. According to MoneyControl, Kalpika shared the reason behind the altercation in a series of follow-up Instagram Stories. The actress revealed that she was with a physically challenged friend when the pub staff behaved rudely and was verbally abusive towards them. An investigation into the matter is underway, reported the website. The actress mentioned that she wanted to bring her cake for the celebration, but the staff didn't allow it. Things escalated when a staff member allegedly "threw a brownie like trash" on their table, making the situation even tenser. Kalpika claimed that she was locked inside the pub for about 30 minutes while around 20 people verbally abused her. Later, she went to the police and filed a complaint, but said the police treated her like a criminal. "It was never a cake issue. Mostly, it was about the way we didn't get treated with any kind of dignity and respect," she wrote. Internet's Reaction To The Controversy While many social media users weren't amused by Kalpika's behaviour One of the users pointed out, "Pubs and businesses don't offer things for free, they operate to serve and not as a charity." Another said, if a missing free cake ruined your birthday, maybe the problem isn't the pub. "It's the fact that nobody cared enough to bring you one. Stay dealing with this tantrum over CAKE. Next time, try Domino' give free dessert to kids." One of the followers accused her for just telling her side of the story. "... But as I see it's clear that you are making an issue out of something that's very simple, why you need to expect something for free when it's their business." Few took her side in the comments box of her post. A post read, "We Must See two sides Of Coin." In A Nutshell Kalpika is in the middle of the controversy which many are claiming is of her own making. The actress got into an argument with the staff of a Hyderabad-based pub over a complimentary cake on her birthday.
The Hindu
01-06-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Gender Agenda newsletter: Late to the plate
During my first week in Mumbai three years ago, my cook walked into the house asking, 'Aaj kya banau (What shall I make today)?' As I rummaged through the vegetables in the fridge, she made up her mind herself, declaring, 'Aloo banati hoon; Bhaiyya ko bahut pasand hai (I'll make potatoes; Bhaiyya loves it).' This continued for days, and my husband and I ended up eating several kilos of aloo and paneer — his favourites. One day, when I could no longer take it, I snapped. 'Ek baar tho pooch lo ki mujhe kya pasand hai (Ask me at least once what I'd like),' I said to her. She laughed. In Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies (2023), when Jaya asks Yashoda why she stopped making the lotus stem stir-fry that she loved eating at her parents' house, Yashoda says it is because her husband and son don't touch it. 'You like it. Make it for yourself,' Jaya says. Yashoda laughs, much in the way my cook did. 'Since when do women make what they like eating,' she asks. It is not uncommon for Indian women to believe that men's dietary preferences should be considered foremost. It is also well-documented that many women are accustomed to eating leftovers because of the dictates of patriarchy. According to the 2011 India Human Development Survey, in about a quarter of Indian households, women are expected to have their meals after men have finished eating. This means that they end up with cold rotis, little dal, and no leafy veggies. This can be true even of relatively progressive households. As the novelist, Shashi Deshpande, wrote in an essay titled Women, Food and Cooking (2022): '...My mother, protesting that she had had enough, possibly deprived herself when something was insufficient. Not just this; the burnt chapati was hers, the broken jowar roti was hers, the cracked cup was hers, the dented and smallest plate was hers.' For many women, while preparing food is a duty, responsibility, or a labour of love, the ritual of eating is considered a waste of time. You may find few women licking their fingers, burping, or scraping tasty titbits off the pan. Being late to the plate has serious implications for women's physical and mental health. Early this year, Maharashtra's Health Department found that women are more likely to be susceptible to malnourishment and nutritional deficiencies than men. As this piece pointed out last week, not just women's health but maternal health too is seen solely from the lens of pregnancy and childbirth. 'In India's long battle against malnutrition, women and girls remain the most overlooked section,' said this piece, ahead of World Nutrition Day (May 28). Various efforts have been made to change this trend. In 2015, the Rajasthan Nutrition Project ventured on a mission to encourage families to eat their meals together in two districts. Despite finding stiff resistance, they managed to make a difference. In 2017, Punita Chowbey found in her study of 84 South Asian women living in Britain, India, and Pakistan that women sometimes took matters into their own hands. Whenever they were upset with their husbands, they would alter the order in which they served food, or simply serve smaller portions (though they would give the extra portions to their sons). This week, women were invited to attend an international film festival in the scenic village of Kadamakudy, Kerala, and served lunch and dinner. Fr Augustine Vattoli, the parish priest in the locality and the joint convenor of the festival, said in this piece, 'We knew that it was not enough just to tell the women to come and attend the film fest. We knew they would ask us who would cook food then. But then we had the answer ready...' It was a thoughtful gesture: entire families, and not just men, enjoyed the festival together. As for my cook, after being chided a few times, she sometimes walks in now announcing, 'Aaj pulao banati hoon. Mujhe pata hai ki aapko pasand hai (Let me make pulao today, I know you like it).' I smile and tell her I cannot wait to dig in. Toolkit Bengaluru-based writers and teachers Nikhita Thomas and Pranav V.S. have embarked on a project to map places where women hung out in Bangalore's Cantonment area between 1984 and 1994. They tell Preeti Zachariah that they chose this period because waves of liberalisation took place then, and more and more women could be seen on the streets of the city on the Kinetic Honda — a phenomenon that the historian, Janaki Nair, terms 'kineticization'. Supported by the India Foundation for the Arts under its Neighbourhood Engagements of Project 560, this project 'seeks to explore the spatial relationships women have with the cities and neighbourhoods they call home'. The stories of the women will come together in an art essay book and will be showcased at 1 Shanthi Road Gallery/Studio in Bengaluru on June 14 and 15. Wordsworth Reactionary feminism: Advocated by British writer Mary Harrington, this 'begins from the truth that sex differences are real, irreducible and politically important.' Harrington in her work questions the very assumptions of modern feminism, which, she believes, has benefited only a small class of well-off, white-collar women. In this interview, Harrington, the author of the book Feminism Against Progress (2023), says to be a reactionary feminist is to 'ground the way you live in recognition both of what makes us human together — and also in the distinct embodied capabilities and vulnerabilities of women, understood as powers and not merely as a problem to be solved with technology.' Ouch! Our sisters who lost their husbands in the (Pahalgam) attack did not have the warrior spirit or the resolve and vigour to fight back. Therefore, they became victims. Rajya Sabha MP Ram Chander Jangra People we met Dr. V. Shubhalaxmi, an entomologist and educationist, is popularly known as the 'Moth Lady'. The name stuck decades ago when she was working with the Bombay Natural History Society. 'This was in 1993,' she says. 'I belong to a generation that didn't question its teachers much. My guide asked me whether I could study moths instead of butterflies since the field was largely unexplored and I said, why not? I would venture into fields and forests to set up the light sheet and spend the whole night studying moths. There were challenges of logistics and safety, but I had a vehicle, a driver, and an assistant.' In 2003, she finished her PhD and began studying more species of moths. This resulted in the book, Field Guide to Indian Moths, published in 2018, a pioneering resource in entomology. Dr. Shubhalaxmi is now working on the second volume of the book, while also working on an insect encyclopaedia for children. 'Back in the day, I was the only woman in the field. But now there are many women studying moths,' she says.
Pink Villa
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Samantha Ruth Prabhu's top 3 simple sarees to own now and it's every fashionista's essential
Whether futuristic and bold dresses are in question or the challenge is to adorn ethnic fashion like a true desi diva, Samantha Ruth Prabhu excels at everything. The same goes for her saree sways! The South Indian beauty has a knack for creating unique and trailblazing trends with ethnic picks. Samantha's floral saree collection is understated, sophisticated, and charming, but far from basic. Here are her three latest floral six-yard elegances, which will surely make it to your fashion mood board. 1. Sandalwood saree Samantha's sandalwood drape with a soft and soulful hue accentuated her South Indian beauty gorgeously, elevating her pleasing charm. Curated from the Made in Banaras brand—Tilfi—the handloom saree boasted pure cotton fabric, adorned with Jamdani zari work and cost Rs 1,60,000. The sheer fabric elegantly draped Prabhu's silhouette, exuding an unparalleled grace with its light and airy form. The Jamdani work decorated the translucent fabric with branches and floral patterns. The Yashoda actress paired her dreamy saree with a Nehru collar blouse. The sleeveless design and the plain bodice impeccably complemented the drape. Going for a contrasting theme, Samantha accessorized her look with turquoise chandelier earrings and a tiny pearl bindi. 2. Organza saree Sam's multicolor saree is a masterclass on blending tradition with contemporary style. The Oo Antava Mawa muse wore a gorgeous floral and botanical print saree from the celebrity-favorite ethnic brand, Torani, and it came with a price tag of Rs 73,500. This drape in viscose organza fabric had the dreamy, flowy appeal, gracefully wrapping the actress's form and exuding feminine finesse. The abstract print, in majorly red and blue shades, sets the perfect tone for a perky outfit. The beauty maven paired the six-yard drape with a halter-neck-style white blouse with a ruched, closed neckline. The backless silhouette added a sultry glam to the playful attire. 2. Embellished blouse The Kushi actress's sand and red floral saree from the celebrated Indian designer, Arpita Mehta, is the epitome of festive plus understated flair. The Rs 98,000 hand-embroidered piece made the case for a fairytale princess outfit. The translucent and lightweight drape carried floral and leafy motifs in stunning, rustic red hues, spanning the whole fabric. The designer elevated this six-yard elegance to a festive sway by adding zari-work sequin borders. The fashionista paired her sheer saree with the zari-work-embellished blouse, tucked with shimmery sequins. It boasted strappy sleeves with a sweetheart neckline, accentuating the saree's vibe gorgeously. From minimal flairs to festive sarees, Samantha Ruth Prabhu's catalogue of floral drapes exudes an unparalleled charm and sophistication.
