Vidya Balan Throws a Party for 'The Sky is Pink' Cast
As The Sky is Pink hits the theatres, producer Siddharth Roy Kapur and Vidya Balan threw a party for the cast of the film, and Niren and Aditi Chaudhary. Priyanka Chopra, who was missing from the party, is currently in the US, promoting the film there. Farhan took to Instagram to share a beautiful picture from the evening and wrote, “What better way to celebrate the release of this special film than with the dreamers, believers & creators. Thank you Vidya & Sid for a lovely evening. Missed you @priyankachopra @zairawasim_ #Ronnie.”
Sunny, Karisma Discharged in 20 Year-Old Case of Holding up Train
A Rajasthan court has acquitted Bollywood actors Sunny Deol and Karisma Kapoor in a 22-year-old case of illegally pulling the emergency chain of a train while shooting for a film.
The two had challenged in the sessions court the order from a railway court framing charges against them. Additional District Judge Pawan Kumar granted relief to Sunny and Karisma on Friday, A K Jain, the counsel for the two actors, said Saturday 12 October.
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Vijay's 'Bigil' Trailer Released
The trailer of Bigil, starring ‘Ilayathalapathy’ Vijay and Nayanthara, and written/directed by Atlee has dropped on YT. It’s crossed 500k views within the first hour and now has Vijay fans hoping it’ll break Petta and Viswasam’s trailer records.
The movie has Vijay sporting three different looks and appears to ride the sports genre bandwagon to box office glory. Like all Tamil masala film trailers, this one has some of the best scenes from the film, in no particular sequence. But it’s quite enjoyable, thanks also to A R Rahman’s music.
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‘War’ Becomes Hrithik’s Highest Earner at Box Office
The Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff-starrer War has earned Rs 245.95 crore in total on day 10 at the box office, making it Hrithik’s highest earning film ever. Hrithik’s biggest hit previously was his superhero sequel Krrish 3 with a lifetime collection of Rs 244.95 crore. War has beaten that record in its second week already.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the news of Twitter, writing, “#War continues its dominance... Will continue to rule BO till #Diwali [#HF4]... Expect solid numbers over the weekend... Marching victoriously towards ₹ 300 cr... #War [#Hindi; Week 2] Fri 7.10 cr. Total: ₹ 235.60 cr. Including #Tamil + #Telugu: ₹ 245.95 cr. #India biz.”
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