From Karan Johar dropping a cryptic post amid facing backlash over claims of 'murdering' Anushka Sharma's career to Shah Rukh Khan teaching Virat Kohli the hook step of 'Jhoome Jo Pathaan' and from Raveena Tandon receiving Padma Shri award to Janhvi Kapoor being spotted with rumoured boyfriend at Tirupati Balaji Temple, here's a quick recap of top Bollywood stories that ruled headlines over the week.
Updated On: 2023-04-09 11:30 PM IST
Compiled by : Sneha Singh
Filmmaker Karan Johar is currently making headlines over his old comment about wanting to 'murder' Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma's career. An old video clip went viral on social media, and a slew of personalities including filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, Kangana Ranaut and others reacted to it. Taking to his Instagram stories, Karan shared a Hindi poem changing some words for the situation. "Laga lo ilzaam....., hum jhukne waalon mein se nahi.., jhoot ka ban jao ghulam...., hum bolne waalon mein se nahi..., jitna neecha dikhaoge..., jitne aarop lagaoge..., hum girne waalon mein se nahi..., humara karam humari Vijay hai...aap utha lo talvaar... Hum marne waalon mein se nahi.....," he wrote. Read full story here
In a BTS video released by the makers, 'RRR' star Ram Charan has opened up about his experience of shaking a leg with Salman Khan in the movie. Earlier this week, the popular song 'Yentamma' was released from the movie, featuring Ram Charan with Salman Khan and Tollywood star Victory Venkatesh.Ram Charan who will make a guest appearance in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, said that doing 'Yentamma' was a blast. Describing the experience as a little boy's dream coming true, Ram Charan added that Yentamma is one of the best songs that the audience are surely going to enjoy watching on the big screen. The actor said that he immensely enjoyed doing the song. Read full story here
The IPL 2023 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday saw superstar Shah Rukh Khan casting a spell over cricketers and spectators at the stadium. After KKR registered a remarkable win against the RCB, KKR's co-owner, SRK entered the ground and met all the players. He also interacted with former RCB skipper Virat Kohli. Several images and videos from Thursday's evening fixture went viral. In one of the clips, SRK is seen getting excited at spotting Kohli. He went over to him and gave him a tight hug.SRK also convinced Kohli to try the viral steps from the Jhoome Jo Pathaan song from his blockbuster 'Pathaan'. Read full story here
Vipul Amrutlal Shah’s debut Hindi directorial ‘Aankhen’ completed 21 years of release on April 5. The film was the biggest hit of 2002. The heist thriller starred Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Paresh Rawal, and Sushmita Sen in pivotal roles. It narrated the story of three blind men who rob a bank after being trained by Sushmita Sen, under the mastermind that is Amitabh Bachchan’s character. As the film completed 21 years, director Vipul Shah spoke to Midday Online about the reception to the film, the negative buzz around it, the alternate climax, and working with Akshay Kumar. Read full story here
Global icon Priyanka Chopra who is busy promoting her upcoming web series 'Citadel' in Mumbai, on Thursday, visited Siddhivinayak Temple with her daughter Malti Marie to seek blessings.In the pictures, Priyanka can be seen holding Malti in her arms and was seen dressed in a traditional outfit.The mother and daughter duo were seen standing in front of Lord Ganesha's idol inside the temple. Read full story here
After it was reported earlier that Jr NTR will join 'War 2' as the antagonist, another movie from the spy-universe has locked the face for the designation of director. The film 'Tiger vs Pathaan' will be helmed by Siddharth Anand, who is basking in the historic success of 'Pathaan'. The film will showcase a ruthless face-off between two of the biggest superstars of Indian cinema -- Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. Talking about the new development, a veteran trade source said, "Aditya Chopra has immense trust in Siddharth Anand to deliver a grand visual spectacle that has never been seen before with 'Tiger vs Pathaan'. Siddharth is getting a dream cast of Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan coming together for their first full-fledged film since 'Karan Arjun' and Siddharth will also be given all the support he needs to mount 'Tiger vs Pathaan' as the biggest film that India has ever produced." Earlier, the fans of Sidharth were disappointed with him not directing 'War 2' -- the sequel to his 2019 blockbuster directorial when Ayan Mukerji was given the charge as the director but, it seems like producer Aditya Chopra is entrusting Sid with a bigger responsibility having seen his brilliant work of extracting the best out of SRK and Salman in the cross-over scene from 'Pathaan' and also looking at his brilliant track record at the box-office considering his blockbuster hattrick with 'Bang Bang!', 'War' and 'Pathaan'. Read full story here
Actor Raveena Tandon, on Wednesday, was awarded the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri, by President Droupadi Murmu at a gilded ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were in attendance during the presentation ceremony.Expressing her gratitude for being picked for the top honour, Tandon earlier said, "Honoured and grateful. Thank you so much, Government of India, for acknowledging my contributions, my life, my passion and purpose -- cinema and the arts, that allowed me to contribute, not only to the film industry, but beyond. I thank all those who guided me through this journey of Art and Craft of Cinema -- all those who held my hand through it, and all those who watched me from their place above. I owe this to my father." Read full story here
Several photos and videos of the celebs from the grand NMACC Gala night are surfacing on social media. In a new video, actor Shah Rukh Khan was seen enjoying paan at the event. Taking to Instagram, German blogger Caroline Daur shared a string of pictures and videos from the Gala night which she captioned, "deeply impressed by the extraordinary exhibition India in Fashion showcasing the fine craftsmanship and elaborately embroidered works celebrating the creatives and the heritage of India." The first few pictures and videos show Caroline Daur at the event. In the second last video actors SRK, Ranveer Singh, and Varun Dhawan could be seen dancing to the song 'Jhoome Jo Pathaan' at the gala night. In the last video, the German blogger could be seen enjoying paan next to King Khan. The 'Don' actor could be seen wearing a black kurta. Soon after she shared the post, SRK fans swamped the comment section and dropped red hearts and fire emoticons. Read full story here
Actor Jr. NTR, who has been swaying the audience—both Indian and international—with 'RRR', has been signed for the spy action-thriller 'War 2, a sequel to the 2019 blockbuster. Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, who played the role of Kabir in 'War', will be seen taking on Jr. NTR in a bloody battle that will be an adrenaline-pumping action extravaganza. Recently, it was also revealed that the event film is being directed by Ayan Mukerji, who has a history of delivering some of the biggest blockbusters in Bollywood, including his last release, 'Brahmastra'. A veteran trade source confirmed on condition of anonymity that Jr. NTR will be locking horns with Hrithik in 'War 2. Read full story here
Amid dating rumours, actor Janhvi Kapoor was snapped with Shikhar Pahariya during her visit to Tirupati Balaji Temple in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. Janhvi offered prayers to Lord Venkateswara at the Tirumala temple in the early hours of Monday. She was accompanied by her rumoured boyfriend Shikhar and sister Khushi Kapoor. Janhvi and her sister were dressed in a traditional half-saree. Neither Janhvi nor Shikhar have commented on their relationship, however, the two have been spotted together several times. Shikhar is the grandson of former Maharashtra chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. He is an entrepreneur, polo player, and philanthropist. Shikhar was said to be in a relationship with Janhvi several years ago before they separated. Read full story here