Aamir Khan and Reena Dutta’s daughter, Ira Khan, is gearing up to marry her long-time boyfriend, Nupur Shikhare next month. Recently, she shared glimpses of their early wedding celebrations, including the Maharashtrian Kelvan, offering a peek into the festivities.

Reportedly set for January 3, the wedding preparations at the Khan-Shikhare household are in full swing. Ira’s friend, actor Mithila Palkar, also shared snapshots from the celebrations. Aamir Khan’s ex-wife, Kiran Rao, and their son, Azad Rao Khan, were present too.

In one Instagram story, Ira showcased her family relishing a traditional Maharashtrian meal on banana leaves. Excitedly, she exclaimed, “My God, guys, get married to a Maharashtrian and experience a Kelvan. How fun is this?”

Other pictures captured jovial moments between Ira, Nupur, and Mithila. Mithila, in her Instagram story, wrote, “The wedding festivities have begun!” and later added, “Let’s get you guys married!” Ira opted for a maroon saree with a sequined blouse, while Nupur sported a kurta-pyjama ensemble paired with a turban. Mithila opted for a salwar suit with a lime-yellow dupatta.

Though Aamir Khan was absent from Tuesday’s celebrations, he recently expressed his sentiments about Ira’s wedding. In an interview, he shared, “Main toh bada emotional hota hoon bhai, uss din main bahut rone waala hoon yeh toh tay hai. Discussions have already begun in the family that ‘Aamir ko sambaalna uss din’ because I am very emotional. I can’t control my smile nor my tears.”

Salman Khan arrived in Mumbai in the early hours of Wednesday to celebrate his 58th birthday in style, surrounded by his family, friends, and fans.

Salman Khan celebrated his 58th birthday with his niece Ayat Sharma. The actor, who shares his birthday with Arpita Sharma and Aayush Sharma’s daughter, was spotted standing alongside Helen, singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Ayat as she cut into a three-tier cake.

In a video from the birthday celebration, Salman was dressed in all-black attire as he joined his family to mark both his and Ayat’s birthdays.

Arbaaz Khan, Arhaan Khan, Helen, Alvira Khan Agnihotri, Bobby Deol, and numerous other guests made their presence known at the extravagant house party.

The Khan family’s birthday festivities follow closely after Arbaaz’s recent wedding to Sshura Khan on Sunday. The entire family was seen at the private nikah ceremony.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Salman Khan is soon expected to begin filming for Tiger Vs Pathaan.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to embark on a yatra connecting the northeastern and western parts of the country with an eye on next year’s national elections. Mr Gandhi will begin his ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’ from January 14, a 6,200-km tour from Manipur to Mumbai.

The yatra, set to conclude on March 20 ahead of the elections, is dubbed as the second and East-West phase of his north-south Bharat Jodo Yatra last year that was credited by the party for its election victories in two southern states.

The BJP, however, took a jibe at the Congress announcement and said the people had rejected the idea of Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Mr Gandhi will cover 14 states and 85 districts during the ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’, which will be flagged off by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge in Imphal.

Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra will be among the states he will cover. This will include stretches of bus rides as well as footmarches.

The Nyay Yatra will be for securing economic, social and political justice for the people of the country, the Congress said.

On choosing violence-hit Manipur as the starting point, the Congress said the party wanted to begin the process of healing the wounds of people.

‘Duplicity In Approaches’

The BJP said the people cannot be fooled by coining some slogans.

“The people of India had clearly rejected the idea of Bharat Jodo Yatra because Rahul Gandhi and the Congress cannot have duplicity in these approaches. They think the people of India can be fooled by coining some slogans,” said BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli.

The “real nyay (justice)” is being delivered by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government since 2014, he added.

Mr Gandhi had embarked on his Bharat Jodo Yatra in September last year from Kanyakumari. The five-month footmarch that saw the participation of thousands of Congress workers as well as Opposition leaders ended in Srinagar in January.

Congress leaders had widely credited the Bharat Jodo Yatra behind the party’s electoral performance in Karnataka and Telangana. The Congress had snatched power from the BJP in Karnataka and BRS in Telangana in elections held this year.