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'RIP Deven Varma, I grew up on your performances'

December 02, 2014 16:09 IST

Deven Verma in Andaz Apna ApnaA look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:

Several celebrities paid tribute to the late Deven Verma, who passed away on December 2, on Twitter. Here's what they said:

Anushka Sharma: 'RIP Deven Verma ... How much I love his scene in Andaz Apna Apna "main betiyon ko chudiyaan pehnaoonga .. Aap ma ko .. "'

Alok Nath: 'Rest in eternal peace Mr. Deven Verma, will always cherish the pleasurable moments spent with you, your subtle humour enthralled us all.'

Meghna Gulzar: 'Alvida Bahadur. Watching you eat the bhaang pakodas was delectable. RIP Deven Varma Sir.'

Riteish Deshmukh: 'Deven Verma - incredible actor, comic excellence second to none. Thank you for making my childhood so memorable. Will miss you sir- RIP.'

Manoj Bajpayee: 'Sad to hear that the great deven verma ji passed away. my heartfelt condolences to his family. his performances were such an in pirating. RIP.'

Madhur Bhandarkar. 'Sad to hear Deven Varma-ji has passed away. A breakthrough humorist & baadshah of subtle comic timing, he made comedy look classy. RIP, Sir.'

Tusshar Kapoor: 'RIP Deven Varma Ji, I grew up on your performances!'

Karan Johar: 'RIP Deven Verma ...your straight faced impeccable comic timing still doesn't have a successor.'

Shreyas Talpade: 'One of the finest actors who taught us how to make people roll on the floor with laughter wth subtle humour passes away. RIP Deven Verma sir.'

Ritesh Sidhwani: 'Saddened to hear about Deven Verma the star of some of my Favourites films Angoor & Andaz Apna Apna..RIP Sir.'


Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol celebrate Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge's 1,000 weeks with Kapil Sharma

Anupam Kher, Shah Rukh Khan, Mandira Bedi, Farida Jalal and Kajol

Image: Anupam Kher, Shah Rukh Khan, Mandira Bedi, Farida Jalal and Kajol.

Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal and Mandira Bedi recently visited the sets of the hit television show Comedy Nights With Kapil to celebrate Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge's 1,000 weeks at the box office.

Anupam Kher shared a picture (above) and tweeted: 'All of us Missed Yash ji & Amrish Puri ji very badly during the shoot of @CNWKOfficial. #ThousandweeksofDDLJ'  

Host Kapil Sharma thanked SRK and wrote: 'Thank u @iamsrk bhai for ur love.. Always a honor to have u on our show.. Lots of love.'


Badlapur trailer out!

The trailer of Varun Dhawan's next film Badlapur is out and celebrities turned to Twitter to praise it.

Nimrat Kaur tweeted: 'Even crazier than the brilliant poster revealed ! CANNOT WAIT !!'

Ranvir Shorey wrote: 'Wowowowow! @Varun_dvn & Sriram Raghavan seem to be killing it with Badlapur.'

Tanuj Garg tweeted: 'Dark, gritty, gruesome, visceral - the trailer of #Badlapur @Varun_dvn changes tracks & how!'

The film stars Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Yami Gautam, Divya Dutta and Radhika Apte.


Renuka Shahane returns to television

Renuka Shahane and Mahesh Thakur on the sets of Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar

Image: Renuka Shahane and Mahesh Thakur on the sets of Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar.

Renuka Shahane, who made a comeback to television with Ekta Kapoor's latest show Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar, has signed a new show.

The Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! actress shared a picture from the sets of her upcoming show Kabhi Aise Geet Gaya Karo (above) and tweeted: 'Shooting for a new serial with Mahesh Thakur, Aditi Sajwan, Maninee Mishra. Funnnn!' 


Boman Irani turns 54

Boman Irani, who celebrates his birthday on December 2, took to Twitter to thank his well-wishers.

'Sitting and reading all your Bday wishes to Mom, she wants to know who wrote every tweet. Don't know what to say, so I say 'all are friends',' he wrote.

Boman will be next seen in The Legend of Michael Mishra, scheduled to release on March 20.


On the sets of Fraud Saiyyan

Sara Loren, Prakash Jha and Arshad Warsi on the sets of Fraud Saiyyan

Image: Sara Loren, Prakash Jha and Arshad Warsi on the sets of Fraud Saiyyan.

Pakistani actress Sara Loren is currently shooting for Prakash Jha's upcoming production Fraud Saiyyan in Bhopal.

She shared a picture from the sets (above) and tweeted: 'Hello... In Bhopal with @ArshadWarsi N prakash jha on the set of #fraudsaiyan .... !!! Feeling amazing.' 

Directed by Sourabh Shrivastava, the comedy will also star Arshad Warsi and Saurabh Shukla.