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    BOLLYWOOD GUP-SHUP                                                  OCTOBER 24, 2025  |      The Indian Eye 40

                       Bollywood Gup-Shup

              SHILPA SHETTY                                                     DEEPIKA PADUKONE

              Actor cancels foreign trip after court order                      Star becomes new voice for Meta AI

                      ctress Shilpa Shetty has                                                                          eepika Padukone  collab-
                      decided to  cancel her                                                                            orated  with  Meta  to  be-
              Aplanned foreign trip after                                                                       Dcome the new voice of its
              the Bombay High Court recently                                                                     AI version across multiple coun-
              refused to grant her permission,                                                                    tries. Taking to her Instagram
              amidst an ongoing investigation                                                                      handle, Deepika shared a vid-
              into an alleged Rs 60-crore fraud                                                                    eo which featured the actress
              case. On Thursday, Shetty’s lawyer                                                                   recording her voice in a studio
              informed the Bombay High Court                                                                      for Meta AI.
              that the actress would not proceed                                                                    “Hi, I am  Deepika Padu-
              with her  travel  plans  following  the                                                          kone. I am the new voice of Meta
              court’s decision to deny a temporary                                                           AI. So tap the ring and my voice will
              suspension of the Look Out Circular                                                         run out,” said Deepika in the post. While
              (LOC) issued against her and her hus-                                                sharing the video, the ‘Piku’ actress wrote,
              band, businessman Raj Kundra. The                                        “Okay, so this is pretty cool I think! I’m now part of Meta AI
              Mumbai  Police’s  Economic  Offenc-                                   and you can chat with my voice in English across India, United
              es  Wing (EOW)  had issued the LOC                  against       States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.”
              the couple as part of their investigation into a serious financial
              fraud case. The couple had approached the Bombay High Court           Recently, Deepika Padukone, who is also a founder of The Live
              seeking a temporary suspension of the LOC to enable them to       Love Laugh (LLL) Foundation, has been appointed as the first-ev-
              travel abroad. However, the court refused their request, leading   er Mental Health Ambassador by the Union Ministry of Health &
              Shetty to cancel her trip.                                        Family Welfare (MoHFW).
                  In August, a case was filed against Shilpa Shetty, her husband
              Raj Kundra, and another individual for allegedly cheating a busi-
              nessman of over Rs 60 crore.

              RAVI KISHAN

              Actor happy on winning Filmfare Award for ‘Laapataa Ladies’

                     avi Kishan expressed, his happiness on winning his first Filmfare Award, Best Supporting
                     Role (Male) for his performance in the film ‘Laapataa Ladies’ at the award ceremony in
              RGujarat on Saturday. The actor-politician became emotional, saying that his first Filmfare
              award was the culmination of 33 years of dedication to acting.

                  Ravi Kishan won the prestigious award in the category of Best Supporting Role (Male) for his
              performance in the movie ‘Laapataa Ladies’. The actor also expressed gratitude to the director
              Kiran Rao for giving him an opportunity to work in the film.
                  “I have yearned 33 years for this (Filmfare Award). We used to think that this award was bought,
              but all these misconceptions have been proven false. I had faith in myself, I had faith in Lord Shiva.
              I want to thank Kiran Rao, Director of the film,” said Ravi Kishan.
                  ‘Laapataa Ladies’ starred Nitanshi Goel, Sparsh Shrivastava and Pratibha Ranta in the lead
              roles. It was jointly produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao and Jyoti Deshpande.

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