Every year, politician Baba Siddique holds an Iftar party that witnesses the royalty of showbiz marked their presence including Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt Shilpa Shetty, Shehnaaz Gill, Zareen Khan and Karan Kundra were amongst others who graced the red carpet.
Shah Rukh Khan checked his co-star Sayani Gupta’s phone while enjoying cold drinks at the star-studded event.
The Don 2 star’s fans are delighted to see their much loved King Khan back in spotlight again as he made his first public appearance after a long time.
Another highlight of the event was Salman and Shehnaaz’s bonding. The Bigg Boss 13 star donned a beautiful silver traditional piece.
Reportedly, the duo spoke to each other for hours and even had food together. The Dabangg star made the Bhula Dunga diva sit next to him and ensured she was comfortable during the entire bash. They were talking to each other non-stop and the beauty was visibly happy.
Salman was quite concerned about Shehnaaz and was continuously seen taking care of her. Many people came to his table to meet him but Gill was a part of the conversations like any family member.
Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan were all spotted spending with Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Alsaud, Saudi Arabia’s minister of culture, and Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, along with Mohammed Al Turki, Chairman of the Kingdom’s Red Sea International Film Festival.
Taking to Instagram, Alsaud dropped a series of images from his meeting with the above-mentioned stars, with a post that read: “Delighted to have engaged in insightful conversations on the beautiful world of films, exploring cross-cultural collaborations with Bollywood superstars @iamsrk @beingsalmankhan @akshaykumar #SaifAliKhan.”
Al Turki also posted a selfie with Shah Rukh with the location tag placing them at the Bollywood superstar’s seaside Mumbai home, Mannat.
With the Don 2 star wearing the same t-shirt that he had on in the pictures with Prince Badr could imply that the meeting took place at the actor’s home, with all the stars present.
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Saudi Arabia has been giving a big push to feature Bollywood entertainment, with Salman having performed in the country last December as part of the Riyadh Season, where his Da-bangg Reloaded tour also featured the likes of Shilpa Shetty Kundra, brother-in-law Aayush Sharma, Saiee Manjrekar, Maneish Paul and others perform live.
In January 2022, Joy Awards in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has awarded the “Personality Of The Year” award to Bollywood actor, Salman Khan.
The Bajrangi Bhaijaan hero shared his achievement on Instagram with his fans on Sunday. He was awarded by the Saudi Royal Court Advisor and Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alal Shikh in the ceremony.
Ek Tha Tiger star also met with Hollywood actor, John Travolta and introduced himself by saying, “I work in the Indian film industry, my name is Salman Khan” while shaking hands with the American actor.
On December 10, 2021, Saudi Arabia opened the doors for Bollywood to perform at the big event titled, Da-Bangg tour in Riyadh along with other actors including Shilpa Shetty, Jacqueline Fernandez, Prabhu Deva, Aayush Sharma, and Saiee Manjrekar.
Salman and his troupe’s power-packed performance saw a sea of fans attending the concert, making it a huge success.
Hollywood actor Jamie Dornan is setting the record straight on his equation with fellow actor Robert Pattinson. FollowingRobert Pattinson’s recent interview with ET, The Batman star revealed that he was part of a famous British actors group back in the day which included him, Jamie Dornan, Andrew Garfield, Eddie Redmayne and Charli Cox.
Pattinson in the chat disclosed that he was always the “last one invited.” The Fifty Shades actor is clearing the slate once and for all.
During his chat with ET at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards, the Belfast actor vehemently denied Robert’s claim of being an “afterthought” as he exclaimed, “No! The pity invite? No.” The actor then explained, “I think with Rob it’s always been like, he sort of had success earlier, so we were a bit like, ‘Does he really fit in with us?’ Because we were not working and he’s working all the time. He did Twilight and was suddenly in a different stratosphere than us and we’ve sort of, not caught up, but we all started working more consistently, but yeah, Jesus, we’ve known each other a long time.”
However, there is one past friend Dornan still keeps close which is Andrew Garfield. Dornan mentioned during his interview that the Amazing Spider-Man star did watch his recent comedy release Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar which has garnered rave reviews for Dornan’s performance in the movie. Dornan pointed out that Garfield showed up at the movie a bit late and revealed his reaction to the film, “He particularly loves it.” He went on to add, “Andrew’s one of my best mates. He came to it late. He only saw it for the first time a couple weeks ago, and I know how much he loves it.”
Bollywood film, The Kashmir Files has recently been released in India which has ignited the environment of hatred against Muslims. It is based on the 1990 exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir valley.
The film is written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri. The film cast includes Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, and Pallavi Joshi.
Some hatred incidents were reported after people watched the film in cinemas. Anti-Muslim slogans were chanted by the audience.
After watching the film, One man stood from his seat and loudly said, “If every (Hindu) man started marrying (Muslim) girls then their population will be reduced to half after three generations. They will give birth to less number of children. We are watching a film here and Muslims are increasing population at home.” Later, people started chanting “Jai Shri Ram”.
This is call for extermination.
Theatres used to be a safe space for everyone: for couples, for minorities, for friends. Muslims have been robbed of one more comfortable public space today. Muslims going to theatres now stand the risk of mob violence. pic.twitter.com/Uwe8XHBRZa
Indian Journalist, Mohammed Zubair has shared a clip from a cinema hall where a man was shouting to boycott Bollywood films, especially of Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan. He used vulgar language against these actors.
The audience joined with him and started chanting, “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Vande Mataram”.
The film has fuelled the violence and hate against Muslims in the current radical situation of the country.
This is a video from outside a cinema hall in #Delhi, the capital of the #india. #KashmirFiles has spoiled the atmosphere of the country by showing the film Request to the Chief Minister of Delhi @ArvindKejriwal, please protect Delhi or save the environment from getting worse. pic.twitter.com/5BRqnGgfTV
The Indian government openly endorsed the film in the public. Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut recently crictised A-list celebrities for not promoting ‘The Kashmir Files’.
One user also slammed Ajay Devgn for not saying a single word for ‘The Kashmir Files’ but he is promoting the ad campaign of Shah Rukh Khan instead.
Akshay Kumar and Yami Gautam are among A-list Bollywood stars who talked about the film.
Hearing absolutely incredible things about your performance in #TheKashmirFiles@AnupamPKher Amazing to see the audience back to the cinemas in large numbers. Hope to watch the film soon. Jai Ambe. https://t.co/tCKmqh5aJG
Being married to a Kashmiri Pandit, I know first hand of the atrocities that this peace-loving community has gone through. But majority of the nation is still unaware. It took us 32 years and a film to get to know the truth. Please watch and support #TheKashmirFiles . https://t.co/rjHmKVmiXZ
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has taken the internet by storm after a few of his shirtless pictures from Spain were leaked online. The superstar, who is busy shooting for Pathaan there, can be seen flaunting his 8-pack abs in the photos, bringing back Darde-Disco vibes.
The leaked pictures have created a flutter on social media and fans couldn’t keep calm. In fact, in some of the leaked pictures, actress Deepika Padukone can also be seen donning a stunning beachwear on Pathaan sets in Spain.
Pathaan is being directed by ‘WAR’ filmmaker Siddharth Anand. The Yash Raj Films (YRF) backed actioner features SRK, John Abraham and Deepikain lead roles.
“Described as ‘biggest action spectacle that audiences can ever expect to see’ & stars India’s most loved male superstar Shah Rukh “King” Khan and India’s biggest female superstar, Deepika Padukone. Over the weekend filming took place in….” pic.twitter.com/fn5NhXqvIS
Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha recently returned from Da-Bangg Tour with Salman Khan,Disha Patani, Pooja Hegde, and others. Now the actress has landed in legal trouble as a non-bailable warrant has been issued against her in a fraud case.
Sonakshi made her Bollywood debut as Rajjo Pandey in the action-drama film Dabangg in 2010, since then she has appeared in several commercial films.
Now the latest report ETimes claims that the Holiday diva has been accused of not attending an event in Delhi, for which she had charged Rs 37 lakh. The event organizer named Pramod Sharma had planned an event and invited the actress as the Chief Guest. However, the actress failed to attend the event.
Following this, the organizer requested to return the money. The report reveals that the actress’ manager declined to pay the money back to the event organizer. He even tried to contact the Dabangg actress multiple times but it was in vain. The event organizer then filed a complaint of fraud against her.
Reportedly, the Force 2 star even arrived at Moradabad to record her statement in this case. But due to her continuous absence thereafter, now the court has issued a warrant against the Bollywood diva in the fraud case. Seems like the actress is landed in legal trouble.
On the work front, Sonakshi will be next seen in ‘Double XL’ alongside Huma Qureshi in the lead role. Apart from this, she also has ‘Kakuda’ with Riteish Deshmukh and Saqib Saleem.
Soon after Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and actress Sonakshi Sinha’s fake wedding photo went viral, the Dabangg star reacted to it on Instagram. Sonakshi has reacted to a post on an Instagram page, calling it plain dumb for people to believe it.
Reacting to one such post, Sonakshi Sinha commented, “Are you so dumb that you can’t tell the difference between a real and a morphed picture.” The post, shared on the subreddit Bolly Blinds n Gossip, shows the screenshot of the original picture with Sonakshi’s comment on it.
Since the last few days, a bizarre picture of the duo has been doing the rounds on social media. In the photograph, both the actors could be seen exchanging wedding rings while a thick line of Kumkum rested on Sonakshi’s scalp.
Both of them were seen smiling brightly while participating in the ceremony, instantly triggering the rumour that they have gotten married through an intimate ceremony in the city.
Singer Aima Baig is currently riding high on the success of her song for PSL 7, Agay Dekh. The Balma Bhagora crooner revealed in a resurfaced interview that she was offered Indian reality show Bigg Boss’s 13 via a phone call from the makers.
She disclosed that she immediately refused the offer as she didn’t want to be a target on the show.
The Sajna Ve diva mentioned that although it would have been fun for the audience to see her locked inside the Bigg Boss House, but for herself, it could have been a risky experience.
Aima Baig candidly revealed on The Munshi Show , that she was approached to be a part of the Bigg Boss season 13 in 2019 but she rejected the offer as she didn’t know how her fans would react to it.
Bigg Boss season13 is the most successful season of the show till date.
Previously, Veena Malik and Ali Saleem a.k.a Begum Nawazish Ali have been featured on the show and both got stuck with their fair share of controversies.
The makers have earlier tried getting more Pakistani celebrities on board including Meera, Sadia Imam and Qandeel Baloch.
Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Sarfaraz Ahmed responded to former cricketer Salman Butt’s criticism by calling him a ‘fixer’.
Following Quetta Gladiators’ defeat against Multan Sultans in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL), Butt heavily criticised Sarfaraz and his behaviour towards players. During the course of the game, the Gladiators’ skipper was seen lashing out at his bowlers in the crunch moments of the game.
This didn’t go down well with Butt as he questioned Sarfaraz’s performance in the recent past. He even said that the wicket-keeper must focus on his performance and leave other players alone.
Taking to Twitter, Sarfaraz said: “Pakistan ko on duty beachne wala fixer jub niyat pe bhashan dega phir to Allah he Hafiz hai. (If the one who sold Pakistan on duty is giving lectures, then only God can protect) #justsaying.”
Pakistan ko on duty beachne wala fixer jub niyat pe bhashan dega phir to Allah he Hafiz hai .#justsying
For the unversed, Butt, alongside Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, was found guilty of spot-fixing during the Lord’s Test in 2010. Butt was leading Pakistan in the game and faced massive backlash for his disgraceful actions. The trio was subsequently banned and their career came to a standstill. While Amir did manage to make a comeback in 2016, Butt and Asif couldn’t do so.
Bollywood is touted to be among the biggest film industries of the world, and has given birth to many transnational superstars. While some take upfront fees to be a part of the project, some opt for a profit-sharing deal to reduce the burden of recovery.
Indian media tabloid, Pinkvilla has revealed the fee of Bollywood A-listers.
Akshay Kumar is among the actors who juggles between profit sharing and upfront fees. The actor has charged over100 crores for his forthcoming Cinderella. However, for some relatively smaller films and home productions, the actor has adopted a hybrid model i.e. charging a minimum amount as acting fees and then entering the profit sharing agreement in the ratio of 40 to 50 percent share in the profits. The actor had come on board Sooryavanshi for a sum of Rs 70 crore. The reason for Akshay Kumar to get such huge fees are the revenues from satellite and digital, as Khiladi’s films tend to do well on both platforms.
Salman Khan was the first Indian star to get a salary of Rs 100 crore plus on a feature film with Sultan in 2016 and repeated the feat by becoming the first actor to get Rs 130 crore as acting fees in 2017 with Tiger Zinda Hai. Salman cracks a profit-sharing deal getting 60 to 70% of the total profits. Post Tiger Zinda Hai, it has all been home productions for Salman, which means he used to take home all of satellite and digital revenue as his acting fees. Bharat fetched him a sum of Rs 120 crore (Digital: Rs 80 crore, Satellite: Rs 40 crore).
Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan have adopted the profit sharing model since the start of last decade. While Shah Rukh has been getting 60 percent of profit as his acting fees, Aamir has taken things a notch higher with a 75 percent share in profit. He got an elephant’s share for Dhoom 3, and Dangal. The fees of both these stars vary as per the revenues of films from all sources – right from satellite, digital to theatrical.
Hrithik Roshan also has been following the profit sharing route for most of his films, though there have been instances where he has taken upfront fees and also opted for a hybrid model. He had opted for a 50 to 55 percent profit model for his last two releases – Super 30 and War.
Ranbir Kapoor has got around 65 to 70 crores for forthcoming Animal, whereas Ranveer Singh too has upped his stakes by charging upwards of Rs 50 crore for Rohit Shetty’s Cirkus.
Varun Dhawan is also contemplating to switch to the profit-sharing model soon.
John Abraham’s acting fees have gone up 3-fold over the pandemic, from Rs 7 crore in Satyameva Jayate to Rs 21 crore for its sequel.
Shahid Kapoor on the other hand charged Rs 31 crore for Jersey.
Tiger Shroff charges an acting fees in the range of Rs 25 to 30 crore, has got seen a massive jump due to producer Vashu Bhagnani, who paid him Rs 35 crore for Ganapath.
