1. Salmania Hits the Country: Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Releases
Salmania has hit the nation as Prem Ratan Dhan Payo releases. Fans have queued up outside theaters for tickets which are selling like hot cakes. Now, you may not be impressed by what the critics have to say but fans have a completely different take.
These pictures and videos are proof of the kind of fan following the superstar has.
If reports are to be believed, the makers of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo have already recovered around 3/4th of their investment. Made with a budget of Rs 80-100 crore, the movie’s advance booking slots were full for the first three days everywhere. The satellite rights and music rights were also sold at high rates, bringing back almost 75 per cent of the investment.
PRDP had 90 per cent occupancy for the opening shows all over the world. The first day collections may break the records set by Salman’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Shah Rukh’s Happy New Year.
In Mumbai, cinema halls were packed with movie-goers humming the popular title song of the film as they waited to catch the ‘first-day-first-show.’ The hashtag #PRDPDay has been trending on microblogging site Twitter all morning. Are we surprised?
2. The Bachchan’s Diwali Bash
The Bachchans are known for their grand parties attended by almost all of Bollywood. This Diwali was no exception as Bollywood came under one roof to celebrate the festivities. From Shah Rukh Khan to Hrithik Roshan, it was a full attendance event. For inside pics from Bollywood’s hottest Diwali parties click right here.
3. Stars Support Anushka’s #AnimalFriendlyDiwali Campaign
This Diwali while others partied, Anushka Sharma decided to spend it with Dude, her dog. She made him promise to make this Diwali better for him and other animals. And guess what! Her Bollywood friends and her boyfriend Virat pitched-in to help her keep that promise. Here’s a video of them urging people to have a cracker-free Diwali.
4. Sunny Leone to Romance Nawazuddin Siddiqui in her Next?
Sunny Leone, is definitely making strides in Bollywood. According to reports, Sohail Khan has roped in Sunny for a film co-starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui. If this actually works out, it’ll be an unusual pair for sure. But unconventional jodis seems to be the flavour of the season, so we are not complaining.
5. Rowan Atkinson Divorced in 65 seconds on Grounds of ‘Unreasonable Behaviour’
Actor Rowan Atkinson’s wife has been granted divorce on the grounds of his “unreasonable behaviour” after he left her for a comedy actress half his age. The Mr Bean star was not present during the 65-second proceedings in central London. Atkinson married the make-up artist in 1990. He has been dating 32-year-old Louise Ford for 18 months. To read the full story from The Telegraph click here.
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