Comedian Kapil Sharma took to social media to wish his “humsafar,” Ginni Chatrath, on her birthday.

Taking to his Instagram handle, he shared a couple of their photos and wrote in the caption, “Happy birthday meri humsafar @ginnichatrath.” In the first image, Kapil and Ginni are seen sitting together and posing for the camera. In the next one, the couple is sharing a laugh in a private jet. Both look dapper in stylish outfits, setting major relationship goals.

In the final photo, Kapil and Ginni are seen striking a pose with a plane in the backdrop.

Fans and celebrities flooded the comments section with birthday wishes for Ginni. Actor Vindu Dara Singh wrote, “Wahe Guru Ji bless you and your family prah! Happy birthday to bhabhi.” Rajiv Thakur commented, “Many many happy returns of the day. May God bless you with good health and happiness always.” Punjabi actor Sukshinder Shinda wrote, “Happy birthday ji… God bless you both.”

Actress-singer Ila Arun has heaped praise on actress Vidya Balan. During a special session ‘Celebrating Women: The Shashi Baliga Memorial Session — My Medley’ at the Mumbai LitFest Ila Arun interacted with Vidya Balan, and Anjula Bedi as part of the panel. The focus of the conversation was Ila Arun’s autobiography, 'Parde Ke Peechhey'.

The autobiography includes a dedicated section on Vidya Balan. This revelation left the audience pleasantly surprised. An excerpt was read from the book where Ila Arun expressed her admiration for Vidya Balan.

Bollywood’s action hero Tiger Shroff on Monday morning announced the fourth installment of his “Baaghi” franchise, which will be directed by A. Harsha, and that the actioner will hit the screens on September 5, 2025.

Tiger shared a poster of the film. Going by the first look, it seems Tiger is going a shade darker in the film as he is set ong a “bloodier mission.”

In the poster, the actor is seen sitting on a toilet seat with a knife and a bottle of alcohol. The entire walls, floor and his face has blood marks. The poster also features some dead men lying on the floor.

“A darker spirit, a bloodier mission. This time he is not the same! #SajidNadiadwala’s #Baaghi4 Directed by @nimmaaharsha,” he captioned the post.

Actor Kartik Aaryan joined Punjabi sensation Diljit Dosanjh during his show in Ahmedabad. The two were seen dancing and hugging while they were on stage.

Kartik images featuring the two stars. The first picture had Diljit and Kartik raising their hands as they were colour coordinated in black outfits.

In the next image, Kartik hugged Diljit from the back.

The duo looked at each other and smiled in the third photograph. Kartik and Diljit also performed and hugged each other on the stage.

The post was captioned: "Vibe (Call Me Hand Emoji).

Actress Pragya Jaiswal has teamed up again with Nandamuri Balakrishna for the upcoming film "NBK 109", which is now titled "Daaku Maharaaj."

The duo has earlier worked together in the action-drama "Akhanda." On Friday, the makers unveiled the much-awaited title teaser of the film. Sharing the same on her Instagram handle, Pragya wrote in the caption, “Witness the God of masses like never before!! Presenting the one and only #NandamuriBalakrishna Garu as #DaakuMaharaaj. Here’s the much-awaited title teaser Brace yourselves for the ultimate power-packed experience on Jan 12, 2025 in Cinemas Worldwide.”

In the poster, Nandamuri is seen sitting on a horse during a high-octane action stunt.

The teaser delivers stunning visuals, offering fans a glimpse of Balakrishna’s character. With its captivating music, striking visuals, and impactful dialogues, it has significantly heightened anticipation. While the plot remains under wraps, the teaser hints at a period drama.

Rapper-singer Badshah, who is known for ‘Jugnu’, ‘Saturday Saturday’ and others, has been sued by a media company in lieu of his failure to honour the payment terms agreed upon in a legal agreement.

The company claimed that all the said services with respect to the production as well as promotion of the track titled ‘Baawla’ were completed. However, the company has levelled allegations that Badshah has failed to clear the dues of those involved in the making of the project.

The matter is currently with the Karnal District Court with CNR Number HRKR010130502024. The case file number is ARB 47/2024. It is also alleged by the complainants that they have resorted to the legal action after multiple reminders. Despite all the positive efforts, Badshah has only given false promises and deferred the payment date, but never released a single penny.

Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma has posted a glimpse into her Children’s Day menu for her daughter Vamika which includes smiles, giggles and millet noodles.

Anushka shared a picture of a bowl filled with noodles. It also has two adorable forks with shapes of animals made on it.

For the caption, she wrote: “Children's day menu smiles, giggles and millet noodles.”

Millets are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains. According to reports, it may have been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies".

Kartik Aaryan recently share glimpses from his Patna trip.

On Thursday, the actor posted a video on his Instagram handle, where he is seen clicking selfies with his fans. The clip also shows him enjoying litti chokha, the traditional Bihari dish. The video opens with Aaryan telling photographers, “Mike mat gusa muh mein.” He is then seen striking his famous Rooh Baba signature pose with fans and posing with the workers of a restaurant.

Later, on a flight, the ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ actor is seen asking, "Is this an Air India or Vistara flight?" To this, the crew member responds, "It's Air India, Sir, are you happy about that?" Kartik smiles and makes a playful face. In the clip, one fan is heard telling the actor, "I have seen your film five times; now I’m going to watch it for the sixth time." The fun-filled video ends with the ‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ actor sitting in a car, enjoying litti chokha with his team.

Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal is all set to play Chiranjeevi Parashurama in the upcoming film “Mahavatar” directed by Amar Kaushik. The film is slated to release in December 2026.

Vicky shared a string of posters of the film, featuring him. The actor looks unrecognizable as he sports long hair and a long rugged beard. In one poster, the actor is seen sporting a rust hued dhoti along with Rudraksh on his wrist and arm. He is even seen carrying a weapon.

For the caption, Vicky wrote: “Dinesh Vijan brings to life the story of the eternal warrior of dharma! Vicky Kaushal stars as Chiranjeevi Parashurama in #Mahavatar, directed by Amar Kaushik. Coming to cinemas - Christmas 2026!”

Other details about the film are under wraps.

A man named Mohammad Faizan Khan, who gave out death threats to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, has been arrested in Chhattisgarh.

The accused, a lawyer, was arrested from his residence in Chhattisgarh's Raipur, reports.

He made a threat call to Bollywood’s Badshah and even demanded Rs 50 lakh. He was arrested after he failed to appear before the Mumbai Police.

Earlier, according to the accused his mobile phone, which was used to make the threatening call last week, was stolen. He also said that he filed a police case on November 2.

As per report, a case against him was registered by the police under sections 308(4) (extortion involving threats of death or serious injury) and 351(3)(4) (criminal intimidation) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) as the threat call was made from a phone number registered in his name.

Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra, who was last seen in the streaming biopic ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’, has started her YouTube channel. The actress recently took to her Instagram, and made the announcement through a video message.

She said in the video, “I've always been a very private person even though I'm a public figure, I'm in front of cameras all the time. I've always said that I only share one percent of my life on my social media”.

She further mentioned, “Now that I do so much in my life, I travel so much, I do some crazy adventurous things, I scuba dive so much, I read and I have music and I'm singing all the time, I'm in studios all the time, there's so much happening in my life that I feel like it's finally time and I'm finally ready to start sharing more of behind the scenes of my life and what I do on a daily basis”.

As stars Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s daughter turned 2 on Wednesday, grandmother Soni Razdan and ‘masi’ Pooja Bhatt shared a glimpse of the toddlers' jungle-themed birthday party.

Pooja first shared a picture of the entrance, which had a monkey and a panda cut-out along with “Raha” written on it.

She then shared a picture of the stunning cake, which was decorated with leaves, animal figurines, and a message reading “Happy Birthday Raha 2.”

A photograph of filmmaker and grandfather Mahesh Bhatt was seen, where he posed with Mickey and Minnie Mouse mascots. The lavish birthday party also had a tattoo booth for guests to enjoy.

Telugu superstar Allu Arjun, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming movie ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, has shared a new poster from the film.

The poster features Allu and Malayalam star Fahadh Faasil in a face-off. The poster has shades of crimson. While Allu’s titular character is a sandalwood smuggler in the film, Fahadh’s character is a Haryanvi cop.

The poster marks a one month countdown to the release of the film. ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ went through a production delay as the makers moved its release date from August 15 to December 6.

Popular Telugu actor Sriya Reddy, who recently resumed shooting for her upcoming film OG in Hyderabad, shared her excitement about being back on set for the much-anticipated project.

“I’m so excited to be back on the OG set because I think it’s going to be one hell of a ride, and everyone’s looking forward to this film,” she said. “The excitement is high, especially after Salaar.” Addressing speculations about her role, Sriya revealed, “A lot of people are guessing what my role might be, but it’s different from what I’ve done before. Every time I’m on screen, it’s something new — and that’s not intentional; it just happens.”

Reflecting on the response to Salaar, she added, “After Salaar, people were saying, ‘We expected more of you.’ So this film will have that ‘more’ they wanted.” The actor also discussed the contrast between her experiences with Salaar and OG.

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, who finds himself in the midst of divorce rumours from Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, has something to say on artificial intelligence and natural stupidity.

On Monday, the actor took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and shared a video in which he shared his opinion on the rising use of artificial intelligence, and how it will never be at par with natural stupidity.

However, he said that the greatest weapon to combat natural stupidity is common sense.

He wrote in the video, “While Al is in trend, remember common sense was and will always be your best comeback to natural stupidity! Presenting #Blabberhead, he 'talks' sense”.

He then went on to say in the video, “Common sense is like deodorant, the people who need it the most, never use it”.

Hollywood star Tom Cruise, who was last seen in ‘Mission: Impossible 7’, is currently in early stage of talks with Paramount for a sequel to ‘Days of Thunder’.

'Days of Thunder' was a 1990 NASCAR drama which was directed by the late Tony Scott and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (with his late producing partner Don Simpson), reports report.

No other creatives are in place, and Tom’s full docket, promoting ‘Mission: Impossible 8’, filming Alejandro G. Inarritu’s next movie, and developing another ‘Top Gun’ movie, mean this project is far off from starting its ignition.

As per report, Bruckheimer, who also produced ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, has also been involved in discussions about returning for the project, as per the sources.

Kareena Kapoor Khan, who is an avid social media user, recently took to Instagram to share a glimpse of her Halloween celebration featuring husband Saif Ali Khan and their son Taimur.

On Thursday, Kareena dropped a spooky photo showing Saif standing near the entrance of a Halloween party. Though his look is obscured by dim lighting, he appears serious and somber, while beside him, Taimur is seen enjoying himself, fully immersed in the festive atmosphere.

The Worli Police in Mumbai have launched a probe into a fresh extortion-cum-death threat issued to Bollywood megastar Salman Khan, official sources said here on Wednesday.

An anonymous message to the Mumbai Traffic Control Room threatened to kill the superstar if he failed to pay up Rs 2 crore.

Acting swiftly, the Worli Police have registered a case of extortion and death threats against the unknown person and launched a probe.

The latest threat comes barely a couple of days after the Mumbai Police nabbed a 20-year-old youth Mohammed Tayab alias Gufran Khan from NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh) on Monday (October 28), who threatened both Salman Khan and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Zeeshan Siddique.

Gufran Khan is being brought to Mumbai on a transit remand from NOIDA and will be produced before a local court here.

The upcoming Anil Kapoor-starrer movie ‘Subedaar’ has gone into production with filming happening at a brisk pace. The film is an action-drama, and stars Anil Kapoor in the titular role. It is helmed by Suresh Triveni, who is known for ‘Jalsa’ and ‘Tumhari Sulu’.

The makers on Wednesday announced the start of filming, and also shared Anil’s look from the film. The film also stars Radhikka Madan in a key role of Anil’s daughter, Shyama, along with an exciting ensemble cast essaying unique characters, which also includes an unhinged antagonist.

The movie is set in the Indian heartland, and follows Subedaar Arjun Maurya as he grapples with the challenges of leading a civilian life, navigates a strained relationship with his daughter and confronts societal dysfunction. Once a soldier who fought for the nation, Subedaar must now battle enemies within, to protect his home and family.

Anil started prepping up for the film as early as June 2024.

The upcoming episode of the quiz based reality show, “Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 16” will feature a special appearance by Varun Dhawan and the dynamic director duo Raj & DK. They’ll be joining Amitabh Bachchan on the popular game show to promote their much-anticipated film, “Citadel: Honey Bunny.”

During the episode, Big B and Varun talk about their journeys of fatherhood. Big B warmly congratulates the actor on the arrival of his newborn daughter and says this Diwali will be extra special for him as Goddess Lakshmi has arrived at his home. Amitabh shares, “As you mentioned, this Diwali is especially meaningful for you because Goddess Lakshmi herself has come to your home. Have you thought of a name for her?”

The OTT series ‘Mirzapur’ is expanding into a universe with a ‘Mirzapur’ film with a fresh storyline on the horizon, and there’s a reason for the fans to rejoice, it marks the return of Munna Bhaiyya (played by Divyenndu).

The makers on Monday announced the ‘Mirzapur’ movie. Created by Puneet Krishna and directed by Gurmmeet Singh, the film is scheduled for a release in 2026, and features the iconic characters of Mirzapur, Kaleen Bhaiya (played by Pankaj Tripathi), Guddu Pandit (played Ali Fazal) and Munna Tripathi (played by Divyenndu) along with Abhishek Banerjee who plays the role of the Compounder in the series along with other actors.

Actress Surbhi Jyoti, who predominantly works in television, is now officially married to Sumit Suri. The actress recently shared dreamy pictures from her wedding ceremony.

In the pictures, the couple could be seen taking pheras against the backdrop of Jim Corbett in Uttarakhand. The actress wrote in the caption, “Happy wedding”.

Surbhi, who hails from Jalandhar in Punjab, started her career in regional theatre and films. She has also been a radio jockey. She worked in Punjabi language films ‘Ik Kudi Punjab Di’, ‘Raula Pai Gaya’ and ‘Munde Patiala De’ as well as the Punjabi television series ‘Akiyaan To Door Jayen Na’ and ‘Kach Diyan Wanga’.

She rose to fame after her portrayal of Zoya Farooqui in the romantic drama ‘Qubool Hai’, for which she won numerous awards. She received wider attention after portraying a shape-shifting serpent named Bela Sehgal in the supernatural series ‘Naagin 3’.

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has reportedly been roped in to play the antagonist in the upcoming vampire comedy ‘Thamba’.

Directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, the movie also stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles.

According to reports, Siddiqui's character in ‘Thamba’ is described as “eccentric yet violent,” originating from the ancient Vijayanagara Empire. A source close to the development was quoted as saying, “Nawazuddin's antagonist has been imagined as an eccentric yet violent character who lived centuries ago. He travels to the present to seek revenge and control the destinies of the two lead characters.”

The forthcoming horror-comedy is anticipated to begin production in late November or early December.

Siddiqui has previously played villains in movies such as ‘Badlapur’, ‘Munna Michael’, ‘Kick’, and ‘Petta’.

The filming of the sequel of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s maiden project as an actor “Fauji”, has commenced in Pune.

“Fauji 2”, which also stars Vicky Jain as the lead alongside actress Gauahar Khan, is currently being filmed in Pune’s Symbiosis College.

Gauahar, who plays Lieutenant Colonel Simarjeet Kaur in “Fauji 2”, said in a statement: “It's the first time I’ve agreed to a project without even hearing the script. The moment Sandeep approached me, I said yes because I’m a huge fan of Shah Rukh Khan.”

She added: “It’s a surreal feeling to be part of the Fauji universe, and it’s a proud moment to see Shah Rukh Khan’s iconic series being reintroduced.”

Sunny Deol, who has been on a roll ever since his ‘Gadar-2’ became a massive hit, shared the first look of his upcoming movie, ‘JATT,’ on his birthday. In the intense poster, Sunny Deol can be seen wielding a vintage fan, ready to unleash a powerful blow. The poster is captioned “Introducing a man with a national permit for massive action” The film is directed by Gopichand Malineni and produced by Mythri Movie Makers and People Media Factory. The film also stars Randeep Hooda and Saiyami Kher.

The release date has not yet been announced but as per reports, it’s slated to release on Republic Day, 2025. Sunny Deol is also working on another film called ‘Lahore 1947’.

Bollywood superstar Alia Bhatt, who can be seen in the recently released movie ‘Jigra’, is currently in Kashmir shooting for her upcoming movie ‘Alpha’.

On Friday, the actress shared two pictures from Kashmir. In the pictures, the actress can be seen dressed in woollen attire basking in the sun.

She simply captioned the picture, “Kashmir #Alpha’.

Actress Sharvari also took to her Instagram and shared a picture of a serene landscape from Kashmir.

Filmmaker Kiran Rao, whose ‘Laapataa Ladies’ (Lost Ladies), has been submitted as India’s official entry for the Oscars 2025, recently attended a fireside chat at London School of Economics (LSE).

Kiran engaged in an insightful conversation with Professor Shakuntala Banaji, Professor of Media, Culture and Social Change, and Sanam Arora, Founder and Chairperson of the National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK (NISAU). Kiran shared her thoughts on pushing the boundaries of storytelling in Indian cinema.

During the session, the filmmaker spoke about ‘Laapataa Ladies’ (Lost Ladies) tackling themes of identity, empowerment, and sisterhood through a satirical and humorous lens. The discussion resonated deeply with students, offering a rare glimpse into Kiran's creative process and her vision for impactful filmmaking.

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who has been running from pillar to post for the release of her film ‘Emergency’, has breathed a sigh of relief as her film has been granted a censor certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

On Thursday, the actress took to the Stories section of her Instagram, and shared the update with her followers, as she wrote, “We have received the certificate for our movie ‘Emergency’, we will be announcing the release date soon, thank you for your patience and support. @manikarnikafilms @zeestudiosofficial @nishantpitti”.

The film has been caught up in controversy as it follows the story of former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, the period of emergency in India, and how she was assassinated by her own bodyguards.

Actress Hina Khan has revealed that she is nearing her last cycle of her chemotherapy and shared a picture of her “single eyelash”, which she tagged as her “motivation.”

Hina shared a closeup picture of her eyelash. She shared the same picture in her stories section and called it “The last leaf.”

For the caption, she wrote: “Wanna know what’s my current source of motivation? Once part of a mighty and beautiful Brigade that adorned my eyes. My Genetically long and beautiful lashes..”

“This BRAVE , LONE WARRIOR my last standing Eyelash has fought it all beside me Nearing the last cycle of my Chemo this single Eyelash is my MOTIVATION. We shall see this all through

Yes we will InshaAllah.”

Aamir Khan is one of the biggest superstars from Bollywood but there’s someone who Aamir considers the biggest superstar of India.

Aamir recently appeared on the latest episode of the quiz based reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ along with his son Junaid.

The promo shared by the makers of the show on Friday shows the Bollywood superstar saying into the camera, “Don’t tell Amit ji ko pata nahi chalna chaahiye ki hum log aaj show pe hain (Amitabh sir shouldn’t know that we are on the show today)”.

When Big B saw the father-son duo, he seemed to be pleasantly surprised. It then shows Aamir dancing to the superhit track ‘Jooma Chumma De De’ from the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer ‘Hum’.

The makers of “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3” have finally unveiled the trailer of the upcoming film, which stars Kartik Aaryan, Triptii Dimri, Vidya Balan and Madhuri Dixit Nene.

On Wednesday, the makers dropped the over-three-minute long trailer of the film, which is set in Kolkata. It begins with the doors of the “haveli” reopening again. It also gives a clearer picture that this time Kartik’s Rooh Baba will not be fighting one but two Manjulikas – one essayed by Vidya Balan, who played the spooky role in the first installment in 2007 and the other played by Madhuri in the upcoming version.

In the third installment, the actor again plays a conman portraying a baba. Actress Triptii Dimri plays his love interest and of course there is Rajpal Yadav, who brings back the endearing character of Chota Pandit.

Bollywood superstar and “Bigg Boss 18” host Salman Khan has been requested by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to convince the makers of the controversial reality show to not use animals.

A letter issued by PETA India addressed to Salman with the subject “Urgent Request to Keep Animals Out of Bigg Boss”, read that there are complaints over the “keeping of a donkey in the Bigg Boss house.”

The letter read: “We are being inundated with complaints by members of the public who are deeply distressed over the keeping of a donkey in the Bigg Boss house. Their concerns are valid and must not be ignored.”

Singer, songwriter and actor Justin Timberlake recently shared a disappointing post on Instagram about postponing one of his eagerly awaited shows because of an injury.

A lot of fans were delighted to witness him performing at Prudential Center on October 8, Wednesday but Timberlake’s health has to come first.

Timberlake shared: “I’m so sorry to postpone tonight’s show. I have an injury that is preventing me from performing. I’m so disappointed to not see you all but I’m working to reschedule ASAP.”

He added: “I promise to make it up to you and give you the show y’all deserve. Thank you guys for understanding. Appreciate your support always. -JT”

A statement from Prudential Center’s website confirms the show cancellation, reads, “The Justin Timberlake event originally scheduled for October 8, 2024, has been postponed. We are working with the artist’s team on a rescheduled date that we hope to have information on as soon as possible.”

Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu shared a glimpse of her daughter Devi’s favourite new book.

Bipasha shared a video of her daughter holding on to her the book titled: “Devi’s Treasury of Nursery Rhymes.”

In the clip, she is seen telling her daughter to read her favourite rhyme from the book as Devi holds on to the treasured gift.

On October 4, Bipasha revealed that her “little lady” Devi is a “shoe lover” already. She posted a motley of moments from her holiday with her family. She posted a video, where Devi was seen trying on her “papa’s” shoes and Bipasha was asking her to not put her tiny foot into it as it is “too big”.

“Nonstop conversation with my little lady… Shoe lover already,” Bipasha captioned the video.

Actor Sunny Kaushal has spoken about how the OTT has been a game changer but at the same time said that its success is not just because of the pandemic.

"After the pandemic happened, there was no way to get your money back as so many films were stuck in the middle of production," Sunny, who is the younger brother of Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal said.

He shared that OTT has become the main space for “content consumption.”

"That's when OTT really came into the picture. Years ago, pre-pandemic, nobody could have imagined OTT becoming such a major player in the industry. Today, it’s the main space for content consumption. The platforms have revolutionised the way stories are told, and the variety is immense."