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Kriti Sanon and Shilpa Shetty celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi

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1. Kriti Sanon, Shilpa Shetty Wish Fans on Ganesh Chaturthi

2 September marks the beginning of the 11-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival that takes over the city of Mumbai every year. Bollywood too is spending the day bringing home Ganpati Bappa. Sonali Bendre, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Arjun Kapoor and many more have taken to social media to share their festive spirit with their fans. Take a look!

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2. ‘Saaho’ Box Office: Prabhas Actioner Earns 79 Cr in Three Days

Sharddha Kapoor and Prabhas in Saaho. (Photo Courtesy: YouTube)

Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor-starrer Saaho might have been slammed by critics for being a colossal waste of time and money, but the audience seems to have loved the film. On Sunday, the third day of its release, the film earned Rs 29.48 crore. Saaho successfully raked in Rs 79.08 crores over the 3-day weekend.

Taran Adarsh shared numbers on Twitter, he wrote, “#Saaho sets the BO on ... Shows big gains on Day 3... Packs a phenomenal total in its opening weekend... North and East India are exceptional, other circuits fantastic too... Fri 24.40 cr, Sat 25.20 cr, Sun 29.48 cr. Total: ₹ 79.08 cr Nett BOC. India biz. #Hindi version.”

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3. ‘Woh 7 Din’ Was Life-Changing: Anil Kapoor Shares Throwback Pic

Anil Kapoor from the sets of Woh 7 Din.(Photo Courtesy: Twitter)

Anil Kapoor took us all down memory lane by sharing a photo from his maiden film as a mainstream hero, Woh 7 Din, and said that it was a life-changing film for him.

“From 1977 to 1983 I had been working... Struggling to get that one defining chance that would change everything and Woh 7 Din was that chance! A life changing moment and role!” he captioned the picture.

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4. Critics’ Review Joker: A Film That Invites Us to Love the Monster

Joker is an upcoming psychological thriller based on the DC comics character of the same name.(Photo Courtesy: YouTube)

Directed by Todd Phillips, Joker received glowing reviews after it was screened recently at the Venice Film Festival. Joaquin Phoenix was lauded for his spectacular performance. Joker recounts the transformation of the loner Arthur Fleck to the criminal mastermind. The film hits the theatres on 4 October.

Take a look at what the critics have to say:

“Joaquin Phoenix provides a comic-book hero for the left behind with Joker, a brilliantly insurrectionist origins story that landed like a firecracker in the midst of this year’s Venice film festival. Playing the role of Cain to the sunny Abel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Todd Phillips’s blockbuster charts the formative years of Batman’s nemesis, rewinding to his time as a failed standup in grubby Gotham City, when he was lonesome and lost and out of joint with the world. Audaciously, it’s a film that invites us to love the monster.”

Xan Brooks, The Guardian

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5. Kevin Hart Hospitalised After Car Accident in LA

Actor Kevin Hart. (File Photo: IANS/Xinhua)

On 1 September, actor Kevin Hart met with a car accident in Los Angeles. According the California Highway Patrol, Hart has suffered from various injuries. The 40-year-old standup comedian and actor was in a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, with a driver driving him around.

Around midnight, when the car was on Mulholland Highway, the car fell into an embankment as the driver lost control of the vehicle. He has reportedly injured his back. However, the California Highway Patrol has not specified on the exact nature of Hart’s injuries.

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