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Rohit Sharma set to make TV debut with Family Full House, premieres September 19

Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma is set to make his debut in the entertainment space with Family Full House with Rohit Sharma. Sony Pictures Networks India announced the title of the upcoming show on Monday, August 31, along with its premiere date. The show will debut on September 19, 2026, on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV. The upcoming programme marks a new on-screen venture for Rohit, who has largely been associated with cricket throughout his career. The show is positioned as a family-oriented entertainment format and will see the World Cup-winning captain take on a role beyond the cricket field. Family Full House with Rohit Sharma is expected to bring Rohit into a different setting for audiences who have followed his journey as a cricketer. The announcement comes with a promotional video shared by the network, offering the first glimpse of the upcoming show. The show will be available to viewers across both television and streaming, with its premiere scheduled for Septem...

Mirzapur: The Movie becomes first Bollywood album to adopt Universal Music India’s ‘Hear It First’ model; details inside

From the dusty lanes of Mirzapur to the big screen, one of India’s most iconic streaming franchises is gearing up for its biggest chapter yet. After three acclaimed seasons and a fandom that has turned characters such as Kaleen Bhaiya, Guddu Pandit and Munna Bhaiya into pop-culture icons, the franchise is making its first-ever leap to cinemas with Mirzapur: The Movie. Now, ahead of its theatrical release, Mirzapur: The Movie is breaking new ground with its music as well. Today, the complete soundtrack of Mirzapur: The Movie was launched under Excel Music, Excel Entertainment’s recently announced music label, as a part of Universal Music India’s ‘Hear it first’ initiative. Under this initiative, new releases will be available to Premium subscribers across music streaming services in India for an initial period, after which they will be available to all fans across ad-supported tiers. This makes Mirzapur: The Movie the first-ever Bollywood film album to do so. Vishal Ramchandani, CEO, E...

Shalini Pandey reacts to fake AI-generated video: “It is deeply disturbing to see technology being misused in this way”

Shalini Pandey has become the latest celebrity to speak out against the misuse of artificial intelligence after a fake AI-generated video featuring her was circulated online. The actress addressed the incident on social media, clarifying that the video does not feature her and urging fans and followers to refrain from sharing or forwarding the fabricated content. The video, which reportedly showed an edited depiction of the actress, began circulating online, prompting questions among social media users about its authenticity. Shalini has now confirmed that the clip is entirely fabricated and condemned the misuse of technology to create misleading and potentially harmful content involving individuals. Sharing a statement about the incident, Shalini Pandey wrote, “I want to address a fake, Al-generated video of me that is currently being circulated online.” The actress further clarified that the video does not depict her and spoke about the impact of such misuse of artificial intelligen...

BREAKING: Hanuman Ansh ends with the promise of a sequel; writer-director Vishal Chaturvedi begins work on the second part

The month of August turned out to be a miraculous one thanks to Hanuman Ansh. Released on August 7, the film collected just Rs. 1.07 crore in its first week. The collections slipped to just Rs. 50 lakhs in its second week. After collecting a mere Rs. 5 lakhs on Thursday, August 20, Hanuman Ansh surprisingly collected Rs. 15 lakhs the next day, on August 21. While it earned Rs. 95 lakhs on August 22, the earnings zoomed to Rs. 2.58 crores on Sunday, August 23. Since then, there has been no looking back for the film. Its third-week collections were Rs. 11.09 crores, while in its fourth weekend it earned Rs. 30 crores, shocking the trade and industry. Hanuman Ansh has earned approx. Rs. 42 crores to date and it seems like it now has a shot at crossing the Rs. 100 crore mark if it holds in the weekdays and the coming week. For a film made in a few crores and made in just Rs. 10 lakhs, this is a historic feat and it has been possible due to positive word of mouth and marketing. Interesting...

EXCLUSIVE: CBFC cuts 35 seconds of intimate scenes in Mirzapur The Movie; mutes cuss words in 4 places, replaces abuses in 6 places

On Saturday, August 29, Bollywood Hungama was among the first to inform readers that Mirzapur The Movie has been passed with an ‘A’ certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). We further revealed that the run time of the film exceeds 3 hours. We now exclusively bring you the cuts given to the gangster-drama. The CBFC asked for several cuts before handing over the censor certificate to the makers. To begin with, cuss words were muted at 4 places, while at 6 places, the abuses were replaced with ‘appropriate’ words. The dialogue ‘Galey se lag gar’ was also modified. In the first half of the film, a word was replaced with 'kamar'. Meanwhile, in the post-interval part, the word 'lanth', which means idiot, was asked to be modified. A caste reference was also asked to be modified. As for the visual cuts, the makers were asked to reduce intimate scenes by 50% through suitable modifications in visuals and sound. This was done in two scenes, one in first half...

Chandrachur Singh files FIR over alleged forgery of grandfather’s will, accuses family members

Actor Chandrachur Singh has approached the police over a long-running family inheritance dispute, alleging that his grandfather’s will was forged to prevent his late father from receiving his rightful share of the family property. According to PTI, Singh has named his aunt Gaytri Devi, two cousins and four other family members in the FIR. The complaint was registered at Rorawar police station in Aligarh on Friday. Singh has alleged that the signature of his grandfather, Thakur Harender Pal Singh, was forged on a will in 1997, at a time when his grandfather was seriously unwell and, according to the actor, was not in a condition to sign legal documents. Singh has accused his uncle Ganga Singh and other relatives of being involved in the alleged forgery. He claimed that the disputed document resulted in his father, Captain Baldev Singh, being deprived of his share of the family inheritance. The actor further alleged that his father was not present in Aligarh when the will was purportedl...

Sonam Wangchuk REACTS to Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots claim: “Maybe he was so deeply into his Ghajini character that he forgot meeting me”

Sonam Wangchuk has reacted to Aamir Khan’s statement that he had never met the innovator before making 3 Idiots and that his character Phunsuk Wangdu was not inspired by Wangchuk. Responding to Aamir’s claim during a podcast with Prakhar Gupta, Wangchuk recalled their meeting and funnily suggested that the actor may have forgotten the interaction. “He said we had never met. Then some videos emerged in which he was watching my speech in his Ghajini outfit. As he was in the Ghajini look, maybe he would have suffered short-term memory loss. He must have forgotten after 15 minutes. I am not shocked. We had a detailed meet,” Wangchuk said. Wangchuk also took a dig at Aamir’s reputation for immersing himself deeply into his characters. “We have heard that he enters deeply into his characters. Maybe he was so deeply into his Ghajini character that he forgot that he attended the award function where I was awarded. We had a detailed meet and we discussed a lot of ideas,” he added. Wangchuk als...