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  • Mandira says it’s a long way ‘to feel normal again’, months after Raj’s death

    Mandira says it’s a long way ‘to feel normal again’, months after Raj’s death

    Actor Mandira Bedi on Sept 9, Thursday said that there is a ‘long way to go’ before she feels normal again, months after the death of her husband Raj Kaushal. Taking to Instagram, she shared a picture collage of herself and her fitness band.

    In the photo, Mandira Bedi posed for the camera with a no-makeup look. She wore a black sports bra paired with a pink and white leggings. She captioned the post, “It’s a long way to go to feel normal again. Emotionally, mentally and physically. But I wake up every morning with purpose and aim for as much positivity that I can muster.”

    “And in all of this I still practice #gratitude .. because there is always, always something to be grateful for. Have a nice day all of you #nirbhaunirvair,” Mandira added.

    Reacting to the post, Gaurav Gera wrote, “Love.” Adil Hussain said, “You are such an inspiration… Lots of love.” Aditi Govitrikar commented, “Big hug.” Mandira has been giving her fans glimpses of herself on social media after Raj’s death. He died on June 30 after suffering a heart attack at the age of 49. He directed films like Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi and Shaadi Ke Laddoo. Mandira had performed Raj’s last rites.

  • Mandira Bedi’s filmmaker husband Raj Kaushal dies after cardiac arrest

    Filmmaker Raj Kaushal, who made movies such as Pyaar Mein Kabhie Kabhie (1999), Shaadi Ka Ladoo (2004) and Anthony Kaun Hai (2006), died on Wednesday morning after a heart attack.

    Kaushal was 49. He is survived by his wife, actor and TV presenter Mandira Bedi and two children.

    His last rites were held at the Shivaji Ground crematorium. Among those who attended the funeral were actors Rohit Roy, Ashish Chaudhari and Samir Soni.

    Kaushal entered the Hindi film industry with a background in ad copywriting and soon worked as an assistant director with Subhash Ghai and Mukul Anand on films. In the meantime, he also set up his production venture and went on to produce and direct hundreds of ad films with brands such as Nestle, Surf and Hero Honda.

    Kaushal also produced My Brother…Nikhil (2005) directed by his close friend Onir. The film was one of the first mainstream films in India to talk about AIDS and HIV and was based on the life of Dominic D’Souza — an Indian gay rights activist based in Goa.

  • Mandira Bedi says her ‘blood boils’ at what trolls say about daughter Tara

    Mandira Bedi says her ‘blood boils’ at what trolls say about daughter Tara

    Mandira Bedi, who earlier this week named and shamed a couple of trolls for attacking her daughter Tara, has said that she doesn’t give ‘two hoots’ if they target her, but her ‘claws come out’ when her children are subjected to abuse. In two Instagram stories, Mandira highlighted the sort of abuse that Tara, whom she adopted last year, gets from certain sections of the internet. One person had called the child a ‘street kid’ who didn’t appear to fit into the family. In an interview, Mandira reflected on her moment of anger, and said that her friends had dissuaded her from commenting about the abuse on social media. “I don’t know what struck me that I went through the comments on this one photograph of my family. It was appalling to see those nasty comments for a little child. What kind of people say such disgusting things about a harmless kid? While I normally ignore trolls and haters, these two-three messages that I saw late at night on Monday upset me, and this time, I felt the need to respond. Tara is innocent and too young to understand what happened, but it hurt me,” she told a leading daily.