1. ‘Jhootha Kahin Ka’ Trailer: Rishi Kapoor Caught in a Web of Lies
Jhootha Kahin Ka, set to premiere on 19 July, will be Rishi’s first film to release in theatres after he took a hiatus last September to undergo treatment of cancer. The trailer of the film has dropped, and it is a web of confusion. We see two boys, Sunny Singh and Omkar Kapoor, who go to Mauritius to study and love it so much, they are reluctant to come back home. Rishi Kapoor plays Omkar’s father, who turns up to surprise the boys only to catch them in a web of lies. We also see Jimmy Shergill in a negative role.
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2. Phantom Films Twisted Law to Exonerate Vikas Bahl, Claims Report
Filmmaker Vikas Bahl had been accused of sexually harassing a former employee of the erstwhile company Phantom Films in 2015. This year, he was given a clean chit in the case by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC). He was also reinstated as the director of Super 30. Phantom was founded by Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl and Madhu Mantena and was jointly owned by Reliance Entertainment.
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3. Akshay Kumar Takes up #BottleCapChallenge and We’re Loving It
Right from Ice Bucket Challenge to Flip the Bottle challenge, Bollywood celebrities have always taken these up and added their little touch to it. Now, Akshay Kumar has taken up the #BottleCapChallenge and also posted a video of him doing it. In the video, we see him kicking the cap off a bottle, for this challenge that has been going viral.
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4. Bhagyashree’s Husband Granted Bail In Gambling Racket
Maine Pyaar Kiya actor Bhagyashree’s husband Himalaya Dasani has been granted bail by a local court after being arrested in connection with a gambling racket. The actor-turned-film producer was arrested from his residence in Mumbai on Tuesday, 2 July, said an official from Amboli police station. Dasani was produced before a local court which granted bail to him.
"Amboli Police had recently busted a gambling racket, in which Dasani's involvement had come to light as his name cropped up during the interrogation of arrested accused," the official told PTI.
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5. Mahie Gill Reveals She Is a Single Mother to a Three-Year-Old
Actor Mahie Gill has revealed in an interview to Navbharat Times that she is a single mother and her daughter will be turning three next month.
The actor has said that she never spoke about her daughter earlier because she was never really asked about her personal life, and she was only too happy to keep her daughter away from the media. The actor also never shared any pictures of her daughter on her social media accounts.
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