Shraddha Kapoor and Shakti Kapoor: Shraddha Kapoor and Shakti Kapoor are counted among the cutest father-daughter pairs of Bollywood. While Shakti Kapoor has been a famous villain and comedy king of his time, Shraddha is one of the most popular actresses of today.

The year 2026 will always be memorable for many star kids, because this year, apart from many Bollywood celebs, children of some Hollywood celebs have also completed their graduation. Today we are telling you about some star kids who will complete their graduation in the year 2026. These include the names of famous actor Chunky Pandey’s daughter Raisa Pandey and Juhi Chawla’s son Arjun Mehta.

Raisa Pandey

Raisa Pandey is the younger daughter of Chunky Pandey and younger sister of Ananya Pandey. Raisa graduated just a few days ago. He has completed his studies from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. While sharing pictures of the graduation ceremony, Ananya wrote on social media, ‘My Chuchu has graduated.’

Arjun Mehta

Arjun Mehta is the son of actress Juhi Chawla and businessman Jai Mehta. 22 year old Arjun has recently completed his graduation from Columbia University. While sharing this good news on social media, Juhi had written, ‘Columbia ’26 and entry into the exclusive Phi Beta Kappa Society. Many congratulations, Arjun! Come on…on leave now.

Navya Naveli Nanda

Navya Naveli Nanda, granddaughter of veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan, has completed the Blended Post Graduate Program in Management from IIM Ahmedabad. Recalling her time spent here, she wrote on social media, ‘A place that has given me so much more than I can ever repay and also the people who have given me so much. One last time.’

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s son Deacon

Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon and actor Ryan Phillippe recently attended the graduation ceremony of their son Deacon Phillippe at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Reese shared photos from the ceremony and wrote, ‘After four years of hard work, long days, countless papers and classes, working with amazing teachers and making new friends, my sweet son graduated.’

Farah Khan’s three children also graduated

Famous choreographer-director Farah Khan and Shirish Kunder’s three children Diva, Anya and Jar have also graduated. He completed his graduation from Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai. All three will now go abroad for further studies.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter

The name of famous Hollywood celebs Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Zahara is also included in this list. In the year 2026, Zahra received a graduation degree in Psychology from Spelman College, Georgia.

zidane khan

Zidane Khan, son of Bollywood actor Zayed Khan, has completed his graduation from Kodaikanal International School (KIS), Tamil Nadu. It is noteworthy that Zayed Khan and his wife had also completed their studies from here thirty years ago.

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan is in the news these days for his upcoming film ‘Hai Jawaani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’. The audience is eagerly waiting for this romantic comedy film. Now only a few days are left for the release of the film. Now before this the film has got the green signal from the censor board. This film has been given U/A certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

‘Hai Jawaani To Ishq Hona Hai’ gets UA 16+ certificate
According to a report in Bollywood Hungama, the final runtime of ‘Hai Jawaani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ is 136 minutes and 40 seconds. This film will be 2 hours, 9 minutes and 40 seconds long.

This film has been passed by CBFC with UA 16+ certificate. This means that this film can be watched by viewers of all ages, but viewers under the age of 16 cannot watch this movie without the supervision of a parent or guardian.

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#Xclusiv… ‘HAI JAWANI TOH ISHQ HONA HAI’ RUN TIME… #HaiJawaniTohIshqHonaHai certified ‘UA 16+’ by #CBFC on 27 May 2026. Duration: 136.40 min:sec [2 hours, 16 min, 40 sec]. #India

Theatrical release date: 5 June 2026. #HJTIHH pic.twitter.com/w3yqr7Ib3B

— taran adarsh ​​(@taran_adarsh) May 28, 2026

Varun Dhawan will romance with these two beauties in the film
Varun Dhawan will be seen romancing with Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde in the film ‘Hai Jawaani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’. Actors like Manish Paul, Chunky Pandey, Jimmy Shergill and Mouni Roy are also a part of the film. The director of this film is Varun Dhawan’s father and director David Dhawan.

When will the film be released?
The producers of ‘Hai Jawaani To Ishq Hona Hai’ are Ramesh Taurani and Gaurav Bose. The film has been produced under the Tips Films banner. This film is ready to hit the theaters on June 5, 2026. These days Varun Dhawan is busy in the promotion of the film.

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A controversy has arisen regarding Ananya Pandey and Lakshya’s recently released film ‘Chand Mera Dil’. Ananya Pandey has to face criticism for Bharatnatyam dance in the film. Many users have trolled her on social media and expressed their displeasure over her dance. Meanwhile, Bharatnatyam gurus and Padma awardee Bharatnatyam dancers have also given their reaction.

Bharatnatyam dancers criticized

Bharatnatyam dancer Sonal Mansingh, honored with Padma Vibhushan, expressed her displeasure and wrote, ‘This Bharatnatyam of Ananya should be a lesson for filmmakers, actors and musicians to learn to respect our traditions. Anything that you do not have knowledge or training in, should not be done just for show. In Hollywood films, dancers who have been trained for ballet dance are used, there the actors are not made to dance just like that. It is sad to see such lack of respect in Bollywood. Being a Bharatnatyam dancer, I am hurt.

Padma Shri awarded dancer Pratibha Prahlad said, ‘Ananya’s way of doing Bharatnatyam seemed as if this tradition has been made just a thing for show. Bharatanatyam is not a trend, rather it is a 3000 year old spiritual and cultural art, which has been taken forward by gurus and artists through years of practice. When it is done without proper training and respect, its soul is lost and it becomes just an imitation.

Apart from this, Bharatanatyam guru Rama Vaidyanathan said, ‘If you have not taken training in any dance form, then you should not try to do it. If Bharatanatyam is to be shown in the film, then an actress should be taken who has proper training in it. We have many such artists.

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Father Chunky Pandey supported

However, amid these criticisms, Ananya Pandey’s father and actor Chunky Pandey supported her and said in a conversation with E Time, ‘I think people took it completely wrong. It was never made to show pure Bharatnatyam. It was a fusion performance, as is often seen in college social or cultural events. It takes many years of hard work and training to learn Bharatanatyam. It requires about 20 years of hard work and discipline. This is a very technical and difficult dance form.

He further said, ‘This is a fusion of traditional and futuristic dance forms. It should not be seen like a classical dance recital. I would just like to tell people to first watch the film and understand its context, then form their opinion.

chunky pandey’s upcoming movie

Let us tell you that Ananya Pandey and Lakshya’s ‘Chand Mera Dil’ has been released in theaters on May 22, which is a romantic film. Its story is on the background of an engineering college, where the love story of two students is seen. Talking about Chunky Pandey, his upcoming film ‘Hai Jawaani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ is releasing on June 5, which is directed by David Dhawan.

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Actress Ananya Pandey will soon be seen with actor Lakshya in the film ‘Chand Mera Dil’. Made under the banner of Dharma Productions, this film is going to be released on June 5. On the occasion of Mother’s Day, he shared a glimpse of his special relationship with his mother Bhavna Pandey with fans on his social media account. She humorously told that she remains on her mother’s mind 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Ananya Pandey made fun by sharing the photo

In the pictures shared by the actress, she was seen spending special moments with mother Bhavna Pandey and father Chunky Pandey and sister Raisa Pandey. Ananya wrote in the caption, ‘Mommy’s Day Everyday… The last photo shows how I sit on my mother’s head 24/7.’ Bhavna Pandey immediately reacted to this post and wrote in the comment, ‘Love you.’

In the picture that Ananya mentioned in her caption, a funny scene was seen on the street of New York City, where a pet dog was seen sitting on its owner’s head.

In the first picture of the photo carousel, Ananya was seen posing outdoors with her mother and sister. In another picture, Ananya and Bhavana were seen lighting candles in a quiet prayer place. A glimpse of desserts like cookies, ice cream and pastries was also seen in one of the pictures.

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Talking about the work front, Ananya Pandey made her Bollywood debut with ‘Student of the Year 2’. After this, she was seen in films like Pati, Patni Aur Woh, Ghahriyaan, Dream Girl 2 and Kho Gaye Hum Kahaan.

Wheel of Fortune is being hosted by Akshay Kumar. In the upcoming episode, Akshay Kumar talked about his acting mentor. Akshay told in the show that he considers Chunky Pandey as his first acting mentor. Everyone was surprised to hear this statement of Akshay Kumar.

Chunky Pandey is Akshay Kumar’s acting guru

While talking about his initial days of acting, Akshay said- Chunky Pandey is my teacher. Akshay further told that in the initial days of training, he used to join acting classes where senior actors used to teach newcomers. He told, ‘We used to perform scenes of Amitabh Bachchan and Chunky sir was our senior.’

On this, Chunky Pandey said, ‘I taught acting, I taught dance also and till date I have not received even Guru Dakshina.’ During this time, actor Gulshan Grover was also with him. Then Gulshan Grover also reacted to this. He said jokingly, ‘I am proud of Akshay Kumar. He forgot the things taught by Chunky and yet became such a brilliant actor.

Talking about the equation of Akshay Kumar and Chunky Pandey, they have worked in the superhit film Housefull. Chunky Pandey played the role of the last pasta in this film. This role of Chunky was very much liked.

Akshay Kumar’s TV journey

Akshay Kumar has made a comeback in the world of TV through Wheel of Fortune. Before this, he had hosted the stunt based show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi. He hosted the show from 2008 to 2011. After this he judged Master Chef India. This show came in 2010. Talking about Wheel of Fortune, the show started from 27th January. It is based on the American TV show Wheel of Fortune.

The year 2025 is about to end and now everyone is preparing to welcome the new year. Meanwhile, Bollywood actor Chunky Pandey said that the year 2025 was very wonderful for him and his family. He told that this year his daughter Ananya Pandey, wife Bhavna Pandey and nephew Ahaan Pandey got a lot of success. Chunky also revealed that this year proved to be very lucky for him too.

In a recent interview given to E-Times, Chunky Pandey said- ‘This year has been a great year for the Pandey family. Starting with Ananya, her film Kesari 2 was released in the beginning of the year, for which she received a lot of praise. Then Ahaan came on screen with ‘Sayara’… Oh my God! It was a great year for my Bollywood wife too.

‘I wanted to win the lottery, but…’
Chunky Pandey further said about his daughter Raisa Pandey – ‘My daughter is studying well in New York. But the most important thing is that we all remain healthy and this makes a year really good. During this, Chunky Pandey said about himself in a humorous tone – ‘I wanted to win the lottery, but I did not win. What should I do now? This year I reached KBC. I entered KBC uninvited! It has not been telecast yet, but when it is, you will be surprised. Will definitely see it.

Met co-star after 35 years
Chunky Pandey told that this year he also met a person with whom he had worked 35 years ago. The actor said- ‘I met a person with whom I had worked 35 years ago. That too in Washington. And now after 35 years I went back and did a show again for his wife. At that time he had not even met him! How the world rotates.

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Actors Govinda and Chunky Pandey have been friends for a long time. Both have also done films together. Recently he appeared on Twinkle Khanna and Kajol’s talk show Too Much. In this show, Chunky told how he got his first film.

How did Chunky get his first film?

Chunky Pandey said that he had to struggle for roles because he was not getting many offers. Chunky said, ‘I wanted to become an actor. But there was no actor in my family. Yes, my uncle used to play character roles. I had to struggle for 4-5 years for my first film. But if I was able to get into the film line, it is only because of Govinda. Then Govinda said- I had left the film so she got it.

Met Pahlaj Nihalani in the bathroom

Chunky further said, ‘I met Pahlaj Nihalani in the bathroom. My career started from there. Pahlaj had done the film Ilzaam with Govinda, which was a superhit. But when I met him in the bathroom I didn’t know him. There was no social media at that time. People didn’t know who looked like who. So both of us were in the bathroom. My pulse was not opening. I needed someone’s help to open it. He helped me. So I asked him what he does. So he said that he is a producer and his name is Pahlaj Nihalani. So I was shocked. So I introduced myself that my name is Chunky Pandey. So he said what a strange name it is. So I said yes, but I want to do films. So he again called me to his house the next day. Met me and then I got the role.

Let us tell you that Chunky’s first film was Aag Hi Aag.