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Saanand Verma, who plays Saxena Ji in the iconic television series Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hain, has claimed that Gulshan Grover aggressively slapped him while filming the web series First Copy, which stars Munawar Faruqui. He went on to say that the slap was not an `acting wala thappad.` Despite his anger, Saanand preferred not to communicate with anyone, choosing to avoid negativity. He referred to Grover as `self-obsessed` man. Saanand Verma makes a shocking revelation While talking to Siddharth Kannan, Saanand said, "Gulshan Grover actually slapped me tightly in First Copy, for real. From the inside, I felt like slitting that man’s throat, but I didn’t say anything. I haven’t said anything till date, I’m revealing this for the first time here. He did it intentionally; that wasn’t acting."...

Jelly Roll is getting ready to debut a new look. The Save Me singer, 40, has been very open about his weight loss after losing more than 200 pounds over the last two years and decided that he was ready to get rid of his facial hair for the first time in about a decade.“I’ve been with my husband for going on 10 years now. I have never seen this man without his facial hair,” Jelly Roll’s wife Bunnie Xo, 45, said in a video shared to Instagram. “And you guys know, as women we get catfished because we don’t know what the hell’s under there.”Bunnie said her husband was going to “shave off his beard completely” because “now that he’s also skinny, look at that freaking jaw line.”“We wanna see that jaw-line, right, ladies?” Bunnie added. Story continues below advertisement ...

Sometimes, a character doesn’t leave an actor long after the film is over, living inside them as a cause. For Vidya Balan, Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh (2016) would be one such movie. Since leading the thriller that depicted her as a survivor of child sexual abuse, the actor has been involved with the non-profit organisation Arpan to raise awareness about the issue and the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. This year, she leads its campaign, POCSO Pakad Lega. “Arpan instituted the Child Safety Week in 2019. Slowly, this initiative has been growing in terms of visibility. When they approached me to lend my voice to the campaign this year, I was more than happy. It was another step forward in the right direction,” Balan tells mid-day. Vidya Balan played a survivor of c...

I’ve been following Toronto’s Danko Jones and his band — the hardest-working power trio in Canada —since they first appeared in 1996. While his group has found considerable success outside of Canada, it’s been a long, hard road. But that’s what it takes if you wanna rock’n’roll. I spoke to Jones just ahead of the band’s 12th album, Leo Rising, which will be out on Friday, Nov. 21. Alan Cross: How many years have you been doing this?Danko Jones: Twenty-nine.AC: Did you ever expect that this would become your life’s work?DJ: No. When we started this band, it was only on the heels of finishing our last local band’s record for me and JC (bass player John Calabrese) and we had no expectations past maybe putting out a cassette demo or a seven-inch. We just kept going. We kind of painted ourselve...

Actor Mona Singh has revealed that she and Bobby Deol were the only cast members who knew the twist ending of The Ba***ds of Bollywood, guarding the secret for two whole years. The Netflix series, released on September 18, dives into the glitter and grit of the Hindi film industry, but Mona says she “carried that weight” in total silence — and insists the payoff was “so worth it”. The finale drops a shocker: Lakshya’s character turns out to be the secret son of Bobby’s superstar character, which makes his on-screen love interest his half-sister. Mona says the reveal left her industry friends “in stitches”, adding that creator Aryan Khan pushed her creatively in the best possible way. Source link

James Van Der Beek is parting ways with some of his Dawson’s Creek memorabilia amid his cancer battle. The 48-year-old actor, who has been battling Stage 3 colorectal cancer, is selling several items from TV teen drama Dawson’s Creek and movie Varsity Blues in a partnership with auction website Propstore, where interested buyers can place their bids.“I’ve been storing these treasures for years, waiting for the right time to do something with them, and with all of the recent unexpected twists and turns life has presented recently, it’s clear that the time is now,” Van Der Beek told Propstore in a statement.“And while I have some nostalgia tugging at me as I part with these items, it feels good to be able to offer them through Propstore’s auction to share with those who have supported my wor...

The trailer for the upcoming show Dining with the Kapoors has been unveiled. It is a heartwarming journey with one of the most cherished Bollywood families, has finally arrived. On Saturday, Netflix dropped the warm, hilarious, and candid trailer of the show, offering a mix of nostalgia, laughter, dinner gossips, and reflections on Raj Kapoor`s rich cinematic legacy. Dining with the Kapoors trailer The trailer opens with glimpses of Ranbir Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Karisma Kapoor and others arriving for the "grand lunch". As "India`s first family of Indian cinema" says, "It`s Raj Kapoor`s 100th birthday. He loved his birthdays. Those grand Bollywood parties that everybody spoke about, but it was just different." "Funny, loving, united. They`re very fond of eating. They...

Billie Eilish had some choice words for tech billionaire Elon Musk. Earlier this month, Musk, 54, won a shareholder vote that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth US$1 trillion if he hits certain performance targets over the next decade. More than 75 per cent of voters approved the plan as shareholders gathered for the annual meeting.Following the reports, Eilish, 23, took to her Instagram stories on Nov. 13 and referred to Musk, who is already the richest person in the world, as a “f—ing pathetic p—- b—- coward.”The Ocean Eyes singer shared infographics originally posted by My Voice, My Choice suggesting what Musk could do to help global crises with his vast fortune.“Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire here’s what he could do with it,” the first photo read. Story conti...

 Over the past two weeks, Millie Bobby Brown and her Stranger Things costars have kicked off the press tour for the final season of the series.   Stranger Things was created by Matt and Ross Duffer. The show first premiered in 2016 and soon became a cultural phenomenon, best known for its blend of supernatural suspense. It offers 1980s nostalgia and coming-of-age storytelling. Millie Bobby Brown claps back at photographer On November 13, the 21-year-old actor attended the Stranger Things season 5 premiere in London. For the outing, Millie Bobby Brown chose to wear a design from Ashi Studio’s fall 2025 couture collection. The 21-year-old actor was striking poses in a gorgeous black boudoir inspired dress when she abruptly stopped and snapped at photographers on Thursday when a photograp...

A man charged at Ariana Grande while she walked the yellow brick road carpet at the Singapore premiere of her new movie Wicked: For Good on Thursday. In footage of the interaction captured on TikTok, the man appears to have jumped over a barricade as Grande signed autographs while walking along the carpet at Universal Studios Singapore, alongside co-stars Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum.The man then sprinted over to Grande and threw his arm around her, jumping up and down excitedly while waving at the crowd. Erivo quickly intervened, pulling them apart just before security stepped in and escorted him off the carpet.Grande looked visibly shaken in the video and took a deep breath as Erivo hugged her once the man was gone. Story continues below advertisement ...