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Salaam Venky box-office collection Day 2: Kajol’s film struggles to do business at ticket counter

Kajol’s Salaam Venky, which hit the theatres on December 9, could not meet the expectations of the moviegoers with its plotline. The film is directed by Revathy, which saw a poor start at the box office, and could not earn good business. The film stars Kajol in the lead and talks about a serious problem called Duchenne muscular dystrophy.  SALAAM VENKY BO COLLECTION Salaam Venky features Kajol who plays a mother to a 24-year-old son who is suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The film, which failed to resonate with moviegoers, earned Rs 0.7 Crore at the box office on Day 2. Hence, taking the total tally of business to Rs 1.3 crores.  Salaam Vdenky is receiving tough competition from other…

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Anu Aggarwal says Karan Johar’s father Yash Johar came to visit her in the hospital: ‘I was told later’

Anu Aggarwal, who became a star after her 1990 film Aashiqui, was riding the wave of success in the early 1990s. However, a few years later, Anu met with a severe accident which resulted in her being in a coma for over 29 days amongst many other serious injuries. In a recent chat with YouTuber Sidharth Kannan, Anu was asked if anyone from the film industry reached out to her when she was not keeping well. “There were some people who came to the hospital. Like Yash Johar, Karan Johar’s Dad came. I was told all these things, I was told later but the thing was that I was not recognising people,” she said. “I must say whenever I have met anyone,…

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Gauahar Khan goes ‘subhan Allah’ as teary-eyed DJ Khaled performs Umrah in Mecca: ‘No classes, no exceptions’

Gauahar Khan in her latest tweet praised DJ Khaled who was seen emotional during his visit to Mecca. He performed Umrah and shared a video with fans. Actor Gauahar Khan is impressed with DJ Khaled who recently visited Mecca and performed Umrah (an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca). A video of the DJ getting emotional upon reaching the Kaaba has now surfaced online. Reacting to the emotional moment shared by DJ Khaled, Gauahar Khan wrote on Twitter, “Subhan Allah! Stars, Non stars , working class, or whatever classes the World segregates us in, in Makkah ALL are equal, simply common men with the love n tears for the almighty! No classes here. All humankind follow the same path around the kabah the same…

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Adnan Sami on life before he lost 160 kgs: ‘Was given 6 months to live, couldn’t lift legs to get into a car’

Singer-music composer Adnan Sami went through a massive transformation a few years ago and lost around 160 kilos. In a recent interview, Adnan opened up about how at one point in his life, he could not even lie down to sleep and had to sleep sitting straight up. The Kabhi To Nazar Milao singer said that it was almost impossible for him to move his legs up in that phase and his drivers were trained to lift his legs when he had to sit inside the car. Talking to Brut India, Adnan recalled that meeting with the doctor where he was told, “I wouldn’t be surprised if your parents found you dead in a hotel room six months from now. I’ll never…

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Saiyami Kher opens up on nepotism in Bollywood, says ‘star kids have to struggle even more’ 

Saiyami Kher is currently winning hearts with her performance in Faadu. Next up, she also has Ghoomer and Sharmajee Ki Beti. Ahead of that, Saiyami sat down for an exclusive conversation with IndiaToday.in where she opened up about her projects. Not only that, the actress also reacted to nepotism in Bollywood and said that the struggle of star kids is even more comparitively as they have to meet the audience’s expectations. Saiyami even gave Anil Kapoor’s son Harshvardhan Kapoor’s example. SAIYAMI ON NEPOTISM IN BOLLYWOOD It’s a popular belief of the film industry that it favours the star kids and is cruel to outsiders. Reacting to that, Saiyami said, “I feel that everyone has their share of struggles. I was…

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Priyanka Chopra says she would earn 10% of her male co-star’s salary in Bollywood

 Priyanka Chopra made the entire nation proud when she was named in the ‘BBC 100 Women list for 2022’. The global icon revealed that she received equal pay to her male co-star for the first time in her 22-year career for her upcoming series ‘Citadel’. “I’ve never had pay parity in Bollywood. I would get paid about 10% of the salary of my male co-actor. It (the pay gap) is large, substantially large. And so many women still deal with that. I’m sure I will too if I worked with a male co-actor now in Bollywood,” the Bollywood icon told ‘BBC’. “My generation of female actors have definitely asked (for equal pay). We’ve asked, but we’ve not got it,” Chopra Jonas added.…

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An Action Hero box office collection Day 6: Even Rs 10 crore is a dream for Ayushmann Khurrana’s film

Ayushmann Khurrana is known for his unique choice of films which are often a hit. He has given some strong performances as well. However, with his recently released film An Action Hero, the actor has left fans unimpressed. The comedy thriller, which released on December 2, has hardly been pulling the audience to the theatres. On Day 6, December 7, An Action Hero hardly collected any money. Helmed by Anirudh Iyer, the film is facing stiff competition from Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam 2 and Varun Dhawan’s Bhediya. AN ACTION HERO BO COLLECTION Ayushmann Khurrana and Jaideep Ahlawat’s An Action Hero released on December 2. The film is Ayushmann’s first full actioner. The film opened with Rs 1.50 crore (India nett) on December 2.…

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Vishal Jethwa on a long gap after debut film: ‘I received the best debutant award for Mardaani 2, spent pandemic looking at it’

Vishal Jethwa had just tasted success in Bollywood after giving years to television serials when the pandemic struck .Vishal made an impressive debut with Rani Mukerji’s Mardaani 2 (2019), he was last seen in Disney+Hotstar’s Human. In this interview with indianexpress.com, Vishal talks about how he accepted the long gap in his career induced by Covid-19 “practically and realistically”. He says, while it was frustrating, it was not only him or the film industry, but the whole world going through testing times. Vishal is excited for Salaam Venky, where he’ll be seen playing the role of Venkatesh, who suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. He calls the film an inspiring one, and he’s learnt to live his life to the fullest from the…

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Bhumi Pednekar on having 7 films releases in 2023: ‘I feel blessed and fortunate’

Actress Bhumi Pednekar has stamped her presence in Bollywood with some of the most breath-taking performances. She is now one of the busiest actors with seven back-to-back releases in a calendar year. Bhumi says, “It feels amazing to be one of the most prolific actors in the Hindi film industry today and I’m proud that I have been able to reach here through my hard work and determination. Bring a complete outsider to Bollywood, the journey to be where I’m today, has taken a bit of time for sure but honestly, I have no regrets.” She adds, “My journey makes me the artiste that I’m today and I couldn’t be happier that today, top filmmakers of my country can trust…

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Aamir Khan was paid Rs 1000 per month when he worked on QSQT, on how stardom changed his life: ‘Mera jeena mushkil ho gaya tha’

Did you know that Bollywood star Aamir Khan earned Rs 1,000 per month while he worked on his debut as a male lead in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak? The actor made the revelation in a recent chat as he opened up about tasting success with QSQT, and understanding what stardom meant. The Mansoor Ali Khan movie earned a total of seven Filmfare awards post its release, but even as a newcomer, Aamir was not bothered about how much money he earned or what credits his film bagged nationally. Speaking to Humans of Bombay about that time, Aamir said, “I don’t care about awards. I shouldn’t be speaking like this but I had doubts regarding the awards. I didn’t have so much regard…

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