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Amitabh's granddaughter Navya turns 18

December 08, 2015 17:28 IST

A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:

Navya Naveli Nanda

Amitabh Bachchan's granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda turned 18 on December 7.

Navya, who has grown up to be quite a stunner, celebrated her birthday with her friends and family.

She posted a picture on Instagram, above, and wrote, 'Thanks so much for your wishes!! You made my Birthday... All the more special. May God Bless You All.'

Navya is the gorgeous lady on the extreme left.

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 Dharmendra celebrates his birthday with family

Bobby, Dharmendra and Sunny Deol 

Veteran actor Dharmendra celebrates his birthday on December 8.

His son Sunny Deol shared a picture from the celebrations, above, and tweeted: ‘My hero... My superstar... Wishing you happy birthday.’

Dharmendra will be next seen in Ghayal Once Again, which is scheduled to release on January 15.

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What Richa Chadda is up to!

Richa Chadda

Richa Chadda ‏is enjoying her time as a jury member at the ongoing 15th Marrakech International Film Festival.

'Headed for two movies, and interviews! #feelinglikeamoviestar #lovemyjob#marrakechinternationalfilmfestival #LeJury,’ she posted.

Here, Richa is seen posing with Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola and Bond girl Olga Kurylenko. Photograph: Youssef Boudlal/ REUTERS.

Meanwhile, Madhuri Dixit has returned from the festival, where she looked dazzling (above). ‘Just got back from Marrakesh and had a great time,’ she tweeted.

Photograph: Youssef Boudlal/ REUTERS

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Sneak peek from Rahul Khanna’s latest shoot

Rahul Khanna

Rahul Khanna ‏shared a picture from his latest photoshoot, above, and tweeted: ‘A Rahul on the rocks, anyone? A sneak peek from my new photo spread & interview in the December issue of @gqindia.’

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On the sets of Sanam Re

Divya Khosla Kumar

Yaariyan director Divya Khosla Kumar, who is busy with her next film Sanam Re, posted a picture, above, and wrote: ‘It’s all one film to me, just different chapters. #Shooting #BehindTheScenes #CaughtOffGuard #SanamRe’

Starring Pulkit Samrat, Urvashi Rautela, Yami Gautam and Rishi Kapoor, the film is scheduled to release on February 12.

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Priyanka Chopra: Kashibai is my dream come true

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra, who will be seen as Kashibai in Bajirao Mastani, took to Twitter to thank Sanjay Leela Bhansali for the role.

She shared a picture, above, and wrote: ‘Thank u SLB for #kashibai my dream come true.costume drama..period film..SLB..dignified..resilient.. Did history forget her? Privileged to tell the tale #bajiraomastaniDec18.’

Priyanka is currently shooting for TV show Quantico in Montreal. ‘Ok enough of missing the upcoming Dec 18th action. Can’t wait to share what part I have to offer. Zzzz calling. Early morning on #Quantico,’ she added.

Bajirao Mastani, which also stars Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, will release on December 18.

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Anoushka Shankar gets 5th Grammy nomination

Anoushka Shankar

Noted sitar player Anoushka Shankar has been nominated in the Best World Music Album category for her solo album Home at the 58th Grammy awards.

She took to Facebook to thank her well-wishers and wrote: ‘Overwhelmed to have just received my fifth Grammy nomination!!! Grateful to have a traditional album like Home be recognized, and want to acknowledge my collaborators. Unending gratitude to my father and guru.’

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Huma Qureshi enjoys kulfi with Gurinder Chadha

Huma Qureshi

Huma Qureshi, who is busy shooting for Mammootty's Malayalam film White in London, recently caught up with British filmmaker Gurinder Chadha.

She shared a picture, above, and wrote: ‘She is baad baad influence @GurinderC .. killed my diet with kebabs and kulfi #foodcoma’

‘Thank u @GurinderC and #Paul for an amazing meal and conversation and the show.. love being Mrs Servant in the kids show,’ she added.

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First look: Sharad Kelkar as Gopinath Munde

Sharad Kelkar

Sharad Kelkar, who was last seen in the Marathi film Lai Bhaari, is all set to play the role of Gopinath Munde in upcoming biopic Sangharsha Yatra.

Manish Paul praised his look and wrote: ‘‏Kya baat hai yaar!!!!now dis is awesome!!!’

The film is being directed by Sakar Raut.