Sameera Reddy Recalls Spending Lakhs On Luxury Bags To "Fit In"

There is a certain image that every celebrity has to maintain when it comes to the glitz and glamour of the entertainment industry. Sameera Reddy recently got candid about splurging money on expensive items in the 2000s and how she stopped it.

What's Happening

• In a candid conversation with Hauterfly, Sameera Reddy displayed some of her most luxe items worth lakhs. She has a horde of luxury bags, some even ranging between Rs 3 lakh-4 lakh-frivolous spending at its peak to gel with the image of showing one's success.
• Sameera Reddy said, "Back then I was a shopaholic."
• Recalling one of her luxury bag purchases, she said, "This is Dior Gaucho bag. This is from 2005. When I just started films, I felt like I needed all the latest bags. I remember this was one of the first bags I got. I bought these bags because I felt the pressure to fit in. People usually say how they love bags, but I really bought these things so that people will think I had arrived. Now when I look back, I think I wish I had bought a block of gold; I would have done so much better."
• Furthermore, she said, "If you look at this big bag, everybody in my industry was carrying these big LV totes (for their airport looks), and I felt so pressured that I remember I went and got it, thinking I have to have one airport look."
• "I have to have this look. I went through that phase when everything was like 'let's show what we have.' And then about thirteen years ago, I realised that I don't want to scream 'look at me' and beauty is in quiet luxury," concluded Sameera Reddy.

On How She Has Changed

Calling herself "Old Sameera", the actress revealed how her habits have changed ever since she moved to Goa.

She said, "Ever since I have moved to Goa, I have become this very relaxed girl. I love organic cotton. I have gone less fast fashion; I have also gone away from the bigger brands, and now I enjoy being really simple and mixing and matching what I have."

"I have now settled to organic clothes and don't touch my fancy clothes as much.That was me before kids," said Sameera.

On the work front, Sameera Reddy was last seen in the 2012 film Tezz. She married entrepreneur Akshai Varde in 2014; they have two children-a son named Hans and a daughter Nyra.

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Sooryavanshi Surpasses Jaiswal, Stokes To Achieve Huge Feat With 15-Ball Fifty

Rajasthan Royals young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued his golden run of form as the 15-year-old slammed a half-century off just 15 deliveries during the IPL 2026 match in Guwahati against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday. The knock consisted of seven fours and four sixes as the left-handed opener took the likes of Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to the cleaners. Sooryavanshi started proceedings with two fours off Bhuvneshwar in the first over, and although Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed in the second over, the youngster continued his onslaught as he slammed three fours and one six in four consecutive deliveries against Hazlewood. This was the second time Sooryavanshi scored a 15-ball fifty after achieving the same against Chennai Super Kings earlier in IPL 2026 at the Barsapara Stadium.

Fastest fifty by an Indian in IPL (by balls)

13 - Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) vs KKR, Kolkata, 2023

14 - KL Rahul (PBKS) vs DC, Mohali, 2018

15 - Yusuf Pathan (KKR) vs SRH, Kolkata, 2014

15 - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) vs CSK, Guwahati, 2026

15 - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) vs RCB, Guwahati, 2026*

The youngster also equalled Jos Buttler's record of scoring a half-century within the first six overs of an innings for RR in IPL. Yashasvi Jaiswal has achieved the feat twice while the trio of Michael Lumb. Ben Stokes, and Nitish Rana has done it once during their time with the franchise.

A fighting fifty by skipper Rajat Patidar powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to 201 for 8 against Rajasthan Royals in their rain-delayed IPL match on Friday.

Opting to bowl after a delayed toss due to rain, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets each to make life difficult for the batters before Patidar led from the front with a 40-ball 63.

Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) chipped in with useful contributions.

(With agency inputs)

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After Dhurandhar, These 2 Delhi Shops Are Seeing A Doodh Soda Demand Rush

Pop culture and Bollywood often extend their influence beyond entertainment, shaping trends and reviving forgotten favourites. Following the success of Dhurandhar - Part One and Part Two, a classic desi beverage has found renewed popularity among audiences. If you have watched the film, you already know what we are referring to: doodh soda.

What Is Doodh Soda?

Made by mixing chilled milk with carbonated soda, doodh soda is typically sweetened with sugar and ice, and sometimes flavoured with rose syrup or other essences. Light, fizzy and refreshing, it is a drink closely associated with summer, especially in North India.

In the film, Gaurav Gera's character Mohammad Aalam runs a juice shop in Lyari, Pakistan. His line, "Darling, darling, dil kyun toda. Peelo peelo, Aalam soda," served not only as a coded message within the story for Ranveer Singh's character Hamza, but also reignited curiosity and nostalgia for doodh soda among viewers.

In Delhi, two modest shops that have been serving doodh soda since 1955 and 1969 are now seeing a surge in customers, crediting the film for the renewed interest in the drink.

Derawal, Mukherjee Nagar

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Tucked away in Mukherjee Nagar, this small but busy shop is run by Arun Madan. Its history dates back to 1969, when Madan's grandfather brought the tradition of doodh soda from Pakistan to India.

The shop offers around 10 flavours of his fizzy-milky drink, including rose, pineapple, butterscotch, chocolate, and strawberry. A 400 ml serving is priced at Rs 80. One of the highlights here is the manual soda-making machine, which prepares the drink in front of customers, adding to its old-world charm.

While doodh soda has long been a summer staple for regular patrons at Derawal, the popularity of Dhurandhar has introduced a new wave of customers, many of whom are trying the drink for the first time, as per reports.

KPH Refreshment Point, Nangia Park

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Established in 1955, KPH Refreshment Point in Nangia Park is another long-standing address for doodh soda in the city. The shop serves the beverage in four flavours - rose, pineapple, tutti frutti and cold coffee - and is also known for its refreshing mint lemonade.

NDTV spoke to Narender Budhiraja of KPH Refreshment Point, a family-run shop started by his father, Roshanlal Budhiraja. He noted that the film has led to a noticeable rise in demand for doodh soda. "Logo ki yaadash taaza ho jaati hai," he said, noting that the film helped refresh people's memories of the drink.

While the shop is a favourite among locals, visitors from outside Delhi also make their way here while searching for authentic doodh soda in the capital. The shop offers bottled doodh soda, which can be purchased in bulk and enjoyed later at home without losing its classic fizz.

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"Cowboy, International Khiladi": Pawan Khera Bail Hearing Gets Heated

Congress leader Pawan Khera's pre-arrest bail hearing in the Telangana High Court over a complaint filed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma turned heated on Thursday, with lawyers of both sides using phrases like "constitutional cowboys" and "international khiladi" to make their arguments before the court.

Pawan Khera, a Congress spokesperson, moved the high court after the Assam Police filed a case against him over his allegation that Sarma and his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma possessed clandestine foreign passports and overseas assets.

Based on a complaint by Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, the police filed charges of forgery, cheating, criminal intimidation, conspiracy, and defamation against the Congress leader.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Pawan Khera, alleged that the FIR had been loaded with every possible charge to exert pressure on a political opponent. He argued that even if the Congress leader's statements turned out to be wrong, the case was one of defamation, and there was no reason to arrest him.

He said that the politician was ready to cooperate.

“Khera is not absconding. He is ready to cooperate. He came to this court only because he was in Hyderabad with his wife when he learnt about the FIR,” Singhvi said.

Attacking the Assam government's action, Singhvi argued: "If you start arresting people for this, it will become a jungle raj". 

"We are not living in the age of constitutional cowboys, pulling out powers from the holster and sending 100 policemen from Assam for what is essentially a defamation complaint," he added.

Responding strongly to Singhvi's arguments, Assam's Advocate General Devajit Saikia contended that his state wasn't a "banana republic". He argued that Khera should have moved a court in Assam or Delhi -- where the Congress leader resides -- instead of approaching the Telangana High Court.

Saikia called Khera an “international khiladi (player)”, saying he left the national capital before the Assam police reached his house and reached Hyderabad. He claimed foreign currency had been seized from Khera's Delhi house and that 19 cases were pending against him across the country.

Claiming that Khera was a flight risk, the lawyer stated that he didn't deserve protection from any legal action.

After hearing both sides, the Telangana High Court reserved its order for Friday.

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"Political Disaster": Israel Opposition Blasts Netanyahu Over Iran Ceasefire

Israel's opposition leaders swiftly criticised the ceasefire with Iran on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to achieve the war's objectives.

The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in an 11th-hour bid to avert all-out destruction of Iran threatened by US President Donald Trump.

Netanyahu's office said Israel supported Trump's decision to suspend the bombing of Iran, but maintained the ceasefire "does not include Lebanon" where Israeli forces are fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah.

"There has never been a political disaster like this in our entire history. Israel was not even close to the table when decisions were made concerning the core of our national security," the country's main opposition leader Yair Lapid wrote on X.

"The army carried out everything that was asked of it, and the public showed remarkable resilience, but Netanyahu failed politically, failed strategically, and did not achieve any of the goals he himself set."

Netanyahu had set the elimination or at least severe degradation of Iran's nuclear programme as a central goal of the war, describing it as an "existential threat" to Israel.

He also called for the neutralising of Iran's ballistic missile capabilities, the weakening or potentially toppling of the Iranian regime and the curbing of Tehran's regional influence by targeting its network of allied groups.

"It will take us years to repair the political and strategic damage that Netanyahu caused due to arrogance, negligence, and lack of strategic planning," Lapid said.

Former premier and right-wing Netanyahu opponent, Naftali Bennett, echoed similar views.

"The leadership sold us illusions.... Tonight all their empty promises have blown up in our faces," he said on X.

"Unfortunately, every one of us can see with our own eyes that Hamas is growing stronger, and Hezbollah and Iran are still standing on their feet."

The head of the left-wing Democrats party, Yair Golan, called the ceasefire a "strategic failure" by Netanyahu.

"He promised a historic victory and security for generations, and in practice, we got one of the most severe strategic failures Israel has ever known," Golan said on X.

"It's a total failure that endangers Israel's security for years to come."

Member of parliament and opposition figure Avigdor Liberman also denounced the truce, saying it gave the Iranian regime "an opportunity to regroup".

"Any agreement with Iran that does not include renouncing the destruction of Israel, uranium enrichment, the production of ballistic missiles, and support for terrorist organisations in the region means that we will have to return to another campaign under more difficult conditions and pay a heavier price," Liberman said on X.

Even as Israel backed Trump's ceasefire plan with Iran, it said the truce did not include Lebanon.

Israel has been fighting with Hezbollah since the Lebanese armed group launched rocket fire at Israel in March after the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Suzanne Bernert Slams Deepika

Actor Suzanne Bernert has weighed in on the ongoing discussion around Deepika Padukone's reaction to her actor-husband Ranveer Singh's film Dhurandhar 2. 

What's Happening

• Taking to social media, Suzanne questioned why Deepika has not publicly praised Ranveer despite the film's massive success.
• In her post, she wrote, "Dear Deepika This isn't a flex! We are still waiting for you to openly praise your husband. I don't understand why you are not doing it. #Dhurandhar2TheRevenge."
• Her comment comes after Deepika's recent response to online chatter about her apparent silence on the film.

Dear Deepika 🙏🏻
This isn't a flex!
We are still waiting for you to openly praise your husband. I don't understand why you are not doing it. #Dhurandhar2‌TheRevenge pic.twitter.com/pmjsNYerp4

— Sᴜᴢᴀɴɴᴇ Bᴇʀɴᴇʀᴛ (@suzannebernert) April 9, 2026

Deepika Responds To 'Silence' Debate

The conversation around Deepika began when social media users pointed out that she had neither posted about the film nor attended its premiere, even as Dhurandhar 2 achieved significant box office success.

Responding to the speculation, Deepika addressed the narrative in the comments section of a video discussing her absence. The video suggested that she had skipped the premiere and had not acknowledged the film publicly.

Replying to it, she wrote, "The latter my friend... P.S. I watched it way before any of you did. Now who is the joke on? (hand over mouth emoji)."

Dhurandhar 2's Strong Box Office Run

Meanwhile, Dhurandhar 2, directed by Aditya Dhar, continues its impressive run at the box office. On Day 21, the film collected a nett of Rs 7.90 crore across 13,093 shows.

The film's total India gross has reached Rs 1,246.67 crore, while the India net stands at Rs 1,041.27 crore, according to trade website Sacnilk. 

Overseas, it earned Rs 3.00 crore on Day 21, taking its international total to Rs 407.00 crore.

With combined domestic and international earnings, the film's worldwide gross collection now stands at Rs 1,653.67 crore.
 

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Axar Wins Hearts With This Gesture For Miller After Narrow Loss vs GT. Video

David Miller was visibly distraught following Delhi Capitals' (DC) narrow one-run loss to the Gujarat Titans (GT) in their IPL 2026 clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. Miller, who slammed an unbeaten 41 off just 20 balls, took a massive gamble on the penultimate ball of the contest, but the decision backfired. With two runs needed off as many balls, Miller refused a single on the second-to-last ball of Prasidh Krishna's over. However, it turned out to be the defining moment of the contest as Krishna bowled a slower bouncer to beat Miller. 

Miller and Vipraj Nigam, who was at the non-striker's end, attempted to steal a quick bye, only for Jos Buttler to affect a direct hit at the striker's end to dismiss Nigam.

Miller was completely heartbroken after the result and had to be consoled by DC captain Axar Patel, who shook hands with his teammate and gave him a pat on the back.

Watch it yourself to believe it

A nerve-wrecking finish to a #TATAIPL classic @gujarat_titans fans, you can breathe now

Updates https://t.co/oOdPR1oSeP#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #DCvGT pic.twitter.com/Wh5EQvshqd

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 8, 2026

Meanwhile, DC finished agonizingly short on 209 for 8 in pursuit of 211.

Jos Buttler (52 off 27) returned to his ballistic ways with a six laden half century before captain Shubman Gill (70 off) and Washington Sundar (55 off 32) powered Gujarat Titans to 210 for four.

Rahul (92 off 52) and Pathum Nissanka (41 off 24) provided an ideal platform for Delhi Capitals with a 76-run stand off 49 balls. However, Rashid Khan struck thrice in the middle overs to wrest the momentum from Delhi Capitals.

Titans had all under control until the 19th over with the home needing 36 off the last two overs.

It was a tough ask but with Miller (41 not out off 20) returning to the centre after treating his finger in the dressing room, there was hope.

Miller singlehandedly brought back Delhi Capitals in the game with a couple of cracking sixes and a four in a 23-run penultimate over from Mohammed Siraj.

(With PTI Inputs)

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