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Ajay Devgn-starrer Dhamaal 4 continues its dream run at the box office, adding another major milestone to its theatrical journey. With a cumulative collection of Rs. 132.10 crore, the comedy entertainer has now overtaken Welcome To The Jungle (Rs. 130.25 crore) to become the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2026. The latest achievement caps off a strong run for the fourth instalment of the popular Dhamaal franchise. After recording the biggest opening weekend in the franchise’s history and emerging as one of the year’s strongest openers, Dhamaal 4 has sustained its momentum during the weekdays, enabling it to climb the annual box office rankings. By moving ahead of Welcome To The Jungle , the film has reaffirmed the enduring appeal of franchise-driven comedy at a time when audiences continue to favour established brands. The gap between the two comedy entertainers remains slender, with Dhamaal 4 leading Welcome To The Jungle by Rs. 1.85 crore. However, the late...

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has once again spoken out on the ongoing controversy surrounding the alleged NEET paper leak and the police action against students protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Days after sharing an emotional video condemning the crackdown, the actor criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of the issue during an interview with The Wire. Naseeruddin Shah says he is “not surprised” by government’s response When asked how he viewed the Prime Minister’s response to what was described as one of the most serious issues of his tenure, Shah said he was not surprised. “I’m not surprised at all. When has he spoken honestly about anything? Has he accepted responsibility for any of his blunders? Has he ever accepted the fact that he was perhaps wrong? No. He’s divine, and this supposed divinity of his has affected all his followers,” Shah said. The actor went on to question what he described as a lack of accountab...

Actor Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub has publicly distanced himself from the upcoming Shraddha Kapoor-starrer Eetha , claiming that his voice was used in the film’s teaser without his knowledge of the context. The actor took to social media to issue a detailed clarification, asserting that he has no association with the project and had objected to the use of his voice immediately after the teaser was released. Although Zeeshan Ayub did not explicitly mention the name of the film in his note, it was widely inferred that he was referring to Eetha , whose teaser had opened with a narration in his voice. According to the actor, he had agreed to dub a single line months ago after being approached by people he knew personally, without being informed about the larger context in which it would eventually be used. Sharing his statement on X aka Twitter, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub wrote, “Few weeks back, a film teaser released with the opening line in my voice. I wish to put on record that I am not pa...

The Tom Holland led Spiderman: Brand New Day is headed to take a solid start at the box office in India. The advance bookings are showing unprecedented momentum, as with 7 days to go for the release, the superhero saga has sold 1,65,000 tickets in the top 3 national chains – PVRInox and Cinepolis. These advances have come on limited shows and the full fledged showcasing begins from tomorrow, where the advances will see an even bigger surge. Spiderman: Brand New Day is headed for an overall advance of 5 lakh tickets in the national chains, which puts it in the top 5 of all time across languages. In the gross terms, the film has registered pre-sales worth Rs. 13 crore for the opening day alone, and the final pre-sales could be as high as Rs. 35 crore for the opening day alone. To put things to perspective, the final all India advance of The Odyssey was around Rs. 15 crore, and Spiderman will be 2.5x of Odyssey. The opening of Spiderman: Brand New Day is expected to be around...

As Jana Nayagan gears up for its long-awaited theatrical release on July 23, director H Vinoth has finally addressed the long-standing speculation surrounding the film’s storyline. Ever since the project was announced, reports had suggested that the Thalapathy Vijay-starrer was a remake of Nandamuri Balakrishna’s 2024 Telugu blockbuster Bhagavanth Kesari . Now, the filmmaker has broken his silence, revealing the extent to which the original film has been adapted for Vijay. Speaking to Galatta Plus, H Vinoth admitted that Jana Nayagan draws inspiration from Bhagavanth Kesari but insisted that the script underwent major changes to suit Vijay’s screen image. “We made changes to the script to fit Vijay accordingly,” the filmmaker said. Elaborating further, he continued, “ Jana Nayagan is 50% of Bhagavanth Kesari . To be precise, the first half has 60% of the film, the second half has 20%.” Vinoth also explained that Balakrishna and Vijay command vastly different cin...

Actors Jimmy Shergill, Siddharth, Dia Mirza, Prajakta Koli Abhay Verma, Mihir Ahuja, Taaruk Raina, Arnav Bhasin and Amrita Bagchi, director Oni Sen, producers Sanjay Routray, Sarita Patil and Mehboob Pal Singh Brar, executive producers Abhijeet Singh Parmar (also the writer) and Kushal Srivastava, and Monika Shergill and Tanya Bami of Netflix attended the trailer launch of Operation Safed Sagar in Mumbai. The launch was memorable for many reasons. To begin with, several real-life personalities connected with the story, including Group Captain Amit Gupta, Group Captain Alok Chaudhry, Group Captain Tarun Kumar Singha, former Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, and Alka Ahuja, wife of the late Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, were felicitated. During the Q-and-A session with the media, Jimmy Shergill was asked about going on a digital detox while playing the role. The journalist even heard that Jimmy used a basic feature ph...