Two people have been detained and are being questioned by Meerut police in connection with the alleged kidnapping and extortion of comedian Sunil Pal. Pal's wife visited the Lal Kurti police station in Meerut with three lawyers to inquire about the matter. Last week, Pal claimed that he was abducted while on his way to Uttarakhand for a show. He claimed the kidnappers demanded a ransom of Rs 20 lakh, but he managed to secure his release after paying Rs 8 lakh, which he collected from some friends. The comedian said he was dropped by the side of a road in Meerut, from where he made his way to the Delhi airport and flew to Mumbai. The kidnapping case of comedian Sunil Pal has been transferred from Mumbai to Meerut. The police are also looking into an audio clip that has surfaced online, in which Pal allegedly discusses the kidnapping plan with an unidentified person, mentioning his wife's awareness of the situation and media discussions about the episode. Pal's wife, Sarita, claimed the viral audio clip had been edited. She said Pal is currently at home but is unwell, which is why she came to Meerut to meet police officials. When asked about any connection to the recent kidnapping case of Bollywood actor Mushtaq Khan, Sarita said she had no knowledge of it.
'Let me say this very clearly: No one except Sunny could do this film.'
'On Saturday night, I went to the cinema to see my film for the first time as a member of the audience.' 'What I saw left me overwhelmed.' 'So much love!'
At the Gadar 2 success party, Sunny had a lot of things to say, and Hitesh Harisinghani/ Rediff.com and Afsar Dayatar/ Rediff.com bring back snippets.
Ranbir Kapoor's Animal has entered the Rs 500 Crore Club (Rs 5 billion) in its third weekend itself.
'We believe these five days should get roughly about 5 to 5.5 million people or more into the cinemas.'
December looks big and bright, and Joginder Tuteja lists just which movies will release in a theatre near you.
While the lifetime score of Gadar 2 and Pathaan is history now, next up is Animal, which would be crossed in a couple of days. The biggest of them all is Jawan and indications are that the Hindi version of last year's biggest hit will be challenged by this year's surprise blockbuster.
'Sunny sir keeps me distracted from my morning sickness.'
'I know my worth. Even in my lowest ebb, I didn't compromise with my price.'
While 2023 saw many mega blockbusters (Pathaan, Gadar 2, Jawan and Animal), this year had only two.
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The only thing that caused confusion is that Ameesha Patel doesn't seem to have aged.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Here's listing the films that have the best First Week Collections of 2023.
The other releases of the week, Khel Khel Mein and Vedaa, have not been able to make a mark at the box office.
'He has gone through several financial crises and emerged from it. He will find a way out of this one too.'
Animal is the second film to score the highest ever three-day opening at the Bollywood box office this year.
'I hold no grudges against any of them. I've moved on.'
2023 is the year of records. So many have been broken and so many more milestones achieved.
Twenty two years after it made history at the box office, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha spins a sequel and it is up for release on August 11.
From Kishore Kumar posing as a Half Ticket running riot to Raj and Simran's super filmi reunion in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, train journeys in Hindi movies have formed the backdrop for both romance and comedy. But it's the action scenes where the railgaadi's daredevil attributes lie.
Jawan took nine days. Pathaan took 11 days while Gadar 2 took 12.
It's Shah Rukh Khan versus Shah Rukh Khan at box office breaking records.
From talking about their highs and lows to discussing their father Dharmendra's much-talked-about kiss in KJo's Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, the Deol brothers were a laugh riot on the show.
What's Ameesha wearing on her neck? Tripti is festive ready... Disha is lost in Dubai...
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Film folk turned up in numbers to celebrate Bollywood Dream Girl Hema Malini's 75th birthday on October 16.
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Film folk like Akshay Kumar, Chiranjeevi, Jr NTR and Sunny Deol congratulated the country and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the historic achievement of Chandrayaan-3's landing on the Moon.
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Be it Dhoom, Singham or the Munnabhai franchise, there are certain stories that have tons more to say or solid cash cow potential and Bollywood is all for it.
With 2023 breaking records at the box office, quite a few actresses contributed to the blockbuster numbers.
