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Shamita Shetty gave a shout-out to her brother-in-law, Raj Kundra for his biopic, 'UT69,' that was released on Friday. Shamita took to Instagram to express her pride for Raj in a touching note filled with warmth and appreciation, saying," My Dearest Jiju @onlyrajkundra, the way you have overcome your personal challenges has only made you stronger and more resilient. It's a common saying that "what doesn't break you makes you stronger," in the face of great adversity you have come out the other side with an unwavering heart and increased tenacity. Your personal growth as a human has shown us the true meaning of hope and fortitude." Shamita shared her sentiments about the man who has overcome personal challenges and emerged stronger than ever.She added, "Can't wait for everyone to watch #ut69 .. not only have u shown your own painful journey but you have also touched the lives of the forgotten undertrials awaiting justice !"She concluded the post, "@shahnawazali1 can't believe this is your first film! You have handled such a sensitive subject with a touch of humour! So classily done! Brilliant natural performances from all the supporting cast! Kudos n much love n success to all of you."Notably, in 2021, Raj Kundra was arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly creating pornographic films and publishing them through some mobile applications. The case was registered with Crime Branch Mumbai in February 2021 about the creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps.The director of 'UT69,' Shahnawaz Ali, earlier said that his motive behind making the film was to show what Kundra faced inside the jail and how tough it was for him to go through the pain and suffering.Talking about the title of the film, the director said, "' UT' stands for under trial and 69 is the identity number that is given inside the Arthur jail moreover 69 stands for peace and balance."'UT69' is released in theatres on November 3.

Rapper-singer Drake has withdrawn his two 2022 Grammy nominations. Drake was one of five nominees for Best Rap Album, for Certified Lover Boy, and for Best Rap Performance, for his song Way 2 Sexy (featuring Future and Young Thug).According to a report in Variety, the decision was made by Drake and his management and the Grammys honored the request although the reason behind the decision is still not known. Rather than giving a nomination to the recipients of the sixth-most votes, as the Academy did when it suddenly decided to expand the top four categories from eight to 10 last month, the voting for those two rap categories will go forward with just four nominees, presumably because the voting period already has begun; Grammy ballots were posted for voting members on Monday morning.Drakes choices of nominations were unusual, however. While it is uncertain whether he chose not to submit the blockbuster Certified Lover Boy or any songs from it for the big categories, Album, Song or Record of the Year his absence from any of those categories seems to suggest that he did not. He clearly did choose to submit and was nominated for the two rap categories he has withdrawn. Some have speculated that his decision might have something to do with him being named in lawsuits surrounding the tragedy at the Astroworld festival in Houston last month, where 10 people died when the crowd rampaged during headliner Travis Scotts set, which featured a guest appearance from Drake.A year ago, he called for them to be replaced with something new that we can build up over time and pass on to the generations to come, after it failed to recognize his peer and fellow Canadian artist The Weeknd in any of its 2021 categories, despite him having one of the top albums and singles of 2020.In 2017, he declined to submit his album More Life for any 2018 Grammy awards, even though it qualified; the rancor around that years show intensified after Jay-Z won no awards despite being nominated for eight.Drake also threw shade at the Grammys during his acceptance speech in 2019, when Gods Plan won Best Rap Song. The awards show producers cut off his mic after he claimed awards hold no value.The 64th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on January 31, 2022.

Updated: May 11, 2021 - 3:43 PM IST While India is battling against COVID-19 with a daily count of more than 3 lakh cases in a day, many celebrities have overcome COVID-19 battle. Television star Ravi Dubey informed a day ago that he tested positive for COVID-19.The actor took Instagram to announce the news with positive attitude and wrote, Hi guys, just got my report. Its positive. Would advice anyone who has come in close contact with me in the past few days to take care of themselves and monitor their symptoms if any. I have isolated myself and am in care of my near and dear ones. Stay safe, stay positive (as in stay optimistic). God bless us all.Ravi took initiative to provide leads to the patients as his last Instagram post featured information to provide vacant beds to the COVID-19. Happy to be a cause ambassador for #findabed Indias 1st information repository for finding and building beds. .446 cities. 19217 COVID Centres. 671329 beds. All done in 72 hours by the youth, for the country!9 patients, the post stated.