02 May 2026
Actor Chiyaan Vikram suffered a heart attack today, July 8, and has been rushed to Kauvery hospital in Chennai. The hospital is yet to share an update regarding his health. He was supposed to attend the teaser launch of his upcoming film, Ponniyin Selvan, which is scheduled to happen at 6 pm in Chennai today.
An MP/MLA court in Uttar Pradesh has awarded a two-year jail sentence to Bollywood actor and Congress leader Raj Babbar in a case involving the assault of a polling officer. The FIR was lodged in Wazirganj police station on May 2, 1996 by the polling officer.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 8,500 on Raj Babbar. The actor-turned-politician has been convicted of obstruction of government work and assault.
At that time, Raj Babbar was in the Samajwadi Party and was contesting the elections from Lucknow. During the time of the elections, a verbal spat had broken out between the two which led to the assault.
This week’s two new releases, namely Rocketry: The Nambi Effect starring R Madhavan with an all important cameo by Shah Rukh Khan & Rashtra Kavach Om, starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Sanjana Sanghi opened to low box office numbers. While Rocketry: The Nambi Effect garnered Rs. 75 lakh nett in Hindi on day 1, Rashtra Kavach Om did around Rs. 1.25 cr nett on day 1. The day 2 had Rashtra Kavach Om showing a drop in the numbers while Rocketry grew by a healthy 65 percent. Both films grew on Sunday but the growth of Rocketry was better than that of Om.
Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani's JugJugg Jeeyo has been doing decent business at the box office ever since its release on June 24. Even after 12 days in the theatres, the film has been minting numbers. JugJugg Jeeyo is one of the biggest family entertainers of the year and fans are loving the performances. In 12 days, the film crossed the Rs 70-crore mark. Though JugJugg Jeeyo saw a major drop in the second weekend, it will be steady this week.
Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn is all set to direct a film once again after receiving critical appreciation for his directorial Runway 34. This time, he will direct the action thriller film 'Bholaa' and has also announced the release date of the film. Ajay announced the news of his next venture by sharing a picture on Instagram.
Sharing the picture, Ajay Devgn wrote, "It's time to say ACTION again! Bholaa releasing on March 30th, 2023."
Bholaa will be Ajay Devgn's fourth film as a director. He has previously directed Runway 34, U, Me Aur Hum and Shivaay. Moreover, Bholaa will be a remake of the hit Tamil film 'Kaithi'. Directed and written by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Kaithi stars Karthi, Narain, Arjun Das, Harish Uthaman, George Maryan and Dheena. The story of Kaithi is further followed up in Kamal Hassan's recent blockbuster Vikram. Moreover, Kaithi 2 is also under development.
